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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06KUALALUMPUR1525MALAYSIAN VIEW OF GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS
[...] (S) Summary: Malaysian lead facilitator for the Philippine Government(GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process Othman Abdul Razak told the Ambassador August 9 that he anticipated that the parties would sign an interim agreement late this year, with conclusion of a "comprehensi [...]
2006-08-14 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1764"NO TEARS FOR THAKSIN" -- INITIAL MALAYSIAN
[...] (S) Summary: Malaysian officials and politicians reacted with ambivalence on September 20 to news of Thailand's military coup, shedding no tears for the widely disliked Thaksin, but expressing disapproval at the use of force to change their neighbor's government. Malaysians, beginning with P [...]
2006-09-20 10:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINS MOPS TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR1812MALAYSIA SEES "DEADLOCK" IN GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS
[...] (S) Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak, facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process, told Polcouns September 26 that the talks had "deadlocked." The previous round in early September had gone nowhere because GRP negotiators had failed to dem [...]
2006-09-27 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR2235DAS JOHN FINDS MALAYSIAN BROKER OPTIMISTIC ON MILF
[...] (S) Visiting EAP DAS Eric John on December 6 found Malaysian facilitator Othman Abdul Razak "more optimistic" following the latest informal talks between the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In meetings held in Kuala Lumpur the week of November 27, GRP clari [...]
2006-12-08 10:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR2287DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA,
[...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...]
2006-12-15 00:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY
06KUWAIT3445SECURITY ISSUES, BORDER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHT KUWAIT
[...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 22. The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. offer of cooperation and support for moving the Gulf Security Dialogue forward and ex [...]
2006-08-23 12:30:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PBTS EAIR BG KU
06KUWAIT3535KUWAIT BASED ARAB-IRANIAN ACTIVIST DESCRIBES
[...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: During an August 27 meeting with Poloff, Khalil Delavi, an Iranian Ahwazi (Arab) activist and member of the Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz (DSPA),outlined the basic characteristics of a number of Ahwazi opposition groups operating outside of Iran. (Note: [...]
2006-08-30 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINS IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4288KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANE ELLEN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Jane Ellen Bagwell and Mr. Jason Wilson to travel to post o/a 3 November to 11 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As requested, [...]
2006-10-31 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER JO IZ KU PINS
06LAGOS607GOVERNOR KALU BELIEVES OBASANJO THIRD TERM IS SUNK
[...] (C) Abia State Governor Orji Kalu recently told the Consul General that opponents of the third term amendment have sufficient votes in the National Assembly to block Obasanjo's ambitions. Nevertheless, Kalu stated former military chiefs of state Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari and Vic [...]
2006-05-05 14:41:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS NI
06LAGOS701SENIOR BAYELSA OFFICIAL SEES MILITANTS AS A
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of April 28-29 discussions with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary of State Government, Dr. Godknows Igali, described militant activity in the Delta region as an inchoate "civil insurrection" that promised to expand. He emphasized the Ijaw militants re [...]
2006-05-23 11:55:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LAGOS743THE NIGER DELTA: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
[...] SUMMARY (C) (Note: This cable was drafted prior to the latest hostage-taking which occurred off the coast of Bayelsa State during the early morning hours of June 2. A more detailed report of that incident will be provided Septel. At this juncture, most of the evidence suggests this hostage [...]
2006-06-02 13:20:00Consulate LagosSECRETPGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LAPAZ615FIRESTORM OVER EMBASSY CUTTING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In response to our ending support for a specialized Bolivian military counter-terrorism (CT) unit, President Evo Morales publicly blasted the U.S. for interfering in Bolivia's internal affairs. The decision to sever ties with the outfit was taken after the GOB appointed as comman [...]
2006-03-07 21:40:00Embassy La PazSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PINS PARM BL
06LIBREVILLE677AFRICAN LEADERS MEET BASHIR IN CHINA
[...] (C) On November 10, immediately upon the Gabon delegation's return from the China-Africa summit, Ambassador Walkley met with Foreign Minister Jean Ping for a read-out regarding discussions concerning Darfur/Sudan. Ping said that on October 12, Abdoulaye Wade -- identifying himself as the Coor [...]
2006-11-13 12:35:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO CD IR SU GB
06LILONGWE1062SUDAN - URGING HOST GOVERNMENT'S ABSENCE FROM
[...] Post recieved retel talking points on the morning of December 5, 2006, however Malawi's attendees (the Minister of Trade, the Malawian Ambassador to the European Union, the Assistant Director of Trade and the First Secretary in Brussels) had already left for Khartoum. Post has delivered talki [...]
2006-12-06 15:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS SOCI
06LIMA1099PERU LABOR LEADERS ON LOURDES/HUMALA, FTA, LABOR,S
[...] Peruvian labor leaders reject both candidates Lourdes Flores Nano and Ollanta Humala as too extreme, a situation that could create an opportunity for APRA candidate Alan Garcia were he to take up the cause of the proposed General Labor Law (Ref C). A labor rep from Arequipa described her reg [...]
2006-03-21 18:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PE
06LIMA2428FIRST FISSURES IN THE HUMALISTA MOVEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ollanta Humala's Second Vice President candidate on the Union por el Peru (UPP) ticket, Carlos Torres Caro, announced on 6/12 that he and three other congressmen-elect were breaking with Humala. Torres Caro characterized Humala as authoritarian and anti-democratic, and charge [...]
2006-06-16 21:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PE
06LIMA248OLLANTA HUMALA: KEYS TO HIS CHARACTER, LIKELY
[...] (C) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has offered little direct information about his attitudes toward the United States. The absence of direct criticism of the U.S. might lead some to conclude that his ideas about the U.S. are still gestating and possibly could be t [...]
2006-01-23 11:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA494HUMALA DOGGED BY ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Ultra-nationalist, anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has recently been dogged by allegations that he committed human rights violations while serving as a Peruvian Army Officer in the Upper Huallaga Valley in the early 1990s. The Human Rights Coordinator, an umbrella group [...]
2006-02-06 23:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA658HUMALA DOWN BUT STILL AHEAD IN PUNO
[...] A recent trip to Puno provided insights into ultra-nationalist, radical, anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala's support in this rural and traditionally more radical region of Peru (Ref C). Humala's popularity in Puno has been dented but not fatally damaged by political problems within his pa [...]
2006-02-16 21:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA713REPORTS CHAVEZ BUYS VOTES FOR HUMALA ROIL PRESS,
[...] (C) Charges that Hugo Chavez is offering legal residency to expat Peruvians in Venezuela if they vote for Humala roiled the press over the weekend (2/19). Candidates have split on the issue, with Lourdes Flores Nano calling the accusations potentially serious and Alan Garcia dismissing them. [...]
2006-02-22 22:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA759ELECTION UPDATE: ALAN GARCIA AND HIS APRA PARTY
[...] (U) The latest national poll by the Apoyo consultancy, taken 2/22-24, showed center-right Unidad Nacional candidate Lourdes Flores holding on to first place, although her support fell two points to 33 percent; ultra-nationalist Union por el Peru candidate Ollanta Humala remaining in second a [...]
2006-02-27 21:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PINS PE
06LIMA86HUMALA PERFORMS AT POST-CARACAS PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala held a sometimes-raucous press conference on 1/5/06 to explain his recent trip to Caracas. The event showcased Humala's ability to project a plainspoken "country boy" image and to use effective folksy sound bites to answer often- [...]
2006-01-09 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LISBON2134PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON RUSSIA,
[...] (U) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Director General for Foreign Policy expounded on several issues to us recently, including Russia, Iran, Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan, the NATO Summit, and the EU Presidency. The consonance between his views and ours speaks clearly to Portugal's reliabilit [...]
2006-09-26 15:50:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER AF
06LJUBLJANA108SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI
[...] (U) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on February 16 to MFA Security Policy Counselor Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Cimpersek did not have any immediate reaction to the demarche, other than to say that the MFA would consider our request. ROBERTSON [...]
2006-02-17 05:48:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL
06LJUBLJANA745SLOVENIA: SATISFIED THAT IT IS PULLING ITS WEIGHT
[...] (SBU) On November 15 PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek, a staffer in the NATO Office of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolMilOff also acknowledged Slovenia's long-standing commitment to Afghanistan, praising the 54 troops Sloveni [...]
2006-11-17 05:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS SI
06LONDON5198(C) TFLE01: SEEKING INFORMAL APPROVAL TO USE UK
[...] (C) Embassy London discussed with FCO Cyprus Desk Officer Simon Wood on July 14 the possibility of the U.S. using British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on Cyprus as staging areas for fixed and rotary aircraft to help evacuate AmCits from Lebanon. Wood told us that ultimately the decision rested [...]
2006-07-15 13:23:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC KHLS LE UK
06LONDON6113UK: "NOT NOW" FOR G8 BTEX FOOD DEFENSE EXERCISE
[...] According to Post's contacts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, HMG's Food Standards Agency (FSA) feels it is too early for HMG to effectively participate in the G8 BTEX exercise outlined in Reftel. The FSA currently plans on holding its own exercise this autumn and will not be able to c [...]
2006-08-21 09:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR EUN UK
06LONDON6559(C) SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP MEETING 9/27
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK still supports the Sri Lanka Contact Group in principle but would like more detail about it - i.e., what are the expected inputs and the anticipated outputs/results? FCO Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Section Head Simon Lever told Polof [...]
2006-09-11 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE UK
06LONDON7080(C) SUDAN: UK AWAITS EU ENVOY'S REPORT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 16:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU ER UK
06MADRID2319SPAIN AGREES ON DARFUR AND NAM SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 07:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU SP
06MANAGUA2161NICARAGUAN POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of four political parties contesting Nicaragua's November 5 national elections pledged to support (more or less) the Nicaraguan Defense White Paper should their party come to power. Enthusiasm for White Paper policy goals varied, however, between officials of the [...]
2006-09-29 22:51:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR NU
06MANAGUA590MANAGUA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES
[...] Embassy Managua's Political Section has developed a system to coordinate Leahy Amendment vetting. All candidates for USG-funded travel, training (military or civilian),or material assistance -- in-country or in the United States -- must be vetted on human rights, corruption, narcotics, or c [...]
2006-03-15 19:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAADP MARR MASS SNAR PINS PREL PHUM PINR NU
06MANAMA1657BAHRAIN: NAM SUMMIT ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 13:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV BA SU
06MANILA1021FIVE LEFTIST LAWMAKERS REMAIN "UNDER PROTECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Five leftist lawmakers remain "under protective custody" at the House of Representatives complex in metro Manila. The Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary and the five claim that they will be arrested if they leave the premises. It is not clear what exactly the five might be [...]
2006-03-06 09:16:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR RP
06MANILA1040EAP DAS JOHN MEETINGS EXPLORE EMERGENCY RULE, FREE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 2, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed President Arroyo's declaration SIPDIS of a State of Emergency with Ricardo Saludo, Secretary of the Cabinet and member of the Presidential Management Staff. They also discussed the Arroyo administration's strateg [...]
2006-03-07 08:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ASEC PREL KPAO RP
06MANILA1047SENATE PRESIDENT UNDER PRESSURE FROM WITHIN HIS
[...] (C) Summary: Opponents of Senate President Drilon took action on March 2 to strip him of his leadership position in the Liberal Party (LP). Drilon is contesting the move. Contacts are also reporting that Drilon is under pressure in the Senate from elements who want to see him removed from hi [...]
2006-03-07 08:52:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA1110PHILIPPINE OPPOSITION: BITTER TOWARD PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, Opposition politicians told poloffs that they will continue to denounce President Arroyo for her recent imposition (since rescinded) of a State of National Emergency, asserting that it was poorly calibrated to meet the nature of any threat posed at the time. [...]
2006-03-10 07:41:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREL RP
06MANILA1162GRP KEEPS UP PRESSURE ON ACCUSED LAWMAKERS
[...] (C) Summary: The GRP has presented its first witness in a prosecution probe of five left-wing lawmakers accused of sedition in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the government in February. The five remain ensconced at the House of Representatives. On March 13, a trial court order [...]
2006-03-14 09:06:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM RP
06MANILA1179"CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER": THE GRP PRESENTS ITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 9 diplomatic corps briefing, senior GRP officials laid out the case in support of the February 24 declaration of a State of National Emergency through Proclamation 1017. The GRP maintains that an "unholy alliance" of three groups -- Communist rebels and political [...]
2006-03-15 10:32:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS MOPS RP
06MANILA1259LOCAL ISSUES -- NOT MANILA POLITICS -- DOMINATE
[...] (C) Summary: Based on emboffs March 16-17 visit, recent political turbulence in Manila appears to have garnered little attention in Isabela Province in northeastern Luzon. Governor Grace Padaca, the 2006 Ninoy Aquino Award for Public Service winner, remains popular, but faces entrenched oppo [...]
2006-03-21 07:25:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON PREL PINR SOCI RP
06MANILA1275PRESIDENT ARROYO WORKS TO SHORE UP SUPPORT IN
[...] (C) Summary: In light of recent political turbulence, President Arroyo has been reaching out to high-level members of the Catholic clergy in an effort to shore up support. Arroyo has also taken care not to cross the Church on two key issues: mining and population policy. Arroyo's efforts a [...]
2006-03-22 05:35:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI PINS EMIN RP
06MANILA1342FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA HEATEDLY DENIES CHARGES
[...] (C) Summary: Former president Joseph Estrada testified for the first time in his almost five-year old trial on serious corruption charges on March 22. As expected, Estrada vehemently denied all charges. The government has sent conflicting signals as to whether it wants to continue to try t [...]
2006-03-23 09:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ECON PINR PINS RP
06MANILA1452LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS REMAIN A TARGET IN THE
[...] Summary: Since Mission's last message dated November 15, 2005, attacks on left-wing activists have continued unabated, with seventeen killed and one wounded. Some observers allege the Arroyo Administration, Philippine National Police, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are behind the ki [...]
2006-03-30 10:04:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PTER PINS PREL PINR RP
06MANILA1538PROPONENTS PRESS FORWARD ON CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-Administration groups are collecting signatures for a "People's Initiative" (referendum) on Constitutional changes that would create a parliament with an executive prime minister. If plans move forward, the referendum might take place later this year. President Arroyo and [...]
2006-04-05 09:00:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS RP
06MANILA1569LITTLE CHANCE ARROYO WILL FOLLOW THE THAKSIN ROUTE
[...] (SBU) The Philippine public -- or at least the political elites in Manila, opposition groups, and the media -- have followed with great interest the recent political developments in Thailand that led to snap elections and the decision by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign. The oppo [...]
2006-04-07 04:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV TH RP
06MANILA1638KEY GROUPS EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: The powerful Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the influential Makati Business Club (MBC) have issued statements asserting that the GRP and its allies are moving forward too quickly with plans for Constitutional change. Neither statement specifically co [...]
2006-04-12 05:05:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON RP
06MANILA1746MALACANANG SUFFERS SETBACK AT HANDS OF SUPREME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Court ruled April 20 that key sections of E.O. 464, which required Malacanang concurrence before executive branch members could testify in Congress, were unconstitutional. Malacanang said it would file a motion for reconsideration. The Opposition hailed the ruling [...]
2006-04-21 06:44:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS RP
06MANILA1747MILF WELCOMES REGULAR DIALOGUE WITH US EMBASSY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a second meeting with poloffs, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar confirmed that MILF-GRP negotiations for a political settlement will begin after both parties sign a written agreement on ancestral domain, and noted that [...]
2006-04-21 06:49:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPINS PTER PREL KISL MY RP
06MANILA1792REBELLION CHARGES AGAINST SUSPECTED COUP PLOTTERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 10:20:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER RP
06MANILA1886 PEACEFUL MAY DAY RALLIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rallies in Manila and elsewhere in the Philippines were moderate in size and largely peaceful on the national labor day holiday of May 1. The largest rallies, which leftist groups organized, took place in Manila, but mainstream opposition parties also put on at least one othe [...]
2006-05-02 09:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC RP
06MANILA1887MINDANAO PEACE PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Summary: According to Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema, detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari has formed a new council for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),excluding Sema and other members of the MNLF-Council of 15. Sema commented the c [...]
2006-05-02 09:23:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PREL KISL RP
06MANILA1913SUPREME COURT ISSUES MIXED RULING ON STATE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Court, in a May 3 ruling, upheld the validity of President Arroyo's imposition of a State of National Emergency on February 24. However, the Court also ruled that the curbing of rallies and a police raid on a newspaper were illegal. Both Malacanang and the Opposi [...]
2006-05-04 07:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PINR RP
06MANILA1941ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST SLAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In early April, two environmental activists in Cebu received word that an explosives dealer allegedly had placed a bounty on their heads. Days later, one of the activists was murdered. The other, Antonio "Tony" Oposa, Jr., continues to fear for his life. Mission is taking e [...]
2006-05-05 06:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINS SENV RP
06MANILA1944JAIL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR ADVANCES LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. A week-long S/CT-funded seminar on Advanced Jail Management that concluded on April 28 was a crucial effort in Mission's support of law enforcement reform in the Philippines in general and of the Philippine National Police's ongoing Transformation Project in particular. 2. ( [...]
2006-05-05 06:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KCRM KJUS PREL KCOR PGOV PINS ASEC RP
06MANILA1965FIVE LEFTIST LAWMAKERS PEACEFULLY DEPART CONGRESS,
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: After two months holed up in Congress, five leftist representatives left the Batasan Pambansa (congressional) complex in Metro Manila on May 8. The "Batasan Five" -- who had feared arrest if t [...]
2006-05-08 07:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PHUM RP
06MANILA1981ARAGONCILLO GUILTY PLEA ANNOUNCEMENT NETS BIG
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The May 4 USDOJ announcement that former FBI analyst Leandro Aragoncillo pleaded guilty to espionage and other charges received significant press play in the Philippines. GRP reaction was basi [...]
2006-05-09 07:04:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PINS KPAO ASEC RP
06MANILA1982AMBASSADOR'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 5 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo for the Philippine SIPDIS government's support for efforts to keep Iran off the UNHRC. She urged the GRP to pursue concerns about terrorist financing when President Arroyo visits Saudi Arabia on May [...]
2006-05-09 07:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP BM IR SA
06MANILA2013GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS DEADLOCKED OVER TERRITORIAL
[...] (C) Summary. GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators failed to reach an agreement on ancestral domain during their 12th Round of Exploratory Talks, but were successful in expanding the composition/mandate of the International Monitoring Team, and extending the Ad Hoc Joint A [...]
2006-05-10 08:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA2021 AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRANSPORTATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Not For Internet -- Please Handle Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In her first meeting with Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza on May 9, the Ambassador focused discussion on: the Philippine Transportation Security Authority Bill; [...]
2006-05-11 05:17:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ELTN ECPS RP
06MANILA2060MAINSTREAM OPPOSITION: DIVIDED AND WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Mainstream Opposition groups in the Philippines remain seriously divided among factions linked to former president Estrada, former president Aquino, Senator Lacson and others. The Opposition also remains without effective themes with which to counter the Arroyo administration. [...]
2006-05-15 06:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM ECON RP
06MANILA2096GRP FORMS TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE KILLINGS OF
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eleven more leftist activists have been killed in attacks since late March. President Arroyo has formed a police task force to investigate the killings. Some GRP officials are suggesting that [...]
2006-05-17 06:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2154THE "LEGAL" LEFT: SMALL, BUT DEDICATED
[...] (C) Summary: The so-called "legal" left parties, which include Bayan Muna, Gabriela, the KMU, and Migrante, are an important aspect of the Philippine political scene. Most are linked with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA) and, along with the mainstream Oppos [...]
2006-05-23 03:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM RP
06MANILA2193PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DENOUNCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Commission on Human Rights has announced plans to hold a public hearing to investigate the recent murders of journalists and leftist activists. In response, President Arroyo has called for an end to the killings. Meanwhile, a popular radio commentator was kil [...]
2006-05-26 04:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2199FIVE ESTRADA SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, Philippine military and police forces arrested five supporters of former President Joseph Estrada, charging them with rebellion and accusing the group of plotting to assassinate four members of President Arroyo's Cabinet. Due to a lack of evidence, the men were late [...]
2006-05-26 08:10:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP
06MANILA2273ANATOMY OF AN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING
[...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan in the western Philippines, contacts expressed their deep concern about the brazen daytime killing of a well-known radio broadcaster and former politician on May 22. GRP authorities arrested a serving mem [...]
2006-06-01 06:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI RP
06MANILA2302PALAWAN: CONFIDENCE ABOUT SECURITY FIVE YEARS
[...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Palawan in the western Philippines, GRP officials expressed confidence about the security situation there five years after the terrorist raid on the Dos Palmas Resort in May 2001. The officials said military assets in the area had been reinfor [...]
2006-06-02 06:29:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA2418RECENT SUPREME COURT RULINGS REASSERT INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) Summary: In recent decisions, the Philippine Supreme Court has showed a strong independent streak in the face of accusations that it had been too close to President Arroyo. The Court remains committed to its judicial reform program, to which the USG makes substantial contributions. These [...]
2006-06-09 07:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM SOCI EAID RP
06MANILA242 PRESIDENT'S PARTY CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Lakas Party -- including President Arroyo -- underscored support for Constitutional change during a January 14 meeting. Per Lakas, proposed changes would take effect in 2007 when a parliament led by a prime minister would be created. President Arroyo would be al [...]
2006-01-18 08:40:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA2554AMBASSADOR AND ADMIRAL FALLON MEET WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. On June 5, the Ambassador and Admiral Fallon met for breakfast with President Arroyo. In a wide-ranging conversation, President Arroyo offered her views on GRP counterterrorism efforts; the peace process in Mindanao; and her upcoming trip to Jolo to visit the USNS Mercy. End S [...]
2006-06-19 08:16:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR PINS RP
06MANILA26 IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A well-known Metro Manila trial judge was murdered in a drive-by shooting on December 31. Police have arrested seven men in connection with the attack. The Supreme Court has demanded that the [...]
2006-01-04 09:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ECON PINR PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA2623CONTINUED GRP-MILF COMMITMNT TO PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. Following a caim by the MILF for an additional 1,000 wards asMuslim-dominated ancestral domain, the Governmen of Malaysia will help to facilitate a joint survey by GRP/MILF census experts, with a goal of compltion by October 2006. The GRP believes that theMILF also remains comm [...]
2006-06-23 02:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MY RP KISL PINS
06MANILA2682OPPOSITION TRIES TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT ARROYO AGAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the Opposition filed their long-anticipated second impeachment complaint against President Arroyo in the House on June 26. The 150-page complaint includes allegations that she cheated in the 2004 elections and suppressed dissent during the week-long State of National [...]
2006-06-27 07:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA2777 GRP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMUNIST INSURGENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In In June 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved a new strategy for defeating Asia's longest-running communist insurgency by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army (CPP/NPA). Under this plan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),with [...]
2006-06-30 09:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2831POSSIBLE COURTS MARTIAL FOR FEBRUARY 24 "COUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: A committee investigating an alleged failed February 24 coup d'etat may soon recommend that at least three senior military officers and perhaps dozens of junior officers face military courts on charges ranging from conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman to mutiny and sedi [...]
2006-07-06 08:21:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV MARR RP
06MANILA2833MAGUINDANAO CLASHES UNLIKELY TO UPSET PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. Armed clashes erupted between GRP security forces and elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on June 28 when police officials attempted to serve arrest warrants on two MILF commanders related to a June 23 bombing in Shariff Aguak that left seven dead. While members [...]
2006-07-06 09:38:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA2973CPP/NPA - THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a renewed campaign by the Philippine Government (GRP) to defeat Asia's longest-running communist insurgency, the New People's Army (NPA) has continued its low intensity attacks throughout the country. At the same time, the National Democratic Front (NDF) is push [...]
2006-07-17 09:58:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2994UNEASY TRUCE IN MAGUINDANAO
[...] (C) Summary. A week-old truce brokered by GRP officials between the Maguindanao Provincial Governor and local commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) appears to be holding, with thousands of displaced persons now returning to their homes. The Malaysian-led International Monit [...]
2006-07-18 07:42:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3068PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM HELPING TO COUNTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) has produced concrete results and is becoming institutionalized within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). PDR is also helping counteract restiveness among some mid- and junior officers, which contributed to the coup attempt of February 24 [...]
2006-07-24 00:32:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MOPS PREL PINS RP
06MANILA3098SONA 2006: ARROYO PROJECTS OPTIMISM, WANTS TO SPEND
[...] (SBU) Summary. With a buoyant air and an unusual high tech power point presentation, President Arroyo laid out ambitious development goals for four new supra-regions in the Philippines during the remainder of her term, and asked all to achieve together a "prosperous and united" Philippines [...]
2006-07-24 10:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PTER RP
06MANILA3321MINDANAO'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OPPOSE BANGSAMORO
[...] (C) Summary. Leaders and representatives of indigenous peoples (Lumads) from throughout Mindanao gathered in Bukidnon Province July 24-26 to proclaim strong opposition to the inclusion of their ancestral lands in a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity. This stance will further complicate the already [...]
2006-08-08 01:13:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS KISL RP
06MANILA3344MILF SEEKS GREATER US INVOLVEMENT IN PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. During DCM and Poloff's low-key, two-day visit to Muslim Mindanao's political center in Cotabato, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice-Chairman Jafaar sought greater USG involvement in the GRP-MILF Peace Process. Meeting at the MILF's camp in Sultan Kudurat, Maguindanao on [...]
2006-08-09 06:43:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3346CENTRAL LUZON REACTIONS TO EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
[...] (C) Summary. At least some NGO and party activists in Central Luzon are scaling back their rural activities in response to an increased number of extrajudicial killings (EJKs). Some place the blame for the recent rise in EJKs squarely on the 7th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the [...]
2006-08-09 07:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA3356 NPA - TRENDS IN RECENT ATTACKS
[...] (U) Summary: The Communist Party of the Philippines-Military Commission (CPP-MC) has directed the New People's Army (NPA) to concentrate on new offensives against the "key loyalist and fascist officials of the Arroyo regime." The number of NPA attacks nationwide appears to have increased sin [...]
2006-08-10 02:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA3369EXPLOSIONS IN CENTRAL MINDANAO LEAVE TWO DEAD AND
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) An explosion from a hand grenade occurred at approximately 1:55 p.m. local time at the main gate of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor's Office in Cotabato City, reportedly killing t [...]
2006-08-10 10:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS ASEC PREL KISL MOPS RP
06MANILA3404ONGOING GRP EFFORTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
[...] Summary. In response to a deadline from President Arroyo to solve at least ten cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) before October 15, Task Force Usig of the Philippine National Police (PNP) held its first monthly "multisectoral meeting" with NGO, media, church, and community leaders on Aug [...]
2006-08-15 03:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA350"COUNCIL OF STATE" MEETING: MUCH HYPE, BUT LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: A Malacanang-sponsored Council of State meeting took place on January 24. The meeting brought together some 75 notables to discuss "issues of national interest," though the Opposition largely boycotted the meeting. The group agreed to create a commission to advocate for Consti [...]
2006-01-25 09:13:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM SOCI RP
06MANILA35652006 ARROYO IMPEACHMENT DEAD; MOVING FORWARD ON A
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 24, the House of Representatives voted 173-32 to uphold its own justice committee report recommending the dismissal of this year's impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Most politicians and observers had long viewed the outcome as a forego [...]
2006-08-25 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PHUM RP
06MANILA364DISCREPANCIES IN OFFICIAL CASUALTY FIGURES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A total of 2,838 persons were killed in calendar year 2005 during encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and insurgents/terrorists. The majority (2,268) of these casualties were AFP soldiers (458) and NPA members (1,810),according to AFP statistics rece [...]
2006-01-26 08:08:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS PINS PTER PREL PHUM RP
06MANILA3779CHARGE UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF EJK RESOLUTION TO
[...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Jones reinforced the importance of Philippine Government (GRP) action in solving the recent spate of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) of leftist activists in the Philippines to current and former Filipino leaders, including National Security Advisor Gonzales, Fore [...]
2006-09-08 08:37:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MOPS KCRM PINS RP
06MANILA3789 REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME POLICE UNIT
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Philippines faces a serious problem in controlling the transit of narcotics, terrorists, and contraband through its vulnerable western border island of Palawan, the home of the Malampaya gas project and numerous tourist resort [...]
2006-09-08 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP
06MANILA3793CHARGE MEETS WITH "MELO" COMMISSION ON
[...] (C) Summary. Retired Supreme Court Justice Jose A. Melo and other members of the "Melo" Commission told Charge d'Affairs September 7 that their primary goals are to press for progress on cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and to identify overall patterns to these killings. The Commission [...]
2006-09-08 10:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA3817NUR MISUARI ATTENDS TENTH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Moro National Liberation Front Chairman Nur Misuari criticized the GRP for failing to implement fully the provisions of the 1996 peace agreement during a September 2 commemoration ceremony in Davao to mark the signing of the accord. To "resuscitate" the ten year old agreement, [...]
2006-09-11 09:11:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3899NAM SUMMIT STANCE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN
[...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor raised reftel points September 14 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organizations Julius Torres, emphasizing the importance of ending violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. Torres said he would immediately [...]
2006-09-15 04:37:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU RP
06MANILA3935CHIEF OF STAFF ESPERON OUTLINES HIS VISION FOR THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: General Esperon, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),laid out his vision for the Philippine military in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club on September 11. He called the entire AFP a "counterterrorism unit," and sa [...]
2006-09-19 05:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA3959PHILIPPINES WATCHING CLOSELY THE SITUATION IN
[...] (C) We are monitoring closely the reaction of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to the coup in Thailand. The Philippines has experienced numerous cases of military unrest, the most recent being the failed coup attempt of February 2006 (ref A). The government is currently preparing courts [...]
2006-09-20 09:14:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA3999MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE
[...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]
2006-09-21 10:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4000MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE
[...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]
2006-09-21 10:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4001MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE
[...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]
2006-09-21 10:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4002AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFP CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Esperon, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, acknowledged to the Ambassador in a September 18 meeting the damage being done to the reputation of the Philippines by extra-judicial killings, and conceded the possibility that overzealo [...]
2006-09-21 10:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA407CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR "MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY,"
[...] (C) Summary: At the conclusion of their semi-annual meeting on January 29, the Catholic Bishops' issued a long statement that called for "moral accountability" and recommended that Filipinos "search for truth" through Constitutionally-mandated processes and via non-violence. The Bishops' wen [...]
2006-01-30 09:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS SOCI ECON RP VT
06MANILA4150 REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]
2006-10-01 23:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4151 REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]
2006-10-01 23:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4203AMBASSADOR VISITS MEDCAP/GETS FIRST-HAND LOOK AT
[...] (C/REL AUS) Summary. Ambassador had a first-hand update from ground force commanders on the Armed Forces of the Philippines' on-going effort to capture or kill Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders during her September 25 day-long visit to Jolo Island. The Armed Forces of the Philip [...]
2006-10-03 08:52:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MARR MOPS EAID RP
06MANILA4218DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DISCUSSES STATE OF THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Secretary of National Defense Cruz in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club stressed the seriousness of the domestic terrorist threat and the importance of Philippine Defense Reform. He said a successful counterterrorism effort had to also incorporate social an [...]
2006-10-04 08:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA4221GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS CONFRONT DIFFICULT ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. Peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) remain at an impasse over the issue of ancestral domain, the historically Muslim territory claimed by the MILF. The GRP Peace Panel lacks a mandate to expand the existing boundar [...]
2006-10-04 09:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS KISL RP
06MANILA4303PRESSING FOR CONTINUED PROGRESS IN MILF PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) Ambassador, DCM, and Country Team are pressing government, military and diplomatic leaders on the importance of continued progress in the MILF peace process, despite the recent impasse over land rights. Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Secretary "Jess" Dureza told the Ambassador [...]
2006-10-11 07:28:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS KISL PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA4325FOREIGN SECRETARY AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Romulo and National Security Advisor Gonzales in an October 11 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission expressed cautious optimism about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Romulo said Malaysia clearly wanted to help and was playing a p [...]
2006-10-12 07:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS MY RP
06MANILA4338OCTOBER 13 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Now nearing the end of its eleventh week, "Operation Ultimatum" -- the ongoing effort by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the island of Jolo -- has succeeded in narrowing the area in which Khaddafy Janjalan [...]
2006-10-13 05:34:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4343GOVERNMENT/MILF PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. DCM and Pol/C encouraged the head of the Philippine Government negotiating panel with the MILF insurgents to try to rejuvenate the peace talks, currently stalled on the issue of land rights. The thoughtful and experienced negotiator, Silvestre Afable, said he was finalizing pl [...]
2006-10-13 08:33:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS EAID RP
06MANILA4359ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS OF EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
[...] (C) Summary. Justice Melo, chairman of the new Presidential commission investigating the recent spate of extrajudicial killings, expressed appreciation for an Embassy offer to provide guidelines toward achieving successful prosecutions of human rights violations involving police and military [...]
2006-10-16 01:49:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4378FORWARD DEPLOYING THE FBI: A CONCEPT THAT WORKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The trial initiative to embed two FBI agents with Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines is nearing the end of its first 90-days. The concept works. We ask the Department to convey our appreciation to the FBI for its support and to urge that the pr [...]
2006-10-17 06:49:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPREL PINS PTER MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4388PUTTING ZULKIFLI ON THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE LIST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Manila requests Diplomatic Security add Zulkifli al Musa Abdul Hir, (aka Zulkifli Hir, aka Zulkifli bin Abdul Hir, aka Musa bin Abdul Hir, aka Zulkifli bin Hir, aka Mussa, aka Musa, aka Marwan),a Malaysian citizen born in 1966 [...]
2006-10-17 09:08:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
06MANILA4389PUTTING LITO REBIO ON THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE LIST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Manila requests Diplomatic Security add Jemaah Islamiyah operative Lito Rebio (aka Mu'awiyah, aka Nique, aka Muhammad Ali),a Singapore citizen of Indian descent born on January 14, 1965, to the Department of State's Rewards Fo [...]
2006-10-17 09:08:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID SN RP
06MANILA4403BOMBING CHARGES AGAINST MILF LEADERS COMPLICATE
[...] (C) Summary: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Murad and other MILF members are now facing preliminary charges related to the recent bombings in Mindanao that left six dead and over 30 wounded, despite a lack of direct evidence. Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process Dureza [...]
2006-10-18 08:45:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS KISL PTER RP
06MANILA4439OCTOBER 20 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C/REL AUS) Now in its twelfth week, the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines operation against the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leadership on the southern Mindanao island of Jolo shows no sign of letting up. ASG leaders Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Sulaiman, and the JI bom [...]
2006-10-20 09:30:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4464POLICE CONFIRM MURDER OF BISHOP RAMENTO NOT
[...] Philippine National Police (PNP) official Henry Libay confirmed that the widely reported murder of Tarlac City Aglipayan Bishop Alberto Ramento on October 3 was not politically motivated; but rather a case of robbery/homicide. Libay also confirmed that the PNP arrested four members of the "M [...]
2006-10-25 07:58:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4508OCTOBER 27 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C/REL AUS) "Operation Ultimatum," the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effort to capture or kill the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leadership on the island of Jolo, is ending its 13th week, with no sign of letting up. ASG leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu So [...]
2006-10-27 09:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA4628NEW EFFORTS TO COUNTER COMMUNIST INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary. A recent Executive Order 546 directed the Philippine National Police actively to support the military in combat operations against the Communist New People's Army. One already controversial provision is the arming of civilian volunteer organizations at the local level, beginnin [...]
2006-11-08 01:28:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4656U.S. STRATEGY FOR MINDANAO PEACE-BUILDING
[...] (C) Summary. USG strategic efforts are paying off significantly in building peace in Muslim Mindanao and transforming its once-lawless areas from safehavens for domestic and international terrorists to ever-larger zones of peace and prosperity. While peace talks under Malaysian sponsorship [...]
2006-11-09 08:27:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER EAID RP
06MANILA4703PRESIDENT ARROYO COMMITTED TO FTA; MCC COMPACT
[...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo expressed to Ambassador a firm commitment to negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States and obtaining a compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Arroyo assigned Secretary of Trade to look into requirements for an FTA and expressed dismay [...]
2006-11-15 08:28:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EAID EINV KMCA PINS RP
06MANILA472AFP SEPARATELY ENGAGES MILF, NPA IN WEEK OF
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) On January 29, sporadic fighting broke out between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and local Civilian Army Geographical Armed F [...]
2006-02-02 09:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS MOPS MARR MCAP RP
06MANILA4726COUP PLOTTER HONASAN CAPTURED, TO FACE REBELLION
[...] (U) Agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) captured fugitive coup plotter and former Senator Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan November 15 in Metro Manila. The arrest [...]
2006-11-17 04:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS RP
06MANILA4802ADVANCING THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging 90 minute meeting with nine senior members of the MILF Central Committee at their headquarters, DCM described USG comprehensive support for the Mindanao peace process and commitment to assist former combatants in the event of a peace agreement. Central Commit [...]
2006-11-22 09:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MY RP
06MANILA4811POLICE, MELO COMMISSION UPDATES ON EXTRAJUDICIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Philippine National Police (PNP) Task Force Usig Commander Avelino Razon provided a November 20 update to poloffs on investigations of extrajudicial killings of partylist activists and members of the media. These investigations have now led to the filing of charges in 67 cases, [...]
2006-11-24 07:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4834AMPATUAN CLAN CLAIMS SUPPORT FOR PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with dozens of leaders of one of Central Mindanao's most powerful clans, Governors Andal and Zaldy Ampatuan told DCM and Embassy delegation that they support the MILF peace process and want to work closely with the USG. The Governors blamed the MILF for sporadic [...]
2006-11-28 08:58:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL RP
06MANILA4836GOVERNMENT OFFERS MILF "SELF-DETERMINATION"
[...] (C) Summary. At President Arroyo's direction following her POTUS meeting on the margins of APEC, Chief GRP negotiator Secretary Afable briefed us November 22 on the government's new offer to the MILF to allow the Muslims of Mindanao to establish their own form of government in Muslim majori [...]
2006-11-29 00:57:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA4912ADDITIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDING LITO REBIO TO
[...] (S/NF) In follow up to ref A, we would like to provide additional information in support of our request to add Lito Rebio (AKA Muawiyah, AKA Mu'awiyah, AKA Nique, AKA Muhammad Ali) to the Department of State's Rewards For Justice list. Rebio, a Singapore national, is one of the leading Jemaah [...]
2006-12-06 09:02:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID SN RP
06MANILA4974TERRITORY REMAINS KEY ISSQ FOR GRP-MILF PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite a favorable reaction by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to the Philippine Peace Panel's recent offer of self-determination, territory remains a key issue. MILF negotiators are compiling a new list of barangays to include in a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) f [...]
2006-12-13 07:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA5018NUR MISUARI SIGNALS INTENT TO RUN FOR SULU GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Summary. Detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari registered as a voter in Jolo on December 14, and signaled his intent to run for Governor of Sulu during the May 2007 elections. Misuari, who enjoys widespread grassroots support and recognition by the Organiza [...]
2006-12-15 10:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL RP
06MANILA529PRESIDENT ARROYO MAKES SEVERAL CHANGES TO HER
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, Malacanang announced several changes to President Arroyo's Cabinet. Representative Ronaldo Puno replaced Angelo Reyes as Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Governme [...]
2006-02-06 08:52:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PINR ECON RP
06MANILA557PHILIPPINE REACTION TO DANISH CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (C) Summary: A Danish flag was burned in Cotabato, a city in the southern Philippines on February 7. Protesters condemned the recent publication of a cartoon offensive to Muslims in a Danish newspaper. Muslim religious leaders are planning to issue a condemnation of the cartoon shortly. Th [...]
2006-02-07 09:15:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL PINR ASEC RP DA
06MANILA606FILIPINO MUSLIM LEADERS DENOUNCE CARTOONS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: A group of Filipino Muslim religious scholars issued a statement on February 8 condemning the publication of cartoons depicting the Muslim Prophet Mohammad. They also called for a restrained response. A Muslim congressman from Mindanao made a speech hitting similar themes on t [...]
2006-02-09 09:46:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL PINR ASEC RP DA NO
06MANILA711MALACANANG MODIFIES RESTRICTION AND ALLOWS SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Malacanang modified an executive order (E.O. 464) in effect since September 2005 and allowed senior officials to attend budget and other hearings in the House and Senate. In taking the step, Malacanang was responding to criticism that E.O. 464 encroached on the [...]
2006-02-16 08:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR RP
06MANILA740CHALLENGES TO PEACE IN MINDANAO
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite official optimism over a final GRP-MILF peace agreement by the end of 2006, disputes over land and natural resources, clan conflicts (locally called "rido"),and tensions between Muslims [...]
2006-02-21 05:40:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS MOPS RP
06MANILA81PRESIDENT ARROYO SET TO CONVENE "COUNCIL OF STATE"
[...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo plans to convene a "Council of State" meeting on January 24. The meeting, the first of its kind in many years, would involve government personalities and other notables in a discussion of "national issues." Opposition figures are being invited to the meeting, [...]
2006-01-06 09:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI RP VT
06MANILA830SITREP 1: MALACANANG DECLARES "STATE OF EMERGENCY"
[...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo declared a "State of Emergency" in a TV address at 1120 hrs (local). Arroyo's formal proclamation of national emergency blamed a conspiracy between the "extreme Left" and "military adventurists." Based on Mission information, there does appear to have been som [...]
2006-02-24 07:17:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA839SITREP 2: MORE ON DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY RULE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the diplomatic corps late February 24, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and National Security Advisor Norberto Gonzales downplayed the impact of the State of Emergency Declaration made earlier that day, defending it as a necessary response to Opposition and l [...]
2006-02-24 11:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA889SITREP 14: GRP FILES SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST 15
[...] (C) Summary: The police filed sedition charges with the Department of Justice (DoJ) on February 27 against 15 Opposition figures, including six leftist lawmakers. President Arroyo, in a TV interview given mid-day, lauded the performance of the economy and defended her State of Emergency decl [...]
2006-02-27 11:28:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS EFIN ASEC CASC PREL KPAO RP
06MANILA914SITREP 17: SENAT CONDEMNS GRP ACTIONS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclasified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Senate has adopted a resolution conemning GRP actions (pressure on media, arrests) uner the State of Emergency (Proclamation 1017). similar resolution filed by Opposition members s under co [...]
2006-02-28 09:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA918SITREP 19: HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution 2. (U) Summary: Manila enjoyed another night of calm. In late breaking news, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution granting protective custody to the five congressmen charged with rebellion, claiming the [...]
2006-02-28 23:41:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC PREL KPAO RP
06MANILA945SITREP 20: PRESIDENT MULLS LIFTING OF STATE OF
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a brief televised address mid-day on March 1, President Arroyo said she wanted to lift the State of Emergency at "the soonest time possible." She asked for reports from key offices on the s [...]
2006-03-01 09:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA970SITREP 22: STATE OF EMERGENCY LIKELY LIFTED BY
[...] (C) Summary: NSA Gonzales told A/S Hill March 2 that he expected President Arroyo to lift the State of National Emergency today or tomorrow. Defense Secretary Cruz told A/DCM separately that the President would "definitely" lift it on March 3, due mostly to arguments from her economic team. [...]
2006-03-02 10:00:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA995SITREP 23: PRESIDENT ARROYO LIFTS STATE OF
[...] (U) Summary: In a TV address given at 1130 hrs (local) on March 3, President Arroyo announced that she was lifting the State of National Emergency imposed on February 24, effective immediately. Mission prepared the statement in para 5 in response to media queries. This is the final sitrep [...]
2006-03-03 08:16:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS ASEC RP
06MAPUTO187MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with President Guebuza February 9, at his invitation. This request was prompted by a meeting Ambassador and DCM had the week before with Presidency Secretary-General Ambassador Antonio Sumbana on U.S. programs and priorities in Mozambique. The President had been [...]
2006-02-13 14:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER MARR MZ
06MAPUTO21MOZAMBIQUE: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT
[...] (U) On January 6, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Directorate for Africa and Middle East Affairs (DAMO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM agreed in principle to the rehatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan and implied that the AU Peace an [...]
2006-01-09 05:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
06MAPUTO67MOZAMBIQUE: FADM PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN PKO
[...] (SBU) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform (septel),Ambassador inquired whether the GRM had decided to accept the UN invitation to participate in the peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Sudan. Banze said the GRM [...]
2006-01-18 10:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MZ
06MAPUTO786MOZAMBIQUE: PRESSING AU MEMBERS TO STAND FIRM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 13:04:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MARR PINS SOCI MZ
06MASERU307DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AU MEMBERS AND UN TRANSITION
[...] (C) Per reftel, AMB met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ntsinyi (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment/Deputy Secretary of the Ruling LCD Party) concerning the moment of truth for the African Union (AU). Ambassador reinforced the point that the African countries cannot let Bash [...]
2006-06-29 15:02:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU LT
06MASERU6LESOTHO'S POSITION: REHATTING AMIS REQUEST WITH THE AU
[...] (U) Ambassador engaged GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs January 6 on issue of rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). We acknowledged the positive role AMIS has played and emphasized the importance of raising its rehatting during the January 12 meeting of the Peace and Security Co [...]
2006-01-10 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO LT
06MASERU621GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO EXPELS LIBYAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) Summary: The GOL revoked the Libyan Ambassador's credentials o/a December 13 and ordered the envoy to depart Lesotho within 72 hours, apparently for "performing in a manner incompatible" with his duties. Embassy sources indicate that the GOL had become fed up with the Libyan's abusive beh [...]
2006-12-14 16:10:00Embassy MaseruSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT
06MASERU626LESOTHO: DIPLOMATIC PUNCHES, HUGS, AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following revocation of the Libyan Ambassador to Lesotho's credentials (REFTEL) on December 13, both Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Libya's Embassy in Maseru issued statements regarding the unusual expulsion. While the GOL issued a strongly worded press release [...]
2006-12-18 15:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT
06MELBOURNE244GUANTANAMO SUICIDES SPUR NEW CRIES IN AUSTRALIA
[...] (SBU) Three detainee suicides at the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility on June 10 unsurprisingly have brought renewed calls for the release of Australian detainee David Hicks. An Australian Parliamentary motion calling for the closure of Guantanamo and the return of Hicks to Australia narrow [...]
2006-06-20 01:34:00Consulate MelbourneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROP PTER PREL PINS AS
06MEXICO5233DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) On September 8 and September 13, respectively, poloff passed ref A and ref B talking points to First Secretary Samuel Berkstein, of the Secretariat of Foreign SIPDIS Relations' (SRE) Directorate of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. Berkstein noted that Mexico was an observer, r [...]
2006-09-14 16:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC UNGA KDEM AA PGOV
06MEXICO787AVIATION COOPERATION CONTINUES, ICAO DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and TSA officials met February 7 with the Director General for Mexican Civil Aviation (DGAC) and other high level DGAC officials to discuss numerous aviation related matters including Bill Voss' candidacy for Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation SIPDIS [...]
2006-02-13 22:40:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR MX CMGT PINS PTER
06MONTEVIDEO196URUGUAY ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General for Political Affairs Ambassador Bruno Faraone on February 24. After discussing some of the items on the list, Faraone said weapons donations were not possible, but that he would look into the ""feasibility"" of donating [...]
2006-03-01 12:55:00Embassy MontevideoSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ UY
06MOSCOW12311RUSSIA: NATIONALISTS TO MARCH ON NOVEMBER 4
[...] SUMMARY: On Russia Unity Day, November 4, a large nationalist "Russia March" is planned for several Russian cities, including Moscow. Russia March is being organized by the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) and is supported by several other nationalist and fascist groups, and by som [...]
2006-11-03 16:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS RS
06MOSUL10NINEWA IECI DIRECTOR CLAIMS EVIDENCE OF MISSING VOTERS COULD
[...] (C) REO Poloff met with Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) Ninewa Governate Electoral Office (GEO) director Oday Abed at his headquarters office at the PJCC on February 6. Abed claims an internal study he is conducting has revealed that over 4,000 families (potentially 15,000 to 1 [...]
2006-02-07 15:59:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL11SHABEK NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMEMBER ASKS FOR MORE "VISIBLE" USG
[...] (C) PRT Leader and REO Poloff met with Shabek national assemblymember Dr. Haneen Al Qado in Mosul on February 8. Al Qado thanked the USG for ongoing assistance but said USG development projects in Ninewa need to be "more visible." Al Qado said he is working with other members of the national [...]
2006-02-10 18:24:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL12ASSYRIAN PATRIOTIC PARTY REPS CALL FOR CREATION OF A NEW
[...] (C) Assyrian Patriotic Party (APP) reps in Ninewa and Dohuk said they believe the answer to problems in Iraq's Christian community could be settled by the creation of a separate province for minorities. APP leader Namrood Betto suggested that "Ninewa Plains" be partitioned from eastern Ninewa [...]
2006-02-12 15:30:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL13LIBERATION AND RECONCILIATION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATE
[...] (C) According to newly elected national assembly delegate Sheikh Mohammed Khalaf of the Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc, Iraq's new federal government needs to be more inclusive by "reaching out" to all parties in the country. Khalaf said he would work hard to help issues of unemployment a [...]
2006-02-14 14:24:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ ECON PINT
06MOSUL14IRAQ NATIONAL DIALOGUE COUNCIL CONCERNED ABOUT SHAPE OF
[...] (C) The Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC) in Ninewa is concerned about the shape of the new national government in Iraq. National assembly delegate Mahmood Al-Azzawi seems afraid Sunni Arabs might be "left out" from playing a larger role in the formation of the government. He said he wo [...]
2006-02-14 14:38:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL16NINEWA JUDGES FIRE BACK AT DETRACTORS, BLAME SYSTEM FOR
[...] (C) Ninewa's judges are having difficulty with the public's negative perception of their work. In part, they blame Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) officials for "public statements" made to the press that condemn the judges for faults in the system. The judges make clear, however, that [...]
2006-02-16 18:10:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL17NINEWA POLICE CHIEF CLAIMS REPORTS OF A RISE IN KIDNAPPINGS
[...] (C) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq Al Qudir told PRT Poloff that reports of an increase in the number of kidnappings and extortions in Mosul are exaggerated. He said rumors that the crimes are targeted specifically against Kurds and Chaldo/Assyrians are false, and denied that incidents are [...]
2006-02-18 12:46:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL18HOW JA'AFARI PLAYS IN THE PROVINCES: NINEWA REACTIONS TO
[...] (C). PRT Ninewa spoke to several political party leaders from across the province to elicit reactions to the Shia coalition's re-nomination of current Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Ja'afari to a second term. The overwhelming majority of political parties appear to be disappointed by the selectio [...]
2006-02-19 14:01:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL19NINEWA SCIRI REP CLAIMS KURDS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF AL JAAFARI
[...] (C). Ninewa Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) Spokesman Aref Yousef claimed that recent personal attacks against Shia coalition nominee and current Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari as unjust and motivated by Kurds. Yousef accused Kurds of working against Al Jaafari becau [...]
2006-02-21 15:47:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ
06MOSUL20NINEWA ISLAMIC PARTY REPS CALL FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS NOW
[...] (C). Ninewa Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) representative Younis Hashim called for provincial elections immediately. He accused the Kurds (which control the provincial government) of not doing enough to address the lack of basic social services and improve security in Mosul. Hashim said before t [...]
2006-02-22 17:51:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL21NINEWA SHIAS CLAIM ALL IS CALM AFTER SAMARRA INCIDENT, BUT
[...] (C) Shiite political party members, especially among the predominantly Shia Shabek community in Ninewa, have called for calm. They expressed great sadness about the attack on February 22 on the Al-Askariya Shrine in Samarra and said they hoped the incident would not increase tensions between [...]
2006-02-23 17:08:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL22NINEWA: ALL QUIET ON THE NORTHERN FRONT
[...] (C) Two days after the Al-Askariya Shrine was damaged in Samarra, the situation in Ninewa has remained calm. Yousef Muharam of the predominantly Shiite, Shabek Democratic Assembly, and Aref Younis of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) reported there were peaceful demon [...]
2006-02-24 16:37:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL23NINEWA: TAL AFAR SHEIKHS WANT MORE ASSISTANCE FROM USG ON
[...] (C) Recent U.S. press coverage has painted a positive picture of Tal Afar's security situation. But some locals see it otherwise. Sunni Arab tribal leaders are upset by what they claim are poor security conditions in Tal Afar. Local sheikhs threatened that Sunnis would leave the city if the [...]
2006-02-24 16:58:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL24KURDISH VIEWS FROM NINEWA
[...] (C) PRT Mosul had lengthy discussions with three Kurdish leaders in late February: two top Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials and one from the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). All were united in their support for continued American presence in Iraq, the difficulties Ja'afari [...]
2006-03-01 08:54:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL25NINEWA'S KURDS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS: ENCROACHMENT ISSUES
[...] (C) Anxieties are building between the Kurds and their neighbors in Ninewa. Since taking control of the provincial government in January 2005, Kurdish political parties have spread their influence through many symbolic gestures in several strategic areas of the province. From Sinjar in the w [...]
2006-03-04 17:24:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL26NINEWA: A PROVINCIAL COUNCILMEMBER'S VIEWS ON LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Ninewa Provincial Council and Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) member, Gevara Zia, said he believed Sunni Arab political parties would control the Ninewa provincial government after elections were held later this year. Zia claimed a "more representative" provincial government would bett [...]
2006-03-05 08:35:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL28NINEWA: SINJAR YEZIDIS UNHAPPY WITH RULING KURDS
[...] (C) Spokesmen for the Yezidi Movement for Progress and Reform (YMPR) demand that influence by the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Sinjar must end or "civil war" would begin. Waad Matto of YMPR claims the KDP has too much control over the police and lo [...]
2006-03-12 15:12:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL30NINEWA: THE HERO OF TAL AFAR
[...] (C) Mayor of Tal Afar Najim Al Jubouri -- the hero of President Bush's March 20 speech in Cleveland -- is a rare leader in a country fraught with fear and uncertainty. His strong leadership, both as chief of police and mayor, helped clean up this city of a quarter-million people in northwest [...]
2006-03-22 14:52:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL31KURDISH POWER PLAY IN MOSUL: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS
[...] (C) Ninewa Provincial Government leaders called for the immediate transfer of security operations from Coalition Forces (CF) to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). During a meeting with the PRT and MNF-N, Governor Duraid Kashmoula, Vice Governor Khasro Goran, and Provincial Council Chair Salem Haj I [...]
2006-03-23 09:09:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL32NINEWA: SHABEK SHIA ON ASHURA ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND
[...] (C) Minority Shabek Shia in Ninewa reported no major security incidents during the 40-day Anniversary of Ashura. Representatives of the Shabek Democratic Assembly (SDA) and Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) said the only regret they had was when Al Sadr supporters were hec [...]
2006-03-23 17:36:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL33NINEWA: TAL AFAR AND RABIYA CITY COUNCILS SEARCHING FOR
[...] (C) The city councils of the west Ninewa towns of Tal Afar and Rabiya seek to improve security and basic services to their communities. While both councils are pleased with improved security, they realized more work would need to be done to shore up Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in number and t [...]
2006-03-24 14:27:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL34NINEWA: PUK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATE HAS AN OPTIMISTIC
[...] (C) Although national assembly delegates met for the first time last week to take an oath of office, Ninewa PUK deputy director and national assembly delegate Abdelbari Al Zebari believes that talks will not resume until the second week of April. He claims the pause is deliberate yet necessar [...]
2006-03-24 17:09:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ
06MOSUL35NINEWA: "CIVIL WAR IS NOT ON THE AGENDA"
[...] (C) Since the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra on February 22, we have asked contacts if they believe civil war is imminent. Several point to areas with high populations of Shia, such as Tal Afar, as ripe for civil war once Coalition Forces are drawn down. Actual incidents range from [...]
2006-03-26 16:38:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL36KURDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK REP CLAIMS NINEWA "HANGS IN THE
[...] (C) According to the Western Ninewa director of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Mustafa Khokhe, Ninewa province "hangs in the balance." Ethnic tensions and the flow of terrorism from Iraq's neighbors are all contributing to a potentially combustible situation, he claims. He says Tal Afar, [...]
2006-03-30 14:04:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL37NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART I: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE
[...] (C) In recent months we have heard criticism of the Iraqi criminal justice system in Ninewa. Even officers at the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) say they are "tired" of seeing terrorists released by "cowardly judges" or "corrupt" military and police officials. Corruption and cow [...]
2006-03-30 14:31:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL38NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART II: BASIC PRINCIPLES IN
[...] (C) Rule of law in Ninewa, or the lack thereof as many speculate, has negatively affected the public's trust in government institutions and the criminal justice system to protect them. At the root of the problem in Ninewa is poor communication and coordination by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) [...]
2006-03-31 11:25:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL39NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART I: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE
[...] (C) In recent months we have heard criticism of the Iraqi criminal justice system in Ninewa. Even officers at the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) say they are "tired" of seeing terrorists released by "cowardly judges" or "corrupt" military and police officials. Corruption and cow [...]
2006-04-01 12:22:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL4NINEWA KURDS FOCUSING ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) REO Poloff met with members of the Kurdish Alliance (KA) to discuss national election results, the new government, security, and the future provincial election. PUK member Abdulbari Al-Zebari claims KA did not perform as well as they should have due to improprieties by local IECI. He sai [...]
2006-01-30 13:39:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL40HUMAN RIGHTS/NORTHERN IRAQ: MAYOR FEARS KURDISH DESIGNS IN
[...] (C) Mayor Bassem Jejo is frustrated by what he sees as blatant efforts by the Kurds to usurp his and the Ninewa provincial government's authority over Telkaif District. He accuses the Kurds of loading the district council with KDP members, allowing Peshmerga to operate checkpoints on major t [...]
2006-04-01 12:37:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL41NINEWA: TAWAFOQ IRAQI FRONT PARLIAMENTARIAN VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) Tawafoq Iraqi Front coalition national assemblymembers, who are predominantly from the Iraqi Islamic Party, told us that U.S. pressure on Iran over nuclear issues is causing Iraq's Shia politicians to resist any formation for the new government. They said the end of U.S. pressure on Iran m [...]
2006-04-07 16:31:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL42NINEWA: IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY ON SECURITY
[...] (C) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) leaders in Ninewa want a more representative Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and a reduced role of Coalition Forces (CF). They claim the Kurds are meddling with security and politics in the province. IIP reps believe they should play a larger role with helping CF an [...]
2006-04-08 16:05:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL43NINEWA: PROMINENT - AND SHADY - SUNNI SHEIKH ON SECURITY AND
[...] (C) With the advent of democracy in Iraq, Ninewa's tribal leaders in the Sunni Arab community fear losing their traditional influence. However, there are tribal leaders working behind the scenes who still hold sway over politics and business affairs, especially such persons with strong ties t [...]
2006-04-08 16:13:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL44NINEWA: SCIRI REP BLAMES SUNNIS, USG FOR PROBLEMS WITH
[...] (C) SCIRI provincial spokesman Aref Yousef believes delays in the formation of a new central government are the fault of Sunni Arab political parties and the USG. Yousef says Sunni coalitions Tawafoq Iraqi Front (Iraqi Accord Front) and Iraqi Front for National Dialogue (Al Hewar Iraqi Front) [...]
2006-04-11 11:19:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL45NINEWA: SHAMMAR TRIBAL LEADER ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION,
[...] (C) Western Ninewa Sunni Arab tribal leader Sheikh Abdullah Al Yawar believes all ethnic and political groups in Baghdad are responsible for failings with the new government formation. He believes the last government's problems were not only the fault of Prime Minister Al Ja'afari, but also t [...]
2006-04-14 12:00:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL46NINEWA: PUK NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMEMBER CONFIDENT IMPASSE OVER
[...] (C) PUK national assemblymember from Ninewa Abdelbari Al Zebari is an optimist. On a recent visit to Turkey with PUK colleagues for talks with members of the Turkish parliament, the delegation was told -- repeatedly -- that the Iraqis should "get accustomed" to the idea of working with the Tu [...]
2006-04-14 12:39:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL47NINEWA: TURKOMAN TRIBAL LEADER ON TURKEY, RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] (C) Sheikh Seyh Beyatli, leader of the Turkoman Beyatli tribe, believes Turkey is meddling in Turkoman affairs in Iraq. He claims Turkey's main goal is to remove any sort of historical allegiances between the Kurds and Turkoman people to keep federalism from taking hold in Iraq. Beyatli claim [...]
2006-04-20 11:51:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL5NINEWA CHALDO/ASSYRIANS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE IN
[...] (C). REO Poloff met with members of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (BNPU),a Chaldo/Assyrian political party, on January 31, to discuss national election results, security issues, and the future of the community in Ninewa. BNPU member Yacoub Ibrahim said kidnappings and extortions against [...]
2006-01-31 16:57:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL50NINEWA VIEWS ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FORMATION AND SECURITY
[...] (C) Reaction by Ninewa's political representatives and government officials towards the formation of a new central government in Baghdad is best described as cautiously optimistic. While there is some finger pointing as to why the process has taken so long (over six months) with no agreement, [...]
2006-05-19 16:30:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL51NINEWA: PROVINCIAL CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMS SECTARIAN STRIFE
[...] (S) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq al-Qudir confirms recent violence in the western Ninewa city of Tal Afar is due to sectarian strife. President Bush mentioned Tal Afar in a speech this year as a beacon of hope after successful counterinsurgency efforts last September helped bring stabili [...]
2006-05-20 16:17:00REO MosulSECRETPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL52NINEWA PRT: MOSUL UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN WORKING
[...] (C) Dean of the University of Mosul Medical School, Dr. Nazar Qibi, says he is interested in working with PRT Ninewa on projects to benefit the people of the province, but is terrified that any association with the USG or Coalition Forces (CF) might lead to injury or death for himself and his [...]
2006-05-22 16:12:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL53NINEWA PRT RULE OF LAW: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Rule of law is the foundation of an effective criminal justice system that empowers governments to provide security and stability. Using this concept, the PRT Rule of Law Team is working with local officials on the establishment of the Ninewa Criminal Justice Committee (NCJC). The NCJC a [...]
2006-05-25 12:20:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL54NORTHERN IRAQ: NINEWA REACTION TO NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Views from Ninewa political, tribal, and government officials on the new -- and permanent -- Government of Iraq vary according to ethnicity. The Shiite community is overwhelmingly upbeat, the Kurds more pragmatic, with Sunnis feeling a bit disaffected and minorities somewhat despondent. [...]
2006-05-27 13:27:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL55NINEWA: SOURCES CITE SECTARIAN STRIFE IN TAL AFAR
[...] (C) Tal Afar is frequently cited in the western media and by USG officials as a good news story in Iraq. Recently, however, we have also heard reports of increased sectarian strife. Some sources say Sunni and Shia conflict in southern Iraq and Baghdad has influenced relations between the two [...]
2006-05-31 06:14:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL56NINEWA: LOCAL CHRISTIAN OFFICIALS CLAIM INTERNALLY DISPLACED
[...] (C) Local religious and political officials report that the number of internally displaced Christians fleeing Baghdad and Mosul to eastern Ninewa is growing. Father Aimen of St. George's Catholic Church in Bartallah claims around 3,000 displaced persons are already residing in Al Hamdiniya Di [...]
2006-05-31 07:15:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL57CHRISTIAN MILITIAS IN NINEWA PLAINS
[...] (C) Christian religious and provincial government officials report Christian militias are operating in minority areas east of Mosul ("Ninewa Plains"). According to Dr. Lalo, assistant governor for the province, Christian forces in Ninewa Plains number approximately 1,250 and are personally be [...]
2006-05-31 07:33:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL58NINEWA PRT: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REACHES OUT TO ITS
[...] In an effort to bring the provincial government into closer contact with district constituents, PRT Ninewa and MNF-N have provided logistical support for the Ninewa provincial council to conduct a series of outreach events throughout Ninewa province. The provincial leadership held town meetings [...]
2006-05-31 08:20:00REO MosulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL6AL MOSUL FREE LIST DISAPPOINTED BY ELECTION LOSS
[...] (C). REO Poloff met with Shammar Sheikh Nayif Al Faysal of the Al Jerba tribe in Mosul on February 1, to discuss election results, compensatory seat awards, and the upcoming provincial election. Al Faysal is disappointed that his brother Sheikh Khlaid Al Faysal's Al Mosul Free List (#639) co [...]
2006-02-01 14:58:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL7NINEWA VICE GOVERNOR REQUESTS MORE AUTHORITY FOR PROVINCIAL
[...] (C) PRT TL and REO Poloff met with Vice Governor Khessro Goran and KDP headquarters in Mosul in February 1. Goran believes the new federal government should "give more authority" to provincial governments to help address the needs of the people. Goran spoke at some length about an increase i [...]
2006-02-03 16:58:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL8TAWAFOQ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATES HOPE TO "REFORM" THE
[...] (C) REO Poloff met with Tawafoq Iraqi Front (#618) national assembly delegates at the Provincial Joint Command Center (PJCC) on February 2. Tawafoq members said they have many plans to help Ninewa from their positions in the federal government. Izzi Adola said Tawafoq would like to push for a [...]
2006-02-04 06:49:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL9KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION, BRINGING DEMOCRACY BACK TO IRAQI
[...] (C) REO Poloff met with Ninewa members of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) on February 2. KIU provincial director Sabbah Baberi believes KIU, given their strong showing after the December national election, could now play an important role in Iraqi Kurdistan by moving the PUK and KDP, "back [...]
2006-02-05 11:44:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MUSCAT292IRAQ STRIFE SPARKS DENUNCIATION, REFLECTION
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bin Alawi joined his GCC colleagues on February 24 in denouncing terrorism in Iraq in the wake of the Al-Askaria shrine bombing, while Oman's leading Arabic dailies also condemned the apparent effort to stoke civil war. Perhaps provoked by an "inappropriate" local Intern [...]
2006-03-01 14:28:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KISL PINS PGOV IZ MU
06MUSCAT792MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI
[...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...]
2006-05-17 13:47:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU
06MUSCAT851RARE PUBLIC PROTEST BY TEACHERS, GRADUATES
[...] (SBU) In a rare protest on May 28, approximately 200 teachers and graduates from government-operated Colleges of Education (CoE) gathered in front of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and demanded to speak with the minister, Yahya bin Saud al-Salimi, about diminishing promotions for teachers and [...]
2006-05-31 09:27:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PGOV ELAB PINS MU
06MUSCAT904READOUT ON SULTAN'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH IRAN FM
[...] (C) Iranian FM Mottaki assured Sultan Qaboos in a June 5 meeting that Iran will give careful study to the incentive package that EU foreign policy chief Solana will deliver on June 6, as well as to the USG's May 31 offer. He offered no indication of where Tehran is leaning. Mottaki reassured [...]
2006-06-06 13:20:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC SENV PINS IR IZ MU
06MUSCAT952MILITARY'S ANTI-INFILTRATOR OPS END IN SOUTH
[...] (S) According to senior military officials in the Royal Oman Army and Sultan's Special Force, military operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region to sweep up illegal Somali and other infiltrators have ceased as of early June. When they began in late April, the operations were primarily focuse [...]
2006-06-12 11:26:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPINS PREF SMIG MOPS KCRM SO MU
06NAHA103OKINAWAN EXCEPTIONALISM: THE CHINA THREAT OR LACK THEREOF
[...] (C) Summary: Despite China's rapidly expanding economic and military activities, including in waters near Okinawa, Okinawans claim they do not share America's or Japan's sense of threat from China. While many mainland Japanese officials and influentials say they recognize China as a potent [...]
2006-04-26 01:20:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA CH TW
06NAHA199OKINAWA MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS BODE WELL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 12:16:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS JA
06NAHA213LDP SEEKING SILVER LINING IN PENDING GUBERNATORIAL RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Conservative, pro-US/Japan alliance Okinawans selected the capable but not particularly popular Hirokazu NAKAIMA as their candidate for the November prefectural governor's election, then hoped the anti-alliance reformists would run two or more candidates and split the opposition [...]
2006-09-25 09:01:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NAHA214LDP SEEKING SILVER LINING IN PENDING GUBERNATORIAL RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Conservative, pro-US/Japan alliance Okinawans selected the capable but not particularly popular Hirokazu NAKAIMA as their candidate for the November prefectural governor's election, then hoped the anti-alliance reformists would run two or more candidates and split the opposition [...]
2006-09-25 09:01:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NAHA228PAC3 SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED TO OKINAWA
[...] (C) Summary: The introduction of the Patriot PAC-3 Air Defense Battalion into Okinawa is a success, with the locally (in Okinawa) most difficult part, the ground movement of sensitive equipment from port and pier to its destination within Kadena AFB, completed October 13. Despite some miscalc [...]
2006-10-16 10:19:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NAHA56GOJ TAKING HARD LINE WITH OKINAWAN OFFICIALS ON FUTENMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Newly-elected Nago City Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro said he had a disappointing dinner March 6 with Japan Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga. Shimabukuro said Nukaga refused to discuss agreed plan to relocate a Marine air station to Nago City, deflecting conversa [...]
2006-03-07 08:33:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS JA
06NAIROBI1075COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held an East African regional hearing February 27-28 on implementation of counter-terrorism (CT) legislation and its compatibility with international human rights laws. The ICJ,s ultimate goal is to make recommendations on finding the [...]
2006-03-08 12:21:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV PINS PREL KE
06NAIROBI1077MUSYOKA: LIES, LOVERS, AND MERCENARIES IN KENYA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition politician Kalonzo Musyoka privately sees sabotage by supporters of a fellow presidential aspirant as behind the false story suggesting he was cutting a political deal with President Kibaki. The reason for the Government's own visceral reaction to this story (and raiding th [...]
2006-03-09 01:02:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI1114AN UNSETTLED KENYA AWAITS NEXT SHOE TO DROP
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Kibaki publicly stands firm behind the Kenyan Police raid on the Standard Media Group. Meanwhile, Standard journalists and others privately say the raids were prompted by a State House belief that the paper possesses documents implicating the President's family in grand [...]
2006-03-10 12:48:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPINS SNAR ASEC ECON PREL KCOR KDEM KE
06NAIROBI1187"MERCENARIES" IN KENYA TURN TABLES ON THEIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Stepping out of the shadows, Kenya's "foreign mercenaries" stun Kenya with claims the opposition, not the government, tried to hire them to bankroll regime change. Following the foreigners' March 13 staged press conference, ostensibly to clear their names, the intensity of the [...]
2006-03-15 13:27:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL CVIS KE
06NAIROBI1237MISERY LOVES COMPANY: DROUGHT AND CONFLICT IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Harsh drought conditions in Mandera district are having a devastating effect on livestock and their owners. While the deprivations of the drought have alleviated some of the causes of inter-clan conflicts in the area, the loss of livestock (and the income generated thereby) is r [...]
2006-03-17 10:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SENV PINS ECON MARR KE
06NAIROBI129DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points January 6 to Ms. S. Luyali, Third Secretary, Africa Union Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Luyali welcomed the suggestion of the U.S. to begin planning for re-hatting, particularly given the U.S. commitment to press for an Af [...]
2006-01-11 09:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO KE
06NAIROBI1701(C) CHALLENGES IN OUR CT RELATIONSHIP WITH KENYA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Post faces an increasingly difficult operating environment in which to pursue counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation with the Kenyan Government (GOK). In the absence of a focused, functional government that views CT as part of its political and national interest, Post is pursuing a [...]
2006-04-20 06:44:00Embassy NairobiSECRETASEC PTER PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR KDEM KE
06NAIROBI1874LAMU LEADERS GIVE U.S. EFFORTS MIXED REVIEWS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs addressed a Town Hall meeting of the Lamu County Council, and responded to community,s concerns about USG policies, military presence in Lamu and various assistance programs. The tone of the meeting was cordial, although several participants expressed resentment over perc [...]
2006-05-02 12:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO KE SO
06NAIROBI2034MOGADISHU FIGHTING PAUSES, AFTER INTENSE ACTIVITY
[...] (C) The United Nations Security Office reports that fighting in Mogadishu has paused, following four days of intense conflict. The UN has received reports of 100 to 150 casualties (no break out yet of dead and wounded),while press reports indicate up to 85 deaths since May 7. Estimates from [...]
2006-05-10 15:38:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINS MOPS SO
06NAIROBI2063SOMALIA: BRIEFING THE INTERNATIONALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bellamy briefed a small group of ambassadors and special envoys on U.S. policy toward Somalia on May 9. The group responded largely favorably to the briefing, with several finding areas of convergence between their policy priorities and ours. In response to concerns t [...]
2006-05-11 15:17:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER EAID PGOV SO
06NAIROBI2141SOMALI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER KEEN FOR U.S. SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Somalia's Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden May 11 to discuss current developments in Somalia. The conversation particularly focused on the fighting in Mogadishu and possible ways to bring it to an end, with the Speaker agreeing that he may be i [...]
2006-05-16 14:44:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS CVIS PTER SO KE
06NAIROBI2165U.S. ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO THE FIGHTING IN
[...] (C) Extensive press reports, including the front-page piece in today's Washington Post, convey the misleading impression that the USG is funding warlords to fight extremists in the streets of Mogadishu as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Initial fighting in February between the Alliance f [...]
2006-05-17 13:46:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS SO KE
06NAIROBI2190REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SOMALI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Embassy Nairobi received May 16 a letter from Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi requesting, in general terms, U.S. support for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Post has sent a generic interim response expressing USG support for the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI [...]
2006-05-18 14:48:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS EAID SO KE
06NAIROBI2455SRSYG FRANCOIS FALL WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIC COURT
[...] (C) SRSYG for Somalia Amb. Francois Fall called me June 5 to voice concern over reports that the Islamic Court militias were gaining ground in Mogadishu and southern Somalia and may soon be in a position to establish their own government. Fall was worried about Islamists' longstanding oppositio [...]
2006-06-05 15:20:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS PGOV SO
06NAIROBI2456SOMALIA: MILITARY AND POLITICAL ADVANCES AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although two Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Fight Against Terrorism (ARPFAT) leaders retain control of their territory, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) now controls the bulk of Mogadishu. The UIC's advance on Jowhar is further cause for concern, both because it will [...]
2006-06-06 03:10:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PTER PREL KISL SO
06NAIROBI2525SOMALIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONALS
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with European Union ambassadors on June 2 and with members of the Somalia contact group on June 8 to share our thoughts on Somalia. At both events, he covered the following points: - The ICU has clearly gained considerable ground. We do not consider the Union monolit [...]
2006-06-08 14:30:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS SO
06NAIROBI258KENYA GETS A NEW INTELLIGENCE CHIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's January 16 removal of Brigadier (ret.) Boinett as head of Kenya's National Intelligence Service (NSIS) removes the USG's main ally in the counter-terror struggle and one of the few remaining true professionals at the highest level of the Kenyan Government. Boin [...]
2006-01-19 11:28:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPINS PREL PTER KE
06NAIROBI2618JOWHAR FALLS
[...] (U) Action request - para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The town of Jowhar came under Islamic Court Union (ICU) control the afternoon of June 14. The UN received direct assistance from known extremist Aden Hashi Ayrow to protect the UN compound in Jowhar, an incident that makes it appear that Ayrow [...]
2006-06-14 14:28:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PREL MARR SO
06NAIROBI2640SOMALIA: ISLAMIST ADVANCES, PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Somali town of Belet Weyne was taken over by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU),apparently by fiat rather than force, the morning of June 15. This now puts the ICU in control of the entire Shebelle valley and offers enhanced connections to supplies from the Gulf. Leaders in the [...]
2006-06-15 15:35:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPINS PGOV PREL SO
06NAIROBI2653LETTER FROM THE SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS: A PROPOSED
[...] (C) Post received a letter from the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) June 12 (e-mailed to AF/E). The letter, similar to other missives issued by the UIC, portrays the UIC as a largely benevolent entity interested primarily in the well-being of the residents of Mogadishu. The letter lists the or [...]
2006-06-16 13:30:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS PGOV PHUM SO
06NAIROBI2654SOMALILAND'S CHARM OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland has taken advantage of the downward trend of events in Somalia to step up its efforts for international recognition. A visit to Kenya appears to have produced unexpectedly positive results, opening doors for a [...]
2006-06-16 14:13:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV PINS SO KE TZ ZA RW UG SF
06NAIROBI2655IGAD FOREIGN MINISTERS DEBATE SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A June 13 meeting of the IGAD Council of Ministers produced much debate about the ability of neighboring states to intervene in Somalia's affairs, but ended with a communique re-affirming the position that any IGAD peace mission to Somalia would involve only Sudanese and Ugandan t [...]
2006-06-16 15:00:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV SO
06NAIROBI2842LEAHY HR VETTING FOR NEXT GENERATION LEADERS
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates of the Kenyan Army, nominated to participate in a Next Generation African Military Leaders Course to be held July 10 to August 4, 2006 in Washington, D.C., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Pos [...]
2006-06-29 04:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI3292AWEYS' POSSIBLE WEAKNESS
[...] (C) In a July 26 conversation, European Commission Senior Political Advisor on Somalia Walid Musa shared that Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) leader Hassan Dahir Aweys is unable to travel to Mogadishu because of disputes with clan leaders in the city. He has likewise been unable to appoint more [...]
2006-07-31 13:06:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PTER SO
06NAIROBI3392KENYA COAST: FAILING TO GET OUR MESSAGE OUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Mombasa and Lamu to assess the impact of our outreach efforts to this marginalized region. From conversations with a variety of contacts who have worked with us over the past few years, one theme dominated: the message of our contributions to promote develop [...]
2006-08-04 07:36:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO EAID
06NAIROBI4348LEAHY HR VETTING FOR INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following 13 candidates of the Kenyan security forces nominated to participate in an ATA-sponsored Instructor Development course to be held October 24 to November 3, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance [...]
2006-10-06 09:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI59SUSPECT CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF ROCKET LAUNCHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite racy press headlines accusing him of al-Qaida ties, Embassy has as yet found no connections between al-Qaida and a Somali arrested in Kenya December 14, and charged December 28 in court, for possession of a rocket launcher and four projectile grenades. Kenyan and mission [...]
2006-01-05 10:04:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PARM KVPR KE SO
06NAIROBI635MUSLIMS PROTEST IN NAIROBI OVER CARTOONS OF THE
[...] (SBU) A group of approximately 2,000 Muslim protestors held what began as a peaceful march in Nairobi February 10 to condemn the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed initially published in a Danish newspaper. The procession began immediately after the Friday prayers at downtown's Jamia Mosque and [...]
2006-02-13 12:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC SCUL KISL KE
06NAIROBI799KIUNGA: A BORDER TOWN WITHOUT A BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The impoverished hamlet of Kiunga is where Kenya ends -- and Somalia and the Indian Ocean begin. Security, especially cross-border banditry by Somalis, is the prime concern of local officials. USG-provided assistance is designed to enhance security, border controls and maritime [...]
2006-02-23 09:53:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE
06NASSAU1117C-NC6-00829: BAHAMAS IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 18:55:00Embassy NassauSECRETPINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD BF
06NASSAU1234THE BAHAMAS IS NEWEST PARTICIPANT IN CONTAINER
[...] SUMMARY: After nearly a year of negotiations and last-minute jitters that nearly scuttled the deal, US and Bahamian customs officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the Container Security Initiative (CSI) in Nassau on Friday August 4. The MOU provides for technology and [...]
2006-08-14 15:57:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS KHLS BF
06NDJAMENA672CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHE
[...] The Director of President Deby's Civil Cabinet has sent the following written response to Ambassador Wall concerning reftel B demarche on ending support to Sudanese rebels. 2. Begin text: May 11 Excellence, Mr. Ambassador, I have the honor to bring to your attention that His Excel [...]
2006-05-12 15:04:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS SOCI SU CD
06NDJAMENA699HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CHADIAN PARTICIPANTS IN
[...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for the Special Operations Forces conference in Stuttgart from May 21-25 as of this date. --Abdallah Idriss Amir, DPOB 1 January 1966, [...]
2006-05-17 07:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
06NDJAMENA935 CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING
[...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for "ATA-5933 Chad: Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National level" training. 2. For training in ATA-593 [...]
2006-07-11 17:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ASEC MASS MOPS PREL PINR PINS CD
06NEWDELHI1171AFGHAN MILITARY DONATIONS: GOI READY BUT NEEDS A
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel appeal for assistance to the ANA to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 (septel),noting India's generous contribution of vehicles for the ANA and suggesting that New Delhi [...]
2006-02-15 13:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL MARR MOPS PINS IN AF
06NEWDELHI2324GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT IRAQ POLICE TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/I. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an April 5 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh conveyed the GOI's cautious willingness to increase its involvement in Iraq's reconstruction. Singh was very interested in [...]
2006-04-05 14:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM KJUS MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PTER
06NEWDELHI2587SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 19 US-INDIA CT JOINT WORKING
[...] (C) Summary: The US-India counterterrorism dialogue reflects our shared values and encompasses the range of CT issues in South Asia. New Delhi focuses on combating jihadi terrorism launched from Pakistan, which complicates USG efforts to engage Delhi in a more vibrant intelligence dialogue without [...]
2006-04-18 07:08:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS MASS KJUS KTIA TBIO
06NEWDELHI3611EMBASSY AND MEA HOLD PRODUCTIVE, FOCUSED CTJWG
[...] (U) This is an Action Request for SCA and S/CT. Please see Para 17. 2. (C) Summary: The DCM and key Embassy interlocutors on counterterrorism issues (see Paras 21-22) on May 19 reviewed with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh action items that emerged from the April 19 [...]
2006-05-24 10:28:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER EFIN TBIO PREL PINS SCUL KCIP ASEC EAIR
06NEWDELHI3997INDIA BEHIND ON BIOTERROR PREPARATIONS BUT TAKING
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI regards a bioterrorism attack as an event of such low probability that the potential impact does not register high on New Delhi's agenda. We have no reason to believe terrorist organizations operating in India have access to pathogens at this time; also, bioterrorism is inconsi [...]
2006-06-08 12:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TBIO PINS KSCA PINR EAIR SENV
06NEWDELHI5237GOI AGREES WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel on July 24. MEA Undersecretary Jayant Khobargade (Disarmament and International Security) expressed GOI support for the initiative. Iranian Foreign Minister Manochehr Mottaki confirmed in an Indian television interview that several high-profile and criti [...]
2006-07-26 08:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKACT KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PGOV PINR PINS PREF
06NEWDELHI5495A GARRULOUS SONIA GANDHI OPENS UP TO MARIA SHRIVER
[...] (C) Summary: In a relaxed August 3 conversation with California first lady Maria Shriver, Sonia Gandhi revealed a rare glimpse of herself. Usually withdrawn and reserved in public, she spoke at great length and radiated confidence on women's' issues and some aspects of her private life. Mrs. Gandhi [...]
2006-08-04 13:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL KWMN PINS IN
06NEWDELHI6086PROGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH GOI;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 30 meeting the GOI revealed that it currently has no Missile Defense capabilities - at least none it is willing to share - yet wants to pursue further R&D cooperation with the U.S. India will participate in the September 18-19 multinational BMD conference in London, [...]
2006-08-31 12:53:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PINS MARR MASS MCAP KSTC IN
06NICOSIA1208TFLE01: THE EVACUATION CRISIS IS NOT YET OVER:
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. With civilian outflow from Lebanon slowing, Post is facing a looming crisis involving the approximately 250 or so people who remain in the Cyprus International Fairgrounds because one or more members of their families cannot [...]
2006-07-27 09:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC LE CY
06NICOSIA1253TFLE01: GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS ON U.S.-ASSISTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: DCM met with Homer Mavrommatis, MFA's Consular Affairs Director, the Cyprus Police, and Civil Defense on August 1 to discuss the status of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus from Lebanon and post's plans to vacate the Cyprus International Fairgrounds facility. Mavrommatis reminde [...]
2006-08-01 15:07:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALAEMR CASC MARR PINS PREL CY LE
06NICOSIA758DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STEPS TO RESTRICT VISAS FOR
[...] (C) On May 12, Poloff delivered reftel message to Stelios Makriyiannis, who handles Africa in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis noted the U.S. decision to restrict visas to members of Sudan's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),but made clear that the ROC did not intend to [...]
2006-05-19 14:07:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINS SOCI
06OSLO401NORWAY CONSIDERS JORDAN POLICE TRAINING
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Global Security Section advisor Torn Dramdal. Dramdal was pleased to receive our request and promised that Norway would carefully consider providing police instructors to the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). 2. Comment: In its Octo [...]
2006-03-31 12:48:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS IZ JO NO KJUS KCRM
06OSLO759SRI LANKA TALKS DISINTEGRATE IN OSLO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 13:57:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE NO
06OSLO807NORWEGIANS TIP OFF RESPONSES TO SRI LANKA LETTERS
[...] (C) Summary. On June 20 we spoke with Tomas Stangeland, Adviser on Sri Lanka matters in the MFA's Peace and Reconciliation Section. As noted in reftel, the Norwegian government submitted letters to both the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the government of Sri Lanka (GSL) on Ju [...]
2006-06-20 14:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINS PTER CE NO
06OSLO820NORWEGIANS RECEIVE ANSWERS FROM SRI LANKA, TIGERS
[...] (U) On June 22, the Norwegian government issued a press release on Minster of International Development Eric Solheim's June 8 letters to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the government of Sri Lanka (GSL). (Post will fax a copy of the press release to the SCA/INS). The press re [...]
2006-06-23 15:01:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINS PTER CE NO
06OTTAWA11PROTECTING THE WATER SUPPLY; POINTS OF CONTACT
[...] With respect to information requested reftel: The Canadian federal government contact is Paul Pagotto at Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC). He has agreed to be the Canadian government point of contact for this effort. In addition, you will also find the contact details o [...]
2006-01-04 14:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR CA
06OTTAWA2254CANADA ON PROPOSED G8 BTEX FOOD DEFENSE TABLETOP EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 16:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR EUN CA
06OTTAWA28CANADA: "YES" TO UN RE-HATTING BUT "NO" TO NATO
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel on 6 January to Wendy Gilmore, Director of the Sudan Task Force at Foreign Affairs Canada. After noting the value of regular weekly conference calls with DOS, UK and EU counterparts, she characterized the GoC's immediate efforts prior to the January 12 meeting as [...]
2006-01-05 19:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO CA SU UNSC NATO
06OTTAWA3010CANADA'S TAKE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) On October 4, Janice Fitchett (Senior Nuclear Non-Proliferation Advisor at Foreign Affairs) provided POL M/C with initial Canada's comments on the GI draft documents, which she said had been widely cleared throught the Department. She confirmed that these comments were also being shared [...]
2006-10-04 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC KNNP MCAP PINR PINS CA
06PANAMA1116EMBASSY PANAMA SHARPENS ITS FOCUS ON SECURITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Country team met off-site to assess the status of U.S./Panama bilateral relations, review our priorities and ensure the correct alignment of USG activities and resources. Participants reached consensus that USG interests were best served by focusing on three strategic areas: secu [...]
2006-06-09 16:41:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKSPR EAID AMGT PINS KTAO
06PANAMA1868PANAMA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES
[...] Embassy Panama's Political Section has developed a system to coordinate Leahy Amendment vetting. All candidates for USG-funded travel, training (military or civilian),or material assistance -- in-country or in the United States -- must be vetted on human rights, corruption, narcotics, or cr [...]
2006-09-22 16:06:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDAADP MARR MASS SNAR PINS PREL PHUM PINR PM
06PARIS1289FRENCH DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to various MFA and MOD officials responsible for Iraq, Afghanistan and NATO. On Iraq, the regional bureau described itself as "not opposed" to providing assistance but adduced a number of preconditions to be fulfilled that make assistance unlikely. [...]
2006-03-01 16:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL
06PARIS1843MFA DAS DISCUSSES OFFENSIVE IN CHAD AND UPCOMING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher on March 21 discussed developments in Chad, notably the GOC's offensive against rebel forces that began early on March 21. Foucher said that, if successful, the offensive could solidify Deby's regime and reduce Sudan's ability to [...]
2006-03-22 14:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MOPS CD FR
06PARIS2425CABINDA/ANGOLA: FLEC CONFUSED ABOUT USG INTENTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 11 meeting, FLEC (Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda) representative Antonio Nzita Bembe (Nzita) revealed divisions in the ranks of the Cabinda "resistance" movement caused by the apparent defection of former FLEC/Renovada head Antonio Bembe (Bent [...]
2006-04-12 16:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PINS PHUM AO FR
06PARIS2499CHAD: FORMER PM ALINGUE PREDICTS "WAR" IF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister of Chad Jean-Bawoyeu Alingue called on us April 12 to discuss events in Chad and report on his activities in Paris. Alingue said he had met last week with Presidential AF Advisor Michel de Bonnecorse and MFA AF A/S-equivalent Bruno Joubert in Paris, but cl [...]
2006-04-14 13:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PINS CD FR
06PARIS3035C.A.R.: FRENCH WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE SUDANESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA C.A.R. Deskoff Charlotte Montel on May 5 expressed concern about a possible Sudanese presence in northeastern C.A.R., following the mysterious landing of a plane in the Tiringoulou area on April 25 (reftel). Locals reported that the 50-some soldiers who deplaned appeared to [...]
2006-05-09 15:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR CT FR
06PARIS3182MAY 11 MFA MEETINGS WITH JEM KHALIL IBRAHIM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim seemed determined to oppose the Abuja accords on Darfur despite GOF advice that he sign them, MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal reported on May 12, following her meeting with him the previous day. Khalil Ibrahim did not seemed fazed by the possible [...]
2006-05-12 16:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINS SOCI SU FR
06PARIS4174FRANCE AND WORKING GROUPS SUPPORTING THE SRI
[...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor and poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with French MFA A/S equivalent for Asia, Herve Ladsous. Ladsous said that the GoF had no objections in principle to forming the two working groups, though, he added, France would probably not insert itself into a leade [...]
2006-06-16 16:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS FR
06PARIS4666FRENCH RESPONSE TO UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Stapleton, accompanied by Russian Ambassador Alexander Avdeev, delivered reftel demarche to French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy. The Minister gave a private preliminary statement of support in principle, noting France's own concerns about nuclear terrorism. France, Douste-B [...]
2006-07-07 14:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PINS PTER KNNP AS CA CH FR GM IT JA
06PARIS5106CHAD: FORMER FM SALEH KEBZABO CRITICIZES DEBY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Chad FM Saleh Kebzabo (1996-1997) called on Africa Watcher July 6 to discuss current developments in Chad and the region. Kebzabo,s distaste for Deby and his government was easily discernible. Kebzabo saw little hope that Deby would engage with opposition figures. Kebza [...]
2006-07-27 15:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PINS CD FR
06PARIS5829SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP: FRANCE LOOKING TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 15:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS PTER FR
06PARIS6177FRANCE/DJIBOUTI: AMBASSADOR SYMINGTON'S PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF officials at the MFA, President's office, and MOD were uniformly supportive of close and cooperative U.S.-France policies on Djibouti during their September 7-8 meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti W. Stuart Symington. They welcomed U.S. engagement in Djibouti, despit [...]
2006-09-14 13:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR PINS ER ET SO DJ FR
06PARIS6340FRANCE SETS CONDITION ON PARTICIPATION IN SRI
[...] (C) Summary: The GoF will send a three-person interagency delegation to the Sri Lanka contact group meeting on September 27. The MFA is asking that all discussions in the contact group remain strictly confidential, that the Sri Lankan government receive only the most general briefing on the g [...]
2006-09-21 14:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE
06PARIS6896FRENCH DEFENSE BUDGET STABLE AMID WIDESPREAD
[...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Defense's 2007 budget would increase defense spending a modest 2.2 percent to 47.7 billion euros, according to the draft budget presented by Finance Minister Thierry Breton on September 27. The draft budget dispels earlier rumors that defense spending could diminis [...]
2006-10-19 14:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP EFIN PINS KCFE FR
06PARIS7102DAS BRYZA AND MOI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Minister of Interior Sarkozy's Diplomatic Advisor, David Martinon, expressed interest in U.S. thinking on Muslim integration in Europe and highlighted the various ways in which the GOF has approached the problem in recent years. Sa [...]
2006-10-30 09:12:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV PTER FR TU PINS XT
06PARIS7364FRANCE/SUDAN SANCTIONS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
[...] (C) MFA AF DAS-Equivalent Helene Le Gal provided the following biographical information to Africa Watcher on Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) (Ref A). Le Gal confirmed on November 7 that Ibrahim remains in France, where he has been unable to renew his tr [...]
2006-11-14 10:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PTER PINS CD SU FR
06PARIS7548CHAD: FRENCH BELIEVE REBEL OFFENSIVE HAS RUNS ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials on November 27 said that the rebel offensive in Chad seemed to be subsiding after gains that peaked during the weekend. They believed that rebel elements were withdrawing eastward towards Sudan. President Deby, in contact with French officials in N'djamena, seeme [...]
2006-11-27 15:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS PGOV PINS CD FR
06PESHAWAR46JUI-F OFFICIALS ON GWOT
[...] (SBU) At a 1/24 meeting with South Waziristan tribal elders and parliamentarians, Opposition leader and JUI-F President Maulana Fazlur Rehman stressed his party advocated political, not armed struggle to achieve its goals. Following a lengthy closed-door session, he announced the group agreed [...]
2006-01-26 07:47:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS KISL ASEC PREL AF PK
06PORTAUPRINCE130TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UN ASG FOR PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Ass't Sec'y Gen'l Hedi Annabi (strictly protect) of DPKO came over for dinner a deux at the Residence 18 January to talk the issues: a Deputy SRSG position still MIA; Haitian pressure on SRSG Valdes to perform better; weakness in Jordanian military performance and possible U.S. actions t [...]
2006-01-19 19:55:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM HA JO
06PORTAUPRINCE1340 GOH CONSIDERS FORMING A GENDARMERIE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the eve of his visit to Paris June 29-30, President Preval publicly floated the idea of creating a Gendarmerie in Haiti, and reuested French assistance with this project. The GOH wants to create a new force that could assume some of the security functions currently performe [...]
2006-07-24 18:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS MOPS MASS HA FR
06PORTAUPRINCE1342NEW TRUCE QUELLS GANG VIOLENCE - FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH's top gang expert reports that on July 21 Cite Soleil's most powerful gang leader, Evens Jeune, re-imposed a truce to end the recent violence and kidnappings that have Port-au-Prince. MINUSTAH says there have been no hostile actions reported in the Airport Road area bor [...]
2006-07-24 19:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPINS ASEC PGOV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1407HAITI: A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH MINUSTAH SRSG
[...] (C) Summary: UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Edmond Mulet warned A/S Shannon on July 25 that provocations by former president Aristide and his supporters could erode Haiti's post-electoral stability. Mulet said that President Preval's public silence about security pro [...]
2006-08-02 19:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS EAID HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1417IMPASSE AT MALPASSE: HAITIAN-DR BORDER STRIKE
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly 2. (SBU) Summary: A transport workers' strike has disrupted commercial traffic and general transit at the Haitian-Dominican border crossing at Malpasse since July 10. Most recently, the workers perpetrated violence on [...]
2006-08-04 13:49:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1483GOH BUDGET UPDATE: MOVING FORWARD WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Rene Preval's economic advisor Gabriel Verret told econoff August 8 that the new budget is almost complete and will move forward to parliament, maybe by tomorrow (August 11). Concerning the financing gap for FY06 (USD 18.5 million) and FY07 (USD 15 - 25 million),govern [...]
2006-08-10 19:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALECON EAID ENRG PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1552BORDER CROSSING WITH DR STILL CLOSED
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Presidential advisor Robert Manuel on August 19 told the Ambassador that the situation at the Malpasse border crossing, the nearest to the Dominican Republic from Port-au-Prince, had become intolerable, and t [...]
2006-08-22 16:14:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1609HAITIAN-DR BORDER CALM: BUT NO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Jeantal Clervil, head of customs for Malpasse at the Haitian-DR border (on August 24) told emboffs visiting the border town that the situation had calmed considerably since the Haitia [...]
2006-08-29 19:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1643HAITI'S FISCAL GOAL: RAISE INTERNAL REVENUES BY 25
[...] Finance Minister Daniel Dorsainvil and Charge signed a preliminary agreement September 1 to modernize Haiti's tax collection and administration in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Treasury, with funding from USAID. According to Dorsainvil, it is time to "bring in the tax man," but he [...]
2006-09-05 16:41:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1648GOH FY07 BUDGET: MOVING FORWARD BUT SLOWLY
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: President Rene Preval's economic advisor Gabriel Verret told econoff Sept 6 that finance minister Daniel Dorsainvil is discussing his FY07 budget informally with parliament, but has not yet presented i [...]
2006-09-06 17:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1667CUSTOMS DG REPLACED
[...] (C) President Rene Preval on September 7 replaced Director General of Customs Edouard Vales Jean-Laurent with Jean Jacques Valentin, who was the customs' DG from 1994 until 2004 under former President Jean Bertrand Aristide and during Preval's first term. Preval's economic advisor Gabriel Ve [...]
2006-09-08 12:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1856HAITI: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
[...] In August, the continuing high price of oil in the international market translated into an increase (7.5 percent) in the cost of petroleum product imports, which affected significantly the price of transport (up plus 1.3 percent). As a result, the CPI was up 0.7 percent compared to the month [...]
2006-09-28 12:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1922GOH APPROVES FY07 BUDGET
[...] The GOH approved and published Haiti's FY07 budget September 30; parliament ratified the budget on September 28 with slight modifications to the original document, including a reallocation of USD 25 million (ref A). The budget totals USD 1.65 billion (64.57 billion Haitian gourdes),a 68 perc [...]
2006-10-06 15:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1973PREVAL EMPHASIZES DRUG TRAFFICKING, SECURITY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-16 16:09:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2066HAITI: INFLATION
[...] Summary: Inflation for September 2006 was 1.5 percent. Inflation for the past twelve months was 12.4 percent, which overshot the IMF target of ten percent. Failure to meet the inflation target was due largely to the continuing impact of high oil prices. End Summary. Inflation still in do [...]
2006-10-27 17:24:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2304HAITI: REVENUE COLLECTION
[...] Summary: GoH revenue collection for fiscal year 2006 (ending 9/30/06) was approximately ten percent higher than projected, due mostly to greater than expected internal tax collection (income tax and VAT) and increased customs duties. The Director General of Taxation attributes this performan [...]
2006-12-01 21:20:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2310HAITI: INFLATION CONTINUES IN OCTOBER
[...] Summary: Inflation for October 2006 was 0.4 percent. Prices for local goods and services increased by 0.7 percent while the pace of growth for imported goods and services was 0.4 percent. End Summary. 2. According to data released by the Haitian Institute of Statistics, overall inflatio [...]
2006-12-04 18:49:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2472MINUSTAH CONTINUES CITE SOLEIL OPERATIONS
[...] (C) MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police (HNP) ran their second joint operation in the early morning of December 28 targeting gang members, specifically Belony, residing in the Bois Neuf area of the Port-au-Prince slum, Cite Soleil. According to MINUSTAH's A/Deputy Commissioner for OPS Nei [...]
2006-12-29 12:32:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV KPKO MOPS HA
06PORTLOUIS752MAURITIUS DENIES PLAN TO CEDE AGALEGA ISLANDS TO INDIA, BUT ISSUE SHOWS MAURITIAN SUBORDINATION
[...] (C) Summary: Mauritian officials deny any intention to cede Agalega islands to India, as alleged in an Indian newspaper report. They have said that India agreed to help with economic development and infrastructure improvement but they were unable to deny categorically that India has no ulterior mot [...]
2006-12-15 08:26:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EPET PBTS ECON PHSA PINS IN MP IO
06PORTOFSPAIN1385SUDAN: URGING HOST GOVERNMENT'S ABSENCE FROM
[...] On December 5, Polchief learned that MFA European Affairs Division Director Sandra Trotman was already in Khartoum for the December 7-8 ACP Summit meeting. Accordingly, we faxed selected Reftel talking points to the MFA for onward transmission to Miss Trotman. 2. Please note that all of M [...]
2006-12-05 17:54:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI SU TD
06PORTOFSPAIN505 PANDAY NO LONGER OPPOSITION LEADER; KAMLA STEPS UP
[...] (U) Basdeo Panday is no longer Leader of the Opposition due to his April 24 conviction (reftel). The Office of the President issued a notice midday on April 25 removing Panday from his position as Leader of the Opposition as he can no longer legally function as a member of parliament. 2. [...]
2006-04-26 19:27:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS KCOR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN848GAO VISITS TRINIDAD TO STUDY MARITIME ENERGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO),Homeland Security and Justice Team, visited Trinidad June 19-23 to observe the security of energy transport infrastructure into the United States. Through meetings with ministry officials, including the T&T Coast G [...]
2006-07-17 14:21:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAGAO EPET EWWT PINS TD
06PRAGUE1423CZECHS ON NATO IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) DCM raised reftel points with Czech Defense Minister Jiri Sedivy on November 15. Pol-Econ Counselor also discussed November 16 with Director of MFA Security Policy Department. Both stressed Czech commitment to success of Riga summit and success for NATO's mission in Afghanistan. To that [...]
2006-11-16 16:14:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG EZ
06QUITO2294NAM:GOE STUDIES DARFUR REQUEST
[...] (SBU) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 13 to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concern that Sudan might use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to undermine international efforts to deploy a UN peacekeeping mission to Darfur. The DCM stressed the urgen [...]
2006-09-14 16:00:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV EC SU
06QUITO673PALACIO STANDS FIRM, INDIGENOUS SUSPEND STRIKES
[...] (C) Summary: President Palacio spoke to the nation on March 15, refusing to cede to indigenous striker demands to halt FTA negotiations. Subsequently, protesting highlands provinces and indigenous have suspended their strikes and are returning to their communities with most roads unblocked, [...]
2006-03-17 20:47:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS EC
06QUITO694INDIGENOUS PROTESTS RENEW; LIMITED ACTION IN QUITO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indigenous protesters renewed their Disruption of transportation in the highland provinces of Imbabura, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi and Canar, and began arriving in Quito in small numbers on March 20. Others were blocked by police from entering the capital. Two injuries stemming fr [...]
2006-03-20 22:55:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS EC
06RABAT1569TRANSFER OF TWO MOROCCAN NATIONALS FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) Ambassador contacted Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on August 18 to determine the status of his request regarding the Moroccan prisoners Mohamed Al Ahmed Rachidi (ISN 5590) and Muhammed Ben Moujan (ISN 160) being transferred to Morocco betwe [...]
2006-08-18 16:34:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINS PREL PTER MO
06RABAT1745MOROCCO: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 20, following a brief pre-meeting, Polcouns and Russian DCM Mikhail Golovanov jointly delivered the text of Statement of Principles, Explanatory Notes Regarding the Statement of Principles, an [...]
2006-09-20 18:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1770MOROCCO: CHANGE OF DATE FOR FIRST MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 22, Poloff informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the United States and Russia agreed to its preference (ref A) to hold the first Global Initiative meeting in Morocco on October 3 [...]
2006-09-22 15:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1771MOROCCO: CHANGE OF DATE FOR FIRST MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 22, Poloff informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the United States and Russia agreed to its preference (ref A) to hold the first Global Initiative meeting in Morocco on October 3 [...]
2006-09-22 15:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1774BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY MEET
[...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the thirteen member Business Executives for National Security (BENS) group met with Abdallah Saleddine Tazi, Director of American Affairs, Wassane Zailachi, Chief of the North America, Mexico and Central America Division, Karim Halim, Counselor in the Directorat [...]
2006-09-22 18:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS ECON MO
06RABAT1890GLOBAL INITIATIVE: MOROCCO WELCOMES AND OFFERS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 6, Ambassador Riley thanked Minister Delegate Taieb Fassi Fihri for agreeing to host the Initial Partner Nations (IPNs) meeting on October 30-31 of the Global [...]
2006-10-10 15:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1974POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]
2006-10-20 15:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT1975POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]
2006-10-20 15:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT315MOROCCO ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY
[...] (S) DCM met February 22 with newly appointed Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Director for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss reftel requirements regarding potential Moroccan donations for Iraqi and Afghan security forces. Azeroual asserted that the Iraqis would [...]
2006-02-23 17:13:00Embassy RabatSECRETAF IZ MARR MO MOPS PINS PREL PTER MASS
06RANGOON1013SURRENDER OF SHAN STATE ARMY-SOUTH BRIGADE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 07:22:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SNAR PINS BM
06RANGOON1042KAYAH STATE - BURMANS IN AND KARENNIS OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Catholic Bishop Sotero Phamo of Loikaw, the capitol of Kayah State, briefed Charg on July 21 on daily life in his diocese. Ethnic Burmans have taken over leadership of the state and businesses, backed by nearly a dozen Burmese Army battalions. Kayah residents, predominately ethn [...]
2006-07-24 10:01:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREF PINS BM
06RANGOON1061JOHNNY COMES MARCHING "HOME" TO BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOB confirmed rumors that Johnny Htoo, former child soldier and co-leader of Karen rebel faction "God's Army," surrendered to the SPDC with eight others on July 19. Along with his twin brother Luther, he briefly led local Karen compatriots to resist the Burmese Army in the la [...]
2006-07-26 08:46:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS BM
06RANGOON1065DISCORD AMONG BURMA'S KAREN INSURGENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The power vacuum created by the grave illness of Karen National Union (KNU) leader General Bo Mya has opened a serious split between the KNU and its armed faction, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). While the KNU feels pressured by exile groups to continue the fight, the [...]
2006-07-27 10:30:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ASEC BM
06RANGOON1241RESPONSES ON KARENNI NATIONAL DEFENCE ARMY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Little information is available about the Karenni National Defence Army (KNDA) outside of open sources. Post has no information or evidence that the KNDA has engaged in any activities that are considered acts of terrorism, nor has it posed any threat to U.S. national security or [...]
2006-08-30 09:34:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREF PTER BM
06RANGOON1288RESPONSES ON THE ARAKAN LIBERATION PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has no information that the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) has engaged in any activities that are considered acts of terrorism, nor do we have any information that it poses any threat to U.S. national security or to the security of U.S. nationals or allies. Little information [...]
2006-09-08 06:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PINS PTER BM
06RANGOON1363RESPONSES ON KAYAN NEW LAND PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has no information or evidence that the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP) has engaged in any activities that are considered acts of terrorism, nor has it posed any threat to U.S. national security or to the security of U.S. nationals or allies. The KNLP was a founding member of the [...]
2006-09-19 08:51:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREF PTER BM
06RANGOON140BURMESE AND SHAN FORCES FIGHT IT OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent GOB "news" conference announced the surrender of elements of the insurgent Shan State Army - South in northern Shan State. However, the GOB neglected to mention that the surrender followed a serious battle, in which a DEA source claims the Shan killed dozens of Burmese A [...]
2006-02-02 07:29:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM
06RANGOON15INDEPENDENCE DAY: REGIME SUBDUED, OPPOSITION BUOYED
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese military regime and the democratic opposition commemorated Burma's independence anniversary on January 4 with sharply contrasting and separate events. The SPDC focused on criticizing those who oppose the regime and on heralding its own achievements since assuming powe [...]
2006-01-05 10:52:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON PINS ASEC BM
06RANGOON1520KAYAH: A VIEW OF BURMA'S SMALLEST STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite obstacles to travel, emboffs made a rare visit to Loikaw, capital of Kayah State, on September 26-29. Local businesspersons, religious leaders, and humanitarian workers described the very rigid controls by authorities on their movements and activities. Tourism is non-exi [...]
2006-10-13 10:25:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS EAID BM
06RANGOON1536KNU AND SPDC RE-ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit to Rangoon by a team representing the Karen National Union (KNU) was not to negotiate a cease-fire agreement, but to re-establish communication links for future negotiations with the regime. The KNU representatives said they would return in two to three weeks, but [...]
2006-10-17 09:56:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM
06RANGOON156BURMESE AND SHAN FORCES FIGHT IT OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent GOB "news" conference announced the surrender of elements of the insurgent Shan State Army - South in northern Shan State. However, the GOB neglected to mention that the surrender followed a serious battle, in which a DEA source claims the Shan killed dozens of Burmese A [...]
2006-02-07 01:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM
06RANGOON1767BURMA REGIME AND KAREN MISTRUST CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussion between Karen delegates to the National Convention (NC) reveals that the ruling regime mistrusts both the Karen National Union (KNU) and the proxy army it created to fight the KNU, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA). The KNU reportedly has invited the DKB [...]
2006-12-04 10:38:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS BM
06RANGOON1828BURMA: THE KNU AFTER GENERAL BO MYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The death of Karen insurgent leader General Bo Mya did not come as a surprise, but leaves the Karen National Union (KNU) without a strong, charismatic leader. Sidelined by poor health in recent years, Bo Mya continued to influence KNU leaders and policy. It is uncertain if the re [...]
2006-12-27 04:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS BM
06RANGOON248COMMUNAL RIOTS IN MAGWAY DIVISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Communal rioting erupted between Buddhist and Muslim communities in central Burma on February 16. Sources report that three people died and ten others sustained injuries as Buddhist Burmans attacked Muslim and Indian shops, homes, and mosques. Authorities imposed a news blackou [...]
2006-02-22 09:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL ECON KISL BM
06RANGOON260BURMESE ARMY GETS TOUGH WITH CEASE-FIRE GROUPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese military recently detained four Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldiers near Bhamo, Kachin State. The Burmese accused them of traveling outside their territory while armed. Separately, a Burmese unit opened fire on Shan State Army - North (SSA-N) troops inside the SS [...]
2006-02-26 23:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
06RANGOON370CHIN STATE'S UNEASY COHABITATION WITH THE REGIME
[...] (U) Summary. Burma's ethnic minority Chin population, long victims of the Burmese regime's "Myanmarization" program, has reached a stage of uneasy but peaceful cohabitation with ruling authorities in its home state. In underdeveloped Chin State along Burma's western border with India, ethnic [...]
2006-03-20 08:54:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS PREL ECON ETRD CVIS KFRD BM IN
06RANGOON43BURMESE ARMY RAIDS KACHIN CEASE-FIRE UNIT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 2, a Burmese Army (BA) company, after sharing drinks and food with known members of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO),attacked and killed five members of the cease-fire group. Senior KIO and Burmese regime officials met on January 8 in Rangoon to discuss the [...]
2006-01-11 09:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL MOPS SNAR ECON BM
06RANGOON521KAREN-BURMESE CLASHES CREATE REFUGEES AND IDP'S
[...] (C) Summary: Over the last few weeks, Burmese Army units struck at over a dozen villages and roadside locations around the town of Bawgalagyi in northern Karen State in a new push to wrest control of the Karen hold there. According to an Embassy contact, this has resulted in a new wave of IDPs [...]
2006-04-25 02:52:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PINS MOPS BM TH
06RANGOON591SOUTHERN KAREN FOCUS ON ECONOMIC WOES, NOT FIGHTING
[...] (C) Summary: Local residents during our recent visit to the H'pa-An capital region of southern Karen State expressed no pressing concern with recent skirmishes between Burmese military and Karen National Union (KNU) units in the northern part of the state. Numerous contacts characterized the [...]
2006-05-02 10:33:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ECON PREL BM
06RANGOON603GOB GRANTS UNHCR RENEWED ACCESS TO KAREN STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, UNHCR signed an MOU with the Ministry of Border Areas reinstating access to southeast Burma, including Karen State. UNHCR's country representative, baffled but grateful for the GOB's reversal oQUNHCR access, said that his agency plans to establish a field presence [...]
2006-05-04 08:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM
06RANGOON624FOOD SHORTAGES AND ROADWORK IN NORTHERN KAREN
[...] (C) Summary: A recent trip to Taungoo near northern Karen State provided a new dimension to the ongoing conflict between the GOB and the Karen National Union (KNU). The GOB has halted all transportation of food and other goods into the area of northern Karen, resulting in food shortages in K [...]
2006-05-09 09:46:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PHUM ECON PREF BM
06RANGOON698NORTH KAREN STATE - WHERE DO YOU RUN?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Rangoon-based Karen contact who recently visited Taungoo discussed security conditions in nearby Karen State. Fighting erupted in northern Karen State in early 2006 after the Burmese army started moving into traditional Karen-controlled areas. Authorities established a food em [...]
2006-05-26 07:45:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREF BM
06RANGOON707GOING IT ALONE IN SOUTHERN BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese government, having gained an upper hand over insurgents and perceiving no local political threats, generally neglects the southern Burmese seaport of Dawei. The coastal border region, however, blessed with a robust fishing industry and productive agricultural sector, [...]
2006-05-30 09:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL ECON EAID SOCI BM TH
06RANGOON799SPDC ROAD SHOW GOES TO KAREN STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In another of its carefully choreographed road shows for local diplomats and hand-picked media, the Burmese ruling regime showcased its "peace and development" program in pacified areas of Karen State and characterized the Karen National Union as a "terrorist organization" solely [...]
2006-06-14 11:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
06RANGOON848KAREN STATE: JUST ANOTHER DRY SEASON OFFENSIVE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a GOB-organized trip for diplomats to Karen State June 8-10, a former Burmese Army battlefield commander recalled the Burmese Army's 1983-84 dry season offensive against the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the KNLA's major miscalculation that enabled the Burmese [...]
2006-06-22 08:58:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
06REYKJAVIK69 ICELAND TO MAKE NEW DONATION TO NTM-I
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 15:47:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ IC
06RIYADH1461SHI'A ACTIVIST SAYS SHIRAZIS ARE MODERATING
[...] (C) Shi'ite political activist Mohammed Al-Shoyoukh told PolOff that Saudi Hezbollah countenances only "peaceful" means to achieve its social and political goals. He said that the "Shirazis," who include the most politically active Shi'a such as Hassan Al-Saffar and Jafar Al-Shayeb, have been [...]
2006-03-08 08:10:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR SA
06RIYADH3312THE SAUDI SHI'A: WHERE DO THEIR LOYALTIES LIE?
[...] (S) Some Sunni Arab leaders, including Egypt's President Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, have recently publicly questioned the loyalties of Arab Shi'a populations in the Middle East. Privately, senior Saudi officials raise similar concerns. Given the ongoing sectarian conflict in Iraq, [...]
2006-05-02 14:55:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PREL PINS SA
06RIYADH4539EP SANG COMMANDER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ
[...] (C) Prince Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) in the Eastern Province (EP),told the CG on June 5 that he did not think the "problem between the world and Iran," as he described it, would come to war. The Iranians are "merchants," he [...]
2006-06-07 12:09:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PINS SA
06RIYADH5079USD EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASSISTANT MOI PRINCE
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed detainees, helicopters, infrastructure security, Iraq, and border security during a June 6 meeting with Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs Prince Muhammad bin Naif. Prince Muhammad confirmed that the SA [...]
2006-06-25 04:36:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETSA MARR PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PTER ENRG
06RIYADH6727THE YEAR IN REVIEW: KING ABDULLAH MARKS FIRST YEAR
[...] (C) August 1 marked the one year anniversary of King Abdullah's ascension to the throne. The King has generated considerable popularity by delivering political, economic, and social programs intended to improve the welfare of Saudi citizens. Utilizing the windfall from surging oil prices, [...]
2006-08-24 18:29:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PINR ECON EFIN ETRD
06ROME1603ITALY IN AGREEMENT ON DARFUR ACCORD, NOT EXPECTING
[...] (C) Poloff met with Fabrizio Pignatelli, MFA Horn of Africa Office Director, May 11 to deliver Reftel A points encouraging Italy to restrict the issuance of visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM); and May 24 to deliver Reftel B points outlining issues for follow-up to the [...]
2006-05-26 15:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SOCI PINS SU IT
06ROME1954ITALIANS EXPRESS INTEREST IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (C) On July 7 DCM and Russian Charge d'Affairs Andrey Maslov delivered reftel points to Deputy Director General for Political Affairs Giacomo San Felice, G8 Director Giampaolo Cantini, and Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Filippo Formica of the Italian MFA. San Fel [...]
2006-07-07 14:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP RU IT
06ROME2593ITALY AT NAM SUMMIT
[...] (C) Italy's observer to the NAM Summit in Havana, Sebastiano Cardi, a minister in the MFA Directorate General for Political Affairs, will be in Cuba for several days, beginning September 12. In light of the Italian presence at the meeting, Poloff spoke with Alessandro Busacca, a minister in t [...]
2006-09-14 12:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU CU IT
06ROME607IRAQ: ITALIANS FAVOR EXPANDED NATO TRAINING ROLE
[...] (C) Summary. Italy strongly supports an expanded NATO training role in Iraq, which it believes will help both to increase the political legitimacy of international efforts in Iraq and to encourage broader participation in those efforts. With Italian elections in April and a tight budget, Ital [...]
2006-02-28 08:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MASS MOPS PINS IZ IT
06ROME999ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN EPA'S WORKSHOP ON
[...] Per reftel, we delivered talking points and shared information about the Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored "Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Biological, Chemical or Radiological Materials" with appropriate GOI offices. The offici [...]
2006-04-03 11:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR IT
06SANAA1125YEMEN CANDIDATES FOR JUNE PEIA TRAINING COURSE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-23 11:18:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PINS PREL SENV SOCI XF
06SANAA1814EMBASSY SANAA COMMENTS ON NIC WATCHLIST
[...] (U) Post recommends the following changes to the suggested test for Yemen in the NIC watchlist of internal instability: 2. (S) "Yemen's risk of significant internal instability over the past six months has slightly decreased due to a successful ceasefire with insurgents in the north, Preside [...]
2006-06-21 11:32:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINS PGOV PTER EAID PREL KDEM KCRS YM
06SANJOSE344DONATION TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 21:01:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ CS
06SANJOSE444"MORAL POWER:" ARIAS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) National security in an Oscar Arias administration will be pursued at three levels: (1) Internationally, Arias will use his prestige as a Nobel laureate to be an advocate for multilateralism, international law, and disarmament. (2) At home the principal external security issues will be [...]
2006-02-24 21:13:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MASS SNAR SMIG SOCI PBTS NI CS
06SANJOSE591FIRST VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT LAURA CHINCHILLA
[...] Summary: Laura Chinchilla was chosen by Oscar Arias to be his first vice presidential running mate in the 2006 election. Along with Kevin Casas as second vice president, Arias and Chinchilla will take office on May 8. Chinchilla, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly and formerly mi [...]
2006-03-14 19:26:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PINS PGOV CS
06SANJOSE63NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR COSTA RICA
[...] (C) Tom: I am writing to seek your support for an inititiative to engage early on with the new Costa Rican leadership team before it enters office and while it is still forming its governing agenda. During my consultations in Washington before coming to post, I met with Dr. Richard Downie o [...]
2006-01-10 15:53:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPINS MARR PREL CS
06SANJOSE827CORRECTION TO BIODATA FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 14:59:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PINS PGOV CS
06SANJOSE88NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR COSTA RICA
[...] (C) Dear General Craddock: I am writing to seek your support for an inititiative to engage early on with the new Costa Rican leadership team before it enters office and while it is still forming its governing agenda. During my consultations in Washington before coming to post, I met with Dr [...]
2006-01-13 13:39:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPINS MARR PREL CS
06SANJOSE971LABOR MINISTER FRANCISCO MORALES
[...] Summary: President Oscar Arias has named 65-year-old Francisco Morales to be Minister of Labor in his administration. Morales has a long history of government service, having previously served as Minister of Labor from 1972 to 1977, and as Minister of Agriculture from 1982 to 1986. With hi [...]
2006-05-09 19:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PINS PGOV CS
06SANSALVADOR1260EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in April 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From April 4 to 6, the PNC hosted the second annual regional gang conference attended by representatives from Mexico, Central America, and the United States. The conference provided a forum to [...]
2006-05-12 15:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN PINR PINS PREL SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR138POST SUPPORTS GOES REQUEST FOR DHS ASSISTANCE RE
[...] (C) On September 2, 2005, DHS Acting U/S Randy Beardsworth visited El Salvador to discuss the mechanics of the Secure Borders Initiative (SBI) with Salvadoran officials. During these discussions, U/S Beardsworth noted that SBI required the GOES to issue travel documents for deportable Salvad [...]
2006-01-18 17:45:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2249SALVADORAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERWHELMED BY VIOLENTSTREET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 18:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PINR PINS KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2267EL SALVADOR: CANINE PROGRAM BEARING FRUIT
[...] (U) In November 2004, Post INL financed the construction of a canine training facility at Planes de los Renderos located just outside San Salvador. We have continued to invest in the canine program by purchasing training aids and sending instructors to NAS Colombia and NAS Guatemala for train [...]
2006-09-14 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PINS PTER SNAR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2371MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST SALVADORAN
[...] (C) On September 25, the financial crimes division of the Salvadoran National Police (DAN) arrested the wife and mother-in-law of (substitute) Congressman Roberto Silva Pereira of the National Conciliation Party on charges of bribery and money laundering. A local bank manager implicated in the [...]
2006-09-27 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV PINS KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR418VIOLENCE SPIRALS IN EL SALVADOR/GOVERNMENT GRASPS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In 2005, El Salvador eclipsed Colombia as the country with the highest homicide rate per capita in the Western Hemisphere. The GOES has responded to the epidemic of gang violence with a variety of initiatives that have thus far failed to stem the tide of violence. The [...]
2006-02-17 17:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR454SALVADORAN POLICE SHIFT STRATEGY AGAINST DRUG
[...] (C) On February 18, elements of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotics police arrested 155 low-level drug dealers for trafficking in narcotics. This raid occurred as part of a larger operation designated Plan Hawk (Halcon),which has netted 426 drug dealers in the last six weeks. Normally, ninety per [...]
2006-02-23 15:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANTODOMINGO1919DHS WORK LEADS TO CSI CERTIFICATION FOR CAUCEDO,
[...] (SBU) Embassy has been informed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the Dominican port of Caucedo has been designated as meeting the necessary requirements of the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and that DHS and Dominican Customs have agreed on [...]
2006-06-07 19:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PGOV PINS PREL KCOR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2838WATCHLISTS AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S POINTS OF ENTRY
[...] (S) Summary. With reftels Embassy reported on the Dominican Republic's immigration database system located at seaports, airports, and border crossing points. New information reveals that at points of entry only the Dominican intelligence agency has access to watchlists provided by Interpol a [...]
2006-09-01 15:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD DR
06SANTODOMINGO3650DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMARCHED ON AFCARPAC
[...] On December 4, poloff delivered reftel points to the office of Deputy Secretary of State Alejandra Liriano. Staffers indicated that her office had no knowledge of an invitation to the Khartoum AFCARPAC meeting, and committed to investigate who in the Dominican government, if anyone, had. Follo [...]
2006-12-05 17:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS SOCI SU DR
06SANTODOMINGO3668DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONFIRMS NO ATTENDANCE AT
[...] On December 7, poloff received confirmation from Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen that the Dominican Republic will not/not attend the Khartoum AFCARPAC. BULLEN [...]
2006-12-07 18:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS SOCI SU DR
06SANTODOMINGO655DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES -
[...] (C) On February 16 the Ambassador reiterated to Dominican President Fernandez the USG request that the Dominican Republic contribute 10-12 staff officers to support operations in Afghanistan. The Ambassador emphasized the symbolic value of a Dominican donation, coalition solidarity and the bi [...]
2006-02-24 20:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALMARR DR AF MASS MOPS PINS PREL
06SEOUL1789ROK GENERALLY UPBEAT ON STRONGER TIES WITH NATO,
[...] (C) According to officials from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),the ROK was generally positive toward strengthened cooperation with NATO and eager to participate in global efforts to maintain peace and stability. The underlying concern for Seoul in assessing area [...]
2006-05-26 08:10:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR PINS AS JA NZ KN KS
06SEOUL3915TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT-ROKG TALKS ON
[...] (C) Summary: On November 8, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met Foreign Minister-Designate Song Min-soon and other ROKG officials to review the DPRK's Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case -- and alert them to similar law enforcement problems created by Iranian financial entities. (These talk [...]
2006-11-14 04:56:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KNNP PARM PINS CH KS KN IR
06SEOUL837ROKG DELIVERED: DONATIONS TO IRAQ AND AFGHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 08:13:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL KS
06SEOUL918POINTS ON PRESIDENT'S 2006 NSS DELIVERED TO MOFAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 05:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MARR KPAO KS
06STATE154949TRANSFER OF DETAINEES FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Department welcomes news that the GOK has agreed to accept the return of three of its citizens from Guantanamo (ref A),and thanks Post for its continued efforts in this matter. 3. (C) The next step toward concluding the [...]
2006-09-18 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER PHUM PINS KZ
06STATE194431TRANSFER OF DETAINEES FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Action Request. Post should deliver the note in paragraph 3 and draw from the points in paragraph 4 to convey to the GOK that the USG intends to include the three detainees approved for transfer (refs B and C) in the next Det [...]
2006-12-01 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER PHUM PINS KZ
06STATE66104Deputy Secretary Zoellick's April 18, 2006
[...] (U) April 18, 2006; 4:00 p.m.; Washington D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary D Staff Aaron Jost Ambassador William Hudson Embassy Pol/Econ Deputy Susannah Cooper Tunisia Deskoff William Lawrence (notetaker) Tunisia Defense Minister Kamel Morjane Ambassador Neji [...]
2006-04-26 22:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ECON EAID
06STOCKHOLM192SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN
[...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the image [...]
2006-02-13 10:02:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM196SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN
[...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...]
2006-02-13 13:33:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM198SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN
[...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...]
2006-02-13 13:34:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM235 SWEDEN'S IMMIGRANTS' DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two recent GoS reports show immigrants in Sweden to be overrepresented in crime and sick leave statistics, which are interpreted as being indicators of integration shortcomings. The level of attention applied to the issue of integration stands to increase as we approach the S [...]
2006-02-22 15:45:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PINS PGOV KCRM ASEC SW
06SUVA133FIJI MILITARY'S INTENTIONS: A WORRYING UPDATE
[...] (S) The secret report of a late-February conversation between Fiji Police Commissioner Hughes (protect) and Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is worrisome reading, with Bainimarama signaling he is willing to remove Prime Minister Qarase and place himself in power i [...]
2006-04-03 02:32:00Embassy SuvaSECRETPINS PGOV MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA201FORMER FIJI PM RABUKA ARRESTED ON 2000 MUTINY
[...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has been arrested in Fiji and charged with inciting the military mutiny that took place in November 2000. Rabuka has been released on bail and his case has been transferred to the High Court, where a preliminary hearing will take place Jun [...]
2006-05-12 01:42:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPINS CJAN PREL MARR PGOV PINR FJ
06SUVA206FIJI'S ELECTION: ALL IS CALM AS COUNTING BEGINS
[...] (C) Voting has ended in Fiji's national election, and all remains peaceful as counting begins today, May 15. Some of the smaller constituencies with a dominant favorite will know results today. A number of swing constituencies are not likely to have a first-ballot victor and will require co [...]
2006-05-15 02:49:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PINS PINR ASEC FJ
06SUVA214QARASE CONFIRMED AS FIJI'S PM; MILITARY COMMANDER
[...] (C) By scraping through to a win in a disputed seat, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL party secured a tiny parliamentary majority in Fiji's national election. Two SDL-oriented independents add cushion. The losing FLP may still sue, but that is an issue only for the longer term. Qarase has announ [...]
2006-05-18 02:56:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREL MARR ASEC FJ
06TALLINN475DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND
[...] (C) On May 17 Polecoff delivered reftel points on restricting visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),and encouraging support for the Darfur Peace Agreement, to Marek Luts, MFA Sudan Desk Officer. According to Luts, some in Brussels would like to see an end to EU fundin [...]
2006-05-18 14:27:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINS SOCI EAID EN
06TALLINN626ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...]
2006-07-06 10:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN
06TEGUCIGALPA1892CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...]
2006-10-05 00:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS SNAR XK
06TEGUCIGALPA1893MEXICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT PROPOSES, CENTRAL AMERICAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mexican President-Elect Felipe Calderon proposed, and the representatives of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Colombia and the Dominican Republic attending the Central American Integration System Summit on Security (Septel) on 10/3, endor [...]
2006-10-05 00:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS CVIS XK
06TEGUCIGALPA268HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post worked closely with the outgoing Maduro Administration during its final months in office to both urge and assist reform of the Honduran immigration service. Post has presented the GOH with solid evidence of ongoing corruption in the immigration service that is directly ab [...]
2006-02-13 19:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA575HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General (CG) met on March 6 and 14 with senior officials in the Honduran Immigration Service and they presented a picture of continued confusion and corruption at the Immigration Service. President Zelaya told the Ambassador on March 14 that a new Director of Immigr [...]
2006-03-23 18:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA645END USE MONITORING: POST STILL WAITING FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action request for Embassy Santiago. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff, MILGP Commander, and DAO delivered ref A demarche and both English and Spanish non-papers on end use monitoring to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on February 16. Although the issue was a se [...]
2006-04-03 21:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM ETTC PREL PINS PINR PGOV KOMC CI HO
06TELAVIV1083JCG: ISRAEL NSC'S 2/23 SESSION WITH S/CT AMB.
[...] (C) On February 23, S/CT Coordinator Henry Crumpton was hosted by National Security Adviser Giora Eiland at Israel's NSC in Ramat HaSharon. (NOTE: The February 22 meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group is covered in reftel. END NOTE.) A panel discussion involving experts from Israe [...]
2006-03-17 14:47:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR PINS ASEC IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1110GOI AND PA OFFICIALS DISCUSS KARNI CLOSURE SOLUTION
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv - Consulate General Jerusalem cable. 2. (C) Summary: Officials from the GOI, PA, Egyptian Embassy, and EU-BAM met at the Ambassador,s Residence on March 19 to discuss the movement of commercial goods and humanitarian supplies between Gaza and Israel and [...]
2006-03-20 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PREL PINS EAID PTER KWBG EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1220EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9
[...] (C) At his March 9 meeting at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick was told by MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv and her team that the MFA is committed to seeing Israel's export control system improved through new [...]
2006-03-30 06:24:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETETTC PREL PINS IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE
06TELAVIV1272EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9
[...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry officials told Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick March 9 SIPDIS that (A) the MOD has assumed the lead role in re-organizing Israel's export control system in the wake of hi-tech transfer scandals that plagued the U.S.-Israel relat [...]
2006-03-31 14:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETETTC PREL PINS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1319ISRAELI DEFMIN TELLS A/S WELCH ISRAEL WILL TAKE NO
[...] (S) Summary: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA Assistant Secretary Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 that Israel will not communicate with or assist a HAMAS-led Palestinian Authority (PA). Mofaz said that he personally believes PA President Abu Mazen will become increas [...]
2006-04-04 04:02:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINS PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1523SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETS LIEBERMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Yisrael Beiteinu Party chairman Avigdor Lieberman on April 14 to discuss the political landscape in Israel. Avigdor, fresh from a negotiating session with the lead Kadima Party negotiator, Yoram Turbovitz, expressed confidence that his party [...]
2006-04-18 14:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM PINS KPAL IS JO IR IZ LE ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1582ISRAELI DEFMIN MOFAZ DISCUSSES IRAN, TERROR THREAT
[...] (S) In a meeting April 20 with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS),Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Judd Gregg (R-NH),Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz expressed Israel's gratitude for U.S. support in the Global War on Terror, and its cooperation in military and defense industry matters. Mofaz listed the [...]
2006-04-21 13:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PINS MASS MNUC EG SY LE IR IS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1722FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...]
2006-05-02 14:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1752FM LIVNI OPPOSES USG ASSISTANCE TO ABBAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni cautioned Senator Joseph Lieberman April 20 that by strengthening President Mahmud Abbas the USG could lend legitimacy to the Palestinian Authority (PA) without changing Hamas. Livni also said that the GOI does not plan to involve the Palestinians in [...]
2006-05-04 15:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER KWBG KPAL IS
06TELAVIV1787NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI
[...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...]
2006-05-08 14:47:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2224MOD'S AMOS GILAD ON ABBAS AND EGYPT
[...] (C) Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad told A/S Welch and the Ambassador June 6 that Israel could help PA President Mahmud Abbas the most by staying quiet. Welch stressed the importance of supporting President Abbas and working to help the Palestinian people avoid a human [...]
2006-06-09 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR KWBG KPAL PGOV IS EG GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2511MOD'S GILAD ON GAZA, KARNI, AND IRANIAN THREATS IN
[...] (S) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad claimed that, during his recent meetings in Jordan, he was told of an Iranian message pressuring Jordan to accept Iranian hegemony in the region. Gilad also reported that he expects strategic [...]
2006-06-24 15:11:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV ETTC KPAL KWBG PINS IR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2781ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN ON EXPORT CONTROL REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD DG Jacob ("Kobi") Toren told the Ambassador July 11 that the GOI's new Export Controls Division took over the processing of new export licensing requests this month. Toren also explained that the government hoped to formally submit the Defense Export Control Act to the Knes [...]
2006-07-13 17:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC PINS IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV3079ISRAEL FM LIVNI SAYS ISRAEL DISAPPROVES OF CURRENT
[...] (S) In their August 6 meeting, Israeli FM Tzipi Livni told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch that Israel could not approve of the draft UN resolution in its current form. Making impassioned, emotional appeals, she more than once put forward the following reasons: -- In Israel's view, the resolut [...]
2006-08-08 08:36:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINS MOPS LE IS
06TELAVIV826ISRAELI MILITARY INTEL CHIEF'S 2/23 MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) In a February 23 meeting at the MOD, Israeli Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) Major General Amos Yadlin discussed with State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Henry Crumpton (A) USG and GOI priorities in the war on terror; (B) ways to coordinate between the intelli [...]
2006-02-27 16:37:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR PTER PINS PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR MCAP MOPS ASEC EG IS JO COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV922U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG)
[...] (C) On February 22, the Israeli MFA hosted the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group (JCG) -- the prior one having occurred over a year and a half earlier. The Israeli side stressed the importance it placed on the JCG's resumption (following the January meeting of the [...]
2006-03-07 05:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV KPAL KWBG ASEC EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV991ISRAELI MOD'S AMOS GILAD ON GAZA-WEST BANK
[...] (C) Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad requested an urgent meeting with Ambassador Jones on March 10, stressing that he had been instructed to personally deliver messages from DefMin Mofaz to the Ambassador. In the meeting, he relayed DefMin Mofaz's decision to open the Kar [...]
2006-03-10 17:58:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1081NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: STEPS TO RESTRICT VISAS TO
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 10 to MFA Sudan Task Force officer Sjoerd Sjoerdsma. The Dutch are in agreement with us: So long as the JEM is given until May 15, failure to sign the accords should result in visa restrictions or other punitive action. 2. (C) Following up on reftel [...]
2006-05-12 13:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS MARR PINS SOCI SU NL
06THEHAGUE1245NETHERLANDS: HIGH-THC CANNABIS REMAINS "SOFT" DRUG
[...] Summary. Health Minister Hans Hoogervorst informed Parliament that the government will continue to treat Dutch- grown cannabis with high THC content as a "soft" drug. Research by the National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) showed that, although high-THC cannabis use induced elevat [...]
2006-06-02 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1415PARLIAMENT BACKS DOWN ON CANNABIS CULTIVATION
[...] Summary. Dutch Parliament backed away June 22 from a proposal to permit the regulated large-scale production of cannabis to supply marijuana "coffeeshops." Justice Minister Donner, who strongly opposes legalization of large- scale cannabis production, threatened to resign if Parliament passed [...]
2006-06-23 17:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1510NETHERLANDS: NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. In preparation for this year's interagency review for narcotics certification, Post submits the following update on Dutch anti-narcotics efforts and police- to-police cooperation. The Dutch remain focused on stemming the production and trade of ecstasy and are developing a second [...]
2006-07-07 12:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2176NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: ENSURING A LEGITIMATE PEACE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-04 13:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV ER SU NL
06THEHAGUE2415SIX SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR JIHAD RECRUITM...
[...] The National Crime Squad (NR) arrested five men and one woman in Amsterdam and The Hague on November 6 and 7 for suspicion of recruitment for Jihad, participating in a terrorist organization, and obtaining false travel documents. According to the National Prosecutor's Office, the arrests are [...]
2006-11-08 16:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS KPRP PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE2595 SHARPER TOOLS FOR THE CT TOOLBOX: DUTCH
[...] SUMMARY: The Dutch Parliament approved three significant pieces of counter terrorism legislation in 2006. The first, permitting the use of intelligence information in criminal proceedings, went into effect November 1. The other two, which will expand the use of special investigative techniq [...]
2006-12-12 15:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE2611 THREE-YEAR REVIEW OF DUTCH INTEGRATION
[...] Summary. Three years after the Balkenende government instituted significant changes to Dutch immigration and integration policies, "there is still a long way to go" on the integration of ethnic minorities, according to the Justice Ministry's Annual Memorandum on Integration Policy. The Memor [...]
2006-12-14 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS PGOV KISL NL
06THEHAGUE311NETHERLANDS/CARIBBEAN: MOD ON CARRIER PORT CALL
[...] (U) This contains an information request for State Department (paragraph 6). 2. (C) Summary: DATT and poloffs met on January 9 with Major General Bertholee, Director of Operational Readiness, The Netherlands Defense Staff, Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss Caribbean Lion (CL),Part [...]
2006-02-10 14:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS SNAR NT VE XL
06THEHAGUE353NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: DUTCH CABINET HAS
[...] (C) This is an action/guidance request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Dutch cabinet is seized with the issue of proposed carrier port calls to the Netherlands Antilles and is expected to discuss it, as well as the upcoming Caribbean Lion exercise, at the February 17 cabinet meeti [...]
2006-02-16 10:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE
06THEHAGUE368RADICAL IMAMS EXPELLED FROM THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The last of the three radical Eindhoven-based Muslim clerics that Immigration and Integration Minister Verdonk ordered deported in June 2005 had left the country by year's end. Verdonk accused all three of tolerating the recruitment of terrorists within a mosque and inciting vi [...]
2006-02-17 13:08:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE380DUTCH MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL has taken important steps since 2001 to bolster its ability to counter terrorism. It has passed tough new legislation, revamped institutional structures, strengthened the security of critical infrastructure, and devoted substantial personnel and financial resources to the coun [...]
2006-02-21 11:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE386NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: GONL WILL APPROVE
[...] (C) The MFA has informed us that the GONL would approve a formal request for a carrier visit by USS George Washington to St. Maarten in mid-April. They would also approve cruiser and destroyer visits to Curacao and Aruba. 2. (C) In a conversation February 21 with CDA, Marion Kappeyne van d [...]
2006-02-22 06:36:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE
06THEHAGUE488 DUTCH TERROR THREAT LEVEL REMAINS SUBSTANTIAL
[...] On March 2, Justice Minister Donner and Interior Minister Remkes submitted the National Counter Terrorism Coordinator's quarterly terror threat assessment to Parliament. The report maintained the current threat level in the Netherlands at "substantial," where it has been since June 2005. "S [...]
2006-03-07 16:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR KCRM PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE591FOLLOW-UP ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ:NETHERLANDS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Netherlands has taken internal and external steps in recent years to prevent its citizens from traveling to Iraq and other conflict areas to train or participate in jihad. Closer cooperation between Dutch intelligence and police authorities has yielded concrete results, incl [...]
2006-03-20 16:24:00Embassy The HagueSECRETASEC PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IZ NL
06THEHAGUE814ONDCP DIRECTOR'S APRIL 5-6 VISIT TO THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters visited The Hague on April 5-6, at the end of a three-nation tour that included stops in Afghanistan and Belgium. Walters met with Thomas Driessen, Director of the Dutch National Crim [...]
2006-04-12 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PGOV AF NL CO NS
06THEHAGUE834 AIVD REPORT...
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The AIVD, the Dutch civilian intelligence service, issued a report March 30 on the terrorist threat in the Netherlands, entitled ""Violent Jihad in the Netherlands: Current Trends in the Islamist Terrorist Threat."" The report concludes that the terrorist threat in the Netherlands now [...]
2006-04-18 05:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE940NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SPURRING AMIS ACTION TO PROTECT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM PINS PREL SOCI SU NL
06TOKYO3224JAPAN MULLING RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 06:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3515DEFMIN NUKAGA LETTER TO SECDEF ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT
[...] (U) Embassy has received a letter from Defense Minister Nukaga to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dated June 22 regarding the changes to Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (full text in para 2; original to follow via pouch). 2. (U) The letter, rece [...]
2006-06-23 09:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPINS MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO3618JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS,
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Following ref a instructions, on June 29 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu to elicit a more substantive Japanese response regarding the two new contact groups than that [...]
2006-06-29 07:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3832GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...]
2006-07-10 07:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA
06TOKYO4915JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]
2006-08-28 08:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO5558JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] This is an action message. See para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and U.S. Embassy Science and Technical Affairs Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 25 September. Using the three briefing documents (reftel) officers exp [...]
2006-09-26 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER
06TOKYO5904ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING THE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and American Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 2 October, and hand-delivered answers provided by Washington (reftel) [...]
2006-10-11 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA FR
06TOKYO6484TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S TOKYO MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met on November 7 with senior representatives of Japan,s three mega-banks, had lunch with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroshi Watanabe, and met with Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui. [...]
2006-11-13 05:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PINS JA CH KS IZ
06TOKYO6485TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT DISCUSSES DPRK,
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met on November 7 with Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Koji Omi in his capacity as Presidential Emissary for the International Compact with Iraq. (Meetings with Japanese bankers, Vice Minister for Finance Watanabe and [...]
2006-11-13 05:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN PINS PARM CH JA IZ
06TRIPOLI568LIBYAN VIEWS ON REGIONAL AFRICA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Ali Treki, Under Secretary of African Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (de facto MFA),called in Charge on October 1 for a discussion of regional African issues. Treki said that Foreign Minister Shalgam instructed him to reach out [...]
2006-10-03 15:05:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PGOV KDEM SU SO LY
06TUNIS1675DAS GRAY ENGAGES MFA ON SUDAN, UN REFORM
[...] (C) During his June 28 meeting with Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray, accompanied by Ambassador, raised reftel demarche on the transition of AMIS to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Darfur. Chti [...]
2006-07-05 12:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU TS
06USUNNEWYORK1976US/UK/UN TRILATERAL ON UN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: The UN met with the UK and U.S. missions October 12 to discuss the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),the Iraq Compact and related issues. UNAMI has temporarily withdrawn most staff from its Basrah office after MNF-I withdrew assets, although it plans on returning once their [...]
2006-10-13 23:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK2126MNF-I RENEWAL: STATE OF PLAY IN NEW YORK
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions regarding a renewal of UNSCR 1637, which authorizes the MNF-I and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB),are beginning in New York. Informal soundings of P-5 members indicate they remain willing to support a renewal resolution in response to a speci [...]
2006-11-06 18:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK2260UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 61ST GA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 17:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
06USUNNEWYORK563BAKASSI BORDER ISSUE: DEMARCHE AND UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General's Executive Director for Political Affairs Carlos Lopes and Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdullah briefed Acting Polcouns on sensitive efforts underway to resolve the Bakassi border issue. Lopes said SY [...]
2006-03-23 00:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPBTS PINR PINS PREL CM NI UN
06VATICAN110VATICAN SUPPORTIVE ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Somalia Monsignor Lucio Sembrano voiced support for U.S and international community efforts on that country during a June 13 meeting. Sembrano, who has engaged with us on Somalia in the past (ref a),had asked us for an update on the situation. We outlined [...]
2006-06-16 10:38:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV SO VT KE
06VIENNA3341AUSTRIA ON NATO/AFGHANISTAN -- CONTINUATION OF
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on November 18 to Thomas Hajnoczi, the Austrian MFA's A/S-level Director for Political-Military Affairs. 2. (C) Hajnoczi said the importance of the NATO mission in Afghanistan was clear. He noted that the Austrian government had announced on N [...]
2006-11-16 10:35:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG AU
06VIENTIANE360REPORTS OF MASSACRE OF HMONG CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN
[...] (U) Suggested press guidance is provided at the end of this cable. 2. (C) Two separate Hmong sources have provided details of an alleged attack by Lao People's Army (LPA) forces against an insurgent group in northern Vientiane Province in which 26 people, almost all women and children, were [...]
2006-04-20 09:25:00Embassy VientianeSECRETPINR PINS PHUM PREL LA
06VIENTIANE367LAO MFA REACTS TO MASSACRE REPORT
[...] (C) This morning PolOff passed on to MFA's Human Rights Unit details from unclassified sources of the reported massacre of 26 Hmong civilians April 6 in northern Vientiane province (reftel). We encouraged the Lao government to take the reports seriously, emphasizing that they came from a numbe [...]
2006-04-21 08:42:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE390AS HMONG INSURGENT NUMBERS DECLINE, GOL UPS THE
[...] (C) Since early March, Lao People's Army (LPA) forces have conducted a dry season mopping-up operation against remnant insurgents, leading to numerous civilian casualties. Sustained military pressure in Bolikhamsai province has decimated insurgents there, with hundreds of mostly women and chil [...]
2006-04-28 08:57:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE396LAO GOVERNMENT REPORT ON INTERVIEW WITH 22 HMONG
[...] (C) Embassy has come by a copy of a Lao government report on the interrogation of 22 female members of the group of 27 Hmong deported from Thailand in December. Because of its style and content, we believe the document to be authentic. The hand-written report provides brief biographical backgr [...]
2006-05-02 09:16:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE413AMBASSADOR RAISES HMONG MASSACRE WITH VIENTIANE
[...] (C) Amnesty International has issued a statement condemning the April 6 killing by Lao soldiers of Hmong civilians in northern Vientiane province (ref A). Ambassador called on Vientiane province's Governor May 4 to discuss the killing; the Governor professed ignorance of the event but at least [...]
2006-05-05 09:48:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE670GOL PURSUES REMAINING INSURGENTS
[...] (C) Summary: In spite of the onset of the rainy season, Lao military forces are pressing remaining insurgent pockets, especially in Bolikhamsai province. Those groups left in the forest are dispersed in the remotest areas, suffering from possible starvation as LPA forces cut them off from food [...]
2006-07-18 07:56:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PINS PREL LA
06WARSAW1595U.S. AIR MARSHALS TRAIN POLISH BORDER GUARDS
[...] SUMMARY: In July 2006, sixteen Polish Border Guards (BG) attended two weeks of airport/border security training at the Federal Air Marshal Training Facility in Atlantic City, NJ. The Program provided Polish air marshals with the skills and capabilities necessary to provide security aboard Pol [...]
2006-08-04 12:35:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PARM PREL ECON PTER PL
06WELLINGTON811KIWI MUSLIMS: HEADING TOWARD INTEGRATION OR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Zealand's small but active Muslim community points to a member of parliament, regular appearances on national television by community leaders, ready access to the Prime Minister and her cabinet, and joint statements with Jewish organizations as hallmarks of movement into [...]
2006-10-17 02:34:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPINS SMIG PGOV PREL PTER NZ KISL
06WELLINGTON826KIWI MUSLIMS: WAHHABIS IN THEIR MIDST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Zealand Muslims are getting increased attention from broader society as the community faces internal divisions, Wahhabi influence from overseas groups, and discrimination. Alleged Wahhabi activities have been at the heart of some publicized schisms involving mosque admin [...]
2006-10-24 02:32:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PTER PREL KISL SMIG NZ
06WELLINGTON911DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Pol-Econ Couns shared reftel points with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Swain expressed sympathy with our frustrations over caveats (NZDF force personnel operate without caveats in Afghanistan) and said [...]
2006-11-21 03:02:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PINS NZ
06YEREVAN1271DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR AT THE NAM SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 14:06:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU AM
06YEREVAN215ARMENIA NOT PREPARED TO DONATE TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN
[...] (S/NF) We delivered ref A points regarding GOAM support for Iraqi and Afghan Security Forces to Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department Head General-Major Misha Melkonyan February 13. Melkonyan told us that he would forward our request "to military leadership" but that Armenia, [...]
2006-02-13 13:16:00Embassy YerevanSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ AM
06ZAGREB1377CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTS NATO'S PROMISE TO
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points tailored for NATO partners to Neven Mikec, Head of MFA's NATO department, on November 14. Mikec expressed the GoC's complete support for NATO's call for additional forces in Afghanistan. He noted that Croatia's nearly 150 troops in Afghanistan, including thos [...]
2006-11-17 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB240CROATIA CONSIDERING DONATIONS TO IRAQI
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 15 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the International Security Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bujas-Juraga said that they would look for suitable equipment to donate. 2. (SBU) In parallel, ODC Chief has been working wit [...]
2006-02-23 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ HR
07ABIDJAN1112COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 07:07:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV
07ABIDJAN1116COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 15:56:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV
07ABIDJAN705THREE KILLED BUT PRIME MINISTER SORO UNHURT AFTER
[...] (C) Multiple sources confirm Prime Minister and New Forces leader Guillaume Soro is alive and well after an RPG attack on an airplane in which he was traveling at Bouake airport on the morning of June 29. ONUCI Acting SRSG Abu Moussa told us that, according to UN Air Ops personnel who witnesse [...]
2007-06-29 16:39:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL KPKO IV
07ABIDJAN809DEMARCHE ON COTE D'IVOIRE'S POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on July 26 on reftel points. Emboff left relevant points with Boutchoue and will inform Department in septel of any substantive response. HOOKS [...]
2007-08-01 16:55:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV
07ABUDHABI1119FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, IRAQ, FOREIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah (AbZ) on July 2 to urge UAEG measures to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to persuade the Syrian government to do more on this matter. AbZ undertook to engage Bashar al Assad on taking action against the travel o [...]
2007-07-03 11:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO
07ABUDHABI1257PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE
[...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...]
2007-07-26 13:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE
07ACCRA1663INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF
[...] On August 2, poloff delivered reftel information to Worwornyo Agyemang, Acting Director of the Bureau for International Organizations and Conferences at the MFA. Agyemang thanked us for the information and said she would pass the information to her superiors. BRIDGEWATER [...]
2007-08-07 15:00:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GH
07ADANA1SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. CUMHURIYET / TOPLUMSAL DEMOKRASI: [...]
2007-01-08 11:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA10SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 07:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA100SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 28-31, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 28-31, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET/SABAH/CUMHURIYET/YENI SAFAK [...]
2007-08-01 14:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA102SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 01 -03, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01-03, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The DTP-supported parliame [...]
2007-08-06 07:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA103SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 04-08
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 04-08, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: A remote-controlled PKK [...]
2007-08-09 10:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA104SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9-10, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 9-10, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The Turkish Foreign Minis [...]
2007-08-13 11:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA106SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): All M [...]
2007-08-29 11:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: Turkish General Staff [...]
2007-08-29 11:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA108SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 AND 14,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13 and 14, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. RADIKAL / BOLGE / EVRENS [...]
2007-09-17 05:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA109SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]
2007-09-18 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA11SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 07:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]
2007-09-19 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA112SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE: Selahattin Demirtas, [...]
2007-09-26 05:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA114SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: Iraqi Interior Mini [...]
2007-09-26 13:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA115SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 27, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. ZAMAN: In remarks delivered [...]
2007-09-28 12:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA116SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 28, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. RADIKAL / ZAMAN / CUMHURIYET: [...]
2007-09-28 13:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA119SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EKSPRES / ZAMAN: The A [...]
2007-10-11 06:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA13SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 06:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA19SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. GUNDEM: Municipality Assembly member [...]
2007-02-14 10:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA2SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 28, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. ZAMAN / BOLGE / EKSPRES: Mayo [...]
2007-01-08 11:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA20SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 14, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRE [...]
2007-02-15 13:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA21SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 09:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA23SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE / SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / HU [...]
2007-02-21 10:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA24SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM / ZAMAN: Prep [...]
2007-02-21 10:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA25SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE: Eric Green, U.S. Consul to A [...]
2007-02-22 07:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA27SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 09:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA30SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 6 MARCH, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 06:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA31SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 7 MARCH 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 10:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA32SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 7, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE / EVREN [...]
2007-03-08 10:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA33SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 06:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA37SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA38SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA39SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 10:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA4SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 09, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA40SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. YASAMDA GUNDEM: Gundem daily reappeared [...]
2007-03-14 10:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA41SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 09:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA43SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 13:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA46SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA49SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 04, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 05:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA5SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA50SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 05, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 05:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA52SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 06, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 12:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA53SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 05:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA54SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 09, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 05:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA55SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 11:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA58SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 19, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. ZAMAN / EVRENSEL / SABAH / HURRIYET / [...]
2007-04-20 06:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA59SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 09:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA6SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARAY 10, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 14:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA60SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 05:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA61SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 10:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA63SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-30 17:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA65SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 01, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 01, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY): [...]
2007-05-02 05:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA66SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 02, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 02, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: [...]
2007-05-03 05:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA67SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 07, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 07, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The daily claims that, after AK [...]
2007-05-08 05:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA68SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 08, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 12:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA69SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 09, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY): [...]
2007-05-10 05:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA7SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 06:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA71SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 AND 11, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 10 and 11, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: The local [...]
2007-05-14 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 24, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 24, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Initial studies were co [...]
2007-06-04 09:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA74SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 25, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 25, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES: The daily claims to hav [...]
2007-06-04 10:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA75SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 29, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / CUMHURIYET: Primary [...]
2007-06-04 10:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA76SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 05, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM: The Gundem dai [...]
2007-06-07 05:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA77SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 06., 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): The da [...]
2007-06-07 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA79SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 11, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: A large anti-PKK publi [...]
2007-06-11 11:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA80SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 12, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): The local daily report [...]
2007-06-13 10:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA81SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 14, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / ZAMAN: Osman [...]
2007-06-14 14:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA82SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE, 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / CNN ONLINE / HABERLER.COM / EK [...]
2007-06-14 14:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA83SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 15, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES ONLINE/ HABERLER.COM / HABER3. [...]
2007-06-18 10:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA84SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 20, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: MHP Adana part [...]
2007-06-20 14:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA85SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 21, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 21, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EVRENSEL: ADSIAD (Adana Industri [...]
2007-06-21 12:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA86SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 22, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 22, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: CHP National L [...]
2007-06-22 11:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA87SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 25, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / ZAMAN: National Chairperson o [...]
2007-06-25 14:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA88SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Kursat Tuzmen, [...]
2007-06-27 11:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA89SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Kursat Tuzmen, [...]
2007-06-27 12:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA90SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 27, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Hakkari Jandar [...]
2007-06-27 14:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA91SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 28, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Hakkari Jandar [...]
2007-06-28 09:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA92SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / HURRIYET: CHP na [...]
2007-07-18 05:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA93SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / SABAH [...]
2007-07-18 05:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA94SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / SABAH [...]
2007-07-18 11:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA95SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / HURRIYET: CHP na [...]
2007-07-18 11:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 AND 17, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 16 and 17, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET: Deniz Ba [...]
2007-07-18 11:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 21-27, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 21-27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. CUMHURIYET/EVRENSEL/HURRIYET/YENI S [...]
2007-07-27 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA1275ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR ERITREA
[...] (U) Post responses are provided per ref A. A. (S/NF) WHAT ARE ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR DEALING WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AND THE BORDER IMPASSE? ---------------------- PERCEPTIONS OF ERITREA ---------------------- 2. (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles and the hard-core elemen [...]
2007-04-24 12:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL PINS PBTS ET ER XW
07ADDISABABA1308ETHIOPIA: ONLF KILLINGS/KIDNAPPINGS OF CHINESE OIL
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has for the past six months threatened attacks on economic development projects in Ethiopia's Somali (Ogaden) Region being conducted by foreign workers, especially oil exploration. In a shift in tactics in recent months, NGO workers [...]
2007-04-27 09:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPTER PINS ECON EPET ASEC PREF ET CH
07ADDISABABA1961ETHIOPIA: REACHING OUT TO THE OLF AND CUTTING
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Norwegian Church Aid representatives Arne Saeveraas and Hans Birkeland told Ambassador June 21 that while there was little progress on their mediation efforts between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian Government, they were keeping lines of communications open. [...]
2007-06-23 14:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPGOV PINS ER ET
07ADDISABABA2196(C-AL7-01035) UN AGENCIES AND NGOS DISCUSS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on July 3 of UN agencies and USAID-funded NGOs operating in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, as well as major development partners, to exchange information on current security and humanitarian conditions in the Ogaden and to separate f [...]
2007-07-13 15:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINS EAID EAGR MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2197(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: WFP OFFICIAL DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An American security coordinator for the World Food Programme (WFP),who has traveled extensively in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region to coordinate WFP airdrops, assesses that the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) does not seek to target Americans or humanitarian [...]
2007-07-13 17:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2203(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGION SUPREME
[...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. The acting President of the Supreme Court for Ethiopia's Somali Region, Abdurahman Rega, denies any increase in detentions resulting from the GOE's ongoing counterinsurgency campaign against suspected Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels in the Ogaden. A former [...]
2007-07-16 04:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PINS MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2285(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: UN AGENCIES ALLEGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs report that Somali Region authorities have decided to allow the delivery of emergency food relief--presumably under military escort--to 5 zones in the Ogaden where military operations are ongoing. However, the UN and NGOs also note that the Ethi [...]
2007-07-20 17:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2343(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNOCHA Head of Office Paul Hebert reported that government officials had decided on July 21 to allow emergency food relief to be delivered to the 5 zones in the Ogaden area of the Somali Region where military operations against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) were ong [...]
2007-07-25 07:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2361ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER WEIGHED DOWN BY SOMALI
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles, visibly weighed by the past weeks of tough negotiations on the amnesty for 38 high profile opposition leaders jailed since December 2005, and the close oversight of operations in Somalia and the Ogaden, questioned the Ambassador on July 24 over the Ogaden [...]
2007-07-25 15:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PINS CASC EAID MASS MOPS ET SO IS
07ADDISABABA2369ETHIOPIA: PRESSURED BY HARD-LINERS, GOE LASHES OUT
[...] (S/NF) The GOE's expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the Somali Region highlights the deep internal cabinet divisions over operations in the Ogaden and extending into the conduct of operations in Somalia, and has implications for relations with the U.S. During [...]
2007-07-26 15:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS EAID ET US
07ADDISABABA2376(C-AL7-01035): ETHIOPIA: GOE ORDERS ICRC TO CLOSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that Ethiopian officials have ordered the ICRC to close its two offices in the Somali Region, and to immediately dismiss all of its staff in the Somali Region. While portrayed as a decision by regional-level authorities, [...]
2007-07-27 16:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREF PHUM PINS MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2413(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: TRADE RESTRICTIONS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Results of a Save the Children- UK assessment representing the donors indicate that, in the limited areas assessment teams were able to visit, under current conditions of restrained trade up to 500,000 people in Ethiopia's Somali Region may need food assistance in the upcoming m [...]
2007-08-02 05:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2439ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) UNOCHA REPORTS EMERGENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An August 2 briefing by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reports that despite the recent decision by Somali Region officials to allow emergency food relief to the Ogaden area---where military operations against suspected Ogaden National Libera [...]
2007-08-02 16:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2445ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) ACTIONS AGREED ON OGADEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on August 3 to address current developments in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, and possible responses by international partners. UN officials, NGO representatives, and key donor missions reviewed the humanitarian and security situation i [...]
2007-08-03 16:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2477EXPLOSIONS IN JIJIGA (ETHIOPIA'S SOMALI REGION)
[...] (U) On August 5, two explosions were reported in Jijiga, capital of Ethiopia's Somali Region, at approximately 1230 p.m.: one at a Protestant church and the other in the "Taiwan" market area. Reported casualties are one killed, eleven injured. 2. (U) The following day, the Ogaden National Li [...]
2007-08-07 14:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PINS PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2535ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER SEYOUM ON OGADEN AND
[...] (S/NF) On August 9, Ambassador discussed Ethiopia's counterinsurgency efforts in the Ogaden and the resulting humanitarian challenges, as well as Ethiopia's military presence in Somalia, with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The Ambassador reviewed U.S. Embassy-led meetings on August [...]
2007-08-13 12:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA2597ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES FLUSTERED ON THE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles expressed to the Ambassador and ORA chief on August 18 his frustration over international criticism of Ethiopian operations in the Ogaden. Defensive in tone, the Prime Minister said the counterinsurgency operation against the Ogadeni National Liberation F [...]
2007-08-21 09:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2887ETHIOPIA: ACCOMMODATING CRITICISMS ON THE OGADEN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: National Security Advisor Abay Tsehai told Ambassador, DCM and ORA chief September 20 in a follow-up to the visit of Assistant Secretary Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman, Ethiopia was addressing concerns raised by the UN and international community on the problems in the [...]
2007-09-21 09:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA3277ETHIOPIA: DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA STATE MINISTER AND
[...] (C) In keeping with agreement reached at the October 31 meeting of the NGOs, UN agencies and embassies on the Ogaden hosted by Ambassador Yamamoto (ref 3254),Ambassador and DCM met on November 1 with MFA State Minister Tekeda Alemu to review our concerns on the deteriorating situation in the [...]
2007-11-08 10:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA3290ETHIOPIA: DISCUSSION WITH PM ON BORDER, OGADEN,
[...] (C) Summary: Following AFRICOM General Ward,s November 8 courtesy call on Prime Minister Meles, Ambassador and DCM stayed behind to raise with the PM several issues of interest. Meles said the departure of Somali Prime Minister Ghedi offered an opportunity for progress on reconciliation, but [...]
2007-11-09 14:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA3300ETHIOPIA: AFRICOM COMMANDER MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) In a brief November 8 meeting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told AFRICOM Commander General Ward that he appreciated the establishment of AFRICOM and looked forward to working closely with the new command. General Ward noted Ethiopia's regional role, especially in Somalia, and welcom [...]
2007-11-13 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER
07ALGIERS1344ALGIERS IN RAMADAN 2007: RICH BUT NOT HEALTHY
[...] (C) Summary: Normally Ramadan is a festive time for Muslim communities but Algiers, at least, is grumpy. There is a prevailing sense that government economic policy is adrift and unable to cope even with relatively simple issues like food supplies. Bigger issues like pervasive unemployment [...]
2007-09-20 10:32:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON AG
07ALGIERS1352EVOLVING AQIM TERROR HAS ALGERIANS CONCERNED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with GOA contacts following a recent bombing uptick in the Kabylie region reveal a government concerned and sober about its ability to keep up with an adaptive and increasingly sophisticated enemy. By reaching out for more technology and information, the GOA has demonstr [...]
2007-09-24 11:13:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV PINS CASC AG
07ALGIERS1629OPEN TALK OF BOUTEFLIKA RUNNING FOR A THIRD TERM
[...] (C) More Algerian politicos and officials anticipate that the Algerian constitution will be amended to enable President Bouteflika to run for a third term in 2009. Mohamed Afif, a well-connected senior official in the predominant National Liberation Front (FLN) told Ambassador November 5 tha [...]
2007-11-07 09:10:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPGOV PINS AG
07ALGIERS1648LATEST AQIM VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS DROUKDAL AND A
[...] (C) Summary: Although the latest AQIM web video, "The Battle of Akroun," displays use of some new tactics by the terrorist organization, the underlying message remains the same. Higher-quality video than in previous postings features the late AQIM field commander Sofiane Fassila and AQIM lea [...]
2007-11-12 10:14:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS ASEC AG
07ALGIERS1747PUSHING ALGERIAN MFA ON RETURN OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) DCM met December 5 with Seddik Saoudi, Deputy Director in the MFA Consular Affairs division, to discuss the Algerian detainees at Guantanamo. The meeting was offered after we had attempted unsuccessfully for six weeks to meet with Hassane Rabehi, MFA Director General for Consular Affairs a [...]
2007-12-06 10:32:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPTER PREL PHUM PINS KDRG AG
07ALGIERS1806AN AILING AND FRAGILE ALGERIAN REGIME DRIFTS INTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with former government officials, long-term opposition leaders and journalists paint a picture of an Algerian regime that is fragile in ways it has not been before, plagued by a lack of vision, unprecedented levels of corruption and rumblings of division within [...]
2007-12-19 12:06:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPINS PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1809AFTER THE LATEST ALGIERS BOMBINGS: THIS WILL BE A
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The December 11 bombings in Algiers demonstrate that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) can adapt its tactics to discredit the Algerian government even if it cannot destabilize the state. Its tactics have evolved and it is more frequently targeting foreigners. AQIM seeks to copy ta [...]
2007-12-20 10:12:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPTER PINS ASEC AG
07ALGIERS234"FINAL" ADC AND MALI AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ALGIERS
[...] (U) On February 20 in Algiers, the government of Mali and the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) signed a "final" agreement on the disarmament and reintegration of the Tuareg rebels in northern Mali. Malian Minister of Territorial Administration Kone Kafougouna and ADC Secretary General Iyad [...]
2007-02-21 17:37:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR PINS PGOV ML AG
07AMMAN1477GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP MCAP JO
07AMMAN2501DEMARCHE ON IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM
[...] (S) The GOJ is currently informed of existing USG programs for Iraqi WMD scientist redirection described reftel. GOJ institutions have been accepting Iraqi scientists for short-term and one-year training programs since 2005. These programs have been operating with GOJ knowledge and in partn [...]
2007-06-11 14:12:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN3185NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION - DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-29 13:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP MCAP JO
07AMMAN4439EMBASSY WELCOMES VISIT OF MG STONE TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes the upcoming visit to Jordan of Multi-national Force Iraq (MNF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations MG Stone (ref A). Post strongly supports MNF-I's efforts to rehabilitate young Iraqis detained for insurgent activities. 2. (C) As noted ref B and [...]
2007-11-01 15:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IZ JO
07ANKARA1137TURKEY INFORMED THAT CYPRUS HAS JOINED THE GI; MFA
[...] (C) We confirmed for MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Head of Section Serhan Yigit on May 10 that the U.S. had received a diplomatic note from the Government of Cyprus advising of Cyprus' intent to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, Cyprus' support for the Global Initiativ [...]
2007-05-11 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KGIC KNNP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1344TURKEY ALARMED ABOUT AFGHANISTAN; ASKS FOR U.S.
[...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan contacted Ambassador on May 31 to register Turkey's concern about developments in northern Afghanistan and to seek U.S. intercession. He said that conditions have deteriorated, especially in the north. Tension is rising and clashes have occurred between the cent [...]
2007-06-01 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL AF TU
07ANKARA1398TURKISH ALARM ABOUT AFGHANISTAN ABATES; PRESSING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOT BELIEVES THE JUNE 3 FIRING OF JOWZJAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR JUMA KHAN HAMDARD HAS TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATED TURKEY'S MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN THAT TENSIONS BETWEEN AFGHANI PRESIDENT KARZAI AND WARLORD GENERAL ABDUL RASHID DOSTUM WOULD BUBBLE OVER. ACCORDING TO MFA OFFICIALS, KAR [...]
2007-06-05 15:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS AF TU
07ANKARA143TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: NO NEW CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK TU
07ANKARA1456TURKEY UNLIKELY TO MAKE MORE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS IN
[...] (C) We presented to MFA NATO Affairs Head of Department Ihsan Kiziltan on June 6 reftel request on critical ISAF shortfalls and the urgent need for more allied contributions of troops and equipment. Drawing on background points provided, we emphasized the current gaps in the Regional Command [...]
2007-06-08 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF TU
07ANKARA1520SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20
[...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...]
2007-06-15 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU
07ANKARA1732STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY'S MEETINGS WITH MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate July 2 meetings, HCFA Senior Staff Member Alan Makovsky discussed the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR),Middle East and regional issues and Cyprus with MFA U/S Apakan, Deputy U/S Cevikoz and Deputy U/S Berk. Apakan reviewed his recent consultations in Israel, noting [...]
2007-07-06 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PTER AJ AM IR IS
07ANKARA1805AFGHANISTAN: TURKEY REPORTS TALIBAN INFILTRATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Turkey is learning about new alleged ISI and Taliban-affiliated groups that have emerged in northern Afghanistan that are hostile to General Abdul Rashid Dostum. Dostum believes the Karzai government is also providing wea [...]
2007-07-16 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PINS PREL AF TU
07ANKARA1890TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE, JULY 25-28,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in Sunday's polls and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential partner, supporting co [...]
2007-07-24 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1922TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in the July 22 election and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential par [...]
2007-07-27 07:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA193ANKARA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 07:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAADP MARR MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL EU TU
07ANKARA1961TURKEY AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE
[...] We raised reftel points with Bora Kerimoglu, Section Chief in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department on July 31, encouraging his office to ensure that the International Convention is on the agenda for the newly elected parliament's consideration this fall. We also inquired about any [...]
2007-07-31 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1970TURKEY: NEW AIR FORCE AND NAVY COMMANDERS TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Military Council (YAS) will meet August 1-4 and is expected to name new Turkish Air Force and Navy commanders. In all, five three-star officers will be promoted to four stars to replace officers retiring this year. Chief of Turkish General Staff (CHOD) GEN Yasar Buyu [...]
2007-08-01 11:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MARR TU
07ANKARA1977WELCOME CONGRESSMAN SHAYS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes as the recently elected parliament prepares to approve a new government and elect the country's next president. Terrorism and Iraq remain key issues, and the return of pro-Kurdish representatives to parliament after 14 years may offer a chance for i [...]
2007-08-01 17:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PREL PTER ECON ENRG OREP AM IZ TU
07ANKARA2120TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new parliament is in the midst of electing Turkey,s next president, following general elections in July. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory, returning with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Tur [...]
2007-08-16 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ECON ENRG IZ OREP PGOV PINS PTER TU
07ANKARA2492AGR: GOT SQUARELY FOCUSED ON OCTOBER 10
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials informed the Ambassador that they view the October 10 mark-up on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) as critical. They are engaged at the highest levels to prevent the resolution from passing out of committee [...]
2007-10-05 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AM TU
07ANKARA261NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PTER NATO PINS PREL AF TU
07ANKARA533INVITATION FOR MIAMI LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 09:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA847LOOKING EAST: TURKEY'S MILITARY INVESTS IN THE
[...] (C) Turkey has invested heavily in its security relationships in the Caucasus and Central Asia, with the bulk of its military assistance going to Azerbaijan. Turkey provides security assistance funds and training to all the countries in the region except Armenia and Uzbekistan. Historical and [...]
2007-04-12 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR PINS ZJ ZK AJ GG TI RS TU
07ANKARA88TURKEY'S VIEWS ON GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY
[...] (C) Ambassador reviewed US thinking on Afghanistan ahead of the January 26 NATO foreign ministers meeting with Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan on January 17. Drawing on reftel points, he highlighted the NATO leaders, discussions in Riga and their commitment to Afghanistan and the success of th [...]
2007-01-18 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK TU
07ANTANANARIVO315JOINT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MADAGASCAR ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered the joint demarche with the Russian Ambassador to the Malagasy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Ranjeva. The Minister promised to look at the declaration within the framework of existing treaties and Madagascar's position in SADC and the Indian Ocean. A response wil [...]
2007-04-02 13:32:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL MA
07ASHGABAT124Turkmenistan Reportedly Bans Travel on Russian Passports by
[...] (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan has reportedly issued instructions to border guards not/not to accept Russian passports as a basis for travel abroad by citizens who until now were able to do so on the basis of their no-longer-recognized dual citizenship. END SUMMARY. Dual Nationals Be [...]
2007-01-26 13:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS RU TX
07ASHGABAT78Government of Turkmenistan Files Multiple Charges against
[...] (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan responded quickly to Embassy request for information on the arrest of Environmental Rights Activist Andrey Zatoka by a dipnote cataloguing a number of charges ranging from public disorder, to illegal possession of a poisonous snake, a wide variety of weapons [...]
2007-01-18 14:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS TX
07ASHGABAT84Russian Ambassador on NGO Activist Zatoka
[...] (SBU) Russian Ambassador Igor Blatov told the Charge on January 19 that the Russian Embassy had been involved with the Zatoka case for "many days" and that he had met Foreign Minister Meredov on the issue. According to Blatov: -- Local law does not recognize dual citizenship. The governmen [...]
2007-01-19 12:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINS RU TX
07ASTANA367KAZAKHSTAN: INL CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP TRAINING COURSE FOR LAW
[...] Summary. The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office, in cooperation with International Organization for Migration (IOM),conducted a four day training course for law enforcement, Border Guards, the Procuracy, and the Judiciary on prevention of trafficking in human beings and [...]
2007-02-12 04:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PINS PGOV PHUM KCRM KZ
07ASTANA689KAZAKHSTAN OFFERS TO HOST THIRD GICNT MEETING
[...] (SBU) On March 13, post received a diplomatic note from the Kazakhstani MFA dated March 5 formalizing the GOK's offer to host the next meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Informal embassy translation: No. 10-2-2/632 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic [...]
2007-03-19 01:11:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC MCAP PINR PINS KNNP KZ
07ASUNCION636OVIEDO CLEARS ANOTHER HURDLE TO RUNNING FOR
[...] (U) The Supreme Court's criminal chamber ruled July 31 in favor of former General Lino Oviedo's habeas corpus motion for his involvement in the 1999 violence known as "marzo paraguayo." Relying on technical grounds similar to those the Court used July 23 to grant Oviedo's habeas corpus motion [...]
2007-08-01 21:32:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PA
07ASUNCION638EARLY POLLING PREDICTS OPPOSITION WIN
[...] (U) A June 24-28 poll indicated that if next April's elections were held today, Paraguay's opposition would end 60-plus years of uninterrupted Colorado Party rule. When asked which party they would support (without naming specific candidates),45.3 percent of voters chose the political opposi [...]
2007-08-02 21:24:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PA
07ASUNCION739OVIEDO RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL LIBERTY
[...] (SBU) Paraguay's Supreme Military Tribunal granted convicted coup-plotter General Lino Oviedo conditional liberty at approximately 11:00 a.m. EST September 6. All major press outlets carried the story. Oviedo waved to approximately 500 gathered supporters as he walked out of prison in civili [...]
2007-09-06 16:12:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETPINS ASEC PGOV PREL PA
07ATHENS148GREEKS PREVIEW AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 15:44:00Embassy AthensSECRETNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS1486GREECE: SIGNED BUT NOT RATIFIED NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) On July 23, DepPolCouns discussed reftel issues concerning the International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (NTC) with MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations Counsellor Photis Bourlogiannis. Bourlogiannis said Greece was amongst the first signatories [...]
2007-07-25 21:17:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS216FOLLOW-UP ON GREEK AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Bakoyannis' intervention at the January 26 informal NATO Ministerial on Afghanistan included announcement of welcome new GoG monetary contributions to counter-narcotics and the Hungarian-led PRT in northern Afghanistan, as well as M-60 tanks for the ANA. Bakoyannis made [...]
2007-02-01 14:04:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS497U.S./RUSSIAN DEMARCHE ON THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) On 6 March 2007, Ambassador Ries and Russian Ambassador Andrey Vdovin called on MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas to deliver jointly demarches concerning the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (reftel). Both ambassadors urged the GoG to endorse the Statement of Princip [...]
2007-03-09 05:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS532GREEKS EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL
[...] (C) In response to March 6 joint demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism delivered by Ambassador Ries and Russian Ambassador Vdovin (ref b),MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas on March 12 sent a SIPDIS letter to Ambassador stating that Greece "gladly" endorsed t [...]
2007-03-13 15:05:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP GR
07ATHENS82REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO REOPEN EMBASSY TO THE
[...] At 0555 on January 12, a rocket propelled grenade struck the Embassy chancery. In order to facilitate the investigation, the Embassy remained closed until 11:00 a.m., opening at that time only for internal business related to the incident itself. A warden message was distributed. The crime [...]
2007-01-12 15:13:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC AMGT AEMR PINS KFLO GR
07ATHENS823REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO REOPEN EMBASSY TO THE
[...] Per REFTEL A American Embassy Athens closed to the public and all non-essential security personnel at 0600 hrs local on April 25, 2007. All Embassy personnel were contacted through the Emergency Notification System, with a back-up message sent vis SMS, to avoid the Embassy and surrounding are [...]
2007-04-25 10:51:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC GT KFLO PINS PTER
07ATHENS903ACES VETTING REQUEST (PANAGIOTOPOULOS,
[...] (SBU) This ACES vetting request is for a FOAA-funded course sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and scheduled for June 5-25, 2007. This is the 85th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS),and will be held in the Tampa/Clearwater, Florida area. Co- [...]
2007-05-04 14:47:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL GR
07ATHENS97FM BAKOYANNIS DISCUSSES RPG ATTACK, KOSOVO,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his meeting with FM Bakoyannis on January 17, Ambassador updated FM Bakoyannis on investigations into the January 12 RPG strike on the Embassy, emphasizing that the U.S. was satisfied with the cooperative attitude and thorough approach of Greek authorities to date. Bakoyanni [...]
2007-01-17 13:26:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO PINS MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS977ACES VETTING REQUEST (POGA, MARIA)
[...] (SBU) This ACES vetting request is for a FOAA-funded course sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and scheduled for June 5-25, 2007. This is the 85th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS),and will be held in the Tampa/Clearwater, Florida area. Co- [...]
2007-05-16 04:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS KSEP PHUM PINR PINS PREL GR
07BAGHDAD1000CHALABI DISCUSSES NEW DIRECTIONS FOR POPULAR
[...] (C) Summary: Ahmad Chalabi, chair of the Baghdad Security Plan's popular mobilization committee, told PRToffs March 21 that his latest efforts focus on mosque re-openings, ensuring the distribution of food rations to unstable areas, and detainee inquiries. Chalabi had several guests he said w [...]
2007-03-22 13:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1006ACTION REQUEST: PURSUING A GSOMIA WITH IRAQ
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) The Iraqi military is increasingly buying major U.S. military equipment and technology that includes restricted material. In the absence of a bilateral General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),these procure [...]
2007-03-23 15:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1040BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN DOHUK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents along the Dohuk-Turkish border in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region average two to three per month. Local officials claim there are 750 Turkish forces permanently living inside Dohuk Province just inside the border of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They also note there are 700 [...]
2007-03-26 10:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1041SADRISTS TELL LOCAL COUNCILS IN SADR CITY TO SHUT
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: According to Sadr City District Council member Ali Swadi, Sadrist leaders put out a directive on March 18 to all local councils in Sadr City to cease operations and not cooperate with MNF units. Not all council members are in agree [...]
2007-03-26 10:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1071SADR CITY: NO PLACE FOR A MODERATE
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: The political tension brewing in Sadr City has reached a tipping point, as 19 members of Sadr City local councils have decided to flee to Kurdistan rather than risk being targeted by JAM for their moderate stance on cooperating with [...]
2007-03-27 19:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1095DCM ENGAGES SCIRI'S AL HAKIM ON DETENTIONS
[...] (S) Summary: On March 22, DCM and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General (DCG) told SCIRI leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim that Coalition Forces (CF) had detained Qais Khazali, a JAM member close to Moqtada al-Sadr, and had evidence Qais was involved in the January attack on the Karbala JPCC that killed [...]
2007-03-28 18:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1115POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF DHI QAR PROVINCE: PART III
[...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable, the third in a series detailing the political landscape of Dhi Qar Province. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Office of the Martyr Al-Sadr (OMS) has a large following in Dhi Qar Province, but no representation on the Provincial Council (PC) or in the Governor's office [...]
2007-03-31 15:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1147BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN FAILING TO HELP IDPS RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: Baghdad PRT contacts say the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) is failing to improve security conditions enough to allow internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to their homes. Members of the Baghdad Provincial Council committee for migration and displacement told PRToff March 29 [...]
2007-04-03 04:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1154CHALABI AIDE SAYS POPULAR MOBILIZATION EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of the popular mobilization strand of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff April 1 that Chalabi has been meeting with Sadr City community leaders. These leaders told Chalabi that Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) elements who had fled Baghdad are ret [...]
2007-04-04 07:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1167WHAT BAGHDAD'S GOVERNOR THINKS OF RECONCILIATION
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: Governor of Baghdad Province Hussein al-Tahan told PRTOff that he does not think any kind of outreach to Sunni political parties is worthwhile. Although he said he has met many of Baghdad's various political leaders, he scoffs at t [...]
2007-04-04 16:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD1168BAGHDAD'S SADRISTS TOE MOQTADA'S LINE -- NO
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of the attempted assassination about three weeks ago of Raheem al-Duraji ) a district administrator or qa'im makam of Sadr City (often referred to as its mayor) ) Sadr City local councils (LC) have been withholding their [...]
2007-04-04 16:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD1178BAGHDAD RESIDENTS EXPRESS EMERGING PESSIMISM OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Baghdad residents from various parts of the city have expressed new pessimism over the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) during conversations with PRToffs over the past week. Shia contacts from both east and west Baghdad have said that Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) elements that previously fled [...]
2007-04-05 05:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1210MINDEF QADIR WELCOMES AMBASSADOR BACK TO IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 3, Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim Al Mufriji hosted a dinner to welcome the Ambassador back to Iraq. Abdul Qadir introduced his key military leaders; provided a briefing on the status of the ministry; and stressed his commitment to sustaining a military [...]
2007-04-08 05:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1227POSSIBLE SADR MILITIA TIES TO MUTHANNA PC
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. 2. (S) Summary: A Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) member and a provincial judge provided information about the investigation into the February 20, 2007 assassination of former Muthanna Deputy Provincial Council Chairman Mohammad Hanoon. The PC member re [...]
2007-04-09 10:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1228POLITICAL STATE OF PLAY IN MUTHANNA PROVINCE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable, drafted to discuss the political state of play in Muthanna province by asking how provincial elections might play out if they occurred today. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Muthanna politics (and politicians) are opportunistic and personal rather t [...]
2007-04-09 10:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1256AMBASSADOR, TALABANI, BARZANI DISCUSS IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani April 9 discussed with the Ambassador how to improve Iraq-Turkey relations after Iraq decided to hold its next Neighbors' Conference in Egypt instead of Istanbul. During his meeting with Talabani the Ambassador also urged Talabani to act on the PKK [...]
2007-04-11 19:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1261KURDISTAN OFFICIAL: WE USED THE LANGUAGE OF
[...] The below article highlights statements made by Dr. Fouad Hussein, Chief of Staff to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani on April 10, 2007, which was posted in English on the Kurdish news website Peyamner.com. 2. Begin Text: National - Kurdistan Official: We used the [...]
2007-04-12 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1280AL QAEDA OFFENSIVE? SPECTACULAR ATTACKS CONTINUE
[...] (S) At about 1030 this morning a suicide car bomb exploded just south of the Green Zone near the Jadriya Bridge connecting Baghdad's Karkh district to the Karada Peninsula. Press reports are ten dead and fifteen injured. The attack occurred 400 meters west of the actual bridge span and, altho [...]
2007-04-14 10:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PINS PTER
07BAGHDAD1302SARAFIYAH BRIDGE DESTRUCTION WIDENS SHIA/SUNNI
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The destruction of the Sarafiyah Bridge in central Baghdad represents more than damaged infrastructure; it is a strike against Baghdad's history, harms the city's economic productivity and both physically and symbolically widens the [...]
2007-04-16 09:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD136IRAQI ARMY OFFICERS DISCUSS INTERNAL MILITIA
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In several discussions with Anbar PolOff in late December and early January, Iraqi Army (IA) officers based in the Fallujah area expressed concerns about Shia militia influence inside their ranks. If asked to fight the Mahdi Army (JAM) in par [...]
2007-01-14 07:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1360INCREASED SECURITY BRINGING DOURA MARKET TO LIFE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The establishment by Coalition Forces of a Combat Outpost in Baghdad's Doura market, as well as initial efforts to harden the market, has significantly reduced violence in the area. No murders have been recorded near the market since the Combat Outpost was created and the area a [...]
2007-04-20 19:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PGOV PINS PTER
07BAGHDAD1364SUNNI TAWAFUQ VOICES FRUSTRATION WITH GOI, CALLS
[...] (C) Summary: Statements by the Sunni Tawafuq bloc in recent weeks have indicated it is considering withdrawing from Iraq's national unity government due to its perception Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is not responding in a meaningful way to Sunni concerns. These concerns include their stro [...]
2007-04-22 04:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1365IRAQI FORCES' CHIEF SAYS U.S. SUPPORT VITAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 15 meeting, Commander General of the Iraqi Joint Headquarters Babakr Baderkhan Zibari told Senator Hagel and Representative Sestak that the Iraqi armed forces are growing in competence, loyalty, and numbers. Babakr said militia influence on the force was minimal and, c [...]
2007-04-22 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1366SADRIST MINISTER OF HEALTH SAYS HE WANTS TO STAY
[...] (S) Minister of Health Dr. Ali al-Shammari detailed to the Ambassador on April 19 his efforts and reasons for wanting to remain Minister of Health, despite a call by Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr for all Sadrist-nominated cabinet ministers to resign (reftel). Al-Shammari said he planned to [...]
2007-04-22 10:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD137MINDEF TELLS SEN BROWNBACK TERRORISM MORE
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with Senator Sam Brownback, (R/KS),Minister of Defense Abdul al-Qader Mohammed Jasim reported that the Iraqi Armed Forces are progressing but require continued U.S. military support, including additional troops for the next phase of the Baghdad Se [...]
2007-01-14 11:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1379CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES PROBLEMS WITH MINISTRY OF
[...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff April 5 that the Ministry of Trade is preventing distribution of food rations (known as the Public Distribution System, or PDS) to areas of west Baghdad for apparently secta [...]
2007-04-23 10:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1390MAYSAN ON THE EVE OF PIC
[...] (S) Recent intelligence assessments have described Maysan province as ripe for continued violence, despite the imminence of transition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). Maysan's history of inter-militia and inter-tribal warfare sets the backdrop for this assessment. However, there is a ne [...]
2007-04-23 13:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1417REMOVING IRAQ'S YELLOW CAKE
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 7). 2. (S) SUMMARY: We believe that it is time for the US to remove the 550 tons of yellowcake uranium stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. We do not believe that the Iraqi government will be able to sell it to an appropriate buyer in [...]
2007-04-26 07:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ
07BAGHDAD144SCIRI/BADR LEADERS CONCERNED OVER ESCALATING
[...] (S) Summary: SCIRI/Badr leaders, including Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Humam Hamoudi, Hadi al-Amri, Mohsin al-Hakim (son of Abdulaziz al-Hakim),and Rida Jawad Taqi, expressed concern to the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Briefly describing the [...]
2007-01-15 08:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1451MUTHANNA-BASED IRAQI ARMY UNITS UNREADY FOR BSP
[...] (S) Summary: The Iraqi Army,s Second Battalion, Second Brigade of the Tenth Division, based in Muthanna, is comprised of poorly motivated soldiers who appear ill-prepared for their imminent participation in the Baghdad Security Plan. During six days of training exercises with Australian force [...]
2007-04-29 16:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PINR PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1452ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE,
[...] (S) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi discussed the course of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue further with the Ambassador in an April 27 meeting. Abdel Mehdi said that, upon reading the papers provided by the U.S. side for the security, economic, and political committees (ref A),he was conc [...]
2007-04-29 19:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1479ADHAMIYA WALL DIVIDES POLITICIANS FROM REALITY IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 05:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD148IRAQI PM OUTLINES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the PM briefed the Ambassador on his plans for implementing the new Baghdad security plan, in the presence of the team he has assembled: Shiite VP Mehdi, who will coordinate political support; Sunni DPM Zawbai, in charge of bringing services to cleared areas; Ku [...]
2007-01-15 08:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1498UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS BASRAH TO TRANSFER BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, UK Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne told the Ambassador that August is a key month for UK forces in Basrah. If all goes as HMG plans, Multi National Division-Southeast will transition Basrah to provincial Iraqi control (PIC) and hand the Basrah Palace keys ov [...]
2007-05-04 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PNAT PINS MARR MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD150KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANIAN OFFICE
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]
2007-01-15 11:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL KMDR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1506LOCAL SURVEY SHOWS STRONG OPPOSITION TO ADHAMIYA
[...] (C) During an introductory meeting on May 3 convened by Adhamiya-Taji EPRT Team Leader, Adhamiya District Advisory Council (DAC) Deputy Chairman Dawood Aadhmi reported that he conducted a formal survey of 3,000 residents of the Adhamiya neighborhood. The survey offered respondents five optio [...]
2007-05-06 14:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1521CODEL BOND EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 meeting with SCIRI chairman Abdelaziz al-Hakim, CODEL Bond--Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO),Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA),Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME),and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)--impressed on al-Hakim the importance of quick progress on key legislative issues related to [...]
2007-05-07 18:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1525CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION IN KARKH,
[...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff May 1 that Chalabi,s staff met this week with Jaysh Al-Mehdi (JAM) and Sunni extremist elements from the Karkh district to promote reconciliation. The aide, Sermad Al-Qaisy, [...]
2007-05-08 07:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1526CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES DETAINEES, VIEWS ON GOI
[...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff May 7 that Chalabi has received permission from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to place four lawyers each in three MOD detention facilities in the greater Baghdad area. He al [...]
2007-05-08 07:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1536PART 1 OF 3: HOW SADRISTS TOOK SADR CITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) This cable forms the first part of a three-part series on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, tw [...]
2007-05-09 06:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1537PART 2 OF 3: MODERATES ENDURE IN SADR CITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) This is the second of three cables on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, two leading moderates [...]
2007-05-09 06:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1538PART 3 OF 3: WHOEVER RULES SADR CITY, RULES BAGHDAD
[...] (C) This is the third of three cables on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, two leading moderates on [...]
2007-05-09 06:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1539IRAQ-IRAN - THE SHATT AL ARAB BORDER DISPUTE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's detention of 15 British naval personnel in March highlighted long-standing tensions along the Iraq-Iran maritime boundary and the importance of helping Iraq develop the diplomatic and military tools necessary to defend its frontiers against intrusion and infiltration. The d [...]
2007-05-09 10:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1552IDENTIFYING MODERATES IN BAGHDAD
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the first of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage and empower moderates. 2. (C) Summary: Baghdad Province is home to many people who reject violence as a means to achieve political ends, respect [...]
2007-05-11 14:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1570KURDISTAN INTERIOR MINISTER ON MAY 9 TRUCK BOMBING
[...] SUMMARY: (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of the Interior Sinjari told us that the May 9 truck bombing of the Ministry of Interior building in Erbil had killed 14 and wounded 123, and was carried out by Al-Kataib Kurdistan, an element of Al-Qaida. He said the organizers of the [...]
2007-05-13 17:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1572MG FASTABEND'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH IRAQI VP HASHEMI
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Iraq's Sunni VP Tariq Hashemi, MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations MG Fastabend underscored MNF-I support for Anbar province volunteers to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Coalition efforts to look into problems with recruits' pay; explai [...]
2007-05-13 18:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1583POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN
[...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...]
2007-05-14 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1584MINDEF AGREES TO DETENTION REFORM AS POPULATION
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At the urging of MNSTC-I Commanding General Lieutenant General Dempsey, Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir agreed on May 6 to address the abuse and substandard detention conditions discovered recently by an MOD-led inspection team visit to the Baghdad military intelligen [...]
2007-05-14 16:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1588BAGHDAD MODERATES WANT CHANGES IN PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the second of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Baghdad moderates are frustrated with Baghdad's governing elite and the p [...]
2007-05-15 05:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1593MALIKI RESHAPES THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to reshape the Iraqi national security architecture seem to be producing increasing centralization of power in the hands of an inner circle of Shia Islamists at the expense of the formal chain of command. Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir, a S [...]
2007-05-15 18:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1601BAGHDAD RESIDENTS DISAPPOINTED IN SECURITY PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, both Shia and Sunni Baghdad residents from all parts of the city have expressed to PRT Baghdad frustration with what they called the disappointing progress of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). On the security front, most said dire security conditions still prec [...]
2007-05-16 13:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1606DHI QAR: FIGHTING BETWEEN JAM AND IRAQI SECURITY
[...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL MNC-I) Summary: This is a situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) and elements of [...]
2007-05-16 16:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1611VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: In a May 15 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that he hoped to have a revised draft of a deBaathification reform law to the Presidency Council early next week. He confirmed that he and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi had agreed on the principles for re [...]
2007-05-17 14:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1625REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for trainin [...]
2007-05-20 05:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1626DHI QAR SITREP: REPORT ON FIGHTING IN DHI QAR
[...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL AUS, UK, USA) Summary: This is the second situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) [...]
2007-05-20 07:24:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1630REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-05-20 08:38:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1645BAGHDAD SADRISTS LIKELY TO WIN NEXT PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Provincial elections in Baghdad, if run as a single-district party-list vote, will most likely result in a Sadrist-dominated provincial government. Baghdad moderates believe Sunni citizens in Baghdad would be better [...]
2007-05-20 14:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1646ADMIRAL FALLON URGES SIIC LEADER TO FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Abdelaziz al-Hakim, leader of the newly renamed Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC),CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon urged al-Hakim to use his leadership position to work toward reconciliation. Al-Hakim promised to do so, but noted that Iraq' [...]
2007-05-20 16:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1647COMCENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON AND IRAQI VP AL-HASHIMI
[...] (S) Summary. Visiting COMCENTCOM Admiral William J. Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Crocker, met with Vice President and Sunni bloc leader Tariq al-Hashimi May 12 to press for progress on political benchmarks. Al-Hashimi stated his genuine desire for progress on key reconciliation issues in [...]
2007-05-20 17:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1648HOW TO GET A JOB AT THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Young men and women in Baghdad struggle with the challenges of finding jobs, starting families and living in a violent city. Ali Dabbagh, an office manager for the Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) Chairman, claims he did not get [...]
2007-05-20 17:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1660ROCKETS SLIGHTLY DAMAGE IRAQI PARLIAMENT BUILDING,
[...] (C) At approximately three this afternoon two rockets (believed to be 107 mm) struck the Iraqi Parliament Building located in the International Zone (IZ). The Council of Representatives was not in session and there were no injuries and only minor damage to the structure reported. Ground rada [...]
2007-05-21 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MCAP MOPS PINS
07BAGHDAD1664FADHILA AWAITS ANSWER FROM SADRISTS, JAFARI, IIP
[...] (C) Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told PolOffs May 20 that he had recently traveled to Najaf to discuss Fadhila's proposal for a "national front" (ref A) with the Sadrists' political bureau. Despite his urging, al-Shammari said, the Sadrists told him they wanted to remain "independe [...]
2007-05-21 15:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1666MALIKI SAYS NEIGHBORS AND JAM ARE SERIOUS THREATS
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told General Petraeus and the Ambassador May 17 that he was frustrated with his neighbors' continued treachery against him and Iraq. Maliki also expressed distress over Jaysh al-Mahdi and said he intended to act more aggressively against t [...]
2007-05-22 01:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD169KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]
2007-01-16 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1696PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL
[...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...]
2007-05-23 01:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1697CHALABI AIDE RELAYS POPULAR COMMITTEE COMPLAINTS
[...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),gave PRToff a summary May 19 of the weekly meeting of representatives from popular committees from across the city. Popular committee members meet with Chalabi,s staff weekly to discus [...]
2007-05-23 05:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1699ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We request the release of U.S. sensors and weapons (described in para 3-5) to the Government of Iraq (GOI) for incorporation onboard Iraqi Air Force (IAF) aircraft to advance the GOI's counter-terrorism capability and sec [...]
2007-05-23 08:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1702AMBASSADOR AND VP ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) In a May 21 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed his deep appreciation to the Ambassador for the assistance given by the USG to ISCI leader Abdelaziz al-Hakim. He thanked the USG for its quick facilitation of all steps leading to the diagnosis and treatment of al-Hakim, incl [...]
2007-05-23 11:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1712STATUS OF WOMEN IN SADR CITY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Sadr City District Advisory Council Members Suaad Allami and Hayder S. Zedan told EPRToffs May 22 that educational and employment opportunities for women in Sadr City have diminished significantly since 2003, due to religious doctrine, security concerns and infrastructure problem [...]
2007-05-23 15:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1731ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPON RELEASE TO IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the release of AN/PVS-7 (Gen 3, 1250 FOM) Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) and AN/PEQ-2 Target Pointer Illuminating Aiming Lights (TIAPL) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Mini [...]
2007-05-24 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1732SHI'A OFFICIALS VOICE CONCERN OVER EVENHANDEDNESS
[...] (C) CoR members Qassim Daoud and Taha Dera (both Solidarity Bloc, Shi'a coalition) discussed with the Ambassador on May 21 their concerns about the evenhandedness of MNF in Diyala. Daoud told the Ambassador that Ayatollah Sistani's "representative" had recently asserted during Friday prayers [...]
2007-05-24 15:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1741ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPON RELEASE TO IRAQ
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the full release of U.S Generation III AN/PVS-7 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) to the Government of Iraq for use by the Iraqi Army to enable improved counterterrorism operations and reduction of potentia [...]
2007-05-25 14:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1742STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE LAUNCHED WITH ISCI
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 20, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard that the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (ISCI) looked forward to developing a "special" security partnership with the United States. Abdel Mehdi recommended advancing the relationship by f [...]
2007-05-25 14:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1755FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI LAMENTS LACK OF
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting, former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member (Shi'a Coalition, Dawa) Ibrahim al-Ja'fari hailed President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein as a historic and strategic decision that Iraqis will view as "an Iraqi national decision." He liste [...]
2007-05-27 14:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1773FADHILA LEADERS GIVE AMBASSADOR OVERVIEW OF PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari, Basim al-Sherif, and Karim al-Yacoubi laid out to the Ambassador Fadhila's position on key legislative issues. They said there was political pressure on the Prime Minister to "certify" a vote of no confi [...]
2007-05-28 12:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1787TUWAITHA SITE SECURITY
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On Sunday, May 27, 2007, Emboffs met with Dr. Srood R. Najib, the head of the International Organization for Multilateral Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A substantial portion of the discussion involved the nuclear materials stored at the Tuwaitha si [...]
2007-05-29 13:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY
07BAGHDAD1813VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY
[...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...]
2007-05-31 05:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1832FORMER GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ASKED TO TAKE ISCI
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the third of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Governor of Baghdad Ali Fadel al-Misir recently took a position as [...]
2007-06-03 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1833SADRIST COR MEMBER CALLS FOR TRUST-BUILDING
[...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with the DCM, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member Baha al-Araji (protect) said that Muqtada al-Sadr was not in full control of his organization, which was falling prey to "small groups with regional support." Describing the trust between the U.S. and the S [...]
2007-06-03 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1837STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH ISCI CONTINUES
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At a May 27 meeting of the joint Coalition - Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI) Security Committee, Badr Organization leader (and CoR Security and Defense Committee Chairman) Hadi al-Amri told MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects MG Winfield Scott that ove [...]
2007-06-03 11:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1839UNHCR AND ICRC ON MEK: YOU TOOK THEM, YOU OWN THEM
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 26, a MNF-I/U.S. Embassy delegation consulted with ICRC and UNHCR representatives in Amman on the future of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) members who were granted 'protected persons' status by the United States in 2004 and currently reside in Diyala province under C [...]
2007-06-03 11:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT PTER MARR MACP MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1866BAGHDAD: SUNNIS IN AMERIYA ATTACK AQI -- WHY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An uprising in the Sunni-predominant Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriya continued June 4, after five days of fighting between Sunni residents and Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). This unexpected uprising offers insight into the process of securing Baghdad, including the nature of Sunni-on-Sun [...]
2007-06-05 17:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1882BADR HEAD CALLS FOR EMPOWERING LOCALS
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At a 3 June meeting of the joint Coalition - Iraqi Security Committee, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq deputy and Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amri outlined to Embassy and MNF-I officials several issues that he feels are critical for establishing security, including: [...]
2007-06-06 14:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1887READ OUT FROM JUNE 3 MCNS
[...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 3 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that, similar to previous years, in advance of the June UNSCR review, he would prepare a letter for the United S [...]
2007-06-07 09:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1889UPDATE ON BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil Reporting Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi military leaders in Dohuk Province request additional resources from the Iraqi central government and the USG to cover the Iraq-Turkey border area in Dohuk Province. They cite 22 instances of Turkish military action in Dohuk [...]
2007-06-07 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PINS PTER IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD1898BAGHDAD'S KARADAH DISTRICT IS HAVEN FOR RICH AND
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Local council leaders from the Karadah district of Baghdad told PRTOff that since they began recording the number of displaced persons in their district, 4,000 families have moved into Karadah, and that in the past three weeks th [...]
2007-06-08 16:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD1913SADR SEEKS TO CONNECT WITH BAGHDAD GOVERNOR
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Governor Hussein al-Tahan (Badr) told PRToff on June 7 that he was recently invited to a conference of provincial governors hosted by Moqtada al-Sadr. Governor Tahan's Deputy Governor Qassim N'ima al-Duraji (Sadrist) attend [...]
2007-06-10 14:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1915NATIONAL POLICE DETAINED FOR SUNNI MOSQUE BOMBING
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. On June 9, Iraqi Security Forces detained two National Police commanders for possible involvement in the June 8 bombing that damaged the Sunni Al Fattah Pasha mosque in Baghdad,s Al Bayya neighborhood. The bombing follows two recent high profile cases of sectarian atta [...]
2007-06-10 15:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1933DCM URGES VP ABDEL MEHDI NOT TO EXCLUDE SUNNIS AND
[...] (S) In a June 10 meeting, the DCM urged Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi not to exclude Sunni moderates from any efforts to re-energize the Iraqi government in the wake of Shi'a and Kurdish concerns over the "Cairo declaration" (reftel). Abdel Mehdi assured the DCM that there was no intention [...]
2007-06-11 16:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1948PRIME MINISTER MALIKI TO FOCUS ON OIL LAWS
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 10, Prime Minister Maliki assured the Ambassador of his commitment to getting the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft laws in front of the Council of Representatives as a package within days. He also pledged to bring de-Baathification and prov [...]
2007-06-13 08:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS MCAP PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1950READ OUT FROM JUNE 10 MCNS
[...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 10 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir summarized his proposal to address the shortage of officers in the Iraqi armed forces. Minister of Interior Jawad Bu [...]
2007-06-13 12:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PNAT PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1955IRAQI POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FIGURES CALL FOR
[...] (C) The second bombing attack on the Imam Ali al-Hadi "al-Askariya" or golden mosque in Samarra occurred at approximately 0900 local time June 13 resulting in the destruction of two minarets. The first attack in February 2006 set in motion major retaliation against Sunni mosques and an increa [...]
2007-06-14 01:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1960MEETINGS WITH GOI OFFICIALS REGARDING THE TUWAITHA
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the period between May 30, and June 5, Emboffs met with a number of representatives from the Government of Iraq (GOI) regarding removal of the natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-level radioactive sources stored at the Tuwaitha site. In each meeting, Embo [...]
2007-06-14 09:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ
07BAGHDAD1974HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 13 meeting with PolOff, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim reported that the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 12 decided that Iraq should maintain both a Human Rights Commission, which is constitutionally mandated, and a Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR). The minis [...]
2007-06-15 17:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1977ADHAMIYA SUNNIS DISCUSS SECURITY, VIEWS ON U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Sunni members of the Adhamiya District Council (DC) told PRToffs June 5 that the Iraqi Army (IA) and both Sunni and Shia extremists are the primary sources of instability in the predominantly Sunni areas of the district. They added that many average Sunni citizens in the district [...]
2007-06-16 08:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1981FOURTH ISCI SECURITY MEETING FOCUSES ON POPULAR
[...] (C/REL-MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the fourth Coalition-Iraqi Security Committee meeting on 11 June, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard that leveraging the potential of local communities through Popular Committees could fill the intelligence and security v [...]
2007-06-17 06:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1994DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...]
2007-06-17 16:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1995DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BSP WITH LOCAL IRAQI
[...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and four Baghdad community leaders for dinner at his residence June 12. Primary topics of discussion were the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),elections, and what would happen if U.S. force [...]
2007-06-17 17:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1996THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH KRG PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: During June 13-14 meetings in Erbil with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Deputy Secretary Negroponte urged strong and visible KRG action against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to prevent Turkish milita [...]
2007-06-17 18:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD200LIFE IN DHI QAR
[...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (U) Summary: Life for the average citizen of Dhi Qar is challenging, but is considered better than in most parts of Iraq. The provincial government has legitimacy in the minds of the average citizen, the rule of law, though nascent and troubled, does pro [...]
2007-01-18 16:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2021DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...]
2007-06-19 11:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2022DPM ZOBAIE DISCUSSES SERVICES, BUDGET EXECUTION
[...] (C) During a meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and chairman of the Baghdad Security Plan's services subcommittee, Salam Zobaie (Sunni, Iraqi People's Conference) described security as the best service the Iraqi Government (GOI) can provide. He criticized budget ex [...]
2007-06-19 12:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD204RRT COORDINATOR LUNCH WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At a lunch with Regional Coordinator and Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Officers on January 11, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani praised the speech by President Bush on the new Iraq strategy. Talabani asked [...]
2007-01-18 17:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV ENRG IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2040LEGAL AMBIGUITY IN BAGHDAD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad is ruled by political elements seeking to maximize their influence in an environment of legal and institutional uncertainty. Provincial powers legislation that defines the authority of a provincial government, and legislation that specifically describes Baghdad's status [...]
2007-06-20 17:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2041WHY SADR CITY MODERATES REMAIN INDISPENSIBLE
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami told poloff June 5 that the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) rely upon moderate independents to register civil society organizations, write project proposals, draft legal contracts, and [...]
2007-06-20 17:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2044STRUCTURES AND CONFLICT IN BAGHDAD GOVERNANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Understanding Baghdad's government structure assists in understanding the violence that occurs when political rivalry turns into institutional conflict. Competition over the power to distribute and profit from government services is a major source of instability in the capital. [...]
2007-06-21 06:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2047TALABANI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HYDROCARBON LAW,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 12 lunch with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, President Talabani said he would engage SIPDIS the Turkish Government in an attempt to reduce tensions along Iraq's northern borders but dismissed the idea of GOI military action against PKK elements in Iraq. President [...]
2007-06-21 08:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2048REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-06-21 09:53:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2050KADHAMIYA DC CHAIR DISCUSSES SECURITY, RUMORS,
[...] (C) Summary: The Kadhamiya District Council (DC) Chairman told PRToff June 10 that the residents in his district remain frustrated by the continued activities of militias and terrorists and poor public services. He also said that he and other secular moderates would like U.S. support ahead of [...]
2007-06-21 14:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2055READ OUT FROM JUNE 17 MCNS
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 17 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: --Maliki conveyed his outrage over a public conference held by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) earlier in the week and stressed that the GOI should tak [...]
2007-06-22 15:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2073MEK - FINDING A HOME AND RESTRICTING THEIR
[...] SUMMARY (C/REL MNF-I) On June 22, Prime Minister Maliki's political advisor, Sadik al-Rikabi, told the Deputy Chief of Mission that the Government of Iraq (GOI) is committed to finding third-country residences for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) population residing in Camp Ashraf. He said that [...]
2007-06-25 01:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2082ACTION REQUEST: POLICY GUIDANCE FOR MEK
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a request for policy guidance. Please see para 12. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In the past week, the Prime Minister has insisted in separate meetings with the Ambassador and the Political Counselor that all Mujahedin e-Khalq active and former members must leave Ir [...]
2007-06-25 12:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PHUM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2116MALIKI ON OIL, RECONCILIATION, AND HAMID THE MUTE
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 24, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador he would do his best to ensure the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft are submitted to the Council of Representatives as a package in the coming days. Maliki said he was pleased with the [...]
2007-06-27 10:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2117JUNE 22 I-ESC - FUEL, WATER, AND RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Summary. On 22 June, for the first time in several weeks, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present and chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) whose function is to support the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan ("Fardh Al-Qanoon"). The meeting featured dis [...]
2007-06-27 10:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD212SCIRI LEADERS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER AL-KUT
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with SCIRI leaders Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Vice President Adil Abdel Mehdi, and Mohsin al-Hakim on January 17 to discuss the January 16 operation in which two Badr members were detained in al-Kut on suspicions of involvement in facilitation of explosively formed p [...]
2007-01-19 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2145READ OUT FROM JUNE 26 MCNS
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 16 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: --Commander in Chief Joint Forces General Babakir al-Zebari gave an operational update on Baquba. Commanding General MNF-I David Petraeus expande [...]
2007-06-29 13:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR MOPS PINR PINS PNAT PREL
07BAGHDAD2172AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 28 MEETING WITH IRAQI DEPUTY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 28, the Ambassador met with Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Al-Attiya offered thoughts on the CoR and the status of key legislation. Al-Attiya stressed the importance of tailoring counterinsurgency methods to [...]
2007-07-01 11:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2217BAGHDAD'S CHANGING BOUNDARIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Baghdad Governor and Provincial Council (PC) initiated a plan to adjust the city's district boundaries in early May; this plan may exacerbate sectarian tensions if new districts reflect and entrench the recent displacement of people in the city, away from mixed areas and int [...]
2007-07-04 11:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2220IRAQI POLICE PERFORMANCE IN BAGHDAD
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: According to the May assessments from U.S. police transition teams in eleven Baghdad districts and municipalities, the Iraqi police show signs of progress in leadership and operational capability, especially in neighborhoods where Joint Security Stations have been esta [...]
2007-07-05 01:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2228REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-07-05 10:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2229ANBAR TRIBAL POLITICS: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. A struggle for tribal leadership is underway in Anbar Province, as Ali Hatem, a young sheikh of prominent lineage seeks to replace Sheikh Sattar Abu Risha, the tribal leader responsible for evicting Al-Qaeda from Ramadi. Sattar ha [...]
2007-07-05 11:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2239READ OUT FROM JULY 01 MCNS
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 16 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Maliki directed Acting Minister of Justice Dr. Safi al-Safi to convene a July 2 meeting to deal with all unresolved issues regarding the GOI-pla [...]
2007-07-06 02:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR MOPS PINR PINS PNAT PREL
07BAGHDAD2242PESHMERGA FORCE UNIFICATION, IRAQI KURDISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peshmerga forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are scheduled to unify by the end of 2007 (NOTE: The PUK and KDP originally committed that unification would be complete by the end of 2006). This requires ambitious regulatory and [...]
2007-07-06 10:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2277JUNE 13 ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES
[...] (C) Summary. In the fourth session of the ISCI-U.S. political committee on June 13, both sides agreed to review common objectives of the dialogue and at the next meeting come up with practical, concrete steps to achieve these shared goals. Discussions focused on improving communication betwe [...]
2007-07-09 13:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2282ISCI SECURITY COMMITTEE STRESSES TRIBAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the fifth meeting of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI) Security Committee meeting on July 2, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi reemphasized the importance of tribal engagement, popular committees, and detainee issues. Badr Organization Secretary-General Hadi al Amer [...]
2007-07-10 09:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2317PART 1 OF 2: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FORCES MAJOR SHIFT
[...] (C) Summary: Sectarian violence has caused significant demographic shifts throughout Baghdad. Before February 2006, few areas in Baghdad comprised a clear Sunni or Shia majority; more than half of Baghdad neighborhoods still contained a mixed population. As of July 2007, only about 20 percen [...]
2007-07-12 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2318PART 2 OF 2: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FORCES MAJOR SHIFT
[...] (C) Summary: Sectarian violence has caused significant demographic shifts in Baghdad. Before February 2006, most neighborhoods west of the Tigris River contained mixed populations from two or more of the city's three major religious groupings, Sunnis, Shia, and Christians. Western Baghdad cu [...]
2007-07-12 15:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2329INDEPENDENT SHI'A MP ON CURRENT POLITICAL
[...] (C) Taha Dera, an independent Shi'a CoR member now a member of Qassim Daoud's Solidarity Bloc, expressed skepticism to PolOff on July 11 about prospects for the ISCI-Dawa-KDP-PUK alliance, aka the "group of four." The alliance cannot count on the Ja'fari branch of Dawa, he reasoned, and the [...]
2007-07-13 14:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2331HYDROCARBON LAW'S STATUS AT THE COUNCIL OF
[...] (C) Summary: A draft of the framework Hydrocarbon Law was submitted by the Council of Ministers to the Council of Representatives on July 3, and distributed to the Oil and Gas, Economic, and Legal committees for review on July 5. The bill and its supporters have faced criticism from Iraqi pr [...]
2007-07-14 10:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD235DR. AL-KASIR BLAMES IRAQI ARMY FOR HAIFA TERROR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16, Dr. Quraish Fajir al-Kasir told the Ambassador that the militia-infiltrated Iraqi Army was to blame for the recent eight-day siege of his Sunni-dominated neighborhood. He attributed the ongoing ethno-sectarian violence in Baghdad to 'politicians' such as Jalal al-S [...]
2007-01-22 16:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2360IRAQ COMMITMENT TO FUND RULE OF LAW COMPLEX
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Jabr signed a Foreign Military Sales Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) in a ceremony at Baghdad's Rule of Law Complex on July 10. The LOA, when funded with Government of Iraq wire transfers in the coming days, will satisfy outstanding funding requi [...]
2007-07-16 07:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2400BADR HEAD ACCUSES COALITION OF TARGETING ISCI
[...] (C/REL-MNF-I) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The continued detention of persons affiliated with the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI) dominated discussion in joint ISCI-US Security Committee meetings (ref). In an effort to bolster our relationship with ISCI, at the 9 July Committee meeting, Genera [...]
2007-07-18 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2447PART 1 OF 2: BAGHDAD'S SUNNIS REQUIRE LOCALLY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ameriya Sunni leader Sayf Sa'ad al-Obaidi (Abu Abid) told poloffs July 15 that his neighborhood's fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) continues apace. Abu Abid, who serves as military commander of the group in Baghdad's Ameriya neighborhood that rose against AQI in late May (Re [...]
2007-07-24 14:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2448PART 2 OF 2: BAGHDAD'S SUNNIS REQUIRE LOCALLY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a two-part series examining the broader significance for Baghdad of local uprisings against Sunni and Shia extremists currently taking place in the Ameriya and Ghazaliya neighborhoods. Extremists in both neighborhoods appear to have suffered from physi [...]
2007-07-24 14:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2464THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ
[...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...]
2007-07-25 16:52:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER
07BAGHDAD2498MUTHANNA VIOLENCE SUBSIDES, BUT CONFLICT REMAINS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) Fighting in Samawah and Rumaitha between Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) and local security forces has ended for the time being and the curfew has been lifted. Muthanna's Governor Hassani (Badr) claims he did not make a deal with [...]
2007-07-29 05:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2511MUTHANNA SECURITY FORCES CLAIM MOI IMPAIRS FIGHT
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) At a conference on 23 July with LTC Ellwood, Australian Commanding Officer for Muthanna, senior leaders of Muthanna's security forces said that the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in Baghdad was using de-Ba'athification l [...]
2007-07-30 05:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2514PM MALIKI: WE WILL NOT LET TAWAFUQ STOP THE
[...] (S) Summary/comment: In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Maliki harshly condemned Tawafuq's July 25 statement threatening to withdraw from the government (reftel). He accused Tawafuq of seeking to bring down his government, defeat the U.S. in Iraq, and force an internat [...]
2007-07-30 06:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2515AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AL-HAKIM ON HIS RETURN FROM
[...] (C) ISCI chairman Abdulaziz al-Hakim, who returned on July 24 from chemotherapy treatment in Tehran, told the Ambassador on July 26 that he had urged Vice President Tarik al-Hashemi to work with Tawafuq and members of the UIC to find a solution to Tawafuq's potential withdrawal from the gover [...]
2007-07-30 06:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD253ANBAR REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES PROVINCIAL POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amr Abdulsittar, a Sunni Tawafuq bloc Council of representatives (CoR) member from Anbar, met with Poloffs on January 22 to discuss the situation in Anbar. He claimed Anbaris view Al Qaeda as a tool of Iran and as in cooperation with the United States. Abdulsittar expressed concer [...]
2007-01-24 08:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2615PRT-WASIT: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL VOTES TO DISMISS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On 4 August the Wasit Provincial Council (PC) voted to relieve the Provincial Police Chief. According to the new acting Police Chief, Brigadier General Alawi Hussein Kadhim, the PC's decision will not be final until the Minister of Interior (MOI) agrees and appoints an interim [...]
2007-08-07 04:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2632FADHILA LEADERS OFFER THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL
[...] (C) In an August 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari and Bassim al-Sherif expressed skepticism about the "group of four" (i.e., ISCI, Dawa, KDP, and PUK). While not against new movement on the political front, they argued that the group of four was not offering [...]
2007-08-08 02:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD264IRAQI PM URGES PARLIAMENT TO SUPPORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Prime Minister addressed over 200 Council of Representative members on January 25 to garner support for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) and stress upon the CoR members the importance of the legislative and executive branches undertaking the "exceptional efforts" needed to [...]
2007-01-25 18:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2687BAGHDAD'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- OVERTAXED AND
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Judicial investigators and investigative judges, and personnel at the Iraqi Bar Association (IBA),the Iraqi Jurists Union (IJU),local police stations, and provincial courthouses consistently tell the PRT Baghdad Rule (ROL) of La [...]
2007-08-13 07:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KJUS PGOV PINS PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD269IRAQ: NSA RUBAIE LAYS OUT NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) Summary: DCM assisted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafak Al-Rubaie in laying out the organizational structure necessary to implement the Joint Transition Strategy. Rubaie reported that PM Maliki had not allowed two Sadrist ministers, Minister of Health and Minister of T [...]
2007-01-26 03:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2694SHI'A COR MEMBER DISCUSSES TERRORIST CHALLENGE,
[...] (C) Sheikh Mohammed al-Haideri, member of the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the UIC and chair of the CoR's human rights committee, told CODEL Baird on August 11 that terrorism, including Al-Qaeda (AQ) and armed groups operating outside the law, was the biggest challenge to Iraq. (Note [...]
2007-08-13 13:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2697PLANNING FOR KADHIMIYA PILGRIMAGE SHOWS INCREASED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The absence of sectarian violence at the August 9 annual pilgrimage to the tomb of the 7th Imam Musa Kadhim in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad provided evidence of increased coordination capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),compared to last year, in which some 20 pil [...]
2007-08-14 02:18:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER PHUM MOPS PREL PINR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2703PRT-WASIT: GOI'S PROVINCIAL TRIBAL LIAISON MAKES
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On 10 August FOB Delta Commander and embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team (ePRT) Iraq Provincial Action Officer (IPAO) met with LTC Falih Hassan Nasir (protect),head of office for the Wasit Directorate of Tribal Affairs. LTC Falih gave his reasons for the security problem [...]
2007-08-15 04:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2728BAGHDAD CITY HALL TAKES INITIATIVE TO EXPAND ITS
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Baghdad Amanat (City Hall) has been independently continuing and improving earlier USG capacity building projects. In particular, a city Training Center is providing technical and management classes to Amanat professional sta [...]
2007-08-16 12:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR PINS EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD2736BAGHDAD IDP STATISTICS SHOW DISPLACEMENTS CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Iraq (GoI) statistics indicate that displacements in Baghdad province continue, turning once mixed Sunni/Shia neighborhoods into homogenous areas in which one sect constitutes a clear majority. Statistics provided by the Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) show that abou [...]
2007-08-16 13:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2737BAGHDAD IDP STATISTICS SHOW DISPLACEMENTS CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Iraq (GoI) statistics indicate that displacements in Baghdad province continue in spite of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). Ongoing displacements in Baghdad are turning once mixed Sunni/Shia neighborhoods into homogenous areas in which one sect constitutes a clear m [...]
2007-08-16 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2759REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-08-19 13:20:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2794ISCI-SADRIST RIVALRY: A COMPLEX MIX OF
[...] (S) The often bitter rivalry between the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and the Sadrists - and their affiliated militias, Badr and JAM - highlights the different histories and structures of each organization. ISCI is more centrally organized; the Sadrist movement is more fragmented. [...]
2007-08-21 08:09:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2809CODEL VOINOVICH STRESSES POLITICAL PROGRESS AND
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, CODEL Voinovich -- Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TENN),Sen. David Vitter (R-LA),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TENN) -- stressed with VP al-Hashimi concern regarding the withdrawal of the Tawafuq party and [...]
2007-08-21 19:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2816AFTERMATH OF MUTHANNA GOVERNOR,S ASSASSINATION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Since the the August 20 killing of Muthanna Governor Hassani, local officials have tightened security and there have been few reports of violence. After the three day period of mourning, the Provincial Council will select the ne [...]
2007-08-22 12:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2818BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES EXACERBATED BY FUEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad residents get an average of about two hours per day of electricity from the national grid and an additional 16.3 hours per day of electricity from neighborhood and personal generators, at a total cost of about USD 171.00 per month, according to local contacts and a recent [...]
2007-08-22 12:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ EAID EAIR PREL
07BAGHDAD2821MUTHANNA: SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR ASSASSINATION OF
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (C) On 22 August Brigadier Khadim Abulheel, Muthanna,s Chief of Police, announced to Muthanna TV that security forces in the province had arrested perpetrators of Governor Hassani,s assassination. In the statement, he did not share the names, [...]
2007-08-23 11:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2828AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 21 MEETING WITH SHEIKH
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Sheikh Abdul Sattar, the leading tribal figure in Anbar province, stressed the importance of Anbar tribal leaders in improving security and unifying the local citizens of Anbar. Sattar lauded the separation of politics and religion, spe [...]
2007-08-23 14:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2834BAGHDAD: MILITANTS TAKE OVER WHERE GOVERNMENT FAILS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Militant groups in Baghdad employ a complex mixture of violent and non-violent tactics to win control of the political prerogatives usually reserved for civilian governance institutions, including the delivery of essential services, the distribution of city resources, the collecti [...]
2007-08-23 19:19:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2835BAGHDAD: SEVEN TACTICS MILITANTS USE TO SEIZE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Extra-legal governance institutions created by Shia and Sunni militants repeatedly use the same tactics to seize and maintain control of Baghdad's neighborhoods. In almost all areas of the city, militants initially found a role and a purpose in forcibly displacing people from the [...]
2007-08-24 11:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2838VP ABDEL MEHDI TO CODEL VOINOVICH: PATIENCE, PLEASE
[...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told CODEL Voinovich (Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)) August 20 that an improved security environment and a change in the Sunni "mood" indicate that Iraq is making slow b [...]
2007-08-24 16:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2847A BAGHDAD COMMUNIST BECOMES A SUNNI CHAMPION
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A key figure has emerged on the Baghdad political scene in Subhi al-Meshadani, the lone Sunni on the Baghdad Provincial Council. Subhi, a member of the Iraqi Communist Party, has recently vaulted from the backbenches of provincial [...]
2007-08-25 17:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PTER
07BAGHDAD2849MALIKI URGED TO LEAD PARTIES TOWARD POLITICAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker strongly urged Prime Minister Maliki to take advantage of an improving security situation and lead Iraq towards political reconciliation, emphasizing that Iraqi political factions were extremely close to agreement on two key sticking points: [...]
2007-08-25 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2888THEFT, EXTORTION, KIDNAPPING -- HOW BAGHDAD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 13:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD2894SHI'A PARLIAMENTARY MALCONTENTS VENT ABOUT GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: Separate discussions with former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, nominally a member of PM al-Maliki's Da'wa party, and senior legislators from the Fadhila party revealed deep skepticism over the current government's ability to achieve meaningful progress and interest in formi [...]
2007-08-29 04:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD29AL ANBAR: FALLUJAH AND IRAQI ARMY LEADERS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Al Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah leaders told Al Anbar PolOff January 1 that the city remained quiet following Saddam Hussein's December 30 execution. They criticized, however, the timing of the execution, which coincided with the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday. [...]
2007-01-04 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2906JAM CREATES CRISIS IN KARBALA, HITS BADR IN BAGHDAD
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad - PRT Karbala report. 2. (C) Summary: Three days of internecine Shi'a violence that began August 27 with a thwarted attempt by elements of Moqtada al-Sadr's Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia to seize one of Shi'a Islam's holiest shrines in Karbala and morphed [...]
2007-08-29 17:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2907IMPLICATIONS OF MUTHANNA GOVERNOR'S ASSASSINATION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary: It is not yet known who is responsible for the assassination of Muthanna Governor Hassani. Members of his Jalabtah branch of the Albu Hassan tribe have taken tribal retribution, but the violence has been constrained [...]
2007-08-29 18:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD291ANBAR LEADERS ASK GOI MINISTERS FOR SUPPORT ON
[...] (C) Summary: On January 23, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon which brought Anbar provincial leadership together with GOI national level officials to discuss security issues of concern to the province. Anbar officials raised a number of "unanswered requests" with the Ministers of Interior, Def [...]
2007-01-28 17:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2925AL-SADR REINS IN JAM: PR RUSE OR STRATEGIC MOVE?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Moqtada al-Sadr's much publicized August 29 statement calling for his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) to suspend operations for six months and ordering its restructure was well-received by Prime Minister al-Maliki and welcomed by a leader of a main target of recent JAM violence, the Iraqi [...]
2007-08-31 14:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2930MALIKI PREDICTS IMPROVED SECURITY CONDITIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An optimistic Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki predicted improved security conditions in Iraq due to Moqtada al-Sadr,s pledge to stand down his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia and to very positive signals from his trips to Iran and Syria where he claimed to secure agreements to stop in [...]
2007-09-01 13:12:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2933WHERE IS BAGHDAD HEADED?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad at the end of the summer of 2007 remains a divided city. Since January, the troop surge has helped to create islands of safety and contributed to a reduction in sectarian violence in some areas. However, militant leaders and their cadres who profit from conflict have la [...]
2007-09-02 14:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD294LEADING IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN ON SYRIA, THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ali al-Adeeb, one the leaders of the Dawa party and the deputy leader of the Shi'a coalition in the Council of Representatives (CoR),gave the Ambassador a positive readout of his recent trip to Syria as part of President Talabani's delegation. He said that Shi'a coalition nego [...]
2007-01-29 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2958PM MALIKI: GOI SEEKS TO BUILD ON JAM'S STAND-DOWN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister al-Maliki told the Ambassador SeptemQr 2 that a recent attempt by Moqtada al-Sadr,s Jaysh alQahdi militia (JAM) to seize one of Shi,a Islam,s holiest shrines in Karbala last week had alienated Iraq,s Shi,a masses, and that al-Sadr,s order for the JAM to stand-down [...]
2007-09-04 10:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2959ISCI'S AMAR AL-HAKEEM TO CODEL COLEMAN: WE'RE
[...] (C) Summary: Shi,a leader Amar al-Hakeem, groomed to replace his ailing father as head of the Islamic Supreme Council (ISCI),told Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) on September 1 that a violent attempt by Moqtada al-Sadr,s Jaysh al-Mahdi militia (JAM) to seize one of Shi,a Islam,s holiest shrines in [...]
2007-09-04 10:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2994NATIONAL JOCKEYING FOR MUTHANNA'S NEW LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: National political parties intervened in the selection of the replacement to the assassinated Governor of Muthanna. Their motives differed, but all agreed on the need to choose a new leader quickly, to mitigate any instability [...]
2007-09-06 16:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3023IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, 7 SEPT
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) observed the six-month anniversary of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon with a performance review of the six supporting committees of the IESC. The Joint Planning Subcommittee of the IESC presented a report that made recommendations for refo [...]
2007-09-10 12:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3045JOINT RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS SUPPORT BAGHDAD
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Joint Planning Commission (JPC) and the Joint Reconstruction Operations Center (JROC) in Baghdad are fast becoming Iraqi-driven institutions. Created to coordinate and synchronize Baghdad reconstruction efforts in support [...]
2007-09-11 08:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3062CDA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSS SULTAN
[...] (S) Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told CDA Butenis and PolCouns September 8 that there would be significant public outrage if Sultan Hashim, formerly Saddam Hussein's Minister of Defense, were executed -- especially without the approval of the Presidency Council. The Iraqi people, she no [...]
2007-09-11 17:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPHUM PINS PREL PGOV KJUS KAWC IZ
07BAGHDAD3097ASSASSINATION OF ANBARI SHEIKH SATTAR BEZIA
[...] (S) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Sattar Bezia al-Rishawi was killed on September 13 by an IED which exploded by his vehicle close to his compound in Ramadi. Sattar's father and three brothers died at the hands of al-Qaeda and it is unclear who will now lead the Anbar Awakening movement or the al-Ris [...]
2007-09-13 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3115REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informati [...]
2007-09-16 09:35:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3125DAWA LEGISLATOR: JAM IS "THE NEW BA'ATH," MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Da'wa Party CoR member Haider al-Abadi told us September 13 that non-Sadrist Shi'a increasingly refer to Moqtada al-Sadr's followers as "The New Ba'athists" due to their use of violence and intimidation. Al-Abadi maintained that "moderate" Sadrists are afraid to speak out [...]
2007-09-17 11:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3150CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting with Prime Minister Maliki, the members of Codel Baucus delivered a tough message to PM Maliki, underscoring the frustration in Congress with the slow progress on political reconciliation and the need for Maliki personally to do more. The PM defended his [...]
2007-09-19 12:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3161CODEL BAUCUS DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, SECURITY,
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Codel Baucus on September 16, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told the delegation that he does not think there will be true national reconciliation until the Shia and Kurds decide to compromise, particularly regarding power-sharing on security issues. He said he [...]
2007-09-20 08:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3180MALIKI CAUTIOUS ABOUT BASRAH AND MOSUL SECURITY;
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge d,Affaires Patricia Butenis that he was cautious about the security conditions in Basrah and Mosul, but contended that Basrah could come under Iraqi Provincial Control (PIC) by December. He was [...]
2007-09-22 07:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3188MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-22 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3189NSA RUBAIE DISCUSSES UNSCR RENEWAL AND WASHINGTON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request: In a September 18 meeting with Political-Military Minister Counselor Marcie Ries, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafak al-Rubaie reiterated the Iraqi position on UN Security Council Resol [...]
2007-09-23 01:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PINS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3193CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach ou [...]
2007-09-23 12:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3195CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach [...]
2007-09-23 13:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3199ADVANCED MISSILES USED AGAINST U.S. AIRCRAFT
[...] (S) According to DIA and the U.S. Army Aircraft Shoot Down Assessment Team, insurgents recently targeted U.S. military helicopters in Iraq with advanced missiles that have some capability to defeat current U.S. countermeasures. The missiles are likely of Iranian origin. While military intelli [...]
2007-09-24 01:30:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3221MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. A survey of leading security officials in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna indicates widespread belief that Iran was behind the August 20 assassination of Governor al-Hassani. Quick Response Funds to reinforce [...]
2007-09-25 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3262AQI BEGINS ANTICIPATED RAMADAN ATTACK SURGE
[...] (S) Summary: After a relatively quiet first ten days of Ramadan, Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) began its anticipated surge of high-profile attacks on September 23 with a four-fold increase in the rate of attacks. Analysis suggests that AQI is primarily targeting two groups: the ISF and Sunni tribal m [...]
2007-09-29 16:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD330DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYAH DISCUSSES UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary: Khalid al-Attiyah (Shi'a coalition, Independent),First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR),told Dep PolCouns on January 31 that he was pleased with the roll-out of the Baghdad security plan (BSP) to date, particularly the government's insistence that i [...]
2007-01-31 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3320REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-10-06 09:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3330MUTHANNA: TRIBAL STRATEGY IN A PIC PROVINCE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The province of Muthanna offers an example of a coherent tribal strategy the Coalition can pursue in Shiite southern Iraq to combat militias and promote stability. In Muthanna, there are four key partners who can help us ac [...]
2007-10-07 08:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3353REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-10-08 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3354REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-10-08 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3372MALIKI OPTIMISTIC ON SECURITY; DISCUSSES IRAQI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki described himself as optimistic on security because of a decrease in sectarianism and increase in confidence by Iraqis in their own security forces. Thi [...]
2007-10-08 19:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3422IRAQIYYA COR MEMBERS DISCUSS MOI ACCUSATIONS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqiyya Council of Representatives (CoR) members Husam Abd Karim al-Azzawi, Sheikh Khairallah al-Basri, and Alia Nasif Jasim al-Ubeidi told PolCouns and PolOff in a meeting October 9 the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has falsely accused Ayad Allawi of having links to Jund al-Sama [...]
2007-10-14 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3438DIYALA PRT: SUNNIS CALL FOR SHIITE POLICE CHIEF
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On September 17, approximately 400 residents of Baqubah in the Diyala province gathered in front of the Government Center (GC) to peacefully demonstrate for the removal of Shiite Iraq Police (IP) Chief Staff Major Ghanem A [...]
2007-10-16 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3451ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SUPPORTS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) The Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) will name Sunni candidates to fill the vacancies created by the August 1 walkout of the Cabinet by the Tawafuq Bloc if the latter cannot find common ground with the Maliki government, SAI leader Sheikh Ahmed [...]
2007-10-17 10:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3465MALIKI WORRIED ABOUT KIRKUK AND MOSUL SECURITY;
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki expressed continued concern over the security situation in northern Iraq particularly Kirkuk and Mosul, where he cited increasing ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds. Maliki agreed with the Ambassador about successes in turning around many Baghdad neighb [...]
2007-10-18 09:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3480INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS READY FOR MORE ACTIVE ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, senior representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq described plans for increasing in-country presence based on their assessment of improved security. The ICRC Head of Delegation to Iraq (HOD- [...]
2007-10-21 03:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3526BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONNECTS NATIONAL AND
[...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Baghdad Provincial Council passed a major milestone October 10 when it completed a Provincial Development Strategy and presented it to the Ministry of Planning. Provincial officials describe the Provincial Development Stra [...]
2007-10-24 09:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3531BAGHDAD: SURGE IMPROVES SECURITY BUT CITY REMAINS
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The focused efforts of the surge Brigades and ePRTs to dampen violence in Baghdad and to build relationships with local leaders have improved the security situation in many Baghdad neighborhoods. Baghdad, however, rema [...]
2007-10-25 03:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3538ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SAYS SUNNI TRIBAL
[...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The leader of the anti-insurgency Sunni tribal movement, Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),Ahmed Abu Risha, told us October 24 that his organization will offer PM Maliki a list of SAI-backed candidates to fill the gap left [...]
2007-10-25 08:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3539REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-10-25 10:23:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3540BAGHDAD: EXPLOITING SURGE SUCCESS THROUGH SERVICES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Improvement in service provision by the Government of Iraq (GoI) can play a critical role in converting the security gains of the Baghdad Security Plan into progress toward political unity in Baghdad. A focus on servic [...]
2007-10-25 11:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3543BAGHDAD: EPRT SEEKS LINK TO SADR THROUGH LOCAL
[...] (S) On September 28, the EPRT and Brigade covering Baghdad's most populous district, Sadr City, met with local tribal leaders with close ties to representatives of Muqtadar Al-Sadr (MAS). Months of engagements designed to gain trust among less influential Sadr City leaders culminated in a se [...]
2007-10-25 20:01:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3545BAGHDAD: BUILDING GOI CAPACITY TO DELIVER SERVICES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: PRT Baghdad hosted a major inter-agency meeting September 26 to coordinate, at the working level, numerous initiatives launched to capitalize on the opportunities created by the troop and civilian surge in Baghdad. Thes [...]
2007-10-26 09:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3553IRAQI ARMY - WITH COALITION HELP - CONDUCTS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Army - with Coalition help - on October 21 treated over 1,000 men, women, and children in its first-ever medical civic action program in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna. The local brigade commander has publicly taken [...]
2007-10-26 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP MOPS PINS SOCI AS IZ
07BAGHDAD3563MALIKI ON DIPLOMACY WITH TURKEY, STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki told the Ambassador and General Petraeus that the door remains open to dialogue with Turkey concerning the recent attacks by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) on Turkish Army units. He said it was important to include members of the Kurdish Regional Government ( [...]
2007-10-27 09:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3585RECRUITMENT OF IRAQI TEACHERS IN JORDAN FOR MNF-I
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Deputy Multi-national Force Iraq (MNF-I) Commanding General for Detainee Operations MG Douglas Stone told the Ambassador on October 11 that he plans to travel to Jordan in the near future to recruit Iraqi teachers for positions in [...]
2007-10-29 07:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IZ JO
07BAGHDAD360UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS HMG WILL DRAWDOWN, AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 29, UK Secretary of State for Defense, Des Browne told the Ambassador that HMG remains committed to the mission in Iraq, but would need to drawdown its force strength in the coming months. He promised that London would coordinate this downsizing with us. The Ambassador [...]
2007-02-03 13:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3611HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DEFLECTS PRESSURE TO BACK
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told PolOff October 28 she has deflected multiple requests by Iranian-linked officials to guarantee the release of Ministry of Interior (MoI) Colonel (COL) Thamir Mohammad (Isma'il) Sinah Al-Husayni, in Coalition custody since his arrest on [...]
2007-10-31 05:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KDEM PGOV PINS PINR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3667SADR REPRESENTATIVES MODERATE RHETORIC AND POLICY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Despite an immediate, angry response from Sadrists in the Council of Representatives to an October 21 raid in Sadr City by Coalition Forces, the raid did not trigger notable reactions anywhere in Baghdad, including Sadr City, according to post's local contacts, Baghdad PRT, and [...]
2007-11-05 17:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3679ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ -
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the immediate release of ANV-20/20 NVD Infinity Focus System (NSN: 6625-01-431-8615) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Iraqi Air Force, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Command [...]
2007-11-06 11:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3680ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ -
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the immediate release of AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Iraqi Air Force, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Command and Coalition Forces t [...]
2007-11-06 11:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3684 DIYALA PRT: IDPS CONTINUE TO FACE
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Management challenges continue to constrain the Diyala provincial government's capacity to address issues confronting the estimated 52,000 internally displace persons (IDPs) currently living in Diyala. Housing, [...]
2007-11-06 15:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD37IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (S) Summary: At a dinner December 20, in honor of Secretary of Defense Gates, Iraqi political leaders SIPDIS underscored the fundamental importance of the new plan for Baghdad Security as well as steps to forge a new moderate political front to allow the government to marginalize and attac [...]
2007-01-05 21:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3716AL-HAKIM IDENTIFIES PROGRESS, OBSTACLES TO
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 11 talk with Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk, ISCI defacto leader Ammar al-Hakim identified recent positive developments but cautioned that true reconciliation required more political progress. He express [...]
2007-11-12 14:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3719IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR LETTER TO NATO
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU). The Office of the Iraqi National Security Advisor requests the assistance of Embassy Baghdad and USNATO in forwarding the letter in paragraph 3 to the NATO Secretary General. Embassy Baghdad POLMIL has already provided a facsi [...]
2007-11-12 15:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PNAT
07BAGHDAD3721MALIKI ON CONCERNED LOCAL CITIZENS, STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting, Prime Minister Maliki emphasized the primacy of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and local police in maintaining law-and-order. He expressed concern about the sectarian composition of many Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) groups and urged future CLC expa [...]
2007-11-13 02:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3728 DIYALA PRT: BRING BACK THE BA'ATHISTS? IT COULD WORK
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Several senior provincial executives in Diyala Province, both Sunni and Shia, believe that controlled conditions allowing former Ba'ath party members to return to public life would accelerate the stalled reconcil [...]
2007-11-13 08:50:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3735SAMARRA RECONSTRUCTION: CONSTRUCTION ON GOLDEN
[...] (U) This is a joint POL/Salah ad Din PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Issues Haq al-Hakim told Poloff and MNF-I representatives during a November 7 meeting he will soon sign a contract with the Turkish contractor to begi [...]
2007-11-13 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3737SADRISTS PLOT OUSTER OF KEY MUTHANNA COMMANDER
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Sadrists and Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) leaders in Baghdad have nearly succeeded in pressuring Prime Minister Maliki and Interior Minister Bolani to fire Colonel Ali Najm [...]
2007-11-14 02:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3758ANBAR TRIBAL MOVEMENT EYEING GREATER PROVINCIAL,
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S) In the absence Anbar's top political leadership, currently in Amman after two weeks in the United States, the anti-insurgent tribal movement Sahawa al-Iraq has been considering ways to increase its political power in Anbar [...]
2007-11-15 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3771EXPANDING TAILORED NATO-IRAQ COOPERATION
[...] (S) Summary: USNATO forwarded an Italian non-paper (ref A) for Embassy Baghdad and Department consideration about the future role of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I) in a post-UNSCR environment. NTM-I fills a critical niche in the training and mentoring of mid-level leadership of the I [...]
2007-11-16 03:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3801SAI SUSPENDS ACTIVITY WITH ANBAR'S PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Sheikh Ahmad Abu Risha, leader of the "Iraq Awakening Movement," (SAI) called for the replacement of Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam Abdullah and the "suspension" of SAI membership on the Council. Ahmad's call [...]
2007-11-19 18:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD38272008 FUNDS FOR IRAQ - THE GROUND TRUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than a year underway, the surge has produced major security, diplomatic and economic results; however, those gains will be in jeopardy should the current House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2008 State, Foreign Operations and related appropriations bills pass in curr [...]
2007-11-23 13:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINS ECON PREL ASEC KDEM IZ EAID
07BAGHDAD3838REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-11-25 12:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3839REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-11-25 12:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3840BAGHDAD'S SUNNI SUBURBS TO SEE SOME SERVICES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Representatives of the Baghdad provincial government held the first in a series of coordination meetings focused on improving services in the largely Sunni communities of suburban and rural Baghdad Province on November 20, facilita [...]
2007-11-25 13:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3848KIU SECRETARY GENERAL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TRIP TO
[...] (C) Salah al-Din Bahaddin, Secretary General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU),on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on the delegation of Kurdish political parties he led to Ankara to discuss the PKK crisis. Bahaddin said the visit had helped break a Turkish psychological barrier against [...]
2007-11-26 10:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3849TALABANI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TOUR OF ARAB STATES
[...] (C) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, saying he received a warm welcome in each and made some progress towards improved diplomatic and economic relations. Turning to other issues du jour, Talabani pledge [...]
2007-11-26 10:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3869MOD GENERAL ABBADI'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BASRAH ISF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 08:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3881BARHAM SALIH ON CORRUPTION, IRAQI UNITY
[...] (C) Senators Inouye and Stevens met on 26 November with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih to discuss GOI corruption and the future of the U.S. presence in Iraq. Salih acknowledged serious institutionalized corruption, but said the GOI was working to establish effective oversight mechanisms [...]
2007-11-29 09:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL GPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3886PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS CENTERS CHANGING THE PREMISE
[...] (C) On October 29, Karbala became the eighth province to transfer from Coalition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) in a two-hour ceremony that was intended to symbolize Iraq's growing stability and progress. The transfer ceremony was slightly different this time, however; when MND-C Commander [...]
2007-11-29 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3913TALABANI BLASTS MALIKI BUT IS OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte, S/I Satterfield, and CDA Butenis met November 30 with Iraqi President Talabani. Talabani endorsed Washington,s efforts to renew the UNSCR resolution authorizing the presence of U.S. and other Coalition forces and expressed serious impatience with Prime Ministe [...]
2007-12-02 17:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3959ANBAR PROVINCIAL LEADER INFORMS DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam told Deputy Secretary Negroponte during a November 28 meeting in Ramadi that Anbar leaders had reversed their previous opposition to national hydrocarbon revenue-sharing legisla [...]
2007-12-05 20:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3960DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH RAMADI MAYOR AMIDST
[...] (U) This is a combined Anbar PRT/Ramadi ePRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On November 28 Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Ramadi Mayor Latif Obaid Ayadah at the city,s Municipal Center. Negroponte noted the improved security situation since his last visit in June. The Mayor descr [...]
2007-12-05 20:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3964REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-12-06 11:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3965REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2007-12-06 11:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3990PM MALIKI EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE TO SECDEF GATES
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 5 meeting, PM Maliki repeatedly noted to Defense Secretary Gates the positive impact of progress in the security situation. Improved security was facilitating positive developments in Iraq's internal political situation as well as Iraq's relationships with the Unit [...]
2007-12-09 10:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR MOPS ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3991DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYA OPTIMISTIC ON KEY
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a December 5 meeting with S/I David Satterfield, Deputy COR Speaker Khalid al-Attiya gave a rosy outlook for key legislation in the new year. He said the De-Ba'athification bill and budget were nearing completion, a provincial powers law would reach the COR in ea [...]
2007-12-09 12:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD4001IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 10:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD4078MALIKI ON USG-IRAQI BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, BASRAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki told the USCENTCOM Commander, Admiral Fallon, that he was pleased with the recently signed Declaration of Principles and blamed negotiating delays on deliberations required by the Council of Representatives (CoR). Concerning the transition of Basrah to Provin [...]
2007-12-16 12:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD4098NORTHWEST BAGHDAD RECONCILIATION: SUCCESSES AND
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad embedded PRT 5 and Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Introduction: Reconciliation in Baghdad requires locally-tailored approaches. In the predominantly rural Abu Ghraib Qada (county) of Baghdad Province, sustaining reconciliation momentum demands a delicate balan [...]
2007-12-17 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4125MOI ON FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND BORDER SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 12 meeting, Pol-Mil M/C discussed foreign terrorists, border security, and the PKK with Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani. While Syria had taken some actions and there had been a reduction in the number of foreign terrorists entering Iraq, Syria was hampered in its [...]
2007-12-19 10:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ SA SY
07BAGHDAD4136KUWAITI NAVY IN DISPUTE WITH COALITION-CONTRACTED
[...] (C) Summary. The Kuwaiti Navy forced two vessels contracted by the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I) for salvage operations to hastily depart from their anchored position in disputed waters in the Khawr Abd Allah waterway on December 18. This occurred despite multiple-channel appeals to th [...]
2007-12-19 13:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEWWT IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD4155ARTICLE 140: VIEWS FROM THE ERBIL STREET
[...] (C) Summary: according to a variety of sources, eventual implementation of Article 140 is an important and emotional issue for the &Erbil Street,8 but the delay will not trigger strong public reaction, despite KRG leadership claims over the past months. RRT does not expect any significant p [...]
2007-12-22 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4158HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2007-12-23 07:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD416DIYALA PERSPECTIVE: SUNNI COR MEMBER DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Salim al-Jeboori (Sunni, IIP from Diyala) described a grim situation in Diyala province during a February 6 meeting with poloffs. The ethnically-diverse province adjacent to Baghdad is plagued by terrorists, Sunni insurgents, Shia militias, [...]
2007-02-07 18:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD4162TURKEY/PKK: STOPPING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish military airstrikes against PKK targets in the Qandil Mountains December 16 and the subsequent December 17/18 crossing of Turkish infantry in pursuit of KGK elements were successful in demonstrating that PKK terrorism will not be tolerated either by the Turks or the U.S. [...]
2007-12-23 13:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4163AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS TROOP DRAWDOWN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Australian Prime Minister Rudd confirmed the drawdown of the Australian battle group and training elements at Tallil by August 2008. He noted that Australia was not leaving the coalition; some units would stay citing the P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft, the frigate in the Arabian G [...]
2007-12-23 14:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4174HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2007-12-24 12:23:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD4175HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2007-12-24 12:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD4176BABIL PIC TO TAKE PLACE IN 2008
[...] (C/REL UK AS) In response to security concerns raised by Multi-National Division-Center (MND-C) commander MG Lynch, the Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) has recommended a postponement in establishing Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) of Babil Province from December 2007 [...]
2007-12-25 05:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD4185PRT MUTHANNA: QRF PROGRAM EMPOWERS, EMBOLDENS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with the PRT, three leading representatives of the marja'iyya lauded the PRTs work and identified four additional local development projects for USG consideration. The clerics are vital pilla [...]
2007-12-27 13:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL SOCI KISL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4199KURDISH LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE MALIKI ONE LAST
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker met on 26 December in Erbil with Iraq,s senior Kurdish leaders to discuss their support for Prime Minister Maliki, negotiations for a long-term security agreement between Washington and Baghdad, Article 140, and Turkish attacks on the PKK. Assembled Kurdish le [...]
2007-12-29 13:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD42MOI BOLANI SLOW TO DEVELOP REFORM PLAN
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. PM Maliki is frustrated by the lack of progress by Minister of Interior (MOI) Jawad al-Bolani and National Security Advisor Muwafak al-Rubaie to develop a plan for comprehensive MOI reform as was ordered by Maliki at the October 22 meeting of the Ministerial Committee [...]
2007-01-07 05:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD4221VP HASHEMI ON ALLYING WITH KURDS AND STABILIZING
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on 30 December with Vice President and Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) head Tariq al-Hashemi. Hashemi said the purpose of the IIP-Kurdish agreement last week was to pressure the GOI to work harder for political progress and to cooperate against increasing violence i [...]
2007-12-31 09:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4222PRT KIRKUK: POPULATION MOVEMENTS IN KIRKUK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 14:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD4225PRT MUTHANNA: SECURITY FORCE LEADER SAYS IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is a Muthanna PRT reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary and Comment: Colonel Ali al-Khawam, the leader of Muthanna,s Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU),sees Iranian influence and militia violence spreading from Basra as the greatest threats to stability in southern Iraq. Accor [...]
2007-12-31 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV IR IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD4226THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 29 MEETINGS WITH COR
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately on December 29 with Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Sheikh Khaled Al-Attiya. Both said that the COR would reconvene as scheduled on December 30, although Sheikh Khaled questioned whether it was worth [...]
2007-12-31 15:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PINR PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD429PM MALIKI FRUSTRATED WITH THE SLOW PACE OF THE BSP
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On February 5, Prime Minister Maliki told the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Casey that he was frustrated with the slow pace of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). Maliki said that our actions have not yet lived up to our statements on the BSP, and noted that Iraq [...]
2007-02-08 14:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD430AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES,
[...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]
2007-02-08 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD434 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Ansar al-Islam Plot to Murder Sulaimaniyah Security Officials Thwarted --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Hawlati independent newspaper published details of a plot by three members of Ansar al-Islam to murde [...]
2007-02-08 15:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMDR PKPA PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD436AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES,
[...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]
2007-02-08 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD452IRAQI POLITICIAN DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO FORM
[...] (S) Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nadim al-Jabiri (Shi'a coalition - Fadhila),advisor to the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities Baha al-Mayah, and Judge Hussein al-Musawi of the Supreme Criminal Court outlined to PolCouns on February 8 their efforts to form a "national f [...]
2007-02-11 11:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD492IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DISCUSSES "HISTORIC"
[...] (S) Summary: During their February 9 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mashhadani called the final CoR session of this legislative term historic. After intense negotiations, the CoR passed the 2007 budget. The CoR debate over Sunni MoD Abdul Qader's testimony at this session ( [...]
2007-02-13 08:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD493VP HASHEMI ON MOD, SUNNI ROLE IN BSP, MODERATE
[...] (S) Summary: VP Hashemi told the Ambassador February 8 that the Sunni Tawafuq bloc's nomination of Sunni MoD Abdul Qader during government formation was a "grave mistake." Hashemi reviewed examples of Abdul Qader's "weak" performance as Minister. The VP reported on progress with moderate fron [...]
2007-02-13 08:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD501IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MASHHADANI'S MELTDOWN
[...] (S//REL UK, AUS) SUMMARY: A February 10th working dinner, intended to facilitate intra-Sunni dialogue, devolved into a shouting match between Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mohammed al-Ubadyi and Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, with the Speaker storming ou [...]
2007-02-13 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD527AL ANBAR: SHEIKS' COUNCIL CHALLENGES POLICE CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: A meeting of the Anbar Coordination Committee (ACC) was called February 12 to address the dispute between Al Anbar Salvation Council leader Sheikh Abdalsittar Abou Risha and the Anbar PC Chair and Governor over who had the authority to appoint the police chief of Anbar. While Go [...]
2007-02-15 07:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD53KURDISTAN PRESIDENT BARZANI DISCUSSES PESHMERGA,
[...] This message is from the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT). 2. (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani told Kurdistan Regional Coordinator on December 29 that peshmerga security forces, currently controlled respectively by the KDP and P [...]
2007-01-07 10:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD546BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN -- VIEWS FROM THE STREET
[...] (C) Summary: Baghdad residents have expressed cautious optimism about the new Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) to poloffs, PRT Baghdad officers, and other embassy staff in recent days. Overall, their comments hit two major themes: (1) that residents are pinning their hopes on this plan, and (2) t [...]
2007-02-15 19:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD552PM MALIKI CLAIMS AL-SADR LETTER IS A FRAUD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD554PM'S OFFICE RELEASES STATEMENT DENYING
[...] (U) The office of Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki issued a written statement on February 4 denying the authenticity of a letter, dated January 14 and circulating on the internet, which summarized an alleged conversation he had with Moqtada Al-Sadr to send senior Al-Mahdi members to Iran to prote [...]
2007-02-17 08:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD583MISSION PROPOSES SECOND HALF OF MARCH FOR ACSA
[...] (C) We agree with Department,s reftel way forward on negotiating an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the Government of Iraq. However, we request the USCENTCOM-led training and education session in Baghdad begin no earlier than the third week of March. CENTCOM and MNF-I su [...]
2007-02-19 12:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD599AMBASSADOR PRESSES BASRAH GOVERNOR FOR EFFECTIVE
[...] (C) In a February 11 meeting, the Ambassador told Basrah governor Mohammed al-Waeli (Fadhila) that the Mission was very concerned about the rocket attacks targeting REO Basrah and the British Consulate (co-located in the Basrah Palace Compound) and urged him to take a more effective approach to [...]
2007-02-19 16:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD616FEBRUARY 16 BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: At the February 16 Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) meeting, Iraqi General Abboud reported that BSP had begun successfully February 14. MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Petraeus cautioned that BSP is still in the early stages and that public expectation [...]
2007-02-20 13:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD620MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION,
[...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]
2007-02-20 18:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD683LOCAL BAGHDAD AUTHORITIES BLAST CHALABI'S POPULAR
[...] (C) Summary: PRT officers spoke with Rusafa and Karada District Advisory Council (DAC) chairmen February 22 to discuss their views on Ahmad Chalabi,s popular committees initiative. Both said that the general consensus among DAC, Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) and Provincial Council (P [...]
2007-02-24 20:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD741CODEL DICKS PRESSES IRAQI LEADERS ON SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 23 Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mohammad al-Ubaydi met CODEL Dicks, which expressed the importance of quickly improving Iraq's security situation. Minister Abdul Qader agreed, asserting that the revised Baghdad Security Plan has already succeeded in significantly re [...]
2007-02-28 15:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS PNAT MOPS DA IZ
07BAGHDAD753DCM METS WITH PM CHIEF OF STAFF ON NEIGHBORS
[...] (S) On February 27, Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met with Tariq Abdullah, Chief of Staff to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss ideas for the upcoming Neighbor's Conference that Iraq will host in March. Abdullah said Maliki's government was pleased by the Council of Mi [...]
2007-03-01 10:52:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL KNNP PARM PHUM PINS PNAT MOPS DA IZ
07BAGHDAD758FORMER PM ALLAWI CALLS FOR SINGULAR FOCUS ON
[...] (S) Summary: Following the February 26 approval of a draft hydrocarbons law by the Council of Ministers, the Ambassador discussed next steps on other key political priorities with Former PM Allawi February 27. Allawi contented that security should be the one and only priority and called USG [...]
2007-03-01 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD777ANBAR SALVATION COUNCIL FORMS POLITICAL PARTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-04 14:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD781BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN: MORE VIEWS FROM THE STREET
[...] (C) Summary. Baghdad local leaders and average citizens continue to tell post that security on the streets remains better than before implementation of the new Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). However, some report that confidence was shaken by a series of car bombs and the resurgence of some str [...]
2007-03-04 18:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PTER PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD817PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIR CRITICIZES BSP INITIATIVES
[...] (C) Summary: Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Mueen Al-Kadhimi (SCIRI) complained in a March 4 press conference as well as to PRToffs March 6 that the national government has not consulted the PC on Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) initiatives. Al-Kadhimi said he resented the fact that in [...]
2007-03-07 14:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD818AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-HAKIM ON DEBAATHIFICATION
[...] (S) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with SCIRI leader Abdulaziz al-Hakim, the Ambassador and General Petraeus urged al-Hakim to make rapid progress on deBaathification reform. Specifically, the Ambassador asked for al-Hakim's assistance in ensuring Shi'a coalition support for a draft law to be [...]
2007-03-07 15:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD828IRAQIYYA LEADERS DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI
[...] (S) Summary: During the Ambassador's March 1-4 trip to Kurdistan with Iraqiyya leaders, Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi discussed options for pursuing their party's secular, nationalist agenda. Allawi professed his support for the Maliki government in establishing security and moving forward [...]
2007-03-08 15:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD83AMBASSADOR AND ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS NEW STRATEGY,
[...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi stated his support for the new strategy for securing Baghdad in a in a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador. His offered only one suggestion after hearing the Ambassador's brief preview, namely that additional forces and attention be paid to Diya [...]
2007-01-09 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD859 IRAQ KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 300mW Electricity Generation Station to be Build for Sulaimaniyah ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Major Newspapers reported that a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the KRG and a German company [...]
2007-03-11 13:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD860 IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY--
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. US Military Apologizes to Families of Fallen Peshmerga --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The major Kurdish media covered a meeting between US Army representative Colonel Smith and Kurdish representatives Must [...]
2007-03-11 13:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD869IRAQI POLICE SERVICE CAUSES DELAYS TO PROVINCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 11:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PNAT PINS MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD878CONTINUING A STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH SCIRI
[...] (S/NF) The Charge and Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi chaired on March 11 a second round of strategic dialogue between the US and SCIRI. The Charge emphasized the U.S. commitment to developing its relationship with SCIRI despite recent events that had caused some tension in the relationship. [...]
2007-03-12 19:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD879READ OUT FROM MARCH 11 MCNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the March 11 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Maliki requested his cabinet focus their efforts on securing Diyala, the 'most dangerous place in Iraq.' -- Minister of Industry Twazi Al-Hariri pleade [...]
2007-03-12 19:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD885MARCH 10 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING:
[...] (C) Summary: The March 10 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the Baghdad Security Plan had a strong focus on basics services, notably pharmaceuticals and electricity, as well as a more assessments-based security update. Other topics included returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]
2007-03-13 14:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD887MARCH 10 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING:
[...] (C) Summary: The March 10 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the Baghdad Security Plan had a strong focus on basics services, notably pharmaceuticals and electricity, as well as a more assessments-based security update. Other topics included returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]
2007-03-13 14:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD891FORMER PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN SAYS PROVINCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Provincial Council (PC) member Mazen Makiya (Shia, Independent) told PRToffs March 9 that party politics, poor leadership and lack of organization plague Baghdad's provincial government. Makiya, who was PC Chairman from March 2005 to December 2005, said current PC Chairman Mueen [...]
2007-03-13 15:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ PINR
07BAGHDAD896 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Publishes Draft Federal Oil and Gas Law in English and Arabic --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman published an authorized English translation of the draft [...]
2007-03-14 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD897 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- March 10, 2007
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Adnan Al Mufti: Kurds Will Maintain Relations with Shi'a Coalition --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) PUKmedia.com covered a press statement by KNA Speaker Adnan Al Mufti saying that the Kurdish Bloc in th [...]
2007-03-14 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD973BAGHDAD DEPUTY MAYOR SAYS ATTACK ON MAYOR WAS
[...] (S) 1.SUMMARY: 1. Summary: Baghdad Deputy Mayor Naeem Aboub al-Kaby said that the recent attack on the vehicle convoy of Mayor Saber al-Esawi was a well-planned professional strike against one of Baghdad,s important municipal leaders. End summary. 2. (S) Deputy Mayor for Municipalities N [...]
2007-03-19 14:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV ASEC PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD975MSNSA WAELI PUSHES TO ESTABLISH MINISTRY OF
[...] (C REL AUS UK) SUMMARY: Charge Speckhard met with Shirwan Waeli, Minister of State for National Security, to express our concerns over the draft Ministry of National Security Law (MNSL) currently stalled in the Council of Representatives. Waeli asserted that the law is critical to establishing [...]
2007-03-20 09:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD980CHALABI AIDE SAYS INCOMPETENCE, LACK OF BUDGET
[...] (C) Summary: Ahmad Chalabi aide Wameed Al-Mekhlibe told PRToffs March 17 that lack of coordination with security forces, incompetent ministries, and Prime Minister Maliki,s failure to provide a budget have hindered efforts to form effective popular committees. Al-Mekhlibe said there is littl [...]
2007-03-20 14:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD985READ OUT FROM MARH 18 MCNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the March 18 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Minister of State for National Security Affairs Sirwan al-Waeli said the security crackdown in Baghdad was bringing calm to the capital. However, the si [...]
2007-03-21 09:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD994MARCH 16 BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING
[...] (C) The March 16 Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) Executive Steering Committee focused on: -- A report by General Abboud highlighting security improvements and calling for removal of barriers in Baghdad streets (paragraphs 3-6); -- A reminder from CG Petraeus about the need to balance securit [...]
2007-03-21 20:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD995U.S. SOLDIERS AND IRAQI POLICE ON THE BEAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussions with both U.S. military and Iraqi police at a Baghdad police station indicate that Iraqi security forces, with coalition assistance, are progressing and growing in confidence despite inadequate facilities, poor logistical systems, and insufficient arms. Despite these [...]
2007-03-22 06:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KJUS MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PTER
07BAKU1037VISIT TO ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S MOST NOTORIOUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An OSCE-led delegation visited Gobustan Prison One - notorious for abuses, mysterious deaths, and restive inmates -- to assess conditions and meet with prisoners. The delegation met with Elchin Amiraslanov, Arif Kazimov, and Safa Poladov, three individuals determined to be pol [...]
2007-08-20 09:59:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ
07BAKU108DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on January 18. The Ambassador said that the January 26 NATO Informal Foreign Ministerial will focus on a more comprehensive approach to Afghanistan, including new USG commitments, and emphasized that t [...]
2007-01-24 07:42:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PK PREL AJ
07BAKU1435TWO HIGH-PROFILE DEATH CASES AT MOJ MEDICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 13:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ
07BAKU367AZERBAIJAN INTERESTED IN JOINING INITIATIVE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered REF information about the "Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism" on March 30, to Azerbaijani MFA Security Affairs Department officers. The officers said that the MFA was interested in the initiative [...]
2007-04-03 12:36:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL
07BAKU605 LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (U) Below is the text of a May 10, 2007, letter from Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, which the Embassy has been asked [...]
2007-05-18 09:00:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PREL SMIG SNAR KHLS KNNP AJ
07BAKU718AZERBAIJANIS SURPRISED BY PUTIN'S OFFER TO SHARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement proposing joint U.S.-Russian use of Azerbaijan's Gabala radar station provoked a surprised but largely positive reaction among Azerbaijani politicians and analysts. All contacts with whom we spoke believed that cooperation between the [...]
2007-06-08 11:47:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS PINS RU IR AJ
07BAKU945AZERBAIJAN ON ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on July 24. Mammadyarov assured Ambassador that he would investigate the matter of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) further, and said he thought the convention afforded another opportunity for bi [...]
2007-07-26 10:29:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL PTER IR AJ
07BAKU986FURTHER INFORMATION ON AZERBAIJAN AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 07:00:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL PTER
07BAMAKO1029WAITING FOR ALGERIA: MALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S) Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane asked to see the Ambassador on September 18 to discuss the situation in northern Mali, and to underline Mali's appreciation for U.S. diplomatic and material support, particularly the recent airlift of food supplies to its besieged garrison at Tinzawaten. The [...]
2007-09-18 17:13:00Embassy BamakoSECRETPREL ASEC PINS ML
07BAMAKO1222TUAREG LEADERS STILL WAITING FOR BAHANGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 16:19:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PINS PREL ML
07BAMAKO1254MALIAN SOLDIERS KILL TUAREG GENDARME IN GAO
[...] On October 17 Assaleh ag Mohamed, an ethnic Tuareg and former rebel who was integrated into the Malian gendarmarie in 1996, was killed by members of the Malian regular army in Gao. Unofficial sources in Gao report that the killing occurred in a garage area within the confines of a Malian mi [...]
2007-10-25 14:11:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ASEC PINS ML
07BAMAKO1255MALIAN SOLDIERS KILL TUAREG GENDARME IN GAO
[...] On October 17 Assaleh ag Mohamed, an ethnic Tuareg and former rebel who was integrated into the Malian gendarmarie in 1996, was killed by members of the Malian regular army in Gao. Unofficial sources in Gao report that the killing occurred in a garage area within the confines of a Malian mi [...]
2007-10-25 14:14:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ASEC PINS ML
07BAMAKO1361THE DEPUTY SECRETARY IN MALI - MEETINGS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 10:52:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS ASEC ML
07BAMAKO1365READOUT OF MEETINGS BETWEEN PRESIDENTS TOURE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 15:06:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PREL PINS AL
07BAMAKO1366TUAREG REBEL LEADER AG GHALI ASSIGNED TO SAUDI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 15:06:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PREL PINS ML
07BAMAKO1389HOSTAGE RELEASE RUMORED FOR DECEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 14:42:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PINS PREL ML
07BAMAKO960TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN
[...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]
2007-08-31 07:30:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO961TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN
[...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]
2007-08-31 07:30:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN113DEMARCHE TO BRUNEI ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] Ambassador delivered reftel points on March 29 to Datin Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bilateral and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). (We were unable to arrange for a joint demarche with Russian Federation; it has no resident diplomatic represe [...]
2007-03-29 08:28:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER BX
07BANGKOK1311RAMKHAMHAENG RECTOR ON SECURITY AND POLITICAL
[...] (C) The Acting Rector of Ramkhamhaeng University told us he saw no grounds for RTG officials' public concerns that some of his students might be tied to southern militant activity. In a February 28, Political Science Faculty Dean Wutisak Lapcharoensap told us he had provided information on hi [...]
2007-03-06 10:02:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1385SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MARCH 8 UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. A closer look at three cases of violence in the restive southern provinces during the week of February 25-March 3 highlights several key dynamics in the conflict. The most prominent incident--the deaths of five suspected separatists in a clash with an Army unit on March 2--may als [...]
2007-03-08 09:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PINR TH
07BANGKOK1390SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UPDATED VIOLENCE STATISTICS FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The number of separatist-related incidents in southern Thailand did not dramatically increase in 2006, as some press accounts have suggested, but the attacks appear to have been more brutal and lethal. According to newly available statistics, there were slightly fewer attacks in [...]
2007-03-08 10:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1465FORMER PM CHUAN REVIEWS POLITICAL SITUATION
[...] (C) Former Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai told the Ambassador Thais are increasingly dismayed with the current leadership and have lost much of their initial enthusiasm for the September coup d'etat. Chuan, who remains highly influential in the Democrat Party (DP),discussed potential constitut [...]
2007-03-13 04:39:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC KISL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK15THAI GOVERNMENT ASCRIBES BOMBINGS TO POLITICAL
[...] (C) Thailand's Prime Minister said publicly on January 1 that political opponents linked to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra likely carried out the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok. Other credible theories exist, however, and the physical evidence does not yet implicate a particular [...]
2007-01-03 10:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL ASEC TH
07BANGKOK151SENIOR LEGISLATOR ON POLITICS, SECURITY, AND THE
[...] (C) Senior legislator Prasong Soonsiri told the Ambassador he believed political opponents of the Surayud administration, working with disgruntled policemen, carried out the December 31 bombings. Prasong admitted he lacked evidence to support this theory, however, and he acknowledged the expe [...]
2007-01-09 10:10:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1556SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: COUNTERINSURGENCY PAST AND
[...] (C) On February 26-27, the Strategic Society Club (SSC),Strategic Research and Development Department, Institute of Advanced Military Studies, Royal Thai Army (RTA),conducted a symposium "Counterinsurgency (COIN) Past and Present" with the RTA War College, Command and General Staff College, a [...]
2007-03-15 09:15:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1572SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SECTARIAN PASSIONS RISING
[...] (C) Summary. A series of high-profile incidents in southern Thailand since March 11 is inspiring growing concern among South-watchers that the prospect for violent, sectarian clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in that troubled region is increasing. These incidents are provoking public outr [...]
2007-03-15 10:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PINR ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK16THAI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Thai Foreign Minister Nitya "Nit" Pibulsonggram told the Ambassador the cabinet was consumed with speculation about the New Year's Eve bombings and believed former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to be involved. Nit expressed low confidence that the RTG could build a case against the [...]
2007-01-03 10:31:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL KJUS KCRM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1675SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THE RISING USE OF PARAMILITARY
[...] (C) Summary. With the potential for sectarian strife in the deep South increasing, both RTG leaders and private citizens in the South are working to boost security through the expansion of non-traditional security units ranging from irregular paramilitaries to private militias. While increa [...]
2007-03-21 08:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS PINR ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK17THAI MFA FACT SHEET ON DECEMBER 31 BANGKOK BOMBINGS
[...] On January 1, the Thai MFA circulated a diplomatic note to all diplomatic missions and organizations, providing a summary of what it termed the facts surrounding the December 31 bombings, as well as the gist of Prime Minister Surayud's January 1 press briefing. We note that casualty figures in [...]
2007-01-03 10:59:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PINS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK179PRIME MINISTER SURAYUD DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud told the Ambassador he remained committed to lifting martial law in the near future. However, technical issues had delayed the issuance of a royal command that would rescind martial law in a majority of Thailand's provinces. The Ambassador reiterated strong USG inte [...]
2007-01-10 11:00:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ECON EINV MOPS ASEC
07BANGKOK231GENERAL WINAI PROMISES AMBASSADOR HELP ON MARTIAL
[...] (C) In a four-eyes lunch I hosted for Council for National Security Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul, I pushed for a quick recision of martial law. Using maps to graphically illustrate our concerns, I emphasized it was important to go beyond the planned partial lifting and return Thailand t [...]
2007-01-11 10:33:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BANGKOK BOMBINGS WITH GENERAL
[...] (C) The Ambassador on the afternoon of January 1 phoned General Winai Phattiyakul, Secretary General of the Council for National Security (CNS),to discuss the string of bombings in Bangkok the night before. Citing discussions at a CNS meeting earlier in the day, Winai said he and his colleag [...]
2007-01-02 10:11:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4642SUPPORT FOR THAI PARTICIPATION IN CHOD
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok Country Team supports an invitation from PACOM to Royal Thai Supreme Commander General Boonsrang Niumpradit for this year's PACOM-sponsored Chiefs of Defense conference. Not to invite General Boonsrang would be counterproductive given his long-standing support for [...]
2007-08-28 10:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PTER TH
07BANGKOK55FURTHER REACTION TO BANGKOK BOMBS: SURAYUD
[...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Surayud publicly backed away from his January 1 assertion that opposition political figures had orchestrated the December 31 bombings. A leading Army General continued to implicate former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, however, and promised "harsh measures" against p [...]
2007-01-04 10:06:00Embassy BangkokSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PINS ASEC KJUS KCRM TH
07BANGKOK5689SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]
2007-11-06 05:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK573JANUARY 29 UPDATE: MARTIAL LAW FORMALLY LIFTED IN
[...] (C) A royal command lifting martial law in most of Thailand's provinces has now taken effect. The police have released all suspects detained in connection with the December 31 bombings. Acts of violence continue in Thailand's southern border provinces, with a roadside bomb exploding after th [...]
2007-01-29 09:09:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6011SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF
[...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]
2007-11-30 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK80THAKSIN CALLS AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin phoned on January 5, wishing me a happy New Year. I remarked that I had returned to Thailand from the U.S. only two days before the December 31 bombings. Thaksin asked inquisitively whether we knew who had carried out the attacks. I said we did not. He said [...]
2007-01-05 09:42:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV ASEC CVIS TH
07BANGKOK83COUP RUMORS HAVE BANGKOK ON EDGE
[...] (C) Summary: Troop movements on the evening of January 4 prompted a flurry of rumors that another coup d'etat, or some sort of military crackdown, was underway. Council for National Security Chairman Sonthi Boonyaratglin publicly denied cause for concern, but the rumors both indicate and like [...]
2007-01-05 09:52:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINS PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC TH
07BANJUL105THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche February 26 to Foreign Affairs Secretary of State (Foreign Minister) Bala Garba Jahumpa, briefing on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and providing a copy of the Global Initiative Statement of Principles. Ambassador urged the GOTG to endo [...]
2007-02-28 11:52:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GA
07BANJUL217THE GAMBIA: TOP POLICE OFFICER FIRED
[...] (C) On April 25, the GOTG announced the dismissal of the country's senior police officer, Inspector General of Police Musa Mboob and the selection of his deputy, Benedict Jammeh, as his successor. The announcement omitted any mention of the reasons for Mboob's removal, but a knowledgeable journ [...]
2007-04-27 11:09:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC GA
07BANJUL247THE GAMBIA: MINOR PUBLIC DISTURBANCE NEAR CAPITAL
[...] (SBU) Corroborating media reports, our sources report that on the evening of May 9, police in the Banjul suburb of Serrekunda raided a hangout known to be frequented by youths engaged in smoking cannabis and mugging passers-by. The raid resulted in the detention of 12 youths and the death of [...]
2007-05-11 11:41:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ASEC CASC GA
07BANJUL257THE GAMBIA: MEDIA ATTACK ON SENEGAL, CONVICTION OF
[...] (C) A pro-GOTG daily led May 17 with report of recent meeting of Gambian dissidents and GOS Interior Ministry officials in Dakar as part of anti-GOTG plotting; a reported participant denied the report. On the previous day, May 16, the trial of five Senegalese customs officials ended with thei [...]
2007-05-17 12:29:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS SG GA
07BANJUL283THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TENSIONS WITH SENEGAL,
[...] (C) An online "journal" reported May 28 the arrest of Senegal-based Gambian "rebels" entering The Gambia as part of preparations, with GOS complicity, for a renewed coup attempt. A knowledgeable source was not able to confirm the report, but said GOS had angrily denied a recent local media re [...]
2007-06-04 09:12:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PREF SG GA
07BANJUL301THE GAMBIA: FURTHER MEDIA ATTACK AGAINST SENEGAL
[...] (SBU) Following its May 17 article alleging GOS collusion in Gambian dissidents' anti-GOTG plotting (ref A),the pro-government "Daily Observer" led June 11 with further allegations of GOS support for destabilization efforts here. Under the headline "Senegal Continues to Destabilize Gambia," [...]
2007-06-11 16:36:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS SG GA
07BANJUL325THE GAMBIA: CASAMANCE VIOLENCE, SENEGALESE
[...] (C) On June 22, the Inspector General of Police (IGP),claimed to RSO that on June 18 a "major battle" had erupted between Senegalese military forces and Casamance rebels near the Gambian border town of Sibanor. He said that the fighting had resulted in "substantial losses" to the Senegalese [...]
2007-06-22 13:39:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PREF SG GA
07BANJUL332THE U.S./GAMBIAN RELATIONSHIP: DEPARTING
[...] (C) The U.S./Gambian relationship remains strained,due primarily to President Jammeh's increasingly authoritarian leadership and consequent decline in the human rights environment here -- a decline that figured prominently in the June 2006 suspension of The Gambia's eligibility for the Milleni [...]
2007-06-25 15:41:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO KPAO EINV ETRD
07BANJUL449CASAMANCE REBELS SKIRMISH IN THE GAMBIA
[...] (SBU) Post received a note verbale addressed to all diplomatic missions in The Gambia, dated August 16, from the Department of State (Ministry) for Foreign Affairs, documenting two casualties (one death) from an encounter between rival Senegalese rebel groups along the Casamance border on Ju [...]
2007-08-22 08:52:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS PREF SG GA
07BANJUL83THE GAMBIA: NO CHANGE IN UNHELPFUL POSTURE ON THE
[...] (C) Ambassador raised the GOTG's Casamance posture in separate discussions February 14 with Senegalese Ambassador Mamadou Fall and Pap Saine, the well-connected chief editor of the daily, "The Point." Both asserted that President Jammeh's meddling in the Casamance was continuing, claiming tha [...]
2007-02-15 17:11:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS SG GA
07BASRAH100GENERAL MOHAN'S SECURITY PLAN FOR BASRAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Basrah's Security Chief, Lieutenant General Mohan Hafith Fahad, has laid out his security plan for Basrah, which relies heavily on the Iraqi Army (IA) rather than the Iraqi Police (IP),which remains compromised by militia infiltration. The ambitious plan calls for the central g [...]
2007-10-26 18:33:00REO BasrahSECRETMCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH102ISF-JAM CLASHES PREVIEW BASRAH PIC
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: On October 26, Police Chief Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil provided Regional Embassy officers (REO) with an account of the recent clashes between Iraqi security forces (ISF) and Jaysh al-Mahdi fighters (JAM). (Ref. A) While the Iraqis were able to resolve the confli [...]
2007-11-01 16:53:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPINS MARR IZ
07BASRAH103PROMINENT SUNNI DEVELOPS NEW BLOC, WARNS OF VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Dosari, a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),told Regional Embassy Officers on October 31 that tribal sheikhs and nationalists were forming a new political bloc to be called the National Tribal Confederation. The Confederation seeks to unite nat [...]
2007-11-04 16:49:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM IR KU SA TC BA IZ
07BASRAH104IRANIAN FRONT GROUP COMES OUT OF THE SHADOWS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Leaders of Sayyid al-Shuhada (translated as `Lord of the Martyrs'),an Iraqi Shia party with close ties to Iranian intelligence, met with Regional Embassy Officers (REO) on November 3. They told us this was an introductory meeting to dispel rumors of their Iranian ties, nefario [...]
2007-11-05 14:03:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH106SECURITY FOR SUNNIS REMAINS TENUOUS IN BASRAH
[...] (C) Sheikh Abd al-Karim al-Dosari, a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) in Basrah, called the Regional Embassy Office (REO) on the evening of November 5, to report a spate of violence against Sunnis that day: -Around 1230, the head of the Abu al-Khasib Municipal Council and thre [...]
2007-11-13 07:14:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM IZ
07BASRAH107SOUTHERN TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT REQUIRES MORE COORDINATION AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: Southern Iraq's security situation remains fragile: Iranian lethal aid is pouring in, militias continue to act outside the law, and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) remain incapable of establishing law and order. Inspired by the successes of Anbar, southern tribal leaders [...]
2007-11-15 18:55:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH118BASRAH PROVINCE RETURNED TO IRAQI CONTROL
[...] (U) Basrah province was officially returned to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) December 16 at a well run ceremony held at the Basrah Air Station. Basrah is the fourth and final province in MND(SE),and the ninth of Iraq's eighteen provinces, to undergo a security transfer. UK Foreign Minister [...]
2007-12-16 16:22:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BASRAH120BASRAH'S SHEIKHS TO OFFER POLICE RECRUITS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Basrah's leading tribal sheikhs and Police Chief met December 17 with Regional Embassy Officers to discuss how the tribes could contribute to improving the province's security situation. The Police Chief, MG Jalil Khalaf Sh [...]
2007-12-20 14:20:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IZ
07BASRAH2SECURING BASRAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-02 17:32:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL PINS PHUM
07BASRAH44GOVERNOR, POLICE CHIEF REPORTED TO BE SACKED
[...] (C) Rumors abound in Basrah May 24 that Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli and Basrah Chief of Police Mohammed Hammadi al-Musawi are about to be sacked. According to former Basrah Governor Hasan al-Rashid and other sources, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has decided to remove the governor fr [...]
2007-05-24 13:21:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PINS IZ
07BASRAH45LOCAL POLITICIAN ON SECURITY, PIC
[...] (C) Iraqi National Dialogue Front (IDNF) Southern Director Awad al-Abdany met with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on May 22 to discuss security and plans to handover provincial Iraqi control (PIC). Awad said the Basrah police are divided between factions. He said "the security forc [...]
2007-05-25 13:44:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL IZ
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