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06KUWAIT3921	KUWAITI TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] In response to reftel, Post's trade compliance and monitoring regime is organized as follows. The Economic Section covers issues related to Kuwait's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),tax policy, and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). The Foreign Commercial Serv [...]	2006-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KU

06KUWAIT3923	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VATICAN AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3936	KUWAITI ENERGY MINISTER ON BROWNOUTS, PROJECT [...] (C/NF) In a 2 October call on the new and somewhat embattled Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Sabah Al-Sabah, the Ambassador asked about the Ministry's priorities, the summer power outages, gas production, and Project Kuwait (the $8.5 billion project for international oil companies to devel [...]	2006-10-02 13:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT3937	MFA READ OUT OF PM SINIORA AND PRESIDENT ABBAS' [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with PolChief, the Director of the Arab World Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jassem Al-Mubaraki, provided a read out on the recent visits of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait. Al-Muba [...]	2006-10-02 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EFIN KPAL LE KU
06KUWAIT3938	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...]	2006-10-02 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU AA
06KUWAIT3939	FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...]	2006-10-02 14:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT3965	JUSTICE MINISTER STRESSES INDEPENDENCE OF [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who currently serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, on September 27 to inquire about his plans for the Ministry of Justice. The Minister, who took over the Justice portfolio in February, said that [...]	2006-10-03 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIPR KTFN EFIN PTER KU
06KUWAIT397	GCC STRATEGY ON IRAN: "HOPING FOR A MIRACLE" [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told Poloff in a February 1 meeting that while the GCC "has no other option than to comply with any UNSC resolution," it would not publicly support such a step. GCC countries had exp [...]	2006-02-05 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL SENV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT398	MFA GCC OFFICE DIRECTOR PREDICTS MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) During a February 5 meeting, the Ambassador and Abdullah Al-Ghanim, Director of the GCC Office at the Ministry of Affairs, discussed GCC involvement with Iran, counterterrorism, regional defense, and other issues affecting the Gulf states. Al-Ghanim said that Saudi King Abdullah has an " [...]	2006-02-05 14:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ZP
06KUWAIT3983	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 08:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3984	ISLAMIST MPS MANEUVER TO GARNER FEMALE [...] (SBU) Islamist parliamentarians (MPs) have drafted a proposal detailing 32 measures they believe should be taken to ensure more equal treatment of Kuwaiti men and women, the Arab Times (local English daily) reported October 3. The measures include giving Kuwaiti women the same social, income [...]	2006-10-04 10:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT399	KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...]	2006-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF
06KUWAIT3992	MOI READ-OUT OF JEDDAH MEETING OF INTERIOR [...] (C/NF) During a September 30 meeting, Major General Dr. Khaled Al-Osaimi, the Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, gave PolChief a brief read out of the September 18-19 meeting of the Interior Ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [...]	2006-10-04 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3993	GOK CONFIRMS THAT STANDARDIZED DOMESTIC LABOR [...] (C/NF) PolCounselor and PolOff visited Abdullah Al-Ruwaih, the Director of Immigration at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),on October 3 to inquire about the Ministry's plans to begin enforcing the standardized, three-party domestic labor contract on October 1. Al-Ruwaih confirmed that as of [...]	2006-10-04 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT3994	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES WOMEN LEADERS IN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert S. Senseney, William Lawrence, Dave Pollock, Penny Rechkemmer, Vijitha M. Eyango, Lars Bromley, and Lara A. Campbell for travel to Kuwait from October 7-11. 2. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodation, meetings, local trans [...]	2006-10-04 15:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KWMN KSCA SENV TSPL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3995	TERROR FINANCE: INCREASING PRESSURE TO EASE GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: On October 3, Econoff met with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Organizations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) to discuss a perceived shift in his statements on MOSAL's charity oversight responsibilities. Al-Ammar, who [...]	2006-10-04 16:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KTFN PTER KU
06KUWAIT400	"NO DECISION" ON CONTINUED GOK AID TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) The Kuwaiti government (GOK) is still undecided on whether or not to continue "aid to the Palestinian Authority" (PA) after Hamas' victory, unnamed Kuwaiti diplomatic sources said, according to an Al-Qabas report translated and reprinted February 5 in the English-daily Arab Times. (Comm [...]	2006-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU
06KUWAIT4022	TERROR FINANCE: MFA UNSWAYED ON RIHS [...] (C) During an October 8 meeting, Econcouns asked MFA Director for Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Al-Maqamis what reaction the MFA had to the latest non-paper concerning the activities of the Islamic Revival and Heritage Society, which Econcouns delivered to Maqamis on September 12 (Ref A). [...]	2006-10-09 07:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT4023	IRAQ COMPACT: GOK UNDECIDED ABOUT HOSTING LATE [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Econcouns discussed reftel demarche and upcoming Iraq Compact (ICI) events with UK DCM Jamie Bowden on October 7. Bowden said UK Ambassador had raised the Iraq Compact with MFA U/S Jarallah that morning, and had been told the GOK was still undecided about hosting th [...]	2006-10-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
06KUWAIT4024	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-09 07:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4026	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC ELECTION OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) PolCouns discussed ref b points with MFA Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour al-Awadi on October 8. Al-Awadi said Kuwait's Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah personally assured the Guatemalan FM of Kuwait's vote when the two met recently in New York. [...]	2006-10-09 08:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4027	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) PolCouns delivered on October 8 points from reftels regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to MFA Director for Asian and African Affairs Ambassador Mohammed Saud Al-Badr and Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Both assured PolCouns that t [...]	2006-10-09 08:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4047	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4067	MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with reappointed Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Adel Al-Tabtaba,ei on Wednesday, October 4. The Minister designated a new point of contact within the Ministry of Education to work with the Embassy, a step we hope will overcome obstacles to ongoing [...]	2006-10-11 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI SCUL KU
06KUWAIT407	KUWAIT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and Coalition troops in the country is sensitive both domestically and in the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified SIPDIS source [...]	2006-02-06 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MOPS KU
06KUWAIT4071	GCC ADVISOR: VISIT TO ISFAHAN NUCLEAR FACILITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 9 meeting with PolChief, Advisor to the GCC Secretary General Dr. Sami Al-Faraj shared his impressions of a two-day conference sponsored by the Expediency Council he attended in April that included a visit to the Isfahan nuclear facility. Al-Faraj, who regularly [...]	2006-10-11 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4075	KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MPS MAKE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) All six Kuwaiti MP's who are members of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have voluntarily disclosed their personal financial records in letters to the Speaker of Parliament, local press reported October 11. The Speaker prom [...]	2006-10-11 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4076	SENIOR SCIRI LEADER AMMAR AL-HAKIM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Ammar Al-Hakim, the son of SCIRI leader Abdulaziz Al-Hakim and a top SCIRI leader himself, arrived in Kuwait October 8 for meetings with the Amir, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and other Kuwaiti government officials. Al-Hakim likely tried to assuage Kuwaiti fe [...]	2006-10-11 14:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4078	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK STAMILIO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Mark Stamilio and Andrew Morrison, U.S. Department of State, Office of War Crimes Issues, to travel to post for meetings and consultations regarding the Iraqi High Tribunal's investigation of regime crimes against Kuwaiti national [...]	2006-10-14 04:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT APER PREL PTER KU IZ
06KUWAIT4093	(SBU) KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for John Hannah and Robert Karem to travel to post o/a 16 to 22 October 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (SBU) Hotel reservatio [...]	2006-10-14 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT410	ROBOTS REQUIRED AT KUWAIT CAMEL RACING [...] On February 5, Poloff and LES Pol Assistant attended the opening day of the Sixth Annual Camel Racing Championship, which runs through February 9. Robots have been used in the more minor races leading up to this event (ref A). This was the first of the annual championship races in Kuwait, how [...]	2006-02-06 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU TIP
06KUWAIT4102	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-15 08:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4109	UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 AND KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-15 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM EAID KLEG KU KATRINA AID
06KUWAIT4113	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 08:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4118	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT [...] (C/NF) During an October 15 meeting with PolChief, Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Kuwaiti Parliament, characterized the prospect of GCC countries gradually accepting an Iraqi government dominated by Shi'a r [...]	2006-10-16 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4119	ARAB FUND ON IRAQ COMPACT AND AID TO LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif Al-Hamad told Charge October 16 that the Iraq Compact enjoys "very little support" among Arab countries. He said a combination of "fogginess" over who is driving the compact, anxiety about the brisk pace at which it is moving, and a gene [...]	2006-10-16 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU PREL
06KUWAIT4121	FY06Q4 PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER DR. SARAH BREWER [...] Summary: On September 17 - 20, 2006, PA Kuwait hosted U.S. Speaker on women and politics, Dr. Sarah Brewer, for a five-day intensive speaking tour in Kuwait. The associate director of American University's Women and Politics Institute effectively engaged Kuwaiti female political activists rang [...]	2006-10-17 04:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL KMPI XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4147	REFINERY DISPUTE WITH SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...] (C/NF) Post concurs with Embassy Riyadh's points in ref. A, but would add that further delay of Kuwaiti plans to build a new 615,000 bpd refinery could adversely affect U.S. companies considering participation in the project including Fluor, Parsons, GE, and Bechtel. In addition, the start o [...]	2006-10-17 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4151	MINISTRY OF COMMERCE UPBEAT ON TIFA, WELCOMES USTR [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17, EconCouns met with Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Assistant Under Secretary Hamid Al-Ghanim to review the TIFA Council meeting SIPDIS that took place on September 5, and to discuss next steps in the TIFA process. Al-Ghanim said the TIFA was importan [...]	2006-10-17 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4152	AMAR AL-HAKIM ON IRAQ-GCC AND IRAQ-KUWAIT RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Amar Al-Hakim, son of SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim, said the annual Ramadan visit of the Al-Hakim family is a social tradition and an opportunity to reach out to Kuwait's government and the Sunni community here. During his visit, Al-Hakim met with a wide range of senior off [...]	2006-10-17 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT4153	IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE REGIONAL CT [...] (U) This message, cleared by embassies Kuwait, Riyadh, Amman, Damascus, Baghdad, and Ankara, provides recommendations for regional activities to advance the counterterrorism strategy developed in March in Kuwait. While not exhaustive, the initiatives described below are in posts' opinion relatively [...]	2006-10-17 21:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KISL OEXC KU IZ SY JO TU SA
06KUWAIT4158	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4173	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel),activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...]	2006-10-18 10:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER
06KUWAIT4177	IRAQ COMPACT: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR OCTOBER [...] (C) Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khalid Maqamis on October 18 to touch base on GOK planning for the hosting of the Iraq Compact meeting on October 31. Maqamis said the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) had been charged by the forei [...]	2006-10-18 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU PREL
06KUWAIT4178	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO SPREAD [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs launched an initiative in 2005 to spread moderation among Muslims and present Islam as a moderate religion to non-Muslims. The Ministry has recently opened its World Moderation Center, a special agency to implement [...]	2006-10-18 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KU
06KUWAIT42	KUWAITI SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC LABORERS ALMOST OPEN [...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti Union for Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) Director General Hashim Maged Sayyid Mohammad told us January 3 that he is waiting for final Interior Ministry approval in order to open a 50-bed shelter for domestic workers. The KUDLO-funded and run shelter will also offer legal [...]	2006-01-05 07:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KCRM KU
06KUWAIT4203	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Frances Fragos Townsend, Michele L. Malvesti, and Michael Taylor to travel to post per reftel. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. ( [...]	2006-10-21 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4204	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES (23-30 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Jones to travel to post o/a 27 to 30 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 27 to 29 Oct, a [...]	2006-10-23 06:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU QA GM UK
06KUWAIT4205	SPLITS EMERGING IN PARLIAMENT'S 17-MEMBER ISLAMIC [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Splits within the 17-member Islamic Bloc have recently surfaced. The tensions are largely between independent Islamists and those affiliated with a political association outside Parliament. While the two groups agree on fundamental issues, they differ over propos [...]	2006-10-23 06:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4206	FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs),and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...]	2006-10-23 06:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4211	SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Undersecretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait De [...]	2006-10-24 07:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU
06KUWAIT4212	SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait [...]	2006-10-24 18:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU
06KUWAIT4213	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEVIN TAECKER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Kevin Taecker to travel to post o/a October 29-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Chris Gr [...]	2006-10-25 05:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4218	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT KOEPCKE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Robert Koepcke to travel to post o/a October 29-November 2, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...]	2006-10-25 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY DEPUTY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and staff to travel to post o/a October 29-November 4, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bagh [...]	2006-10-25 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT EFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4220	SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO KUWAIT, [...] (S/NF) Embassy Kuwait welcomes your visit, which comes in the general framework of a longstanding and productive CT relationship between Kuwait and the United States, and continued close, effective cooperation on the ground across a range of issues. During your visit, you will meet with sev [...]	2006-10-26 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4221	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMAS STAAL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Thomas Staal to travel to post o/a October 29 - November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. A hotel reservation has been made at the [...]	2006-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4235	KUWAIT MEPIC 6 - FY06Q4: New Exchange Participants, [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q4 and responds to questions posed in State 147848 (see paragraph 5). In addition to addressing the progress made by Kuwaiti NGOs toward fulfillment of FY05 and FY06 Small Grants projects, the report i [...]	2006-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT4237	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DAYTON (31 OCT TO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 31 October to 3 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 31 Oct t [...]	2006-10-28 17:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU NL IZ
06KUWAIT4238	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL HOCK (28 OCT [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 29 October to 2 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 29 Oct t [...]	2006-10-29 04:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT424	FREEDOM AGENDA: SPEAKER PREDICTS FEW CHANGES IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said the Amir would decide "in the coming few days" whether or not to keep the Prime Minister and Crown Prince positions separated. (Note: The positions were separated for the first time since indepe [...]	2006-02-07 10:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT425	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES USG TO "GIVE HAMAS A [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KU
06KUWAIT4252	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, WAR ON TERROR, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-29 09:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4254	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DANIEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Daniel Weygandt to travel to post o/a October 31-November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...]	2006-10-30 04:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU
06KUWAIT4255	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAYATRI PATEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Gayatri Patel to travel to post o/a 11 November to 13 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 1 [...]	2006-10-30 05:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4258	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - DEMOCRACY, CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 08:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4265	KUWAIT CANCELS PARTICIPATION IN PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Post learned October 30 that Kuwait has withdrawn from observer participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise Leading Edge in Bahrain. The decision was not announced publicly. The GOK had previously committed to send three observers to the exercise, two from the [...]	2006-10-30 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4284	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JARED CAPLAN TO [...] Embassy Kuwait requests country clearance for consular officer Jared S Caplan to travel to Embassy Damascus to provide TDY consular assistance for the period November 1 - November 17, 2006. CA/EX has provided Caplan with TDY travel orders for his travel from Washington, DC to Damascus. 2. [...]	2006-10-31 10:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU SY COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4285	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BROCK DAHL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Brock Dahl to travel to post o/a October 30-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodatio [...]	2006-10-31 11:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA KU IZ
06KUWAIT4286	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAISIR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 11:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4288	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANE ELLEN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Jane Ellen Bagwell and Mr. Jason Wilson to travel to post o/a 3 November to 11 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As requested, [...]	2006-10-31 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA APER JO IZ KU PINS
06KUWAIT4289	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; REFORM BLOC [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament reconvened October 30 amid rising tensions between opposition MPs and the Government. In their customary speeches, the Amir, Prime Minister, and Speaker called for cooperation, development, and "national unity." The Prime Minister also presented details of the Gover [...]	2006-10-31 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4290	UNITED AIRLINES INAUGURATES NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO [...] (U) On October 29, United Airlines (UAL) launched non-stop flights between Washington Dulles and Kuwait International Airport (KIA). The maiden flight, a Boeing 777, arrived just after 4:00pm local time, well ahead of schedule. UAL officials said 75% of the seats were sold, with First and B [...]	2006-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR FAA BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4291	KUWAIT FINANCE MINISTER URGES DISCRETION ON IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 31, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Kuwaiti Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi to discuss the Iraq Compact, Iraqi debt relief, Lebanon's debt situation, oversight of Kuwaiti charities, and Kuwaiti investments in the United States. Kimmitt provided an update [...]	2006-10-31 21:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT430	DR. HAMAD AL-ALI CONDONES JIHAD IN IRAQ; [...] (C) In a February 5 interview with the Arabic-daily Al-Seyassah, translated and reprinted in the English-daily Arab Times on February 6, Kuwait University Professor of Shari'a and Islamic Studies Hamad bin Hamad Al-Ali argued that it is "legal for Muslims to kill the Danish caricaturist who a [...]	2006-02-07 11:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KISL KU
06KUWAIT4307	IRANIAN MEDIA ATTACH ACCUSES KUWAITI COLUMNISTS [...] (SBU) During an October 28 interview with Al-Rai Al-Aam (local Arabic daily),Ridha Mustafaei, the Media Attach at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait, sharply attacked some Kuwaiti columnists for writing articles critical of Iran, specifically Iran's nuclear program and its role in Iraq. "We have [...]	2006-11-01 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4308	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt held a series of meetings on the margins of the October 31 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait between October 30 and November 1. The meetings focused on preparation for the PG and key follow [...]	2006-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV
06KUWAIT4309	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: OCT 31 PG MEETING STRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Oct. 31 meeting of the Preparatory Group (PG) for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),the PG achieved broad consensus that the current iteration was satisfactory, and that critical next steps include reaching out to a broader range of countries for participation in [...]	2006-11-01 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV IZ KU
06KUWAIT4310	DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 1 November, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, to report on the results of the previous day's Iraq Compact Preparatory Group Meeting (septel) and discuss the importance of a strong monitoring [...]	2006-11-01 16:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN EINV KTFN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4311	IRAQ COMPACT: ARAB FUND PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: During a November 1 meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif al-Hamad reiterated the Fund's "unwavering" support for the Iraq Compact, despite the absence of the Fund from the October 31 Iraq Compact (ICI) Prep Group meeting due to [...]	2006-11-01 16:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
06KUWAIT4312	IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Fund Director General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Bader on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group meeting in Kuwait. The meeting was also attended by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secre [...]	2006-11-01 16:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4313	IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait. Al-Sabah expressed little enthusiasm for debt f [...]	2006-11-01 17:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4314	KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...]	2006-11-02 10:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN WHO KU
06KUWAIT4315	IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Treasury D/S Kimmitt met with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Kuwait City on November 1, the day following the Preparatory Group meeting on the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). They had a wide ranging discussion regarding the ICI, Iraq-Saudi relations, the Iraqi insurgency and Iraq's [...]	2006-11-03 11:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4326	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR J. PALMER ROSELI TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for James Palmer Roseli to travel to post o/a November 7-9,2006 for a meeting with Post's ECON section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Vis [...]	2006-11-04 08:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT APER ECON IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT433	KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy approached the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) to urge participation by KIA Managing Director, Bader Al-Sa'ad at the MENA-OECD conference. Al-Bader's office has informed the Embassy that he will not/not be able to attend the conference and has nominated Mr. [...]	2006-02-07 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PREL XF KU
06KUWAIT4330	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TENSION IN THE GULF [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-04 09:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4336	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SPECIAL AGENT WEBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agent Mark Weber to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance thro [...]	2006-11-04 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA AMGT ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4337	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRS SPECIAL AGENTS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agents Thomas Mahoney and David Nichols to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...]	2006-11-04 10:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT434	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: HAMAS VICTORY [...] Monday, January 30 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 69 "Ambassador Kurtzer: Palestinian elections were fair, however, we have to distinguish between democratic option and government's policy" 2. Tuesday, January 31 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 33 "Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi: 'Is Hamas' victory an imp [...]	2006-02-07 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT4345	AMBASSADOR VOICES U.S. DISAPPOINTMENT AT KUWAIT [...] (S) Taking advantage of opportunities to speak separately to the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Foreign Minister on the margins of other events on 1 November, I expressed U.S. disappointment on the cancellation by Kuwait of its agreement to observe the recent PSI Leading Edge ex [...]	2006-11-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR KUWAIT RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4349	EXPLOSION AT KUWAIT SHUAIBA REFINERY: LIMITED [...] On 4 November, at approximately 1330 local time (1030 GMT) there was a pipeline explosion and subsequent fire at unit 8 (a heavy oil processing unit with a capacity of 25,000 bpd) of Shuaiba refinery, Kuwait's smallest refinery which processes approximately 200,000 bpd. The refinery is locate [...]	2006-11-04 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4351	NGOS SAY NEW DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT IS A FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary. After more than a year of delay, the GOK recently implemented a rule that all domestic laborers coming to Kuwait must sign a standard, three-party (recruitment agency, worker, employer/sponsor) contract. The contract provides for, among other things, minimum wages and daily [...]	2006-11-05 05:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB IN SL ET KU TIP
06KUWAIT4358	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-05 07:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT436	FY 2007 ESF PROPOSAL: "PROJECT RESPECT" TO RAISE [...] Embassy Kuwait requests ESF funding for an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) campaign targeted primarily at increasing protection for East and South Asian workers, the most vulnerable labor communities in Kuwait. Project RESPECT (Reaching Employers and Sponsors to Prevent and End Crimes of T [...]	2006-02-07 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID KU TIP
06KUWAIT437	KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS),the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...]	2006-02-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU
06KUWAIT4377	SECTARIAN TENSION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER BOOK [...] (U) Abdul Hadi Al-Salih, the Minister for National Assembly Affairs and one of two Shi'a ministers in the Kuwaiti government, sparked a rare public Sunni-Shi'a row when he distributed to MPs over Ramadan a book of prayers, called Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya (available in English at http://www.sh [...]	2006-11-05 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF SA BA IR KU
06KUWAIT4384	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S TRIAL AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-06 07:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4388	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US GOVS (27 NOV - 2 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Governors to travel to post o/a 28 to 30 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As per discussions with military protocol at Camp Ar [...]	2006-11-06 11:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA GM KU

06KUWAIT4389	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY'S AWQAF CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) continues preparations for its conference on Islamic moderation, to be held in Washington, DC from November 17 - 19 (ref B). Post has been in daily contact with the Ministry to try to facilitate the visas of 25 Kuwaiti participants as [...]	2006-11-06 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CVIS KIRF SU KU
06KUWAIT439	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DANISH CARTOONS [...] Sunday, 5 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas page 11 "Regional offices of cooperative organizations boycott Danish products" -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 5 "Saleh Jowhar: America and Europe should discipline their Danish children before they are disciplined by children of Mohammed"; "Islamic Heritage Reviva [...]	2006-02-08 04:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT4390	MFA U/S AFFIRMS KUWAIT'S COMMITTMENT TO THE GULF [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to the GSD, and said Kuwait will continue to be an "active participant" in the process. Jarallah thanked the Ambassador for the GSD initiatives paper, saying it represents a "practical [...]	2006-11-06 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM IR KU GCC
06KUWAIT4400	DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] (SBU) In the absence of MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jaseem Al-Mubaraki, who is on official travel in the Gulf, Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to the head of the Arab League office at the MFA, Ahmed Al-Baqer, on November 7. Al-Baqer said no one from the Ministry would attend the meeting, [...]	2006-11-07 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KBCT KU
06KUWAIT4404	MFA U/S ON IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS, DPM SALIH VISIT [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah said bilateral meetings between Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Kuwaiti officials on the margins of the recent Iraq Compact meetings here had been "fruitful." He said Salih had raised with the Amir the issue [...]	2006-11-07 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ
06KUWAIT4405	ENGAGEMENT OF REGIONAL STATES FOR IRAQ: WHAT CAN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for ideas on Iraq-Kuwait engagement. Kuwait's relationship with Iraq continues to be colored by their difficult shared history. While Kuwaitis are elated to see Saddam condemned by an Iraqi court, and recognize the danger of a failed state on thei [...]	2006-11-07 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ XF MOPS MAPP
06KUWAIT4406	PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly [...]	2006-11-07 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT4407	MFA U/S ASK FOR US SUPPORT FOR KUWAIT'S CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KU PREL UN WHO
06KUWAIT4414	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHES IN ADVANCE OF INT'L [...] (U) PolCouns delivered on November 7 reftel points regarding the International Maritime Organization's upcoming Maritime Safety Commission meeting starting 29 November in Istanbul to MFA Director of International Organization Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Al-Awadhi undertook to get the [...]	2006-11-08 12:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06KUWAIT4415	LEBANON: UPDATE ON ASSISTANCE FROM KUWAIT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for updates on host country assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns met November 7 with Kuwait Fund Regional Director for Arab Affairs Marwan al-Ghanim. Al-Ghanim said the Kuwait Fund was forging ahead with plans to allocate the USD 300 million pledged to the GOL [...]	2006-11-08 12:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4416	KUWAITI PSYCHOLOGIST USES AMERICAN-STYLE [...] (C/NF) Summary. PolOff met with Dr. Bashir Al-Rashidi, a U.S.-trained psychologist who is involved in the training of imams to embrace a moderate version of Islam, as part of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' (MAIA) larger "moderation" initiative. One way Al-Rashidi has contributed [...]	2006-11-08 12:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF KISL KU
06KUWAIT4417	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GARVEY (29 OCT [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Garvey to travel to post o/a 9 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]	2006-11-08 12:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IZ KU JO
06KUWAIT4418	PARLIAMENT APPROVES ZAKAT LAW DESPITE SHI'A [...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 7, Parliament passed a zakat (religious tax) law opposed by Kuwaiti Shi'a. Liberal parliamentarian (MP) Mishari Al-Anjari downplayed the Islamist nature of the zakat law, saying it was "just a way to collect one percent from companies" to supplement the government [...]	2006-11-08 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4419	KUWAIT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Kuwait's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: Mr. Matthew Tueller Deputy Chief of Mission Office Phone: (965) 259-1362 Unclass Fax: (965) 538-4251 SIPDIS Cell Phone: (965) 962-0784 Unclass E-mail: tuellermh@state.gov SIPDIS Class E-m [...]	2006-11-08 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KU KVPR PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT4421	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMMEDIATE ACTION DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CU PHUM UNAUS UNGA
06KUWAIT4422	KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...]	2006-11-08 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
06KUWAIT4423	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP ILC UNGA KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4424	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-08 19:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4425	NSB PRESIDENT SHAYKH AHMED AL-FAHD WELCOMES GSD [...] (C/NF) Summary: NSB President Shaykh Ahmed welcomed the GSD initiatives paper and said his staff is studying the specific proposals. He noted that on some items, such as critical infrastructure protection, we can and should begin moving quickly. He looks forward to discussing some of these [...]	2006-11-09 07:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM KU IR GCC
06KUWAIT4426	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-09 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4427	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-09 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4428	KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]	2006-11-09 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4429	GUANTANAMO RETURNEE UPDATE: ONE RELEASED, [...] On November 7, the Court of Cassation, Kuwait's highest court, ordered Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti national transfered from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base, released from state custody pending issuance of a final verdict by the court on December 5, 2006. In June, 2005 Mutair [...]	2006-11-09 11:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4430	FREEDOM AGENDA: RUMBLINGS OF ANOTHER PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait has been buzzing with rumors over the last two weeks that the Amir may dissolve Parliament again, this time unconstitutionally for a period of up to three years. Many Kuwaitis have come out strongly against such a move, arguing that it would exacerbate existing politic [...]	2006-11-10 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4435	PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly [...]	2006-11-12 12:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT4438	IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS: "A BLOODY, UPHILL BATTLE" [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Arab Fund expressed pessimism November 12 about the prospects for Iraq debt forgiveness on the part of the GOK. He said there was virtually no public support for the measure in Kuwait, and he did not believe the senior Kuwaiti leadership, especially t [...]	2006-11-12 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4439	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT MS. [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Frances Fragos Townsend, Ms. Michele L. Malvesti, Mr. Michael Taylor and Mr. John Howard Pearson III to travel to post o/a November 13 - 14, 2006, to attend meetings with GOK officials regarding counter terrorism and securit [...]	2006-11-12 15:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA OVIP AMGT
06KUWAIT4443	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS, IRAQ, AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 07:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4452	FINAL APPEAL ON PENINSULA LIONS CASE: MOST [...] (SBU) After the failure of a constitutional challenge to the law on which the Peninsula Lions' defendants were convicted, the Court of Appeals issued its final ruling in the case on November 13. Of the 36 living defendants (Defendant 31, Nuha Muhammad Roomi Al-Enezi, died of cancer so no fu [...]	2006-11-14 05:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4454	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 08:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4460	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4463	KUWAIT TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (C/NF) The GOK has provided Post with updated figures on prosecutions of trafficking-related crimes (Kuwait does not have a specific anti-trafficking law). The statistics address some of the deficiencies noted in last year's figures in that they specify not only the number of convictions, but [...]	2006-11-15 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT4464	IRAQ: UPDATE ON KUWAIT FUND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) This cable updates previous reporting on economic and reconstruction assistance to Iraq from the Kuwait Fund, which manages the majority but not all of Kuwaiti assistance to Iraq. While the cable provides more detail on the amounts pledged, the figures cited do not represent new assista [...]	2006-11-15 13:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4465	BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] PolCouns delivered demarches in reftels A and B to the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 7 and 8 respectively. Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche in reftel C on November 15. No substative response to the demarches has been received to date. ************************* [...]	2006-11-15 13:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KU BO
06KUWAIT4466	KUWAIT PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 15, Econoff and Medoff met separately with Director of Public Health Dr. Rashed Al-Owaish and his deputy Dr. Mussab Al-Saleh, and with Director of Animal Health Dr. Farida Al-Mulla to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI). [...]	2006-11-15 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU
06KUWAIT4467	PRESS REACTS TO DENIAL OF VISA TO SUDANESE LEADER [...] (C/NF) Several Kuwaiti dailies ran front page stories on November 13 about the denial of a visa to Dr. Issam Al-Basheer. Al-Basheer had planned to attend a conference on Islamic moderation in Washington, DC (reftel). Al-Seyassah wrote that "informed sources" had reported that Dr. Al-Basheer [...]	2006-11-18 04:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KISL CVIS SU KU
06KUWAIT4469	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-18 06:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4475	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-19 07:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4481	PROPOSED KUWAITI INVESTMENT IN KENYA APPEARS RISKY [...] (SBU) In response to ref. A, Post sees no reason to suspect Al-Bader International Development Company (AIDCO) of any involvement in illicit or terrorism-related activities as a part of its proposed development project (known as the ROOLA project) in the vicinity of Lamu, Kenya. Although AI [...]	2006-11-20 06:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU
06KUWAIT4484	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KING (22 NOV - 29 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL King to travel to post o/a 24-25 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]	2006-11-20 09:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF IZ KU KG GM QA UK PK
06KUWAIT4489	ARAB FUND TO HOST COORDINATION MEETING WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) Post received on November 19 the invitation letter contained in para 3 addressed to Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Tobias. The invitation is for a high-level coordination meeting with Arab development institutions to be hosted by the Arab Fund for Economic and S [...]	2006-11-21 08:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4494	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMMAN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amman Treasury Attache Brian Grant to travel to post o/a November 26-30, 2006. Mr. Grant will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social [...]	2006-11-21 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4495	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Regional Legal Advisor Michael Gunnison to travel to post o/a November 27-30, 2006. Mr. Gunnison will attend the Central Bank of Kuwait's's Anti-Money Laundering Seminar and meet with Government of Kuwait officials from the Mini [...]	2006-11-21 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4496	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JERRY WAYNE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Jerry Wayne Rowe to travel to post o/a November 27-29, 2006. Mr. Rowe will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, [...]	2006-11-21 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4497	CONFIRMATION FOR NEXT IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU IZ JO KISL PTER PREL PGOV ASEC
06KUWAIT4498	INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with Poloff, Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, an influential ruling family member with close ties to the Amir, expressed frustration with the Prime Minister's "weakness" and his inability to control an increasingly assertive Parliament. He complai [...]	2006-11-21 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4499	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING MODERATE ARABS NOT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points November 21 to MFA U/S Khalid Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said the GOK would consider carefully how to proceed. 2. (C) Separately PolCouns discussed the points with MFA Director for Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki. Al-Mubaraki said he would consult [...]	2006-11-21 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE KU
06KUWAIT4500	PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (U) Post received GOK response below to ref A letter from U/S Robert Joseph on November 18 from Khalid Al-Jarrallah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following is an unofficial translation of the response as provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The original letter in [...]	2006-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KU
06KUWAIT4501	YEMEN: MFA SAYS KUWAITI AID PLEDGE "APPROPRIATE" [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Econcouns met with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki November 21 to thank the GOK for its support to Yemen during the November 15 Yemen Donors Conference in London (note: Kuwait pledged USD 200 million in loans to Yemen, to be administered by the Kuwa [...]	2006-11-21 16:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4502	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER TALKS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFULLY [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations both gave positive assessments of three days of talks on border and security issues. The two sides agreed to a compensation scheme allowing the construction of a security road and fence through the northern border area at Um Qasr. They also agre [...]	2006-11-22 08:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ
06KUWAIT4506	APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National [...]	2006-11-25 10:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4509	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 10:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4510	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/13 MEETING WITH KUWAIT NSB [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 13 with Kuwait National Security Bureau President Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and regional developments. Shaykh Ahmed sought reassurances on U.S. policy in Iraq. He encouraged the U. [...]	2006-11-25 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4511	APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National P [...]	2006-11-25 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4512	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4514	KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...]	2006-11-26 06:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT4517	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-26 07:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4518	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON'S ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-26 08:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4527	DEMARCHE: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] MFA informed post November 27 that Kuwait will be represented at the Forum for the Future by MFA Director for Coordination and Follow-up Ambassador Khalid Muqammis. The Foreign Minister will at that time be traveling with the Amir on his visit to France. Minister for Social Affairs and Labo [...]	2006-11-27 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KU
06KUWAIT453	JABER BRANCH OF RULING FAMILY CONSOLIDATES POWER: [...] (SBU) After meeting with senior family members the evening of February 7, the Amir appointed his half-brother and former Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, and his nephew and former Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs (a non-Cabinet ministerial position [...]	2006-02-08 08:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT4532	KUWAIT SCRAMBLES TO AVOID WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: In an effort to avoid a repetition of the rolling blackouts that Kuwait experienced in July-August 2006 due to a growing gap between generating capacity and peak demand (refs A and B),the Kuwait Ministry of Energy is fast-tracking a tender to provide an additiona [...]	2006-11-28 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON KU
06KUWAIT4536	29TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE [...] Summary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced the closure of 12 cases. The Commission agreed on a plan of action to address the inability of the Commission's Technical Subcommittee to conduct any field [...]	2006-11-29 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU
06KUWAIT4537	KUWAITI AMIR REPORTEDLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4541	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE REGION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-02 06:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4545	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2006-12-02 10:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO
06KUWAIT4546	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2006-12-02 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO
06KUWAIT4547	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO (JOB CODE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for GAO Officials Brian LePore, Joshua Margraf and Jim Melton to transit Kuwait to/from Iraq December 2 to 15, 2006. Post acknowledges that Embassy assistance is not requested. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you m [...]	2006-12-03 06:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AGOA OTRA ASEC KU IZ
06KUWAIT4549	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-03 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4553	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]	2006-12-03 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4554	THE CONVERSION OF KUWAIT REAL ESTATE BANK: A CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 2, Ambassador met with Kuwait Real Estate Bank (KREB) Chairman Abdulwahab Mohammed Ali Al-Wazzan to discuss KREB's ongoing conversion into an Islamic bank. Two and a half years into the process, Al-Wazzan said that although the conversion has taken longer than exp [...]	2006-12-03 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN KU
06KUWAIT4555	KUWAIT AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN SAYS DELIVERY TIMELINE [...] (C/NF) On December 3, Ambassador met with Kuwait Airways (KA) Chairman and Managing Director Shaykh Talal Mubarak Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah to discuss KA's plans to replace its aging fleet, TSA screening requirements, United Airlines, and KA's problems with pilots on TSA's "no fly" list. Al-Sabah sai [...]	2006-12-03 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR BEXP ECON KU
06KUWAIT4556	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING THE ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref A points to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Hamed Al-Mashan. Al-Mashan said he would ensure the points are passed directly to the Foreign Minister, now traveling in France with the Emir. He said Kuwait would likely favor a strong statement of support for [...]	2006-12-03 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4557	NATO ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PTER KU
06KUWAIT4558	KUWAIT LICENSES FIRST NEW NEWSPAPERS IN 30 YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Fifteen Kuwaiti companies have received licenses to date to begin publishing daily newspapers, the first new such licenses granted in Kuwait in more than 30 years. They result from the coming into effect in October 2006 of a press and publications law that paved the [...]	2006-12-04 04:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM KU
06KUWAIT4560	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]	2006-12-04 07:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4561	AMIRI ADVISOR DISCUSSES AMIR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 2 December, Ambassador met with Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir and former chairman of Kuwait Oil Company, to discuss the Amir's economic agenda and to solicit Al-Fulaij's perspective on current economic and political issues. Al-Fulaij explained that three of the Am [...]	2006-12-04 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV EPET KU
06KUWAIT4562	CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT STEPS ON USG [...] (S/NF) On 29 November, Econoff met with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to discuss opportunities to expand USG-GOK cooperation to enhance the security of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure. OSSCo is a new subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corpo [...]	2006-12-04 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4564	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, IRAN, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 10:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4568	GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH THE KUWAITI AMIR, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, the Amir warmly welcomed General Abizaid back to Kuwait, noting the enduring friendship between his country and the United States. On Iraq, the Amir said the U.S. needs to quickly hand over authority to Iraqi security forces, and reduce its own exposur [...]	2006-12-04 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT4569	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]	2006-12-05 05:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4570	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]	2006-12-05 11:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4571	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]	2006-12-05 11:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4574	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 06:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4579	(C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...]	2006-12-06 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4580	KUWAITI "AHWAZ ACTIVIST" MEETS WITH EUROPEAN [...] (S/NF) Over the past several months, a Kuwaiti in his mid-fifties named Faisal Al-Khazal has met with several European embassies in Kuwait to enlist their support for his alleged Ahwazi opposition group. (Note: Ahwaz is the Arabized name of the capital of Khuzestan, a predominantly Arab prov [...]	2006-12-06 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4581	CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: ADDITIONAL DETAIL [...] (S/NF) On December 6, Econoff spoke with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to seek further clarification of Kuwaiti needs for USG assistance on critical energy infrastructure security. OSSCo is the subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) r [...]	2006-12-06 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4582	KUWAIT HIGH COURT REVERSES GUILTY VERDICT OF [...] On December 5, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, overturned the guilty verdict of Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base. The high court reversed the guilty verdict and the five year sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal [...]	2006-12-06 14:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4583	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER WARNS OF IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Secretary General of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),Dr. Bader Al-Nashi, told Poloff December 6 that sectarian violence in Iraq was contributing to rising Shi'a-Sunni tensions in Kuwait. While he did not believe violence between the two communities was likely, [...]	2006-12-06 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ KU ISLAMISTS SHI
06KUWAIT4584	MFA U/S ON IRAN, BOEING, GCC SUMMIT, LEBANON, AND [...] (C) Summary: According to Kuwaiti MFA U/S Jarallah, the French were "talking tough" on Iran during the Amir's recent visit to Paris. He said French interlocutors anticipate near-term U.S. policy adjustments on Iraq. On Lebanon, the French FM called for pressure on Syria and support for the [...]	2006-12-06 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR IZ IR DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4585	UN COUNTERTERRORISM ASSESSMENT TEAM MEETS WITH G-8 [...] (U) On December 4, a visiting United Nations Counterterrorism Executive Directorate delegation met with Ambassadors from the G-8 nations and from Spain, Switzerland and Australia to discuss Kuwait's implementation of UNSCR 1373, the level of the terrorism threat in Kuwait and the counterterror [...]	2006-12-06 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KTFN EFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4598	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON HEAD OF KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Director General of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Saleh Al-Falah. Ambassador and the DG discussed the pending creation of a capital markets authority and Kuwait's overall economic health. The meeting was also attende [...]	2006-12-09 10:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KU PINR PREL KTFN
06KUWAIT4609	FINANCE MINISTRY TALKS TAXES, AID, AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 9, Econcouns met with acting Assistant Undersecretary of Finance Khalid Al-Rubeian to discuss Kuwait's new draft tax law, the December 7 designations by the United States of three Kuwaitis for support to Al-Qaida, and assistance to the Palestinians. Al-Rubeian said t [...]	2006-12-10 09:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP ETRD IZ KU
06KUWAIT4610	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY: MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah told the DCM on December 5 that the Ministry's recent conference in Washington had been a great success, though he provided few details about the proceedings. He said the Ministry is looking forward to h [...]	2006-12-10 10:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL CVIS KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4612	SPEAKER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings December 6 with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi and the Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Mohammed Al-Sager, shared their views on regional and domestic political issues. Al-Khorafi welcomed the President's recent meetings wit [...]	2006-12-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LE IZ IR KU
06KUWAIT4616	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (12-19 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain/Lieberman to travel to post o/a 13-15 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver [...]	2006-12-11 05:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IS KU IZ AF PK IR GM COUNTRY
06KUWAIT4617	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TERROR FUNDING, IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4619	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] (U) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche points to MFA International Organizations Affairs Deputy Director Dr. Hamad Burahamah. Burahamah said Kuwait favors a strong message of "humanitarian support" for the people of Darfur. However, he said Kuwait has not made a decision on co-sponsorship of [...]	2006-12-11 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	UN KTIA PHUM PREL DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT462	SOTU REACTION: KUWAIT OIL ANALYST COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Econ Officer met February 8 with Kamel Harami, a well-connected oil analyst and former KPC employee, to discuss the recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech, and specifically the President's statements about oil and energy issues. Harami asked Econ Officer to further explain the "addict [...]	2006-02-08 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4620	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER UNSC [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche points December 11 to MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations Affairs Dr.Hamad Burahamah. Burahamah assured that Kuwait will not be represented at the ministerial level. LEBARON [...]	2006-12-11 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL UNSC KU
06KUWAIT4621	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON LOGISTICS GIANT [...] (C) On December 10, Ambassador made a long-planned courtesy call, postponed several times previously due to scheduling conflicts, on Tarek Sultan, Chairman and Managing Director of Kuwait's global logistics company Agility for a discussion of the logistics industry. (Agility, known until rec [...]	2006-12-11 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KU

06KUWAIT4622	INDEPENDENT/LIBERAL TELLS PDAS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY [...] (C/NF) PDAS James Jeffrey met with liberal/independent MP Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager, head of the National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee on December 9. In addition to discussing regional security issues (septel),Al-Sager gave his assessment of the recent tension between the Governmen [...]	2006-12-11 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT4623	MP AHMED BAQER ON PENDING LEGISLATION, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. On December 11, Ambassador met with Chairman of the Parliament's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and Coordinator of the Islamist Bloc Ahmed Baqer. Topics included pending Kuwaiti legislation, recent Treasury Department designations of Kuwaiti nationals for supporting te [...]	2006-12-11 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BEXP IZ LE KU
06KUWAIT4624	AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING WITH [...] (C/NF) On 11 December the Ambassador met with Minister of Communications Dr. Massouma Al-Mubarak, Under Secretary of Communications Abdulaziz Alosaimi, and Kuwait Airways Director of Planning and International Affairs Dawoud Al-Dawoud to discuss plans to expand and upgrade the Kuwait Airways [...]	2006-12-11 15:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BEXP EAIR KU
06KUWAIT4625	KUWAITIS TELL NEA PDAS JEFFREY INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: During his December 9 visit to Kuwait, PDAS Jeffrey met with a number of prominent Kuwaitis to discuss Iraq and Iran. The Kuwaitis expressed concern about rising Iranian influence in the region and emphasized the need for international cooperation. They agreed that the GCC s [...]	2006-12-11 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4626	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION; [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Hamid Bou Rahmah on December 9. Rahmah said that he would ensure the points were delivered to the Foreign Minister for consideration. ********************************************* * For mo [...]	2006-12-12 03:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4628	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 09:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4629	TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE ON HIZBALLAH-RELATED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4630	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PUBLIC ROLL-OUT OF SECURE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KHLS EWWT ASEC PTER ECON KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4631	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR JANET KAVANDI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Janet Kavandi to travel to post o/a January 6-9, 2007, to serve as speaker for the U.S. Department of State conference of women leaders in science, technology, and engineering. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...]	2006-12-12 10:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER TSPA OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4632	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 10:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4633	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4634	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 10:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4637	TERROR FINANCE: KUWAITI REACTION TO U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Response in Kuwait to the USG domestic designation on December 7 of three Kuwaitis -- Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- as terrorist facilitators and inciters (Ref A) has been muted. There has been little commentary on the development in the Kuwaiti [...]	2006-12-12 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KTFN PREL
06KUWAIT4638	EVOLVING IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER CROSSING PROCEDURES [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 5, Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MOI) and United States Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) officials accompanied by Emboff met and discussed Kuwait-Iraq border crossing issues arising from recently altered MOI procedures. The MOI began using new procedu [...]	2006-12-12 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
06KUWAIT4639	KUWAIT AGAIN THE VOICE OF MODERATION IN OPEC [...] (U) For the third time in six weeks, Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ali al-Jarrah has publicly called for restraint in OPEC pricing. His most recent remarks came on December 12, a day before his departure to the OPEC ministers meeting in Abuja. Al-Jarrah commented that OPEC countries were "s [...]	2006-12-13 07:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT464	SECURITY BUREAU CHIEF SAYS KUWAIT TO BE EXAMPLE OF [...] (C) Summary: National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled, responding to the Ambassador's concerns that the GOK was not as focused as before on CT efforts, reviewed a five-year plan developed by the Ministry of Awqaf to promote moderation and exert control over Kuwaiti mosques. [...]	2006-02-08 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT4640	PROGRAM EVALUATION: SSI SPEAKER IMAM SOHAIB SULTAN VISIT TO [...] FY06Q4 GPRA SUMMARY: Trinity College's Imam Sohaib Sultan visited Kuwait as a Strategic Speaker Initiative spokesperson conducting a four-day tour from September 16 - 20, 2006. Imam Sultan discussed the status and history of Muslims in America, with diverse audiences, including more than 250 [...]	2006-12-13 08:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4645	IRAQ COMPACT: LETTER TO TREASURY DEPSEC FROM THE [...] (U) Post has received the following letter from Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad, Director General/Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, dated November 26, addressed to Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt. The original has been sent to DepSec SIPDIS [...]	2006-12-13 11:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4649	FILIPINO LABOR ATTACHE SAYS MINIMUM WAGE FOR [...] (C/NF) PolOff met with Filipino Labor Attache Leopoldo De Jesus on December 12 to discuss recent reports that the Philippines intends to increase the monthly minimum wage for Filipino domestic workers from USD 200 to USD 400. De Jesus verified that all domestic workers leaving the Philippine [...]	2006-12-13 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KHUM ELAB RP KU TIP
06KUWAIT465	JANUARY 17 VICE PRESIDENT MEETING WITH KUWAITI [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- The Vice President Ambassador Richard LeBaron NEA/PDAS Elizabeth Cheney OVP Chief of Staff David Addington National Security Advisor to the VP John Hannah Deputy Assistant to the VP for NSA Samantha Ravich Gamal Helal (interpreter) DCM Tueller (notetaker) [...]	2006-02-08 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KU
06KUWAIT4650	LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY [...] (C) In response to reftel encouraging additional economic and security assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki and Director of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development December 13 to encourage additional assistance beyond the substan [...]	2006-12-13 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL
06KUWAIT4652	NATO ICI MEETING: KUWAIT SEEKS "STRATEGIC [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a briefing for NATO resident ambassadors, NATO Secretary General Scheffer praised the atmosphere surrounding NATO-GOK meetings, and noted Kuwait's interest in expanding NATO's relationship with Kuwait and the GCC as a "political-military alliance." Scheffer believes Kuwait [...]	2006-12-13 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT4653	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) On December 10, Ambassador chaired the regular meeting of the mission's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The meeting was attended by section chiefs or representatives of POL, ECON, DATT, OMC-K, RSO, CONS, PA, FCS, and SIMO. The purpose of these regular meetings is identification [...]	2006-12-14 11:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4654	WINNING MASS AUDIENCES - THE U.S. PRESENCE AT THE 2006 [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the Ambassador participated in the opening ceremony of Kuwait's 31st International Book Fair. Embassy Kuwait was the sole Western presence during the 10-day exhibition that attracted tens of thousands of Kuwaiti visitors. Public Affairs offered more than 120 RBO, IIP [...]	2006-12-16 06:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT4655	INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...]	2006-12-16 06:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT466	CARTOONS: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL KPAO PGOV KU
06KUWAIT4661	INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...]	2006-12-16 11:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT4664	TERROR FINANCE: MFA INDICATES NO PLANS TO LIFT [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Maqamis told Econcouns December 16 that the three Kuwaitis designated as terrorist facilitators by the US Department of Treasury on December 7 -- Hamad Al Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- were not active and we [...]	2006-12-17 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT4665	FEELING THE HEAT, INFORMATION MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) According to local media, Minister of Information Mohammed Al-Sanousi has submitted his resignation rather than subject himself to an intense parliamentary questioning session, commonly referred to in Kuwait as a "grilling," which was scheduled to take place on December 18. The grillin [...]	2006-12-17 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4669	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SKELTON (DEC 23 - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Skelton to travel to post o/a 24-26 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]	2006-12-18 11:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ UK
06KUWAIT467	AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A AND ICM GAIN; [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...]	2006-02-09 17:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU PINR SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT4672	NEW CENTRAL AGENCY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND [...] On 17 December, Econoff met with Director-General Ali Al-Shuraidah of the newly established Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT). CAIT was established by the Council of Ministers in August 2006 to act as the central coordinating authority for all government IT matters to include: [...]	2006-12-18 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ECPS
06KUWAIT4675	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON (20 DEC - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson to travel to post o/a 20-21 December 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]	2006-12-19 08:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4676	2006 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN REPORT FROM KUWAIT [...] Embassy Kuwait reports the following 2006 Combined Federal Campaign results: a. Number of potential donors: 50 b. Total number of contributions to date 10 c. Total dollars pledged: USD 9,174.94 d. Number of employees qualifying for E [...]	2006-12-19 12:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
06KUWAIT4677	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT4678	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA AORC KU
06KUWAIT4679	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF THE 2006 COPENHAGEN MTCR PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MNUC TSPA KU
06KUWAIT4680	KUWAIT MFA OFFICIAL ON SYRIA ENGAGEMENT, HANIYEH [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA Arab Affairs Director Al-Mubaraki, Bashar al-Asad has signaled to Kuwait and others his readiness for a deal with the U.S. Kuwait has no plans to meet with the Syrians at a senior level. Palestinian PM Haniyeh could visit Kuwait in the near future, though deta [...]	2006-12-20 06:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KU SY
06KUWAIT4681	GUANTANAMO RETURNEES MAY SOON BE RELEASED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Post has learned that Omar Rajab Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari, Kuwaiti nationals returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base in September 2006, may be released by the judge presiding over their investigation when their cur [...]	2006-12-20 06:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4682	PARLIAMENT VOTES 39-20 AGAINST WRITING OFF PRIVATE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti Parliament voted December 19 against a controversial proposal to write off citizens' private loans at an estimated cost to the government of $27 billion. The proposal was strongly supported by tribal parliamentarians, dividing the three opposition bloc [...]	2006-12-20 06:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID ECON KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4683	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW IRAQI CHARGE [...] (C) Ambassador met 12/13 with new Iraqi Mission Charge d'Affaires Fadel Hamad Khudair Al-Azawi. Al-Azawi, a career diplomat, arrived in Kuwait in early November, replacing outgoing Charge Hamad Al-Sharifi. Al-Azawi requested the meeting as a courtesy call, noting his interest in maintainin [...]	2006-12-20 09:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ KU
06KUWAIT4685	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. LINDA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Dr. Linda Logan to travel to post o/a January 13 - January 18, 2006 for meetings concerning avian influenza. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...]	2006-12-20 12:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR EG KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4686	KATRINA ASSISTANCE: NO IMMINENT HELP FROM KUWAIT [...] (SBU) As instructed Ref A, Econcouns raised the status of Kuwait's USD 500 million pledge for Hurricane Katrina relief with Hamad Al Mashan at the MFA America's Department on December 20. Econcouns thanked the GOK for the USD 50 million disbursed thus far and noted our understanding that USD [...]	2006-12-20 13:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL
06KUWAIT4687	BAH HUMBUG! SALAFI MP SLAMS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR [...] (U) Salafi MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei sent a formal question to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor complaining about the "irresponsible violations" that occurred when an American army delegation delivered toys to an orphanage run by the Ministry on December 10, reported the Arabic daily Al- [...]	2006-12-20 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KIRF KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4688	GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION EXCHANGE: [...] (U) Post's response to Department inquiries in State 190832 follows. 2. (C/NF) Immigration Databases ------------------------------- - The Government of Kuwait (GOK) Ministry of the Interior has a computerized immigration database. Information for all entries and exits are entered into [...]	2006-12-20 13:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KVPR KHLS KU
06KUWAIT4690	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MARSHALL (22 DEC [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Marshall to travel to post o/a 22 December 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]	2006-12-21 15:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4698	ARTISTIC AMBASSADOR LINDA TOUBY DAZZLES KUWAIT, NOVEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Stunning New York abstract expressionist artist Linda Touby landed in Kuwait on her first trip to the Middle East on November 30, opening a whirlwind week of dynamic cultural interaction with a range of Kuwaiti audiences. Ms. Touby splashed onto the Kuwait art scene with a welcoming [...]	2006-12-24 06:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO XF KU
06KUWAIT4699	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL WILSON (DEC 27 - [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Wilson to travel to post o/a 28-31 Dec 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2006-12-24 07:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU GM
06KUWAIT4702	KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During back-to-back meetings on 12/24 with a Congressional delegation and the Ambassador, The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister said that the key issues facing the coalition in Iraq are transferring security responsibility to Iraqis and checking Iranian influence. He said we are in a [...]	2006-12-24 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CVIS KU IR
06KUWAIT4703	AMBASSADOR RAISES HOLD ON DESIGNEES WITH FM [...] (S/NF) In a 12/24 meeting with Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador requested again that the GOK instruct Qatar to lift the UN hold on the U.N. designation of three Kuwaitis for involvement in terrorism: Hamad Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali (reftel). [...]	2006-12-24 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT4706	TERROR FINANCE: GOK SEES HEADWAY IN REGULATING [...] (C/NF) Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of Charities at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),told Econcouns December 23 he was making progress in implementing two-year-old restrictions on donations to charities in Kuwait. A recent internal MOSAL report, leaked to the Kuwaiti press in D [...]	2006-12-29 08:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT475	CORRECTED COPY -- AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...]	2006-02-11 07:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT482	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--INVIGORATING THE CASH COURIER [...] (SBU) On February 8, Econoff delivered ref A points to Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at the Central Bank of Kuwait. Points were also passed to U.S. Customs Advisor for officials at the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC). According to Al-Sayegh, the GOK, althoug [...]	2006-02-11 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT483	PRESENTATION OF 2004 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-11 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ATRN KU ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER
06KUWAIT484	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW GOVERNMENT EMERGES [...] Saturday, 11 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Amir presides over first meeting of the new government today"; "New government adopts the program of its predecessor"; "Parliamentary blocs begin meetings to crystallize their positions" -- Al-Qabas p. 6 "New ministers in their offices tod [...]	2006-02-11 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT490	NEW KUWAITI MINISTERS PLEDGE TO FIGHT TERROR, [...] In public statements on February 11, the day of the swearing in of the new cabinet, three senior Kuwaiti Ministers made comments about specific aspects of the fight against terrorism. During courtesy calls on the new cabinet members in the coming weeks, Ambassador will be reinforcing the U.S [...]	2006-02-12 08:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT493	KUWAITI SHI'A MARCH TO CELEBRATE ASHOURA; GOK SECURITY [...] Kuwait's Shi'a community commemorated Ashoura on February 9 with an unlicensed two-hour march. According to GOK estimates, 10,000 Shi'as marched through the Rumaithiya neighborhood carrying signs paying tribute to Imam Hussein. They also re-enacted scenes from the battle of Karbala in which [...]	2006-02-12 09:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT495	NEW CABINET FREES SEAT ON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL; KUWAITI WOMAN [...] On February 9, Municipal Council Chairman Abdullah Saud Al-Muhailbi was nominated as Minister of State for Municipality Affairs (reftel). His appointment leaves an open seat on the 16-member Council, which by law, must be filled in 60 days. 2. In a statement to the press on February 12, J [...]	2006-02-12 11:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KU
06KUWAIT497	KUWAIT: CONSULTATIONS WITH EU TROIKA [...] (SBU) On February 11, Ambassador met with his counterparts from Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom in the EU Troika format for a round of regular consultations. (The EU Commission does not have a resident rep in Kuwait.) Main points of the discussion are contained below. 2. (SBU) The [...]	2006-02-12 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU KU
06KUWAIT498	GOK RECONFIRMS THAT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RETURNED [...] (C) In response to ref B demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo detainee Omar Rajab Amin (US9KU-000065DP),post received by diplomatic note on February 11 written assurances that Amin would be detained and prosecuted upon his repatriation to Kuwait. 2. [...]	2006-02-12 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT505	KUWAIT UNION OF DOMESTIC LABOR OFFICES (KUDLO) [...] (C) The Municipal Council closed down the Kuwait Union of Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) headquarters on February 7th. (Note: KUDLO, an independent association of offices that hire out domestic laborers, aims to systematize the domestic labor sector in Kuwait. They were on the verge of opening [...]	2006-02-13 11:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM ELAB KU
06KUWAIT508	KUWAIT: COMMENTS FOR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti government agencies continued to improve their enforcement performance in 2005, and demonstrated that IPR protection has become a routine priority for them. The Ministry of Information (MOI),which is legally charged with IPR protection and has long been the weakest performer in [...]	2006-02-13 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR KU
06KUWAIT524	KUWAIT'S OPEC GOV ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 13 meeting with Econ Officer, Kuwait's OPEC Governor Ms. Seham Razzouqi said that Kuwait "did not appreciate" the comments in the recent SOTU address about U.S. "addiction to oil" and a need to reduce dependency on oil imports from the Middle East. Sh [...]	2006-02-14 08:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT527	CABINET MINISTER OUTLINES GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES AS [...] (C) The Ambassador met on February 14 with Mohammed Dhaifallah Sharar to congratulate him on his re-appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs. Confirming what local media and post contacts have reported, S [...]	2006-02-14 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT534	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...]	2006-02-14 13:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT537	MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS MINISTER, AN EXPERIENCED [...] (C) The Ambassador met with the new State Minister for Municipal Affairs, Abdullah Al-Muhailbi, on February 14 to congratulate him on his new post and to ask about the Minister's plans. The Minister said that he had worked his way up through the ranks in the Municipality, and had served since [...]	2006-02-14 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB KU
06KUWAIT538	NEW MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND DEFENSE ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met with First Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior (MOI) and Minister of Defense (MOD),Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on February 14 to congratulate him on his appointment as Interior Minister. Shaykh Jaber, already Minister of Defense since 2001, was installe [...]	2006-02-14 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ELAB MOPS KU
06KUWAIT539	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...]	2006-02-14 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT540	FREEDOM AGENDA: POST-FUNDED MEPI PROJECTS PROMOTE EQUALITY [...] (SBU) Dr. Alanoud Al-Sharekh and Dr. Rola Dashti, both Kuwaiti women, have each successfully completed projects funded by a small grant under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Their projects seek to raise awareness of the unequal status of women in Kuwaiti society and promote th [...]	2006-02-14 14:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KMPI KWMN KU
06KUWAIT554	NEW LABOR MINISTER OPEN TO ENDING EXPATRIATE LABOR [...] (U) New Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah said that he is open to looking into alternatives to Kuwait's system of sponsorship of foreign workers. His remarks came in an interview with Al-Watan newspaper, in which he was aked about the ILO's request that Kuwait end the [...]	2006-02-15 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU
06KUWAIT556	ELEVEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISH "TRANSPARENCY [...] Salah Al-Ghazali, Secretary General of the Transparency and Reform Alliance (TRS),a coalition of eleven local organizations formed to fight corruption, announced February 15 the approval of TRS's mission statement and charter, the English-daily Arab Times reported. Commenting on the occasio [...]	2006-02-15 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EIND KU
06KUWAIT557	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SELECTION OF NEXT UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XH KU
06KUWAIT558	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VENEZUELA AND THE UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 15:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU
06KUWAIT559	KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL ON HAMAS: ENGAGEMENT MORE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KU
06KUWAIT560	SHI'A MP DISILLUSIONED BY RAMPANT GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Saleh Khorshid, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told Poloff in a February 15 meeting that he was pessimistic about the prospects for political and economic reform in Kuwait given what he characterized as wide-spread, institutionalized government corruption. He [...]	2006-02-15 15:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV EINV PINR KU
06KUWAIT563	UPDATE: KUWAIT JOINT STATE-DOD GROUP ADDRESSES [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 14, the joint State-DOD Avian Influenza (AI) working group (Refs A & B) met to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing dialogue with GOK Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR) officials regarding Kuwaiti concerns about the pote [...]	2006-02-19 05:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO PREL KFLU KU IZ
06KUWAIT578	GCC FEARS BEING LABELED PRO-ISRAELI FOR [...] (C) Dr. Yacoub Al-Hayati, one of Kuwait's five members on the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Advisory Committee, told Poloff in a February 19 meeting the GCC was hesitant to directly confront Iran over its nuclear program for fear of being labeled by Iran as pro-Israeli, a view he repeated [...]	2006-02-19 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT585	FREEDOM AGENDA: PM OUTLINES GOK PRIORITIES AS NEW [...] (U) In a February 20 speech to the National Assembly following the swearing in of the new Cabinet, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah outlined the Government's priorities, which included approval of the Press and Publications Law, Project Kuwait, and amendment of the elec [...]	2006-02-21 05:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT586	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: ABU GHRAIB PHOTOS [...] Thursday, 16 February 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "A new version of torture photos taken at Abu Ghraib" -- Al-Qabas p. 35 "Australian television shows new photos of the Abu Ghraib scandal"; "The American used children to pressure the fathers" -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 24 "Australian Televisio [...]	2006-02-21 05:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT587	RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...]	2006-02-21 05:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT588	RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...]	2006-02-21 05:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT594	SCENESETTER FOR COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S FEB. 28 - [...] (U) We look forward to your visit to Kuwait. We have requested meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Minister of Finance Bader M. Al-Humaidhi. Your visit [...]	2006-02-21 07:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT601	NEW PRIME MINISTER PROMISES ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: During his first meeting with the Ambassador as Kuwait's new Prime Minister, Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah said Kuwait would look different in six months and that he had instructed his Cabinet to streamline the bureaucracy so that the GOK could proceed with importa [...]	2006-02-21 09:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT605	KUWAIT MEPIC 3: Harvesting the Fruits of Small Grants [...] Summary: The Ambassador chaired Kuwait's MEPI team meeting held January 31, 2006, to review the progress of MEPI in Kuwait during the first quarter (Q1) of FY06 and to make plans for the next quarter. The key development during FY06Q1 was the completion of several MEPI Small Grant projects in [...]	2006-02-21 11:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KU MEPI
06KUWAIT608	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: OIL, DEMOCRACY, AND U.S. [...] Monday, 20 February 2006 -- Dr. Hamoud Abdullah Al-Raqaba former Minister of Energy wrote in the moderate daily Al-Watan under the title "The American President George Bush's Statements": "The American President George Bush said a few days ago that by the year 2020 the United States of Americ [...]	2006-02-21 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT613	FREEDOM AGENDA: MP HOSTS MEETING TO URGE FEMALE [...] MP Ali Al-Rashed (aka Abu Faysal),the head of the Human Rights Committee in the National Assembly, hosted approximately 40 women at his diwaniya on February 20 to encourage them to take advantage of their newly won voting rights (ref B) and to discuss personal status issues. The featured spea [...]	2006-02-21 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT615	KUWAIT CURRENT ON ARAB LEAGUE COMMITMENTS FOR [...] (U) According to a February 20 Arab Times (local English daily) article, the Arab League issued a report on Sunday, February 19 identifying Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Egypt as the only four Arab states to have fulfilled Arab League payment commitments in support of the Palestinian Aut [...]	2006-02-21 15:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN WE GZ KU
06KUWAIT616	CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAIT [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (S) Ambassador convened a meeting on February 21 among OMC-K, ECON, POL and RSO to consider further follow-up on GOK request (reftel) for USG assistance in dealing with nuclear issues posed by Iran. Our understanding is that the GOK request could run the [...]	2006-02-21 15:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR ETTC MCAP ENRG SENV KU IR
06KUWAIT617	FREEDOM AGENDA: NOVEMBER WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (U) Members of post's MEPI committee met February 21 with organizers of the proposed November 12-14 First Gulf Forum of Women in Business (WiB). Conference coordinator Ahmed Suleiman explained that the non-profit UK-based WiB, founded in 19 [...]	2006-02-22 05:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMPI KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT630	SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Poloff in a February 21 meeting that Iranian "reformers" had been politically marginalized by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and exercised little restraint on the President's conservative policies. He disco [...]	2006-02-22 14:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT631	NEW COMMERCE MINISTER CALLS FOR GOK ACTION ON [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 22 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, new GOK Commerce and Industry Minister Dr. Youssef Al-Zalzalah (one of two Shia cabinet members),appearing energized, underscored his commitment to implementing pending economic reforms on taxation, IPR, teleco [...]	2006-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KU KIPR
06KUWAIT632	NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 22 with new Minister for Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his post and used the occasion to raise U.S. concerns about the insufficient protection of expatriate worker rights. The Ambassador stated that protection of [...]	2006-02-23 09:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KU TIP
06KUWAIT633	RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED TO KUWAIT'S NEW MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 09:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTFN ECON KU TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT634	KUWAITI CONDEMNATION OF THE AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE [...] The highest levels of the Kuwaiti Government have condemned the February 22 bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Samarra. According to the press, Amir Shaykh Sabah sent a message to Iraqi President Talabani condemning the act and asserting that the targeting of religious monuments and murder [...]	2006-02-23 10:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KDEM IZ KU
06KUWAIT635	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defenses Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed t [...]	2006-02-23 11:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KU PGOV FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT636	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR DEBATING [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defense Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed the [...]	2006-02-25 07:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT638	KUWAITI YOUTH SURVEYS ON EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY AND POLITICS [...] Summary: Al-Qabas, the most prominent Arabic-language daily newspaper in Kuwait, regularly prints polling results reflecting youth opinions on a variety of topics, including early marriage, the Iranian nuclear program, the Danish cartoons, and political awareness. Recent polling exhibited stron [...]	2006-02-25 07:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT656	FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 call to congratulate the Minister on her re-appointment as Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak was generally optimistic about the new Government and echoed the Prime Minister's recent co [...]	2006-02-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT657	NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ADMITS HIS APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 22 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said that the main reason for his appointment to the Cabinet is his twenty-five year friendship with the new Prime Minister. He also cited his leadership within the [...]	2006-02-27 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS BEXP PGOV PINR KU
06KUWAIT658	MUSLIM FSO'S REFLECT ON CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Note from Ambassador: At my request, two members of my staff, both of them Muslims on their first overseas tours with the State Department, provided below their reflections on the Danish cartoon controversy. I asked them to share their personal reactions as well as attempt some analysis [...]	2006-02-27 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PTER KISL XF KU

06KUWAIT659	UN TEAM'S FIRST KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: United Nations (UN) Iraq Desk Officer Eliza Kimball and UN cartographer Vladimir Bessarabov, part of a four person UN border team, discussed the UN team's first assessment of the Kuwait-Iraq border demarcation with pol/mil officer on February 22. The team's February 10-24 visit t [...]	2006-02-27 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UN KU
06KUWAIT66	DELIVERED - GUIDANCE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-08 11:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN
06KUWAIT661	KUWAITI SHI'A AND SUNNIS CONDEMN IRAQ SHRINE [...] (C) Summary and comment: During a February 24 rally at the Shi'a Imam Hussein mosque, Kuwaitis from across the religious and political spectrum condemned the bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Iraq. While most speakers blamed the attack on Sunni extremists and stressed the need for Muslim [...]	2006-02-27 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS SHI
06KUWAIT676	PROMISING OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES IN NORTH KUWAIT [...] (U) On February 28, local newspapers reported a "major onshore gas discovery" with "commercial potential" in north Kuwait. The discovery, at the well named Umm Niqa 1, is reported to be in the Middle Jurassic Najmah-Sargela formation. Earlier light oil discoveries in late 2005 prompted engi [...]	2006-02-28 11:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT677	(C) AHMADINEJAD TELLS KUWAITIS NOT TO WORRY [...] (C) On February 28, MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah provided Ambassador a brief read-out of the previous day's visit to Kuwait by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the first visit by an Iranian head of state since 1979. The Iranians requested the visit to come congratulate Shaykh Sab [...]	2006-02-28 11:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR EG KU
06KUWAIT678	KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA [...] (U) According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and confirmed by MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, on Monday, February 27, the GOK Council of Ministers (cabinet) authorized a $10 million grant for Iraq, half for the restoration of the Shrine of the Two Imams mosque in Samarra and half for othe [...]	2006-02-28 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU
06KUWAIT697	NON-PAPERS ON RIHS, JALAMAH, BATHALI AND AL-ALI [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KU KTFN
06KUWAIT698	KUWAIT: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. 2. (SBU) 21A: Kuwait is a destination country for internationally trafficked men and women. There is no trafficking in areas outside of GOK con [...]	2006-03-01 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF KU
06KUWAIT701	OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE AND MATH COOPERATION IN KUWAIT [...] Summary: Kuwait is fertile ground for cooperation with the Ministry of Education on science and mathematics education as well as with cooperation with local science clubs and museums. Public Diplomacy programming in Kuwait have been effective in engaging Kuwaiti students, including science st [...]	2006-03-01 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAO SCUL SENV OEXC OIIP EAID PREL XF KU
06KUWAIT702	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] Thursday, 23 February 2006 -- Arab Times Front page "Urgent pleas against civil war" -- Al-Qabas Front page "Iraq races against sectarian violence" -- Al-Qabas p. 3 "The Amir denounces the explosion at the Imam Al-Hadi mausoleum: terrorist acts far from the teachings of our religion" [...]	2006-03-04 05:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT703	FREEDOM AGENDA: INFORMATION MINISTER REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 1, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador, the newly re-appointed Minister of Information commented optimistically about progress made on the draft press law and reduction in the number of political constituencies in Kuwait, two key Freedom Agenda elements. The Minister e [...]	2006-03-04 06:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU PREL IZ KMPI FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT71	KUWAIT'S COUNTRY-WIDE RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. businessman told Ambassador on January 8 that the Kuwaiti company he works for had just been awarded a contract by Kuwait's Ministry of Health to install fifteen radiation monitoring systems throughout Kuwait. He said that these systems could be used to monitor for any [...]	2006-01-08 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ENRG MNUC TRGY KRAD IR KU
06KUWAIT724	NEW NGO LOBBIES GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT ON EXPAT [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met on March 1st with the Social Work Society (SWS) of Kuwait, a new NGO devoted to advocating for expatriate labor rights. The NGO claims it has found corruption in the GOK's dealings with foreign laborers, but it is optimistic about the new government's declared focus on [...]	2006-03-04 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM ELAB KU
06KUWAIT73	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Sharon's healthSHARON'S [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic daily newspapers' coverage of the developments surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister's health mostly focused on the reporting on his conditions and the possibilities of recovery or death. The two analysis pieces found below provide an outlook into the possible scenarios [...]	2006-01-08 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT731	KUWAIT DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-05 06:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ KU
06KUWAIT745	LABOR MINISTER TO REVITALIZE EXPAT LABOR COMMITTEE [...] (U) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah publicly announced that Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammad has personally asked him to fight residence-permit trading and other violations of expatriate worker rights. The statement was covered in the March 1st edition of the lo [...]	2006-03-05 10:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT746	FREEDOM AGENDA: WIVES OF STATELESS MEN FOCUS ON [...] Summary and Comment: A March 4 meeting of Kuwaiti women married to "bidoon" (stateless Arabs) serves as a positive indicator that MEPI programs are reaching and influencing targeted audiences in Kuwait. Echoing themes researched by a recent MEPI small grant recipient for a project on how Kuw [...]	2006-03-05 11:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT748	AMRE MOUSSA REAPPOINTMENT AS ARAB LEAGUE SECGEN A [...] (C) The Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait commented to the Ambassador on March 5 about President Mubarak's recent attempts to convince Gulf leaders to gather support for Amre Moussa's re-appointment as the Arab League's Secretary General. He said that he had not seen any press coverage of this a [...]	2006-03-05 14:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EG KU XF
06KUWAIT749	GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (U) On March 5, only hours after Kuwait's Court of First Instance heard opening arguments in the case charging five Kuwaitis formerly held at Guantanamo with membership in Al-Qaeda, the court abruptly issued an oral decision to release four of the five men from prison on 500 dinar bail (appro [...]	2006-03-05 15:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT759	MINISTRY OF LABOR SAYS EXPATRIATE LABORERS CAN [...] (U) Hamad Al-Ma'dadi, Assistant Undersecretary for Labor at Kuwait's Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),issued instructions in mid-February to allow expatriates whose families live in Kuwait to stay in the country temporarily if the company that sponsors them is shut down for viol [...]	2006-03-06 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT760	FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE MUNICIPALITY CANDIDATE SAYS WIN OR [...] (U) On March 5, PolChief and PolAsst met with Engineer Jenan Ramadan Bushihri, a candidate for the upcoming special Municipal Council election and the first Kuwaiti woman to actually run for public office (ref A). Bushihri, a married 32-year-old mother of two, is currently the Director of t [...]	2006-03-06 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN PINR KU
06KUWAIT768	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES [...] Summary: Kuwait's National Assembly ratified on March 6 a new Press and Publications law. It will now be sent to the Cabinet which has one month to approve or reject. If they do not respond, the law will be considered to be in force. The National Assembly approved amendments that the Governm [...]	2006-03-06 15:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT786	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RATIFICATION OF NEW PRESS [...] Tuesday, 7 March 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam front page "Press and Publications Law, the first sign of reform"; "Press and Publications Law was unanimously ratified after superficial amendments"; "Most prominent amendments tackled prohibition of encroachment on the Lord, prophets or companions"; " [...]	2006-03-08 04:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT804	FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSING REACTIONS TO THE NEW [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Reactions to the newly-passed Press and Publications law (reftel) have varied widely and at times tended to hyperbole. One knowledgeable post contact sees it as a great step forward while another fears it will lead to the end of quality journalism in Kuwait. Liberal [...]	2006-03-08 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KHUM IR KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT805	FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP SAYS REDISTRICTING REQUIRED [...] During a March 7 seminar entitled "Electoral Constituencies and the Extent of their Effect on the Woman's Contribution in the Electoral Process," sponsored by the Kuwaiti Women's Social and Cultural Society, liberal Member of Parliament Ali Al-Rashed asserted that under the current distributio [...]	2006-03-08 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KU KDEM KWMN
06KUWAIT806	KUWAIT HOSTS ISLAM MODERATION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf [endowments] and Islamic Affairs hosted a conference, "We and the Other," on March 6-8, 2006 to emphasize tolerance and to discourage extremism. During the opening session, Kuwait's Islamic Affairs Minister said that the true nature of Islam is one of mode [...]	2006-03-09 09:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO SCUL KISL XF KU
06KUWAIT807	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQI SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah repeated a request he made to the Secretary soliciting U.S. support for a nuclear-free zone in the Gulf in addition to a proposed anti-bigotry resolution at the UNGA. Shaykh Dr. Mohamm [...]	2006-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT837	FREEDOM AGENDA: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BY [...] (U) Attorney and women's activist Najla Al-Naki hosted on March 6 the Kuwaiti Women's Forum in celebration of International Women's Day. PolAsst attended the event designed to strengthen the political power and influence of Kuwaiti women. Approximately 50 women from different fields gathere [...]	2006-03-11 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN PINR KU
06KUWAIT838	PENINSULA LIONS FUGITIVE TURNS HIMSELF IN; CLAIMS [...] (SBU) On Wednesday March 8 during a Court of Appeals hearing at the Palace of Justice, Peninsula Lions defendant Misha'al Muta'ab Mohammed Al Shimmari walked into the courtroom to surrender. Al Shimmari, number five on the defendants list (see reftel),told the surprised judge that he didn't [...]	2006-03-12 05:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT841	AMBASSADOR'S ATTEMPTS TO TIE DOWN CONCESSIONARY [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador March 8 that the GOK has instructed Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to renew the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) fuel contract and urged that U.S. negotiators meet with KPC representatives. Shaykh Dr. Mohammed ad [...]	2006-03-13 08:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
06KUWAIT848	KPC CEO ON GAS PROJECTS, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Summary: KPC CEO Hani Hussain told Ambassador on March 12 that Kuwait's recently announced discoveries included "very respectable amounts of gas," and expected usable production of the new gas resources within "three to four years." Hussain said that this gas discovery would not elimina [...]	2006-03-13 12:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT849	IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT [...] (U) The GOK has decided to again delay the implementation of its standard domestic labor contract until August. The three-party contract is between the worker, the employer/sponsor, and the Kuwaiti recruitment agency and clearly spells out wages, benefits, breaks and other working conditions [...]	2006-03-13 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT85	FREEDOM AGENDA: MOST SAY WOMEN WON'T WIN, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Automatic registration of female voters began in late December and the Ministry of Interior announced January 7 that almost 195,000 names have been added to the electoral rolls, doubling the number of eligible voters. Verification of voter information is underway and the regist [...]	2006-01-09 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT850	KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE: A BUBBLE BURSTING OR MARKET [...] (U) The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Price Index appears to be experiencing a long-anticipated correction (see ref B) after unprecedented growth over the past five years. KSE experienced its heaviest loss on March 8, dropping 450 points at one point before closing the trading week at 10,705 p [...]	2006-03-13 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN KU
06KUWAIT851	LOW TURNOUT AT SALAFI MOVEMENT-ORGANIZED PUBLIC DINNER FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 04:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT857	VISAS DONKEY: - SARB (ALANAZI, ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI M),VAGUE NAME HITS & NSER REGISTRATION [...] ..CAB: VISAS DONKEY - KWT00009RV00 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: ALANAZI, ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI M ..NAT: SARB ..DOB: 19JUL1986 ..SEX: M ..VLO: POSITIVE ..CCB: DAMMAM ..COB: SARB ..OCC: TRAINING CADT. ..EMP: NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: E349265 ..PPI: 23NOV2002 ..PPE: 29SEP2007 ..PPC: ALKHA [...]	2006-03-14 05:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS
06KUWAIT86	SOMETIME STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO GOK SAYS IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Sami Al-Faraj, the director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies (KCSS) and a regularly contracted advisor to various government ministries in Kuwait on national security issues, told Poloff January 8 that the GOK views Iran as a threat. According to Al-Faraj, the Gov [...]	2006-01-09 14:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT867	OIF FUEL UPDATE [...] (C) Following up on Ambassador's March 13 meeting with KPC Chairman Hani Hussain (reftel),Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah called the Ambassador the afternoon of the 14th and made the following points: -- He supports continuation of some sort of concessionary pricing [...]	2006-03-14 12:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
06KUWAIT87	A/S WAYNE AND TREASURY DAS SAEED ENGAGE KUWAITIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 7, A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, accompanied by the Ambassador, NEA/ARPI Deputy Director Steve Walker, EB Financial Economist Roland de Marcellus, and Econoff, met separately with Minister of Finance Bader Al-Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Minister of Commerce & Indust [...]	2006-01-10 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON KPAL AF LE IZ IS KU
06KUWAIT872	OP-ED PLACEMENT - "THE TRUTH ABOUT GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary: All daily newspapers in Kuwait published the generic Op-Ed "The Truth about Guantanamo" on March 6, 2006. 2. On March 5, 2006 Acting on a request from Washington, the Public Affairs Section at U.S. Embassy Kuwait sent "The Truth about Guantanamo" generic Op-Ed to all daily newspape [...]	2006-03-15 06:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO XF KU
06KUWAIT88	CENTRAL BANK DEP GOVERNOR TALKS TERROR FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed met January 7 with Central Bank of Kuwait Deputy Governor Dr. Nabeel Al-Mannae and other Central Bank officials to discuss coordination of terror-finance interdiction and anti-money laundering initiatives. A/S Wayne was accompanied by the [...]	2006-01-10 10:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT881	TRIPARTITE COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE'S [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 50th session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on March 14, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassies Kuwait and Baghdad in attendance. [...]	2006-03-15 10:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT882	MINISTRY OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS LAUNCHES [...] In a March 11 press conference, Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah announced the March 14 launch of the Ministry's strategic plan for the period 2006-2011. He explained that the plan is based on seven overriding themes: -- "The consideration that develo [...]	2006-03-15 11:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KISL KU
06KUWAIT883	KUWAIT FUND WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) On March 8, Econoff met with Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to discuss the possibility of USG participation in upcoming multilateral planning meetings of Arab donor organizations in an effort to enhance coor [...]	2006-03-15 11:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL ECON IZ KU
06KUWAIT889	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARITIES AND MENA/FATF [...] (SBU) On March 15, Econoff delivered reftel points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of Charitable Organizations at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (GOK lead on charity oversight) and one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF paper on "Best Practices Concerning Charities." Al-Ammar po [...]	2006-03-15 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KU KTFN
06KUWAIT89	A/S WAYNE ENGAGES GOK ON TRADE, TIFA, TAXES, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 7, A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, accompanied by the Ambassador, NEA/ARPI Deputy Director Steve Walker, EB Financial Economist Roland de Marcellus, and Econoff, met separately with Minister of Finance Bader Al-Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Minister of Commerce & Indu [...]	2006-01-10 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT890	KUWAIT FUND AWAITING AFGHAN GOVT RESPONSE ON NEW [...] (SBU) On March 8, Econoff met with Abdul Kareem Al-Mutawa, Regional Manager for South Asia at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to discuss the recent Afghanistan Compact conference held in London. (Note: Al-Mutawa attended as part of the GOK delegation headed by KFAED Dir [...]	2006-03-15 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL AF KU
06KUWAIT891	FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART I OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the first in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. Debate over proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait. Reducing the number of constituencies [...]	2006-03-15 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT892	FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART II OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the second in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. A majority of Kuwaitis support reducing the number of electoral districts from the current 25 to 10, or fewer; however, there is still an influential minority opposing the reform. The mos [...]	2006-03-15 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT893	FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART III OF III: [...] (C) Despite many Government officials' public and private support for reducing the number of electoral constituencies (refs A and C),some question the Government's seriousness in supporting this key political reform. During a March 12 meeting, Issam Al-Dabbous, a Government-leaning MP who se [...]	2006-03-15 14:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT894	MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 04:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT903	LOW TURNOUT AT SALAFI MOVEMENT-ORGANIZED PUBLIC DINNER FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 07:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT908	KPC CEO ON GAS PROJECTS, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Summary: KPC CEO Hani Hussain told Ambassador on March 12 that Kuwait's recently announced discoveries included "very respectable amounts of gas," and expected usable production of the new gas resources within "three to four years." Hussain said that this gas discovery would not elimina [...]	2006-03-16 08:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT913	REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and Embassy representatives from Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey met in Kuwait, March 7-8, as a first step to develop a regional counterterrorism strategy. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and U.S. interagency repres [...]	2006-03-18 04:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PREL IZ KU SY JO TU SA
06KUWAIT921	IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT [...] (U) The GOK has decided to again delay the implementation of its standard domestic labor contract until August. The three-party contract is between the worker, the employer/sponsor, and the Kuwaiti recruitment agency and clearly spells out wages, benefits, breaks and other working conditions [...]	2006-03-18 10:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT925	FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] Summary: The Embassy hosted a luncheon for 50 Kuwaiti women leaders on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at the Ambassador's Residence in celebration of International Women's Day. Comprised of high-ranking female Kuwaitis, the guest list included government officials, business executives, educators, hu [...]	2006-03-18 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT93	DEATH OF KUWAITI AMIR; RECOMMENDATION FOR SENIOR [...] (U) Not sending NIACT because Post understands that most notifications have already been done by State Ops and WH Sit Room, based on post's telephone and email briefs. 2. (U) Kuwaiti Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Reshaid announced January 15, 2006 that His Highness the Amir, Shaykh J [...]	2006-01-15 06:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT96	IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DEATH OF THE AMIR: KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary. Following the return of the Prime Minister from an official trip to Oman, the Council of Ministers announced the accession to Amir of Crown Prince Shaykh Saad. Kuwaiti officials and political analysts have been giving interviews on the subject of the January 15 death of the Amir o [...]	2006-01-15 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KU
06KUWAIT97	AMIR'S DEATH: THE POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Amir's death on January 15 (ref A) was widely expected in Kuwait and is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's political/economic direction or U.S.-Kuwaiti relations. As per the succession law, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...]	2006-01-15 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT970	KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPLY OF CONCESSIONARY OIF FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-19 12:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
06KUWAIT972	FREEDOM AGENDA: THE PROPOSED NEW LABOR LAW: [...] (U) Summary: The Government has identified passing a new Labor Law as one of its legislative priorities, though Post contacts doubt its passage in the short term. The Kuwait Bar Association held March 13 a seminar to debate the benefits of a proposed new Labor Law. The participants, represen [...]	2006-03-20 09:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT974	FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly held March 13 - 14 a conference to mark International Women's Day entitled "Women and Challenging Reality." The conference sought to broaden the growth of a culture of respect for human rights, to highlight human rights problems and sol [...]	2006-03-20 12:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KU
06KUWAIT975	KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON AKBAR GANJI [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV IR KU
06KUWAIT976	IOM'S EFFORT TO ESTABLISH MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER [...] (SBU) The UAE Permanent Mission in Geneva sent a letter on February 8 to the Geneva headquarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stating that the GCC countries would not host a migrant resource center. Mohammad Al-Nassery, IOM Chief of Mission in Kuwait, presented a copy [...]	2006-03-20 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT98	REGIONAL LEADERS AND THRONGS OF KUWAITI CITIZENS [...] Tens of thousands of Kuwaiti men and women, including Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament, attended the 3:30 PM (local) funeral of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was buried at Kuwait's main cemetery in Sulaibikhat, approximately 25 miles west of Kuwait City. The fun [...]	2006-01-15 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT995	FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...]	2006-03-21 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT997	KUWAIT TO RECEIVE "PALESTINIAN, NOT HAMAS," [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 12:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KPAL KU
06KUWAIT998	NATO'S ICI VISIT BRINGS MISUNDERSTANDINGS TO A HEAD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) delegation to Kuwait briefed over a dozen NATO member country mission chiefs on its March 19 meetings with GOK officials. According to the head of the six-person delegation, Rear Admiral Dr. Deniz Kutluk of Turkey, the Kuw [...]	2006-03-21 13:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PTER IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT999	DESIGNATION OF AL-MANAR TELEVISION, THE LEBANESE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER ASEC ETTC KU
06LILONGWE377	MALAWI PARLIAMENT CLOSES ANOTHER UNPRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) On April 28, Malawi's National Assembly adjourned a four-week sitting after making very little progress through its growing legislative agenda. Among the measures passed were: -- a resolution accepting the GOM's mid-year budget review -- bills to accept World Bank grants and loans -- [...]	2006-05-02 15:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV MI
06LJUBLJANA774	SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO IRAQ A BIG [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 14:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA822	SLOVENIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BOARD WITH U.S.ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A SHORT ONE HOUR LUNCH DECEMBER 19 WITH COM ONE-ON-ONE, SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER JANSA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI'S WAY FORWARD ON KOSOVO, SAYING HE HAD ARGUED AT THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT LAST WEEK THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO DELAY INTRODUCING THE PLAN ONCE SER [...]	2006-12-20 15:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI
06LUANDA1241	ANGOLA TO JOIN OPEC [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 29, Angola's Council of Ministers approved full membership for Angola in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting States (OPEC). The Council's public announcement said Angola's increase in oil production to more than 1.4 million barrels per day drove its decision. [...]	2006-12-04 14:17:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD ECON AO
06MADRID2685	TREASURY DEPSEC'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Moratinos told Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt October 19 that Spain strongly supports the SIPDIS Iraq Compact and that Madrid would transfer the 22 million dollars it had pledged for the Basra Children's Hospital within about one month. He also pledged Spanish supp [...]	2006-10-23 15:13:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID EINV EFIN PREL PARM ETTC KIPR SP
06MADRID2758	SPANISH ATTENDANCE AT IRAQ COMPACT PG MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 16:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL EINV SP
06MANAGUA1383	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STATE DEPARTMENT [...] (S) Summary/Introduction: Your visit to Nicaragua allows you to reiterate U.S. opposition to the Sandinista (FSLN)-Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) pact and assure the Nicaraguan people that we share their desire for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. Your presence will also co [...]	2006-06-23 17:16:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR MOPS KDEM ECON EFIN
06MANAMA1084	CITIBANK MOVES REGIONAL OFFICE FROM BAHRAIN TO [...] (C) Summary. Citibank earlier this month transferred its regional headquarters from Bahrain to Dubai. Although the move received little attention here, Citibank Middle East Managing Director Mohammed Al-Shroogi, a prominent Bahraini and Shura Council member, told the Ambassador that the move [...]	2006-06-18 11:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BA ECTRD REGION
06MANAMA1145	IRAN PROPOSES JULY 8 IRAQ NEIGHBORS MEETING [...] (C) In a June 25 meeting covering several subjects (septels),Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that the Iranian Ambassador one day earlier had delivered an invitation for Bahrain to attend an Iraq Neighbors Conference in Tehran on July 8. The Minister n [...]	2006-06-26 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1221	BAHRAIN'S STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE [...] (U) Like its GCC neighbors, Bahrain's stock market has declined amid the regional market's plummet, but has withstood the ordeal better than most. The Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) did not have as far to fall, having seen little of the surge in equity share prices evidenced elsewhere in the re [...]	2006-07-08 07:19:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON BA ECTRD REGION
06MANAMA1275	IRAQ NEIGHBOR'S MEETING FALLS FLAT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa told the Ambassador that the July 8-9 Iraq neighbors meeting in Tehran was a predictably uneventful affair. He said that he and his Iraqi and Kuwaiti counterparts left unhappy with the way the Iranians ran the meeting, especially their la [...]	2006-07-12 12:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ REGION
06MANAMA13	GOVERNMENT REACTS TO PUBLIC CRITICISM OF REGIME [...] (C) In response to their public statements critical of the regime, the government briefly detained Shia cleric Mohammed Al Sanad December 25 (Refs A/B) and questioned activists Ibrahim Sharif and Abdul Nabi Al Ekry December 28. In their comments to Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas in mid-December, [...]	2006-01-03 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA138	BAHRAIN: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In contrast with its size, Bahrain makes an invaluable contribution to U.S. security objectives in the Gulf region by hosting and providing support to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet and the Naval Support Activity. In 2004 Bahrain was an important coalition partn [...]	2006-01-30 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PREL BA ECTRD BILAT
06MANAMA1391	TFLE01: GOB CONDEMNS QANA BOMBING, PUBLIC ACTIVE [...] (C) The PM's Cabinet expressed July 30 its strong condemnation of the Qana bombing and urged the international community to intervene to stop the bloodshed of innocent civilians. While still relatively low-key and orderly, the number of public events has increased, including plans by leading [...]	2006-07-31 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA REGION POL
06MANAMA1599	KING STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad, during an August 29 discussion with the Ambassador, repeatedly stressed the value he placed on the U.S. relationship, and the importance of the U.S. role in maintaining peace and security in the region. He expected Bahrain to initiate discussions shortly with [...]	2006-08-31 09:27:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1756	ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS NO. 1: DATES ANNOUNCED, [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of regular updates on the elections scene in the run-up to parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on November 25. 2. (SBU) ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED: King Hamad announced September 28 that the first round of parliamentary elections would be held on [...]	2006-10-08 10:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1814	ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS NO. 3: CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: By the conclusion of the official registration period for parliamentary candidates, a total of 221 have registered, 18 of whom are women. The official campaign period opens October 20. In his Friday sermon on October 13, Shaikh Isa Qassem, chairman of the Islamic Scholars Coun [...]	2006-10-19 16:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1827	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' OCTOBER [...] (C) We warmly welcome your October 31-November 1 visit to Bahrain. Your trip comes at an important moment in promotion of the freedom agenda in Bahrain, with parliamentary and municipal elections to be held November 25 and December 2. Of the 221 candidates standing for election to parliament, [...]	2006-10-22 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL PGOV OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA1844	DEPUTY PM TELLS GSD DELEGATION THE BEST DEFENSE IS [...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the visiting interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that Iran is a diplomatic, military, and political threat to the countries of the region and that the best defense is to show you are prepared for possible fu [...]	2006-10-31 07:27:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1849	KING HAMAD SUPPORTS GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) King Hamad October 18 told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that he wants to work with the U.S. on creating a new comprehensive defense strategy for the region in light of recent developments. He commended the U.S.'s bilateral approach to each of the GCC states and [...]	2006-11-01 07:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1850	CROWN PRINCE TELLS GSD DELEGATION THAT U.S., GCC [...] (S) Crown Prince Salman told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that the U.S. and its GCC allies need to send a strong message to Iran, and suggested holding a major military exercise in the region. He thought it would be "a great motivator" for the other GCC countries f [...]	2006-11-01 07:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1915	FOREIGN MINISTER CITES MILITARY COOPERATION AS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador November 6 that Bahrain's participation in the late October Proliferation Security Initiative Leading Edge was a sign of the strength of the U.S.-Bahrain relationship. He noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Motakki h [...]	2006-11-13 12:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PHUM KDEM ETRD BEXP BA REGION
06MANAMA1950	ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS 8: CANDIDATES WITHDRAW, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fourteen parliamentary candidates withdrew from their respective races, including one incumbent MP, by the November 14 deadline, leaving 207 candidates competing for the 40 seats in the Council of Representatives (COR). The official election spokesperson announcedNovember 19 that [...]	2006-11-20 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1956	A/S BOHIGIAN FINDS GOB, BUSINESS EAGER TO BENEFIT [...] (C) Commerce Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance David Bohigian November 16 called on senior GOB officials, addressed an AmCham-sponsored FTA event, and met with U.S. and Bahraini company executives to promote "friction-free" bilateral trade and highlight the U.S. as a dynamic [...]	2006-11-22 14:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD
06MANAMA1972	KING, NAVY SECRETARY DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (S) King Hamad told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that Bahrain's relationship with the U.S. Navy was fundamental to the stability and prosperity of the country and region. The Navy has been an ambassador and liaison between the two countries and Bahrain has benefited from joint ex [...]	2006-11-28 10:47:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1988	SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DISCUSSES MILITARY [...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that the long standing presence of the US Navy in Bahrain and the warm relationship between Bahrain and the US is a stabilizing force given Bahrain's "unpredictable neighbors." He [...]	2006-12-03 11:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2046	U.S.-BAHRAIN FTA: TRADE, INVESTMENT BOOMING, BUT [...] (SBU) The U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on August 1, 2006 amid a period of booming U.S. trade with the region. A number of U.S. companies, including Tactics Middle East, Microsoft, Westpoint Home, Kraft, and others have announced substantial new ventures, many o [...]	2006-12-14 13:29:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD
06MANAMA2060	FOREIGN MINISTER COVERS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador December 14 that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki had used "typically harsh" language in his speech at the December 8-10 IISS conference in Bahrain. When asked why the King had met with Mottaki, Shaikh Khalid said that the GOB had not re [...]	2006-12-20 11:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2085	FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT GCC PLUS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and the Ambassador December 28 discussed next steps in the GCC Plus Two mechanism, Iraq, Omani Minister Bin Alawi's visit to Bahrain, Somalia, the status of U.S. Navy dependents, and Guantanamo, among other issues. Shaikh Khalid urged that the GCC Plus Two [...]	2006-12-29 07:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA264	ASHURA PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY; CONTROVERSY ERUPTS IN [...] (SBU) An estimated 150,000 people participated in Ashura events in downtown Manama on February 8, the climax of the ten-day period during which Shia commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in Kerbala in 680 AD. By all accounts, activities went very quietly and smoothly with no reports of v [...]	2006-02-22 12:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
06MANAMA314	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa welcomed Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez February 27, voicing SIPDIS appreciation for his visit and the Secretary's support for the U.S.-Bahrain FTA. The PM stressed the importance of stability in the region for development and urged the U [...]	2006-03-01 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PGOV BEXP BA REGION OFFICIALS ECTRD BILAT

06MANAMA358	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 7 MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak March 7 discussed Crown Prince Salman's upcoming visit to Washington, elections in Bahrain, trafficking in persons, and the anti-terrorism law. During his March 19-21 visit, the CP will discuss the U.S.-Bahrain Free Tra [...]	2006-03-08 06:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM KNNP PTER OVIP KDEM KPAL BA REGION OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA4	GCC SUMMIT: BAHRAIN FOCUSES ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that GCC FM Rashid Abdullah's post-GCC Summit comments about Iran's nuclear program reflected GCC concerns more than the watered-down language in the Summit's final statement. GCC members were not happy with Amre Moussa's [...]	2006-01-02 11:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV KNNP BA IR OFFICIALS REGION
06MANAMA409	LUNCHEON WITH KING HAMAD [...] (C) King Hamad, during a March 13 luncheon, had high praise for the U.S. and its positive role in maintaining stability in the Gulf. "Without you," he stated, "we'd be squashed." He made clear his concern for Iran, both as a regional power and as a meddling force inside Bahrain. Iran can be expecte [...]	2006-03-15 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BA IR REGION OFFICIALS POL BILAT
06MANAMA442	DEPUTY PM, FOREIGN MINISTER AGREE TO COUNSELOR [...] (S) State Department Counselor Zelikow met separately with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa March 12 to initiate a strategic dialogue on regional security, including concerns about Iran. They agreed with the [...]	2006-03-20 05:45:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA568	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-08 12:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
06MANAMA583	MEPI/GOB REGIONAL ARAB WOMEN'S CONFERENCE A [...] (U) Summary: MEPI and the Bahraini MFA joined forces to co-host a MENA regional conference March 27-28 to celebrate the "Successes of Women as Leaders of Change". More than 120 women leaders from 16 Arab countries shared their recent unprecedented achievements of reform in the legal, economic [...]	2006-04-11 12:54:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KWMN KDEM PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT
06MANAMA595	U/S JOSEPH DISCUSSES IRAN AND PSI WITH BAHRAINI FM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shaikh Khaled Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Arms Control and International Security U/S Robert Joseph April 8 that the GOB shares U.S. concerns about Iran's export of terrorism and development of nuclear weapons. He gave strong indications that Bahrain would suppor [...]	2006-04-12 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PARM PGOV PREL BA IR OFFICIALS REGION CTR
06MANAMA727	UPS AND DOWNS IN BAHRAIN'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador April 26 asked MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa about the latest developments in Bahrain's relations with Iran, most notably President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent [...]	2006-04-26 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PTER BA IR REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA729	GOB MOVES FORWARD ON SHELTER, ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] (C) In an April 26 conversation with PolOff, Chief of Social Welfare Section and Ministry of Social Development representative to Bahrain's interministerial anti-TIP Task Force Afaf Ahmed Al Aseeri reported that the Minister of Social Development Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi had decided on one of t [...]	2006-04-26 15:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG KHUM KWMN PGOV PREL BA REGION
06MANAMA766	COR PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with Council of Representatives (COR) President Al Dahrani and COR Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee Chairman Ahmed Behzad on April 23 and 24 respectively to discuss pending legislation of U.S. interest. Both MPs expressed their confid [...]	2006-05-02 12:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD KIPR ETTC BA BILAT ECTRD
06MANAMA899	INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH CROWN PRINCE SALMAN [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with Crown Prince Salman May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, the threat posed by Iran, direct contacts between the U.S. and Iran, a declaratory secur [...]	2006-05-23 09:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA REGION IR
06MANAMA907	BAHRAINI POLITICAL SCENE PART II: ROYAL FAMILY [...] (C) At a time when the Bahrain's King and ruling family should be congratulating themselves for having successfully maneuvered major opposition society Al Wifaq into deciding to end its boycott and participate in this year's parliamentary elections, recent developments suggest that at least so [...]	2006-05-24 11:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI BA BILAT POL REFORM
06MANAMA989	"The Sapphire Trio: American Women in the Arts" [...] The all-women American chamber ensemble The Sapphire Trio performed American and classical music in Bahrain from May 15th through May 17th, providing Bahraini audiences with a glimpse of the diversity of expression and talent in the American musical arts community. Partially funded by a Perf [...]	2006-06-06 07:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM OEXC SCUL KPAO PREL BA BILAT
06MANILA5007	GRP UNVEILS MAJOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recently issued new employment requirements designed to better protect overseas Filipino household workers from trafficking. Among other measures, the new requirements increase the monthly minimum wage from $200 to $400 [...]	2006-12-15 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KTIA PHUM RP
06MASERU544	MCC STATUS AND MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) In a nearly two (2) hour session with Minister of Finance Thahane October 27, Ambassador reiterated the key points that Lesotho had to address before the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President for Operations John Hewko and needed before reaching an MCC compact betwe [...]	2006-10-31 14:40:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL LT
06MOSCOW13001	PATRUSHEV'S NEST OF DANISH SPIES [...] (SBU) FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev alleged that foreign intelligence services were increasingly using NGOs and press bureaus as cover in his annual year-end review December 19. Speaking on the eve of the day in honor of the security services, Patrushev singled out the Danish Refugee Counci [...]	2006-12-20 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF RS
06MOSUL45	NINEWA: SHAMMAR TRIBAL LEADER ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION, [...] (C) Western Ninewa Sunni Arab tribal leader Sheikh Abdullah Al Yawar believes all ethnic and political groups in Baghdad are responsible for failings with the new government formation. He believes the last government's problems were not only the fault of Prime Minister Al Ja'afari, but also t [...]	2006-04-14 12:00:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL52	NINEWA PRT: MOSUL UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN WORKING [...] (C) Dean of the University of Mosul Medical School, Dr. Nazar Qibi, says he is interested in working with PRT Ninewa on projects to benefit the people of the province, but is terrified that any association with the USG or Coalition Forces (CF) might lead to injury or death for himself and his [...]	2006-05-22 16:12:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MUSCAT1015	OMAN FM UPDATE ON IRAN, GULF SECURITY [...] (C) In a June 20 meeting, FM Yusuf bin Alawi again voiced optimism that Iran would respond positively to the West's latest offer, but noted that several Arab states were angry that details on security assurances to Iran were not discussed with them first. He sees a 1987 Security Council resol [...]	2006-06-26 07:03:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELNT EWWT EPET XF IR MU
06MUSCAT103	IPR SEMINAR RAISES AWARENESS, BUILDS BRIDGES [...] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),with MEPI funding, held a successful intellectual property rights (IPR) seminar for Arab prosecutors in Muscat from January 22-24. Following a similar program for judges in Dubai (reftel),the event drew over 45 participants from the MEPI region. [...]	2006-01-26 12:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND PREL KIPR KMPI KPAO MU
06MUSCAT1299	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF COMMERCE DAS HOLLY VINEYARD [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on September 16 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your attendance at a reception for labor and customs officials, we are seeking meetings with the Minister of Commerce a [...]	2006-09-04 05:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
06MUSCAT1384	SUCCESSFUL EPA WORKSHOP CONCLUDES [...] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),in association with the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, the Omani Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment, and Water Resources, and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO),concluded a successful four-day Pri [...]	2006-09-20 12:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV KMPI MU
06MUSCAT1558	OMAN'S FM ON RECENT VISIT OF IRANIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi November 4 to review the October 31 visit to Oman of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motaki. Motaki, who stayed for only a few hours, told the Omani Minister that the Iranians had reached an u [...]	2006-11-06 07:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MU IR
06MUSCAT1670	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA A/S WELCH TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your visit to Oman. Oman remains a dependable friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subjects, although it prefers to maintain a low profile. Regional threat issues are a prominent concern for the Omani leadership; however, Oman's p [...]	2006-12-06 14:22:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON
06MUSCAT1680	MEDIA REACTION: BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT, GCC SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: Private daily "Al-Watan" hails the "positive" recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton report and criticizes the Israeli response to it. State-owned "Oman" says that this year's GCC summit should focus on solving domestic problems in Arab Gulf states. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE [...]	2006-12-12 12:50:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1707	NEA A/S WELCH MEETING WITH OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) NEA A/S Welch met December 12 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi in Muscat. Bin Alawi personally drove A/S Welch and the Ambassador to a meeting with Sultan Qaboos (septel),and then hosted a working lunch for them with participation from Foreign Ministry [...]	2006-12-20 07:21:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL IR IZ SY MU
06MUSCAT204	SULTAN QABOOS' TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Omani dailies gave extensive coverage on February 12 to a wide-ranging interview Sultan Qaboos granted to the influential Kuwaiti newspaper Al Siyasa ("Politics"). The Sultan shared his vision of Oman, his leadership principles, and his quest to balance the modern with the traditional in [...]	2006-02-13 13:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OPRC PTER ETRD PINR ELAB MU
06MUSCAT219	OMAN ONLINE: HEALTH CARE, A DISMISSAL, AND DENMARK [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]	2006-02-15 14:03:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT298	TAIWAN REP ON WHO, OMAN TIES [...] (U) See bio notes in para 4. 2. (C) In a February 28 meeting in a neutral location, Paul Yung-feng Hsu, head of the local "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office," solicited Pol/Econ Chief's help to encourage Oman to support Taiwan's bid for observer status at the World Health Assembly in May [...]	2006-03-01 15:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EFIS EPET TW MU
06MUSCAT385	TWO AIRLINES BETTER THAN ONE? [...] (SBU) Profitable Oman Air plans to expand its medium and long-haul fleet with Boeing aircraft in a bid to compete directly with Gulf Air, as the latter relocates part of its operations from Abu Dhabi to Muscat's Seeb International Airport. End Summary. ------------ PROFIT FIRST ---------- [...]	2006-03-15 15:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL MU
06MUSCAT555	PRICING STRATEGY HARMS U.S. FIRM IN RADIO TENDER [...] (SBU) On April 5, Econoff discussed the upcoming nationwide radio system tender with Brigadier Hajji bin Adam al-Balushi, Director of Communications for the Internal Security Services (ISS). Al-Balushi confirmed that the ISS has invited only Motorola, Thales (France),and Rhode and Schwartz ( [...]	2006-04-06 10:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MU NOTAG
06MUSCAT588	LABOR FEEDBACK ON ILO VISIT, NEED FOR TECHNICAL [...] In meetings held April 3-4, an International Labor Organization (ILO) delegation met with Ministry of Manpower officials, employers and worker committee representatives to discuss ongoing labor reforms and proposed plans for technical assistance. Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali bin Jumaa t [...]	2006-04-11 14:40:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KMPI PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT618	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FM YUSUF BIN ALAWI [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will be in Washington, DC, approximately April 20-25 for meetings with Secretary Rice, Secdef Rumsfeld, USTR Portman and other Administration and Congressional officials, optimally to include Vice President Cheney. Secretary Rice la [...]	2006-04-17 12:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MNUC KPAL PGOV XF MU
06MUSCAT667	MEDIA REACTION: SUPPORTING PALESTINE; DEMOCRACY AND HAMAS; THE AMERICAN EMPIRE; BIN LADEN AND DAHAB [...] Privately owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) published an editorial April 21 under the headline "The Sultanate and the Commitment to Supporting the Palestinian Issue": "The Sultanate tirelessly dedicates itself to reaffirming its support for Arab and Islamic issues, chief amon [...]	2006-04-26 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	MU NOTAG
06NAIROBI1850	HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...]	2006-04-28 09:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1883	U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALIS REPATRIATED TO SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten Somali nationals under U.S. control since an encounter on the high seas in mid-March were successfully repatriated April 29 to Somalia via Kenya with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The remains of the deceased Somali are expected to be [...]	2006-05-02 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE
06NAIROBI2003	COMPENSATION DEMANDS BY DECEASED SOMALI'S FAMILY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) The family of a Somali national killed during a mid-March engagement with the U.S. Navy intends to request compensation from the USG as a condition for accepting the remains. Post recommends against offering any f [...]	2006-05-08 15:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE
06NAIROBI2089	HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...]	2006-05-12 09:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI3256	Chinese Make Only Concessional Loans to Kenya [...] Summary: China has extended or agreed to extend to the GOK a total of Ksh3.54 billion ($45.5 million) in concessional loans since 2002 for road and hospital projects. Non-concessional foreign borrowing by the GOK fell 5.5% from 2004 to 2005, and the GOK appears to be relying on domestic lendi [...]	2006-07-27 13:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID KE
06NAIROBI4741	Proposed Kuwaiti Investment in Kenya Looks Fishy [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's Al Bader International Development Company allegedly asked the Kenyan Government for exclusive rights to develop a port, airport, resort, and oil complex near Lamu on Kenya's north coast, but the project appears impractical. Post is concerned the proposal may instead be [...]	2006-11-05 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU
06NOUAKCHOTT457	MILITARY COUNCIL RESHUFFLES DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (U) In late March the Military Council for Justice and Democracy replaced several of Mauritania's Ambassadors and Consuls to key African and Middle East countries. The shuffle, which had been expected since the August 3 coup d'etat, surprised many observers in that it drew largely from the fo [...]	2006-04-19 16:49:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR
06OTTAWA3251	IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY GROUP MEETING IN KUWAIT: [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 15:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PREL EINV CA IZ
06OTTAWA3373	CANADA MIGHT CONSIDER FURTHER DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN IZ
06OTTAWA539	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 12:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA
06OTTAWA563	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada's (GOC) approach to Trafficking in Persons issues emphasizes a criminal justice and law enforcement perspective through the country's immigration framework, rather than seeking to provide basic, humanitarian assistance to trafficking victims. Individual provin [...]	2006-03-02 21:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA
06PARIS169	FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] This is the fifth in a series of occasional updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our inter-agency USG audience. Contents: -- France to develop fourth-generation nuclear reactor (See Para 2); -- Peugeot Citroen to [...]	2006-01-11 10:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR
06PARIS2437	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Afghanistan Italy [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 10:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS2889	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Middle East Bolivia - [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS332	FRANCE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2006-01-18 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS4482	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Surge of Violence in [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 10:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5311	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Israeli - Lebanese Conflict: [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 11:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5360	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Lebanon Cuba [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 11:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5657	FRENCH SUPPORT FOR IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt led a delegation to France August 16-17 to discuss the Iraq Compact. French officials remained positive about the Compact's goals and were visibly engaged on the issue. Officials welcomed the briefing on USG discussions with Gulf countries, espe [...]	2006-08-24 07:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EIND EAID PREL IZ FR
06PARIS5768	(U) UNESCO: LEBANON RESOLUTION UPDATE II [...] (U) Classified by Andrew Koss, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1.4. (D) 2. (C) Summary. Though the resolution tabled by Lebanon and Morocco on Lebanese reconstruction to be discussed at the next UNESCO Executive Board (EB) (Sept. 26 - Oct. 12) remains just a place-holder and has yet to be [...]	2006-08-29 09:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO SCUL UNSC AL
06PARIS6125	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GWOT - 9/11 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 10:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS6993	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND MALAWI DEBT [...] (U) At the October 18-19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors canceled 354 million of Malawi's 363 million dollars of Paris Club debt as its completion point treatment under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The US was not a creditor. The Club provided financing assuranc [...]	2006-10-24 14:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS7056	FRENCH MFA ON IRAQ COMPACT PG MEETING, TALABANI [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Franck Gellet, MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq, and Bernard Chappedelaine, Iraq desk officer, on October 26. Chappedelaine said France would be represented at the 10/31 Preparatory Group meeting by Ambassador Jean-Pierre Guinhut, Inter-Ministerial Coordinato [...]	2006-10-26 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN FR IZ PGOV PREL
06PARIS7322	FRENCH PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON IRAQ, LEBANON, AND [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM met 11/8 with Dominique Boche, President Chirac's foreign policy advisor for the Middle East and North Africa and received a short readout of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's visit to France November 1-2. Boche noted that Talabani did not raise France's long-standing offer t [...]	2006-11-09 11:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL SY
06PARIS7491	PARIS CLUB - NOVEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) At the November 15 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors decided on an initial response to Argentine Finance Secretary MacLaughlin's letter to the Club expressing the GOA's desire to restart a dialogue and normalize relations as soon as possible. Creditors agreed that Paris Club Chairman Mu [...]	2006-11-21 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS7642	PARIS III UPDATE FROM JOUYET [...] (C) Summary: Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chirac's Special Envoy for the Lebanon Donors' Conference (i.e., Paris III),told us on November 30 that he anticipates holding a Core Group meeting in Paris between January 8 and 10, prior to the conference on January 25. Chirac issued invitations on November [...]	2006-12-04 05:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN FR KDEM LE PGOV PREL
06PARIS7716	NEA DAS GORDON GRAY'S DECEMBER 5 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with NEA DAS Gordon Gray, Franck Gellet, the MFA DAS-equivalent for the Persian Gulf, observed that the Gulf states were privately alarmed by Iran's nuclear ambitions, although their public discourse was not particularly helpful. He asked whether the U.S. h [...]	2006-12-08 13:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR KDEM PGOV PREL
06PRAGUE755	PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE CZECH POLICY TOWARD IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: This is the final of three cables on Czech-Iranian relations. The Czech Government is likely to remain solidly aligned with the USG on Iran. Czech mainstream parties whose platforms are supportive of USG positions vis-a-vis the Iranian nuclear issue will occupy 174 o [...]	2006-07-03 15:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC PGOV EUN EZ IR
06RABAT1095	MOROCCO: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Further to reftels, MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Organizations Hassan Hami contacted Poloff on June 5 to report that during the May 27 Morocco-Kuwait Joint High Committee meeting held in Kuwait FM Benaissa and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al Jaber Al Sabah issued a communique [...]	2006-06-06 15:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MO
06RABAT1677	DONOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN MOROCCO [...] (U) This is the third part of a three part series on international donor activities in Morocco. Part 1 (ref A) covered the World Bank while part 2 (ref B) discussed the European Union's Barcelona Process. 2. (U) Summary. A wide variety of international donor organizations are present in [...]	2006-09-08 17:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KMCA MO
06RABAT1974	POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK [...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]	2006-10-20 15:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT1975	POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK [...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]	2006-10-20 15:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT2010	(C-NE6-01369) POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK [...] (C) At a Polisario "base" East of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self-d [...]	2006-10-30 11:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINR PGOV MO AG KPKO WI
06RABAT40	CODEL LANTOS VISITS PARLIAMENT, MEETS REFORMERS, [...] (SBU) As part of his January 2-5 visit to Morocco, Congressman Lantos (D-CA) visited and toured the Moroccan Parliament, met with Moroccan reformers, and discussed recent political, social and religious reforms with the Minister of Islamic Affairs. Lantos was accompanied by his wife Annette L [...]	2006-01-09 17:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP MO
06RABAT62	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Contents --PPS Consolidates Socialist Alliance, Prepares Congress --Eid al-Adha: Prayer, Sacrifice, and Pardon --Morocco and Kuwait Join Forces to Promote Moderate Islam --King Supports Moroccan Children's Parliament --Morocco Creates Young Scientist Academy --Vietnam Opens Embassy in [...]	2006-01-13 17:02:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT73	MOROCCO 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 07:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
06RIYADH2146	SAUDI LEADERS UPBEAT ON U.S.-SAUDI MILITARY [...] (S) Summary and Comment: During separate meetings on March 22 with visiting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, Saudi leaders spoke favorably of the U.S.-Saudi military relationship. King Abdullah, although deeply unhappy about Iraq and the issue of helicopter support fo [...]	2006-03-29 14:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH2840	SAUDI SHI'A EXPRESS ANGER AT PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S [...] (U) In the week since President Mubarak remarked in an interview with Al-Arabiyya that Shi'a were "mostly loyal to Iran and not the countries they are living in," PolOff and PAO have asked many of post's Saudi Shi'a contacts about the Shi'a community's reaction. To a person, our contacts said [...]	2006-04-18 12:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
06RIYADH3312	THE SAUDI SHI'A: WHERE DO THEIR LOYALTIES LIE? [...] (S) Some Sunni Arab leaders, including Egypt's President Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, have recently publicly questioned the loyalties of Arab Shi'a populations in the Middle East. Privately, senior Saudi officials raise similar concerns. Given the ongoing sectarian conflict in Iraq, [...]	2006-05-02 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS SA
06RIYADH3315	HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE: LIMITED [...] (C) Summary: Higher education in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia offers limited opportunities for students, particularly women and Shi'a. What is available is of questionable quality, suffering from centralized and religious control, poor student preparation, and difficulty in recruitin [...]	2006-05-02 15:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV KMPI KPAO KIRF KWMN SA
06RIYADH3589	SHI'A CLERIC DISCUSSES SLOW BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) In a meeting with PolOff on April 28, Shi'a cleric Faisal Al-Awami gave a broadly positive account of changes in Saudi Arabia over the past 10 to 15 years. Al-Awami, who, like many of his politically and religiously active Shi'a colleagues, studied in Iran and Syria starting in the early [...]	2006-05-10 08:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL KIRF SA
06RIYADH4961	SAG NOTIFIED OF PSI WARSAW MEETING PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) On June 14 A/PolCouns gave Abdulrahman al-Rassi, Office Director for MFA's International Organizations Department, a list of Middle Eastern states the USG expects will participate in the June 23 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) High Level Political Meeting in Warsaw, Poland. A/Pol [...]	2006-06-20 11:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XF
06RIYADH5042	USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helicopters, Iran, Iraq, and visas during separate meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan on June 6. Both the King and Crown Prince were supportive of [...]	2006-06-24 14:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR
06RIYADH5082	U/S EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASST MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, Iran, and regional security during his June 6 meeting with Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Security Affairs. The overall tone of the meeting [...]	2006-06-25 08:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL PINR PTER
06RIYADH5277	MIXED SAUDI REACTION TO KUWAITI ELECTIONS [...] (U) On June 29, the Kuwaiti Parliament held elections, in which women were allowed to run as candidates and vote for the first time. There were twenty-seven women candidates, but none were elected. Saudi media reported mixed reactions to the results. Most Saudi media reported that the electi [...]	2006-07-03 13:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
06RIYADH5278	RIYADH RECORD: JUNE 21-30 2006 [...] (U) This cable serves as the inaugural edition of the Riyadh Record, which will provide weekly summaries of key political events in the Kingdom. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During the course of the past few weeks, there has been an increase in the dialogue between supporters of King Abdullah,s reforms [...]	2006-07-03 13:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA PINR
06RIYADH5314	DHAHRAN DIGEST 7 [...] (SBU) Dr. Abdullah Al-Kadi, director of Al Bir, the largest charitable organization in the Eastern Province (EP),estimated to the CG that there were 3.7 million residents in the EP, of whom 20 percent (740,000) were expatriates. Al-Kadi, a U.S.-trained architect and urban planner, has constr [...]	2006-07-05 05:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET SOCI PINR PGOV SA
06RIYADH5904	TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN THE EP: [...] (C) Opportunities abound in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province (EP) for ConGen Dhahran to expand its work with EP residents to help them transform Saudi Arabia's future. Since September 11, EP residents have claimed, and the SAG has tolerated, much greater latitude to discuss the country's and p [...]	2006-07-25 08:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM SA
06RIYADH6473	RIYADH RECORD: JULY 30-AUGUST 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SAG provided humanitarian assistance to victims of the crisis in Lebanon through air and land convoys as well as increased financial assistance. The Saudi public's discontent increased with the SAG's perceived support for U.S. policy in Lebanon, and protesters of U.S. suppor [...]	2006-08-14 13:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
06RIYADH6668	170 SAUDI AND MUSLIM SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE CALL FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: 170 Muslim scholars from more than seventeen countries, including twenty-nine Saudi citizens, issued an open statement on August 4 entitled "Statement and Appeal from Scholars of the Islamic Nation." The statement condemned Israeli "aggression" in Lebanon and Palestine, and crit [...]	2006-08-22 06:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA LE
06RIYADH7	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD SEEKS POST-IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad met with King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, and General Intelligence Presidency director Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz on December 27, to seek Saudi support in Iraq for building an Arab Sunni-Kurdish-Alawi coalition to engage the [...]	2006-01-02 12:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IZ SA
06RIYADH7211	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD - SUCCESSFUL 9/12 MEETING [...] (S/NF) BEGIN SUMMARY. Ambassador Oberwetter and Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad called on the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on September 12 to seek support on a range of issues relating to Iraq. The King expressed his concern about Iranian influen [...]	2006-09-16 09:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR SA
06RIYADH7987	RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 16-30 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against the controversial novel "Girls of Riyadh" has been dismissed. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice met for three-days, rejecting alleged calls from the West to dismantle the organization. The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affai [...]	2006-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA
06RIYADH8252	SAUDI ARAMCO TRIMS CRUDE ALLOCATIONS AS IT CUTS PRODUCTION [...] (S) Saudi Aramco has cut some allocations to major oil company customers, per a contact in a position to know who has reported consistently and reliably in the past. For November, Aramco has provided crude allocations to customers consistent with an approximate five percent reduction in pro [...]	2006-10-16 15:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	NOTAG SA
06RIYADH8253	ARABIAN CHEVRON,S VIEWS ON THE REFINERY DISPUTE [...] (C) This is a response to an action request, Ref B, for additional background for a 17 October meeting between P and Chevron CEO Reilly regarding a SAG disagreement with Kuwaiti plans to construct a refinery in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) shared by the two countries. Executives from A [...]	2006-10-16 16:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU SA
06RIYADH8825	TERRORISM FINANCE: POST'S RESPONSE ON THE RADICAL [...] (S/NF) Mission Saudi Arabia supports the aim of the Radical Ideologue Initiative to sanction individuals and entities that provide both monetary/material support and ideological support to terror organizations (ref a). This initiative underlines the international community's need to counter t [...]	2006-11-13 06:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC SA
06RIYADH8826	TERRORISM FINANCE: POST'S RESPONSE ON THE RADICAL [...] (S/NF) Mission Saudi Arabia supports the aim of the Radical Ideologue Initiative to sanction individuals and entities that provide both monetary/material support and ideological support to terror organizations (ref a). This initiative underlines the international community's need to counter t [...]	2006-11-13 06:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC SA
06RIYADH8835	FACILITATING GREATER SAG ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ - A [...] (S) This constitutes Post's response to Ref A. The situation in Iraq remains of great concern to Saudis across the political, economic, and social spectrum. The press reported on November 13 that Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Naif called Iraq a "major base for terrorism," adding that the [...]	2006-11-13 13:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON IZ SA
06RIYADH8836	SAUDIS BOLSTER TROOP NUMBERS FOR ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (S/NF) In a series of meetings with the Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) from November 10-11, a joint State/Energy visiting delegation learned that the Saudis have made progress in improving security at critical energy facilities. A force of more than 35,000 soldiers, temporarily drawn from [...]	2006-11-13 13:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH9083	APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH CROWN [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Fran Townsend met on November 15 with Crown Prince Sultan, who immediately steered the conversation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He noted the ongoing violence and raised the Arab Peace Plan proposed by [...]	2006-12-14 13:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KTFN SA
06RIYADH9089	APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH CROWN [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Fran Townsend met on November 15 with Crown Prince Sultan, who immediately steered the conversation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He noted the ongoing violence and raised the Arab Peace Plan proposed by [...]	2006-12-16 07:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KTFN SA
06RIYADH9095	xxxxxxxxxxxx ON IRANIAN THREATS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-16 14:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN PTER IZ IR SA
06ROME1308	ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]	2006-05-03 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME2076	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLE [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Cole. Please find below background information to serve as a scenesetter for visit. 2. U.S.-Italy relations traditionally have been strong regardless of the party in power. The Center Left's April 9-10 election victory should not significant [...]	2006-07-21 09:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT
06ROME263	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Summary. Italy continues to court foreign investors by actively seeking to implement the 2003 legal reforms designed to lift the Italian economy out of its malaise. In 2003 Italy successfully reformed its civil code and made important modifications to its Unified Rules on Financial Intermed [...]	2006-01-30 08:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR
06ROME2982	ITALYASKS FOR HELP ON URS LOGISTICS, [...] (C) Summary. PolMinCouns met with Italian Iraq Task Force coordinator De Martino on October 27 to deliver reftel points and discuss Italian URS logistics. De Martino told PolMinCouns that Italy would be represented at the October 31 Iraq Compact Meeting in Kuwait by the Italian Ambassador to [...]	2006-10-27 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NATO IZ IT

06ROME556	ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]	2006-02-23 09:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06SANAA1282	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BENJAMIN D. HARMON [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Benjamin D. Harmon from May 15 to 18, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be James Jmerson who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2276 cell p [...]	2006-05-09 09:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMGT ANET ASEC OTRA
06SANAA1320	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JILL BURKHOLDER [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Jill Burkholder, from May 14 to 17, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be James Jamerson, who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2276 ce [...]	2006-05-14 11:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA
06SANAA1939	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY WILBURN [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Jeffrey Wilburn. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be James Jamerson who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2276; cell phone (967) 1-73323-2207. [...]	2006-07-05 12:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ACOA ANET ASEC
06SANJOSE2263	COSTA RICA REESTABLISHING TIES TO ARAB WORLD; ALSO [...] SUMMARY: Costa Rica has restored diplomatic relations with Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen, following its decision to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. The GOCR also plans to open embassies in India and Singapore. The GOCR will use these newly-expanded ties to seek addi [...]	2006-10-14 10:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL XF BA EG KU YMCS
06SEOUL410	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ROK CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) The Republic of Korea made significant contributions to the common defense of the Korean peninsula in 2004 and 2005. The ROKG demonstrated a strong commitment to the U.S.-ROK alliance, working closely with the U.S. to address the DPRK nuclear issue and making important contributions to t [...]	2006-02-06 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL PGOV PARM MARR ECON KS
06SEOUL4376	SOUTH KOREAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES EXTENSION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the ROKG proposed on December 22, 2006, the National Assembly approved a bill to extend, but reduce, ROK troop presence in Iraq. The number of troops stationed in Erbil will be reduced from 2300 to 1200 by the end of April 2007. According to the Ministry of National Defense [...]	2006-12-26 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KS
06SINGAPORE3442	SINGAPORE - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES [...] Per reftel instructions, post submits its draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per reftel instructions, [...]	2006-10-27 11:12:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
06SOFIA1330	BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...]	2006-09-18 15:43:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU
06SOFIA83	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 08:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	BU EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
06SOFIA89	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT. [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 10:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06STATE196230	IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT GUIDANCE [...] This cable provides initial guidance for posts to use in responding to inquiries about the report of the Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Representative Lee Hamilton. 2. BACKGROUND: The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was created on March 15, 2006 at t [...]	2006-12-07 02:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ IR SY XF
06STATE25359	NON-PAPER ON REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE SOCIETY [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. 2. (S) The Department is concerned about reports in other channels that link several foreign branches of the Kuwaiti NGO, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to terrorist organizations. The Department requests that [...]	2006-02-16 03:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KTFN PGOV PTER KU
06STATE61225	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...]	2006-04-18 15:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA
06STATE86446	DEMARCHE: ATTENDING IRAN-HOSTED CONFERENCE OF [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action request. Iran plans to host an "Iraq and its Neighbors" conference - to include Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Bahrain, as well as a UNAMI representative - proposed May 31- [...]	2006-05-26 23:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
06STATE93016	(U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207) [...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...]	2006-06-07 23:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA
06SUVA340	FIJI'S REVIEW OF PKO: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ, LEBANON, [...] (C) The Fiji Government is reviewing its participation in peacekeeping operations (PKO) globally. Current deployments include to the MFO in the Sinai, with UNAMI in Iraq, and in Bosnia and Sudan. Prospectively, Fiji has requests to resume participation in UNIFIL in Lebanon and to join the Co [...]	2006-08-27 20:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO FJ
06SUVA460	FIJI'S CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (S) Fiji President Iloilo is being asked to endorse suspension of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and to name an interim replacement. The context is "advanced preparations" for a coup, that could take place as early as late this week, according to Fiji's Police Co [...]	2006-10-30 15:29:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR CASC FJ
06SUVA469	FIJI'S CIV-MIL SITUATION AWAITS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is returning early to Fiji. On the way, he has had a series of media interviews, reiterating past rhetoric: that he does not intend a coup but that bloodshed will come if Prime Minister Qarase fails to accede to military demands [...]	2006-11-01 23:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06TAIPEI243	UNEXPECTED Q4 TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS PUSHES UP GDP [...] As recently as November, Taiwan's official data projected a sharp decline in the overall trade surplus. However, an unexpected expansion of Taiwan's 2005 trade surplus will likely push up real GDP for 2005 and lays the basis for growth in 2006. Exports enjoyed accelerated growth as developed [...]	2006-01-24 21:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3993	Trade Performance Better Than Expected [...] Taiwan's trade in Q3 this year was better than predicted, with both exports and imports growing faster than previously estimated by think tanks. Higher export growth and a larger trade surplus should lead to upward adjustment of Taiwan's 2006 economic growth. High-tech industries, the backbone [...]	2006-11-29 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI514	Export Boom Continues in January 2006 [...] In January 2006, Taiwan began using new UN guidelines to compile its trade statistics and to revise its trade data for past years. Seasonally adjusted, Taiwan continued to enjoy an export boom in January 2006, particularly in its electrical and electronics industries. Greater China (mainlan [...]	2006-02-17 00:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TELAVIV1473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited President Bush's Passover message, which was issued on Wednesday and centered on the notion of freedom. Major media repor [...]	2006-04-14 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1511	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1943	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that PM Ehud Olmert has decided to tone down his stance on the convergence plan, which Ha'aretz said may be related to staunch opposition worldwide [...]	2006-05-18 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2879	MOSSAD CHIEF DAGAN ON LEBANON, HEZBOLLAH AND IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mossad Director Meir Dagan briefed CODEL Hoekstra on the Israeli campaign against Hizballah and the greater long term threat posed by Iran. Dagan stated that the initial aims of the Israeli campaign in Lebanon were focused on eliminating strategic weapons held by Hizballah and symbolic [...]	2006-07-24 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE
06THEHAGUE126	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE NETHERLANDS [...] The following transmits the draft 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with Chapter VI in the FY 2006 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has been forwarded by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA to the attention of J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Pa [...]	2006-01-19 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB NL OPIC USTR
06TIRANA995	IMPEDIMENT TO BECHTEL BID TO BUILD KEY SECTION OF [...] (C) Bechtel Corporation on August 7 was selected by the Albanian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) to build a 60 km. segment of difficult mountain road on the main route between the Adriatic port of Durres and the town of Kukes, in northeastern Albania near the Kosovo border. When completed, t [...]	2006-09-22 12:33:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ELTN PGOV ECON EFIN AL ZL
06TOKYO1039	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1090	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1096	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1120	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1169	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1415	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1653	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1831	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2117	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 01:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2445	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2654	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4: [...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...]	2006-05-15 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA
06TOKYO2662	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2672	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 00:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2724	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2790	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2940	THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE [...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...]	2006-05-26 10:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2964	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3052	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3170	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3324	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3337	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3368	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3407	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 00:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3440	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3523	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3524	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Maliki Announces Plan for National Reconciliation" The conservative Sankei's Cairo correspondent Kano commented (6/26): "Speaking to Parliament Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced a plan for national reconciliation, which includes granting amnesty to detained Sunni insurgents. Th [...]	2006-06-26 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3711	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-04 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3818	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 02:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3967	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3996	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4011	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4027	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "GSDF Withdrawal from Iraq: Reviewing the Experience" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/20): "Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops have arrived in Kuwait after leaving Samawah. About 600 GSDF personnel will soon return home to Japan, bringing an end to their two-and-a- half-year hu [...]	2006-07-20 02:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4031	GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE [...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...]	2006-07-20 04:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
06TOKYO4118	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER AGREE TO REVIEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga endorsed on July 21 a proposal by the Ambassador to initiate a broad-based "lessons learned" review of bilateral coordination in the wake of recent DPRK missile activities. The Ambassador emphasized the need to use this forum to institutionalize ad hoc da [...]	2006-07-24 18:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO4183	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-27 03:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4275	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 00:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4372	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-04 00:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4507	JAPAN FM TARO ASO'S AUGUST 3 VISIT TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Middle East Affairs Sugiyama on August 9 described U.S. support for FM Aso's August 3 visit to Baghdad as "a perfect operation." Aso made Japan's first-ever cabinet-level visit to send a clear message of Japan's support for Iraqi reconstruction and to encourage Japa [...]	2006-08-10 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JA
06TOKYO4628	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...]	2006-08-15 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4892	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...]	2006-08-25 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO5091	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 23:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO510	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5218	MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 - [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...]	2006-09-12 05:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6298	JAPAN NEGOTIATING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GULF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has entered into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is hopeful an agreement can be inked as soon as possible, according to MOFA and METI sources. A major motivating factor for the Japanese is the fact that C [...]	2006-10-31 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ZP JA
06TOKYO6897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7188	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO827	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO864	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/06 [...] Perception of the war 2. Tokyo Trials/war criminals 3. War responsibility TOKYO 00000864 008 OF 013 Abe Â [...]	2006-02-17 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO865	MEDIA REACTION VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY [...] "Accidental Shooting May Reduce Vice President Cheney's Influence" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Washington correspondent Kato commented (2/17): "Vice President Cheney has been in a bind following the delay in announcing that he accidentally shot his friend while hunting quail at a Texas r [...]	2006-02-17 02:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO968	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TUNIS1922	ANATOMY OF THE MOST POPULAR TUNISIAN NEWSPAPER: [...] (S) Summary: With a circulation of 80,000, Ash Shourouq is Tunisia,s most widely read, most anti-American, and most irresponsible Arabic language daily newspaper. Nominally private, Ash Shourouq receives direct editorial input from GOT officials in both the presidential palace and the MFA. [...]	2006-07-28 13:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS2598	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: SEPT. 16 - OCT. 15 [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Trade Balance Continues to Deteriorate B. Emirates Bukhatir to Build 5 Billion USD "Sports City" C. Emirati DIG Increases Stake in Karthago Airlines D. Legal Retirement Age to Be Rai [...]	2006-10-20 08:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAGR EFIN EINV EAIR KPRV TS
06USNATO640	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT ADDRESSES THE NORTH [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt reviewed key points of the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) with the North Atlantic Council on 18 October 2006. Kimmitt noted that the ICI is a contract between the international community and Iraq with the goal of achieving economic [...]	2006-10-26 18:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL IZ AF
06USNATO731	RFG: QATAR CHALLENGING IMMIGRATION STATUS OF NATO [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Qatari government has informed NATO that fourteen ISAF personnel at the CAOC at al Udeid airbase are in illegal immigration status, working ISAF issues in the absence of a NATO-Qatar SOFA. Qatar has asked NATO to decl [...]	2006-12-19 16:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF QA
06USUNNEWYORK1040	COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...]	2006-05-23 13:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1297	UNGA: JUNE 28-30 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE UN [...] Summary: General Assembly members gathered for informal consultations on the draft UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy from June 28-30. Many had detailed line-in, line-out comments while reserving the right to provide additional comments separately to the co-chairs of the discussion. The [...]	2006-07-03 18:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1416	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 26, 2006 concerning the financing of 13 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]	2006-07-26 20:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1778	CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) discussed its draft report to the Security Council on resolution 1624 (2005),the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's upcoming [...]	2006-09-11 20:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV AA
06USUNNEWYORK1976	US/UK/UN TRILATERAL ON UN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The UN met with the UK and U.S. missions October 12 to discuss the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),the Iraq Compact and related issues. UNAMI has temporarily withdrawn most staff from its Basrah office after MNF-I withdrew assets, although it plans on returning once their [...]	2006-10-13 23:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK2164	IRAQ COMPACT: UPDATING UN MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) Summary: On November 13, the UN invited all member-states to an update on the Iraq Compact. Over 70 countries heard remarks from Iraqi Minister of Planning Ali Baban, Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and UNDP Associate Administrator Ad Melkert. All three speakers said the Ira [...]	2006-11-17 00:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK2166	UN FINANCES: IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF [...] SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 15TH , THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY) RESUMED CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. CONTROLLER WARREN SACH HAD PREVIOUSLY (REFTEL) EMPHASIZED THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS IN HIS STATEMENT PERTAINI [...]	2006-11-17 15:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2172	VOTE RESULTS OF UN,S THIRD COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: On November 16, Member States voted on 17 resolutions in the UN's Third Committee (Human Rights). The resolutions that passed over objections of the USG received a plurality of support from non-aligned nations. A resolution sponsored by Egypt on the Right of the Palestinian People t [...]	2006-11-21 15:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PTER SMIG SCUL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK346	UN/IRAQ: FEBRUARY 23 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING [...] Begin Summary. During the February 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI electoral and SIPDIS constitutional assistance. They indicated that Japan had shown interest in providing aviation support for UNAMI, but had not [...]	2006-02-24 16:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK435	UN/IRAQ: ASSESSMENT MISSION FOR KUWAIT BORDER [...] Begin Summary. USUN met March 2 with Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) official Eliza Kimball, who had just returned from Kuwait. Kimball reported on the February mission of four UN staff to assess the Iraq-Kuwait border posts, consistent with reftel. This assessment mission was [...]	2006-03-08 18:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU
06USUNNEWYORK454	UN/IRAQ: UNAMI SECURITY ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Begin Summary. The SYG hosted a policy committee meeting March 7 for senior UN staff to discuss Iraq. He decided to expand UN operations in Erbil and approved the plan for mid- and long-term UNAMI accommodation in Baghdad. He decided not to expand in Basra for now and continued to insis [...]	2006-03-09 23:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV ASEC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK602	UN/IRAQ: MARCH 23 TRILATERAL MEETING ON UNAMI [...] (C) Begin Summary. During the March 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and electoral SIPDIS assistance. They said Japan remains interested in providing aviation support for UNAMI and reviewed the U.S. list of p [...]	2006-03-24 23:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK796	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 13 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. During the April 13 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and security SIPDIS concerns, especially in southeast Iraq. They reported requests to the Brazilian and Turkish Missions for a dedicated ai [...]	2006-04-14 15:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU JA
06USUNNEWYORK816	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 17 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ/KUWAIT [...] (U) Vorontsov: In April 17 consultations, High-Level Coordinator Yuli Vorontsov briefed the UNSC on the repatriation and return of Kuwaiti and third country nationals or their remains. He said there were few substantial developments since December 2005. He commended the Kuwaiti authorities [...]	2006-04-19 14:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ KU
06USUNNEWYORK826	UN: UNCC EXEC DIR KNUTTSON EXPRESSES CONTINUED [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) Executive Director Rolf Knutsson briefed Ambassador Wolff April 4 regarding ongoing UNCC concerns that UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) audits of UNCC activities were continuing to exceed the scope previously defined for such audits [...]	2006-04-20 14:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL IZ
06VATICAN199	HOLY SEE: POPE'S REGENSBURG SPEECH IGNITES FIRESTORM, LEADS [...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's September 12 speech in Regensburg caused an unwanted firestorm in the Islamic world because of the pope's quoting, in passing, an insulting reference made by a 14th-century Byzantine emperor. The Holy See, and the pope himself, responded with statements of clarifica [...]	2006-09-18 13:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VIENNA3297	WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE IN VIENNA [...] Delegates from 306 national trade union organizations representing 168 million workers in 154 countries met Nov. 1-3 in Vienna to found the International Trade Union Confederation. "The Confederation exists to unite and mobilize the democratic and independent forces of world trade unionism i [...]	2006-11-09 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ILO
06VIENNA3584	AUSTRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43-1-31339-2196 and email: RobisonDR(at sign)state.gov. Post emailed the updated Intellipedia version of this report to [...]	2006-12-20 13:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR EFIN AU

06VIENNA462	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location beca [...]	2006-02-15 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
06VILNIUS42	CODEL SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] Summary: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, discussed Lithuania's Visa Waiver Program (VWP) prospects and expressed U.S. appreciation for Lithuania's support in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in meetings with President Adamkus and other senior off [...]	2006-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CVIS OVIP LH
06WARSAW207	POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland spent about 1,213,151,800 Zloty ($370,994,434) and committed 4,122 troops to Iraq-coalition and NATO operations in 2005. In 2004, Polan [...]	2006-02-09 12:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP PM KS KU QA SA US PL TC NATO
06WARSAW2323	READOUT OF CENTCOM,S IRAQ CONFERENCE IN WARSAW 3-5 [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM,s Coalition conference in Warsaw 3-5 Oct 2006 successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. All presentations and some keynote speeches [...]	2006-11-03 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS IZ PL
06ZAGREB45	CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...]	2006-01-13 12:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ABUDHABI103	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] Summary: Print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to the visit of Under Secretary Nicolas Burns to the UAE January 22-23. 2007. The Arabic and English print media prominently carried photos and news agency story of Ambassador Burns meeting with Mohammed Bin Rashid (1/23) and Moha [...]	2007-01-25 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1119	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, IRAQ, FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah (AbZ) on July 2 to urge UAEG measures to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to persuade the Syrian government to do more on this matter. AbZ undertook to engage Bashar al Assad on taking action against the travel o [...]	2007-07-03 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO
07ABUDHABI1125	MEDIA REACTION: INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES BLAIR [...] SUMMARY: A KUWAITI INTELLECTUAL STRONGLY ATTACKS FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAMISTS AND URGES THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO PUT THEM ON TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS. ANOTHER COLUMNIST CRITICIZES THE QUARTET DECISION TO APPOINT TONY BLAIR AS MIDDLE EAST ENVOY, DESCRIBING HIM AS THE WRONG MAN IN THE WRONG PLACE. [...]	2007-07-05 11:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1127	ABU DHABI MOVING FORWARD ON SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Fitch and Standard & Poor's have both given the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the highest sovereign rating (AA) in the region. They have noted the emirate's strong financial situation, but have expressed concern about regional political risks and the general lack of fiscal transparency i [...]	2007-07-05 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV AE
07ABUDHABI1161	U.S.-UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: Since the May 2007 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),and earlier meetings of the Joint Military Committee (JMC) working groups and Air and Missile Defense working group, we have seen progress in our bilateral mil-to-mil and security relationship in the areas of defense cooperation and [...]	2007-07-12 09:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI1214	SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...]	2007-07-19 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1257	PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...]	2007-07-26 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE
07ABUDHABI1292	SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT TO UAE BY U/S BURNS AND U/S [...] (S) U/S Burns and U/S Levey: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to the UAE. Your meetings with UAE's leaders come at a time when their attention is focused on U.S. policy in the Middle East and what this might mean to the UAE in the context of the violence in Iraq and Ira [...]	2007-08-01 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR LE AE
07ABUDHABI1376	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION; IRAN AND THE [...] SUMMARY: A Kuwaiti intellectual in "Al-Ittihad" opines that the U.S. occupation of Iraq created a crisis for the whole world not just for the Arab world and nobody knows what the solution is. An Egyptian writer in "Al-Khaleej" views that Iran embarrasses the U.S. occupation when it receives [...]	2007-08-16 14:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1377	ABU 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 15:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF ETRD IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1565	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: US AND IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" suggests that the objectives of America's war in Iraq will not be satisfied until the country is divided, its oil put under U.S. control and the entire region disrupted. A Kuwaiti writer in "Al-Ittihad" urges Gulf States to unite against what may happen [...]	2007-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1688	PACING THE UAE'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Minister of State for Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs Anwar Gargash told a USG delegation (including Ambassador-at-large for Trafficking-in-Persons Lagon, NEA/ARP Director Steinfeld, Ambassador Sison, and Dubai Consul General Sutphin) that political development naturally lagged beh [...]	2007-10-10 05:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI AE
07ABUDHABI1840	2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM AE
07ABUDHABI1854	UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...]	2007-11-06 15:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1865	UAE DRAFT 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) The following is our draft text for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. As instructed, a word document has been e-mailed directly to USTR. Begin Text UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was $6.21 billion thro [...]	2007-11-08 07:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR AE
07ABUDHABI1999	UAE Foreign Minister on Paris Donors' Conference, Iran, and [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador December 13 afternoon, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) covered regional issues, including support for the Palestinian Authority, the Iranian President's appearance at the recent GCC Summit, the NIE, and the need to encourage rapid Lebanese p [...]	2007-12-13 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PARM MNUC KNNP IS IR AE
07ABUDHABI22	MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTION OF SADDAM/NEW STRATEGIES IN [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" warns that Bush's new strategy for Iraq will likely only make the situation worse. A female UAE columnist in "Al-Bayan" discussed the reasons of Saddam's execution ignited fires of sectarianism between Sunnis and Shiites and laid the responsibility on the current Iraqi [...]	2007-01-08 10:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI33	MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTION OF SADDAM/RICE'S VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" discussed the losses born by Bush: "Though pleased with Saddam's execution, Bush will be very disappointed when the American project in Iraq fails." "Al-Khaleej" front page described Rice's visit to Palestine as "a bribe" to get Arabs "to support the [...]	2007-01-10 10:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI333	IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) On February 25, DCM raised reftel points on Iran,s noncompliance with UNSCR 1737 with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who gave strong assurances that the UAE Government is "all the way with you on this." Al Haidan said the UAE has repeatedly talked to the Iranians, but characterized their [...]	2007-02-26 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI876	FOLLOW-UP ON UAE RESPONSE TO LEBANESE REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Action request. Please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (C) On May 24, Col. Jack McGuinness (Ret.),Military Advisor to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),provided Embassy with the text of a message he sent to UAE Director Military Intelligence Brigadier Eissa Saif al Mazrouie an [...]	2007-05-24 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS LE AE
07ABUDHABI97	U/S BURNS' JANUARY 22 MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) Summary. UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) sketched for U/S Burns his impressions during a January 9 visit to Tehran. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) in a wide-ranging discussion expressed strong reservations about free elections in the Middle East, stating that greater democra [...]	2007-01-24 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL ETTC IZ IR IS SY LE AE
07ACCRA483	GHANA AT 50: A WORLD VIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the seventh and final in a series of scene setter cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the third looking at Ghana's external relations. Throughout its history Ghana has been independent and vocal on the international stage. It has preferred multilateral solutions, espe [...]	2007-03-01 18:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07ADANA14	NOMINATION FOR APRIL 2-13 TRAINING COURSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 08:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU
07ADDISABABA238	ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] Begin Ethiopia's 2007 Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ There are few changes since last year's Investment Climate Statement report. The 2005/2006 highlights include: -- A new proclamation governing trademark registration and pr [...]	2007-01-26 07:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2737	SHEIK AL AMOUDI DISCUSSES BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CLIMATE [...] Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi is Ethiopia's most prominent business leader. Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, he moved to Saudi Arabia in 1963. His holdings are vast and multinational, ranging from the two largest refineries in northern Europe to Sheraton Hotel [...]	2007-09-06 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BIOS ET
07ADDISABABA812	ETHIOPIA: 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 06:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07ADDISABABA813	ETHIOPIA: 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 06:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07AITTAIPEI48	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 6-8 on the insolvency crises involving The Chinese Bank and the Enterprise Bank of Hualien. Coverage also focused on legislative elections in 2007, the pairing of possible candidates as running mates in the 2008 p [...]	2007-01-08 22:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AMMAN1276	Embassy AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations, and Government of Jordan (GoJ) officials on March 7 to share information on avian flu preparedness. The GoJ is focusing now on pandemic preparedness, and [...]	2007-03-21 04:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN1697	5TH MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] (U) Summary: Jordan hosted and presided over the fifth plenary of the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) from April2-4 at the Dead Sea. Over the course of the plenary, delegates endorsed a World Bank anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (A [...]	2007-04-19 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER PREL XF JO
07AMMAN3286	CHANGE IS IN THE AIR: JORDAN'S AVIATION PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) Summary: Several privatization and restructuring efforts continue in Jordan's aviation sector with the support of the King and Parliament (ref A). The Cabinet approved privatization of 74% of Royal Jordanian's stock shares. A contract has been signed for the expansion and private manageme [...]	2007-08-02 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO
07AMMAN3581	IN PROOF OF PRINCIPLE, U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (S) In a proof of principle operation, 30 Defense Logistics Agency-leased containers transporting excess water purification units, trailers, and Humvees from Camp Taqaddum in Iraq, bound for the United States, reached the Jordan-Iraq border on August 18 at Trebil-Karama. The containers then a [...]	2007-08-26 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MARR MOPS JO IZ
07AMMAN3770	JORDAN'S EXPANDING MOBILE TELEPHONY SERVICES PROVIDE [...] (U) Summary: In a country with just 5.6 million people, Jordan has over 4 million mobile phone subscribers. Four companies provide mobile service - 3 GSM providers and 1 push-to-talk/iDEN provider. The two largest providers just underwent large rebranding efforts (from "Fastlink" to "Zain" and [...]	2007-09-11 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINV JO
07AMMAN3812	PRIVATIZATION IN JORDAN: MOVING TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: Having begun privatization of its significant assets in 1999, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) currently has projects underway in energy, grain storage, and water. The nature of these efforts has begun changing from privatization to "public-private partnerships (PPP)" due to a decli [...]	2007-09-13 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV KPRV JO
07AMMAN4074	GULF TRAVELERS CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER TOURISM [...] (U) Summary: As of the end of August 2007, the number of Gulf state-based tourists visiting Jordan had increased 3.4% compared to the same 8-month period in 2006. Gulf tourists visit Jordan primarily in the summer for the relatively temperate weather, family entertainment, and common culture. [...]	2007-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND JO
07AMMAN4174	Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...]	2007-10-11 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN4207	REMITTANCES EQUAL ONE-FIFTH OF JORDAN'S GDP [...] (U) Summary: An estimated 260,000 Jordanians currently work abroad, many in information technology (IT) in the Gulf due to more opportunities and higher salaries. In 2006, remittances totaled $2.54 billion, equaling 19.6% of Jordan's gross domestic product, more than any single industry, and a [...]	2007-10-17 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI JO
07AMMAN4338	DESPITE INCREASED REVENUES, SECOND BUDGET SUPPLEMENT NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's 2007 budget and initial supplementary annex estimated USD 5.6 billion in total revenues, including foreign grants, and USD 6.1 billion in expenditures. While the GOJ's revenue projections are on-track, skyrocketing fuel subsidy costs have necessitated an additional USD 7 [...]	2007-10-25 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07AMMAN4379	FY08 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB [...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer. He is supported by regional environmental specialist Rana Safadi, who has served with the Hub for eight years. Key Priorities and Work Items ----------------------- [...]	2007-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN4599	USPTO PROGRAM IN JORDAN BUILDS IPR AWARENESS AND NETWORKS [...] The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) conducted successful training on Law and Policy for Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Enforcement from November 5-8 in Jordan with the assistance of the Embassy and USAID. Over 100 representa [...]	2007-11-18 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN4678	U.S. Remains Jordan's Top Trading Partner as Jordan Builds [...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 12.3 percent to JD 3.807 billion (USD 5.377 billion) during the first nine months of 2007. Although exports to the United States have slightly decreased in 2007, Jordan has increased imports of American goods by approximately 8.1%, yielding an overa [...]	2007-11-25 14:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN4717	WIMAX ROLLS OUT IN JORDAN WITH GOAL OF HIGHER BROADBAND [...] (U) Summary: Telecommunications companies Umniah and Batelco Jordan jointly launched Jordan's first WiMAX Internet service (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) on November 12. Service is now available in Amman and Aqaba, with plans to expand to two other cities. A second WiMAX eff [...]	2007-11-28 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECPS EINV TINT JO
07AMMAN4773	View 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 06:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREF PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN4820	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT APPLAUDS GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 5 visit to Jordan, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt emphasized that Jordan's economic reform program made it possible for the U.S. to support the GOJ proposal to the Paris Club to buy back some of its debt. He encouraged continued reforms, especially eliminat [...]	2007-12-09 11:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID JO IZ
07AMMAN4923	JORDAN MARKETS ITSELF TO CHINA AS A PORTAL TO IRAQ AND THE [...] (U) King Abdullah made his fifth trip to China in late October-early November, a visit that highlighted Jordan's sustained effort to attract increased Chinese investment. China is currently Jordan's third largest foreign trade partner -- China imports chemicals, leather, and agricultural pro [...]	2007-12-13 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL JO CH
07AMMAN669	ARABSAT AND AL-ZAWRAA TV [...] (C) Polcouns made ref B points February 12 to Thamer Adwan, the Foreign Minister's office director. Adwan, although not familiar with Al-Zawraa, agreed that the Al-Zawraa's broadcasts polcouns described were harmful to both the U.S. and to moderate Arab states like Jordan. He noted that Jord [...]	2007-02-13 07:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IZ JO
07AMMAN873	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO JORDAN, FEBRUARY 3-5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM (APHSCT) FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND AND HER DELEGATION MET SEPARATELY WITH PRIME MINISTER BAKHIT, PRINCE FAISAL, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR DAHABI, MAJOR GENERAL JAMAL SHAWABKAH (COMMANDER OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS [...]	2007-02-26 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR JO IS KPAL
07ANKARA1069	Investors Ignore Politics, Snap up State Bank Shares [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority sold 24.98% of state-owned Halkbank through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised a total of %1.8 billion. Foreign institutional investors, mostly from the Middle East, reported purchased 69.5% of the shares. Privatized shares will start to be [...]	2007-05-07 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
07ANKARA1106	Investors Ignore Politics, Snap up State Bank Shares [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority sold 24.98% of state-owned Halkbank through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised a total of %1.8 billion. Foreign institutional investors, mostly from the Middle East, reported purchased 69.5% of the shares. Privatized shares began to be trade [...]	2007-05-10 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
07ANKARA1735	Turks Positive on Iraq Neighbors Energy Group [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate July 5 meetings, MFA Iraq Special Envoy Oguz Celikkol and Iraq desk official Yagmur Guldere gave positive readouts of the June 28-29 Energy Working Group (EWG) experts meeting of the neighboring countries of Iraq. The Iraqi participants gave detailed presentations [...]	2007-07-06 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1923	TURKEY'S ROBUST ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING AND [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's contributions to multi-national peacekeeping operations around the world are significant. Possessing NATO's second largest military, Turkey has led operations in the Middle East and the Balkans, and has provided troops and support to UN initiatives in Africa and East Asia [...]	2007-07-27 07:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN TU
07ANKARA2027	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2067	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2128	TURKEY: NEXT STEPS ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is looking at ways to increase engagement with PM Maliki and the GOI. It is already committed to hosting the next Expanded Neighbors group ministerial in Istanbul, and hopes to focus the GOI, USG, and others on committing to specific dates for the meeting. The Turks als [...]	2007-08-17 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2210	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2240	TURKEY: POST-ELECTION ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQI KURDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the accession to the Presidency of former FM Abdullah Gul, the GOT will be looking to change the dynamic of its relationship with Iraqi Kurds and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). While the exact timing is not yet clear, GOT officials indicate Gul will first reach out [...]	2007-08-31 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA2355	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2504	TURKEY PULLS BACK FROM CONFRONTATION OVER PKK [...] (c) Summary: Turkey is pulling back from a confrontation with us over PKK violence that took place here last weekend -- at least for now. This was the implicit message given by MFA U/S Apakan, who convoked Ambassador late on October 9 to discuss the PKK attacks. A similar measured and non-c [...]	2007-10-09 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2582	KRG OFFICIALS IN ANKARA SEEK DIALOGUE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador met October 17 with the Chief of Staff to KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, Sawraz Hawrami, and advisor Zakaria Hazan to discuss the PKK and Turkey/KRG dialogue. Ambassador told Hawrami that the Turkish government does not want military action against the PKK in northern Iraq [...]	2007-10-18 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2587	TURKEY: INTENSIVE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan embarked on the second leg of an intensive period of Middle East and regional outreach this week. His October 17-19 visit to Egypt and Lebanon follows closely on the heels of his recent tour of Syria, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. As a [...]	2007-10-19 08:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IS IZ SA SY TU XF
07ANKARA2618	TURKEY: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO QUELL PUBLIC FURY; PKK [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the face of growing public outrage over PKK terrorism, senior government officials have urged the public to remain calm and the media to report responsibly. They also have emphasized that Turkey should not lash out in anger but rather take action that is in the nation's best in [...]	2007-10-23 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2635	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2636	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2643	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2645	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2719	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2776	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2815	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush, when we promised to support effective measures to eliminate the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist threat from northern Iraq. A November 20 follow-up visit by Generals Cartwright and Pet [...]	2007-11-21 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MASS PARM IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2960	TURKEY/IRAQ: TAKING THE PULSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikkol to move forward with a GOT invitation to President Talabani to visit Ankara, noting such a step could help break the ice between the Turks and Iraqi Kurds and lead to eventual dialogue with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials. [...]	2007-12-14 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
07ANKARA372	IRAQ: TURKEY EAGER TO MOVE ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCES [...] (S) Following up on ref email conveying the Secretary's interest in pursuing FonMin Gul's proposal to host a senior "Iraq neighbors" plus P5/G8 meeting in the near future, Ambassador met Feb. 16 with Gul and Feb. 19 with GOT Special Coordinator for Iraq Celikkol. They confirmed that Turkey en [...]	2007-02-21 09:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY EG SA
07ANKARA624	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA726	BODRUM: TURKISH TOURIST HOTSPOT "FIGHTING THE MAN" [...] (SBU) Summary: Located on the southern Aegean and one of Turkey's most famous tourist destinations, Bodrum currently faces many challenges as its plans for infrastructure expansion are stymied by the inefficiency of Turkey's centralized government bureaucracy in Ankara. Of main concern to t [...]	2007-03-30 10:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TU
07ANKARA77	TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),are [...]	2007-01-17 09:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ANKARA774	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 11:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANTANANARIVO1191	COMOROS, NEW MIDDLE EAST TOURISM DESTINATION? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent press reports suggest a surge in tourism investment interest in the Comoros, most notably Dubai World and a Saudi delegation. While promising for the embattled Sambi government, the timing and certainty of most of these investments are unclear. Still, in a tiny impove [...]	2007-11-26 13:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO1236	BRINGING COMOROS INTO THE FOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As we look at the question of AGOA eligibility for Comoros, the two key interlocking issues are security and opportunity - and how each could be strengthened by AGOA. The Comoran people have a tragic history and few economic endowments; their most famous native son is infamous - [...]	2007-12-12 13:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID KDEM CN
07BAGHDAD1117	AMBASSADOR WITH FM ZEBARI DISCUSS RIYADH SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Ambassador Crocker to Iraq, accepted copies of his credentials, and discussed at some length the recent Arab League Summit in Riyadh. The GoI countered Saudi comments about an "illegal occupation" by noting Iraqi concurrence with [...]	2007-03-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1163	FM RELAYS MALIKI'S APPREHENSION OF THE NEIGHBOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki's deep suspicions of the Neighbor's Conference are preventing the selection of venue, stated Foreign Minister Zebari in an April 1 meeting with the DCM. Maliki favors Kuwait over or Istanbul. Zebari noted, however, that the Prime Minister is comfortable wi [...]	2007-04-04 12:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1189	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ/EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary: Following the Ambassador's intervention with Prime Minister Maliki late afternoon April 4, the Iraqis quickly finalized their internal agreement to pursue back-to-back conferences for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) and Expanded Neighbors meeting, preferably in Egypt. [...]	2007-04-06 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1193	AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF OIL DR. HUSAYN [...] (C) Summary: On April 4, Ambassador Crocker held his first meeting with Minister of Oil Dr. Husayn Shahristani. Shahristani briefly outlined the state of the oil industry, and admitted that Iraq should be pumping more oil. He blamed the failure to do so completely on the security situation, c [...]	2007-04-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1210	MINDEF QADIR WELCOMES AMBASSADOR BACK TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 3, Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim Al Mufriji hosted a dinner to welcome the Ambassador back to Iraq. Abdul Qadir introduced his key military leaders; provided a briefing on the status of the ministry; and stressed his commitment to sustaining a military [...]	2007-04-08 05:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1226	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UN Iraq Special Representative Gambari on April 7 to discuss the way ahead on the International Compact with Iraq (ICI). The following day Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Gambari co-chaired a meeting with ambassadors of the expanded prep group to announ [...]	2007-04-09 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1386	IRAQ COMPACT: GOI ACTIONS AND POST RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The confluence of the May 3 Compact launch and the May 4 Neighbors, Conference adds a further important dimension to the Compact process. This message lays out embassy thoughts on how to get the greatest bounce from the Compact event and leverage the Saudi debt relief offer to [...]	2007-04-23 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN
07BAGHDAD1464	DPM SALIH REVIEWS COMPACT DEALS [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih described to Treasury Attache on April 29 the results of a number of GOI efforts to engage the international community in advance of the launch of the International Compact on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh. These efforts have produced good progress securin [...]	2007-04-30 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1467	SCENESETTER: IRAQ ON THE EVE OF SHARM AL SHAYKH [...] (S) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki will arrive in Sharm Al Shaykh under no illusions about the views his neighbors hold of him personally and his government. He resisted holding such a conference outside Iraq, concerned that others would use it to try to impose solutions upon Iraqis or [...]	2007-04-30 16:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1475	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT, UPDATE FROM BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Against the backdrop of intense diplomacy on the Neighbors' Conference and a difficult political environment, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has done a good job of getting international support for the Compact lined up. Given the relatively short lead time following the decision [...]	2007-05-01 19:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD1539	IRAQ-IRAN - THE SHATT AL ARAB BORDER DISPUTE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's detention of 15 British naval personnel in March highlighted long-standing tensions along the Iraq-Iran maritime boundary and the importance of helping Iraq develop the diplomatic and military tools necessary to defend its frontiers against intrusion and infiltration. The d [...]	2007-05-09 10:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1582	MAY 11 IRAQ-EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The principal purpose of the May 11, 2007, Executive Steering Committee meeting was to obtain the Committee,s assessment of the effectiveness of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (FAQ) to date. Prime Minister Maliki asked the Committee members whether the public felt that improvements are b [...]	2007-05-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS IZ PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD1587	IRAQ'S SCIRI PARTY HOLDS CONFERENCE, CHANGES ITS [...] (SBU) The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) held a party conference at its Baghdad headquarters on May 10 and 11. According to SCIRI contacts, several hundred people attended, including national and provincial leaders of SCIRI and the organizations under its umbrella [...]	2007-05-15 04:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1613	BAGHDAD NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND (NEC) [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) In the wake of the indirect fire into the NEC on May 15, 2007, which resulted in the death of one and injury to five First Kuwaiti construction workers and damage to an NEC apartment block, I have instructed the RSO, in collaboration with [...]	2007-05-17 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AMGT ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD1620	DEPUTY FM ON WORKING GROUPS: PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with PolCouns, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi updated on the status of working groups discussed at the March 10 Neighbors Conference and formalized at the May 4 Ministerial conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The working groups will focus on border and secur [...]	2007-05-19 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1646	ADMIRAL FALLON URGES SIIC LEADER TO FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Abdelaziz al-Hakim, leader of the newly renamed Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC),CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon urged al-Hakim to use his leadership position to work toward reconciliation. Al-Hakim promised to do so, but noted that Iraq' [...]	2007-05-20 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1699	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We request the release of U.S. sensors and weapons (described in para 3-5) to the Government of Iraq (GOI) for incorporation onboard Iraqi Air Force (IAF) aircraft to advance the GOI's counter-terrorism capability and sec [...]	2007-05-23 08:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1795	VOTE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES DELAYED -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's poorly coordinated effort to gain parliamentary approval for a new slate of six ministers -- five of which are different from those proposed May 10 (reftel) -- has yet to reach fruition. The proposed Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Transportation; along [...]	2007-05-30 01:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ

07BAGHDAD1832	FORMER GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ASKED TO TAKE ISCI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the third of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Governor of Baghdad Ali Fadel al-Misir recently took a position as [...]	2007-06-03 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD190	COR MEMBER QASEM DAOUD DISCUSSES TEHRAN, POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) independent Qasem Daoud discussed with the Political Counselor on January 12 his recent trip to Tehran and the Iranian reaction to the late December detention of Iranian diplomats in Iraq. Daoud was shocked by how much influence he felt the Iranians d [...]	2007-01-17 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2042	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GEORGE ADAIR AND J. [...] Embassy Baghdad's Econ Section requests country clearance for George Adair and Palmer Roseli to travel to Manama, Bahrain, June 25-26, 2007 to attend a meeting of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme working group. Econ also requests country clearance for travel to Dubai to meet with Amcit Jam [...]	2007-06-21 01:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA
07BAGHDAD2050	KADHAMIYA DC CHAIR DISCUSSES SECURITY, RUMORS, [...] (C) Summary: The Kadhamiya District Council (DC) Chairman told PRToff June 10 that the residents in his district remain frustrated by the continued activities of militias and terrorists and poor public services. He also said that he and other secular moderates would like U.S. support ahead of [...]	2007-06-21 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2059	MFA ON WORKING GROUPS: NEIGHBORS ONLY FOR ISTANBUL [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with Political Counselor, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Labeed Abbawi, confirmed the Energy Working Group will meet in Istanbul June 28-29. The Arab League and Iran have confirmed their attendance at the meeting, he said. Syria has stated that it will not host the Sec [...]	2007-06-23 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2083	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN - FUEL SUPPLIES FROM KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary: Insufficient fuel for electric power generating units threaten to continue electricity shortages in Baghdad this summer, thus undermining a top priority of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). The planned completion this summer and fall of up to 20 additional diesel generators at Mus [...]	2007-06-25 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2117	JUNE 22 I-ESC - FUEL, WATER, AND RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. On 22 June, for the first time in several weeks, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present and chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) whose function is to support the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan ("Fardh Al-Qanoon"). The meeting featured dis [...]	2007-06-27 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2218	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: At its June 29 meeting, the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) discussed the Government of Iraq (GOI) rewards program for weapons and information, the GOI's commercial dispute with Kuwait that is preventing delivery of fuel, Baghdad' [...]	2007-07-04 18:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD2262	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION (KIU) LEADER DENIES [...] (U) This is a Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable 2. (C) Summary. KIU Secretary General Salahaddin Bahaaddin told RRTOFFs that Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani had approved in advance KIU attendance at the April meeting in Cairo where Sun [...]	2007-07-08 13:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EG IZ
07BAGHDAD2283	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired a more efficient 6 July 2007 Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). Key issues discussed included announcements that the Government of Iraq (GoI) has decided to make necessary payments to resolve [...]	2007-07-10 13:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2340	MINISTER FAWZI HARIRI DESCRIBES SHIA-KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10, Minister of Industry and Minerals Fawzi Hariri (Kurdish, KDP) told the Ambassador that four major political parties plan to forge a formal alliance in order to challenge the power of extremists in Iraqi party politics. Hariri said that the Kurdish Democratic Party (K [...]	2007-07-15 08:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ PGOV PINR PREL
07BAGHDAD2372	EMBASSY ECONOMIC MINISTER DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, Minister of Oil Husayn Shahristani met with MIN Charles Ries, ECONCOUNS Dan Weygandt and econoff to discuss hydrocarbon legislation, Daura refinery, fuel supplies from Kuwait and crude exports via fuel swaps with Iran. Sharistani said that there are two major issues t [...]	2007-07-17 02:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ KU
07BAGHDAD2395	THIRD US-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE MEETING: ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The US-ISCI Economic Dialogue meeting on July 11 focused on addressing energy shortages and maintaining the Nassiriya water plant. Ministry of Finance Advisor Dr. Azez Jafar committed to ensuring greater Ministry of Finance participation in the Energy Fusion Cell, and offered to [...]	2007-07-18 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2402	FINMIN JABR DISCUSSES DEBT, BUDGET AND BANKING [...] (C) Begin Summary: In a meeting with Finance Minister Bayan Jabr, Economic Minister Charles Ries discussed a wide range of economic issues including the status of an agreement on the extension of a credit line between the Trade Bank of Iraq and JP Morgan, an update on Kuwaiti diesel fuel import [...]	2007-07-19 07:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2451	PREPARATIONS 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 02:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ JO KU PREF PREL SA
07BAGHDAD2463	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, in the absence of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, National Security Advisor Dr. Mowafaq Rubaie chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). Key issues discussed included the preparation of new Government of Iraq (GOI [...]	2007-07-25 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD2464	THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...]	2007-07-25 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER
07BAGHDAD2491	FM ZEBARI ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE, TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (S) Summary: FM Zebari will travel to Cairo on July 27 to sound out his Arab counterparts on convening a second Neighbors' Conference sometime in September. Zebari suggested to Pol/C that Kuwait might be a good choice to host a Conference Secretariat. Zebari promised to check with participan [...]	2007-07-27 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2583	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: In the absence of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barhim Salih chaired the 27 July 2007 Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The meeting featured a wide ranging discussion of secu [...]	2007-08-03 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD26	REVIEW OF THE DRAFT 2007 GOI BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq submitted the 2007 draft budget to the Council of Representatives for approval on December 24, 2006, following unanimous approval by the Council of Ministers on December 21. The overall budget for the year is $41 billion, with $10 billion for capital expe [...]	2007-01-04 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD2658	IRAQI EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) held a shortened session August 3 with a number of key members absent. The Prime Minister asked for follow-up on a number of issues, including the renovation of ministry buildings in Baghdad, coordination of the Baghdad Provincial [...]	2007-08-09 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2683	AUGUST 8-9 BORDER SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOI and neighboring country delegations plus P5, UN, EU, and Arab League observers met in Damascus August 8-9 to develop steps to be taken by participants to stem the flow of foreign terrorists and arms fueling the violence in Iraq. While all neighboring countries were unanimous [...]	2007-08-13 03:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2689	ARTICLE 140 MEMBERS TO ATTEND FIRST HIGH COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Article 140 Committee will meet for the first time in six months on August 13. Its newly appointed Chairman, Minister of Science and Technology Raid Jahid Fahmi, plans to concentrate on administrative processes to make progress on implementation, leaving the divi [...]	2007-08-13 08:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2747	OIL MINISTER UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Oil al-Sharastani touched on a number of issues in an August 16 meeting. He expressed disappointment that the USG was not providing more aid on the kidnapping case of his Deputy Minister. He was pleased with the results of his trips to Ankara and Moscow. He professe [...]	2007-08-17 15:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2751	GOI DIPLOMACY WITH JORDAN, SYRIA YIELDING PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Labeed Abbawi August 16 to clarify details of the follow up to the Border Security Working Group held in Damascus August 8-9. PolMil Counselor also conveyed to Abbawi U.S. interest in holding trilateral talks with Syria and Iraq (reftel). Abbawi ag [...]	2007-08-19 01:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BAGHDAD2820	GOI AUCTIONS TELECOMS LICENSES FOR USD 3.75 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI auctioned three 15-year mobile telecommunications licenses, each one fetching USD 1.25 billion up front, plus 18.5 percent of monthly gross revenues and 15 percent of net profits. Two of three incumbents--Asiacell and MTC Atheer--won new licenses, and Korek Telecom won th [...]	2007-08-23 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ANET ECPS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2836	FOURTH US-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE MEETING: PRT [...] (C) Summary: The US-ISCI economic dialogue meeting on August 15 focused on discussing USG economic initiatives in southern Iraq through Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and what ISCI believes comprises a free trade zone. ISCI officials highlighted a business and investment conference fo [...]	2007-08-24 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2873	GOI 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 10:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER EG IZ JO KU SA SY
07BAGHDAD2911	IRAQI EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. On August 24, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The previous two weekly I-ESC meetings had been canceled due to religious celebration and absentee officials, [...]	2007-08-30 07:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2930	MALIKI PREDICTS IMPROVED SECURITY CONDITIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: An optimistic Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki predicted improved security conditions in Iraq due to Moqtada al-Sadr,s pledge to stand down his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia and to very positive signals from his trips to Iran and Syria where he claimed to secure agreements to stop in [...]	2007-09-01 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2977	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussions of the August 31 Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) centered upon the Government of Iraq's (GoI) capability to address potential winter fuel shortages. The Prime Minister decided to assign a greater role to the Baghdad Provincial Council in the supervision of [...]	2007-09-05 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD301	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON LAW, FUEL ISSUES [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad met January 28 with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih, Oil Minister Shahristani and the PM's oil adviser Thamir Ghadhban to discuss how to resolve final differences in the draft Hydrocarbon (HC) Law, as well as fuel supply issues and the IMF's r [...]	2007-01-29 19:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS
07BAGHDAD3064	EXPANDED NEIGHBORS PREPCON [...] C) SUMMARY. At the September 9 Expanded Neighbors preparatory conference in Baghdad, participants agreed to hold the next Neighbors Ministerial October 31-November 1 in Istanbul. Arab neighbors greeted the GOI proposal to establish a standing secretariat with skepticism, but with supportiv [...]	2007-09-12 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3096	WHITHER IRAQI HYDROCARBONS FRAMEWORK? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Charge and EMIN September 13 that implication of that day's New York Times article on the hydrocarbon law ("Compromise on Oil Law Seems to be Collapsing") was wrong. In fact, he said, discussion the previous day of the hydrocarbon framework [...]	2007-09-13 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD3129	STATUS REPORT ON THE ENERGY FUSION CELL [...] SUMMARY: The Energy Fusion Cell has revised its original strategy on infrastructure integrity in Iraq, and is helping Iraq maximize its petroleum export revenue; meet domestic fuel needs; meet domestic power needs; transition to market-based energy policy decisions; and transition to self-capa [...]	2007-09-17 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3139	UPDATE: OIL MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON IZ KU ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD3209	RECORD BREAKING ELECTRICTY PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: On September 16, 2007, the Ministry of Electricity (ME) set the latest in a series of record-breaking electricity production output levels. For the past five weeks the ME has sustained an upward trajectory of power production, which holds the promise of a new higher overall baseline po [...]	2007-09-24 11:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3287	AMBASSADOR AND AMAR AL-HAKIM DISCUSS SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Amar al-Hakim, heir apparent to the leadership position of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),told the Ambassador on September 29 that his recent visit to Kuwait and discussions with other Gulf state officials revealed a new and reasonable attitude toward Iraq from Kuwait [...]	2007-10-01 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3367	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON LONG-TERM STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Just back from an extended visit to neighboring Arab states and Iran, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on October 6 that his soundings among Iraq's political leaders provide grounds for optimism that a bilateral long-term strategic relationship agreement can be [...]	2007-10-08 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3383	UK RELENTS ON BASRAH GOVERNOR; OUTLINES FUTURE [...] (S) UK Ambassador Prentice told Ambassador Crocker October 8 that the UK would stop boycotting Basrah Governor Wa,eli following the decision of the local administrative court that Wa,eli could not be removed from office by the Provincial Council. Prentice had informed PM Maliki, who was reporte [...]	2007-10-09 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EINV MOPS PGOV PINR PTER UK IZ
07BAGHDAD3396	MAYSANIS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH PRT [...] (SBU) This is a PRT Maysan report. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: We have seen a dramatic turnaround in the willingness of Maysan officials to engage with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),beginning in late May. On September 13, we hosted a substantive meeting with the PRDC Chairm [...]	2007-10-10 17:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3416	KRG 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 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ SY
07BAGHDAD3480	INTERNATIONAL 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 03:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3633	BAGHDAD'S SCENESETTER FOR THE ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Secretary Rice: After Ambassador Crocker's September testimony, the widespread feeling within the GOI was that the Maliki government had shown just enough political progress to ensure 3-6 additional months of United States support. We are now close to the two-month anniversary of the h [...]	2007-11-02 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3634	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON SPD, TURKEY, ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Charge on November 1 that Prime Minister Maliki had yet to complete his review of a draft Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and predicted that Maliki's proposed revisions would not differ significantly from the original text. On the [...]	2007-11-02 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3697	DFM ABBAWI DISCUSSES ISTANBUL, PKK, AND IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil M/C called on Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi November 6 to discuss his impressions of the Istanbul Neighbors Ministerial, progress on dealing with the PKK, and setting up trilateral talks with Iran. Abbawi was pleased with Istanbul and praised Turkish cooperation at the m [...]	2007-11-08 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SA
07BAGHDAD3713	LEGISLATIVE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH INFLUENTIAL COR [...] (C) Dawa Party Deputy Bloc leader Ali al-Adib told S/I Satterfield on November 10 that his party and Prime Minister al-Maliki favor submission of the Council of Ministers draft of the De-Baathification law for Council of Representatives (CoR) debate, with the possibility that amendments could [...]	2007-11-12 07:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3729	TALABANI ON THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, DE-BAATH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 7 that Maliki wanted to delay the strategic partnership and was negatively affecting the possibility of reconciliation by his dismissal of the Tawafuq ministers. The PM was willing to submit the leaders' [...]	2007-11-13 08:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3731	TALABANI REITERATES STANCE ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 9 that he would agree to whatever changes the Embassy wanted to Vice President Mahdi's draft of the strategic partnership paper. He said the Presidency would send the leaders' draft of the de-Baat [...]	2007-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3748	ICRC 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 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF SOCI ICRC IZ
07BAGHDAD3772	MALIKI PLANS GENERAL AMNESTY; BASRA PIC [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the November 11 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) meeting, PM Maliki stated his intention to proclaim a general amnesty; Ambassador Crocker responded that this was a bold move that the U.S. supported and could work with the GoI on the details. Maliki also pushed [...]	2007-11-16 04:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3837	BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL [...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]	2007-11-25 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3841	IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ON 2008 BUDGET, DEBT [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a 21 November working dinner, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told EMIN and TreasAtt that he does not anticipate any problems getting the 2008 draft budget passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR). He highlighted four key concessions made by the Kurdistan Regional G [...]	2007-11-25 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3849	TALABANI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TOUR OF ARAB STATES [...] (C) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, saying he received a warm welcome in each and made some progress towards improved diplomatic and economic relations. Turning to other issues du jour, Talabani pledge [...]	2007-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3852	OIL MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Oil Minister Shahristani on November 26 agreed in principle to the idea of proceeding with a technical committee to clear up the few remaining brackets in the July draft of the hydrocarbon framework legislation, as long as the result is completely consistent with the principles [...]	2007-11-26 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3878	ISCI COR LEADER HAMOUDI ON REGIONAL TRAVEL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion 11/25, influential Council of Representatives (CoR) Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Humam Hamoudi (ISCI bloc leader, Shia) expressed optimism about bilateral relations with Kuwait and Egypt, while noting several obstacles to further improving ties [...]	2007-11-28 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SA IZ
07BAGHDAD3895	UK AMBASSADOR TO IRAN ON IRI NEGOTIATING STYLE, [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3903	BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: IRAN SEES U.S. AS ITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3913	TALABANI BLASTS MALIKI BUT IS OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte, S/I Satterfield, and CDA Butenis met November 30 with Iraqi President Talabani. Talabani endorsed Washington,s efforts to renew the UNSCR resolution authorizing the presence of U.S. and other Coalition forces and expressed serious impatience with Prime Ministe [...]	2007-12-02 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3922	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]	2007-12-03 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ
07BAGHDAD3949	S/I SATTERFIELD URGES PROGRESS ON LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Key UIA operative and CoR Constitutional Committee Chair Sheikh Hummam Hammoudi told S/I Satterfield December 3 he believes a "compromise" draft of the provincial powers law, which rolls back PM Maliki's press for a strong central government, can be achieved early in the new year [...]	2007-12-05 10:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4125	MOI ON FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 12 meeting, Pol-Mil M/C discussed foreign terrorists, border security, and the PKK with Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani. While Syria had taken some actions and there had been a reduction in the number of foreign terrorists entering Iraq, Syria was hampered in its [...]	2007-12-19 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ SA SY
07BAGHDAD4136	KUWAITI NAVY IN DISPUTE WITH COALITION-CONTRACTED [...] (C) Summary. The Kuwaiti Navy forced two vessels contracted by the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I) for salvage operations to hastily depart from their anchored position in disputed waters in the Khawr Abd Allah waterway on December 18. This occurred despite multiple-channel appeals to th [...]	2007-12-19 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD4184	TROUBLE AMONG MAYSAN'S SADRISTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Maysan,s Sadrists are challenged by a splintering within the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) and mounting public discontent over poor governance, according to a US-based Maysani businessman. He said the criminal and former Baathist members [...]	2007-12-27 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD429	PM MALIKI FRUSTRATED WITH THE SLOW PACE OF THE BSP [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On February 5, Prime Minister Maliki told the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Casey that he was frustrated with the slow pace of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). Maliki said that our actions have not yet lived up to our statements on the BSP, and noted that Iraq [...]	2007-02-08 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD490	FM ON REGIONAL CONFERENCE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND [...] (S) Summary: During a February 6 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar al-Zebari and the Ambassador discussed an upcoming regional conference the MFA intends to host; current issues the GOI has with Turkey, Iran and Syria; and the FM's recent travels to Italy and Davos. The FM reiterat [...]	2007-02-13 08:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD536	WORLD BANK MANAGING DIRECTOR STRESSES COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary. World Bank Managing Director Dr. Juan Jose Daboub visited Baghdad Feb. 12 for a one-day visit that included a call on the Charge and his senior economic team. Daboub reaffirmed that Iraq,s development remains a top priority for the Bank, striking an unexpectedly positive note on [...]	2007-02-15 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD565	TALABANI DISCUSSES LATEST ON MODERATE FRONT, PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed the latest efforts on a moderate front in a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Minister of Water Latif Rashid. He gave the Ambassador a readout of his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-M [...]	2007-02-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA IZ
07BAGHDAD567	FM STILL HOPING TO BRING MINISTERS TO BAGHDAD; HAD [...] (C) Summary. CDA Speckhard and PolCouns met with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari February 15 to discuss the FM's trip to Saudi Arabia and the upcoming neighbors' conference the Iraqis hope to host in Baghdad in mid-March. Zebari described his trip to Saudi Arabia to reopen the Iraqi Embassy a [...]	2007-02-18 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IZ
07BAGHDAD629	PM MALIKI REQUESTS UNSG BAN KI-MOON TO HOST [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-21 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ OTRA PREL
07BAGHDAD981	FM ON UPCOMING MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with PolCouns, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari reported he has been in contact with his counterparts of those countries who attended the March 10 Neighbors Conference. Plans for the upcoming April Ministerial have stalled due to the Prime Minister's insisten [...]	2007-03-20 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAKU1338	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, OCTOBER 15-30, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. --NEW BAKU INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT --AIC EXPANDING PORTFO [...]	2007-11-08 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU37	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DRL A/S LOWENKRON DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 18-19 visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron secured President Aliyev's agreement to launch an intensified bilateral dialogue on the development of democracy in Azerbaijan in sessions to be held at [...]	2007-01-09 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS ENRG RU IR AJ
07BAKU474	AZERBAIJAN INVESTMENT COMPANY STARTS TO PURSUE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC),established by the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) in 2006 to promote the development of Azerbaijan's non-oil sectors, is beginning to identify specific multi-million-dollar domestic and regional investment projects. After a slow start, AIC is [...]	2007-04-20 07:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EPET KCOR AJ
07BAKU531	AZERBAIJAN: TERRORIST FINANCE AND REVIVAL OF [...] (S/NF) Post delivered reftel points regarding the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Department. MFA officials noted that the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) closed RIHS's office in Baku in December 2001 and that there is current [...]	2007-05-02 03:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL ECON AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN229	BRUNEI TO REVIEW SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND MANAGEMENT [...] (C) The visit of U.S. Treasury experts to initiate a dialogue on sovereign wealth fund management practices succeeded in raising the issue at senior levels of the GoB. Brunei sees itself as a small player in global wealth management. The Brunei Investment Agency declined to disclose details [...]	2007-08-03 05:34:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV BX
07BANJUL285	THE GAMBIA: INFLUENCE OF SENEGALESE ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 16:20:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL SG GA
07BASRAH115	IRANIANS SEEK TO THWART TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS [...] (S) Regional Embassy Officers met December 11 with representatives of a new tribal gathering called the Independent National Iraqi Tribal Assembly (INITA) (ref. A). The goal of their assembly is to end sectarianism, emancipate the political parties from religion, and unify Iraq. Their assembl [...]	2007-12-13 17:51:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV ETRD IZ IR
07BASRAH37	BUSINESSMAN URGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The head of the Basrah Business Center, Abdul Hafiz al-Ati, met with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah director April 26 and urged the United States to "take a small step" to attract foreign investment in Basrah's crippled economy. He said business develo [...]	2007-05-06 10:05:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EIND EINV IR IZ
07BASRAH48	JOURNALIST DESCRIBES MAYHEM IN BASRAH [...] Half the members of the Basrah Provincial Council 2. Sayid Yusuf, the head of the Thar Allah militia, an old enemy of the governor. 3. The Sayid Ashuhada organization which belongs to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Sayid Dagher runs this organization in Basrah. 4. The Badr organization, headed b [...]	2007-05-31 18:45:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV IZ IR
07BASRAH54	PRT BASRAH: LESSONS LEARNED: JUNE 2006 - JUNE 2007 [...] The Basrah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is a multinational PRT under British direction. This cable records the observations and lessons learned by the U.S. deputy team leader, James Donegan, during his deployment period, June 2006 to June 2007. It is being recorded in this informal, [...]	2007-06-22 17:30:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV IZ UK
07BASRAH56	BASRAH'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CHALLENGES U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. The newly appointed Basrah Chief of Police, Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil, visited the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office June 24 and made an energetic appeal for U.S. troops to be sent in to replace British forces which are drawing down in preparation for Provi [...]	2007-06-24 17:25:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS IR IZ
07BASRAH57	SADRIST LEADER REACHES OUT TO U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: A senior cleric of the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) organization, Sheikh Mohammed Daoud-al-Basyri, held secret talks with the director of the Office of Provincial Affairs and the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) at the Basrah Air Station June [...]	2007-06-28 05:23:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER OEXC SCUL EAID IR IZ
07BASRAH70	CENTRAL BANK MANAGER ON BASRAH PROBLEMS: SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zuhair Ali Akbair, General Manager for the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI),Basrah Branch met with Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on August 11. Zuhair listed lack of electricity and security as the two main impediments to Basrah's development, but Zuhair showed no con [...]	2007-08-18 15:50:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ECON EAGR PGOV PTER IZ
07BEIJING2802	PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER AZIZ'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (C) Prime Minister Aziz's April 16-20 visit to China focused on promoting economic cooperation, stated MFA Asia Department Director for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh Zhang Yiming. China and Pakistan signed several agreements that were "firsts" for China including the China-Pakistan Joi [...]	2007-04-26 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID AF PK CH
07BEIJING6256	THE HALAL NETWORK - NINGXIA REACHES OUT TO THE MUSLIM [...] Emerging economic ties between Ningxia Province and Islamic countries suggest a broader potential for expanded commercial interaction between China's Muslims -- which likely exceed 20 million and may number as many as 100 million according to unofficial estimates -- and their brethren in the M [...]	2007-09-24 03:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7330	QINGHAI MUSLIMS, PART 2: FOREIGN LINKS GROW [...] (C) Ties between Muslims in northwest China's Qinghai Province and those in the Middle East are on the rise because of widespread satellite TV use and an increasingly mobile populace. Qinghai contacts told PolOff September 14-19 (ref A) that many Muslim communities are trying to embrace more [...]	2007-12-04 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER PK CH SA
07BEIRUT108	LEBANON: PM SINIORA EXPECTS STRIKE ACTIVITY; [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora interpreted Friday night's televised interview by Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah as a clear indication that the anti-government March 8th coalition is not yet ready to negotiate a resolution to the current impasse. Siniora believes the disappointing turnouts of the [...]	2007-01-22 06:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SY LE IS
07BEIRUT1208	LEBANON: CBL GOVERNOR SALAMEH PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salameh says the GOL barely met its Emergency Post Conflict Assistance program targets, is not making satisfactory progress on reform, will have a hard time meeting further benchmarks, and could not meet the higher standards required for a formal IMF program. Salameh [...]	2007-08-09 06:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1284	LEBANON: PLO REPRESENTATIVE IN LEBANON [...] (C) Abbas Zaki, the PLO Representative in Lebanon, told the Charge on 8/21 that he has faith in the GOL's promise to rebuild the Nahr al-Barid refugee camp on its original site. Lebanese politicians, though divided on domestic issues, are united in their desire to help the Palestinian refugees [...]	2007-08-22 14:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PTER KPAO LE
07BEIRUT1584	LEBANON: PM SINIORA SUPPORTS CONINUED NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) During an October 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora expressed his desire to continue discussions on the EU proposal for enhanced security on the eastern border with Syria. During Siniora's recent visits to regional capitals, he found, to his surprise, that the Emir of [...]	2007-10-11 06:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1659	LEBANON: A QUICK GUIDE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) The list of candidates to be Lebanon's president, by tradition a Maronite Christian, is growing longer as the end of current President Emile Lahoud's term on November 23 grows nearer. With its October 23 session now cancelled, parliament is scheduled to convene on November 12 in a second [...]	2007-10-23 14:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1712	ON LEBANON'S PRESIDENCY, NAJIB MIKATI SAYS SAUDIS [...] (S) In a 10/31 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati (once and perhaps still close to the Syrian regime) mused that Damascus has two preferred options for Lebanon's presidential elections: first, extending the status quo (with Emile Lahoud remaining in Baabda Palace [...]	2007-11-01 13:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
07BEIRUT1713	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS USD FOUR [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh is preparing for possible financial chaos, if the political situation deteriorates. He is prepared to run a "legitimate" bank from anywhere, and can support the Lebanese pound for the short term. In the event of political instability, he believes it is [...]	2007-11-01 13:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT181	LEBANON: PARIS III RESULTS PHENOMENAL, BUT LOTS [...] (C) Ministers Jihad Azour and Sami Haddad, clearly excited by the successful outcome of the Paris III Donor's Conference, want to make sure that the money pledged will be tied to reforms and spent with discipline. Chatting about the event, they are ready to tackle banking reform and to take [...]	2007-02-02 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
07BEIRUT2008	LEBANON: HOW TO HELP LEBANON FINANCIALLY NOW [...] (C) According to Finance Minister Jihad Azour, Lebanon's deficit situation is under control because tax revenues are up, but that the GOL faces problems paying its foreign currency debt in the first quarter of 2008. Contriubuting to Lebanon's first quarter debt crunch are the problems of red [...]	2007-12-31 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV LE PGOV PREL PTER
07BEIRUT220	LEBANON: AOUNIST MP EXPLAINS THE GENERAL [...] (S) FPM MP Ibrahim Kanaan shared with us his views on party leader Michel Aoun, attempting to explain (while analyzing for himself) Aoun's motivations in collaborating with pro-Syrian political leaders and movements. Kanaan shared with us that the OrangeTV venture was flagging as a reflection [...]	2007-02-09 16:45:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT387	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DESCRIBES [...] (C) Negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an Emergency Post Conflict Agreement (EPCA) are proceeding, but some of the IMF's conditions are unacceptable, Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Salameh told the Ambassador and Econoff in mid-March. Several of the IMF's conditions [...]	2007-03-14 14:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SY LE
07BEIRUT403	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT GOL [...] (C) Finance Minister Jihad Azour reported to us that none of the money pledged at Paris III has yet arrived, and Lebanon's short term financial situation is difficult but still manageable. The real problem is that continued political uncertainty is derailing Lebanon's anticipated cycle of ec [...]	2007-03-16 15:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT42	SINIORA PINS GOL SURVIVAL ON GENEROUS PARIS III [...] (S) In a 90-minute meeting with the Ambassador on 1/8, PM Fouad Siniora -- in crisis mode and interrupted frequently by security officers working to counter Tuesday's anticipated opposition escalation -- said that Lebanon's political and financial stability depends on a successful Paris III [...]	2007-01-08 17:53:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL EFIN EAID ECON LE

07BEIRUT440	LEBANON: SUNNI MUFTI SEES CRISIS OF IRANIAN, [...] (C) Lebanon's highest Sunni spiritual leader sees the country passing through its worst crisis ever, and lays the blame on a regional Shia resurgence powered by Syria and Iran. The Lebanese issues of the tribunal and cabinet expansion are mere pretexts for Hizballah and Amal to cripple Lebano [...]	2007-03-26 15:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BELGRADE435	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/26 - 3/30) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (C) Summary: For the week of March 26, the announcement and international reactions to Ahtisaari's recommendation for the supervised independence of Kosovo were the dominant events of the week related to Kosovo and S [...]	2007-03-30 16:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BRASILIA2171	BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel request, and pursuant to request for extension to Oct. 19 response date, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in Brazil, including research and reports available, [...]	2007-11-23 10:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR
07BRASILIA958	BRAZIL: NEXT STEPS ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, in a joint "NAFTA" approach to the Ministry of External Relations, the Econ Counselors from the U.S. and Canadian Embassies, along with the Commercial Counselor from the Mexican Embassy, met with Evandro Didonet, the Ministry's recently-appointed Chief of its Intern [...]	2007-05-26 19:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR
07BUENOSAIRES2016	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; ARGENTINE-IMF TIES; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include UK Gordon Brown's decision to reduce UK troops deployed in Iraq; ties between the IMF and Argentina; and the risks to be met by Argentine Presidential Candidate Cristina Kirchner if she wins the presidency. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-10-10 15:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07CAIRO1128	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO CONTEST SHURA ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has announced it will run "no more than twenty candidates" in the June Shura Council elections, and, despite a recent constitutional change banning "any political activity or political parties" based on religion, the group still plans to campaign using i [...]	2007-04-17 15:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM EG
07CAIRO1204	EGYPT PLEASED WITH MALIKI VISIT, MUBARAK EXPRESSES [...] (C) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is in Egypt April 22-24 to meet the Egyptian leadership and to begin the process of normalizing strained relations, overcoming mutual suspicions, discussing commercial opportunities, and preparing for upcoming international meetings on Iraq. Maliki has [...]	2007-04-23 15:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ECON EFIN EG IZ
07CAIRO1890	REMITTANCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF MIGRATION [...] (U) Remittances constitute the third largest source of hard currency income in Egypt, after Suez Canal revenues and tourism receipts. Most remittances come from the U.S., but in the last few years, a growing percentage has come from workers in Gulf countries. Workers in Gulf countries tend t [...]	2007-06-20 14:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO2093	DARFUR: CAIRO-BASED SLM/A-UNION FRONT OUTLINES ITS [...] (C) Summary: On July 5, Cairo-based Youssef Hassan Youssef Abdullah, leader of the Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army - Union Front (SLM/A-UF),outlined his goal to reunify the factions of the former SLM/A into a single face in peace negotiations with the Sudanese government. His new group's [...]	2007-07-08 14:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC MASS EG SU
07CAIRO3390	SINAI SMUGGLING INCENTIVES INCREASE UNDER STIFLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pent-up economic pressure for trade with the Palestinians is fueling smuggling between North Sinai and Gaza, residents and officials in the governorate told us on a visit to El-Arish and Sheikh Zuwayed Nov. 28-29. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------------ Hard Times, U [...]	2007-12-03 15:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PTER PINR PREL KPAL KWBG EG IS XF
07CAIRO3422	EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD CHANGES ITS TUNE: [...] (C) Summary: The ideological architect and former leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ),Sayid Imam al-Sharif, jailed in Egypt since 2004, recently issued an 111-page book, published in full in 15 installments in a leading Egyptian independent daily newspaper, detailing "revisions" to his pre [...]	2007-12-06 14:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM EG
07CAIRO378	GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERKEL VISITS EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL VISITED CAIRO FEBRUARY 3 - 4 TO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL ISSUES AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS. ACCORDING TO A GERMAN EMBASSY CONTACT, MERKEL AND EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK AGREED ON THE NEED FOR A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT. ON THE ECONOMY, [...]	2007-02-12 14:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MEPN ETRD EG GE
07COLOMBO1016	COLOMBO CELEBRATION MARKS VICTORY IN THE EAST [...] (C) Summary. On July 19 the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) held a ceremony in Colombo's Independence Square to celebrate the military victory in the East. The U.S., United Kingdom, and India sent their Defense Attaches to observe, while many countries opted not to attend at all. The Preside [...]	2007-07-19 12:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1050	SRI LANKA: EMBASSY HELPS GLOBAL ENERGY REVIVE ITS OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy continues advocacy for U.S. firm Global Energy and Industrial Operations, Inc., which seeks to build and operate an $800 million oil refinery near Colombo. The project has been stalled since 2004, when Global Energy thought it had a deal upon signing a memorandum of und [...]	2007-07-30 06:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO1352	SRI LANKA: CONFLICT CONTRIBUTES TO BRAIN DRAIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Professionals and business people are steadily migrating out of Sri Lanka in pursuit of better living conditions and a more stable business environment. Many are Tamils and Muslims fleeing the conflict and persistent harassment. The "brain drain" is depleting a local talent pool [...]	2007-10-02 05:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1707	SRI LANKA: IRAN REFINERY OFFER COMPLICATES PICTURE FOR US [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's recent promise to finance a $750 million expansion of Sri Lanka's sole oil refinery complicates the ambitions of U.S. firms Global Energy and ENGlobal to secure contracts for similar refinery investments. The head of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation doubts Ira [...]	2007-12-31 08:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE IR
07COLOMBO50	PROPOSED TRANSHIPMENT PORT IN MALDIVES [...] Summary: Maldives is hoping to use its strategic location on major shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean to build a transshipment port. The first phase of the project to develop a container terminal with a capacity of 1.2 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually is estimated to cost [...]	2007-01-11 08:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDM EWWT ECON EINV CE
07COLOMBO51	PROPOSED TRANSHIPMENT PORT IN MALDIVES [...] Summary: Maldives is hoping to use its strategic location on major shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean to build a transshipment port. The first phase of the project to develop a container terminal with a capacity of 1.2 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually is estimated to cost [...]	2007-01-11 08:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDM EWWT ECON EINV MV
07COLOMBO625	SRI LANKA, COUNTING ON RISING REMITTANCES, TRIES TO [...] Summary: Sri Lankans abroad formally remitted a record $2.3 billion in 2006, up 21 percent from 2005. Higher salaries in the Middle East, where a majority of Sri Lankan migrant workers go, partially drove this rise. A higher share of remittances sent through formal, rather than informal, chan [...]	2007-04-27 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE
07DAKAR1039	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRALS STUFFLEBEEM AND [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for legislative elections on June 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in promoting peace and [...]	2007-05-14 12:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1323	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR FIRST LADY (FLOTUS) [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, President Abdoulaye Wade has just changed Prime Ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States [...]	2007-06-21 08:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1454	IMF RESREP ON SENEGALESE POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE [...] (S/NF) Senegal is clearly at a political and economic crossroads. Because we are friends, we should do what we can to help Senegal through this difficult time. On June 29, IMF ResRep Alex Segura sought out the Economic Counselor to better understand the MCC decision to end its work on the D [...]	2007-07-11 12:50:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID EFIN ECON PREL SG
07DAKAR1515	SENEGAL'S DONORS AGAIN GIVE IMF MISSION AN EARFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the beginning of a two-week mission to negotiate a new program with Senegal, IMF officials on July 12 received a non-stop stream of complaints and concerns by the country's traditional donors over the current state of public finance and governance. Senegal very much needs a [...]	2007-07-23 07:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ETRD EINV SG
07DAKAR1591	IMF MISSION: MIXED MARKS, BUT READY TO SUPPORT SENEGAL'S [...] Summary: A visiting IMF team led by Johanness Mueller provided an end-of-mission briefing for donors on July 26 to inform them of the state of the ongoing negotiations of a new program with Senegal. Mueller termed FY 2006 a "difficult year," and said that, while Senegal is still struggling [...]	2007-07-31 13:34:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR1987	SENEGAL SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR OIC PROJECTS, PARASTATAL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, Senegal's National Assembly approved a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year, augmenting targeted expenditures by eleven percent following the successful issuances of treasury bonds in June and August 2007, recent announcements of new loans from Saudi [...]	2007-10-04 16:04:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SG
07DAKAR1993	WADE INFORMS AND MISINFORMS ON MCC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has publicly confirmed that his government will not pursue a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact to help with Dakar's toll road project. Having previously lost the opportunity for MCC funding of a new industrial platform because of [...]	2007-10-05 07:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA PREL ECON SG
07DAKAR2061	DANCERS GETS PROBABTION FOR "OBSCENE DANCING" [...] (C) A recent obscenity case against a well-known dancer, Ndeye Gueye, has pitted social conservatives, imams, and Islamists against secularist and lawyers who say that this kind of jurisprudence poses a danger to Senegal's traditions of social and religious tolerance. Gueye was charged, tried [...]	2007-10-18 15:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG
07DAKAR696	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDING [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for President Abdoulaye Wade's second inauguration on April 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United Sta [...]	2007-03-27 14:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ELAB PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR962	NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ: MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 13:31:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ SG
07DAKAR963	NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ: MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 14:43:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ SG
07DAMASCUS1123	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING BLACKLISTS MERRILL [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held November 5-7 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last April,s gathering (reftel). One U.S. company, Merrill Lynch, and three unnamed European companies were official [...]	2007-11-20 14:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	AL ECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS218	SYRIA: 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 09:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07DAMASCUS292	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 25 reported VP Shara's visit to Kuwait on Mar. 24 to convey a message from President Asad to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on bilateral coordination prior to the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh. During the meeting Shara reviewed the [...]	2007-03-25 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS294	NEW ISLAMIC BANKS POPULAR, BUT BOARDS REFLECT SAME [...] (C) SUMMARY. DURING A RECENT CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC BANKING, THE SARG CONTINUED TO PROMOTE ITS ISLAMIC BANKING EFFORTS AS A SIGN OF ITS "ISLAMIC" CREDENTIALS AND TO CLAIM SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER ARAB STATES. THE FIRST TWO SYRIAN ISLAMIC BANKS, WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT FROM QATAR, KUWAIT AND SAUD [...]	2007-03-25 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SY
07DAMASCUS409	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING: SPIELBERG DESIGNATED [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held April 23-26 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last November,s gathering (reftel). No companies were dropped; the one announced addition to the blacklist of entities is fi [...]	2007-04-30 10:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS410	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING: SPIELBERG DESIGNATED [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held April 23-26 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last November,s gathering (reftel). No companies were dropped; the one announced addition to the blacklist of entitie [...]	2007-04-30 10:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS480	PRIVATE SYRIAN AIRLINE DEAL STILL TRYING TO GET [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) officials confirmed recent press reports that the newly-formed Cham Holding Company plans to partner with SAA and the Kuwaiti al-Aqeela company to establish a private airline in Syria, and acknowledged that some steps had already been taken. [...]	2007-05-21 08:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETTC KCRM SY
07DAMASCUS567	SYRIAN PRIVATE AIRLINES: SAME LEOPARD, NEW SPOTS [...] (C) Summary. The SARG has dusted off two options to upgrade its aging fleet of commercial aircraft: buying Russian planes, or leasing Boeing or Airbus planes with assistance from ICAO/UNDP. President Asad's cousin, Rami Makhlouf, appears to be progressing with his plan to establish a private [...]	2007-06-11 09:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS588	Syria/Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Iran [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 12 reported a meeting by the Central Leadership of the National Progressive Front (NPF) on June 11. The Leadership stressed Syria's firm position toward the issue of peace with Israel, describing the current peace proposals to Syria as "contradictory and not s [...]	2007-06-12 12:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS596	THE SARG OPENS A NEW BID ROUND FOR OIL AND NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The SARG opened seven on-shore blocks for oil and natural gas exploration, but only two have not been previously offered. Royal Dutch Shell and PetroCanada are the largest international oil companies (IOC) involved in the current on-shore round which is set to close on July 12 [...]	2007-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS606	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq (6/15 [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 15, 16 and 17 focused on the inter-Palestinian conflict in Gaza and the West Bank, the meeting of the Arab Foreign Minister in Cairo, and the Lebanese dispute between the majority and the opposition on holding by-elections to fill the seats of two assassinated [...]	2007-06-17 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS618	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/UK, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 18 and 19 focused on the visits to Damascus of the Kuwaiti Crown Prince and the UK Shadow Foreign Secretary. The papers reported that President Assad on June 18 SIPDIS received a message from the Kuwaiti Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the [...]	2007-06-19 13:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS625	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/EU, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 20 and 21 quoted Amr Moussa, the Arab League Secretary General, as saying on June 19 that Arab foreign ministers, who met in Cairo last Friday, did not receive any document from the Lebanese delegation on weapons smuggling to Lebanon. The papers concluded that [...]	2007-06-21 09:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS70	Syria/Norway, Syria/China, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 18 reported FM Walid Mouallem's meeting on Jan. 17 with Svein Sieve, Advisor of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry for Middle East Affairs. Sieve reiterated the importance of Syria's role to cement security and stability in the region. FM Mouallem emphasized the n [...]	2007-01-21 08:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS718	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/UAE, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 12 reported that President Asad on July 11 received al letter from Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah connected with bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries and issues of common concern. The letter focused on the latest devel [...]	2007-07-13 09:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS775	Iraq, Lebanon, Islam, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 30 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad's meeting on July 29 with Under Secretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Mohammad al-Haj Mahmoud focusing on bilateral relations, developments in Iraq and the effects of the increasing influx of Iraqi citizens [...]	2007-07-30 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DHAKA335	BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report covers efforts by the Bangladeshi government (GOB) from March 2006 to March 2007, and address the questions submitted to Post by G/TIP (reftel). Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Luke Zahner, Political Officer, telephone: 880- [...]	2007-03-01 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
07DHAKA445	RIHS REGISTRATION RENEWED [...] (SBU) On March 13, local media reported that the the NGO Affairs Bureau of the GOB has renewed for five years the registration of the local chapter of the Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). 2. (SBU) We are attempting to confirm this report with GOB officials. Meanwhil [...]	2007-03-15 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL BG
07DHAKA446	RIHS REGISTRATION RENEWED [...] (SBU) On March 13, local media reported that the the NGO Affairs Bureau of the GOB has renewed for five years the registration of the local chapter of the Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). 2. (SBU) We are attempting to confirm this report with GOB officials. Meanwhil [...]	2007-03-16 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL BG
07DHAKA447	RIHS REGISTRATION RENEWED [...] (SBU) On March 13, local media reported that the the NGO Affairs Bureau of the GOB has renewed for five years the registration of the local chapter of the Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). 2. (SBU) We are attempting to confirm this report with GOB officials. Meanwhil [...]	2007-03-16 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL BG
07DHAKA460	BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT RENEWS RIHS REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) On March 20, NGO Affairs Bureau Assistant Director A.K.M. Humanyun Kabir confirmed to us that his agency had renewed the registration of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) gave its concurrence (reftel). Kabir said that the GOB never [...]	2007-03-20 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA55	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRESENCE OF REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC [...] (S/NF) Per Ref A request, Post assessed whether the GOB would object to US designation of the Kuwaiti-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society branch in Bangladesh (RIHS-B) under E.O. 13224 and/or UNSCR 1267. Post does not believe the GOB would object to designation under either authority. I [...]	2007-01-11 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN BG
07DHAKA778	HASINA'S RETURN SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Hasina's triumphant return to Bangladesh marks a dramatic setback to government efforts to force the two ladies into exile and create a new political landscape. Taking Hasina, and by necessity Zia, to trial may be Plan B but is fraught with risks for an increasingly risk-averse g [...]	2007-05-12 04:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA779	HASINA'S RETURN SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Hasina's triumphant return to Bangladesh marks a dramatic setback to government efforts to force the two ladies into exile and create a new political landscape. Taking Hasina, and by necessity Zia, to trial may be Plan B but is fraught with risks for an increasingly risk-averse g [...]	2007-05-12 04:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA816	RIHS LICENSE CANCELED IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) On May 18, local media reported that the Government of Bangladesh canceled the recently renewed registration of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) because of the Kuwait-based NGO's alleged support for Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. 2. (SBU) On May 20, an authoritative of [...]	2007-05-20 07:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL PGOV BG
07DOHA1040	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES QATAR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C//NF) Summary: MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi in an October 23 presentation to a group of recently promoted senior U.S. military officers (CAPSTONE) gave a noteworthy overview of Qatar's foreign policy and made some significant remarks about domestic policy. [...]	2007-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM QA
07DOHA1042	PRIME MINISTER OFFERS "SINCERE ADVICE" ON IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Crocker briefed Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) October 31 on the progress in Iraq and asked his assessment of building on this progress with the help of Arab states. HBJ said Qatar was a friend of the U.S. and wanted us to succe [...]	2007-11-05 10:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS IZ QA
07DOHA1043	INFLATION, HOUSING COSTS TAKING TOLL ON QATARI [...] SUMMARY: Double-digit inflation in Qatar has become the norm, with increases in the housing sector felt most acutely. The high cost of living dominates public and private discourse. The government has begun to take steps to address inflation, though they have been ineffective thus far, and the [...]	2007-11-05 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AFSN ALOW AMGT APER ECON ELAB QA
07DOHA1071	QATARI MFA AND CENTRAL BANK VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Al-Mahmoud told Charge November 14 that Iran's acquisition of weapons of mass destruction would be a "disaster" for Qatar, the U.S. and the region. Qatar agreed that a peaceful and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue was [...]	2007-11-15 09:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP PARM EFIN IR QA
07DOHA11	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FORE'S JANUARY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. The Government of Qatar remains a key ally of the U.S. in the war on terror and supports a significant U.S. military presence in the country. Qatar's Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, took power from his father in 1995 and embarked on [...]	2007-01-03 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT PGOV ASEC CMGT QA
07DOHA1104	QATAR CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DOWNPLAYS CURRENCY [...] (C) Qatar Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani told Charge and Econoff November 25 that recent press commentary speculating on an imminent move by GCC countries' to depeg or revalue their currencies is overblown. Sheikh Abdulla said Qatar's economy had been well served by [...]	2007-11-26 10:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN QA
07DOHA1133	GCC SUMMIT WRAPS UP IN DOHA WITHOUT NOTABLE [...] (C) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit officially closed December 4 with a brief and low-key ceremony and with no notable achievements. Neither the Iranian president nor the UAE president attended the closing. (According to press reports, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad departed [...]	2007-12-04 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1141	READOUT ON GCC SUMMIT FROM THE DOHA ORGANIZER [...] (C) MFA Director of GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber (strictly protect),who was the organizer of the December 3-4 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Doha, provided P/E Chief December 5 a readout of the event and the preparations leading up to it. Had it not been for Iranian President Mahmo [...]	2007-12-06 13:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1214	EMPOWERING QATARI WOMEN TO TACKLE FAMILY VIOLENCE [...] The Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) organized November 25-26 a workshop on combating violence against women, a subject once considered taboo in Qatar. Even today, the Qatari Criminal Code does not define punishments or penalize offenders in this regard. Likewise, Qatar has not [...]	2007-12-30 06:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN QA
07DOHA335	INFORMATION EXCHANGE: QATARI BORDER DATABASES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THIS CABLE PROVIDES DETAILS OF QATAR'S USE OF IMMIGRATION DATABASES AND BIOMETRICS SYSTEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AT QATAR'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN ARRIVING AND DEPARTING PASSENGERS FOR PREVIOUS PASSENGER RECORDS AND FRAUDULENT, LOST OR STOLEN TRAVEL DOCU [...]	2007-03-29 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PTER KVPR CVIS PINR KHLS QA
07DOHA420	DEMOCRACY FORUM: LEBANESE PRESIDENT AND SYRIAN [...] (U) The Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, opened the seventh annual Forum on Democracy, Development, and Free Trade April 23 with a speech that focused on the need for democratic reforms in the Arab region. He described a "sort of lassitude" in Arab movement toward reform in the region [...]	2007-04-24 14:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY QA
07DOHA511	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]	2007-05-18 12:52:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA577	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]	2007-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA710	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates met the Amir in January 2007. Your meetings SIPDIS can help define the tone of bilateral engagement on a range of issues over the coming 18 months, help s [...]	2007-07-05 16:25:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PINR IZ LE QA
07DOHA78	SUNNI AND SHI'A DISCUSS RAPPROCHEMENT IN DOHA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prominent cleric Yousef Qaradawi called on Iraqi Shi'a and Iran to take steps to end sectarian violence in Iraq at Doha's Conference for Dialogue of Islamic Schools of Thought. Shi'a and other clerics said that Muslims must unite in the face of a common (some mentioned Zionist) e [...]	2007-01-22 13:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL QA
07DOHA863	SUBJECT: QTEL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES PLANS FOR IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and Econoff met August 29 with Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamad Al Thani, Chairman of government-controlled QTel, and Dr. Nasser M. Marafih, QTel CEO, to discuss QTel investments in Iraq and elsewhere in the region, as well as ArabSat broadcasts of Al-Zawraa. QTel continues a rap [...]	2007-08-30 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV KPAL KPAO PGOV EG IS IZ KU QA
07DOHA871	(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washington in December 2006 in your capacity as DNI. In April 2007, HBJ also became Prime Minister, long an inconsequential portfolio held by the Amir's brother. D [...]	2007-08-31 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL QA
07DOHA982	CODEL BOYD MEETING OCTOBER 5 WITH QATARI HEIR [...] (SBU) A congressional delegation led by Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida, and accompanied by charge, met Qatar's Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, October 5 in Doha. In addition to Boyd, the Delegation included Rep. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Rep. Wayne Gilchrist of Maryland, Rep. B [...]	2007-10-10 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV QA
07DUBAI281	MINA SAQR - RAS AL-KHAIMAH'S MAIN PORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 08:24:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EWWT PINS KU AE
07DUBAI394	FORMER DUBAI DIAMOND EXCHANGE CEO ALLEGES SLACK CONTROLS ON [...] This is an action request for EB/ESC, see paragraph 14. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE),Noora Jamsheer, expressed concern to ConGenoff about the integrity of the UAE's adherence to the Kimberly Process (KP) to stem the trade in co [...]	2007-06-20 10:08:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN EMIN PTER ETTC KCRM VE IR AE
07DUSHANBE1717	DRYING OUT IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary: An October decree by Uzbek President Karimov governing the transit of alcohol and tobacco products has created a beer shortage in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is highly reliant on Uzbek roads and rail lines to import products from Russia, and Uzbekistan has generally allowed goods to [...]	2007-11-30 03:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV ECON ELTN TI
07DUSHANBE313	TAJIKISTAN'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 13:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV TI
07GENEVA525	VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY - STAKEHOLDER [...] Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky visited Geneva February 28 as head of the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Polio Eradication, resulting in continued global commitment to eradication and establishment of miles [...]	2007-03-06 10:41:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO WHO
07HILLAH143	BABIL GOVERNOR FIGHTS TO SAVE HIS OFFICE [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable 2. (C) Summary: Babil's governor continues to face difficulties in maintaining key political support against efforts to remove him. Crucial ISCI backing within the provincial council appears to be waning. In response, the governor has embarked upon a campa [...]	2007-10-28 14:20:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ IR
07HILLAH99	KARBALA: MODERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, PRT Karbala met with Provincial Council Chairman (PCC),Abdul-A'al Al-Yasiry, to discuss his vision for economic development and the conference in Lebanon. The PCC was returning from a two day Prov [...]	2007-07-02 14:56:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV
07IRANRPODUBAI39	SENATOR LIEBERMAN TALKS TO IRANIANS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 15:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR OREP
07ISTANBUL1015	IRAN/ENERGY: AN IRANIAN DELEGATION IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) In the best of Iranian bazaar tradition, an Iranian delegation representing Iran's oil ministry and energy industry attending a November 15-16 energy conference in Istanbul tried hard to portray Iran and its vast oil and gas reserves as a stabilizing force for regional energy markets and [...]	2007-11-28 06:38:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON IR TU
07JAKARTA1011	GOVERNMENT CT EXPERT RECEIVES POSITIVE ATTENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: National security hearings in late February and the ASEAN CT ministerial in early March temporarily renewed a public counterterrorism (CT) dialogue in Jakarta and reenergized the GOI's National CT Coordinator, (ret) Police Inspector General Ansya'ad Mbai. Mbai told us that his la [...]	2007-04-11 00:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA1075	INDONESIA'S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Army Special Operations Forces (KOPASSUS) of Indonesia's Armed Forces (TNI) remains outside the ambit of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military cooperation. This message reviews its progress on the critical issue of human rights and provides an update on current Mission Jakart [...]	2007-04-16 10:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PHUM MOPS ID
07JAKARTA144	TERRORIST FINANCE - VIEWS ON RIHS DESIGNATION, USG [...] (S) Summary: Given our recent experience with the designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) Indonesia branch, and Indonesia's new status on the UNSC, it is difficult to predict how the GOI would react to a proposed Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) designat [...]	2007-01-18 03:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2623	ACEH TRANSITION ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17, the Ambassador and Chiefs of other donor missions assessed Aceh's transition from the reconstruction period to economic growth. The mandate of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) expires in April 2009. Donors work closely with [...]	2007-09-18 09:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EINV PGOV PREL ID
07JAKARTA3359	2007 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR INDONESIA [...] SUMMARY. The GOI has a strong legal framework to prevent the Worst Form of Child Labor. Implementation of these safeguards is lacking but improving. Passage of a robust anti-trafficking law in 2007 represented a step forward. Issues that need to be addressed include: child exploitation in [...]	2007-12-10 10:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM 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 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
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 10:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM 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 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA699	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA701	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA725	INDONESIA RESPONDS TO PAKISTAN'S MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John inquired about Pakistani President Musharraf's Middle East peace initiative during his meeting with Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director General Imron Cotan. According to Cotan, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda attended the meeting as part of Indonesia [...]	2007-03-13 22:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL ID
07JAKARTA851	KUWAITI AMBASSADOR WELCOMES INDONESIAN ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary. CDA met Kuwaiti Ambassador Mohammad Fadel Khalaf on March 20 to discuss Indonesia's Middle East initiatives. The Kuwaiti Ambassador has encouraged Indonesian activism on the Middle East. On Iran, Khalaf said the GOK had raised its concerns about Iran's nuclear program repeate [...]	2007-03-23 07:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA949	EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR ATTRIBUTES INDONESIA'S UNSCR [...] (C) As part of a series of courtesy calls on Arab ambassadors to discuss Indonesia's Middle East peace initiatives and Iran's nuclear program (refs A and B),CDA met with Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed El Sayed on March 30. El Sayed was non-committal about the utility of Indonesian peacemaking e [...]	2007-04-02 23:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ID
07JERUSALEM1719	(S) FAYYAD ASKS U/S LEVEY FOR HELP WITH QATAR AND [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Under Secretary of Treasury Stuart Levey that Qatar was ""willfully bad"" on issue related to financing of terrorist organizations, including HAMAS. He said the PA was ready to move on terror financing legislation, but w [...]	2007-08-17 07:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	EFIN ECON KWBG PTER OVIP
07JERUSALEM2380	REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR PRESIDENTIAL GUARD [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance for the following members of the Presidential Guard to attend a USG-funded training course. First name, last name Anwar Ma Zen Aldeen POB: Nablus DOB: 17 September 1982 [...]	2007-11-16 11:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM2457	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, Post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training in Jordan. This is the first of 3 cables containing batches of approximately 250 tra [...]	2007-11-29 17:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM2501	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NSF 700-MAN BATTALION [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training in Jordan: First name, Last name Mohammad Fathi Hussein Rahal POB: Kufur Dan [...]	2007-12-05 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWBG IS ASEC
07JERUSALEM2528	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NSF 700 MAN BATTALION (3 OF [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training in Jordan: First name, last name Mahmoud Jalal Mahmoud Khaleel POB: Nablus D [...]	2007-12-11 09:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL

07JERUSALEM254	PALESTINIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE SEEKS STABILITY IN [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING A METEORIC RISE IN 2005, THE AL-QUDS INDEX OF THE PALESTINIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE (PSE) DROPPED 46 PERCENT IN 2006. PSE'S CHAIRMAN ASSERTS THAT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HAMAS' ELECTION VICTORY HAS BEEN CONTAINED, IN PART DUE TO A MORE AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT OF DISCLOSURE REQUIR [...]	2007-02-07 16:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL
07JERUSALEM33	GAZA: HANIYAH REENTERS AFTER INSPECTION; RAFAH OPEN [...] (C) PA Prime Minister Haniyah (accompanied by Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar, Interior Minister Sa'id Siyam and acting PLC speaker Ahmad Bahar) entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing January 4 at 1645 local, according to EU-BAM Operations Chief Patrick Delval. Delval said that Egyp [...]	2007-01-05 15:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM504	UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TENDERS [...] (C) The Kuwaiti mobile provider Wataniya Telecom, which won the second mobile telecom operator license in the West Bank/Gaza on September 18, 2006, continues to wait for a frequency to be allocated by the GOI (see ref A),according to Enas Abu Laban, a policy advisor in the PLO's Negotiations [...]	2007-03-15 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
07KABUL946	UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN DEBT FORGIVENESS AND DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-24 10:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON AF
07KAMPALA457	UGANDA: MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uganda's Foreign Minister visited Iran and encouraged closer economic ties between the two countries. The European Union's effort to sign a new Economic Partnership Agreement faced resistance from the government of Uganda. Ugandan cargo flights to the European Union resume aft [...]	2007-03-14 11:06:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KHARTOUM1961	EFFECT OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 3 site visit to Kenana Sugar Corporation, the managing director of one of the world's largest integrated sugar farms told emboffs that U.S. sanctions have affected his business, forced it to use inferior non-U.S. products, and hurt the overall efficiency of his com [...]	2007-12-11 09:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM948	FIRST SUDATEL, NOW SUDAN AIRWAYS - PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 11, the Sudanese State Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sudan Airways, Kamal Abdel Latif, announced that Sudan Airways will be privatized. The following day the government of Sudan (GoS) signed the deal with Aref Investment Group of [...]	2007-06-14 15:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM951	MINAWI PREVIEWS TRIP OF ARAB CAPITALS [...] (C) Senior Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi will travel to five Arab capitals next week to seek political and financial support for his movement in an effort to stabilize the situation in Darfur. He has asked for U.S. assistance in previewing his trip with these Arabs go [...]	2007-06-15 10:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU UN SU EG SA KU QA TC
07KIGALI405	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The High Court recently issued a temporary injunction against Dane Associates, dissolving the Board of Directors of Kibuye Power (KP1) Limited and preventing the company from being party to methane extraction activities at Lake Kivu. Dane has been embroiled in a breach of contract dispute wit [...]	2007-05-02 06:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KUALALUMPUR1205	MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DESCRIBED BY [...] (C) Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta outlined the NSC structure during a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief. We include bio notes on Hatta. End Summary. NSC Structure ------------- 2. (C) During a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief, Malaysia's National [...]	2007-07-26 06:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUALALUMPUR187	Bank Negara Relaxes Rules on Banks' Equity Investments; [...] (U) Summary: Bank Negara has allowed banks greater freedom to invest in the stock market, while three more foreign financial institutions have entered the Malaysian market. Meanwhile, the recent flooding in Johor is projected to cause at least RM 2.4 billion (USD 686 million) in losses, altho [...]	2007-02-02 05:20:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR569	MALAYSIA UPGRADING ITS MIDDLE EAST TRADE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Recent visits of senior Malaysian government officials to the Middle East have highlighted Malaysia,s interest in expanding its trade and investment ties with the region, seemingly in parallel with Malaysia's new diplomatic focus on West Asia. Malaysian trade with the region is growing [...]	2007-03-28 07:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD MY PREL XF GCC
07KUALALUMPUR592	Government Pension Fund Buys 4th Largest Bank; "Mission [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's state pension fund was the winning bidder for the country's fourth largest banking group, prevailing over a competing bid that was significantly higher. Critics claim the fund lacks the expertise to operate a commercial bank. Meanwhile, Malaysia's ruling political coal [...]	2007-03-30 07:23:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR984	PM ABDULLAH URGES NEW APPROACH TO DARFUR, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, in a June 4 meeting with visiting General Peter Pace, described his "new approach" to Darfur focused on returning IDPs to their homes with security guarantees from Khartoum. Abdullah has asked wealthy OIC countries to contribute to a new [...]	2007-06-06 12:14:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF MARR KISL UN SU MY
07KUWAIT1001	FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...]	2007-06-27 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT1004	KUWAIT DEMARCHES DELIVERED: ICAO ASSEMBLY - [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A and B demarches and background papers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note on June 18 and June 27, respectively. The GOK is unlikely to co-sponsor a working paper on these issues. Post has requested a meeting with the Air Transport Director at the [...]	2007-06-27 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD SENV ECON KU
07KUWAIT1005	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOPEC LEGISLATION [...] (C/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, Ambassador delivered reftel points noting the Administration strongly opposed and might veto the NOPEC legislation passed by Congress. Ambassador added that statements by some OPEC members that there was no supply [...]	2007-06-27 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1006	FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES INTEREST IN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At a June 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah inquired about why Kuwait had been listed lower than the United Arab Emirates on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Ambassador said that he did not know, but the UAE had apparent [...]	2007-06-27 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB AE KU TIP
07KUWAIT1007	KUWAIT CABINET RENEWS CONTRACT FOR OIF FUEL AT [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah informed the Ambassador on June 26 that the Kuwaiti Cabinet had agreed on June 24 to renew for one year an existing agreement with the USG to provide concessionally-priced fuel for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). 2. (C/NF) This agreement, [...]	2007-06-27 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
07KUWAIT1008	FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...]	2007-06-27 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT1009	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN-US TALKS; ATTACK [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister (FM) Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Iranian officials had provided their views on the recent meeting in Baghdad between the U.S. and Iranian Ambassadors to Iraq and he had received a letter from Iranian [...]	2007-06-27 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1017	SPECIAL KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S ISLAMIC CENTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-30 08:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1022	BLUE LANTERN: UPDATE ON POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF [...] (S/NF) Following up on April 18 assurances from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to investigate the case of a possible release of sensitive U.S.-origin Advanced Tactical Communications System (ATCS) technology to Chinese company Norinco (reftels),Econoff met again with Assistant Director of For [...]	2007-06-30 12:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC KU
07KUWAIT1023	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DAVIS (JUNE 30 - JUL 4, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Davis to travel to Post 1-2 July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will [...]	2007-06-30 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA EI GM KU PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1024	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PREDICTS PASSAGE OF KATRINA AND [...] (SBU) Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador June 30 he expected Parliament would pass the remaining $400 million of the $500 million aid package Kuwait pledged in September 2005 to assist victims of hurricane Katrina (ref C) before it goes into summer recess sometime mid [...]	2007-06-30 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID LE KU KATRINA AID
07KUWAIT1025	MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CABINET RESIGNATIONS, THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a June 30 farewell call with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi said resignations of both the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Communication were imminent (these occurred later in the day). He was optimistic that Parliament will pass long [...]	2007-06-30 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EPET KDEM KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT1026	OPPOSITION MPS SCORE VICTORY AS OIL AND [...] (SBU) Minister of Oil Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of Communications/National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Al-Mousharji resigned from Cabinet June 30, only five days after Al-Jarrah was subjected to nine hours of questioning by opposition parliamentarians (reftel). Facing a no conf [...]	2007-06-30 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET ECPS KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1027	UNCERTAINTY OVER KUWAITI SIGNATORY FOR MOU ON CEIP [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with Security Decision Follow-up Committee (SDFC) Chairman General Mohammed Al-Bader on June 24 to discuss next steps towards forming a Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) Joint Working Group (JWG) following the June 12-13 visit by a USG CEIP team (ref A). ( [...]	2007-07-01 06:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KCIP KU PTER
07KUWAIT1036	KUWAITI BLOGS AND OTHER INTERNET TRENDS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Like young people elsewhere around the world, the daily lives of Kuwait's youth often center around friends, music, and movies. Internet trends in Kuwait reflect these priorities as social networking, instant messaging, and music and video websites are often the most [...]	2007-07-02 08:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT KPAO ENRG ECON PGOV ETRD KIPR KU
07KUWAIT1047	IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER NEGOTIATES WITH KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: An Iraqi delegation consisting of the Electricity Minister, the Director-General of SOMO (the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization),and former Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hajim Al-Hassani visited Kuwait from 25-27 June to ask the GOK to take the necessary steps to [...]	2007-07-02 14:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT1050	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DS/IP/OPO TEAM [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for referenced DS/IP/OPO PMR Team to transit Kuwait August and September 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy points of contact are: Joh [...]	2007-07-03 10:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC AMGT IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1055	GOK ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE TO RESUME "SOON" [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid al-Jarallah to press for release of Kuwaiti funding for the Palestinians. Ambassador noted and Jarallah agreed that now is the time to show strong support for the government of Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayaad. Jarallah noted the re [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1056	AMBASSADOR STRESSES CUTTING OFF FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to emphasize the importance of cutting off foreign fighters going to Iraq. The Ambassador emphasized that the foreign fighters make up a majority of the suicide bombers and thus have a disproportionate destabilizing [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN IZ KU PREL PTER ECON PGOV KTFN
07KUWAIT1057	KUWAITI FACILITATOR AL-JALAHMAH DETAINED, RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On June 24, U.S.-designated terrorist facilitator Jaber Al-Jalahmah was taken into custody by GOK authorities for questioning regarding his involvement in the recruitment of Kuwaiti jihadists. He was released on July 1 on a KD 300 (USD 1050) bond. (Background: Jaber Al-Jalahmah is a [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT1058	KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1059	KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1060	GOK ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE TO RESUME "SOON" [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid al-Jarallah to press for release of Kuwaiti funding for the Palestinians. Ambassador noted and Jarallah agreed that now is the time to show strong support for the government of Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayaad. Jarallah noted the re [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1061	KUWAITI FACILITATOR AL-JALAHMAH DETAINED, RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On June 24, U.S.-designated terrorist facilitator Jaber Al-Jalahmah was taken into custody by GOK authorities for questioning regarding his involvement in the recruitment of Kuwaiti jihadists. He was released on July 1 on a KD 300 (USD 1050) bond. (Background: Jaber Al-Jalahmah is a [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT1062	AMBASSADOR STRESSES CUTTING OFF FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C) The Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to emphasize the importance of cutting off foreign fighters going to Iraq. The Ambassador emphasized that the foreign fighters make up a majority of the suicide bombers and thus have a disproportionate destabilizing in [...]	2007-07-03 14:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IZ KU PREL PTER
07KUWAIT1063	KUWAITI DEPUTY PM SAYS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY SETTING [...] (C) During a July 4 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Moahammed Al-Hajji Boukhadour, the Minister commented that the recent performance of the Kuwaiti parliament was leading others in the region to question the efficacy of democracy. Coming of [...]	2007-07-04 08:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KU PGOV PINR PREL GCC
07KUWAIT1064	NOPEC DEMARCHE: OPEC GOVERNOR AND KPC COUNSEL SAY [...] (C/NF) Following Ambassador's June 26 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),Econoff delivered ref B demarche separately to Kuwait OPEC Governor Dr. Seham Razzouqi and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah on [...]	2007-07-04 09:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT107	2007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...]	2007-01-24 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU
07KUWAIT1070	TIP REPORT FOLLOWUP: GOK TARGETS 60-DAY REVIEW, [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Kuwait's placement on Tier Three of the TIP report has generated a great deal of interest in the three weeks since the report's release. The newspapers have devoted significant space to the report. Many of the stories have been critical, but many have also used the [...]	2007-07-07 11:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1072	GCC MINISTERS FOCUS ON IRAN-RELATED SECURITY [...] (C) During the Ambassador's brief farewell call July 7 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Minister described the GCC ministers meeting in Riyadh July 3 as "pessimistic" about current events in the region, and preparing f [...]	2007-07-07 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KU PREL GCC
07KUWAIT1073	KEEPING THE KUWAITIS FOCUSED ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) During a July 7 farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Ambassador emphasized the need to keep up the pressure on the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Afghanistan and go after those who facilitate and fund them. Th [...]	2007-07-07 15:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ KU DEMARCHE PGOV KTFN ECON
07KUWAIT108	KUWAIT "100 PERCENT WITH THE PRESIDENT" ON IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a courtesy call by visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah expressed full agreement with the President's strategy for bringing sta [...]	2007-01-25 12:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ KU
07KUWAIT1093	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN POLICY, IRAQ, IRAN, AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 09:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1094	MINISTER OF DEFENSE/INTERIOR ON GCC MINISTERS [...] (C/NF) First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 7 that the major focus of the GCC meeting in Riyadh was to discuss Iraq and put some "imagination" into trying to address regional security implica [...]	2007-07-09 09:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET KU MAS PHUM PREL PTER ASEC KCIP
07KUWAIT1097	MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE [...] (C) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told the Ambassador on July 9 that agreement had been reached at the recent GCC meeting of defense and foreign ministers and national security chiefs on establishing a GCC crisis management center in Kuwait. He credite [...]	2007-07-10 09:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC LE QA SA IR IZ IS KU
07KUWAIT1099	LABOR MINISTER TO TAKE "TIP" BULL BY THE HORNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador on July 9 that the Cabinet had focused its attention on trafficking and had given him full authorization to take decisive steps on fighting trafficking in persons. The Minister hinted th [...]	2007-07-10 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1101	KUWAIT: WHERE WE ARE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD -- [...] (C) This message summarizes my parting thoughts on key issue areas in the U.S./Kuwait relationship. It draws heavily on input provided by Matt Tueller, who recently concluded a distinguished tour as Deputy Chief of Mission and is en route to service at Embassy Baghdad. The report covers fiv [...]	2007-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON PGOV PTER KU
07KUWAIT1104	KUWAITI AMIR ON GUANTANAMO AND IRAQ/IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 10 farewell meeting, the Ambassador and the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed Kuwaiti detainees in Guantanamo, Iraq and Iran, GCC security, and visa issuances. The Amir said he planned to write President Bush soon to provide assurances tha [...]	2007-07-10 15:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS ECON IZ KU PREL PTER
07KUWAIT1107	KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERS ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior leaders in or close to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have said in recent meetings that the U.S. has made a major tactical error in refusing to deal with Hamas. Citing their close ties to Hamas leader K [...]	2007-07-11 14:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL EG IS KU
07KUWAIT1108	DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR LEBARON [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 10:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT KU
07KUWAIT111	DONOR COORDINATION CONFERENCE: WHERE IS THE USG? [...] (C/NF) I am extremely disappointed by the lack of high-level Washington-based USG representation at the donor coordination conference the Arab Fund is hosting in Kuwait on February 4. It is difficult for me to accept that we cannot offer at least one senior representative from Washington, fr [...]	2007-01-27 10:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KU XF
07KUWAIT112	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-27 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1120	KUWAIT WAR CRIMES CASE IN HOLDING PATTERN AT IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Robert Monk of the United States Regime Crimes Liaison Office at the Iraq High Tribunal (IHT) told GOK officials on July 10 and 11 that the Kuwait war crimes case before the IHT would likely not be the next case heard by the tribunal despite being the case most ready to go to t [...]	2007-07-16 06:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC IZ KU
07KUWAIT1122	GOK INTEREST IN REGIONAL RADIOACTIVE SEALED [...] (U) The following Government of Kuwait officials have expressed an interest in participating in reftel workshop: Eng. Samir Al-Asfour Director Radiation Protection Department Ministry of Health Tel. 965-241-5047/ 965-243-9889 Fax 965-241-5049 Mr. Fadhel A. H. Ghuloum Head of Ionizing [...]	2007-07-16 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SA QA KU IZ TC ENRG TRGY
07KUWAIT1123	KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND GCC+2 [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel, Charge spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah and with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed),Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, on July 14-15 to inform the GOK about the July [...]	2007-07-16 10:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT1124	FM'S CHIEF OF STAFF EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C/NF) Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, told Charge during a July 15 office call that Kuwait viewed the prospect of an "early" U.S. withdrawal from Iraq with great concern. H [...]	2007-07-16 11:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL KU TIP
07KUWAIT113	NEXT STEPS FOR THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the last year, Kuwait has implemented two of the three key elements of the Freedom Agenda strategy that we described in May 2005 (05 Kuwait 2091). These were: women's registration for and participation in national elections and the passage of a new press and publications [...]	2007-01-27 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT1135	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN: RED MOSQUE SEIGE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 10:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1136	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BURGESS (19-23 JULY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Burgess to travel to post 19-23, July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2007-07-18 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1140	KUWAITI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti reaction to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East has been limited so far, but what has appeared is generally skeptical or negative. A positive view came from Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...]	2007-07-18 10:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KMDR KU OPRC PGOV PREL XF PPAO
07KUWAIT1141	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHAWN [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Agricultural Counselor Shawn Roderick McSherry to travel to Kuwait o/a July 25-27, 2007 for consultations. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bag [...]	2007-07-18 11:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1142	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT MONK [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Regime Crimes Liaison Robert Monk (SES-5) to travel to post July 17-25, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: De [...]	2007-07-18 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1144	PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION ON WOMEN: WOMEN'S SOCIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The main piece of women's legislation on the parliament's agenda, which would grant women generous paid leave for taking care of children and other family members, is being handled in a cooperative manner. After a period of contentious public debates on the legi [...]	2007-07-18 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KU
07KUWAIT1145	GOK NOMINEES FOR FDIC COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) The following Government of Kuwait officials have been nominated for the FDIC Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory Training in Arlington, VA from August 6-10, 2007 (reftel): Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah Financial Controller and Acting Head of AML Section Central Bank of Kuwait DOB: unknow [...]	2007-07-18 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PTER ECON EFIN PREL
07KUWAIT1153	FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERALS, ISLAMISTS GETTING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Many Kuwaitis are frustrated by the unproductive relationship between the parliament and the Government as well as by the weakness of the Government's leadership. One proposed solution that has long been bandied about is the legalization of political parties. A liberal MP [...]	2007-07-19 09:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EG KU
07KUWAIT1158	AMERICAN POETRY NIGHT CAPTURES KUWAITI AUDIENCE [...] SUMMARY: ON JULY 17, 2007, PUBLIC AFFAIRS KUWAIT ARRANGED FOR THE FIRST AMERICAN POETRY NIGHT IN KUWAIT BY HOSTING AN EVENING OF POETRY AND MUSIC AT A POPULAR GATHERING PLACE FOR YOUTH, THE HANGOUT LOUNGE. THE EVENT INCLUDED CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY POETRY RECITATIONS BY MISSION PERSONNEL AND [...]	2007-07-22 08:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO KU
07KUWAIT1159	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ, U.S. POLICY AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-22 08:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1166	GOK APPROVES TIP SHELTER, OUTLAWS PASSPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Highlighting his personal commitment to fighting TIP, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor made an unexpected personal appearance at PolOff's July 22 meeting with a ministry official to provide the Embassy with a copy of a ministerial decree authorizing the e [...]	2007-07-24 15:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1169	GCC+2 THEMES: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) On July 24, Charge previewed with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed),Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, reftel themes pertaining to the July 31 GCC 2 meeting. Shaykh Ahmed concurred with the proposed themes, but suggested that the discussion on Iran not be confi [...]	2007-07-25 11:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KU DEMARCHE
07KUWAIT1170	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES' VISIT [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, we and the senior Kuwaiti leadership look forward to your visit to Kuwait on August 1. The Kuwaitis are strongly committed to the strategic relationship with the U.S. and will value this opportunity to consult with you on regional security, but especially on Iraq and Ir [...]	2007-07-26 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1172	ARRIVAL OF CHARGE D' AFFAIRES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-28 05:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA KU
07KUWAIT1188	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PEACE PROCESS, KUWIAT-U.S. SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 10:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1191	GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) A/DCM met with Raed Al-Rifai, Acting Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, on July 30 to discuss reftel draft statement on the GCC 2. Rifai read over the document and expressed general satisfaction but did not offer substantive comment. He said he would forward the draft immediat [...]	2007-07-30 14:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
07KUWAIT12	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U/S [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U/S Dobriansky and a thirty-one member U.S. delegation,including TDY support, to visit Kuwait from Thursday, January 4, 2007, to Friday, January 12, 2007, to participate in and support the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, [...]	2007-01-06 13:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC SENV AMGT APER AA KWMN OTRA TSPL KU
07KUWAIT120	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KYL (FEBRUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Kyl to travel to post o/a 16 thru 17 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]	2007-01-28 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1203	UNGA: NO DECISIONS YET ON KUWAITI SENIOR-LEVEL [...] (SBU) Mit'ib Matutah, Acting Director of the MFA Americas Department, told PolOff on July 30 that the GOK has not made any decisions yet about the participation of senior officials at the 2007 UN General Assembly. He expected more information would be available in mid-August and said he woul [...]	2007-08-01 16:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KU
07KUWAIT1208	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SCHAKOWSKY [...] In reply to refs. A-C, Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Schakowsky to travel to post 6-7 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer [...]	2007-08-04 11:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT121	2006 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FOR KUWAIT --FINAL REPORT [...] Embassy Kuwait received one additional donation and reports the following 2006 Combined Federal Campaign results (final): a. Number of potential donors: 50 b. Total number of contributions to date 11 c. Total dollars pledged: USD 9,862.91 [...]	2007-01-28 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
07KUWAIT1212	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DURBIN (07-08 AUGUST [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL DURBIN to travel to post 07-08 AUGUST, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2007-08-05 09:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT123	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NOAA NMFS [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NOAA NMFS Official Robert Metz to travel to post o/a February 2-8, 2007, to participate in the seafood audit for DSCP Philadelphia, PA. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance [...]	2007-01-29 08:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KSCA TPHY OTRA EFIS AMGT
07KUWAIT1237	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND THE LATEST ARMS DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 08:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1239	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WARNER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Warner to travel to post 15-20 August 2007. Please see 5.g. Security Clearance information is required in order to receive the Embassy's classified country briefing. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you mu [...]	2007-08-12 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT124	KUWAITI SPEAKER TELLS CODEL PELOSI DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a January 25 meeting with Kuwaiti Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, and Deputy Speaker Dr. Mohammed Al-Bousairi, CODEL Pelosi expressed gratitude for Kuwait's support for OIF and emphasized the importance to the U.S. [...]	2007-01-29 08:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP PREL PTER CVIS IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1240	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LEVIN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Levin to travel to post 15-20 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2007-08-12 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1241	AMERICAN TRIVIA NIGHT CAPTIVATES KUWAITI YOUTH AUDIENCE [...] Summary: Some 75 Kuwait youth tested their knowledge of American history, culture and society at the first American Trivia Night sponsored by Embassy Kuwait and a popular local eatery. The July 30, 2007, event pitted teams of players aged approximately 16 to 30 who answered five rounds of que [...]	2007-08-13 05:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO KU
07KUWAIT1244	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL FILNER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL FILNER to travel to post 21-23 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2007-08-13 09:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1246	FILIPINO ENVOY RESEARCHING TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 7, a Filipino Presidential Envoy visited Post as part of a fact-finding mission in the investigation of reports of Filipino citizens being trafficked by a Kuwaiti firm into Iraq to build the new American Embassy. According to the delegation, the Kuwaiti firm is coope [...]	2007-08-13 10:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TIP KU
07KUWAIT1251	KUWAIT TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past sixty days, the GOK has made progress on G/TIP's Short-Term Action Plan (Ref B). The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has drafted anti-TIP legislation, criminalized the withholding of passports, provided concrete examples of TIP criminal prosecution, authorized the esta [...]	2007-08-14 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT1264	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-19 07:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BIDEN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BIDEN to travel to post September 4-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2007-08-20 09:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1279	KPC CEO ON FUEL FOR IRAQ, CEIP, KUWAITI OIL AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 19 August, Charg d'Affaires made an introductory call on Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Vice Chairman and CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib. Regarding a new fuel contract with the Government of Iraq to support power generation, Al-Shuwaib said KPC is ready to sign as long as the GOI accept [...]	2007-08-22 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET EINV KCIP OIL SECTOR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1280	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A demarche and background paper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note on August 20. Post will report substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.go [...]	2007-08-22 09:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO KU
07KUWAIT1284	OSD TASK FORCE ENCOURAGES KUWAITIS TO INVEST IN [...] (C) Summary: Bob Love, Director of Operations for the OSD Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq, visited Kuwait on August 12-15 to encourage Kuwait-based companies to do business with Iraq and to lay a foundation for a proposed September meeting between Iraqi Minister [...]	2007-08-22 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV IZ KU
07KUWAIT1285	JOURNALISTS ARRESTED FOR BLOG REMARKS CRITICIZING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 18, members of the Kuwait State Security (KSS) Department arrested two journalists outside the offices of Al-Jarida newspaper. The KSS arrested the first journalist, Bashar Al-Sayegh, for publishing remarks on his website critical of the Amir. They arrested the second [...]	2007-08-22 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KU
07KUWAIT1286	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, on 23 July, Econoff and Econ Specialist met with Abdullah Al-Muzayan at the Al-Muzayan International (AMI) store. Abdullah Al-Muzayan said he took over the business from his father in 1987 and plans to pass it on to his son. He has a license allowing him to import [...]	2007-08-22 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KU KOMC ETTC
07KUWAIT1287	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MEEK (26-30 AUGUST [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Meek to travel to post August 26-30, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2007-08-25 07:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE

07KUWAIT129	IRAQ: KUWAITI PARLIAMENT REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO [...] (U) On January 28, the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reported that 100 members of Iraq's parliament sent a letter to the GOK requesting that Kuwait write off Iraqi debt (comment: pre-Gulf War Iraqi debt is about USD 11 billion). The letter, reportedly sent January 27, asked for a dialogue o [...]	2007-01-30 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU

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