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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09MADRID1214	SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC. 7-24 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 11:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP

09MADRID139	SPAIN: BASQUE REGIONAL ELECTIONS SET FOR MARCH 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country's March 1 election will be closely-contested and will determine whether the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) continues its nearly 30 years in office or the candidate from the Basque Socialist Party (PSE, the Basque wing of Spanish Pre [...]	2009-02-11 10:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP
09MADRID151	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID152	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID154	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID158	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID161	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID162	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID170	S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish Secretary General of the Presidency, Bernardino Leon, on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 12. Referring to the February 11 meeting (reported septel) in [...]	2009-02-17 16:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ IR SP
09MADRID179	SPAIN PROVIDES ITS VIEWS, PRIORITIES ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 replied to Post's faxed list of questions from Reftel A, paragraph 8, with more than two typed pages of answers. He noted that the GOS answers had been cleared by MFA Special [...]	2009-02-20 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID185	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the February 23-24 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso February 20. In addition to the topics below, Benitez-Donoso said that there will be statements made regarding Iraq's democratic elections and the current situa [...]	2009-02-20 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP EU
09MADRID201	CHARGE'S FEBRUARY 24, 2009, MEETING WITH SPANISH [...] (C) Summary: The CDA met February 24, 2009, with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta. They discussed the way forward in Afghanistan, the possibility that Colombian troops would join the Spanish there, Manas, Spanish interest in a drawdown in KFOR, the Agreement on Defense Cooperation [...]	2009-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP AF CO
09MADRID202	SPAIN: FACTORS AT PLAY IN JUSTICE MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sudden resignation of Justice Minister Mariano Fernandez Bermejo on February 23 - six days before closely-contested regional elections in the Basque Country and Galicia (See Reftel A) - is politically inconvenient for President Zapatero's Socialist Party (PSOE) and provides a [...]	2009-02-25 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS SP
09MADRID214	SPAIN'S MARCH 1 GALICIAN ELECTION - WILL THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. March 1, voters in the autonomous community of Galicia head to the polls in regional elections (regional elections will be held the same day in the Basque Country). The candidates for regional president are the Partido Popular's (PP) Alberto Nunez Feijo, the Partido Socialist [...]	2009-02-27 10:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SP
09MADRID220	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 23-27 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-28 15:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD SP
09MADRID261	SPAIN REFLECTS ON JIHADIST THREAT FIVE YEARS AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings (known in Spain as 11-M),Embassy personnel consulted a range of GOS officials - from the Ministries of Interior and Justice - as well as CT experts from academia and journalism on the extent of the cu [...]	2009-03-10 18:44:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KJUS SP KCRM
09MADRID266	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 9-14 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 23:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET SP
09MADRID335	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG, APRIL 10-13, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet wil [...]	2009-03-30 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID340	SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES [...] (S) On March 25, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor delivered REFTEL A response to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, in response to the GOS request to the Embassy in REFTEL B. Torres was qui [...]	2009-04-01 06:29:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
09MADRID346	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged [...]	2009-04-01 17:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID347	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged pursui [...]	2009-04-01 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID370	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ, APRIL 14-16, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. When you arrive, the country will be emerging from the Semana Santa holidays as well as a major cabinet reorganization. This April 7 cabinet shuffle was prompted in part by criticism of the GOS' inability to solve the economic crisis, w [...]	2009-04-07 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SP OREP MOPS ECON
09MADRID392	SPAIN: ATTORNEY GENERAL RECOMMENDS COURT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Candido Conde Pumpido, Spain's Attorney General (AG),publicly stated that prosecutors will "undoubtedly" not support a criminal complaint, filed by a Spanish NGO with the National Court, to investigate six former USG officials, including former AG Alberto Gonzalez, for cr [...]	2009-04-17 06:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID393	SPAIN: SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Martinez met with Acting Foreign Minister Angel Lossada and MOD Secretary General of Defense Policy Luis Cuesta on Wednesday, April 15. Interlocutors confirmed Spain's plan to send a 450-member battalion to help support the Afghan August elections, contribute 5 million [...]	2009-04-17 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OREP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID434	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 27-30 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 06:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG SP
09MADRID440	GARZON OPENS SECOND INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Spanish National Court (Audiencia Nacional) investigating judge Baltasar Garzon has announced he will pursue an investigation into allegations the U.S. tortured terrorism detainees at Guantanamo. He has yet to name any targets of his investigation. This comes days after he wa [...]	2009-05-05 15:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID446	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 2-8 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 15:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID467	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spain relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and economic ties. Since the November election, a strong atmosph [...]	2009-05-14 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN OVIP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID469	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 11-14 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 14:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG KIPR SP
09MADRID498	SPAIN: TECHNICALITY FREES 10 OF 14 DEFENDANTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on May 12 formally acquitted 10 of the 14 suspects in the "Operation Tigris" trial against an alleged cell of radical Islamists who were accused of financing Al-Qaeda, sending mujahedeen to Iraq for deadly suicide bombings, and helping several accomplices in the [...]	2009-05-26 08:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID499	SPAIN: HISTORIC TRANSFER OF POWER IN BASQUE REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 5 Socialist Patxi Lopez was sworn in as the first-ever, lehendakari, or regional governor of the Basque Region, who is not a Basque nationalist, an historic milestone for the troubled region. His inauguration followed the March 1 regional election (See REF A),[...]	2009-05-26 08:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP PINS
09MADRID505	CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN: TECHNICALITY FREES 10 OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on May 12 formally acquitted 10 of the 14 suspects in the "Operation Tigris" trial against an alleged cell of radical Islamists who were accused of financing Al-Qaeda, sending mujahedeen to Iraq for deadly suicide bombings, and helping several accomplices in the [...]	2009-05-27 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID517	SPAIN'S MULTI-PRONGED EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A who's who of senior GOS officials on May 21-22 outlined Madrid's multi-faceted approach to combating security challenges - particularly terrorism and organized crime - during a private seminar organized by the Mexican Embassy and the Ibero-American General Secretari [...]	2009-05-29 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KHLS KSPR SNAR
09MADRID553	SPAIN'S RULING SOCIALIST PARTY SUFFERS SETBACK IN [...] SUMMARY. In the June 7 European Parliament elections, the opposition Partido Popular gained an edge over President Zapatero's ruling Socialist Party (23-21 seats). With 46 percent participation, Spain compares favorably with other European Union countries in terms of voter turn-out. While [...]	2009-06-09 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID571	ZAPATERO FACES CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID576	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 8-12 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 10:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SP
09MADRID583	IRENA - SPAIN SUPPORTS UAE BID FOR HQ, SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 07:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID59	JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP
09MADRID591	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 15-19 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 16:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID612	SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...]	2009-06-26 12:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID613	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 22-26 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND SP
09MADRID654	UNEMPLOYMENT ZAPATERO'S MAJOR WORRY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SP
09MADRID659	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 29-JULY 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KFLU SP
09MADRID673	SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETINGS WITH CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY. In addition to the meetings described in Ref A, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano held meetings on July 1 with Spain's Second Vice President, Elena Salgado, who also serves as Minister of Economy and Finance, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, and Justice Minister Francisco Caaman [...]	2009-07-09 06:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID688	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 6-10 [...] (U) The IMF predicted on Wednesday that Spain,s economy will shrink 4% this year, a significant downward assessment from the previous forecast of -3%. The IMF also lowered its 2010 growth forecast for Spain to -.08%, making Spain the only country to have its 2010 forecast revised downward. T [...]	2009-07-10 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EWWT SP
09MADRID707	SPAIN: A SLEW OF ARRESTS FURTHER WEAKENS ETA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group has suffered yet another series of operational and legislative blows. On July 4, French and Spanish authorities arrested three suspected members of ETA in Pau, France. Spanish Interior [...]	2009-07-15 06:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP FR
09MADRID721	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 13-17 [...] (U) The Minister of Economy and Finance announced 11 billion Euros of new financing for Spain,s autonomous regions. Under the plan, Cataluna will receive the largest share, at 3.9 billion Euros, followed by Andalucia at 3.1 billion, Madrid at 1.7 billion, and Valencia at 1.2 billion. The cont [...]	2009-07-17 13:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAIR SP
09MADRID742	SPAIN ANALYZES GTMO FILES TO FIND "BEST FIT" FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:37:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID774	SPAIN: ETA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DEADLY FASHION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spain is on maximum alert on July 31 - the 50th anniversary of the founding of the terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) - after suffering two terrorist attacks in as many days. Authorities suspect ETA in both instances, although there have been no clai [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID775	SPAIN: ETA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DEADLY FASHION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spain is on maximum alert on July 31 - the 50th anniversary of the founding of the terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) - after suffering two terrorist attacks in as many days. Authorities suspect ETA in both instances, although there have been no clai [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID836	SPAIN'S CONTROVERSY OVER OFFICIAL LANGUAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The use of Castilian and other official Spanish languages has been a long-standing divisive political issue in several areas of Spain. In regions where Catalan, Galego, or Euskera are spoken, local legislation has further politicized the issue. Those Spanish citizens who believ [...]	2009-08-20 11:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID869	UPDATES IN SPAINâ€™S INVESTIGATIONS OF RUSSIAN MAFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable, which should be read in conjunction with Septel analysis, details updates over the past year in Spain's two major operations - codenamed Troika (2008-09) and Avispa (2005-07) - to combat "Russian" organized crime in Spain. In Spain, the term "Russian mafia" usually applies [...]	2009-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MADRID901	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, AUG 31-SEPT 4 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-05 10:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID913	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 7-11 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-12 09:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KGHG SP
09MADRID936	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 14-18 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 16:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG EPET KIPR SP
09MADRID951	SPAIN INFORMED OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY [...] (C) Initial GOS reaction to the USG's new Phased, Adaptive Approach to Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) has been positive. Embassy Madrid on September 17 and 18 widely conveyed to GOS officials the reftel points and the White House press release to ensure that the GOS understood the reasons fo [...]	2009-09-24 09:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PREL SP
09MADRID969	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 21-25 [...] The grant program has replaced earlier tax incentives for wind farms and covers 30% of the qualifying costs of investments. (ABC, 9/23; Treasury statement, 9/22; Iberdrola statement, 9/23) Santander's Brazilian Subsidiary Plans Big Share Offering 6.(U) The Brazilian subsidiary of Banco S [...]	2009-09-28 06:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID998	REPLY TO ELINT-RELATED BLUE LANTERN 050179563 [...] (SBU) Amid heightened suspicion of wrong-doing, including unauthorized storage of night vision devices and falsification of orders by Spanish defense distributor Elint S.A. (refs D, F, G),Post enjoyed the full cooperation of Spanish Ministry of Defense contacts in investigating two unrelated [...]	2009-10-13 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SP
09MAJURO38	PRESIDENT TOMEING SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an action packed two days, the RMI saw a major Constitutional ruling from the courts, a major shake-up in the Cabinet, and a failed vote of no-confidence (VONC) in the President. The political parties in the RMI have realigned with a new United Democratic Party (UDP)/Un [...]	2009-04-20 02:54:00	Embassy Majuro	SECRET	PGOV PREL RM
09MALABO27	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 4: THE BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fourth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]	2009-03-12 10:40:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ENRG KCOR PINR
09MANAGUA103	NICARAGUA: RAAN ELECTIONS AS PREDICTED - FSLN WINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 19 the Supreme Election Council (CSE) declared the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party victor in four of the seven municipalities in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) - Bonanza, Rosita, Waspam and regional capital Puerto Cabezas. As expected, [...]	2009-01-23 21:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1051	WHAT'S REALLY BEHIND THE MOSQUITO COAST INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months have passed since the April 18 declaration of independence of the Mosquito Coast by the Council of Elders and the election of Reverend Hector Williams as the Wihta Tara (Miskito for "grand judge") to lead the people. The Ortega government continues to be silent and has [...]	2009-10-27 22:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU PBTS
09MANAGUA1055	Nicaragua: The General's New Clothes [...] (C) Retired General Alvaro Baltodano, Nicaragua's Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Washington to advocate for more flexible textile and apparel rules for Nicaragua in the implementation of the United States - Central America - Dominica [...]	2009-10-30 20:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX NU
09MANAGUA1128	Nicaragua's Economic Decline Continues [...] (SBU) While forecasts of Nicaragua's 2009 economic growth rate differ slightly, they all point to a gloomy horizon, despite signs that the global economic crisis is coming to a close. A recent consumer and business confidence survey found that most Nicaraguans share this pessimism. According to dat [...]	2009-11-06 15:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA1198	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF SEMINAR IN PANAMA CITY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Central America Regional Disaster Preparedness and Relief [...]	2009-11-18 18:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1236	FLSN ATTACKS AGAINST THE EMBASSY UPSET AMERICAN AND [...] (SBU) American and Nicaraguan investors in the tourism industry have expressed their displeasure with the Government of Nicaragua (GON) regarding the October 30 attacks against the Embassy by Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters. They have told GON officials that the attacks h [...]	2009-11-25 16:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1328	NICARAGUA: POST CONFIRMS PROPERTY CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR U.S. CITIZENS RICARDO, SALVADOR, AND EDUARDO CUADRA AGAINST OSCAR BALLADARES (PENDING SECTION 2225 INELIGIBILITY CASE) [...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests that the Department remove General Oscar Balladares from the Section 2225 visa ineligibility file. Post has confirmed that Balladares resolved his property claim dispute with U.S. claimants Ricardo, Salvador, and Eduardo Cuadra when the Government of Nicaragua settl [...]	2009-12-15 20:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE CVIS NU
09MANAGUA2	INL Managua - FY08 Funding: Request for Extension of [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 2 for Action. 2. ACTION REQUEST. Per REFTEL instructions, INL Managua requests a sub-obligation terminal date extension. For all pipeline funds listed in para 3 below, INL Managua seeks an extension of the sub-obligation terminal date throu [...]	2009-01-02 18:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR
09MANAGUA219	(SBU) NICARAGUA: TRANSMITTAL OF NMFS LETTER ON MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND SWORDFISH EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) On February 25, Econoff delivered a Spanish-language translation of reftel letter from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Assistant Administrator James Balsiger to Steadman Fagoth, Executive Director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Fishing (INPESCA). INPESCA is the fisheries [...]	2009-02-27 19:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON SENV NU
09MANAGUA235	NICARAGUA: LAND INVASIONS AFFECT U.S. CITIZENS [...] (SBU) Since November 2008, 12 U.S. citizen landowners have contacted us to seek assistance in dealing with land invasions that they believe are either orchestrated or indirectly supported by the GON. Individuals or groups related to the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) have been dir [...]	2009-03-05 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA276	NICARAGUA'S OTHER SANDINISTAS: THE MRS' POSITION [...] (C) Summary: In hindsight after the November 2008 municipal elections, Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) President Enrique Saenz believes his party made the correct choice in supporting candidates opposed to the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). MRS participation in the electio [...]	2009-03-13 22:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA324	NICARAGUA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR SUFFERS MAJOR BLOWS [...] (U) Cone Denim announced on March 25 that the company would shutter its denim plant in Nicaragua indefinitely. A company executive reasoned that the supply chain for denim had not fully developed in Central America and, therefore, was unable to weather the decline in demand that has resulted f [...]	2009-03-27 12:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON NU
09MANAGUA359	NICARAGUAN FISCAL PROCESS TRANSPARENT, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref A, Embassy Managua reports that Nicaragua is in compliance with Section 7088 (c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriation Act (SFOAA). The Nicaraguan budget is publicly available on the Ministry of Finance,s website, and is rev [...]	2009-04-03 16:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL NU
09MANAGUA387	NICARAGUA QUITS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH EUROPEANS [...] (SBU) On April 1, Nicaragua withdrew from the seventh round of negotiations for an Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America. The Nicaraguan delegation was upset that this demand for a 60 billion euro compensation fund was not seriously considered by all parties. While Pr [...]	2009-04-08 19:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID ECON NU
09MANAGUA433	MERIDA INITIATIVE: NICARAGUA FORMALLY JOINS, BUT POLICE CHIEF GRANERA IN DIRE STRAITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	NU PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
09MANAGUA447	ORTEGA ACCUSES EMBASSY OF CONSPIRACY, EXPULSION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. President Ortega's assertion that the U.S. Embassy is conspiring against him and that he is gathering information for an eventual response continue to be "topic A" in Managua. While independent media have responded with evident skepticism, various second-tier Sandinista offi [...]	2009-04-30 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV APER NU
09MANAGUA472	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, DARE CONFERENCE, JULY 20-24, 2009 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Conference in Orlando, Florida from July 20 - 24, 2009 [...]	2009-05-07 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA534	NICARAGUA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BLEAK FOR 2009 [...] (C) Businessmen and economists gathered for the Ambassador's May 15 roundtable focused their discussion on the global economic crisis, the Nicaraguan political crisis, and deficit financing. One local economist predicted that the economy would contract by 1%. A banking executive noted that f [...]	2009-05-29 19:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR NU
09MANAGUA560	AMBASSADOR WARNS NICARAGUAN OFFICIALS AGAIN, RHETORIC HURTS [...] (SBU) On June 3, 2008, the Ambassador hosted lunch for Alvaro Baltodano, Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, and other members of his investment team. Baltodano recognized the important role the Pathways to Prosperity initiative plays in providing a framework for regional cooperati [...]	2009-06-05 15:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID ECON NU
09MANAGUA571	NICARAGUA: IMF REPRESENTATIVE ON BUDGET SUPPORT, [...] (C) The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resident Representative in Nicaragua told the Ambassador on June 4 that the IMF is negotiating with the Nicaraguan Government (GON) and other international financial institutions to provide $85 million in direct budget support for the Ortega Administ [...]	2009-06-09 22:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA621	NICARAGUAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES COASTAL LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly unanimously approved a coastal law to regulate the use of Nicaragua's shoreline and maritime areas. This final bill was drafted in close consultation with the private sector, which sought to protect private property rights and develop the tourism industry. [...]	2009-06-23 19:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA625	NICARAGUA: EMBEZZLEMENT CRIPPLES MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION [...] (C) Throughout the last year, U.S. and other international investors have been embroiled in a bitter dispute over control of the Board of Directors of one of the largest and most successful microfinance institutions in Nicaragua, the Association for the Development of Small, Medium and Micro [...]	2009-06-23 22:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA643	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA CUTS SPENDING AT IMF BEHEST, BUT DEFICIT INCREASES [...] (C) On June 22, IMF Resident Representative Humberto Arbulu Neira told the Ambassador that Nicaragua has a "60 percent" chance of obtaining IMF budget support for 2009 and 2010. To improve the odds, Arbulu said that Nicaragua must cut expenditures from the 2009 budget. In line with the IMF [...]	2009-06-29 16:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA694	NICARAGUA SECTION 527 WAIVER OBSERVATIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in Paragraph 23. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post recommends that the Secretary issue an annual waiver to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994/1995 for the Government of Nicaragua (GON). Between August 1, 2008, and June 30 [...]	2009-07-14 20:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA713	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE (STAGE III) IN GUATEMALA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO Americas Exercise (Stage III) in Coban, Guatemala from [...]	2009-07-17 20:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA84	NICARAGUA: ON THE EVE OF RAAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) January 18 municipal elections, contacts described conditions as tense. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party ran an aggressive, well-funded campaign, while other parties, such as the Liberal Constitutiona [...]	2009-01-21 14:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA849	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, LATIN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (LALEEDS) IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Latin American Law Enforcement Executive Development Semina [...]	2009-08-28 14:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA877	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT EXPROPRIATES AMCIT PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Three U.S. citizens claim to own 41.66% of the property where an open-air landfill known as "La Chureca" is located along the shore of Lake Managua. In July 2009, the Office of the Attorney General published a resolution in the Official Gazette expropriating the land on which the landfil [...]	2009-09-03 13:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON CASC NU
09MANAGUA947	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT CANCELS U.S. WIND ENERGY PROJECT [...] (C) On August 27, the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) revoked the provisional license it issued to U.S. - Guatemalan - Nicaragua consortium AMAYO for the installation of wind turbines near the Costa Rican border. MEM announced that it had revoked the license because the consortium had beg [...]	2009-09-29 19:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON NU
09MANAMA336	BAHRAIN SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK BID [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 12:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV BA
09MANAMA365	BAHRAIN COMMITTED TO COUNTER TERROR FINANCE [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser met with GOB officials May 21 on the margins of the annual MENAFATF meetings to discuss the pardon of convicted terrorist financier Adil Amin, counter terrorist and proliferation finance cooperation in regard to Iran, and the coo [...]	2009-06-17 12:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER PREL IR BA
09MANAMA371	MENAFATF PLENARY - MAY 2009 [...] The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF IX),and working group meetings from May 17-21, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel G [...]	2009-06-21 04:56:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER BA
09MANAMA372	AA/S FELTMAN'S MEETINGS WITH CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met on June 15 with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Foreign Minister. They discussed Syria, Qatar, and the Iranian and Lebanese elections. End summary. ---------------------- Detach Syria from Iran ---------------------- 2. (C) After r [...]	2009-06-21 08:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY QA IR LE BA
09MANAMA383	THE BAHRAIN BANKING SECTOR 2009: A PRIMER [...] Summary: Bahrain hosts 412 diverse financial institutions ranging from local lenders to large-scale project finance investment banks. Supported mostly on the back of petrodollars, this sector has grown to become the largest contributor to the Bahraini economy. This cable outlines the banking [...]	2009-06-25 10:39:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA587	BAHRAINI CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 11:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR BA
09MANAMA646	2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT - BAHRAIN [...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its National Trade Estimate for 2010 including reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Standards-Related Foreign Trade Barriers. End Summary. -------------- TRADE SUMMARY -------------- 2. The U.S. goods trade balance with Bahrain went from [...]	2009-11-05 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD BA
09MANAMA651	SAYYID AMMAR AL HAKIM, CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 12:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ BA
09MANAMA660	GRADING BAHRAIN'S PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
09MANAMA668	BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK CRITICIZED FOR FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 12:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BA

09MANAMA679	SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 13:05:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA
09MANAMA741	GULF SHIA CONVERGE ON BAHRAIN FOR ASHURA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 09:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM BA
09MANAMA79	BAHRAIN,S F-16S GROWING OBSOLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary of the Air Force's Office for International Affairs (SAF/IA) has informed Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) leadership several times over the past four years that their 21 F-16 aircraft will require avionics and engine upgrades in order to remain interoperable with coali [...]	2009-02-12 04:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PGOV BA
09MANAMA85	WELCOME CODEL PINGREE (FEB 16-17) [...] Embassy Manama warmly welcomes the visit of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and her delegation to Bahrain from February 16 - February 17, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2834; cell phone (973) 3940-7397; home [...]	2009-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA
09MANILA1000	FOREIGN SECRETARY PRAISES REGIONAL DISASTER RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private breakfast May 8, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo exuded pride at the Philippines' successful hosting of the ASEAN Regional Forum disaster response exercises, which concluded this week (septel). He expressed deep appreciation that EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot [...]	2009-05-08 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA103	POLICY REFORM IN THE PHILIPPINES: [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 08:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD RP
09MANILA1043	MGSF01 Economic Impacts and Philippine Response to H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government has earmarked funds for H1N1 prevention and treatment, but the virus has had only minor impact on the Philippine economy. Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao ignored official warnings to delay his return from Las Vegas to avoid spreading H1N1, diverting med [...]	2009-05-14 06:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA108	Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has caused asset values to decline and unemployment to increase and will slow Philippine GDP growth; but record high foreign reserves, less reliance on international trade, banking sector reforms, and the government's improved fiscal position leave t [...]	2009-01-16 05:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1107	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Gates, we appreciate your engagement with Philippine officials at Shangri-La and your visit to the Philippines. The Philippines has undergone many positive changes since the last visit of a U.S. Secretary of Defense in September 2000; many as a result of sustained U.S. [...]	2009-05-22 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1207	POLITICAL MANEUVERS SHIFT ELECTION LANDSCAPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With time dwindling to line up funding and party support, presidential hopefuls increased efforts to break away from the pack, or undermine their rivals. The hasty merger of parties loyal to President Arroyo and former President Ramos appeared to bolster Malacanang Palace's king [...]	2009-06-05 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RP
09MANILA1220	PHILIPPINE MUSLIM RELIGIOUS LEADERS REACT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muslim leaders from the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines addressed a letter to President Obama June 5 expressing their sincere appreciation for the President's remarks last week in Cairo on U.S. relations with the Muslim world. The letter (full text para. 5),deliver [...]	2009-06-08 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV RP
09MANILA1261	RECENT OPERATIONS UNDERSCORE PHILIPPINE MILITARY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Philippine officials have recently emphasized to the Ambassador and other Mission officials that the military has been tasked with showing measurable progress against internal security threats over the next year, and that "a sense of urgency" must be communicated throughout [...]	2009-06-11 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PTER RP
09MANILA1351	Philippine Growth Target Cut, Fiscal Deficit Up [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government further cut economic growth targets and increased its budget deficit ceiling after disappointing first-quarter economic growth data (Ref A). The official unemployment rate has tapered, but more Filipinos are working fewer hours. While some groups push [...]	2009-06-26 07:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA142	THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY POSTURING IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The New People's Army (NPA) continues to pose a security challenge to Philippine military and law enforcement agencies, but although the NPA remains active in several provinces, its capacity to wage effective attacks against the government is diminishing on a national scale. In [...]	2009-01-22 07:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER RP
09MANILA1440	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CIA DIRECTOR LEON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines, Director Panetta! Your visit to Manila will underscore the special ties we share with the Philippines, a strong regional ally in the fight against terrorism. The administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is strongly pro-U.S., and committed [...]	2009-07-08 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA1500	MALACANANG: NO AMNESTY FOR TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malacanang Palace and numerous legislative leaders have rejected a July 14 suggestion by Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Senator Richard Gordon that the government grant amnesty to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists who kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cro [...]	2009-07-17 04:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1568	SUSPENSION OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST ROGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a demonstration of resolve to pursue peace with Muslim separatists during her final 10 months in office, President Arroyo on July 23 announced the suspension of offensive military operations against rogue Muslim rebels in central Mindanao, setting her administration down an amb [...]	2009-07-24 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID RP
09MANILA1653	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL TIMOTHY KEATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating, we look forward to welcoming you back to Manila for the 2009 Mutual Defense Board/Security Engagement Board (MDB/SEB). The robust U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship has recently withstood court challenges to the Visiting Forces Agreement, but remains very [...]	2009-08-06 04:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1712	FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON OVAL OFFICE, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private August 12 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed heartfelt appreciation for the warm reception President Arroyo's party received at the Oval Office on July 30, and for the highly successful cabinet-level meetings [...]	2009-08-12 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM KN
09MANILA1717	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator and Mrs. Nelson, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continue to remain strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providi [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1835	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DUNCAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General McNabb, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continues to remain strong. U.S. interests in this Major Non-NATO Ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providing s [...]	2009-08-28 06:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1841	RAJAH SOLAIMAN TERRORIST LEADER APPREHENDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) leader Dinno-Amor Rosalejos Pareja (a.k.a. "Khalil Pareja") was arrested August 21 at a Marawi City hideout by Philippine National Police (PNP),acting on a tip from an informant. Although RSM had been less active in recent years, Pareja had been ac [...]	2009-08-28 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KJUS RP
09MANILA1843	CONTENTIOUS VFA HEARING REVIVES CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Critics of the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) turned out in force for an August 27 oversight hearing chaired by one of the Philippines most strident and thorny politicians, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. The hearing came in response to a New York Times article that sta [...]	2009-08-28 09:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RP
09MANILA1856	MOMENTUM FOR AQUINO PRESIDENTIAL BID GROWS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a surprise development, Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas on September 1 dropped his aggressive bid to seek the presidency in 2010, instead throwing his support to fellow Liberal Party Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino. Roxas ended his candidacy amid widespread emotion and nostalgia tr [...]	2009-09-02 08:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM RP
09MANILA192	JOINT PHILIPPINE OPERATION NABS TERRORIST LEADER [...] (S/NF) Philippine authorities conducted a joint operation on January 29, involving elements of the Philippine military and law enforcement agencies, that resulted in the arrest of Mokasid Dilna, Chief of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG). Dilna was appreh [...]	2009-01-29 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
09MANILA1923	PHILIPPINES IMPOSES PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG PRICE CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government pressure on multinational pharmaceutical firms resulted in a 50 percent price reduction for 21 key medicines in the Philippines, phased in beginning August 15. President Macapagal-Arroyo had to issue an executive order forcing price drops on five of these medicines w [...]	2009-09-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ECON RP
09MANILA218	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY BELIEVES TIME IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with senior Philippine defense officials January 29, the Ambassador emphasized that the United States and the Philippines have scored a number of successes on the security cooperation and counterterrorism fronts over the last several years, and that [...]	2009-02-03 00:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA2281	Philippine Economic Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The government's economic team reports that the Philippine economy continues to grow. The balance of payments is in surplus; international reserves are at a record high; foreign direct investment is increasing; the banking system remains sound; and the stock market is reboundin [...]	2009-10-31 23:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA2311	THE GOLDSTONE REPORT: PHILIPPINE VIEWS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on the Goldstone Report to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for UN and IO affairs Leah Ruiz on November 4. Ruiz explained that the DFA in Manila had not yet received from its UN mission a report on the upcoming UNGA debate and resolution. N [...]	2009-11-04 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS RP
09MANILA2400	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FILNER [...] Chairman Filner, welcome again to the Philippines. Your visit comes during an exciting time in the Philippines, as the official campaign for the May 2010 nationwide elections kicks off at the end of November. The United States and the Philippines have a longstanding and deep relationship bas [...]	2009-11-17 23:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA2408	DEFENSE SECRETARY RESIGNS, REPLACED BY NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 16, Secretary of National Defense Teodoro resigned in order to focus on his campaign for President. Norberto "Bert" Gonzalez will serve as Acting Secretary until the presidential transition in June 2010, and is likely to continue to serve concurrently in his current [...]	2009-11-18 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR RP
09MANILA248	Coral Triangle States Reaffirm Commitment to Conserve [...] Summary: Officials from the six nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI) signed the "Manila Resolution" at the second CTI Senior Officials Meeting in Manila on October 23. The Manila Resolution reaffirms commitment by the six states to conserve [...]	2009-02-05 23:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
09MANILA2483	Philippines Appears to Moderate Pre-Copenhagen Climate [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines' lead climate change negotiator, former Senator and Environment Secretary Heherson "Sonny" Alvarez, has spelled out a pragmatic position on greenhouse gas emissions, calling for mandatory cuts for 'all the big boys', including China. This replaces earlier Philipp [...]	2009-12-02 00:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON KGCC RP
09MANILA2490	100 PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS, BUT ONLY FOUR REAL [...] (C) After a final flurry of filings December 1, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) closed out its election registration period by announcing it had received 98 applications from presidential candidates. Of course the number of credible presidential aspirants amounts to a mere handful of ca [...]	2009-12-02 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS RP
09MANILA2610	FEARS RISE THAT PHILIPPINES' MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO SET TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine volcanologists warned on December 20 that a hazardous eruption was imminent, after observing Mount Mayon hurl increasing amounts of ash and lava skyward. Provincial authorities have evacuated nearly all of the 46,000 residents from within five miles of the summit, an [...]	2009-12-22 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP
09MANILA329	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL BIRD'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Bird, welcome back to the Philippines! Our recent meetings with senior Philippine officials have underscored that our bilateral security relationship is robust and that the Philippines is a valued strategic partner, but we are keenly aware of the sensitivity surrounding [...]	2009-02-13 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA378	Philippines: Holding Up But Pain Increasing [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines is unlikely to slip into recession in 2009 (Refs A and B). However, the global financial crisis is inhibiting capital formation, depressing trade, dampening tourism, and eliminating jobs in some sectors. The Philippine Central Bank cut interest rates again in [...]	2009-02-20 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA435	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SUPPORTING AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),urging the Philippine government to instruct its UN delegation to vote for Judge Painter in the United Nations Appeals [...]	2009-02-27 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KJUS KUNR PGOV PREL RP UNGA KAWC
09MANILA438	NEXT STEPS ON VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Arroyo Administration is showing increasingly strong public support for the Visiting Forces Agreement, despite continued calls from some Filipino legislators and activists for abrogation of the Agreement. On February 25, the Philippine government filed a motion asking the Phil [...]	2009-02-27 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KCRM MARR PREL RP
09MANILA46	PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES CAPTURE KEY TERRORIST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine authorities conducted a joint operation on January 7 that resulted in the capture of a Jemaah Islamiyah facilitator wanted for murder in the 2005 Valentine's Day bombing in Davao and suspected of planning numerous other bombings, assassinations, and extortion activit [...]	2009-01-08 07:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
09MANILA494	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY ON [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Mindful of broad concern among domestic and foreign observers about the human rights situation in the Philippines, the Ambassador in the first two months of 2009 embarked on a concentrated effort to engage government and civil society audiences on human rights issues, and listen [...]	2009-03-06 07:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KFRD RP
09MANILA549	PREPARATIONS FOR BALIKATAN 2009 ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: With strong public support from senior Philippine officials and provincial leaders, preparations for Balikatan 2009 continue as scheduled. Senior Embassy officials traveled to the central Philippine region where the majority of Balikatan humanitarian assistance projects will b [...]	2009-03-12 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA611	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT ENHANCES U.S.-PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his four-day visit to the Philippines March 11-14, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Robert Willard, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro and Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano and [...]	2009-03-18 10:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA643	PHILIPPINES PLANS TO SUBMIT ITS HCOC ANNUAL [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),regarding the submission of the Annual Declaration (AD) on space and ballistic missile policies. Post underscored that th [...]	2009-03-24 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA RP
09MANILA680	Economic Crisis/Fiscal Crunch in the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government abandoned its 2008 balanced-budget goal and plans a higher deficit of 2.2% of Gross Domestic Product for 2009 -- a modest stimulus relative to the deficit spending being pursued by regional neighbors in response to the global financial crisis. We assess that the [...]	2009-03-27 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA690	PHILIPPINE FINANCE SECRETARY ON GLOBAL AND LOCAL ECONOMICS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the global and Philippine economic situation, the Millennium Challenge Compact, and U.S. commercial interests with the Philippine Finance Secretary Gary Teves on March 30. The Secretary expressed support for the U.S. approach to the upcoming Group of 20 [...]	2009-03-30 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL RP WTO
09MANILA717	PHILIPPINE TROOPS PURSUING ICRC KIDNAPPERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro April 2 to discuss the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Referring to unconfirmed press rep [...]	2009-04-02 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA718	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES ASEAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging conversation with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, Ambassador discussed upcoming military exercises, ASEAN, high-profile extraditions, the ongoing case of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, and the ICRC hostage situation (septel). Romulo welcomed upcomi [...]	2009-04-02 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA727	PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES SECURE RELEASE OF ONE ICRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers on Jolo Island released Filipino hostage Mary Jean Lacaba, one of three International Committee of the Red Cross workers abducted by the terrorist group on January 15. Philippine authorities said she was in good health. Lacaba said [...]	2009-04-03 08:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA753	EIGHT FEARED DEAD IN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The burning wreck of a Philippine helicopter belonging to the Presidential Airlift Wing has reportedly been located after going missing in the evening of April 7 in rugged mountainous northern Luzon. The craft carried a team of six government officials, including two undersecre [...]	2009-04-08 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA754	AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES PHILIPPINE SURVIVORS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador offered keynote remarks at an April 7 ceremony honoring surviving Filipino veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. The event, held at the Philippine Shrine of Honor atop Mount Samat in Bataan, was attended by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, high-ranking Phil [...]	2009-04-08 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA764	PRESIDENT GRATEFUL FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of a tragic April 7 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight civilian and military Malacanang Palace aides, the Ambassador represented the Mission at a highly emotional April 11 service for the victims. Clearly shaken by the calamity, an anguished President [...]	2009-04-14 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA796	Philippines: Keeping Afloat in Choppy Waters [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines is suffering from increasing economic pain, but continues to weather the global downturn better than most of its neighbors. The government has responded to the crisis mainly through monetary easing and measured fiscal expansion. There has been limited protectio [...]	2009-04-15 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA812	RED CROSS HOSTAGES: PURSUING NEGOTIATIONS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government is continuing efforts to negotiate the safe release of the two remaining International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers abducted January 15 by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists. Government officials underscored that force would only be used as [...]	2009-04-17 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA833	FOREIGN SECRETARY ON ASEAN, BURMA, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid and free-ranging April 17 private discussion over breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed disappointment that recent ASEAN meetings in Thailand had to be canceled due to antigovernment protests, and he underscored Presiden [...]	2009-04-20 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL RP BM
09MANILA86	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA864	PHILIPPINE COURT OF APPEALS ACQUITS U.S. MARINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. More than two years after he was convicted of rape by a trial court in December 2006, the Philippine Court of Appeals has acquitted U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, ending a three-year incident that has blighted an otherwise strong and productive bilateral relationship [...]	2009-04-23 11:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA903	FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCURS WITH RAPID SMITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following intense media pressure following the Philippine Court of Appeals' April 23 acquittal of Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, press interest has begun to subside. The public focus remains whether the U.S. and Philippine governments followed proper procedures in transferring [...]	2009-04-27 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA906	AMBASSADOR AS ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSARY ON PRE-EARTH DAY TRIP [...] Summary. During a pre-Earth Day trip to the Clark Freeport Zone and Baguio City, the Ambassador focused on environmental issues, U.S. investment in the Philippines, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, and Filipino cultural heritage. Highlights of the trip included, remarks to the Supreme Cour [...]	2009-04-27 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
09MANILA913	PHILIPPINES' INITIAL RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: While no swine flu cases have been reported in the Philippines, the government is taking steps to increase protective measures and raise its alert level for possible outbreaks. On April 28, the Secretary of National Defense told the Ambassador the government viewed the situation [...]	2009-04-28 10:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO SENV KSCA AMGT RP
09MANILA924	CANDIDATES BEGIN JOCKEYING FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a general election slated for May 2010, self-declared candidates across the country have begun vigorously campaigning for almost 18,000 local, provincial, regional, and national positions at stake, including successors to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Vice President N [...]	2009-04-29 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RP
09MANILA941	MGSF01: PHILIPPINE H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Manila's Mission Pandemic Influenza Task Force met on April 30 to review preparedness tripwires and discuss necessary actions in response to the continuing global spread of H1N1 influenza cases. Although the Philippines still has no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 f [...]	2009-04-30 15:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA977	AMBASSADOR STRENGTHENS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES DURING ALBAY [...] SUMMARY. During an April 28 visit to Albay province, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Philippine bilateral military partnership where she dedicated a 3.2 kilometer road improvement project completed by a team of U.S. and Philippine military members during the annual Balika [...]	2009-05-07 03:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA984	PIODURAN PEOPLE GRATEFUL FOR BALIKATAN ROAD PROJECT [...] The municipal council of Pioduran, Albay Province passed a resolution April 27 expressing gratitude and appreciation to the U.S. government for its assistance in the rehabilitation of a key road in their community as part of the recently concluded 2009 Balikatan military exercise. A combined [...]	2009-05-07 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA986	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with newly appointed Philippine Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado May 7, affirming U.S. support for our strong bilateral military relationship and congratulating him on his selection as commander of the Armed Forces. Although Ibrado had b [...]	2009-05-07 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MAPUTO10	A/S FRAZER IN MAPUTO: MESSAGE ZIMBABWE DELIVERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 18 meetings with President Guebuza and Foreign Minister Baloi, Assistant Secretary Frazer pressed the Government of Mozambique (GRM) to take stronger action on Zimbabwe, delivering tough messages about the need for regime change in Zimbabwe, particularly in light of [...]	2009-01-06 12:12:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ ZI
09MAPUTO1007	MOST OPPOSITION CANDIDATES DISQUALIFIED FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 7, the National Electoral Commission (CNE),citing registration irregularities, announced the disqualification of Daviz Simango's Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) from 9 of 13 constituencies in the October 28 legislative elections. MDM will challenge this d [...]	2009-09-09 15:24:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1013	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of a three-part series on leadership in Mozambique. Power politics in Mozambique are opaque as politicians are compelled to balance personal fortunes, family obligations, and regional and ethnic considerations in the decision making process. Mozambique's power [...]	2009-09-14 07:59:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1016	CAMPAIGN SEASON BEGINS WITH VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official start of campaigning for the October 28 national elections was marred by violence, largely by supporters of ruling party FRELIMO against the opposition. The Catholic church--accused of supporting the opposition--has expressed concern about intimidation tactics agai [...]	2009-09-15 09:29:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC MZ
09MAPUTO1023	MOZAMBIQUE LEADERSHIP - RISING STARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a three part series on Mozambican leadership. Future leaders of Mozambique are impossible to predict as several factors are in flux and could alter the course of elections in 2014. A change is FRELIMO structure is possible, which could open the way for the [...]	2009-09-16 07:33:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1066	CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL UPHOLDS EXCLUSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a unanimous decision released late on September 28, Mozambique's Constitutional Council (CC) upheld a National Electoral Commission (CNE) determination to exclude many opposition legislative candidates from the October 28 elections. The CC decision came despite evidence of [...]	2009-09-29 13:36:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1137	CHARGE PRESSES FM ON ELECTIONS TRANSPARENCY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to discuss ongoing donor community concerns about transparency in the October 28 Mozambican election and the resulting slippage in Mozambique's international reputation. Baloi noted his recent meetings with USG [...]	2009-10-20 15:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1138	GRM PLEDGES SUPPORT AGAINST TERRORIST ELEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to discuss news reports from South Africa regarding the existence in Mozambique of a Somali cell linked to al-Qaeda (AQ) with intent to launch attacks against U.S. interests in South Africa. Baloi demonstrated gre [...]	2009-10-20 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MZ
09MAPUTO1139	FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI DISCUSSES SADC APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge held a brief discussion on October 20 with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi regarding the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) efforts on Zimbabwe. He explained Washington's concerns about the implementation of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement (GPA) and [...]	2009-10-20 15:12:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ ZI
09MAPUTO1145	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...]	2009-10-22 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER
09MAPUTO1152	AT DEMOCRATIC CROSSROADS, MOZAMBIQUE CHOOSES WRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's ruling FRELIMO party is widely expected to emerge victorious following the October 28 general elections, not only benefiting from superior funding and organization, but also the politically-motivated shenanigans taken by the Electoral Commission to exclude sco [...]	2009-10-26 10:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1162	LEADING JOURNALIST ISSUES HARSH OP-ED ON RULING [...] On October 23, journalist Machado da Graca wrote the following editorial in the independent newspaper Savana. He is a well-respected Mozambican of Portuguese descent who often uses satire to comment on political and social themes. In this article, he summarizes the doubts and concerns of man [...]	2009-10-27 14:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO1164	RENAMO LEADER ALFONSO DHLAKAMA'S CONCERNS ENTERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge spoke October 27 by phone with Renamo Presidential Candidate Alfonso Dhlakama. Queried about his concerns entering election day, Dhlakama noted the importance of the political party representatives who provide the onsite monitoring of the voting sites. He relayed that [...]	2009-10-27 15:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1165	MOZAMBIQUE ELECTIONS: EUROPEANS EXPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Heads of Mission (HOMs) met recently with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to convey concerns about the lack of transparency in the preparations for the October 28 presidential, legislative, and provincial elections. Baloi repeated the now well-rehearsed Government of Mozambiqu [...]	2009-10-27 15:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MZ
09MAPUTO1167	RULING FRELIMO PARTY CRUSHES OPPOSITION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling FRELIMO party appears to have overwhelmed the opposition in general elections held on October 28. Current president and FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza could get above 75pct of the presidential vote, and FRELIMO should walk away with a super-majority (more than two [...]	2009-10-29 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1168	WHO IS OBSERVING THIS ELECTIONS PROCESS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign and domestic groups are observing the process that led up to the October 28 general elections and now the process afterwards. Key foreign observer groups include the European Union and an effort led by the U.S. Embassy with the coordination of the United Nations Developm [...]	2009-10-29 14:20:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO124	SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM P. LOEFFER: [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the 2008 visits of Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, Ambassador Yates and Major General Altshuler from A [...]	2009-02-04 12:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
09MAPUTO1301	MOZAMBIQUE'S DAVIZ SIMANGO: READY FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defeated Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) presidential candidate Daviz Simango told the Charge on November 16 This election the most fraudulent in Mozambique,s history., He described tactics used by the ruling FRELIMO party to manipulate electoral results. Radiating vigo [...]	2009-11-17 15:30:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1406	MEDIA ANALYSIS OF ELECTION RESULTS: BAD OUTWEIGHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of GRM's Constitutional Court validation on December 28 of the results of the October national elections, media outlets have analyzed the campaign season, suggesting that the "good" aspects of the elections were outweighed by the "bad" and "ugly." On one hand, the [...]	2009-12-30 13:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO493	NEW LABOR LAWS DISSUADE FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 2008, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) passed into law new regulations establishing quotas on foreign employees for businesses operating in Mozambique. Minister of Labor Helena Taipo has begun an active campaign of enforcement which particularly impacts foreign co [...]	2009-04-20 09:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL ELAB MZ
09MAPUTO498	INDIA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONS FOCUS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February, Foreign Minister Baloi visited New Delhi to sign a bilateral investment agreement with India, and in April, the Mozambican Tax Authority and its Indian counterpart initialed a draft double taxation agreement. These Government-to-Government meetings mark the most rec [...]	2009-04-21 11:12:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ IN
09MAPUTO559	SCENESETTER FOR GEN WILLIAM "KIP" WARD'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the recent visits of Major General Altshuler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa Whalen, Deputy Assistant Secretar [...]	2009-05-07 08:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
09MAPUTO624	DEATH, DISEASE AND ABUSE: PRISON CONDITIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff recently joined representatives from the EU Human Rights group, including Sweden, Portugal, and Norway, on a mission to Tete Province to visit the Provincial Prison and meet with representatives from local authorities, civil society, and the prisoners. Tete Provincial Pri [...]	2009-06-03 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO626	FOREIGN MINISTER ON LABOR ISSUES AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-standing problems associated with obtaining work authorizations for USG-supported health programs received prominent press attention in recent weeks, prompting unhelpful rhetoric from the Labor Minister. While traveling with President Armando Guebueza on his "Open Presidency [...]	2009-06-03 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EINV EAID ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO655	MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) STATUS [...] SUMMARY: This cable is a status report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique for FY08. The Embassy chose seven projects for funding according to SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Examples of projects include construction of a computer lab/library, r [...]	2009-06-11 15:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN MZ
09MAPUTO776	MOZAMBICAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. AMELIA [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy hosted Mozambican Ambassador-designate to the United States Amelia Sumbana on July 8. Agencies and sections gave overviews of key issues on the bilateral agenda, including concerns about local labor law and work permits. Sumbana comes from a powerful FRELIMO party f [...]	2009-07-13 11:45:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO778	HOW COULD FRELIMO LOSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (S//NF) Post believes long-time ruling party FRELIMO is poised to do well in the October 28 presidential and parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, the emergence of a significant new opposition political party and growing popular discontent in Mozambique have caused some to think the unthink [...]	2009-07-13 16:15:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO852	MOZAMBIQUE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE SHARED ACCORD [...] (C) Summary: On June 15, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) formally notified Post of its intention to participate in Exercise Shared Accord 2010 (ESA),a large-scale, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),bilateral training exercise designed to enhance multi-national peacekeeping operations (PKO) r [...]	2009-07-30 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MASS MARR MZ
09MAPUTO965	RAVALOMANANA CAMP APPEALS FOR USG STATEMENT [...] (C) Mauritian High Commissioner Georges Alain Laridon called the Embassy on August 27 to say that Prega Ramsamy, Special Advisor to deposed Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana, wanted to pass a message to the USG. Ramsamy, a Mauritian national and former SADC Executive Secretary, told PolOf [...]	2009-08-28 08:19:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ MA
09MASERU129	LESOTHO'S NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE NAMES ASSASSINATION [...] (C) On Wednesday, April 29, Lesotho's National Security Service (NSS) allowed post's RSO to read a classified NSS document stating that they have identified the mastermind behind the April 22 attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister. According to NSS information, local businessman Jersey Ra [...]	2009-04-30 14:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU290	2007 ELECTIONS DISPUTE: POLITICAL DIALOGUE POSTPONED [...] Multi-party talks on the dispute over the allocation of proportional representation seats following the 2007 national elections began on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, as scheduled. The Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) Mediation Panel met with representatives of Lesotho's political parties at t [...]	2009-08-21 11:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU324	LESOTHO: GRIEVANCES AIRED AT LAW SOCIETY OF LESOTHO [...] The Law Society of Lesotho, which is the equivalent of the Bar Association in the U.S., hosted a symposium to discuss and provide analysis on the controversial Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) vs. Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and others ("MFP vs. IEC") case on August 27, 2009. Particip [...]	2009-09-09 14:25:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU380	SADC ORGAN TROIKA ASSESSES STATUS OF 2007 ELECTION DISPUTE [...] The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation sent the current leadership Troika to Lesotho for its initial review of the status of the dispute over the distribution of parliamentary seats in the 2007 election (reftel). Foreign Ministers from Mozambique, the current Organ cha [...]	2009-10-27 08:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU58	EMBASSY MASERU TAKES ITS SHOW ON THE ROAD [...] The US Embassy in Maseru has embarked on an ambitious plan to have monthly "Road Shows," allowing us to get out into some of Lesotho's ten districts to spread U.S. government messages. The plan is to take advantage of synergies between the programs of our Mission to maximize benefits for minim [...]	2009-03-18 13:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV KHIV EAID LT
09MELBOURNE111	AUSTRALIAN BANKS EXPANDING IN U.S. AND ASIA [...] (SBU) Australia's dominant "big four" banks have emerged from the global financial crisis healthy and looking abroad to expand. One bank has acquired a mid-sized U.S. regional bank and plans to purchase more, while the other banks are looking to China and Indonesia for growth. These banks are [...]	2009-10-09 22:41:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD AS

09MELBOURNE38	Business Leaders: We're Only at the Beginning of the [...] (SBU) During a series of meetings in Melbourne on March 11, business and political leaders told Charge that the Australian economy is only experiencing the early effects of the global slowdown. Rio Tinto's Managing Director predicts a rough ride for commodities until late 2010 and ANZ's deputy [...]	2009-03-17 02:37:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE42	RIO TINTO EXECUTIVE: GOA LIKELY TO APPROVE CHINESE [...] (C/NF) Rio Tinto Managing Director Stephen Creese told Charge that concerns over increasing unemployment will likely lead the GOA to conditionally approve a proposed $19.5 billion investment by Chinese state-owned Aluminum producer Chinalco. Although the deal would grant Chinalco two of Rio's [...]	2009-03-30 05:29:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EIND ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE46	EXPANSION OF WORLD,S LARGEST URANIUM MINE TO [...] (C) Despite turmoil in the global commodities market, BHP Billiton is proceeding with plans, albeit at a reduced pace, to expand its Olympic Dam facilities into what will become the largest uranium mine in the world. Lower copper prices have forced BHP to shelve several capital investment prog [...]	2009-04-07 02:09:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECON ENRG ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE47	BUSINESS LEADERS STILL WORRIED ABOUT U.S. PROTECTIONISM [...] (C/NF) Melbourne based business leaders are worried that global economic conditions are still ripe for protectionist policies in the guise of stimulus packages. During a luncheon at Consul General's residence, business leaders asked if the U.S. Congress would backtrack on free trade. They hai [...]	2009-04-14 01:06:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE6	Anti-Israel Protests in Melbourne and Adelaide [...] (SBU) Melbourne-based "Women for Peace" intends to hold a small vigil in front of the consulate building on January 9 to protest events in Gaza. So far, protesters have organized four rallies elsewhere in Melbourne and Adelaide over the past ten days condemning Israeli airstrikes and ground at [...]	2009-01-08 04:15:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL IS AS
09MELBOURNE66	BHP PREVIEWS SCUTTLING OF CHINESE INVESTMENT [...] (C/NF) According to its CEO Marius Kloppers, BHP Billiton played a role in quashing Chinalco's bid to invest $19.5 billion in Rio Tinto. This meeting took place one day prior to Rio Tinto's decision to walk away from the Chinalco deal (septel from Embassy). BHP, however, still has its eye on [...]	2009-06-05 05:16:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EIND ECON ETRD EINV CH AS
09MELBOURNE69	BIOGRAPHY - BILL SHORTEN MP [...] (C/NF) Consul General met with Melbourne-based Member of Parliament Bill Shorten, Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction. Widely touted as a future Prime Minister, we provide bio notes on this young, ambitious Parliamentarian. End summary. [...]	2009-06-12 05:08:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PGOV AS
09MELBOURNE92	VICTORIA'S MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (SBU) The Muslim population represents a very small percentage of the Victorian community, yet it spends a disproportionate amount of time in the news due to events like the August 4 arrests of six terror suspects in Melbourne and the 2008-2009 Benbrika terror trial. In Victoria, it is not fai [...]	2009-08-08 05:02:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR AS
09MERIDA30	2009 YUCATAN OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: Crime Threats The Yucatan Peninsula has not suffered the same level of escalating violence seen in other parts of Mexico. However in 2008 there were some high profile criminal acts that served as a reminder that the Yucatan is part of the nationwide n [...]	2009-01-30 11:22:00	Consulate Merida	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC MX
09MEXICO1006	MEXICAN BUDGET AND INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The access to information law passed in 2002 represents a vital element of the country's democratic transition and set a new international standard for transparency legislation. The new budget and fiscal accountability law passed in 2006 also represented a considerable improv [...]	2009-04-07 16:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX
09MEXICO1020	THREE CONGRESSIONAL CHAIRMAN BRING MESSAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Chair of the House Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence (HPSCI),joined by Rep. Ike Skelton, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Howard Berman, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Mexico March 26-27 to convey a message of supp [...]	2009-04-08 13:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MX
09MEXICO1083	MX 2009-143, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, Merida, Mexico, April 29, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]	2009-04-15 21:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1099	MX 2009-150, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Digital Media Forensics, Mexico City, May 5, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]	2009-04-17 17:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1134	MX 2009-156, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Legat, on Basic Police Tactics Course, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, May 7, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indiv [...]	2009-04-21 19:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1216	MX 2009-165, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Training on the new criminal justice system, Mexico City, May 29, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]	2009-04-30 19:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1239	MX #2009-172, LEGAT EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from Legat, on Cyber and Computer Forensic Training, in Dallas, TX, May 18, 2009. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before May 15, 2009 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross viola [...]	2009-05-06 16:23:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1258	MX 2009-170, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Meth and Clandestine Labs., Aguascalientes, Mexico, May 22, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...]	2009-05-07 19:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1260	H1N1 ECONOMIC RELIEF PACKAGE - BEST MEDICINE? [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to resuscitate an economy laid low by the flu, on May 5 the Mexican government unveiled a stimulus package totaling 18.8 billion pesos (USD 1.4 billion). As the hardest hit sectors, tourism and SMEs will be the main beneficiaries of the plan, although Mexico's pork [...]	2009-05-07 19:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KFLU TBIO PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1266	MX #2009-181, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Corrections Officer Course, in Xalapa, Mexico, May 18, 2009. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before May 15, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violat [...]	2009-05-07 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1320	MX 2009-180, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, Corrections Instructor Course, Santa Fe, NM, June 23, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]	2009-05-13 20:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1339	MEXICO'S FEDERAL POLICE TO RECEIVE A FACELIFT [...] (C) Summary. Mexico's Congress has passed a new Federal Police law, which will convert the Federal Preventive Police into the Federal Police with expanded investigative and intelligence authorities. The bill represents a compromise between President Calderon -- who had initially proposed to [...]	2009-05-14 23:52:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1393	MX 2009-187, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Anti-Kidnapping, Mexico, June 5, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]	2009-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1395	MX 2009-187, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Anti-Kidnapping, Mexico, June 5, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]	2009-05-21 14:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1438	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) On 13 May, Poloff conducted a pre-license end-use check in-person interview with Carlos Rodriguez Velazquez of Industrias Velmal S.A. de C.V. During the interview Poloff clarified the relationship between the intermediary distributor, Industrias Velmal, and the end user, Tum Transportis [...]	2009-05-27 15:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SNAR MX
09MEXICO145	MX #2009-016, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Spanish Maintenance Mgr/Spanish UH60 Aircraft Maint, in Ft. Lucker, AL, February 6, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]	2009-01-20 18:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1522	MX 2009-198, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Training, Fort Benning, Georgia, June 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]	2009-06-02 22:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO160	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...]	2009-01-21 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX
09MEXICO1631	MEXICO ON INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET [...] Poloff conveyed points June 10 advocating an increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that Mexico, as a member [...]	2009-06-10 23:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN MX
09MEXICO1638	MX 2009-243, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Annual Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)Training Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 25, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...]	2009-06-11 18:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1667	MEXICO: LEGISLATIVE AND GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. As the July 5 legislative, state, and local elections near, the PRI continues to maintain a consistent lead over its closest rival, the PAN. The parties' official campaigns have been lackluster as they have they have sought to evade the stricter electoral code by using more unde [...]	2009-06-12 21:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1668	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) On 13 May, Poloff conducted a post shipment end-use check phone interview with Antonio Diosdodo Trujillo Municipal Director of the municipality of Zapopan (part of the Guadalajara metropolitan district with a population of over one million inhabitants). The purpose of the interview wa [...]	2009-06-12 21:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SNAR MX
09MEXICO1674	MX 2009-224, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, July 3, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the ind [...]	2009-06-13 00:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1764	MX 2009-256, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Sexual Assault Course, Toluca, Mexico, July 9, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...]	2009-06-19 00:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1806	MX 2009-251, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Anti-Kidnapping Course, Morelos, Mexico, July 9, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]	2009-06-24 14:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO1841	GOM FOCUSES ON MEXICO'S COMPETITIVENESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released "The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009," which provides a comprehensive overview of the country's current competitiveness and highlights Mexico's strengths and weaknesses. Ranked 60th in the Global Competitiveness Index 2008 [...]	2009-06-26 18:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
09MEXICO1887	MX 2009-279, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Drug and Criminal Investigation, in Chiapas, Mexico, July 20, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...]	2009-06-30 16:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO1888	MX 2009-264, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Vehicle Theft Identification, in Mexico, July 15, 2009 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]	2009-06-30 16:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO1895	FINAL COUNTDOWN TO MEXICO'S JULY 5 LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. With the official campaign period ending on July 1, the parties made a final push this weekend in an attempt to provide candidates with a last minute boost just a week before the vote. PAN and PRI leaders have been aggressively courting voters with some success, while the PRD [...]	2009-07-01 13:38:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1947	TROUBLED PRD ENTERS FINAL STRETCH IN MID-TERM [...] (C) Summary: A campaign that started with a whimper is ending with groans as the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) winds up its elections activities before July 5 polling. In Michoacan, accusations that the government is using ongoing law enforcement operations to political advantage seem [...]	2009-07-02 21:21:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1961	EARLY RESULTS OF THE MEXICAN MIDTERM ELECTIONS: [...] (C) Summary. Early results of the July 5 midterm legislative and local elections indicate that the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was the big winner and will supersede the ruling National Action Party (PAN) as the largest party in the 500 seat Chamber of Deputies. The final results [...]	2009-07-06 22:51:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO1965	MX 2009-291, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Special Training for SEMAR, in Hawaii, July 22, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...]	2009-07-06 23:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO1988	U.S. ARMY THINK TANK REPORT MAKES THE FRONT PAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. A Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) Report titled "Mexico's Narco-Insurgency and U.S. Counter Drug Policy" made the front page of El Universal's July 5 Sunday edition. Although, the SSI report was published in May 2009, El Universal led with a headline suggesting that the U.S. [...]	2009-07-08 13:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KCRM SNAR MX
09MEXICO2038	Mexico Economic Weekly - July 10 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Joe Salazar (salazarje3@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-07-13 19:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2070	MEXICO'S PRD LOOKING FOR UNITY, DIRECTION IN WAKE [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is trying to recover from serious losses in the July 5 midterm elections. Winning only 12 percent of the national vote, the party lost a high percentage of Federal Deputies and some traditional strongholds, including Guerrero and parts of [...]	2009-07-16 13:38:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO2101	MX 2009-294, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (July 31, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Basic Investigators Course Phase II Group 3A, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, beginning August 3, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence [...]	2009-07-19 21:13:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2105	MX 2009-322, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (July 31, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Homicide Investigation Course, in Toluca, Mexico, beginning August 10, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hum [...]	2009-07-19 22:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2122	MX 2009-311, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 3, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Basic Investigators Course Phase II Block 2, in San Louis Potosi, Mexico, beginning August 17, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible eviden [...]	2009-07-20 23:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2126	PRI CONCOCTING POST-ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. Following its midterm elections victory, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),is planning an agenda that increasingly looks focused on the budget and addressing the country's economic problems. The party will also pursue political reform efforts geared at limiting presiden [...]	2009-07-21 00:56:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO2138	MX 2009-336, LEGATT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 4, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from LEGATT on Anti-Gang Justice Security Program in San Salvador, El Salvador, beginning August 14, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gros [...]	2009-07-22 14:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2172	GOM/USG COUNTERDRUG COORDINATION PRODUCES HUGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Two major successes on 19 and 20 July reinforce the benefits of increased coordination and cooperation among U.S law enforcement agencies, the Department of Defense, and various components of the Mexican Government. Relying on U.S. intelligence, the Mexican Attorney General' [...]	2009-07-24 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM SNAR MX
09MEXICO2211	MX 2009-331, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 11, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO on VIP Protection - Advanced Consultation, in Mexico City, beginning August 17, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violation [...]	2009-07-28 17:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2215	MX 2009-341, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days (August 13, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Cadet Training, in Quantico, Virginia, beginning August 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human right [...]	2009-07-28 17:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2264	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Key Points --President Calderon remains committed to forging a legacy based on the rule of law, where Mexico's criminal organizations are severely diminished, and the benefits of Mexico's wealth and trade are more widely shared among its citizens. At the same time, he faces record leve [...]	2009-07-31 20:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUS PINR KCRM SNAR MX
09MEXICO2324	MX 2009-352, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 19, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Officer Safety and Survivor, in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning August 31, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations o [...]	2009-08-05 23:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2326	MX 2009-352, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 19, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Officer Safety and Survivor, in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning August 31, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations o [...]	2009-08-05 23:58:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2340	MEXICO'S PRI LOOKING TO REFORM STATE, LIMIT [...] (C) Summary. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) wants to shift the balance of power in Mexico's political system, with the goal of strengthening Congress vis-a-vis the Presidency and further empowering the states. The party can count on some support from the Revolutionary Democratic [...]	2009-08-07 00:08:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO2399	MX 2009-353, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 27, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID on Training on Investigative Techniques, in Morelos, Mexico, beginning September 14, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross vi [...]	2009-08-13 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO240	DEATH PENALTY DEBATE ROILS MEXICAN POLITICAL CLASS [...] (C) Summary. Proposals to reinstate the death penalty in Mexico have sparked considerable debate within the country's political circles, with the National Action Party and the Revolutionary Democratic Party strongly opposed, the Revolutionary Institutional Party measuring the public mood, and [...]	2009-01-28 23:16:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO2410	MX 2009-364, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (August 28, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Basic Investigators Course, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, beginning August 31, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violation [...]	2009-08-14 14:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2444	MX 2009-363, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days (September 1, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on FY10 SEMAR Special Forces (FES): Special Unit Training, in Mexico City Mexico, beginning October 1, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...]	2009-08-17 23:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2454	MX 2009-366, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (September 1, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Basic Investigator Course, in Mexico, beginning September 7, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human ri [...]	2009-08-18 22:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2475	MX 2009-374, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days September 3, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Criminal Intelligence Collection Techniques, in Toluca, Mexico, beginning September 7, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross [...]	2009-08-21 03:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2537	MEXICO FACES BUDGET CHALLENGE; TAX HIKES, [...] (U) The Calderon administration faces a formidable challenge in preparing its 2010 budget. GDP contracted 10.3% in the second quarter of this year, the fourth consecutive quarter of decline. Weak tax collection, the recession, and low oil production, prices, and exports has created a 2.7% of [...]	2009-08-26 23:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO2616	MEXICO READY TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretariat officials told State/WHA's visiting Director for Economic Policy and Summit Coordination that Mexico supports the Economic and Climate Change Partnership (ECPA). The GOM wants to highlight an ongoing initiative to promote North American standards for househol [...]	2009-09-02 17:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2622	MX 2009-396, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days September 17, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF on Small Arms and Explosives ID, in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, beginning September 21, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violation [...]	2009-09-02 23:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2637	MEXICO: BUDGET, ECONOMIC ISSUES LIKELY TO DOMINATE [...] (C) Summary. The Mexican legislative session opened on September 1 with new players and a dramatically changed political landscape, following the July midterm elections. With the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) now the largest party in the lower house -- the PRI has 237 sea [...]	2009-09-04 13:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO264	Water shortage in Mexico City and the State of Mexico [...] SUMMARY: Water supply in Mexico City and the State of Mexico is going to be suspended partially during the last weekend of each month, from January to May, due to low levels of the Cutzamala system, a complex of dams that provide 30 percent of the water used in Mexico City. The shortage will a [...]	2009-01-29 23:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV MX
09MEXICO266	MX #2009 - 028, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Diplomado Trata de Personas, in Oaxaca, Mexico, February 13, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indiv [...]	2009-01-30 17:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO2660	MX 2009-407, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days September 23, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Mid-Level Officers Course, in Mexico, D.F., beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]	2009-09-08 21:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2661	MX 2009-415, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days September 23, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Basic Financial Technical Techniques, in Mexico City at SSP, beginning September 28, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross [...]	2009-09-08 21:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2664	MX 2009-417, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days September 23, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID on Training Course on Basic Criminal Investigation under the Adversarial System, in Mexicali, Baja California, beginning September 28, 2009. 2 [...]	2009-09-08 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2701	MEXICO: CALDERON MEETS PRI RESISTANCE ON [...] (c) Summary: Following up his bold state of the Union message ref A),President Calderon announced several expected Cabinet changes, eliminated a number of government secretariats, and recommended a series of economic measures that presaged an imminent tough battle on the budget (septel). Whi [...]	2009-09-15 13:21:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINT EPET MX PGOV PINR PREL
09MEXICO2709	GOM PROPOSES 2010 ECONOMIC PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 8, the GOM submitted its 2010 budget and fiscal reform proposals to Congress following weeks of market speculation about what the GOM would propose. The speculation follows looming risk of Mexico's possible credit downgrade. Plunging revenues (due to falling oil p [...]	2009-09-15 21:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2711	FINANCE SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON 2010 BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request for Treasury. See Para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens briefed Ambassador on Mexico's 2010 budget, submitted September 8 to Mexico's Congress. . In facing what Carstens described as the "double shock" of the cyclical recession as well a [...]	2009-09-15 22:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2718	MX 2009-413, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 1, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Police Training, in San Luis Potosi, SLP, beginning October 12, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]	2009-09-18 20:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2749	MEXICO: MICHOACAN FACES TRIFECTA OF ECONOMIC, [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff traveled to Morelia, Michoacan August 18-21 to assess the political, economic, and security environment in the state with a number of officials from the major political parties, the state government, non-government organizations, and the academic world. Michoacan is em [...]	2009-09-21 13:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID PHUM MX
09MEXICO2778	A LOOK AT MEXICO STATE, POTEMKIN VILLAGE STYLE [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs traveled to Toluca, the capital of Mexico State (Estado de Mexico - Edomex) and headquarters for popular Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) Governor Enrique Pena Nieto, on September 10-11 for what turned out to be two highly-orchestrated days of meetings with state o [...]	2009-09-24 21:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO2805	MX 2009-440, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 13, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID on U.S. Mexico State Alliance Partnership Investigator Training, in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning October 18, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credi [...]	2009-09-28 19:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2832	THE GOM'S 2010 REVENUE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Fiscal reform has become a critical element in addressing the GOM's 2010 budget shortfall, resulting from plunging revenues (due to falling oil production/prices and economic recession),and public expenditure that grew in tandem with skyrocketing oil prices from 2002-08 (see re [...]	2009-09-30 15:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV
09MEXICO2925	MX 2009-409, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days (October 26, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on USMC NCO Training, in Campeche, Mexico, beginning November 2, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human ri [...]	2009-10-07 21:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2927	MX 2009-464, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days October 26, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on MI-17 Vision Goggles, in Biggs Army Field, TX, beginning November 2, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of huma [...]	2009-10-07 21:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2938	MX 2009-443, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (October 26, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Investigator Course, Bloque 13, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, beginning November 2, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross [...]	2009-10-09 14:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2940	MX 2009-475, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 26, 2009 WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from SSP on VIP Protection in Mexico City, beginning November 02, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]	2009-10-09 16:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3035	MX 2009-487, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days November 5, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Basic Investigator BK 16, in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning November 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of [...]	2009-10-21 21:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3066	MX 2009-486, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (November 9, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Basic Investigator BK 15, in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning November 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violatio [...]	2009-10-26 15:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3067	MX 2009-501, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days November 9, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SS Basic Investigator, Bloque 17, in San Luis Potosi, S.L.P., Mexico, beginning November 16, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gro [...]	2009-10-26 15:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3094	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 23 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-27 23:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3097	MX 2009-504, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days November 12, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF on Basic Explosives ID, in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning November 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of huma [...]	2009-10-28 01:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO310	LEGISLATIVE SESSION OPENS, ALL EYES ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Mexico's three largest political parties have developed action plans for the Congress' final legislative session. Each of the parties is looking not only to pass necessary economic and security measures, but also to use the session as an integrated part of their campaigns as they [...]	2009-02-05 23:20:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO3110	SENATE TAKES UP 2010, WITH SENATORS DIVIDED OVER PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. As rating companies quietly consider downgrading Mexican debt, the Senate has now noisily taken up the Revenue Bill that the Chamber of Deputies amended and approved October 20. The Chamber had watered down the GOM's original proposal of modifying tax rates and tax laws design [...]	2009-10-29 00:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3116	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-SHIPMENT/POST-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Poloff coordinated with the Regional Security Officer (RSO) from the U.S. Consulate in Merida to conduct the pre-shipment and post license end of use check for 1000 level III polyethylene plates to be used as bullet proof vests. Per reftel, on 22 October 2009, the RSO conducted intervi [...]	2009-10-29 21:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SNAR MX
09MEXICO3121	MEXICO: DF MAYOR'S GREEN TIPS AND CRIME BLUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City, underscored for the Ambassador on October 23 his top priorities for the city: security, public transportation, waste-control, climate change, solar energy and other renewables, and health care. Ebrard highlighted the city's efforts to inc [...]	2009-10-30 17:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MX PGOV PINR PREL
09MEXICO3154	MX 2009-515 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days November 19, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Basic Investigators in San Luis Potosi, SLP, beginning December 28, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]	2009-11-05 16:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3161	UN/MEXICO: GOM WILL SUPPORT ARAB PROPOSAL ON [...] Poloff delivered demarche points in reftel A, emphasizing that, while the USG fully supported full investigations of all allegations of human rights violations during the Gaza conflict, we could not support an unbalanced resolution that focused entirely on the actions of Israel. Poloff stresse [...]	2009-11-05 20:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MX PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL
09MEXICO3174	OAXACA: STATE ELECTORAL POLITICS WITH NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloffs traveled to Oaxaca State October 14-16 to meet with a variety of local political leaders, government officials, and civil society representatives. Local elections in Oaxaca next year have caught the attention of national party leadership, with more at stake than the gov [...]	2009-11-09 18:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO3276	MX 2009-536, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days December 3, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Advanced Money Laundering Course in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning December 14, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...]	2009-11-19 15:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3304	MX 2009-541, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (December 7, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Basic Drug ID, in Campeche, Camp., Mexico, beginning December 14, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]	2009-11-23 15:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO3322	RECENT IPR ENFORCEMENT SUCCESSES IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Two recent successes in Mexican IPR enforcement efforts warrant highlighting in a front-channel cable. Mexican customs officials who attended a training program organized by the Embassy in Manzanillo in early September have since employed the detection techniques learned and have detaine [...]	2009-11-23 23:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON SNAR MX
09MEXICO3382	CONGRESS APPROVES 2010 SPENDING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 17, the Mexican Congress approved the 2010 budget, voting 437-25 to pass the spending bill, which includes MX$3.18 trillion (US$244 billion) in outlays. The budget for 2010 implies a deficit of 0.75% of GDP excluding debt from state oil monopoly Pemex, but with Pe [...]	2009-12-01 20:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3470	MX 2009-575, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (December 23, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Basic Drug ID, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, beginning January 4, 2010. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]	2009-12-10 15:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX

09MEXICO3504	MEXICO: VISIT OF A/S VALENZUELA (DEC 06-08) [...] (SBU) Summary: During his two day visit to Mexico (Dec 6-8),A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with senior Mexican officials including key counterparts from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Governance, Federal Police and several key economic ministries. A visit to several Federal Police installation [...]	2009-12-14 16:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MASS ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO353	THE U.S.-MEXICAN RELATIONSHIP: MEETING CHALLENGES, [...] (U) Action request for Department -- AF, IO, NEA, SCA. See paras. 2, 3, and 5. 2. (C) Summary. Mexico's successful bid to secure a seat on the UN Security Council (2009-2010) should be viewed through the prism of President Calderon's desire to raise Mexico's international profile. In [...]	2009-02-08 02:38:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM MARR PINS PTER UNSC XA XF MX
09MEXICO3596	MEXICO: PRESIDENT CALDERONQS BOLD [...] (SBU) Summary: President Calderon's proposal for amending the Mexican Constitution with a far-reaching political initiative would have far reaching consequences for implementing badly needed reform. In addition to allowing for direct reelection of Senators, Deputies and local officials, the pr [...]	2009-12-21 22:33:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MASS ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO3648	SENATE APPROVES TWO NEW MINISTERS FOR MEXICO'S EVOLVING [...] Summary: On December 1, the Senate approved two new Supreme Court ministers with little public debate or review of their qualifications. Luis Maria Aguilar Morales and Arturo Zaldivar Lelo de Larrea assume their prestigious positions at a crucial time in the court's development. Over recent [...]	2009-12-28 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO3655	MX 2009-605, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days January 12, 2010 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID on Taller, El Nuevo Sistema de Justicia Penal en el Estado de Hidalgo, in Pachuca City, Hidalgo, Mexico, beginning January 25, 2010. 2. Post pos [...]	2009-12-29 15:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO382	MX #2009 - 051, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Highway Interdiction, in Cancun, Mexico, Feb. 26, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]	2009-02-11 16:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO411	MX #2009 - 059, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Curso Taller sobre Deteccion e Identificacion de Trata de Personas, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, March 3, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gr [...]	2009-02-13 23:13:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO579	MX #2009 - 078, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Drug and Criminal Investigation, in Chilpacingo, Mexico, March 18, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...]	2009-02-27 18:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO580	MX #2009 - 083, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on Bicycle Patrol Training, in Mexico City, March 20, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]	2009-02-27 18:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO585	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON MEXICO DRAWS ATTENTION, [...] Summary. The Mexican press and political class focused on concerns expressed in the 2008 Human Right Report on Mexico regarding corruption and impunity as well as abuses committed in the course of the government's efforts to combat organized crime. Most commentators, including opposition po [...]	2009-02-27 21:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR SNAR MX
09MEXICO656	PRD PRESIDENT TELL CHARGE PARTY RECUPERATING; AMLO [...] (C) Summary: Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) President Jesus Ortega told CDA and PolMinCouns that 2006 presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) had essentially left the party, throwing his lot in with the Convergencia and Workers' parties. While some in the PRD remain [...]	2009-03-05 21:46:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PGOV PINR PREL
09MEXICO725	MEXICO AND THE G-20 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Calderon has announced three sets of economic stimulus packages to help offset the impact of the global financial and economic crisis and stimulate the economy. The Mexican banking sector remains solid with an adequate capitalization rate. However, the deepening of t [...]	2009-03-11 17:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX
09MEXICO780	GOM MAKES PUBLIC ITS PROPOSAL FOR LABOR LAW REFORM [...] SUMMARY: On February 9, the GOM finally made public its long awaited proposal for reforming Mexico's Federal Labor Law (FLL). In addition to presenting the proposal to the Mexican Congress the GOM,s Secretary of Labor also placed it on his ministry,s website thereby making it available to any [...]	2009-03-17 18:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
09MEXICO808	RETALIATORY TARIFFS - MEXICO PULLS TRIGGER BUT AIMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 19:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO811	EVERY CRISIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY; MEXICO SEES POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: While the deepening global crisis has worsened Mexico's economic outlook for 2009, the Mexican government feels it has a cushion to weather the crisis and shield its public finances in 2009 and 2010. The Finance Secretariat's chief economist pointed to the successful oil hedgin [...]	2009-03-19 22:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
09MEXICO826	MEXICO VIEWS TIMING OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reaction to the announcement of President Barack Obama's first official visit to Mexico scheduled for April 16-17 has been generally positive. Media commentators expect Obama's meeting with President Felipe Calderon to focus on shared efforts to confront organized crime, econom [...]	2009-03-20 20:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON MX
09MEXICO869	MEXICO ON THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary. Mexico believes future prospects for the Summit of the Americas (SOA) very much rely on the success of U.S. President Obama in injecting a new sense of purpose for the gathering. To Mexico's view, it is imperative the summit tackle the ongoing financial crisis. Interestingly, [...]	2009-03-24 21:04:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV OAS PHUM VZ CU MX
09MEXICO971	MX 2009-131, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MI-17 Night Vision Goggle, Fort Bliss, TX, April 21, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]	2009-04-03 15:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
09MEXICO990	MEXICO'S PRD PLAGUED AGAIN BY INTERNAL DISPUTES IN [...] (C) Summary: Mexico's Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) plunged into internal discord once again, this time over the selection of candidates over the past two weeks for upcoming midterm elections. Both internal elections in select areas of the country and selections by the National Executive [...]	2009-04-06 12:48:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO994	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Poloff met March 10 with President Ronald Dorney of Syspro International, S.A. de C.V. about the post-shipment end-use check on license 050135227 (reftel). Dorney confirmed the order for 600 ballistic plates from U.S. company High Com Technology, LLC and said they were sold to Syspro's [...]	2009-04-06 21:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SNAR MX
09MILAN27	2008 VOTING IN MILAN AND LESSONS LEARNED [...] SUMMARY: Voting interest in Milan's consular district reached unprecedented levels and reflected not only widespread U.S. citizen anticipation but intense Italian public interest as well. Post engaged in a variety of voter assistance activities to reach over 19,000 registered Americans, compr [...]	2009-02-03 10:02:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KPAO IT
09MILAN80	NORTHERN LEAGUE PUSHES TO LEGALIZE ITS VOLUNTEER [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Rome and Consulate General Milan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In an environment of pervasive media coverage of violent crime perpetrated by immigrants (despite a significant statistical decrease in crime from 2007 to 2008),the Northern League (LN [...]	2009-03-26 10:02:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI IT
09MILAN95	KEEPING BERLUSCONI CLOSE: NORTHERN LEAGUE STRATEGY [...] (C) Northern League (LN) insiders Roberto Calderoli, Minister for Legislative Simplification, and Giancarlo Giorgetti, President of the Finance Committee in the Chamber of Deputies described their strategy to make LN the hegemonic political party in Northern Italy over the next few years. Key [...]	2009-04-28 15:41:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IT
09MILAN96	PRIVATE EQUITY IN ITALY: GROWING, BUT IN THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Even in the midst of economic crisis, Italy's small private equity (PE) marketplace is expanding. Larger multinational PE firms and those in search of "mega-deals" are playing a smaller role, but local PE outfits see a potential for smaller, less-leveraged, longer-horizon, "buy [...]	2009-04-28 16:16:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON IT
09MINSK100	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 27, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - March 25 Protest Passes Without Violence (para. 2) - Military Court Dismisses Forced Conscription Appeal (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Leader Fined (para. 4) - Convicte [...]	2009-03-26 18:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK132	BELARUS: HIGHLIGHTS OF LUKASHENKA'S ANNUAL ADDRESS [...] (SBU) The following message is based on lightly edited press reports of Belarusian President Lukashenka's annual address to the parliament and the Belarusian people. The event was marked by long passages when Lukashenka departed from his prepared remarks and spoke rather more directly, in so [...]	2009-04-24 15:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM BO
09MINSK173	BELARUS: REGIME CRYING OVER SPILT MILK AS SPAT WITH MOSCOW [...] (SBU) While there is no break between the countries, a Russian block on Belarusian dairy exports is just the latest manifestation of a vitriolic conflict between Minsk and Moscow as traditional Kremlin disdain for President Lukashenka (and the formerly-vaunted "Belarusian economic miracle") re [...]	2009-06-08 12:51:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR BO RS
09MINSK195	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JUNE 19, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Convicted (para. 2) - Protestant Activist Fined (para. 3) - GOB Denies Registration to Opposition Party (para. 4) - Police Raid Residence of Malady Fr [...]	2009-06-22 15:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK217	BELARUS: CODEL CARDIN SECURES AMCIT'S RELEASE, ADVANCES [...] (SBU) A CODEL led by Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Cardin visited Belarus June 30, the most senior USG delegation since the 1994 visit of President Clinton. The CODEL met with President Lukashenka -- who pardoned AMCIT Emanuel Zeltser in response to the CODEL's request -- for over two [...]	2009-07-03 22:46:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR BO
09MINSK228	BELARUS POL/ECON REPORT - JULY 10, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Investigation Against Volkovysk Activists Extended (para. 2) - Jailed Volkovysk Activist's Associate and Employer Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Fined (para. [...]	2009-07-10 15:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK297	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - United Democratic Forces Finalized Procedures for Nominating Democratic Presidential Candidate (para. 2) - Supreme Court Upheld Registration Denial to the Party of Fre [...]	2009-09-04 18:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK30	GOB'S STEPS TOWARD MARKET REFORMS WELCOME WHILE INCOMPLETE [...] Summary: President Lukashenka signed his first decree in 2009 simplifying the process for registration and liquidation of businesses. The GOB further enumerated an ambitious, 52-point plan envisioning an overhaul of the country's business code in 2009 toward liberalizing the economy. While t [...]	2009-01-26 16:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK332	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - New Life Church Still Facing Eviction, Receives Support from Visiting DRL Officer (para. 2) - "European Belarus" Activists Detained, Fined (para. 3) - GOB Continues to [...]	2009-09-25 12:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK360	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elections --------- - "Honest" Presidential Elections to be Held in Early 2011, so Says the CEC (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Parties Denied Registration, Evicted (para. [...]	2009-10-26 18:50:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK385	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 17:39:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK390	BELARUS: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary. Belarus remains a transit route for illicit drugs and drug precursors. Reports of drug use and drug-related crime in Belarus increased in 2009, although there is no evidence of large-scale drug production in the country. In October 2008 the government adopted a National Action Plan [...]	2009-12-03 14:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM SNAR BO
09MINSK394	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 4, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Council of Europe Official Discusses Death Penalty with GOB, A CoE Condition (para. 2) - Santa Claus May Be Sent to Prison in Belarus (para. 3) - Despite Differences, [...]	2009-12-04 20:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BO
09MINSK413	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Christian Democracy Party Denied Registration, Members Harassed and Discredited (para. 2) - State TV Criticizes Opposition Activists over Abduction Allegations (para. [...]	2009-12-18 17:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BO
09MINSK415	BELARUS ELECTION LAW AMENDMENTS: AN EXAMPLE OF NON-INCLUSIVE [...] Summary. The GOB is in the final stages of amending Belarus' electoral law in anticipation of local elections next April and presidential polls in 2011. While Lukashenka and other regime officials have publicly addressed proposed changes to the code, the amendment process has lacked transpar [...]	2009-12-23 12:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
09MONROVIA160	WHO WILL SUCCEED ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF? [...] (C) Summary: The next presidential elections in Liberia are almost three years away, and we sense that in many ways Liberian politicians are already gearing up for them. Potential candidates are building constituencies, keeping themselves in the press, and otherwise talking themselves up. Ho [...]	2009-02-26 14:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LI
09MONROVIA186	LIBERIA: AMBASSADOR TOURS RECOVERING LIBERIA PETROLEUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) Managing Director Harry Greaves outlined an ambitious strategic development plan during the Ambassador's tour of LPRC facilities on February 23. The state-owned petroleum import and storage monopoly has undergone impressive financial and [...]	2009-03-10 11:59:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT ECON EINV PGOV LI
09MONROVIA188	PRO-TAYLOR ELEMENTS STILL A FORCE TO BE RECKONED [...] (C) Summary: The recent remarks by Special Court for Sierra Leone prosecutor Stephen Rapp suggesting Charles Taylor may go free because of budgetary reasons caused alarm within the GOL and has emboldened Taylor supporters. Communication inside the Taylor camp remains intact, and those in leadership [...]	2009-03-10 12:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KCRM LI
09MONROVIA219	LIBERIA: IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WORSENS [...] SUMMARY: Both the GOL and International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that the impact of the global financial crisis on Liberia may be more serious than previously expected (reftels). The IMF has revised Liberia's growth projections downward from 10.3% to 6% for 2009, and from 14.8% to 8% in 201 [...]	2009-03-24 17:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA318	SCENESETTER ON UN ISSUES FOR LIBERIA VISIT OF UN [...] (U) America has always had a special place in the hearts of Liberians and that esteem has grown since the end of the civil war. Thousands of Liberians found refuge in the United States during the war, and around 400,000 Liberians, from a population of fewer than four million, now call America [...]	2009-05-08 13:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PGOV ECON OVIP LI
09MONROVIA365	LIBERIA: Census confirms population estimates; ignores [...] The final Census, released May 21, confirms a population of 3,476,608 Liberians. It notes a growth rate of 2.1% since the last census in 1984, and projects a doubling time of 33 years. There is no mention of the deaths (estimated at 250,000) or the massive emigration during the years of confl [...]	2009-05-27 14:49:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON PGOV LI
09MONROVIA415	LIBERIA: BANKING SYSTEM STABILIZING DESPITE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Although banking services remain concentrated in Monrovia, the number of banks is increasing and most are expanding their reach outside the capital. Indicators of financial soundness are improving, and there is competition to increase services beyond money transfers and fee-bas [...]	2009-06-10 17:52:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV LI
09MONROVIA479	LIBERIA INKS MORE TRANSPARENT DEAL FOR SHIP REGISTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Liberian Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) signed a new 10-year deal with the GOL June 30 to manage the country's lucrative "flags of convenience" business. Weary from years of haggling with the Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) over control of revenues, and spurned by specious [...]	2009-07-06 15:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EINV LI
09MONROVIA483	NEW MAYOR CLEANS UP CITY HALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Mayor Mary Broh has begun working as Monrovia's mayor without confirmation by the Senate. She has taken on efforts to rationalize city operations with the same vigor she has shown to clean up Monrovia's streets, clear some of the corruption from the port and reorganize t [...]	2009-07-08 08:09:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EAID LI
09MONROVIA52	LIBERIA: Donor Support Remains Essential As Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF remains cautiously optimistic about Liberia's economic outlook and we anticipate current USG assistance programs will be adequate to address the challenges of the financial crisis. Liberia's rubber exports are down (for domestic reasons),resumption of timber exports is [...]	2009-01-20 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ECON LI
09MONROVIA661	FLAWED THRESHOLD BILL LIKELY TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Liberian House of Representatives approved a Threshold Bill on September 3 that is the same as the one passed earlier by the Senate. The final bill will double the maximum population in a constituency to 40,000 with a proviso that no county shall have fewer than two seats in [...]	2009-09-11 12:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EAID LI
09MONROVIA662	LIBERIA: PRESIDENT DISMISSES OIL COMPANY HEAD AMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dismissed the head of the state-owned Liberia Petroleum Refining Corporation (LPRC) on September 5, following a Ministry of Justice probe into the alleged acceptance of bribes in exchange for a USD 24.8 million concession. Sirleaf's sacking of a lo [...]	2009-09-11 13:02:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENGR LI
09MONROVIA673	LIBERIAN DOLLAR'S DOWNWARD SLIDE PRESENTS FRESH HARDSHIPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the past three years, the Liberian Dollar (LD) maintained relative exchange rate stability, weathering double-digit inflation, ever-increasing import prices, and delayed revenue from lucrative mining and timber contracts, thanks to cautious monetary and fiscal policy. Yet, [...]	2009-09-16 17:30:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI
09MONROVIA674	LIBERIA SHOWS MODEST IMPROVEMENT IN WORLD BANK'S DOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberia moved up the scale of the World Bank's "Doing Business Indicators" for the third year in a row, jumping eight spots to 149th out of 183 countries. While Liberia implemented quick-win procedural improvements that garnered it a place among the top ten reformers of 2009, f [...]	2009-09-17 16:47:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI
09MONROVIA691	FINAL, EDITED TRC REPORT TO BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Chairman Jerome Verdier confirmed to us on September 17 that the TRC's final, edited report's release date, expected on September 1, has been pushed to at least mid-October, when 200 copies of the report will be available for government o [...]	2009-09-28 08:33:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS EAID LI
09MONROVIA70	LIBERIA: A NEW, ASSERTIVE BUREAU OF MARITIME AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently appointed Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) Commissioner Binyah Kesselly is seeking to assert tighter control over the country's outsourced shipping registry and has embarked on an ambitious program to transform Liberia into a "maritime nation" by expanding BMA [...]	2009-01-21 10:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
09MONROVIA76	LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions on timber exports were lifted in 2006 and on diamonds in early 2007 as Liberia became compliant with the Kimberly Process. The removal of sanctions open [...]	2009-01-22 10:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI
09MONROVIA763	LEGISLATURE SENDS ELECTORAL REFORM AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The National Legislature has passed a constitutional amendment law that sets in motion reforms needed before the 2011 elections. The "Electoral Reform Law" was drafted with input from the law reform commission and civil society. It seeks to amend sections of the Liberian consti [...]	2009-10-16 13:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA833	LIBERIA - SENATE BY-ELECTION RESULTS IN RUN-OFF [...] SUMMARY. Voter turnout was low in the November 10 Montserrado Senate by-election, with just 20 percent of voters participating. None of the ten candidates took an absolute majority of votes, so the two leading candidates, Geraldine Doe-Sheriff of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and [...]	2009-11-17 16:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA838	FISCAL SQUEEZE SPARKS CALLS FOR BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the global downturn could be expected to impose some constraints on Liberia's 2009-2010 budget, the Ministry of Finance's admission that revenue collection fell a full 25 percent short of planned expenditures in the first quarter alone has raised questions about the efficac [...]	2009-11-18 17:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA877	LIBERIA: OPPOSITION WINS SENATE BY-ELECTION RUN-OFF [...] (U) SUMMARY. The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) convincingly won the Montserrado County senatorial by-election in a second crucial test for the National Elections Commission (NEC). The ruling Unity Party (UP) lost the election despite heavy financial backing and support from f [...]	2009-12-03 19:26:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI KPAO LI
09MONTERREY100	MEXICO: TRACKING NARCO-GRENADES [...] (SBU) During recent months Mexican narco-traffickers have directed a series of grenade attacks directed against, inter alia, Mexican law enforcement and military facilities, civilian crowds, and U.S. consular installations. The escalation in the strength and power of the weapons used by the [...]	2009-03-03 17:19:00	Consulate Monterrey	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MASS SNAR PGOV KCRM CASC MX KS
09MONTERREY14	ATTACK ON TELEVISA TV STATION INCREASES PRESS INTIMIDATION [...] (C ) Summary. On January 6 the Televisa TV station in Monterrey was attacked by unknown assailants, who shot eight .40 caliber rounds into the station wall and threw a grenade over a fence into the parking lot, which exploded but did not injure anyone. The attack occurred while Televisa was br [...]	2009-01-12 19:54:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PGOV KCRM PHUM MX
09MONTERREY206	MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY HIT HARD BY U.S. RECESSION BUT EXPECTS [...] (U) Summary. The deep U.S. recession has dramatically reduced demand in the Mexican auto industry, a key source of industrial production and exports. Mexican auto producers are in an ornery mood, strongly criticizing the importation of used U.S. cars and their government's lack of su [...]	2009-06-02 15:47:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MX
09MONTERREY210	NUEVO LEON STATE PUBLIC SECURITY SECRETARY SEES A MIXED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 17:37:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM ASEC SNAR CASC PGOV MX
09MONTERREY278	MAQUILA ASSOCIATION WARNS OF LOSING COMPETITIVENESS [...] Summary. With the economic crisis and falling oil revenue impacting Mexico's federal budget, maquila owners are concerned that federal lawmakers will raise taxes on their industry to increase government revenue. John Castany, President of the Nuevo Leon Maquila Association, told EconOff on [...]	2009-07-23 21:18:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN MX
09MONTERREY354	NUEVO LEON MOVES AHEAD WITH ORAL TRIAL PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 4 briefing, Nuevo Leon state and university officials told the Ambassador that around 50 percent of all trials in the state are now conducted at an oral hearing, the result of 2004 legislation mandating the change. Officials said they had intentionally intro [...]	2009-09-24 18:50:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI PHUM MX
09MONTERREY438	NUEVO LEON BUSINESS COMMUNITY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NEW FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction to the passage of the modified 2009 Fiscal Law in Nuevo Leon ranges from stoic to pessimistic. Local business leaders and economists cite decreasing competitiveness, growing uncertainty, uncontrolled spending, and a failure to broaden the tax base among their stronges [...]	2009-11-23 22:46:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV MX
09MONTERREY89	MEXICAN ECONOMISTS EXPECT DISMAL ECONOMY THROUGH 2010 [...] (U) Summary. Macroeconomics has become a hot topic among Monterrey businessmen as they try to determine the length and depth of the U.S. recession and its impact on Mexico. The Mexican economy is closely linked to the United States, and the U.S. recession has been transmitted to Mexico [...]	2009-02-23 19:45:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MX
09MONTEVIDEO128	URUGUAY REVISITS ITS AMNESTY LAW [...] (C) The Uruguayan political establishment has returned forcefully to a debate dating from Uruguay's emergence from dictatorship 23 years ago. Uruguay's Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of requesting on February 6, 2009, that its separate but equal co-branches of government opine on t [...]	2009-03-05 13:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UY
09MONTEVIDEO178	URUGUAY: HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] President Vazquez made his first Presidential visit to China March 21-26, leading a delegation of ministers, government representatives and over fifty entrepreneurs. Vazquez's trip was the fifth presidential visit to China since both countries established diplomatic relations in 1988. During [...]	2009-04-01 14:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CH UY
09MONTEVIDEO298	DICTATORSHIP ERA ABUSES CONTINUE TO RESONATE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Uruguay emerged from dictatorship rule 23 years ago, the legacy of that period and the fate of the disappeared continue to resonate in the political spectrum. A citizens' group in late April presented signatures to place a referendum on the October ballot to annul Uruguay's [...]	2009-06-01 17:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UY
09MONTEVIDEO308	FOLLOW UP ON URUGUAY'S ABSTENTION VOTE ON KOSOVO'S [...] (C) Charge met on May 27 with Minister of Economy and Finance Alvaro Garcia, Uruguay's World bank Governor, to follow up on the GOU's stated intention (ref B) to submit an abstaining vote on Kosovo's inclusion in the World bank. Minister Garcia agreed to verify with the MFA and indicated he w [...]	2009-06-04 13:40:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV UY
09MONTEVIDEO316	ENCE Sells Forestry Holdings, New Owners Announce an [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spanish forestry firm ENCE announced on May 22 the sale of most of its forestry plantations to a consortium formed by Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso and Chilean Arauco, and that it will not continue with plans to build a $1.2 billion cellulose plant. Stora Enso/Arauco announced they [...]	2009-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO377	URUGUAY: NO SURPRISES IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES [...] (C) There were few surprises in the June 28 elections to select presidential candidates from Uruguay,s three major political parties, as the front runners translated their respective poll advantages into solid victories. The big winners were ex-President Luis Alberto Lacalle of the Blanco par [...]	2009-06-29 15:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO388	Uruguay: Macroeconomic Roundup [...] Uruguay's economy grew 2.3 percent in QI/09 over QI/2008. Despite the year-over-year increase, the economy is now shrinking, and seasonally-adjusted GDP dropped 2.9 percent in QI/2009 from QIV/08. Analysts expect GDP to continue falling in the second quarter and zero to slightly negative grow [...]	2009-07-02 13:18:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN UY
09MONTEVIDEO4	URUGUAY: GOU AND URUGUAYAN PRESS KEEP BALANCE ON [...] (U) Both the Government of Uruguay and most Uruguayan media have taken a balanced view of the situation in Gaza. The GOU's public comments have been limited to a single press release by the MFA December 29 that stressed the GOU's concern regarding the escalation of violence and urged all parti [...]	2009-01-08 15:39:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR UR
09MONTEVIDEO422	EVO MORALES SEEKS INCREASED TRADE AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Bolivian President Evo Morales came to Uruguay on July 13. During a seven-hour visit, he met separately with President Tabare Vazquez, Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and Governor of Montevideo Ricardo Ehrlich, and then gave a midnight press conference before his departure. The most [...]	2009-07-17 19:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR EPET UY
09MONTEVIDEO454	URUGUAY: PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ NONCOMMITTAL AS [...] (U) Summary. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe took his whirlwind tour of South America to Uruguay August 6, meeting with President Tabare Vazquez to solicit the Uruguayan leader's support for an agreement granting U.S. forces access to seven Colombian military bases. Vazquez expressed Urug [...]	2009-08-07 14:23:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	CO PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO556	URUGUAY WILL SEEK A MODERATE OUTCOME ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to MFA Director Human Rights Silvia Izquierdo on October 23. Ms. Izquierdo appreciated the constructive nature of this demarche and its early communication. She said the GOU will seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report, but could not [...]	2009-09-25 14:00:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY
09MONTEVIDEO558	URUGUAY AVOIDS ECONOMIC RECESSION, GOU THRILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay's GDP grew by a mild 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2009, thus avoiding an economic recession. Growth was widespread among sectors, with only agriculture and electrical generation declining. The rise was led by rising public expenditure and public investment, whi [...]	2009-09-25 19:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO572	Uruguay Presidential Campaign Programs Released [...] After months of campaigning, in September, leading Uruguayan presidential candidates Jose Mujica and Luis Alberto Lacalle released their respective proposals for government. As both documents make clear, the fight for votes continues to be concentrated on the political middle ground. Conseque [...]	2009-10-06 17:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO577	GOLDSTONE - URUGUAY WILL ABSTAIN IF HRC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Charge conveyed reftel points to Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz on October 1, following up on an earlier demarche delivered to the Director Human Rights on October 23. The Foreign Minister reiterated the GOU's intention to seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report. He ex [...]	2009-10-09 12:12:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY
09MONTEVIDEO59	URUGUAY: STRENGTHENING BILATERAL ANTARCTIC [...] Summary: Starting with the signing of the bilateral Science and Technology Agreement (April 29 2008) and the ensuing U/S Dobrianksy visit, the U.S. and Uruguay have deepened relations in the field of Antarctic cooperation. U.S. Antarctic institutions are showing interest in pursuing joint rese [...]	2009-02-02 10:22:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA KTIA EAID AY MESUR UY
09MONTEVIDEO595	Uruguayan Elections: Counting Down to October 25 [...] (U) With Uruguayans voting October 25, local polling indicates that the two leading presidential candidates are running in place or even losing ground. A second round seems likely, as neither ruling Frente Amplio coalition candidate Jose Mujica nor National Party candidate Luis Lacalle appears [...]	2009-10-21 18:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO60	URUGUAYAN ELECTIONS: STRUGGLE FOR RULING COALITION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) For the first time in at least three election cycles, Uruguay's ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition faces an internal struggle for the coalition's nomination for preside [...]	2009-02-02 10:23:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR UY
09MONTEVIDEO609	URUGUAYAN ELECTIONS: FRENTE AMPLIO WINS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) The ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition will retain its majority in the Senate and Congress of Deputies following elections October 25, defying early projections that they would narrowly fall short of a majority. Updated vote totals increased the FAQs share to 48.16% of the vote, just enou [...]	2009-10-28 14:34:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO617	Uruguay: Review For Suspension of Title III of the Libertad [...] (SBU) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request for information on Uruguay's policies related to Cuba. Ref B is Post's reporting for the preceding six-month period. 2. (C) President Vazquez led an official visit to Cuba in June 2009, fulfilling a campaign pr [...]	2009-11-12 18:36:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU UY
09MONTEVIDEO621	Uruguay: A Race to the Runoff [...] (U) Uruguay's presidential runoff campaign is in full swing. Although both contenders are struggling to build on the October 25 elections, polls give ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition candidate Jose Mujica a significant lead (48 percent to 40 percent) for the November 29 run-off. As the Octo [...]	2009-11-12 19:40:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO648	URUGUAY: ELECTION RESULTS SHOW INTERNAL PARTY SHIFTS [...] (U) Summary. Uruguay's October 2009 presidential and legislative elections represented a historic change for all three major national political parties in regards to their internal dynamics. Within the incumbent Frente Amplio (FA) coalition, the elections reinforced the predominance of leadin [...]	2009-11-12 18:32:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO680	Jose Mujica Wins Uruguayan Presidency [...] (U) Summary. As predicted by all major polling companies, Frente Amplio candidate and former Tupamaro guerrilla Jose "Pepe" Mujica will be the next President of Uruguay, after winning 53 percent of the vote in a runoff election against Luis Alberto Lacalle November 29. Both Mujica and Lacalle [...]	2009-11-30 18:51:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO714	Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December [...] ( SBU) Embassy Montevideo warmly welcomes your December 16-17 visit. You will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Uruguay during the Obama Administration. Arriving shortly after Uruguay's Presidential elections, your visit will allow us to recognize the excellent collaboration we h [...]	2009-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON SNAR UY
09MONTEVIDEO718	Uruguay: President-Elect Mujica's Debut at Mercosur Summit [...] (U) The December 8-9 38th summit meeting of MERCOSUR, provided an appropriate platform for Jose Mujica's regional debut as president elect. Mujica was warmly received by the delegates and, thanks in particular to high profile meetings with Christina Kirchner and Hugo Chavez, managed to attract [...]	2009-12-10 19:41:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO726	MERCOSUR SUMMIT PREDICTABLY SHORT ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, heads of state of Mercosur's four full members and aspiring member Venezuela gathered in Montevideo for the bloc's 38th Presidential Summit. As expected, (ref A) dialogue at the summit focused more on regional politics and less on tangible progress of the economi [...]	2009-12-11 19:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO734	INCSR II -- URUGUAY [...] Post submits the 2009-2010 INCSR II report. An e-mail copy with tracked changed was delivered by e-mail, per reftel instructions. 2. While the level of money laundering and related crimes is considered relatively low in Uruguay, the country's financial system remains vulnerable to th [...]	2009-12-17 16:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR UY
09MOSCOW1	DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1005	GOR RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA WITH A FM [...] (C) In the wake of North Korea's announced withdrawal from the Six Party Talks and the expulsion of inspectors in response to the UN Security Council's censure of its April 5 missile launch, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Pyongyang April 23-24 with a stop over in Seoul aft [...]	2009-04-20 13:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS KN
09MOSCOW1034	KIRILL CRONIES BENEFIT FROM RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 31, Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch Kirill presided over the first meeting of Church leaders since his enthronement, introducing significant personnel and structural changes to the ROC. Kirill appointed faithful supporter Bishop Ilarion as the new Chairman of [...]	2009-04-22 08:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1039	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: 1)INSYS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested post-shipment verifications to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-users, Insys Corporation, Moscow and Tores, Moscow, Russia. 3. I [...]	2009-04-22 12:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1047	CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES IRAN AND MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and is not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. In an April 14 roundtable at his foundation, former President Mikhail Gorbachev expressed to Codel Levin cautious optimism on improving bilateral relations and called attention [...]	2009-04-23 06:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW106	GOOD MONEY ON METROPOLITAN KIRILL AS THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary. In a two-stage process beginning January 25 and concluding January 29, a new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) will be elected, with the winner determining whether the ROC remains on a conservative course or embarks on a liberal path. Contacts posit six leading co [...]	2009-01-16 15:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI

09MOSCOW1080	CHECHNYA COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION ENDS: CHANGES [...] (C) Summary: Consensus across the spectrum of Chechnya observers is that the Kremlin's decision to end its counterterrorism operation in Chechnya has the potential to bolster the republic's economy, but will otherwise effect little change. The opening of the Groznyy airport to international tr [...]	2009-04-24 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON RS
09MOSCOW1091	UNITED RUSSIA WINS SOCHI MAYORAL RACE AMID FRAUD [...] (C) Summary: Amid allegations of ballot-rigging and electoral fraud, United Russia's Anatoliy Pakhomov won Sochi's April 26 mayoral election with 77 percent of the "official vote." Opposition candidate Boris Nemtsov took 13.5 percent in the official count, and Communist Party (KPRF) candidate [...]	2009-04-27 12:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1111	FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. Foreign Minister Lavrov told visiting Codel Levin April 15 that arms control issues were Russia's top priority. Noting that Moscow was waiting for concrete proposals, including specific language, from the U.S. on a post-START treaty agreement, Lavrov said he recognized that the [...]	2009-04-29 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KACT IR RS
09MOSCOW1113	MFA ON THE PEACE PROCESS, ISRAEL, IRAN AND SUDAN [...] (Summary): MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Sergey Vershinin told us on April 28 that the GOR envisioned the proposed May 11 UNSC ministerial on the Middle East as a general discussion of the situation in the region and a chance to reiterate the Security Council's support f [...]	2009-04-29 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC IS IR SU RS
09MOSCOW1115	CODEL Levin with Duma Foreign Relations Chairman Kosachev [...] (SBU) On April 15, State Duma International Relations Chairman Kosachev told Senators Levin, Collins, and Nelson that President Medvedev had issued instructions to finalize a post-START agreement by the end of the year. Although he stated that negotiators must re-link arms control and defensi [...]	2009-04-30 06:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS
09MOSCOW1119	MEDVEDEV'S LIBERAL GESTURES AND PUTIN DYNAMICS [...] (C) Summary: A series of liberal political gestures by Medvedev have excited speculation about dynamics within the political tandem, with a couple of analysts going so far as to predict Putin's imminent demise. However, well-connected political observers argue against over-interpreting these [...]	2009-04-30 13:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL RS
09MOSCOW112	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR RS
09MOSCOW1120	RUSSIAN ENERGY CHARTER PROPOSAL: NO RESPONSE [...] (C) President Medvedev issued on April 21 a "Conceptual Approach to the New Legal Framework for Energy Cooperation," putting down on paper the GOR's ideas for, in effect, a new global Energy Charter Treaty, replacing the existing European Energy Charter Treaty (ECT),which Russia has signed, bu [...]	2009-04-30 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW1125	RUSSIAN MFA SAYS RASUL KUDAEV'S HEALTH IS [...] (SBU) On April 23 Post received the following response from the Russian MFA pursuant to our January 23, 2009 demarche concerning the treatment of former Guantanamo detainee Rasul Kudaev, currently in pre-trial detention in Nalchik, the capital of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria (reftels). [...]	2009-04-30 14:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KJUS RS
09MOSCOW113	RUSSIAN MFA ON GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin welcomed the U.S.-Israeli Anti-Smuggling MOU, which he thought would help produce the Egyptian brokered cease-fire, and urged early consultations by the Obama Administration on next steps. Vershini [...]	2009-01-20 14:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR LE IQ IR IS RS
09MOSCOW1182	RUSSIAN BANKING SECTOR'S SECOND CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Russia's banking sector is preparing for a second wave of the financial crisis. Banks have been setting aside a higher-than-required share of in-house resources as provisions against an anticipated rise in non-peforming loans (NPLs). Some observers, including Sberbank President [...]	2009-05-08 12:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS
09MOSCOW1184	CFE: A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Although Russian Foreign Ministry officials would like to overcome the impasse over the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE),other Russian interagency voices argue for its annulment. As noted in the non-paper provided to A/S Gottemoeller April 24, the MFA is prepared to c [...]	2009-05-08 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE PGOV MARR RS
09MOSCOW1224	PUTIN'S ASIAN MEDIA LEITMOTIF: I'M IN CHARGE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Putin's interview with Japanese media and his briefer exchanges with reporters while in Japan and Mongolia have given pundits a wealth of information to analyze for signs of splits within the ruling "tandemocracy," as well as for indications of Putin's predilections [...]	2009-05-14 14:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW1225	RUSSIA'S HARDENING VIEWS ON SPHERE OF INFLUENCE [...] (C) As the Kremlin's new national security strategy (septel) reasserts the priority of strengthening Russian influence in the CIS, well-connected Russian analysts and government-supported institutniki increasingly call for "positive neutrality" or the "Finlandization" of Russia's neighbors. [...]	2009-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW13	A/S SHANNON AND DFM RYABKOV DISCUSS RUSSIA-LATIN [...] (C) Summary: On December 22, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon discussed ways in which the U.S. and Russia could constructively engage on issues related to Latin America. Both sides agreed on the need to cast o [...]	2009-01-08 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS ECON ECIN EIND EINV ENRG
09MOSCOW1331	START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, OPENING SESSION, [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the first meeting between the United States and Russian Delegations to conclude a START Follow-on Treaty, the Russian Delegation reiterated that Russia's approach was provided to the United States in its Aide Memoire, dated December 15, 2008. The Russian Delegation also m [...]	2009-05-22 11:28:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL KACT MARR RS
09MOSCOW1336	RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered reftel demarche on May 21 to Alexander Pankin, Deputy Director, Multilateral Organizations Department, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pankin noted that a number of countries, including Russia, had difficulties with the text presented by General Assembly [...]	2009-05-22 13:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN UNGA
09MOSCOW1337	START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, SECOND SESSION, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of [...]	2009-05-22 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL KACT MARR RS
09MOSCOW1346	RUSSIA AND THE ARCTIC: POLICY AND COMPETING VOICES [...] (C) In March, Medvedev approved Russia's long-delayed Arctic policy. It defined the region as Russia's strategic energy reserve, called for its promotion as a transportation corridor, and sought to balance cooperation with the country's security needs. The policy itself reflects competing [...]	2009-05-26 11:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG SENV RS
09MOSCOW1347	CORRECTED COPY: START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of t [...]	2009-05-26 11:43:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL KACT MARR RS
09MOSCOW1348	MFA CONTEMPLATES RETURN TO CFE [...] (C) Summary: MFA DVBR Counselor Federyakov told us May 21 that recent press reports that Russian intended to propose a "revised version" of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty were referring to the proposals in the aide memoire passed to A/S Gottemoeller on April 24, not a new Russi [...]	2009-05-26 12:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV MARR RS
09MOSCOW1349	RUSSIA: BURY HITLER, NOT STALIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, the Kremlin announced that it had formed a "Commission to Oppose Historical Falsification," to address any attempts to "cast doubt on our people's victory in World War II." This decision followed a May 7 proposal in the State Duma to introduce amendments criminalizin [...]	2009-05-26 12:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1362	READING THE TEA LEAVES ON MEDVEDEV'S [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's May 16 proposal to change the way the head, deputy head and secretary of Russia's Constitutional Court are selected passed all three readings by the State Duma on May 20 and 22, received the approval of the Federation Council on May 27, and now appears hea [...]	2009-05-27 13:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR KJUS RS
09MOSCOW1386	MEDVEDEV AND THE "GOLDEN MEAN" [...] (C) In a May 25 speech on budget priorities, the first-ever to the Cabinet, President Medvedev acknowledged that the economic downturn was far from over. Medvedev also appeared to side with economic conservatives, who favor sharp reductions in government spending, in the televised May 25 spe [...]	2009-05-28 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW1402	DPRK: GOR LOOKING FOR SANCTIONS BALANCED WITH [...] (SBU) Russian MFA Spokesperson Andrey Nesterenko's May 28 statement that "we do not need a language of sanctions" has received wide coverage and called into question Moscow's support for sending North Korea a strong message through a new UNSC resolution. The statement, however, should be vi [...]	2009-05-29 12:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KN RS
09MOSCOW1424	LATEST RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT, LIKE ITS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) The May 21-22 Russia-EU Summit, held in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East (RFE),resulted in no breakthroughs on major energy, political and trade issues. Press reports focused on continuing "tensions" over energy, a topic dominated by Russia's push for the EU to finance Ukraine's gas ne [...]	2009-06-01 11:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS EU
09MOSCOW1439	IPR: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTICIPATION IN A NORTHEAST [...] Summary. A delegation of Russian law enforcement officials participated in the 5th annual USPTO Northeast Baltic Regional Conference on Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment held in Helsinki, Finland on April 28-29, 2009. Their participation signals [...]	2009-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1490	ALEKSANDR EBRALIDZE--RUSSIA'S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. While press reports describe St. Petersburg businessman Aleksandr Ebralidze as "the Kremlin's favorite" to become the next President in Georgia, South Caucasus watchers had not heard of Ebralidze before he announced his aspirations at a Georgian diaspora conference in Sochi in M [...]	2009-06-05 13:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG
09MOSCOW1491	MISSILE DEFENSE, JDEC, NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (S) Summary. During interagency delegation discussions in Moscow May 28 on prospects for developing joint cooperation on ballistic missile defense (MD),outstanding issues regarding establishment of the Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC),and non-proliferation deliverables for the July summit, [...]	2009-06-05 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM RS
09MOSCOW1509	DFM GRUSHKO ON NATO-RUSSIA AND EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador June 8 that the GOR could not prepare in time for a formal NRC ministerial June 27, but would support an informal meeting, which would provide the political signal to allow reengagement on military to military cooperation. He was unwill [...]	2009-06-09 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO UP RS
09MOSCOW1525	INFORMATION ON RUSSIA'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY MAKERS [...] (C) In response to ref A request for information on Russian leaders with influence on GOR Afghan policy, we have provided profiles of MFA officials involved in Russian policy toward Afghanistan. Of the MFA officials listed below, we classify the following as experts on Afghanistan: Aleksandr [...]	2009-06-11 11:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL AF RS
09MOSCOW1530	NORD STREAM CEO SAYS PIPELINE WILL BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 2011 -- IF IT STARTS ON TIME Classified By: Ambassador John R. Beyrle for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS GM
09MOSCOW1539	NONPAPER DELIVERED: JDEC/PLNS NON-PAPER: "RARE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 14:34:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL KTIA RS
09MOSCOW1541	RUSSIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] (C/NF) MFA Deputy Director Gorlach welcomed reftel demarche as an important signal and expressed interest in the idea of a joint U.S.-Russian statement for the Corfu ministerial. He said that Russia would not oppose efforts to discuss the human and economic agenda, but asked for specifics an [...]	2009-06-11 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW1542	FM STEINMEIER URGES RUSSIA TO SEIZE THIS HISTORIC [...] (C) On a June 10 visit to Moscow, German FM Steinmeier met separately with President Medvedev, PM Putin, and FM Lavrov. According to the German embassy, the visit bolstered the strategic partnership, with Steinmeier using the opportunity to press Russia on nuclear disarmament negotiations wit [...]	2009-06-11 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG GM RS
09MOSCOW1562	PUTIN, PIKALEVO, AND THE FAILURE OF THE POWER [...] (C) Summary. The events two weeks ago in the northwestern town of Pikalevo, in which frustrated workers in three small, idled plants blocked a federal highway to draw attention to their plight, demonstrated the failures of Russia's "vertical of power" and gave insight into the balance of power [...]	2009-06-15 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW1591	IMPLICATIONS OF REARMING GEORGIA FOR U.S.-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: A decision to move towards a more robust military relationship with Georgia will imperil our efforts to re-start relations with Russia, if it is not carefully calibrated and deployed. While Medvedev understands the strategic and personal benefits of crafting a productive partnersh [...]	2009-06-17 14:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV RS GG
09MOSCOW1603	"PIKALEVO SYNDROME:" NOT A PANDEMIC, BUT STILL [...] (C) Government officials, business leaders, and economists have become fascinated over the past couple weeks with the potential spread of "Pikalevo syndrome" and the repetition in other single company towns of this month's highly publicized demonstration outside St. Petersburg. As expected, th [...]	2009-06-18 11:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1605	MEDVEDEV, MOSCOW DEMONSTRATE RESOLVE BY STAMPING [...] (SBU) Summary: In Moscow and across Russia, radical changes are afoot as gambling businesses scramble to comply with a new federal law restricting gambling facilities to four special gaming zones. Some gambling moguls are planning to move their businesses to other former Soviet republics and [...]	2009-06-18 14:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1609	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary Poneman and DOE Moscow representatives met with Russian Federation Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko on June 10, 2009 in Moscow to discuss future cooperation in areas of mutual interest to include energy and climate change. During the ninety-minute meeting, Shmatk [...]	2009-06-19 05:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PTER RS
09MOSCOW1611	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. DOE Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman met with Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on June 10, 2009 in Moscow to discuss nonproliferation Presidential Summit deliverables, including the Joint Statement on Nuclear Security, the Protocol to amend the Plutonium Ma [...]	2009-06-19 05:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS PARM ENRG
09MOSCOW1612	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman and Ambassador Beyrle met with Russian Federation Minister of Education and Science (MES) Andrey Fursenko on June 10, 2009, in Moscow to discuss future DOE-MES cooperation in energy efficiency, carbon capture and sequestration, and nanotech [...]	2009-06-19 06:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PREL PTER SENV TSPL TNGD KGHG EAID
09MOSCOW1642	NO OFFICIAL GOR POSITION ON PATRIOT MISSILES IN [...] (C) MFA North America Desk First Secretary Aleksey Ivanov told us the GOR had no official position on the possible rotating-basis deployment of Patriot anti-missile systems in Poland. He told us that many GOR officials, however privately oppose such a move because they interpret Polish statem [...]	2009-06-22 10:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MCAP MARR RS PL
09MOSCOW1652	RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER DRAFT U.S.-RUSSIA POINTS OF [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to MFA European Cooperation Section head Pavel Knyazev on June 23. Knyazev said all the points looked fine at first glance, although the point on Trafficking in Persons struck him as "on a different scale," and did not address all of the issues in this area, where [...]	2009-06-23 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE KCFE MARR RS
09MOSCOW1653	WOMEN IN MOSCOW CITY LEADERSHIP: AN UPHILL BATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: As elsewhere in Russia, women in Moscow are underrepresented in high-level positions in politics. On the whole, women do not have equal opportunities as men to run for office because they lack the necessary financial and administrative means and have difficulty overcoming Russ [...]	2009-06-23 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1661	RUSSIAN MEDIA, OFTEN CRITICAL OF FOREIGN [...] SUMMARY: A recent series of news items in the Russian press has cast an introspective spotlight on the perils that Russian children face in orphanages and domestic adoptive families. The media has increasingly drawn public attention to a spate of incidents in recent months in which Russian [...]	2009-06-25 06:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC KOCI PGOV RS
09MOSCOW1664	START FOLLOW-ON: A/S GOTTEMOELLER PRESENTS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller led an inter-agency delegation that presented U.S. papers on SNDVs and ODSNWs, a draft Joint Understanding (Refs C and D),and the U.S. non-paper containing comments on the Russian "vision" paper to a Russian interagency delegation June 15-16. [...]	2009-06-25 08:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KACT START MARR KNNP RS
09MOSCOW1696	FIRST BRIC SUMMIT OFFERS NO CONCRETE RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Though labeled a resounding success by Russian President Medvedev, the first formal BRIC summit offered few concrete results. While downplaying the future role of the group, Russian MFA officials stressed that BRIC was a consultative forum that aims to address pressing global pr [...]	2009-06-29 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN EFIN BR CH IN RS
09MOSCOW1742	YAVLINSKIY'S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador Beyrle met with former Yabloko leader Grigoriy Yavlinskiy prior to the Obama-Medvedev summit to hear his views on U.S.-Russian relations, as well as his thoughts on how the U.S. should best approach bilateral relations. His top five recommendations pertain [...]	2009-07-03 10:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW176	KREMLIN DIRECTS UNITED RUSSIA TO "SPIN" CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: At the instruction of Kremlin officials, United Russia is taking a more active visible role in defending Russian government actions to the Russian public. Countering the anti-import duty protests and messages which have resonated in political and media circles for weeks, United Ru [...]	2009-01-27 10:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW1764	RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH KIRILL PROPOSES [...] (SBU) Summary. In advance of the July 6-8 visit to Moscow by President Obama, Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill welcomed stronger ties between the U.S. and Russia and proposed a religious component to international peace negotiations. Kirill also presse [...]	2009-07-08 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1781	U.S. HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETS WITH DUMA [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Representatives of the House Foreign Affairs Committee met with Duma deputies June 29 to discuss an array of issues affecting U.S.-Russia relations. Economic topics included Russia's WTO membership aspirations, IPR, corruption, and energy, while the discussion of internal i [...]	2009-07-10 10:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1797	"DA, WE CAN": OPTIMISM SWEEPS CIVIL SOCIETY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Civil Society Summit of July 6-7 brought together approximately 100 NGO representatives from both the U.S. and Russia. Although participants were pleased with the detailed results of the Summit's various Working Groups, they saved their most effusive praise for President Ob [...]	2009-07-13 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW180	MOSCOW MULLS SOCIAL UNREST AFTER VLADIVOSTOK [...] (SBU) Summary: The scope and spontaneity of protests last December against the regime's anti-crisis policies sparked speculation about the potential for unrest and political crisis in the coming year. Opponents of the regime and even some loyalists seized upon the protests as a sign of broader [...]	2009-01-27 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW1824	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1825	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1835	DFM RYABKOV TAKES STOCK FOLLOWING "VERY GOOD" [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador July 16 that the Russian government viewed the Obama-Medvedev summit as a "very good visit," and said the MFA was preparing next steps for post-START negotiations, the ballistic missile joint threat assessment, and the bilateral [...]	2009-07-17 10:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR MARR MNUC PARM IR RS
09MOSCOW1836	RUSSIA: COMPETING PRIORITIES, POOR FUNDING INHIBIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Refugee and IDP women in Russia face even greater hurdles to equality than their sisters in the native and local population (refs A and B). Frequently they come from cultures in which women are subordinate to men, and populations in exile appear inclined to cling to outmoded ge [...]	2009-07-17 10:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SOCI PHUM KWMN RS
09MOSCOW1847	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS: OBAMA'S VISIT FIRST STEP ON LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions to President Obama's July 6-8 trip to Moscow have been largely positive among Russia's analytic community and political activists, most of whom saw the summit as setting the stage for a further improvement in the bilateral relationship. The President's approach, parti [...]	2009-07-17 13:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RS US XH MARR MCAP PARM PHUM KMDR
09MOSCOW1869	INTERNET PIRACY: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESSFULLY TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian law enforcement, in collaboration with local industry, conducted a raid against an Internet piracy release group "Interfilm" and arrested the owners of their bit- torrent site, "Interfilm.ru." The criminal action against this site is not only the first in Russia since th [...]	2009-07-22 03:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1936	DFM KARASIN WARNS AGAINST US PARTICIPATION IN EU [...] (C) Summary. In a discussion July 28 that covered Georgia, Central Asia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, and VP Biden's WSJ interview, DFM Grigoriy Karasin expressed strong opposition to the idea of U.S. forces participating in the renewed EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, calling the idea "surpri [...]	2009-07-29 11:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG UK RS
09MOSCOW1954	NONPAPER DELIVERED: DPRK'S KOMID PROCURING [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 10:21:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS KN YM
09MOSCOW1956	NONPAPER DELIVERED: DPRK'S KOMID PROCURING [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 10:24:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS KN YM
09MOSCOW197	KIRILL ELECTED 16TH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH [...] (SBU) Summary. Leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) gathered on January 27 at Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior to elect Acting Patriarch Metropolitan Kirill as the Church's 16th Patriarch. Seventy-two percent of delegates picked Kirill, who deftly used his position and the me [...]	2009-01-28 16:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI
09MOSCOW199	TRANSNEFT HEAD TELLS AMBASSADOR COMPANY BUILDING [...] (SBU) Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev told the Ambassador January 27 the company is moving forward on its various major pipeline projects as "they are needed to handle new oil supplies" and "because the government has directed them." Tokarev said the company is getting the funding it need [...]	2009-01-29 08:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW20	A/S SHANNON AND DFM RYABKOV DISCUSS RUSSIA-LATIN [...] (C) Summary: On December 22, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon discussed ways in which the U.S. and Russia could constructively engage on issues related to Latin America. Both sides agreed on the need to cast o [...]	2009-01-09 06:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS ECON ECIN EIND EINV ENRG
09MOSCOW2000	RUSSIA: WTO AND CUSTOMS UNION "IN PARALLEL" [...] (C) Summary. Following President Medvedev's announcement that Russia will continue its individual WTO accession process "in parallel" with formation of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russian officials are now scrambling to find a way to move forward with the WTO without contradic [...]	2009-08-05 14:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL RS WTO
09MOSCOW2006	MOSCOW'S CRISIS SITUATION DETERIORATES FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In January 2009, Moscow officials claimed that the global economic crisis had not affected the average Muscovite to the same degree as the capital's more affluent residents. Roughly six months later, the situation has deteriorated, but Moscow officials continue to maintain the [...]	2009-08-06 07:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL PINR RS
09MOSCOW220	REDEFINING RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary. Current Russian policy toward Central Asia seeks to maintain Moscow's historical dominance while recognizing the need to cooperate with the U.S. and NATO on stabilizing Afghanistan and managing the transnational challenges confronting the region. A not-so-secret agenda to lock [...]	2009-01-30 13:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS ZK AF
09MOSCOW2204	THE CUSTOMS UNION IS GOING TO GENEVA - TO SEE WHAT [...] (C) Summary: During the August 12 Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU) Summit, the members agreed to negotiate WTO accession using a joint negotiating team headed by Maxim Medvedkov, Russia's lead WTO negotiator. Medvedkov and his new tri-country team will go to Geneva in early Se [...]	2009-08-27 05:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW2295	UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC COUNSELOR DISCUSSES RUSSIA [...] (C) On August 13, econoff paid a courtesy call on Ukrainian Trade and Economic Counselor in Moscow Vladimir Zaritsky. During the meeting, Zaritsky became voluble on the matter of Russia and its "growing impunity in the region," especially as its economic power increases. He expressed concern [...]	2009-09-04 06:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET RS WTO UA
09MOSCOW2340	MOSCOW CITY DUMA ELECTIONS: STILL EARLY, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On October 11 candidates will compete in elections for all 35 seats in the Moscow City Duma. August 26 was the deadline for submitting signatures, and over the following week the electoral committee proceeded to deny registration to 23 candidates of the 141 candidates competing [...]	2009-09-11 15:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2349	MEDVEDEV'S DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON DEFENSE [...] (U) On September 9, the Duma passed the first reading of President Medvedev's draft amendment the Law on Defense. Medvedev's proposed amendment addresses the operational use of Russia's armed forces outside Russia. Current legislation only allows the use of the armed forces outside Russia fo [...]	2009-09-14 11:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS
09MOSCOW2354	MEDVEDEV'S CALL FOR REFORM: ANYONE LISTENING? [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's article "Russia Forward," released on the Internet with little fanfare September 10, launched a vociferous debate among politicians and analysts about the feasibility and probability of the kinds of reforms needed to implement his vision for a more diverse eco [...]	2009-09-14 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2371	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS TELL A/S GORDON ANTI-AMERICANISM [...] (C) On September 10, prominent Russian analysts and commentators questioned whether Russia's leadership had changed its approach to the U.S. and removed anti-Americanism as a "pillar" of its foreign policy. One analyst expressed her concern that the "reset" in relations would end up like the [...]	2009-09-16 06:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG UP IR AJ AM RS
09MOSCOW2373	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER RYABKOV TELLS A/S GORDON [...] (C) In a September 10 meeting with A/S Gordon, Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said he saw no political barriers in the way of the START Follow-on Treaty or the October meeting of Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov. He pressed for concluding the composition of the Bilateral Preside [...]	2009-09-16 10:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV RS
09MOSCOW2413	"CULTURE" IS NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSES [...] (SBU) Meeting with us to discuss a GOR attempt to water down UN Human Rights Council work by introducing a resolution on "respect for traditional values" (reftel),a member of the MFA's Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Cooperation acknowledged deep flaws in Russia's protection of rig [...]	2009-09-21 12:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2443	RUSSIA SEEKS TO BALANCE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Russian MFA Human Rights Department Section Chief Andrey Lanchikov on September 25. Lanchikov said that the GOR had not yet developed an agreed position on the Goldstone report, but commented that the U.S. and Russia shared common positions on the way f [...]	2009-09-25 10:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS RS
09MOSCOW2494	RUSSIAN RESPONSE ON DPRK'S KOMID PROCURING [...] (S) On September 29, MFA DVBR Second Secretary Alexey Chumichev handed Poloff a non-paper response to Ref A. The non-paper said that Russian firm "Ctroymashintorg" did not and does not have any contacts with the DPRK's KOMID, and asked for any further information we could provide to the GOR [...]	2009-10-01 11:29:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC RS KN YM
09MOSCOW2529	ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S SEPTEMBER 30 VISIT TO MOSCOW: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations with GOR officials on September 30, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed ways to implement bilateral cooperation in a number of key areas of mutual interest. Both sides praised progress since t [...]	2009-10-06 14:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS IR AF UP GG
09MOSCOW253	RUSSIA CONSIDERING EXPENSIVE PATH TO FREE-FLOATING [...] (C) Summary. The ruble will almost certainly breach the level at which the Central Bank (CBR) has pledged to intervene to prevent further depreciation tomorrow. Experts are divided as to whether the Central Bank will implement its pledge to intervene. One school of thought holds that the r [...]	2009-02-02 15:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS
09MOSCOW2542	BELYKH FACES ROUGH YEAR AHEAD IN KIROV [...] (C) Summary: Our September 23-25 visit to Kirov revealed a newly-settled government slowly expanding its influence within the region. Strict limitations placed on Governor Belykh and his staff by local security services six months ago appear to have eased significantly, and the new government remai [...]	2009-10-08 06:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2559	TOMSK: ANN ARBOR ON THE STEPPE - BUT CYNICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a university town and a former SPS bastion, Tomsk has a small but stable liberal electorate, and shows greater press freedom and tolerance for foreigners than many other regions in Russia. This press freedom has had little influence on local politics; most articles exposing [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2567	DAS RUSSELL'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin told visiting DAS Dan Russell September 28 that the U.S. decision on missile defense created trust in the U.S.' "reset" intentions with Russia, although U.S.-Russia cooperation in some areas of the post-Soviet space would not be easy. The Russian [...]	2009-10-13 06:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG UP MD AM AJ BO
09MOSCOW2579	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 12, 2009 Time: 10:05 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the two delegations to the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty ne [...]	2009-10-14 15:36:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	JCIC KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09MOSCOW2586	ACTIVISTS ON PODRABINEK AND WHERE THE FAULT LINES [...] (C) Summary: At a roundtable gathering at Spaso House, a group of leading activists told the Ambassador that they continued to face an uphill battle in their work to promote civic freedoms. They said that their relationship with conservatives inside and outside of the GOR remained adversarial [...]	2009-10-15 14:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2600	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 13, 2009 Time: 4:10 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Minis [...]	2009-10-16 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09MOSCOW2605	FEDERATION COUNCIL CHAIR MIRONOV ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Federation Council Chairman and Just Russia political party head Sergey Mironov offered frank analysis of recent national elections, as well as focused criticism of the ruling United Russia party. Just Russia is not considered to repre [...]	2009-10-19 09:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2607	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: MFA Guest House (Osobnyak),Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Guest [...]	2009-10-19 13:13:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09MOSCOW2623	LANDSLIDE FOR UNITED RUSSIA IN MOSCOW, TULA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling United Russia party dominated October 11 elections across Russia, thanks to the government's high ratings, its use of overwhelming administrative resources, and voting irregularities in the party's favor. Although official results for the Moscow City Duma elections [...]	2009-10-21 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2643	SAKHAROV PRIZE "BITTERSWEET" FOR ORLOV, MEMORIAL [...] (SBU) On October 22, the European Parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize to the rights group Memorial, specifically activists Oleg Orlov, Lyudmila Alekseyeva, and Sergey Kovalev. This is the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union that the prize, which includes a cash award of 50, [...]	2009-10-23 14:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2651	VOLGOGRAD: STING OF FINANCIAL CRISIS SOFTENED BY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 14:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2653	MURDERED INGUSHETIYA OPPOSITIONIST BURIED AS [...] (SBU) Former Ingushetiya oppositionist Maksharip Aushev was buried October 26 according to strict Muslim practice, one day after he died in a hail of gunfire October 25 while driving near Nalchik, the capital of the northern Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Ingushetiya president Yu [...]	2009-10-27 04:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW268	WHY MEDVEDEV MATTERS [...] (C) Summary: While Prime Minister Putin remains the linchpin within the Russian leadership, it is President Medvedev whose success as a political leader can tip the balance of power towards the elite faction that supports Russia's political and economic modernization. A series of crises hav [...]	2009-02-04 08:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2696	U.S.-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Russia Binational Commission's Arms Control and International Security Working Group, held October 12 in Moscow, U/S Tauscher and Russian D/FM Ryabkov reviewed Missile Defense, nonproliferation issues, CFE, and START. Lt General O'Reilly of th [...]	2009-10-30 16:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE KNNP KTIA PARM PREL START RS US
09MOSCOW2722	MOSCOW'S CHINESE DIASPORA A WIN-WIN FOR RUSSIA AND [...] 4 (b). Â [...]	2009-11-03 12:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KCOR SMIG TIP RS
09MOSCOW2731	MEDVEDEV'S TEAM REMAINS SMALL, CONSIDERING RISKY [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's recent reorganization of the Presidential Administration (PA) was a tiny step toward strengthening his team, but the possible creation of a separate, presidentially-controlled "parallel vertical of power" risked damaging the established balance of power betw [...]	2009-11-05 12:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2757	NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: TRANSFORMING RUSSIA'S DETROIT [...] (C) Summary: This year's Nizhniy Novgorod Scientific and Industrial Forum focused on President Medvedev's "Five I's" (innovation, investment, intellect, infrastructure and institutions). Nizhniy Novgorod Governor Shantsev, perceived to be business friendly and well connected to the Kremlin, [...]	2009-11-10 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND RS
09MOSCOW2772	SMOOTH RUNNING VERTICAL OF POWER IN KRASNODAR [...] (C) Summary: Longtime Governor Aleksandr Tkachev's efficient, heavy-handed control of Krasnodar Krai has helped the conservative region achieve and preserve political and economic stability, partially by undermining competitors during his first few years in office and preventing potential ch [...]	2009-11-10 15:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PINR PHUM ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2781	MEDVEDEV'S ANNUAL ADDRESS: POLITICAL FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's second annual address to a joint session of the State Duma and Federation Council today built upon the intellectual foundation he had already laid in his September article "Russia, Forward!" (Ref A). Repeatedly citing the article and specific proposals from the [...]	2009-11-12 15:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS

09MOSCOW2787	IPR WORKING GROUP MEETING: MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Emboffs recently met with Ministry of Economic Development (MED) Deputy Minister Stanislav Voskresenskiy to discuss the upcoming U.S. ) Russia IPR Working Group meeting, scheduled to take place in Washington, DC on November 16. Voskresenskiy emphasized that over the last year, Russia's re [...]	2009-11-13 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR RS WTO
09MOSCOW2788	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP HOLBROOKE, NOVEMBER [...] (C) Ambassador Holbrooke, your visit to Moscow provides an opportunity to gain buy-in on our Afghan strategy with a key partner with both close-in experience and wide-ranging interests in Afghanistan. The GOR is looking for genuine consultations on regional strategy and needs to be convinced [...]	2009-11-13 15:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF RS
09MOSCOW28	TALKS RESUME ON GAS IMPASSE; STILL NO AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Gazprom's Aleksei Miller and Naftohaz's Oleh Dubyna met January 9 Sochi and will continue talks in Moscow January 10 (with participation of EC reps) on steps to resume Russian gas deliveries to Europe. The Russian and Ukrainian sides have agreed in principle to establishing a multilateral [...]	2009-01-12 07:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2800	RUSSIA SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL ON IRAN, [...] (C) Deputy Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Nazarov told NSC Russia Director Solomon November 5 the Russian leadership is committed to concluding the START follow-on negotiations before the treaty expires in December. On Iran, Nazarov believes the U.S. and Russia have a "common la [...]	2009-11-18 11:07:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IS RS IR
09MOSCOW2834	RUSSIA MAINTAINS POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT EU SUMMIT, [...] (C) Swedish diplomats in Moscow concluded that EU-Russia relations were "stuck on the major issues" at the November 18 EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm (ref A). However, they and European Commission (EC) contacts welcomed "surprise" positive GOR pronouncements on climate change and WTO accession [...]	2009-11-20 13:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS SW EUN
09MOSCOW2882	UNITED RUSSIA UNVEILS "RUSSIAN CONSERVATISM," [...] (C) Summary: United Russia's national and regional leaders met in St. Petersburg November 20-21 for their annual review of party business. The highlights of the congress were the November 21 addresses by President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin. Medvedev praised United Russia for acting q [...]	2009-11-25 12:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW290	COMMUNIST PARTY SHOWS NEW LIFE, BROADENS [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) has benefited from the economic crisis by attracting increased membership and strengthening its position as a populist alternative to the party of power, United Russia. The invigorated Communists demonstrated January 31 that they [...]	2009-02-06 15:33:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2946	PUTIN EXUDES LEADERSHIP DURING FOUR HOUR Q AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin displayed thorough knowledge of the issues facing Russia during a live, televised question and answer session which highlighted his role as Russia's dominant political figure. Most of the questions were focused on the economic situation and socio-economi [...]	2009-12-04 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2947	PUTIN WAXES ELOQUENT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) In his annual live Q&A session with the nation, Prime Minister Putin spent longer on economic and socio-economic issues (65 minutes) than on any other topic. He praised the government,s efficiency during the crisis, comparing it favorably with the 1998 crisis. He echoed President Mede [...]	2009-12-04 17:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG RS
09MOSCOW2993	MAKSHARIP AUSHEV'S FAMILY APPRECIATES POSTHUMOUS [...] (C) The family of Maksharip Aushev greatly appreciates the December 10 post-humous awarding of the State Department's 2009 Human Rights Defender award to the slain Ingush opposition figure. Unknown assailants murdered Aushev in the northern Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on October [...]	2009-12-10 17:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW3	DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW3002	RESPONSE TO IRAN SANCTIONS ACT INQUIRY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we notified MFA Head of U.S.-Russia Bilateral Desk Alexander Zakharov of our inquiry regarding the ISA. Zakharov said he would pass on the information to his superiors but otherwise did not provide any substantive reaction. ------- GAZPROM ------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel [...]	2009-12-11 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL ETTC RS IR
09MOSCOW3003	NATO-RUSSIA DRAFT TREATY: MFA SAYS IT SHOULDN'T BE [...] (C) Summary: MFA European Cooperation Department Deputy Yuriy Gorlach said FM Lavrov's proposal at the NATO-Russia Council ministerial December 4 was not a radical measure, but only made legally-binding the commitments already undertaken in the NRC Founding Act of 1997. The proposed agreement [...]	2009-12-11 16:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MASS NATO RS
09MOSCOW3010	MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...]	2009-12-14 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR
09MOSCOW3037	OPPOSITION LEADER KASPAROV OPTIMISTICALLY PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, opposition leader Garry Kasparov gave an upbeat assessment of how his Solidarity political movement is positioned to exploit the "inevitable chaos" that will arise from the current government's course. He argued that authoritarian [...]	2009-12-18 09:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM ECON RS
09MOSCOW3056	MEDVEDEV'S PROPOSED EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY: HOW [...] (C) After considerable build-up, President Medvedev unexpectedly released a draft European Security Treaty on November 29 and Russia introduced a parallel draft NATO-Russia treaty at the December 4 NATO ministerial (collectively the ESTs -- European Security Treaties). The ESTs seek to redre [...]	2009-12-21 07:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PMIL PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW308	MFA'S SPECIAL REP ON BIH, KOSOVO, EULEX [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. Summary ------- 2. (C) The MFA Special Representative Botsan-Kharchenko told us February 5 that Russia would be satisfied with a technocratic replacement to Office of High Representative (OHR) Lacjak to oversee what it expects will be the [...]	2009-02-09 15:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BH KV UN RS
09MOSCOW3083	THE CUSTOMS UNION AND TRADE- HARMONIZED TARIFFS [...] (U) Introduction: This cable is the second in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. This cable reviews the principal points regarding tariffs and non-tariff [...]	2009-12-23 09:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW3122	U/S TAUSCHER-DFM RYABKOV DECEMBER 7 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U/S Ellen Tauscher met with DFM Sergey Ryabkov in Moscow on December 7, 2009 to address P-5 coordination in advance of the NPT Review Conference and missile defense cooperation. They also discussed how to establish a political framework that would allow practical steps in strateg [...]	2009-12-28 12:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KACT PARM PREL START MCAP RS IR
09MOSCOW3138	A PREVIEW OF RUSSIA'S NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE [...] (C) Summary: Experts and media reports suggest Russia's new military doctrine, intended to project defense policy to 2020, will be issued in the near future. News headlines will focus on the fact that the new doctrine lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons if other countries infr [...]	2009-12-29 13:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PTER MARR MCAP MNUC RS
09MOSCOW3139	EUR/RPM DIRECTOR TURNER DEC 16-18 MOSCOW VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner visited Moscow December 16-18 to discuss NATO-Russia relations, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, the OSCE's Corfu Process, and Russia's proposed European Security and NATO-Russia Council (NRC) treaties. MFA officials played up th [...]	2009-12-29 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT KCFE PARM PREL RS AF
09MOSCOW3143	MEDVEDEV USING MVD REFORM TO INCREASE STANDING? [...] (SBU) President Medvedev, capitalizing on several recent high-profile events surrounding the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD),introduced on December 24 proposals intended to make the MVD more professional and centralized. Medvedev has frequently discussed the need to reform the MVD since [...]	2009-12-30 10:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM RS
09MOSCOW324	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LINK EXPRESS, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Link Express, Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]	2009-02-11 07:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW330	RUSSIA FORUM 2009 UNCOVERS POLICY DEBATE ON [...] (C) Summary. This year's Russia Forum, hosted by Troika Dialog, highlighted fundamental disagreements in the Russian government on the best policy mix to manage the economic crisis. First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, voicing a "conservative" approach, declared the GOR would reduce bu [...]	2009-02-11 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS
09MOSCOW355	DFM GRUSHKO ON GEORGIA, ENERGY SECURITY, AND [...] (C) In a wide-ranging meeting February 10, Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador the GOR had concluded that the only way to guarantee security in Georgia was through the presence of Russian troops. He said a renewed OSCE mandate would have to take into account South Ossetian vi [...]	2009-02-13 08:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS PREL ENRG EU GG RS
09MOSCOW367	GAZPROM FACING TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES AHEAD [...] (SBU) Gazprom's financial outlook for 2009 is increasingly bleak. The company's revenues from exports to Europe are set to decline dramatically as gas prices to Europe, which lag oil prices by about six months, head to one-third their peak price. Unfortunately for Gazprom -- and the GOR, whic [...]	2009-02-13 14:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW414	POLITICAL OPPOSITION ROUNDUP: PLAYERS AND [...] (C) Summary: Political opposition forces in Russia continue to hold little influence and do not pose any challenge to the ruling regime. In 2008, the number of nationally registered political parties in Russia decreased from 14 to 6, with only one liberal democratic party (Yabloko) among them [...]	2009-02-19 13:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW465	MFA ON UKRAINE AND BELARUS [...] (C) In a February 17 meeting, MFA Director for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine Sorokin told us Russia remained prepared to continue discussions on a USD 5 billion loan to Ukraine, which he said had stalled due to Ukrainian internal divisions. He said that Ukraine's Soviet-era external debt cou [...]	2009-02-25 14:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON BO UP EU RS
09MOSCOW473	EU TROIKA TO RUSSIA [...] (C) During the Russia-EU Troika dialogue on February 11, Lavrov charged that Georgian troops were massing on the boundaries with South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The MFA later called the EU's reports dismissing these claims as a "snapshot" that did not measure "true" Georgian intentions. Lavrov j [...]	2009-02-26 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU RS
09MOSCOW489	REGIONAL ELECTION PREVIEW: UNITED RUSSIA AIMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite party infighting and some notable defections, United Russia is expected to win in all nine regions holding March 1 parliamentary elections. The Communist Party has campaigned vigorously to make the election a referendum on United Russia's handling of the economic crisis [...]	2009-02-27 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW496	RUSSIA SET ON A MOSCOW MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 15-19 visit to the Middle East reinforced Russia's intention to convene a Moscow Middle East conference (and ward off Sarkozy's entry into the race for MEPP summitry). The GOR now aims to hold an April or May meeting that Russian officials argu [...]	2009-02-27 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IR IS SY RS XF
09MOSCOW498	RUSSIAN RECEIPT OF USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER ON MARINE MAMMAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 15:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV RS
09MOSCOW504	UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG DESPITE LETHARGIC TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite decreased voter turnout, United Russia unsurprisingly won all nine regional elections held March 1. Although framed by the Communists as a referendum on the regime's anti-crisis measures, KPRF made only modest gains in key regions where it had hoped to break United Russ [...]	2009-03-02 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW508	HIGH-LEVEL GOR PERSONNEL MOVES: SHELL GAME OR [...] (C) Summary: Blessed by the Kremlin, a list of 100 names of potential presidential appointees reflects compromises between elite groups loyal to Medvedev and Putin. While the list pleased some interested in greater transparency in personnel policy, the revised version that includes the son of [...]	2009-03-02 15:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW511	RUSSIA AND NATO AFTER GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: As the Alliance debates the nature and future of the NATO-Russia relationship, and with the more positive approach by the U.S. and Russia, we have an opportunity now to set NATO-Russia relations on a new path that acknowledges our common commitment to strengthening transatlantic [...]	2009-03-03 15:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR RS
09MOSCOW534	GROWING CONCERNS OVER RUSSIA'S EXTERNAL DEBT [...] (C) Russia's external debt situation has become a source of increasing concern and speculation among local analysts and international bankers. The mid-February tempest over a press report that the GOR planned to coordinate a large-scale restructuring of much of Russia's private external debt [...]	2009-03-04 15:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS PGOV PREL
09MOSCOW535	INFORMATION REQUST IN ADVANCE OF G-20 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Russia's economic downturn appears to be accelerating. Oil and gas revenues have plummeted; industrial production has fallen by 16 percent. Growth is forecast at negative 2.2 percent his year but will likely be even worse as the economy has been contracting at close to 10 percent in re [...]	2009-03-04 16:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW586	GOR GEARS UP PRINTING PRESS TO FINANCE DEFICIT, [...] (C) While the GOR continues to debate its revised 2009 budget, two aspects of the budget have become clear in recent weeks: the GOR plans to run a substantial deficit and to finance the deficit with foreign currency in the Reserve Fund (RF),which will be sold to the Central Bank (CBR),which [...]	2009-03-11 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS PGOV PREL
09MOSCOW620	RUSSIA TRADES LOANS FOR PRESTIGE IN THE CIS AMID [...] (C) Summary. Despite its own increasing financial woes, the Russian government has recently pledged economic assistance to Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Armenia, as well as $7.5 billion to a new Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEc) anti-crisis fund. Discussions with Ukraine and Tajikistan on fin [...]	2009-03-13 14:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN RS ZK
09MOSCOW642	RUSSIA'S MIXED REACTIONS TO THE EU'S EASTERN [...] (C) When the EU first tabled the Eastern Partnership Initiative (EPI) in December 2008, the GOR called for transparency on the proposal, while FM Lavrov privately likened it to NATO expansion. To some in Russia, the EU had joined the competition over the post-Soviet space, an assessment that [...]	2009-03-17 08:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EU RS
09MOSCOW652	FINANCIAL CRISIS SLOWING MILITARY REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The current global financial crisis has forced a postponement of Russia's plans for military reform. With financial realities finally forcing the GOR to prioritize Defense Minister Serdyukov's proposed reforms, it is becoming clear that Russia's already-atrophied conventional for [...]	2009-03-17 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MNUC ECON RS
09MOSCOW659	GOR WALKS A FINE LINE ON POSSIBLE DPRK MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. The possible test firing of a North Korean long range missile has put the GOR in a delicate position. On the one hand, Moscow appears to be providing North Korea breathing room by urging all parties to exercise restraint and to provide Pyongyang the benefit of the doubt. It has [...]	2009-03-18 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS KN
09MOSCOW68	SECURITY DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary. Acting U/S Rood and DFM Ryabkov led U.S. and Russian delegation security discussions in Moscow December 15. The discussion focused heavily on the proposed U.S. missile defense (MD) deployment in eastern Europe and the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures (TCBMs) offered [...]	2009-01-14 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV KACT PARM MARR RS
09MOSCOW695	GOR TO WOO PUBLIC AFTER COMMUNISTS INFLUENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party's (KPRF) vocal and consistent opposition to military reform plans has likely influenced President Medvedev's decision to revise how the GOR approaches the reforms. Communist leaders have criticized the reforms, especially plans to reduce the size of the milita [...]	2009-03-20 16:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP KDEM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW72	RUSSIA RECEPTIVE TO OSCE/UNOMIG COMPROMISE; [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting to brief on the U.S.-Georgia Charter, MFA Fourth CIS Director Kelin welcomed the recent compromise formula proposed by Greece to establish branch OSCE offices in Tskhinvali and Tbilisi, with the mission headquartered in Vienna, although he flagged Russian [...]	2009-01-14 16:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON RS GG
09MOSCOW766	SMOLENSK: CONTESTED MAYOR ELECTION, LIMITED [...] (C) In a March 18-19 visit to the city of Smolensk, journalists, political parties, business people, and local officials told us the economic crisis has had limited effect on the region, but it had hindered future growth and hurt small businesses. Few companies have declared bankruptcy, but [...]	2009-03-27 10:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON RS
09MOSCOW775	POLITICAL INTRIGUE SHAPES TOMSK MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The mayoral campaign in Tomsk, in which ruling party candidate Nikolay Nikolaychuk narrowly defeated the independent Aleksandr Deyev in a run-off election on March 15, crystallized the relative weakening position of the party of power, United Russia, in the face of economic diffic [...]	2009-03-27 14:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW789	UNITED RUSSIA IN DISARRAY AS OPPOSITION REGISTERS [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to expectations, Solidarity opposition leader Boris Nemtsov successfully registered March 28 for Sochi's April 26 mayoral election. The most significant of the remaining hopefuls (from the original 24 registrants) are acting mayor and United Russia candidate Anatoliy Pak [...]	2009-03-30 15:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW818	MFA DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH DAS MOON [...] (C) Summary: MFA Second Asia Director Aleksandr Maryasov and SCA DAS Moon covered a range of Afghan-related issues during a March 26 meeting held on the eve of U.S. participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Conference on Afghanistan. Maryasov said that FM Lavrov would be [...]	2009-04-01 12:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RS
09MOSCOW839	MFA DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND [...] (C) Summary. In a March 24 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin reaffirmed GOR readiness to cooperate with the U.S. on Afghanistan but stressed the need for transparency and openness, particularly with regard to U.S. conversati [...]	2009-04-02 09:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KZ AF ZK
09MOSCOW853	RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS SECTOR RETRENCHES [...] (SBU) Russian oil and gas companies are cutting back on capital expenditures and trimming costs where possible as they try to ride out the financial crisis and adjust to lower oil prices. Even state-owned Gazprom and Rosneft, despite having held to earlier investment plans through the end of [...]	2009-04-03 08:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW861	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...]	2009-04-03 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS
09MOSCOW873	AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...]	2009-04-06 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW895	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEVIN TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was welcomed by both sides as reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Whil [...]	2009-04-08 07:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW947	SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ON ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES, [...] (C) In an April 10 meeting with Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and the Ambassador, President Medvedev's Economic Assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, defended the GOR's anti-crisis measures. Support for the banking system, especially in dealing with non-performing loans, was a GOR priority. High [...]	2009-04-14 10:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS
09MOSCOW980	C-RE8-02308 LUZHKOVâ€™S FOREIGN POLICY: PERSONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government has cultivated its influence in far-flung Russian regions as well as in foreign countries, ostensibly for the benefit of its citizens but to a greater extent for the city's well-connected business elites. Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov's personal oversight of t [...]	2009-04-17 10:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR KDEM ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW985	PRESSING RUSSIA TO ASSIST US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Significant Russian assistance to stabilize Afghanistan remains a possibility that will require continued engagement by the U.S. Our dialogue with Russia has produced some positive results, with the GOR allowing the transit of non-military material to ISAF and offering to expand t [...]	2009-04-17 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RU
09MOSCOW988	UNITED RUSSIA POISED TO WIN SOCHI ELECTION THANKS [...] (C) Summary: An April 13-15 visit to Sochi revealed extensive intrigue, media coercion, and ballot manipulation in the lead-up to April 26 mayoral elections in the 2014 Winter Olympics host city. Contacts from all sides of the opposition spectrum, from Communists to liberal democrats, describ [...]	2009-04-17 13:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR RS
09MUMBAI108	INDIAN GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC ADVISORS STAND BY 7 PERCENT PLUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 10:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR EIND IN
09MUMBAI112	WOMEN IN INDIA: EGALITARIANISM FROM A BOHRA WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: In the spirit of International Women's Day, Consulate Mumbai met with six women from the Dawoodi Bohra community, a small, prosperous, highly-visible Shi'a Muslim sect based in Western India. The women described their sect as egalitarian in its treatment of men and women in educat [...]	2009-03-19 13:32:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI139	BHARAT BALLOT 09: SHIV SENA HEADS TO LOK SABHA, STATE [...] (U) The durable Hindu chauvinist political party, the Shiv Sena is at a crucial point in its 43-year history. Founded originally by the charismatic Bal Thackeray as an anti-migrant and pro-Marathi party, it has evolved into one of the anchors of the Hindu right. Through a combination of demo [...]	2009-04-01 09:47:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL IN
09MUMBAI140	WOMEN IN INDIA: BREAKING THROUGH THE GLASS CEILING [...] Summary: Traditional views of the proper role of women in society create the largest barrier to women's success in business, according to some of Mumbai's top female executives. In a roundtable discussion with women leaders from Mumbai hosted by the Consul General, they explained that break [...]	2009-04-01 10:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI147	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THREE YEARS ON, RAJ THACKERAY'S PARTY [...] (U) Summary: Founded in 2006 after a family succession dispute within the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party, the charismatic Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has made a colorful and troublesome appearance on the local political scene. After a disappointing first foray into loc [...]	2009-04-06 07:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SMIG IN
09MUMBAI168	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS MAY REGAIN FOOTHOLD IN VIDARBHA, [...] (U) Summary. The troubled rural region of Vidarbha in eastern Maharashtra went to the polls on April 16, and pundits and pollsters agree that the Congress will regain their foothold in the region, at the expense of candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance. Located in the [...]	2009-04-23 12:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV IN
09MUMBAI170	MUMBAI MASALA: CORPORATE BONDS, SOLAR ENERGY, AND RETAIL [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Capital Market Regulator talks about the Corporate Bond Market and the Financial Crisis - Ispat Energy Plans 500 MW Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy Project in Gujarat - Wal-Mart Expands its Indian Footprint while Other Big Retailers Pause to Regroup [...]	2009-04-24 12:39:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG IN
09MUMBAI184	DROPPING MONEY FROM A HELICOPTER:" WILL UPA AGRICULTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 13:25:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI IN
09MUMBAI187	BHARAT BALLOT 09: POLLING IN MADHYA PRADESH GENERATES HEAT, [...] (U) Summary: As Madhya Pradesh went to the polls in two phases in April, observers described the campaigns as lackluster, with little drama and few issues to excite the voters. The state, one of the poorest in India, has been ruled at the state level by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since [...]	2009-05-12 08:45:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IN PINR
09MUMBAI190	CONGRESS VERSUS MODZILLA IN GUJARAT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: As Gujarat went to the polls on April 30, observers and pundits expect that the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, would likely increase the size of its Parliamentary represen [...]	2009-05-13 10:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER KIRF IN
09MUMBAI195	BHARAT BALLOT 09: WILL POWER SECTOR POLITICS IN MAHARASHTRA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 12:04:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EPET PGOV IN
09MUMBAI198	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS COMEBACK IN WESTERN INDIA [...] (U) Summary: In the 2009 national election in western India, the Congress Party gained seats in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, along the lines of national trends. The Congress lost only one seat in Gujarat, much less than was expected. The Congress hopes that the momentum in Maharashtra wi [...]	2009-05-19 11:27:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PINR IN ECON EFIN
09MUMBAI233	SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ATTACKS, NOTHING'S CHANGED IN MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, 2008, gunmen attacked Mumbai and killed 166 people during three days of violence. The Indian public and press were highly critical of the state and central government's response and the effectiveness of security forces and emergency services. After the attack [...]	2009-06-04 11:49:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON PGOV IN PINR PREL
09MUMBAI261	MAHARASHTRA CONGRESS GOVERNMENT SUBMITS PARTIAL REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 16, nearly seven months after the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the Congress Party led Government of Maharashtra (GOM) submitted to the Maharashtra State Legislature its response paper, known as the Action Taken Report (ATR) on the Pradhan-Balachandran investigati [...]	2009-06-18 05:49:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINS IN
09MUMBAI273	MUMBAI ECONOMISTS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS NECESSARY TO COUNTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, a group of leading economists in Mumbai discussed possible economic reforms by the newly-elected Congress-led government. All economists agreed that the mood in the Indian economy is currently buoyant and confidence ruled. Nevertheless, they cautioned that timely g [...]	2009-06-30 06:11:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAGR IN
09MUMBAI316	MUMBAI MASALA: 2003 MUMBAI BOMBINGS, RBI KEEPS INTEREST [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Three Convicted for 2003 Mumbai Bombings - RBI Keeps Interest Rates on Hold, Expresses Concerns Over Inflation - Successful Trafficking Bust By Navi Mumbai Police - Global Office Equipment Supplier Office Depot Thinks Big But Will Tread Cau [...]	2009-07-31 10:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PHUM KDEM KWMN PTER IN
09MUMBAI328	INDUSTRY DEBATES NEED FOR INCREASED FDI LIMITS AS REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of fast-paced growth, the Indian life insurance industry saw a seven percent decline in premiums collected in 2008-09. Industry experts asserted that these declines were more the result of domestic factors such as the interest rate hikes in mid-2008 rather than the [...]	2009-08-07 12:36:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV IN
09MUMBAI364	MAHARASHTRA GOES TO THE POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maharashtra, India's second most populous and most industrialized state, will go to the polls on October 13 to elect a new state legislature. The incumbent Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) coalition government has ruled for the past ten years. Voter satisfaction with [...]	2009-09-04 13:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON IN
09MUMBAI373	A USER'S GUIDE TO THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND THE INDIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last decade, the Indian banking sector has deepened, matured, and grown, and many of its banks have become leaders in the new Indian economy. Moreover, foreign banks have also succeeded in expanding in the Indian market, and have become a significant part of the banki [...]	2009-09-11 08:56:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV IN
09MUMBAI403	MAHARASHTRA OFFICIALS WELCOME TRAINING TO PREVENT ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: Maharashtra state Home Secretary Chandra Iyengar and senior police officials discussed security enhancements since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and expressed interest in pursuing in-country USG training, during a recent meeting with visiting Embassy Political Counselor and C [...]	2009-10-20 10:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PGOV PINR IN
09MUMBAI406	CONGRESS-LED COALITION WINS AGAIN IN MAHARASHTRA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Democratic Front (DF) alliance returned to power a third time, reaching the half-way mark in a 288 member house. The Congress emerged clearly as the strongest party in the state parliament, continuing to ride the wave of national pr [...]	2009-10-23 16:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
09MUMBAI43	MUMBAI MASALA: CONSUL GENERAL VISITS KUTCH, MUNDRA SEZ AND [...] (U) On a recent trip to Gujarat, the Consul General inaugurated a medical camp near Bhuj, in the remote desert region of Kutch. This is the 35th consecutive year that the month-long camp has served the needs of local inhabitants, in one of the most remote parts of the state. The camp is sta [...]	2009-01-27 08:29:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TSPL ECON IN
09MUMBAI431	INDIA'S OVERLOADED JUDICIAL SYSTEM: CAN MAHARASHTRA [...] Summary. The state of Maharashtra has the biggest backlog of criminal cases in India, with over one million cases winding through the courts. Like other Indian states, Maharashtra's judiciary suffers from a lack of resources, a shortage of judges, and only the most basic case management sys [...]	2009-11-10 08:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IN KDEM PGOV KLIG
09MUMBAI440	26/11 ONE YEAR LATER: CAN MUMBAI BE MADE SAFE? [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the tragic terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008, Maharashtra's leaders have introduced modest improvements in Mumbai's security. Maharashtra's administration and security officials appear sincere in their desire to make Mumbai and Maharashtra safer, and to pro [...]	2009-11-23 13:19:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PTER ASEC IN
09MUMBAI443	MUMBAI'S JEWISH COMMUNITY - SECURITY A NEW CONCERN A YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the 26/11 terrorist attacks, security awareness has risen within the dwindling Indian Jewish community. The attacks drew unwelcome attention to the community, and while no specific security threats have emerged, some Jewish leaders have requested increased police security [...]	2009-11-25 11:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC PTER KIRF IN
09MUMBAI85	MUMBAI BUSINESS COMMUNITY RAISES CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Mumbai-based business executives and corporate governance experts, CongenOff heard that corporate governance is still at a nascent stage in India. While most acknowledged that the size of the Satyam Computer scandal was exceptional, interlocutors also believe t [...]	2009-03-02 05:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EAGR IN
09MUMBAI96	RBI CUTS TWO KEY INTEREST RATES TO SPUT LENDING AS INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),long anticipated, lowered two interest rates by 50 basis points in an effort to boost credit, raise consumer confidence, and spur economic growth. With inflation dropping, the RBI has more room to cut interest rates, though most obs [...]	2009-03-09 13:27:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IN
09MUNICH119	GAME ON - OR GAME OVER? - FOR THE CSU IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Days before the June 7 European Parliament elections in Germany, the Christian Social Union (CSU) is at a deciding moment in its history as a powerful regional party in Germany and in Europe, and the German political establishment is on tenterhooks. Voters do not seem to be as [...]	2009-06-03 15:56:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM
09MUNICH128	EU ELECTIONS IN BAVARIA: CSU RELIEVED, SPD SMASHED, [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria is relieved after having handily made the five percent hurdle in the June 7 European Parliament (EP) elections. The drawing power of Economics Minister zu Guttenberg and the party's uniquely Bavarian election message worked. With its good sho [...]	2009-06-10 14:32:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EUN ECON PREL GM
09MUNICH166	DIM PICTURE OF ECONOMIC SITUATION IN GERMANY DRAWN BY [...] At a conference celebrating the 60th anniversary of the influential Munich-based think-tank, ifo, President Hans-Werner Sinn dueled with German Federal Bank (Bundesbank) President Axel Weber on the outlook for the German economy. Sinn, one of Germany's most influential and most-quoted economi [...]	2009-07-06 05:50:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL GM
09MUNICH19	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW (FEBRUARY 6-8, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The mood at the end of the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC) was upbeat, welcoming that the U.S. is "back at the table." Vice President Biden took the stage to extended, warm applause. Reflecting the content and tone of President Obama's inauguration speech, the Vice Preside [...]	2009-02-10 15:20:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO GM
09MUNICH197	REGIONAL BAVARIAN VIEWS ON A GERMAN CREDIT CRUNCH [...] (SBU) With a persistent focus among media and business leaders on the question of whether Germany is caught in a credit crunch, ConGen Munich surveyed local finance and business leaders to understand what is happening in Bavaria, one of Europe's largest economies. There is a liquidity supply [...]	2009-07-31 05:47:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09MUNICH25	YOUTHFUL POLITICIANS SHAKE UP GERMAN STATUS QUO [...] (SBU) Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (37) is Germany's new and youngest-ever Economics Minister, assuming a portfolio for which he is not wholly suited academically (REF A) but which he could master using his proven personal and political skills. If he is successful, he could become the poster chi [...]	2009-02-13 06:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL INRB GM
09MUSCAT1000	FRAUD SUMMARY - MUSCAT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 09:38:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC
09MUSCAT1009	REMBRANDT IN OMAN [...] (U) During the month of Ramadan, Oman hosted an exhibit of Rembrandt etchings, the first time his works have been publicly exhibited in the Middle East. Dr. Abdulrahman al-Salimi, editor for "Tolerance" magazine and nephew to H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammed al-Salimi, Minister of Awqaf and R [...]	2009-11-09 05:42:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MU
09MUSCAT1115	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL BUSAIDI, KHALID ALI NASSER (DOB: 06/01/1980; Omani Passport # 02269556); [...]	2009-12-30 06:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU
09MUSCAT1138	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR NOVEMBER 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-13 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT148	OMAN'S COMMERCE MINISTER: U.S. LEADERSHIP CRITICAL TO [...] (C) American leadership is "critical" to the world's recovery from the global economic crisis, according to Oman's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan. The minister told the Ambassador February 26 that now is the time for the U.S. to assert the leadership that "the wo [...]	2009-02-28 12:00:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN MU
09MUSCAT235	FRAUD SUMMARY - MUSCAT, SEPTEMBER 2008-FEBRUARY 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-28 03:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MU
09MUSCAT251	EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S MARCH 18-22 [...] (C) Summary: In his March 18-22 visit to Muscat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos: -- shared their optimism about the new U.S. administration; -- agreed that continuing divisions among the Palestinians, compounded by Iranian interference and unhelpful Qatari and [...]	2009-03-30 05:59:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG QA IR MU
09MUSCAT299	OMANI PLANS FOR PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered ref A points April 6 to Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Al-Hassan replied that Oman would participate in the April 17 donors' conference in Tokyo, but stated that no final decision had [...]	2009-04-07 13:45:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IBRD IMF PK MU
09MUSCAT361	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week in Omani dailies, state "Oman" praised President Obama's speech in Istanbul, saying it discredited the argument of a clash of civilizations. On April 18, private "Al Watan" called on Arab states to take decisive steps towards peace with Israel, warning against reliance on [...]	2009-04-21 10:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU

09MUSCAT383	OMANI ENVOY SAYS IRAN READY FOR DIALOG WITH THE U.S., [...] (C)Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul `Aziz al Rowas, told the Ambassador April 25 that Iran is ready to begin a quiet dialog "at a lower level" with the U.S. Al Rowas advised the U.S. that as we advance in our efforts to engage with Iran, we remember [...]	2009-04-27 04:54:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR MU
09MUSCAT441	CORRECTED COPY: IRAN AND OMAN: SUBSTANCE OR SHOW? [...] (C) Oman News Agency reported on May 13 the arrival in Oman of a delegation of 50 Iranian officials, led by Speaker Ali Larijani, for a two-day visit. An embassy source at the Consultative Council in Oman tells us that the delegation of parliamentarians and businesspeople have a "packed" sched [...]	2009-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KTIP MU
09MUSCAT455	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani public and private dailies alike looked forward with a mix of skepticism and guarded optimism to the President's meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister. Private youth-oriented daily "Al Shabiba" carried a surprisingly forthright, if pessimistic, column on the futur [...]	2009-05-19 07:00:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT485	OMANI FM SUMMARIZES FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a rare interview, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah (YBA),gave an uncharacteristically frank and wide-ranging prC)cis of foreign policy issues facing the Sultanate. Possibly spurred by recent coverage in The New York Times (itself a [...]	2009-05-27 08:26:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS IR EG MU
09MUSCAT565	URGENT FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) DCM and PolEcon Officer met on May 31 with Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. When asked whether Oman planned to support Kosovo for World Bank membership, Al Hassan said that Oman's vote will fall in line wi [...]	2009-06-02 14:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KV PREL MU
09MUSCAT567	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Special Representative Holbrooke: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. We have requested a meeting with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. You will find the Sultan is an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range [...]	2009-06-03 10:48:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PK AF MU
09MUSCAT601	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On May 11, the EXBS Advisor drafted a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inviting three Omani officials to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul from June 25-27 [...]	2009-06-09 08:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT623	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: In anticipation of the release of the Trafficking in Persons report, commentary on June 10 in private daily "Al Watan" called labor relations in the Sultanate "balanced". The article raised last year's TIP report, blaming "political gains" as the U.S.'s motivation for the low-ranking [...]	2009-06-15 12:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT649	FOLLOW-UP AND ACTION REQUEST OMAN NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (C) The ChargC) and Economic-Commercial Officer met with the Chief of Oman's Office of Peaceful Nuclear Technology to discuss Oman's plans with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and potential areas for cooperation with the United States. Oman is very interested in pursuing academ [...]	2009-06-22 11:26:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL ENRG TSPL MU
09MUSCAT651	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Of note this week in Omani media is the almost total lack of coverage of Oman's Tier 2 ranking in the TIP report, issued June 16. Only Arabic daily "Al Zaman" broke rank by running a statement by the Charge d'Affaires verbatim. No editorial or commentary has emerged since the relea [...]	2009-06-22 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT675	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY This week in Omani dailies, private "Al Shabiba" ran the first local commentary on Iran's elections, describing protesters as a generation having grown up with poverty and unemployment now looking for change. No outlet made mention of the Sultan's trip to Iran, which had been announce [...]	2009-06-29 12:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT715	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On June 22, the EXBS Advisor received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the May 12 invitation to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul fro [...]	2009-07-08 11:42:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT759	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO OMAN (JULY 18) [...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman for your visit. You have a brief meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (COSSAF),H.E. Lt. Gen. (Fareeq in Arabic) Ahmed bin Harith al Nabhani, which is primarily a courtesy call. Nabhani is unlikely to broach significant iss [...]	2009-07-14 10:41:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MASS MOPS IR PK AF MU
09MUSCAT797	Scenesetter for General Petraeus' Visit to Oman (July 26 - [...] (S) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you back to Oman. As noted at that time, Oman is an old and dependable friend of the United States. Even when Omani perceptions differ from ours, they are frank and businesslike about issues and are open to discussion. Omanis were warmly receptive to Preside [...]	2009-07-22 15:41:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM MASS IR PK MU
09MUSCAT799	OMAN - BUILDING ON THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Oman, President Obama's Cairo speech has generated both good will and expectations for enhanced cooperation. Embassy contacts, especially key players in MSP-critical areas including civil society, education, and the empowerment of women, are looking to the Embassy and the USG [...]	2009-07-24 06:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON OEXC KPAO KMPI SOCI XF MU
09MUSCAT827	ABA SHOULD MAINTAIN IN-COUNTRY PRESENCE IN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: Over the past two years, MEPI-funded programs implemented by the American Bar Association (ABA) have significantly advanced U.S. objectives regarding rule of law and judicial reform in Oman, in areas including Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). ABA' [...]	2009-08-03 11:03:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIP ELAB MU
09MUSCAT835	OMAN/IRAN: QABOOS IN TEHRAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sultan's visit to Iran (Ref A) dominated local media on Wednesday, August 5 and appears to have been featured prominently in Iran. Coverage of meetings with Iran's president and supreme leader (referred to variously by that title or as "leader of the revolution"),along with [...]	2009-08-05 08:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU
09MUSCAT851	OMAN, INC.: BUSINESS OLIGARCHS AND GOVERNMENT IN OMAN'S [...] (C) Oman's business landscape remains dominated by a handful of local families who work either in tandem with, or in the shadow of, government-run enterprises. As the Sultanate's economy diversifies away from petroleum into fields such as industrial production and tourism, these families have [...]	2009-08-16 11:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG ETRD PINR MU
09MUSCAT857	Blue Lantern License 05008885 Interim End-Use Check [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Embassy began a post shipment check on DSP-5 license 050088885 but was informed by the foreign consignee that the shipment is in U.S. Customs and Border Control (CBP) custody at JFK International Airport. When the 184 carbines were shipped in October 2008, [...]	2009-08-25 09:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC MU
09MUSCAT873	ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO OMAN - VOYAGE, INTERDICTION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Smuggling routes from South Asia through Iran and by water into Oman is the primary northern route of introducing illegal immigrants into Oman. Pakistan has allocated a full time federal law enforcement official at its embassy in Muscat to investigate and address this issue. He [...]	2009-08-30 14:06:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIP IR PK MU
09MUSCAT925	OMAN - QUALIFIED BUT UNLIKELY CANDIDATE FOR UNHRC [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post deems Oman a suitable candidate for the UNHRC from a human rights record perspective; however, Oman's overall foreign policy and particularly, the way it manages its relationship with Iran would likely preclude running for a seat on the UNHRC. The British Embass [...]	2009-09-20 12:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR MU
09MUSCAT999	SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE (SFI): OMAN OPPOSES 100% SCANNING [...] (C) The Director General of Customs in Oman told us unequivocally that he did not support 100% scanning of U.S. bound containers at the Port of Salalah, as it would have too much impact on trade. He emphasized that it was not practical nor did it provide enhanced security. He strongly advocat [...]	2009-11-03 10:57:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09NAIROBI1002	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON (MAY 23-31) [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes 18 months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyans. Over th [...]	2009-05-18 09:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC OREP AMGT AFIN GH IT PGOV PREL RW SU
09NAIROBI1010	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB TAKES KEY MIDDLE SHABELLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 13:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR EAID SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1032	SOMALIA - OPPORTUNITIES FOR PD ENGAGEMENT WITH DADAAB [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, demonstrated a wide range of activities aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation among Somalis in Dadaab and in Somalia at large. These worthy projects certainly merit support, and offer gr [...]	2009-05-21 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1053	SOMALIA - Political Tensions in Somaliland [...] (SBU) Political tensions in Somaliland are high as preparations for the presidential election, which should have taken place in March 2008, are at a standstill. The elections have been rescheduled four times and with a political impasse among stakeholders, we are pressuring Somaliland stakeho [...]	2009-05-28 07:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1072	SOMALIA - TFG LAUNCHES RENEWED OFFENSIVE IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: An optimistic Prime Minister Sharmarke disputed media reports that the TFG was making overtures to any of the warlords as it struggled to expand its influence in Mogadishu. Sharmarke thought al-Shabaab was "stretched thin," and predicted that TFG forces would soon begin anothe [...]	2009-06-01 17:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MARR MOPS EAID SOCI PTER SO
09NAIROBI1093	KENYA: VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) ON June 3, the Government of Kenya submitted its votes (via email) in favor of Kosovo's World Bank membership. Copies of the ballots and the World Bank's confirmation of receipt have been forwarded via email to the Kosovo desk, Treasury, and the Kenya desk. Kenya previously voted in fa [...]	2009-06-03 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV KE
09NAIROBI1179	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND DEMOCRACY AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democracy in Somaliland is at a critical juncture. After being delayed four times, presidential elections are scheduled for September 27. However, negotiations are still under way between the three political parties regarding a Code of Conduct that attempts to level the playin [...]	2009-06-11 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1256	COALITION AGREES ON NEW MEMBERSHIP OF [...] On June 17 Parliament finally agreed on new membership to 27 parliamentary committees. The decision had been held up by a conflict between the main coalition parties, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Party of National Unity (PNU),over each party's share of membership and the le [...]	2009-06-23 09:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1267	THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA: STATUS OF [...] (C) Summary. This message provides an update on the reform agenda. There is little indication that the coalition government leadership is moving towards implementation of far-reaching reforms. Establishment of a Special Tribunal is problematic. While the Task Force on Police Reform is cred [...]	2009-06-24 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KE
09NAIROBI1278	KENYA AGOA PREPARATIONS INTENSIFY [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 18 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) confirmed there would be no changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program contrary to the suggested changes of the African diplomatic co [...]	2009-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1296	UHURU KENYATTA - PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS AND THE [...] (C) Uhuru Kenyatta appears to be working towards a presidential run in 2012. While many have pointed out that replacing President Kibaki, a Kikuyu, by another Kikuyu, would be unlikely due to anti-Kikuyu sentiments prevalent across much of Kenyan society, Kenyatta may be encouraged to attempt [...]	2009-06-26 12:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1348	SOMALIA - Constitution Drafting Process Re-Energized [...] On June 4, a consortium of partners supporting Somalia's constitutional process met with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Constitutional and Federal Affairs Madobe Nunow Mohamed to discuss priorities and outstanding needs in the constitutional development process. Ministe [...]	2009-07-01 08:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1424	JULY 4 RECEPTION USED TO PUSH REFORM AGENDA AND ADDRESS [...] Consistent with Washington guidance, the Mission held a scaled back reception on July 2 to mark Independence Day. We used the reception to focus on three urgent issues in Kenya: the need to accelerate implementation of the reform agenda, the importance of promoting national reconciliation, an [...]	2009-07-07 11:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1460	SOMALIA - TFG Begins Partnership with Price Waterhouse [...] (SBU) On June 29, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa (PWC) for financial management, tracking and monitoring of development donor funds, government procurement management, and to develop and implement a financial mana [...]	2009-07-10 07:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SO
09NAIROBI1470	SOMALIA - Puntland Moves Toward Greater Autonomy [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, Puntland's parliament passed a new constitution which, if ratified by public referendum (tentatively scheduled for 2010) would increase the likelihood of Puntland's succession. Contacts tell us clan and business interests could stave off ratification. The constituti [...]	2009-07-10 09:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1474	SOMALIA - Puntland Region Moves Toward Greater Autonomy [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, Puntland's parliament passed a new constitution which, if ratified by public referendum (tentatively scheduled for 2010),would increase the likelihood of Puntland's succession. Contacts tell us clan and business interests could stave off ratification. The constitut [...]	2009-07-13 04:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1585	Somalia - U.N. Response to al Shabaab Raids [...] (SBU) Al-Shabaab's July 20 raids on U.N. compounds in Baidoa (Bay Region) and Wajid (Bakool Region) have raised anew divisions among United Nations agencies working in Somalia. In addition, these incidents raise serious questions about the trade-offs between upholding humanitarian principles a [...]	2009-07-23 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI1657	SOMALIA - Ruling Party Undermines Somaliland Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Somaliland's on-again, off-again presidential election preparations, that were to have resulted in registered voters casting their ballots on September 27, were dealt a serious setback on July 28 - 30 when incumbent President Riyale and a compliant National Electoral Commission [...]	2009-07-30 15:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1670	SOMALIA - ENTRENCHED SOMALILAND PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Somaliland President Riyale, during a July 31 phone call with Somalia Unit Counselor, signaled unwillingness to reconsider his decision to abandon the international community-funded voter registration list. Somaliland's opposition parties are threatening to boycott the elections [...]	2009-08-03 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI PHUM SO
09NAIROBI172	SOMALIA - Sheikh Sharif Elected President [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 31, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was elected President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The first round of voting by the newly- enlarged parliament ended the night of January 30, with Sharif garnering significantly more votes than the other ten contenders. Prime M [...]	2009-02-02 09:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1794	SOMALIA - MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DISCUSS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) Summary: From August 18 - 20, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted a three day parliamentary training seminar in Nairobi, Kenya for over 30 Somali Members of Parliament (MPs). On the margins of this seminar, we were able to conduct a number of insightful conversations with a cr [...]	2009-08-24 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM PTER SO
09NAIROBI1818	SOMALIA - MIXED REACTIONS TO CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: Since TFG Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of cabinet changes on August 17 (ref a),the TFG has appointed one additional state minister and created a new ministry of militia demobilization, signaling efforts to address clan grievances. Somali reactions to the cabinet r [...]	2009-08-27 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09NAIROBI185	SOMALIA - A POSITIVE CHANGE IN MEDIA ATTITUDES [...] (SBU) Summary: A week before the January 30 election of Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as president of Somalia, mainstream radio stations in Mogadishu convened a meeting of senior managers and passed a resolution on the way forward following the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia. The 11 [...]	2009-02-04 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI2069	SOMALIA-TFG-ALIGNED FORCES STRUGGLING TO HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On September 27, TFG-aligned forces again moved into eastern Beledweyne but may not be able to hold the strategic town due to risk aversion and lack of ammunition and reinforcements. TFG General Mukhtar on September 28 told Somalia Unit Poloff that al-Shabaab forces retreated fr [...]	2009-09-30 12:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2133	ISIOLO SECURITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's ongoing drought has exacerbated tribal and political tensions between pastoralists in Kenya's Isiolo District. The situation recently presented problems for the tourism industry in Kenya's northern corridor when armed livestock herders moved into wildlife conservation lan [...]	2009-10-08 04:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS EAID EIND PHUM SENV KCRM KE
09NAIROBI2184	KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...]	2009-10-16 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI2398	SOMALIA - WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE TFG'S FINANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Somalia Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) finances are generally funneled through four accounts that we are aware of: a UN trust fund, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) mechanism, the Central Bank, and a government account at the Somali money transfer company Dahabshil [...]	2009-11-23 17:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI24	Cultural Programs Keep Embassy Nairobi Busy in 1st Qtr [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
09NAIROBI2405	S/WCI RAPP'S VISIT PUSHES ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rapp's November 5-6 visit highlighted in a timely way the importance the U.S. attaches to accountability for post-election violence, as part of the broader reform agenda. Amb Rapp stressed the need for Kenyan authorities to cooperate to apprehend Rwandan fugitive Kabug [...]	2009-11-25 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE US
09NAIROBI2427	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-9 activities since t [...]	2009-11-30 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2434	DOING MORE WITH LESS; UK AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The State Department coordinator for the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI) met with UK officers from several North and East Africa missions as well as London based Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) specialists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia October 13-14 for discussions o [...]	2009-12-02 07:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ER ET KE SO UK YM
09NAIROBI2477	Former Members of Congress engage the Reform Agenda [...] (U) Summary: From November 23 to 28, Embassy Nairobi hosted Kenya's first-ever "EXDEL," a delegation of former Members of Congress who spent a week representing the Congressional House Democracy Partnership as they engaged political leaders and civil society to advance the reform agenda. End S [...]	2009-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP OREP KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2533	Constitutional Debate 3: ODM Defending Current Draft [...] Summary: This cable is part three of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, devolu [...]	2009-12-22 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2539	Constitutional Debate 4: Prospects for Compromise [...] (C) Summary: This cable is part four of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, dev [...]	2009-12-23 13:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI26	SOMALIA - PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf's December 29 resignation (reftel),a succession race has begun. Somalis and members of the international community, have become engaged in the effort to harmonize the effort to form a TFG - Alliance for [...]	2009-01-06 16:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2628	GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: KENYA COMMENT [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on goals and principles of President Obama?s Global Health Initiative. As stated, individual government agencies involved in defining practices, implementation, and governance have been actively involved in discussions (e.g. HHS/CDC, USAID, STATE),[...]	2009-12-21 05:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV KWMN KOCI KE
09NAIROBI2640	Kenya's Media: Part I - Overview and the New Media Law [...] (SBU) Summary. This is the first part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. Since the liberalization of the media industry in [...]	2009-12-21 11:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2666	Constitutional Debate 1: A Primer on the Contentious Issues [...] (U) Summary: This cable is part one of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. This cable provides a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, devo [...]	2009-12-22 14:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KJUS PREL KE
09NAIROBI344	SOMALIA - ENCOURAGING KENYAN ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Kenya is increasingly concerned about Somali instability spilling over its border and affecting its share of Indian Ocean trade. The Government of Kenya is seeking ways to help stabilize Somalia, cooperate on counter-piracy, and improve the plight of Somali refugees in Kenya. [...]	2009-02-23 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EWWT KE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SO
09NAIROBI345	SOMALIA - The Case for Expanded Assistance [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now is the time for the United States to provide an expanded package of security, development and humanitarian assistance to consolidate the formation of a new Unity Transitional Federal Government (UTFG) in Somalia, while ensuring that additional funds are made available to both [...]	2009-02-23 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINR PHUM SO
09NAIROBI347	SOMALIA - CAPITALIZING ON TFG'S MOVE TO MOGADISHU [...] (C) The February 21 confirmation of a clan-sensitive cabinet by the transitional Parliament in Djibouti (septel) and the near-immediate, February 22 move of President Sheikh Sharif and his government to Mogadishu offer an important opportunity for the USG to cement its relationship with the ne [...]	2009-02-23 16:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV MARR SO
09NAIROBI348	SOMALIA - Cabinet Nominated and Sworn In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 20, Prime Minister Sharmarke nominated a 36-member cabinet to lead the new unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG). In composing the cabinet, each of the ministries was first allocated to a specific clan and sub-clan and then the ministers were chosen from thes [...]	2009-02-24 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI364	SOMALIA - Engaging Puntland and Somaliland [...] (SBU) Summary. Following on our cables (reftels) on the way forward for Somalia, here we propose ways to engage the Somaliland and Puntland regions of northern Somalia. To assure the north maintains its stability in the face of the south's volatility, we propose increased education, economic [...]	2009-02-25 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI40	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ELECTION UPDATE: FRONT-RUNNERS, [...] (U) Summary: On the eve of the presidential election in Puntland, observers tell us that General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama is the front-runner. The electoral commission very belatedly announced on January 6 a series of registration criteria for candidates. The electioneering, it is rumored, has be [...]	2009-01-08 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI413	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CRITICIZES GOK ON [...] (C) On February 25, the UN Special Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Killings (the Special Rapporteur),Philip Alston, issued a preliminary report of his ten-day visit to Kenya where he noted that extrajudicial killings by police were "systematic, widespread, and carefully planned". During his vi [...]	2009-02-27 10:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI421	KENYA PROVIDES FULL THREE-DAY AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. During the February 26 meeting of the Government of Kenya's (GOK) AGOA Preparatory Committee, the Technical Sub-committee provided a full three-day AGOA Forum program (see para 7 below). It also announced a separate pre-meeting [...]	2009-03-02 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI428	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO GOK LEADERS: "GET REAL" 2. (SBU) IMF MISSION EXPLORES SUPPORT FOR KENYA 3. (SBU) HORTICULTURE EXPORTERS LOOK TO THE U.S. MARKET 4. (SBU) KENYAN TRAVEL TO THE U.S. DECLINES Â [...]	2009-03-03 09:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI455	Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Kenya) [...] Embassy Nairobi requests a Science Fellow from USGS, NOAA, USDA, or other appropriate agency to provide technical assistance to Kenya's Ministry for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands in land use planning for Kenya's Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). Timing for the Fellowsh [...]	2009-03-06 09:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA KE
09NAIROBI50	SOMALIA - TFG-ARS WORKING GROUP SKETCHES PATH TO [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) - Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) working group suggested by the November 25 Djibouti communique began work under UNPOS auspices in Nairobi the week of January 5, and appears to have quickly reached a decision to create a u [...]	2009-01-09 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI583	DEMARCHE ON ANNUAL DECLARATIONS TO HAGUE CODE OF [...] On March 19, Acting Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, head of the Americas division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol expressed surprise that Kenya was a signatory to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Mission Proliferation (H [...]	2009-03-24 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA KE
09NAIROBI638	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) Drought Contributes to GOK Fiscal Woes; A Macro Update 2. (SBU) Shipping News from the Port of Mombasa 3. (SBU) Coastal Tourism in Decline 4. (SBU) Broadband Comes to Kenya 5. (SBU) Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Still Stalled 6. (U) Kenya Expands Geothermal Production [...]	2009-04-01 08:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI656	PROPELLING THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA: MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. On March 23 I met separately with the National Intelligence Chief, the Foreign Minister, and the President,s permanent secretary to press on implementation of the reform agenda. I called attention to growing concerns at senior levels in Washington regarding insufficient progress [...]	2009-04-02 13:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KE PGOV PHUM PREL
09NAIROBI663	President Obama's Comment on Kenya [...] I have today sent the following letter to President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga pointing out the comment made on Kenya by President Obama on April 3. The comment was also prominently covered in the media. 2. Begin text of letter: April 6, 2009 Mr. President and Mr. Prime Ministe [...]	2009-04-06 06:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KE
09NAIROBI707	SOMALIA - TFG MEMBER DESCRIBES CONTACT WITH AWEYS [...] (C) Summary: Recently-appointed TFG Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh, who arrived in Nairobi from Khartoum April 6, told us April 7 that Minister of Justice "Janaqow" spoke twice by telephone with ARS-Asmara Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys, who was also in Khartoum, at the end of March. The cal [...]	2009-04-07 17:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PREL SO ER SU
09NAIROBI71	Prime Minister Speaks About Coalition Government [...] In a lengthy newspaper interview published January 10 Prime Minister Raila Odinga revealed candidly his thoughts on the Coalition government, his relations with President Kibaki, his expectations for the U.S.-Kenya relationship, and the state of Kenya one year after the compromised elections of [...]	2009-01-12 11:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI719	SOMALIA - Somaliland Sets Election Date Amid Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 6, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced September 27 as the new date for presidential elections citing technical and legal reasons for postponing the date from May 31. Although the voter registration law requires the NEC to make decisions regardi [...]	2009-04-08 17:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI734	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF: A 60-DAY SCORECARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, President Sheikh Sharif returned to Mogadishu after being elected TFG President. In the two months since, the Sharif government has made progress that has prompted thousands to return to Somalia's capital. While security remains tenuous, there have been no major v [...]	2009-04-09 17:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI744	A Troubled Coalition, the Reform Process, and U.S. Policy [...] (C) Summary. Following a honeymoon period during its first six months in office, the coalition government emerged as an embattled marriage early this year. Disagreements between the two principal coalition government partners, President Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) and Prime Minister [...]	2009-04-14 15:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI823	Crisis in Coalition Government [...] (C) Summary: Although in mid-April meetings between President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, and their teams held out prospects to resolve differences which had troubled the coalition, another serious crisis threatens its existence. The crisis developed at the end of last week when Prime Mini [...]	2009-04-27 15:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI866	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) On May 4, Econ Counselor followed up with the Kenyan Ministry of Finance regarding Kenya's vote on Kosovo membership of the IMF and World Bank. Staff in the office of the Ministry of Finance's Economic Secretary (third ranking in the Ministry) confirmed that Kenya faxed in its "yes" vot [...]	2009-05-04 11:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV KE
09NAIROBI873	SOMALIA - IDPs RETURNING TO MOGADISHU [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 10:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI908	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 6 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of April and first week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3- [...]	2009-05-06 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI988	AGOA PREPARATIONS MOVE APACE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 7 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) agreed to our request to separate lunch and the ministerial closing on the final day of the forum. The committee agreed with the recomme [...]	2009-05-15 06:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI991	WESTERN KENYA USAID/OFDA FLOOD ASSESSMENT [...] A USAID/OFDA visit to flood affected areas in western Kenya reveals no cause for alarm as seasonal flooding is mostly held in check by dykes. A flash flood did cause limited displacement in Nyatike district; victims are being assisted by the GOK and the Kenya Red Cross. Dyke construction and [...]	2009-05-15 08:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI992	KENYA'S NEW BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROMISES GROWTH [...] Summary: Kenya will revolutionize its telecom industry when it initiates its first fiber optic internet connection on June 27. This broadband connection will vastly improve the quality of internet access to Kenya and contiguous landlocked countries. With increased internet capacity, the fibe [...]	2009-05-15 09:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ETTC ECON EINT PGOV EFIN EINV KE
09NAPLES90	FIXING ITALY'S SOUTHERN PROBLEM: BERLUSCONI'S "NEW DEAL" [...] (SBU) Summary: Using American comparisons such as "New Deal" and "Marshall Plan," Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has outlined his government's new plan for the South, which he intends to supervise personally. The three priority sectors are infrastructure, tourism, and innovation. The Ita [...]	2009-08-13 15:53:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR KCRM IT
09NASSAU172	BAHAMAS: 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GCOB officials will voice their opposition to the proposed Anti-Tax Haven Act at the 2009 Summit of the Americas (SOA). During a meeting on March 13, MFA Permanent Secretary Patricia Rogers told the Charge that the GCOB plans to raise the issue, noting that The Bahamas has ma [...]	2009-03-18 21:03:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	PINR PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU251	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: PM ASSERTS BAHAMAS WILL [...] (U) A banner headline April 20 captured the Bahamian media's coverage of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham's attendance at the Summit of the Americas (SOA): "PM Lobbies U.S. on Tax Bill". All media prominently reported the PM's statement that The Bahamas did not deserve to be named as a secrec [...]	2009-04-21 20:53:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KPAO PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU331	BAHAMAS: ENCOURAGING HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche points and documents encouraging the GCOB to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Head of Legal Division, Donna Knowles-Lowe May 21, pointing to the over [...]	2009-05-26 13:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA
09NASSAU353	BAHAMIAN TOURISM LOSING ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: CEO and Chairman of BahaMar Resort, Starkis Izmirlian, told Chamber of Commerce officials that The Bahamas is in jeopardy of losing its competitive edge in tourism if steps are not taken to improve the educational system and infrastructure. Izmirlian noted that the tourism arri [...]	2009-06-03 17:54:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON BF
09NASSAU634	IT'S STILL NOT BETTER IN THE BAHAMAS: ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Economic indicators for The Bahamas remained strongly negative. Central Bank reports point to loan defaults of almost USD 1 billion, decreased private sector lending, a government debt-to-revenue ratio of almost 50 percent of GDP and a slumping tourist sector. In an effort to [...]	2009-10-14 15:57:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD
09NASSAU644	MAJOR SHAKEUP POSSIBLE AT OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leadership and deputy positions will be challenged at next week,s convention. If Perry Christie retains the leadership position it will likely cost the PLP the next election. Candidates for both leader and deputy also have backgrounds that are [...]	2009-10-16 16:06:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BF PINR
09NASSAU706	NASSAU SMART DEPLOYMENT EXIT CABLE [...] PURPOSE: To provide the SMART Program Management Office confirmation of Post's acceptance and installation status of the SMART Messaging Application at Nassau. 2. SMART Deployment Dates: 10/26/2009 - 11/6/2009 3. SMART Deployment Team Jason Rock - SMART - Team Lead / Customer Service S [...]	2009-11-13 19:23:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA
09NDJAMENA102	CHAD STILL FEARS REBELS DESPITE DISUNITY; QATAR [...] (C) Chad's FORMIN warned Ambassador and DCM 3/23 that the GOC saw strong signs that Khartoum was getting ready to launch its Chad rebel clients based in Darfur across the border into Chad yet again. Moussa Faki Mahamat could not predict when or even if the rebels would actually attack, but e [...]	2009-03-24 13:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AU AL CH SU
09NDJAMENA104	MINOR GOC CABINET RESHUFFLE SETS STAGE FOR PM TO [...] (SBU) President Deby and his PM affected a relatively minor shuffle to the cabinet 3/23, which left unchanged the leadership in all critical "power" ministries, including Defense, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Infrastructure, Education, Finance, Justice and others. All four of the former opposit [...]	2009-03-25 12:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AU CD
09NDJAMENA114	ROSY SCENARIO?: INSIDER AND OUTSIDER JUDGE CHAD [...] (C) Two authoritative sources, one a veteran Chadian political figure and Deby counselor, the other the chief intelligence officer for the French military forces here, offered concordant views on the unlikelihood of a major attack by Chad rebels in the near future. National Mediator Abderah [...]	2009-04-01 16:59:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AL
09NDJAMENA135	IMF EFFORTS IN CHAD: HITTING EVERY OBSTACLE ON [...] (SBU) Christian Josz, IMF Deputy Division Chief in the African Department and head of the IMF delegation to start a Staff Monitored Program (SMP) in Chad, briefed the diplomatic corps April 15 on the results of his team's efforts. Josz stated that despite a positive start to his visit, he had [...]	2009-04-17 10:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF IBRD CBD EAID PREL CD
09NDJAMENA165	CHAD UPDATE 5/10: GOC TRUMPETS DECISIVE VICTORY [...] (SBU) MILITARY BALANCE: As of May 10, the Government of Chad (GOC) continues to trumpet its "decisive victory" over Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) rebels in southeastern Chad. On May 6 and 7, Chadian military forces bombed rebel columns near Koukou, Angarana, Kerfi, and Haouish. According [...]	2009-05-10 15:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD

09NDJAMENA175	CEDANT ARMA TOGAE? WHERE CHAD GOES FROM HERE, [...] (SBU) The invasion of eastern Chad by Chadian rebels from Sudan, their decisive defeat by Chad government forces, and the GOC,s initial reaction to those events last week confirmed a changed balance of power between Chad and Chad rebels and raised questions regarding the GOC's military and d [...]	2009-05-13 09:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF UN SU LY CH IS QA CD
09NDJAMENA223	OBAMA'S SPEECH IN CAIRO RECEIVES WARM WELCOME IN CHAD [...] (U) The U.S. Embassy in Ndjamena held rebroadcasts June 9 and 10 of President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. The rebroadcasts were in French and Arabic, respectively, in this barely-majority Muslim country. Reaction was almost uniformly positive, with participants stressing that they hoped to [...]	2009-06-12 08:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP CD
09NDJAMENA267	MINURCAT CAN HELP REDUCE CHAD-SUDAN TENSIONS, SRSG [...] (SBU) During the June 29 meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo made the following key points: -- MINURCAT (and likely UNAMID) could assist Dakar Contact group border monitoring mission, with amended mandates(s) and several hundred more troops, espe [...]	2009-06-30 14:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM SU LY QA CT CD
09NDJAMENA399	FORMIN FAKI SAYS CHAD ACTING RESPONSIBLY ON JEM, [...] (U) ACTION MESSAGE: This is an action message: See para 8. ------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Chad FORMIN Faki told Ambassador September 16 that he was looking forward to representing Chad as Head of Delegation at the UNGA and afterwards in Washington. Faki said that Chad had cont [...]	2009-09-16 12:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU PHUM LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA498	CHAD-SUDAN DETENTE: THE NEXT STEP IS DEFINITELY [...] (SBU) "The ball is definitely in Sudan's court" in the current Chad-Sudan bilateral process aimed at detente between the two countries, Francophonie "Ambassador" Hassan Lebatt told Ambassador and DCM October 30. Lebatt, who is a keen analyst of the Chad-Sudan situation and very well-informed, [...]	2009-10-30 12:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA526	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE 02-06 NOV, 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 02-06 NOV, 2009. ------------------------------ EASTERN CHAD SECURITY CONCERNS DOMINATE MULTILATERAL MEETINGS ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) RefCoord attended the meeting of the Interagency Stee [...]	2009-11-09 16:12:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA531	IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: ABECHE, CHAD'S EASTERN [...] (SBU) Abeche, the metropole of eastern Chad, is the center of activity for the local population and the international community's humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, as well as the far-flung region's commercial and administrative center, both civilian and military. The GOC's efforts to [...]	2009-11-12 16:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF ECON CD
09NDJAMENA562	EU TROIKA REP ON CHAD-SUDAN DYNAMICS [...] (SBU) EU Special Chad Rep Georg Lennkh gave DCM a November 24 read-out of the recent UN/AU-sponsored Darfur civil society conference in Doha, which he attended. Lennkh emphasized that public statements from both Chad and Sudan at the Doha event confirmed the three-step sequence of confidenc [...]	2009-11-25 11:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU MARR PREF SU CD
09NDJAMENA58	INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT GOC EMBRACES DOHA PROCESS, [...] (C) Ambassador Nigro told FM Moussa Faki Mahamat February 24 that the US was pleased with the Doha Agreement and would support Chief Mediator Bassole,s future efforts. Ambassador urged the GOC both to use its influence with JEM and other Sudan rebel groups to encourage them embrace the Doha P [...]	2009-02-24 18:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU UN
09NEWDELHI1009	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA HAILS [...] Excerpts from an editorial in the May 18 centrist, independent THE TIMES OF INDIA English daily: (BEGIN EXCERPTS) "New challenges are shaping up that require urgent action.... The economy will not recover on its own but will need action by the government on multiple fronts: roads, power, educa [...]	2009-05-19 04:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI103	INDIA MANAGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ALTHOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Ref A, Mission provides an update on how India is weathering the global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown and on the political economy of the impact and government response. India's economy, already slowing from lower domestic spending in a high interest re [...]	2009-01-16 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI1049	JOINT US TREASURY AND DOD SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a successful regional conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector from April 14-16 in New Delhi, India, with assistance from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) as well. Interagency [...]	2009-05-22 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM EFIN PK IN
09NEWDELHI1056	CORRECTED COPY: INDIAN MINISTERS, SANS [...] (SBU) Indian President Pratibha Patil administered the oath of office to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 19 Cabinet Ministers at 6:30pm (local time) on May 22. Portfolios will be announced in the coming days. Among the returning ministers were prominent Congress Party names from the previo [...]	2009-05-26 04:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI1063	VIOLENT REACTION TO SIKH TEMPLE KILLING -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Life has returned to relative normalcy in major cities across the state of Punjab after curfews were imposed to halt violent protests over the death of a religious sect leader and injuries to another on May 24 during a clash in a Sikh temple in Vienna, Austria. Mainstream Sikhs [...]	2009-05-26 15:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI1099	GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PERFORMANCE IS PARAMOUNT IN KEY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced the remainder of its 79-member council of ministers on May 28, who join the earlier round of ministers announced on May 22 (see reftel). The week-long process of selection seems to have placed more weight on capable [...]	2009-05-29 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1138	SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: In many respects, your visit represents the moment so many of us who manage the India account have waited years for: a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian government freed from the constraints of anti-American coalition partners or [...]	2009-06-03 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1142	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NO MAJOR CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 15:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1143	INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY LEAKS SPUR DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite Pakistan's release of JUD leader Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday and allegations of cease-fire violations yesterday, Indian media is buzzing with suggestions that the Indian Government is taking a second look at its no-dialogue strategy with Pakistan and may be considering restar [...]	2009-06-04 16:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID EAGR PK IN
09NEWDELHI1162	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...]	2009-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1163	NEW GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA: FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian President Pratibha Patil's address to a joint session of Parliament on June 4 outlined the achievements of the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and charted a road map for the next five years. It was largely in-line with the Congress Party's election [...]	2009-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1180	INDIAN PM SINGH LIKELY TO ATTEND SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Indian Ministry of External Affairs Director (Eurasia) Mrs. Nagma Mallick told us on June 4 that though it has not been announced officially, Prime Minister Singh will likely attend the June 15-16 SCO summit in the Russian city of Yektarinburg. This would be the first time that India has [...]	2009-06-08 09:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1210	FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed regional security June 10, with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Menon referred to Prime Minister Singh's June 9 comments in Parliament that the Composite Dialogue could not resume [...]	2009-06-11 17:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1211	FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...]	2009-06-11 17:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1221	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF JUNE 01 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 08-12, 2009, including the following: -- Not-So-Expert Group Recommends Dilution of Environmental Clearance Process -- India to Establish Environmental Protection Autho [...]	2009-06-12 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO MNUC ECON KGHG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1222	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 8-12, 2009, including the following: -- MOF Preparing for Budget Session -- Indian Commerce Minister Meets with USTR, Others on WTO -- Tax Concessions Proposed for Broadcast & Film Industry -- Will [...]	2009-06-12 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1237	INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConGenoffs met with Mumbai contacts on June 1 and 2 to gauge investor reaction to the elections and signs of recovery in the Indian economy. In contrast to reports at the beginning of 2009 that investors were waiting for political uncertainty to end with the May el [...]	2009-06-16 03:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1277	SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) General Jones: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit comes on the heels of Under Secretary Burns' successful trip to India and in the run-up to a July visit by Secretary Clinton. You will be coming at a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian [...]	2009-06-18 14:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1316	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "IRAN ON THE THRESHOLD OF CHANGE," op-ed in June 25 centrist Marathi daily, SAKAAL: "The turbulent aftermath of Iran's elections also holds some positive possibilities. Nobody can predict when the violence will stop over there, but President Ahmadinejad now cannot be stripped of his presidency [...]	2009-06-25 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1329	BJP: NOT THERE YET [...] (U) The BJP,s two-day national executive meeting held in Lucknow was expected to be a fire-works show, complete with stinging accusations and counter charges. Embassy contacts and media report that passions ran high, and the meeting lived up to its controversial billing. In the aftermath [...]	2009-06-26 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI137	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA INAUGURATION; NEW DELHI. [...] "DREAM AND REALITY," editorial in 21 Jan centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Despite its openness, American society is very conservative when it comes to gender and racial equality. When you see how difficult it is for women and non-whites to make it big, then you know the significance of B [...]	2009-01-22 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1433	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 6-10, 2009, including the following: -- Sharma Sees Recovery Signs in Exports -- Update on India's Balance of Payments -- Price Rise for Petrol and Diesel -- Lower House of Parliament Passes Railwa [...]	2009-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI147	MEDIA REACTION: CORONATION OF OBAMA; NEW DELHI. [...] "BIRTH OF A NEW DREAM," editorial in January 22 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "In the U.S., thousands will attend a rock concert, but it gets tough to get even a hundred people to a political gathering. But they came for Obama -- in thousands, braving the numbing cold. So, what made th [...]	2009-01-23 10:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1485	INDO-PAK TALKS: ON THE ROAD AGAIN? [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Singh's July 16 meeting in Sharm el Sheikh with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani has drawn a heated reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left. The political fallout threatens to overshadow the potential positive developments stemming from t [...]	2009-07-17 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1487	POWER STRUGGLE IN LITTLE LHASA: TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The battle for control over the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGIE) has begun in Dharamsala, India. As the Dalai Lama turned 74 years old on July 7, Tibet watchers reiterated that the most volatile times in Tibetan politics usually occur around the time of a Dalai Lama's death. T [...]	2009-07-19 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR KDEM CH IN
09NEWDELHI1489	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- Informal WTO Talks to be Held in September -- EGoM to Help Steer the Long Delayed 3G Spectrum Auction -- Adequacy of India's Foreign Exchange Reserves -- [...]	2009-07-20 07:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1501	MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN NEW ERA," op-ed in July 19 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst K. Subrahmanyam: "Hillary Clinton is very popular among the Indian community in the U.S. No previous secretary of state was in a better position than her to strengthen the U.S.-India relations.... [...]	2009-07-20 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1538	MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "NEW MILESTONE IN RELATIONS," editorial in July 23 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The agreements finalized during the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India can be defined as a new milestone in U.S.-India relations. No doubt there are differences over enrichment and reproces [...]	2009-07-24 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1547	MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE VISIT TO INDIA, INDO- [...] "U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP: IS IT A REAL FRIENDSHIP?" article in centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "The U.S. Secretary of State received an extraordinarily warm welcome in India. However, the overwhelming media coverage is not an indication of the nature of bilateral bonds between India and the U. [...]	2009-07-27 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1595	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "MISCONCEPTION OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN," op-ed in July 29 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The media in both India and Pakistan failed to rise above their mindsets to welcome the outcome of the Sharm-el- Sheikh meetings. Hillary Clinton's statement that the two countries should resol [...]	2009-07-30 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1600	AFGHAN FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 26-27 visit, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta announced the establishment of an India-Afghanistan Partnership Council and discussed security concerns with Prime Minister Singh, Foreign Minister Krishna, and National Security Advisor Narayanan. Embassy contacts called the v [...]	2009-07-30 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IN
09NEWDELHI1604	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, U.S- [...] "INDIA-PAKISTAN TALKS: NO NEGOTIATION OUT OF FEAR; AND NO FEAR OF NEGOTIATION," editorial in July 31 centrist Marathi daily, LOKMAT: "In his response to the accusation of being a sellout to Pakistan, Prime Minister Singh reiterated Kennedy's rhetoric: "let us never negotiate out of fear, but l [...]	2009-07-31 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1620	PM SINGH DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY IN PARLIAMENT (CORRECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Singh defended his government's handling of foreign policy before the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on July 29, addressing head-on opposition criticism of the joint statement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani at Sharm el-Sheikh, and ancillary gripes ab [...]	2009-08-03 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1621	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PRIME MINISTER'S NEW POLICY," op-ed in August 2 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Singh's message in Parliament was clear: Pakistan is a tough neighbor, and we along with other nations should prepare it to denounce terror. Since Pakistan has nuclear weapons, all nati [...]	2009-08-03 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1637	SPECIAL ENVOY STERN ENGAGES INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND NGO [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern held a series of meetings July 20-21 in New Delhi with Government of India officials and NGO representatives to discuss the upcoming Copenhagen Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC as well as potential areas for U.S. - India bila [...]	2009-08-04 11:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI165	POST COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST [...] (C) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Post requests the Indian goods listed (reftel A) be withdrawn from DOL's draft list until post [...]	2009-01-27 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1722	INDIAN AF-PAK ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: When Ambassador Holbrooke visits New Delhi, his GOI interlocutors - National Security Advisor Narayanan, Foreign Secretary Rao, and Special Afghanistan Representative Lambah - will be eager to discuss India's USD 1.2 billion dollar assistance program in Afghanistan. They will like [...]	2009-08-17 13:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PTER PINS EAID MASS IN
09NEWDELHI1747	BJP EXPELS JASWANT SINGH -- INTERNAL STRIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh became the latest victim of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) infighting on August 19 when the party expelled him for his favorable depiction of Pakistani founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his latest book. The decision to oust Jaswant Singh occurr [...]	2009-08-19 15:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1749	UPA 2.0: SLOW AND STEADY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly constituted Indian parliament concluded its first post-election session on August 7 after approving the annual national budget and passing important legislation on education while shelving several other pressing matters. The budget session was a mild disappointment f [...]	2009-08-20 02:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1754	India's Monsoon Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian government (GOI) is trying to manage a poor monsoon season expected to result in low yields in rice, sugar cane, oilseeds and other crops. Between rising food prices and burdensome subsidy costs, the Food and Agriculture Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA [...]	2009-08-20 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO IN
09NEWDELHI1768	HOME MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM TO AMBASSADOR: LOOKING [...] (S) Summary: Home Minister Chidambaram spoke positively of U.S.-India cooperation on security issues in Ambassador Roemer's August 20 introductory meeting. The Ambassador shared several areas in which the U.S. hopes to advance cooperation, and assured the Minister of support at the highest [...]	2009-08-21 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PK IN
09NEWDELHI1770	POST COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced child labor. Post appreciates DOL's openness to post's comments on previous drafts and DOL's decision to remove the g [...]	2009-08-21 15:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EIND IN
09NEWDELHI1778	MEA JOINT SECRETARY RAGHAVAN CALLS MEETING FOR AN [...] (C)Summary: Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, T.C.A. Raghavan called an ""urgent briefing"" on August 18 for representatives of countries whose nationals were killed in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Raghavan provided a dossier on Hafiz Saeed, [...]	2009-08-24 14:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1812	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...]	2009-08-31 14:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN
09NEWDELHI1833	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR REJECTS FURTHER NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In several media interviews August 29-30, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan defended India's 1998 nuclear tests against claims by a former defense scientist that its hydrogen bomb was a "fizzle" and that India should therefore refuse to sign the CTBT until its thermonuclea [...]	2009-09-02 07:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI1834	MEDIA REACTION: AL-QAEDA, PAKISTAN / WEAPON [...] "FIRST SUICIDE ATTACK IN SAUDI ARABIA," editorial in September 1 right-of-center Urdu daily, SIASAT: "Anti- terrorism initiatives taken by Saudi Arabia have increased al-Qaeda threats to this royal state. An attempt to assassinate Prince Mohammad bin Naif is a matter of serious concern for the [...]	2009-09-02 10:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1836	AMBASSADOR MEETS MEA STATE MINISTER SHASHI THAROOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 28 meeting with Ambassador Roemer, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor asked the U.S. to weigh in with Pakistan on cross-border terrorism and to stay the course in Afghanistan. He indicated that there is room for the U.S. and India to cooperate more [...]	2009-09-02 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1874	INDIA: CELEBRATING WOMEN IN SCIENCE, NOT YET EQUAL [...] SUMMARY: More than 60 attendees from a variety of backgrounds discussed India's climate for women scientists during an Embassy Environment, Science and Technology (EST) Office-hosted "Celebrating Women in Science" workshop. Women scientists in India are every bit as intelligent and hard workin [...]	2009-09-08 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KWMN KDEM TSPL SCUL PHUM ELAB PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1902	DUSTR Marantis Visit to Re-energize Trade Policy Forum [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Demetrios Marantis visited New Delhi August 11-13 to meet with GOI officials and private sector representatives to prepare for USTR Ambassador Kirk's participation in a bilaterl Trade Policy Forum (TPF) ministerial in Delhi later this fal [...]	2009-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN CVIS KGHG ECPS PREL IN
09NEWDELHI191	INDIA: MODEST LIBERALIZATION OF INVESTMENT NORMS IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel A, Post reports that India has not adopted nor indicated plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investments generally, although media reports that part of the government may wish to restrict Singapore's two SWFs in India. More broadly, India has no [...]	2009-01-30 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI195	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIAN ANXIETY OVER NEW [...] (C) Summary: There is uncertainty and anxiety within the Indian foreign policy establishment over the direction the new U.S. administration might take on its India policy. The principal areas of Indian concern are: -- renewed U.S. activism on Kashmir; -- replacement of the stand-alone bil [...]	2009-01-30 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI1983	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN SOUTH [...] "YOUR ATOM BOMB AND MINE," editorial in September 23 right-of-center Urdu daily, HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "When Pakistan was producing nuclear weapons of mass destruction, America not only turned its back on Pakistan, it often extended its full cooperation. No doubt, it was a part of its gameplan in [...]	2009-09-24 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1997	INDIAN GOVERNMENT NONCOMMITTAL ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division Abhishek Verma on September 24. Verma explained this issue was being examined at senior levels within the Ministry and declined to offer a substant [...]	2009-09-25 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN
09NEWDELHI1998	INDIAN GOVERNMENT NONCOMMITTAL ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division Abhishek Verma on September 24. Verma explained this issue was being examined at senior levels within the Ministry and declined to offer a substantive r [...]	2009-09-25 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN
09NEWDELHI2022	MEDIA REACTION: G20 MEETING, INDO-PAK [...] "FROM EIGHT TO TWENTY," editorial in September 27 nationalist Bengali ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "That economic changes are sweeping the entire world once again became clear at Pittsburg, with the G-20 proving itself to be the new driving force. This proclamation has several significances. No doubt, [...]	2009-09-30 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2104	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN, POTUS NOBEL [...] "PAKISTAN, PLEASE WAKE UP!" editorial in October 12 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The terrorist attack on Pakistan's military headquarters shows that it is reaping what it has sown. The strategy of nurturing terrorism against India has now become the biggest challenge for Pakistan's own exis [...]	2009-10-14 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2132	MEDIA REACTION: PM VISIT TO U.S., PAKISTAN, [...] "COUNTDOWN TO U.S. VISIT," editorial in October 19 centrist, Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Preparations for building new bridges between America and India have started in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's state visit to United States. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wi [...]	2009-10-20 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2140	Antrix: The Commercial Door for India's Space Program [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antrix sells Indian space capabilities to the commercial market, including foreign governments and private companies, but the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for delivering those capabilities. Antrix's budget and income sources are not published and many [...]	2009-10-21 13:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA KSCA TSPL KBIO PREL TPHY EIND SENV IN
09NEWDELHI2142	U/S BURNS REVIEWS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH INDIAN FS [...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging review of regional issues with Under Secretary Burns on October 16, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao reviewed recent Indo-Pak discussions in New York and criticized Pakistani inaction on Hafiz Saeed and terrorist infiltrations. Rao described India as unable to c [...]	2009-10-21 14:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK AF CH RU CE NP BM JA
09NEWDELHI2195	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO [...] (S) We welcome your visit to New Delhi as the government prepares for PM Singh's official state visit to Washington and India approaches the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks. You will find a government that is secure politically after recent victories in several state assembly election [...]	2009-10-28 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2198	SCENESETTER FOR USD(P) FLOURNOY,S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Flournoy: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary of State's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washingto [...]	2009-10-29 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV MAPP MASS IN PREL
09NEWDELHI2208	MANMOHAN SINGH'S JAMMU AND KASHMIR VISIT: NOT YET [...] (C) Summary: Although Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not announce any dramatic new initiatives during his October 27-28 visit to Jammu and Kashmir, there was significant underlying content that could have been missed by those looking for bold gestures. On Pakistan, his language was restrai [...]	2009-10-30 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2209	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 23-29, 2009, including the following: -- Central Bureau of Investigation Raids Department of Telecom Offices -- The RBI Takes A Bow -- Economic Advisory Council Expects Better Days Ahead [...]	2009-10-30 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2248	SINO-INDIAN BORDER DISPUTE TURNS INTO WAR OF WORDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: India and China have launched a "war of words" over disputed territory in Arunachal Pradesh (AP). The GOI has been uncharacteristically bold in responding to Chinese moves, spurred on no doubt by unrestrained hyperventilation in the Indian media over Beijing's intentions. It seem [...]	2009-11-06 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH IN
09NEWDELHI2269	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-INDIA, SOUTH ASIA [...] "RIGHT MESSAGE TO CHINA," editorial in November 9 nationalist Hindi daily, VIR ARJUN: "By allowing the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh despite Beijing's objections, India has given a clear message to China that Tawang belongs to us. If China's spies report honestly, their bosses will rea [...]	2009-11-10 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2278	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-INDIA, TEXAS KILLINGS; [...] "DALAI LAMA'S IMPORTANCE," editorial in November 10 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "It was not the Dalai Lama's first Arunachal-visit, but China has accused India of using this visit to mock it. China claims Arunachal Pradesh to be its territory, but the Tibetan monks in Arunachal abh [...]	2009-11-12 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI230	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Largest Recipient of Worker Remittances -- Government Anticipates 1.5 million Job-loss by March Due to Global Downturn -- India's FY2008 Investment [...]	2009-02-06 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI2373	RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]	2009-11-24 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2376	RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]	2009-11-24 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI
09NEWDELHI2381	Commercial Space Launch Agreement Talks Launched [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for Services and Investment Christine Bliss and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Scientific Secretary A. Bhaskraranarayana led the first round of bilateral Commercial Space Launch Agreement (CSLA) negotiations October 27-28 in B [...]	2009-11-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA KTIA IN
09NEWDELHI2397	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "MATURING TIES," editorial in centrist, independent English daily, THE TIMES OF INDIA: "The outlook for Indo-US ties going forward is substantive, though it might not be spectacular, and promises decent dividends. It is in India's interests to push through more market reforms and scale up its [...]	2009-11-27 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2398	U/S TAUSCHER ENGAGES FS RAO IN STRATEGIC SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Delegations led by Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao exchanged views on the full spectrum of nonproliferation and disarmament issues in the first meeting of the Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) November 12-13 [...]	2009-11-27 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2429	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - COVERAGE OF POTUS AF- [...] The speech appeared on major Indian news networks soon after it was delivered. NDTV 24x7 headlined their story "Nuclear-armed Pakistan big security threat, says Obama," and quoted the President as saying the cancer of terrorism has spread from Afghanistan to Pakistan and that the danger will g [...]	2009-12-02 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2435	INDIAN AF-PAK PUNDITS VOICE "CRITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The overall reaction of selected Political Section interlocutors - a diverse group of journalists, commentators, academics, think-tank analysts, and parliamentarians from different religious communities and political orientations - to President Obama's December 1 speech on Afgh [...]	2009-12-03 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IN AF PK
09NEWDELHI2441	INDIAN DELEGATION HEADS TO COPENHAGEN WITH SOFT WORDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armed with the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Action Plan, India's delegation to COP-15 is planning a highly legalistic defense of the G-77 and the entitlement of developing countries to financial flows from the developed world. U.S. negotiators should expect more nit- [...]	2009-12-04 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2444	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: COVERAGE OF POTUS AF-PAK [...] Media reported that India on Thursday welcomed the emphasis in the U.S. strategy on strengthening the government of Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces, and that India hoped the international community was prepared for a long haul in the region. 2. India's foreign office spokesperson [...]	2009-12-04 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2445	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 30 to December 4, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Contraction Moderating -- World Bank Commits Increased Funding for India -- Competition Commission Focuses on the 'Common Man' -- GOI Has N [...]	2009-12-04 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI246	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS WILL FLY SOLO, NOT AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party has decided to fight coming parliamentary elections mostly alone and not as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) alliance; it will only seek case-by-case seat-sharing understandings with allies at the state level. In making this decision, the Congress Party [...]	2009-02-10 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI247	BHARAT BALLOT 09: SONIA GANDHI SOUNDS ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi kicked off her party's 2009 parliamentary campaign on February 9 articulating three broad themes: safeguarding secularism, inclusive economic growth and the fight against terror. Speaking to a conclave of Congress Party functionaries, Gandh [...]	2009-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2492	INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. India has made continuing progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated trafficking in persons a top priority and demonstrated renewed efforts in tackling the problem. India enhanced efforts to expand law enforcement capac [...]	2009-12-14 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP IN
09NEWDELHI2529	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...]	2009-12-18 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2530	INDIA-RUSSIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL DOMINATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: During an annual India-Russia summit on December 6-8 in Moscow, Prime Minister Singh and President Medvedev inked six bilateral agreements that included a civil nuclear deal and pacts focused on military relations, cultural exchanges, and trade. The joint statement was warm in to [...]	2009-12-18 15:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2539	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "COPENHAGEN'S FAILURE," op-ed in December 20 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is difficult to understand why President Obama called a face-saver accord a useful and unprecedented success! No unanimous agreement could be reached at Copenhagen, because of the Obama Administration [...]	2009-12-21 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2540	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "COPENHAGEN'S FAILURE," op-ed in December 20 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is difficult to understand why President Obama called a face-saver accord a useful and unprecedented success! No unanimous agreement could be reached at Copenhagen, because of the Obama Administration [...]	2009-12-21 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2548	ENGAGING INDIA ON UN DEBATE: FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: Post is pleased to offer our recommendations for a strategy to engage India on the "defamation of religions" proposal and to back the U.S. "Action Plan" at the upcoming March session of the UN Human Rights Council on countering racial and religious discrimination. While India may [...]	2009-12-22 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN
09NEWDELHI2550	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DEFENDS COPENHAGEN ACCORD; LOCAL NGOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh claimed victory for India's Copenhagen negotiating team in a parliamentary session December 22. Ramesh used his response to opposition attacks to sensitize the nation to the idea India needs to realize its responsibilities as a [...]	2009-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2558	Industry, GOI on WTO, Government Procurement, SAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Assistant Secretary General Manab Majumdar, who is responsible for trade policy, said FICCI is a strong believer in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and understood that India would be poorer without a Doha Deve [...]	2009-12-24 07:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN
09NEWDELHI2569	MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, [...] "AL QAEDA'S PLOT FOILED," editorial in December 28 left-of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The Al Qaeda attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound jet on Christmas Day once again brings home the need for a review of the databases used by U.S. security agencies. If a man, who tried to blow up a jet [...]	2009-12-28 10:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2597	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, PAKISTAN, COPENHAGEN, [...] "A RESPONSIBLE U.S. MEDIA SPARED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST," op-ed in left- of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The U.S. media should be congratulated for the balanced and sober coverage of the attempted act of terrorism aboard a flight that landed in Detroi [...]	2009-12-31 10:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI265	BHARAT BALLOT 09: AN ENDORSEMENT THAT MATTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a public letter to party workers, Sonia Gandhi unequivocally endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, making it virtually certain that he would remain Prime Minister if the Congress Party leads the next government. Manmohan Singh has built a good and clean image around the cou [...]	2009-02-12 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI266	MEDIA REACTION: INDO - PAK RELATIONS, WAR [...] "PAKISTAN'S MANEUVER," editorial in the February 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan's demand for more information to complete its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks shows that it is simply misleading the world and killing time. But, for how long will the Indian government tolerate Pakis [...]	2009-02-12 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN

09NEWDELHI281	DELHI WELCOMES PAKISTAN'S RESPONSE TO DOSSIER [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Government reacted positively to the much awaited official response from Pakistan to the dossier on the Mumbai terror attacks. Foreign Minister Mukherjee's recognition of the Pakistani response as a "positive development" was echoed by the Indian media and Post contact [...]	2009-02-13 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI282	BHARAT BALLOT 09: A THAW IN CONGRESS-COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: Communist supremo Prakash Karat signaled that the Left parties could, under certain conditions, return to a coalition that includes the Congress Party. The Congress Party was quick to pick up the olive branch, saying it is ready to join hands with the Left parties to keep the B [...]	2009-02-13 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI298	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP SWINGS INTO ELECTION MODE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani kicked off the party's 2009 national elections campaign unveiling the slogan, "If BJP wins, India wins." Advani heralded the BJP's terror-fighting and governance record, while attacking the United Progre [...]	2009-02-18 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI319	BOUCHER IN BHUTAN: VISIT EXPLORES WAYS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The February 9-11 visit to Bhutan of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher demonstrated continuing U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom. In meetings with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Fourth King, Boucher addressed Bhutan's peaceful transit [...]	2009-02-20 05:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREF PREL IN BH
09NEWDELHI379	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION DATES ANNOUNCED [...] (U) India will go to the polls between April 16 and May 13 to elect a new parliament and put in place a new government. The announcement was made on March 2 by the Indian Election Commission which released an election schedule with voting occurring in five phases beginning on April 16 and endin [...]	2009-03-02 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI403	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking in world history. Neither of the two largest parties, the currently ruling [...]	2009-03-04 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI433	INDIA: DELIVERY OF USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER REGARDING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on February 27, 2009, post forwarded copies of the letter from Acting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Assistant Administrator James Balsinger to Mr. Tarun Shridhar, Joint Secretary (Fisheries),Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fish [...]	2009-03-06 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV OTRA IN
09NEWDELHI442	CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT: NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (U) Corrected Copy: To revise seat distribution in paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking [...]	2009-03-09 05:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI46	CHIEF MINISTERS PLEDGE TO COMBAT TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Prime Minister Singh's charge at a January 6 meeting that Pakistan was complicit in the Mumbai attacks garnered most of the headlines, the Chief Ministers meeting was also an important first step in launching the new National Investigation Agency (NIA). Following passage [...]	2009-01-09 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI470	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY POISED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Political observers expect the Congress Party to pick up 6-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan in the May 7 parliamentary elections. They see the Congress Party riding on momentum from its December 2008 win over the BJP in the state assembly elections, [...]	2009-03-13 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI484	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MAYAWATI HOPES TO DOMINATE UTTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Caste combinations and identity politics, rather than development or governance are the key drivers as Uttar Pradesh (UP) heads into parliamentary elections in April-May. National issues appear to play little or no role in voting decisions. This poor, largely rural state of 185 [...]	2009-03-17 07:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN
09NEWDELHI489	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN; NEW [...] "HERE'S THE ANSWER," editorial in the March 16 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan sent 30 questions earlier in March on the Mumbai attack, and on Friday India gave 32 answers which included more than 400 pages in all, as well as CDs, intercepted voice recordings and voice logs [...]	2009-03-17 10:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI559	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: THE "OTHER" GANDHI FACES HATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Varun Gandhi, until now the lesser-known grandson of Indira Gandhi and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha aspirant, burst onto the national scene when an election campaign video caught him delivering anti-Muslim remarks. The video footage, played in a continuous loop on [...]	2009-03-24 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI563	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA PREMIER LEAGUE CRICKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament will be held in South Africa after the league's organizers failed to secure Government of India approval for the matches to go ahead in India. The tournament - scheduled to begin on April 10 - clashes with the upcomin [...]	2009-03-25 09:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON IN
09NEWDELHI567	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY HAS NO REGRETS IN [...] (U) Summary: On March 22, the Congress Party, head of the United Progressive Alliance government at the center, announced its decision to re-nominate Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi. Both Tytler and Kumar have been accused of instigatin [...]	2009-03-25 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI577	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S.A.; NEW DELHI. [...] "IRAQ IN SEARCH OF PEACE," commentary in March 25 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by Vinay Kaura: "The U.S. military mission has completed six years in Iraq. Both the Iraqi people and the U.S. are battle-weary and fed up. The political scenario in Iraq is critical, with ethnic and sectarian power st [...]	2009-03-26 10:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI593	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MANMOHAN SINGH COMES OUT SWINGING [...] (SBU) Summary: At a rally this week to release the Congress Party's election manifesto, Prime Minister Singh attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L.K. Advani in unusually combative, personal terms. He described Advani as an "opportunist" and "unfit" to be Pr [...]	2009-03-27 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR IN
09NEWDELHI594	INDO-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP: FORMER AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Summary: Five former Ambassadors to Iran now in Delhi recently shared with us their views on the current Indo-Iranian relationship. The Ambassadors were unanimous that the Indo-Iranian relationship is important to India primarily for energy security, but lacks depth. Bilateral ties - describ [...]	2009-03-27 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MNUC EPET IR PK IN
09NEWDELHI604	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE PERILS OF POLLING [...] (SBU) Summary: As India heads into the 2009 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) elections in April/May, Indian media outlets will release a torrent of election polls and public opinion surveys. In examining these polls, we will keep in mind that election polling in India is a notoriously un [...]	2009-03-30 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI645	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FLEXTECH LIMITED, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 26, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Flextech Limited (FLEXTECH) in Hyder [...]	2009-04-02 09:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI662	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/LAHORE ATTACKS, [...] "BLOOD ALL AROUND", editorial in April 2 right-of- center Urdu daily HAMARA SAMAJ: "As was expected, the conspiracy behind the terrorist attack on the police training academy in Lahore was unearthed. Baitullah Mehsood, the leader of the Taliban, was said to have owned up to the attacks in a co [...]	2009-04-03 10:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI663	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 30-April 3, 2009, including the following: -- Update on India's External Sector -- Indian Carriers Cancel Aircraft Orders -- Boeing Opens Research and Technology Center -- Bihar Govt Official Comm [...]	2009-04-03 10:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI665	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MOHAN BHAGWAT NEW RSS CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) selected 59-year old Mohan Bhagwat as its new leader, replacing the 78-year old K.S. Sudarshan who stepped down citing health problems. Bhagwat is the youngest chief in RSS history and represents a "generational change" in the organizatio [...]	2009-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KIRF IN
09NEWDELHI674	INDIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 [...] (C) During his introductory April 6 meetings at the Foreign Ministry, Charge Burleigh delivered reftel points to Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar (Americas),providing both officials with copies of the White House statement. The Charge urged the G [...]	2009-04-06 14:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN IN
09NEWDELHI676	BHARAT BALLOT 09: Tytler Ruling Angers Sikhs, Congress [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, the GOI's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cleared senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler of his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, in which at least 3,000 Sikhs died. The ruling comes as Tytler begins his campaign as the Congress Party's candida [...]	2009-04-07 09:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI686	BHARAT BALLOT 09: A MATTER OF COALITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The fragmentation of political power away from Delhi and the national parties to the states and regional parties means that no single party is capable of forming a national government by itself in India. With little more than a week to go before the start of the polling cycle [...]	2009-04-07 14:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI694	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...]	2009-04-09 10:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI710	BHARAT BALLOT 09: A VIEW FROM THE GROUND LEVEL [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of Embassy New Delhi's coverage of the 2009 Indian general elections, we will provide a series of reports from a rural constituency in Uttar Pradesh to give some feel for how the election looks from the ground level. Bulandshahr, a market town of 175,000 located 40 mil [...]	2009-04-13 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI730	BHARAT BALLOT 09: HIMACHAL POLITICS SPLIT THE [...] (U) Summary. Himachal Pradesh accounts for only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, but given the neck-and-neck national race between the Congress Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),every seat counts. Himachal voters, on average more educated and prosperous than other Indians, cas [...]	2009-04-14 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI742	INDIA'S INDEPENDENT POLICY AND THE EMERGING ASIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: India is struggling to find its way among the disjointed, multi-layered regional architecture which exists in Asia today. India's policy toward Asia remains largely ad-hoc, and India's primary goals in Asia appear to be to increase economic engagement and integration and to max [...]	2009-04-15 15:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI745	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INDIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] Following is the full text of another report in April 8 independent, centrist Eastern India based English language daily THE TELEGRAPH by Washington correspondent K.P. Nayar: 2. (BEGIN TEXT): Washington, April 7: The speech was delivered in Prague. But its echoes are being felt in New Delh [...]	2009-04-16 04:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI755	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: BJP PROMISES FREEBIES TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) struck a populist tone with the release of the party's manifesto ahead of the April-May parliamentary elections. The BJP lays out a range of programs offering something for nearly everyone. The manifesto has its focus, however, on lifting those [...]	2009-04-16 15:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI756	SUBJECT: BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA GOES TO THE [...] Summary: (U) On April 16, Indian voters cast their ballots in 124 election districts across 17 states and territories in the first of five phases of parliamentary elections, thus marking the start of the biggest democratic exercise the world has ever seen. Polling in the first round was gene [...]	2009-04-16 15:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI773	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE GHOST OF THE 1984 RIOTS HAUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party on April 9 withdrew the nominations of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as candidates in the April-May Lok Sabha elections in response to outrage by Sikh activists that the candidates would not have to answer for their alleged roles in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. [...]	2009-04-17 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL IN
09NEWDELHI788	BHARAT BALLOT 09: DIVIDED LOYALTIES IN PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. National elections came off with very few problems in Jammu and Kashmir, one of seventeen states where voting occurred in the first phase. The most striking aspect of Jammu and Kashmir's election campaign was its ordinariness: voters focused on governance, roads, electricity [...]	2009-04-21 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI796	U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: CLEARING THE BRUSH [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In advance of the April 24 Interagency Meeting to discuss India policy, Mission offers its views on the next steps that should be taken to move the relationship forward in the near term. We are focused on high priority items whose resolution will lay the groundwork for a stronge [...]	2009-04-22 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI800	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BULANDSHAHR TAKE TWO [...] (U) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market-town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh (reftel). A series of one-day visits have given us an opportunity to observe the election campaign from the ground up, and to gauge t [...]	2009-04-22 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI801	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP ABOUT FACE ON NUCLEAR DEAL? [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI802	GOING GREEN AND SAVING MILLIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy New Delhi has achieved significant success in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability through a focused "going green" effort. Embassy New Delhi has been a pioneer in rainwater harvesting, solar technology, and energy conservation. Post has realized more than half [...]	2009-04-22 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY ECON KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI805	INDIA'S VIEWS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indian officials and media have welcomed the new U.S. administration,s positions on non-proliferation issues, reciprocating by signaling a willingness to join with us in several areas to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction. The Prime Minister,s Special Envoy Shyam Sa [...]	2009-04-22 14:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI816	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP ABOUT FACE ON NUCLEAR DEAL? [...] (C) Summary: In an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani appears to have walked back some of his party's opposition to the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal. Instead of finding knee-jerk fault with the deal, he carefully pointed out the di [...]	2009-04-23 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI817	BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND TWO OF INDIAN [...] Summary: (U) On April 23, Indian voters cast their ballots in 141 election districts across 13 states in the second of five phases of parliamentary elections. Polling in the second phase was mostly peaceful and smooth. Final turnout numbers were not available at COB, but turnout appeared to [...]	2009-04-23 15:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI826	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- India's Outward FDI Plans Up, But Actual Flows Down -- RBI Cuts Interest Rates In Its Monetary Policy -- ......And Lowers Growth Estimates -- Retail Food I [...]	2009-04-24 14:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI828	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- Tiger Deaths in Madhya Pradesh - Poaching on the Rise -- EST Section Celebrates Earth Day -- Famous Tiger Gets Lifetime Achieve [...]	2009-04-24 20:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI864	BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND THREE OF INDIAN [...] (U) Summary: On April 30, Indian voters cast their ballots in several states seen as key to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bid to win power from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. This is the third of five phases of parliamentary elections; p [...]	2009-04-30 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI875	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] "WHO WILL RULE KABUL?" oped in April 30 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR by foreign policy writer Ved Pratap Vaidik: "Presidential elections are due in Afghanistan on August 20. It is likely that President Karzai will win again. During Obama's campaign it seemed as if one of his first actions, if he wo [...]	2009-05-01 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI880	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...]	2009-05-01 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI891	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S 100 [...] "OBAMA'S CONFIDENT BEGINNING," op-ed article by columnist Rashmi Bhure in May 5 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "It is commendable that despite being surrounded by multiple domestic challenges, President Obama has given precedence to foreign policy issues. He wants to regain America's lost supr [...]	2009-05-05 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI910	BHARAT BALLOT 09: ELECTION BODY GETS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Power Ministry Secretary V.S. Sampath on April 21 assumed charge as one of three commissioners on India's Election Commission, following the retirement of Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami. Sampath is the junior member of India's three-member Election Commission [...]	2009-05-06 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI924	INDIA-IAEA: NEXT DIRECTOR GENERAL, SAFEGUARDS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. India will wait until the last moment to decide which candidate to support as the new IAEA Director General, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra. Dharmendra believed that Sout [...]	2009-05-07 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP AORC ETTC IAEA ENRG TRGY
09NEWDELHI927	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: The rolling Indian parliamentary election moved north as Indian voters cast their ballots in the fourth round of elections on May 7. In play were several key battleground states for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance's attempt to stay in power. In this fourth of [...]	2009-05-07 15:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI933	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BATTLEFIELD BULANDSHAHR -- TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. On May 5th, two days before its parliamentary district went to the polls, PolOff and PolFSN ventured back to Bulandshahr to see how [...]	2009-05-08 10:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI943	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND PERSONALITY DOMINATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
09NEWDELHI944	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: DELHI POLLS PEACEFUL, VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, the fourth phase of the election, PolOff and PolFSN visited several polling sites in three of the seven parliamentary districts in the Delhi Capital Territory (DCT). The voting process for the average voter seems to be orderly and well-established. Election day passed [...]	2009-05-08 14:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI945	CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A visit to six constituencies in an arc along the western border of bellwether Uttar Pradesh revealed that caste, personality politics, and tactical voting dominate over national issues as the region went to the polls May 7. Results of all parliamentary contests across the cou [...]	2009-05-08 14:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
09NEWDELHI95	INDIAN SKEPTICISM OF PAKISTAN PREVALENT DESPITE [...] (U) Corrected copy - new text. 2. (C) Summary: India's initial reaction to Interior Minister of Pakistan Rehman Malik's January 15 statements on investigating the Mumbai attacks has been skeptical. Foreign Minister Mukherjee explicitly criticized the Pakistani government for bypassing dip [...]	2009-01-16 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI969	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA'S MARATHON ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: Indian voters cast the final ballots in the country's marathon elections on May 13. In this fifth and final phase, polling took place in 86 constituencies across seven states and two territories. Voting was relatively peaceful with the exception of small skirmishes in West Beng [...]	2009-05-13 15:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI981	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NO MAJOR CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN [...] (U) Summary: India's foreign policy is unlikely to change significantly, regardless of the outcome of the parliamentary elections. The political parties, with few exceptions, differ little in their approach to India's foreign policy. Such issues have not played a substantial role in the camp [...]	2009-05-14 14:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI982	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN EXIT POLLS: NO CLEAR [...] (U) Polling in India's month-long election to choose a new parliament and form a new government ended at 5:00 pm on May 13. Immediately afterward, the hyperactive Indian electronic media began to furiously air exit polls that compiled results from all five phases of voting. TV coverage cont [...]	2009-05-14 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI987	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: UTTARAKHAND SUFFERING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled north to Uttarakhand on May 11 to assess the political landscape of this small state with five parliamentary seats up for grabs. In discussions with a mix of local journalists, academics, business leaders, and state civil servants, the themes that we h [...]	2009-05-15 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI988	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: MUSLIM VOTE DIVIDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled to western UP to visit five parliamentary districts where Muslims make up a large minority, and in some cases, the majority, of voters. These five districts voted on May 13, the final phase of the election for the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliamen [...]	2009-05-15 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI995	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CHARGE DISCUSSES NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires Burleigh discussed the national elections with journalists, local politicians and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's deputy during a visit to the state capital, Lucknow, on May 4. The journalists generally agreed that Mayawati's popularity has declined sinc [...]	2009-05-15 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN
09NEWDELHI997	BHARAT BALLOT 09: TIGHT BATTLE IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: While the race is close and tight in Rajasthan, the Congress Party is expected to pick up between 5-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary election. Polling was on May 7 and results will be declared on May 16. The Congress strategy was to pick strong [...]	2009-05-15 14:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI998	BHARAT BALLOT 09: JAI HO! CONGRESS PARTY WINS [...] (U) Please note that the numbers in this cable are all approximate, based on the latest media reports of vote count in progress. The actual results may vary slightly but we do not expect any major changes. The Election Commission will certify the final results on Monday, May 18. 2. (C) Su [...]	2009-05-16 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KDEM IN
09NIAMEY1017	Niger: Municipal Elections Pass Quietly; Ruling Party [...] Summary: Municipal elections of December 27 occurred without violence; preliminary Government of Niger (GON) tallies indicate a strong showing by ruling party-affiliated candidates and a GON-alleged overall voter turnout of 56 percent. Although that figure appears high based on mission person [...]	2009-12-29 17:02:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY321	NIGER: PLEA FROM UN SYSTEM RESIDENT COORDINATOR [...] (U) See action request in paragraph eight. 2. (U) Summary. United Nations (UN) System Resident Coordinator/UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Khardiata Lo Ndiaye paid an April 27 call on Ambassador Allen to make a plea for USG election support for 2009 local, legislative [...]	2009-05-04 06:43:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY336	NIAMEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Allen, accompanied by Embassy Econ/ConsOff (notetaker),met with Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Minister of Economy and Finance on May 8, 2009, at Zeine's request. He called attention to Niger's high growth rate in 2008 and expressed the Government of Niger's (GON) intere [...]	2009-05-12 07:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PGOV KMCA EAID NG
09NIAMEY353	NIGER: GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) DISTRIBUTES [...] Summary. ----------- The GON Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitted to Embassy Niamey via diplomatic note the official timetable and budget requirements for the local, legislative and Presidential elections to be held in the Republic of Niger in calendar year 2009. The diplomatic note speci [...]	2009-05-15 16:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NG
09NIAMEY374	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for April 2009 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- First Woman Appointed to National Assembly VP; -- Council of Ministers Seeks Parliamentary Reimbursements; [...]	2009-05-26 13:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI EIND KDEM EPET EAIR ECON ELAB
09NIAMEY43	EMBASSY RECEIVES ATTY LETTER AND ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] (U) On January 22, post received a diplomatic note and a letter from an attorney representing the former USAID FSN employees pertaining to a longstanding USAID issue concerning the separation of FSN employees when the USAID mission closed more than 10 years ago. The attorney also submitted 18 [...]	2009-01-27 16:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT KLIG PGOV EAID USAID US NG
09NIAMEY568	Niger: Snapshot of the August 4 Referendum [...] Summary: On August 4, some six million Nigeriens were called to a referendum vote on a controversial new constitution that would allow President Tandja to remain in power beyond his legally-mandated term slated to end on December 22, 2009. While the referendum took place in a generally calm a [...]	2009-08-05 17:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY569	Niger: Snapshot of the August 4 Referendum [...] Summary: On August 4, some six million Nigeriens were called to a referendum vote on a controversial new constitution that would allow President Tandja to remain in power beyond his legally-mandated term slated to end on December 22, 2009. While the referendum took place in a generally calm a [...]	2009-08-05 17:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY570	Niger: Snapshot of the August 4 Referendum [...] Summary: On August 4, some six million Nigeriens were called to a referendum vote on a controversial new constitution that would allow President Tandja to remain in power beyond his legally-mandated term slated to end on December 22, 2009. While the referendum took place in a generally calm a [...]	2009-08-06 06:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY582	Niger: Provisional Referendum Results Released, [...] Summary: On August 7, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the provisional results of the August 4 referendum on a new constitution. CENI stated that "yes" votes in favor of the new constitution won with 92.5 percent of the vote. Furthermore, CENI stated that 68 perc [...]	2009-08-11 07:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY591	Niger: Potential Suspension or Termination of USAID and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: I am writing to urge continuation of two programs in Niger that promote girls education on the grounds of our national security interests and for humanitarian purposes. I believe that cancelling the investment in the education of girls would send a message that we are abandonin [...]	2009-08-14 11:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI US NG
09NIAMEY830	Niger: Legislative Election Calm, Turnout Low [...] On October 20, some six million Nigerians were called to a vote for deputies to serve in a newly constituted National Assembly. This came one day after security forces voted, allowing the police, gendarmerie, and military to provide security for the general public during balloting. The vote to [...]	2009-10-21 20:38:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY832	Niger: Ruling Party Takes Early Lead in National Assembly [...] On October 23, the President of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced that early results show the ruling party, National Movement for a Society of Development (MNSD),had taken a lead in the October 20 National Assembly elections (reftel). The MNSD provisionally has wo [...]	2009-10-23 12:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY854	NIGER: PRIME MINISTER GAMATIE MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On November 2, Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie held a meeting with Ambassador Allen (Embassy PolOff was note taker) that broached a wide scope of topics, ranging from the ongoing peace process in the North, the current political situation and discus [...]	2009-11-03 18:25:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NG
09NIAMEY862	Niger: Food Insecurity Disaster Alert [...] (U) Summary: This message provides an alert that Niger may be moving towards a full-scale disaster declaration. The Government of Niger (GON) Ministry of Agricultural Development (MDA) released the "Pre-Evaluation and Provisional Results of the Agricultural Season - 2009/2010," indicating a c [...]	2009-11-04 17:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY869	ENCOURAGING NIGER BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] Ambassador delivered to the Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister ref A demarche encouraging central government budget transparency as requested. FM responded that the GON continues to work on improving transparency and that she will share the contents of the demarche with the Minister of [...]	2009-11-06 17:17:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KMCA NG
09NIAMEY952	Niger: National Assembly President Elected [...] On November 25, deputies elected former Prime Minister and current President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) Seini Oumarou to serve as President of the National Assembly. Oumarou stated that his immediate goals are to, "Boost the fortunes of the National Assembly [...]	2009-12-01 18:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NICOSIA10	CYPRUS FAVORS EARLY APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA [...] (C) In response to Reftel regarding U.S. request that the European Union delay approval of its Association Agreement (AA) with Syria until the SARG improves its behavior and demonstrates commitment to its public pledges, PolChief on January 12 demarched Cypriot MFA Middle East Desk Officer Di [...]	2009-01-12 12:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY SY LE
09NICOSIA136	CYPRUS: TALAT CHARGES CHRISTOFIAS WITH DUMPING [...] (C) Summary: "If Christofias abandons established UN parameters (regarding a Cyprus settlement),then everything will be up for grabs," Turkish Cypriot (T/C) Leader Mehmet Ali Talat complained on February 9. Talat, in a 35-minute meeting with the Ambassador, was referring to Christofias's pu [...]	2009-02-20 09:20:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY
09NICOSIA141	CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR FEBRUARY GAERC [...] (C) On February 19, Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Turning first to Afghanistan, Panayiotou stated that the GOC is in broad agreement with the USG points raised and appreciates the need for a regional approach, particularly one that takes in [...]	2009-02-20 14:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZL AF SU GZ YI BK KO HR MK CY
09NICOSIA180	CYPRUS: FINANCIAL CRISIS IN EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Cyprus' Central Bank is fairly confident that Eurozone nations in eastern and central Europe will be provided with sufficient assistance from the EU and ECB to avoid systemic risk. Non-Eurozone member states he believes will not be allowed to fail, but he is less c [...]	2009-03-13 11:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECOIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL CY
09NICOSIA181	CYPRIOT STANCE AT MARCH GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 12, Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Starting with the upcoming GAERC, and in particular with its Western Balkans discussion component, Panayiotou assured that the GOC position on Bosnia remains the same, and that the GOC believe [...]	2009-03-13 14:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU GZ HR MW IR IS BO SY CY
09NICOSIA186	CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOT "GOVERNING" PARTY DOWN, [...] (C) Summary: The "governing" Republican Turkish Party (CTP) hopes to close a fifteen-point gap with the opposition, hard-line National Unity Party (UBP) by turning the upcoming April 19 "parliamentary" elections into a debate over UBP's retrograde past, rather than CTP's own lackluster governa [...]	2009-03-17 14:57:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TR CY
09NICOSIA193	CYPRUS: UN'S DOWNER REMAINS REASONABLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer remains reasonably optimistic the Cypriot leaders can make a notional deal by late 2009 or early 2010, although he acknowledges the sides' substantive differences have yet to narrow much. In a March 12 tour d'horizon with the Ambassador, Downe [...]	2009-03-19 09:42:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA210	CYPRUS: T/C NEGOTIATOR CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Cypriot (T/C) Negotiator Ozdil Nami, in a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, dubbed a new UN proposal to open the Limnitis/Yesilirmak crossing point as "not beyond the realm of the possible." Under the new plan -- which has still not been officially discussed between t [...]	2009-03-26 14:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL EAIR TU CY
09NICOSIA211	CYPRUS: T/C NEGOTIATOR CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Cypriot (T/C) Negotiator Ozdil Nami, in a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, dubbed a new UN proposal to open the Limnitis/Yesilirmak crossing point as "not beyond the realm of the possible." Under the new plan -- which has still not been officially discussed between t [...]	2009-03-26 14:33:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL EAIR TU CY
09NICOSIA217	CYPRUS: UNFICYP DOWNBEAT ON CBM PROGRESS, TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer desires continued U.S. pressure on Turkey for flexibility on Cyprus and is pursuing a call on the National Security Adviser to make this point. UNFICYP chief Taye-Brook Zerihoun told the Ambassador on March 25 that Downer acknowledges Turkey's [...]	2009-03-27 10:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA220	CYPRUS: CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR SERBIA'S ICJ CASE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 12:51:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL SE KO CY
09NICOSIA256	CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Nicosia looks forward to welcoming you to Cyprus, an island whose political complexity and strategic value belie its small size. We have crafted an intensive program including calls on President Demetris Christofias and other high ranking Republic of Cyprus (RoC) officials, a m [...]	2009-04-09 14:54:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA257	CYPRUS: UN ENVOY SHARES REPORTING PLAN DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Good Offices Mission on Cyprus (UNGO) will orally brief the Security Council on/about April 30, Special Adviser Alexander Downer informed the Ambassador on April 9. While the report will present a reasonably positive account of negotiations progress so far, it also will hi [...]	2009-04-10 13:36:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA266	CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S APRIL 15 [...] (C) Summary: Your April 15 meeting with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot (T/C) community, Mehmet Ali Talat, is an opportunity to unambiguously register U.S. support for current efforts to re-unify Cyprus. This is a time of extreme crisis for T/C pro-solution forces, of which Talat is the un [...]	2009-04-14 12:37:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TR CY
09NICOSIA271	CYPRUS: PRO-SOLUTION TURKISH CYPRIOTS HEADED FOR [...] Summary (C) The "governing" party in the Turkish Cypriot north, the pro-solution, center-left Republican Turkish Party (CTP),appears headed for defeat in April 19 "parliamentary" elections. The main opposition, solution-skeptical National Unity Party (UBP),has forged and held a double-digit [...]	2009-04-16 13:48:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TR CY
09NICOSIA275	CYPRIOT PROPERTY PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. While the worst effects of the global financial crisis have largely bypassed Cyprus so far, bureaucratic delays transmitting title deeds to individuals seems to be leading to growing problems in the property sector here. Local banks have a very high exposure to the property and [...]	2009-04-24 10:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CY
09NICOSIA306	CYPRUS: UNFICYP CHIEF POSITIVELY GRADES SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Readouts of UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer's April 30 briefing of the Security Council and of the May 5 meeting of Cypriot leaders Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat dominated the Ambassador's May 6 tour d'horizon with UNFICYP chief Taye-Brook Zerihoun. The Council [...]	2009-05-07 14:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP UN CY TU
09NICOSIA327	CYPRUS: UN'S DOWNER SUGGESTS SUBTLE NUDGING OF [...] (C) Summary. "Greek Cypriots (G/Cs) must develop a sense that the status quo is over," UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer confided to the Ambassador during their May 15 meeting. Downer suggested that a low-key discussion on the future of UNFICYP might help break the G/Cs of their perception [...]	2009-05-19 08:00:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP TU CY
09NICOSIA342	CYPRUS: COMPROMISE POSSIBLE ON LIMNITIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer on May 25 secured buy-in from Greek and Turkish Cypriot negotiators George Iacovou and Ozdil Nami on a compromise plan to allow the Limnitis/Yesilirmak Buffer Zone crossing to open. Iacovou and Nami must now "sell" the plan to Demetris Christo [...]	2009-05-26 13:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU

09NICOSIA383	CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] (C) On June 11, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union/CFSP desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Taking up the Israel-Palestine points first, Panayiotou stated that the GOC welcomes recent USG overtures but remains concerned over the stance of the Netanyahu government, particularly o [...]	2009-06-17 05:05:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS SY LE CU AF PK BK YI KO HR
09NICOSIA390	CYPRUS: "TRNC PM" EROGLU TAKES PRO-SOLUTION LINE [...] (C) Summary: "If we cannot open one crossing point, how can we solve the Cyprus problem?" "TRNC PM" Dervish Eroglu rhetorically asked the Ambassador in a June 16 meeting. Eroglu said he supported Turkish Cypriot (T/C) leader Mehmet Ali Talat, but that Greek Cypriot "intransigence" would contin [...]	2009-06-17 15:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TR CY
09NICOSIA402	CYPRUS:UNSG SPECIAL ADVISER DOWNER UPBEAT ON [...] (C) "There has a been a (positive) sea change in attitude in the negotiations," UNSG Special Adviser Alexander Downer confided to the Ambassador in a June 19 meeting. Downer said that both Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot Leader Mehmet Ali Talat were "feeling their [...]	2009-06-22 15:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TR UNFICYP CY
09NICOSIA416	CYPRUS' BFIF FUND 2009. RESULTS FROM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] Summary: Embassy Nicosia received USD 17,100 of Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) to cover the costs of two Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seminars organized by the Economic/Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia in April and to subsidize U.S.-made auto distributors' p [...]	2009-06-26 12:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
09NICOSIA432	CYPRIOT RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP REPORT BALANCED, [...] (C) Summary: Reactions to the 2009 State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report were generally positive. GOC officials welcomed this year's report as long-overdue recogNi4ign of subsdaltial GGC progresc to co-bat TIP.Q BeActigns drom NGOs ald lo#al acti6ists in the GPeek Cypriot commUn [...]	2009-07-01 11:53:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KPAO KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL CY
09NICOSIA456	CYPRUS: GREEK CYPRIOTS EXPRESS GUARDED OPTIMISM ON [...] (C) Summary: A wide-range of Greek Cypriot (G/C) interlocutors expressed guarded optimism, tempered by an understanding of the problems going forward, in the on-going UN-brokered peace process to EUR DAS Matthew Bryza during his June 29-30 visit to Cyprus. President Demetris Christofias was ca [...]	2009-07-13 07:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP TR CY
09NICOSIA48	CYPRUS: MFA INSISTENT THAT TURKEY MEET EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's EU path toward EU membership looks littered with obstacles, most of Ankara's own making, Cypriot MFA Permanent Secretary (D-equivalent) Nicolas Emiliou told visiting DAS Matthew Bryza on January 14. Emiliou noted that Turkey had failed to meet any of the obligations it [...]	2009-01-26 12:09:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA680	CYPRUS RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On October 29, Poloff delivered reftel points to Nicos Nicolaou, Counselor in the MFA's Political Affairs Division, Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations. Regarding no-action motions and country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma and DPRK, Nicolaou said tha [...]	2009-10-29 13:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA CY
09NICOSIA740	CYPRIOT OFFICIALS: "LOTS OF RUSSIAN MONEY FLOWS, [...] (C) Summary: Cyprus continues to enjoy close economic ties with Russia and to depend on that country for more than 25 percent of bank deposits and about one-third of foreign direct investment. However, much of that investment is simply doing a round-trip back to Russia to take advantage of Cypr [...]	2009-11-20 14:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL RU CY
09NICOSIA767	CYPRUS: INCREASING TURKISH CYPRIOT EURO-SCEPTICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Cypriot UBP party, led by its leader and current "Prime Minister" Dervis Eroglu, are long-time euro-sceptics. Disappointment with the EU is growing among Turkish Cypriots who believe the Union has not kept promises made and that its policy towards Turkey and Cyprus i [...]	2009-12-04 11:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
09NICOSIA774	CYPRUS: DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL POINTS [...] (C) On December 7, Poloff delivered ref points to Cyprus MFA Deputy European Correspondent Nectarios Soteriou in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy and Attache Dionysis Dionysiou in the Department of Middle East and Africa. They shared the following views on behalf of the Go [...]	2009-12-08 15:20:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CY
09NOUAKCHOTT130	FOLLOWING THE MONEY PART 2 [...] (C) Summary: This cable is a follow-on to post's first following the money cable (REF A). Six months after the coup, the economic situation in Mauritania has deteriorated precipitously. There are increasing signs that the junta is running out of money and hard currency is becoming increasing [...]	2009-02-12 14:30:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT164	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of February 22-26, first reactions to the Paris Consultative Committee meeting emerged. Libya began a mediation blitz, sending a delegation to Mauritania, and receiving a visit by General Aziz in Tripoli. Muammar Qadhafi may also visit Mauritania for the Prophet [...]	2009-02-27 14:23:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PROP MR
09NOUAKCHOTT165	EDUCATING THE LIBYANS; FNDD OUTLINES FIRST STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) Director of External Relations, Mohamed Ould Maouloud, met with Charge, Thursday, February 26, to outline policies regarding the mediation efforts of African Union President Qadhafi, relationships within the Mauritanian opposition, [...]	2009-03-01 07:56:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT261	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 5-9, anti-coup sentiment was visible in several venues. The EU suspended cooperation with Mauritania for two years, while an unfortunate translation of a NATO statement sowed confusion. The national electoral commission was finally appointed, while forme [...]	2009-04-12 09:31:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT277	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: ETHNIC RELATIONS AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Mauritania's political crisis keeps stirring longstanding ethnic rivalries. The media talks about a "war" between junta leader General Abdel Aziz and anti-coup Haratine political leaders. Some of the leaders themselves describe it as the regime's "permanent" war with anyone re [...]	2009-04-16 13:12:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT284	CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL DODGES JUDICIAL [...] Summary: In a speedy and little published decision, Mauritania's Constitutional Council declared April 15 -- the same day General Aziz resigned -- a "de facto" presidential vacancy which, in keeping with the constitution, opened the way for a transitional period led by President of the Senate [...]	2009-04-21 11:13:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV
09NOUAKCHOTT356	ROSSO'S TOWN HALL: AGREEING TO DISAGREE [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the town hall in Rosso, EmbOffs witnessed spirited but respectful political debates between the Secretary General, who expressed support for General Aziz, and a Deputy Mayor, who advocated constitutional order. Such free debate indicates a willingness to coe [...]	2009-05-28 09:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT357	THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION: AN EMPTY SHELL [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and PolAsst visited Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) representatives in the Trarza, Mauritania's second largest administrative and electoral region after Nouakchott. The visit took EmbOffs to two contrasting places: the regional capital of Rosso and the [...]	2009-05-28 13:33:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR KDEM PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT368	NOUADHIBOU CENI: FINGERS CROSSED FOR CONSENSUS BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a visit to Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) headquarters in Nouadhibou, EmbOffs saw comparable conditions to those found in the Trarza CENI (Ref A). Like their Trarza colleagues, Nouadhibou CENI representatives wished there would be a consensus but keep prep [...]	2009-06-03 09:30:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT423	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JUNE 29 -- [...] (SBU) June 29 saw the opposition parties' protest to the Constitutional Council dismissed, with the Council's decision to uphold the election schedule decreed by Prime Minister Laghdaf on June 28 despite the lack of consensus. The Constitutional Council's decision clears the way for the mult [...]	2009-06-29 15:48:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT428	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JUNE 30: [...] (C) The Contact Group met the afternoon of June 29. AU Ambassador Annadif said that, despite previous confidence expressed by Prime Minister Laghdaf, the three parties had not yet been able to reach agreement concerning the civil society members of the National Independent Electoral Commiss [...]	2009-07-01 09:56:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT436	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 5 -- THE [...] (SBU) Minister of the Interior satisfied: The International Contact Group (ICG) met with the Transitional Government of National Unity's Minister of the Interior Mohamed Ould Rzeizime (from the anti-coup FNDD political alliance) on July 2. Rzeizime stated election planning was on track and [...]	2009-07-06 16:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT443	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 8 -- [...] (U) The OIF will send observers: The Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) confirmed on July 8 it will send an observer mission headed by former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya. 2. (U) Aziz comes forward as the real author of the 2005 coup: During a political rally i [...]	2009-07-08 15:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT446	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Campaign against forced-feeding and over-eating: The Mauritanian government will launch a program in 2010 in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund to fight cultural practices and perceptions that adversely affect women, including forced-feeding and over-eating. The program [...]	2009-07-09 15:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT451	MAURITANIA ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 12 -- [...] (SBU) Aziz organizes massive political rally: As promised last week on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held a political rally in the Nouakchott neighborhood of Arafat on July 11. The event was widely publicized and Mattel cell phone users received an unso [...]	2009-07-12 17:21:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT455	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 13 -- THE [...] (C) AU pressures Prime Minister to address complaints: The Ambassador attended an International Contact Group (ICG) meeting July 12 which discussed persistent complaints by the main three opposition candidates about Aziz's disregard for main Dakar Accord points (Ref A and B),African Union r [...]	2009-07-13 16:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT460	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 15 - 16 [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs declines US help: The US Embassy offer of aircraft support for the transportation of AU/OIF observer missions to the faraway cities of Zouerate, Selibaby and Nema was declined by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 16. In a telep [...]	2009-07-16 14:09:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT462	MAURITANIA: DEFINING -- BUT UNPREDICTABLE -- [...] (C) Summary: As we approach the July 18 Presidential elections in Mauritania, there are too many unknowns to make any credible prediction about the outcome. Although Mauritania's elites have been enmeshed by over ten months of intense political struggle since the August 6, 2008, coup, the [...]	2009-07-16 16:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT480	THE MAURITANIANS DISAPPOINT -- AZIZ ELECTED [...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian people appear to have selected General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as their next duly elected president. Although there are isolated reports of inappropriate efforts to influence voters, the election itself proceeded reasonably well offering the population a chance [...]	2009-07-20 11:29:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT504	ON IRAN, ISRAEL AND US-MAURITANIA RELATIONS: HEADS [...] (C) Summary: According to Mohamed Aly Cherif, Parliamentarian Majority President and leader of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's party Union Pour la Republique (UPR),the new government is willing to work with the opposition but the ball is now on the opposition's court. Cherif doe [...]	2009-08-03 09:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT505	MODERATE ISLAMIST JEMIL MANSOUR ON THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Tawassoul president and presidential candidate Jemil Ould Mansour -- who was among the first to accept President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory -- believes the election was fair despite a number of irregularities. For Mansour, Tawassoul comes out of the crisis in a wi [...]	2009-08-03 17:11:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT506	OPPOSITION LEADERS ON THE FUTURE OF THE FNDD [...] (C) Summary: The Front National pour la Defense de la Democratie (FNDD) is still active despite its electoral defeat and the defection of founding party Tawassoul. Leaders Mohamed Ould Maouloud and Abdel Koudouss Abeidna believe the FNDD has a future as an umbrella organization for oppositi [...]	2009-08-04 15:04:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT510	MAURITANIA: LEADER OF OPPOSITION OULD DADDAH SEES [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah continues to see fraud in the July 18 presidential elections even as he remains at a loss to explain how. He regrets that the U.S. -- "the last hope for Mauritania" -- has accepted a mechanical definition of democracy and opted for security o [...]	2009-08-11 15:21:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MR
09NOUAKCHOTT580	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The month of August saw Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, author of the August 6, 2008 coup d'etat, become the legitimately elected President of Mauritania. Aziz also received a visit from the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and traveled to Libya on his first official visit. Taqado [...]	2009-09-14 13:39:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MR SNAR
09NOUAKCHOTT607	MAURITANIA: INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP DOES A [...] (U) The International Contact Group on Mauritania convened on September 10, 2009 in Nouakchott to consider developments in Mauritania since the finalization of the Dakar Accord's laying out the steps for a consensual return to constitutional order leading to new elections to resolve Mauritan [...]	2009-09-17 17:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT611	IMF AGREES TO A NEW THREE YEAR PROGRAM WITH [...] (C) Summary. A delegation of IMF advisors visited Mauritania to mark the resumption of GIRM and IMF relations following the 2008 coup d'etat. The IMF announced a Special Drawing Right loan valued at USD 80 million for Mauritania, as well as plans for a three-year IMF aid plan to begin in 201 [...]	2009-09-22 16:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IMF MR
09NOUAKCHOTT623	FORMER PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI - "I UNDERESTIMATED THE [...] (C) A Man Content With Himself: Charge met with former President Abdallahi on September 24 at his simple home in the village of Lemden (three hours southeast of Nouakchott). This was the first meeting with Abdallahi since he resigned his office on June 24 as his part of the Dakar Accords. Ab [...]	2009-09-29 13:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT655	OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL MAURITANIAN VIEWS ON GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: On October 8, African Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Habib Ball shared with PolOff Mauritania's official position on the Guinean crisis as well as his personal insights. According to Ball, Mauritanians, who have not yet issued an officia [...]	2009-10-12 14:56:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MR GV
09NOUAKCHOTT659	MAURITANIA: OPPOSITION SLOWLY ADJUSTING TO NEW [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leaders continue to absorb the results of the July presidential elections with a mix of disillusionment and anger. While they struggle to maintain some of the political unity that marked opposition resistance to the coup, they are preparing to assume the role of a peac [...]	2009-10-13 15:53:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT663	GUINEA: MAURITANIA SUPPORTS A UN INVESTIGATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 08:08:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR GV
09NOUAKCHOTT698	TAWASSOUL: PUSH TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL PRESENCE [...] (C) Moderate Islamist party Tawassoul has been one of the few winners in the past year of political crisis -- successfully establishing itself as a credible political movement and poised to expand its influence. This political party, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which Taya's gove [...]	2009-10-29 13:54:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT728	OPPOSITION DENOUNCES CORRUPT ELECTORAL SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary: For opposition leaders Ahmed Ould Daddah and Mohamed Ould Maouloud, the outcome of the November 8 senatorial elections is the living proof that Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz intends to squash all dissenting voices through widespread electoral fraud and intimidation. According to the [...]	2009-11-13 03:57:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT774	MAURITANIA'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post will establish an interagency working group chaired by DCM Dennis Hankins and coordinated by Economic Officer Stephen Kochuba to promote the vision of President Obama's proposed Entrepreneurship Summit. Other members of the working group will include represe [...]	2009-12-01 18:30:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID CN ECON MR MV PREL PU SO SOCI XF XI
09OSAKAKOBE93	H1N1 Kansai Economic Bell Begins to Toll [...] (SBU) Summary: As the spread of H1N1 and official countermeasures to the flu outbreak in Kansai continue to evolve, it is too early to calculate the full impact of the H1N1 flu virus on the Kansai economy, but as local governments and business organizations struggle to sweep away the percepti [...]	2009-05-27 03:22:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KFLU SOCI TBIO PINR JA
09OSLO119	BLUE LANTERN: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Reftel B requests post conduct a Blue Lantern check on the bona fides of end-user Jaktdepotet and states that the company has never been the subject to a Blue Lantern check. In March 2007 post conducted a Blue Lantern check (reftel A) on this same company and concluded that it was a well estab [...]	2009-02-17 14:12:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NO
09OSLO134	NORWEGIAN CENTRAL BANK WEATHERS GLOBAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a February 27 meeting with Econ Officer, Norwegian Central Bank (Norges Bank) Deputy Governor Jan Qvigstad candidly discussed the tepid Norwegian economy withstanding the global financial blizzard. Fending off icy credit markets and snowballing unemployment claims, the [...]	2009-02-27 14:36:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN NO
09OSLO146	DREAMS IN POLAR FOG: PROPOSED NORDIC EFENSE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 11:29:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PNR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW
09OSLO216	LAVROV AND STOERE TRADE TOUGH WORDS OVER NATO, BUSINESS DISPUTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 14:43:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL EINV RU NO
09OSLO220	NORWAY SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHAN POLICY IN PRINCIPLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway's special envoy for Afghanistan, Janis Kanavin, welcomed the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan Pakistan Strategic Review and stated that Norway was in broad agreement with the U.S. approach, particularly the need for increased civilian assistance and the implementation of [...]	2009-04-01 09:39:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF NO
09OSLO309	FROZEN DELIGHT: NORWAY'S TURKISH MINORITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 12:48:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PINR PTER KCRM TU NO
09OSLO315	NORWEGIAN LAWYERS SUE ISRAEL FOR WAR CRIMES ABUSES [...] (U) As widely reported in the international press, a group of Norwegian attorneys filed with the Public Prosecutor's Office a request for the Government of Norway to pursue a war crimes case against Israeli officials for actions in Gaza. The lead attorney pressing the matter is a well know huma [...]	2009-04-27 12:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM IS NO
09OSLO399	NORWAY'S RUSSIA POLICY: WISHFUL THINKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:44:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINS PREL RS NO
09OSLO434	OSLO NEC - THE HIGH COSTS OF FREEZING THE PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: After winning a nail-biting vote in the City Council, an appeal to the governor, two lower court cases, and a final Supreme Court appeal, then successfully concluding four years of negotiations over the purchase price for the land, we at last have a clear pat [...]	2009-07-07 07:56:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD PREL AMGT ASEC KLIG NO
09OSLO526	USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with visiting USNATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder in Oslo August 17, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defense Espen Barth-Eide and Director for Security Policy Svein Efjestad said they looked forward to reviewing the new COMISAF Strategic requirements this fall; suggested tha [...]	2009-08-26 13:44:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS AF RU NO
09OSLO527	USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions August 17 with visiting USNATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder, Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stoere and MFA DG for North America and Security Policy Steffen Kongstad said the GON would welcome a new U.S. Missile Defense strategy that emphasized a multilat [...]	2009-08-26 13:45:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PARM RU NO
09OSLO537	NORWAY WILL NOT OPPOSE ISRAEL JUSCANZ MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) On September 2, Poloff delivered reftel points to Vebjorn Heines, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Coordinator for Human Rights Council (HRC) issues in the MFA Humanitarian Issues section. Heines was the person referred to in reftel paragraph 10 as the former "Norwegian PolCouns in Geneva [...]	2009-09-03 12:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PHUM NO
09OSLO549	NORWAY'S SEPTEMBER 14 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: LOTS OF DRAMA, [...] (U)Summary: With the Red Green governing coalition and the center-right opposition parties neck and neck, Monday's national election is destined to be a close one. The latest polls indicate a slim opposition victory, which would give them a majority of the seats in the national assembly and [...]	2009-09-10 16:09:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NO
09OSLO564	U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW FROM NORWAY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The removal of two Brigade Combat Teams and one and a half fighter squadrons from Europe to the United States would likely provoke Norwegian angst over the effectiveness of the U.S. commitment to NATO and to Europe in general, just as Norway is promoting increased NATO engage [...]	2009-09-15 15:30:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM NO
09OSLO571	NORWAY AND MD: PHASED, ADAPTIVE APPROACH WELCOMED [...] (C) CDA Heg, A/DATT, and PolOff briefed reftel points September 17 to Norwegian MFA Deputy Director General for Security Policy Rune Resaland, MFA Assistant Director General for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Bjorn Midthun, MOD Director for Security Policy Svein Efjestad, and MOD Senior Ad [...]	2009-09-17 16:08:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL NO
09OSLO574	COMMERCE DESK OFFICER FOLLOWS UP INFORMAL COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Nordic/Baltic desk officer Jennifer Derstine met with industry and GON representatives on a range of issues covered in the bilateral Informal Commercial Exchange (ICE) framework during her September 7 to 9 visit to Oslo. There has been limited progress on some element [...]	2009-09-18 12:39:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR ETRD EINV EPET ENRG NO
09OSLO592	NORWAY RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian MFA responded positively September 24 to our demarche on engaging the Human Rights Council (HRC) in a constructive manner on the Goldstone report. The officials we met said Norway would want to "welcome" the Goldstone report in any HRC resolution on the matter, but c [...]	2009-09-25 07:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO609	IRAN NUCLEAR FACILITY DEMARCHE REDUX, THIS TIME [...] (C) Summary: Then-Charge d'affaires Daniels (now A/DCM upon the return of Post's charge later on October 2) followed up post's initial Iran nuclear facility demarche of September 25 with an additional demarche October 2 to the acting head of the Norwegian MFA's Disarmament and Non-Proliferation [...]	2009-10-05 10:03:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	IR MNUC NO PARM PREL
09OSLO635	NORWAY'S 2010 DEFENSE BUDGET: HIGH NORTH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Espen Barth-Eide outlined October 13 his talking points for the NATO new Strategic Concept discussion in Luxembourg October 16. He emphasized that striking a balance between in-area and out-of-area operations is key to ensuring that NATO remains relevan [...]	2009-10-15 15:26:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF NO
09OSLO637	NORWAY DEPUTY FM ON HIGH NORTH DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires a.i. James Heg, Acting DCM Cherrie Daniels, and Norway/Sweden Desk Officer Thomas Selinger met on October 16 with MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Elisabeth Walaas to discuss U.S.-Norway cooperation on a range of foreign policy issues. Walaas' port [...]	2009-10-19 12:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF NO
09OSLO720	NORWEGIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON NATO, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: MoD Security Policy Director Svein Efjestad told EUR/NB Director, DCM, PolCouns, A/DATT and PolMil Officer November 12 that the recent NATO-Russia Council meeting held in Oslo on nuclear policy was a useful discussion, particularly as it addressed sub-strategic weapons, which re [...]	2009-11-18 13:47:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OVIP NO
09OSLO739	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...]	2009-11-30 15:25:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO
09OSLO764	NORWAY'S MOD ON AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 3 Bilateral Study Group meeting, Ministry of Defense Director of Security Policy Svein Efjestad focused on civilian coordination in Afghanistan, in particular UNAMA's key role, and said Norway's Minister of Defense would have to manage public expectations follo [...]	2009-12-09 10:26:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
09OSLO778	PROGRESS PARTY LEADER SIV JENSEN DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Siv Jensen, leader of the right-wing Progress Party (the largest opposition party in Norway) told the Ambassador December 15 that the most important aspect of President Obama's Nobel speech was his success in communicating to the younger generation, which does not recall World Wa [...]	2009-12-17 12:17:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC PGOV IR NO IQ AF
09OSLO787	NORWAY CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ERNA SOLBERG DISCUSSES NOBEL, ARCTIC, AFGHANISTAN WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Erna Solberg, leader of the Conservative ("Hoyre") Party (the second largest opposition party in Norway after the right-wing Progress Party) told Ambassador White on December 15 that many Norwegians were favorably impressed by President Obama's direct message in his Nobel speech [...]	2009-12-23 12:29:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NO OXEC PGOV PREL
09OSLO791	Statoil Chief Discusses Global Investments with [...] (SBU) Summary: Statoil Chief Executive Officer Helge Lund provided the Ambassador with an overview of the company's investments in the United States, Russia, Iraq, Iran and Norway in a meeting on December 18. He stressed Statoil's transparency with the USG with respect to past investments in [...]	2009-12-28 12:01:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR NO RU
09OTTAWA1	"NEVER APOLOGIZE": PM HARPER'S GOVERNING STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's reputation as a master political strategist is somewhat tattered in the wake of November's stunning near-fatal mis-step to abolish public financing for all political parties. However, at least on the surface, he remains unbowed and unapologetic. Relyin [...]	2009-01-02 13:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA134	CANADA REITERATES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate remarks on February 23, Canada's top two diplomats reiterated Canada's top foreign policy priorities -- relations with the U.S., the Americas, Afghanistan, and emerging markets in Asia -- and its support for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Canada will further narrow its pri [...]	2009-02-24 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID XF XM AF CA
09OTTAWA147	CANADIAN NPT PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: Canada wants the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2009 PrepCom and 2010 RevCon to advance NPT legitimacy by making concrete progress towards a consensus document that confirms the treaty's three pillars -- disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful uses -- and acknowledge [...]	2009-02-27 13:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC ENRG UNGA IAEA CA
09OTTAWA149	CANADA: EMBASSY OTTAWA 2009 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Mission Canada continues to be frustrated by Canada,s failure to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) internet treaties, to update its copyright laws, and to make the changes necessary to effectively search for and seize counterfeit goods at the border. Despite [...]	2009-02-27 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA151	CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]	2009-02-27 21:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OTTAWA158	CANADA WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US TROOPS IN [...] (C'/NF) Summary: Ottawa-based Canadian officials responded positively to potential changes to the U.S. force posture in Afghanistan, but repeated long-standing concerns about command and control issues related to multi-mission integration in NATO-ISAF's Regional Command - South. Canada will [...]	2009-03-03 22:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA161	CANADA: INFORMATION FOR LONDON G-20 MEETINGS [...] (sbu) Ref a requested information regarding Post's outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and financial situation on Canada, as well as Canada's expected priorities and objectives for the London G-20 Summit on April 2. Econcouns John Carwile (carwilejl@state.sgov.gov) and EMIN Eric B [...]	2009-03-04 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA179	PARLIAMENTARY REPORT ON KANDAHAR SHOWS FEW GAINS, [...] (C) Summary: As required under a March 2008 House of Commons motion, the government has issued its third report to Parliament tracking progress on key benchmarks. The report cited modest continued progress in training of the Afghan National Security Forces, improvements to Sarpoza prison, [...]	2009-03-09 18:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA231	LITTLE LOVE LEFT - THE CONSERVATIVES AND QUEBEC [...] (C) Summary: The 2008 federal election damaged Prime Minister Harper's political standing in Quebec. Rather than heal campaign rifts over Conservative juvenile crime proposals and cuts to arts funding, PM Harper's subsequent attacks in December against the "separatist" Bloc Quebec's support [...]	2009-03-23 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA248	CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 20:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA259	STREAMLINING SENTENCING TO CUT TRIAL TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Partly in response to concerns about the length of the trial process in the Canadian justice system, the federal government on March 27 introduced proposed legislation to limit the judicial practice of, effectively, "rewarding" newly convicted individuals for time already served [...]	2009-04-01 17:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM CA
09OTTAWA272	CANADA STRONGLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE TEST [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) North Asia Deputy Director Karine Asselin told poloff on April 6 that Canada agrees with the U.S. on the seriousness of the situation after the weekend DPRK missile test launch. Despite the apparent failure of the test, Assel [...]	2009-04-06 20:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN CA
09OTTAWA278	CANADA'S "CALIBRATED" RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Russia is seeking strong re-engagement with Canada following the chilling of relations after the Russian invasion of Georgia and "Russian provocations in the Arctic." Canada nonetheless recognizes the need to work with Russia, given the many intersecting areas of mutual concern [...]	2009-04-07 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD RS GG CA
09OTTAWA317	REGIONAL VIEWS ON CANADA'S AFGHAN MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a monthly Digital Video Conference, Mission Canada reporting officers agreed on strong Canadian support for Canada's troops, but no appetite to extend the 2011 end-date for Canada's combat mission or to engage in any substantive discussion of the role Canada might play in [...]	2009-04-27 20:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB USTR OPIC PGOV CA
09OTTAWA377	SEEKING SENATE REFORM -- AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the economy remains the most likely ballot-box issue in the next federal election, the Conservatives continue to move ahead on non-economic fronts, notably on law and order issues, but also on the "wedge" issue of Senate reform. The government's reform initiatives have [...]	2009-05-21 18:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA394	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you to Toronto and hopes that you will soon be able to visit Ottawa and our other six constituent posts as well. Canada remains one of if not the closest partners we have around the world, and there are few foreign policy priorities and pr [...]	2009-05-27 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA435	GOC AGREES WITH USG APPROACH TO UN CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN UNGA CA
09OTTAWA437	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE MYERS IN ICSC [...] (SBU) Canada will support the election of U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers in the upcoming election for the UN International Civil Service Commission, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's UN and Commonwealth Affairs Division Deputy Director Shannon-Marie Soni. Ms [...]	2009-06-08 19:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KUNR KAWC UNGA APER CA
09OTTAWA442	CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE [...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for Export and Import Controls Suzanne McKellips confirmed to polmiloff that Canada "is not in a position to send officials" to the tenth International Export Controls Conference June 25-27 in Istanbul, Turkey. [...]	2009-06-09 17:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETTC KSTC TU CA
09OTTAWA448	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...]	2009-06-09 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA
09OTTAWA452	CANADA SEEKS MORE ANTI-TERRORIST TOOLS [...] (SBU) Summary: The federal government has begun a new legislative push to restore two anti-terrorism tools -- investigative hearings and preventive arrest -- that lapsed in 2007. Separately, the government has introduced a bill to allow victims of state-sponsored terrorism to sue the perpetra [...]	2009-06-10 20:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA495	INAUGURAL U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-06-25 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA510	LOBBYING REFORMS LACK TEETH [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada has broadened and tightened federal regulation of domestic lobbying since 1985, creating an independent Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying in 2008, and building a new Canadian model to enhance transparency and integrity in government. However, the expanded role of the [...]	2009-07-06 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA544	CANADIANS AGAINST FUTURE AFGHAN ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Public opinion has turned "decisively" against Canada's military mission in Afghanistan, with more than 50 pct now opposing it, especially in the key electoral battleground provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, as well as in Atlantic Canada. A separate poll indicat [...]	2009-07-16 18:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA550	FIRST U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-07-17 20:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA594	CANZUS INDIGENOUS ISSUES CONSULTATIONS ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. (CANZUS) officials met recently in Ottawa for consultations on indigenous issues. Governmental changes since the last meeting in July 2006 have resulted in a number of new policy directions on aboriginal issues. Between now and the [...]	2009-07-30 18:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV AS NZ CA
09OTTAWA610	CANADA IN THE UNHRC: A CHAMPION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Canada closed its three year term on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) with an enhanced reputation as a strong advocate for human rights protection and democracy promotion worldwide. During its term, Canada was a spirited advocate -- condemning human rights abuses, standing alon [...]	2009-08-06 20:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UNHCR CA
09OTTAWA64	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO OTTAWA [...] (C) Mr. President, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you and the First Lady to Ottawa. We and Canadians alike are thrilled that your first foreign trip as President will be to Canada, which Canadians claim as a long-standing tradition reflecting the vital importance of this bilateral relationship b [...]	2009-01-22 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON MARR SENV AF CA

09OTTAWA68	NEW LIBERAL LEADER MICHAEL IGNATIEFF [...] (C) Summary: An intellectual, historian, and award-winning author and journalist, Michael Ignatieff is the new interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (pending formal confirmation at a party conference in May). Harvard-educated and a former U.S. resident, the would-be prime minister is [...]	2009-01-23 19:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CA

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