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09OTTAWA696	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS: A LOW PROFILE, AT LEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's federal and provincial human rights commissions (HRCs) have maintained a lower public profile this year than in 2008. They could, however, face a sharp increase in complaints in 2010 due to new Vancouver city bylaws enacted for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. The ex [...]	2009-09-08 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA

09OTTAWA700	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. OUTREACH ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: Canadian nonproliferation and enforcement officers told visiting U.S. officials that Canada is in broad agreement with U.S. goals for the upcoming plenary session of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Canadian political leaders are likely to support U.S. efforts to sin [...]	2009-09-09 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC MTCRE ETTC KSCA TSPA CA
09OTTAWA709	ATLANTIC CANADA: FALL ELECTION WON'T CHANGE MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: A fall election "that no one wants" appears increasingly likely as Parliament reconvenes on September 14. Polls suggest such a fourth election in five years would produce another minority government. After falling to a historic low of 77 seats in the 2008 election, the Liberal [...]	2009-09-11 21:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA72	PRIME MINISTER HARPER'S POPULAR WIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, plays no formal public role (unlike the U.S. First Lady),but those close to the family have described her as politically engaged and as her husband's most valuable political asset. Extroverted and friendly, she is widely cre [...]	2009-01-26 16:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA747	COURT QUASHES SECURITY CERTIFICATE, FOUR REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24, the Federal Court of Canada announced it will quash an immigration security certificate against Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui, reducing the number of active certificates in suspected terrorist cases to four. The decision is the latest setback for the government i [...]	2009-09-25 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA748	Treasury Discussions with Canada Regarding Export Credits [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, Treasury DAS for Trade and Investment Sharon Yuan, Treasury Director for Trade Finance Steve Tvardek, Embassy EMIN, Embassy Commercial MC and Senior ECON FSN met with officials from key GOC departments and representatives from Canada's export financing agency to [...]	2009-09-25 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN EAIR ECON EINV PREL CA
09OTTAWA794	CANADA: SECURITY CERTIFICATES TAKE MAJOR HIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has formally quashed the immigration security certificate against alleged terror suspect Adil Charkaoui. The Court also blocked a potential federal appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal to clarify the limits of legal disclosure in national security cases. [...]	2009-10-15 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA80	Canada Budget Offers Economic Stimulus [...] (SBU) Summary: Although battered by economic shocks, Canada is well positioned for economic recovery if and when commodity prices rise and U.S. demand returns. To best position Canada for eventual recovery, the Conservative government's January 27 budget provides massive (by Canadian standards [...]	2009-01-30 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA836	AMBASSADOR JACOBSON'S VISIT TO WINNIPEG, OCTOBER 18-20 [...] Summary. Ambassador Jacobson's October 18-20 trip to Manitoba capitalized on Manitoba Premier Doer's preparation as Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. and the swearing-in of a new Premier, Greg Selinger. The headline read "New kids roll up their sleeves," and the atmosphere of good will, good i [...]	2009-11-03 15:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MARR PREL PGOV SENV CA
09OTTAWA84	Canada warns "Buy American" legislation would trigger [...] (SBU) The "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. economic stimulus bill in the Senate have received widespread critical attention in Canada - the United States' largest trading partner. -- Running front-page headlines, newspapers across Canada have been uniformly negative about the "Buy American [...]	2009-02-03 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA841	Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign [...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...]	2009-11-17 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA
09OTTAWA858	CANADA BY-ELECTIONS: CAN LIBERALS ARREST SLUMP? [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters go to the polls in four federal by-elections in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia on November 9 (ref a). Although the contests will not change the balance of power in the House of Commons, pundits are looking for signs that the federal Liberals can pull themselve [...]	2009-11-05 19:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA861	Canada's Prime Minister Ventures to China for First Time [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his first visit to China as Canadian leader December 3-6. He will most importantly meet with President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao. According to Canadian officials, his main empha [...]	2009-12-01 22:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD EMIN PHUM CH CA HK KS
09OTTAWA879	CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN: SOME PROGRESS, WITH STEPS BACKWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. In its sixth quarterly report to Parliament on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan, the government cited slight progress - mostly on school construction, micro-finance, and polio eradication -- in its efforts in Kandahar Province. Training and mentoring of Afghan Security Forc [...]	2009-12-11 22:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA903	Canada's Supreme Court strengthens free speech [...] (U) Summary: A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on December 22 has added greater protections for journalists against claims of defamation in striking down two separate findings of libel against two newspapers. Stating that "current [defamation] law does not give adequate weight to the constitu [...]	2009-12-23 18:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA906	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DENY AFGHAN ABUSE CLAIMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA909	CANADA TO SUSPEND PARLIAMENT, AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada's Parliament will be suspended until March 2010, reminiscent of a similar but shorter suspension one year ago. The Conservatives' argument is that the government will have additional time to concentrate on the "next phase" of its economic recovery plan. There will be [...]	2009-12-30 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF CA
09OTTAWA954	CANADA: RULING CONSERVATIVES SURVIVE 2009 IN COMFORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Early in the fall, the ruling Conservatives sidestepped the threat of an election, seized control of the parliamentary agenda, and moved forward on a twin-track of economic and justice issues, largely unhampered by their minority status. By the close of the fall parliamentary [...]	2009-12-14 22:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA980	CANADIAN FORCES' INVESTIGATION FINDS AFGHAN DETAINEE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 21, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) -- the independent investigative arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police (CFMP) -- cleared the Canadian Forces (CF) of almost all allegations of mistreatment of Afghan detainees while in CF custody b [...]	2009-12-22 19:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR AF CA
09OUAGADOUGOU138	BURKINA FASO's MANDATE ON THE UNSC [...] (C) Summary: During the first year of its mandate on the UN Security Council (UNSC),Burkina Faso has produced a voting record that has been a balancing act between support for U.S. initiatives, tempered by respect for the country's traditional friends and allies. On several occasions, such a [...]	2009-03-05 08:25:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AF UV
09OUAGADOUGOU145	AMBASSADOR'S REFLECTIONS ON BURKINA FASO'S [...] (C) The future of Burkina Faso is firmly in the hands of two men: President Blaise Compaore and Prime Minister Tertius Zongo. As I prepare to leave post after three years, it is my assessment that this leadership team is generally moving the country in the right direction, but we will need t [...]	2009-03-06 10:46:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU187	DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS IN BURKINA FASO IN 2010 AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: In the next three to five years, Burkina Faso's fledgling democracy has the potential to make significant progress. Priority areas include: merging and strengthening the numerous weak and fragmented opposition parties; increasing the capacity of political parties to conduct campaig [...]	2009-03-18 17:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU227	POVERTY AMONG BURKINABE TUAREGS COULD LEAD TO INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Minority Tuareg communities in northern Burkina Faso are racked by extreme poverty, which is exacerbated by often refusing to send their children to school, a lack of consistent access to water, and decreasing reserves of livestock, which are their main source of income. Burkina [...]	2009-03-24 16:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM ML NG UV
09OUAGADOUGOU27	BURKINA FASO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Burkina Faso. Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Policies 3. Expropriation and Compensation 4. Dispute Settlement 5. Perfor [...]	2009-01-15 17:09:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU471	BURKINA FASO: THE NINTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE POVERTY [...] Summary. In April 2009, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF),led by Prime Minister Tertius Zongo, met with the private sector, civil society organizations and international donors to conduct the ninth annual review of the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). According to the re [...]	2009-06-12 10:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID AMED PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU551	BURKINA FASO STRIVES TO ADDRESS CHILD TRAFFICKING ISSUES. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso is a source and transit country for trafficked children destined for labor or sexual exploitation in the sub-region. In the past year, and in order to reverse this trend, the Government of Burkina Faso has undertaken a number of noteworthy anti-trafficking in pers [...]	2009-07-14 12:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU981	FRENCH PRESS COMPAORE ON GUINEA [...] (C/NF) French Presidential Advisor for Africa Andre Parant met with President Compaore to press him on Guinea. Parant made the case that Dadis has to go, but Compaore argued that dialogue was the way to proceed and that Dadis might yet play a role in a transitional structure leading to election [...]	2009-11-03 17:51:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM GV UV
09PANAMA115	PANAMA: BALBINA'S PLATFORM UNDERSCORES CONTINUITY [...] (C) Governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Balbina Herrera and her party in January released their electoral platform that stresses continuity, particularly with respect to current president Martin Torrijos's economic and social welfare policies. Interestingly th [...]	2009-02-06 20:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM ECON PREL
09PANAMA119	PANAMA: SENAN SEIZES 2.5 TONS OF COCAINE IN GAME [...] (C) Panama's National Aero-Naval Service (SENAN) police seized 2.46 tons of cocaine in a mangrove swamp February 1 that had been off-loaded from a go-fast vessel. The vessel had been hiding in the Lavaina river since January 28 after being trapped by SENAN vessels acting on information gener [...]	2009-02-10 13:45:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PM
09PANAMA120	PANAMA: HEAD-TO-HEAD RACE FOR PRESIDENCY BEGINS [...] (C//NF) Summary: In a remarkable turn of events in Panama, there will be a head-to-head race for the presidency as governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) nominee Balbina Herrera heads off against Democratic Change (CD) presidential nominee Ricardo Martinelli and "Alliance for Change. [...]	2009-02-10 15:20:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PM
09PANAMA15	PANAMA: NEW MOGJ MINSTER LAYS OUT PLANS [...] (C) Security has become the government's weak spot, newly appointed Minister of Government of Justice Dilio Arcia told the Ambassador December 19. He described plans to address gang violence, including tougher sentences and implementation of community policing initiatives. In discussing the FA [...]	2009-01-07 20:22:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA153	PANAMA: NEW THINK TANK AIMING HIGH [...] (C) Panama's newest think tank, the Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Panama (FUDESPA) on January 15 presented its brain-child, a document entitled "Public Policy Proposals: Popular Elections, May 2009" that is designed to influence the government plans of candidates runnin [...]	2009-02-23 15:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA156	PANAMA: MARTINELLI MAINTAINS LEAD BUT LOSES GROUND [...] Democratic Change (CD) opposition presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli lost six points in the polls, shortly after naming former Panamenista Party presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela as his vice presidential running mate and thereby cementing a grand opposition "Alliance For Change" [...]	2009-02-23 20:19:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PM
09PANAMA171	PANAMA'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 13:54:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
09PANAMA176	PANAMA: HOW MERIDA FITS INTO THE EMERGING SECURITY [...] (C) The threat from home grown gangs and international criminal organizations in Panama is growing and worrisome. As Panamanians feel increasingly threatened in their homes and on their streets, some are arguing that Panama must choose between protecting itself and stopping the flow of drugs [...]	2009-03-03 20:16:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA182	PANAMA: NEW THINK TANK AIMING HIGH [...] (C) Panama's newest think tank, the Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Panama (FUDESPA) on January 15 presented its brain-child, a document entitled "Public Policy Proposals: Popular Elections, May 2009" that is designed to influence the government plans of candidates runnin [...]	2009-03-04 21:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA184	PANAMA: MARTINELLI'S "GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR CHANGE" [...] (C) Leading presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli of the Alliance for Change on February 11 released his "Government Plan for Change," that lays out 179 proposals designed to "make a better Panama reach everyone" (que un mejor Panama llegue a todos). The document is flashy, includes big c [...]	2009-03-06 15:38:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA194	PANAMA: TORRIJOS TRUMPETS ACHIEVEMENTS IN FINAL [...] (C) In his final address to the National Assembly before the end of his term, President Martin Torrijos touted his administration's greatest achievements, acknowledged the cooperation of the Assembly, and called on the next government to build upon these successes. (Note: Constitutionally, Pa [...]	2009-03-10 13:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA195	PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION BIDS SUBMITTED [...] (U) Under the lights of TV cameras in a packed auditorium, three consortia, including one led by American firm Bechtel, submitted bids to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on March 3 to build the 3.3 billion USD set of locks for the already under-construction third lane of the Panama Canal. The bid [...]	2009-03-10 15:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT
09PANAMA242	PANAMA: MURCIA ACCUSATIONS UNLEASH POLITICAL [...] (C) The Panamanian Electoral Tribunal (TE) suspended the legal immunity of the leading presidential candidates Ricardo Martinelli and Balbina Herrera March 19, in addition to the front-running candidate for Mayor of Panama City, Roberto "Bobby" Velasquez and Martinelli's attorney, Alma Cortez [...]	2009-03-20 20:29:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PM
09PANAMA252	PANAMA: LIMITED WINDOW FOR FTA RATIFICATION [...] (S//NF) The U.S. and Panama need to resolve several complicated issues in order to meet congressional concerns associated with the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. With three months left until the end of the Torrijos administration, it may be tempting to put negotiat [...]	2009-03-26 19:12:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA255	LAWYERS VS. EVERYONE ELSE - GOP STRIVES TO PREEMPT [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Panama intends to announce financial transparency measures before the April 2 G20 Meeting to ensure that Panama is not placed on the OECD Blacklist of "tax havens." In a March 25 letter to the OECD, the GOP acknowledged that it does not want its financial center [...]	2009-03-26 20:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PM PREL SNAR
09PANAMA265	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HOYER [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and strived to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader [...]	2009-03-30 18:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA306	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEVIN [...] (SBU) The fate of the U.S./Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will determine the trajectory of our bilateral relationship through the foreseeable future. Congressional passage and a successful implementation of the FTA would serve to maintain extraordinary, yet vulnerable, U.S. influence in Pan [...]	2009-04-14 23:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA308	PANAMA: WITH POLLS LOCKED, MARTINELLI MAINTAINS 15 [...] (U) Democratic Change (CD) opposition presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli continues to hold a 15 point lead over Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) candidate Balbina Herrera for the third week running, according to Dichter and Neira's presidential poll for the first week of April. W [...]	2009-04-16 17:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PM
09PANAMA316	PANAMA: MARTINELLI PLAYS PRESIDENT TO FRIENDLY [...] (C) The Foundation for the Development of Citizen Liberty, Panama's Transparency International (TI) chapter, hosted an untelevised "Presidential Candidates Forum" on April 14. Though dubbed as a forum for both leading candidates, only Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinell [...]	2009-04-20 15:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA329	PANAMA: DOMESTIC POLITICS HAUNT FTA [...] (S//NF) As Panama enters the final stretch of its general election campaign season, politics has come to haunt the U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA). "Forget about the FTA," governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Balbina Herrera declared on April 19 to law [...]	2009-04-23 18:26:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PM
09PANAMA330	PANAMA: POLITICAL ANALYST WARNS OF ROUGH [...] (S//NF) Ruling Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) leaders expect Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli to win the May 3 presidential election, pro-PRD political commentator Jose Blandon, Sr. told POLOFFs on April 20. --The Torrijos administration's own internal PRD [...]	2009-04-23 22:23:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA338	PANAMA: FINAL POLL RESULTS: MARTINELLI HOLDING [...] (U) With Panama's May 3 elections just nine days away, Alliance for Change opposition presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli holds a twelve to sixteen point lead over Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) candidate Balbina Herrera, according to the final presidential polling data from Dich [...]	2009-04-27 19:42:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM
09PANAMA339	PANAMA: TORRIJOS SOCIAL PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE UNDER [...] (C) Both leading presidential candidates have acknowledged the success of some social programs initiated during President Martin Torrijos' term, and have agreed to continue certain programs after the next administration is sworn in on July 1. Programs earmarked for continuity by ruling Revolu [...]	2009-04-27 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI PM
09PANAMA341	CODEL HOYER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PANAMA FTA; [...] (SBU) On April 5, the members of Codel Hoyer met with President Martin Torrijos and selected members of his government to discuss continuation of what Majority Leader Hoyer described as an &extraordinarily close8 bilateral relationship, to thank President Torrijos for the cooperation that enha [...]	2009-04-27 20:40:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFTA ELAB ETRD OREP OVIP PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA347	PANAMA: POLITICAL COMMENTATOR PROVIDES INSIGHT ON [...] (C) Ricardo Martinelli's Alliance for Change movement will perform well in next weekend's elections, and the PRD will be weakened but will regain strength and prepare for 2014, political commentator Alfredo Castillero told POLOFFS during lunch on April 23. Castillero noted that a Martinelli [...]	2009-04-29 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA348	PANAMA: MARTINELLI ADVISER WEIGHS IN ON ELECTION [...] (C) Dennis Allen, former Electoral Tribune (TE) magistrate and current "electoral process adviser" to Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli ran down for the Political Section his vision of how Panama's May 3 elections will play out. Although the election would probably [...]	2009-04-30 15:10:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA349	PANAMA: POLITICAL COMMENTATOR PROVIDES INSIGHT ON [...] (C) Ricardo Martinelli's Alliance for Change movement will perform well in next weekend's elections, and the PRD will be weakened but will regain strength and prepare for 2014, political commentator Alfredo Castillero told POLOFFS during lunch on April 23. Castillero noted that a Martinelli [...]	2009-04-30 15:10:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA357	PANAMA: MARTINELLI WINS BIG [...] (SBU) The opposition's Alliance for Change presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli defeated governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) candidate by over twenty points and more than 300,000 votes on May 3. Martinelli also appears to have wrested gained control of the 71-seat National Asse [...]	2009-05-05 13:16:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA381	PANAMA: PRD SCRAMBLING AFTER SWEEPING ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) The Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) - Panama's largest and traditionally best organized political party - is suffering immensely from its resounding May 3 electoral defeat. "Alliance for Change" candidate Ricardo Martinelli's overwhelming victory over the PRD has caused the ruling p [...]	2009-05-12 20:34:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA547	PANAMA: NEW PRESIDENT AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ASSUME [...] (U) Ricardo Martinelli became the fifth democratically elected President of Panama in the last 20 years on July 1, while Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar led a White House delegation to the inauguration ceremony. In his inaugural address Martinelli defended Panama's economic model, state [...]	2009-07-09 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA549	PANAMA: FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A FRACTIOUS GOVERNMENT [...] (S//NF) After one week of the new Martinelli government, Post has some initial impressions. The government is a fractious combination of strong personalities with widely differing agendas. There are signs that some newly appointed officials have questionable backgrounds that indicate that cor [...]	2009-07-09 21:35:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA550	IN BARGAIN BASEMENT BID, SPANISH TO EXPAND PANAMA [...] (C) During a morning of high political theater, President Martinelli, Panama's senior government officials, consortia representatives, diplomatic corps, and the public (through live TV and an internet broadcast) witnessed the presentation of the technical scores and the opening of the financial bid [...]	2009-07-09 21:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT PREL
09PANAMA58	PANAMA: LEFT WING DON QUIJOTE TILTS AT CLOSED [...] (C) A "symbolic" effort to open the Panamanian Political system is how Juan Jovane described his independent campaign for president. Jovane told POLOFF on November 25 that while he did not expect to be allowed to run, he wanted to open the system up to independent candidates who could mount p [...]	2009-01-21 14:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA61	PANAMA POST: THE SHAKE-UP EDITION [...] (SBU) Welcome to the third edition of the Panama Post, a collaborative effort between Embassy Panama's Political Section and the Open Source Center (OSC). Having last left our readers before the holiday season lull, the Panama Post is happy to report that the politicians and those who care [...]	2009-01-21 15:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM
09PANAMA68	MARTINELLI SECURES 12 POINT LEAD OVER RULING PARTY [...] (C) Opposition candidate Ricardo Martinelli of Democratic Change (CD) has been declared the "absolute favorite" by the Panamanian media after gaining a 12 point lead over ruling Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) candidate Balbina Herrera, according to a recent Dichter and Neira presidential [...]	2009-01-22 19:40:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM
09PANAMA680	PRD IN CRISIS [...] (C) After suffering a humiliating electoral defeat in the May presidential elections, leaders of the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) have been publicly lambasting one another and fighting for control of the party amidst serious corruption allegations. President Martinelli, like a shark s [...]	2009-09-11 13:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PM
09PANAMA692	MARTINELLI PRESSURES THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT [...] (S//NF) Panamanian Supreme Court Justice Adan Arjona told poloffs August 26 that President Martinelli personally called each of the nine justices of the Court to pressure them to vote in favor of reopening a corruption case in which over 30 members of the Revolutonary Democratic Party (PRD) ar [...]	2009-09-16 19:38:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA701	MARTINELLI: PRESIDENTIALISM OR POPULISM? [...] (S//NF) President Ricardo Martinelli has begun his five year term by energetically taking on a number of vested interests, from powerful local businessmen perceived to be abusing state concessions, to major international businesses (ref A),civil society leaders, and officials of the former [...]	2009-09-18 19:46:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PM
09PANAMA756	MOUNTING OPPOSITION TO MARTINELLI'S LIKELY SUPREME [...] (C) Rumors that President Martinelli intends to nominate Electoral Tribunal Magistrate Gerardo Solis and former drug prosecutor Jose Almengor to the Supreme Court this fall have been poorly received by Panamanian opinion makers. Several leading newspaper editors told the Ambassador and DCM th [...]	2009-10-07 17:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA765	POTENTIAL SCANDAL BREWING FOR MARTINELLI [...] (S//NF) Failed PRD candidate for president Balbina Herrera publicly alleged September 24 that Secretary of State for Security Jose Almengor had withheld evidence during the past presidential campaign that incriminated President Martinelli in the David Murcia scandal. That scandal contributed [...]	2009-10-14 18:06:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA776	ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez has reported both publicly and privately that she is receiving pressure from the GOP to prosecute former government officials, and she vows to resist the pressure and defend the independence of the AG's office. President Martinelli, frustrated b [...]	2009-10-19 21:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM PINR PM
09PANAMA789	MARTINELLI'S APPROVAL RATING AT 86 PERCENT AFTER 100 DAYS IN [...] (SBU) After 100 days in office, President Ricardo Martinelli's approval rating has reached historic levels. The question remains whether the numbers are the result of an optimistic interpretation of poll data by the press, or simply reflect the success of Martinelli's brand of presidential po [...]	2009-10-22 16:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PM
09PANAMA799	President's Top Advisor Affirms Security is GOP's Biggest [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Ricardo Martinelli's most trusted advisor, Minister of the Presidency Jimmy Papadimitriu, has appealed to the Embassy to assist him in focusing the president's attention on security issues and bringing order to the GOP's chaotic security policy apparatus. Papadimitriu [...]	2009-10-23 18:04:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PM
09PANAMA829	PLANS TO ESTABLISH FOUR MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTERS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Government and Justice Jose Raul Mulino announced in late October that the GOP intended to establish four maritime operating centers to interdict narcotics and other illegal items transiting Panamanian waters. The operation centers would be jointly manned by security f [...]	2009-11-09 23:28:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS PINR ASEC SNAR PM
09PANAMA893	TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLYING HIGH BUT CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary: Tocumen International Airport captures the Panamanian zeitgeist in a concentrated dose. Tocumen's legitimate status as a crux of Latin America's passenger and cargo traffic is tainted by a seamy underside of alien smuggling, money laundering, narcotics trafficking and corruption. Explo [...]	2009-12-18 18:05:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PM CTM DEA DHS
09PANAMA90	PANAMA: 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Panama continued its efforts to combat child labor in 2008. The GOP trained labor inspectors, prosecutors and judges, engaged in activities to increase public awareness and moved forward on its National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor that is being implemented by an active, inter-ag [...]	2009-01-29 21:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ELAB ETRD PHUM SOC PM
09PANAMA907	Supreme Court Appointees: Panama in Mourning for Justice [...] (U) Summary: President Ricardo Martinelli and his cabinet's December 16 nomination of Alejandro Moncada Luna and Jose Abel Almengor as the two new Supreme Court justices sparked strong criticism from all major media outlets and from civil society organizations including the bar association and [...]	2009-12-29 14:06:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KJUS PINR PM SNAR
09PARAMARIBO149	CARIBBEAN-U.S. TECHNICAL SECURITY COOPERATION MEETING [...] (U) Summary. The May 20 Caribbean-U.S. Technical Security Cooperation Meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, concluded on a highly positive note, as U.S. and Caribbean representatives agreed to initiate a formal dialogue to develop and institutionalize a joint regional security strategy. Caribbea [...]	2009-05-22 19:57:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SNAR MASS MOPS PREL XL NS
09PARAMARIBO20	PARAMARIBO AMERICAN CORNER SUSTAINING FUNDS 2009 [...] SUMMARY - - - - - - (A) The American Corner (AC) continues to serve as a dynamic platform in launching Post's public diplomacy outreach activities. In 2008, Post noted a substantial 40% increase in the average number of attendees in direct proportion to the total number of program and no [...]	2009-01-16 15:05:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KIRC
09PARAMARIBO294	2010 ELECTION DATE ANNOUNCED DURING STATE OF THE REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. On October 1, 2009, President Ronald Venetiaan delivered the annual State of the Republic speech at the National Assembly. At this time, he made the first official announcement that the 2010 National Assembly and Resort (Local) Council elections will be on May 25, 2010. He also d [...]	2009-10-01 19:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO296	SURINAME: NPS TRIES TO SHOW ITS RELEVANCE TO YOUTH VOTERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Party of Suriname (NPS),chaired by Ronald Venetiaan, celebrated a combined 63rd anniversary/kick-off election campaign event on September 29, 2009. The large number of youth speakers and youth supporters among the approximately 3,000 people attending the event dre [...]	2009-10-02 12:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO32	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...]	2009-01-26 12:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
09PARAMARIBO36	INL 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide its 2008 End Use Monitoring Report. Cable is keyed to Ref A. 2. (U) PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management Post's EUM Program Coordinator: Geneve Menscher, Pol-Econ Chief, (597) 472-900 ext. 2205, MenscherGe@state.gov. Inventory System: Post does not hav [...]	2009-02-02 17:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN NS
09PARAMARIBO402	EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATION OF JAMES DICKENSON IN FY10 [...] (U) This cable is a program evaluation for the Strategic Speaker Initiative program bringing James Dickenson to Suriname from October 26-30 to advise Surinamese journalists on how to improve their political reporting skills. This addressed MSP Goal #1, mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and res [...]	2009-12-01 17:21:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP NS KPAO
09PARIS102	RECENT FRENCH THINKING ABOUT RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: French presidency and MFA officials shared a unified view that amplified current French thinking on dealing with Russia, whether with respect to Georgia or in terms of the ongoing gas crisis involving the Ukraine. Bottom line: Sustaining the Geneva process on Georgia will be a [...]	2009-01-22 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET FR RS UP GG
09PARIS1021	GOF MOVES BEYOND SOCIAL UNREST TO LABOR AND PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: After a spring of layoffs, "boss-nappings" and talk of social revolution, the GOF enters the annual vacation period having weathered what it hopes is the worst of the economic crisis. President Sarkozy by most accounts has successfully managed (some would say co-opted) relations [...]	2009-07-28 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1039	FRANCEâ€™S POSITION ON NUCLEAR ISSUES IN THE RUN-UP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: French officials have made clear that nuclear issues enjoy the sustained attention of President Sarkozy and have become a major foreign policy priority, especially in the run-up to the spring 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). France's concerns go [...]	2009-07-31 06:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC IR CH UK FR
09PARIS1047	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2009 MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to voluntarily go beyond the terms of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative to forgive 100 percent of their claims pertaining to Haiti, which reached completion point under the Initiative on June 30. The Club a [...]	2009-08-03 08:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1097	IRAN: FRENCH COMMENTS ON DEALING WITH HOSTAGES [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's Strategic Affairs Advisor Franois Richier and MFA Middle East Director (A/S equivalent) Patrice Paoli told Political Minister Counselor in separate meetings August 11 that the French approached their hostage situations in Iran by first seeking an immediate, beh [...]	2009-08-12 14:02:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV PREL CASC FR
09PARIS1198	GREAT LAKES; SE WOLPE'S AUGUST 28 CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the Presidency and MFA were in general agreement with Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe during his August 28 meetings in Paris. The French agreed on the need to encourage continued cooperation between the DRC and Rwanda, and between Presidents Kabila an [...]	2009-09-02 08:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR PHUM ZF RW CG FR
09PARIS1206	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM KOUCHNER ON UNESCO DG RACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy Paris continued its on-going engagement with France on the UNESCO Director General race. The Ambassador raised it forcefully in a September 2 meeting with FM Kouchner, in which he urged the French to actively engage on preventing the election of Hosni and to help build [...]	2009-09-03 15:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR AORC APER KAWC UNGA FR
09PARIS1213	NEW CONCERNS ABOUT COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Africa Advisor at the Elysee, Romain Serman, told Poloffs he believed Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo was taking new steps to further delay elections, including asking France to help in making "disarmament of rebels" a precondition. Serman asserted he told Gbagbo's repre [...]	2009-09-04 08:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IV FR
09PARIS1218	FRANCE-IAEA: TOTAL SUPPORT ON IRAN, MORE NUANCED ON SYRIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF contacts at the MFA and the Elysee all expressed strong agreement with U.S. views of the IAEA report on Iran (reftel),but gave a slightly more nuanced reaction to the Syria report. The French view on the Syria report tracks with ours and our interlocutors expressed serious c [...]	2009-09-04 16:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL FR
09PARIS1236	FRANCE WILL PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT FOR KOSOVO ICJ [...] (SBU) French MFA Balkans DAS Thierry Guichoux told poloff September 9 that the French have already registered with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) their intent to present an oral statement before the ICJ in the Kosovo advisory opinion case (reftel). He responded positively to the ide [...]	2009-09-09 16:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV FR
09PARIS1254	A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH POLICY-MAKERS IN PARIS: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF EUROPE AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. During Assistant Secretary Gordon's visit to Paris on September 11, he met with a number of French policy-makers including: Elysee Diplomatic Advisors Jean-David Levitte, Damien Loras, and Francois Richier, Assistant Secretary equivalent for Continental Europe Roland Galharague, and Ac [...]	2009-09-16 07:34:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP BH SM MK GR FR
09PARIS128	DRC/RWANDA: ENTERING A POSITIVE NEW PHASE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Great Lakes desk officer Laurent Chevallier on January 26 said that recent developments in the DRC and Rwanda (Nkunda's arrest, GOR pursuit of the FDLR in the DRC, Uganda's operations in the DRC against the Lord's Resistance Army/LRA) were very positive signs that the broad [...]	2009-01-28 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM MOPS CG RW FR
09PARIS1294	FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS WEST AFRICA WITH DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA, Presidency, and MOD on September 17 expressed general agreement with AF DAS William Fitzgerald on a range of West African issues, including Togo (need to keep pressing for proper presidential elections),Benin (a success story but with serious corru [...]	2009-09-23 11:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR PGOV KCOR SNAR XY FR
09PARIS1339	U.S.-FRANCE-EU DISCUSS SAHEL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. government representatives met French, British, and European Union officials on September 10 in Paris to review efforts to address the security threat posed by terrorism in Africa's Sahel and Maghreb regions. There was broad agreement that the USG, France, and other thir [...]	2009-09-30 09:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PINR EAID EU UK MA NG MR NI AG FR
09PARIS1387	SEPTEMBER 2009 PARIS CLUB MEETING; NEGOTIATION WITH CAR [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15, the Paris Club and the Central African Republic (CAR) negotiated a new debt relief agreement recognizing that country's completion of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Creditors agreed voluntarily to go beyond HIPC terms to forgive [...]	2009-10-14 11:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1405	SYRIAN AMBASSADOR TOUTS BETTER RELATIONS WITH U.S, [...] (C) Summary. The Syrian Ambassador to France Lamia Chakkour discussed a wide variety of topics with PolMinCouns and poloffs October 13. The Ambassador praised France's rapprochement with Syria and said her country had been helpful in educating the Government of France (GOF) about regional is [...]	2009-10-16 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY FR
09PARIS1427	FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (SBU) On October 23, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the October 26-27 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) Carmona said much of an October 26 dinner would be devoted to a discussion [...]	2009-10-23 12:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IR BK AL MK GR AF PK GV CE MD UZ
09PARIS1459	AMBASSADOR KNIGHT'S DISCUSSIONS WITH FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: New U.S. Ambassador to Benin, James Knight, on October 23 received from French officials a mixed assessment of the current social, political, and economic situation in the country. France hopes that President Yayi can display a more results-oriented leadership style but are con [...]	2009-10-29 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KCOR PINR BN FR

09PARIS1461	FRANCE-ISRAEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE COVERS TURKEY, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: French participants in the second annual Franco-Israeli Strategic Dialogue on October 28 noted profound disquiet among the Israelis about Turkey, according to Frederic Bereyziat, Senior MFA Desk Officer for Israel and the Peace Process. Bereyziat told poloff Oct [...]	2009-10-29 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS TU SY FR
09PARIS1473	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS -- NOVEMBER 8, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Madam Secretary, your Paris Embassy and the French are eager to welcome you to France. FM Kouchner quickly invited you to lunch or a meeting on Sunday, which is not a usual practice. He looks forward to talking with you about key issues, including Afghanistan, Iran, and rel [...]	2009-11-03 11:39:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK
09PARIS1495	FRENCH RESPONSE TO THE 2009 IRF REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Press and public reaction to the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report in France has been largely muted since its public release on October 26. However, in a follow up meeting, the MFA offered a more critical response to the report, characterizing the Scientology case [...]	2009-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KIRF KISL FR
09PARIS1526	FRANCE AND BRAZIL: THE START OF A LOVE AFFAIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Considered "a love fest" by the MFA, the growing Franco-Brazilian relationship under Presidents Sarkozy and Lula is likely to result in more political, diplomatic, economic, and military engagement in the next three years and throughout Sarkozy's time in office. Committed to exp [...]	2009-11-17 15:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS BR FR
09PARIS1540	FRANCE'S APPROACH TO UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C) Poloff discussed Reftel demarche on November 19 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC and UNGA Middle East issues. Jung noted that France's approach on these types of country-specific resolutions follows EU policy in that the 27 members consult internally for a consensus [...]	2009-11-19 15:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR
09PARIS1544	FRENCH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE NATO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. Two weeks out from the NATO summit, post met with French officials to discuss leading issues in advance of the December 3-4 NATO ministerial meeting. Our French interlocutors included Patrick Maisonnave, Strategic Affairs Director at the MFA; Muriel Domenech, MFA DAS-equivalen [...]	2009-11-20 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS FR AF
09PARIS1553	FRANCE/BRAZIL: THE ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Behind the cultural exchanges and warm diplomatic relations with Brazil (Ref A),France is embarking on a long-term strategy to court a country it sees as a resource-rich future global powerhouse and foothold in Latin America. Since the 2005 "Year of Brazil in France," commercial tie [...]	2009-11-23 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV BEXP ETRD EAID SENV FR BR
09PARIS1554	SUDAN: RECENT SUDANESE VISITS AND CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghazi Salaheddin's recent consultations in Paris went well, according to MFA Sudan desk officer Thierry Caboche. Both sides "agreed to disagree" on ICC issues and focused on promoting Sudan-Chad reconciliation by trying to reduce Chadian and Sudanese support for their respectiv [...]	2009-11-23 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SU FR
09PARIS1563	FRANCE GROWS CLOSER TO RUSSIA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Franco-Russian relations are growing closer and more stable, driven by France's increasingly pragmatic approach toward Moscow and desire to take the lead in shaping European relations with Russia. Bilateral exchanges have grown more intense, "dense," and frequent, [...]	2009-11-24 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MASS GG PL RU FR
09PARIS1599	FRANCE'S "GRAND EMPRUNT": STIMULATING LONG-TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Summary: France is finalizing its second-round stimulus package, which emphasizes investment in research and innovation. President Sarkozy will consult with unions, business and other social partners before final approval in early December, and launch the program in January 2010. The prop [...]	2009-11-30 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS1609	FRANCE-RUSSIA MISTRAL CLASS SHIP SALE: VIEW FROM THE SHIPYARD [...] (SBU) This message is based on reporting by American Presence Post Rennes. 2. (C) Summary. Observers in the French shipbuilding industry (strictly protect) provided background information on prospects for the sale of Mistral-class helicopter carrier/amphibious assault ships to Russia. They [...]	2009-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD RU MASS PARM PREL FR GG
09PARIS1611	Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez [...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...]	2009-12-03 07:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR
09PARIS1653	FRENCH PREVIEW OF DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On December 7, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ----------------------- DINNER WITH LADY ASHTON ----------------------- 2. (S [...]	2009-12-07 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SO BK MK IS WE IR UP BO MD GG AM
09PARIS1704	ALGERIA'S SA'ID BOUTEFLIKA -- A FRENCH MFA [...] (S/NF) The French have limited information about the private life, personal opinions, and political ambitions of Sa'id Bouteflika (reftel),according to French MFA Algeria Desk Officer Anne-Claire Legendre. Nonetheless, Legendre told poloff December 14 that, based on French sources and analy [...]	2009-12-16 11:01:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AG FR
09PARIS1714	FRENCH MINORITIES AND NATIONAL IDENTITY -- AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In early November 2009, President Sarkozy launched a national debate on what it means to be French -- that is, the French "national identity." Confronting an increasingly globalized world and struggling with self-identity issues, including whether Muslim "burqas" should be bann [...]	2009-12-17 12:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF FR
09PARIS1719	FRANCE'S GOT TALENT: REACHING OUT TO YOUNG LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. "Reform" in the political, economic, and social arenas is a common driver behind the diverse activism of the almost 50 young, rising French leaders who participated in an outreach event hosted by the Embassy on December 2. Representing a wide swatch of the French political sp [...]	2009-12-17 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FR
09PARIS1721	DPRK: FRANCE CONSIDERS ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE [...] (C/NF) The Government of France may establish an office in Pyongyang, based on a recommendation by Special Presidential Envoy for North Korea Jack Lang who briefed the Ambassadors from the U.S., China, South Korea, Japan and Russia (the Five Parties) on December 14. Accompanied by members [...]	2009-12-17 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC KN KS CH JA RS FR
09PARIS1731	S/WCI RAPP'S CONSULTATIONS IN FRANCE (DECEMBER 14) [...] (C) SUBJECT: French officials on December 14 told S/WCI Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp that they would advise consideration of a French contribution to support the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) but cautioned that GOF budgetary resources were quite limited and that a contribution might n [...]	2009-12-21 09:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PHUM YI RW SL FR
09PARIS1767	DIVERGENCES WITH FRANCE ON UPCOMING POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our current relationship with France is so profoundly healthy that conventional wisdom now asserts that there are no significant differences in the foreign policies of our two countries. While it is true that the relationship is at a historical peak, it is not the case t [...]	2009-12-31 12:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PARM FR
09PARIS204	P-3 SHARE UNSC, UNESCO, HRC AND DURBAN CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Acting IO A/S Jim Warlick joined French IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Bermann and UK IO Director Paul Johnston, along with MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini, IO DAS-Equivalent Fabien Penone, and Pol M/C for a P-3 exchange of views on February 6. Among topics of note, France led t [...]	2009-02-10 15:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SO FR
09PARIS216	WORLD HERITAGE WORKING GROUP ON ELECTION OF MEMBERS - PARIS [...] (U) Summary: The third meeting the Kondo working group on the reform of procedures for election to the World Heritage Committee (WHC) ended leaving several loose ends to deal with in May, and some recommendations that will guarantee future debates on the subject of equitable representation on t [...]	2009-02-12 10:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL
09PARIS265	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. On February 20, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed four agenda items for the February General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting: Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process, the Western Balkans, [...]	2009-02-20 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL KWBG IS BK MW SR AF KV FR
09PARIS284	PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing up front to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believ [...]	2009-02-26 12:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS303	MADAGASCAR/COMOROS/ZIMBABWE: FRANCE TAKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF DAS-equivalent Francois Barateau on February 27 said that France was taking a low-profile with respect to Madagascar, Comoros, and Zimbabwe. On Madagascar, the French are supporting the UN and the international community's efforts to promote dialogue between President R [...]	2009-03-02 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM MA CN ZI FR
09PARIS326	FRANCE SHIFTS AG FUNDING FOCUS UNDER HEALTH CHECK REFORMS [...] Summary: Following the 2008 CAP health check, France will shift some financial support from arable crops to support livestock producers; increase support to vegetable and protein crops; increase support for organic farming, and, add new risk management schemes. Farmer reactions were mixed: catt [...]	2009-03-05 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU FR
09PARIS367	SARKOZY SUPPORTS NATO INTEGRATION; FORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A think tank seminar held March 11 on "France, European Defense and NATO in the 21st Century" was the setting for an all-star line-up of French Ministers and political elite to promote France,s reintegration into the military command of NATO. President Sarkozy ca [...]	2009-03-12 16:35:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR PGOV FR
09PARIS373	BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5, [...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...]	2009-03-13 14:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09PARIS375	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...]	2009-03-13 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS
09PARIS403	FRANCE PLEDGES CAUTION ON CUBA, LAMENTS MISFIRE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy appointed former Socialist Minister Jack Lang to be Special Envoy on Cuba in order to drive forward French and EU dialogue with Cuba but also, on the domestic front, as outreach to a prominent French opposition party member, according to French Presidential Advis [...]	2009-03-19 13:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CU MX BR FR
09PARIS414	FRANCE ON CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The senior Economics Ministry official responsible for Economic Policy and Europe agrees that the financial situation in Central and Eastern Europe is serious. The EU and member states are taking actions to support central European member states. The main approach must be mult [...]	2009-03-20 17:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN PREL FR
09PARIS49	SARKOZY, MERKEL: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: At a January 8-9 "think-in" on capitalism, involving practitioner-politicians and philosopher-economists, President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel said the G20 Summit on April 2nd must set up a new framework of global economic governance to avoid systemic risks in the fut [...]	2009-01-14 17:45:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS504	DRC/ROC/NIGER: FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S READOUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's March 26-27 visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Republic of Congo (ROC),and Niger were intended to promote democratic principles, shared business interests, and, more generally, Sarkozy's policy of moving away from the "France-Afrique" model of m [...]	2009-04-07 10:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR CG CF NG XA
09PARIS519	OUT-TAKES ON G20 SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economics and Foreign Affairs Ministry contacts confirm the GOF is satisfied with the unity and balance achieved at the G20 summit in London, calling President Obama's role "constructive" on key areas for the French. The GOF supported the U.S. proposal to triple IMF resources l [...]	2009-04-10 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN PREL FR
09PARIS559	FRANCE'S INTERNET PIRACY LAW: UMP CALLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a theater-of-the absurd parliamentary maneuver, France's "three-strikes- you're-out" law to crack down on internet piracy was torpedoed April 9 by the man (or rather 10 Socialist MPs) behind the curtain. The government intends to bring the law back for a second reading in t [...]	2009-04-24 10:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD FR
09PARIS629	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing upfront to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believe [...]	2009-05-07 07:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS637	SCENESETTER FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. French officials view the upcoming continuation of the 2 plus 2 political-military talks, initially launched in November of last year, as an important affirmation of the new administration's desire for increased bilateral cooperation and coordination with France on major global [...]	2009-05-11 11:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR FR AF PA KN MN SR
09PARIS643	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported Afghanistan's PRGF was back on track. Some creditors expressed a willingness to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia noted some 'technical problems.' The World Bank and the Fund had approved Cote d'Ivoire's decisi [...]	2009-05-12 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS708	READOUT OF U/S BURNS AND USDP FLOURNOY'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a series of political-military discussions in Paris on May 14 between U/S Burns and USDP Flournoy with their French counterparts Gerard Araud and Michel Miraillet, the French pledged support for our non-proliferation efforts with North Korea and Russia and urged close [...]	2009-05-28 08:49:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO FR AF PA SE
09PARIS726	IO/RHS KESHAP DISCUSSES UNHRC, SECURITY COUNCIL, [...] (C) Summary: IO/RHS Director Atul Keshap met on May 14 with French MFA IO DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet and desk officers Cecile Vigneau and Emanuel Pineda to discuss several issues affecting UN agencies and regional issues in Sri Lanka and Sudan, in advance of a May 15 MFA-led [...]	2009-06-02 10:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC UN FR
09PARIS762	EUR A/S GORDONâ€™S JUNE 3 MEETING WITH FRENCH NSA [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a June 3 meeting with A/S Gordon, French NSA-equivalent Jean-David Levitte previewed the agenda for the POTUS-President Sarkozy bilat at Normandy. He noted that Sarkozy hoped to use the occasion to announce the appointments of two French general officers to high-level NATO positi [...]	2009-06-08 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL FR
09PARIS769	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR MITCHELL'S VISIT TO PARIS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Senator Mitchell: The timing of your second visit to Paris could not be better. You will find your interlocutors energized by the President,s speech in Cairo and his subsequent visit to Paris and Normandy. They will be eager to follow up on the President,s bilat with Presi [...]	2009-06-09 16:16:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL FR
09PARIS786	FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...]	2009-06-12 14:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG
09PARIS81	FRANCE AND THE ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: France anticipates a steep but short-lived economic contraction in 2009, followed by a slow recovery, according to government and private sector economists. Sharp slowdowns in key trading partners (Germany, Spain) as well as longstanding problems with international competitive [...]	2009-01-21 17:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS82	FRANCE AND THE ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: France anticipates a steep but short-lived economic contraction in 2009, followed by a slow recovery, according to government and private sector economists. Sharp slowdowns in key trading partners (Germany, Spain) as well as longstanding problems with international competitive [...]	2009-01-21 17:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS849	IRANIAN NGO LEADER CLAIMS OPPOSITION CANNOT BACK [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian NGO Leader Amir Hossein Barmaki (please protect) told poloff June 22 in Paris that if the Iranian opposition leaders back down now they will be "destroyed" by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Khamene'i. "They are not going to stop fighting," he insisted, "or they w [...]	2009-06-23 16:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR
09PARIS961	IO A/S BRIMMER REVIEWS UN AGENDA WITH FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO Assistant Secretary Dr. Esther Brimmer discussed the campaign to select a new UNESCO Director General, the Human Rights Council (HRC),UNSC Reform, and Peacekeeping/Peacebuilding operations with her MFA counterpart Sylvie Bermann and separately with MFA Special Advisor Eric Ch [...]	2009-07-17 06:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM UNESCO FR
09PARIS973	PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's June 23 meeting, the U.S. opposed a proposal to give new seniority status to crisis-related bilateral financing. Russia dropped its opposition to extending Afghanistan's Club treatment, clearing the way for continued debt relief as Afghanistan implements its [...]	2009-07-20 10:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS986	FRENCH MFA MID-EAST DIRECTOR ON IRAN, PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Middle East Director (Assistant Secretary equivalent) Patrice Paoli emphasized to WE Office Director Maureen Cormack July 16 the importance of persuading European and USG allies around the world to recognize, and act to prevent, the destabilizing consequences of a nuclear-arm [...]	2009-07-21 17:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL FR
09PARISFR1137	UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE ENTERS THE LAST LAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's Farouk Hosni leads the pack in the race to be UNESCO's next Director-General. He appears to have 20-25 votes of the 30 needed to obtain the endorsement of UNESCO's 58-member Executive Board. Notably, he has recently picked up support from India which, added to Brazil [...]	2009-08-18 15:26:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO EG AU EC BU LH RS BN
09PARISFR1301	BOKOVA WINS JOB AS UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria's Irina Bokova defeated Egyptian Farouk Hosni to become UNESCO's first woman Director-General in a 31-27 vote in the final round of voting held on September 22. The defeat was a major shock to Egypt, given President Mubarak's personal efforts to ensure a Hosni victory. [...]	2009-09-24 06:40:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1397	UNESCO: Executive Board Election Results [...] (U) The election of members of the Executive Board took place on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. The names of the Member States elected to the Executive Board were announced at the plenary meeting by Mr. Khamlihne Nhouyvanisvong (Laos),Chairperson of the Nominations Committee. 182 Member States we [...]	2009-10-15 14:33:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1406	UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...]	2009-10-19 06:08:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1458	WORLD HERITAGE ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: Elections were held October 26 during the 17th meeting of the World Heritage General Assembly at UNESCO to replace 12 of the 21 Member States on the World Heritage Committee. Changes in the Rules of Procedure were adopted including a voluntary reduction in term length to four yea [...]	2009-10-29 15:38:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1483	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] Summary: The Communication and Information (CI) Commission, chaired by Venezuela, met from October 13-15. The agenda included close to 40 draft amendments to the budget and program, almost half of them from Cuba and Egypt. The proposed amendments with the most potential for damage, such as on [...]	2009-11-05 08:36:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO HO
09PARISFR1595	1954 HAGUE CONVENTION AND SECOND PROTOCOL STATES PARTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES OF THE 1954 HAGUE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT HELD THEIR EIGHTH MEETING IN PARIS ON NOVEMBER 23. THE UNITED STATES, WHICH RATIFIED THE CONVENTION IN MARCH, PARTICIPATED AS A PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME. TH [...]	2009-11-30 12:35:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNESCO PREL SCUL
09PARISFR200	GAZA RELIEF EFFORTS AT UNESCO BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Promising to coordinate closely with UN system sister agencies, UNESCO held an information meeting on February 6 to lay out its plans to lend assistance in Gaza, concentrating on education but also including protection of journalists. Fundraising for Gaza relief efforts will be [...]	2009-02-10 09:36:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL PHUM MARR KWBG KAWC IS
09PARISFR219	DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION: BRAZIL SEEKS VIEW OF THE NEW [...] (SBU) Brazil's UNESCO Ambassador Joao Carlos de Souza-Gomes asked to see Charge urgently February 11 to discuss the UNESCO Director-General race. Ambassador Souza-Gomes had a copy of the talking points in our December demarche on this issue (reftel) and wanted to know whether the assessment in [...]	2009-02-12 12:54:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO BR
09PARISFR370	FEBRUARY 2009 FUTURE OF WORLD HERITAGE EXPERTS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A disconnect between theory and reality marked the February 2009 experts meeting on the World Heritage Convention's future. With the WH List continuing to grow at a rapid rate, resources static, and the conservation of WH sites, d the Convention's prime purpose, alm [...]	2009-03-13 09:41:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR670	UNESCO'S APRIL EXECUTIVE BOARD: DIRECTOR-GENERAL (DG) [...] Summary: As the May 31st deadline for the nomination of candidates to become UNESCO's next Director-General approached, UNESCO's Executive Board reviewed and modified some of the procedures followed in previous elections, in part, to give Member States more opportunity to hear the candidates' [...]	2009-05-18 14:10:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR695	KONDO WORKING GROUP - FINAL MEETING ON WORLD HERITAGE [...] Summary: The open-ended Working Group on the Reflection on the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage (WH) Committee, chaired by former Japanese Ambassador to UNESCO Seichi Kondo, met for its final session on 19 May 2009. Kondo won agreement to a three-tiered electi [...]	2009-05-26 16:31:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL UNESCO
09PARISFR730	OFFICIAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 31 deadline for nominations to succeed Koichiro Matsuura (Japan) as UNESCO's next Director-General has passed. UNESCO's Executive Board will have nine candidates from which to choose when it meets next September. After many months in which there were only four candida [...]	2009-06-02 15:18:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR76	GAZA/JERUSALEM DOMINATE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD INFORMATION [...] Summary: Middle East issues dominated the information session for Executive Board members held by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on January 16. Arab states repeatedly urged Matsuura to be more active in protecting educational and cultural facilities in Gaza. The latter undertook to [...]	2009-01-20 15:32:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PREL KWBG IS EG JO
09PARISFR760	PROPOSAL FOR A NEW UNESCO STANDARD-SETTING INSTRUMENT ON [...] Summary. UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session adopted a decision that ignored three of its previous decisions that had set the holding of an experts' meeting and a consultation with indigenous peoples as key pre-conditions for further consideration of a possible new UNESCO standard-s [...]	2009-06-08 15:31:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL UNESCO PREL CU VE
09PARISFR990	DEMARCHE RE UNESCO ACTIVITIES IN KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The French Ambassador joined us July 21 in pressing UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Culture Francoise Riviere for a status-neutral approach and greater cooperation with the authorities on the ground in Kosovo. The U.S. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) also complained of UNESCO' [...]	2009-07-22 15:06:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO KV FR
09PARTO112706	(C) Secretary Clinton's November 14, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Kin Moy, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (U) November 14, 2009; 10:15 a.m.; Singapore. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge Dan Shields Lieutenant General Paul Selva DAS Scot Marciel Deputy Chief of Staff [...]	2009-11-27 22:16:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PARM KNNP
09PARTO22610	(U) Secretary Clinton's February 18, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (U) Thursday, February 18, 2009; 4:15 p.m.; Jakarta, Indonesia. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Cameron R. Hume A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Paul J [...]	2009-02-26 19:16:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KGHG ID
09PARTO32028	(C) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009, MEETING [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried NSC Senior Director Liz Sherwood-Randall Lie [...]	2009-03-20 23:54:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
09PARTO41304	Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4(b,d). 2. (U) March 31, 2009; 10:25 a.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Lew SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Ms. Abedin, Deputy Chief of Sta [...]	2009-04-13 19:31:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PHUM NL AF
09PARTO41407	Conference on Afghanistan, March 31, 2009, The [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes -- by theme -- statements by national delegations and NGOs during the March 31 Afghanistan Conference in The Hague. The Secretary and the UN Special Representative both used the event to bring the international community together around the U.S. strategy and to m [...]	2009-04-14 22:54:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL EAID AF NL
09PARTO42301	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 17, 2009 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) April 17, 2009; 9:45 a.m.; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Roland Bullen A/S Thomas Shannon, WHA Cheryl Mills, [...]	2009-04-23 02:36:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SNAR ETRD EAID
09PARTO42805	(C) Secretary Clinton's April 18, 2009, [...] (C) Classified by: Paul D. Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (C) April 18, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S Thomas A. Shannon, WHA Amb. Hector Morales, USOAS Deput [...]	2009-04-28 22:51:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL ECON EAID
09PARTO43007	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4.(b & d) 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Jo [...]	2009-04-30 14:46:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL IZ IR
09PARTO6	SECRETARY AND IRISH FM MEETING [...] (U) October 11, 2009, Dublin, Ireland 2. (U) Participants United States The Secretary Ambassador Daniel Rooney A/S Philip Gordon NSC Elisabeth Sherwood-Randall DCOS Jake Sullivan Spokesman Ian Kelly Lt. Gen. Paul Selva Ireland Foreign Minister Michael Martin David Cooney, Secre [...]	2009-10-27 02:29:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN EI
09PERTH19	WA MINERS WELCOME STEPPED-UP CHINESE INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: The proposed acquisition by Chinese company Chinalco of a significant stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ref A) has sparked widespread debate in the Western Australia (WA) mining sector over the prospects for increased Chinese investment in the state's iron ore and [...]	2009-03-19 07:43:00	Consulate Perth	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON PREL CH AS
09PERTH30	WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLITICS: THE RUDD-BARNETT DUET [...] (C) Summary: Western Australia (WA) looms large on the federal radar as talk escalates about the state's importance in the next federal election. With Labor currently holding only four of 15 WA federal seats, analysts view WA as a potential pivot for federal Labor to retain power by offering [...]	2009-05-13 08:42:00	Consulate Perth	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AS
09PESHAWAR124	UPPER DIR BOMBING RESPONSE SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS AND [...] (C) Summary: The June 5 mass-casualty bombing of a mosque in Upper Dir and resulting June 7-9 punitive action by a tribal lashkar have highlighted the long-standing tension in Upper Dir district over militant activity there and its recent exacerbation by the military operations in neighboring S [...]	2009-06-09 14:31:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR136	POST CONVENES EAC ON JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (S/NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 19. Principal Officer (PO),RSO, RAO, ODRP/SOC-FWD, MGT, and GSO attended the meeting. The EAC reviewed post's decision to re-locate some personnel to Islamabad on June 13 in light of specific, credible threat informati [...]	2009-06-23 05:30:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET	ASEC PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR143	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 19 [...] (C) The intensity of Pakistani military operations accelerated in South Waziristan during the fourth week in June, with the government conducting intensive airstrikes into Mehsud territory and sending ground troops to secure key locations along the critical Wana-Jandola road in preparation [...]	2009-07-08 04:18:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR146	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 26 [...] (C) In North Waziristan agency (NWA),a series of escalating militant ambushes of Pakistan military convoys foreshadowed a declaration by NWA's principal indigenous militant commander that the February 2008 NWA peace agreement was no longer in effect (reftel). Fighting in South Waziristan Agen [...]	2009-07-09 13:06:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR157	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 17 [...] (C) Over this reporting period, fighting in the on-going Pakistani military operation in Swat continued at levels similar to those of the previous week. Revenge killings against militants, the first of which occurred during the previous reporting period, became a definite trend, with four furt [...]	2009-08-03 14:34:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR169	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 31 [...] (C) Conflict continued in the Malakand division - particularly in Swat, where the number of apparent revenge killings of militants doubled in relation to the previous reporting period. The Pakistani government obtained considerable favorable publicity for the activities of two small lashkars [...]	2009-08-13 09:05:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR17	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY [...] (C) Fighting subsided in Bajaur during the third week of January, but militants switched to "patrolling" Khar at night and launching targeted killings. With military operations now moving south to Mohmand Agency, an additional challenge for the Pakistani military is balancing operations in Moh [...]	2009-01-30 10:48:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR184	NWFP PLANS TO FINANCE SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government finally has received the first tranche of a 24 billion rupees (USD 291 million) revenue transfer from the Pakistani federal government; it will spend half of this to support the planned 2,500 Elite NWFP Police force and doubl [...]	2009-09-03 11:09:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PTER EAID PK
09PHNOMPENH316	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL "FRIENDS GROUP" MEETS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its first meeting in a year, the "Friends Group" of donors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) focused May 6 on the substantive work of the court and the array of administrative challenges the court faces to meet external problems. The judicial pro [...]	2009-05-14 14:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH333	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Sok An May 20 warmly welcomed Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson's proposal to mediate differences between Sok An and UN Office of Legal Affairs (UN/OLA) Assistant Secretary General Peter Taksoe-Jensen over an anti-corruption mechanism [...]	2009-05-22 09:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH373	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION AND US [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and talking points June 5 to NAO Thouk, IWC Alternate Commissioner for Cambodia and Delegate of the Royal Government of Cambodia in Charge of Fisheries Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, and Fisheries. Mr. Nao praised Commissioner Dr. Hogar [...]	2009-06-05 06:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC CB
09PHNOMPENH410	SOK AN ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 12 meeting to deliver a UN proposal on an anti-corruption mechanism at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An (Ref B),the Ambassador repeated earlier remarks on her duty to speak out against corruption on behalf [...]	2009-06-19 10:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH413	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS MU SOCHUA'S IMMUNITY; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Cambodian National Assembly voted on June 22 to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) MP Mu Sochua, clearing the way for her to be questioned and possibly prosecuted for defamation under the complaint by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Security guards blocked [...]	2009-06-22 09:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH426	CHIEFS OF MISSION MEET NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya Subedi, made his first visit to Cambodia June 15-26, and met with the heads of several foreign missions on June 19, including Ambassador Rodley. Subedi has billed this first visit as a "listening tour, [...]	2009-06-29 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH489	WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE HARD-EARNED POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The wider political space seen in Cambodia during the run-up to the 2008 National Assembly elections last July is undergoing an autocratic nip-and-tuck as the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) exerts one of its periodic reining-in exercises in the name of greater social orde [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH505	CAMBODIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BID TO JOIN UNESCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Long Visalo July 20 appealed for United States support of the bid by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to join the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC). Cambodia will stand in an election for the one open East Asia and Pacifi [...]	2009-07-21 13:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KTIA SCUL UNESCO CB
09PHNOMPENH579	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DPM AND FM HOR NAMHONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 10 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong expressed to the Ambassador Cambodia's deep appreciation for recent initiatives with the USG such as the Lower Mekong Ministerial, concurred that an anti-corruption mechanism for the Khm [...]	2009-08-12 09:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH689	CAMBODIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Sok An formally announced his government's intention to seek a seat on the World Heritage Committee (WHC) and sought international support for its candidacy. Sok An cited Cambodia's deep cultural heritage and experience on the Angkor Wat International Coordinating [...]	2009-09-10 00:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIA SCUL UNESCO DB
09PHNOMPENH701	CAMBODIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 10 TOM [...] Two Cambodian Parliamentary Commissions: the Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media; and the Commission on Human Rights, Reception of Complaints, Investigation and National Assembly-Senate Relations, issued a joint statement September 14 in response to [...]	2009-09-16 06:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH811	EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR PALMER SEES UP CLOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAP/MLS Deputy Director Matthew Palmer visited Cambodia October 20-26 to take part in a Conference on the Lower Mekong Initiative (septel),meet key counterparts in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC),address human rights issues, visit bilateral assistance program sites, a [...]	2009-10-30 05:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH962	DRAFT RESETTLEMENT REGULATIONS RAISE NGO AND DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 4, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) released a draft circular on the process for resettlement of urban poor communities, which it referred to as "illegal, temporary settlements." German development agency GTZ, which has foun [...]	2009-12-28 08:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB
09PODGORICA111	MGSF01: PODGORICA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (U) On 29 April 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee convened to review Post's Pandemic Influenza tripwires (RefTel) and developments related to the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. The DCM chaired the EAC; RSO, POL/ECON, POL/MIL, CONS, PAO, DAO, and Belgrade RMO (via teleconference) attended. [...]	2009-04-29 16:00:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09PODGORICA119	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are the highest-level State Department official to visit Montenegro since its independence in 2006, and your arrival represents a major milestone in our bilateral relationship and a great opportunity for us to advance our broader goals in this region. I recommend that two t [...]	2009-05-12 17:16:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA132	VISIT OF SENATORS CARDIN, MIKULSKI, AND WICKER TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Montenegro on May 27, Senators Cardin, Mikulski, and Wicker thanked the GOM leadership for Montenegro's partnership with the U.S., including support for USG efforts in Afghanistan and in the Balkans. Vujanovic and Rocen asked for continued support for Monteneg [...]	2009-06-01 14:35:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM MARR MW
09PODGORICA159	THE TWO MONTENEGROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 11 municipalities that make up "northern Montenegro" account for half of the country's territory and the majority of its natural resources. However, they lag significantly behind the coast and center of the country in every leading economic indicator. The disparity between [...]	2009-07-01 17:26:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EFIN KCRM MW

09PODGORICA166	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PDASD MCMILLAN TO MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the newly re-elected Montenegrin leadership continues a pro-NATO, pro-western stance. The GoM welcomed the positive language about Montenegro in the April NATO Summit Communiqui and now has its sights set on an invitation into MAP by D [...]	2009-07-08 15:37:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA171	RADICAL ISLAM IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last decade, fundamentalist Islam, known here as Wahhabism, has established a small foothold among Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims. There are probably a few hundred adherents in country, concentrated in majority-Muslim towns of Plav and Rozaje, close to Kosovo and Albania [...]	2009-07-10 11:57:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL MW
09PODGORICA195	CORRUPTION IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Few countries in Europe have as bad a reputation for fighting corruption as Montenegro. As in other transition societies in this region, egregious weaknesses include extensive cronyism and nepotism, weak controls over conflicts of interest, perceived legal impunity for individua [...]	2009-09-02 13:40:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR MW
09PODGORICA198	SCENESETTER FOR ADRIATIC CHARTER CHOD CONFERENCE, SACEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues on its pro-NATO, pro-western course, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a recept [...]	2009-09-10 12:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA47	MONTENEGRO ELECTION PRIMER: RULES OF THE RACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold pre-term parliamentary elections on March 29, concurrently with municipal assembly elections in Niksic and Budva and mayoral elections in Tivat and Herceg Novi. According to the current Election Law, Montenegro's 81-seat Parliament is elected from candidate [...]	2009-02-23 10:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
09PODGORICA57	MONTENEGRO'S SPRINT TO NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Montenegro's government has stepped up its campaign to promote its NATO-related priorities. A round of meetings with NAC ambassadors in mid-February indicated to GoM officials that most member states have a positive view of Montenegro's progress, but some skeptics remain. The M [...]	2009-03-04 16:11:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA75	MONTENEGRO'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have Montenegro's ruling coalition winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 29 parliamentary election. With the exception of the center-left Socialist People's Party, which doubled its seats from the last election, and possibly an additional seat [...]	2009-03-30 12:09:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA84	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, Montenegro's State Election Commission (SEC) rejected appeals to hold repeat votes at several polling stations. While parties may still take their cases to the Constitutional Court, the SEC decision likely finalizes the results of the election. The vote, which the [...]	2009-04-03 18:14:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PORTAUPRINCE103	HAITIAN AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF MISAPPROPRIATING [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 18:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA SNAR KCRM
09PORTAUPRINCE104	HAITI: ARISTIDE'S PARTY, STILL IN DISARRAY, [...] (C) Summary: Hard line and moderate factions of the Fanmi Lavalas (FL) political party have registered competing lists of candidates for the partial senatorial elections scheduled for April 19. The hard liners' list included a number of close associates of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, some probabl [...]	2009-01-30 19:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE117	HAITI'S ELECTORAL AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE LAVALAS [...] (C) Summary: Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has decided to exclude all Fanmis Lavalas candidates from the upcoming Senate elections, based on a what Embassy and others believe is a strained reading of the electoral law, and the fact that two FL factions submitted competing candida [...]	2009-02-04 20:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE157	HAITI: PRESSURE MOUNTS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER LAVALAS EXCLUSION [...] (C) Summary: The U.S., Canadians, French, the European Commission and the OAS have issued statements in the last few days regarding the exclusion of Fanmi Lavalas from the upcoming Senate elections (reftel),stating that credible elections must be inclusive. A milder statement by MINUSTAH un [...]	2009-02-11 13:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE202	REJECTED HAITIAN SENATE CANDIDATES PROTEST THEIR [...] (C) Summary: Supporters of Fanmi Lavalas continue to protest their exclusion from the upcoming Senate elections. Several dozen people gathered in Les Cayes February 18 to demand the return of party leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and two of the party's lawmakers called for ''peaceful resistance [...]	2009-02-20 19:04:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE245	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S MARCH 11-14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as democratic consolidation and economic progress have stalled, as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. Although President Preval alloc [...]	2009-03-04 17:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE250	HAITI CARNIVAL 2009 [...] Summary: Haiti's 2009 Carnival celebrations were marginally more violent than last year's but still within acceptable limits by the improved security standards of today's Haiti. An increased presence of the Haitian National Police (HNP) helped keep the inevitable violence down. For the fir [...]	2009-03-06 14:08:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HA SCUL KCRM
09PORTAUPRINCE270	HAITI: ELECTORAL COUNCIL MAY DISREGARD COURT [...] (C) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has rejected a March 9 court ruling enjoining electoral authorities to include representatives of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party in the upcoming senatorial elections. The CEP and its supporters say that the co [...]	2009-03-11 19:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE304	HAITI WILL SUBMIT "NIL FORM" ON BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 11:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE330	TREASURY DELEGATION ASSESSES RESULTS OF ONGOING USG TAX [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald, visited Port au Prince February 4-5 to make an interim assessment of the results of the [...]	2009-03-25 14:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE371	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CONYERS'S VISIT TO HAITI, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. The storms and resulting flooding displaced hundreds of thousands of people and made Haiti's al [...]	2009-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE372	HAITI: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT [...] (SBU) The government and people of Haiti will warmly welcome the visit of the USNS Comfort. The medical services you will provide are badly needed in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where a large portion of the population has virtually no access to medical services. Your [...]	2009-04-06 11:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE378	SENATE ELECTIONS: MOVING ALONG [...] (SBU) Summary. Preparations for the April 19 partial Senate elections appear to be largely on schedule. Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and MINUSTAH remain firm that they will take place April 19. The CEP has assured the public that all preparations are on track and denies that [...]	2009-04-06 18:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE399	HAITI: LUKEWARM INTEREST IN SENATE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Campaigning is relatively low-key as Haiti moves toward the first round of partial Senate elections April 19. Although campaign posters and radio commercials have begun to appear, most parties -- with the exception of the ruling Lespwa coalition -- seem to lack the financing to p [...]	2009-04-13 15:08:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE408	CORRECTED COPY OF PORT AU PRINCE 000330 - TREASURY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald, visited Port au Prince February 4-5 to make an interim assessment of the results of the [...]	2009-04-16 11:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE411	HAITI: CAMPAIGNING CONCLUDES FOR FIRST ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Field observations and a local poll suggest that the April 19 elections for 12 vacant Senate seats (reftels) will likely send only a modest number of Lespwa candidates to the second round of voting. This result comes despite the fact that candidates representing Lespwa, the coa [...]	2009-04-17 18:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE419	FIRST ROUND OF HAITI'S PARTIAL SENATE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Voting in the first round of partial Senate elections (reftel) took place April 19 in Haiti's ten departments with only one major incident. The Embassy's 29 observers saw that voting materials had generally been delivered to polling stations on time, trained poll workers effectively oversa [...]	2009-04-20 18:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE431	HAITI ELECTIONS: CANDIDATES POSTURE AS RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Haiti's April 19 partial senate elections were generally well-organized. Isolated incidents of violence, intimidation and theft of voting materials, which led to cancellation of the vote in one department and demands to annul the vote in parts of another were reported. Voter [...]	2009-04-24 19:06:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE447	HAITI ELECTIONS: FIRST ROUND RESULTS SUGGEST BIG [...] (SBU) Summary: Results for the first round of Haiti's partial Senate elections released April 27 show candidates of the pro-government Lespwa coalition running first or second in nine of the eleven races. No candidate gained an absolute majority in the first round of voting. All eleven seats [...]	2009-04-29 11:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE456	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CAPPS' MAY 8-11 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical point in Haiti's democratic development. After food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working hard to meet the basic needs of the [...]	2009-05-06 15:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE474	HAITI SENATE ELECTIONS: APPEALS GRIND ON; ONE [...] (SBU) Summary. The appeals process following the April 19 Senate elections grind on, with departmental appeals bureaus dismissing the great majority. Out of eighteen cases filed to contest Senate election results, only one case thus far has been decided in the candidate's favor, giving the Le [...]	2009-05-12 17:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA EAID
09PORTAUPRINCE475	HAITI: PRESIDENT PREVAL ON ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (C) President Preval says that the April 19 Senate elections were well organized. He claims to have expected the low turnout, but admitted that the Fanmis Lavalas boycott, associated threats, and the ban on public transportation deterred many voters. The President was pleased at the strong s [...]	2009-05-12 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE511	HAITI: ELECTORAL COUNCIL ANNOUNCES APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Haiti's electoral authority announced May 22 the results of ten appeals filed by candidates disputing the provisional results of the April 19 partial Senate elections (reftels). Appeals panels threw out several thousand votes in the Artibonite, West, and North departments based [...]	2009-05-29 17:29:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE520	MINISTER OF JUSTICE DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On May 27, Ambassador Sanderson paid a farewell call on Minister of Justice Exume. They discussed his priorities for the justice sector, including the judicial system, prisons and the Haitian Nat [...]	2009-06-01 19:10:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE53	HAITI: MAJORITY COALITION OUSTS CHAMBER OF [...] (U) Summary: The informal grouping called the "Coalition of Progressive Parliamentarians" (CPP) swept all five positions in the annual Chamber of Deputies leadership elections January 14, dealing a decisive defeat to former Chamber President Eric Jean-Jacques and his allies. Levaillant Louis- [...]	2009-01-16 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE575	DECONSTRUCTING PREVAL [...] (C) Haitian President Rene Preval has now completed three years of his five year presidential mandate. Widely touted as the "transitional president" poised to lead Haiti into a new era of democracy and economic prosperity, he has had only modest success thus far. Haiti's problems are indeed dauntin [...]	2009-06-16 18:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HA KBIO
09PORTAUPRINCE589	HAITI SENATE ELECTIONS: TEPID CAMPAIGNING, SOME [...] (SBU) Campaigning in the lead-up to the June 21 second round of voting in Haiti's partial Senate elections has been lukewarm, as candidates lack money and voters remain apathetic. Four days before the vote, the government announced state campaign financing for candidates -- too late to revive [...]	2009-06-19 18:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE591	HAITI PLEASED WITH PETROCARIBE AND SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth PetroCaribe Summit in St. Kitts on June 12 congratulated Haiti as the ''best payer'' out of 13 countries, having paid approximately USD 220 million to Venezuela. GOH sources confirm that Venezuela announced plans to finance and construct an oil refinery in Haiti proje [...]	2009-06-19 19:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ECON POL EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE601	HAITI: FEW IRREGULARITIES, LOW TURNOUT IN SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy observers noted low turnout but few irregularities, better organization, and greater security in the second round of voting in Haiti's partial Senate elections June 21. UN peacekeepers and Haitian police deployed more effectively than in the first round, acting quickly to qu [...]	2009-06-23 19:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE603	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S JUNE 26 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your delegation comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. Since you last visited in 2007, after food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working [...]	2009-06-24 11:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE607	CODEL MEEK DISCUSSES MINIMUM WAGE, JUDICIAL REFORM AND CUBA WITH PRESIDENT RENE PREVAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON HA PGOV PREL
09PORTAUPRINCE623	HAITI: PREVAL'S ALLIES FARE WELL IN SENATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Candidates of the pro-government Lespwa coalition and other allies of President Rene Preval won seven of the eleven vacant Senate seats in play during the June 21 second round of elections, according to preliminary results. Only eleven percent of eligible voters participated in t [...]	2009-07-01 18:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE632	HAITI: THE CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Haiti's constitution has multiple flaws that hamper the country's governability. Frequent national elections, an imbalance of power between executive and legislative branches, an uncl [...]	2009-07-08 14:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE642	HAITI'S MINIMUM WAGE LAW STILL STALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian President Rene Preval continues to take a strong stand behind his formally submitted objections to raising the minimum wage to 200 Haitian gourds (HTG) per day. In a sustained media campaign, Preval warns of the negative consequences of a wage increase on foreign inv [...]	2009-07-15 13:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD HA PGOV PREL EINV
09PORTAUPRINCE644	CHIEF OF STAFF MILLS MEETS WITH GOH MINISTERS AND [...] (U) Summary. The Secretary's Counselor and Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, along with staff aide Meghann Curtis, assessed Haiti's development and reconstruction needs in a visit July 6-7 that included a tour of a USAID-funded IOM projects outside Port-au-Prince, and meetings with the Prime Minister, [...]	2009-07-16 14:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ENRG ECON EFIN HA
09PORTAUPRINCE667	HAITI: PARTIAL SENATE ELECTIONS NOW OVER, LESPWA [...] (SBU) Summary: With the results of Haiti's partial Senate elections now final, the pro-government party Lespwa won six of the eleven seats being contested, which will give them 13 out of 29 Senate seats. A controversial appeals decision to reverse the initial result in the South Department in [...]	2009-07-24 14:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE822	CONSTITUTIONAL CONFUSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 14, the last day of the ordinary session, the Parliament voted with over a two thirds majority for amending the Haitian Constitution of 1987. The approved text makes substantial changes to Parliamentary mandates, effectively consolidating the electoral calendar into o [...]	2009-09-21 15:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE85	HAITIANS CELEBRATE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] (U) The inauguration of President Barack Obama caused general exuberance in Haiti that at times has spilled over into unrealistic expectations. Commentary has portrayed his election as the culmination of the struggle of African-Americans which turned a page in history. A more general sentime [...]	2009-01-27 12:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE86	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI [...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...]	2009-01-27 14:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD
09PORTAUPRINCE892	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER, OCTOBER 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. After food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working hard to meet the basic needs of the [...]	2009-10-23 15:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL PMIL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE975	President Preval Defends Election Antics Before Diplomatic [...] (C) Summary: At a 10 December meeting with the diplomatic corps, President Preval outlined his priorities for his last year in office and responded to criticisms about manipulation of the electoral process. Preval said that in his remaining 14 months he will dedicate his energies to consolid [...]	2009-12-14 18:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE977	Preval Seeks International Donor Support for Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: President Preval convoked the diplomatic corps, the board of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and several members of his Cabinet to a 16 December meeting at the Palace to discuss arrangements for the upcoming parliamentary elections. He asked potential donors to confirm [...]	2009-12-17 17:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE991	TOGETHER WE'RE STRONG: LAVALAS, "QUALITY ROOSTER," AND SOME [...] (C) Summary: Six days after the poorly-attended Lavalas demonstration (ref A),several high-profile and hard-line former Lavalas party members announced that they would support a new platform, "Ansamn Nou Fo" ("Together We're Strong," in Haitian Creole) in the upcoming 2010 parliamentary e [...]	2009-12-31 18:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC KCRM PHUM SNAR HA
09PORTLOUIS162	MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] Summary: During FY 2007, Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen projects in Mauritius. Eleven of these projects were located on the lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. The majority of the projects are complete, and the f [...]	2009-05-28 13:13:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID MP
09PORTLOUIS168	MAURITIUS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, PRIME MINISTER SAYS [...] (C) On 4 June, Prime Minister Ramgoolam called CDA to report that he had decided Mauritius would recognize Kosovo on or soon after 17 July. When asked the reason for the complete shift of GOM position (see refs),the PM said that he had been swayed by the series of talking points delivered o [...]	2009-06-05 08:02:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV MP
09PORTLOUIS247	SEYCHELLES SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to the Seychelles. The U.S. government enjoys positive but limited relations with the government of Seychelles (GOS). Over the past few years, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA [...]	2009-08-11 12:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS271	SEYCHELLES: GENERAL WARD/U.S. AFRICA COMMAND VISIT 19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General William Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, visited Seychelles on August 19, 2009. Accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser, he met with President James Michel, Minister for Foreign Affairs Patrick Pillay, and Chief of the Seychelles Peoples Defense For [...]	2009-09-08 13:08:00	Embassy Port Louis	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL MASS SE
09PORTOFSPAIN295	BFIF FY-09 PROJECTS IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain thanks EEB/CBA for providing BFIF funding to improve Post's commercial training and outreach. To date in FY-09, Post used BFIF funding to allow the Political-Economic Officer and Economic Assistant to attend commercial training in Santo Domingo. Knowledge gaine [...]	2009-07-17 16:44:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO CVIS ABUD TD
09PORTOFSPAIN361	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY [...] Airline boss quits ---------------------- State-owned Caribbean Airlines'(CA) CEO Philip Saunders recently tendered his resignation citing personal reasons. Saunders joined the airline in October 2007, and his resignation comes amidst reports that the airline has been unable to turn a profit [...]	2009-09-04 15:06:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB ELTN ETRD TD
09PORTOFSPAIN430	SETTLEMENT OFFER ON GTL DISPUTE IN TRINIDAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The commercial dispute continues between U.S.-based fuel processing company World GTL (WGTL) and Trinidad and Tobago's national oil company Petrotrin (ref). In recent weeks, the CDA has urged the GOTT to be flexible and consider a commercial settlement during separate conversat [...]	2009-11-03 18:20:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON KIDE TRGY BTIO PGOV TD
09PORTOFSPAIN480	PETROTRIN REJECTS DEMAND TO SETTLE WGTL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lawyers for Trinidad and Tobago's state-owned oil company Petrotrin sent a letter dated December 2 to attorneys representing US-based World GTL (WGTL) rejecting that firm's claims that Petrotrin expropriated its property and fraudulently and negligently deprived WGTL of its inve [...]	2009-12-04 20:55:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BTIO TD
09PRAGUE103	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...]	2009-02-20 18:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG
09PRAGUE112	EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...]	2009-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO
09PRAGUE121	CZECH DPM VONDRA ON UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 3 meeting which included DFM Tomas Pojar and other key Czech officials, Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra reiterated the Czech government's appreciation for and excitement over the April 4-5 visit to Prague by President Obama. He expressed the Czech government's full commitme [...]	2009-03-04 16:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE134	CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SEEK TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In less than two weeks, the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) will hold their national party congress, which comes at a time when the party has much to celebrate, but also faces several challenges. Following their sweeping victories in the October 2008 regional and senate elections, [...]	2009-03-10 15:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE144	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the March 16-17 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Transatlantic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegov [...]	2009-03-13 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU
09PRAGUE153	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT [...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...]	2009-03-19 12:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV
09PRAGUE155	SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...]	2009-03-19 17:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE160	CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OFFER FEW SURPRISES AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-22 congress of the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) was relatively uneventful, despite the charged political atmosphere before the planned March 24 vote of no confidence. All but one candidate for the party's top posts ran unopposed and were elected, although CSSD cha [...]	2009-03-24 09:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE174	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: HALFWAY POINT, BUT TO WHERE? [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted in Reftels, the March 24 no-confidence vote in the Czech Parliament has placed the Czech government in the awkward position of leading the EU, while in a state of flux on the domestic political front. Czech MFA officials nonetheless recognize that they are still respons [...]	2009-03-26 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE175	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...]	2009-03-26 18:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE222	CZECH REPUBLIC: FOREIGN POLICY DRIFT EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 24 downfall of the Czech Government and the subsequent political upheaval, as well as the planned Czech parliamentary elections in the fall, will affect a range of Czech foreign and security policy priorities. In this cable we focus on three of the most visible and sign [...]	2009-04-24 15:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE228	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON THE BALKANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Czech MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog reviewed the Czech EU Presidency's progress in the Western Balkans. According to Szunyog lack of EU consensus has been impeding progress. The Czechs expect few significant advances during the remainder of the Czech EU [...]	2009-04-27 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EUN EZ PGOV PREL XG
09PRAGUE239	A/S FRIED MEETS WITH CZECH POLDIR ON U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting, A/S Fried and Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil agreed that we explore developing a non-binding joint U.S.-EU statement on accepting Guantanamo detainees cleared for release to complement an internal EU framework document on the subject. Both ag [...]	2009-04-30 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM
09PRAGUE24	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED DISCUSSES GAS CRISIS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis dominated Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings with EU and Czech officials during his visit to Prague January 8-10. The Czechs agreed with A/S Fried on the need to diversify both routes and sources of Europe's energy imports, as well as o [...]	2009-01-13 11:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE263	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MAY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 14 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the May 18-19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the EU's Anti-Piracy efforts, Georgia, the EU-Ru [...]	2009-05-15 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL CE XF ZJ XA
09PRAGUE269	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 23-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes you to the Czech Republic May 23-25. Nearly 20 years after the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic h [...]	2009-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE27	A/S FRIED AND EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS' TROIKA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9 Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met in troika format (Czech EU Presidency and following Swedish Presidency, European Commission, and European Council Secretariat) at the Political Director level. The discussion primarily focused on the Middle East and the Western B [...]	2009-01-14 16:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU CD
09PRAGUE292	GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 22-24 VISIT TO THEQCZECH [...] (C) Summary: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus visited the Czech Republic May 22-24 May 2009 at the invitation of the Czech Ministry of Defense. General Petraeus met with senior Ministry of Defense, General Staff, and Foreign Ministry officials, conducted several press interviews, [...]	2009-05-28 14:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EZ MARR OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE306	CZECH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN MIRED [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic,s two dominant parties, former PM Topolanek,s right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Jiri Paroubek,s left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD),have turned the European Parliamentary (EP) election into a bare-knuckled mudslinging campaign dominated [...]	2009-06-02 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE313	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...]	2009-06-04 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE314	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...]	2009-06-04 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE324	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...]	2009-06-11 15:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM
09PRAGUE339	PART 2: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),[...]	2009-06-17 14:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE350	PART 2: CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 339 - U.S.-EU [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 339 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague [...]	2009-06-23 14:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE383	CHARGE'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH CZECH FM KOHOUT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 1 meeting, Charge congratulated Czech FM Kohout on the just-completed Czech EU presidency and thanked him for Czech support in various areas, including for the Holocaust Assets Conference. Kohout thought the presidency had made the Czech Republic more "EU-involved" and [...]	2009-07-01 16:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ
09PRAGUE39	BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST. [...] This is a joint cable from missions in Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius, and Bratislava requesting Agricultural Biotechnology Outreach Funds announced ref A. The joint mission proposal intends to develop a biotechnology outreach program using the Czech Republic as a hub for the central Europe and Balt [...]	2009-01-20 15:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL LO LH
09PRAGUE395	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 09:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE41	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECHS LOOKING FOR A POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the November 27 Czech Senate approval of the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the Czechs have been unable to advance the MD agreements in the Lower Chamber, where ratification has been temporarily put on hold due to domestic political problems and questions about the f [...]	2009-01-22 09:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE432	RELEASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW: TIMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Czech officials have consistently raised their concerns that any announcement of the results of the U.S. strategic policy review before the October 9-10 national elections could make this a campaign issue and might even affect the outcome of the elections themselves. Defe [...]	2009-07-24 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE44	CZECH CABINET RESHUFFLE COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Czech President swore in new ministers who will be taking over the health, transportation, regional development, human rights, and legislative affairs portfolios. The Prague castle ceremony completed a protracted and mismanaged cabinet reshuffle, which began [...]	2009-01-23 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE45	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...]	2009-01-23 16:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO
09PRAGUE455	CZECH ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) As an update to Ref A, Czech MFA Department of the Americas official Marketa Balkova informed emboff August 5 that currently the plan is for five MFA officials to accompany Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to the UNGA. The Czech officials traveling with FM Kohout are: Czech Political D [...]	2009-08-05 10:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE475	OPEN LETTER REACTION PART II: CZECH POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czechs have a multi-faceted relationship with Russia which varies according to the issue, as well as the fora involved (whether NATO, the EU, or on a bilateral basis). As the July 16 open letter to President Obama from Central European leaders illustrates, many in this reg [...]	2009-08-14 13:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG EPET EUN EZ RU
09PRAGUE5	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...]	2009-01-05 17:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE542	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER BARTAK,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the 20th anniversary of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" approaches, the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and the European [...]	2009-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE549	CZECH MFA STATEMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) On September 10 the Czech MFA issued a statement (see para 3) regarding the September 9 vote in the U.S. Senate on the Travel Promotion Act which proposes the establishment of a fee for ESTA applications. In addition to commenting on the ESTA fee, the statement also references the Canadian [...]	2009-09-14 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE589	CZECH COMMENTS ON U.S.-CZECH STRATEGIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 14:44:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EZ EUN
09PRAGUE59	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CZECH DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the domestic banking system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export- oriented Czech economy is suffering from a significant drop in external demand for Czech exports. According to recently released figures, exports fell a record 18 percent, industrial [...]	2009-01-30 13:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE591	SCENESETTER: THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a key moment to shape a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists have expressed disappointment about the results of our missile defense policy review, they have constructively engaged with us and [...]	2009-10-05 14:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL EUN EZ
09PRAGUE601	PART II: CZECH COMMENTS ON FURTHERING U.S.-CZECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech MFA Political Director Ivo Sramek, accompanied by MFA Security Policy Director Ivan Pocuch and MOD Director of Strategic and Defense Planning Division Ivan Dvorak provided emboffs on October 9 with two papers: "Specific Ideas for Further Strategic Cooperation between the [...]	2009-10-09 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EZ EUN
09PRAGUE640	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DISCUSSES DEFENSE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: While much of Vice President Biden's discussions with Czech officials focused on missile defense, he also spoke in depth about Afghanistan, research cooperation and energy security. Biden said the U.S. looks forward to Czech participation in a new phased, adaptive approach (PAA [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL

09PRAGUE649	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRAGUE HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Vershbow: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and Secretary Gates participation at the NATO Ministerial toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expresse [...]	2009-11-02 16:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS AF EZ
09PRAGUE661	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...]	2009-11-09 16:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE666	CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the November 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She noted that this is the "jumbo" GAERC as the Defense and Development Mini [...]	2009-11-12 18:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SO
09PRAGUE668	FIRST U.S.-CZECH HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP: CZECHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first-ever U.S.-Czech High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting on November 6 in Prague, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow, was productive and cordial, covering: NATO issues, U.S.-Russia relations, the new Phased [...]	2009-11-13 12:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE681	CZECH INTERIM GOVERNMENT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The interim, technocratic government of Jan Fischer was appointed on May 8, 2009 by President Klaus, after Mirek Topolanek's ODS-led coalition government lost a vote of confidence on March 24. Topolanek and CSSD leader Jiri Paroubek agreed on Fischer, a previous unknown who he [...]	2009-11-20 13:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE687	TOPOLANEK SURVIVES ODS CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Despite calls from some party leaders for the center-right Civic Democrat Party (ODS) platform congress to also include a vote on Mirek Topolanek's (age 53) leadership of the party, Topolanek was able to vanquish his detractors (for now) and retain the party chairmanship. There [...]	2009-11-23 16:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE69	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a year when the Czech Republic will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Velvet Revolution, nothing symbolizes better the truly remarkable journey this country has traveled since 1989 than the Czech Foreign Minister's arrival in Washington as the representative of the Europea [...]	2009-02-04 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE696	CZECHS HOST NATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATO STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Czech MFA hosted a seminar, "Seeking a New NATO Strategic Concept: The Czech Perspective", attended by Group of Experts member Ambassador Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, NATO Assistant Secretary General Jiri Sedivy, parliamentarians, MFA and MOD representatives, [...]	2009-11-25 16:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS MCAP EZ RU
09PRAGUE698	PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...]	2009-11-27 06:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE713	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. K-2022 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Emboff visited the offices of BANZAI spol. s.r.o. and met with its owners, Lukas Tracha (general sales manager) and Vaclav Siroky (president),to establish the bona fides of the company. As indicated on its commercial registration certificate, BANZAI is licensed b [...]	2009-12-08 07:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EZ KOMC
09PRAGUE722	CZECH VIEWS ON THE VISEGRAD FOUR (C-RE9-02125) [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff met on December 14 with Jiri Cistecky, Director of the Czech MFA's Central European Department, and Petr Maryska, a member of the Central European Department's Visegrad 4 (V-4) working group, to discuss Czech perceptions of the current state of V-4 cooperat [...]	2009-12-15 12:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EZ PL HU LO
09PRAGUE89	Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report - Czech [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is meeting the Minimum Standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as set forth in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005, in that: a) The government provide [...]	2009-02-12 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRAGUE91	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12 S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Czech Minister of Interior Ivan Langer, MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil and MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Department Director (European Correspondent) Vaclav Balek. They discussed Guantanamo detainees and [...]	2009-02-13 18:00:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PTER
09PRAIA22	CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS TWO JUSTICES, DISCUSSES NEW [...] (U) Summary. During the first parliamentary session of the year, ruling party PAICV and lead opposition party MpD reached agreements on a number of important issues, including choosing two Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) justices. Parliament also approved the composition of a commission to con [...]	2009-02-13 19:31:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV
09PRAIA63	CAPE VERDE TO HOST ECOWAS GUINEA BISSAU ROUND TABLE; INVITES [...] (C) Summary. Cape Verde Foreign Minister Jose Brito convoked Ambassador on 27 March for a briefing on the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that took place in Praia on Wednesday 25 March. According to Brito, the CPLP count [...]	2009-04-02 18:48:00	Embassy Praia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SNAR PU CV
09PRETORIA1005	A/S CARSON DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE WITH TSVANGIRAI AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 17:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA1009	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 4, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Scientists Develop New Carbon Emission Reduction Process -- South Afri [...]	2009-05-19 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1029	PART 3 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the third of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet ap [...]	2009-05-20 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1129	ZUMA'S CABINET IS BRILLIANT POLITICALLY, BUT WILL [...] (C) Newly elected President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet is settling in following the swearing in ceremony on May 11. Most political analysts and pundits have praised Zuma's selections -- lauding some for their managerial skills, some for their willingness to bring new ideas to government, and some f [...]	2009-06-04 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1190	SOUTH AFRICA LIKELY TO RAISE SOME TARIFFS IN [...] (C) Summary: South Africa is likely to raise "a few" tariffs to WTO-bound levels in response to the global economic crisis, according to an official at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Industrial policy will have greater prominence under President Jacob Zuma, as Trade and Industr [...]	2009-06-12 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1247	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...]	2009-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1264	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 06:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SF
09PRETORIA1293	SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by the following officials who will attend the Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at the Border training event in Durban July 20-24. Name: John Alwin Matroos [...]	2009-06-26 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM SF SOCI PREL
09PRETORIA1330	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 June, the Institute for Security Studies hosted a debate on the role of human rights in South Africa's foreign policy under newly elected President Jacob Zuma. Keynote speakers included Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in New York, who described South Afr [...]	2009-07-02 11:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZIM NI SF
09PRETORIA1343	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Deficit Yawns Wider as Spending Accelerates and Revenues Decrease - Credit Growth Slows - Consumer Confidence Surprises - Moody's Says [...]	2009-07-02 15:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1392	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 June, the Institute for Security Studies hosted a debate on the role of human rights in South Africa's foreign policy under newly elected President Jacob Zuma. Keynote speakers included Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in New York, who described South Afr [...]	2009-07-09 14:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZIM NI SF
09PRETORIA1429	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-07-15 06:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1463	SOUTH AFRICA RECEIVES AN A-CATEGORY CURRENCY RATING FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1500	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The global economy remained firmly in the grips of a recession in the first quarter of 2009, causing South Africa to record its first recession in 18 years. Declining export demand and lusterless prices of most export commodities acted as powerful brakes on South Africa's growth. [...]	2009-07-24 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA159	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-01-27 09:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1613	ZUMA HANDLING SOME ISSUES BETTER THAN OTHERS AFTER [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma, barely in office 90 days, has faced a multitude of challenges so far in his tenure. He so far has been confronted with making tricky Cabinet and diplomatic appointments, dealing with striking doctors and municipal workers, and settling protests across the country [...]	2009-08-07 13:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1618	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2-AUGUST 8 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-07 16:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1657	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 9-AUGUST 15 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-14 16:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1707	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-08-24 14:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA173	NRC DISCUSSES 2007 PELINDABA SECURITY INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: South African officials attribute the November 2007 Pelindaba break-in to criminal - rather than terrorist - intent. The police have not arrested the culprits. Officials stress that facilities containing nuclear materials were not threatened or impacted by the attack. Official [...]	2009-01-29 13:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1752	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 23-AUGUST 29 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-31 06:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA176	ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DOWNPLAYS CHALLENGES [...] (S) African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leaders discussed their defense of President Kgalema Motlanthe against allegations of infidelity, the party's list process, and the prospects for the Congress of the People (COPE) in a lengthy discussion with Poloffs on January 26. ANCYL spok [...]	2009-01-30 06:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1760	THREE YEARS UNTIL PARTY CONGRESS, BUT ANC [...] (C) Barely five months into the Jacob Zuma administration, the race to replace him -- or retain him -- at the 2012 African National Congress (ANC) party congress is heating up. With so much time to go, and so much work to accomplish even before the 2011 municipal elections, it seems prematur [...]	2009-09-01 08:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA177	MOTOROLA CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF DUE PROCESS IN [...] (C) Summary. Motorola is concerned that a South African Police Service (SAPS) tender for the acquisition of a provincial radio network system did not follow due process. The company has solicited USG support to seek clarification of the process to ensure transparency in future tenders. End S [...]	2009-01-30 07:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EIND EINT SF
09PRETORIA179	ESKOM BENEFITS FROM A REPRIEVE OF REDUCED DEMAND WHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economic downturn has given state power utility Eskom a reprieve of reduced demand, but the supply and margin remain vulnerable. Eskom has managed to avoid controversial load-shedding since April 2008. Chief Nuclear Officer Clive Le Roux briefed NRC Commissioner Peter Lyon [...]	2009-01-30 08:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EPET SENV EINV EIND KNNP SF
09PRETORIA1808	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 4, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Consumers in Debt Trouble - Outlook for Vehicle Sales Brightens - National Broadband Policy Expected "Shortly" - Governme [...]	2009-09-04 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1809	THE ROYAL BAFOKENG: TRIBE, COMMUNITY, AND [...] When Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi was crowned king of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) cloaked in African leopardskin over a Western business suit, his attire reflected his dual role as both tribal chief and modern executive. The RBN he leads is a traditional community, defined by cultural heritage a [...]	2009-09-04 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF EMIN EFIN SOCI
09PRETORIA182	UDM WELL-ORGANIZED, BUT LACKS SUPPORT NEEDED TO [...] (SBU) The United Democratic Movement (UDM) ran a well-organized, nationally televised manifesto launch in Johannesburg on January 24 that on the face of it suggests Bantu Holomisa's party is ready to make inroads in the upcoming election. The party drew roughly 5,000 supporters, almost all f [...]	2009-01-30 11:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1829	BALEKA MBETE GIVES A FEW CLUES ABOUT BALANCE OF [...] (SBU) Among local observers of South African politics, one key question during the election campaign and in the aftermath of the April vote was whether the balance of power would reside at the Union Buildings or in Luthuli House. Former Deputy President, and current African National Congress [...]	2009-09-09 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1859	DIPLOMATS STILL WAITING TO SEE CHANGE IN SAG'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 8 September, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Senior Researcher Takawira Musavengana spoke at a roundtable with western diplomats, admonishing diplomats for believing that Zimbabwe would be discussed during the 7-8 September SADC summit, downplayed Zuma's willingness to tak [...]	2009-09-11 12:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SF ZI
09PRETORIA1914	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-09-17 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1981	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The South African economy recorded negative real growth in the second quarter of 2009, the third successive quarterly contraction. Some 475,000 jobs were lost in the first half of 2009. The trade data continued to reflect depressed global as well as domestic demand conditions. The [...]	2009-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1983	SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON [...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]	2009-10-01 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1997	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 2 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-05 06:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA203	IFP MANIFESTO LAUNCH FEATURES NO VIOLENCE, SAME [...] (SBU) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) launched its party manifesto before a small, heavily guarded crowd in Soweto on January 25. IFP leaders spoke briefly about the party's agenda -- economic growth, job creation, law and order, education, health, land reform, and morality -- before turning [...]	2009-02-03 10:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2030	TREVOR MANUEL OFFERS NEW APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel's "National Strategic Planning" paper (often referred to here as the "Green Paper") offers a new approach to the way South Africa does government business. The paper suggests that greater planning and coordination will lead to [...]	2009-10-07 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2091	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...]	2009-10-14 12:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF
09PRETORIA21	MONTHS SINCE PIETERMARITZBURG COURT DECISION TEST [...] (C) The months since Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Chris Nicholson handed down his verdict declaring the state's case against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma invalid have been among the toughest times in the ruling party's history. The split between rival ANC factions [...]	2009-01-07 15:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA213	SOUTH AFRICA FOCUSES ON EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Government policy since 1994 has sought to ensure that all population groups in South Africa have equal access to education. However, the quality of education has been neglected, leaving many learners unqualified for university or to join South Africa's workforce, which needs [...]	2009-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SF
09PRETORIA2141	COURT SELECTIONS SHOW HOW CONCERNS ABOUT JUDICIAL [...] (C) President Jacob Zuma finalized his appointment of five new justices to the Constitutional Court, the nation's highest legal body, on October 11. For most of the past year, and particularly during the election campaign period ahead of the national election in April, opposition leaders and [...]	2009-10-21 16:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR SF
09PRETORIA215	NRC STEPS UP COOPERATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Peter Lyons used a January 18-24 familiarization visit to South Africa to visit the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) testing facilities and discuss its status; augment cooperation with its counterpart the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR),an [...]	2009-02-04 14:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP KNNP SF
09PRETORIA2164	ICT COMPANIES HIGHLIGHT BROADBAND AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips hosted a luncheon discussion with leading executives of U.S. ICT companies in South Africa on September 25. The executives called for improvements in South African Government (SAG) decision-making processes and for increased public-private collaboration. Leadership shortf [...]	2009-10-23 14:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI SF
09PRETORIA2166	Electricity - Economy's Driver or Achilles Heel? [...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is struggling belatedly to increase capacity to meet demand, while working to engage the private sector, secure financing, and correct its pricing to reflect market realities. The utility suffered an electricity supply emergency, resulting in rolling bl [...]	2009-10-23 14:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09PRETORIA2169	RECONFIGURED MINISTERIAL CLUSTERS LEAD TO [...] (C) The South African Government on October 19 announced plans to reconfigure ministerial clusters (committees within the Cabinet intended to improve coordination within government). The announcement set off immediate speculation by political analysts and economists over whether the reconfig [...]	2009-10-23 17:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF ECON EFIN EINV
09PRETORIA217	COURT SETS ZUMA TRIAL FOR AUGUST [...] (U) The Pietermaritzburg High Court set August 25 as the trial date for African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma in a decision announced on February 4. The state charged Zuma with corruption, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering in December 2007. The Pietermaritzburg High C [...]	2009-02-04 16:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2170	SOUTH AFRICAN VIEWS ON CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per action request in Ref A, post requested a meeting with South African climate negotiators, but was told they are not available until November. In the meanwhile, this cable lays out context for South Africa's negotiating positions to date, based on Septemb [...]	2009-10-26 07:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG SF
09PRETORIA2180	Climate Change - South African Views Post-Bangkok [...] (SBU) In an October 23 meeting with Emboffs, South African climate change negotiator Joanne Yawitch argued for: (1) Negotiating "within the framework that exists" rather than "reopening the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change"; (2) Committing major public funds for mitigation and adaptat [...]	2009-10-26 15:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG SF
09PRETORIA22	SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO SIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Several members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Mozambique and Angola) are expected to sign the interim EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement when the EU Trade Commissioner visits Southern Africa in February. Tariff [...]	2009-01-07 15:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2245	AMBASSADORâ€™S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first official call with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was warm and frank. Mashabane thanked the USG for its partnership and support through PEPFAR and acknowledged past mistakes in HIV/AIDS policies. The Ambassador thanked [...]	2009-11-03 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA2251	MBEKI SHYS AWAY FROM IDEA OF POLITICAL LEGACY [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Thabo Mbeki gave his first extended press interview since being removed from the presidency in September 2008 by the African National Congress (ANC). In the interview with the "Sunday Independent," Mbeki sought to distance himself from some of the more contro [...]	2009-11-04 10:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2266	ANC GOES FAR, PERHAPS TOO FAR, IN ASSISTING [...] (SBU) The African National Congress (ANC) made special arrangements for Mozambican citizens living in the South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces to vote in Mozambique's elections on October 28. ANC members -- unaffiliated with South Africa's Independent Electoral Commiss [...]	2009-11-05 16:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2267	SAG "NEGLECTING" AND "FAILING" RURAL CONSTITUENTS, [...] (C) From October 21 to 23 emboffs visited rural Mpumalanga province, where human rights NGOs said the SAG was failing to protect the rural poor and neglecting to provide public services to remote communities. While township residents have protested violently over poor service delivery, rural [...]	2009-11-05 16:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ELAB EAGR SF
09PRETORIA228	NRC VISITS ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI GOLD AND URANIUM MINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NRC Commissioner Peter Lyons visited AngloGold Ashanti's Moab Khotsong gold and uranium mine west of Johannesburg on January 22. The mine boasts the world's deepest single-lift shaft at 3,106 meters. Moab Khotsong has been mining deep-level, moderate-grade gold and uranium dep [...]	2009-02-05 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EPET SENV EINV EIND KNNP SF
09PRETORIA2365	SOUTH AFRICA: GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE [...] (SBU) Summary: Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe's message on Washington's enhanced Great Lakes engagement was welcomed warmly during the Special Advisor's October 30-November 2 visit to South Africa. Wolpe renewed contacts with Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim, SAG Great Lakes Special [...]	2009-11-18 15:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CG BU RW UG SF EAID KDEM
09PRETORIA2443	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 20-27 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker for more information, or to make contribution [...]	2009-11-27 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2453	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2009, Volume 4, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Super-Thin Film Solar Panels Readied for Production in South Africa [...]	2009-12-01 06:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2474	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-12-02 13:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2498	ESKOM REDUCES TARIFF HIKE REQUEST, LOOKS FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power utility Eskom backtracked on its controversial 45 percent tariff hikes for each of three years, at the last moment revising its application to the regulator down to 35 percent per year. At the same time it announced a number of new strategic initiatives, a desire fo [...]	2009-12-04 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2506	WWF HOSTS NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ROUDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa hosted a one-day "National Roundtable on New Electricity Supply" on November 18 in Johannesburg. The meeting was a follow up to calls from various stakeholders in the energy sector who attended the National Climate Change Summit in March [...]	2009-12-07 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2542	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-10 06:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2594	ZUMA SEEKS UNITY AS HIS COALITION COMES UNDER [...] (C) African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA),and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have been trading public barbs during the past week, a clear sign that the loose coalition of forces which broug [...]	2009-12-17 15:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2605	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-18 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SF
09PRETORIA294	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget 2009 - Finance Minister Cushions the Blow - Factories Put in Worst Performance in a Decade - Trade Conditions Survey Shows Cautiou [...]	2009-02-13 13:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA306	ONE EXPERT SEES MORE CHINESE INVESTMENT "IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Chinese investors are reportedly preparing to make large equity investments in South African companies in the mining, telecom, civil construction, and other sectors. The target companies have operations across Africa and could help Chinese companies tap African markets outside [...]	2009-02-19 11:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV SF CH
09PRETORIA329	SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CORRUPTION PROBE COULD [...] This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg Labor Office. 2. (C) Summary: South African Airways, (SAA) Board of Directors has launched an investigation into allegations of high-level mismanagement and corruption. CEO Khaya Ngqula has been placed on sp [...]	2009-02-23 06:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EIND EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA354	ONE SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND [...] (C) Summary: The South African government is concerned that the global economic crisis might significantly worsen in 2009, causing world trade to implode and capital flows to emerging markets to dry up. Protectionism in the U.S. and Europe is a major concern. The SAG believes the G-20 shoul [...]	2009-02-24 15:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD SF
09PRETORIA355	SUPPORTERS, DETRACTORS VIEW SPRINGBOK SYMBOL OF [...] (SBU) Few symbols in South Africa are as recognizable, or as controversial, as the Springbok logo worn by the 2007 World Cup champion South African rugby team. Worn by the rugby team since 1906, many saw the logo as a symbol of strength during the years the national team was banned from play [...]	2009-02-24 17:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA378	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 27, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Q4 GDP Down 1.8% - U.S. Trade with South Africa - Government and Auto Industry Officials to Discuss Loan Package - Task Team Recommen [...]	2009-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA436	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Government Still Sees Growth in 2009 - Job Growth Data Sparks Disbelief - South Africa's House Prices Still Falling - New Vehicle Sales [...]	2009-03-06 10:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA47	SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL CLEARS WAY TO RECHARGE ZUMA [...] Summary: South Africa's five-member Supreme Court of Appeal overturned on January 12 a September decision setting aside a corruption indictment against ANC President Jacob Zuma. Speaking for the court, Deputy Judge President Louis Harms upbraided the lower appeals court judge, Chris Nicolson [...]	2009-01-12 18:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA478	SOUTH AFRICAN MINING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS GLOBAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of South African mining executives expressed concern about the effects of the global commodity downturn on the mining sector and associated social transformation in South Africa. They highlighted a number of challenges of doing mining business in South Africa, many dir [...]	2009-03-12 09:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET KHIV ZI SF
09PRETORIA484	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING WILL IMPACT APRIL 22 [...] (U) The Constitutional Court ruled on March 12 that South African voters living and working abroad may vote in the national component of the April 22 election. This means that thousands of voters overseas, many of whom have left South Africa for good, will have a chance to vote and influence [...]	2009-03-12 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS SF KDEM
09PRETORIA487	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...]	2009-03-13 09:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA538	PRE-ELECTION TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa gave us a glimpse into the operation of an institution key not only to the successful conduct of the 2009 elections but also to the preservation of South Africa's young democracy. The IEC officials briefe [...]	2009-03-20 17:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EAID PGOV SF
09PRETORIA543	PART 1 OF 2: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) This cable is part 1 of 2 in response to C-AL9-00425 received on March 9. Reftels refer to parts 1 and 2. The structure below follows a question and answer format and includes Reftels where applicable. Post has sent in nearly 100 cables since September 2008 covering many of the questio [...]	2009-03-23 07:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA570	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, February 2009, Volume 4, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- DEBATE CONTINUES OVER QULALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN SMALL TOWNS - [...]	2009-03-25 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA596	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-03-27 11:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA628	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Post submits two proposals for Science Fellows. Proposal One requests a Science Fellow for May 2009. Proposal Two requests three dimensional modeling of the world's largest repository of the platium-group elements in the Bushveld complex. --------------------------------------------- -- [...]	2009-03-31 07:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09PRETORIA631	SAG'S FOREIGN POLICY: TRADING PRINCIPLES FOR POWER? [...] In a March 25 forum assessing South Africa's foreign policy from the standpoint of global human rights, prominent political commentator Professor Adam Habib acknowledged that the SAG's stances in multilateral fora often disappointed local and international rights advocates. The underlying ca [...]	2009-03-31 11:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SA
09PRETORIA661	PART 2 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) This cable is part 2 of 3 on the South African election. End Summary. --------------------------------- The Issues That Will Drive Voters --------------------------------- 2. (C) In the 2006 local elections around the country, the delivery of services such as water, sanitation, an [...]	2009-04-03 14:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA662	PART 3 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) This cable is part 3 of 3 on the South African election. End Summary. ----------------------------------- Important Political Markers to Watch ------------------------------------ 2. (C) There are at least five political markers for this election: -- The possibility of violence [...]	2009-04-03 14:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA665	LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL PARTY LISTS AHEAD [...] (C) Poloff worked with Political Section officers to gain their perspectives and insights into South Africa's main political parties ahead of the April 22 national election. Officers provided thoughts about the parties' candidate lists and how they may help or hinder their electoral chances. [...]	2009-04-03 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA67	ANC LOYALIST THRONG TO EAST LONDON FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma launched the party,s election manifesto in front of a packed stadium in East London on January 10. Zuma said the ANC intends to focus on job creation, education, health, rural development, crime, and corruption during the nex [...]	2009-01-13 14:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA674	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, March 2009, Volume 4, Number 3, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SOUTH AFRICANS JOING EARTH HOUR - REDUCE POWER USANGE BY 15% -- [...]	2009-04-06 12:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA704	PRETORIA'S PERSPECTIVE ON HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATIONS [...] (C) In accordance with Department guidance, we urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that South Africa's annual declaration under the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) would be submitted in a timely fashion. On April 9 we informed DFA that t [...]	2009-04-09 11:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MTCRE PARM AORC SF

09PRETORIA707	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 9, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recession Rules Out Post-Election Policy Shift; Mboweni and Manuel Agree on Rate Cuts - Significant Rise in Reserves - Treasury Wil [...]	2009-04-09 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA708	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: South Africa did not escape the negative consequences of the international financial turmoil, despite the fact that its domestic financial institutions had virtually no direct exposure to the troubled assets that were central to the deterioration of credit markets. Deteriorating [...]	2009-04-09 12:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA71	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The deterioration in the global economic landscape affected South Africa's third quarter 2008 economic performance. Weaker international demand, falling commodity prices, and the tight domestic economic environment resulted in the lowest quarterly real GDP growth in ten years. Une [...]	2009-01-14 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA742	China Sustains Interest in African Minerals and Energy [...] (SBU) Summary. The African Mining Indaba in Cape Town February 9-12 provided verve for discussion on China's interest in African resources (Reftel). The consensus view was that China is taking a long-term perspective on its resource investments in Africa, but driving harder bargains in the gl [...]	2009-04-16 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD SF CH
09PRETORIA758	BUSINESS UNCERTAIN ABOUT IMPACT OF ZUMA PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA797	SOUTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN FUNDING [...] (C) Summary: The Helen Suzman Foundation hosted a seminar on April 15 to discuss the country's laws on political party funding, an issue which the media and electorate have largely ignored in the run-up to South Africa's election on 22 April. Panelists agreed that both the source and amounts [...]	2009-04-21 11:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA802	PART 1 OF 2: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) This cable is part 1 of 2 in response to C-AL9-00425 received on March 9. Reftels refer to parts 1 and 2. The structure below follows a question and answer format and includes Reftels where applicable. Post has sent in nearly 100 cables since September 2008 covering many of the questio [...]	2009-04-21 12:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA805	SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #1 [...] Summary: Mission observer teams and local media outlets report generally smooth operations as polls opened April 22 for South Africa's fourth national election since democracy was established in 1994. Days before the vote, the Independent Electoral Commission predicted an eighty percent turn ou [...]	2009-04-22 10:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ASEC SF
09PRETORIA806	SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #2 [...] Summary: South Africans remain focused on the unfolding drama of national elections as voting continued through midday. Voter turnout remains strong overall, but there are significant differences between polling places. Observer teams are reporting minor irregularities and procedural problems, [...]	2009-04-22 15:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ASEC SF
09PRETORIA817	SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #3 [...] (U) Summary: National and provincial election results began trickling in on April 23. Early numbers show that the African National Congress (ANC) will again receive a huge mandate from the electorate, but there are signs of strength from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Western Cape. The Co [...]	2009-04-23 15:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ASEC SF
09PRETORIA821	Media Coverage of South African Elections [...] SUMMARY: Across the spectrum - from the daily newspapers to television broadcasts to community radio - coverage of the 2009 elections in South Africa dominated the media in the weeks leading up to the April 22 vote, and ruled the airwaves on election day itself. In what is widely considered South [...]	2009-04-24 09:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SA KDEM SF
09PRETORIA832	SADC MISSION DECLARES SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION FREE [...] (U) The Southern African Development Community (SADC) concluded that South Africa's national and provincial election on April 22 was "peaceful, free, fair, and transparent." SADC's delegation, which comprised 108 observers from the region, was led by Swaziland's Minister of Agriculture Cleme [...]	2009-04-24 14:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA843	IEC ANNOUNCES ELECTION RESULTS ON APRIL 25 [...] (C) The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was proud of the efficiency of polling day activities, saying this was "a long way from 1994." The IEC said campaigns were conducted peacefully and there were no incidents of political violence or intimidation on election day. The ruling African [...]	2009-04-28 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA941	WESTINGHOUSE PERSEVERES FOR NEW NUCLEAR BUILD IN [...] (C) Westinghouse Regional Vice-President - South Africa Rita Bowser told Economic Counselor that Westinghouse remained cautiously optimistic about winning a contract for building new nuclear power stations in South Africa. The Westinghouse rep believes that the key period to influence the pr [...]	2009-05-08 16:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD BEXP KNNP SF
09PRETORIA942	FINAL LIST OF PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (U) Newly elected President Jacob Zuma completed his Cabinet appointments May 10. Attached is the completed list of all Cabinet ministers and their deputy ministers. National President - Jacob Zuma Deputy President - Kgalema Motlanthe * National Planning Commission in the Presidency - Tr [...]	2009-05-11 06:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ASEC SF
09PRETORIA99	THE AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF HEALTH - FINALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a productive meeting with Minister of Health Barbara Hogan January 19 on the eve of his departure from post. The Ambassador conveyed his frustration that he had not been able to meet with the Minister's predecessor, emblematic of challenges in working with th [...]	2009-01-20 14:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA993	SOUTH AFRICA SPLITS ITS MINING AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African government announced the long-anticipated split of the Ministry of Minerals and Energy into two separate ministries to aim for greater focus on these key sectors. Industry is cautiously open-minded about the new appointments. Minister of Mining Susan Shabangu [...]	2009-05-15 12:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV SENV SF
09PRISTINA148	KOSOVO/EULEX: AT FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6 the European Union's rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, declared full operational capability (FOC). Four months after its initiation, EULEX can claim some significant successes, including a complete and violence-free roll-out of the police component; the reopening of the [...]	2009-04-08 17:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA163	KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON CIVAIR BUT MORE WORK TO BE DONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's civil aviation regime has seen significant changes in the past ten years, with Pristina International Airport (PIA) evolving from a military airport run by KFOR in 1999 to assuming full operational control over commercial flights and establishing nascent national civil [...]	2009-04-24 16:17:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA183	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: You last saw the President and Prime Minister of Kosovo in Washington during their first meetings with the new Administration in February, just after the one year anniversary of Kosovo's independence. That meeting proved a huge boost for a Kosovo public anxious to be reassur [...]	2009-05-09 13:02:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV
09PRISTINA23	KOSOVO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared the independence of Kosovo. The United States immediately recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with Kosovo. Prior to the declaration, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo [...]	2009-01-20 15:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB ETRD YI KV OPIC USTR EINV EGOV KTDB
09PRISTINA249	KOSOVO: ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MANAGE IMMIGRATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please seen paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: Increasing numbers of foreigners are entering Kosovo and requesting stay and asylum. Kosovo's laws governing asylum and migration are good, but border authorities lack the technological and physical resources to prop [...]	2009-07-01 13:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SMIG KV
09PRISTINA25	KOSOVO: DAS STUART JONES DISCUSSES PRACTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/SCE DAS Stuart Jones visited Kosovo January 12-13, and discussed events since the European Union's rule-of-law mission, EULEX, started its operations on December 9, 2008. In meetings with President Sejdiu, Prime Minister Thaci, Foreign Minister Hyseni, EULEX Chief de Kermabo [...]	2009-01-22 06:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA255	KOSOVO: GOK STILL LOOKING FOR CEFTA BENEFITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since independence was declared in 2008, Kosovo has struggled to find its voice on the international stage. The Government of Kosovo's (GOK) strong desire to shed the shackles of UNMIK in all realms has been particularly frustrating in organizations where Kosovo is represented b [...]	2009-07-04 09:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA379	KOSOVO: ASSESSING LIKELY ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Debate among stakeholders continues on modalities for and risks associated with holding elections on November 15 in the new Serb-majority municipalities formed through Ahtisaari-mandated decentralization, but we are edging towards a solution along U.S.-shaped lines: elections i [...]	2009-08-28 17:19:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA404	KOSOVO: URGENT DECISIONS NEEDED IN NKPP PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In July 2009, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) publicly announced its decision to move forward with the World Bank-funded New Kosovo Power Project (NKPP). The announcement, made in close consultation with key international donors, was long-awaited. After years of delay, it appea [...]	2009-09-15 15:28:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PREL KV
09PRISTINA456	KOSOVO: CAMPAIGN OPENS FOR NOVEMBER 15 MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for Kosovo November 15 municipal elections kicked off on October 15. The elections, the first since independence and the first managed by domestic institutions, mark an important milestone in Kosovo's democratic growth. Kosovo Albanian and Serb par [...]	2009-10-19 11:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR KV
09PRISTINA457	KOSOVO: HUNGARY IN TALKS TO REPRESENT SPANISH EU [...] (SBU) Atilla Fodor, First Secretary of the Hungarian Embassy in Pristina, briefed us Friday, October 16, on Hungary's hopes to represent Spain in Kosovo, during Spain's January-June 2010 EU presidency. According to Fodor, intensive bilateral talks are underway, and a decision is expected no la [...]	2009-10-19 11:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV HU SP
09PRISTINA465	KOSOVO: WEATHER AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE POWER OUTAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 18, increased demand for electricity due to unseasonably cold weather and technical problems threatened to cause catastrophic failure to the Valac electrical sub-station and distribution lines in northern Kosovo. This prompted the Kosovo Electricity Company (KEK) to c [...]	2009-10-22 10:28:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA470	KOSOVO: LOCAL ELECTIONS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ETHNIC SERB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Serbs will vote in municipal elections on November 15 for the first time in four of six new decentralized municipalities formed under the Ahtisaari Plan. Encouraging voter participation among Serbs in the new municipalities is critical to decentralization's success, and U [...]	2009-10-28 07:48:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR KV
09PRISTINA492	KOSOVO: LDK'S ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...]	2009-11-12 15:36:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA493	KOSOVO: LDK'S ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...]	2009-11-12 15:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA494	KOSOVO: LDKQS ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),KosovoQs oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...]	2009-11-12 15:49:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA501	KOSOVO: STRONG TURNOUT, RELATIVE CALM MARK LOCAL POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's November 15 local elections, the first organized by Kosovo authorities and the first since independence, were marked by higher than expected turnout, in both the Serb community and in Kosovo at large. Voters cast ballots for mayors and municipal assembly persons in 36 [...]	2009-11-15 21:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA509	KOSOVO - GETTING KFOR DRAWDOWN RIGHT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: KFOR is close to completing the first phase of its ultimate drawdown to "deterrent presence" force of 2,500 troops. By February 2010, KFOR troop levels will decline to 10,000, so-called Gate 1 in KFOR's three-phase plan. We believe that the Gate 1 decision was justified, but [...]	2009-11-17 12:23:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL MARR KV
09PRISTINA510	KOSOVO: EARLY MAYORAL RESULTS SHOW FEW SURPRISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 16, Kosovo's Central Elections Commission (CEC) released preliminary results for the November 15 mayoral races. In 36 municipalities, 16 mayoral races were decided in the first round, with the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) taking five, the junior coalition [...]	2009-11-18 05:27:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA527	MAINTAINING KOSOVO'S POST-ELECTION MOMENTUM: CREATING AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 15 municipal elections in Kosovo saw levels of Serb turnout not seen in years, with Serbs winning the mayor's offices of three new Serb-majority municipalities outright and gaining an opportunity to contest "new" Novo Brdo and Strpce in December runoffs. This turnout pr [...]	2009-11-25 13:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV
09PRISTINA533	KOSOVO: HITMAN'S CONFESSION SHAKES KOSOVO POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's political establishment has been shaken following allegations that Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) officials were involved in assassination plots during an effort to consolidate power from 1999 to 2003. A Democratic League of Dardania (LDD) member of parliament, Gani G [...]	2009-12-01 19:29:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KAWC KV
09PRISTINA548	KOSOVO: VOTING OVER, ELECTIONS FAR FROM DONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo held runoff mayoral elections in 21 municipalities on December 13. According to early comments from election observers -- including 17 teams of Embassy observers -- the election process was generally fair and transparent, but there are allegations of isolated irregularit [...]	2009-12-14 16:33:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV
09PRISTINA558	KOSOVO: DEBUNKING MYTHS ON NORTH KOSOVO POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent discussions on electricity in the North of Kosovo have become clouded by the introduction of arguments in defense of Serbia's control of the Valac substation, in favor of the start of political negotiations on electricity, and/or for the introduction of a second (Serbian) [...]	2009-12-17 17:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA57	KOSOVO: AAK'S ELECTORAL AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK),Kosovo's leading opposition party, is restructuring itself in a bid to return to power in future elections. Founded by former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, AAK is attempting to expand from its core base of support in western Kosovo [...]	2009-02-12 10:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KV
09PRISTINA578	KOSOVO: ELECTRICITY IN THE NORTH-ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) employees were only partially successful in conducting a December 24 visit to read meters at three substations in the northern part of Kosovo. The limited success of these visits was marred, however, by the Serbian state electrical conglomerate EP [...]	2009-12-29 15:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA582	KOSOVO: THREE CONTENTIOUS RACES MAR SECOND PHASE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of the December 13 runoffs, three of Kosovo's mayoral elections remain undecided and mired in partisan accusations of electoral fraud between governing coalition partners PDK and LDK. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) and the independent Elections Complaints and [...]	2009-12-30 17:23:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA62	KOSOVO: KOSOVO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AT CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo's future rests on efficient development of its vast lignite coal reserves, which can propel investment and improved living standards for the next half century or more if properly exploited. After years of frustrating delay, Kosovo's government is ready to take the final [...]	2009-02-14 12:41:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK KV ECON
09PRISTINA63	KOSOVO: ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. In the first year since its declaration of independence, Kosovo has made real progress in consolidating its sovereignty and pursuing its democratic objectives, including adoption of a new constitution that meets the highest European standards and grants broad protection to Koso [...]	2009-02-16 12:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KV
09PRISTINA64	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Pristina's submission for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. From 1999 to 2008, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under the authority of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1244. [...]	2009-02-18 17:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09PRISTINA65	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09PRISTINA66	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09QUITO1026	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: ECONOMY CONTRACTS, BALANCE OF [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-10-20 19:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO1059	Ecuador's 2010 Budget: Optimistic Assumptions, large [...] (SBU) Marked by optimistic growth and revenue assumptions, a record-level fiscal deficit, and a conspicuous lack of detail about sources of financing, Ecuador's 2010 budget passed the National Assembly December 22. President Correa's administration submitted the 2009 and 2010 budgets simultaneo [...]	2009-12-23 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EC
09QUITO1068	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-10-29 14:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO117	ANALYSTS OFFER DIVERGENT VIEWS ON POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The diversity of the Ecuadorian political debate was on display during a breakfast with WHA/AND Director Whitaker. Some analysts saw President Correa staking out the electoral center amidst waning voter interest, while another participant highlighted what he considered successfu [...]	2009-02-17 16:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EC CO IR
09QUITO120	LEGISLATIVE HEAD CORDERO OPEN TO U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In... id: 192653 date: 2/18/2009 17:11 refid: 09QUITO120 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0120/01 0491711 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 181711Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0037 INFO RUEH [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO121	A Somber U.S. Business Forum Briefs the Ambassador [...] (C) Summary. On February 13, U.S. companies briefed the Ambassador on the business climate in Ecuador. The tone was somber, as the representative outlined challenges and risks, but also opportunities for their companies, which are representative of many business sectors in Ecuador. Most wer [...]	2009-02-18 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EFIN EPET ECON EC
09QUITO173	GOE PRESSURES FRENCH, SPANISH OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In another move to pressure foreign oil companies to sign new contracts, on February 21 the GOE told French Perenco and Spanish Repsol that they had 72 hours to pay monies owed under Ecuador's windfall petroleum revenue sharing law or their oil shipments could be withheld by the [...]	2009-03-10 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
09QUITO178	HIGH-LEVEL CHINESE VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met privately with Chinese Ambassador Cai Runguo on February 27 to discuss the February 13 visit by Vice Prime Minister Hui Liangyu in Ecuador, as well as the Ecuador-China relationship more generally. Ambassador Cai downplayed the importance of the visit, and was [...]	2009-03-12 14:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EAID ETRD ENRG SMIG CVIS EC CH
09QUITO18	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE--INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff met with the GOE U/S of Fisheries Guillermo Moran and newly-appointed Director of Projects and International Cooperation Ramon Montano on January 8 and delivered the demarche points from reftel a. The GOE representatives stressed their desire to achieve progress through [...]	2009-01-14 12:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD EC
09QUITO202	ELECTION CAMPAIGN KICKOFF CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: T... id: 198604 date: 3/24/2009 17:31 refid: 09QUITO202 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 08QUITO616 header: VZCZCXYZ0007 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0202/01 0831731 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 241731Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 018 [...]	2009-03-24 17:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO207	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - HCOC ANNUAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on March 19. Puma said that the GOE had submitted its Annual Declaration during the week of March 2. She noted that the GOE submitted a simplified "nil form" as Ecuador does not have a space launch [...]	2009-03-25 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA EC
09QUITO208	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) In light of recent bilateral tensions over the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats (Ref B),Post did not deliver the demarche on Kosovo until March 23, when PolOff conveyed Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez. Villagomez reiterated the GOE's pos [...]	2009-03-25 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ UN KV EC
09QUITO216	SLOW-ROLLING THE GOE REQUEST TO PURCHASE F-16S [...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) Commander signed an official memorandum on November 25, 2008 requesting a quote from the U.S. on the cost of purchasing 24 F-16 C/D Block 50 Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) aircraft, with the intention of replacing its outdated fighter fleet. Post delayed [...]	2009-03-27 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO22	U.S. MACHALA POWER REACHES AGREEMENT WITH GOE ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. electricity generator Machala Power signed an agreement with the GOE December 19 to drop its arbitration claim in exchange for payment of approximately $70 million to cover past due GOE debts (payment and termination of the arbitration claim are still pending). The company [...]	2009-01-15 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO220	GOE Policy for a Vulnerable Economy: Buying Time and [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian economy, which is dollarized and heavily dependent on oil exports, is under considerable stress because of falling oil prices and the global economic crisis. Oil prices have risen in March, providing some relief. If oil prices remain at current levels or rise, th [...]	2009-03-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EPET EC
09QUITO246	GOE EXPLAINS HIGH LEVEL TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: FM Falconi and Government Minister Jalkh on April 6 expressed concern to the Ambassador about an Embassy official's meeting with unsavory characters, and said that President Correa had asked a delegation to go to Washington to express GOE concern. The Ambassador made clear that [...]	2009-04-07 20:03:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PINR MARR KCOR EC CO
09QUITO254	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points and presidential statement to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6 on the North Korean Taepo-Dong 2 launch. Puma said that the GOE would follow UNSC guidance on this issue and was aware of the split decision in the UNSC. She sai [...]	2009-04-13 17:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EC KN JA
09QUITO256	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER VITERI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made an introductory call on Finance Minister Elsa Viteri on April 8. Viteri justified Ecuador's debt default and planned restructuring, supported Ecuador's balance of payment safeguard trade measures and mentioned the possibility of further measures, and expresse [...]	2009-04-14 16:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO277	Ecuador Proposes to Repurchase Bonds with 70 Percent [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Ecuador announced that it provided a bond repurchasing proposal to bondholders on April 20. The GOE said that it will repurchase defaulted bonds at a 70 percent discount, but provided few details as to how it will manage the process. End summary. 2. (U) Ac [...]	2009-04-21 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
09QUITO283	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SB... id: 203768 date: 4/23/2009 13:38 refid: 09QUITO283 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0283/01 1131338 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 231338Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0283 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY [...]	2009-04-23 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO296	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SBU) Summary: With three days remaining before the April 26 elections, President Correa sits comfortably ahead of all other candidates, with polls showing him with enough votes for a first-round win. Recently arrived international election observation teams have reported concern with how the [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO298	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SB... id: 204247 date: 4/27/2009 12:09 refid: 09QUITO298 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0002 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0298/01 1171209 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 271209Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0304 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY B [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO300	CORREA VICTORY GIVES HIM BLANK CHECK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Correa received the Ecuadorian people's vote of confidence on April 26 in a generally problem-free election, winning the presidency in the first round with 52% of the valid votes. This election, only 27 months into Correa's term, was required under Ecuador's new constitution. [...]	2009-04-27 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO308	NOT SO CALM AFTER THE STORM - ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contrary to initial reports that Ecuador's April 26 election went smoothly, cases of violence and fraud in a few provinces are coming to light in the days following the elections. Although these incidents are unlikely to alter the outcome in the Presidential race, general disc [...]	2009-04-30 23:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OAS EC
09QUITO37	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) On January 16, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Susana Cabeza de Vaca, Coordinating Minister for Production and head of COMEXI, Ecuador's trade policy council, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Bilateral Relations Carlos Jativa. Cabeza de Vaca said that she had b [...]	2009-01-21 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO373	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRIES AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made an introductory call on Industries and Productivity Minister Xavier Abad on May 13. The Minister discussed the Ministry's infrastructure development plans and focused on ways to advance the bilateral commercial relationship, including a possible trade coopera [...]	2009-05-21 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO387	ECUADOR BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050147882 [...] (SBU) Embassy confirms completion of a post-license check on license 050147882 for the export of ballistic plates for body armor listed in reftel to Ecuador. The Embassy spoke with the Head of Ecuadorian Navy Logistics, Captain Pablo Gordillo, who confirmed that the Ecuadorian Marines had or [...]	2009-05-27 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC
09QUITO408	Ecuador Requires Banks to Repatriate Some Offshore Assets [...] (C) S... id: 209795 date: 6/2/2009 21:39 refid: 09QUITO408 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0019 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0408/01 1532139 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 022139Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0426 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY [...]	2009-06-02 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
09QUITO475	ELECTION FATIGUE IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly two months after the April 26 nationwide elections, official results for the National Assembly and local races still have not been announced, possibly complicating the government's plans for an August 10 presidential inauguration ceremony. On the heels of this process, [...]	2009-06-18 14:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO509	ECUADOR MODIFIES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: On June 23, the GOE announced modifications to its import measures implemented in January in response to what it termed a balance of payments (BOP) crisis. Based on recent commitments in WTO BOP Committee meetings, the GOE announced that it was transitioning most of its "safegua [...]	2009-06-24 23:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO510	ECUADOR ANNOUNCES BOND BUYBACK "A SUCCESS" [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11, Ecuador's Minister of Finance presented the results of the GOE's bond repurchase, which resulted in the repurchase of 91% of the country's 2010 and 2030 Global bonds at a 65-70% discount. Although President Correa called the repurchase a success, some critics questi [...]	2009-06-25 13:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO525	UNREALIZED POTENTIAL IN ECUADOR'S MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian government hopes to restart mining investment in Ecuador with a new law that increases the state share of revenues and control over the sector. Changes include reinstating royalties and tightening environmental controls, among others. The four major foreign fir [...]	2009-06-29 19:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV EC
09QUITO566	ECUADOR ECON NEWS: ECUADOR JOINS ALBA, BANKS REQUIRED TO [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador joins ALBA ------------------ 2. (SBU) On June 24, an extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) was held in [...]	2009-07-08 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO57	GAS-AND-GO LOOKS LIKE A GO [...] (C) Summary: At a wide-ranging lunch for the Ambassador on January 26, a warm and friendly President Correa gave a firm green light for discussion and development of a gas-and-go model for anti-narcotics cooperation with the U.S., following the shutdown of the Manta Forward Operating Location [...]	2009-01-27 12:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SNAR ETRD EC
09QUITO570	FM FALCONI WITH AMBASSADOR ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials laid out their thinking on the Bilateral Dialogue, including a new, so far poorly defined, security pillar, in a July 8 meeting with the Ambassador. The Ambassador emphasized the USG desire to move forward as soon as possible. She raised U.S. interest in a gas-an [...]	2009-07-09 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EAID SENV MARR CVIS EC
09QUITO60	ECUADOR ISSUES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 22, the GOE implemented balance of payment (BOP) safeguard measures on 627 products (almost all consumer goods) for one year, using a mix of ad valorem tariffs and specific tariffs that exceed its WTO bindings, and quotas. The measure will also apply to Ecuador's FT [...]	2009-01-27 20:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO707	SCENESETTER FOR INAUGURATION DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Quito warmly welcomes the delegation headed by Senator Bob Graham for the inauguration of President Correa on August 10, held on the 200th anniversary of Ecuador's first call for independence. While we do not agree with the Correa government on every issue, we have enjoyed stron [...]	2009-08-07 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
09QUITO791	BROADCAST TAPE OF CORREA HAS TELEAMAZONAS FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his latest weekly address on August 29, President Correa lashed out against the independent television station, Teleamazonas, and what he called "a sewer with antennas" and demanded its immediate closure following its airing of a clandestine recording. The 2008 audio rec [...]	2009-09-01 17:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO814	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CORREA ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-04 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO816	ECUADOR'S CENTRAL BANK TO USE INTERNATIONAL RESERVES TO [...] (SBU) In an attempt to boost internal demand, President Correa announced August 27 a plan to repatriate US$1.6 billion in international reserves to fund domestic investments. During a September 1 meeting with EconOffs, the General Manager of Ecuador's Central Bank (BCE),Karina Saenz, confirme [...]	2009-09-04 20:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EC
09QUITO818	Proposal for Foreign Assistance Agreement to Explore Host [...] (U) Action Request for USAID/LAC in paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Ecuador (GOE) has proposed a "transition clause" in USAID/Ecuador's Assistance Agreement to signal our concurrence with exploring host country contracting (HCC) in the near future. DAA/LAC Landau has [...]	2009-09-04 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EC
09QUITO837	Ecuador Likely to Lift Colombian Safeguards as Agreed; May [...] (U) This cable is in response to questions posed in ref A regarding Ecuadoran safeguards on imports of Colombian products. Summary ------- 2. (C) Officially the GoE denies its safeguard actions against Colombian products were politically motivated, although a Ministry of Industries a [...]	2009-09-22 18:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON ETRD EC CO
09QUITO930	GoE TAX REFORMS SEEK TO BOOST REVENUE, LIMIT DOLLAR OUTFLOWS [...] (U) On August 26th the GOE proposed to Congress a tax reform bill, aimed at achieving a more equitable distribution of income, combating tax evasion, and reducing the trade deficit. Private sector representatives say they will have difficulty absorbing the additional costs resulting from the n [...]	2009-09-24 17:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV EC
09QUITO938	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CHEVRON FILES FOR ABRITRATION, PLAN [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-28 14:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO951	CORREA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: ATTACKS FROM THE LEFT? [...] (... id: 234456 date: 11/13/2009 0:05 refid: 09QUITO951 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO877 header: INFO LOG-00 AF-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DODE-00 ANHR-00 DS-00 EAP-00 DHSE-00 OIGO-00 VCI-00 H-00 TEDE-00 IN [...]	2009-11-13 00:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EC
09QUITO973	GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES... [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...]	2009-11-17 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
09QUITO98	ECUADOR MODIFIES TRADE MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: On January 27 and January 30, the GOE modified its balance of payment (BOP) safeguard measures and standards conformity procedures, in response to importer concerns. The safeguard measures will not be applied to products in transit before the measure went into effect on January [...]	2009-02-06 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO981	LIBERTAD ACT: ECUADOR-CUBA RELATIONS [...] (U) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to Ref A. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn huma [...]	2009-11-19 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU EC
09RABAT1004	MUSTAPHA RAMID: MOROCCO NEEDS REAL REFORM; U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with PolOff, leading Islamist politician Mustapha Ramid stressed that he is pro-monarchy, but openly and frankly criticized the Government; suggested that Morocco was moving in the wrong direction; and called for a devolution of the king's powers. Engagin [...]	2009-12-24 09:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL IS MO
09RABAT109	2009 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS GOM'S CONTINUING ROOM TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's 2009 budget, the first prepared by the government of Abbas El-Fassi, breaks little new ground in comparison with its predecessors. The budget maintains a strong focus on social issues, which account for 53 percent of spending. Reduced subsidy spending has enabled th [...]	2009-02-04 16:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MA
09RABAT171	"MANAGING GROWTH" OR "CONFRONTING CRISIS:" MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Dueling events on February 24 highlighted contrasting views of how and when Morocco will be impacted by the international financial crisis. In Rabat, Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi presided over the signature of conventions that implement the government's USD 150 million in initi [...]	2009-02-26 15:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD MO
09RABAT187	IRAQI DEBT TOWARD MOROCCO NOT LARGE, BUT NOT EASY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco is likely to eventually forgive all or most of outstanding pre-Gulf War I Iraqi debt owed to the Government of Morocco (GOM). However, a smaller amount is still owed to private enterprises, and GOM officials warn that any attempt to settle the debt will elicit a flood of [...]	2009-03-04 17:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV MO IZ

09RABAT201	MOROCCO: 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT SPARKS [...] (SBU) The Moroccan and Western Sahara chapters of the 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices sparked high interest and comments ranging from favorable to deeply critical. The embassy rollout included multiple television and radio interviews by the Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Embassy [...]	2009-03-12 22:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO WI MO
09RABAT206	MAURITANIA FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. ENGAGEMENT VIA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Continuing the effort to communicate via alternative channels noted in reftel, a senior Moroccan diplomat conveyed the previously promised unsigned "non-paper," as a personal message from the Foreign Minister of the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),urging the [...]	2009-03-16 12:51:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MO AL MR
09RABAT207	UNOFFICIAL REQUEST FROM MAURITANIAN HCE FOR U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Foreign Minister of the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),passed us indirectly a personal "non-paper," urging the USG to pursue "principled engagement" with the HCE. Continuing the effort to communicate via alternative channels noted in reftel, a senior M [...]	2009-03-16 14:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MO AL MR
09RABAT231	MOROCCO SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Mr. Lemkin, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and it serves as a regional model for economic change and democratic reform. Our military and political cooperation is growing, and as a resul [...]	2009-03-24 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV MARR MCAP PHUM PTER ECON MO
09RABAT236	AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE THE U.S.-MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of young Moroccan experts told Charge and S/P staff member Behrman that the Obama Administration offers an opportunity to revitalize the U.S.-Moroccan partnership. Morocco is a strategic partner and its progress on human rights and democracy benefits U.S. interests. [...]	2009-03-26 15:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM XF MO
09RABAT265	CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES EXPELLED FROM MOROCCO; [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities expelled five expatriate female Christian missionaries from the country Sunday morning for proselytizing and their involvement leading a regular women's Bible study group in Casablanca, according to press and church sources. The Moroccan women in the study [...]	2009-04-01 15:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO KIRF MO
09RABAT284	WIDENING BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT SPARKS CONCERN [...] (U) Summary: Last year's sudden swing into the red of Morocco's balance of payments has sparked increasing concern that the country's international position remains its key vulnerability in confronting the world economic downturn. After years of surplus and a narrow deficit (0.1 percent of GDP [...]	2009-04-06 14:51:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON MO
09RABAT286	PJD LEADERS DISCUSS ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the "moderate faction" of the Islamist-inspired Party of Justice and Development (PJD) have acknowledged the party has been under some pressure from authorities, but emphasized that they have not been intimidated into trimming their sails. They said the PJD decision [...]	2009-04-06 16:02:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL MO
09RABAT289	CORRECTED COPY: XXXXXXXXXXXX LINKS MOROCCAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco broke diplomatic relations with Iran and began a campaign against its domestic Shi'a minority at Saudi Arabian instigation, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Tehran had been using Morocco and its Embassy in Rabat for activities in Mali and Senegal. Dome [...]	2009-04-06 16:46:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR SA EG MO
09RABAT325	MOROCCO'S NEW ENERGY STRATEGY LEAVES A FEW HOLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's new energy strategy aims to avert an urgent electricity supply-demand imbalance, as well as lessen Morocco's dependence on energy imports and exposure to price swings, but geography and natural resources make the latter goal elusive. The Ministry of Energy's short term [...]	2009-04-14 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV SENV MO
09RABAT326	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Smith, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and it serves as a regional model for economic change and democratic reform. Our military and political cooperation is growing, [...]	2009-04-14 17:12:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM MO
09RABAT374	GENDER AND RELIGIOUS REFORM: WOMEN "IMAMS" IN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco has successfully made gender a central component of religious reform in its efforts to both counter religious extremism and promote women's participation in all areas of civic life. Beginning with the ground-breaking 2004 reform of the Family Code (Moudawana),and exten [...]	2009-05-03 18:32:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN MO
09RABAT385	MORROCO: LOWER HOUSE LEADER SEEKS GREATER [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 meeting with Charge, lower house of Parliament President Mustapha Mansouri made a strong appeal for increased contact between Moroccan Parliamentarians and Members of Congress to facilitate better understanding of Morocco's claims to Western Sahara. Mansouri [...]	2009-05-05 17:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM KDEM MO
09RABAT386	MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR KAINE'S VISIT A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine had a highly successful visit to Morocco on April 23, 24 and 25 that helped energize overall bilateral relations as well as achieve economic and trade development goals of his state. Kaine, who is also Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, me [...]	2009-05-05 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM MO
09RABAT39	MOROCCO: UPDATE ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco awaits the domestic impact of the global economic slowdown with trepidation. Government officials have tempered their earlier comments about how Morocco is sheltered from the crisis, conceding that while not exposed to "direct contagion" from "toxic assets," the count [...]	2009-01-15 16:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EAGR MO
09RABAT431	RE-ORIENTING THE ORIENT: ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Oriental region in northeastern Morocco is undergoing a rapid transformation from one of Morocco's poorest and least-developed regions to one of its most richly-endowed with development projects and infrastructure. The flood of new construction, investment, and social prog [...]	2009-05-29 15:30:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR SOCI MO
09RABAT447	ECONOMIC GROWTH WEAKENS AS CRISIS' IMPACT HITS HOME [...] (U) Summary: While official GDP growth projections remain near 5 percent for 2009, thanks to this year's bumper agricultural harvest, the outlook for non-agricultural sectors appears increasingly somber as a result of the world economic downturn. Growth outside agriculture was only 1.3 percen [...]	2009-06-03 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MO
09RABAT479	CODEL BURR HEARS ABOUT COUNTERTERRORISM, DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Summary: On May 26, CODEL Burr discussed the threat from violent Islamic extremists with Morocco,s external intelligence chief Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, the Director General of Studies and Documentation (DGED). The discussion focused on Al Qaeda,s declining influence in Iraq; growing [...]	2009-06-09 15:38:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	OREP PTER PINS PHUM AG IR MR MO WI
09RABAT490	MOROCCAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PRESIDENT'S CAIRO [...] (U) Summary: At five separate events organized around President Obama's speech last week, Mission Morocco not only saw and heard the extraordinarily positive reaction of Moroccans first hand, but also helped shape insights that found their way directly into the media. The Mission also amplif [...]	2009-06-10 23:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OIIP KPAO MO
09RABAT497	PRE-ELECTION MANEUVERS OF PAM AND PM HIGHLIGHT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The kickoff of the campaign for local elections in Morocco on May 29 was enlivened when the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) announced that it was withdrawing support from Prime Minister (PM) Abbas El Fassi's government, threatening a parliamentary crisis. The PAM, wh [...]	2009-06-12 12:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MO
09RABAT517	MOROCCO: PARTY OF AUTHENTICITY AND MODERNITY [...] (C) Summary: Seven million Moroccans, or 52.4 percent of eligible voters, participated in nationwide local/communal elections in Morocco on Friday, June 12, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Garnering over 20 percent of the vote, the Palace-favored Party of Authenticity and Mo [...]	2009-06-17 12:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MO
09RABAT541	MOROCCO:WESTERN SAHARA/ALGERIA - NEW PRIORITIES, [...] (S) SUMMARY: One June 23, before the visit of UNSYG Personal Envoy (PE) Christopher Ross, Morocco's top foreign policy officials told Charge and PolCouns they expected little progress on Western Sahara or better relations with Algeria, which now was their higher near-term priority. Foreign M [...]	2009-06-25 09:31:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL PBTS UNSC WI AG MO
09RABAT545	PRIORITY AREAS FOR INL SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission-wide meetings and encounters with the top Moroccan law enforcement and justice officials with INL and NEA/MAG confirm there is excellent prospect for expanded collaboration across the range of law and justice assistance programs. USG support for Moroccan judicial refo [...]	2009-06-26 22:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PHUM EAID EXBS KJUS ASEC KCRM MO
09RABAT566	MOROCCO SUPPORTS UNSCR 1874 ON NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary. Morocco supports the USG position on UNSCR 1718 and 1874 and has agreed to take financial measures designed to limit the ability of the Democratic People,s Republic of Korea (North Korea) to fund weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile-related activities. Implem [...]	2009-07-02 16:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PREL MO
09RABAT603	MOROCCO INTERESTED IN ARMS CONTROL FOLLOWING THE [...] (SBU) On July 10, Charge delivered the demarche on the President,s visit to Russia (Ref A) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary General Youssef Amrani, the number three in the Ministry. Amrani appreciated the information and was most interested in arms control issues sinc [...]	2009-07-14 18:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RS MO
09RABAT605	MOROCCO,S MANAGED MAYORAL SELECTIONS [...] (C) Despite the relative transparency of the recent election of town (or Communal) council members across Morocco on June 12, the subsequent election by council members of city and communal council leaders (mayors),may to represent a step backward for Moroccan democracy. The high-stakes in [...]	2009-07-14 19:12:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PGOV KCOR MO
09RABAT607	MOROCCO'S MANAGED MAYORAL ELECTIONS MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) Despite the relative transparency of the recent election of town (or communal) council members across Morocco on June 12, the subsequent election by council members of city and communal council leaders (mayors),may represent a step backward for Moroccan democracy. The high-stakes indirect ba [...]	2009-07-15 10:38:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM MO
09RABAT634	MAURITANIAN INDEPENDENT COMMENTS ON MAURITANIA [...] (S) Summary: Ahmed Said Ould Bah, a Mauritanian expert who serves as Chief of Staff of Islamic Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (ISESCO),told us on July 20 he believed the Mauritanian opposition was genuinely surprised by Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory in the recent pres [...]	2009-07-22 12:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PGOV KDEM MR MO
09RABAT642	EFFECTS OF RECESSION STARTING TO APPEAR IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: The lingering global recession continues progressively to affect economic growth forecasts for Morocco, as well as the balance of payments and current economic activity. A flurry of reports, prognostications and evaluations in late June and early July describes the Kingdom as [...]	2009-07-23 14:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MO
09RABAT647	TRADE MINISTER AGREES TO POSTPONE FTA JOINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Foreign Trade Abdellatif Maazouz replied to the July 7 letter of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (A/USTR) Christopher Wilson, agreeing to a delay in the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) and outlining areas for continued work. The Ministry of Foreign Trade also se [...]	2009-07-24 17:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MO
09RABAT651	MOROCCAN MINISTER OF FINANCE AND G20 COMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 22, the Minister of Economy and Finance and the British Ambassador organized a working lunch for G-20 ambassadors and charges to discuss the impact of the world economic crisis on Morocco, as well as individual countries' and collective responses to the crisis. The Mi [...]	2009-07-27 14:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON MO
09RABAT679	LANDMARK TERRORISM CASE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, a Sale court sentenced Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belleraj to life in prison (instead of the death penalty requested by prosecutors) for running an international terrorist network. The 34 other defendants on trial with Belleraj received sentences ranging from one t [...]	2009-08-06 19:14:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PTER KISL MO
09RABAT701	KING MOHAMMED VI'S FIRST TEN YEARS: SOCIAL AND [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has successfully advanced social and economic reforms during the first ten years of his reign, but he has not done as much to promote structural democratic change in Morocco. The King can be credited with implementing many significant reforms in human rights, w [...]	2009-08-17 07:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM KMPI MO
09RABAT731	MOROCCO: MINISTERIAL CHANGES SHORE UP THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 29, Morocco's King Mohammed VI approved the appointments of new ministers: a second Minister of State without portfolio, a Minister of Culture, a Minister of Youth and Sports, and a Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Minister of State and Secretary of State [...]	2009-08-27 15:49:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MO
09RABAT785	MOROCCO: STAFFDEL HOGREFE DIALOGUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Staffdel Hogrefe, the head of the Government of Morocco's (GOM) Consultative Counsel for Human Rights (CCDH) said that work in accounting for and compensating the families of government human rights abuses during the reign of the late King Hassan II is almost [...]	2009-09-18 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OREP MO
09RABAT865	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton, we look forward to your return to Morocco. Since your visits as First Lady, and in particular in the ten years since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne, the Kingdom has made great strides in promoting gender equality, sound economic principles, and relig [...]	2009-10-23 10:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PHUM ECON MASS KWMN KPAL WI MO
09RABAT876	IOM CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF [...] The Government of Morocco (GOM) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized a conference on the Impact of the World Economic Crisis on Migration, October 12 and 13, in Rabat. Minister-delegate for Moroccans Living Abroad Mohammed Ameur, IOM Director General William Swi [...]	2009-10-28 18:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SMIG PREF MO
09RABAT877	PALACE PARTY SEEKS TO DOMINATE THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: In the short span of two years the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) has gone from being a loosely defined political association to a political powerhouse that dominated the June 2009 municipal elections. The PAM now controls the upper house of Parli [...]	2009-10-28 19:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MO
09RABAT881	MOROCCAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador that Palestinian President Abbas, position is delicate. His handling of the Goldstone report surprised and angered supporters. Syria was boycotting international meetings because of its anger. Finally, Fassi Fihro again [...]	2009-10-29 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL IR IS SY MO
09RABAT899	DASD HUDDLESTON AND ADMIRAL MOELLER DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Africa Huddleston, Africa Command Deputy Commander Vice Admiral Moeller, and Brigadier General Jefforey Smith from the Joint Staff met with senior Moroccan military and civilian officials on October 16 to discuss the challenges facing [...]	2009-11-06 15:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PTER MASS MO
09RABAT907	CANADA AND DRL DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE FORUM FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Forum for the Future (FFF) in Marrakesh, Assistant Deputy Minister Carmen Sylvain met with DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner to discuss the future direction of the FFF as Canada takes the G8 presidency. Both parties agreed that the next Forum should [...]	2009-11-12 13:29:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM CA MO
09RABAT920	MOROCCO: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Redouane Houssaini, Head of the MFA's United Nations Division, on November 20th. Houssaini stated that Morocco's voting record on these issues was well established, and that it would continue to be heavily influenced by the GOM's affiliation with th [...]	2009-11-20 16:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MO
09RABAT932	INTER-PARTY POLITICS LEAVES WOMEN BY THE WAYSIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Unlike the June communal elections in which, through the aid of a 12 percent quota, women won an unprecedented number of regional and city council seats, female candidates fared poorly in the successive rounds of indirect voting, including for parliament,s upper house election [...]	2009-11-25 14:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KWMN KDEM MO
09RABAT950	OECD-MENA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 23, MARRAKESH [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The November 23 OECD-MENA Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, brought government, business, and civil society leaders together to debate policy responses to the global economic crisis as well as government and business climate reforms in the Middle East and [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV SOCI MO
09RABAT971	FOURTH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Mission held its fourth annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) on December 1. On the Moroccan side, this year's Dialogue was chaired by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and included representatives from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry [...]	2009-12-11 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MO
09RABAT978	MOROCCO'S FIRST BEACH RESORT UNDER NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Three months after the fanfare surrounding the June 19 inauguration of Morocco's first seaside resort completed under the "Plan Azur" or Blue Plan tourism strategy, Saidia Mediterranean officially closed its doors to tourists. The Saidia resort represents a USD 1.5 billion in [...]	2009-12-16 14:13:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN SENV MO
09RANGOON120	BURMA: NLD SOUL SEARCHING ON SANCTIONS, BAN VISIT [...] (C) The National League for Democracy (NLD) has issued a correction to its February 17 "Special Statement" to clarify that the NLD has not changed its stance on sanctions. The original statement contained language interpreted by some media as criticizing economic sanctions. Party leaders no [...]	2009-02-24 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON126	BURMA'S 2010 ELECTION: UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS AMIDST [...] (C) One year after the Burmese regime announced parliamentary elections will be held in 2010, nothing is known about the timing of the vote, what rules will govern participation, and who will compete. In the absence of hard facts many potentially key players -- among opposition, pro-regime, a [...]	2009-02-27 12:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON187	BURMA: REACTIONS TO THE "AFTER THE STORM" REPORT [...] (C) Officials from the UN and international NGOs, including International Development Enterprises (IDE),Save the Children, and CARE, have criticized the findings of a recent assessment of Cyclone Nargis assistance conducted by Johns Hopkins and the Emergency Assistance Team (EAT) based in T [...]	2009-03-26 01:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID PGOV PREL SOCI
09RANGOON193	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH LABOR MINISTER [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw during EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake's five-country familiarization tour, Blake, Charge, and Burmese Minister for Labor and Relations, Major General Aung Kyi, discussed labor issues and relations with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Aung Kyi gave assura [...]	2009-03-26 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON200	BURMA: DONORS PREPARING TO PURCHASE TB DRUGS IN [...] (C) Burma will face a shortage of tuberculosis (TB) drugs in mid-2010, leaving the region vulnerable to new outbreaks of both TB and multi-drug resistant TB. WHO estimates that Burma needs between USD 4-5 million to cover the drug shortfall; and to ensure timely delivery of drugs, procureme [...]	2009-03-31 07:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON222	BURMA: KACHIN NLD DISCUSSES U.S. POLICY; ELECTIONS [...] (C) Charge Dinger and poloff traveled to Kachin State in Burma's far north April 3-7 to take the political temperature and observe an embassy small-grant environmental project. Police Special Branch (SB) attention made political discussions difficult, though brave National League for Democrac [...]	2009-04-10 04:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON23	BURMA: PLANNING MINISTER DISCUSSES U.S. POLICY, [...] (C) The Charge met with Minister of Social Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha in Nay Pyi Taw on January 5 to discuss assistance issues, the possibility of expanding the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) -mechanism, and the world economic crisis. The Charge laid out USG concerns about Bur [...]	2009-01-09 06:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON24	SHAN YOUTH PROMOTE DEMOCRACY THROUGH CONFERENCE [...] (C) Through a grant from the DRL Special Response Fund, the Hsai Pen Media Group (HPMG) in November 2008 conducted a conference for ethnic Shan youth in Thibaw Township, Shan State, on how to approach Burma's upcoming 2010 elections. Nearly 90 Shan youth from Rangoon Division, Shan State and K [...]	2009-01-09 07:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON404	GAMBARI BRIEFS CHARGE AND DEAN OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) UN Special Envoy Gambari phoned Charge prior to his departure from Rangoon on June 27 to give a brief readout of his June 26-27 visit to Burma. Gambari told Charge his visit was focused on the possibility of an upcoming UNSYG visit, including a possible agenda, program of visit, and possib [...]	2009-06-29 08:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON41	A CONVERSATION WITH BURMA'S SOCIAL WELFARE [...] (C) In an hour and twenty minute meeting with Charge Dinger on Jan. 19, Burma's Minister of Social Welfare, Major General Maung Maung Swe, thanked the USG for post-Cyclone Nargis assistance and laid out a laundry list of continuing needs, mostly to help reconstruct schools, roads, and the Ir [...]	2009-01-22 06:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON534	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) In a 45-minute meeting August 15 with Senator Jim Webb, detained National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) repeatedly emphasized she is eager for dialogue with the regime and is prepared to work with Burma's senior leaders to find common ground, including on sanc [...]	2009-08-17 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON536	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (S) During a one-hour meeting with Prime Minister Thein Sein on August 14, Senator Webb requested a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and urged her release from house arrest, noting the positive impact it would have on bilateral relations and Burma's standing in the world. The Senator also [...]	2009-08-17 11:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON539	BURMA: SENIOR GENERALS START A CONVERSATION; HOW [...] (S) Burma's senior generals used Senator Webb's visit to deliver an unequivocal message: the GOB wants better relations with the United States. They want direct communication with Washington and have identified an envoy -- regime insider and former Ambassador to the United States U Thaung. It [...]	2009-08-18 10:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON54	BURMA: 2008 TOURISM LEVELS DOWN 20 PERCENT [...] (C) Burma's 2008 tourism levels fell 20 percent compared to 2007, despite a substantial increase during October through December. Burma attracted 177,018 tourists in 2008, mostly from other Asian countries. Due to the decline, many tourism-related businesses registered financial losses in [...]	2009-01-28 07:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON544	NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) We provided a readout August 18 to the National League for Democracy on Senator Webb's meetings with Than Shwe and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),while also seeking the party's views on the visit and next steps. Although party elders do not agree with some of Senator Webb's views, particularl [...]	2009-08-19 10:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON548	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) During a brief August 15 meeting arranged by the GOB, National Unity Party (NUP) leader Khin Maung Gyi told Senator Webb Burma needs to follow its own path to establish democracy, with a priority on maintaining national solidarity in the face of ethnic diversity. He stated that Burma nee [...]	2009-08-21 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON59	GAMBARI MEETS WITH GOB REPS AND AUNG SAN SUU KYI; [...] (SBU) UN Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon Saturday, January 31 for his seventh visit to Burma. He met with GOB officials including Foreign Minister Nyan Win and outlined his priorities -- achieving progress on his "five-point agenda," political facilitation between t [...]	2009-02-02 08:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON60	BURMA: BUILDING GRASSROOTS AWARENESS OF DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Despite Burma's closely controlled operating environment, a few groups at the grassroots level have used USG support to raise awareness of human rights and democracy issues in their communities. These groups work at significant risk to their personal security, but employ basic precautio [...]	2009-02-03 04:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON626	BURMA: SIX BOMBS EXPLODE IN RANGOON; NO INJURIES [...] (C) Burma Police Special Branch Deputy Director Colonel Win Naing Tun confirmed media reports of bomb explosions in Rangoon the night of September 16. No injuries were reported. On September 17, the RSO's FSN investigator learned from GOB police sources that homemade bombs containing metal b [...]	2009-09-17 10:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC BM
09RANGOON66	BURMA: PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) The Minister of Health chaired the third Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting January 30 in preparation for the GOB's planned round nine Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members agreed on the proposed selection process for the dual principal recipients (PRs),who [...]	2009-02-04 07:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON685	Voice of America TV programming back on the air in Burma [...] (SBU) As a result of Embassy outreach to the Ministry of Information, the GOB has allowed state-owned television to broadcast VOA-TV programs. The English language instruction series "Connect with English" began daily broadcasts on Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) the morning of October 1 [...]	2009-10-06 10:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON735	BURMA: ASSK REACTS POSITIVELY TO MEETING WITH A/S [...] (C) National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win and Aung San Suu Kyi's personal physician Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),both of whom met with ASSK following her November 4 meeting with A/S Campbell, conveyed her positive reactions to the meeting's format and substance. They confirm she is [...]	2009-11-10 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON797	BURMA: ASSK DOCTOR DEBRIEFS ON RECENT VISIT [...] (C) Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),personal physician to Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),told CDA, a.i., that at a December 3 meeting, ASSK asked him to pass on her gratitude for the opportunity to meet with A/S Campbell and said that she has launched her own engagement efforts with the regime to ca [...]	2009-12-09 08:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RECIFE60	LULA TOUTS JOBS AND CAMPOS IN NORTHEAST [...] Summary (SBU) During a visit to the Suape port on September 11, President Lula heaped praise on Governor Eduardo Campos (PSB),in his fifth visit to Pernambuco this year, fueling speculation that PT will offer Campos a high profile role - possibly the vice-presidency - in the upcoming preside [...]	2009-09-24 17:33:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR PGOV ECON EPET
09REYKJAVIK101	Iceland: Tough Times Ahead: Minister of Finance Paints [...] (C) Summary: Iceland Minister of Finance Steingrimur J. Sigfusson predicted difficult times for Iceland in the year ahead at a June 3 meeting with the CDA. Sigfusson promised significant tax hikes and budget cuts, with much of the pain to come in the fall. Negotiations with labor and capital t [...]	2009-06-05 17:11:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK104	ICELANDIC PRIORITIES REVEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] (U) Emboff met with Iceland's Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Tomas Heidar and Director of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Department Jon Egill Egilsson on June 9 to relay reftel points and elicit Iceland's priorities for [...]	2009-06-10 15:23:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC
09REYKJAVIK121	U.S.-Iceland Security Dialogue: Icelandic Defense Policy [...] (C) Summary: Expert-level Security Dialogue talks in Reykjavik June 16 found broad agreement on the bilateral defense relationship. Both sides agree on the importance of a new NATO Strategic Concept, which Iceland hopes will contain language on the significance of the High North. Iceland rei [...]	2009-07-08 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO AF IC
09REYKJAVIK193	Fraud Summary - Reykjavik: March to August 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Iceland is a low-fraud country with no identifiable, consistant fraud patterns involving U.S. passports or visas. No signficant changes or fraud trends were noted in Iceland during the reporting period March 1 to August 31, 2009. END SUMMARY. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ----------------- [...]	2009-10-28 17:04:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK196	ICELAND: 2009-2010 INCSR SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Iceland's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR: I. Summary Icelandic authorities confront limited, but increasing, levels of domestic drug production. The primary focus of law enforcement is on stopping importation and distribution, with a lesser emphasis on prosecuting for possession a [...]	2009-11-03 17:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM IC
09REYKJAVIK198	ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT OPTIMISTIC PARLIAMENT WILL [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge and Econoff, Minister of Finance Steingrimur Sigfusson stated that he believes by next week the Icesave agreement will be out of committee and return to parliament for its second reading. He said that the government had learned from the last vote on Icesave and th [...]	2009-11-04 18:01:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IC NE PGOV PREL UK
09REYKJAVIK20	ICELAND: GOVERNMENT FALLS, UNITY COALITION IN THE OFFING? [...] (U) Summary: Despite a weekend of frantic efforts by the leaders of Iceland's governing coalition to bring their parties to heel, Prime Minister Haarde announced January 26 that the governing coalition has fallen apart less than two years into its term. The immediate cause was the demand of t [...]	2009-01-26 18:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON IC
09REYKJAVIK204	OBSERVATIONS FROM A DANISH AMBASSADOR'S THREE [...] (C) Summary and introduction. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met November 13 with Soren Haslund, the newly arrived Danish Ambassador to Iceland, to discuss his time spent in Iran. Haslund served as the Danish Ambassador in Tehran for three years, arriving in 2006 and departing the country on July 26, [...]	2009-11-17 13:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR IC
09REYKJAVIK223	PARLIAMENT PASSES A BEVY OF BILLS BEFORE THE NEW YEAR [...] (U) Summary: The Icelandic Parliament worked diligently in the days leading up to its holiday recess and passed a number of key pieces of legislation. Over the weekend of December 18-20, parliament passed 18 bills including a new environmental tax and amendments to the General Penal Code that [...]	2009-12-23 13:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GTIP PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK28	ICELAND: LEFTIST GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER THE REINS; BIO [...] (U) Summary: After a week of negotiations, Iceland's Social Democratic Alliance and Left-Green Movement announced a minority government on February 1. The new government, dependent upon the centrist Progressive Party for support, is headed by SDA Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland [...]	2009-02-05 17:23:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK29	NEW ICELANDIC PM PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 5 courtesy call, new Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir told Ambassador her government is committed to implementing the IMF's recovery program for Iceland. The first task is to rebuild the banking system, including the regulatory structure, while als [...]	2009-02-05 17:35:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PGOV ECON NATO SENV IC
09REYKJAVIK45	ICELAND: FM WARNS OF POSSIBLE DEFENSE BUDGET CUTS [...] (C) Summary: Icelandic Foreign Minister Skarphedinsson told Ambassador on 18 February that "nothing can be ruled out" on the question of further cuts to Iceland's defense budget, and floated a trial balloon on further reductions to Iceland's contingent in Afghanistan. In public comments the [...]	2009-02-27 17:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO ECON AF IC
09REYKJAVIK49	NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...]	2009-03-06 16:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC
09REYKJAVIK50	NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...]	2009-03-06 16:26:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC
09REYKJAVIK53	ICELAND: FORMER FM GISLADOTTIR PULLS OUT OF ELECTIONS; [...] (U) Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) Chair and former Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir announced late on Sunday, 8 March that she will not be running for reelection as party chair nor as a member of the Althingi in the elections on April 25. Gisladottir, who was diagnosed with a be [...]	2009-03-09 16:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK57	ICELAND: POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARIES MOSTLY REGENERATE THE [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's largest round of party primary elections ahead of the April 25 Althingi elections were held this past weekend. Public calls for renewal of candidate lists did not produce the intended results and many incumbent MPs won reelection on their party lists. Voter turnout at t [...]	2009-03-17 16:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK58	ICELAND SCENESTTER FOR TREASURY DAS ERIC MEYER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since your previous visit three months ago, you'll find many changes in Iceland's economic and political landscape. Businesses are hurting and unemployment has risen to an unprecedented ten percent. Currency restrictions imposed in December were extended another six months unt [...]	2009-03-18 17:27:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK61	ICELAND: THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY -- AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary: The traditionally agrarian Progressive Party is looking to the 2009 elections as a chance to reclaim lost glory and its historical role as the deciding factor in governing coalitions on both ends of the political spectrum. The party -- Iceland's second-largest for most of the la [...]	2009-03-25 16:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK90	ICELAND: NEW GOVERNMENT PUNTS ON EU QUESTION, PLEDGES A [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's new leftist government announced its policy statement on May 12, confirming what many expected to be a move towards "traditional" Nordic social and economic policy. Taxes and other revenue streams will need to be increased to meet the government's goal of reduced def [...]	2009-05-13 13:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09RIGA125	LATVIAN ECONOMY: BAD TO WORSE [...] Summary: Latvia's economic downturn has proved to be worse than expected. Falling household purchasing power, induced by rising unemployment and real wage cuts, is significantly reducing domestic demand. Falling consumption is having a negative effect on tax revenues, which despite higher VAT [...]	2009-03-05 15:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA220	SCENSETTER FOR USTRANSCOM COMMANDER GEN. MCNABB'S [...] (U) We look forward to welcoming you to Riga. Your visit provides an opportunity to further demonstrate our commitment to a strong security relationship with a reliable ally facing difficult times. We have put together a focused schedule that includes both senior political leadership as well [...]	2009-04-20 12:17:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA224	LATVIAN OPTIMISM ON BALTIC ENERGY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The Latvians are optimistic about the potential for movement on long-delayed energy interconnection plans in the meeting of Baltic prime ministers scheduled for April 26-27. The Prime Minister's office expressed hope that the meeting would yield a breakthrough "comprehensive agre [...]	2009-04-22 12:57:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA248	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF LATVIAN PRESIDENT ZATLERS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian President Valdis Zatlers comes to Washington in the wake of the deaths of two Latvian soldiers and the wounding of two others fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan. Zatlers moved quickly to quash any suggestion that this tragedy become a pretext for a drawdo [...]	2009-05-07 06:23:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS ECON PINR LG
09RIGA275	EASTERN LATVIA - ECONOMIC WOE, SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 11:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI PHUM EIND LG
09RIGA277	GAY PRIDE MARCH CALM DESPITE OPPOSITION [...] Summary: The May 16 Baltic Pride parade in Riga drew about 300 participants and a far larger crowd of protestors, but it avoided the problems of violence and overzealous security seen in previous years. The event took place despite a late move by some members of the Riga City Council to revok [...]	2009-05-18 14:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI LG
09RIGA28	RIGA 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] Overall Crime/Safety Situation: Latvia continues to be a relatively safe country, compared to a U.S. city of similar size. Crimes of opportunity, including pickpockets, theft from automobiles, and some residential thefts mainly occur in the larger cities with the majority of occurrences in Rig [...]	2009-01-14 13:04:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER
09RIGA326	GOL REACHES CONCEPTUAL AGREEMENT ON BUDGET CUTS [...] Summary. Government coalition parties and key social partners have agreed in principle to cut the central government budget for 2009 by 500 million Lats ($1 billion USD). The decision is limited to setting a target level for budget cuts, and specific budget cutting measures will be decided upo [...]	2009-06-10 14:39:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA33	KNEE JERK REACTIONS EXACERBATING LATVIA'S PROBLEMS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The failure of the Latvian government to engage the people in the realities of the economic situation and to explain what will be needed to move the country forward has sent trust in government to historic lows. This tension boiled over into violence following an anti-governm [...]	2009-01-15 12:02:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON SOCI LG
09RIGA331	LATVIA TO PULL OUT OF NRF-14 [...] (U) Latvia will not be able to meet its commitment to participate in NRF-14 as part of the Baltic Battalion due to its budgetary situation, Latvian CHOD MG Juris Maklakovs announced on June 11. Maklakovs said he was "embarrassed" to have go to NATO and say that Latvia could not fulfill its co [...]	2009-06-12 09:08:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EFIN NATO LG
09RIGA345	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] Your visit to Riga - the first Codel in nearly three years - provides an opportunity to demonstrate our strong support for Latvia at a time when it faces serious economic difficulty. Your visit will show our appreciation of Latvia's efforts to maintain their NATO commitments during the current [...]	2009-06-19 15:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV ECON PREL LG

09RIGA350	FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN LATVIA [...] Latvia confirmed its first case of H1N1 influenza on June 23. The woman, who came to Riga from Berlin on June 21, proved to be flu positive. She had earlier visited the United States and Canada. The woman was taken to hospital immediately after her arrival. This is the first confirmed case of [...]	2009-06-25 11:24:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT LG
09RIGA364	527 REPORT: EMBASSY RIGA SUBMISSION [...] Post is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against representatives of the Government of Latvia. The claims are being adjudicated in the Latvian courts. 2. a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. According to Claimant A, it obtained a lease for a parcel of land in Gu [...]	2009-07-07 11:28:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV LG
09RIGA369	527 REPORT: EMBASSY RIGA SUBMISSION [...] Post is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against representatives of the Government of Latvia. The claims are being adjudicated in the Latvian courts. 2. a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. According to Claimant A, it obtained a lease for a parcel of land in Gu [...]	2009-07-08 07:42:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV LG
09RIGA371	SCENESETTER FOR MEETING WITH LATVIAN FM RIEKSTINS [...] (U) The Secretary's meeting with Maris Riekstins provides an opportunity to demonstrate our strong support for Latvia at a time when it faces serious economic difficulty. The meeting will support the government as it restructures government fiscal policy and functions to comply with commitment [...]	2009-07-08 13:18:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PINR LG
09RIGA401	LATVIA CONCLUDES IMF DEAL: DIFFICULTIES REMAIN [...] (U) Summary. Latvia concluded an agreement and signed a new Latter of Intent (LOI) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 27 following weeks of tense and politically sensitive negotiations. The deal will allow Latvia to access the second tranche of its aid package (USD 285 million [...]	2009-08-03 13:41:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
09RIGA406	SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S VISIT TO LATVIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Riga provides an opportunity to demonstrate our strong support for Latvia at a time when it faces serious economic difficulty. It will also provide us an opportunity to express appreciation for Latvia's effors to maintain their NATO commitments during the current financia [...]	2009-08-04 13:46:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON LG
09RIGA425	NEW LATVIAN GAS STORAGE UNLIKELY WITHOUT PUSH FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is entirely dependent on Russia for natural gas supplies. Increased natural gas storage capacity could act as a stronger buffer against a potential cutoff - but prospects for a commercial project are bleak. While there has been some discussion of a new storage facility, [...]	2009-08-17 14:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON LG
09RIGA430	READOUT OF A/S GORDON MEETINGS WITH LATVIAN PM AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Gordon met on August 12 with Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, and Foreign Minister, Maris Riekstins. Issues discussed included NATO, Latvia's economic crisis and IMF/EC agreement, Russian foreign policy and U.S. engagement with Russia, Belarus and G [...]	2009-08-18 14:40:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO ECON OSCE LG
09RIGA49	LATVIAN RESPONSE TO JANUARY 26-27 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Kristaps Brusbardis, MFA's EU Correspondent, on January 22. He stated that the Western Balkans and Chad/Sudan would not be on the GAERC's agenda, and that the MFA has no immediate points on those issues. He noted Afghanistan may be discussed on th [...]	2009-01-23 12:05:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV LG
09RIGA507	LATVIA RE: IRAN - AGREE WITH USG POSITION, LOW [...] (C) Summary: Latvia publicly supports the USG position on Iran. This stance, could, however, be complicated by the possibility of Latvia's national airline pursuing a direct flight from Riga to Tehran. End Summary. 2. (C) Latvia fully supports the USG strategy to resolve the Iranian nucle [...]	2009-10-09 05:45:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP LG MNUC PARM
09RIGA526	LATVIA: POLITCAL, ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COMPLICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political, economic and technical barriers may impede the quick restructuring and sale of Parex Bank, which is a key to Latvia's economic recovery. Latvia's other state-owned bank, Land and Mortgage Bank, is facing a deteriorating loan portfolio and may need additional governmen [...]	2009-10-26 14:56:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV PREL SW LG
09RIGA535	LATVIA 2010 INCSR PART 1 DRAFT [...] (U) Below is Embassy Riga's draft of the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part 1. Begin INCSR Report: _____________________________________________ _________ I. Summary As in previous years, the most widely used drug in Latvia was cannabis, followed by synthetic dr [...]	2009-10-30 08:49:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR LG
09RIGA536	LATVIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL CLAIMS OLIGARCHS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Latvian Prosecutor General, Janis Maizitis, believes that Latvia's oligarchs orchestrated Parliament's recent rejection of Maris Vigants' nomination to the Latvian Supreme Court. Vigants is a respected judge that in 2007 ordered the detention of Aivars Lembergs, an oligarch, [...]	2009-10-30 15:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LG
09RIGA547	LATVIA: NO IMMEDIATE PLAN TO ESTABLISH IRAN AIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:38:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL LG IR AE
09RIGA55	LATVIA TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN, LEAVE BALKANS, [...] (U) Latvia will maintain its commitment in Afghanistan, but eliminate its participation in KFOR and the EU mission in Bosnia at the end of the current rotations and use the savings to ensure it can meet its commitment to the Baltic Battalion in NRF-14 in 2010. The government took these decisi [...]	2009-01-27 13:11:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV NATO LG
09RIGA558	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS QUANRUD, NOVEMBER 30 [...] (C) Summary: In a time of severe economic crisis and political uncertainty, we remain focused on keeping Latvia actively engaged as a contributing member of the Trans-Atlantic community. Your visit will enable us to underscore and reinforce our key messages: emphasizing the strategic import [...]	2009-11-19 13:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA563	LATVIA WILL ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS; [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Sarmite Danne, the Head of the Latvian MFA's International Organizations Division. Ms. Danne said that Latvia also sees the need for more balance in the UN's resolutions regarding Israel and does not want such resolutions to negatively influence t [...]	2009-11-20 15:13:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS LG
09RIGA564	LATVIAN POLITICAL BATTLELINES: A FOUR-WAY FIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Latvian budget winds through debate and negotiation with the IMF, political coalitions are firming up in advance of the October 2010 parliamentary elections. Three centrist parties of the governing coalition are forming a common front, under the banner of the name "Unity." [...]	2009-11-24 14:54:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LV
09RIGA576	LATVIA: DAS QUANRUD BOLSTERS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Latvia's political leadership firmly and unequivocally supports President Obama's Afghanistan policy, and will maintain its own caveat-free troop contribution in the face of severe economic crisis at home. The Government of Latvia appreciates USG assurances of support on NATO co [...]	2009-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MOPS LV
09RIGA584	LATVIA'S FALLING CORRUPTION SCORE: RESOURCE REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia's score on Transparency International's (TI) 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (TI Index) decreased significantly from 5.0 to 4.5 on a 10 point scale. The Latvian Corruption Combating and Prevention Bureau (KNAB) and other observers believe that corruption has indeed inc [...]	2009-12-10 07:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR LG
09RIGA594	LATVIA SILENTLY CELEBRATES CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 15:17:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL NATO LG
09RIGA81	DECISION ON PAREX BANK'S SYNDICATED LOANS DUE THIS [...] (C) Summary. Parex Bank Chairman Nils Melngailis told Charge that Parex has no available cash to put towards repayment of its two large syndicated loans at this time. The lenders, he said, have rejected any debt for equity swap arrangements, so payment on the debt falls to the Latvian governme [...]	2009-02-10 15:30:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN LG
09RIODEJANEIRO151	EXIM MEETING WITH BRAZIL MINING GIANT VALE [...] Begin Summary: On May 11-12, U.S. Export-Import Bank (ExIm) officials, accompanied by Ambassador Sobel, met with finance executives from Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale to discuss access to ExIm financing. Vale has expressed a preference for using ExIm financing to purchase equipment and ca [...]	2009-06-22 18:35:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EFIN EINV EIND ETRD BR
09RIODEJANEIRO7	O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 15:56:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO96	Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Obama overshadows [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 18:39:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIYADH1026	SAUDI RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR'S "REMINDER" ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) In late July a senior religious scholar who is an adviser to the King wrote a column in the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan, recalling the Quranic stipulation that women have rights in equal measure to their obligations. The column illustrates a new approach to improving the status of women amo [...]	2009-08-09 07:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL SA
09RIYADH1027	SAUDI RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR'S "REMINDER" ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) In late July a senior religious scholar who advises the King wrote a column in the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan recalling the Quranic stipulation that women have rights in equal measure to their obligations. The column illustrates a new approach to improving the status of women among religi [...]	2009-08-09 07:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL SA
09RIYADH1066	SAUDI ARABIA RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN FOR LICENSE [...] Post conducted an end use check on license number 5014165 involving the Saudi Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Al Raha Group for Technical Services (RGTS). Post concluded that RGTS is a well known company and a reliable recipient of USML items. END SUMMARY. REFTEL Questions ---------------- [...]	2009-08-17 11:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SA
09RIYADH1107	EDUCATION REFORM AND THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: [...] (C) King Abdullah's national dialogue campaign addressing the Saudi population's reluctance to embrace reforms is taking on new forms. Recent episodes of the popular television program "Tash ma Tash" underscore national dialogue is not just an empty slogan but a vehicle that can give courage, [...]	2009-08-26 16:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PHUM SA SOCI
09RIYADH112	SAUDIS PREPARE TO CROSS PRODUCTION RUBICON BUT [...] (C) Key points ---------- -- Saudi Oil Minister announced a significant oil production cut that might bring production below 8 million barrels per day for the first time in years. -- The Foreign Minister reiterated earlier the Kingdom's policy that oil exports will not be used as a wea [...]	2009-01-14 15:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV KWBG KBCT SA
09RIYADH1127	SAUDI ARABIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In an August 15 meeting with EmbOffs, Director of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences' (NAUSS) International Cooperation Department, Dr. Saker Al-Mokayyad, requested U.S. government assistance in organizing a cyber security workshop and a Voluntary Visitor (VOLVIS) program for a 15 [...]	2009-08-31 15:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1167	SAUDI INFLATION FALLS TO 4.2 PERCENT [...] (U) Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Governor Mohamed al-Jasser presented the annual SAMA statistical report to King Abdullah in a public ceremony on August 30. Following the presentation, Governor al-Jasser announced that Saudi inflation dropped to a two-year low of 4.2 percent in July, d [...]	2009-09-08 14:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SA
09RIYADH1170	INDIAN CHARGE IN RIYADH ON SAUDI-INDIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) According to Indian Charge d'Affaires Rajeev Shahare, the Saudi-Indian relationship has blossomed since King Abdullah's visit to India in 2006. The economic relationship has made great strides, and India hopes the political relationship will eventually follow suit. Bilateral sticking points [...]	2009-09-09 07:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ELAB KTFN PREL PGOV IN PK SA
09RIYADH1178	CHARGE'S SEPT 5 TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SAUDI INTERIOR [...] (S) Charge, accompanied by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and GRPO Chief, met for two hours September 5 with Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz. For a senior official with a reputation for [...]	2009-09-09 16:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AF IR PGOV PK PREL PSOE PTER SA
09RIYADH118	SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2009-01-18 06:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR SA
09RIYADH1219	LIKELY SAUDI POSITIONS AT THE G-20 SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Finance Ministry provided a preview of its thinking in preparation for the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Saudi Arabia is pleased with the G-20's performance to date and thinks it is the forum best able to enforce policy changes needed to prevent a recurrence of the intern [...]	2009-09-16 10:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PREL SA
09RIYADH1302	SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Arabia's chief climate change negotiator is concerned that discussions on mitigating the effects of climate change tend to single out oil and carbon-based fuels as the problem, rather than trying to reduce emissions of all harmful gasses in the UN Framework Convention for Cl [...]	2009-10-01 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL SA
09RIYADH134	SAUDIS TO OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: PEACE PROCESS NOW [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SAUDIS PLEASED WITH AMBASSADORIAL EXTENSION: In a January 18 meeting, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal warmly welcomed the news that Ambassador Fraker,s tenure had been extended to facilitate the transition between US administrat [...]	2009-01-20 13:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SAIS IS KPAL
09RIYADH1342	KING FIRES SENIOR CLERIC OVER KAUST CRITICISM; [...] (C) A member of the country's highest religious body crossed a red line in public comments critical of King Abdullah's newly launched and controversially coed science and technology university, KAUST, and was quickly fired in response. It was the first time that a Saudi king has unequivocally [...]	2009-10-07 17:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KISL PTER SCUL SA
09RIYADH1397	REINVIGORATING AN ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Riyadh believes that the United States would benefit from a direct, senior-level energy discussion with Saudi officials that would clear the air of misperceptions on the Saudi side of our long-term vision for the world's energy future. It would also afford the U.S. an opp [...]	2009-10-22 12:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV SENV PREL SA
09RIYADH1402	SAUDI SUCCESSION: NAYIF RISING [...] (C) Saudi Prince Nayif has taken full advantage of the opportunity provided by his March 2009 appointment as Second Deputy Prime Minister to establish himself as the de facto Crown Prince-in-waiting and heir apparent to the Saudi throne. Some observers see Nayif's October trip to Egypt, wher [...]	2009-10-23 09:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL SA
09RIYADH1413	UNHRC GOLDSTONE ENDORSEMENT WELCOMED IN SAUDI [...] (C) The U.N. Human Rights Council's endorsement of the Goldstone Report was hailed as a major victory in Saudi Arabia while the USG's decision to vote against the resolution has left many Saudis questioning the USG's commitment to the Middle East peace process and ability to remain unbiased. [...]	2009-10-26 08:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH1434	SAUDI SUCCESSION: CAN THE ALLEGIANCE COMMISSION [...] (S) Though often cast as one of King Abdullah's reforms, the Allegiance Commission established in 2006 actually codifies the family's traditional practices for choosing successors, with several refinements to address problems such as incapacitation of either King or Crown Prince. With members [...]	2009-10-28 14:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SA
09RIYADH1507	SAUDI-IRANIAN "WAR OF WORDS" ESCALATES [...] (C) The constant low-level tensions that have historically characterized the Saudi-Iranian relationship appear to be escalating in recent weeks, amidst an atmosphere of uncertainty in the region and increasingly angry rhetoric surrounding the Hajj. Spillover from the conflict in Yemen has inc [...]	2009-11-10 14:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IR
09RIYADH1557	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Saudi officials are eagerly awaiting your visit, which they expect will begin a new chapter in our bilateral energy dialogue. You will arrive at a time when Saudi Arabia is confronting a number of difficult challenges. While it has managed to weather the international financial crisis, [...]	2009-11-23 14:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH1573	MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE CONFERENCE CITES EXTREMIST [...] (U) In remarks delivered on behalf of King Abdullah, Mecca Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal urged Muslim scholars "to stand firm in the face of extremist ideology to prevent it from corrupting Muslim youth." He called for Muslim scholarly societies and the media to inspire youth with cultura [...]	2009-11-24 14:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PREL PTER PGOV SA
09RIYADH158	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- King Abdullah's approach to the Peace Process is shaped by political, personal and religious factors. -- He regards the Arab Israeli dispute as a strategic threat to his Kingdom for two reasons. First, it undermines the Al Saud's strong security ties with the United States [...]	2009-01-25 14:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SA
09RIYADH1596	IMPACT OF DUBAI DEBT RESTRUCTURING ON SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) Despite initial concerns that Dubai's debt crisis could impact the Saudi economy, all indications are that any effect here will be minimal. Senior government officials, bank officers, and analytic reports from major international banks all suggest that Saudi banks have minimal exposure to [...]	2009-12-08 15:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SA
09RIYADH1642	DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN BROADENS U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman led an interagency team to Saudi Arabia on December 6-8 to discuss a range of energy issues, including potential areas for renewing our bilateral partnership. Saudi officials warmly welcomed the visit. Petroleum Minister Al-Naimi outline [...]	2009-12-19 10:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH291	FED DISCUSSES TARP, DOLLAR PEG DURING VISIT [...] (C/NF) -- Private banks in Riyadh were most concerned by the increase in U.S. debt and the effect this would have on the dollar, as well as the size of the increase in the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. -- SAMA Vice Governor Jasser told the group the SAG's decision to stick with the dollar [...]	2009-02-11 14:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINV ECON PREL SA
09RIYADH294	PROSPECTS FOR WOMEN AND DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN SAUDI [...] (C) KEY POINTS & COMMENT: -- Ref A requested post's views on prospects for women's participation in 2009 Saudi municipal elections and the 2009 Majlis Al-Shoura session. -- The municipal elections may take place in ten months (December); women as yet have not been enfranchised (septel). [...]	2009-02-11 15:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SA
09RIYADH295	VICE-MINISTER SAYS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO TAKE [...] (C) Miteib holds a Ph.D. in Government Administration from George Washington University. He is not someone whom the Al-Sauds placed in the job to stop progress, but rather to pragmatically achieve greater political "evolution" from within. Miteib wants balanced change, preserving the core v [...]	2009-02-11 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SA
09RIYADH296	TURKISH PRESIDENT PUSHES TRADE & MEDIATION DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Turkish President Abdullah Gul emphasized trade and Middle East mediation attempts during a four day state visit to Saudi Arabia February 3-6, according to Turkish Embassy Counselor Cihad Erginay (protect). Gul responded to King Abdullah's request for help with Syria by [...]	2009-02-11 15:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN SA TU
09RIYADH357	IS THIS THE YEAR SAUDI WOMEN DRIVE? [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) A senior Saudi government official has once again raised the possibility that Saudi Arabia will lift the ban on women driving, perhaps as early as this summer. -- (C) The government has not acted on similar statements in the past (ref A, B),and no evidence exists to sug [...]	2009-02-25 11:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KPAO SA
09RIYADH428	CAA PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Embassy Riyadh requests assistance in the procurement of the following item: 2. (C) Electronic Ballast a. Brand name: Standard Electric b. Catalogue number VEL-4P32-SC c. Specs: 277 volts 60 hertz Instant Start Lamp Type: F17T8 Lamp Connection: Parallel B Type: E Ballast Fa [...]	2009-03-16 14:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUP AMGT KSLG
09RIYADH436	REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] (c) This message provides answers to questions posed in ref a, soliciting input on strategy to integrate Iraq into the region. Input is keyed to topics listed in ref a para 5. 2. KEY POINTS: -- (C) While the Saudis have been reluctant to engage with the Al-Maliki government, their vie [...]	2009-03-18 16:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SA
09RIYADH439	REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] (c) This message provides answers to questions posed in ref a, soliciting input on strategy to integrate Iraq into the region. Input is keyed to topics listed in ref a para 5. 2. KEY POINTS: -- (C) While the Saudis have been reluctant to engage with the Al-Maliki government, their vie [...]	2009-03-21 04:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SA
09RIYADH496	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR BOND'S APRIL 6-8 VISIT TO [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes your visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This message provides a brief overview of key current issues in U.S. - Saudi relations, tailored to the particular issues that your Saudi interlocutors will likely raise with you. 2. (C) You will be arriving six days after an Ar [...]	2009-03-31 14:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ECON SA
09RIYADH569	SAUDI MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR ON REGULATING [...] (S/NF) Summary: On March 31, FinAtt, DepFinAtt, and GRPO officers met with members of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior (MOI) to respond to their request for information on charity regulation. The MOI's Mabahith had requested information explaining how the U.S. regulates U.S. charities sen [...]	2009-04-14 13:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PREL ETTC KTFN SA
09RIYADH612	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATE'S MAY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The King will strongly welcome your visit as an opportunity to hear your assessment of regional security issues and particularly to hear about U.S. plans toward Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. -- (C) Saudi foreign policy calculations are driven by a deep fear and s [...]	2009-04-26 14:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PINR PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH793	NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION: MODERN [...] (C) In a June 7 meeting with the Charge, the new Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja believes the Kingdom cannot avoid the reach of modern technology. A "wise but strong" approach is needed to reconcile traditional values with modernity and protect women's rights. Khoja prom [...]	2009-06-15 13:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL KIPR SA
09RIYADH828	TREASURY DAS PRESSES TERROR FINANCE COOPERATION IN [...] (S) Summary: On 16-17 May 2009, Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser visited Riyadh to advance counter terror finance cooperation with Saudi government and private sector officials. DAS Glaser explored developments pertaining to the Saudi charities commission, encouraged an act [...]	2009-06-22 13:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EINV EFIN KTFN SA
09RIYADH888	EMBASSY RIYADH'S EXPANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH IMAM MOHAMMAD [...] (SBU) Programming in Saudi Arabia can be an exercise in frustration, but paradoxically, as some doors shut, others seem to open wider. One prime example is the deepening Embassy relationship with the once-ultraconservative Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University, and its increasing willingnes [...]	2009-07-06 12:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR OEXC SCUL SA
09RIYADH903	SAUDI OPEC GOVERNOR PROVIDES CODEL TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) met OPEC governor for Saudi Arabia Dr. Majid Al-Moneef with DCM June 29. Moneef provided an unusually detailed tour d'horizon of his views on the oil business and OPEC. He expressed satisfaction that the price of oil was moving back [...]	2009-07-10 13:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL OVIP OPEC SA
09RIYADH911	SAUDI EDITOR LAMENTS MUSLIM INSENSITIVITY TO [...] (C) Over breakfast on June 28, Al-Watan Editor-in-Chief Jamal Khashoggi argued to Charge that the influence of the Saudi religious establishment was declining, though this didn't necessarily translate into support for secularization. He attributed intensified religious observance in Saudi Arab [...]	2009-07-12 15:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SA
09RIYADH962	SAUDI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MADANI [...] (C) During a July 20 meeting Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani accepted Charge's congratulations on his appointment by the King to another 4-year term; praised President Obama's efforts on the Middle East and the recent meeting with the Quartet in Trieste; and focused o [...]	2009-07-25 09:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SA SY LE AF PK IR XF
09RIYADH985	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER MEETS WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: On July 14, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. They discussed issues of mutual interest, including recovery of the global economy, the riyal-dollar peg, illicit finance, cooperation at the G-20 and IMF, an [...]	2009-07-30 12:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09ROME1048	SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN MINISTER CLAUDIO SCAJOLA'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 11:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG IT
09ROME1118	FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME [...] (U) Italy is a highly developed European nation. Despite recent negative economic growth, Italy remains a popular destination for labor coming from eastern European countries, especially Romania. 2. (U) In the past two years, the population of Romanian residents in Italy has almost double [...]	2009-09-30 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD
09ROME1119	UNIFIL: ITALY LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM US [...] (C/NF) Summary. We have a window -- albeit one that is beginning to close -- to reverse an evolving decision by the GOI to cut its posture in UNIFIL by nearly half as it cedes the command to Spain. The decision comes as the GOI looks for ways to trim its budget while maintaining funding for [...]	2009-09-30 16:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS
09ROME1122	PAKISTANI PRESIDENT ZARDARI RECEIVES WARM WELCOME [...] 3. (SBU) Bellato said that FM Frattini reaffirmed to Zardari that Italy was pleased with the positive steps Pakistan had taken in terms of democratic reform and counterterror efforts in FATA and Waziristan -- all of which had been recognized at the New York meeting of the Friends of Democra [...]	2009-10-01 16:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IT PK IR
09ROME1132	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 13 [...] (C) Your meeting with Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa in Washington on October 13 comes at a crucial moment, as Italy ponders possible cuts to its overseas deployments budget. La Russa is a good friend of the U.S., a strong advocate for our shared transatlantic security interests [...]	2009-10-05 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF LE
09ROME1177	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UNIFIL, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Thorne on October 22, FM Frattini said Italy is willing to extend General Graziano's command of UNIFIL for up to nine months at the current troop level of 2,300, as long as the request comes from the UNSYG. He congratulated the U.S. for convincing [...]	2009-10-22 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT AF PK LE UN
09ROME1190	ITALY OPTIMISTIC ON MEETING AFPAK AID TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary: By the end of 2009, Italy plans to disburse Euro 62 million in development assistance to Pakistan and Euro 45-50 million in assistance to Afghanistan, in line with its Tokyo and Paris pledges. In Pakistan, Italian assistance will be focused on rural development, community empowe [...]	2009-10-28 16:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PINS IT AF PK
09ROME1194	ITALY: FINANCE MINISTER'S MANEUVERING OPENS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Money quarrels within the GOI, regional tensions between Berlusconi coalition partners, and some preliminary maneuvering for the post-Berlusconi period have led to speculation that Finance Minister Tremonti may resign or be forced out of office. The continued strong of support fro [...]	2009-10-29 15:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IT PREL EFIN PGOV
09ROME1222	ITALY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR IT
09ROME1240	G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING [...] (C) The last Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting of Italy's G8 Presidency was held October 28 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome. Chaired by Minister Filippo Formica, deputy director of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Political Affairs, the agenda covered regional i [...]	2009-11-10 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09ROME1275	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) While the U.S. and GOI positions on NATO enlargement and objectives for the December 3-4 NATO Foreign Ministerial(ref A) are similar, the Italians want to be cautious about setting the bar too high for obtaining Membership Action Plan (MAP) status. Italy is keenly interested in Euro-Atla [...]	2009-11-18 14:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP
09ROME128	FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE U.S.-ITALY RELATIONSHIP: [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, as I depart Rome after three and a half years, permit me the privilege of passing on my thoughts to you on the state of U.S. - Italian relations. Throughout the post-war period, in particular since the end of the Cold War, Italy has been a staunch, reliable, and seriou [...]	2009-02-05 09:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO IT
09ROME1342	ITALY IRAN SANCTIONS ACT DEMARCHE: GOI INFORMED; [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) demarche to the GOI, and to Eni and Edison energy companies. As expected, GOI officials defended their "moral suasion" actions and claimed their companies are cooperating. Eni officials continue to claim that they have halted any new act [...]	2009-12-04 15:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL
09ROME1343	ITALIAN EFFORTS ONGOING ON MEPP STATEMENT FOR NEXT [...] (C) Office Director for Israel-Palestinian Affairs, Davide La Cecilia, told Poloff on December 4 that his delegation is still working hard to achieve a more "balanced version" of the Swedish-proposed EU declaration on the Peace Process, and that some progress has been made. The declaration [...]	2009-12-04 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT IS
09ROME1347	A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI AND [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 23rd G8 Political Directors' meeting, A/S Gordon met with FM Frattini and SG Massolo in back to back discussions, reviewing the new EU appointments, Iran sanctions, Afghanistan, Russia and the Balkans. Frattini expressed optimism that the new post-Lisbon te [...]	2009-12-07 12:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT
09ROME144	U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the first Political Directors Meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Venice, February 2-3. All participants showed great interest in the new Administration's approach to major policy issues -- most notabl [...]	2009-02-06 13:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM
09ROME159	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S FEBRUARY 13-22 [...] (C) Madame Speaker, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your upcoming visit. Your trip comes at a critical moment as the Berlusconi government seeks to understand how it fits into the new Administration's reengagement with Europe. Berlusconi's close person [...]	2009-02-10 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME204	ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN KFRD SMIG IT XX
09ROME207	NUCLEAR POWER COMPETITION: US AND FRANCE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Mission recently orchestrated a visit by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials to provide Italy with U.S. views on nuclear power regulation and plant licensing. Both issues are under review here as the GOI moves to reintroduce nuclear power after a twenty-year [...]	2009-02-23 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG FR IT PREL
09ROME211	YOUR FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI [...] (C/NF) Summary. On February 27, you will meet Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, an experienced and serious statesman who seeks to raise Italy's profile on the international stage. Your meeting represents for the GOI a long-awaited first encounter with the new U.S. administration. The [...]	2009-02-24 12:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS IT
09ROME227	IPR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] (U) Summary: The fall of the Prodi government in 2008 understandably interrupted what had been strong momentum on IPR issues in Italy. Post has recently seen a renewed executive branch determination to tackle IPR issues, in particular, on-line piracy. Problems still exist, especially the cur [...]	2009-02-27 14:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT
09ROME230	ITALY PLEASED WITH U.S. REENGAGEMENT IN UN HRC [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IT
09ROME252	ITALY REDUCES EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN, BUT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past three months, Italy's Export Credit Agency (SACE) has reduced its exposure in the form of insurance guarantees on trade and investment to Iran from 1.5 billion euros to about 1.3 billion euros as existing debts have been repaid. SACE's managers have chosen not to [...]	2009-03-04 07:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR
09ROME259	Italy Implements Measure to Bolster Bank-Lending. [...] (SBU) Summary -- On February 26, the GOI authorized the Italian Treasury to buy extraordinary convertible bonds issued by Italian banks as a way to raise banks' capital ratios and spur new lending, especially to small and medium businesses. The instruments, in terms of risks taken by the GOI an [...]	2009-03-05 09:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IT
09ROME297	CORRECTED VERSION - SIPDIS CAPTION ADDED: G-20 [...] Summary - Italy remains insulated from the worst of the crisis impacting financial institutions, but is looking at a deeper and longer recession than originally anticipated. The GOI has put in place various modest measures to bolster confidence in banks, increase credit to the economy, and pr [...]	2009-03-13 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT
09ROME316	ITALY,S RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Counselor Valter Zucconi of the Directorate for Development Cooperation said the GOI hopes to approve between 30 and 40 million Euros in soft loans for Pakistan's provinces bordering Afghanistan by June of 2009. Italy had already pledged one million Euros to the World Food [...]	2009-03-17 17:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PK PREF
09ROME320	ITALIAN ECONOMIC PRIORITIES IN RUN-UP TO LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary - The Italian economy remains troubled, especially as exports have turned down dramatically. A top Central Bank official expects government instruments to bolster Italian banks' capital to be fully subscribed. The government is shifting its focus to addressing the prospect of h [...]	2009-03-18 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD IT
09ROME325	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050109951: RIFLES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post performed a Level 3 Blue Lantern Post Shipment End Use Check on Ditta Individuale Adriano De Rossi, a Rome-based bona fide gun dealer. The sensitive items -- license number 050109951 -- were properly sec [...]	2009-03-19 10:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC IT
09ROME341	ITALY AGREES ON KFOR: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (C) Charge took the opportunity of a March 17 lunch with MFA Director General for Europe Laura Mirachian to conduct a wide-ranging review of Kosovo, prefiguring reftel demarche. Charge urged Italy to stay the course in Kosovo and not to make any precipitous moves to reduce or end participation [...]	2009-03-23 14:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV IT
09ROME342	G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your trip to participate in the G8 Labor Ministerial. The Labor Ministerial will be the first full G8 ministerial and it offers an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Administration's polic [...]	2009-03-24 07:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME352	ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN SMIG IT
09ROME358	ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (U) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an important period in our relationship with Italy. As Italy's leadership undertakes engagement with the new Administration, Italians are eager to show that Italy remains committed to maintaining a strong relationship with the U.S. and is ready to co [...]	2009-03-27 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP IT
09ROME364	AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: ITALY PREPARED TO SEND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy is prepared to double or triple its current contingent of 40 Carabinieri police trainers in Afghanistan and expand their mandate to include district-level mentoring, but is concerned about cost. The GOI favors either (1) an NTM-A arrangement in which the burden of fundi [...]	2009-03-30 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF FR

09ROME387	DEMARCHE REPLY: ITALY WILL LET OTHERS LEAD ON CEE [...] (U) Econoff on April 3 discussed ref demarche and presented talking points to Francesco Galietti, a senior advisor to Minister of Finance and Economics Giulio Tremonti. Galietti was familiar with EU-wide efforts to conceive various measures to assist ailing economies in central and eastern Eu [...]	2009-04-03 15:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN IT
09ROME395	ITALY DODGES FINANCIAL MELT DOWN, BUT GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: Conservative, risk-averse practices and tight supervision allowed Italy's banking system to avoid the worst of the financial melt-down that hit the United States and other countries. But the worldwide recession sparked by this financial crisis is now beginning to hit Italy's e [...]	2009-04-06 14:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD IT
09ROME42	ITALY: FRATTINI PLANS MID-EAST MISSION, GOI [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 18:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS EG SY IT
09ROME427	U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...]	2009-04-14 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK
09ROME428	COORDINATION OF RESPONSE TO ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE [...] In the wake of the earthquake which struck Italy on April 6 (Ref B),expressions of American solidarity and sympathy have been widely reported in the media and greatly appreciated. Caustic comments about the size of our initial emergency $50,000 disaster grant were reported in only one provoc [...]	2009-04-15 06:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT
09ROME437	NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (I): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) Recent tragic reports of boatloads of African immigrants crossing from Libya to Lampedusa, a 12 square mile island off of the coast of Sicily, have transfixed local, regional and international audiences. The arrivals have accelerated a law and order approach to irregular immigration pr [...]	2009-04-17 12:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF IT
09ROME476	U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS IN ROME ON START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) During the initial discussions of the START follow-on agreement, the heads of delegation (Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov) agreed to a tentative work program for developing the major elements of the [...]	2009-04-29 12:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL KACT START JCIC US RS IT
09ROME558	G8 ENERGY MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTE... [...] (C/NF) Summary: Your 23-25 May visit to Rome will provide opportunities to interact with senior Italian officials on priority USG energy issues. On European energy security, Italy's very close relationship with Russia often causes it to resist efforts to reduce dependence on Russian energy s [...]	2009-05-20 08:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL IR RU IT
09ROME601	IRAN SANCTIONS: GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy's argument that it should be included in the P5 1 is based on long-standing Italian claims to a major economic relationship with Iran. The trade relationship is not, in fact, particularly large and any vulnerability appears to be more on the Iranian side. Even energy im [...]	2009-05-22 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD IT KNNP PREL
09ROME623	ITALY GIVES 760K EUROS FOR PAKISTANI IDPS; 40M [...] (C) Summary: In response to humanitarian needs created by recent hostilities in the Swat valley, Italy has pledged 400,000 Euros for emergency aid to be managed through the Pakistani Red Crescent, as well as another 360,000 Euro "in kind" donation of humanitarian supplies. Italy is also fi [...]	2009-05-29 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PHUM PREF PK IT
09ROME647	INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] Summary. Italian International Whaling Commissioner Giuseppe Ambrosio responded on June 8 to our inquiries regarding the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting (reftel). Among the key points: Italy supports keeping the Small Working Group (SWG) closed to observers, and belie [...]	2009-06-09 06:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PREL KSCA IWC IT
09ROME649	SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONIâ€™S JUNE 15 [...] (C/NF) Mr. President, your meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi comes at a time when his closest advisors fear Italy is losing the credibility and influence that it enjoyed in Washington under the previous U.S. administration. In fact, while Italy has been a stalwart partner and participant in [...]	2009-06-09 08:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
09ROME719	SCENESETTER FOR THE G8 FOREIGN MINISTERIAL IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: While the two G8 sessions are packed with regional and functional issues, this Foreign Ministerial has become almost a sideshow to what FM Frattini intends as the "jewel in the crown," the Afganistan-Pakistan Outreach that include neighbors and "influential others" in disc [...]	2009-06-22 06:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT
09ROME736	ITALY LEANING TOWARD UAE FOR IRENA HEADQUARTERS, STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Foreign Ministry officials said Italy is leaning toward the choice of the United Arab Emirates as the headquarters for the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but the Italian position could still change if there are "important advances" in the case for Bo [...]	2009-06-25 06:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG TRGY SENV KSCA IEA IT
09ROME752	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME753	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Secretary General Giampiero Massolo on June 23 and Poloff delivered it to Italian MFA Afghan Unit Director Sergio Mercuri on June 22. Both Massolo and Mercuri said that Italy, in its role as G8 President and ISAF contributor, will continue [...]	2009-06-26 16:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME754	U/S BURNS' JUNE 25 MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting with U/S Burns, Russian FM Lavrov expressed confidence that key Moscow summit deliverables would be finalized. On a post-START framework agreement, Lavrov expressed concern that specifying a range of reductions would create an expectation that the lower ta [...]	2009-06-26 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KNNP AF RS IR
09ROME763	ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On 22 June Econoff demarched MFA Counselor Valter Zucconi of the Directorate for Development Cooperation on the delivery of funds Italy had pledged for Pakistan at the 17 April Tokyo Donors' Conference. According to Zucconi, Italy is in the process of disbursing 62 million E [...]	2009-06-30 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PHUM PK
09ROME812	Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on the margins of the G8 Summit, United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Ban Ki Moon thanked the U.S., and President Obama in particular, for leadership on the issue of climate change. Ban asked that th [...]	2009-07-16 08:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09ROME847	AFTER SUCCESSFUL G8, BERLUSCONI BREATHES SIGH OF [...] (C//NF) After months of charges of sex and financial scandals, Prime Minister Berlusconi emerged from the G8 summit in L'Aquila strengthened. No further serious allegations or charges from the judiciary emerged; the event went off without a significant logistical hitch; and to his domestic aud [...]	2009-07-23 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME851	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY TO KEEP ELECTION SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is looking at ways to enhance its support for Afghanistan after the August 20 presidential elections. It has a bill before Parliament authorizing Euro 509 million for Italian overseas security and peacekeeping missions through October 2009. The bill, which passed the lo [...]	2009-07-24 10:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME97	ITALY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Italy's relationship with Russia is complex, encompassing historical ideological sympathies, geostrategic calculations, commercial pressure, energy dependence, and personal relationships between top leaders. The combinat [...]	2009-01-26 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT
09RPODUBAI162	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE -- WINDOW ON IRAN -- APRIL 7, [...] (S/NF) Update on Roxana Saberi: Two separate IRPO contacts have asserted that Roxanna Saberi is part of a political struggle over IRIG relations with the US. One of them, a friend of Saberi who works for BBC Farsi, said that Saberi was taken by elements in the Ministry of Intelligence and Secur [...]	2009-04-07 14:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR
09RPODUBAI176	DECONSTRUCTING THE IRANIAN ELECTORATE [...] (S) Summary: The Iranian electorate comprises a diverse mix of voters, including the true believers, the scared voters, and those just looking for moderate improvement. This year, much discussion has centered on four groups of voters: rural voters, urban voters, young voters, and a potential bl [...]	2009-04-21 11:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV ECON KDEM SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI187	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY 6, [...] (S/NF) Election Update - Let's Make a Deal: During a May 5 meeting with IRPO Officers, a Tehran-based businessman who travels regularly to Dubai detailed several important backstories for the upcoming presidential elections. (This contact is a former IRGC officer who was based in Khuzestan du [...]	2009-05-06 13:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI217	IRAN ELECTION SCENESETTER: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 13:27:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI235	IRANâ€™S FIRST FAN: DISSATISFACTION WITH AHMADINEJAD MAY [...] (C) Summary: As emotions run high following a week of adversarial debates between Iran's four presidential candidates, the outcome of the national soccer team's World Cup qualifying match against the UAE could add to voters' dissatisfaction with Ahmadinejad just 36 hours before they head to the pol [...]	2009-06-09 14:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI249	IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: KEY INDICATORS OF FRAUD [...] (S/NF) Iran analysts, both Iranian and foreign, have reacted with incredulity to the results of the Iranian presidential election and accused the IRIG of grossly rigging the election and falsifying the resuls. The Iran Regional Presence Office's review of Iran's recent presidential elections a [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI255	IRAN'S ELECTION: ACADEMICS HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF FRIDAY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Five Iranian academics seeking visas in Dubai spoke with IRPO regarding the unfolding drama in Iran. They consider the demonstration coinciding with Supreme Leader Khamenei's Friday Prayers to be the most important rally yet because the demonstrators will have the opportunity s [...]	2009-06-18 13:50:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI269	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S/NF) Unconfirmed Detention of Dual National American Citizen in Iran: An Iranian-American journalist (please protect) who was covering the presidential election for Tehran Bureau from inside Iran until his credentials were revoked several days ago said he personally witnessed the arrest of a [...]	2009-07-01 13:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CASC IR
09RPODUBAI302	IRAN: WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE IRGC IS GOOD FOR IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian businessmen who have experience with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's (IRGC) economic activities maintained that its involvement is increasing economic inefficiencies and discouraging the private sector. They lamented that without a strong challenger and President [...]	2009-07-27 14:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IR
09RPODUBAI305	IRAN: WELCOMING AMERICANS EVEN AS POST-ELECTION CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 09:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC IR
09RPODUBAI315	IRANIAN JEWISH YOUTH "CONFESSES" TO SPYING FOR ISRAEL; [...] (S/NF) Summary: A former Jewish MP said that at least one Jewish youth was among the hundred defendants subjected to the first show trial that began August 1 and the 18-year old has already made a videotaped confession to spying on behalf of Israel. His arrest has sparked fears that more membe [...]	2009-08-03 10:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI331	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOWN ON IRAN-AUGUST [...] (S) Shahroudi's Term Approaches its End: An IRPO contact with indirect access to senior Iranian officials told us that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was leaving his office frustrated that he had been unable to make significant changes to strengthen Iran's justice system. [...]	2009-08-12 12:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI TSPL IR
09RPODUBAI362	IRAN'S JUDICIARY CHANGES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (C) Summary: Since taking over the Judiciary in mid-July, Hojjatoleslam Sadeq Larijani has taken steps seemingly designed to assuage ongoing public anger over the government's brutal treatment of detainees and opportunistic persecution of the hardliners' political foes. Foremost among these st [...]	2009-08-31 14:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IR
09RPODUBAI363	KHAMENEI'S AND AHMADINEJAD'S TALKING POINTS ON POST-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent public speeches both Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad have each repeated key talking points about the post-election unrest. Both have emphasized that this unrest is the result of a vast long-planned conspiracy by Iran's foreign enemies to besmirch the [...]	2009-09-02 06:28:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI395	IRAN: UNIVERSITY PROTESTERS HECKLE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28 an estimated two thousand students dressed in green marched through the University of Tehran chanting "death to the dictator" as senior IRIG officials, including the controversial Higher Education Minister, were heckled while entering a (closed to students) ceremon [...]	2009-09-29 13:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR PHUM
09RPODUBAI398	IRAN: NO HINT OF COMPROMISE ON THE EVE OF NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of negotiations with the US and other P5+1 members, Iranian officials insisted that they will neither surrender the country's nuclear rights nor bow to threats of further sanctions. Iranian officials balanced these uncompromising statements with expressions of Iran's go [...]	2009-09-30 13:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PROP IR
09RPODUBAI415	IRAN OFFSHORE OIL PRODUCTION DECLINING, FAILING TO MEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent statistics in Iranian press indicate Iran's current offshore oil production in the Persian Gulf is declining. This decline comes despite ambitious growth plans for offshore production in the current Five-Year Development Plan, which has the target of one million barrels per [...]	2009-10-06 13:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI433	IRAN PRESS: AHMADINEJAD WEBSITE GOES 'BEHIND THE SCENES' IN [...] (U) "Sanyehnews" (sanyehnews.com) is an Iranian website closely affiliated the views of President Ahmadinejad. On Monday, October 12 it posted a story titled, "What Wasn't Said and Published About the Geneva Talks," that puts forward a version of the October first Geneva negotiations that is [...]	2009-10-13 12:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI450	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S OCTOBER 20 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 08:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI468	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD GETS HALF OF WHAT HE WANTS ON SUBSIDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Majlis has vigorously debated and ultimately approved the first part of President's Ahmadinejad's proposed subsidy reform bill. The bill is a two-part program intended to end state subsidies on energy, utilities and basic food items and channel the savings as cash payment [...]	2009-10-29 13:38:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV PHUM PREL
09RPODUBAI494	IRAN: IRGC CONSTRUCTION UNIT WINS ANOTHER BIG TENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 the IRGC's Khatamolanbia Construction Company (Gharargah Sazandegi Khatam-ol Anbia - GHORB),won a USD 2.5 billion tender to build a railway network in southeastern Iran, beating out six other bidders, five of which included foreign partners. This award follows rece [...]	2009-11-17 08:10:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI501	IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...]	2009-11-19 14:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI503	IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...]	2009-11-19 14:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI531	IRAN: GUARDIAN COUNCIL RETURNS SUBSIDY REFORM HOT POTATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 9 Iran's Guardian Council (GC) announced that it would not ratify President Ahmadinejad's targeted subsidies bill but instead return it to the Majlis for more work. The GC has not yet said why it rejected the bill, but did signal earlier in the week it would do so aft [...]	2009-12-10 14:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV
09RPODUBAI71	KHATAMI'S IN - BUT CAN HE WIN? [...] (C) Summary: Though Khatami's decision to run for president gives reformist factions in Iran a cohesive leader with undeniable brand recognition, the former president faces a vastly different political landscape than in 1997, when he rode a tidal wave of popular support to victory. After two t [...]	2009-02-10 11:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL ECON IR
09RPODUBAI72	IRAN'S ELECTION: KHATAMI IS IN, BUT CAN HE WIN? [...] (C) Summary: Though Khatami's decision to run for president gives reformist factions in Iran a cohesive leader with undeniable brand recognition, the former president faces a vastly different political landscape than in 1997, when he rode a tidal wave of popular support to victory. After two t [...]	2009-02-10 11:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI75	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Larijani's Speech at Munich Security Conference Calls for Strategy Change: In his speech to the conference on 9 February, Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani listed the failures of US and Western strategy on a wide array of issues, but welcomed the opportunity for a strategic reset unde [...]	2009-02-10 12:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM IR
09SANAA1016	POTHOLES ON THE ROAD TO 2011 PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Twenty-three months prior to parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2011, the deadline for the parties to reach mutually acceptable electoral reform is much closer than it appears. Neither side appears to be moving in the direction of resolving the outstanding disagreements on the e [...]	2009-05-31 12:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1060	YEMENIS IMPRESSED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH, [...] (U) Embassy interlocutors responded positively to President Barack Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. They were pleased with the speech's respectful and balanced tone. Interlocutors, however, were somewhat skeptical that the change in tone would be matched by a change in policy, and awaited cle [...]	2009-06-08 06:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC KPAO KISL YM
09SANAA1576	YEMEN: ROYG ASKS FOR MORE U.S. FLEXIBILITY ON WTO [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG continues to balk at what it claims are unfair U.S. demands regarding WTO accession, even as it insists it is still willing to make a good faith effort in ongoing negotiations. The WTO accession team at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) recognizes that Yemen needs to [...]	2009-08-23 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID ECIN PREL PGOV KMCA KMPI YM
09SANAA1596	YEMEN'S BLEAK OIL FUTURE: PRODUCTION DECLINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's crude oil production has declined gradually and consistently since peaking in 2001, but it took the past year's drop in oil prices, and the subsequent ROYG budget crisis, to focus the country's economic leadership on problems in the energy sector. A lack of security for ne [...]	2009-08-26 10:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EIND ENRG NL YM
09SANAA1882	HAMID AL-AHMAR TRIES HIS HAND AT COORDINATING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Citing his desire to throw President Saleh off balance, Hamid al-Ahmar, prominent businessman, opposition leader, and de facto head of Yemen's largest tribal confederation, told EconOff on October 6 that he is trying to coordinate the efforts of the Houthi rebels and the Southern Movem [...]	2009-10-12 13:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA SY GM EG TU LE YM
09SANAA2072	DONORS QUESTION ROYG COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Donors questioned the pace of Yemen's development in a meeting with visiting World Bank Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Vice President Samshad Akhtar on November 7. Akhtar responded to donor concerns, emphasizing that the ROYG appears to understand its development issues, [...]	2009-11-17 07:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA2230	YEMEN'S COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT STRETCHED THIN BY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. As the sixth war against the Houthis continues to squeeze Yemen's conventional military, the ROYG has looked to its U.S. and U.K.-funded and trained counterterrorism forces to provide some relief to battered army forces. The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) - trained to detect small ter [...]	2009-12-17 12:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2250	YEMEN ABUZZ WITH TALK OF CT OPERATIONS; TTENTION SLOWLY TURNS TO U.S. ROLE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemenis have talked of little else but the counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since news broke of the pre-dawn raids on December 17. Official media and ROYG officials have focused on the successful aspects of the operation, including an alleged 34 te [...]	2009-12-21 13:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL MOPS MASS YM
09SANAA334	YEMENI MILITARY COMMANDER DESCRIBES AL-QAEDA [...] (S) During a February 18 meeting with Embassy officers, MG Mohammed al-Maqdashi, Regional Commander of the Yemeni Armed Forces Middle District, described al-Qaeda's (AQ) presence in Marib as a diffuse, well-trained force of mostly Saudi recruits. Despite ample funding from sources in neighbori [...]	2009-02-25 12:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PTER ECON YM
09SANAA500	YEMEN: DONOR COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION RISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen,s donor community is concerned about the long-term effectiveness of aid to Yemen. Donors worry about the lack of political commitment to development both at the presidential and the parliamentary levels. Donors remain committed to policy reform and supportive of private sector in [...]	2009-03-24 10:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	EINV EAID ECON AORC YM
09SANJOSE1132	COSTA RICAN IPR EVENT LINKS PIRATED GOODS TO ORGANIZED CRIME [...] SUMMARY: On December 2, Embassy San Jose sponsored an intellectual property rights (IPR) event featuring the screening of National Geographic's Illicit, a film about the nefarious links between pirated consumer goods and transnational crime networks. We highly recommend screening the film Ill [...]	2009-12-11 22:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE198	COSTA RICA WILL SUBMIT HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATIONS [...] (SBU) On March 16, we spoke with Carlos Cordero of the MFA's Department for Disarmament, Terrorism, and Crime regarding Costa Rica's submission of their Annual Declaration (AD) for the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation. Cordero told us that they will work wi [...]	2009-03-18 20:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA
09SANJOSE225	COSTA RICA: FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 18, Costa Rica re-established full diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending 48 years of limited contact. In an open letter to the Costa Rican people and in his press conference announcing the change, President Oscar Arias said "the time had come" for "direct and open dialo [...]	2009-03-25 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CU PGOV PINR PREL PREF
09SANJOSE298	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 30 BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) March 30, 2009; 0955 am; San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. (U) Participants: USG: The Vice President Ambassador Peter Cianchette Anthony Blinken, NSA to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy NSA to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC Craig Kelly [...]	2009-04-08 21:54:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS EDU OVIP PGOV PINR PREL SNAR JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANJOSE312	COSTA RICA WELCOMES QENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Costa Rican officials, including the Minister of Foreign Trade and the Minister of Environment, Energy, and Telecommunications (MINAET),welcomed President ObamaQs planned announcement of an QEnergy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) at the upcoming Summit of t [...]	2009-04-16 12:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KSUM KGHG PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE321	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post delivered the demarche on Kosovo's membership bid (Reftel) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) to Finance Minister Guillermo Zuniga Chaves (WB Governor, IMF Alternate Governor) on April 15 and Central Bank President Franciso de Paula Gutierrez (WB [...]	2009-04-17 20:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KV
09SANJOSE322	COSTA RICA TO SUPPORT USG HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, and further to Ref B, the MFA informed us on April 16 by diplomatic note of the GOCR's intention to support the USG's candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council for the period of 2009-2012. 2. (SBU) COMMENT: GOCR officials have previously urged the USG to [...]	2009-04-17 20:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS PHUM PREL UN
09SANJOSE34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - COSTA RICA [...] Costa Rica's investment climate is generally favorable and has been for many years. Consequently, foreign direct investment is high and has been a significant contributor to Costa Rica's economic growth. Nevertheless, the country continues to present stumbling blocks to investors. The Januar [...]	2009-01-21 19:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
09SANJOSE370	MORE ON COSTA RICAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO IN [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, and further to Refs B-C, MFA Director of Foreign Policy (A/S-equivalent) Linyi Baidal assured us on April 30 that the MFA had instructed the GOCR's IMF and World Bank reps on April 29 to vote in favor of Kosovo's IMF and World Bank membership, and to be sure to cast [...]	2009-05-04 23:53:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON EFIN KVIR PREL UK
09SANJOSE54	COSTA RICA: MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS PROTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican reaction to the recent violence in Gaza was limited to small demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy (on January 9) and the U.S. Chancery (on January 20). Although the fighting drew heavy (and mostly anti- Israeli) coverage in the local media, the NGO and [...]	2009-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CS KPAL PGOV PREL XF
09SANJOSE577	COSTA RICA 2009 SECTION 527 REPORT [...] Embassy San Jose provides its information for the 2009 Section 527 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims in paragraph 2. Information on each claimant appears in paragraph 3. Text in MS Word track changes format has been e-mailed to EEB/IFD/OIA and L/CID per reftel. 2. The [...]	2009-07-08 21:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV CS
09SANJOSE619	COSTA RICA SATISFIED WITH ICJ'S SAN JUAN RIVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref, on July 13 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Costa Rica and Nicaragua's long-running dispute over navigation rights on the San Juan River, which serves as part of the northern border between the two countries. The ICJ's balanced ruling essentially gave [...]	2009-07-24 16:29:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IO PREL NU CS
09SANJOSE622	TFHO1: ARIAS MAKES FINAL EFFORT FOR HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 22, President Oscar Arias presented his final proposal, a carefully balanced mix of his original Seven Points and a Micheletti counterproposal, to end the ongoing constitutional crisis in Honduras. The "San Jose Accord (or Agreement)," as Arias called it (despite a lack [...]	2009-07-24 23:00:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR PREL
09SANJOSE747	COSTA RICA: BALANCING SIEPAC PROGRESS AGAINST THE [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rica struggles to complete its portion of the Panama to Guatemala power grid interconnection project (SIEPAC). The negotiation and acquisition of land consumes most of the project's time )- much more so than actual construction -- such that only approximately 60 percent of th [...]	2009-08-28 13:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ENRG KIDE PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE76	COSTA RICA: SPAIN'S SECSTATE JIMENEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 official visit to Costa Rica, Spanish Secretary of State Trinidad Jimenez announced USD 285,000 in earthquake assistance and donated 25 motorcycles to the GOCR's transit police. During meetings with President Arias and FonMin Stagno, Jimenez focused on topi [...]	2009-02-06 17:54:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ENVI ETRD CJAN CS SP
09SANJOSE811	COSTA RICA: PRUDENT DEBT MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Arias administration has increased spending on infrastructure, education, health, support for workers, and the judiciary, not only in absolute terms, but also as a percentage of the total budget. As spending in these line items increased, they were offset by a decline in the [...]	2009-09-24 17:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE895	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] Per Ref A request, on September 8, we met with Randall Gazel of El Hispano gunshop in San Jose, and established the bona fides of the company. As a result of this check, we consider El Hispano a legitimate recipient of United States Munition List (USML) items. Gazel is familiar with the regu [...]	2009-10-19 22:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CS
09SANJOSE921	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...]	2009-10-27 20:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE978	COSTA RICA: MERIDA 2.0 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PINR MASS CS
09SANJOSE985	COSTA RICA AND CHINA EXPLORE AN EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica and China continue to strengthen their marriage of convenience, increasing ties that are proving beneficial for both countries. Of late, this has focused on the negotiations surrounding a free trade agreement between the two countries, which both governments hope to c [...]	2009-12-09 18:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CH CS PREL PINR
09SANSALVADOR1011	ARENA'S MELTDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, twelve dissident legislative deputies from the (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) formalized their break with the party and cast a symbolic vote with ARENA's rival party, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). This move [...]	2009-10-27 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1039	ATF REGIONAL FIREARMS ADVISOR FAMILIARIZATION VISIT [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Mark D. Jones, ATF Regional Firearms Advisor (RFA) for Central America, proposes scheduling a familiarization visit to post the week of November 16, 2009. In addition to briefing interested parties on the role of the newly- [...]	2009-11-04 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM
09SANSALVADOR104	EL SALVADOR: U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] (U) As requested, Post has begun initial discussions with GOES regarding U.S. assistance programs to combat illicit trafficking in arms. GOES has in the past expressed interest in assistance with both e-Trace and Integrated Ballistics Information System (IBIS) technology. Post will promptly [...]	2009-02-04 19:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ES ETTC KCRM MASS PREL
09SANSALVADOR1043	SALVADORAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE'S NOVEMBER 8-14 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With national polices promoting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biofuels stalled in the GOES, the Novemeber 8-14 visit of El Salvador's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG),Manuel Sevilla, to Iowa and Washington, will provide an excellent opportunity [...]	2009-11-05 16:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR1099	Your Visits to El Salvador [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visits will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 pct approval rating; [...]	2009-12-07 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR126	DEMARCHE: POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED RE-TRANSFER AND [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on possible unauthorized re-transfer/re-export to Jose Miguel Diaz Zelaya, Manager of the Arms Maintenance and Repair Unit (who also functions as a more general manager) and Captain Mario Uceda, General Sales Manager, of Centrum on January 22. Diaz sai [...]	2009-02-09 15:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ES
09SANSALVADOR143	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: FEBRUARY 12 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers the economic debate between economic advisors from the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation Party (FMLN) and the (pro-U.S., center right) Nationalist Republi [...]	2009-02-13 21:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KPLS ES
09SANSALVADOR170	PROMINENT ECONOMISTS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following ARENA's come-from-behind victory in San Salvador in the January 18 legislative/municipal elections, prominent economists, including many former ministers, were optimistic about ARENA's chances in the March 15 presidential race, but concerned over inducements ARENA may h [...]	2009-02-25 00:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR2	ELECTION PRIMER 2: AN UPDATE OF LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (C) Summary: The January 18, 2009 Salvadoran legislative and municipal elections promise to have profound effects on the balance of power in the country. The (left-wing) FMLN party is likely poised to gain between three and five seats in the 84-member Legislative Assembly, positioning it to s [...]	2009-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR206	MARCH 15 SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 24. 2. (C) Summary and action request: March 15 marks the culmination of El Salvador's hotly-contested presidential campaign. (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has held a significant le [...]	2009-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR219	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: MARCH 12 [...] (C) Summary: This is the final update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes an Attorney General investigation of the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate, the FMLN and the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Natio [...]	2009-03-13 16:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR244	EL SALVADOR: ENGAGING PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES [...] (S) Tom, your visit here had great impact, building upon President Obama's congratulatory call to President-Elect Funes, and Embassy's aggressive engagement of Funes and the FMLN for the past year. For most of that time, and even now, everyone has been speculating over whether a Funes-led GOES [...]	2009-03-20 16:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ES
09SANSALVADOR250	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING HCOC ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 15:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES
09SANSALVADOR260	ARENA'S RODRIGUEZ SEES CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: Polcouns met March 23 with Luis Mario Rodriguez, ARENA member and one of the party's final five pre-candidates for the 2009 presidential campaign. Rodriguez was optimistic about the future of ARENA, suggesting that now was a good time for the party to undergo an overhaul. He tal [...]	2009-03-24 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR316	2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (S/NF) Summary: (Center-right, pro-U.S.) Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) President Elias Antonio (Tony) Saca and (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) President-elect Mauricio Funes both plan to attend the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas (SOA) in Trinidad and [...]	2009-04-03 21:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR322	A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES TRANSITION WITH FUNES AND [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...]	2009-04-07 20:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES
09SANSALVADOR363	FMLN CHIEF SEEKS ELECTORAL REFORM, COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: (Left-wing) FMLN Coordinator General and incoming leader of that party's legislative bloc, Medardo Gonzalez, is pleased with that party's electoral performance and has proposed to (conservative) ARENA that those parties share the Presidency of the Legislative Assembly. Gonzalez [...]	2009-04-23 22:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR37	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 9 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes results of the December 21 Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) test of the electronic data system, an o [...]	2009-01-13 18:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KPEM ES
09SANSALVADOR462	FUNES MEETS WITH CHAVEZ, RELATIONSHIP WILL IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran Foreign Minister-designate Hugo Martinez told PolCouns May 21 that he and President-elect Mauricio Funes approached their May 20 meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with trepidation, but Chavez was welcoming and respectful, and the meeting went smoothly. Marti [...]	2009-05-22 23:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR472	ARENA PARTY PREPARES FOR OPPOSITION AND [...] (C) Summary: Center-right, pro-U.S. ARENA party on May 23 announced the composition of the new political commission (COENA in Spanish) that will direct the party as it transitions from governing to opposition. The shakeup was precipitated by the left-wing FMLN's defeat of ARENA Party candida [...]	2009-05-26 23:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR494	FUNES INAUGURAL ADDRESS PROMISES RELIEF FOR POOR, [...] (U) Summary: Mauricio Funes, of the left-wing FMLN, was sworn in as President of El Salvador on Monday, June 1. Addressing a full house of invited heads of state and government, foreign ministers, diplomats, local dignitaries, and the public, Funes announced plans for an ambitious program of " [...]	2009-06-03 15:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL

09SANSALVADOR507	FUNES GOVERNMENT'S SPLIT PERSONALITY [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8 below. ------- SUMMARY: ------- 2. (S/NF) President Mauricio Funes has assembled a cabinet that combines individuals from the leftist FMLN, some of whom have a violent, radical past; with others from an organization that coalesced around hi [...]	2009-06-05 17:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	ES PINR PREL PTER
09SANSALVADOR60	SALVADORAN ELECTIONS: STRONG FMLN PERFORMANCE; [...] Summary: While (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA won the Sunday's headline race for San Salvador city hall, taking it from the FMLN after 12 years, it was otherwise a good day for the (left-wing) FMLN. Based on current returns (75 percent) that may fluctuate significantly before final numbers ar [...]	2009-01-20 22:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR708	EARLY IMPRESSIONS OF FUNES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Some eight weeks into the Funes Administration, we are beginning to see more clearly the trends and factions inside the GOES. President Mauricio Funes' non-FMLN campaign support group, the Friends of Mauricio, is largely in control of the economic apparatus of El Salvador. Similar [...]	2009-07-28 20:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR748	GOES SANGUINE ON COLOMBIA DCA; FM TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran FM Martinez welcomed reftel points on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Separately, he has been asked by OAS SG Insulza to join the planned mission of Foreign Ministers to Honduras o/a August 21, partly as a counter-balance to Panama. End Summary [...]	2009-08-13 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ES CO HO
09SANSALVADOR811	IMF LIKELY TO ASSIST EL SALVADOR WITH NEW STAND-BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador is likely to receive a new Stand-By Arrangement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),according to a visiting IMF assessment team. The IMF also expects to issue letters supporting the release of $300 million in Inter-American Development Bank loans and the issu [...]	2009-08-27 21:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON IMF ES
09SANTIAGO10	INSULZA WITHDRAWS FROM CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Socialist party leader Jose Miguel Insulza formally announced January 5 that he would not run for president, ending months of indecision and vague, and at times contradictory, statements concerning his political aspirations. During a January 4 conversation with the Ambassador, [...]	2009-01-05 19:39:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1034	Santiago Nov. 2 Media Report [...] Undersecretary of the Interior Patricio Rosende denounced the use of children as shields in illegal land occupations and demonstrations by Mapuche indigenous communities. Video material confirming his remarks was shown to the Senate's Constitutional Committee last week (Conservative, [...]	2009-11-02 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO107	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 4 [...] Dailies highlight that former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is free on bail in the Mirage aircraft case. Dailies also highlight the death of an 18-year-old woman who presumably fell off the balcony of a ninth-floor apartment owned by a promising young soccer player during an early mo [...]	2009-02-04 14:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1088	Santiago Nov. 13 Media Report [...] Today is the beginning of the electoral propaganda period for the December 13 presidential and parliamentary election (All dailies 11/13). U.S.-Related News 2. With a notification to Congress, the USG authorized the sale of 100 AMRAAM missiles to Chile. With the autho [...]	2009-11-13 17:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1180	CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...]	2009-12-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI
09SANTIAGO1188	Elections in Chile: Media Impact on Public Opinion [...] SUMMARY: Despite extensive and well-developed media in Chile, there is little evidence that it has played a large role in shaping public opinion in the national elections of 2009. While even-handed coverage of the main presidential candidates is indicative of a healthy and free press in demo [...]	2009-12-07 16:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KMDR KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO1208	Chile's Presidential Elections: Pinera Easily Comes Out on [...] (U) Summary: Preliminary results of Chile's December 18 election show opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera firmly leading Chile's presidential election, but without the greater than 50% support necessary to avoid a runoff election. According to the early results, Pinera will face Concertaci [...]	2009-12-14 00:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1234	Chile's Election Results: Conservatives Win Symbolic [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time in 20 years, the Chile's center-right coalition, Alianza, won more seats in Congress than did the governing center-left coalition, Concertacion. Despite this symbolic loss, the overall balance in Congress did not change dramatically. The Concertacion regain [...]	2009-12-18 12:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO131	FUNDING CABLE TO COVER TRAVEL COSTS FOR U.S. FUNDED [...] Post received funds $16,000 for appropriation 70X0540 allottment 193309BCSSVJ602 to cover logistics for the Bulk Cash Smuggling Seminar held in Manila from December 3 to 5, 2008. Participants were not able to travel. Closure of the program indicates that Post has the remaining balance of $16,0 [...]	2009-02-12 15:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ABUD EFIN SNAR ID
09SANTIAGO178	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 27 [...] Two Chilean students were murdered and three others injured in a shooting spree by an emotionally disturbed man in Florida. Dailies also report on the GOC's reaction to the Department of State human rights report. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Two students from Chile in the Uni [...]	2009-02-27 16:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO214	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM IN CHILE [...] (U) Embassy Santiago would like to submit the following two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (ref a). The requests are separate and independent of each other. 2. (U) The point of contact for the proposals is ESTH officer Mary Brett Rogers-Springs; rogers-springsmb@state.gov; telephone: [...]	2009-03-06 18:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO243	CHILE PROPOSES JOINT CHILE-U.S. FUND FOR SOLAR ENERGY; [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman proposed a joint "U.S.-Chile Fund for the Development of Solar Energy," financed by US$15 million from each country, to be announced at the Summit [...]	2009-03-13 10:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO251	FOREIGN MINISTER'S SURPRISE DEPARTURE LEADS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley stepped down on March 12 after three years in office in a move that took the public, political insiders, and even his successor by surprise. His departure led to a small wave of other changes as the Chilean Ambassador to the U.S., Mariano [...]	2009-03-16 22:31:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO281	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 24 [...] Stock markets worldwide reacted positively to President Obama's new financial plan. Dailies also reported on the seizure of more than a ton of the chemical ephedrine in an operation to dismantle a narcotics operation tied to Mexico. Chile's Rating Upgraded ----------------------- 2. Moo [...]	2009-03-24 17:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO304	CONCERTACION CHALLENGER GOMEZ MAKES A NAME FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Through tireless old-fashioned campaigning and an extensive internet effort, upstart presidential contender Jose Antonio Gomez has emerged as a persistent progressive leader and irritant to Concertacion front runner Eduardo Frei. Gomez, who is a senator and president of the [...]	2009-04-01 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO324	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 8:30 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian Harris (notetaker),Political/Economic Officer, U. [...]	2009-04-03 22:17:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UK PK JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO337	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 10 [...] The Central Bank's consistent decrease of interest rates since January has significantly lowered the costs of mortgage loans and increased real estate sales by up to 50 percent. U.S. - Related News ------------------- 2. Foreign Affairs Minister Mariano Fernandez has requested to meet wi [...]	2009-04-09 17:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO358	CHILE HOSTS APEC ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile recently hosted two energy-related visits by international organizations engaged in comprehensive reviews of the country's energy sector. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) energy efficiency peer review took place March 16-20 and the results will be presen [...]	2009-04-16 16:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO374	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF SUMMIT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean dailies gave front-page coverage to the interaction between Presidents Obama and Bachelet at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Commentary about U.S. policy toward Cuba and Venezuela also figured prominently, including the photograph of President Obama extending his han [...]	2009-04-20 22:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL CI
09SANTIAGO377	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO378	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO401	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 28 [...] Chile's Health Ministry has implemented nationwide measures, equivalent to the World Health Organization's (WHO) level 4 alert, to identify and contain any outbreak of swine flu in the country. Thus far, suspicious cases have all tested negative. Dailies also reported extensively on the impact [...]	2009-04-28 20:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO404	CHILE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: Chile's presidential elections will take place in December 2009. While the two main coalitions have their candidates -- Eduardo Frei for the ruling Concertacion coalition and Sebastian Pinera for the opposition coalition Alianza -- a number of other contenders remain in the game. [...]	2009-04-29 11:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO422	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 4 [...] Colombia has confirmed a case of AH1N1 influenza, the first in South America. Chile has no cases of the disease and high risk groups have been vaccinated for seasonal influenza. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The USTR placed Chile on its Priority Watch List for lack of IPR prote [...]	2009-05-04 21:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO432	CHILEAN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS 101 [...] (SBU) Summary: All 120 Chamber of Deputy seats and 18 of the 38 Senate seats are in play in Chile's congressional elections, which will occur in December together with the presidential election. Chile's "binomial" system, designed by the Pinochet military government, favors the right. The Co [...]	2009-05-06 18:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO537	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 8 [...] A 56-year old man died from AH1N1, marking Chile's second casualty. He suffered from an array of heart and respiratory conditions due to his obesity. Chile now leads South America for AH1N1-related deaths. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]	2009-06-08 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO579	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Eduardo Frei, Concertacion presidential candidate, received the Ambassador at his home June 17, hours before re-launching his campaign at a massive rally. The Senator predicted that he would win against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera in a second-round run-off. He cr [...]	2009-06-19 22:40:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO612	CHILE'S CONGRESS: PRIORITIES AND HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The new leaders of both houses of Chile's Congress are interested in strengthening ties with the U.S., and hope to visit Washington in September and re-invigorate the moribund U.S.-Chile Senate Caucus. Electoral reform; transparency and anti-bribery legislation required for OE [...]	2009-07-02 11:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KTIA KTIP ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO623	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 6 [...] All dailies ran front-page stories on the latest development in Honduras, highlighting that demonstrations left at least two dead. Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Photo coverage of the July 4 reception at Ambassador Paul Simons' residence: "Hundreds of guests arrived at the residence for the r [...]	2009-07-06 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO751	CHILE A DEVELOPED COUNTRY BY 2018: FREI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Advisors to presidential candidate Eduardo Frei advocate pushing Chile into the ranks of developed countries within 10 years via pro-business reforms, pro-labor measures, and support for entrepreneurs. The advisors, part of a progressive policy network known as "Oceanos Azule [...]	2009-08-05 20:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO757	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 7 [...] "Concertacion" presidential candidate Eduardo Frei outlined his political program to an exclusive group of entrepreneurs. One of the issues he emphasized was the need to assure a diversified energy matrix that must include nuclear energy, which he said is a "strategic" and "national security" [...]	2009-08-07 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO763	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 10 [...] Indigenous radical Mapuche groups set fire to a crane and a summer cabin in the Region of Araucania on the same day. The "Coordinadora Arauco Malleco" (CAM) claimed responsibility for the first incident and pamphlets alluding to the Mapuche cause were found in both locations (El Mercurio, cons [...]	2009-08-10 20:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO769	FM FERNANDEZ ON UNASUR -- GREATER COLOMBIAN [...] (C) Summary. On August 11, Foreign Minister Fernandez suggested to the Ambassador that UNASUR moderates can balance out the populists and hold UNASUR together in spite of tension over Colombia. However, Colombia needs to participate in UNASUR at a senior level to effectively explain its pos [...]	2009-08-12 20:31:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
09SANTIAGO776	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 12 [...] The holding company responsible for HidroAysen, the largest electricity generation project in the country, will launch a nationwide campaign on television, Internet, and radio to inform the public of the project (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/13). Honduras -------- 2. The USG [...]	2009-08-13 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO783	GOC Seeks Solution after Supreme Court Invalidated [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Chilean officials have told the Ambassador that the Chilean Supreme Court's invalidation of an environmental permit for AES Gener's power plant is a serious problem that could undermine Chile's image as a stable investment environment, and that the Bachelet administration [...]	2009-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO833	CHILEAN MFA DG IBARRA ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Roberto Ibarra, new MFA Director General for Foreign Policy, affirmed to the Ambassador September 3 that U.S. - Chile relations are excellent. He qualified the results of the UNASUR Bariloche summit as "better than expected" and underlined Chile's commitment to working with the o [...]	2009-09-04 20:37:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR CI
09SANTIAGO835	CHILE: Opposition Candidate Pinera Continues to Lead in [...] (U) Summary: Chile's opposition coalition, Alianza, has its best chance ever to win the presidency. For the first time in twenty years, the nation's most respected poll shows an opposition candidate leading the first round of voting in the presidential race 100 days before the election. None [...]	2009-09-04 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO856	CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made by Preside [...]	2009-09-11 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI
09SANTIAGO865	Chilean FM on Honduras, Salitre Military Exercises, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Fernandez told PDAS Kelly that Chile strongly supports the San Jose Accord to resolve the crisis in Honduras, but noted disagreements in the international community about the most constructive way forward. Chile is trying to ease tensions with Peru, in particula [...]	2009-10-06 20:58:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	PREL PHUM MOPS UNESCO UNHRC CI HO
09SANTIAGO894	CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA and USAID sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made [...]	2009-09-22 18:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI
09SANTIAGO897	Chile's Counterintuitive Presidential Race: Why a [...] (SBU) Summary. Chile's presidential election will likely be decided in a run-off election on January 17 pitting opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera against either former president Eduardo Frei or young parliamentarian Marco Enriquez-Ominami. While Frei currently looks more likely to make [...]	2009-11-13 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI
09SANTIAGO902	Santiago Sept. 23 Media Report [...] The rape of a 14-year old girl and the inability of her parents to find the morning-after pill in local pharmacies prompted the government to open an investigation. Drug stores claim they have no stock of the product, but the state Central Distribution Center says there are 14,000 doses o [...]	2009-09-23 21:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO913	CHILE SHARES US CONCERNS ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Guzman of the MFA's International and Human Security Office on November 25. Guzman said that Chile was in agreement with US concerns and that, in general, Chile adheres closely to the positions of the IAEA and UNSC. Chile feels that Iran has not [...]	2009-11-27 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR CI BR AR CU
09SANTIAGO927	CHILE: SCENESCETTER FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's presidential and congressional elections are scheduled to take place December 13. The presidential race will likely result in a run-off election, to be held January 17, while congressional elections will not produce a working majority for either major coalition. Alia [...]	2009-12-09 21:19:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO93	CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...]	2009-01-30 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO931	Chile's Presidential Election: Dec. 13 Vote Pits Sputtering [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera is almost certain to emerge from the December 13 presidential election in first place but falling short of the absolute majority required to be elected outright. The real question to be answered is whom he will face in a second round--Concerta [...]	2009-12-10 15:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO933	Countdown to Chile's Congressional Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Individual races in this year's congressional elections are more competitive and uncertain than ever, although the elections may not produce much change in the overall makeup of the Chilean Congress. The governing Concertacion coalition will most likely regain its majority in the Se [...]	2009-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO936	Santiago Sept. 29 Media Report [...] At the opening of the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF),Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said the United States is "committed to resisting the temptation" of applying protectionist policies. "These kinds of policies might be well-intended, but inevitably fail," said Locke. The Sec [...]	2009-09-29 21:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO938	Santiago Sept. 30 Media Report [...] The Executive Office submitted a bill to Congress that creates a ministry for indigenous affairs and a new agency to implement indigenous policies (Government-owned La Nacion, 9/30). Secretary Locke -------------------- 2. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Loc [...]	2009-09-30 16:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO947	Frei's Long Odds: Why the Numbers Point to a Pinera Victory [...] (C) Summary: At first glance, former president and Concertacion candidate Frei seems to be heading in to the final stage of the presidential election with a strong advantage: three progressive presidential candidates split 56% of the vote, while the only conservative candidate, Sebastian Pin [...]	2009-12-18 17:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO970	Santiago Oct. 7 Media Report [...] Congress passed a draft bill that creates a new corporative government for Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco. This is "the most significant" change the company has undergone since its creation in 1976 (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/7). U.S. Related News [...]	2009-10-07 21:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO99	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -FEBRUARY 3 [...] Dailies highlighted that Chile will host the Summit of the Progressive Governance Network in Vina del Mar in late March, and the leaders of Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil are expected to attend. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. 14-year old Marcos Ro [...]	2009-02-03 15:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1001	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (54 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 54 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]	2009-09-02 17:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1002	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (IACIT) INTL. A.P. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (IACIT) International Airport Cargo Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 21 Sep [...]	2009-09-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1140	MIGUEL VARGAS CEMENTS HOLD OVER OPPOSITION PRD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD),cemented his control over that organization in internal party elections held on 9/27. His candidates for Secretary General (Orlando Jorge Mera) and Secretary of Organzation (Geanilda V [...]	2009-09-29 20:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CVIS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1174	PRD ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF PARTY ELECTIONS; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) National Organizing Committee for the 27th National Ordinary Convention, on 9/30, announced the official results of the 9/27 internal party balloting. The final results confirmed an overwhelming victory for party President Miguel Varga [...]	2009-10-02 21:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1216	CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...]	2009-10-14 16:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CVIS PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1257	POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...]	2009-10-28 14:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1289	PRD WINS FIRST SKIRMISH IN ADVANCE OF MAY [...] (U) The first politically significant electoral contest before the May congressional/municipal elections was won by the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),as its candidate for the presidency of the Dominican Medical College (CMD) emerged victorious in balloting held on 11/11. [...]	2009-11-13 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1321	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]	2009-12-08 18:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1333	Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009 [...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...]	2009-12-17 18:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1339	WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and [...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...]	2009-12-22 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1343	MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH [...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...]	2009-12-28 13:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1347	INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE [...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...]	2009-12-31 16:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1408	Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 16:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO155	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: LETTER OF CREDIT, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) On February 2, the Charge met with President Fernandez at the President's request. Fernandez inquired about the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve providing a stand-by letter of credit to the GODR. He noted that the Federal [...]	2009-02-03 19:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN CVIS KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO205	BONDS, THIEVES AND ARBITRATIONS: A DOMINICAN [...] (U) Summary: In what the electricity generators consider a very positive step forward, the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) is paying a large part of its outstanding 2008 balance to the generators with USD 250 million in bonds backed by a sovereign guarantee. [...]	2009-02-13 14:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV DR
09SANTODOMINGO315	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - JUDICIARY IN PLAY, [...] (C) Summary: Although the President's 2/27 Independence Day speech ran for two hours, regarding constitutional reforms he noted merely that the government's proposed changes will "strengthen" the judiciary. It is far from clear that that will be the case, given the analysis of FINJUS, a majo [...]	2009-03-16 12:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO468	DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] Econ Chief delivered reftel points to GODR officials at the Central Bank and Ministry of Economy, Development, and Planning, the government agencies responsible for IMF and World Bank issues respectively. Ana Beatriz Rodgriguez, Director of the International Department at the Central Bank sai [...]	2009-04-16 13:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV DR
09SANTODOMINGO51	DR DEBATE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF JUDICIARY [...] (U) Summary: President Fernandez's proposed constitutional reforms continue to generate public comment, especially those reforms that touch on the judiciary. On "Judiciary Day" (07 Jan),Supreme Court President Subero Isa gave a speech underscoring the need for political leaders to respect jud [...]	2009-01-16 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO566	FERNANDEZ AND VARGAS SIGN PACT ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the leaders of the Dominican Republic's two largest political parties issued and signed a joint declaration on seven of the constitutional articles currently being debated by the Congress, which must approve the new constitution proposed by President Fernandez (Refte [...]	2009-05-15 17:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO765	REFERENDUM PROCESS COMES TO DOMINICAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: On July 9, the Dominican Congress approved a constitutional amendment confirming the ability of municipalities to hold plebiscites. That same evening, the mayors of three municipalities in which an historic referendum was held last May thanked and bid farewell to the Canadian [...]	2009-07-10 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON KDEM PGOV
09SANTODOMINGO963	REVENUE SHORTFALLS SEND THE GODR BACK TO THE IMF [...] President Leonel Fernandez, at an 8/21 meeting of the GoDR's economic team, instructed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez and Secretary of Finance Vicente Bengoa to head a delegation to Washington this week to seek an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at obtaining a l [...]	2009-08-25 18:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV IMF DR
09SANTODOMINGO964	PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS, [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...]	2009-08-25 18:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR
09SAOPAULO107	Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 17 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 21:16:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO11	BRAZILIAN MEDIUM-SIZE BANKS: KEY TO SMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from five medium-size banks and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation met at Consulate General Sao Paulo on December 18 to discuss the operating environment for medium-size banks, major problems in the sector, and possible steps forward for 2009. T [...]	2009-01-08 15:15:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO121	OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...]	2009-03-04 13:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO185	Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Global Economy: financial [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 18:08:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO189	Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Africa: Sudan, Darfur violence, [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 11:16:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO216	BRAZIL'S ECONOMY: SLIDING BELOW ZERO PERCENT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's growth has collapsed more sharply than might be expected given the country's limited dependence on exports and limited leverage in the banking, corporate, and household sectors. The more important transmission channel of weak global conditions is probably its negative [...]	2009-04-09 13:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO241	A NORMAL ECONOMY - BRAZIL AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Brazil has experienced a large shock as a result of the global economic downturn, it has weathered this shock much more effectively than past shocks due to greater economic flexibility, large foreign reserves, and a decline in inflation pass-through pressures that has [...]	2009-04-24 19:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO257	MEDIA REACTION: Obama's First One Hundred Days; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 21:47:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO320	BRAZILIAN ECONOMY SHOWING FIRST SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil increasingly appears to be in a state of early economic expansion. Recent market and sentiment indicators have shown improvement. More importantly, contacts have started speaking with much greater optimism about Brazil's outlook and their willingness to take risk than e [...]	2009-06-01 14:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO370	MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN ELECTION, SCO PAULO JUNE 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 19:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO396	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 16:07:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO4	Mideast -- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 12:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO408	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, ITALY, AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 17:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO421	AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN [...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...]	2009-07-16 16:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
09SAOPAULO465	MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 14:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO473	MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 10:46:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO5	BRAZILIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATION: AFFECTING THE ECONOMY? [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's currency depreciated by more than 40 percent against the USD since the global financial crisis hit Brazil. The depreciation has less to do with Brazil's economic fundamentals and more with global risk aversion and the rush to U.S. Dollars. The strength of the Brazilian [...]	2009-01-07 10:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO552	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 12:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO556	MEDIA REACTION - KIRK'S VISIT; RACISM AGAINST OBAMA; [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 17:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO626	CONSULAR SECTION ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICER ROTATION UPDATE: NIV [...] Summary: In response to ConGen Sao Paulo's 2008 Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report (Ref A),the Consular Section assigned an entry-level officer (ELO) to perform the duties of a non-immigrant visa (NIV) unit deputy on a six-month, rotational basis. The assignment allows entry-level offi [...]	2009-10-26 19:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS BR AMGT
09SAOPAULO63	MEDIA REACTION: NEW ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN POLICY; [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 14:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR

09SAOPAULO660	PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...]	2009-11-10 10:40:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR
09SAOPAULO690	MEDIA REACTION: AHAMADINEJAD'S VISIT TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO692	MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 10:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO92	BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...]	2009-02-11 18:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAPPORO15	IN NORTHERN JAPAN LOCAL POLITICS IS LOCAL: LOOKING AT THE [...] (U) Japan's latest politics and money scandal highlights in big round numbers the long and cozy relationship between construction companies and northern Japan politicians of both major political parties. Names have been named, including aides to the sitting Akita governor, the colorful DP [...]	2009-03-20 08:20:00	Consulate Sapporo	UNCLASSIFIED	JA ECON PGOV
09SARAJEVO1008	SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...]	2009-08-21 05:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO107	BOSNIA - PRUD III YIELDS PROGRESS ON BRCKO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, Party for Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic, and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) President Dragan Covic met on January 26 to discuss their ongoing efforts to [...]	2009-01-27 15:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1108	BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]	2009-09-18 10:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1111	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH RS PM DODIK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met in Banja Luka with Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) Speaker Igor Radojicic on September 16 and Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik on September 17. He discussed with his interlocutors the specter of near-term constitutional reform (C [...]	2009-09-18 14:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1157	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...]	2009-10-05 07:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1165	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Although your August 8-9 visit with Swedish Foreign Minister/EU President Bildt offers a much-needed prospect for political change, you are visiting Sarajevo when tensions are higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Bosnian Serb [...]	2009-10-06 16:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1181	BOSNIA: AMENDED REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA [...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of the following visa classes: A3 from 12 to 24 months, B1, B2, B1/B2, from 12 to 120 months, C1, D, C1/D from 12 to [...]	2009-10-14 11:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1207	SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 March 2009 to 30 August 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the displacement of two million of its citizens. Of the [...]	2009-10-22 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1241	2009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]	2009-11-02 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1252	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S [...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...]	2009-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1300	BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...]	2009-11-23 06:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1312	BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL HOLDS OFF ON [...] (C) Summary: At the October 18-19 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, member state representatives expressed concern over continued attempts by the Republika Srpska (RS) to obstruct the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members also cited lack [...]	2009-11-24 18:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO1324	ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALEXANDER [...] (U) SUMMARY. ASD Vershbow attended the Adriatic Charter Defense Ministerial in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 18. Vershbow reiterated U.S. support for Bosnia's and Montenegro's NATO aspirations and stressed that the U.S. supported NATO membership for Macedonia as soon as a mutually [...]	2009-12-01 13:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1382	BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR [...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...]	2009-12-18 07:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO180	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2009-02-12 12:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09SARAJEVO181	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2009-02-12 13:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN
09SARAJEVO217	BOSNIA- REDUCED BUDGETS WILL HAMPER STATE COURT [...] SUMMARY: (U) Officials at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office are now coming to terms with the BiH Parliament's decision to significantly reduce the budgets of both institutions. During a February 12 meeting with donors, State Court representatives said that the reduced budget [...]	2009-02-23 10:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO279	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...]	2009-03-06 14:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO297	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO [...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...]	2009-03-10 15:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	REL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO317	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]	2009-03-16 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO348	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...]	2009-03-19 16:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO377	ITA POSITION USED FOR POLITICAL LEVERAGE AMONG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The position of the Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) has opened another struggle for "ethnic balance" in state-level institutions. The current director, Kemal Causevic, is a Bosniak who has managed to keep the institution functioning at a basic level, but has [...]	2009-03-26 12:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON BK
09SARAJEVO409	SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...]	2009-04-01 14:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO469	BOSNIA - SEEKING RESOLUTION OF DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnia's progress towards reaching an "acceptable and resolution of defense property," one of the PIC's 5 objectives for closure of the Office of the High Representative, remains stalled, and recently we have seen some backsliding. With respect to moveable defense property -- th [...]	2009-04-15 06:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO488	BOSNIA - EU TROIKA FM'S BRING THE SAME OLD EU [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: We have spoken with EU diplomats to assess whether the "EU Troika" foreign ministers broke new ground when they visited Sarajevo on April 7-9. Although the simultaneous visit of Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Swedish Foreign Minis [...]	2009-04-17 14:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO500	WHAT TO DO ABOUT A PROBLEM CALLED BOSNIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Our objectives here are to: 1) maintain Bosnia as a single state; 2) mute the country's potentially explosive ethnic divisions by embedding it in Euro-Atlantic institutions; and, 3) ensure that the state is strong enough to meet its NATO and EU obligations. Unfortunately, Bosni [...]	2009-04-20 15:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO514	BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO [...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SARAJEVO516	BOSNIA -- DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CLEARS SIPA [...] (C) On April 22 a Disciplinary Committee of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) cleared Assistant Director Dragan Lukac (Croat) of any wrongdoing when he submitted a criminal report against several Republika Srpska Government (RSG) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milora [...]	2009-04-23 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO556	BOSNIA - SDA CONGRESS FORECASTS TURNING POINT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) gears up for its party congress on May 26 -- at which it will elect its party president -- both party leadership and rank and file are preparing to make a crucial choice between moving SDA along its current, progressive path and shifting the [...]	2009-05-04 15:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO563	BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE: [...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...]	2009-05-05 12:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO574	BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...]	2009-05-07 16:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO589	BOSNIA: HARSH ECONOMIC TIMES LEAD TO STANDBY [...] Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 5 announced it had reached a staff level agreement on a $1.52 billion standby arrangement with Bosnian authorities. This is the first such agreement since the last one expired in 2004, and reflects Bosnia,s growing concern with its deterio [...]	2009-05-11 14:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO592	BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]	2009-05-12 05:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO594	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...]	2009-05-12 15:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK
09SARAJEVO606	BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...]	2009-05-15 08:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO666	BOSNIA: FEDERATION PM'S RESIGNATION COULD DELAY [...] (C) Summary: Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic proffered his resignation on May 27 under a cloud of corruption charges. While he is widely viewed as ineffective, his resignation, if accepted, will likely hinder the Federation's ability to fulfill the conditions necessary for the Inte [...]	2009-06-04 13:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO678	BOSNIA INCHING CLOSER ON VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) At its June 4, 2009 session, the Council of Ministers approved and sent to Parliament a package of four draft laws needed to facilitate Bosnia's entry into a visa liberalization regime with the EU. The package includes draft laws on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters, Border C [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO691	BOSNIA - DODIK RAISES THE STAKES ON RSNA [...] (C) SUMMARY: HighRep Valentin Inzko,s June 11 deadline for the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to withdraw its May 14 conclusions that declared 65 competency transfers from the entities to the state unconstitutional (Ref A) is upon us, and the issue remains unresolved. Both the Amba [...]	2009-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO745	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]	2009-06-24 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO75	BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...]	2009-01-16 15:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09SARAJEVO796	REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR [...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of B1, B2, B1/B2, C1, D, C1/D, F, M, I, J, H, L, M, O, P, Q, R visas to multiple-entry, 120 months. The current sche [...]	2009-07-02 13:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO812	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]	2009-07-08 11:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO841	BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON [...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...]	2009-07-10 15:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO857	A Tale of Two Cities: the Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in Northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. We wanted to improve our understanding of a region that experienced severe displacement during the war and to examine the living conditions of our visa [...]	2009-07-15 12:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO867	EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]	2009-07-16 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO894	BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS SDA SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, the BiH House of Representatives, acting on a request from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Presidency, voted to dismiss SDA Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic. This vote ends two months of speculation about Sadovic's removal and a public fight between SDA Presiden [...]	2009-07-24 13:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO934	BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...]	2009-07-31 10:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO96	BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...]	2009-01-23 17:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SECTION0QF05HANOI297	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...]	2009-03-31 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09SEOUL10	PRESS BULLETIN - January 02, 2009 [...] "North Korea Returns to the Past with Its Strategy of 'Tongmi Bongnam'" (Hankook Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) 2. Frustrating Editorial (JoongAng Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 34) 3. Let U.S. Congress be an Example to Korean Lawmakers (Chosun Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) Features [...]	2009-01-02 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1013	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL102	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 05:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1049	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 06:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1058	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1066	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 05:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1081	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 06:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1116	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1167	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 04:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1171	A/S CAMPBELLâ€™S MEETING WITH ROK UNIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek outlined Kim Jong-il's health and succession concerns, key figures and the current state of the DPRK for A/S Campbell. Although Kim Jong-il (KJI) remained firmly in control of the regime for now, he was unlikely to live beyond 201 [...]	2009-07-24 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1176	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1177	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- South Korea's GDP Ranking Falls to Fifteenth Highest -- Inflation Rate Slows to 2 Percent in June -- Producer Prices Fall in June -- Trade Surplus Re [...]	2009-07-28 00:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL118	PRESS BULLETIN - January 22, 2009 [...] Korean Peninsula Initiative in Obama's Inaugural Address (Chosun Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 26) 2. A Profoundly Changed Foreign Policy (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 22, 2009, Page 23) 3. Reasons Why Obamanomics Should Not End in Failure (Hankook Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 39) 4. Messages [...]	2009-01-22 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1194	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- North Korea Begins Closing General Markets -- DPRK Sets Up Environmental Protection Plan -- DPRK Establishes a Charity Branch in Beijing -- DPRK Engages in Disaster P [...]	2009-07-30 03:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1200	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 05:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1235	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1236	ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...]	2009-08-05 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR
09SEOUL1241	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]	2009-08-06 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL126	PRESS BULLETIN - January 23, 2009 [...] Report Urged U.S. to Center on Japan and China (JoongAng Ilbo, January 23, 2009, Page 4) 2 2. U.S. Ambassador Urges the ROK to Give Washington Some Time Regarding FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 23, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Fears of "Negative Growth:" ROK Economy Shrank [...]	2009-01-23 05:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1277	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1282	SSANGYONG STRIKE'S END UNLIKELY TO FORESTALL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 01:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD KS
09SEOUL129	FUTURE ROLE FOR NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS [...] (C) Summary: As the total number of North Korean defectors in South Korea crossed the 15,000 threshold in 2008, some scholars, NGOs, and defectors themselves asked whether the former North Korean residents could play a useful role promoting change of the North Korean regime and facilitating e [...]	2009-01-23 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SREF PGOV PROP PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1308	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1316	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 23:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1364	AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH'S AUGUST 23 MEETING WITH ROK [...] (C) In a brief August 23 meeting, ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan reported to Special Representative for North Korea Policy Bosworth that President Lee had told a DPRK delegation that, until the nuclear issue was resolved, there would be limits on ROK economic cooperation with the [...]	2009-08-26 00:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNUC KS KN
09SEOUL1374	DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]	2009-08-27 01:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN
09SEOUL1391	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1402	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Producer Prices Reverse Course, Rise on Monthly Basis -- July Consumer Inflation Slowed -- Household Debt Risks Expected to Rise -- FX Reserves Conti [...]	2009-09-02 02:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1436	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1451	CHUNG MONG-JOON ASSUMES GNP CHAIR; STAGE SET FOR [...] (C) Summary: Chung Mong-joon assumed the chair of the Grand National Party (GNP) on September 7 after the former chair, Park Hee-tae, resigned to run for an open seat in the October 28 by-elections. Chung, a six-term National Assembly Member, was an independent until joining the GNP in 2007, [...]	2009-09-10 08:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1455	ROKG PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION [...] (U) We delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the UN Human Rights Council's 12th Session to Chun Hye-ran, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. With regard to the USG goal of getting a more balanced resolution on freedom of expression, Chun said the R [...]	2009-09-11 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09SEOUL1531	MOFAT Previews FM Yu's Upcoming Visit to Tokyo [...] (C) In a preview of Foreign Minister Yu's upcoming visit to Japan, MOFAT DG for Northeast Asia Cho Tai-young noted the potential for negative fallout from next year's 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea. He said a pending Japanese decision on textbook guidelines relating to the L [...]	2009-09-24 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI KS JN
09SEOUL1541	ROK SUPPORTS BALANCED RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 9/25 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROKG to support an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho, noting that the ROK had discussed the issue in detail with the Israelis, said Seoul wo [...]	2009-09-25 08:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS KS
09SEOUL1548	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM AFFIRMS KOREA'S NK [...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Young-sam, in a September 24 lunch with the Ambassador, said President Lee Myung-bak's insistence on reciprocity in South-North relations was correct and that we should be prepared for every possibility as the DPRK navigates a difficult power transition. Kim [...]	2009-09-28 06:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1554	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1563	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Finance Minister Named -- Labor Drive Campaign Extended -- DPRK Shuts Down Wholesale Market -- DPRK Expands Telecommunications Network -- Pyongyan [...]	2009-09-30 05:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1569	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- National Income Resurges in the Second Quarter -- ROKG Sets 2010 Budget at 290 Trillion Won -- KDI Raises 2009 Growth Forecast -- South Korea Ranks N [...]	2009-09-30 08:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1572	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 03:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1591	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1592	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1595	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Korea's top businesses want the government to select the least restrictive option for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction when it decides a mid-term (2020) target later this year, according to a survey released on September 9 by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About two-thirds [...]	2009-10-08 00:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EIND ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1620	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1628	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 05:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1637	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1651	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1676	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 06:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US

09SEOUL1683	PARTY LEADERSHIP HANGS IN BALANCE OF BY-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: October 28 by-elections to fill five National Assembly seats will be a referendum on the ruling right-of-center Grand National Party (GNP) and the main opposition left-of-center Democratic Party (DP),and are also likely to determine the fate of party leaders Chung Mong-joon (GNP [...]	2009-10-23 02:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS

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