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07CONAKRY1139	PRIME MINISTER ADDRESSES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his first official policy speech since his appointment in March, Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate outlined his government,s accomplishments over the last six months before the National Assembly on October 11. Despite Kouyate,s 80 minutes discourse, deputies were reportedly d [...]	2007-10-12 14:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM GV

07CONAKRY1146	UFDG SEEKS ALLIANCES WITH OTHER OPPOSITION PARTIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of the extremist opposition party, Union Forces Democratic Guinean (UFDG),told poloff that they are seeking to ally with like-minded opposition parties in order to present a single candidate list for the upcoming legislative elections. The UFDG commented on the Guine [...]	2007-10-15 15:06:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY1177	MIDDLE GUINEA'S YOUTH SAY THEY ARE POLITICALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Meetings with several representatives of youth associations in Mamou and Labe, the regional administrative capitals in Middle Guinea, suggest that this segment of the population is politically marginalized. Youth contacts said that the current political system does not repres [...]	2007-10-24 15:26:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY1180	INFORMAL PRICE SURVEY - GUINEA'S PRICES ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Based on an informal market survey conducted weekly by Embassy staff over a three-month period, prices for basic goods fluctuated significantly since August 1. Although the Government of Guinea attempted to control prices through a wide range of tools, including moral suasion and [...]	2007-10-24 17:06:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EFIN ECON GV
07CONAKRY1190	RPG OPPOSITION PARTY EAGER FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of the opposition Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) party told poloff that they are eager for legislative elections and see them as a viable mechanism for affecting political change. Contacts were frustrated with election delays, but optimistic that elections could t [...]	2007-10-29 13:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
07CONAKRY120	Presidential Decree Creating Prime Minister, [...] (U) On January 31, President Lansana Conte signed a decree setting forth, by delegation, the powers, duties, and functions of the Prime Minister, Head of Government (reftel). 2. (U) Begin text of informal embassy translation: The President of the Republic, considering the Constitution, n [...]	2007-02-01 11:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PINS GV
07CONAKRY1203	GUINEA BUSINESSMEN REFORM WITHOUT CONTE CRONY [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 25, the Conseil National du Patronat Guineen (Patronat),the organization of employers in Guinea, unanimously reorganized their organizational structure to solidify the legitimacy of its current president, Youssouf Diallo. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Earlier this year, the [...]	2007-11-01 15:34:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV GV
07CONAKRY1215	TEACHERS UNION WARNS OF POSSIBLE STRIKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While Guinea,s teacher union is not planning any formal strike, union officials report that 30,000 contractor teacher members could organize an unofficial strike if the Minister of Education does not address specific concerns. According to contacts, the teachers' chief compla [...]	2007-11-05 14:26:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
07CONAKRY122	GUINEAN FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERESTIMATES [...] (C) On February 1, Foreign Minister Mamady Conde and the Ambassador met over lunch at the latter's residence. The discussion focused mainly on Guinean domestic politics in the wake of the recent general strike. Young compared to most members of President Lansana Conte's government and entou [...]	2007-02-01 15:41:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GV
07CONAKRY1220	UNION LEADER SUGGESTS REOPENING POLITICAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dr. Ibrahim Fofana, one of Guinea,s key union leaders is frustrated by Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate,s lack of progress on the January 27 Accords and plans to urge him to take a more aggressive approach. Dissatisfied with declining political momentum, Fofana suggested reopening [...]	2007-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1228	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER PUSHING FOR ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Although contacts report that civil society is looking to change Guinea,s electoral code before holding legislative elections, a prominent civil society leader told poloff that the country needs to focus on elections first and the electoral code later. Recognizing growing divisions wit [...]	2007-11-09 12:46:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1239	GUINEAN POLICE SEIZE 278 KILOS OF COCAINE OVER TEN [...] (C) The new director of Guinea,s police anti-drug unit reports that his unit has seized 278 kilos of cocaine since January 2007. The director said that Guinea,s drug trafficking problem has worsened significantly in recent years and the anti-drug unit is ill equipped to effectively stem the [...]	2007-11-14 15:10:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GV
07CONAKRY124	FIRST LADY HENRIETTE CONTE PLAYING MATERNAL [...] (C) First Lady Henriette Conte says that her husband will follow through on his agreement to the deal struck between the unions, government and Patronat January 27. In a February 1 meeting with DCM, however, she left hanging the question of when he might appoint a prime minister. Madame Con [...]	2007-02-01 16:51:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ASEC CASC GV
07CONAKRY1249	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Guinea,s Minister of Interior offered a number of assurances to the Ambassador during his initial courtesy call on November 16, although he was not necessarily convincing. The Minister said that elections should move forward soon and that the Guinean Government will assure non- [...]	2007-11-19 15:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC GV
07CONAKRY127	PRESIDENT CONTE LIVES IN ANOTHER WORLD [...] (C) On February 1, I met for nearly an hour with Guinean President Lansana Conte. The conversation was disjointed, with Conte frequently digressing and going off on tangents. He minimized the importance of the recent general strike, including the use of lethal force against civilian protester [...]	2007-02-02 10:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM GV
07CONAKRY1271	CONTE SIGNS DECREE APPOINTING CENI MEMBERS [...] (SBU) On November 28, President Conte signed the decree appointing the 25 members to the newly created National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) to administer the country's elections. 2. (SBU) In early November,(reftel) Conte signed the law establishing the CENI; however, he delay [...]	2007-11-29 14:05:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM ASEC GV
07CONAKRY129	GUINEA: FINANCIALLY UNFEASIBLE RICE AND FUEL CONCESSIONS [...] (SBU) In brokering a suspension of the general strike that crippled Guinea for almost three weeks (Ref A),the Government of Guinea agreed to economic concessions that may prove untenable. Fuel and rice, which are already heavily subsidized, will be further subsidized with tax benefits for supp [...]	2007-02-02 11:35:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB ASEC PINS EAID GV
07CONAKRY1306	A FIRST LOOK AT GUINEA'S NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's new National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) was officially sworn in on December 6. The commission is expected to hold an initial meeting in the next few days in order to discuss the first order of business - election of a CENI internal governing bureau, which [...]	2007-12-07 13:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY1336	GUINEAN SUPREME COURT BUSY WITH LAND DISPUTES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Lamine Sidime, President of Guinea,s Supreme Court, on December 13 for his initial courtesy call. The meeting was friendly, but formal, and did not delve into key substantive issues. Sidime said that the Supreme Court currently spends over 80 percent o [...]	2007-12-17 14:44:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY1349	MOVING PAST THE SIXTH GRADE - GUINEA'S EDUCATION GAP [...] SUMMARY. A recent poloff road trip to Upper Guinea provided useful insights into Guinea's crippled education system, illustrating the considerable obstacles that contribute to the country's ongoing struggle to improve literacy and basic education. In the prime minister's hometown, most childr [...]	2007-12-19 11:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM GV
07CONAKRY1350	PRIME MINISTER'S HOMETOWN LOOKING FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION [...] SUMMARY. Government leaders in Prime Minister Kouyate's hometown are visibly proud of their newfound political connections - connections they hope will result in increased attention and investment from the central government. One of the country's poorest prefectures, Kouroussa is looking for [...]	2007-12-19 11:25:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY145	GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR GUINEA'S BAN ON EXPORTS [...] (SBU) On January 29, the government of Guinea issued a decree banning the exportation of all agricultural, forestry, livestock, fisheries and petroleum products. The ban is one of the union demands included in the January 27 tripartite agreement that suspended the general strike. Its objectiv [...]	2007-02-07 12:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB ASEC PINS GV
07CONAKRY160	PLAUSIBLE REPORTS OF FOREMR ULIMO/LURD MILITIA [...] (S) Post has been working to verify persistent rumors in Conakry that former ULIMO and/or LURD fighters have been recruited by Conte confidante Aicha Conneh, widow of LURD leader Sekou Conneh, to combat direct threats to Conte and his regime. Poloff spoke with Marguerite Guilavogui (strictl [...]	2007-02-09 12:47:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS GV
07CONAKRY162	SITREP NO. 29: GUINEA GENERAL STRIKE, FEB. 10, [...] (C) The security climate in Guinea is highly volatile and unpredictable following the appointment late February 9 of Eugene Camara as Prime Minister. After a night marked by sporadic rock-throwing and a brief early morning lull, the city has been hit with widespread protests and disturbances. [...]	2007-02-10 18:32:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS AEMR EAID GV
07CONAKRY164	SITREP NO. 31: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 11, 0900 GMT [...] (SBU) At 0600 hours, the Ambassador arrived at the embassy, escorted by the RSO. Roads between the Ambassador's residence and the embassy were blocked all day yesterday. The RSO also escorted other personnel critical for operations, i.e., IMO, CONS, and RAO, to the embassy. After 24 hours o [...]	2007-02-11 08:43:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC AEMR CASC GV
07CONAKRY165	SITREP NO. 32: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 11, 1430 GMT [...] (SBU) The situation in Guinea remains tense today, Feb. 11, with sporadic episodes of violent unrest in parts of Conakry and upcountry. The level of unrest is substantially lower today than yesterday. However, everyone expects an upsurge in violence tomorrow, Feb. 12, when the general strik [...]	2007-02-11 13:46:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC AEMR CASC GV
07CONAKRY167	SITREP NO. 33: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 12, 0630 GMT [...] (C) As of 0600 hours, Feb. 12, the U.S. Embassy is staffed with the following personnel: AMB, DCM, OMS, POL, CONS, MGT, FMS, IPC, ITC, RAO (2),AID, RSO (2),and RST (14). 2. (C) All other personnel and eligible family members (EFMs) are at standfast at their respective residences. 3 [...]	2007-02-12 05:41:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR PINS ASEC PGOV CASC GV
07CONAKRY170	SITREP NO. 35: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 12, 1330 GMT [...] (C) Possible mutiny/coup attempt ongoing. 2. (S/NF) Violent disturbances continue in Conakry and in the interior of Guinea, largely clashes between security forces and civilians, but we also have reports of military-on-military clashes, which may be related, in part, to the planned coup a [...]	2007-02-12 13:05:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY173	SITREP 37: FEBRUARY 12, 2007, 2130 [...] (C) Guinea is under martial law. Appearing briefly on television and radio at just after 2000 local February 12, President Lansana Conte expressed his disappointment that when he had met union conditions for ending the general strike, people had in bad faith nonetheless caused disruption and [...]	2007-02-12 20:56:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PINR AMGT GV
07CONAKRY177	TFGV01: SITREP 40: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 14, 2007, [...] (SBU) As of this morning, the military continues to enforce the "state of siege" that extends extensive powers to Guinea's armed forces. At 0800, streets were empty of vehicular traffic, but there was some pedestrian presence. Small breakfast vendors were in evidence, but market stalls, shop [...]	2007-02-14 11:10:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY179	TFGV01: STRAIGHT TALK TO PRIME MINISTER AND [...] (C) On February 14, the U.S., French, British, and German ambassadors as well as the EC head of delegation and U.N. resident representative met with Prime Minister Eugene Camara and Foreign Minister Mamady Conde for two hours. The exchange was unprecedentedly frank and potentially productive. [...]	2007-02-14 16:39:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY180	AMBASSADOR PUTS GENERAL KERFALLA ON NOTICE THAT HE [...] (C) On February 14, the Ambassador, accompanied by DATT, met with Chief of Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces General Kerfalla Camara at Camp Samory Toure in downtown Conakry. 2. (C) The Ambassador strongly regretted that the general strike had led to a state of siege instead of a peaceful [...]	2007-02-15 09:19:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS AEMR PGOV PHUM GV
07CONAKRY182	TFGV01: HOW CAN WE NEGOTIATE UNDER A STATE OF [...] (C) On February 14, Poloff met with labor union leader Rabiatou Serah Diallo and political party leaders Sidya Toure, President of UFR, and Ousmane Bah, President of UPR. In separate meetings, each deplored the extensive powers granted to Guinea's military under the state of siege. All alleg [...]	2007-02-15 13:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY183	TFGV01: SITREP 42: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 15, 2007, [...] (SBU) The streets are calm downtown this afternoon. There are fewer gun shots heard in the neighborhoods than there have been in recent days, but there is still occasional random gunfire, largely firing in the air by military forces in an effort to keep the population quiescent. There is more [...]	2007-02-15 16:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY187	TFGV01: SITREP 44: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 17, 2007, [...] (SBU) Conakry remains quiet. Yesterday afternoon, some shops and food markets opened during the non-curfew hours (noon - 1800),and vehicular traffic was slightly heavier than in previous days. During curfew hours, there is almost no vehicular traffic, except for military patrols, which con [...]	2007-02-17 11:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY191	TFGV01: AMBASSADOR URGES PRESIDENTS OF NATIONAL [...] (C) On February 16, the Ambassador lobbied hard for President of the National Assembly Aboubacar Sompare and President of the Supreme Court Lamine Sidime to deal head on with Guinea's leadership vacuum by invoking Article 34 of the constitution to remove President Lansana Conte, who is object [...]	2007-02-17 13:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL ASEC AEMR GV
07CONAKRY201	TFGV01: SITREP 46: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 20, 2007, [...] (SBU) With extended non-curfew hours, we are seeing increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Many Guineans are using the opportunity to restock, with moderate activity in markets, gas stations, and other small shops. Most large stores remained closed, as they have been since January 10. [...]	2007-02-20 13:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY224	TFGV01: SITREP 48: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 22, 2007, [...] (SBU) Conakry remains calm, with no security incidents reported. Deployment of security forces remains at a reduced level compared to last week. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic is again at moderate levels. Some small shops are open while the larger food markets continue to do so through t [...]	2007-02-22 14:52:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY235	TFGV01: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DISAVOWS PRESIDENT CONTE [...] (C) Guinea is in flux politically as key players struggle to absorb the implications of several developments February 23. The National Assembly, for the first time ever, unanimously defeated a Conte initiative by rejecting extension of the state of siege. Chief of Defense Staff General Ker [...]	2007-02-24 10:44:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS ASEC CASC AEMR GV
07CONAKRY236	TFGV01: ENLISTING ECOWAS'S SUPPORT FOR A [...] (U) On February 24, the ECOWAS special envoy for Guinea, former Nigerian President Babingida, accompanied by ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas and other delegation members, received the U.S., French, German, and British ambassadors, the EC head of delegation, and the U.N. resident representa [...]	2007-02-24 12:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PGOV AMER GV
07CONAKRY238	TFGV01: CONTE AGREES TO APPOINT A NEW PM, STRIKE [...] (C) ECOWAS envoy and former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida announced February 25 that President Lansana Conte has agreed to appoint a new consensus prime minister from a short list of names proposed by the unions and civil society. The inter-union coalition suspended the general strike [...]	2007-02-26 12:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PINS ASEC CASC AEMR GV
07CONAKRY246	Guinea's Revenues Hard Hit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Battered by more than six weeks of strike and a state of siege, Guinea's finances will present some of the new Prime Minister's most difficult challenges. All sectors of the economy were impacted, but mining, especially Guinea's cash cow bauxite, posted some of the most severe [...]	2007-02-28 09:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB SOCI GV
07CONAKRY267	GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...]	2007-03-02 12:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV
07CONAKRY277	NEW GUINEAN PRIME MINISTER MUST STRIKE THE RIGHT [...] (C) On March 2, the Ambassador met for the first time with newly appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate. He said the U.S. will be as supportive as possible, if the new government is broad based and if it represents a distinct break with the corruption and cronyism of the past. He encourag [...]	2007-03-05 13:09:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL GV
07CONAKRY282	GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER PUSHING THE LIMITS OF [...] (C) On March 6, newly appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate met with the Ambassador to request PL-480 rice on a priority basis to help meet Guinea's post-strike food needs (septel). 2. (C) The Ambassador took advantage of this one-on-one meeting to ascertain where Kouyate stands on for [...]	2007-03-07 10:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR GV
07CONAKRY313	Presidential Decree Restructures Guinea's Government [...] (SBU) On March 14, President Lansana Conte signed a decree revising the structure of the Guinean government. The decree reduces the number of ministries from 32 to 19 and establishes three secretariats of state. Recently installed Prime Minister Lansana SIPDIS Kouyate proposed this more c [...]	2007-03-15 12:51:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GV
07CONAKRY333	PATIENCE DIMINISHING AS PRIME MINISTER HAS YET TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Guinea's union leaders told us March 19 that if a new government is not named before the end of this week, they fear public protest. Although they have not set a deadline themselves, the union coalition says the people are losing patience with the time it is taking for Prime Min [...]	2007-03-20 15:14:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS GV
07CONAKRY362	WAITING GAME PARALYZES KEY INSTITUTIONS BUT MAY BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. As all of Guinea waits for the announcement of a new cabinet, the justice system, educational institutions, Guinea's union coalition and government offices are paralyzed. That announcement is rumored to be as imminent as the evening of March 28, as some sources now contend that [...]	2007-03-28 14:18:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS GV
07CONAKRY370	GUINEA'S NEW GOVERNMENT MEETS INITIAL DEMANDS [...] (C) On March 28, Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate addressed the nation with a clear message thanking all Guineans for their patience and cooperation in the creation of a "government of broad consensus". The Prime Minister listed eight priorities for his government with the consolidation of nat [...]	2007-03-29 14:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS EAID GV
07CONAKRY386	GUINEA: REQUEST TO LIFT ORDERED DEPARTURE [...] (SBU) I would like to request that Ordered Departure for Eligible Family Members be lifted effective April 10, 2007, i.e., 15 days ahead of the current 30-day deadline of April 25. Ambassador McDonald is aware of and concurs in this request. 2. (SBU) Per Ref A, the Under Secretary for M [...]	2007-04-04 15:59:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PREL PINR AMGT GV
07CONAKRY396	Guinean National Assembly to Address Electoral Bills, Prep [...] (SBU) Summary. As the Guinean National Assembly begins its annual 45-day session, the details of the 2007 legislative elections are both a matter of focus and very much in flux. Four bills on the electoral process, negotiated during the political dialogues of the ad hoc committee last August [...]	2007-04-11 09:53:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID PHUM GV
07CONAKRY403	Guinea's Newly Installed Ministers Hold First Cabinet [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 11, Guinea's newly appointed government held its first cabinet meeting. The ambitious agenda mirrored Prime Minister Kouyate's stated reform goals, and included tighter controls over government expenditures, better delivery of basic services, and transparency in governm [...]	2007-04-12 16:51:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV GV
07CONAKRY425	GUINEAN GOVERNMENT BEGINS REVIEW OF ALL MINING CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During its first meeting on April 5, the Guinean cabinet agreed to review and, if deemed in the best interests of Guinea, renegotiate all mining contracts and concessions. The government has now requested that the legislative ratification of concessions for the US firm Hyperdy [...]	2007-04-17 13:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY434	Kankan: History Destroyed, Uncertain Future [...] (U) Summary. Kankan, Guinea's second largest city, is still reeling from the violence and destruction unleashed during the strike and state of siege earlier this year. The fact that it is a traditional stronghold of opposition party Rally for the Guinean People (RPG),led by Alpha Conde, did [...]	2007-04-19 12:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PINS EAID GV
07CONAKRY438	GUINEA'S EXPORT BAN RELAXED [...] (U) In brokering a suspension of the general strike that crippled Guinea beginning in January 2007, the former Guinean government agreed to questionable economic concessions, including a ban on agricultural exports. Initially scheduled to last through December 2007, the export ban has proved u [...]	2007-04-19 16:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB PINS GV
07CONAKRY468	MINING COMPANIES CALM AS GUINEAN GOVERNMENT PLANS REVIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Most mining companies are undaunted as the Guinean government prepares to review all mining sector contracts. Representatives from all established mining interests -- bauxite, gold, diamonds and iron -- told us they had received the government's assurance that the mining sector [...]	2007-04-26 07:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY483	Anti-Trafficking in Persons Project Proposals -- Guinea [...] Over the last several months, Guinea has been in a state of upheaval as a grassroots social movement for change rocked the country at the highest levels. In March, a consensus government was appointed. Guinea's cabinet is now entirely comprised of new ministers and thus new leadership on tra [...]	2007-05-03 11:59:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG GV
07CONAKRY489	GUINEA'S MILITARY ENGAGED IN NATIONWIDE PROTEST [...] (C) On May 2-3, military officers and soldiers on bases and military barracks throughout Guinea protested over wages and the corruption of senior military officers. There are reports that junior-level officers raided weapons and food stores in several military outposts and looted the house of [...]	2007-05-04 12:21:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS MARR GV
07CONAKRY497	GUINEA MAKES FAVORABLE IMPRESSION DURING IMF TECHNICAL TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary. A nine-day visit by an IMF technical team ended May 4 with the new IMF team leader, Jean Le Dem, expressing optimism that Guinea may be on track to negotiate its return to a funded program. Le Dem and resident IMF representative Alvin Hilaire believe Guinea's FY 2007 macroecon [...]	2007-05-08 13:40:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IMF PGOV GV
07CONAKRY503	NO SOLUTION YET FOR MILITARY CRISIS [...] (C) Although Guinea's Prime Minister has led efforts to resolve the crisis within the Guinean military (Ref A),the government has yet to announce a satisfactory solution. The National Council of Defense and Security has met several times over the last few days, with senior military leaders [...]	2007-05-09 15:03:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS MARR GV
07CONAKRY529	SITREP NO. 3: MILITARY UNREST, MAY 14, 1030 HOURS [...] (C) On the surface, Conakry appears normal this morning, May 14, despite serious, unresolved problems within the military. Traffic is flowing. Schools, shops, and offices are open. 2. (C) The status of the military remains fluid, within both the ranks and the senior command. 3. (C) [...]	2007-05-14 09:56:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC CASC GV
07CONAKRY534	SITREP NO. 4: MILITARY UNREST, MAY 14, 1530 HOURS [...] (C) Conakry remains calm. Traffic patterns are normal. Schools, shops, stores, and offices are open. Some businesses in the Matam district, the site of looting on the night of May 12-13, remain closed. 2. (C) This morning, May 14, Minister of Defense General Arafan Camara formally relin [...]	2007-05-14 15:41:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC CASC GV
07CONAKRY710	GUINEA'S CRISIS IS FAR FROM OVER [...] (C) Over the last six months, Guinea has experienced one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. The popular social movement that swept through the nation demonstrated the power of the streets to effectuate change, yet there have been few transformations in the daily functioning of the [...]	2007-06-22 13:07:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI GV
07CONAKRY722	PRIME MINISTER CLEARS ONE HURDLE: APPOINTS NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, by presidential decree, Guinea named eight new governors and 33 prefects to lead its administrative regions. The nominations conclude months of wrangling (reftel) resulting in an eventual compromise between Prime Minister Kouyate and President Conte. Initial publ [...]	2007-06-26 11:11:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SOCI KDEM GV
07CONAKRY723	PRIME MINISTER CLEARS ONE HURDLE: APPOINTS NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, by presidential decree, Guinea named eight new governors and 33 prefects to lead its administrative regions. The nominations conclude months of wrangling (reftel) resulting in an eventual compromise between Prime Minister Kouyate and President Conte. Initial publ [...]	2007-06-26 11:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SOCI KDEM GV
07CONAKRY736	QADHAFI'S ROAD TRIP THROUGH GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Libyan leader Mu'ammar Qadhafi's road trip to the AU Summit in Accra brought him through Guinea for 48 hours. Guineans celebrated Qadhafi's visit with a national holiday as they looked forward to new promises of aid for Guinea, which Qadhafi gave. On its side of the promise, [...]	2007-06-29 12:19:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID LY GV
07CONAKRY851	GUINEA: UPDATE AND REFLECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Information and impressions gathered during recent meetings and contacts with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, union leaders, women's groups and others reinforce the Embassy's earlier reporting and analyses (septel). Badly exposed by the union's July 3 open letter attacking [...]	2007-07-25 17:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI GV
07CONAKRY915	TRIP REPORT - CHARGE VISITS NEIGHBORING FRIA PREFECTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Charge and Pol/Econ Chief traveled about two hours north of Conakry to the prefecture of Fria on August 2 where they met with the newly installed prefect, elected city officials, and representatives from civil society, political parties, and unions; toured the Russian-owned [...]	2007-08-10 11:36:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM EMIN ASEC GV
07CONAKRY924	GUINEA ELECTIONS WATCH - ONE STEP CLOSER, BUT FAR TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both the majority and opposition blocs finally submitted lists of ten nominations each for the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) to the Ministry of Interior and Security. However, minor opposition parties continue to post obstacles, claiming that they are being [...]	2007-08-14 16:05:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
07CONAKRY960	GUINEA: DANGEROUS GAMES, TREACHEROUS GROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Union leadership and civil society are providing muted support to Prime Minister Kouyate, even in the face of its slow progress, as their mutual enemies in President Conte's circle pursue what some call a concerted plan to undermine the consensus government at every turn. While t [...]	2007-08-22 15:41:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
07COPENHAGEN1010	SHAPING GREENLAND'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. Not for internet publication. 2. (SBU) Summary: Greenland is on a clear track toward independence, which could come more quickly than most outside the Kingdom of Denmark realize. By 2009, Greenland [...]	2007-11-07 12:04:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KENV SOCI ETRD EFIN DA
07COPENHAGEN1015	PM RASMUSSEN HOLDS EDGE AHEAD OF DANISH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: With opinion polls showing remarkably little change after more than two weeks of campaigning, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen maintains a slight edge over his center-left opposition rivals ahead of November 13 parliamentary elections. Rasmussen's Liberal-Conservative- [...]	2007-11-09 13:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON SOCI DA
07COPENHAGEN1020	DANISH ELECTIONS: PM RASMUSSEN WINS THIRD TERM [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 12:58:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON SOCI DA
07COPENHAGEN383	DANISH VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Post reviewed reftel demarche points April 19 with Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen, who offered a mixed outlook for shared U.S. and Danish objectives for the upcoming EU GAERC meeting. Petersen suggested that his government had been pleasantly surprised by the apparen [...]	2007-04-19 14:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN DA
07COPENHAGEN419	CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR'S CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) U.S. Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry reviewed for Danish officials and media U.S. priorities for supporting democracy in Cuba during his April 23 visit to Copenhagen, underscoring the importance of complementary approaches from the European Union. McCarry emphasized that the Cuba [...]	2007-05-01 13:56:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON CU EUN DA
07COPENHAGEN63	DANES IN IRAQ: EDGING TOWARD THE EXIT? [...] (C) Summary: Recognizing growing domestic opposition, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has signaled that Denmark hopes to join the British in scaling down its Iraq deployment by mid-2007, provided that Iraq forces can take over security responsibilities there. At the same time, the [...]	2007-01-18 08:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ DA
07COPENHAGEN69	DENMARK ON JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (C) Danish EU Correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen reported January 19 that the main agenda items for next week's GAERC ministerial will be Western Balkans, Iran and Sudan, on which Denmark broadly shares the goals outlined in Ref A. Petersen confirmed that the Danish government will remain [...]	2007-01-19 15:47:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID EUN YI IR SU SO DA
07COPENHAGEN970	DENMARK'S NASER KHADER TWO YEARS AFTER THE MOHAMMED CRISIS: POSTURING TRUMPS POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 15:57:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL DA
07COPENHAGEN998	DANISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: RASMUSSEN'S TO LOSE [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks ahead of Danish parliamentary elections November 13, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen looks set to return to office as head of a center-right minority government -- although perhaps with the backing of a broader and less manageable coalition. The opposition so far h [...]	2007-10-31 13:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON EUN DA
07COTONOU135	NIGERIA'S SHORTAGES AID BENIN'S EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent gas shortages in Nigeria are helping to shift gasoline consumption patterns in Benin from the black market to the legitimate, and taxed, retail sector. Street vendors of "kpayo" were compelled to shut down in late January due to the sky-high price of gas smuggled in from [...]	2007-02-20 12:55:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD ECON EINV KCOR PGOV BN
07COTONOU136	BENIN: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Benin. 2. Investment Climate Statement A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Beninese law guarantees the right to own and transfer private property. The government of Benin officially favors and encourages foreign investment. [...]	2007-02-20 12:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV BN
07COTONOU162	BENIN'S COOPERATION WITH CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to REF A, Benin and China have a strong and growing diplomatic, economic, and military relationship. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, in 2005 an estimated 32% of Beninese exports went to China and 39% of Beninese imports originated there, making China now [...]	2007-03-02 13:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID CH BN
07COTONOU224	BENIN: REDUCTION IN TOGOLESE REFUGEE POPULATION [...] (SBU) A UNHCR official told TDY PolOff on March 21 that the Togolese refugee population in Benin now stands at an estimated 5,900, down from a high of some 25,000 immediately after Togo's political crisis erupted in early 2005. This number represents those Togolese refugees living both within [...]	2007-03-22 13:39:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM EAID BN
07COTONOU25	BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI APPOINTS NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] On January 9, 2007, President Boni Yayi announced that his chief of staff, Nestor Dako, was being named as Minister of Justice and Spokesman of the Government. Mr. Dako replaces Mr. Abraham Zinzindohou who has been appointed as Benin's member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UE [...]	2007-01-12 11:01:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KMCA BN
07COTONOU346	BENIN: PRESIDENTIAL COALITION WINS PLURALITY OF VOTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 4, Benin's National Assembly members, composed of the 83 legislators voted into office at the March 31 elections, selected their new 6-member Executive Board. The slate of candidates from parties supporting President Yayi won all the positions, with 44 votes, confirming that [...]	2007-05-09 07:02:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
07COTONOU366	SCENESETTER FOR BENIN VISIT OF USN VICE ADMIRAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Your visit to Benin on May 22 to discuss International Port Security and maritime cooperation and safety issues (REF A) will help emphasize to Beninese authorities the importance that the US government places on these two subjects in the Gulf of Guinea region. You will find your [...]	2007-05-18 05:49:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL PINR EWWT BN
07COTONOU389	BENIN: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ISPS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered REF A demarche to the Minister of Transportation and Public Works and to the Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively, on May 21, 2007. The Government of Benin and the Port of Cotonou now have ninety days to address the deficiencies [...]	2007-05-29 12:41:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV KHLS PTER BN
07COTONOU440	BENIN: PRESIDENT BONI YAYI RESHUFFLES HIS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Boni Yayi reshuffled his cabinet on June 17. This move had been widely anticipated as a result of the April 2007 legislative elections. While Yayi was faced with making at least five ministerial re-assignments due to the election results, he has opted for a wholesale [...]	2007-06-20 03:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SOCI PINR BN
07COTONOU884	UPDATE ON THE GSM SECTOR SITUATION IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 11:53:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07COTONOU888	GOB PERSISTS AGAINST CORRPUTION AT STATE ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Summary. The GOB's State Audit Office (IGE) unveiled a report detailing widespread corruption and mismanagment at the Benin Electric Energy Corporation (SBEE),Benin's state-owned electricity company, during a Council of Ministers' meeting on November 10, 2007. The allegations of corrupti [...]	2007-11-21 12:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG BN
07COTONOU893	BENIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER PRESSES FOR USG AID TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 11:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MASS PINR BN
07COTONOU912	BENIN: UPDATE ON GOB EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD TRAFFICKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Benin has made some progress in the past several months in the fight against child trafficking. The Ministry of Family, Women and Children's National Child Protection Coordination and Monitoring Working Group embarked on the planning of its 2008 activities and the approval of the t [...]	2007-11-29 11:21:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM BN NI
07COTONOU955	BENIN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM HEADS TOWARD IMPASSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-19 12:13:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KMCA BN
07COTONOU962	H5N1 UPDATE 1: GOB MEETS WITH DONORS [...] Summary: The GOB met with donor representatives on December 19 to review the GOB's avian influenza action plan. The plan, which covers the next six months, now assumes that there will be 8 outbreaks. The GOB asked the donors to prepare their contributions before the GOB makes a decision on it [...]	2007-12-21 08:03:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU963	H5N1 UPDATE 1: GOB MEETS WITH DONORS [...] Summary: The GOB met with donor representatives on December 19 to review the GOB's avian influenza action plan. The plan, which covers the next six months, now assumes that there will be 8 outbreaks. The GOB asked the donors to prepare their contributions before the GOB makes a decision on it [...]	2007-12-21 08:29:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07CURACAO65	CHAVEZ ASKS ANTILLEAN PM "WHAT ABOUT INDEPENDENCE?" [...] (C) Netherlands Antilles PM Emily de Jongh Elhage told COM that upon meeting Chavez at recent Ortega inauguration that Chavez immediately asked her "what about independence for Curacao." Somewhat stunned, the PM responded that Curacao and the Netherlands Antilles had no intention of leaving t [...]	2007-01-18 20:41:00	Consulate Curacao	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ECON EINV NA VZ
07DAKAR1017	WHITHER SENEGALESE ISLAM?: AESTHETICS, HARMONY [...] (C) Sufi Brotherhood intellectuals inspired by Middle Eastern ideas are building institutions to reconsider traditional values, but they insist Senegalese common sense will sort out doctrinal trash. This is an opportune time for ideological innovation: the once narrowly nationalist and farm [...]	2007-05-10 12:07:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KISL PGOV PINR SG
07DAKAR1026	AFRICOM DELEGATION RECEIVES SENEGALESE INPUT [...] (C) The interagency AFRICOM delegation visited Dakar in April, meeting with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister of Armed Forces Becaye Diop and Chief of Defense Major General Abdoulaye Fall on April 21. There was a marked co [...]	2007-05-10 17:58:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS OVIP SG
07DAKAR1027	OPPOSITION BOYCOTT THREATENS LEGITIMACY OF [...] (C) Alleging gerrymandering, Senegal,s leading opposition parties have formed an alliance to boycott the June 3 parliamentary election. President Wade, whom the opposition also accuses of manipulating electoral rolls, continues to dismiss calls to postpone for a third time. The press is rif [...]	2007-05-10 18:22:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG

07DAKAR1035	DEEP CUTS IN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE WILL HARM SENEGAL'S [...] (SBU) Having recently been apprised of possible significant cuts to USAID/Senegal's operating (OE) budget and development program, perhaps as early as the current fiscal year, I feel compelled to provide an initial reaction in the hope that there is still an opportunity for this Mission, as we [...]	2007-05-14 07:48:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL KMCA PGOV SG
07DAKAR1039	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRALS STUFFLEBEEM AND [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for legislative elections on June 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in promoting peace and [...]	2007-05-14 12:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1141	THE OPPOSITION EXPLAINS THE BOYCOTT [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with the Ambassador, leaders of many of the 17 Senegalese opposition parties that are boycotting the June 3 legislative election explained their position and probed possible U.S. government support. Warning that Senegal,s democracy is under grave threat, the party lead [...]	2007-05-24 11:20:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR KDEM SG
07DAKAR1223	IMF: SENEGAL'S POOR PUBLIC FINANCES WILL MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to IMF Resrep for Senegal, Alex Segura, President Wade's administration has greatly exacerbated the country's public finances problems in recent years. The GOS and the IMF are facing difficult negotiations on a new program, whether a PRGF or a Policy Support Instrumen [...]	2007-06-05 17:14:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL KCOR SG
07DAKAR124	C-AL6-01934: GUINEA-BISSAU RESEMBLES A NARCO-STATE [...] (C) The narcotics situation in Guinea-Bissau probably now exceeds the government's ability to control without significant outside encouragement and support. Guinea-Bissau's most powerful public security units, including the military and sections of the police, have been co-opted by drug traffickers [...]	2007-01-17 11:31:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	SNAR PINS PINR PGOV PU
07DAKAR1276	MCC TELLS GOS IT HAS ENDED SUPPORT OF ORIGINAL COMPACT [...] (U) Possible action request for the Department, Johannesburg and Cape Town in para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The MCC has informed President Wade and Prime Minister Macky Sall that it will not continue supporting Senegal's MCC Compact proposal, the Diamniadio Platform. The MCC remains keen to [...]	2007-06-13 16:41:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA PREL ECON SG
07DAKAR1283	SENEGAL,S SENATE RETURNS [...] (C) On February 12, 2007 the National Assembly passed a law to revive a Senate that in 2001 President Wade had declared unnecessary. With legislative elections over, questions are rife as to why. Six factors seem to have influenced Wade: Creating a power base for his son Karim, consolidatin [...]	2007-06-14 10:48:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM SG
07DAKAR129	SENIOR MINISTER GADIO'S HOLIDAY MESSAGE TO THE SECRETARY: [...] (U) On January 16, the Embassy received a copy of a letter from Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. An unofficial translation follows. Begin text. Republic of Senegal Minister of Foreign Affairs Office of the Senior Minister D [...]	2007-01-17 17:15:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL PHUM KDEM SG
07DAKAR1291	GUINEA BISSAU: DRUG FIGHT TAKES BIG STEP BACKWARD [...] (C) In a surprising move, the GOGB took a big step backward in the fight against drug trafficking with the firing of the police chief responsible for two major seizures. The Interior Minister appears to be positioning himself to control more of the traffic. Meanwhile, consumption is startin [...]	2007-06-18 08:06:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PU
07DAKAR1323	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR FIRST LADY (FLOTUS) [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, President Abdoulaye Wade has just changed Prime Ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States [...]	2007-06-21 08:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1330	NEW GOVERNMENT HAS STRONG ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (SBU) President Wade, following a historically low turn out at recently concluded legislative elections, ousted Prime Minister Macky Sall. Even though Wade was not expected to keep Sall he used him as a scapegoat for being unable to maintain unity within the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party [...]	2007-06-21 13:43:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EFIN ECON SG
07DAKAR1400	LUNCH WITH ARAB AMBASSADORS TO SENEGAL [...] (C) On June 18, 2007, the Ambassador hosted a lunch with Arab Ambassadors. The frank discussion focused on democracy in the Middle East, terrorism and its root causes, Islamic parties, methodologies to win elections, the Palestinian question, and water issues as a potential spark for conflict [...]	2007-07-03 12:08:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PREL PTER KDEM KISL KPAL PINR SOCI SG
07DAKAR1435	TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-TURKISH RELATIONS [...] (S) During Embassy,s Dakar Fourth of July celebrations, PolOff had a candid discussion with Turkish Ambassador Yalcin Kayaerensoy (strictly protect) on the Turkish people,s continued anger over the capture of its soldiers in July 2003, Turkey,s upcoming July 22 election, the rise of nationali [...]	2007-07-09 17:03:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PREL KDEM KISL PINR PTER SOCI SG TU
07DAKAR1452	HISSENE HABRE PROSECUTION STALLED [...] (C) International and domestic press are reporting accusations by human rights groups that Senegal is &dragging its feet8 on prosecuting former Chadian President Hissene Habre. Stephen Rapp, Special Prosecutor for Sierra Leone, discussed the issue during March 2007 meeting with Ambassador Ja [...]	2007-07-11 11:13:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PINR SG CD
07DAKAR1454	IMF RESREP ON SENEGALESE POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE [...] (S/NF) Senegal is clearly at a political and economic crossroads. Because we are friends, we should do what we can to help Senegal through this difficult time. On June 29, IMF ResRep Alex Segura sought out the Economic Counselor to better understand the MCC decision to end its work on the D [...]	2007-07-11 12:50:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID EFIN ECON PREL SG
07DAKAR1463	GUINEA BISSAU: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON DRUGS, [...] (C) The Ambassador visited Bissau to cut the ribbon on the soon-to-be-opened office space and say good-bye in her final trip as Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. She found a country that is earning the trust of donors and cleaning up its finances. At the same time, it is losing ground in the fig [...]	2007-07-12 15:21:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR PREL PU
07DAKAR1464	LARGE DRUG SEIZURE AND ARRESTS IN SENEGAL [...] (C) Senegalese gendarmes seized over two tons of cocaine in June and arrested a number of Latin Americans and Europeans involved in the trafficking. Senegal is cooperating with the FBI and DEA. These huge seizures indicate that no West African country is immune to the flow of cocaine from S [...]	2007-07-12 15:24:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PINS SG
07DAKAR1465	UPDATED SENEGALESE ATTENDANCE AT THE AGOA FORUM [...] On July 11, Senegal's Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, told the Ambassador that he will now lead Senegal's official delegation to the AGOA Forum. Gadio would welcome a bilateral meeting with Secretary Rice. We do not expect recently appointed Minister of Commerce Ama [...]	2007-07-12 15:45:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD GH SG
07DAKAR1522	THE COST OF A NEW GOVERNMENT: CARS, HOTEL, AND A NEW SENATE [...] (SBU) Summary. A June 30 report in the daily "Wal Fadjri" that the Government of Senegal (GOS) was planning to spend CFA 2.250 billion (USD 4.5 million) to purchase Chinese "Hover" brand SUVs for the 150 newly elected Deputies, was confirmed by reliable sources at the Ministry of Finance. Th [...]	2007-07-23 15:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SG
07DAKAR1530	SENEGAL APPEARS READY TO GIVE-UP ON MCC OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) This cable includes an action request for MCC with coordination by the Department. Please see para 5 below. 2. (SBU) Summary: Senegal's Minister of Finance Abdoulaye Diop confirmed that Senegal insists on terms likely unacceptable to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for fin [...]	2007-07-24 15:16:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA PREL ECON SG
07DAKAR1541	The PDS-Time for a Change [...] (SBU) After two very comfortable elections victories President Wade now feels he has the power to revamp his Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS). The two main reasons that are being cited for this restructuring are that he is preparing a new platform for his son Karim to use as a springboard to [...]	2007-07-26 11:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR1577	Time for the Mauritanians to go Home [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Charge d'Affaires, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) Regional Representative, Rosaline Idowu, was upbeat that a large percentage of the 20,000 Mauritanian refugees remaining in the Senegal River Valley would return home. She confirmed President W [...]	2007-07-30 07:50:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF SG
07DAKAR1591	IMF MISSION: MIXED MARKS, BUT READY TO SUPPORT SENEGAL'S [...] Summary: A visiting IMF team led by Johanness Mueller provided an end-of-mission briefing for donors on July 26 to inform them of the state of the ongoing negotiations of a new program with Senegal. Mueller termed FY 2006 a "difficult year," and said that, while Senegal is still struggling [...]	2007-07-31 13:34:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR1693	SENEGAL: INDIAN IFFCO TO CONTROL ICS [...] Summary: On July 16 the Government of Senegal and the Indian Farmer Fertilizer Cooperative Limited Group (IFFCO) signed a new agreement to rescue Senegal's major phosphate producer, ICS. The goal of the negotiations was to recapitalize ICS, gain creditors' confidence, attract new shareholder [...]	2007-08-14 15:49:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD IN SG
07DAKAR1753	A WALK THROUGH DAKAR UNIVERSITY: THE STUDENTS SPEAK [...] (SBU) In a series of interviews conducted with University of Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) students from all disciplines, student leaders, and university professors concerning their political views and their educational experience, "Failing exams is the rule" and "Success is the exception" was an oft [...]	2007-08-27 12:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ECON SOCI SG
07DAKAR1764	MAURITANIAN REFUGEES: THE DILEMMA OF RETURN [...] (SBU) On July 31, Poloff visited refugee villages in Dagana and Dodel to seek the opinions of refugees regarding recent initiatives by the Mauritanian Government inviting them to return home and President Wade's statement that those who wish to remain in Senegal will be granted Senegalese citi [...]	2007-08-28 12:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF MR SG
07DAKAR1821	IDRISSA SECK - THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON? [...] (C) On July 25 a meeting took place between representatives of former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck and President Wade to explore ways for Seck to return to the Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) or a reconstituted &Liberal Movement.8 Since then, negotiations between the two parties have contin [...]	2007-09-06 09:32:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG
07DAKAR1822	GUINEA BISSAU: BIG DRUG ARRESTS SHOW POLICE [...] (C) Recent police and military actions to fight drug trafficking have helped strengthen Guinea-Bissau's claims it wants to do more. The former head of the Judicial Police (JP) credited U.S. pressure with forcing the GOGB to take action. The new head of the JP appears to be an interested and [...]	2007-09-06 13:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PU
07DAKAR1859	THE ROAD AHEAD FOR SENEGAL,S OPPOSITION [...] (C) In a meeting with the Charge D'Affaires, the leaders of Senegal's main opposition parties explained their current campaign to hold a National Dialogue and warned that Senegal was faced with the triple threat of an unstable political situation, an out-of-control economy, and social disconten [...]	2007-09-13 11:42:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG
07DAKAR1898	GUINEA BISSAU:PM FEARS PERSONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Tensions in Bissau led the Prime Minister to change his security detail on September 15. Members of the Public Order Police were removed from duty and replaced by AK-47 wielding soldiers. The number of men in his detail was doubled and he was given two escort vehicles. President Joao Be [...]	2007-09-19 16:43:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PU
07DAKAR1900	GUINEA BISSAU:PM FEARS PERSONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Tensions in Bissau led the Prime Minister to change his security detail on September 15. Members of the Public Order Police were removed from duty and replaced by AK-47 wielding soldiers. The number of men in his detail was doubled and he was given two escort vehicles. President Joao Be [...]	2007-09-19 17:00:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PU
07DAKAR1918	CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION-IN SEARCH OF ELDORADO [...] (SBU) Goaded by their families who sell everything to give them their shot, young men, women and even children are connected with unscrupulous middlemen who can charge them over a thousand dollars to spend up to 12 days on rickety boats in sometimes doomed attempts to make it to Spain or Europe [...]	2007-09-25 11:44:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL PREF SG
07DAKAR1934	GUINEA BISSAU:LIFE ON THE ISLANDS COMES INTO FOCUS [...] (C) The week of September 10-14 Poloff and FSN toured the Bijagos Archipelago, a collection of some 90 islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. On the islands of Bolama, Bubaque, Orango, Joao Vieira, Polao, Carache, Caravela, Caray, and Rubane Poloff learned what life was like in this remote, [...]	2007-09-27 16:34:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR ECON EFIS SOCI
07DAKAR203	HUMBLE FATHER AND PRODIGAL SON: WADE AND SECK [...] (C) With his Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) in shambles and poll numbers apparently dismal a month before elections, President Abdoulaye Wade has absolved ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck of alleged crimes and asked his one-time "spiritual son" for reconciliation. Seck's opposition coalitio [...]	2007-01-24 18:07:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR2061	DANCERS GETS PROBABTION FOR "OBSCENE DANCING" [...] (C) A recent obscenity case against a well-known dancer, Ndeye Gueye, has pitted social conservatives, imams, and Islamists against secularist and lawyers who say that this kind of jurisprudence poses a danger to Senegal's traditions of social and religious tolerance. Gueye was charged, tried [...]	2007-10-18 15:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG
07DAKAR2091	GOS WILL LIKELY SELL COMPANY SHARES AS PART OF ITS NEEDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal has announced plans to move forward on its much-touted privatization agenda and speed up its divestiture from three key public-private companies by early 2008: Sonatel (Telephone Company),ICS (Fertilizer Company) and Dakar Dem Dikk (public transporta [...]	2007-10-25 07:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ELAB BTIO PGOV SG
07DAKAR2122	SENEGALESE PRESIDENT IMPRISONS REPORTERS [...] (C) The Senegalese Police's Criminal Investigations Department (DCI) arrested Moussa Gueye, a journalist at the small Rufisque-based paper, "L'Exclusif" after they published an article entitled "The President,s Night Escapades." The police made the arrest in an effort to identify who in the P [...]	2007-10-31 16:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PINS SG
07DAKAR2144	DELIVERY OF MCC SCORECARD IS OCCASION FOR CRITICISM BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In receiving Senegal's FY08 MCC Scorecard, Presidential Advisor Aminata Niane criticized the MCC's lack of clarifying information in the annual indicators and the lack of flexibility by the MCC to help Senegal, an "important partner," achieve a compact. Minister Niane was not [...]	2007-11-06 14:18:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA PREL ECON MCC SG
07DAKAR2187	LETTER TO SECRETARY OF TREASURY PAULSON FROM SENEGALESE [...] (U) Embassy Dakar received a letter dated October 29 from Senegalese Minister of State and Minister of Finance Abdoulaye Diop for Secretary of Treasury Paulson asking that the Department of Treasury support provide training and capacity-building on techniques to capitalize on government bond i [...]	2007-11-13 12:04:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV SG
07DAKAR2211	IS POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE HORIZON? [...] (S) In November 5 meeting Charge informed Barthelemy Dias, the new leader of the Socialist Party's youth movement and perennial presidential thorn in the side, that he had been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and informed that because of Dias's American citizenship the GOS believes [...]	2007-11-14 14:34:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM CASC SG
07DAKAR2212	LA RENTREE POLITIQUE 2007 - SUCCESSION SUCCESSION, [...] (C) In "Rentree Poltique 2006," we characterized the Senegalese opposition as self-pitying, the people as angry at the cost of living, youth as depressed about their prospects, and President Abdoulaye Wade as personalizing power. Not only has nothing changed since then, but the situation has w [...]	2007-11-14 15:28:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR2216	SENEGAL: THE SYMPTOMS OF INSTABILITY [...] (SBU) In a November 2, televised address President Abdoulaye Wade called for a "sacred union of the nation" to confront the country's economic difficulties. He proposed to reduce the salaries of all workers to establish a national solidarity fund. He also announced that he had instructed the [...]	2007-11-14 17:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL SG
07DAKAR2287	SENEGALESE PRESIDENT WADE RESTRUCTURES HIS PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, Senegalese President Adoulaye Wade chaired a meeting of the Directorate of the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) where Macky Sall, president of the National Assembly, was removed as number two of the PDS (Wade is the party leader). The meeting also resolv [...]	2007-11-21 16:32:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
07DAKAR2363	SENEGALESE PRESIDENT WADE DOWNSIZES CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 3, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade fired 11 ministers (including eight women) and hired one new one. This decision fulfills his recent promise to reduce the size of the cabinet to moderate government spending. The new cabinet features 28 members, down from 38, [...]	2007-12-04 17:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
07DAKAR2417	IDENT REVIEW RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT SENEGALESE PASSPORT [...] (U) Embassy Dakar recently reviewed the cases of refused Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) applicants whose IDENT hits revealed mala fide identity changes. This review identified several instances when legitimate Senegalese documents were obtained using fraudulent information. Two patterns of identity [...]	2007-12-20 10:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KCRM KFRD XY SG GA
07DAKAR275	DETERIORATION IN THE CASAMANCE [...] (C) Senegalese Army reoccupation of the Casamance, initially somewhat successful, has proved unable to thwart rebel activity. Violence, while still largely concentrated in a northern triangle bordering on The Gambia, is becoming increasingly significant in the key city of Bignona, and rebel [...]	2007-02-02 14:36:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC CASC SOCI PGOV PINR SG GA PU
07DAKAR314	BISHOPS, MARABOUTS, BUSINESSMEN AND STONE-THROWING [...] (C) The election campaign has begun, marked by President Abdoulaye Wade's reaffirmation of the importance to him of religion, and by the first acts of violence against major presidential candidates. Days before, the country's most activist and outspoken religious leader told visiting AF/W De [...]	2007-02-07 15:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM KIRF SG
07DAKAR450	SENEGAL: ELECTION SITREP 4: SOME REASONS WHY WADE [...] (C) President Wade's allies and minions may have tried hard to manipulate Sunday's election, but as it turned out, they hardly needed to make the effort. Wade outclassed the competition by a comfortable margin, in highly competitive areas such as Kaolack and Saint Louis and even where he was [...]	2007-02-28 15:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM SG
07DAKAR478	SENEGAL: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP 5: PROVISIONAL [...] (SBU) With the announcement of provisional election results, Senegal's voters gave incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade a comfortable victory. He won in 32 two of Senegal's 34 departments, gaining a national majority of 55.72 per cent with a vote tally of 1,873,907. With 70 percent turnout, th [...]	2007-03-01 12:41:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG
07DAKAR479	SENEGAL: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP 5: PROVISIONAL [...] (SBU) With the announcement of provisional election results, Senegal's voters gave incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade a comfortable victory. He won in 32 two of Senegal's 34 departments, gaining a national majority of 55.72 per cent with a vote tally of 1,873,907. With 70 percent turnout, th [...]	2007-03-02 08:00:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG
07DAKAR501	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. Following passage of its first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law in April 2005, police now maintain a compute [...]	2007-03-05 12:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG
07DAKAR554	WHY WADE WON [...] (C) Defying predictions, President Abdoulaye Wade crushed all comers in the February 25 election. Senegalese disagree if there was fraud and on the degree of registration manipulation, but all concur President Wade had the money, machinery and message to win. Wade's charisma and an inconseq [...]	2007-03-08 18:19:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR608	COUNTER-NARCOTICS STRATEGY FOR GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (S) Embassy, press and intelligence reporting over the past year have highlighted the growing problem of drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau (see refs). The international community watched and took no significant action as the GOGB lost sovereignty to drug traffickers. Now Guinea-Bissau is a h [...]	2007-03-16 12:08:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL EAIR PU
07DAKAR683	GUINEA BISSAU: NO CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT, HIGH [...] (C) A vote of no confidence leaves President Joao Bernardo &Nino8 Vieira with some tough choices but no clear timeframe for having to make them. The crisis will indefinitely stall the security sector reform initiative, not to mention much needed social and economic reforms. Drug money may h [...]	2007-03-26 12:10:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL EFIN PU
07DAKAR696	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDING [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for President Abdoulaye Wade's second inauguration on April 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United Sta [...]	2007-03-27 14:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ELAB PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR705	AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES' VISIT TO DAKAR [...] (U) In meetings with the Senegalese government, civil society, NGOs and Catholic and Muslim religious leaders, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, discussed U.S. contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, U.S. problems wi [...]	2007-03-29 08:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO PHUM PINS PREL KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR785	PARLIAMENTARY GENDER PARITY LAW NOT AS GOOD AS IT [...] (SBU) At President Wade's initiative, a new law requires gender parity in the proportional lists -- but not the constituency lists -- of candidates in future legislative elections. Many women consider this a major step forward, but one of the most outspoken, Penda Mbow, calls it a Wade campa [...]	2007-04-10 18:22:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KWMN PINR KDEM SG
07DAKAR833	WADE RE-INAUGURATED: IMAGINING SOLUTIONS TO [...] (C) The odd thing about President Wade's re-election is that few Senegalese are asking about his second-term plans: what they really want to know is whom he will anoint to succeed him. Meanwhile, with various opposition parties boycotting upcoming parliamentary elections, doubts about the fa [...]	2007-04-16 18:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON PINS PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR864	GUINEA-BISSAU FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT AND SCORES [...] (U) Guinea-Bissau has a new consensus government headed by Martinio N,Dafa Cabi, a vice president of the Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC). President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira chose Cabi out of a field of three choices presented by the coalition of parties t [...]	2007-04-20 07:13:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR ECON PHUM PU
07DAKAR869	GUINEA BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSAL [...] Embassy,s trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposal for Guinea-Bissau follows. This year, G/TIP proposed to downgrade Guinea-Bissau to Tier Two Watch List in the annual Trafficking in Person,s Report. Guinea-Bissau has demonstrated improvement in its anti-trafficking efforts since it ap [...]	2007-04-20 12:00:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ASEC ELAB KCRM PREL SMIG PU
07DAMASCUS1016	UPDATE ON SYRIA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (U) Summary. As Syria's oil exports decline, its textile/apparel industry is assuming a larger share of total Syrian exports at 17 percent. Relatively, however, Syria's textile/apparel industry remains a small player in the international arena. Combining subsidized raw materials and product [...]	2007-10-11 13:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD KTEX SY
07DAMASCUS104	SYRIA: EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO KWMN PREL
07DAMASCUS1075	SYRIANS WAKE UP TO GASOLINE PRICE HIKE [...] (SBU) Syrians awoke on November 1 to find that the SARG had increased the price of gasoline by 20 percent overnight, from 30 to 36 SP/liter (USD 2.27 to 2.72/gal). The increase was less than the 40 SP/liter price many economists had predicted during a heated public debate over the need to eli [...]	2007-11-01 15:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET SY
07DAMASCUS108	NEW TACTICS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SARG REGIME [...] (C) Summary. As the USG continues to consider strategies for increasing the pressure on SARG regime members and supporters, post solicits Washington's feedback on our below suggestions for expanding the use of sanctions against the Syrian regime. Targeted sanctions can help to delegitimize co [...]	2007-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC
07DAMASCUS109	Syria/Turkey, Syria/Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 1 reported FM Walid Mouallem's visit to Turkey on Jan. 31 and his meetings with President Sezer and PM Erdogan to convey two messages from President Asad on the latest developments in the region. Mouallem also held talks with Turkish FM Abdullah Gul on bilatera [...]	2007-02-01 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS111	SYRIA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Syria,s economy is starting 2007 much stronger than it began 2006. Growth rates, which increased modestly the last two years, are generally expected to continue upwards if current trends continue. Still, the SARG faces a number of economic challenges in 2007, including incre [...]	2007-02-01 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS1140	CONGRESSWOMAN MCCOLLUM DISCUSSES REFUGEES AND [...] (C) Summary: In a 25-minute discussion with Congresswoman McCollum (D-MN) on November 28, President Asad criticized the lack of preparation for the Annapolis Conference but said the initiative represented an important first step. He stressed the need for determined U.S. engagement in the co [...]	2007-11-29 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS1144	SEVERAL SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PREVENTED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Syrian government has prevented several human rights figures from traveling abroad in recent days. The regime,s actions appear to be an enforcement of existing travel bans to which there had previously been some loopholes. Many of the activists prevented from leaving were h [...]	2007-11-29 16:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1155	ACS IN SYRIA - DECEIVED, DETAINED AND DEPORTED [...] (SBU) Summary. American Citizen Services (ACS) staff at Embassy Damascus had twenty cases of detention and/or abandonment of US citizens in the fourth quarter FY-2007. Six cases involved women fleeing their families due to abuse or to avoid arranged marriages. Four cases, some still ongoing, [...]	2007-12-06 15:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CVIS ASEC KFRD KCRM KOCI KWMN SY
07DAMASCUS1156	DAMASCUS DECLARATION ANNOUNCES CREATION OF [...] (C) Summary: More than two years after signing the original Damascus Declaration in October 2005, 163 civil society, human rights, and opposition leaders gathered at the Damascus home of leader Riad Seif to vote on the creation of a new legislative body (the National Council) and elect its C [...]	2007-12-06 16:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1157	REPATRIATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES - NO MASS RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Since early October, Embassy sources have confirmed press and other reports of increasing numbers of Iraqi refugees leaving Syria for Iraq. On November 27, PolOff observed hundreds of Iraqis, carrying personal belongings of every shape, size and kind, loaded onto rented buses bo [...]	2007-12-06 16:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1170	SARG ROUND UP OF DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian security services detained some 36 Damascus Declaration National Council NC) members this week, eventually releasing all but three. Security services also disrupted an NC meeting at the home of National Council Secretariat Riad Seif on December 13, but there were no SI [...]	2007-12-13 09:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1171	DAMASCUS FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGEMENT REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 10:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS KFRD KCRM CMGT ASEC SY
07DAMASCUS1193	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Since the development of Post,s 2005 democratic reform strategy there has been a substantial and on-going government crackdown on what little democratic reform had been taking place. Many of the democratic reformers and human rights advocates who were key Embassy contacts in 20 [...]	2007-12-23 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS120	Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Iraq, Palestinian hostility (2/2-5) [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Indonesian FM Hassan Wirajuda's visit to Syria on Feb. 3 and 4 and his meetings with President Bashar al Assad and FM Walid al Mouallem. Wirajuda delivered a letter to President Assad from the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on means of enhancing [...]	2007-02-07 07:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS121	Syria/Qatar, Syria/Turkey, Mousa, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 6 reported a meeting between President Asad and Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Feb. 5 which focused on current international and regional developments and bilateral relations between the two countries. On Syrian/Turkish relations, pap [...]	2007-02-07 07:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS126	Asad, Syria/Tajikistan, Syria/Vatican, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 8 reported President Asad's Feb. 7 address at the start of a two-day conference of the Ba'ath Party Central Committee, in which he called for maintaining Syrian national unity, pointing out the complementary nature of Islamic thought and pan-Arabism. He called [...]	2007-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS127	SYRIA'S MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC REFORM: THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The SARG continues to spotlight its efforts to modernize the financial sector and achieve economic equality with its Arab neighbors, but the banking sector as the SARG-proclaimed "model" of sectoral reform falls well short of the propaganda. The SARG continues to lack the poli [...]	2007-02-08 14:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS128	"SHIA-IZATION" IN SYRIA, REGIME'S ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Samir al-Taqi, an advisor to the Syrian MFA, described for A/DCM February 7 growing unease in Syria about what he termed Iranian efforts at Shia-ization in the country. Most of this effort is concentrated in the northeast, with some of it linked to Iranian efforts to use i [...]	2007-02-08 15:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS131	Syria/ Tajikistan, Syria/Oman, Syria/Germany, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 11 reported the visit to Damascus by Tajik President Imamoli Rakhmanov on Feb. 9, and his talks with President Asad, VP Shara and FM Mouallem. The Presidents called for scheduling a withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq, reiterated the importance of a Palestin [...]	2007-02-11 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS139	Mousa, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories (2/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 13 reported President Asad's meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa on Feb. 12. Talks focused on Arab developments, particularly in Iraq, the Palestinian territories, and Lebanon. The President stressed that national accord is the only way to achi [...]	2007-02-14 06:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS147	SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES SPEAKS TO CHARGE ON AIR SAFETY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary. Responding to a request by the Syrian MFA and seeking to fill-in missing information on important safety of flight issues, Charge met, February 8, with the DG of Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) to discuss concerns over the [...]	2007-02-14 13:55:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETTC CASC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS15	Syria/Europe, US/Syria, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 8 reported the Jan. 7 visit to Damascus by a British-European parliamentary delegation headed by Former European Commission President Jacques Santier. The delegation met President Asad. Talks focused on developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinia [...]	2007-01-08 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS151	BA'ATH PARTY PROTESTS COMMEMORATE ISRAELI [...] (U) SUMMARY. TWO EVENTS OCCURRED ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S ANNEXATION OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS FROM SYRIA. FIRST, LACKLUSTER ANNUAL PROTESTS ORGANIZED BY THE BA'ATH PARTY TOOK PLACE IN THE SYRIAN PROVINCE OF QUNNEITRA. IN ADDITION, AN AMORPHOUS GROUP KNOWN AS THE COMMITTEES FOR THE LIBE [...]	2007-02-15 16:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY IS
07DAMASCUS157	Iran/Syria, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: The major topic in Syrian papers over the weekend was President Asad's state visit to Iran, which commenced on Feb. 17. All papers reported Asad's talks with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad; Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iranian Islamic Revolution; Ali Larij [...]	2007-02-20 10:01:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS162	SUNNI RELIGIOUS LEADER INSISTS SARG TRYING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MID-FEBRUARY CONVERSATION WITH A/DCM, DAYS BEFORE BASHAR AL-ASAD'S MOST RECENT TRIP TO TEHRAN, PROMINENT SUNNI SHEIKH SALAH KUFTARO CRITICIZED THE ASAD REGIME FOR TRYING TO SUPPRESS SUNNI CRITICISM OF IRANIAN-LED "SHIA-IZATION" ACTIVITIES IN SYRIA. WHILE PROVIDING FEW SPEC [...]	2007-02-20 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV KISL PREL SOCI SY IR
07DAMASCUS169	Peace Process, Lebanon, Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 21 featured statements on the importance of achieving peace in the Middle East and boosting the peace process. The papers featured an article published by Spanish newspaper El-Pais on Feb.20 which said that Spanish PM Zapatero and Italian PM Prodi stressed the [...]	2007-02-21 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS17	TURKEY: THE SARG'S NEW BEST FRIEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WITH A SERIES OF HIGH-LEVEL TURKISH DIPLOMATIC VISITS AND TURKEY'S MUCH-DELAYED RATIFICATION OF THE SYRIAN-TURKISH FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (FTA),THE SARG HAS PUBLICLY HAILED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SYRIA AND TURKEY. THE SARG BELIE [...]	2007-01-08 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ SY TU
07DAMASCUS173	311 SANCTIONS CASTING A SHADOW ON THE CBS'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. Financial sanctions under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 continue to put pressure on the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) nearly a year after the final ruling was imposed. Nonetheless, the CBS, up till now, is managing to maintain its central role in Syria's banking sector. While some [...]	2007-02-22 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SANC ETTC PREL KTFN SY
07DAMASCUS188	Syria/Spain, OIC, Israeli Nukes, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 25 reported that on Feb. 22 in Madrid King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurated Arab House and the Spanish Political Conference with the participation of Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, [...]	2007-02-27 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS190	Arab Summit, Syria/Malaysia, Seymour Hersh's Article on US [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 26 reported that President Asad received a message from Saudi King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz on Feb. 25 inviting him to attend the 19th Arab summit, which will be held in Saudi Arabia next month. The message was delivered to President Asad by Dr. Abdallah al-Zin [...]	2007-02-27 15:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS192	Syria/Egypt, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 28 reported that President Asad received a phone call on Feb. 27 from President Mubarak about preparations for the Arab Summit scheduled for March 28 in Riyadh. On Iraq, papers reported that FM Mouallem received a telephone call on Feb. 27 from Turkish FM Abdul [...]	2007-02-28 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS193	SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICY ANALYST ASSESSES SARG [...] (C) Summary: Pro-regime foreign policy analyst Imad Shueibi told A/DCM February 24 that the SARG did not view a dialogue with the U.S. restricted to the issue of Iraqi refugees without the return of an Ambassador as sufficiently broad-based or high-level to persuade the regime to re-engage. [...]	2007-02-28 15:45:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV SY IZ IR LE
07DAMASCUS196	SYRIAN CONFIDENCE WAVERING? [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of a visit to Tehran clouded by growing differences over Iraq and Lebanon, Bashar al-Asad's self-confidence stemming from foreign policy positions he believed were paying dividends may now be eroding. Disappointments over the frictions with Iran, the apparent w [...]	2007-03-01 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR IZ LE
07DAMASCUS2	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bashar Al-Asad said he was optimistic about restarting peace negotiations with Israel, claimed (erroneously it appears) the seven opposition activists recently jailed had been released, expressed pessimism on reaching a political resolution in Lebanon given what he desc [...]	2007-12-31 13:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM PGOV PHUM SY IS IZ LEB
07DAMASCUS200	Syria/Russia, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Iran [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 1 quoted an official source from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , confirming, on Feb. 28, that Syria will attend the Iraq Neighboring Countries conference that will be held in Baghdad on March 10. Answering a question by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SAN [...]	2007-03-01 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS202	SYRIA ELECTIONS UPDATE: SIX WEEKS FROM NATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: Less than two months from expected Syrian National Assembly Elections, the official election date has yet to be announced. Syrians seem largely uninterested in the process because they have little faith that representatives will take into account their interests, according [...]	2007-03-01 15:42:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS21	US/Russia, Syria/Israel, Syria/Iraq, Syria/EU, HAMAS, [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized the latest US sanctions against Russian arms firms for "selling arms to Syria," describing these sanctions as "groundless." The Ministry said in a statement that "yet once again, the [...]	2007-01-09 05:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS224	Syria/Iraq, Syria/US, Syria/EU, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on March 6 and 7 reported the visit to Damascus of Iraqi VP Tarek al Hashimi and his meeting with President Assad, VP Sharaa and other Syrian officials. The purpose of the visit was to boost bilateral relations and reiterate support for national reconciliation in Iraq. [...]	2007-03-07 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS229	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SAUERBREY'S VISIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Damascus warmly welcomes you to Syria. Your visit comes amidst heightened SARG sensitivity to the presence of up to 1.3 million Iraqi refugees here, especially given public grumbling about price hikes and increased crime and social woes. Additionally, the SARG has real [...]	2007-03-08 14:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY

07DAMASCUS232	NEW EMBASSY TRAVEL PROCEDURES: VISIT TO HOMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE SARG HAS MOVED TO FURTHER RESTRICT EMBASSY DAMASCUS, ABILITY TO ENGAGE SYRIANS OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITAL. AS A RESULT, THE EMBASSY HAS ADAPTED ITS TRAVEL PROCEDURES TO ENSURE OFFICERS CONTINUE TO GET OUT OF THE CAPITAL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. OUR MOST RECENT TRIP USING OUR NEW T [...]	2007-03-08 15:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PREL SY
07DAMASCUS248	Syria/US, Baghdad Conference, Syria/Iran, ICG, [...] Summary: Syrian independent al-Watan on Mar. 12 reported that Ellen Sauerbrey, US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, arrived to Damascus late Mar. 11 for talks on the issue of Iraqi refugees. Earlier, Washington noted that Sauerbrey would talk only about the [...]	2007-03-12 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS249	HIGH-LEVEL EXCHANGES BETWEEN SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (U) Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar arrived in Damascus March 10 to meet with SARG counterpart MinDef General Hassan Turkmani. The primary topic of discussion, according to local media, was the transfer of Iranian arms manufacturing to Syria. An-Nahar, a Lebanese daily, quo [...]	2007-03-12 15:57:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV IR SY
07DAMASCUS250	SARG USES BAGHDAD CONFERENCE TO CLAIM IT SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Syrian Assistant FM Ahmad Arnous said after the Baghdad Conference on March 10 that the Iraqi government and the international community should shoulder their responsibility in alleviating the suffering of the displaced Iraqis, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). A [...]	2007-03-12 16:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS254	ARRESTS AND POLITICAL TRIALS SURROUND THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, several prominent dissidents, including former MP and political prisoner Riad Seif, were detained when they attempted to protest the 44th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency Law in Syria. Meanwhile, the political trial of Michel Kilo formally commenced while [...]	2007-03-13 12:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS258	VISITING A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH SYRIA'S DEPUTY FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAUERBREY MET FOR AN HOUR MARCH 12 WITH SYRIAN DEPUTY FM FAISAL MIKDAD IN DAMASCUS, FOLLOWED BY A LUNCH HOSTED BY MIKDAD. DURING THE MEETING, THE DFM NOTED SYRIAN SATISFACTION WITH THE VISIT AND DISCUSSED HOW THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT WAS ADDRESSING THE [...]	2007-03-13 16:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS275	Solana's Visit, Syria/Iran, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by European Union Higher Representative for Common Foreign Policy and Security, Javier Solana on March 14. Ziyad Haydar, a journalist in independent Al-Watan said Solana and President Asad held a closed 50-minute meeting during which the [...]	2007-03-18 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS284	NEW IPR LAW DOES LITTLE TO PROTECT PROCTOR AND [...] (U) Summary. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are violated with impunity in Syria. If P&G,s experience is any guide, the new law signed last week by President Asad will do little to address the fundamental problems that confront the sector. End summary. 2. (SBU) On March 12, 2007, Pres [...]	2007-03-20 15:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS285	VISITING A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH UN, NGOS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her March 11-13 visit to Damascus, visiting Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey attended a UNHCR briefing on Iraqi refugees, a UNHCR-sponsored roundtable with its four implementing NGO partners in Syria, a briefing hosted by Charge for resident Ambassadors and visiting UNH [...]	2007-03-22 07:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS299	Syria/PLO, Arab Summit, Peace Process, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Papers on Mar. 26 reported the visit to Damascus by Rouhi Fattouh, Special Envoy of Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority, and his meeting with VP Shara on Mar. 25 conveying a message from President Abbas to President Asad on the latest Palestinian development [...]	2007-03-26 12:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS3	SYRIAN REFORMER TELLS CODEL SPECTER THE [...] (C) Summary. In a 45 minute meeting with Senator Specter and Representative Kennedy, Syrian opposition leader Riad Seif detailed the activities of the newly formed National Council, including the regime,s arrest of seven of the Council,s members; the types of coercion the SARG uses to silence [...]	2007-12-31 14:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS304	Syria/UK, Arab Summit, Rice/Ki-Moon, Iraq (3/27) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 27 reported President Asad's meeting on Mar. 26 with a delegation representing the British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee headed by Deputy Chairman of the committee, John Stanley. Talks focused on regional and international developments and the poli [...]	2007-03-27 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS307	VERDICTS EXPECTED SOON IN KEY SYRIAN POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 10, THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE THE FATE OF JAILED POLITICAL REFORMER KAMAL LABWANI, NOW THAT HIS DEFENSE TEAM CONCLUDED THEIR DEFENSE. MEANWHILE, THE DEFENSE OF IMPRISONED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER ANWAR AL-BUNNI IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE THE FIRST WEEK OF [...]	2007-03-27 15:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS309	THE GOLAN: RESISTANCE RHETORIC, PEACE FEELERS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, PUBLIC MENTION OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS ISSUE HAS RECURRED WITH MUCH GREATER FREQUENCY THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THE ASAD REGIME HAS USED IT TACTICALLY IN DIFFERENT WAYS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO EXPRESS SHARED OBJECTIVES WITH HIZBALLAH LAST AUGUST, AND MORE RECENT [...]	2007-03-27 16:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS317	SYRIAN ELECTIONS: JOCKEYING AND BACKSTABBING START [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN IN DAMASCUS HAS GOTTEN MORE HEATED AND UGLY THAN EXPECTED THIS SPRING, WITH THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA BEING USED TO PUBLISH SCURRILOUS ATTACKS TO WEAKEN THE CANDIDACIES OF A KEY INDEPENDENTS LIST. ON MARCH 29, THE PRESSURE AGAINST THE LIST TOOK O [...]	2007-03-29 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS32	Specter Codel, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian press and TV on Dec. 27 expressed great joy about the press conference which Senator Arlen Specter gave at Damascus Airport, after meeting President Asad on December 27, 2006. The meeting with the President and the press conference were the lead story in all the radio and TV [...]	2007-01-10 12:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS330	CODEL WOLF IN DAMASCUS: THE OPPOSITION AND THE [...] (C) Summary. Congressmen Wolf, Pitts and Aderholt met with members of Syrian civil society, political opposition figures, businessmen and religious leaders on their two-day visit to Damascus. All were eager to engage the Congressmen. Most expressed hope that the U.S. administration could be [...]	2007-04-03 11:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS332	CODEL WOLF TELLS FM MU'ALLIM TO CHANGE DIRECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a 40 minute meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mu'allim, Congressmen Wolf, Pitts, and Aderholt commented that their visit was intended to explore the possibilities for dialogue in the framework of the Baker-Hamilton report but emphasized they were not in Syria to negoti [...]	2007-04-03 12:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS347	Syria/Macedonia, Syria/US, Terrorism, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 11 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings on Apr. 10 with Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Balkans and the Middle East. Papers also featured a statement by Tom La [...]	2007-04-11 13:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS35	Asad, Syria/US, Syria/OIC, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 26 reported that President Asad on Dec. 25 participated in Christmas celebrations and exchanged congratulations with Christian clergymen and others at the Patriarchate of The Syriac Orthodox Church in old Damascus. Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All [...]	2007-01-10 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS354	Syria/Azerbaijan, Ki-Moon, Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Papers on Apr. 12 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Apr. 11 with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mohammad Yarov, focused on bilateral relations. During the meeting, FM Mouallem reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the situations in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territor [...]	2007-04-12 12:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS363	Syria/Israel, Syria/Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 15 featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry on Apr. 14 that statements by US national of Syrian origin, Ibrahim Suleiman, who visited Israel and met with the Israeli Knesset Foreign and Security Committee, do not reflect the Syrian viewpoint, adding [...]	2007-04-16 09:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS367	UPDATES ON DISPLACED IRAQIS IN SYRIA [...] (C) IN THE RUN-UP TO THE APRIL 17-18 "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADDRESSING THE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES" IN GENEVA, POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING UPDATES BASED ON AN APRIL 15 CONVERSATION WITH UNHCR'S DAMASCUS REPRESENTA [...]	2007-04-16 11:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS370	SYRIAN REGIME BRINGS OUT DANCING ELECTION BEARS [...] (C) Summary: After six weeks of campaigning, voting in Syrian parliamentary elections will be held April 22-23. Although the People's Assembly is a powerless body, there is intense campaigning and heavy spending for many of the 83 seats set aside for independents, especially for the 13 inde [...]	2007-04-18 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SY
07DAMASCUS38	Syria/Spain, Syria/Indonesia, German Aid to Iraqi [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 10 reported Vice President Farouq al-Shara's meeting with Mr. Miguel Lawrance, First Assistant Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Party of Catalonia, who SIPDIS emphasized Syria's right to restoration of the Golan and condemned the current policies based on s [...]	2007-01-11 11:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS384	Syria/Russia, Syria/Qatar, Syria/Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 20 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 19 with the Russian President Putin's Special Envoy, Alexander Sultanov, who conveyed a message from Putin about bilateral relations and the situation in the region. Talks focused on the situation in Iraq, and on the [...]	2007-04-23 12:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS389	CODEL PELOSI MEETS SYRIA'S PRESIDENT ASAD [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 09:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS390	CODEL PELOSI'S APRIL 3-4 VISIT TO DAMASCUS: [...] (C) Summary: Visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her accompanying delegation met April 4 in Damascus with Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim. They discussed Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and prospects for a renewed Middle East peace process. End Summary. 2. (C) Speaker Pelosi and 15 members of h [...]	2007-04-25 09:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS391	CODEL PELOSI'S APRIL 3-4 VISIT TO DAMASCUS: MEETS [...] (C) Summary: In a 40-minute meeting with Syrian Vice-President Farouk Shara'a, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and her delegation asked for Syria's cooperation in achieving stability in the region. They emphasized to Shara'a that Syria needed to stop interfering in Lebanon and expressed co [...]	2007-04-25 09:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS392	CODEL ISSA VISIT TO SYRIA APRIL 5: MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Darrell Issa met with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad for 40 minutes on April 5. Asad stated he had no conflict of interest with the U.S. on Iraq and was not weaker because of U.S. attempts to isolate him. Asad expressed no willingness to reopen an intelligence channe [...]	2007-04-25 09:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS393	CODEL ISSA VISIT TO SYRIA APRIL 5: MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Darrell Issa met with Foreign Minister Mu'allim for 45 minutes on April 5. They discussed Syria's desire for a new U.S. ambassador to Syria, intelligence cooperation, the SARG's November 2006 closing of Amideast - which Mu'allim linked to U.S. sanctions, Syria's relat [...]	2007-04-25 09:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS394	Ban Ki-Moon's Visit, Syria/Qatar, Syria/France, Pelosi, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 25 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 24 with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, which focused on Syria's relations with the UN and the necessity of building confidence and mutual respect between the two sides. Talks also dealt with the peace process and [...]	2007-04-25 12:38:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS4	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem pleaded for the United States not to hold Syria "hostage" to events in Lebanon or to resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while insisting to Senator Arlen Specter and Representative Patrick Kennedy that Syria itself was ready for p [...]	2007-12-31 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM PHUM SY IS IZ LEB
07DAMASCUS409	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING: SPIELBERG DESIGNATED [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held April 23-26 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last November,s gathering (reftel). No companies were dropped; the one announced addition to the blacklist of entities is fi [...]	2007-04-30 10:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS410	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING: SPIELBERG DESIGNATED [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held April 23-26 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last November,s gathering (reftel). No companies were dropped; the one announced addition to the blacklist of entitie [...]	2007-04-30 10:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS413	SYRIAN REGIME EMERGES STRONGER FROM PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Winners in the April 22-23 elections for Syria's Peoples Assembly included all 170 members of the ruling National Progressive Front (NPF) coalition, which the Ba'ath Party leads, in addition to 80 "independents." In the NPF, the Ba'ath Party increased its seats by two to 134 se [...]	2007-04-30 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SY
07DAMASCUS419	Asad, Syria/Palestinians, Winograd Report, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 2 featured President Asad's visit to Der Ezzor province on May 1 to inspect development projects. He addressed a crowd of citizens and officials, saying that "this time the enemies are playing the card of discord among sects in the region." He added that what i [...]	2007-05-07 06:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS424	Syria/Russia, Syria/US, Sharm al-Sheikh Conference, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 5 reported FM Mouallem's participation in the Ministerial Conference of Iraq's Neighboring Countries held in Sharm al-Sheikh on May 4. In his speech at the conference, Mouallem stressed the need to schedule withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq in accordance wi [...]	2007-05-08 05:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS431	Syria/Cuba, Syria/Libya, Syria/US, Syria/France, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 9 reported Information Minister Mohsen Bilal's meeting on May 8 with Cuban MP Kenia Serrano, during which Bilal stressed Syria's concern to achieve stability and security in the Middle East through a just and comprehensive peace based on UN resolutions. Talks al [...]	2007-05-09 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS432	SARG REQUEST'S OBO VISIT TO IDENTIFY LOCATION FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In a May 6 meeting with MFA director of protocol Dr. Amir Smadi, our SARG designated interlocutor, and a SARG consultant for the new diplomatic zone (DZ),Walid Serawan, the Charge followed up on his previous discussions r [...]	2007-05-09 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT SY
07DAMASCUS436	Syria/Libya, Syria/UN, Syria/France, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian press on May 10 reported President Asad's meeting on May 9 with Libyan Prime Minister El-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi. This is the first high level meeting between the two countries for years. Talks dealt with bilateral relations, mutual cooperation, and topics on the agenda of [...]	2007-05-10 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS437	SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES DISSIDENT LABWANI TO LIFE [...] (C) Summary. A Syrian Court convicted political detainee Kamal Labwani May 10 and sentenced him to life in prison, then commuting that sentence to 12 years. Such a strict sentence is longest prison term for a political detainee not associated with the Muslim Brotherhood or other Islamic grou [...]	2007-05-10 14:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS444	Asad Speech/Nomination, Syria/PLO, Syria/UK, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 11 reported President Asad's speech at the first session of the new People's Assembly on May 10, which approved the nomination of President Asad for a second seven-year term as president and set May 27 as the date for the presidential referendum. Papers also r [...]	2007-05-14 09:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS456	Asad Nomination/Referendum, Mouallem, Syria/France, [...] Summary: The press campaign for President Asad's second term in office continues, with papers publishing articles and reports praising his policies and noting Syria's accomplishments under his rule. A curious electoral sidelight is the report on the website of the opposition National Salvati [...]	2007-05-16 07:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS47	SYRIAN WOMEN'S ACTIVIST'S TREATMENT BY SARG [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met January 9 with Syrian women's activist and lawyer Daad Mousa, who is a long-time Embassy contact. For the past six months, the once-outspoken Mousa has kept a low public profile because of SARG harassment of her and a family member during 2006, as part of a broader S [...]	2007-01-15 16:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY LE
07DAMASCUS470	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Iran, Asad/ Referendum, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 17 featured an official Syrian statement issued on May 16 expressing Syria's deep concern about the bloody clashes among Palestinians in Gaza. "Fighting among Palestinians comes at a time when they must close ranks and boost national unity in the framework of [...]	2007-05-17 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS472	IRAQI REFUGEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE SARG [...] (C) Summary. Demonstrating continued MFA gestures on the specific issue of Iraqi refugees, Deputy FM Mikdad's office director Hussam A'ala met Charge May 17 to receive Reftel demarche. A'ala asked that the USG intervene with the GOI to speed along assistance for the Iraqi population in Syria [...]	2007-05-17 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07DAMASCUS474	SYRIA'S BLACK MARKET FOR CURRENCY UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SARG IS TAKING THE FIRST STEPS TO IMPLEMENT A YEAR-OLD LAW ON MONEY CHANGERS THAT IS INTENDED TO PROTECT THE SYRIAN POUND FROM FLUCTUATION, AND REGULATE THE BLACK MARKET AND ALTERNATIVE REMITTANCE SYSTEMS. WHILE A MAJORITY OF MONEY CHANGE OPERATORS ARE NOW SEEKING LICENSES, I [...]	2007-05-17 14:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SY
07DAMASCUS476	Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 18 reported President Asad's oral message to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about bilateral and regional developments, particularly in the Palestinian territories and Iraq. The message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Mouallem when President Musharraf rece [...]	2007-05-20 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS479	NEW EMBASSY TRAVEL SCHEME PAYING OFF DESPITE SARG [...] (C) Summary. A recent weekend working trip to Aleppo by the Charge and other Embassy officers illustrated that the SARG continues to watch us closely and seeks to hamper our access to contacts, especially outside Damascus, further underscoring the importance of a revised approach to regional [...]	2007-05-21 08:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON OTRA PGOV PROP PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS482	Syria/Lebanon, Golan, Asad/Referendum, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 21 reported that clashes erupted on May 20 in the Lebanese city of Tripoli and in the nearby Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp between the Lebanese army and militants from the Palestinian group Fatah al-Islam. All papers featured an official statement by th [...]	2007-05-21 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS485	North Lebanon Clashes, Mouallem, Jafaari, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 22 continued to report on clashes in Naher al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon. All papers also featured a lecture at Damascus University by FM Mouallem on May 21 praising Syria's foreign policy under President Asad's leadership, saying that "US pressures an [...]	2007-05-22 12:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS491	Events in Northern Lebanon, Mouallem/Ki-Moon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 23 reported that FM Mouallem received a phone call on May 22 from UN SecGen Ki-Moon about events in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon. Mouallem expressed regret over the events, saying, "the leaders of Fatah al-Islam are wanted by the S [...]	2007-05-23 11:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS494	SYRIAN REGIME CRITIC RIAD SEIF ON STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Syrian opposition leader Riad Seif discussed on May 18 intensified preparations for the expansion of the Damascus Declaration (DD) group into an opposition National Congress, and also touched on the upcoming presidential referendum, and relations between the USG and c [...]	2007-05-23 13:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS496	Asad/Referendum, Syria/UNDOF, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 24 reported VP Shara's lecture at Damascus University on May 23 in anticipation of the May 27 referendum on a new term for President Asad. Vice President Shara renewed Syria's rejection of the war in Iraq, stressing support for the political process in the count [...]	2007-05-24 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS5	SYRIAN COURT RENDERS SURPRISE LIGHT SENTENCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprise move, the Damascus Criminal Court handed down a relatively light sentence against prominent dissident Fa,ik al-Meir on December 31. Al-Meir, who was facing capital charges, could be released as early as next month. The decision appeared to catch most human rights [...]	2007-12-31 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS50	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Australia, Syria/US, Syria/UN, Bush's [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported the visit to Damascus by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, beginning on Jan. 14, the first such visit in three decades. President Talabni received a warm welcome in Syria. He was received by and met with President Asad. Talks during the meeting [...]	2007-01-16 08:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS500	PROBING SARG TIES TO FATAH AL-ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts offer contradictory assessments about whether the SARG has been involved in supporting Fatah al-Islam in Lebanon. A majority suspect there is some link, with many pointing to the suspicious timing for the outbreak of fighting, on the eve of UNSC consideration of a [...]	2007-05-24 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS501	SUBSIDIES: A GROWING RISK FACTOR FOR THE SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In spite of a modestly strengthening economy, the SARG faces increasing fiscal pressure to reduce the billions of dollars it currently expends on subsidies. The SARG's budget deficit is increasing dramatically because of the dual challenge of declining oil revenues and growing pu [...]	2007-05-24 14:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS515	BASHAR GETS HIS SECOND SEVEN-YEAR TERM IN HOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Official Syrian poll results announced May 29 indicated that 97.62 percent of the Syrian voters (or almost 11.2 million persons) who cast a ballot had approved a second seven-year term for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Significantly stepped-up pressure on people to vote in the [...]	2007-05-29 14:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS516	BASHAR GETS HIS SECOND SEVEN-YEAR TERM IN HOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Official Syrian poll results announced May 29 indicated that 97.62 percent of the Syrian voters (or almost 11.2 million persons) who cast a ballot had approved a second seven-year term for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Significantly stepped-up pressure on people to vote in the [...]	2007-05-30 04:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS520	Presidential Referendum, Syria/UK, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 29 reported Vice President Shara's meeting on May 28 with former Archbishop Hilarion Capucci in which they discussed the regional situation and the international community's disregard of the oppression of the Palestinians under Israel's abusive practices. Shar [...]	2007-05-30 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS526	Asad Re-election, International Tribunal, Syria/UK, [...] Summary: On May 31 Syrian papers featured a statement by a Syrian Foreign Ministry source commenting on the US State Department spokesman's reaction to the Syrian popular consensus on renewing President Asad's term as president of the Syrian Arab Republic. The statement expressed surprise t [...]	2007-05-31 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS540	IRANIAN AND IRAQI INFLUENCE IN THE SHI'A SUBURB OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 21, Emboffs visited the predominantly Shi'a suburb of Sayeda Zeinab located on the outskirts of Damascus. An important pilgrimage site for Shi'a Muslims, Iranians have long played an influential role in the area, providing both financial and religious support. More recen [...]	2007-06-05 09:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PREL SOCI SY IR
07DAMASCUS544	SARG NOT CAPITALIZING ON THE POTENTIAL OF SYRIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent SARG-sponsored conference for expatriates highlighted their potential benefit to the Syrian economy, but also revealed how little the regime has done or appears willing to do to capitalize on their potential. Syrian expatriates currently provide important remittance reven [...]	2007-06-05 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS557	Syria/Spain, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Cuba, Golan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 7 reported that FM Mouallem will leave for Spain today at the invitation of Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. Mouallem will convey an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos I and will hold talks with Moratinos regarding bilateral relations and th [...]	2007-06-07 11:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS558	IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE OF REFERENDUM QUICKLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: NOW THAT BASHAR'S IMPOSED RE-ELECTION IS A FAIT ACCOMPLI, THE REGIME HAS SENT FIRM SIGNALS THAT THE TIME FOR ALL THE HOOPLA AND LETTING OFF STEAM THAT IT ALLOWED DURING THE THREE-WEEK RUN-UP IS NOW FINISHED. LIFE IN SYRIA HAS RETURNED TO ITS CALMER, REPRESSIVE RHYTHMS. WHILE [...]	2007-06-07 14:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
07DAMASCUS578	TRAVEL BANS STRENGTHEN THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. ONE WAY THE SYRIAN REGIME STIFLES INTERNAL DISSENT IS TO BAN ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO MAY POSE A THREAT TO THE REGIME FROM TRAVELING ABROAD. THROUGH THE USE OF TRAVEL BANS THE REGIME AIMS TO INTIMIDATE MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION, CURTAIL THEIR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND CLOSELY MONIT [...]	2007-06-11 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS588	Syria/Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Iran [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 12 reported a meeting by the Central Leadership of the National Progressive Front (NPF) on June 11. The Leadership stressed Syria's firm position toward the issue of peace with Israel, describing the current peace proposals to Syria as "contradictory and not s [...]	2007-06-12 12:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS596	THE SARG OPENS A NEW BID ROUND FOR OIL AND NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The SARG opened seven on-shore blocks for oil and natural gas exploration, but only two have not been previously offered. Royal Dutch Shell and PetroCanada are the largest international oil companies (IOC) involved in the current on-shore round which is set to close on July 12 [...]	2007-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS598	Syria/Greece, Syria/Italy, Syria/Netherlands, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 13 reported the visit to Damascus by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis and her meeting with President Asad on June 12 about bilateral relations and political developments in Iraq, the occupied territories and Lebanon. Bakoyannis praised Syria's [...]	2007-06-13 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS603	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 14 quoted an official Syrian source as saying on June 13 that the Syrian government and Syrian people are concerned about intra-Palestinian fighting and violence. "Fighting among the Palestinian brothers will only serve the interests of the enemies of the Pales [...]	2007-06-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS606	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq (6/15 [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 15, 16 and 17 focused on the inter-Palestinian conflict in Gaza and the West Bank, the meeting of the Arab Foreign Minister in Cairo, and the Lebanese dispute between the majority and the opposition on holding by-elections to fill the seats of two assassinated [...]	2007-06-17 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS613	SARG NOT OFFSETTING LOSS OF OIL PRODUCTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has long depended on oil production to account for a significant portion of its GDP, but with oil exports declining, Syria needs to generate new sources of growth and income. In March 2007, the SARG significantly revised prior year macroeconomic numbers to support claims t [...]	2007-06-18 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS618	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/UK, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 18 and 19 focused on the visits to Damascus of the Kuwaiti Crown Prince and the UK Shadow Foreign Secretary. The papers reported that President Assad on June 18 SIPDIS received a message from the Kuwaiti Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the [...]	2007-06-19 13:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS628	SYRIAN OPPOSITION LEADER HAS CANCER, DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary: Leading opposition activist Riad Seif told Emboff that he was making quiet progress on expanding the small Damascus Declaration group into a 180-member National Congress. Separately, he confirmed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and hopes to get permission for tr [...]	2007-06-21 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS636	HAMAS LEADERS IN SYRIA,SARG OFFICIALS EXPRESS [...] (C) Summary: SARG officials and the Damascus-based leaders of Hamas are offering divergent views in their assessments about the necessity and impact of the Hamas takeover in Gaza, with the SARG MFA officials expressing concern and Hamas leaders here -- after some initial uncertainty -- proje [...]	2007-06-25 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SY
07DAMASCUS652	SYRIA PROVIDES ORAL "NO" TO REFUGEE DIRECT ACCESS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 27 meeting with the Syrian DFM's office director Hussam al-Din A'ala, seeking a response to the PRM refugee non-paper proposal to allow direct action on Iraqi refugee cases with links to the coalition, the SARG confirmed what it had already officially informed the Inte [...]	2007-06-28 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SY IZ
07DAMASCUS653	IMPACT OF SARG CLOSING OF THREE OF FOUR BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials and Syrian media have characterized the recent closing of three of the four land border crossings with Lebanon as a security precaution in the wake of the fighting in the Nahr al-Barid camp in Lebanon. For now they are publicly denying they will close the fourth a [...]	2007-06-28 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER SY
07DAMASCUS664	Syria/PDRK, US/Syria, Syria/EU, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 2 reported the July 1 meeting of Assistant Secretary General of the Ba'ath Party, Abdullah al-Ahmar, with Kim Tai Jung, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Relations' Bureau at the Central Committee of the Democratic Korean Work Party. The two reviewed current devel [...]	2007-07-02 12:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS70	Syria/Norway, Syria/China, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 18 reported FM Walid Mouallem's meeting on Jan. 17 with Svein Sieve, Advisor of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry for Middle East Affairs. Sieve reiterated the importance of Syria's role to cement security and stability in the region. FM Mouallem emphasized the n [...]	2007-01-21 08:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS701	SYRIAN OPPOSITION LEADER ON HIS STRUGGLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: On July 3, prominent Syrian opposition leader Riad Seif provided an update on his unsuccessful efforts so far to obtain permission to travel overseas for treatment of his prostate cancer, including his meetings with a Syrian VP and intelligence chiefs. He observed that the rela [...]	2007-07-10 14:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS702	HIGH PRICE OF REAL ESTATE BURDEN FOR SYRIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Real estate prices throughout Syria have risen rapidly over the past three years due to high demand and a limited property supply exacerbated by market inefficiencies. Most Syrian businessmen and economists agree that the rapid price increase is creating a real estate bubble that [...]	2007-07-10 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS717	Amr Mousa, Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 10 reported the visit to Damascus by Secretary General Amr Mousa and his meeting with President Asad on July 9 focusing on regional Arab developments. President Asad expressed support to the Arab League Secretary General mission in Lebanon aiming at achieving ac [...]	2007-07-13 09:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS718	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/UAE, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 12 reported that President Asad on July 11 received al letter from Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah connected with bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries and issues of common concern. The letter focused on the latest devel [...]	2007-07-13 09:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS731	Syria-UAE, Syria/Iran, Syrian Press, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 17 reported President Asad's meeting with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on July 16. The presidents reviewed bilateral relations and means of strengthening them and hailed the role played by the Syrian-Emirates Joint Committee. They discussed [...]	2007-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS746	Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 23 featured a statement by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Husseini on July 22 reiterating the importance of the recent talks between President Asad and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which aimed to improve the strong relations between the [...]	2007-07-23 10:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS751	Lebanon, Syria/Ukraine, Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 24 reported the July 23 broadcast by al-Jazeera television of an interview with Hizbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah. Nasrallah said that Syria was SIPDIS ready to engage in the July 2006 war on Lebanon, but Hizbollah did not see any reason for Syria [...]	2007-07-24 09:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS762	SYRIA'S ELECTRICITY CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has recently suffered widespread and unscheduled electricity outages. The SARG has tried to assert that the outages are a temporary problem, but this current crisis is an indicator of the larger electricity dilemma facing Syria today ) a growing electricity shortage brought [...]	2007-07-26 10:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS765	MATCHING FOOTPRINTS: FIRST TIME ADULT AMCIT APPLICANTS FROM IRAQ AND IRAN, IN SYRIA [...] A growing number of men in their early-to-mid 20s who claim to have been born in the United States are now applying for their first U.S. passports. Of the six individuals in the last two weeks, five came to Syria from Iraq (including two brothers) and one from Iran. One of the Iraqis was prev [...]	2007-07-26 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS KFRD KWMN ASEC SY IZ IR
07DAMASCUS77	UNHCR SYRIA RAMPING UP FOR MORE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR Damascus is planning a dramatic increase in services to the at least 800,000 Iraqis in Syria this year, with an appeal for a more than 20-fold budget increase and a scheduled visit to Damascus next month of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, according to the UNHCR Repr [...]	2007-01-22 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS772	Lebanon, Peace Process, Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers on July 29 featured Hizbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah's speech on July 28 in mass rally in Bint Jbeil in south Lebanon commemorating the anniversary of the July 2006 war with Israel saying that the Lebanese resistance has foiled US plans for a new Middle East [...]	2007-07-30 06:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS777	DESPITE ASAD'S DENIAL, RUMORS OF SUBSIDIES BEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Asad rejected public rumors of the lifting of subsidies in his July 17 inauguration address (ref A). In spite of this populist message, SARG officials continue to publicly discuss the burden of subsidies and their future plans to restructure the subsidy system. The SAR [...]	2007-07-31 08:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS782	Syrian Army, Syria/Spain, Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 1 featured a speech by President Asad marking the 62nd anniversary of the Syrian army's creation published July 31 in the military journal "Army of the People", in which he called for the return of the Golan Heights. He said that the latest events in the regi [...]	2007-08-01 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS786	GREAT PROMISE, LITTLE PROGRESS: THE COASTAL CITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs visited the coastal city of Tartous on July 9th. While the city and surrounding areas are rich in economic and natural resources, its development is well behind its potential. The area boasts two of Syria's three major ports, is widely known for its agricultural producti [...]	2007-08-02 14:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PREL SY
07DAMASCUS796	CONSULAR OPERATIONS IN A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM - [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 06:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CPAS KFRD KCRM SY IZ IR
07DAMASCUS797	CONSULAR OPERATIONS IN A STATE SPONSOR OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular Operations at Embassy Damascus are impacted by the fact that the Syrian Arab Republic is a State Sponsor of Terrorism, as well as by our growing Iraqi workload. This cable focuses on the salient features of conducting consular work in this special environment. End Sum [...]	2007-08-07 08:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CPAS KFRD KCRM SY IZ IR
07DAMASCUS806	Syria/Iraq, US Arms Shipments, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 8 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad's meeting on August 7 with Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Labid Abbawi on bilateral relations between Syria and Iraq and means of developing them in all different domains. During the meeting, both sides exchan [...]	2007-08-08 14:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS825	Syria/Lebanon, Lantos, Iraq, Peace Conference (8/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 13 reported a statement by Kabalan Kabalan, Chairman of the Southern Lebanon Council on August 12 announcing that the Lebanese authorities started to execute a project to rebuild houses in the Lebanese southern towns of Qana, al-Qulaila and Seddiqin, destroyed [...]	2007-08-14 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS835	Shara, Syria/India, Nasrallah, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 15 reported a meeting with journalists in Damascus by Vice President Shara on August 14 confirming that Syria has no intention of waging war against Israel to restore occupied Golan, but he accused Israel for seeking "any excuse to launch a war." "Israel know [...]	2007-08-15 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

07DAMASCUS836	SARG REPORTS ON BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Syrian Interior Ministry hosted the Border Security Working Group (BSWG) of Iraqi Neighbors in Damascus August 8-9 (Reftel). Although official Syrian commentary during the two-day meeting was limited, Syria's Interior Minister Bassam Abdel Majid provided opening remarks and M [...]	2007-08-16 05:15:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS838	Syria/Israel, Syria/Argentina, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 16 featured a statement by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak saying on August 15 that "Israel is not interested in war with Syria, and Israel believes that Syria does not want war either," adding that "war shouldn't erupt, therefore." Barak made the stateme [...]	2007-08-16 11:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS846	RIAD SEIF SEEKS OTHERS TO ECHO DEPARTMENT'S AUG 15 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 10:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS853	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Palestinians, Syria/Israel, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 21 reported the visit to Damascus by Iraqi PM Nouri al-Malki and his meeting with PM Mohammad Naji Ottri on August 20. Talks focused on bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries and means to improve them. PM Ottri expressed Syria's [...]	2007-08-22 04:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS857	Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 22 reported President Asad's meeting on August 21 with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in which he reiterated Syria's support for the current political process in Iraq and stressed the need to intensify efforts to create a suitable foundation for achievin [...]	2007-08-22 11:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS866	MALIKI VISIT POSITIVE, BUT INCREMENTAL APPROACH [...] (S) Summary: No one here is saying "modus vivendi," but PM Maliki's August 19-22 visit was notable for top-level SARG and Iraqi commitments on security, energy, and political cooperation. Behind the scenes, the Iraqis strongly suspect that the August 14 attacks on Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera [...]	2007-08-25 09:04:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS868	ELECTRICITY CRISIS PROVOKES PUBLIC DISCONTENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unscheduled electricity outages that have plagued Syria since early June 2007 continue to affect large portions of the country and have caused increasing public discontent. Rather than assigning blame directly to the regime, however, the public has largely accused Iraqi refugees [...]	2007-08-26 04:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS905	SARG SIGNALS NEW VISA REQUIREMENT FOR IRAQIS [...] (C) Summary: Confirming what Deputy Foreign Minister Miqdad told UK and other Embassies at a private briefing last week, Syrian dailies reported September 3 that, effective September 10, Iraqis traveling to Syria will need a visa. According to Miqdad, Iraqi PM Maliki proposed this action. A [...]	2007-09-05 12:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS913	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Iran, Middle East Peace Conference, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 4 reported that President Asad chaired a meeting the Central Leadership of National Progressive Front. During the meeting, President Asad briefed the Front's members on the latest political developments in the region. He referred to the role played by "some [...]	2007-09-06 12:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS92	Russia, Syria/Argentina, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 28 reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Tehran and Damascus must be involved in the Middle East peace process. "We are deeply convinced that Iran and Syria must not be isolated, but, rather, brought into the peace process," Lavrov to [...]	2007-01-28 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS920	Syria/Israel, Syria/Rome, Asad CBS Interview, Algeria, [...] Summary: The main story in Syrian papers over the weekend was the Israeli warplanes violation of Syrian airspace on September 6. Government-owned Al-Thawra, the only paper to appear on September 7, quoted a Syrian military spokesman as saying that Syrian air defenses opened fire on the Israel [...]	2007-09-09 12:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS927	Syria/Turkey, Petraeus-Crocker Report, 9/11 Events, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 10 reported the visit to Turkey by FM Mouallem on September 9 to convey a message from President Asad to President Gul congratulating him on his election as President. FM Mouallem's talks with Turkish officials focused on the recent Israeli warplanes viola [...]	2007-09-11 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS933	SYRIAN VISA REQUIREMENT ON IRAQIS: POSTPONED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 15:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS937	Bush's Speech, Syria/Russia, Syria/North Korea, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 15 reported President Bush's televised speech on September 13 announcing gradual pullout of US forces from Iraq. Isan Dari, Chief Editor of government-owned Tishreen criticized Bush's speech saying that the speech cannot conceal "the failures and defects" o [...]	2007-09-16 13:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS949	SARG SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ON FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 16:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EPET SY LE
07DAMASCUS95	Syria/Yemen, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 29 reported President Asad's meeting in Yemen on Jan. 28 with Yemeni Prime Minister, Abdul-Qader Bajmal. Talks focused on regional and international developments and meetings of the Syrian-Yemeni Higher Committee. On the issue of Iraq, papers reported Foreign [...]	2007-01-29 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS950	ASSESSING SARG VULNERABILITIES [...] (S) The Syrian Accountability Act and other sanctions have had an adverse impact on the SARG, but not to a degree that has modified Syrian behavior on our key issues of concern. Nearly three years after most sanctions were implemented, this cable reflects the Embassy,s assessment of both SARG [...]	2007-09-18 16:53:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ETRD EFIN PTER SY
07DAMASCUS951	SARG SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ON FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 04:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EPET SY LE
07DAMASCUS956	CLARIFICATION OF SARG STANCE ON REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. A Syrian MFA official notified the Charge that the SARG was unwilling on political grounds to allow processing of refugee referrals at the U.S. Embassy in Syria. He said there was no bilateral political basis for such agreement and cited a litany of "facts" to further support t [...]	2007-09-19 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07DARESSALAAM1009	TANZANIA'S CENTRAL BANK UNDER FIRE IN PRESS FOR [...] SUMMARY. Throughout June and July, a steady beat of corruption claims against the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) have featured on the front pages of almost every major Tanzanian newspaper. Allegations in the press focus on the prohibitive construction costs of the new BOT "twin towers," payments ma [...]	2007-07-18 13:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KMCA PGOV PREL PHUM PINR TZ
07DARESSALAAM1037	BIG FISH STILL RISKY CATCH IN TANZANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tanzania's Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) has never successfully prosecuted a high-level corruption case involving either the private or public sector. On July 14, the Director General of the PCB, Edward Hoseah, assured the DCM that the PCB was now prepared to prosecute a milest [...]	2007-07-24 14:06:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID KMCA PINR TZ
07DARESSALAAM1055	TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bernard Membe briefed the European and Americas diplomatic corps recently on the deepening crisis in the Union of the Comoros and requested proactive diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue. Membe announced that at the African Union (AU) meeting in Accra (July 2-3),Ar [...]	2007-07-29 12:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM1110	DARFUR: DR. SALIM SALIM BRIEFS DCM ON ARUSHA [...] (C) Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, the AU Special Envoy to the Darfur peace process, told us shortly after arriving from Arusha that the August 4 to 6 conference had "exceeded expectations." While Abdul Wahid stayed in Paris, nearly all other factions had attended: the SFDA, JEM, SLA/Unity, SLA/A, SL [...]	2007-08-07 16:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU TZ
07DARESSALAAM1136	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S AUGUST 23-26 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change over the past two years. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterter [...]	2007-08-14 15:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID PREL PGOV ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM1154	TANZANIA: MFA DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs African Division, Ambassador Francis Malambugi, told the DCM August 14 that SADC leaders await President Mbeki's report on his facilitation efforts between the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and Zimbabwe's opposition parties during the upcoming su [...]	2007-08-16 13:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM1249	BOEING AND AIR TANZANIA: THE STRUGGLE TO ENSURE [...] (C) As Air Tanzania shops for new airplanes for its aging fleet, we remain troubled by separate press reports, quoting Air Tanzania leadership and most recently the Minister of Infrastructure, that a decision has been made in favor of Airbus. This decision would have been made without any ser [...]	2007-09-13 11:25:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV BEXP TZ
07DARESSALAAM125	PRESIDENT KIKWETE PAVES WAY FOR CCM-CUF TALKS ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 03:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TZ
07DARESSALAAM126	AU CHAIRMANSHIP: PRESIDENT KIKWETE WILLING TO STEP [...] (C) A source at the State House close to President Jakaya Kikwete told the Deputy Chief of Mission the evening of January 24 that Kikwete would accept the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) "if asked" and if "requisite support" existed. At the same time, our contact added that Tanzania s [...]	2007-01-26 03:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1267	TANZANIA: DEMOCRATIC PROCESS STUMBLES IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In response to his questioning of an opaque and irregular mining industry deal made by the Government of Tanzania (GOT),a popular Member of Parliament from the opposition CHADEMA party was recently suspended from participating in parliamentary sessions for four months. The blatant overst [...]	2007-09-18 10:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EAIDEGZ TZ
07DARESSALAAM1348	ACOTA: TANZANIA INDICATES READINESS TO GET [...] (C) Only ten days after the former Chief of the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Forces (TPDF),General George Waitara, retired from his position, the Mission's Defense Attache (DATT) learned that Tanzania is again ready to consider peacekeeping training through the Department's African Contingency O [...]	2007-10-04 14:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1410	TANZANIA, CORRUPTION, AND BOEING -- TALKING POINTS [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. Mission here has aggressively advocated on behalf of Boeing in its competition with Airbus for replacement of Air Tanzania,s (ATC) aging fleet. Both the Ambassador and DCM have called personally on the Infrastructure Minister, the Ambassador has called on Air Tanzania,s [...]	2007-10-19 07:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON BEXP ETRD PREL EINV BTIO TZ
07DARESSALAAM1483	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S NOVEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) The U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change over the past two years. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterterrorism and [...]	2007-11-07 14:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM1500	TANZANIA: AS CORRUPTION SCANDALS SWIRL, GOLDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Confronted with a rising tide of corruption allegations, and government refusal to addrss them, opposition anger has erupted here in a series of bold corruption charges leveled at some of the most senior figures in Kikwete's administration. Over the past several weeks, frustra [...]	2007-11-15 03:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1531	EAC SAYS IT IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE US-EAC TIFA [...] (U) The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC),Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, told Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Africa Florie Liser November 13 that the proposed U.S.-EAC Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) would be at the top of the agenda of [...]	2007-11-26 11:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1539	TANZANIA: AMBASSADOR GREEN DISCUSSES [...] (C) Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),Bernard Membe, told Ambassador Green on November 27 that he has instructed Ambassador Ombeni Sefue to work proactively to resolve the issue of the domestic worker who was employed without pay by an official of the [...]	2007-11-28 16:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN PGOV EAID MOPS TZ
07DARESSALAAM158	TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE ON DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Kikwete has made clear his preference for building capacity within the Somali TFG military over actual deployment of Tanzanian forces as part of a peacekeeping mission. He intends to train up to 1,000 members of the Somali military (and Somali intelligence) over the ne [...]	2007-02-02 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR SU KE TZ
07DARESSALAAM1581	ZANZIBAR RECONCILIATION TALKS: END GAME OR DEJA [...] (C) Nearly one year after the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and opposition Civic United Front (CUF) parties shook hands January 17, 2007 and began talks to break the political impasse on Zanzibar, CUF leaders claim an agreement is close. Malim Seif Hamad, the CUF Secretary General and three [...]	2007-12-12 18:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM1587	TANZANIA: SECRETARY PAULSON AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (U) President Jakaya Kikwete told U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Henry Paulson, on November 15 that he would welcome more capital market investment in Tanzania to accelerate economic growth and raise the per capita income. Secretary Paulson expressed appreciation for both President Kikwete and Fi [...]	2007-12-14 04:06:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1606	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA VOTES ON [...] (U) In absence of the Director of the Multilateratl Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Noel Kaganda, Foreign Service Officer, informed PolOff on December 10 that he was unable to comment on the position Tanzania would take in the UNGA votes on country s [...]	2007-12-20 19:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA TZ
07DARESSALAAM170	TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 12:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TZ
07DARESSALAAM260	TANZANIA: A/S FRAZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE [...] (C) In a February 9 meeting with A/S Frazer, President Jakaya Kikwete outlined the Government of Tanzania's plans to train up to 1,000 Somali armed forces officers in Tanzania over the next 12 to 18 months. He confirmed that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has no plans to deploy ground troop [...]	2007-02-28 19:42:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS SU SO TZ
07DARESSALAAM353	TANZANIA: GENERAL WARD AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE [...] (C) In a March 3, 2007 meeting with General William Ward, the Deputy Commander of the European Military Command (EUCOM),President Kikwete warmly welcomed mil-to-mil cooperation with the United States in a number of areas, including peacekeeping training under ACOTA and deployment of a U.S. Ci [...]	2007-03-13 13:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS TZ
07DARESSALAAM355	TANZANIA: INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In calendar year 2006, Tanzania's exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) still hovered at approximately USD 3.7 million in AGOA-qualified exports to the United States. The U.S. Congress' December 2006 extension of the third country fabric provisions could boost Tanzania' [...]	2007-03-14 04:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD TZ
07DARESSALAAM375	PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) On March 16, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe, briefed Charge Pamela White, the Canadian High Commissioner and a select group of European ambassadors on the outcome of President Kikwete's March 15 trip to Harare for intense, closed-door discussions with President Robe [...]	2007-03-16 17:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM434	RIFT VALLEY FEVER SPREADS IN TANZANIA, FROM [...] (SBU) Rift Valley Fever (RVF),an acute fever-causing viral disease that affects livestock and humans, has spread from northern to central Tanzania, with Dodoma Region the hardest hit. While most RVF cases are not fatal, the 18 deaths in Tanzania since the February 2007 outbreak have sparked [...]	2007-03-26 06:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC PREL EAID PBTS TZ
07DARESSALAAM559	ZANZIBAR: IS A WIN-WIN POSSIBLE AS CCM-CUF [...] (C) At a joint April 6 press conference, the Zanzibar CCM Secretary General, Yusuf Makamba, and the Civic United Front SIPDIS (CUF) Secretary General, Seif Malam Hamad, announced that the two parties had completed the initial stage of reconciliation talks. CUF party chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Li [...]	2007-04-18 11:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM609	ZANZIBAR: TANZANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER UPDATES [...] (C) President Kikwete and insiders in the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party agree that to close the divide in Zanzibar, the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) party's demand for some form of power-sharing in the Government of Zanzibar (GOZ) needs to be accommodated, Foreign Minister Bernard Mem [...]	2007-04-25 13:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM637	FALSE HOPE AND TOUGH TALK; REFUGEE UPDATE FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the UNHCR consolidates and closes refugee camps in western Tanzania, requests for assistance in host areas and in closed camps are increasing. Repatriation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on the upswing, while repatriation to Burundi has come to a halt, with pe [...]	2007-05-02 12:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM660	TANZANIA: START OF ACOTA TRAINING DELAYED UNTIL [...] (S) SUMMARY. As suspected, the Kikwete administration is facing civilian-military tensions: Tanzania's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is hindering the President and Minister of Defence's decision to take the next step in the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) progr [...]	2007-05-04 10:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM TZ
07DARESSALAAM677	TANZANIA'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW: A STEP FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 17, Tanzania's Parliament passed the Anti-Corruption bill; legislation which has been in the works for more than two years. On April 25, Eunice Reddick, Office Director of East Africa, met with the Director General of Tanzania's Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) a [...]	2007-05-09 05:00:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM814	PISCES AND THE IMPERATIVE OF TANZANIA'S BORDER [...] (S) SUMMARY. This is an action request (see para 7). It would be a major mistake to cut off funding for Tanzania's Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES),which serves as an important border management tool for both Tanzania and the U.S. In a country with por [...]	2007-06-07 11:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINS PBTS PINR SNAR KFRD TZ XW
07DARESSALAAM845	TANZANIA: VIEWS ON ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BOUNDARY [...] (C) On June 11, the Deputy Chief of Mission raised the Eritrea-Ethiopia boundary impasse with Ambassador Charles Sanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (reftel). Sanga described the issue as a regional one to be addressed within the [...]	2007-06-12 14:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AU BE ER ET EU GH IT JA NO
07DARESSALAAM85	KIKWETE'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION: PROMISING [...] (C) SUMMARY. After one year in office, President Kikwete has yet to match his strong anti-corruption rhetoric with concrete results. There are promising signs on the legislative front: Parliament approved a new Anti-Money Laundering bill last fall and the Anti-Corruption Bill is slated to m [...]	2007-01-18 14:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID ECON PGOV TZ
07DARESSALAAM888	ZANZIBAR: CCM-CUF RECONCILIATION TALKS STALLED [...] (C) Progress in the reconciliation talks between the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the Civic United Front (CUF) on how to resolve the political impasse in Zanzibar appears to have stalled following the mid-May visit to Pemba by the CCM Secretary General Yusuf Makamba. In remarks to Pem [...]	2007-06-21 10:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM TZ
07DARESSALAAM894	ISLAMIC RADICALS BLOCKS AMERICAN MUSLIMS FROM [...] (C) American Muslims visiting Tanzania from May 27-31 as part of the Citizen Dialogue Program (reftel) were surprisingly refused entry to a mosque in downtown Dar es Salaam. As the American visitors arrived for evening prayers, a group of about 30 men congregated at the mosque's gate to block [...]	2007-06-21 14:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR TZ IR
07DARESSALAAM950	UPDATE ON TANZANIAN ECONOMY: SHORT-TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Tanzania's economy grew by 6.2 percent in 2006 despite drought-like conditions and a prolonged energy shortage, according to second quarter Government of Tanzania (GOT) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports. Exports continue to rise with minerals the leading growth sector. The co [...]	2007-07-05 14:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID FINE EINV ENRG PREL AA TZ
07DHAKA1009	PRESSURE MOUNTS ON THE TWO LADIES [...] (C) Summary. Sensational allegations of personal misconduct, public moves to form a new political party, and new initiatives for political party reform have escalated the pressure on the "two ladies" to quit politics. Although the future looks bleak for Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, and the [...]	2007-06-19 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BG
07DHAKA1025	AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON CHIEF ADVISOR [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Ambassador paid a farewell call on Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed. Also present were America and Pacific Wing Director General Shahidul Islam, Personal Secretary to the Chief Advisor Kazi Aminul Islam, Deputy SIPDIS Press Secretary Helaluddin and Deputy Chief of Mis [...]	2007-06-21 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA1058	GOVERNMENT ATTENTION FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING MIGRANT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare pledged its cooperation with the Embassy in combating labor trafficking and tracking investigations and prosecutions of these cases. Deputy Secretary Datta outlined for us the various enforcement tools at their disposal, and described some of [...]	2007-06-26 08:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KCRM KWMN KFRD PHUM BG
07DHAKA1068	A VIEW FROM CHITTAGONG: STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. "Guide and support this government" was the refrain from journalists, businessmen, academics and other elites on a recent visit to Chittagong. While acknowledging problems and imperfections with the government, almost everyone endorsed its anti-corruption agenda and asked the [...]	2007-07-01 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM ECON BG
07DHAKA1096	POLITICAL INSIDER DESCRIBES POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nazim Kamran Chowdhury, a prominent ad executive with close ties to the government, defended the government's decision to put off national elections until late 2008 and described his efforts to persuade the Chief Adviser to assert himself more politically. Chowdhury said the mili [...]	2007-07-04 23:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1132	THEATER COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CPT BEMIS+1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 23:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL BG
07DHAKA1133	THEATER COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CPT BEMIS+1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 23:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL BG
07DHAKA1198	UN OFFICE OF DRUGS AND CRIME PROGRAM OFFICER ON [...] (C) On July 12, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime Program Officer Oliver Stolpe, in Dhaka attending the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC),told poloff about his discussions with Bangladeshis. He said that he talked to Chief of the Anti-Corruption Commiss [...]	2007-07-24 07:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SNAR BG
07DHAKA1199	BANGLADESHI NGO "RUPANTAR" IS AGENT OF POSITIVE [...] In 1995 Rupantar (Bengali for "transformation") began promoting grassroots democratic organization, efficient and participatory local governance, gender equality and environmental awareness with USAID direct funding. Rupantar is now active in 61 of Bangladesh's 64 Districts focusing its activi [...]	2007-07-24 07:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA120	CHIEF ADVISER LAYS OUT AGENDA WITH NO ELECTION DATE [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging address to the nation last night, Chief Adviser Ahmed declared his "main task" is to organize free, fair, peaceful, neutral, and broadly contested elections as soon as possible. However, he warned, elections outside a truly democratic environment would be meani [...]	2007-01-22 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1207	AT 180 DAYS, A REPORT CARD ON BANGLADESH'S INTERIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After 180 days in power, the interim government installed after the January 11 declaration of a state of emergency remains popular. It has racked up a series of accomplishments and corrected initial excesses, particularly in the area of human rights. The Election Commission has u [...]	2007-07-25 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1235	AUTHORITIES PROVIDE SPECIAL JAIL ACCOMMODATIONS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 16, Awami League president and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested by police and arraigned on charges of abetting extortion. She is being held at a special sub-jail created for her on the grounds of Parliament. Over the past two weeks, authorities have made [...]	2007-07-30 05:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1263	BANGLADESH AI WORKING GROUP UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the pace of the outbreak's spread slowing over the past month, post's Avian Influenza (AI) Working Group met to share updated information about coordination between GOB ministries, between USG agencies, and between USG and GOB entities. While there has not yet been a confi [...]	2007-08-05 07:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ELAB PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA1267	BANGLADESH: COMMENTS REGARDING CALVERT SOCIAL INVESTMENT [...] Embassy Dhaka is pleased to respond to reftel's request for information regarding OPIC's potential support for CALVERT SOCIAL INVESTMENT FOUNDATION. Post has no credible information concerning potential ties to terrorism, money laundering, corruption or violations of law by Activists for Soci [...]	2007-08-06 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON BG
07DHAKA128	15,000 ARRESTED IN ANTI-CORRUPTION, CRIME SWEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15,000 people arrested by police, army, and other security personnel since January 11 include established criminals as well as local and student leaders of both the Awami League and especially the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Seven deaths in custody have been reported. Ther [...]	2007-01-23 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA13	AWAMI LEAGUE REVERSES COURSE, ANNOUNCES ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 3, Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina announced that the AL and its "grand alliance" partners would boycott and resist the January 22 parliamentary elections, claiming the Caretaker Government has failed to ensure the conditions necessary for free and fair elections [...]	2007-01-03 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA1321	BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO 2007 TIP REPORT: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy briefed Home Ministry and police officials on the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report. Most of the discussion focused on how to track labor migration abuse cases. The government agreed to include representatives of the Foreign and Expatriate Workers ministries in fut [...]	2007-08-14 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM BG
07DHAKA1341	GENERAL DISSATISFACTION WITH CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Rumors of changes in the caretaker government have been a popular parlor game in Dhaka since January 2007. Growing frustration over rising prices, energy shortages, and a lackluster response to flooding have fueled speculation and criticism about the caretaker government. Scenari [...]	2007-08-16 03:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1349	ACTION REQUEST IN CHEVRON / PETROBANGLA ARBITRATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. SUMMARY. (C) Petrobangla finds itself between a rock and a hard place with respect to its upcoming arbitration hearing with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) scheduled for August 20 in [...]	2007-08-16 08:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD EPET PREL KTIA BG
07DHAKA1389	SIGMA HUDA CONVICTED OF EXTORTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nazmul and Sigma Huda were found guilty of extortion by a special anti-corruption court on August 27. Both received prison sentences, though the family will appeal. Sigma's health has improved recently. According to her sister, she is now able to get most of the health tests s [...]	2007-08-27 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1472	GOVERNMENT RELAXES BAN ON INDOOR POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an address to the nation on September 9, Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed announced a raft of decisions, including a relaxation of the ban on indoor politics, a deadline for the compilation of a list of corrupt suspects, and a pardon for thousands of people accused of involvement [...]	2007-09-10 11:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1490	GOVERNMENT MOVES CAUTIOUSLY ON RELAXATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The caretaker government is attempting to walk a fine line regarding the relaxation of the ban on indoor politics. The official gazette notification strictly proscribes the activities parties are permitted to undertake. While authorities permitted most parties to reopen their ce [...]	2007-09-12 09:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1494	GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS DISCUSS ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed met September 5 with members of the nation's business community in an effort to strengthen the commercial climate. Business confidence appears to be weakening in the wake of floods, rising prices, the g [...]	2007-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR BG
07DHAKA1498	ELECTION COMMISSION DISCUSSES ELECTORAL REFORM, [...] (C) SUMMARY. An easing of the ban on indoor politics was a necessary precondition for the Commission to begin its dialogue with the political parties, the Election Commission told the Charge d'Affaires in a recent meeting. Calling the emerging split within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP [...]	2007-09-13 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA152	AMBASSODOR MEETS ADVISORS FOR SHIPPING AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: During separate courtesy calls by the Ambassador, Advisors Matin and Chowdhury both acknowledged the need to involve the political parties in discussions on election preparations and to hold free and fair elections promptly. The Ambassador reinforced U.S. support for elections [...]	2007-01-29 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1557	RAJSHAHI: CRACKS IN THE HAPPIEST CITY ON EARTH [...] (SBU) Summary: When Dhaka University erupted in anti-government protests on August 20, the unrest quickly spread to Rajshahi University in northwest Bangladesh. During a visit to Rajshahi September 11-12, PolOff spoke to several credible witnesses who said only a small fraction of university [...]	2007-09-25 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PINR SOCI
07DHAKA156	NEW ADVISER FOR AGRICULTURE TALKS ABOUT FERTILIZER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Karim is happy with the U.S.-Bangladesh development partnership. With no idea how long he will be in office, Karim,s goals are general systematic improvements to the Ministries, operations, specifically planning, information management, and human resources development. He [...]	2007-01-29 09:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV PREL TSPL BG
07DHAKA1584	INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS DESCRIBES CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Inspector General of Prisons, Brigadier General Md Zakir Hasan, recently discussed current jail conditions with POLOFF, and described his efforts to reform the prison system in Bangladesh. According to Hasan, the total prison population in Bangladesh (including those in jail [...]	2007-10-01 05:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
07DHAKA1594	ELECTION COMMISSION AGREES TO OBSERVATION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Voter registration is progressing as the Election Commission expands its activities to additional areas of the country. The Commission, with assistance from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),has solved the most immediate problem -- procuring 8,000 laptops for local [...]	2007-10-02 10:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1602	ENGAGING BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATTALION: THE [...] (C) Summary: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is the lead Bangladeshi security force for countering terrorism. Yet since its creation the U.S. government has not engaged the 10,000-member paramilitary group because of human rights concerns stemming from persistent reports of extrajudicial kill [...]	2007-10-04 08:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL
07DHAKA1797	BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangladesh is slowly beginning to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Sidr. Unofficial estimates of the number of deaths reached 2,000 by late afternoon November 17. As many as a million homes and an estimated 250,000 acres of crops may have been damaged or destroyed. Loss of [...]	2007-11-17 14:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1808	BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (U) Summary: The official death toll in Cyclone Sidr rose to about 3,500 by early afternoon November 19, with local media quoting the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman as saying the number could go as high as 10,000. A round-the-clock Embassy cyclone control room is now staffed by State, [...]	2007-11-20 00:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1814	US MILITARY OPTIONS IN SUPPORT OF USAID/OFDA IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team, Defense Attach, Office of Defense Cooperation chief, USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and EMBOFF participated in briefings with host Armed Forces Division on 19 NOV, and the same group (less USAID/OFDA) [...]	2007-11-20 17:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA1826	BANGLADESH REQUESTS IMMEDIATE US MILITARY SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CDA a.i. received a broad request from the GOB for immediate U.S. military resources to participate in the response to Cyclone Sidr. U.S. military planners already present in Bangladesh will now begin developing specific operational plans for implementing this request in conjun [...]	2007-11-21 12:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA1833	IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING OVERFLIGHT OF SIDR AFFECTED AREAS [...] SUMMARY: DATT, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief, CONOff and six members of III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF)'s Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST),accompanied by a Bangladesh military officer, November 20 flew in a host nation military helicopter to survey damage from [...]	2007-11-24 15:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PNR PREL BG
07DHAKA1834	IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING OVERFLIGHT OF SIDR AFFECTED AREAS [...] SUMMARY: DATT, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief, CONOff and six members of III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF)'s Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST),accompanied by a Bangladesh military officer, November 20 flew in a host nation military helicopter to survey damage from [...]	2007-11-24 15:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA1836	FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION: PLANNING FOR THE NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: In only a week's time, the United States has been able to develop and implement an impressive humanitarian response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr, which laid waste to large stretches of Bangladesh's southwestern coastal region when it made landfall on November 15 [...]	2007-11-24 15:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EAID MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL
07DHAKA1837	BANGLADESH CHIEF ADVISOR STRESSES CARETAKER [...] (C) Summary: During an hour long one on one meeting, on the eve of Cyclone Sidr's arrival November 15, Fakhruddin Ahmed( Bangladesh,s Chief Advisor explained his goals for the caretaker government and asked for inturoational support for the massive reforms underway. Frank and open, he came a [...]	2007-11-25 11:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR BG
07DHAKA1843	BANGLADESHI MEDIA FEELING HEAT FROM CARETAKER [...] (C) Summary: Bangladeshi media are under pressure. The Caretaker Government and especially the military apply pressure -- usually discreetly but sometimes not -- to limit coverage that is critical or provokes opposition to their policies. In recent months, authorities have shut down an all- [...]	2007-11-26 10:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
07DHAKA1847	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #5: USAID/DART [...] Summary. Tropical Cyclone Sidr made landfall in southern Bangladesh on November 15, 2007, leading to 3,061 deaths, affecting more than 6.8 million people, and damaging more than 1.2 million homes, according to the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster Management Bureau and the U.N. World F [...]	2007-11-26 11:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1882	FOOD SITUATION - CDA, A.I. MEETING WITH FOOD AND [...] (C) Summary: CDA a.i. and ADCM met with the top civilian officials of Bangladesh,s Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. They reviewed current food shortage statistics and causes. The GoB officials explained that without sufficient Government food stocks, open market prices for grain are [...]	2007-12-03 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON POL BG
07DHAKA1890	SEDITION TRIAL AGAINST JOURNALIST (ONCE AGAIN) SET [...] (C) SUMMARY. The sedition trial of journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury is percolating again, with a new trial start date set for December 5. There are two avenues for dismissal of the case: the government drops the charges, or Choudhury prevails in his appeal to the High Court Appellate Bra [...]	2007-12-04 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
07DHAKA1891	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #10: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. To reduce the effects of perennial flooding and cyclones in Bangladesh, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) has invested in preparedness and mitigation programs for a number of years, including the pre-positioning of water purification units to provide clea [...]	2007-12-04 11:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1902	DEFINING THE USG ROLE AS BANGLADESH BEGINS ITS [...] (C) Summary: The prompt and effective response to Cyclone Sidr's devastation has saved many thousands of lives and averted a potential political crisis for Bangladesh's weak Caretaker Government. The USG response during this initial phase was a model of Diplomacy-Defense-Development workin [...]	2007-12-06 11:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL

07DHAKA1914	Country Team, USAID/DART, and U.S. Military Coordination [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in southern Bangladesh, the U.S. Government (USG) organized an interagency response under the leadership of the Department of State that included contributions from USAID and the Department of Defense (DOD). USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Te [...]	2007-12-10 03:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1921	GOB and Political Party Representatives in Barisal talk [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local government and political party officials in Barisal gave positive reviews of the Government of Bangladesh's initial response to Cyclone Sidr, as well as the role played by the U.S. Government, including the U.S. military. The Barisal branches of the main political parties [...]	2007-12-11 03:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA1925	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #11: [...] Summary. With the approach of the one-month anniversary of the November 15 cyclone in Bangladesh as well as improvements in humanitarian indicators, USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) will demobilize. USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) will now [...]	2007-12-11 10:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1933	Trip Report- from Barisal through SidrQs destruction to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks after cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, the response has transitioned from the critical first phase, which included U.S. military aircraft assisting in relief supply movement, to the second phase, which will be more centered on longer-term rebuilding and economic rehab [...]	2007-12-13 04:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA195	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-05 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BG
07DHAKA1979	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the one-year mark of the Caretaker Government as Bangladesh begins to rehabilitate areas of the country hit by Cyclone Sidr, while at the same time continues to prepare for nationwide elections at the end of 2008. Bangladesh largely survived the immediate cri [...]	2007-12-27 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MOPS BG
07DHAKA198	SENIOR FIGURES FROM BOTH PARTIES ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary. Seven former ministers and at least nine other senior figures from both major political parties have been arrested, apparently on suspicion of corruption. Tariq Rahman, the son of the former prime minister, is reportedly hunkered down at home and may face imminent arrest. Popula [...]	2007-02-05 12:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
07DHAKA1986	CORRUPTION TRIAL AGAINST SHEIKH HASINA CONTINUES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The corruption trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League recommenced with hearings on the framing of charges, when the prosecution presented its evidence for defense examination. Sheikh Hasina used her courtroom appearance to pass a public message through he [...]	2007-12-31 09:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA237	MEETING WITH HOME SECRETARY KARIM [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting the Charge d'Affaires a.i. and the Home Secretary discussed USG concerns over recent changes in Bangladesh's visa regime for visitors, U.S.- GOB counterterrorism cooperation, the recent wave of anti-corruption arrests, allegations of police torture, the s [...]	2007-02-12 02:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM BG
07DHAKA24	AMBASSADOR AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION MET WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador and British High Commissioner Anwar Chowdhury met with Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on January 6. They apprised her of approaches made to them by prominent Awami League (AL) members, supposedly backed by a faction within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),ad [...]	2007-01-07 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA25	AWAMI LEAGUE LED NATIONWIDE BLOCKADE OBSERVED WITH [...] (U) Summary: As of 1800 local, the first day of a planned three-day Awami League led nationwide blockade forced shops and businesses in Dhaka to close and stopped intra-city traffic, but triggered only sporadic clashes with police, limited injuries and no deaths. Chittagong port was operationa [...]	2007-01-07 12:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA254	HASINA GIVES GOVERNMENT 120 DAYS TO HOLD ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Sheikh Hasina says the interim government has 120 days -- the constitutional duration of the state of emergency -- to hold elections and prevent her supporters from hitting the streets. She dismissed rumors of her imminent self-exile and the political potential of Nobel prize la [...]	2007-02-14 09:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV BG
07DHAKA275	GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS AGAINST LABOR TRAFFICKING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Government officials and international organization representatives take seriously allegations of labor trafficking and migrant labor violations. The Home Ministry asked for more information on specific allegations, and agreed to follow up with the inter-ministerial anti-traffick [...]	2007-02-19 11:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCOR KDEM KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF ELAB BG
07DHAKA283	BANGLADESHIS STILL UPBEAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUT [...] (S) Summary. Bangladeshis remain highly supportive of their government's reformist agenda, but the success of its anti-corruption drive is critical -- if the drive falters, so does the rationale for delaying elections and hobbling political parties. Government hints of an election in late 200 [...]	2007-02-20 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEN BG
07DHAKA289	INDIAN VISIT SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary. The Indian foreign minister's upbeat visit to Dhaka has fueled Pakistani apprehensions that Indian influence is on the rise in Dhaka. Under these circumstances, it is hard to see the Indian government, widely perceived to be very close to the Awami League, supporting Sheikh Hasi [...]	2007-02-22 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA32	AMBASSADOR AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER MEET WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador and British High Commissioner Anwar Chowdhury met with Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on January 6. They apprised her of approaches made to them by prominent Awami League (AL) members, supposedly backed by a faction within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),ad [...]	2007-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA335	BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report covers efforts by the Bangladeshi government (GOB) from March 2006 to March 2007, and address the questions submitted to Post by G/TIP (reftel). Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Luke Zahner, Political Officer, telephone: 880- [...]	2007-03-01 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
07DHAKA39	AMBASSADOR AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER MEET [...] (C) Summary: In a January 7 meeting the Ambassador and the BHC advised Khaleda Zia of approaches by some within the political parties advocating scenarios, backed by the military, to force Zia and Hasina into political exile. Although acknowledging some dissent within the party, Zia bristl [...]	2007-01-09 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA41	RAB MAKES SEVERAL JMB ARRESTS - INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) On January 7, members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided at least four separate locations in Narayanganj, which is an area approximately 15-20 miles southeast of Dhaka and arrested six members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The raids were based on information derived from [...]	2007-01-09 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG
07DHAKA412	BANGLADESH REPORTS ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] SUMMARY. One project in Bangladesh was awarded under the United Nations Democracy Fund, the "Clean Candidate, Clean Election Campaign, 2006" proposed by Brotee Samaj Kallyan Sangstha. The project is on hold, however, because the elections scheduled for January 22, 2007 in Bangladesh were can [...]	2007-03-12 09:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP BG
07DHAKA423	SHEIKH HASINA TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Sheikh Hasina told us that after a three-week visit with family in the U.S., she will return to Bangladesh, even if she has to smuggle herself across the border. End Summary. 2. (C) On March 13, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina came to the Embassy to renew her visa and pay [...]	2007-03-13 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA457	BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS REACTION TO SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Businessmen are starting to express concern about the lack of transparency with the government's anti-corruption lists, particularly as they pertain to several well-regarded businessmen. Meanwhile, an Awami League politician says his inclusion on the lists is being used by senior [...]	2007-03-19 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PREL PGOV BD
07DHAKA459	BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS REACTION TO SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Businessmen are starting to express concern about the lack of transparency with the government's anti-corruption lists, particularly as they pertain to several well-regarded businessmen. Meanwhile, an Awami League politician says his inclusion on the lists is being used by senior [...]	2007-03-19 23:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PREL PGOV BD
07DHAKA480	BANGLADESH'S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF AVIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 22, Bangladesh announced its first confirmed case of Avian Influenza (H5N1). The GOB has taken preliminary steps to address the avian influenza infection discovered at a commercial poultry farm north of Dhaka. With NO/NO human infection in Bangladesh and NO/NO additi [...]	2007-03-23 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU BG
07DHAKA484	MINORITY ACTIVIST KILLED BY ARMY SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) Another allegation of torture and extra-judicial killing made its way into the local press this week. According to newspapers and witness reports, army and police personnel removed four members of the Christian Garo minority in the Madhupur Forest area from a micro-bus in the early after [...]	2007-03-25 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA489	RUMORS SWIRL ON ZIA'S DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary. Senior party leaders say that Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairwoman Khaleda Zia is ready to leave Bangladesh, provided her two sons are allowed to go with her and her exile, probably in Jeddah, is guaranteed to be comfortable. If Zia does go and Awami League President Hasina s [...]	2007-03-25 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA529	AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY CONCERNS TO FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Affairs Adviser Chowdhury and the Ambassador discussed USG concerns about Bangladesh's democracy, custodial deaths, Shoaib Choudhury's sedition trial, and continuing registration problems for American visitors to Bangladesh. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On March 28, the Ambas [...]	2007-04-01 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CVIS PTER BG
07DHAKA537	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE FLASH BUFFALO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units have been selected for participation in Exercise Flash Buffalo to be conducted in Chittagong, Bangladesh from May 20 to June 2, 2007. Post vetting was completed on March 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by A [...]	2007-04-02 04:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA550	HIGH COURT TO HEAR APPEAL IN JOURNALIST'S SEDITION [...] (SBU) The trial of Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury, the Bangladeshi journalist charged with sedition, remains postponed pending a High Court Appellate Branch ruling on Choudhury's appeal on the denial of a petition to dismiss the case. The Attorney General's office, which will represent the govern [...]	2007-04-04 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA56	MILITARY SAYS NO TO POLITICAL ROLE, [...] (C) Summary: Political factions, leading business organizations and civil society are seeking international support for military solutions to the present political crisis, creating intense pressure on the military to act. Our embassy, the British High Commission and other missions in Dhaka [...]	2007-01-11 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA57	MILITARY SAYS NO TO POLITICAL ROLE, [...] (C) Summary: Political factions, leading business organizations and civil society are seeking international support for military solutions to the present political crisis, creating intense pressure on the military to act. Our embassy, the British High Commission and other missions in Dhaka [...]	2007-01-11 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA576	THREE MONTHS LATER: DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) As the Fakhruddin Ahmed government hits its 90-day mark, the future of Bangladesh's democracy remains uncertain. Elections, the government now admits, are at least 18 months away, both big political parties are reeling from government pressure, the army chief has called for radical const [...]	2007-04-10 04:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM MARR BG
07DHAKA646	FORMER PM ZIA REPORTEDLY AGREES TO QUIT BANGLADESH [...] (C) Zia Agrees to Leave: Former Prime Minister and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia has agreed to leave Bangladesh and not return, according to press reports and sources close to Zia. Her decision comes less than 48 hours after the arrest of her youngest son, Arafat " [...]	2007-04-17 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA654	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON CHIEF ADVISOR [...] (U) Ambassador Butenis and Econoff (note taker) met April 16 with Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed to discuss elections and political reform, governance, and anti-corruption. Fahim Munaim, Press Spokesman for the Chief Advisor, and Shahidul Islam, Director General Americas & Pacific Wing, Mi [...]	2007-04-18 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM BG
07DHAKA66	SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES STATE OF [...] (S) Summary: A senior military official told the Ambassador the military approached President/Chief Advisor Iajuddin Ahmed to press him to declare a state of emergency and resign as Chief Advisor. The military moves were motivated both by UN statements that military participation in a one [...]	2007-01-12 10:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA663	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENTS WITH COAS MOEEN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 meeting with Ambassador Butenis and DATT (note taker),Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed described the military's successes in support of the civilian government, cited the need for political party reform, provided assurances the military would remai [...]	2007-04-22 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KDEM PMIL BG
07DHAKA681	SEDITION CASE CONTINUES TO TWIST IN THE WIND [...] (C) The sedition trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury will likely be postponed again, at least until May, because of an outstanding dismissal petition his lawyers have filed with the High Court Appellate Division. Choudhury recently told POLOFF that his lawyer, Barriste [...]	2007-04-25 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA685	BANGLADESH - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) Summary: The interim government formed following the January 11 declaration of the State of Emergency has pursued an aggressive agenda of political and economic reform coupled with an anti-corruption campaign and institutional change all designed to create conditions conducive to free, [...]	2007-04-26 04:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA690	HASINA, ZIA MAY RETURN OR STAY AS THEY CHOOSE [...] (U) Government Relents: On April 25, the government issued two press notes announcing that Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is free to return to Bangladesh and that Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairwoman Khaleda Zia is under no pressure to leave. The April 25 note on Hasina referred to th [...]	2007-04-26 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL BG
07DHAKA717	BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST'S SEDITION TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (C) SUMMARY. The start of the sedition trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury was postponed again, this time until June 23. Choudhury also received two phone calls on April 30, one from Police Special Branch and one from an officer with military intelligence. END SUMMARY. [...]	2007-05-02 09:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA738	DEPT OF ENERGY TEAM CONDUCT ASSURANCE VISITS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A three person team from the U.S. Dept of Energy visited Bangladesh to inspect USG funded security upgrades and to determine if further upgrades are necessary to ensure adequate protection of radiological materials. Overall, the team concluded that progress had been made since [...]	2007-05-06 23:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA743	TRIP REPORT OF VISIT TO POULTRY FARMS IN SAVAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 2, Econoff visited two poultry farms in the Ashulia area of Savar district north of Dhaka. Both farms had their entire stocks of egg-laying chickens culled due to H5N1 in late March or early April. The two farms demonstrated widely different levels of preparation and so [...]	2007-05-07 01:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA744	DEPT OF ENERGY TEAM CONDUCT ASSURANCE VISITS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A three person team from the U.S. Dept of Energy visited Bangladesh to inspect USG funded security upgrades and to determine if further upgrades are necessary to ensure adequate protection of radiological materials. Overall, the team concluded that progress had been made since [...]	2007-05-07 01:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA778	HASINA'S RETURN SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Hasina's triumphant return to Bangladesh marks a dramatic setback to government efforts to force the two ladies into exile and create a new political landscape. Taking Hasina, and by necessity Zia, to trial may be Plan B but is fraught with risks for an increasingly risk-averse g [...]	2007-05-12 04:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA779	HASINA'S RETURN SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Hasina's triumphant return to Bangladesh marks a dramatic setback to government efforts to force the two ladies into exile and create a new political landscape. Taking Hasina, and by necessity Zia, to trial may be Plan B but is fraught with risks for an increasingly risk-averse g [...]	2007-05-12 04:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA79	BUSINESS SUPPORTS STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Business leaders support the January 11 declaration of a state of emergency, expecting it will allow commerce to return to normal under conditions of political stabilty. They believe the general public accepts the state of emergency, say the new Chief Advisor is well regarded [...]	2007-01-16 09:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA795	KIBRIA'S SON DISCOUNTS NEW INVESTIGATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 09:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KCRM PGOV BG
07DHAKA803	AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNMENT TO RETURN JOURNALIST'S [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador is pressing senior government officials to allow journalist Tasneem Khalil and family to travel to mitigate the negative international reaction to his case. End Summary. 2. (C) Early May 11, security officials (apparently from the military intelligence organizat [...]	2007-05-17 06:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
07DHAKA811	HASINA DOUBTS GOVERNMENT SINCERITY ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Awami League president Hasina says she fears the government will delay elections until a "king's" party can be guaranteed a large majority, but she insists she has no interest in agitating for elections or an end to the ban on political activity. She called on the government to [...]	2007-05-17 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
07DHAKA86	AS JUDICIARY FINALLY SEPARATES, ERSHAD CASE ENDS [...] (SBU) On January 17, Jatiya Party president Ershad confirmed to us that a district court has ruled that his time served has fully satisfied the sentence he received for his conviction in the Japanese boat purchase corruption case. Ershad, who ruled Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990 as a military di [...]	2007-01-17 09:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV BG
07DHAKA867	NEW ARRESTS NET HIGH-PROFILE POLITICAL PLAYERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The latest wave of high-profile political detentions includes Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil, other Sheikh Hasina loyalists, and two reputedly corrupt former BNP ministers, Lutfozzaman Babar and Altaf Hussain Chowdhury. Meanwhile, the government has asked the high cou [...]	2007-05-29 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA87	NEW SLATE OF CARETAKER ADVISORS NAMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ten advisors for the new Caretaker Government have been selected and are in the process of taking office. With a few exceptions, the advisors are viewed as non-partisan and distinguished members of society. END SUMMARY A New Team of Advisors ====================== 2. (S [...]	2007-01-17 10:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA875	ZIA PLEADS FOR SONS [...] (C) Summary. Khaleda Zia urged the Ambassador to support her embattled sons Tarique and Koko, asserted she was ready to leave Bangladesh but the government failed to get her a Saudi visa, said she has no contact with the military, and is mystified by the military's actions and objectives. Loc [...]	2007-05-30 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
07DHAKA880	DETAINEES REMANDED INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several high-profile political figures appeared before judges on May 29 following their detention the day before. Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil and former BNP Home Minister Lutfozzoman Babar were both remanded into custody for four days for interrogation about corr [...]	2007-05-30 23:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA881	DETAINEES REMANDED INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several high-profile political figures appeared before judges on May 29 following their detention the day before. Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil and former BNP Home Minister Lutfozzoman Babar were both remanded into custody for four days for interrogation about corr [...]	2007-05-30 23:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA907	"KING'S" PARTY COULD UNDERMINE FREE AND TIMELY [...] (C) Summary. The military continues to court primarily BNP politicians for a new "king's" party, but its failure to displace the "two ladies," the absence of credible leadership for the party, and mixed signals about General Moeen's political ambitions have confused and frustrated potential r [...]	2007-06-04 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PHUM BG
07DHAKA909	DAILY STAR JOURNALIST'S PASSPORT RETURNED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 11, Daily Star journalist and Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher Tasnim Khalil was detained by Directorate General Forces Intelligence (DGFI) for questioning about alleged anti-state activities, including blog entries and articles he wrote critical of the government. Since [...]	2007-06-05 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA93	AWAMI LEAGUE HOPES FOR ELECTION IN EARLY APRIL [...] (C) On January 18, Major General (R) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, head of security for Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, presented to poloff a one-page Caretaker Government "work schedule" that culminates in the holding of parliamentary elections on April 3. He said he generated the document [...]	2007-01-18 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BG
07DHAKA952	FOUR MONTHS INTO STATE OF EMERGENCY, BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Bangladesh passes the four-month anniversary of its state of emergency, the human rights record is mixed. According to local NGOs, deaths caused by law enforcement officials, including "crossfire" killings and deaths in custody, have gone down. While there have been many alleg [...]	2007-06-12 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA977	FAREWELL CALL ON JAMAAT ISLAMI CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Jamaat Islami amir Nizami stayed rigidly on point in assuring the Ambassador that his party remains committed to democracy, dialogue, and moderation. JI members, he said, have not been approached about joining a so-called king's party, but quipped he wishes the party well so the [...]	2007-06-17 05:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL BG
07DHAKA984	CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER LAYS OUT PLAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Election Commission is preparing to announce a roadmap for elections in mid-July. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Huda clarified the role of the army in the voter registration process, discussed how planning for the registration process was proceeding, and assured the Ambass [...]	2007-06-17 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DILI101	AUSSIES BRIEF ON REINADO OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: International Stabilization Forces (ISF) commander Brigadier Malcolm Rerden and Australian Ambassador to East Timor Margaret Twomey briefed Emboffs March 9, reviewing the current status of ISF operations to apprehend Major Alfredo Reinado and summarizing a meeting Rerden has just [...]	2007-03-12 08:57:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS PGOV PREL TT AU NZ
07DILI106	CONTINUED SYMPATHY FOR REINADO IN WESTERN DISTRICTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 11-13 visit to East Timor's western districts Emboffs and US Defense Representative found that dissident military leader Major Alfredo Reinado retains strong backing across the region, though it remains unclear if his supporters would be willing to go beyond their cur [...]	2007-03-14 12:54:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO AU TT
07DILI115	RAMOS-HORTA CONCERNED BUT ANA PESSOA DISMISSIVE OF ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta complained to a gathering of diplomats March 21 that the elections law amendment passed by Parliament that same day includes a provision allowing political party symbols on presidential election ballots. The decision, which Ramos-Horta said viola [...]	2007-03-20 11:12:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI119	SECURITY SECTOR CONCERNS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recent decisions made by both the Government of East Timor (GOET) and the United Nations Integrated Mission to Timor-Leste (UNMIT) have possibly made the security environment in Dili more problematic in advance of national elections next month. Dili is now a city where armed [...]	2007-03-22 10:43:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO AU UN TT
07DILI124	PRESIDENT SIGNS ELECTION LAW AMENDMENT, BUT TIME RUNNING [...] (SBU) Summary: President Xanana Gusmao March 26 signed into law the controversial election law amendment, paving the way for ballot printing to start later this week. The amendment addressed several key legislative problems identified by the UN Election Certification Team (UNECT) and had thre [...]	2007-03-27 10:32:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI129	PRESIDENT GUSMAO ESTABLISHES NEW PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of preparation accompanied by widespread speculation, President Xanana Gusmao formally announced the establishment of his new party, currently known as the National Congress for the Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT). Gusmao's hope is that with his name and reputatio [...]	2007-03-29 10:39:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI131	PRIMER ON APRIL 9 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN EAST TIMOR [...] (U) Summary: On April 9 Timorese citizens are scheduled to go to the polls to select from eight candidates who they want to serve as their next president, replacing the iconic Xanana Gusmao. Most observers believe that the election will go to a run off, as the winner must win by a margin of ov [...]	2007-03-30 10:55:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI132	SECURITY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Post remains concerned by developments in the security sector following a United Nations Police (UNPOL) request to the GOET to deploy elements from the East Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) into the capital city of Dili. While the Commander of the F-FDTL, Brigadier General Taur Ma [...]	2007-03-31 08:41:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS MARR PGOV PREL ASEC UN TT
07DILI14	SUSPECTED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS DETAINED [...] (C) Summary: UNPOL has arrested a Nigerian and a Lebanese national in Dili suspected of involvement in an apparent attempt to traffic young Timorese women to Syria, possibly for prostitution. The Nigerian detainee, found in possession of a large number of fraudulent documents, is confirmed to [...]	2007-01-16 11:23:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KPKO KCRM ASEC UN SY NI LE TT
07DILI141	THREE FRONTRUNNERS FOR EAST TIMOR'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: As the East Timorese presidential campaign wraps up, opposition candidate Fernando "Lasama" de Araujo has emerged alongside establishment candidates Jose Ramos-Horta and Francisco "Lu'Olo" Gutterres as a serious contender in the 9 April presidential election. While current Prime M [...]	2007-04-05 09:30:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI143	ALKATIRI CONFIDENT HIS MAN WILL WIN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 5 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, ruling Fretilin party Secretary General and former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri strongly asserted Fretilin would not be involved in any violence surrounding the presidential campaign, and expressed confidence that Fretilin candidate Fra [...]	2007-04-06 07:58:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MARR TT
07DILI148	INITIAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED, BUT DISPUTES LOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst emerging disputes over the counting of votes after a calm and smooth election day, East Timor's National Election Commission (CNE) today announced provisional results for the first round of the presidential elections, indicating Fretilin candidate Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterr [...]	2007-04-11 11:28:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TT
07DILI150	ELECTION COUNT INCOMPLETE, BUT PREPARATIONS FOR RUNOFF [...] (C) Summary: The National Election Commission (CNE) yesterday, April 12, began the national tabulation of votes for Monday's presidential election poll. According to IFES representatives working closely with the CNE on this process, there are a number of problems with the district tabulation, [...]	2007-04-13 11:14:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI151	COUNTING PROBLEMS DELAY OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Electoral Commission (CNE) has delayed the originally scheduled announcement of the provisional national results for the April 9 presidential elections due to multiple problems with the tabulation and documentation of votes. According to its interpretation of the la [...]	2007-04-16 13:11:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI164	SECURITY OUTLOOK IN ADVANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF [...] (C/NF) Summary. With the start of the campaign period for the second round of the presidential election, East Timor for the most part remains calm. Within this context, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met with International Stabilization Force (ISF) commander Brigadier Mal Rerden April 23 to discu [...]	2007-04-25 08:31:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR ASEC KPKO UN TT
07DILI166	NATIONAL BUDGET PLAGUED BY EXECUTION CHALLENGES AND [...] Summary: During an informal briefing for donors last week, the International Monetary Fund's Resident Representative in East Timor painted a bleak picture of budget execution to date for the fiscal year (FY) 2006-2007. Of a $329 million budget, while $211 of it has been committed, only $84 mil [...]	2007-04-27 17:06:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN TT
07DILI182	FRETILIN UNDER FIRE FOR CAMPAIGN IRREGULARITIES [...] (C) Summary: East Timor's ruling Fretilin party has come under increasing scrutiny in relation to allegations of illegal campaign activities in advance of the May 9 presidential runoff. While some are likely exaggerated for the purpose of campaign rhetoric, others appear to be much more solidl [...]	2007-05-08 04:35:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI189	LANDSLIDE RAMOS-HORTA VICTORY GIVES OPPOSITION MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: It is now a virtual certainty that Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has won the May 9 runoff in a landslide, having picked up the vast majority of votes previously cast for the losing candidates of round one, while ruling Fretilin party candidate Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterres gaine [...]	2007-05-11 11:49:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI197	ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT TRANSITION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the victory of Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta in the presidential race now officially confirmed by the Court of Appeals, plans are in place for his inauguration on May 20. Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau da Silva will assume the Prime Ministership until June 30, while the [...]	2007-05-18 12:49:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI219	POLITICIZATION, CRONYISM PERSIST IN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Following the disintegration of the Dili District-based National Police (PNTL) in late May 2006, and numerous allegations of PNTL officers being involved in the violence that beset Dili at that time, the new United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) put into place a [...]	2007-06-05 07:59:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KPKO KJUS UN TT
07DILI220	POLITICIZATION, CRONYISM PERSIST IN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Following the disintegration of the Dili District-based National Police (PNTL) in late May 2006, and numerous allegations of PNTL officers being involved in the violence that beset Dili at that time, the new United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) put into place a [...]	2007-06-05 08:00:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KPKO KJUS UN TT
07DILI223	CNRT LEADER XANANA GUSMAO ON ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: In a June 5 meeting with Charge and Poloff, a relaxed and confident Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, former President and currently leader of the National Council of Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT),which hopes to oust the ruling Fretilin Party in East Timor's parliamentary elections on June [...]	2007-06-06 10:42:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TT
07DILI230	FRETILIN REASSESSES, PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE OPPOSITION ROLE [...] (C) Summary: The results of East Timor's April-May 2007 presidential elections clearly demonstrated ruling party Fretilin's weakness heading into the June 30 parliamentary elections. Fretilin, which has dominated East Timor's politics since independence, was caught by surprise by the extent to [...]	2007-06-14 13:44:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI232	PROMULGATION OF PROBLEMATIC AMNESTY LAW UNLIKELY FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: The National Parliament on June 4 approved a Law on Truth and Measures for Clemency for Various Infractions, stipulating that amnesty be provided for a wide array of offenses so long as they were committed between April 20, 2006 and April 30, 2007. If promulgated, the law would ha [...]	2007-06-20 10:38:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS TT
07DILI234	EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT RAMOS HORTA LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 meeting with Charge and Poloff, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta expressed satisfaction with the ongoing parliamentary election campaign and confidence in connection with various post-election political scenarios. He confirmed that he had requested that the Inter [...]	2007-06-21 10:04:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AS PO ID TT
07DILI239	UPDATE ON USAID/OFDA-FUNDED ACTIVITIES IN EAST TIMOR [...] USAID/OFDA Bangkok-based Regional Advisor for Asia and the Pacific (RA) traveled to East Timor June 4 - 7, 2007 to monitor ongoing USAID/OFDA-funded emergency and mitigation programs, and assess the humanitarian situation in Dili. Outbreaks of violence continue to be a part of daily life in Di [...]	2007-06-26 07:18:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TT
07DILI241	EAST TIMOR'S OPPOSITION PARTIES PREPARE TO GOVERN [...] (SBU) Summary: With East Timor's ruling FRETILIN likely to lose its parliamentary majority following the June 30 elections, the four main opposition parties are looking at the very real possibility of being in a position to form the next government. These include: former president Xanana Gusmao [...]	2007-06-27 11:31:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI247	FRETILIN, CNRT LEAD AS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: East Timor's parliamentary elections went remarkably smoothly despite last minute logistical challenges brought on by an unseasonable period of heavy rains in the days leading up the June 30 poll. International observers, including US mission teams present in almost all district [...]	2007-07-02 10:46:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI251	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS, DISCUSSES ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hans Klemm presented his letter of credence to President Jose Ramos-Horta on July 4 in a ceremony hosted at the President's office. In a meeting following the ceremony, both vowed to strengthen bilateral relations. Ramos-Horta expressed his appreciation for U.S. suppo [...]	2007-07-05 12:31:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TT
07DILI255	ELECTION RESULTS GIVE WAY TO RENEWED POWER STRUGGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the announcement of the validated election results are still pending, East Timor's electorate and parties have virtually without exception already accepted the results announced at the end of the counting process on July 5. The question that all are now grappling with is [...]	2007-07-09 12:52:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI281	BITTER POLITICAL DIVISION WILL LIKELY HAMPER NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday, August 8 formally swore in the new government formed by the Alliance with a Parliamentary Majority (AMP),with former President Xanana Gusmao stepping into the role of Prime Minister. With a new government in place, the country may be able [...]	2007-08-08 12:30:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI285	TIMOR-LESTE'S NEW CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly appointed PM Xanana Gusmao laid out an ambitious program for the government formed by the Alliance with a Parliamentary Majority (AMP) in his August 8 inaugural speech. Effective implementation will be challenged by difficult relations with the outgoing ruling party FRETIL [...]	2007-08-13 09:39:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI306	THE STATE OF FRETILIN [...] (C) Summary: In the days immediately following the August 5 announcement of the new government, led by the four-party Alliance with a Parliamentary Majority (AMP),supporters of the previous ruling party FRETILIN launched a campaign of violence and intimidation primarily concentrated in the thr [...]	2007-08-31 09:53:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI313	TIMOR-LESTE'S NEW CABINET COMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: Following Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's initial appointments to Timor Leste's new Cabinet (reftel),President Ramos Horta swore in additional members on August 31. In a move that grants him authority over the National Police (PNTL) and Defense Forces (F-FDTL),PM Gusmao assumed t [...]	2007-09-07 09:47:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI318	PRESIDENT'S UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE: TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) Timor-Leste is a newly emerging democracy, independent since 2002. Its new government, freely elected in June 2007, is fully committed to safeguarding human rights and promoting democracy. It is constrained, however, by a lingering culture of political violence and low capacity on the pa [...]	2007-09-13 08:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM TT
07DILI338	COMMISSION ON TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP HOLDS HEARINGS IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 06:51:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
07DILI358	EMBASSY DILI RESPONSE ON GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Dili is strongly engaged with USPACOM in developing a robust schedule of ship visits to Timor-Leste. In conversation with Ambassador, GOTL leaders have recalled U.S. ship visits in the pre-independence era, and have requested our help in reviving Dili's status as a regular port [...]	2007-11-08 10:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO MARR MASS TT
07DILI359	CHALLENGES IMMENSE AS GOVERNMENT PASSES THREE MONTH MARK [...] (SBU) Three months after taking office, Prime Minister Gusmao can tally several accomplishments: selecting some energetic and skilled ministers, a couple of key legislative victories and the proper identification of policy priorities all linked to resolving causes or consequences of the 2006 c [...]	2007-11-08 11:16:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TT
07DILI370	REBEL REINADO HANGS TOUGH IN TIMOR-LESTE [...] (C/NF) Summary. During November, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao suffered setbacks in his efforts to rein in fugitive rebel Major Alfredo Reinado and his supporters - a group consisting primarily of several hundred "petitioners" dismissed from the Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) in 2006. Gus [...]	2007-11-26 11:42:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TT

07DILI379	TIMOR-LESTE: FRETILIN SETTLES INTO OPPOSITION ROLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FRETILIN's leaders remain optimistic that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's government will be short-lived. FRETILIN is confident that it can undermine Gusmao's coalition by frustrating the realization of the government's policy objectives and highlighting its lack of governing exp [...]	2007-12-12 15:17:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TT
07DILI385	TIMOR-LESTE: REINADO ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 09:38:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TT
07DILI7	MOUNTING CONCERN ABOUT F-FDTL BEHAVIOR [...] (C) Summary. UNMIT is seriously concerned about arrogant and undisciplined behavior by increasingly visible armed F-FDTL elements in Dili. According to the Deputy SRSG, UNMIT is submitting a formal complaint to Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta and plans to raise the issue with the UN Security [...]	2007-01-08 08:30:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MARR ASEC UN TT
07DILI70	REINADO'S LAST STAND: REBEL LEADER SURROUNDED [...] (C) Summary: As of 9 p.m. local time February 27, a large contingent of the mainly Australian International Security Forces (ISF) in a western East Timor town had cordoned off escape routes for dissident F-FDTL Major Alfredo Reinado and his group, who on February 25 seized 15-25 assault rifles [...]	2007-02-27 13:28:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MAAR KPKO UN AU TT
07DILI83	UPDATE ON REINADO STANDOFF AND SECURITY SITUATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: At day's end March 2, there had been no significant change to the situation on the ground in Same, where dissident military leader Alfredo Reinado remains surrounded by Australian Defense Force (ADF) soldiers. ADF reinforcements have arrived in East Timor, but there are indica [...]	2007-03-02 12:00:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC CASC KPKO UN AU TT
07DILI89	TURMOIL IN DILI AS REINADO HUNT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Dili remained calm but very tense March 6 as the unresolved Reinado operation and the expected March 7 Roserio Lobato court verdict kept the population on edge. No serious injuries or deaths were reported although there were widespread disturbances the night of March 5, continu [...]	2007-03-06 14:16:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO UN AU TT
07DILI92	EX INTERIOR MINISTER LOBATO FOUND GUILTY, FOR NOW [...] (U) Summary: A Dili District Court on March 7 sentenced former Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato to seven and a half years in prison on murder and weapons charges. His co-defendants, Francisco Salsinha, Francisco Xavier Viegas, and Marcos Piedade, each received a four month suspended sentence. [...]	2007-03-07 10:36:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KPAO ASEC TT
07DILI94	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MARCH 8, 2007 [...] Summary: -- Engaging with GOET on Reinado issue; -- Reinado relays new "peaceful resolution" conditions; -- Lobato verdict clarification; -- Security update. End summary. Engaging with GOET on Reinado issue ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Embassy Dili has been reaching out t [...]	2007-03-08 10:38:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO UN AU TT
07DILI95	GUSMAO EXPOUNDS ON REINADO, ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, President Xanana Gusmao told Charge d'Affaires (CDA) he will no longer talk directly with Major Alfredo Reinado because of Reinado's history of stubbornness and duplicity in the President's direct negotiations with the rebel soldier. The strategy remains for [...]	2007-03-08 10:52:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MAAR KDEM KJUS KPKO UN AU TT
07DILI96	DILI BISHOP SYMPATHIZES WITH REINADO [...] (C) Summary: Bishop of Dili Alberto Ricardo da Silva told us in a March 9 meeting that he was reluctant to get involved in convincing dissident military leader Major Alfredo Reinado to surrender because he feared for the safety of Reinado if he surrenders to GOET authorities, and that the Cath [...]	2007-03-09 10:24:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS UN AU VT TT
07DJIBOUTI1150	U.S. DEVELOPMENT AID IN DJIBOUTI SCORES SUCCESSES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID assistance to Djibouti over the past four years has increased food security and raised agricultural incomes in Djibouti and its neighbors. It has helped to stave off famine and is reducing the risk of fatalities due to flooding. USAID re-established its presence and prog [...]	2007-10-10 15:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID DJ
07DJIBOUTI1230	DJIBOUTI STRIKES (FRANCE) BACK; TENSIONS COULD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djiboutians made an unprecedented show of support for their president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, during a government-organized rally on October 20 with over 20,000 people thronging the streets to express an anti-French sentiment over the celebrated Borrel Affair. Anti-French songs in t [...]	2007-10-29 07:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ
07DJIBOUTI1414	DJIBOUTI REPLACES DUBAI AS A FOOD FOR PEACE [...] (C) In a November 26 meeting, Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh warmly thanked USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Kate Almquist for the U.S. decision to make Djibouti the new site for pre-positioned Food For Peace aid in the region (replacing Dubai). Guelleh called the decision a [...]	2007-12-02 13:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	DJ EAID ECON ET FAS MAS MOPS PINR PM PREF
07DJIBOUTI1470	DJIBOUTIANS TELL ADMIRAL FALLON USG PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary: Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, United States Central Command, visited Djibouti December 11-12. Accompanied by the Ambassador and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Hart and staff, Admiral Fallon met with Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita, with D [...]	2007-12-17 16:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	DJ ER ET PGOV PINR PREL PTER MASS
07DJIBOUTI1472	RECOVERING MANPADS IN THE HORN: VIEW FROM DJIBOUTI [...] (S/NF) We reviewed the proposed action plan (ref A) in light of our recent experience (ref B). Based on that review and experience, sustained attention to the manpad threat is a critical element of our CT efforts. The best strategy in Djibouti is to ensure continued close cooperation with D [...]	2007-12-22 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR MASS ASEC PTER PINR DJ
07DJIBOUTI425	EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (RSI), [...] (S) Summary: East African regional ambassadors and interagency representatives agreed to institutionalize the East African RSI by requesting dedicated, line-item FY09 regional funding for East Africa, along the lines of the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorist Partnership. In this second RSI (th [...]	2007-04-10 13:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR KPAO PGOV EAID XW YM
07DJIBOUTI465	DJIBOUTI BACKS SOMALI RECONCILIATION, OPPOSES [...] (S) Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's Foreign Minister, called in Ambassador on Saturday to voice concern over violence in Mogadishu. He reiterated that the Government of Djibouti (GODJ) opposes attacks on the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),supports the reconciliation process, and ba [...]	2007-04-23 12:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL IGAD SO DJ
07DJIBOUTI892	TWO VIEWS ON SOMALILAND: HOSTILE FORCES TARGET [...] (C) In a August 1 meeting, the Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Poloff met with Amcit Youssouf Oday, a part-time resident of Hargeysa, Somaliland, who stressed that "hostile forces" in Somaliland are implementing Qstrategic plan to dominate the economy as part of a wider agenda to gain political inf [...]	2007-08-09 11:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI PNAT SO
07DOHA1021	QATAR AIRWAYS SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Econoff visited Doha International Airport October 29 to observe security screening procedures for the direct Doha to Washington/Dulles flight (see reftel for background). The flight had 90 passengers flying out of the economy terminal and another 20 from the separate first and business c [...]	2007-10-29 13:32:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC KSAC QA
07DOHA1042	PRIME MINISTER OFFERS "SINCERE ADVICE" ON IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Crocker briefed Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) October 31 on the progress in Iraq and asked his assessment of building on this progress with the help of Arab states. HBJ said Qatar was a friend of the U.S. and wanted us to succe [...]	2007-11-05 10:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS IZ QA
07DOHA1043	INFLATION, HOUSING COSTS TAKING TOLL ON QATARI [...] SUMMARY: Double-digit inflation in Qatar has become the norm, with increases in the housing sector felt most acutely. The high cost of living dominates public and private discourse. The government has begun to take steps to address inflation, though they have been ineffective thus far, and the [...]	2007-11-05 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AFSN ALOW AMGT APER ECON ELAB QA
07DOHA1050	QATARI IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747 [...] (C) The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy via diplomatic note on October 25 that the GOQ examined the list of Iranian entities and individuals listed in the annexes to UNSC resolutions 1737 and 1747 and found "no accounts or financial transactions with the individuals an [...]	2007-11-07 12:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PARM QA
07DOHA1052	QATAR FORGES ITS OWN "WAHABI" PATH [...] (C) Summary: Qatar's brand of Islam, according to three sources, is both traditional and progressive. It is traditional in that it is based on scripture and standing interpretations, but progressive in its tolerance for various Islamic schools of thought and moderate social strictures. Even [...]	2007-11-08 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL QA
07DOHA11	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FORE'S JANUARY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. The Government of Qatar remains a key ally of the U.S. in the war on terror and supports a significant U.S. military presence in the country. Qatar's Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, took power from his father in 1995 and embarked on [...]	2007-01-03 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT PGOV ASEC CMGT QA
07DOHA1112	QATARIS AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRANIAN THREAT FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qataris by and large remain ambivalent about the Iranian threat, especially with respect to Iranian intentions to acquire nuclear weapons. Key Embassy contacts paint a composite picture of Qataris' welcoming, on an emotional level, Iranian nuclear weapons capability to counter [...]	2007-11-29 06:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR QA
07DOHA1127	GCC SUMMIT OPENS IN DOHA WITH LOW PUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit opened December 3 in Doha with all six heads of state, plus Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in attendance. Though not on the written agenda, Ahmedinejad delivered a largely non-inflammatory speech that included a twelve-point proposal to a [...]	2007-12-03 13:46:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC QA
07DOHA163	SECURITY GAPS IN QATAR'S ONSHORE OIL FACILITY [...] (U) Summary. On January 30 Ambassador and Emboffs visited Qatar Petroleum's Dukhan compound and oil field. Qatar Petroleum is undertaking a major infrastructure upgrade at Dukhan to improve the administrative and living spaces. No armed guards were present at the compound and the area was prot [...]	2007-02-14 13:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET QA ASEC PTER
07DOHA224	U/S HENRIETTA HOLSMAN FORE'S FEBRUARY 15 MEETING AT QATARI [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Management Henrietta Holsman Fore met February 15 with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Qatar's second-ranking MFA official) Ahmed al-Mahmoud to discuss consular notification of arrested Americans, Iran, Iraq, and other regional issues. Al-Mahmou [...]	2007-02-28 04:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC QA
07DOHA330	QATAR AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN SEES MORE BOEINGS AND [...] (C) Summary: At a recent meeting with Ambassador, Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways (QA),discussed QA expansion plans for the near future, which he said now include the purchase of 60 Boeing 777 aircraft, up from an original buy of 20. According to Al Baker, QA will fly to Los Angeles and [...]	2007-03-28 13:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS EAIR PREL QA KHLS IR
07DOHA335	INFORMATION EXCHANGE: QATARI BORDER DATABASES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THIS CABLE PROVIDES DETAILS OF QATAR'S USE OF IMMIGRATION DATABASES AND BIOMETRICS SYSTEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AT QATAR'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN ARRIVING AND DEPARTING PASSENGERS FOR PREVIOUS PASSENGER RECORDS AND FRAUDULENT, LOST OR STOLEN TRAVEL DOCU [...]	2007-03-29 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PTER KVPR CVIS PINR KHLS QA
07DOHA351	FOREIGN MINISTER ASSUMES PRIME MINISTERSHIP [...] (U) Qatar News Agency announced today that the Qatari Prime Minister, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, who is the Amir's brother, has resigned. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),has replaced him while retaining the foreign affairs portfolio. T [...]	2007-04-03 14:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL QA
07DOHA353	QATAR ESTABLISHES LARGEST NATIONAL PARK IN THE COUNTRY [...] Summary. On January 22, 2007, the Government of Qatar (GOQ) passed a law establishing the largest national park in the country. Post and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) have supported the project since its inception in 2000. The GOQ is now requesting further assistance from the U.S. to dev [...]	2007-04-04 08:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV QA
07DOHA368	QATAR CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS SEE [...] Summary. Qatar held national elections for the third session of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) April 1. The turnout (nearly 50 percent) was higher than many predicted. One of three women running for the council was re-elected in a landslide. Voting ran smoothly without significant problem [...]	2007-04-05 14:32:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL QA
07DOHA385	GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES FORUM: NO GAS CARTEL [...] (U) Summary. Ministers at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),representing the world,s top gas producers, rejected the idea of forming an OPEC-style gas cartel. The decision came after member countries, which together hold more than 70 per cent of natural gas reserves, discussed a propos [...]	2007-04-10 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV RU IR QA
07DOHA439	QATARIS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO RESOLUTION ON PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary. Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs told S/R Frank Wisner that Qatar "will support the same position you support" on Kosovo. He appreciated consultation on the matter. He said a Serbian envoy had tried to convince him to back a "middle way" -- but the Qataris were not swa [...]	2007-05-01 10:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XH QA
07DOHA495	WADAH KHANFAR LOSES POSITION AS MEMBER OF AL [...] (C) Summary: In a long-awaited move, the Amir has appointed a new board of governors for the Al Jazeera Network (AJN). Highlights include: the retention of Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer as chairman; the replacement of Wadah Khanfar as a board member and possibly as manager of the entire AJ Network; [...]	2007-05-16 08:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
07DOHA508	QATAR "FIFTY-FIFTY" ON SUPPORT FOR HARIRI TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Assistant Minister Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the MFA's UN portfolio, told the Ambassador May 17 that Qatar was "fifty-fifty" on supporting the Hariri assassination tribunal. He said the tribunal was "important to approve," but then outlined reasons why Qatar believes the decision shoul [...]	2007-05-17 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY QA
07DOHA511	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]	2007-05-18 12:52:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA577	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]	2007-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA606	NEW INDICATIONS THAT ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN [...] (U) The Qatari Amir, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, issued a decree June 6 which extended the term of the current Advisory Council to June 30, 2008. The term had been set to end June 30 of this year. The Advisory Council consists of 30 members appointed by the Amir; it had been extended, with some [...]	2007-06-07 14:00:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
07DOHA705	DELEGATION TO LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. MinState for Foreign Affairs Al Mahmoud told Ambassador July 2 that a special Arab League delegation that involved him had attempted to mediate between Lebanese factions during a June visit to Beirut to deal with the Lebanese political crisis. The group made no progress, for the i [...]	2007-07-05 07:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE QA
07DOHA710	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates met the Amir in January 2007. Your meetings SIPDIS can help define the tone of bilateral engagement on a range of issues over the coming 18 months, help s [...]	2007-07-05 16:25:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PINR IZ LE QA
07DOHA863	SUBJECT: QTEL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES PLANS FOR IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and Econoff met August 29 with Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamad Al Thani, Chairman of government-controlled QTel, and Dr. Nasser M. Marafih, QTel CEO, to discuss QTel investments in Iraq and elsewhere in the region, as well as ArabSat broadcasts of Al-Zawraa. QTel continues a rap [...]	2007-08-30 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV KPAL KPAO PGOV EG IS IZ KU QA
07DOHA871	(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washington in December 2006 in your capacity as DNI. In April 2007, HBJ also became Prime Minister, long an inconsequential portfolio held by the Amir's brother. D [...]	2007-08-31 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL QA
07DOHA897	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH QATARI [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary John Negroponte met the evening of September 9 at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, the number two official in the Qatari MFA. Joining Al-Mahmoud were Assistant Minister Mohamad Al-Rumaihi, Director of Eu [...]	2007-09-12 10:50:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA IR IS IZ KWBG PREL QA
07DOHA972	QATARI TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] (U) Textiles and apparel production is not a significant part of Qatar's hydrocarbon-based economy. Until recently, there were a handful of textile factories in Qatar, many of which were started by investors from the Asian subcontinent as a means to avoid textile quotas from the global multifi [...]	2007-10-04 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX QA
07DOHA982	CODEL BOYD MEETING OCTOBER 5 WITH QATARI HEIR [...] (SBU) A congressional delegation led by Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida, and accompanied by charge, met Qatar's Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, October 5 in Doha. In addition to Boyd, the Delegation included Rep. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Rep. Wayne Gilchrist of Maryland, Rep. B [...]	2007-10-10 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV QA
07DUBAI103	RAS AL KHAIMAH CUSTOMS: FACILITATING TRADE FIRST PRIORITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-11 13:19:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON IR AE
07DUBAI355	DUBAI RULER DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-03 11:14:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IZ AE
07DUBAI363	MOHAMMAD GERGAWI DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ AND ISRAEL WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I, CN) met with Mohammad Gergawi, UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, on May 29. Gergawi, also a close advisor to UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),described education as a primary weapon again [...]	2007-06-07 13:23:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IS IZ SY AE
07DUBAI394	FORMER DUBAI DIAMOND EXCHANGE CEO ALLEGES SLACK CONTROLS ON [...] This is an action request for EB/ESC, see paragraph 14. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE),Noora Jamsheer, expressed concern to ConGenoff about the integrity of the UAE's adherence to the Kimberly Process (KP) to stem the trade in co [...]	2007-06-20 10:08:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN EMIN PTER ETTC KCRM VE IR AE
07DUBAI411	ANWAR GARGASH OUTLINES ROLE OF NEW UAE HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs (FNCA) discussed the role of UAE's new Human Trafficking Committee (HTC),which he chairs, with the Ambassador and Consul General on June 21 in Dubai. While Gargash said the UAEG was disappointed by the c [...]	2007-06-25 09:40:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI AE
07DUBAI423	MOHAMMED GERGAWI DISCUSSES MBR FOUNDATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Gergawi discussed potential areas of cooperation between the USG, U.S. educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) in a 90 minute meeting with the Ambassador and Consul Gen [...]	2007-06-28 11:37:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI SCUL AE
07DUBAI425	GERGAWI DISCUSSES MBR FOUNDATION FUND, [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Gergawi discussed potential areas of cooperation between the USG, U.S. educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) in a 90 minute meeting with the Ambassador and Consul Gen [...]	2007-06-28 13:05:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL AE EAID PTER
07DUBAI491	CODEL GRAHAM MEETS WITH DUBAI EXECUTIVE OFFICE HEAD NABIL AL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 12 meeting with a CODEL led by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Nabil al Yousuf (Director of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's (MbR) Executive Office) outlined elements of Dubai's strategic plan and highlighted recent gro [...]	2007-08-19 14:25:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON OREP IN AE
07DUBAI570	PHILIPPINES TRAFFICKING CONCERNS IN DUBAI -- ABUSED VISITOR [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Philippine Labor Attache Virginia Calvez (September 11),Acting Consul General Maria Louella Duarte and Consular Officer Rafael Palencia, Jr. (September 18),Pol/EconOff discussed trafficking in persons concerns. While they claim that trafficking with l [...]	2007-09-30 19:08:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN RP AE
07DUBAI59	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH UAE VICE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-28 08:12:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBAI629	ACRIMONIOUS BEGINNING FOR NEW DUBAI GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) Summary. The much-anticipated opening of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC) shelter (the first official government-sponsored shelter for abused women and children in the UAE) and its merger with the unofficial City of Hope (CoH) shelter has been marred by acrimonious accu [...]	2007-11-15 13:08:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB CASC AE
07DUBAI88	U/S BURNS SPEAKS ON GULF SECURITY AT DUBAI THINK TANK [...] Summary. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns spoke to an audience of roughly 100 local officials, academics, and journalists at the independent Dubai-based think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) January 23, after which he took questions from the audience. Burns discussed how the US views the c [...]	2007-02-06 13:12:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPRC MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBAI92	RULER OF DUBAI UNVEILS NINE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 06:51:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI AE
07DUBLIN171	IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...]	2007-03-02 08:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI
07DUBLIN191	SCENE-SETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER BERTIE AHERN'S ST. [...] (SBU) An imminent, potentially historic opportunity to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly sets the political backdrop for this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, "TEE-shuck") Bertie Ahern. Building on the 2006 UK/Irish-brokered talks among the [...]	2007-03-08 17:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV EAIR MOPPS MARR IE
07DUBLIN286	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE APRIL 19-20 VISIT OF EUR PDAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Dublin eagerly anticipates your visit and the opportunity to join your discussions with ranking Irish Government officials and others on the full range of bilateral and U.S.-EU issues. Your visit comes at an historic moment in U.S.-Irish relations, with the scheduled restoratio [...]	2007-04-13 16:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MOPPS MARR ECON SENV EI
07DUBLIN32	IRELAND CONSIDERING APPROACH TO LEBANON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 17:09:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID XT LE JA CA NO EI
07DUBLIN748	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER DERMOT AHERN'S [...] (SBU) The twin political successes of restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly (May 8, 2007) and the re-election of the Fianna Fail party into power (May 24, 2007) will be the backdrop to Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern's meeting with the Secretary on October 3. The Government of Ireland has [...]	2007-09-27 12:36:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV MOPPS MARR EI
07DUBLIN817	EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO IRELAND [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Daniel Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs met with SIPDIS Irish government officials, members of the NGO community, and the AmCham to discuss the making of the Celtic Tiger, the economic path forward for Ireland, and assistan [...]	2007-10-25 15:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON EINV EI
07DUBLIN849	IRELAND'S 2008 LISBON REFORM TREATY REFERENDUM: [...] (SBU) Ireland's unique position as the only European Union (EU) member state compelled to hold a national referendum on the recently agreed Lisbon Reform Treaty puts great pressure on the Irish Government to secure a strong positive vote for the Treaty. The public and most political parties r [...]	2007-11-15 12:46:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EI
07DUBLIN854	IRISH VIEW OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Ireland supports additional financial sanctions on Burma, provided they do not adversely affect the welfare of the Burmese people, but does not believe that the EU has the stomach for significantly more forceful measures at this time. End summary. 2. (C) ECONOFF presented r [...]	2007-11-20 16:57:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL ECON EI
07DUBLIN876	IRELAND FACING NEW IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (U) The surge in immigration to Ireland during the past decade has presented the Republic with economic opportunities as well as social challenges. Foreign nationals now constitute upwards of 15 percent of Ireland's inhabitants, compared to 10 percent in the U.S. Ireland has used the immigra [...]	2007-11-30 12:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PGOV PREL KHLS EI
07DUBLIN883	IRELAND: NIE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on December 4, 2007 to Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Gaffey welcomed the NIE acknowledgment that Iran is not an immediate nuclear threat. The report's finding, he said, that pressure from [...]	2007-12-05 13:39:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM EI
07DUBLIN886	IRELAND'S 2008 BUDGET -- NOT AS DRACONIAN AS [...] (U) Summary. On December 5, Finance Minister Brian Cowen presented the government's 2008 budget to a packed Irish Parliament. Budget pundits had predicted a fairly austere budget, given the Irish economic slowdown -- they were wrong in their predictions. On the broad macro numbers, Cowen pr [...]	2007-12-07 14:07:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EI
07DUBLIN898	IRISH GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO REPORT ON [...] (U) On December 11, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern issued a statement responding to a report by the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on alleged "extraordinary rendition" flights through Ireland. (Note: the IHRC was set up under the "Good Friday" Agreement by the Irish [...]	2007-12-12 15:43:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
07DUBLIN907	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (U) Summary: Ireland is moving quickly to increase its use of renewable energy and position its business sector to take advantage of the boom in green technology. Rising dependence on foreign sources of energy, EU environmental obligations, and growing energy costs that threaten to diminish Ir [...]	2007-12-14 16:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EI
07DUBLIN916	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador Foley met with Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern on December 19 to discuss a wide range of issues. In recent days, Ahern has tamped down the public reaction to a report of the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on extraordinary renditions. Ahern indicated that the 3500-stron [...]	2007-12-20 15:46:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN PBTS EAIR ECON PKFK EUN
07DURBAN54	ANC SECURES SIMPLE MAJORITY IN KWAZULU-NATAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The African National Congress (ANC) gained a simple majority in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) legislature for the first time following the recent floor crossing period. Previously, the ANC controlled 40 out of 80 seats, and governed in a coalition with the two members of the Minority Fro [...]	2007-09-26 15:00:00	Consulate Durban	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
07DURBAN59	BUTHELEZI PREACHES MORE OF THE SAME AT IFP ANNUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) held its 32nd Annual General Conference from October 12-14 in KwaZulu-Natal. IFP President Mangosuthu Buthelezi presided over the conference, which was attended by over 3,000 delegates. Buthelezi criticized the ANC-led government, and detailed his o [...]	2007-10-17 13:11:00	Consulate Durban	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF
07DURBAN61	DURBAN POLITICAL UPDATE - ISSUE 1 [...] (U) IN THIS ISSUE: - Situation Remains Tense in Ezinqoleni Municipality - President Mbeki Visits Inkatha Freedom Party Stronghold - KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health's Head of Department Suspended 2. (U) RECENT CABLE TRAFFIC: - DURBAN 54: ANC Secures Simply Majority in KwaZulu-Natal - DU [...]	2007-10-19 15:13:00	Consulate Durban	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF
07DURBAN62	DURBAN ECONOMIC UPDATE - ISSUE 1 [...] (C) IN THIS ISSUE: - Plans for New Durban Airport Approved - Plans for Current Durban Airport Still Under Debate - Succession Debate Hindering Public Service Delivery in Durban - Construction of New Durban Stadium on Target - Environmentalists Accuse eThekwini Health Department of Cover-up [...]	2007-10-23 15:48:00	Consulate Durban	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EWWT PGOV SENV SF
07DUSHANBE1030	TAJIKISTAN A DECADE AFTER THE CIVIL WAR [...] (SBU) Ten years after peace accords ended the 1992-1997 civil war, President Emomali Rahmon has taken a great deal of credit for pulling Tajikistan out of conflict and setting it on a path which he claims could be a model for other post-conflict societies. At a June 25-26 conference commemor [...]	2007-07-06 07:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SNAR TI
07DUSHANBE1056	JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FIGHTING TO IMPORT LITERATURE UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Jehovah's Witness Associate Counsel Gregory Olds expressed concern that that Customs officials' recent seizure of a shipment of his organization's religious literature represents a worrying shift in the Tajik government's attitude towards religious freedom and censorship. Durin [...]	2007-07-11 10:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
07DUSHANBE1077	JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FIGHTING TO IMPORT LITERATURE UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Jehovah's Witness Associate Counsel Gregory Olds expressed concern that that Customs officials' recent seizure of a shipment of his organization's religious literature represents a worrying shift in the Tajik government's attitude towards religious freedom and censorship. Durin [...]	2007-07-17 13:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
07DUSHANBE1093	TAJIK REGION STILL GRAPPLES WITH POST-WAR DECAY [...] (SBU) Summary: A July 18 trip to the southern Tajik city of Vakhsh revealed a range of economic problems, including unpaid teachers and impoverished cotton farmers. While thousands fled Vakhsh during the 1992-1997 Tajik civil war, the government has attempted to lure refugees back to the are [...]	2007-07-24 13:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR TI
07DUSHANBE1128	TAJIK GOVERNMENT TRYING TO STRONG ARM U.S. FIRM [...] (C) Summary: Although the antimony mining venture Anzob LLC privatized in 2006, the Tajik government is trying to dictate the firm's selling price and select its buyer. The First Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry admitted that a letter ordering Anzob to sell its product to a Tajik compa [...]	2007-08-06 06:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL TI
07DUSHANBE1149	PUTTING THE BRAKES ON TAJIKISTAN'S BACKSLIDING [...] (C) Summary: By comparison to some of its neighbors in Central Asia, Tajikistan does not stand out as particularly authoritarian, corrupt or incompetent. Yet even in this context, where the bar has been lowered considerably in terms of good governance, the Tajik government's policies and re [...]	2007-08-10 12:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE1155	TAJIKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher and Senior Advisor Caitlin Hayden to Dushanbe for the Assistant Secretary's third visit to Tajikistan. SIPDIS 2. (U) By now, you have received two reftels describing the current environment in Tajikistan. Ref B contains some ge [...]	2007-08-14 12:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON TI
07DUSHANBE1163	TAJIKISTAN'S SUGHD REGION HAS HIGH POTENTIAL, BUT LIMITED BY [...] SUMMARY: The great potential of northern Tajikistan's Sughd Region -- as well as the enormous challenges it faces -- were on full display during PolOff's August 12-13 visit to Khujand, Istaravshan and Konibodom. The region's reputation for economic dynamism and entrepreneurship appeared just [...]	2007-08-16 10:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON TI
07DUSHANBE1253	BRIDGE OPENING SPURS DISCUSSION OF FURTHER COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: "This new bridge is as important for us as oxygen," Tajik President Emomali Rahmon told Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who led the U.S. presidential delegation to the opening of the new U.S.-funded bridge linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pyanj River. Rahmon [...]	2007-09-04 03:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID ECIN ELTN TI AF
07DUSHANBE135	INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Broadcasting Bureau's Jim Lambert briefed Minister of Transportation and Communications Abdurahim Ashurov January 23 on the history of its broadcasts and transmissions from Tajikistan and proposed that the United States and Tajikistan negotiate and sign a bilate [...]	2007-01-26 13:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD ECPS OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE1385	TAJIKISTAN - ANOTHER RUMOR OF REVOLT [...] (C) Summary: A former member of Parliament says that he is organizing a revolt. We doubt he has the means to make this happen, but rumors of uprisings and/or invasions from Uzbekistan have cropped up repeatedly over the past year. The Government of Tajikistan may try to profit from these rumo [...]	2007-09-27 04:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TI
07DUSHANBE1432	TAJIKISTAN INL DUSHANBE 2007 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT [...] In the absence of INL regular quarterly reports, the Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section in Dushanbe herein reports on activities for the period of January - September 2007: ---------------------------------- Narcotics and Law Enforcement Activities --------------------------------- Jan [...]	2007-10-10 07:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM TI
07DUSHANBE1456	PRICE OF FLOUR IN TAJIKISTAN DOUBLES [...] (U) Summary: The price of flour has risen 100 percent in Tajikistan in the last few weeks. Flour is a staple of the Tajik diet, and the price rise follows a regional trend of sharp inflation in foodstuffs. The government has sought to deflect responsibility for the price increases, but disco [...]	2007-10-12 12:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON TI
07DUSHANBE1516	SETTING THE SCENE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND'S 1 [...] (C) Executive Summary. Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to your upcoming visit to Tajikistan. Besides the opening of the bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan in August, little has changed since your introductory meeting with President Rahmon in June. As this is your second visit, you will [...]	2007-10-19 13:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS MCAP OVIP TI AF
07DUSHANBE1561	OSCE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE IN DUSHANBE [...] (U) Summary: Delegations to the OSCE Central Asian Regional Transportation Conference in Dushanbe October 23-24 agreed to promote streamlined transit routes and enhance public-private partnerships in the transportation sector. The joint statement released by the delegations underlined the role [...]	2007-10-31 16:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECIN ELTN ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE1562	SENIOR ANTI-NARCOTICS GENERAL FIRED BY PRESIDENT, THEN [...] (S) Summary: A senior anti-narcotics officer who was fired after he pressed for prosecution of a State Committee for National Security officer (and distant relative of the President) has been temporarily reinstated. He has told the embassy that his reinstatement is only until a replacement is [...]	2007-11-01 06:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV SNAR PREL TI
07DUSHANBE1581	GERALD METALS RESOLVES DISPUTE WITH TAJIK ALUMINUM, RENEWS [...] (SBU) Gerald Metals Inc. of Connecticut, and the Tajik Aluminum Company ("Talco") have resolved their four-year, $24 million dispute over non-delivery of aluminum for which Gerald had pre-paid. Now Gerald Metals is exploring new opportunities in metal trading with Talco. The two sides reached [...]	2007-11-02 16:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE1589	WEEKEND UPDATE ON TAJIK LIQUIDITY CRISIS [...] (U) This report provides an update to reftel concerning the cotton sector finance crisis in Tajikistan. President Rahmon Reacts to Donor Demands --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) According to Annette Dixon of the World Bank and Juan Miranda of the Asian [...]	2007-11-05 13:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE1595	THE ROAD TO KHOROG: THE TAJIK/AFGHAN BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The 1,344-kilometer Tajik-Afghan border is known for narcotics trafficking, unrelenting mountains, and as a boundary between the former Soviet Union and South Asia. EmbOffs traveled two-thirds of the remote Tajik-Afghan border in the eastern part of the country, finding poverty- [...]	2007-11-07 16:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SOCI ELTN TI
07DUSHANBE1650	IED KILLS ONE AT CONFERENCE CENTER IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Per REF A, at approximately 0800 local time on November 14, an improvised explosive device detonated outside Kokhi Vahdat, a prominent conference hall in the center of Dushanbe along the main street (Rudaki Avenue). The Regional Security Officer observed more than 100 Ministry of Inter [...]	2007-11-15 13:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PINR TI
07DUSHANBE1665	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE TAJIKISTAN DIRECTOR GRANTED [...] (C) Summary: The Tajikistan Director of the National Democratic Institute has been issued a six-month, multiple entry visa, after having received short-term visas for several months. The six-month visa was a prerequisite for obtaining registration for the National Democratic Institute. Embass [...]	2007-11-21 03:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE1680	ALL THE KING'S MEN [...] (C) Summary: One year after President Rahmon's re-election, Tajiks from the Kulyob region hold approximately two-thirds of the top positions in government. While this consolidation of power has been ongoing for several years, some in President Rahmon's party have started to question whether hi [...]	2007-11-23 12:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TI

07DUSHANBE1684	THE LOW-DOWN ON TAJIKISTAN'S LAW ON RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's draft law on religion does not appear to be on the fast track any longer. Government officials will revise the current draft, and it is unlikely that the proposed law will not be considered by parliament until next year. While future drafts may take into account so [...]	2007-11-23 13:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1686	CENTCOM COMMANDER VISIT BUILDS RELATIONS, FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral WiIliam J. Fallon's 6 November 2007 visit to Dushanbe yielded a second meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and first-time discussions with Defense Minister General-Colonel (U.S. 3-star equivalent) Sherali Khairulloyev and [...]	2007-11-23 14:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07DUSHANBE1687	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE TAJIKISTAN DIRECTOR GRANTED [...] (C) Summary: The Tajikistan Director of the National Democratic Institute has been issued a six-month, multiple entry visa, after having received short-term visas for several months. The six-month visa was a prerequisite for obtaining registration for the National Democratic Institute. Embass [...]	2007-11-23 14:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE1688	HIP HIP HURRAH FOR PRESIDENT RAHMON [...] (C) Recent events -- the celebrations of the sixteenth anniversary of President's Rahmon's election as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Tajikistan, and a World Cup Soccer match against Singapore -- highlighted the nascent cult of personality springing up around President Rahmon. Publicity fo [...]	2007-11-26 03:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1689	PRESS TV: IRAN'S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ENTERS GLOBAL STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's 24-hour satellite English language news station, Press TV, began operations in July 2007. It has moved quickly to establish itself through widely dispersed correspondents, a large staff in Tehran and London, aggressive recruitment of guests, and generally high quality con [...]	2007-11-26 08:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL IR
07DUSHANBE171	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ZARIPOV'S BILATERAL WISH LIST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov invited Ambassador February 1 to meet newly-appointed Ambassador to the United States Abdujabbor Shirinov, and to discuss his ideas for additional cooperation in 2007, including the opening of the U.S.-funded bridge at Nizhnii Pyanzh and the Millennium [...]	2007-02-02 10:40:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE1717	DRYING OUT IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary: An October decree by Uzbek President Karimov governing the transit of alcohol and tobacco products has created a beer shortage in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is highly reliant on Uzbek roads and rail lines to import products from Russia, and Uzbekistan has generally allowed goods to [...]	2007-11-30 03:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV ECON ELTN TI
07DUSHANBE199	FLOOD SHUTS DOWN TAJIKISTAN'S PAMIR I POWER STATION [...] (SBU) Pamir Energy, the Aga Khan-supported energy company that serves Tajikistan's remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, suffered a major disruption February 5 when the powerhouse at Pamir I hydro power station flooded, causing local employees to shut down the 28 MW station (and run for t [...]	2007-02-06 11:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ENRG TI
07DUSHANBE206	TAJIK PITCHES INITIATIVES FOR THE OSCE [...] (U) Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for International Organizations, Nuriddin Shamsov, called in the deputy chief of mission February 5 to discuss Tajik issues at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The resident Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro [...]	2007-02-07 09:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID TI OSCE
07DUSHANBE256	TAJIK-AFGHAN BRIDGE OPENING COULD HELP HIGHLIGHT SUCCESS IN [...] (C) The U.S.-funded bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan serves as the most visible symbol of our efforts to link South and Central Asia and establish lasting trade and transportation ties between the two regions. In Tajikistan, where the Chinese, Russians and Iranians have all donated [...]	2007-02-16 12:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID TI AF
07DUSHANBE265	TAJIK POLITICAL PARTIES: DOWN, BUT NOT DEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's political parties are slowly getting back on their feet after being completely marginalized in the November 2006 presidential election. In a series of meetings with party leaders in January and February 2007, PolOff discussed each party's direction leading up to t [...]	2007-02-21 14:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE355	TAJIKISTAN'S INDEPENDENT MEDIA PROCEEDS WITH CAUTION AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's independent media is breathing slightly easier after the presidential election. In a lunch hosted by EmbOffs March 1, eight independent journalists opened up about the media environment. Most admitted that although the government has relaxed pressure on independen [...]	2007-03-13 11:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE43	TAJIK BANKING DINNER TURNS INTO SERIOUS TALK TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary: In Tajikistan, singing and dancing alongside the President's brother-in-law while discussing business earns the United States diplomatic goodwill. At a private dinner January 8 to talk about banking supervision and economic reform, President Rahmonov's brother-in-law Hasan Sadu [...]	2007-01-09 12:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE433	NDI IN TAJIKISTAN: A GLIMMER OF HOPE? [...] (C) Summary: After getting the cold shoulder from the Ministry of Justice, National Democratic Institute (NDI) received an encouraging sign from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Saidmuddin Yatimov suggested that a visa for National Democratic Institute Tajikistan Di [...]	2007-03-29 11:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE44	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER PITCHES HIGH PROFILE BRIDGE OPENING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with the Ambassador (reftel),Tajik Foreign Minister Zaripov proposed a high profile opening for the United States Government funded bridge linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pyanj river. The Embassy fully supports a strong public diplomacy pa [...]	2007-01-09 12:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS KPAO TI AF
07DUSHANBE512	HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN U.S. POLICIES AT A TAJIK-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several swipes by Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov at the United States, participants in a conference on Tajik-Russian relations showed sincere interest in U.S. policy goals. While the March 28-29 conference on "Russian and Central Asia and the Conditions of Geop [...]	2007-04-05 03:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TI RS
07DUSHANBE518	FAITH-BASED NGO GIVEN BREATHING ROOM [...] (C) Summary: Operation Mercy got a reprieve April 5 when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the expatriate members could remain in country on their current visas. Consular Department Chief Bahrom Kholnazarov gave ConOff no reason for the about-face, but we strongly believe this to th [...]	2007-04-06 11:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE525	TAJIKISTAN AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (SBU) Five months after the presidential election secured President Rahmonov a third seven-year term, Tajikistan seems to have stalled on the road of reform. Throughout 2006, Rahmonov assured international visitors and his public alike that "after the election," new blood and new ideas would [...]	2007-04-09 07:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID TI
07DUSHANBE584	HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN U.S. POLICIES AT A TAJIK-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several swipes by Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov at the United States, participants in a conference on Tajik-Russian relations showed sincere interest in U.S. policy goals. While the March 28-29 conference on "Russian and Central Asia and the Conditions of Geop [...]	2007-04-18 05:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TI RS
07DUSHANBE586	DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH TAJIK FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hot off his trip to the United Arab Emirates with President Rahmon, Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Erkin Rahmatulloev met with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum April 14. First Deputy Foreign SIPDIS Minister Yatimov also sat in on the meeting. Rahmatullo [...]	2007-04-18 07:32:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
07DUSHANBE622	TAJIKISTAN GOVERNMENT TO STUDENTS: NO MINISKIRTS OR HIJABS [...] SUMMARY: First it was gold teeth, then it was graduation parties and students driving to school, now girls in Tajikistan are fraught over the fact they will no longer be allowed to wear jewelry or miniskirts to school. In remarks to the press, President Rahmon said that students at public sc [...]	2007-04-24 09:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE629	TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS IN AMBASSADOR OVER REUTERS [...] (SBU) Senior Presidential Advisor for Foreign Affairs Rahmatulloyev called in Ambassador April 24 to discuss an April 23 Reuters article, in which she said corruption is the major impediment to Western investment in Tajikistan. Rahmatulloyev said President Rahmon personally pays attention to [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG TI
07DUSHANBE637	TAJIKS, WORLD BANK AND CONSULTANTS ON DIFFERENT PAGES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Tajikistan's April 24 energy roundtable underscored the fundamentally different perspectives of the World Bank and its consultants, and the Tajik government in approaching a project aimed at bringing 1000 megawatts of Tajik and Kyrgyz electricity to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The [...]	2007-04-26 11:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG TI AF
07DUSHANBE643	TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIALS EVICT RESIDENTS, TAKE [...] On April 26 Ministry of Interior officials forcefully evicted residents who illegally occupied a rundown 52-unit building in Dushanbe. When PolOff arrived on the scene, at least 30 police officers had surrounded the area, and one fire truck and an ambulance were poised and ready for emergenci [...]	2007-04-30 17:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE723	COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO TAJIKISTAN: KEEP WORKING ON IT [...] Summary: In a series of high-level government meetings in Dushanbe May 6-9, Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Paul Dyck drilled home the SIPDIS message about providing a stable and open business environment in order to attract foreign investment. In [...]	2007-05-16 16:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV PREL TI
07DUSHANBE783	TAJIKISTAN MUST COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS TO SUCCEED [...] (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan needs to take steps to sign and abide by international standard agreements if it wants to develop its electricity sector through exports to Afghanistan and beyond. In a series of meetings with top energy and economic officials May 28, Senior Advisor for Regional Eco [...]	2007-06-01 05:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID TI AF
07DUSHANBE790	JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' LITERATURE SEIZED, MEMBER INTERROGATED [...] (C) Tajikistan's Jehovah's Witnesses face increased pressure from the Tajik government and fear their recent problems may signal the government's move to shut down the religious group entirely (reftel). On April 26, State Committee on National Security officials prohibited customs authorities [...]	2007-06-04 10:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
07DUSHANBE796	TAJIKISTAN: FEMALE STUDENT CHALLENGES BAN ON HIJAB IN [...] SUMMARY: In an unprecedented case, a young female university student, Davlatmoh Ismailova, is suing the Tajik Institute of Languages and the Ministry of Education for expelling her for wearing a hijab to school. This is the first time a student has brought a case against a university and the [...]	2007-06-05 10:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN KIRF TI
07DUSHANBE860	AFGHANS IN TAJIKISTAN -- READY FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: While a common perception amongst Tajik officials and academics is that the Afghans are all poor, coming from a war-torn country with little education and healthcare, Afghan businessmen are surprisingly successful and growing wealthy in Tajikistan, and they have an equally dim vi [...]	2007-06-10 07:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI AF
07DUSHANBE882	TAJIK WOMEN LEADERS FRUSTRATED BY CULTURAL ATTITUDES AMONG [...] SUMMARY: Leaders of Tajikistan's political parties discussed how women are marginalized in politics and the frustrations they share trying to empower women, at a roundtable with PolOff June 4. All pointed out that Tajik cultural norms are oppressive to women, but sometimes it's the women the [...]	2007-06-13 06:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN TI
07DUSHANBE883	TAJIKISTAN'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY INFIGHTING CONTINUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Tajikistan's power struggles and legal battles over the past year have been confusing enough to rival a daytime soap opera's complicated plot. Rahmatullo Valiev, Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party met with PolOff June 7 to discuss the latest round of [...]	2007-06-13 06:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE926	TAJIKISTAN REPORT ON SECTION 527 [...] Post is pleased to report on the satisfactory resolution of the single outstanding U.S. company dispute in Tajikistan. There are no new investment disputes between the United States and the Republic of Tajikistan. Details of the resolved case follow. 2. Claimant designation: Claimant [...]	2007-06-19 12:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE ECON PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE932	TAJIKISTAN'S RASHT VALLEY: TEN YEARS AFTER PEACE [...] SUMMARY: Ten years after the civil war, citizens of Rasht Valley endure gloomy times as corruption and economic decay have stifled democratic progress. PolOff met with government officials, religious leaders, nongovernmental organization workers, and local civilians during a visit to Rasht V [...]	2007-06-21 05:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN TI
07DUSHANBE935	CANARGO PROSPECTS FOR GAS IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary. The heads of U.S. oil and gas prospecting company CanArgo recently visited Tajikistan in order to push the Tajik government to sign a contract on development of oil and gas fields in the southern Kulob region. CanArgo has signed a protocol with the government on development of [...]	2007-06-22 10:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EIND TI PGOV
07DUSHANBE967	PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN: ISOLATED BY REGIONAL BUREAUCRACY AND [...] Summary: A June 20-22 trip to Penjikent and Aini districts in western Tajikistan illuminated how bilateral problems with Uzbekistan strangle the economy and trade for Tajik districts in the Zarafshan valley. In Penjikent city, officials and citizens expressed support for President Rahmon, but [...]	2007-06-26 11:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR ENRG TI UZ
07DUSHANBE969	EXTENDED MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON DOMINATES CENTCOM [...] (C) Summary. In an unexpectedly long meeting with the Tajik President, which dominated Admiral Fallon's visit June 19, Emomali Rahmon hailed U.S.-Tajik relations as one of the first priorities in Tajik foreign policy and stated that Tajikistan is interested in further development of these rela [...]	2007-06-28 11:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07DUSSELDORF10	MUSLIM COORDINATION COUNCIL EMERGING [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2006 initiative by Federal Interior Minister Schaeuble to set up a "German Islam Conference" as an official forum for exploring ways to achieve a better integration of Muslims in German society (reftel) has spurred efforts among major Muslim groups to form a single, overarc [...]	2007-03-29 07:57:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL GM
07DUSSELDORF16	REQUEST FOR A NEW CONSULAR AGENCY -- COLOGNE [...] Summary: Mission requests the establishment of a new consular agency to be located in Cologne, North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW),the most populous and politically and economically important state in Germany. The American Citizen Services (ACS) unit of the U.S. Consulate General Duesseldorf will c [...]	2007-05-09 13:13:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CASC AFIN GM
07DUSSELDORF22	A TALE OF TWO MOSQUES: A SNAPSHOT OF MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The ongoing dispute surrounding the construction of a new mosque in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW),the "capital of Islam" in Germany, has become a symbol for the challenges that continue to exist between Muslims and mainstream German society. While all the main poli [...]	2007-06-25 15:53:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL GM
07DUSSELDORF4	NRW MINISTER-PRESIDENT RUETTGERS TO WASHINGTON: MAKING NRW A [...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers will travel to Washington DC, Pittsburgh, and New York City February 12-17 to follow-up on his 2006 trip to the U.S. His primary goals there are to make and renew political contacts and to expand cooperation on [...]	2007-02-08 12:15:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG ELAB GM
07EFTOATHENS373	YEAR 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: GREECE [...] Summary. 2006 was a year of strong effort by the GoG on IPR. Responding to the IPR action plan delivered in March as a result of the 2006 Special 301 process, the GoG stepped up cooperation with local IPR representatives, created special working groups to discuss IPR problems and coordinate [...]	2007-02-22 05:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR GR
07EFTOBUENOSAIRES1049	NEW AGREEMENT PUTS BEEF BACK IN MARKETS - FOR NOW [...] (SBU/NF) To counter increasing shortages of beef products in Argentina, Economy Minister Felisa Miceli and Argentine beef producers agreed May 9 to raise wholesale beef prices by approximately 12% on average. The agreement affects prices for cattle sold at the main beef wholesale market in Arg [...]	2007-05-24 22:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR AR
07EFTORABAT171	SCHOOL TAX AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Following completion of consultations with Department offices and the five officially supported American schools in Morocco, Mission has moved to engage senior GOM officials on the issue of concluding a bilateral agreement to give the schools legal status and shield them from [...]	2007-01-31 11:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT ASCH KREC MO
07FRANKFURT1218	Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License End-Use Check Completed [...] (SBU) On March 8, ConGen Frankfurt Pol-Econ officer and Pol-Econ specialist visited MSI Aircraft Maintenance Services International GmbH, located in Ruesselsheim (near Frankfurt) to conduct a Blue Lantern pre-license end-use check on application 050025683 (export of EC-135 helicopter spare part [...]	2007-03-13 15:08:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC GM
07FRANKFURT1842	Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister President Survives Controversy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) came under intense fire over an April 11 eulogy for former CDU state head Hans Filbinger (forced to resign in 1978 over his Nazi-era service as a military judge). The Jewish Central Council called [...]	2007-04-17 13:54:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
07FRANKFURT1872	Fast Cars and Hot Times in Southwest Germany [...] SUMMARY: The southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) -- an economic powerhouse and conservative bulwark with a growing environmental movement -- is waking up to climate change now that a recent study shows that a dramatic temperature rise is underway in the region. In response to t [...]	2007-04-19 13:57:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PGOV GM
07FRANKFURT2892	Moncrief Sues BASF Over Gazprom Gasfield Contracts [...] SUMMARY: U.S.-based Moncrief Oil International has filed suit against German chemical giant BASF in a German regional court seeking EUR 6.3 billion in compensation for BASF's alleged role in a cancelled Gazprom concession. Moncrief signed a contract with Gazprom in 1997 to exploit 40 percent o [...]	2007-06-20 05:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV GM RS
07FRANKFURT3022	Hesse State Election Preview: SPD Gaining Ground? [...] SUMMARY. Six months before Hesse state elections (January 2008),both major parties have presented their economic programs. Following an ambitious program from Social Democratic challenger Andrea Ypsilanti, Hesse Minister President Koch has presented a slightly populist program which is light [...]	2007-06-26 08:12:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR TBIO GM
07FRANKFURT320	Opel/GM Europe Upswing, Return to the U.S. Market [...] SUMMARY: Led by German subsidiary Opel, General Motors (GM) Europe posted a profit of $186 million in 2006 (through September) en route to its projected first full-year profit in Europe since 1999. Opel in particular has reason to celebrate since it will soon produce more Saab/Vauxhall model [...]	2007-01-24 06:33:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ECON GM
07FRANKFURT4380	Left Party Stumbles in Hesse [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the Left Party's national leadership focused on broadening its voter base, particularly in the west, it scrambled to undo damage caused by the Hesse Left's election of communist Pit Metz as its candidate in the January 27 state elections and his subsequent resignation. The [...]	2007-09-26 08:48:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM
07FRANKFURT445	Stuttgart Ansar al-Islam Trial Continues [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ongoing trial in Stuttgart of three suspected members of Ansar al-Islam is now expected to last at least until April - and perhaps even until the fall. The Federal Prosecutor has charged the three with plotting to assassinate then-Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi during a visit t [...]	2007-01-31 10:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM
07FRANKFURT4823	SPD's New Direction to Face Test in Hesse Election [...] At the October 26-28 Social Democratic Party (SPD) national convention, the party's decision to adopt a platform advocating greater "social justice" bolstered the prestige of the Hesse SPD. Facing a state election in January 2008, Hesse SPD candidate Andrea Ypsilanti gained influence and esteem [...]	2007-11-02 11:53:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
07FRANKFURT4996	Why Beck Stayed Home [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Social Democratic Party (SPD) Chairman Kurt Beck has decided against taking the Vice Chancellorship left open by Labor Minister Franz Muentefering's surprise resignation (ref A). Beck will continue instead as Minister-President of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P). In the view [...]	2007-11-23 06:35:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR GM
07FRANKFURT501	Islamic Religious Classes in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Positive [...] (U) SUMMARY: In September 2006, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) became the latest German state to offer Islamic religious instruction in public schools. On January 17, the Consul General and state officials observed a class at the Rosensteinschule in Stuttgart, one of twelve elementary schools taking [...]	2007-02-02 13:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL KISL GM
07FRANKFURT5291	Headscarf Laws Withstand Challenge in Germany [...] Summary: The Hesse State Constitutional Court upheld a state law last week that prohibits civil servants from wearing religious symbols and attire. One of eight similar laws in effect in Germany's federal states, the law as applied allows state institutions to prevent civil servants, includin [...]	2007-12-19 08:54:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KISL GM
07FRANKFURT671	Social Democratic Leader on Trans-Atlantic Relations, U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, national SPD Chairman and Rheinland-Pfalz Minister-President Kurt Beck spoke with the Consul General at the state chancellery in Mainz, praising trans-Atlantic relations, raising concerns about military stationing issues, and offering his take on goals for the Germ [...]	2007-02-12 14:14:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR GM
07FRANKFURT694	Muslim Extremists Deported from Baden-Wuerttemberg [...] (U) SUMMARY: State authorities deported two Islamic extremists from Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) in late January according to reports from the state interior ministry. B-W Interior Minister Rech cites the deportations as evidence of his state's strong anti-extremism efforts. The deportees hail fr [...]	2007-02-13 14:07:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SMIG ASEC KISL GM
07FRANKFURT731	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS BUNDESBANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met February 12 with Bundesbank President Axel Weber to review the state of Germany's economy, financial market regulation, and key transatlantic economic issues. D/S Kimmitt and Weber agreed on the need for open investment regimes [...]	2007-02-15 11:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD GM
07FREETOWN143	SCSL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REVIEWS COURTS OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Management Committee (MC) traveled to Freetown February 18-22 to meet with SCSL staff to discuss the Court's Completion Strategy and budget, ongoing concerns about identifying adequate sources of voluntary contributions to sustain the Court, the s [...]	2007-03-02 12:59:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS PGOV PREL UNSC SL
07FREETOWN153	CHINA INFLUENCE INCREASING IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) China continues to expand its presence and influence in Sierra Leone as it looks to exploit the country's vast mineral wealth and fishing resources. Sierra Leone and China have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1971. GOSL officials traveled to China last year for the China-Africa Summit [...]	2007-03-05 19:23:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN ENRG CH ECON SL
07FREETOWN165	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone continues to make progress as it recovers from a devastating decade-long civil war that destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. In a little over a year, the level of awareness of trafficking in persons has risen considerably. However, trafficking remains a s [...]	2007-03-08 17:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
07FREETOWN202	ESTIMATED TWO MILLION SIERRA LEONEANS REGISTER TO [...] (U) On March 18 Sierra Leone concluded a three-week voter registration period for the national elections to be held July 28, 2007. Deemed a success by the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL),preliminary results estimate that between February 26 - March 18 nearly 2 milli [...]	2007-03-23 16:50:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN391	MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MAY 2007 [...] Post and Mission Activities/Press Releases: A. On May 4, PEN Sierra Leone, a literary club, in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Freetown, celebrated the 37th anniversary of Earth day with an essay competition. In a prize ceremony at the Embassy, the Ambassador said the cele [...]	2007-06-21 14:12:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
07FREETOWN421	SIERRA LEONE ELECTIONS ON TRACK AS CAMPAIGNING [...] (SBU) The official campaign period for Sierra Leone's August 11 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections began on July 10. With the elections under a month away, no party has emerged as the clear favorite to win. Indications are there could be a runoff in the presidential election between the [...]	2007-07-12 17:25:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR SL
07FREETOWN481	SIERRA LEONEANS ENTHUSIASTICALLY VOTE IN PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) On August 11, Sierra Leone conducted successful presidential and parliamentary elections. As of late evening on August 12, preliminary partial unofficial results showed the All People's Congress (APC) leading with nearly 45 percent of the presidential vote followed by the ruling Sierra L [...]	2007-08-13 17:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM SL
07FREETOWN542	POLITICAL PARTIES COMMIT TO PEACEFUL SIERRA LEONE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 11:39:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SL
07FREETOWN547	SIERRA LEONEANS CAUTIOUSLY PREPARED TO CAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for the Sierra Leone run-off presidential election ended at 6 p.m., September 6, amid relative calm. Civil society successfully conducted an impromptu peace march without disruption and with only minor traffic congestion in Freetown. Both candidate [...]	2007-09-07 20:14:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SL
07FREETOWN573	IT'S OFFICIAL: ERNEST KOROMA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT [...] (U) At 1700 GMT on September 17, Ernest Bai Koroma was officially sworn in as the President of Sierra Leone at the State House in Freetown. Outgoing President Kabbah, Vice President (and unsuccessful SLPP Presidential candidate) Solomon Berewa, and Foreign Minister (and SLPP Vice Presidential [...]	2007-09-18 17:34:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SL
07FREETOWN58	SIERRA LEONE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) Ministry of Trade and Industry is actively working to increase trade and investment. 2. Investment Laws: A new Investment Code went into effect in 2005. It is designed to put Sierra Leone at par with western countries concerning the protection of compa [...]	2007-01-24 17:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTBD OPIC EFIN USTR ETRD SL
07FREETOWN586	IMPLEMENTING TRADE BILLS PASSED BY OUTGOING PARLIAMENT - A [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sierra Leone's last parliament unanimously passed three trade promotion bills before the expiration of its term ending June 25, 2007. These bills include the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency Act, the Registration of Business Act, and the General Law (Business S [...]	2007-09-26 17:40:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR SL
07FREETOWN615	SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT SEEKING MORE MONEY AND [...] (C) Summary and action request: In a meeting with Ambassador and emboffs on October 10, Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Stephen Rapp, reviewed the budget and timeline for the Special Court. Rapp expects that the court will require at least an additional $49 million to contin [...]	2007-10-11 16:19:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KDEM PHUM PINR PREL SL
07FREETOWN634	POST ELECTION ATMOSPHERICS IN BO - SOME TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: An October 16-19 visit to Bo by Embassy officers provided insight in to the dynamics of local adjustments to the new political reality. Some conflicts between APC and SLPP supporters have occurred in Bo, most recently on October 15 when APC supporters threw stones at the homes o [...]	2007-10-22 16:43:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SL
07FREETOWN637	FREETOWN DELIVERED DEMARCHE: CANDIDACY OF DAVID [...] (SBU) Post delivered demarche October 23 during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Charge and political officer left copies of a dipnote with points drawn from reftel. 2. (SBU) A new government was elected to office in Sierra Leone in September. The new Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2007-10-24 14:36:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNGA SL
07FREETOWN675	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (U) Summary: During an introductory call the newly appointed Minister of Finance and Ambassador Perry discussed a wide range of topics including: the strike by workers at the Central Bank, the urgent need to provide electricity to Freetown, the high rate of interest, weakness in revenue collec [...]	2007-11-09 14:14:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN PGOV EAID SL
07FREETOWN684	IMF TEAM COMMENTS ON SIERRA LEONE ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 14:10:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN PREL SL
07FREETOWN709	WORLD AIDS DAY: WHERE IS SIERRA LEONE? [...] SUMMARY: As World AIDS Day approaches (Dec. 1),it appears that Sierra Leone's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is reportedly low, officially at 1.53%, although some sources believe it to be higher. Th military's prevalence is higher. Efforts to combat HIV/AIDS are coordinated by the National HIV/A [...]	2007-11-28 16:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO PREL EAID SL
07FREETOWN749	SIERRA LEONE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information for the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report. Most new information since the previous year's report is a result of the passage of the 2007 Child Rights Act. --------------------------------------------- ----- A) Laws and regulations ----- [...]	2007-12-20 18:33:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SL
07FREETOWN754	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in November 2007 included articles surrounding A/S Frazer's attendance at the inauguration of President Koroma, newly-arrived Ambassador Perry's courtesy calls on Ministers, the opening of two new American Shelves in Freetown, and the Embassy's commemoratio [...]	2007-12-21 13:43:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
07FREETOWN79	SIERRA LEONE 2007 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: SETTING THE [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables intended to set the context for the July 28, 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, only the fifth multiparty elections in Sierra Leone since its independence in 1961. Post welcomes any comments or suggestions. ---------------------------- [...]	2007-02-02 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELECTIONS SL
07GABORONE1249	BOTSWANA-BASED DELIBERATIONS OVER AFRICOM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In an understated and impeccable Botswana fashion, GOB Minister of Foreign Affairs Merafhe politely received the AFRICOM demarche from the Ambassador on October 10 and promised to get back to us quickly, possibly by October 12, with a firm GOB reply. Merafhe appeared genuinel [...]	2007-10-10 17:07:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR BC
07GENEVA1060	WHO: Meeting on Options for Increasing the Access of [...] Summary. The World Health Organization (WHO) convened subject meeting April 25 to discuss strategies to expand access to influenza vaccines, including stockpiling options and increased vaccine production. Participants included representatives from donor countries, countries affected by the H5 [...]	2007-04-30 08:13:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC
07GENEVA1163	WHO: TAIWAN ISSUES AT THE 60TH WORLD HEALTH [...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor and Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki met April 24 with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO),as requested reftels, to urge Chan to improve the participation of Taiwan's experts in the technical work of the WHO. Chan promised to f [...]	2007-05-10 15:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM
07GENEVA1170	UN EXPERT GROUP ON DARFUR [...] (U) Summary: MissionOffs met May 3 with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to discuss follow-up to A/HRC/4/L.7, the March Human Rights Council consensus Darfur resolution. The group created by that resolution, the UN Expert Group on Darfur, met in Geneva April 24-27 [...]	2007-05-11 10:40:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC SU
07GENEVA1371	Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...]	2007-05-30 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1418	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, Afghanistan. Letter dated 11 December 2006 referenced in [...]	2007-06-04 14:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1656	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) held the first organizational meeting of its second year June 19-22 to follow up on institution-building in preparation for the next Council session (Sept. 10-28). In a worrisome indication that negotiations in Geneva are unlikely to be more transparent th [...]	2007-06-25 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1713	SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES [...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...]	2007-07-03 09:47:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PINR CE
07GENEVA1948	Ahmed Belbacha - #22 in Geneva 2007 Communications Log [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak, regarding Ahmed Belbacha who is detained at Guantanamo without charge or trial. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS. It is #22 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...]	2007-08-13 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1992	DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA MEETINGS - [...] (C) Summary: On an August 6-8 visit to Geneva, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees highlighted deep U.S. disappointment with the UN Human Rights Council and explored increasing the use of alternative fora, such as the UNGA Third Committee and t [...]	2007-08-22 15:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC KUNR PREF UNHCR
07GENEVA2110	EU CONSIDERS CONDEMNING SRI LANKA IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action request in para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The EU is considering whether to table a resolution in the Human Rights Council condemning Sri Lanka's recent human rights record. To avert a resolution, the Sri Lankan Government sent its Human Rights Minister and two [...]	2007-09-10 05:54:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER UNHRC CE
07GENEVA2373	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SIXTH SESSION: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council held the first part of its sixth regular session on September 10-28. It largely completed the institution-building process that had occupied much of its first year of existence, laying the groundwork for mechanisms such as universal periodic review (UPR) [...]	2007-10-11 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA2375	UN REFORM: US BLOCKS WIPO BUDGET OVER ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (U) At the WIPO 43rd General Assemblies, the US succeeded in its goal of forcing discussion of a confidential internal audit report alleging misconduct on the part the Sudanese Director General Kamil Idris. However, on the last day of the 10-day meeting, the African countries rejected a propo [...]	2007-10-11 20:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AORC WIPO
07GENEVA2431	SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF [...] (S) Per ref a, PolCouns demarched Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) Secretariat staffers Safir Syed (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak) and Michael Wiener (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion/Belief Asma Jahangir) on October 30. Syed and Weiner, [...]	2007-10-30 16:46:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	KIRF KISL PREF PREL PHUM
07GENEVA2492	A/S FRIED MEETS WITH ANTONOV ON CFE IN GENEVA [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, A/S Dan Fried, accompanied by A/S Paula DeSutter and an interagency team, met in Geneva with Russian MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Anatoly Antonov, accompanied by Mikhail Ulyanov and Sergey Federyakov to resume discussion of the U.S. paper on elements [...]	2007-11-15 10:24:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG MD NATO
07GENEVA2507	WHO INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING: USDEL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza John Lange met November 21 with Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari on the margins of the WHO Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and O [...]	2007-11-21 21:25:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU TBIO EAID WHO
07GENEVA2541	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A NEW MECHANISM IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new human rights mechanism is scheduled to get underway in April 2008, with the human rights behavior of a first tranche of 16 countries to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over the next four years, all UN member states are to undergo such review in [...]	2007-11-30 16:28:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA551	RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP [...] The inter-governmental Right to Development (RTD) Working Group completed its Feb. 26-March 2 session with an unusual compromise "consensus" agreement on the chair's conclusions and recommendations that left it up to various states to decide whether or not the report opened the door for a new [...]	2007-03-07 14:57:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GEORGETOWN108	GUYANA'S NEW VAT AND TAX RECIPROCITY - REQUEST TO CONVOKE [...] Action request para 8 and 9. 2. The Government of Guyana (GoG) instituted a 16% VAT on 1 January 2007. Preparations for the VAT were insufficient at best (Reftel). The GoG's public education campaign was misleading on many points causing confusion and discontent among the public and the un [...]	2007-01-26 12:24:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD AFIN EAID EFIN GY
07GEORGETOWN110	GOVERNMENT PULLS ADS FROM INDEPENDENT DAILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing the paper's supposedly falling circulation figures, GOG recently stopped placing state advertisements in the independent Stabroek News. During the 2006 election campaign, President Jagdeo and ruling party officials repeatedly accused Stabroek News of criticizing the gover [...]	2007-01-26 20:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GY
07GEORGETOWN117	Guyana Immigration CWC Training Reveals Security [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At GoG request, U.S. Embassy Consular officers participated as trainers in a recent Cricket World Cup Border Security Training Course for Guyanese Immigration and Customs Officers. The training made it clear that while some senior officers have basic knowledge of APIS and the Ca [...]	2007-01-30 14:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS SMIG CVIS ASEC KFRD KHLS GY

07GEORGETOWN141	GUYANA PREPARES FOR FIRST PETROCARIBE OIL DELIVERY [...] (U) Petrocaribe is making its formal debut in Guyana in May amid unrealistic expectations. Optimistic Guyanese government leaders are prepared to reap its promised benefits but unprepared for the logistics and ramifications of doing business under the untested program. GoG officials also exp [...]	2007-02-07 20:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ENRG PBTS XL VE GY
07GEORGETOWN267	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2007 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------------------- -- Begin Report: Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: ----------------- [...]	2007-03-12 20:47:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
07GEORGETOWN288	Civil Document Vulnerability Compromises Visa Security - [...] (U) Georgetown continues to wrestle with excessive fraud in all aspects of consular services. Longstanding issues such as sham marriages and engagements, corruption in the issuance of passports and civil documents, as well as more recent concerns involving fraud in HIV testing, complicate adjud [...]	2007-03-20 21:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS SMIG KCRM KFRD GY
07GEORGETOWN293	Foreign Policy Decision-Making in Guyana and CARICOM--A [...] (SBU) In late November 2006 post delivered a Diplomatic Note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) proposing an arrangement for the deployment of armed Federal Air Marshals (FAM) on flights between the United States and Guyana to bolster counterterrorism efforts in the region (ref A). Despi [...]	2007-03-22 20:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECIN EAIR CARICOM GY
07GEORGETOWN338	GUYANA STOCK MARKET OFFERS LITTLE HOPE FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The four year-old Guyana stock market is handicapped by the tiny number of listed companies, low trading volume, and regulatory problems. These make the market an unattractive alternative to saving accounts, real estate, and migration. End summary. 2. (U) The Guyanese Asso [...]	2007-04-04 19:51:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AFSN AFIN APER BEXP ELAB GY
07GEORGETOWN363	NEW VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR STILL A NO SHOW [...] (C) Dario Morandy Figuera, publicly announced last month by Venezuela's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) as the new Ambassador to Guyana, has still not formally arrived in Guyana. Although he did visit Guyana during the recent Rio Group Summit, he had to return to Caracas as the GoG had yet [...]	2007-04-11 20:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GY VE
07GEORGETOWN386	HAPPILY NEVER AFTER: PRESIDENT TO DIVORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ending public speculation regarding the status of their relationship, President Bharrat Jagdeo and First Lady Varshnie Jagdeo yesterday announced the end of their nine year marriage. The announcement came as a shock to no one-rumors of adultery, separation, and domestic violence [...]	2007-04-17 20:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV GY
07GEORGETOWN406	CARICOM ON CITIA STATEMENT AND CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered the CITIA demarche to CARICOM A/SG Granderson April 24. In his introductory chatter Granderson noted the difficulty the CARICOM Secretariat has in preparing for the multitude of high-level CARICOM meetings and in following up on action items afterwards. In response to CIT [...]	2007-04-25 20:33:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PARM MASS KSUM CARICOM GY
07GEORGETOWN435	CARICOM: LITTLE PROGRESS ON CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (SBU) After a month of trying for a substantive discussion with CARICOM Secretariat on the agenda for the 20/20 Conference, Secretary General Carrington told Ambassador that CARICOM agrees with the broad themes suggested by the U.S. and wished to add another "Migration and Development" that mi [...]	2007-05-04 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC KSUM CARICOM XL
07GEORGETOWN445	LOCAL ELECTIONS IN 2007: MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO [...] (U) Summary: Rhetoric about local elections, more than ten years overdue, is heating up. The ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) wants them before the end of 2007; the opposition People's National Congress (PNC) wants a new voters list first. In the end, it may come down to what Presi [...]	2007-05-09 16:49:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GY
07GEORGETOWN514	VAT TAX BRINGS IN THE MONEY FOR GUYANA [...] Summary: The returns are in from Guyana's newly instituted Value-Added Tax (VAT),and the government of Guyana is in the enviable position of adding more dollars to its reserves than initially projected. Leaked news of the positive returns re-ignited issues debated when the tax made its debut i [...]	2007-05-23 19:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD GY
07GEORGETOWN582	SECOND UPDATED GUYANA ATTENDANCE AT THE CONFERENCE [...] After checking with the MFA three times yesterday, and sending GEORGETOWN 578, Poloff was contacted by MFA and told that they have now added Kwabena Frinpong, Head of Policy Coordination Unit in the Office of the President, to the GoG delegation. 2. Guyana has substantially changed its del [...]	2007-06-12 13:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KSUM GY
07GEORGETOWN59	VAT AND CASINO GAMBLING CAUSE PUBLIC DISCORD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The PPP/C government,s sloppy implementation of VAT and heavy-handed efforts to legalize casino gambling are giving rise to public discontent and fueling internal dissent within the party. End Summary. 2. (U) The difficult introduction of VAT in Guyana was reported reftel. [...]	2007-01-16 19:39:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR SNAR PGOV GY
07GEORGETOWN607	GOVERNMENT THREATENED BY ANOTHER DRUG SCANDAL; [...] (C) The GoG is threatened with yet another narco-trafficking scandal. An anonymous letter to the Commissioner of Police threatens to release audio and video surveillance recordings that link government and PPP figures to cocaine trafficking unless the Commissioner removes a corrupt senior pol [...]	2007-06-19 16:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	SNAR PGOV PREL MARR PINR KCRM KCOR GY
07GEORGETOWN795	JAGDEO PROMOTES LT. COLONELS TO DEFENSE GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bharrat Jagdeo announced that Coast Guard Captain Gary Best, one of four officers promoted to O-6 rank last week, will be appointed the next Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). The other three new colonels will take senior positions in the GDF General Sta [...]	2007-08-24 13:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL GY
07GRENADA150	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 7 - 13, 2007 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: NO PRISONERS IN COURT FOR OPENING OF OCTOBER ASSIZES The October assizes, opened on October 9 without any of the [...]	2007-10-24 12:55:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO ASEC GJ
07GRENADA165	DAO CARACAS VISITS GRENADA OCTOBER 29 [...] (SBU) Defense Attache Officers Colonel Lee Bauer and Commander Stephen Leslie visited Grenada on October 29, 2007. They discussed ongoing U.S. - Grenada counter narcotics cooperation and the Grenadian desire to acquire new boats for its coast guard with the junior Minister for National Security [...]	2007-11-23 21:19:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GJ
07GRENADA167	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 18-24, 2007 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. Grenada Teachers Up the Ante The President of the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) announced that if there is no pa [...]	2007-11-28 20:56:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELAB EAIR GJ
07GUADALAJARA119	EMILIO TAKES CHARGE: JALISCO GETS THIRD SUCCESSIVE PAN [...] Summary: Former Guadalajara Mayor Emilio Gonzalez Marquez assumed the Governorship of Jalisco March 1, calling upon his constituents to "think big" and work together to make the state a leader in business, education, social services, and environmental protection. He also promised to put grea [...]	2007-03-09 16:22:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR OEXC MX
07GUADALAJARA226	SECRETARY GENERAL ENDORSES ORAL TRIALS FOR JALISCO [...] On April 30, 2007, the Consul General met with Jalisco's recently-appointed Secretary General (Lt. Governor) Fernando Guzman Perez Pelaez, to seek his formal endorsement for judicial reform efforts in the state, particularly oral trials. Guzman expressed support for this initiative and agreed [...]	2007-05-09 21:13:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS EAID PGOV MX
07GUADALAJARA327	JALISCO REMAINS A LEADER IN REMITTANCES [...] SUMMARY: When compared to other Mexican states, Jalisco is the third largest recipient of remittances from abroad, receiving nearly US$2 billion in 2006. In comparative economic terms for every dollar in foreign investment Jalisco received five dollars in remittances, and the total value was [...]	2007-07-03 17:05:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB SOCI MX
07GUADALAJARA347	ANOTHER BORDER PROBLEM: JALISCO AND COLIMA SPAR OVER [...] Summary: Boundary issues are not solely confined to Mexico's international frontiers. A long-running land dispute between Colima and Jalisco has heated up in recent months, with both sides making sharp declarations and dispatching extra police forces to their common border. The Mexican Army [...]	2007-07-12 16:31:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV SOCI MX
07GUADALAJARA610	UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA - A LEFTIST ICON'S NEW PRAGMATISM [...] Summary: Slowly but surely the left-leaning and often anti-U.S. University of Guadalajara is adopting a more practical relationship with the Consulate and USG. As the second-largest public university in Mexico, the University is closely tied to the state library and hospital and owns several [...]	2007-12-18 23:36:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL ECON PREL MX
07GUANGZHOU1023	Dept of Energy DAS Swift Discusses South China Energy [...] (U) Summary: In an August 26-30 visit to Guangzhou, Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Justin Swift gave the keynote address at an APEC conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Outside the conference, he met with local energy sector contacts. An academic who researc [...]	2007-09-12 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1050	Wai Jia Nu: Gender Inequality in the Urban Village [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last several months, equal rights for a group of women in South China who have married outside their home village has become an increasingly sensitive issue. After marriage, these women must tra [...]	2007-09-18 03:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI ECON PGOV
07GUANGZHOU1052	Wai Jia Nu: Women's Residency Rights an [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Post has recently noted increasing sensitivity about the issue of land rights for married women. Though affecting only a small percentage of the local population, the "wai jia nu" issue (Reftel) has become [...]	2007-09-18 05:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI ECON PGOV
07GUANGZHOU1056	Hotels in Guangzhou Face Food Safety Challenge [...] (U) SUMMARY: In order to meet international food safety standards, foreign luxury hotels in Guangzhou import many of their ingredients and supplies, and even perform their own testing. They work diligently to raise the practices of vendors, employees, and contractors to the quality levels that [...]	2007-09-18 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1094	USITC Studies the Benefits of Doing Business in South [...] (U) SUMMARY: Access to credit, tax benefits, historical and cultural ties, and the presence of a well-developed transportation system were among the reasons cited by executives from enterprises in Guangdong for doing business in South China during conversations with a visiting U.S. Internationa [...]	2007-09-28 08:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND ENV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1229	Human Rights: Guo Feixiong Receives Fine and Jail [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) The trial of democracy activist Guo Feixiong ended November 14 with a conviction for "illegal business practices," resulting in a sentence of five years in prison and a fine of CNY 40,000 (approximately USD 5,387). [...]	2007-11-20 08:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1230	VICE PREMIER WU YI TO VISIT MATTEL FACTORIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In another sign that Mattel and Beijing are working together to fix their mutual product safety image problem, Vice Premier Wu Yi, who will be in Guangdong to participate in a major product safety conference, will visit three Mattel factories next week, according to Mattel execut [...]	2007-11-20 08:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1249	CPSC RICH O'BRIEN VISITS FACTORY THAT PRODUCED TOXIC AQUA [...] (SBU) Summary: How does a potential toy nightmare and company branding problem get underway? In the case of Aqua Dots, it was partially caused by having just one manufacturing option. The toxic adhesive formula used in the Aqua Dots was developed locally by the Chinese manufacturer after the [...]	2007-11-29 06:53:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1266	Guangzhou Institute to Play Key Role in China's Stem Cell [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health - in association with institutions in Shanghai and Beijing - will play a key role in China's national stem cell research strategy. Once limited by virtue of resources that could be expended, GIBH and others in China could now be i [...]	2007-12-04 08:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO CH
07GUANGZHOU1267	Citigroup Turning Around Troubled Guangdong Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Citigroup has made impressive progress in turning around Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) in the year since it invested in the bank and installed new management. GDB predicts a profit of RMB 1.67 billion (about US$230 million) for 2007 after sizeable losses a year earlier. Howe [...]	2007-12-05 23:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN CH
07GUANGZHOU1270	Vice Premier Wu Yi's Product Safety Parade Hits South [...] (SBU) Summary: With teams of inspectors scouring the path ahead, Vice Premier Wu Yi and a cast of hundreds (320 national and provincial officials to be exact) visited 11 Guangdong cities last week as part of the four-month national campaign on food safety and product quality. The Guangdong sit [...]	2007-12-06 08:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1287	The World's Factory Floor: A Tough Place to Work [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Migrant workers in Guangdong Province, especially in the Pearl River Delta, continue to confront a variety of work-related issues -- long work hours, low wages combined with inflation, and few opportunit [...]	2007-12-17 07:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU147	Nanning Activist Flees to Burma, Appears Safe for [...] (U) Classified by Consular Chief William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) On January 29, Nanning-based activist Li Xiaolong called Congenoff. Li, formerly of the Beijing group Empowerment and Rights Institute (reftel),said he had illegally crossed into Northeastern Burma, though the exact [...]	2007-02-02 08:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU175	Civil Society in South China, Part I: Middle [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Urban professionals in Guangdong are becoming more aware of their rights and demanding more independent representation and associations to express their interests. The cities of Guangzhou and [...]	2007-02-07 07:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU197	Making Guangxi a Harmonious Society [...] (U) Summary: Guangxi leaders vow to create a harmonious society in 5 to 10 years through careful implementation of the 11th, and possibly the 12th, Five Year Plans. Leaders emphasized the need to increase urbanization and industrialization, improve rural conditions, and raise the standard of l [...]	2007-02-13 08:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH NOTAG
07GUANGZHOU200	AmCham Explores Guangxi, Discovers Investment Opportunities [...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial-level and city leaders in the Guangxi cities of Nanning, Liuzhou and Guilin told the Consul General, the President of the American Chamber of Commerce South China and a 72-person business delegation that Guangxi was open for foreign business trade and investment. The lea [...]	2007-02-13 08:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PREL CH
07GUANGZHOU206	Fedex moving forward on South China Hub [...] (SBU) Summary. Fedex is moving strongly forward on both of its China hubs: one in Hangzhou for domestic operations and the other in Guangzhou to serve as its Asia Pacific Headquarters and international hub. A key draw for Guangzhou officials is the proven ability Fedex has demonstrated to att [...]	2007-02-14 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD CH
07GUANGZHOU208	Tough to Talk About: TIP in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Talking TIP is not a popular topic in South China. Many recent requests by the Consulate have been turned down in Guangxi and Guangdong. However, trafficking in persons, particularly of women, continues to occur from within China's inland provinces to South China, as well as f [...]	2007-02-14 09:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU223	DAS Christensen's Meetings on Cross-Strait Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official and academic contacts in Xiamen from the local Taiwan Affairs Office and the University's Taiwan research center told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen February 2 that overall they were cautiously optimistic about the future cross-Strait relations. They pointed to economic ties [...]	2007-02-16 03:24:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI CH TW
07GUANGZHOU301	The Labor Shortage in the Pearl River Delta [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the wake of the week-long lunar new year holiday, Guangdong's Pearl River Delta (PRD) businesses and governments are fretting about a labor shortage that has become more pronounced during the past few years. Migrant workers who left for the holiday are switching jobs, staying h [...]	2007-03-05 09:10:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU344	U.S. Companies in South China are Profitable; Labor and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to an AmCham-South China survey released on March 15, most U.S. investors in South China are profitable and planning further investments in 2007. Companies prefer Guangdong's Pearl River Delta (PRD) because of its large and relatively prosperous domestic ma [...]	2007-03-16 06:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EINV WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU353	Dongzhou Protests Flare Up Again [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just days after Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua announced the closure of the December 2005 Dongzhou incident, Western media reported renewed protests by Dongzhou area villagers. Local government-hired thugs, backed by local police, fought with villagers who continued to protest [...]	2007-03-19 09:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU357	South China Migrant Worker NGO - Compensation, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Migrant worker health and labor rights NGO leader Jing Xiang told Congenoffs on March 2 that his Guangzhou-based group and PAS small grant recipient helps workers obtain work-injury compensation and facilitates legal aid for them in addition to organizing seminars to increase thei [...]	2007-03-20 07:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU376	USTR's Second IPR Provincial Review to South China [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A USTR-led delegation traveled to four cities in Fujian and Guangdong provinces March 12-15 to engage local leaders on IPR issues and raise specific areas of concern. Provincial and municipal-level officials seemed engaged in IPR issues and often said the right things, but their [...]	2007-03-23 08:44:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU398	Villagers Clash with Construction Workers at Site of [...] (U) SUMMARY: One villager died and others were injured when a fight broke out between construction workers and villagers on Guanzhou island, the site of a planned biomedical industry park on the outskirts of Guangzhou. This incident comes one year after police arrested three villagers on the is [...]	2007-03-28 09:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON CH
07GUANGZHOU418	Natural Gas in South China (Part 1 of 2): Delayed LNG Plans [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent progress in negotiations with Indonesia and other LNG suppliers suggest that the Chinese government has adjusted its expectations and renewed its interest in putting LNG projects back into the energy mix in South China. The government's unwillingness earlier to adjust nego [...]	2007-04-02 10:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EMIN SENV CH
07GUANGZHOU419	Natural Gas in South China (Part 2 of 2): Chinese Taking [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chinese government has renewed efforts to diversify the nation's energy mix and improve the environment by bringing anticipated large offshore gas reserves in the South China Sea (which had previously been ignored, vented or flared) to production. As offshore oil and gas fie [...]	2007-04-03 03:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN ECON SENV KIPR CH
07GUANGZHOU450	Changes in Fujian Human Smuggling Patterns [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fujian Border Control Police told the Consul General that that the number of cases of human smuggling to the United States via sea has fallen. Human smuggling out of Fujian Province has increasingly involved traveling directly to the United States with legitimate visas or travel [...]	2007-04-10 08:29:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV SOCI ECON CH
07GUANGZHOU460	Seminary Lecturer Discusses Protestantism in Guangdong, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A lecturer at the Guangdong Union Theological Seminary provided an overview of the small but active provincial Protestant community. It has ties with U.S. and Hong Kong religious institutions and seeks to maintain good relations with the government. Local governments have encou [...]	2007-04-13 08:49:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU485	Fuzhou - Fraud Capital of China - (1 of 2) A Detailed Look [...] (SBU) Summary: An analysis of the past year's immigrant visa statistics, discussions with other units and consulates, and a deluge of unsolicited tips still point to the Fuzhou area of Fujian province (Fuzhou, Changle, Mawei, Lianjiang, Fuqing, and Putian) as the capital of visa fraud and illeg [...]	2007-04-23 10:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT ASEC CVIS KFRD CH KCRM INL HSTC
07GUANGZHOU499	South China Leadership Changes; Political Highlights [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang is poised to move to Beijing to become a Vice Premier and current Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan may become the next Guangdong Party Secretary. Beijing, which has long had reservations about whether Guangdong's leaders serve central government i [...]	2007-04-27 07:43:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU526	Xiamen Researchers Say Little Change in Taiwan [...] (C) Summary and comment: Scholars at Xiamen University?s Taiwan Research Institute told the Ambassador April 17 that they believed there would be little change in Taiwan?s policy toward the mainland regardless which party wins the presidential campaign. In their view, it would be neither as [...]	2007-05-09 06:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW
07GUANGZHOU527	Dell China: Expanding Amid Concerns of Growing [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador, executives from Dell-China took note of the critical importance of China to Dell?s future operations in the Asia-Pacific region, expressed confidence in their ability to continue building market share and discussed Dell?s expansion plans, especiall [...]	2007-05-09 06:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU544	Land and Corruption Blamed for Gurao Riots [...] (SBU) Summary: Riots over land sales and disputes over ownership in Gurao Town, in east Guangdong in early May underline again the fragile state of the social compact in the rapidly changing, oft-times corrupt south China environment. Local angry farmers in more than a dozen villages reportedl [...]	2007-05-10 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU608	Guangxi Officials Downplay Family Planning Riots [...] (C) Guangxi officials and Mainland media acknowledged the violence in Bobai County almost a week after the incidents occurred, playing down the severity and extent of the riots. On May 24, Yulin Municipal Government spokesman Guo Chengqiu denied reports of fatalities, estimated that the large [...]	2007-05-25 08:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU61	Going Mobile in Heyuan [...] (U) Summary: The northeastern Guangdong city of Heyuan was recently named by provincial authorities as a "Mobile Phone Manufacturing Base" - the first in the province. Discussion at December 2006 conference held at the Heyuan Hi-Tech Development Zone centered on the city's plans to become a c [...]	2007-01-12 05:47:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU640	Guangxi: HIV/AIDS Programs on the Vietnam Border [...] (U) SUMMARY: Consul General and USAID Bangkok Health officer visited the cities of Dongxing and Pingxiang in Guangxi to take a look at and support USG-assisted HIV/AIDS projects along the border between China and Vietnam. Although small in scale, the projects serve two purposes: to provide o [...]	2007-06-04 09:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV ECON CH
07GUANGZHOU655	South China Analysts Criticize Government's Handling of [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the plunge in stock prices on the mainland, South China commentators and academics complain that central authorities showed a disappointing, but all too common, lack of transparency before unexpectedly tripling the stamp duty on share trades on May 30. Analys [...]	2007-06-08 06:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CH
07GUANGZHOU669	RUSSIA RETURNS TO GUANGZHOU AFTER ABSENCE OF 45 YEARS [...] (SBU) Russia's recently arrived Consul General in Guangzhou, Sergei Kotov, the son and grandson of Russian diplomats and sinologists, has a big job ahead of him - renovating the old Soviet-era consulate building abandoned these past 45 years, signing contracts for a diplomatic office with an u [...]	2007-06-12 07:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP PREL RS CH
07GUANGZHOU670	South China Airports: Capacity Shortage, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To meet the rapidly mounting demands of passengers and cargo transportation, major civil airports in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region are gearing up to upgrade their infrastructure and service. Fierce competition is expected as both airports and airlines compete for a bigger [...]	2007-06-12 07:28:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON CH HK
07GUANGZHOU681	Airline Expansion in South China [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rich and populous South China has become an air traffic hotspot. To win market share, airlines in the region are sharpening their competitive edge by opening new routes, buying more aircraft, and expanding cooperation with other airlines. As the Chinese Government deregulates [...]	2007-06-13 08:47:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON CH HK
07GUANGZHOU722	Gurao Protest Follow-up: Protests Against Illegal Land [...] (U) SUMMARY: Factories in Gurao, Guangdong - China's largest underwear manufacturing base - continue to operate without incident despite May protests by hundreds of nearby villagers who claimed village officials profited from illegal land sales. Villagers continue to engage in low-level prote [...]	2007-06-26 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU766	Gender, Age, Beauty and "Unlucky Name" Discrimination [...] SUMMARY: Students, officials and professors at several South Chinese universities lamented the failure of China's new Labor Contract Law (ref) to eliminate discrimination based on gender, age, and, of all things, beauty, the latter a requirement that usually includes a minimum height. The fema [...]	2007-07-05 08:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI SCUL PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU785	Devouring Dragon, Disappearing Tigers: A Look at South [...] (U) SUMMARY: China has launched a number of conservation efforts to save the remaining tigers in China, including the nearly extinct South China tiger. However, the demand for tiger products persists, much of it related to the vaunted health, medicinal and preservative qualities of the tiger; [...]	2007-07-12 01:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV EINV KIPR CH
07GUANGZHOU786	Slow Progress in a Tough Neighborhood: Economic and [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: This cable by Guangzhou's departing Economic/Political Section Chief is a brief look at south China after four years, how it has developed economically, the pluses and minuses, challenges and potential, where it's going in the future. The Pluses: South China and part [...]	2007-07-12 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU787	Devouring Dragon, Disappearing Tigers: A Look at South [...] (U) SUMMARY: China has launched a number of conservation efforts to save the remaining tigers in China, including the nearly extinct South China tiger. However, the demand for tiger products persists, much of it related to the vaunted health, medicinal and preservative qualities of the tiger; [...]	2007-07-12 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV EINV KIPR CH
07GUANGZHOU788	Foreign Law Firms in China: Take Your Shoes Off and Stay [...] (SBU) One year after the Shanghai Lawyer's Association petitioned for greater restrictions on foreigners practicing law in China, foreign legal experts in South China say the government has not imposed any new restrictive measures on foreign law firms. Nevertheless, protectionist sentiment may [...]	2007-07-12 09:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU790	Regulatory Climate in South China: Not All Investment Is [...] (SBU) Summary: Regulatory issues, particularly those relating to administrative discretion, are the biggest impediments to foreign direct investment (FDI) in South China, according to legal professionals and businesspeople. Foreign investors encounter more obstacles when establishing local op [...]	2007-07-12 10:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU836	Consumer Product Safety in South China [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a time when the safety and quality of goods being exported from China -- not just to the U.S. but elsewhere in the world, from the Philippines to Europe -- has been called into question, foreign companies in this consular district, especially in the Pearl River Delta, are lookin [...]	2007-07-25 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU848	Wal-Mart Discusses Product Safety and Business in China [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Wal-Mart China employs a robust quality assurance program to maintain high standards for the goods it sells. Within China, Wal-Mart is in the vanguard of product safety, utilizing a multi-layer system including producer inspection and education, cooperation with local government [...]	2007-07-27 05:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU850	Foreign Banks: Optimistic About Profits, but Face Hurdles [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fierce competition from Chinese banks, a constantly changing regulatory environment, and difficulties in working with Chinese shareholders are the key challenges confronted by local government and foreign bankers in south China. Despite their concerns, the foreign banking communit [...]	2007-07-27 05:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU851	Guangdong Overseas Chinese Businessmen's Association Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: In a conversation with the Consul General on July 26, the new head of the Guangdong Overseas Chinese Businessmen's Association, Zhou Zerong, said that the provincial government, with central government backing, had decided that the new organization was necessary to link together [...]	2007-07-27 07:00:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU862	Have You Heard? China Slashes VAT Refunds [...] (SBU) Summary: What's the impact on local companies in the region of the July 1 cut/elimination of export tax rebates on almost 3,000 products? Local companies are unanimous: the price of most goods imported from China just went up. Even so, foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) here are not c [...]	2007-07-30 08:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU870	Amway or the Highway: QA in a Risky Business Environment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Amway is confident that its Quality Assurance (QA) program enhances the quality and safety of its products. As in its dealings with Wal-mart, the Chinese government seeks Amway's advice on ways to elevate safety standards and educate Chinese companies. Across-the- [...]	2007-08-01 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU887	MATTEL IN CHINA: THE GOLD STANDARD IN TOY MANUFACTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Mattel officials at the company's Dongguan factory - about an hour south of Guangzhou - told Ambassador Alan Holmer, the Special Envoy to China for the Strategic Economic Dialogue, that a new vendor used fake testing certificates to surreptitiously introduce lead paint into the [...]	2007-08-07 07:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU897	Mentoring: The Guangzhou Way [...] (U) Summary: Nearly all 25 Entry Level Professionals at Congen Guangzhou serve in the consular section but the intent of management - and the desire of the ELPs - is to provide a varied experience, with mentoring integrated into every aspect of work. The Congen, mostly through a dynamic ELP w [...]	2007-08-09 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	APER CMGT CH
07GUANGZHOU911	Chinese Inspectors Blame U.S. Media and Unlicensed [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou Technical Supervision Bureau (TSB) Deputy Director General Liu Shu Biao blamed an overly negative U.S. media and unlicensed workshops for China's recent spate of high-profile product safety recalls. Despite the defensiveness of his remarks, he said that the central gov [...]	2007-08-15 09:19:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU946	Guangzhou -- A Hub for the Illegal Drug Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusually candid late July meeting, senior provincial and municipal anti-drug officers briefed Poloff on the rising tide of drug trafficking in Guangdong Province. Centered on Guangzhou, growing numbers of foreign drug dealers and traffickers -- many from Africa and the Mid [...]	2007-08-23 08:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU966	Guangdong Cosmetics Manufacturers Reacting to Consumer [...] (U) SUMMARY: Cosmetics manufacturers in southern China are acutely aware of heightened consumer product safety concerns. One manufacturer told congenoffs that local authorities lack capacity to enforce safety and quality standards. However, some firms are taking steps on their own to help fore [...]	2007-08-30 00:41:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU993	CHINA'S NEW PRODUCT SAFETY REGULATIONS DELAY EXPORTS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. manufacturer in Guangzhou contacted ConGen Guangzhou after exports to the United States were delayed at the port due to new inspection requirements. After an initially haphazard approach, the Chinese inspectors focused on ensuring the quality and safety of the raw materia [...]	2007-08-31 08:41:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU997	Pearl River Flotsam and Jetsam, September 5, 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of periodic cables that will feature snapshots of the Guangzhou consular district. Highlights of this installment include: official anger and apathy over food and product safety; an ambitious labor lawyer; an anniversary for China Southern Airlines; P [...]	2007-09-05 02:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAIR ECON PINR EFIN PGOV CH
07GUATEMALA1199	COALITION OF U.S.-BASED NGOS IN GUATEMALA [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with representatives of a coalition of U.S.-based NGOs with a significant presence in Guatemala to discuss human rights. The NGOs expressed concern over recent threats against human rights defenders and discussed the impact of mining in indigenous populated ar [...]	2007-06-18 19:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KJUS SNAR KCRM KDEM EAID GT
07GUATEMALA1296	GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT PROMISES COLLABORATION WITH [...] (U) Summary: Embassy officer and representatives of a private sector IPR association met with the Ministry of Government (MOG) to express concerns over IPR violations and to urge greater collaboration among Guatemalan government agencies on enforcement operations. Minister Torrebiarte acknow [...]	2007-07-02 16:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON ETRD GT
07GUATEMALA1518	INTERNATIONAL LABOR DELEGATION CALLS FOR ACTION ON ZAMORA [...] Summary: In a follow-up visit to Guatemala, an international labor delegation met with government officials and port authorities to press for resolution of the Pedro Zamora murder case (reftel) and greater security for union leaders and protection of labor rights at Puerto Quetzal. During a [...]	2007-07-31 13:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KDEM KCRM SOCI PGOV GT
07GUATEMALA1530	COURT ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION OF MILITARY PLANS USED DURING [...] (U) Summary: An appeals court affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a local civil society group and ordered the declassification of four military plans carried out during the 1980s. Human rights activists hailed the decision as historic but voiced concerns over the physical integrity of t [...]	2007-08-01 14:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM KCRM PGOV GT
07GUATEMALA1541	GUATEMALAN CONGRESS APPROVES CICIG AS MATTER OF NATIONAL [...] Summary: On August 1, the Guatemalan Congress voted to approve the GOG-UN agreement to establish the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) as a matter of national urgency. The agreement will be sent to the Executive for final approval by the president. End summary. [...]	2007-08-01 22:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM UN OECD PREL KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA1802	LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: During a six-day pre-election trip, poloffs visited 14 municipalities in seven departments throughout western and southwestern Guatemala, including nine municipalities identified as "conflictive areas." TSE delegates expressed confidence in election preparations despite weather [...]	2007-09-07 17:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SNAR KDEM SMIG PHUM ECON SOCI GT
07GUATEMALA1806	COLOM LEADS PEREZ MOLINA IN FIRST-ROUND ELECTION [...] (U) With 92.3% of polling stations reporting, center-left candidate Alvaro Colom of the UNE leads center-right candidate Otto Perez Molina of the Patriot Party. The two now advance to a runoff, to be held Nov. 4. At 0654 on September 10, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reported the fol [...]	2007-09-10 13:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC GT
07GUATEMALA184	GUATEMALAN LABOR UNION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS [...] (U) Summary: During a recent outreach visit by embassy officials to Quetzaltenango in western Guatemala, representatives of the local Chamber of Commerce, a Catholic bishop, labor union leaders, and human rights activists described the current situation of human rights and labor conditions. [...]	2007-01-30 22:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM EAID GT
07GUATEMALA1859	ELECTORAL OUTCOMES: WIN, LOSE, AND DRAW [...] (C) As the dust settles from Guatemala's September 9 national elections, clear winners and losers have emerged. For others, the outcome was ambiguous. The greatest success was that of the process itself, which was less violent and better organized than anticipated. Center-left Alvaro Colom [...]	2007-09-14 13:08:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CVPR ASEC KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA1916	GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S 2007 UNGA HUMAN [...] Per reftel, post submits the following information to help inform the discussion at the President's 2007 UNGA Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable. 2. Post strategy for promoting human rights and democracy in Guatemala focuses on helping the government strengthen its democratic institution [...]	2007-09-20 22:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID SOCI PGOV
07GUATEMALA1941	PEREZ MOLINA OUTLINES SECOND-ROUND STRATEGY [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, center-right presidential candidate Otto Perez Molina of the Partido Patriota outlined his strategy for winning the November 4 run-off election with the support of voters of the center-right GANA. Perez Molina said he was "certain" that non [...]	2007-09-25 19:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM SNAR PHUM GT
07GUATEMALA2013	PEREZ MOLINA TAKES THE LEAD IN GUATEMALA'S [...] (C) The latest major poll gives center-right Patriota candidate Perez Molina a nearly nine-point lead over center-left UNE candidate Colom, but the poll likely overstates Perez Molina's support somewhat. Nonetheless, Perez Molina, who finished second in the September 9 first-round election, [...]	2007-10-05 17:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2164	CICIG ON TRACK FOR JANUARY INAUGURATION [...] (U) Summary: During a second visit to Guatemala that concluded October 19, Commissioner of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) Castresana met with local authorities and the international community to advance preparations for installing CICIG. Castresana reviewed [...]	2007-10-30 18:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR KCRM UN KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2182	SCENESETTER: NOV. 4 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) According to most polls, center-right candidate Otto Perez Molina of the Partido Patriota enjoys a slim advantage coming into the Nov. 4 presidential election, but some polls show Alvaro Colom, of the center-left UNE, to be ahead. In the final stages of the campaign, Colom has come across [...]	2007-11-01 01:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GT
07GUATEMALA2270	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY BRIEFS SICA MEMBERS ON [...] SUMMARY. On November 13, visiting WHA/CEN Director Feeley briefed the Vice Foreign Ministers of the SICA countries on the President's Merida Initiative. He stressed that the proposed $50 million request for Central America within the Merida Initiative was a direct response to the willingness [...]	2007-11-21 16:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM GT
07GUATEMALA2388	GUATEMALA SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2007, Guatemala conducted a record number of raids against IPR violators and obtained 23 convictions in IPR cases. However, implementation of IPR laws remained weak due in large part to a lack of coordinated action by Guatemalan law enforcement authorities. Guatemala met on [...]	2007-12-21 16:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV

07GUATEMALA772	INL DAS MCCAMPBELL MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: INL Deputy Assistant Secretary Christy McCampbell met April 18 with UNHCHR, the Myrna Mack Foundation, and the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office during a four-day visit to Guatemala that also included meetings with the National Civilian Police and the new Minister of Government (s [...]	2007-04-24 17:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
07HALIFAX12	MAPPING THE BORDER: MAINE-NEW BRUNSWICK CROSSINGS FROM FORT [...] Uncertainty over the exact requirements and precise entry-into-force date of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) land and sea rule are the main concerns of nearly everyone we met during a recent visit to border communities and border crossing points in northwestern New Brunswick. [...]	2007-03-14 20:55:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS PTER PGOV PREL PHUM ELTN WHTI CA
07HALIFAX45	LIBERALS SWEEP TO POWER IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND PROVINCIAL [...] SUMMARY: In a surprisingly easy win, PEI Liberals ended 11 years of Tory rule in the May 28 provincial election. Robert Ghiz and the Liberals took 23 of the province's 27 districts, leaving the once mighty Tories with the remaining four. The New Democratic Party and the Green party again fai [...]	2007-05-29 14:45:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR CA
07HALIFAX48	BIO DATA REPORT: GHIZ, ROBERT PEI PREMIER-ELECT [...] As reported reftel, Robert Ghiz and his Liberal party toppled the incumbent Tory government in a decisive win in the Prince Edward Island provincial election on May 28, 2007. Ghiz and his new cabinet will assume power on June 13, 2007. 2. NAME: Robert Watson Joseph GHIZ 3. DATE OF BI [...]	2007-06-08 18:25:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR CA
07HALIFAX55	HALIFAX STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH U.S. COMPETITORS IN ASIAN [...] The port of Halifax and the province of Nova Scotia are looking for C$400 million from Ottawa so they can go head-to-head with U.S. ports in handling rapidly increasing volumes of container traffic from China and India. Without federal support for marketing and infrastructure expansion, local [...]	2007-07-23 20:11:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ELTN ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV CA US
07HALIFAX61	NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PREMIER ANNOUNCES MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR [...] SUMMARY: Newfoundland-Labrador will see a much-welcome new offshore oil development project now that Premier Danny Williams has worked out a deal on the Hebron project. With an anticipated 400-700 million barrels of oil, Hebron promises to be a massive boost for the province, both for the loc [...]	2007-08-24 11:49:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA
07HALIFAX77	NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION NOW UNDERWAY [...] Tory Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland-Labrador has gone through the formality of calling a provincial election for October 9. The Premier called on Lt. Governor Ed Roberts on September 17 to ask him to dissolve the Legislature and make way for what will be the province's first fixed-date [...]	2007-09-17 18:51:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
07HALIFAX84	DANNY WILLIAMS PROMISES MORE CONFRONTATION WITH OTTAWA [...] SUMMARY: Premier Danny Williams is planning on a new round of fighting with Ottawa over resource revenues now that he and his Tory party have scored a massive victory in the October 9 Newfoundland-Labrador election. The Tories took 43 of the 48 seats up for grabs, the Liberals 3 and the NDP [...]	2007-10-10 14:43:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
07HALIFAX89	CANADA'S FOREIGN, DEFENSE, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS [...] Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs held its 10th Annual "Diplomatic Forum for Heads of Foreign Mission" in St.-Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, in mid-September. Seventy-seven Ambassadors, including Ambassador Wilkins, and two Consuls General participated in the two-day meeting. Three fe [...]	2007-10-17 12:25:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CA
07HAMBURG24	ISLAMIC CENTER HAMBURG'S AYATOLLAH SHARES INITIATIVES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CG Hamburg and Embassy Berlin Iranwatcher hosted an informal meeting at the CGR with the head of the Islamic Center of Hamburg (ICH),Ayatollah Seyyed Abbas Hosseini Ghaemmaghami on March 20. Ghaemmaghami, an Iranian national who has served as the ICH director since 2004, discu [...]	2007-03-23 11:12:00	Consulate Hamburg	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GM IR
07HAMBURG35	BREMEN STATE ELECTION - SPD REMAINS STRONG WITH THE GREENS [...] (U) Summary. Though Bremen's election gave the current Social Democratic -Christian Democratic (SPD-CDU) government enough votes to continue in office, the two parties each lost votes over 2003. The smaller parties all gained votes, with the best results scored by the left-of-center Greens and [...]	2007-05-15 11:04:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
07HAMBURG38	BREMEN'S SPD OPTS FOR A RED-GREEN COALITION [...] (U) Just a week after the state parliamentary elections, Bremen's Social Democratic Party (SPD) leadership announced on May 20 that it will seek to form a governing coalition with the Greens, bringing an end to twelve years of a Social Democratic-Christian Democratic (SPD-CDU) Grand Coalition. [...]	2007-05-22 09:57:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
07HAMBURG45	BREMEN'S SPD-GREENS COALITION ANNOUNCES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On June 18, the Bremen Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Green Party presented their coalition agreement for governing the city-state of Bremen/Bremerhaven. The agreement, which was completed on June 16 - five weeks after the May 13 elections, is based upon three pillars; strengthening Bre [...]	2007-06-22 06:37:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
07HAMBURG52	AL QAEDA ACCOMPLICE AWAITING TRIAL IN SCHLESWIG, GERMANY [...] (U) SUMMARY: After German Police arrested Redouane El-Habhab July 6, 2006 at the Hamburg Dammtor train station, the Federal Prosecutor charged him April 25, 2007 with nine counts of supporting the foreign terrorist organizations Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda in Iraq as well as four counts of acting aga [...]	2007-07-09 09:33:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS PREL ASEC KVPR GM
07HAMBURG53	GERMANY'S FIRST "CYBER JIHADIST" INDICTED IN LOWER SAXONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German police arrested Ibrahim Rashid on October 10, 2006 near Osnabrueck, Lower Saxony under a warrant issued by the German Federal High Court on September 28, 2006. On June 28, 2007 the Federal Prosecutor charged him with 28 separate counts of recruiting members and supporters [...]	2007-07-20 10:44:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS PREL ASEC KVPR GM
07HAMBURG58	HAMBURG, GERMANY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] (U) Consulate General Hamburg warmly welcomes Congressman Jerry Costello and his delegation to Hamburg, Germany August 24-27. The U.S. has had a strong relationship with the Free and Hanseatic State of Hamburg for almost 220 years. Commissioned in 1790, ConGen Hamburg has been working to fost [...]	2007-08-16 20:34:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PRGOV ECON GM
07HAMBURG62	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT SPEAKS WITH GERMAN FINANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The main focus of Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt's and German Finance Minister Peter Steinbrueck's October 16 meeting in Hamburg was the creation of "guidelines" or "best practices" for Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). Both Steinbrueck and Kimmitt agreed that the discussio [...]	2007-10-23 16:52:00	Consulate Hamburg	SECRET	EFIN ECON ETRD GR
07HAMBURG65	DIE LINKE ARE HERE TO STAY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6, EUR/AGS Deputy Director Bryant Trick and ConGen Hamburg Pol/Econ Officer Genevieve Libonati met with state party leadership from both the leftist Die Linke party and the Green party in Bremen. Die Linke is optimistic about its growth prospects; Greens leaders conc [...]	2007-11-08 11:17:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
07HAMBURG73	HAMBURG VS. SCIENTOLOGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the creation of the Working Group on Scientology (AGS) in 1992 within its interior ministry with its firebrand leader, Hamburg has been at sharp odds with the Church of Scientology and more recently has taken a leading role in an attempt to ban the organization. On August 7, Hamb [...]	2007-12-21 16:46:00	Consulate Hamburg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI GM
07HANOI100	VIETNAM'S CHRISTIANS REPORT MERRY CHRISTMAS, OTHER POSITIVE [...] (SBU) We are encouraged by initial enthusiastic reports from northern Protestants and Catholics that Christmas 2006 was celebrated with incident. There have been no reports of official harassment of registered or unregistered Protestants anywhere in the north, and most house churches were allo [...]	2007-01-18 06:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI1016	LIMP ENDING FOR WORLD BANK REVIEW OF VIETNAM'S PMU-18 [...] (SBU) Summary: The World Bank's review of corruption allegations and the Ministry of Transport's management of two Bank-funded projects is complete: the infamous Project Management Unit (PMU) 18 escaped any serious findings of corruption, but the Bank concluded that pervasive mismanagement abo [...]	2007-05-30 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD ECPS PREL VM
07HANOI1034	ELECTION SHOCKER: COMMUNIST PARTY COMES OUT ON TOP [...] (SBU) On May 29, the National Assembly released the results of its May 20 election, and the make-up of the legislature will not differ markedly from the previous assembly: of the 497 seats in the body, non-Communist Party candidates won 43 seats, women 127 seats and ethnic minorities 87 seats. [...]	2007-06-01 10:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PREL CH VM
07HANOI1057	VIETNAM'S TRADE IN 2006: RAPID GROWTH IN LEAD UP TO WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: According to recently-released figures from the Government of Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO),Vietnam's 2006 trade increased 21.6 percent from 2005, reaching USD 84.02 billion. This growth reflects Vietnam's increasingly international economic policy orientation and e [...]	2007-06-05 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX VM
07HANOI1061	DRL DAS KRILLA VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Krilla and Mark Mittelhauser, Deputy Director of the Office of International Labor and Corporate Social Responsibility, visited Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi May 20-23. This cable provides a current overview of the labor situation in Vietnam [...]	2007-06-06 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD VM
07HANOI1062	CPV GENERAL SECRETARY STOKES FRATERNAL TIES HALF A WORLD [...] (SBU) Vietnam's State-run press has characterized Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary Nong Duc Manh's official visits to Venezuela and Cuba from May 30 to June 1 and June 1 to June 3, respectively, as "successes" that have enhanced Vietnam's "solidarity, friendship and traditiona [...]	2007-06-06 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI ETRD EPET ETTC VM CU VE
07HANOI1085	HANOI-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On June 5, the Australian Ambassador hosted the fourth Hanoi-based Chiefs of Mission human rights discussion. Participants included Chiefs of Mission (COM) or their designates from the United States, European Commission, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, France, Germany and Australia. [...]	2007-06-11 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI1101	2007 TIP REPORT HANDED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff delivered the Vietnam TIP report country narrative and Ref A talking points to the MFA on June 13. Our interlocutor was pleased that the USG acknowledged the GVN's progress on combating TIP during the reporting period, but disappointed that more details on the GVN's stron [...]	2007-06-13 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO VM
07HANOI1109	HANOI ARCHBISHOP PAINTS MIXED PICTURE ON GVN-CATHOLIC [...] (SBU) On June 13, Poloff met Hanoi Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet to discuss GVN-Church relations. Unprompted, the Archbishop began by noting the GVN's arrests and trials of scores of political activists. He told Poloff it is hard to describe how his followers feel about this matter. On a positiv [...]	2007-06-14 08:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF VM
07HANOI1117	VIETNAM: HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MID-TERM [...] (SBU) The World Bank and the Government of Vietnam (GVN) hosted an informal mid-term Consultative Group (CG) meeting on June 1 in Ha Long City. Senior GVN and donor representatives engaged on a variety of economic development issues. The agenda featured an overview of the economic situation a [...]	2007-06-15 08:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI1119	CONOCO PHILLIPS AND BP CONCERNS ABOUT PROJECTS IN [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, officials of Conoco Phillips (CP) and the UK Ambassador briefed the Ambassador on the latest developments regarding China's pressure to stop work on gas projects licensed by Vietnam in the South China Sea in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands. According to [...]	2007-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL VM CH
07HANOI1128	CRA EXPLAINS DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTING RELIGION LAW IN THE [...] (SBU) On June 14, Poloff met with the GVN Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) and discussed delays in the registration of religious congregations in the North and Northwest Highlands and aspects of the spread of Protestantism among ethnic minority communities. CRA, which has operational respo [...]	2007-06-18 08:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI1147	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE HUMAN CASES AND FIRST DEATHS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) now reports a total of five confirmed human cases of highly pathologic H5N1 avian influenza A (AI) since May 1, including two deaths, the first since November 2005. There have been no associated cases among contacts and no common sources of infectio [...]	2007-06-22 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1152	Vietnam's Securities and Capital Markets [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's securities authorities are still struggling with implementation of the new law. Vietnam's new Securities Law (SL) -- in effect since January 2007 -- is not being fully implemented, according to both GVN officials and market participants. Investors, including foreign i [...]	2007-06-22 10:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN VM
07HANOI118	HIGH-LEVEL GVN TURNOUT FOR WTO ACCESSION CELEBRATION AT THE [...] (SBU) In a marked departure from established protocol, two ministers and two vice ministers, as well as numerous other officials at the next lower level, attended a U.S.-hosted reception at the Ambassador's residence to celebrate Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade [...]	2007-01-19 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI1212	IPR IN VIETNAM - STRONG GVN WILL BUT WEAK ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 19-20 visit, USTR Director for Intellectual Property and Innovation Rachel Bae met with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to discuss IPR issues relating to Vietnam's commitments under the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and Vietnam's accession to t [...]	2007-07-05 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BEXP PGOV VM
07HANOI1215	THE EVOLVING NATURE OF VIETNAM'S CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) A Vietnam Institute of Development Studies (VIDS) study concluded that the structure of civil society in Vietnam is broad-based, with many different types of organizations, associations and groups operating in the country. Most of these organizations work at providing services to the poo [...]	2007-07-06 08:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON VM
07HANOI1224	PERSONNEL CHANGES AFOOT AT MINISTRY OF TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Prime Minister promoted two Ministry of Trade (MOT) officials to replace two of the four recently retired Vice Ministers on June 6. Vice Minister Nguyen Cam Tu, the former Director General of MOT's Americas Department, will be responsible for trade policy with the Americas. [...]	2007-07-09 07:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON VM
07HANOI1251	LE QUOC QUAN MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, PolOffs met with attorney, former detainee and recent NED Fellow Le Quoc Quan at his law office in Hanoi. Quan was extremely happy to receive officials from the Embassy and appeared very healthy. Quan's daily, lengthy interrogations in prison focused on his relationsh [...]	2007-07-13 09:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI1271	MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM FOUNDER HOANG MINH [...] (SBU) On July 11, 2007, PolOffs met with long-time political activist and founder of the outlawed Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV),Hoang Minh Chinh, at his home in Hanoi where he remains under house arrest. Chinh is suffering from prostate cancer, and appeared seriously ill. Nevertheless, h [...]	2007-07-19 16:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI128	RESULTS OF RECENT ASEAN SUMMIT IN STEP WITH GVN'S [...] (SBU) On January 18, MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director Vu Ho briefed Poloff on the recently concluded ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Cebu. For the GVN, key accomplishments were progress on establishing an ASEAN community and adopting an ASEAN charter, the ASEAN Counterterrorism Conven [...]	2007-01-23 04:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM
07HANOI1283	VIETNAM MFA DISPUTES DETAILS OF ARTICLE ON CLASH [...] (U) A July 19 Straits Times article reported that a group of Vietnamese boats fishing in waters near the Spratlys came "under fire" from Chinese naval vessels on July 9. According to the article Vietnamese "military sources" reported that one fishermen was killed and several others were injure [...]	2007-07-20 17:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PREL VM CN
07HANOI129	NORTHWEST DAM PROJECT "ON TRACK," WITH SOME FINE TUNING OF [...] (SBU) According to local media reports and Post contacts, the Son La Province hydropower dam project is on schedule, together with the resettlement of the 100,000 ethnic minorities whose villages are located behind the dam. The GVN denies that some resettled villagers have returned home, asser [...]	2007-01-23 07:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF ENRG ECON VM
07HANOI1300	DISSIDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Since May 2007, the GVN has released four high-profile political prisoners on our lists; nevertheless, many more remain sentenced to prison, detained without charges, missing, in exile in Cambodia, or under house arrest. Family members of some released or detained activists often live wit [...]	2007-07-24 17:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI1311	CORRECTED COPY: HFAC STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This cable is a corrected copy of Hanoi 1301 of July 24, 2007. 2. (SBU) Summary: Visiting Professional Staff Member Jonathan Cobb Mixter told GVN officials in Hanoi the recent wave of arrests and crackdown on political dissidents was causing serious concern on Capitol Hill and could ma [...]	2007-07-25 16:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON BM VM
07HANOI1340	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's point person on religion underscored progress in improving religious freedom, but also admitted that there is still work to be done. Vietnam plans to recognize a number of additional religious groups, including the Baha'i Faith while Protestant congregations in the Cen [...]	2007-07-30 15:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON VM
07HANOI1352	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRIET FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 31 farewell call on Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Ambassador noted the significant progress in bilateral economic and commercial ties as well as increased USG support for the GVN's reform efforts, while cautioning that important human rights concerns rema [...]	2007-08-01 14:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ECON VM
07HANOI1366	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON STATE BANK GOVERNOR THUY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with State Bank Governor Le Duc Thuy as part of his farewell calls. The meeting covered a wide range of issues, including money laundering, anti-proliferation efforts, the stock market, equitization, inflation, the exchange rate, and areas for further coopera [...]	2007-08-03 07:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID VM
07HANOI1367	JAILED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS DENIED ACCESS TO [...] (C) On July 18, Embassy PolOffs met together with relatives of jailed human rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan. Dai and Nhan were tried and sentenced to prison on May 11 for "propaganda against the State." Each has filed a formal appeal, and an appeal trial date is pending. [...]	2007-08-03 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI1374	VIETNAM'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN [...] (SBU) The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam (NCFAW) is taking on domestic violence issues, gender equality, and implementation of a national strategy on the advancement of women for Vietnam by the end of 2010. A key part of that strategy is to place more Vietnamese wom [...]	2007-08-03 17:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1379	CHEVRON VIETNAM EXECUTIVES DISCUSS ENERGY PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chevron Vietnam Ltd has been negotiating for several years with Vietnam's Ministry of Industry (MOI) and the state-owned energy firm, PetroVietnam, over the Malay-Tho Chu Basin Natural Gas Concession Project. Chevron seeks to extract and sell a portion of the gas into regional m [...]	2007-08-03 17:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TRGY EINV ETRD VM
07HANOI1380	VIETNAM'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN [...] (SBU) The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam (NCFAW) is taking on domestic violence issues, gender equality, and implementation of a national strategy on the advancement of women for Vietnam by the end of 2010. A key part of that strategy is to place more Vietnamese wom [...]	2007-08-04 09:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1381	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER DZUNG [...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial August 3 farewell call on Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung, the Ambassador and the Prime Minister reflected positively on the progress in bilateral relations over the past three years, including growing trade ties and increased cooperation in areas such as [...]	2007-08-04 12:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF EAID EAIR KHIV VM
07HANOI1382	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the August 2 farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador and Mrs. Marine, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem noted the many achievements in U.S.-Vietnam relations during the Ambassador's tenure. The Ambassador agreed that improvements had been [...]	2007-08-06 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ETRD ECON VM
07HANOI1385	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DINNER WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang and the Ambassador discussed a wide range of issues during a cordial August 3 dinner. The Ambassador used the occasion to underscore U.S. concerns concerned over governance and human rights, and raised the cases of imprisoned individuals eligibl [...]	2007-08-06 11:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV CONS KIRF ECON VM
07HANOI1390	TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DISSIDENTS, CHINA [...] (C) In a long, wide-ranging discussion August 2, Vice Minister of Public Security (MPS) Nguyen Van Huong, Vietnam's head of "general security" and intelligence gave his frank views on a broad range of key bilateral issues including political dissidents, prisoners and detainees, religious freed [...]	2007-08-06 15:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BM CM KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI1414	GVN PONDERS DELIVERABLES FOR A PM VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. In his farewell meeting with the Ambassador, the Chairman of the Office of the Government (OOG) said that the GVN is mulling a number of "deliverables" for Prime Minister Zung's September visit to the United States. Among them, he cited long-pending deals on the purchase of Boe [...]	2007-08-08 14:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD PREL VM
07HANOI1419	AMBASSADOR'S OUTCALL WITH VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) On 30 July, Ambassador Marine conducted a final call on Senior General Phung Quang Thanh, the Minister of Defense. In their discussion, the Ambassador raised a wide range of issues including high level visits, ship visits, fullest possible accounting (MIA),International Military educatio [...]	2007-08-09 11:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER MARR VM
07HANOI1438	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON NEWLY-ELECTED OOG CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. At his August 9 farewell call with Ambassador Marine, newly-elected Office of the Government (OOG) Minister Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that PM Dzung has decided that he will retain responsibility for oversight of foreign affairs within the OOG. In that role, he looks forwar [...]	2007-08-10 17:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM KIPR EAID VM
07HANOI1461	HANOI ARCHBISHOP DISCUSSES CHURCH ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) In an August 13 farewell call by the Ambassador, Hanoi Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet praised the Ambassador's contribution to international religious freedom, noting in particular recent progress in northern Ha Giang Province. The Archbishop agreed with the Ambassador's assessment that much [...]	2007-08-14 16:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VM
07HANOI1462	"VIETNAMESE PEOPLE MORE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR [...] (C) Ambassador Marine met with prominent cyber-dissident and former political prisoner Dr. Pham Hong Son, who is under house arrest, and his wife, Vu Thuy Ha, at their Hanoi home on August 9. Son, best known for his 2002 arrest and imprisonment for his translation and dissemination of a democ [...]	2007-08-14 17:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ELAB VM
07HANOI1463	UNHCR ON CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, STATELESS KHMERS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-14 17:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CB VM
07HANOI1464	AMBASSADOR'S ENGAGES VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP ON HEALTH ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of his series of farewell calls on Vietnamese leaders, Ambassador Marine met separately with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Truong Vinh Trong and former Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Trung Chien to discuss health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Marine pushed [...]	2007-08-14 17:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV KFLU TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1475	GVN'S PETROL PRICE LIBERALIZATION - A SHORT-LIVED [...] (SBU) Summary: A May 1 Government of Vietnam (GVN) regulation on oil and petrol management allows enterprises greater autonomy in setting retail petrol prices. The GVN made it clear, however, that this autonomy only extended so far - with Hanoi reserving the right to step in if petrol price in [...]	2007-08-17 17:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD ENRG VM
07HANOI15	BANNED BOOKS REAPPEARING ON THE SHELVES [...] (C) The GVN recently allowed the publication of two previously banned books, and intellectuals credit the Government's "more progressive thinking" for the change. Coming on the heels of a museum exhibition last year that was highly critical of the GVN's past economic policies, the publication [...]	2007-01-04 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI150	PROTESTANTISM INCREASINGLY AN ETHNIC MINORITY RELIGION IN [...] (SBU) Historically, although most of northern Vietnam's small population of Protestants were made up of ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) people, Protestant growth amongst remote ethnic minority populations over the past 20 years has changed the demographics of the northern church. Today, the vast majo [...]	2007-01-25 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM
07HANOI1561	BUMPS IN THE ROAD FOR VIETNAM'S "EQUITISATION" PROCESS [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The auction of shares in insurance company BaoViet, Vietnam's largest public offering to date, revealed the problems and strategic shortfalls of Vietnam's new method of "equitising" State Owned Enterprises (S [...]	2007-08-30 17:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
07HANOI1563	DISSIDENT ATTORNEY LE QUOC QUAN HIGHLIGHTS [...] (S) In an August 24 meeting with PolOffs, dissident Attorney Le Quoc Quan discussed the current dominance of conservatives in the Vietnamese government and the struggles for pro-reformists. Among those in the pro-reform camp, according to Quan, are Vietnam's two new Deputy Prime Ministers. Q [...]	2007-08-31 15:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI1570	Vietnam Starts to Organize Oil Pollution Policy [...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Vietnam (GVN) environmental officials say that the GVN has begun to better coordinate its response to oil pollution that plagued the nation's coastlines in the first half of 2007. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) now chairs an inter-ag [...]	2007-09-04 08:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EPET VM
07HANOI1583	SOME COMMITMENTS ARE HARDER THAN OTHERS -- PRODDING VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vietnam, widely praised for its progressive and aggressive approach toward opening its markets, is finding that fulfilling some of its WTO commitments may be harder than it thought. Entrenched local interests, poor coordination, and an overly-complex bureaucratic process can al [...]	2007-09-05 13:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR VM
07HANOI1599	SINO-VIETNAM TERRITORIAL DISPUTE ENTANGLES [...] (C) Summary. The Sino-Vietnam territorial dispute in the South China Sea has now entangled multiple multinational energy companies, including four American and eight other foreign firms. Chinese coercion has persuaded British Petroleum (BP),ConocoPhillips, and Chevron-Petronas/Carigali to p [...]	2007-09-07 16:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
07HANOI1616	CORRECTED COPY: SOME COMMITMENTS ARE HARDER THAN OTHERS -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vietnam, widely praised for its progressive and aggressive approach toward opening its markets, is finding that fulfilling some of its WTO commitments may be harder than it thought. Recently published regulations impose new restrictions on foreign importers, potentially forcing [...]	2007-09-11 13:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR VM
07HANOI1617	CITIBANK SAVES LANDMARK DEAL DESPITE HEAVY-HITTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Citibank appears poised to rescue a landmark $100 million loan in Vietnam, after a rival financial company working with what Citibank believes are powerful government partners nearly sank the deal. The bank has had to sweeten the terms of the offer and may have to scale down plans [...]	2007-09-11 14:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV VM
07HANOI1623	FOREIGN MINISTRY SUMMONS AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vu Dzung, called in the Ambassador on September 10 to discuss the ongoing Sino-Vietnamese territorial dispute in the South China Sea. The Vice Foreign Minister urged the Ambassador to press Chevron to resume operations in Block 122; spe [...]	2007-09-11 17:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
07HANOI1627	AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND MARD MINISTER PHAT DISCUSS AGRICULTURAL TRADE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 10 courtesy call with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat, Ambassador Michalak advocated on behalf of U.S. agricultural products, praised Vietnam's adherence to international agricultural standards, and thanked Phat for Vietnam [...]	2007-09-12 08:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR TBIO SOCI WTRO KFLU VM
07HANOI1636	SMALL BAHA'I AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES GROW IN HANOI [...] (SBU) Leaders of Hanoi's small Muslim and Baha'i communities say the religious freedom they enjoy is leading to a growth in their communities. They, like other faiths in Vietnam, in turn face greater pressure to find adequate facilities for their worshipers, leading to questions over land righ [...]	2007-09-12 17:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1637	MEETING WITH DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST - TRUTH BEHIND INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to an internet report posted on a Vietnamese-American human rights website alleging that the police broke up an August 30 meeting between Poloff and eight pro-democracy activists in Hanoi, the meeting with only one dissident - Mr. Nguyen Phuong Anh - was held at Mr. A [...]	2007-09-12 17:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
07HANOI1642	FOLLOW UP ON USCIRF VISIT DATES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 17:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM VM
07HANOI1651	UNHCR CLAIMS "BIG STEP FORWARD;" PLAN OF ACTION WITH GVN ON [...] (SBU) In a new development, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has claimed a "big step forward" toward resolution of the 30-year old cases of more than 9,000 stateless Khmer persons in Southern Vietnam. According to UNHCR, in August, the Cambodian Government (GOC) informed [...]	2007-09-14 16:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CB VM
07HANOI1653	CODEL CHAMBLISS ENGAGES VIETNAM'S LEADERSHIP, [...] (C) A bipartisan United States Senate delegation led by Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia held meetings in Hanoi August 29 with senior GVN leaders, including SRV President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Vice-Chairman of Vietnam's parliament, and Vice-Ministers of Defense and Public Security. The me [...]	2007-09-14 17:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	CN OREP OVIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI1664	CIVAIR VIETNAM WILL GET BACK TO US ON OPEN SKIES DEMARCHE [...] (U) On September 17 we met with Vo Huy Cuong, Director of Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV)'s Air Transport Department to gauge the government of Vietnam's (GVN) interest in negotiating an Open Skies Treaty with the United States, per reftel instructions. We underscored in our de [...]	2007-09-18 17:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA VM
07HANOI1681	NEWLY-APPOINTED DPM HAI NIXES GANNON PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 18 meeting with Ambassador Michalak, new Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai said that U.S. power-producer Gannon would not receive a license to build a clean coal-fired plant in central Vietnam. Hai also asked the Ambassador to urge ConocoPhillips to [...]	2007-09-20 13:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM KIPR EAID VM
07HANOI1729	VIETNAM'S INFLATIONARY CONUNDRUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam is not sure how to tackle growing inflation, which reached a 20-month high of 8.8% in September. Government efforts to maintain simultaneously a stable exchange rate, low interest rates and open capital markets run smack into the "impossible trinity" of economic theory. [...]	2007-10-01 17:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
07HANOI1749	BUILDING TIES AND URGING REFORM IN VIETNAM'S ICT SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy traveled to Vietnam to participate in the first-ever U.S.-Vietnam Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Commercial Dialogue on September 17-18. The Dialogue, an interagency [...]	2007-10-04 16:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD KIPR VM
07HANOI1756	NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE SHARES HIS PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary: New Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and the Ambassador discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment, such as through a Bilateral Investment Treaty, GVN approval for pending U.S [...]	2007-10-05 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS KTEX ECON WTRO KIPR VM
07HANOI1794	VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO MANAGE MEDICAL WASTE [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent scandal involving the improper disposal of medical waste from Hanoi area hospitals highlights Vietnam's weak waste control infrastructure. While prominent press attention led to a quick GVN response, small penalties, limited enforcement capabilities and lack of funding [...]	2007-10-15 05:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
07HANOI1798	AMBASSADOR AND MIC MINISTER HOP DISCUSS FUTURE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: In his introductory call on the new Minister of Information and Communications, Le Doan Hop, the Ambassador noted Vietnam's cooperation in the ICT dialogue, IPR enforcement and technology licens [...]	2007-10-17 00:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD KIPR VM
07HANOI1801	AMBASSADOR'S CALL WITH VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by Defense Attache, met with Vietnam Minister of Defense, Senior General Phung Quang Thanh, on 19 September 2007 for an introductory call. After a warm welcome, Minister Thanh noted that Vietnam seeks to increase defense cooperation with the United States, [...]	2007-10-17 02:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PTER VM
07HANOI1810	CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE: VIETNAM'S DEADLY ROADWAYS [...] (U) Summary: Traffic accidents are Vietnam's unrecognized killers, leading to many more deaths than HIV/AIDS and avian influenza combined. As Vietnam has become increasingly prosperous, the number of motor vehicles, primarily motorbikes, on Vietnamese roads has skyrocketed. Large numbers of p [...]	2007-10-18 22:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ELTN VM
07HANOI1817	VIETNAM'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW: THE CENTER PLAYS CATCH-UP [...] (U) Summary: Central Vietnam understands that it needs to improve its competitiveness or risk falling further behind the booming urban clusters of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A visit to three central provinces showed the difficulties in assembling the necessary components of a successful inve [...]	2007-10-19 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EIND EINV ETRD OTRA PGOV VM
07HANOI1836	USG AND GVN CONDUCT 2007 LABOR DIALOGUE IN HANOI [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) conducted their fifth labor dialogue on October 22 in Hanoi. Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte M. Ponticelli led the U.S. delegation a [...]	2007-10-26 05:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
07HANOI1838	VIETNAM'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW: THE TALE OF TWO NORTHWEST [...] (U) Summary: Northwest Vietnam has traditionally been Vietnam's poorest region. Natural topography, a widely-disbursed population, poor infrastructure, and, in part, provincial governance practices have prevented provinces in this region from keeping apace of economic development occurring el [...]	2007-10-26 07:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND KIPR PGOV VM
07HANOI1850	USCIRF MEETINGS WITH HANOI ARCHBISHOP AND ECVN PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 08:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
07HANOI1858	VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY CARLOS [...] (U) Your visit, coming almost one year after President Bush's, is well timed to press Vietnam to continue its rapid pace of opening to the world. The national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic matters, and will be attentive to what you have to say. Your visi [...]	2007-10-30 08:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV KCOR PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1862	CHANGING VIETNAMESE ATTITUDES ON AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Changes in Vietnam and U.S.-Vietnam relations, combined with a maturing Vietnamese approach to public health, are leading to positive shifts in Vietnamese attitudes on the issue of Agent Orange (AO) and its contaminent dioxin. While long-standing Government of Vietnam (GVN) pro [...]	2007-10-31 03:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
07HANOI1869	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, the Ambassador paid an introductory courtesy call on Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Khoi Pham. Pham said his ministry's main environmental challenges include the management of solid waste, air and water pollution, and natural disaster mitigat [...]	2007-11-01 03:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON KSCA TBIO VM
07HANOI1891	CHOLERA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI1892	2007-2008 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM [...] The following is Embassy Hanoi's submission for the narcotics section of the 2007-2008 INCSR. 2. Begin INCSR text: Vietnam I. Summary The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2007. Specific actions included: sustained effor [...]	2007-11-06 00:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR VM
07HANOI1920	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - SCATTERED OUTBREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Avian influenza outbreaks continue to flare up in various locations across Vietnam, with six provinces now reporting infected birds over the past month. All have been quickly and easily controlled. Officials have not yet linked the outbreaks, though they may represent the early [...]	2007-11-09 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1921	CHOLERA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 10:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI1935	HANOI REACTION TO USCIRF VISIT [...] (C) The recent visit to Vietnam by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has generated strong negative reactions within certain circles of the GVN. GVN criticism has centered primarily on what was widely considered inappropriate behavior by USCIRF members in [...]	2007-11-14 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM

07HANOI1950	VIETNAM "OPEN FOR BUSINESS": GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez led a large-scale Department of Commerce Vietnam Business Development Mission to Hanoi on November 5 and 6. This first Cabinet level business development mission to Vietnam carried the theme of U.S. business support for Vietnam's economic [...]	2007-11-16 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP KIPR VM
07HANOI1966	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Secretary Mull: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. Your visit comes on the heels of Novem [...]	2007-11-20 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
07HANOI1969	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER ARREST OF AMCIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 11:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CASC VM
07HANOI1993	IMPRISONED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS GET ONE YEAR SENTENCE [...] (SBU) After a six-hour appeal trial in Hanoi, the GVN Supreme People's Court (SPC) reduced the prison sentences of jailed human rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan each by one year, following the initial recommendation by the Prosecutor. The probation term remained the same. In [...]	2007-11-27 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC VM
07HANOI1994	AMBASSADOR RAISES AMCIT ARREST CASES WITH VICE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 27, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister for Public Security Nguyen Van Huong to reiterate requests for consular access to arrested U.S. citizens Mr. Leon Truong, Ms. Le Helen, and Mr. Le Van Phan, and to inquire about the whereabouts of U.S. citizen Nguyen Quoc Qua [...]	2007-11-27 10:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CASC CMGT VM
07HANOI2012	VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY IN ITS DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports of contaminated foods in the marketplace have drawn public attention to Vietnam's struggle to improve its domestic food safety controls. Vegetables, fruits, and animal products contaminated with toxins are common in Vietnam and the number of food poisoning [...]	2007-11-29 06:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO EFIN VM
07HANOI2013	INFLATION IN VIETNAM HITS 10 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Consumer Price Index (CPI) has hit a record high of 10% year-on-year for the month of November, continuing an eleven-month trend of accelerating inflation. High inflation will likely continue because of the recent increase in fuel prices and retail price hikes for the [...]	2007-11-29 07:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV VM
07HANOI2029	USCIRF MEETS WITH DISSIDENTS IN HANOI [...] (C) A delegation from the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with Hanoi-based political dissidents, attorney Le Quoc Quan and Dr. Pham Hong Son, on October 22 and 23, respectively. According to both, all un-sanctioned political and religious organizations [...]	2007-12-03 09:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI2031	VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECOND WORKING SESSION SETS [...] (SBU) Vietnam's 12TH National Assembly (2007 - 2011) passed several laws -- including a long-awaited law on domestic violence prevention (reftel) and laws on judicial assistance and special amnesty -- during its 25-day working session which ended November 21. It also set an ambitious legislat [...]	2007-12-04 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON ENRG VM
07HANOI2040	USCIRF MEETING WITH VIETNAM'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 01:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF VM
07HANOI2041	A REVIEW OF VIETNAM'S AVIAN INFLUENZA POULTRY VACCINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Four years into its efforts to counter pandemic influenza, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has placed ongoing emphasis on a vaccination program to limit the possible spread of avian influenza (AI) caused by the highly pathogenic influenza A H5N1 virus. The nationwide program fo [...]	2007-12-05 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI2051	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY COMMANDER, UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Admiral, your visit to Vietnam is well timed to complement the successes of recent trips by other senior civilian and military leaders and will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. [...]	2007-12-07 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHSA VM
07HANOI2071	VIETNAM MARKS SUCCESSFUL CONTROL OF CHOLERA OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese officials recently announced the successful control of the outbreak of cholera (or, as the Government of Vietnam more generally referred to it, "severe acute diarrhea") that began in late October. International public health experts agree with the GVN that Vietnam's [...]	2007-12-14 04:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI209	HANOI ARCHBISHOP NOTES PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS FOR VIETNAM'S [...] (SBU) On January 29, Hanoi Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet told the Ambassador that conditions for Catholics in northern Vietnam are steadily improving. Christmas 2006 was festive, and the Church was able to send priests to celebrate Christmas in one previously problematic northern province. That s [...]	2007-01-31 09:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM
07HANOI210	COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET KICKSTARTS NAVAL [...] (C) During a recent visit to Hanoi and Hai Phong, Vietnam, the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Admiral Gary Roughead, proposed a range of new initiatives intended to broaden U.S.-Vietnam naval cooperation, including cooperation in the fields of Meteorological-Oceanographic (METOC) predict [...]	2007-01-31 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PHSA VM
07HANOI2113	MORE POTENTIAL PARTNERS FOR AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN REMEDIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. engagement continues to catalyze other donors to participate in dioxin remediation and related health projects. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) also continues to move forward on its clean up projects. At the same time, donors and the GVN are waiting for the United States [...]	2007-12-28 08:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
07HANOI221	PARTY PLENUM: WILL POLITICAL REFORMS ENHANCE GVN [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee recently met for the fourth time since last April's Party Congress to discuss policy and personnel directives. Central Committee members reached consensus on reducing from eleven to six the number of Party commissions that review [...]	2007-02-02 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI24	GVN Struggles to Enforce Internet Gaming Regulations [...] (SBU) GVN regulations established to rein in online gaming by young people are for the most part ignored by both gamers and Internet cafe owners. The GVN's inability to adequately enforce its online gaming regulations reveals the broader challenges it faces in its attempts to manage the Intern [...]	2007-01-05 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI240	VIETNAM CONSIDERING EXPORT WORKER PROGRAM FOR UNITED [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConsChief met with officials at the Ministry of Labor Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) to discuss recent news reports that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) was beginning a new program to export laborers to the United States. The reports quoted MOLISA officials as [...]	2007-02-06 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON CVIS PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM
07HANOI241	Vietnam Ratifies ILO Forced Labor Convention; Other [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Minh Triet signed documents ratifying Vietnam's accession to the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Convention 29 on forced labor on January 29. The signing had been widely anticipated following a lengthy Vietnamese inter-ministerial review to [...]	2007-02-06 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM
07HANOI256	HANOI CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (SBU) On January 31, EC Ambassador Markus Cornaro hosted the third in a series of Hanoi Ambassadors' human rights discussions. Among the issues discussed were: -- The overall human rights situation in Vietnam: Most COMs noted progress, but expressed some concerns regarding Protestants in the [...]	2007-02-09 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI260	VIETNAM CONSIDERING CAPITAL CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary. Rumors have surfaced that the Prime Minister is considering the imposition of capital controls as a measure to cooling off the overheated stock market. A contact in the State Securities Commission explained why that agency is opposed to the idea. The Citibank Country Officer fo [...]	2007-02-09 11:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM
07HANOI271	VISIT TO VIETNAM BY SENIOR AG BIOTECH ADVISOR SHARON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology Sharon Wiener visited Vietnam from January 23 to 26 during an important moment in the country's agbiotech development. The advance of agbiotech is an official national priority in Vietnam. In August 2005, the Prime Minister issued a [...]	2007-02-12 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA EAGR ETRD EAID KPAO VM
07HANOI275	PM'S VATICAN VISIT TO BE FOLLOWED BY PAPAL VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's January 25 visit to the Vatican has elicited guarded optimism from Catholics and GVN officials alike that both sides are moving closer to normalizing diplomatic relations. Recent efforts by the GVN to upgrade an important shrine in southern Vietnam may i [...]	2007-02-13 08:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM
07HANOI280	VIETNAM'S NOMINATION FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam submits this activity proposal for consideration under the Avian Influenza Action Group's (AIAG) program to promote public diplomacy and communicate U.S. foreign policy objectives (reftel). The proposal, "Capacity Strengthening for Public Health Journalism to Co [...]	2007-02-14 04:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO KFLU KPAO KSCA EAGR AID AMGT VM
07HANOI286	PRM A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES REFUGEES, RESETTLEMENT WITH MFA [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met with MFA Assistant Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and MFA Consular Department Deputy Director General Nguyen Minh Vu in separate meetings. During the meeting with AFM Minh, A/S Sauerbr [...]	2007-02-14 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM
07HANOI287	A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES POPULATION, SOCIAL ISSUES AND TIP [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with the GVN's Commission for Population, Family and Children and the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs. Commission Vice-Chairman Nguyen Ba Thuy discussed Vietnam [...]	2007-02-14 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KWMN PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI288	PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with representatives of UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi. In her UNHCR meeting, UNHCR officials discussed in familiar terms the organizat [...]	2007-02-14 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF KWMN SOCI VM CB
07HANOI301	UNHCR ADDRESSES STATELESSNESS IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) In a February 12 meeting with the Charge, UNHCR Regional Representative for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Hasim Utkan and UNHCR colleagues described their ongoing efforts to work with the GVN to resolve the situation facing several thousand stateless ethnic Cambodians, resident in [...]	2007-02-15 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR PREF CB VM
07HANOI309	MISSION RECOMMENDS THAT VIETNAM REMAIN ON THE 2007 SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 06:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR VM
07HANOI310	USG OFFICIALS DISCUSS TIFA, IPR AND TRADE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from USTR and the Department of Commerce discussed a range of current trade issues with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials during a Febrary 6-9 visit to Hanoi, including: a potential Tade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); itellectual property rights (IPR) e [...]	2007-02-22 06:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS KIPR EAGR USTR VM
07HANOI362	U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese officials signaled a strong willingness to enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States on nuclear regulatory issues during U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield's visit to Hanoi on February 5. Officials told Commissioner Merrifield that [...]	2007-02-27 08:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY TECH OTRA KNNP VM
07HANOI367	VFM LE VAN BANG ON UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL VISITS, OUTSTANDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is placing great stock in the upcoming visit of DPM/FM Khiem to the United States as "preparing the atmosphere" for President Triet's own travel to the United States later this year, VFM Le Van Bang told the Ambassador February 26. The DPM's visit will also provide the o [...]	2007-02-27 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON VM
07HANOI411	MOST VICE MINISTER TO MEET WITH DOE/NNSA ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Science and Technology (VM) Tran Quoc Thang, who is traveling to Washington as part of the delegation of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, is seeking meetings with USG officials to discuss a range of issues. VM Thang will arrive in Washington in advance of DPM Khiem' [...]	2007-03-02 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KIPR KNNP KGIT VM
07HANOI451	POLITICAL PRISONER PHAN VAN BAN CONFIRMS DESIRE [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador at Nam Ha Prison in Ha Nam Province, south of Hanoi, prisoner of conscience Phan Van Ban expressed his desire to reunite with his family in the United States if released from prison. The Ambassador passed on a letter to Ban from his son and discuss [...]	2007-03-08 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI452	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - POULTRY OUTBREAK IN HANOI [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam has experienced four poultry outbreaks since February 13. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has now confirmed that H5N1 was the cause of two poultry outbreaks on farms in one of Hanoi's rural communes. Earlier this week, a poultry outbreak occurred at a farm in Ha Tay Prov [...]	2007-03-08 11:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
07HANOI504	STREET CHILDREN: VIETNAM'S NOT SO HIDDEN [...] (SBU) Unreliable data, allegations of periodic government round-ups and employment in the black market and other illegal sectors are prominent features of Vietnam's street children problem. Although the GVN is quick to defend its record, many observers note that the government's slow developme [...]	2007-03-15 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI505	Vietnam's New Law on Residence - Old Wine in a New Bottle? [...] (SBU) Vietnam's newly revised Law on Residence, due to take effect on July 1, 2007, loosens many regulations governing "ho khau," a cumbersome residency registration requirement in existence for many years. Without ho khau in a particular locality, it is often difficult for individuals and fam [...]	2007-03-15 10:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON PREL VM
07HANOI547	HEAT WAVE, DROUGHT HITS VIETNAM POWER AND AG PRODUCTION [...] (U) Summary: Record high-temperatures and Vietnam's worst drought in 20 years may lead to power outages and damage agriculture production, Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials say. Northern Vietnam's Red River and the rivers feeding northern Vietnam's hydropower and agriculture systems are fl [...]	2007-03-22 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON EIND EINV EPET ETRD VM
07HANOI550	GVN RESPONSE TO U.S. ARF INITIATIVES AND ITS ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 22, Poloff presented reftel points and proposals on ARF initiatives at the MFA ASEAN Department. While the reaction to the nonproliferation Inter-Sessional Meeting ("ISM") and cooperation statement initiatives was positive, the proposal to create ISM working groups rep [...]	2007-03-22 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF MARR PARM VM
07HANOI595	STOCK MARKET PREDICTIONS [...] (U) Summary: At the second annual Euromoney Institutional Investor Investment Forum held March 19-20 in Hanoi, a panel of investment experts in Vietnam offered their opinions on and predictions for VietnamQ volatile stock market. While all panelists agreed a market correction will occur with [...]	2007-03-28 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID EINV ETRD ECON VM
07HANOI641	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES COMMERCIAL DELIVERABLES, TIFA, NEC, HR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Office of the Government (OOG) Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 4 to promote positive Vietnamese government action on commercial projects by U.S. firms and to address a number of prominent bilateral issues, including: Trade and Investment Fram [...]	2007-04-05 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ETRD EFIN KOCI CVIS CASC AMGT
07HANOI652	GVN MAKES EXCUSES FOR APRIL 5 INCIDENT, DISSIDENT FAMILY [...] (SBU) On April 6, a local security official told Poloff that the altercation at the Ambassador's residence on April 5 (reftel) was the result of "local officials acting without orders, to protect the Ambassador." As for the five invitees to the Ambassador's residence, over the weekend we were [...]	2007-04-08 10:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC VM
07HANOI675	CODEL ORTIZ DISCUSSES GROWING U.S.-VIETNAM TIES, EMR [...] (SBU) On April 6, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Yeu separately told Codel Ortiz that U.S.-Vietnam relations are growing across the board and are bound to expand more in the coming years. Both leaders cited recent landmar [...]	2007-04-11 07:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON VM
07HANOI687	UPDATE ON OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IN VIETNAM AVIAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (GVN) has a comprehensive prevention and control approach for avian and pandemic influenza (AI) based on a national surveillance system in the developing world context. The approach integrates both animal and human health sectors. The GVN leader [...]	2007-04-12 00:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU KPAO SENV OCII AJ CB CA CH EG IN ID LA MX
07HANOI733	VIETNAM ANTI-TIP PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FY 2007 [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam recommends the para 3's five anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposals for G/TIP FY 2007 funding. 2. (SBU) Post will forward to G/TIP the proposal and budgetary materials related to the five proposals. Mission recommends full funding of all five of these str [...]	2007-04-20 07:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN VM
07HANOI752	POLICE INTERFERENCE AGAIN MARS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) crackdown on political dissent continues. On April 23, the Ambassador's second attempt at hosting an event at his residence with family members of political dissidents was blocked by the police. Four of the five invitees were either prevented from leavin [...]	2007-04-24 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI816	HOW ECONOMIC DECISIONS GET MADE IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In place since June of 2006, Vietnam's Prime Minister and his deputy have taken greater control of economic policy and its implementation, increasingly dominating the traditional consensus decision-making process of the Politburo. While Hanoi-based economists state that the Commu [...]	2007-05-04 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI828	"DISSIDENT WRITERS" RECEIVE STATE AWARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Hoang Cam, Le Dat, Phung Quan and Tran Dan, four writers who belonged to an anti-government intellectual circle in the 1950's, and who were long censored and even jailed by the GVN, recently received one of Vietnam's top artistic prizes for their work. However, GVN officials hav [...]	2007-05-07 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI836	Triet Visit: MFA Confirms June 22 Meeting with President, [...] (SBU) Summary: President Nguyen Minh Triet has "officially accepted" June 22 as the date of his meeting with President Bush, and is also considering the MFA's recommendations that he stop in New York and Los Angeles and issue a Joint Statement with President Bush. Furthermore, the GVN is pulli [...]	2007-05-08 08:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI849	U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen U.S. business representatives delivered a message of optimism mixed with concern during a mission of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Hanoi on May 3 and 4. The highlight of the mission's two-day series of meetings with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials, mo [...]	2007-05-09 08:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BTIO EINV WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI890	(U) SAMPLE SHARING AND VACCINE ACCESS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) As requested (reftel),below is the Mission's assessment of the position of the Government of Vietnam (GVN) with regard to sharing H5N1 avian influenza (AI) samples. 2. (SBU) The GVN supports the World Health Organization (WHO) policy on sharing of (AI) viral samples and readily shares a [...]	2007-05-15 10:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AORC PREL PNIR KFLU WHO OTRA VM
07HANOI897	SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER HILL [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you back to Hanoi May 23-24. Your visit will be a key event in the lead-up to the June visit to Washington by President Nguyen Minh Triet. Indeed, I expect your visit to prove instrumental in determining the success of that visit by underscoring [...]	2007-05-16 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA VM
07HANOI898	AMBASSADOR AND VFM BANG DISCUSS TRIET VISIT, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: At a May 15 dinner with Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Le Van Bang and other MFA officials, the Ambassador stressed that time is short for the two sides to reach agreements on potential deliverables to ensure a successful visit by President Nguyen Minh Triet. The two sides discusse [...]	2007-05-16 11:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIRF OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI923	APEC Workshop, Implementation Action Plan on Influenza [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from APEC member economies, the U.N. Systems Influenza Coordinator, the World Health Organization, the UNDP-supported Partnership for Avian and Human Influenza (Vietnam),and the Asian Development Bank met May 7 and 8 in Hanoi to discuss progress and future directio [...]	2007-05-18 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECIN KFLU APECO PINR SOCI VM
07HANOI944	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH STATE BANK, FINANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: This message reports the content of the Ambassador's separate meetings with Vietnam's Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh and State Bank Governor Le Duc Thuy on May 17 and May 18, respectively. The Ambassador's two interlocutors reaffirmed the GVN's commitment to combating financi [...]	2007-05-22 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON VM
07HANOI945	MICROSOFT SIGNS LANDMARK SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 21, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung witnessed the signing of a multi-faceted agreement committing all GVN agencies to use licensed software. For its part, Microsoft will increase its investment to develop Vietnam's information a [...]	2007-05-22 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD ECPS VM
07HANOI998	GVN SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED TEXT AND EARLIER DATES FOR [...] Action Request - Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary/Comment/Action Request: EconCouns met with Ministry of Education and Training and MFA officials on May 24 to notify them of planned travel of Peace Corps (PC) officials to negotiate a Country Agreement. The Vietnamese welcome the team, [...]	2007-05-25 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID VM
07HARARE1002	BFIF FUNDING ONCE AGAIN CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On October 2, for the second consecutive year, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and the private secto [...]	2007-11-07 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
07HARARE1004	MUGABE STRONG DESPITE DISSENSION WITHIN ZANU-PF; [...] (C) Summary: While much can happen between today and the 2008 elections, the current situation appears to favor continued rule by President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, despite significant sentiment within ZANU-PF that he step down, maintains firm control of ZANU-PF and observers expect him to eme [...]	2007-11-08 12:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE102	MUGABE RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET--GONO TRIUMPHANT, [...] (U) Summary. In what the MDC spokesperson termed as "rearranging the deck of a sinking Titanic," President Mugabe yesterday carried out a long-expected cabinet reshuffle. With the exception of the sacking of Minister of Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa and the replacement of Minister of Agri [...]	2007-02-07 15:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1042	CASH SHORTAGE HITS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Zimbabwe is in the throes of a cash shortage crisis that could threaten the stability of the financial sector. With the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) providing commercial banks with less than half their cash requirement, bank account holders are able to withdraw only a fraction of their [...]	2007-11-23 09:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE107	OPPOSITION TO MUGABE,S 2010 EXTENSION WIDESPREAD [...] (SBU) According to Embassy interlocutors from a broad spectrum of Zimbabwe's political elite, President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle have encountered stronger than expected resistance in their attempts to extend his term to 2010, including from within Mugabe's own party. Our interlocu [...]	2007-02-08 15:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1073	Zim Notes November 30, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-11-30 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1080	SADC TALKS ENTER FINAL PHASE [...] (SBU) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube told diplomats December 4 that the final phase of SADC-sponsored negotiations will take place in South Africa between December 5 and December 10. Agreement has been reached on a draft constitution, a new electoral law, reform of POSA, and r [...]	2007-12-05 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1091	WORLD BANK MISSION DEPARTS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) A World Bank mission which visited Harare November 22-30 reported skyrocketing hyperinflation, a shrinking tax revenue base, and out-of-control public spending that only comprehensive, mutually reinforcing policy reforms could begin to reverse. The GOZ, however, is about to announce a o [...]	2007-12-06 13:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE1093	Zim Notes December 7, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-07 10:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1107	SADC TALKS STALL, BUT MDC INTENDS TO CONTEST [...] (C) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador December 11 that MDC negotiators had returned from South Africa without an agreement. Sticking points are MDC insistence on: --implementation of a new constitution before the election; --reconstitution of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissi [...]	2007-12-12 09:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1118	ZIMBABWE,S MULTIPLE EXCHANGE RATES, [...] (SBU) Players in Zimbabwe's formal and informal economy primarily use three different exchange rates: a grossly overvalued official rate that is forced on exporters but a source of patronage for the ruling party in selling forex; a parallel rate for cash, which has become extremely scarce rec [...]	2007-12-14 10:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV AMGT ZI
07HARARE1119	Zim Notes December 14, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-14 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1125	SADC TALKS CONTINUE; MDC TO PRESENT UNITED FRONT [...] (C) SADC talks, stalemated over MDC demands for implementation of a new constitution and electoral reforms before elections and for an election date later than March, are continuing. The MDC presented its case last weekend to South African president Thabo Mbeki who promised to talk to Zimbab [...]	2007-12-17 15:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1130	ZIMBABWE HUNTING SUPPORTS REGIME INSIDERS AND [...] (C) Summary. Despite a 50 percent decline in receipts since 2004, the $17.5 million a year safari hunting business remains an important source of foreign currency in Zimbabwe. At least 12 regime insiders on the U.S. financial sanctions list reportedly have interests in the industry. Hunting [...]	2007-12-19 12:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SENV ZI
07HARARE1134	GONO DODGES EFFECTIVE REFORM IN SIMPLY ISSUING NEW [...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced the issuance of new, higher-denominated bearer cheques on December 19, 2007 and the withdrawal of the previously largest note as a move against cash hoarders. He did not remove any zeros from the currency. Two days later, Zimbabwe [...]	2007-12-21 09:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE1135	Zim Notes December 21, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-21 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE115	ZANU-PF FLEXES MUSCLES IN UPCOMING BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. ZANU-PF is expected to win the February 17 Chiredzi South by-election, also being contested by candidates from both MDC factions and the United People's Party (UPP),a ZANU-PF off-shoot. The MDC and UPP candidates are from the area and belong to its dominant Shangaan ethnic gr [...]	2007-02-13 15:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE116	MUGABE'S GRIP LIMITS ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Muyaradzi Kereke, Senior Advisor to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, told econoff on February 9 that Gono would seek permission from President Mugabe to allow a devaluation of the currency for the donor community. To make the policy shift palatable to Mugabe, Gono woul [...]	2007-02-13 17:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
07HARARE14	ZIMBABWE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe's corruption and mismanagement have severely crippled the local economy making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2007. GDP has declined by 40 percent in the past 6 years, the largest peacetime drop ever recorded. Inflatio [...]	2007-01-05 10:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
07HARARE170	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...]	2007-03-07 13:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG
07HARARE172	AMBASSADOR VISITS ZIMBABWE'S PREMIER PLATINUM [...] (SBU) On February 6, Zimplats executives guided Ambassador Dell on a day-long tour of the company's platinum mining and processing operations in the second largest platinum deposit in the world. Having made peace, temporarily at least, with the GOZ under pressure of expropriation by ceding a [...]	2007-03-07 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE183	ZANU-PF GOVERNOR MSIPA ON SUCCESSION, FARM [...] (C) Cephas Msipa, ZANU-PF governor of Midlands Province, despairingly told polecon chief in a March 7 meeting in his Gweru office he believed the present government was betraying the liberation ideals of freedom and an end to poverty. He described President Robert Mugabe as a close friend, b [...]	2007-03-09 10:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM ZI
07HARARE195	POLICE BRUTALLY DISRUPT PRAYER RALLY AND ARREST [...] (C) Security forces on March 11 brutally suppressed a prayer rally planned by the Save Zimbabwe Campaign and arrested more than 100, including MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and other key opposition leaders. Observers SIPDIS report that more than 1,000 police officers were deployed to th [...]	2007-03-12 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE204	TSVANGIRAI, OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS FREED [...] (C) Police late on March 13 released all of the MDC activists arrested on March 11 (Ref B) without filing charges. Eleven of the detainees, including Morgan Tsvangirai, are still being treated at Avenues Hospital. SIPDIS Separately, witnesses claim that Gift Tandare, the MDC youth killed [...]	2007-03-14 14:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE205	SIGNS OF INDEPENDENCE IN ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Ruling party and opposition legislators in Parliament's 14 portfolio committees have demonstrated a growing willingness to challenge executive authority. The MPs have worked to conduct bipartisan public hearings, question ministers, and produce reports critical of the GOZ. This new-found [...]	2007-03-14 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE213	FUNERAL MARCH DELAYED TO LET LEADERS RECOVER, [...] (C) MDC leaders have been forced to postpone the wake and funerary march for the MDC activist killed by police to allow Morgan Tsvangirai to participate and resolve logistical issues. They hope to finalize plans tomorrow. Tsvangirai remains at Avenues Hospital, where the Ambassador visited h [...]	2007-03-15 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE217	ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Zimbabwe continues to fall far short of AGOA's qualifying criteria. Post's input for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA (reftel) follows: ------------------------------ Market Economy/Economic Reform ------------------------------ 2. The Zimbabwean Government (GOZ) pays lip service to [...]	2007-03-16 09:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB PHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE232	RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL AND VISA [...] (SBU) U.S. sanctions have played a key role in putting pressure on the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). Post believes that now is the time to deepen and expand the financial and visa sanctions, and to apply further pressure on the regime as it increasingly shows signs of crumbling and fragmentin [...]	2007-03-20 11:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ZI
07HARARE241	ZIMBABWE'S INCREASED VIOLENCE A GOZ CREATION [...] (U) While the GOZ has tried to portray the MDC as a purveyor of violence, largely by trumpeting two alleged petrol bomb attacks, there is scant evidence to support their claims. In fact, we hear every day of more and more evidence of government-sponsored violence. On March 22, Save Zimbabwe [...]	2007-03-22 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE245	ZIMBABWE UPDATE: MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SLAIN [...] (SBU) The memorial service for slain MDC activist Gift Tandare will be held tomorrow. The organizers are planning a low-key event to avoid government intervention. Western diplomats plan to attend as a further restraint. Separately, the pro-Senate MDC faction's plans for a weekend rally to [...]	2007-03-26 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE246	ACTIVIST'S MEMORIAL SERVICE PROVIDES CALL FOR [...] (U) The Christian Alliance under the auspices of Save Zimbabwe Campaign held a spirited memorial service in Harare on March 27 for the opposition activist, Gift Tandare, killed by police on March 11. A crowd of over 600 attended the service at which MDC leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mu [...]	2007-03-27 16:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE254	POLICE RAID MDC HQ, BRIEFLY DETAIN TSVANGIRAI [...] (SBU) Scores of riot police cordoned off several blocks around MDC headquarters in downtown Harare on March 28 and invaded MDC offices. The police actions came just before MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai was to hold a press conference to address the abductions of several MDC leaders in the pr [...]	2007-03-28 16:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE274	INSIDE LOOK AT ZANU-PF CENTRAL COMMITTEEQ,S [...] (C) According to Embassy contacts, President Robert Mugabe steamrolled the ZANU-PF Central Committee meeting on March 30 and forced himself on the ruling party as its candidate for the presidential election in 2008. However, our sources emphasized that Mugabe's peremptory actions have only g [...]	2007-04-02 15:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE275	VIOLENCE ANTICIPATED AS LABOR UNION CALLS FOR [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) nationwide stay-away is set for April 3 and 4. The stay-away is ostensibly a protest against dismal wages and worsening economic conditions. However, it comes in the charged atmosphere caused by the government crack down on dissent and is seen [...]	2007-04-02 15:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB ASEC ZI
07HARARE284	CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE RELEASES HARD-HITTING [...] (C) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Zimbabwe is releasing April 5 a pastoral letter which blames the suffering of the Zimbabwean people on a small black elite which replaced a small while elite, and has perpetuated colonial-like misrule. The letter refers to the assault, beating, and tor [...]	2007-04-04 15:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE311	MUTAMBARA BACKS TSVANGIRAI FOR 2008 [...] (C) Arthur Mutambara, leader of the MDC's pro-Senate faction told the Ambassador April 10 that both MDC factions would work together in a coalition, fielding one candidate for president, and that anti-Senate faction leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be that candidate. Mutambara was confident S [...]	2007-04-12 10:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE319	SUBJECT: DIAMONDS: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE,S [...] (C) Zimbabwe is at risk of losing its Kimberley Process Certification as a result of the how the GOZ has handled the discovery of diamond deposits in Eastern Zimbabwe. The state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) seized the deposits from African Consolidated Resources (ACR) [...]	2007-04-13 07:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EMIN ETRD ZI
07HARARE326	FORMER ZANU-PF INSIDER OUTLINES A "THIRD" WAY [...] (C/NF) Former Information Minister and Presidential Spokesman Jonathan Moyo requested a meeting with the Ambassador April 17. Moyo told the Ambassador that Nelson Mandela, on behalf of the ANC, had attempted to send a message to President Mugabe in advance of the March 30 Central Committee m [...]	2007-04-17 16:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE341	LOCAL OBSERVERS HIGHLIGHT ROADMAP, PITFALLS TO [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove on April 17 told poloffs that preparatory work needed to begin now to ensure that elections to be held next year will be free and fair. The SADC summit in Tanzania had locked the GOZ into presidential and parli [...]	2007-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE385	DUTY PAYABLE IN FOREX CRASHES BOOMING USED CAR [...] (SBU) As of April 6, the GOZ is requiring that duty and other taxes be paid in foreign exchange on a range of items recently declared luxury goods, from most passenger vehicles to suitcases and mirrors. The policy shift closed a loophole that had made the used car market the hottest new busi [...]	2007-05-07 15:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE42	TSVANGIRAI OPPOSES 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (U) MDC anti-Senate faction leader Morgan Tsvangirai at a press conference at MDC headquarters vowed to resist a postponement of the 2008 presidential election until 2010. Tsivangirai also said that constitutional reform should SIPDIS precede elections and allowed that negotiations on refor [...]	2007-01-18 15:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE443	THE COLLAPSE OF A ONCE SHINING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM [...] (U) The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is on the verge of collapse as a result of a continuing three- month strike by lecturers, insufficient resources, and dilapidated conditions. Additionally, the UZ has been wracked by violence as security forces have attacked students protesting university c [...]	2007-05-18 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ZI

07HARARE448	CAMPAIGN 2008: A ROAD TO DISASTER? [...] (C) The ruling ZANU-PF party remains beset with infighting over Robert Mugabe's efforts to hang on to power. Mugabe is likely to secure the ruling party's endorsement as its candidate for next year's presidential lection at an Extraordinary Congress to be held later this year, according to ru [...]	2007-05-21 15:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI

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