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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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| 09TALLINN58 | ESTONIAN 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 07:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
| 09TALLINN60 | FRAUD 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 11:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
| 09TALLINN78 | ESTONIA 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 12:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN |
| 09TALLINN82 | ESTONIA 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 09:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL ICJ KV EN |
| 09TALLINN84 | FIGHT 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 10:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI KHIV EN |
| 09TASHKENT1029 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 10:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1257 | Uzbekistan: 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 10:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS |
| 09TASHKENT1271 | Uzbekistan: 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 09:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1299 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 12:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID OEXC UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1357 | Uzbekistan: 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 05:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR AORC RS UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1441 | Uzbekistan: 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 04:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1447 | Uzbekistan: 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 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1567 | UZBEKISTAN'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 12:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PHUM UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1593 | Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activists and Religious Figures [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 07:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM UZ |
| 09TASHKENT162 | Uzbekistan 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 12:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1637 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 12:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1651 | PARLIAMENTARY 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 11:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1904 | UZBEKISTAN 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 12:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KPWR UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1948 | THE 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 11:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KISL UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1958 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 14:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1960 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 06:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT UZ |
| 09TASHKENT221 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO UZ |
| 09TASHKENT229 | TASHKENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC UZ PTER |
| 09TASHKENT2292 | Uzbekistan: 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 13:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ |
| 09TASHKENT249 | Activist: 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ |
| 09TASHKENT289 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 08:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ |
| 09TASHKENT3 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 11:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG |
| 09TASHKENT345 | Uzbekistan: 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 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG UZ |
| 09TASHKENT423 | Uzbekistan: 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 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ |
| 09TASHKENT437 | Uzbekistan: 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 08:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT511 | Uzbekistan: 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 13:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ |
| 09TASHKENT601 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 04:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ |
| 09TASHKENT715 | ACTIVIST 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
| 09TASHKENT717 | The 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK |
| 09TASHKENT751 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 10:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ |
| 09TASHKENT795 | Uzbekistan: 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 12:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ |
| 09TASHKENT811 | UNSC 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 06:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PREL PARM ZO KN UZ |
| 09TASHKENT921 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 13:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
| 09TASHKENT929 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 09:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ |
| 09TASHKENT961 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 08:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
| 09TBILISI1000 | GEORGIA: 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 13:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1001 | GEORGIA 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 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL |
| 09TBILISI1005 | GEORGIA: 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 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG |
| 09TBILISI1035 | GEORGIA: 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
| 09TBILISI1037 | GEORGIA: 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 09:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RU GG |
| 09TBILISI1056 | GEORGIA: 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1058 | GEORGIA: 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 15:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1078 | GEORGIA: 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 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
| 09TBILISI1089 | GEORGIA: 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 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1104 | GEORGIA: 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 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1123 | IMPORTANCE 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 12:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG |
| 09TBILISI113 | GEORGIA: 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 14:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1140 | GEORGIA: 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 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
| 09TBILISI1158 | GEORGIAN 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 11:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AZ TU GG |
| 09TBILISI1165 | GEORGIA: 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 13:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1303 | GEORGIA: 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 14:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI132 | GEORGIA: 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 14:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI1510 | GEORGIA: 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 13:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 09TBILISI1525 | GEORGIA: 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 11:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RR GG |
| 09TBILISI1528 | GEORGIA: 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 07:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 09TBILISI1559 | GEORGIA: 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 12:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | ETTC KOMC SE UP BU GG |
| 09TBILISI165 | GEORGIA: 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 14:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI171 | GEORGIA: 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 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
| 09TBILISI1766 | GEORGIA: 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 08:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 09TBILISI1790 | GEORGIA: 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 14:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RR GG |
| 09TBILISI1823 | GEORGIA: 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 08:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS GG |
| 09TBILISI1989 | GEORGIA: 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 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID CY EU GM RS UK GG |
| 09TBILISI2002 | GEORGIA: 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 14:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI2012 | EXBS: 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 12:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
| 09TBILISI2025 | GEORGIA: 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 12:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
| 09TBILISI2106 | GEORGIA: 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 14:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG KIRF |
| 09TBILISI2131 | GEORGIA: 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 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG |
| 09TBILISI2137 | GEORGIA: 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 12:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI2138 | GEORGIA: 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 13:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI2180 | GEORGIA: 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 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LV GG |
| 09TBILISI2181 | GEORGIA: 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG |
| 09TBILISI2254 | GEORGIA: 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 11:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON GG |
| 09TBILISI2291 | GEORGIA: 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 12:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 09TBILISI292 | GEORGIA: 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 13:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
| 09TBILISI313 | GEORGIA: 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 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 09TBILISI32 | GEORGIA: 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 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI324 | GEORGIA: 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 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI345 | GEORGIA'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 12:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI365 | GEORGIA: 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 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG |
| 09TBILISI389 | GEORGIA 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 14:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS GG |
| 09TBILISI40 | GEORGIA: 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
| 09TBILISI417 | GEORGIA: 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 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI432 | GEORGIA: 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 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RU GG |
| 09TBILISI453 | GEORGIA: 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 14:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
| 09TBILISI468 | GEORGIA: 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 14:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG |
| 09TBILISI469 | GEORGIA: 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 15:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI523 | GEORGIA: 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 15:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
| 09TBILISI55 | GEORGIA: 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 14:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI584 | GEORGIA: 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 12:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
| 09TBILISI621 | GEORGIA: 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 12:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GG |
| 09TBILISI715 | GEORGIA: 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 12:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI735 | GEORGIA: 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI81 | GEORGIA: 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 12:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KRF PHUM PGOV RU GG |
| 09TBILISI816 | GEORGIA: 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 11:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI907 | GEORGIAN 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 15:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
| 09TBILISI91 | CODEL 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 04:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 09TBILISI952 | GEORGIA: 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC KCRM PARM PINR GG |
| 09TBILISI956 | GEORGIA: 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 10:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 09TBILISI982 | GEORGIA: 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 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1002 | CODEL 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 15:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1008 | PRO-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 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1013 | TFHO1: 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 00:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1073 | TFH01: 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 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1118 | SECRETARY 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 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM PHUM HO US CI OAS |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA117 | 2009 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 12:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1202 | TFH01: 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 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1205 | TFH01: 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 00:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1209 | TFHO1: 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 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1212 | SCENESETTER 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 19:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1219 | TFH01: 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 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1221 | TFH01: 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 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1222 | TFH01: 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 05:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1277 | TFHO1: 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 16:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1281 | TFH01: 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 13:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA148 | IMF 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 20:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA149 | PRESIDENT 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 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA180 | COLOMBIAN 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 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA181 | Scenesetter 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 01:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA210 | ZELAYA 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 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA291 | HONDURAN 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA309 | UPDATE 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 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA310 | UPDATE 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 19:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA339 | PEPE 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 00:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA34 | REQUEST 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 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA348 | ADMINISTRATIVE 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 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA35 | HONDURAN 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 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA379 | YOUR 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 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA491 | HONDURAN 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 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA542 | HONDURAN 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 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA544 | AMBASSADOR 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 01:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA574 | HONDURAN 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 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA615 | TFHO1: 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 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT PGOV |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA618 | TFH01: 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 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA645 | TFHO1: 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 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA677 | TFH01: 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 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA696 | TFH01: 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 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA697 | TFH01: 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 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR EAID ECON EFIN HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA730 | TFHO1: 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 18:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA766 | TFH01: 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 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA785 | TFH01: 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 00:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA786 | TFH01: 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 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA806 | TFH01: 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 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA831 | TFH01: 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 02:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA843 | TFH01: 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 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS SMIG HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA844 | HONDURAS 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 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA847 | TFH01: 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 14:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA941 | TFH01: 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 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA945 | TFHO1: 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 22:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA947 | TFH01: 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 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA948 | TFH01: 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 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA966 | TFHO1: 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 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA978 | TFHO1: 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 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA982 | TFH01: 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 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
| 09TELAVIV1041 | GOI 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 12:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV1052 | ISRAEL 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 10:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1099 | UNION 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 18:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
| 09TELAVIV1105 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 10:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1129 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 10:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1153 | NUCLEAR 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 04:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ETTC PARM NPT IS |
| 09TELAVIV1164 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 10:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1177 | CODELS 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 06:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IR KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV1184 | CODELS 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 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS |
| 09TELAVIV1235 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 05:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1291 | ISRAEL 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 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1295 | NETANYAHU'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 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV1305 | ISRAEL 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 13:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1324 | GOI 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 08:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL LE SY UN IS |
| 09TELAVIV1329 | EMBASSY 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 13:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV135 | GAZA 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 16:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PETER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV1459 | ISRAEL 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 11:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1507 | STAFFDELS 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 14:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS |
| 09TELAVIV1535 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1547 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1564 | ISRAEL 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 14:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1579 | POLICE 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 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
| 09TELAVIV1611 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 10:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1615 | 2009-2010 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 10:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV1619 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 11:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1630 | ISRAEL 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 11:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1632 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1648 | ISRAEL 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 10:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV171 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 11:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1791 | ISRAEL 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 10:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1802 | ISRAEL 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 13:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1832 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 09:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1841 | ISRAEL 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 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1846 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 10:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1855 | ISRAEL 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 10:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV186 | HIGH 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 17:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM IS |
| 09TELAVIV1886 | ISRAEL 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 09:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV1893 | ISRAEL 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 10:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1904 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1915 | ISRAEL 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 12:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV193 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 11:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1948 | ISRAEL'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 08:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV1951 | THE 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 09:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV1953 | ISRAEL 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 10:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV1974 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2050 | IDF 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 10:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER OREP KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV206 | ISRAELI 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 16:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2080 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 06:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2101 | ISRAEL 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 10:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2126 | ISRAEL 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 11:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2149 | ISRAEL 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 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EINV IS |
| 09TELAVIV2164 | ISRAEL 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 11:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV221 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2270 | SPECIAL 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 10:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2275 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2283 | SCENESETTER 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 12:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS |
| 09TELAVIV23 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 11:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2310 | SPECIAL 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 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2376 | ISRAEL 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 12:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2381 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 10:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2394 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 06:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2401 | ISRAELI 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 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV LE SY IS |
| 09TELAVIV2410 | ISRAELI 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 16:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KCRM KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV2415 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 10:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2442 | ISRAEL 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 11:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2465 | SHAUL 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 15:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV2467 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2473 | SCENESETTER 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR |
| 09TELAVIV2482 | ASSISTANT 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 08:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU |
| 09TELAVIV2495 | ISRAEL 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 11:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2496 | GAZA 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 14:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KTFN IS |
| 09TELAVIV2502 | 40TH 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 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS |
| 09TELAVIV2503 | 40TH 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 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER CH IR RU IS |
| 09TELAVIV2504 | NEW 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 14:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV2535 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2556 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 10:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2559 | PRELUDE 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 13:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV2561 | INTEREST 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 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV2580 | ISRAEL 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 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2594 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2654 | RESPONSE 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 13:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
| 09TELAVIV2670 | ISRAEL 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 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2679 | ISRAEL 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 10:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2694 | ISRAEL 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 11:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV27 | ISRAEL TO USE U.S. LOAN GUARANTEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
| 09TELAVIV2738 | ISRAEL 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 11:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2750 | ISRAEL 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 11:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2757 | U/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 09:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EG IR |
| 09TELAVIV2808 | TREASURY 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 08:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS KWBG EFIN |
| 09TELAVIV2809 | DEPUTY 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 09:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KWBG |
| 09TELAVIV2812 | ISRAEL: 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 11:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC IS |
| 09TELAVIV2830 | ISRAEL 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 15:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09TELAVIV2851 | ISRAEL 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 12:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV294 | ONE 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 16:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KWBG IS |
| 09TELAVIV308 | ISRAEL 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV313 | ISRAEL 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 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV314 | BARAK 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 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS SY LE IS |
| 09TELAVIV33 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV334 | ISRAEL 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 11:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC 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 16:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 17:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 05:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
| 09TELAVIV346 | NETANYAHU'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 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON IS |
| 09TELAVIV348 | THE 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 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
| 09TELAVIV36 | SENATOR 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 13:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG SY IR IS |
| 09TELAVIV361 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 11:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV381 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV4 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV424 | ISRAEL 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 12:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV465 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV485 | GOI 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 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
| 09TELAVIV540 | DEPUTY 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 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
| 09TELAVIV55 | ISRAEL 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 11:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV602 | ISRAEL 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 10:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV647 | ISRAEL 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 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV653 | Israel'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 13:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS |
| 09TELAVIV675 | NETANYAHU 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 14:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
| 09TELAVIV695 | ISRAEL 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 11:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV704 | NETANYAHU 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 15:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
| 09TELAVIV710 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 10:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV717 | WELCOME 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 07:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | APER IS |
| 09TELAVIV725 | BOI 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 13:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
| 09TELAVIV734 | ISRAEL 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 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV765 | PRIME 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 04:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IS |
| 09TELAVIV767 | ISRAEL 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 14:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV800 | YUVAL 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 08:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
| 09TELAVIV812 | ISRAEL 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 10:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV823 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV854 | ISRAEL 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 10:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV860 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 04:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV897 | ISRAEL 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 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG RU UN IS |
| 09TELAVIV92 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 11:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV920 | RENEWAL 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 15:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EU IS |
| 09TELAVIV953 | ISRAEL 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 09:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09THEHAGUE116 | NETHERLANDS: 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 16:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE135 | NETHERLANDS/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 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU AF NL ZL |
| 09THEHAGUE153 | NETHERLANDS - 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 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE154 | NETHERLANDS - 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 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE174 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY NL |
| 09THEHAGUE181 | CWC: 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 13:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE193 | NETHERLANDS: 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 13:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE196 | SCENESETTER 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 10:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL 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 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE204 | NETHERLANDS: 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 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE221 | NETHERLANDS: 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 14:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
| 09THEHAGUE236 | CWC: 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 15:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE238 | NETHERLANDS/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 11:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO 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 12:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE263 | CWC: 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 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PARM PREL PTER CWC KPAO UNSC |
| 09THEHAGUE264 | NETHERLANDS/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 14:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE270 | NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE271 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE295 | CWC: 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 18:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM 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 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE316 | NETHERLANDS: 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 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG NL |
| 09THEHAGUE333 | NETHERLANDS 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 11:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE338 | SCENESETTER 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 03:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL |
| 09THEHAGUE340 | NETHERLANDS/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 09:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE352 | CWC: 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 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE395 | NETHERLANDS: 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 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL OVIP ECON EFIN PINR MOPS NL |
| 09THEHAGUE398 | NETHERLANDS: 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 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ENRG OVIP PHUM PREL RU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE399 | NETHERLANDS: 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 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ECON EFIN MOPS OVIP PINR PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE410 | CWC: 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 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE411 | CWC: 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 18:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE418 | NETHERLANDS/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 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE419 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE421 | CWC: 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 07:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE422 | CWC: 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 07:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE44 | NETHERLANDS: 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 09:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO NL |
| 09THEHAGUE446 | NETHERLANDS/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 13:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS: 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 10:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN EUN NL |
| 09THEHAGUE451 | CWC: 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 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AU FI GM ID TU UK AG |
| 09THEHAGUE452 | CWC: 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 16:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE499 | GICNT: 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 15:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC RS |
| 09THEHAGUE501 | GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 15:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC RS |
| 09THEHAGUE518 | CWC: 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 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE537 | NETHERLANDS 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 15:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA NL |
| 09THEHAGUE54 | NETHERLANDS/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 11:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU NL CZ |
| 09THEHAGUE543 | AMBASSADOR 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 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO NL AF |
| 09THEHAGUE547 | UPDATE ON NETHERLANDS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 14:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA NL |
| 09THEHAGUE565 | NETHERLANDS: 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 17:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE566 | CWC: 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 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE567 | NETHERLANDS/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 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AF NATO PGOV NL |
| 09THEHAGUE569 | NETHERLANDS' 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 08:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE572 | NETHERLANDS/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 14:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PHUM PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE577 | GENERAL 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 17:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE584 | CWC: 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 07:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE595 | NETHERLANDS/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 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE596 | NETHERLANDS: 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 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE60 | NETHERLANDS: 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 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE601 | CWC: 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 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE615 | NETHERLANDS: 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 10:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL EU |
| 09THEHAGUE62 | NETHERLANDS: 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 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE632 | CWC: 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 18:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AORC EIND OPCW CWC AU FI GM ID TU |
| 09THEHAGUE642 | NETHERLANDS: 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 13:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
| 09THEHAGUE658 | CWC: 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 17:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM OPCW CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE663 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE673 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE674 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NL KAWC ICTY SR |
| 09THEHAGUE692 | NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: "CONSTRUCTIVE" APPROACH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 16:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NL KAWC ICTY SR |
| 09THEHAGUE707 | NETHERLANDS/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 15:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA IS PINR KPAL NL EU |
| 09THEHAGUE726 | NETHERLANDS: 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 08:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE730 | NETHERLANDS: 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 17:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG NL |
| 09THEHAGUE731 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE738 | CWC: 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 15:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC IZ |
| 09THEHAGUE746 | CWC: 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 15:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE754 | CWC: 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 11:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
| 09THEHAGUE759 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE79 | Iraq 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 16:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NL |
| 09THEHAGUE92 | NETHERLANDS/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 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE93 | CWC: 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 15:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 09THESSALONIKI17 | THESSALONIKI: 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 20:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR |
| 09THESSALONIKI27 | NORTHERN 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 07:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
| 09THESSALONIKI29 | NORTHERN 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 20:41:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
| 09THESSALONIKI30 | THESSALONIKI: 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 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
| 09THESSALONIKI31 | NORTHERN 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 12:42:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
| 09THESSALONIKI33 | THESSALONIKI: 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 14:20:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GR TU |
| 09THESSALONIKI46 | BUS 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 15:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KCRM GR |
| 09THESSALONIKI9 | NORTHERN 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 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON 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 10:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
| 09TIRANA16 | ALBANIA: 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 11:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV AL |
| 09TIRANA172 | ALBANIA 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 15:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AL |
| 09TIRANA212 | WILL 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 14:57:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
| 09TIRANA217 | ALBANIA 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 08:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
| 09TIRANA244 | NEW 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 12:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR KJUS AL |
| 09TIRANA275 | SCENESETTER 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 05:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL |
| 09TIRANA286 | DAS 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 07:27:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 13:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
| 09TIRANA336 | Edi 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 09:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 14:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
| 09TIRANA35 | THE 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 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KJUS AL |
| 09TIRANA360 | HOW 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 15:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL AL |
| 09TIRANA429 | EXBS 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 14:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC 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 14:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
| 09TIRANA452 | ALBANIA 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 06:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
| 09TIRANA453 | THE 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 07:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR AL |
| 09TIRANA537 | WHAT HAPPENED TO G-99? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
| 09TIRANA57 | Albanian 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 15:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD ECON AL |
| 09TIRANA594 | EXBS 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 13:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC 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 14:35:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG |
| 09TIRANA686 | BERISHA: 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 09:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KV AL |
| 09TIRANA714 | ALBANIA 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 05:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV 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 05:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL EINV AL |
| 09TIRANA74 | GOA 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 12:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PREL PGOV KWMN ECON AL |
| 09TIRANA742 | Albania: 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 09:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ZL AL |
| 09TIRANA751 | SP 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 16:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM AL |
| 09TIRANA755 | SUPRISE 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 07:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCOR PINS AL |
| 09TIRANA761 | BERISHA 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 18:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM AL |
| 09TIRANA812 | BERISHA 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 15:00:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM PHUM AL |
| 09TIRANA813 | The 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 12:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL |
| 09TIRANA821 | Tirana 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 09:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PGOV PHUM XG AL |
| 09TIRANA9 | PRESIDENT 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 07:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AL |
| 09TOKYO1025 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1036 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1042 | TOKYO 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 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 00:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1050 | TOKYO 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 03:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1059 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO106 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1068 | JAPAN 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 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN JA ID |
| 09TOKYO1076 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1080 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1081 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1084 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1109 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1126 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1129 | TOKYO 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 02:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1133 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1141 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1151 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1154 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1162 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
| 09TOKYO1163 | TOKYO 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 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
| 09TOKYO1170 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1177 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1178 | TOKYO 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 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1184 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1190 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 00:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1191 | TOKYO 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 01:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1198 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1199 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1204 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1207 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1214 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1217 | UNION 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 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO1224 | JAPANESE 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 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1228 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1230 | JAPANESE 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 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1232 | TOKYO 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 06:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP 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 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1239 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1242 | TOKYO 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 04:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1250 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1252 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1257 | DASD 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 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO1269 | ASD 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 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR CH KN KS RU JA |
| 09TOKYO1270 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-07 22:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1274 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1276 | TOKYO 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 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1279 | SECOND 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 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CH JA |
| 09TOKYO1281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1284 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1286 | WHALING: 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 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA |
| 09TOKYO1289 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1294 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1299 | Delivery 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 06:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT KPAO PREL PBTS JA |
| 09TOKYO1304 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 22:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1311 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1317 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1324 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1325 | TOKYO 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 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1328 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1341 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1345 | NIKKEI 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 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO1346 | U.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 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH RU JA KN |
| 09TOKYO1347 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO135 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1357 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 21:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1368 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1369 | TOKYO 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 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1373 | TOKYO 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 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL OVIP JA |
| 09TOKYO1375 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1379 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1393 | READOUT 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 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM JA BM |
| 09TOKYO1405 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 21:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1406 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 00:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1412 | METI 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 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL IR JA |
| 09TOKYO1420 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1427 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 00:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1434 | ENDING 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 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PGOV PINS PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO1436 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1454 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1463 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1464 | IAEA 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 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
| 09TOKYO1468 | TOKYO 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 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1505 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1524 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1529 | TOKYO 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 02:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1539 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1540 | TOKYO 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 04:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1543 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1548 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1558 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1572 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1577 | ASO 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 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1594 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1625 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 21:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1629 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1632 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1638 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1639 | JAPANESE 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 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA |
| 09TOKYO1651 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 00:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1659 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1664 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1686 | HISTORIC 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 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO1689 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-26 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1693 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 00:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 00:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1729 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1733 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1742 | THE 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 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO1753 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1759 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1769 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1776 | PANEL 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 03:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
| 09TOKYO1784 | JAPAN-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 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CH JA |
| 09TOKYO1786 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1788 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1792 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1793 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 00:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1799 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1812 | DPJ 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 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO1813 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1815 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1819 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1832 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO185 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1879 | PART 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 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO1881 | PART 2 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO1882 | PART 3 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO1893 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 21:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1897 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1910 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 00:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1917 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1926 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1931 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1934 | TOKYO 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 04:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO1938 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1953 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1954 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1959 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 05:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1962 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1966 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 21:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1968 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1977 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1978 | DPJ 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 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO1983 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 23:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1986 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-30 21:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1993 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1998 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2000 | HISTORIC 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 21:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO2002 | SECNAV, 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 23:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
| 09TOKYO2005 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2010 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2027 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 21:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2034 | NPT: 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 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NPT CDG KNNP JA |
| 09TOKYO2040 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 21:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2041 | LDP 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 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO2055 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2071 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 00:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2088 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 21:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2098 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 06:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2141 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 21:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2154 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 00:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2175 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2177 | PROFILE 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 21:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO2184 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO219 | GOJ 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 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO2194 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 21:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2216 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2222 | AMBASSADOR 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 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
| 09TOKYO2226 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2240 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 00:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2243 | JAPAN'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 03:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM JA |
| 09TOKYO2255 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2266 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2271 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2277 | A/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 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO2286 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 23:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO229 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO23 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 01:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2302 | DPJ 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 06:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
| 09TOKYO2305 | DPJ 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 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
| 09TOKYO2306 | DPJ 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 06:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
| 09TOKYO231 | JAPAN 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 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
| 09TOKYO2321 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 06:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2325 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 00:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2358 | APEC 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 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PREL APECO JA |
| 09TOKYO2359 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 21:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2365 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2376 | SENIOR 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 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO2379 | SINGAPORE 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 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR JA |
| 09TOKYO2443 | PREVIEW 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 21:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
| 09TOKYO2469 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO247 | JAPAN 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 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2488 | TOKYO 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 00:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO2494 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 21:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2495 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 23:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2502 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 06:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO252 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2523 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-01 23:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2532 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 21:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2546 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA GOLDSTONE DEBATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |
| 09TOKYO255 | TOKYO 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 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO2553 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2565 | AMBASSADOR 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 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB JP |
| 09TOKYO2570 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-08 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2589 | SCENESETTER 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 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA |
| 09TOKYO2617 | ASSISTANT 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 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KOCI CASC MARR CH JA |
| 09TOKYO2619 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2622 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2629 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO263 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2648 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO265 | TOKYO 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 03:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO2665 | TOKYO 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 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO2686 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP 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 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU JA |
| 09TOKYO2692 | TREASURY 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 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
| 09TOKYO270 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2702 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 01:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2707 | TOKYO 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 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO2714 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 02:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2721 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 00:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2740 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2754 | JAPAN 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 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON 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 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2767 | VERIFICATION 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 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
| 09TOKYO279 | JAPAN 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 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SENV ENRG APECO JA |
| 09TOKYO2799 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 23:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2813 | JAPAN - 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 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR ECPS SN |
| 09TOKYO2821 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 03:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2835 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 23:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2838 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2860 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 23:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2883 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2889 | AMBASSADOR 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 06:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KWMN JA |
| 09TOKYO2893 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2912 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP 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 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO292 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2920 | WHY 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 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC JA |
| 09TOKYO2921 | POSTAL 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 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO2923 | DPJ 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 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH JA |
| 09TOKYO2948 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO295 | POSTAL 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 10:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN 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 03:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO33 | JAPAN: 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO330 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO337 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO341 | LATVIAN 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 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD JA LG |
| 09TOKYO344 | BULGARIAN 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 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID JA BU |
| 09TOKYO349 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-16 19:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO351 | SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-16 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO352 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO354 | TOKYO 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 02:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO363 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO367 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO387 | AUSTR 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 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO388 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO39 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 01:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO402 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO420 | MOFA 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 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA ASEAN JA CH |
| 09TOKYO422 | JAPAN 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 12:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV KSCA JA |
| 09TOKYO424 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO431 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO435 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO445 | READ-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 22:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO447 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO449 | TOKYO 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 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO459 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO462 | DEMARCHE 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 06:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY JA |
| 09TOKYO469 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO478 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO487 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO493 | JAPAN: 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 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD JA |
| 09TOKYO501 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO505 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 00:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO511 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO520 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO525 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO532 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 22:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO534 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO545 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO548 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 02:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO554 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO555 | JAPAN 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 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO556 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO565 | TOKYO 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 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO566 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO569 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 01:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO57 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO578 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO579 | PRE-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 22:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO584 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO586 | TOKYO 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 04:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO588 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO594 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO605 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 00:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO606 | TOKYO 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 00:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO624 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO626 | TOKYO 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 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO628 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO631 | READOUT 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 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO633 | U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL COORDINATION (MARCH 19) ON DPRK TD2 LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-21 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | JA KN KS MARR PARM PINR PREL |
| 09TOKYO636 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 02:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO651 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 03:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO652 | TOKYO 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 03:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO66 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO660 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO664 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO672 | TOKYO 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 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO674 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO682 | SCENESETTER 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 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO684 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 07:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO687 | U.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 22:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO691 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP 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 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO699 | TOKYO 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 22:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO703 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO714 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO722 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO728 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO735 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO737 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO74 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO740 | RECENT 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 06:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD PREL PK JA |
| 09TOKYO743 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO745 | BURMA 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 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM JA BM |
| 09TOKYO747 | U.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 10:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO753 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO761 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO762 | TOKYO 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 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO770 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO780 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO788 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO797 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO803 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO807 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO809 | Media 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 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO81 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO814 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO817 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO820 | TOKYO 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 03:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO826 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO832 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO837 | JAPANESE, 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 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR KN KS JA |
| 09TOKYO839 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO842 | TOKYO 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 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO845 | SCENESETTER 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 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR KN JA |
| 09TOKYO849 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 06:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO852 | CODEL 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 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PMIL JA |
| 09TOKYO856 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO869 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO875 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO88 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO881 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO887 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO903 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO911 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO920 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO934 | TOKYO 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 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 09TOKYO939 | SENIOR 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 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA CH TW |
| 09TOKYO950 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 00:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO955 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO964 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO970 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 00:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP 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 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO98 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO981 | FOREIGN 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 22:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
| 09TOKYO986 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO99 | FDI 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 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV OECD JA |
| 09TOKYO995 | CHARGE'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 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA IR ID KN RS |
| 09TOKYO999 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TORONTO296 | Toronto'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 18:16:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT ELTN CA |
| 09TORONTO63 | Ontario 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 18:07:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA |
| 09TORONTO64 | Ontario 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 18:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA |
| 09TRIPOLI109 | TRIPOLI-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 15:51:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY SU AU |
| 09TRIPOLI133 | THROUGH 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 10:06:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EPET KPAO LY |
| 09TRIPOLI134 | AL-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 10:39:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP AU SU LI LY |
| 09TRIPOLI156 | LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: LOOKING FOR SIGNALS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER KPAO KPAL LY |
| 09TRIPOLI190 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) - SPRING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER LY |
| 09TRIPOLI2 | ORTEGA 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 14:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIA NU BO VZ LY |
| 09TRIPOLI208 | LIBYA'S SUCCESSION MUDDLED AS THE AL-QADHAFI CHILDREN CONDUCT INTERNECINE WARFARE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 16:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR ECON MARR MASS PHUM PINR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI212 | GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS SHUFFLES CABINET, POSTPONES WEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 15:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LY |
| 09TRIPOLI293 | LIBYA 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
| 09TRIPOLI30 | LIBYAN 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 14:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG |
| 09TRIPOLI31 | SENIOR 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 07:06:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI40 | LIBYA 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY |
| 09TRIPOLI483 | QADHAFI 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 12:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL LY |
| 09TRIPOLI485 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE: LIBYAN JUDGES RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMERICAN JUDGE'S WORKSHOP ON ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 13:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PGOV MEPI PREL EAID LY |
| 09TRIPOLI5 | LIBYAN 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 07:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UN ASEC KPAO KPAL LY |
| 09TRIPOLI64 | AL-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 14:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI658 | WHERE HAVE ALL THE SIGNS GONE? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 14:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EPET LY |
| 09TRIPOLI68 | AL-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 09:00:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI699 | FRENZIED 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 16:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO KSUM AU LY |
| 09TRIPOLI771 | A 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 17:21:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV LY PINR |
| 09TRIPOLI924 | LIBYAN 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 15:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR LY |
| 09TRIPOLI941 | LIBYANS 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 17:19:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
| 09TRIPOLI955 | LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP REVISES JIHADIST IDEOLOGY REF: A) Tripoli 359; B) Tripoli 678 TRIPOLI 00000955 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM LY |
| 09TUNIS10 | TUNISIA: 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 17:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KPAO TS |
| 09TUNIS110 | TUNISIA: 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 11:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
| 09TUNIS14 | TUNISIAN "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 18:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL TS |
| 09TUNIS160 | THE 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 13:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
| 09TUNIS167 | PRESIDENT'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 17:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
| 09TUNIS237 | AMERICAN 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ASCH AFDB PGOV PREL TS |
| 09TUNIS293 | TUNISIA: 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 10:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ETTC EMIN TS |
| 09TUNIS492 | TROUBLED 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 16:19:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO MASS PHUM TS |
| 09TUNIS517 | THE 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 16:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON TS |
| 09TUNIS539 | IMF 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 16:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS |
| 09TUNIS657 | CODEL 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 08:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS |
| 09TUNIS694 | BEN 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 16:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB TS |
| 09TUNIS71 | PRESIDENT'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 16:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO TS |
| 09TUNIS722 | AMBASSADOR'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 13:06:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS TS |
| 09TUNIS791 | TUNISIAN 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 17:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
| 09TUNIS792 | BEN 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 11:35:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
| 09TUNIS796 | TUNISIA 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 16:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
| 09TUNIS801 | UNGA 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 16:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SCUL TS UN |
| 09TUNIS813 | WHAT 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 08:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
| 09TUNIS829 | TUNISIA 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 06:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR EINV ECON EIPR TS |
| 09TUNIS924 | REPRESENTATIVE 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 13:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OREP TS |
| 09ULAANBAATAR119 | 2009 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 04:58:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR |
| 09ULAANBAATAR161 | MONGOLIA'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 10:29:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON EINV EMIN MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR189 | Post 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 05:51:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV OPIC MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR20 | MONGOLIA 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 09:10:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MOPS MG CH RS |
| 09ULAANBAATAR201 | PRESIDENT, 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 05:26:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR208 | MONGOLIA 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 00:44:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR244 | Mongolian 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 09:09:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR245 | MONGOLIA'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 00:50:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROP KPAL PGOV OPRC MN |
| 09ULAANBAATAR257 | AMBASSADORSHIPS 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 08:54:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR258 | AMBASSADOR 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 09:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID ENRG MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR288 | FRAUD 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 04:40:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASES XP MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR332 | MONGOLIA 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 08:23:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MG |
| 09ULAANBAATAR46 | AMBASSADOR 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 09:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ECON EAID EFIN MG |
| 09UNESCOPARISFR1458 | WORLD HERITAGE ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: Elections were held October 26 during the 17th meeting of the World Heritage General Assembly at UNESCO to replace 12 of the 21 Member States on the World Heritage Committee. Changes in the Rules of Procedure were adopted including a voluntary reduction in term length to four yea [...] | 2009-10-29 15:38:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09UNESCOPARISFR1587 | 183RD 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 15:28:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09UNROME22 | FAO 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 11:44:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
| 09UNROME27 | NEW 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 14:04:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | UN EFIN EAGR EAID ECON IFAD |
| 09UNROME42 | THE 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 12:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN AF |
| 09UNROME43 | WORLD 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 12:20:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
| 09UNROME58 | WORLD 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 10:41:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
| 09UNROME59 | COMMITTEE 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 18:46:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO |
| 09UNROME61 | REFORM 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 17:34:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
| 09UNROME69 | FAO 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 16:18:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR EAID FAO UN |
| 09UNROME74 | WORLD 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 14:14:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN |
| 09UNROME77 | WORLD 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 09:46:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA1 | EU ON "HARM REDUCTION": THROW US A BONE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 13:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR UNODC UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA10 | IAEA/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 11:52:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM MNUC TRGY IAEA JA SF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA105 | UNODC 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 11:57:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNAUS KCRM SNAR AF UNODC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA110 | Vienna 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 15:22:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA112 | NPT 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 11:41:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA117 | UNODC 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 15:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 15:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR 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 15:09:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA129 | FRANCE 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 15:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA132 | IAEA/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 14:49:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA135 | Cuba, 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 12:10:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC CU GR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA141 | IAEA/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 12:02:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF SI CI MY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA146 | Human 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 15:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM UN KTIP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA152 | UNODC 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 12:18:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF AS CA IR IT JA PK UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA157 | IIASA 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 12:30:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA NAS AORC PGOV AU |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA166 | IRAQ-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 15:12:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA178 | IAEA/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 14:41:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA180 | IAEA/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 11:44:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA189 | IAEA/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 16:28:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA199 | UNIDO 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 13:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA2 | IAEA/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 15:23:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL IAEA KNNP JA SF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA205 | UNODC 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 06:52:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA209 | IAEA/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 16:39:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC 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 15:14:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA240 | IAEA 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 16:25:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA241 | IAEA/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 11:11:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EG IAEA IR IS KNNP PARM PREL TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA242 | ITALIAN 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 12:52:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR AF PAK IR IT |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA244 | IAEA/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 16:43:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC 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 14:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM 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 19:27:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA264 | IAEA/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 15:07:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA266 | IAEA/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 10:42:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA268 | IAEA/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 13:25:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA279 | DG 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 14:58:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA280 | AUSTRIAN 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 16:52:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR AU EU |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA281 | IAEA/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 17:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA IZ KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA282 | IAEA/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 06:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA285 | NUCLEAR 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 13:13:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA286 | IAEA/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 06:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG MNUC IR IAEA PREL PINR KNNP KN SY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA287 | NUCLEAR 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 07:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA289 | IAEA/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 15:59:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA29 | IAEA: 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 16:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA292 | IAEA/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 12:47:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KN KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA293 | IAEA/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 15:21:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA298 | IAEA/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 14:39:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP 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 06:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC 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 08:26:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV 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 06:36:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC 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 14:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM 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 16:21:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC UK CO RS JA CA FR SW GM |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA310 | IAEA/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 15:46:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA318 | IAEA/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 15:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA319 | IAEA/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 12:21:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA322 | IAEA 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 15:59:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC 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 15:28:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK FI |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA331 | IAEA/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 15:41:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA TRGY JA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA335 | HCOC: 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 08:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC KNNP TSPA |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA344 | IAEA 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 15:41:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PTER KNNP TRGY MNUC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA347 | UNCITRAL 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 15:13:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD 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 16:29:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL TRGY KNNP IN JP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA357 | IAEA: 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 15:51:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA361 | UNODC'S MAJOR DONORS MEET; SEND STRONG MESSAGES TO COSTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 14:54:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV SNAR UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA368 | SUBDUED 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 14:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA373 | IAEA/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 10:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA386 | WHITHER 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 07:00:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM UNODC CU |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA393 | HAGUE 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 07:22:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA400 | IAEA/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 15:57:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 13:51:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA415 | COMPREHENSIVE 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 06:48:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC KTBT IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA417 | IAEA/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 15:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA422 | StaffDel 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 15:02:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 14:57:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA427 | IAEA/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 12:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KN KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA434 | IAEA 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 16:03:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA435 | IAEA/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 16:05:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA442 | THE 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 07:56:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC 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 15:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC 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 12:48:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA453 | 2009 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 14:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA456 | 2009 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 14:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA468 | UNCITRAL 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 08:23:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA478 | IAEA: 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 16:12:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA487 | IRAN/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 17:04:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL IAEA KNNP IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA49 | SECOND 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 12:02:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 14:48:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PREL AORC SA IR KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA50 | IAEA/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 16:03:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA500 | IAEA/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 12:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA506 | ANYTHING 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 16:03:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA525 | UNCITRAL 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 15:22:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA526 | IAEA/BOARD: NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON IRAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:53:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KNNP TRGY TU IR SY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA537 | IRAN 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 15:07:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA538 | IAEA/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 14:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA539 | IAEA/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 15:08:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA541 | IAEA 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 08:59:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA PREL UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA545 | IO 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 08:00:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA546 | IAEA: NOVEMBER 2009 TACC AND BOARD TC WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 08:54:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA547 | PC524: 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 12:15:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC KTBT |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA548 | Paris 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 12:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN SNAR AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA55 | IAEA: 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 16:12:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC 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 08:14:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV UNCND |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA56 | IAEA: 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 10:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA563 | IAEA: 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 12:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KNNP JP AR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA570 | 2010: 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 16:49:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR SNAR AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA572 | UNIDO 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 11:27:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA578 | INL 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 11:44:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UN KCRM UNODC IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA6 | PARIS 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 12:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN AF FR IR CA PK UN RS ZK |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA60 | IAEA/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 16:15:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA64 | ADVOCATING 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 15:49:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KCRM PREL SNAR AU UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA71 | IAEA/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 13:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA72 | UNODC 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 14:08:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM EAID UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA73 | IAEA/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 14:43:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA75 | POLITICS 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 15:03:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA 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 15:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA78 | COMPREHENSIVE 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 15:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC KTBT IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA84 | IAEA/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 07:26:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA86 | VIENNA 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 10:50:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP XF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA91 | IAEA/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 13:36:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KN KNNP |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA93 | IAEA/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 14:50:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA94 | IAEA/MARCH BOARD: DG ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 26-27 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 14:59:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC 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 15:41:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC 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 13:58:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UN KCRM UNODC |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1078 | EUROPEAN 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 14:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO MARR |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS117 | EU 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 11:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS PINR KPAO |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1331 | CONGRESSMAN 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 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1334 | CONGRESSMAN 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 16:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1516 | ENERGY 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 17:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL TU EUN XS |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1569 | EU 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 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS457 | DIMAS 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 15:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS552 | ENGAGING 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 15:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EIND EU MARR MOPS PREL |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS597 | THE 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 18:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KCRM EON |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS622 | INTRODUCING 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 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS681 | APRIL 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 15:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL 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 13:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
| 09USNATO100 | NATO'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 09:27:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AFIN ABUD AMGT |
| 09USNATO107 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 11:25:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO BE |
| 09USNATO115 | MARCH 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 17:06:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 09USNATO121 | USNATO/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 13:08:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK |
| 09USNATO122 | READOUT: 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 15:56:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USNATO129 | READOUT: 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 16:27:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USNATO136 | APRIL 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 15:15:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF |