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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09TALLINN58ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NPT SURVEY REQUEST
[...] (U) On March 4, 2009, the Government of Estonia (GOE) provided a detailed response to Ref A (Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) survey). The text of the GOE response appears in paragraph 3. Per reftel request, Post is unaware of other reporting of the GOE position on this issue. The GOE [...]
2009-03-09 07:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09TALLINN60FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SEPT 2008 TO FEB 2009
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10 percent per year, has ground to a halt in the wake of the global economic crisis and is expected to contract sharply in 2009, falling to perhaps as much as negative 9 percent. The Estonian government (GoE) has alread [...]
2009-03-11 11:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
09TALLINN78ESTONIA ON ECON CRISIS: TRUST THE FREE MARKET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with Econoff, Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank and MFA officials concurred with most reftel points on the financial crisis, but noted that they do not feel the EU needs to increase the size of its stimulus package. GOE officials question whether the IM [...]
2009-03-26 12:05:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN
09TALLINN82ESTONIA PLANS TO SUBMIT BRIEF ON KOSOVO TO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On March 30, in response to reftel request, Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central Europe and the Balkans told Pol/Econ Chief that MFA's legal Department is in the process of drafting a written statement to the ICJ in support of Kosovo [...]
2009-03-30 09:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV EN
09TALLINN84FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...]
2009-03-31 10:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EN
09TASHKENT1029UZBEKISTAN: REMITTANCES 2009 -- DROP NOT AS BAD AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Remittances are an important source of external financing for the Uzbek economy, accounting for 10 percent or more of the national GDP. With the downturn in the world economy, many feared a dramatic drop in remittances to Uzbekistan followed by ballooning unemployment and poss [...]
2009-06-19 10:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1257Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]
2009-07-20 10:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1271Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]
2009-07-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1299UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO CAIRO SPEECH
[...] SUMMARY: Post initiated the consultative process on the Presidents strategy to engage Muslim communities by leading a discussion with foreign assistance partners. Drawing from the three areas of engagement suggested in reftel (which coincide with posts foreign assistance priorities),post l [...]
2009-07-23 12:54:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID OEXC UZ
09TASHKENT1357Uzbekistan: Rumors of Succession Planning, Government
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 28, a member of the Government of Uzbekistan relayed to us a number of discussions taking place within Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat about succession planning and government reshuffling. Some members of the Apparat believe that Gulnora Karimova will become President [...]
2009-07-31 05:39:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR AORC RS UZ
09TASHKENT1441Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil
[...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...]
2009-08-14 04:17:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNEAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1447Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus
[...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]
2009-08-14 11:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1567UZBEKISTAN'S COTTON SECTOR STILL A BASTION OF THE COMMAND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) continues to control the "commanding heights" of the cotton sector, exercising strict control over all aspects of cotton production and sale, from setting planting and harvest quotas to negotiating all ginning and export contracts on behalf of f [...]
2009-11-03 12:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1593Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activists and Religious Figures
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 07:18:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT162Uzbekistan Scenesetter for General Petraeus
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Uzbekistan is the first by a senior U.S. official since the new Administration took office and comes at a pivotal moment in regional politics. In Tashkent, as elsewhere in the region, there is concern about the course of events in Afghanistan and doubts as to whether [...]
2009-02-11 12:38:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1637UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]
2009-12-18 12:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT1651PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UZBEKISTAN: NOTHING WRONG BUT THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Elections for Uzbekistan's lower house of Parliament took place on Sunday, December 27. Five election observation teams from the Embassy visited 33 polling stations in Tashkent and the neighboring regions, and concluded that although the elections were not free and fair (no opp [...]
2009-12-30 11:55:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1904UZBEKISTAN IN OR OUT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN ENERGY GRID?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks GOU officials have sent frightening signals to Uzbekistan's neighbors by saying that the country cannot guarantee reliable transit of power, wants payments for power overflows, and may even withdraw from the United Central Asia Power System (CAPS). Now nearly en [...]
2009-10-28 12:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT1948THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN UZBEKISTAN: IS SECULARISM STRONGER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gender issues in Uzbekistan continue to be a complicated matter. De jure, women in this secular, former Soviet society enjoy protections from discrimination, with relatively modern legislation and government policies pushing society towards greater gender equality. De fa [...]
2009-11-02 11:10:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KWMN KISL UZ
09TASHKENT1958UZBEKISTAN: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan is a geographically strategic crossroads between South Asia and Europe. It is primarily a transit country for opiates originating in Afghanistan, with an estimated 95 tons of Afghan opiates passing through Central Asia each year. Well-established trade routes fac [...]
2009-11-03 14:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1960UZBEKISTAN: SMEs - ARE THEY ALL THEY'RE CRACKED UP TO BE?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Small businesses play an important role in the economy of Uzbekistan, a country with the largest labor resources in Central Asia, but the degree to which small to medium enterprises (SMEs) drive the Uzbek economy is not clear. GOU officials repeatedly trumpet the growing role o [...]
2009-11-04 06:51:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT UZ
09TASHKENT221UZBEKISTAN: ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS THAT WORK
[...] (SBU) Summary: English language programming is a bright spot in Embassy Tashkents public diplomacy programming. With tight GOU control over most PD functions, English language programs provide an opportunity to establish and nurture relationships with students, educators, and university admi [...]
2009-02-26 12:46:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT229TASHKENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:56:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNASEC UZ PTER
09TASHKENT2292Uzbekistan: Media Reports on Parliamentary Elections
[...] (U) Summary: In the run up to the elections, minor differences among parties were covered by both state and independent media to an extent never seen before. Coverage of the election results dominated media reports following the elections. State media highlighted high turnout among voters, whi [...]
2009-12-30 13:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT249Activist: Andijon Province Has Become a Mini-Turkmenistan
[...] (C) On March 3 well-known human rights activist and long-time Embassy contact Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov visited the Embassy and talked to poloff about current conditions in Andijon Province. He previously reported that, unusually, the province was being administered almost entirely by outsiders [...]
2009-03-04 12:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT289UZBEKISTAN: UN CONVENTION ON DISABLED PERSONS ADOPTED;
[...] (U) On March 2, the state-controlled UzReport.com website reported that new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations in New York Murad Askarov signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol on February 27. The article noted tha [...]
2009-03-16 08:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT3UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ON KILLING OF AKROMIYIST;
[...] (C) Summary: An Andijon-based human rights activist recently reported the killing by law enforcement officials of a young member of "Akromiya," a religious-business organization whose members were at the center of the 2005 Andijon events. The activist specifically requested that the United [...]
2009-01-05 11:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG
09TASHKENT345Uzbekistan: Timing is Not Conducive for Demarche on
[...] (C) Post determined that it would be counterproductive to deliver ref A demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan encouraging it to resist signs of de facto recognition for Abkhazia or South Ossetia. Uzbekistan has to date consistently resisted strong Russian pressure to recognize both breakawa [...]
2009-03-23 11:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG UZ
09TASHKENT423Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]
2009-04-01 09:11:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT437Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA
[...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]
2009-04-03 08:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT511Uzbekistan: Anti-Corruption Workshop Launches UN Convention
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),with funding support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),conducted a workshop on March 31 - April 1 on implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption. International experts, [...]
2009-04-14 13:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ
09TASHKENT601UZBEKISTAN: NARCOTICS SEIZURES NOW REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of planned regular updates about narcotics seizures publicized in the Uzbek state-controlled mass media. Emboffs have noted a substantial increase recently in the number of articles and television news reports highlighting narcotics-related arrests and seizure [...]
2009-04-29 04:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ
09TASHKENT715ACTIVIST SHARES VIEWS ON TRENDS IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ambassador met with Bukhara-based human rights activist Shukhrat Ganiev, who argued that the recent government crackdown on independent groups over the past few months was largely driven by worries over presidential succession and the upcoming December 2009 Parliament [...]
2009-05-12 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT717The Path to the Sea - The Larger Implications of NDN for
[...] (C) Summary: The establishment of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) connecting Central Asia and Afghanistan has the potential to transform regional commerce and transportation. Uzbekistan and some of the other Central Asian states have relatively well-developed rail networks that, as leg [...]
2009-05-12 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK
09TASHKENT751UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...]
2009-05-13 10:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ
09TASHKENT795Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]
2009-05-18 12:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TASHKENT811UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO
[...] (SBU) On May 20th, Post delivered ref information regarding sanctions against North Korea following the April 2009 launch of the Taepo Dong-II (TD2) ballistic missile to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Americas Desk via dipnote. Post does not expect to receive any substantive response [...]
2009-05-22 06:59:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PREL PARM ZO KN UZ
09TASHKENT921UZBEKISTAN: DESPITE CLAIMS, ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS HOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. First quarter macroeconomic results show that the real sectors of the Uzbek economy are already facing serious problems created by the downturn in the world economy. Despite GOU claims to the contrary, analysis of official statistics indicates that total exports in the first [...]
2009-06-05 13:29:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT929UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]
2009-06-08 09:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT961UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES
[...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]
2009-06-11 08:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TBILISI1000GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION SPLINTERING
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition has long consisted of a disparate group of individuals with divergent and often contradictory aims. Despite their obvious tactical disagreements and often mutual disdain among the leaders, they were able to remain united for nearly two [...]
2009-06-01 13:44:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1001GEORGIA TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL NO VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) In response to the request contained ref A and Department concerns that a quorum will not be reached in the vote for Kosovo membership in the World Bank (WB),Post asked the Georgian Government to submit an official vote. Initially the GoG said it would abstain in the votes for Kosovo me [...]
2009-06-01 13:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KV PREL
09TBILISI1005GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIAN REGIME CLAIMS 50,000 VOTE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Elections for the de facto South Ossetia parliament were held in South Ossetia on May 31 without any official internationally-recognized monitoring organizations taking part. De facto officials claimed to the Russian press that about 50,000 people voted, with 46 perce [...]
2009-06-01 13:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TBILISI1035GEORGIA: DISCONTENT IN ABKHAZIA WITH RUSSIA'S WARM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. According to press reporting and the Abkhaz government-in-exile, civil society groups and others in Abkhazia have begun to criticize de facto Abkhaz "president" Sergey Bagapsh for handing Abkhazia over to the Russians. Opposition leaders and ordinary Abkhaz appear es [...]
2009-06-05 09:15:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1037GEORGIA: MESKHETIANS -- WHAT THEIR RETURN MEANS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As part of its obligations to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to establishing a legal way to repatriate Meskhetians, the former Muslim inhabitants of southern Georgia who were deported to Central Asia by Stalin. Georgia did that, and according to the time [...]
2009-06-05 09:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI1056GEORGIA: MOIA RESPONDS TO INVESTIGATION
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post continues to closely monitor claims of beatings, crime and other incidents surrounding the ongoing street protests in Tbilisi. In response to our inquiries about 22 reported incidents, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) sent a detailed list of all reported inc [...]
2009-06-08 15:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1058GEORGIA: POLL SHOWS PROTESTS AND PROTEST LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC),in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation, polled over 1,800 Georgians in May 2009 to gauge public opinion in regard to ongoing protests. The data indicated a significant negative outlook towards both the protest leaders a [...]
2009-06-08 15:07:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1078GEORGIA: DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS DISCUSS UNOMIG WITH
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 11 meeting with European ambassadors and heads of the three monitoring missions, EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon reviewed the state of UNOMIG renewal negotiations and possible ways forward. Everyone agreed that losing UNOMIG had potentially serious disadvantages f [...]
2009-06-11 14:50:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1089GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS
[...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...]
2009-06-12 14:32:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1104GEORGIA: GOG APOLOGIZES; NON-PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Summary: The June 15 incident at the Dighomi Police Station (reftel) resulting in the detention of 39 protesters caused few initial political ripples. Non-parliamentary leaders addressed about 500-1000 supporters in front of Parliament at roughly 7 pm the same day. Non-parliamentary l [...]
2009-06-16 13:56:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1123IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (C) Summary. The June 22 kickoff of the U.S.-Georgia Charter Commission will raise the question of the future of our military cooperation. Embassy Moscow's recent cable (reftel) has highlighted Russian views and the potential impact on our attempt to reset our relations with Moscow. There are, howe [...]
2009-06-18 12:01:00Embassy TbilisiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI113GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]
2009-01-21 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1140GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian academics, analysts and civil society leaders discussed domestic politics, the necessity of developing more robust civil institutions, and relations with Russia at a June 11 lunch with EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon. While participants' opinions varied, in gen [...]
2009-06-22 13:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1158GEORGIAN THOUGHTS ON ARMENIAN/TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Representatives of the Georgian government, parliament, and academia have a wide range of opinions about recent improvements in the bilateral relationship between Armenia and Turkey. Even within the Georgian government, an incomplete and contradictory picture arises, [...]
2009-06-24 11:07:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AZ TU GG
09TBILISI1165GEORGIA: MINISTER SHASHKIN - GOG TO MOVE FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid, Dmitri Shashkin gave Poloff a wide-ranging assessment of the current political situation and the GoG's plans to move forward with its reform agenda without non-parliamentary opposition participation. Shashkin said that the GoG no longer h [...]
2009-06-25 13:04:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1303GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...]
2009-07-14 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI132GEORGIA: POLITICIANS HIT THE AIRWAVES
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: In a televised first, President Saakashvili answered four hours of call-in questioning from the general public on January 23. Opposition figures called the session a "Putin-like" stunt. In our view, the event actually resembled more of a "town-hall" political event and [...]
2009-01-26 14:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1510GEORGIA: THE REMAKING OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
[...] (C) Summary: Three seats on the public broadcasting board of trustees were filled on July 31 with remarkably little protest from within the parliament. The three men selected are generally highly respected for their objectiveness and better known for their sound academic work than for any p [...]
2009-08-07 13:55:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1525GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tbilisi on August 5 and 6, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried met with a range of senior Georgian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze, Secretary of the National Security Council Eka Tkeshelashvili, Minister [...]
2009-08-11 11:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RR GG
09TBILISI1528GEORGIA: NO SURPRISES IN SELECTION OF PUBLIC TV'S
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: On August 10 Georgia Public Broadcasting's (GPB) Board of Trustees elected Gia Chanturia as the new GPB General Director. Perceived as the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) candidate, Chanturia was widely expected to be selected for the position (ref A). Chanturia i [...]
2009-08-12 07:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1559GEORGIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE
[...] (S) In response to reftel questions, Post provides the following answers. A. Can the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) confirm the order of the rifles and grenade launchers listed on this license application? MOD's Letter of Intent and End-Use Certificate date back to 2007 and 2008, resp [...]
2009-08-18 12:02:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETETTC KOMC SE UP BU GG
09TBILISI165GEORGIA: THE RULING PARTY REFLECTS, DEVELOPS
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: While highly confident in their ability to serve out their mandates, the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM) have gone through a period of self-evaluation as to how best to effectuate their political and policy aims in the coming year. UNM is poised to resume [...]
2009-01-29 14:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI171GEORGIA: GOVT AGREES TO LIMIT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In a briefing for diplomats, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) staff provided information about the January 26 agreement between the EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The EUMM military advisor judged that the limitations the Georgians voluntarily imposed upo [...]
2009-01-30 14:47:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1766GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW URGES DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a wide range of GoG officials, non-parliamentary opposition leaders, opposition and majority MPs, and members of civil society, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow stressed to all of her interlocutors the importance of political engagement and the need for progress on demo [...]
2009-09-25 08:20:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1790GEORGIA: PREDICTABLE POLITICAL PARTY COMMENTARY ON
[...] (U) Summary: Domestic political reaction to the Tagliavini report (reftel) predictably corresponded to long-held political perceptions. Various non-parliamentary opposition leaders took the opportunity, citing a finding in the report criticizing Georgia for a disproportionate use of force [...]
2009-10-02 14:56:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RR GG
09TBILISI1823GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASD VERSHBOW
[...] (C) Summary. During your visit to Tbilisi, Saakashvili and his team will be watching closely for clues to any adjustments in U.S. policy toward Georgia. They will be anxious to discuss developments at the MOD, to clarify the new Minister's role and to reassure us of Georgia's commitment to [...]
2009-10-08 08:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS GG
09TBILISI1989GEORGIA: LONDON HOSTS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Participants at the October 14 meeting hosted by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office featured an open and candid exchange of views among Georgian officials, Quad and EU counterparts, and outside experts on other countries that have faced protracted political di [...]
2009-11-09 14:33:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID CY EU GM RS UK GG
09TBILISI2002GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. The holding of this first Democracy Working Group as envisioned by the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter is greatly anticipated and will be closely followed by the Georgian Government, opposition leaders, and civil society. The Georgian delegation will be anxious to dis [...]
2009-11-12 14:44:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2012EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2009
[...] EXBS Georgia has recently learned that the Operation and Maintenance manual for the Caterpillar 3412 diesel engine is available on CD in the Russian language. The model 3412 engine powers the former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 82' Point Class patrol boats donated to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmeni [...]
2009-11-16 12:12:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI2025GEORGIA: MISTRAL SALE COULD DESTABILIZE BLACK SEA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On November 13 and 16 Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze voiced serious concerns about the potentially destabilizing influence of France's possible sale of Mistral-class helicopter carrier ships to Russia (reftel) to DAS Tina Kaidanow and the Ambassador. As the broker of t [...]
2009-11-19 12:35:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI2106GEORGIA: CHURCH AND STATE, MAINTAINING A DELICATE
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian Government officials are privately expressing frustration over the expansive role the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) plays in society. The long-hidden conflict between the GOC and GOG may be beginning to play out publicly in subtle ways. Internet videos mocking GOC Patr [...]
2009-12-03 14:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG KIRF
09TBILISI2131GEORGIA: DETENTIONS RAISE TENSIONS AROUND SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary. A series of detentions over the past month has increased tension between Georgia and the South Ossetian de facto authorities. These recent incidents are not the only such cases, and older outstanding cases, some dating even from before the August 2008 war, have complicated reso [...]
2009-12-04 14:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI2137GEORGIA: A/S POSNER LEADS DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: In the first full meeting of the Democracy Working Group under the umbrella of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, DRL A/S Posner and EUR DAS Kaidanow both challenged the GoG to continue its democratic evolution noting the crucial link between establishing a plur [...]
2009-12-07 12:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2138GEORGIA: DRL A/S POSNER AND EUR DAS KADINOW HEAR
[...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Democracy Working Group, under the auspices of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, members of the U.S. delegation met with leading civil society representatives and opposition political leaders who expressed concerns in several areas, includ [...]
2009-12-07 13:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2180GEORGIA: LATVIAN PRESIDENT OFFERS MISHA MORAL
[...] (C) Summary: Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, accompanied by his wife and 65 Latvian businessmen, paid an official visit to Georgia in early December. With the economies of both Latvia and Georgia struggling, the visit centered on shared possibilities for enhanced business relationships. G [...]
2009-12-11 14:36:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LV GG
09TBILISI2181GEORGIA: BAGAPSH WINS IN ABKHAZIA
[...] (SBU) According to the "central election commission" of Abkhazia, incumbent "president" Sergey Bagapsh won the "presidential elections" in Abkhazia on December 12 with 59.4 percent of the vote, avoiding the need for a run-off. There was a striking dichotomy in official Georgian reaction tothe [...]
2009-12-14 15:51:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI2254GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS UGULAVA AS FRONT RUNNER
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: A recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll of Tbilisi residents showed likely United National Movement (UNM) candidate and current mayor Gigi Ugulava with a significant lead on the field of probable Tbilisi mayoral candidates in upcoming local elections sche [...]
2009-12-21 11:44:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON GG
09TBILISI2291GEORGIA: DASD WALLANDER LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On 19-20 November, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste A. Wallander co-chaired with First Deputy Minister of Defense Nikoloz Vashakidze the 2009 U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The BDC established the strategic direct [...]
2009-12-29 12:42:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS
09TBILISI292GEORGIA: NEW PM EXPRESSES CONCERN RE ECONOMY, REITERATES
[...] (SBU) In his first official meeting since being confirmed as Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri told the Charge and AID Mission Director February 9 that he was very concerned about the state of the Georgian economy and outlined a series of initiatives aimed at garnering more budget and balance of p [...]
2009-02-11 13:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI313GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI WARNS OF EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary: On February 12 President Saakashvili delivered his fifth annual state of the union address to the Parliament, which was attended by Members of Parliament, regional governors and the Mayor of Tbilisi, members of the Cabinet, the diplomatic corps including the Charge and a group of [...]
2009-02-13 14:36:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI32GEORGIA: FUNDING RESTORED TO OPPOSITION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Parliament recently passed a law to restore funding to six opposition parties who refused to enter Parliament. The law envisages special foundation funding based on the German stiftung model that Secretary Rice suggested during an earlier visit to Tbilisi to aid part [...]
2009-01-08 15:13:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI324GEORGIA: ALASANIA INTRODUCES POLITICAL TEAM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Alasania introduced his political "team" on February 16 at a widely attended presentation event that attracted representatives of most of parties that make up the non-parliamentary opposition and garnered major press attention. The notable names joining Alasania's effo [...]
2009-02-17 14:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI345GEORGIA'S KAKHETI REGION: UNM DOMINATES, JOBS THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a February visit to the eastern province of Kakheti, Georgia's version of the Napa Valley, both the Deputy Governor and Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) opposition members stressed that the region's primary political concern was the local economy, specifically the cr [...]
2009-02-20 12:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI365GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...]
2009-02-24 12:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG
09TBILISI389GEORGIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO JOINING NATO
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Georgian officials continue to express through both public and private channels their continued commitment to NATO membership. On February 17, the Minister of Defense released his "Minister's Vision 2009," a public document that identifies NATO membership as one of [...]
2009-02-26 14:15:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS GG
09TBILISI40GEORGIA: VERBEKE ON WAY FORWARD FOR UN
[...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative for Georgia Johan Verbeke offered the Ambassador initial thoughts on the prospects for renewal of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). He believes Russia would prefer to see the mission closed, but might not want to risk internationa [...]
2009-01-12 12:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI417GEORGIA: THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM VASHADZE
[...] (C) Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze is looking forward to his first opportunity to meet with you on the margins of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) meeting in Brussels on March 5. Your meeting with him, no matter how brief, will be an important signal of U.S. support at a time when some leaders [...]
2009-03-04 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI432GEORGIA: POSSIBILITIES FOR A NEW UNOMIG MANDATE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative Verbeke has twice convened the British, French, German and U.S. chiefs of mission to brainstorm ideas for a new UN mission in Georgia. Taking for granted the eventual closure of the OSCE mission, Verbeke argued that the UN and EUMM will ne [...]
2009-03-05 14:30:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI453GEORGIA: NEW CORRECTIONS MINISTER FACES MANY
[...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance, Dimitri Shashkin told the Ambassador that he faces significant challenges regarding Georgia's current penal system. He said he will focus first on creating a probationary system for the country, noting that the current system is [...]
2009-03-06 14:53:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI468GEORGIA: DESPITE CONCERNS, GEORGIA WILL COOPERATE
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Georgian officials have raised questions about the objectivity of two members of the EU's independent investigation of the causes of the August 2008 war. They have nevertheless pledged their continued support for and full cooperation with the commission's work. Swiss dip [...]
2009-03-10 14:54:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI469GEORGIA: FORMER AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: Former Georgian Ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, who famously told the ad hoc parliamentary committee on the war that the U.S. gave Georgia the green light, discussed with the Ambassador his future plans which include setting up an independent news channel; an econom [...]
2009-03-10 15:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI523GEORGIA: ELECTION LEGISLATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) On March 17, 2008, seven political party representatives gathered at the offices of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for the inaugural meeting of the Election Legislation Working Group (ELWG). Poloff, USAID, the EU/EC, Council of Europe (COE),IFES, and the OSCE observed the meet [...]
2009-03-19 15:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI55GEORGIA: RUMOR MILL CHURNING FEEDING A RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post is closely following what has the markings of a possible Russian disinformation campaign to create distrust and speculation with the United States and President Saakashvili in the Georgian public. Rumors of impending U.S. or other outside action to remove Saakashvil [...]
2009-01-13 14:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI584GEORGIA: FRENCH AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: France's local Ambassador in Tbilisi Eric Fournier was remarkably blunt in his opening remarks at a local conference March 20 about current European Union policy towards Russia, as well as his own difficulties in getting his ministry in Paris to put Georgia on its pr [...]
2009-03-24 12:35:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI621GEORGIA: ENCOURAGING GEORGIA TO SUBMIT ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) On 27 March, Poloff met with Vasil Rubashvili of the Georgian MFA Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department to discuss ref points regarding the submission of Georgia's Annual Declaration on its space and ballistic missile policies as required by the Hague Code of Conduct [...]
2009-03-27 12:29:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GG
09TBILISI715GEORGIA: PREVIEW OF FM VASHADZE'S MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) The Secretary's April 14 meeting with Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze will help reassure Tbilisi that efforts to improve relations with Russia will not come at the expense of the U.S.-Georgia relationship. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize the restraint and flexibility Georgia has s [...]
2009-04-13 12:53:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI735GEORGIA: PROTESTERS BLOCK MAJOR THOROUGHFARES,
[...] (C) Summary: Protests on April 14 again drew a modest crowd of 4000 - 6000 protesters. About 500 protesters blocked a major avenue in the heavily trafficked Vake district near Tbilisi State University. At the direction of Levan Gachechiladze (former presidential candidate) and David Gamkr [...]
2009-04-15 13:26:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI81GEORGIA: A LOOK INSIDE THE INFLUENTIAL GEORGIAN
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The Georgian Orthodox Church wields a great deal of influence in Georgian society and ON the Georgian Government. Much of the credit goes to the very popular Patriarch Ilia II, who recently II celebrated his 76th birthday and 31 years as Georgia's Catholicos-Patriarch. [...]
2009-01-15 12:11:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKRF PHUM PGOV RU GG
09TBILISI816GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE DESPITE HANDSHAKE -
[...] (SBU) Summary: Protests were largely abandoned on Tuesday, April 28 as non-parliamentary leaders attended church services for the day of reconciliation. Crowds in front of Parliament were estimated at 500 or less. At a church service led by the Patriarch, that only Irakli Alasani (Allianc [...]
2009-04-29 11:04:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI907GEORGIAN ECONOMY WORSENS, BUDGET CRISIS POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Buffeted by the global economic crisis and domestic political instability, the Georgian economy is in decline. The economy constricted 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, and initial April numbers are not promising. Remittances from abroad, especially Russia, have decline [...]
2009-05-12 15:11:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI91CODEL SCHWARTZ (HDAC) VISITS GEORGIA
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: In support of its ongoing partnership with Georgia's Parliament on democratic and institutional reform (reftel),CODEL Schwartz and the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited the Republic of Georgia from December 17-19, 2008. CODEL Schwartz met with Parli [...]
2009-01-20 04:55:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI952GEORGIA: SECURITY SITUATION AT THE MTSKHETA
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. The radioactive storage facility in Mtskheta, the permanent storage facility in Georgia for disused radioactive sources, is in need of a strengthened security guard presence, according to local experts and pol [...]
2009-05-21 14:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC KCRM PARM PINR GG
09TBILISI956GEORGIA: DASD WARLICK'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mary Warlick, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria to discuss bilateral issues and review military assistance programs. The meeting provided an opportunity for Bokeria to discuss the ongoing polit [...]
2009-05-22 10:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI982GEORGIA: CONTROVERSY OVER MAY 31 ELECTIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On the eve of May 31 parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, controversy has erupted over the electoral system and establishment of political parties by the "de facto" administration. While Russian officials and South Ossetian "de facto" administration officials cl [...]
2009-05-29 14:10:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1002CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...]
2009-10-02 15:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA1008PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE MEETS G-16
[...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of the pro-Zelaya Pacific Resistance told the G-16 on October 1 that they are opposed to violence and that any violence that has occurred during pro-Zelaya demonstrations was carried out by provocateurs. They described the de facto regime as being composed of membe [...]
2009-10-03 01:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1013TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #70 10/05/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),along with members of her staff, arrived in Tegucigalpa October 5. The CODEL had arranged meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime representatives and a press conference. The CODEL will also meet with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodrigu [...]
2009-10-06 00:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1073TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias discussed the Honduran crisis on October 21. They REVIEWED the temporary suspension of the talks. The Ambassador blamed the recent failure on the last minute intransigence of Roberto Micheletti. The Ambassador expressed the hope that both side [...]
2009-10-22 18:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1118SECRETARY SOLIS VISITS HONDURAS TO INAUGURATE
[...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of the Verification Commission to monitor Honduras's political accord took place on November 3 during a two-day visit by its two international commissioners, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos. The visit took place under [...]
2009-11-06 21:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM PHUM HO US CI OAS
09TEGUCIGALPA1172009 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment For Honduras. TIME PERIOD: April 2008 to mid-February 2009 - Govt. actions Acronyms used: IHNFA Honduran Institute for Children and the Family TIP Trafficking in Persons IO International Organizations NGO Non-governme [...]
2009-02-23 12:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09TEGUCIGALPA1202TFH01: UD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STAYS IN RACE
[...] (C) Summary. The small UD party, which has 120 candidates for congress and 265 candidates for mayor, held an assembly on November 21 at which it decided overwhelmingly not to withdraw its candidates from the general election to be held on November 29. Cesar Ham, the UD's presidential candidat [...]
2009-11-24 23:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1205TFH01: ELECTIONS AND THE PROSPECT FOR DISRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: Continued opposition to elections by supporters of President Zelaya coupled with technical weaknesses in the electoral authorities' reporting system keep open the possibility that the November 29 elections could be disrupted in a few of Honduras' 18 departments, though a nationwid [...]
2009-11-26 00:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1209TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...]
2009-11-27 17:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA1212SCENESETTER FOR THE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Honduras will hold a general election on November 29 with more than 15,000 candidates running for about 2,900 elected positions, including the presidency, all 128 congressional seats, and 298 mayoralties. The scheduling of the election pre-dates the June 28 coup and the election [...]
2009-11-27 19:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1219TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1000 HOURS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Polls opened nationwide with some delays and voting has begun in a generally orderly fashion. There has been a heavy turnout and voters are enthusiastic. The atmosphere in the capital of Tegucigalpa is quiet and normal. Embassy reporting teams deployed nationwide reported no [...]
2009-11-29 16:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1221TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1600 HOURS
[...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) extended the closing time of polling centers from 16:00 to 17:00. Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-coup demonstrators in San Pedro Sula who allegedly threw rocks. A Reuters cameraman was injured in the incident [...]
2009-11-29 22:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1222TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP - FINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. November 29 was a great day for Honduran democracy and the Honduran people displayed great civic commitment in expressing their will in the ballot box. Early Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) results showed that National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was elec [...]
2009-11-30 05:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1277TFHO1: EMBASSY TEAMS REPORT ON ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary. This cable provides analysis on the teams deployed by the Embassy throughout Honduras to witness and report back on the general election of November 29, 2009. Embassy teams reported that the vote count at the polling stations they visited went smoothly with few nullified ballot [...]
2009-12-10 16:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1281TFH01: FEMALE REPRESENTATION DECREASES IN CONGRESS
[...] (U) Summary. Election results issued by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) showed that the National Congress will maintain its traditional plurality of male representatives. The next 128-seat legislature will likely contain 25 congresswomen, comprising 19.53 percent of the total congress [...]
2009-12-11 13:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA148IMF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR A STANDBY
[...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund team has been in Tegucigalpa the past two weeks conducting Article IV consultations. In an out-brief meeting, they told us that the Honduran government,s unwillingness to allow for exchange rate flexibility makes the extension of the Stand by Arran [...]
2009-03-06 20:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD EAGR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA149PRESIDENT ZELAYA MEETS FIDEL AND SPEAKS OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Zelaya concluded his three-day visit to Cuba March 4 with a reported meeting with Fidel Castro, who he described as lucid and well. Zelaya traveled to Cuba to attend the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development problems, before which [...]
2009-03-06 20:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO
09TEGUCIGALPA180COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE RECEIVED WITH HIGHEST
[...] (U) Summary: President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe's arrived in Honduras amongst great fanfare with his plane being escorted to the landing strip in San Pedro Sula by Honduras' squadron of F-5s. He was honored by the Mayor with the keys to the city and received the highest possible decorations b [...]
2009-03-17 01:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA181Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Shannon's Visit to
[...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome you to Tegucigalpa. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to hold substantive discussions with President Zelaya, senior GOH officials, as well as with the two leading presidential candidates. The political situation continues to be stable as we move for [...]
2009-03-17 01:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO
09TEGUCIGALPA210ZELAYA CALLS FOR OPINION POLL ON CONSTIUTENT
[...] (C) Summary: President Manual "Mel" Zelaya announced on March 24 that the executive will hold a poll on June 30 to ask whether or not there should be a vote on Election Day calling for a constituent assembly to consider changes to the Constitution. Many political leaders are concerned that th [...]
2009-03-26 15:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA291HONDURAN ELECTION UPDATE: LIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION
[...] (C) Summary. Former Vice President Elvin Santos was formally anointed as the Liberal Party's (PL) Presidential Candidate at the PL Convention in Tegucigalpa on April 18, 2009. Santos in turn appointed Congressional President Roberto Micheletti as PL President despite objections from current [...]
2009-04-28 11:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA309UPDATE ON 4TH URN
[...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...]
2009-05-01 19:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA310UPDATE ON 4TH URN
[...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...]
2009-05-01 19:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA339PEPE LOBO TURNS ON FOURTH URN
[...] (C) Summary: Honduras continues to be in a state of tension caused by President Zelaya's increasingly strident campaign to hold a referendum (the Fourth Urn) calling for the convening of a constituent assembly that would make radical changes to the nation's constitution. In a major surprise, [...]
2009-05-12 00:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA34REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel requested commentary on how the international financial crisis is playing out in Honduras. Detailed reporting on the subject appears in refs B through I. Following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-01-16 18:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA348ADMINISTRATIVE COURT AGREES TO HEAR SUIT AGAINST
[...] (U) In a ruling that pleased opponents of President Zelaya's proposed referendum, known as the "Fourth Urn" on convening a constituent assembly (reftels B and C),Judge Jorge Alberto Zelaya of Honduras' "Administrative Court" determined on May 12 that he would hear a suit against the legality [...]
2009-05-13 00:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA35HONDURAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Summary: The international economic difficulties have impacted on Honduras in the way of slower growth, although the country still managed GDP growth of 4 percent in 2008. Looking to 2009, we expect the U.S. recession to hurt Honduras, export performance of apparel, and traditional produc [...]
2009-01-16 20:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA379YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS
[...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...]
2009-05-22 20:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA491HONDURAN SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL TO APRROVE
[...] (C) Poloff visited the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on June 23 to inquire about the 23 applications for independent candidacies the institution had received. TSE President Saul Escobar (who represents the Christian Democratic Party) told us that 16 of the 23 independent candidacies had pa [...]
2009-06-24 13:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA542HONDURAN ECONOMY LIKELY TO LIMP THROUGH 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Unless the current political turmoil leads to prolonged civil unrest, Honduras should be able to avoid a major economic crisis for the balance of 2009. However, recent policies, together with an unfavorable external environment, are severely constraining the options of whoever wi [...]
2009-07-07 00:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA544AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke today to President Zelaya. Zelaya informed the Ambassador that he was in Managua and said he was scheduled to fly to Washington at 1900 hrs. He thanked the Ambassador for hosting members of his family at the Residence. He also expressed appreciation for the strong su [...]
2009-07-07 01:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA574HONDURAN COUP: WHO'S AT THE TABLE IN SAN JOSE
[...] (C) Summary: The members of the delegations accompanying President Manuel Zelaya and de facto caretaker Roberto Micheletti represent a contrast, with long-time, core advisors on the Zelaya side, while Micheletti's team is comprised of bi-partisan, non-ideologues, united by their mistrust of Z [...]
2009-07-10 00:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA615TFHO1: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE CHIEF
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador and DATT met with Honduran Chief of Defense (CHOD) MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to press the importance of the de facto regime's serious participation in the Arias-led negotiations on July 18, as well as the repercussions if the talks do not show substantive progres [...]
2009-07-17 21:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT PGOV
09TEGUCIGALPA618TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: DONORS EVALUATING ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Donors are evaluating their assistance to Honduras in the wake of the June 28 coup and subsequent suspension of Honduras from the OAS. All members of the G-16 group of official donors to Honduras, with one exception, have suspended communication with the de facto interim govern [...]
2009-07-17 23:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA645TFHO1: OPEN AND SHUT: THE CASE OF THE HONDURAN COUP
[...] (C) Summary: Post has attempted to clarify some of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the June 28 forced removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Embassy perspective is that there is no doubt that the military, Supreme Court and National Congress conspired on June 28 in wha [...]
2009-07-24 00:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA677TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS REVIEWS AMNESTY ARTICLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran de facto regime is analyzing in detail the San Jose Agreement to ensure it conforms with Honduran law and the Constitution before the Micheletti regime makes a final decision on whether to accept the agreement. Embassy Political and Economic officers met with all m [...]
2009-07-30 17:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA696TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/03/09
[...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. -------------------------------------- CONGRESS CONSIDERING POLITICAL AMNESTY -------------------------------------- 2 [...]
2009-08-03 23:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA697TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME PREPARES 2009 HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Honduran Budget was introduced and approved by the de facto regime July 2009. The Honduran fiscal year is from January to December, and the exiled government had yet to submit its 2009 budget (which was due to Congress on September 15, 2008). Central government reven [...]
2009-08-04 21:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR EAID ECON EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA730TFHO1: AMERICASBAROMETER ARTICLE ON PREDICTING
[...] (U) Summary: In the latest "AmericasBarometer Insights" article, public opinion researchers Mitchell Seligson and John Booth point to their conclusion in a book published earlier this year that Honduras demonstrated "greater risk for unrest, political turmoil, and support for antidemocratic [...]
2009-08-11 18:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA766TFH01: UNIVERSITY RECTOR ON CAMPUS VIOLENCE AND
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) Julieta Castellanos Ruiz on August 12. UNAH was the site of a violent clash between student pro-Zelaya protestors and police on August 5 (reftel),as well as an incident August 4 when students pelted L [...]
2009-08-17 18:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA785TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/19/09
[...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 17 meeting between the elections donor working group (GSE) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) hosted [...]
2009-08-20 00:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA786TFH01: INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. A delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in Tegucigalpa August 16 to evaluate the human rights situation in the country. During the first two days the delegation met with two separate groups of Congressmen, the National Police, the Supreme Co [...]
2009-08-20 18:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA806TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff visited the city of Comayagua, Comayagua Department and the towns of Cane and Tutule in La Paz Department to gauge the political and economic effects of the current political crisis outside the capital. Emboffs spoke with agricultural producers and exporters, [...]
2009-08-24 22:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA831TFH01: FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION FACES DE FACTO
[...] (C) Summary: The OAS delegation of foreign ministers and OAS Secretary General which visited Honduras August 24-25 to press all parties to accept the San Jose Accord as the peaceful solution to the current political crisis concluded without a concrete result, due primarily to inflexibility on [...]
2009-08-27 02:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA843TFH01: MEDIA REACTION US VISA SUSPENSION, OAS VISIT AND
[...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based liberal newspaper (8-26-09): "The U.S. government suspended the issuance of visas starting August 26, for non immigrants and non emergency cases, which implies almost the (entire) totality of these documents for Hondurans that want to travel to the U.S. S [...]
2009-08-27 21:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CVIS SMIG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA844HONDURAS PRESS COVERAGE OF INSULZA READOUT TO OAS
[...] (U) Summary. All four major dailies covered the August 26 presentation to the OAS by Secretary General Insulza. They highlighted the failure of the August 24-25 mission of OAS Foreign Ministers, but noted that Insulza remains hopeful that a negotiated settlement to Honduras' political crisis [...]
2009-08-27 21:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA847TFH01: MEDIA REACTION
[...] (U) Op-ed by Rafael Delgado Elvir in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-19-09): "The circumstances surrounding the coup d'tat are keeping us in a state of high social upheaval. Day by day we witness marches and protests that indicate the existence of deep wounds and in th [...]
2009-08-28 14:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA941TFH01: PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS FOR HONDURAS
[...] (C) Signature of the San Jose Accord by Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Robert Micheletti is the optimal solution to the political crisis besetting Honduras since the June 28 coup, and the Department and the Mission has worked hard to achieve this objecti [...]
2009-09-18 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA945TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #55 09/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 1300 local (1500 EDT),President Zelaya appeared on a balcony before a crowd of over 5,000 supporters who had gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, but made no statement. Earlier via radio and television channel 36, Zelaya publicly stated he was ready to sign the San Jo [...]
2009-09-21 22:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA947TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION
[...] (C) Honduran authorities can no longer handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly deteriorating. There is [...]
2009-09-22 15:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA948TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION - CORRECTED CABLE
[...] (C) Summary: Honduran authorities may no longer be able to handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly dete [...]
2009-09-22 16:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA966TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...]
2009-09-25 00:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA978TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...]
2009-09-26 00:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA982TFH01: CANDIDATES MEET ZELAYA AND MICHELETTI AND
[...] (U) Summary. The four presidential candidates who on September 16 traveled to Costa Rica to meet with President Arias met on September 24 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and later the same day with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy. There was widespread [...]
2009-09-28 20:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TELAVIV1041GOI REJECTS COOPERATION WITH GOLDSTONE MISSION
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for UN and International Organizations Affairs Evyatar Manor told Pol Couns May 11 that the GOI has definitively decided not to cooperate with the Goldstone Mission to investigate allegations of war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Manor stressed tha [...]
2009-05-11 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1052ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the first day of Pope Benedict XVIQs visit to Israel. The media, taking their cue from Israeli public figures, are critical of the pope for what was [...]
2009-05-12 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1099UNION CHIEF UP, BUDGET CHIEF OUT, AS CABINET BUSTS BUDGET
[...] (SBU) On May 13, about fifteen minutes after the cabinet voted 26-4 in favor of the proposed 2009-2010 budget, Ministry of Finance Budget Director Ram Belinkov resigned, citing what he felt was inappropriate handling of the budget process. Belinkov strongly objected to the profound and highly [...]
2009-05-15 18:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV1105ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1129ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 10:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1153NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP OUTREACH TO ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary: GOI interlocutors raised familiar themes with a delegation from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during a recent outreach meeting at the SOREQ Nuclear Research Center on May 14. The GOI continues to seek formal recognition for adhering to NSG Guidelines, and supports a German asso [...]
2009-05-27 04:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKNNP ETTC PARM NPT IS
09TELAVIV1164ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1177CODELS CASEY AND ACKERMAN MEET WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Post hosted two CODELS during the week of May 25: one from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator Casey, the other from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs led by Congressman Ackerman. Both delegations met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who conveyed similar [...]
2009-06-02 06:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV MOPS IR KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1184CODELS ACKERMAN AND CASEY MEETINGS WITH PRIME
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Ackerman and Casey met separately May 26 and 27 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister discussed his visit to Washington, focusing on his discussions of Iran, a regional approach in support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and his approach to the P [...]
2009-06-02 13:25:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1235SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 05:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1291ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Prime Minister Netanyahu's Speech I: "For Obama's Ears Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (6/15): "Three words will remain from the speech at Bar Ilan University: "demilitarized Palestinian state." ... They clarify that if there should b [...]
2009-06-15 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1295NETANYAHU'S "BAR ILAN ADDRESS" REFLECTS EMERGING
[...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech was a balancing act to deal with widely-perceived U.S. pressure without causing the collapse of his coalition. By announcing his acceptance of a demilitarized Palestinian state beside Israel, Netanyahu moved to the center and embraced positions sup [...]
2009-06-15 13:25:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1305ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Netanyahu's Speech 2. Iran I. "Walking Between the Raindrops" Yossi Alper, a member of the Peace and Security Council and a regular contributor to the conservative independent Jerusalem Post wrote6/16): "At the end of the day, another right-wing leader, steeped in Revisionist ideol [...]
2009-06-16 13:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1324GOI DISCUSSES LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH HOF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 10, Fred Hof, Special Advisor for Regional Affairs in the office of Special Envoy Mitchell, held a series of meetings with GOI officials from the MFA and MOD to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Syria and the possibilities for progress towards opening negotiations with each. [...]
2009-06-18 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV1329EMBASSY VIEWS ON 2009 JEDG
[...] (C) The June 29 Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting presents the opportunity to discuss the eventual severance of the JEDG from its connection to the 2003 Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA),and its continuance as an annual bilateral economic consultation between the two countries. Thi [...]
2009-06-18 13:57:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV135GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 16, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) Only the Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 16; it handled 76 truckloads of supplies and three fuel tankers. In the wake of yesterday's firefight around the UNWRA compound in Gaza and destruction of its main warehouse, UNWRA did not operate its usual cargo convoys from Kerem Sha [...]
2009-01-16 16:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PETER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1459ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted remarks made yesterday by Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad on ABC-TV's "This Week" program: "We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot [...]
2009-07-06 11:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1507STAFFDELS MAKOVSKY AND BENAIM'S MEETING WITH MOD
[...] (S) Summary. Congressional Staffdels Makovsky and Benaim, accompanied by PolCouns, met with MOD Chief of Staff BG Mike Herzog July 2. Their discussion covered improved Egyptian counter-smuggling performance, Egypt's efforts to promote Palestinian national reconciliation, the Arab role in th [...]
2009-07-08 14:38:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1535ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1547ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in HaQaretz) reported that yesterday, in a policy address to the Council of Foreign Relations, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Iran an ultimatum to ac [...]
2009-07-16 14:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1579POLICE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO RECOMMENDING INDICTMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Israeli press reported on July 15 that police are nearing a decision to recommend to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beitenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman on money laundering and fraud charges. Following such a recommendation, we expe [...]
2009-07-17 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1611ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV16152009-2010 GOI BUDGET APPROVED
[...] (U) Three and a half months after being introduced, the 2009-2010 GOI budget was approved by a majority of 58 Members of Knesset (MK)--versus 36 MKs against--in final readings in the Knesset on July 15. The budget framework includes deficit ceilings of six percent of GDP in 2009 and 5.5 per [...]
2009-07-21 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1619ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1630ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Deputy State Department Spokesman Robert Wood as saying yesterday: QNo one is asking Israel to act outside its national security interests. What weQre asking both parti [...]
2009-07-22 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1632ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1648ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Assistant Secretary of State Philip Crowley as saying yesterday, at the daily State Department briefing: QThere had been some reporting after yesterdayQs briefing that I [...]
2009-07-24 10:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV171ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 11:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1791ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Fatah members as saying that Israel should release jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who came in third in the movementQs Central Committee elections [...]
2009-08-12 10:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1802ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Israeli and Hamas spokespeople have presented conflicting reports on progress in the talks about the possible release of Gilad Shalit. YediotQs Arab affairs corres [...]
2009-08-13 13:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1832ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 09:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1841ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying yesterday that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is well aware that the Netanyahu government has [...]
2009-08-19 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1846ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1855ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited the White House as saying yesterday that President Obama wants Israel and the Palestinians to restart stalled peace talks as soon as possible and that he urged both side [...]
2009-08-21 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV186HIGH COURT REVERSES ELECTION COMMITTEE BAN ON ARAB PARTIES
[...] SUMMARY: Amidst growing tension between Israeli Jews and Arabs over hostilities in and around the Gaza Strip, two right-wing parties and a now-defunct centrist party successfully petitioned the Knesset's Central Elections Committee (CEC) to exclude two Israeli Arab political parties from cont [...]
2009-01-21 17:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM IS
09TELAVIV1886ISRAEL HIKES INTEREST RATE TO HEAD OFF INFLATION
[...] (SBU) Amid intense Israeli and international speculation, the Bank of Israel (BoI) became the first central bank to raise interest rates since initial signs of a global recovery. The August 24 hike of 0.25 percent brings the BoI's benchmark rate to 0.75 percent, up from 0.50 percent where it [...]
2009-08-28 09:49:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1893ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On August 30, The Jerusalem Post reported that, following the Jerusalem Post/Rafi Smith poll published on Friday, left-wing parties have lamented President ObamaQs unpopularity. Media qu [...]
2009-08-31 10:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1904ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 10:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1915ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted an unnamed Israeli diplomat as saying that there is no disagreement with the U.S. regarding the issue of construction freeze in the settlements. The diplomat was quoted [...]
2009-09-02 12:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV193ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1948ISRAEL'S FISCAL OUTLOOK
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Israel is likely to meet the 2009 fiscal conditions for U.S. loan guarantees signed at the last Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting on June 29, but it is less certain that Israel will meet the 2010 expenditure conditions for FY2011 loan guarantees. The country face [...]
2009-09-04 08:04:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1951THE WAY FORWARD ON FISCAL ISSUES FROM THE 2009 JEDG
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The United States pressed Israel at the 2009 JEDG to consider creating a budget "watchdog" group and institute a new, more effective fiscal rule. In follow-up meetings with Treasury and Emboffs, all three major economic actors in Israel's government agreed with the necessity o [...]
2009-09-04 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1953ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "A Question of Trust" Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (9/4): QTepid, cold, frozen: Benjamin Netanyahu is now officially willing to declare a settlement constructi [...]
2009-09-04 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1974ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2050IDF SOUTHERN COMMAND AND SHIN BET BRIEFINGS ON
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Gillibrand received separate briefings on the Gaza security situation by the IDF Southern Command and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) September 2 and 3. Major General Yoav Gallant told the CODEL that the Southern Command's role is to manage the threat from Gaza, but [...]
2009-09-16 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER OREP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV206ISRAELI THINKING ON LEBANON ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: From January 1-10, Poloff and visiting NEA Lebanon desk officer Matthew Irwin discussed Lebanon in meetings with Israeli MFA, MOD, and NSC officials, as well as local academics and journalists. Overall the meetings confirmed that Israel shares the goal of supporting Lebanese mod [...]
2009-01-23 16:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY IR IS
09TELAVIV2080SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 06:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2101ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media viewed President ObamaQs QcoldQ announcement after his meeting yesterday with PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas at New YorkQs Waldorf Astoria Hotel as a sign of [...]
2009-09-23 10:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2126ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that, two days before the opening of talks between Iranian and U.S. officials, the Islamic Republic carried out a test launch of long-range missiles capable of reaching I [...]
2009-09-29 11:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2149ISRAEL MAKES PROGRESS ON DESALINATION SUBSTITUTION
[...] (U) Summary: Now entering its fifth year of substandard rainfall, Israel is making notable progress in substituting desalinated sea water for natural source fresh water for public consumption. Expanded production from existing seawater facilities should reach 160 million cubic meters (mcm) an [...]
2009-09-30 15:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG EINV IS
09TELAVIV2164ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the deal reportedly brokered by Germany and Egypt, in which Hamas will give Israel tomorrow a video recording proving that Gilad Shalit is alive. In exchange Israel will [...]
2009-10-01 11:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV221ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2270SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) reported that, following the failure in obtaining a settlement construction freeze and Arab gestures towards Israel, the U.S. administration is dr [...]
2009-10-15 10:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2275SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2283SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USUN AMBASSADOR SUSAN
[...] (S) Summary. Israelis are even more anxious than usual these days as the Goldstone Report is being discussed in Geneva and New York. Israeli leaders have developed a virtually obsessive reaction to the report, which they see as both an assault on the State of Israel and it's democratic inst [...]
2009-10-16 12:26:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS
09TELAVIV23ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2310SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that President Shimon PeresQ Facing Tomorrow Conference will open in Jerusalem tonight. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, an [...]
2009-10-20 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to arrive in Israel on Saturday after preparatory talks by U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mit [...]
2009-10-28 12:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2381ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 10:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2394SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 06:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2401ISRAELI MFA POLITICAL RESEARCH BUREAU DISCUSSES
[...] (C) POLOFF and NEA/IPA Desk Officer met with MFA's Political Research Bureau (INR equivalent) on October 14 to discuss recent developments in Syria and Lebanon. MFA analysts explained that lately the political atmosphere in Lebanon suggests progress toward resolving the political crisis. So [...]
2009-11-02 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPGOV LE SY IS
09TELAVIV2410ISRAELI SECURITY SERVICES ARREST "JEWISH TERRORIST"
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli security services announced October 31 that they had arrested an American-born settler in connection to a number of crimes and terrorist attacks over the past 12 years. Yaacov "Jack" Teitel was arrested on October 7 for posting anti-homosexual flyers, and later confessed [...]
2009-11-02 16:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KCRM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2415ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2442ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as saying yesterday in a televised address that he had no wish to seek reelection through a presidential p [...]
2009-11-06 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2465SHAUL MOFAZ BRIEFS THE AMBASSADOR ON HIS PEACE PLAN
[...] (C) Summary/Comment. Member of Knesset (Kadima) and former Deputy PM, Defense Minister and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General (retired) Shaul Mofaz briefed the Ambassador November 9 on the peace plan that he announced at a press conference the previous day. Mofaz' plan provides for the [...]
2009-11-10 15:28:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2467ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2473SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (S) Summary. Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the economy has weathered the storms of the international economic crisis, and Netanyahu's governing coalition is stable, for the time being at le [...]
2009-11-12 15:51:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR
09TELAVIV2482ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW MEETS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 and 2, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with a number of senior Israeli defense officials in Israel including: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris; Head of MOD Poli [...]
2009-11-16 08:55:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU
09TELAVIV2495ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly as saying yesterday: QOur position is clear. We support the creation of a Palestinian state that is contiguous a [...]
2009-11-17 11:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2496GAZA CASH: GOI SECURITY AND POLICY CONCERNS
[...] (S) Summary: A senior GOI security official cited several security and policy concerns in permitting the transfer of U.S. dollars and Jordanian dinars into Gaza, though he promised to raise the topic within the appropriate interagency committee. The GOI continues to view its policy of restric [...]
2009-11-17 14:56:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEFIN KTFN IS
09TELAVIV250240TH JPMG: NEA REGIONAL DISCUSSION (PART 3 OF 4)
[...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and GOI counterparts discussed security issues in the Near East region. GOI officials expressed support for the P5 plus 1 engagement process with Iran, but doubted the process would lead to any change in Iranian behavior - [...]
2009-11-18 14:34:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV250340TH JPMG: INTERNATIONAL, EXPORT CONTROL AND JSAP
[...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group, U.S. and Israeli interlocutors discussed Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and East Asia, focusing specifically on China. On Russia, both U.S. and GOI officials stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced relationship with Mos [...]
2009-11-18 14:36:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER CH IR RU IS
09TELAVIV2504NEW DG AT MINISTRY OF FINANCE SEEKS COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Cunningham met with Haim Shani, the new Director General of the Ministry of Finance on November 13. Shani, who took charge on November 1, shared some of his priorities as DG. He also provided a few details of his vision of the joint high-tech dialogue he hopes to [...]
2009-11-18 14:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2535ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 10:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2556ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2559PRELUDE TO 2009 JEDG MID-TERM REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Ahead of the December Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) mid-term review, Econoff met with contacts at the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance to assess progress on several of the key issues raised in the June 2009 JEDG meeting in Washington. While strong consensus remains [...]
2009-11-27 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2561INTEREST RATE HIKE AND THIRD QUARTER DATA EVIDENCE
[...] Summary: On November 23, the Bank of Israel (BoI) announced a 0.25 percent increase in interest rates, bring the BoI rate to 1 percent in a move intended to return inflation to well within the target range yet low enough to support the continuing economic recovery. Preliminary third quarter [...]
2009-11-27 15:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2580ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday at an economic conference that the 10-month moratorium on new housing starts in the West Bank is a one-time, temporary deal, and [...]
2009-12-02 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2594ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2654RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 1 PRE-LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to owner Zev Kaptowsky, Contact International is an GOI-authorized dealer registered with the Israel Ministry of Defense and Israel National Police (INP). Kaptowsky notes that Contact International answered an INP tender for 2,500 M-1 carbines with the provision that [...]
2009-12-08 13:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV2670ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that the QGolan Heights and Jerusalem Referendum BillQ is expected to return to the Knesset plenum for a key vote, after a late-nig [...]
2009-12-09 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2679ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran/President Obama 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night thousands (over 30,000, according to major media outlets) of settlers and right-wing sympathizers rallied near PM Benjamin NetanyahuQs off [...]
2009-12-10 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2694ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President ObamaQs Nobel Speech 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom bannered President ObamaQs statement in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Oslo yesterday endorsing the concept of Qjust war.Q Yediot headlined: QP [...]
2009-12-11 11:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV27ISRAEL TO USE U.S. LOAN GUARANTEES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 15:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2738ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that DM Ehud Barak steadfastly expresses his determination to carry out the 10-month moratorium on settlement construction and that he will not recant his opposition to I [...]
2009-12-18 11:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2750ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Copenhagen Climate Change Summit ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the senior cabinet ministers who constitute the so-called Qforum of sevenQ are to convene again this morning at the PMQs Off [...]
2009-12-21 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2757U/S TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 1-2 VISIT TO ISRAEL
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher visited Israel December 1-2. U/S Tauscher focused her visit on setting the stage for a successful Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon) in May 2010. She consulted with GOI int [...]
2009-12-22 09:22:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EG IR
09TELAVIV2808TREASURY ACTING A/S BAUKOL'S MEETING WITH BOI
[...] (U) Summary: Visiting Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department, Andy Baukol, met with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher December 15, following the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) Mid-Term Review. Fischer addressed the BoI's efforts to assis [...]
2009-12-24 08:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON IS KWBG EFIN
09TELAVIV2809DEPUTY PM SILVAN SHALOM MEETS TREASURY ACTING A/S
[...] (U) Summary: Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Andy Baukol met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom in his Knesset office on December 14 to discuss GoI efforts to assist the development and growth of the Palestinian econom [...]
2009-12-24 09:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KWBG
09TELAVIV2812ISRAEL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Israel. Embassy Tel Aviv's point of contact for this report is: Jason Grubb, Political-Military Officer, Tel: 972-3-519-7460; e-mail: GrubbJB@State.gov. 2. Begin Text: Israel Four Israeli citizens were ki [...]
2009-12-24 11:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IS
09TELAVIV2830ISRAEL DEFENDS DECEMBER 26 NABLUS RAID
[...] (S) Summary: Following the murder of Rabbi Meir Avshalom Hai on December 24, senior MOD and IDF officials strongly expressed the GOI's obligation to protect its citizens in response to acts of terrorism -- as demonstrated by the December 26 Nablus raid which resulted in the deaths of three Pa [...]
2009-12-29 15:38:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2851ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom reported that U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mitchell is slated to arrive in Israel next Thursday. The reported purpose of his visit [...]
2009-12-31 12:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV294ONE WEEK UNTIL GENERAL ELECTIONS - BIBI OUT IN
[...] (C) Summary: One week ahead of general elections, the polls, pundits and politicians are nearly unanimous in their assessment that Binyamin Netanyahu will be the next Prime Minister. Polls have consistently given his Likud Party about thirty seats, and the overall balance of the 120-member [...]
2009-02-03 16:00:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KWBG IS
09TELAVIV308ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Elections 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced yesterday that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell will return to the region at th [...]
2009-02-04 15:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV313ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience of new immigrants in Tel Aviv: QIf you vote for another party, the Likud will be weakened, but if you [...]
2009-02-05 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV314BARAK WARNS HIZBALLAH, GOL AND SARG OF "PAINFUL"
[...] (C) Summary. Minister of Defense Barak issued a series of tough warnings earlier this week intended to deter an expected Hizballah attack on Israel or Israeli interests abroad. Barak also sent signals to the governments of Lebanon and Syria that the IDF would target Lebanese state interests [...]
2009-02-05 12:12:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS SY LE IS
09TELAVIV33ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV334ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All print media led with the last election polls: Kadima trails behind Likud by one to three Knesset seats; a swelling Yisrael Beiteinu comes in third, ahead of and the Labor P [...]
2009-02-06 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV341 THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE
[...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...]
2009-02-06 16:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV342 THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE
[...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...]
2009-02-06 17:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV343 THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE
[...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...]
2009-02-09 05:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV346NETANYAHU'S CAMPAIGN MOVES FROM THE CENTER TO THE RIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu told a standing-room audience at the Institute for Policy and Strategy's ninth annual Herzliya Conference that he would pursue solutions to three challenges as Prime Minister: Defense, Peace, and the Economy. Netanyahu, appearing confident [...]
2009-02-09 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM ECON IS
09TELAVIV348THE ISRAELI ARAB COMMUNITY AND THE 2009 ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Arab parliamentarians and civil society activists told an audience of diplomatic representatives that an increasing sense of alienation among Arab Israelis would likely lead to an all-time low voter turnout for te February 10 general elections. Factors contriuting t [...]
2009-02-09 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV36SENATOR SPECTER DISCUSSES GAZA, SYRIA, AND IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) and the Ambassador on December 29, 2008 met with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Likud Party Knesset Members Silvan Shalom and Yuval Steinitz. Netanyahu conveyed his support for Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, adding that the long-r [...]
2009-01-07 13:40:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KWBG SY IR IS
09TELAVIV361ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 11:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV381ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV4ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 11:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV424ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that this morning, after 65 Knesset members recommended yesterday that Benjamin Netanyahu create the governing coalition, President Shimon Peres [...]
2009-02-20 12:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV465ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV485GOI PLANS FOR DEALING WITH FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] Yadin Entebbe, the head of the Capital Markets Division at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says that Israel has not yet borne the full brunt of the worldwide economic crisis. The GOI has come out with a three-pronged plan to deal with the crisis -- providing loan guarantees to banks to make cap [...]
2009-03-02 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV IS
09TELAVIV540DEPUTY BOI GOVERNOR SAYS ISRAEL POISED FOR STRONG RECOVERY
[...] Professor Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University says that for Israel, the economic crisis is entirely imported. As a consequence, Israel's emergence from its economic downturn will happen only when the U.S. economy turns around s [...]
2009-03-05 15:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV55ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Gaza Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday three IDF soldiers were killed in the fighting in Gaza. Media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet will decide this morning whether to e [...]
2009-01-09 11:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV602ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. FAA Downgrading of Israeli Aviation Status ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media quoted Likud sources as saying that Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann will probably lose his job in the new gove [...]
2009-03-12 10:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV647ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted sources close to PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday that the Likud leader will make his first working visit to Washington on May 3, pending an official invi [...]
2009-03-19 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV653Israel's Technology Sector: The Future at Risk
[...] (U) Israel's economy was fundamentally altered by the rise of a robust high-technology innovation sector over the past twenty years. The key factors contributing to its formation were strong national intellectual capital resources, state-supported innovation programs in the defense and non-def [...]
2009-03-19 13:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS
09TELAVIV675NETANYAHU REQUESTS EXTENSION IN EFFORT TO BRING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 20 President Shimon Peres granted Prime Minister-Designate Binyamin Netanyahu's request for a 14-day extension to form a coalition. Netanyahu's request stemmed from the agreement he reached the evening of March 18 with Labor party chief and Defense Minister Ehud Bara [...]
2009-03-20 14:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV695ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the 1,478 convention delegates of the divided Labor Party will come together this afternoon in Tel Aviv to decide whether to join PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's [...]
2009-03-24 11:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV704NETANYAHU SECURES A COALITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister-Designate Binyamin Netanyahu saw his coalition cemented the evening of March 24 when the Labor party's Central Committee voted to join the next government. Netanyahu also has agreements with Yisrael Beitenu (YB) and SHAS, giving him a 66-seat coalition. Netanya [...]
2009-03-25 15:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV710ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV717WELCOME TO ISRAEL
[...] The Embassy Community is very happy to welcome you to Tel Aviv. This is one of three information cables that will be sent to you from post. The three cables are (1) Welcome to Israel, (2) TMTHREE - Welcome to Post, and (3) Shipping Instructions. The following information should help make you [...]
2009-03-27 07:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDAPER IS
09TELAVIV725BOI PROPOSED SPENDING INCREASE TO COMBAT RECESSION
[...] The Bank of Israel (BOI) presented a plan of modest spending increases to combat Israel's economic downturn. The cost is about NIS 4.4 billion (USD 1.1 billion),designed to offer incentives for the labor market, for infrastructure investment and for exporters. Implementation would raise the [...]
2009-03-27 13:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV734ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and other media reported that PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met last night with a handful of close associates to discuss ministerial postings, a move he hopes will ward of [...]
2009-03-30 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV765PRIME MINISTER BENYAMIN NETANYAHU
[...] (U) NOTE: This profile is the first in a series of reports on key members of the new Israeli government, which is scheduled to be sworn in on March 31, 2009. ---------------------- NETANYAHU'S MATURATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to o [...]
2009-04-01 04:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IS
09TELAVIV767ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel: Swearing-In of Netanyahu Government 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying that the Americans will watch Netanyahu closely. All media led with yest [...]
2009-04-01 14:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV800YUVAL STEINITZ NAMED FINANCE MINISTER
[...] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Dr. Yuval Steinitz from the Likud Party to the post of Minister of Finance. Steinitz is a widely-published philosopher and thinker, with the reputation of being able to digest and make sense of complex issues. He is reportedly a fiscal conservative [...]
2009-04-03 08:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV812ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. DPRK: Missile Launch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the Netanyahu government is conducting a thorough policy review in which all diplomatic components -Q from the Roadmap to the Annapolis proc [...]
2009-04-06 10:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV823ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV854ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv cited tension among Israeli diplomatic sources regarding the upcoming visit of U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell, following the argument between [...]
2009-04-14 10:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV860SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 04:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV897ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]
2009-04-22 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG RU UN IS
09TELAVIV92ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV920RENEWAL OF EU/ISRAEL ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT COULD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an EU contact, the EU has not made a formal decision to suspend talks on a potential relationship upgrade because of the foreign policy of the new Israeli government, despite a front page article in the April 23 Ha'aretz to the contrary. However, some EU member state [...]
2009-04-23 15:58:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG EU IS
09TELAVIV953ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted President Obama as saying on IsraelQs 61st birthday that the U.S. bond with Israel is Qas unshakable as ever as both nations pursue p [...]
2009-04-30 09:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09THEHAGUE116NETHERLANDS: PREPARATION FOR EU AND G20 SUMMITS
[...] Summary: Dutch MFA officials noted that the financial crisis will feature prominently in the February meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) and will be the central focus of the March 16-17 GAERC. The EU will use both meetings to prepare for the European Coun [...]
2009-02-23 16:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE135NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON FEBRUARY GAERC
[...] (U) Summary: The Dutch MFA reviewed the GAERC agenda for February 23-34, including Afghanistan, the Middle East, Sudan, the EU's Eastern Partnership, the Western Balkans, and the economic crisis. Dutch plans for the March 2 Middle East conference are covered in reftel A, and Dutch views on the [...]
2009-02-26 07:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AF NL ZL
09THEHAGUE153NETHERLANDS - CABLE 1 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF
[...] Summary: This is the first of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. At the G20 summit, the Dutch are likely to recommend using a slightly expanded, more representative G20 format to strengthen the [...]
2009-03-04 16:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE154NETHERLANDS - CABLE 2 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF
[...] This is the second of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. -------------------------------- III. THE BROADER ECONOMIC CRISIS -------------------------------- 2. Response H: The global econom [...]
2009-03-04 16:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE174NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch welcomed recent U.S. meetings in Syria. They agree an EU association agreement with Syria is inappropriate at this time and believe the EU is unlikely to approve such an agreement in the near term. End summary. 2. (C) Poloff shared reftel A points with key MFA contac [...]
2009-03-11 17:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY NL
09THEHAGUE181CWC: WRAP-UP FOR MARCH 9-13, 2009
[...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met March 10 to prepare for a meeting of the WEOG representatives to the Executive Council (EC) requested by the Chair to discuss the selection process for a new Director-General (DG). Only two formal candidatures have been announced, Algeria [...]
2009-03-16 13:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE193NETHERLANDS: COMPANIES SUFFER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN,
[...] SUMMARY: The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis (CPB) released its updated forecast March 17 for a Dutch economy in "deep recession." GDP is predicted to decline 3.5 percent in 2009. Businesses across a number of sectors report they are facing decreasing revenue, fewer orders, and lower [...]
2009-03-20 13:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE196SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 31 MEETING
[...] (S) Your participation in the Afghanistan conference and the March 31 meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen is well-timed to advance key U.S. priorities, particularly in securing Afghanistan. Verhagen and the whole Dutch government remain among our strongest allies, but Dutch domestic [...]
2009-03-23 10:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL OVIP PINR MOPS PHUM AF NL
09THEHAGUE197 NETHERLANDS: UPDATE ON KEY AVIATION ISSUES
[...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government and KLM are both keen to learn the details of the new U.S. Administration's aviation policy, especially as it relates to the Second Stage of the U.S.-EU Air Transport Negotiations. The aviation tax, implemented in July 2008, continues to cause controversy and [...]
2009-03-23 11:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL
09THEHAGUE204NETHERLANDS: COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING EASTERN AND CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) supported the increase of EU's Balance of Payments facility to assist Central and Eastern European economies hit hard by the economic crisis. The GONL also favors doubling the size of IMF's New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) and is willing [...]
2009-03-25 15:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EFIN PREL NL
09THEHAGUE221NETHERLANDS: MODEST THIRD STIMULUS AND SAVINGS PACKAGE
[...] SUMMARY: On March 25, the government presented another stimulus and savings package to stimulate employment and sustainable economic growth in the short term, while ensuring stable government finances in the medium and long term. The latest stimulus measures total 6.5 billion euro. Together w [...]
2009-04-01 14:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE236CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 56TH
[...] (SBU) The two main topics that are likely to dominate Executive Council (EC) debate and informal discussions are the search for a new Director General and Iraq's recent submission of its declaration. On the DG search, candidates continue to emerge - most notably from the Western European an [...]
2009-04-09 15:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE238NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE OF MOST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch strongly appreciated U.S. support for the March 31 Afghanistan conference in The Hague. The Dutch can probably support most of the requests ("Afghanistan Asks") in reftel A, but the list should be presented as [...]
2009-04-11 11:47:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE243(C) NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTING U.S. FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch will strongly support the U.S. candidacy for the Human Rights Council (Council or HRC). The Dutch are critical of the HRC and have suggestions to improve it. Jacobi also noted close cooperation on the Durban Review Conference declaration and a possible joint initiative [...]
2009-04-14 12:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL NL
09THEHAGUE263CWC: UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP IN THE HAGUE
[...] (U) On March 26-27, 2009, the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Clingendael Institute for International Relations and VERTIC co-hosted a workshop on UN Security Council Resolution 1540 in The Hague. Participants included representatives from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPC [...]
2009-04-22 13:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PARM PREL PTER CWC KPAO UNSC
09THEHAGUE264NETHERLANDS/JSF FLYING INTO THE PERFECT STORM
[...] (C) Summary: The philosophical opposition of Labor Party members, the economic crisis, and unfavorable U.S. reports have brought Dutch support of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program to the political breaking point. Parliament is in a stalemate as it goes into a second day of emotionally charged [...]
2009-04-23 14:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE270NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 16:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU NL
09THEHAGUE271NETHERLANDS/JSF: COMPROMISE WINS
[...] (C) Summary: Political grandstanding by parliamentarians opposed to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program gave way to a late-night announcement of a compromise during the second day of debates. At the invitation of Parliament, cabinet members, including PM Balkenende, responded to questions on the [...]
2009-04-24 16:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE295CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF EC-56
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the 56th session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' Executive Council (ref A),the U.S. Del met with a number of other delegations to discuss OPCW affairs as well as the Algerian and Turkish candidates to be next Director-General (DG). Meeting [...]
2009-05-08 18:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE310 NETHERLANDS: DRIVING ON WITH NEW PAY-PER-KILOMETER ROAD
[...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government has delayed the first stage of its proposed road pricing system until 2012 at the earliest. This new system would replace fixed automobile taxes with a pay-per-kilometer system. Despite the delay, Parliament still looks poised to pass the new system into l [...]
2009-05-20 13:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL
09THEHAGUE316NETHERLANDS: CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUNDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is providing 18 million Euros (USD 24.5 million) of adaption-related development aid in 2009. The GONL wants to contribute more, but plans are hampered by a challenging budget environment. The Dutch are most amenable to collaborating wi [...]
2009-05-27 15:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE333NETHERLANDS PRESSING FOR INVITATION TO PITTSBURGH
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is already pressing for confirmation that the Netherlands will be invited to the September 2009 G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. The Dutch know their perseverance paid off with invitations to [...]
2009-06-05 11:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL NL
09THEHAGUE338SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 16-17 GICNT VISIT TO THE HAGUE
[...] (U) Welcome to The Hague. Your visit to The Hague can strengthen ties with a proven ally on many issues, especially on nonproliferation and counterterrorism. As co-chair of the 5th Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),your focus will be on multi-lateral [...]
2009-06-10 03:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL
09THEHAGUE340NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH VIEWS ON THE JUNE GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY/BACKGROUND: The Dutch views on the economic crisis, EU institutions, climate change negotiations, Russia-Ukraine gas, the Western Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, Syria, Cuba, and Sudan are described in the following paragraphs. MFA officials Rochus Pronk and Peter Jan Kl [...]
2009-06-10 09:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU NL
09THEHAGUE352CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 2009
[...] (U) Over the past two weeks, the two main topics of discussion at the OPCW have been the search for a new Director General (DG) and recent news of the current U.S. chemical weapons destruction schedule. On the DG search, the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) heard presentations by three [...]
2009-06-15 16:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE395NETHERLANDS: OVERVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 14
[...] (C) Your July 14 meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende provides an opportunity for us to urge the Dutch to continue as part of NATO in Afghanistan and to enlist PM Balkenende in solving Guantanamo issues. For his part, Balkenende will seek to continue the Dutch role in the G20 and [...]
2009-07-06 12:08:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL OVIP ECON EFIN PINR MOPS NL
09THEHAGUE398NETHERLANDS: POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY
[...] (SBU) Reftel provided some background on Prime Minister Balkenende and the challenges he faces. The second cable examined the four main topics likely to come up in your July 14 meeting. This cable concludes with short summaries on other topics that might arise (energy security, human rights, [...]
2009-07-06 15:30:00Embassy The HagueSECRETENRG OVIP PHUM PREL RU NL
09THEHAGUE399NETHERLANDS: LEAD TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY 14
[...] (C) As indicated in our overview cable, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende hopes to limit discussion to four major topics during his meeting with the President: Afghanistan/Pakistan; the economic crisis/G20; Middle East Peace Process/Iran; and climate change. He will also mention the New York 400 cele [...]
2009-07-06 15:30:00Embassy The HagueSECRETECON EFIN MOPS OVIP PINR PREL NL
09THEHAGUE410CWC: MEETINGS OF SENIOR U.S. EXPERTS IN THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) During their June 23-25 visit to The Hague, Robert Mikulak (ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the OPCW's Executive Council (EC)) and Tom Hopkins (Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) briefed representativ [...]
2009-07-08 15:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE411CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JUNE 23 TO JULY 3, 2009
[...] (SBU) Senior Washington experts Tom Hopkins (Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) and Bob Mikulak (ISN Director of Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction) visited The Hague June 23-25 to discuss the U.S. progra [...]
2009-07-08 18:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE418NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST
[...] (U) This cable follows up on post's ""Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010"" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review in l [...]
2009-07-13 15:45:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE419NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST
[...] (U) This cable follows up on post's "Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review [...]
2009-07-13 16:01:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE421CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 6-10, 2009
[...] (SBU) As will happen during the upcoming Executive Council (EC) session, discussions this week were dominated by the search for a new Director-General (DG). After additional consultations with a number of delegations, including with a small group of western and like- minded states in which h [...]
2009-07-14 07:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE422CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 6-10, 2009
[...] (SBU) As will happen during the upcoming Executive Council (EC) session, discussions this week were dominated by the search for a new Director-General (DG). After additional consultations with a number of delegations, including with a small group of western and like- minded states in which h [...]
2009-07-14 07:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE44NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPANSION NOT IMMINENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will not lead a European "nuclear renaissance." If Europe's commitment to nuclear power takes off, the Dutch will eventually follow. There is a growing consensus that the Netherlands cannot achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets w [...]
2009-01-20 09:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO NL
09THEHAGUE446NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH AFTER ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch consideration of military contributions following the Afghan August elections are intertwined with their decision on post-2010 commitments (ref B). Senior leaders remain dedicated to an active contribution posture after the elections and confirm their commitment to sustain p [...]
2009-07-23 13:33:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE450NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF JULY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of the July 27-28 GAERC meeting, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials briefed EMBOFFS on Dutch positions on the Swedish Presidency, the Baltic Sea Cooperation plan, Iceland, Somalia, Iran, and the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia. Few concrete de [...]
2009-07-24 10:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN EUN NL
09THEHAGUE451CWC: PRESENTATIONS BY DG CANDIDATES, JULY 15,
[...] (SBU) The seven candidates to succeed Rogelio Pfirter (Argentina) as the next Director-General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) each presented themselves to the Executive Council (EC) on July 15. During the day-long closed session presided over by EC Ch [...]
2009-07-24 15:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AU FI GM ID TU UK AG
09THEHAGUE452CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (SBU) The 57th session of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) successfully concluded, and on schedule, with a full day devoted to the presentations by the candidates for Director General (July 15) and major agreement in the Council by [...]
2009-07-24 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE499GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Fifty-nine of 75 partners sent high-level representation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting held in The Hague, Netherlands, June 16-17, 2009. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen hosted the meeting. U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary (AA/S) Eliot [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE501GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE518CWC: CONSULTATIONS ON THE SELECTION OF A NEW
[...] (SBU) Dr. Robert Mikulak, ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the Executive Council (EC),visited The Hague August 27-28 to consult with key delegations on the selection of a new Director- General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Accompanied by [...]
2009-08-31 15:24:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE537NETHERLANDS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN
[...] The Dutch Foreign Ministry confirmed delegates to the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate are as follows: -- Jan-Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister -- Maxime Verhagen, Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation -- Jacquelin [...]
2009-09-04 15:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA NL
09THEHAGUE54NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRIORITIES FOR JANUARY GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch are looking to reactivate the EU border mission in support of Israel-Palestine peace negotiations. On Guantanamo, the EU will consider a common position, but the Dutch are not willing to accept detainees. On Ukraine/Russia, the Dutch will support continued negotiatio [...]
2009-01-23 11:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU NL CZ
09THEHAGUE543AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]
2009-09-10 14:35:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THEHAGUE547UPDATE ON NETHERLANDS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 14:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA NL
09THEHAGUE565NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF G20 SUMMIT
[...] Summary: At the Pittsburgh G20 summit, the Dutch will: - highlight their new Banking Code (which includes a cap on bank directors' bonuses of one year's salary) as an example of improved corporate governance and risk management; - strongly support the German Charter for Sustainable Economi [...]
2009-09-17 17:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE566CWC: WRAP UP FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14- 18,
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The only official meeting at OPCW this week was the budget consultation on September 17. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its regular weekly meeting on September 15. Meanwhile, multiple rece [...]
2009-09-18 14:11:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALIZ PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE567NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING LABOR PARTY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post requests a senior USG official (ideally NSA General Jones) engage Dutch Finance Minister and Labor Party leader Bos in a pull-aside at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit to emphasize continued Dutch participation in such fora is based on their active international role, not their econom [...]
2009-09-18 15:03:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL AF NATO PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE569NETHERLANDS' 2010 BUDGET: SPEND NOW, TOUGH CHOICES LATER
[...] Summary: The Dutch government presented its 2010 budget to parliament on September 15. There were no surprises - the government agreed in March to maintain current spending levels in the 2010 budget in an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The government used the occasion to caution that [...]
2009-09-21 08:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE572NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SUPPORT FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally share U.S. views on the agenda items for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Dutch are concerned about how to respond to Judge Goldstone's report on Israel and Russia's proposal to review the HRC process. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) DUTCH SUPPORT [...]
2009-09-21 14:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALUN PHUM PREL NL
09THEHAGUE577GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...]
2009-09-22 17:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE584CWC: UPDATE ON DIRECTOR-GENERAL (DG) SELECTION
[...] (SBU) Dr. Robert Mikulak, ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the Executive Council (EC),visited The Hague September 24 to consult with key delegations on the selection of a new Director- General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Accompanied by [...]
2009-09-28 07:38:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE595NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...]
2009-10-02 12:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE596NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes you to The Hague to convene the 2009 Regional Energy Officers Conference. During your stay, you will also meet the Foreign Minister, Economic Affairs Minister, Royal Dutch Shell's Executive Director responsible for Russia/Central Asia, and address Dutch energy in [...]
2009-10-02 16:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PREL NL
09THEHAGUE60NETHERLANDS: ING'S FINANCIAL WOES DEEPEN
[...] Summary: ING, the largest Dutch financial services and insurance provider, announced January 26 that it will cut 7,000 jobs and replace Chief Executive Officer Michel Tilmant after reporting a second consecutive quarterly loss. ING also will accept additional support from the Government of th [...]
2009-01-26 16:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE601CWC: SELECTION OF THE NEXT OPCW DG: RESULTS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The selection for the next Director-General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) moved forward today after the first informal straw poll of Executive Council (EC) members. Results of the straw poll indicate a distinction between three candid [...]
2009-10-05 15:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE615NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally support the U.S. approach on the Goldstone report in New York and Geneva. The Dutch MFA hopes for additional information from the U.S. on next steps on the Goldstone report and on Middle East peace negotiations. There is a high-level political conflict between [...]
2009-10-15 10:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL EU
09THEHAGUE62NETHERLANDS: SECOND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE CRITICIZED AS
[...] SUMMARY: Just as the European Commission released its forecast that Dutch GDP would shrink by 2 percent in 2009 (more than the EU average),the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced on January 16 a second package of measures to strengthen Dutch credit markets and the larger economy. [...]
2009-01-27 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE632CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (SBU) The 58th session of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was a remarkable success. The Council approved by consensus a recommendation to the Conference of States Parties (CSP) to appoint Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey to be the next Direc [...]
2009-10-22 18:01:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC EIND OPCW CWC AU FI GM ID TU
09THEHAGUE642NETHERLANDS: COMMISSION MAINTAINS PRESSURE ON ABN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under pressure from the European Commission, the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced a deal October 20 in which ABN Amro will sell several business units to Deutsche Bank in order to allow its merger with Fortis to go through. However, the GONL and Commission remain [...]
2009-10-26 13:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE658CWC: OPCW TOP STRUCTURE TRANSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the transition to a new Director-General (DG) in July 2010, much of the top structure in the Technical Secretariat (TS) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is expected to change. The top structure includes the Deputy Director-General (DDG) an [...]
2009-10-30 17:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE663NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...]
2009-11-02 16:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE673NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: VIEW FROM THE PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are unlikely to make a decision on post-2010 Afghanistan deployment until March of next year. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) Pol/Econ Counselor met with Jeroen de Graaf, political advisor to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende, Nov. 6 and reviewed internal discussions on continue [...]
2009-11-06 17:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE674NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: REQUEST FOR FBI REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch MFA has requested information on the FBI report on Serbia's efforts to apprehend alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Ard van der Vorst, Coordinator for Political Affairs for the Western Balkans, requested a meeting with PolDep November 3 and request [...]
2009-11-06 17:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM NL KAWC ICTY SR
09THEHAGUE692NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: "CONSTRUCTIVE" APPROACH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 16:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM NL KAWC ICTY SR
09THEHAGUE707NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL: "DISMAYED"
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch will support EU consensus on the anti-Israel resolutions at UNGA, having negotiated a strong Explanation of Vote (EOV) by the EU. FM Verhagen was dismayed by the latest Israel decision on settlements in Gilo, and angered by the surprise announcement of new settlements [...]
2009-11-20 15:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA IS PINR KPAL NL EU
09THEHAGUE726NETHERLANDS: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Dutch Defense Minister van Middelkoop and the leader of the largest coalition party in parliament told Ambassador they expected the Government to find a way to stay in Afghanistan after 2010, albeit with a significantly reduced presence. Press coverage of the President's address was [...]
2009-12-03 08:05:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE730NETHERLANDS: SEEKING CLEAR 2010 ROADMAP FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch will work in Copenhagen to secure a pragmatic, operational agreement at COP-15 as proposed by Danish PM Rasmussen. But they are concerned the climate negotiations process will bog down after political momentum subsides in 2010. They also fear domestic backlash in Europe if [...]
2009-12-04 17:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE731NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: SWAYING THE DUTCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: All evidence suggests the Dutch will not/not retain a significant number of troops in Uruzgan, and the coalition government could fall over this issue. Pushing the government to collapse on this matter is not in our interest. Accepting Dutch compromise proposals is to our advantage. [...]
2009-12-04 17:54:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE738CWC: PATH FORWARD ON REPORTING RECOVERED CHEMICAL
[...] This is an action request -- see paras 17, 20, 26, 29, 34, and 35. ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ 2. (SBU) This cable reports on a series of meetings between the U.S. Delegation and the Iraqi Delegation held on November 29 - December 3 on the margins of the 14th Session of the [...]
2009-12-09 15:59:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC IZ
09THEHAGUE746CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES
[...] (SBU) The 14th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) unanimously approved the appointment of Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey as the next Director-General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),to begin his four-year term in July 2010. The Conference was [...]
2009-12-11 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE754CWC: OPCW WORKSHOP ON OTHER CHEMICAL PRODUCTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In conjunction with its annual meeting for National Authorities (ref A),the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) hosted a workshop on other chemical production facilities (OCPFs) in The Hague on November 25. Washington experts from State/VCI and Commerce [...]
2009-12-17 11:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEIND PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE759NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING -
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch cabinet deliberations on Afghanistan are stalled going into the holiday break, with no clear indication when the impasse will be broken. Dutch post-2010 commitments to Afghanistan are being held hostage to the Labor Party's (PvdA) uncompromising stance. Ambassador's engagement wi [...]
2009-12-21 16:28:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE79Iraq phantom haunts Dutch government
[...] (SBU) Summary: Long resistant to calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch government's support for the U.S. intervention in Iraq, Prime Minister Balkenende surprisingly proposed the establishment of an independent investigation by a blue-ribbon panel on February 2. This will buy time [...]
2009-02-03 16:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE92NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...]
2009-02-11 14:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE93CWC: CWC: WRAP-UP FOR FEBRUARY 2-9, 2009
[...] (SBU) As delegations prepared for the upcoming marathon of meetings -- the Industry Cluster February 10, the experts' meeting on the Scientific Advisory Board report February 11-13, and the Executive Council (EC-55) February 17-20 -- conversations in at OPCW swirled around the search for a ne [...]
2009-02-11 15:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THESSALONIKI17THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED
[...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...]
2009-04-08 20:31:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR
09THESSALONIKI27NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2009
[...] (U) On April 1, the Thessaloniki Port Authority announced the cancellation of an earlier tender for the privatization of the port's Cargo Station. The decision followed weeks of deliberations on how to proceed, after the winning bidder Hutchison Whampoa withdrew its bid which was valued [...]
2009-05-08 07:29:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI29NORTHERN NOTES MAY 2009
[...] (U) On May 05, local media reported that the port of Thessaloniki's international role is gradually diminishing. Media stated that in the first quarter of 2009, only 8% of the containers handled by the Cargo Station were in transit for other countries, compared to 19% the year before. How [...]
2009-06-10 20:41:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI30THESSALONIKI: STRENGTHENING BALKAN COOPERATION ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's fourth annual regional seminar on Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation, which focused this year on Cyber crime, confirmed strong regional interest in tackling Balkan transnational crime. Police and prosecutors from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Gre [...]
2009-06-30 15:35:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI31NORTHERN NOTES
[...] (SBU)In the June Euro-parliament elections, the governing center-right New Democracy party suffered its biggest losses ever in the traditional stronghold of northern Greece, declining by more than 10% since the last Euro-elections of 2004. Commentators attributed the result to rising popularit [...]
2009-07-02 12:42:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI33THESSALONIKI: HOW NORTHERN GREECE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BALKAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Location, history, infrastructure, economy and multi-ethnic character make northern Greece a natural engine and source of ideas for Balkan stability and prosperity. Unfortunately, inertia, corruption and lack of leadership have sometimes made Greek Macedonia seem like mo [...]
2009-07-27 14:20:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECON GR TU
09THESSALONIKI46BUS HIJACKING INTENATIONAL SEMINAR IN THESSALONIKI
[...] (SBU) From September 28 through October 2, 2009 Greek police authorities conducted an international bus-jacking seminar at their new police training center in the northern Greece city of Veria (36 miles west of Thessaloniki.) The seminar was organized by the Greek police and was conducted for [...]
2009-11-06 15:29:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI9NORTHERN NOTES - FEBRUARY 2009
[...] (SBU) In Komotini, a Muslim woman challenged successfully a decision by the local mufti to give custody of two of her four children to her husband, reportedly an alcoholic suffering from psychological problems. On February 18, the Greek first instance Court of Rhodopi gave the woman custody [...]
2009-03-05 15:35:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI GR TU
09TIRANA145 EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- None known. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD -- January 13: Maritime Advisor met with Mr. Rustim [...]
2009-03-04 10:48:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA16ALBANIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RUSSIAN GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania is somewhat insulated from the immediate effects of the Russian-Ukrainian gas spat since Albania imports no natural gas. However, rising fuel and energy costs in the region, primarily for electricity, could create problems for an economy largely untouched by the global [...]
2009-01-12 11:55:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA172ALBANIA ON THE EVE OF NATO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: Albania will reach the April 3-4 Strasbourg summit less with a purposeful stride than with a pronounced limp. Widespread economic and political reforms that marked 2007 slowed to a crawl after Albania received its NATO invitation in April 2008. The GOA at the highest levels is [...]
2009-03-18 15:41:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AL
09TIRANA212WILL ELECTORAL GREMLINS THWART ELECTION DAY?
[...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Arben Ristani, brushed aside many concerns or difficulties involved with implementing the new Electoral Code, saying that his main worries were over the election's budget and with the lists of party delegates [...]
2009-04-06 14:57:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA217ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE
[...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...]
2009-04-08 08:07:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA244NEW REVELATIONS IN GERDEC SCANDAL AND DISMISSAL OF
[...] (C) Summary. A string of revelations and decisions this past week have put the Prosecutor General Ina Rama on the defensive and have incited PM Berisha to step up his public rhetoric against Rama. First, media has brought attention to the fact that 15 of the 28 accused in the Gerdec scandal ar [...]
2009-04-17 12:34:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR KJUS AL
09TIRANA275SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS JONES' BILATERAL MEETINGS
[...] (U) Note. This scenesetter deals with your bilateral meetings with Albanian officials while in Tirana and does not discuss your meetings with third-country foreign ministers or with the Adriatic Charter conference, which we understand will be handled by other posts and by EUR/SCE. End Note. [...]
2009-05-05 05:21:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL
09TIRANA286DAS JONES MEETINGS IN TIRANA MAY 7-8, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 7-8, EUR DAS Stuart Jones came to Tirana to participate in the Adriatic Charter Ministerial Conference. On the side, he conducted meetings with Albanian officials. These meetings largely focused on preparations for the June 28 national elections and the current dispute [...]
2009-05-13 07:27:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM AL
09TIRANA326 EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR APRIL
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ALB [...]
2009-05-29 13:46:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA336Edi Rama and the SP: Spinning Their Wheels
[...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: With 26 days to go until general elections, the opposition Socialist Party (SP) is stuck in neutral. Lagging behind the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in terms of money and organization, the SP, by its own admission, is consumed with hand-wringing over the ID card process and ot [...]
2009-06-03 09:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA342 How to Finance an "Election Year" Budget
[...] A recent IMF report underlines that Albania and Cyprus are expected to be the only countries in Europe that will show positive economic growth for the current year. Despite downgrading Albania's 2009 GDP growth rate to 0.4 percent from 3.5 percent in early January, the IMF still considers the [...]
2009-06-05 14:42:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA35THE OUTLINES OF PM BERISHA'S ELECTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With six months to go until the parliamentary elections, the rough outlines of Prime Minister Berisha's electoral strategy are becoming clearer. Berisha's election strategy seems, at least for now, to be focused on three pillars - anti-communism; vast government spending; and sh [...]
2009-01-16 16:22:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KJUS AL
09TIRANA360HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION, ALBANIAN STYLE
[...] (C) Summary: Although the conduct of Albanian elections has shown steady improvement over the years, ODIHR election assessments since 1996 read at times like a how-to guide for flawed and rigged elections. Allegations of vote buying, bribery of electoral commissioners, fraudulent voter IDs, v [...]
2009-06-12 15:29:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA429EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR MAY 2009
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. -- Albanian Defense Minister Gazmend Oketa visited the Norfolk base for a ceremony to raise the Albanian flag after Albania's NATO membership at the Strasbourg/Kiel Sum [...]
2009-06-30 14:30:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA448 ELECTION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary election results, giving Sali Berisha's Democratic Party coalition a 71-65 lead over the Socialist Party coalition in terms of seats won. The SP immediately cried foul, saying the CEC has no right to discuss [...]
2009-07-06 14:37:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA452ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE
[...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...]
2009-07-08 06:01:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA453THE CENTER OF POWER ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT
[...] (C) Although the outcome of the elections on June 28 are still uncertain and the next government lineup may not come into focus until September, certain leadership styles are likely to reign in the next government regardless of the outcome. And regardless of which party forms the next governm [...]
2009-07-08 07:03:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PINR AL
09TIRANA537WHAT HAPPENED TO G-99?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 15:42:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA57Albanian Electricity Situation - Finally Improving
[...] (U) Steady rains over the last few months, with more in the forecast, have allowed Albanian citizens and policy makers to breathe a sigh of relief. Memories of electricity blackouts are growing dimmer as reservoirs fill to capacity. For the first time in several years, Albania, almost complet [...]
2009-01-28 15:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD ECON AL
09TIRANA594EXBS ALBANIA REPORTING CABLE FOR JUNE AND JULY 2009
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS --June 18: An inauguration event for the Joint Border Crossing Point (JBCP) of Muriqan/Sukobine at the Albania/Montenegro border was held. This is the first joint border crossing point in the Balkans. The inauguration event was atten [...]
2009-09-02 13:31:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA634 DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT: TIRANA RESPONSE
[...] Summary: Below is Post's response to ref A request concerning information on the Albanian diaspora. End summary. 2. Albania is a country of approximately 3.6 million comprised of ethnic Albanians (95 per cent),Greeks (3 per cent) and other groups, such as Roma (Gypsies),Serbs, and Macedoni [...]
2009-09-22 14:35:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09TIRANA686BERISHA: FLIRTING WITH GREATER ALBANIA?
[...] (C) Summary: A series of public comments by Prime Minister Sali Berisha since August about "uniting the Albanian nation" have caused concern throughout the region. While the government assured Post that it had no intention of seeking the territorial unity of Albania and Kosovo, an early Octobe [...]
2009-10-15 09:16:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KV AL
09TIRANA714ALBANIA INCSR SUBMISSION FOR 2009
[...] Albania is a transit country for narcotics traffickers moving primarily Afghan heroin from Central Asia to destinations around Western Europe. In 2009, seizures of heroin increased but seizures of marijuana declined. Cannabis continues to be produced in the remote mountain regions of Albania fo [...]
2009-11-05 05:48:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR SOCI AL
09TIRANA719 Albanian Railways: Going Nowhere Slowly
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sali Berisha's recent statements on the need for a rail connection between Albania and Kosovo as well as Minister of Economy Dritan Prifti's comments to PolOff in support of the privatization of Albania's railroads seem to demonstrate a renewed interest in the coun [...]
2009-11-06 05:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL EINV AL
09TIRANA74GOA CONSIDERING REGIONAL ANTI-TIP FORUM
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Ilir Melo, Chief of the Americas Desk at the MFA, Melo said the GOA is considering initiating a regional platform to address TIP as part of an effort to increase Albania's leadership in the region. Melo said that with Kosovo's independence achieved, t [...]
2009-02-03 12:23:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKTIP PREL PGOV KWMN ECON AL
09TIRANA742Albania: Weak Lek Makes Headlines
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent period of high volatility of the Albanian lek versus the euro has made headlines and shaken market confidence. The contributing factors are short-term and more psychological and speculative such as reactions to the Prime Minister's comments on adopting the euro. Long [...]
2009-11-18 09:48:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ZL AL
09TIRANA751SP Rally Ends, But Party Vows More to Come
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After nearly 48 hours of fiery speeches, traffic congestion and booming music, the opposition Socialist Party's latest protest rally ended on Sunday afternoon. The rally concluded without incident, free of provocations or violence as some had feared. The demonstration was lar [...]
2009-11-23 16:47:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM AL
09TIRANA755SUPRISE POLICE SHAKEUP REVEALS AN "UNTOUCHABLE"
[...] (C) Summary. After only one week in power, newly appointed General Director of the State Police Hysni Burgaj announced reassignments of almost all regional and functional police directors. Two weeks later, Burgaj made similar staff changes in the Border Police. While the speed of the shakeup [...]
2009-11-25 07:31:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KCOR PINS AL
09TIRANA761BERISHA TO SP: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Democratic Party MP close to PM Berisha told PolOff on November 24 that Berisha reacted very negatively to Socialist Party calls for early elections and was now determined to "respond in kind" to the SP's hard line. The MP told PolOff that the GOA would sponsor its own demonstr [...]
2009-11-25 18:36:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM AL
09TIRANA812BERISHA VS. RAMA: NO END IN SIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After three weeks of increasingly sharp rhetoric and provocative actions, neither Prime Minister Berisha nor opposition Socialist Party (SP) Chairman Edi Rama appear willing to enter into dialogue with one another or to extend any kind of olive branch in an effort to end the curr [...]
2009-12-18 15:00:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM PHUM AL
09TIRANA813The GOA's Overly Optimistic 2010 Budget
[...] (SBU)Summary: Last month, Parliament approved the 2010 budget. The budget anticipates a growth rate of 6.5 percent (vs 2009 revised budget),revenue growth of 11 percent, a budget deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP and inflation stable at three percent. Even though Albania is one of the few countri [...]
2009-12-19 12:29:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL
09TIRANA821Tirana Impressions
[...] The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. --------------------------------------------- --- ALBANIA'S POLITICAL VOCABULARY: A NATIONAL SHAME ---------------------------------- [...]
2009-12-24 09:44:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KTIP AL
09TIRANA827 TIRANA RESPONSE FOR EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] The following is in response to reftel request and answers are keyed to reftel format. -- Provide details on current women's issues programs which highlight Post's work with civil society, NGOs, local governments, international or regional organizations, and other relevant interlocutors. [...]
2009-12-30 14:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PGOV PHUM XG AL
09TIRANA9PRESIDENT TOPI: IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although generally regarded as the most respected political figure in the country, President Topi occupies a precarious and lonely position as President of the Republic. Elected by the Parliament in 2007, Topi sees himself as a defender of the constitution and independent democr [...]
2009-01-09 07:37:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AL
09TOKYO1025 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 12:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1036 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 07:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1042TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Thursday morning due to a press holiday. Lead stories in news broadcasts on Thursday morning included updates on the worldwide spread of H1N1 influenza. 2. "'Carrot' Should Not Be Given to North Korea for Military Expansionism" The conservative [...]
2009-05-07 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1047JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 00:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1050TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a huge revenue loss posted by GM. 2. "Deeper Strategic Dialogue Necessary to Enhance Alliance" On a recent U.S.-Japan defense ministerial, the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/8): "Japan plans to renew the 'National Defense [...]
2009-05-08 03:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1059 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 07:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO106JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 01:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1068JAPAN PLACING IMPORTANCE ON TIES TO INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan sees Indonesia as the pillar of Tokyo's foreign policy in Southeast Asia. Recent discussions between Embassy Tokyo and Indonesia watchers suggest that Japan sees the world's largest Muslim country as an integral part of Japan's strategy in the region. Indonesia's large bu [...]
2009-05-11 07:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN JA ID
09TOKYO1076JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 00:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1080 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 22:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1081JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 00:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1084 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 07:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1109JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1126JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 00:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1129TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INDIA, SRI LANKA, AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Sankei gave top play to a report on an arrest warrant against a Japanese company president, who allegedly exported to North Korea two large trucks that are prohibited for export due to the potential that they could be converted for use as vehicles to transport bal [...]
2009-05-19 02:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1133 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1141JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1151 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 22:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1154JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 00:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1162TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 08:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO1163TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG
[...] (C) Begin text of Scenesetter: Mr. Deputy Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan will continue to be a close friend and partner, but our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challeng [...]
2009-05-21 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO1170 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 07:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1177JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 00:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1178TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR TEST BY NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning Japanese national dailies led with statements of condemnation released by the U.S., Japan, Russia, and China of Monday's nuclear test by North Korea. 2. "U.S.-China Coordination Needed to Stop North Korea's Reckless March" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/ [...]
2009-05-26 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1184 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 07:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1190JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 00:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1191TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included North Korea's additional launch of two short-range missiles off its coast in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. 2. "Strong Unity Imperative" On expected UN Security Council deliberations on a new resolution against North Korea's nuclear t [...]
2009-05-27 01:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1198 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 07:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1199JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 00:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1204 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 07:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1207JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1214 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 07:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1217UNION DELIVERS MESSAGE ON U.S. LABOR LEGISLATION
[...] Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan, delivered the following letter and resolution regarding the Employee Free Choice Act to the Embassy May 28. Kato, who is also Vice President of the Japan Trade Union Confederation (RENGO),said he delivered the message in his ca [...]
2009-05-29 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV JA
09TOKYO1224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...]
2009-06-01 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 21:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1230JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/09
[...] He said: "Let us take on the big challenge posed by various issues with Democratic governments both in Japan and the United States," calling for strengthening bilateral relations while also indicating a strong motivation toward a change of government. On the North Korea issue, Hatoyama pointe [...]
2009-06-02 04:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1232TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GM BANKRUPTCY
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to GM's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. 2. "Reconstruction Is a Long Way Off" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (6/2): "... The bankruptcy and nationalization of GM, which used to be the world's largest [...]
2009-06-02 06:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1234 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/09
[...] While they were unable to narrow their gaps on such key issues as the consumption tax hike and global warming prevention measures, this meeting gave hints to each side's thinking on the next House of Representatives election. The first policy consultation between the DPJ and Nippon Keidanren [...]
2009-06-02 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1239JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 00:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1242TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Asahi gave top play to the disclosure by several sources close to the DPRK leadership that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has selected his third son Kim Jong Un as his heir. 2. "Treasury Secretary Shows 'Low Key' Attitude in China" The conservative Sankei [...]
2009-06-03 04:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1250JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 00:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1252 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 07:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1257DASD FOR EAST ASIA SCHIFFER'S MAY 25 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Nobushige Takamizawa and visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer discussed Japan's next generation fighter program (F-X). While the May 25 DPRK nuclear test highlights the need for close [...]
2009-06-05 06:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1269ASD FOR APSA GREGSON DISCUSSES STRATEGIC ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary: Key challenges to strategic balance in the region and strategic deterrence come from China, North Korea and Russia, Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson during a June 1 meeting on [...]
2009-06-05 07:58:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR CH KN KS RU JA
09TOKYO1270 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-07 22:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1274JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1276TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH IN CAIRO AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers front-paged Secretary of State Clinton's remarks on North Korea during an ABC interview on Sunday. 2. "Moderates Should Be Involved" The conservative Sankei editorialized (6/7): "... Efforts to remove anti-U.S. sentiment among the Muslims and win ove [...]
2009-06-08 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1279SECOND JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC DIALOGUE -- LONG ON
[...] (C) Summary: After an 18 month hiatus, Japan and China held the second High Level Economic Dialogue June 7 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, issued 11 documents highlighting cooperation in areas including promoting a global eco [...]
2009-06-08 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL CH JA
09TOKYO1281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 21:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1284JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1286WHALING: JAPAN SUPPORTS ANOTHER YEAR FOR FUTURE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Japan supports continuing the Future of the International Whaling Commission process until the 2010 IWC Annual Meeting, Fisheries Agency of Japan Deputy Director General Jun Yamashita told Emboffs June 8. However, Japan is concerned the "starting point" for the Small Working Grou [...]
2009-06-09 03:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
09TOKYO1289 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 07:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1294JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 00:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1299Delivery of Talking Points on Ending the E-Passport
[...] (U) On June 9, Conoff met with Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Passport Division Director Nobuyuki Kawamura and delivered reftel message requiring emergency and temporary passports to either have electronic chips or a visa. Kawamura and his staff said they understood the regulatio [...]
2009-06-10 06:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT KPAO PREL PBTS JA
09TOKYO1304 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 22:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1311JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 00:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1317 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 07:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1324JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 00:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1325TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning Japanese dailies led with the official WHO declaration of a worldwide 'pandemic' of H1N1 influenza. 2. "China Holds Key to Enforcement of New UN Resolution" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/12): "There is no doubt that North Korea trampled on previous [...]
2009-06-12 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1328 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1341 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1345NIKKEI BREAKS 10,000 SUGGESTING THE ECONOMY HAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A spate of relatively positive economic news, both international and domestic, pushed the Nikkei 225 to close over the psychologically important 10,000 level on June 12. Some politicians and pundits argue the economy has "hit bottom" and will recover, albeit slowly, over the nex [...]
2009-06-15 07:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL JA
09TOKYO1346U.S., JAPANESE OFFICIALS ENGAGE IN EXTENDED
[...] (S) A U.S. delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Rebecca Hersman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer, and accompanied by VCI Senior Advisor Harry Heintzelman, engaged in a discussion on the 2009 Nuc [...]
2009-06-15 08:43:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH RU JA KN
09TOKYO1347 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 21:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO135 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1357 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 21:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1361JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 02:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1368JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1369TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-ROK SUMMIT
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Yomiuri report claiming that an analysis by the Ministry of Defense shows that the long-range ballistic missile apparently being prepared for launch by North Korea from the Dongchang-ri missile site on the country's northwest coast will l [...]
2009-06-18 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1373TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[...] (S) Begin text of Scenesetter: Ms. Under Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan is a close friend and partner. In spite of this, our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challenges. [...]
2009-06-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL OVIP JA
09TOKYO1375 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 07:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1379JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 00:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1393READOUT OF CHARGE'S MEETING WITH MOFA DFM SASAE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo is conveying a firm message to Burmese leaders as part of Japan,s engagement strategy with the country, Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Kenichiro Sasae told Charg Zumwalt on June 17. Sasae said that he used his June 3-5 trip to Burma to press Rangoon on human rights issues, [...]
2009-06-19 07:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM JA BM
09TOKYO1405 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 21:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1406JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 00:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1412METI OFFICIAL: JAPANESE EXPORTS TO IRAN DOWN BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The Japan Government continues to restrict export credit insurance for Iran to only short-term transactions in accordance with UNSCR 1803, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Deputy Director for Trade Insurance Toshihiro Kawakami. The GOJ continues to decline of [...]
2009-06-23 08:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN PREL IR JA
09TOKYO1420JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 00:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1427JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 00:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1434ENDING THE CAMBODIAN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL DEADLOCK:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings May 14-15 with senior officials of MOFA's First Southeast Asia Department, as well as with a Japanese judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC),S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson suggested a possible solution to the logjam in negotiations [...]
2009-06-25 06:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PGOV PINS PREL JA
09TOKYO1436 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 07:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1454 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 06:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1463 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 07:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1464IAEA ELECTIONS- JAPAN'S CAMPAIGN AND REQUESTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOJ would appreciate continued U.S. outreach to IAEA board members in support of Yukiya Amano's candidacy for IAEA Director General. MOFA Non-proliferation Director Ichikawa told emboffs June 29 the GOJ would like the USG to emphasize to other member states the need to resolv [...]
2009-06-29 10:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1468TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. FORCES FROM IRAQ
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the arrest on Monday of the presidents of three Tokyo trading firms for an alleged attempt to illegally export to Myanmar on behalf of North Korea a device believed to be necessary for developing long-range ballistic missiles. 2. "Turnin [...]
2009-06-30 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1505JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1524JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 00:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1529TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA, IRAQ, BURMA, AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers led with the victory of the DPJ-backed candidate in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Shizuoka, saying that the results are clear evidence of growing popular support for the opposition party. 2. "Stronger Coalition against North Korea Necessary" On N [...]
2009-07-06 02:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1539JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1540TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT, NORTH KOREA, AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers gave top play to the U.S.-Russia summit on Monday in Moscow. 2. "Progress Toward 'World without Nuclear Weapons'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (7/7): "The U.S.-Russia summit, which was held ahead of the G-8 summit starting on Wednesday, marked a milestone in [...]
2009-07-07 04:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1543 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1558 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 21:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1572JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 02:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1577ASO AND THE LDP: STRUGGLING FOR MOMENTUM BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary: After a series of poor ruling party showings in local elections, Prime Minister Aso and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) may face another loss in July 12th's Tokyo city assembly election. A loss in this contest-seen by many as a bellwether of the public's mood-may intensify ef [...]
2009-07-10 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1578 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/09
[...] Return of facilities and sites south of Kadena Air Base (KAB),other issues The road map for the implementation of U.S. Forces Japan realignment agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. is rated highly for contributing to the reduction of the burden imposed by the bases on Okinawa. Special consider [...]
2009-07-12 21:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1594JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1625 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 21:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1629JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 03:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1632 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 21:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1638DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1639JAPANESE AUTO EXECUTIVES LOOK TO MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Honda and Nissan Executives see conditions improving in both auto and financial markets. Honda stresses the importance of being able to benefit now from past investments, especially in alternatives to the classic internal combustion engine investment and taking a long-term vie [...]
2009-07-21 05:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA
09TOKYO1651JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 00:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1659 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 07:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1664JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 00:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1686HISTORIC LOWER HOUSE ELECTION SET FOR AUGUST 30
[...] (C) Summary: With the July 21 Diet dissolution, the stage has been set for Japan's first general election since September 2005. Although campaigning is to begin on August 18, most politicians in the House of Representatives have already started to make preparations for the historic race on [...]
2009-07-24 07:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1689 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-26 21:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1693JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 00:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 00:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1729 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 06:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1733JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 00:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1742THE DPJ ELECTION MANIFESTO: POTENTIAL NEW JAPANESE MARKET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) released its election "manifesto" (platform) on July 27 intend to highlight the party's efforts to reform and revitalize the Japanese economy and its social safety net. The 55-point election manifesto includes no new economic or social safety [...]
2009-07-30 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1753 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 07:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1759JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1769 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 07:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1776PANEL REPORT FORWARD-LEANING ON JAPAN'S DEFENSE
[...] (C) A civilian expert panel charged with providing an independent assessment of Japan's defense and security capabilities will submit its final report to the Prime Minister's Office on August 4. The report is to be briefed immediately to the Cabinet Security Council and incorporated subseque [...]
2009-08-04 03:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO1784JAPAN-CHINA TALKING HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Fifth Japan-China Human Rights Dialogue, held July 9-10 in Tokyo, produced "useful" discussions about basic human rights policies in the respective countries and seemed to spark lively debate, particularly on issues related to Japan's pending child pornography law and Beijing's [...]
2009-08-04 06:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM CH JA
09TOKYO1786 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1788JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 00:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1792 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 21:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1793JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 21:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1812DPJ GROUPS
[...] (C) Summary: With the possibility of a DPJ victory in the August 30 Lower House election, how the party is organized will impact its decision-making process and the assignment of key positions within the government and Diet. Post-election maneuvering within the party, and differing loyalties t [...]
2009-08-07 07:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-09 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1815JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 02:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1819 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 06:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1832 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 21:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO185 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1879PART 1 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] (S) The Assistant Secretary-level U.S.-Japan-ROK Defense Trilateral Talks convened July 16-17 in Tokyo. The U.S. interagency delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson, and the Japanese and ROK delegations, led by Japanese Mi [...]
2009-08-14 07:04:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1881PART 2 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1882PART 3 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:36:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1893 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 21:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1897JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 01:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1910JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 00:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1917 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1926 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1931JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 00:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1934TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Nikkei and Yomiuri gave top play to their predictions about the August 30 general election, with both pointing to a landslide victory for the DPJ. 2. "Rough Road Ahead toward Self-Reliance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Kabul (8/20): "The Afg [...]
2009-08-21 04:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1938 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1953 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 21:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1954JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1959 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 05:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1962JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 00:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 21:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1968JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 00:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1977 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 21:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1978DPJ POISED FOR MAJOR VICTORY IN THE 2009 JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: On August 30, Japanese voters will choose between 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partners, or give the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-which has called for major changes in the way Japan is governed, spends its [...]
2009-08-27 21:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO1983JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 23:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1986 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-30 21:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1993JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 02:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1998 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2000HISTORIC WIN FOR THE DPJ
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)'s victory on August 30 in the 45th Lower House (House of Representatives) was historic and unprecedented. Alone, the DPJ took 308 out of 480 seats, a record-setting figure. There was also record turnout and interest in the election [...]
2009-08-31 21:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO2002SECNAV, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS "UNSHAKEABLE"
[...] (C) Summary: In wide-ranging security discussions with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (SecNav) on August 26, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials reaffirmed the importance of close security ties with the U.S. MOFA officials assured SecNav that force po [...]
2009-08-31 23:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL
09TOKYO2005JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 02:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2010 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2027 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 21:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2034NPT: GOJ SEES DISARMAMENT ON TRACK; ACADEMIC WARNS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 21. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Japan wants a successful 2010 Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon),and believes the current momentum towards disarmament should help achieve a positive outcome, according to a Ministry of [...]
2009-09-03 06:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM NPT CDG KNNP JA
09TOKYO2040 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 21:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2041LDP REELING AFTER LOSS
[...] (C) Summary: With its thorough defeat in the August 30 Lower House election, the now-opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is facing an existential crisis. A power vacuum at its most senior levels, combined with widespread uncertainty about its political identity, are posing direct and [...]
2009-09-03 21:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2055JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 00:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2071JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 00:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2088 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 21:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2098 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 06:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2141 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 21:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2154JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 00:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2175 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2177PROFILE OF NEW HATOYAMA CABINET
[...] (C) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama was elected the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan on September 16, succeeding Taro Aso, who resigned with his cabinet earlier the same day. Hatoyama then introduced his new 17-member Cabinet. Stacked with current and former Democratic P [...]
2009-09-17 21:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON KPAO JA
09TOKYO2184JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO219GOJ TARGETS CLEAN ENERGY, RESOURCE SECURITY IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOJ's FY09 energy budget proposal focuses on securing stable access to conventional energy resources while simultaneously pursuing energy efficiency and low-carbon alternatives. It should enable the GOJ to launch several policies developed in the run-up to the 2008 Toyako G8 [...]
2009-01-29 09:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA
09TOKYO2194 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 21:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2216JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 02:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2222AMBASSADOR ROOS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE
[...] (C) Ambassador Roos paid a brief courtesy call on Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii on September 18 at the Ministry of Finance. Fujii stressed that he wanted to work closely with the United States, looked forward to working with the Ambassador, and hoped to meet Secretary Geithner at the G-20 S [...]
2009-09-23 04:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO2226 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 06:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2240JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 00:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2243JAPAN'S TAKE ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Yuichi Mikami, Head of the Middle East Peace Process Section in MOFA's First Middle East Division, and Seitoku Kawakami, Deputy Director of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Mikami said, "Frankly we believe the re [...]
2009-09-25 03:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM JA
09TOKYO2255JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 00:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2266 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 21:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2271JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 00:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2277A/S CAMPBELL'S SEPTEMBER 18 MEETING WITH VICE
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell stressed the importance of close U.S.-Japan consultations as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) settled into its role as the ruling party. Close high-level U.S.-Japan engagemen [...]
2009-09-29 23:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2286 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 23:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO229 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO23JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 01:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2302DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2305DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2306DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO231JAPAN TO LAUNCH MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOJ recently announced it will commence a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama March 2. After five years of USG-GOJ discussions, and despite differences between the GOJ's particular implemen [...]
2009-01-30 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA
09TOKYO2321 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 06:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2325 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 00:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2358APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials in the Ministry of Fo [...]
2009-10-13 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV PREL APECO JA
09TOKYO2359 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09-2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 21:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2361 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 00:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2365 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 06:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2376SENIOR DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: It is essential for the Secretary to speak frankly with Japanese Minister of Defense Kitazawa about the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) issue, according to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Director General Takamizawa. FRF will be Kitazawa's top priority during the offi [...]
2009-10-15 06:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO2379SINGAPORE PM LEE EXPRESSES CAUTION TO PM HATOYAMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama exchanged views on overall bilateral ties, APEC, climate change, and his "East Asian Community" (EAC) vision during an October 6 meeting and lunch with visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Lee underscored the importance of working clos [...]
2009-10-15 07:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR JA
09TOKYO2443PREVIEW OF THE DIET'S 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: The new Hatoyama government will face its first Diet session October 26 to November 30. Bills that will likely be on this extraordinary session's agenda include those on North Korea-related cargo inspections, repayment moratorium on loans by small and medium-sized enterprises, a [...]
2009-10-22 21:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2469 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 06:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO247JAPAN AND IRAQ ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Baghdad January 28 as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister Taro Aso, where he met with President Talibani, Vice-President al-Hashimi, and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and signed a "Declaration on Establishing a Comprehensive Partnership [...]
2009-02-02 08:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ JA
09TOKYO2473 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/27/09
[...] Bill to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post and other companies 2. Bill to cope with credit crunch and withdrawal 3. Bill to retain shakai-hoken (social insurance) and kosei-nenkin (employee annuity) hospitals as public facilities 4. Bill to combat new strains of influenza 5. Bill ame [...]
2009-10-26 23:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2488TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN AND U.S.-CHINA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with reports on yesterday's collision between an MSDF destroyer and an ROK freighter in the Kanmon Strait in Fukuoka. 2. "Run-off Election Must Be Fair" On the upcoming run-off presidential race in Afghanistan, the liberal Mainichi editorialize [...]
2009-10-28 00:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2494 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 21:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2495 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 23:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2502 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 06:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO252JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2523 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-01 23:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2532 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 21:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2546DEMARCHE ON UNGA GOLDSTONE DEBATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM UNGA JA
09TOKYO255TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ
[...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Sankei led with the revelation by several GOJ sources that spy satellites operated by the U.S. and others have taken photos pointing to apparent preparations by North Korea for the launch of a long-range ballistic missile. 2. "One Step forward for Iraq" On th [...]
2009-02-03 02:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2553 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 23:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2565AMBASSADOR MEETS TOP LABOR LEADER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) wants the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government to focus on increasing employment and improving the social safety net, Rengos's newly elected President Nobuaki Koga told the Ambassador on November 6. Ambassador Roos and the [...]
2009-11-06 09:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB JP
09TOKYO2570 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-08 22:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2589SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S NOVEMBER 13-14
[...] (C) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Mr. President: Welcome to Japan. It is fitting that you begin your inaugural visit to Asia here as the U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the indispensible foundation of U.S. strategy in Asia. Prime Minister Hatoyama and his administration have stressed the [...]
2009-11-09 06:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA
09TOKYO2617ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S NOVEMBER 5 LUNCH
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 5 lunch meeting with MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell briefed on his trip to Burma (see septel report),and discussed the President,s upcoming visit to Japan, U.S.-Japan alliance man [...]
2009-11-12 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KOCI CASC MARR CH JA
09TOKYO2619 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 23:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2622 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2629 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO263 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2648 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO265TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included a plan by 10 nations, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, and the UK to create a framework for a "world-wide" patent examination system. 2. "North Korea Trying to Shake U.S.?" The business- oriented Nikkei wrote from Seoul (2/4): [...]
2009-02-04 03:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2665TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers front-paged the summit between President Obama and Chinese President Hu in Beijing on Tuesday. 2. "Can New Era Be Established through Prioritizing Practical Benefits?" On yesterday's U.S.-China summit, the top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editoria [...]
2009-11-18 06:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2686 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO269(C-AL8-02662) ENERGY SECURITY: GOJ OFFICIALS'
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and businesspeople describe relations with Russian energy suppliers as businesslike. METI officials and others report Russia's assertiveness in oil and gas disputes and its military action in Georgia have not fundamentally changed this attitude. Japanese policy [...]
2009-02-04 09:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL RU JA
09TOKYO2692TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S NOVEMBER 10-11 TRIP
[...] (C) Secretary Geithner visited Japan on November 10-11 en route to the November 12 APEC Finance Ministers meeting in Singapore. In separate meetings with Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Secretary Geithner stressed the import [...]
2009-11-24 07:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO270 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 22:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2702 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2707TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-INDIA SUMMIT
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included a Yomiuri report claiming that a political organization linked to Prime Minister Hatoyama allegedly made "false statements" regarding political donations. 2. "U.S. and India Take Step toward Relationship of Strategic Cooperation" The c [...]
2009-11-25 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2714 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 02:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2721 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 00:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2740 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2754JAPAN RESPONSE TO IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: REPORTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese government officials and INPEX company representatives confirmed the company holds a 10 percent stake in Iran's South Azadegan oilfield. Officials from both the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and INPEX said the firm has not made any investment in Iran's h [...]
2009-12-02 08:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL JA
09TOKYO276 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/09
[...] North Korea has been modernizing its missile sites. The missile site at Musudanri, which was used to test a Taepodong-2 missile in 2006, is now capable of launching satellites. The new missile site at Tongchangri is for launching both intercontinental ballistic TOKYO 00000276 006 OF 016 [...]
2009-02-05 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2767VERIFICATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ACTIONS A
[...] (SBU) A proposal by developing countries to exempt domestically-funded climate actions from measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) will be a red-line issue for Japan at upcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen December 7-18, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust [...]
2009-12-03 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO279JAPAN THINKING AHEAD TO APEC 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese officials responsible for APEC affairs have begun internal discussions of GOJ priorities for Japan's 2010 APEC chairmanship focusing on a "New APEC Vision" that provides strategic direction for the organization to 2020 and beyond. The GOJ is considering a "Green APEC [...]
2009-02-05 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL SENV ENRG APECO JA
09TOKYO2799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 23:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2813JAPAN - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT
[...] Per reftel instructions, post submits it draft chapter on Japan for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first five paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Additionally, we have excluded the midd [...]
2009-12-09 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR ECPS SN
09TOKYO2821 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 03:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2835 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 23:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2838 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 02:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2860 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/09-2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 23:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2883 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2889AMBASSADOR VERVEER CALLS FOR COOPERATION ON
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer proposed cooperation between Japan and the United States to improve the situation of women in a meeting in Tokyo with Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety, Social Affairs and Gender Equality, Mizuho Fukus [...]
2009-12-17 06:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KWMN JA
09TOKYO2893 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2912 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2917"FORCING THE HENOKO PLAN WILL DAMAGE THE
[...] (C) Summary: Implementing the current Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) plan will "damage the U.S.-Japan Alliance," Social Democratic Party (SDP) President Mizuho Fukushima told the Ambassador 21 December. Despite arduous negotiations over 13 years, the existing plan has not been implemented [...]
2009-12-22 06:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO292 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2920WHY JAPAN ABSTAINS ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION
[...] (C) Following its normal practice, Japan once again abstained on the Defamation of Religion resolution. According to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Makoto Tanabe, Japan thinks that the Defamation of Religion resolution is "not a good resolution, but it is no [...]
2009-12-22 07:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC JA
09TOKYO2921POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: JAPAN AND U.S. SHOULD
[...] (C) Summary: The USG and GOJ should quietly resolve any differences regarding Japan's postal privatization process, Financial Services Agency Senior Vice Minister Kouhei Ohtsuka told the DCM December 21 in response to points in reftel. Ohtsuka welcomed USG statements that postal privatization [...]
2009-12-22 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO2923DPJ DIET AFFAIRS CHIEF'S READOUT ON CHINA VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa's visit to China was aimed at ensuring that the new DPJ government started off well with Beijing, Diet Affairs Committee Chair Kenji Yamaoka told the DCM on December 17. Yamaoka and Ozawa expressed concern about Chin [...]
2009-12-24 00:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
09TOKYO2948 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO295POSTAL PRIVATIZATION DEVELOPMENTS RATTLE U.S.
[...] (C) Signs Japan Post Insurance might introduce a new product continue to ratchet up concerns among U.S. insurers operating in Japan. It is still early in Japan Post Insurance's ten-year privatization process and a new product would enjoy substantial non-competitive advantages, several stakeho [...]
2009-02-06 10:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO3 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/02/09
[...] In it, he stressed his government's intention of putting every effort into devising measures to revive the economy that has been hit by the global financial and economic crisis. The prime minister stated: "The government will expend all efforts to remove the nation's anxieties about the economy [...]
2009-01-02 03:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO33JAPAN: ASO EKING OUT POSITIVE REVIEWS ON CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has forged modest success on China. Facing plummeting approval ratings, a sputtering economy, and a Diet divided with the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, PM Aso has managed to keep bilateral ties to China on an even keel by actively engagin [...]
2009-01-07 09:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO330 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO337JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO341LATVIAN PM VISIT TO JAPAN FOCUSED ON TRADE
[...] (C) Summary. Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis' Tokyo visit focused on economic, financial, and trade issues, while renewing political ties largely devoid of contentious issues, according to Foreign Ministry officials and Tokyo-based Latvian Embassy diplomats. Tokyo and Riga did not sign [...]
2009-02-13 07:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD JA LG
09TOKYO344BULGARIAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMS COORDINATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Bulgarian President Parvanov sought to establish "a new type of partnership" with Japan, one which would reflect Sophia's new-found status as a democratic member of the EU community, during a January 25-29 visit to Tokyo. A second major goal involved attempts to reduce the large [...]
2009-02-13 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID JA BU
09TOKYO349 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 19:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO351 SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO352JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO354TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included Secretary of State Clinton's arrival in Tokyo on Monday evening. 2. "Prior Notice of Missile Launch a Message to U.S.?" The moderate Yomiuri's dispatch from Seoul argued (2/17): "North Korea's 'prior notice' of its launch of a ball [...]
2009-02-17 02:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO363JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO367 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO387AUSTR CUTLER RAISES JAPAN POST INSURANCE WITH FSA,
[...] (SBU) During a February 18 meeting with Financial Services Agency (FSA) officials, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler conveyed U.S. concerns that Japan Post Insurance is preparing to launch a product before it is held to the same standards applied to its U.S. competitors. Supervi [...]
2009-02-19 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO39JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO402JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO420MOFA SUPPORTING BROAD ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials want to strengthen cooperation with the United States on Southeast Asia policy and enthusiastically welcome what they see as renewed U.S. engagement in the region. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) welcomed Secretary Clinton's visit to Indonesia and [...]
2009-02-24 08:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTIA ASEAN JA CH
09TOKYO422JAPAN DEFENDS POSITION ON CONSERVATION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: EST Chief and LES Environment Specialist delivered demarche in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fisheries Division Officer Daisuke Kiryu and Fisheries Agency of Japan International Affairs Division Officer Wataru Tanoue February 5. In response, Kiryu said Japan sees no reason [...]
2009-02-24 12:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS SENV KSCA JA
09TOKYO424JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO431 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO435JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO445READ-OUT ON COORDINATION MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (S/NF) Alliance and intelligence managers from the Embassy, U.S. Forces Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Staff Office and Ministry and Defense met on February 20 to discuss policy and intelligence coordination in anticipation of a possible North Korean missile launch. The meeting fol [...]
2009-02-26 22:40:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO447 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO449TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Friday morning included President Obama's budget plan for fiscal 2010 and GM's announcement of a $30.9 billion loss in 2008. 2. "Even Satellites are Unacceptable" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (2/27): "North Korea announced its preparations for a 'sate [...]
2009-02-27 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO459JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO462DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officers responsible for Iran and Syria February 24. Similarly, poloff delivered the points to contacts in MOFA's First and Second Middle East D [...]
2009-03-02 06:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY JA
09TOKYO469 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO478JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO487JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO493JAPAN: REQUEST INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR G-20
[...] (C) Summary. Domestic political gridlock continues to stymie Japan's ability to implement the economic and financial policies needed to help lead the country out of its worst recession in over half a century. The government's economic stimulus measures have large headline figures, but the Ca [...]
2009-03-04 08:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD JA
09TOKYO501JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 05:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO505JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO511 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO520JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO525 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO532JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 22:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO534 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO545 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 02:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO554 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO555JAPAN POST'S PRIVATIZATION: DEALING WITH THE NEXT
[...] (SBU) Seventeen months into the ten-year privatization of Japan Post -- whose operations included mail delivery, the world's largest bank, and Japan's biggest insurer -- a major milestone is coming into view. The initial public offerings (IPOs) of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance could [...]
2009-03-12 09:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO556JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO565TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Friday morning included the GOJ announcement on Thursday that it has confirmed North Korea's notification to the International Maritime Organization of its plan to launch a satellite between April 4 and 8. 2. "Adoption of UNSC Resolution Appears Difficult" The li [...]
2009-03-13 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO566JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO569JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 01:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO57 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO578 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO579PRE-COORDINATION WITH JAPAN ON POSSIBLE DPRK TD2
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The CDA and the U.S. Forces Japan Deputy Commander met on March 12 with Directors-General from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense as well as General/Flag Officers from the Japan Joint Staff Office and agreed on the need for bilateral coordination, information sharing [...]
2009-03-16 22:34:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO584JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO586TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included a plan by Prime Minister Aso to instruct the GOJ and the ruling coalition to draft a supplementary budget for fiscal 2009 after the G20 financial summit in April. 2. "China Should Stop Dangerous Actions" The conservative Sankei edi [...]
2009-03-17 04:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO588 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO594JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO605JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO606TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning included an announcement on Wednesday by the Japanese government that it has reached an agreement with the Ukraine government to purchase Ukraine's 30 million tons of greenhouse gas emission rights. 2. "North Korea Refuses U.S. Food Aid" Th [...]
2009-03-19 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO624JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO626TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK DETENTION OF
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the compilation of a new set of pump-priming measures by the ruling coalition, including 300 billion yen in additional government spending for creating jobs. 2. "New Source of Dispute" On the detention of two Asian-American female journal [...]
2009-03-20 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO628 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO631READOUT OF MEETING WITH OPPOSITION ACTING
[...] SUMMARY: Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Acting President Naoto Kan discussed a broad range of issues with Embassy Tokyo Political Minister Counselor and Political Section members on March 13. Kan described the Japanese domestic political situation, U.S. troop realignment, and No [...]
2009-03-20 09:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO633U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL COORDINATION (MARCH 19) ON DPRK TD2 LAUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-21 00:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNJA KN KS MARR PARM PINR PREL
09TOKYO636JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO651JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 03:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO652TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - "BAD BANK" INITIATIVE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a fall in land prices across Japan and the Treasury's latest plan to remove the so-called "toxic assets" from banks' balance sheets. 2. "Paramount Need to Entice Private Investors" On Treasury Secretary Geithner's disclosure of the Publi [...]
2009-03-24 03:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO66 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO660 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 07:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO664JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO672TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND U.S.
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Sankei report claiming that North Korea has begun the work to place a Taepodong-2 long-range ballistic missile on the launch pad in Musudan-ri. 2. "Japan Should Make Full Preparations for North Korea's 'Satellite' Launch" The liberal [...]
2009-03-26 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO674JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO682SCENESETTER FOR PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER ADM
[...] (S) Summary: You will arrive in Japan amid continuing political turmoil and a worsening economic environment. Growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Aso,s leadership, allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the main opposition party, dramatic contractions in the economy and its [...]
2009-03-26 07:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO684 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO687U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL COORDINATION (MARCH 26) ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The CDA and U.S. Forces, Japan Commander joined Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Bessho in co-chairing a March 26 meeting of the informal bilateral interagency group to coordinate actions associated with the anticipated DPRK launch of a Taepodong-2 missile. Following a [...]
2009-03-26 22:42:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO691JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO696 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/09
[...] (5) TOP HEADLINES Asahi: New stimulus package to include subsidies for raising wages of caregivers: 1 trillion yen for consolidation of facilities Mainichi: Senior Vice Finance Minister Hirata quits over stock sale Yomiuri: Yomiuri poll: 68 PERCENT disapprove of Ozawa's continuing [...]
2009-03-27 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO699TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the results of two recent public opinion polls, both of which showed public dissatisfaction with DPJ President Ozawa's decision to stay on as party leader despite his top secretary's indictment on Tuesday for a violation of the Political Fun [...]
2009-03-29 22:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO703JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO714JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO722 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO728JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO735 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO737JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO74 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO740RECENT TRENDS IN JAPAN'S TRADE WITH AND AID TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's aid to Pakistan focuses on human security and creating a favorable trade and investment climate. The GOJ has been looking to amplify Official Development Assistance (ODA) to priority areas, such as health and human development, economic infrastructure, trade faciltation [...]
2009-04-02 06:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD PREL PK JA
09TOKYO743 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO745BURMA WATCHERS STRESSING PRAGMATISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Tokyo interlocutors are looking for a pragmatic way forward on Burma, particularly as Rangoon plans for next year's national elections. MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Director Keichi Ono offered Embassy Tokyo general impressions on the political climate in Burma, Japa [...]
2009-04-02 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM JA BM
09TOKYO747U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL COORDINATION (APRIL 2) ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The CDA and U.S. Forces, Japan Commander joined Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Bessho in co-chairing an April 2 meeting of the informal bilateral interagency group to coordinate actions associated with the anticipated DPRK launch of a Taepodong-2 missile. DVM Bessho [...]
2009-04-02 10:03:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO753JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO762TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - POSSIBILITY OF
[...] The announcement from London that the President has accepted an invitation from President Hu to to visit China later this year attracted considerable attention in Japan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura told the press on April 2 that coordination is under way for President Obama to visit Japan [...]
2009-04-03 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO770JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO780 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 07:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO788JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO797 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO803JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 07:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 07:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO809Media reaction to DPRK missile launch
[...] Summary. Starting with the countdown to the April 5 launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea and continuing into the intense negotiations in the United Nations Security Council, the Japanese press has documented in its news coverage, commentary and editorials the close coordination and coo [...]
2009-04-08 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO JA
09TOKYO81JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO814 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO817JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 02:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO820TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Friday morning included the revelation by Prime Minister Aso of a new economic plan aimed at creating 4 million jobs by 2020 through concentrated investments in the environmental, medical, and tourism fields. 2. "Warning Should Be Served against North Korea's Mil [...]
2009-04-10 03:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO826 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO832 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO837JAPANESE, ROK OFFICIALS' AND ACADEMICS' VIEWS ON
[...] (S) Japanese government officials and academics express strong interest in pursuing U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral security dialogues at all levels, partly to augment Japan's defense posture and international peace activities, but mainly to improve bilateral defense cooperation between Japan and th [...]
2009-04-13 07:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO839JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO842TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND THAILAND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included continued confrontation between Thai troops and antigovernment protesters in Bangkok. 2. "China Bears Heavier Responsibility" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/14): "Concerning North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile, the UN [...]
2009-04-14 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO845SCENESETTER FOR PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S
[...] (S) Summary: You will arrive in Japan amid continuing political turmoil and a worsening economic environment. Growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Aso's leadership, allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the main opposition party, dramatic contractions in the economy and its [...]
2009-04-14 02:49:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN JA
09TOKYO849 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 06:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO852CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER ASO
[...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),Lindsay Graham (R-SC),and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) met with Prime Minister Aso April 9 and exchanged views on China's defense spending and its economy, North Korea, and the London G20 Summit and nuclear energy. Senator McCain thanked PM Aso for Japan's c [...]
2009-04-14 08:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV PMIL JA
09TOKYO856JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO869JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO875 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO88 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO881JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO887 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO903 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO911JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 05:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO920JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO934TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items this morning included an IMF report released on Tuesday estimating that potential write-downs by financial institutions around the world from 2007 through 2010 could total nearly $4.1 trillion. 2. "Medvedev Expresses Concern about U.S. Advantage" The liberal M [...]
2009-04-22 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO939SENIOR JAPANESE DEFENSE OFFICIAL ON CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan MOD Defense Policy Director-General Takamizawa indicated to State's EAP/CM Director David Shear during an April 17 meeting that it is time to build on Secretary Clinton's February 2009 visit to Japan and define specific action items for international bilateral cooperation. [...]
2009-04-22 08:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR JA CH TW
09TOKYO950JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO955 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 07:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO964 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO970JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO979 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/09
[...] Leadership of and cooperation between the United States and Russia 2. Nuclear disarmament by China and other nuclear weapons-holding states 3. Transparency over nuclear arsenals and information disclosure 4. Irreversible nuclear disarmament 5. Study on future verification Q Measures to [...]
2009-04-28 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO98 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO981FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR 11 BENCHMARKS FOR GLOBAL NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone outlined 11 benchmarks for promoting global nuclear disarmament in an April 27 speech in Tokyo, while calling on nuclear powers to ensure transparency and reduce their nuclear weapon stockpiles. Notable benchmarks included: transparency [...]
2009-04-28 22:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO986JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO99FDI IS BRIGHT SPOT IN JAPAN'S ECONOMIC GLOOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a relative bright spot in the Japanese economy despite global economic difficulties. Although recent financial market turmoil reduced the pace of Japan's FDI inflows, those flows remain positive. The GOJ is quietly pursuing policy initiativ [...]
2009-01-16 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV OECD JA
09TOKYO995CHARGE'S MEETING WITH DFM SASAE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae April 27 to discuss North Korea, Iran, China, and the recently concluded U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue. Sasae stressed the importance of taking a balanced approach to North Korea. On I [...]
2009-04-29 08:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CH JA IR ID KN RS
09TOKYO999JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TORONTO296Toronto's Transit Expansion, Opportunities for U.S. Firms
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) C$2.6 billion Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project presents potential opportunities for U.S. businesses as there is no domestic content requirement for the design and construction phases. The project, part of the biggest expan [...]
2009-11-24 18:16:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINT ELTN CA
09TORONTO63Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...]
2009-03-27 18:07:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA
09TORONTO64Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...]
2009-03-27 18:08:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA
09TRIPOLI109TRIPOLI-BASED DARFUR REBELS BELIEVE GOL'S ATTENTION TO
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Sudan Liberation Army/Unity (SLA/U) faction resident in Tripoli find their days largely unoccupied despite renewed fighting in Darfur as Libyan officials have shifted their attention to crises in Gaza and Somalia. The late-2008 lull in fighting weakened thei [...]
2009-02-08 15:51:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL LY SU AU
09TRIPOLI133THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY: GOL REACHES OUT TO THE NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The GOL, anxious that the new U.S. administration could adopt markedly different policies towards Libya, has in the past several weeks taken a number of steps - a direct video conference (DVC) by Muammar al-Qadhafi with Georgetown University students, a New York Times editorial and a l [...]
2009-02-11 10:06:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EPET KPAO LY
09TRIPOLI134AL-QADHAFI'S AFRICAN UNION: OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS,
[...] (C) Summary: Muammar al-Qadhafi's election as Chairman of the African Union represents the culmination of a decade's worth of work by the regime and a significant personal victory for the Leader. After moving on from his dream of pan-Arab leadership, al-Qadhafi funneled billions of dollars into c [...]
2009-02-11 10:39:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PROP AU SU LI LY
09TRIPOLI156LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: LOOKING FOR SIGNALS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 10:44:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER KPAO KPAL LY
09TRIPOLI190SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) - SPRING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:10:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI2ORTEGA GETS NEITHER DINARS NOR PESOS FROM AL-QADHAFI
[...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega visited Tripoli December 19-22, ostensibly to promote south-south cooperation and compare notes on the "anti-imperialist" movement; however, senior contacts at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA- [...]
2009-01-04 14:54:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIA NU BO VZ LY
09TRIPOLI208LIBYA'S SUCCESSION MUDDLED AS THE AL-QADHAFI CHILDREN CONDUCT INTERNECINE WARFARE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 16:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR ECON MARR MASS PHUM PINR LY
09TRIPOLI212GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS SHUFFLES CABINET, POSTPONES WEALTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 15:34:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI293LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR MARCH 2009
[...] (U) Libya Oil Holdings Changes its Label Brand in Morocco: The Libyan state-owned oil group Libya Oil Holdings (LOH),which manages a network of 182 fuel distribution stations in Morocco, will now be called "Oilibya" in Morocco. LOH is an integrated oil company involved in the shipping, trading [...]
2009-04-08 14:25:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI30LIBYAN RESPONSE TO ONGOING EVENTS IN GAZA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) 08 TRIPOLI 984, C) TRIPOLI 005 TRIPOLI 00000030 001.2 OF 003
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting of senior regime figures, Muammar al-Qadhafi dismissed UNSCR 1860 as ineffectual, argued that further action on Gaza through UN channels would be "meaningless", minimized the chance that the upcoming Arab League ministerial on Gaza would be helpful and said Libya must incr [...]
2009-01-14 14:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG
09TRIPOLI31SENIOR REGIME FIGURES AMBIVALENT ABOUT U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for the Americas Ahmed Fituri recently expressed concern that Libya would miss a key window of opportunity for expanded cooperation and engagement with the U.S. because of limited human capacity and decision-making ability within the government and regime elites' lin [...]
2009-01-15 07:06:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR LY
09TRIPOLI40LIBYA POSTPONES GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, WALKS BACK FROM WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND PRIVATIZATION PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SESSION OF THE GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (GPC),LIBYA'S SUPREME LEGISLATIVE BODY, THAT WAS TO HAVE CONVENED IN EARLY JANUARY TO REVEAL PLANS FOR PRIVATIZATION AND GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING, HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY/MARCH, OSTENSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND [...]
2009-01-22 12:41:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY
09TRIPOLI483QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CONFIRMS RELEASE OF POLITICAL
[...] (C) Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Chairman of the Qadhafi Development Foundation's (QDF) Human Rights Committee, confirmed to us that longtime political prisoner Dr. Muhammad Bousidra was released on June 14 and had returned to his family home in Benghazi. Opposition website Libya al-Youm reported o [...]
2009-06-17 12:59:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI485HERE COMES THE JUDGE: LIBYAN JUDGES RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMERICAN JUDGE'S WORKSHOP ON ARBITRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 13:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PGOV MEPI PREL EAID LY
09TRIPOLI5LIBYAN REACTIONS TO GAZA: PUBLIC OUTRAGE, PRIVATE PRAGMATISM REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) TRIPOLI 984
[...] (C) Public and press reaction in Libya to events in Gaza has largely tracked wider Arab responses, with growing coverage in local media decrying "Zionist aggression". Authorities have authorized several demonstrations in the past week, including protests in front of the Palestinian, Jordanian, and [...]
2009-01-05 07:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN ASEC KPAO KPAL LY
09TRIPOLI64AL-QADHAFI: THE PHILOSOPHER-KING KEEPS HIS HAND IN
[...] (C) Summary: Despite a carefully cultivated image as a philosopher-king with no formal title and persistent rumors that he is passing day-to-day decisionmaking as part of an orchestrated succession by one of his sons, Muammar al-Qadhafi remains intimately involved in the regime's most sensitive and [...]
2009-01-28 14:20:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR LY
09TRIPOLI658WHERE HAVE ALL THE SIGNS GONE?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 14:44:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV EPET LY
09TRIPOLI68AL-QADHAFI: THE PHILOSOPHER-KING KEEPS HIS HAND IN
[...] (C) Summary: Despite a carefully cultivated image as a philosopher-king with no formal title and persistent rumors that he is relinquishing day-to-day decisionmaking as part of an orchestrated succession by one of his sons, Muammar al-Qadhafi remains intimately involved in the regime's most sen [...]
2009-01-29 09:00:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR LY
09TRIPOLI699FRENZIED PREPARATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 1 ANNIVERSARY REVEAL FEW HINTS OF MEGRAHI'S POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION REF: A) Tripoli 692; B) Tripoli 689 TRIPOLI 00000699 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 16:58:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO KSUM AU LY
09TRIPOLI771A GLIMPSE INTO LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI’S ECCENTRICITIES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Recent first-hand experiences with Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi XXXXXXXXXXXX primarily in preparation for his UNGA trip, provided rare insights into Qadhafi's inner circle and personal proclivities. Qadhafi appears to rely heavily on XXXXXXXXXXXX and reportedly cannot travel wit [...]
2009-09-29 17:21:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV LY PINR
09TRIPOLI924LIBYAN SUCCESSION: QADHAFI ORCHESTRATING THE BOYS' HIGH WIRE ACT? REF: A) TRIPOLI 883; B) TRIPOLI 685; C) TRIPOLI 212; D) 08 TRIPOLI 699; E) TRIP OLI 487; F) 08 TRIPOLI 870; G) STATE 43049; H) TRIPOLI 661; I) TRIPOLI 208; J) TRIPOLI 899
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 15:52:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR LY
09TRIPOLI941LIBYANS SEEK RENEWED COMMITMENT FROM U.S. IN RETURN FOR
[...] This is an action request; see para 13. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi told the Ambassador November 27 that Libya had halted the shipment of its final HEU stockpiles because it was "fed up" with the slow pace of bilateral engagement. Saif claimed that Libya had not received the "comp [...]
2009-11-30 17:19:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG
09TRIPOLI955LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP REVISES JIHADIST IDEOLOGY REF: A) Tripoli 359; B) Tripoli 678 TRIPOLI 00000955 001.2 OF 003
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 15:56:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM LY
09TUNIS10TUNISIA: DEMONSTRATIONS SPREAD AS ANGER GROWS
[...] (C) Popular anger over the Israeli military operations in Gaza continues to increase, especially as civilian casualties mount. This sentiment is both fueled by, and reflected in, local media coverage. Impromptu demonstrations have proliferated. Most have been quickly dispersed by the police [...]
2009-01-07 17:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KPAO TS
09TUNIS110TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Central Bank Cuts Key Rate 0.75 Basis Points B. Trade Deficit Narrows 47.3 Percent C. Tunisia Eyes Energy Surplus D. Maghreb Arab Union Still Struggling for Unity E. GOT Authorizes [...]
2009-02-27 11:27:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD TS
09TUNIS14TUNISIAN "STREET" VENTS ANGER OVER GAZA
[...] (C) Anger in the Tunisian "street" continues to increase over civilian casualties in Gaza, and the GOT is taking measures to show that it is not out of step. President Ben Ali again expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza, and was credited with identifying with their plight in a key Frid [...]
2009-01-09 18:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL TS
09TUNIS160THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: IMPACT ON TUNISIA
[...] (C) The global economic crisis is affecting Tunisia, but, so far, to a lesser degree than some other emerging market countries. Tunisia's financial sector, by virtue of its limited development and insulation from international credit markets, remains largely unscathed. However, exports, esp [...]
2009-03-19 13:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS167PRESIDENT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) In a speech commemorating the 53rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence, President Ben Ali dwelt on the economic progress it has made and the challenges it faces. Despite the speech's emphasis on reducing unemployment, it included few concrete proposals other than to repeat a call for t [...]
2009-03-23 17:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS237AMERICAN SCHOOL CRISIS ABATES, TIME FOR
[...] (C) Under mounting US and international pressure, the Tunisian authorities have offered public and private assurances of their commitment to keep the American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) open and their willingness to negotiate a settlement to the current tax crisis. These gestures inc [...]
2009-04-17 14:25:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALASCH AFDB PGOV PREL TS
09TUNIS293TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Economic Crisis Affecting Exports B. Foreign Investment Down 45 Percent C. Online Travel Booking System By 2010 D. Brokers Create Guarantee Fund For Non-Commercial Risks E. Low Inf [...]
2009-05-15 10:14:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ETTC EMIN TS
09TUNIS492TROUBLED TUNISIA: WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
[...] (S/NF) By many measures, Tunisia should be a close US ally. But it is not. While we share some key values and the country has a strong record on development, Tunisia has big problems. President Ben Ali is aging, his regime is sclerotic and there is no clear successor. Many Tunisians are frustrated [...]
2009-07-17 16:19:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON KPAO MASS PHUM TS
09TUNIS517THE POLITICS OF SOCCER IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) In a country where freedom of expression and association are limited, the stands of a soccer field are one of the few places Tunisians can voice criticism publicly. Tunisians follow the sport obsessively and political careers are born out of club notoriety. In this context, the president [...]
2009-07-27 16:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON TS
09TUNIS539IMF POSITIVE ON TUNISIA'S ECONOMY DESPITE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released in late June, following recent Article IV consultations, the International Monetary Fund stated that Tunisia is "well positioned" to weather the economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, strong foreign direct investment (FDI),steady tou [...]
2009-07-31 16:43:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS
09TUNIS657CODEL MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND
[...] (SBU) A congressional delegation, led by Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY),including Representatives Mel Watt (D-NC),Jack Kingston (R-GA),Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),and Marcia Fudge (D-OH)),visited Tunisia August 27-30. Senior Tunisian officials including the Prime Minister, the Foreig [...]
2009-09-03 08:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
09TUNIS694BEN ALI'S DOWNHILL BATTLE FOR REELECTION
[...] (C) As the October 25 elections approach, posters lauding President (and candidate) Ben Ali are becoming increasingly ubiquitous across Tunisia. Ben Ali's key election themes are security, stability, and economic prosperity. Ben Ali technically faces three opponents, and a fourth might still [...]
2009-09-18 16:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB TS
09TUNIS71PRESIDENT'S AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FACTUAL PRESS
[...] (C) Summary: President Obama's January 26 interview on al-Arabiya has garnered limited specific reaction, probably a result of al-Arabiya's lean market penetration in Tunisia. That said, those contacts who did watch the interview or read the transcript have responded favorably, especially to t [...]
2009-02-03 16:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO TS
09TUNIS722AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TUNISIAN DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's 29 September introductory call with Tunisian Defense Minister Kamel Morjane, the Minister assured the Ambassador that the close cooperation between the U.S. and Tunisian militaries, and broader cooperation between the two governments, would make the Ambassador's j [...]
2009-10-01 13:06:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS TS
09TUNIS791TUNISIAN ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1900
[...] (C) On October 25, during Tunisia's first national elections in five years, polling stations opened at 0800 and closed at 1800 local time. Ten (unaccredited) Embassy observation teams dispatched to various parts of the country reported a generally orderly process and an apparently light turn [...]
2009-10-25 17:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS792BEN ALI, RULING PARTY CLAIM CRUSHING
[...] (C) Official election results were announced in the early morning of October 26. As widely expected, President Ben Ali crushed his opponents, with 89 percent of the vote, and the ruling party received the maximum number of seats allowed by this year's voting rules (75 percent). Elections offi [...]
2009-10-26 11:35:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS796TUNISIA ELECTIONS: FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked the Ambassador on October 28 to express Tunisia's surprise and disappointment at the Department spokesman's October 26 remarks on Tunisia's elections. Abdallah specifically rejected as "false" the notion that international observers had not been [...]
2009-10-29 16:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS801UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TUNISIA PRESSING HARD TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph ten. 2. (SBU) Summary: A senior Foreign Ministry official convoked the Ambassador on October 30 to press for U.S. support for a Tunisian proposal before the UNGA Third Committee to designate 2010 "The Year of Youth" and organize an inter [...]
2009-10-30 16:57:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SCUL TS UN
09TUNIS813WHAT NEXT AFTER TUNISIA'S ELECTIONS?
[...] (C) The crushing victory of President Ben Ali and the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) on October 25 was the carefully engineered result of a non-competitive elections process. Although the GOT has attempted to portray the latest elections as an incremental step toward democracy, [...]
2009-11-05 08:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS829TUNISIA WANTS TO REVIVE TIFA TALKS, GIVES MIXED
[...] (SBU) After Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Jouini expressed interest in reviving the Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process (stalled since March 2008,) Tunisia Country Officer Molly Hayes and Emboffs met with the Americas Desk representatives of the M [...]
2009-11-13 06:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAIR EINV ECON EIPR TS
09TUNIS924REPRESENTATIVE CONAWAY STRESSES SECURITY
[...] (C) In his December 19 meeting with Minister of Defense Kamel Morjane, visiting Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) said that U.S.-Tunisian bilateral relations were good but stressed the need for increased cooperation on defense planning and intelligence sharing. He noted that current U.S. budget con [...]
2009-12-22 13:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP TS
09ULAANBAATAR1192009 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 04:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
09ULAANBAATAR161MONGOLIA'S MANAGEMENT OF A RESURGENT RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. Landlocked Mongolia is compelled by geography and motivated by history to seek pragmatic and workable relations with its two giant neighbors. For 15 years following Mongolia's democratic revolution in 1990, Russia maintained a low profile as it underwent its own political change [...]
2009-06-04 10:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON EINV EMIN MG
09ULAANBAATAR189Post Response to OPIC Request for Comment on WM Mining
[...] (SBU) As per ref paragraph 2, Post supports WM Mining application for OPIC financing of the Big Bend Placer gold-mining project (BBP) in Zaamar Soum (county) of Tov Aimag (province). Post has received detailed briefings of the project aims, technologies, environmental, and social impacts from [...]
2009-07-02 05:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV OPIC MG
09ULAANBAATAR20MONGOLIA ON A RISING CHINA: HEDGING PREFERRED BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Mongolia faces the challenge of being a large, sparsely populated, landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia. Mongolia,s Third Neighbor Policy of building economic, political, social and military relations with outside countries ) the United States foremost among th [...]
2009-01-22 09:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN MOPS MG CH RS
09ULAANBAATAR201PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, AND SPEAKER OF MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29 and 30, Members of the Congressional Delegation headed by Rep. David Price of North Carolina met with Speaker Demberel, Prime Minister Bayar, and President Elbegdorj during the course of a day and a half of meetings with Mongolian parliamentarians. In addition to dis [...]
2009-07-16 05:26:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MG
09ULAANBAATAR208MONGOLIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] (SBU) Post has prepared the following scenesetter for the Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. John Boehner of Ohio and scheduled to visit Mongolia from August 9 to 10. 2. (SBU) Below is a breakdown by paragraph of the organization of this scenesetter: 3-5: Context of the Visit 6-8: Pol [...]
2009-07-30 00:44:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MG
09ULAANBAATAR244Mongolian Parliament Passes Long Awaited, Absolutely
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, the Mongolian Parliament amended four key laws, which will allow the government to sign and execute the much anticipated agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper and gold project. This immense project promises to generate tens of billions of dollars, and finally o [...]
2009-08-26 09:09:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG
09ULAANBAATAR245MONGOLIA'S TOP MEDIA OUTLETS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Eighteen years after independence, Mongolia's major media outlets remain influenced by political parties and powerful patrons. If not exactly a free press, a vibrant media scene has nonetheless emerged from amid the tangled web of interlocking ownership relations. Among print m [...]
2009-08-28 00:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROP KPAL PGOV OPRC MN
09ULAANBAATAR257AMBASSADORSHIPS AND POLITICS IN MONGOLIA
[...] (C) Summary: Mongolia has 33 diplomatic missions worldwide, and many key ambassadorships are coming vacant at the start of the Elbegdorj presidency. The handling of these appointments provides significant insight into political maneuvering in Mongolia. Financial, ethnic, religious, social, a [...]
2009-09-04 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MG
09ULAANBAATAR258AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL AGENDA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of pre-departure encounters over the past week, Ambassador Minton discussed a wide range of U.S.-Mongolia bilateral issues with President Elbegdorj and Foreign Minister Batbold. Ambassador Minton and DCM Hill spent nearly all of Saturday, August 30, with Elbegdorj and [...]
2009-09-04 09:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID ENRG MG
09ULAANBAATAR288FRAUD SUMMARY - ULAANBAATAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fraud continues to be widespread and a serious problem among Mongolian applicants. In addition to the persistent low-level NIV fraud, post has been struggling with significant fraud in asylum cases and in immigrant visa cases. Post has also encountered several instances of app [...]
2009-10-05 04:40:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASES XP MG
09ULAANBAATAR332MONGOLIA PROPOSES SUPPLEMENTAL AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 16-18 visit to Ulaanbaatar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Partnership Strategy and Stability Operations, James Schear, accompanied by the Charge and DATT, met key offials at the Ministries of Defense and of Foreign Affairs, including Defense Ministe [...]
2009-11-18 08:23:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MG
09ULAANBAATAR46AMBASSADOR AND FM BATBOLD DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Minton discussed a range of key bilateral issues with Foreign Minister Batbold over lunch February 16. Topics included future Mongolian contributions in Afghanistan, Mongolia,s financial situation, the status of MCC implementation, post's wheat-based Food for Progress [...]
2009-02-17 09:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON EAID EFIN MG
09UNESCOPARISFR1458WORLD HERITAGE ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) Summary: Elections were held October 26 during the 17th meeting of the World Heritage General Assembly at UNESCO to replace 12 of the 21 Member States on the World Heritage Committee. Changes in the Rules of Procedure were adopted including a voluntary reduction in term length to four yea [...]
2009-10-29 15:38:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PREL UNESCO
09UNESCOPARISFR1587183RD UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION RESULTS
[...] Summary: UNESCO's newly reconstituted Executive Board for the 2009-2011 term met for a one-day meeting on November 23, where the principal business on the agenda was the election of a new Chairman and members of the Board's subsidiary committees and commissions. End summary. 2. UNESCO's [...]
2009-11-25 15:28:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO
09UNROME22FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...]
2009-03-27 11:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME27NEW PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On April 2, newly-elected President Kanayo Nwanze of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) briefed Executive Board members on his "vision" for this small, bu [...]
2009-04-09 14:04:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDUN EFIN EAGR EAID ECON IFAD
09UNROME42THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION TURNS 25
[...] Summary: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) hosted a 25th anniversary celebration at their Rome headquarters on June 4, 2009, entitled "IDLO at 25 - Embracing Change." The celebration noted the growth and past accomplishments of IDLO and focused on the Organization's need [...]
2009-06-25 12:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON EFIN AF
09UNROME43WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 ANNUAL SESSION: THE
[...] The 2009 Annual Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from June 8-12. The primary discussion and recurring theme centered on a review of WFP's financial framework aimed at better aligning it to the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan. The Board also took note of a rec [...]
2009-07-01 12:20:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME58WORLD FOOD SUMMIT "ZERO DRAFT" DECLARATION: IMPROVED, BUT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request --------------------- 2. (SBU) To prepare for the November 16-18 World Summit on Food Security, to be co-hosted in Rome by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director Gener [...]
2009-10-05 10:41:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME59COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FINAL DRAFT TEXT FOR
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Pursuant to an agreement of the 34th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),members have been engaged in a year-long process to reform the CFS. The focus of the [...]
2009-10-07 18:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME61REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. From October 14-17, the U.S. delegation to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) worked with other delegations to reform the FAO technical committee into a body that will provide value-ad [...]
2009-10-23 17:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME69FAO BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: U.S. ACHIEVES KEY OBJECTIVES,
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The 36th Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization was held in Rome November 18-23, beginning a mere three hours after the closing of the World Food Summit. The Un [...]
2009-11-27 16:18:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR EAID FAO UN
09UNROME74WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-10 14:14:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME77WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-11 09:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA1EU ON "HARM REDUCTION": THROW US A BONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 13:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UNODC UN
09UNVIEVIENNA10IAEA/DG: AMANO DOES NOT THE WEOG
[...] (C) Japanese Governor and IAEA DG candidate Yukiya Amano gave a proficient but uninspiring performance in his campaign pitch to a friendly Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) audience on January 8. Amano provided short and informed responses on an array of policy and management issues, but [...]
2009-01-13 11:52:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM MNUC TRGY IAEA JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA105UNODC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COSTA REITERATED CRIME
[...] (u) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 13. 2. (c) Summary. INL Assistant Secretary (A/S) David Johnson, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Acting Director (AD) Ed Jurith, and Ambassador Schulte met with Executive Director (ED) Antonio Costa March 13 on the m [...]
2009-03-16 11:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPGOV UNAUS KCRM SNAR AF UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA110Vienna Adopts International Roadmap for Fighting Drugs
[...] (U) The high-level segment of United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) met March 11 and 12 in Vienna to conclude the review of the commitments emanating from the 1998 UNGA Special Session (UNGASS) on international drug control. The Commission adopted a Political Declaration and Actio [...]
2009-03-17 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU
09UNVIEVIENNA112NPT PREPCOM CHAIR CONSULTS IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Rounding out consultations in New York and Geneva, NPT Prepcom Chairman Zimbabwe UN Permrep Bonafice Chidyausiku reviewed preparations for the 2009 Prepcom with approximately two dozen states parties in Vienna March 16. The first priority for the Prepcom would be to adopt the 2010 Revcom [...]
2009-03-18 11:41:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA117UNODC OFFICIALS DISCUSS PROGRESS IN AF-PAK AND
[...] (C) Summary. On March 18, INL/PA Director of the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Program Tom Williams met with UNODC officials to discuss counternarcotics issues in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran, and to gain insight into UNODC's program plans and needs in the coming year. UNODC offici [...]
2009-03-20 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM EAID IR PK AF
09UNVIEVIENNA127 UN Commission Adopts Fourteen Drug Control Resolutions
[...] (U) Following on the High-Level Segment (Ref A),the regular session of the 52nd UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND),held March 16-20, adopted 14 drug control-related resolutions to guide the work of Member States and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the coming year. The Secreta [...]
2009-03-25 15:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV UN KCRM AF UNCND CU IR
09UNVIEVIENNA128 IAEA/DG ELECTION: FIRST DAY INCONCLUSIVE, AMANO
[...] (S) The first three rounds of balloting for the IAEA Director General election on March 26 proved inconclusive, with neither candidate able to command the required two-thirds majority of the 35-member Board. The vote tally was 21(Amano)-14(Minty)-0 in the first round; 20(Amano)-15(Minty)-0 in [...]
2009-03-26 15:09:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA129FRANCE SOFTENS VIEWS ON UNCITRAL REFORM, SEEKS GUIDELINES
[...] (U) The French mission on March 3 hosted an informal meeting to discuss UNCITRAL's working methods and rules of procedure. Representatives of 20 countries, the European Commission, and the UNCITRAL Secretariat attended the meeting. Switzerland, Colombia, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and the U.S. c [...]
2009-03-26 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA132IAEA/DG: AMANO LOSES BY ONE VOTE, SLATE WIPED CLEAN
[...] (C) Despite an intensive and successful overnight lobbying campaign, Japanese Governor Amano fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority to be appointed IAEA Director General. In this second day of balloting, March 27, the Board of Governors held three votes in succession: first, a [...]
2009-03-27 14:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA135Cuba, Perhaps Germany Contest for UNODC FinGov
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 11-20 Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Cuba announced the candidacy of its Ambassador Norma M. Goicochea Estenoz for one of the two co-chairs of the UNODC Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov WG). The G-77 will not oppose her, nor allow for a competing candid [...]
2009-03-31 12:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC CU GR
09UNVIEVIENNA141IAEA/DG RACE: CANDIDATES NEED APPLY
[...] (C) Summary: Former Board Chairs Chilean Ambassador Milenko Skoknic and former Slovenian Ambassador Ernesto Petric separately informed Ambassador Schulte April 1-2 that their respective governments are considering nominating them for IAEA Director General. Chile is consulting with other Latin [...]
2009-04-06 12:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF SI CI MY
09UNVIEVIENNA146Human Trafficking Back on UNODC's Agenda
[...] (SBU) Following a busy and difficult year for anti-human trafficking issues in Vienna in 2008, the UN Office on Drugs and Crme (UNODC) is taking measures to improve and focus its activities. UNODC has formulated a draft thematic program to fight human trafficking and consolidated the UN.GIFT [...]
2009-04-06 15:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM UN KTIP
09UNVIEVIENNA152UNODC AND COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE AF-PAK POLICY
[...] This is action request. Please, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Ambassador met UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on April 2, and discussed with him the Administration's new Af-Pak strategy and deployed the points in Ref A, highlighting our new regional emphasis and our interest in incorporati [...]
2009-04-08 12:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF AS CA IR IT JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA157IIASA Council Accelerates Strategic Planning
[...] (U) The IIASA Council, governing body of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA),met on March 27 to discuss the new strategic plan and agreed to core principles that will guide the process toward the June Council meeting. The Council reached consensus on the need for [...]
2009-04-09 12:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA NAS AORC PGOV AU
09UNVIEVIENNA166IRAQ-WMD-RESTRICTIONS: DISCUSSING HOW VIENNA COULD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Schulte met with Embassy Baghdad and Washington ISN/RA, NEA/I, and L/NPV on April 1 over Secure VTC to discuss WMD-related UN Chapter VII Resolutions on Iraq. Ambassador Schulte noted that the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna is willing to assis [...]
2009-04-16 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA178IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY RE-ENTERS RACE, CHANGING THE
[...] (S) The IAEA Secretariat confirmed that South Africa had officially submitted its re-nomination of Governor Abdul Minty for Director General April 21. Minty's performance in the first round proves he cannot win, but he has emerged as a standard-bearer for the "non-aligned" members of the IAEA. [...]
2009-04-22 14:41:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF
09UNVIEVIENNA180IAEA/DG RACE: BELGIUM TO THROW HAT IN THE RING
[...] (C) Following earlier reports (ref a) of a possible Belgian candidacy for IAEA Director General, the Belgian Mission confirmed April 24 that the nomination of Jean-Pol Poncelet, though not yet official, would be submitted either later the same day or early April 27 (the last day for nominatio [...]
2009-04-24 11:44:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA189IAEA/DG RACE: FIVE CANDIDATES AT CLOSE OF
[...] (S) As of the close of nominations April 27, there are five official candidates for IAEA Director General: Yukiya Amano (Japan),Abdul Minty (South Africa),Luis Echavarri (Spain),Jean-Pol Poncelet (Belgium) and Ernest Petric (Slovenia). No further candidates can join the race at this junct [...]
2009-04-28 16:28:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA199UNIDO PRIORITIZES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND REFORMS IN NEW
[...] (U) UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella on April 7 briefed member states on his 2010-11 budget proposal, which maintains zero real growth overall while increasing funding for poverty reduction, energy and environment programs, and further efficiency-enhancing measures. Member states reacte [...]
2009-05-04 13:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA2IAEA/DG: NOMINATIONS DEADLINE CLOSES WITH ONLY
[...] (C) At the close of the December 31 deadline, only Japan and South Africa had submitted nominations for IAEA Director General, Japanese Governor Yukiya Amano and South African Governor Abdul Minty. This ends all speculation about other candidates emerging in the first round of voting. The Boa [...]
2009-01-05 15:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA205UNODC Briefs on TIP Report for Secretary General
[...] UNODC Executive Director Costa and John Sandage, Deputy Director of UNODC's Division of Treaty Affairs, briefed member states on UNODC's report to the UN General Assembly, in advance of the May 13th thematic debate on trafficking in persons. The paper, entitled "Improving the coordination of e [...]
2009-05-07 06:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN
09UNVIEVIENNA209IAEA/DG RACE: ECHAVARRI MAKES A STRONG SHOWING
[...] (C) Spanish DG candidate Luis Echavarri emerged the clear "winner" over Belgian candidate Jean-Pol Poncelet in a joint meeting of the two candidates with the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) May 6. Drawing on his 25 years of experience in the nuclear field, Echavarri demonstrated solid [...]
2009-05-07 16:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA217"Harm Reduction" Debate Politicizing INCB Elections?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on May 6, Koli Kouame Secretary of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB),expressed dismay over what he described as the NGO efforts to politicize the election of Board members. More specifically, Kouame believes the International Drug Policy Consortium ( [...]
2009-05-08 15:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA240IAEA Symposium on Nuclear Security Relates Terrorism Threat
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA Nuclear Security Symposium, attended by over 500 participants representing over 90 countries, dealt with issues involved in protecting nuclear and other radioactive materials from the hands of criminals and provided a forum for discussions with nuclear security counterpa [...]
2009-05-26 16:25:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA241IAEA/BOARD/GC:TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EGYPTIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM had a generally positive exchange of views May 19 with Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on priority issues for the June Board of Governors meeting and in anticipation of Egypt becoming the NAM Chair in July. The President's upcoming visit to Cairo and the perception that U.S.- [...]
2009-05-27 11:11:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC EG IAEA IR IS KNNP PARM PREL TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA242ITALIAN COUNTERNARCOTICS COOPERATION WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. On May 20, Msnoff met with an Italian counterpart, Marco Prencipe, who recently left a four-year post in Tehran to discuss the effectiveness of Iranian cooperation with the Italians on counternarcotics efforts. For the most part, cooperation has been successful, and Italy and [...]
2009-05-27 12:52:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR AF PAK IR IT
09UNVIEVIENNA244IAEA/DG RACE: BOARD MEETS THE FIVE CANDIDATES
[...] (C) The five DG candidates each performed respectably at the informal Board session May 26 with no clear winner (full text of remarks emailed to Department.) Japanese candidate Amano tailored his intervention for G-77 consumption, highlighting that the IAEA should not be a nuclear watchdog bu [...]
2009-05-27 16:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA249 EVALUATING PARIS PACT ON AFGHANISTAN: OPTIMIZING THE NEXT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A May 14 briefing for donor and participant countries by the consultant UNODC hired to assess the Paris Pact emphasized inefficiencies in expert roundtable meetings, the unsustainable Pact footprint, the Pact's enduring political utility, and under-utilization of the ADAM system, [...]
2009-05-29 14:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA253 IAEA: JUNE BOARD PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place amid continuing uncertainty over the Director General election and budget negotiations (ref a.) Nevertheless, Mission will endeavor to take advantage of favorable attitudes toward the Pre [...]
2009-05-29 19:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA264IAEA/SYRIA: SECRETARIAT STILL SEEKING COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) The Director General's report on nuclear safeguards implementation in Syria, issued in the run-up to the June 15-19, 2009 Board of Governors meeting, concludes that "Syria needs to be more cooperative and transparent." The report indicates that Syria has not adequately responded to the [...]
2009-06-08 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA266IAEA/SYRIA: SECRETARIAT STILL SEEKING COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) The Director General's report on nuclear safeguards implementation in Syria, issued in the run-up to the June 15-19, 2009 Board of Governors meeting, concludes that "Syria needs to be more cooperative and transparent." The report indicates that Syria has not adequately responded to the [...]
2009-06-09 10:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA268IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO MAKES A STRONG SHOWING IN
[...] (S) The results of the June 9 informal straw poll -- Amano 20, Minty 11, Echavarri 4, and Poncelet and Petric both 0 -- place Amano in good stead for the formal vote, which the Board Chair announced would be held over a two-day session on July 2-3. Certainly, the momentum is with Amano and man [...]
2009-06-09 13:25:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA279DG ELBARADEI FUELS THE BUDGET DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Director General ElBaradei intervened during a session of the ongoing Board of Governors meeting to deliver an impassioned plea in favor of a budget increase. ElBaradei said "two decades" of zero growth had restricted the IAEA's ability to do its job, and warned that Member [...]
2009-06-17 14:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA280AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN FINDS IRAN POSITIVE
[...] (C) Summary. On June 10, Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Michael Postl (please protect) debriefed MsnOff on the current state of play in Iran on engagement, the nuclear issue, and the economy. Postl argued that the Iranian leadership is favorable on engagement with the U.S., but that it is [...]
2009-06-17 16:52:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR AU EU
09UNVIEVIENNA281IAEA/JUNE BOARD: IRAQ SEEKS A CLEAN SLATE FROM THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. During June 17 IAEA Board of Governors deliberations, Iraq requested that an item be added to the September Board meeting agenda that addresses the cooperation between Iraq and the IAEA related to implementation of Iraq's IAEA safeguards obligations. Iraq asked for member state [...]
2009-06-17 17:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA282IAEA/IRAN: SAFEGUARDS TECHNICAL BRIEFING STRESSES
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) June 5 report on Iran. The briefing largely repeated the points covered in the report, but also offered more details on safeguards implementation at the Natanz cent [...]
2009-06-18 06:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA285NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT
[...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...]
2009-06-18 13:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA286IAEA/ELBARADEI UNPLUGGED: DIRECTOR GENERAL'S
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging intervention following Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh's customary diatribe at the conclusion of the Iran agenda item at the ongoing IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Director General (DG) ElBaradei took Iran to task amid the DG's "general reflections" on the health and [...]
2009-06-19 06:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG MNUC IR IAEA PREL PINR KNNP KN SY
09UNVIEVIENNA287NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT
[...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...]
2009-06-19 07:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA289IAEA/SYRIA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: CONCERN OVER NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The June Board debate on Syria unfolded along largely familiar lines with many Board members calling on Damascus to cooperate with the Agency,s requests, while NAM and Arab delegations continued to focus on Israel,s misdeeds, rather than the need for Syrian cooperation. The debat [...]
2009-06-19 15:59:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA29IAEA: NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DISCUSSES TEXT BUT NO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 15, interested NSG Participating Governments (PGs) discussed the current "clean text" to revise paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Part 1 NSG Guidelines regarding conditions for approval of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) equipment and technology. [...]
2009-01-27 16:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENR
09UNVIEVIENNA292IAEA/DPRK/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: BROAD CONDEMNATION
[...] (SBU) The IAEA June Board of Governors registered universal condemnation and deep concern regarding the DPRK's nuclear test. Fourteen statements (representing 22 of 35 Board members) were delivered under the Agenda item on the Application of Safeguards in the DPRK: Six party partners, the EU, [...]
2009-06-22 12:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA293IAEA/IRAN: BOARD URGES COOPERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The June 17 IAEA Board of Governors discussion on Iran, although overshadowed by Director General(DG) ElBaradei's concluding intervention scolding Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh for Tehran's lack of engagement with the IAEA (reftel),highlighted the need for Iran to begin full cooperati [...]
2009-06-22 15:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA298IAEA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (U) This cable reports on discussion of the routine safeguards agenda items from the Board of Governors: item 5a (Conclusion of safeguards agreements and additional protocols),5b (the Safeguards Implementation Report for 2008) and 5c (Staff of the Safeguards Department to be used as Agency In [...]
2009-06-23 14:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA299 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA3 AFGHAN MINISTERS TALK COUNTERNARCOTICS IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the Paris Pact meeting in Vienna on December 15-16, Ambassador and DCM met with Afghanistan's Minister of Counternarcotics General Khodaidad, Deputy Minister of Interior General Daud Daud, and other Afghan officials. The Ministers complained about the lack of countern [...]
2009-01-09 08:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR CA GM JA PK SW UN
09UNVIEVIENNA300 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA304 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 15 meeting, UNODC Deputy Director for Operations Bernard Frahi shared with us the terms of reference for his recent mission to Pakistan and UNODC's plans for its program there. (Mission report and terms of reference were emailed to the Department - IO/T, INL/PC, and SC [...]
2009-06-25 14:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA31 Breaking the UNGASS Impasse on "Harm Reduction"
[...] (U) This is an action message for INL/PC and IO/T. Please see paragraph 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Negotiations for the UNGA special session have hit an impasse, created by EU insistence on adding the controversial term "harm reduction" to various parts of the draft UNGASS actio [...]
2009-01-27 16:21:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC UK CO RS JA CA FR SW GM
09UNVIEVIENNA310IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO EYES NARROW VICTORY WHILE
[...] (S) Entering the final days before the July 2-3 balloting, Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano shared the same assessment of the race on June 29 as he has previously but tempered by some new concerns. Japan still calculates "around 20" commitments. Factoring in a 20-30 percent average margin f [...]
2009-06-29 15:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA318IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO WINS NARROW VICTORY DUE TO ONE
[...] (C) Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano narrowly won the required two-thirds majority in a final "confidence" vote July 2. One abstention in the final tally (23 "Yes" 11 "No" and 1 abstention) lowered the margin for victory to 23 votes. This completes the "Selection Stage" of the DG election [...]
2009-07-02 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA319IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) With resounding and sustained applause, the Board of Governors appointed Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano as the IAEA Director General-designate July 3 by acclamation. More than three dozen statements of congratulations, including on the part of the G-77, NAM, EU, all regional groups, and [...]
2009-07-06 12:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA322IAEA LEADERSHIP TEAM TRANSITION AND U.S. INFLUENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA transition that will come as DG ElBaradei's term ends November 30 provides a once-a-decade opportunity to overcome bureaucratic inertia, modernize Agency operations, and position the new director general for strong leadership from the DG's office. Yukiya Amano's arrival [...]
2009-07-07 15:59:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA323 FINLAND SEEKS TOP UNODC JOB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finland's Ministry of Justice is considering naming its Director of International Affairs, Matti Joutsen, as a candidate to replace UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa, who is lobbying for an extension after his second term expires in May 2010 (Reftels). As several EU co [...]
2009-07-08 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK FI
09UNVIEVIENNA331IAEA/DG: AMANO SKETCHES AMBITIOUS TRANSITION AGENDA
[...] (C) IAEA Director General-designate Yukiya Amano expressed gratitude for U.S. support during a July 9 congratulatory lunch and engaged Charge in a wide-ranging discussion of senior personnel, budget and compliance issues. Amano attributed his election to support from the U.S., Australia and F [...]
2009-07-10 15:41:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA TRGY JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA335HCOC: EU WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING THE HAGUE CODE
[...] Summary: In its role as European Union (EU) President, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a workshop in Prague on June 26 to promote further enhancement and improved functioning of the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) against ballistic missile proliferation. The informal workshop broug [...]
2009-07-15 08:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC KNNP TSPA
09UNVIEVIENNA344IAEA ENERGIZING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Hitching his wagon to the President's priority issue, IAEA DG-designate Amano is expressing his ambition that the Agency figure substantively in the concept and conduct of the global nuclear security summit in March 2010. Apparently spurred by Amano, IAEA DDG Taniguchi and Nuclear Securi [...]
2009-07-17 15:41:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PTER KNNP TRGY MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA347UNCITRAL Reviews Revised Model Law on Procurement
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The forty-second session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. During the Commission meeting, a Committee of the Whole was formed to engage in a second reading of the revised UNCITRAL model law on procu [...]
2009-07-22 15:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA350 US-India Meeting on Arrangements and Procedures for
[...] (U) A U.S. delegation from State (ISN and L) and DoE/NNSA met at UNVIE July 21-22 with Indian counterparts for initial exchanges on a prospective agreement addressing future Indian reprocessing of nuclear material pursuant to our bilateral Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of [...]
2009-07-22 16:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PREL TRGY KNNP IN JP
09UNVIEVIENNA357IAEA: CHARGE TALKS FUEL ASSURANCES AND BUDGET WITH
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires and MsnOff met with Director General-Elect Amano and two officers from the Japanese mission on July 24 to update Amano on U.S. positions on Fuel Assurances and the ongoing negotiations regarding the IAEA budget. The atmosphere of the meeting was warm throughout, with [...]
2009-07-24 15:51:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA361UNODC'S MAJOR DONORS MEET; SEND STRONG MESSAGES TO COSTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 14:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09UNVIEVIENNA368SUBDUED BOARD APPROVES IAEA BUDGET INCREASE, EYES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Budget negotiations at the IAEA concluded successfully on August 3 with a Board of Governors' agreement to approve an increase of 5.4 percent. The dozen statements from a wide range of Member States mostly focused on their "disappointment" with the end result. They also previe [...]
2009-08-03 14:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA373IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: PROGRESS IN
[...] (SBU) IAEA and "Friends of SAL" met July 29-30 to provide Member States with an update on the Agency's Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (SAL) planning and needs. (Note: Friends of SAL is an informal group of Member States that closely follow the Secretariat's efforts to ensure a highly capab [...]
2009-08-05 10:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA386WHITHER A U.S. VISION FOR FINANCING AND GOVERNING UNODC
[...] Summary: Following a year of difficult negotiations surrounding its creation, the UNODC working group on finance and governance issues (FinGov) is poised to hold its first meeting before mid September. With Cuban Ambassador Norma Goicochea Estenoz as one of FinGov's co-chairs, the U.S. faces [...]
2009-08-13 07:00:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM UNODC CU
09UNVIEVIENNA393HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION OF
[...] (SBU) The following Pre-Launch Notification (PLN) was distributed 17 August 2009 by the Immediate Central Contact, Vienna to Focal Points of the HCOC Subscribing States (ref A) concerning a Republic of Korea PLN for the launch of a space launch vehicle (SLV) originally scheduled 30 July (reftel [...]
2009-08-18 07:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA400IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST: SUPPORTING THE GC PRESIDENT,S
[...] (C) Like-minded Missions (Canada, U.S., Australia, Sweden, UK, France) meeting August 19 were generally supportive of GC President Macmillan's (New Zealand) effort to broker a single GC resolution on the Middle East. Sweden (EU Presidency) is cautiously optimistic that Egypt is open to the ide [...]
2009-08-24 15:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PARM KNNP XF IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA410 IAEA/General Conference: Train wreck or New Dawn ?
[...] (SBU) Traditionally, the September 14-18 53rd IAEA General Conference (GC) serves as a platform for promoting U.S. priorities on core IAEA issues, nuclear safety and security, strengthened safeguards and peaceful use of nuclear energy. While we will continue to promote these priorities, we fea [...]
2009-08-28 13:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA415COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (CTBT): On-Site
[...] This cable reports discussions of On-Site Inspection (OSI) issues that took place during the first half of the thirty-third session of Working Group B (WGB-33),August 17 - 25. International Monitoring System (IMS) and International Data Centre (IDC) and OSI discussions taking place during th [...]
2009-09-03 06:48:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT IR
09UNVIEVIENNA417IAEA/IRAN: JOINT P5+1 STATEMENT FOR IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) At a German-convened P5 1 meeting on September 4, Russian Ambassador Zmeyevskiy refused to discuss the German-proposed text for a joint P5 1 statement on the Iran issue at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting opening Monday, September 7. Over the course of nearly two hours, and seconded b [...]
2009-09-04 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA422StaffDel Nunez-Neto Meeting with UNODC Terrorism Prevention
[...] SUMMARY: At the request of Congressional staff delegation (staffdel) Nunez-Neto, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) officials provided the staffdel with background information on its findings related to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs and insurgency or terrorist activities. [...]
2009-09-10 15:02:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR PTER UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA425 IAEA/BOG: September Board Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) USDEL to the September 7-10 Board of Governors met our core objectives with respect to spotlighting Iran and Syria's failure to comply with NPT safeguards. Despite an alarmist note struck by international media about Iran's breakout capability, Board delegations welcomed a moderated U.S. [...]
2009-09-14 14:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA427IAEA/DPRK: BOARD REMAINS CONCERNED OVER NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) The IAEA September Board of Governors registered grave concern over the DPRK's escalatory actions, particularly the September 4 letter to the President of the UN Security Council announcing the DPRK was in the "final stage" of enriching uranium and undertaking weaponization of newly ext [...]
2009-09-15 12:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA434IAEA SAFEGUARDS: "FUTURE OF THE AGENCY"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The two days of informal "Future of the Agency" discussions in the IAEA Board Room on the topic of "Safeguards and Verification" rehashed many North-South issues, with Iran voicing a list of complaints while the IAEA defended itself and Western allies insisted on the importance [...]
2009-09-22 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA435IAEA/IRAN: SEPTEMBER BOARD KEEPS THE SPOTLIGHT ON
[...] (SBU) The September 7 IAEA Board of Governors discussion on Iran balanced between praising Tehran's recent cooperation with the IAEA and noting that more must be done. Although the usual Iran friendlies highlighted Tehran's decision to improve safeguards at Natanz and provide access to the [...]
2009-09-22 16:05:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA442THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA MEETING IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Assistant to the President and U.S. Sherpa Gary Samore outlined the preliminary agenda of the Summit and solicited initial reactions from participants in a September 15 first Sherpa meeting. Samore explained to representatives of nearly all 37 Summit-invitee countries t [...]
2009-09-24 07:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA450 IAEA/General Conference: Resolutions Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) Once again, and despite best efforts by USDEL, Middle East issues (ref a) overshadowed much of the substantive agenda of the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference. Among the five core technical resolutions referred to the Committee of the Whole, or COW, -- omnibus safety, nuclear appli [...]
2009-09-30 15:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA452 IAEA/General Conference: Side Events
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the 2009 IAEA General Conference several side events were scheduled by the Technical Cooperation (TC) and Nuclear Applications (NA) departments and the Office of Nuclear Security (ONS). Msnoffs attended four events of interest to the USG: 1) the unveiling of a new Technica [...]
2009-10-02 12:48:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA4532009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...]
2009-10-02 14:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
09UNVIEVIENNA4562009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...]
2009-10-02 14:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
09UNVIEVIENNA468UNCITRAL Sorieul Hails U.S. Support, More Needed
[...] UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) benefits from unwavering U.S. support, and hopes that it can count on the U.S. for support for an increased budget as well as political assistance in helping UNCITRAL strike the right balance between its technical work and political visibility [...]
2009-10-14 08:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA478IAEA: AMANO READY FOR PRIME TIME
[...] (SBU) In several meetings with USG officials before he departed Vienna at the end of the IAEA General Conference, DG-designate Amano displayed remarkable congruence of views with us on conducting the Agency's missions in safeguards verification, nuclear security, and promoting peaceful uses of [...]
2009-10-16 16:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA487IRAN/TRR: INITIAL REACTION FROM JUSCANZ AND OTHER
[...] (C) Ambassador Davies reviewed the outcome of the pentagonal (Iran, Russia, France, U.S.) IAEA-led talks on refueling the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) and next steps in separate briefings with JUSCANZ (Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand plus ROK) October 22 and a subset of influential IAEA [...]
2009-10-23 17:04:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA49SECOND UNCAC WORKSHOP ON BRIBERY IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] On January 28-29, 2009, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted the second open-ended experts workshop on International Cooperation between Public International Organizations and States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Workshop participants discussed ways to imp [...]
2009-02-05 12:02:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN KCRM UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA497 MIXED EXPECTATIONS FOR SALEHI'S RETURN TO IAEA
[...] (C) Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head, Ali Akbar Salehi, previously served in Vienna as Iran's Permanent Representative to the IAEA, thus many diplomats in Vienna already know him well. Although at least one IAEA official is optimistic that Salehi will bring greater cooperation from Ir [...]
2009-11-03 14:48:00UNVIESECRETPREL AORC SA IR KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA50IAEA/GAZA/DEPLETED URANIUM: ISRAEL RESPONDS
[...] (C) Following the IAEA's receipt of letters from the Arab group and from the Palestinians calling for IAEA assistance in the wake of alleged Israeli use of depleted uranium munitions (DU) in Gaza (see reftel),the IAEA Secretariat sent Israel a letter "inviting" Israel to submit "any comment [...]
2009-02-05 16:03:00UNVIESECRETAORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS
09UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/TC: LATIN AMERICA AND CARRIBEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC
[...] (U) In order to solidify its relationship with the IAEA, members of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) agreed to a regional strategic profile (RSP) for 2007-2013 that serves as a basis for the prepa [...]
2009-11-05 12:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA506ANYTHING LEFT TO SQUEEZE FROM THE IAEA'S "FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Member States are looking forward - some with relief - to the final session of the year-long Future of the Agency (FOA) process on November 19 - 20. The Brazilian chair of the process will circulate and then formally submit a report to the March Meeting of the Board of Governor [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA525UNCITRAL SECURED TRANSACTIONS NEGOTIATIONS NEARING
[...] Summary. Excellent progress was made during the November 2-6 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group (WG) discussions on a Supplement to the 2007 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions ("the Guide") that deals with security rights in intellect [...]
2009-11-18 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA526 IAEA/BOARD: NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON IRAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 08:53:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP TRGY TU IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA537IRAN TO PRESIDE AS PRESIDENT OF UNIDO GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nominated by Asia Group without objection, Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh is poised to be elected by acclamation at the upcoming December 7-11 UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference. Along with Iran's upcoming chairmanship of the Commission o [...]
2009-12-01 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA538IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CRITICIZE FAILURES
[...] (SBU) The main event in the November 26-27 Board session was the adoption of the first Board resolution on Iran since February 2006 with the support of all P5 1 partners and by an overwhelming vote of 25-3-6 abstentions, with one absence (septel). Leading up to this, the Board debate on the [...]
2009-12-02 14:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA539IAEA/SYRIA: DIVIDED BOARD REMAINS SEIZED OF THE
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Board of Governors November 27 formally addressed Syria for the fifth time in as many boards. Despite a critical report by the Director General noting no progress on the Dair Alzour investigation and mounting questions on uranium traces at the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor th [...]
2009-12-02 15:08:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA541IAEA Budget Kick-Off Reveals Old Fissures, New Rifts
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the Budget Working Group was short and perfunctory, but elicited four telling statements from the G-77, EU, U.S., and Canada. Subsequent conversations also revealed much about the issues facing Member States as they aim for intense budget negotiations Januar [...]
2009-12-03 08:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA PREL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA545IO A/S BRIMMER,S FIRST CALL ON DG AMANO AND
[...] (C) IO A/S Esther Brimmer, accompanied by IO DAS Nerissa Cook, was among the first to welcome newly instated IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on his first day in office December 1. She assured Amano of full U.S. support to make his tenure a success, for which Amano was grateful. Amano outl [...]
2009-12-04 08:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA: NOVEMBER 2009 TACC AND BOARD TC WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 08:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA547PC524: CTBTO 33RD SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY
[...] (U) Summary. The 33rd Session of the Preparatory Commission of the CTBTO proceeded more smoothly than expected. There was little discussion of the recommendations coming to the PrepCom from Working Group B (WGB) and Working Group A (WGA),and the PrepCom approved all recommendations quickly [...]
2009-12-04 12:15:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT
09UNVIEVIENNA548Paris Pact Partners Launch Next Phase of Cooperation to
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted from November 26-27 a meeting of the 7th Policy Consultative Group of the Paris Pact Initiative during which more than 50 Paris Pact partners agreed to launch in 2010 the third phase of cooperation to target trafficking and consumption of [...]
2009-12-04 12:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA55IAEA: DG RACE UPDATE
[...] (S) Japanese IAEA Governor Amano told Ambassador Schulte February 4 he was "more optimistic" as to his ability to clinch the two-thirds vote required for election as Director General. With the Board Chair having nearly completed her consultations, 13 countries claimed to be undecided but among [...]
2009-02-06 16:12:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA558 APPROVED BUT AUSTERE UNODC BUDGET PREVENTS UNODC FROM
[...] SUMMARY: In a starkly worded assessment, Executive Director Antonio Costa indicated that the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) cannot honor the UN's commitments to fight drug control, crime, corruption and terrorism -- together forming one of the Secretary General's eight priorities for 20 [...]
2009-12-14 08:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV UNCND
09UNVIEVIENNA56IAEA: SOUTH AFRICA WILLING TO GIVE UP U.S. ORIGIN HEU
[...] (SBU) Acting on REFTEL A, Ambassador Schulte passed the USG non-paper on security of nuclear and radiological material to South Africa's IAEA Governor, Ambassador Abdul Minty, on February 4 during a lunch meeting. Ambassador Minty expressed gratitude for the offer and said he was open to coope [...]
2009-02-09 10:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SF
09UNVIEVIENNA563IAEA: THE AMANO TRANSITION, SITREP 1
[...] (U) UNVIE will report in weekly to bi-weekly installments, or as events warrant, on the personnel and management transition at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under its new Director General. This is the first telegram in a series that will extend into early 2010. 2. (SBU) D [...]
2009-12-15 12:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP JP AR
09UNVIEVIENNA5702010: VIENNA,S YEAR OF IRAN?
[...] (C) This is an ACTION request. Please see paragraph 14. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) As we enter a new year in dealing with Iran across the UN organizations in Vienna, we thought it useful to take stock of where we stand at the end of 2009 and how that will affect the way forward [...]
2009-12-16 16:49:00UNVIESECRETPREL KNNP IR SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA572UNIDO GENERAL CONFERENCE: YUMKELLA WINS REELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Working-level Mission Officers and Acting UN Counselor attended the December 7 - 11 UNIDO General Conference as informal guests, sitting at the rear and dispensing with name plates. The overall tone of the five-day Conference was positive. Resolutions reflected this year's th [...]
2009-12-17 11:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA578INL A/S JOHNSON MEETINGS ON AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) During a brief stopover in Vienna, INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson met on December 9 with UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa and with UNODC officials involved in regional and bilateral counternarcotics (CN) work with Iran. Ambassador Davies a [...]
2009-12-18 11:44:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPGOV UN KCRM UNODC IR
09UNVIEVIENNA6PARIS PACT BREAKS NEW GROUND
[...] (SBU) The Sixth Policy Consultative Group Meeting of the Paris Pact Initiative was held in Vienna December 15-16, 2008. African states participated in this annual meeting for the first time. Members reviewed the 2008 roundtables and approved three for 2009. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Mar [...]
2009-01-12 12:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN AF FR IR CA PK UN RS ZK
09UNVIEVIENNA60IAEA/IRAN: EU3 REACT TO DRAFT BOARD STATEMENT
[...] (C) Charge shared a draft P5 1 Board statement with EU3 counterparts, who reacted cautiously. Although supportive in principle, the EU3 see no prospect of success in Vienna absent strong confirmation of PolDir agreement to pursue such a statement. Already the Russian PermRep has told German A [...]
2009-02-11 16:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA64ADVOCATING NEEDLE EXCHANGE AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A instructions, Charge approached CND chair Ambassador Ashipala on Friday, Feb 6 to explain change in the USG position regarding the ongoing UNGASS review negotiations (Ref B). On the same day Missionoffs shared with Russia and Japan highlights of the new USG position: support fo [...]
2009-02-13 15:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KCRM PREL SNAR AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA71IAEA/SYRIA: DIRECTOR GENERAL REPEATS CALL FOR
[...] (SBU) The Director General's February 19 report on Syria's undeclared nuclear activities is more categorical than his November report in re-focusing the Agency's nearly year-long investigation on Syrian noncooperation. Most importantly, the report debunks the Syrian red-herring allegation [...]
2009-02-20 13:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA72UNODC Financial Crisis: Tough Choices But Silver Lining?
[...] (SBU) Unexpected declines in UNODC's General Purpose Fund (GPF) contributions have created a financial crisis within the UNODC. Compounding that assessment are interest losses stemming from the world financial crisis and the inherent difficulties associated with managing an exploding Special P [...]
2009-02-20 14:08:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM EAID UN
09UNVIEVIENNA73IAEA/IRAN: DG REPORTS TEHRAN,S CONTINUED LACK OF
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Director General's (DG) February 19 report on Iran describes the dichotomy between Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA -- the stalled investigation on possible military dimensions (PMD) issues and the refusal to allow IAEA access to some declared nuclear facilities -- an [...]
2009-02-20 14:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA75POLITICS SATURATE OPENING OF "FUTURE OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The initial meeting of the year-long, Future of the Agency (FOA) process got off to a disappointing - if predictable - start. Most Member States had not given thought to specific issues and their statements were overtly political and unconstructive. Only the U.S. and Canada offe [...]
2009-02-20 15:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA77 CALLING COSTA ON UNODC REORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Ambassador contacted UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on February 23 and delivered points in Ref A, noting in particular that the USG sought to maintain the current balance between the normative work of the Division of Treaty Affairs (DTA) and the programmatic work of the Division of [...]
2009-02-23 15:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA78COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (CTBT): On-Site
[...] (SBU) Summary: REFTEL requested U.S. Delegation provide detailed reporting of the on-site inspection (OSI) discussions at Working Group B (WGB)-32 of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. As instructed delegation was primarily in a listening and information gathering mode, and avoided [...]
2009-02-24 15:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT IR
09UNVIEVIENNA84IAEA/SYRIA TECHNICAL BRIEFING: SYRIA REJECTS IAEA
[...] (SBU) The IAEA's technical briefing on Syria, ahead of the March 2-6 Board of Governors meeting, reviewed the Agency's case for concerns of a nuclear reactor under construction at the Al-Kibar site. In a refreshingly unambiguous briefing, the IAEA presented new uranium findings, doubling the [...]
2009-02-26 07:26:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA86VIENNA PERMREPS URGE U.S. ACTION ON CTBT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of recent lunches, eighteen Vienna PermReps provided Ambassador their advice to the new Administration on advancing the multilateral agenda here, especially in the IAEA. Common themes and thought-provoking perspectives, especially from NAM/G-77 counterparts, include [...]
2009-02-27 10:50:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC TRGY MNUC KNNP XF
09UNVIEVIENNA91IAEA/DPRK: SUPPORT FOR SIX-PARTY PROCESS AND
[...] (SBU) North Korea has been on the agenda of every IAEA Board of Governors meeting since inspectors were kicked out of the country in December 2002. For the March 2009 Board meeting no written report was issued by the Secretariat on this item, and the Director General's introductory remarks w [...]
2009-03-06 13:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA93IAEA/IRAN: BOARD URGES TEHRAN TO COOPERATE
[...] (SBU) A joint six-country (P5 1) statement on Iran, the first of its kind at an IAEA Board of Governors meeting, had a salutary effect on the tenor of the March 3 Board deliberations on Iran. This statement of unity took Board members and Iran by surprise and the majority of the Board wel [...]
2009-03-06 14:50:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA94IAEA/MARCH BOARD: DG ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 26-27
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 14:59:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA96 IAEA: MARCH BOARD WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) USDEL was broadly successful in using the March 2-5, 2009 IAEA Board of Governors meeting as a platform to enunciate the new Administration's support for the IAEA and renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation. U.S. interventions conveyed the overarching objective of building a robus [...]
2009-03-06 15:41:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA99 ANTI-CRIME VISION FOR UNODC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In anticipation of this week's high-level meeting in Vienna on anti-drug issues, Antonio Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),issued a paper that paints a broad picture for UNODC's anti-crime work. On March 5, he provided a preview and briefing on this pape [...]
2009-03-10 13:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN KCRM UNODC
09USEUBRUSSELS1078EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered REF A points on August 4 to Jeremy Lester, head of the European Commission unit for the Horn of Africa, Eastern Africa, and the Indian Ocean. Lester agreed that the TFG is Somalia's best chance for stability and said, "If we were to deliver a demarche in Washington on [...]
2009-08-06 14:39:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO MARR
09USEUBRUSSELS117EU Commission Forecasts Significant Worsening in EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission released on January 19 its interim economic forecasts, advancing their release date by a full month due to the exceptionally difficult economic circumstances. The forecasts recognize that the impact on the real economy became more pronounced after the eve [...]
2009-01-28 11:47:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS1283 MEP ANGST OVER U.S.-EU TFTP/SWIFT DATA NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 16, minority European Parliament (EP) parties (Greens and Communists) vehemently denounced U.S.-EU negotiations on an interim agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) once SWIFT, the Belgium-based global financial messaging company, relocat [...]
2009-09-23 12:29:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS PINR KPAO
09USEUBRUSSELS1331CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]
2009-10-01 15:43:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
09USEUBRUSSELS1334CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]
2009-10-01 16:32:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL
09USEUBRUSSELS1516ENERGY CHAPTER IS BOTTOM LINE FOR TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU stressed in a November 5 meeting that the opening of the Energy Chapter is a crucial step in Turkey-EU relations, and could pave the way for an agreement on the Southern Corridor. However, the inability of the EU to advance the a [...]
2009-11-10 17:40:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL TU EUN XS
09USEUBRUSSELS1569EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS
[...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...]
2009-11-23 14:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS
09USEUBRUSSELS457DIMAS SEEKS CONTRUCTIVE ROLE
[...] (C) Econoff met with Andreas Papaconstantinou, a member of Environment Commissioner Dimas' staff, on 27 March. Papaconstantinou confirmed what we recently reported (reftel) that Commission President Barroso is seeking to play a major role in the climate discussions. He confirmed that Matthew [...]
2009-03-30 15:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON ENRG
09USEUBRUSSELS552ENGAGING THE EU ON DEFENSE ISSUES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As we prepare for the upcoming visit to Washington by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Director General of the EU Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey, it might be useful to take stock of the EU's steady advance [...]
2009-04-09 15:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EIND EU MARR MOPS PREL
09USEUBRUSSELS597THE FUTURE OF EU DECISION MAKING ON POLICE AND
[...] (C/NF) With or without the Lisbon Treaty, we anticipate that major Treaty provisions affecting police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters will ultimately find their way into the EU decision-making and institutional frameworks. The Treaty's fate will determine how fast these changes ma [...]
2009-04-24 18:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KCRM EON
09USEUBRUSSELS622INTRODUCING THE EU, PART VII: EU-U.S. COOPERATION UNDER THE
[...] (U) Policy consultation and coordination between the United States and European Union has grown enormously over the past decade, and in many respects now rivals the level of discussion we have with such key allies as the UK, Germany and Japan. Our policy relationship with the EU differs from [...]
2009-04-30 13:22:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS681APRIL 28 U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
[...] (C) U.S. and European Union (EU) Cabinet Ministers engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of counter-terrorism, law enforcement, and border security issues at the April 28 U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministerial Troika meeting in Prague. The EU side welcomed the Attorney General's de [...]
2009-05-13 15:12:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KCRM PTER EUM
09USEUBRUSSELS915 EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO
[...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 2 confirmed a broad pattern of deterioration on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.9 percent in May 2009 (up from 8.7 in April). Une [...]
2009-07-02 13:05:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
09USNATO100NATO'S CIVIL BUDGET: AN EVEN HOLLOWER ALLIANCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The NATO International Staff is projecting a shortfall of Euros 70 million in the NATO Civil Budget over the next five years. This shortfall is the result of the Alliance taking on an ever increasing number of activities--often at the urging of the U.S.--while also trying to [...]
2009-03-16 09:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AFIN ABUD AMGT
09USNATO107SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 11:25:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO BE
09USNATO115MARCH 12 HLTF: NATO ALLIES PRESS U.S. TO LEAD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 12 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, three main themes emerged from Allies' comments on next steps regarding CFE: 1) Allied support for U.S. leadership in engaging Russia on CFE; 2) support for the Parallel Actions Package as the basis for engagement; and 3) [...]
2009-03-23 17:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO121USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Brigadier General Errico and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on March [...]
2009-03-25 13:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK
09USNATO122READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 25,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The U.S. said it was looking for Allies to take decisions this week on paramilitary policing and on melding the U.S. review and Alliance approach in order to show unity and progress at the Summit. Canada encouraged Allies to agree to sta [...]
2009-03-25 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO129READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 1,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reported the Election Support Force remains unfilled, with the most significant shortfalls remaining in RC-South. The SYG said he had met with UN SYG Ban Ki Moon on the margins of the March 31 meeting in The Hague on Afghanistan [...]
2009-04-02 16:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO136APRIL 3-4 NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE PART 1 OF 2
[...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Strasbourg / Kehl Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic C [...]
2009-04-04 15:15:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
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