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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06HARARE263MUTAMBARA ELECTED PRO-SENATE FACTION LEADER,
[...] (C) Arthur Mutambara was elected President of the Pro-Senate faction of the MDC during its Congress on February 25. In his speech accepting the post, Mutambara praised Morgan Tsvangirai as a Zimbabwean hero but chastised him for becoming a "little Mugabe." Speaking primarily to a domestic [...]
2006-03-02 16:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE266ZVOBGO ON ZANU-PF, CHANGE
[...] (C) Eddie Zvobgo, Jr., the popular son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival of the last ten years, told the Ambassador on March 1 that the ZANU-PF faithful all recognized the need for substantive change, including realignment to the West. Nonetheless, change probably would wai [...]
2006-03-02 18:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM ZI
06HARARE298GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR
[...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...]
2006-03-08 17:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EMIN ECON EFIN PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE300GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR
[...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...]
2006-03-09 10:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE303MORE ARRESTS, SUPPOSED MDC LINKS IN ARMS SEIZURE
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper on March 9 reported that ten more suspects had been arrested in connection with the March 7 discovery of arms in Mutare (reftel). The article did not identify all of those reportedly in custody but claimed that a number of MDC officials had been arrest [...]
2006-03-09 16:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE308EDUCATION BILL PASSES AS SCHOOLS CRY FOUL
[...] (C) The widely unpopular Education Bill passed Parliament on February 28, enhancing GOZ powers to interfere with the operations of private schools. In consultation with school groups, the GOZ amended many of the more objectionable provisions. However, according to Jameson Timba, the chairma [...]
2006-03-10 12:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE309GOZ BLAMES U.S., U.K., "RULE CHANGE" FOR IMF VOTE
[...] (U) The state-controlled Herald Newspaper on March 10, under a headline "US, UK block IMF funds", claimed that the United States and the U.K. improperly engineered the IMF's March 8 decision to deny Zimbabwe technical assistance and restoration of its voting rights. The article claimed that [...]
2006-03-10 12:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KPAO PGOV ZI
06HARARE317ARMS CACHE SUSPECTS CHARGED, LINKED TO
[...] (SBU) The GOZ on March 11 charged eight suspects connected to last week,s arms seizure in Mutare (reftel). The eight were charged under Public Order and Security Act (POSA) prohibitions against processing weapons to commit banditry, sabotage, or terrorism. Appearing in a Mutare court to be c [...]
2006-03-14 16:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE319JUDGE FREES SEVEN ARMS CACHE DEFENDANTS
[...] (C) Ruling that police had acted improperly, High Court Judge Charles Hungwe on March 14 withdrew charges against all suspects linked to the arms cache discovered in Mutare last week, except for Michael Peter Hitschmann (reftel). The seven were released the morning of March 15. Zimbabwe Lawy [...]
2006-03-15 16:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE321CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER DISSES MDC FACTIONS AND
[...] (C) The chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),Lovemore Madhuku, told poloffs March 13 that the opposition MDC was failing to exploit Zimbabweans' deepening economic frustration and that civil society would take the lead if necessary. Madhuku said ZANU-PF was doing a better j [...]
2006-03-15 17:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE355CONGRESS REAFFIRMS TSVANGIRAI'S GRASSROOTS
[...] (C) Despite GOZ pressure, an estimated 15,000 enthusiastic delegates, many of whom traveled at their own expense, attended the MDC anti-Senate faction's Congress on March 17-19 and reaffirmed their support for Morgan Tsvangirai, who was unanimously reelected president. MPs SIPDIS Thokozan [...]
2006-03-21 16:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE372MOYO ON POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, AVENUES FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Independent MP Jonathan Moyo told poloff March 22 that the growing proximity of Mugabe's departure and economic collapse were increasing a national impetus for political change. In this uncertain environment, securocrats were the only ones focusing on policy and stability, and they were [...]
2006-03-24 12:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE374IOM CHIEF ON LACK OF GOZ COOPERATION, FUNDING WOES
[...] (C) On March 22, Mohammed Abdiker, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Harare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ continued to hinder efforts to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs),many of whom were living in dire conditions. IOM nonetheless was bui [...]
2006-03-27 15:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREL KWMN ZI
06HARARE376ZLHR DIRECTOR ON ANTI-REGIME ACTIONS AT HOME AND
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Director Arnold Tsunga on March 23 told the Ambassador that he enjoyed surprisingly good relations with many GOZ authorities, who he said were increasingly ambialent about GOZ repression. He said that despite GOZ harassment, ZLHR continued its act [...]
2006-03-27 17:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV ASEC PREL ZI
06HARARE383MFA OFFICIAL CRITICIZES GOZ FOR STATE OF U.S.
[...] (C) In a March 27 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the outgoing MFA Head of Protocol and new DCM at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Washington, Gideon Gapare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ wanted dialogue with the U.S. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also open to dialogue but that the [...]
2006-03-28 13:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
06HARARE384MUTAMBARA OUTLINES STRATEGY ON MDC SPLIT.
[...] (C) Arthur Mutambara, the recently elected president of the pro-Senate faction of the MDC, told the Ambassador on March 27 that he favored reunification but stressed that what separated his faction from that of Morgan Tsvangirai was values, especially democracy and the use of violence. Mutamba [...]
2006-03-28 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE42MUGABE CONFIDANT FLOATS TRIAL BALLOON
[...] (C) In a January 10 meeting with Ambassador, Father Fidelis Mukonori, Zimbabwe's senior Jesuit and a confidant of Robert Mugabe, recommended western re-engagement, including a secure "way out" for Mugabe. The Ambassador responded he would be open to discussing with GOZ leaders the post-Mugabe [...]
2006-01-12 15:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM ZI
06HARARE424REENERGIZED ANTI-SENATE MDC WING PLANS INCREASED
[...] (C) In a series of separate meetings with the Ambassador, leaders of the anti-Senate faction of the MDC depicted an opposition party that was reenergized by a successful Congress and prepared to confront the regime with greater energy and focus. Morgan Tsvangirai said he would conduct nation [...]
2006-04-11 11:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE43ZIMBABWE AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to earlier indications (Ref B),the GOZ has not yet lifted its general ban on the export of poultry and poultry products following the discovery of type H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in Zimbabwe late last year. The GOZ is investigating the phyto-sanitary capabilities of ex [...]
2006-01-13 05:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL ZI
06HARARE434NEW LEGISLATION WOULD TIGHTEN GOZ'S GRIP
[...] (C) The GOZ in recent weeks has put forward several bills to Parliament, many of which would bolster the state's security apparatus. The Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Bill would update Zimbabwe's counterterrorism laws, and the Interception of Communications Bill would al [...]
2006-04-13 14:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PINR EAGR TBIO PGOV ECPS PHUM PREL
06HARARE49TSVANGIRAI ON MDC CONGRESS(ES),ACTION PLAN,
[...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on January 13 that he was pleased with progress on his party's provincial congresses and ongoing reconstitution of the party leadership. He reported on preparations for the March 18-19 MDC national congress, which included meetings [...]
2006-01-17 15:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE532AU REQUESTS "PROVISIONAL MEASURES" FROM GOZ IN
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Executive Director Arnold Tsunga conveyed to the Ambassador on May 5 a copy of a letter dated April 7, 2006, to President Mugabe from Ambassador Salamata Sawadogo, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' rights (ACPHR) (full text [...]
2006-05-09 14:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE533DEMONSTRATORS TAP SCHOOL FEE RESENTMENT
[...] (U) Police arrested 185 demonstrators who had been protesting school fees at a Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) demonstration in Bulawayo on May 4; all were released as of May 8. A brief WOZA demonstration in Harare May 8 attracted 80-100 participants. None of the participants were arrested [...]
2006-05-09 15:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE553ZIMBABWEANS ON THE EDGE OF A BREAKDOWN: THE VIEW
[...] (C) During a May 2-3 visit to Bulawayo, Ambassador Dell met with both factions of the MDC, an activist organization, and a local economist. MDC anti-Senate faction Vice-President Thokozani Khupe argued that Zimbambweans were ready for mass peaceful action but needed to see the opposition taki [...]
2006-05-11 18:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE583"OPERATION ROUND-UP" SO FAR LARGELY ILLUSORY
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald daily reported in a front-page story on May 15 that Harare police last week had picked up 10,000 "squatters, vagrants and street youths" for relocation to rural areas after "screening." According to the article, the exercise was part of "Operation Round-Up", an [...]
2006-05-17 16:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
06HARARE610ANTI-SENATE MDC FACTION WINS PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) The anti-Senate MDC faction candidate, Emmanuel Chisvuure, successfully defended the Budiriro constituency in a by-election held on May 20. The seat was vacant as a result of the February death of MDC M.P. Gilbert Shoko. In a tally confirmed by an independent election observing body, Ch [...]
2006-05-22 16:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV ZI
06HARARE665ZLHR ON INTRA-AU FRICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS;
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) representatives on May 31 advised the CDA on efforts by the Council of Ministers of the African Union, at GOZ instigation, to thwart the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) through procedural improprieties and budget manipulatio [...]
2006-06-05 17:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE666BENNETT'S LAWYER ON ASYLUM CASE
[...] (C) Arnold Tsunga, the attorney for MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett, on May 31 told the CDA that Bennett had appealed the South African Department of Home Affairs' recent rejection of Bennett's asylum application. (Embassy has forwarded the original application and judgment to AF/S.) However, Tsun [...]
2006-06-05 17:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE670ZVOBGO ON STASIS, PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE IN ZANU-PF
[...] (C) ZANU-PF businessperson and provincial official Eddie Zvobgo told poloff June 1 that the ruling party would remain in disarray and paralyzed by succession tensions until Mugabe passed from the scene. However, he did not believe Mugabe intended to leave office any time soon. Moreover, neit [...]
2006-06-07 14:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE683BITI ON MDC PLANS, INTER-PARTY ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) MDC anti-senate faction Secretary General Tendai Biti on June 7 told poloff that resource constraints would probably delay faction plans to get people on the streets. He reported that ZANU-PF's Mnangagwa and Mujuru factions each were making pitches to faction President Morgan Tsvangirai, w [...]
2006-06-12 07:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ZI
06HARARE698FLAGGING PRO-SENATE MDC FACTION WRITES OFF
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction leaders on June 6 outlined their plans for the immediate future to emboffs, especially including outreach to the Embassy and a possible trip to the United States by the faction's president. Pro-Senate faction Secretary General Welshman Ncube and deputy Secretary Gen [...]
2006-06-13 11:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE7DESPITE GOZ RHETORIC, COOPERATION WITH UN ONGOING
[...] (C) In the month since UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe, the GOZ has continued its vitriolic attacks against the envoy and the UN, especially over the issue of shelter for the victims of Operation Murambatsvina. [...]
2006-01-04 13:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE702TSVANGIRAI ON EUROPE TRIP, NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the Charge, MDC anti-senate faction President Morgan Tsvangirai said he made important progress in refurbishing the faction's relationships with donors and the diaspora during a European tour earlier in the month. The opposition leader reiterated the faction's co [...]
2006-06-14 11:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
06HARARE721MURAMBATSVINA ECHOES CONTINUING
[...] (C) On June 15, officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that municipal police burned down the houses and possessions of approximately 100 families in the Harare suburb of Glen Norah early that day. City officials had served an eviction notice to the families [...]
2006-06-15 15:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE724US SUBSIDIARY CONFESSES SANCTIONS SINS
[...] (C) The Managing Director of the Zimbabwe branch of Greif, an Ohio-based packaging company, told poloff on June 14 that his branch had been knowingly violating US financial sanctions for several years by providing services to Robert Mugabe and other specially designated nationals (SDNs). Tich [...]
2006-06-15 17:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KFPC PREL ZI
06HARARE725MADHUKU ON NCA PLANS, ATMOSPHERICS FOR CIVIL
[...] (C) National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Chairperson Lovemore Madhuku on June 14 told poloff that his organization would organize street demonstrations in the capital within three weeks, with or without collaboration from the opposition MDC and others in civil society. The NCA planned to e [...]
2006-06-16 09:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE731GOZ POLICIES CRIPPLING BANKING SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Stricter liquidity controls implemented in January by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are sapping the banking sector of vital capital at the same time as the industry struggles to comply with higher capital requirements that take effect later this year. This impending crunch has fue [...]
2006-06-19 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE74HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS LATEST GOZ TARGET
[...] (C) The GOZ has stepped up its pressure against the prominent local NGO Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). Police attempted to arrest the NGO,s Executive Director and reportedly are still searching for him and another lawyer involved with the independent radio station Voice of the Peop [...]
2006-01-24 11:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE764FORMER ZANU-PF OFFICIAL LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION
[...] (U) Daniel Shumba, a former ZANU-PF provincial chairman for Masvingo, officially launched the United People,s Party (UPP) on June 24 in Harare before a smaller than advertised crowd of approximately 800 supporters. (N.B. Shumba was one of the six provincial chairmen forced out of the ruling pa [...]
2006-06-27 15:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
06HARARE765INFORMATION MINISTER'S PASSING LEAVES NO VOID
[...] (U) The state media on June 22 announced the June 21 death of Minister of Information and Publicity Tichaona Jokonya. A former Permanent Representative at the UN and Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Jokonya was 67. The minister had been treated in the United States for [...]
2006-06-27 15:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
06HARARE766GOZ LAND REFORM BRIEFING: THE MASK COMES OFF
[...] (C) Minister for State Security, Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Didymus Mutasa told the diplomatic corps at a June 21 briefing that the GOZ would honor its international agreements and either provide compensation or return foreign-owned farms that had been expropriated. However, he offe [...]
2006-06-27 15:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR ECON EINV ZI
06HARARE77TRIPARTITE NEGOTIATING FORUM YIELDS LITTLE
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper reported in its headlines on January 20 that the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) had agreed to a Prices and Income Stabilization Protocol. The article noted, however, that the major sticking point of tying wages to the Poverty Datum Line remained unr [...]
2006-01-24 14:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE770NO STABILITY IN SIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM
[...] (C) Commercial Farm Union Vice President Trevor Gifford on June 27 updated poloff on the GOZ's latest 99-year lease form, which would vest in the GOZ unfettered authority to repossess any properties distributed in its ongoing chaotic land reform process. Gifford said the form offered insuffi [...]
2006-06-28 15:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV ASEC EINV PHUM PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE772A CHASTENED MUTAMBARA SEEKS ASSISTANCE AND TOUTS
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction President Arthur Mutambara on June 27 sought the Ambassador's assistance and advice in connection with a planned U.S. visit. The Ambassador responded that we would support the visit and added that we would provide equitable assistance to Mutambara,s faction in the [...]
2006-06-29 14:24:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE783MUTARE BISHOP ON DIALOGUE WITH MUGABE, NATIONAL
[...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe Bishop Trevor Manhanga said President Mugabe seemed genuine in his recent efforts to reach out to religious leaders. He said Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) head Happyton Bonyongwe was facilitating the bis [...]
2006-07-03 14:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE791PRO-SENATE MDC MP LLEGEDLY ATTACKED BY ANTI-SENATE FACTION
[...] (SBU)MDC pro-Senate faction MP Trudy Stevenson was severely assaulted on July 2 along with four other pro-Senate faction officials. Stevenson, who was reportedly attacked with a machete and rocks, has alleged that youths aligned to the anti-Senate MDC faction of Morgan Tsvangirai carried out [...]
2006-07-05 16:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI ASEC PGOV
06HARARE800BUSINESS CONGRESS UNDERSCORES GOZ'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce,s (ZNCC) annual congress, which brought together private and public sector participants in late June to address Zimbabwe's economic decline, was a dismal failure that highlighted in particular the GOZ,s inability to consider needed economic refo [...]
2006-07-07 10:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE803VICTIMIZED MP DOWNPLAYS TSVANGIRAI LINK IN PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) Pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson on July 7 told USAID local staff member that she did not believe the anti-Senate leadership ordered the July 2 attack on her and four other pro-Senate officials (reftel). Recovering at home and in high spirits, she said it was even possible that the GOZ [...]
2006-07-10 16:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE884CENTRAL BANK HEAD - RUNNIN' OUT OF ZEROES
[...] (S/NF) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono acknowledged to the Ambassador in a July 13 meeting that the Zimbabwean economy was in a state of crisis. Despite a modest drop in the annual rate, which he claimed reflected an abundant harvest, inflation remained the country,s greatest problem. It wa [...]
2006-07-17 07:05:00Embassy HarareSECRET//NOFORNPREL ZI
06HARARE908GEARING UP FOR AUGUST RURAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove told the Ambassador July 12 that ZESN was planning to observe the local elections expected to be held August 19. He said there were rumors the elections might be delayed but there had been no official announcement [...]
2006-07-18 13:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE93ZIMBABWEQS AMBASSADORQS SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM
[...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 100,000 FY 2005 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2005 as outlined in paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) For FY 2006, post requests an increase in Self-Help funding from USD 100,000 to USD 120,000 for tw [...]
2006-01-30 11:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE933STEVENSON ATTACK TRIAL POSTPONED A MONTH
[...] (U) The trial of six accused assailants of pro-Senate MDC MP Stevenson and four other pro-Senate faction officials convened on July 20. Magistrate William Bhila immediately postponed the case until August 23 so that prosecutors could amend the charges to include a seventh suspect arrested on [...]
2006-07-25 10:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE946LATEST CLEAN UP OPERATION TARGETS MBARE MARKET
[...] (SBU) Officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on July 21 reported to post that police on July 14 and 15 demolished the Magaba informal marketplace in Harare's high-density suburb of Mbare. Magaba venders told an Embassy local staff member on July 24 that police on h [...]
2006-07-27 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE95MDC INSIDER ON INTRA-PARTY NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC MP Tendai Biti, who has been negotiating with Welshman Ncube,s faction on behalf of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, told the Ambassador January 19 that he had SIPDIS prepared a document that would lead to an amicable MDC &divorce.8 The Harare East MP said he had also prepared a dr [...]
2006-01-30 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE96ADVERSE REACTION TO GONO'S POLICY STATEMENT
[...] (C) Reaction to Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's Monetary Policy Statement for the Fourth Quarter (details septel) has been largely negative. The independent media gave the most prominent coverage to Gono's public reference to the regime,s concern about public unrest over food insec [...]
2006-01-30 16:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE96361ST UN GENERAL ASSEMPLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 16:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06HARARE964GOZ HYPING CHINA'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMY
[...] (C) Despite GOZ attempts to hype supposed dividends from its relationship with China including the June visit of Vice President Joyce Mujuru to Beijing, business sector contacts tell us that promised Chinese investments have largely failed to materialize. The only major industry in which Chin [...]
2006-08-01 07:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI CH
06HARARE970GONO ANNOUNCES MONETARY STATEMENT BOMBSHELL
[...] (C) In his mid-term Monetary Policy Statement on July 31, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced a currency redenomination that will slash three zeros from Zimbabwe's inflation-ridden notes. This conversion will be carried out through August 21, after which the old notes will become wor [...]
2006-08-01 15:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE977ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST
[...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...]
2006-08-03 13:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI
06HAVANA10031NEW CUBAN AMBO TO BOLIVIA: RAFAEL DAUSA
[...] (S) The Cuban regime has nominated senior Foreign Ministry honcho Rafael Dausa Cespedes as its ambassador to Bolivia. This in the context of greatly improved relations between Cuba and Bolivia in the wake of Evo Morales' election. Dausa can be expected to intensify Cuba's assault on Bolivia's [...]
2006-05-11 13:27:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPINR PREL ASEC BO CU
06HAVANA10078PAYA PRESENTS PROPOSAL FOR DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya has unveiled his latest push for a democratic Constitution, calling for a legal framework that would embrace multiple political parties, private enterprise and "social justice." The document, entitled "All Cubans," stems from a "N [...]
2006-05-11 22:30:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA10738NEW THINKING IS NEEDED, PAYA TELLS CHIEF OF MISSION
[...] (C) Summary. Leading Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, chief of the Christian Liberation Movement and driving force behind the Varela Project, told the COM May 18 that "we all have to do new things" to help bring democracy to Cuba. When asked about a recent overture from Martha Beatriz Roque, he s [...]
2006-05-22 18:33:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA11516"FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC CUBA" INSPIRE ACTIVISTS,
[...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-democracy activists got a boost from the May 24 conference call with the "Group of Friends of Democratic Cuba," a loose alliance of US Representatives, European diplomats in Washington, prominent members of the Miami exile community and others. One of the activist part [...]
2006-06-02 20:53:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA11650CARTAS DE CUBA: EARLY SUMMER EDITION
[...] (SBU) This edition of "Cartas" features the following items: -- Paras 2-4 Medical Malpractice -- 5-8 Baseball, Music and Racism -- 9-11 China Syndrome -- 12-19 Diplomatic Corps Reflections -- 20-22 Bracing for the NAM ------------------- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ------------------- 2. (U) NEWS: US [...]
2006-06-05 19:32:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA11895CUBA RELEASE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (C) Cuba's Tier 3 placement in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report presents a challenge in terms of informing the host country, given the Cuban Government's hostility to U.S. criticism and the paucity of news sources available to ordinary Cubans. Since mid-January, the Cubans have refused [...]
2006-06-06 20:37:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL CU
06HAVANA11957CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP
[...] (C) Summary: With Internet advocate Guillermo Farinas up to Day 128 of his hunger strike, 38 supporters have announced a sympathy fast. Oswaldo Paya of Varela Project fame is summarizing his "Program for All Cubans" in a pamphlet. Paya is also collecting evidence on bogus pro-democracy acti [...]
2006-06-08 13:06:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL KWMN SOCI CU
06HAVANA12488BRITISH POLOFF ANALYZES "COMMON POSITION" ON CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: The UK's human rights officer in Havana shared with us June 15 her thoughts on the European Council's recently released draft conclusions on the EU's "Common Position" toward Cuba. (The draft states, among other things, the EU's commitment to seeking dialogue with both the Cuban G [...]
2006-06-16 15:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA15674ROQUE UNVEILS PLAN FOR TRANSITION GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Martha Beatriz Roque has released a 27-page transition plan for Cuba produced by her Assembly to Promote Civil Society. Titled "Anticipating the Day After," the 15-section document is a self-described "compendium of ideas" that focuses on issu [...]
2006-08-07 22:03:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA15749ANTI-DISSIDENT ACTIVITIES CONTINUE IN CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Cuban regime agents continue to carry out "acts of repudiation" and other aggressive actions against pro-democracy activists, but to no greater or lesser extent than before the July 31 announcement of Fidel Castro's temporary withdrawal. Since then, at least five anti-dissident i [...]
2006-08-09 11:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA16137REGIME IMAGES: CASTRO PASSES TORCH TO CHAVEZ
[...] (C) Cuban state media on August 14 released still images, and then a video, of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's bedside visit with Fidel Castro a day earlier. Photographic images charged with symbolic meaning are among the hallmarks of Castro's reign; the latest images symbolize Castro's e [...]
2006-08-15 20:01:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL VE CU
06HAVANA20783CUBANS UNEASY WITH DPRK NUKE TEST
[...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government on October 10 signaled its displeasure with North Korea's reported nuclear test. In language lacking the warmth usually reserved for a fellow communist nation, Cuban state media reported the UN Security Council's condemnation of the reported underground blast [...]
2006-10-11 20:24:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL KN PARM KNNP CU
06HAVANA21268CUBAN GOVT SIGNALS LINGERING IRE OVER DPRK NUKE
[...] (C) Cuban state media on October 14 disseminated a statement from the 183-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),currently headed by Cuba, on North Korea's reported nuclear blast. The statement, approved the previous day at UN headquarters, urges North Korea, a NAM member, to halt its nuclear tes [...]
2006-10-16 21:01:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL KN PARM KNNP CU
06HAVANA21638CONFERENCE CALL TO MEXICO BRINGS CUBAN YOUTH
[...] (S) Summary: Leaders of two Cuban pro-democracy youth groups took part in a USG-facilitated teleconference October 17 with university students in Monterrey, Mexico. At the Havana end, at the PAO Residence, 25 young Cubans took part, mainly from the Marti Youth Coalition (CJM) but also from Yo [...]
2006-10-19 22:47:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPHUM PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA23564RAUL DELIVERS CASTRO BIRTHDAY SPEECH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 20:33:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PREL
06HAVANA23588SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...]
2006-12-12 18:10:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU
06HAVANA23608CUBAN REGIME STIFFS CODEL FLAKE
[...] (C) Summary: A Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Jeff Flake (R/AZ) spent the December 15-17 weekend publicly urging a change in US policy, but privately getting rebuffed by a Cuban regime that insisted it had no reason or desire to reform itself. The CODEL presented a letter requesting re [...]
2006-12-18 17:00:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU
06HAVANA23612CODEL FLAKE PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake was besieged by international press upon arrival in Havana on December 15 (reftel). Both in their individual comments to the media and in a joint statement read at a December 17 press conference, CODEL members characterized this as a time for dialogue and an "histor [...]
2006-12-18 20:55:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU
06HAVANA9342POLITICAL PLURALISM KEY TO CUBA'S FUTURE, SAYS PAYA
[...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya met with the COM on April 27 and argued that it will be imperative for a future, legitimate Cuban Government to embrace political pluralism. Paya said individual members of the Communist Party (CP) should not be excluded from the [...]
2006-04-28 22:15:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA9469CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP
[...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque is recovering after being roughed up by Communist militants outside her home. Roque, weary but defiant, met with COM April 29 and expressed pleasure with the wide media coverage of the incident and subsequent foreign-government attenti [...]
2006-05-05 14:36:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA9846ROADTRIP BY CANADIAN POLOFF YIELDS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: Canadian Poloff Ram Kamineni, who covers human rights, briefed us May 5 on his recent weeklong road-trip to the cities of Camaguey, Las Tunas, Manicaragua, Puerto Padre, Santa Clara and Santiago. Kamineni met dozens of pro-democracy activists and "Ladies in White" (relatives of [...]
2006-05-08 20:18:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HELSINKI1003FINLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH FM TUOMIOJA AND
[...] (C) Summary: In Helsinki Sept. 27, DAS Bryza encouraged the Finnish Presidency to implement its plan for helping the EU and Turkey move forward on Cyprus, and stressed that all US efforts on this issue aim to support the Finnish EU Presidency's own initiative. Finnish FM Tuomioja welcomed the [...]
2006-10-02 11:25:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN FI CY GR TU
06HELSINKI1032CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR MCCARRY'S DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry delivered well-received messages in Helsinki Sept. 29, emphasizing that change is imminent and that Europe and the United States have a historic opportunity to help foster a transition to democracy on the island. Finnish EU Presidency offi [...]
2006-10-11 13:43:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD CU FI EUN
06HELSINKI1037DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA
[...] (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and transatlantic issues. In separate meetings with Finnish Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and Director [...]
2006-10-12 08:45:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG
06HELSINKI1042OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...]
2006-10-12 12:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HELSINKI1050EU PRESIDENCY WAITING FOR UNSC ACTION ON NORTH
[...] (U) PolOff met with Foreign Ministry Director for Asia Pekka Metso and North Korea Desk Officer Jari Sinkkari Oct. 12 to discuss reftel. Metso had not yet seen reftel due to official travel but Sinkkari had received it prior to the meeting. ALL EYES ON THE UNSC -------------------- 2. (C [...]
2006-10-16 07:20:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL
06HELSINKI1058PUTIN AT THE OCT. 20 EU HEADS OF GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 20 EU Heads of State or Government Informals will feature two main components: (1) the informal EU leaders' sessions, where principals will discuss migration, Darfur, innovation and energy; and (2) a dinner with Russian President Putin, which will focus on energy issue [...]
2006-10-17 13:30:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG ETRD PGOV EUN MOPS FI RU SU
06HELSINKI1073A READ-OUT ON THE EU-INDIA SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Emboffs met Oct. 18 with Johan Schalin, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs. Schalin offered the following tidbits from the Oct. 12-13 EU-India Summit: Joint Action Plan and a Bilateral Trade Agreement --------------------------------------------- ---- [...]
2006-10-20 11:08:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV EUN ETRD FI IN
06HELSINKI1088ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND INNOVATION: EU HEADS OF
[...] (U) The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, but publ [...]
2006-10-26 11:22:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU
06HELSINKI1092CORRECTED COPY: ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND
[...] (U) Summary: The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, [...]
2006-10-27 12:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU
06HELSINKI1093PUTIN IN LAHTI: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING
[...] (U) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin was the guest of honor at a dinner following the EU Heads of State or Government summit in Lahti on October 20. The leaders were also joined by Finnish President Halonen who has faced criticism for inviting Putin at all. Prime Minister Vanhanen t [...]
2006-10-30 06:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM FI MOPS ENRG ETRD EUN RU
06HELSINKI110FINLAND: REACTION TO TURKISH INITIATIVE ON CYPRUS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to officials from the MFA's Southeast Europe and EU Affairs offices. The Finns expressed disappointment with the rapidity of the Cypriot government's rejection of the Jan. 24 Turkish proposal; however, the GoF was not surprised by the Cypriot rejection [...]
2006-02-07 13:45:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CY TU FI
06HELSINKI1112EU-RUSSIA JHA PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL READOUT
[...] The EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Justice and Home Affairs met in Helsinki on 30 October. The Finnish Minister of Justice Luhtanen and Minister of the Interior Rajamaki represented the Presidency, German Minister of Justice Zypries and Minister of the Interior Schauble represented [...]
2006-11-01 06:45:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KJUS PHUM PTER EUN FI RU
06HELSINKI1119PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 14:28:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS FI
06HELSINKI1131EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on 6 November met with Finnish MFA Counselor for Russia Paivi Laine to discuss the Nov. 3 EU-Russia foreign affairs PPC and preparations for the EU-Russia summit on 24 November. The PPC had "gone well" and Northern Dimension preparations are "on track"; however, the Presi [...]
2006-11-07 09:07:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ETRD ENRG PL FI RU
06HELSINKI1148AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM VANHANEN
[...] (C) Ambassador Ware met with Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Nov.8. Fresh from having recently hosted the EU-Ukraine Summit and the EU Heads of State/Government informals in Lahti (which included dinner with Russian President Putin),Vanhanen provided additional insights on Putin's Russia; ener [...]
2006-11-09 14:41:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ENRG EUN FI RU UP
06HELSINKI115SHIELD S59-05: AG ALERT ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT
[...] (S) On February 8, Political Section Chief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debrais, the Finnish MFA's Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation. Kansikas-Debrais said that no Finnish firm has applied for a GOF license to sell dual-use items to the Iranian procur [...]
2006-02-08 13:54:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW
06HELSINKI1157DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN -
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Kimmo Lahdevirta, Director of the Finnish MFA's Office of Security Policy. Lahdevirta expressed appreciation for US efforts to keep partners informed as the Riga NATO Summit approaches, and welcomed the fact that Afghanistan will feature prominentl [...]
2006-11-15 11:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS
06HELSINKI1158DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN -
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Kimmo Lahdevirta, Director of the Finnish MFA's Office of Security Policy. Lahdevirta expressed appreciation for US efforts to keep partners informed as the Riga NATO Summit approaches, and welcomed the fact that Afghanistan will feature prominentl [...]
2006-11-15 13:57:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG FI
06HELSINKI116S23B-04: IRANIAN RESEARCHER AND DUAL-USE RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 14:01:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW
06HELSINKI117MTAG 05-96: IRANIAN UAV/CRUISE MISSILE ENTITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 14:09:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL FI MTCRE
06HELSINKI1173DAS KRAMER AND FINNISH DG ESKELINEN DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer on 15 November met with Finnish Director General Eskelinen and other foreign ministry staff to discuss U.S. consultations around the G-8 Political Directors' meeting in Moscow and Finnish preparations for the upcoming EU-Russia summit on 24 [...]
2006-11-21 14:26:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG RU FI EUN BO MD PL UP
06HELSINKI1176FINLAND TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LRIT AT IMO,S
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the International Maritime Organization,s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC) to Captain Paavo Wihuri, Director of Maritime Safety at the Finnish Maritime Administration. Captain Wihuri will also be leading the eight person Finnish delegatio [...]
2006-11-22 14:37:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEWWT KTIA AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EUN FI
06HELSINKI1178MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-24 10:09:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE KSCA PARM PREL ETTC FI
06HELSINKI1193DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNIFIED APPROACH TO
[...] (SBU) On 29 November, DCM delivered demarche to Finnish Foreign Ministry Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve. Vierros Villeneuve welcomed US points on Georgia and agreed that maintaining US-EU unity is crucial. 2. (C) On Moldova, Vierros Villeneuve also fully agreed on the ne [...]
2006-11-30 13:08:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU
06HELSINKI1197EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: FM TUOMIOJA'S SIDEBARS WITH
[...] (C) On 29 November, DCM met with Finnish MFA Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve and discussed FM Erkki Tuomioja's recent consultations with Georgian FM Gela Bezhuashvili and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov on the margins of the 24 November EU-Russia summit. Though Tuomioja's initial g [...]
2006-12-01 12:38:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL RU GG FI
06HELSINKI1200FINNISH POLDIR ON EU'S NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE
[...] (C) Summary: The Finnish EU Presidency has emerged from the Nov. 27-28 EUROMED Ministerial with a decidedly upbeat impression of both the substance and the atmospherics surrounding the EU's discussions with Israel, the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern stakeholders. MFA Political Director [...]
2006-12-04 07:59:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI IS
06HELSINKI1209GAERC - FINNISH RESPONSE
[...] (U) PolChief delivered December GAERC demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala November 5 and followed up further by phone November 7. Syrjala highlighted the following points: 2. (C) TURKEY/ENLARGEMENT: The Finnish Presidency is greatly encouraged by Turkey's announcement that i [...]
2006-12-07 13:12:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR TU
06HELSINKI1215AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT AHTISAARI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari told Ambassador Ware that he remains determined to deliver his recommendations for Kosovo's final status within two weeks of Serbia's Jan. 21 election, fearing that any delays will "destabilize" Kosovo. Ahtisaari "would find it rather strange" if [...]
2006-12-08 15:16:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS FI RS YI
06HELSINKI1216IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - FINNISH RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Office Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen said that US views concerning Iran's upcoming elections are "nearly identical" to those of the Finnish EU Presidency. The electoral process in Iran is not democratic, Rotinen added, and the bodies be [...]
2006-12-08 15:17:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR FI
06HELSINKI1217PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Officer Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen thanked us for sharing further information about SARG efforts to destabilize the Lebanese government and expressed great concern about what may happen next in Lebanon in light of the recent murders and [...]
2006-12-08 15:17:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS FI
06HELSINKI1239BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE WILTON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-14 13:45:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT FI
06HELSINKI1248FINLAND: NATO DEBATE HEATS UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 2007 parliamentary election campaign is about to kick off and NATO is emerging as a key theme, just as it did in the January 2006 presidential elections -- and despite the efforts of several prominent politicians to muzzle public debate on this sensitive topic. This ca [...]
2006-12-19 13:12:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN RU FI
06HELSINKI125U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: FINLAND
[...] (U) Post discussed the reftel demarche with officials at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration (FCAA),and left behind relevant biographic material on U.S. candidate for ICAO Secretary General William Voss. 2. (SBU) Matti Tupamaki, who directs the Ai [...]
2006-02-10 13:04:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC FI ICAO
06HELSINKI149FINLAND: REACTION TO AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered statements in reftel to the MFA's Middle-East bureau. The Director for Middle-East Affairs said that Finland was playing an active role in intra-EU deliberations on the Al-Askariya shrine bombing, and that she believed an EU statement condemning the attack might be re [...]
2006-02-23 08:46:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER FI
06HELSINKI16HALONEN PRESSES TOWARD A FIRST ROUND VICTORY
[...] (U) Summary: If the most recent polls are true and if voter turnout among women is as high as expected, Tarja Halonen will become the first Finnish presidential candidate in history to win election in the first round. End Summary. 2. (U) The first round of Finland's presidential election w [...]
2006-01-05 12:33:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL FI
06HELSINKI18FINNS SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT TO BELARUS; WILL
[...] (C) Following up on reftels, PolChief called on MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Matti Turunen to discuss Belarus. The GOF views a joint US-EU demarche to Lukashenko in advance of the March election as imperative, Turunen said. Finland, for its part, would welcome a very stron [...]
2006-01-05 14:50:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM BO FI EUN
06HELSINKI254AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A
[...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...]
2006-03-27 12:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI
06HELSINKI297ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION DURING FINLAND'S EU
[...] (SBU) On April 4, Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Minister of Environment Jan-Erik Enestam. Minister Enestam reiterated his high regard for the transatlantic relationship and said that he had invited OES A/S Claudia McMurray to visit Finland in advance of Finland's EU presidency, which beg [...]
2006-04-07 13:28:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI
06HELSINKI405ACTING DAS DISCUSSES POLIO ERADICATION, AVIAN
[...] (U) Summary. On May 9, Acting OES S DAS Jack Croddy and Embassy reps met with senior public health officials at the Finnish Foreign Ministry to discuss polio eradication and avian influenza. He encouraged the Finns to continue funding the Polio Eradication Initiative and to take an active rol [...]
2006-05-12 07:04:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO FI
06HELSINKI465FINNISH VIEW ON US-EU SUMMIT PREPARATIONS, AFGHAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Lyra told Ambassador that the US and EU are making good progress toward finalizing Summit Declarations, although more work needs to be done to create a real dialogue on climate change and to find language that is not counterproductive to our shared goals [...]
2006-05-26 09:55:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV PREL MARR FI EU
06HELSINKI495SALE OF TELESCOPING MASTS TO SYRIA
[...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Director for the Unit on Arms Control. Kansikas-Debraise was unfamiliar with the Finnish company Mastsystem International which, as yet, has made no application for an export license to sell any communication or other equ [...]
2006-06-01 10:59:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETETRD ETTC FI PARM PCI PREL SY
06HELSINKI505FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...]
2006-06-02 12:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI
06HELSINKI523FINNISH VIEWS ON JUNE GAERC
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala June 7. Syrjala said the GOF generally supports most of our points and suggested that the ministers will focus on the Balkans and Iran. 2. (C) On Iran, Syrjala reiterated the warm welcome others in the GOF have [...]
2006-06-08 11:00:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ CU KPAL FI
06HELSINKI524FINNISH RESPONSE - FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY
[...] PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Office Director for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, on June 8. Kansikas-Debraise agreed generally with our points and said she would support starting FMCT negotiations in Geneva as soon as possible. She added that starti [...]
2006-06-08 11:20:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG FI
06HELSINKI528FINNISH TO DEMARCHE KYRGYZ REGARDING MANAS AIRFIELD
[...] (C) In response to subject demarche, Hannele Voionmaa, MFA Counselor for peacekeeping and military crisis management operations, told PolChief that the GOF agreed June 8 to make a formal approach to Kyrgyz authorities regarding US access to Manas Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. The GOF has a strong in [...]
2006-06-08 12:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALKG MARR MOPS PREL AF FI
06HELSINKI55LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: FINNISH GOALS
[...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche, MFA officials expressed their overall agreement with our stated goals and were grateful to be kept apprised of the US position. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mari Kiviniemi will represent Finland at the London Conference on Afghanistan, where s [...]
2006-01-19 15:01:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV AF FI
06HELSINKI566ENERGY DIVERSITY IN FINLAND AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finland has the EU's longest border with Russia and the two maintain a complex and long-standing energy relationship. While energy security is a concern for every country, Finland's somewhat unique position makes it very unlikely to suffer disruptions to its Russia- sourced ene [...]
2006-06-16 14:59:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD PREL EPET FI RU
06HELSINKI567FINNISH NUCLEAR SAFETY
[...] (SBU) On June 1, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja told Ambassador Ware that Finland is willing to provide nuclear safety technology and assistance as part of the package of incentives the U.S., the EU3 and Russia intend to offer Iran to defuse the current standoff over Iran's weapon's p [...]
2006-06-16 14:59:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PARM PREL KNNP FI RU
06HELSINKI585FINLAND RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-22 13:10:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL FI
06HELSINKI63FINLAND'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: SUDDENLY, IT'S A
[...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbent Tarja Halonen made an impressive showing in the first round of Finland's presidential election, besting her nearest rival, Conservative Sauli Niinisto, by more than 21 percentage points. However, Halonen was unable to secure a first round victory and, for the first ti [...]
2006-01-25 13:31:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL FI
06HELSINKI665FINNISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC
[...] (U) PolChief and Emboff delivered subject demarche to Deputy European Correspondent Tanja Jaaskelainen on July 14. Jaaskelainen said the GOF generally supports most of our points. The ministry response focused on Kosovo, Israel/Palestine, North Korea and Iraq. 2. (SBU) Kosovo: Jaaskelain [...]
2006-07-14 13:53:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN FI PREL UN
06HELSINKI671FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY REITERATES SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 13:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PDOV BK FI
06HELSINKI680FINLAND EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU has agreed to offer peacekeepers for a mission in Lebanon if called upon by the UN. Privately, Finnish MFA Secretary of State Torstila told us that UN and EU hopes to send a force to the region any time soon are "unrealistic," given the current level of violence and apparen [...]
2006-07-19 12:31:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN FI
06HELSINKI682FINLAND/EU TROUBLED BY TRANSNISTRIA INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY SHARES THE US PAGE 02 RUEHHEA0682 C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000682 CONCERN THAT TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY OR TREATED AS LEGITIMATE. THE GOF FEARS RUSSIA MAY ULTIMATELY SUPPORT THE REFERENDUM'S [...]
2006-07-19 13:57:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALOSCE PBTS PREL RS MD FI
06HELSINKI696EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by Acting INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting A/S for Policy Development Pau [...]
2006-07-21 12:28:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI
06HELSINKI697TUOMIOJA WILL ATTEND LEBANON CORE GROUP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 13:14:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IS LE EUN FI
06HELSINKI700EU ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS SUPPORT CREATION OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the July EU Informal Ministerial meeting on the Environment, Finnish Minister Enestam and EU Commissioner Dimas called upon EU countries to support a measure creating a United Nations Environmental Organization (UNEO) and a Panel on Natural Resources. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...]
2006-07-24 12:07:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL UNEP EUN FI
06HELSINKI701FINNISH U/S OFFERS UPDATE ON EU PRESIDENCY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF welcomes Israel's announcement that it could eventually accept NATO peacekeepers in Lebanon. However, U/S for Political Affairs Lyra suggested that an EU- or UN-led force -- perhaps with NATO support under Berlin Plus arrangements -- would be better than a strictly NATO-l [...]
2006-07-24 12:54:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV MOPS EUN FI
06HELSINKI712FINLAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Juha Rainne, MFA Legal Officer for Terrorist Financing. Rainne appreciated the notification and stressed that inclusion on the UN 1267 Committee consolidated list requires that EU countries (per EU regulations) [...]
2006-07-27 10:37:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FI
06HELSINKI718FINLAND - COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR FMCT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 13:01:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG FI
06HELSINKI72FINNISH VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC
[...] (U) European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala said Finland supports nearly all the views outlined in our pre-GAERC demarche (reftel). His other comments of note follow. 2. (C) IRAN: Finland views the cooperation of the EU, the U.S. and, to an increasing extent, Russia as very encouraging. Howe [...]
2006-01-26 12:24:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL FI EUN GAERC
06HELSINKI725FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY ON EXTRAORDINARY AUG. 1 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: A/DCM met with Finnish MFA European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala to discuss the Aug. 1 extraordinary GAERC. Syrjala also offered the latest Finnish EU Presidency thinking regarding a potential international force for Lebanon. End Summary. 2. (C) Regarding the GAERC agenda, Syr [...]
2006-07-28 14:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EUN FI
06HELSINKI733TFLEO1: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja, on July 31. Tuomioja said that his just-completed trip to the Middle-east confirmed his view that Israel could not achieve its military goals, and that an immediate cease-fire followed by a comprehensive settl [...]
2006-07-31 15:45:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MEPP EUN FI
06HELSINKI75PAAVO LIPPONEN'S SILLY SEASON COMMENTS ON NATO AND
[...] (SBU) Finnish Speaker of Parliament and former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen prompted a media feeding frenzy this week when he publicly criticized Conservative (CONS) presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto's increasingly pro-NATO arguments and urged caution toward NATO membership because it wou [...]
2006-01-27 08:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR PINR FI
06HELSINKI783GOF PESSIMISTIC ON SRI LANKA CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Echoing reftel concerns about the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director Rauli Suikkanen, desk officer Marita Meranto, and EU secretariat first secretary Niklas Lindqvist told Emboff Helsinki is currently coordinating an EU demarche to be delivered this week [...]
2006-08-09 12:14:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL CE EUN FI
06HELSINKI786FINLAND: VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, about the proposed Special Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Lebanon. Poloff emphasized that at this critical point in the Lebanon crisis (reftel),any HRC Special Session would be an unhelpful dist [...]
2006-08-09 12:57:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE FI
06HELSINKI8FINLAND: PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS
[...] (U) President Tarja Halonen's New Year's Day speech-- which also serves as Finland's de facto state of the union address-- focused on what she termed the "increasing disparity in income levels in Finland." Halonen said that Finland has been a winner in the emerging global economy, and that [...]
2006-01-04 14:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV FI
06HELSINKI800FURTHER FINNISH RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTION 1701
[...] (U) As indicated Reftel A, the GOF welcomed UNSC Resolution 1701; the text of the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Statement on Behalf of the EU Presidency has been forwarded to the Department. In a subsequent conversation with PolChief July 14, Office Director for the Middle East Eija Rotinen offe [...]
2006-08-14 13:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI
06HELSINKI815FINLAND WON'T JOIN BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 12:02:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALCH PGOV PHUM PREL EUN FI
06HELSINKI816FINLAND: PRESIDENCY UPPING SRI LANKA INVOLVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 13:27:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CE EUN FI
06HELSINKI817FINLAND SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE 200 TROOPS TO UNIFIL
[...] (SBU) Finnish MFA Secretary of State (D Equivalent) Pentti Torstila told Ambassador Ware Aug. 15 that Finland will seek to provide up to 200 additional troops for enhanced UNIFIL operations in Southern Lebanon. Confirming public comments made by President Tarja Halonen, Torstila explained that [...]
2006-08-17 04:49:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL FI
06HELSINKI830UPDATE ON FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY ACTIONS IN SUPPORT
[...] (C) MFA Unit for Security Policy Director Kimmo Lahdevirta offered an update on the Finnish Presidency's recent efforts to urge EU member states to make troop contributions to UNIFIL. 2. (C) While signals out of Paris continue to be mixed, it now appears clear that the French intend to cont [...]
2006-08-21 13:14:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV FI
06HELSINKI842FINLAND TO STRONGLY URGE SYRIA TO RESPECT LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: DCM and PolChief met with MFA Political Director Vierros-Villeneuve Aug. 22 to express US disappointment regarding the Aug. 23 visit of Syrian FM Walid Al-Moallem to Helsinki; to remind the GOF of the need to isolate Syria diplomatically; and to urge that the Finns use the meeting [...]
2006-08-22 12:25:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE
06HELSINKI847FINLAND RESPONSE TO UPDATED BRIEFING ON KOSOVO
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Balkans Director Juha Ottman Aug. 23. Because of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari's status as special envoy, the Finns tend to be very well briefed on Kosovo developments; nonetheless Ottman welcomed the US initiative to share o [...]
2006-08-23 15:01:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU FI
06HELSINKI854FINNS TELL SYRIA TO HONOR UNSCR 1701; SYRIANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Aug. 23 in Helsinki, Finnish FM Tuomioja told Syrian FM Al-Moallem that the EU expected the Government of Syria (GOS) to support the ceasefire in Lebanon and wider peace in the Middle East by respecting all provisions of UNSCR 1701; by honoring the arms embargo in Lebanon; and b [...]
2006-08-24 13:50:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE
06HELSINKI859AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH FINLAND'S MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 24, Ambassador Ware met with Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomaki. Lehtomaki described her August 14-16 trip to Lebanon and Israel, noting that she was particularly surprised by how quickly refugee centers emptied following the announcem [...]
2006-08-28 04:57:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID EUN PREL FI
06HELSINKI871FINNS URGE IRAN TO STOP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Helsinki August 29, Finnish FM Tuomioja urged Iran to cease its uranium enrichment program immediately and to announce its acceptance of negotiations with the EU3 3 now. Tuomioja also told the Iranian Deputy FM that Iran must begin playing a constructive role in the Middle Eas [...]
2006-08-30 12:07:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR FI PGOV IS
06HELSINKI876FINLAND SUPPORTS DELAY OF KAZAKHSTAN'S OSCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 07:55:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KZ FI
06HELSINKI885FINLAND AND SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP
[...] (U) MFA Sri Lanka desk officer Marita Meranto assured emboff on September 4 that Finland would attend the Sri Lanka Contact Group's experts meeting in Washington on September 27. She said that because of the press of business arising from Finland's EU presidency, Finland's representative woul [...]
2006-09-04 09:12:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE FI
06HELSINKI889NO FINNISH POSITION ON RECAPP - ASIAN ANTI-PIRACY
[...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Tapio Puurunen, Unit for Public International Law at the MFA about Finland's position on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAPP). Puurunen expressed that it was an interesting initiative and that Finland w [...]
2006-09-05 13:30:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KRCM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL FI
06HELSINKI903GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...]
2006-09-08 06:26:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU
06HELSINKI908FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 12:35:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS
06HELSINKI909FINLAND ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Balkans Office Director Juha Ottman on September 8. Ottman responded enthusiastically, saying that the steps the US has suggested to Belgrade "are entirely our line as well." He was pleased that the US is maintaining a hard line on ICTY cooperation [...]
2006-09-08 13:37:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI
06HELSINKI91FINLAND: BROAD SUPORT FOR UN REFORM
[...] (U) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on January 25. She underscored the importance the U.S. attaches to UN reform by emphasizing our instructions to deliver the demarche at the ministerial-level. Tuomioja welcomed the initiative and indicated broad agreem [...]
2006-02-01 14:59:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ADCO
06HELSINKI927PRESIDENT HALONEN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO UNGA
[...] The President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen has accepted the invitation of President George W. Bush to a roundtable discussion on democracy on September 19, 2006. The text of a letter to the Embassy from her Chief of Staff follows: BEGIN TEXT The President of the Republic of Finl [...]
2006-09-12 13:56:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL UNGA FI
06HELSINKI932INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 13:41:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEU FI PREL
06HELSINKI933MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON: FINNISH
[...] (U) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She underscored the need for the international community to help the Lebanese Government gain sovereignty over its own territory; US efforts to provide humanitarian and [...]
2006-09-13 13:57:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER IS LE ECON FI
06HELSINKI934FINLAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA
[...] (C) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She emphasized that the US and EU share the goal of preventing new hostilities in Lebanon and the rest of the region, but that our views on contacts with Syria continue [...]
2006-09-13 13:58:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU FI
06HELSINKI936SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...] (U) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Sept. 13. Syrjala welcomed our input and offered the following notable responses: 2. (C) SUDAN/DARFUR: Syrjala expressed pessimism regarding the situation on the gr [...]
2006-09-14 05:03:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HELSINKI990FINLAND: PREVIEW OF EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERS'
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Oct. 2-3 informal EU defense ministers' meeting will focus on operations in Bosnia, Sudan, and Congo; review the EU's force catalogue and the state of civil-military coordination; and discuss the European Defense Agency's (EDA) long term planning scenarios. NATO SYG de Hoo [...]
2006-09-27 09:20:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO EUN FI
06HELSINKI994SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER
[...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...]
2006-09-28 13:43:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI
06HELSINKI995GOF ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Environment Minister Enestam on September 27 to discuss the upcoming High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD),which he confirmed would take place on October 24-25. Enestam also confirmed he will co- chair th [...]
2006-09-28 13:43:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI
06HERMOSILLO36PRD AND "ALTERNATIVA" PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. PRD presidential candidate Lopez Obrador made his first official campaign swing through Sonora state January 27. His visit culminated in political rally in Hermosillo, which was well attended, but not as large as claimed. He made 32 promises to Sonoran voters - local media fo [...]
2006-01-31 03:48:00Consulate HermosilloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SNAR MX
06HERMOSILLO82PRI PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MADRAZO CAMPAIGNS IN SONORA
[...] (U) Summary: Roberto Madrazo, presidential candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),held a large political rally February 26 in southern Sonora. He warned of water shortages and promised better economic development programs if elected. Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours did not a [...]
2006-02-27 23:44:00Consulate HermosilloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MX
06HILLAH1DIWANIYAH LEADERS HOPE FOR MORE LOCAL AUTONOMY FROM NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Both the Diwaniyah Governor and Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Head expressed a desire for more local autonomy under the new Iraqi Government in separate meetings on December 29. Each was optimistic regarding the quick formation of a national unity gover [...]
2006-01-02 17:00:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
06HILLAH10NAJAF'S ZURFI PLEADS FOR US AID
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, SET Najaf met with former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party, Adnan Al Zurfi. The meeting covered a wide range of subjects. Zurfi expressed his view that the recent December 15 national election, while n [...]
2006-01-25 19:07:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH11NAJAF ELECTION RESULTS REACTION
[...] (U) This is a SET NAJAF cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Just a day after the release of the results of the December 15 national election by the IECI, reaction in the Najaf province was diverse and pointed. Many in the province, including local government officials and members of the United Iraqi [...]
2006-01-26 13:02:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH134"PUBLIC COMMITTEES" CONCEPT FOR SECURITY IN NAJAF MAY ALSO
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In an effort to combat a recent rise in violence in the province, the Najaf Provincial Council has approved the formation of Public Committees intended to work as "community watch" organizations. While the province's dominant political entities generally agree that th [...]
2006-09-10 15:26:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IZ
06HILLAH135MALIKI, SISTANI MEET TO DISCUSS SECURITY, SHABANIYA AND THE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: A day after relating his concerns regarding the security of Iraqis, the shortage of essential services and a "crippled" judicial system to the Prime Minister, who was paying him a call on the eve of a major religious holiday, Shi'a Islam's leading religious figure repor [...]
2006-09-10 15:32:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
06HILLAH136HEIRS TO SHIA POWER MEET TO DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ammar Al Hakim and Mohamed Ridha Al Sistani, sons to two of Shia Islam's most important leaders, met on August 24 to discuss a wide range of issues. The two men spoke about the continuing problem of militias and how "Public Committees" might enhance security. Al Sistani voiced his [...]
2006-09-10 15:37:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
06HILLAH137AL SARKHI BECOMES AN APPEALING ALTERNATIVE TO AL SADR FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Al Hassani Al Sarkhi has begun challenging Muqtada Al Sadr for the allegiance of violent, disaffected young men in south-central Iraq, many of them culled from Sadr's own legions. Sarkhi's willingness to do violence and his lack of political ambition make him an ideal leader [...]
2006-09-10 15:42:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
06HILLAH142TIMELINE ACCEPTABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COALTION FORCES, SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: Muqtada Al-Sadr, in his most recent Friday sermon, demanded the release of his recently detained associates and called on coalition forces (CF) to leave Iraq. He also derided the national government as ineffective and fragile, but touted the political process as a peaceful form of [...]
2006-09-23 12:52:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
06HILLAH146BABIL GOVERNOR PLAYING A NEW GAME OR JUST BLUFFING?
[...] (C) Summary: The governor of Babil province has shown uncharacteristic willingness to engage with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) during the month of Ramadan, chairing a lengthy meeting to discuss projects, attending the REO's iftar and meeting with REO representatives at his office. Though [...]
2006-10-11 15:38:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV IZ
06HILLAH147SWAT COMMANDER'S DEATH MAY JEOPARDIZE NON-PARTISAN SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The head of the Al-Hillah SWAT team was assassinated in his office on Oct. 13, days after being informed by the office of the Prime Minister (PM) that he was being replaced. Though the victim had a warrant out for his arrest on terrorism charges, a confluence of factor [...]
2006-10-13 18:23:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PINS PREL PINR PTER PHUM IZ
06HILLAH148NORTH BABIL SHEIKHS APPEAL FOR U.S. HELP ON SECURITY, JOBS
[...] (C) Summary: A group of Sunni tribal leaders and activists from north Babil view American intervention as their best hope to address unemployment in their area, stabilize Iraq's security situation and promote expression of moderate political views. According to a subsequent communication from o [...]
2006-10-15 17:32:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PTER KISL IZ
06HILLAH155UN DEVELOPS ROLE IN SHIA HEARTLAND
[...] (C) Summary: Supported by both the Coalition, PRT Najaf and the REO, SRSG PolAd Wilfred Buchta and an advance team traveled to Najaf City on 5 December to lay the groundwork for a visit in early 2007 of the SRSG to meet with Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Shia radical cleric Muqtada Al Sadr. Co [...]
2006-12-11 07:04:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PINR PINS PREL
06HILLAH157SADR RENEWS CALL FOR IRAQI UNITY, WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. December 11, Muqtada Al Sadr issued a statement outlining his issues with United States presence in Iraq. Sadr decried what he sees as the systematic destruction of Iraqi society by the twin demons of the United States and Ba'athists. He repeated his call for the withdrawal or ou [...]
2006-12-16 11:01:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
06HILLAH16NAJAF GOVERNOR SAYS MEHDI NEW IRAQI PM
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Najaf Governor Assad Al-Taee told SET Najaf that the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) had agreed to nominate Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Official Adel Abdul Mehdi as the new Prime Minister. Al-Taee s [...]
2006-02-05 11:34:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IZ
06HILLAH17BABIL OFFICIALS TELL DAS GODEC THEY LIKE PRT AND PRDC BUT
[...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Robert Godec met with Babil province officials to discuss the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Iraqi-run Provincial Reconstruction Development Committee (PRDC). T [...]
2006-02-12 14:31:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH22SISTANI ADVISES SPEEDY FORMATION OF INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT IN
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shi'a Religious Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani advised Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari to quickly form a new government and to ensure that the new government is inclusive in a February 20 meeting at Sistani's home in Najaf's Old City. Afte [...]
2006-02-20 19:58:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IZ
06HILLAH23WASIT COR REP ON UIA OVERTURES TO ALLAWI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Shaykh Jamal Al-Batik, the sole Wasit National Iraqi List (ballot number 731) member in the incoming Council of Representatives, related discussions between Iyad Allawi and Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq head Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. According to Al-Batik, Hakim has [...]
2006-02-21 18:23:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH24JAFARI NOMINATION VARIOUSLY GREETED WITH PRAISE, DISBELIEF,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The selection of Ibrahim Jafari as the choice of the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) to serve as Prime Minister of the new Iraqi government was greeted by widely divergent reactions across South Central Iraq. Most Shi'a Islamist contacts praised Jafari, even as some UIA constituent g [...]
2006-02-22 13:47:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH26THOUSANDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PROTEST MOSQUE BOMBING;
[...] (U) Summary: Iraqis across the South Central region took to the streets February 22, angrily protesting the bombing of the Al-Askariyah Mosque in Samarra. Reportedly spontaneous at first, the demonstrations were soon spurred on by mosque exhortations and organized by Shi'a government officials, [...]
2006-02-23 16:36:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH28NAJAF, KARBALA MOSQUES PREACH UNITY AND CALM; BLAME
[...] (U) Summary: Friday Mosque sermons delivered amidst heavy security in Najaf and Karbala generally appealed for calm and unity, and were followed by peaceful demonstrations. Despite some Sadrist provocations, the two Shi'a holy cities were reportedly quiet, with shops and offices closed and blac [...]
2006-02-24 17:59:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH29PROTESTS, SPORADIC VIOLENCE CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Protests continued across Wasit and Babil Provinces in South Central Iraq for a second and third day after the bombing of Al-Askariyah mosque in Samarra. In Wasit, Shi'a Islamists of all affiliations joined a massive demonstration February 23. The next day, Sadrist mosque preache [...]
2006-02-24 18:20:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH3NAJAF SADRISTS SUGGEST RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING CLERIC;
[...] (C) Summary: Flyers distributed from the offices of Moqtada Al-Sadr in Najaf and Kufa and from his compound in Najaf beginning on January 4 boast that a group called the "Battalions of Imam Mousa Al-Sadr" carried out the December 26 assassination of Shaykh Fattah Al-Thabhawi, a mid-level cleric [...]
2006-01-06 17:01:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH30SISTANI URGES SCIRI HEAD AL-HAKIM TO CALM SHI'A, PROTECT
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani urged Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),to calm the Shi'a, protect Sunni shrines and prevent further violence. The February 24 meeting took place at Sistani's [...]
2006-02-25 12:04:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH31CAR BOMB IN KARBALA KILLS EIGHT, CLERICS CONDEMN ACT BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A February 25 car bomb in Karbala killed eight and wounded 31. An impromptu protest after the incident at the site of the attack included chants of "No, no America." Religious leaders in Karbala and Najaf were quiet after the incident, with no reports of calls from the mosques [...]
2006-02-27 17:18:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ
06HILLAH32NAJAF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHICAL
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Najaf Province was allocated eight seats in the recently elected Council of Representatives (CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) won seven of the eight seats. The eighth Najaf seat went to a candidate from the Iyad Allawi-affiliated National Iraqi Lis [...]
2006-02-28 16:24:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ
06HILLAH33SADR OFFERS MAHDI MILITIA TO SISTANI AS SHRINE PROTECTION
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Moqtada Al-Sadr, meeting with a group of senior ayatollahs in the Najaf home of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, offered his Mahdi Militia as a holy shrine protection force. Sadr also volunteered to deploy his militia to protect the senior cleri [...]
2006-03-01 18:53:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IZ
06HILLAH34SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHERN IRAQI OFFICIALS DISCUSS SHRINE
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Provincial Council (PC) members, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) officers and other officials from the predominantly Shi'a South Central and Southern Iraqi provinces met March 1 in Najaf to discuss the protection of holy shrines in the aftermath [...]
2006-03-02 18:33:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH36BARHAM SALIH TELLS SISTANI THAT KURDS OPPOSE JAFARI; SISTANI
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Barham Salih told Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in a March 5 meeting that Jalal Talabani and his Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are opposed to the nomination by the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) of Ibrahim Jafari as Prim [...]
2006-03-05 18:19:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH37MOSQUE ORATORS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IRAQ CALL FOR MUSLIM
[...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shi'a mosque preachers in Najaf, Babil, Wasit and Karbala called for the unity of all Muslims during Friday, March 3 prayers. A Babil Province Sadrist mosque orator blamed attempts to sow sectarian discord on the "occupiers," while a Sadrist preacher in Najaf claimed that [...]
2006-03-05 18:25:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH4NAJAF OFFICIALS PLAN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Najaf Deputy Governor told REO Al-Hillah staff of his intention to hold an international investment and economic development conference in Najaf in February. In a January 4 meeting, the Deputy Governor asked for U.S. support in publicizing the conference to American officials [...]
2006-01-06 17:03:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV ECIN EAGR PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH40DIWANIYAH DAWA REP CAUTIONS AGAINST JAFARI'S REMOVAL; FEARS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Diwaniyah Islamic Dawa Party official elected to the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the province's United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate cautioned against replacing Ibrahim Jafari as the UIA nominee for prime minister in the new Iraqi government. The parliamentarian, who is re [...]
2006-03-09 11:53:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ
06HILLAH50SCIRI LEADER AL-HAKIM'S SON ISSUES INVITATION FOR U.S./IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The son of SCIRI leader Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, Sheikh Ammar Al Hakim petitioned the Regional Embassy Office, Al Hillah staff for a dialogue between the United States and Iran. He noted that this dialogue should be at the highest levels possible within Iraq and that SCIRI would [...]
2006-03-26 09:19:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL EAIR IZ
06HILLAH53MUQTADA AL SADR MEETS WITH AYATOLLAH AL SISTANI: OFFERS
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. According to two independent sources, on March 30, in a hastily arranged meeting, Muqtada Al Sadr met with Ayatollah Al Sistani to discuss recent events and solicit the Ayatollah's advice. Sistani reportedly told Sadr that he had to remain pea [...]
2006-03-31 18:18:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH54FORMER NAJAF GOVERNOR ON AL-SADR, IRANIAN INFLUENCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party Adnan Al Zurfi believes Muqtada Al-Sadr wishes to avoid armed confrontation with coalition forces, but is finding it difficult to keep Madhi Army militia under his direct control. Sadr, Zurfi commented, is listening to [...]
2006-04-05 10:05:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH55TEMPERS FLARE IN WAKE OF NAJAF VBIED ATTACK
[...] This is a SET NAJAF cable. 2.(U) SUMMARY. On April 6, a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) detonated 300 meters from the Holy Shrine of the Imam Ali in Najaf. The vehicle was a Sports Utility Vehicle. At 1900 local time, casualty figures had reached 20 confirmed dead and ove [...]
2006-04-06 17:14:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KISL IZ
06HILLAH6BABIL OFFICIALS ASK NAJAF SCIRI BOSS TO HELP OUST BABIL
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) met January 3 with the Najaf head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) to secure the SCIRI leader's help in ousting the Iraqi Police (IP) chief of Babil Province. Recent efforts by religious party-affiliated [...]
2006-01-07 17:12:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IZ
06HILLAH7DIWANIYAH IECI HEAD SHARES FINAL PROVINCIAL VOTE, THOUGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: The Diwaniyah Province head of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) told REO Al-Hillah staff that the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) won seven of Diwaniyah's eight National Assembly seats. The director attributed the result to the mobilization of Shi' [...]
2006-01-09 14:51:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH8NEW DIWANIYAH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION SHOWS DAWA, SADR
[...] (C) Summary: The Diwaniyah Province delegation to the new National Assembly (NA) will contain seven candidates from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) and one candidate from the Iraqi National List (ballot number 731) according to final provincial results provided by the provinc [...]
2006-01-09 14:59:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IZ
06HILLAH87POSING AS A STATESMAN, MUQTADA AL-SADR CONDEMNS
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 16, in response to a query from a group of Iraqi teachers based in Libya, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a "fatwa" decrying the reopening of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Libya. (NOTE: Because he does not have the nece [...]
2006-05-18 17:45:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KDEM IZ
06HOCHIMINHCITY1003(C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN
[...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...]
2006-09-05 09:57:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CASC VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1009POPULAR ANGER OVER LAND DISPUTES; PROTESTS IN HCMC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past few months, ConGen has observed a steady stream of small, peaceful protests over land, representing disgruntled groups from the Mekong Delta and the HCMC region. HCMC media contacts tell us of popular dissatisfaction over land expropriation policy and associated o [...]
2006-09-06 10:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KJUS EAID ECON PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1012MORE HCMC POLITICAL ACTIVISTS DETAINED
[...] (SBU) Contacts in the HCMC dissident community confirm Internet reports that police have stepped up pressure on members of the "8406 Bloc." Dissident Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) told us that he was notified on August 30 by the HCMC authorities that they were going to seize personal assets to c [...]
2006-09-06 11:07:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI CASC DO THANH CONG PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1014STAFFDEL BLANK IN THE MEKONG DELTA: AVIAN INFLUENZA, LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang August 25 and 26, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Staffer Jonah Blank reviewed government efforts to control Avian Influenza, visited a women's shelter and examined the status of the ethnic Cham Muslim community. [...]
2006-09-07 08:30:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED PREL PREF KJUS EAGR SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1028REPORT FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: OBSERVATIONS ON ETHNIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Interviews in HCMC with thirteen ethnic minority families from Gia Lai seeking to join family members in the U.S. revealed no pattern of discrimination or harassment. Interviews suggested continued incremental improvement in living conditions and religious freedom in Gia Lai, alt [...]
2006-09-08 11:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1035VISIT OF AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO HCMC: OFFICIAL MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford told GVN officials during a August 14-16 visit that he welcomed the progress that Vietnam has made on religious freedom over the past two years. However, additional progress was needed, especially in the North [...]
2006-09-12 02:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1047HCMC CARDINAL ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, HIV/AIDS AND THE APEC
[...] (SBU) Over dinner September 13, Archbishop of HCMC Cardinal Pham Minh Man told the Consul General that conditions for the Catholic Church continue to improve gradually in Vietnam. Vietnam's bishops met in Hue earlier in September to discuss next steps in promoting the interests of the Catholic [...]
2006-09-14 08:55:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KIRF SNAR SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1050ETHNIC MINORITY NATIONALISM, RELIGION AND MIGRATION:
[...] (SBU) Ref A reported allegations about conditions in the Central Highlands made by ethnic minority advocacy groups to Department officials on September 11. The advocates asserted that ethnic minority individuals are not fleeing for economic reasons, but because of severe human rights and relig [...]
2006-09-14 09:20:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1055VIETNAM: FIRST NATIONAL HOUSE CHURCH REGISTERED
[...] (SBU) Leaders of the Danang-based United World Mission Church (UWMC) told us on September 15 that the national Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) had issued nationwide registration for their organization. The date of the CRA promulgation was September 1, 2006, although HCMC authorities only [...]
2006-09-15 10:52:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1056AUGUST 14-16 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO HCMC: MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Protestant leaders representing the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) and unregistered house church groups told Ambassador Hanford that they see continuing improvement in religious freedom conditions, even in the Northwest Highlands. Some complained of [...]
2006-09-15 10:58:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1074THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Ref A reported questions on the status of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) and on allegations of serious harassment of UBCV members in provinces in the HCMC Consular district. This message provides our analysis of the status of the UBCV and the causes for government repressi [...]
2006-09-21 09:17:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1083VISIT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 31 to September 1 visit to HCMC, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Frank Mermoud focused on Vietnam's preparations for WTO accession, state owned enterprise (SOE) reform and U.S. business advocacy. U.S. financial, industrial and pharma [...]
2006-09-25 09:25:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN ECON PREL PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1086MEDIA APPROVES AMBASSADOR'S HCMC POLICY SPEECH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-25 10:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1089UBCV PATRIARCH HOSPITALIZED
[...] (SBU) Thich Vien Dinh, a senior member of the Unified Buddhist Church (UBCV) in HCMC confirmed Internet reporting that UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang was hospitalized on September 25 for a heart ailment and pneumonia. According to Thich Vien Dinh, at least one UBCV monk from HCMC was able to [...]
2006-09-26 07:01:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1090MORE DISSIDENT ARRESTS
[...] (U) Following his expulsion from Vietnam on September 21, American citizen political activist Do Cong Thanh gave an interview on Radio Free Asia in which he gave more details on his detention (ref C). In his interview, Do stated that the only official charge made against him was "propagandizi [...]
2006-09-26 11:29:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI CASC DO THANH CONG PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1110CHINA NATIONAL DAY IN HCMC FALLS FLAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's National Day reception in HCMC was drab and declasse in comparison with the previous two years. Last year, local diplomats and businesspeople were struck by China's "charm offensive" and its increasing influence in Southeast Asia in particular. The Chinese hosts were co [...]
2006-10-02 05:41:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV VM CH XC
06HOCHIMINHCITY1114UBCV MONKS VISIT HOSPITALIZED PATRIARCH IN HCMC: AN
[...] (SBU) On October 2 we spoke with Thich Vien Dinh, a senior HCMC-based member of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). He told us that on September 29, UBCV General Secretary Thich Quang Do led a delegation of 20 senior UBCV monks to visit hospitalized UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang. [...]
2006-10-02 08:35:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1115UBCV MONKS VISIT HOSPITALIZED PATRIARCH IN HCMC: AN
[...] (SBU) On October 2 we spoke with Thich Vien Dinh, a senior HCMC-based member of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). He told us that on September 29, UBCV General Secretary Thich Quang Do led a delegation of 20 senior UBCV monks to visit hospitalized UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang. [...]
2006-10-02 08:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1122PROTESTANT SETBACK IN A NINH THUAN VILLAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A local evangelist from an ethnic minority village in central Ninh Thuan told us that all 30 followers affiliated with his Inter-Evangelistic Movement had renounced Protestantism under pressure. Local officials reportedly threatened to withhold government benefits and ostracize [...]
2006-10-03 08:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1144VIETNAM'S TIGHTER GRIP ON THE INTERNET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Party and the GVN have introduced new legal and technical measures to strengthen controls over the Internet. Much of the focus is centered on bolstering firewalls, preventing search engines from displaying unwanted content and centralizing Internet monitoring in Vietnam's [...]
2006-10-06 07:25:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1145ERO PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS
[...] (SBU) On October 6, the Deputy Chief of the Consular Section of the HCMC External Relations Office -- one of our most reliable contacts in the office - called in PolOff to protest the Ambassador's interview with Radio Free Asia on October 2. He told us that the GVN is "upset" that the Ambassado [...]
2006-10-06 07:25:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1185SEPARATISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 10-12 visit to the province of Gia Lai, officials told us that U.S.-based activists continue to foment separatism in the Central Highlands and flight to Cambodia. Officials are concerned about what they believe are new efforts to organize anti-GVN activities b [...]
2006-10-17 09:10:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1186MONITORING VISIT TO ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES AND VISAS-93
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a visit to the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai from October 10-12, PolOff, accompanied by the French Polcouns, met with 10 ethnic minority returnees and the families of two others in their homes. No government officials participated in our visits with r [...]
2006-10-17 10:55:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1207SENATOR HAGEL VISITS HO CHI MINH CITY
[...] During an October 4-5 visit to HCMC, Senator Chuck Hagel was officially welcomed by HCMC Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai, who said it was good have the Senator back in Vietnam after a seven-year absence. Hai said he was pleased that bilateral relations continued to improve and that President Bus [...]
2006-10-20 11:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1222PHU YEN PROVINCE: PROMISING OR PROBLEMATIC?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Phu Yen province in Central Coastal Vietnam has promise -- especially in aquaculture, light industry and tourism -- but is being held back by a rigid and insular government. Despite the relatively orthodox approach to economic development, the province appears to be implementing [...]
2006-10-25 09:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1236GVN REACTS TO CROSS BORDER MIGRATION TO CAMBODIA
[...] (SBU) During an October 27 meeting to review the results of our recent refugee monitoring visit to the Central Highlands (reftel),our counterparts in the HCMC External Relations Office told PolOff that they were instructed to express GVN concern over the continued outflow of ethnic minority in [...]
2006-10-27 10:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1243ADJUDICATING ETHNIC MINORITY PRIORITY-ONE REFUGEE CASES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11, 12 and 13. 2. (C) Over the past few months, the Mission P-1 Committee has been working to develop information on a potential political refugee (P-1 visa) case involving an ethnic minority individual from the Central Highlands provin [...]
2006-10-31 07:19:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1245HCMC PROTESTANT CHURCH TO ADD OVER 180 PASTORS TO ITS ROLLS
[...] (SBU) On October 31, ConGenOffs attended the first graduation ceremony for the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) since the GVN recognized the organization in 2001. A total of 219 students received various religious degrees, including BAs in Theology. The SECV will ordain 183 of th [...]
2006-11-01 04:18:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1246ADJUDICATING ETHNIC MINORITY PRIORITY-ONE REFUGEE CASES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11, 12 and 13. 2. (C) Over the past few months, the Mission P-1 Committee has been working to develop information on a potential political refugee (P-1 visa) case involving an ethnic minority individual from the Central Highlands provin [...]
2006-11-01 05:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1257HCMC BUSINESSMAN PREVIEWS PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT
[...] (C) A prominent Ho Chi Minh City businessman who accompanied Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on his recent trip to Japan told EconOff that President Nguyen Minh Triet is keen to receive an invitation to visit the United States from President Bush when the two meet in Hanoi this month. According [...]
2006-11-03 05:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1270HCMC POLITICAL ACTIVIST INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED TO MENTAL
[...] (SBU) On November 3, HCMC-based dissident leader Tran Khue reported to us that his colleague Bui Kim Thanh was taken by police for a psychiatric evaluation in HCMC. She was subsequently involuntarily committed to the national mental hospital in neighboring Dong Nai province. (Note: Thanh i [...]
2006-11-07 04:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1348SOUTHERN DISSIDENT WATCH POST-APEC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the run up to APEC and in response to the stepped up activities of various dissident groups, the GVN intensified its suppression of pro- democracy activists. As reported Ref C, example phone and Internet access to dissidents was cut and many faced constant police [...]
2006-12-01 12:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1350SOUTHERN DISSIDENT WATCH POST-APEC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the run up to APEC and in response to the stepped up activities of various dissident groups, the GVN intensified its suppression of pro- democracy activists. As reported Ref C, example phone and Internet access to dissidents was cut and many faced constant police [...]
2006-12-04 07:24:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1361SOUTHERN DISSIDENT WATCH POST-APEC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the run up to APEC and in response to the stepped up activities of various dissident groups, the GVN intensified its suppression of pro- democracy activists. As reported Ref C, example phone and Internet access to dissidents was cut and many faced constant police [...]
2006-12-05 19:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1386HCMC LABOR OFFICIAL IN HOT WATER OVER TALK TO U.S. BUSINESS
[...] (C) Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai (protect),Vice Director for Labor Affairs at HCMC's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, ConGen HCMC's best government contact on labor issues, told us on December 12 that she faces Party disciplinary action following a speech she gave to the HCMC American [...]
2006-12-12 10:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL ECON PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1387ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON HCMC HOUSE CHURCH REGISTRATIONS
[...] (SBU) According to data provided by the the HCMC Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) on December 12, over the past few months the city's district governments have registered 66 meeting points belonging to 27 Protestant house church organizations. Groups registered include the Pentacostals, [...]
2006-12-12 11:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1391HONG KONG CARDINAL VISITS HCMC
[...] (SBU) On December 13, PolOff met with the Vicar General of the HCMC Archdiocese to discuss the December 3 visit of the Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze Kiun, to Ho Chi Minh City. This was the first visit of Cardinal Zen to Vietnam since his investiture in February 2006 and only his [...]
2006-12-13 11:11:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM CH HK
06HOCHIMINHCITY1404HCMC CONTACT ON CHINA, INTERNAL CPV POLITICS AND PRESSURE ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: On December 12 we met with Huy Duc (protect),a well-placed HCMC media contact, to review the results of the APEC Leaders' Summit, media issues and internal political developments. Duc reportedly is close to Politburo member Truong Tan Sang, head of the Communist P [...]
2006-12-15 11:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL CH PGOV PHUM PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1483HCMC REFUSES TO DISCUSS OR TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ACTIVIST
[...] (U) This is an action request: Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On December 5, PolOff met with working-level HCMC External Relations officials to discuss the case of Bui Kim Thanh, a HCMC-based land rights activist involuntarily committed to the national mental hospital in neighboring Dong [...]
2006-12-22 09:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1485HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF DOAN VAN DIEN AND DOAN HUY CHUONG
[...] (C) Summary. Following up on reftel reports of a series of dissident arrests prior to the APEC Leaders' Summit, ConGen was able to confirm the detention of Doan Van Dien and Doan Huy Chuong -- father and son -- in HCMC. They appear to have been targeted for their peaceful political and socia [...]
2006-12-26 03:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1490THE BEST CHRISTMAS YET IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Key contacts in the Catholic and Protestant communities told ConGen on December 26 that they were very pleased with how the 2006 Christmas season unfolded. The Secretary General of the GVN-recognized Southern SIPDIS Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) -- Vietnam's largest Protestant [...]
2006-12-26 08:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1492ALL HIS (PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S) CHILDREN
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: ConGen has been seeking additional information on the biographies of the three children of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. We understand that Dzung, in his meeting with the President during the APEC Leaders' Summit, sought to deflect or downplay the ties of h [...]
2006-12-26 09:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CitySECRET//NOFORNPINR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1493VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL
[...] (C) Summary: Mission's Priority One (P-1) Referral Committee has completed consideration of twelve possible P- 1 applicants and is referring one individual, Phan Van Ban, to PRM for consideration. The other eleven individuals did not have persecution claims or credible fears that are either [...]
2006-12-26 09:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY18VISIT TO ETHNIC MINORITY MINORITY RETURNEES IN DAK LAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 4-5 visit to the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, PolOff met with four ethnic Jarai voluntary returnees from Cambodia and the family of a fifth. Government officials reported -- and other returnees confirmed -- that a sixth returnee was killed in a late De [...]
2006-01-06 11:23:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI EAID VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
06HOCHIMINHCITY214DRL A/S LOWENKRON AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE DELEGATION'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one-day visit February 21, DRL Assistant Secretary Barry K. Lowenkron met with HCMC Party Secretary Nguyen Minh Triet, HCMC MFA representatives, prominent SIPDIS political dissidents and protestant house church leaders. He also met with civil society, local N [...]
2006-02-27 04:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE SOE WTO DPOL
06HOCHIMINHCITY229(SBU) HCMC NEWSPAPERS PUSH BOUNDS OF POLITICAL DEBATE
[...] (C) Summary: Although all of HCMC's newspaper are subject to Party control and censorship, two of its leading national dailies -- Tuoi Tre and Thanh Nien -- have become more assertive, even on some political matters. The newspapers, financially independent, politically well-connected, and i [...]
2006-03-03 10:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI PHUM VM LABOR DPOL HUMANR
06HOCHIMINHCITY230VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN DAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: EAP/MLS Desk Officer and Poloff visited Dak Nong February 24-26. Officials emphasized their commitment to religious freedom and economic and social development of the large ethnic minority community. Leaders of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) a [...]
2006-03-03 11:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF SOCI EAID VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
06HOCHIMINHCITY29DAK LAK: ENCOURAGING SIGNS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The atmosphere for religious freedom in the hitherto intransigent Central Highlands province of Dak Lak appeared much improved during a ConGen visit in early January. In contrast to past visits, provincial officials told us that they now are prepared to implement Vietnam's legal [...]
2006-01-10 02:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KIRF SOCI PHUM VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
06HOCHIMINHCITY320HCMC MEDIA CONTINUES TO PRESS THE REFORM ENVELOPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of articles that coincided with the recently-concluded 14th Party Plenum, HCMC-based newspapers continued a public push for reform. Emphasizing rule of law, one of the articles questioned the hitherto-sacrosanct Article 4 of the Constitution, which codifies Communis [...]
2006-03-28 11:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI KCOR ECON VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY34SCOPE PAPER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT TO HO CHI
[...] (SBU) HCMC and its neighboring provinces are the economic and financial soul of Vietnam. Textiles, footwear, furniture, aquaculture -- key export industries -- as well as the country's USD seven billion oil and gas sector are centered around HCMC. With roughly 15 percent of the population, H [...]
2006-01-10 10:19:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ETRD PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY382DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN TAN DUNG: STRONG ROOTS IN THE
[...] (SBU) During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang April 6-7, the Consul General discussed with local officials Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who spent his formative years in the province. According to Kien Giang People's Committee Chairman Bui Ngoc Suong, Dung was born i [...]
2006-04-13 10:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY388TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE MEKONG: KIEN GIANG PROVINCE
[...] (U) Summary: Kien Giang Province is reportedly a source of trafficked women and children, particularly for the sex trade in Cambodia. The provincial Women's Union is spearheading anti-trafficking efforts working with the International Office of Migration on an awareness campaign to counsel p [...]
2006-04-17 04:43:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CVIS KWMN ELAB SMIG SOCI TW
06HOCHIMINHCITY395NEW INTERVIEWS WITH VISAS-93 APPLICANTS SHOW GRADUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In March, ConGen conducted private interviews with 12 VISAS-93 (family reunification) Central Highlands ethnic minority beneficiary families in HCMC. These interviews show that conditions for ethnic minority families -- including religious freedom -- continue to improve gradual [...]
2006-04-18 10:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PREF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY412VIETNAM INTERNET: NEW CHANNELS FOR MEDIA AND POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Internet use in HCMC and other towns -- small and large -- in Vietnam is expanding dramatically. Although the GVN has established a tight regulatory and technical framework to control the Internet, its impact on use and access appears relatively muted thus far. Political and r [...]
2006-04-21 10:58:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY42PROPOSED REPLY TO GVN CONSULAR TRAVEL NOTIFICATION
[...] (U) This is an action request for EAP and CA. Please see paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a diplomatic note dated December 22, 2005, the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) External Relations Office (ERO) complained that the Consulate General was not informing the ERO of the names and ad [...]
2006-01-13 05:04:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CMGT PREL KFRD VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY436HCMC PALTALK INTERNET ARRESTEES VISITED
[...] (SBU) On April 21, ConGen spoke with Chau Van Hung, uncle of Truong Quoc Huy and Truong Quoc Tuan, two of the original "PalTalk" arrestees. (Per reftels, the two, along with another brother and Lisa Pham, a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, were arrested on October 19, 2005 and charged with attem [...]
2006-04-25 12:39:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY437HCMC POLICE DISCUSS RECENT TIP RING BUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, PolOffs met with HCMC Ministry of Public Security officials to review details of a late March police sweep against an international Trafficking in Persons ring that operated in HCMC and the Mekong Delta. Police confirmed that 39 young women from southern Vietnam res [...]
2006-04-25 12:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY456MORE ON VIETNAMESE BRIDES TO TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent visit to the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, a local reporter and expert on women's issues estimated that at least 14,000 women -- mostly poor and uneducated -- have married Taiwanese and some South Korean men since 2000. The perceived economic benefits of ove [...]
2006-04-28 11:24:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY466EASTER AND THE PROTESTANT COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Protestant Easter celebrations generally were peaceful throughout Central and Southern Vietnam, including in the Central Highlands. Unregistered house churches were told to apply for permission to hold Easter services, but largely were not prevented from celebrating the holida [...]
2006-05-05 11:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY471VETERAN'S AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON VISITS HCMC
[...] (SBU) During a two day visit to HCMC, April 26-27, Secretary Nicholson called on key HCMC government and military leaders the Archbishop of HCMC and Cardinal Pham Minh Man. The Secretary also visited the fledgling HCMC stock exchange to discuss development in Vietnam's capital market and met [...]
2006-05-08 12:34:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY491HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICERS VISIT TWO VIETNAMESE PRISONS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As a follow-up to USG requests made at the February 2006 Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi, on May 9 and 10, HCMC and Hanoi PolOffs visited two prisons in southern Vietnam; An Phuoc and Z30A. We had requested access to the Z30A, which reportedly also housed a number of [...]
2006-05-11 10:10:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY503VIETNAM PARTY CONGRESS: HCMC REACTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC-based businessmen, bureaucrats and journalists are disappointed, but realistic about the results of the Party Congress. Despite the strong push from the reform wing, in their view, conservatives and supporters of the status quo prevailed. They are uncertain about the orie [...]
2006-05-17 03:18:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY521TIP IN THE MEKONG: THE EXPERIENCE OF CAN THO PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an April visit by ConGen officers to the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, provincial police and Women's Union officials reviewed their enforcement and education outreach efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The officials demonstrated an understanding of the ch [...]
2006-05-19 04:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY538MENNONITES AND POLICE IN CONFRONTATION IN HCMC
[...] (SBU) On May 23, political activist Do Nam Hai told us that Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and other members of his church had been detained by local HCMC District 2 police on May 22. Radio Free Asia also broadcast an interview with Pastor Quang's wife Le Thi Phu Dung in which she allege [...]
2006-05-23 09:30:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY551CONSUL GENERAL MEETS UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a private meeting on May 18, Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) told the Consul General that he is not optimistic about prospects for normalization of his organization's status. The 87 year-old monk said that he remains under e [...]
2006-05-24 10:16:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY559MENNONITES GOAD AUTHORITIES: HCMC FOLLOW UP
[...] (SBU) On May 24 we met with the HCMC External Relations Office (ERO) to follow up on the May 22 clash between Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and HCMC police. The ERO officials confirmed that Quang and all his followers had been released in the early evening of May 23. (Per reftel, on May [...]
2006-05-26 03:13:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY564HCMC ARCHDIOCESE EXPANDS HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past 18 months, the HCMC archdiocese has steadily expanded its efforts to provide community-based assistance to HIV/AIDS victims. The church continues to operate a government-approved HIV/AIDS clinic within the Trong Diem drug rehabilitation center. With the apparen [...]
2006-05-26 08:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY587DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG DELTA: AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces May 3-5. All three neighboring provinces face similar challenges in improving transport infrastructure, boosting competitiveness and finding new sectors for growth. Ben Tre appears to have progressed furthest, lar [...]
2006-06-02 08:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON EAID KWMN TIP SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY588FIRST GVN OFFICIAL OUTREACH TO UNOFFICIAL RELIGIOUS GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 30 in HCMC, the central-level Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) held its first briefing on Vietnam's legal framework on religion to encourage unrecognized religious groups to legalize their status. Over 100 representatives attended from unregistered religious organ [...]
2006-06-02 08:16:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY590ETHNIC KHMER OF TRA VINH PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In early May, the Ambassador visited Tra Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta and discussed ethnic Khmer issues with provincial officials, local Khmer and a leading Khmer Buddhist cleric. Ethnic Khmer make up 30 percent of the population of Tra Vinh and conditions for this minorit [...]
2006-06-02 11:28:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON EAID KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY599RESULTS OF NEW VISAS-93 INTERVIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In mid-May, ConGen conducted private interviews in HCMC with four VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority beneficiary families from the Central Highlands. The results are consistent with previous rounds of interviews and show improvement in the conditions for ethnic min [...]
2006-06-05 05:14:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY607TRAN KHUE DISCUSSES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM
[...] (C) Summary: On June 6 we met with political dissident Tran Khue in HCMC to discuss developments related to the "Democratic Party of Vietnam," which Khue and other dissidents launched in Hanoi on June 1. Khue said that he has been tasked with opening a Party office in HCMC; he has sufficient [...]
2006-06-06 09:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY609NEW HOA HAO TENSIONS IN THE MEKONG DELTA
[...] (SBU) On June 4, a Hoa Hao contact sent us via email an open letter signed by Hoa Hao dissident Le Quang Liem, asking for "emergency intervention from international agencies" to end a hunger strike by 16 members of Liem's group in Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta. According to the letter, [...]
2006-06-06 10:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY612CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING THROUGH HCMC
[...] (U) On May 9, the HCMC branch of the Anti-Social Evils Police (PC-14) rescued four Chinese children from a traffickers' "safe house" in HCMC. According to press reports, the rescue came from a tip-off from a bus driver in neighboring Tay Ninh province who noticed that the children did not spea [...]
2006-06-08 05:05:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW CH VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY630HOA HAO STANDOFF ENDS PEACEFULLY
[...] (SBU) In an interview with Radio Free Asia on June 10, Hoa Hao dissident Le Quang Liem stated that he ordered his 16 followers to end their 11-day hunger strike in the Mekong Delta's Dong Thap province (reftel). According to Liem, on June 8, three senior police officials met with him in HCMC f [...]
2006-06-12 06:35:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY674TRAN HUU PHUOC LIKELY NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cao Dai believer Tran Huu Phuoc was imprisoned in April for two years for slander. He alleged that he was being persecuted for his religious and political beliefs. We believe that his is not/not a human rights or religious freedom case. Phuoc's legal troubles stem from his re [...]
2006-06-23 07:20:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY72PROBLEMS WITH RETURNEE TREATMENT IN KONTUM PROVINCE
[...] (C) Summary: The visit of a joint Hanoi/HCMC team to Kontum Province's Sa Thay district revealed problems with treatment of at least some ethnic minority returnees from Cambodia. Although we were promised free access to returnees and their families in their homes, in practice the plainclothes [...]
2006-01-20 06:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KIRF PREF CB VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY732THICH QUANG DO COMES TO DINNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Venerable Thich Quang Do, President of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, attended a small dinner hosted by the Consul General July 10 -- despite the monk's ongoing pagoda arrest. He welcomed the opportunity to talk at length about the need for political change i [...]
2006-07-12 12:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY740DAKLAK: INVESTIGATING MINORITY ABUSE CHARGES
[...] (SBU) On July 7, CG and Poloff visited the ethnic minority hamlet of Buon Cuor Knia in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. The purpose of the visit was to assess allegations made by Human Rights Watch and the Montagnard Human Rights Organization that at least two ethnic minority individ [...]
2006-07-13 08:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY741DAK LAK: GRADUAL PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FAMILY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 08:54:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF PTER PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY808DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM PRESSES; GVN RESPONDS CAREFULLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Political activist and senior member of the nascent Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) Tran Khue faces official harassment as he presses his party's agenda. HCMC authorities restricted Khue's movement and briefly detained him on July 15, 16 and 18, when he was questioned about t [...]
2006-07-25 12:33:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY82VIETNAM'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Southern and central Vietnam's 30,000- to 50,000-member Sunni Muslim community does not appear to face significant restrictions in its ability to worship. Unlike Vietnam's five other recognized religious organizations, the Muslim community does not have a national leadership to [...]
2006-01-24 03:24:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KISL KIRF PGOV SOCI PREL SA CB LY EG VM ETMIN RELFREE
06HOCHIMINHCITY87ANALYSIS OF PROVINCIAL PARTY CONGRESSES IN CENTRAL AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late 2005, provincial Communist Party Committees in southern and central Vietnam conducted their Party Congresses to select the new crop of provincial leaders for the 2006-2010 term. The results may offer some indication of the thinking and direction of the Party as it prepa [...]
2006-01-25 08:58:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SOCI KIRF PHUM VM DPOL
06HOCHIMINHCITY902NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HOA HAO COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) We met twice in June and July with Le Phuoc Sang, Chairman of the Central Executive Council of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Church based in Garden Grove, California. Sang was a leader of the Hoa Hao community before 1975 but fled to the U.S. before the fall of Saigon. According to Sang, after b [...]
2006-08-14 04:28:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY925(C) DISSIDENTS AND POLICE STEP UP ACTIVITIES IN HCMC
[...] (C) Summary: Two new political activist networks are emerging in the HCMC consular district working alongside more established dissidents. The new groups - the 8406 Bloc (named for their April 8, 2006 manifesto) and the Bach Dang Giang Foundation -- are more activist and daring than the more c [...]
2006-08-18 09:18:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY927AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW HCMC LEADERSHIP: PEACE CORPS AND
[...] (SBU) On August 3, the Ambassador met with Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Secretary and Politburo member Le Thanh Hai and HCMC People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan, both promoted to their new positions after the April National Party Congress. The Ambassador underscored the USG's support for [...]
2006-08-21 06:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM EAID VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY936PALTALK/8406 BLOC ACTIVIST DETAINED AGAIN
[...] (C) On the night of August 18, plainclothes police detained Truong Quoc Huy and his brother Trung Quoc Tuan at an internet cafe in HCMC. (Per reftels, Huy is a member of the "8406 bloc" dissident group and one of three individuals held by police for nine months in the "PalTalk" Internet chatro [...]
2006-08-23 03:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY972HCMC ARCHDIOCESE ENCOUNTERS RESISTANCE AS IT TRIES TO EXPAND
[...] (SBU) On August 28, HCMC CDCRep and PolOff met with Father John Dinh Toai, head of the HCMC Catholic Archdiocese "Pastoral Care" HIV/AIDS network to review the status of cooperation with local authorities. Toai told us that the church is able to conduct its HIV/AIDS activities with the tacit, [...]
2006-08-29 05:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR SOCI ELAB ECON VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY987PROTESTANTS BUILD A SEMINARY IN THE SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 09:53:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY999(C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN
[...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...]
2006-09-01 11:23:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CASC VM
06HONGKOG2054MNUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...]
2006-05-18 03:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1072ARTICLE 45 CONCERN GROUP FORMS HONG KONG'S NEWEST
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Hong Kong's Article 45 Concern Group plans to announce the formal inauguration of its new political party, the "Civic Party," with Article 45 co-founder and Legislative Councilor Audrey Eu as the party's first parliamentary leader. Two independent democrats in the L [...]
2006-03-15 09:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1251DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: LABOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed labor issues with local NGOs and a mainland-based labor lawyer. Han Dongfang, Director of "China Labour Bulletin (CLB)," said that mainland local authorities have warned the families of industr [...]
2006-03-24 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1252DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CIVIL
[...] (C) During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed civil society and political party developments with Hong Kong-based NGOs. According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the pro-Government parties have become more skittish about participating i [...]
2006-03-24 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1284NPC DELEGATES DISCUSS HONG KONG'S ROLE IN CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 24 lunch with the Consul General, seven Hong Kong delegates to the PRC National People's Congress (NPC) and/or the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) discussed the role of Hong Kong in the PRC's Eleventh Five-Year Plan. Several delegates sa [...]
2006-03-27 09:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1285CODEL GRAHAM FOCUSES ON CURRENCY AND PORT SECURITY
[...] (C) Renminbi (RMB) valuation, port security, and mainland urban/rural disparity dominated the March 25-26 visit to Hong Kong of Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer. Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam encouraged the Senators to continue pressing the mainland to libe [...]
2006-03-27 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP HK CH
06HONGKONG1362CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON SINO-VATICAN RELATIONS;
[...] (C) Summary: On March 30, newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said he was optimistic about the restoration of ties between the Holy See and Beijing. According to Zen, the Pope had made clear that he wanted to visit the mainland. During a special Vatican ceremony for the new cardinals o [...]
2006-03-31 10:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1394MFA COMMISSIONER LU XINHUA'S MESSAGE TO THE CG
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Newly arrived MFA Commissioner Lu Xinhua invited Consul General Cunningham to a private lunch on April 3 to cordially but clearly reiterate that consulates in Hong Kong should not interfere in Hong Kong's affairs. He raised also the activities in Hong Kong of U.S. NGO's wit [...]
2006-04-04 04:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG1417LIBERAL PARTY CHIEF FLOATS IDEA OF A RULING PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: On April 3, James Tien, Chairman of the pro-business Liberal Party (LP),proposed an amendment to an election bill currently under discussion by the Legislative Council, which would allow the winning Chief Executive (CE) candidate to retain his/her political party affiliation. Un [...]
2006-04-04 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1467SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH SECRETARY FOR
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee to discuss the global war on terror. On April 1, Chertoff visited Hong Kong's ports and met with terminal operators to discuss maritime security. Secret [...]
2006-04-08 02:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1468SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1469SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for SIPDIS Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF) Dr. York Chow. They discussed Hong Kong's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) pandemic, AI-related border issues, internati [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KFLU AMED TBIO HK CH
06HONGKONG1470SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH CHEUNG KONG
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong business leader SIPDIS and port operator Li Ka Shing at Li,s request to discuss port security. Secretary Chertoff outlined the U.S. desire to find a way to improve maritime security without [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1512DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Consul General Cunningham met with Lee Wing-tat, Democratic Party (DP) Chairman to review the party's election strategy. Lee said he welcomed the creation of the Civic Party and seemed pretty confident that the pan-democrats could get the hundred plus Chief Executive [...]
2006-04-11 09:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1594WHAT'S ON HONG KONG'S MIND THESE DAYS?
[...] (SBU) Inevitably our reporting concentrates on major political and economic developments, but the full flavor of Hong Kong life, and the context for the major developments, is also important. Hong Kong people are concerned about Constitutional Reform and maintaining their competitive edge ov [...]
2006-04-18 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PREL PGOV SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG1610HKG DISCUSSES AI TRANSPARENCY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB) Deputy Secretary Susie Ho and Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Principal Medical and Health Officer Dr. S.K. Chuang told Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) International Health Officer Erika Elvander that despite an imp [...]
2006-04-19 09:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG1656UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING
[...] (C) Summary: As committee debate continues in the Legislative Council (Legco) on the Government's bill to regulate covert surveillance and wiretapping, critics of the legislation say they want to amend several troubling aspects of the legislation. Two prominent legal groups recently issued re [...]
2006-04-20 09:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG1744CIVIC PARTY: SEEKING FUNDS AND SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: More than one month after its inauguration as Hong Kong's newest political party, the Civic Party (CP) continues to promote itself and its platform to the public and to seek financial support for its activities. On April 22, CP Chairman Kuan Hsin-chi and party leader Audrey Eu mi [...]
2006-04-26 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1816BEIJING BASIC LAW "GUARDIANS" SET CONDITIONS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On April 27, the Hong Kong press reported comments by PRC members of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee at a Beijing forum. Basic Law drafter Xu Chongde challenged the value and usefulness of democracy, while recently appointed Hong Kong Basic Law Committee member and Tsinghua Uni [...]
2006-05-02 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1817CHINA ORDAINS BISHOP AGAINST VATICAN'S WISHES,
[...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Catholic Diocese of Kunming ordained a new bishop at a ceremony organized by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and ignored appeals from the Holy See to postpone the ordination ceremony of Father Ma Yinglin, who had not been ap [...]
2006-05-02 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG1818ILLEGAL WORKERS PROMPT MAY DAY PROTESTS IN MACAU
[...] (C) Summary: On May 1, an estimated 1,500-2,000 Macau residents participated in anti-immigrant labor demonstrations that turned violent, resulting in four arrests and injuries to 25 police officers. The main theme of the march was "drive out illegal workers, cut imported labor." Many of the [...]
2006-05-02 10:08:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB SOCI CH HK MC
06HONGKONG1819CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG AND THE DAB: CORE
[...] (C) Summary: Since his early March return from the National People's Congress (NPC) annual meeting in Beijing, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang has drawn closer to Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Beg [...]
2006-05-02 10:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1861HONG KONG TRANSITION PROJECT POLL FINDS SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) During a May 3 press conference, Researcher Michael DeGolyer announced the results of a poll conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project and commissioned by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),a U.S. NGO. The poll, &Parties, Policies and Political Reform in Hong Kong,8 was conduct [...]
2006-05-04 10:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1862FORMER JUSTICE SECRETARY ELSIE LEUNG TO LEAD
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7-18, former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung, will lead a "Better Hong Kong Foundation" (BHKF) delegation to the U.S. to explain implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover to the PRC, as well as other politic [...]
2006-05-04 10:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1863ARTICLE 23 NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE REAPPEARS IN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Professor Wang Zhenmin, a PRC member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee, publicly listed six prerequisites for implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, one of which was enactment of Article 23 national security legislation (ref a). Reaction in Hong Kong t [...]
2006-05-04 11:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1921CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES THE FOCUS OF FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Hong Kong-based investment bank analysts and economists generally welcome China's recent economic tightening measures, and some believe that recent and significant appreciation of Asian currencies may lead to quicker upward movements in the value of the renminbi (RMB). They used the occasi [...]
2006-05-10 00:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1941HONG KONG PRIVACY COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 2, Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner confirmed to poloff that the Commission was investigating whether information provided by Yahoo! regarding mainland journalist Shi Tao, had violated the territory's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Although Shi is not a Hong Kong resi [...]
2006-05-10 09:37:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1943COMPETITION LAW DEBATE AHEAD; LIKELY FOCUS TO BE
[...] (C) On May 8, the Chairman of Hong Kong's Competition Review Committee told the Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) that his group's report on whether Hong Kong needs a competition law should be completed in mid-June and made public in early July. The committee's present inclination is to assess a [...]
2006-05-11 03:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1957HONG KONG LEGCO PASSES MINIMAL ELECTION BILL
[...] (C) Summary: On May 10, the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) passed legislation providing minimal, technical changes to election procedures for the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election and the 2008 Legco election. The bill was passed with 31 votes in favor and 21 opposed, with one abstent [...]
2006-05-11 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1978HKG WILL PARTICIPATE IN IPR WORKSHOP, ASKS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, May 12, Constitutional Affairs Bureau (CAB) Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Joseph Lai told E/P Chief that although the Hong Kong Government (HKG) would fully participate in Post's IPR Enforcement Workshop (scheduled for May 15 and 16),future "internation [...]
2006-05-12 11:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIPR KJUS ECON PINR HK CH EINT
06HONGKONG2050CHINA INSTALLS ANOTHER BISHOP IN WORSENING
[...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Bishop Zhan Silu celebrated Mass to mark his formal installation as Bishop of the Mindong Diocese in the PRC,s Fujian Province. According to Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, Zhan was illicitly ordained a bishop in 2000 but was never form [...]
2006-05-17 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG2054MANUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...]
2006-05-18 03:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2119CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT
[...] (C) Summary. The dust has settled since the defeat by Hong Kong democrats of Donald Tsang's Constitutional Reform package in December. Tsang's strategy failed because he didn't anticipate the ability of the pan-democrats to remain united on the call for a timetable for democracy. He believ [...]
2006-05-23 06:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG219CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 06:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG2210WATCH THIS SPACE: ANSON CHAN AND THE ELECTION OF
[...] (C) Summary: On May 25, in her first public speech in more than three months, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told a media awards dinner that at this time she was "not willing to disclose" her future plans regarding the 2007 Chief Executive election; instead, she instructed the press to "ju [...]
2006-05-26 09:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2239VICTORY FOR DONALD TSANG: LEGCO SUBCOMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29, the Legislative Council (Legco) Public Works Subcommittee voted in favor of the Hong Kong Government's long-contested HKD 5.1 billion (USD 660 million) proposal to construct a new Government headquarters complex at the Tamar waterfront site. If, as expected, the Legco [...]
2006-05-30 10:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2335CATHAY PLUS DRAGONAIR EQUALS ASIA'S LARGEST AIRLINE
[...] (C) A JP Morgan transportation analyst told us that he is confident that media reports are accurate regarding plans for Cathay Pacific to take over Dragonair. He anticipates the deal will be announced tomorrow (June 7). If true, Cathay Pacific would become the Asia-Pacific region's top carrie [...]
2006-06-06 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EAIR PREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG2373MEGAPORTS - BILATERAL MEETING ADVANCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 28-29, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Assistant Deputy Administrator David Huizenga led an inter-agency delegation (Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and State) to Hong Kong to discuss next steps in the USG's proposed implementation of the Megaport [...]
2006-06-08 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG2399RUMORS INTENSIFY OVER NEW CHIEF SECRETARY; SOME
[...] (C) Summary: The Chief Executive (CE) election is more than nine months away, but press speculation about behind-the-scenes jockeying for the Chief Secretary (CS) and other ministerial positions has already begun. Many had predicted that John Tsang Chun-wah, Director of the CE's Office and c [...]
2006-06-09 08:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2404CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER
[...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...]
2006-06-09 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG2452CHING CHEONG DETENTION: HONG KONG JOURNALIST
[...] (C) On August 5, 2005, the PRC issued formal charges of espionage against "Straits Times" journalist Ching Cheong. On June 12, 2006, Johnny Lau, a former colleague of Ching's and a veteran China analyst, told poloff that since then there has been no satisfactory progress on Ching's case (i.e. [...]
2006-06-13 09:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
06HONGKONG2493UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING
[...] (C) Summary: The government is becoming frustrated with the Legislative Council's (Legco) slow progress in scrutinizing a covert surveillance and wiretapping bill and has signaled that it may force a vote by August 2. On June 12, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee called the progress "unsatis [...]
2006-06-15 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2513DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESISTS REVEALING MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party (DP) is the only one of Hong Kong's four largest political parties which has failed to comply with a long-existing but only recently publicized legal requirement to release its membership roster. While the DP initially announced that it would publish its list [...]
2006-06-16 08:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2587CPPCC CHAIRMAN JIA QINGLIN VISIT TO HONG KONG:
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman Jia Qinglin of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will visit Hong Kong June 27-29 to attend the "Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum," which will mark the third anniversary of the signing of the Hong Kong-PRC Clos [...]
2006-06-22 09:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2607THE FIGHT FOR PCCW
[...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...]
2006-06-23 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2609THE FIGHT FOR PCCW
[...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...]
2006-06-26 00:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2635UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING
[...] (C) Summary: The Bills Committee on the Interception of Communications and Covert Surveillance (BC) finished scrutinizing the legislation on June 22 -- only 10 days after Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee criticized the Committee SIPDIS for its slow progress (see ref a). Pro-democracy memb [...]
2006-06-26 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2638ANSON CHAN JOINS WITH DEMOCRATS IN URGING PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: On July 25, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced that she would join the July 1 pro-democracy march and urged Hong Kongers to turn out for the rally. Appearing in a joint press conference with fourteen democratic legislators, Chan denied that her decision to participate in [...]
2006-06-26 10:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2650PORT SECURITY: STRENGTHENING THE FIRST LINE OF
[...] (C) We have the opportunity in Hong Kong to establish the world standard the U.S. seeks for port and container security. U.S. views will have decisive impact on Hong Kong,s future direction, and on the region as well. The May 28-29 visit of DOE Assistant Deputy Administrator Huizenga's inter [...]
2006-06-27 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG2693CPPCC CHAIRMAN'S VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC TIES
[...] (C) Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chairman Jia Qinglin visited Hong Kong June 27-29 and made a point on several occasions of commenting positively on Chief Executive Donald Tsang's leadership. With the exception of the Civic Party, most pan-democratic legislators [...]
2006-06-29 10:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG2709LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR JULY 1 MARCH DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary: Organizers expect only 30,000 to 40,000 people to participate in this year's July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, despite the high-profile participation of popular former Chief Secretary Anson Chan. Nevertheless, the organizers hope that by placing less emphasis on other socia [...]
2006-06-30 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PGOV PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2728JULY 1 DEMONSTRATIONS: PRELUDE TO 2007 CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: on July 1, Hong Kong marked the ninth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC with three major events: an official flag-raising ceremony led by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, a "patriotic" parade organized by a coalition of pro-Beijing and pro-business organizations that drew 40-5 [...]
2006-07-03 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2741THE COLOSSUS: A YEAR OF DONALD TSANG
[...] (C) Summary. After a year in office, despite what appeared to be a series of political defeats, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has mastered Hong Kong's political scene and seems to dominate his opponents and rivals on all sides. Buoyed by continued strong economic growth, Tsang has effectively [...]
2006-07-05 08:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG2743TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 08:23:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC
06HONGKONG2786QUASI-OFFICIAL PRC MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S.
[...] (C) Since the 1997 handover, the PRC Government has conveyed its displeasure with U.S. policy towards Hong Kong through two primary channels -- formal demarches in Hong Kong and/or in Beijing, and/or the pro-Beijing local media -- often alleging U.S. "interference" in China's "internal affairs [...]
2006-07-07 09:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2850HIGH COURT RULES ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 12, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) struck down a February lower court ruling that had granted six-month "temporary validity" to the Government's covert surveillance and wiretapping operations, despite the lower court's finding that such operations were uncons [...]
2006-07-12 09:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2851PCCW FOR SALE - SOLD!
[...] (C) Summary: On July 10, 2006, Pacific Century Cable & Wireless (PCCW) Chairman Richard Li announced that he would sell his 23 percent stake in PCCW to veteran investment banker and former Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong tycoon and Richard Li's father) ally Francis Leung. PCCW is Hong Kong's dominant [...]
2006-07-12 11:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2908HONG KONG CONTACTS DISCUSS THE MEANING OF "WEI
[...] (C) Summary: According to Consulate contacts, the Chinese term "wei quan" is being used with increasing frequency to describe a broad range of protests occurring in China, as well as the work of a group of mainland lawyers and citizens/activists involved in these protests. While there is no d [...]
2006-07-17 09:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2949NO ADDITIONAL ILLICIT BISHOP ORDINATIONS PREDICTED
[...] (C) Summary. On July 18, Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told poloff that he did not expect any illicit Chinese bishop ordinations in the coming weeks and predicted a quiet summer. The Pope, said Nugent, at Cardinal Joseph Zen's suggestion and urging, hoped to [...]
2006-07-19 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK VT
06HONGKONG2950ANSON CHAN FORMS CORE GROUP, AGAIN DECLINES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 19 speech, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan once again declined to say whether she would enter the 2007 Chief Executive election. Instead, she discussed the Basic Law's provision of a legal basis for universal suffrage and criticized attempts to establish n [...]
2006-07-19 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2966FORMER SECRETARY FOR SECURITY REGINA IP RETURNS TO
[...] (C) Summary: On July 18, following a well-choreographed return to Hong Kong, former Secretary for Security Regina Ip launched the Savantas Policy Institute, a think tank which will focus on how to transform Hong Kong into a knowledge-based economy and develop the city into the mainland's platf [...]
2006-07-20 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2981MACAU ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATING
[...] (C) Summary: Macau's economy is again picking up steam as GDP growth surged 18.8 percent in the first quarter of 2006. Growth is being driven largely by the booming tourism and gaming sectors, and by massive investment in a number of large-scale casino and infrastructure projects. Tax receipt [...]
2006-07-21 10:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3054MORE POLITICAL APPOINTEES FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) RELEASED A PROPOSAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS TO HIGH-RANKING POSITIONS. THE PLAN, PART OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG'S INITIATIVE FOR STRONG GOVERNANCE, IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR M [...]
2006-07-27 11:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3063HONG KONG REACTIONS TO MARGARET CHAN,S NOMINATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 25, THE PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING NOMINATED DR. MARGARET CHAN, FORMER HONG KONG DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). MEDIA REPORTS AND CONTACTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD SUGGEST BROAD SUPPORT FOR HER CANDIDACY, BELIE [...]
2006-07-28 08:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG3065U.K. TAKES STRONGER LINE ON HONG KONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 25 REPORT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT STATED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE HAS BEEN "LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE PROGRESS" TOWARD THAT GOAL. THE REPORT RECEIVED BROAD COVERAGE IN THE HONG KONG PRESS, WHICH ALSO [...]
2006-07-28 11:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH UK
06HONGKONG3066USCC MEETING WITH CARDINAL ZEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JUNE 25 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN SAID THE TWO RECENT PRC ORDINATIONS OF BISHOPS WITHOUT VATICAN APPROVAL HAD CONSTITUTED A RETURN TO THE PRACTICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THE IM [...]
2006-07-30 04:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
06HONGKONG3067USCC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A JUNE 26 MEETING WITH A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),THREE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF HONG KONG (DAB) EXPLAINED WHY THEIR [...]
2006-07-30 04:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG3068USCC MEETING WITH HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, HONG KONG CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (HKCTU) SECRETARY GENERAL LEE CHEUK-YAN AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI) HONG KONG-BASED RESEARCHER MARK ALLISON BRIEFED VISITING MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATI [...]
2006-07-30 05:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3069USCC MEETING WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, SIX HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS TOLD A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) THAT HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG "HAS PUT DEMOCRACY INTO A BLACK HOLE." BEIJING WAS "VERY WORRIED" THAT FORMER CHIEF SECRE [...]
2006-07-30 05:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3089CE TSANG HOSTS SMALL GATHERING TO SEEK SUPPORT
[...] (C) LATE ON JULY 27, WE RECEIVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG,S INVITATION TO A FORTY-FIVE MINUTE RECEPTION ON JULY 31 AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO INTRODUCE DR. MARGARET CHAN, CHINA,S CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO),AND SEEK CAPITALS, S [...]
2006-07-31 09:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMED ECON PREL TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG3109COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL TO PASS DESPITE
[...] (SBU) SUMARY: PAN-DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCED ON JLY 28 THAT THEY WOULD VOTE EN BLOC AGAINST THE COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL WHEN IT COMES UP FOR A VOTE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2. DESPITE THIS, PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION IS ALL BUT ASSURED GIVEN THE SUPPORT OF THE PRO [...]
2006-08-01 10:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3120HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT POSSIBLE LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) ON AUGUST 2, THE "ORIENTAL DAILY" AND ITS SISTER PUBLICATION "THE SUN" REPORTED THAT GAO SIREN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE (CGLO) IN HONG KONG, WOULD RETIRE BY THE END OF YEAR. GAO, 62, BEGAN WORKING AT THE CGLO IN JANUARY 2000 AS ONE OF EIGHT DEPUTY DIRECTORS, TH [...]
2006-08-02 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3154HONG KONG PLANS FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING REF B INDICATIONS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) LIKELY WILL NOT PASS NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) LEGISLATION UNTIL AFTER THE MARCH 2007 CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION, WE MET RECENTLY WITH COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS ROSANNA URE AND HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) [...]
2006-08-04 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON KJUS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG3171LEGCO PASSES COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL LAW REGULATING THE USE OF COVERT SURVEILLANCE, INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND INTERCEPTION OF POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS BY HONG KONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKERS CRITICIZED THE LEGISLAT [...]
2006-08-07 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3207PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On July 31, Reverend Chan Kim-kwong, Executive Secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) told poloff that the issue of Sino-Vatican relations had moved beyond the State Council's purview and was currently being deliberated by the General Office of the Centra [...]
2006-08-09 11:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG3208PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...]
2006-08-09 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG
06HONGKONG3271HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL MEDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN THE BEIJING SECOND INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE'S COURT ON AUGUST 15 FOR A TWO-DAY HEARING, THE INDEPENDENT HONG KONG DAILY "MING PAO" REPORTED AUGUST 14. THE NEWSPAPER SPECULATED THAT THE TRIAL WOULD BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLI [...]
2006-08-14 11:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG335TROUBLED MAINLAND FINANCIAL SYSTEM HELPS FUEL
[...] (C) China-related listings boomed again last year in Hong Kong, led by China Construction Bank's USD 9 billion IPO, the world's largest for 2005. Hong Kong now ranks fourth in the world for raising equity capital. This impressive performance, however, derives in part from dysfunction within [...]
2006-01-26 06:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EFIN PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3374DEMOCRATIC PARTY VICE CHAIRMAN AND LEGISLATOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR BAT-WIELDING ASSAILANTS ATTACKED DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DP) VICE CHAIRMAN ALBERT HO ON AUGUST 20; HO SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, ARM, AND FACE. AFTER VISITING THE LAWMAKER IN THE HOSPITAL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG DECLARED, "WE WILL ARREST THEM (THE CULPRITS) AND BRI [...]
2006-08-21 11:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3400DEMARCHE TO MACAU ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (C) On August 15, poloffs delivered Ref demarche on trafficking in persons (TIP) to Deputy Director Patricia Ferreira of Macau's International Law Office. Ferreira reacted positively to the recommendations contained in the nonpaper about how Macau could improve its TIP tier rating and agreed [...]
2006-08-23 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG MC
06HONGKONG3559HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISH CHING CHEONG VERDICT
[...] (SBU) SEVERAL HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG'S ALLEGED COURT JUDGMENT ON SEPTEMBER 5. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS, THE PRO-BEIJING SING TAO NEWS CORPORATION WAS THE FIRST MEDIA ORGANIZATION TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE LEAKED VERDICT TO ITS WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER [...]
2006-09-06 00:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3596VISIT TO THE U.S. OF HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung will visit the U.S. September 10-17 for meetings with USG officials, including Attorney General Gonzales; public speaking opportunities; and participation in legal and academic exchanges. The November 2005 appointment of Wong, an out [...]
2006-09-07 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR OVIP CH HK
06HONGKONG3655MACAU OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION IN BDA CASE
[...] (C) Macau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham in separate meetings on September 5 that they hoped the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case would be resolved quickly. Noting that Macau's administration of BD [...]
2006-09-13 03:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL
06HONGKONG3745SUCCESSFUL EXPORT CONTROL COLLABORATION WITH TID
[...] (SBU) On September 12, Export Control Officer (ECO) Philip Ankel discussed Hong KongQs successful prosecution of an export control case and requested assistance on another case during a meeting with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID) Assistant Director-General, Erica Ng. ECO Ankel [...]
2006-09-19 07:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL MTCR HK CH
06HONGKONG3750HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA FRENZY OVER COVERT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The late-August publication of sneak paparazzi-style photos of partially clad "canto-pop" singer Gillian Chung has sparked a public debate in Hong Kong over the proper balance between right to privacy and freedom of the press. Women's rights activists and some politici [...]
2006-09-19 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3794VISIT TO HONG KONG OF EAP DAS THOMAS CHRISTENSEN
[...] (C) Summary: During his September 14-16 visit to Hong Kong, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen reviewed Hong Kong economic and political issues with Financial Secretary Henry Tang, who said the central government leadership in Beijing closely followed but did not fully understand political development [...]
2006-09-22 03:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR OVIP ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG3840UNSCR 1695 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG KONG AND
[...] (U) Summary and Action request: This is an action cable, please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary. Consulate General Officials delivered Ref A non-paper to Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Finance Authorities and urged continued vigilance to prevent transfers of North Korean financial [...]
2006-09-26 02:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL
06HONGKONG3872ANSON CHAN RULES OUT RUNNING FOR TOP POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a move undoubtedly welcomed in Beijing, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced on September 23 that she would not contest the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election, removing the most serious complication for incumbent CE Donald Tsang's reelection bid. Chan told the [...]
2006-09-27 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3911SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...]
2006-09-29 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER
06HONGKONG3912MFA COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG PRESSES FOR CHAN AS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-30 07:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3973OVERVIEW OF HONG KONG'S ASYLUM POLICIES
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong, which is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention, does not grant asylum to refugees but allows the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Hong Kong Office to assess all refugee claims submitted by asylum seekers. A recent doubling of as [...]
2006-10-06 06:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL PREF PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG4027HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: "DON'T
[...] (C) Summary: In his second annual Policy Address on October 11, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang reviewed his first year in office, detailed plans for his current term, and outlined his views on the major challenges that the next CE would face during the 2007-12 term. Tsang's addr [...]
2006-10-11 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4092YORK CHOW LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND SECRETARY
[...] (U) Summary: Post received two letters from Dr. York Chow, Secretary of the Health, Welfare and Food in Hong Kong, asking for U.S. support for the candidacy of Margaret Chan to become Director General of the World Health Organization. The letters were addressed to the Secretary of State and [...]
2006-10-16 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG4159SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...]
2006-10-19 11:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER
06HONGKONG4174CG CUNNINGHAM DISCUSSES U.S. PORT SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 18 meeting, Consul General James Cunningham informed Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong that on October 13 President Bush signed into law Port Security Legislation that requires the Departm [...]
2006-10-20 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT HK PREL
06HONGKONG4214EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, accompanied by EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, exchanged views on local and regional issues with a broad spectrum of key Hong Kong contacts, during an October 21-23 visit. William Ryback, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong [...]
2006-10-25 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH TW KN
06HONGKONG4285CITB AGREES TO NOVEMBER 6 MEETING ON ICSN
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Upon receipt of ref a instructions, Post contacted Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong's SIPDIS office to arrange a meeting with the Consul General. Because Secretary Wong's schedule precludes a meet [...]
2006-11-02 00:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT HK PREL
06HONGKONG4288CARDINAL ZEN REQUESTS RETIREMENT AS BISHOP OF HONG
[...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that even though Cardinal Joseph Zen has publicly stated his desire to retire as Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese in order to concentrate on Sino-Vatican issues, he did not believe that the Pope had a [...]
2006-11-02 04:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG4356ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 00:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4357ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 00:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4358ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE
[...] (C) Pro-democracy Civic Party legislator Alan Leong formally declared his candidacy for Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) on November 4. Leong denied that he had received any pressure -- from Beijing or elsewhere -- not to run, and he told the press that a single-candidate election for CE would [...]
2006-11-07 00:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4398CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE -- ACCOUNTING
[...] (C) Summary: Mandy Tam, the functional constituency legislator representing the accounting sector, told us on November 2 about the challenges of recruiting pro-democracy accountants to compete for the twenty accounting subsector seats in the Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee. Many acco [...]
2006-11-09 06:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4414BEIJING-BASED UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE CALLS ON CONSUL
[...] (C) Veerapong Vongvarotai, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for China and Mongolia, discussed asylum and refugee issues with Consul General Cunningham on November 9. Vongvarotai, who was accompanied by Choosin Ngaotheppitak, Senior Protection O [...]
2006-11-09 09:41:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF HK CH KN MC
06HONGKONG4473U.S. DELEGATION BRIEFS HKG ON PROPOSED HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Officials from the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Energy met with Hong Kong Government officials November 6 to explore Hong Kong's participation in the International Container Security Network (ICSN). Dave Huizenga, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Material Pr [...]
2006-11-16 04:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EWWT HK PREL
06HONGKONG4495PCCW SALE: LI FAMILY TIES REVEALED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In early November, the Singapore Exchange announced that Richard Li would not be permitted to vote on the sale of Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Development's (PCRD) 23% share of PCCW to Francis Leung. Richard Li is the Chairman and 75% stakeholder of PCRD, Li is also [...]
2006-11-17 10:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG4529PRO-BEIJING MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S. "INTERFERENCE"
[...] (C) "Mirror" magazine, a pro-Beijing Chinese-language monthly, repeated well-worn allegations in its November issue that the USG continued to interfere in Hong Kong's internal affairs (Ref A). "Mirror" magazine is published by Xu Simin, a retired Chinese People's Political Consultative Confere [...]
2006-11-21 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4535MFA COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PROTESTS U.S.-CHINA
[...] (C) Deputy Director General of the MFA Commissioner's Office Kuang Rongjian called Poloff (in the absence of the Economic/Political Chief) on November 21 to convey PRC "opposition" to statements pertaining to Hong Kong as detailed in the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 200 [...]
2006-11-22 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4610CHINA ORDAINS THIRD "ILLICIT" BISHOP OF THE YEAR;
[...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us on December 1 that the installation of Wang Renlei, the Vicar General of the Xuzhou Diocese in Jiangsu Province, as the auxiliary bishop of the diocese was "quite worrying" and "provocative." The participati [...]
2006-12-01 11:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG4616HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 02:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMED TBIO PREL KFLU EAID CH HK
06HONGKONG4649PRC NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO'S LOW-KEY VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: PRC National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo visited Hong Kong December 2-4 to preside at the opening ceremony of the International Telecommunications Union's "ITU Telecom World 2006" and meet with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Donald [...]
2006-12-05 09:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4666UNOFFICIAL MARCH 25 REFERENDUM TO ASSESS VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Former legislator Cyd Ho, Co-Convenor of "Project Civil Referendum", recently discussed her plans for a large-scale unofficial referendum in Hong Kong on March 25, 2007 -- the same day as the Chief Executive (CE) election by the 800-member CE Election Committee. Ho and the other [...]
2006-12-07 03:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4690HONG KONG ELECTORS CHOOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a small minority of Hong Kong citizens will select the 800-member Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee, which next March will elect a CE to serve from 2007 to 2012. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang almost certainly will be reelected for a five-year term in March 2007 [...]
2006-12-08 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4691CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE: WHO MIGHT VOTE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a limited number of Hong Kong residents will select the 800 members of the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which in turn will choose the next Chief Executive (CE) in March 2007. Ref a reviewed the complicated Hong Kong electoral process, discusse [...]
2006-12-08 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4704SURPRISING ELECTORAL SUCCESS FOR HONG KONG'S
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which will select the next Chief Executive in March 2007, captured approximately 134 seats on the 800-member EC, potentially more than enough to enable Alan Leong, the pan-democratic [...]
2006-12-11 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4735Expanding USG Financial Crimes Training to
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: During 2005 - 2006 the USG has provided Macau's law enforcement authorities substantial training in anti-money laundering, financial crimes and counterterrorism financing (detailed in para 7). The USG-sponsored training has focused on providing Macau's law e [...]
2006-12-14 04:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL MC
06HONGKONG4755U.S.-MACAU INTERACTIONS EXPANDING, OPPORTUNE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. U.S.-Macau interactions are and will continue expanding rapidly as U.S. investment pours into Macau -- US$2.5 billion in 2006, much of it in the sensitive gaming and entertainment industries. Increasing interactions between the United States and Macau will generat [...]
2006-12-15 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS EFIN PREL MC
06HONGKONG4772(S) HKMA PLANS DELICENSING OF BDA SUBSIDIARY DELTA
[...] (S) Summary. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive William Ryback and Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen told the DPO on December 14 that HKMA plans to commence procedures to delicense Banco Delta Asia's Hong Kong deposit-taking subsidiary, Delta Asia [...]
2006-12-18 10:08:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN KJUS PREL HK MC
06HONGKONG4786CHING CHEONG'S FAMILY AND HONG KONG LEGISLATURE
[...] (C) Summary: The family of detained "Straits Times" reporter Ching Cheong formally requested on December 16 that mainland authorities release Ching on medical parole, or allow him to serve his sentence in a Guangdong prison, following last month's decision by a Beijing appeals court to uphold [...]
2006-12-20 03:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4809MACANESE PROTEST LABOR POLICIES AND CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Approximately 600 workers and citizens in Macau took to the streets on December 20, the seventh anniversary of Macau's reversion to the PRC, to protest labor issues and government corruption in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). Unlike the May 1, 2006 de [...]
2006-12-21 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
06HONGKONG4811MFA SAYS PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS "AUTHORIZED"
[...] (C) Deputy Commissioner Xie Xiaoyan of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Hong Kong called in DPO Sakaue on December 19 to inform us under instructions that the Central Government had "authorized" the Hong Kong Government to engage in "negotiations" or "discussions" with the United [...]
2006-12-21 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD HK CH
06HONGKONG4813HONG KONG PREPARES FOR TURNOVER TENTH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, 2007, Hong Kong will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC. To celebrate the occasion, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) is organizing a series of events, the themes of which will be "the successful implementation of [...]
2006-12-21 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4884MAINLAND "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" GATHER IN HONG
[...] (C) Summary: Nine mainland activists gathered in Hong Kong to network and share experiences regarding their weiquan ("rights protection") activities during a two-day conference. Amnesty's original intent in bringing these activists to Hong Kong was to provide them with a safe place outside of [...]
2006-12-29 09:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG686HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT A READJUSTMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The "Oriental Daily" and its sister publication "The Sun" reported on February 17 that during a January 6 Politburo Standing Committee meeting, members reviewed and readjusted policy towards Hong Kong. Beijing concluded that the failure of the reform package last Decem [...]
2006-02-17 10:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM
06HONGKONG755BISHOP ZEN ELEVATED TO CARDINAL
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 22, Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals, among them Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, head of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese, and an outspoken defender of religious freedom on the mainland as well as a leading figure in the democracy movement in Hong Kong. Ze [...]
2006-02-23 12:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VT
06HONGKONG777AI: PRC PRESSURE ON HONG KONG; HHS A/S SIMONSON'S
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with between Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary Stewart Simonson and Hong Kong University's (HKU) Microbiology Department, renowned influenza expert Dr. Robert Webster (strictly protect) alleged that pressure from the PRC's Ministry [...]
2006-02-26 06:41:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG851LU XINHUA, HONG KONG'S NEW MFA COMMISSIONER
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Lu Xinhua arrived in Hong Kong and took up his new post as the Commissioner of the PRC Foreign Affairs Office, replacing the outgoing Yang Wenchang. Lu will be Hong Kong's fourth commissioner since the handover and at 55, will also be the youngest. During his thi [...]
2006-03-01 10:32:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG943BEIJING LEADERS, YET AGAIN, REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang concluded a five-day trip to Beijing to attend the fourth session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing -- his first time as CE. In recent weeks, Tsang has been dogged by speculation, prompted by dissatisfaction among [...]
2006-03-07 11:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
06HONGKONG947CONUL GENERAL'S INITIAL CALL ON NEW MFA
[...] (C) On March 7, Consul General Cunningam called on newly arrived PRC MFA Commissioner u Xinhua at the Commission. Agreeng on the importance of Hong Kong's successful implementation of "one country, two systems" to both countries, they both hoped to enjoy a cooperative relationship and to work [...]
2006-03-08 03:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06IRANRPODUBAI10IRPO: WESTERN BANK REP CLAIMS AHMADINEJAD DIRECTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 14:11:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV IR
06IRANRPODUBAI14IRANIAN ACTIVISTS LAUD US HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE, ADVISE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 17:16:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNIR PREL PGOV PHUM
06IRANRPODUBAI16REACTION TO LARIJANI'S PROPOSAL FOR IRAN-GULF ALLIANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 15:35:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALIR PREL
06IRANRPODUBAI19REFORMISTS STRIKE DISSONANT CHORD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-13 13:52:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR
06IRANRPODUBAI20IRANIAN INSIDER CLAIMS AHMADINEJAD IS LOSING SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-14 17:37:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR KNNP PHUM
06ISLAMABAD10142GOP WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) On the evening of May 31, the Ambassador conveyed key points on the Secretary Rice's announcement that the U.S. will to join the EU-3 in direct talks with Iran, if Tehran first verifiably stops its enrichment and reprocessing program, to Foreign Minister Kasuri (Ref A). The Foreign Minis [...]
2006-06-01 10:11:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD10237DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA AIDS DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 11:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL UNGA KHIV
06ISLAMABAD10261FM KASURI TELLS IRAN "TAKE THE OFFER"
[...] (C) On June 2, Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri told the Ambassador that he had telephoned Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaki the previous day to share Pakistan's assessment that Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran (Ref B) was a SIPDIS positive shift in U.S. policy. Kasuri told Muttak [...]
2006-06-02 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV IR KNNP
06ISLAMABAD10429KABUL DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE TO GENERATE PRESS IN
[...] Pakistani papers continue to give attention to last week's demonstrations in Kabul, with most characterizing the precipitating incident as a sign of American arrogance and the resulting demonstrations as a bellwether of increasing Afghan impatience with the American presence. The high point [...]
2006-06-05 10:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PK AF
06ISLAMABAD10467ELECTION COMMISSION STARTS TO UNVEIL ITS PLAN FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Encouraging developments out of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and from senior GOP officials indicate that US-led international pressure may be chipping away at the business-as-usual approach many expected from Pakistan,s electoral machinery. Building on over one year [...]
2006-06-05 12:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL PK AADP EAID
06ISLAMABAD10539MUSHARRAF AND ADVISORS CONFER ON FATA PLAN
[...] (C) In a May 6 conversation, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz told the Ambassador that President Musharraf had convened a meeting of his senior advisors on May 5 to discuss next steps in implementing the government's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) strategy. The participants [...]
2006-06-06 11:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV MARR
06ISLAMABAD10554DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) On June 3, Poloff delivered reftel demarache points to the Ministry of Foreign Affair's UN Director, Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui explained that for many delegations the preoccuption with the potential use of force against Iran drove the NAM's statement in support of Iran. Siddiqui said that [...]
2006-06-06 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PK
06ISLAMABAD10555PAKISTAN OBJECTION TO NAM STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On June 3 Poloff meet with Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Director, Imran Siddiqui. After delivering demarche points on the NAM's statement on Iran (reftel B),Poloff asked Siddiqui to explain why the Pakistani delegation objected to a paragraph in the final document at the NAM's Minister [...]
2006-06-06 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK IN PREL
06ISLAMABAD10608CORRECTED COPY: MUSHARRAF AND ADVISORS CONFER ON
[...] (C) In a June 6 conversation, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz told the Ambassador that President Musharraf had convened a meeting of his senior advisors on June 5 to discuss next steps in implementing the government's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) strategy. The participants [...]
2006-06-07 03:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV MARR
06ISLAMABAD10740DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF
[...] (C) On June 7, 2006, poloff joined Australian Deputy High Commissioner Jason Robertson in delivering demarche points and non-papers (Ref A) on the Chair's text of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to MFA Director General (UN) Tasneem Aslam. (Note: Both the Australian High [...]
2006-06-07 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UN PK
06ISLAMABAD10746SNAPSHOT OF UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN AJK
[...] Summary: In July, voters in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will elect a new President, Prime Minister (PM),and legislative assembly (AJKLA). Since 1975, elections in AJK have been regular and relatively fair. The position of AJK President and Prime Minister has traditi [...]
2006-06-07 13:22:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD10849BIO: NWFP GOVERNOR MUHAMMAD ALI JAN ORAKZAI
[...] (SBU) Recently appointed the Governor of the New North West Frontier Province (NWFP),Lt. General (retired) Muhammad Ali Jan Orakzai is an Alikhel-Orakzai Pashtun from Orakzai Agency. The Alikhel is the largest tribe in Orakzai Agency. Born in December 1947, he previously served as Corps Com [...]
2006-06-09 13:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD10850GOP TELLS IRAN "ENGAGE WITH P-5 + GERMANY"
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 13:54:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIR KNNP PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD11103DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY
[...] (C) On June 12, poloff delivered ref A points to MFA Director (Disarmament Cell) Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, stressing the U.S. desire to avoid "linkages" in fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament (CD). Akhtar responded that the Government of Pakist [...]
2006-06-13 04:31:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PARM MNUC KNNP CDG
06ISLAMABAD11148GOP READY TO RECEIVE BTIF DETAINEES
[...] (C) At the June 6 Tripartite Commission meetings in Rawalpindi, GOP MFA Afghanistan Director, Aamir Shouket, told Poloff that he spoke with the Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul regarding the transfer of the four Pakistani detainees at Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF). The Ambassador h [...]
2006-06-13 12:44:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD11164POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERPART VISIT BY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 14:40:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV MASS MCAP EAID
06ISLAMABAD11267DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (C) On June 14, poloff delivered Ref A points on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to MFA (UN) Director Shafqat Ali Khan. Khan responded by saying that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) also wants the HRC to get off to a strong start. To that end, the GOP agrees that this initial session of t [...]
2006-06-15 03:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL UN PHUM
06ISLAMABAD11311POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY PAKISTAN VICE
[...] (S) Pakistan,s President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March visit to Pakistan as a landmark in the bilateral relationship. In [...]
2006-06-15 12:56:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNEAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD11364DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MINISTER SHERPAO ON
[...] (S/NF) On June 13, Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche in a meeting with Interior Minister Sherpao. (The meeting also covered a broad range of others issues which are reported in septels.) 2. (S/NF) Minister Sherpao agreed to Ambassador's request to provide the USG with a comprehensive li [...]
2006-06-16 02:33:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD11431GOP CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE UN MANDATE REVIEW OF
[...] (U) This cable has an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On June 16, MFA Additional Secretary (UN & Policy Planning) Tariq Osman Haider convened Ambassador to express the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) concern that the U.S. had included the UN Military Observer Group in Indi [...]
2006-06-17 07:01:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL UNSC KPKO KUNR
06ISLAMABAD11546DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OIC MINISTERIAL IN BAKU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 11:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD11675FATA: MISSING PAKISTANI JOURNALIST FOUND DEAD IN
[...] (U) On June 17, Pakistani media reported that the body of Hayatullah Khan Dawar, a Pakistani journalist who has been missing since December 5, 2005, was discovered by local officials in North Waziristan on Friday, June 16. The Mir Ali Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Fida Khan told the "D [...]
2006-06-20 05:46:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD11708DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON
[...] (C) At a June 19 lunch with Director General of the MFA Khalid Mahmood, Ambassador raised Ref A points regarding the possibility of highly politicized statements and resolutions regarding Israel at the initial session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. Mahmood said that the Governm [...]
2006-06-20 12:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PHUM UN
06ISLAMABAD11740POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR DOD U/S RYAN HENRY'S
[...] (S) Embassy Islamabad welcomes your June 25-28 visit to Islamabad. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March vis [...]
2006-06-21 08:22:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV MASS
06ISLAMABAD11883INTERNATIONAL ELECTION MONITORING IN PAKISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Effective monitoring is vital to strengthen the credibility of Pakistan's upcoming elections. Among other things, this requires strong coordination and a broadly international response. Multiple election monitoring initiatives involving many donors will waste scarce resources a [...]
2006-06-22 13:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL PK AADP EAID
06ISLAMABAD12211AFGHAN AMBASSADOR ON FM SPANTA'S JUNE 23 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: On June 25, Afghan Ambassador Tarzi offered poloff a read-out of foreign Minister Spanta's June 23 visit to Pakistan, his first bilateral foreign travel since assuming office. While in Islamabad, Spanta was received by President Musharraf, Prime Minister Aziz [...]
2006-06-27 06:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL AF IN
06ISLAMABAD12261FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDYING IN PAKISTANI MADRASSAS
[...] (C) On June 23, in response to our request of June 13 (Ref A and B),Minister of Interior Sherpao passed to Ambassador documents on AMCIT and other Westerners studying in Pakistani madrassas. 2. (C) The GOP package identified a total of 77 students from the United States and nine (9) Eu [...]
2006-06-27 10:50:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER
06ISLAMABAD12265CONSENSUS ON ELECTION AND RECONCILIATION BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary. The visit of elections expert Andrew Raucci provided a rare opportunity for a frank dinner discussion between senior representatives from most of Pakistan's key political parties: PML, PPP, PML-N/ARD, MQM and ANP. Raucci's comment about the critical need for credibility in the el [...]
2006-06-27 11:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD12319DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BIOSAFETY AND PATHOGEN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 07:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPK PREL PTER TBIO
06ISLAMABAD12389FATA: TALKS AND TRUCES ON THE TABLE IN NORTH
[...] (C) Summary. Militants in North Waziristan on June 25 offered a one-month "cease-fire" on their deadly attacks on security forces and pro-government elders, if the Government of Pakistan (GOP) acquiesces on five demands. North Waziristan tribal elders re-iterated these demands during a June 27 [...]
2006-06-30 02:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD12688DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G-77 AND UN MANAGEMENT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 13:28:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD12689PAKISTAN MANPADS COLLECTION PROGRAM: JULY 3 FIELD
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request: please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On July 3, 2006, poloff and PM/WRA Kabul-based EOD contractor Drew Prater flew to Quetta, Balochistan to assist Government of Pakistan (GOP) Ministry of Interior (MOI) program manager COL Abbas and field manager [...]
2006-07-05 13:34:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PGOV MASS
06ISLAMABAD12773DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN
[...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche July 6 to Imran Haider, Deputy Director of Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Haider alluded to Foreign Minister Kasuri's July 6 comments in Paris, in which Kasuri characterized the North Korean missile launches as "a most unfortunate developme [...]
2006-07-06 12:34:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP PK
06ISLAMABAD12829DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE
[...] (C) On July 6, Poloff delivered reftel points to the MFA Director for Americas, Diyar Khan. Khan recognized the name of the Pakistani detainee (RABBANI, ABDUL AL-RAHIM GHULAM, US9PK-001460DP) and said that Rabbani has been identified as a Pakistani national. Khan took note of the thirty day [...]
2006-07-07 05:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD13344WOMEN'S RIGHTS: ONE STEP FORWARD, MORE IN THE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Minister of Women's Development Sumaira Malik's campaign to improve the state of women's rights in Pakistan won its second battle on June 8, when President Musharraf signed an Ordinance into law that will release nearly 1300 women from prison. The Ordinance orders women current [...]
2006-07-12 09:39:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD13519MUMBAI BLASTS: BROAD CONDEMNATION IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders and politicians have been unanimous in their condemnation of the July 11 Mumbai bombing, with the Foreign Ministry issuing a strong statement within hours of the attack that cited both President Musharraf and the Prime Minister Aziz. On July 13, President Mus [...]
2006-07-14 12:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK IN PREL
06ISLAMABAD13677JIRGA CALLED TO NEGOTIATE PEACE IN WAZIRISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. NWFP Governor Jan Mohammad Orakzai on July 16 announced the convening of a 45 member grand jirga to bring peace to Waziristan (and FATA at-large). The jirga of FATA notables--comprised of MNAs, Senators and mostly JUI-F local politicians from 6 of the 7 agencies--will be tasked wi [...]
2006-07-18 02:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD13801MUMBAI BOMBINGS: PAKISTAN SEES POSTPONEMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders, including President Musharraf, regret India's cancellation of the Foreign Secretary level Composite Dialogue talks planned for July SIPDIS 20-21. They confirm that Indian counterparts informed them over the weekend that the talks would not be taking place. [...]
2006-07-19 14:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PK IN
06ISLAMABAD13862BALOCHISTAN: RAIDS ON ILLEGAL AFGHANS NET TALIBAN
[...] (C) Summary. Police in Quetta arrested approximately 200 Afghan nationals during a series of raids July 16, 17, and 18 intended to round up illegal Afghans ahead of the closure of two refugee camps next month. Police officials indicate that those arrested are accused of being in Pakistan witho [...]
2006-07-19 18:22:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD140PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON
[...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...]
2006-01-05 09:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD14190DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (C) On July 21, Poloff delivered ref A demarche points to the MFA Acting-Director for Americas, Abdul Hameed. Hameed accepted demarche points and said he would forward them to the appropriate parties. On July 22, Poloff followed up with MFA Director for Disarmament, Wasim Ashraf. Ashraf sa [...]
2006-07-24 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC PK
06ISLAMABAD14208PAKISTANIS EXPEL 58 AFGHANS
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistani authorities turned over 58 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan Sunday from among the more than 200 Afghans rounded up in and around Quetta early last week. It is not known whether any of the 58 have ties to the Taliban, but Embassy contacts say the 58 were among those arreste [...]
2006-07-24 13:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD14209JULY 24 UPDATE ON GRAND JIRGA
[...] (C) Consulate Peshawar and Post have confirmed July 23 press stories that militants in Waziristan have extended a one-month ceasefire with Government of Pakistan (GOP) army troops until August 25. On July 21, militants also released four Frontier Corps scouts that were being held captive. [...]
2006-07-24 14:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD143PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON
[...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...]
2006-01-05 09:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD14349A PRIMER ON BALOCHISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: This cable--the first in a series of cables on the province--is intended to serve as a primer on Balochistan, Pakistan's largest, least developed, and most sparsely populated province. Other cables in this series will cover the tribal and ethnic political dynamics of the province, [...]
2006-07-27 13:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD14910REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON UPCOMING GOP VISIT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On July 31, Poloff met with MOI LtCol Imran Yaqoob, who said that only two GOP officials plan to travel to Guantanamo to visit detainees of Pakistani nationality -- himself and MOI Operations Officer, Major Khalid Mahmood Khan. Yaq [...]
2006-08-02 02:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD15302CONFIRMATION OF GOP VISIT TO GTMO
[...] (S) On August 4, poloff delivered Ref A points in separate meetings with National Crisis Management Center (NCMC) Operations Director LTC Imran Yaqoob and MFA (Americas) Hameed Abdul. 2. (S) LTC Imran said that poloff's points track with the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) understanding [...]
2006-08-04 11:50:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC
06ISLAMABAD15543SOUTH WAZIRISTAN PARLIAMENTARIANS POSITIVE ON LOYA
[...] (C) Two senior and well-connected participants in the North Waziristan jirga expect the assembly to succeed and to issue binding decisions within 10-15 days. While not divulging the details of each side's negotiating positions, they report that if the jirga is successful, it will result in t [...]
2006-08-07 11:36:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER PGOV
06ISLAMABAD15649DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 10:26:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPK PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE
06ISLAMABAD15766DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on August 9 to Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary for UN Affairs at the MFA. 2. Hyder responded that the decision to appeal to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was made at the August 3 meeting in Malaysia of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ( [...]
2006-08-09 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDIS LE MOPS PHUM PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD15977GOP SIGNS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MAINTENANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 15:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ETTC LY MASS MCAP PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD15981DEMARCH DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the UNSC Lebanon Resolution to MFA UN Director Syed Haider Shah on August 12. 2. Shah responded that Pakistan was not in a position to comment at this time as it is still gathering information and developing its own assessment. He noted however that [...]
2006-08-12 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE PK
06ISLAMABAD16302DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOLITICITING UNIFIL
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (C) On August 18, poloff presented reftel points to MFA (UN) Director Haider Shah. Poloff also asked about the accuracy of August 18 reports in the Pakistani press quoting Foreign Minister Kasuri, traveling in the Middle [...]
2006-08-18 11:56:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIS LE MARR MOPS PK PREL UN
06ISLAMABAD16800NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON THE PM: SOUND, FURY, SLIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition parties joined forces on August 23, tabling a long-anticipated, no confidence vote on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. The opposition knows that it does not have the votes needed to succeed, but seems determined to relish this opportunity to ramp up its criticism of the Mu [...]
2006-08-25 02:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD16944DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI, BALOCH TRIBAL INSURGENT
[...] (C) Summary: The killing of Baloch tribal insurgent leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti by security forces on Saturday has dismayed politicians across the political spectrum, including members of the party that President Musharraf relies on to run the country, and triggered riots in a limited number [...]
2006-08-28 12:07:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD16962BALOCHISTAN (2): THE GRIEVANCES
[...] (C) Summary. While the Government of Pakistan (GOP) undertakes projects to develop Balochistan, in part to turn the province into a transit point linking Pakistan to western Afghanistan and the Central Asian states, it faces a distrustful and resentful provincial population. This wariness and [...]
2006-08-29 04:03:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV KTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD16987BALOCHISTAN (3): A RESTLESS HISTORY
[...] (C) Summary: Balochistan has a history of uprisings against Pakistani rule. Major insurrections occurred in 1947-48, 1958, throughout the 1960s, and 1973-77. The Bugti tribe has been waging a localized insurgency since 2004. This cable on insurrections in Balochistan since the founding of Pak [...]
2006-08-29 10:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD16994BALOCHISTAN (4): WHO'S WHO - THE BALOCH TRIBES
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Baloch people give their name to Balochistan Province in Pakistan, where roughly two thirds of them live, as well as Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province in Iran. The Baloch are further spread across the southern reaches of Afghanistan. Baloch society is tribal, wit [...]
2006-08-29 10:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17014REACTION TO DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI SHIFTS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: From Sunday's ""we've got him"" triumphialism, the government's position on the death of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has evolved to a denial that the Baloch tribal leader was the victim of a targeted assassination. The back pedaling follows growing criticism of the security operation [...]
2006-08-29 12:36:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD17255DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI CONTINUES TO ROIL THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Protests over the government's killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti continued into the third day, August 29. Demonstrations, road blockages, riots and even several bombings appear to have been in reaction to the Nawab's death. The apparent inability of the government t [...]
2006-08-30 13:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD17256NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON PM AZIZ FAILS
[...] (C) Summary: The government easily defeated an August 29 no-confidence vote against Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz. Opposition leaders admitted they tabled the motion knowing it could not pass, but said the vote was intended to stake out a position against the government as an opening move in th [...]
2006-08-30 13:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD17257NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON PM AZIZ FAILS
[...] (C) Summary: The government easily defeated an August 29 no-confidence vote against Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz. Opposition leaders admitted they tabled the motion knowing it could not pass, but said the vote was intended to stake out a position against the government as an opening move in th [...]
2006-08-30 13:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD17261GOP RESPONSE ON DETAINEE REPATRIATION AND READ-OUT
[...] (C/NF) On August 25, PolCouns met LTC Imran Farooq, MoI/National Crisis Management Cell Operations, to solicit his assessment of his visit to the detention facilities at Guantanamo (GTMO). LTC Imran said that interviews with the Pakistani detainees went well. The Pakistani delegation left [...]
2006-08-30 13:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD17546BALOCHISTAN (5): THE PASHTUNS -- BALOCHISTAN'S
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In Balochistan, violent Baloch tribal leaders and vociferous Baloch nationalists grab the headlines, while the Pashtuns interests and issues are buried on the inside pages. Like the Baloch, the Pashtuns share deep-seated anger toward the federal government for Islama [...]
2006-09-04 07:23:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17547BALOCHISTAN (6): THE NATIONALIST INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Despite widespread disillusionment with Islamabad, the most recent tribal uprising led by Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a localized insurrection, in which the Nawab had rhetorical support from Baloch nationalists, but little concrete backing in the province-at-large. The [...]
2006-09-04 07:31:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17548BALOCHISTAN (7): FINDING A SOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: To bring peace to the restive province of Balochistan, Islamabad must overcome pervasive distrust and skepticism toward the central government and its proposed development projects by ensuring the people of the province -- Baloch and Pashtun alike -- are the first and main benefic [...]
2006-09-04 07:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17594BUGTI INTERRED, FAMILY IGNORED, BALOCHISTAN QUIET
[...] (U) Protests over the August 26 death of Bugti tribal leader Nawab Bugti (refs A,B, and C) continued over the weekend. On August 31, the government announced that it had retrieved Bugti's remains from the cave in which he was killed. Its decision to bury the body rather than to return the rem [...]
2006-09-05 12:23:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV KTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17768SEPTEMBER 9 F-16 SIGNING DOUBTFUL
[...] (C) Summary: GOP sources told Office of Defense Representatives Pakistan (ODRP) September 6 that the scheduled September 9 signing of the F-16 LOA would not happen. The same day, MODP (Ministry of Defense Production) sent ODRP a memo requiring an unspecified per-plane price cut; signific [...]
2006-09-07 02:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL MOPS UN MARR
06ISLAMABAD17908DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED
[...] (C) Summary: On September 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UN-I) Director Haider Shah. Poloff and Shah discussed the issues that might be discussed during the NAM summit in Havana: the UN Security Council race between Guatemala and Venezuela, an internationa [...]
2006-09-08 11:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU PK
06ISLAMABAD17963NORTHERN WAZIRISTAN UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 8
[...] (S) Summary: While the September 5 agreement between the GOP and North Waziri leaders allows foreigners to remain in the North Waziristan Agency so long as they do not engage in attacks on or in Afghanistan, some foreigners reportedly are leaving NWA for neighboring areas, a development th [...]
2006-09-08 13:39:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL MOPS UN MARR LE
06ISLAMABAD17992EMBASSY RECOMMENDATION ON ENGAGING GOP ON F-16 SALE
[...] (C) Summary: Post requests senior officials from SCA, PM, H, and OSD convene Pakistani Ambassador Durrani and reinforce the importance of the September 15 Offer Expiration Date (OED) for signing the F-16 Letter of Acceptance(LOA.) End Summary 2. (C) Over the weekend, Ambassador Crocker enga [...]
2006-09-11 11:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL MASS
06ISLAMABAD18012DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SPEECH ON GWOT DETAINEES,
[...] (C) On September 7, 2006, PolCouns presented Ref A points to MFA (Americas) Director Mansood Khan. Khan appreciated the briefing and requested additional information on draft to establish military commission and the timeline for Congressional action. DCM also presented the same points to Fo [...]
2006-09-12 03:41:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF KAWC PHUM PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD18189 Test message
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 09:24:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PK
06ISLAMABAD18379PAKISTAN MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Operation MTN Thrust began in Southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Helmand, and Nimroz) in May. The Operation set the conditions for NATO Operation Medusa, which began in July. Operation MTN Fury began in Eastern Afghanistan (Ghazni, Loghar, Paktika, Paktiya, and Khowst) August 1, with deci [...]
2006-09-18 10:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD18473TERRORISM FINANCE: COMMENTS ON DRAFT PAPER ON
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Islamabad provides the following comments and observations on the draft "Disrupting External Financing to the Taliban" paper. These comments are in addition to those forwarded to SCA/PB in Ref. B. 2. (S/NF) In "Introduction": Office of the Defense Representative Pakist [...]
2006-09-19 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL KTFN PTER
06ISLAMABAD18708EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...]
2006-09-21 13:12:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF
06ISLAMABAD18778OPTIMISTIC VIEW ON PAK-AFGHAN RELATIONS FROM MFA
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA Afghanistan Director told PolOff September 20 that high level engagement between Pakistani and Afghan leaders would continue through the autumn and was, he hoped, becoming institutionalized. The official reported that Presidents Karzai and Musharraf would meet on Septem [...]
2006-09-22 08:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF EAID PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD18929REQUEST FROM GOP TO BAN TRAVEL BY ALLEGED BLA
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see para. 8. 2. (SBU) On September 14, the Consular Section received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) presenting a list of 80-some individuals that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) asserts are connected to the Ba [...]
2006-09-25 12:58:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNCVIS PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD18997DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) On September 26, poloff delivered ref A and B demarche points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Human Rights and Security Council) Assistant-Director Wajit Hashmi. Hashmi said he would take demarche points under advisement and would forward them to his superiors. BODDE [...]
2006-09-27 07:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD19122PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (2): THE BASICS
[...] (U) This cable, the second in a series of cables mapping the political terrain as Pakistan approaches nationwide elections in 2007, reviews the fundamentals of the Pakistani electoral system, as well as possible time lines for the sequencing of provincial, federal and presidential elections. [...]
2006-09-27 13:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD19123PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (3): ELECTORATE AND PARTIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction. Pakistani voters have historically alternated between anti-incumbent backlashes and populist ground swells in which voters simply join the bandwagon of expected winners. Which behavior prevails in the coming elections will depend on the ratio of anti-governm [...]
2006-09-27 13:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD19125PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (5): MUSHARRAF'S COALITION
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: Pervez Musharraf has three options for ensuring a solid political foundation for his moderate and progressive agenda as he prepares for 2007 elections. He can stand by the present Pakistan Muslim League (PML) coalition and leadership; stick with the PML, but di [...]
2006-09-27 13:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD19126PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (6): THE U.S. ROLE
[...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction: The U.S. casts an outsized shadow over Pakistani domestic politics; with the onset of these elections, we have an opportunity to nudge Pakistan toward a stable and sustainable democratic order. Throughout the coming year, we should confirm our support for a [...]
2006-09-27 13:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD19152NORTH WAZIRISTAN INCIDENTS UPDATE
[...] (C) The following list of incidents reported in the local press appear to violate the North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement which tribal leaders and the GOP signed on September 5. The list has been culled from local press reporting and contacts in the area. According to our conta [...]
2006-09-28 10:58:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL MOPS PTER
06ISLAMABAD19208F-16 LOA SIGNED AT LAST.
[...] (C) MG Tariq Salim Malik, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Defense Production (MODP),signed the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to purchase 18 F-16s Saturday evening, September 30. Following the private signing ceremony, MODP presented to Office of Defense Representative Pakistan a side mem [...]
2006-10-02 10:31:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS MCAP PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD19795AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS
[...] (U) Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander (Peshawar) LTG Mohammad Hamid Khan on October 5. ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and Peshawar PO (notetaker) were also present. Meetings with NWFP Governor Orakzai and FATA Additional Chief Secretary Arbab reported septels. 2. (C) The 11t [...]
2006-10-10 09:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PK PREL MOPS PTER AF
06ISLAMABAD19796AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH NWFP GOV. ORAKZAI
[...] (U) Ambassador met with North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on October 5. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab, Secretary to the Governor Azmat Orakzai, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and [...]
2006-10-10 10:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER EAID PINR PK PREL SNAR AF
06ISLAMABAD19804AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FATA SECRETARIAT
[...] (U) Ambassador met with Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab on October 5. FATA Secretariat Secretary for Planning and Development Zafar Hassan, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, Peshawar PO, USAID Officer (notetaker) were [...]
2006-10-10 12:03:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON SOCI PK
06ISLAMABAD20570FATA SECURITY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 12
[...] (SBU) Introduction: This cable reports on security developments in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) between September 22 and October 13, as culled from press reports and conversations with post's interlocutors. The cable also lists cross-border activity from FATA and N [...]
2006-10-19 04:31:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL MOPS PTER
06ISLAMABAD20669DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOP REACTION TO DPRK NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Pakistan has condemned the nuclear tests conducted by North Korea and is in the process of preparing administrative notices necessary for UNSCR 1718 to take effect in Pakistan. Despite t [...]
2006-10-20 06:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKN KNNP PK PREL UN
06ISLAMABAD20834DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRIPARTITE REQUEST ON THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 13:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA PHUM PREL PK UN
06ISLAMABAD20835DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PAKISTAN WILL SEND OBSERVERS
[...] (C) On October 19, PolCouns delivered reftel points to MFA (Disarmament) Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, along with a copy of the letter from General Abizaid inviting the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to participate in Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise "Leading Edge." The Off [...]
2006-10-23 13:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK KNNP EG KE MNUC PARM PREL
06ISLAMABAD20836PAKISTANI CONCERNS OVER SPECULATION ON U.S.
[...] (S) During an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador on Indo-Pak relations, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz shifted the conversation to ask about press reports that President Bush had likened the current situation in Iraq to the U.S. experience in Vietnam. (Note: Aziz's question was a [...]
2006-10-23 13:25:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PTER IZ
06ISLAMABAD21073PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: THE VIEW FROM PAKISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Pakistani officials have been tasked to coordinate a border region jirga to which Afghan President Karzai would be invited, but are proceeding at a measured pace. The Pakistan approach reflects a consensus that such an event must be organized with great care to [...]
2006-10-27 14:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL PTER AF PGOV
06ISLAMABAD21222INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES BORDER AREA SECURITY,
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: In an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao offered a candid assessment of the security situation in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (FATA),sharing his private assessment that vigorous Government of Pakist [...]
2006-10-31 10:08:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21223PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a October 30 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Hamid Javaid shared with Ambassador a non-paper passed to Government of Pakistan (GOP) from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) via the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Javaid noted that the GOP envisione [...]
2006-10-31 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21224MFA PREVIEWS EXPECTATIONS FOR COMPOSITE DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 10:15:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNIN PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21698FATA SECURITY UPDATE: OCTOBER 15-28
[...] (C) Embassy contacts in North Waziristan continue to report "foreigners" departing NWA for other tribal agencies, apparently a response to the September 5 jirga agreement. The contacts add that militant commanders who remain in NWA are "thriving," and that Taliban commanders are demanding fe [...]
2006-11-06 07:56:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21879PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF DETERMINED TO DEAL WITH BORDER
[...] (S) Summary: In a November 7 meeting at his Army HQ office, President Musharraf told Asstsant Secretary Boucher that he would propose selective mining of the border with Afghanistan. Saying that it is too early to judge whether the North Waziristan jirga agreement is a success, the Preside [...]
2006-11-08 08:46:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF EAID ECON ETRD IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21931THE RIGA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) During Assistant Secretary Boucher's November 6-7 visit to Islamabad, post was struck by senior Pakistani officials' and politicians' pessimism over Afghanistan. Interlocutors repeatedly expressed concerns that the U.S. and NATO were not in Afghanistan for the long-haul. While we know t [...]
2006-11-09 12:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF MASS MOPS PK PNAT PREL
06ISLAMABAD21946ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan. The two discussed the upcoming strategic dialogue, including the status of dialogues on energy, education, and science and technology [...]
2006-11-13 02:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF EAID ECON ENRG ETRD MNUC PARM PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21947BOUCHER AND KASURI COVER F-16S, JIRGAS, NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Kasuri. In the meeting, Kasuri asked for consideration on F-16 payments and previewed Pakistani thoughts on the joint jirgas announced after President Musharraf and [...]
2006-11-13 02:07:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF MASS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21948THE RIGA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN -- CORRECTED COPY,
[...] (C) AmEmbassy Kabul concurs with this telegram. 2. (C) During Assistant Secretary Boucher's November 6-7 visit to Islamabad, post was struck by senior Pakistani officials' and politicians' pessimism over Afghanistan. Interlocutors repeatedly expressed concerns that the U.S. and NATO wer [...]
2006-11-13 02:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF MASS MOPS PK PNAT PREL
06ISLAMABAD21968 ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: On November 7, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Aziz discussed the political situation, remarking that the Bajaur incident had played into the hands of the religious opposition, and that the mood of the general populace was truly angry. He re [...]
2006-11-13 10:39:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON ETRD EINV OPIC MNUC AF PK
06ISLAMABAD21999UPCOMING PAKISTANI BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 11:26:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MCAP PREL PK IN
06ISLAMABAD22023PAK-AFGHAN JIRGAS: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a October 30 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Hamid Javaid shared with Ambassador a non-paper passed to Government of Pakistan (GOP) from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) via the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Javaid noted that the GOP envisione [...]
2006-11-16 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22024VOX POPULI: REACTIONS TO BAJAUR MADRASSA ATTACK
[...] (C) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) public remains exercised over the October 30 Pak-Mil attack on an extremist madrassa in Bajaur Agency and the November 9 retaliatory suicide bombing at Dargai Fort. In the rest of Pakistan, neither event has resonated outside of the commu [...]
2006-11-16 11:33:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22025INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO ON HIGH PROFILE TERROR CASES, IPR AND MISSING AMCITREF:
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Interior Minister Sherpao reviewed U.S.-Pakistani cooperation on the investigation into the 2006 Karachi Consulate bombing. Sherpao assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to defending the conviction of Omar [...]
2006-11-16 12:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCASC ECON KCRM PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22026GOP REQUESTS REPATRIATION OF GTMO AND BAGRAM
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) In early November, POL received a copy of an MFA note verbale dated 12 October 2006 requsting the repatriation of six (6) Paksitani nationals currently in custody in the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay [...]
2006-11-16 12:01:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNKAWC PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22046FOREIGN MINISTER'S VIEWS ON PAK-AFG JIRGAS, BAJAUR
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Kasuri reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to hold a jirga as discussed at the September 27 trilateral iftar at the White House, but noted that Pakistan's vision for the event is limited to the tribal areas along the Pa [...]
2006-11-17 11:11:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF IN PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22057BOMBINGS AND SUICIDE ATTACKS: A PLAGUE ON BOTH
[...] (C) A November 17 suicide bomb attack on a police van in Peshawar that killed the bomber and seriously injured two police officers is another reminder that the recent spike in suicide bombings in Afghanistan is now mirrored on this side of the Pak-Afghan border. The November 8 suicide bomb a [...]
2006-11-17 11:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22070TRIBAL AREAS: VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The jury is still out on the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement. Violations of the agreement continued during October 29 to November 12 period. However, cross-border attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province appear to have decre [...]
2006-11-20 08:23:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22174TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY PRESSES GOP ON UN 1267
[...] (C) Summary: As noted in Ref A, post has raised the ongoing operations of two UN 1267 Committee-designated entities -- Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar Trust and Lashkar-e-Tayyba/Jamaat ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) -- with contacts throughout the Government of Pakistan (GOP). While the Ambassador has pressed the is [...]
2006-11-27 09:55:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN UN
06ISLAMABAD22178FOREIGN SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan was positive about the tone of the November 13-14 Composite Dialogue talks, saying that the atmosphere was business-like with no "excessive restating of positions." The effort focused on exploring ar [...]
2006-11-27 10:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF IN PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22215GOP NOTIFICATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 00:40:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PK KNNP MCAP IN
06ISLAMABAD22251FOREIGN MINISTER DENIES PREDICTING NATO FAILURE IN
[...] (U) Following a November 29 press account (reftel) that described Pakistani Foreign Minister Khushid Kasuri as privately telling visiting foreign ministers of NATO member states that the Taliban is winning in Afghanistan and advising NATO members from sending in more troops, the Ministry of [...]
2006-11-30 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL NATO
06ISLAMABAD22290PROTECTION OF PAKISTANI WOMEN: NOW, IT'S THE LAW
[...] (U) Summary: On December 1st, President Pervez Musharraf signed the Women's Protection Bill (WPB) into law, marking the first time in three decades that a Pakistani government has successfully rolled back laws that have stood virtually untouched since the institution of the Hudood Ordinance [...]
2006-12-04 10:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKWMN PGOV PHUM PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD22303SENIOR PAKISTAN SENATOR WANTS TO REACH OUT TO
[...] (C) During a December 1 meeting with poloffs, Pakistan Muslim League Secretary General and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed discussed his desire to begin a regular parliamentary exchange with his counterparts in Afghanistan. He said that he discussed hi [...]
2006-12-05 03:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD22323PAKISTAN'S ELITE REACT DIFFERENTLY TO PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On December 4, Indian television network NDTV interviewed President Musharraf in Islamabad for an Indian audience. Although his remarks were reported widely in the international press the day after the interview, Pakistan's news media was slower in picking up the story. During the interv [...]
2006-12-06 12:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PK
06ISLAMABAD22365GOP ARRESTS BALOCH POLITICAL LEADERS TO STOP LONG
[...] (U) On November 27, police raided Baloch National Party (BNP) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal's office and put him under house arrest. The arrest was the most prominent of a series that have occurred since the announcement of a "long march" from Gwadar to Quetta to protest President Musharraf's [...]
2006-12-08 03:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD22385FIGHTING GWOT: IMPROVING FMF, FMS, AND OTHER
[...] (S) As we enter the sixth year of this long war, it is increasingly clear that our Foreign Military Funding/Foreign Military Sales (FMF/FMS) programs, unchanged since 9/11, are not suited to the needs of GWOT allies like Pakistan. Difficulties we have encountered with some security assistanc [...]
2006-12-09 04:13:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF MASS MOPS PK PNAT PREL
06ISLAMABAD22449TRIBAL AREAS: TALIBANIZATION THREAT PERSISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Twelve weeks after the signing of the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement, the number of cross-border attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan has declined. However, it is perhaps more likely that the decline is due to coalition force operations in Afghanistan [...]
2006-12-14 05:14:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PK AF PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22462ANTI-TERRORISM COURT DECLINES JURISDICTION OVER
[...] (U) On December 13, 2006, a judge of the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) dismissed charges under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) against 25 year old Rashid Rauf, who was arrested in August 2006 on charges of planning to carry explosives (29 bottles of hydrogen peroxide) aboard a [...]
2006-12-14 11:42:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER UK
06ISLAMABAD22479VERBAL ATTACKS BY AFGHAN PRESIDENT WEARING ON
[...] (U) Summary: A series of public statements by Afghan President Karzai accusing Pakistan of fomenting instability and violence in Afghanistan have deeply irritated Pakistani officials and popular opinion generally. Although official statements in response have thus far been restrained, Pakis [...]
2006-12-15 11:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22499LEADING PAKISTANI PASHTUN BROADCASTER TROUBLED
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: According to Hassan Khan, editor of Pakistan's leading Pashtun language foreign affairs television program on Khyber TV, Afghan President Karzai seemed "confused about many things" during their lengthy meeting in early December meeting. Khan, who described his [...]
2006-12-18 10:56:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL PTER NATO
06ISLAMABAD22617FM KASURI DESCRIBES VISIT TO DECEMBER VISIT TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-28 05:35:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF IR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD22618FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI ON ANTI-PAKISTAN RHETORIC
[...] (C) During a December 22 meeting following his return from Iran, Foreign Minister Kasuri speculated on the motives behind the verbal offensive that Afghan President Karzai and other senior Government of Afghanistan (GOA) officials launched against Pakistan only days after the Foreign Minister [...]
2006-12-28 05:35:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD3117TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEW ON POTENTIAL DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S/NF) Post welcomes intiative described reftel to target prominent inciters of terrorist acts. Should these test cases prove successful, we believe that a number of individuals from terrorist and militant organizations in Pakistan would make appropriate targets for future consideration. Pos [...]
2006-02-22 12:08:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNEFIN CVIS ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD3195GOP WILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF PAK GITMO DETAINEE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-24 06:33:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKAWC PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD3208PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF CONDEMNS AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE
[...] (C) On February 23, 2006, per reftel instruction, PolCounselor contacted MFA Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam and MFA Americas Director General Sohail Mehmood to urge the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to issue a statement condemning the bombing of the al-Askariya Shrine. He also shared with the MF [...]
2006-02-24 11:44:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM KPAO PGOV PK PREL PTER PAS
06ISLAMABAD3318AGREEMENT WITH PAKISTAN ON STATUS OF FORCES -
[...] (U) On February 23, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) transmitted its proposed final text for a Status of Forces Agreement, based on the U.S. text in ref A. The only change to the U.S. text is in para 10, where the U.S. draft stated that: " The mutually agreed duration of this agreement is 90 [...]
2006-02-27 08:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA PK
06ISLAMABAD354215TH PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-U.S. TRIPARTITE MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: The 15th U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tripartite Commission meeting, held at Bagram on February 25, was characterized by frank discussion between the Afghan and Pakistani delegations. The agenda focused on cross-border issues, intelligence sharing, steps to counter IEDs, and the lin [...]
2006-03-03 02:00:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD3575SHIPMENT OF ALUMINUM ALLOW SHEETS AND RODS
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A talking points to Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan, who, in turn, discussed the issue with SIPDIS the Prime Minister. Based on this conversation, Khan subsequently informed the Ambassador that Pakistan was not in a position to touch the ship in Karachi. 2. (S [...]
2006-03-03 13:17:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPARM PREL ETTC PK
06ISLAMABAD3684PAKISTAN CONSIDERS NEW SOFA TO BE IN FORCE AS OF
[...] (C) On March 2, poloff delivered to MFA Americas Desk Director Diyar Khan the diplomatic note (text ref A) confirming USG acceptance of the SOFA language in the earlier GOP note, reported ref B. Director Khan confirmed to poloff on March 7 that the GOP has no objections to the USG note and co [...]
2006-03-07 09:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA PK
06ISLAMABAD3705POST REQUESTS TWO WEEK DELAY IN JUD DESIGNATION
[...] (S) After reviewing the time line presented in ref A and B for moving forward with the UN 1267 and domestic terrorism finance designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as an alter-ego of current terrorism finance designee Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LeT),Ambassador requests a two-week delay in pre-notificaion, pr [...]
2006-03-07 15:10:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD3807POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR PM - A/S JOHN HILLEN
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 15 - 18 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...]
2006-03-08 14:31:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKDEM MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD3808SLIGHT GAINS FOR PML IN SENATE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) In a follow-up to the January 2nd "retirement" of 50 Senators (reftel A),Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) in each of Pakistan's four provinces were charged with electing replacements on March 6. Each Provincial Assembly elected 11 Senators in a secret-ballot overseen by the Provi [...]
2006-03-08 14:31:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KDEM
06ISLAMABAD3895MILITARY AND MILITANTS CLASH IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN
[...] (S//NF) Summary. March 1st and 2nd raids on militant training facilites by the Pakistan Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) in Miram Shah and Sedgai, North Waziristan led to the biggest clashes in the region in three years. The GOP military attacks and subsequent retaliatory strikes reportedl [...]
2006-03-10 04:28:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD3898MILITARY AND MILITANTS CLASH IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN
[...] (S//NF) Summary. March 1st and 2nd raids on militant training facilites by the Pakistan Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) in Miram Shah and Sedgai, North Waziristan led to the biggest clashes in the region in three years. The GOP military attacks and subsequent retaliatory strikes reportedl [...]
2006-03-10 06:04:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD4373POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PACE
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 20 - 22 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...]
2006-03-17 11:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD4386PUGWASH CONFERENCE: KASHMIRI CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: A three-day gathering of Kashmiris, Pakistanis and Indians in Islamabad highlighted the continuing effort of President Musharraf to build support for his peace proposals. The meeting featured a two-and-a-half hour exchange with Musharraf on his ideas for demilitarization, self-g [...]
2006-03-17 12:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PK IN PTER
06ISLAMABAD4597ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5 2. (C) Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, Chairman of the secular Pashtun-nationalist Awami National Party (ANP) called on Ambassador on March 17 to discuss his recent meeting with President Musharraf (septel). According to Asfandyar, the ANP has taken [...]
2006-03-20 14:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD4761VICE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF WANTS ANA TO JOIN
[...] (C) During a March 17 conversation with PM - A/S Hillen, Pakistan's Vice Chief of Army Staff GEN Ahsan Saleem Hyat said that he would welcome the expanding a joint exercise between the U.S. and Pakistan military schedule for later this spring to include a unit from the Afghan National Army ( [...]
2006-03-22 02:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL MOPS MASS AF
06ISLAMABAD4960COORDINATING PAKISTAN PROGRAM FOR SENATOR HAGEL
[...] (SBU) Post is looking forward to the anticipated visit to Islamabad by Senator Chuck Hagel on 12-15 March. We understand from email and telephone communications with Senator Hagel's Legislative Assistant Rexon Ryu that the Senator desires a program addressing his interests as a chair of the [...]
2006-03-24 13:57:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAMGT PREL OTRA OVIP
06ISLAMABAD5070MFA SEEKS INFORMATION ON 1267 COMMITTEE
[...] (S) Summary: On March 24, MFA Director Tasneem Aslam advised DCM that the GOP seeks "hard evidence" from the USG that could be used in domestic legal proceedings on the implemenation of terror financing sanctions against organizations designated by the UN 1267 Committee. Aslam claimed that [...]
2006-03-27 10:55:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD5123A/S HILLEN VISIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Introduction: On his March 15-18 visit to Pakistan, A/S John Hillen and PM/RSAT Tom Canahuate met with senior Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, as well as Pakistan's top military leadership. Describing his role in soliciting support for USG security assistance to Pakistan from the U [...]
2006-03-28 08:54:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL
06ISLAMABAD5234PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 07:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD5235PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 07:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD5307PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. President Bush's March 3-4 visit to Pakistan inspired a range of opinions on the state of the US-Pakistan relationship. Government officials, such as President Musharraf, PM Aziz, and FM Kasuri expressed satisfaction with the visit and its outcomes, including the launching of a [...]
2006-03-29 12:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD5357TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT - EMBASSY
[...] (U) This message contains action requests; please see Para. 5. 2 (S) Post has had several opportunities in the past week to update the Government of Pakistan (GOP) on the USG intention to request that the UN 1267 Committee amend the designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LET) to include Jammat-u [...]
2006-03-30 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PTER KTFN UN
06ISLAMABAD5381AFGHAN AMBASSADOR SAYS PAK-AFGHAN ATMOSPHERICS ARE
[...] (C) In a March 29 conversation, Afghan Ambassador Tarzi told Ambassador that he feels that the atmosphere between Islamabad and Kabul is clearing. On the eve of his return to Kabul for consultations, Tarzi said that he sensed that the GOP is eager to put aside the heated public rhetoric that [...]
2006-03-31 02:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD5382AMBASSADOR'S BILATERAL TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary: On March 29, Ambassador called on Foreign Secretary Mohammed Riaz Khan to discuss follow-on action SIPDIS after the March 3-4 visit by President Bush, particularly a time frame for the Foreign Secretary's Strategic Dialogue discussions with P - U/S Burns and cooperation on e [...]
2006-03-31 02:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL EAID ETRD PGOV PK AF PTER PARM KNNP
06ISLAMABAD5537POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned April 12-15 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan towa [...]
2006-04-03 06:07:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEAID MASS MOPS OVIP PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD5723DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEVADA TEST SITE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 04:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KTBT PK
06ISLAMABAD5724GOP WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 04:38:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN PK SNAR
06ISLAMABAD5767YASIN MALIK TELLS KASHMIRI MILITANTS "GIVE PEACE A
[...] (S) Introduction: Srinagar-based Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has told post that he has used his extended March-April 2006 visit to Pakistan to reach out to Kashmiri militant leaders, counseling them to lay down their arms and give the peace process a chance. In between highly-pub [...]
2006-04-05 13:09:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PK PGOV PTER IN
06ISLAMABAD5787COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/TIP GAYATRI PATEL
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Gayatri Patel from April 9 to April 14. Post also does not object to Consulate Lahore granting post clearance. The purpose of the visit is gather additional information on the GOP's anti-trafficking efforts. 2. Control officer [...]
2006-04-06 01:56:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA PKMN PHUM PREL
06ISLAMABAD5822A/S BOUCHER AND PAKISTANI FM KASURI DISCUSS U-S
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 4 meeting with visiting SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri repeated Pakistan's request that the U.S. consider a "package deal" on civil nuclear cooperation that would include Pakistan as well as India. At a minimum, the U.S. should choo [...]
2006-04-06 04:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALENRG MNUC PGOV PK IN PREL
06ISLAMABAD5887TERROR FINANCE: INFORMATION DELIVERED ON 1267
[...] (S) On April 5, Poloff delivered Ref A talking points and background papers on Laskhar-e-Tayyba (LET) and Al-Akhtar Trust to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Poloff pressed Siddiqui of the importance the U.S. places on full and vigorous implementation of UN 1267 Committee terror finance sa [...]
2006-04-06 12:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL KTFN PTER ETTD PK EFIN
06ISLAMABAD5903A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) Summary. SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed a range of regional issues in separate April 4 discussions with Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri and Foreign Secretary Khan. Kasuri and Khan were optimistic on relations with India, taking heart from PM Singh's recent speech in Amritsar [...]
2006-04-06 13:39:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL IN AF PK IR
06ISLAMABAD5931DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE GOP TROOP
[...] (C) On April 5, poloff presented reftel demarche points to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui said that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) was aware of the text of UNSCR 1663, but had not yet received a request from UN/DPKO to contribute troops or logistical support for a Darfur peacek [...]
2006-04-07 04:59:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PK KPKO UN MASS
06ISLAMABAD5945MESSAGE DELIVERED THAT U.S. IS NOT RUNNING FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PHUM UNGA PK
06ISLAMABAD5978A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed the status of Strategic Dialogue initiatives and options for structuring the Dialogue in April 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Kasuri, Foreign Secretary Khan and Additional Secretary for the Americas Shahid Kamal. All sides agreed SIPD [...]
2006-04-07 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD6136PAKISTAN REITERATES CALL FOR STRATEGIC RESTRAINT
[...] (U) In an April 5 address at Columbia University, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reiterated Pakistan's call for a "package deal" on civil nuclear cooperation involving both India and Pakistan and noted that Pakistan had sought a "strategic restraint regime" to prevent an arms race and stabilize [...]
2006-04-12 07:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL KNNP PK IN
06ISLAMABAD6242INDIA-PAKISTAN COMPOSITE DIALOGUE MOVES FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Although there have been no major breakthroughs since the opening meetings of the third round of Composite Dialogue talks in January, delegations from India and Pakistan have been busy working on a variety of issues. The frequency of these high-level meetings suggests that Pak [...]
2006-04-13 13:33:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIN PK PREL ETRD
06ISLAMABAD6419PRIME MINISTER AZIZ BRIEFS SENATOR HAGEL ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with visiting Senator Hagel (R-NE),Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reiterated Pakistan's opposition to any nuclear weapons program in Iran, but supported Iran's right to a civil nuclear energy program. He praised Afghan President Karzai, and highligh [...]
2006-04-14 14:54:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC PREL MARR PK AF IN PGOV IR
06ISLAMABAD6420PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF EXPRESSES CONCERN TO SENATOR HAGEL ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 15:07:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF IN MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD6647WITH SENATOR HAGEL, FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI PUSHES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR TRANSFERS AND WARNS THAT A MILITARY ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD MEAN DISASTER FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 16:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETIN IR PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD7164A PRIMER ON PAKISTAN'S FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED
[...] Summary. This cable is intended to serve as a basic primer on Pakistan,s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The seven tribal agencies that make up the FATA are administratively, legally, and politically distinct from the rest of Pakistan. This primer focuses on these unique features o [...]
2006-04-24 11:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD7505CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS PROMOTIONS, DEMOTIONS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several weeks of speculation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has selected some bright party stars, rewarded PML loyalists, and switched the portfolios of four ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on April 26. Presiding over a ceremony at Aiwan-e Sadar, President Mushar [...]
2006-04-28 04:54:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPK PGOV PREL IRNB
06ISLAMABAD7537BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST NOTIFICATION
[...] (S) On April 28, 2005, MFA Disarmament Cell Director Muhammad Kamran Akhtar notified poloff that Pakistan would conduct a ballistic missile test on April 29-30 over the Arabian Sea. Akhtar said that the GOP has sent written notification to the Government of India regarding this missile test [...]
2006-04-28 11:01:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKNNP MCAP PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD7563SIXTEENTH MEETING OF U.S.-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Tripartite Commission (TPC) Met at GHQ in Rawalpindi April 19 -- the third Tripartite conducted at the four-star level and the second official visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff. Atmospherics were favorable, continuing a trend seen in earlier TPC [...]
2006-04-28 15:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PK AF PTER
06ISLAMABAD7564SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned May 3-4 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharra [...]
2006-04-28 15:13:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PK PGOV MASS MOPS PTER MCAP
06ISLAMABAD7629POLITICAL AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (U) In anticipation of the U.S.-Pakistan Defense Consultative Group (DCG) meetings in Washingont May 1-5, Embassy Islamabad offers the following snapshots of political and security assistance developments in Pakistan. U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Partnership ----------------------------------- [...]
2006-05-01 11:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETMASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD7770PRINCE SULTAN'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN: MOSTLY OPTICS;
[...] (C) Summary. In the week following Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud's April visit to Pakistan, PolCouns sought assessments in separate meetings with the MFA Director General for the Gulf region Sajjad Haider, Saudi Embassy DCM Abdullah Al-Omari and a respected local journalist, Far [...]
2006-05-02 11:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PK SA
06ISLAMABAD7771PSI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) See action request at para 5. 2. (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with MFA Director General for Disarmament Qazi Khalilullah and Director for Disarmament Kamran Aktar, urging that Pakistan endorse PSI Interdiction Principles as a precursor to participation in the Ju [...]
2006-05-02 11:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP PK
06ISLAMABAD7780SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL AIR FORCES COMMANDER
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your May visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of [...]
2006-05-02 12:20:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETMASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD7822GOP RESPONSE TO EXBS PROPOSAL
[...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On April 28, POLCOUNS presented MFA Additional Secretary (UN & Disarmament) Tariq Usman Haider a proposed SIPDIS schedule of EXBS training courses and seminars (reftel). While affirming that the GOP is interested [...]
2006-05-02 13:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PK PREL ETTC KSTC PARM
06ISLAMABAD7823GOP SUPPORTS PAKISTANI, NOT IRANIAN, HRC CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 13:58:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PK PREL UNHRC
06ISLAMABAD7884DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG REQUEST TO EXTEND CWC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 10:44:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPARM PK PREL CWC
06ISLAMABAD8327D-8 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 05:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBG EG ID IR IS IZ MOPS MY NI PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD8328GOP REQUESTS INFORMATION FOR GUATANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (C) The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated May 3 requesting complete addresses and other personal information to confirm Pakistani nationality for Guatanamo Bay detainees who have been identified by the Pentagon for release. Full text of the note follows: [...]
2006-05-09 05:59:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD8391TERROR FINANCE: JI-4 AND JUD DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
[...] (C) On April 28, 2005, poloff presented to MFA (UN) Deputy Director Shazia Ashraf Qazi non-papers containing the notice of the UN 1267 Committee designation of four members of Jemaah Islamiya (Ref A) and notice of the U.S. domestic designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) (Ref B). On May 4, polo [...]
2006-05-09 16:04:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL PTER KFIN ECON UN
06ISLAMABAD8829S/CT AMB CRUMPTON ENCOURAGES ROBUST GOP
[...] (C) Introduction and summary: Visiting Islamabad on May 3-4, S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton and S/CT Senior Advisor Michael Hurley engaged political, diplomatic and military interlocutors on Pakistan's counterterrorim (CT) strategies and policies. Calling on National Security Advisor Tariq [...]
2006-05-16 02:07:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETMASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD9088AT D-8 SUMMIT, PAKISTAN AND TURKEY TELL IRAN TO
[...] (S) Prior to his departure to the D-8 Summit in Bali last week, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the Ambassador that he and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan would be meeting with Iranian President Ahmedinejad and asked if we had any advice. As conveyed to SCA and NEA Ambassador told Aziz that w [...]
2006-05-18 11:22:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PK PREL IR TK
06ISLAMABAD9098DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US TO TABLE FMCT DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 11:58:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9336NSA TARIQ AZIZ READY TO REACH OUT TO AFGHAN
[...] (S) During a May 22 conversation, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz told Ambassador that Pakistan's senior leaders are increasingly concerned by both the security situation in Afghanistan and by public accusations by Afghanistan President Karzai and Foreign Minister Spanta blaming Pakista [...]
2006-05-22 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PK PREL AF
06ISLAMABAD9358PAKISTANI COMMENTS ON UPCOMING SIACHEN-SIR CREEK
[...] (U) Summary. The Pakistani press has cast reports on the upcoming Composite Dialogue talks on Siachen glacier (May 23-24) and Sir Creek (May 25-26) in a lackluster light, mostly by lifting bylines from the Indian press. There has been little discussion on what proposals the GOP will bring [...]
2006-05-22 13:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9486GOP PM AZIZ CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI PRIME MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 12:54:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPK PREL IZ KDEM
06ISLAMABAD9499PM AZIZ TO TALK SENSE TO IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 13:54:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETIR PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9585FATA: MISSION PAKISTAN REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. This cable is intended to inform the inter-agency discussion on how to stimulate counterrorism progress, stability, and political change in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Mission Pakistan--in biweekly "Interagency FATA Working Group" meetings that include office [...]
2006-05-24 12:07:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPL PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD9696LIMITED PROGRESS ON DOMESTIC EXTREMISM
[...] (U) This is the third in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Progress on combating domestic extremism, part of the GOP's July 2005 crackdown, has suffered from competing priorities, limited political capital, and a vocal op [...]
2006-05-25 11:31:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD9703GOP DECLINES PSI INVITATION...AGAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 11:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PK PHSA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV
06ISLAMABAD9704FREE, FAIR, AND ISI: THE PML ELECTION STRATEGY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: According to PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain, the party's goal in the upcoming elections is a plurality in the National Assembly. He identified urban areas in central Punjab (Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad) as the chief battlegrounds, predicted a strong PML victory in [...]
2006-05-25 11:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL PTER MOPS PK AF IR
06ISLAMABAD9705PAK-SINO RELATIONS: “HIGHER THAN THE HIMALAYAS, DEEPER THAN THE SEA”
[...] (C) Summary. At a May 23 conference celebrating 55 years of Pakistan-China relations, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz characterized the Sino-Pak relationship as a model bilateral relationship, in which both countries are committed to peaceful co-existence, sovereign equality, and non-i [...]
2006-05-25 11:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALCH IN PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9706FATA: STRATEGIES AND REDLINES
[...] (C//NF) Summary. The stabilization of Pakistan's Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and the acceleration of political and economic development in this troubled region is a complex task that will determine the success of USG and Government of Pakistan (GOP) counterterrorism efforts. Since 9/11, [...]
2006-05-25 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS EAID ECON
06ISLAMABAD9712PAK MIL SUPPORT IN BALOCHISTAN FOR OPERATION
[...] (S) Per SCA request (ref A),post offers this summary of Pakistani military operations in Balochistan in support of CFC-A Operation Mountain Thrust. 2. (S) On May 20, Coalition Joint Task Force (CJTF-76) and the Office of Defense Representative - Pakistan (ODRP) representatives met with [...]
2006-05-26 05:24:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD9772UK FACILITATES TRANSIT OF DANISH CARGO
[...] (C) In response to inquiries via State and Defense Department channels (Reftel),post has confirmed through the British High Commmision (BHC) and Danish Defense Command Representatives that Danish military cargo transiting Pakistan en route to Afghanistan was successfully offloaded at Karach [...]
2006-05-26 11:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9890PARTIES PREPARE THEIR ELECTORAL STRATEGIES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Electoral strategies for Pakistan's major parties are coalescing in advance of the likely late 2007/early 2008 national and provincial elections. At this stage, most parties, save the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N),have adopted a go-it-alone strategy. The ruling Pakist [...]
2006-05-30 08:10:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD9892MUSHARRAF TELLS IRAN "STOP ENRICHMENT NOW"
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 09:05:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNIR KNNP PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD9911GOP RESPONSE TO PROPOSED EXBS PROGRAMMING
[...] (U) Post appreciates the comprehensive programming that ISN/ECC has laid out for Pakistan between July 2006 nd January 2007 (ref A). The Government of Pakistan (GOP),through the MFA Disarmament Cell, has indicated that it wishes to participate in all of the proposed programs and is committ [...]
2006-05-30 10:54:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PGOV PK PREL
06ISTANBUL1143FROM THE VISA LINE: SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL ISSUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In this issue, we focus on the Summer Work and Travel (SWT) program. Istanbul's Consular Section processed more tha [...]
2006-06-26 13:40:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC KFRD SOCI PREL TU
06ISTANBUL1227QARADAWI'S THINLY VEILED STATEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking in Istanbul to the "Muslims in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities" conference, renowned Muslim scholar Yousef al-Qaradawi stressed the importance of living together as good neighbors but underscored the obligation of Muslims to adhere to their "holy obligations," no ma [...]
2006-07-07 14:10:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL TU ZR
06ISTANBUL128BSEC REQUEST FOR OBSERVER VIEWS ON COOPERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Further to the BSEC Secretariat's late December request to observers to forward their views on how they envision cooperating with BSEC and its project development fund in future (copy faxed to EUR/SE),on February 1 BSEC forwarded [...]
2006-02-02 14:15:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ETRD PO PREL TU
06ISTANBUL130TURKISH PM ENCOURAGES WOMEN POLS AT ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan pushed forcefully for an increased role for women in public life in Turkey at the January 28 opening of a conference organized within the Alliance of Civilizations initiative. He acknowledged that social mores and traditions have inhibited such participa [...]
2006-02-02 14:35:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TU
06ISTANBUL1302ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE - EUR DAS BRYZA JULY 12
[...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza discussed a potential way to resolve the long-standing Halki issue with the Ecumenical Patriarch during a July 12 meeting. The Patriarch also raised property issues, noting that the Government of Turkey (GOT) had begun selling seized Ecumenical Patriarchate prope [...]
2006-07-19 07:05:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV TU
06ISTANBUL1313CHECHEN "BIG HERO" MOURNED IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 mourners congregated at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul on 14 July for an "in-absentia" funeral in honor of Chechen rebel leader, Shamil Basayev. Aside from raucous anti-Russia, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel chanting, the event proceeded in a relatively benign and or [...]
2006-07-21 11:42:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER RS TU
06ISTANBUL1341BTC PRE-INAUGURATION MEETINGS IN ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Deputy Secretary Sell and senior U.S. officials met with high-level delegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Kazakhstan in Istanbul on July 12 to discuss issues related to the Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline on the eve of its inauguration. Deputy Secretary Sell and [...]
2006-07-26 13:04:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PREL AJ GG KZ RU TU
06ISTANBUL1575FORMULA ONE: CYPRUS INGREDIENT INVITES CONTROVERSY
[...] (U) Summary: For the second year in a row, Istanbul played host to Formula One Grand Prix, the world's biggest motorsports organization with a reported fan base of approximately two billion people. Brazil's Felipe Massa edged out Spain's Fernando Alonso and race favorite Michael Schumacher t [...]
2006-08-31 14:54:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU
06ISTANBUL1711PM ERDOGAN ADDRESS TO WESTERN THRACE TURKS
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan, speaking to Western Thrace Turk minority members at a conference in Istanbul, urged EU member Greece to respect the rights of his "brothers and sisters" in Western Thrace. He stated publicly that efforts by the Government of Greece (GOG) to resolve problems facing th [...]
2006-09-21 07:24:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TU GR
06ISTANBUL1749FAITH, REASON AND ANOTHER WORLD: TURKISH REACTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Though Pope Benedict XVI's speech delivered at the University of Regensburg on September 12 is fading from Turkey's headlines, the response from Turks is universally negative and the speech continues to be a topic of conversation. A popular view regards the speech as a call fo [...]
2006-09-25 13:02:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL1750FAITH, REASON AND ANOTHER WORLD: TURKISH REACTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Though Pope Benedict XVI's speech delivered at the University of Regensburg on September 12 is fading from Turkey's headlines, the response from Turks is universally negative and the speech continues to be a topic of conversation. A popular view regards the speech as a call fo [...]
2006-09-25 13:02:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL1910BSEC MINISTERIAL: VIEW FROM ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: BSEC Secretariat officials and members of key delegations recommend that the USG discuss reftel project on environmental enforcement for economic development in general terms at the November 1 Council of Ministers meeting. Seeking to place discussion of reftel project on the ag [...]
2006-10-18 06:08:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KCRM TU RS SR
06ISTANBUL2068SWT STUDENTS SHOW THE WRITE STUFF
[...] (U) Summary: In preparing for the 2007 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) season, we invited representatives of the educational companies here that recruit and help prepare the students' applications to a kick-off meeting at the Consulate on November 3. To pique interest in the SWT program, Post had [...]
2006-11-13 15:08:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI CVIS PREL SCUL KPAO TU
06ISTANBUL2084ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS NOT CLASH OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Alliance of Civilizations High-Level Group presented its final report on November 13 in Istanbul to UNSYG Annan as well as the Turkish and Spanish Prime Ministers. The report focuses on political developments, rather than religious or cultural differences, as a primar [...]
2006-11-16 12:29:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN TU VT
06ISTANBUL2100ISTANBUL CONFERENCE SEES NEW U.S. POLICY TREND IN
[...] Summary. A largely academic audience responded positively to visiting scholar Dr. Ian Lesser of the Woodrow Wilson Center and former Foreign Minister Ilter Turkmen's discussion of the "Future of Turkish-American Relations." Lesser and Turkmen inaugurated Sabanci University's Istanbul Policy [...]
2006-11-21 14:49:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL2105URBANCIC AND BASER DISCUSS EFFORTS TO COMBAT PKK
[...] (C) Summary. S/CT Deputy Coordinator Urbancic met Gen. (ret) Baser, the GOT's counter-PKK envoy, in Istanbul on November 11. After expressing appreciation for Urbancic's efforts to curb PKK criminal support in Europe, which was the subject of Urbancic's Ankara meetings, Baser took the opport [...]
2006-11-24 12:57:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PREL TU IZ
06ISTANBUL211BMENA: TURKS KEEP DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE
[...] (U) Summary: A February 6-7 conference organized by the Turkish NGO TESEV within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) brought together 150 NGO and government representatives from around the Middle East and North Africa to develop an action platform to increase the role o [...]
2006-02-17 09:10:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU XD XF XI KDEM KWMN
06ISTANBUL2144ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...]
2006-12-08 14:29:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU
06ISTANBUL2146FOREIGN MINISTER DRASKOVIC LAUNCHES SERBIAN BSEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic formally launched the six-month Serbian BSEC Chairmanship with a speech to BSEC representatives, observers and related bodies. FM Draskovic's remarks were followed by brief comments by the BSEC Secretary-General and a short [...]
2006-12-11 07:22:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KCRM EU TU SR
06ISTANBUL2150ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE ON THE POPE'S VISIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton shared with us his deep satisfaction over the success of Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to Turkey but predicted improved Muslim-Christian relations would not influence the Government of Turkey (GOT) to resolve issues [...]
2006-12-11 12:49:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TU
06ISTANBUL2154AMERICAN COUNCIL OF YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS ENGAGES WITH
[...] Begin Summary: A visiting American Council of Young Political Leaders (AYCPL) delegation engaged over dinner December 4 at the Consul General's Residence with a group of Turkish political party leaders, academics, business executives, and senior press columnists and editors. The lively excha [...]
2006-12-12 09:13:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL CVIS TU
06ISTANBUL2169MUSTAFA SARIGUL: ISTANBUL'S ENTERPRISING SISLI
[...] (C) Summary. Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul, one of a handful of Republican People's Party (CHP) mayors in all of Turkey, confidently predicts that AKP will dominate the next election, CHP leader Baykal thereafter will be ousted as party leader, and he, Sarigul, will then emerge to contest and [...]
2006-12-19 14:00:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL2174CHP - DRIVE TO PREVENT ERDOGAN PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) Summary. People's Republican Party (CHP) Istanbul Chairman Sinasi Oktem told us December 20 that Prime Minister Erdogan could not "in good conscience" take the prescribed presidential oath of office and vowed CHP would do everything possible to prevent that from happening -- unless "you (i [...]
2006-12-22 07:25:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL369ISTANBUL JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AWAIT LEGAL STATUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jehovah's Witnesses continue to face obstacles from the Turkish bureaucracy in their efforts to form a legal association. Their members also face short prison terms for refusing to carry arms as part of their mandatory military service, due to their status as conscientious ob [...]
2006-03-14 15:24:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TU
06ISTANBUL419ISTANBUL'S AKP AND CHP - A STUDY IN CONTRASTS
[...] (C) Summary: Recent calls on their Istanbul political party headquarters highlighted stark contrasts between Turkey's pedigreed social-democratic Republican People's Party (CHP) and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The AKP's brightly decorated, modular headquarters hummed wi [...]
2006-03-21 15:09:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL422FROM THE VISA LINE, ISSUE ONE
[...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a new reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Amconsulate Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with Turkish--and sometime non-Turkish--visa applicants. Taken together, they offer a unique perspective on local s [...]
2006-03-22 13:45:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC SOCI PREL IR TU
06ISTANBUL504ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ARMENIAN CONFERENCE: A SMALL
[...] (C) Summary: A March 15-17 conference at Istanbul University brought defenders of the official Turkish narrative on the events of 1915-16 together with a handful of more independent voices, including Israeli and Armenian presenters, who openly used the term "Armenian Genocide." The conferenc [...]
2006-04-05 08:35:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
06ISTANBUL524ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE AT THE ECHR: BUYUKADA
[...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate officials have expressed to us deep consternation over alleged changes to the Turkish property registry for the Buyukada Orphanage. Before its 2004 expropriation, the historic structure was the last remaining Greek Orthodox property deeded to the Patriarch [...]
2006-04-10 11:39:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV TU
06ISTANBUL578AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...]
2006-04-18 07:14:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EINV TU
06ISTANBUL596AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT -
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...]
2006-04-20 07:47:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EINV TU
06ISTANBUL625FORMER GOT MINISTER ERDAL INONU PREDICTS AN
[...] (C) Summary. Erdal Inonu, son of Turkey's second President and himself a former deputy prime minister, predicts Turkey will continue the project of westernization begun under Ataturk. Despite the current Islamic-oriented governing party, he predicts Turks will continue toward a progressive [...]
2006-04-26 09:51:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL693INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWS TURKEY,S GROWING
[...] (U) Summary: The Governments of Turkey and the United States co-chaired a high-level conference in Istanbul April 27-28, 2006 on international cooperation for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. The conference, attended by twelve nations and the leadership of the United Nation,s Off [...]
2006-05-09 11:36:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IR PHUM PREL TU
06ISTANBUL832FETHULLAH GULEN: WHY ARE HIS FOLLOWERS TRAVELING?
[...] (C) Summary: Fethullah Gulen sits at the center of a vast and growing network encompassing more than 160 affiliated organizations in over 30 countries, including over 50 in the U.S. As a result, Gulen supporters account for an increasing proportion of Mission Turkey,s nonimmigrant visa applic [...]
2006-05-23 12:02:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL SOCI KFRD TU
06ISTANBUL9ISTANBUL'S AK PARTY CHAIRMAN GETS PERSONAL AT
[...] (U) Summary: A December International Migration Symposium in Istanbul provided useful insight into Turkish perspectives on the social justice and security implications of migration, with many Turkish concerns mirroring those in the U.S. An unexpected note was Istanbul AK Party Chairman Mehm [...]
2006-01-04 13:09:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
06JAKARTA10041DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Director Harry Purwanto on August 7. We explained the draft resolution was consistent with the U.S. requirement for a sustainable ceasefire and stressed U.S. goal was a cessation of hostilities by no later than August [...]
2006-08-09 12:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN IS
06JAKARTA10134NEW, ENERGETIC LEADERS TAKE REINS OF MUHAMMADIYAH
[...] (SBU) Summary. The youth wing of Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, elected impressive new leaders eager to expand the group's social outreach efforts during a mid-July national congress. Muhammadiyah Youth (PM) Chairman Muhammad Izzul Muslimin and Secretary General [...]
2006-08-11 09:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA10135DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...]
2006-08-11 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ID
06JAKARTA10136ILLICIT ARMS CACHE ACTIVATES INDONESIAN RUMOR MILL
[...] (C) Summary: On August 9 the Indonesian Army,s National Military Police announced the results of its investigation into the 185 guns and other weaponry discovered by authorities in Brigadier General Koesmayadi,s homes and office following his June 25 death of natural causes. TNI Commander D [...]
2006-08-11 13:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA10189BANK MANDIRI CLOSES DPRK ACCOUNTS
[...] (S) Summary. After repeated interventions by the Embassy, Bank Mandiri and Central Bank officials confirmed August 9 and 11 that Bank Mandiri had shut down its relationship with two North Korean banks in July: Korea Daesong Bank and the Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK. Bank Mandiri did not/not [...]
2006-08-14 07:58:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC KFTN PREL PTER PARM MNUC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA10218DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] Poloff called Indonesian MFA North America Affairs Director Harry Purwanto at 18:30 local time (07:30 Washington time) on August 12 to deliver reftel demarche. Delivery of the demarche was reported to the Ops Center the same day. A nonpaper with U.S. points, a copy of the resolution and the [...]
2006-08-14 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNSC NSC IS LE ID
06JAKARTA10297TIMIKA TRIAL SESSIONS PROCEED WITHOUT DEFENDANTS
[...] (U) The trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 crept along August 15 in spite of the defendants' continued refusal to take their assigned seats in the court and the absence of defense attorney Johnson Panjaitan. As the session opened, Judge Nurdin read f [...]
2006-08-15 10:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA10298INDONESIA WANTS TO ELEVATE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Director of Policy Planning Dr. Stephen Krasner met on August 11 with Indonesian Foreign Ministry officials for a strategic dialogue on U.S.-Indonesian relations. Led by Secretary General Imron Cotan, the Indonesians stressed their desire to expand and deepen bilateral coope [...]
2006-08-15 11:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PARM KDEM ID
06JAKARTA10359INDONESIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 08:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA10361INDONESIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY PACKAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia issued its Financial Sector Policy Package on July 5, tackling two important issues of non-performing loans at state-owned banks, and insolvent insurance firms. Success in these areas will represent one of the most significant changes in the financ [...]
2006-08-16 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA10366INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPING PREPARATIONS FOR LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia is preparing to send a 1000 troops to serve in UN-led peacekeeping operations in Lebanon. The composite force includes elements from a range of Indonesian military units, including mechanized and engineering elements. Indonesia lacks airlift capability for transportin [...]
2006-08-16 11:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PFLP PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA10399S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETINGS WITH INDONESIAN FM
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with S/P Director Stephen Krasner on August 11, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda emphasized Indonesia's desire to expand and deepen bilateral cooperation with the United States on political, security, economic and other fronts. Wirajuda appealed for U.S. assista [...]
2006-08-18 11:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS ID
06JAKARTA10400TERRORISTS RECEIVE MANDATORY PRISON TERM
[...] (C) As in previous years, the GOI granted sentence reductions of up to six months to tens of thousands of inmates on Indonesian Independence Day (August 17),including ten terrorists convicted in connection with the Bali bombings of October 2002 and several other high-profile convicts. One pr [...]
2006-08-18 11:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA10493GOI SAYS ITS FORCES ARE READY TO DEPLOY TO LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential adviser Dino Djalal told the Ambassador August 23 that Indonesian forces are "ready" to deploy to Lebanon at any time; there remains some confusion in the public arena about what exactly their role would be. Ambassador emphasized to Djalal the need for GOI statements [...]
2006-08-23 11:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PFLP PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA10535S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Moderate Islamic leaders told S/P director Stephen Krasner on August 11 that mainstream Muslim organizations in Indonesia were committed to the Indonesian constitution and Indonesia's new democratic order, but many false perceptions needed to be overcome in the public mind. Musli [...]
2006-08-24 07:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL ID
06JAKARTA10563BA'ASYIR SPOUTS OFF ABOUT SHARIA`, JIHAD AND BALI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah and its political wing, the Majelis Mujahiddin Council (MMI),continues to speak publicly on a variety of topics following his release from prison on June 14, 2006. Most notably, Ba'asyir has pontificated about the need [...]
2006-08-25 06:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA10570TERRORIST FINANCE - INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF
[...] (S) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) counter terrorism finance officer Aris Munundar told us on August 23 that the Indonesian Government (GOI) would no longer stand in the way of a U.S.-led UN 1267 designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) branch in Indo [...]
2006-08-25 10:14:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL AS ID
06JAKARTA10576ABB Shunned in West Sumatra
[...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast with the relative success Abu Bakar Ba'asyir received in Java, he got a very cool reception during his recent visit to staunchly Muslim West Sumatra, where local religious leaders blocked him from speaking at the largest and most influential mosques and school offici [...]
2006-08-25 11:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA10704WITNESS TESTIMONY IN TIMIKA TRIAL TO BEGIN NEXT
[...] (U) Chief Judge Nurdin announced that witness testimony would begin next week in the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Beginning on September 5, trial sessions will take place twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in order to accommodate the number [...]
2006-08-29 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA1078INDONESIA REACTS TO RELEASE OF CAVR REPORT
[...] (C) Summary. Senior GOI figures and Indonesian politicians have reacted defensively to the allegations of human rights abuses made in the report of East Timor's Committee of Reception, Truth and Verification (reftel). East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented the report to UN Secretary Gen [...]
2006-01-26 11:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ID TT
06JAKARTA10877FM WIRAJUDA TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE 5 PLUS 5 GROUP
[...] (U) Post conveyed reftel information and request to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on August 31. They responded the same day saying that FM Hassan Wirajuda would be interested in participating in the proposed 5 plus 5 meeting and accepts the invitation. 2. (U) The Foreign Ministry is awa [...]
2006-08-31 10:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KN KS ID
06JAKARTA10880ACEH'S SHARIA POLICE TARGETING AID WORKERS, WOMEN,
[...] (SBU) Summary. After a year of peace in Aceh, negative fall-out from the imposition of Islamic law (sharia) under Aceh's special autonomy arrangement is apparent. While the Acehnese themselves have borne the brunt of the consequences, on August 17 sharia police raided the World Food Program' [...]
2006-09-01 01:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC PREL KISL SA ID
06JAKARTA10924 INDONESIA STEPS UP EFFORTS TO PASS TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's Parliament (DPR) has completed a new draft of its proposed anti-trafficking legislation. President Yudhoyono has designated the Ministry of Women's Empowerment (KNPP) and the Ministry of Law & Human Rights to prepare executive branch comments on the bill. The Gov [...]
2006-09-01 10:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID ELAB KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA10927DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Northeast Asian Affairs Tumpal M.H. Hutagalung on September 1. We stressed the importance of Indonesia's active participation in implementing the resolution to ensure effective controls on North Korea's nuclear program. We also left [...]
2006-09-01 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD PTER KN KS ID
06JAKARTA10998TIMIKA TRIAL STOPPED FOR LACK OF INTERPRETER
[...] (U) The trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took another turn on September 5 when Judge Nurdin ruled that the defendants were entitled to an interpreter. In a courtroom crowded with spectators and police, defense lawyers interrupted the testimony of t [...]
2006-09-05 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA11042INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE VETTING REQUEST, ECON
[...] (SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force members for Department clearance for participation in United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),2006 Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA),Enforcement of IPR Program to commence on September 25. Post did not find any c [...]
2006-09-06 06:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID
06JAKARTA11142EVASIVE RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) We called on Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for South and Central Asia Mohamad Asruchin and his assistant Winanto Adi on August 31 to deliver reftel information about the proposed dates of the first meeting of the planned Sri Lanka Contact Group. Asruchin responded that hi [...]
2006-09-08 12:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE ID
06JAKARTA11143EVASIVE RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) We called on Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for South and Central Asia Mohamad Asruchin and his assistant Winanto Adi on August 31 to deliver reftel information about the proposed dates of the first meeting of the planned Sri Lanka Contact Group. Asruchin responded that hi [...]
2006-09-08 12:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE ID
06JAKARTA11144FURTHER DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1695
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref. A and ref. C points to Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on September 8. Kleib had read the points the night before, which he had received through a copy we had left at the North American Affai [...]
2006-09-08 13:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD
06JAKARTA11145AMCITS TESTIFY AT TIMIKA TRIAL
[...] (U) In an emotional session, Amcits Patsy Spier, Kenneth Balk and Steven Emma finally received the opportunity to describe in court what happened on August 31, 2002, when a group of gunmen ambushed the vehicles they were riding in Timika, Papua, killing Amcits Ricky Spier and Ed Burgon. Ms. S [...]
2006-09-11 00:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA11214KEITH LUSE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN MOD DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Senate SFRC Senior Professional Staff Member Keith Luse met with Indonesian Defense Ministry Director General for Defense Strategy Major General Dadi Susanto on August 28 in Jakarta. Susanto characterized U.S.-Indonesian relations and military cooperation as positive. Susanto w [...]
2006-09-11 10:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA11215INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI
[...] (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a se-cret location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c). Kleib reque [...]
2006-09-11 10:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR ID
06JAKARTA11217INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI
[...] (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib, Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a secret location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c). Kleib reques [...]
2006-09-11 10:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR ID
06JAKARTA11335REQUEST FOR JIATF WEST FY07 COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT TO
[...] This is a U.S. Embassy Jakarta, DEA, ICE, and ICITAP coordinated request for U.S. Defense Department operational support under Section 1004, National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 as amended, for JIATF West support to Indonesian law enforcement agencies. 2. The DEA, ICE and ICITAP have [...]
2006-09-12 09:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL EFIN KCRM KHLS ID
06JAKARTA11342DEFENDANTS WALK OUT AS FBI AGENTS TESTIFY AT
[...] (U) The defendants and their attorneys walked out of the courtroom in protest as FBI Special Agents Ron Eowan and Paul Myers gave testimony at the September 12 session of the trial of seven men accused of killing two amcits in Timka, Papua in 2002. As Eowan was taking the witness stand, defen [...]
2006-09-12 11:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA11377U.S.-INDONESIA BILATERAL DEFENSE DIALOGUE AGREES
[...] (U) Summary: The sixth annual meeting of the U.S.-Indonesia Dialogue (USIBDD) in Jakarta on August 29-31, 2006 the two sides agreed to 138 military-to-military events for 2007. USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI ) also signed a Terms of Reference (TOR) formalizing the annual meeting pr [...]
2006-09-13 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL ID
06JAKARTA1141ACEH: ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR GOI-GAM PEACE
[...] (SBU) The Aceh peace process remains on track and now moves into a more difficult phase in which the parties begin to develop the parameters of political participation in a normalized Aceh to give voice to all of Acehenese society. Acehenese trust the USG as an honest broker because of our con [...]
2006-01-27 11:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ID
06JAKARTA1144Bengkulu's Young Governor Tries To Reform Sumatra's
[...] (SBU) Summary. Elected as a reformer in a poverty- stricken province more accustomed to corruption, political hacks and time-servers, new Governor Agusrin Najamudin represents a break with Bengkulu's past. Only devout Muslim PKS supported Najamudin's candidacy against candidates from larger an [...]
2006-01-30 00:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PINS PREL EAID ECON SOCI ID
06JAKARTA11472ASIA FOUNDATION ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING HERESY IN
[...] (C) Summary. A hard-line Indonesian Islamist magazine, Hidayatullah, has published a screed accusing The Asia Foundation (TAF) of supporting organizations and individuals who defame Islam. It also asserts that Indonesia's two largest Muslim mass organizations, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) and Muham [...]
2006-09-15 10:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID
06JAKARTA11474DRAFT MOU ON ILLEGAL LOGGING - EMBASSY JAKARTA
[...] (SBU). Embassy Jakarta supports the conclusion of a properly-structured MOU on illegal logging between the U.S. and Indonesia. Reducing widespread illegal logging is one of Indonesia's top development challenges, and the issue touches on several core areas of our assistance program, including [...]
2006-09-15 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA11475CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INDONESIA
[...] (U) The Fourth Regional Meeting of CWC States Parties in Asia met in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, 2006. The meeting was attended by 24 States Parties from the Asian Group: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, N [...]
2006-09-15 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PTER PHUM AMGT ASEC CWC SA AF MV
06JAKARTA11482THE VISIT OF VP KALLA: ENGAGING ON THE ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla,s September 23-28 visit to the U.S. offers an excellent opportunity to deliver a message on the need to accelerate economic reforms to one of Indonesia,s most influential officials. Although deeply involved in economic policy issues, Kalla is a relucta [...]
2006-09-18 06:13:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA11522DRAFT STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 07:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDID MARR PREL
06JAKARTA11585DEFENDANTS' HUNGER STRIKE DELAYS TIMIKA TRIAL
[...] (U) On September 19, the Central Jakarta court was scheduled to hear testimony from Indonesian military personnel who arrived on the scene of the August 31, 2002 ambush near Timika, Papua in which two Amcits and one Indonesian citizen were killed. Since the last session, the prosecution decid [...]
2006-09-19 10:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA1179YUDHOYONO CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON IRAN;
[...] (S) Summary: President Yudhoyono (SBY) convoked the Ambassador to an extraordinary meeting January 31, attended by four ministers, to convey Indonesia's intention to decide its position on Iran's nuclear program when the IAEA Board of Governors meet on March 6. He conveyed concerns with resp [...]
2006-01-31 11:16:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PGOV ID IR
06JAKARTA11845TIMIKA TRIAL: TNI PERSONNEL TESTIFY
[...] (SBU) On September 19, the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua, resumed. The defendants had ended their hunger strike (reftel) and were present except for Hardi Sugimol, who was recovering from an illness. Amcit victim witnesses [...]
2006-09-25 10:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA11892TIMIKA TRIAL: WITNESS SNAFU CAUSES DELAY
[...] (SBU) On September 26, the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua, resumed. It emerged that there was either a misunderstanding or a disagreement between the prosecution and defense teams about the order of the day's testimony. The [...]
2006-09-26 11:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA11921AHMADIYAHS SAY THEIR SITUATION REMAINS PRECARIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of intimidation by Islamic fundamentalists, Ahmadiyah leaders characterized their situation in Indonesia as precarious (Reftel). They noted that the Ahmadiyah community continues to experience sporadic acts of violence: in recent months a mob ransacked an Ahmadiyah mo [...]
2006-09-27 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SCUL KISL KIRF ID
06JAKARTA12031EAST KALIMANTAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
[...] Summary: Economic and political leaders in East Kalimantan praised the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) decentralization policy during a four-day embassy trip through the resource-rich province on the Indonesian part of Borneo. However, the same leaders criticized strongly the execution of tha [...]
2006-09-29 06:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EINV SENV PREL TBIO ID
06JAKARTA12099TIMIKA TRIAL: LAST DAY OF VICTIM, EXPERT TESTIMONY
[...] (SBU) On September 29, Central Jakarta court heard testimony from two victim witnesses and two expert witnesses in the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua. Amcit victim witness Patsy Spier attended, accompanied by an interpreter [...]
2006-10-02 10:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12159CT WORKSHOP REACHES AUDIENCE FROM EASTERN INDONESIA
[...] (C) The latest in a series of USG-funded CT workshops aimed at improving the performance of Indonesian law enforcement officials in terrorism cases took place in Makassar, South Sulawesi on September 19-20. The event was organized by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Leg [...]
2006-10-03 08:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC ID
06JAKARTA12160DISCOURAGING TNI FROM TAKING MANPADS TO UNIFIL
[...] (S) Charge discussed the MANPADS issue with Indonesian Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Dino Patti Djalal on October 2. Charge emphasized that Indonesian deployment with MANPADS would cause big problems and urged GOI to reconsider. Djalal subsequently discussed the issue with the commander [...]
2006-10-03 11:00:00Embassy JakartaSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA12161TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO TESTIFY
[...] (SBU) The trial of the suspects in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua resumed on October 3. The opening of the session was delayed by an hour because the head judge in the Timika case also served in the morning session of a circus-like, high-profile corrupti [...]
2006-10-03 11:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12256POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 11:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN
06JAKARTA12263POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-06 00:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN
06JAKARTA12296HIDAYATULLAH WILL RUN REJOINDER TO ATTACK ON THE
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 2 meeting, a Muhammadiyah Youth official told Poloff that the hard-line Islamist group Hidayatullah will publish a Muhammadiyah response to Hidayatullah's written attack on The Asia Foundation (TAF). Hidayatullah's concession came after more than two weeks of inten [...]
2006-10-06 07:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID
06JAKARTA12301A/S HILL'S PARTICIPATION IN 2006 PACIFIC ISLANDS
[...] We presented to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) reftel information about the U.S.-PIF special session and agenda and Assistant Secretary Hill's availability for meetings with heads of governments on the margins of the Pacific islands Forum and Post-Forum Dialogue. Contact [...]
2006-10-06 10:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV XU XV
06JAKARTA12338NORTH KOREAN TEST ANNOUNCEMENT AND INDONESIAN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Director for International Security and Disarmament Hasan Kleib at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 10. Kleib noted that the GOI had on October 9 issued a sharp condemnation of the DPRK nuclear test as "unacceptable." Kleib s [...]
2006-10-10 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KN PARM KNNP
06JAKARTA12379AMBASSADOR REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE IN MUNIR
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador asked Suciwati, the widow of slain human rights activist Munir, to meet with on him on October 11 in order to reassure her of the USG's continuing support for justice in the wake of the October 4th Supreme Court acquittal of Pollycarpus Priyanto, who had been previo [...]
2006-10-11 11:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA12492TIME TO INITIATE MLAT TALKS WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) We believe it is in the U.S. interest to initiate Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) talks with Indonesia. These negotiations could then be announced in connection with the upcoming POTUS visit to Indonesia (para 10). Conclusion of an MLAT agreement would strengthen the growing ties be [...]
2006-10-12 09:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PCRM KTIA KJUS ID
06JAKARTA12541INDONESIA SUPPORTS UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF
[...] (C) Polcouns and counterparts from the Australian and New Zealand Embassies delivered reftel demarche to Jonny Sinaga, deputy director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. We presented the main points of the demarche, emphasizing the co [...]
2006-10-13 08:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN ID
06JAKARTA12544PROSECUTORS DELIVER SENTENCING REQUESTS IN TIMIKA
[...] Prosecutors delivered their sentencing requests in court on October 13 for seven suspects accused of involvement in the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Prosecutors requested a sentence of 20 years for Antonius Wamang and 15 years for Agustinus Anggaibak and Yulianus Deikme on t [...]
2006-10-13 10:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12546INDONESIA SEEKS GPOI FUNDING FOR PLANNED
[...] (C) Summary: Officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs have confirmed Indonesia's interest in participating in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) and have asked whether GPOI funding could be used to support a national PKO center Indonesia is creating to train its mi [...]
2006-10-13 10:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA12547U.S.-INDONESIA SOFA TALKS LAY BASIS FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. delegation's exploratory talks with the Indonesian government on October 5 in Jakarta made considerable headway in establishing a basis of understanding for possible formal negotiation of a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Embassy shared a draft template text (r [...]
2006-10-13 11:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA12660ACEHNESE VILLAGERS EXHUMING CONFLICT VICTIMS'
[...] (C) Summary. Acehnese villagers are exhuming the graves of persons executed during the conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, Georges Paclisanu (strictly protect),Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),told us recently. Ba [...]
2006-10-18 04:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA12732EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH BG DADI SUSANTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Susanto on October 18, EAP DAS Eric John raised U.S. human rights concerns, the need for continued military vetting and accountability for past abuses, the importance of a SOFA in underpinning bilateral cooperatio [...]
2006-10-19 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS MOPS ID
06JAKARTA12773INDONESIAN TERRORISTS:RECENT RELEASES AND UPCOMING
[...] (C) Four years after the 2002 Bali bombing, several individuals convicted of terrorism for their involvement in that attack and the 2003 Marriot bombing are starting to complete their prison terms. According to information obtained from the Australian Embassy, nine convicted terrorists have b [...]
2006-10-20 09:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
06JAKARTA12776TNI ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES EMPHASIZE REFORM AND
[...] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono and Commander-in-Chief (Panglima) Air First Marshal Djoko Suyanto urged the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to continue along the path of reform as the TNI celebrated its 61st anniversary on October 5. The speeches exhorted the TNI to complete its tr [...]
2006-10-20 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12779 ACEH PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, HEADING TOWARD
[...] The Aceh peace process continues to move forward. Elections have been scheduled for December 11, and work has begun on implementing the Law on Governance of Aceh (LOGA). The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) is winding down its work and expects to cease operation on December 15. Reintegration paym [...]
2006-10-20 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM ID
06JAKARTA12782THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW
[...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...]
2006-10-20 11:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP
06JAKARTA12783THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW
[...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...]
2006-10-20 12:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP
06JAKARTA12798VP KALLA ON THE COURTS, MCC, PEACE CORPS AND MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the Ambassador on October 20 that the Supreme Court is "not using logic" in its approach to the Munir case, and that people are rightly not happy with the Pollycarpus verdict. He said the Supreme Court would soon reconsider its decision taking int [...]
2006-10-23 07:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KMCA PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12873INDONESIAN DELEGATES FOR THE SENIOR POLICY
[...] The government of Indonesia has provided the following nine names to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington,DC during the week of December 5-8, 2006. The participants are as follows: Name: Major General Suryadi Job Title: Director General for Defense Capability, D [...]
2006-10-31 08:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID
06JAKARTA12874TIMIKA DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO RESPOND TO SENTENCING
[...] (SBU) In an October 31 session lasting less than an hour, the defendants charged in the 2002 murders of two Amcits near Timika, Papua refused to respond to the sentencing requests handed down by prosecutors on October 13 (reftel). Their attorney, Johnson Penjaitan, attended the trial as a sp [...]
2006-10-31 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13005DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON ARF STATEMENT ON DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ASEAN KN ID
06JAKARTA13136ABB Preaches in North Sumatra
[...] (SBU) Summary: Radical Muslim Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir spoke in North Sumatra October 29 - 31 at a series of engagements on the implementation of Syariah law. Misleading posters advertising the visit masked Ba'asyir's identity and implied sponsorship of mainstream Muslim organizations. Thoug [...]
2006-11-07 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC KPAO
06JAKARTA13142TIMIKA TRIAL: WAMANG SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
[...] (SBU) On November 7, Judge Adriani Nurdin sentenced Anthonious Wamang to life in prison for premeditated murder in connection with the August 31, 2002 murders of two Americans and one Indonesian in Timika, Papua. Although prosecutors had requested 20 years, Judge Nurdin cited several conside [...]
2006-11-07 11:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13143NAMRU-2 NEGOTIATIONS TO PROCEED NOVEMBER 9
[...] (C) Summary: We will be proceeding with an initial NAMRU-2 negotiation session on November 9. The Ambassador was told by Eddi Hariyadhi, Director General for American and European Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs Nov. 7 that he is confident that resolution of the issue would pro [...]
2006-11-07 13:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID
06JAKARTA13169AMBASSADOR URGES VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718
[...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, Ambassador stressed the importance of vigorous implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718, aimed at stopping DPRK trafficking in military materiel and certain luxury goods (reftels). Ambassador pointed out that beca [...]
2006-11-09 10:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID
06JAKARTA13170PM A/S HILLEN'S POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen discussed a range of political-military issues with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sudarsono, Foreign Affairs Director General Hariyadhi and other public leaders in Jakarta on November 7. The discussions built on simil [...]
2006-11-09 10:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MNUC RI
06JAKARTA13171UNGA: DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON CUBA EMBARGO,
[...] (SBU) After learning that the entire staff of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate was either in New York or otherwise unavailable, we met November 9 with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to urge [...]
2006-11-09 10:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PHUM ETRD CU ID
06JAKARTA13172ADDITIONS TO INDONESIAN DELEGATION FOR SENIOR
[...] The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted the names of two additional delegates to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC scheduled for December 5-8, 2006. The additional participants are as follows: Name: Mr. Ramadansyah Hasan Job Title: Head o [...]
2006-11-09 11:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID
06JAKARTA13181NEW ZEALAND DCM CALLS ON JI'S POLITICAL WING
[...] (C) Summary. New Zealand's Deputy Head of Mission briefed us about his meeting with Irfan Awwas, the leader of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),Jemaah Islamiyah's political wing (his reporting cable has been sent by classified email to EAP/MTS and INR/EAP). Awwas spoke about MMI's goal of p [...]
2006-11-13 07:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ID
06JAKARTA13193YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA
[...] (S) Summary: Mr. President: Your visit to Indonesia provides an excellent opportunity to consolidate recent gains in U.S.- Indonesian relations and showcase the success of our core political values ) freedom, democracy, and economic development ) in this, the world,s largest Muslim-majority [...]
2006-11-13 10:11:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA13198INDONESIAN MPS PRAISE INTL VISITOR PROGRAM, CITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloffs recently debriefed four members of the Indonesian House of Representatives who participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program, &The U.S. Political System,8 from August 7 ) 25, 2006. In their visits to cities and towns throughout the United States, the par [...]
2006-11-14 02:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC SCUL KPAO KISL PREL ID
06JAKARTA13216FOREIGN MINISTRY READY TO OPEN MLAT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) The GOI is ready to move forward with negotiations on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. On November 15, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate for Treaties on Political, Security, and Territorial Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno told Poloff and [...]
2006-11-15 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA PGOV PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA13217INDONESIA NON-COMMITTAL ON BELARUS, MATHESON
[...] (SBU) On November 15 we met with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to present demarches on Belarus' anti-U.S. resolutions (ref A) and to solicit support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission (ref B). [...]
2006-11-15 10:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA ILC BO ID
06JAKARTA13218INDONESIA BEGINS NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: Formal discussions between the Indonesian and U.S. governments on the future status of the Naval Medical Research Unit 2 (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta began on November 9. The Indonesians, fresh from high-level interagency discussions, came in with a set of six concerns which were mostly [...]
2006-11-15 10:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID
06JAKARTA13222OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 07:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALSCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13229INTERFAITH YOUTH DELIVER POTUS LETTER TO AMBASSADOR
[...] In advance of President Bush's upcoming visit to Indonesia, a group of Indonesian interfaith youth leaders met with the Ambassador to present a letter to the President (full text in para 6). The delegates represented all of Indonesia's major religions: Islam (the youth wings of mass-based [...]
2006-11-17 06:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13236INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]
2006-11-19 23:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13244INDONESIA AND US SIGN MULTI-HAZARD MOU
[...] State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman and Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "General Cooperation in Science and Technology for Natural Hazard Assessment, Analysis, Warning, Preparedness and Mitigation" on November 20. We have scanned and [...]
2006-11-20 08:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TPSL AEMR TPHY ECON PREL ID
06JAKARTA13255OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND
[...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Komaruddin Hidayat, the new rector of the State Islamic University's (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah campus, and former rector Azyumardi Azra spoke to us about the university, Islam and society. They argued that Indonesia is becoming increasingly conservative religious [...]
2006-11-22 00:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALSCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13277DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S PROPOSED IAEA
[...] (SBU) We conveyed talking points and non-paper in reftel paras 3 and 4 to Musurifun, Deputy Director for South and Central Asian Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. Musurifun was non-committal, but took our points on board and undertook to coordinate them with other relevant [...]
2006-11-22 10:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PREL PGOV KNNP IR ID
06JAKARTA13282Aceh: Election Update
[...] (U) Summary: Aceh will hold provincial elections on December 11, the province's first since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and pro-independence forces in Helsinki in 2005. According to the election rules, candidates must receive more than 25 percen [...]
2006-11-24 03:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AS ID
06JAKARTA13289ACEH: MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN GAM REINTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: After refusing for more than a year, GAM finally provided a list of ex-combatants to the government, paving the way for some reintegration payments to be made before the end of the year. GAM's providing names breaks the impasse, but persisting differences on land compensation, [...]
2006-11-24 04:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC ID
06JAKARTA13293Aceh to Increase Police Presence During Election
[...] (U) At the Commission on Security Arrangements (CoSA) meeting on November 4, representatives of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM),Free Aceh Movement (GAM),and the government agreed to temporarily increase the number of police officers in Aceh by 2,433 above levels permitted in the Helsinki M [...]
2006-11-24 04:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AS ID
06JAKARTA13294TNI Commander Reaffirms Military's Commitment to
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a speech in Aceh on November 6, TNI Commander Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto said TNI would continue to respect the Helsinki MOU after the departure of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) next month. He also reminded his audience that TNI had withdrawn from politics, acted under th [...]
2006-11-24 04:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AS ID
06JAKARTA13305Aceh: Official Campaign Season Begins
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Official campaigning began in Aceh on November 24, although advertisements for some candidates have been up for weeks, giving a slight advantage to well- financed candidates. GAM "Prime Minister Malik Mahmud returned to Aceh to try to reunify the GAM movement and to voic [...]
2006-11-27 10:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PINR PREL KDEM ASEC ID
06JAKARTA13308GPOI FUNDING: INDONESIAN PLANS FOR A TRAINING
[...] (C) Poloff and ODC Chief met with Department of Foreign Affairs officer for International Security and Disarmament Yonatri Rilmania on November 14 to learn more about a planned Indonesian center for peacekeeping training and to explain U.S. funding possibilities for this and other potential ne [...]
2006-11-27 10:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MASS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13329INTER-EMBASSY POLITICAL ISLAM CONTACT GROUP'S
[...] (C) Summary. On November 9, representatives from the British, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand, Dutch, Singaporean and U.S. embassies in Jakarta met to establish a political Islam contact group; representatives from the Australian and German embassies will participate in future meetings. Most [...]
2006-11-28 23:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA13341INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REVISED PROPOSED TEXT FOR A
[...] (C) We delivered the revised text of the draft agreement for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Indonesia (ref a) on November 15 to Harry Purwanto, Director for North and Central American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). We noted that the text had been revised with a [...]
2006-11-29 10:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALID KTIA MARR MOPS PREL
06JAKARTA13361MEGAWATI SURVEYS THE INDONESIAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) During a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Megawati Soekarnoputri avoided discussing whether she would consider cooperating with President Yudhoyono's government, bemoaned the increasing influence of Islamists in Indonesian politics, and outlined the challenges of d [...]
2006-11-30 09:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13372YUDHOYONO ALLEGEDLY APPROVES TRYING SOLDIERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: According to media reports citing Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister Awaluddin, President Yudhoyono has signaled his support for draft legislation which would clear the way for military personnel charged with criminal acts to be tried in civilian courts. The report, if [...]
2006-12-01 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS MARR ID
06JAKARTA13379THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GUS DUR
[...] (C) During a November 30 meeting with the Ambassador, an uncharacteristically reserved former President Abdurrachman Wahid (aka Gus Dur) gave his views on U.S.-Indonesia relations and President Bush's visit, Indonesia's economic shortcomings, and developments within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and th [...]
2006-12-01 09:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13385MUNIR CASE: INDONESIAN POLICE SAY FBI COULD HELP
[...] (S) A police team investigating the case of murdered human rights campaigner Munir will visit FBI Quantico December 4-9, accompanied by Embassy Legatt, for technical assistance in retrieving SMS messages among Munir and those implicated in his murder (Ref A). Lead police investigator Anton C [...]
2006-12-04 07:02:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA13392SBY'S CT RECORD AFTER TWO YEARS: A MIXED BAG
[...] (C) Two years into the Yudhoyono Administration, Jakarta remains stalwart in its commitment to identify, arrest, and convict terrorist operatives. The combination of strong political support for tactical CT operations and substantial international assistance has enabled Indonesian law enforce [...]
2006-12-04 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC KISL ID
06JAKARTA13419PKS SUFFERS ELECTORAL SETBACK
[...] (C) The ascendant Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) fell just short in its attempt to register a defining victory in the November 26 Banten provincial governor's race. The Banten Electoral Commission certified the election results on December 1 and declared Golkar's Ratu Atut Chosiyah the winner [...]
2006-12-06 08:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13421SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...]
2006-12-06 09:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID
06JAKARTA13426ACEH: FRONT RUNNERS IN ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: As the official campaign period winds down, no pair of candidates has taken a decisive lead in the race to become Aceh Governor and Vice Governor. Three pairs of candidates -- Malek Raden and Fuad Zakaria, Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah, and Azwar Abubakar and Nasir Djamil -- have [...]
2006-12-07 04:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KHUM ASEC ID
06JAKARTA13446ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS-OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006
[...] Summary. President Yudhoyono said Indonesia will honor its existing LNG contracts during a November 27-29 state visit to Japan. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on November 25 that Indonesia will decide next year whether to renew those contracts. On November 25, state gas company PGN restored [...]
2006-12-08 09:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA13453ROH, SBY INITIAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary. On December 4 in Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun initialed a comprehensive 32-point "Strategic Partnership" encompassing a wide rage of areas for cooperation. The Partnership serves as a baseline for the development [...]
2006-12-08 11:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG KS ID
06JAKARTA13462ACEH HOLDS FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, THE FIRST
[...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Indonesia fielded a team of 40 U.S. officials and local support staff to monitor the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11. Embassy's press release, below, provides our endorsement of the election pr [...]
2006-12-11 12:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13473DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...]
2006-12-13 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
06JAKARTA13476CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES INSULTING THE PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: A divided Constitutional Court on December 7 struck down three articles of the Criminal Code which made insulting the President or Vice President a criminal act. The instant case involved an appeal brought by two political activists being tried for insulting President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-14 07:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13478TERRORISM FINANCE: ABAS SIGNS TERMS OF REMOVAL
[...] (SBU) On December 8, 2006, Jakarta's Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) and POLOFF met with Nasir Abas at the Embassy regarding Ref A letter confirming his acceptance of the terms and conditions for his removal from the United States Department of the Treasury OFAC list of Specially Designated Gl [...]
2006-12-14 08:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETFN PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA13480FINANCE MINISTER ON OPIC, TAX ISSUES, AND NEC
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the Ambassador on December 14 that the Directorate General of Taxation (DG Tax) would need to finalize a review of Indonesia's international tax agreements before moving forward on an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Investment Sup [...]
2006-12-14 09:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL KCOR ID
06JAKARTA13481U.S. OBSERVATION TEAM FOR ACEH ELECTIONS: WHAT WE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A comprehensive post-election analysis of questionnaires returned by members of the official U.S. election observation team confirm our initial report (reftel) that the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11 were fre [...]
2006-12-14 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13496AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe met with Indonesian Minister for Home Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf on December 12 to discuss cooperation and assistance issues. The Ambassador congratulated the Government of Indonesia on the success of the provincial elections in Aceh, urged closer coordination to [...]
2006-12-15 08:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON ID
06JAKARTA13497INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...]
2006-12-15 09:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID
06JAKARTA13498YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December  [...]
2006-12-15 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS
06JAKARTA13513ACEH: IMPLICATIONS OF THE GAM VICTORY
[...] (C) Summary: The surprise win of the Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) Irwandi Yusuf in Aceh's gubernatorial election is clear evidence that the province's first direct local elections were genuine and that the peace process is beginning to mature. Irwandi's win is likely to accelerate GAM's transit [...]
2006-12-18 09:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13543INDONESIA WANTS NO CHANGE IN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (U) On December 18, visiting IO PDAS Warlick met with Slamet Hidayat, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, we urged that Indonesia support retention of the current 22-percent ceiling rate in the UNGA debate on UN assessmen [...]
2006-12-20 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA ID
06JAKARTA13564CWC: STATUS OF INDONESIAN IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION
[...] POLOFF met with Daniel Simanjuntak of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on December 13 to present reftel points and discuss the status of Indonesia's implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Simanjuntak sai [...]
2006-12-21 11:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW ID
06JAKARTA13578PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS James Warlick discussed Indonesian peacekeeping policy and options with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Dadi Susanto in Jakarta on December 19. Susanto said the UNIFIL deployment to Lebanon was Indonesia's first involving mechanized infantry. Indonesia w [...]
2006-12-22 05:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ID
06JAKARTA13579IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...]
2006-12-22 05:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13584IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS INDONESIAN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 19 meeting with IO PDAS James B. Warlick, Indonesian National Security Advisor Dino Djalal stressed that the GOI takes its upcoming UNSC duties very seriously, and looks forward to a constructive working relationship with the U.S. He said that President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-26 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA13603CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (U) In a controversial decision, on December 19 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (CC) ruled that the legal provision which created the Anti-Corruption Court was unconstitutional, but allowed the court to continue functioning for a period of three years. The overturned provision was part [...]
2006-12-28 03:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PCRM KTIA ID
06JAKARTA13609IO PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH FORMER FORMIN ALI
[...] (C) Summary. On December 19, IO PDAS James B. Warlick met with Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1987-99),to discuss Indonesia's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Alatas said that both President Yudhoyono (SBY) and Foreign Minister Hassan [...]
2006-12-28 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID
06JAKARTA13615UNSCR 1737 INFORMATION SHARED WITH INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) We met December 28 with Carolina Tinangon, desk officer in the International Security and Disarmament Directorate of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to deliver information on implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran's nuclear program. Ms. Tinangon was already very familia [...]
2006-12-29 06:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PREL PGOV KNNP UNSC IR ID
06JAKARTA1374INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT TAKES UP DRAFT ACEH LAW
[...] (SBU) The Yudhoyono administration on January 26 delivered its draft Law on Governing Aceh (LOGA) to the House of Representatives (DPR) for debate. The August 15, 2005 GOI-GAM MOU, which ended the armed conflict, requires the law's passage by March 31 -- a deadline that would require legislat [...]
2006-02-02 11:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EFIN KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA1651HELPING DENMARK AND OTHER EUROPEANS WEATHER THE
[...] (C) Summary: We have maintained close and cooperative contact with our Danish and Norwegian diplomatic colleagues as violent demonstrators have targeted Danish and American diplomatic missions. We have offered various types of security assistance and weighed in with the GOI at senior levels [...]
2006-02-08 11:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER ASEC ID DA
06JAKARTA1817INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan February 1 expressed to SIPDIS Assistant Secretary John Hillen his great pleasure that the U.S. had taken steps to end the "embargo" on military-to-military cooperation and suggested that the countries nee [...]
2006-02-10 11:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1818INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary John Hillen February 1 described to Indonesian Defense Minister the "great anticipation" in the U.S. regarding Indonesia and the U.S. desired a robust relationship with Indonesia. Juwono told A/S Hillen he would do whatever necessary to strengthen this relat [...]
2006-02-10 11:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1819INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...]
2006-02-10 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2030CARTOONS CAST SHADOW OVER REGIONAL INTER-FAITH MEET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia hosted religious leaders representing 10 religious faiths from 17 East Asian nations to an inter-faith conference February 12-13. While the gathering produced a helpful declaration that included calls for greater inter-religious tolerance and understanding to deter ex [...]
2006-02-15 09:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL ID
06JAKARTA2031SEEKING SUPPORT FOR FINAL IRAQ ELECTION RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 09:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPRC ID IZ
06JAKARTA2032INDONESIA: SBY USES INVESTITURE OF NEW TNI CHIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono February 13 swore in Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto as the new commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to replace General Endriartono Sutarto. Air Marshal Suyanto, the first Air Force Officer to hold the position, will assume command of [...]
2006-02-15 12:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2110INDONESIA: POLAND PLANS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL
[...] (C) Polish Ambassador Tomasz Lukaszuk previewed with the Ambassador February 16 the upcoming visit to Jakarta of Polish Minister of National Defense Radoslaw Sikorski. Lukaszuk noted that NATO Ambassadors in Jakarta had agreed in 2000 to cooperate on defense matters and inform counterparts of [...]
2006-02-16 11:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2112INDONESIA-ET TRUTH/FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION FACES
[...] (C) Indonesia's senior bureaucrat responsible for human rights in a February 8 meeting described the Indonesia-East Timor Commission on Truth and Friendship (CTF) as "stagnant," due to East Timor's presentation of its human rights report to the UN, the shooting of three Indonesians on the East [...]
2006-02-16 11:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
06JAKARTA2316INDONESIAN OUTBRIEF ON KOREAN MEDIATION MISSION
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Special Envoy Amb. Nana Sutresna briefed representatives of the nations participating in the Six Party talks on his travels to Pyongyang and Seoul earlier in the month. Sutresna, following the instructions of President Yudhoyono (SBY) urged the North Koreans to resume [...]
2006-02-21 11:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNUC MARR KN KS ID
06JAKARTA2476INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AL-ASKARIYA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-23 08:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ID IZ
06JAKARTA2483INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) We conveyed and discussed ref A points February 23 with Wahib, Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, and emphasized our preference that the GOI not receive Hamas delegations. Wahib replied that the GOI had not extended a visit invitatio [...]
2006-02-23 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ID
06JAKARTA2490CODEL KOLBE CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) On February 21, President Yudhoyono presented the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) delegation headed by Representative Jim Kolbe with a lengthy description of his priorities including reform, continued democratization, increased economic prosperity, Aceh and Papua. He raised [...]
2006-02-23 12:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KISL MARR OVIP ID IR
06JAKARTA2514SENATOR FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (SBU) Senator Russ Feingold met February 23 with Indonesian human rights and judicial reform NGOs, and expressed strong support for the promotion of human rights in Indonesia and justice for past abuses. Human rights advocates expressed disappointment at lack of progress in accountability fo [...]
2006-02-24 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS ID
06JAKARTA2515CODEL KOLBE AND HDAC ENGAGE INDONESIAN LEGISLATORS
[...] CODEL Kolbe met on February 21-22 with top legislators from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in the first overseas visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC). Indonesian legislators welcomed the CODEL,s expertise on legislative affairs and its encouragement for the [...]
2006-02-24 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
06JAKARTA252TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI FURTHER ON TF
[...] (S) As requested reftel, Embassy Jakarta proposes the following talking points for an initial approach to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) on securing better implementation of Indonesia's exiting UNSCR 1267 obligations. We recommend the same approach this time as in the past, i.e., a separa [...]
2006-01-06 10:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL AS ID
06JAKARTA2527TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI ON TF ADN
[...] (S) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials raised concerns about the effect of additional UN 1267 designations of Indonesia's on the country's international reputation. Generally speaking, though, they did not voice specific initial opposition to a U.S. and Australian plan to move [...]
2006-02-24 09:58:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL AS ID
06JAKARTA2530CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...]
2006-02-24 10:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA2532SENATOR FEINGOLD'S FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda expressed optimism that Indonesia's historic experience with Islamic fundamentalism would eventually lead to success in stemming the current threat posed by Muslim extrem [...]
2006-02-24 11:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP PTER PGOV KAWC KNNP IR TT ID
06JAKARTA2744ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23 discussed with Indonesian Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono difficulties budget shortfalls caused for TNI's ability to respond to "natural and man-made disasters" and the GOI's procurement focus on transportation assets, which could [...]
2006-03-02 07:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2819ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...]
2006-03-02 13:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV
06JAKARTA2820ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER WIDODO
[...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Widodo A.S. on February 23. He emphasized the importance to the United States of restored mil-mil relations with Indonesia. Both le [...]
2006-03-03 02:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ID
06JAKARTA2848BA'ASYIR REVIEW MOVES FORWARD WITH AMROZI TESTIMONY
[...] (C) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi testified on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process (ref A). However, the results of his testimony have yet to reach the South Jakarta District Court, which scheduled its next session for March [...]
2006-03-03 10:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA2914INDONESIA: ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH NEW TNI
[...] (C) Summary: Air Chief Marshall Djoko Suyanto was upbeat in his assessment of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relations with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23. Suyanto described the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) internal reforms as &ongoing8 but cautioned that changing TNI,s cul [...]
2006-03-06 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA2917YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: MOVING OUR RENEWED
[...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your March 14-15 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) Su [...]
2006-03-06 13:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA2985TIMIKA CASE NEARING PROSECUTION PHASE
[...] (C) Summary. During their February 27 - March 7 deployment to Jakarta, the FBI team investigating the August 2002 murders of two American citizens near Timika, Papua, assisted by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors, supported their Indonesian counterparts in the final stages of preparing the [...]
2006-03-07 10:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC KJUS CASC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA3161 NORTH SUMATRA GOVERNOR NAMED DESPITE ALLEGATIONS
[...] (SBU) North Sumatra Deputy Governor Rudolf Pardede will become Acting Governor of North Sumatra on March 10, months after former Governor Rizul Nurdin's unfortunate death. The announcement of his appointment came after several weeks of increased activity in the investigation of Pardede's alleg [...]
2006-03-10 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA3162INDONESIA - GOI FINALLY PURGES PERTAMINA BOARD
[...] (SBU) On March 8 the Government of Indonesia (GOI) replaced the head of state oil and gas company Pertamina after more than a year of unfulfilled promises to shake up Indonesia's most powerful state-owned enterprise. Ari Sumarno succeeds Megawati-era appointee Widya Purnama as President Dire [...]
2006-03-10 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV PREL PINR ID
06JAKARTA3173INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 06:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA3241 TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (S) As requested in ref Ref a, on March 13 we notified Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Officer Aris Munandar that, o/a March 30, the U.S. and Australia plan to submit the names of the JI-4 to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on [...]
2006-03-13 08:29:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN PTER PREL ETTC ID
06JAKARTA3244ISLAMIC BANKING GROWING IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's Islamic banking sector is small (under two percent of banking sector assets) but growing rapidly, and could reach nine percent by 2011, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) officials. BI regulates sharia banking and is encouraging the growth of the sector with a lower i [...]
2006-03-13 09:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA3298SUPREME COURT ORDERS EX-MILITIA LEADER TO JAIL FOR
[...] (SBU) Indonesia's Supreme Court on March 13 upheld the conviction of former East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres and reinstated his ten-year prison sentence. Prosecutors said they would immediately jail Guterres, who has remained free pending his appeal. The politically well-connected G [...]
2006-03-15 03:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
06JAKARTA3344A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono March 3 described to EAP Assistant Secretary Chris Hill his plans to press the Burmese junta to reform. During his visit to Rangoon March 2, the President said he had urged General Than Shwe to make progress on the national constitution, national [...]
2006-03-15 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3405ADMIRAL FALLON AND SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSS
[...] (U) Commander Pacific Command (PACOM) Admiral William J. Fallon and Senator Russell Feingold met on February 25 in Medan with representatives of Indonesian military and police to discuss security in the Straits of Malacca. The Admiral underscored USG interest in maintaining a safe and secure [...]
2006-03-17 00:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC EWWT PINR PREL SI MY TH ID
06JAKARTA3482CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO
[...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...]
2006-03-17 11:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3483INDONESIA: CODEL FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister told visiting Senator Russell Feingold that progress in the counterterrorism fight by Indonesian law enforcement authorities had disrupted terrorist groups in the country. Terror groups had financial difficulties, were less able to mount attacks and [...]
2006-03-17 12:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3560SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH ASEAN SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion on February 23, ASEAN General Secretary Ong Keng Yong outlined ASEAN's priorities and challenges for U.S. Senator Russell Feingold. He praised the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, noting that it reaffirms a critical relationship sometimes taken for granted in [...]
2006-03-20 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEAN OREP PREL PGOV AORC CH BM ID
06JAKARTA3680TIP UPDATE: POLICE RAIDS FREE CHILD PROSTITUTES
[...] (SBU) The new head of Indonesia's national police anti-trafficking unit (Unit III) has targeted removal of children from prostitution as his first operational priority. Unit III's chief reports that police units in Surabaya, Batam and Jakarta have freed some 37 child victims in these locatio [...]
2006-03-21 08:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA3688TRAINING MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL WOULD IMPROVE
[...] (C) The deaths of 3 "Mobile Brigade" (Brimob) policemen in Jayapura, Papua on March 16 highlight a major deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. The 2003 ban on the training of Brimob personnel by ICITAP (ref A) prevents us from aiding the unit most in need of assistance [...]
2006-03-21 11:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA4464AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM GRANT TO PAPUANS SPARKS SHARP
[...] (C) Summary: The Australian Government's March 23 decision to grant three-year "protection visas" to 42 Indonesian nationals from troubled Papua province has provoked condemnation from the GOI and the Indonesian public. The GOI recalled its ambassador from Canberra, postponed a bilateral [...]
2006-04-06 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM AS ID
06JAKARTA4466INDONESIA CONSIDERING DARFUR PKO ISSUES
[...] (C) We delivered on April 4 the points contained reftel to the Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Hassan Kleib, to urge Indonesian support for re-hatting as a UN PKO the African Union Mission in Sudan. We also pressed [...]
2006-04-06 10:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL KPKO ID SU
06JAKARTA4755INDONESIA PREVIEWS BALI ASEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. On April 13, we urged Indonesia, together with its ASEAN partners, to press Burma on human rights and democratization at the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat in Bali. We urged further that ASEAN make its concerns on these issues public, as it did at its Kuala Lumpur su [...]
2006-04-13 10:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA4756INDONESIA ENTHUSIASTIC ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PLEDGE
[...] (U) On April 11, we conveyed the Secretary's letter on our pledge for the Human Rights Council (reftel a) to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda under cover of a diplomatic note. 2. (SBU) On April 13, we followed up with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at [...]
2006-04-13 11:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNGA ID
06JAKARTA4757MUNIR CASE: AMBASSADOR SIGNALS CONTINUED U.S.
[...] (S) In an April 11 meeting intended to signal continued U.S. concern over the Munir case, Suciwati, the widow of the murdered human rights campaigner, told the Ambassador of her plan to visit Washington in late April as part of a schedule organized by U.S. human rights groups. The visit would [...]
2006-04-13 12:14:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA4964INDONESIA: TAX REFORM MOVES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told donors on April 19 that President Yudhoyono would sign a decree very soon appointing two prominent Indonesians, Ma'rie Muhammad and Marsilam Simanjuntak, to help steer the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) tax and customs reform efforts. Bo [...]
2006-04-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PINR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA4965SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...]
2006-04-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA4967SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...]
2006-04-19 12:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA5039NU CHAIRMAN MUZADI NERVOUS ABOUT GROWTH OF ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),told the Ambassador April 19 of his concern over the growth of "hard-line Islam" in Indonesia and throughout the Muslim world. Muzadi expressed doubts about the GOI's will to arrest this d [...]
2006-04-20 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA5040PROSECUTORS UNFAZED BY AMROZI'S TESTIMONY FOR
[...] (S) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi appeared in the Cilacap District Court on April 19 to testify on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process. With hundreds of Ba'asyir supporters in tow, Amrozi repeated his previously submitted testimon [...]
2006-04-20 11:01:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA5237NO SURPRISES AT UBUD ASEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Based on readouts from Indonesian Foreign Ministry and Jakarta-based diplomatic contacts, the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat held in Ubud, Bali on April 19 - 20 seems to have been a routine affair. Some ministers expressed disappointment with Burma, but it was hardly a full-c [...]
2006-04-26 11:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA5485INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT
[...] (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top. The manhunt then led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the discovery of [...]
2006-05-01 11:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA5551DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) We met May 2 with with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to deliver demarches contained reftels on our opposition to Iran's candidacy for the UN Council on Human Rights. Drawing on talking points [...]
2006-05-03 01:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5642JAKARTA WATCHING EAST TIMOR UNREST
[...] (C) On May 4, DCM was called by his Australian and Singaporean counterparts who expressed concern about ongoing unrest in East Timor (reftels). The Australians' analysis of the situation seemed to track with the information Embasy Dili has provided. Australian DCM said that the GOA had alrea [...]
2006-05-04 11:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AS SN TT ID
06JAKARTA5703IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) House of Representatives Chairman Agung Laksono plans to engage in a friendly manner with Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad during Ahmadi-Nejad's upcoming visit, according to one of Agung's closest associates. Agung's positive view of the Iranians appears to stem at least in part from his pe [...]
2006-05-05 11:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EMIN IR ID
06JAKARTA5705IRANIAM PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 10 - 13 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. Prior to participating in the D-8 Summit in Bali on May 12 - 13, Iranian President Ahmadinejad will be hosted to a state visit in Jakarta, including meetings with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda as well as meetings with parliamentarians and appearances at univer [...]
2006-05-05 13:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP KISL AORC IR ID
06JAKARTA5778TERRORISM FINANCE: MA'ARIF EDUCATION FOUNDATION
[...] (S) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) education office tells us that the Sidoarjo-based Yayasan Pendidikan Ma'arif (the Ma'arif Educational Foundation) has no links to the al Ma'arif Education Foundation in the Philippines (reftel). "Ma'arif" means "learning" or "knowledge" in Arabic, and thousands of [...]
2006-05-08 10:27:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ID
06JAKARTA5779IRAN: AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador urged Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda to press Iran on its nuclear weapons development program during President Ahmadi-Nejad's state visit to Jakarta May 10-11 and during the D-8 Summit in Bali May 12-13, and to use extreme caution in making public statements on t [...]
2006-05-08 10:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KUNR KNNP UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5789ASD RODMAN'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman met Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan on April 12. Both expressed strong interest in expanding military ties. Imron pressed for USG training for Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus); [...]
2006-05-09 06:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM KDEM KAWC TT BM TW
06JAKARTA5886IRAN/INDONESIA: YUDHOYONO CALLS FOR NEGOTIATED
[...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad May 10 received a warm welcome on the first full day of his State visit to Indonesia. Following his meeting with Ahmadi-Nejad in Jakarta, Indonesian President Yudhoyono publicly described Iran's nuclear program as peaceful, but called for the tensi [...]
2006-05-10 10:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KNNP IR ID
06JAKARTA59YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: LAUNCHING A RENEWED
[...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your January 8-10 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) [...]
2006-01-03 11:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL ID
06JAKARTA6025INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...]
2006-05-12 12:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNPP KISL IR ID
06JAKARTA6026INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...]
2006-05-14 23:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNPP KISL IR ID
06JAKARTA616AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) told the Ambassador, January 16, of an increased need for regional counterterrorism cooperation, notably in the region of Sabah/East Kalimantan, and that he would welcome U.S. assistance to this end. He asked the Ambassador to work with the Defense Minister and [...]
2006-01-17 13:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EPET PGOV PTER PHUM
06JAKARTA617INDONESIA SOFT ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador followed up the Secretary's telephone call to Foreign Minister Wirajuda SIPDIS seeking Indonesian support for referral of Iran to the UN Security Council by the IAEA Board of Governors. The Ambassador called for Indonesia to serve as a strong voice i [...]
2006-01-17 14:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC ID
06JAKARTA6200JAKARTA CT SEMINAR BUILDS ON PARIS PROGRAM,
[...] (C) Sixty Indonesian counterterrorism officials participated in an intensive four-day U.S.-funded seminar in Jakarta on CT legislation, marking the next step in U.S-French-Indonesian CT cooperation. Co-hosted by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affai [...]
2006-05-16 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS FR ID
06JAKARTA6201D-8 SUMMIT KEEPS FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian hosts and other participants at the D-8 Summit in Bali succeeded in preventing Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad from using the event as a platform to drum up support for his country's nuclear program. The D-8 (which also includes Turkey, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, M [...]
2006-05-16 10:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAORC KISL KNNP PREL TU IR ID
06JAKARTA6248JAKARTA EMBARRASSED BY "UNPLANNED" CHEN STOPOVER
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's May 11-12 "refueling stopover" on the Indonesian island of Batam turned into an overnight visit that included a tour of an industrial park and a dinner hosted by the Taiwanese business community with the provincial governor in attendance. T [...]
2006-05-17 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW ID
06JAKARTA6393EXECUTION ORDERS FOR BALI BOMBERS SIGNED, BUT
[...] (C) Australian diplomats informed us that the GOI has initiated execution procedures for 2002 Bali bombers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Gufron alias Muklas; however, the timing remains uncertain, as questions remain regarding the final disposition of pardon requests, Judicial Re [...]
2006-05-19 11:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA6433APCSS SUPPORT FOR NSC SEMINAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 06:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6493SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Secretary: Your strong support for the Administration's decision to move quickly in November to normalize military-to-military ties with Indonesia has given a new, more cooperative quality to bilateral relations across the range of our interests. You will have the opportuni [...]
2006-05-22 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA6497Aceh: GAM Reintegration Advances Despite Obstacles
[...] (SBU) Summary. Successful reintegration of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ex-combatants and others, essential to ensuring long term peace in Aceh, has advanced but still faces obstacles. Reintegration payments promised by GOI have arrived only slowly. Aceh's economy remains flat or worse, with a [...]
2006-05-23 00:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JAKARTA6648INDONESIA COPES WITH HIGH OIL PRICES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) October 2005 decision to slash fuel subsidies has better positioned Indonesia's economy to withstand the macroeconomic pressures from sustained high global fuel prices. Domestic fuel consumption, and very likely illegal smuggling of subsidize [...]
2006-05-26 08:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA6770STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) May 30, PolCouns pressed Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs, about our pending request for a temporary SOFA agreement in connection with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief effort. Purwanto replied that "internal consultations" were ongoing, and [...]
2006-05-30 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID
06JAKARTA6771INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]
2006-05-30 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6772INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP - CORRECTED
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]
2006-05-30 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6773GOI RESPONDS TO STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT REQUEST
[...] (C) Subsequent to transmission of reftel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs faxed a formal reply late May 30 to our request to implement a SOFA in conjunction with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief. The reply agrees to the principle of establishing a SOFA, but modifies the agreement reached in [...]
2006-05-30 12:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID
06JAKARTA6802PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES LOW-KEY VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 visit to Indonesia, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar elicited statements of support for Palestinian statehood from GOI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior GOI officials. After meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Foreign Mi [...]
2006-05-31 06:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA6811AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR QUICK AGREEMENT ON SOFA
[...] (C) During a May 31 visit to Yogyakarta, Ambassador pressed Presidential foreign policy adviser Dino Djalal to weigh in on the Foreign Ministry's response (ref. B) to our request for a temporary SOFA agreement in conjunction with earthquake relief efforts there. The Ambassador told Djalal th [...]
2006-05-31 09:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR KTIA EAID MOPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA6813INDONESIA: MAY 31 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,846 dead and 22,731 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. USAID partners provide medical treatment and supplies to afflicted areas. Approximately 75 U.S. military personnel have arrived, and we expe [...]
2006-05-31 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6910INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...]
2006-06-01 09:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6911INDONESIA: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and our request for a public GOI statement of support to Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda on June 1 (other discussion topics reported septel). Visibly pleased by the U.S. approach on Iran, Wirajuda said he had watched the Secretary deliver [...]
2006-06-01 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6912AMBASSADOR LOBBIES FOREIGN MINISTER ON SOFA
[...] (C) During a June 1 meeting with Foreign Minister Wirajuda (other subjects septel),the Ambassador noted that while the presence of U.S. military personnel in Yogyakarta for earthquake relief is expected to be short, the United States considers a SOFA important to cover those deployments. Fo [...]
2006-06-01 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS EAID PREL KTIA ID
06JAKARTA7009INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON VISIT BY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 08:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA7010INDONESIA: JUNE 2 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) As of June 2, the GOI continued to report 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured, with no Americans among the dead or injured. NGOs appear primarily concerned about the lack of potable water. As of June 1, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided 1,660,682 USD in assistance for t [...]
2006-06-02 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA7013INDONESIA SAYS IT WILL REPAY IMF EARLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) announced on May 23 that Indonesia would repay the USD 7.7 billion remaining of its standby reserve loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) three years ahead of schedule by 2007. Bank Indonesia (BI) has reportedly prop [...]
2006-06-02 09:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA7014COORDINATING MINISTER BOEDIONO ON THE INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono told the Ambassador May 24 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) would "step back" from the labor reform process to give unions and employers time to work out a compromise on severance pay and other issues. He provided detail [...]
2006-06-02 10:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PREL KFLU ID
06JAKARTA7015NEGOTIATING A SOFA WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary: We have attempted at senior levels to obtain the same SOFA we had twice in 2005 in order to avoid protracted negotiations over language that might threaten both our long term position and practices already occurring on the ground in Yogyakarta, notably with respect to weapons an [...]
2006-06-03 06:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA ID
06JAKARTA7207USAID Mission Director Meets GAM Leader 5/23
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy USAID Mission Director William Frej met Free Aceh Movement (GAM) "Prime Minister" Malik Mahmoud May 23 in Banda Aceh. Mahmoud expressed optimism about the possibility of long lasting peace in Aceh, but noted a recent rise in crime as well as rumors of unauthorized incre [...]
2006-06-07 07:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JAKARTA7216INDONESIA RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO TIP DEMARCHE,
[...] (SBU) We delivered the Indonesia TIP report demarche (ref D) to relevant senior GOI officials. Based on the existing strong partnership with the U.S. Mission, the officials responded constructively with a litany of recent and near-term actions. The outlook for passage this year of the anti- [...]
2006-06-07 11:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID ELAB KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA7278 DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP
[...] Econ officerWe delivered on June 8 reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate of North and Central American Affairs Ahimsa Sukartono of the Directorate of North and Central American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on June 8, emphasizing a sense of [...]
2006-06-08 08:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA7279DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 09:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA7345YUDHOYONO ORDERS CRACKDOWN AGAINST MILITANT
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) has decided to act against militant activities that have increasingly threatened civil society, the rule of law and tarnished Indonesia's image. In the process, he has wrapped himself in a much more traditional nationalist mantle, using Pancasila ideology as a t [...]
2006-06-09 11:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7393APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH AN INDONESIA REWARDS PROGRAM
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraphs 3 and 14. 2. (C) Summary. Embassy Jakarta approves moving forward with the establishment of a discreet Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program in Indonesia and requests the assistance of DS/RFJ, SOCOM, and SOCPAC. Indonesian National Police (INP) investigators [...]
2006-06-12 08:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID
06JAKARTA7398WHAT'S NEXT FOR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR AND JEMAAH
[...] (C) On June 14, Jemaah Islamiyah spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will leave Cipinang Penitentiary a free man, having completed his second prison term. Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),the political wing of JI, and an interdenominational group of religious leaders plan to greet the cleri [...]
2006-06-12 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7501TERRORIST FINANCE: THE GOI AND 1267 DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: This cable provides post,s responses and comments to questions and issues raised in ref a. Embassy Jakarta supports the creation of a bilateral group to discuss counter terrorism finance (CTF) issues and sees a proposed U.S.-Indonesia Justice Sector Joint Working Group (JSJWG) C [...]
2006-06-14 02:11:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA7555JEMMAH ISLAMIYAH EMIR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR RELEASED
[...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, left Cipinang Penitentiary a free man June 14 at the conclusion of his 25 1/2 month sentence. Family, defense attorneys, and a few hundred supports greeted the cleric in a generally muted public response. Ba'asyir gave a short [...]
2006-06-14 10:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7556TIMIKA TRIAL LIKELY IN MID-JULY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior official in the General Crimes division of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) assured us on June 14 that the prosecution of seven persons in connection with the August 31, 2002 killings of two Americans in Timika, Papua, is still on track. The prosecution's dossiers [...]
2006-06-14 10:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA7561INDONESIA: SIX MONTHS OF NORMALIZED MIL-MIL
[...] (C) Summary: A bit over six months after the Administration moved to normalize military relations with Indonesia the U.S. has gained traction on a broad range of issues in ways we previously found impossible. No aspect of our bilateral relationship has experienced more pronounced change tha [...]
2006-06-15 04:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA7660DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON JUNE 19 - 21 OIC
[...] (C) We met June 15 with Ms. Ratu Silvy Gayatri and Ms. Carolina Tinangon of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' International Security Directorate to deliver the demarche on the upcoming OIC conference (reftel A). Both officials were quite familiar with our views on Iran's nuclear p [...]
2006-06-16 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR ID
06JAKARTA7662MINISTER OF TRADE REQUEST GSP TRADE RELATED
[...] (SBU) Embassy recieved on June 15 the following letter from Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu to USTR Susan Schwab requesting that the U.S. Government consider providing termprary GSP access for textile and garment companies in areas affected by the May 27 earthquake in the regions of Jogjakarta [...]
2006-06-16 10:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL ID
06JAKARTA7666AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...]
2006-06-18 23:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT ID PREL PTER
06JAKARTA7667AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...]
2006-06-18 23:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR EWWT PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA7716DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IS ID
06JAKARTA7718BANK INDONESIA TO CONTINUE CAUTIOUS LOWERING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono told us on June 13 that BI remains confident consumer price inflation will fall to less than seven percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis by the end of 2006, leaving BI room to continue a "cautious lowering" of interest rates ov [...]
2006-06-19 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA7909TIMIKA CASE: PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED, SENT
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesian prosecutors June 21 turned over the dossiers of Anthonious Wamang and six co-conspirators in the August 31, 2002 murders of two Amcits and one Indonesian to the Central Jakarta District Court. We expect the court within ten days to set a trial date and appoint a panel [...]
2006-06-23 05:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8006DONORS OFFER FINANCING, EARTHQUAKE HELP AT CGI
[...] (U) Summary. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministers expressed optimism that economic growth and investment would pick up in the second half of 2006 at the June 14 Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in Jakarta. Several Minist [...]
2006-06-26 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV ECON EFIN KMCA PTER PREL ID
06JAKARTA8088TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF IIRO
[...] (S) As requested in reftel, we met with Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Fajar Wirawan Harijo on June 27 to pre-notify him of the USG,s intention to request on July 20 UN 1267 designation of the Philippines and Indonesia branches of the Inter [...]
2006-06-28 05:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN KISL PTER PREL ETTC ID
06JAKARTA8117TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4
[...] (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including premedit [...]
2006-06-28 10:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8179INDONESIA RESPONSIVE TO GPOI PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Indonesia's coordinator for peacekeeping activities, Dr. Hassan Kleib, warmly received our offer for Indonesia to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)(reftel). Kleib, who is Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) [...]
2006-06-29 11:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA8263PKS DEMONSTRATION ONCE AGAIN INVOLVES THE USE OF
[...] (C) During a July 2 Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) demonstration at the U.S. Embassy protesting Israeli actions in Gaza, at least one demonstrator brandished a toy gun (ref A). On July 3 the leading local English language daily carried a prominent photo in which one such demonstrator gleefull [...]
2006-07-03 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM ASEC ID
06JAKARTA8383OPENING OF TIMIKA TRIAL DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 11
[...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua did not begin in Central Jakarta District Court on July 4 as originally planned (reftel). The suspects accepted the advice of their legal counsel, a team [...]
2006-07-05 08:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS CASC ID
06JAKARTA8389FORMER GAM MEMBER KILLED IN ACEH SHOOTING
[...] (C) A former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel was reportedly shot and killed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) during the course of an apparent dispute over a traffic violation in Northern Aceh. According to Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) head Peter Feith, AMM personnel were present at [...]
2006-07-05 10:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ID
06JAKARTA8455 INDONESIA - COAST GUARD REVIEWS PORT SECURITY COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A team of U.S. Coast Guard officials found significant progress toward implementation of port security requirements under the International Shipping and Port Facility Code (ISPS) during a June 19-29 visit to four Indonesian ports. The team concluded that security conditions in t [...]
2006-07-06 07:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ECON EAIR ETRD PREL ID
06JAKARTA8506YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM
[...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...]
2006-07-06 10:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER AS ID
06JAKARTA8507DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS
[...] (C) Summary. On July 6, officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed interest in our proposal for creation of two new contact groups on the Sri Lankan conflict, and will let us know in the coming weeks about possible Indonesian participation. They said that the S [...]
2006-07-06 11:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PREF PGOV CE ID
06JAKARTA8618INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JUNE 2006
[...] Summary. On June 2, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Directorate of Oil and Gas announced four foreign companies as winners in the 2005 oil and gas regular tender round. On June 15 the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued revised regulations designed to increase the tr [...]
2006-07-10 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8620RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES POINTS
[...] (C) Pursuant to reftel instructions, July 10 we called on Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs and delivered the talking points and the White House statement. Purwanto replied that Indonesia's position of concern had been made public and that Indones [...]
2006-07-10 10:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN ID
06JAKARTA8622INDONESIA - MODEST TRADE OPENING WITH ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary. In the first initiative of its kind, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Mohammed Hidayat led a 12-person delegation of Indonesian Christian and Muslim business representatives to Israel June 25-29. The group met several senior Israeli Government [...]
2006-07-10 12:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAADP ETRD ETTC PREL ID
06JAKARTA8687TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR
[...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...]
2006-07-12 00:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8688TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR
[...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...]
2006-07-12 00:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8732INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED
[...] ( SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force member for Department clearance for participation in EAP sponsored seminar: Global Transshipment and Enforcement: Synergies of Strategic Trace Control and Enforcement to commence on July 18. Post did not find any credible evidence o [...]
2006-07-12 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID
06JAKARTA8734INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH
[...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...]
2006-07-12 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8736INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH
[...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...]
2006-07-13 00:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8929BA'ASYIR ENJOYING HIGHER PROFILE AFTER RELEASE
[...] (C) Since his release from Cipinang prison on June 14, 2006 (ref A),Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader and Indonesia Mujihadin Council (MMI) Amir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has used the public spotlight to promote jihad in the Middle East and Shari'a law in Indonesia in an attempt to broaden his [...]
2006-07-18 01:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA8954MUNIR CASE: JUSTICE STILL ELUSIVE
[...] (C) Police investigation into the larger conspiracy behind Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir's death remains at a standstill. Pollycarpus (PC),convicted for the murder of Munir, alleged the police are torturing him for information. Activists are strategizing how to use the upcoming Sup [...]
2006-07-18 09:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA8958TIMIKA TRIAL OPENS
[...] (SBU) Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators appeared in Jakarta Central Court on July 18 to face charges in connection with the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua. The three-hour July 18 session was administrative in nature, devoted to identifying the [...]
2006-07-18 10:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9044INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 19 UPDATE
[...] Summary. The GOI has raised its count of victims from the July 17 earthquake and tsunami to 525 dead, 383 injured and 273 missing. Most observers expect the casualty figures to continue to rise as more information becomes available. An estimated 51,000 people have been displaced. The West Jav [...]
2006-07-19 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9159INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 21 UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9262CALL FOR BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT CONVEYED TO
[...] (SBU) Drawing on reftel A, we urged on July 24 that ASEAN adopt a balanced approach to the current violence in Lebanon and Isreal. We conveyed talking points contained reftel to Aziz Nurwahyudi of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Subdirectorate for ASEAN Political and Security Af [...]
2006-07-24 10:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN LE IS ID
06JAKARTA9268AMM TO STAY IN ACEH THROUGH ELECTIONS (NOVEMBER 22)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 06:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9333AMM TO STAY IN ACEH THROUGH ELECTIONS (NOVEMBER 22)
[...] (C) Summary: Aceh Monitoring Mission chief Peter Feith told the Ambassador in Aceh that the AMM had decided to extend its presence in Aceh through the new elections on November 22, a date which has not yet been announced publicly. The Ambassador, accompanied by USAID Mission Director Frej an [...]
2006-07-25 09:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9336INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...]
2006-07-25 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA9697TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS UNCOOPERATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Defense lawyers appears for the first time at the August 1 session of the trial for the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002, but defendants continued their refusal to cooperate. Prosecutors say this will not alter the prosecution of the case, and expect to call Amcit w [...]
2006-08-02 04:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9861PAPUA: GOVERNORS SWORN IN, SBY VISITS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The directly-elected governors of West Irian Jaya and Papua were sworn in without incident on July 24 and 25, respectively. The inaugurations mark the end of a long period of strife over the partition of Papua and the outcome of the March 10 direct elections. President Yudhoy [...]
2006-08-04 10:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PP ID
06JAKARTA9862MIDDLE EAST CRISIS MOBILIZING INDONESIA'S MUSLIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The conllict in the Middle East has dominated Indonesianh(eadlines over the past two weeks, and reports o Israeli military operations in Lebanon are spurring action by both political and non-political actos". Press coverage is almost universally one-side,, with front-page head [...]
2006-08-04 11:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA9865INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006
[...] Summary. On June 17, the Downstream Regulatory Body BPH MIGAS announced the Bakrie Group won the tender for the USD 1.2 billion, 1,120-km pipeline from East Kalimantan to Central Java. On July 24, Britain's BP, Indonesia's Medco and a consortium of state oil company Pertamina and Amerada Hes [...]
2006-08-07 00:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9867INDONESIA POWER HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006
[...] Summary. On July 5, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) issued Government Regulation 26/2006, revising provisions for electricity purchases under the direct appointment method. On July 18, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued Decree 44/2006 for the purchase of power under the Acc [...]
2006-08-07 05:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9996TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENSE FILES "EXCEPTION MOTION"
[...] (U) After several weeks of delay, the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took a small step forward as defense attorneys submitted a 24-page "motion for exception" to the charges to the three judge panel. Although essentially just another delay tactic, [...]
2006-08-08 11:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JEDDAH101MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: DENMARK BASHING
[...] (U) For the second straight week, cartoons run in Danish and Norwegian newspapers allegedly "vilifying" the Prophet Muhammad took center stage at Friday sermons in Saudi Arabia. On January 28, the Jeddah-based "Arab News" reported that "imams of mosques across the Kingdom yesterday denounced [...]
2006-02-01 14:48:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER PREL SA
06JEDDAH102JEDDAH JOURNAL 4: PRESERVING THE ARAB FAMILY
[...] (U) On January 23 at the French Consulate General, local consultant and business adviser to the elite, Mr. Zaher S. Al Munajjed, gave a lecture titled "Saudi Family Companies, challenges of the future," describing a theoretical model for the long term stability of a family business. Al Munajj [...]
2006-02-04 08:55:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL SA
06JEDDAH103WTO WILL BRING CHANGES. IS SAUDI ARABIA READY?
[...] SUMMARY. Lead Saudi WTO negotiator Fawaz Al-Alamy's warmly received speech to a group of American and Saudi businessmen exemplified the burgeoning interest in WTO in Saudi Arabia. Contacts with foreign concerns have also exhibited rising interest in the effects WTO will have on business in [...]
2006-02-04 09:00:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH128SAUDI YOUTH: LESSONS FROM JEDDAH'S "SHABBAB"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After more than one year of spending time with Jeddah's "shabbab" (roughly, guys or young men),Poloff has noted some consistent themes common to many of the city's youth. Over the course of numerous road trips to places like Mecca, Medina, Taif, and al-Hada, visits to college cl [...]
2006-02-08 14:52:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA
06JEDDAH134KUWAITI CONSUL GENERAL SAYS KUWAIT HAS BEEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 18, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief paid a condolence call on Kuwaiti Consul General Ali I. Al-Nikhailan to express condolences at the recent death of the Emir Sheikh Jaber. In an accompanying conversation, Al-Nikhailan commented positively on the i [...]
2006-02-11 11:16:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KU PREL SA
06JEDDAH136JEDDAH JOURNAL 5: INDIAN INTEREST IN ARABIA,
[...] (U) Local media have reported extensively on the Saudi interest in strengthening ties with India. The recent India National Day celebration in Jeddah provided evidence that the Indian Mission reciprocates that interest. At the entrance to the celebration, guests were offered samples of India [...]
2006-02-11 12:41:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON IN KISL KWMN PREL SA
06JEDDAH149ACHIEVING DIALOGUE WITH ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief met with President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Al-Madani and senior staff members. CG delivered points in ref B. Al-Madani and his associates were cordial and forthcoming. In a wide ranging conversation Al- [...]
2006-02-15 10:04:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ KISL KPAL PK PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH171JEDDAH JOURNAL 6. SAUDI INVESTORS MOB BANKS, 11%
[...] (C) On the evening of February 19, several late-arriving members of the Executive Committee of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) blamed their tardiness on unexpected traffic jams in central Jeddah. Executive Council member and banker Anees Moumina announced that crowds were surroundin [...]
2006-02-26 05:04:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KISL KWMN PGOV PREL SA SCUL EINV
06JEDDAH172MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 17 -
[...] (U) On Friday February 17, the sermon from the Holy Mosques in Mecca and Media dealt with Islamic identity and the importance of ethics in Islam. From Mecca, Shaykh Sa'd Bin-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered a sermon regretting the current state of affairs in the Islamic world saying "Those obser [...]
2006-02-26 05:10:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH180MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 24 -
[...] (U) On Friday February 24, in a sermon from the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Imam Shaykh Salih Bin-Muhammad al Talib delivered a sermon calling for Muslims to listen to their hearts. "The heart is the spring of feelings, source of emotions, motivator of manners, and guardian of actions. When the he [...]
2006-03-01 14:04:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH195JEDDAH JOURNAL 7: NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO CANADA,
[...] (C) Rumors have been swirling around the Jeddah Consular Community for some weeks that Dr. Abdulaziz Al Suwaigh, presently Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),will be appointed the new Saudi Ambassador to Canada. A contact at MFA repeated the rumor to a Consulate employe [...]
2006-03-07 12:32:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL KPRV PREL SA
06JEDDAH197JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM CONCLUDES WITH OPTIMISM
[...] SUMMARY: On February 13, the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) concluded its three-day run after a variety of speeches promoting the Saudi economy as an economy no longer based solely on oil. A recurrent subtext of the talks was the fact that Saudi Arabia was becoming integrated into a global eco [...]
2006-03-08 09:44:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH219JEDDAH JOURNAL 8: SAUDI SOCIETY MAGAZINE, NEW
[...] Recently launched society magazine "Layalina" has been causing quite a stir in Jeddah over the last few weeks. Owned by a Kuwaiti publisher, managed by a French editor, and printed in Riyadh, the magazine's glossy photos of women without abayas and head scarves is groundbreaking for the Kingd [...]
2006-03-15 11:46:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH220MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 10 AND 3:
[...] (C) On March 10 from the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani spoke to an audience of approximately 500. During the first part of his sermon, the imam talked at length about tolerance and why and how Muslims must practice it. He illustrated his homily with examples [...]
2006-03-15 13:20:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH221PREPARATIONS FOR TOURISM IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 26, Consulate staff met with the new General Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT) in Jeddah. The General Manager offered an ambitious vision for developing tourism in Jeddah and attracting business, religious, and recreational visitors. The SCT plan [...]
2006-03-15 13:29:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON KICR KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV
06JEDDAH227CG'S DISCUSSION WITH ALIREZA BUSINESSMEN
[...] (C) On March 13, Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met at Xenel Industries with Executive Director Sheikh Khaled Alireza, his son and Managing Director, Aamer and General Manager and American citizen David Joury. Khaled Alireza told CG that Xenel is producing a television public service ann [...]
2006-03-21 08:20:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL SA
06JEDDAH232MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 17: AN
[...] (C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar on March 17, Shaikh al-Qahtani delivered an aggressively anti-American sermon to an audience of approximately 500 worshipers. The sermon was the strongest condemnation of the Untied States yet delivered by this imam. He began by recounting h [...]
2006-03-22 06:43:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH236OIC DISMISSES RECENT BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL MEETING AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY; The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) insisted in a March 25 meeting with Consulate staff that the recent session of the Israel Boycott Office was a routine annual event, sponsored solely by the OIC and that no significant recommendations resulted. No list of repres [...]
2006-03-26 11:26:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALETTC IS KBCT KISL KPAL PREL SA
06JEDDAH244SAUDIA TECHNICAL INSPECTION AND PROSPECTS FOR
[...] SUMMARY. This is one in a series of cables reporting on the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) technical repair facility in Jeddah was subject to an FAA re-certification inspection in mid-March. The inspectors found no serious deficiencies. Corrective ac [...]
2006-03-29 06:57:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH245MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 24:
[...] (C) On March 24, speaking from Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani harangued a congregation of more than 500 with theories blaming Iran and Shi'a for the growing sectarian violence in Iraq. He speculated that the people who demolished the Shi'ite mosque were the sa [...]
2006-03-29 07:27:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR KISL
06JEDDAH263JEDDAH JOURNAL 9: MEDINA IMAM SUSPENDED, FASHION
[...] (C) Over the weekend rumors were circulating in Jeddah that the Imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the second largest in Saudi Arabia after the Haram in Mecca, was suspended on Friday by an official decree. The rumored reason for this suspension is that in his Friday sermon, he spoke d [...]
2006-04-05 09:04:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH264MOSQUE SERMON FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 31: IMAMS
[...] (C) In his March 31 sermon to an audience of more than 500 at Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani returned to a subject on which he frequently speaks: the historical confrontation between Muslims and the West. He criticized Western nations for their poor treatment [...]
2006-04-05 11:06:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH265CONVERSATION WITH FINNISH AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI
[...] (C) On March 29, CG received a courtesy visit from Finnish Ambassador Martti Isoaro. Also present was Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief. The Ambassador expressed the hope that the U.S. and Finnish missions could cooperate in the Western Province and described the two major objectives of his embassy in [...]
2006-04-05 11:14:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON FI KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH271IRANIAN DIPLOMAT CONFRONTS CONOFF AT JEDDAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent gathering at the home of a prominent Saudi businessman, the Iranian ambassador to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mohammed Kazem Khawansari, confronted Conoff after he was seated near him by the host. Khawansari discussed the recent publication of an [...]
2006-04-07 14:52:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SA IR IS KPAL KWBG
06JEDDAH274JEDDAH JOURNAL 10 - FEMALE MORAL POLICE, OIC-OSCE
[...] (C) The Saudi Arabian Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Note: The employees of this department are the mutawaa'in, the moral police who patrol the Kingdom's cities and towns enforcing their idea of proper Islamic behavior on the population. End Note.) has announc [...]
2006-04-09 07:17:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALELAB KISL KWMN PHUM PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH277REEF CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL NGO ANNOUNCES FARASAN
[...] SUMMARY: On April 4, Pol/Econ Chief attended a meeting of the environmental NGO "Reef Chief" sponsored by a local business leader, Tarek Taher. Taher described his organization's structure and links to organizations and individuals and announced an expedition, conducted in cooperation with [...]
2006-04-10 06:31:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKICR KISL PREL SA SENV
06JEDDAH285THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART 1 - THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On a visit to the Nejran region, Consul General, Congenoff and A/RSO met with the provincial Governor, Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, for a private formal meeting in his office on March 27. Interestingly, no other representatives from the Governor,s office, including secur [...]
2006-04-11 09:24:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI YM
06JEDDAH286THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART II - THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the formal meeting between the Consul General and Nejran Governor Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, CG, Congenoff, and A/RSO were invited for drinks with the Governor at his home. Throughout the 2 hour-long informal meeting Prince Mishael spoke candidly [...]
2006-04-11 10:40:00Consulate JeddahSECRETEAID ECON IR KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06JEDDAH293MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 7:
[...] (C) On April 7, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani devoted most of his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque to the usual religious matters. As an adherent to the rigid Hanbali School of Islam, the imam criticized the practice of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet. However, after the normal r [...]
2006-04-12 13:17:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH304MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 14:
[...] (C) On April 14, Imam Shaykh al-Qahtani devoted most of his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar to addressing the problem of Muslims working against their own faith. He began the sermon with a condemnation of some of the comments made by the Libyan leader, Muammar al-Qadhafi, [...]
2006-04-18 08:28:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH320MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 21, 2006
[...] (C) On Friday, April 21, at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaykh al-Qahtani reprised one of his greatest hits, a brazen political sermon delivered a few years ago which, while conceding that the United States and the West are enemies of Islam, stressed the greater danger [...]
2006-04-26 13:46:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH329JEDDAH JOURNAL 11: JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN HONORS
[...] (U) Saudi Islamist Salman al-Ouda was the guest of honor at the April 24 "Ithnayniyya" (Monday lecture series) of Jeddah construction magnate Abdelmaksoud Khoja. The Ithnayniyya was attended by a number of mutawwa'in (members of the religious police, conspicuous with their long beards, short t [...]
2006-04-30 14:37:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALELAB KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL
06JEDDAH339MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 28:
[...] (C) Imam Sheikh Al-Qahtani was absent from this weeks' prayers, reportedly because of his father's death. Prior to the commencement of the sermon, however, many in the congregation attributed Sheikh Al Qahtani's absence not to the death of his father but to his possible arrest by the Mabahit [...]
2006-05-03 12:48:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH356ARABIC LANGUAGE WEB-SITE AL SAHAT PRESENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Within hours of the May 12 drive-by shooting at ConGen Jeddah, the Arabic language web-site Al Sahat carried a brief biography of the suspect and described him as a psychopath. By May 14, this web-page had been amended with additional information on the suspect, including a ref [...]
2006-05-15 05:48:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PTER SA SOCI
06JEDDAH357MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 5:
[...] (C) On May 5, after a week's absence due to the death of his father, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani returned to Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar with a fiery sermon against immorality and in support of Palestinians. His sermon began with a condemnation of the decadence evident in the Musli [...]
2006-05-15 11:21:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH366OIC AMBASSADOR SURPRISED AT INTEREST IN ANNUAL
[...] (C) In a May 14 telephone conversation with Conoff, Ambassador Salem Al Honi, High Commissioner of the Islamic Boycott Office at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),emphasized the routine nature of the Office's March 2006 meeting of OIC representatives and expressed his surprise [...]
2006-05-17 13:53:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KPAL PGOV PREL
06JEDDAH368MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA MAY 12:
[...] (C) For the second consecutive week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani lectured the congregation at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar about the dangers associated with technology and the unpardonable suffering of the Palestinians. His sermon began by denouncing rumors, but then disting [...]
2006-05-20 07:35:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH372INTERNAL SAG RIVALRIES ON CLOSING PALESTINE STREET
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As part of his research for a SAG-commissioned report on improving the issuance of US visas to Saudi nationals, Nawaf Al Obeid, an advisor to Saudi Ambassador to the US Turki bin Feisal Al Saud, met with the Consul General and Conoff on May 17. The CG emphasized that though mino [...]
2006-05-20 13:51:00Consulate JeddahSECRETCMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SA PTER ASEC ABLD AMGT
06JEDDAH374AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT
[...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 22, sparking rumors the Saudi government had caused the site to be shut down. ConGen Jeddah and its officers are regular subjects of commentary, criticism, and [...]
2006-05-21 08:28:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH379CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP,"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...]
2006-05-22 13:51:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL
06JEDDAH381JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN: IRAN ESTABLISHING GRASSROOTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with ConGenoff, a Jeddah businessman and former International Visitors Program participant claimed that he had been approached by representatives of the Iranian government to participate in a new strategic media initiative to foment anti-US sentiment in th [...]
2006-05-23 01:37:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PROP PTER SA SCUL
06JEDDAH384TABUK SAUDI ARABIA: NORTHERN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
[...] SUMMARY: On May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief met with the Board of Directors of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT). The Board enthusiastically promoted the agricultural and industrial developments in the region and express [...]
2006-05-23 12:55:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO EAGR ECON EIND KISL PREL SA SCUL SENV
06JEDDAH385OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTHERN ARABIAN CITY OF TABUK
[...] SUMMARY: During a visit to Tabuk on May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief were able to meet with the Governor and leading members of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (reftels). The trip included a tour of the city of Tabuk which provided a chance to form some general impressions. Tabu [...]
2006-05-23 14:43:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH387OIC OFFICIAL: LIBYANS AND SYRIANS BEHIND FEEBLE
[...] (C) In a May 23 discussion with ConGenOff at a reception sponsored by Post, Bilal K. Sasso, head of protocol and public relations at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),attributed the recent but feeble attempt to rejuvenate the Israel Boycott Office to pressure from the Libyan a [...]
2006-05-24 13:01:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON IS KISL KPAL PGOV PREL SA
06JEDDAH389MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA, MAY 19: EASTERN
[...] (C) On May 19, Sahikh Mohammad al-Qahtani spoke at the Imam Ahmad bin Habal Mosque in al-Khobar to a congregation of more than 500 worshippers. NOTE: In the opinion of our source, this was one of the strongest sermons the imam has delivered. It was Saudi-specific, and the imam explicitly [...]
2006-05-24 13:38:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH399MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA, MAY 26: EASTERN
[...] (C) Speaking at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Al-Khobar on May 26, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted both his sermons solely to an indictment of Shi'a for what he perceives is their unmitigated hostility toward all things Sunni and making common cause with the West in its war against S [...]
2006-05-31 13:17:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH407JEDDAH JOURNAL 13: NEW DIRECTOR FOR SAUDIA;
[...] (U) On the morning of June 7, Saudi media carried a report that by Royal Decree Khaled Abdullah Al-Mulhim, who was Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Telecom Company until February, has been named the new Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). Mulhim has an engineering degree fro [...]
2006-06-07 12:54:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV SOCI TBIO
06JEDDAH408MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 2: EASTERN
[...] (C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani kept his promise of last week (reftel) and gave a second sermon condemning Shi'as as unworthy to be called Muslims and prejudiced against Sunnis. However, in the opinion of the source, the mood of this speech was [...]
2006-06-07 12:55:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH412MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 9: AL-KHOBAR
[...] (C) This week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar to a wide-ranging attack on the United States and its Western cohorts for their efforts to destroy Islam. The sermon began with a resum of the Danish Cartoon controversy and his char [...]
2006-06-12 10:19:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH425ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMENTS AT MAY BUSINESS
[...] SUMMARY. Business leaders attending a monthly speech sponsored by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) maintain their optimism for the Saudi economy. They are, however, cautious when commenting on the local stock exchange. Their concern is that the market is still grossly overvalued. [...]
2006-06-17 14:08:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH427JEDDAH JOURNAL 14: COMMOTION IN JCCI BOARDROOM;
[...] (C) Contacts have informed the Consulate and recent news reports have confirmed that a substantial majority of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry have expressed opposition to Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehya Al Moallemi. Over the past few weeks, press repo [...]
2006-06-20 06:01:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SOCI
06JEDDAH432MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 16:
[...] (C) In contrast to the past few sermons in which he has delivered strident lectures tinged with political and sectarian meaning, on June 16, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani delivered a sermon from his pulpit at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar, applauded by our source, censuring Musli [...]
2006-06-21 10:44:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH436MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 23: EASTERN
[...] (C) On June 23, speaking at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal mosque in al-Khobar, Imam Mohammad al-Qahtani fulminated against a "Fifth Column within Islam." This is a subject he has preached on before. In his sermon, al-Qahtani attacked "secularists and hypocrites" who either wittingly or unwittin [...]
2006-07-01 07:30:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH437JEDDAH MAYOR PRESENTS DEVELOPMENT PLANS; CONSUL
[...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Consul General, Pol/Econ Chief, Commercial Officer , PolOff and EconOff attended the June General Meeting of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ). The keynote speaker was Mayor of Jeddah, Adel Fakeih who described the city's ambitious new redevelopment plan to tr [...]
2006-07-01 07:30:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH449AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND
[...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Minister 2. (S) Summary: During their June 27 meeting, Ambassador to Iraq Z [...]
2006-07-05 04:04:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH450AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE
[...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ King Abdullah Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Miister Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Sec [...]
2006-07-05 04:04:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH451MORSELS FROM THE BUSINESS BREAKFAST TABLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In conversations at the June meeting of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ),one American businessman admitted that he had lost confidence in the bearish Saudi stock market. An American financial consultant noted that improved adherence to principles of corporate governanc [...]
2006-07-05 07:35:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL PGOV PREL SA
06JEDDAH452NEW SAUDIA DIRECTOR GENERAL EXPOUNDS ON FUTURE OF
[...] This is one of a series of cables relating to the civil aviation sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2. SUMMARY: On June 25, Pol/Econ Chief and Jeddah Commercial Officer met the newly appointed Director General of Saudi Arabia Airlines (Saudia),Khalid Almolhem. He had earlier presid [...]
2006-07-05 07:43:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA
06JEDDAH453JEDDAH JOURNAL 15: JCCI TURMOIL ENDS; CONVICTION
[...] (U) Ending several months of controversy (reftel),the Consulate learned from a contact on July 1, that embattled Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehia Al-Moallemi, had resigned, formally citing a disagreement over management style with the Board as [...]
2006-07-05 07:48:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH454A WOMAN'S VIEW ON BEING A LAWYER IN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] SUMMARY: Recent press reports that the Saudi Ministry of Justice is considering allowing women to become fully licensed lawyers and judges have raised the hopes of women who are already working as legal consultants in the Kingdom. One female legal consultant in Jeddah told PolOff that she [...]
2006-07-05 09:07:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL SA SCUL
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