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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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06PRISTINA339KOSOVO ROMA MOVE TO LEAD-SAFE RELOCATION FACILITY,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over 290 Roma from two lead-contaminated refugee camps in north Mitrovica have moved to the Osterode temporary relocation facility. All involved agree that a convalescence center to treat Roma with lead poisoning will be built there. The World Health Organization (WHO) has d [...]
2006-04-21 14:46:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA425 FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH RETURNEES TO KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbs and others who have returned to Kosovo are more concerned about immediate economic prospects, security, and freedom of movement than the final status of Kosovo, though the future of the region is also a source of apprehension for some. Many Kosovo Serb returnees are midd [...]
2006-05-17 16:59:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SR
06PRISTINA426KOSOVO: FINAL THREE PERCENT OF MARCH 2004
[...] (SBU) Most reconstruction of homes damaged in the March 2004 violence has long since been completed, albeit with some complaints about the quality of construction and frictions about the terms of reconstruction of outbuildings. Most of what has not been rebuilt is in the historic center of [...]
2006-05-18 15:32:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI PREF
06PRISTINA491KOSOVO: PM CEKU ALREADY AT WORK ON CONTACT GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a June 8 meeting with Contact Group (CG) heads of mission in Pristina, Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku received the 13 points of priorities for standards implementation as something that will help the Kosovo government focus its current efforts, not as criticism of its e [...]
2006-06-08 16:59:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA507KOSOVO: PROTOCOL ON RETURN WITH SERBIA SIGNED AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After almost two years of negotiations, the Provisional Institutions of Self Government in Kosovo (PISG),the Government of Serbia and UNMIK signed a Protocol on Voluntary and Sustainable Return on June 6, 2006. UNMIK pressed hard to get the protocol signed before SRSG Soren J [...]
2006-06-13 16:01:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA532SALI BERISHA TELLS KOSOVO ALBANIANS TO RECONCILE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an emotional June 15-17 visit to Kosovo, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha reiterated his support for Kosovo's independence, voiced his confidence in Kosovo's current leadership and asked Kosovo Albanians to reconcile with Serbs. He also attempted to mend fences with [...]
2006-06-20 17:40:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA534KOSOVO: VIOLENT DEATH OF ELDERLY SERB RAISES FEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An elderly Kosovo Serb returnee was found dead on June 20 from a gunshot wound to the head in western Kosovo's Klina municipality. Police tell us informally that the path of the bullet (entry through the front of the neck and exit through the top of the head) would ordinarily [...]
2006-06-21 18:37:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREF PREL PGOV PINR SCUL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA547 KOSOVO SERBS: A SUCCESS STORY AND TWO PLEAS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 11:57:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SR
06PRISTINA549 KOSOVO MINORITIES: RURAL POVERTY AND A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many Serbs and other minority members who either returned to or stayed put in rural areas of Kosovo after the end of the conflict in June 1999 or the ethnic riots in March 2004 live marginally. Their immediate preoccupation is their livelihoods. Determination of Kosovo's final [...]
2006-06-23 14:53:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SR YI
06PRISTINA567KOSOVO: PM CEKU UP-BEAT ON FULFILLMENT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Agim Ceku gave Contact Group representatives a largely positive interim report June 27 on progress on the 13 priorities for standards implementation delivered to Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Governance (PISG) on June 8 (reftel). While the report sho [...]
2006-06-30 17:03:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA575NORTH MITROVICA LEADERS CLARIFY MUNICIPAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two influential Kosovo Serbs from north Mitrovica clarified recent declarations issued by Kosovo's three northern Serb-majority municipalities and the Mitrovica advisory board ostensibly cutting off ties with the government in Pristina. UNMIK representatives say the declarati [...]
2006-07-07 13:55:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI PREF
06PRISTINA599KOSOVO: ACTING SRSG PUSHES BELGRADE/WHO ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although medication is on hand, medical personnel have been trained, and construction of a clinic has been completed, treatment of Mitrovica-area Roma acutely ill with lead poisoning has not begun. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been waiting for more than three month [...]
2006-07-17 18:50:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA653KOSOVO: SERB RELUCTANCE TO RETURN TO SVINJARE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The return of Serbs to the village of Svinjare is more complex than the rebuilding of houses destroyed and damaged by ethnic Albanians in the riots of March 2004. The rebuilding/repair effort is underway, though according to the UNMIK office that advises the Kosovo Protection [...]
2006-08-08 12:04:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA924KOSOVO: KOSOVO SERB PROPOSES ALL-SERB ASSEMBLY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Apart from his work as owner and director of TV Mir, former Kosovo Serb politician Nenad Radosavljevic has suggested several mechanisms that he says will ensure that Kosovo Serbs can effectively participate in post-status institutions. In a recent meeting with USOP, he proposed [...]
2006-11-03 14:52:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA947KOSOVO: UNMIK GETTING OUT OF THE RETURNS BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Unlike the rest of UNMIK, which is planning its departure without undue haste, the Office for Communities, Returns and Minorities (OCRM) hopes to transfer all of its competencies except for responsibility for forced returns by the end of the year, a very positive development in o [...]
2006-11-11 13:20:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV EAID PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA948KOSOVO: PLANNING FOR POSSIBLE SERB REFUGEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the leak to Serbian media in May 2006 of UNHCR's draft contingency planning on possible population movements after a decision on Kosovo's final status, UNHCR has continued to refine its thinking. Planning assumptions vary wildly, with estimates ranging from 10,000 to 112,00 [...]
2006-11-11 13:24:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA954 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAYLYN KVOCHAK
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Political Section Intern, Kaylyn Kvochak to visit Pristina November 13-17, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to consult with U.S. Office, to meet with UNHCR and selected return related organizations, and to conduct site visits, parti [...]
2006-11-13 13:18:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC PREF
06QUITO2259GOE SUPPORTS PERMANENT UN MIGRATION FORUM
[...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Carrion will represent the GOE at the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) in New York. The GOE delegation will support a permanent forum. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 7, PolOff met with MFA Ambassador Carlos Lopez, A [...]
2006-09-08 18:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PREF EAID SMIG UNGA
06RABAT2ASYLUM SEEKERS OVERWHELM UNHCR IN RABAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 30, Poloffs from Rabat and Casablanca met with UNHCR Head of Mission, Johannes van der Klaauw, at UNHCR headquarters in Rabat to discuss the status of refugee seekers in Morocco and UNHCR,s future plans. Van der Klaauw highlighted the challenges with the dramatic [...]
2006-01-03 08:53:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALELAB MO PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI
06RABAT359GOM REFUGEE POLICY: LIMITED INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale told Polcouns February 22 that the GOM had "no objection" to an international refugee resettlement program out of Morocco provided it remained low-key, with as little media attention as possible to avoid attracting more would-be refugees to Morocco. He s [...]
2006-02-28 21:36:00Embassy RabatSECRETMO PGOV PREF PREL
06RABAT516OFFICIAL MOROCCAN VIEWS ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: Cairo-based Regional Refugee Coordinator Gerard Cheyne met with GOM officials during his March 3-10 visit to Morocco and Western Sahara to discuss the possibility of launching a limited resettlement program and the CBM family visit exchanges occurring in the Western Sahara. Chey [...]
2006-03-23 10:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREF PBTS PREL PHUM UNHCR PGOV MO EG
06RABAT630UNHCR REMAINS UPBEAT ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) Over lunch March 30, UNHCR Head of Office Johannes Van der Klaauw told Polcouns that he remained optimistic at UNHCR's capacity to resettle abroad several hundred individuals in Morocco whom UNHCR had determined to be refugees. Following the visit of Cairo-based refugee coordinator (Re [...]
2006-04-07 14:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL MO
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
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
06RANGOON1287RESPONSES ON CHIN NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has no evidence that Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) has ever planned or engaged in violence to achieve its objectives, nor that it poses any threat to the United States. The CNLD is an ethnic political party with no armed faction. The CNLD has held discussions wi [...]
2006-09-08 06:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM 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
06RANGOON235BURMA'S VAST INTERNMENT CAMP: NORTHERN RAKHINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a country where everyone is oppressed by the military, some are treated worse than others. In general, the ethnic minorities are treated worse than the ethnic Burman majority, and non-Buddhists face more restrictions on their religious practices. Charge visited Northern [...]
2006-02-17 09:23:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL EAID BM
06RANGOON270BURMA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 03:25:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
06RANGOON299MANDALAY: NON-BUDDHISTS NEED NOT APPLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of our Mandalay Outreach Week (ref A),we met with Christian leaders in Mandalay on March 1 to discuss religious issues in central Burma. They described the tight restrictions local authorities place on religious meetings and church construction, as well as general GOB di [...]
2006-03-06 08:35:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PREF BM SK
06RANGOON319EU HUMANITARIAN AID IN BURMA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Union has established an EU Humanitarian Aid office in Rangoon to improve coordination of its 8 million euro aid projects in Burma. The new office supports humanitarian projects in health, water and sanitation, nutrition, and protection. The EU Humanitarian Aid offi [...]
2006-03-08 06:27:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM NGO
06RANGOON366BURMESE IDPS AND REFUGEES NEED MORE HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A visiting PRM team discussed refugee and IDP issues with IOs and donor counterparts in Rangoon March 8-10. UNHCR described its activities in northern Rakhine State and efforts to improve access to eastern border areas. ICRC outlined its lack of access to prisons and labor camps, [...]
2006-03-17 10:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM NGO
06RANGOON462SOMETHING BETTER THAN NOTHING:FIGHTING TIP IN BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: High level GOB attendance gave the first anti-Trafficking in Persons National Seminar the visible support needed for lower level officials to implement Burma's new Anti-Trafficking Law. International NGOs had unprecedented input on the drafting process, the first time the curr [...]
2006-04-06 09:13:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KWMN KCRM 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
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
06RANGOON704UNFPA IN BURMA: MAINTAINING STATUS QUO
[...] (SBU) UNFPA's efforts to build capacity among reproductive health care providers, provide contraceptives, raise awareness and conduct research have provided valuable, effective assistance at the local level. GOB involvement has been mainly supportive. The key issues to address at the upcomin [...]
2006-05-30 07:09:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF SOCI BM
06RANGOON752BURMA: REGIME TOUGHS GET TOUGHER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent actions by regime authorities show a trend of strengthened surveillance and control of movement and meeting by opposition parties and the general public. In May, Rangoon officials started a campaign to photograph all household members in selected Rangoon communities. Tow [...]
2006-06-08 09:56:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF BM
06REYKJAVIK224 MDA: ICELAND WILL BE SUPPORTIVE AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Post discussed points from refs A and B with Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Human Rights Officer Ingibjorg Davidsdottir June 14 and 19, respectively. Following consultation with the MFA PermSec and the Icelandic Mission in Geneva, Davidsdottir replied as follows: -- Iceland wi [...]
2006-06-19 15:41:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IC IS
06REYKJAVIK68 SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Lisa Kierans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Kieransl@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Polofficer (FO-02) 20 hrs - Polassistant 60 hrs - DCM [...]
2006-03-02 12:49:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
06ROME1174ITALY SUPPORTS CURRENT EU BURMA POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 13 to Nicola Tassoni, MFA Deputy Southeast Asia Office Director, presenting U.S. concerns regarding some of the statements made at the EC 2006 Burma/Myanmar Forum, and highlighting the importance the U.S. places on coordinating our Burma mess [...]
2006-04-19 07:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALBM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL IT
06ROME1272MDA: ITALY REMAINS ON BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 09:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IT ICRC HUMAN RIGHTS
06ROME2234ITALY OK WITH INFORMAL UN MIGRATION DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 07:28:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF SMIG UNGA IT
06ROME599 2006 TIP REPORT: ITALY
[...] Below is the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) 21.A. Italy is a country of destination an [...]
2006-02-27 15:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT HUMAN RIGHTS EUN
06SANAA589NEW MHR HAISAMI ON REFUGEES, PRESS, AND THE MHR
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 introductory call by Ambassador the new Minister of Human Rights (MHR),Khadijah Ahmed al-Haisami, expressed her views on Somali refugees, the new press law and her new role, which she promised to perform to the best of her ability. End Summary. 2. (C) On [...]
2006-03-07 13:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KMCC PREF YM
06SANJOSE1182COSTA RICA'S 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES
[...] Please find following Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. 2. Description of project: USD 18,618 to set up and operate a training center in San Jose to provide English language and computer skills training. The center will provide English training fr [...]
2006-05-31 21:24:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CS
06SANJOSE1219COSTA RICA RED CROSS PARTICIPATION AT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 23:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL CS
06SANJOSE129COSTA RICA WILL CONSIDER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED
[...] Per Reftel A, and taking advantage of remarks by visiting CODEL Burton, who expressed appreciation for Costa Rica's willingness to resettle 20 protected Cuban migrants in December of 2004, DCM on January 11 asked Minister of Public Security Rogelio Ramos for assistance with resettling another [...]
2006-01-19 16:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG CS
06SANJOSE1339COSTA RICA RED CROSS SUPPORTS RED CRYSTAL AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 22:20:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC CS
06SANJOSE1529DELAY LIKELY FOR NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
[...] (C) President Oscar Arias has requested legislation that would delay the implementation of a law passed in October, 2005 designed to strengthen the immigration enforcement authority of Costa Rican Immigration (CRI) officials. The law is scheduled to take effect in August 2006. In all likeli [...]
2006-07-11 15:12:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREF SMIG CS
06SANJOSE1815COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) On August 16, PolCouns and Poloffs met with Carlos Cordero, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Guisella Sanchez, head of the Human Rights Division at the MFA, to discuss talking points from reftel delivered to Cordero on August 4. 2. (SBU) San [...]
2006-08-17 18:32:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA CS
06SANJOSE2379COSTA RICAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR PLANS MAJOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rican Immigration Director Mario Zamora recently told us that months of intense work with 2nd Vice President Kevin Casas (a personal friend who also functions as Minister of Planning) were about to bear fruit in the form of fundamental reforms to the information systems and [...]
2006-10-27 10:32:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF KFRD CASC CS
06SANJOSE481COSTA RICA 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 14:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
06SANJOSE550MAGEN DAVID ADOM: COSTA RICA SIGNING MECHANISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 19:31:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
06SANSALVADOR1090MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ES
06SANSALVADOR1552MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR1595MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 21:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR1972DEMARCHE REQUEST IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH
[...] On July 28, Poloff spoke to MFA Office of Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa regarding reftel demarche request. Due to the closure of the GOES from July 31 through August 4, Poloff arranged to speak with MFA Social Affairs Director Elizabeth Cubias on August 9. 2. Background: El S [...]
2006-08-10 13:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG ES
06SANSALVADOR318EL SALVADOR: POST'S VIEWS ON DISASTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Temporary Protected Status status should be extended for El Salvadoran beneficiaries currently residing and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing recovery from the 2001 earthquakes and the 2005 eruption of the Santa Ana volcano is incomplete. Current conditions p [...]
2006-02-07 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR531EL SALVADOR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Post,s submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. The format tracks paragraphs 21 to 24 in reftel. Post POC is INL Country Director J. Brian Duggan, 011-503-2501-2037. For OMB purposes, Duggan (FS-03) spent 10 hours compiling the following information. Sen [...]
2006-03-03 16:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
06SANSALVADOR659MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 16:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ES IS
06SANTIAGO2269FOXLEY: CHILE NOT INTERESTED IN UNSC SEAT,
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Foxley told visiting senior SFRC staffer Meacham Chile is not a candidate for the UNSC seat, said its decision to abstain had been proven correct by the ongoing stalemate between Guatemala and Venezuela, and that Chile would continue to play the role of "honest broker" in [...]
2006-10-27 22:18:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALIO PGOV PREF UNGA CI
06SANTIAGO272CHILE REAFFIRMS WILLINGNESS TO RESETTLE CUBAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chile reaffirmed its willingness to resettle up to 28 protected Cuban migrants currently at Guantanamo in a meeting today with visiting PRM Officer and Consul General, and will provide the migrants appropriate residence and work permits. The Chileans expect to be ready to interview [...]
2006-02-07 18:59:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREF PREL CI CU GUANTANAMO
06SANTODOMINGO168HAITIAN MIGRANT DEATHS REVEAL WEAK BORDER CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary. The January 11 death by suffocation of 24 illegal Haitian migrants has triggered a Dominican Government response that includes a formal apology to Haitian authorities, a presidential promise to seek justice with the formation of a "blue-ribbon" investigative committee, and the ne [...]
2006-01-13 23:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR ELTN HA KJUS MARR PREF PREL SOCI
06SANTODOMINGO2045SUPPORT FOR MDA AT 6/20 CONFERENCE - DOMINICAN
[...] Embassy on June 14 delivered text of points Ref A (minus the if-asked points) through the American Red Cross Caribbean representative here to the director general of the Dominican Red Cross, Arq. Gustavo Lara Tapia. Lara said he was forwarding the points to Dominican Red Cross president Ligia [...]
2006-06-19 20:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL ICRC PHUM IS
06SANTODOMINGO3282HAITIANS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - - THEY JUST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Unfulfilled promises, nationalistic rebuffs and outright distortions continue to characterize the Dominican response to international concerns over the country's treatment of its largely undocumented Haitian minority. Despite repeated pledges, the government has failed to comply [...]
2006-10-18 20:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR PHUM PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC UNHCR IOM HA
06SANTODOMINGO3655SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO THE DOMINICAN
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in the Dominican Republic warmly welcomes your planned December 8-10 visit to Santo Domingo. Space permitting, Ambassador Hans Hertell will greet you in Washington, DC on the day of your departure, and travel with you via milair to Santo Domingo. We have arrange [...]
2006-12-06 11:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EPET PHUM PREF PREL ETRAD ECON DR
06SANTODOMINGO3759CODEL ENGEL: HAITIAN ISSUES DOMINATE VISIT TO THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 9-10 Congressional visit led by Rep. Eliot Engel touched some of the most sensitive points in the Dominican psyche. The group had intended to learn about a range of issues, but their trip, truncated by a late departure from Washington, was defined in the Dominican [...]
2006-12-18 18:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR PHUM PREF PREL EWWT DR XL OREP ELAB
06SARAJEVO1019BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL
[...] On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted t [...]
2006-05-09 13:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK
06SARAJEVO1064BOSNIA: APPLICATION FOR 2006 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND
[...] The following is Post's proposal for the 2006 PRM Ambassador's Fund. This proposal was developed in coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),the state Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, the municipal government of Bratun [...]
2006-05-15 12:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF BK
06SARAJEVO1367BOSNIA: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS A SUCCESS FOR
[...] On June 10, 2006, the Embassy co-hosted a "Night of 1,000 Dinners" (N1KD) gala dinner with the local American Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Canada, the fourth of its kind since 2002. Donors to the event contributed almost 200,000 KM (approximately US $130,000),which will be matched [...]
2006-06-15 11:10:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KHDP PREF PARM AORC ODIP OFDP KSEP BK
06SEOUL1108ROKG OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO USG NORTH KOREAN
[...] (C) On April 4, Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, presented the official ROKG response to our ref g demarche seeking support for the USG North Korean refugee strategy. The ROKG response (reprinted in paragraph 3) centered [...]
2006-04-04 08:19:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KS KN
06SEOUL1270ROKG DISCUSSES BANGKOK SIX AND KIM CHUN-HEE
[...] (C) MOFAT DG for Policy Planning Nam Gwan-pyo on April 18 told POL M/C that Seoul was relieved to hear that the six North Koreans had arrived safely in Bangkok (ref a). MOFAT has instructed its Embassy in Bangkok to assist in vetting and resolving the case quickly and quietly. Seoul was pos [...]
2006-04-18 07:30:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM AGMT KS KN
06SEOUL1308ROKG PREFERS REQUEST COME FROM UNHCR ON BANGKOK SIX
[...] (C) On April 20, POL M/C delivered ref a demarche urging Seoul to reconsider its position and quickly allow a ROKG official to assist with the processing of the six North Koreans in Bangkok to Nam Gwan-pyo, Director General for Policy Planning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Na [...]
2006-04-20 07:31:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KS KN TH
06SEOUL1378ROK PREPARING TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 08:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC KS SZ
06SEOUL1516DPRK REFUGEES IN BANGKOK: AVOIDING PUBLICITY
[...] (C) As the case of the six North Korean refugees in Bangkok appears to be moving toward a successful conclusion, with very forthcoming cooperation from all concerned, including the RTG, ROKG, and UNHCR, Embassy Seoul wants to underscore the need to handle their arrival and resettlement in the [...]
2006-05-04 07:50:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KS KN
06SEOUL155ROK STUDYING USG NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE STRATEGY
[...] (C) On January 12, poloffs delivered reftel demarche, which requested support for approaches to Thailand, Mongolia, and Russia on processing North Korean refugees, to Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Deputy Director C [...]
2006-01-12 08:27:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KS KN
06SEOUL1622LOCAL UNHCR REQUESTS STOP TO NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On May 12, the Acting Representative of UNHCR in the Republic of Korea, Michele Manca di Nissa, informed poloff that over the past week 3-5 ROK citizens, apparently resettled from North Korea, had approached UNHCR requesting asylum in the Unit [...]
2006-05-15 07:59:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREF PREL PHUM AMGT KS
06SEOUL1774FOURTH ROUND OF USG-ROKG CONSULTATIONS ON NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: DG Nam Gwan-pyo opened the 4th round of USG-ROKG consultations on North Korean asylum seekers on May 25 by commending the U.S. government on its endeavors to make the resettlement of North Korean asylum seekers in the U.S. possible, and saying that this consultation provides an o [...]
2006-05-25 11:27:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM KS KN
06SEOUL1942ROK CAUTIOUS ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 07:12:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KS KN RS
06SEOUL1968AMBASSADORS TOUR KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
[...] (C) Although Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) tourism has not yet become as routine as the USO's twice-weekly trip to the DMZ, the visits themselves are developing along a familiar pattern. On June 12, the Ambassador joined a large delegation of ambassadors and other high-level officials who [...]
2006-06-14 00:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL1978ROK TO SUPPORT MDA AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 07:23:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC KS IS
06SEOUL2054ROK TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE DISRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 03:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF AORC ICRC KS
06SEOUL2059INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 27-29 DPRK WATCHERS'
[...] (U) Embassy Seoul is pleased to sponsor its 2006 DPRK Watchers, Conference September 27-29 and invites participation from your Posts. As in the past, our aim is to bring together political and economic reporting officers from Posts who cover DPRK issues, as well as Washington-based Desk offi [...]
2006-06-21 05:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF ETRD KN
06SEOUL2140AMBASSADOR, INDIANA GOVERNOR GREET NEW PM
[...] (SBU) On June 26, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, during which PM Han stressed the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and bringing the DPRK back to the Six Party Talks. The Prime Minister also expressed a personal interest in the Kaesong Industrial Com [...]
2006-06-27 08:55:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2213ROKG LIKELY TO SUSPEND DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 5 meeting with the Ambassador and A/DCM, Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon shared his "grave concern" over the DPRK missile launches and said that the ROKG had "more or less agreed" to suspend humanitarian aid to the North. FM Ban said that it would be important to respond [...]
2006-07-05 12:29:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2243REUNION REFOCUSES ROK PUBLIC ON ABDUCTEES
[...] (SBU) The emotional June 28-30 reunion between Kim Young-nam, a ROK abduction victim, and his South Korean mother has increased domestic interest in the DPRK's post-Korean War abductions of ROK nationals. Kim is one of a total of 485 South Korean abduction victims believed to be remaining in [...]
2006-07-07 02:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2457ROKG AID SUSPENSION TRIGGERS ANGRY DPRK BACKLASH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 21 meeting with the A/DCM, Secretary to the President for National Security Strategy SIPDIS Park Sun-won said that the DPRK has responded strongly to the ROKG's suspension of humanitarian aid following the DPRK's July 5 missile launches. To date, the DPRK has indica [...]
2006-07-21 09:26:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2458DPRK MISSILES PROVOKE PUBLIC ANGER AT ROKG AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile tests appear to be causing public ire, but not necessarily at the DPRK. According to polling agencies and our own informal "man-on-the-street" survey, many South Korean citizens are angry at their government's relatively slow response to the launches. More [...]
2006-07-21 09:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2852AID SUSPENSION MAY FULFILL UNSCR 1695, SAYS NSC
[...] (C) In an August 21 courtesy call by the CDA, Senior Secretary to the President for National Security Suh Choo-suk SIPDIS said that the ROKG's suspension of rice and fertilizer shipments would likely fulfill the ROKG's obligation under UNSCR 1695. Suh also explained the ROKG's one-time shi [...]
2006-08-21 22:40:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2912A REAL YODUK STORY
[...] (SBU) Twenty-six-year-old Kim Eun-cheol has a five-hundred-dollar cellphone, a gold bracelet on his left wrist, and angry scars on both knees from being tortured in the DPRK. Kim was an inmate in North Korea's infamous Yoduk prison from 2000 until 2003 and is one of fewer than fifteen people [...]
2006-08-25 08:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL3077ROK HAS NO OBJECTION TO REFUGEE PROCESSING IN
[...] (C) On September 6, poloff informed the ROKG that the USG will be discussing its interest in processing North Korean asylum seekers for U.S. resettlement on a case-by-case basis with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),to Yu Joon-ha, new Director of MOFAT's Inter-Korean Policy Division. Poloff s [...]
2006-09-07 08:11:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KS KN RS
06SEOUL3158ICG ON NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: CAT AND MOUSE
[...] (U) International Crisis Group's (ICG) Northeast Asia Project Director Peter Beck said that North Korean refugees, predominantly in China but increasingly going to Southeast Asia, need from USD 1,000 to 10,000 to get out of North Korea and live a very precarious "cat and mouse" existence after [...]
2006-09-13 09:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKN KS PREF
06SEOUL3600ROK REGISTERS NO OBJECTION TO POTENTIAL REFUGEE
[...] (C) On October 18, poloff conveyed reftel points on USG interest in processing North Korean asylum seekers on a case-by-case basis in Cambodia to Park Ji-hyun, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Inter-Korean Policy Division. Poloff said the USG sought confirmation that the ROKG would assist with bac [...]
2006-10-20 06:58:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV KS KN CB
06SEOUL3891ASSISTING NORTH KOREANS IN NORTHEAST CHINA: ONE GROUP'S STORY
[...] (C) Crossing Borders (protect) is a Christian organization
that provides assistance to North Korean migrants and
refugees in Yanji, China. American citizen Mike Kim (KIM
Sun-jung),approached the Embassy on November 1 to discuss
his organization's operations in Chin [...]
2006-11-13 06:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF KTIP KN KS CH PHUM
06SEOUL4075NGO TB PROJECT GAINING DPRK BUY-IN
[...] (C) In a November 24 briefing for the Ambassador, Dr. Stephen Linton, Chairman of the EugeneBell Foundation, described a recent two-week mission in the DPRK to oversee EugeneBell medical assistance programs. He reported on improved access to facilities and increased North Korean receptivity [...]
2006-11-28 00:58:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL4261ROK ACADEMICS OFFER MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several conservative ROK academics urged a multi-pronged approach toward North Korean human rights, arguing that the U.S. should take larger number of refugees, continue sanctions and increase radio broadcasts into North Korea, while providing humanitarian assistance and promotin [...]
2006-12-14 09:12:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL KS KN CH
06SEOUL4281NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN THE ROK: AN OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) The ROKG's resettlement programs for North Korean refugees have evolved over time as the number of refugees has grown and their demographics have changed. South Korean officials and experts see the ROK's efforts to help the nearly 10,000 refugees successfully resettle in the ROK as the [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4282NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: FIRST STEPS INTO ROK SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon arrival in the ROK, North Koreans undergo an interagency security screening process, during which the ROKG seeks to confirm refugees' bona fides and assess security risks. Thereafter, nearly all North Koreans move to the ROK's Hanawon resettlement facility, where they rece [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4283NK REFUGEES: OBSTACLES TO INTEGRATION IN THE SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: North Korean refugees face an enormous culture shock in adjusting to life in the ROK. Not accustomed to South Korean political and economic systems and unable to compete educationally, North Koreans face difficulties obtaining stable employment. Their resettlement is not helpe [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4284NK REFUGEES: THE QUEST FOR STABLE EMPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finding stable employment is probably the greatest challenge for North Koreans resettling in the ROK. The ROKG assigns North Korean refugees to employment officers, provides incentives, recruits employers, and subsidizes half of North Koreans' salaries to their employers for two [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4331NEW ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SEEKS CLOSE
[...] (C) During a call on newly appointed National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun, the Ambassador and NSA Baek agreed to cooperate closely in resolving alliance issues, such as OPCON transfer and base relocation, and to continue coordination with regard to the Six Party Talks. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]
2006-12-20 03:36:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL4375NORTH-SOUTH AIR ROUTE REOPENS FOR NGO
[...] (SBU) The air route between Pyongyang and Seoul opened December 18 for the first time since the October 9 nuclear test. Members of the Korean Sharing Movement, an NGO engaged in humanitarian work in the DPRK, visited Pyongyang to observe the opening of a new hospital wing. The air route is [...]
2006-12-26 07:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL471ROK EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT USG REFUGEE STRATEGY
[...] (C) In a February 8 meeting with POL M/C, MOFAT DG Kim Won-soo opined it would be premature to approach third countries about a U.S. proposal (ref A) on North Korean refugees until there was a clear case of a North Korean being potentially eligible for resettlement to the United States. ROKG [...]
2006-02-10 01:07:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KS KN
06SEOUL772ROK BRIEFED ON USG NEXT STEPS ON PROCESSING NORTH
[...] (C) On March 10, poloffs delivered ref a demarche, which discussed Thailand's recent indication it would work with the USG on discreet case-by-case resettlement of North Korean refugees, to Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [...]
2006-03-10 07:36:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KS KN TH
06SEOUL777SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Post's submission for the sixth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the March 2005 to March 2006 reporting period. G [...]
2006-03-10 09:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KCRM KWMN PGOV ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06SEOUL877NORTH KOREA: THE MUSICAL
[...] (SBU) "Yoduk Story," a musical which premiered in Seoul on March 14, is like "Les Miserables" with all blue notes and a leitmotif of North Korean patriotic anthems. In this production, the beatings, rapes, summary executions, and other crimes that have been reported from one of the DPRK's mo [...]
2006-03-17 09:20:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL911ROK SAYS CHINA DEPORTED DPRK WOMAN CHOI EUN-SUN
[...] (S) On March 17, poloff conveyed reftel demarche on USG concern about a North Korean women arrested in China after trying to enter a South Korean school in December 2005 to Pak Ji-yun, Deputy Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Pak was fa [...]
2006-03-21 08:55:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPHUM PREF KS KN CH
06SEOUL969AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH ROK FM BAN:
[...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon described receiving strong expressions of support for his candidacy for UN Secretary General from Argentina, Peru, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria. Ban noted that he has met with the foreign ministers of each of th [...]
2006-03-24 08:21:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF MARR KS KN
06SINGAPORE630SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT:
[...] This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into three cables. Part I covers the overview of Singapore's trafficking problem and prevention efforts. The Embassy point of contact for this report i [...]
2006-03-01 09:20:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE631SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT:
[...] This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It covers the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in [...]
2006-03-01 09:23:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE632SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT:
[...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Part III covers Protection and Assistance to Victims, and details the sources Post has consulted in preparing this submission. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ [...]
2006-03-01 09:33:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE938SINGAPORE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE
[...] Summary: GOS officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs; Manpower; Community Development, Youth and Sports; and Foreign Affairs met with the E/P Counselor and Embassy officers on March 17 to discuss Singapore's 2005 trafficking situation and enforcement efforts. The GOS provided updated st [...]
2006-03-23 10:01:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SKOPJE419MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ICRC THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 11:24:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ MK
06SKOPJE593MACEDONIA RESPONDS TO MDA DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 08:06:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC IS SZ MK
06SOFIA1063BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON HLD; REQUESTS
[...] (U) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Kamen Velichkov of the MFA,s Department of UN and Global Issues on July 28. He said the GOB sees no need for a permanent forum on migration and that migration issues are best discussed in regional fora. He also requested USG support for Bulg [...]
2006-08-01 06:45:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA BU
06SOFIA1532BULGARIA CONSIDERS ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-06 14:21:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG BU
06SOFIA304BULGARIA: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the sixth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of transit and origin, and to a lesser extent a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen enhanced cooperation betwee [...]
2006-03-01 14:52:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD BU
06STATE188324INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON UNHCR EXCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 14:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREF UNGA
06TAIPEI6422006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN
[...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]
2006-03-01 07:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI787TAIWAN NGO RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMBAT TIP
[...] Summary: AIT held a roundtable with local NGOs on 1 March to discuss labor and foreign bride trafficking highlighted in the 2006 Taiwan TIP report (reftel). The NGOs stated Taiwan needs to pass a comprehensive TIP law for victims, address broker/domestic caretaker abuses, and institute better [...]
2006-03-10 07:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI905TAIWAN'S INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS LABOR TRAFFICKING
[...] Summary: AIT, G/TIP, and EAP/RSP visitors met with officials at the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) on 13 March to discuss labor trafficking, government initiatives to address TIP, and complaints raised by local NGOs (reftel). The CLA told AIT that it will increase labor broker standards, give [...]
2006-03-20 01:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TALLINN1055ESTONIA PROCESSING GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS
[...] (U) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, on whether the GOE can resettle Haitian and Cuban migrants currently in Guantanamo to Estonia. On November 16, Hion informed us that the request was sent to the Estonian Migration Board for considera [...]
2006-11-22 11:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG BU CU LG LH EN
06TALLINN370ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 12:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL EN
06TALLINN545ESTONIA ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE
[...] (C) In the context of a previously scheduled visit to Estonia, EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins and Polecoff delivered reftel points on the need for securing pledges for the NATO Response Force (NRP)on June 2 to Sander Soone, MFA First Political Department Director General, and Miko Haljas, MFA D [...]
2006-06-08 07:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREF NATO EN
06TALLINN688ESTONIA: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 13:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA EN
06TASHKENT345UNHCR PRESSING FOR UZBEK RATIFICATION OF REFUGEE
[...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Country Representative asked for U.S. support in encouraging the GOU to sign the 1951 Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Uzbekistan is the only CIS state not to have signed the documents. There are currently 1,816 refugees, mostly Afghan, registered wit [...]
2006-02-15 02:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT430GOU BLASTS UNHCR AND OSCE FOR THEIR CONCERN WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan has accused the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) of needlessly politicizing the deportation of ten Uzbeks from Ukraine. The MFA has summoned the OSCE Ambassador in Tashkent to protest the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's statement on the returnees. The GOU [...]
2006-03-02 11:13:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT520GOU ORDERS CLOSURE OF UNHCR
[...] (C) UNHCR Protection Officer Asako Nozawa told poloff that the Uzbek mission in Geneva had delivered a note verbale to UNHCR headquarters on March 17 giving the Tashkent office thirty days to close. She added that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will not intervene, and that the office w [...]
2006-03-20 08:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ
06TASHKENT536GOU DENIES ACCESS TO UZBEKS DEPORTED FROM UKRAINE
[...] (C) In response to Post's request that international monitors be given access to the Uzbeks deported from Ukraine (ref A),the MFA replied in a March 23 diplomatic note that the individuals are subjects of a criminal investigation. In order to provide a fair investigation free from interferenc [...]
2006-03-23 13:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT577UNHCR OFFICE PROPOSES PASSING TORCH TO UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 16:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ
06TASHKENT693UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...]
2006-04-07 14:04:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT728UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 12:55:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT800UNDP ESTABLISHES REFUGEE SUPPORT UNIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 03:10:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT833MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 02:17:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALAORC PREF PHUM PREL ICRC UZ
06TEGUCIGALPA2048HONDURAN FUEL BID: TRAFIGURA MAY INCREASE STAKE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-28 15:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREF
06TEGUCIGALPA459 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...]
2006-03-08 23:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
06TELAVIV1008ISRAELI MFA DDG YA'AR SUPPPORTS UNRWA
[...] (U) This message was drafted by the Amman-based regional refugee coordinator and has been cleared by PRM, Embassy Amman and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA officials told PRM PDAS Greene and other visiting PRM officials over the last week that UNRWA will form a critical part [...]
2006-03-13 14:18:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PINR ECON KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1318FM LIVNI SEEKS NEW MECHANISM FOR DELIVERING AID TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni asked NEA A/S David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 for USG help in formulating a new mechanism to deliver aid directly to the Palestinian people; without this mechanism, she said, other donors might "take their own decisions" and use a de [...]
2006-04-04 04:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EAID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1391RECENT GOI PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director General Aharon Abramovitch told the Ambassador April 3 that the GOI seeks to abolish all forms of trafficking in persons. De facto Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Rahel Gershuni reported that the government's inter-ministerial anti-trafficking [...]
2006-04-06 15:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1395EMBLEM: GOI HEALTH MINISTRY OPPOSES COMPOSITION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israel Representative for the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Anna Segall told poloff April 5 that the GOI has not yet approved changes to Magen David Adom (MDA) statutes because the Ministry of Health (MOH) opposes the proposed composition of the MDA executive [...]
2006-04-07 06:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1396ICRC: NGOS CANNOT AVERT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN
[...] (SBU) ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart told the Ambassador April 4 that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) cannot avert a looming humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. He emphasized that NGOs do not have the resources or capacity to assume the functions of government, [...]
2006-04-07 06:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS KPAL PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1422LIVNI REPORTS USG ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARD TO GOI
[...] (SBU) News of the Department's acknowledgment of Rahel Gershuni as an anti-trafficking "hero" (reftel) has reached the highest level of the GOI. At the weekly Cabinet meeting of April 9, according to the official Cabinet communique, Foreign Minister and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni reported t [...]
2006-04-10 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1584EMBLEM: ISRAELI FM LIVNI PLEDGES ASSISTANCE ON
[...] (C) In a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on April 20 (septels),the Ambassador outlined U.S. efforts to facilitate the admission of Magen David Adom (MDA) into the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement. The Ambassador stressed the importance of four technical changes required to br [...]
2006-04-21 14:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1619EMBLEM: FM LIVNI "CRACKED HEADS TOGETHER" TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials report that an assertive FM Tzipi Livni April 23 instigated dramatic progress on, but not yet final approval of, the two most controversial among the four remaining MDA statute amendments (reftel A) necessary for MDA membership in the Red Cross / Crescent Movement. [...]
2006-04-25 16:45:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS ICRC HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1652GOI SEEKS NGO INPUT ON NEXT STEPS IN FIGHT AGAINST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI inter-ministerial anti-trafficking committee decided at its April 26 meeting to press for rapid passage of the draft anti-trafficking bill, and to address specific concerns raised by three leading NGOs critical of the GOI's anti-trafficking efforts. The committee invi [...]
2006-04-27 14:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1807EMBLEM: AMBULANCE AND STATUTES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff May 9 that the GOI has not yet adopted a position on the stationing of five additional ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in East Jerusalem. He twice replied to direct questions about the GOI vi [...]
2006-05-09 15:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF SZ IS PGOV ICRC GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1931STATUS OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told Ambassador Jones May 17 that he will make the draft anti-trafficking bill "the first priority legislation" of the new government, setting it on a track that, under optimum conditions, will achieve final passage within two months. Ramon said that he w [...]
2006-05-17 16:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1950ISRAEL DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL ASSIST, AS MUCH
[...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to resolve outstanding issues and clear the way for Magen David Adom's (MDA) incorporation into the international Red C [...]
2006-05-18 16:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KWBG IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1980OLMERT'S COS ON VISIT PREPARATIONS, AMA, MDA, AND
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, described the main goal of Olmert's upcoming visit to Washington as building trust and getting to better know the President. According to Turbowicz, he, Dov Weissglas, and Shalom Tourgeman con [...]
2006-05-19 17:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GTIP ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2025EMBLEM: MFA FRUSTRATED WITH MDA REFORM EFFORT, BUT
[...] (C) On May 23, the Charge asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's chief of staff, Jakub "Yaki" Dayan (protect),for an update on efforts to facilitate the accession by Magen David Adom (MDA) to the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Dayan replied that two issues remain to be resolved [...]
2006-05-24 14:20:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2698TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INCIDENT ON ISRAEL-EGYPT
[...] (U) Israel Radio reported at 1200 on Friday, June 30 that IDF soldiers killed a Sudanese national in the course of his arrest. He was reportedly in the company of nine other Sudanese, three residents of the Gaza Strip, and three "call girls from Russia." The IDF shot the Sudanese national, a [...]
2006-07-06 17:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG IS EG GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV3038ICRC: BATTLE OPERATIONS LIMITING ACCESS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 14:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS PREF PGOV PHUM LE
06TELAVIV3149ICRC ACCESSES CIVILIANS SOUTH OF THE LITANI RIVER
[...] (SBU) ICRC Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Balthasar Staehelin told the Ambassador August 9 that ICRC successfully mounted a humanitarian mission August 8 to evacuate approximately 230 civilians from Houla, south of the Litani River. (See Septel.) Staehelin said that ICRC dec [...]
2006-08-10 15:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV IS LE
06TELAVIV3150ICRC PRESIDENT MEETS PRIME MINISTER OLMERT
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff August 10 that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert assured visiting ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger earlier that day that the GOI supports ICRC efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians in southern Lebanon. Olm [...]
2006-08-10 16:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV IS LE
06TELAVIV3952PRM PDAS GREENE MEETINGS WITH ISRAELI AND NGO
[...] (C) Summary: On September 28-29, PRM PDAS Richard Greene had wide-ranging discussions with GOI and International Organization (IO) officials pertaining to: access barriers facing IOs and NGOs implementing humanitarian programs in the West Bank and Gaza; coordination efforts between the GOI and [...]
2006-10-06 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM IS LE KWBG PREF IZ
06TELAVIV596GOI RESPONDS TO NEW PATTERN OF CROSS-BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli National Police (INP) Colonel Avshalom Peled told G-TIP Reports Officer Gayatri Patel January 11 and poloff in subsequent phone conversations that his Ramon Border Police Brigade, which guards Israel's southern border with Egypt, has captured 85 Palestinians from the Gaza [...]
2006-02-08 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS EG PGOV PREL JO PINR PREF PBTS SNAR KCRM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL SOCIETY
06TELAVIV810GOI MAPPING OUT CRITICAL HUMANITARIAN PA PROJECTS
[...] (C) Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister Shalom Tourgeman told NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble February 23 that, without causing a humanitarian crisis, the GOI seeks to limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to show Hamas that adherence to its current positions comes at a price. [...]
2006-02-27 12:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KWBG KPAL ECON IS EG HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV899BEILIN PONDERS PA REFERENDUM ON A GOI-ABBAS
[...] (C) Summary: Meretz Chairman Yossi Beilin repeatedly expressed incredulity to the Ambassador during their February 28 meeting that FM Tzipi Livni publicly referred to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas as "irrelevant." Beilin said that former PA negotiator Saeb Erekat recently propose [...]
2006-03-03 17:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV914ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV915ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) This cable forms the first part of a four-part message in response to reftel A. Embassy point of contact is poloff James Miller, phone (972)3-519-7437, fax (972)3-519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 120 hours in preparation of TIP report; deputy polcouns spent six hours, polcouns spe [...]
2006-03-06 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV916ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 15:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV918ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 04:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV989EMBLEM: GOI STANDS STILL; ICRC DELEGATION CONCERNED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) Aharon Leshno Yaar told PRM Director for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright March 2 that the GOI plans to delay implementing the December agreement between Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). ICRC Head of [...]
2006-03-10 16:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1109AYAAN HIRSI ALI: PARLIAMENTARIAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The surprise decision by Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk to strip maverick parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali of her Dutch citizenship has sent shock waves through the Netherlands. Hirsi Ali announced on May 16 that she was immediately resigning from parliament. Verdonk's [...]
2006-05-16 16:15:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKISL NL PHUM PINR PREF PREL
06THEHAGUE1141AYAAN HIRSI ALI: FIRESTORM CONTINUES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The debate over Ayaan Hirsi Ali's citizenship status continues to divide the Netherlands. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk was roundly criticized during a marathon May 16 Parliamentary debate for hastily stripping Hirsi Ali's Dutch citizenship, and Prime Minister Balkenende has [...]
2006-05-19 15:04:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PHUM PGOV PINR PREF KISL NL
06THEHAGUE1163DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUDAN TOP 400 MILLION USD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 11:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MARR PREF KPKO SU NL
06THEHAGUE1262NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT SEEK CHAIR OF IOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 14:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREF AORC PREL SMIG IR NL
06THEHAGUE1301DONOR COUNTRIES COALESCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, seven members of the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, the UNHCR and the European Commission met in The Hague to set a near-term strategy to break the impasse in resolving the 16-year-old Bhutan refugee problem. Representatives agreed to lobby both Nepal (to take [...]
2006-06-09 11:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL BT IN NP NL
06THEHAGUE1303DONOR COUNTRIES COALESCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, seven members of the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, the UNHCR and the European Commission met in The Hague to set a near-term strategy to break the impasse in resolving the 16-year-old Bhutan refugee problem. Representatives agreed to lobby both Nepal (to take [...]
2006-06-09 12:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL BT IN NP NL
06THEHAGUE1356NETHERLANDS/MDA: DEMARCHE PRIOR TO JUNE 20
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 10:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ICRC PREF PREL IS NL
06THEHAGUE1364DUTCH INTEREST IN ACOTA, HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS AND
[...] (S) Summary: Director of East African Affairs (and acting DAS) Eunice Reddick met June 14 with Wepke Kingma, the Director of the Dutch MFA's Africa Department. Also present on the Dutch side were Ambassador at Large for the Great Lakes Region, Fred Radke, and Head of East and Southern Africa [...]
2006-06-16 13:29:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL MARR KHIV PREF XY XW ZF NL
06THEHAGUE1675NETHERLANDS/UNGA: HLD ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche July 31 to MFA UN and IFIs Senior Policy Officers Vasco Rodrigues and Andrea Maessen-Nederlof. Also present was MFA Migration and Alien Affairs Policy Advisor Marieke van Renssen. 2. (U) The Dutch delegation will likely include Development Minister van [...]
2006-08-01 14:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA EAID PREF SMIG NL
06THEHAGUE2266NETHERLANDS/SOUTHERN SUDAN: SUPPORT FOR UNHCR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-18 16:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SU NL
06THEHAGUE2292TOP DUTCH PROSECUTOR CALLS FOR ENDING TIP IN FOUR
[...] Harm Brouwer, Chairman of the College of Prosecutors- General told an October 17 press conference that his goal is to eliminate human trafficking (TIP) in the Netherlands within four years. He called TIP a modern form of slavery, unworthy of society. Brouwer said that hundreds of foreign wom [...]
2006-10-23 15:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREF NL
06THEHAGUE453EMBASSY THE HAGUE SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This cable responds to reftel A's request for input for the 2006 TIP report. Part One summarizes key developments during the past year and Part Two responds to the questions in paragraphs 21 - 24 of reftel A. Preparation time is about 170 hours (FSN - 110; FS-04 - 30; FS-02 - 30 hours). [...]
2006-03-01 16:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
06THEHAGUE489DEMARCHE: DUTCH PLAN TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 19:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NL
06THEHAGUE812NETHERLANDS/BURMA: RESPONSE TO EC COMMENTS AT
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL is adamantly opposed to any change in the European Union's position on Burma. Sanctions should remain in place. According to the Dutch, the comments of EU officials, including European Commission DG for External Relations Eneko Landaburu, do not represent EU policy. The [...]
2006-04-12 13:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREF PREL BM EU NL
06THEHAGUE939NETHERLANDS/MDA: DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PREF PREL ICRC SZ NL
06TIRANA441ALBANIA: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to Mimoza Kondo, Office Director for the Americas at the MFA. Kondo was aware of the upcoming vote and indicated the GOA's position has not, and is not expected to change, before the June vote. She expressed appreciation for the points and undertoo [...]
2006-05-04 07:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ AL
06TIRANA461UIGHURS ARRIVE IN ALBANIA FROM GUANTANAMO WITHOUT
[...] (S) On May 5, at 9:03 PM local time, five Chinese-national Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay who had been determined to no longer be enemy combatants arrived by C-17 at Mother Teresa International Airport in Tirana. The five Uighurs were driven to Rinas police station (near the airpor [...]
2006-05-08 11:55:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREF PTER PHUM PREL AL CH
06TIRANA467FM MUSTAFAJ ON MEETING WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (U) Ambassador met with Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj on the afternoon of May 8, following Mustafaj's meeting with Chinese Ambassador Tian Changchun and the release of a statement by Tian to News24, an Albanian television news channel. 2. (S) Mustafaj said Tian was "very tough" [...]
2006-05-09 02:59:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREF PTER PHUM PREL PINR AL CH
06TIRANA696CHAM PROTESTS MARK 62ND ANNIVERSARY OF LEAVING
[...] (SBU) Several hundred Chams gathered at a rally in Saranda on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Chams' expulsion from Greece to Albania. The rally was organized by the "Chameria" association and the Cham-founded Party for Democracy and Integration (PDI). The following day, proteste [...]
2006-07-05 16:34:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM PGOV AL GR
06TIRANA816ALBANIA ON HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, we delivered points on the upcoming UN High-Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development to Saimir Repishti, chief of the UN section at the MFA. Repishti informed us that Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Kosta Barka (or his deputy) would likely lead Al [...]
2006-08-01 16:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA AL
06TOKYO3394MDA: JAPAN AGRESS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS JA
06TOKYO3398MDA: JAPAN TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JA
06TOKYO4245JAPAN CONSIDERING MIGRATION FORUM ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 03:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG UNGA JA
06TOKYO4273JAPAN TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will provide two million USD in emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon, according to a July 29 MOFA announcement. Japan has taken a low-key approach to current events in Lebanon, issuing three official statements concerning the ongoing hostilities. The Japanese press is pr [...]
2006-07-31 10:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM LE JA
06TOKYO6086JAPAN WILL CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION TO UNHCR FOR SUDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 05:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM SU JA
06TOKYO860JAPANESE QUESTIONS ON HMONG CHILDREN
[...] (U) Action request: see paragraph three. 2. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points February 16 to MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwabara. Kuwabara responded that the Japanese embassy in Vientiane was aware of the problem and [...]
2006-02-16 08:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL LA TH JA
06TRIPOLI506LIBYA WORKS TO FIND BALANCE ON LABOR AND MIGRATION ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOL is beginning to work with international partners such as UNHCR and IOM on facing their migration challenges, but there is still ample room for strengthening cooperation. A staggering 750,000 to one million migrant workers currently live within Libya's borders in addition to [...]
2006-09-15 12:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF LY
06TRIPOLI527LIBYA: UN RESREP ASSESSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BILATERAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Julio Grieco told poloff September 17 that there were opportunities for the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) to expand on activities already underway in Libya that focus on education, financial sector refo [...]
2006-09-20 11:05:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PGOV LY
06TUNIS771TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
[...] (SBU) On March 27, Poloff met with Ahlem Belhadj and Hafidha Checkir of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD) to discuss their 2002 report on child sexual exploitation, titled "A Situational Analysis of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tunisia." (NOTE: This report i [...]
2006-03-31 14:05:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TS
06TUNIS784GOT COMBATS CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION THROUGH LAWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with the Ministry of Women, Family, Children and Elderly Affairs (MWFCEA),to discuss GOT efforts to prevent child sexual exploitation. (NOTE: The issue was raised in a 2002 private study and Ref A. END NOTE.) Aida Ghorbal, the Ministry's Director General [...]
2006-04-04 11:54:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TS
06ULAANBAATAR616Country Clearance for Staffdel Bixby
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 22-26 visit by HIRC staff members Melanie Bixby, Paul Oostburg Sanz, and Lynne Weil to examine the proposed Millennium Challenge Account programs in Mongolia. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit will be DCM Brian Gol [...]
2006-08-14 07:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PREL PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR622Efforts Against Domestic Violence Increasing
[...] Mongolia is increasing efforts to combat an epidemic of domestic violence which affects perhaps a third of all women. As well as a 2004 law, a draft national action plan will be submitted in September, and the Supreme Court may clarify some remaining legal issues in coming months. While publ [...]
2006-08-16 02:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI EAID PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR682CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES DPRK REFUGEE ISSUES, MORE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Mongolian General Intelligence Agency (GIA) officials told visiting CODEL Kolbe that since 1998 Mongolia had facilitated the resettlement in South Korea of 1,976 North Koreans and that 136 were presently in Mongolia being processed. To date, all North Koreans crossing into Mong [...]
2006-09-12 07:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PREF EAID MG KN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1066EGELAND TELLS UNSC NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Jan Egeland told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 19 that while 2005 was a 'lost' year in terms of peace and reconciliation in the Darfur crisis, 2006 was looking up, [...]
2006-05-24 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1149CHINESE LOOK FOR INCREASED COOPERATION AS SC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Annabi gave the Security Council June 2 an overview of the current situation throughout Sudan in advance of the UNSC's Mission to Sudan, Addis Ababa and Chad. The most notable part of [...]
2006-06-06 20:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1437FOLLOW UP ON HMONG MINORS ISSUE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. Per Ref A, ECONOFF delivered talking points to Laos Desk Officer at the UN Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA). Reponse was that a request for a high-level visit to Laos was made by the UN Country Team and remains "under serious consideration." No decision has yet been [...]
2006-08-01 14:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM LA UNICEF
06USUNNEWYORK1540S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN PERM REP
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with South Korean Perm Rep Choi Young-jin to discuss North Korean human rights resolutions this fall at the UN General Assembly Third Committee and the UN Human Rights Council. They also discussed refugees, the Kaesong Industrial Complex and a poss [...]
2006-08-15 18:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL UNGA UNHCR UNHRC KN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1542S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE PERM REP
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with Vietnamese Perm Rep Le Luong Minh to discuss North Korean refugees. While professing a lack of knowledge about North Korean refugees in Vietnam, Perm Rep Minh took note of our interest in this issue and said he would report this to his capital [...]
2006-08-15 20:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV KN KS VM
06USUNNEWYORK1920UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE
[...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...]
2006-10-06 00:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREF PREL UNFPA
06USUNNEWYORK209TEST CABLE MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 13:41:00USUN New YorkSECRETAPER IMO JA LI PHUM PREF PREL
06USUNNEWYORK374HMONG CHILDREN: UNICEF HITS IMPASSE
[...] (C) Summary: USUN econoffs met February 23 with UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kul Gautam to review ways to break the current impasse over reunification of 27 Hmong refugee children incarerated in Laos whose parents remain in Thailand (reftels). Gautam noted there would be no movement withou [...]
2006-02-27 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF UNICEF LA TH
06USUNNEWYORK548WOLFF-OZAWA DISCUSS WEOG ROTATIONS, UN SCALE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 11:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR UNGA UNCHR AORC UNDP UNICEF PREF
06VIENNA2265DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on July 27 to Walter Rochel of the MFA's Consular Division and to Thomas Nader of the MFA's Multilateral Development Aid Division. The MFA is in the process of determining which office will take the lead on this issue. We will report any substantive reply a [...]
2006-07-27 09:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF UNGA AU
06VIENNA387DEMARCHE ON HMONG CHILDREN: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 16:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL LA TH EUN AU
06VIENNA678AUSTRIA: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: I21. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]
2006-03-06 15:00:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ALAB AU
06VIENTIANE1141A SAD ANNIVERSARY: WHERE ARE THE 26 CHILDREN AS WE
[...] (U) This message contains an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 16. 2. (C) Summary: The case of the 26 missing children has been unresolved since December 2005. Since then, there have been rumors that the children may have been secretly deported back to Thailand or ev [...]
2006-11-28 08:03:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE1232REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS VICE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota, in her first visit to Laos, pressed Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath to accept more of a role for NGOs, to take advantage of international respect for the ICRC by allowing it to monitor the situation of the Hmong within Laos, to resolve [...]
2006-12-29 05:40:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE1234REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS LAO VICE PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: Representative Betty McCollum pressed Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad for more cooperation on dealing with unexploded ordnance, education, and health care and effectively used her attendance at Christmas Mass to indicate the importance of freedom of religion to the United [...]
2006-12-29 05:49:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE316AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INFO ON LOCATION OF MISSING
[...] (C) Amnesty International analyst Brittis Edman (please protect),in Thailand recently to gather details about the deportation and subsequent disappearance of the 27 Hmong, called us from Bangkok March 30 to report on her visit to Petchaboon province, where she met with family members of the c [...]
2006-04-03 10:50:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF KCRM TH LA
06VIENTIANE321MORE DETAILS ON LOCATION OF MISSING HMONG CHILDREN
[...] (C) Embassy spoke to two sources today who provided additional details about the location of the missing group of 27 Hmong deported from Thailand (reftel). Although there are inconsistencies between the two reports, together they lead us to believe that the 22 girls in the group are likely stil [...]
2006-04-04 10:39:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM TH 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
06VIENTIANE386DAS ERIC JOHN VISIT: PREDICTABLY, LAO MFA DENIES
[...] (C) During his April 25-26 visit to Vientiane for ASEAN-related meetings, DAS Eric John met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, who categorically denied Laos faced any human rights problems in the areas of religious freedom or treatment of the ethnic Hmong minor [...]
2006-04-27 10:03:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL TH 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
06VIENTIANE434THREAT TO DEPORT LAO HMONG GROUP FROM PETCHABOON
[...] (C) Summary: Several sources reported to us over the weekend that Thai authorities had arrested a group of 24 Lao citizen ethnic Hmong in Petchaboon province on May 11 and had threatened to deport them to Laos. According to these sources the Hmong were "remote people" who had fled Laos as a r [...]
2006-05-15 10:13:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE443PROSPECTS FOR A JOINT DEMARCHE ON MISSING HMONG
[...] (C) The "like-minded" Embassies in Vientiane have agreed that a joint demarche to the Lao government on the missing Hmong children should be the next step in ongoing efforts to secure the release of the group. The decision whether to deliver the demarche will depend on the outcome of ongoing [...]
2006-05-17 10:07:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE500MORE ON MISSING CHILDREN
[...] (C) Further to our cable earlier today regarding the joint demarche on the missing Hmong children (reftel),this afternoon UNDP ResRep Finn Reske-Nielsen informed us that UN New York had urged him to be "pro-active" about the case, and agreed to have him write the Foreign Minister to solicit a [...]
2006-06-02 09:40:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE509ROK EMBASSY ASKED TO APPROACH GOL ON 10 DPRK
[...] (C) Summary: The ROK Foreign Ministry has asked its Embassy in Vientiane to approach the GoL to seek a "humanitarian" solution for 10 DPRK citizens currently imprisoned in Luang Prabang province. The ROK Embassy intends to raise the case of these 10 with the Deputy Foreign Minister, but -- lik [...]
2006-06-06 09:08:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KN LA
06VIENTIANE512LAO MFA ON TIP REPORT FOR LAOS
[...] (C) Ambassador briefed MFA's Europe-Americas Department Director-General Southam Sakhonnhinhom today on the TIP report for Laos, conveying the talking points and Action Plan contained in refs A and B. 2. (C) Southam, who had already read the TIP Report for Laos and ref talking points we had [...]
2006-06-06 09:42:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL KTIP LA
06VIENTIANE519SURRENDER, FLIGHT OR DEATH -- THE HMONG "REMOTE
[...] (C) Summary: More than 600 Hmong "remote people" have turned themselves in to Lao authorities since mid-2005, but the GoL has not permitted international access to any of their resettlement areas; their welfare and condition are unknown. Other Hmong have gone to Thailand, accounting in part fo [...]
2006-06-07 09:51:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE536LAO RELEASE 10 NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TWO
[...] (C) Summary: The South Korean Embassy has told us that the Lao police in Luang Prabang had released 10 North Korean asylum seekers and their two South Korean escorts detained since last week (reftel). The two South Koreans have already departed Laos for Thailand; the 10 North Koreans are in Vi [...]
2006-06-12 10:02:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KN LA
06VIENTIANE542LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON JOINT DEMARCHE ON HMONG
[...] (C) The like-minded missions and UN will seek to deliver their joint demarche on the missing Hmong children by the end of June, with the UN playing the coordinating role. The group awaits the outcome of a UN coordination meeting to be held tomorrow to determine the timing of the demarche. The [...]
2006-06-14 09:31:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KIRF LA
06VIENTIANE655LAO REFUSE JOINT DEMARCHE, LIKE-MINDED GROUP LOOKS
[...] (C) The Lao Foreign Minister has refused to receive a joint demarche on the missing children, the GoL saying the President's June 22 letter to the UN Secretary General provided the government's final word on the matter. The UN's Department of Political Affairs (DPA) was not pleased with that r [...]
2006-07-13 09:26:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE660AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MISSING CHILDREN WITH MFA
[...] (C) As a follow-up to the July 13 like-minded group meeting on the missing children (reftel),this morning Ambassador met with MFA Europe-Americans Department DG Southam Sakhonnhinyom to convey our continued concern about the children's situation. Ambassador first reminded Southam of the case [...]
2006-07-14 04:37:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF KIRF PREL TH 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
06VIENTIANE756FOLLOW UP ON HMONG MINORS ISSUE - EMBASSY
[...] (C) Post highly appreciates the efforts of the Department and USUN to engage UNICEF and UNDPA on behalf of the captive Hmong children in Laos. UNICEF's assertion that their Vientiane RESREP has left for East Timor is not correct, as she visited us as recently as last Friday and told us she wou [...]
2006-08-11 04:31:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM LA UNICEF
06VIENTIANE894CASE OF 26 MISSING HMONG CHILDREN STILL OF CONCERN
[...] (C) This cable requests the Department pass an action request to Embassy Luxembourg; please see paragraph 14. It also has kudos for USUN and Embassy Sweden which we request the Department pass on; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) Summary: &Like-minded8 senior diplomats met to discuss the c [...]
2006-09-14 10:42:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG UNDP
06VILNIUS198LITHUANIA 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The government of Lithuania (GOL) estimates that between 1,000 and 1,200 women leave Lithuania every year to engage in prostitution, basing their calculations on 2003 Europol data. There [...]
2006-02-27 15:44:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
06WARSAW1172POLAND WILL SUPPORT MDA, CONTEMPLATING ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC PL
06WARSAW339 POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]
2006-03-01 06:42:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WARSAW358 POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]
2006-03-03 06:47:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WELLINGTON160TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2006
[...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Person report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 21. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. New Zealand has been a country of destination for internationally trafficked women in th [...]
2006-03-01 03:47:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
06WELLINGTON596DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 04:59:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA NZ
06YEREVAN1026ARMENIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN HIGH-LEVEL
[...] We delivered reftel points to Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan July 31. He said that the GOAM had not yet determined its position, but that if most countries wanted a forum to discuss migration, Armenia would participate. He s [...]
2006-07-31 10:44:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA AM
06YEREVAN602ICRC: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions to DFM Armen Baiburtian and MFA International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. Mkrtumyan told us that Armenia planned to sign the Protocol and to support changing the statutes of [...]
2006-04-28 13:14:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL AM SZ ICRC
06YEREVAN807RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA SUPPORTS CHANGES
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Chief Tigran Samvelian. Samvelian said the GOAM's position on the change to the statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is "very much in line" with [...]
2006-06-14 09:21:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL ICRC IS AM
06YEREVAN827RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Post contacted the MFA International Organizations Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Chief Tigran Samvelian per ref A. Samvelian reaffirmed that the Armenian representatives who would attend the June 20-21 meeting did not plan to vote to adjourn (ref B). EVANS [...]
2006-06-19 12:23:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ AM
06YEREVAN970ARMENIAN REFUGEE POPULATION DWINDLES AS PEOPLE
[...] (C) Armenia's refugee population has dwindled enormously since hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled across the border from Azerbaijan, according to U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) statistics. UNHCR Representative Peter Nicolaus told us preliminary results from the Armeni [...]
2006-07-19 11:55:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PHUM AJ AM
06ZAGREB1TWO YEARS IN POWER: RESILIENCE AND STABILITY OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his second year in office, PM Ivo Sanader led his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) through domestic difficulties and over critical Euro-Atlantic integration hurdles. At the same time, he sustained a government coalition whose unquestionable stability defies th [...]
2006-01-01 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC KCRM PHUM PREF HR
06ZAGREB1004DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 06:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1055GOC SKETCHES OUT RETURNEE HOUSING PROGRAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On 25 August the GOC approved a housing program for ethnic Serbs that provides for the construction of apartments for former tenancy rights holders (socialized housing) in non-war affected areas (outside the Areas of Special State Concern, or ASSC). The $500 million [...]
2006-09-06 08:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR HUMAN RIGHTS
06ZAGREB1115Ambassador's Call on Minister for Refugee Issues
[...] (SBU) Ambassador paid his initial courtesy call on Bozidar Kalmeta, Minister for Sea, Transport, Tourism and Development on September 19. 2. (SBU) Ambassador raised the GOC's newly-approved housing program for former tenancy rights holders outside war- affected areas (reftel). At the meet [...]
2006-09-15 11:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR REFUGEES
06ZAGREB1495Refugee Fund Helps Open Multi-ethnic
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 6, Ambassador commemorated the opening of a US-funded multi-ethnic seniors home in Siroka Rijeka near Cetingrad on the Bosnian border. Operated by the local Islamic community, the home offers daytime activities and services for elderly in the community as well [...]
2006-12-19 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1513GOC SOLVES RETURNEE HOUSING DISPUTES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. A December 7 Government meeting approved a resolution "process" for temporary occupants of refugee homes who made unsolicited investments to the properties and are seeking compensation from the refugee owners. Along with the OSCE, UNHCR, and EU, Post has pressed the [...]
2006-12-27 12:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB168Croatia's Refugee Programs Proceeding, Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Continuing their monthly meetings on refugee return issues, the Ambassador and other principals from the international community (OSCE, UNHCR and EU) met with Minister for Trade, Transport and Development Bozidar Kalmeta February 6 to review progress. Perhaps the gr [...]
2006-02-09 13:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB173Croatia's Refugee Programs Proceeding, Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Continuing their monthly meetings on refugee return issues, the Ambassador and other principals from the international community (OSCE, UNHCR and EU) met with Minister for Trade, Transport and Development Bozidar Kalmeta February 6 to review progress. Perhaps the g [...]
2006-02-10 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB298 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report. Last year, Croatia was ranked as a Tier 2 country and Post recommends retaining that ranking for this reporting period. The GOC is making a concerted effort to take a proactive stance against TIP. Towards that g [...]
2006-03-06 11:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
06ZAGREB448GOC'S REFUGEE PROGRAMS: PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Ambassador and Principals from the EU, UNHCR, and the OSCE convened with Minister Bozidar Kalmeta on 15 March to review the month's progress on refugee issues. The Minister provided the GOC's sizeable financial commitments, which total $350 million in 2006 - or one [...]
2006-04-06 14:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB525Refugee Housing Scandal: No Investigative Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Over the past year the Croatian Office for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) made only marginal progress in investigating thousands of potential cases of illegal sales of ethnic Serb houses to the Croatian State Agency for Refugee Property (APN). Int [...]
2006-04-26 11:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB539DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Director, North Americas Desk and to Romana Olujic, Deputy Head of the Human Rights Department, MFA on April 26. Olujic responded that she expected the GoC to continue to support the Third Additional Protocol in June. She said that she was actively pus [...]
2006-04-27 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC HR SZ
06ZAGREB642Nominations for Ambassador's Refugee Fund 2006
[...] Post is pleased to submit project proposals for PRM's Ambassador Refugee Fund. Projects were identified in consultation with UNHCR and others. Post has the authority to award such grants to recipients this fiscal year. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT KNIN AREA ACCOMMODATION CENTER (USD 5000) 2. [...]
2006-05-23 13:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR REFUGEE
07ABIDJAN187TFGV01: UNHCR CONFIRMS REFUGEES IN GUINEA CAMPS
[...] (SBU) Prior to the current crisis in Guinea, UNHCR had predicted that large-scale population displacements would not result from civil disturbances in Guinea. However, the dynamics of the crisis have UNHCR officials on edge and they remain vigilant should the situation change. UNHCR offices [...]
2007-02-21 17:05:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL USAID GV LI CI
07ABIDJAN227COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...]
2007-03-02 07:35:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDKRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ABIDJAN263MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CVT LIBERIA:
[...] Summary: This monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report is based on Refugee Coordinator's (RefCoord) visits to the Center for Victims of Torture's (CVT) field offices in Liberia in October 2006 and January 2007. CVT is on target to meet its objectives in the PRM-funded program, "Promoting Com [...]
2007-03-12 17:13:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM USAID UNHCR CI LI
07ABIDJAN293COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR PREPARING FOR JUNE DEADLINE
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled with Lou Mazel, DCM Monrovia, and Mohamud Osman, USAID/FFP Dakar, from February 25 to March 3 to visit WFP and UNHCR offices in Cote d'Ivoire (Tabou, Guiglo) and Liberia (Harper) and to meet with refugees and [...]
2007-03-19 09:57:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID UNHCR SOCI LI IV
07ABIDJAN326COTE D'IVOIRE: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) and Regina Davis, USAID/OFDA's Principal Regional Advisor for West Africa (PRA),met in Abidjan with UN-OCHA, other UN agencies, NGOs, and donor Embassies to discuss opinions on UNHCR's handling of its Protection Cluster responsib [...]
2007-03-27 10:24:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PHUM UNHCR IV
07ABIDJAN490COTE D'IVOIRE GOV'T, UNHCR LAUNCH SURPRISE REQUEST
[...] (SBU) On May 4, Foreign Minister Bakayoko, along with UNHCR country representative Saber Azam, convened a hastily planned meeting of principal UNHCR donor countries (including the European Union's country representative) to request additional funding to keep the Guiglo region's Nicla refugee [...]
2007-05-11 16:55:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL IV
07ABIDJAN555MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC COTE
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Durable Solutions for Liberian Refugees in Cote d'Ivoire" in February and May 2007. RefCoord wa [...]
2007-05-24 18:18:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV
07ABIDJAN557MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CCF LIBERIA:
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the PRM-funded NGO, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) during a visit to Liberia from May 4-11. RefCoord visited their offices in Monrovia and Zorzor and a CCF pr [...]
2007-05-25 16:42:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN566MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR SEARCH FOR
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) conducted a monitoring and evaluation assessment of the PRM-funded Search For Common Ground (SFCG) project, "Mass Information in Support of Liberian Refugee Repatriation and Reintegration." SFCG's activities seem well conceived and f [...]
2007-05-30 10:07:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN600THE ROCKY ROAD TO UNHCR'S JUNE 30 RETURN DEADLINE
[...] (U) Summary: The Abijan-based Refugee Coordinator for West Africa (RefCoord),traveled by road from Monrovia to Abidjan from May 1 to May 17. RefCoord passed through Gbarnga, Voinjama, Macenta, Nzerekore, Danane, Duekoue/Guiglo, and Tabou during the trip. RefCoord visited a number of villa [...]
2007-06-07 09:35:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM IV LI GU
07ABIDJAN621MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from May 1-11 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the American Refugee Committee's (ARC) PRM-funded project, "Supporting Sustainable Return, Reintegration and Stabilization of [...]
2007-06-14 08:49:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN669MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC LIBERIA:
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Integrated Protection and Assistance to Support the Reintegration of Displaced Liberian." RefCo [...]
2007-06-25 12:40:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN677MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC GUINEA:
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Guinea from May 11-14 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Facilitating Durable Solutions: Protection, Integration Assistanc [...]
2007-06-26 12:43:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV GU
07ABIDJAN810DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs on July 26 on action points in reftel. As Ambassador Swing and his work with MONUC are well-known in African diplomatic circles, Boutchoue was immediately personally disposed toward [...]
2007-08-01 16:55:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07ABIDJAN865COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE'S OVERVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-17 16:25:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IV LI
07ABIDJAN895ASSESSING THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE ONGOING
[...] (C) Summary. World Food Program, UNited Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and private business leaders in the "Greater West" region, which straddles the "Green Line" and encompasses the extreme western portion of the former "Zone of Confidence," concur that the situation remains v [...]
2007-08-24 12:01:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PREL PHUM IV
07ABIDJAN997STATELESSNESS IN COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Refugee Office Program Assistant participated in a September 13 trip organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry of Justice to the towns of Meagui and Soube in western Cote d'Ivoire. The purpose of the trip was to exami [...]
2007-09-25 17:11:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL SOCI IV
07ABUDHABI1377ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SENIOR ADVISOR REVIEWS
[...] (C) CODEL Graham (Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Henry Wood, and Rep. Robert Ingilis -- all R-SC) discussed Iran, Iraq, and economic issues August 12 with Yousef al-Otaiba, International Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). Citing the mutual benefits of UAE invest [...]
2007-08-16 15:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREF ETRD IZ AE
07ABUDHABI368UAE 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...]
2007-03-05 15:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
07ABUJA1593 CONFLICT CONTINUES ON BENUE-TARABA BORDER
[...] Since renewed fighting began along the Benue-Taraba boundary five weeks ago, no fewer than twenty people have died and at least five villages have been razed. For decades the Tivs and Jukuns, the two ethnic groups residing along the border, have engaged in intermittent fighting and there is p [...]
2007-07-26 09:00:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF NI
07ACCRA1033UPDATE ON KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 4 visit to Krisan Camp, Ref Coord noted relatively good morale, better access to potable water, and no incidents of sexual- or gender-based violence. There was still no lighting at night and the Camp Clinic has experienced occasional shortages of medication. Reset [...]
2007-05-09 17:41:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM GH
07ACCRA1391EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ALPHA AND MALLAM
[...] (SBU) Embassy Accra hereby refers Alpha Amadu Fofanah, who was born on September 8, 1997, in Kabala, Sierra Leone. Alpha was only two years old when the family fled Sierra Leone. The boy's maternal grandfather was a prominent imam and active member of the UNPP political party. Because of th [...]
2007-06-22 11:17:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF
07ACCRA1523LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA FACE MAJOR CHANGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mood at Budumburam Refugee Camp, 25 miles west of Accra, is somewhat tense, as the June 30 deadline for repatriating to Liberia with UNHCR assistance has passed. A last-minute surge resulted in over 1,000 refugees signing up to repatriate, but change is coming even for tho [...]
2007-07-11 21:05:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF GH LI TO
07ACCRA1549CANDIDACY OF AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING FOR IOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-16 17:36:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GH
07ACCRA1717EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR ALPHA OUMAR BARRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Alpha Oumar Barry, a citizen of Guinea, born 26 April, 1974, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, for refugee processing. Barry worked as a driver and distributor of publications for Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Guinea. He also assisted HRW in identifying vict [...]
2007-08-14 13:12:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF GH GV
07ACCRA294TOGOLESE REFUGEES IN GHANA NEARLY TWO YEARS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after Togolese refugees streamed across the Ghana border following post-election violence, the number of refugees repatriating to Togo has slowed, even though their situation in Ghana has become somewhat less attractive. Food rations for half of them have stopp [...]
2007-02-08 17:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM TO BN GH
07ACCRA464REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RICARDO ECUA-MBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Ricardo Ecua-Mba to the U.S. Resettlement Program, together with his son, both of whom took refuge in Ghana in 2000. Ecua-Mba is the former Vice Minister of Education and Assistant Director General of the military cabinet of Equatorial Guinea. In 19 [...]
2007-02-27 16:00:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF GH EK
07ACCRA568REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR FRANCOIS NIYIBIZI
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Rwandan Francois Niyibizi, his wife and two children to the United States resettlement program. Francois Niyibizi fled with his wife in July 1994 towards Goma in former Zaire when the genocide started. He feared for their safety as his wife is Hutu- [...]
2007-03-13 17:14:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM GH CO
07ACCRA569WEST AFRICAN REFUGEES ON HOLD FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Accra is home base for the Regional Refugee Coordinator Office, which has responsibility for refugee resettlement in 21 countries in West and Central Africa, one of only two such offices in sub-Saharan Africa. We take refugee resettlement issues very seriously and appreciate the [...]
2007-03-13 17:59:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF GH SL LI
07ACCRA651REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR EMMANUEL MARIE DINDA
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Emmanuel Marie Dinda (DOB: 16 October 1966, POB: Mbuji-Mayi, DRC) to the U.S. resettlement program. Dinda took refuge in Ghana in February 2005. He previously served as Administrator of Presidential Affairs from 1993 to 1997 under former Congolese Pre [...]
2007-03-22 16:23:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM GH CO
07ACCRA708REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR SUSIE WEAH
[...] (C) Embassy Accra hereby refers Susie Weah (DPOB: 15 JUL 1985, Harper, Liberia) to the U.S. resettlement program. In Liberia, Weah's father worked as a chauffeur for the school superintendent for Maryland County. After rebels threatened to kill Weah's entire family, Weah fled from Liberia to [...]
2007-03-29 16:53:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM GH LI
07ACCRA709THE FUTURE OF LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Aida Haile Mariam told Ref Coord on March 14 that refugees were becoming more serious about repatriation, with the deadline for returning to Liberia with UNHCR assistance only 3-1/2 months away. A preliminary headcount at Budumburam Camp completed on March [...]
2007-03-29 18:49:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF GH LI TO
07ACCRA957Embassy Referral for Francis A. Aglamey
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Mr. Francis A. Aglamey and his family to the U.S. resettlement program. Mr. Aglamey took refuge in Ghana in 2006. As Director General Assistant of the Mission Baptist Hospital in Adeta, he gave orders to treat the wounded protestors after the April [...]
2007-05-02 11:21:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF GH TO
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
07ADDISABABA171SOMALIA: REDEPLOYMENT OF ETHIOPIAN TROOPS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador and DATT met with ENDF Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus on Ethiopia's decision to redeploy troops at a critical juncture in operations to capture/neutralize extremist elements of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). General Samora provided an [...]
2007-01-23 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL MOPS MARR PREF ET SO KE
07ADDISABABA173SOMALIA: MSF PROTESTS ALLEGED ETHIOPIAN MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The humanitarian NGO, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),has protested the alleged December 26-27, 2006, occupation of its hospital in Dinsor, Somalia, by the Ethiopian military, asserting that Ethiopian troops harassed and intimidated MSF local staff and confisc [...]
2007-01-23 08:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA2174USAID/DCHA FIELD TRIP AND ASSESSMENT, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
[...] SUMMARY. Drought in Ethiopia's Afar region has taken its toll on pastoralists in woredas most affected by the failure of recent rains, including Chifra, Uwa and Awra. While access to water is a concern, the lack of browse, pasture, and fodder for livestock has had a devastating impact on catt [...]
2007-07-12 09:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF ET
07ADDISABABA2265 ETHIOPIA: FLOOD WARNING - PREPARING FOR THE WORSE
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST for AF Bureau, USAID-OFDA, DCHA and DOD/OSD: Early warning for the Horn of Africa forecasts heavy rainfall in the Ethiopian highlands, great or greater than last year's, during the July-Sept "kiremt" season with serious floods likely, especially in major river basins [...]
2007-07-18 08:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF MASS 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
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
07ADDISABABA2415NGO VEHICLE HITS LANDMINE IN OGADEN REGION OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 29, a vehicle belonging to a nongovernmental organization traveling in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region hit a landmine, resulting in three killed. The landmine incident occurred in an area where the Ethiopian military is conducting ongoing military operations a [...]
2007-08-02 09:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREF MOPS 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
07ADDISABABA2523ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) SOME COMMERCIAL FOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that World Food Program (WFP) emergency food relief is now finally en route to the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, with 4 trucks making deliveries, and 32 other trucks anticipated [...]
2007-08-10 12:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2524ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) SOME COMMERCIAL FOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that World Food Program (WFP) emergency food relief is now finally en route to the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, with 4 trucks making deliveries, and 32 other trucks anticipated [...]
2007-08-10 12:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2557MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY AND OVERALL ASSESSMENT: Refugee Coordinator (refcoord) Kent (Sam) Healy visited Kakuma refugee camp at Kakuma, Kenya, several times the first 7 months of 2007. During these visits, time was spent to monitor and evaluate the IRC program "Continuation of an Integrated Health Care, and A [...]
2007-08-15 11:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID ET KE SU
07ADDISABABA2566 ETHIOPIA DISASTER DECLARATION: IMMINENT
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Ambassador requests Department's concurrence to announce disaster declaration from Addis Ababa, rather than from Washington. If Department concurs, Post seeks to make this announcement on Friday, August 17. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. SUMMARY. Concerns that a severe humanitaria [...]
2007-08-16 11:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ET PHUM PGOV PREF MOPS
07ADDISABABA2576ANALYSIS OF USAID/OFDA WATER INTERVENTIONS AND RELATED
[...] SUMMARY. The USAID/OFDA Shelter and Settlements (S&S) Advisor in conjunction with USAID/OFDA Ethiopia staff monitored field activities in selected areas of Ethiopia's Oromiya Region from July 25 to August 4, to assess strategic water interventions and implications on population and migration i [...]
2007-08-17 02:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2749ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with NGOs, UN agencies, and Ambassadors from major donor countries and interested parties on the Ogaden. In the fourth such meeting convened recently by Ambassador Yamamoto to consider the humanitarian and security situation in the Ogaden [...]
2007-09-10 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2805UN ON OGADEN: POCKETS OF CRISIS, ALARMING HUMAN
[...] (C) Deputy UN Humanitarian Coordinator and head of the UN Assessment Mission to the Ogaden, Paul Hebert (strictly protect),briefed Ambassador Yamamoto and Embassy and USAID staff on September 13 on the findings of the United Nations, August 30-September 6 Assessment Mission to the Ogaden. The [...]
2007-09-17 05:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID EAGR PGOV PREF MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2876 ETHIOPIA'S HUMANITARIAN OUTLOOK - FLOODS UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: The overall humanitarian outlook in Ethiopia for the remainder of 2007 is cause for concern. While some areas of the country are particularly fragile, the combination of flooding, emerging nutrition hotspots, continued outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea (AWD),poor belg season rains, [...]
2007-09-20 12:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ET PHUM PGOV PREF MOPS
07ADDISABABA3376ETHIOPIA: ALL IS QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, FOR
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On November 18-19, PolOff and RefCoord traveled to Shire/Inda Silase in northwest Tigray to meet with United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) military observers (milobs) and separately with Ethiopian Administration of Refugees and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) offi [...]
2007-11-21 14:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS KPKO MOPS PREF PREL ET ER
07ADDISABABA812ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 2 -
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. 3. (SBU) QUESTION 29 [...]
2007-03-16 06:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07ADDISABABA813ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 1 - OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-41 [...]
2007-03-16 06:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07ALGIERS252NEA/MAG DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH POLISARIO
[...] (C) NEA/MAG Director Elizabeth Hopkins, accompanied by DCM and PolEc Chief, met February 24 with Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Mohamed Beissat. Beissat opened by expressing the Polisario's disappointment that it had not see any momentum generated out of its release of Moroccan prisoners as p [...]
2007-02-28 14:31:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM PREF WI AG
07ALGIERS992JUST PASSING THROUGH? NIGERIA, ALGERIA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Nigerian diplomat in Algiers confirms that Nigerians are being trafficked through Algeria, with Europe their expected final destination. The diplomat says that traffickers in Nigeria convince fellow citizens to make the journey, luring them with promises of a brighter future in [...]
2007-07-10 16:48:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF SMIG AG
07AMMAN1005NEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUTLER,S MEETINGS
[...] (C) In separate meetings in Amman with the Jordanian Foreign Minister and the Amman-based Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, DAS Butler discussed perceptions of the Iraqi government, the Baghdad Security Plan, the International Compact for Iraq, and displaced Iraqis. [...]
2007-03-06 06:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF JO IZ
07AMMAN1067FEBRUARY PRM VISIT TO SYRIA AND JORDAN FOCUSED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 12:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1243COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DENNIS HADRICK
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance for the visit of PM/WRA Program Manager Dennis Hadrick to Jordan from April 1-6, 2007, as requested reftel. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at para 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is [...]
2007-03-19 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT PREF PREL OTRA KHDP JO IZ
07AMMAN1277A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES IRAQIS WITH GOJ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey and Ambassador met March 14 with Bassem Awadallah, Director of King Abdullah's Office, and the head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) Muhammad Al Dahabi together to discuss the issue of Ir [...]
2007-03-21 06:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1380A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...]
2007-03-28 13:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1629FORMER IRAQI DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF REQUESTS
[...] (S) Emboff met on April 3 with retired Iraqi Lt. General Khalid al-Jibouri, chief of Iraqi military intelligence from 1991-1995, at the latter's request. Jibouri explained that he came to Jordan from Syria in November, 2006, after leaving Baghdad due to repeated death threats. Noting that h [...]
2007-04-17 14:18:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREF PINR IZ SY JO
07AMMAN1822UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) Post remains engaged with the GOJ at the most senior levels seeking GOJ cooperation in moving toward the goals outlined ref a, including continued availability of first asylum; education, and other assistance. King Abdullah has made clear to Ambassador, however, that he regards the issue [...]
2007-04-30 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2178UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 22
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed Iraqi refugees on May 16 and again on May 20 with Lt. Gen. Mohammad Dahabi, the chief of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),who has the lead for Jordan on this issue. Ambassador obtained Dahabi's agreement to permit the International Organization for Mi [...]
2007-05-22 13:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2341UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 31
[...] (C) On May 29, Poloff met with a counterpart from the Norwegian Embassy, which is funding the FAFO study to assess the numbers and conditions of Iraqis currently living in Jordan. The Norwegian Embassy expects FAFO to be ready to brief at least preliminary findings to interested governments i [...]
2007-05-31 14:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2458UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 7
[...] (C) Jordanian Minister of Education Khalid Touqan told the Ambassador June 7 the GoJ was comfortable with the issuance of Requests For Proposals for summer-readiness programs targeted at school-age Iraqi children before the regular August 19 start of classes in Jordan's public school. Touqan [...]
2007-06-07 14:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2502JORDAN,S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND DONORS MAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education and donors are developing plans and identifying resources to educate additional Iraqi schoolchildren in Jordan in time for the August 19 start date of the next school year. UNICEF submitted an education strategy to the Minister of Education on June 7, [...]
2007-06-11 14:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2564UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 14
[...] (C) FAFO researcher Kristin Dalen, who oversees the Norwegian NGO's survey of Iraqis in Jordan now underway, told poloff that many people will be surprised by the low number of Iraqis in Jordan, and implied that FAFO's estimate might be as low as 250,000. Dalen recognizes the potentially cont [...]
2007-06-14 14:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV IZ JO
07AMMAN2640UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ADDITIONAL IRAQIS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman remains actively engaged with the GOJ, UNICEF, UNHCR, and key NGOs in preparing programs that will enable Jordanian public schools to accept additional Iraqi students. While all parties await the results of the FAFO survey (ref a) on the demographics of Iraqis in [...]
2007-06-20 14:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2697UNRWA ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's Advisory Commission met June 17-18 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Representatives from over 20 refugee host and UNRWA donor countries and senior UNRWA staff participated in the meeting. PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright accompanied by Acting Regional RefCoord an [...]
2007-06-25 09:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL PREL IS KWBG JO IZ LE
07AMMAN27IRAQIS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqis in Jordan generally remain integrated into Jordan's economy, and many continue to travel frequently between the two countries. UNHCR is optimistic that the GOJ will respond positively to its request to carry out a socio-economic survey of Iraqis who are in Jordan but perm [...]
2007-01-04 16:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF ECON SMIG SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN2784UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 28
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan will host a neighbors' conference in July about Iraqi refugees. UNICEF, UNHCR, the USG and NGOs continue to prepare to assist the GOJ educate Iraqi schoolchildren in Jordan, but await a GOJ mechanism to approve and implement them. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has not [...]
2007-06-28 12:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ
07AMMAN2870A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Welch and Ambassador met Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al Khatib on June 27. A/S Welch and Khatib agreed that the new PA government led by Salaam Fayyad represented positive change compared to the NUG. Khatib emphasized that PM Olmert's actions now would be more [...]
2007-07-04 12:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ QA LE
07AMMAN2964IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 10
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ is still planning for an Iraq Neighbors conference on refugee issues July 22, although concerns about Syrian and Iranian participation seem to be slowing the decision-making. Meanwhile, the GOJ is working to clarify its policy on enrollment of Iraqi children in schools, [...]
2007-07-10 10:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2981PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECT
[...] (U) On June 26, Jordan's Ministry of Education (MoE) issued its annual letter to Jordanian private school principals advising them which students would be permitted to enroll in private schools for the 2007/2008 academic year. The letter stated that non-Jordanian students could register for sc [...]
2007-07-11 14:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3009IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES TO OCCUR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-15 14:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF JO IZ
07AMMAN3085UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 19
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan decision this week that Iraqi children - regardless of legal residency status - will be permitted to enroll in school for the coming academic year is a major breakthrough (ref A),but still unannounced and closely held. Although GOJ border tightening has [...]
2007-07-19 15:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN3100ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...]
2007-07-24 05:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3102ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...]
2007-07-24 05:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3183RED CROSS / RED CRESCENT STANDING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-29 12:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC JO
07AMMAN320GOJ CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQI
[...] ( SBU ) GOJ spokesman Nasser Judeh, responding to a question during his weekly press briefing, expressed support for an international conference on the situation of Iraqis who have moved to neighboring countries. (Note: Post understands UNHCR working to organize such a conference in Geneva [...]
2007-01-23 15:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF SMIG IZ JO
07AMMAN3208MODEST PROGRESS ACHIEVED AT JULY 26 RWG IN AMMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Modest progress was achieved during the July 26 Jordanian-Iraqi co-chaired Refugee Working Group (RWG) in Amman. In a significant breakthrough, the Government of Jordan announced the opening of its public and private schools to displaced Iraqis living in Jordan, regardless of t [...]
2007-07-30 13:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO SY EG IR TU
07AMMAN3242REGENT TELLS STAFFDEL GROVE: NEED UNITED FRONT
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Regent stressed to STAFFDEL Grove the need for urgent movement toward a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in order to enable a united front against Iran to emerge. Discussions with interlocutors during the STAFFDEL's visit also focused on U.S. financi [...]
2007-08-01 16:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ IR
07AMMAN3352UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 8
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of the July 26 Refugee Working Group (RWG),local press discussed the burden of assistance to Iraqis, suggesting the U.S. and its allies should pick up the tab, but also supporting the King's decision to allow all Iraqi children here access to public schools. Meanwhi [...]
2007-08-08 13:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV IZ JO
07AMMAN3369GOJ RAPIDLY PREPARING SCHOOLS FOR IRAQI STUDENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MoE) sent a letter to all public school principals on August 6 instructing them to allow Iraqi students to register in public and private schools regardless of residence status for the 2007-08 school term. Major Jordanian daily newspapers prominently r [...]
2007-08-09 14:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3545UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 22
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minster Khatib confirmed that the Governments of Iraq and Jordan agreed in principle to implement a process for issuing visas to Iraqis seeking to enter Jordan. Jordanian schools began on August 19, though with far fewer Iraqis then expected. USAID, UNICEF, UNHCR and [...]
2007-08-22 14:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3657ICRC CLAIMS IT CONVINCED GOJ TO ALLOW TWO IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) ICRC Deputy Director Kim Gordon-Bates told poloff and PRM Project Management Specialist on August 16 that ICRC succeeded in convincing the Jordanian Ministry of Interior to permit two Iranian Kurds to transit Jordan to receive medical treatment: a critically-ill woman in her 40's and her [...]
2007-08-30 12:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3752A/S SAUERBREY CONGRATULATES GOJ ON PROVIDING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey congratulated the GOJ for its recent decision to expand enrollment of Iraqi schoolchildren, and focused local and international media attention on the broader needs of Iraqi refugees in the region during her August 26-29 visit. Her announceme [...]
2007-09-09 05:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
07AMMAN3871IRAQIS IN JORDAN ENROLLING AT A MODERATE PACE;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi enrollment in Jordanian schools reached 21,000 as of September 15, with the GOJ agreeing to extend enrollment through September 30. No consensus has emerged to fully explain the low enrollment totals. UN agencies and NGOs are actively engaged in a last-ditch effort to cla [...]
2007-09-17 15:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3907IRAQI ENROLLMENT IN JORDANIAN SCHOOLS
[...] (SBU) In response to lower-than-expected enrollment of Iraqis and anecdotal reports of stumbling blocks to Iraqi registration in Jordanian public schools (ref A),UNCHR and UNICEF convened a standing-room only meeting of NGOs and donors on September 18 to identify outstanding obstacles to Iraq [...]
2007-09-20 14:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ 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
07AMMAN445KING AND FM ON DISPLACED IRAQIS: A NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah and FM Khatib spoke recently of the movements of displaced Iraqis as a national security concern. If the USG seeks GOJ cooperation in addressing the issue of displaced Iraqis, we should factor in Jordanian sensitivity toward refugee flows, and be careful not to har [...]
2007-02-01 13:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF CVIS IZ JO
07AMMAN4453UNHCR AND NGOS OUTLINE ADMISSIONS AND ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Amman, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley, accompanied by DHS Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, discussed admission and assistance priorities with senior United Nations refugee officials, NGOs, and Jordania [...]
2007-11-04 10:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN4738IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...]
2007-11-29 17:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4773View That Iraqis in Jordan Are Only a Burden on the Economy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prevailing view shared by the Jordanian public and government officials is that the Iraqi presence has further strained Jordan's already stretched budget, with a significant negative impact on the education and health systems, and an inflationary impact on prices. After rev [...]
2007-12-05 06:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREF PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN4790JORDAN REQUESTS $1.9 BILLION IN ECONOMIC AND
[...] In his first meeting with the Ambassador on November 27, new Prime Minister Nader Dahabi said that Jordan sought an immediate increase of ESF for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Chief of the Royal Court Bassem Awadallah subsequently conveyed a more detailed funding proposal through letters dated [...]
2007-12-05 16:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREF JO
07AMMAN4816STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...]
2007-12-06 15:44:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY
07AMMAN4884IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - DECEMBER 10
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR signed a USD 11 million agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to assist the GOJ in providing primary care services to Iraqis at equivalent costs to non-insured Jordanians. UNHCR hopes that increased Iraqi usage of Jordanian primary care facilities will allow the [...]
2007-12-11 16:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN644JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER: TRAFFIC DECREASING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Traffic at the Jordan-Iraq border has declined in recent months, but remains considerable. The decline appears to be due to the danger of traveling to Jordan by road, and to Jordanian officials' continuing exercise of their discretion in a case-by-case adjudication of requests fo [...]
2007-02-12 08:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN676SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN
[...] (C) King Abdullah and Embassy Amman look forward to your return to Jordan. He welcomes your personal engagement on Israeli-Palestinian issues. He is also looking forward to his upcoming visit to the U.S., which will include an address to a joint session of Congress March 7. 2. (C) Since y [...]
2007-02-13 14:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KPAL IS IR JO
07AMMAN679IRAQIS SWAMP UNHCR OFFICES IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Crowds of Iraqis flocked to UNHCR offices in Amman February 12. Word appears to be spreading of UNHCR's recent policy shift, under which it now treats all south- and central-Iraqis outside Iraq as having a prima facie case that they are refugees, and as therefore eligible for refe [...]
2007-02-13 15:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PGOV PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN726RUN ON UNHCR OFFICES IS REGIONAL
[...] (U) This message was cleared with Embassies Beirut, Cairo and Damascus. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ref A reported that UNHCR's office in Amman is experiencing a spike in applications from Iraqis. UNHCR's offices in Damascus, Beirut and Cairo are also experiencing similar surges as UNHCR implements it [...]
2007-02-15 16:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PGOV PTER SY LE EG IZ JO
07AMMAN786LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR HELP ON IRAQIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR officials in Jordan and Syria warn that the surge of Iraqis approaching their offices is starting to overtax their capacity. Even with increased staff and resources, UNHCR Jordan was forced to turn away hundreds of Iraqis seeking to register on February 19 so it could focus [...]
2007-02-21 07:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PGOV SY IZ JO
07AMMAN968JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...]
2007-03-04 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
07ANKARA1085TURKEY PLEASED WITH SHARM MINISTERIAL, SEEKS INPUT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is generally happy with the Sharm ministerial but seeks clarification ASAP on Iraq's plans for follow-on working groups (WGs),GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the Ambassador May 8. Celikkol asked for U.S. assistance in ascertaining what Iraq wants for the WGs -- e [...]
2007-05-08 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG PREF PTER UN TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1793PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: CONSTRUCTIVE START TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 6, Ankara hosted the first meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Turkey Joint Working Group (JWG),established by the leaders of the three counties at their April 2007 summit meeting in Ankara. The deputy foreign minister-level meeting identified various confidence buildin [...]
2007-07-13 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PBTS SNAR AF PK TU
07ANKARA1927TURKEY: MEK IRANIAN REFUGEES NOT WELCOME
[...] (C) We have been contacted informally by MNF-I representatives with a request to press the Government of Turkey to accept MEK (Mujahideen-e-Khalq) Iranians currently located in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. UNHCR officials have also told us that their representatives in Jordan have received similar qu [...]
2007-07-27 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2143TURKEY: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARD ACCOUNTING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREF
07ANKARA219GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK
[...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...]
2007-02-01 16:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2258 PRM A/S SAUERBREY VISIT TO TURKEY: CONTINUED QUICK
[...] Summary: In an August 22-24 visit to Turkey, PRM Bureau Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey expressed thanks to Government of Turkey SIPDIS counterparts for their cooperation in issuing exit permission to in-country Iraqi refugees being resettled to the United States, and requested that this [...]
2007-09-04 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA458TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...]
2007-03-01 09:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA459TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). -------------------------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers ------------------------------------------ [...]
2007-03-01 09:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA460TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT [...]
2007-03-01 09:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA548SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING THE PKK RALSTON
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkey will review U.S. suggestions for deliverables on the PKK, GOT Special Envoy Baser told U.S. Special Envoy Ralston March 8. Turkey remains concerned that the PKK maintains a potentially intimidating presence in the Makhmour refugee camp, but will proceed with negotiations [...]
2007-03-12 09:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PREF PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA584TURKEY: GOT POSITIVELY INCLINED TO US REQUEST FOR
[...] SUMMARY: Turkish government officials are likely to make a positive decision in response to the USG request to resettle Iraqi refugees currently located in Turkey. They expressed some initial hesitation, primarily because they fear an increased influx of refugees from Iraq and elsewhere in t [...]
2007-03-14 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM TU IZ
07ANKARA663KRG MAY BE PONDERING DELAYED KIRKUK REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Kurdish leadership is weighing political modalities for a delay in a Kirkuk referendum, visiting KRG foreign policy adviser Dizayee told us March 20. KRG-GOT dialogue is continuing, even though a meeting at the political level may not occur until after Turkey's mid-May [...]
2007-03-23 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA82TURKEY: GOT AND KRG MOVING TOWARD DIALOGUE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Regional Government and the GOT are moving in the direction of initiating a dialogue, perhaps in early February, according to Masoud Barzani's foreign policy advisor (and former KDP Ankara rep.) Safeen Dizayee. According to Dizayee, GOT officials this week offered to [...]
2007-01-17 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA874TURKEY MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON MAKHMOUR CAMP
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is not ready to agree on moving forward on closing the Makhmour Camp, MFA Director General Guven told the Ambassador April 13. Guven remains unconvinced that the PKK has been expelled from the camp; believes the Iraqis' insistence on third-country resettlement will lead to [...]
2007-04-13 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREF AORC PREL MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA986AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY TRILATERAL: EMBASSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will promote constructive dialogue and seek to cool negative Karzai-Musharraf rhetoric during April 30 three-way, AF-PK-TU discussions, senior MFA officials told the Ambassador April 26. The GOT would like to achieve a Joint Statement and agrees that the Organization of the [...]
2007-04-27 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER ISCON AF PK TU
07ANTANANARIVO221MADAGASCAR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of trafficking within the country's borders. Madagascar has a confirmed child sex tourism problem. The domestic legal framework, cultural [...]
2007-03-06 14:07:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07ANTANANARIVO225 COMOROS 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately 1 hour preparing this report. [...]
2007-03-07 11:48:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID CN
07ASTANA613KAZAKHSTAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel request. ------------------- OVERVIEW (PARA. 27) ------------------- 2. (SBU) (27A) Kazakhstan is a destination, transit, and source country for people trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexu [...]
2007-03-07 12:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ASTANA614KAZAKHSTAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel request. ------------------- OVERVIEW (PARA. 27) ------------------- 2. (SBU) (27A) Kazakhstan is a destination, transit, and source country for people traffQked for the purposes of forced labor and sexua [...]
2007-03-07 12:06:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ASUNCION158PARAGUAY: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to the detailed questions regarding Anti-Trafficking in Persons efforts for Paraguay. OVERVIEW A. Paraguay is a source country for trafficked women and children, many of whom are smuggled across Paraguay's borders into the neighboring countries of Argentina, Boli [...]
2007-03-02 18:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA
07ATHENS1386GREECE: DEMARCH DELIVERED ON AMBASSADOR WILLIAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 14:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GR
07ATHENS501GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution"Section . This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]
2007-03-09 09:13:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS502GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in tha [...]
2007-03-09 09:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS503GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continues to [...]
2007-03-09 09:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS504GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 09:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS647GREECE: REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following the pattern of recent years, the release of the Human Rights Report in Greece was generally reported with straightforward analysis of the issues. For the most part, newspapers avoided the hyperbolic tones that are often the watermark of Greek journalism - especially on any matt [...]
2007-03-29 13:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS79REQUEST TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM
[...] After initial discussions in November and December on reftel request, on January 9 Greg Vassiloconstandakis (MFA Deputy Director for North America) updated Polcouns on the ministry's internal deliberations. The response from the MFA's legal department was not positive; it emphasized that th [...]
2007-01-12 13:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV GR CU
07BAGHDAD1012NINEWA: SCIRI RESISTS KURD EXPANSIONISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 20 meeting with Ninewa IPAO Holtsnider, Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) members underscored that provincial must happen as soon as possible and before resolution of Ninewa's 'disputed territories' under the Iraqi Constitution's Article 140 to [...]
2007-03-24 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PBTS IZ
07BAGHDAD1037WAFIDAIN ARABS TO BE BLOCKED FROM VOTING IN
[...] SUMMARY (C) Concern that the Article 140 Commission's Wafidain relocation program would be involuntary has lessened, but there are new concerns that Wafidain Arabs in Kirkuk may be blocked from voting in the Article 140 referendum. Although proponents of such a plan interpret Article 140 and [...]
2007-03-26 08:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD1068IRAQI PALESTINIANS COMPLAIN OF PERSECUTION,
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinians in Iraq continue to fear and experience persecution on account of their nationality. A police raid in a Palestinian compound on March 14 resulted in the death of a Palestinian guard, possibly the death of a Palestinian detainee, and allegations of abuse and torture b [...]
2007-03-27 18:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM YE IZ
07BAGHDAD1069ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS FOR IRAQI CHILDREN IN JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Displacement and Migration would like to establish schools for Iraqi children in Jordan and Syria and will appeal to international donors to support the idea. While the Government of Iraq has not discussed the issue with the governments of Syria or Jordan, the M [...]
2007-03-27 18:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ JO SY
07BAGHDAD1283NINEWA: TAL'AFAR'S BELEAGUERED SUNNI TURCOMANS
[...] (C) Tal'Afar Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) officials met Team Leader Knight 5 April in the aftermath of the widely-reported 27 March Tal'Afar bombings and reprisal killings of Sunni Turcomans which followed. The ITF represents Sunni Turcomans; ITF representatives acknowledge that insurgents b [...]
2007-04-14 19:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PTER PBTS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD131ANBAR: DISPLACED SUNNIS LEAVE BAGHDAD FOR
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Internally displaced persons (IDPs),virtually all of them Sunni Arabs from Baghdad, continue to enter the Fallujah area of Anbar province due to sectarian strife in Iraq,s capital. As a group, the IDPs in Anbar comprise only four percent of [...]
2007-01-13 06:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1329IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID
[...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]
2007-04-18 11:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1597Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Dohuk
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The majority of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Dohuk Province are from two groups: Iraqi Christians from Mosul who moved for economic reasons or fled sectarian violence; and Iraqis from Baghdad and other parts of Iraq who fled due to the security environment. The off [...]
2007-05-16 08:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD1603SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ANBAR ASK FOR RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 for action. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfourian refugees camped in west Anbar continue to ask for third country resettlement. While UNHCR and MNF-I are still meeting most of the refugees' basic needs, morale is low after two years living in precario [...]
2007-05-16 14:55:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1802REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON FURTHER UNAMI DRAWDOWN
[...] (C) This is an Action Request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In late May 2007 Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) announced wihin his organization the draw down of international UNAMI staff in Ba [...]
2007-05-30 10:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM KDEM IO UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1888SULAIMANIYAH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES INSURGENT ACTIVITY
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The head of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Intelligence Service (MODIS),Sulaimaniyah branch, said he operates independently of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its dominant political parties. MODIS collects [...]
2007-06-07 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPBS PGOV PREF PTER PINR TU IR IZ
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
07BAGHDAD1910DISPLACEMENT OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ATTACHES,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) Director General of Planning, Ali Shalan, informed the Embassy Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) that MODM will assign refugee attaches to Iraqi Embassies in the region to assist the estimated two million externally displaced Iraq [...]
2007-06-10 13:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD1969ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) members told RRT Erbil they seek consistent dialogue with the US, recognition and funding from the two dominant political parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),and representation in the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA). Weakened [...]
2007-06-15 09:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1973GOI REQUESTS HELP TO CONVENE DISPLACED IRAQIS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 17:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ JO
07BAGHDAD1978COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for refugee coordinator Rafael Foley to travel to Syria June 20 to June 22. The purpose of the trip is to join visiting Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Office Director of Assistance for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright and [...]
2007-06-16 12:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AMGT ASEC SY IZ
07BAGHDAD2010PROTESTANT CHURCH LEADERS SAY CHRISTIANS NEED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pastor Estawri Haritounian and Pastor Bardilyan Yousif Aziz Hanna, representing the National Protestant Evangelical Church in Iraq, informed PolOff on May 10 that due to increased targeting of Christians in Iraq, they were seeking protection and resettlement for members of their [...]
2007-06-18 16:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KDEM KIRF IZ
07BAGHDAD2208EXTENDING SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN CONCERN REFUGEE
[...] (C) Post recommends extending "Priority Two" (P2, groups of special humanitarian concern) refugee processing category to all non-Muslim religious minorities from Iraq. Post assessment, supported by reftels, is that members of religious minorities in Iraq are particularly vulnerable to seriou [...]
2007-07-04 04:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PHUM PREF PREL
07BAGHDAD230JANUARY 17 WEAPONS SEARCH AT MAKHMOUR CAMP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A key step has been taken in restoring civilian status to the Makhmour refugee camp for Kurdish refugees from Turkey: an arms search of the camp and surrounding area carried out by Iraqi Army units with MNF-I support. No weapons were found in the camp. The search was witness [...]
2007-01-22 13:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2451PREPARATIONS FOR REFUGEES & BORDER SECURITY
[...] (C/REL ACGU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) is engaged in preparations for two of the three Neighbors' Working Group meetings which had been agreed upon at the Sharm al Sheikh conference in May. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamoud will lead the Iraqi delegation to the July 26th Refugees Wo [...]
2007-07-25 02:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ JO KU PREF PREL SA
07BAGHDAD2497DCM MEETINGS WITH KURDISTAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] Summary: (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Butenis held separate meetings in Erbil on July 22 with Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Chairman Adnan Mufti and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior (MOI) Karim Sinjari. DCM stressed the need for concrete progress on reconcili [...]
2007-07-28 16:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KPAL PGOV PREF
07BAGHDAD2513NINEWA'S HERKI KURDS - THIS PROVINCE'S LARGEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurds of the Herki tribe, notorious in Iraq for their role as collaborators with Saddam Hussein, are the largest unresolved IDP issue in the northern province of Ninewa. They face threats from the Kurdish political establishment, which has not forgotten their actions under [...]
2007-07-30 06:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV MARR EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD2656PRIME MINISTER MALIKI OBJECTS TO SOME UNAMI
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki explained his objections to the proposed text of the UNAMI mandate resolution in an August 6 meeting with the Ambassador. Maliki called for the addition of language guaranteeing that UNAMI could not act unilaterally without the prior approval of the [...]
2007-08-09 14:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL UNSC IZ
07BAGHDAD2682THE NINE JEWS OF BAGHDAD
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: One of Baghdad's last remaining Jews, Khalida Kouada Liahu Moualim, described to poloff August 11 the continuing hardships faced by Iraq's now tiny Jewish community. She said that she is one of only nine Jews still living in Baghdad, and that she believes Jews do not live any [...]
2007-08-13 03:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KIRF PREF PGOV IS NL UK IZ
07BAGHDAD276NINEWA: SHABAK REJECT INCORPORATION INTO KRG
[...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) efforts to incorporate parts of Ninewa Province continue to fan tension in Ninewa. A number of Shabak leaders in Ninewa's al-Hamdaniya District insist that Shabak will not vote to join the KRG in a disputed territories referendum per Article 140 of Ira [...]
2007-01-27 10:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PTER SCUL 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
07BAGHDAD2873GOI HEARS NEW TONE IN DAMASCUS, AWAITS ANSWER ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Abbawi August 26 to discuss PM Maliki,s recent visit to Damascus (reftels),outcomes from the visit, and the prospects for cooperation between Syria, Iraq, and the U.S. in addressing terrorism in Iraq and the region. Abbawi described the positive [...]
2007-08-27 10:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREF PREL PTER EG IZ JO KU SA SY
07BAGHDAD2888THEFT, EXTORTION, KIDNAPPING -- HOW BAGHDAD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 13:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM ECON EFIN 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
07BAGHDAD2996IRAQI REFUGEE PROCESSING: CAN WE SPEED IT UP?
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S. has provided substantial assistance to Iraq's two million refugees, over USD 120 million in FY-07, which is considerably more than all other donors combined. Assistance also involves resettling some refugees; over 10,000 UNHCR referrals are pending. The process typicall [...]
2007-09-07 02:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL SY JO IZ
07BAGHDAD3011BAGHDAD EPRT: PALESTINIANS SEEK SERVICES,
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During an August 20 meeting with Baghdad E-PRT and 2BCT/2ID, Palestinians from the Beladiat neighborhood of Baghdad's 9 Nissan district raised several concerns: poor basic services, insecurity, and the status of detainees. [...]
2007-09-09 08:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM ECON PTER SOCI SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD3078INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs),Iraq now ranks third in the world among countries with IDP populations, behind only Sudan and Colombia. Such large-scale displacement in Iraq is producing potentially permanent social and religious segregation. Coordination r [...]
2007-09-12 11:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDUN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3146RRT ERBIL: CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH KRG PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani told a Congressional delegation that he supported a federal Iraq. He did not believe national reconciliation was possible if Sunni and Shiia Islamic extremists remained in control and favored the idea of a U.S. residual troop [...]
2007-09-19 08:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PGOV IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3148RRT ERBIL: PUK-PJAK CONFRONTATION IN SULAIMANIYAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Deputy Commander for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Peshmerga said he recently deployed 200 PUK Peshmerga soldiers to take military action against members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan Party (PJAK) in the [...]
2007-09-19 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ IR TU
07BAGHDAD327REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: ZEYAD TARIQ KADHEM
[...] (SBU) Embassy Baghdad would like to refer the following locally employed staff from the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Al-Hillah to the US refugee admissions program (USRAP). Below is biographic information of the principal applicant and dependents, a description of the persecution claim an [...]
2007-01-30 18:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3416KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Adviser to Ambassador pressed KDP Leader Barzani on need for cooperation on key national issues like hydrocarbons and national political accommodation. He also laid down a marker on Kurdish expansion in the Sinjar area south of Mosul. Barzani struck a pessimistic note abo [...]
2007-10-12 18:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ SY
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
07BAGHDAD351DISPLACEMENTS IN THE RASHEED DISTRICT OF BAGHDAD
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Neighborhood leaders from two areas of the Rasheed district of Baghdad report that internally displaced persons (IDPs) are both departing and settling in their neighborhoods due to sectarian violence or threats of violence and that [...]
2007-02-02 15:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PTER
07BAGHDAD3550WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT IDPS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 10:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDUN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON 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
07BAGHDAD3597MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH
[...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]
2007-10-30 02:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3601MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH
[...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]
2007-10-30 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
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
07BAGHDAD3702SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS: PROBLEM OF NARROW
[...] (C) The majority of our locally-employed PRT staff were hired as third-party contractors. Congress passed Public Law 110-36 with the intent to provide up to 500 SIVs for Iraqi and Afghan translators and interpreters working for the U.S. military and under Chief of Mission (COM) authority. [...]
2007-11-09 17:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALAPER CVIS PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD3703NINE IRANIAN DETAINEES RELEASED NOVEMBER 9
[...] (SBU) BAGHDAD ) Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) released nine Iranian detainees at approximately 0900 (local) Friday, November 9 to the custody of the Government of Iraq (GOI). Two of the nine were part of the five suspected Qods force members detained January 11 by Coalition Forces in Erbi [...]
2007-11-09 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3748ICRC REVERSES PLANS TO OPEN PERMANENT MISSION IN
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC representatives from Amman and Geneva told Pol-Mil Minister Counselor (PMMC) Ries that ICRC had decided not to establish a permanent presence in Baghdad at this time. ICRC Near East and North Africa Director Beatrice Megevand-Roggo said that, after a security review, the Gen [...]
2007-11-14 14:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF SOCI ICRC IZ
07BAGHDAD3823INDEPENDENT COR MEMBER SAYS LEGISLATION DELAYED BY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Safia Souhail (Shia, former Iraqiyya) told Poloff unnecessary delays with de-ba'athification and other laws are occurring because of sectarianism and ineffective CoR leadership. She is doubtful the de-ba'athification law will receive the votes necessary [...]
2007-11-22 07:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3885BAGHDAD: DISPLACED PERSONS RETURNING HOME
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See Para 19. 2. (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Families displaced from their homes in Baghdad have begun returning, according to Post and PRT contacts, officials at the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM),and local press reports. While re [...]
2007-11-29 13:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD3912REFCOORD VISIT TO SUDANESE REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (U) Summary: There are currently 128 Darfurian refugees camped on a highway median in west Anbar who continue to request third country resettlement. The camp is provided humanitarian assistance by UNHCR and the occupants are recognized as refugees by UNHCR and have been designated as eligible [...]
2007-12-02 14:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PREF PREL
07BAGHDAD3958MOVING FORWARD ON MEK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As reported in Ref B, the MEK presence in Iraq and MNF-I protection duties have become a major irritant in our relationship with the GOI. For most Iraqis, the group remains associated with some of the worst human rights abuses of the former regime. The GOI has repeatedly pressed [...]
2007-12-05 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREF PREL PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4041 USAID-SPONSORED WORKSHOP ON DISPLACED
[...] SUMMARY: Representatives from Iraq's Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) were among the 75 participants discussing the considerable challenges in meeting the immediate and long-term needs of Iraq's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as the new complexities of a burgeoning [...]
2007-12-12 14:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD420UNAMI SRSG QAZI REPORTS SYRIAN AND SAUDI VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: On February 5, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi told DCM and the Ambassadors of France, UK, Russia and the Chinese Charge that, during his recent trip to Damascus, Syrian interlocutors had expressed support for the Baker report and characterize [...]
2007-02-08 09:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PINR UN SY SA IZ
07BAGHDAD512PM'S ESC DISCUSSES BORDER CLOSURES, BSP, PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary. The Executive Steering Committee (IESC),chaired by PM Maliki met in its third session on February 9. Topics discussed included the plan to close Iraq,s points of entry (POE,s) with Syria and Iran on February 14, efforts on coordinating services in conjunction with the Baghdad Sec [...]
2007-02-14 11:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON IZ PREF
07BAGHDAD558NINEWA: TURKISH CONSULATE STANDS UP IN MOSUL
[...] (C) Turkish Consul General for Mosul Huseyn Botsali arrived in Mosul 10 February to assume permanent residence at the new GOT Consulate in Mosul. He met PRT Team Leader Knight at PRT offices 11 Feb to review administrative and support matters arising from his new status as our permanent int [...]
2007-02-17 13:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF EPET EAID MARR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD559NINEWA: KURDS' HEADLONG RUSH TOWARDS KRG
[...] (C) Kurds in Ninewa continue to press forward to incorporate significant areas of Ninewa Province into the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) through the 'disputed territories' process foreseen by Article 140 of the current Iraqi Constitution. In this headlong effort, Ninewa's Kurdish Allia [...]
2007-02-17 13:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREF KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD592SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON VISITS MAKHMOUR, TALKS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG President Barzani told Special Envoy Ralston that settling the PKK problem requires a political solution from Turkey, but that the KDP and PUK are also anxious to see this source of conflict between Turkey and the KRG resolved. Ralston informed Barzani and other KRG officia [...]
2007-02-19 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PTER TU IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD621MINISTRY OF DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION (MODM)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sheikh Abdullah Fadil, head of the MODM,s Kirkuk Office, says his primary responsibilities include care of returning and new internally displaced people (IDPS),and of stateless persons. He currently is focused on assisting arriving IDPs from central and southern Iraq. His o [...]
2007-02-20 18:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD630REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: TAMADHUR KADHIM
[...] (SBU) Embassy Baghdad would like to refer the following Iraqi with substantial ties to the USG to the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Principal applicant (PA): NAME: Tamadhur Kadhim Hammad DOB: February 3, 1956 POB: Baghdad, Iraq Passport Number: G 1100832 Gender: Female Mari [...]
2007-02-21 15:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD640POSSIBILITY OF A NEEDED SAFE HAVEN FOR PALESTINIANS
[...] (C) Summary: Security and living conditions at the Baladiat housing complex for Palestinians in Baghdad remain poor. Residents of the 864-apartment compound report that Jaysh al-Mahdi militias continue to attack and assault them. The apartments are overcrowded, even if they are sparsely fur [...]
2007-02-22 08:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD714 CONFERENCE ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RRT Offs participated in the Coordination Meeting for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Sulaimaniyah Province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to determine information that will help identify and assist IDPs. The IDP population includes Iraqi Arab Shia and Sunnis migrating to [...]
2007-02-26 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD722SHIA MEMBERS OF ARAB CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL DENOUNCE
[...] SUMMARY: (C) In a recent meeting, four Shia Arab members of the Arab Consultative Council (ACC) presented hard-line, rejectionist views on Article 140 and its proposed relocation program. They said that there is no difference in the political views among Shia and Sunni ACC members noting sp [...]
2007-02-26 18:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF 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
07BAGHDAD880 DEMARCHE TO KRG ON PALESTINIAN REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) At march 7 meeting with KRG Interior Minister Karim Sinjari, Regional Coordinator Yellin per reftel made the following points re Palestinian refugees: -- The Palestinian refugee population in Iraq has been singled out for persecution by armed, violent elements in Iraqi society. -- T [...]
2007-03-13 05:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KPAL IZ
07BAGHDAD881MANDAEAN MINORITY INCREASINGLY TARGETED, SEEK AID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of Iraq's Sabian Mandaean religious minority on March 7 reported an increase in violent attacks and discrimination against their community over the past year. They told post that top spiritual leader Shaykh Sattar Jabbar al-Helo had fled to Syria after surviving [...]
2007-03-13 06:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD89KURDISTAN PRESIDENT BARZANI DISCUSSES PKK, KIRKUK
[...] This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: U.S. Regional Coordinator for the Iraqi Kurdistan Region asked Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani to close all Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) offices and refuse safe haven to it [...]
2007-01-10 10:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF IZ TU
07BAGHDAD901ICRC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues to operate in Iraq despite the violence. In partnership with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, the ICRC provides thousands of internally displaced Iraqis with relief kits. The ICRC will continue to repatriate, as needed, [...]
2007-03-14 08:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD937US REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM REFERRAL FOR LOCALLY
[...] Embassy Baghdad would like to refer the following locally employed staff to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) 2. (SBU) Principal applicant (PA): Name: Everest Albarazanchi (A.k.A. Everest Kareem Mohammad Amin) DOB: November 27, 1974 (Iraqi Passport states in error November 1 [...]
2007-03-16 15:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ PHUM PREF
07BAGHDAD978ASSYRIAN PATRIOTIC PARTY WANTS HOMELAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IPAO recently met with three members of the Assyrian Patriotic Party (APP),to discuss the Party's program, especially their proposal for an Assyrian Homeland in Ninewa Province. One APP rep said the Party differs in "all subjects" from the larger Assyrian Democratic Movement ( [...]
2007-03-20 13:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM IZ
07BAKU1454DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 09:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS AJ
07BAKU252\\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ PART I OF II: AZERBAIJAN
[...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, the Embassy has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizatio [...]
2007-03-01 11:19:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
07BAKU254PART II OF II: AZERBAIJAN 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 11:41:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AJ
07BAKU439UN SECGEN REPRESENTATIVE UPBEAT ON GOAJ'S
[...] (C) Summary: On April 5, UN Secretary General Representative Walter Kalin briefed the diplomatic corps at the end of his fact-finding mission on IDP conditions in Azerbaijan. Kalin was impressed by the GOAJ's efforts to address its IDP problem, especially its construction of suitable permane [...]
2007-04-16 11:55:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM EAID AJ
07BAKU725 A SNAPSHOT OF BAKU'S IDP COMMUNITIES
[...] (SBU) Over the next few months, the Embassy plans to take a closer at Azerbaijan's internally displaced persons (IDP) population, estimated at roughly 675,000 persons. The GOAJ has pledged to close all existing tent camps by the end of 2007, but hundreds of thousands of IDPs still live in very [...]
2007-06-11 08:20:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PBTS PHUM PGOV EAID AM AJ
07BAMAKO1196SITUATION OF CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN BAMAKO
[...] Mamadou Sidibe, the acting director of the United Nations High Commission for Refugee's (UNHCR) office in Mali, told the Embassy on October 10 that UNHCR was unable to provide further assistance to the 27 Congolese refugees now in Bamako, effectively abandoning the Congolese to their fate on [...]
2007-10-18 12:36:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM ML
07BAMAKO1274UNHCR REFUSES TO CLARIFY ITS ROLE OR MAKE
[...] The Embassy contacted UNHCR/Mali's Director Adama Kouyate on October 29 to inquire about the status of humanitarian assistance supposedly earmarked by UNHCR's Geneva headquarters for the 27 Congolese refugees now in Bamako (ref A). Director Kouyate claimed he was unaware of UNHCR Geneva's de [...]
2007-10-29 17:12:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM ML
07BAMAKO717CHILD TRAFFICKERS AWAITING COURT DECISION
[...] Alleged Ivoirian child traffickers Bernard Assouman Yao and Simon Djehi Bi Ta remain in custody in Sikasso following their arrest in March 2007 for allegedly attempting to traffic 46 young men from Cote d'Ivoire to Europe. If convicted, they will be the first traffickers punished under Mali [...]
2007-07-03 13:08:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN87BRUNEI TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's report in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph numbering is keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit country. [...]
2007-03-09 06:43:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BX
07BANGKOK1187AMBASSADOR AND CNS GENERAL WINAI DISCUSS POLITICAL
[...] (C) The Ambassador cautioned the Council for National Security (CNS) against responding harshly to political activities by the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party leader. In a February 26 lunch with CNS Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul, the Ambassador also expressed USG interest in the CNS lifting r [...]
2007-02-27 10:26:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1239REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR LIU BAOSHUN AND WIFE GAO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Post is referring Chinese citizens, Mr. Liu Baoshun and his wife Gao Jinying, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biographical information follows: Name: Liu Baoshu D/POB: Februa [...]
2007-03-01 08:16:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM TH BMGT
07BANGKOK1575VISIT OF SENK SENIOR ADVISOR CHRISTIAN WHITON
[...] (C) Summary. Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea (SENK),explained to Thai government and UNHCR officials the objectives the SENK was pursuing related to refugees, North Korean human rights, and political change in North Korea. He expressed a [...]
2007-03-16 03:54:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH KS KN
07BANGKOK1715THAI PM SURAYUD ON RESTORING CIVIL LIBERTIES
[...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told the Ambassador the RTG would lift restrictions on political party activity in April, after the completion of the first draft of the Constitution -- but we are not convinced the RTG will follow through. In a March 22 phone call, Surayud said the RTG wo [...]
2007-03-22 09:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1859EMBASSY REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR ZAW THAN HTIKE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) Embassy is referring Burmese citizen, Mr. Zaw Than Htike, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biographical information follows: Name: Zaw Than Htike DOB: November 11, 1975 Nati [...]
2007-03-29 08:59:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM TH BMGT
07BANGKOK1891PRM DAS RYAN'S MARCH 23-26 VISIT TO THAILAND
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 23-26 visit, RTG officials told PRM DAS Kelly Ryan that the Lao Hmong issue, including the group in detention in Nong Khai, was deadlocked. The issue was complicated by a number of factors, and the RTG needed additional time to talk with the Lao government. The T [...]
2007-03-30 08:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL TH LA BM
07BANGKOK1894PRM DAS RYAN VISIT TO THAILAND: NORTH KOREAN
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 23-26 visit to Bangkok, PRM Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kelly Ryan observed extremely overcrowded conditions for North Koreans in the Bangkok Immigration Detention Center (IDC). She interviewed restless North Korean refugees who have expressed interest in [...]
2007-03-30 08:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL TH KN KS
07BANGKOK2137RTG MFA REACTION TO SKIRMISHES ON THE THAI-BURMA
[...] (C) On April 12, MFA Director of the East Asian Division II Kallayana Vipattipumiprates said the Thai were closely monitoring recent skirmishes on the border between the Karen National Union (KNU),the collective forces of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC),the Democratic Karen Bu [...]
2007-04-12 09:15:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF MOPS PHUM BH TH
07BANGKOK2251PETCHABOON HMONG PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THAI
[...] (SBU) Summary. UN and interested country Ambassadors on April 19 presented a multi-part proposal to address the Petchaboon Hmong situation to the Thai MFA PermSec. The PermSec expressed appreciation for the proposal which he said would be discussed at an upcoming senior-level RTG interagency [...]
2007-04-23 01:14:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM LA TH
07BANGKOK2404THAI SHIFT POLICY ON ROK PROCESSING OF NORTH
[...] Summary. The RTG informed the ROK Embassy on April 26 that ROK processing of North Korean refugees can no longer include a UNHCR role and the location of processing must be dispersed to other locations besides Bangkok. The RTG reaffirmed that there will be no deportations of North Koreans t [...]
2007-04-27 10:21:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KN KS
07BANGKOK2405EVIDENCE OF MISREPRESENTATION BY PERSONS SEEKING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (C) Summary. Recent events have revealed evidence of misrepresentation of nationality by persons seeking U.S. resettlement as North Korean refugees. At least six persons, and possibly more, of North Korean origin who are waiting for [...]
2007-04-27 10:23:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL TH KN KS
07BANGKOK2578MATERIAL SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE FIX STILL NEEDED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Waivers for material support have allowed major resettlement programs for Karen and Chin refugees from Burma to move forward. However, a significant number of Karen and Chin refugees continue to be ineligible for U.S. resettlement because their previous activities are not waiv [...]
2007-05-09 04:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL TH BM
07BANGKOK2594UNHCR'S FELLER READOUT ON VISITS TO THAILAND AND LAOS
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Erika Feller told the Bangkok diplomatic corps on May 3 that she thought a Thai-Lao solution to the issue of the 155 Nong Khai Hmong might be possible soon if the concerns of the two sides were addressed. She stated that she believed both sides [...]
2007-05-09 23:35:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL TH LA
07BANGKOK270HMONG REFUGEE DEMARCHE RESPONSES
[...] (C) Post has drawn on reftel demarche to press RTG officials on the pending Hmong deportations. Post has raised these concerns regularly with MFA and security force officials involved in this issue, and continues to do so. In addition, following the receipt of reftel, Charge d'Affaires wrote [...]
2007-01-12 09:50:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF TH LA
07BANGKOK2930SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Your visit will help us to reinforce with top-level RTG officials the need to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law, and our continued interest in a return to democratic governance through elections by the year's end. Political parties, NGOs, and others in the political cl [...]
2007-05-25 09:49:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3176(C) INTERPRETERS FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE PROCESSING
[...] (C) Ref emails discussed planning for creation of a pool of Korean language interpreters to handle future North Korean refugee processing in the region. The Embassy spouse who has been interpreting for DHS interviews in Thailand and other regional countries will depart post at the end of June. [...]
2007-06-08 01:26:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF KN KS
07BANGKOK3207THAILAND DEPORTS ANOTHER GROUP OF HMONG
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (C) Summary. Thai police on June 9 deported 161 Hmong from four jails in Petchaboon Province to Laos. It is unclear what degree of force may have been used during this action. Embassy has requested the RTG to look into an NGO report [...]
2007-06-11 10:12:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH LA
07BANGKOK3398REQUEST TO PROCESS 24 NORTH KOREANS IN BANGKOK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On Thursday, June 14, 2007, Thai Immigration Commissioner gave Embassy Bangkok the green light to process 24 North Koreans currently under U.S. refugee resettlment program consideration. Embassy will shortly initiate fingerprints o [...]
2007-06-19 08:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KN KS
07BANGKOK360CONTINUING DEADLOCK ON PETCHABOON HMONG
[...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest and threatened deportation to Laos by the RTG of 152 Lao-Hmong is a reflection of the larger, and so far intractable Petchaboon Hmong situation. A sizeable majority of the approximately 7,500 Hmong at Petchaboon are likely from Laos. Most have gone to the Petc [...]
2007-01-18 09:54:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH LA
07BANGKOK3755EMBASSY DISCUSSIONS WITH RTG ON HMONG AND NORTH
[...] (C) Summary. During a July 2 discussion with MFA PermSec, Ambassador encouraged RTG establishment of a screening mechanism for all Lao Hmong asylum seekers and movement of the Nong Khai Hmong to a more suitable location. The PermSec responded that the RTG was in a standoff with the Lao gover [...]
2007-07-09 08:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL TH LA KS KN
07BANGKOK377NEXT STEPS ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS IN PHNOM
[...] (C) Per reftel, Refcoord contacted UNHCR on January 19 to encourage it to instruct UNHCR Phnom Penh to interview expeditiously the four North Koreans who have expressed interest in U.S. resettlement. UNHCR Deputy Regional Representative Giuseppe De Vincentis responded that UNHCR expected to [...]
2007-01-19 02:52:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF CB KN
07BANGKOK3802EMBASSY REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR MIN HTIKE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (SBU) Embassy is referring Burmese citizen, Min Htike, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biographical information follows: Name: Min Htike DOB: July 25, 1974 Nationality: Burme [...]
2007-07-11 08:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL TH BM
07BANGKOK3870DEMARCHE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL DELIVERED TO RTG
[...] On July 13, RefCoord delivered reftel USG position on the IOM Director General position to Phantipha Iamsudha, Counselor in the MFA Department of International Organizations, RefCoord left a non-paper on U.S. candidate Ambassador Swing and urged RTG support for him. RefCoord delivered orally [...]
2007-07-16 02:46:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07BANGKOK4641DAS MARCIEL URGES RAPID RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP/DAS Scot Marciel met with MFA, MOD, and Justice Ministry permanent secretaries on August 22-23 to urge Thailand's return to democratically-elected government. DAS Marciel also expressed concern about continuing violence in the troubled South, human rights issues, and the tre [...]
2007-08-28 10:42:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5036THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON APEC, UNGA, ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) Thai FM Nitya Pibulsonggram spoke favorably of recent U.S.-Thai interactions at the APEC summit and previewed some RTG plans for the upcoming UNGA session. He said he would welcome the opportunity to meet with U/S Burns on the margins of UNGA, and indicated that he would make a side trip t [...]
2007-09-20 09:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPKO MASS UNGA TH
07BANGKOK5106MFA PERMSEC UPDATES THAI VIEW ON BURMA
[...] (C) The Ambassador called Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul on September 26 and expressed concern about indications (reftel) of RTG reluctance to press the Burmese government for a peaceful outcome to the ongoing crisis. Virasakdi said the MFA had released a brief public stateme [...]
2007-09-26 10:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5107ENGAGING ASEAN AND OTHERS ON BURMA
[...] (C) Embassy Bangkok stands ready to continue to urge the Thai government to press the Burmese authorities to release political prisoners and engage in genuine dialogue to pave the way for a transition to a civilian, democratic government. Septel will report the Ambassador's latest conversatio [...]
2007-09-26 10:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM RP SN IN CH
07BANGKOK5108THAI MFA WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE CRACKDOWN IN BURMA
[...] (C) On September 26, subsequent to the conversation in reftel, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul called the Ambassador. He said he had heard from the Thai Ambassador in Rangoon that the commander of Rangoon-based military forces had said that he would not "fire upon the people." The [...]
2007-09-26 11:10:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5126AMBASSADOR PRESSES THAI FOREIGN MINISTRY ON BURMA
[...] (C) The Ambassador called MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul on September 27 to express concern about current RTG policy toward Burma. The Ambassador cited reports that Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, in New York for the UNGA, had sought to discourage Prime Minister Surayud from [...]
2007-09-27 10:39:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5127U.S., BRITISH AMBASSADORS PRESS GENERAL SONTHI ON
[...] (C) Summary. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin told the Ambassador that he hopes that the confrontation in Burma would be resolved by peaceful means but the situation could result in further bloodshed if the Burmese military does not refuse orders from the regime. Sonthi explained that his commen [...]
2007-09-27 10:52:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDM TH BM
07BANGKOK5151UPDATE ON BURMA, AS SEEN FROM THAILAND
[...] (C) The RTG appears not to have made preparations for a possible influx of Burmese refugees; we are discussing the matter with our contacts. The RTG is engaged in evacuation contingency planning. A Burmese exile in Thailand said monks were protesting in large numbers in Mandalay, and he share [...]
2007-09-28 10:37:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5224NCUB LEADER TAKES CREDIT FOR ORGANIZING BURMESE
[...] (C) A member of a leading Burmese dissident organization told us his group was masterminding the protests that broke out recently in Burma. On October 1, we met with Soe Aung, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Policy Board of the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),who s [...]
2007-10-03 09:08:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK524FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ, MARTIAL LAW, THAKSIN,
[...] (C) The Ambassador provided Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram with background on the USG's new strategy in Iraq. In a one-hour January 25 call on Nitya at MFA, he urged the Foreign Minister to ensure the RTG lifts martial law as soon as possible; Nitya said the RTG intended to do so, but t [...]
2007-01-25 10:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM ECON ETRD EINV IZ
07BANGKOK5314BURMESE EXILES IN THAILAND CONFIDENT THAT PROTESTS
[...] (C) Despite international press headlines declaring that a sense of normalcy has returned to Rangoon, Burmese exiles based in Thailand claim that the uprising is just beginning. In meetings and communications with us, prominent activists were quick to insist that the Burmese are united in their [...]
2007-10-09 11:21:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5374PUTTING BURMA IN THE FOREFRONT OF THAI
[...] (C) In an effort to boost Thailand's awareness and consideration of current events in Burma, Embassy Bangkok has coordinated public outreach efforts, held meetings with key RTG officials and third country diplomats, as well as continued contact with various Thailand-based Burmese exiles workin [...]
2007-10-11 09:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5392THAI MFA FOCUSING ON PROSPECTS OF DIALOGUE IN BURMA
[...] (C) Thailand views the GOB offer to open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) as a promising avenue to begin reconciliation in Burma, but prefers to follow the lead of the UN according to an MFA working-level official. Moreover, he believes that ASEAN and Thailand's relationship with the G [...]
2007-10-12 09:22:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5499EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR THAN U WIN, A.K.A AUNG WAY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (C) Embassy is referring dissident Burmese citizen, Than U Win, a.k.a. Aung Way, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biograpical information follows: Name: Than U Win, a.k.a. Aung Way [...]
2007-10-19 09:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL TH BM
07BANGKOK5520THAILAND URGES BURMA TO COOPERATE WITH UN
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel A Burma demarche to MFA Permsec October 22. For the second time this month, the Thai PM sent a strongly-worded letter to Than Shwe urging the Burmese to cooperate with UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari. The Thais are waiting for a response from GOB. MFA Permsec [...]
2007-10-22 11:15:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5521REGIONAL UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE BRIEFS WESTERN
[...] (C) The regional UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) in Bangkok is focused on gathering information about what happened during September's protests and subsequent crackdown by the Burmese junta, as well as pushing the UN to incorporate human rights in its response, stated representatives from OHCHR [...]
2007-10-22 11:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5551CORRECTED DOBS FOR PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED NORTH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) Post noted inaccuracies in Dates of Birth (DOB) of 24 North Korean refugees that the Department previously authorized to process in Reftel (A). Correct DOBs were uploaded into WRAPS after authorization, so SAO processing should not [...]
2007-10-25 08:13:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KN KS
07BANGKOK5557BURMESE DISSIDENTS EXPRESS INCREASED FEAR OF ARREST
[...] (C) Burmese dissidents, including media organizations, reported to us that they received information Thai police and military escalated scrutiny of the activists' operations in Thailand. One prominent activist warned of impending arrests by the Thai authorities. Embassy RTG contacts told us t [...]
2007-10-25 12:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5595LAO HMONG IN THAILAND: MATERIAL SUPPORT WAIVER
[...] (SBU) On October 26, RefCoord delivered the demarche on the Lao Hmong material support waiver to Ittiporn Boonpracong, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ittiporn was accompanied by Phantipha Iamsudha, Acting Director, MFA Social Divis [...]
2007-10-30 09:49:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM TH LA
07BANGKOK5620FRENCH FM KOUCHNER PROPOSES THAIS, ASEAN PUSH
[...] (C) During meetings this week with the Thai Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner encouraged Thailand to work with ASEAN to push Burma towards democratic change. Kouchner made a similar statement to the Singaporeans two days ago and according to French [...]
2007-10-31 11:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM FR
07BANGKOK5646DEFENSE MINISTER PLEDGES NO INTERFERENCE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Boonrawd Somtas told the Ambassador that the Thai military is committed to not interfering in the coming political campaign and that the Council for National Security could dissolve as it has no role to play at this point. Boonrawd stated his hope that the Burm [...]
2007-11-01 10:39:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM MARR MCAP TH BM
07BANGKOK5695NEXT ASEAN SECRETARY GENERAL ON BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ASEAN's incoming Secretary General, Surin Pitsuwan, stated that a regional approach was the best option to resolve the current crisis in Burma. During a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador, Surin proposed that ASEAN, China, India, and Jap [...]
2007-11-06 11:42:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
07BANGKOK5731LOCAL NGOS TELL A/S SILVERBERG THEY SUPPORT USG
[...] (C) Five prominent organizations working on Burma-related issues in Thailand expressed their support for USG policy on Burma and offered ideas for next steps during a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador. Overall, the group felt that targeted sanctions [...]
2007-11-08 06:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5732A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES BURMA, DARFUR WITH THAI
[...] (C) The Burmese junta has clearly demonstrated a willingness to engage only with the UN and not with ASEAN, in discussions relating to international concerns over Burmese repression, according to MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul. During a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secret [...]
2007-11-08 06:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPKO TH BM SU
07BANGKOK5801THAIS PREPARED TO SIGN CHARTER, DISCUSS BURMA AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) cleared the way for Prime Minister Surayud to sign the ASEAN Charter at the ASEAN Summit scheduled for November 18-22 in Singapore. While the Charter passed on the first reading, the NLA did not approve the blueprint f [...]
2007-11-14 11:00:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
07BANGKOK596THAI MOVE TO DEPORT HMONG LAO FROM NONG KHAI BUT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 10. 2. (C) Summary. On January 30, the RTG attempted to refoule the 156 Lao Hmong at the Nong Khai detention facility. The male members of the group resisted deportation and a stand-off ensued that lasted most of the day. The Embassy, as w [...]
2007-01-30 11:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH LA
07BANGKOK5967AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA
[...] (C) During his farewell call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Ambassador pressed the issue of Burma from several angles, but received the same watered down responses the RTG has been delivering for the past two months. Nitya believed that Thailand and ASEAN had no choice but to en [...]
2007-11-28 11:30:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK6155RTG REMAINS HOPEFUL ABOUT ROLE FOR ASEAN IN BURMA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA working level contacts continued to view ASEAN as having the potential to successfully steer the Burmese junta towards political and economic reform. The organization's midnight statement on November 19th, essentially enshrining its long-standing policy of non-interference in [...]
2007-12-14 09:56:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK816UPDATE ON HMONG REFUGEES AT NONG KHAI
[...] (C) There has been no RTG movement on the 153 Lao Hmong refugees currently in detention in Nong Khai after the refugees' own resistance and international opposition stopped their deportation to Laos on January 30. The RTG has not indicated whether it will allow those Hmong already approved fo [...]
2007-02-09 07:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH LA
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
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
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
07BEIJING2100UNHCR'S BEIJING REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES REFUGEES
[...] (S) Some 160 refugees and 62 asylum seekers are currently receiving UNHCR protection in Beijing, including individuals from North Korea, Pakistan, Kashmir, Iran and Iraq, UNHCR Regional Representative for China and Mongolia Veerapong Vonguarotai told Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population R [...]
2007-03-29 12:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL KN CH
07BEIJING2139EMBASSY RAISES FALUN GONG REFUGEE REPATRIATION
[...] (C) Post contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Human Rights division March 30 to inquire about the reported unlawful repatriation from Russia March 28 of refugees Ma Hui, a Falun Gong practitioner, and her daughter Ma Ding (ref). Xu Jing, an offi [...]
2007-04-02 01:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF CH RS
07BEIJING2757ERITREAN SEEKS REFUGE AT EMBASSY BEIJING, REFERRED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In the early morning hours of April 20 a man telephoned the Embassy seeking assistance. He said he was a member of an Eritrean delegation visiting China and believed he would be in danger if he returned to his country. After a face to face discussion with the man and RSO co [...]
2007-04-25 04:32:00Embassy BeijingSECRETASEC CH PREF PREL
07BEIJING3292PRC/ETHIOPIA: MFA DETAILS PRC RESPONSE TO APRIL 24
[...] (C) China was shocked "top to bottom" by the April 24 dawn attack by some 200 Ogden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels o a Chinese oil facility near the Somali border in the Ogaden region, MFA Deputy Division Director Zhou Haihong told us on May 16. Describing the incident as "totally un [...]
2007-05-16 11:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC PREF CH ET
07BEIJING3892PAKISTANIS FEARING DEPORTATION HIDE OUT AT UNHCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 09:59:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL ASEC KN KS CH
07BEIJING499JANUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-SATELLITE
[...] Key points made at the January 23 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman confirmed the test of an anti- satellite missile earlier this month, said the test did not target any country and reaffirmed that China opposes the weaponization of space and will not participate in a space ar [...]
2007-01-23 11:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KIRF PREF CH KN JA XA LE PK
07BEIJING6974A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]
2007-11-05 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING7386EAP A/S HILL'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG:
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill, accompanied by the Ambassador, raised U.S. concerns on Iran, Darfur, North Korean refugees, human rights and Burma with PRC Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on December 6. A/S Hill pressed the PRC to prevent further transfers of conventional weapons to Iran [...]
2007-12-06 12:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PREF PHUM MARR ETRD AMGT CH IR SU
07BEIRUT1217LEBANON: SINIORA SEES GOVERNMENT AS VICTOR IN
[...] (C) A proud and upbeat Prime Minister Siniora told CODEL Shays that the GOL is the real winner in the parliamentary by-elections: the government held free and safe elections; opposition participation signaled government legitimacy; and Michel Aoun lost his mandate to speak for the majority of t [...]
2007-08-09 13:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF LE
07BEIRUT1604LEBANON: LEBANESE RESIDENTS NEAR NAHR-AL BARID
[...] (C) Summary: DCM and Emboffs met with mayors of municipalities located near the Nahr-Al Barid Palestinian refugee camp (NAB) during a trip to Tripoli October 9. The mayors praised the USG for its assistance to the local areas that were negatively affected by the 15-week battle at the camp, ad [...]
2007-10-14 10:43:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PREF PREL PTER
07BEIRUT1925LEBANON: ACTING FM MITRI CREDITS SECRETARY RICE
[...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri, who represented Lebanon in Annapolis, expressed satisfaction with the conference and hope for future steps, attributing his hope to the sincere dedication he sees in Secretary Rice. He explained to the Ambassador on December 6 that his own speech at t [...]
2007-12-07 11:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS PHUM FR SY PREF KPAL KDEM LE
07BEIRUT22MARONITE PATRIARCH SFEIR ANNOYED AT LAHOUD, AOUN
[...] (C) In a 1/2 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, in an unusually grouchy mood, was sharply critical of President Emile Lahoud and MP Michel Aoun. In Sfeir's view, Lahoud should follow the Patriarch's advice to step down; Aoun should yank his followers from the downtown si [...]
2007-01-04 13:57:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT265LEBANON: ARMENIAN PATRIARCH SEES URGENT NEED FOR
[...] (C) The Patriarch of the Armenian Orthodox Church in Lebanon, Catholicos Aram I, believes that Lebanon's political situation is so polarized between pro-government and opposition forces that unless some "bold initiative" is taken to change the current course of events, the outcome will be civi [...]
2007-02-19 08:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF LE
07BEIRUT743DEFMIN MURR SAYS DECISIVE BATTLE WITH FATAH
[...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a 5/24 meeting that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will initiate a major assault on Nahr al-Barid camp in about 4-5 days, the time needed to assemble troops and ammunition and clear the camp of as many civilians [...]
2007-05-25 11:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PARM MOPS PTER PREF LE SY
07BEIRUT746MURR ON NASRALLAH SPEECH: HARMFUL, BUT GOL/LAF
[...] (S) In a 5/26 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr attacked as "unacceptable" Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's televised speech the previous evening. While according to Murr Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman also [...]
2007-05-28 05:23:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL MOPS PREF MASS LE SY
07BELGRADE1000SERBIA UNDECIDED ON SWING CANDIDACY
[...] (U) On July 09, 2007, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to request Serbian support for the candidacy of Ambassador William Lacy Swing for the position of IOM Director General, per reftel request. Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but will carefully consider Sw [...]
2007-07-16 10:17:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG PRM
07BELGRADE1079SERBIA UNDECIDED ON CARR CANDIDACY
[...] (U) On July 31, 2007, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to request Serbian support for the candidacy of Steve Carr to the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, per reftel request. Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but wi [...]
2007-07-31 11:07:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL PRM PHUM ICRC
07BELGRADE272SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...]
2007-02-28 14:29:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
07BELGRADE763SERBIA: APPLICATION FOR 2007 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND TO
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Belgrade proposes granting 12,000 dollars of the FY 2007 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees toward the purchase of basic household equipment and educational material to enable a short-term protection facility in Belgrade, Serbia, to improve its care of IDP, refugee, and other at- [...]
2007-06-01 07:32:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM SR
07BELMOPAN150 BELIZE - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to the checklist (paras 27-32) in Ref. A. 2. (SBU) Overview of BelizeQs Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons A. Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking occurs within the countr [...]
2007-03-02 22:00:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
07BERLIN211GERMAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON VENEZUELAN ARMS
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Arms Export Control Division Desk Officer Jan Freigang and Venezuela Desk Officer Achim Troester January 29. Freigang and Troester appreciated the information and encouraged the USG to share with the German Government specific [...]
2007-02-02 11:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREF MARR PHUM MASS PARM PTER SNAR VE GM
07BERN1131PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE: SWISS PLANNING SENIOR
[...] (SBU) DCM met with MFA Middle East Division Chief Livia Leu on December 10 and delivered the message in reftel, urging the GOS to send ministerial-level representation to the December 17 Donors Conference and to be prepared to announce major new assistance pledges to the Palestinians. Leu unde [...]
2007-12-12 16:33:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SZ
07BERN200TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 15:40:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
07BISHKEK1081KYRGYZ RECEIVE US CANDIDACY FOR ICRC STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:50:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC KG
07BISHKEK1083KYRGYZ RECEIVE IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG KG
07BISHKEK798KYRGYZSTAN'S PROJECT FOR AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR
[...] Embassy Bishkek requests from PRM $3,000 under the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees FY 2007 to purchase winter clothing for refugee children and educational materials for the schools they attend. While Post was not an addressee of Ref A announcement of the FY 2007 program, Post participated in [...]
2007-06-20 11:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF KG
07BOGOTA1033NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT THREAT,
[...] (C) The GOC and OAS say the new criminal groups that have appeared in certain regions lack the organization, reach, and military capacity of the former AUC. Rather, they are primarily decentralized criminal operations that have used some demobilized paramilitaries, as well the former AUC's i [...]
2007-02-13 17:19:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO SNAR PREF
07BOGOTA1169SIX COLOMBIAN CONGRESSMEN--INCLUDING FM ARAUJO'S
[...] (C) Summary. On February 15, six additional Congressmen--including FM Araujo's brother, Senator Alvaro Araujo--were ordered jailed by the Supreme Court for alleged ties to paramilitary groups and other crimes. Senator Araujo is also accused of aggravated kidnapping. A total of nine members [...]
2007-02-16 21:02:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER CO
07BOGOTA1390PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL FUELS URIBE DRIVE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The Supreme Court ordered the detention of nine Congressmen for alleged ties to ex-paramilitaries; that number is expected to grow. One group claims more than 80 legislators could eventually be implicated. The scandal has sparked calls for political and electoral reform; on Feb [...]
2007-02-28 20:28:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV CO
07BOGOTA1457COLOMBIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 52 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY ------- [...]
2007-03-02 22:46:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
07BOGOTA2102ROBUST OBSERVATION MISSION REQUIRED FOR OCTOBER
[...] (C) On March 20, Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo formally requested an OAS electoral mission to observe the October local elections. The request reflects concerns--heightened by recent revelations of paramilitary interference in the 2002 and 2006 legislative elections--that former paramilit [...]
2007-03-29 18:45:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALAADP PGOV PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA3139UNION PENEYA: POTENTIAL POSTER CHILD FOR URIBE'S
[...] The voluntary return of 1,200 displaced residents to the small town of Union Peneya is a sign that President Uribe's "Democratic Security" policy is working. The COLAR thwarted a series of FARC attacks on the town and residents say they feel safe. GOC agencies are providing short-term relief [...]
2007-05-07 14:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREF MARR SOCI CO
07BOGOTA4157CENTRIST GAVIRIA CONSOLIDATES CONTROL OF LIBERALS
[...] (C) Summary: Former President and Liberal Party chief Cesar Gaviria marginalized leftist elements and strengthened his hold of the opposition party in a recent Liberal congress, preparing the party to fight October local and 2010 national elections on a centrist platform. The change is goo [...]
2007-06-07 22:22:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA437IS INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DECREASING IN COLOMBIA?
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Colombia and a respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES),are reporting marked decreases (16-30 percent) in the number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first 9 months of 2006. However, the International [...]
2007-01-22 20:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF SNAR SOCI CO
07BOGOTA4716FARC ASSASSINATES ELEVEN COLOMBIAN HOSTAGES
[...] Summary. The FARC assassinated eleven Colombian state assemblymen on June 18, according to a FARC communique issued June 28. The FARC claimed the hostages were killed in a crossfire during a military attack. President Uribe condemned the FARC for the murders, and he confirmed that GOC did [...]
2007-06-28 23:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA4730CORRECTED COPY: FARC ASSASSINATES ELEVEN COLOMBIAN
[...] Summary. The FARC assassinated eleven Colombian state assemblymen on June 18, according to a FARC communique issued June 28. The FARC claimed the hostages were killed in a crossfire during a military attack. President Uribe condemned the FARC for the murders, and he confirmed that GOC did [...]
2007-06-29 16:00:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA4741AS COLOMBIA MOURNS, FARC OFFERS TO RETURN HOSTAGE
[...] On June 29, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) spokesman Raul Reyes issued a communique addressed to Fabiola Perdomo, widow of one of the murdered legislators, and to Alvaro Leyva, a long-term advocate of a humanitarian exchange, confirming the June 18 deaths of the eleven state as [...]
2007-06-29 21:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA4786CONGRESS DELIVERS RESULTS DESPITE PARA-POLITICAL
[...] Summary. The Colombian Congress passed the GOC's top legislative priorities during its February-June session, despite the distraction of the para-political scandal. President Uribe's governing coalition lacks discipline and programmatic coherence, but was able to unite on votes that mattered, [...]
2007-07-05 17:06:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PREF PREL PTER PINR CO
07BOGOTA494PRESIDENT URIBE AND CONGRESS: A MIXED RECORD IN
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the U Party and coalition difficulties (ref A),a flurry of end of year Congressional activity resulted in the adoption of five significant reform measures supported by President Uribe: bankruptcy reform, new health care subsidies for the poor, partial privatization of E [...]
2007-01-24 11:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREF PREL PINR CO
07BOGOTA5118ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN PEACE TALKS WITH ELN SET TO
[...] (C) Summary. The on-again, off-again peace talks between the GOC and ELN are set to resume July 14. ELN negotiator Palbo Beltran said in an interview the ELN was willing to agree to a cessation of hostilities and a release of hostages, but admitted that serious differences with the GOC on v [...]
2007-07-13 23:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA5431COLOMBIA PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS FREE FROM
[...] (C) Summary. The GOC and political parties are working to prevent the interference of illegal armed groups (FARC, ELN, new criminal groups) in the October elections for governors, mayors, and other local officials. A recent independent study concluded that 328 of Colombia's 1099 municipali [...]
2007-07-26 17:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA5665OCTOBER LOCAL ELECTIONS: A QUICK LOOK AT KEY
[...] (U) October elections will determine 32 governors, 1,099 mayors, and thousands of state assembly and city council members across Colombia. Control of those seats is crucial to strengthening grass roots party infrastructure heading into the 2010 presidential elections, so parties take every [...]
2007-08-02 22:38:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
07BOGOTA5683URIBE PROPOSAL TO FARC ON HOSTAGES
[...] (U) On August 2, President Alvaro Uribe said he would release Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) prisoners and create an "encounter zone" for peace talks with the FARC for 90 days if the FARC first released all its hostages. The offer came in a public, sometime tense, debate on Bo [...]
2007-08-03 17:37:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA5789ELN PEACE TALKS STUCK OVER VERIFICATION AND ELN
[...] (C) Summary. GOC-ELN peace talks are stuck over the ELN's refusal to accept the GOC terms for cease-fire monitoring and hostage release verification mechanisms. The ELN is looking for a new strategy to move the talks forward. Peace process "guarantor" Akerman is trying to convince ELN leader [...]
2007-08-08 22:39:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CO
07BOGOTA6028GOC SHOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY ON CEASEFIRE TERMS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Uribe showed some flexibility on possible ceasefire terms with the ELN, but said the group should sign a "base agreement" (acuerdo base) establishing a roadmap for the peace process at the next GOC-ELN talks set for August 20-24 in Havana. The GOC feels a sense of urgen [...]
2007-08-17 16:04:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CO
07BOGOTA6230GOC, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO MASS
[...] Summary. In response to a displacement of over 400 rural, mostly Afro-Colombian residents of the Condoto municipality in southern Choco, GOC, local government and international humanitarian groups provided emergency humanitarian aid and protection. In recent days, the internally displaced pers [...]
2007-08-27 15:48:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM ICRC CO
07BOGOTA6520CHAVEZ OFFERS TO HOST NINTH ROUND OF ELN PEACE
[...] (C) Summary. At an August 31 summit with President Uribe in Bogota, Venezuelan President Chavez offered to host a new round of GOC-ELN peace talks in Caracas. Uribe quickly agreed to Chavez' offer, believing it is better to have Chavez inside the tent rather than outside causing problems. G [...]
2007-09-07 14:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA6649CHAVEZ FACES TOUGH JOB NEGOTIATING HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary. On August 31, President Uribe and Venezuelan President Chavez discussed Chavez' efforts to facilitate a "humanitarian exchange" of FARC-held hostages for FARC prisoners in Colombian jails. Uribe ruled out any demilitarized area ("despeje") or return of released prisoners to FA [...]
2007-09-12 17:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA6745POLO PARTY'S INTERNAL RIVALRIES FLARE OVER THE FARC
[...] (U) Summary: Polo Democratico Senator Dussan's September 11 statement that "we are neither with the FARC, nor against the FARC" overshadowed the party's rejection of the FARC's armed struggle and generated an angry exchange with fellow Polo Senator Petro. Petro attributed Dussan's comment t [...]
2007-09-17 15:14:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA6881GOC REITERATES RULES OF THE GAME FOR CHAVEZ AND
[...] (S) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo said he and President Uribe repeatedly told Venezuelan President Chavez the GOC will not consider a demilitarized zone as part of a deal for a "humanitarian exchange" with the FARC. The FARC does not want to meet with Chavez in Venezuela (preferring [...]
2007-09-19 22:47:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR CO
07BOGOTA6885CORDOBA SEEKS MEETINGS WITH "SIMON TRINIDAD" AND
[...] (C) Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba called the Charge from Caracas on September 18 to request a meeting with FARC members "Simon Trinidad" and "Sonia" (convicted in the United States of terrorism and drug charges, respectively). Cordoba asked to meet with the two on September 21 during a plan [...]
2007-09-20 19:07:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR VZ CO
07BOGOTA6894ELN "CONFUSED" AS PARTIES PREPARE FOR TALKS IN
[...] (C) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the last round of ELN talks in Havana (August 20-24) made it clear the Cubans would not press the ELN to make a deal, leading the GOC to accept the ELN's long-standing request to shift the talks to Caracas. The GOC thinks President Chavez wants [...]
2007-09-20 23:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
07BOGOTA7158FARC TIE RELEASE OF "SONIA" AND "SIMON TRINIDAD"
[...] (C) The FARC published an editorial on October 2 calling for the GOC to grant a demilitarized zone for talks on a humanitarian accord and demanding the release of FARC members "Sonia" and "Simon Trinidad" from U.S. custody as part of a deal. Catholic priest Father Echeverri, who attended Vene [...]
2007-10-03 23:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
07BOGOTA7203URIBE REITERATES GOC OPPOSITION TO RETURN OF
[...] On October 3, following a breakfast meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, President Alvaro Uribe told the press the GOC opposed the return to Colombia of FARC members "Sonia" and "Simon Trinidad" as part of any humanitarian exchange of FARC-held hostages for FARC members in Colomb [...]
2007-10-04 23:36:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA7240PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. The Supreme Court has linked 37 of Colombia's 268 legislators to the former paramilitaries, with fourteen members in jail, one a fugitive, and twenty-two under formal investigation. Congressmen facing investigation include Mario Uribe, a distant cousin and longtime political ass [...]
2007-10-09 15:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7281GOC-GOV TENSIONS EMERGE AS HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE
[...] (C) President Chavez urged the GOC to facilitate, not block, GOV efforts to meet with FARC leaders in Venezuela. The GOC responded by warning the international community not to "fall for the deception of terrorism." Long-time FARC intermediary Alvaro Leyva said Uribe's decision to involve Cha [...]
2007-10-10 16:08:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA7359PRESIDENT URIBE: QUESTIONS ARISE WITH SUPREME
[...] (SBU) On October 8, President Uribe released a statement saying he had received a letter from a jailed paramilitary accusing Supreme Court Magistrate Ivan Velasquez of offering the paramilitary legal benefits to implicate Uribe in a plot to murder a jailed paramilitary leader. Uribe called Vel [...]
2007-10-12 14:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER
07BOGOTA7421INCREASING ASSET SEIZURES: A STEP FORWARD IN
[...] (U) In the past three months, the GOC seized close to a billion dollars in assets tied to major narcotraffickers, including infamous ex-paramilitaries "Macaco" and Vicente Castano, and drug trafficker "Chupeta." The seizures reflect excellent US-GOC law enforcement cooperation, as well as the [...]
2007-10-16 22:38:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER PHUM CO
07BOGOTA7456MAGDALENA GOVERNOR CONVICTED FOR PARAMILITARY TIES
[...] Trino Luna Correa, Liberal party member and former governor of Magdalena, plead guilty to aggravated conspiracy (concierto para delinquir agravado) to commit crime due to his paramilitary ties on October 14. Luna, who ran uncontested in 2003, was detained in March for ties to para leaders Ro [...]
2007-10-18 19:49:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7582OAS AND U.S. ELECTORAL OBSERVATION EFFORTS IN
[...] The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has a presence on the ground and will support extensive GOC actions to promote free and fair elections (reftel). The Embassy has developed an election observation plan, and will deploy 30 officers across key Departments under OAS accreditation. Othe [...]
2007-10-19 22:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7648GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER REVIEWS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Defense Minister Santos voiced skepticism about the efforts of President Chavez and Senator Cordoba to facilitate a humanitarian exchange with the FARC, prompting a rebuke from President Uribe. GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us Uribe was chagrined with Santos' remarks, because at th [...]
2007-10-24 15:33:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA7702VALLE DE CAUCA: CLEAN ELECTIONS EXPECTED DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary. We expect peaceful elections in most races in Valle de Cauca, but there is widespread concern that drug money may be behind some campaigns. The FARC is unlikely to disrupt elections, but is reportedly sponsoring candidates around Cali. New criminal groups and ex-paramilitaries [...]
2007-10-25 21:43:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA7746COLOMBIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS PROCEED SMOOTHLY WITH
[...] Colombia's October 28 local elections occurred without significant violence or problems. The GOC deployed 167,000 police and military to voting sites, and electoral officials were well-organized overall. The GOC quickly deployed security to the few areas where allegations of fraud--or local [...]
2007-10-30 17:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7946PARAS, FARC, AND CORRUPTION LOSE GROUND IN LOCAL
[...] (C) Summary. The results of October 28 local elections saw ex-paramilitaries and their political associates lose ground. The paramilitary demobilization created new political space, with the press actively exposing candidates with para ties. Still, some candidates linked to jailed para-poli [...]
2007-11-06 21:42:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA8001CHAVEZ AND THE FARC KEEP GOC IN THE DARK
[...] (C) Summary: Prompted by press reports of a President Chavez-FARC meeting, GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo issued a statement on November 7 stating that Chavez had not informed the GOC of his encounter--as Uribe and Chavez had previously agreed. A senior GOC official voiced skepticism about [...]
2007-11-09 11:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA8086URIBE REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO DEMILITARIZED ZONE
[...] (SBU) President Uribe reiterated his opposition to a demilitarized zone ("despeje") in talks with the FARC, and ruled out a meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and senior FARC leader Manuel Marulanda. In his November 8 meeting with Chavez, FARC Secretariat member Ivan Marquez had [...]
2007-11-15 20:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA8160CHAVEZ' PROPOSAL FOR MEETING WITH FARC'S MARULANDA
[...] On November 20, in response to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' public statement that he received GOC authorization for a meeting with FARC leader Manuel Marulanda, the GOC issued a communique clarifying that such a meeting could only occur after the FARC began to release its hostages. The GOC [...]
2007-11-21 11:52:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER FR SP SZ VZ CO
07BOGOTA8221AMBASSADOR VISITS CALI--COLOMBIA'S THIRD CITY, AT
[...] (C) On November 14, Ambassador Brownfield visited Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca and Colombia's third largest city. Infamous for the violence and narcotrafficking of the 1980s and 90s, Cali continues trying to start a revival and clean up its image. The Ambassador expressed the Embassy's c [...]
2007-11-23 21:22:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA8224GOC ENDS CHAVEZ/CORDOBA "HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE"
[...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe terminated the mandates of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba in the "humanitarian exchange" process on November 21, after the two intermediaries phoned and spoke with Colombian Army Commander Montoya. Uribe previously told Chavez [...]
2007-11-24 15:21:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER PHUM VZ CO
07BOGOTA8362SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 7-9 VISIT OF DEPUTY
[...] (SBU) Your return to Colombia comes as the Uribe Administration continues building a safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic country. Murder rates declined 40 percent since 2002, violence against union members fell over 60 percent, and kidnapping rates plummeted 76 pe [...]
2007-12-04 23:56:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA8384PRESIDENT URIBE SPEAKS TO REID DELEGATION ON TPA,
[...] (SBU) During a November 28 meeting with the U.S. Congressional Delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Alvaro Uribe outlined Plan Colombia's accomplishments and stressed the importance of continued U.S. support. Uribe said passage of the U.S.- Colombia Trade Promotion A [...]
2007-12-06 20:14:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PTER PHUM PGOV KJUS VE CO
07BOGOTA8405URIBE ACCEPTS "ENCOUNTER ZONE" FOR HUMANITARIAN
[...] (U) President Alvaro Uribe announced on December 7, that the GOC would accept a Catholic Church proposal to create a small "zona de encuentro" (encounterzone) toseek a "humanitarian exchange" of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)-held hostages for FARC prisoners in Colombian jails. [...]
2007-12-07 20:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO
07BOGOTA8477CATHOLIC CHURCH BEGINS EFFORT TO CONTACT FARC ON
[...] (C) Catholic priest Dario Echeverri told us the Church will reach out to the FARC to explain its proposal to create an "encounter zone" for GOC talks with the FARC on a humanitarian exchange. He said President Uribe had asked the Church to make the proposal to deflect international pressure o [...]
2007-12-11 21:14:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF AR CI FR SZ VZ VE
07BOGOTA8518ELN-GOC PEACE PROCESS REMAINS STALLED
[...] (C) The GOC is trying to revive FARC-ELN peace talks, but a December meeting appears doubtful. Numerous contacts told us ELN leaders remain divided over whether to pursue peace talks with the GOC, and are looking to close ranks with the FARC. Former ELN member Leon Valencia told us senior ELN [...]
2007-12-13 22:40:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CU VZ CO
07BOGOTA8545EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF HOSTAGE PROOF-OF-LIFE
[...] (S) Colombian Security Forces captured three suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members in possession of proof-of-life (POL) for sixteen hostages, including U.S. citizen Defense Departments contractors Tom Howes, Keith Stansell, and Marc Gonsalves on November 29, 2007 (re [...]
2007-12-17 14:16:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO
07BOGOTA8563INDIGENOUS MASS DISPLACEMENT NEAR TUMACO, NARINO -
[...] Since mid-September, the GOC, local officials, and several international groups have helped over 1000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Awa indigenous group in Inda Sabaleta, near Tumaco, Narino. The Awa were displaced by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) incursions in [...]
2007-12-17 21:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM CO
07BOGOTA8585SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES: HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN
[...] (U) A November 12-17 visit by PM/WRA program officer reviewed progress of USG-supported humanitarian mine action (HMA) projects and next steps. The GOC's recent restructuring of its civilian HMA management shows renewed commitment to demining issues, and receives high marks from international [...]
2007-12-18 20:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM PREF CO
07BOGOTA8618FARC ANNOUNCES PENDING RELEASE OF THREE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC welcomed the December 18 announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it would release three hostages - Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel, and former Congresswomen Consuelo Gonzales de Perdomo - to Venezuelan President Chavez or "whomever he designat [...]
2007-12-19 22:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO
07BOGOTA8652CONTINUING PROBES IN PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL
[...] (U) The Supreme Court and the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia)--with GOC support--continue to investigate politicians with alleged paramilitary ties. Former Senate President Luis Humberto Gomez Gallo was arrested on December 3, bringing the total number of congressmen in jail to eightee [...]
2007-12-21 22:35:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA8657GOC ACCEPTS CHAVEZ PROPOSAL FOR "OPERATION
[...] (C) On December 26, the GOC accepted a proposal from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send an international commission with representatives from France, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolvia, Argentina, and Cuba to Colombia to recover three FARC-held hostages. The commission would travel to a [...]
2007-12-26 21:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VE CO
07BOGOTA8661NICARAGUA URGES FARC "BROTHER" TO RELEASE HOSTAGES
[...] On December 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on his "beloved brother," Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader Manual Marulanda, to free Ingrid Betancourt, apparently in response to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' appeal for his involvement. Ortega added that "in the [...]
2007-12-27 13:13:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR VZ CO NU
07BOGOTA8694VENEZUELAN / ICRC HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION SET FOR
[...] The Colombian Government announced on December 28 that it had authorized a VeQuelan-led, international delegation -- operating in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) -- to recover three FARC-held hostages between 1700 EST December 27 and 1700 EST December 30 i [...]
2007-12-28 21:32:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PTER PHUM CASC VZ CO
07BOGOTA8722CONSERVATIVES MODERNIZE AND REBUILD LEADING UP TO
[...] (C) The Conservative Party did well in the recent October local elections, reversing two decades of decline and significantly increasing the overall number of votes cast for the party and its candidates. The party maintains close ties with the Casa de Narino, but its leaders are focused on ef [...]
2007-12-31 19:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF CO
07BOGOTA8723FARC DELAYS HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION AS
[...] The Venezuelan-led, international mission to recover three hostages -- Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel, and Consuelo Gonzales de Perdomo -- held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) remains on hold as the GOV awaits transfer point coordinates from the FARC (reftel). President Ur [...]
2007-12-31 19:20:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
07BOGOTA884UNION PENEYA: SECURITY PROMPTS MASS RETURN
[...] In the rural hamlet of La Union Peneya, Caqueta Department, over 1,200 residents have returned to the town they abandoned in 2004 amid military-guerrilla combat. Most of the town's infrastructure is still standing, but the residents returned earlier than expected, before all social services h [...]
2007-02-07 22:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER MARR CO PREF
07BOGOTA900URIBE COMMITTED TO POVERTY REDUCTION BUT SUCCESS
[...] Colombia's poverty rate of 49 percent -- which reaches almost 70 percent in rural areas -- exacerbates the urban-rural divide and feeds social conflict. President Uribe has boosted social spending, and improved economic growth and targeted social programs have cut poverty rates. Still, Uribe [...]
2007-02-07 23:28:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL ECON CO PHUM PREF
07BRATISLAVA138SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-06 19:59:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
07BRATISLAVA224SLOVAKIA AGREES TO RESETTLE CUBAN MIGRANTS FROM
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak informed Ambassador on April 13 that the GOS is willing to resettle two Cuban families, up to a total of eight individuals, from the protected population at Guantanamo. The GOS requests that Director General McKinley of [...]
2007-04-16 15:55:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF CU LO
07BRIDGETOWN123CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) In response to reftels, it is Embassy Bridgetown's assessment that the Eastern Caribbean countries would be highly unlikely to accept migrants or to operate camps to detain migrants. All seven of the Eastern Caribbean islands, and especially the northernmost three--Antigua and Barbuda, Do [...]
2007-02-01 21:11:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV XL
07BRIDGETOWN262TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...]
2007-03-01 22:39:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN263TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]
2007-03-01 22:40:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN264TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destinati [...]
2007-03-01 22:40:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL
07BRIDGETOWN265TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...]
2007-03-01 22:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL
07BRIDGETOWN266TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...]
2007-03-01 22:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN267TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Post consulted with the Royal St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Police Force, the Ministry of National Security, and NGOs and has received no reports [...]
2007-03-01 22:43:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SC XL
07BRIDGETOWN268TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA
[...] Embassy Grenada provides its response for reftel questions in paragraph 2. 2. Begin text: SUMMARY: Post consulted with the Royal Grenada Police Force, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Labour, and NGOs and has received no reports of any form of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as def [...]
2007-03-01 22:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GG XL
07BRUSSELS1144HUMANITARIAN FUNDING ACCORDING TO NEED: DONORS
[...] (U) State/PRM Policy Team Leader and USAID/OFDA Technical Assistance Team Leader attended a Good Humanitarian Donorship workshop in Brussels March 19-20 to explore donor approaches to allocating resources according to need. The workshop invited donor governments, humanitarian agencies, and a [...]
2007-04-04 09:46:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID BE
07BRUSSELS1948EU RECOGNIZES RESPONSIBILITY TO SAVE
[...] EU Interior Ministers in the June 12 JHA Council meeting in Luxembourg recognized their shared "responsibility" to save the lives of illegal migrants from Africa involved in tragic events in the Mediterranean. Ministers nevertheless offered little concrete help to frontline state Malta to h [...]
2007-06-14 07:28:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS2628EU RESPONSE REGARDING 46 AFRICAN MIGRANTS RESCUED
[...] (SBU) Sandra Platt, Acting Head of Unit for Immigration and Asylum at the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice, Freedom, and Security (DG-JLS),told PRM officer that she would issue a Reseau d'Alerte, or network alert, to appropriate people within the European Commission, inclu [...]
2007-08-20 15:53:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PHSA MOPS EWWT SMIG EUN
07BRUSSELS2908SE NATSIOS AND EU STRATEGIZE FOR UPCOMING DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios and EU officials agreed to consider a select group of three or four Special Envoys for Sudan to bring the negotiating power of individual states to the upcoming Darfur peace talks in Libya and offer "carrots and sticks" that the UN does [...]
2007-09-17 13:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SU EAID EUN
07BRUSSELS2950EU COUNCIL EXPECTS FULL VISA RECIPROCITY BETWEEN U.S. AND
[...] EU ministers in the September 18 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council heard a presentation of the Commission's third report on the visa reciprocity mechanism, including the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) with the U.S. Commission Vice-President Frattini and Portuguese Interior Minister/Council ch [...]
2007-09-20 09:03:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS3003U.S., EUROPEANS SEEK POLITICAL SOLUTION TO DRC'S
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the Great Lakes Contact Group brainstormed Sept. 21 in Brussels about political solutions to the growing unrest among rebel forces in Eastern Congo while acknowledging that the Government of the DRC appears to be leaning toward a military solution. European Commission [...]
2007-09-26 10:14:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ZF CG EUN
07BRUSSELS3258INVITATION TO CHAD ESDP FORCE GENERATION
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The EU has invited the U.S. to take part in informal force generation consultations with the operation commander of the ESDP mission to Chad. This follows oral and written invitations in September to [...]
2007-10-29 15:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS EUN CD PREF
07BRUSSELS3315NINE COUNTRIES TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA ON DECEMBER 21
[...] EU ministers in the November 8 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council confirmed the abolition on December 21 of checks at internal land and sea borders with nine Member States that joined the EU in 2004. The ministers adopted the political decision after accepting an assessment that all nine [...]
2007-11-09 14:00:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
07BRUSSELS541JHA COUNCIL "RECOGNIZES" SWEDEN'S PROBLEM
[...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on February 15 "recognized" Sweden's "particular problem" with its number of Iraqi refugees. Commission Vice-President Frattini promised to look at the situation with a view to presenting proposals to the Council. The German Presidenc [...]
2007-02-16 16:06:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS694 Belgium 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (U) The 2007 Trafficking in Persons follows in paragraph two. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Counselor Theodore H. Andrews, telephone (32) (2)508-2111/fax 513- 5333. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report: Political Counselor (FO-1): 3 hours Political Assistant (LES-10): 4 [...]
2007-03-02 14:19:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS825IO DAS LAGON ROUND-TABLE AT BELGIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 roundtable with Belgian Foreign Ministry counterparts working on United Nations issues, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Mark Lagon pointed to precedent-setting steps taken by new UNSYG Ban toward reform and stated that the U.S. was giving Ban the b [...]
2007-03-13 09:21:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UN PHUM PREF UNSC UNHRC BE
07BUCHAREST237ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]
2007-03-01 15:36:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN
07BUENOSAIRES1464ARGENTINA TO CONSIDER SWING IOM DG CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 16:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07BUENOSAIRES1632DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ICRC STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 16:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AR
07BUENOSAIRES1972AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MEETING WITH UNHCR REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Cristian Koch-Castro, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for Southern Latin America, called on the Ambassador to discuss UNHCR's activities in Argentina and the region. Koch-Castro explained that UNHCR has made it a priority to strengthen the cap [...]
2007-10-03 13:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREF AR BR CI UY BL PE
07BUENOSAIRES300ARGENTINA: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) Below is Post's response to reftel request for a woman of courage in Argentina. In Argentina, women have been leaders on a number of social and political issues, such as human rights abuses, drug abuse, poverty, and trafficking in persons. AmEmb Buenos Aires' nomination has faced danger [...]
2007-02-15 19:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL AR KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07BUENOSAIRES519ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Trafficking in persons (TIP) in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked internally for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation, mostly from the [...]
2007-03-16 22:27:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV ELAB
07BUENOSAIRES796ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH US-ARGENTINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 17, Ambassador Wayne met with ten members of the US-Argentine Congressional Friendship Committee from the Legislature's lower house to discuss bilateral relations. Ambassador noted the positive cooperation in traditional areas, e.g. counterterrorism and counternarcot [...]
2007-04-24 15:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG PREF ELAB AR
07BUJUMBURA467BURUNDI HOSTS TANZANIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete made his first state visit to Burundi June 19-21 in answer to President Nkurunziza's November 2006 visit to Tanzania. Kikwete's visit immediately followed talks in Dar-Es-Salaam between President Nkurunziza and FNL leader Agathon Rwasa. Tanzania [...]
2007-06-25 15:27:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PHUM PINR PREF PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA516BURUNDI - DEMARCHE FOR IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (U) DCM on July 17 delivered reftel demarche raising details of Ambassador William Swing's candidacy for Director General of the Council of the International Organization for Migration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Cabinet, Alain Nyamitwe. Nyamitwe did not offer formal, substa [...]
2007-07-17 15:11:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA556BURUNDI DEADLOCK IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Burundi's Diplomatic Community issued a press statement July 31 addressing the deadlock in the Burundian National Assembly, and the deterioration of negotiations with the FNL, calling on all political actors in Burundi to place national interests above individual ones. Speaking [...]
2007-08-06 15:37:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA577BURUNDI: PEACE BUILDING COMMISSION RECEIVES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Peace Building Commission in New York was briefed on the latest developments in Burundi surrounding stalled negotiations with the FNL and the budgetary impasse in Burundi's Parliament via an August 13 video conference. South African Ambassador Mdu Denis Lembede reported that [...]
2007-08-17 11:34:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA711BURUNDI SENATE AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REVEAL DOCKET
[...] In ceremonial openings on October 1, the Burundi Senate and National Assembly announced they will consider 33 bills in their upcoming sessions. Of the 33 bills to be considered, only 1 of the bills differs from the last docket. The other bills have been in limbo for several months due to a s [...]
2007-10-05 12:25:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM PREF PTER KNNP ECPS MNUC
07CAIRO1856SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM - EGYPT'S ROLE
[...] (S) In support of the Iraqi Scientist Redirection Program, Post recently secured initial visa approval for two Iraqi scientists, Dr. Anton Al-Banna and Dr. Al-Abbasi Obaid, to do one year fellowships at NAMRU-3, the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Cairo. Securing these visas required exte [...]
2007-06-18 10:06:00Embassy CairoSECRETPARM PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER TBIO EG
07CAIRO1901IRAQI REFUGEE NUMBERS IN EGYPT SWELL, UNDER A
[...] (SBU) Egyptian authorities are watching cautiously as Iraqi refugee numbers in Egypt approach the 100,000 mark, according to official estimates, amid signs of an increasingly restless Iraqi community. The GOE offers few social services to the Iraqis (similar to other large refugee communitie [...]
2007-06-21 10:01:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV PHUM EG IZ
07CAIRO2173EGYPT: NO DECISION YET ON CANDIDATURE FOR IOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 14:32:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG EG
07CAIRO2320EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS: INTERDICTION OF SUDANESE DUE
[...] (C) Summary: Emboffs pressed for a more humane GOE approach to migrants and asylum seekers attempting to enter Israel with MFA contacts on July 25, reinforcing points on July 29 per ref A demarche. Separately, emboff informed the UNHCR/Cairo office of our request for UNHCR/Geneva to take the [...]
2007-07-29 15:00:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL EG IS SU
07CAIRO2321STRANDED PALESTINIANS BEGIN TO DEPART RAFAH FOR
[...] (C) Egyptian military intelligence told Assistant Army Attache who was visiting North Sinai on July 29 that 101 Palestinians, among the estimated 6000 who have been stranded in Egypt since the June 9 closure of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, have begun to make their homeward journey. [...]
2007-07-29 15:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAL IS EG
07CAIRO2769ARAB LEAGUE BRIEFING FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 5
[...] Summary. In a briefing for foreign diplomats on the Arab League's (AL) annual September 5 ministerial, AL Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef said that the ministers confirmed their support for President Bush's proposed international meeting for Middle East peace and noted their strong desire to rea [...]
2007-09-12 14:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL PREF EG SO IS IZ SU XP
07CAIRO2805IRAQIS IN EGYPT FACE CHALLENGES OBTAINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqis in Egypt are finding it difficult to obtain education, health services and job opportunities. More established Iraqi residents are depleting their savings, and newer arrivals are less wealthy than their predecessors. Although the GOE is publicly committed to providing ed [...]
2007-09-17 09:29:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PHUM PREF EG IZ
07CAIRO2816EGYPT SEIZED WITH GROWING AFRICAN MIGRANT PROBLEM
[...] (C) Summary: Pol Econ Minister Counselor delivered refs A and B demarches to MFA Counselor for Refugee Affairs Mohamed Fathi on September 16. Fathi described continued active GOE interagency efforts to develop a comprehensive solution to the issue of African migrants attempting to reach Israe [...]
2007-09-17 16:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EG IS
07CAIRO2937EGYPT HOPING NEW MEASURES LESSEN MIGRANT FLOW TO
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA's refugee point-man says that his primary mission is to avoid any civil unrest from Egypt's large refugee and migrant population. He said he was "privately uncomfortable" about his government's August decision to accept 48 Africans from Israel, who had illegally crossed t [...]
2007-10-01 14:35:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EG IS SU
07CAIRO3190EGYPT ALLEGEDLY DEPORTS SUDANESE MIGRANTS RETURNED
[...] (SBU) Commenting on Israeli press reports that Egypt had deported five of the 48 mostly-Sudanese Africans whom Israel had returned to Egypt in August, and who had previously illegally entered Israel from the Sinai (reftel),UNHCR/Cairo Spokeperson Abeer Etefa told poloff on October 31 that the [...]
2007-11-01 14:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EG IS SU
07CAIRO3238EGYPT DOES NOT CONFIRM DEPORTATION OF SUDANESE
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA's lead on refugee issues Tarek El Maaty refused to confirm press reports that Egypt had refouled to Sudan five of the group of 48 African migrants that Israel returned to Egypt in August. Nonetheless, El Maaty argued that Egypt has the right to do so for "national securit [...]
2007-11-13 13:34:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL EG IS SU
07CAIRO3516SUDANESE IN EGYPT TURN TO GANG VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: Sudanese gang violence has become a problem of increasing concern in Cairo. Gang members are Sudanese youths who face poor economic prospects in Egypt, are unwilling to return to worse prospects in Sudan, and are less able to resettle in third countries following the 2005 peace agreeme [...]
2007-12-17 15:18:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM EG SU
07CAIRO572IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari told the Ambassador on March 3 that he was working with the Egyptian government and UNHCR to ease residency requirements for the growing number of Iraqis in Egypt. On Egypt-Iraq relations, Zebari said he had selected a candidate for Ambassador to Cairo, but [...]
2007-03-05 06:07:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF ARABL EG IZ
07CAIRO580EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel. Embassy POC is poloff Roger Kenna, phone 20-2-797-2749, fax 20-2-797-2181, kennart2@state.gov. Poloff spent approximately 16 hours in the preparation of the TIP report. PA officer spent two hours; ECPO Minister Counselor spent two hours; DCM spent t [...]
2007-03-05 11:21:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
07CAIRO934REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: Zainab Mohamed Ibrahim Adham
[...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo would like to refer the following Iraqi to the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP): Principal Applicant (PA): Name: Zainab Mohamed Ibrahim Adham (a.k.a. Zainab Mohammed Adham) DOB: Dec. 06, 1967 POB: Baghdad, Iraq Gender: Female Religion: Moslem/Sunni Marital Sta [...]
2007-04-02 09:25:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM EG IZ
07CAIRO935REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: Ehab Refat Ahmed Al Kuttub
[...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo would like to refer the following Iraqi with strong ties to the USG to the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP): Principal Applicant (PA): Name: Ehab Refat Ahmed Al Kuttub (a.k.a. Ehab Refat Mohamed Ahmed Al Kuttab) DOB: Aug. 02, 1975 POB: Karkok, Iraq Gender: Mal [...]
2007-04-02 09:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM EG IZ
07CANBERRA1651AUSTRALIA: INTERIM RESPONSE ON IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST
[...] (S) Poloff provided Ref A responses to Australia's questions on the Iraqi WMD Scientist Relocation Plan (Ref B),along with notification that we would be seeking Australia's acceptance of a specific case, to Gerry McGuire, Director of the Counter-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Af [...]
2007-11-19 09:46:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL PREF AS
07CASABLANCA135GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO TO SIGN ACCORD WITH UNHCR
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 20, the Government of Morocco announced it would sign a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) delivering full diplomatic status to the UNHCR [...]
2007-07-20 12:31:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI MO
07CASABLANCA42MOROCCO: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to action request (ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2006 to March 2007. --------------------------------- Morocco Remai [...]
2007-03-07 16:52:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
07CHENNAI50PDAS Mann in Chennai: Visas, Refugees and Politics
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his December 16-17 visit to Chennai, SCA bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann met with visa staff and viewed visa processing, had talks with Sri Lankan refugee leaders and discussed politics and Indo-U.S. relations with journalist-insider Malini Parthasa [...]
2007-01-19 10:28:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM CMGT IN CE
07CHIANGMAI101ANOTHER SHAN REFUGEE SETTLEMENT CAUGHT IN NO-MAN'S LAND
[...] (U) Human rights organizations have protested that a Royal Thai Army unit last month forced villagers fleeing unrest in Shan State to move from a settlement within sight of the Thai border to a location further inside Burma. Several Shan NGOs based in northern Thailand wrote to Thai Prime Minis [...]
2007-06-06 09:18:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PINS PGOV TH BM
07CHIANGMAI106STATELESS APPLICANTS AND VISA PROCESSING
[...] SUMMARY. By virtue of Thailand's large stateless population and Consulate General Chiang Mai's location near the Lao and Burma borders, visa officers here handle dozens of applications annually from those without a passport or evidence of citizenship. This cable discusses the Consulate's experi [...]
2007-06-12 10:25:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV PHUM PREF TH
07CHIANGMAI107"TARNISHED EAGLE" AFTERMATH SEEN AS EASING PETCHABUN REFUGEE
[...] (U) Summary. Thai security officials see the June 4 arrests of former Laotian Gen. Vang Pao and his associates in the US as likely to have positive effects on the protracted problems of Hmong refugees and anti-Vientiane Hmong along the Thai-Lao border. End summary 2. (C) National Inte [...]
2007-06-13 01:43:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PREF TH LA
07CHIANGMAI131FROM POPPIES TO PEACHES: HMONG PROGRESS REMAINS MIXED
[...] Summary. Despite generally low economic status, land tenure issues, and a renewed refugee inflow from Laos, the Hmong hill people today are considered among the more successful hill tribe groups in Thailand. Best known for fighting beside US forces in Laos from the 1960s to1975 while a signi [...]
2007-07-25 18:55:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF SNAR TH
07CHIANGMAI151NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: NEW ARRIVALS OUTSTRIP RESETTLEMENT
[...] (C) Over 1,400 North Korean refugees are expected to cross into Thailand during 2007, according to projections by officials in Northern Thailand. This flow is outstripping the pace of resettlement of the refugees in South Korea and elsewhere, and worsening crowding conditions in Thailand's im [...]
2007-09-14 07:49:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KN KS CH TH
07CHIANGMAI156NORTHERN THAI ACTIVISTS PREDICT CRACKDOWN IN BURMA
[...] (C) A violent government crackdown against ongoing protests in Burma is the likeliest scenario seen by northern Thai-based activists and NGOs who met with CG and visiting Thailand Desk Officer September 25. As a first step, they anticipate the GOB will attempt to cut off protestors' communica [...]
2007-09-26 11:40:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM MARR MOPS TH BM CH IN
07CHIANGMAI157BURMESE ARMY MUTINIES REPORTED
[...] (C) Three Burmese Army divisions have reportedly refused to carry out orders from army central command to fire on demonstrators, according to several northern Thailand-based sources. These units are: -- the 33rd Division, based in Meiktila (near Mandalay); -- the Mandalay Division comman [...]
2007-09-28 10:03:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM MARR MOPS TH BM LA
07CHIANGMAI169BURMA ACTIVISTS CITE NEED TO "CREATE SPACE" FOR
[...] (C) The outside world needs to create space for pro-democracy forces inside Burma to recover and rise up again, visiting DCM was told by Chiang Mai-based Burma activists. Specifically, high-level personal diplomacy must maintain pressure on regime leaders to ease the brutal crackdown, and con [...]
2007-10-19 11:59:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR ECON BM TH
07CHIANGMAI17CONTINUED REFUGEE FLOWS WORRY THAI OFFICIALS
[...] (U) Continued new refugee arrivals along the Burma border are of increasing concern to Thai officials, who are struggling to deal with the problems caused by the permanence of the camps as well as the steady inflows. 2. (SBU) According to Wachira Chotirosseranee, Camp Commander of Site 1 P [...]
2007-01-26 09:20:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF TH
07CHIANGMAI173THAI ARMY PROVIDES GLIMPSE ACROSS BURMESE BORDER
[...] (C) A recent visit with a Thai military unit on the Burmese border showed business as usual. An uneasy truce holds among Burmese troops and two armed ethnic groups in the area. Thai drug interdiction efforts there have reportedly had success locally, but have only diverted the Burma-based tr [...]
2007-10-26 09:58:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PREF BM TH SNAR
07CHIANGMAI179MAE SOT: REFUGEES BEMOAN BURMESE EXILES; HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
[...] (C) Political infighting among the exiles in Thailand came as a surprise to recent arrivals fleeing the violent crackdown in Burma. The number of Burmese crossing into Thailand since the regime cracked down on demonstrations in September remains steady, but several contacts pointed to signs t [...]
2007-11-14 10:41:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM BM TH
07CHIANGMAI188FREE BURMA RANGERS: PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NOT
[...] (C) The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) provide humanitarian assistance and do not funnel weapons to armed groups that oppose the Burmese regime, FBR contacts told us in separate meetings on November 6 and 7. FBR's main mission is to provide assistance to civilians in conflict areas, they emphasized [...]
2007-11-26 09:22:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM MOPS BM TH
07CHIANGMAI193PLIGHT OF "LONG-NECK" KARENNI WOMEN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) The detention, fining, and relocation by Thai police of six ethnic Karenni women, also known as "Long-Neck" Karen, for working as entertainers at a resort in Chiang Mai highlight several shortcomings in Thai policy toward Hill Tribe and refugee populations. Had one of the women's village l [...]
2007-12-07 01:37:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH BM
07CHIANGMAI203BURMESE ARMY POSSIBLY PREPARING FOR KAREN STATE OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) The Burma Army (BA) is deploying more soldiers than usual to Karen State in possible preparation for a new offensive, according to Free Burma Rangers (FBR) and Karen National Union (KNU) contacts. Normally, the BA maintains a 40-50-battalion strong presence in the area with new units rotat [...]
2007-12-28 04:46:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL PREF BM TH
07CHIANGMAI70KAREN GROUPS SAY FIGHTING WON'T REACH REFUGEE CAMPS IN
[...] (C/NF) Fighting along the Thai-Burma border is unlikely to spill into the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand's Tak province, according to the ethnic factions involved in recent clashes. Karen groups on both sides of the conflict share an interest in protecting the camp and other Karen settlements [...]
2007-04-18 10:31:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PREF TH BM
07CHIANGMAI76LONG-NECK MINORITY GROUP CAUGHT IN REFUGEE AND CITIZENSHIP
[...] Summary. Northern Thailand's large population of stateless people struggles with complex and ambiguous RTG residency policies, as evidenced by the dilemma of a small group of ethnic Padaung caught between the cracks. In recent months, NGOs have criticized RTG officials for denying a group of 50 [...]
2007-04-24 10:15:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF TH BM
07CHIANGMAI92NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE FLOW INTO THAILAND SURGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ever-increasing North Korean refugee flow into Thailand is disrupting the RTG's ability to handle the wave of those seeking to use Thailand as a conduit to resettlement in a third country. Many sources believe the new RTG plan to process resettlement cases with Republic of Kore [...]
2007-05-18 08:32:00Consulate Chiang MaiSECRETPREF PGOV PREL PHUM TH KN CH
07COLOMBO1031SRI LANKA: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SECRETARY ENGAGES
[...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Charge and Poloff called on Secretary of the Ministry of Child Development and Women's SIPDIS Empowerment Indrani Sugathadasa to brief her on Sri Lanka's Tier 2 Watch List status and discuss Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to address trafficking of women and [...]
2007-07-25 06:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KWMN KPAO ELAB KCRM SOCI
07COLOMBO1067SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON AMERICAN RED CROSS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC CE
07COLOMBO1106SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN ACCESS COMMITTEE REVIEWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, currently visiting Sri Lanka, attended the 11th Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance (CCHA) meeting chaired by Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe on August 7. Charg [...]
2007-08-10 05:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CE
07COLOMBO1165SRI LANKA: TRINCOMALEE TAMILS WARY OF GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM met with local government officials, civil society leaders, and community members in the eastern city of Trincomalee on August 10-12th to discuss the security and humanitarian situation in the area and promote policies that will foster peace and economic development. The Gov [...]
2007-08-24 08:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PTER PHUM PREF MOPS PREL KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1196SRI LANKA - DCHA/FFP MONITORING REPORT ON WORLD FOOD
[...] (U) Summary: From July 7 - 13, 2007, USAID/DCHA Food for Peace Asia Team Leader (FFP/TL) Matthew Nims and USAID/DCHA Food for Peace Officer Katey Schein (FFP/O) visited Sri Lanka to monitor the WFP Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) which receives U.S. Title II Emergency Assistanc [...]
2007-08-31 06:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREF CE PINS
07COLOMBO1233 SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT TAKES CREDIT FOR INCREASED FLOW OF
[...] Summary: Two weeks after returning from a visit to the northern Jaffna Peninsula, the Commissioner General of Essential Services (CGES) on August 30 briefed the diplomatic community and United Nations agency heads in Colombo on steps the Government of Sri Lanka has taken to maintain a steady [...]
2007-09-10 02:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO1680 Sri Lanka - DCHA/FFP Monitoring Report on WFP
[...] Summary: From November 25 to December 4, 2007 USAID/DCHA Food for Peace Officer (FFP/O) visited Sri Lanka to monitor the UN World Food Program (WFP) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO),which receives U.S. Title II Emergency Assistance. FFP/O visited multiple sites in the conflict [...]
2007-12-19 03:55:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREF PINS CE
07COLOMBO266ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 7 the Ambassador hosted a round-table discussion on trafficking in persons with 12 NGO representatives and three government officials working in related fields. Although there was no single working definition of "trafficking" or common assessment of the scope of th [...]
2007-02-12 13:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
07COLOMBO367SRI LANKA: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Mission's submission for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Anamika Chakravorty, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overvi [...]
2007-03-05 12:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
07COLOMBO439MEETING WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY ON KARUNA PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Ambassador, EU Head of Mission Wilson and UNHCR Head Awad met on March 16 with Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe. Wilson shared with Rajapaksa a list developed by the EC Humanitarian Office of concrete example [...]
2007-03-16 12:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF CE
07COLOMBO477FORCED RESETTLEMENT CONTINUES; UNHCR DISSOCIATES
[...] (SBU) UNHCR Representative Amin Awad informed Ambassador on March 22 that UNHCR had formally disassociated itself from all resettlement efforts in the east because of continued forcible resettlement of internally displaced people by the government. Awad said that even after the somewhat tense [...]
2007-03-22 12:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL AORC CE
07COLOMBO509AMBASSADOR AND UN REACH AGREEMENT WITH GSL ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador hosted a meeting on Thursday, March 29 with UN Resident Coordinator Frederick Lyons and Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Samarasinghe to brief Samarasinghe on donor concerns about the current structure of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance ( [...]
2007-03-29 08:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF AORC CE
07COLOMBO526 UNHCR ASSESSES HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN THE VAKARAI
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and USAID Program Officer attended the seventh Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance (CCHA) meeting, chaired by the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights and attended by the Secretary of Defense and representatives of UN agencies, the ICRC, and o [...]
2007-04-04 13:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO541SUMMARY OF UNITED NATIONS COMMON HUMANITARIAN
[...] Summary: On March 30, UN agencies involved with the Sri Lanka Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) gave presentations on the status of their activities and funding levels. Additional funds are sought in all areas. During introductory remarks, UN Country Representative Frederick Lyons sta [...]
2007-04-09 03:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO646COLOMBO EAC MEETING: APRIL 29 ATTACK ON PETROLEUM
[...] (SBU) On May 2, 2007, Charge chaired a meeting of the Colombo Emergency Action Committee. Representatives from RSO, Consular, Management, Political, Econ, Public Diplomacy, IPC, USAID, DAO, ODC, IBB, and CSI attended. The EAC was convened to discuss the April 29 attack by LTTE light aircraf [...]
2007-05-02 14:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL AORC CE
07COLOMBO699 HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE
[...] (U) Summary: USAID Program Officer traveled to Trincomalee District April 22-26, 2007 to assess the humanitarian and human rights situation. The following organizations and locations were visited: the Human Rights Commission?s field office, ICRC, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOCHA, World Food Program (W [...]
2007-05-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO829AKASHI PLEDGES CONTINUED JAPANESE AID TO SRI LANKA
[...] (C) Summary: In a briefing to Co-Chair Ambassadors on June 8, Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi found Colombo more polarized and pessimistic when he arrived on June 5 than he had seen in any of his 14 previous visits. By the end of his visit, he was only slightly more optimistic. In respo [...]
2007-06-12 02:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO847 SRI LANKA: EASTERN MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: USAID Mission Director met with community leaders representing the Peace Secretariat for Muslims from the three districts of the Eastern Province -- Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. Participants in the the meeting, chaired by Mr. M.I.M. Mohideen, the body?s Secretary-Genera [...]
2007-06-14 11:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PHUM PINS PREF PGOV CE
07COLOMBO854AMBASSADOR AND OFDA DIRECTOR VISIT TO BATTICALOA, SRI
[...] (SBU)Summary: On June 4 and 5, Ambassador and USAID Mission Director joined an OFDA assessment mission led by OFDA Director Ky Luu to Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka. Also on the mission were William Berger, OFDA Regional Advisor and John Lee Park, USAID HA Program Manager. The team as [...]
2007-06-15 05:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO913SUMMARY OF UNITED NATIONS REVISED COMMON
[...] (U) The Interagency Standing Committee Country Team held a mid-year review meeting on the revised Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) 2007 for the international donor community on June 14, 2007. The U.S., Japan, UK, South Korea, Australia, Canada, India, France, Sweden, and others other don [...]
2007-06-26 03:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO927AMBASSADOR AND OFDA DIRECTOR VISIT TO BATTICALOA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: OFDA recently completed a mission to Sri Lanka that was highlighted by the participation of OFDA Director, Ky Luu. While in Sri Lanka Mr. Luu, along with the Ambassador and USAID Director, spent two days in Batticaloa District assessing the situation of IDPs and returnees. The [...]
2007-06-29 04:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO980SRI LANKA: REQUEST TO STATE/DRL AND STATE/INL FOR SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka's Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) has begun investigations into serious human rights violations. The COI began hearings on one of the cases but a dispute between scientific experts regarding the forensic evidence is becoming a major impedimen [...]
2007-07-16 10:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREL PREF PGOV EAID ASEC CE
07COLOMBO982SRI LANKA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. IOM CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-16 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AORC EUN PREF SMIG CE
07CONAKRY267GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV
07COTONOU224 BENIN: REDUCTION IN TOGOLESE REFUGEE POPULATION
[...] (SBU) A UNHCR official told TDY PolOff on March 21 that the Togolese refugee population in Benin now stands at an estimated 5,900, down from a high of some 25,000 immediately after Togo's political crisis erupted in early 2005. This number represents those Togolese refugees living both within [...]
2007-03-22 13:39:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM EAID BN
07DAKAR1570MAURITANIAN AND SENEGALESE PRESIDENTS DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Mauritanian President, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, paid an official visit to Senegal on July 9 and 10. He met President Wade and with the Mauritanian community where discussions included the status of Mauritanian refugees on the Mauritania-Senegal border. The newly installed P [...]
2007-07-27 13:15:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS SOCI PHUM PINR PREF OVIP SG MR
07DAKAR1572DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT STEVE CARR FOR THE STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 13:24:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF OVIP PHUM ICRC SG
07DAKAR1577Time for the Mauritanians to go Home
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Charge d'Affaires, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) Regional Representative, Rosaline Idowu, was upbeat that a large percentage of the 20,000 Mauritanian refugees remaining in the Senegal River Valley would return home. She confirmed President W [...]
2007-07-30 07:50:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS PREF SG
07DAKAR1764MAURITANIAN REFUGEES: THE DILEMMA OF RETURN
[...] (SBU) On July 31, Poloff visited refugee villages in Dagana and Dodel to seek the opinions of refugees regarding recent initiatives by the Mauritanian Government inviting them to return home and President Wade's statement that those who wish to remain in Senegal will be granted Senegalese citi [...]
2007-08-28 12:05:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF MR SG
07DAKAR1918CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION-IN SEARCH OF ELDORADO
[...] (SBU) Goaded by their families who sell everything to give them their shot, young men, women and even children are connected with unscrupulous middlemen who can charge them over a thousand dollars to spend up to 12 days on rickety boats in sometimes doomed attempts to make it to Spain or Europe [...]
2007-09-25 11:44:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KISL PREF SG
07DAKAR2259MAURITANIAN REFUGEES IN SENEGAL GOING HOME
[...] (SBU) In a November 13 meeting hosted by the French Embassy, Rosaline Idowu, Regional representative for the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),said that UNHCR and the governments of Senegal and Mauritania had signed an agreement to repatriate Mauritanian refugees living in Senegal. The [...]
2007-11-19 10:23:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PREF MR SG
07DAKAR456GUINEA-BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for forced agricultural work and begging, primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers, known as marabouts, travel from Senegal or send intermediaries to convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those chi [...]
2007-02-28 12:51:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF PU
07DAKAR501SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. Following passage of its first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law in April 2005, police now maintain a compute [...]
2007-03-05 12:13:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG
07DAKAR596SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT UPDATE:
[...] (SBU) According to Judicial Police Director Ndoye, Senegal has successfully prosecuted two traffickers under the 2005 TIP law. Two Senegalese marabouts, Serigne Mamadou Thiam and Abdou Faye, were each sentenced to 18 months for sending boys from Senegal to Mali, with the intention of sending [...]
2007-03-15 14:23:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG
07DAKAR819GUINEA BISSAU: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSALS
[...] We request USD 41,700 for the FY-2007 Community Development Fund (formerly the Ambassador's Special Self-Help and Democracy and Human Rights Funds) for Guinea-Bissau. Mission priorities follow. 2. Proposed self-help priorities are: A. Purchase and installation of a mill for grinding m [...]
2007-04-13 11:35:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM ECON PREF PU
07DAKAR952EMBASSY DAKAR,S PROPOSALS FOR FY-2007 AMBASSADOR,S
[...] Embassy Dakar is pleased to submit three proposals to aid organizations that provide critical assistance to refugees in Senegal. Each of the three USD 20,000 proposals focuses on the conflict-ridden Casamance region. The proposals consist of continuing a project to increase awareness of the [...]
2007-04-30 17:35:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID SG
07DAKAR996UPDATED EMBASSY AKAR PROPOSAL FOR FY 2007
[...] EmbassyDakar is pleased to re-submit one project proposa to aid an organization that provides critical asistance to refugees in Senegal. The proposal focses on assisting landmine victims in the Casamane region. PROPOSAL ONE: HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL-INGUICHOR -------------------------------- [...]
2007-05-07 17:54:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID SG
07DAMASCUS110DEMOGRAPHICS OF IRAQIS IN SYRIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: There is little reliable data about the demographic makeup of Iraqis in Syria. There is growing evidence (and intensified SARG efforts to gather it),however, indicating the numbers may be significantly higher than previously estimated 800,000 Iraqis (perhaps more than 1 mill [...]
2007-02-01 15:21:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1140CONGRESSWOMAN MCCOLLUM DISCUSSES REFUGEES AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a 25-minute discussion with Congresswoman McCollum (D-MN) on November 28, President Asad criticized the lack of preparation for the Annapolis Conference but said the initiative represented an important first step. He stressed the need for determined U.S. engagement in the co [...]
2007-11-29 14:13:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS1155ACS IN SYRIA - DECEIVED, DETAINED AND DEPORTED
[...] (SBU) Summary. American Citizen Services (ACS) staff at Embassy Damascus had twenty cases of detention and/or abandonment of US citizens in the fourth quarter FY-2007. Six cases involved women fleeing their families due to abuse or to avoid arranged marriages. Four cases, some still ongoing, [...]
2007-12-06 15:18:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF CVIS ASEC KFRD KCRM KOCI KWMN SY
07DAMASCUS1157REPATRIATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES - NO MASS RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: Since early October, Embassy sources have confirmed press and other reports of increasing numbers of Iraqi refugees leaving Syria for Iraq. On November 27, PolOff observed hundreds of Iraqis, carrying personal belongings of every shape, size and kind, loaded onto rented buses bo [...]
2007-12-06 16:52:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1178UNHCR DONOR MISSION TO DAMASCUS: DONORS AIR
[...] (C) Summary: On December 2-3, UNHCR hosted 18 donor country representatives and attempted to give an updated assessment on the Iraqi refugee situation. UNHCR filled two days with meetings, site visits and official meetings. While the donors appeared sympathetic to the needs of the Iraqi refug [...]
2007-12-13 16:13:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1187MFA AGREES TO NEXT CIRCUIT RIDE; WILL CONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary. A Syrian MFA official confirmed UNHCR's report that the SARG would allow a DHS circuit ride in January as long as the same conditions set for the November-December circuit ride were met (reftel). The Charge asked that the SARG grant visas for international trainers and a deputy [...]
2007-12-18 20:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1188MFA AGREES TO NEXT CIRCUIT RIDE; WILL CONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary. A Syrian MFA official confirmed UNHCR's report that the SARG would allow a DHS circuit ride in January as long as the same conditions set for the November-December circuit ride were met (reftel). The Charge asked that the SARG grant visas for international trainers and a deputy [...]
2007-12-18 20:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SY
07DAMASCUS119NEW UNANNOUNCED SYRIAN POLICY ON IRAQIS
[...] (C) Summary: Following weeks of unconfirmed reports that the SARG has tightened its entry policy for Iraqis, UNHCR contacts and the issuance of an internal SARG immigration circular confirms the new and stricter measures. Syrian officials, however, continue to dismiss reports of the new pol [...]
2007-02-05 15:12:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS132IRAQI REFUGEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE SARG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-11 15:03:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ASEC SY IZ JO
07DAMASCUS218SYRIA: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S SUBMISSION TO THE ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT. THE EMBASSY'S POINT OF CONTACT IS POLOFF MARIA D.G. OLSON. OFFICE TELEPHONE: (963) (11) 3391-3785. FAX: (963) (11) 3391-3999. OFFICER SPENT 40 HOURS IN PREPARATION OF THE REPORT, WHICH IS STRUCTURED TO [...]
2007-03-06 09:06:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07DAMASCUS249HIGH-LEVEL EXCHANGES BETWEEN SYRIA AND IRAN
[...] (U) Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar arrived in Damascus March 10 to meet with SARG counterpart MinDef General Hassan Turkmani. The primary topic of discussion, according to local media, was the transfer of Iranian arms manufacturing to Syria. An-Nahar, a Lebanese daily, quo [...]
2007-03-12 15:57:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV IR SY
07DAMASCUS250SARG USES BAGHDAD CONFERENCE TO CLAIM IT SUPPORTS
[...] (SBU) Syrian Assistant FM Ahmad Arnous said after the Baghdad Conference on March 10 that the Iraqi government and the international community should shoulder their responsibility in alleviating the suffering of the displaced Iraqis, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). A [...]
2007-03-12 16:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS258VISITING A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH SYRIA'S DEPUTY FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAUERBREY MET FOR AN HOUR MARCH 12 WITH SYRIAN DEPUTY FM FAISAL MIKDAD IN DAMASCUS, FOLLOWED BY A LUNCH HOSTED BY MIKDAD. DURING THE MEETING, THE DFM NOTED SYRIAN SATISFACTION WITH THE VISIT AND DISCUSSED HOW THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT WAS ADDRESSING THE [...]
2007-03-13 16:34:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS285VISITING A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH UN, NGOS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During her March 11-13 visit to Damascus, visiting Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey attended a UNHCR briefing on Iraqi refugees, a UNHCR-sponsored roundtable with its four implementing NGO partners in Syria, a briefing hosted by Charge for resident Ambassadors and visiting UNH [...]
2007-03-22 07:03:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS367UPDATES ON DISPLACED IRAQIS IN SYRIA
[...] (C) IN THE RUN-UP TO THE APRIL 17-18 "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADDRESSING THE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES" IN GENEVA, POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING UPDATES BASED ON AN APRIL 15 CONVERSATION WITH UNHCR'S DAMASCUS REPRESENTA [...]
2007-04-16 11:58:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS472IRAQI REFUGEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE SARG
[...] (C) Summary. Demonstrating continued MFA gestures on the specific issue of Iraqi refugees, Deputy FM Mikdad's office director Hussam A'ala met Charge May 17 to receive Reftel demarche. A'ala asked that the USG intervene with the GOI to speed along assistance for the Iraqi population in Syria [...]
2007-05-17 14:36:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07DAMASCUS473EFFORTS TO HELP IRAQI REFUGEES IN SYRIA MOVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A MONTH AFTER THE GENEVA CONFERENCE ON IRAQI REFUGEES, OUR CONTACTS REPORT THAT THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THEIR EFFORTS CONTINUE TO ASSIST IRAQIS IN SYRIA. UNHCR'S REPRESENTATIVE LAURENS JOLLES TOLD US THAT MOST OF HIS ORGANIZATION'S GRANT AGREEMENTS IN SYRIA HAVE BEEN SIGNED [...]
2007-05-17 14:36:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS535INITIAL SARG RESPONSE TO OUR DIRECT ACCESS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) On June 3, the Syrian MFA summoned the Charge to respond to our demarche delivered on May 17 (ref A) requesting a SARG response to the USG Iraq non-paper. Hussam A'ala, Deputy FM Faisal Mikdad's Office Director, told Charge t [...]
2007-06-04 14:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07DAMASCUS651SYRIA PROPOSAL FOR 2007 AMBASSADOR FUND FOR
[...] (U) Request: Post requests $20,000 from the Ambassador Fund for Refugees for the NGO LIFE for Relief and Development for a 10-day summer camp in August 2007 that would benefit 80 Iraqi and 20 Syrian children from eight to 12 years old. 2. (U) Background and justification: LIFE for Relief [...]
2007-06-28 14:14:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SY
07DAMASCUS652SYRIA PROVIDES ORAL "NO" TO REFUGEE DIRECT ACCESS
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 27 meeting with the Syrian DFM's office director Hussam al-Din A'ala, seeking a response to the PRM refugee non-paper proposal to allow direct action on Iraqi refugee cases with links to the coalition, the SARG confirmed what it had already officially informed the Inte [...]
2007-06-28 14:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM SY IZ
07DAMASCUS683SYRIA UPDATE ON IRAQI REFUGEES
[...] (U) Summary: PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright visited Damascus from June 12-15 and June 20-21, meeting about the Iraqi refugee crisis with interlocutors from a range of organizations, including: the Iraqi Embassy, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),the Internation [...]
2007-07-05 12:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS700EMBASSY DAMASCUS PROPOSALS FOR OUTREACH TO IRAQ
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: While PRM and the Department direct assistance for the up to 1.4 million Iraqis in Syria through the U.N. and international organizations, Post sees potential to explore and create additional, albeit modest, opport [...]
2007-07-10 14:06:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF SY
07DAMASCUS726SYRIAN DETAINEES RELEASED, SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) The Iraqi Charge d'Affaires in Damascus told Emboff at a reception on July 15 that Iraqi authorities had released two Syrian detainees on July 12 or 13 (mentioned in reftel),potentially paving the way for a Syrian-hosted border security working group meeting in Damascus as early as August [...]
2007-07-16 12:51:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS750SARG WILL ATTEND AMMAN REFUGEE WORKING GROUP;
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 22 meeting, Charge delivered reftel demarche on the neighbor's working group on refugees to the Syrian DFM's office director, Hussam al-Din A'ala. A'ala noted SARG intentions to attend the meeting and to use the gathering to discuss modalities for delivering Iraqi govern [...]
2007-07-24 04:50:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL IZ JO SY
07DAMASCUS755SYRIAN PRESIDENT LAUNCHES SECOND TERM WITH FOCUS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the focus on domestic issues in Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's July 17 second-term inaugural speech, contacts have concluded that the speech was most significant in its reference to Syrian-Israeli negotiations. Asad used the speech to respond to Israeli PM Olmert's J [...]
2007-07-25 14:23:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF SY
07DAMASCUS77UNHCR SYRIA RAMPING UP FOR MORE ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) Summary: UNHCR Damascus is planning a dramatic increase in services to the at least 800,000 Iraqis in Syria this year, with an appeal for a more than 20-fold budget increase and a scheduled visit to Damascus next month of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, according to the UNHCR Repr [...]
2007-01-22 14:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS787DAMASCUS HOSTS WHO CONFERENCE ON IRAQI REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. The World Health Organization (WHO) organized a regional conference on the health concerns of Iraqi refugees in Damascus on July 29 and 30. Arab diplomats and Syrians who work for international organizations complimented the SARG's willingness to step in at the last moment to ho [...]
2007-08-02 14:41:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY
07DAMASCUS862 FIRST IRAQI REFUGEE TRAVELS FROM SYRIA FOR RESETTLEMENT IN
[...] (SBU) The first Iraqi refugee to get resettlement in the U.S. from this year's processing in Syria traveled on August 21. An adult male, he will be settled in San Jose, California. A total of 146 Iraqi individuals from Iraq will move to the U.S. in August, and 200 more are expected to travel [...]
2007-08-23 13:12:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREF SY IZ
07DAMASCUS889EMBASSY TEAM VISITS SYRIAN NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. PAO and Poloff visited the cities of Qamishli and Deir az-Zour as part of a PD led trip to archaeological sites in the Northeast of Syria, including one major site under excavation by UCLA. The trip afforded Emboffs the opportunity to examine the state of tourism sector develo [...]
2007-08-30 13:19:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY
07DAMASCUS905SARG SIGNALS NEW VISA REQUIREMENT FOR IRAQIS
[...] (C) Summary: Confirming what Deputy Foreign Minister Miqdad told UK and other Embassies at a private briefing last week, Syrian dailies reported September 3 that, effective September 10, Iraqis traveling to Syria will need a visa. According to Miqdad, Iraqi PM Maliki proposed this action. A [...]
2007-09-05 12:14:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS933SYRIAN VISA REQUIREMENT ON IRAQIS: POSTPONED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 15:40:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS956CLARIFICATION OF SARG STANCE ON REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. A Syrian MFA official notified the Charge that the SARG was unwilling on political grounds to allow processing of refugee referrals at the U.S. Embassy in Syria. He said there was no bilateral political basis for such agreement and cited a litany of "facts" to further support t [...]
2007-09-19 15:38:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07DARESSALAAM1035IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL: TANZANIA OPEN TO USG
[...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) appreciated learning the USG position regarding the June 2008 election of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Justin Seruhere, Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Affairs Department, told P [...]
2007-07-24 12:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1183TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE FOR TANZANIA
[...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT),International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs are addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) on a number of fronts. The Ministry of Health is working with IOM to increase awareness of TIP and IOM is finalizing the report of its 2006 research asses [...]
2007-08-21 14:23:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HSTC SOCI EAID PREF PGOV KWMN SMIG KCRM
07DARESSALAAM1464 TANZANIA: SEABORNE HUMAN SMUGGLING FROM SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) During an October 24 meeting with Ambassador Green, Government of Tanzania (GOT) Minister of Home Affairs, Joseph Mungai, stated his concern for what appears to be a human smuggling ring involving Somali, Ethiopians and Eritrean citizens entering Tanzania by sea on ships ostensibly carryi [...]
2007-11-02 20:47:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID TZ
07DARESSALAAM637FALSE HOPE AND TOUGH TALK; REFUGEE UPDATE FROM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the UNHCR consolidates and closes refugee camps in western Tanzania, requests for assistance in host areas and in closed camps are increasing. Repatriation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on the upswing, while repatriation to Burundi has come to a halt, with pe [...]
2007-05-02 12:44:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM781FY07 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES REQUEST FROM
[...] SUMMARY: Per reftel's invitation, post proposes a USD 20,000 award from the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for FY07 to continue and expand the activities addressing environmental degradation in refugee camps and their host communities in western Tanzania. Post has consulted with the UN High [...]
2007-05-31 08:46:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SENV PGOV EAID ECON TZ
07DHAKA1218BANGLADESH: PROMOTION OF ICRC STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 07:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC BG
07DHAKA1220GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO MOVE ROHINGYAS FROM TEKNAF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Plans to move nearly 10,000 illegal Rohingya refugees from a makeshift camp to higher ground are moving apace, according to representatives of the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. The situation in the two official refugee camps has improved, particularly with regards t [...]
2007-07-26 09:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
07DHAKA1985UNHCR DISCUSSES LONG-TERM PLAN TO RESOLVE ROHINGYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At a recent meeting, UNHCR and representatives of concerned embassies discussed ways of moving towards a long-term resolution to the Rohingya refugee situation. With a non-political caretaker government in power, the group noted this may be an opportunity to push for a final reso [...]
2007-12-31 09:42:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
07DHAKA275GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS AGAINST LABOR TRAFFICKING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Government officials and international organization representatives take seriously allegations of labor trafficking and migrant labor violations. The Home Ministry asked for more information on specific allegations, and agreed to follow up with the inter-ministerial anti-traffick [...]
2007-02-19 11:36:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCOR KDEM KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF ELAB BG
07DHAKA335BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report covers efforts by the Bangladeshi government (GOB) from March 2006 to March 2007, and address the questions submitted to Post by G/TIP (reftel). Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Luke Zahner, Political Officer, telephone: 880- [...]
2007-03-01 02:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
07DHAKA542UNHCR REPORTS FURTHER PROGRESS ON ROHINGYAS
[...] SUMMARY (C) The government continues to take steps to improve conditions in the official Rohingya refugee camps, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Bangladesh. A government adviser made the first-ever minister-level visit to the camps in March. Mea [...]
2007-04-03 04:11:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF BG
07DHAKA663AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENTS WITH COAS MOEEN
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 meeting with Ambassador Butenis and DATT (note taker),Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed described the military's successes in support of the civilian government, cited the need for political party reform, provided assurances the military would remai [...]
2007-04-22 09:10:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KDEM PMIL BG
07DHAKA739TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR IMAMS AMD LAWYERS
[...] (U) Summary. In an innovative training program on investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases, the Embassy provided training to imams and human rights lawyers to help them understand what law enforcement needed in order to prosecute trafficking cases. End Summary. Trafficking Prose [...]
2007-05-06 23:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV PREF CASC BG
07DHAKA750RETURN OF SHEIKHA HASINA TO BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) On May 7, Awami League (AL) leader Shiekh Hasina returned to Bangladesh. AL Secretary General Abdul Jalil told us that the government gave permission for 16 Awami League representatives, up from ten reported in the media, to receive her at the airport. Jalil vehemently rejected any sug [...]
2007-05-07 09:26:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV KDEM BG
07DILI362PRESIDENT RAMOS HORTA DESCENDS ON OPPOSITION TERRITORY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. On a November 6 - 8 trip, President Jose Ramos Horta traveled into FRETILIN territory to defend the Alliance for a Parliamentary Majority (AMP) government, promote his anti-poverty program, and counter the opposition FRETILIN party's criticisms of against his government. He pra [...]
2007-11-14 10:31:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPINR CVIS PREF ASEC TT
07DJIBOUTI1414DJIBOUTI REPLACES DUBAI AS A FOOD FOR PEACE
[...] (C) In a November 26 meeting, Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh warmly thanked USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Kate Almquist for the U.S. decision to make Djibouti the new site for pre-positioned Food For Peace aid in the region (replacing Dubai). Guelleh called the decision a [...]
2007-12-02 13:23:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNDJ EAID ECON ET FAS MAS MOPS PINR PM PREF
07DOHA260QATAR: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) The following is post's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) Paragraph 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or des [...]
2007-03-08 09:25:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB QA
07DUBLIN171IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...]
2007-03-02 08:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI
07DUSHANBE1157TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] PolOff informed Ismatullo Nasreddinov, Head of the North America and Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 10 of the U.S. support for Steve Carr's candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission. Post also delivered a formal diploma [...]
2007-08-14 21:08:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC
07DUSHANBE313TAJIKISTAN'S 2006-2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Please note that Post's paragraph designation corresponds with reftel. OVERVIEW A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes of sexual and labor exploitation is a problem. The most common destination countries include the United Arab E [...]
2007-03-02 13:48:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE877TAJIKISTAN TO AFGHAN REFUGEES: YOU CAN STAY, JUST NOT HERE~
[...] SUMMARY: On May 31, Tajik security officials rounded up over 150 Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in the capital of Dushanbe. Reports from those detained suggest that authorities held the refugees for most of the day without food, water or access to sanitation facilities. The authorities [...]
2007-06-12 12:43:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV PHUM UNHCR TI AF
07DUSHANBE933AMBASSADOR' S MEETING WITH HYDRO-POWERED FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Foreign Minister Zarifi June 20 to discuss a laundry list of outstanding issues, including the upcoming completion of the Nizhniy Pyanzh bridge, our demarches on Afghan refugees (Ref A) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's upcoming summit (Ref B),and the [...]
2007-06-21 11:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV EAID KDEM TI AF IR
07EFTOBAGHDAD1098REFERRAL OF INTERPRETER ANSAM SHIHAB AHMED
[...] Embassy Baghdad would like to refer Ansam Shihab Ahmed to the US Refugee Admissions Program. 2. (SBU) Biographical information: NAME: Ansam Shihab Ahmed DOB: 27 November 1972 POB: Iraq Passport Number: S 285869 Gender: Female Marital Status: Single (divorce) Dependents: N/A 3. [...]
2007-03-29 07:06:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IZ
07EFTOBAGHDAD1116REFERRAL OF INTERPRETER ESSAM HAMMOUDI AHMED
[...] Embassy Baghdad would like to refer Essam Hammoudi Ahmed to the US Refugee Admissions Program. 2. (SBU) Biographical information: Principal applicant NAME: Essam Hammoudi Ahmed DOB: July 1, 1980 POB: Iraq Passport Number: S 1647887 Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Dependents [...]
2007-03-31 15:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IZ
07EFTOBAGHDAD867US REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM REFERRAL OF LOCALLY
[...] Embassy Baghdad would like to refer the following locally-employed staff to the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) 2. (SBU) Principal applicant (PA): NAME: Nabil Al-Bassam (a.k.a. Nabil Sh. Ibrahem) DOB: July 22, 1970 POB: Diyala Passport Number: S 487540 Gender: Male Marita [...]
2007-03-12 08:40:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM IZ
07EFTOSANAA2300YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN REFUGEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 05:48:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
07EFTOSANAA588HELPING ROYG COPE WITH SOMALI REFUGEES AND AN
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U/NF) In mid-March, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Erika Feller visited Yemen to underscore the need for additional resources to cope with the continuing influx of refugees from the Horn of Afri [...]
2007-04-07 11:28:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF YM
07FREETOWN165SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone continues to make progress as it recovers from a devastating decade-long civil war that destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. In a little over a year, the level of awareness of trafficking in persons has risen considerably. However, trafficking remains a s [...]
2007-03-08 17:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
07FREETOWN246SIERRA LEONE: UNHCR DELIVERS USG MESSAGE TO
[...] On April 17, Mr. Abid Mir, Deputy Representative, UNHCR Sierra Leone, informed Poloff that his office had received reftel USG announcement and had passed the information to all field offices. Mir said that repatriation is going well. He commented that as the June 30 deadline approaches, there [...]
2007-04-17 19:35:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF SL
07FREETOWN445SIERRA LEONE SUPPORTS USG IOM DG NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 18:07:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC EUN PREF SMIG SL
07FREETOWN477SIERRA LEONE: PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 12:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC SL
07GENEVA1992DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA MEETINGS -
[...] (C) Summary: On an August 6-8 visit to Geneva, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees highlighted deep U.S. disappointment with the UN Human Rights Council and explored increasing the use of alternative fora, such as the UNGA Third Committee and t [...]
2007-08-22 15:12:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC KUNR PREF UNHCR
07GENEVA2048DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA TALKS -
[...] (SBU) Summary: IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees used a human rights-focused August 6-8 visit to Geneva to also address a range of humanitarian, refugee, and health issues, as well as UN reform. DAS Singh also underscored the importance the [...]
2007-08-29 08:31:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREF UNHRC
07GENEVA2421DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF CHINESE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 13:58:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKIRF KISL PHUM PREF PREL
07GENEVA2431SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF
[...] (S) Per ref a, PolCouns demarched Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) Secretariat staffers Safir Syed (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak) and Michael Wiener (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion/Belief Asma Jahangir) on October 30. Syed and Weiner, [...]
2007-10-30 16:46:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKIRF KISL PREF PREL PHUM
07GENEVA2447ICRC PONDERS BROADENING ITS ROLE IN DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told us of their interest in expanding their work in North Korea. ICRC efforts are currently limited to medical assistance, but it hopes that progress in the Six-Party Talks might create the conditions to increase [...]
2007-11-02 17:43:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHRC PREF KN CH
07GEORGETOWN267SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2007 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------------------- -- Begin Report: Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: ----------------- [...]
2007-03-12 20:47:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
07GEORGETOWN319Cuban Doctors Fearful in Guyana
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 17:55:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM CVIS PREL SMIG CU GY
07GEORGETOWN324Cuban Doctors Fearful in Guyana
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has interviewed six applicants for significant public benefit parole (SPBP) under the Cuban Medical Personnel program. Five came to Guyana as conscripted members of the Cuban medical brigade. As they await a decision on their applications, some of these doctors fear that [...]
2007-03-30 20:56:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM CVIS PREL SMIG CU GY
07GUANGZHOU317The Tiger Sprints Ahead: ExxonMobil First Western Oil Major
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil became the first U.S. oil major to launch a fully integrated refining, petrochemicals, and fuels marketing joint venture in China with the signing of the contract on February, 25. Although Chinese partner Sinopec stated in the media that the company's ability to refin [...]
2007-03-09 08:52:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EMIN SENV PREF CH TW
07GUATEMALA1378DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 00:16:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GT
07GUATEMALA1402GUATEMALA ESTABLISHES INTER-INSTITUTIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: An inter-institutional commission to combat trafficking in persons and related crimes was established by Executive Order on July 12. Under an initial mandate of two years, the commission will serve as an inter-institutional body for consultation, development, and consensus on in [...]
2007-07-13 18:42:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB EAID GT
07GUATEMALA1414MFA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-16 20:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GT
07GUATEMALA1857TIP: NEW GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR UNDOCUMENTED
[...] (U) The Guatemalan Government (GOG) announced on September 12 that it will open a new shelter in Guatemala City for undocumented aliens, including victims of trafficking in persons. The shelter, to open within 30 days, will house up to 240 persons. 2. (U) The four-level shelter will includ [...]
2007-09-13 23:04:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
07GUATEMALA488GUATEMALAQS 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Embassy GuatemalaQs point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is PolOff Lucy Chang, telephone [502] 2326-4635, fax [502] 2334-8474. Ms. Chang (FS-2) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. FSN Political Specialist Ronald Flores (FSN-9) spent 15 hours, and USAID FSN Pro [...]
2007-03-08 14:33:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07GUATEMALA528GUATEMALA'S 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is PolOff Lucy Chang, telephone [502] 2326-4635, fax [502] 2334-8474. Ms. Chang (FS-2) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. FSN Political Specialist Ronald Flores (FSN-9) spent 15 hours, and USAID FSN Pro [...]
2007-03-14 15:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07HANOI1329DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR ICRC STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL ICRC PHUM VM
07HANOI1415NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES DEPART VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Four North Koreans who had taken refuge in the Danish Embassy in Hanoi left Vietnam for the ROK on July 27 via commercial air via Singapore without incident. UNHCR's Chief of Mission Vu Anh Son had met with the North Koreans, three women and one man, soon after they took refuge in the Da [...]
2007-08-08 15:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CB KN VM
07HANOI1463UNHCR ON CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, STATELESS KHMERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 17:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CB VM
07HANOI1651UNHCR CLAIMS "BIG STEP FORWARD;" PLAN OF ACTION WITH GVN ON
[...] (SBU) In a new development, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has claimed a "big step forward" toward resolution of the 30-year old cases of more than 9,000 stateless Khmer persons in Southern Vietnam. According to UNHCR, in August, the Cambodian Government (GOC) informed [...]
2007-09-14 16:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CB VM
07HANOI286PRM A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES REFUGEES, RESETTLEMENT WITH MFA
[...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met with MFA Assistant Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and MFA Consular Department Deputy Director General Nguyen Minh Vu in separate meetings. During the meeting with AFM Minh, A/S Sauerbr [...]
2007-02-14 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF VM
07HANOI287A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES POPULATION, SOCIAL ISSUES AND TIP
[...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with the GVN's Commission for Population, Family and Children and the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs. Commission Vice-Chairman Nguyen Ba Thuy discussed Vietnam [...]
2007-02-14 09:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KWMN PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI288PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with representatives of UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi. In her UNHCR meeting, UNHCR officials discussed in familiar terms the organizat [...]
2007-02-14 10:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KWMN SOCI VM CB
07HANOI301UNHCR ADDRESSES STATELESSNESS IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) In a February 12 meeting with the Charge, UNHCR Regional Representative for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Hasim Utkan and UNHCR colleagues described their ongoing efforts to work with the GVN to resolve the situation facing several thousand stateless ethnic Cambodians, resident in [...]
2007-02-15 10:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR PREF CB VM
07HANOI777UNHCR Hanoi Welcomes Action Plan
[...] (SBU) On April 27, Pol/C shared reftel's contents with UNHCR's Hanoi Chief of Mission Vu Anh Son. Son welcomed the news, noting that his leadership in Bangkok feels the same. The new plan should help to diminish the pull-factor for ethnic minorities to cross into Cambodia, he observed. Son p [...]
2007-04-27 06:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF VM
07HANOI90GVN REPORTEDLY DOES NOT WANT U.S. RESETTLEMENT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: According to UNHCR, the GVN does not object to the third-country resettlement of the 42 Vietnamese Hmong in Thailand. However, the GVN has caveated its position by requesting that UNHCR not resettle the Hmong in the United States for fear of creating a draw for more Hmong to leav [...]
2007-01-16 08:05:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREF TH LA VM
07HARARE157IOM RECEPTION CENTER PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED RELIEF
[...] (U) Poloffs from Embassies Harare and Pretoria met on January 30 in the town of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe to tour the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Reception Center for Zimbabweans deported from South Africa. Since opening its doors, the IOM Center has provided much needed relief [...]
2007-03-01 10:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV ZI SF
07HARARE170TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...]
2007-03-07 13:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG
07HARARE425AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES FY 2007 - ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Per reftel, post submits the following request for Ambassador's Fund for Refugees funding for a project to improve the educational facilities at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe. ----------------------------------- Description of the Service Required ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-05-15 14:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREF
07HARARE63COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRENKLE AND POPE
[...] Embassy Harare grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Timothy Trenkle and Robert Pope for the purpose of attending the IOM Reception and Support Centre during the day of January 30. Post recognizes that travelers do not need Embassy assistance. 2. Based on the current ec [...]
2007-01-26 09:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL PREF SF ZI
07HARARE952TONGOGARA REFUGEE CAMP TRIP REPORT
[...] Representatives from the Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) Mary Lange and Nancy Jackson, accompanied by EmbOff, visited Tongogara refugee camp on September 29. Despite harsh economic conditions in Zimbabwe, the nearly 2,700 refugees in Tongogara camp are receiving adequate she [...]
2007-10-19 10:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL ZI
07HELSINKI122FINLAND: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-9-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. Overview of Trafficking in Finland ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) [...]
2007-02-23 06:14:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FI
07HILLAH129KARBALA UPDATE ON FOUR KEY SECTORS
[...] This is a PRT Karbala Najaf Diwaniyah unclassified cable. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On September 22, PRT Karbala traveled with the support of 3ID Division Airlift to the Karbala Provincial Joint Communication Center to meet with the Provincial Council Chairman, Provincial Council members and [...]
2007-09-24 11:58:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAGR IR PREF
07HILLAH151NAJAF LEADERS ASKED USG TO HELP FUND IDP CAMP PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) requested USG assistance to fund some Najaf projects, especially at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, during a November 8 Najaf PRT visit to the IDP camp in Manathera and a subsequent meeting at the PC offices. Ali Al Faya [...]
2007-11-12 16:40:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI IZ
07HILLAH152NAJAF LEADERS ASKED USG TO HELP FUND IDP CAMP PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) requested USG assistance to fund some Najaf projects, especially at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, during a November 8 Najaf PRT visit to the IDP camp in Manathera and a subsequent meeting at the PC offices. Ali Al Fay [...]
2007-11-12 16:40:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI IZ
07HOCHIMINHCITY1015VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Mission's P-1 Referral Committee has completed consideration of five possible Priority One (P-1) applicants and is referring two to PRM for consideration. Truong Van Duc is a long-time Hoa Hao leader and has spent much of his life in detention. His outspoken, but non- violent, [...]
2007-10-02 08:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY103ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH REMAINS INVOLUNTARILY IN MENTAL
[...] (SBU) On January 25, we met separately with two colleagues of Bui Kim Thanh, the HCMC land rights activist who was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in November 2006 (refs A and C). We questioned both intensively. Both appeared credible. They said that they had known and worke [...]
2007-01-30 11:30:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY1145TIM SAKHORN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON
[...] (SBU) On November 8, 2007, defrocked Khmer Krom monk Tim Sakhorn was sentenced to one year in prison by the An Giang Provincial People's Court for "sabotaging national unity," as defined by Article 87 of the GVN criminal code. The one-year sentence includes time already served in detention, wh [...]
2007-11-13 10:29:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREF KIRF PREL PGOV PHUM CB VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY134PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai February 1-2, PRM Assistant Secretary Sauerbrey toured a village near the Cambodian border to meet with six ethnic Jarai returnees and their families. The interviews were conducted in the presence of ethnic village eld [...]
2007-02-07 10:28:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY175PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS ETHNIC MINORITY PASTOR
[...] (C) Summary: On February 1, PRM Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey during a visit to Gia Lai Province called on Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) Pastor Siu Y Kim at his house church in Pleiku and later had a private conversation with the pastor. The pastor named FULRO as the sou [...]
2007-02-26 10:07:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY221UPDATE ON HCMC LAND RIGHTS ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH
[...] (C) Summary: The sister-in-law of Bui Kim Thanh -- the HCMC land rights activists involuntarily committed to a mental institution -- was emphatic in a March 8 meeting that Thanh is not/not mentally ill. The sister-in-law's comments reinforce reporting from other ConGen contacts that Thanh has [...]
2007-03-08 11:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PINR PREL VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY224DO NAM HAI: LAST OF THE 8406 BLOC DISSIDENTS?
[...] Summary: Do Nam Hai, co-founder of the dissident 8406 Bloc (which calls for peaceful political change in Vietnam),told us that he has been under de facto house arrest since about the time police intensified their actions against 8406 co-leader Father Nguyen Van Ly in Hue. Hai has no intentio [...]
2007-03-09 12:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY232AUTHORITIES DENY ACCESS TO ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH
[...] (SBU) On March 14, the HCMC External Relations Office (ERO) responded in the negative to a ConGen diplomatic note informing the GVN of our plan to visit Bui Kim Thanh, the HCMC land rights activist who was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in November 2006. In our dipnote to the [...]
2007-03-15 11:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY234THE AMBASSADOR IN THE CENTRAL MEKONG: FOCUS ON ETHNIC KHMER,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions on economic development, trafficking in persons, religious freedom and NGO activities headlined the agenda during the Ambassador's March 4-7 visit to the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang, Vinh Long and Dong Thap. Vinh Long's more favorable geographic locale and [...]
2007-03-15 14:32:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY248FATHER LY INDICTED; DO NAM HAI QUITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hue-based dissident Father Phan Van Loi confirmed as authentic Internet reports that Hue authorities have indicted Father Nguyen Van Ly and four others for "propagandizing against the government." In HCMC, political activist Do Nam Hai told us he has ended his pro-democracy ac [...]
2007-03-19 10:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY26UBCV PATRIARCH "PREVENTED" FROM TRAVELING TO HCMC
[...] (U) On January 4, the International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB),the Paris-based mouthpiece for the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) announced that UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang was prevented from returning to HCMC for a medical check up. Thich Huyen Quang returned to Binh [...]
2007-01-08 10:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY261THE "RECONCILER" RETURNS: THICH NHAT HANH VISITS VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his aides told us that he found the GVN tougher and more assertive in 2007 than in 2005 when he first returned from exile (reftel). However, by developing the trust of the CPV and GVN, he has been able to expand his activities [...]
2007-03-21 11:05:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY266CG VISITS DETAINED UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG
[...] (SBU) The Consul General paid a 30-minute courtesy call on UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang at his Monastery in Binh Dinh province on March 14. Thich Huyen Quang acknowledged that his health was failing, but, with a sense of humor noted that he was over 90 after all. He said that he has been [...]
2007-03-23 03:34:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY270RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONDITIONS IN HUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Religious freedom conditions in Central Vietnam's Thua Thien Hue conditions continue to gradually improve for the Catholic archdiocese and the small Protestant community. The decision of a house church group in the province to apply for registration under Vietnam's legal frame [...]
2007-03-26 08:43:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY333ANOTHER HCMC ACTIVIST ARRESTED; BUI KIM THANH UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On April 3 we met with the sister of lawyer Tran Thi Thuy Trang to confirm ref A reports that Ms. Trang was arrested in HCMC on March 7. Trang is an associate of Le Quoc Quan, a National Endowment for Democracy fellow, who was arrested on March 8 in northern Vietnam shortly after his re [...]
2007-04-04 06:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY402HAPPY EASTER: SOUTHERN VIETNAM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Religious leaders from the Protestant community in southern Vietnam told us that successful Easter celebrations were another sign of continuing progress on religious freedom. The President of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) said that he has not received [...]
2007-04-10 02:54:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY461DISTORTIONS IN ABUSE CASE OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHNIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: A number of U.S. groups, including the Montagnard Foundation, published reports on the Internet claiming that an ethnic minority woman in the province of Dak Lak named H'Hlung Nie was badly beaten by police during interrogation, following the flight of a sister to Cambodia. Th [...]
2007-04-23 08:14:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY623ALLEGATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATION IN ARREST OF
[...] (SBU) On March 4, the South Carolina-based Montagnard Foundation (MF) issued a press release asserting that on February 17, Vietnamese troops in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak arrested Y-Ja Nie and T-Tuc Buonya "because they are Christians who refused to join the government-recognize [...]
2007-06-13 10:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREF KIRF SOCI VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY689AMBASSADOR TACKLES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES IN THE FOOTHILLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On a June 6-8 trip to Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh provinces, leaders from the GVN-recognized and house church communities told the Ambassador that church members were free to worship and practice their faith. However, the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Viet [...]
2007-06-28 10:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PREF PINR VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY732STATUS OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHINIC MINORITIES: DEBRIEFING
[...] (SBU) In late May and June, we interviewed five VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority beneficiaries and their families from the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Dak Lak. The meetings were conducted in private, in the offices of post's Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) [...]
2007-07-09 08:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF SOCI VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY733EXPULSION OF ETHNIC KHMER MONK FROM CAMBODIA
[...] (SBU) Post has been seeking to confirm Ref A reporting that an ethnic Khmer monk, Tim Sakhorn, was allegedly forcibly deported from Cambodia to Vietnam. ConGen contacts in An Giang and Soc Trang provinces confirmed that Sakhorn is from Tinh Bien district in An Giang province. Chief Monk Chau [...]
2007-07-09 08:41:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL KIRF SOCI CB VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY739AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR SITES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 6-8 visit to the Cambodian border provinces of Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh, the Ambassador reviewed local efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and the impact of projects funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Officials at the Vietnam Youth Corps Dru [...]
2007-07-10 09:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PINR KREF KHIV VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY746RELEASE OF ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Land rights activist Bui Kim Thanh was released from a Dong Nai mental hospital on July 11 after receiving a clean bill of mental health. Thanh had been held for ten months for her involvement in the land rights movement and for her links with the dissident Democratic Party of V [...]
2007-07-12 10:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY80CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF PRM ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) HCMC looks forward to welcoming you and your team to southern Vietnam and the Central Highlands. Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) Chief Tim Swanson will present you with a comprehensive picture of HRS activities here, including the bilateral Humanitarian Resettlement process, VISA [...]
2007-01-24 02:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PHUM PREF PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY81CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF PRM ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) HCMC looks forward to welcoming you and your team to southern Vietnam and the Central Highlands. Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) Chief Tim Swanson will present you with a comprehensive picture of HRS activities here, including the bilateral Humanitarian Resettlement process, VISA [...]
2007-01-24 02:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PHUM PREF PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY836KHMER KROM MONK TIM SAKHORN RESURFACES IN VIETNAM COURTS
[...] (SBU) On August 2, Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien reported that Tim Sakhorn, the Khmer Krom monk believed to have been defrocked and deported by Cambodian officials (Refs A and B),is now being held in the southern Vietnam province of An Giang for "sabotaging the solidarity policy." In the re [...]
2007-08-10 07:07:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREF KIRF PREL PGOV PHUM CB VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY880TIGHT LIPPED DEPORTEES IN GIA LAI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 03:07:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM CB VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY892SUNSET FOR THE MCCAIN AMENDMENT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 10 and 11. 2. Summary: Mission Vietnam supports the reauthorization of the McCain Amendment (ref A). At the same time, the exact reauthorization needs to be handled carefully in order to allow the program to progress and eventually wind down in [...]
2007-08-30 04:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY951CONTRASTING PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite considerable progress in religious freedom in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and genuinely supportive provincial-level authorities, implementation of Vietnam's legal framework on religion remains quite uneven at the community and village level. While the pro [...]
2007-09-14 06:10:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY960CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHNIC MINORITY PASTOR FREE BUT RATTLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Y Ja Nie, a Central Highlands ethnic minority Protestant pastor arrested on February 12, 2007 (reftel),was released on August 31. ConGenOffs met privately with Nie and separately with local officials in M'Drak district, Dak Lak province, on September 6. According to local gov [...]
2007-09-18 09:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PREF VM
07HONGKONG5832007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in par [...]
2007-03-01 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
07HONGKONG5842007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Per the ref, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those [...]
2007-03-01 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
07ISLAMABAD1234VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT DEMONSTRATIONS OVER CHIEF
[...] (C) Fighting broke out between the police and demonstrators in front of Pakistan's Supreme Court the afternoon of March 16, the second day of the Supreme Judicial Council's proceeding against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Demonstrations in other cities around Pakistan were tense [...]
2007-03-16 12:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PNAT PREF PREL
07ISLAMABAD1331INTERIOR MINISTER ON STATUS OF PAK-AFGHAN JIRGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher on March 15 and with Ambassador on March 19, Interior Minister and Chairman of Pakistan's Jirga Commission Afthab Ahmed Khan Sherpao reviewed the status of the Pak-Afghan jirga process [...]
2007-03-24 06:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PK AF
07ISLAMABAD2220PROTESTS AND CLASHES OVER BEGINNING OF CAMP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Government of Pakistan began the process of physically closing two Afghan refugee camps by bulldozing several buildings. At Jungle Pir Alizai camp in Balochistan, the action sparked protests and gunfire between the Frontier Corps and locals, resulting in a number o [...]
2007-05-18 02:23:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PTER PK AF
07ISLAMABAD268GOVERNMENT HINDERS ACCESS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED IN BALOCHISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: In spite of a mid-December intervention from Ambassador Crocker to senior Pakistani officials, UNICEF reports it is still unable to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Balochistan. End summary. 2. (U) On December 21, the Christian Science Monitor reported that UNICEF had fa [...]
2007-01-17 11:03:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SOCI PK
07ISLAMABAD274BOUCHER DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, INDIA, TRADE WITH
[...] (C) On January 12, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Kasuri for a wide-ranging discussion, which included Pak-Afghan and Pak-India relations, Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, the development plan for Pakist [...]
2007-01-17 12:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PREF PK AF IN CA
07ISLAMABAD4993NWFP REQUESTS HELP TO SET UP IDP CAMPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) authorities have asked UNHCR and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for assistance in setting up IDP camps for residents fleeing the violence in Swat. The central government has yet to approve the request. Two potential sites have been [...]
2007-11-23 14:59:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PREF UNHCR EAID PK
07ISLAMABAD5060GOP DECLINES UNHCR HELP FOR IDPS FROM SWAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing concern about the optics, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority declined to approve the Northwest Frontier Province's request for UN assistance to help displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing the violence in Swat. NDMA claims it has sufficient tents and food, but pr [...]
2007-11-28 10:34:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PREF UNHCR EAID PK
07ISLAMABAD608INTERIOR MINISTER ON PAK-AFGHAN RELATIONS:
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (C) Introduction: In a February 5 meeting, Interior Minister and Chairman of Pakistan's Jirga Commission Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao told the Ambassador that he has extended an invitation to Afghanistan's jirga planning com [...]
2007-02-06 09:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL PTER PREF
07ISLAMABAD709REFUGEE TRIPARTITE MEETING ANNOUNCES CLOSURES,
[...] (U) On February 7, participants of the 12th Refugee Tripartite Commission announced their decision to close four Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan in 2007. Scheduled in two phases, the closures will affect over 240,000 of Pakistan's estimated 2.4 million Afghan refugees. The Government of Pakis [...]
2007-02-14 02:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PK AF
07ISLAMABAD954PAKISTAN'S REFUGEE REPATRIATION PLAN WORRIES UNHCR
[...] (C) Summary. Representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s Geneva office met with the DCM on February 19th. The representatives expressed concern that, in Pakistan's desire to close camps and reduce its refugee population, the government might violate UNHCR [...]
2007-02-28 09:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PK PREF
07ISTANBUL692TURKEY'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR IRAQ BRIEFS STAFFDEL
[...] (C) GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Ambassador Oguz Celikkol told staffers that Sunnis in Iraq tell Turkey they feel excluded from decision-making; absent consensus-based decisions in Iraq, the community or communities feeling left out will forcefully resist. He reported great Saudi discomfort wi [...]
2007-07-31 12:21:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF TU IZ JO SY
07JAKARTA1948IOM: AMBASSADOR SWING DG CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 02:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PREF AORC ID
07JAKARTA2025DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] We discussed reftel candidacy of Steve Carr for the ICRC Standing Committee with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. We appealed for Indonesia's support of Carr's candidacy and provided a nonpaper with relevant information. Purw [...]
2007-07-26 10:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC ID
07JAKARTA590 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-01 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA640INDONESIA: MALUKU/AMBON REBUILDING EFFORTS CONTINUE TO MAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a two-day trip to Ambon, capitol of Maluku province and an area once characterized by sectarian conflict, Feb. 22-23, Consulate General Surabaya Public Affairs Officer (PAO) met with a variety of local contacts to discuss the current situation in the area and ideas for future [...]
2007-03-06 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID PINS PREF ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA672 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative t Indonesian victims. Th [...]
2007-03-08 10:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA698 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA699 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA700 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA701 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JERUSALEM1292CONSUL GENERAL AND UNRWA COMMISSIONER GENERAL
[...] (U) In a June 21 meeting with UNRWA Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd, the Consul General confirmed the USG contribution of $40 million to UNRWA's 2007 Emergency Appeal and reaffirmed the USG commitment to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. AbuZayd expressed appreciation for continuing [...]
2007-06-22 09:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PREF IS
07JERUSALEM1862ICRC REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Summary. On August 30, International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) Field Coordinator Jean-Christophe Sandoz reported to RefCoord that the August 29 meeting between the Government of Israel (GoI),Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Magen David Adom (MDA) laid a positive foundation fo [...]
2007-09-05 15:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF ICRC IS KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM2198UN AGENCIES SEE CONTINUED TIGHTENING IN GAZA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. UN agencies reported to donors in Jerusalem on October 18 that the humanitarian and access and movement situation in the West Bank and Gaza continues to deteriorate. UNSCO said that GOI officials had confirmed reports that Gaza's Sufa crossing would soon close indefinitely, fu [...]
2007-10-24 15:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF ECON EAID PREL IS KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM2200GAZA: BANK CASH SHORTAGE THREATENS UNRWA AND PA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Banks operating in the Gaza Strip face a liquidity crisis and will have difficulty paying UNRWA and/or Palestinian Authority (PA) salaries, according to bank representatives. Bank officials say that Israeli authorities continue to severely restrict the frequency, volume and c [...]
2007-10-24 15:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PHUM PREF KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2394ICRC REPORTS HARSH CONDITIONS IN GAZA
[...] (C) Summary. ICRC Head of Delegation Christophe Harnish and Gaza Office Director Tony Dalviel said Gazans face a steady decline in health, reduced services, decaying infrastructure, and an intensified sense of isolation. They said the building-blocks for a large-scale humanitarian disaster a [...]
2007-11-19 15:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV IS
07KABUL1594ILLEGAL AFGHANS DEPORTED FROM IRAN FACE DIFFICULT
[...] (SBU) Since April 21, Iranian authorities have deported approximately 52,000 Afghans living and working illegally in Iran. UNHCR estimates that there are as many as one million illegal Afghans in Iran in addition to the approximately 920,000 Afghan refugees registered there. IOM conducted an [...]
2007-05-13 12:35:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV AF IR
07KABUL1867NY TIMES BESTSELLER PROMPTS THREATS FOR KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 07:00:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL PTER
07KABUL2324UNHCR VIEWS ON AGHANISTAN, IRANIAN DEPORTEES AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 5 meeting, Ambassador and UNHCR Country Representative Salvatore Lombardo discussed a wide range of issues. Chief among these were the politicization of the Afghan refugee situation in Pakistan, Afghan deportees from Iran and concerns regarding President Karzai,s forth [...]
2007-07-19 02:15:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL AF IR PK
07KABUL3066UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM
[...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]
2007-09-12 15:38:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3067UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM
[...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]
2007-09-12 15:44:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3068UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM
[...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]
2007-09-13 02:32:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3069UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM
[...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]
2007-09-13 02:33:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3070UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM
[...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]
2007-09-13 02:33:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3480IRANIAN FORCED REPATRIATIONS ANGER PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) During the October 8 session of Parliament's Lower House, incensed MPs once again accused the Iranian government of systematically mistreating Afghan refugees and unregistered migrants (REF A). Media reports that 16 Afghan minors had recently been condemned to death by an Iranian court tr [...]
2007-10-11 14:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM AF PREF
07KABUL3856NEW AFGHAN MINISTER OF REFUGEES AND REPATRIATION
[...] (SBU) On November 17, the Afghan Parliament confirmed Sheer Mohammmad Etebari as the new Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, replacing the ineffectual Akbar Akbar. UNHCR and the Kabul Refugee Section both see Etebari as a less than perfect but acceptable alternative to Akbar and have worked [...]
2007-11-17 12:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3876 Overall Success and Room for Improvement in Refugee
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces from November 11-14, the Refugee Section found most FY06 projects well-done and FY07 projects underway. The programs are vital to refugee reintegration and fill a critical need. In some cases, they represent the only visi [...]
2007-11-21 01:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4006 2007 AFGHAN REFUGEE RETURNS AND LIKELY 2008 REPATRIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Iran's deportations of undocumented Afghans in the spring of 2007 and Pakistan's push to repatriate its Afghan population by the end of 2009 have resulted in increased returns that put a squeeze on the fragile support system in place in Afghanistan. So far this year, UNHCR has [...]
2007-12-07 04:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4139 CHARG'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF REFUGEES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Charg Dell met with the new Minister of Refugees and Repatriation (MORR),Sheer Mohammad Etebari, and heard the Minister's ambitious plans to resettle returning Afghan refugees and bring stability to Afghanistan. The Charg stressed the USG commitment to Afghan refugees and urge [...]
2007-12-18 07:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4140 STILL A HARSH WORLD FOR WOMEN IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary. Despite Herat's status as the most modern Afghan city, western Afghanistan remains deeply conservative and women are still forced into arranged marriages, suffer beatings and abuse at the hands of family members, and resort to self-immolation as a means of escaping their plight an [...]
2007-12-18 07:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4141 STILL A HARSH WORLD FOR WOMEN IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary. Despite Herat's status as the most modern Afghan city, western Afghanistan remains deeply conservative and women are still forced into arranged marriages, suffer beatings and abuse at the hands of family members, and resort to self-immolation as a means of escaping their plight an [...]
2007-12-18 07:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL99 IDPS, URBANIZATION AND THE CHANGING FACE OF AFGHAN
[...] SUMMARY: Ebbing and flowing tides of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been a constant feature of the Afghan landscape for, at least, the past thirty years. Events in recent years seem only to mirror, in many ways, similar displacements following the Soviet invasion, the civil strife [...]
2007-01-10 09:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV AF
07KAMPALA1011NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (June 4-16, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-06-15 07:49:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1050UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-06-26 12:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1079NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (June 17-30, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-07-02 03:13:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1160NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 1-14, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-07-13 08:23:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1197NORTHERN UGANDA: KEEPING MOMENTUM IN THE PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: The peace talks between the Government of Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are at another important juncture. Currently, the parties are consulting with the stakeholders on the mechanisms for accountability and reconciliation. We expect the recess to be extended for anoth [...]
2007-07-23 12:57:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1209UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY (August 18-23)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-07-26 04:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1224NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 15-28, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-07-27 05:15:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1251NORTHERN UGANDA: PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENT TO KEEP MOMENTUM
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) U.N. Special Envoy Chissano, the international observer team, and post concur that we consider making another public statement to keep up the momentum of the process in the wake of agreement on the general principles of accountabili [...]
2007-08-03 08:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1291NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 29 - AUG 10, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-08-13 05:04:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1310UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 26-30,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive partner for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. Uganda is vigorously supporting a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives on HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR) and malaria (PM [...]
2007-08-15 10:23:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID UG
07KAMPALA1351NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (AUG 11 - AUG 24, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-08-24 09:39:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1419SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES NORTHERN UGANDAN ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold met with a wide range of government officials, local and religious leaders, military officers, internally-displaced persons, UN officials and international donors to discuss the current situation in northern Uganda during his visit from August 26 to 30. [...]
2007-09-07 09:48:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1435NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (AUGUST 25 - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-09-12 12:16:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1467NORTHERN UGANDA: PEACE PROCESS UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tim Shortley, Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution, traveled to Kampala with AF A/S Secretary Jendayi Frazer and remained in the region to meet with key officials in Uganda, Southern Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo from September 5-17. The GOU's lead negotiator at [...]
2007-09-20 13:24:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1485NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-09-25 13:37:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1594NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 5, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-10-16 12:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1595UGANDA: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT OF PRESIDENT MUSEVENI'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: A look inside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's in-box reveals a range of international and regional issues, many where the U.S. also has interests. Museveni's immediate "to-do" list includes repairing relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to gain its cooperation [...]
2007-10-16 12:52:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1689NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (OCTOBER 6 - 19, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social s [...]
2007-10-31 07:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1693UGANDA SUPPORTS SWING CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 12:00:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREF SMIG UG
07KAMPALA1720 NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA DEFECTOR AND NEGOTIATORS WELCOMED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Operations Chief Opio Makasi, who fled the group's camp on October 2, and the LRA's Juba Delegation arrived in Kampala on October 31 and November 1 respectively to warm welcomes and heavy press coverage. The Government continues to debrief Makasi a [...]
2007-11-05 11:46:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1853 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (November 3-30, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-12-07 08:30:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
07KAMPALA240NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (January 27-February 9, 2007)
[...] Summary: Post presents the thirteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good gove [...]
2007-02-12 04:33:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA297 UGANDA: Parliamentarians Concerned about Immigrants
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, 2007, RefCoord met with parliamentarians Stephen Mukitale and Beatrice Mpairwe of Bulisa district, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). RefCoord asked for the meeting to determine how IDP and refugee settlements impacted the local economy. H [...]
2007-02-20 11:42:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PINS UG
07KAMPALA312UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD (FEB 27-28)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money, and logistics. Uganda cooperates fully in the War on Terror, and is highly receptive to U.S. training and presence. On the humanitarian and develo [...]
2007-02-23 03:10:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA341NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (February 10-26, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: Post presents the fourteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]
2007-02-28 10:49:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA345UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR AND NSC DEPUTY ADVISOR DAVID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of US initiatives including Presidential initiatives o [...]
2007-03-01 03:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA377 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FO-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 3 [...]
2007-03-05 10:58:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
07KAMPALA399UGANDA: ROUNDUP ON MCCORMICK-POWELL VISIT
[...] Summary: David McCormick, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and Dina Powell, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs led a delegation through Uganda from March 2-5. The delegation came to observe the impact of foreign assistance and public di [...]
2007-03-07 11:05:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIN EAID PGOV PHUM PREF UG
07KAMPALA448NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA LEADER JOSEPH KONY AGREES TO RESUME
[...] Summary: Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhakana Rugunda described the discussions between Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony and United Nations Special Envoy for LRA-Affected Areas Joaquim Chissano on March 11 as "positive and constructive." Rugunda said that he anticipated anothe [...]
2007-03-14 05:46:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA449NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (February 27-March 9, 2007)
[...] Summary: Post presents the fifteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governanc [...]
2007-03-14 05:47:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA526NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (March 10-23, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: Post presents the sixteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good g [...]
2007-03-27 08:05:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA589NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (March 23-April 6, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: Post presents the seventeenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]
2007-04-06 03:59:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA630NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA TALKS TO RESUME APRIL 23
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10 for proposed press guidance. 2. (SBU) Summary: Negotiations between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are set to resume in Juba, Southern Sudan on April 26. The two parties agreed to extend the Cessation of Hos [...]
2007-04-16 10:46:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA727NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (April 7-30, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: Post presents the eighteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]
2007-04-30 09:26:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA871NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 1-18, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-05-22 07:35:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA964NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 19-June 2, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting MissionQs objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to socia [...]
2007-06-05 12:02:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA968NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 19-June 2, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-06-06 03:52:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KATHMANDU1001BHUTANESE REFUGEES WORRY ABOUT ONGOING
[...] (C) Recent press reports in Nepal and India have concluded that 70,000 - 80,000 Nepali-ethnic Bhutanese, called Lhotsampa, were not permitted to participate in the mock elections held in Bhutan in April. The reports also suggested that these people might be subject to eviction from Bhutan. G [...]
2007-05-18 11:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU1027UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES MEETS WITH CORE
[...] (C) On May 23, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres thanked the Core Group in Kathmandu for paving the way for third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. He had observed in his May 22 meetings that the Government of Nepal (GON) had accepted and endorsed a [...]
2007-05-23 12:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV CH BT NP
07KATHMANDU1033NEPAL: CHINESE AMBASSADOR AGREES MAOISTS HAVE NOT
[...] (C) The Maoists have not given up violence and intimidation, agreed Chinese Ambassador Zheng Xianglin in a May 23 meeting with the Ambassador. The two Ambassadors also discussed splinter ethnic groups in the Terai, their potential impact on elections, and the Maoist reaction to these groups. [...]
2007-05-24 12:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PREF PHUM KDEM CH NP
07KATHMANDU1042NEPAL: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO RAISE PENDING
[...] (C) In response to a request from the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pradhan agreed May 24 to raise the U.S. interest in a speedy process for parents with pending Nepali adoptions with Maoist Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Biswokarma and in the cabinet. At the same time, the Am [...]
2007-05-25 12:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CVIS KFRD KOCI PREF PTER EAID ADB
07KATHMANDU1059AMBASSADOR VISITS BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMPS,
[...] (SBU) On May 25, despite rocks thrown by Young Communist League activists in Jhapa District (ref A),the Ambassador held several successful meetings with refugee teachers, youth and the elected camp management. Questions regarding resettlement were largely practical. On May 26, Communist Par [...]
2007-05-29 13:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1069AMBASSADOR URGES HOME MINISTER TO HOLD MAOISTS
[...] (C) In a May 30 meeting with Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, the Ambassador sharply criticized the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) for attacking his vehicle in Jhapa on May 25 and for threatening and intimidating Nepalese with impunity across the country. The Maoist leade [...]
2007-05-30 12:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM ASEC PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1089FOREIGN MINISTER HOPES FOR MORE PROGRESS ON MAOIST
[...] (C) On May 31, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Barry Lowenkron highlighted to Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan U.S. concern regarding continued Maoist abuses; he also stressed the need to set a timetable for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election and to include marginalized ethnic [...]
2007-06-01 12:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PTER PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1091NEPAL: SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT HOPEFUL POLITICAL
[...] (C) Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty May 31 that the governing Eight-Party Alliance had reached an informal understanding on a new date for a Constituent Assembly ele [...]
2007-06-01 12:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREF NP
07KATHMANDU1132HOME MINISTER RELINQUISHES ROLE AS NEGOTIATOR WITH
[...] (C) Home Minister Sitaula stressed to the Ambassador June 6 that "it was no longer my job" to negotiate with Maoists on behalf of the Seven-Party Alliance. Peace and Reconstruction Minister Poudel would now be taking the lead. Sitaula told the Ambassador that the four Young Communist League [...]
2007-06-07 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PREF KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1227NEPAL GOVERNMENT AND UNHCR MUST ACT QUICKLY ON
[...] (SBU) In a briefing for donors on June 18, visiting UNHCR Field Security Advisor Leigh Hollingsworth lamented that the Government of Nepal (GON) had failed to communicate to local officials and security forces in Jhapa District its policy to support third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refu [...]
2007-06-21 11:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU123NEPAL: HOME MINISTER SAYS POLICE TO BE DEPLOYED
[...] (C) On January 19, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) planned to re-instate all police posts across the country within one week. Sitaula added that the GON also planned a significant presence of the Armed Police Force in every voting co [...]
2007-01-19 09:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF NP
07KATHMANDU1248NEPAL: FINANCE MINISTER WANTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Finance Minister Mahat told the Ambassador June 22 that the Government of Nepal's most pressing need was support for the Nepal Police to ensure a free and fair Constituent Assembly election. The Ambassador said the U.S. had come up with an additional USD 2.8 million for election security [...]
2007-06-25 12:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV EAID KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1320AMBASSADOR TELLS FOREIGN MINISTER: REFUGEE CAMPS
[...] (C) On July 6, the Ambassador highlighted to Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan U.S. concerns regarding the intimidation and terror tactics the Bhutanese Communist Party and traditional Bhutanese refugee leaders were using in the refugee camps to discourage resettlement. Pradhan agreed that ther [...]
2007-07-09 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER CVIS KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1328NEPAL: HOME MINISTRY TO HIRE 75,000 POLICE FOR
[...] (C) During a farewell call July 10 on Home Minister Krishna Sitaula, the Ambassador stressed that the Maoists had miscalculated by assuming that the Nepal Army would acquiesce if the Maoists attempted to seize power. Pushing ahead with the Constituent Assembly polls in November was the best wa [...]
2007-07-11 10:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1332NEPAL: SPEAKER SAYS INTERIM PARLIAMENT SERIOUS
[...] (C) Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang told the Ambassador July 10 that the Interim Parliament was busy preparing for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election and the passage of a new budget. Nemwang stated that, after the budget was passed, the Interim Parliament had one more ele [...]
2007-07-12 15:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PREF PTER KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1347MK NEPAL CONFIRMS NO LEFT ALLIANCE
[...] (C) On July 10, MK Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),reported to the Ambassador that his party had finished a 15 day party meeting at which the party members had discussed the conditions for the election in the countryside. Nepal told [...]
2007-07-13 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PREF PTER KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1376BHUTANESE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT STILL FACING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of Nepal (GON) has agreed to third-country resettlement as an option for the Bhutanese refugees, bureaucratic and security obstacles continue to delay the start of resettlement processing: IOM still needs to conclude an MOU with the GON; the GON is resis [...]
2007-07-18 12:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL BT NP
07KATHMANDU1389GON OFFERS ENCOURAGEMENT ON CAMP SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Nepal (GON) officials advised refcoord July 19 and 20 that the MOU between the GON and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) should be signed within two weeks; that the GON is fully committed to establishing security in the Bhutanese refugee camps and [...]
2007-07-20 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL NP BT
07KATHMANDU1458DEMARCHE ON PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 11:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC NP
07KATHMANDU1531NEPAL DEPORTS TIBETAN REFUGEE TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16 Tibetan refugee Tsering Wangchen was deported from Nepal to China in an apparent violation of the so-called &gentlemen,s agreement8 between the Government of Nepal (GON) and UNHCR whereby new Tibetan refugee arrivals are permitted to transit Nepal to India and are not [...]
2007-08-10 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL NP CH
07KATHMANDU1603NEPAL: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS ELECTION, REFUGEES AND
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on Foreign Minister Pradhan on August 13, the Ambassador emphasized the ongoing U.S. interest in assisting Nepal with its upcoming Constituent Assembly election and its democratic transition. Minister Pradhan responded that the election was the Gov [...]
2007-08-24 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PREF ELAB KDEM KWMN AMGT BT
07KATHMANDU1613HOME MINISTER TRYING TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER
[...] (C) On August 23 Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula told the Ambassador that the violent activities of the Maoists and of Madhesi splinter groups in the Terai were among many challenges to the Constituent Assembly election. Sitaula said that the Government of Nepal (GON) was attempting to r [...]
2007-08-27 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PREF EAID KSEC KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1631BHUTANESE REFUGEE DONOR GROUP REVIEWS RESETTLEMENT
[...] Summary: UNHCR Nepal Representative Abraham Abraham convened a Donor Group meeting on August 24 to review developments in establishing security in the Bhutanese refugee camps and preparing for large-scale resettlement processing. According to Abraham, police would be deployed 24/7 to all seve [...]
2007-08-29 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL NP
07KATHMANDU168DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OLI WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL'S
[...] (C) In a hospital bedside conversation with the Ambassador January 23, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli expressed his grave concern about Nepal's political situation. Oli stressed that the Maoists had not given up their goal of capturing state power. He stated that it was [...]
2007-01-25 09:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF PINR BT NP
07KATHMANDU1944EXIT PERMIT PROCESS FOR RESETTLEMENT OF BHUTANESE
[...] (C) In meetings with Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Sauerbrey October 31, Nepal's Home and Foreign Ministers expressed receptiveness to streamlining the exit permit process for Bhutanese refugees, although they could not state what the new process would be or when i [...]
2007-11-05 08:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU1945AS SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH PRIME MINISTER AND
[...] (C) In a meeting with Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Sauerbrey November 3, Prime Minister Koirala expressed concern about four aspects of the resettlement program for Bhutanese refugees: the citizenship status of the refugees, speed of the resettlement program (he [...]
2007-11-06 07:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM CH BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU2055NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 09:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS NP
07KATHMANDU232NEPAL: JTMM WREAKS HAVOC IN TERAI
[...] (C) The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM)(Terai People's Liberation Front),a Maoist splinter group, has played a key role in racheting up violent protests wracking Nepal's Terai, or southern belt. The JTMM broke with the Maoists in 2003 over its demand for an independent state for the Ma [...]
2007-02-01 11:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV NP
07KATHMANDU24NEPAL CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF FEELS BELEAGUERED, SEEKS
[...] (C/NF) In a January 4 meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal worried that armed Maoists were occupying strategic locations in and around Kathmandu and questioned why they had not been sent to cantonment sites. Katawal felt somewhat beleaguered, with little su [...]
2007-01-05 10:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL PGOV NP
07KATHMANDU316COMMUNIST PARTY OF BHUTAN INTENSIFIES ACTIVITIES
[...] (C/NF) According to several recent reports in the Royal Government of Bhutan's (RGOB) news service and the Indian press, the Communist Party of Bhutan - Marxist Leninist Maoist (CPB) has intensified its activities in the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal. A close Embassy contact and r [...]
2007-02-07 12:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL PGOV PTER BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU317NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER AGREES TO RESETTLE
[...] (C) In a February 7 meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala agreed to allow third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. On the ongoing violence in the Terai, the Ambassador encouraged the Prime Minister to both initiate a dialogue with all ethnic minoritie [...]
2007-02-07 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PHUM CH BT NP
07KATHMANDU335THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK!
[...] (SBU) I would like to personally thank you and your staff for their hard work and dedication in advancing the U.S. resettlement program for the Bhutanese refugees. PRM's support and forward thinking, particularly the offer to accept 60,000 refugees back in October, re-energized the search for [...]
2007-02-09 10:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU338CORE GROUP ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES EAGER TO MOVE
[...] (C) In a February 9 meeting with Ambassadors representing the Core Group on Bhutanese refugees, Ambassador Moriarty informed his colleagues that Prime Minister had approved large-scale resettlement (ref A). The Ambassador's briefing was well-received and helped the Core Group to define its ne [...]
2007-02-09 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU366NEPAL: PM'S ADVISOR UPBEAT ABOUT PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C/NF) Dr. Suresh Chalise, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, told the DCM February 12 that he was confident that the Government of Nepal (GON) would find a solution to the situation in the Terai. The Maoists had been put on the defensive due to the Terai unrest, and the Nepali Cong [...]
2007-02-14 12:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PREF NP
07KATHMANDU402CANADIAN AMBASSADOR PLEASED BY PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) Canada's New Delhi-based Ambassador to Nepal David Malone told the Ambassador recently he was pleased to hear of Prime Minister Koirala's recent decision to approve third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. He indicated that the Government of Canada had not yet decided how many re [...]
2007-02-21 09:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER BT IN CA NP
07KATHMANDU407NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT KING,
[...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador February 21 that King Gyanendra's speech on Democracy Day reflected the monarch's increasingly deliberate efforts to interfere with Nepal's democratic transition and derail the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. Mukherjee said that the Sev [...]
2007-02-21 12:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PTER NP
07KATHMANDU447NEPAL: NO OBJECTION TO RESETTLEMENT OF BHUTANESE
[...] (C) In separate meetings on February 26, the Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister K.P. Oli and Home Minister K.P. Sitaula on Prime Minister Koirala's February 7 approval of U.S. plans to resettle Bhutanese refugees (reftel). Both ministers were noncommittal, but raised no objections to the U.S [...]
2007-02-28 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV CH BT NP
07KATHMANDU486NEPAL: INDIA DIGS IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT
[...] (C) Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee told the Ambassador on March 5 that the Government of India (GOI) was encouraging the Prime Minister to hold the line on weapons management before allowing Maoist entry into an interim government. Mukherjee also reported that he personally [...]
2007-03-06 14:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PREF BH IN NP
07KATHMANDU487NEPAL: INDIA DIGS IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT
[...] (C) Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee told the Ambassador on March 5 that the Government of India (GOI) was encouraging the Prime Minister to hold the line on weapons management before allowing Maoist entry into an interim government. Mukherjee also reported that he personally [...]
2007-03-07 02:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PREF BH IN NP
07KATHMANDU544NEPAL AND BHUTAN MAY MEET ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) Joint Secretary for UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry told RefCoord March 14 that Nepal and Bhutan would likely meet at the SAARC Summit in New Delhi to discuss the Bhutanese refugees. In a separate meeting, a well-respected Bhutanese refugee leader indicated that Bhutan's Home Minister [...]
2007-03-14 11:48:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL PGOV BH NP
07KATHMANDU550UNDER SECRETARY FORE CALLS FOR ROUNDTABLE TO
[...] (C) On March 10, Under Secretary of State Fore urged Prime Minister Koirala to hold a national roundtable to begin to address the political concerns of Madhesis as well as ethnic minorities and other historically disadvantaged groups. The Prime Minister responded that he had asked Subash Nemwa [...]
2007-03-15 09:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG PREF PHUM BH IN NP
07KATHMANDU551UNDER SECRETARY FORE CALLS FOR ROUNDTABLE TO
[...] (U) THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY OF KATHMANDU 550. CORRECTION IN FINAL PARAGRAPH (COMMENT). Summary ------- 2. (C) On March 10, Under Secretary of State Fore urged Prime Minister Koirala to hold a national roundtable to begin to address the political concerns of Madhesis as well as ethnic [...]
2007-03-15 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG PREF PHUM BH IN NP
07KATHMANDU560FOREIGN MINISTER ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT, THREAT TO
[...] (C) Foreign Minister K.P. Oli suggested to the Ambassador March 15 that the Interim Parliament might vote March 16 to endorse Prime Minister Koirala and accept his oath of office. Oli was not certain if the PM would then announce the formation of an interim government. The Ambassador expresse [...]
2007-03-16 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF ASEC PTER BH NP
07KATHMANDU582HOME MINISTER SAYS TRUST IS BIGGEST HURDLE WITH
[...] (C) Home Minister Sitaula told the Ambassador March 17 that the biggest difficulty the Government of Nepal (GON) faced in forming an interim government with the Maoists was "biswas" (trust). He noted that the Maoists had started to return some land they had seized but continued to violate man [...]
2007-03-20 12:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREF BH NP
07KATHMANDU589NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR ACKNOWLEDGES PEACE PROCESS AT
[...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty encouraged Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng March 19 to support fully Prime Minister Koirala's efforts to prevent Maoist entry into an interim government until Maoist behavior improved. Toreng worried, however, that the widening credibility gap between the Seven-Party [...]
2007-03-21 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR PREL PGOV PREF UN BH NP
07KATHMANDU620UPDATE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES; MEETING WITH EU
[...] (SBU) At the Kathmandu-based Core Group meeting March 22, the Ambassador detailed his earlier discussions with Prime Minister Koirala, Home Minister Sitaula and Foreign Minister Oli on resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham expressed concern about the activit [...]
2007-03-23 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV BT EU SAARC NP
07KATHMANDU739AFTER PUSHING FOR AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT, INDIANS
[...] (C) Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee agreed with the Ambassador April 9 that the re-appointment of Krishna Prasad Sitaula as Home Minister would exacerbate existing tensions in the Terai and make it more difficult to impose law and order. They also agreed that problems remained with t [...]
2007-04-10 12:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU751TIBETAN REFUGEES: NANGPA-LA SURVIVOR TELLS HIS
[...] (C) According to Lhopsang Penjore, a Tibetan refugee who was present at the time, recently provided more details regarding the September 2006 murder of a Tibetan nun by PRC border guards. Penjore told RefCoord on April 10 that the 76-person group was ten days from Lhasa when Chinese armed pol [...]
2007-04-12 09:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM PGOV CH NP
07KATHMANDU761PRIME MINISTER SAYS ELECTION DELAY LIKELY,
[...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala told the Ambassador April 13 that an election delay was likely. The Ambassador acknowledged that free and fair elections now would be difficult, noting that security in the country remained poor and marginalized ethnic groups continued to feel excluded from the poli [...]
2007-04-13 11:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MASS ETRD IN BT NP
07KATHMANDU78BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
[...] (C) In recent meetings with Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet, UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham, and Core Group Chair and Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade, RefCoord promoted coordinated donor action to encourage the Government of Nepal (GON) to adopt a resettlement policy. Basnet [...]
2007-01-12 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BH NP AS
07KATHMANDU809CORE GROUP MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON
[...] (C) In a meeting April 20 with Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan, members of the Core Group representing the U.S., Australia, Canada, Denmark and Norway laid out the basis for technical discussions on third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. FM Pradhan emphasized the need to repatriate [...]
2007-04-20 12:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU824MAOIST ABUSES/MADHESI UNREST CONTINUE IN
[...] (C) Political party leaders, business community representatives, human rights monitors and minority rights activists in southeastern Nepal told the Ambassador during an April 17-19 visit that they were increasingly dissatisfied with the general lack of security. Threats, extortion and intimid [...]
2007-04-23 12:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREF KDEM ECON NP
07KATHMANDU858NEPAL: PM SAYS NOVEMBER ELECTION LIKELY; POLICE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala told the Ambassador April 27 that the eight parties would set a date for the Constituent Assembly election "very soon," likely for late November 2007 following Nepal's autumn holidays. The Ambassador stressed that an election date announcement was ke [...]
2007-04-27 13:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS PREF KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU896UNHCR PREPARES TO RESETTLE BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) On May 3, UNHCR International Protection Division Deputy Director and Head of the Resettlement Service Vincent Cochetel and UNHCR's Country Representative Abraham Abraham informed Charge d'Affaires that the United States needed to clarify its preferred methodology to identify and process th [...]
2007-05-04 12:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU919SOLIDIFYING NEPAL'S SUPPORT FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) During their visit to Nepal April 23 - 28, Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Deputy Director for Asia and the Near East Larry Bartlett and PRM Deputy Director for Admissions Jan Belz met with key Government of Nepal (GON) officials to solidify GON support for the Bhutanese refugee [...]
2007-05-09 11:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU92PM KOIRALA ASKS FOR U.S. ADVICE ON COMMUNISTS AND
[...] (C/NF) Prime Minister GP Koirala told the Ambassador January 17 that he planned to tell Maoist Supremo Prachanda later the same day in plain terms that, with the Maoists in the interim parliament, the time had come for them to end their violence and extortion and dissolve their "people's gover [...]
2007-01-17 11:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PREF MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU974NEPAL'S HOME MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS, BUT
[...] (C) Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula suggested to the Ambassador May 15 that the security situation had improved. Nepal Police had taken action against the Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) in three districts, but police were ill-equipped to effectively implement law and order. The Amba [...]
2007-05-16 12:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PTER PHUM MARR UN NP
07KHARTOUM1005REGIME HARDLINER TO CDA: THERE IS A GOLDEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 24 meeting with CDA Fernandez, regime hardliner Magzoub al Khalifa declared that a "golden opportunity" exists for progress on Darfur. Expressing his eagerness to work with the U.S., Khalifa stated that the next six months will be crucial for building a platform condu [...]
2007-06-24 14:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
07KHARTOUM1018 DARFUR - HUNGER SEASON BRINGS CHRONIC BUT STABLE NUTRITION
[...] (U) Available indicators on malnutrition, including new admissions to feeding centers, food security levels, and sentinel site data, indicate a generally stable nutrition situation in Darfur as compared to the same time last year. Exceptions include areas in South Darfur currently receiving new [...]
2007-06-26 14:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1028 SUDAN - THE BLUES OF BLUE NILE STATE
[...] (U) Blue Nile State, which lies in the fertile woodland savannah belt of eastern Sudan, has a strong potential for agricultural production. However, several challenges exist for this special administrative area as defined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. War destroyed most basic infrastr [...]
2007-06-28 10:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM106SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...]
2007-01-24 15:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1080 DARFUR - NEW IDPS OVERWHELM AL SALAM CAMP
[...] Begin summary: Since early May, an influx of newly displaced persons arriving in Al Salam camp near Nyala, South Darfur, has created a localized humanitarian emergency. New arrivals are often in poor health, and relief agencies are providing much-needed humanitarian aid. USAID field staff r [...]
2007-07-11 08:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1085 S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH SOUTH DARFURIANS
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) During a July 9 visit to Nyala, Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, and US Embassy Charg Alberto Fernandez conducted a series of meetings with IDP camp representatives, the Magdoum of the Fur and civil society activists, as well as an impromptu meeting with the d [...]
2007-07-12 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1086 SUDAN - FLOOD RESPONSE IN NORTHERN SUDAN
[...] Summary: In July, unseasonably heavy rains and subsequent flooding have affected more than 28,000 households in Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, White Nile, Kassala, and Blue Nile states in northern Sudan, according to Sudanese government officials and humanitarian organizations. Government agen [...]
2007-07-12 15:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1094S/E NATSIOS VISIT TO NORTH DARFUR (CORRECTED COPY OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 9-10 visit to El Fasher, North Darfur, Special Envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios, accompanied by CDA Alberto Fernandez and others, met with representatives from the AU and UN, IDP camps, civil society groups and the local branch of the Umma Party. He learned of the challen [...]
2007-07-13 15:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU AU
07KHARTOUM1124SUDAN - DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN SUDAN
[...] Summary: This cable declares a disaster due to flooding in Sudan and requests U.S. Government (USG) emergency assistance for those in need. Unseasonably heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding since late June have affected hundreds of thousands people in Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, White Nile [...]
2007-07-19 16:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1132ARAB TRIBAL RESETTLEMENT IN DARFUR ISSUE MORE
[...] (SBU) The much-anticipated report by the UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) on the influx of Arabs from Chad into Darfur will determine their legal status rather than assess whether the Sudanese Government has launched a program to resettle Chadian Arabs in the region, according to UNHCR D [...]
2007-07-22 15:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM EAID SU CD UN
07KHARTOUM1167 DARFUR - USAID AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS
[...] Summary: Current USAID emergency agriculture interventions in Darfur have successfully improved the livelihoods and food security of small farming and agro-pastoralist households in many rural areas. However, ongoing conflict and insecurity make sustained agriculture and livestock interventi [...]
2007-07-26 11:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1172DARFUR - ENGAGING CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE PEACE PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Between July 12 and 19, USAID staff met with key civil society representatives in South and West Darfur to follow up on issues raised during the U.S. Special Envoy's visit to Nyala, gauge the views of civil society representatives in El Geneina, and assess possible areas of USG [...]
2007-07-29 07:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1210SUDAN FLOODING UPDATE
[...] Summary. The Government of National Unity (GNU),Government of South Sudan (GOSS),and humanitarian community continue to respond to flooding that has affected hundreds of thousands of people throughout Sudan in July. The GNU Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) estimates that flooding has dama [...]
2007-08-05 12:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1213DARFUR - EL GENEINA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR AT RISK
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent USAID visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, U.N. staff alerted USAID to serious security problems and human rights abuses in the northern corridor of West Darfur. Arab nomadic groups and armed militia are terrorizing the residents of Abu Sorug, Sirba, Silea, and Bir [...]
2007-08-05 14:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1236SUDAN - USAID AIRLIFTS PLASTIC SHEETING FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED
[...] On August 8, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Fernandez and Undersecretary for the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Charles Manyang welcomed the arrival of a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) airlift carrying plastic sheeting for flood-af [...]
2007-08-09 06:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1271SUDAN - USAID FLOOD AND RETURNEE ASSESSMENT IN UNITY STATE
[...] Summary. From August 7 to 9, a USAID staff member traveled to Unity State to assess the flood emergency. Three counties in Unity State are seriously flooded, and between 6,000 and 13,000 families displaced statewide. Aid agencies and local officials are concerned because flooding began in J [...]
2007-08-14 12:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1296SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT IN KASSALA STATE
[...] Summary. From August 6 to 9, USAID/SUDAN staff traveled to Kassala State to assess the effects of recent flooding, following unseasonably heavy rainfall in early July. Flooding has affected an estimated 40,000 people, destroyed more than 2,600 homes, and resulted in 10 deaths and extensive d [...]
2007-08-19 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1297 DARFUR - MALNUTITION UPDATE
[...] Summary: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that recent Darfur nutrition survey results indicate the first significant increase in malnutrition in the region since 2004. According to USAID partner the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF),six localized nutrition [...]
2007-08-19 14:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1366SUDAN - STATUS OF IDP RETURNS TO SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] Summary. In a recent meeting with USAID, the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported that 1.24 million former internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to the Three Areas and Southern Sudan since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in January 2005. Based on IDP surv [...]
2007-08-30 13:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1385SUDAN - FLOOD RESPONSE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] Summary. Since June, flooding has affected more than 91,000 people in Lakes, Warrab, Unity, Upper Nile, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, and Jonglei states in Southern Sudan, according to the U.N. It is unclear whether the floods are worse than in previous years; however, non-governmental organizati [...]
2007-09-04 08:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1390 DARFUR - HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE
[...] Summary: On September 1, the high-level committee that oversees the implementation of the Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur met in Khartoum. In the capacity of donor observer, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, accompanied by a USAID represen [...]
2007-09-04 13:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
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