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07SEOUL210	ASAT: CHINESE RESPONSE TO ROK DEMARCHE [...] (C) In response to the ROKG's demarche objecting to China's anti-satellite test (Ref A),the Chinese Foreign Ministry contacted the ROK Embassy in Beijing to convey the following points: -- China confirms that it had conducted a test in space on January 11; -- The test was not aimed at [...]	2007-01-23 05:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC MARR KS CH

07SEOUL217	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 2: ENERGY [...] (C) S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner and his delegation met with Korean and Japanese counterparts January 10-11 for a trilateral policy planning dialogue (ref a). Over lunch on January 11, the three delegations discussed energy security, peacebuilding, and UN reform. Both Korea and Japan, [...]	2007-01-23 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL AORC KUNR KPKO KS JA US
07SEOUL2178	ROK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: STILL THE POLITICS OF [...] (C) The late Gregory Henderson, an FSO who had served several tours in Korea in the 1940s and 1960s, is well remembered as the author of "Korea: The Politics of the Vortex." The title remains an accurate description of Korean politics today: a spiraling whirlpool that sucks everything toward [...]	2007-07-20 05:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL2180	STUDENTS' VIEWS ON CANDIDATES' FOREIGN POLICY [...] In an informal survey of college students, we found that the majority of students acknowledged the importance of foreign policy in the upcoming presidential election. Most, however, appeared to be utterly uninformed about the candidates' policies. This outcome likely reflects the conscious [...]	2007-07-20 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL2189	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHUNG DONG-YOUNG REACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Unification Minister and Uri Party chair Chung Dong-young was the guest of honor on July 11 at the 170th Symposium on Korea's Foreign and Security Policy hosted by the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Institute (APPRI). Chung began his speech by criticizing not only his com [...]	2007-07-22 22:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL22	ROK DEFENSE WHITE PAPER LABELS DPRK A 'SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) released its biennial Defense White Paper on December 29. The White Paper upgraded its characterization of the DPRK from a "direct military threat" to a "serious threat" to national security. The White Paper's focus remains on the threat po [...]	2007-01-04 04:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL220	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 1: THE KOREAN [...] (C) During Session 1 of the January 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Talks, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Park In-kook, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister Masaharu Kono, and S/P Director Stephen R. Krasner outlined their respective countries' foreign policy priorities and strategies toward North Ko [...]	2007-01-23 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL221	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 3: CHINA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Krasner discussed China, India and East Asian architecture with ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook and Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kono during U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Policy Planning Talks on J [...]	2007-01-23 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL PARM CH IN
07SEOUL222	JAPAN, ROK KEEN ON ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT [...] (SBU) During the course of trilateral talks among the U.S., ROK and Japan held in Seoul on January 11, both ROKG Vice Foreign Minister Park In-kook and GOJ Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kono expressed preliminary interest in the idea of an Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership [...]	2007-01-23 08:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL2269	RELIGIOUS FERVOR AMONG KOREAN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Religion is emerging as an influencing factor in the December South Korean presidential election. Both liberal and conservative religious groups have formed liaisons with like-minded NGOs, bolstering each side's position on controversial issues. In particular, conservative Protestant g [...]	2007-07-27 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL23	ROK DEFENSE REFORM AND THE 2007 NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The ROK National Assembly (NA) has approved the Bill on Defense Reform designed to modernize the ROK military by the year 2020 at the cost of Won 621 trillion (USD 667.7 billion). Motivating factors behind the military modernization plan include deterring the North Korean threat, [...]	2007-01-04 04:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KS KN
07SEOUL230	ROH'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Although he made brief mention of the importance of co-existence and engagement with the DPRK, President Roh Moo-hyun focused almost entirely on domestic and economic issues in his annual New Year's address delivered on January 23. Roh omitted references to the U.S.-ROK alliance and a [...]	2007-01-24 23:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
07SEOUL2336	AFGHAN HOSTAGE SITUATION: MISSION'S ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fifteen days after 23 Korean hostages were kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan, emotions are running high in Korea. Especially after two hostages were killed, pressure is mounting on the ROKG to ensure the remaining hostages are saved. Some politicians and leftist groups are [...]	2007-08-03 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF KN KS
07SEOUL2337	ROK EMPHASIZES AFGHANISTAN HOSTAGE CRISIS DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The current hostage crisis in Afghanistan dominated the agenda of meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David S. Sedney during his SIPDIS orientation trip to the ROK on August 2. ROKG officials in the Ministry fo Froiegn Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Ministry [...]	2007-08-04 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2359	JUSTICE, AGRICULTURE, OTHER MINISTERS TO RESIGN [...] (SBU) The Blue House is poised to undertake a significant change of personnel in the Cabinet. The Minister of Justice, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Minister of Information and Communication have all submitted their resignations, while the Ministers of Communication, Gove [...]	2007-08-07 06:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KS
07SEOUL2368	ROK EMPHASIZES AFGHANISTAN HOSTAGE CRISIS DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The current hostage crisis in Afghanistan dominated the agenda at meetings Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney had with several ROK officials on August 2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and Blue House's Nati [...]	2007-08-07 08:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2369	DASD SEDNEY MEETINGS IN SEOUL: UNRESOLVED SMA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ongoing ROK hostage crisis in Afghanistan (reported reftel) and unresolved issues surrounding the relocation of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the use of Special Measures Agreement (SMA) funds for relocation were key ROK agenda items in meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]	2007-08-07 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL KS
07SEOUL2383	ROH ANNOUNCES AUGUST 28-30 NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: With the ROK presidential election only four months away and his favored candidates registering only single-digit support, President Roh Moo-hyun has played his ace in the hole, the North Korea card. The announcement today, August 8 that Roh would go to Pyongyang to meet with K [...]	2007-08-08 22:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL2410	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT LIKELY TO BROADEN ECONOMIC [...] (C) During the two days since the surprise announcement of an August 28-30 North-South summit to be held in Pyongyang (reftel),hints have emerged that the ROKG will offer to considerably broaden economic cooperation with the North under the heading of "social overhead capital," possibly inclu [...]	2007-08-10 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL2444	MOFAT DEPUTY MINISTER PARK TO TAKE LEAD ON [...] (C) On August 14, Park In-kook, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations at MOFAT, met with the Charge d'Affaires to inform him he would be leaving the next day for Afghanistan where he would take over as lead official for the South Korean government's handling of th [...]	2007-08-14 10:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MARR MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2445	MOFAT DEPUTY MINISTER PARK TO TAKE LEAD ON [...] (C) On August 14, Park In-kook, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations at MOFAT, met with the Charge d'Affaires to inform him he would be leaving the next day for Afghanistan where he would take over as lead official for the South Korean government's handling of th [...]	2007-08-14 10:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MARR MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2457	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT: PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Progressive National Assembly members Lee Hwa-young and Kim Chong-ryul told poloffs on August 16 that President Roh Moo-hyun will emphasize strengthening economic ties during the August 28-30 summit with Kim Jong-il because he sees denuclearization as best handled through the Six-Party Ta [...]	2007-08-16 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL2471	GNP DECISION TIME APPROACHES: LEE MYUNG-BAK IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 19, the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) will hold its primary in polling booths throughout the country. Polls show a significant lead for front-runner Lee Myung-bak -- anywhere from 5 to 12 percent -- and while the number of undecided voters is still high and the [...]	2007-08-17 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2481	PRESIDENT ROH SETS MODEST GOALS FOR SUMMIT IN [...] (SBU) In his August 15 National Day speech, President Roh Moo-hyun set modest goals for his planned August 28-30 summit with the DPRK's Kim Jong-il, saying that the meeting should help the two Koreas "develop their relationship into one that is predictable and trustworthy," and defending his a [...]	2007-08-17 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2529	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT: FOREIGN AND UNIFICATION MINISTERS [...] (C) Expanded North-South economic cooperation is only possible if the DPRK continues to make progress on denuclearization, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon told the Ambassador at an August 20 meeting. -- Song also said the summit would be about implementing existing agreem [...]	2007-08-21 09:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL2539	GNP CANDIDATE LEE MYUNG-BAK TAKES AIM TOWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak won a narrow victory in the Grand National Party (GNP) primary and is well positioned to become the next ROK President. Based on his public statements and on conversations with his key advisors, important elements of Lee's campaign for the Dece [...]	2007-08-22 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2556	REPORT ON 14TH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The 14th Security Policy Initiative meeting (SPI-14) was held on July 27 in Hawaii. OSD/APSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Shinn headed the U.S. delegation. The Korean delegation was led by Dr. Jeon Jei Guk, Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy, Ministr [...]	2007-08-24 05:02:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KS
07SEOUL2573	LEE MYUNG-BAK COMES OUT AGAINST OCTOBER SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: GNP Presidential Candidate Lee Myung-bak advisor Nam Sung-wook told poloffs on August 23 that newly-crowned GNP candidate Lee was opposed to the proposed October 2-4 North-South Summit because of the effect it could have on the December elections, and because the summit aftermat [...]	2007-08-27 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2653	HOSTAGES AND RAMIFICATIONS ARE COMING HOME TO KOREA [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 30, all of the remaining Korean hostages held by their Taliban captors in Afghanistan were turned over to the International Committee of the Red Crescent in Ghazni. Out of the 23 Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban, two were killed, two were released on August 13, and th [...]	2007-08-31 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS AF KS
07SEOUL2674	BLUE HOUSE PREVIEWS U.S.-ROK SUMMIT MEETING: FTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the September 7 APEC bilateral summit meeting in Sydney, President Roh will inform President Bush that Korea has presented the U.S.-Korea FTA (KORUS FTA) to the National Assembly for ratification just prior to the meeting, a key Blue House economic adviser told us September [...]	2007-09-04 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	AS EAGR ETRD IN KS PREL
07SEOUL2696	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON ROK-DPRK SUMMIT AND [...] (C) During a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun, who will accompany President Roh Moo-hyun to the APEC meetings, said that the October 2-4 North-South summit would support the Six-Party Talks and denuclearization, but he was not confident that Kim [...]	2007-09-05 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL2728	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PROF. MOON CHUNG-IN, GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed the latest developments in the Six-Party Talks, the upcoming North-South summit and ROK's December presidential elections with Yonsei Political Science Professor Moon Chung-in and GNP Lawmaker Won Hee-ryong. Over a relaxed lunch, Moon explained that Pres [...]	2007-09-07 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL276	PDAS STEPHENS' MEETING WITH DEPUTY UNIFICATION [...] (C) Deputy Minister of Unification for Unification Policy and Public Relations Lee Kwan-sei told EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathy Stephens that the ROKG was cautiously optimistic about progress at the next round of Six Party Talks (6PT),would continue the suspension of rice-and- [...]	2007-01-29 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PREL OVIP
07SEOUL2761	JAPAN-DPRK WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: A Japanese Embassy contact told us that the September 5-6 Japan-North Korea bilateral meeting in Ulaanbaatar was "better" than the previous meeting in Hanoi, especially the overall atmosphere. One concrete result was that North Korea agreed to have further meetings. Substantive [...]	2007-09-11 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN JP
07SEOUL2800	TOP POLITICAL ANALYST SAYS "LUCKY LEE" WILL WIN IN [...] (C) Summary: With just over three months until the presidential election, GNP candidate Lee Myung-bak leads all polls and most political observers predict he will celebrate his birthday, December 19, with a victory. Park Song-min, head of MIN political consultants, a leading political analyst [...]	2007-09-14 02:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2940	FORMER UNIFICATION MINISTER JUNG SE-HYUN ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with poloff, former Unification Minister (Jan. 2002-Jun. 2004) Jung Se-hyun said that the upcoming October 2-4 North-South summit would focus on the economy. Jung said that a commitment by one of the major ROK chaebols (Samsung, LG, Hyundai, etc.) to in [...]	2007-09-27 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2960	ADVISOR SAYS GNP CANDIDATE LEE LACKS CLEAR FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-ha, a senior advisor to Lee Myung-bak, told poloffs on September 26 that Lee's lack of overall foreign policy vision worried him. Since Lee did not have a fixed idea about how Korea should relate to its neighbors, Lee was flexible and open to ide [...]	2007-09-28 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL2974	SUBJECT: ISSUES TO WATCH AT THE ROK-DPRK SUMMIT, [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun and his 300-person entourage of businesspeople, journalists and support staff will drive from Seoul to Pyongyang on the morning of October 2 for the second ROK-DPRK summit meeting with Kim Jong-il. This is the first chance for Roh and Kim Jong-il to meet face to face [...]	2007-10-01 10:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3006	ROH SURPRISED BY DPRK ATTITUDE, BUT NO SURPRISES [...] (C) While the joint declaration from the North-South Summit contained no major surprises, President Roh was reported as being surprised by the level of suspicion in his meetings with the DPRK. The joint declaration included a DPRK commitment to denuclearization but made no overt mention of th [...]	2007-10-04 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
07SEOUL3007	ROH SURPRISED BY DPRK ATTITUDE, BUT NO SURPRISES [...] (C) While the joint declaration from the North-South Summit contained no major surprises, President Roh was reported as being surprised by the level of suspicion in his meetings with the DPRK. The joint declaration included a DPRK commitment to denuclearization and a peace regime to replace t [...]	2007-10-04 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN ECON
07SEOUL3026	ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DECLARATION: AMBITIOUS PLAN WILL [...] (C) The "Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity" that emerged from the October 2-4 summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and the DPRK's Kim Jong-il is a "Sunshine Policy" manifesto: an action plan for peace-building and engagement that progressi [...]	2007-10-05 10:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS ECON PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3043	MOU MINISTER DOWNPLAYS SUMMIT TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) In an October 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-jung went into detail about the personal dynamics between President Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il at the October 2-4 Summit, and downplayed the awkward moments between the two. Lee's overall impression of the summit [...]	2007-10-09 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG KS KN
07SEOUL3058	DARK HORSE CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN - DOES HE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: Dark horse independent candidate Moon Kuk-hyun presented himself as a liberal, pro-business alternative to conservative Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak. Speaking comfortably in English and Korean before a packed audience at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Clu [...]	2007-10-11 02:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3080	UNDP PRIMARY PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Though the race for the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidacy is tightening and allegations of voter fraud persist, former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is in the lead and could be the UNDP candidate if his strong national organization can get out the vote and hold [...]	2007-10-12 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3086	ALL KEY POLITICAL FACTORS FAVOR GNP CANDIDATE LEE [...] (C) Summary: With just 68 days until the presidential election, there is no indication that the liberal camp will be able to overcome Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak's lead. (In an October 5 SBS-Hankook Ilbo poll, Lee received 47.6 percent support to 11.3 percent for his cl [...]	2007-10-12 06:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3104	EAST ASIA DASD SEDNEY'S MEETINGS IN SEOUL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings in Seoul on October 9-10, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney met with U.S.-ROK Alliance counterparts in MOFAT and MND to discuss preparations for the visit of Secretary Gates for the November 6-7 Security Consultative Meeting. They also discussed [...]	2007-10-16 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF KS
07SEOUL3110	SEOUL EXAMINING ADHERENCE TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (C) Despite numerous professions of interest in the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) since its launch in 2006, South Korea surprised U.S. observers by deciding only a few days before the GNEP Ministerial in Vienna on September 16 not to sign the GNEP Statement of Principles. An offici [...]	2007-10-17 02:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	TRGY KNNP KS
07SEOUL3117	MT. KUMGANG SHOWS GROWING ROK FOOTPRINT IN DPRK [...] (C) Summary. Mount Kumgang is sometimes regarded as a one-sided transfer of ROK tourist funds to DPRK coffers without much prospect of influencing the DPRK. The Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),in contrast, is seen as more beneficial because 16,000 North Korean workers are exposed to South [...]	2007-10-17 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN ECON PREL
07SEOUL3122	NEW UNDP CANDIDATE CHUNG BANKS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, the progressive United New Democratic Party (UNDP) announced that former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is the party's candidate for the December 19 presidential election. Chung won with a comfortable 43.8 percent of all physical, mobile phone, and opinion [...]	2007-10-17 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3137	LEE UNVEILS OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In forming his campaign leadership team, Grand National Party (GNP) presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak tried to combine both party members and outside figures in what he termed a "2 6" leadership formula - two campaign chairmen from within the party plus six co-chairs from ou [...]	2007-10-19 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3159	ROK TROOPS IN IRAQ: UNDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: On the same day President Roh formally proposed to extend the stay of the Zaytun unit in Iraq for one more year (see septel),United New Democratic Party (UNDP) Candidate Chung Dong-young formally announced that he would oppose the proposal. Chung and the leaders of the UNDP cit [...]	2007-10-23 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS PINR
07SEOUL3178	CHUNG DONG-YOUNG ADVISORS: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with Emboffs, members of United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidate Chung Dong-young's policy advisory team discussed Chung's economic policy, his views on the U.S. and his strategy for overcoming Lee Myung-bak's sizable lead in the final 60 days of the ca [...]	2007-10-25 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3214	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, your host for the 39th Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) November 6-7, has done a tremendous job in stabilizing the ROK-U.S. Alliance in his 12 months as Defense Minister. By helping to resolve the most contentious issues (OPCON transfer, camp returns),he [...]	2007-10-30 07:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KS
07SEOUL3224	BLUE HOUSE ADVISORS: WE WILL LOSE IN DECEMBER BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, Poloffs met with two working-level Blue House policy advisers. The two, both typical "Roh-sa-mo" supporters who owe their Blue House jobs to their work on the Roh campaign in 2002, were pessimistic about United New Democratic Party (UNDP) Candidate Chung Dong-you [...]	2007-10-31 07:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3225	KIM KYUNG-JOON'S EXTRADITION CASE [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with former Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-ha, co-chairman of Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak's election campaign and one of his main foreign policy advisers. Responding to Yoo's earlier request concerning the BBK extradition case, [...]	2007-10-31 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3256	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 independent presidential candidate Moon Kuk-hyun outlined his platform during breakfast with the Ambassador. Moon's support rate has been hovering just below 10 percent, but he is still optimistic these rates will reach 20 percent by the end of November. Moon's ove [...]	2007-11-05 01:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3266	ROK WILLING TO PROSECUTE PIRATES, SEEKS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche and non-paper, Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Minister for International Organizations and Global Issues, agreed on the need for stronger multilateral enforcement mechanisms against piracy. In a November 6 meeting with the DCM, Park asked in particular about th [...]	2007-11-06 06:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCSY PHSA PTER PREL EWWT UN UNSC IMO PM
07SEOUL3269	CANDIDATE RHEE IN-JAE: STILL RUNNING [...] (C) Summary: Over a November 2 lunch with the Ambassador, Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Rhee In-jae explained that if he were elected president, U.S.-ROK relations would improve, he would institute policies that encouraged reform in North Korea, and he would create many quality [...]	2007-11-06 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3287	ROH MOO-HYUN: NOT SO LAME DUCK? [...] (C) Summary: President Roh is entering the last 100 days of his presidency determined to avoid the lame duck fate of his predecessors; so far, he has done a credible job. Former Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung limped through the last months of their presidencies with single-digit a [...]	2007-11-08 06:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3297	ROH PUSHING NORTH KOREAN AGENDA TO BITTER END [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, poloffs met with Professor Kim Keun-sik, professor of North Korea studies at Kyungnam University and Blue House advisor on North Korean policy. Kim accompanied Roh to Pyongyang for the October 2-4 summit and is a reliable source on Roh's DPRK policy. While acknow [...]	2007-11-09 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL331	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LEE MYUNG-BAK: [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Seoul Mayor and opposition Grand National Party (GNP) Presidential Candidate Lee Myung-bak is topping the charts with 44.6 percent approval ratings, according to a January 30 Donga Ilbo Newspaper poll. Promising affordable homes for newly married couples, jobs for all a [...]	2007-02-02 08:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL3312	UNDP-DP MERGER: DOES 13 PLUS 1.2 EQUAL VICTORY? [...] (C) Summary: On November 12, United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidate Chung Dong-young and Democratic Party (DP) candidate Rhee In-je announced they would merge their two parties and that a unified presidential candidate would be chosen based on two debates and the results of two rounds of [...]	2007-11-14 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3318	FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in ref A. Nature and Incidence 2. (U) Question: Does forced labor exist in the country? Are men, women or children exploited through forced labor? Please indicate the sectors and locations in which persons are engaged in force [...]	2007-05-22 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL333	PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL CHUNG DONG-YOUNG: CONTENDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the American model of celebrity turned politician, former news anchor Chung Dong-young enjoyed rising star status as one of the founders of the Uri Party, a close ally of Roh Moo-hyun, and a Minister of Unification who met with Kim Jong-il. Soon after Chung's histori [...]	2007-02-02 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL3331	CANDIDATES OFFER NO GOOD SOLUTION TO EDUCATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Education, more specifically the need to get one's child into college, is of great concern to South Korean parents, who spend more than four times the OECD average on education, most of which goes toward private tutoring. The cost and stress of this system make educational reform [...]	2007-11-16 06:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CH KN KS RS
07SEOUL3355	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 00:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3357	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3358	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3359	2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]	2007-11-21 04:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KS KN
07SEOUL3385	ROKG BRIEFS U.S. OFFICIALS IN ADVANCE OF N-S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 26 the U.S.- ROK Senior Working Group, consisting of representatives from MOFAT, MND, UNC/CFC/USFK and the Embassy, met for a briefing on the ROK strategy for the November 27-29 North-South Defense Ministerial. The briefing conducted by BG Moon Sung-mook of MND's No [...]	2007-11-26 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PARM PREL MNUC KN KS
07SEOUL3410	UNDP CHUNG DONG-YOUNG'S CAMP FACING UPHILL BATTLE [...] (C) Summary: In designing his campaign leadership team and strategies, United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidate Chung Dong-young has tried to integrate creative new outreach programs to directly involve the public. Chung's advisors are mainly former staff members from Chung's days in th [...]	2007-11-28 06:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3414	SUBJECT: INTER-KOREAN PRIME MINISTERS' AGREEMENT: [...] (C) Summary: The November 14-16 South-North Prime Ministerial talks between the ROK's Han Duck-soo and the DPRK's Kim Yong-il ended with a detailed agreement -- eight pages, eight articles and 48 subsidiary points -- to implement many of the economic engagement projects that President Roh Moo [...]	2007-11-28 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KS KN PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3424	THE HEAT IS ON: OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: The 23-day official presidential campaign period kicked off November 27 with large rallies consisting mostly of yelling, dancing and hugging of voters. Despite the compact campaign period, bubbling scandals, late entries of candidates and intrigue surrounding North Korea, Park Ge [...]	2007-11-30 06:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3426	UNCOVERING THE DJ KIDNAPPING: CLOSING THE DOOR ON [...] (C) Summary: The life of former President Kim Dae-jung, often referred to as Asia's Nelson Mandela, is a microcosm of the turbulent course of post-war Korean politics. Beginning in the 1960s, Kim, a native of the historically repressed Jeolla region, became a vocal pro-democracy activist and [...]	2007-11-30 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3427	SCENESETTER FOR NSA BAEK'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun will make what he sees as his final visit to Washington in his current position on December 3-4. In a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, he said that the main reason for the trip was to coordinate on relevant U.S.-ROK issues fo [...]	2007-11-30 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3428	DPRK ECONOMY: THE CHINESE "GRAB" FOR MINERAL [...] (C) Generating significant press 'buzz' between the North/South Prime Ministerial and Defense Ministers meetings this November, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) recently issued a report urging the ROKG to adopt new policies promoting natural resource development in the DPRK. [...]	2007-11-30 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ETRD PREL PGOV KN KS CH
07SEOUL3438	SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL HAWK SALE TO SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. It is Post's assessment that the Republic of Korea's acquisition of the Global Hawk system is essential to U.S. interests and to the maintenance of the ROK-U.S. Alliance in the years ahead. Key to the success of the Alliance for more than five decades has been our ability to ma [...]	2007-12-03 09:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MOPS KS KN
07SEOUL3465	REGIONALISM ALIVE AND KICKING IN SWING PROVINCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Insistence among pundits in Seoul that regionalism is declining falls on deaf ears in the swing provinces of the Chungcheong region. The region is divided into two provinces, North and South Chungcheong, in which Daejeon, with its population of about 1.5 million people, is the l [...]	2007-12-05 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS CH KN KS
07SEOUL3494	KOREA JOINS GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] Deputy Prime Minister (and Minister of Science and Technology) Kim Woo-sik, acting on behalf of the Korean Government, signed the Statement of Principles of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) on December 10. Hur Jae-yong, Director of Atomic Energy Cooperation at the Ministry of Sci [...]	2007-12-10 05:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY KNNP KS
07SEOUL3510	LEE MYUNG-BAK AND MONK MYOCHUNG: TWO PEAS FROM A [...] (C) Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak is virtually assured of a victory December 19, but according to a contact who has been covering the Lee camp since summer 2006, a victory December 19 is just the first in a series of goals Lee and his top advisors have laid out. In the Ap [...]	2007-12-11 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3511	CHUNG DONG-YOUNG CAMPAIGN MANAGER: CHUNG AND [...] (C) Summary: Over coffee on December 10, former lawmaker and current head of UNDP candidate Chung Dong-young's campaign, Chyung Dai-chul, told the Ambassador that he had no confidence that candidate Chung could mount a serious challenge to frontrunner Lee Myung-bak. If the liberals unified b [...]	2007-12-11 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3515	SEOUL 2007 CABLES REGARDING DECEMBER 19 [...] (U) Provided below is a list of post's cables pertaining to the December 17 Presidential election. This list may be useful in answering questions related to the candidates and the election. Paragraph 2 highlights key cables by category (Bio Sketches, Ambassador/Embassy Visitors - Candidate [...]	2007-12-12 06:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
07SEOUL3525	BLUE HOUSE AIDES SOMBER, READY FOR THE WORST [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs recently met with working level Blue House policy advisors Jo Su-jeong and Kim Tae-hwan who said that morale in the Blue House was low since the Prosecutor's Office cleared Lee Myung-bak of all charges related to the BBK stock-manipulation scandal December 5, but that ther [...]	2007-12-13 05:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3527	LOOKING IN THE CRYSTAL BALL: LEE MYUNG-BAK'S [...] (C) Summary: Past presidents have traditionally started their tenure by choosing academics or National Assembly members as their first foreign ministers, later replaced by career diplomats. The current bet among our MOFAT and campaign contacts is that Lee Myung-bak might decide to stick wit [...]	2007-12-13 21:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL353	DM PARK IN-KOOK ON CONCERNS ABOUT NORTH KOREA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 5 lunch hosted by Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park updated the DCM on recent actions the ROK had taken to implement UNSCR 1718 and tighten inspections at the Western Transportation Corridor (TC West) t [...]	2007-02-06 05:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD MNUC PARM PREL KN KS
07SEOUL3535	SOUTH-NORTH RELATIONS SINCE OCTOBER SUMMIT: HAIL [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun's October summit with Kim Jong-il was not the fourth-quarter touchdown that progressives were hoping for. Compared to the euphoria of the first South-North summit in June 2000, the public reaction was tepid, with no discernible effect on the presidential campaign. [...]	2007-12-14 06:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL ECON EINV
07SEOUL3539	FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Song Min-soon told the Ambassador during a December 13 meeting that he wanted to continue close coordination with the USG during the remainder of President Roh Moo-hyun's term, and that he understood the Embassy's need to engage with the president-elect's transiti [...]	2007-12-14 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL ABLD
07SEOUL3540	GNP LAWMAKER PARK JIN ON LEE MYUNG-BAK FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 14 meeting with POL M/C and POL Internal Chief, Grand National Party (GNP) lawmaker Park Jin explained that no one in the Lee Myung-bak campaign team was publicly planning for the transition despite the GNP candidate's commanding lead in all polls. However, he allo [...]	2007-12-14 07:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3552	POLLSTERS SAY LEE MYUNG-BAK WILL WIN BIG DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Two days before the Korean presidential election and five days since the prohibition on political polling went into place, two representatives from leading polling firms told POL M/C and POL INT that Lee Myung-bak would convincingly win the December 19 presidential election but m [...]	2007-12-17 06:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3555	BBK TO HAUNT PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE? [...] (C) Summary: It does not look like Lee Myung-bak's political problems will be over with his presidential election victory in two days. On December 17, the National Assembly convened to approve the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into allegations that Lee was involved in BBK's [...]	2007-12-17 21:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL357	THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GNP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with GNP Presidential candidate Park Geun-hye on February 5. Park reiterated her commitment to follow her principles and run a clean campaign against her GNP rival, Lee Myung-bak, and dispelled any notions that she might leave the party to run as an independen [...]	2007-02-06 09:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL3573	ROKG REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF USG POLICY ON CLUSTER [...] (C) On December 17, poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Park Jee-won of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Park confirmed that the ROKG considers cluster munitions to be of significant continued military utility and is conce [...]	2007-12-19 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL MARR KS
07SEOUL3574	LEE MYUNG-BAK WINS IN A LANDSLIDE [...] (C) Summary: On December 19 former Seoul Mayor and Grand National Party (GNP) candidate Lee Myung-bak handily won South Korea's presidential election, ending 10 years of liberal government in South Korea. Thanks to his landslide victory, Lee Myung-bak now has a mandate from the public, which [...]	2007-12-19 09:20:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3575	WHO IS PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE MYUNG-BAK? [...] (C) SUMMARY: President-elect Lee Myung-bak is a self-made businessman and politician and his successful experience as CEO of Hyundai Construction and Seoul Mayor lead many to believe he will accomplish great things as the seventh President of Korea. The most thoroughly investigated president [...]	2007-12-19 09:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3576	ENGAGING THE NEW ROK LEADERSHIP ON U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: Early results and exit polls show that GNP presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak has won the election with around 50 percent of the vote. His closest rival, the UNDP's Chung Dong-young, garnered around 25 percent. This is an unprecedented margin of victory, but Lee is seriously [...]	2007-12-19 09:22:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PGOV PINS MARR KS KN
07SEOUL3579	"ANYTHING BUT ROH" CARRIES THE DAY FOR [...] (C) Summary: GNP candidate Lee Myung-bak won a landslide victory in the December 19 presidential election, winning 49 percent of the votes in a field of ten candiates and carrying all regions except Jeolla Provinces. Among pundits a strong consensus is emerging that Lee's was able to sweep to [...]	2007-12-20 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3581	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE MYUNG-BAK [...] (C) During a December 20 call on President-elect Lee Myung-bak, the Ambassador congratulated Lee on his decisive election victory, noting that President Bush planned on calling him later in the day. The Ambassador said the USG looked forward to working with Lee and his administration to stre [...]	2007-12-20 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN ECON PINR
07SEOUL3595	LEE MYUNG-BAK'S FOREIGN POLICY TEAM: PRESIDENT LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 24 meeting with President-elect Lee Myung-bak's foreign policy advisors, the Ambassador discussed the alliance, North Korea, Iraq troop extension, the KORUS FTA, Lee's first trip to the U.S., and the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The team was optimistic that, under Pr [...]	2007-12-26 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL3596	PARTISAN DIVIDE PRESENTS PROBLEMS FOR KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Assembly (NA) on December 10 convened an extraordinary session to deal with outstanding legislation for 2007. Among issues likely to be discussed before the end of the year are legislation extending the deployment of troops to Iraq as well as the 2008 budget. Altho [...]	2007-12-26 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR

07SEOUL3608	PRESIDENT-ELECT NAMES TRANSITION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 26 President-elect Lee Myung-bak formally named Lee Kyung-sook chairperson of his transition team, making her the first Korean woman to serve in that capacity. Lee has named a total of 26 people, filling some key positions. In addition to the Chairperson, Lee Myun [...]	2007-12-28 06:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL371	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: HOW THEY DEFINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With less than 11 months until South Korea's presidential election, the candidates continue to focus their public comments on building personal popularity rather than tackling policy issues. In various meetings with Embassy officers, the four frontrunners for the presidency pro [...]	2007-02-07 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL382	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen met with ROKG officials and academics January 26-27 to discuss North Korean asylum seekers, Six Party Talks (6PT),and China. The DAS told his ROKG interlocutors that the USG appreciated Seoul's cooperation with efforts to resett [...]	2007-02-08 04:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC PREF KS KN CH
07SEOUL449	ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PARK GEUN-HYE: CAN SHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye, currently second in all presidential polls with about 20 percent support, is the first woman to run for president in Korea. As former President Park Chung-hee's daughter, she earns votes from those who are nostalgic for the double [...]	2007-02-14 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL450	MND VM KIM BOASTS PROGRESS ON YONGSAN RELOCATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 13, ROK Vice Minister of National Defense, Kim Young-lyong, told the Ambassador that forward progress was being made on implementation of the Yongsan Relocation Plan (YRP). He said Minister of National Defense Kim Jang-soo had made implementation of YRP a priority, [...]	2007-02-14 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KS
07SEOUL457	KOREAS TO HOLD WORKING-LEVEL TALKS ON FEBRUARY 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14, MOU Director-General for Unification Policy Planning Um Jong-sik told A/DCM that North and South Korea had agreed to hold working-level talks on February 15 at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). The main objective was to set a date to resume North-South minist [...]	2007-02-14 09:18:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
07SEOUL472	LEE MYUNG-BAK: QUALIFIED, READY AND IN FIRST PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Over a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador on February 13, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential contender Lee Myung-bak explained that voters in Korea wanted their next president to be, first and foremost, an effective leader, not focusing on regionalism, but on policies, [...]	2007-02-15 09:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
07SEOUL487	SOUTH KOREA GRADUALLY EXPANDING RELATIONS WITH NATO [...] (C) In a February 9 meeting with visiting EAP/K Andrew Hyde, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,s (MOFAT) Director of the Security Policy Division, Kim Chang-sik, emphasized that the ROKG sought increased cooperation with NATO but that it would take time to establish the proper internal pr [...]	2007-02-16 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AORC NATO KS
07SEOUL552	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 9-11, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political Offi [...]	2007-02-26 08:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KS TH BM LAS VM CB JA
07SEOUL587	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...]	2007-02-28 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
07SEOUL615	OPTIMISTIC KINGMAKER CHUN JUNG-BAE'S GREAT [...] (C) Summary: In a February 27 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, former Justice Minister Chun Jung-bae said that he left the Uri Party in January in order to spearhead efforts to create a new political party to revitalize progressive voters and renew support for a reform-minded party. Thr [...]	2007-03-05 02:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL634	NORTH-SOUTH MINISTERIAL TIES HUMANITARIAN AID TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 briefing on the February 27-March 2 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei told POL M/C that Seoul had three objectives for the talks: (1) to "normalize" inter-Korean relations stalled followin [...]	2007-03-06 02:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID KS KN
07SEOUL659	SPI 11: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS [...] (C) The eleventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 11) took place February 7-8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transfer of wartime operational command (OPCON),the transition of Armistice Maintenance Responsibilities (AMRs),USFK camp returns, the status of the Yong [...]	2007-03-06 08:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL705	HAN DUCK-SOO NEW ROK PM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: President Roh appointed esteemed bureaucrat Han Duck-soo as Prime Minister on March 9. Han is currently Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Facilitating KORUS FTA and his nomination will be helpful for a successful conclusion of a KORUS FTA agreement. Han has few enemies a [...]	2007-03-09 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS PINR
07SEOUL763	EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON'S CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson on March 9 met with ROK officials to exchange views and discuss USG objectives on Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly Burma and DPRK refugees. ROK officials conveyed general support for greater political freedoms and participation in Burm [...]	2007-03-15 02:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KS BM CB TH
07SEOUL795	CHARTING OUT INTER-KOREAN COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At February 27 - March 2 inter-Korean ministerial talks, the Koreas agreed to resume several stalled North-South projects, including: construction of a family reunion center at Mt. Kumgang; video and direct family reunions; Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee and Red Cross t [...]	2007-03-19 09:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL799	ROK ATTITUDES ON UNIFICATION: LONG-TERM PLANS VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The February 13 "Initial Actions" agreement has once again brought to the fore the resumption of inter-Korean engagement and the overall relationship between the two Koreas, including reunification. The ROK's constitution and presidential oath call for Korean un [...]	2007-03-20 02:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ECON KS KN
07SEOUL811	SOHN HAK-KYU LEAVES THE GNP: POLITICAL FUTURE OVER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sohn Hak-kyu announced March 19 that he was leaving the GNP to create a "new political order." While at it, he took a swipe at the GNP, calling the opposition party full of "obsolete conservatives" with "incapable warriors from the Cold War." The announcement came after several [...]	2007-03-20 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PINR PREL
07SEOUL82	NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION VOCAL ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) When he replaced Lee Jong-seok as Minister of Unification in mid-December, President Roh Moo-hyun's confidant Lee Jae-joung said that Seoul's engagement policy with the North -- essentially on hold since the July missile launches -- would not change. But since then he has irked conservati [...]	2007-01-10 23:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN EAID
07SEOUL83	POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ROK'S 2007 BUDGET [...] (SBU) In a marathon session that lasted through the night and concluded at 5 a.m. on 27 December, the National Assembly came to an agreement on the 2007 budget. The approved budget will allow local governments to spend more on infrastructure projects and social welfare while some funding fo [...]	2007-01-11 00:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS
07SEOUL897	GNP OVER A BARREL ON NORTH KOREA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of initial progress in the Six-Party Talks, the conservative opposition Grand National Party (GNP) has recently started to moderate its criticism of engagement with North Korea. One GNP lawmaker justified possibly adjusting GNP policy to the new political climate, sa [...]	2007-03-27 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KS
07SEOUL931	SOHN HAK-KYU STICKS TO HIS PRINCIPLES [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador since leaving the GNP Party on March 19, Presidential aspirant (and former Gyeonggi Governor) Sohn Hak-kyu said that he had to leave because he was not willing to compromise his principles to stay in line with the inflexible GNP platform. Sohn exp [...]	2007-03-30 05:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL935	ADVISERS TO GNP CANDIDATE PARK GEUN-HYE STRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29 foreign policy advisers to opposition GNP presidential candidate Park Geun-hye told us that a Park administration would restore the U.S.-ROK alliance as the central pillar of ROK foreign policy. They stated that Park's priorities would be made explicit during an Apri [...]	2007-03-30 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS
07SEOUL955	ROK CONTRIBUTION TO USFK RELOCATION: A GLASS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent Ministry of Defense (MND) press release, the ROKG estimated that it would pay about half of the total cost of about USD 10 billion to relocate U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to Pyungtaek/ Camp Humphreys. However, USFK estimates that the ROK share will be far more than half. [...]	2007-04-02 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PARM PREL MARR
07SEOUL972	SMA RATIFIED, BUT NEW SMA FORMULA NOT YET READY [...] (U) In a April 2 plenary session, the National Assembly ratified the 2007-2008 Special Measures Agreement (SMA). Of the 245 representatives present, 192 (78.3 percent) voted in favor of the agreement, 28 (11.43 percent) against, and 25 (10.2 percent) abstained. 2. (SBU) The Joint U.S.-RO [...]	2007-04-03 07:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PARM PREL
07SEOUL98	PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY ADDRESS: ROK REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: During a previously scheduled luncheon for new Vice Foreign Minister Cho Jung-pyo, the Ambassador reinforced the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy, emphasizing the President's appreciation for the contributions made by the ROK troops in Iraq. VFM Cho said that [...]	2007-01-11 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS
07SHANGHAI101	PRE-PARTY CONGRESS INFIGHTING OVER PERSONNEL INTENSIFIES [...] (S) Summary. According to multiple East China contacts, the central party leadership was increasingly split over personnel issues and would only become more fractured with the approach of the 2007 Party Congress. Vice President Zeng Qinghong was trying to work out a compromise that would all [...]	2007-02-14 07:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI110	POLICY PLANNING STAFFER GREEN SHANGHAI MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Shanghai Academics on January 17, Policy Planning Staffer James Green engaged academics on East Asian security issues, including North Korea and Taiwan. Academics were pessimistic that there would be any progress on North Korea in the near future. Academ [...]	2007-02-16 05:23:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN TW
07SHANGHAI155	SHANGHAI LEGAL EXPERTS ON LUO GAN SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: Three of Shanghai legal experts said they were not surprised by Politburo Standing Committee member Luo Gan's abrasive rule of law speech published in a Party journal on February 2 (reftel). In the speech, Luo talked about the need to guard against "unfavorable" Western influence [...]	2007-03-16 05:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR KJUS CH
07SHANGHAI166	SHANGHAI RELIGIOUS CONTACTS DISCUSS NGOS, THEOLOGICAL [...] (C) Summary: During her February 26-27 visit to Shanghai, DRL/IRF Officer Emilie Kao explored ways to expand religious freedom in China with academics, officials from the Communist Party-approved China Christian Council/Three Self Patriotic Movement (CCC/TSPM),Shanghai YMCA leaders, a represe [...]	2007-03-26 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI167	FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK SHANGHAI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick delivered a well-received speech at the third annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture in Shanghai on March 21. Zoellick called for China to play a more cooperative role on Korea, Iran, Sudan and energy security. The text of the speech [...]	2007-03-26 08:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CH
07SHANGHAI178	JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Japanese contacts in Shanghai, Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 2006 breakthrough visit to Beijing has dramatically improved the climate for Japanese investment in Shanghai, as well as led to an overall increase in cultural exchanges. The number of Japanese Ch [...]	2007-03-29 05:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL CH JA
07SHANGHAI181	EAST CHINA STUDENT LEADERS HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent discussions with East China student leaders as part of the selection process for a USG-funded student leadership institute indicated that many students were satisfied with Chinese government policies and goals and optimistic that China would continue to develop economica [...]	2007-03-30 06:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI195	FUZHOU ACADEMIC SEES DPP PUSHING INDEPENDENCE BUTTON IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A renowned scholar of Taiwan believes that the upcoming presidential election will see Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progress Party (DPP) candidates continue to advocate independence and consciously stir up ethnic confrontation on the island during their campaigns. Voters i [...]	2007-04-06 02:23:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07SHANGHAI211	SHANGHAI'S FUTURE AS LEADING FINANCIAL CENTER [...] (C) Summary: During a March 23 meeting with the Consul General and Econoff, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) CEO Yang Maijun and Shanghai Office for Financial Services Deputy Director-General Fang Xinghai said Shanghai's role as China's leading financial center was secure; Hong Kong and Tianjin [...]	2007-04-11 08:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON CH
07SHANGHAI213	EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON LEADERSHIP GOSSIP [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping, Jiangsu Party Secretary Li Yuanchao, Liaoning Party Secretary Li Keiqang, and Trade Minister Bo Xilai are emerging as the public face of the Fifth Generation of the Chinese leadership. Two East China contacts believed that of the four, Li Yua [...]	2007-04-16 07:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI214	SHANGHAI BISHOP JIN ON CHINA-VATICAN TIES [...] (C) Summary: During a Consul General hosted lunch on April 13, Shanghai Bishop Jin said that Catholics in China were anxiously awaiting the Pope's letter (ref A). He hoped that the letter would not be too strident as this would lead to a strong reaction from Beijing and push the Vatican-China [...]	2007-04-16 07:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KIRF CH VT
07SHANGHAI225	EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON CHINA'S SUPERVISION SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary. East China contacts described a multilayered but relatively ineffective supervision system that did little to end rampant corruption among Chinese officials. One contact with the Shanghai People's Congress claimed the problem was systemic and due to lack of rule of law. Another [...]	2007-04-19 07:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI23	SHANGHAI CORRUPTION SCANDAL AND LEADERSHIP GOSSIP [...] (S) Summary. Two well-connected Shanghai contacts claimed that President Hu Jintao had offered the job of Shanghai Party Secretary to several people, none of whom were willing to take SIPDIS it because of the headaches associated with the continuing Chen Liangyu investigation. The one per [...]	2007-01-10 09:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI247	CFETS UPDATE ON FX AND BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: China Foreign Exchange Trading System (CFETS) President Xie Duo told Embassy ECON M/C Robert Luke on April 19 that CFETS continued to carry out policies to make China's foreign exchange (FX) trading system more market-based and efficient, including: increasing the number of over [...]	2007-04-25 06:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI25	SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UP, UP, AND AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Investor confidence in the Chinese economy, the near-conclusion of the China's non-tradable reforms and large amounts of capital sitting relatively idly in savings accounts combined to push the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) into record territory during 2006. The SSE closed 130 p [...]	2007-01-11 10:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV CH
07SHANGHAI26	FRB TOLD: NO OVERHEATING AND BUSINESS GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: A Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh met with economic analysts, U.S. business leaders, and equity market analysts during a December visit to Shanghai. Economic analysts offered the contrarian view that China's economy was not overheated, and, in t [...]	2007-01-12 02:12:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI288	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ON BEIJING'S TAIWAN POLICY [...] (C) During a discussion with Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) and Poloff on May 15, Shanghai Center for RimPac Strategic and International Studies Vice Director Zhuang Jianzhong said that there had been a slight shift in Beijing's policy towards Taiwan that supported opening unofficial channels o [...]	2007-05-15 08:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH TW
07SHANGHAI306	EAST CHINA VIEWS ON FOREIGN MINISTER APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX, a well-known U.S.-China specialist at XXXXXXXXXXXX, claimed the sudden removal of former Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing was due to President HuÂ´s increasing dissatisfaction with the MFA. XXXXXXXXXXXX linked this to HuÂ´s lingering anger about the handling of his visit [...]	2007-05-24 07:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI314	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC HUANG RENWEI ON POLITICS, FOREIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. On May 25, Consul General met with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Vice President Huang Renwei, one of Shanghai's leading Americanologists. Huang had a positive appraisal of Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping thus far; in another six months, he will have mastered his brief s [...]	2007-05-25 09:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH TW
07SHANGHAI315	MORE EAST CHINA LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) Summary. In our latest round of discussions, East China contacts reported that the Politburo Standing Committee would be shrinking from nine members to seven with several members retiring while the Politburo itself would also undergo a major shake up. Unclear, however, was the fate of Vi [...]	2007-05-25 09:56:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PNR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI318	SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff in April 2007, gay individuals in Shanghai said their identity and lifestyle continued to be shaped by family and social pressures to conform, which had different impacts on male and female homosexuals. Maintaining a gay identity tended to be l [...]	2007-05-29 06:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH
07SHANGHAI324	HIV/AIDS IN SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: While most members of the Shanghai gay community believed that they were not at great risk for becoming infected with HIV/AIDS, researchers and health specialists said HIV/AIDS was spreading faster in Eastern cities such as Shanghai than through drug usage. According to health wo [...]	2007-05-30 09:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI TBIO CH
07SHANGHAI325	STOCK MARKET TOO HOT, SO CHINA RAISES TAXES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on May 29 that the stamp tax charged on every stock trade would rise from .1 percent to .3 percent of the total value of that trade, effective May 30. Consulate contacts and industry analysts said this was a further attempt to cool down C [...]	2007-05-30 10:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL CH
07SHANGHAI330	CHINA'S BANKING REFORMS FAST ENOUGH FOR HSBC [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting with visiting Embassy Finatt on May 16, HSBC China Deputy CEO Bryan Stiles and Global Markets Managing Director David Liao said HSBC's local incorporation had gone smoothly. HSBC believed that Chinese regulators would soon allow foreign banks to offer retail RMB cu [...]	2007-05-31 15:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI333	GOLDMAN SACH'S GAOHUA SECURITIES: AN ONLY CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary: Goldman Sachs' venture in China, Gaohua Securities, has both benefited and suffered from being the only foreign-controlled, full service securities firm in China. Goldman's method of obtaining control of a Chinese licensed securities firm by giving unsecured loans to trusted Chin [...]	2007-06-01 02:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI344	JOURNALISTS ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A May 18 Consulate-sponsored roundtable between visiting Western and Asian journalists participating in the East-West Center-organized Jefferson Fellowship Program, Chinese journalists, and Shanghai-based U.S. journalists sparked lively debate on China's rich-poor gap, the one- [...]	2007-06-05 08:27:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI370	FRB SENIOR ECONOMIST AHMED'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: During his June 6-7 visit to Shanghai, visiting Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Division of International Finance Emerging Market Economies Section Senior Economist Shaghil Ahmed met with a cross-section of Shanghai economic experts and officials in the banking, securities, and real [...]	2007-06-18 04:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI374	THE SCIENCE OF HARMONY--VIEWS FROM EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary. According to several East China contacts, the "Scientific Development Concept" [kexue fazhan guan] (SDC) now is the core guiding ideology for the Communist Party, building on and supplanting the "Three Represents." The SDC takes as its goal the building of a Harmonious Society w [...]	2007-06-19 09:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI400	DEMOCRACY FROM HARMONIOUS SCIENCE--VIEWS FROM EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary: A number of East China contacts associate the current Scientific Development Concept and Harmonious Society ideological formulations with democratization, political reform and civil society. Some believe that President Hu Jintao is feeling the pressure of his second term and is c [...]	2007-06-27 09:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI416	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC VIEWS ON NORTH KOREA, SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Poloffs in mid-June and early July, four Shanghai academics specializing in Korea studies predicted that there would be a long and difficult path of negotiations ahead for the Six-Party talks. Two other academics said, however, that North Korea would react positi [...]	2007-07-05 08:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN CH
07SHANGHAI420	A BLEAK SPRING FOR LAKE TAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Since mid-May, Lake Tai, the third-largest freshwater lake in China, has experienced a massive outbreak of blue-green algae. In a series of recent meetings with Congenoffs, government officials and academics in Jiangsu Province discussed the enormous challenges confronting Lak [...]	2007-07-06 08:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI422	EAST CHINA--MORE POLITBURO RUMORS AND LEADERSHIP TIDBITS [...] (C) Summary: East China contacts reported that Vice President Zeng Qinghong had submitted his resignation to the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC). Current speculation was that not only would Zeng step down, but that all but two or three of the current nine PBSC members would retire, possib [...]	2007-07-09 03:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI43	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During a January 19 lunch with PDAS Stephens, Shanghai scholars were pessimistic that there would be progress on North Korea in the near term. One scholar said that while North Korea would continue to participate in the Six-Party Talks, it would never give up its nuclear program. [...]	2007-01-23 02:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW JA KN
07SHANGHAI450	VANUATU OPENS A CONSULATE IN SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary: During the opening of the Vanuatu Consulate in Shanghai on July 17, Vanuatu officials emphasized their strong commitment to the One China Policy and encouraged more Chinese investment, trade and tourism to the pacific island country. The opening of the consulate comes on the heels [...]	2007-07-18 05:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH XV
07SHANGHAI452	TREASURY DAN WRIGHT'S SHANGHAI ACADEMIC MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. During Treasury Managing Director for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Dan Wright's June 26-27 visit to Shanghai, Shanghai academics agreed with Wright that the talks needed to be focused and institutionalized to be sustainable. Two academics urged more low-leve [...]	2007-07-18 06:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI464	SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL TRADE UNION COUNCIL: PROTECTING ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 16 meeting, Shanghai Municipal Trade Union Council (SMTUC) Deputy Director Huang Qi called the new Labor Contract Law (LCL) a positive development because of its emphasis on the role of the trade union in labor contracts. Although SMTUC's primary responsibility was to [...]	2007-07-24 03:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI470	DEMOCRATIC OR SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM--XIE TAO AND THE EAST [...] (S) Summary: An internal poll showed that average people and scholars were almost evenly divided in their support for an article written by retired scholar Xie Tao, which advocated that China adopt a democratic socialism model that included multi-party democracy. Contacts who followed this d [...]	2007-07-27 10:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI474	EAST CHINA'S SOUTH KOREAN COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, South Koreans have flocked to Shanghai in search of economic and educational opportunities. More than 110,000 South Koreans live in east China (Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai),with some 70,000 [...]	2007-07-30 06:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV KIRF CH KS KN
07SHANGHAI511	NYSE-NASDAQ: REP OFFICES PENDING, PROBLEMS LOOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: According to NASDAQ and NYSE representatives, it was unlikely that their applications to open representative offices would be approved soon. Although the applications were submitted at the beginning of July, CSRC contacts told NASDAQ and NYSE that approval was several months awa [...]	2007-08-14 21:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI512	NYSE-NASDAQ: REP OFFICES PENDING, PROBLEMS LOOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: According to NASDAQ and NYSE representatives, it was unlikely that their applications to open representative offices would be approved soon. Although the applications were submitted at the beginning of July, CSRC contacts told NASDAQ and NYSE that approval was several months awa [...]	2007-08-14 21:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI518	ACADEMICS, LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND OFFICIALS DEBATE PROPERTY [...] (C) Summary: During the August 6-8 National Administrative Law Society Annual Conference in Nanjing, Chinese legal experts and officials had lively exchanges on the role of the government in property disputes. Academics argued for less government intervention in property dispute cases and mor [...]	2007-08-17 06:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS ECON CH
07SHANGHAI529	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ON SCO, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: In a lunch discussion with DPO on August 20, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Academic Pan Guang noted Russia's increased interest in energy coordination at the recent SCO Summit in Bishkek and asserted that this represented a slight shift in Russian policy towards the SC [...]	2007-08-22 07:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH RS TI TX UZ KZ IR KN
07SHANGHAI532	SHANGHAI TAIWAN SCHOLARS WARN NEXT TWELVE MONTHS CRITICAL, [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Institute for Taiwan Studies researchers expressed strong concerns about political developments in Taiwan through May 2008 and about potential United States actions or reactions in response to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's plans for a Taiwan referendum on United Na [...]	2007-08-23 09:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07SHANGHAI534	SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE BREAKS THROUGH 5,000 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange's Composite Index (SCI) rose above the "psychologically significant" 5,000 point level for the first time on August 23, closing at 5,032. The market has risen 80 percent since the beginning of 2007, adding to the 130 percent gain in 2006. The SCI end [...]	2007-08-24 08:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI541	SHANGHAI ASKS DOE FOR HELP CUTTING ENERGY USE [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Energy delegation led by PDAS John Mizroch met with municipal officials, academics, and U.S. businesses during its August 16-17 visit to Shanghai. Shanghai's inefficient energy consumption limits its economic growth and contributes to its pollution problems. Sha [...]	2007-08-27 08:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EINV EIND CH
07SHANGHAI546	CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN'S AUGUST 22 BREAKFAST WITH SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars of strategic and American studies urged the United States to suspend arms sales to Taiwan through the May 2008 Presidential election in an August 22 meeting with United States Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Mullen. Chen Shui-bian was described as a [...]	2007-08-29 02:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR OVIP CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN CH TW
07SHANGHAI549	MORE DETAILS ON BEIDAIHE MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: According to a well-connected contact, informal meetings have continued at Beidaihe since the close of the first Work Conference on August 10. A second Work Conference to begin finalizing the name list for the Politburo and the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) would likely tak [...]	2007-08-29 10:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI553	INFLATION WATCH: FOOD PRICES UP IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai's consumer price index increased 2.7 percent in July as food prices here joined prices nationwide in rising (Ref A). According to Standard Chartered's Stephen Green, food-price inflation was starting to "hurt" low-income earners such as migrants and pensioners. A non- [...]	2007-08-31 08:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN EAGR SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI557	SHANGHAI FINANCIAL LEADERS DISCUSS SED [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Chinese financial service company executives, the Strategic EcoQic Dialogue (SED) plays an important and positive role in advancing U.S.-Chinese relations and understanding. While foreign investments in the financial services sector, and the technology, products, a [...]	2007-08-31 11:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON PINR KPAO CH
07SHANGHAI570	FUDAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During an August 30 lunch discussion with Fudan Center for American Studies Director Shen Dingli and Deputy Director Xin Qiang, the academics predicted that Beijing would not take any military measures in reaction to the referendum on UN membership in Taiwan. However, anger was bu [...]	2007-09-05 09:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW KN
07SHANGHAI575	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHANGHAI BISHOP JIN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 5, Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Luxian Jin was pessimistic about the prospects of reconciliation between the Vatican and Beijing. Talks were moving at a "marathon" pace and reconciliation would likely not occur in time for the 2008 Olympics [...]	2007-09-06 06:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KIRF CH VT
07SHANGHAI580	COMMENTS ON FORMER SHANGHAI PARTY SECRETARY CHEN LIANGYU'S [...] (C) Summary: A Shanghai legal expert told us that Chen Liangyu's corruption case represented a serious loss of face for Shanghai. Politically, Shanghai was too important to be allowed to differ from Beijing. Our interlocutor predicted that Chen would be sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, and [...]	2007-09-07 04:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH
07SHANGHAI586	BUILDING VALUES IN BACKWATER SCHOOLS--ONE NGO'S APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: The Changjiang Civilian Education Foundation (CCEF) is a homegrown NGO that is trying to build values and teach self-sufficiency to poor students in backwater towns in Anhui Province. CCEF runs two schools aimed at poor deserving students. The first is an elementary school and th [...]	2007-09-10 03:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI601	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in late August, Shanghai cross-Strait experts expressed concerns about Taiwan's referendum on UN membership, which they believed touched on the redline of the Anti-Secession Law and created a basis for Taiwan independence. While there were many voices in Ch [...]	2007-09-11 03:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07SHANGHAI603	AMBASSADOR MEETS SHANGHAI MAYOR AND ATTENDS AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, the Ambassador, together with former Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng. Following the meeting, the three officials offered remarks at AmCham Shanghai's 7th Annual Government Appreciation Dinner attended by 120 Shanghai and provinc [...]	2007-09-12 00:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN PINR PGOV PREL KIPR ELTN CH
07SHANGHAI620	NODEL LARSEN DISCUSSES FOOD SAFETY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai-based U.S. businessmen told visiting Congressmen Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) that concerns about China's food and product safety were "legitimate." While China's laws and regulations were adequate, the inability of the Central Government to implement these [...]	2007-09-19 07:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON PREL ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI622	XXXXXXXXXXXX ON LEADERSHIP ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: According to a well-placed contact, there will not likely to be any surprises in the line-up of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC). In part, this means that President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and National PeopleÂ´s Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo will all be staying and [...]	2007-09-20 21:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON CH
07SHANGHAI637	SHANGHAI GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO PUBLISH ALL DRAFT LAWS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 lunch discussion, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress officials confirmed news reports that the Shanghai Government will publish all of its draft laws on the Internet for public comment and hold public hearings on drafts that it considered affected people's dail [...]	2007-09-27 10:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA PHUM KJUS SOCI ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI640	VISIT OF AFRICA BUREAU SENIOR ADVISOR, AMBASSADOR RUTH A. [...] (SBU) Summary: In Shanghai from September 8-14, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis participated in the Vital Voices symposium for Chinese and African women business leaders, met with Chinese Africa experts, visited two Chinese companies investing in Africa and delivered a lecture on U.S.-African policy [...]	2007-09-30 00:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON CH XA
07SHANGHAI642	POLITBURO MEETS, PERSONNEL WRANGLING CONTINUES [...] (S) Readouts from a recent Politburo meeting during the week of September 16 initially suggested that President Hu Jintao had sustained serious political losses in personnel maneuvering. However, more recent information suggests that Hu has since recovered at least some ground, although he may [...]	2007-09-30 03:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR ECON SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI654	SHANGHAI BANKERS ON RMB, PROTECTIONISM AND THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's weak and rigid exchange rate is increasing costs and inhibiting innovation in China's financial sector. Shanghai officials and banking leaders told a visiting Treasury delegation that growing protectionism in the financial services sector would make increased foreign pe [...]	2007-10-05 09:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI656	(C) A NANJING ACADEMIC'S VIEW ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN [...] (S) Summary: According to Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) political assassinations and violence occur in Chinese politics, even occasionally touching top leaders. Gu said that in January 2007, for instance, Central Disciplinary Inspection Commission Chairman (CDIC) Wu [...]	2007-10-05 10:18:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI663	(C) HU GAINING TRACTION IN MILITARY WITH RECENT [...] (S) Summary: During a September 28 discussion, Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) said that President Hu Jintao was actively promoting officers coming out of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Nanjing Military Region (MR) as part of his overall strategy to gain control of th [...]	2007-10-10 09:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON MARR CH TW
07SHANGHAI677	SPECIAL OLYMPICS POLICY SUMMIT CONVENES, SECRETARY SPELLINGS [...] (U) Summary. On October 3, U.S. Secretary for Education Margaret Spellings, Shanghai and Central Government officials, scholars from around the world and China, and famous entertainment and political figures met in the Shanghai Convention Center to convene the Special Olympics Global Policy [...]	2007-10-22 07:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI SCUL CH
07SHANGHAI678	EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLING'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF [...] (SBU) On October 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings held a short bilateral exchange with President of the Republic of Iceland Olafur Grimsson on the margins of the Special Olympics Global Policy Summit on the Well-being of People with Intellectual Disabilities. The meeting was [...]	2007-10-22 07:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI CH US
07SHANGHAI71	SHANGHAI POPULATION TRENDS: RETIREE NEEDS CONTINUE TO BURDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a series of meetings with Congenoffs over the last three months, Shanghai population experts agreed that Shanghai continued to be a rapidly-aging city that faced problems of pension obligations and services to the elderly. They also noted that Shanghai had reversed its de [...]	2007-01-31 11:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI759	SFRC STAFFER JANUZZI READ-OUT OF NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Chinese, South Korean and United States academics and officials agreed that North Korea (DPRK) has not yet decided if it will give up its nuclear weapons according to a read-out provided by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staff Member Frank Januzzi on a November 27 [...]	2007-11-28 06:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP KS KN CH
07SHANGHAI762	2ND CHINA-U.S. MARITIME CONSULTATIVE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28 and 29, members of the U.S. Maritime Administration delegation led by Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton met with the Chinese Ministry of Communications delegation led by Vice Minister Xu Zuyuan in Shanghai. The two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral [...]	2007-11-29 11:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ELTN CVIS EINV ETRD OVIP CH
07SHANGHAI769	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS, BUSINESSMEN TO AMBASSADOR HOLMER: KEEP [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai-based academics and businessmen stressed the importance of having the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) focus on long-term policy issues between the two countries in order to insure its relevance and sustainability beyond 2009 in meetings with Treasury Department SED Speci [...]	2007-12-04 06:49:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI771	EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON LEADERSHIP CHANGES [...] (S) Summary: East China academic and business contacts who closely follow national political developments say that the size and selection of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) at the 17th Party Congress in October reflected institutionalization of power and power transfer. Vice President [...]	2007-12-04 09:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL ECON CH
07SHANGHAI777	FRB GOVERNOR WARSH TOLD RMB APPRECIATION GRADUAL, NO STOCK [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Shanghai branch of the People's Bank of China (PBOC),RMB appreciation will continue at a gradual pace without any dramatic revaluations in the near future. Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, in Shanghai November 18-20, was also told that the PBOC is closely [...]	2007-12-07 08:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI784	CITI'S STANLEY ON BANKING, ECONOMY, REFORMS, POLITICIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese banks are afraid of Citibank becoming too strong. This has led the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to conduct an extraordinarily hostile and intrusive audit of Citi's six-month-old locally incorporated subsidiary. The CBRC's goal appears to be forcing Citi t [...]	2007-12-11 07:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI789	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in mid-November to discuss China-India relations, Shanghai's leading South Asia academic experts provided differing views on a variety of issues including border disputes, United Nations Security Council reform, energy competition, and regional dynamics. T [...]	2007-12-13 01:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG PARM CH IN RS
07SHANGHAI790	CHINA-RUSSIA RELATIONS: VIEWS FROM SHANGHAI ACADEMICS [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early December on China-Russia relations, Shanghai's leading academic experts on Russia characterized the bilateral relationship as "very good." They noted the excellent personal relationship between the two countries' leaders, which, they claim, ensures [...]	2007-12-13 08:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG PARM MCAP CH RS

07SHANGHAI791	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ZHANG NIANCHI ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During a December 11 lunch, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) President Zhang Nianchi warned that the 2008 referendum on Taiwan's UN membership would have serious consequences for cross-Straits relations. The referendum has a good chance of passing, especially if [...]	2007-12-13 09:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07SINGAPORE108	AN UNCARING ELITE IN SINGAPORE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A vituperative internet posting by the daughter of a ruling party MP helped spark a recent public discussion on the role of Singapore's bureaucratic elite and its relations with the rest of society. There is a growing concern among average Singaporeans and even within the elite [...]	2007-01-16 09:44:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB SOCI PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE118	SINGAPORE SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Herbold briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho on the elements of the President's new Iraq strategy on January 17, and thanked Singapore for its continuing support in Iraq (reftel). Peter Ho told the Ambassador that Singapore strongly supports our Iraq policy and that it wou [...]	2007-01-17 10:10:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR IZ SN
07SINGAPORE1304	SINGAPORE URGES GREATER U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH ASEAN [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials and academics urged greater and more sophisticated U.S. regional engagement during meetings with Policy Planning (S/P) Principal Deputy Director Matthew Waxman June 25-27. GOS leaders argued that a USG failure to understand the importance of "process" in Asia [...]	2007-07-06 09:09:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IN PGOV PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1314	AMBASSADOR LAGON ENCOURAGES GOS TO APPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon urged Singapore to quickly approve long-delayed anti-TIP Penal Code Amendments during his June 29 visit to Singapore. The GOS explained that the anti-TIP provisions are part of comprehensive reform of the Penal Cod [...]	2007-07-10 00:24:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL PHUM KCRM KOCI KWMN SN
07SINGAPORE1404	PM LEE HSIEN LOONG: ME AND MY (DAD'S) SHADOW [...] (C) Summary: After almost three years as Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong still has not come out of the shadow of his father, modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew (LKY). Long seen as arrogant and preordained to take over the reins of government, PM Lee has been successful in softeni [...]	2007-07-30 07:29:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN SN
07SINGAPORE1455	(C) SINGAPORE'S VIEWS ON APEC AND SOVEREIGN WEALTH [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner that they generally supported Treasury's proposed APEC Capital Market Technical Assistance program as well as Treasury's key priorities for the APEC Finance Ministerial in August 2-3 in Australia. [...]	2007-08-07 06:11:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV SN CH
07SINGAPORE1557	PM ADDRESSES WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong used his August 19 National Day Rally speech primarily to highlight the government's growing concern for the welfare of the elderly and the widening income gap. He announced a number of new measures to address these issues, including through stren [...]	2007-08-24 08:39:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV ECON EFIN SN
07SINGAPORE1638	SINGAPORE CONFIDENT ASEAN CHARTER WILL ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Charter is close to completion and should be ready for ASEAN leaders to sign at the November Summit in Singapore, MFA told us August 31. After the November Summit, Singapore will use its position as ASEAN Chairman to push for "transitional arrangements" to move ASEAN fr [...]	2007-09-04 08:38:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE1668	COALITION FORCES ESSENTIAL TO IRAQ'S REBUILDING, [...] (U) A premature withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq would harm the situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Minister for Policy Planning, Labeed Majeed ABBAWI told a Singapore audience on September 6 at a forum on Iraq's foreign policy. A major goal for the GOI is to convince its [...]	2007-09-07 07:26:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI ECON ETRD PGOV PTER IR XF IZ SN
07SINGAPORE1679	SOME CYCLISTS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS - [...] (C) Summary: An internet blogger has revealed a double standard by the GOS on outdoor political events. In August, the opposition Workers' Party was denied a police permit to hold a mass cycling event and the GOS defended the decision in Parliament saying that no political party was allowed to [...]	2007-09-10 09:49:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
07SINGAPORE1687	SINGAPORE'S MALAY MUSLIMS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (U) Singapore's Malay Muslims have undergone a "dramatic transformation" in the last twenty-five years, asserted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a September 2 speech. But he also called on the community to "muster a major effort" to address the needs of dysfunctional families. He emphasized [...]	2007-09-11 06:51:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL SN
07SINGAPORE1732	REJECTING EXTREMISM: SINGAPORE MUSLIM "CREDIBLE [...] (S/NF) A number of prominent Malay/Muslim Singaporeans speak out against extremism with "credible voices" and are identified below, per Ref A request. The Government of Singapore (GOS) strongly emphasizes the importance of preserving racial and religious harmony and has implemented various me [...]	2007-09-18 09:02:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL SN
07SINGAPORE1736	LEGAL THREATS AGAINST DOWNLOADERS PROVOKE ANIMATED [...] (U) Summary: Recent events involving local anime (Japanese animation) distributor Odex highlight that Singapore is still struggling with certain facets of promoting and protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Following a difficult enforcement campaign, Odex announced September 5 it wo [...]	2007-09-19 08:32:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1811	SINGAPORE PESSIMISTIC ON DEFENSE PACT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is pessimistic over prospects for Indonesian ratification of the Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Extradition Treaty the two nations signed in April, MFA Southeast Asia Directorate Director Peter Tan told us during a September 27 meeting with the DCM. Tan charact [...]	2007-09-28 11:04:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV ID SN
07SINGAPORE1828	NEXT STEPS ON ASEAN-U.S. TRADE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: ASEAN countries are on track to achieve their specific trade-related objectives in time for the November Summit in Singapore, GOS officials told visiting Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Doug Bell. They expressed confidence that an enhanced trade dispute resolution m [...]	2007-10-02 02:04:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR ECON SN
07SINGAPORE1851	BURMA: LEADING ACADEMIC CALLS FOR ASEAN TO SUSPEND [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN should suspend Burma's membership in the organization, one of Singapore's leading academic and establishment figures argued in an October 4 op-ed piece in the government-linked Straits Times Newspaper. Think tank director and former Ambassador Barry Desker said Burma has be [...]	2007-10-04 09:52:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM SN
07SINGAPORE1932	LEE KUAN YEW ON BURMA'S "STUPID" GENERALS AND THE [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN should not have admitted Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam into the organization in the 1990's, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew told visiting EAP DAS Christensen and the Ambassador October 16. Expressing his scorn for Burma's leaders, MM Lee called them "dense" and "stupid." A [...]	2007-10-19 08:41:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH TW BM SN
07SINGAPORE1942	Singapore Moves to Fight Inflation [...] (U) Summary. After a summer surge in prices, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) finally moved to combat the island's inflationary spike. MAS hopes that by accelerating the appreciation of the currency, it will be able to bring inflation back within its long term target range of below [...]	2007-10-23 01:47:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1946	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENTAL MOI [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 30 biennial review in Singapore of the Memorandum of Intent on Cooperation in Environmental Matters offers a good opportunity to move forward our bilateral engagement on the environment under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The timing is ideal: Sing [...]	2007-10-23 08:26:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ECON PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1989	2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text. I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counternar [...]	2007-10-31 07:43:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1996	GOS VIEWS ON CHINA'S POLICY GOALS AND ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: Singapore expects a high degree of continuity in China's domestic and foreign policy, Security and Intelligence Division (SID) Director BG Chee Wee Kiong told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen October 15. China's main priority is ensuring a stable international environment so it [...]	2007-11-01 09:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE2016	SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]	2007-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE2036	SINGAPORE'S "GLOBAL SCHOOLHOUSE" PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore seeks to establish itself as a regional and global education hub through its "Global Schoolhouse" project. The project has had mixed results. It was dealt a blow in July when the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Asia precipitously closed its local campus, but it [...]	2007-11-13 07:08:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB OEXC PGOV SCUL SN
07SINGAPORE2052	ASEAN SUMMITS: KEEP YOUR EXPECTATIONS LOW [...] (C) Summary: Singapore-based ASEAN watchers predicted a disappointed public reaction to the ASEAN Summit to be held here November 18-21. Government sources and a leaked draft indicate that the new ASEAN Charter will not include significant compliance or disciplinary measures as many had hop [...]	2007-11-16 01:23:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SN BU ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2085	ASEAN LEADERS SIGN CHARTER [...] (U) Summary: Following is the text, as issued by the Singapore MFA, of the ASEAN Charter signed by ASEAN leaders in Singapore on November 20. The Charter identifies "democracy," "the rule of law," and "human rights" as principles of ASEAN, in addition to familiar ASEAN principles like "sover [...]	2007-11-20 11:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SN ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2112	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' DECEMBER [...] (C) My team at Embassy Singapore and I greatly look forward to your December 2-3 visit. While the United States and Singapore are not allies, we enjoy a close military and economic relationship based on overlapping strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a kee [...]	2007-11-27 09:47:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON BM SN
07SINGAPORE2135	PM PASSES FINANCE MINISTER ROLE TO THARMAN [...] (U) After 19 months as second Minister of Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam takes over the top position at the Finance Ministry from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, effective December Â [...]	2007-12-02 04:52:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE2170	A-A/S MULL DISCUSSES REGIONAL POL-MIL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN is pushing forward with regional integration and becoming a more rules-based organization, MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho told Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull on December 3. Ho expressed optimism about Vietnam's rapidly growing economy [...]	2007-12-10 07:21:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PHUM PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE2257	UBS BAILOUT: GIC TRIES ITS HAND AT TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: The $11.2 billion investment in Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) by Singapore's Government Investment Corporation (GIC) generated cries (reftel) of "Black Monday" in Switzerland, but in Singapore the investment is widely seen as positive not only for the financial sector but al [...]	2007-12-28 07:45:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ECIN ETRD SN
07SINGAPORE24	SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]	2007-01-04 00:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SINGAPORE249	SINGAPORE HOSTS FIRST-EVER ARF EXERCISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore hosted a multilateral Maritime Security Shore Exercise (SHOREX) January 22-23 -- the first exercise conducted under the auspices of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The exercise appeared to fulfill its goals of building capacity and demonstrating the advantages of close [...]	2007-02-06 09:51:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHSA EWWT MARR ASEAN SN MY ID
07SINGAPORE285	TEMASEK CEO HO CHING SURVEYS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary. Temasek Holdings CEO Ho Ching (also wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong) told Ambassador David Gross that she was pessimistic about ASEAN's future. Thailand's interim government was obsessed with "everything Thaksin" and, having come up short on evidence to implicate the for [...]	2007-02-09 09:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECPS EINV EFIN PREL SN
07SINGAPORE302	SINGAPORE STILL LOOKING FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials have long believed that Japan should do more to capitalize on its significant aid, trade and investment in the countries of Southeast Asia, noting that China garners more attention with much less effort. Singapore and Japan enjoy close economic and political t [...]	2007-02-13 03:35:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON JA PGOV PREL SN ETRD MARR
07SINGAPORE394	BURLESQUE AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS LATER, SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Singapore (GOS) is attempting to steer the economy to become more knowledge-based and entrepreneurial to counter the competitive challenges China, India and other lower-cost exporters pose. Characteristically, the GOS is taking the lead, putting schemes in pla [...]	2007-02-27 09:53:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD SN
07SINGAPORE401	SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. The Embassy point of contact is: Christopher Kavanagh Phone: (65) 6476-9182 Fax: (65) 6476-9389 Email: kavanaghcr@state.gov 2. (U) Per the request in para 26 of Ref [...]	2007-02-28 07:42:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE405	SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -- A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in pe [...]	2007-02-28 08:05:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE469	COMPETITION BODY FOCUSES ON AVIATION IN FIRST DECISIONS [...] (U) Summary: Two recent decisions of the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) brought good news to Singapore's aviation sector. The CCS announced on February 13 that it did not object to the Joint Services Agreement (JSA) between Qantas Airways and British Airways and approved on March [...]	2007-03-08 09:33:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE587	SM GOH'S VISIT TO IRAN AND SINGAPORE'S COOL [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's relations with Iran remain cool, despite Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's visit to Iran this month and the city-state's broader effort over the last three years to expand its links with the Middle East. In 2004, Singapore had Iran in its sights as a potential economic [...]	2007-03-23 10:12:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON PGOV EPET SN IR
07SINGAPORE654	SINGAPORE UPDATING MEDIA MARKET CONDUCT CODE [...] Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) plans to extend its regulatory reach beyond traditional broadcasting and print media to encompass new and emerging technologies that are redefining the wider info-communications sector. The proposed changes are part of MDA's first triennial review [...]	2007-04-02 09:09:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE853	MONETARY AUTHORITY DOWNPLAYS INFLATION RISK [...] Summary: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) downplayed possible domestic inflationary pressures such as the upcoming two-percent increase in sales tax, double- digit rental increases, and a tight labor market during an April 24 briefing for analysts ahead of the release of its biannua [...]	2007-05-03 05:17:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE933	FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION BETTER, ALBEIT [...] (C) Summary: GOS officials told Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Regional Specialist Rena Miller April 18 that they expected to process 4,000 to 5,000 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in 2007, up from about 1,760 in 2004. Miller noted that information sharing had improved [...]	2007-05-14 09:16:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE996	FTA AT YEAR THREE - ZEROING IN ON COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Items: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel singled out Singapore's continued failure to fulfill its telecom commitments as the USG's top priority during the third annual review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Singapore May 11. Whil [...]	2007-05-24 03:50:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ECON SN
07SKOPJE106	MACEDONIA: POSITIVE REACTION TO KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) The GOM, public, and media response to UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's Kosovo status proposal has been uniformly positive. Government leaders are especially pleased with the proposal's language addressing the issue of demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia border. They are concerned, however, n [...]	2007-02-05 15:23:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK KS
07SKOPJE257	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL KILLION'S [...] (SBU) Welcome to Macedonia! Your visit to Skopje will give you the chance to hear the Macedonian perspective on Kosovo, to share your findings with high-level government and ethnic Albanian political leaders, and to deliver some important messages to the Macedonian government (GOM) on steps t [...]	2007-03-30 12:51:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE39	MACEDONIA: MANAGING POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM THE [...] (C) The ICTY's impending return to Macedonian jurisdiction of four unindicted cases which deal with acts allegedly committed by ethnic Albanians (eAlbanians) during the 2001 conflict will raise political tensions here. The ethnic Albanian opposition party DUI will argue, possibly with some ju [...]	2007-01-17 14:51:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ICTY MK
07SKOPJE397	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION REACH [...] (SBU) After several months of political talks (reftel),governing VMRO-DPMNE and eAlbanian opposition DUI have reached agreement on the text of a draft proposal that addresses DUI's key policy concerns and would end that party's parliamentary boycott. DUI President Ahmeti wants the agreement [...]	2007-05-21 16:11:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE416	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR POTUS LUNCH WITH A-3 [...] (C) Now in his ninth month in office, Prime Minister Gruevski will arrive in Tirana hoping for an encouraging message on NATO membership and looking for U.S. recognition of Macedonia's GWOT efforts and its constructive stance on Kosovo. It would be useful for him to hear a strong message on t [...]	2007-05-25 15:33:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE418	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION CONCLUDE [...] (C) Governing VMRO-DPMNE and eAlbanian main opposition party DUI concluded a U.S.-EU-brokered political agreement on May 29 that addresses DUI's key policy concerns and paves the way for that party's return to Parliament May 30. Governing coalition partner DPA, angered over DUI's inflated clai [...]	2007-05-29 14:57:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE449	MACEDONIA: THE NAME ISSUE AND NATO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Strict adherence to the 1995 Interim Agreement (IA) between Greece and Macedonia should remain central to preventing the name dispute from blocking Macedonia's membership in NATO, once it has met membership standards. A Greek threat to veto Macedonia's membership in NATO, or to withhold p [...]	2007-06-06 13:35:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
07SKOPJE601	MACEDONIA COMMITTED TO STAYING THE COURSE IN IRAQ [...] (U) NEA DAS Butler, together with OSD and JCS representatives, was in Skopje July 15-16 to thank the GOM for its troop contributions to missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. DATT and POLOFF (notetaker) accompanied the delegation. DAS Butler thanked GOM officials for their strong support for coal [...]	2007-07-23 13:51:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MK
07SKOPJE698	MACEDONIA: GOM SUSPECTS ESCAPED KOSOVO CRIMINALS [...] (S) On August 23, Macedonian Ministry of Interior (MOI) Director of Public Security, Ljupco Todorovski, told us that according to GOM intelligence sources, at least two of the criminals who escaped from a Kosovo prison (ref) are in Macedonia near the border with Kosovo. He also said the esca [...]	2007-08-23 17:26:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET	PGOV KCRM PINR PTER ASEC KV MK
07SKOPJE719	MACEDONIA: EARLY ELECTIONS NIPPED IN THE BUD? [...] (C) The prospect of early elections in Macedonia probably has receded following a joint U.S.-EU demarche September 4 to relay points to Prime Minister Gruevski's cabinet on the potential risks to the country's Euro-Atlantic aspirations of such action. However, the early elections option could [...]	2007-09-05 16:00:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE739	MACEDONIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM [...] (SBU) CONTEXT: In Macedonia, there is a rough correlation between religion and ethnicity; most ethnic Albanians, who comprise 25 percent of the total population, are Muslim, as are most Roma and ethnic Turks. There are also smaller populations of ethnic Macedonian Muslims. Macedonia's Muslim [...]	2007-09-11 13:45:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE805	MACEDONIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 14:02:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI MK
07SKOPJE812	MACEDONIA: GOM POSITIVELY CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Following up on DASD Cagan's September 28 meetings in Skopje with MOD Elenovski and CHOD Stojanovski to request an additional Macedonian platoon for operations in Iraq (septel),P/E Chief conveyed Cagan's points in separate meetings with MFA State Counselor for Bilateral Relations with N [...]	2007-10-09 08:54:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MASS MK PGOV PREL
07SKOPJE853	MACEDONIA: MANAGING THE NAME ISSUE AND A NATO [...] (C) Embassy Athens presents a clear assessment of the name issue and Macedonia's NATO membership prospects (ref A). We share Athens, preference for preparing joint recommendations to Washington, but in this case our two Missions differ substantially in their assumptions, analysis, recommendati [...]	2007-10-22 16:56:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07SKOPJE985	MACEDONIA: PLANNING FOR KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) Macedonian government officials, party representatives, and think-tankers believe independence within the Ahtisaari framework is the only option for Kosovo status. They believe recognition of an independent Kosovo should also lead to the technical demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia borde [...]	2007-12-19 13:51:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KV MK
07SKOPJE991	MACEDONIA: CONTINUED ANTI-TIP MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) A week after the Minister of Interior (MOI) agreed to adopt our seven priority recommendations for combating/preventing trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Macedonia (ref A),we are seeing continued positive momentum in government anti-TIP efforts. According to the latest MOI statistics, th [...]	2007-12-21 13:20:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SOFIA1007	PM STRUGGLES TO CLOSE SOCIALIST RANKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP),hurt by a surprisingly poor showing in May's European Parliament elections and a high-profile corruption scandal, is struggling to close ranks ahead of October municipal elections. PM Stanishev has a two fold party mission: assert his l [...]	2007-08-17 12:53:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU PGOV
07SOFIA1013	STREET BATTLE IN CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS ROMA PLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riots rocked a section of Bulgaria's capital Sofia August 14-15 when some 200 armed Roma marshaled to combat a rumored imminent attack by a skinhead group. Several people were injured during two days of unrest. Both the President and Prime Minister called for a quick investiga [...]	2007-08-20 13:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV BU
07SOFIA1029	BULGARIA: SUBTLE SHIFT IN STANCE ON MACEDONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has subtly shifted policy toward Macedonia, tacitly linking Sofia's support for Skopje's Euro-Atlantic integration with Macedonia's conduct of "good neighborly relations." Both government officials and NGO experts recognize that Macedonia's EU and NATO accession is stro [...]	2007-08-23 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BU
07SOFIA1095	IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. In response to reftel, Post submits Chief Mufti Mustafa Alish Hadji, recognized spiritual leader of the Bulgarian Muslim community, as a credible voice for this exercise. We continue to research potential candidates to supplement this submission. Hadji is a moderate; has a gen [...]	2007-09-12 13:50:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BG
07SOFIA1119	FM KALFIN ON ENERGY ISSUES, KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 13 Foreign Minister Kalfin discussed energy issues with Amb Beyrle on the heels of his recent trip to Central Asia. On the Burgas-Alexandropolous pipeline (BAP),Kalfin said a coordinated effort by the other players, and inclusion of additional shareholders such as [...]	2007-09-17 16:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU ECON ENRG KZ LY PGOV PREL RS TX AZ
07SOFIA1166	INFLATION, CURRENT ACCOUNT CAUSE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF officials announced revised statistics on Bulgaria September 21, estimating annual inflation of eight percent and a current account deficit of 20 percent of GDP in 2007. Finance and banking sector officials remain confident in the Bulgarian economy's fundamentals including [...]	2007-09-25 14:29:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU
07SOFIA1180	BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN PHUM KWUN SOCI EU BG
07SOFIA1181	DEMARCHE ON BLACK SEA STRAGEGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 13:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA SENC ECON EWWT BU
07SOFIA1216	BORRISOV'S PARTY ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC PLATFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov's new political party GERB recently unveiled an economic program aimed at making the party the leading center-right force in Bulgaria. GERB's ambitious economic pledges include a further reduction of the corporate tax burden (from the current ten to [...]	2007-10-11 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BU
07SOFIA125	BULGARIA: PRESIDENT PARVANOV IN STRONG POSITION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Parvanov, Bulgaria's first post-communist president to win re-election, begins his second term in office as the dominant actor on the Bulgarian political stage, despite his relatively limited constitutional powers. His behind-the-scenes influence over the current govern [...]	2007-01-26 14:55:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ BU
07SOFIA1260	NOMINATION FOR ANASTASIA GEORGIEVA MOSER AS A [...] (U) Post nominates Anastasia Georgieva Moser for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Woman of SIPDIS Courage (IWOC) for her personal sacrifices to advance the democratic process in Bulgaria. Moser emigrated to the U.S. in 1962 to be reunited her father, Georgi M. Di [...]	2007-10-24 15:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
07SOFIA1262	BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH ESCALATING TEACHERS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of Bulgarian teachers have been on strike for a month, demanding a doubling of their salaries and shutting most of the country's schools. The Socialist-led government of PM Sergei Stanishev believes meeting the teachers' demands would fuel inflation, trigger a wave o [...]	2007-10-25 13:59:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BU
07SOFIA1275	BULGARIA TO SUPPORT WALKER CANDIDACY, IF US SUPPORTS BULGARIAN CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 15:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA
07SOFIA1285	BULGARIA STRONGLY CONDEMNS PKK USE OF VIOLENCE. [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 15:20:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN BU
07SOFIA1288	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SOUTH STREAM POINTS [...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A points on South Stream, Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov told Ambassador October 31 that he welcomed and valued the U.S. appraisal of the project. He expressed concern that if Bulgaria did not go forward with South Stream, Romania, T [...]	2007-11-02 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1295	BULGARIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 10:12:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK BU
07SOFIA1304	BULGARIA SETTLES IRAQ DEBT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Finance announced November 11 that Bulgaria had agreed to cancel Iraq's 3.5 billion USD debt in exchange for a Paris Club comparable payment of 360 million USD in cash. In a press conference announcing the deal, Minister of Finance Plamen Oresharski said the deal makes [...]	2007-11-13 16:15:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IZ BU
07SOFIA1325	BULGARIA MOVES FORWARD ON SOUTH STREAM AND [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Bulgaria signed a declaration with Russia on the proposed South Stream gas pipeline in Moscow November 8. As expected, the document is a general one-page political statement that leaves details about ownership of the pipeline to a later intergovernmental agree [...]	2007-11-21 13:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1339	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR DAS BRYZA TO BULGARIA [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Sofia comes at a time when Bulgaria is rapidly signing deals to position itself as a future energy transit hub. Eager to produce deliverables for a January 2008 Putin visit and develop new revenue sources, Bulgaria is rushing into South Stream, in particular, with [...]	2007-11-30 14:34:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BG
07SOFIA1357	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON THE PARIS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1358	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON LEBANESE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1359	BULGARIA WILL TRY TO ALIGN ITSELF WITH EU VIEWS AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1364	RESULTS OF SOFIA REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6-7, 37 USG energy officers from more than 30 posts and agencies gathered in Sofia for a training session on midstream economics and pipeline projects. On December 6 outside speakers from industry, thank tanks and the European Commission briefed on pipeline projec [...]	2007-12-11 15:17:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET BU
07SOFIA1382	AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETINGS IN SOFIA ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: On December 6 Special Representative to the Kosovo Status Talks Frank Wisner briefed Foreign Minister Kalfin and, in a separate meeting, members of parliament on the outcome of the Troika negotiations and next steps on Kosovo. Wisner told the Bulgarians that although the Troik [...]	2007-12-18 05:11:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV UN EU RU BU
07SOFIA1397	YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kalfin comes to Washington as Bulgaria's coalition government faces some key foreign and security policy decisions, including Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan deployments, and Russian energy deals. President Putin will visit Sofia on January 17-18 to kick off the "Year of Russi [...]	2007-12-21 13:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS MARR RU KV AF IZ BU
07SOFIA172	BULGARIA READY TO HELP AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahtisaari deputy Albert Rohan asked Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin February 7 to try to convince Bucharest to be more supportive of Ahtisaari's plan. In a subsequent conversation, Prime Minister Stanishev's Foreign Policy Advisor flagged for us the issue of the Kosovo-Macedoni [...]	2007-02-09 14:48:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI BG
07SOFIA177	UNDER PRESSURE FROM RUSSIA ON ARMS LICENSES, [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Russia has recently turned up the heat on Bulgaria in the long-running dispute over "licenses" for Soviet-designed small arms and light weapons. The GoB believes that Russia's claims are unfounded, but remains sen [...]	2007-02-12 13:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC RS BU
07SOFIA181	BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]	2007-02-13 09:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA187	BULGARIA SEEKS US VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] Post received a Diplomatic Note from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notifying the U.S. government, that Bulgaria will seek a seat in the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO Council will be holding elections at their assembly scheduled to take place in [...]	2007-02-13 13:48:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PHSA PREL TSPL BU
07SOFIA188	BULGARIA AMENDS EXPORT CONTROL LAW, FOR BETTER AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: A new export control law passed by the Bulgarian parliament will rework Bulgaria's export control regime, with important implications for U.S. counterproliferation interests. Prompted by the need to incorporate the EU common policy on arms brokering and peer review recommendation [...]	2007-02-13 13:58:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU
07SOFIA190	BULGARIAN PRESIDENT OFFERS TO "HELP" WITH SYRIA [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Zlatin Trapkov recently invited us to discuss U.S. policy in Iraq generally and toward Syria's role specifically. Trapkov said he had been asked by the President to convey the message that Bulgaria was willin [...]	2007-02-14 07:41:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PINR SY BU
07SOFIA204	BULGARIA: MOD CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 15 meeting, MoD Defense Policy Director Col. Ivan Milanov gave a readout of Bulgaria's discussions at the Seville Ministerial and outlined Bulgaria's plans for future deployments to Afghanistan. In addition to Bulgaria's previously announced commitment to deploy a m [...]	2007-02-15 13:37:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF BU
07SOFIA218	BULGARIA SEEKS GUIDANCE ON HOSTING NEXT V-10 [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Foreign Minister Kalfin informally offered on January 25 to host a meeting of Vilnius-10 countries in Sofia (reftel). The MFA remains interested in hosting the event, but is reluctant formally to accept or discuss dates while [...]	2007-02-16 14:15:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO XH BU
07SOFIA252	CONTROVERSIAL ECONOMY/ENERGY MINISTER GOES TO THE [...] (S) Bulgaria's Minister of Economy and Energy Rumen Ovcharov heads to Washington and several other U.S. cities on February 27 for an eleven-day road trip to drum up investor interest in Bulgaria. His meetings at State, Commerce, Energy and USTR will give us an opportunity to press for stron [...]	2007-02-26 15:12:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	ENRG ECON PREL OVIP BU
07SOFIA259	BULGARIA: 2007 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen the appointment of the new [...]	2007-02-28 07:10:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
07SOFIA26	BULGARIA: PATIENCE WEARS THIN ON LIBYA MEDICS CASE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS BULGARIA BEGINS THE NEW YEAR, PUBLIC RANCOR IS STEADILY BUILDING OVER LIBYA'S DECEMBER 19 CONFIRMATION OF DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES. AFTER A HOLIDAY SEASON MARKED BY HIGH-PROFILE EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT [...]	2007-01-08 14:41:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA303	NARCOTICS REPORT GRABS BULGARIA'S ATTENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) received unprecedented media coverage in Bulgaria. Overall coverage was factual and positive, concentrating on links between the OC-controlled drug trade and government corruption, and quoting Ambassador Beyrle e [...]	2007-03-07 12:09:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR OPRC PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA324	BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB UNSURE WHO IS IN [...] (C) MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR PETKO DOYKOV TOLD US MARCH 7 THAT THE GOB BELIEVES LIBYAN MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS ABDELATI OBIDI HAS BEEN AT LEAST TEMPORARILY SIDELINED IN DISCUSSIONS OVER THE FATE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES IMPRISONED SINCE 1999. THIS, COMBINED WITH THE PERCE [...]	2007-03-09 15:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN LY BU
07SOFIA361	BULGARIA HOLDS THE LINE ON ARMS LICENSES [...] (C/NF) On March 16 DCM discussed the state of BG-RU negotiations on the arms licensing issue with Valentin Radomirski, chief foreign policy advisor to PM Stanishev. Reftel A points were delivered to MFA, MOD, and Ministry of Economy and Energy on March 1 and had been previously conveyed to Rad [...]	2007-03-16 13:08:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC RS BU
07SOFIA400	BULGARIA CONTINUES TO BACK AHTISAARI, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Kalfin told the Ambassador March 26 that "independence is the only option" for Kosovo and undertook to work toward an EU consensus in support of Ahtisaari's proposals. In meetings with Serb and Kosovar leaders the week of March 19, PM Stanishev preached realism and patience, [...]	2007-03-27 15:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK YI SR BU
07SOFIA473	BULGARIA IN THE EU: STILL FINDING ITS WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's recent accession to the EU has fueled speculation over what sort of member it will be--passive or active--and what priorities it will have in the Union. Many observers expect Bulgaria to continue its pre-accession approach of being cautious, flexible and non-confrontat [...]	2007-04-13 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL BU

07SOFIA474	BULGARIA NON-COMMITTAL ON GITMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 16:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC BU
07SOFIA492	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 15:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BU
07SOFIA499	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETINGS WITH BULGARIAN PM STANISHEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with PDAS Volker on April 11, PM Stanishev and FM Kalfin strongly endorsed supervised independence for Kosovo and pressed the need for a Security Council resolution. Both ministers also engaged on Black Sea issues, with Kalfin arguing for a stronger NATO pres [...]	2007-04-20 14:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ENRG SR YI EU BU
07SOFIA500	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 14:35:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BU
07SOFIA505	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a V-10 meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, allies were in agreement on key issues, including NATO enlargement, the Kosovo Status process, missile defense, and energy security. All believed strongly about the need for further NATO enlargement and insisted that it be based on rea [...]	2007-04-23 16:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BU
07SOFIA56	BULGARIAN PM SUPPORTS IRAQ STRATEGY, PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told Ambassador Beyrle January 12 that Iraq is at a crucial crossroads and "no one wants to see the U.S. fail." He said his government would begin formal discussions next week aimed at extending for another year the mandate of the Bulgarian forces deploye [...]	2007-01-12 15:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ BU
07SOFIA593	BULGARIA'S EU ENTRY HELPS MANY - BUT NOT ALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria entered the EU in strong macroeconomic and fiscal shape with 5 percent annualized GDP growth over the past 7 years and three years of budget surpluses. Foreign investors are piling in to take advantage of cheap prices and labor, much as they did in the EU-10 a few year [...]	2007-05-16 08:52:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN ECON EINV BU
07SOFIA611	PUTIN PUSHES RUSSIA-TO-BULGARIA UNDERSEA GAS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 13:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EUN RU BU
07SOFIA619	BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER GETS A COLD SHOWER FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Putin told Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev May 8 that the proposed U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic are part of a "unified, strategic offensive system." Russia will not support the Ahtisaari plan because it will leave the Serbs feeling agg [...]	2007-05-18 15:10:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR YI RS LY BU
07SOFIA620	BULGARIA: DRAFT WMD AGREEMENT DELIVERED [...] This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel draft to MFA International Security Director Petio Petev and Deputy Interior Minister Boiko Kotsev on May 18. Both stated their support in principle for the agreement and undertook to review the draft quickly. Pete [...]	2007-05-18 15:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM EUN BU
07SOFIA695	BULGARIA BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO CFE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points on June 6 to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's Acting Director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs and Col. Stefan Yanev, Director of Defense Policy at the MOD. Both remarked that U.S. views on the upcoming conference were almost identical to those of the GoB an [...]	2007-06-06 14:43:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU
07SOFIA718	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM KALFIN: IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin thanked the Deputy Secretary for President Bush's public and private assurances of support for the release of the five Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya. He also asked for the opportunity to consult with the USG in advance of any travel by the Secretar [...]	2007-06-14 08:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EFIN NATO LY IZ BU
07SOFIA72	BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB REASSURED, AGREES [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S., UK, EU, AND BULGARIAN REPRESENTATIVES AGREED IN SOFIA JANUARY 16 THAT CONTINUED PRIVATE TALKS WITH LIBYAN MFA DIRECTOR OBEIDI OFFERED THE BEST HOPE FOR GAINING THE RELEASE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES AND ONE PALESTINIAN DOCTOR JAILED IN LIBYA SINCE 1999 FOR ALLEGEDLY SPREAD [...]	2007-01-17 15:14:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN LY BU
07SOFIA735	BULGARIA EXPRESSES CONCERN TO IRAN ON [...] (C) On June 14 POL/ECON Officer delivered reftel points on detained/missing American citizens in Iran to Oleg Doychinov, Iran Desk Officer from MFA's Asia Directorate. Doychinov was sympathetic and said he would convey Bulgarian and USG concern for the American citizens to his Iranian counterp [...]	2007-06-15 12:51:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EUN KDEM IR BU
07SOFIA743	BULGARIA: EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIA, KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Valentin Radomirski, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Stanishev, described to EUR A/S Dan Fried on June 11 Russian pressure tactics regarding Bulgarian relations with Georgia, especially regarding export of small arms and munitions to Georgia. Tbilisi's larger than normal [...]	2007-06-19 07:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO GG BU
07SOFIA807	BULGARIA/EU: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S CRITICISM NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission's (EC) June 27 monitoring report, the first since Bulgaria joined the EU in January, criticized Bulgaria's progress on fighting organized crime and corruption, but stopped short of imposing safeguard clauses. While acknowledging Bulgaria's progress, the EC [...]	2007-07-02 08:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU
07SOFIA845	BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES BILATERAL DOUBLE [...] Please see guidance request in Para 4. 2. On July 12, 2007, the Bulgarian Parliament voted to approve legislation ratifying the U.S.-Bulgaria Double Taxation Treaty. Ministry of Finance official Iskra Slavcheva informed econoff that the legislation will be published in Bulgaria's Officia [...]	2007-07-12 13:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BU
07SOFIA846	BULGARIA REACTS WITH RESTRAINT TO LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with restraint to the Libyan Supreme Court decision to uphold the death sentences of the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. Both the President and the Prime Minister noted that the [...]	2007-07-12 14:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA861	BULGARIAN OFFICIALS CALL FOR PATIENCE ON LIBYAN MEDIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with balanced and measured statements to the July 17 Libyan Higher Judicial Council's decision to commute the medics' death sentences to life imprisonment, saying it paved the way for a final conclusion to the medics' eight-year plight. President Geor [...]	2007-07-18 14:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA862	BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CABINET RESHUFFLE; REASSURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's Parliament approved July 18 two new ministers as part of the first reshuffle of the Socialist-led three-party coalition government which assumed office nearly two years ago. Petar Dimitrov, a Socialist MP who chaired Parliament's budget committee, was confirmed as th [...]	2007-07-18 14:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON KIPR KJUS BU
07SOFIA87	BULGARIA AND OPERATION BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Despite persistent U.S. lobbying and a high-level push from official visitors, GoB officials are not yet sold on membership in Turkish-led Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH). Credible doubts about Turkey's willingness to share information have fed into deep-seated mistrust of [...]	2007-01-18 13:10:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER NATO MARR MOPS TU BU
07SOFIA916	PRESIDENT PARVANOV EXPOSED AS COMMUNIST STATE [...] (C) Summary: The commission set-up earlier this year to review the files of the former communist secret services announced that President Georgi Parvanov and key members of his staff collaborated with the communist-era State Security agency. Parvanov was recruited by the State Security's ext [...]	2007-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BU
07SOFIA93	KOSOVO STATUS: BULGARIAN PM SEES NO REASON FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador January 12 that Bulgaria supports Ahtisaari and that the Kosovo final status process "cannot be dragged out." This echoes FM Kalfin's message to the Secretary on December 19 that Ahtisaari should present his report soon after the Serb [...]	2007-01-19 11:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR BU
07SOFIA940	Resolving Bulgaria's Unpaid Parking Tickets; Advancing our [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (SBU) In June, the Department sent a diplomatic note to the Bulgarian Embassy requesting the GOB pay USD 316,082 in accumulated parking tickets by September 1, or lose USD 449,951 in USG assistance for FY07. In reviewing the available data, P [...]	2007-08-06 05:46:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PARM BU
07SOFIA943	DROUGHT HITTING FARMERS, ECONOMY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The regional drought affecting the Black Sea region has severely damaged Bulgaria's main crops. With some harvests almost complete, yields are estimated to be down by 35 percent for wheat and 80 percent for corn. Rising grain and oilseed prices are causing near-term spikes in br [...]	2007-08-06 08:19:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV BU AGR
07SOFIA962	BULGARIA TO INTRODUCE FLAT INCOME TAX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's center-left government approved the introduction of a flat 10 percent income tax on July 29. This move, largely unexpected from a socialist-dominated government, aims to boost domestic economic activity, stimulate investment, and curb the grey economy. Business o [...]	2007-08-08 13:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU
07SOFIA985	BULGARIA: MFA DOWN BEAT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On August 9, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points and a copy of the new Afghanistan Counter-Narcotics Strategy to MFA Afghanistan desk officer Ivan Petkov. Petkov expressed the difficulties of weaning Afghan farmers off opium poppies. He said Bulgaria, partnering with Germany, had impo [...]	2007-08-10 08:17:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR AF BU
07SOFIA993	EXTENSIVE FLOODING, EIGHT DEAD [...] SUMMARY: After months of drought and record high temperatures (reftel),heavy rains and flooding have now hit northeast Bulgaria, killing at least eight people and damaging houses and infrastructure. A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Tsar Kaloyan, the worst-hit ar [...]	2007-08-14 10:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL BU
07STATE103146	DEMARCHE: WORKING WITH THE FRENCH IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (U) Department requests Embassy Paris to convey to French government officials the USG support for Foreign Minister Kouchner's plan to deploy a European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) bridging mission in Eastern Chad and to explore what types of assistance the French might need and desire [...]	2007-07-25 16:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PBTS KPKO PREL PREF EUN CT CD FR
07STATE106047	SMART - OVERSEAS PILOT POST DEPLOYMENT STATUS [...] This telegram is part of an ongoing series that provides SMART program updates to the field. The SMART vision is to provide a simple, secure, and user- driven system to support the conduct of diplomacy through modern messaging, dynamic archiving, and information sharing. Instant Messaging h [...]	2007-07-31 18:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AINF AADP AMGT ASEC KRIM
07STATE109506	REQUEST TO EXAMINE BANK MELLAT TRANSACTIONS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Top European financial institutions, such as Deutsche Bank, have either scaled down or ceased doing business altogether with Iran due to the inherent risks associated with conducting Iran-related [...]	2007-08-06 19:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IR KNNP PARM PREL
07STATE112505	PRESIDENT SIGNS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM LAW [...] Summary and Introduction. Department would like to applaud posts for continued outstanding efforts in managing the VWP issue from both a policy and public diplomacy perspective. This cable provides guidance for use in responding to questions about amendments to the Visa Waiver Program, as ma [...]	2007-08-10 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL EUN JA
07STATE114443	ONGOING PROLIFERATION FINANCE ACTIVITIES BY IRAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. OBJECTIVES: -- Alert host government officials about financial transactions related to entities in their jurisdictions that have previously been involved in proliferation of conventional arms and urge appropriate authorities to [...]	2007-08-15 15:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IR KN KNNP PARM PREL
07STATE118576	US-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) As part of the high-level democracy dialogue between the USG and the GOAJ, in an August 3 DVC, DRL Assistant Secretary Lowenkron, EUR Assistant Secretary Fried, and SIPDIS Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed media freedom, human rights, civil society, democratic elections, and rule of [...]	2007-08-23 17:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
07STATE121863	NORTH KOREAN USE OF ARAB BANK NETWORK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Washington is increasingly concerned about efforts by North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank to assist Tanchon Commercial Bank to move funds from both Syria and Iran (REF [...]	2007-08-29 20:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP XB XF PREL PARM KN IR
07STATE121994	NOMINATION OF SENIOR OFFICER FOR ASSIGNMENT AS [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR USNATO - SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (C) THE PRESIDENT HAS NOMINATED LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES N. MATTIS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF GENERAL AND ASSIGNMENT AS SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER FOR TRANSFORMATION (NATO). 3. (C) USNATO SHOULD DELIVER THE [...]	2007-08-29 22:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL
07STATE129046	AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 22:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AJ MARR MASS PGOV PHUM
07STATE130626	(C) DEMARCHE REQUEST: GTMO DETAINEE EMERGENCY MEDEVAC [...] (C) Department requests that Embassies Santo Domingo, San Jose, Panama City, and Mexico City approach the Governments of the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico about a standby arrangement that would enable DoD to transport Guantanamo detainees in need of critical care to a medic [...]	2007-09-17 20:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PINS PREL MARR DR CS PM MX
07STATE132248	TIMOR-LESTE FM DA COSTA'S SEPT. 12-13 WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Zacarias Albano da Costa met separately with Under Secretary Burns, Under Secretary Dobriansky, and EAP Assistant Secretary Hill September 12-13 to discuss the new Timorese government's policy priorities and challenges. The Timorese government w [...]	2007-09-19 20:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TT
07STATE134338	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON IRAQ'S LEADERS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 17:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR IZ
07STATE135198	TERRORISM FINANCE: MALAYSIAN QUESTIONS [...] Washington agencies appreciate post's dialogue with the Malaysian FIU and provide the following response keyed to questions raised by FIU head Jeremy Lee. 2. Post may relay the following response to the GOM: (1) If a designee,s assets are frozen and he believes his designation was in e [...]	2007-09-25 19:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL MY
07STATE135205	LIBYA: TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEE [...] (U) This is an action cable; please see paragraph six. 2. (S) Summary: The Deputies Committee (DC) concluded on August 23 that DoD should transfer Guantanamo detainee Ben Qumu Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda (ISN-557) to Libya on the next Detainee Movement Operation (DMO),which is schedul [...]	2007-09-25 19:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL PHUM PINS LY
07STATE138402	(U) EUR A/S FRIED,S SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 21:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OVIP FRIED DANIEL UNGA PREL MOPS NATO MARR KPKO PO
07STATE138404	(U) NEA A/S WELCH,S SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, MEETING WITH SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER MIGUEL MORATINOS AND DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MIDDLE EAST ALVARO IRANZO [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 21:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP DAVID UNGA PREL KPKO SP XI XF DAVID WELCH
07STATE139172	TIMOR-LESTE PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Describing the situation in Timor-Leste as stabilized, President Ramos-Horta praised the international forces for their role in the success of presidential and parliamentary elections. The Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is now tackling its most urgent policy challenges, partic [...]	2007-10-03 13:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO TT
07STATE141771	AVIAN INFLUENZA: APPROACH TO NEW INDONESIAN [...] (C) Ambassador Hume met September 28 with an interagency group in Washington comprised of representatives from State, NSC, HSC, USDA, DOD, HHS and USAID to discuss the avian influenza sample sharing and benefits issues. There was general agreement that we should not close the door to infor [...]	2007-10-09 17:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KFLU AMED CASC EAGR EAID ID
07STATE143223	COM DEMARCHE ON IRAN TO EU MEMBER STATES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND URGENT ACTION REQUEST: As noted in reftel, EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council(GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 15-16. A key point on the agenda October 15 will be the discussion of autonomous EU sanctions on Iran p [...]	2007-10-11 23:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN
07STATE143859	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINUSTAH RENEWAL [...] ACTION REQUEST: Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and co-sponsor the Security Council resolution contained in para 2 below concerning the extension of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). USUN should seek additional guidance if substantive changes are made [...]	2007-10-13 00:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	HA KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC
07STATE143878	INSTRUCTIONS: UNOMIG RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] (U) USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the UNOMIG mandate renewal resolution in para 2 below. Please consult with Department before accepting any changes to this text. 2. (U) Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling all its relevant resolutions including [...]	2007-10-13 01:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC GE PREL
07STATE144650	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...]	2007-10-16 16:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CB MG RP SENV TBIO VM
07STATE144711	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air po [...]	2007-10-16 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BG CE IN NP PK SENV TBIO TI
07STATE144727	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries' commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...]	2007-10-16 17:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ES GT NU PM SENV TBIO
07STATE144739	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...]	2007-10-16 18:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BC BN ET GH IV NI SENV TBIO UG UV ZA
07STATE144821	DEMARCHE REQUEST: FRANCE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]	2007-10-16 19:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID FR SOCI TBIO
07STATE144831	DEMARCHE REQUEST: GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]	2007-10-16 19:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID GM SOCI TBIO
07STATE145220	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]	2007-10-17 15:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID IT SOCI TBIO
07STATE145222	UNGA WORKING GROUP ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF [...] (U) The General Assembly Ad Hoc Working Group on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) (by UN staff or related personnel) will meet December 3-7, 2007 to discuss a draft statement of policy and draft strategy (A/60/877). The Chairman of the Working Group (W [...]	2007-10-17 15:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UN
07STATE145245	DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously decl [...]	2007-10-17 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID JA SOCI TBIO
07STATE145251	DEMARCHE REQUEST: RUSSIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previo [...]	2007-10-17 15:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID RS SOCI TBIO
07STATE145256	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SWEDEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]	2007-10-17 16:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO SW
07STATE145262	DEMARCHE REQUEST: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY: In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previou [...]	2007-10-17 16:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN SOCI TBIO
07STATE145277	DEMARCHE REQUEST: THE UNITED KINGDOM'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]	2007-10-17 16:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO UK
07STATE145598	USG COMMENTS ON UNDPKO "CAPSTONE DOCTRINE" [...] (U) As part of its "peace operations 2010" reforms, the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),with the help of more than 250 international experts meeting in workshops around the world, has developed a document that sets out for practitioners the guiding principles and core tasks [...]	2007-10-17 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UN MARR
07STATE145910	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously [...]	2007-10-18 17:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EAID SOCI TBIO
07STATE146225	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 27, 2007; 1:00 PM; New York, NY 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Burns EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo EUR/SCE David Schroeder (notetaker) SERBIA ------ Prim [...]	2007-10-18 21:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP SR YI KV
07STATE146853	DRAFT MINURSO RESOLUTION FOR 22 OCTOBER FRIENDS [...] USUN is authorized to circulate the text in paragraph three as a draft resolution for the Group of Friends meeting on the 22nd of October 2008. 2. Action Request: USUN is. to report the reactions to this draft resolution by the Group of Friends as well as other interested parties in New Yor [...]	2007-10-19 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI
07STATE147332	RESPONSE TO SARG "DEAL" RE DHS REFUGEE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 2-4. 2. (C) Department appreciates Post's engagement with the SARG on the important subject of allowing resumption of DHS/USCIS interviews of Iraqi refugees in Syria. The "deal" proposed by the SARG is clearly unacceptable and we find it hard to b [...]	2007-10-22 23:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREF PREL SY
07STATE147334	INAUGURAL U.S.-KYRGYZ COMPREHENSIVE POLICY [...] (C) Summary. On September 27, the United States and Kyrgyzstan inaugurated an interagency "Comprehensive Policy Dialogue." In over three hours of discussion with U.S. officials responsible for Central Asia representing seven agencies, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev reviewed security [...]	2007-10-22 23:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
07STATE147620	DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) For the first time in seven years, there is no specific mandate on human rights in Cuba in the United Nations human rights machinery. While the Department and NSC have discussed numerous options for running a Cuba resolution a [...]	2007-10-23 16:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CU UNGA PHUM
07STATE147946	GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER 24 OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE [...] USUN is instructed to draw upon the following points for the October 24 UNSC open debate on the Middle East: -- Mr. President, the United States remains committed to President Bush's vision of Israel and Palestine living as two states side by side in peace and security. In July President Bu [...]	2007-10-23 22:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
07STATE147948	DRAFT MINURSO RESOLUTION FOR 24 OCTOBER FRIENDS [...] USUN is authorized to circulate the text in paragraph three as a draft resolution for the Group of Friends meeting on the 24th of October 2008. 2. Action Request: USUN is requested to report the reactions to this draft resolution by the Group of Friends as well as other interested partie [...]	2007-10-23 22:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI
07STATE147968	IO, IO, IT'S OFF TO WORK WE GO! [...] Still looking for your next assignment? The Bureau of International Organization Affairs has a great job for you. We are the "Bureau without Borders" -- that means exciting positions in fantastic cities working on front-page issues with global implications. Your tour in IO will be a rewardi [...]	2007-10-24 01:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AORC AMGT
07STATE148605	DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraphs 2- 5. For Moscow, Beijing, G7, and all NEA Posts, Washington requests delivery of the talking points at the Ministerial level. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Secretary Rice and Secretary Paulson will go on camera at 0900 EST on Thu [...]	2007-10-25 11:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07STATE150043	VOTING INSTRUCTION ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote against the resolution on the Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba, to be considered by the UN General Assembly on October 30, drawing on the points in para [...]	2007-10-29 18:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM UN CU
07STATE150552	RESPONDING TO BULGARIAN CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIAN [...] (C) As detailed in reftel, the Bulgarian government is under pressure from Russia to come to a quick agreement and sign various texts related to the Russian conglomerate Gazprom,s proposed South Stream pipeline project under the Black Sea. The GOB has requested USG assistance and talking poi [...]	2007-10-30 19:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON ENRG EU PGOV RS
07STATE150704	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] This is an action request. The Department authorizes USUN to sponsor and vote in favor of the text in paragraph 2 for the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). The Department instructs USUN to consult with Washington on any [...]	2007-10-31 02:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO SU
07STATE150711	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the MINURSO mandate renewal resolution during UNSC voting on 31 October, 2007. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. If there are substantive changes to the text, USUN is instructed to consult with [...]	2007-10-31 02:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI
07STATE150916	GUIDANCE: UN ILLICIT SA/LW TRAFFICKING RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras. 2 and 3). 2. (SBU) Washington has considered USDEL's request for guidance on joining consensus on the draft resolution regarding "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" put forward by the delegations from Colombia, J [...]	2007-10-31 15:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV UNGA
07STATE151150	TAIWAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY PARTICIPATION AT BAMAKO [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 20:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TW
07STATE151525	GUIDANCE: UN ILLICIT SA/LW TRAFFICKING RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras. 2 & 3). 2. (SBU) Washington has considered USDEL's request for guidance on joining consensus on the draft resolution regarding "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" put forward by the delegations from Colombia, Japan [...]	2007-11-01 17:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV UNGA
07STATE151920	LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER [...] Post is instructed to deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Steinmeier. No signed original will follow. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your invitation to the G8/Outreach Foreign Ministers Meeting in Berlin on "the role of foreign policy in guaranteeing a s [...]	2007-11-02 13:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL GM
07STATE152175	UK DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SEEKS SUPPORT FOR PM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Shriti Vadera, U.K. Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for International Development SIPDIS (DFID) met with IO Bureau Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg on October 22. Vadera said she wants to put more emphasis on private flows and less on government social [...]	2007-11-02 19:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN SOCI UK
07STATE152799	STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...]	2007-11-05 22:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO
07STATE152814	RAISING NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1267 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was listed in November 2001 pursuant to UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) and subsequent resolutions. The 1267 sanctions regim [...]	2007-11-05 23:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA ER
07STATE153704	KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington would like to take this opportunity to thank reporting officers in the Embassy and consulates for the hard work that you put into keeping us informed of important developments in Japan. From your daily press reports to your front channel cables, from periodic e-mails to J [...]	2007-11-07 20:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV MOPS PGOV PREL JA
07STATE154483	GUIDANCE: NTM-I MISSION CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Washington is concerned with the NATO Policy Coordination Group's (PCG) cover letter and its brief overview of the Autumn 2007 Periodic Mission Review (PMR) of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). Washington instructs USNATO to stress at all NATO NTM-I discussions and meet [...]	2007-11-09 00:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS IZ
07STATE154920	U.S. RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED U.S.-POLISH EXPORT [...] (U) This is an Action request. Please, see para 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Responding to an earlier U.S. suggestion for cooperation to improve Georgia,s export controls, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski has proposed a joint U.S.-Polish Export Con [...]	2007-11-09 19:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL
07STATE155683	2007: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message provides guidance on potential problems accessing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism on Intellipedia. 2. Some posts have experienced problems accessing Intellipedia or registering for an Intelink Passport account. Access to both sites is required to complete submission of [...]	2007-11-13 18:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE155885	CHINESE EMBASSY PROTESTS ANNOUNCED PATRIOT [...] (C) Reinforcing Vice Minister Zhang Yesui's demarche to Charg, Piccuta (REFTEL),Chinese DCM Zheng Zeguang met with EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen to lodge a &strong protest8 of the November 9 announced sale of PATRIOT missile system technology upgrades to Taiwan. Such a sa [...]	2007-11-13 22:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CH TW PREL MARR
07STATE156011	PDAS KELLY CALLS IN BOLIVIAN AMBASSADOR GUZMAN [...] (C) PDAS Craig Kelly called in Bolivian Ambassador Gustavo Guzman November 9 to express USG dissatisfaction about the Bolivian Government's (GOB) repeated verbal attacks against the USG. PDAS Kelly warned Guzman that GOB actions could negatively impact Bolivia's requests for trade preferences [...]	2007-11-14 14:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BO EUN KDEM PGOV PREL
07STATE156111	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES, [...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]	2007-11-14 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156113	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES, [...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]	2007-11-14 16:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156157	PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]	2007-11-14 17:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156160	PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]	2007-11-14 17:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156455	COASI: US-EU DISCUSSION ON EAST ASIA, OCTOBER 22, [...] (S) European Union senior officials met with EAP counterparts for biannual consultations on Asia on October 22, 2007, in Washington. A/S Hill opened with an overview of the Six-Party Talks process, highlighting the roles of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Both sides shared views on [...]	2007-11-14 22:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL XB
07STATE156474	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 17. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on November 19-2 [...]	2007-11-15 03:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK SY ZI
07STATE157649	LETTER INVITING MFA TO MEET IN WASHINGTON ON [...] This is an Action Request -- see paragraph 2. 2. Action requested: Post is requested to deliver at the earliest opportunity the letter below inviting the MFA North America Director Igor Neverov to a meeting in Washington to discuss the political impact of the current impasse on State Flight [...]	2007-11-16 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR RS
07STATE157671	U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On October 9, the Portuguese MFA's Security and Disarmament Division, in its role as chair of the EU Working Group on Global Arms Control, provided Embassy Lisbon with a non-paper on a proposed EU "Code of Conduct for [...]	2007-11-17 01:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG EC ESA EUN FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA
07STATE158407	U.S. STATEMENT ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN [...] (U) USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 below during the UNSC Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict scheduled for November 20, 2007. 2. (SBU) Begin statement. Mr. President, thank you for convening today,s important discussion. I would also like to thank [...]	2007-11-20 14:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI
07STATE159143	INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...]	2007-11-21 17:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA SOCI

07STATE159204	INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...]	2007-11-21 18:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA SOCI
07STATE159330	SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] This is an action request (see para 12) both for posts whose host governments have not yet accepted invitations to the New Delhi avian and pandemic influenza conference and for donor nations. SUMMARY ------- 2. Begin Summary: The USG has assumed a world leadership role in the effor [...]	2007-11-21 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX
07STATE159369	OSCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON STRENGTHENING [...] (U) USOSCE is authorized to join consensus, with proposed changes as noted in paragraph 2, on the following draft decision, MC.DD/8/07/Rev.3, which is scheduled to be discussed at the Prep Com this week. Post should seek all of the changes in paragraph 2, but should not break consensus on the [...]	2007-11-21 22:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM
07STATE159388	DEMARCHE ON IMPENDING CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFER AND INTERIM FOLLOW UP ON ONGOING ISSUES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN REF: A. STATE 109649 B. BEIJING5237 C. STATE 071143 D. STATE 073601 E. STATE 72896 F. BEIJING 6361 G. STATE 148514 H. BEIJING 6848 [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: In September during their meeting at the APEC summit in Sydney Australia, President Bush discussed with Chinese President Hu U.S. concerns over conventional arms shipments by Chinese entities to Iran. We will be sending Embassy Beijing a follow-up demarche for the Ambassador to [...]	2007-11-22 00:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL UNGA
07STATE159779	U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION NONPAPER [...] (U) Action requested paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Non-Paper on the U.S. proposal to Russia of missile defense cooperation and transparency and confidence-building measures in paragraph 4 was delivered by Embassy Moscow to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 21 (Ref [...]	2007-11-23 23:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CR MARR PARM PL PREL RS
07STATE160266	SHARING WASHINGTON OUTBOUND CABLES [...] Drafting Officers are encouraged to use the SIPDIS caption only on those cables deemed appropriate for sharing - such as cable reporting messages, analytical pieces, and policy instructions. SIPDIS content in the NCD system is available to hundreds of thousands of employees and contractors [...]	2007-11-26 21:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMGT AOMS KCCP PINR
07STATE160491	REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- WSSD RESOLUTION. [...] State 159204 was an instruction cable, sent on November 21, on the G-77/China resolution "On the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the Twenty-Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly." This cable supplements those instructions. 2. Paragr [...]	2007-11-27 15:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA SOCI
07STATE160639	FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. This cable lays out our FY 2008 biotech outreach strategy and describes some of the resources available to posts as we seek to encourage the use of agricultural biotechnology. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of rural economic develo [...]	2007-11-27 19:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
07STATE162617	ICC - GUIDANCE FOR SCHEDULED DECEMBER 3 USUN [...] (U) USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during the scheduled USUN working level meeting with ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo on December 3 and for its participation in formal ICC consultations with UNSC members on Sudan on December 5: -- The concerns of the United [...]	2007-12-03 17:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO KJUS PHUM SU
07STATE163088	MEETING OF U.S.-EU SENIOR OFFICIALS ON DATA [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 17:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EUN
07STATE163406	DEMARCHE TO SYG STAFF ON CCW [...] The Department instructs USUN to demarche the Secretary General's staff at the appropriate level regarding the Secretary General's statement at the opening of the 2007 SIPDIS Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva. The stat [...]	2007-12-05 03:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP MOPS PARM PREL AORC OTRA
07STATE163961	LIBYA: FOLLOW-UP ON DETAINEES AND THE GOL'S REQUEST TO VISIT [...] (S/NF) Department requests that Post continue to seek additional information regarding returned Libyan detainee Muhammad Abdallah Mansur al-Rimi's (ISN 194) injuries and ongoing treatment in the GOL's custody. DoD confirms that the detainee did not sustain the arm injury at Guantanamo, as the [...]	2007-12-05 23:26:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PHUM PINS LY
07STATE164397	THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH BELARUS [...] (U) Participants: U.S. --- The Secretary Ambassador Karen Stewart Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer EUR Stephen Gee (notetaker) Belarus ------- Enira Bronitskaya, Human Rights Advocate Dmitriy Fedaruk, Acting Leader of NGO, "Youth Front" Sergey Kalyakin, Leader of Belarusian Pa [...]	2007-12-06 23:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KHUM
07STATE164427	UNGA:2-C INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON DEBT [...] This is an action request. 2. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the following draft resolution: "External debt and development: Towards a durable solution to the debt problems of developing countries." The Department congratulates USUN negotiators for their successful efforts to bri [...]	2007-12-07 00:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID AORC UN
07STATE165472	DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING - WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraphs 14 and 15. SUMMARY ------- 2. In May 2007, the United States began a process to clarify that its WTO obligations do not extend to gambling and betting services, in response to a WTO dispute settlement finding that the U.S. inadvertent [...]	2007-12-10 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO
07STATE165821	BONUCA- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON DECEMBER 11 [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their December 11 consultations on BONUCA. Begin text: -- The United States is hopeful about the establishment of a 25-member Preparatory Committee to promote greater nationa [...]	2007-12-11 19:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PREF PHUM PBTS XZ ZF CT
07STATE166912	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) mandate renewal resolution during UNSC voting on 14 December, 2007. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. USUN is authorized to draw from the talking poi [...]	2007-12-14 04:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO CY
07STATE166990	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH AZERBAIJANI FM [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyrov on November 30 on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid. On Iran, Under Secretary Burns pushed for Azerbaijani support of USG policy to deter Iran,s nuclear power ambitions. On Nagorno-Karabakh, FM M [...]	2007-12-14 14:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL
07STATE168141	TRILATERAL CT APPROACH TO MALAYSIA/SEARCCT ON BIOTERRORISM [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) In the follow-up from the successful October 23-25, 2007 U.S.-hosted Trilateral Counterterrorism (CT) Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Combating Bioterrorism, the Government of Australia (GOA) has proposed reaching out to Malaysia [...]	2007-12-18 18:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER MY AU JP
07STATE168387	VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR A/C.2/62/L.8, UNILATERAL [...] This is an action request. 2. USUN is instructed to call for a vote and vote NO on the following resolution in the UNGA plenary: A/C.2/62/L.8, "Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries". 3. USUN should draw from the followi [...]	2007-12-18 22:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID ECON PHUM UNGA
07STATE168497	BURUNDI- USUN INSTRUCTION CABLE ON BINUB [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the BINUB resolution scheduled to be adopted by the Council on December 19. Full text of the resolution follows: Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions and statements of its [...]	2007-12-19 13:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM XA ZF BY
07STATE1686	IRAQ: CONSULTATIONS ON AND ROLLOUT OF POLICY [...] (SBU) Beginning Friday, January 5, President Bush and the Secretary will be consulting members of Congress on the USG's Iraq policy; the White House will consult select international partners prior to an announcement. However, no posts will be asked to pre-brief the policy; guidance will be se [...]	2007-01-06 18:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ
07STATE169391	SIERRA LEONE - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON UNIOSIL [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the UNIOSIL extension resolution scheduled for adoption by the Council on December 21. Full text of the resolution follows: The Security Council, Re-affirming its previous Resolutions and the state [...]	2007-12-21 02:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM XA XY SL
07STATE169393	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MONUC MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the mandate resolution for the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its [...]	2007-12-21 03:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CG PREL UNSC
07STATE169783	INTERIM INTERAGENCY COUNTERINSURGENCY GUIDE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, over a nine month period the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM) has led an interagency team composed of representatives from ni [...]	2007-12-21 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP MOPS EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL
07STATE170201	THE USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The USPTO will hold the Global IP Academy Program on IPR Enforcement for Judges from 4-7 March 2008 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Posts are requested to inform host government officials of this program (see PARA 2 [...]	2007-12-26 23:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA
07STATE170202	THE USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON ENFORCEMENT OF [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The USPTO will hold a March 2008 Global IP Academy program from 18 - 21 March 2008 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. This program will cover all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright enforcement. Posts are reque [...]	2007-12-26 23:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA
07STATE170203	THE USPTO (GIPA) TRADEMARK ADMINISTRATION [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The USPTO will hold The Trademark Administration Global IP Academy Program from 11-14 March 2008 at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts are requested to inform host government officials of this program (see PARA 2) and [...]	2007-12-26 23:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA
07STATE170388	INTELLIPEDIA - AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY TOOL AT ITS FINGERTIPS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE SHARE INFORMATION, MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT, SAVE US TIME, AND IMPROVE OUR WORK FLOW: INTELLIPEDIA. USING THE SAME SOFTWARE THAT POWERS THE POPULAR "WIKIPEDIA" SITE ON THE INTERNET, INTELLI [...]	2007-12-27 18:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AINF
07STATE170928	BHUTTO ASSASSINATION AND US POLICY FOR PAKISTAN'S [...] The tragic December 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto has reinforced urgent goals vis-a-vis Pakistan , U.S. believes that Pakistan must continue on a path leading to a civilian-led democratic government. We continue to support Pakistan,s moderate majority in its struggle against a violent e [...]	2007-12-28 23:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK
07STATE171256	OBSTACLES TO MANAGING CLC ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Per Post's request (reftel),the Secretary of State has concurred with the Department of Defense's spending plan for $155 million from the FY07 Iraqi Security Forces Fund to support DOD's Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) program. DOD subsequently submitted a notification to Congress and has [...]	2007-12-31 20:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR PTER IZ
07STATE18563	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...]	2007-02-14 19:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07STATE18578	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...]	2007-02-14 19:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07STATE19737	PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the following is guidance on the Community of Democracies (CD),the role the U.S. can play in shaping both the work of the GOP-led CD Working Group "Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance," and priorities for Portugal's upcoming C [...]	2007-02-16 18:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PHUM PO
07STATE19832	PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the following is guidance on the Community of Democracies (CD),the role the U.S. can play in shaping both the work of the GOP-led CD Working Group "Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance," and priorities for Portugal's upcoming C [...]	2007-02-16 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PHUM PO
07STATE20817	DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT GOODS NEGOTIATING TEXT [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance to a range of countries, both developed and developing. On May 15, 2006, the United States tabled a negotiating text on reducing non-tariff barriers to trade rel [...]	2007-02-20 22:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTO
07STATE25138	RE: REMOVING THE URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 23:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IZ KNNP MOPS PARM PREL
07STATE25924	APPROVED: EXTENSION OF SUBOBLIGATIONS TERMINAL [...] (U) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) INL approves post's requests to reprogram the project cited in ref A, and approves post's request in ref B to extend the terminal dates of those projects listed in paragraph 2 to September 30, 2007. INL directs, in conform [...]	2007-03-01 23:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AFIN AMGT TH
07STATE2659	SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Background: Department wishes to gain current information about EU member states, efforts to promote democratic reform in Iran, including civil society, respect for human rights, and freedom of information. Through its Freedom [...]	2007-01-09 19:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN
07STATE26759	GUIDANCE ON DRAFT INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: (C) A review by representatives of several agencies indicates some areas of confusion and potential problems with Iraq's draft Intelligence and National Security Law. These issues include unclear definitions, ill-defined parameters of responsibility, and overly-restrictive regula [...]	2007-03-02 22:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IZ MOPS PGOV PTER
07STATE29082	DEMARCHE REQUEST - ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR USG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12. (U) SUMMARY ----------- 2. (C) Argentina has asked for USG assistance in persuading Interpol to issue six Red Notices for five current and former Iranian officials and one Lebanese national thought by Argentina [...]	2007-03-08 04:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IR AR LE PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT
07STATE29741	U.S. PARTICIPATION IN OPENING MEETING OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. At the Santiago CD Ministerial in April 2005, participants established four working groups to [...]	2007-03-08 22:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM MX PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA
07STATE35309	ENGAGING EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT OLLI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) EUR/ERA appreciates Embassy Helsinki,s initiative in reaching out to EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn as reported in Helsinki 70, and encourages future meetings whenever Rehn visits Helsinki. EU Commissioners can provide valua [...]	2007-03-20 21:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN
07STATE3592	IRAQ: GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] Department requests Ambassadors reinforce the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy with the highest levels in the host governments on Thursday January 11. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department instructs posts to pursue the following objectives: --Drawing on the backgrou [...]	2007-01-11 03:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ
07STATE39293	POSSIBLE CROATIAN SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5, which responds to reftel's request for guidance in responding to the Croatian government's informal inquiry about military exports to Libya. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its long-standing opposition to the transfer of military [...]	2007-03-27 20:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HR
07STATE40220	GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RENEWAL DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 2 and 3 below. 2. (SBU) USUN is authorized to engage on the German draft text in para 4 below in Western Friends of Georgia discussions in New York, and is authorized to seek and accept the following changes to the text: -- PP5: Insert "in Abk [...]	2007-03-28 23:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL GG RS
07STATE470	DEMARCHE TO ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ON BILATERAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 19. 2. SUMMARY: Per refs a and b, the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have recently presented diplomatic notes to Embassies Bucharest and Sofia, respectively, proposing to amend or terminate several economic agreements with the United States in [...]	2007-01-03 21:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BU ETRD EUN RO
07STATE4701	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE: REGULATORY REFORM AND [...] Department requests country clearance for the U.S. delegation to the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy working group meetings scheduled for January 22-30, 2007, in Tokyo. Members of the delegation, their passport and clearance information, and dates of arrival and departure are as fol [...]	2007-01-12 21:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD JA
07STATE47323	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MCNERNEY AND [...] (SBU) Department requests country clearance for PDAS Patricia McNerney, Kurt Kessler, Anthony Ruggiero, and Jennifer Fowler to meet with Canadian officials in Ottawa on April 16. Agenda items and requests for meetings will be conveyed to control officer via email. ISN/CPI Ruggiero has worked [...]	2007-04-10 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM CA
07STATE4791	BN350 BILATERAL TALKS - TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] (U) This is an Action Request: Chiefs of Mission (or highest appropriate official at post's discretion) are requested to approach the appropriate ranking host government official available, as soon as possible, to convey U.S. Terms of Reference for Joint U.S. - Kazakhstan Cooperation on BN-350 [...]	2007-01-12 23:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KSTC MNUC PGOV PREL KZ
07STATE4858	FOLLOWING UP ON THE EU'S DRAFT PROPOSAL ON [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-7. 2. In November, Reftel A asked posts to reach out to appropriate EU member state representatives to seek their views on a European Commission proposal to include international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme [...]	2007-01-13 12:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV EUN
07STATE48863	SMART INSTANT MESSAGING DEPLOYMENT [...] Instant Messaging (IM) is the first component to be deployed as part of the State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset (SMART). IM is a form of instantaneous communication aimed to strengthen the conduct of diplomacy and provide additional collaboration tools to improve technology and fac [...]	2007-04-12 20:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ACOA
07STATE48903	APPROVAL: DRAFT UNOMIG RESOLUTION [...] (U) USUN is authorized to introduce and vote to approve the text in para 2 below in the Security Council authorizing an extension of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). 2. (U) Begin resolution text. The Security Council, PP1 Recalling all its relevant resolutions includin [...]	2007-04-12 21:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC GE PREL
07STATE49723	ACTION REQUEST FROM U/S BURNS TO AMBASSADORS FOR [...] (C) Kosovo independence is a major priority in our current foreign policy and will dominate much of our work in the Security Council over the next month. Embassies in non-European Security Council countries will play a pivotal role in advancing our policy of a supervised independence for Kos [...]	2007-04-13 23:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL YI RS UNMIK
07STATE54846	Walk-In Guidance for 2007 - Administrative Procedures For Handling Foreign National Walk-Ins, Defectors and Asylum Seekers [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: THE INFORMATION IN THIS TELEGRAM MUST BE HANDLED WITH UTMOST DISCRETION AND DUE DILIGENCE. THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS UPDATED GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING FOREIGN NATIONAL WALK-INS, DEFECTORS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AT OVERSEAS POSTS. IT DESCRIBES PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN RE [...]	2007-04-24 21:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF
07STATE56784	RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMATS FOR FIELD [...] (U) This cable is intended to advertise and recruit individuals to serve four-six month TDY tours in Darfur in support of the Embassy Political Section and Washington's foreign policy objectives in Sudan. S/CRS personnel, with stop-gap support from Embassy political officers, have manned Post [...]	2007-04-27 16:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AU CJ HO SOCI SU US
07STATE57995	DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. The U.S. is seeking, in the context of the WTO Doha Round negotiations, to reduce non-tariff barriers related to textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods labeling. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance [...]	2007-04-30 21:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO
07STATE63517	SUPREME LEADER'S SON: THE POWER BEHIND THE ROBES? [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 14:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR PINR
07STATE75561	SUCCESSFUL CENTCOM COALITION CONFERENCE IN TAMPA [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM's Coalition conference in Tampa, FL, successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. The guest appearance by the President was particula [...]	2007-06-01 15:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ NATO
07STATE76354	SURVEYING FRIENDLY COUNTRIES ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Begin Background. (U) Through its Freedom Agenda and diplomatic engagement with like-minded governments and NGOs, the Department is engaging in programs throughout Iran to promote civil society, respec [...]	2007-06-04 14:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR
07STATE77328	DEMARCHE: DETAINED/MISSING AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department understands that the GOJ has expressed a willingness to raise the case of detained AmCit Kian Tajbakhsh with Iranian officials in Tokyo, but has asked for a formal request from the USG to do so. Based on the Department's request to raise the case of Dr. Hale [...]	2007-06-05 15:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IR PREL PGOV KDEM
07STATE80300	DEMARCHE: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department asks that addressee posts raise the issue of missing and detained American citizens in Iran with their host governments and request that host government contacts reach out to their Iranian interlocutors regarding the speedy return of these individuals to their fam [...]	2007-06-08 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN
07STATE81232	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE87911	NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: SEIZING THE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. 2. (C) Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, announced at the World Economic Forum on May 19 the establishment of the $10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbR [...]	2007-06-23 00:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON SOCI SCUL AE KPAO
07STATE90284	KOSOVO: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Action addressees are requested to deliver the U.S. non-paper contained in paragraph 3 below to Quint Foreign and Defense Ministries, to NATO and EU staffs and to the EUPT and OKPCC in Pristina. Addressees are further requested to report reactions to EUR/SCE, [...]	2007-06-28 14:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL KV
07STATE91929	CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 091539: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2-6. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Action requested: Posts, except for Ottawa, Prague, Warsaw, Berlin, and London are requested to approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to convey deep USG unhappiness with the resu [...]	2007-07-02 14:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN UNHRC
07STATE94546	POTENTIAL DPRK PURCHASE OF CURRENCY PRODUCTION [...] (S) Action Request: Washington requests Post to draw from paras 7-12, as appropriate, in stressing to UK officials the U.S. warning that the DPRK may seek currency production equipment and technology from British companies for the production of U.S. counterfeit currency. Request that para 12 [...]	2007-07-06 20:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07STATE95285	KUDOS FOR OUTSTANDING REPORTING ON POLITICAL AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 20:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT EG
07STATE97237	U.S., EUROPEAN UNION CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS ON A [...] (U) Summary: On Thursday June 28, 2007, the United States and the European Union (EU) concluded negotiations on a Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement. This new agreement will replace an interim agreement concluded in 2006 between the United States and the EU that was set to expire on July 3 [...]	2007-07-12 18:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL EAIR PINR KTIA KHLS CVIS EUN
07STATE98411	PROPOSED STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. 2. Department of Defense uniformed, civilian, and possibly contractor personnel will likely visit the Republic of Cape Verde in the near future. 3. It is USG policy that DoD personnel should not be put at personal risk from t [...]	2007-07-16 16:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR CV
07STATE98429	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (U) Action Request: Washington agencies request Embassy Tokyo to deliver the nonpaper in para 4 to Japanese MFA, METI, MOF, and NPA officials. Agencies would also appreciate embassy's efforts to follow up on NPA's offer to obtain information from Komori (ref A) and to reiterate our request (r [...]	2007-07-16 16:46:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KN JA
07STATE98670	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONVEYING USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 - 16. 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. Based upon a set of participation criteria, countries will be invited to the ministerial as full participants, as ob [...]	2007-07-16 21:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA
07STATE99391	A COORDINATED APPROACH ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Promoting democratic reform and respect for human rights in Azerbaijan, a geo-strategically important, secular Muslim country, is a high USG priority. In December 2006, DRL A/S Lowenkron met with President Ilham Aliyev to launch a formal senior-lev [...]	2007-07-17 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL
07STOCKHOLM1038	UPDATE ON SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 13:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1049	BILDT AND IRAQ [...] (s) Foreign Minister Bildt plans to visit Iraq September 1-2. Bildt is scheduled to meet with PM Maliki, President Talabani, Vice-President Hashemi, FM Zebari, and UN Rep Qazi, as well as Ambassador Crocker. As a preface to Bildt's August 28 DVC with Embassy Baghdad, we provide background an [...]	2007-08-27 14:52:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1176	SWEDEN SEEKS U.S. COOPERATION IN EVALUATING [...] (s) Sweden has requested U.S. assistance in evaluating requirements for the deployment of the Sweden-led EU Nordic Battlegroup, scheduled to be operational January 1, 2008. At the MFA's request, we met September 18 with MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmqvist and a Swedish interagency group in [...]	2007-09-19 14:47:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MASS MOPS SW
07STOCKHOLM1352	SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...]	2007-11-05 16:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1400	REINFELDT, BILDT, AND BORG: MAKING THE COALITION [...] (C) As Foreign Minister Bildt heads to Washington for the Annapolis Conference -- his third visit to Washington in two months -- we want to provide the domestic context to his new activist Swedish foreign policy. It has been a difficult first year for Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt and the [...]	2007-11-23 11:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
07STOCKHOLM1439	SWEDEN ON DECEMBER 10-11 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) On December 7, Poloff met with MFA Deputy European Corespondent Niclas Kvarnstrom regarding December 10 EU Foreign Ministers GAERC meeting (reftel A). Kvarnstrom noted the following: --EU Enlargement and the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). Sweden is one of the greatest supporters of [...]	2007-12-07 16:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW EU
07STOCKHOLM223	SWEDEN: BILDT CALLS FOR GREATER EU INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (u) Making reference to participation by key countries in the upcoming conference on the future of Iraq, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said the EU and Sweden should, once the security situation improves, make greater contributions toward stabilizing Iraq and supporting the development o [...]	2007-03-01 16:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW IZ
07STOCKHOLM32	SWEDEN: HOW FM BILDT'S STOCK OPTIONS AFFECT HIS [...] (SBU) Post-holiday headlines in Sweden have focused on Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his recent decision to exercise options in a publicly traded Swedish company, Vostok Nafta, whose main holding is shares of the Russian energy giant Gazprom. Bildt resigned from the board of Vostok Nafta [...]	2007-01-11 08:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
07STOCKHOLM506	SWEDEN: SCENE-SETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER [...] (c) The May 15 visit of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt provides an opportunity to strengthen ties in key areas with a Swedish government that is relatively new to office and better-disposed toward working with the U.S. than its predecessor. Reinfeldt comes from a new political generation a [...]	2007-05-04 15:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV SW
07STOCKHOLM69	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO TIMELINE [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche urging support for Ahtisaari's proposed timeline 1/19 to MFA Deputy Director General and Head of Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Ambassador Mats Staffansson, who was joined by Western Balkans Head Lars Wahlund. Polcouns also raised the issue w [...]	2007-01-19 15:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC SW
07STOCKHOLM736	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE FOR JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On June 13 Poloff met with Niclas Kvarnstrom, MFA Deputy European Correspondent, and conveyed USG positions on select topics in advance of the June 18-19 GAERC. Kvarnstrom's substantive responses follow. 2. (C) Cuba. Sweden opposes Spain's initiative to eliminate the EU's restrictive [...]	2007-06-13 15:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN KPAL ETRD SW
07STOCKHOLM77	EXPORT CONTROL BILATS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DOC [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Christopher Padilla met with a Swedish interagency group to discuss a variety of export control and strategic trade issues. The two sides addressed the U.S. Government's proposed China licensing policy rule [...]	2007-01-23 09:36:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EINV KSTC SW
07STOCKHOLM8	ANTI-IMMIGRATION SWEDEN DEMOCRATS ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationalistic Sweden Democrats gained 2.9% of the national vote in September, capitalizing on anti-immigration sentiment. The party and its views on restricting immigration are treated with suspicion by the mainstream parties and media. The Sweden Democrats claim that they [...]	2007-01-04 08:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM SW
07STOCKHOLM998	SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S FIVE DAYS IN [...] (s) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will visit Baghdad and Irbil September 1-5. In Baghdad Sept. 1-2, he plans meetings with PM Maliki, President Talibani, FM Zebari, UN rep Ghazi, and is requesting a September 2 breakfast meeting with Ambassador Crocker (see proposed schedule below at p [...]	2007-08-17 15:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV SW IZ
07SURABAYA49	INDONESIA AND BURMA: VIEWS FROM EAST JAVA [...] Jakarta-based foreign policy watchers are not the only Indonesians closely monitoring events in Burma. Since the crisis erupted, the Surabaya-based daily Jawa Pos has published front-page reports, with color pictures, covering events inside Burma and international reaction and providing commen [...]	2007-10-09 10:03:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07SURABAYA60	US CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA: 2007 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF [...] Post completed the 2007 annual review of consular management controls on 22 October 2007. Caryn R. McClelland, Consul General, FS-01 certified the completion of the management review. 2. Background on Surabaya Personnel: There are currently two consular officers assigned to post and one [...]	2007-10-23 07:54:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS ID
07SURABAYA72	GOLKAR'S POLITICAL MACHINE APPARENTLY FAILS IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer, Pol/Econ Assistant and two Political Officers from Embassy Jakarta observed the first direct gubernatorial elections in South Sulawesi Province on November 5. The apparent defeat of incumbent Amir Syam by his Vice Governor Syahrul Ya [...]	2007-11-13 09:28:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SUVA109	PACIFIC REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK (RIF) - [...] (U) The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) met at Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) headquarters in Suva on Feb. 14. The agenda included an update on a proposed restructuring of regional technical organizations, the Regional Institutional Framework (RIF) (ref A). Embassy Suva was invited to the RI [...]	2007-02-14 18:16:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC SENV EAID EFIS XV FJ
07SUVA120	FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 21, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Commodore Bainimarama announced February 20 that the interim cabinet has agreed to a plan to restore democracy to Fiji "as early as 2010." Bainimarama says at least three and a half years will be required to have a census, redraw election boundaries, and prepare for a general election [...]	2007-02-20 21:54:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA127	FIJI'S ECONOMY - AT A CRISIS POINT? [...] (C) Fiji will experience a severe economic downturn in 2007 as an after-effect of the December 2006 coup. Foreign reserves are very low (perhaps much lower than they appear in the Reserve Bank's end-of-year accounts),exports are flat, and levels of new investment are expected to be minimal. [...]	2007-02-22 19:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA139	"EMERGENCY" IMF MISSION TO FIJI IN APRIL WILL [...] (C) Sirpa Jarvenpaa, Director of the Asian Development Bank's Regional Office in Suva, told us March 1 that an "emergency" IMF mission is coming to Fiji in order to look at Fiji's deteriorating level of reserves. Jarvenpaa expects Fiji to ask the IMF to provide financing to build up Fiji's [...]	2007-02-28 21:00:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV MARR FJ
07SUVA15	FIJI UPDATE 1/5: PRESIDENT NAMES BAINIMARAMA [...] (C) Fiji President Iloilo swore in Commodore Bainimarama and interim Prime Minister on Dec. 5. Bainimarama, still clearly in charge, then urged Fiji citizens and the international community to help bring good government and true democratic values. Iloilo's doctor reports the President is sen [...]	2007-01-04 20:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC CH TW FJ
07SUVA177	FIJI UPDATE 3/22/07: CORRUPTION COMPARISONS; A [...] (C) A Transparency International poll taken in Fiji before the coup indicates people were not shocked by corruption in the Qarase era. Overall, Fiji stacked up quite favorably compared to global and regional results, which suggests, no surprise, that the need for a "clean up" was not really wh [...]	2007-03-21 20:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA187	FIJI UPDATE 3/27/07: [...] (C) The Forum-Fiji working group proposed at the Forum Ministerial in Vanuatu may begin efforts shortly. The Forum's intention is for high commissioners at Forum-member embassies in Suva to make up the Forum side, including the high commissioners from New Zealand and Australia. It will be in [...]	2007-03-26 20:27:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CVIS FJ
07SUVA195	MEETING WITH FIJI INTERIM FM NAILATIKAU: U.S.-FIJI [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Fiji interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau on April 4, as instructed. Nailatikau made clear that the interim government comprehends the U.S. position and motivations regarding the Fiji coup. Fiji "has been down this road before" and is the one that "erred." Represe [...]	2007-04-03 17:08:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT ASEC FJ
07SUVA2	FIJI UPDATE 1/3/07: CJ ON LEAVE; INTERIM PLANS? [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today announced Fiji's Chief Justice is going on indefinite leave, pending a full inquiry into the judicial system. Bainimarama says he will return executive authority to President Iloilo within the next few weeks, with an inte [...]	2007-01-02 23:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA222	EAP DAS DAVIES VISIT TO FIJI DRAWS SHARP REACTION [...] (C) During an April 11-12 visit to Suva, EAP DAS Glyn Davies met with a cross-section of Fiji opinion leaders, including interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau and interim Finance Minister Chaudhry. Interim PM Bainimarama refused a meeting. Nailatikau and Chaudhry, both heading shortly to Bruss [...]	2007-04-16 13:28:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ASEC AMGT MARR SCUL FJ

07SUVA287	FIJI UPDATE, MAY 25, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) During a visit to India, interim Finance Minister Chaudhry repeatedly stressed that elections in Fiji would not take place until 2010. Bainimarama echoed that view May 22, stating it would be idiotic for the interim regime to take Fiji to elections before it had achieved its goals. Th [...]	2007-05-23 22:27:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA29	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST VIEWS ON FIJI SITUATION; [...] (C) A Fiji NGO leader, Angie Heffernan, says colleagues are documenting many reports of military intimidation, including sexual abuse. The NGOs are striving to ensure nobody believes the people of Fiji have acquiesced in the coup. The NGOs believe undercurrents of discontent are bubbling wit [...]	2007-01-11 20:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA30	CHINESE AID TO FIJI - NOTHING NEW IN THE PIPELINE; [...] (C) PRC Embassy officials in Fiji downplay Commander Bainimarama's comments that Fiji can count on China for military and other assistance. China has not received any new requests for assistance since the coup and has made almost no progress in implementing the projects promised during Prem [...]	2007-01-11 21:23:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR FJ TW CH
07SUVA327	PACIFIC REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK (RIF) [...] (U) In a June 14 meeting in Suva, managers of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Regional Institutional Framework (RIF) task force attempted to buttress the case for an amalgamation of five regional technical agencies under a Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) umbrella. Advocates spoke of [...]	2007-06-20 17:33:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PREL XV FJ
07SUVA354	FIJI UPDATE: JULY 11, 2007: BAINIMARAMA AND [...] (C) New interim Police Commissioner and RFMF Deputy Teleni told a group of professionals that the military would never allow the SDL to regain power, even if it won the next election. Teleni said the RFMF would ignore any negative court rulings and only hold elections when it is ready. Cont [...]	2007-07-10 19:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07SUVA37	FIJI UPDATE 1/18/07 - MORE JUDICIAL AND LEGAL [...] (C) Chief Justice Fatiaki returned to his office today, only to be removed by police. The military defied a ruling by the High Court reinstating Sugarcane Growers Council CEO Jagannath Sami and removed him from his office. Sami collapsed during military questioning and was admitted to a ho [...]	2007-01-17 22:20:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA372	FIJI "LOOKING NORTH" TO CHINA - DOES THE REALITY [...] (C) The appointment of Sir James Ah Koy to be Fiji's next Ambassador to China has fueled renewed discussion about attempts by the Fiji interim government (IG) to gain assistance from China in place of aid from Australia, New Zealand and other donors. Ah Koy says Fiji hopes to borrow up to U [...]	2007-07-26 16:17:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD MARR FJ CH
07SUVA378	AS FIJI'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO NOSE-DIVE, IS [...] (SBU) Lack of export competitiveness and a drop in tourism earnings since the December 2006 military coup have led to a difficult balance of payments situation for Fiji and a serious foreign reserve shortage. While a number of economists have suggested that a devaluation of the Fiji dollar [...]	2007-07-30 20:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV FJ
07SUVA416	FIJI UPDATE 8/20/07: BAINIMARAMA "JOKING" RE [...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama was only joking in announcing an election date, according to the interim Attorney General. Critics don't find that funny. Pacific Island Forum (PIF) and EU dialogues with the interim government (IG) are adding to doubts about IG motives. Some court cases sugg [...]	2007-08-19 19:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR FJ
07SUVA420	FIJI UPDATE 8/24/07: NERVOUSNESS IN THE STREETS; [...] (C) Contacts are increasingly nervous that ethnic-Fijian unhappiness with Commodore Bainimarama's interim government (IG) could erupt. The surface remains calm. Media report a draft EU decision document re sugar-reform aid would keep pressure on the IG to hold credible elections by early 2009 [...]	2007-08-23 16:29:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC ECON CASC FJ
07SUVA427	KIRIBATI UPDATE: [...] (C) Kiribati President Tong, Vice President Onorio, and five other Ministers were re-elected to Parliament in a first round of elections on Aug. 22. A second round of run-off races takes place today. Once Parliament is in place, it will select three or four MPs to run for President in Octobe [...]	2007-08-29 19:27:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIS SENV PHSA KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID
07SUVA435	TONGA PLAYS "IRAQ" CARD RE VISA ISSUE: ACTION [...] (C) The Tonga Government has reiterated, by dipnote, its intense desire for the USG to find a way to provide visa services in Tonga, rather than in Suva. The dipnote says, absent progress on the visa issue, "the Tonga Government will not be disposed to assisting the United States in the milit [...]	2007-09-05 18:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PGOV MARR TN
07SUVA436	FIJI: BAINIMARAMA RESUMES STATE OF EMERGENCY; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama brought back Fiji's state of emergency on Sept. 6, after a three month hiatus, in order to respond to political posturing by deposed PM Qarase, who returned to Suva last weekend and immediately began to make public statements critical of the interim government (IG) and [...]	2007-09-05 19:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA45	FIJI VISA SANCTIONS: ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS; EFFECTS [...] (C) We propose including President Iloilo in USG visa sanctions against the interim government, since he has become a front man "approving" any and all decrees placed before him, even though the Fiji Constitution does not grant him such powers. We provide a few additional snippets of evidence [...]	2007-01-21 21:38:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA452	TONGA FOREIGN SECRETARY TONE REITERATES TIE OF [...] (C) Tonga's Foreign Secretary on Sept. 13 reiterated his government's threat (reftel) that an absence of USG progress to bring visa services on the ground in Tonga may affect bilateral relations in general, including the willingness of Tonga to commit troops to a follow-on deployment to MNFI in [...]	2007-09-13 16:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS MARR PGOV TN
07SUVA465	FIJI UPDATE 9/24/2007 [...] (U) Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama intends bilats with Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Italy during his UNGA stay. The Fiji military has warned against any efforts to depose Bainimarama during his trip. Bainimarama has signaled he will re-shuffle the interim cabinet soon [...]	2007-09-23 20:19:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ
07SUVA466	CDR PACOM 9/17-18 VISIT TO TONGA: MILITARY BONDS; [...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral Keating's visit to Tonga reinforced strong mil/mil bonds and accented long-standing close bilateral relations. The Admiral thanked Tonga leaders for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. TDS Commander BG Uta'atu said Foreign/Defense Mi [...]	2007-09-24 12:28:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV TN
07SUVA488	PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM SCENESETTER - FOCUS ON FIJI [...] (SBU) The situation in Fiji will be one of the main topics of discussion during the upcoming Pacific Island Forum meetings. Fiji interim PM Bainimarama's planned attendance at the Forum Leaders' meeting has already created considerable controversy in the region and is likely to dominate med [...]	2007-10-08 18:59:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON FJ
07SUVA496	EMBASSY SUVA NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Embassy Suva is pleased and proud to nominate Ms. Virisila Buadromo, Executive Director of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement for the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. Ms. Buadromo has been notified of her nomination. 2. Ms. Buadromo's particulars are as follows: V [...]	2007-10-18 16:19:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PLUM PREL KPAO FJ
07SUVA507	FIJI INTERIM FINANCE MINISTER USES WASHINGTON WB/IMF VISIT [...] (SBU) In Washington for meetings of the IMF and World Bank, Fiji Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry made full use of the opportunity to reach out to potential new partners and to USG contacts as well. Chaudhry's calls on IMF, Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, and other contacts pl [...]	2007-10-28 19:59:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV FJ
07SUVA53	FIJI UPDATE 1/23/17: BAINIMARAMA LOOKING NORTH; [...] (C) In reaction to aid and visa restrictions imposed by Western governments, particularly Australia and New Zealand, Commodore Bainimarama announced plans to send a delegation of ministers, senior officials and businessmen to China, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia in order to diversify sources [...]	2007-01-22 21:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC UN EU CH IN MY ID
07SUVA532	PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM STAYS STRONG ON FIJI AND [...] (SBU) EAP A/S Hill led the U.S. delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) in Tonga Oct. 17-19. The PFD experimented this year with a plenary format that consisted mostly of prepared remarks by island leaders and 14 dialogue partners on the issues of Fiji, Solomon [...]	2007-11-14 12:07:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV AORC FJ SI TN XV
07SUVA543	FIJI: BAINIMARAMA "DICTATES"; BUDGET TIGHT; CHINA [...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama has reiterated that he, and he alone, will "dictate" Fiji's future. The interim government (IG) budget for 2008 is tight, reflecting an economy that has shrunk by 3.9% in 2007. A budget announcement that the Ministry of Fijian Affairs will be downgraded to a D [...]	2007-11-25 17:56:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ
07SUVA554	Tonga Update: elections in 2008; reforms postponed to 2010; [...] (SBU) The final session of Tonga's three-year Legislative Assembly concluded November 1, with elections now slated for April 2008. PM Sevele, as a royal appointee, will not have to face election. Pro-democracy People's Representatives, who had doggedly argued for the 2008 election to take pl [...]	2007-11-29 15:27:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID TN CH
07SUVA66	TONGA AND THE FUTURE: RECONCILE; REFORM; AND [...] (C) Two months after last November's riot, the Ambassador's Jan. 16-18 visit to Tonga found most everyone still licking their wounds. But many people realize they must look forward. A state of emergency may continue for several more months. The Tonga Defense Service (TDS) hopes to reduce it [...]	2007-01-25 18:28:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID PHUM ASEC CH TN
07SUVA89	FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 5, 2007: RFMF LASHES BACK [...] (C) Fiji's Methodist Church issued a strongly worded statement February 2 condemning the coup. It asked Bainimarama, the interim government, and President Iloilo to resign. The RFMF responded by barging into the church's headquarters (inside one of Suva's most well-known churches) and "int [...]	2007-02-04 22:17:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07SYDNEY461	QUEENSLAND'S LEICHARDT SEAT WITHIN LABOR'S REACH [...] (SBU) Summary. Both the Liberals and the AFP have grounds to hope that they will win the northern Queensland constituency of Leichardt, according to local political observers and the candidates themselves. With the advantages of incumbency and a lively candidate, the Liberals have a fighting [...]	2007-10-23 19:52:00	Consulate Sydney	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS PGOV
07SYDNEY465	HOWARD,S COALITION BARELY HANGING ON IN CENTRAL [...] (C/NF) The National Party and Labor Party are engaged in a knife's-edge contest in the central Queensland seat of Flynn, where a heavily-funded campaign by the unions and repeat visits by opposition leader Kevin Rudd have chipped away at the National Party's lead. A newly created parliamentary [...]	2007-10-26 02:19:00	Consulate Sydney	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR AS
07TAIPEI1005	KMT-PFP COOPERATION, CONFLICT OVER LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) Summary: The opposition KMT and PFP continue to grapple over sharing nominations for this December's legislative elections. Over the protests of its own would-be candidates, the KMT has been forced to compromise because it needs PFP cooperation to block a DPP bill crafted to derail Ma Y [...]	2007-05-03 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1040	FACTION SUPPORTING PREMIER SU LOSES OUT IN DPP [...] (C) Summary: In the May 6 primary vote by DPP members to select candidates for the upcoming LY elections, members and associates of the reformist New Tide faction, which supported Premier Su's presidential campaign, fared poorly overall in comparison to some more strident, populist competit [...]	2007-05-09 07:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1042	CROSS-STRAIT OPENING WILL BE TOP ECONOMIC PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Kuomintang's (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of Taiwan next year, cross-Strait liberalization measures will be the focus of his economic policies. He is likely to lift various restrictions on investment in China and continue cross-Strait discussions on charter fl [...]	2007-05-09 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI1046	DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on May 9 that if elected, he would seek common interests between the U.S. and Taiwan, strengthen mutual trust, and work to maintain strong security cooperation with the U.S. Hsieh said he supported a more open economic-cen [...]	2007-05-09 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1076	KMT WINS KEELUNG MAYORAL RACE, CLOSE TO [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chang Tong-rong won the mayoral by-election in Keelung City on May 12, defeating PFP legislator Liu Wen-hsiung, who ran as an independent, by 19 points. Liu congratulated Chang on his victory, and pledged to offer his assistance. KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told A [...]	2007-05-14 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1077	CABINET SHAKE-UP UNDERSCORES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who has accepted Premier Su Tseng-chang's resignation, named Straits Exchange Foundation SIPDIS (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung to succeed Su as Premier on May 14. Chang's reappointment -- he was previously premier from 2000 to 2002 -- marks the sixth cabinet [...]	2007-05-14 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI1086	Taiwan Insurers Can Invest More Offshore [...] Taiwan's legislature has relaxed restrictions on insurance firms' offshore investments primarily to increase their flagging profits; the measure does little to address Taiwan's excess liquidity, a root cause of the insurance firms' woes. END SUMMARY. Agreement on Insurance Amendment ------ [...]	2007-05-15 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1120	FORMER TAIWAN PREMIER ON POLITICS & ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On May 16 AIT Director Young called on former Premier Vincent Siew, a longtime KMT figure, who had just returned from a trip to Vietnam. Siew opined that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh currently has the edge on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and that a Hsieh/Su Tseng-chang [...]	2007-05-18 06:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL ECIN TW
07TAIPEI1129	FORMER DPP CHAIRMAN LIN I-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Former DPP Chairman and respected party elder Lin I-hsiung told the Director on May 16 that, despite a contentious presidential primary, the DPP will rally behind candidate Frank Hsieh. Lin predicted Hsieh will beat KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election, b [...]	2007-05-18 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1131	NANOTECHNOLOGY - CAN IT KEEP TAIWAN COMPETITIVE? [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan initiated a six-year plan to develop nanotechnology in 2003 with total funding of US$555 million. The plan emphasizes identifying industrial applications more than pure research. It aims to assist Taiwan's successful high-tech firms as well as firms in mature manufacturin [...]	2007-05-21 05:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND TSPL TPHY TW
07TAIPEI1142	TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of his departure for yet another damage-control trip to Central America, Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on May 21 that Taiwan faces strong challenges from the PRC to its diplomatic position there, and requested U.S. assistance in countering that pressu [...]	2007-05-22 00:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1167	ACADEMIA SINICA PRESIDENT LAMENTS TAIWAN'S LAGGING GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY. Eight months into his term as Academia Sinica President, Wong Chi-huey is concerned about the inability of Taiwan to attract research talent from overseas and the disconnect between research and the legal infrastructure that is stifling development of Taiwan's scientific potential. [...]	2007-05-24 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETTC ETRD OEXC CVIS TW
07TAIPEI12	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS: STANDARD [...] (C) Summary: In his annual New Year's address, President Chen Shui-bian discussed Taiwan's status separate from the PRC, economic development, cross-Strait economic policy, social welfare, and democratization, and he listed the major accomplishments of his administration. Chen defended estab [...]	2007-01-03 10:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1202	A HSIEH PRESIDENCY WOULD LIKELY ACCELERATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic scholars and a political advisor close to Frank Hsieh describe the Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate as "flexible" and "pragmatic" in his approach to cross-Strait economic relations. They believe that, as President, Hsieh would be more willing to open [...]	2007-05-31 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1209	KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou, in his May 31 meeting with the AIT Director, charged that President Chen and his DPP are focusing on symbolic politics at the expense of Taiwan's economy and other "practical" concerns. He also characterized his DPP presidential opponent Fr [...]	2007-06-01 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1253	Taiwan Lifts Ban on New Bank Branches [...] In May, Taiwan lifted a six-year ban on new bank branches. Regulators imposed the ban in order to encourage bank consolidation. The new policy permits banks to open new branches, but only if they meet strict requirements. Most banks will still need to rely on merger and acquisition (M&A) to [...]	2007-06-05 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1273	BATTLING BEIJING THROUGH FOREIGN AID DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's robust foreign aid and assistance programs play a key role in preserving ties with many of the 24 countries that recognize Taipei rather than Beijing. MOFA spends approximately US$300 million a year, close to a third of the ministry's annual budget, on direct aid and [...]	2007-06-07 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1283	TAIWAN REACTS TO COSTA RICA BREAK [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 press briefing, FM James Huang announced Taiwan was severing relations and ceasing cooperation projects with Costa Rica after having confirmed that San Jose was switching diplomatic recognition to the PRC. Huang blamed Beijing for unrelenting "suppression" of Taiwa [...]	2007-06-07 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CR
07TAIPEI133	CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...]	2007-01-18 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI134	Taiwan TIFA: Board of Foreign Trade Passes the Buck on WTO [...] On December 17 Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach reviewed the U.S. - Taiwan Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda with Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang and relevant government agencies. Stratford made a strong case [...]	2007-01-18 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND EAGR KIPR TW
07TAIPEI136	Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on [...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...]	2007-01-18 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1363	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S JUNE 9-11 VISIT TO TAIPEI [...] (C) Summary: During his June 8-11 visit to Taipei, EAP/ANP Office Director C. Steven McGann commended Taiwan for its significant contributions to the South Pacific region and urged Taipei to conduct its foreign assistance and other activities in an open and transparent manner that promotes [...]	2007-06-15 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1365	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Huang told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taiwan remains deeply concerned about its shrinking international space, particularly after Costa Rica's decision last week to switch recognition to Beijing. Despite his public statements that the loss would not [...]	2007-06-17 23:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1384	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he would honor President Chen's "Four Noes" pledge if elected president, and he would also reopen dialogue with Beijing aimed at establishing military confidence-building measures, a Taiw [...]	2007-06-18 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1387	RESULTS OF DPP LEGISLATIVE PRIMARY IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has recently completed primaries in southern Taiwan for the legislative election set for January 12, 2008. Multiple candidates competed for a chance to represent their party in six of the eight southern Taiwan counties or cities. Taitung [...]	2007-06-20 00:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI141	KMT SECRETARY-GENERAL WU DEN-YIH ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yih told AIT Deputy Director on January 12 that over the next year he will focus on liquidating the KMT's remaining party assets, improving relations with the KMT legislative caucus, and overseeing preparations for the upcoming le [...]	2007-01-18 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI1433	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he will keep his distance from President Chen and focus on attracting moderate swing voters during his presidential campaign. Hsieh said he supports further cross-Strait opening but with appropriate conditions, [...]	2007-06-22 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1434	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIRMAN YU DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on June 16 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP can win the 2008 presidential and legislative elections if it remains unified. The key to victory will be tapping into a growing identification with Taiwan and promoting reform and soci [...]	2007-06-22 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD TW
07TAIPEI1483	TAIWAN WORKING TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to Beijing's growing activism in the South Pacific, Taiwan is moving to enhance multilateral as well as bilateral cooperation with its six diplomatic partners in the region. Taipei hopes that its second Pacific Allies Summit, planned for October in the Marshall Islands, [...]	2007-06-29 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1485	TAIWAN BATTLES TO HOLD ON IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: Central America remains a major focus of Taiwan's diplomatic and foreign assistance programs following the loss of Costa Rica. Over half of Taiwan's foreign assistance is channeled to Central America, where six countries still recognize Taipei, and to the Caribbean, where Taiwa [...]	2007-06-29 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW XK
07TAIPEI1511	TAIWAN APPROVES LIMITED CHIP TESTING INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 28, Taiwan's Vice Minister of Economic Affairs chaired a joint committee meeting to give final approval to the applications of four of Taiwan's leading semiconductor packaging and testing firms to invest in China. The four companies' planned investment totals USD 99.6 m [...]	2007-07-03 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI1520	DPP LEGISLATOR HONG CHI-CHANG SLATED TO BECOME NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Premier Chang Chun-hsiung has confirmed plans to appoint DPP legislator Hong Chi-chang as the new chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundations (SEF). Hong has said his priorities will be to increase services for Taiwan investors on the mainland and to reestablish direct intera [...]	2007-07-05 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI153	TAIWAN: PREMIER URGES REPATRIATION OF REBAR GROUP [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 meeting with the Director, Premier Su Tseng-chang formally asked the U.S. for immediate assistance to control the movements of and to repatriate Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng, an alleged embezzler, to face justice in Taiwan. On the defense budget, Su ex [...]	2007-01-19 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN CJAN TW
07TAIPEI1530	FORMER VICE PREMIER TSAI ON TAIWAN POLITICS, [...] (S) During a one-on-one lunch July 6 with Director, former Vice Premier Tsai Ying-wen shared plans for her future, a critique of internal DPP politics and her own sense of the dilemma Chen Shui-bian faces over U.S.-Taiwan relations and his legacy quest. Tsai offered some personal suggestions [...]	2007-07-06 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1547	Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san on Frank Hsieh's [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san recently told AIT/K that it is widely anticipated within DPP circles that presidential candidate Frank Hsieh will select Kaohsiung's former acting Mayor Yeh Chu-lan as his running mate. Despite a great deal of discontent in the party initially o [...]	2007-07-11 06:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1575	Taipei Economic Brief for June 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected June 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economic Performance Improved --Taiwan Approves IC Packing Firms' China Investment --Taiwan Passes 2007 Central Budget --Individual Debt Resolution Law --Incentives for Biotech Industry --Retiree Service Market t [...]	2007-07-15 23:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1578	Think Tank Director Suggests 2008 Presidential Election to [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Soong Hseik-wen, Director of National Chung Cheng University's new Institute of Strategy and International Affairs (ISIA),told AIT/K that the Institute's main purpose is to promote Taiwan's democratization, localization, and security. Dr. Soong stressed the importance of th [...]	2007-07-16 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1661	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN OFFERS TEPID [...] (C) Summary. KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan on July 24 conveyed to the Director his lukewarm support for KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, suggesting cracks in the KMT political firmament that could undermine Ma's campaign. Lien did not indicate concrete plans for continuing his cros [...]	2007-07-25 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1670	KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON ELECTION & [...] (C) Summary: On July 24 AIT Director Young met with former Premier and recently named KMT candidate for Vice President, Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang),to discuss the 2008 presidential election and cross-Strait economic policy. Siew, a veteran KMT member highly regarded for his economi [...]	2007-07-25 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1678	TAIWAN TRIES TO RETAIN FOOTHOLD IN VENEZUELAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As world oil prices reach US$77.00 per barrel, the highest in 11 months, state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) is caught in a quandary. The Venezuelan National Petroleum Corp (VNPC) intends to buy back oil exploration rights at cost from all entities with less than 10 pe [...]	2007-07-26 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL VE TW
07TAIPEI173	CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...]	2007-01-24 00:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI1740	DIRECTOR YOUNG ENLISTS HELP OF LY SPEAKER WANG ON [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he understood U.S. objections to Taiwan's "zero tolerance" policy toward ractopamine use, and promised consult with other Taiwan officials, including Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Council of Agricul [...]	2007-08-03 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW
07TAIPEI1782	KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON PRC REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with AIT, KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung asserted that Beijing considers the DPP UN referendum to be a possible violation of its Anti-Secession Law, and is weighing the idea of economic sanctions against Taiwan if the referendum "goes too far." [...]	2007-08-08 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1920	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 22 on the aftermath of the combustion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa Monday; on President Chen Shui-bian's transit in Alaska Tuesday morning; on local pig farmers' strong protests Tuesday over the Taiwa [...]	2007-08-22 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07TAIPEI1923	AIT/W'S RUZICKA REVIEWS BILATERAL ECON [...] (SBU) Rick Ruzicka, Director of Trade and Commercial Programs at AIT/W, had a wide range of meetings with Taiwan counterparts and U.S. businesses during a visit to Taiwan from August 13 to 16. Ruzicka emphasized U.S. market-access interests in resolving MRLs, pharmaceutical, and other pending [...]	2007-08-23 00:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI1924	FORMER CHEN ADVISOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND US-TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary. On August 16, Deputy Director Wang met with Chen Po-chih, chairman of the Taiwan Think Tank. Chen, known to be a 'deep green' supporter of and former advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, frankly expressed his personal views on the economic relations between Taiwan and China, ass [...]	2007-08-23 01:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1951	TAIWAN OFFICIALS PLODDING FORWARD ON RACTOPAMINE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan senior officials told the Director on August 23 and 24 that the issue of ractopamine residues in U.S. pork imports to Taiwan is "very sensitive" for the DPP administration in an election year, but pledged that the government is doing all it can to quietly resolve the issu [...]	2007-08-24 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PFOR TW
07TAIPEI197	CHAIRMAN MA AND ADVISORS LONG-TERM PLANNING ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou has established a small group of advisors, including legislator Su Chi and several scholars, to discuss long-term KMT cross-Strait and foreign policy. According to one member of the group, Ma would pursue opening to the mainland if elected president in [...]	2007-01-25 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI1971	DPP TONES DOWN CONTENT OF "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary: On August 27 the DPP completed a final draft of the "normal country" resolution that moderated some of the more controversial sovereignty and independence-related language contained in an earlier version put forward by DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. The resulting draft, portrayed i [...]	2007-08-28 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI198	DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON BLUE-GREEN [...] (C) Summary: DPP heavyweight Frank Hsieh, a contender for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, told the Director on January 22 that, as a moderate, he would work to create a more stable and harmonious political atmosphere if elected president. According to Hsieh's own current polling, wh [...]	2007-01-25 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1999	U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation that the cross-Strait military balance is increasingly favoring China. President Chen understands that U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation is essential to Taiwan's defense, Chiou added [...]	2007-08-31 04:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2033	PROTEST TO AIT REGARDING TAIWAN UN BID REFERENDUM [...] During the small group demonstration outside AIT on Sept 4 (reftel),ADIR invited several Legislative Yuan and Taipei Council members (list provided below) to present their views inside AIT. Apart from reading their letters (translated below),several added their own views during the meeting. [...]	2007-09-06 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO CH TW
07TAIPEI206	NEW ECONOMIC OFFICIALS NAMED [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration named Hu Sheng- cheng Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman, Ho Mei-yueh Council for Economic Planning and Development Chairman (CEPD),and Tang Jinn-chuan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman. The appointments of Hu and Ho come after the previou [...]	2007-01-26 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2074	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL BLAMES CHINA AND PUSHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with U.S. Senate Budget Committee Staff Director Scott Gudes and Staff Economist Daniel Brandt, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Vice Chairman Tung Chen-yuan laid out the Chen administration's position on cross-Strait relations. China threatens Taiwan militar [...]	2007-09-10 03:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD PGOV PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI2078	TAIWAN UN REFERENDA: BLUE PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT was forced to float its own UN referendum to counterbalance the DPP version, and to deflect DPP accusations that the KMT does not "stand up" for Taiwan. The DPP UN referendum is an attempt to exploit the growing sense of "Taiwan identity," and KMT presidential candidate Ma [...]	2007-09-10 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2094	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) In the run-up to Taiwan's 2008 presidential election, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh continue gradually to unveil their prospective cross-Strait economic and trade policies. Both Ma and Hsieh support general liberalization of cross-Strait economic relations in th [...]	2007-09-12 08:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2095	South Taiwan Early Take on 2008 Presidential and [...] (SBU) Summary: As the presidential election heats up, Southern academics, businesspeople and party officials all seem to believe it will be a difficult one for both the DPP and KMT. Party operatives in Kaohsiung City and Tainan City suggest that young voters are the key swing voters who can de [...]	2007-09-12 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2139	TAIWAN MOFA RESPONSE TO UN DEBATE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. AIT conveyed reftel demarche on UN Taiwan debate to MOFA on Sept 19 (AIT Director's separate presentation to Vice Premier Chiou I-jen reported septel). MOFA told AIT that Taiwan is hoping the General Committee (GC) Chairman will be able to arrange an open GC debate on the Taiwan [...]	2007-09-19 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW
07TAIPEI214	TAIWAN-NICARAGUA RELATIONS: BUSINESS SAVES THE DAY? [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Consul General Armando Boza is cautiously optimistic about the future of Taiwan-Nicaragua relations, predicting that Managua will probably maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei for at least another year. Despite making a pre-election pledge to switch recognition to Be [...]	2007-01-29 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI2162	TAIWAN REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR "LIMITED" DEBATE IN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Acting Foreign Minister Yang Tzu-pao called in the Director on September 21 to request U.S. support for a "limited" debate on the Taiwan issue in UNGA. Yang asserted that "closing" the debate to a two-plus-two format during the September 18 GC meeting was not "friendly" t [...]	2007-09-21 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW
07TAIPEI2178	FOLLOWING DPP INDICTMENTS, A POLICY STRUGGLE PLAYS [...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and NSC Secretary General Mark Chen were indicted for corruption for embezzling special allowances made available to senior officials. DPP presidential and vice presidential candidates Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng [...]	2007-09-24 11:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2191	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The Director briefed DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh September 25 on his recent consultations in Washington, stressing the importance that Taiwan avoid unnecessary, election-driven moves that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Hsieh said that while he supports the DPP's [...]	2007-09-26 23:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2193	KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 26 meeting with the Director, KMT Vice Presidential candidate Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang) previewed his October 3-5 visit to Washington, where he will articlulate KMT plans for Taiwan to play a "moderate and positive" regional role if they return to power next y [...]	2007-09-26 23:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI2242	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON NORMAL COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on September 28 that he hopes the U.S. has taken note of President Chen's efforts to "tone down" the radical rhetoric of the DPP's "Normal Country" resolution. The Director responded that the "toned-down" version is also not helpf [...]	2007-10-01 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI2244	DPP PASSES SLIGHTLY LESS RADICAL "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary. A contentious DPP party congress on Sunday passed the less radical version of the "normal country" resolution that President Chen mediated last week, which pledges a non-specific "rectification" of the name Taiwan. Deep-Green supporters of former-DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun mounted [...]	2007-10-01 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2257	Taiwan Pharmaceuticals - Mixed Progress on Standard [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI227	TAIWAN ECONOMIC MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON TIFA AND [...] (C) Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen reminded AIT Director January 26 his major goal is a bilateral FTA, but he is more than willing to pursue a robust TIFA agenda in the nearer term. He promised some points on the Bilateral Investment Agreement in a few days, welcomed our decision to [...]	2007-01-30 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR TW EINV
07TAIPEI2274	PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen to avoid further unnecessary steps in the remaining months of his term that that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Yeh said Chen and preside [...]	2007-10-03 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2279	TAIWAN'S IMPORT INSPECTION REGIME FOCUSES ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Global concern about Chinese product safety has focused Taiwan regulatory attention on imports from the PRC, especially food products. Recent conversations with agencies in charge of formulating policy, NGOs, and local and foreign importers give a better sense of how the regula [...]	2007-10-04 05:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2283	KMT ECONOMIC PLATFORM STRESSES DOMESTIC GROWTH [...] (U) This cable is one of a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 3 meeting with AIT economic chief, Ma Ying-jeou advisor Yun-Peng Chu previewed the KMT presidential candidate's economic platform, which will target Taiwan [...]	2007-10-04 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EINV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2284	U.S. TREASURY OFFICIALS HEAR CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the first visit of U.S. Treasury officials to Taiwan in more than two years, East Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Taiwan Desk Officer TT Yang met with a variety of Taiwan financial sector authorities, economists, and U.S. and local business people. Business people and econom [...]	2007-10-04 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI2285	VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang on October 3, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen and the DPP to avoid further "surprises" beyond the UN referendum between now and next May, when President Chen steps down. Su said Chen selecte [...]	2007-10-04 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW

07TAIPEI229	MTAG: EXBS IN TAIWAN [...] Summary: In the first of 12 courses arranged by ISN/ECC, a team of five instructors presented the Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) training course "Advanced License Processing II" to about 50 Taiwan officials January 22-26. The instructors praised the Taiwan officials' active partici [...]	2007-01-31 01:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TW ETRD WCO
07TAIPEI2295	DPP CAMPAIGN ADVISOR OUTLINES "TAIWAN-CENTRIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 5 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP economic policy advisor Kenneth Lin (Lin Shiang-kai) said stimulating domestic investment is the key to reviving [...]	2007-10-05 08:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2303	IS TAIWAN FAVORING EXCHANGE RATE STABILITY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent years, the New Taiwan Dollar (NT) has been one of the weakest performers in Asia vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, and capital outflows for portfolio investment have increased dramatically. Taiwan's central bank appears to have adopted an informal policy to bolster the NT by d [...]	2007-10-09 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI2333	TAIWAN ANALYST COMMENTS ON PRC REACTION TO DPP UN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan cross-Strait expert Lin Chong-pin told AIT that he assesses the PRC as very unlikely to "overreact" to the ruling DPP's UN referendum. He acknowledged, however, that Beijing is exerting direct and indirect pressures on Taiwan authorities in opposition to DPP the referend [...]	2007-10-15 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2336	LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...]	2007-10-16 06:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI2343	MIXED REACTIONS TO PRC PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S 17TH [...] (C) Summary: In response to PRC President Hu Jintao's proposal to negotiate a cross-Strait peace agreement (reftel),Taiwan's DPP government argues that such an agreement is impossible so long as Beijing insists that Taipei accept its "one China principle." While comments by most DPP leaders [...]	2007-10-16 12:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2347	MAINLAND AFFAIRS CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGES HU JINTAO [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Chen Min-tong acknowledged to AIT that PRC President Hu Jintao's October 15 CCP Party Congress statement was somewhat more conciliatory than previous statements on Taiwan. He speculated, however, that this "softer" message was intended a [...]	2007-10-17 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2351	MA ECONOMIC PLAN ADDRESSES IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 16 meeting with AIT economic chief, KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) member Su Chi said he is advising presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on how to address the pr [...]	2007-10-18 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI2360	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN TAIWAN--AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assumed power in 2000, its platform included a strong commitment to protecting the environment. This commitment has over the years been diluted by the way environmental policy has been interpreted, especially in view of the way the [...]	2007-10-18 06:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV SOCI ECON TW
07TAIPEI2382	USTR/USDA BEEF DELEGATION PRESSES TAIWAN ON BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During October 17-19 meetings with a range of senior Taiwan officials and industry representatives, a USTR/USDA beef trade delegation led by USTR Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Crowder stressed the importance of rapid Taiwan action in following the science-based guidelines of [...]	2007-10-23 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2399	HSIEH ADVISOR OUTLINES FINANCE POLICY AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 25 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP presidential campaign financial policy advisor Ray B. Dawn (Tung Rei-bin) criticized what he characterized as KMT [...]	2007-10-26 00:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI240	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH NEW TAIPEI MAYOR HAU [...] (C) Summary: Recently-elected Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin intends to focus the first six months of his term demonstrating to the public that his administration is clean, competent, and committed to serving the public. Hau will concentrate on bread-and-butter issues, including the environment, [...]	2007-01-31 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2407	MA ECONOMIC ADVISOR TOUTS OPENNESS AND "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 25 meeting, Ma Ying-jeou economic policy advisor Steve Hsieh (Xiang-chuan) cited jobs as Taiwan voters' single biggest concern, especially in the South, and advo [...]	2007-10-26 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2427	KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou discussed the presidential campaign, cross-Strait relations, the UN referendum, defense budget issues and U.S.-Taiwan relations during a meeting with the Director at Ma's campaign headquarters on October 30. Ma said he plans to continue his [...]	2007-10-31 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2444	KMT ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEES SIGNS OF NARROWING [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Chen Tai-jy, an academic who informally advises KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on economic policy, believes both presidential candidates have yet to articul [...]	2007-11-06 04:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2452	DIRECTOR'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Director, Stephen Young, met with the Taiwan Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu to discuss the defense budget, the Director's recent visit to PACOM, F-16, SECDEF's visit to China, and Taiwan's missile program. Present at the meeting were Director Young, Deputy Director Bob Wang, [...]	2007-11-06 22:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV TW MASS
07TAIPEI2459	FM HUANG ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang expressed general confidence over the state of Taiwan's relations with its 24 remaining diplomatic allies, which bear watching but evidence no major changes in the near term. At the same time, he expressed concern that Beijing might try to spring a surprise i [...]	2007-11-08 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2461	HSIEH OUTLINES A PRAGMATIC ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a November 8 presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) balanced an emphasis on Taiwan's underlying "sovereignty" with an espousal of greater economic openness. He called for strengthening the manufactu [...]	2007-11-08 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2470	DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...]	2007-11-13 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2471	DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...]	2007-11-13 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2498	Taiwan Pharma: Patent Linkage Going Nowhere [...] (SBU) Taiwan lacks a patent-linkage notification requirement and allows generic-drug licensing before patent expiry, practices that foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers claim allow local generic drug makers to infringe on patent-holders' rights and, in some cases, result in the Bureau of Nation [...]	2007-11-19 07:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR TW
07TAIPEI25	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT: TAIWAN ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On December 29, 2006, Taiwan announced that semiconductor manufacturers could apply for permission to produce chips with 0.18-micron feature size in the PRC. The move comes after years of lobbying from Taiwan firms. More delays are possible before any firms are actually approved [...]	2007-01-05 04:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2511	CANDIDATES COMPETE TO SURVIVE UNDER NEW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan will introduce a radically revamped legislative election system in 2008, halving the number of legislators and establishing 73 new election districts with single representatives. The new system will also include 6 seats reserved for aborigines and 34 at large party-list [...]	2007-11-20 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2516	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on November 20 that the KMT has almost completely absorbed its Pan-Blue ally, the PFP, which will have only three candidates under its banner in the next LY election. Wang seemed neither pleased nor surprised by his number-one spot o [...]	2007-11-21 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2518	PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan stressed to the Director on November 20 that, regardless of the outcome, President Chen Shui-bian will produce no "surprises" between the presidential election next March and the inauguration of the new president in May. Yeh said [...]	2007-11-21 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2537	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHIANG PIN-KUNG ON MA'S JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on November 26, KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung, a senior advisor to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, asserted that Ma was able to convince Japanese leaders during his recent trip that he is not "anti-Japan" and seeks to expand bilat [...]	2007-11-28 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA TW
07TAIPEI2545	HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...]	2007-11-30 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2547	KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou met with the Director on November 29 to discuss upcoming legislative and presidential elections and election disputes. While Ma said he was not worried about President Chen's loose talk of martial law earlier this week, he is concerned th [...]	2007-11-30 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2551	BIOTECH IN TAIWAN: THE ECONOMY'S NEXT GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the 1970s and 80s, official funding and support fostered a Taiwan high technology IT sector that now ranks among the world's most competitive. With the mainland and other low-cost producers offering increased competition, Taiwan authorities have identified biotechnology as a [...]	2007-12-03 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD ECON EINV TW
07TAIPEI257	KMT'S CROSS-STRAIT DIALOGUE: ECONOMICS NOW, [...] (C) Summary: The KMT plans to continue focusing on economic issues in its engagement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the near term, hoping to benefit politically by serving as an intermediary between Taiwan's business and agricultural interests and Beijing. If KMT Chairman Ma wins [...]	2007-02-01 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2588	BURGHARDT VISIT: KMT PRESID. CANDIDATE MA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, AIT Chairman Burghardt delivered a personal message from Secretary Rice to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. The U.S. respects and supports Taiwan's continued democratic development, which has been made possible by U.S. efforts to foster cross-Strait stabili [...]	2007-12-11 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2590	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh on December 10 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP-proposed UN referendum will pass on March 22, because a majority of the people on Taiwan support greater participation in international organizations. Hsieh said he [...]	2007-12-11 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2591	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary. In response to AIT Chairman Burghardt's expression of serious U.S. concern over the ruling DPP's UN referendum in their December 10 meeting, Foreign Minister James Huang insisted the referendum would not actually change anything. Explaining that he was carrying messages from Pr [...]	2007-12-11 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2607	SPELMAN VISIT: KMT LEGISLATOR SU CHI ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator and defense policy advisor Su Chi told Acting EAP/TC Director Douglas Spelman on December 11 that the Legislative Yuan (LY) Defense Committee would authorize significant spending for F-16's, PAC-III's, helicopters, and a submarine exploratory committee. Su expresse [...]	2007-12-14 01:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2617	LY ELECTION PREVIEW: THE BATTLE FOR CENTRAL TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, a swing region between the Blue north and the Green south, is shaping up as the key battleground in the KMT-DPP competition for seats in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections on January 12, 2008. Although the KMT enjoys an overall advantage, controlling four of th [...]	2007-12-18 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI275	KMT VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON KMT POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) expected to win the Kaohsiung mayoral race, and attributes the loss to underhanded DPP tactics on the eve of the election. Some KMT view the loss as a blessing, however, because it revealed that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's personal charisma isn't enough to w [...]	2007-02-02 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI28	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SINGS THE BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The opposition KMT's poorer than expected performance in key mayoral elections on December 9 was a minor setback for KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, giving critics an opening to raise doubts about his leadership and ability to appeal to Taiwan's southern voters. The KMT kept control [...]	2007-01-05 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PINR
07TAIPEI302	FORMER ACTING KAOHSIUNG MAYOR YEH CHU-LAN ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: Former Acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on February 6 that President Chen retains a fair, though limited, amount of influence over the DPP. Weakened by a series of corruption scandals that engulfed his family and the Presidential Office last year, Chen nevert [...]	2007-02-07 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI403	Taiwan Determined to Prevent PRC-Linked Investor from [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 9, the boards of two state-controlled shipping companies, Taiwan Navigation and Yang Ming Marine, voted to swap stocks in order to prevent privately held Chinese Maritime Transport from taking control of Taiwan Navigation's board. Chinese Maritime's chairman has clos [...]	2007-02-16 06:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI413	CODEL CHABOT TAIWAN VISIT: MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with Taiwan leaders on February 21, Congressman Steve Chabot urged Taiwan to approve its 2007 defense budget as soon as possible and pledged the U.S. will continue to be a strong friend of Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Mainland A [...]	2007-02-23 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR CH TW
07TAIPEI490	TAIWAN PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT PLANS FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: After seventeen years of planning, Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is still waiting for Taiwan to lift restrictions on naptha cracker investment in the PRC. FPC's Chairman told AIT that its plan to build a naphtha cracker complex near Shanghai is necessary to compete in the ra [...]	2007-03-05 02:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD EPET CH TW
07TAIPEI507	PRESIDENT CHEN VOICES SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian on Sunday evening, March 4, told FAPA members celebrating their organization's 25th anniversary that Taiwan wants independence, name changes, a new constitution, and economic development and that there are "no differences over left and right policy lines" [...]	2007-03-05 11:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI516	Taiwan Survey Shows Deeper Economic Integration [...] Summary: Taiwan's Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) latest survey of Taiwan investors in China suggests the scale of investment in the PRC is rising. Investors are increasingly focused on the domestic Mainland China market. The highest policy priority for firms surveyed is di [...]	2007-03-06 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI533	HSIEH AND SU THE FRONTRUNNERS IN FOUR-WAY RACE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, former Premier Frank Hsieh, Vice President Annette Lu, and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun have all formally joined the race for the DPP presidential nomination as long expected. The DPP hopes to select a single candidate through a month-long process of consulta [...]	2007-03-08 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI547	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU: [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told AIT Director March 8 that he is optimistic about his nomination and election chances. While noticeably more relaxed than in earlier meetings, Ma did express concern and uncertainty over how his indictment for misuse of funds will pla [...]	2007-03-09 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS MCAP CH TW
07TAIPEI564	Taiwan's 2006 Balance of Payments [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's current account surplus in 2006 surged nearly 60% to US$25 billion. The C/A surplus was largely offset by a huge capital outflow of direct investment and insurance firms' portfolio investment. Depreciation of the US Dollar (USD) drove up the USD value of Taiwan's EURO and [...]	2007-03-13 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI605	TAIWAN SLOWLY OPENING DOOR TO PRC EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has made gradual but notable progress in making it easier for firms in Taiwan, both foreign and local, to bring Mainland employees to Taiwan for business activities. Requirements have been lowered and processing times have been reduced. The next step will be to treat bu [...]	2007-03-16 07:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI609	MAC CHAIRMAN SAYS "FOUR WANTS" HAVE NOT HURT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told Director Young that President Chen Shui- bian's "four wants" speech had not set back MAC's work on cross-Strait relations. He described the private meeting between the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Economics Director and his MAC [...]	2007-03-16 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI616	ACADEMICS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON TAIWANESE IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: Four prominent Taiwan political scientists -- two each from the Blue and Green camps -- told the Director on March 14 that the growth in Taiwanese identity over the past decade does not equate to stronger support for Taiwan independence, which has remained relatively constant si [...]	2007-03-16 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI623	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON BILATERAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, a leading candidate for the DPP presidential nomination, told the Director on March 19 that President Chen Shui-bian has "completely abandoned" his efforts to mediate among the four DPP presidential candidates, which means the party will hold a primary in [...]	2007-03-19 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI643	DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON ELECTION POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh told the Director on March 19 that he faces a tough challenge in his quest to win the DPP presidential primary this spring. Politicians hoping to become Taiwan's next President in 2008, Hsieh said, will need to appeal to middle class voters by proposi [...]	2007-03-21 12:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI657	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN-PRC [...] (C) Summary: During a March 21 meeting, the Director told DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, a candidate for the party's presidential nomination, that Taiwan's current and future leaders need to avoid independence-related moves that could put at risk the democracy, prosperity, and strong U.S. support [...]	2007-03-22 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PREL CH
07TAIPEI672	AIT DIRECTOR REVIEWS TIFA AGENDA WITH ECON [...] (SBU) On March 21, AIT Director called on Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen gave a positive assessment of the state of the relationship, but reiterated Taiwan's goal of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U [...]	2007-03-23 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR TW
07TAIPEI674	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young March 22 that President Chen's speech of March 4 was not intended as any signal of a change in policy on Chen's commitment to the "four noes." She said the DPP wants to press the budget forward but the "pan Blue" KMT and PFP parties firs [...]	2007-03-23 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI675	ACTING KMT CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Acting KMT Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on March 22 that former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou remains the KMT's strongest hope to retake the presidency in 2008 despite his legal troubles. Chiang believed LY Speaker Wang Jin-pying will not challenge Ma in the party primary [...]	2007-03-23 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI676	ACTING DPP CHAIRMAN TRONG CHAI ON DPP POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on March 21, acting DPP Chairman Trong Chai predicted that the DPP will defeat former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election because the Taiwanese people will not accept Ma's proposal for a "peace agreement" with China that, [...]	2007-03-23 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI69	Kaohsiung City Council Election - Result and bios [...] Kaohsiung City elected 44 City Councilors in its recent December 9, 2006, election, with a 68 percent voter turnout rate. The Kuomintang (KMT) won 17 seats, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 15 seats, People First Party (PFP) 4 seats, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) 1 seat, and independents 7 [...]	2007-01-10 04:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI716	TAIWAN AWARE OF U.S. CONCERNS TOWARDS LIBYA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. AIT delivered ref B demarche on U.S. concerns about transfer of high-resolution satellite technology to Libya to National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on 3/26. Wu Replied that Taiwan's satellite cooperation with Libya would be limited to low resolution techn [...]	2007-03-29 02:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	TSPA PREL ETTC ECON LY TW
07TAIPEI740	INPUT FOR 2007 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI754	Penghu Islands Added to the Existing "Mini Three Links" [...] (U) During his visit to Penghu Islands on March 31, President Chen Shui-bian announced that, starting April 1, the Penghu Islands will be included in the existing "mini three links." This means that residents of Penghu can travel to China via ferries that connect the Taiwan-controlled islands [...]	2007-04-04 02:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI76	Profile of New Kaohsiung Mayor - Chen Chu [...] (U) Summary: Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu was sworn in December 25, 2006. During her inaugural address, she pledged that she and her administration would focus on boosting Kaohsiung City's economic development to create job opportunities for young people, emphasizing that she would keep her [...]	2007-01-11 05:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI768	TAIWAN TO APPLY FOR WHO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang informed the Acting Director on April 6 that Taiwan has decided to apply for WHO membership rather than WHA observership this year. President Chen Shui-bian will send a letter directly to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on April 12 applying for me [...]	2007-04-06 11:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL WHO TBIO TW CH
07TAIPEI843	KAOHSIUNG PARTY LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung DPP and KMT leaders recently told AIT that the ruling DPP has boosted its support since coming to power in 2000 by directing resources and attention to Kaohsiung City, reversing the historical neglect of the south by the previous KMT central government. KMT Legislator [...]	2007-04-13 13:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI862	KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 16 the Director met with recently-elected KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to urge rapid progress on the defense budget and to discuss the KMT's strategy in advance of upcoming legislative and presidential elections. Wu said the KMT is committed to passing a responsible defense [...]	2007-04-17 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI878	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (S) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored U.S. concerns about the SIPDIS stalled defense budget and the possibility of election-driven moves by Taiwan that could damage cross-Strait stability. Su said the DPP is trying to work out a compromis [...]	2007-04-19 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI892	MA YING-JEOU OVER DINNER: HIS COURT CASE, [...] (C) Summary. In a private dinner with the Director on April 18, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou betrayed frustration over his corruption trial, but expressed confidence that he would be found innocent. He predicted that President Chen would continue pushing ethnic and other deep-Gre [...]	2007-04-23 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI91	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON BILATERAL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young January 12 she is focused on managing the financial crisis resulting from a run on a local bank and criminal investigations into the collapse of a large local conglomerate. The Director reaffirmed U.S. interest in advancing bilateral tr [...]	2007-01-12 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI930	NEW MAC CHAIRMAN CHEN MING-TONG DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 26 meeting with the AIT Director, the new Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman, Chen Ming-tong, argued the case for Taiwan to take action soon to preserve its sovereignty in the face changes in the cross-Strait status quo. The Director emphasized the benefits Taiw [...]	2007-04-26 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAIR ECON CH TW
07TAIPEI998	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS - FOCUSED ON CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Semiconductor industry executives described Taiwan's decision to permit investment in more advanced manufacturing technology in China as a small step in the right direction. They do not expect to see further liberalization of investment restrictions during the Chen administrati [...]	2007-05-03 01:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH
07TALLINN106	ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER [...] (U) On February 15, the Estonian Parliament passed the "Illegal Structures Removal" bill by a margin of 46 to 44. The bill prohibits all public displays of structures that glorify the occupation of Estonia and/or mass oppression of the Estonian people and which may pose a threat to public orde [...]	2007-02-16 13:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN
07TALLINN112	ESTONIA: VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 [...] Summary: In 2006, the GOE continued to improve the country's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime through legislative changes and cooperation with rights holders. The long-awaited new Civil Procedure Act that provides for ex parte searches came into force January 1, 2006. On June 14, 200 [...]	2007-02-21 13:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
07TALLINN117	ESTONIA: NEW OFAC IRAN DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED ? [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division in MFA?s Policy Planning Department - the office responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. There was no immediate response. GOLDSTEIN [...]	2007-02-23 06:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR EN
07TALLINN118	ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS II: WHAT'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Estonia's March 4 parliamentary elections will produce a multi-party coalition government that is unlikely to bring about any significant changes in Estonia's domestic or foreign policy. All of the major parties are campaigning on a mixture of social and economic issues includi [...]	2007-02-23 09:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN121	ESTONIA'S STANCE ON ILLEGAL CASH COURIERS [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division of the MFA's Policy Planning Department - which is responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. 2. (U) Estonia's main legal instrument in the fight against terrorist financing and illeg [...]	2007-02-26 15:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER EN
07TALLINN128	REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) Action Request ? please see para (6). 2. (SBU) During a meeting with Charge on February 28, Reimo Pettai, MFA?s Director for International Cooperation/External Policy urged the USG to support Estonia?s bid for OECD membership during the current enlargement discussions. Pettai cited five [...]	2007-03-01 13:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	OECD ECON EN
07TALLINN143	ESTONIA'S ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The center-right Reform Party won the most seats in Estonia's March 4 parliamentary election, earning Andrus Ansip, Reform Chairman and Prime Minister, the opportunity to form the next government. PM Ansip essentially has two options for coalition building: forming a center-rig [...]	2007-03-05 15:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN2	ESTONIA: FM PAET VISITS GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Georgia December 18-19, Georgian Officials told Foreign Minister Urmas Paet that: -- they hope for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) already in 2007; -- they intend to extend economic and political reforms and substantially increase investment in educa [...]	2007-01-03 09:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NATO OSCE GG RU EN
07TALLINN223	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART I): REFORMING [...] (U) Summary. The Estonian Reform Party has formed a coalition government with like-minded center-right parties, Isamaa and Res Public Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The coalition agreement, signed by the parties on April 2, reflects Reform's priorities for a pro-active, pro-w [...]	2007-04-03 11:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN227	ESTONIA'S VIEW ON POLISH PARTICIPATION IN IGNALINA [...] (C) Based on our recent discussions with key officials in Estonia's energy sector, it is clear that Estonia is open to the idea of Polish participation in the Ignalina nuclear power project. However, GOE and Eesti Energia officials have expressed concern to us about the Lithuanian approach t [...]	2007-04-04 06:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LG LH PL EN
07TALLINN233	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART II): BIOS ON KEY [...] (U) Summary. On April 2, the Estonian Reform Party, Isamaa and Res Publica Union (IRL),and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) officially signed a coalition agreement forming the new government. The three-party coalition has 60 seats in the 101-member parliament (Ref A). Prime Minister Andru [...]	2007-04-05 13:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN247	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. The new Estonian government's foreign and security policy priorities include strong relations with the U.S. and NATO, Afghanistan, better Estonia-Russia relations, and promoting democracy and stability in the region. The new government supports continued engagement in Iraq, but this is [...]	2007-04-17 13:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
07TALLINN259	ESTONIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. On April 20, we delivered Reftel points on U.S. positions in advance of the EU's April 23-24 GAERC meeting to Kart Juhasoo-Lawrence, MFA Counselor for U.S. Affairs, and Kristel Kase, EU GAERC Desk Officer. The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing the upcoming U.S.-E [...]	2007-04-20 14:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EN
07TALLINN272	EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY: ESTONIA PUSHING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Estonia continues to be a staunch advocate of the European Union's (EU) European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). While the EU has made some progress in strengthening the ENP, the Government of Estonia (GOE) feels far more should be done. In particular, Estonia has been somewhat di [...]	2007-04-25 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EN
07TALLINN273	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART IV): DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As reported in reftels, On April 4, 2007, the Estonian Reform Party formed a center-right coalition with the Isamaa-Res Publica Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The new government has four key domestic policy priorities: tax cuts, innovation, bolstering the workfor [...]	2007-04-25 15:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN275	ESTONIA: HLG LETTER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 11:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO MNUC NPG EN
07TALLINN277	U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]	2007-04-26 15:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN278	U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]	2007-04-26 15:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN280	REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop wind [...]	2007-04-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN297	UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...]	2007-05-03 16:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN310	ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER, [...] (C) Summary: During a series of courtesy calls May 7-9, senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow. Prime Minister Ansip noted Estonia did not want to create problems for its allies, but emphasized that Russia's actions [...]	2007-05-11 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU EN
07TALLINN329	ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON OIE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 09:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR AORG TW CH EN
07TALLINN352	Estonian Policy Makers Discuss Energy Options [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent roundtable discussion on the future of Estonian energy policy, key players in Estonian government, industry and academia renewed calls to increase Estonia's energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy sources, and to lessen the its energy dependence on Russia. [...]	2007-05-30 14:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL RU EN
07TALLINN367	TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...]	2007-06-05 07:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN372	ESTONIA UNABLE TO MEET NATO,S ISAF REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 11:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINS NATO AF EN
07TALLINN374	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together wi [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN375	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together with [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN407	ESTONIA: THE USE OF IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 13:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KNNP KSCA UNVIE OECD
07TALLINN41	ESTONIA: GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY 26 [...] (C) On January 20, Acting DCM and Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on goals for Afghanistan at the January 26 informal Foreign Ministerial to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. Hilpus welcomed the information about the meeting, expressed regret that Foreign [...]	2007-01-22 13:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS
07TALLINN432	UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan remains one of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) highest foreign policy priorities. The GOE has been increasing its direct development assistance to Afghanistan since 2006, to balance its military presence in the country. The presence of Estonia's first diplomat o [...]	2007-06-28 06:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR EUN EN
07TALLINN433	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: The last eight months have been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's recent visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves [...]	2007-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN

07TALLINN463	ESTONIA: BIO OF INCOMING AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has named Vaino Reinart as Estonia's new Ambassador to the United States. Reinart is one of the MFA's most senior and respected diplomats, and has a high reputation for his intelligence and skills as a political operator. As Estonia's form [...]	2007-07-16 11:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN472	ESTONIA: THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (C) Summary. July 13 marked the first 100 days of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right coalition government. The "Bronze Riots," cyber attacks and tensions with Moscow, consumed most of the GOE's attention during this period. Ansip and his Reform party have emerged even more popular b [...]	2007-07-23 09:33:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EN
07TALLINN485	STATUS OF ESTONIA AND NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 04:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL
07TALLINN488	GOE ENDEAVORS TO MODIFY INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN [...] (U) Summary. In a post Bronze Soldier riot Estonia, integration of ethnic Russians is a hot topic. Once regarded as having one of the most successful post-Soviet integration programs, the GOE is now being forced to take a hard look at the deep fissures that still exist within Estonia's popu [...]	2007-07-26 12:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN
07TALLINN49	ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. On January 23, Ketlin Susmalainen a 3rd Secretary in the same department, provided the following response: -- Estonia has not been invited to the April 18-2 [...]	2007-01-23 13:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO EN
07TALLINN496	ESTONIA SUPPORTS UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 12:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PHUM EN
07TALLINN5	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT AND PM DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 15:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU RU EN
07TALLINN519	AMBASSADOR'S MEEING WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Summary. On August 8, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon with Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament (MP) and the new Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC). The two discussed Estonia and the European Union's relations with Russia, Estonia's contributions in the global war on terror, an [...]	2007-08-13 07:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN52	ESTONIA: FORMER PM LAAR OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On January 23, former Prime Minister Mart Laar told Charge that he was "optimistic" about the situation in Georgia - citing improvements in Georgia's energy security and factors affecting the situation in Abkhazia. Laar noted the GOG asked him to come back to Georgia in late February (in [...]	2007-01-24 15:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG EN
07TALLINN536	ESTONIA'S REACTION TO NEW AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 11:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR NATO AF EN
07TALLINN543	ESTONIAN INTERNATIONAL AID AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Given its success with rapid democratic and economic reform, Estonia enjoys a high level of credibility and influence with developing countries seeking assistance. As part of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) larger plans to promote democracy and market-based development, deve [...]	2007-08-21 11:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EN
07TALLINN547	ESTONIA: NEW DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 15, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon for Mati Raidma, Member of Parliament (MP) and new Chairman of the National Defense Committee (NDC). The two discussed Parliament's upcoming votes to renew the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) mission mandates for Iraq, Afghanistan, [...]	2007-08-24 08:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EN
07TALLINN548	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SELL [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to W [...]	2007-08-24 10:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN549	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to [...]	2007-08-24 10:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN567	ESTONIA'S FULLFILMENT OF OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In post's judgment, Estonia fulfills the accession criteria for membership in the OECD. Estonia is an active, prosperous and developed member of many international organizations, including NATO, the European Union and the WTO. It demonstrates a broad respect for the values of [...]	2007-08-29 13:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV SENV OECD EN KDEM
07TALLINN583	SCENESETTER FOR PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations the past year: the President's historic visit to Estonia last November; Estonian appreciation for U.S. su [...]	2007-09-06 14:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN588	LEADING ESTONIAN MP DISCUSSES RUSSIA [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Marko Mihkelson, head of the Parliament's EU Affairs Committee, highlighted as important issues: regional security and stability issues, Russia and President Vladimir Putin's political future, and Russia's re-tooling of history. He also emph [...]	2007-09-07 13:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR RU GG EN
07TALLINN589	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...]	2007-09-07 14:42:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN604	ESTONIA ON ALLIANCE ATTITUDES TOWARD NAC VISIT TO [...] (C) On September 11, poloffs delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy, and Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Hilpus and Lukk emphasized strong Government of Estonia (GOE) support for the proposed North Atlantic Council (NAC) visit to [...]	2007-09-14 06:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO GG RS EN
07TALLINN619	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN MINISTER OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a meeting September 12 with the Ambassador, Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs Urve Palo reiterated the GOE's commitment to encouraging "stateless" residents to acquire citizenship. At the same time, however, Palo noted a lack of motivation among Russian speakers t [...]	2007-09-18 11:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN620	ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 12:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN SY IS LE EN
07TALLINN621	USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...]	2007-09-20 10:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON PGOV EN
07TALLINN633	ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...]	2007-09-26 11:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN64	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...]	2007-01-30 16:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL EN
07TALLINN66	ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND [...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...]	2007-01-31 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KIPR EN
07TALLINN685	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ESTONIAN MPS ON U.S. FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Estonian Parliamentarians October 16 on the U.S.-Estonia relationship. His presentation, at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Sven Mikser (Defense Minister from 2002- 2003),informed key members of parliament ahead of Estonia's decision on whether to e [...]	2007-10-19 14:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF IZ EN
07TALLINN693	ESTONIA: AFGHANISTAN, YES - IRAQ, YES FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary. On October 24, the Government of Estonia (GOE) submitted for Parliamentary approval four bills to extend Estonian participation in ongoing foreign military operations (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia) and one to authorize deployment of troops (the EU Nordic Battle Group). While [...]	2007-10-26 09:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ EN
07TALLINN708	ESTONIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FORCE FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. In the relatively short amount of time Minister of Defense Jaak Aaviksoo has been in office, he has taken significant steps to reform both the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). Aaviksoo?s priority for 2007 has been to create a military legal framework f [...]	2007-11-01 08:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EN
07TALLINN71	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...]	2007-02-01 15:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL EN
07TALLINN720	2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2007 - 2008 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of narcotic substances, [...]	2007-11-05 14:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EN
07TALLINN728	ESTONIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON HSPD-6 TEXT [...] SUMMARY: On October 30, a visiting Washington delegation representing the CA Bureau and the Terrorism Screening Center reached agreement with GOE interlocutors on the text of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) Arrangement to share terrorist-screening information. Substantiv [...]	2007-11-07 14:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN
07TALLINN737	ESTONIA AND RESOURCE NATIONALISM [...] (U) Estonia does not exhibit resource nationalism as described in reftel. The government does not arbitrarily change regulations pertaining to investment in natural resources or any other sector to favor domestic companies over foreign-owned firms. Since joining the European Union in 2004, t [...]	2007-11-14 12:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ENRG EN
07TALLINN738	ESTONIAN SCHOOL REFORM IN ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 1, 2007, all 58 public Russian language high schools in Estonia began teaching Estonian Literature in the Estonian language. This program, which affects approximately 8,500 Russian- speaking students, is the first step of a gradual transition to reach the point wher [...]	2007-11-14 12:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN
07TALLINN752	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S NOVEMBER 27-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's November 27- 29 visit to Washington, his first as PM, comes on the eve of the Estonian Parliament's vote to renew Estonia's participation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ansip supports Estonia's military engagements abroad, but relies on USG recognitio [...]	2007-11-21 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
07TALLINN754	PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: ESTONIA TRIES TO SPUR INNOVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's relatively lean and dynamic economy can still make progress in a number of areas towards spurring greater innovation and productivity gains. Both will be necessary to meet labor shortages and move the economy up the value chain to a position where it can move out of com [...]	2007-11-23 12:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP EN
07TALLINN88	ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS I: POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Estonia is in full campaign mode in the run up to parliamentary elections on March 4. Eleven parties are vying for seats in the Riigikogu (the Estonian parliament). Of these, five or six are expected to win enough votes for parliamentary representation. The "X-factors" in the e [...]	2007-02-12 13:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN92	ESTONIA'S ECONOMY: OUTLOOK FOR CONTINUED GROWTH [...] (U) Estonia's economic growth has exceeded 10% for two years running. This has led to the inevitable question: "How long can it last"? Regional banks, the Ministry of Finance, and financial media all forecast around 9% real GDP growth in 2007, down from 11.5% in 2006. While a few local obs [...]	2007-02-13 13:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EN
07TASHKENT1029	UZBEKISTAN REACTS TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan reacted on several fronts to the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) decision on May 14 to prolong sanctions against Uzbekistan. The Foreign Ministry issued a critical statement; state-controlled media published negative stories; [...]	2007-05-29 11:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ
07TASHKENT1058	UZBEKISTAN 2007 FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS (FLT) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1146	UZBEKISTAN DENIES ACCREDITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: On June 14, the Ministry of Justice denied accreditation to Human Rights Watch's (HRW) newly arrived junior expatriate staff member. Unless the Government reverses its decision, HRW will be left without any accredited [...]	2007-06-18 12:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1300	UZBEK OFFICIALS SHOW A HINT OF FLEXIBILITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met with four key Uzbek Government interlocutors during his five-day visit to Tashkent. All fiercely defended Uzbekistan's record on religious freedom and suggested that the country's designation as a Country of [...]	2007-07-16 14:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF UZ
07TASHKENT1369	CZECHS EXPECT "PRAGMATIC" SIX MONTHS AS LOCAL EU [...] (C) Czech Political Officer Dagmar Novohradska told Poloff that the Czech Embassy will be pragmatic during its six months as the local representative of the European Union (EU). She said that the Czechs understand their role is to represent the EU as a whole, and may need to temper some of it [...]	2007-07-25 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU EZ UZ
07TASHKENT1386	HIGH POVERTY DESPITE STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: While Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials tout the country's strong economic growth, they fail to recognize problems associated with high inflation and poverty rates. Inflation in 2006 most likely was around 20 percent and the cost of living continues to rise, fueled recent [...]	2007-07-30 04:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1405	PRE-ELECTION TOUR FOR KARIMOV? [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov traveled unusually far afield in May and June, possibly in anticipation of an expected reelection campaign. Independent press speculation suggests that the Uzbek president will seek reelection, possibly by amending the Uzbek Constitution to allow him to run for [...]	2007-08-01 11:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR UZ
07TASHKENT1420	OTAKHONOV OUT, RUSTAMBAEV REPORTEDLY IN AS [...] (C) Embassy contacts have confirmed internet press reports that Minister of Justice Foziljon Otakhonov has been transferred to a position within the Presidential Apparat where he possibly will be in charge of preparations for the upcoming Presidential election. Our contacts suggest that Otakh [...]	2007-08-03 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR UZ
07TASHKENT1489	UZBEKS PROPOSE JOINT HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This message contains a guidance request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Uzbekistan's Regional Policy Foundation has proposed a human rights conference to Post as the means to nudge the bilateral relationship back on track. The Foundation's director said the conference had been vetted and [...]	2007-08-15 08:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PINR UZ
07TASHKENT1586	KARIMOV'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECHES: PLATITUDES, [...] (C) Summary: During his two-hour televised speech to the Cabinet on August 30, President Karimov touted Uzbekistan's accomplishments since independence and pledged greater successes in the future, but warned that "foreign centers" were trying to undermine the country. His Independence Day ad [...]	2007-09-06 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UZ
07TASHKENT1607	UZBEKISTAN'S FOREIGN POLICY MAP OF THE WORLD [...] (C) Summary: In an Independence Day speech to the Tashkent Diplomatic Corps August 28, FM Norov outlined Uzbekistan's foreign policy, rank-ordering relations with five tiers of countries and international organizations. Not surprisingly, he extolled relations with Russia and Russian-supporte [...]	2007-09-13 10:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1664	UNHCR TO REASSESS REFUGEES AS PRESSURE MOUNTS [...] (C) Summary: DCM met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Fikret Akcura on September 17 to discuss the status of Afghan refugees. DCM conveyed that all DHS interviews have been completed but any new candidates put forth by UNHCR and any successful appeals wi [...]	2007-09-19 10:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL AF TI UZ
07TASHKENT1729	UZBEKISTAN: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on October 4. Fayzullaev agreed that the draft resolution dealt with a serious issue and that he would refer the information to their appropriate officials at the MFA and the UN. He promised to inform post i [...]	2007-10-04 09:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1734	COTTON TRADE, PROFITS (AND REFORMS?) [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 Third International Cotton and Textile Conference attracted over 250 companies, the majority Asian. Embassy staff attended. Uzbekistan expects to export over one million tons of ginned cotton in 2007 for approximately USD 1.55 billion. Over 70 percent of this year's bu [...]	2007-10-05 04:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ICAC EINV ETRD ELAB ZK UZ
07TASHKENT1740	UZBEKS THREATEN TO DEPORT AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative in Uzbekistan Fikret Akcura informed DCM on the evening of October 4 that the Uzbek mission in Geneva may make a public statement October 5 at the UNHCR Executive Committee meeting that it no longer recognizes UNDP [...]	2007-10-05 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL AF TI UZ
07TASHKENT1761	ESTABLISHED CONTACT TO SEEK ASYLUM IN BISHKEK [...] (C) At an Embassy event on October 9, dissident academic and human rights contact Tashpulat Yuldashev told poloff that he planned to flee Uzbekistan in the next few days and seek political asylum with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bishkek. He requested that polo [...]	2007-10-12 00:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV UZ KG
07TASHKENT1768	EU-UNDP HOSTS CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: The Border Management in Central Asia and Central Asia Drug Action programs (BOMCA/CADAP) hosted a donors conference in Tashkent on October 5 to coordinate national and organizational projects related to border security and trade facilitation in Central Asia. BOMCA/CADAP is an EU [...]	2007-10-16 04:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL AF UZ KG
07TASHKENT1817	GOU PROVIDES WRITTEN REBUTTAL TO EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During an Embassy event on October 9, MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev provided, at Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov's request, the Ambassador with a written GOU rebuttal to recent public statements made by EU officials criticizing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. The re [...]	2007-10-22 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1887	GOU RESPONSE TO SAIPOV SLAYING [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan (belatedly) condemns the murder of VOA stringer Alisher Saipov, and claims the Kyrgyz government has not yet asked for Uzbek assistance in the investigation. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met October 30 with MFA First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov, who delivered [...]	2007-10-30 13:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KG UZ
07TASHKENT1922	UZBEKS TAKE TEETH OUT OF MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (C) Summary. A Department of Treasury official was part of a Eurasia Group delegation which met in Tashkent with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) counterparts from the Office of the State Prosecutor (Procuracy) to discuss anti-money laundering efforts. The official purpose of the event was to [...]	2007-11-05 10:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM ECON UZ
07TASHKENT1935	KARIMOV GIVES SPEECH TO LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary. There were several press reports on November 7 confirming that the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (LDPU) formally nominated President Karimov as its candidate for President, however there is still no formal indication that he accepted the nomination. Karimov did personall [...]	2007-11-07 10:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1989	NATO PURSUING LIMITED REENGAGEMENT WITH UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons reported that his meetings with Foreign Minister Norov and Defense Minister Mirzayev on November 12 were substantive and he had been well-received. Uzbekistan has resumed participation in Euro-Atlantic Pa [...]	2007-11-16 10:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NATO UZ AF
07TASHKENT2000	PRESIDENTIAL APPARAT WAITING FOR U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary. Visiting AmCit National Democratic Institute (NDI) Senior Program Director for Eurasia was approached on the margins of a civil society conference on November 15 by a member of the GOU Presidential Apparat. The woman asked why the USG has not responded to the recent "signals" put [...]	2007-11-20 10:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UZ
07TASHKENT2006	HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH UZBEKISTAN INTENSIFYING [...] (C) Summary. In response to the Ambassador's request for a meeting with President Karimov, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov summoned the Ambassador on November 20 to discuss the reasons for such a high-level meeting. The Ambassador emphasized the prospect of an upcoming sanctions vote i [...]	2007-11-21 10:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID UZ
07TASHKENT2013	FY'08 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB WORK PLANS FOR TASHKENT [...] Per reftel request, the Central Asian Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Hub (CA ESTH Hub) submits its projected work plan for FY 2008. -------------------- Goals and Objectives -------------------- 2. The CA ESTH Hub endeavors to act as a clearinghouse in support of Bureau [...]	2007-11-23 09:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID TBIO ECON UZ ZK AF
07TASHKENT2022	NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE CHAIRMAN WELCOMES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met November 23 with National Security Service (NSS) Chairman Rustam Inoyatov, who welcomed renewed U.S.-Uzbek cooperation. Inoyatov stressed that we share mutual interests in a stable Afghanistan and in fighting terrorism, extremism and narcotics. He stressed his [...]	2007-11-23 13:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT2023	GOU CONTINUES TO EXPAND CONTROLLED ACCESS TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Embassy personnel, and in particular Ambassador Norland, have been afforded expanded, though carefully controlled, access to GOU officials. Over the past several weeks, Ambassador Norland has met twice with President Karimov, and once each with National Security Service Chairman [...]	2007-11-23 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON ECIN EAGR KPAO OEXC PGOV PTER SCUL
07TASHKENT2108	KARIMOV CALLS FOR COOPERATION WITH WEST IN [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov's Constitution Day speech, in which he calls for stronger ties with the United States and Europe, may reflect a desire to receive positive election coverage or diversify his foreign policy or both. He appears to have cited Russia--without explicitly naming it--as [...]	2007-12-11 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ US RS
07TASHKENT2115	OSCE/ODIHR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PLANS FOR UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Walter Siegl, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission, met with foreign diplomats on December 12 to discuss Uzbekistan's upcoming Presidential Elections. The mission is here to evaluate how the elections are conducted and will make recommendations i [...]	2007-12-13 13:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ US
07TASHKENT2131	ACTIVISTS ATTEND HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ROUNDTABLE; DO [...] (C) Summary: In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Embassy held a roundtable for prominent Uzbek human rights activists at the Embassy and an evening reception with diplomatic, government, and human rights contacts at the Ambassador's residence (septel). Issues discussed a [...]	2007-12-17 11:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT2163	UZBEKS AIM TO DEMONSTRATE TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov on December 21 to review the status of foreign operations legislation in Congress that includes language on Uzbekistan. Nematov appreciated the update and noted that Uzbek Ambassador Kamilov has kept MFA well-informed about pol [...]	2007-12-26 12:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TASHKENT2164	PRESIDENT KARIMOV "REELECTED" WITH 88 PERCENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek President Islam Karimov was re-elected December 23 to a third term, by a reported 88.1 percent of the vote. The OSCE's ODIHR limited election observation mission released a statement December 24, saying the election failed to meet most norms for free and fair elections. Thi [...]	2007-12-26 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT255	KARIMOV PRESSES UZBEKS TO BUY LOCAL [...] (U) On December 18, President Karimov issued a decree increasing excise taxes on imported goods. It appears Karimov's rationale behind the taxes, ranging from five to 200 percent, is to protect the domestic market by encouraging import substitution, and conserve hard currency reserves by dissu [...]	2007-02-15 11:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON PINR UZ
07TASHKENT296	UMIDA NIYAZOVA AND UZBEKISTAN'S WAR ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek government's noose is slowly tightening around Human Rights Watch. Authorities arrested the organization's local translator, Umida Niyazova, on charges of illegal border crossing and smuggling, and have reportedly questioned her about the human rights activities of the [...]	2007-02-21 12:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT329	UZBEKISTAN AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. efforts are playing an important role in raising the profile of Avian Influenza (AI) in Uzbekistan, and improving the government's capabilities to detect and react to a possible AI outbreak. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is conducting numerous programs that ha [...]	2007-02-28 02:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO UZ
07TASHKENT330	UZBEKISTAN AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. efforts are playing an important role in raising the profile of Avian Influenza (AI) in Uzbekistan, and improving the government's capabilities to detect and react to a possible AI outbreak. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is conducting numerous programs that ha [...]	2007-02-28 02:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO UZ
07TASHKENT353	KINDER, GENTLER HUMAN RIGHTS MESSAGE GREETS DAS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's leading human rights and religious affairs officials greeted SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum on March 1 with a warmer and more conciliatory tone, but in substance their message was unchanged. The State Advisor for Religious Affairs, Bakhrom Abdukhalimov, an academic by backg [...]	2007-03-05 04:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR US UZ
07TASHKENT354	UZBEK TELECOM CHIEF DENIES DISCRIMINATORY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, also chief of Uzbekistan's national telecommunications agency, used his meeting with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum almost exclusively to harp on complaints about alleged legal and regulatory violations by U.S.-owned cellular provider COSCOM. He was [...]	2007-03-05 05:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ECPS PGOV US UZ
07TASHKENT355	(C) UZBEK FM MISSES OPPORTUNITY IN MEETING WTIH [...] (C) Summary: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum's March 2 meeting with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov did not live up to expectations. Over three days of meetings with senior Uzbek officials, Feigenbaum had proposed that the Government take concrete steps to improve relations and offered specific sugge [...]	2007-03-05 06:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU AF UZ
07TASHKENT376	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary Murod Ataev and Defense Minister Ruslan Mirzaev told SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum that they value cooperation with the United States. However, Ataev said, Uzbekistan can now do without U.S. assistance in certain areas and neighborhood committees can [...]	2007-03-08 05:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS EAID PINR AF UZ
07TASHKENT804	UZBEKISTAN'S CASE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: Human Rights Watch local staffer Umida Niyazova's trial was to begin on April 19, but at the scheduled start time, the judge abruptly postponed the case for "further study." Niyazova's indictment contains copious detail of alleged illegal border crossing and smuggling, but very l [...]	2007-04-19 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TASHKENT809	UZBEKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 08:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG UZ
07TASHKENT829	GM CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH UZBEK AUTOMAKER [...] (SBU) Summary: General Motors executives based in South Korea and Hungary visited Uzbekistan for talks with officials and auto industry leaders on a proposed memorandum of understanding. The agreement would help automaker UzDaewoo in the critical task of developing a product line to meet adva [...]	2007-04-25 05:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ
07TASHKENT835	FY07 FUNDING OF OSCE PROJECTS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] Summary: Post recommends the USG contribute funding to the following projects that fulfill both U.S. and OSCE interests: completion of funding for a research grant on intellectual property rights (IPR) (EUR 176,100),and enhancing women's participation in civil society and politics (EUR 150, [...]	2007-04-25 10:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL EAID ECON PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT843	ANDIJON COURT CONVICTS RIGHTS ACTIVIST GULBAHOR [...] (C) Summary: An Andijon court has convicted human rights activist Gulbahor Turayeva of anticonstitutional activity, slander, and distributing subversive materials, and sentenced her to six years in prison. Turayeva had spoken out against alleged forced hysterectomies and gave eyewitness testim [...]	2007-04-25 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT965	UNDP: REPORTS OF HARASSMENT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative told Charge on May 8 that the Government has ceased harassment of Afghan refugees. Several cases of harassment had been reported, particularly in the first part of this year. In March, the Foreign Ministry notified UNDP that [...]	2007-05-16 09:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL AF UZ
07TBILISI1039	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update May 4 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 21-May 4. Opposition Supports South Ossetia Initiative -------------------------------------------- 2. Georgian opposition parties have embraced President Saakashvili' [...]	2007-05-04 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1047	GEORGIA BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] Prime Minister Zurab NOGAIDELI appointed Mindia GADAEVI as the Head of the new Revenue Service. Mindia GADAEV, will have three deputies. Irakli SIRADZE will head Customs, Koba Abuladze will head the Tax Department and David KARSELADZE will head the Financial Police Department. All the appoin [...]	2007-05-07 11:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	GBSLE GG
07TBILISI1079	GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) The Georgian government has confirmed to us that they oppose Belarus' candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and will vote against Belarus in the upcoming election (Ref B). In my assessment, this is a very firm commitment. The government of Georgia is dedicated to [...]	2007-05-10 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM RPEL UNHRC GG
07TBILISI1100	INTERIOR MINISTER MERABISHVILI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion of the separatist conflicts with the Ambassador May 9, Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili said Abkhaz de facto president Sergei Bagapsh has the mentality of a typical Soviet administrator, hopelessly afraid of making any decisions that enta [...]	2007-05-11 12:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1120	SOUTH OSSETIA WEEKEND SHOOTING INCIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: The situation in the South Ossetian zone of conflict (ZOC) appears relatively calm following a weekend of shooting activity described by an OSCE observer as the worst since 2004, when significant hostilities last broke out between Georgia and South Ossetia. Heavy small arms and [...]	2007-05-14 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1140	GEORGIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: Roman Gotsiridze, the president of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG),Georgia's central bank, came under withering criticism in Parliament after he presented the Bank's annual report on May 10. Parliamentary criticism reflected a less than exact understanding of the interplay b [...]	2007-05-15 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN GG
07TBILISI1213	ANTADZE ON PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE WITH ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Merab Antadze told the Ambassador May 22 that Abkhaz de facto officials appeared to have decided to block contacts with Georgia at virtually every level of society, rebuffing Georgian requests to discuss the security situation in Gali and oth [...]	2007-05-23 09:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1265	ABKHAZ DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER ANKVAB ON ECONOMY [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador May 23, Abkhaz de facto prime minister Alexander Ankvab acknowledged that neither economic growth nor Russian investment in Abkhazia were high, although he thought both would increase considerably with the prospect of the 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi. A [...]	2007-05-30 12:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON GG
07TBILISI1279	PARLIAMENTARIANS OUTLINE GEORGIA'S REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Joseph Wood, key ruling party and opposition parliamentarians outlined planned internal reforms and weighed the challenges ahead. While citing strong progress, MPs admitted more work needs to be done in [...]	2007-06-01 04:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG GG RU
07TBILISI1284	PM NOGHAIDELI ON ECONOMIC REFORMS, ENERGY [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said the Georgian economy was performing well, and the government was pushing hard to get major new reforms underway this year so that they would be well-e [...]	2007-06-01 10:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GG
07TBILISI1298	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 1 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of May 19-June Â [...]	2007-06-01 13:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1446	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 15 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 2-15. Meeting of Georgian and Russian Presidents ------------------------------------------ 2. Georgian President Saakashvili and Russian President Putin had a 50-minute [...]	2007-06-15 11:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI1574	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 29 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 16-29. Criminal Procedure Code Moving through Parliament --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. The Legal Committee of Georgian Parliament is currently i [...]	2007-07-02 15:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1675	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 13 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 30-July 13. Education Minister Disputes Corruption Charges --------------------------------------------- - 2. A corruption controversy surrounding Education Minister Ale [...]	2007-07-13 13:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI1731	DAVID BAKRADZE TO BE NEW STATE MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Officials in the State Ministry for Conflict Resolution have confirmed to us that Minister Merab Antadze is departing his post to return to the MFA, and he will be replaced by David Bakradze, currently Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on European Integration. Bakradze is a young, t [...]	2007-07-20 12:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GG
07TBILISI1732	RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES IN GEORGIA [...] (C) The strains between Russia and Georgia play out in leaders' statements, the Russian economic embargo, the separatist conflicts, and a number of other public ways, but they also play out on a level that is at least slightly below the surface: Russian "active measures" (or covert actions) aimed a [...]	2007-07-20 12:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1933	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 3 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of July 14-August 3. Commission on Ossetian Status Starts Work ----------------------------------------- 2. The state commission defining the status of the temporary autonomous [...]	2007-08-03 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG

07TBILISI1979	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OPPOSITION MP'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with leading opposition Members of Parliament. Their most urgent concern was elections, and they raised the issues of the fairness of the majoritarian system and composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) (reftel A). Although they als [...]	2007-08-08 13:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
07TBILISI2076	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 17 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of August 4-17. Saakashvili Visits Upper Abkhazia --------------------------------- 2. On August 11, President Saakashvili visited the Upper Kodori Gorge (or Upper Abkhazia) fo [...]	2007-08-17 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI2139	MAIA TOPURIA CASE [...] (C). Summary: On August 24, the Tbilisi City Court found all 13 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the country's leadership in September 2006 guilty. Most of the 13 are linked with Igor Giorgadze's Justice Party. Igor Giorgadze is a Georgian fugitive wanted for attempted murder of [...]	2007-08-27 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI2269	STAFFDEL ANAND'S AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1 VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Georgian officials gave a four-member staff delegation from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs an overview of Georgia's ongoing reforms August 30, in areas including rule of law, elections, defense, prisons, and the economy. The officials stressed the importance of NATO integration a [...]	2007-09-07 12:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2272	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoint [...]	2007-09-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2290	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoin [...]	2007-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2291	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoin [...]	2007-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2308	PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS MINISTERS, ALEKSISHVILI WAITS [...] (U) Summary: On September 7, the Georgian Parliament approved the new Cabinet of Ministers (ref A) at its first fall session after the summer holidays. The nomination of the former Minister of Finance, Aleksi Aleksishvili, to be President of the National Bank of Georgia was not considered (ref [...]	2007-09-13 03:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV SOCI GG
07TBILISI2393	LOCAL GOVERNMENT SLOWLY AWAKENS IN WESTERN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: On August 7-9 an Embassy team traveled to Western Georgia to assess the development of local governance. Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara Chairman Levan Varshalomidze reaffirmed his support for the USAID-funded Public Administration Reform program, which is working to [...]	2007-09-21 10:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG
07TBILISI2398	LABOR TRENDS IN GEORGIA [...] Summary: Post submits the following voluntary report on labor trends in Georgia. Most Georgians work in agriculture and unemployment and underemployment are high, while wages in hired employment are relatively low. Creating new employment opportunities is a key challenge for the Georgian [...]	2007-09-21 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB BEXP SENV EAGR ENRG GG
07TBILISI2401	IMF REPRESENTATIVE WARNS OF INFLATION, GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador, the IMF's resident representative in Georgia, Robert Christiansen, told the Ambassador that he is concerned about a possible resurgence of inflation, which hit more than 14 percent in mid-2006 but has subsided to around 7-8 percent s [...]	2007-09-24 12:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV GG
07TBILISI2413	DIPLOMATS TURN OUT FOR CONFERENCE IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] Summary: On September 21, the Georgian State Ministry for Conflict Resolution held a conference for the western diplomatic corps in the village of Tamarasheni, a Georgian-controlled village in the South Ossetian zone of conflict. The purpose of the conference was to share information with d [...]	2007-09-26 11:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2463	COURT OF APPEALS CONFIRMS OKRUASHVILI DETENTION [...] (U) Summary: The Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected an appeal of former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili's two month pre-trial detention on October 1. Okruashvili's lawyer called it an "illegal decision" and said she would file a case in the European Court of Human rights in Strasbourg. For [...]	2007-10-02 12:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2483	BURJANADZE SPEAKS OUT, OPPOSITION CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary: In her first comments regarding the Okruashvili arrest, Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze called Okruashvili's allegations against President Saakashvili "absurd" and criticized the Government's personnel policy which allowed people such as Okruashvili to enter government. She [...]	2007-10-04 13:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2485	GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 03:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG
07TBILISI2501	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON BLACK SEA STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 11:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA SENC ECON EWWT GG
07TBILISI2559	OPPOSITION COALITION MEETS AMBASSADOR, WANTS EARLY [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, three opposition leaders representing the United National Council of opposition parties (ref A) called on Ambassador to discuss their activities during the current political crisis. The trio presented a letter on behalf of the opposition parties appealing for early [...]	2007-10-10 13:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2574	OKRUASHVILI FADES FOR NOW, PATARKATSISHVILI [...] (U) Summary: Irakli Okruashvili has secluded himself in his Tbilisi apartment following two weeks of ups and downs in his political fortunes. In an October 11 press conference, Okruashvili's Movement for a United Georgia party secretary, MP Koka Guntsadze, announced that the former Defense Min [...]	2007-10-12 13:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2610	OPPOSITION RESPONDS TO SAAKASHVILI, OTHER RECENT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Saakashvili's October 16 proposal (ref A) for lowering the party list threshold for next year's Parliamentary election was pocketed by the opposition and met with additional demands. The United National Council of opposition parties (ref B) on October 17 released a man [...]	2007-10-19 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2644	GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel request, Poloff delivered talking points to Alexander Nalbandov, Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the issue of "no-action" motions, Nalbandov said that it was Georgia's policy not to support no-action motions and they [...]	2007-10-25 08:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA GG
07TBILISI2664	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 26 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of October 13-26. Deputy Governor Resigns, Levels Charges --------------------------------------- 2. Deputy Governor of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region Beso Sabashvili announced h [...]	2007-10-26 12:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2710	OVERVIEW OF GEORGIA'S LEADING OPPOSITION PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Of the 191 political parties officially registered at the Ministry of Justice, 182 parties are formally operating, but only a few are really active on the political scene. The arrest of former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili (ref A) for corruption on September 27 acted as a [...]	2007-11-02 07:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GG
07TBILISI2772	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2797	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of October 27-November 9. Georgia Claims Violation of Airspace ------------------------------------ 2. Zaza Gogava, Head of Georgia's Joint Forces Command, was quoted November [...]	2007-11-09 12:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2842	GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 09:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG
07TBILISI2862	MEETINGS WITH GEORGIAN OFFICIALS ON PREVENTING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 06:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP GG
07TBILISI2881	TBILISI UPDATE 11/19/2007 [...] (U) Following President Saakashvili's November 16 announcement of Lado Gurgenidze as the new Prime Minister (Ref A),two changes to the cabinet were announced on November 19. Minister of Education Kakha Lomaia was replaced by his deputy at the ministry, Bela Tsipuria. Lomaia was subsequently [...]	2007-11-19 12:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI2882	TBILISI UPDATE 11/19/2007 [...] (C) Following President Saakashvili's November 16 announcement of Lado Gurgenidze as the new Prime Minister (Ref A),two changes to the cabinet were announced on November 19. Minister of Education Kakha Lomaia was replaced by his deputy at the ministry, Bela Tsipuria. Lomaia was subsequently [...]	2007-11-19 12:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI2893	HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS ARISING FROM THE NOVEMBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: Events before, during, and after the violence of the November 7 Opposition protest in Tbilisi have raised a number of human rights issues. NGOs, participants in the demonstrations, and others have alleged abuses, including disproportionate use of force, abridgment of freedom of [...]	2007-11-19 14:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2894	GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - [...] (U) Per reftel request, on November 19 poloff delivered the demarche to Merab Manjgaladze, Head of UN Division, International Organizations Department, Georgian MFA, on the UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions on human rights situations in Iran, Belarus, the Democratic People's Re [...]	2007-11-20 04:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA GG
07TBILISI2964	TBILISI UPDATE: 11/26/07 [...] (U) As expected, on November 25 President Saakashvili resigned to launch his re-election campaign. The resignation is required for early presidential elections. The Parliament approved Saakashvili's proposal of January 5 elections by 148 to 1. Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze has become [...]	2007-11-26 12:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI3002	WHY PATARKATSISHVILI SCARES THE GOG [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian government accuses oligarch and presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili of moving from ordinary politics to fomenting revolution over the course of 2007. It has taken steps against him personally and against his business interests in an attempt to blunt his in [...]	2007-11-30 13:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KBIO GG
07TBILISI3050	GEORGIA: TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE: 12/07/2007 [...] (U) Thirteen presidential candidates each submitted more than the 50,000 required voter signatures to the Central Election Commission (CEC) by the December 6 deadline. Mikheil Saakashvili's National Movement Party submitted 205,000 signatures, Oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili's representatives [...]	2007-12-07 12:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI3065	PROFILES OF OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] On December 6, the Central Election Commission registered thirteen candidates for the early presidential elections January 5 but only eight, including former President Mikheil Saakashvili, had sufficient signatures to meet the threshold to be registered as a presidential candidate. Following a [...]	2007-12-11 04:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KBIO GG
07TBILISI3092	IMEDI BACK ON THE AIR, MICHNIK AND MONITORS IN PLACE [...] (SBU) Summary. After 34 days off the air due to a governmental shutdown, Imedi, Georgia's most popular television network, resumed full broadcasting on the evening of December 12, 2007. While some technical difficulties remain, Imedi is broadcasting nationally and by satellite to London and [...]	2007-12-13 12:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO GG PHUM
07TBILISI3096	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 14 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of December 1-14. Georgian Politicians React to Medvedev -------------------------------------- 2. Georgian political figures reacted immediately -- and unanimously -- to Russi [...]	2007-12-14 11:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
07TBILISI3098	GEORGIANS ADVANCE PROPOSAL TO SOLVE WTO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, Econoff met with Tamar Kovziridze, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Georgia's lead negotiator on WTO issues. Kovziridze shared the text of a proposal by the Georgian government for solution of the impasse over border crossings that is the basis of a dis [...]	2007-12-14 12:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU
07TBILISI3101	TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/14/07 [...] (C) On December 13, the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Team briefed the diplomatic community on its series of meetings with civil society, political parties, and government representatives. ODIHR reviewed election concerns to date with "misuse of administrative resources" being one heard frequently. [...]	2007-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3149	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/21/07 [...] (C) At the 21 December meeting of the OSCE Ambassadorial Working Group, the Chairman of the Election (CEC) Levan Tarkhnishvili addressed the group. He discussed the following points: - Cameras at the polling stations: The CEC distributed a press release explaining the purpose of video su [...]	2007-12-21 10:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI384	Georgia Update February 23 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 10-23. The 81 Richest Georgians? ------------------------- 2. The newspaper Georgian Times stirred up considerable public interest with its February 15 list of Geor [...]	2007-02-26 13:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI387	SAAKASHVILI DISMISSES ANTI-NATO DEBATE AND [...] (U) At a February 23 news conference, President Saakashvili dismissed as "foolish" the recent public debate over whether Georgia's NATO aspirations will prevent it from restoring territorial integrity over the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The debate began on February 16, [...]	2007-02-27 06:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU
07TBILISI401	AMBASSADOR URGES GEORGIA TO AGREE TO JCC MEETING [...] (C) Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Manjgaladze on February 27 to deliver reftel demarche urging the Georgians to agree on a date and time of a meeting of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) for South Ossetia. Noting a recent press report on Georgian plans to invest 3.5 million U [...]	2007-02-28 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI489	ABKHAZIA: UN BRIEFS WESTERN FRIENDS ON KODORI [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault briefed the Western Friends of the Secretary General (FSG) on the alleged rocket and missile firing on Georgian villages in Upper Kodori on March 11 (reftel). Arnault said that the Georgians had [...]	2007-03-12 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI623	BAGAPSH ALLIES WIN ABKHAZ DE FACTO PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) After a poor showing in the first round (reftel),candidates aligned with de facto Abkhaz president Sergey Bagapsh rallied in the parliamentary run-offs March 18 (likely with the help of "administrative resources") to win an outright majority. According to a UN official, Bagapsh supporter [...]	2007-03-23 12:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG
07TBILISI652	THE GEORGIAN ECONOMY LOOKS FORWARD TO A YEAR OF [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Georgia's economy overcame Russian sanctions and grew 9.3 percent in 2006. Growth is expected to continue at a 7-8 percent rate in 2007. Prospects for increased foreign direct investment ar [...]	2007-03-28 10:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV GG
07TBILISI992	GEORGIA: DRAFT TIFA DELIVERED TO GOG, RUSSIA [...] (C) On April 18, Econoff met with Tamara Kovsiridze, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, and delivered a copy of the draft TIFA approved by the Trade Policy Staff Committee and USTR. Kovsiridze asked for a formal transmittal of the text by letter signed by the Ambassador, which we deliv [...]	2007-04-27 13:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL USTR WTO GG
07TEGUCIGALPA1192	WHO WILL BREAK FIRST? HONDURAS MAY SOON FACE FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 21:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA1247	SELECTION OF NEW HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN RAISES VISA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jorge Arturo Reina, the current Minister of Government and Justice, was nominated by President Zelaya to represent Honduras as the ambassador to the United Nations. To assume his duties at the United Nations, Reina will need a G-1 visa to travel to the United States. To obtain that vis [...]	2007-07-19 21:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	CVIS PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1311	INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE VICE-MINISTER ROSA MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and EconOff met with Industry and Commerce Vice-Minister Jorge "Coque" Rosa and Official CAFTA-DR negotiator Melvin Redondo on August 2, 2007, regarding the potential imposition of safeguards on the sock industry. The GOH does not believe that the USG has a legitimate r [...]	2007-08-02 22:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA134	HONDURAN GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE WITH OIL INDUSTRY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 18 talks in Salvador between oil industry representatives and a GOH delegation led by Minister Counselor for Legal Affairs Enrique Flores Lanza reportedly made significant progress. The GOH put two alternatives on the table and the affected oil companies have unde [...]	2007-01-23 01:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1484	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] (SBU) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States and Honduras are generally good. President Zelaya considers himself a friend of the United States, and Honduras generally supports U.S. positions on major international issues, including the War on Terrori [...]	2007-08-30 21:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIS ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA1894	HONDURAS: UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY [...] Honduran Vice Minister of Security, Jorge Rodas Gamero, provided Post with immediate prioritized police equipment needs. These include motor vehicles, a helicopter, office equipment, furniture, communications equipment, reproduction of instruction manuals, prison security equipment, and vehicl [...]	2007-12-12 15:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PTER SNAR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1944	HONDURAS JOINS PETRO CARIBE; ANALYZING POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Honduras took a clear step toward securing energy financing from Venezuela by becoming the 17th member of PetroCaribe during the December 20-21 energy conference in Havana. Joining PetroCaribe allows Honduras to engage in discussions toward a possible energy agr [...]	2007-12-27 22:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA215	THE HONDURAN ECONOMY AFTER FIRST YEAR OF ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Following one year in office for the Zelaya administration, the Honduran economy continues to perform solidly. Some critics would say that this continued robust performance owes more to the Maduro administration's (2001-2005) fiscal austerity than to any new Zelaya policies. [...]	2007-02-02 01:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA225	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA SAYS HE BACKS FUEL [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya says he wants a market-based fuel sector reform, but the GOH must reach a deal with the international oil companies (IOCs) before domestic pressures force him to move back towards a national import scheme. A recent deal in principle with Honduran fuel storage [...]	2007-02-03 00:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA258	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: UPDATE TO [...] SUMMARY: There has been a lack of political will and resources to address adequately the problem of child labor in Honduras. Honduras has not yet completed its list of the worst forms of child labor required by International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 182. The National Plan for the [...]	2007-02-08 17:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA302	HONDURAN DEBATE ON FUELS LIBERALIZATION VS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH debate over fuels imports now appears to be on the brink of favorable resolution. Based on all our recent contacts with GOH officials, it is Post's assessment that the GOH no longer seeks nationalization of the fuels sector and is laboring mightily to find a mutually [...]	2007-02-15 19:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA432	HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]	2007-03-09 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TEGUCIGALPA463	HONDURAN FUEL SOLICITATION: FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH has decided to put the fuel solicitation process on a back burner. While this offers hope the planned state takeover of the fuel import sector might never take place, it leaves the plan with enough life in it for the Zelaya administration to play political games with i [...]	2007-03-16 13:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA493	HONDURAN FUEL IMPORTS: USG EFFORTS STAVE OFF [...] (C/NF) In a hemisphere disillusioned with market economics, the USG has successfully held the line in Honduras. Thanks to two face-to-face meetings between POTUS and Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and numerous public and private interventions by the Ambassador and his sta [...]	2007-03-21 14:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA509	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-03-22 22:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA584	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-04-09 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA585	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-04-09 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA64	PRESIDENT'S POLICY ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IQ HO
07TEGUCIGALPA667	DEPUTY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Michael P. Jackson met separately with Minister of Internal Security Alvaro Romero, Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and Minister of Defense Aristides Mejia on April 12, 2007 at the end of his two-day visit to Puerto Cortes and Tegucig [...]	2007-04-24 12:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA701	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH DHS DEPSEC JACKSON AND CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales expressed a desire to increase law enforcement cooperation with the United States, his support for CAFTA and comprehensive immigration reform during a bilateral meeting with DHS DepSec Jackson and a CODEL consisting of 9 members of the Hous [...]	2007-04-25 21:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL PTER
07TEGUCIGALPA76	HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS U.S. OIL COMPANIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales returned "a changed man" from meetings with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on January 10. Zelaya was clearly frustrated at his continuing inability to resolve Honduras' energy proble [...]	2007-01-13 00:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA86	HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR OPPOSES ANNOUNCED GOH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Lawyers for U.S. firm Esso admit that expropriations can be legal if carried out properly and effectively compensated, so they continue to monitor closely the GOH's implementation of its January 13 decree announcing its intention to take control of private sector oil storage f [...]	2007-01-16 23:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TELAVIV1019	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift t [...]	2007-04-05 08:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1029	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Detention and Release of UK Sailors ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Israel Radio reported that around two weeks ago IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit's captors passed on to him a pair of glasses sent by his father. The r [...]	2007-04-06 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1048	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media reported on slight progress in negotiations toward the release of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. On Sunday leading media reported that Hamas demands the liberation of 1, [...]	2007-04-10 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1062	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 09:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1063	ISRAELI MOD CONTACTS SHARE VIEWS ON PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting, Israeli officials from the MOD's POL-MIL Bureau briefed EUCOM Political Advisor (POLAD) Mary Carlin Yates on their assessment of the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) and its implications for Palestinian-Israel relations, Israeli thinking about the negative [...]	2007-04-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG NATO IZ IS
07TELAVIV1086	CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) SUMMARY. REPRESENTATIVE GARY ACKERMAN (D, NEW YORK),CHAIRMAN OF MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, CALLED ON PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT APRIL 11. THEY DISCUSSED OLMERT'S APPROACH TO HIS UPCOMING MEETING WI [...]	2007-04-13 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1088	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that, during their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will discuss the "diplomatic horizon." Yediot reported that Olme [...]	2007-04-13 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1104	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Visit of US Secretary of Defense in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the U.S. administration will present in the following weeks to the Israelis and the Palestinians a list with benchmarks aimed to p [...]	2007-04-17 09:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1113	ISRAEL: CODEL ACKERMAN AND FM LIVNI DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting in Tel Aviv on April 12 with Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni explained Israel's belief that it is impossible to distinguish between Hamas and non-Hamas members of the Palestinian government. She urged the inte [...]	2007-04-18 06:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IR IS
07TELAVIV1114	CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary. Representative Gary Ackerman (D, New York),Chairman of the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu at the Knesset April 11. The discussion covered Netany [...]	2007-04-18 06:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR KPAL IS
07TELAVIV1119	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 09:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1201	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 59th Independence Day 2. Mideast 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and Independence Da [...]	2007-04-23 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1218	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Similar to other media, Ha'aretz quoted senior IDF officers as saying that on Tuesday the IDF foiled a Hamas attempt to kidnap a soldier on the Gaza border. Apparently as pa [...]	2007-04-26 05:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1223	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that, in a high-level defense consultation on Wednesday, PM Ehud Olmert decided that Israel will avoid a broad military response to the Hamas rocket bar [...]	2007-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1229	FISCHER SAYS ISRAELI ECONOMY BOOMING AS FINANCE [...] (C) In an April 25 meeting Stanley Fischer, the Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI),had no comment for the Ambassador on Finance Minister Hirschson's suspension/resignation, but commented that Olmert has been a good Finance Minister in the past. He said that the economy is in excellent sha [...]	2007-04-26 15:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IS
07TELAVIV1246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the US administration has presented Israel and the PA with benchmarks by which the sides will be required to abide, in accordance with [...]	2007-04-27 09:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1258	CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH PM OLMERT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert told CODEL Pelosi April 1 that he would continue to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas despite Abbas' failure to deliver on his commitments. Olmert was adamant that his talks with Abbas not include the final status issues of refugees, Jerusalem a [...]	2007-04-27 15:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY LE IR IZ
07TELAVIV1299	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1305	WINOGRAD FALLOUT AND POLITICAL REPERCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY/OVERVIEW: PM OLMERT SURMOUNTED TWO HURDLES IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE APRIL 30 RELEASE OF THE WINOGRAD COMMITTEE'S INTERIM REPORT ON THE SECOND LEBANON WAR: A MAY 2 COALITION MEETING AND A MAY 2 KADIMA FACTION MEETING THAT COULD HAVE SPELLED AN IMMEDIATE END TO HIS POLIT [...]	2007-05-03 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB IS LE
07TELAVIV1324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1335	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. France: Presidential Election ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported on a Qassam rocket attack on Sunday afternoon that wounded two people at a gas station near Sderot. The media c [...]	2007-05-07 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1348	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot, Israel Radio, and other leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack as saying in his daily briefing on Monday that he would not ex [...]	2007-05-08 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1358	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1383	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER FINDS OLMERT FOCUSED ON SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: GERMAN AMB. HARALD KINDERMANN SAID THAT FM FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER'S MAY 6 MEETING WITH PM EHUD OLMERT FOCUSED LARGELY ON SAUDI ARABIA, WHILE HIS MAY 7 DISCUSSION WITH FM TZIPI LIVNI WAS DOMINATED BY SYRIA. KINDERMANN TOLD AMB. JONES THAT OLMERT IS LOOKING FOR A SYMBOLIC GESTURE F [...]	2007-05-11 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG GM IS
07TELAVIV1384	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 12:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1401	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported on Sunday that Minister Amir Peretz has instructed the officialin charge of security for the ministry, Yehiel Horev, to begin an official investigation on whether an official [...]	2007-05-14 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1425	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1438	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the shelling of Sderot with Qassam rockets and the internecine fighting in the Gaza Strip. The media reported that more than 20 Qassam rockets fell on Sderot on Tuesda [...]	2007-05-16 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1476	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 12:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1492	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Muslims in US Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight Qassam rocket attacks on the western Negev and related developments, mainly a limited Israeli military response to the rocket [...]	2007-05-18 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1514	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that last night the Israel Air Force bombed the house of Hamas parliamentarian Khalil al-Haya in Gaza. He was slightly injured in the attack, but eight others including [...]	2007-05-21 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1535	MOF DG WANTS TO REMOVE TRADE IRRITANTS [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with A/DCM Weinstein and A/EconCouns, Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Ariav expressed the strong desire to find a solution to U.S. trade concerns, and offered to spearhead a GOI inter-agency effort to deal with the problem areas. Regarding a visit of U/S Burns to Israel, [...]	2007-05-22 15:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IS KWBG

07TELAVIV1536	SENIOR DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL BLASTS IDF [...] (C) Summary: Haggai Alon, Senior Political Advisor to Defense Minister (DM) Peretz, criticized the IDF in a Ha'aretz interview for serving as the "settlers' army," defying High Court of Justice (HCJ) rulings on the separation barrier and stonewalling AMA (Agreement on Movement and Access) i [...]	2007-05-22 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1579	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "The Great Fiasco" Eytan Haber, veteran op-ed writer and assistant to the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, opined in an editorial of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/31): "Policy makers and decision takers in Washington are frightened ... They have no answer to what is h [...]	2007-05-31 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1624	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] 40th Anniversary of the Six-Day War 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that PM Ehud Olmert will meet on Thursday in Jericho with PA Chairman (President) Mahmoud Abbas. Israel Rad [...]	2007-06-05 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit, June 6-8 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the possibility that a military confrontation with Syria might break out this summer. The media reported that this morning the security cabinet will hold [...]	2007-06-06 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV165	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 19-27 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the January 19-27 visit to Israel of the DOE/NNSA team led by Admiral Joseph Krol. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem. Emba [...]	2007-01-12 13:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IS
07TELAVIV1661	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israeli officials are concerned about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice possibly influencing the speech SIPDIS President Bush is slated to deliver on the Mid [...]	2007-06-07 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1671	PM OLMERT WELCOMES ACTION ON IRAN, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fl) and Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on May 31 as part of a broad mission to expand trade and political relations between Israel and the State of Florida. At the top of the agenda was the Florida legislature's recent dec [...]	2007-06-08 06:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SY LE KPAL IS
07TELAVIV1684	FM LIVNI DISCUSSES GAZA, A TWO-STATE SOLUTION, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CODEL Leahy May 29, FM Livni described the situation in Gaza and southern Israel as intolerable and emphasized the importance of stopping arms smuggling from Egypt. She told the CODEL that Egypt was cooperating, but needed to do more to prevent smuggling throug [...]	2007-06-11 05:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL KWBG IR LE EG JO
07TELAVIV1688	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1699	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel Labor Party Primaries 2. Mideast 2. Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of unnamed officials that President Bush will make new suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement in a speech slate [...]	2007-06-12 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1729	IRAN: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION ASSESSMENT [...] (S) In a June 12 meeting, Israel Atomic Energy Commission Nonproliferation Department Director Gil Reich (accompanied by new External Relations Director Joshua Zarka and Arms Control Department Director Merav Zafary) provided poloff with the IAEC's current assessment of Iran's uranium enrichme [...]	2007-06-13 15:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR KNNP MNUC IAEA IR IS
07TELAVIV1731	CODEL LIEBERMAN DISCUSSES THE ROAD FORWARD WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FM Tzipi Livni and PM Ehud Olmert on June 3, Senator Lieberman (CT) discussed issues regarding the Palestinian Authority (PA),the war in Iraq, and strategies for confronting the nuclear ambitions of Iran. Lieberman reassured the GOI that the US would maintain an [...]	2007-06-13 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL IR IZ
07TELAVIV1741	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 09:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hamas Takeover of Gaza Strip 2. Election of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Hamas completed its takeover of the Gaza Strip. Maariv bannered: "Three States for Two Na [...]	2007-06-15 10:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1783	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Among the main stories over the weekend were the formation by PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas of an emergency cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad, in defiance of Hamas; the [...]	2007-06-18 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1842	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Monday the US and EU lifted the embargo on the PA. The media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying: "We intend to lift [...]	2007-06-19 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV185	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the January 19-22 visit to Israel of Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Special SIPDIS Assistant Herro Mustafa. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Terr [...]	2007-01-17 04:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP AMGT PREL XF IS
07TELAVIV1901	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1912	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Yediot) quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying at a fundraising event in Haifa on Thursday that his meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday will create a "new be [...]	2007-06-22 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1918	ISRAEL WEIGHING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES TO HAMAS [...] (S) Summary. PM Olmert on June 24 will chair the first cabinet discussion of how to respond to the new situation in the Palestinian territories since Olmert's visit to Washington. Senior policy advisers in the MFA, NSC, and MOD have described for us the sub-cabinet discussion of options thi [...]	2007-06-22 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EAID KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1919	BARAK IS BACK: WHAT MIGHT IT MEAN FOR U.S. POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Ehud Barak swiftly assumed the Minister of Defense portfolio on June 19. PM Olmert facilitated Barak's rather dramatic reentry into public life by securing the cabinet's approval by telephone on the 15th and a Knesset vote of confidence on the [...]	2007-06-22 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPAL KWBG PINR IS IR SY
07TELAVIV192	ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON [...] (C) Pol Couns drew on reftel background to brief MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (A/S equivalent) Yacov Hadas-Handelsman January 16. Hadas-Handelsman said Israel shared the U.S. interest in a unified, stable Iraq, adding that this was what the Arabs wanted as well. Hadas-Hand [...]	2007-01-17 15:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IS IZ
07TELAVIV1930	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1957	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a conciliatory address to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh PM Ehud Olmert declared in a surprise gesture that he intends to ask the cabinet to approve the release of [...]	2007-06-26 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1972	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that on Tuesday two Qassam rockets were launched at Sderot. This morning leading electronic media reported on IDF operations in the southern Gaza StripQIs [...]	2007-06-27 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox newspapers, led with news on the plea bargain agreement for President Moshe Katsav. As a result Katsav resigned this morning. The media reported that [...]	2007-06-29 09:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2050	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV208	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 20 - 22, VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the January 20-22 visit to Israel of NIO Alan Pino of the Office of the Director for National Intelligence. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulat [...]	2007-01-18 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL IS
07TELAVIV2082	NATO A/SYG COLSTON'S JUNE 24-26 VISIT SEES [...] (S) NATO Assistant Secretary General (Defense Policy and Planning) John Colston told NATO embassy representatives in Tel Aviv June 26 that his 3-day visit to Israel resulted in progress on implementation of five chapters of Israel's Individual Cooperation Program (ICP). Observing NATO and Isr [...]	2007-07-06 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL NATO PTER MASS MARR IS
07TELAVIV209	MFA DEBUNKS MEDIA REPORT OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) THE LEFT-LEANING DAILY HA'ARETZ RAN AN EXCLUSIVE FRONT PAGE STORY JANUARY 16 BY VETERAN JOURNALIST AKIVA ELDAR "REVEALING" THAT BACK CHANNEL ISRAELI-SYRIAN NEGOTIATIONS HAD RESULTED IN A DRAFT PEACE AGREEMENT. THESE TALKS, WHICH WERE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH UNSPECIFIED EUROPEAN MEDIATION FROM [...]	2007-01-18 13:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS SY
07TELAVIV2090	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV210	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the January 19-22 visit to Israel of NEA PDAS Jim Jeffrey. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem [...]	2007-01-18 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AMGT XF IS
07TELAVIV2109	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 10:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2112	CODEL ISRAEL'S MEETING WITH AMOS GILAD: REGIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. CODEL Israel on July 5 discussed with the MOD's political-military bureau chief MG (Ret) Amos Gilad the evolving relationship between Iran, Syria, and Hizballah, Egypt's role in working to broker the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and curbing weapons smuggling [...]	2007-07-10 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC EG IS SY
07TELAVIV2150	ISRAELIS ACCEPT 750 EGYPTIAN BORDER GUARDS AT [...] (C) DATT followed up with IDF Planning Division Chief MG Udi Dekel July 12 regarding Embassy Cairo reftel report that Israel had refused the deployment of additional Egyptian border guards along the Egypt-Gaza border. Dekel told DATT that, as we have previously reported, Israel has no objecti [...]	2007-07-13 16:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EG IS
07TELAVIV2151	ISRAELIS ACCEPT 750 EGYPTIAN BORDER GUARDS AT [...] (C) DATT followed up with IDF Planning Division Chief MG Udi Dekel July 12 regarding Embassy Cairo reftel report that Israel had refused the deployment of additional Egyptian border guards along the Egypt-Gaza border. Dekel told DATT that, as we have previously reported, Israel has no objecti [...]	2007-07-13 16:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EG IS
07TELAVIV2163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Swearing-In of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that today President Bush will give a special address on the Middle East, which is expected to focus on the Israeli-Palestin [...]	2007-07-16 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2173	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2183	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed President Bush's announcement of a Middle East conference in the fall. Saying that the White House lowered expectations [...]	2007-07-18 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2233	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkish Elections: AKP Victory ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that former British PM Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East peace process, is scheduled to arrive in the country today for [...]	2007-07-23 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2250	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted the Quartet's Special Envoy, Tony Blair, as saying after his meeting with President Shimon Peres that: "I think there is a sense of possibility, but whethe [...]	2007-07-24 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2258	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Syria ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a new offer to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: both parties would negotiate an "agreement of principles" fo [...]	2007-07-25 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2280	APHSCT TOWNSEND TAKES STOCK OF BMENA REGION WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (AFHSC),met Mossad Director Meir Dagan on July 12 for a general discussion of regional security threats. On the Iranian nuclear program, Dagan proved surprisingly optimistic about the [...]	2007-07-26 13:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS
07TELAVIV2281	APHSCT TOWNSEND RECEIVES ACTION PLAN ON PALESTINIANS FROM ISRAELI NSC [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 13:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS
07TELAVIV2338	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US-Saudi Arms Deal 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The media reported on Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to increase military aid to Israel to ease concerns over a proposed American weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. The media cite [...]	2007-07-30 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2345	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV235	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 30-2 VISIT TO ISRAEL OF UNDER SECRETARY ROBERT JOSEPH [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the January 30-February 2 visit to Israel of Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation SIPDIS John Rood, Senior Advisor James P. Timbie, and William Tob [...]	2007-01-22 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AMGT OVIP
07TELAVIV2367	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 05:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2391	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2398	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2417	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Defense Aid ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The Bush administration will not be able to increase military aid to Israel next year by USD 0.5 billion due to expenditures on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel had already p [...]	2007-08-09 04:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2435	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-10 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2446	GOI CONSIDERS 2008 BUDGET, COALITION PARTNERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 5, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) formally presented the 2008 draft budget to the Government of Israel (GOI). Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and newly-appointed Finance Minister Roni Bar-On have made strong public statements on their commitment to maintaining fiscal discipl [...]	2007-08-10 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MASS MCAP EAID PGOV PREL IS
07TELAVIV2448	YEDIOT ARTICLE CLAIMS BARAK TILTS RIGHT, [...] (U) Israel's largest circulation daily, Yediot Aharonot, ran a banner headline on August 10 "Barak: There is no chance for a settlement with the Palestinians." Although not a direct interview, the article by well-connected journalist Shimon Schiffer states that Barak has been telling associa [...]	2007-08-10 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPAL IS
07TELAVIV2454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited official Israeli assessments according to which Syria does not believe PM Ehud Olmert's public statements of reassurance that Israel has no intention of attacking S [...]	2007-08-13 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported and all major media, except Maariv and The Jerusalem Post, bannered last night's joint statement by PM Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister announcing their decision to appoi [...]	2007-01-23 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2460	ISRAELIS ASSIST THE RETURN OF MORE THAN 6,000 [...] (S) Cooperating with Egyptian counterparts across the border and the Palestinian Authority, since July 29 Israeli security forces have returned to the Gaza Strip over 6,000 Palestinians who were trapped in Egypt and the Sinai as a result of the June Hamas takeover in Gaza. The Palestinians ar [...]	2007-08-13 16:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PHUM PINS PTER KWBG KPAL EG IS
07TELAVIV2513	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist and former IDF Intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "Israel's steps [vis-a-vis Syria] are determined more than anything by domestic politics, and in particular by the Prime Minister's attempt to portray [...]	2007-08-20 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2522	EMBASSY TEL AVIV CONTACTS GOI TO REQUEST URGENT [...] (SBU) DCM Luis Moreno conveyed reftel request for assistance to Alon Ushpiz, head of the Foreign Ministry's Bureau of Coordination. (Ushpiz is equivalent of Deputy Director General to Foreign Ministry Director General Aaron Abramovich.) Following internal GOI discussion, Ushpiz informed DCM [...]	2007-08-21 04:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PHSA MOPS EWWT SMIG LY TS IS IT
07TELAVIV2539	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that a week ago President Shimon Peres met in his office with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad and that he is willing to meet with PA Chairman [Presi [...]	2007-08-21 09:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2543	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2547	ISRAEL RETURNS FIRST AFRICANS UNDER OLMERT-MUBARAK [...] (C) (Summary) On August 19, Israel returned 48 Africans (44 from Sudan, 3 from the Ivory Coast, 1 from Somalia) to Egypt, the first such return under what the Israelis assert to be a June 25 Olmert-Mubarak understanding on the handling of Sudanese and other migrants and asylum seekers attemptin [...]	2007-08-22 11:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG SU IS
07TELAVIV2557	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI [...] (S) Summary. In their August 16 meeting, U/S Nicholas Burns and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni discussed the just-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) assistance to Israel and arms sales to the Gulf states, Iran, the situation in Gaza, Lebanon, and A [...]	2007-08-23 09:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS IR LE KPAL IS
07TELAVIV2558	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2579	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2592	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2601	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2620	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the meeting between PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas. The Jerusalem Post reported that on Tuesday officials from both sides ad [...]	2007-08-29 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2636	ISRAELI NGO SUES TERRORISTS, TIES UP PA MONEY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Israel (GOI) recently reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to release portions of withheld Palestinian customs revenue (ref A),but a substantial portion of these funds remains frozen by court order. Israeli courts are in the process of deci [...]	2007-08-30 07:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN EAID PTER KWBG IS IR
07TELAVIV2642	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that three Palestinian children from one family were killed in a strike against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip. The media quoted the IDF [...]	2007-08-31 03:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2650	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2652	U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD [...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...]	2007-08-31 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP
07TELAVIV2662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 10:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV267	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major electronic media cited the State of the Union Address that President Bush delivered on Tuesday. The media reported that the President dedicated roughly half of his speech [...]	2007-01-24 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2671	DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER VILNAI COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai described his close working and personal relationship with Defense Minister Barak. Vilnai described his key areas of responsibility at MOD as improving the defense of the homefront; serving a [...]	2007-09-04 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KWBG IS
07TELAVIV2672	AMBASSADOR AND DAS DANIN DISCUSS REGIONAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin met with MFA DG Aharon Abramovitch in Jerusalem August 28 to discuss ongoing regional and bilateral issues. Abramovitch reported significant progress in the negotiations over stationing Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambul [...]	2007-09-04 16:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG LE SY IS
07TELAVIV2678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of GOI sources that most Security Cabinet members will support increasing financial pressure on the Gaza Strip during the cabinet's meeting in Jerus [...]	2007-09-05 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2692	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2702	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal as saying on Thursday afternoon that Syria is weighing its response to an alleged violation of its airspace early on Thursday. Maa [...]	2007-09-07 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2707	PRESSURE BUILDING ON ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS [...] (C) Recent Kassam launches from the Gaza Strip into bordering Western Negev communities and the town of Sderot have ratcheted up the pressure on Israeli political and military leaders to react, especially as at least one Kassam landed near a kindergarten on the second day of school in Israel. [...]	2007-09-07 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREL PINS KPAL KWBG IS
07TELAVIV2722	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "It is safe to assume that Assad will make some sort of move to keep Israel on the edge of its seat over the [upcoming Jewish] holidays." Senior colu [...]	2007-09-10 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2756	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...]	2007-09-12 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2779	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France-US Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Monday, in a briefing for Russian-language media outlets in Israel: "I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Sy [...]	2007-09-18 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2800	GOI POSITIVE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 3 TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOI officials described the latest (September 3) round of negotiations with the Vatican on outstanding issues as "positive." GOI negotiator Shmuel Ben-Shmuel said the sides were "on the verge of a major breakthrough," and noted that the GOI tabled a new proposal on the taxation [...]	2007-09-19 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS
07TELAVIV2806	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 06:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2808	TREASURY, GOI DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR SHARING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Treasury Department's Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (OTFFC),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser, met September 10-11 with an inter-agency Government of Israel (GOI) group to follow up on a GOI request to restart discussions o [...]	2007-09-20 13:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KCRM KWBG EAID IS
07TELAVIV2815	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert told a gathering of Kadima that "there is a partner for dialogue in the PA." Media quoted Olmert as saying that he wil [...]	2007-09-21 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2842	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Ahmadinejad at Columbia University 2. Mideast 3. Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media quoted President Bush as saying on Monday at a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in N [...]	2007-09-25 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2870	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni may meet PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The radio reported that in her speech to the UN General Assembly, Livni is expected to [...]	2007-09-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2880	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2890	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Myanmar ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the region in mid-October to work on the agenda for the Annapolis meeting. Maariv reported that during a meet [...]	2007-10-03 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2947	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2948	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to the region early next week. Israel Radio reported that a three-way meeting will be held between her, PM Ehud [...]	2007-10-12 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV297	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, FM Tzipi Livni warned PA Chairman [President] Mahmou [...]	2007-01-26 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2984	GOI LOOKS TO POSTAL BANK FOR CONTINUED FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of the Government of Israel's (GOI) recent designation of Gaza as a "hostile territory," Israel's commercial banks announced plans to discontinue correspondent services to banks in Gaza. This decision may represent the first step in the complete termination of relations [...]	2007-10-15 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KWBG PTER IS
07TELAVIV3014	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 07:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3051	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story over the weekend was the alleged assassination plot against PM Olmert in June. Reportedly, the plot which was broken up by Shin Bet and PA security services, involved five [...]	2007-10-22 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3067	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on PM Ehud Olmert's meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace on Monday. The Jerusalem Post banners: "PM Feels Fres [...]	2007-10-23 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

07TELAVIV3087	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department spokesperson as saying on Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to Israel and the PA in early November. Major media quoted Sec [...]	2007-10-25 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

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