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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06PARIS2665MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Jaafari Guantanamo
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 11:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS2772EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MINISTER DESCRIBES CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: Junior Minister for Promotion of Equal Opportunities Azouz Begag provided the Ambassador April 19 with a candid assessment of the current situation of minorities in France. Begag blamed discrimination for unemployment levels as high as 40 and 50 percent in many of the ghetto-like [...]
2006-04-27 10:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SCUL KISL PINR KPAO FR
06PARIS2796USUNESCO: MEDIA FREEDOM - DANISH CARTOONS
[...] (C) Classified by: PAO Caitlin Bergin for reasons 1.4; B/D 2. (C) SUMMARY: Executive Board Agenda Item 46, Title, was renegotiated by a working group during the Executive Board to address concerns about respect for culture and religion raised by the Danish cartoons of Mohammed published in [...]
2006-04-27 16:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL ECON UNESCO
06PARIS3152LAURENT FABIUS ON EUROPE AND THE SOCIALIST PARTY'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 12:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV FR PINR EUN
06PARIS3182MAY 11 MFA MEETINGS WITH JEM KHALIL IBRAHIM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim seemed determined to oppose the Abuja accords on Darfur despite GOF advice that he sign them, MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal reported on May 12, following her meeting with him the previous day. Khalil Ibrahim did not seemed fazed by the possible [...]
2006-05-12 16:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINS SOCI SU FR
06PARIS3208OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
[...] Chairman Mats Olsson opened the meeting, the agenda was approved, and noted that the Strategic Vision was approved and declassified on 1/30/2006. In his opening remarks Deputy Secretary-General Kiyo Akasaka noted that 2006 was the year for environment at OECD that included the successful launc [...]
2006-05-15 14:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD
06PARIS3247PARIS CLUB - MAY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DEBT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) At the May 10-12 meeting of the Paris Club, Afghanistan's three creditors, Russia, Germany and the United States, took the first step toward fulfilling their pledges to cancel 100% of Afghanistan's debt by providing assurances of debt relief during the period of Afghanistan's new IMF progra [...]
2006-05-16 15:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS332FRANCE 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 17:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS3366GOF INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN DECLARATION ON THE
[...] (C) Responding to a May 13 demarche by Australian, U.S., and New Zealand emboffs on the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),MFA PDAS-equivalent for IO/UN Affairs Jean-Pierre La Croix described the GoF as inclined towards supporting the draft text, despite reservati [...]
2006-05-19 08:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UN FR
06PARIS3368GOF INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN DECLARATION ON THE
[...] (C) Responding to a May 18 demarche by Australian, U.S., and New Zealand emboffs on the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),MFA PDAS-equivalent for IO/UN Affairs Jean-Pierre La Croix described the GoF as inclined towards supporting the draft text, despite reservati [...]
2006-05-19 10:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UN FR
06PARIS3450 UNESCO REFORM: NEW STRATEGY UNVEILED ON VOLUNTARY
[...] This is a Guidance Request, see para 4. 2. Summary and Comment: UNESCO Extrabudgetary Funding Director Moller briefed Geneva Group members on the Director general's plans for a more strategic approach to extra-budgetary resources; these now account for more than half of UNESCO's funding. T [...]
2006-05-22 16:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KSCA SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS346OECD: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOUTH
[...] SUMMARY: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) hosted in Paris a Global Forum on 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2005, followed by two sessions of the Committee on Agriculture (CoAg). The Global Forum addressed the topic of Policy Coherence for Development in Agriculture. It was la [...]
2006-01-19 10:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD OECD
06PARIS347OECD: UNITED STATES CRITICIZED, BUT HOLDS FIRM
[...] SUMMARY: The 55th session of the Working Party on Agriculture and Trade (JWP) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) concluded on November 7 after one full day of discussion at OECD headquarters in Paris. There actually was little contention among delegations fo [...]
2006-01-19 10:49:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD OECD
06PARIS348OECD: AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND MARKETS GROUP
[...] SUMMARY: The 39th Session of the Working Group on Agricultural Policies and Markets (APM) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) met at OECD Headquarters in Paris 3-4 November 2005. The meeting proceeded smoothly even though it had a large work agenda. The Sec [...]
2006-01-19 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV OECD
06PARIS3901SARKOZY ALLY ON CHIRAC'S ISOLATION AND SARKOZY'S
[...] (C) Over lunch on June 1 with Ambassador Stapleton, center-right candidate for mayor of Paris and Sarkozy ally Francoise de Panafieu gave a somber portrait of President Chirac's growing isolation. She conveyed Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) legislators' growing apprehension that the publ [...]
2006-06-09 10:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS393 UNESCO: SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 11, Dr. Marc Renaud, former president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, outlined for selected delegations his recommendations regarding the future role of UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector: to act as an "observatory"; [...]
2006-01-20 14:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KSCA SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS396 UNESCO: AMBASSADOR GROSS MEETS ADG KHAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Ambassador David A. Gross met with the UNESCO Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, Abdul Waheed Khan and Director of the Informatio [...]
2006-01-20 14:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS4096UNESCO CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS CONVENTION: FRANCE TAKES
[...] (U) On June 8, in a unanimous vote across all party lines, the French National Assembly approved the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (also known as the cultural diversity convention, which was adopted by vote at UNESCO in October, 2005 [...]
2006-06-15 16:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO FR ECON ETRD EU
06PARIS4151 UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD, REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE
[...] The Executive Board will begin work on the C/4 and C/5 budget planning documents at its upcoming session (September 25-October 11). Mission has been informed that we will soon receive a letter from the Chairman of the EB requesting each electoral group to name three representatives to a draft [...]
2006-06-16 15:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO
06PARIS4218AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2006 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
[...] (C) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, June 12-15, 2006 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 48 presentations by 13 AG member states, and 2 presentations were pr [...]
2006-06-20 08:43:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM ETTC AS FR CBW
06PARIS4219AUSTRALIA GROUP 2006 PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, JUNE
[...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) plenary continued strengthening the Regime,s nonproliferation and export control tools. Highlights included: -- Agreement to the U.S. proposal to add three biological agents to the control list; -- Agreement to add chemical processing equipment made from [...]
2006-06-20 08:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AS FR CBW
06PARIS4253PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON, 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY,
[...] (SBU) At the June 13-16 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors reached a tentative agreement on a deal that will allow Russia to repay its remaining USD 22 billion in previously rescheduled Paris Club debt in August. The deal is still subject to approval by Moscow. Cameroon received a completi [...]
2006-06-21 09:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS4279FY-2006 Voluntary Visitor Program: Pia IMBS (BOYLE).
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 14:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
06PARIS4298 DEAUVILLE WOMEN'S FORUM - AN OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULDN'T
[...] Deauville France will host the second annual Women's Forum for the Economy and Society, October 5-7, 2006. The United States was underrepresented at this event last year, and I ask your help to take full advantage of this opportunity this year. 2. The Forum (www.womens-forum.com) is a ma [...]
2006-06-22 09:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KDEM PHUM KPAO FR
06PARIS431 UNESCO AMBASSADORS ON POST WSIS SCENE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communication and Information Policy and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO Louise V. Oliver met with a select group of UNESCO Ambassadors, including members of the Information for All Programme Council, to exchange view [...]
2006-01-24 06:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
06PARIS4441U/S JOSPEH, U/S LEVEY JUNE 20 MEET WITH FRENCH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting between U/S Joseph and Treasury U/S Levey and French Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye, a range of proliferation-related topics were covered, including the US-French-UK-German-Italian meeting later that day aimed at preliminary consultations regarding [...]
2006-06-27 15:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR KN IN FR
06PARIS4511UNESCO: STRIVING FOR RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT AT THE WORLD
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On May 30, 2006, consultant Bruno Lefevre gave a presentation about his work to institute Results Based Management (RBM) at the World Heritage (WH) Center. He was one of two consultants hired to examine the RBM framework and World Heritage System model, and propose [...]
2006-06-30 08:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SCUL KSCA SENV UNESCO
06PARIS456PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) At the January 18 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to raise Jordan's debt swap ceiling from 30% to 40%. The US and UK were the most vocal advocates, arguing that Jordan was an important ally facing serious economic vulnerabilities despite progress implementing key economic reforms. [...]
2006-01-24 15:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS4638UNESCO: UPDATE ON RATIFICATION OF SIX CONVENTIONS
[...] To date, only Canada, Mauritius and, most recently, Mexico, have deposited at UNESCO their Instruments of Ratification regarding the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. 2. In a series of written communications we have recently received, [...]
2006-07-06 15:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO TREATY RATIFICATION
06PARIS4673 UNESCO REFORM: GENEVA GROUP TO TACKLE UN "COHERENCE"
[...] This is a Guidance Request, see para 3. 2. At its July 12 meeting, the UNESCO Geneva Group of donor member states will focus on the ongoing exercise to enhance UN system-wide coherence in the areas of humanitarian assistance, the environment and development. The meeting will start with a [...]
2006-07-07 15:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KSCA SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS5000MEMBER OF PROMINENT FRANCO-ALGERIAN FAMILY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Mehdi Zerhouni, a member of a prominent Franco-Algerian family and a relative of Algerian Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni, told us July 22 that discrimination in France against young men of Arab extraction remains "a big problem" for the country. While acknowledging that Interio [...]
2006-07-24 13:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR FR
06PARIS5024PARIS CLUB - JULY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND AFGHAN DEBT
[...] (SBU) At the July 18-19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed on exceptionally generous debt relief for Afghanistan, which achieved three main objectives: (1) 92% of Afghanistan's debt stock will be canceled immediately; (2) all interest falling due between now and the end of the IMF pr [...]
2006-07-25 12:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS5170 INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC/UNESCO)
[...] Summary and Key Accomplishments: At the 39th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council -- which took place June 21-28, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal tra [...]
2006-07-31 14:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI IZ
06PARIS5276 U.S. DELEGATION REPORT: 30TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE
[...] Summary: The World Heritage Committee, the 21-nation governing body of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, held its 30th Session in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 8-16, 2006. The Committee added eighteen cultural and natural sites to the prestigious World Heritage List and also decided to rem [...]
2006-08-03 16:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO LH
06PARIS5341USG Delegation Report on 17th Meeting of the UNESCO
[...] A US delegation participated in the 17th meeting of the UNESCO International Hydrology Program (IHP) Intergovernmental Council (IGC) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, July 3-7, 2006. The delegation consisted of: Mathew C. Larsen, U.S. Geological Survey (head of delegation),Verne R. Sch [...]
2006-08-07 16:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO KS AORC TSPL EAID KSCI SENV SOCI
06PARIS536 UNESCO: ADG CULTURE
[...] (U) Classified by Andrew Koss, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1.4. (D) 2. (U) This is a request for guidance, see para 7. 3. (C) I am very concerned that all indications are that Francoise Riviere, a French national who currently heads the Director General's cabinet, has the inside [...]
2006-01-26 18:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS5594UNESCO: REPORT ON NEGOTIATION OF DRAFT PRINCIPLES RELATING
[...] Begin Summary. The UNESCO Intergovernmental Meeting on the Preparation of a Declaration of Principles Relating to Cultural Objects Displaced in Connection with the Second World War took place in Paris on July 19-21, 2006. The United States delegation consisted of the Permanent Representative, [...]
2006-08-21 09:55:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKNAR PHUM SCUL UN
06PARIS602 UNESCO: MORE ON COMPETITION FOR ADG CULTURE
[...] (U) Classified by Andrew Koss, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1.4. (D) 2. (C) The competition for the position of ADG Culture is getting more intense. Rumors stating that Francoise Riviere has been or soon will be chosen continue to gain strength, thereby causing increased concern by t [...]
2006-01-30 17:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD SCUL CA FR UNESCO
06PARIS6165 USUNESCO: EXECUTIVE BOARD ITEM - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
[...] See action request at paragraph 10. 2. In reftel report of the April 2006 (174th ) UNESCO Executive Board (EB) session, Mission reported (in para 30) on the possible need to review and revise the EB rules of procedure in the light of a novel European Union (EU) practice involving ambassadori [...]
2006-09-14 09:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD UNESCO EUN PREL
06PARIS617 UNESCO: WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHERS GROUP
[...] Summary and comment: on January 16, the French chair convened a meeting of Electoral Group I(Western Europe and others) to explore the issue of the rotation of Executive Board membership in the context of an October 2005 resolution calling on the GC president to hold consultations on this is [...]
2006-01-31 12:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC FR UNESCO
06PARIS655 USUNESCO: AMBASSADOR GROSS MEETS DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO, Louise V. Oliver met with UNESCO's Director General Koichiro Matsuura and Assistant Director Gener [...]
2006-02-01 12:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON KPAO ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS6614 UNESCO REFORM: F/A EXPERTS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS BRASILIA
[...] Summary and INTRODUCTION: At the September 27-29 meeting of UNESCO's Financial and Administrative (f/A) experts' group, the U.S, delegation: raised questions on the legal risks posed by the Brasilia office, underlining the Executive board's fiduciary responsibilities and urging that Brasilia [...]
2006-10-04 15:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC EAID
06PARIS6641FRENCH PRESS REACTION TO THE WTO BIOTECH RULING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 16:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS7094 UNESCO -- EDUCATION ISSUES AT THE 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] (SBU) EDUCATION SECTOR REFORMS In September, the First Lady hosted her highly successful Literacy Conference in New York City, attended by the President and UNESCO's Director General Matsuura. Despite the goodwill generated by the conference and interventions by most members of the Executive [...]
2006-10-27 16:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL KPAO
06PARIS7095 MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY ISSUE AT UNESCO 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] (U) MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY The Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for 2008-2013 (34 C/4) was the source of hours of discussion and a major "thematic" debate on UNESCO's role in the world. (Comment: we know of no other organization that is as self-absorbed as UNESCO and wastes as much time discussing i [...]
2006-10-27 16:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL PO IS BR LE CU EU
06PARIS7126MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT UNESCO'S 175th EXECUTIVE BOARD (FALL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY With the military conflict between Israel and Lebanon still very much on the minds of delegates, the UNESCO Executive Board was set to face the always sensitive issues of Jerusalem and the Occupied Territories. This time, with the scars of war still open and emotions running hig [...]
2006-10-31 09:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL IS LE
06PARIS7210 UNESCO - EDUCATION AS A PUBLIC GOOD
[...] Summary. Mission has picked up some murmurs about the desire of a few UNESCO member states to have UNESCO draft a convention that would treat education as a public good and attempt to remove education from the purview of the WTO, much along the lines of what was attempted during the drafting [...]
2006-11-03 16:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCUL ETRD
06PARIS7269(S/NF) G7 CONFERENCE ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING
[...] SUMMARY: (C/REL France, UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada) France hosted an experts-level meeting on October 25 with G7 partners and the EU to discus how to implement the G8 Gleneagles commitment to develop financial measures to combat WMD proliferation. Participants exchanged information on [...]
2006-11-07 14:47:00Embassy ParisSECRETEFIN PARM PGOV FR
06PARIS7278 FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post Blue Lantern Action Officer contacted the French company CEO Jean-Marc Gardin regarding export license DA1023-06, involving the export of components for flight simulators to Canadian firm CAE. According to Garden, the distribution agreement between Thales Electronics, BE [...]
2006-11-07 16:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC FR CA
06PARIS7419FRENCH RESPONSES TO SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY
[...] (C) On November 9 Poloff delivered demarches seeking French support for defeating any procedural moves that could prevent voting on the substance of any resolution before the Third Committee, and defeating retaliatory resolutions brought by Iran and Belarus against Canada and the United State [...]
2006-11-17 05:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC CA FR IR BM KN BO UZ
06PARIS7448UNESCO HIGHER EDUCATION PORTAL MEETING
[...] Summary. U.S. delegation to the first meeting of the "Steering group of the UNESCO Portal on Recognized Higher Education Institutions - Pilot Project" (Nov. 13-14) played a key role in having the meeting reach consensus on an approach that is consistent with one of the USG's key objectives for [...]
2006-11-20 09:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO UNESCO
06PARIS7462 UNESCO AND ITS RIGHT TO THE CITY PROGRAM
[...] Summary. Despite concerns raised by the U.S. Mission, UNESCO continues to pursue its "Right to the City" program and will be holding a December 11-12 meeting on "Urban Policies and the Right to the City." Despite UNESCO's support of this program, it is clear from a recent meeting with the org [...]
2006-11-20 15:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO UNESCO
06PARIS7523ASMARA FACILITATION IS A NON-STARTER, SLM LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Andrew Natsios met SLM Abdulwahid El-Nur on October 18. Nur said he and the SLM felt shunted aside by the U.S. and appealed for a strategic alliance to end the genocide in Darfur. SE Natsios emphasized the need to unify Darfur rebel factions and bring DPA non-sig [...]
2006-11-24 11:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR ER SU FR
06PARIS7639GOF EXTENDS BAN ON GM RAPESEEDS
[...] On November 24, the Government of France extended its ban on two biotech-rapeseed products to April 18, 2007, despite the WTO decision that Member State bans were not supported by scientific evidence and were inconsistent with WTO rules. These decrees are available at: www.legifrance.gouv.fr. [...]
2006-12-01 15:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SIPDIS EU FR
06PARIS7806USUNESCO: 13th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BIOETHICS
[...] Summary: The 13th session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) examined the preliminary reports of its working groups on social responsibility and health and on consent. During the debate on social responsibility and health, IBC members reiterated their independence from UNESCO itsel [...]
2006-12-15 10:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO TBIO US KSCI FR
06PARIS792WHA A/S SHANNON'S 2/2 MEETINGS WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon visited Paris on February 2 to discuss the full range of WHA issues with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency. On Haiti, Shannon encouraged France to consider symbolic gestures during the election period to demonstrate GOF engagement, an a [...]
2006-02-08 08:25:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON FR AR VE BL BR CO CA IR HA
06PARIS840MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush - Energy
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-09 12:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS846DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOF
[...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary met separately on February 3 with Presidential Counselor for African Affairs Michel de Bonnecorse and Chief of Defense General Henri Bentegeat for exchanges on Sudan and Chad. French interlocutors concurred AMIS should transition into a UN mission, while em [...]
2006-02-09 15:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF IV CD SU FR
06PARIS962005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] The following text is our contribution to the INCSR, per reftel: France remains an attractive venue for money laundering because of its sizable economy, political stability, and sophisticated financial system. Common methods of laundering money in France include the use of bank deposits; f [...]
2006-01-06 14:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN FR
06PARIS993 UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL PARRIES WITH EXECUTIVE
[...] Summary: On January 19, 2006 the UNESCO Executive Board met for an information meeting with UNESCO Director-General (DG) Matsuura. Members of the Executive Board were invited to submit questions in advance of the meeting. Rather than answer questions directly, the DG read prepared remarks t [...]
2006-02-16 11:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL AORC SOCI UNESCO
06PHNOMPENH1118 Inaugural Meeting of the Friends of the ECCC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, the Japanese and French Ambassadors co-chaired the inaugural Friends of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) meeting. Donors agreed that the Friends group would serve to disseminate information on the ECCC's progress, provide non-judicial adv [...]
2006-06-15 00:46:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KJUS CB
06PHNOMPENH1163DRUGS IN CAMBODIA: DONORS COMPARE NOTES ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Donors highlighted Cambodia's porous borders, rising rates of drug use, limited rehabilitation facilities, and limited government capacity during a June 20 roundtable discussion about Cambodia's drug problem. Several donor nations provide small-scale counternarcotics assistanc [...]
2006-06-22 08:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV CB
06PHNOMPENH1960CAMBODIA REVIEWS DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS SINCE 1991
[...] (U) Summary. On October 21, the International Relations Institute organized a 15-year anniversary academic forum reviewing the successes and failures of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords and their implementation during the subsequent UNTAC period. Cambodian government officials dominated the li [...]
2006-10-30 10:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID ASEC KDEM CB
06PHNOMPENH1983RECENT ECCC DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent meetings concerning the Extraordinary Chambers have highlighted funding gaps and the need for additional support from donors. The role of the judicial police is looming as an issue requiring clarification and possible donor intervention with the RGC to ensure that the [...]
2006-11-02 11:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PREL EAID CB
06PHNOMPENH2210 REACTION TO FINNISH VISA FOR CONVICTED CAMBODIAN COP
[...] (SBU) Summary. While the Cambodian government has reacted angrily to the Finnish government's decision to offer a visa to convicted senior police official Heng Pov, Cambodian human rights NGOs and the political opposition are pleased with the decision. Following the announcement on December [...]
2006-12-21 01:20:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KJUS PREF CB
06PHNOMPENH396 PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY RESTORED TO THREE
[...] (U) Summary: On February 28, the National Assembly reinstated parliamentary immunity for three opposition MPs, including opposition leader Sam Rainsy and approved replacement of a former opposition MP. Two nominees from FUNCINPEC were elected to be Senators. PM Hun Sen called on political [...]
2006-03-01 10:48:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM CB
06PHNOMPENH643CAMBODIA'S FM ON APEC, BURMA, AND
[...] (C) Summary. During Ambassador's April 5 meeting with FM Hor Namhong, the FM raised the prospect of APEC membership, PM Hun Sen's desire to participate in the November APEC Summit meeting in Hanoi as part of the ASEAN leaders' meeting with President Bush, and the FM's interest in meeting wi [...]
2006-04-05 11:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PHUM CB
06PHNOMPENH887KRT JUDGES NAMED: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
[...] (C) Summary. On May 7, the Cambodian Government announced the names of the Cambodian and international judges selected by the Supreme Council of the Magistracy and approved by the King. The results are a mixed bag of good, middling, and poor choices. Initial soundings within the diplomati [...]
2006-05-09 09:48:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PREL CB
06PORTAUPRINCE1099GOH WANTS ALL REMAINING ELECTIONS ON ONE DATE
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Alexis on June 16 told SRSG Mullet and representatives from donor countries that President Preval wished to complete the remaining national runoffs (one senate and 11 deputy races),local, and municipal elections on the same day. Kicking off the meeting, MINUSTAH had p [...]
2006-06-22 12:11:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE124HAITI ELECTIONS: FEBRUARY 7 ON TRACK, WITH BUMPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: MINUSTAH and OAS officials in a January 13 meeting with donors explained that while some significant problems need to be resolved, the February 7 first round is technically possible. Political party complaints about the number of voting centers and voting center assignments have [...]
2006-01-18 20:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PKAO HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1376HAITI: DONORS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO HAITI AT JULY
[...] Summary: The Haitian Government (GOH) hosted a Donors' Conference July 25 in Port-au-Prince that resulted in international commitments totaling USD 750 million over the next fifteen months (July 2006 to September 30, 2007). The GOH compiled a "pie in the sky" budget for this time frame of U [...]
2006-07-28 18:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1392WHA A/S SHANNON'S JULY 25 VISIT TO HAITI - OVERVIEW
[...] (U) WHA A/S Thomas Shannon led the U.S. Delegation to the July 25 Haiti Donors' Conference, at which the USG pledged $210 million for the coming 12 months -- the largest amount from any donor. During his one-day visit, A/S Shannon held bilaterals with President Preval, Prime Minister Alexis, [...]
2006-08-01 11:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALHA KPKO PGOV PREL
06PORTAUPRINCE1483GOH BUDGET UPDATE: MOVING FORWARD WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Rene Preval's economic advisor Gabriel Verret told econoff August 8 that the new budget is almost complete and will move forward to parliament, maybe by tomorrow (August 11). Concerning the financing gap for FY06 (USD 18.5 million) and FY07 (USD 15 - 25 million),govern [...]
2006-08-10 19:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALECON EAID ENRG PGOV PINS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1605 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON DECEMBER 3
[...] (U) The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) through its President Mr. Max Mathurin announced that the next round of elections, comprising the remaining parliamentary elections and the municipal (mayoral) and local elections, would be held on December 3. Mathurin also announced that the United S [...]
2006-08-29 19:10:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE184A/S SHANNON ATTENDS MINUSTAH/OAS MEETING IN
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon represented the United States. at a meeting of senior MINUSTAH, OAS, and donor countries in Port-au-Prince on January 20. The participants agreed that election of [...]
2006-01-25 20:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1846CEP AND MINUSTAH DISAGREE ON ELECTION DATE
[...] (C) Summary: The GoH has issued the decree, dated August 31, establishing municipal, local, and the remainder of legislative elections on December 3. MINUSTAH staff and Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) staff sharply disagreed, however, on the state of elections preparations at a September [...]
2006-09-27 17:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2103LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 33 DAYS: KEY TASKS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 14:25:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2104SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF INL A/S ANNE W.
[...] (C) With your visit approaching, Haiti remains in a kind of suspended animation as its population awaits to see what lasting results are produced by President Preval's initiative to control criminality emanating from the slum area of Cite Soleil and break the power of the Cite Soleil gangs. P [...]
2006-11-03 14:28:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2105LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 33 DAYS: KEY TASKS
[...] This message describes the main logistical tasks to be done in preparation for the local, municipal and the remainder of the legislative elections on December 3. 2. Ballots Jacques Bernard, Director General of the Provisionary Electoral Council (CEP),reported on October 20 that ballot [...]
2006-11-03 14:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2273YOUNG WOMAN'S VIOLENT MURDER SPARKS OUTRAGE; PM
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The kidnapping and murder of a young woman, Natasha Dessources, has shocked and angered the population of Port-au-Prince over the past two weeks. The story has caused a strong reaction from the p [...]
2006-11-29 14:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2277HAITI'S LOCAL ELECTIONS ON TRACK FOR DECEMBER 3
[...] Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and representatives of the UN mission to Haiti (Minustah) reported that elections preparations are in the final stages, with no unscheduled loose ends remaining. In preparation for post-electoral disputes, Director General of the CEP Jacques B [...]
2006-11-29 18:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2337WYCLEF IN CONCERT: PROMOTING HAITI'S FUTURE
[...] Wyclef Jean, Haiti's most prominent celebrity and public figure, held a free concert for more than 20,000 people December 1 in Jacmel, a southern coastal city about 3 hours from Port-au-Prince. The crowd, hemmed in between the beach on one side and a concrete wall on the other, extended for m [...]
2006-12-07 16:45:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KHIV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2374JACQUES BERNARD RESIGNING FROM CEP TODAY
[...] (C) Summary. Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Director General Jacques Bernard called on the Ambassador on the morning of December 14 to inform her that he was submitting his resignation to CEP President Max Mathurin later in the day. Bernard stated that with the completion of the local [...]
2006-12-14 18:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2448UN STABILIZATION PROGRAM: FILLING THE GOH GAP
[...] Summary: The United Nations announced on December 18 an appeal for USD 97.9 million in support of the economic and social stabilization of Haiti over the next 18 months (January 2007 -- June 2008). The plan proposes 55 separate programs run by the various UN organizations in the areas where [...]
2006-12-22 17:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE304HAITIANS PONDER A PREVAL PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) having announced preliminary results on the evening of February 9 showing that Rene Preval had a considerable lead, Haitians across the political spectrum are concluding that Rene Preval has won the presidency and coming to grips wit [...]
2006-02-10 20:24:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE317PREVAL SPEAKS: CONTINUE PROTESTS, BUT DO SO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential candidate Rene Preval held a press conference February 14. Preval insisted that his party stands for peace. However, he said that the party is convinced that massive fraud took place and that if results are published in their current state, L'Espwa would legally [...]
2006-02-15 14:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE335Haiti: Anti-TIP Proposal for INCLE Funds, FY 2006
[...] Please find a proposal submitted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for anti-trafficking in persons INCLE funding for FY 2006. Post fully supports this proposal as the submission best tailored to combat trafficking in persons in Haiti from a law enforce [...]
2006-02-17 20:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC
06PORTAUPRINCE418CEP DIRECTOR GENERAL RETURNS TO HAITI
[...] (C) Summary: After two weeks of uncertainty, Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Director General (DG) Jacques Bernard returned to Haiti on March 5 to re-assume his position. A delegation of CEP members headed by CEP President Max Mathurin met him at the airport. In Bernard's absence, six [...]
2006-03-06 15:47:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PKAO EAID HA
06PORTAUPRINCE511HAITI ELECTIONS: EMBASSY TURNS OFF NATIONALITY
[...] (C) Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) President Max Mathurin told Charge on March 9 that "the executive" had prepared a letter from the nationality committee, an ad hoc group of cabinet members convened to prevent candidates holding foreign citizenship to run for office (ref A),requesting t [...]
2006-03-17 16:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE542HAITI: SPENDING AND FINANCE GAP GROWING CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF Resident Representative for Haiti is concerned about the level of spending in the waning days of the IGOH administration, which could derail its EPCA II program. In the longer term, the financing gap, although just reduced from USD 31 to 16 million, could delay funding [...]
2006-03-23 19:39:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PGOV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE900HAITI ELECTIONS: WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT NEXT
[...] (C) Summary: With the successful presidential inauguration and nearly 90 percent of legislators seated, Haiti's electoral process is almost completed. Municipal (mayoral) and local elections remain requiring only a relative majority and therefore just one round. Additionally, three remaini [...]
2006-05-19 18:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA
06PORTAUPRINCE901GOVERNOR BUSH'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) President-elect Rene Preval met with Florida Governor Jeb Bush, head of the official U.S. delegation including the Ambassador and Florida State Secretary for Health Dr. Rony Francois, on the morning of his May 14 i [...]
2006-05-19 18:53:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE936PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER ALEXIS NOMINATION FOR PM
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament is set to open discussion on President Preval's nomination of Jacques Edouard Alexis today, May 24. Most observers expect a vote on Alexis by the end of this week. Political leaders have voiced objection to Alexis, but appear to be positioning themselves to negotiate [...]
2006-05-24 17:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
06PORTOFSPAIN1138ARNOLD PIGGOTT, NEW TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] On September 29, the GOTT announced that present T&T High Commissioner to Canada Arnold Piggott has been appointed Foreign Minister, replacing Knowlson Gift who resigned his position on September 25. Arnold Piggott was immediately sworn in. 2. Since an official Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2006-09-29 19:26:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1152AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES NEW T&T FM ON VENEZUELA'S
[...] (C) During an October 3 courtesy call on new T&T Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott to congratulate him on his appointment, the Ambassador raised Venezuela,s candidacy for the 2007/2008 Latin American and Caribbean non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, drawing on the talking points in S [...]
2006-10-04 20:27:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VZ TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1214OPPOSITION LEADER: PM HAS TERRORIST LINKS, IS
[...] (C) On October 3, the Ambassador met with Opposition United National Congress (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Senator Wade Mark, at Mark,s request. Mark said his purpose was to express to the Ambassador the UNC,s shock at the &sudden assault8 on the United States unleashed by Prime Minister Pat [...]
2006-10-20 14:11:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL PTER SNAR VZ TD
06PORTOFSPAIN131SPECIAL ANTI-CRIME UNIT OF T&T: LOOKING BACK,
[...] (SBU) Brigadier General Peter Joseph, Director of the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT) provided Poloff with a candid assessment of last year's performance in fighting crime, as well as a look forward to 2006. Joseph stated that 2005 was a year of building capacity, esp [...]
2006-01-26 20:14:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1349SECRETARY AND CARICOM: BROAD DIALOGUE NEEDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary Chertoff,s October 26 meeting with CARICOM representatives highlighted the potential for greater cooperation building on existing structures for Cricket World Cup 2007. CARICOM is happy to receive assistance for Cricket World Cup, and further collaboration on interdic [...]
2006-11-24 10:31:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID XL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1358TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER PT 1
[...] Farewell BWIA, welcome Caribbean Airlines 2. Inflation - who's to blame? 3. Crushing blow to music pirates 4. Telecom - Digicel goes to court; Paltel drops out 5. HBO to plug Flow 6. T&T/India to sign BIT 7. U.S. consultants derailed 8. GOTT convenes smelter symposium, but... [...]
2006-11-28 14:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELNT ETRD KIRP TD
06PORTOFSPAIN489OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND - TRINIDAD
[...] Post is pleased to comment on reftel report of a possible OPIC-supported investment fund. AIC has had a presence in T&T since 2003. We understand that it was founded and is controlled by Jamaican Michael Lee-Chin, now residing in Canada. In July 2005, Central Bank Governor Williams spoke at [...]
2006-04-25 11:56:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC EFIN TD XL
06PORTOFSPAIN808TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE
[...] Desalcott chairman charged with fraud ---------------------------------------- After four years of investigations into alleged corruption in the US$120 million Trinidad desalination plant, Desalcott executive chairman Hafeez Karamath has been arrested on fraud charges. In January 2005, inves [...]
2006-07-06 13:27:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELTN KFLU TD
06PORTOFSPAIN884TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY, PART 1
[...] Caribbean Star/Sun expanding operations in T&T --------------------------------------------- ------- To better support an expansion in service from Trinidad, Caribbean Star Airlines has established a new crew base and maintenance facility at Piarco Airport in Port of Spain. The new crew bas [...]
2006-07-25 14:33:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAIR EIND KCOR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN920 SCENESETTER FOR DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO T&T
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Secretary Chertoff, my team and I look forward to welcoming you to Trinidad and Tobago. T&T is a major political and economic player in the region, and your visit will help underscore the importance we plac [...]
2006-08-03 18:18:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER OVIP ASEC CARICOM TD
06PRAGUE1407CZECHS ON UNGA COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Czechs support the U.S. position on the five UNGA Third Committee country resolutions, but are considering negotiating on some of the Belarus-sponsored retaliatory resolutions. End summary. 2. (C) Acting DCM discussed UNGA Third Committee country resolutions and retaliato [...]
2006-11-13 05:59:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EZ
06PRAGUE505SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FM SVOBODA'S MAY 16 MEETING
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, This is your first bilateral meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda. I have found him to be a strong and committed supporter of transatlantic relations. Under Svoboda's leadership, the Czechs have become trailblazers in supporting democracy and promoting hu [...]
2006-05-11 14:52:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEZ OVIP PGOV PREL
06PRETORIA1324SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICA'S BIOTECH POWERHOUSE
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa leads the African continent in the adoption, acceptance and advancement of biotech knowledge. It has a vibrant and productive biotech community that produces far more scientific articles and patents than any other Africa country. Funding for biotech grew 360% betwe [...]
2006-04-03 12:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL SF
06PRETORIA1649SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER APRIL 21 2006
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Telecommunication Costs High; - Chinese Cars [...]
2006-04-21 10:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1657 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 21 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-04-21 13:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA171SOUTH AFRICA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2006 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]
2006-01-17 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC USTR PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2328SOUTH AFRICA: SKILLS, THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT
[...] (U) Summary. In March, President Thabo Mbeki and Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka announced the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) as an integral part of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA). JIPSA is a attempt to rectify the grow [...]
2006-06-06 14:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV PGOV SF
06PRETORIA4598NEC MEMBER EBRAHIM SAYS TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This is the second in a series of cables on the strengths and weaknesses of the emerging candidates for the ANC and national presidencies in South Africa (Ref A). This messages presents the view of Ebrahim Ebrahim, ANC National Executive Council member and forme [...]
2006-11-06 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SF
06PRETORIA787SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 24 2006
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Consumer Prices Continue Their Muted Rise; [...]
2006-02-24 11:05:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06QUEBEC13QUEBECKERS SAY "YES" TO CANADA
[...] (c) Summary: In perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the election, Stephen Harper's Conservative Party picked up ten seats in Quebec, up from zero. While the Conservatives managed to grab votes from both the Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois, it is the Bloc that will have the most soul-searc [...]
2006-01-25 22:43:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA ECON
06QUEBEC16SOFTWOOD LUMBER: QUEBEC INDUSTRY LOOKING TO NEGOTIATE
[...] (c) Summary: Quebec Forest Industry Council President Guy Chevrette told CG Feb. 1 that Quebec industry is ready to negotiate a solution to the softwood lumber dispute, and has been so for quite some time. They have been held back, in his view, by British Columbia's lumber industry and by form [...]
2006-02-02 15:24:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV CA
06QUEBEC24QUEBEC BUREAUCRATS UPBEAT ABOUT HARPER GOVERNMENT
[...] (c) Summary: CG hosted a lunch for Quebec Ministry of International Relations (MRI) Deputy Minister Denis Bedard and other MRI officials February 22, one month following the election of Stephen Harper's Conservatives in Ottawa. Ministry officials were upbeat about the Tory victory, heralded b [...]
2006-02-23 22:20:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA ECON
06QUEBEC31PM HARPER SUPPORTS QUEBEC ROLE ON INTERNATIONAL SCENE
[...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper and Quebec Premier Charest met in Quebec City March 8 and announced they are tasking their respective officials to work together to assure that "Quebec's unique voice" will be heard at UNESCO. PM Harper also said he would attend the Francophonie summit in Bucharest t [...]
2006-03-08 22:45:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV CA
06QUEBEC34CHAREST THRONE SPEECH GIVES NO LIFT TO HIS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Quebec Premier Jean Charest kicked off a new session at the National Assembly March 14 with a 90 minute Throne Speech (the first since he took office in 2003) that set the tone for the looming electoral campaign. Charest's main focus for the coming year will be the reduction of [...]
2006-03-16 16:09:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CA
06QUEBEC41BLOC QUEBECOIS INTERNALLY DIVIDED OVER AFGHANISTAN
[...] (c) Summary: A Bloc Quebecois (BQ) MP told CG March 22 that Bloc members fiercely debated BQ leader Gilles Duceppe's decision not to object in the coming parliamentary session to Canada's military presence in Afghanistan. Discussion within the party on Afghanistan is not yet closed. Other pri [...]
2006-03-28 14:58:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON PGOV CA
06QUEBEC53QUEBEC SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT ADRIFT
[...] (sbu) Summary: PM Harper's "open federalism" comes at a propitious time: sovereignty is not dead in Quebec, but it is in remission. After four decades of struggle, two failed referendums and drawn out constitutional battles, a general sense of weariness seems to have settled in among a certain [...]
2006-04-26 20:40:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CA
06QUITO2223AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROLDOS AND VITERI
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met recently with the top two presidential candidates, according to current polls. Both alleged that dark horse candidate Rafael Correa was receiving support from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, and Viteri lamented that Correa could reach the second round runoff el [...]
2006-09-06 21:21:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO2404BIELSA PESSIMISTIC ON ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: At Ambassador Jewell's breakfast meeting with major donors and supporters of the election observation effort, OAS Election Observation Mission to Ecuador Chief, Rafael Bielsa, outlined his concerns with upcoming presidential elections. Candidates and the media seem to be plantin [...]
2006-09-28 20:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EC IO KDEM
06QUITO2832UN: ECUADOR FOR BALANCE IN BEIT HANOUN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE will vote in favor of the Beit Hanoun resolutions in NY and Geneva, in favor of the Burma country resolution, against Iran's retaliatory Canada resolution, and seeks to shift GRULAC consensus from abstention on Belarus' retaliatory resolutions against the U.S. to a 'no [...]
2006-11-17 21:13:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN BO EC
06QUITO3048GOE SUSPENDS FOREIGN MINING OPERATIONS -
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Ecuador (GOE) suspended the operations of two Canadian mining companies (one with U.S. investment) in the past week, in response to escalating community protests and violence. Some community residents, supported by domestic and foreign NGOs, have opposed mining [...]
2006-12-15 22:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV EC
06QUITO978REGIONAL IAEA CONFERENCE ENCOURAGES NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOffs on April 3-4 represented the USG at the first Pan-American IAEA Meeting on Strengthening Implementation of International Instruments for Enhanced Nuclear and Radiological Security. During the two-day conference, IAEA organizers explained international efforts to counte [...]
2006-04-21 00:12:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PTER KTIA IAEA CARICOM EC
06RABAT1471 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. Activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington, the Ambassador's visit to Oujda, his meeting with the International Republican Institute (IRI),judicial reform, a regional confer [...]
2006-08-02 07:56:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
06RABAT277G-8 EMBASSIES MEET ON MOROCCO COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from G-8 embassies in Rabat discussed counter-terrorism efforts in Morocco at a Feb. 2 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting hosted by the Russian Embassy in Russia's capacity as G-8 president. Attendees spoke highly of GOM counter-terrorism efforts but ag [...]
2006-02-17 09:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAO SNAR MO
06RABAT290G-8 EMBASSIES MEET ON MOROCCO COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from G-8 embassies in Rabat discussed counter-terrorism efforts in Morocco at a Feb. 2 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting hosted by the Russian Embassy in Russia's capacity as G-8 president. Attendees spoke highly of GOM counter-terrorism efforts but a [...]
2006-02-17 17:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAO SNAR MO
06RABAT399CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN JUDICIAL REFORM
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The American Bar Association (ABA) has MEPI and DRL funds to implement "rule of law" reform changes in Morocco. One of the MEPI funded programs is "judicial development" (reftel A). In light of th [...]
2006-03-03 15:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT40CODEL 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 17:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP MO
06RABAT402MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Fishing, which employs nearly one in ten Moroccans, brought in nearly $400 million in 2005, a 12 percent increase over the previous year. The highest growth came from catches brought into the ports of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and Laayoune, in the Western Sahara. -------- Bull Run ---- [...]
2006-03-03 16:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS EAIR EINV ECPS MO
06RABAT431WESTERN SAHARA: AUTONOMY, INTEGRATION, AND
[...] (C) Summary: During the mission's last visit to the Western Sahara in late January, and in a subsequent conversation with the Mayor of Laayoune in Rabat, emboffs have had opportunities to engage with local officials, NGOs, and other contacts concerning their views on autonomy, integration, [...]
2006-03-08 15:57:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PHUM MO
06RABAT461WESTERN SAHARA: MOROCCAN POLITICAL PARTIES KICK
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On March 10-11, the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD),teaming up with the smaller Forces Citoyennes party (FC),held a conference at the Tour Hassan Hotel in Rabat entitled "Regionalization and Autonomy: Models and Options." International experts fro [...]
2006-03-14 17:56:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT552WESTERN SAHARA: THE MFA HELPS UNVEIL THE NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA requested the Ambassador's attendance at a meeting on March 28 with MFA SecGen Omar Hilale and other Western Hemisphere ambassadors. The subject of the meeting was the King's recent speech (reftel) and the formation of the "Conseil Royal Consultatif pour les Affaires S [...]
2006-03-28 17:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT617AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PARTY FOR JUSTICE AND
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Ambassador met April 3 for an hour and a half with Islamist-referenced Party for Justice and Development (PJD) Secretary General (SYG) Saad Eddine Othmani at PJD party headquarters. The Ambassador was accompanied by Poloff while Othmani was joined by PJD Depu [...]
2006-04-06 17:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT642MOROCCO: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) A/Polcouns met April 10 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to deliver reftel message that the U.S. will not run for a seat on the new UN Human Rights Council this year. Bourita responded with a request for the U.S. to support Morocco's bid to b [...]
2006-04-10 16:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PHUM UNGA MO
06RANGOON1436BURMA: REGIME CONTINUES TO DETAIN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: 88 Generation Student leaders Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, and Htay Kywe remain in detention today at a Police Special Branch office in Rangoon. Min Ko Naing has been in contact with members of his group and communicated that he is being pressured to sign statements about the regime [...]
2006-09-28 08:19:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON1461(C) REGIME DETAINS TWO MORE PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 30 the GOB detained two more leaders of the 88 Generation Students pro-democracy group. In a meeting with emboffs shortly before his arrest, 88 Generation leader Pyone Cho said their organization is preparing for the potential long-term detention or arrest of sever [...]
2006-10-02 09:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON1471BURMA'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SMALL AND
[...] Summary: Employment levels and company profits in the Burmese garment and textile sector decreased steadily over the past three years, and accounted for less than five percent of total trade earnings in 2005. Since most garment exports are produced using imported goods, the chief economic im [...]
2006-10-04 07:22:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX BM
06RANGOON1474UN REMAINS CAUTIOUS IN BURMA
[...] (C) Summary. The UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Burma shared with us yesterday an internal UN report on U/SYG Gambari's Friday September 29 UNSC briefing, which indicates that Gambari's next visit to Burma may focus more on continuing a dialogue with the ruling military regime than pushin [...]
2006-10-04 10:54:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON207NLD SHOWS UNITY WITH ETHNICS ON UNION DAY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At ceremonies marking Burma's 59th Union Day, the NLD quietly unveiled a new plan for national reconciliation. NLD Chairman U Aung Shwe said that the NLD would endorse the ruling SPDC (the State Peace and Development Committee) as a legitimate interim government if the SPDC agree [...]
2006-02-13 10:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON372BURMA AI OUTBREAK UPDATE - MARCH 20
[...] (U) SUMMARY. No human cases of AI have been reported in Burma to date. A joint FAO/WHO assessment team, accompanied by USAID Bangkok Infectious Diseases Advisor and Embassy's FSN agricultural specialist, visited hospitals and poultry farms in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions on March 17-18 to [...]
2006-03-20 10:00:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
06RANGOON876BURMA MISSES A COPPER PLATED OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) Summary: Economic mismanagement keeps Burma from cashing in on the global rise in copper prices. The experiences of Ivanhoe, the Canadian firm in a joint venture with the GOB to extract and export copper, illustrate the difficulties most firms face doing business in Burma. End summary. [...]
2006-06-27 10:08:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD BM
06RIGA526LATVIA LOOKS TO MAJOR INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY Latvia is shifting from being a recipient of foreign aid to being a donor. Their recently published development cooperation policy plan for 2007, envisions a roughly four-fold increase in development assistance, focused on Georgia and Moldova, with additional assistance to Ukrain [...]
2006-07-06 07:54:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV GG MD LG
06RIODEJANEIRO601 BRAZIL'S EMBRAER: SEEKING A U.S. DEFENSE RUNWAY FROM
[...] (U) Summary: On October 21 Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ambassador, and the Consul General met with Embraer President & CEO Mauricio Novis Botelho and Executive Vice President for Defense and Government Market, Luiz Carlos Aguiar, to revi [...]
2006-11-01 16:57:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAIR MARR BEXP BR
06RIYADH2563Environmentalism Slowly Comes to Saudi Arabia
[...] Summary: Saudi environmental and natural resource institutions were late in getting established and remain small in size and influence. Meetings with the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) and the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development highlighted that pub [...]
2006-04-10 13:43:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KFLU SA
06RIYADH8860SAUDI MFA DEMARCHED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS, CPC
[...] (C) Deputy PolCouns demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Organizations, human rights lead, Abdulrahman Al-Rassj, on November 15 regarding Afghan Hajj flights (Ref A),Saudi Arabia's November 13 redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) (Ref B),and UN [...]
2006-11-15 16:09:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EAIR ECON KIRF UNHRC AF SA
06ROME1006 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: On March 28, USMISSION UN ROME met with FAO Animal Production and Health (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation (TCE) Divisions staff to discuss Azerbaijan; global Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) expert needs; personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in the West [...]
2006-04-04 07:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO
06ROME1872005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Italy is not an important regional or offshore financial center. However, money laundering is a concern both because of the prevalence of homegrown organized crime groups and the recent influx of criminal organizations from abroad, especially from Albania, Romania, and Russia. The heavy inv [...]
2006-01-19 16:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT EUN UN
06ROME209WFP LIST D CHAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 13, Danish Ambassador Poul Skytte Christoffersen, 2005 President of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board and chair of WFP's List D countries (OECD),convened his last session as List D Chair. The meeting was called to appoint a new List D chair. The United [...]
2006-01-23 10:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID WFP
06ROME2117BANK OF ITALY GOVERNOR DRAGHI MAPS WAY FORWARD ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting July 7 with Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams, Bank of SIPDIS Italy Governor Mario Draghi expressed his desire that USG SWIFT wire transfer monitoring continues, and proposed the G8 countries pass legislation legalizing monitoring of [...]
2006-07-25 15:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN 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 08:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR
06ROME3051ITALY VOTING WITH THE EU ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE,
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered Ref A and B points on the UN Third Committee country resolutions, No Action motions, and retaliatory resolutions November 8 to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini. Poloff also delivered Ref C points on the Australian amendment to the Cuba embargo r [...]
2006-11-09 12:55:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL XG UNHRC UNGA CU IT
06ROME315 FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS'
[...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...]
2006-02-03 11:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO
06ROME31722006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] This message responds to ref B request for information on financial crimes and money laundering in Italy. Together with ref A, these reports transmit Mission Italy's submission to the 2006-07 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). 2. Italy is not an offshore financial c [...]
2006-11-24 14:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT
06ROME427ITALY RECEPTIVE TO A/S SHANNON'S MESSAGE ON LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Thomas Shannon February 3 outlined U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere for Italian MFA Director General for the Americas Claudio Bisogniero and encouraged Italy to be our partner in engaging with Latin America during this delicate time for the region. Bisogniero was very r [...]
2006-02-13 10:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL XM HA CU CA IT
06ROME465 UN REFORM: INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF
[...] (U) Summary: A Committee of the FAO Council charged with oversight of the comprehensive Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO has just approved the selection of a high-caliber core team of evaluators and decided that the IEE would formally begin on March 13, subject to firm assurance [...]
2006-02-15 16:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
06ROME766 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: During three days of high-level and technical level discussions with FAO on March 7-9, a consensus was reached that a more robust global response was needed, with FAO, in coordination with OIE, as the global coordinator. FAO hosted the series of meetings relating to improving emerge [...]
2006-03-10 17:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME849TURIN 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities in Turin, Italy, for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. 2. (SBU) The interagency Olympic Security Coordination (OSC) Office can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: USG [...]
2006-03-17 11:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CMGT ECON IT KOLY OVIP PTER PARALYMPIC GAMES
06ROME903SENDING SPENT ELK RIVER FUEL TO INDIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) As instructed reftel, the Ambassador wrote to Prime Ministry Under Secretary Gianni Letta February 28 that the United States could not accept the uranium-thorium spent nuclear fuel stored at the Trisaia Research Center (ITREC) in [...]
2006-03-22 15:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG IT KNNP KSCA EUN
06ROME925 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: Three FAO documents were shared with USMISSIN UN ROME this week: -- Following meetings earlier this month with several donors, FAO and OIE (the World Organization for Animal Health) released on March 17 the jointly prepared proposal to strengthen response to Highly Pathogenic Avia [...]
2006-03-24 15:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANJOSE2671COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT
[...] Summary: Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 17, 2006 with representatives of the embassies of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. counternarcotics program remains the largest among Dublin Group members in Costa [...]
2006-11-24 13:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL KCRM CS
06SANJOSE2798COSTA RICA: UNGA VOTE ON DECEMBER 19
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 15:10:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCS PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
06SANJOSE481COSTA RICA 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 14:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
06SANSALVADOR1225REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE
[...] According to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) website, the UNHCR no longer maintains a full office in El Salvador, but has a representative to assist in the processing of refugees. The Political Section contacts the UNHCR representative, Desiree Massier, annually for [...]
2006-05-10 13:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR197EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...]
2006-01-25 21:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR
06SANSALVADOR2264EL SALVADOR'S AGGRESSIVE TRADE AGENDA
[...] Summary. Under its export-led growth strategy launched in 1989, El Salvador has pursued economic integration with its Central American neighbors and negotiated trade agreements with the Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Panamsa, and the United States. Agreements with Taiwan, Colombia, the Eu [...]
2006-09-14 20:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2720EL SALVADOR: MEETING OF MINI DUBLIN GROUP
[...] (U) Post convened a November 9 meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Missions of France, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the European Union. The following provides information requested in reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counter-nar [...]
2006-11-09 17:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL EU EC PTER KCRM OTRA
06SANSALVADOR407UPDATE ON MCDONALD’S CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary. On December 7, 2005, an appeals court ruled that McDonald's had illegally terminated its contract with a local franchisee on July 1, 1996, and therefore owed him $24 million in losses and damages. McDonald's is appealing the decision, but the composition of the chamber that will hear t [...]
2006-02-16 20:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL ES
06SANTIAGO1769STRIKE CLOSES WORLD'S LARGEST COPPER MINE
[...] Summary. The world's largest copper mine, La Escondida, located in northern Chile, closed August 18. The strike initiated ten days ago by unions demanding large salary increases and bonuses has caused it to cease all operations. In 2005, La Escondida supplied almost eight percent of the world [...]
2006-08-18 20:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD CI
06SANTIAGO2289STAFFDEL MEACHAM -- NGO COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND VIBRANT IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham met with Chileans across the political spectrum October 25-27 to discuss challenges facing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Chile. NGO representatives emphasized there is freedom to operate and no onero [...]
2006-10-31 19:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PREL PHUM OVIP CI
06SANTIAGO338MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: UPDATE ON FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inaguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. --Bolivia: President Morales. --Brazil: President [...]
2006-02-15 20:56:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV CI INAUGURATION
06SANTIAGO411MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: FEB 28 UPDATE ON
[...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inauguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. (Arrives March 10, departs March 11, Sheraton Hotel [...]
2006-02-28 21:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO65SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL EXPRESSES
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number three official) asked to see the Ambassador on January 10. Portales wanted to discuss Chilean concerns regarding Haiti in the aftermath of the June 7 death of the Brazilian military commander of MIN [...]
2006-01-11 19:39:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KDEM CI HA
06SANTODOMINGO1466DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: CENTRAL ELECTION BOARD IS
[...] (U) This is the 10th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Central Election Board Is on Course, Despite Flak The Central Election Board (JCE),responsible for organizing and adjudicating the May 16 Dominican congressional [...]
2006-05-03 20:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1522CORRECTED COPY -- DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: CENTRAL
[...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Central Election Board Is on Course, Despite Flak The Central Election Board (JCE),responsible for organizing and adjudicating the May 16 Dominican congressional and [...]
2006-05-09 18:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1918NEW UN SRSG FOR HAITI SHARES HIS FIRST IMPRESSIONS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: New United Nations SRSG for Haiti Edmond Mulet told WHA PDAS Shapiro June 4 that he had come away from his first two days on the job with the sense that it was urgent for President Preval to be able to show some results that the population could see. He hoped that t [...]
2006-06-07 19:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO1921CORRECTED COPY: NEW UN SRSG FOR HAITI SHARES HIS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: New United Nations SRSG for Haiti Edmond Mulet told WHA PDAS Shapiro June 4 that he had come away from his first two days on the job with the sense that it was urgent for President Preval to be able to show some results that the population could see. He hoped that t [...]
2006-06-08 11:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO3545DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REVIEWS ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA
[...] (C) On November 16, Economic-Political Counselor and poloff presented Ref A points concerning the November 17 special session to Deputy Secretary of State Alejandra Liriano and Undersecretary of State (and functional Chief of Staff) Jose Manuel Trullols. Trullols remarked immediately on the o [...]
2006-11-20 17:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA UNHCR UN KTIA BO IS DR
06SANTODOMINGO3655SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO THE DOMINICAN
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in the Dominican Republic warmly welcomes your planned December 8-10 visit to Santo Domingo. Space permitting, Ambassador Hans Hertell will greet you in Washington, DC on the day of your departure, and travel with you via milair to Santo Domingo. We have arrange [...]
2006-12-06 11:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EPET PHUM PREF PREL ETRAD ECON DR
06SAOPAULO1234MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA-AFRICA
[...] "In Bad Company" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/3): "Third world leaning is an aspect that the Lula administration's foreign policy explores ad nauseam. It is part of the rational with which the administration feeds ideological groups as a way to symbo [...]
2006-12-04 12:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO245BRAZIL CRAWLS TOWARD DIGITAL TV
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the nominal March deadline set for the adoption of a digital television (DTV) standard, Brazilian officials remain divided on the issue, and the recent entry of the Brazilian Congress into the process will likely delay a final decision. Brazil is currently choosing a digit [...]
2006-03-06 19:39:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON PGOV ETRD BEXP BR
06SAOPAULO258BRAZIL: A COMBINATION OF INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, LOW
[...] Brazil's record trade surplus combined with currency appreciation that benefited imports and a substantial current account surplus were the main economic surprises of 2005. Brazil is recovering from a production slowdown in the third quarter of 2005 on the strength of year-end sales and compa [...]
2006-03-10 10:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EINV EIND BR
06SAOPAULO357 ITAMARATY NEGOTIATOR TALKS TRADE
[...] (SBU) EconOff recently attended an American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) event featuring Ambassador Regis Percy Arslanian, Director of International Negotiations for the Brazilian MFA (Itamaraty). Well-known to U.S. diplomats from his tenure as Brazilian DCM in Washington as well as his stewar [...]
2006-04-03 19:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECIN KIPR PGOV PREL BR
06SAOPAULO847MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, CASTRO'S HEALTH;
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 11:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SARAJEVO1367BOSNIA: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS A SUCCESS FOR
[...] On June 10, 2006, the Embassy co-hosted a "Night of 1,000 Dinners" (N1KD) gala dinner with the local American Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Canada, the fourth of its kind since 2002. Donors to the event contributed almost 200,000 KM (approximately US $130,000),which will be matched [...]
2006-06-15 11:10:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KHDP PREF PARM AORC ODIP OFDP KSEP BK
06SARAJEVO3188BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS STRESS POLICE AND
[...] (C) Summary: During its December 6-7 meeting in Brussels, the Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board emphasized the need for Bosnian leaders to achieve concrete progress on a wide reform agenda including constitutional, and police reform. EUR DAS Rosemary [...]
2006-12-18 14:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
06SECTIO03OF03MINSK1128EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 20,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-20 13:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06SEOUL1035U.S., CANADA, ROK ANTI-TIP GROUP RECONVENES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a 16-month hiatus, the ROK-U.S.-Canada Trilateral Working Group on anti-trafficking issues (TWG) met on March 22 to discuss the trafficking of women from Korea to the U.S. and elsewhere. While the group recognized the cooperation among the Embassy and local police to arr [...]
2006-03-29 22:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS PHUM KS KCRIM SMIG PREL
06SEOUL1298A/S SHANNON'S KOREAN CONSULTATIONS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (C) Visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon on April 12 reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives for enlisting strategic partners, like Seoul and Tokyo, to play a key role in promoting democracy, free markets, and economic prosperity in Latin America. ROKG officials welcomed consultation [...]
2006-04-20 01:59:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON KS
06SEOUL1396SOUTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM: STATUS
[...] This year marks the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Korea cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy, begun with the signing in 1956 of the bilateral Agreement for Cooperation on Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy. This fact will be commemorated during the 27th meeting of the Joint Standing Comm [...]
2006-04-26 08:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG KNNP KSCA SENV KS
06SEOUL2488FTA LABOR TEAM MEETS KCTU, OTHER LABOR GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Formally meeting with U.S. officials in Seoul for the first time, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU),the more radical of the ROK's two major labor federations, welcomed the U.S. FTA labor negotiators to their headquarters on July 13. In a professional and business-like me [...]
2006-07-24 23:20:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV
06SEOUL631NEW ROK REPRESENTATIVE TO SOFA JOINT COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Embassy received February 27 a diplomatic note announcing the appointment of Cho Taeyong, the new DG for North American Affairs Bureau, to be the new ROK representative to the SOFA Joint Committee. Full text of the note and DG Cho's bio follows. 2. (U) Begin Text: Ministry of Foreig [...]
2006-02-27 08:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL KS
06SEOUL777SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Post's submission for the sixth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the March 2005 to March 2006 reporting period. G [...]
2006-03-10 09:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KCRM KWMN PGOV ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06SINGAPORE197SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...]
2006-01-24 06:41:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06SINGAPORE3442SINGAPORE - 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 11:12:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
06SINGAPORE3547SINGAPORE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II Q Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Part I was transmitted septel. 2. Begin text of the draft report: Singapore As a significant international financial and investm [...]
2006-11-06 09:11:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
06SINGAPORE945DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH MTI MINISTER LIM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang told Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia during a March 18 meeting that the WTO's "big four" economies needed to work together to finalize a package that could be sold to other more resistant member economies. [...]
2006-03-24 06:12:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV USTR PGOV SN
06SOFIA537BULGARIA'S G8 CTAG MEETING: POLITICS OVERSHADOWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 13 April, A/DCM attended a local meeting of the G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group and delivered reftel A talking points. The meeting was chaired by Russian Ambassador Anatoly Potapov and was attended by diplomatic representatives of all G8 member nations except Canada, which [...]
2006-04-17 14:45:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PTER RS BU
06SOFIA817BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 14:12:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU BU
06SOFIA83BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 08:08:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDBU EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
06SOFIA89BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 10:13:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06STATE170109MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2006
[...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the October 2006 Copenhagen MTCR Plenary. Addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming via septels. [...]
2006-10-10 21:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE PREL PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
06STATE193703E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION
[...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver the text in paragraph 3 and/or 4, as appropriate, to appropriate host-country officials. The text in paragraph 3 and/or 4 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: Washington would like to provide exa [...]
2006-11-30 22:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN
06STATE201180Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza reviews
[...] Summary: Meeting in Bamako Dec. 6-8, international donors pledged approximately $475.9 million in new assistance for the global fight against avian and pandemic influenza (API),including $100 million from the USG (the largest single pledge, followed by Canada and the European Commission). The [...]
2006-12-20 17:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO KFLU EAID ECON PREL ML
06STATE83673ALLIED SHARING AND SIPRNET
[...] (U) This is an action message. As a part of the continuing war on terrorism and in response to recommendations of the 9/11 and the WMD Commissions, the Congress and the President have mandated a number of changes in the way information is to be shared, within the federal government, between t [...]
2006-05-23 22:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAMGT AOMS PINR ACOA KCCP
06SUVA350PACIFIC REVIEW OF THE POST-FORUM DIALOGUE
[...] (U) At Pacific leaders' request, an experts group consulted widely and has drafted proposals to reform the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) process. They affirmed that Pacific Island leaders and partners highly value their dialogue; they just want to improve it. The expert [...]
2006-08-29 23:57:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PIF XV
06SUVA471FIJI PM SEEKS HELP FROM FRIENDLY FOREIGN
[...] (C) In a meeting with selected diplomats on Nov. 3, Fiji PM Qarase thanked governments for publicly supporting Fiji's democratic system in recent days. He responded to complaints by Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama about controversial bills, stressed his "open doo [...]
2006-11-02 23:53:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA490PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...]
2006-11-13 15:26:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV
06SUVA524TOURISM TAKES A NOSE-DIVE IN FIJI
[...] (SBU) Managers of several of Fiji's top hotels told us the tourism industry is "bleeding" due to RFMF Commander Bainimarama's repeated threats to take action against the government. Occupancy for most major resorts in Fiji is 40% or below, when it should be in the 70-75% range this time of [...]
2006-11-28 22:58:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON CASC PGOV PREL FJ
06TAIPEI1341LIEN-HU MEETING STIRS UP TAIWAN'S CROSS-STRAIT
[...] (C) Summary. The KMT-CCP economic forum closed with the PRC's announcement of fifteen measures to unilaterally expand agriculture, tourism, and education links between China and Taiwan. DPP critics say the measures are simply "united front" tactics to weaken President Chen Shui-bian and deep [...]
2006-04-17 10:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1790TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO
[...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...]
2006-05-25 08:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW
06TAIPEI2056Southern Taiwan Youth Prepping for Global Business
[...] Summary: In 2004, Taiwan's Ministry of Education included globalization as an important factor in the annual university performance evaluation program. Local universities have worked to comply by diversifying international exchange programs and re-engineering campuses into international learni [...]
2006-06-16 05:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3218CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC OPENING NOT THE UNALLOYED
[...] (S) Summary: Further opening of economic relations between Taiwan and the PRC would benefit the United States both by improving Taiwan's investment environment for U.S. businesses and enhancing cross-Strait stability. Such opening, however, would not be an unalloyed benefit to us, and preserv [...]
2006-09-18 02:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETECON PREL ETTC EAGR CH TW
06TAIPEI4004Taipei Economic Brief for November 2006
[...] This cable summarizes selected November 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Sustain 2007 Growth; --Foreign Direct Investment Quadruples; --Carlyle to Acquire World's Largest Chip Packaging Firm; --Long-term Goals and Medium-term Development Plan; --Overseas Taiwan Firms En [...]
2006-11-30 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4168Pro-Independence Southern Taiwan Society Joins Forces with
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 07:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
06TAIPEI4201TAIWAN GRANTED ACCESS TO LIBYAN OIL
[...] (U) According to Dec. 22 news reports, Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) won oil exploration rights in Libya. CPC will invest US$39 million over the next three years explore and develop the Murzuq 162 block oil concession. In September, Libya invited bids for oil expl [...]
2006-12-28 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EPET PREL LY TW
06TAIPEI6422006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN
[...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]
2006-03-01 07:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TALLINN626ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...]
2006-07-06 10:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN
06TALLINN901CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...]
2006-10-03 11:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN
06TALLINN941ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...]
2006-10-16 13:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
06TASHKENT300RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES G-8 COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) As part of the 2006 Russian Chairmanship of the G- 8, the Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Farit Mukhametshin, invited other G-8 ambassadors to discuss how their countries might cooperate on assistance to Uzbekistan. The chief of the United Nations Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and th [...]
2006-02-08 14:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV RS UZ
06TASHKENT693UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...]
2006-04-07 14:04:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT799INDIAN EMBASSY'S LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR PM VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Indian PM Manmohan Singh will officially visit Tashkent on April 25-26 to talk with President Karimov and lay a wreath at the National World War II Memorial. According to Indian DCM B.M. Vinod Kumar, the GOI's expectations are very low for the visit, as this trip seems primarily t [...]
2006-04-24 03:10:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UZ IN
06TEGUCIGALPA1847A REQUIEM FOR MINING IN HONDURAS
[...] (C) Summary. Reforms of the new mining law in Honduras have reached a critical period of discussion in the Honduran National Assembly. An extreme-leftist group formed of politicians from the Union Democratica (UD) Party, certain NGOs, and the renegade Archbishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan, h [...]
2006-09-29 21:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PGOV PREL HO
06TEGUCIGALPA459 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...]
2006-03-08 23:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
06TELAVIV1160ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Wednesday shows that the Labor Party and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu are getting stronger and that Kadima and the Likud are weakening: -"We [...]
2006-03-23 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1236ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1402ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported on seemingly moderate gestures and pronouncements from Hamas vis-a- vis Israel. Ha'aretz reported that Hamas has been sending go-between [...]
2006-04-07 11:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2017ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Former Republic of Yugoslavia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted comments made by President Bush at his joint White House press conference with PM Ehud Olmert on Tuesday: "Today, Prime Minister [...]
2006-05-24 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3366SENATOR SPECTER AND ISRAELI CHIEF JUSTICE BARAK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) met with Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak at the Supreme Court Building in Jerusalem on August 20. Justice Barak, who is retiring in September, dropped several hints that he might be expecting a call to lead a commission of inquiry if [...]
2006-08-24 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PREL IS
06TELAVIV4021ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Wednesday in Washington, in an address to the American Task Force on Palestine: "I know the commitment of the Palestinian p [...]
2006-10-12 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV4086ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a speech at the opening of the Knesset's winter session, PM Ehud Olmert said that the "Lebanon campaign" underlined the threat a nuclear Iran would pose for the " [...]
2006-10-17 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV4300IFPI ISRAEL: UPDATE ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION
[...] (C) Summary: In a October 26 meeting with the Managing Director and Legal Advisor of the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Israel, Econoff emphasized the need to focus concerns about the Copyright Bill and the Copyright Tribunal Bill into a coherent argument that the U [...]
2006-10-27 15:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR IS
06TELAVIV448ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and UNSC member Germany decided to transfer [...]
2006-01-31 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4677DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SNEH UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh agreed with the Ambassador on November 27 that the negotiating teams for the implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) should begin meeting next week. He noted, however, that his own schedule may limit the ability to have [...]
2006-11-29 16:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV700ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is expected to present to Acting PM Ehud Olmert today recommendations formulated by the defense establishment [...]
2006-02-17 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1041CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) PRC Ambassador Xue Hanqin asked to meet with Amb. Javits on April 28 to discuss a number of issues. Xue raised the PRC request on the margins of last year's Conference of States Parties for bilateral discussions concerning issues ranging from destruction of abandoned CW to chemical indust [...]
2006-05-09 14:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1167CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. achieved its primary goal at EC-45: discussion of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline was serious and somber. Delegations were clearly disappointed that it did not appear likely the U.S. would complete destruction by 2012, but there was virtually n [...]
2006-05-23 14:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1273CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) A WEOG meeting was held on May 29, despite it being a U.S. holiday. As the focus was the Article VII experience from EC-45, Betsy Sanders attended. Facilitator Amb. Maartin Lak (Netherlands) was furious about the failure of the report language during the EC and implied that it was the fau [...]
2006-06-07 15:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1301DONOR COUNTRIES COALESCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, seven members of the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, the UNHCR and the European Commission met in The Hague to set a near-term strategy to break the impasse in resolving the 16-year-old Bhutan refugee problem. Representatives agreed to lobby both Nepal (to take [...]
2006-06-09 11:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL BT IN NP NL
06THEHAGUE1303DONOR COUNTRIES COALESCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, seven members of the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, the UNHCR and the European Commission met in The Hague to set a near-term strategy to break the impasse in resolving the 16-year-old Bhutan refugee problem. Representatives agreed to lobby both Nepal (to take [...]
2006-06-09 12:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL BT IN NP NL
06THEHAGUE1321CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) hosted a June 8 informal consultation to present the results of the meeting of National Authorities in Mexico City, which focused on national implementation. Lak, Ambassador Arrospide (CSP Chairman, Peru),Legal Advisor Santiago Onate, and Mexican DCM [...]
2006-06-13 14:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1357NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DEMARCHE ON ANTI-NGO LAW
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche June 15 to MFA Venzuela desk officer Dimitri Vogelaar. According to Vogelaar, the NGO law was raised in the June 6 COLAT working group, at the EU. On June 8, a resident European Union representative met in Caracas with the Vice Foreign Minister for Europe [...]
2006-06-16 10:52:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KDEM PGOV PREL VE NL
06THEHAGUE1383CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del reps met with French, German and UK delegations on June 15 to deliver talking points, proposed draft decision text, and suggested site visit parameters. Del reps met initially with UK rep to express concern over the UK insistence upon visits to capitals (in the context of site visit p [...]
2006-06-20 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1441NETHERLANDS/UN: UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on UN management reform and lifting the budget cap to Alain Ancion at the Dutch MFA's Office of UN Management Reform Office on June 27. Per instructions, Poloff also provided a copy of the draft resolution for the MFA to review. 2. (SBU) Ancion was supportiv [...]
2006-06-28 12:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC EU EUN UNGA NL
06THEHAGUE1486CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) held two informal consultations on 23 and 26 June to discuss Executive Council 46 report language. On Monday, delegations were asked to choose between two texts, the draft EC-45 text and a new facilitator's proposal. Mexico intervened to relay its in [...]
2006-07-04 16:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1530CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) It has been clear for some time that EC-47 in November would be a crucial (and difficult) session. The twin goals for EC-46 were to 1) lay a solid foundation for EC-47 approval of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline, and 2) establish an atmosphere and fram [...]
2006-07-11 10:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1708NETHERLANDS: TURKISH IMAMS DENIED RESIDENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands, new, tighter immigration policies are causing friction with the country,s 436 mosques, which rely heavily on foreign-born clerics to lead their congregations. At least 18 Turkish mosques are without imams as a result of immigration delays. Meanwhile, the Neth [...]
2006-08-04 16:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL PREL PGOV PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE1987CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The first budget consultations after the summer break were held on September 5. The first intervention was made by the Malaysian delegate who provided delegations with the "NAM" position on the budget. This included: concerns about the low level of funding for ICA, concerns about the re [...]
2006-09-12 11:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2048CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Budget consultations were held on September 12 and 14. The consultations covered the International Cooperation and Assistance Division (ICA),the Secretariat for the Policy Making Organs (PMO),the External Relations Division (ERD),and the Executive Management (EM) sections of the budget [...]
2006-09-20 06:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2186CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Although there have been relatively few indications of renewed interest in the U.S. draft decision, several recent conversations are worth noting. First, Ambassador Petri of Germany has, in his role as WEOG Vice Chair of the CW Cluster, told Ambassador Javits that he has recently been ap [...]
2006-10-06 09:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2220CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) PRC Amb. Xue Hanqin asked to meet with Amb. Javits on Oct. 6, and began by raising the issue of the Taiwan Chemical Industry Association requesting observer status at the December Conference of States Parties. She noted that Beijing still objects to the TCIA receiving observer status. Sh [...]
2006-10-12 11:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2253CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del reps met with South African delegate Marthinus van Schalkwyk on Oct. 13 to discuss the perceived need among delegations for an open discussion of the U.S. and Russian extension requests. Van Schalkwyk confirmed that although delegations have not voiced specific concerns, some have ap [...]
2006-10-18 10:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2299CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Marten Lak (Netherlands) held two consultations on his draft EC-47 report language. The first session on October 5 introduced the draft and invited general comments. Other than Sudan, all delegations that spoke supported the basic thrust of the draft. Sudan asked that the f [...]
2006-10-24 14:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2426NETHERLANDS/UNGA: THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Human Rights Division chief expects the GONL to oppose the Iranian retaliatory resolution and the Belarusian measure on country resolution mechanisms. He believes the GONL will, in the end, find itself reluctantly supporting the resolution on detentions. He expressed a stron [...]
2006-11-09 06:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN NL
06THEHAGUE2429CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) On October 31, EC Vice Chair Alexander Petri (Germany) chaired a discussion of requests for extension of the deadline for completion of destruction of 100% of Category 1 CW. The meeting was very widely attended across all regional groups, and had to be moved to the much larger Ieper Room a [...]
2006-11-09 12:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2445CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) It was not possible to reach agreement at EC-47 on the U.S. request for an extension of the 100% destruction deadline, as details could not be ironed out regarding visit to the U.S. and Russia in connection with both extension requests. There also was no agreement on the 2007 OPCW budget [...]
2006-11-15 09:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2490CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the RevCon Working Group (WG) on November 13. The agenda for the meeting was: (1) Involvement of external bodies in the review process (continued from earlier meetings); (2) The role of the CWC in enhancing international peace and security (init [...]
2006-11-21 16:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2561NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: GONL REMAINS POSITIVE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales, on his second visit to the Netherlands this year, continued to impress hopeful GONL officials with his goal of social justice and his ability to reach political solutions. The Dutch say Morales understands the need for good relations with the U.S b [...]
2006-12-06 14:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EPET BO NL
06THEHAGUE2611 THREE-YEAR REVIEW OF DUTCH INTEGRATION
[...] Summary. Three years after the Balkenende government instituted significant changes to Dutch immigration and integration policies, "there is still a long way to go" on the integration of ethnic minorities, according to the Justice Ministry's Annual Memorandum on Integration Policy. The Memor [...]
2006-12-14 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS PGOV KISL NL
06THEHAGUE33NETHERLANDS/ISAF: PRESSING THE DUTCH ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Post pressed GONL officials and parliamentarians from all major parties on Dutch participation in ISAF III over the last few days. Most indicated chances for deployment were grim, but were unwilling to rule out a positive decision completely. Some senior GONL officials are advi [...]
2006-01-06 18:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO NL AF
06THEHAGUE612CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The 44th Executive Council session of March 14-17 resulted in modest movement on some issues of importance to the U.S. Most critical was what did not happen: there was no protracted discussion of the fact that the U.S. did not provide its extension request for the 100% destruction deadli [...]
2006-03-22 06:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE717CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) New facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) held a March 30 consultation, the first of a series of Article VII consultations. Lak announced that Special Advisor Krzysztof Paturej would be the new Article VII "go to" person, replacing the now departed Ralf Trapp. Lak, in company with Legal [...]
2006-04-04 14:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE806CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del confirmed that, during the proposed week of the U.S. extension request submission and briefing, EC Chair Dastis, DG Pfirter, most senior Verification staff, Amb. Onate, and Amb. Khodakov will be available in The Hague. Del continues to field questions concerning U.S. intent (both timi [...]
2006-04-11 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE865CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) chaired a April 10 informal consultation on the Implementation Support Branch's Article VII-related program. Magda Bauta (TS/Cuba) made a detailed presentation (faxed back to ISN/CB) of her branch's program, primarily pointing out where she lacked fu [...]
2006-04-19 11:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE977CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Feedback has been fairly limited on the U.S. 100% extension request. In WEOG, delegations have generally been very supportive of U.S. transparency, and grateful for the presence of DASA Ormond to answer initial program questions. A notable exception was Norway, who (claiming she was speak [...]
2006-05-02 15:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06TOKYO1058 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1149 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1382JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1616 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1831JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1894WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON: YOUR VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. You will arrive in Japan at a time when our relationship is as good or better than it has ever been; the government is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. Japan and the U.S. share many commonalities in our relations w [...]
2006-04-07 12:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK JA
06TOKYO2008WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...]
2006-04-13 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH
06TOKYO2117JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2438AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 2
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 27 to May 2. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during that period. -- MAFF Suspends UK Poultry Imports, Turns to US for More -- 2. On April 29, the Min [...]
2006-05-02 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2650S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...]
2006-05-15 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA
06TOKYO2688JAPAN: GETTING ORGANS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
[...] Summary. On April 21, a study group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) study group conducted a survey to study the number of Japanese citizens seeking organ transplants in foreign countries. The study report revealed that at least 522 individuals had organ transplant operat [...]
2006-05-16 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMED TBIO SOCI JA
06TOKYO2691CORRECTED COPY - JAPAN: GETTING ORGANS IN FOREIGN
[...] This is a corrected copy of ref C. 2. Summary. On April 21, a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) study group conducted a survey to study the number of Japanese citizens seeking organ transplants in foreign countries. The study revealed that at least 522 individuals had organ t [...]
2006-05-16 09:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMED TBIO SOCI JA
06TOKYO2816JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2854JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2873 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 00:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2911JAPAN REP AKASHI PREVIEWS CO-CHAIRS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan Representative for Sri Lanka Peace-Building Akashi told the DCM on May 24 that the May 30 Co-Chair Meeting in Tokyo comes at a crucial point in the peace process and expressed hope that it will be a comprehensive meeting leading to a consensus on the way forward. Both the [...]
2006-05-25 08:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LK JA
06TOKYO2915JAPAN REP AKASHI PREVIEWS CO-CHAIRS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan Representative for Sri Lanka Peace-Building Akashi told the DCM on May 24 that the May 30 Co-Chair Meeting in Tokyo comes at a crucial point in the peace process and expressed hope that it will be a comprehensive meeting leading to a consensus on the way forward. Both the [...]
2006-05-25 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CE JA
06TOKYO2920JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/06
[...] Of important bills, they intend to pass an administrative reform promotion law and a set of bills to reform the medical system through the Diet during the current session. The outlook is that it will be extremely difficult to enact a bill to revise the organized crime law that would make "consp [...]
2006-05-26 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2934 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2946JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2980 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3012 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/06
[...] Japan and the United States have held intergovernmental consultations, in which the Japanese and US governments reviewed the structure of US forces in Japan as well as the Self-Defense Forces' roles, tasks, and capabilities. On Oct. 29, 2005, the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) a [...]
2006-06-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3138ABDUCTION ISSUE: STRONG SHOW OF U.S./INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer and representatives from 18 other countries voiced strong support for resolution of the DPRK abduction issue at a June 6 meeting hosted by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Suzuki. Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe addressed the start of the meeting, stressing [...]
2006-06-07 08:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL RS KS KN CH JA
06TOKYO3289JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3337JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3407JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3514AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 22
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 16 to June 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of French Chickens to Resume -- 2. On June 19, the Ministry of [...]
2006-06-23 09:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO3523JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3534 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3539JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3555JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3567Japan Backs Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Proposal
[...] Summary: (SBU) Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials expressed unanimous support for USTR's proposal to revise the objectives of Japan's efforts to promote a global framework on preventing proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods by seeking a high-standards Anti-Counterfeiting T [...]
2006-06-28 06:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON JP
06TOKYO3580 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3595JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3620 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3632JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3711 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-04 22:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4713JAPAN HESITANT TO JOIN WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO CH JA
06TOKYO4866JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4926JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/06
[...] Morihiro Hosokawa 68% 2. Junichiro Koizumi 50% 3. Tsutomu Hata 47% 3. Toshiki Kaifu 47% 5. Hayato Ikeda 44% 6. Ryutaro Hashimoto 43% 7. Tanzan Ishibashi 41% 8. Yasuhiro Nakasone 40% 9. Eisaku Sato 38 [...]
2006-08-29 04:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5143LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]
2006-09-08 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5331 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5605 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-27 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5805JAPANESE IPR OFFICIALS POSITIVE ON ""GOLD STANDARD"" AGREEMENT; STILL NOT SUPPORTING WTO CASE AGAINST CHINA REF: A) TOKYO 3873 B) TOKYO 4025 TOKYO 00005805 001.2 OF 004 Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH DONOVAN FOR REASONS: 1.4 b, d
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese government and industry voiced strong support for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in meetings in Tokyo with State/EB DAS Chris Moore on September 21-22, but were not optimistic about changing Japanese laws to meet all elements of the &Gold Standard8 for IPR enf [...]
2006-10-05 05:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP
06TOKYO5943MOFA PUSHES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC STATISTICAL NETWORK
[...] (U) Please see last paragraph for possible action. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On October 6, MOFA called in selected embassies to promote GOJ's concept of an Asia-Pacific Economic Research Mechanism (APERM) and to encourage high level attendance at a kick off conference in Kyoto, [...]
2006-10-12 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN APEC JA
06TOKYO6012The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3 Q Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions 4 Q Ambassador Addresses Business Leaders 5 Q MOFA DG Discusses APERM, Economic Relationship 9 Q EMIN Pays Call on Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka MACHIMURA [...]
2006-10-16 06:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6081MEDIA REACTION Q RICE VISIT TO TOKYO - TOKYO
[...] "Now Is the Time to Demonstrate the Deterrence of US- Japan Alliance" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (10/19): "Amid reports that the DPRK will conduct a second nuclear test, Secretary of State Rice visited Japan Wednesday afternoon for talks with Foreign Minister [...]
2006-10-19 02:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6140The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3. Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions Paragraph 11. Abe: Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy to be "Engine for Reform" Paragraph 18. Japan and Vietnam Agree To Launch FTA Negotiations Paragraph 22. GE Facing Sanctions Paragraph 27. U.S. Telecoms Policy Deleg [...]
2006-10-23 04:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6470SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS:
[...] (C) Political Section Deputy conveyed reftel demarche November 9 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principle Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded later that day, noting that Japan did not yet have much information on Iran's resolution against Canada, but ga [...]
2006-11-09 09:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC JA
06TOKYO6488The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Civair Talks: Beginnings of a Deal? 4. Canada-Japan FTA Off the Rails 5. MAFF Acknowledges Rough Going On Japan-Australia FTA 6. Treasury DepSec Talks Iraq Compact 7. Allgeier Pushes for Doha Round During DVC with Tokyo 8. MOFA Pushes Ahead With Asia Regio [...]
2006-11-13 05:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO65692006 JAPAN INCSR PART I
[...] (U) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards. A party to the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics, Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the bigg [...]
2006-11-16 05:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI JA
06TOKYO6614The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]
2006-11-20 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6635U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]
2006-11-20 10:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA
06TOKYO6650 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-21 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6690 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6877JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 00:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6931The Japan Economic Scope ?- Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Sub Cabinet in Tokyo 4. Transcript of Press Roundtable after Sub Cabinet 5. Triangular Mergers: Still Pushing as the End Game Approaches 6. Amb. Michalak's Meetings on Triangular Mergers 7. DUSTR Bhatia and Dep. FM Yabunaka Exchange Reg Reform Recommendation [...]
2006-12-11 22:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7000 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7143UPDATE ON MOFA'S ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC DATA
[...] (SBU) Summary: MOFA continues to plug away at its regional economic data collection and analysis proposal (aka EiSMAP, the Economic Information Sharing Mechanism of the Asia-Pacific),having secured a USD six figure budget line item for the project in the draft GOJ FY-2007 budget. MOFA hopes [...]
2006-12-27 07:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPEC OECD JA
06TOKYO923 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/06
[...] Promote a strategy for growth in the Japanese economy, including the conclusion of a Japan-China economic partnership agreement 2. Urge China to become a democratic nation slowly by 2030 by expanding its middle class. Japan will share its experience with China. 3. Establish a trouble- [...]
2006-02-22 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TORONTO1144SOFTWOOD LUMBER: ONTARIO'S STAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: While major Canadian softwood industry officials are pushing the Harper government to return to the negotiating table, Ontario forestry association representatives are concerned that a negotiated settlement will prove elusive. At the same time, the Ontario government struggles [...]
2006-04-07 10:55:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV CA
06TRIPOLI453CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...]
2006-08-31 15:02:00Embassy TripoliSECRETOREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI557PROJECT LIBYA: EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
[...] The 4-7 December Project Libya exhibition is underway following a well-attended press launch on September 17. Organizers Montgomery Libya and Sahara Expo Libya presided over a packed house of reporters, businessmen and local embassy staff at the Corinthia Hotel. Jeremy Sale, Montgomery Libya' [...]
2006-10-01 13:43:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT ECON EIND EINV ENRG EPET ETRD LY
06TUNIS73BEYWATCH - NEWS FROM TUNISIA AT THE END OF 2005
[...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers, which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following vignettes will give the reader a look into everyday life in Tunisia that may no [...]
2006-01-17 07:33:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SOCI UN TS
06ULAANBAATAR401Speaker's views on Anti-corruption, Money
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's May 24 call on Speaker Nyamdorj, he expressed his firm support for the windfall profits tax passed by the State Great Hural (parliament),and opined that the body may override a veto if the President chose to take that step. Companies that expected to [...]
2006-05-25 06:26:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EINV EMIN ETRD KCRM SNAR PINR MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR461Tense Standoff in Protest at Foreign Mine
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, 60-year old male protester died at the Boroo Gold mining site. Protest leaders claimed this occurred after Boroo security guards used a stun gun on him. However, mine officials stated that the elderly protestor apparently died of a heart attack while trying to cl [...]
2006-06-15 09:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN EINV MG
06ULAANBAATAR537Mongolia's Parliament Passes Tax, Anti-Money-
[...] SUMMARY: Prior to the July 11-14 Naadam national day holiday, the State Great Hural (SGH - Parliament) passed three major pieces of legislation: an anti- corruption law; an anti-money laundering law; and amendments to the minerals law. The bills culminated a busy spring session for the legi [...]
2006-07-17 07:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EMIN EINV SNAR KCRM EFIN ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR875Mass firing of Mongolian mineworkers sends message to
[...] (SBU) One of Mongolia's largest employers, Ivanhoe Mines, will fire 900 of its domestic and foreign workforce, or some 7.5% of the 12,000 workers directly employed in the Mongolian mining sector. Ivanhoe cannot afford to pay workers idled by the Government of Mongolia's refusal to reach an agre [...]
2006-12-18 23:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]
2006-06-16 09:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]
2006-06-23 13:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA815IAEA/DPRK/IRAN: JAPAN NIXES BOG DPRK RESOLUTION;
[...] (S) Like-minded countries, meeting at the US mission November 2, agreed with Japan's view that, in light of the October 31 announcement on Six-Party talks, the Board should pursue a Chairman's Summary, but not a resolution unless the DPRK reneges on this agreement. Country statements at the B [...]
2006-11-03 15:11:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA851IAEA/IRAN: SECRETARIAT TELLS MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) During a technical briefing on November 15, the IAEA Secretariat advised that TC project IRA/9/019 (Strengthening Safety Capabilities for the Construction of a research Reactor) was not directly linked to enrichment and reprocessing activities, and the "Secretariat is certain this proj [...]
2006-11-17 08:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USNATO425READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...]
2006-07-06 16:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU
06USNATO676NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Western Balkans: During an informal PermRep meeting, U.S. PermRep states that without more progress on ICTY, the Riga Summit is too soon to grant Partnership for Peace (PfP) status to Serbia; she proposes keeping pressure on Serbia through the elections, then taking up PfP i [...]
2006-11-17 17:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL
06USNATO716ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO,
[...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...]
2006-12-14 17:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL MARR XB
06USUNNEWYORK1040COUNTER-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 13:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1041DRC SANCTIONS: UK PROPOSES REVISED LIST OF NAMES
[...] (C) As reported in REFTEL, the UK would like to press forward with a list of names for sanctioning under UNSCR 1649. UKUN gave USUN on May 22 a revised list of targets. UKUN stressed its desire to move quickly and submit the names for sanctioning, ideally before the Security Council travels [...]
2006-05-23 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV CG
06USUNNEWYORK1042DRC SANCTIONS: UK PROPOSES REVISED LIST OF NAMES
[...] (C) As reported in REFTEL, the UK would like to press forward with a list of names for sanctioning under UNSCR 1649. UKUN gave USUN on May 22 a revised list of targets. UKUN stressed its desire to move quickly and submit the names for sanctioning, ideally before the Security Council travels [...]
2006-05-23 20:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV CG
06USUNNEWYORK1070UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S 14TH
[...] (U) Summary: Building on reforms advanced since the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the May 1-12 fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) successfully focused on practical approaches to increase access to modern energy services. An interagency U.S. [...]
2006-05-25 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN
06USUNNEWYORK1123HAITI: UN SECRETARIAT SOLICITS VIEWS ON CHANGES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Director of the UN DPKO Europe and Latin America Division, convened Friends of Haiti experts on May 26 to outline preliminary UN views and solicit feedback on possible changes to the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) after UNSCR [...]
2006-06-02 15:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1156HAITI SRSG MULET CALLS FOR MAINTAINING MINUSTAH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi convened Friends of Haiti (U.S., France, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile) on June 1 to meet newly-appointed Special Repres [...]
2006-06-06 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1181UN REFORM: U.S. HOSTS LUNCH TO DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD
[...] Summary. In the latest in a series of lunches on reform in New York, Ambassadors and representatives from fourteen key countries on June 6 acknowledged that time was getting short and that it was critical to seek agreement on measures to strengthen the UN. At the lunch, hosted for the first [...]
2006-06-09 22:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1224DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION NEGOTIATIONS SHIFT INTO NEW
[...] (u) The current phase of negotiations on the development resolution in follow-up to the World Summit Outcome ended at midnight Thursday (6/16-17) without an agreed text. Facilitator Paul Lolo of Nigeria will no longer be available and responsibility for further progress will revert back to th [...]
2006-06-16 19:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1283SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES INTERNATIONAL LAW
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Security Council members joined by 16 other representatives of UN Missions debated the topic of the Security Council and international law on June 22, 2006. Nicolas Michel, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),Ro [...]
2006-06-29 13:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1297UNGA: 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 18:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1318GA REVITALIZATION DEBATE TO CONTINUE; NO AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The working group on GA revitalization continues to debate the co-Chairs' proposed report and recommendations, including language related to the selection process of the Secretary-General. The most recent group meeting, on June 29, revealed divergent positions on a number of issu [...]
2006-07-05 23:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1340UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ALL
[...] Summary. The Fifth Committee considered over 60 reports related to the budgetary, administrative and policy issues for UN peacekeeping at its second resumed 60th session from May 22 to June 30, 2006. By the end of the session, the Committee had agreed to financing resolutions for all 13 acti [...]
2006-07-11 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1351UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES
[...] SUMMARY: After several months of discussion, the General Assembly approved Strategy IV (phased approach) for the Capital Master Plan, and also converted into an appropriation the existing commitment authority of $77 million. The resolution (currently found in A/C.5/60/L.66) provides the CMP o [...]
2006-07-12 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1404GAMBARI, KALOMOH, GUEHENNO, EGELAND ATTEND CORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Under Secretary-General (U/SYG) for the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, hosted a meeting of members of the Core Group for Northern Uganda, composed of the U.S., UK, Norway, and Netherlands, with Canada also in attendance, to discuss the [...]
2006-07-25 13:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIV SU UG UNSC XA XW
06USUNNEWYORK1429DANISH PRESENTATION ON BUILDING STATES'
[...] Summary: At a July 19 meeting hosted by the Danish Mission to the UN, COWI A/S, an international consulting firm, and the Fourth Freedom Forum, a U.S. non-governmental organization, presented a working paper proposing strategies for counterterrorism capacity building and implementation of UNS [...]
2006-07-31 13:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1611UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST FOCUSES ON
[...] (U) Summary. Recalling recent UNSC focus on Lebanon, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Under Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari used a monthly UNSC public debate on the Middle East held on August 22 to call for a renewed international effort to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace proc [...]
2006-08-23 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1718SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: THE FUTURE OF THE
[...] (U) The Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council Reform (officially "The OEWG on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council") will meet on Friday, September 8 to approve this ye [...]
2006-09-05 13:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1838SYG SELECTION: VIKE-FREIBERGA JOINS THE RACE
[...] (C) Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga told Ambassador Bolton on September 18 that she aimed to make a statement on behalf of Eastern Europe and all women "simply by the fact of my candidacy" for UN Secretary-General. She candidly noted that it was a difficult decision to enter the race, [...]
2006-09-19 19:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN LG ZB
06USUNNEWYORK1920UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE
[...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...]
2006-10-06 00:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREF PREL UNFPA
06USUNNEWYORK2111SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE
[...] ACTION REQUEST PARA 6. 2. ON NOVEMBER 16, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL HOLD ELECTIONS TO FILL ALL 34 SEATS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION. THE U.S. HAS NOMINATED FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY LEGAL ADVISER MICHAEL MATHESON FOR ONE OF THE EIGHT VACANCIES IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHE [...]
2006-11-03 19:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ODIP ILC
06USUNNEWYORK2156AUSTRALIAN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION AGAINST CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Australia's push to amend the 61st General Assembly (GA) Resolution on "The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba" failed due to a no-action motion raised by Cuba with a 127-50-5 vote. The GA adopt [...]
2006-11-15 01:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA ETRD PGOV PREL EUN CU
06USUNNEWYORK2159EUROPEAN COOPERATION NEEDED ON UN RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) Mission requests Department undertake urgent demarches in western capitals on the UN General Assembly resolution on the Rights of the Child. Delegation has been participating actively in informal consultations on this resolution and has found co-sponsors (EU and GRULAC) willing to accom [...]
2006-11-15 23:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ESOC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2169U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]
2006-11-18 00:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2172VOTE 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 15:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI PTER SMIG SCUL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2180UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR AORC UNGA PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2186UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday, November 17th, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly acted on the program budget implications (PBI) of draft resolution A/ES-10/L.19, in accordance with Rule 153 of the Rules and Procedur [...]
2006-11-23 00:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IS KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK221961ST UNGA: SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FOUR
[...] Summary: On November 22, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed four resolutions, including one condemning the Israeli destruction of oil tanks in Lebanon. Four countries joined the US to vote No on the Lebanese resolution, with the EU members/applicants among the [...]
2006-12-06 17:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EFIN SENV UNGA IS LN
06USUNNEWYORK2223UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: On December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued informal consultations on the Capital Master Plan. Delegations raised questions regarding cost increases since least year, in particular with regard to swing space and scope options. On financing, Switzerla [...]
2006-12-06 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK223061ST UNGA: SECOND COMMITTEE VOTES ON TRADE; ADOPTS
[...] Summary: On December 1, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed five resolutions, including one on international trade that called for the restarting of the WTO Doha round. The US was alone in voting against it, while a large block of 52 countries including the EU a [...]
2006-12-08 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID SENV UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2234UNGA SECOND COMMITTE ADOPTS TEN RESOLUTIONS BY
[...] Summary: On December 6, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed nine resolutions by consensus, including one on external debt. None had program budget implications. The other resolutions were on commodities, the international year of forests, disaster reduction, UN [...]
2006-12-08 23:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD SENV KCOR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2246UN SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK, ADOPTS ELEVEN
[...] Summary: Concluding its work for 2006, the United Nations General Assembly Second Committee on economic and financial affairs adopted ten resolutions and one decision by consensus and voted (at EU insistence) on a resolution on global climate change during action on December 8. UN Under Secre [...]
2006-12-13 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN ETRD TSPL SENV UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2263UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTES ON DRAFT DECISION
[...] SUMMARY: On December 11th and 15th, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) voted on draft decisions regarding the program budget implications (PBIs) of A/ES-10/L.20 and A/ES-10/L.20/Rev.1, a draft resolution (reftels) to be acted on at the December 15th Emergency Special Session. [...]
2006-12-19 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2278FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 20 on all the resolutions of the Second Committee. As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that taken previously when the Second Committee adopted each resolution. For the sake of brevity, this cabl [...]
2006-12-22 19:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE
06USUNNEWYORK2290FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 19-22 on all the resolutions of the Third Committee, including human rights resolution on Belarus, Iran, DPRK and Burma (Burma further reported septel). As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that [...]
2006-12-26 18:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA XX
06USUNNEWYORK2291CONDEMNATORY HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (U) A strong and unambiguous resolution deploring the situation of human rights in Burma gathered momentum and passed by a significant margin of 57 votes in a late-night session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on December 22. The final vote count was 82 in favor (U.S.) - 25 opposed - 45 ab [...]
2006-12-26 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA BM XC
06USUNNEWYORK2298UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE
[...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...]
2006-12-27 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2299HAITI: CHINESE UN MISSION WARNS TIME MAY HAVE RUN
[...] (C) Summary. Delivering ref A points to PRC UN Mission PolMinCouns Li Junhua on December 22, USUN PolMinCouns and Poloff (notetaker) emphasized that ensuring stability in Haiti remains a vital interest of the USG and therefore urged China to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Stabil [...]
2006-12-28 20:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW
06USUNNEWYORK349HAITI: UNSC AND CORE GROUP COMMEND LATORTUE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During an open briefing to the UN Security Council and a subsequent meeting of the Haiti Core Group on February 22, Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) Prime Minister Gerard Latortue commended his government and the Haitian people on the conduct of first-round elections on 7 Feb [...]
2006-02-24 19:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK422HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MOVING TOWARDS A VOTE ON
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 3, the Swiss and Liechtenstein PermReps reiterated to Ambassador Wolff that re-opening of the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution to accommodate core U.S. requirements is not a realistic option. They remain eager to identify whether there is [...]
2006-03-04 00:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR UNGA PREL UNHRC
06USUNNEWYORK457UN REFORM/PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Summary. The selection of the thirty-one members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Organizational Committee remains stalled over the regional breakdown of the ECOSOC seats (reftel). USUN, however, has managed to facilitate a rotational agreement among the top ten financial contributor [...]
2006-03-10 00:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK461UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: SYG CALLS FOR "RADICAL
[...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented a comprehensive report on UN management reform (A/60/692) to the General Assembly March 7, telling delegates that "our present regulations and rules do not respond to current needs." In introducing the report, entitled, "Investing in the United Natio [...]
2006-03-10 17:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK501UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: MEXICO PROPOSES "BUFFER"
[...] Summary. In a briefing at the Mexican Mission on March 8th, the Mexican delegation briefed members of JUSCANZ (Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand),as well as Norway, Switzerland and South Korea on its proposal to modify the UN regular budget scale of assessment. The proposal would, in [...]
2006-03-14 17:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK503DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN OUTLINES EXPANDED FORMAT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff made reftel points in a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) for Peacekeeping Hedi Annabi and other Department of Peacekeeping Officials (DPKO) officials on March 10. He urged the Secretariat to ensure the UN Assistance Mission in SIPDIS Afgh [...]
2006-03-14 19:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK507UN AFGHAN SRSG KOENIGS COMMITTED TO EXPANDED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff pressed ref A points on the composition of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) during an introductory meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs on March 14. The Ambassador emphasized USG c [...]
2006-03-15 13:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK527UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ AMBASSADORS CONSULT
[...] Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (JUSCANZ) conferred March 14 to explore ways of dealing with the Secretary-General's latest initiatives for improving the UN's management and governance (reftels). While none of the Ambassadors had yet received c [...]
2006-03-16 22:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK531UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FAILS TO CREATE PEACEBUILDING
[...] (U) Summary. Following long and divisive deliberations in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),the U.S. remains isolated in its commitment to establish a small Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) "from within existing resources," as mandated by the World S [...]
2006-03-17 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK538HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]
2006-03-20 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK561UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ CONTINUE
[...] SUMMARY: Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. (JUSCANZ) met March 17 to continue their discussions on the Secretary-General's management reform ("rules and regulations") report (A/60/692); except for Canada, the countries were representated at the Deputy Per [...]
2006-03-22 19:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK590HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: WHY THE U.S. SHOULD NOT SEEK
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: After having voted "no" on the resolution establishing the Human Rights Council due to its inadequate provisions to prevent human rights violators from becoming members, USUN believes U.S. interests are best served by sitting out the first election for membership. A [...]
2006-03-24 00:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK599UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPAN'S
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton met with Ambassador Takasu, GOJ Special Ambassador for UN Reform, on March 23 to review the state-of-play on UN reform. Ambassador Takasu said the management reform report (A/60/692) is problematic because it will cost several hundred million dollars to implement it [...]
2006-03-24 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK600UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: DELEGATIONS STILL DEADLOCKED
[...] At a small meeting of key delegations on March 23, 2006, General Assembly President Jan Eliasson sought to find a way to break the deadlock over how the General Assembly would consider the Secretary-General's report, "Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide" (A/ [...]
2006-03-24 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK645UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY
[...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...]
2006-03-30 23:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK692CANADA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-04-04 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CA
06USUNNEWYORK714MARCH 30 ROLLOUT OF WATSON INSTITUTE PAPER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 30 luncheon at the UN, Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies unveiled its final white paper on "Strengthening Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures," research for which had been commissioned and sponsored by the governments of Germ [...]
2006-04-04 22:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PHUM PGOV PTER ETTC
06USUNNEWYORK832HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON
[...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]
2006-04-21 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK892SYG SELECTION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNS ABOUT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The General Assembly (GA) met April 19, under the auspices of one of the working groups created by the September 2005 Summit Document, to discuss "the role of the GA in the selection of the Secretary-General." Delegations in New York, particularly India, lamenting the "demise" o [...]
2006-04-28 23:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK896ACABQ SCRUTINIZES SYG'S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING
[...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) concluded its three-month long winter session on April 13, 2006. While the Committee largely focused on the budgets and administrative matters of the UN's peacekeeping missions as well as the Support Account a [...]
2006-05-01 17:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK908UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN
[...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...]
2006-05-03 20:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK946HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED
[...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]
2006-05-11 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK977GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENTS ON SYG'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In informal consultations of the General Assembly (closed to press and public) May 11 and 12, 36 delegations commented on the Secretary-General's recently released counterterrorism strategy. (UN Doc A/60/825 "Uniting against terrorism: recommendations for a global counter-terro [...]
2006-05-15 15:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER UNGA
06VATICAN153HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S INTERVIEW ON LEBANON
[...] (U) Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., Foreign Minister) gave an interview to Vatican Radio July 27 on the Rome Conference which met July 26 on the Lebanon crisis. The interview was published under the headline, "4 Positive Aspects of Talks on [...]
2006-07-28 13:10:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL VT LE
06VATICAN269LATIN AMERICA: 1999 VATICAN DOCUMENT STILL GIVES DIRECTION
[...] (SBU) Latin America is home to about half of the world's more than one billion-plus Catholics, making it a key region for the Holy See. It is also a region where the Catholic Church is losing many adherents, especially to evangelical groups. For these reasons and others, Latin America is oft [...]
2006-12-27 18:04:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI ECON VT XM
06VIENNA1649 May 3 EU-U.S. JHA Ministerial Troika
[...] Summary. The U.S. - EU JHA Ministerial Troika was held in Vienna May 3 with the U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, accompanied by DHS Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson. The EU delegation was headed by SIPDIS Austrian Minister of the Interior Prokop, Justice Minister [...]
2006-06-08 09:12:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA2765AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 15, 2006
[...] The former head of Bawag bank, Helmut Elsner, has been arrested at his home in the south of France. Elsner is under criminal investigation in connection with currency speculations and losses at Bawag. The Justice Ministry in Vienna says the 71-year-old Elsner was arrested because there was a f [...]
2006-09-15 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2829DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: PRIORITIES FOR THE SECOND
[...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche on the Human Rights Council (HRC) September 22 to Engelbert Theuermann, the assistant secretary-level director of the Austrian MFA's human rights bureau. We also passed him copies of the U.S. proposals on Universial Periodic Peer Review and Mandate Revie [...]
2006-09-22 14:43:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN AU
06VIENNA3028STEYR-MANNLICHER: RELOADING AFTER SANCTIONS
[...] (S//NF) Summary. EconPolCouns and Poloffs delivered ref A points to Steyr-Mannlicher CEO Wolfgang Fuerlinger on September 28 to discuss ref A questions. Fuerlinger claimed his business in the U.S. has dried up as a result of the sanctions and complained that the USG unfairly targeted Steyr- [...]
2006-10-12 11:25:00Embassy ViennaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC AU
06VIENNA3114AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR
[...] (S/NF) EconPolCouns discussed reftel demarche on October 17 with Ralph Scheide, MFA's Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa. Scheide immediately consulted with Margit Bruck-Friedrich, the MFA's export control expert. Bruck-Friedrich informed Scheide that she had not seen an exp [...]
2006-10-20 11:14:00Embassy ViennaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR AU
06VIENNA3588AUSTRIA'S STEYR COMPANIES: WHO OWNS WHAT AND WHO DOES WHAT
[...] There are several independent Austrian companies with the name "Steyr." All of them originally formed one company, Steyr-Daimler-Puch (SDP). However, in the 1980s, SDP, one of Austria's largest industrial conglomerates, encountered major financial problems that resulted in the company's brea [...]
2006-12-21 10:57:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ETRD ETTC AU
06VIENNA4622006 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 14:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
06VIENTIANE660AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MISSING CHILDREN WITH MFA
[...] (C) As a follow-up to the July 13 like-minded group meeting on the missing children (reftel),this morning Ambassador met with MFA Europe-Americans Department DG Southam Sakhonnhinyom to convey our continued concern about the children's situation. Ambassador first reminded Southam of the case [...]
2006-07-14 04:37:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF KIRF PREL TH LA
06WARSAW1683Emigration Tightens Poland's Labor Markets: "Will the Last
[...] That Poles are leaving Poland in search of jobs and higher wages in other countries is nothing new. For Poland this is merely dj vu, yet another wave of emigration, another generation of young Poles leaving the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Past migrations of Poles hav [...]
2006-08-12 10:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ELAB SOCI PREL SMIG PL XG XH
06WARSAW2399POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarches upon receipt to Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA UN Department. Luczka confirmed that, consistent with the EU common position, Poland would oppose procedural efforts to block consideration of Canadian, EU and U.S.-sponsore [...]
2006-11-15 15:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC BO
06WELLINGTON102NEW ZEALAND'S PRIORITIES FOR APEC 2006
[...] (C) Rupert Holborow, New Zealand's senior official for APEC, said his government has identified key issues it would like APEC 2006 to address, but "without specificity" since it is waiting to learn about other APEC economies' priorities. Meanwhile, New Zealand sees APEC Senior Official Chairman [...]
2006-02-08 03:26:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALAPECO ECIN ETRD NZ
06WELLINGTON260THE NUCLEAR BAN AND NEW ZEALAND'S IDENTITY
[...] (C) Summary: For reasons of history and politics, New Zealand's anti-nuclear legislation has become a core part of the nation's psyche. The ban arose just as the country was forging its post-colonial identity, and has become as integral to many Kiwis as the Constitution is to us. Although w [...]
2006-04-05 03:55:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON465NEW ZEALAND TAX CHANGES WOULD END PREFERENCE FOR INVESTMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see Paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand government has proposed changing the tax treatment of overseas stock-market investments in an effort to protect small investors. The proposal effectively would maintain a tax preference for portfolio i [...]
2006-06-19 21:35:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN NZ
06WELLINGTON470PRESENCE OF 9/11 HIJACKER CRONY IN NEW ZEALAND
[...] (SBU) The New Zealand Government announced on June 11 that it had two weeks earlier deported Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali, a Saudi national of Yemeni background. When Ali had lived in the United States some years ago, he studied flying and roomed in Phoenix with 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour, wh [...]
2006-06-20 22:51:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER NZ
06WELLINGTON481NEW ZEALAND REVIEWING MEDICINES POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand government has launched a review of its long-term medicines strategy, aiming to identify ways to improve the drug-purchasing system that controls the range and price of most prescription medicines in the country. The review follows more than a year of escalatin [...]
2006-06-22 23:45:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON NZ
06WELLINGTON551NEW ZEALAND MAY SEE BIGGER HUNT FOR OIL AND GAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Higher oil and gas prices are spurring plans for new exploratory drilling in several hard-to-reach sites in New Zealand. The government - despite a preference for expanding renewable energy sources - has sweetened the pot for prospective drillers through reductions in royalties [...]
2006-07-14 03:31:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON59Bio Data for 2006 International Visitor Haydon
[...] Post nominates Haydon Dewes for RP Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, April 3-21, 2006. 2. Haydon Dewes has Full Country Team Approval. 3. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT: : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edi [...]
2006-01-24 18:47:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
06WELLINGTON732EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S MEETINGS WITH GNZ:
[...] (C) Summary: During September 13 meetings in Wellington, GNZ officials told EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann that PM Clark and NZ Ministers support greater US-NZ cooperation. McGann and his counterparts agreed that meetings over the coming months between both sides' leaders and senior officials [...]
2006-09-19 01:26:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ETRD NZ US
06WELLINGTON852APEC 2006 - NEW ZEALAND'S PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand shares many of the USG's priorities for APEC 2006, Senior Official for APEC, Rupert Holborow told ECONOFF on November 1. Holborow stated that GNZ's number one priority was a successful conclusion to the Doha round and said APEC reforms are needed to keep the organiz [...]
2006-11-01 20:20:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PARM PTER TSPL APECO NZ
06YAOUNDE1631CAMEROON: OFF ROAD IN THE WESTERN PROVINCES
[...] (U) Pol/Econ chief made a three-day trip at the height of the rainy season September 28-October 1 to inaugurate Self-Help and Ambassador's Girls Scholarship projects in the North West, South West and West provinces. This message offers her impressions of the region. ----------------------- [...]
2006-10-26 08:55:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCM EAGR SENV KCOR SCUL PINR
06YEREVAN1509DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel summary to Karine Afrikian, head of the United States and Canada desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and asked for suggestions on possible projects to promote the empowerment of women. After the meeting and at Afrikian's request, we sent her an electronic versio [...]
2006-10-27 04:12:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PHUM PREL UNGA
06YEREVAN1612DEMARCHES DELIVERED: UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 13:40:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN AM
06YEREVAN586 ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: APRIL
[...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for April 2006. Major headlines include: -- Greek Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) to sell its 90 percent share in the Armenia Telephone Company (ArmenTel); -- GOAM sells Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant [...]
2006-04-27 12:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTDB CCSR BEXP BTIO AM
06ZAGREB1109CROATIA HOSTS SEMINAR ON MULTINATIONAL UNITS
[...] (U) Fourteen NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations are attending a 12-15 September seminar on multinational police units in international peacekeeping operations. The Croatian Armed Forces' Military Police Department is hosting the event, held in the coastal city of Split, to expan [...]
2006-09-14 07:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB180NATO MEMBER AMBASSADORS IN CROATIA AGREE TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) At a gathering of Ambassadors and military attaches from twenty NATO-member countries on February 9 hosted by Ambassador Frank, the assembled Ambassadors agreed to take a more active, public role in supporting the GoC's public education efforts in support of NATO membership. Hungary - a [...]
2006-02-10 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO KPOA HR
06ZAGREB415CA A/S MAURA HARTY MEETS WITH CROATIAN OFFICIALS
[...] Summary: Property restitution, student exchanges, biometric developments for Croatian passports, and extradition processes were some of the issues discussed by Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Consular Affairs (CA) Ambassador Maura Harty in a bilateral meeting with Croatian Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2006-03-28 14:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC CJAN HR
06ZAGREB45CROATIA: 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 12:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ABIDJAN1265EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has the will to combat drug trafficking, but lacks the capacity. Also, as it concentrates on steering the country out of its five-year political crisis, its attention is focused on other priorities. The Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat Drug Traffick [...]
2007-12-31 16:33:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID KCRM PREL SOCI SNAR IV
07ABIDJAN326COTE D'IVOIRE: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) and Regina Davis, USAID/OFDA's Principal Regional Advisor for West Africa (PRA),met in Abidjan with UN-OCHA, other UN agencies, NGOs, and donor Embassies to discuss opinions on UNHCR's handling of its Protection Cluster responsib [...]
2007-03-27 10:24:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PHUM UNHCR IV
07ABIDJAN600THE ROCKY ROAD TO UNHCR'S JUNE 30 RETURN DEADLINE
[...] (U) Summary: The Abijan-based Refugee Coordinator for West Africa (RefCoord),traveled by road from Monrovia to Abidjan from May 1 to May 17. RefCoord passed through Gbarnga, Voinjama, Macenta, Nzerekore, Danane, Duekoue/Guiglo, and Tabou during the trip. RefCoord visited a number of villa [...]
2007-06-07 09:35:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM IV LI GU
07ABIDJAN913WORLD BANK, EU LEAD DONORS' POST CONFLICT EFFORTS;
[...] (C) Summary. The World Bank, European Union (EU) and the United National Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) held two closely-related meetings in the past 10 days on post-crisis coordination, where participants were unanimous in their frustration at the slow pace of progress. Identification [...]
2007-08-29 16:54:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IDB IV PREL
07ABUDHABI1567UAE DISMISSES ACADEMICS WITH PRESUMED ISLAMIST
[...] (C) Summary: Reports of educators removed from the classroom for alleged "Islamist" tendencies are circulating in the UAE, with estimates of the number of those dismissed reaching as high as 92. One English teacher well known to the PA Section was told not to report to work when the new sem [...]
2007-09-20 05:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SCUL AE
07ABUDHABI168 PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO SYRIA VIA
[...] (SBU) Post delivered non-paper with container numbers to MFA on Sunday, February 3, DCM raising subject with Asst U/S for International Cooperation. Econchief followed up with the Ministry of Interior's coordinator for combating trafficking in WMD Major Mohamed Al-Kitbi and the MFA represent [...]
2007-02-04 13:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE
07ABUDHABI276SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direc [...]
2007-02-15 14:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETAE ETTC IR PGOV PREL
07ABUDHABI368UAE 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...]
2007-03-05 15:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
07ABUDHABI956AFGHAN DEFMIN WARDAK MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) Summary: On June 8, Afghan Minister of Defense General Wardak told Ambassador that Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has informed President Karzai that the UAE would donate nine Mi-19 helicopters to Afghanistan. General Wardak has passed the UAE and other donor c [...]
2007-06-10 12:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMASS MOPS MCAP PREL AF AE
07ABUJA1020A/S FRAZER VISIT UPDATE
[...] (U) U.S. Embassy Abuja warmly welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and AF SIPDIS Special Assistant Fatuma Sanneh, who will visit Nigeria May 28-30 for the Presidential Inauguration. Country clearance information and a scenesetter will be transmitted sep [...]
2007-05-23 13:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOTRA OVIP NI
07ABUJA1056NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S MAY 28-30
[...] (C) U.S. Embassy Abuja warmly welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and SIPDIS Special Assistant Fatuma Sanneh, who will visit Nigeria for the May 29 presidential inauguration. Your trip comes during a time of political tension and confusion. The April 1 [...]
2007-05-25 13:41:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL NI
07ABUJA123NIGERIA: HALF OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS REGISTERED
[...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 35 million voters as of January 18. However, IFES has serious concerns about data quality and the transfer of data from 40,000 registration machines into a central database to form the voters roll. [...]
2007-01-19 12:48:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA2007(S/NF) NIGERIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES"
[...] (S//NF) Per Ref A request, names follow of "credible voices" in Nigeria's Muslim communities. 2. (S//NF) Shaykh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh AL-HUSSAINI (See Ref B) (A) INFLUENCE: Al-Hussaini enjoys popularity throughout Nigeria, particularly in the North-East, and is viewed as an authority on I [...]
2007-09-14 12:58:00Embassy AbujaSECRETKISL PINR NI
07ABUJA25602007 ECOWAS DONORS' MEETING
[...] Summary: Development partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met November 20-21 in Abuja for a progress report on the organization's initiatives. The central vision of the ECOWAS Commission was transforming ECOWAS into an "ECOWAS of the People." While peace and sec [...]
2007-12-13 06:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ETRD EINV EAID PREL NI ECOWAS
07ABUJA270SULTAN PLEDGES TO TARGET POLIO, HIV/AIDS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a February 4 courtesy call on the newly appointed Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Sa'ad Abubakar. The Sultan praised USG efforts to reach out to the Muslim community in northern Nigeria and pledged to use his time in office to call on Muslims to combat the spread [...]
2007-02-12 16:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA492INEC CHAIRMAN TELLS WESTERN COMS HE IS "DETERMINED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 8 meeting with Western diplomats, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu again exuded the optimistic tone he has shown in recent meetings about the state of preparations for forthcoming state and national elections (see reftel). He claim [...]
2007-03-14 15:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ACCRA1033UPDATE ON KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 4 visit to Krisan Camp, Ref Coord noted relatively good morale, better access to potable water, and no incidents of sexual- or gender-based violence. There was still no lighting at night and the Camp Clinic has experienced occasional shortages of medication. Reset [...]
2007-05-09 17:41:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM GH
07ACCRA1964GHANAIAN DELEGATION TO UNGA
[...] (SBU) On September 17, the GOG State Protocol Office provided the following information concerning the Ghanaian delegation to UNGA. Responses are keyed to reftel request: A. Attendance of Head of State/Head of Government. Plans to attend. -- John A. Kufuor, President -- Plans to arrive [...]
2007-09-18 15:40:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GH
07ACCRA2604RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GHANA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Resource nationalism in Ghana has not been a major concern for the extractive industries since the nationalization of mining interests in the 1970s. The policy was reversed in the l980s under the Rawlings administration. Per the 1992 Constitution, mineral resources are the [...]
2007-12-29 13:26:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT EINV EMIN ENRG GH
07ACCRA27PRESIDENT KUFUOR SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR
[...] Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor came to the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book opened in memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. President Kufuor wrote: "On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Ghana, I express condolences to the government and [...]
2007-01-05 11:58:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDGH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA483GHANA 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 18:05:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07ADDISABABA1079SOMALIA: TFG REACHES OUT TO HAWIYE, BUT PLANS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensions between the Darood (President Abdullahi Yusuf's clan) and Hawiye who control Mogadishu, asserting they were exaggerated by disenchanted Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ay [...]
2007-04-11 08:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EAID KDEM ET SO QA CA
07ADDISABABA1309ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USARCENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...]
2007-04-27 12:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1406ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCENTCOM CDR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...]
2007-05-08 15:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1549SOMALIA: AF DAS SWAN CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ENVOY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 11, Jean-Christophe Belliard, Personal Envoy for Somalia of EU High Representative for Foreign and Defense Policy Javier Solana, informed visiting AF DAS Jim Swan and Special Envoy to Somalia-designate Ambassador John Yates of recent consultations held separately with Ethi [...]
2007-05-22 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL ET SO
07ADDISABABA191AMBASSADOR COURVILLE'S MEETING WITH CORE GROUP ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During a January 23 USAU hosted initial meeting of Partners of the African Union (AU),representatives discussed how to support the AU and Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to deploy to Somalia. The following delegations were represented: Canada, European Union Commission, [...]
2007-01-23 16:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IO MOPS
07ADDISABABA1924ETHIOPIAN WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS REFLECTS EPRDF'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Established in 2006, the Ethiopian Women's Parliamentary Caucus comprises one-fifth of the members of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives (117 of 547 seats),and underscores how the number of women in Ethiopia's Parliament has tripled following the May 2005 national ele [...]
2007-06-21 08:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KWMN ET
07ADDISABABA2196(C-AL7-01035) UN AGENCIES AND NGOS DISCUSS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on July 3 of UN agencies and USAID-funded NGOs operating in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, as well as major development partners, to exchange information on current security and humanitarian conditions in the Ogaden and to separate f [...]
2007-07-13 15:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINS EAID EAGR MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2402DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORIST FINANCE:
[...] (SBU) On July 31, A/DCM and ECONOFF delivered the information in reftel to Adam Tesfaye, Desk Officer for the U.S.and Canada at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tesfaye stated he would forward the information to other GOE offices including GOE security services. YAMAMOTO [...]
2007-08-01 08:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2445ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) ACTIONS AGREED ON OGADEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on August 3 to address current developments in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, and possible responses by international partners. UN officials, NGO representatives, and key donor missions reviewed the humanitarian and security situation i [...]
2007-08-03 16:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2813ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERS EXPLORING FUTURE OF PARTY AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since their pardon and release from prison in July and August, the members of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Supreme Council have begun actively working to reestablish themselves as the recognized leadership of the CUD. After nearly two years in prison, the former lea [...]
2007-09-17 13:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2860ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR AUGUST 2007
[...] SUMMARY --Council of ministers approved salary increase for civil servants; --The consumer price index still on the rise; CPI inflation reached 18% in August; Government action to curb price hike; minister asks to expose speculators; --The official exchange rate of the Ethiopian Birr again [...]
2007-09-19 12:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ENRG EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA2944Meskel: Crowds Celebrate a New Beginning for the Government
[...] "Meskel", one of the most important Ethiopian Orthodox religious festivals, was celebrated on September 28. It attracted over 500,000 people in and near Meskel Square in the heart of Addis Ababa, with reports from the Ethiopian press that as many as one million people throughout the city celeb [...]
2007-10-01 11:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA694REVIEW OF OUTCOME OF FRENCH RECAMP V TRAINING
[...] (U) Participants: USAU staff joined African and partner countries (what countries) there was no US participant at this meeting, with the exception of USAU observers. 2. (U) Background: The purpose of the February 21-22 meeting was for the participants to: (1) review outcomes of French R [...]
2007-03-06 06:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA90SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY USTR ALLGEIER'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country is focused primarily on the recent military operation in Somalia, but Ethiopia is making progress on development through growth and diversification of exports and substantial advances in education and health care. Septel d [...]
2007-01-12 10:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL ET
07ADDISABABA979NO-FLY WAIVER OR FEDERAL ESCORT REQUESTED FOR AMIR
[...] (C) Per CA/OCS SOP ref A and 7 FAM 194.4, Post requests a high level review of the no fly case of American citizen Amir Meshal. 2. (S/NF) American citizen Amir Meshal was captured by Kenyan authorities leaving Somalia following the Ethiopian military action against the Islamic Court governm [...]
2007-04-02 13:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNCASC EAIR PTER KHLS ET
07AITTAIPEI1854EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 22:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI1877EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-17 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI2106EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 05:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI622MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 17-19 on the DPP government's decision to appoint Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu as the new TECRO chief; on the drafting of a constitution for a "Second Republic"; and on the 2008 presidential elections. [...]
2007-03-19 09:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI948CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Canada convened a meeting April 11 of representatives from UK, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and U.S. offices in Taipei to discuss next steps following Taiwan's abortive membership bid for the World Health Organization (WHO). All agreed that that Taiwan's membershi [...]
2007-04-27 08:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALWHO TBIO PREL CH TW
07ALGIERS1096SONATRACH GOES GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As speculation mounts regarding the date of the next international licensing round for Algerian exploration blocks, Sonatrach has signaled that either downstream market access or partnership in foreign projects will be a precondition for foreign firms wishing to partake in Algeri [...]
2007-08-01 18:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL AG
07ALGIERS680GOVERNMENT COALITION PARTIES RETURN IN LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerians went to the polls in low numbers under heavy security Thursday to elect representatives to Algeria's largely powerless 389-seat parliament for five-year terms. The parties of the current government coalition claimed the day, led by President Bouteflika's FLN, the secu [...]
2007-05-19 09:08:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS997AQIM WEBSITE UPDATE - SHADOWS OF THE SWORD SERIES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, AQIM released a new video on its website www.qmaghreb.org. Entitled "Shadows of the Sword, Part II," the video features AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdal calling on viewers to repent and support AQIM with money, weapons and by spreading the word. The video shows a Januar [...]
2007-07-11 16:39:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PTER AG
07AMMAN1276Embassy 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 04:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN2697UNRWA ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's Advisory Commission met June 17-18 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Representatives from over 20 refugee host and UNRWA donor countries and senior UNRWA staff participated in the meeting. PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright accompanied by Acting Regional RefCoord an [...]
2007-06-25 09:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL PREL IS KWBG JO IZ LE
07AMMAN3004JORDANIAN FM LIKELY TO ATTEND GCC+2
[...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on 7/14 to Thamer Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister,s private office. (Note: FM Al-Khatib was in transit in Europe on his way back from King Abdullah,s visit to Canada. End note.) 2. (C) Adwan expressed satisfaction at the senior level of USG r [...]
2007-07-15 09:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BA EG JO KU MU QA SA AE
07AMMAN3472JORDAN SEES SLIGHT INCREASE IN TRADE DEFICIT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan saw its trade deficit widen slightly to USD 3.4 billion during the first half of 2007, due to imports that more than doubled rising exports. Despite an overall increase in total national exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) reported that apparel exports to [...]
2007-08-19 13:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO
07AMMAN3656JORDAN WELCOMES MOU ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND PROPOSES
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Touqan will represent the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial, and has proposed signing the Memora [...]
2007-08-30 11:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV EPET JO
07AMMAN3657ICRC CLAIMS IT CONVINCED GOJ TO ALLOW TWO IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) ICRC Deputy Director Kim Gordon-Bates told poloff and PRM Project Management Specialist on August 16 that ICRC succeeded in convincing the Jordanian Ministry of Interior to permit two Iranian Kurds to transit Jordan to receive medical treatment: a critically-ill woman in her 40's and her [...]
2007-08-30 12:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3881MENA OECD STEERING GROUP MEETS IN AMMAN TO PLAN FOR
[...] (SBU) The Steering Group of the MENA OECD Investment Program met in Amman, Jordan on September 5 to review progress and prepare for its ministerial meeting. The Egyptian Prime Minister will open the November 28 Ministerial and its Investment Minister will chair the meeting. The initiative, n [...]
2007-09-18 14:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV XF
07AMMAN4019JIPTC RETURNED TO GOJ, WILL CONTINUE AS JIPTC
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Jordan's Public Security Directorate Chief took part in a ceremony returning control of the Jordan International Police Training Center to the GOJ. The PSD Chief said that JIPTC would continue its mission as an international police training center, and that Jordan was i [...]
2007-09-27 14:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MASS KPAL JO IZ
07AMMAN4075 DAMAN Pre-inspection Program Terminated; Jordan Institutes
[...] (U) Director General of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) Dr. Yaseen Khayaat confirmed to EconOffs September 30 that the long-running DAMAN pre-inspection program expired on schedule on September 1, 2007 (reftel). Khayaat added that with the end of the program, Bureau [...]
2007-10-03 11:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD JO
07AMMAN4207REMITTANCES 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 11:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI JO
07AMMAN4545NO CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE GROWTH OF RESOURCE
[...] (SBU) Jordan, unlike its southern and eastern neighbors, is virtually devoid of natural resources. Reports of probable oil reserves have not been proven, and the GOJ is hopeful that eventual development and exploitation of shale deposits will help to alleviate its dependence on imported fuel [...]
2007-11-13 08:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET PGOV JO
07AMMAN4678U.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 14:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN4820TREASURY 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 11:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID JO IZ
07ANKARA105ISPARTA: SMELLING THE ROSES WHILE WAITING FOR PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Isparta, five hours southwest of Ankara, is a central Anatolian city of 150,000, aptly nicknamed "The Land of Roses" owing to its production of sixty percent of the world's rose oil. A candidate for the GOT's expanded regional investment incentives program, Isparta was ultima [...]
2007-01-19 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON TU
07ANKARA1245ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1515TURKEY-EU TROIKA MEETINGS: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey-EU Troika consultations held June 4 in Ankara were constructive and served to underscore the continued mutual commitment to pursuing eventual Turkish EU membership, according to GOT and EU officials. Turkey's membership aspirations continue, and the technical process, thou [...]
2007-06-14 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TU
07ANKARA2365TURKEY: WILL CIVIL-MILITARY TENSIONS PLAY OUT IN
[...] (C) Since Abdullah Gul's elevation to the presidency on August 28, Turks have been parsing every interaction between him and the military to discern the future of military-government relations. Despite a peaceful, uneasy coexistence, military leaders are clearly alarmed by the AKP's overwhelm [...]
2007-09-18 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA2512TURKEY'S TIP SHELTERS FACING CRITICAL BUDGET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Budgetary short-falls threaten the continued operation of Turkey's two dedicated anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) shelters. While the Istanbul shelter is at least secure through the end of 2007, Ankara shelter administrators have told us that they have had to divert resource [...]
2007-10-11 07:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU
07ANKARA257STRENGTHENING NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Turkey has embraced the objectives of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). A participant in every major non-proliferation regime and a strong supporter of the Proliferation Security Initiative, Turkey has acted against proliferators and blocked shipments of concern to I [...]
2007-02-06 16:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA258INROADS SLOW FOR LIBERTARIAN THINK TANK IN TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Association for Liberal Thinking (ALT),is an Ankara-based think tank established in 1994 to promote classical liberal (i.e. libertarian) thought in Turkey. In an effort to maintain autonomy, ALT has no direct links to any political party or movement, receives minimal fundi [...]
2007-02-07 08:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM KPAO SOCI TU
07ANKARA2660TURKEY: LONG-TIME ADVOCATES CITE BETRAYAL AND
[...] (C) Summary: Anger on the streets pales in comparison with the deep sense of betrayal long-time friends of America are expressing to us. They assert we are on the brink of a full blown rupture in relations. End summary. 2. (C) Suat Kiniklioglu is the former head of the German Marshall Fu [...]
2007-10-26 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU US
07ANKARA2684ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2719ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA439TURKISH LOGISTICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Incirlik Air Base (IAB) in southern Turkey has been a strategic asset to coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan since the first Gulf War. Current Turkish authorization to use IAB as air-refueling, cargo transit and FAA navigation aid operation hubs has saved the US hundreds of [...]
2007-02-28 08:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ AF
07ANKARA552TURKISH GENERAL STAFF TAKING A HARDER LINE WITH
[...] (C) The Turkish General Staff (TGS),in some cases fronted by the Foreign Ministry, is taking a harder line on routine military cooperation with allies. -- Ankara-based diplomats told us that blanket overflight clearances granted to France, Germany, Spain, and Canada for support to Operati [...]
2007-03-12 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR FR GE SP AU TU
07ANKARA581TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2007
[...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on February 23. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq were discussed and the importance of territorial integrity and poli [...]
2007-03-14 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL ET AJ AL JO AF TU
07ANKARA606FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS' SCRUTINY OF IRANIAN TRAVELERS
[...] (S) Summary: Queries to Iranian visa applicants regarding how they obtained visas to travel to countries other than the United States revealed that in most cases obtaining a tourist visa is simply a matter of filing the proper forms and paying the requisite fees. The relative ease with whic [...]
2007-03-16 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS IR PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA642TURKISH GOVERNMENT MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AKDAMAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE 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 09:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ASHGABAT749CHEVRON PREPARING TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 26 meeting, Chevron's Director of Business Development for the CIS, Gerry Harris, told A/DCM that his company had just submitted two proposals to Turkmenistan's State Agency for Hydrocarbon Manageme [...]
2007-07-27 10:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET EINV ECON TX
07ASTANA1438KAZAKHSTAN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON CREATION OF
[...] (C) Summary: On May 10 representatives of the Government of Kazakhstan and the Government of Russia signed an Inter-governmental Agreement to set up an international uranium enrichment center, under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) control, in Angarsk, Russia. For Kazakhstan's state- [...]
2007-05-29 03:14:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET KZ RS
07ASTANA203KAZAKHSTAN: JOINING FORCES WITH THE U.S. TO COMBAT ILLEGAL
[...] Summary: A senior-level Kazakhstani interagency delegation visited Washington December 4-8 to meet with State, DHS, FBI, DOD, DEA, HHS, DOJ, and others to discuss bilateral collaboration to combat illegal narcotics supply, reduce societal drug demand especially among young people, combat addic [...]
2007-01-24 01:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL KZ
07ASTANA3177 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, NOVEMBER 5 - 18,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani 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. -- UniCredit Group Finalizes Purchase of ATF Bank -- British Compani [...]
2007-11-23 07:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
07ASUNCION18PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE DECEMBER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan Engineering Know How -- Threshold Program, First Ever Inter-Institutional Agreement -- Cuban National Arrives Safely in Miami -- First Class Graduation -- Paraguay Attracting Investment PARAGUAYAN ENGINEERING KNOW HOW 2. (U) An Anatov 124-100, the largest [...]
2007-01-11 22:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EAIR KCRM KMCA CU PA
07ATHENS1714FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 28 SITREP
[...] (SBU) Though apparently fewer in number, wildfires continue to burn, principally in the Peloponnese peninsula and on the island of Evia but also elsewhere. Risk of fire remains high. According to the Fire Service spokesperson, no villages are currently threatened but the winds remain unpre [...]
2007-08-28 15:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2113GREEK VIEWS ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) On October 18, PolOff delivered reftel points on U.S. positions on UNGA Third Committee resolutions to Ambassador Georgios Dimitriadis, deputy head of the MFA D4 Directorate for Human Rights Issues. 2. (SBU) On October 25, DepPolCouns discussed the issues further with Dimitriadis His [...]
2007-10-25 12:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIA GR
07ATHENS2171GREECE AND RUSSIA: THE GROWING TIES -- THAT BIND?
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic, political, religious, and cultural ties between Greece and Russia have deepened and broadened. Increased economic cooperation -- particularly in the energy field -- has been the most conspicuous area of growth, but [...]
2007-11-06 15:03:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU GR
07BAGHDAD2278ACTIVITIES OF WESTERNZAGROS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Canadian-based petroleum exploration and development company, WesternZagros, has been operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005. It signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) that was ratified on March 2 [...]
2007-07-09 16:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2418 Practical Federalism Seminar Brings Together Kurdistan
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A July 10-13 "Practical Federalism in Iraq" seminar held in Erbil was the first such event attended by members of both the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) and the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Discussion was focused on the Oil Law, Article 140, and regional formatio [...]
2007-07-20 12:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2454JULY 23 TUWAITHA COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 23, Energy Attache attended a meeting of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha issues committee. The committee emphatically expressed the desire to meet with high-level representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency in order to understand all safeguards requirements [...]
2007-07-25 07:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2608AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER'S
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 2 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, USAID Mission Director Bambi Arellano, and Rule of Law (RoL) Coordinator Jim Santelle, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim discussed the following subjects: -- problems within the Iraqi detention system (including alleged disappea [...]
2007-08-06 11:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ KJUS MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL
07BAGHDAD298ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO RESIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 25, Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani said the Arab League failed to support him politically. As a result, Lamani said he is resigning. He passed a copy of his resignation letter to the Ambassador and said it was confidenti [...]
2007-01-29 11:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2996IRAQI REFUGEE PROCESSING: CAN WE SPEED IT UP?
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S. has provided substantial assistance to Iraq's two million refugees, over USD 120 million in FY-07, which is considerably more than all other donors combined. Assistance also involves resettling some refugees; over 10,000 UNHCR referrals are pending. The process typicall [...]
2007-09-07 02:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL SY JO IZ
07BAGHDAD3064EXPANDED 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 02:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3117OIL MINISTER COURTS ENAMORED OIL FIRMS WHILE KRG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 00:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3397RECLASSIFIED COPY (C REL UK): OIL MINISTER COURTS
[...] (U) This reclassified cable replaces Baghdad 3117. The cable is otherwise unchanged. 2. (C REL UK) SUMMARY: Iraq Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani assured a Dubai conference hall of international oil company (IOC) executives that the Government of Iraq (GOI) would welcome IOC investment [...]
2007-10-11 06:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3600IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL BUDGET EXECUTION: FORWARD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial budget execution in 2007 remains one of Iraq's major accomplishments in good governance. At 60 percent, current commitment rates for 2007 remain impressive. USG programs in training and capacity building, administered nationally and through PRTs, have played an important [...]
2007-10-30 07:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD696BACKGROUND ON CAREER OF TOP BUSINESS LEADER IN
[...] (U) As reported in reftel, RRT Off met on February 10 with Faruk Mustafa Rassool, the most prominent businessman in Sulaimaniyah Province. This telegram reports on Rasool,s career background. MODEST BEGINNING THEN EXPANSION AND DIVERSIFICATION 2. (SBU) Faruk Mustafa Rassool began his c [...]
2007-02-25 14:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON IZ
07BAKU1078EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES EPC FOLLOW-UP WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, EEB A/S Sullivan discussed economic cooperation and reviewed progress and next steps within the framework of the Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) with his EPC Co-Chair Minister of Finance Sharifov. Sharifov reported that the GOAJ planne [...]
2007-08-28 07:06:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD KCOR PGOV PREL
07BAKU1295EMBASSY BAKU TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO PUBLIC
[...] (S) Per Reftel B, Embassy Baku informs the department that effective 0900 on October 29, 2007, the Mission will be temporarily closed to the public. The temporary closure to the public and minimal operations is in response to a terrorist threat (reftel A). The Embassy consulted with the Ops [...]
2007-10-29 08:49:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNAEMR AJ AMGT ASEC CASC PTER
07BAKU880WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS ELECTS A NEW LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: The World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) held its ninth international conference in Cologne, Germany July 6-8. With over two hundred participants representing Azeri communities in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia in attendance, members exchanged ideas and discussed new strat [...]
2007-07-12 09:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAMAKO374KIDAL FORUM BRINGS CLOSURE TO TUAREG REBELLION
[...] (C) Summary: The Kidal forum, organized to bring closure to a Tuareg uprising in May, 2006, brought together senior Malian government officials, including the President and Prime Minister, Tuareg leaders, and representatives from a broad range of donor countries to address the persistent po [...]
2007-04-03 14:13:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165BRUNEI SEEKS U.S. CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT IN ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel and Lim Jock Hoi, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, led their respective delegations for the third meeting of the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Council (TIC) under the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Fr [...]
2007-06-11 07:19:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD SENV PREL BX
07BANGKOK110CONSTITUTION ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT FORESEES FAST
[...] (U) Thailand's Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) convened for the first time on January 8. This meeting marked the beginning of a 180-day time frame provided by the interim constitution. The CDA thus has until July 7 to complete "drafting and consideration" of a new constitution. The gove [...]
2007-01-08 10:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5315BANGKOK-BASED AMBASSADORS AGREE ON NEED TO KEEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with a group of like-minded ambassadors on October 8 to discuss Burma issues. The group agreed that: -- We should not accept the view that UNSC special envoy Gambari is the "only game in town." -- Gambari should not wait until mid-November to return to Burma. - [...]
2007-10-09 11:45:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6239A BURMESE ROCK BECOMES A THAI RUBY
[...] (SBU) Visits to the major gem trading and polishing centers in Thailand reveal that most of the value of finished Burmese gems is added outside of Burma. The Chantaburi Gem and Jewelry Traders Association says its members get most of their raw stones from private smugglers in Thai border towns [...]
2007-12-21 09:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ETRD PHUM PREL BM TH
07BASRAH54PRT 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 17:30:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV IZ UK
07BEIJING1015FEBRUARY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points made at the February 13 MFA Press Conference were: -- News on the Six-Party Talks will be released later in the day after a "important meeting" has concluded. -- Journalists must abide by new Olympic regulations and local regulations when working in Tibet, along with the constr [...]
2007-02-13 11:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH
07BEIJING2100UNHCR'S BEIJING REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES REFUGEES
[...] (S) Some 160 refugees and 62 asylum seekers are currently receiving UNHCR protection in Beijing, including individuals from North Korea, Pakistan, Kashmir, Iran and Iraq, UNHCR Regional Representative for China and Mongolia Veerapong Vonguarotai told Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population R [...]
2007-03-29 12:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL KN CH
07BEIJING2103CHINA MISSION 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION:
[...] (SBU) This is part two of the Mission's reporting on "Special 301" related developments. The Mission's recommendations that China should once again be placed on the Priority Watch List, with Section 306 monitoring, and considered for an appropriate WTO case on IPR, were set forth in the first [...]
2007-03-30 00:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2187QINGHAI NGOS DISCUSS PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Qinghai Province told Chengdu- based Poloff that local NGOs have grown rapidly in the last several years. NGOs in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai have invested 40 million RMB (USD 5.2 million) in so [...]
2007-04-03 09:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PGOV CH
07BEIJING2535 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting on March 28, 2007, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) informed Mark Ginsberg, Member of the Board of Directors, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Ginsberg),that the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has the lead in negotiating the Ene [...]
2007-04-17 06:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PREL PGOV SENV CH
07BEIJING2599BEIJING HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHERS DISCUSS DIALOGUES,
[...] (C) Beijing-based human rights watchers reported that: -- Chinese officials referred to the Nangpa La Pass shooting incident on the Nepal border as "an accident" during the recent UK-China human rights dialogue. -- Germany will host the 23rd round of the China-EU human rights dialogue in mid-May in [...]
2007-04-18 11:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PGOV CH
07BEIJING2632APRIL 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key points at the April 19 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- The spokesman repeated previous statements that the relevant parties are close to solving the BDA issue, but some technical questions remain. -- China says now is "not the proper time" for sanctions [...]
2007-04-19 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KS KN SU JA CA CO
07BEIJING2812APRIL 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA, DPRK-BURMA,
[...] Key points at the April 26 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- Relevant parties are still making contact and consultations in an effort to solve the BDA issue. -- The MFA has taken note of reports of the arrests of United States citizens in Tibet where the case [...]
2007-04-26 11:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KS KN CA FR BM ET
07BEIJING3063MAY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ARMS SALES TO SUDAN;
[...] Key points at the May 8 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Jiang Yu were: -- The MFA said arms sales to Sudan are limited to conventional weapons and such sales to African nations are generally "small-scale." -- In light of PM Abe's reported gift to the Yasukuni Shrine, China hope [...]
2007-05-08 10:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA KN CA PM MX IV RW VM
07BEIJING3239S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST CONSULTATIONS IN BEIJING
[...] (C) China has the capability to be a vital contributor and partner in global reconstruction and stabilization (R/S) efforts, Ambassador John Herbst told officials from the Ministries of Foreign and Civil Affairs and representatives from Chinese think tanks April 27-28. In the meetings, Ambas [...]
2007-05-15 03:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRS CH
07BEIJING3273CHINA/IPR: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 23 meeting with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that focused on the state of IPR protections in China, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) North American Affairs Deputy Director General Jin Xu told USCC Chairwoman Carolyn Bartholomew and othe [...]
2007-05-16 06:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EIND PREL WTRO CH
07BEIJING3489PRE-LICENSE CHECK D372865 - WAVELAB TELECOM
[...] (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check end-use visit to determine the reliability and suitability of WAVELAB TELECOM EQUIPMENT CO LTD to receive controlled United States goods and technology. BIS License Application D372865 was submitted by WAVELAB INC., 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 3, R [...]
2007-05-23 09:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
07BEIJING376JANUARY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EAST ASIA SUMMIT,
[...] Key points made at the January 16 MFA press conference: -- China supports the East Asia Summit (EAS),believes ASEAN-Plus-Three is the main venue for regional cooperation and discussed the Korean Peninsula during a PRC-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting in Cebu, Philippines. -- Premier Wen discu [...]
2007-01-16 11:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEAN PTER KN CH
07BEIJING3861JUNE 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESIDENT BUSH-KADEER
[...] Key points at the June 7 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA called President Bush's decision to meet with Rebiya Kadeer a "blatant interference in China's internal affairs." -- China and Costa Rica have established diplomatic ties. -- If the Korean nuclear issue is raised at G-8, the [...]
2007-06-07 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM GE KS NS CS RP
07BEIJING4401JUNE 12-13 DISCUSSIONS OF CHINA'S PROPOSED CHARITY
[...] (C) Summary: Reftel provided the text of a draft of China's proposed Charity Law, which would, for the first time, create a legal means to register non-profit organizations in China. A participant in a June 12-13 conference on the Charity Law, sponsored by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs [...]
2007-07-02 02:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB CH
07BEIJING4740CZECH DEPUTY FM VISITS BEIJING, DEFENDS U.S.-CZECH
[...] (C) Summary: Czech Republic First Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar defended the Czech Republic's negotiations with the United States on participation in a U.S. or NATO missile defense system in a July 18 speech in Beijing. He said the Czech Republic's discussions with the United States on b [...]
2007-07-18 10:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO UNSC IR CZ CH
07BEIJING4844AMBASSADOR'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH AFM HE YAFEI:
[...] (C) The United States must make "firmer and clearer warnings" to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian not to hold the "dangerous" UN referendum, and giving Chen a visa to transit the United States would counter U.S. statements against the referendum, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Amb [...]
2007-07-24 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNUC MARR IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING5233CHINA KICKS OFF ONE-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO OLYMPICS
[...] (C) China kicked off the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games with an impressive ceremony in front of Chairman Mao's portrait in Tiananmen Square August 8. Politburo Standing Committee Member Wu Bangguo gave the keynote address, reiterating Beijing's commitment to conduct a "humane" [...]
2007-08-09 11:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING5295REP. HASTERT ENCOURAGES U.S.-PRC ENERGY COOPERATION
[...] (C) Visiting House of Representatives members Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and John Shadegg (R-AZ),accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged greater U.S.-China cooperation in developing clean coal and nuclear technology in an August 13 meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. FM Yang said the UN [...]
2007-08-13 13:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP ENRG CH
07BEIJING5361CHINESE PROVIDE CASE BRIEFINGS AND CRITICIZE U.S.
[...] (S) Summary: In an afternoon session of bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Zhang Yan touted China's actions on nonproliferation enforcement and criticized U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms and our "wide-scope" interpretation [...]
2007-08-15 10:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC IZ IR IS LE KN CH
07BEIJING552CHINA/STEEL: WRAP-UP OF SECOND SINO-UNITED STATES STEEL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese and United States Government delegations supported by steel industry representatives from both countries conducted the Second Sino-United States Steel Dialogue in Beijing October 19-20, 2006. The dialogue included a broad range of presentations relating to the steel ind [...]
2007-01-25 07:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EINV WTRO CH
07BEIJING6070CHINA/CFIUS: TREASURY DAS DALY, CHINESE OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Nova Daly held discussions with Chinese Government officials and business leaders relating to bilateral investment issues on September 10, 2007. During the meetings DAS Daly provided an introduction to the new Committee for Financial [...]
2007-09-17 06:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV ETRD EFIN CH
07BEIJING6899OCTOBER 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the October 30 MFA Press Briefing: -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" and opposition to Canada's hosting of the Dalai Lama. Canada should correct its actions to avoid further damage to bilateral ties. -- Japan's actions against Chinese activists near the Dia [...]
2007-10-30 09:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH LA KN KS KZ JA VE CA IR
07BEIJING7052 CHINA/ENERGY: FUEL SHORTAGES TIED TO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES' SWING CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) China's ongoing struggle with fuel shortages underscores the role of both independent refiners, which control approximately 15 percent of capacity, and independent retailers, which run half of the country's filling stations. Experts we spoke with believe that last week's gasoline and die [...]
2007-11-09 08:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH PGOV
07BEIJING718JANUARY 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the January 30 MFA press conference were: -- The third phase of the fifth round of Six-Party Talks will begin on February 8. The Talks will focus on implementation of the Joint Statement and how to promote progress. Progress made will determine the Talks' duration. - [...]
2007-01-30 10:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM TSPA CH KN XA SU TX LO
07BEIJING7362CHINESE STEEL FIRM MAY BID $200 BILLION FOR MINING
[...] (C) China's top steel maker, Baosteel, is considering a $200 billion bid for Rio Tinto, the UK-based mining giant currently targeted in a $134 billion offer from Australian mining firm BHP Billiton. Rio is among a handful of Western firms that dominate trade in the increasingly expensive iron [...]
2007-12-05 09:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN PREL CH
07BEIJING7383DECEMBER 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the December 6 MFA Press Briefing: -- China believes the date for the next round of Six- Party Talks must be reached by consensus. -- China will "earnestly study" the NIE on Iran with relevant parties so as to push forward the proper settlement of the issue. -- On climate [...]
2007-12-06 11:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7473DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the regular December 13 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei and ROK Ambassador Chun Yung-woo met this morning to discuss the Six-Party Talks and the "next stage of work." -- China hopes the Sudan Government can take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Sudan. [...]
2007-12-13 09:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA KN KS SA IT FM SG FR LE IS
07BEIJING772FEBRUARY 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: US-DPRK FINANCIAL
[...] Key points made at the February 1 MFA press conference were: -- Despite comments from VFM Wu that the Fifth Round of Six-Party Talks would last 3-4 days, the MFA gave no timetable and had no substantive comments on the recent financial talks between the United States and the DPRK. -- The [...]
2007-02-01 10:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH
07BEIJING938BEIJING WILL DECIDE POSITION ON MINUSTAH MANDATE
[...] (C) Beijing will decide its position on the length of mandate extension for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) after President Hu returns from Africa on February 12, MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Chen Xu said. Chen was responding to a demarc [...]
2007-02-08 10:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW
07BEIJING940FEBRUARY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the February 8 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks resumed today with an open- ended schedule. Goals are to implement the Joint Statement and establish a mechanism for further progress. Relevant parties should address financial sanctions issues to allow th [...]
2007-02-08 11:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MNUC KN JA CH XA
07BEIRUT108LEBANON: 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 06:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID SY LE IS
07BEIRUT1149LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI'S POLITICAL ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Summary: On July 30, the Ambassador and Special Assistant met with former Prime Minister Najib Mikati to discuss upcoming parliamentary by elections and the prospects of various presidential candidates. Mikati, who has traditionally been linked to President al-Assad of Syria, made commen [...]
2007-07-30 14:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1446LEBANON: PDAS DIBBLE'S VISIT REVEALS A FULL AGENDA
[...] (C) During a September 12-14 visit, EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble met with GOL officials, bankers, and World Bank economists, who agreed on just two issues: continued U.S. support for Lebanon is essential during the upcoming presidential election period, and Lebanon has a lot to discuss at the upc [...]
2007-09-20 13:59:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT16FINANCE MINISTER AZOUR'S WISHFUL THINKING FOR
[...] (S) In a January 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Jihad Azour was less alarmist than Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh (reftel) regarding Lebanon's financial situation in 2007. But, like Salameh, Azour counted on a successful Paris III conference as the essential element i [...]
2007-01-03 15:08:00Embassy BeirutSECRETECON EFIN EAID PREL LE
07BEIRUT42SINIORA 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 17:53:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL EFIN EAID ECON LE
07BEIRUT866LEBANON: UN ASSESSMENT TEAM IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE
[...] (C) At a 6/14 meeting requested by the International Donors Border Security Sub-group, members of the UN border assessment team spoke in worrying tones of what their team had found in its two-week examination of the Lebanese-Syrian border. In contrast to his aloof address to the same group [...]
2007-06-15 09:14:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT972LEBANON: UNIFIL DISCUSSES TRIPARTITE TALKS, VBIED
[...] (C) On June 27, UNIFIL's Chief of Planning and Coordination described the June 24 attack on the UNIFIL patrol near the village of El Khaim as a "specific terrorist attack" directed against UNIFIL, but he refrained from saying it had deliberately targeted the forward-leaning Spanish contingen [...]
2007-06-29 14:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BELGRADE236 VINCA NUCLEAR INSTITUTE: CAS STAFFING, VIND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has been informed by Vinca Nuclear Institute direction that the Department of Energy (DoE)-built Central Alarm Station (CAS) will be staffed in the near future. After the institute and the Ministry of Interior (MUP) reached an agreement on CAS staffing, Vinca identif [...]
2007-02-21 17:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM EAID OTRA SR
07BERLIN1032G8 LABOR MINISTERS ON THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF
[...] Labor ministers of the G8 countries, meeting in Dresden May 6-8, said governments need to address the social dimension of globalization by devising employment and social protection strategies and promoting corporate social responsibility. They asked the G8 heads of state and government to en [...]
2007-05-22 05:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SOCI OECD IBRD ILO GM
07BERLIN1621GERMAN CABINET RETREAT FOCUSES ON CLIMATE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged from the August 23-24 Federal Cabinet retreat with consensus among the parties in her Grand Coalition Government on a 50-point program designed to sustain Germany's economic upturn. No signs of coalition cracks appeared. The program inc [...]
2007-08-27 15:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL ELAB GM
07BERLIN1671DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMANY CONCERNING IRAN FOR
[...] (C) EMIN presented Reftel demarche September 3 to Geza von Geyr, Director for U.S. and Canada in the German Federal Chancellery. Von Geyr expressed appreciation for being informed of USG concerns, and undertook to disseminate them further within the German interagency community. 2. (C) EM [...]
2007-09-05 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC
07BERLIN2008OCTOBER 30 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING FOCUSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The final G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin on October 30, and included focused discussions on geographic expansion and related modalities. The delegates also heard presentations from implementing agencies des [...]
2007-11-02 11:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS
07BERLIN2141G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: ISN DAS Andrew Semmel visited Berlin November 27 to participate in the final G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group Meeting (NPDG) of the German presidency. Delegates expressed disappointment with the lack of agreement on a work program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a [...]
2007-11-30 09:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP JA GM
07BERLIN215JOINT COORDINATION AND MONITORING BOARD: ENHANCED
[...] At the high-level session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in Berlin January 30-31, donor Government representatives and Afghan partners renewed their commitment to realize the political vision outlined in the January 2006 Afghanistan Compact. In the opening [...]
2007-02-02 15:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG AF
07BERLIN244JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...]
2007-02-07 10:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN251US-EU INFORMAL JHA HIGH LEVEL MEETING, JANUARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the German Presidency, met in Berlin January 22-23 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz, and DHS Acting A/S for Internati [...]
2007-02-08 06:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM KJUS PREL PTER SMIG KHLS CVPR EU
07BERLIN321REPORT OF FIRST G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from February 12-15, 2006. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Director for Trans-Regional Affairs Roopa Rangaswa [...]
2007-02-16 06:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM OTRA PTER UNGA KJUS GM
07BERLIN376G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation, headed by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Andrew Semmel, considers the first meeting of the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) under Germany's G-8 Presidency a good start and hopes to see it engage [...]
2007-02-23 17:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN408AFGHANISTAN: GERMANY INCREASES DEVELOPMENT AID 25%
[...] (SBU) Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul announced on February 27 that Germany would immediately increase reconstruction support by EUR 20 million, bringing Germany's overall bilateral Afghanistan development aid to EUR 100 million annually. The German money will target primary [...]
2007-02-28 15:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON GM AF
07BERLIN457NSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Schaeuble told National Security Advisor Hadley February 23 Germany and the U.S. need to share information to combat terrorism, but the European Parliament is concerned about civil liberties. Schaeuble sought U.S. agreement for a U.S.-EU-Russia trilateral meetin [...]
2007-03-06 15:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KJUS AF LE IZ SR RS GM
07BERLIN494MDB WISSMANN OUTLINES VISION OF NEW TRANSATLANTIC
[...] (U) Summary: Building on his previous calls for closer transatlantic economic ties (reftel),Matthias Wissman, Chairperson of the Bundestag Committee on EU Issues, presented his latest ideas on further integrating the transatlantic economy at a press roundtable March 8. Wissmann told the press [...]
2007-03-09 19:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN520GERMAN PRESIDENCY SEES CLIMATE/ENERGY AND PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has identified energy/climate change and progress on an EU constitution as her top priorities for the remainder of Germany's EU presidency, according to officials in the Chancellery and MFA. The German government believes the EU's consensus position has laid th [...]
2007-03-14 16:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN535FEBRUARY 27-28 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin February 27-28. The two days of discussion covered three themes: "Main Achievements Within the Global Partnership," "Experiences and Lessons Learned," and "Develo [...]
2007-03-16 19:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN547DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY MEETS WITH TOP
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting separately with Head of the Federal Chancellery/Minister without Portfolio Thomas de Maiziere and with Chancellery Director General for Economics Jens Weidmann March 19, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt discussed Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic economic initiative, i [...]
2007-03-20 11:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL ETTC GM IR IZ
07BERLIN602GERMAN PLANS TO HELP SECURE THE LEBANON-SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary. Germany plans a four-step process to help Lebanon secure its border with Syria by 01/01/2008, beginning with a pilot project in the north. Equipment deliveries and training have begun. The 2006 German government team examining the prospects found, according to a recently releas [...]
2007-03-23 16:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR PGOV PBTS PREL GM LE SY
07BERLIN791MARCH 29 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin March 29. The Chair opened with a discussion of a draft document which reviewed the first five years of the Global Partnership (GP). Some delegations complained t [...]
2007-04-18 18:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN802SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL IN WASHINGTON: GOALS
[...] (C) Summary. Angela Merkel arrives in Washington in an enviable position of political strength, both at home and in the EU. However, she is conscious that her strength derives largely from the weakness of her counterparts and other factors beyond her control. Achieving her goals for the EU - [...]
2007-04-20 07:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECUN EU GM
07BERLIN806REPORT OF SECOND G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from April 16-19, 2007. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and included repr [...]
2007-04-20 10:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS OTRA PTER SNAR UNGA GM AF
07BERLIN845APRIL 23 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place April 23, and focused on drafting the Global Partnership (GP) five-year review document. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the U.S. proposals for the future of the [...]
2007-04-25 17:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK
07BERLIN964GERMAN REACTION USG PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND
[...] (U) EMIN spoke with MFA Director General for Economics and Sustainable Development Peter Ammon May 11 and conveyed the points in ref on the proposal to expand and extend the Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. (Note: Ammon is also the German Foreign Affairs S [...]
2007-05-14 05:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP GM
07BERLIN965GERMAN REACTION USG PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND
[...] (U) EMIN spoke with MFA Director General for Economics and Sustainable Development Peter Ammon May 11 and conveyed the points in ref on the proposal to expand and extend the Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. (Note: Ammon is also the German Foreign Affairs S [...]
2007-05-14 05:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP GM
07BISHKEK212007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ
[...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unf [...]
2007-01-16 08:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
07BISHKEK391KUMTOR RAISES THE STAKES IN KYRGYZ GOLD DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary: Kumtor Operating Company (KOC),the Canadian operator of the Kumtor gold mine, is holding open the possibility of fresh negotiations with the Atambayev-led government, following the government's rejection of a deal KOC negotiated with former First Deputy Prime Minister Usenov th [...]
2007-04-10 13:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV PREL KG
07BOGOTA4742SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES
[...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May and June visits to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims that he and his family were tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilateral Free Trade Agre [...]
2007-06-29 22:18:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM
07BOGOTA5986OAS DELEGATION INSPECTS HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN
[...] (U) Summary: Poloff accompanied an international delegation organized by the OAS Mission to Aid the Peace Process (MAPP/OAS) to hear concerns of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community (PC). PC members reiterated their distrust of the GOC justice system and concerns about security. Apartado [...]
2007-08-16 12:58:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS CO
07BOGOTA6645GOC WILL SUPPORT U.S. POSITION REGARDING IRAN
[...] (C) On September 7, Ambassador delivered all points in reftel to acting Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes. On September 11, MFA Coordinator for the United States and Canada Patricia Cortes confirmed Reyes had sent U.S. points to Colombian Mission in Vienna with instructions to support the U.S. [...]
2007-09-12 16:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKMNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC
07BOGOTA670WHA A/S SHANNON AND FM ARAUJO DISCUSS PLAN
[...] (C) In a one-hour meeting with Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo on January 29, WHA A/S Thomas Shannon welcomed the GOC's Plan Colombia consolidation proposal. Araujo said the proposal assigns new resources to human rights, social development, displaced people, and Afro-Colombian and ind [...]
2007-01-31 12:58:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SNAR EC CO
07BOGOTA6754GOC PLANS FOR TRIPARTITE G-24 MEETING IN BOGOTA
[...] Vice Foreign Minister Adriana Mejia told us September 13 that the Group of 24's (G-24) Third International Conference on Colombia (November 29-December 1) in Bogota would provide an excellent opportunity to highlight the GOC's international cooperation strategy, showcase progress on human righ [...]
2007-09-17 20:22:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV CO
07BOGOTA6966AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) The Ambassador briefed President Uribe on the latest developments on the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),urged the GOC to coordinate closely with the USG on the efforts of Senator Cordoba and President Chavez to achieve a humanitarian exchange with the FARC, and outlined likely shift [...]
2007-09-25 17:01:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALECON KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7238HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN CARTAGENA INVOLVE NEWLY
[...] (U) Summary: Displaced community members told a visiting international delegation organized by UNHCHR that threats by newly emerging criminal bands are on the rise. A community leader was shot on July 16, and 15 other human rights and community leaders received threats this year. The local Hum [...]
2007-10-09 12:45:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS CO
07BOGOTA7582OAS AND U.S. ELECTORAL OBSERVATION EFFORTS IN
[...] The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has a presence on the ground and will support extensive GOC actions to promote free and fair elections (reftel). The Embassy has developed an election observation plan, and will deploy 30 officers across key Departments under OAS accreditation. Othe [...]
2007-10-19 22:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7718SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES'
[...] (SBU) In an October 13 breakfast meeting with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and an accompanying congressional SIPDIS delegation, President Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support and urged them to support the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). He said the FTA will complement Plan Colomb [...]
2007-10-26 22:57:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD KJUS OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER EC
07BOGOTA7748SCENESETTER FOR THE USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL AND
[...] (SBU) Your delegation will visit a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. During your visit y [...]
2007-10-30 19:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EAGR OVIP PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA8002COLOMBIA-CANADA TRADE AGREEMENT CLOSING FAST
[...] (U) Colombia and Canada are racing quickly to conclude their free trade talks by the end of November 2007. In preparation for the scheduled final round at the end of November in Lima, mini-rounds are taking place all over the Western Hemisphere, including the services group meeting in Bogota, [...]
2007-11-09 11:48:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CO
07BOGOTA8281COLOMBIA'S RESPONSE TO CERD DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 23:06:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA CO
07BOGOTA8390G-24 CONFERENCE ON COLOMBIA FORUM FOSTERS DIALOGUE
[...] The international community expressed political support for the GOC at the G-24 Third International Conference on Colombia on November 29-December 1. The joint G-24 Bogota declaration recognized GOC advances on human rights and sustainable development, stressed the international commitment to [...]
2007-12-06 23:06:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV PTER OFDP AR CA SW CO
07BOGOTA8585SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES: HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN
[...] (U) A November 12-17 visit by PM/WRA program officer reviewed progress of USG-supported humanitarian mine action (HMA) projects and next steps. The GOC's recent restructuring of its civilian HMA management shows renewed commitment to demining issues, and receives high marks from international [...]
2007-12-18 20:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM PREF CO
07BOGOTA8651COUNSELOR COHEN'S DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) President Uribe told Counselor Eliot Cohen on December 20 of his growing concern over Venezuelan President Chavez and suggested that the USG and GOC hold "strategic consultations" on Venezuela. Uribe said the GOC's immediate priorities remain U.S. congressional approval of the Colombia T [...]
2007-12-21 22:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ECON CO VZ
07BRASILIA121BRAZIL - FOLLOW UP ON AMB. SOBEL'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY USTR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post appreciates USTR's thoughtful and considered outline (reftel) of potential initiatives that the USG might pursue bilaterally with Brazil to enhance the trade relationship. After reviewing those ideas put forth, we believe the area of greatest near term potential is a bilat [...]
2007-01-23 18:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR ECPS EINV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1351UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]
2007-07-18 09:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA1535 BRAZIL: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS REVIVAL OF FRAMEWORK SPACE
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 7 BELOW. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) contacted Post to express interest in reviving the bilateral "f [...]
2007-08-10 12:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSCA KTIA TPHY TRGY TSPL BR
07BRASILIA1774SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 99
[...] The following is the ninety-nine in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views express [...]
2007-09-17 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2020BRAZIL: FRANK DISCUSSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank and wide ranging conversation, Director of the National Economic Council Al Hubbard, Deputy National Security Advisor Dan Price, and Ambassador Clifford Sobel met in Brasilia on O [...]
2007-10-22 15:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2047 BRAZIL PLANS TO RENEW NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH INDIA
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting with EmbOffs on October 19, the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, said the USG [...]
2007-10-29 09:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IN BR
07BRASILIA2124BRAZIL CIVAIR: ANAC PRESIDENT RESIGNS; THREE DIRECTORS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's civil aviation agency (ANAC)'s Director-President Milton Sergio Silveira Zuanazzi formally submitted his resignation to President Lula the afternoon of October 31. The same day, the "Diario Oficial da Uniao," the GOB's Federal Register equivalent, announced the confi [...]
2007-11-09 14:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON MARR EIND PGOV PREL EINV BEXP BR
07BRASILIA2158MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING IN BRASILIA -- NOVEMBER 2007
[...] SUMMARY: On November 19, 2007, under the chairmanship of the Government of Spain, the Mini-Dublin Group convened at the Spanish Embassy to discuss counter narcotics assistance and cooperation between member countries and the Government of Brazil (GoB). This was the first time the group had g [...]
2007-11-21 14:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA2160SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 27-28 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]
2007-11-21 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2161SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 26-30 1 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]
2007-11-21 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2162SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]
2007-11-21 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2174 BRAZIL: HEAD OF FTA UNIT DISCUSSES CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with Evandro Didonet, Director of the Department of International Negotiations at Itamaraty, Didonet reviewed the status of ongoing Mercosul FTA negotiations, including Israel, GCC, India, EU and the preferential agreement with SACU. Brazil does not negotiate F [...]
2007-11-23 14:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL BR
07BRASILIA2176BRAZIL: ACTING MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER HUBNER
[...] (U) In a meeting with EconCouns, Acting Minister of Mines and Energy Jose Hubner Moreira described his agency's role in energy supply contracting, discussed mining concession processes, and touched on the challenges of environmental legislation and working with the states at the federal level. [...]
2007-11-23 19:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ENIV BR
07BRASILIA2335BRAZIL: IAEA DG ELBARADEI ADDRESES LATIN AMERICA-EUROPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6-7, 2007, Rio based think-tank CEBRI (Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais - Brazilian Center for International Relations) hosted an international seminar geared toward promotion of the use of nuclear energy and to enhancing the nuclear energy dialogue betwee [...]
2007-12-28 19:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
07BRASILIA755 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS DELEGATION VISITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: From April 11-13, FIESP (the Sao Paulo State Industrial Federation) hosted visits to Sao Paulo and Brasilia by a National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) delegation led by Governor John Engler, the organization's president. The meetings, which came on the heels of USTR Susan [...]
2007-04-27 20:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTO BR
07BRASILIA96SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 87
[...] The following is the eighty-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views ex [...]
2007-01-18 16:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA593FICO AND HIS COALITION PARTNERS: THE SHARK AND THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) and junior coalition partner HZDS continue to argue publicly over nearly every issue in parliament, including the recently passed health insurance, social insurance/pension, and mining reform laws. HZDS threatened to vote with the opposition on [...]
2007-10-31 17:07:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ELAB LO
07BRATISLAVA659SLOVAKIA IS WORKING FOR A GOOD CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Slovakia is cooperating closely with other designers, producers, stockpilers and users of cluster munitions (CM) to take control of the Oslo Process and ensure a draft treaty that limits "cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians," but that implicitly recognizes [...]
2007-12-13 07:00:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO LO
07BRAZZAVILLE368BRAZZA IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 7 2007
[...] (U) Frederic Bintsamou, also known as Pastor N'Tumi, announced he will arrive in Brazzaville on September 10th to take his appointed position as a Presidential Adviser on promoting peace in the aftermath of the civil war. Ntumi was appointed by President Sassou-Nguesso in May 2007 to appease t [...]
2007-09-07 17:54:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRIDGETOWN1213REGIONAL AIRLINE COMPETITION AND THE AMERICAN
[...] (U) The Government of St. Lucia recently granted American Eagle fifth freedom rights to operate flights between St. Lucia and Barbados beginning on September 5 and future service between St. Lucia and Trinidad. The announcement created significant division between the LIAT shareholder governm [...]
2007-09-17 21:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ELAB PREL PGOV CASC ASEC XL
07BRIDGETOWN1387ST. VINCENT: SPLINTERS OF AN OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In several meetings with leaders of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) opposition New Democratic Party (NDP),and in consultations with the party's sympathizers as well as Unity Labor Party (ULP) and former-ULP members, Embassy Bridgetown learned of growing discontent with [...]
2007-11-01 21:26:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALCVIS EAID ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM PGOV PINR PREL
07BRIDGETOWN1442DOMINICA: SKERRIT SUPPORTS DOLLAR DIPLOMACY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit thanked China, Venezuela, and Cuba in his Independence Day speech, citing specific assistance these countries have recently provided. Other thanks also went to the European Union, which has also provided substantial assistance. This speech is an [...]
2007-11-20 17:54:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN1499DEPORTEE DEBATE: FLOGGING OLD MYTHS
[...] (sbu) Summary: Objectivity continued to lose the battle against alarmism during a discussion of the criminal deportee issue at the December 4 inter-sessional meeting of the Association of Caribbean Chiefs of Police in Barbados. Local media keyed on an alarmist - and as yet unpublished - CA [...]
2007-12-07 15:39:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SOCI PHUM PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN284THIRD CWC 2007 ISAG MEETING: CWC TO WALK BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 held its third plenary session February 23 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to bring together the group of hosting and playing nations and the international community fo [...]
2007-03-05 21:39:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL
07BRIDGETOWN509CODEL ENGEL'S VISIT TO GRENADA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 13-15, 2007, visit of CODEL Engel to Grenada was a great success. Grenadians, including government and opposition leaders, and resident American and local business people, were pleased with the opportunity to exchange views with the delegation and hopeful that the visit [...]
2007-04-30 21:34:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV GJ
07BRIDGETOWN517DOMINICA: SLOW START-UP FOR NEW OFFSHORE SERVICES
[...] (C) Summary: Although the government of Dominica has announced plans to resuscitate its economic citizenship program and offshore financial services sector, it has yet to develop the necessary policy framework and institutions to do so. The existing Financial Services Unit, envisioned as the [...]
2007-05-03 17:12:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EFIN EINV CPAS IR RS KS SZ
07BRIDGETOWN641CRICKET WORLD CUP MAY DELIVER LONG TERM SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: While the Cricket World Cup (CWC) has been an economic disappointment for the region (ref A),it has generated changes and reforms in the CARICOM security infrastructure that may yield lasting benefits for the region. The United States contributed to the region's CWC preparatio [...]
2007-05-21 12:37:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALECON ASEC EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CASC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN85INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. The Government offers special [...]
2007-01-25 15:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB XL
07BRIDGETOWN902ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES EXTENDS SUPPORT FOR
[...] The following message was received on July 12, 2007. Begin text: Note No. 444/2007 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and with reference to the latter's Diploma [...]
2007-07-16 14:09:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD SENV ECON SC
07BRIDGETOWN943CARICOM CHAIR GIVES FREE PASS TO CUBA, AGAIN
[...] (U) In a joint press conference with Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 19, Barbados Prime Minister and CARICOM Chair, Owen Arthur, told journalists that CARICOM has never approved and will never support unilateral sanctions against Cuba. While Barbados support for Cuba is not unus [...]
2007-07-23 20:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN952CANADA PM STEPHEN HARPER ADDRESSES BARBADOS
[...] (SBU) On July 19, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, addressed a standing room only audience of approximately 200 senior officials, diplomats and top business representatives in Barbados. Harper unveiled Canada's plan to play a bigger role in the hemisphere and create "a new partnership [...]
2007-07-27 15:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDBB ETRD ETTC PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRUSSELS1144HUMANITARIAN FUNDING ACCORDING TO NEED: DONORS
[...] (U) State/PRM Policy Team Leader and USAID/OFDA Technical Assistance Team Leader attended a Good Humanitarian Donorship workshop in Brussels March 19-20 to explore donor approaches to allocating resources according to need. The workshop invited donor governments, humanitarian agencies, and a [...]
2007-04-04 09:46:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID BE
07BRUSSELS1315Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]
2007-04-19 10:06:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1316Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]
2007-04-19 10:06:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1421TREASURY DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON SWIFT NARROW KEY
[...] 1. (C/NF) Summary and comment. On April 25, FinCEN Director James Freis, Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security at the European Commission, Jonathan Faull, and Berthold Leber, Deputy Director General at the German Ministry of Finance, continued discussions to resolve EU concern [...]
2007-04-27 10:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN KTFN PTER EUN
07BRUSSELS1462A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH THE EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 17, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. South Asia delegation to the COASI (the EU's Asia-Oceania Working Party) Troika on South Asia, discussing Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, U.S.-EU-India relations, and the situati [...]
2007-05-02 12:49:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF PK IN CE NP BG
07BRUSSELS1948EU RECOGNIZES RESPONSIBILITY TO SAVE
[...] EU Interior Ministers in the June 12 JHA Council meeting in Luxembourg recognized their shared "responsibility" to save the lives of illegal migrants from Africa involved in tragic events in the Mediterranean. Ministers nevertheless offered little concrete help to frontline state Malta to h [...]
2007-06-14 07:28:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS2667U.S.- EUROPEAN UNION - RUSSIA TRILATERAL
[...] (U) A meeting of the United States - European Union (EU) - Russia Trilateral High Level Working Group on terrorism convened June 22 in fulfillment of a commitment made at the U.S.- EU - Russia Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Berlin on April 4. Participants expressed support for the work of t [...]
2007-08-22 15:54:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PREL SNAR EU RU UN
07BRUSSELS2808EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS TO SEE RIAD SEIF,
[...] (C) Nine deputies of the European Parliament (EP) are to meet with Syrian dissident MP Riad Seif in Damascus on September 12, 2007, Belgian MFA desk officer for the Levant Hendrik Van der Velde informed post on September 6. Seif will be part of a party of representatives of the eight organiz [...]
2007-09-07 05:47:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN KDEM PHUM PREL SY BE
07BRUSSELS2908SE NATSIOS AND EU STRATEGIZE FOR UPCOMING DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios and EU officials agreed to consider a select group of three or four Special Envoys for Sudan to bring the negotiating power of individual states to the upcoming Darfur peace talks in Libya and offer "carrots and sticks" that the UN does [...]
2007-09-17 13:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SU EAID EUN
07BRUSSELS2950EU COUNCIL EXPECTS FULL VISA RECIPROCITY BETWEEN U.S. AND
[...] EU ministers in the September 18 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council heard a presentation of the Commission's third report on the visa reciprocity mechanism, including the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) with the U.S. Commission Vice-President Frattini and Portuguese Interior Minister/Council ch [...]
2007-09-20 09:03:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS3258INVITATION TO CHAD ESDP FORCE GENERATION
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The EU has invited the U.S. to take part in informal force generation consultations with the operation commander of the ESDP mission to Chad. This follows oral and written invitations in September to [...]
2007-10-29 15:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS EUN CD PREF
07BRUSSELS3315NINE COUNTRIES TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA ON DECEMBER 21
[...] EU ministers in the November 8 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council confirmed the abolition on December 21 of checks at internal land and sea borders with nine Member States that joined the EU in 2004. The ministers adopted the political decision after accepting an assessment that all nine [...]
2007-11-09 14:00:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
07BRUSSELS493EU FOCUSES ON PAKISTAN, WARY ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with senior officials from the European Commission and Council and with Representatives of the European Council Political and Security Committee January 25-26 to discuss Afghanistan, Pakistan [...]
2007-02-13 15:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EUN AF PK
07BRUSSELS982 BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 20, 2007
[...] Pension Funds Basing in Belgium 2. Court Supports Residents' Rights 3. Belgium: A Kyoto Progress Report 4. US Company Cited as "Climate Saver" 5. Belgium: Less Than a Good European 6. Belgian Chocolate a Controlled Name? 7. Brussels Casino A Winner 8. The Grinch Who Stole Carnival [...]
2007-03-23 17:10:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAIR EIND SENV BE
07BUCHAREST106AMBASSADOR'S 1/25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU:
[...] (C) Summary: In their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador discussed with President Basescu Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit, the Joint Strike Fighter program, and moving forward on the Nabucco gas pipeline project. Basescu agreed to get personally engaged in Romania's bid to host the NA [...]
2007-02-01 16:15:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ENRG SOCI RO
07BUCHAREST113DEMARCHE: COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) POLMILOFF delivered demarche to MFA Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Combating Terrorism Mihaela Vasiu on January 19. Vasiu said the MFA was aware that there were plans for a Cluster Munitions (CM) conference in Oslo but Romania had not yet been formally invited. She not [...]
2007-02-02 17:10:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO
07BUCHAREST381MFA: ROMANIA IS INTERESTED IN LEADING A PRT IN
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (SBU) New Director General for Strategic Affairs, Victor Micula, accompanied by NATO Policy Deputy Director Ana Tinca, told DCM and POLMILOFF on March 28 that Romania was interested in leading a PRT in Qalat, Zabol Province (where Roman [...]
2007-04-03 15:35:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS PGOV
07BUCHAREST665AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on June 5 in advance of Cioroianu's visit to Washington next week. While in Washington, Cioroianu will stress Romania's continued commitment to our strategic partnership, to reform and to combating corruption, and to making t [...]
2007-06-07 07:56:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST778DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HRC 5TH SESSION
[...] (C) D/Pol chief delivered ref a demarche on July 3 to MFA Director for OSCE and Human Rights Affairs Brandusa Predescu. Predescu noted that the EU members were working from a common position to obtain the compromises necessary to keep the HRC process moving forward. She hoped the U.S. would [...]
2007-07-05 15:19:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EUN UNHRC RO
07BUENOSAIRES1045GARCIA MORITAN'S VIEWS ON UN REFORM AND UNHRC
[...] (C) Summary. On May 24, Ambassador Wayne hosted a lunch in honor of new Argentine Ambassador to the United Nations Jorge Arguello, with Deputy Foreign Minister Garcia Moritan present, among others. The Ambassadors discussed the importance of UN reform and stressed the need to work together [...]
2007-05-24 21:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNHRC UNAUS PHUM KNNP PARM AR
07BUENOSAIRES106MEDIA REACTION KIRCHNER-LULA'S ROLE IN MODERATING CHAVEZ;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include Argentine President Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva's role in moderating Chavez in favor of Mercosur's interests; fears of China re-launching its space arms race; the two highest-ranking Democratic leaders of Congress criticizing the W [...]
2007-01-22 19:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1125ARGENTINE SENATE PASSES COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (C) The Argentine Senate passed the draft anti-terror and counter terrorism finance (CTF) bill on June 6. There are positive indications that the lower house -- Chamber of Deputies -- will consider the law soon, but it is unclear whether it will be able to pass the bill prior to the Financial [...]
2007-06-07 18:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1129MEDIA REACTION; G8 SUMMIT CONCLUSIONS; PUTIN'S PROPOSAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include G8 countries committing themselves to reduce gas emissions; and the implications of Russia's offer for the US to use a Russian-controlled radar system in Azerbaijan for a missile defense shield. 2. OPINION PIECES AND E [...]
2007-06-08 18:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1169MEDIA REACTION; POSSIBLE RETURN OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the possible return of the Visa Waiver Program to Argentina; and Argentina passing anti-terrorism legislation, allegedly under pressure by the U.S. and others. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Argentines could again trave [...]
2007-06-14 14:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES119ARGENTINA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] This cable transmits the text of the Argentina Investment Climate Statement for 2007 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Argentina remains open to foreign investment. Four consecutive years of real GDP growth over 8 percent have attracted considerable U.S. and other international investor int [...]
2007-01-24 13:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV OPIC USTR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1315U.S., Argentina Sign Milestone Aviation Accord
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, in a public and widely-publicized ceremony, the Ambassador and Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana signed an aviation accord that significantly expands air service between our two countries, and contains an important and modernized security chapter. The accord was hailed [...]
2007-07-06 20:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1369APACHE ENERGY EXPANDS ARGENTINE HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND
[...] (SBU) Apache Energy is expanding exploration and development activities in Argentina's southern most Tierra del Fuego province, with $100 million invested in new production in 2006 and an additional $150 million budgeted in 2007. This expansion comes despite shrinking profit margins caused by [...]
2007-07-18 13:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EPET ENRG ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES1456PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO ON ENERGY CRISIS AND
[...] (SBU) Argentina will successfully weather current and future energy shortages, according to Planning Minister De Vido, via a combination of short term fixes (including imports of Brazilian electricity and GoA subsidies for the import of diesel fuel for generators),plans for a post-election nat [...]
2007-07-27 19:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1745NEW ECONOMY MINISTER ON PARIS CLUB, DOHA TALKS,
[...] (C) New Economy Minister Miguel Peirano emphasized to the Ambassador his interest in resolving the Paris Club impasse, supported Canada's IMF reform proposals, agreed to deal with disputes involving U.S. interests, and affirmed Argentina's commitment to broad trade liberalization in an August 2 [...]
2007-08-31 20:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1760 AMBASSADOR AND SECRETARY OF TOURISM REVIEW
[...] (U) Ambassador Wayne met with Secretary of Tourism Enrique Meyer to discuss ways to encourage and support the growing tourism between the U.S. and Argentina. He also advocated on behalf of Sheraton Hotels/Starwood, which was caught up in a dispute between two factions of the taxi drivers union [...]
2007-09-06 13:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1795ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH IRS AND
[...] This is an Action Request for the Department of Treasury/IRS. See paragraphs 2 and 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority, AFIP, wants to negotiate a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the IRS. Responding to earlier U.S. Treasury guidance that [...]
2007-09-10 12:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES1809IMF CANDIDATE STRAUSS-KAHN LOBBIES FOR ARGENTINE
[...] (C) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France's candidate for Managing Director of the IMF, capped a four-country tour through Latin America with two days of meetings in Buenos Aires. French Embassy officials called the meetings with GoA officials "surprisingly cordial," particularly with President Kirc [...]
2007-09-11 17:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES186GOA URGES GREATER SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON HAITI
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan called for increased senior-level dialogue on Haiti during a January 30 meeting with Ambassador. He extended a dinner invitation to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns with Arge [...]
2007-01-31 22:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UNAUS HA EUN
07BUENOSAIRES187GOA URGES GREATER SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON HAITI
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan called for increased senior-level dialogue on Haiti during a January 30 meeting with Ambassador. He extended a dinner invitation to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns with Arge [...]
2007-01-31 22:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UNAUS HA EUN
07BUENOSAIRES2114 TOURISM SECRETARY PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF TOURISM PROSPECTS
[...] As a follow-up to our July 29 meeting with Secretary of Tourism, Enrique Meyer, the Ambassador hosted a meeting with the Secretary and all relevant Agency section heads. Secretary Meyer explained that the United States was a priority market for the Argentine tourism industry and provided a det [...]
2007-10-26 13:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP OTRA ATRN AR
07BUENOSAIRES2134ARGENTINE DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER ON BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador discussed bilateral cooperation and training and Argentina's strong support for peacekeeping operations, particularly in Haiti, with new Vice Minister of Defense Alfredo Forti. Forti explained that the MOD is carefully evaluating the bilateral agreement on profession [...]
2007-10-29 18:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO AR HA
07BUENOSAIRES2229ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SANCHEZ
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina November 20-21. Your visit occurs during a period of heightened political interest following the October 28 election victory of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her November 14 announcement of her [...]
2007-11-16 20:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2241ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY'S ABAD ON CRISTINA GOVERNMENT, TAX
[...] (SBU) Alberto Abad, head of Argentina's customs and revenue authority, AFIP, sees key economic challenges facing the incoming Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) administration as re-inserting Argentina into global capital markets, dealing with inflation, reducing the heavy burden of state sub [...]
2007-11-20 15:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR ETRD ECON KTFN
07BUENOSAIRES2268AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BUENOS AIRES VICE
[...] (C) Ambassador Wayne met with Buenos Aires City Vice Mayor-elect Gabriela Michetti to discuss incoming Mayor Mauricio Macri's key policy priorities and challenges. She noted that increasing city revenue is a top priority, as the city's budget deficit makes it difficult to invest in public i [...]
2007-11-29 17:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2313Argentina Imposes New Mining Export Tax
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOA has imposed a comprehensive 5-10% tax on mineral exports as one of a number of recent measures designed to boost Argentina's primary fiscal surplus. The measure represents a significant departure from Argentina's 1993-era mining law, which includes provisions for royalt [...]
2007-12-10 12:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PGOV ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES2361G7 AMBASSADORS ON MIAMI ARRESTS:
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador briefed the Ambassadors and Charges of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom on the December 11 arrest of three Venezuelans and one Uruguayan in Miami on charges of operating as unregistered foreign agents. Ambassado [...]
2007-12-19 12:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES403U/S BURNS IN ARGENTINA: DISCUSSES U.S. INVESTMENT
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, accompanied by Ambassador, met February 9 with Minister of Planning and Infrastructure Julio De Vido and discussed the public controversy over Embassy support for a proposed U.S. company's investment, broader investment concerns, and respective pli [...]
2007-03-01 21:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PGOV BL VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES618CAPABLE ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY COOPERATING ON CSI, TRADE
[...] This is an Action Request -- See Paras 2, 4, 8 and 17. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority (AFIP) seeks to expand cooperation with the U.S. on a range of important areas, according to its Director Alberto Abad. Argentina is a Latin American leader in Conta [...]
2007-03-30 20:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES619CAPABLE ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY COOPERATING ON CSI, TRADE
[...] This is an Action Request for the Departments of Energy (Paras. 2, 8) and Treasury (Paras. 4, 17). ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority (AFIP) seeks to expand cooperation with the U.S. on a range of important areas, according to its Director Alberto Abad. A [...]
2007-03-30 20:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES831Argentina's Auto Industry Roars Ahead; Ford and GM leaders
[...] (U) Argentina's auto industry is in full throttle. In 2006, it enjoyed its best year since 1998 - for production, new and used car sales, exports and imports - and all categories registered strong increases from 2005. With investments in 2007-2008 totaling at least $720 million, the future lo [...]
2007-04-27 19:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD AR BZ VZ
07BUENOSAIRES94ARGENTINA TO ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS MEETING,
[...] Summary. (C) Argentina supports a 12-month renewal of MINUSTAH's mandate and has demarched China in Beijing, New York, and Port-au-Prince urging them to do the same, Under Secretary for Latin America Policy Agustin Colombo Sierra SIPDIS told A/Polcouns on January 19 in response to reftel [...]
2007-01-19 22:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UNAUS HA EUN
07BUJUMBURA784UNGA HR RESOLUTIONS - BURUNDI WILL SUPPORT US
[...] (SBU) In a November 19 meeting with Charge and Poloff, MFA Director General for International Organizations Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo said Burundi will vote for the resolutions on North Korea, Iran, and Belarus, and vote against any no-action motions presented by the Committee. Ambassador Nah [...]
2007-11-19 08:31:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIA UN BY
07CAIRO1602AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A WIDE-RANGING MAY 29 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR HABIB EL ADLY, THE AMBASSADOR AGAIN PUSHED THE GOE TO CHANGE ITS POLICY OF LISTING ONLY THREE RELIGIONS ON NATIONAL ID CARDS, AND ASKED THAT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RECENTLY RELEASED CONVERT TO [...]
2007-05-30 17:58:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KWMN KCRM EG
07CAIRO1603AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A WIDE-RANGING MAY 29 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR HABIB EL ADLY, THE AMBASSADOR AGAIN PUSHED THE GOE TO CHANGE ITS POLICY OF LISTING ONLY THREE RELIGIONS ON NATIONAL ID CARDS, AND ASKED THAT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RECENTLY RELEASED CONVERT TO [...]
2007-05-30 18:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KWMN KCRM EG
07CAIRO2520MUSLIM-BORN CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY DESCRIBES
[...] (C) Marian Elly Salib Abdel Masih, a Muslim-born convert to Christianity formerly known as Shaymaa Mohamed El-Sayed, met with poloff on August 12 to discuss her July detention by the police in Alexandria (reftel). Marian provided details about her conversion to Christianity, her resultant a [...]
2007-08-14 11:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF EG
07CAIRO2654EGYPT'S MUFTI ON U.S. VISIT, IRAQ, REFORMING
[...] (C) Summary: In a 90-minute meeting on August 26, the Ambassador and the Mufti of the Republic, Dr. Ali Goma'a, discussed the Mufti's possible travel to the U.S. and Canada in December, and a mid-August meeting in Cairo of Iraqi Sunni and Shi'a leaders with Egyptian Muslim leaders, orchestrated [...]
2007-08-28 14:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER KIRF IZ EG
07CAIRO2680ARAB LEAGUE AGAINST PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS FOR
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel demarche with Samir Hosni, head of the Arab League Office of African Affairs, on August 30. Drawing from reftel, poloff argued that including Canada and Yemen as Permanent Observers to the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) would increase the ICG's abil [...]
2007-08-30 12:12:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EG SO
07CAIRO336SPY SPANDAL INVOLVING CANADA, EGYPT, AND ISRAEL
[...] (C) A SPY SCANDAL INVOLVING AN EGYPTIAN-CANADIAN CITIZEN AND THREE ISRAELIS BECAME PUBLIC ON FEBRUARY 4. STATE SECURITY ARRESTED AN EGYPTIAN-CANADIAN IN JANUARY WHEN HE RETURNED TO CAIRO ON A FAMILY VISIT FOR SPYING ON EGYPTIAN CITIZENS IN TURKEY AND CANADA ON BEHALF OF ISRAEL. CANADIAN EMB [...]
2007-02-07 12:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MEPN EG IS CA
07CANBERRA1547DUTCH, CANADIAN AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/REL AUS, UK, CANADA) At our quarterly U.S.-UK-Canada-Netherlands lunch on October 19, Dutch Ambassador to Australia Niek van Zutphen commented that senior Dutch officials were sincere in voicing continuing support for the Netherland's troop commitment in Afghanistan, but faced formidable do [...]
2007-10-19 07:20:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL PGOV AS
07CANBERRA1560AUSTRALIA SET TO IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON 418
[...] (C) In a meeting with poloffs on October 23, Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, DFAT, advised that Foreign Minister Downer had agreed to a recommendation to impose targeted financial sanctions against 418 individuals associated with Burma's military r [...]
2007-10-23 07:19:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD AS BM
07CANBERRA1610AUSTRALIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Australia is a committed partner in international efforts to combat illicit drugs. Domestically, Australian government policies are designed to address fully both the law enforcement needs and the demand reduction sides of the equation. Australian law enforcement agencies [...]
2007-11-06 00:13:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AS
07CANBERRA1662AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche points to John Owens, Assistant Secretary for Canada and Latin America, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on November 20. Owens was joined by John M.L.Woods, Director for the Canada and Latin America Section, and Philip C.W.Lowday, Executive Officer. [...]
2007-11-20 07:11:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM AS VE
07CANBERRA1763AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE TO CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche on cluster munitions December 17 to Dr. Ada Cheung of the Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch in DFAT's International Security Division. Australia remains in agreement with the USG position on cluster munitions, particularly on the need [...]
2007-12-18 00:06:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL AS
07CARACAS1107GOVERNOR ROSALES: SEEKING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary. Zulia Governor and de facto opposition leader Manuel Rosales briefed the Ambassador June 1 on Rosales' ongoing efforts to persuade other Latin American governments that the "democratic deficit" in Venezuela is a regional problem. Rosales considers his May 21-22 visit to Panama a [...]
2007-06-06 17:26:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1613SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER: VENEZUELA'S BRAIN DRAIN
[...] (SBU) BRV radicalization in recent months and decreasing economic and physical security continue to push more Venezuelans to consider leaving their country (reftel A). Recent nationwide polls parallel informal surveys and anecdotal evidence which show that an increasing number of Venezuelans a [...]
2007-08-14 15:08:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON CVIS CASC SOCI VE
07CARACAS174VENEZUELA -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 12:12:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN KTDB STR OPIC VE
07CARACAS1846WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S VISIT: CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
[...] (C) Summary. A wide range of Embassy contacts discussed Chavez' proposed constitutional changes September 12-14 with the Ambassador and visiting WHA/AND Director Chacon. There is widespread consensus among analysts, pro-Chavez and opposition politicians, and third country diplomats that Chav [...]
2007-09-18 17:38:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS217INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION VS. THE BRV
[...] (C) Summary: International arbitration will become increasingly important to foreign investors as Chavez moves forward with his selective nationalizations and disputes over "prompt, adequate, and effective compensation" arise. Foreign investors have three options to avail themselves of arbitr [...]
2007-02-01 15:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV ECON VE
07CARACAS2225REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN UPDATE-NOVEMBER 21-23
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Pro-government and opposition university students across the country organized demonstrations in support of and against President Chavez' reform package November 21. Opposition student leaders announced that university students will not participate in the opposition's march Novem [...]
2007-11-23 21:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS38CNPC'S VENEZUELAN WOES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC executives stated Sinovensa, the joint venture between PDVSA and CNPC that produces Orimulsion, no longer produces the product on orders of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP). CNPC views the situation as an expropriation and has reserved its rights to arbitration. T [...]
2007-01-08 14:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS528BP: TRYING TO KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The USD 250 million in crude that BP and Total received for the Jusepin field was based on capital recovery rather than book or market value. The deadline for negotiations on the strategic associations appears to be June 26 instead of May 1. BP is concerned about support service [...]
2007-03-09 17:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS531VENEZUELA'S BRAIN DRAIN: SEARCHING FOR A PLAN B,
[...] (SBU) Over the last two months, President Chavez has heralded a "deepening of the Bolivarian Revolution" with a series of actions, including nationalization of key industries, new threats to foreign investors, aggressive attacks on private industry, and granting himself the power to legislate [...]
2007-03-09 20:58:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC ECON SOCI VE
07CASABLANCA200 VISAS VIPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met October 1st, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, DAO, POL, ECON, PAS, RSO. The Committee submits twenty-one (21) new names as follows [...]
2007-10-17 08:47:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CHENGDU161CHENGDU PATRIOTIC CHURCH LEADER COOPERATING WITH AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary. A local leader of China's officially-sanctioned Three Selves Patriotic Movement (TSPM) Christian Church and two local American English teachers discussed their cooperation in using expatriate-taught "English camps" and similar programs as a means to introduce local residents to Ch [...]
2007-06-28 08:58:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF CH
07CHIANGMAI127BURMESE EXILES FRET OVER SUPPOSED WEAKENING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Exile Burmese leaders in northern Thailand have approached ConGen staff in the past few weeks to voice concern that the U.S. might retreat from its current sanctions policy on Burma. Several prominent leaders have told PolOff they interpret recent comments by influential figures in the U.S. [...]
2007-07-16 09:16:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV TH BM
07COLOMBO1016COLOMBO 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 12:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1093SRI LANKA: EAST DEVELOPMENT -- TRINCOMALEE NOT READY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trincomalee, the eastern seaboard town boasting one of Asia's finest natural harbors, is underdeveloped and depressed as a result of over two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka. The government wants to translate its recent reassertion of control over the east into development, mu [...]
2007-08-08 11:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PTER CE
07COLOMBO1352SRI 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 05:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1358SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT CRITICIZES EMINENT PERSONS;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) submitted its second Interim Report to the President on September 18 and released its third public statement on September 19. The Commission of Inquiry (COI) and Attorney General's (AG) office sent strongly-worded [...]
2007-10-02 12:36:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1371 256TH SESSION OF THE COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 27, 2007, The Colombo Plan Council convened for the 256th Session and discussed FY 2005/6 audited accounts, the 2006/7 draft annual report, a special paper on "Strategic Plan of The Colombo Plan 2025," and the needs assessment questionnaire. Ambassador Blake present [...]
2007-10-04 12:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR SOCI ECON EAID CE
07COLOMBO1484SRI LANKA: UN BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON RESULTS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour did not call publicly for an international human rights monitoring mission during her recent visit here. However, she made her desire for international monitoring clear to Sri Lankan government officials in private. The GSL i [...]
2007-10-31 09:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1534 AMBASSADOR PRESENTS RADARS AND RIB BOATS TO SRI LANKAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy Commander a radar-based maritime surveillance system and ten Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats in a ceremony on November 8 at the Trincomalee Base today. In his public remarks, the Ambassador explained that the equipment was transferred u [...]
2007-11-11 07:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1554SRI LANKA: TRO DESIGNATION WELCOMED BY GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 10:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PREL SL
07COLOMBO1564SRI LANKA: TRO ASSET FREEZE ALIENATES TAMILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamils and some non-Tamil Sri Lankans have conveyed to post predictably negative reactions to the U.S. Government's Executive Order 13224 designation of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO)(ref A). They assert the move will hurt Tamils and embolden the government to ta [...]
2007-11-19 12:27:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER PREL PHUM CE
07COLOMBO1565SRI LANKA: TRO DESIGNATION WELCOMED BY GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Ambassador informed the Government of Sri Lanka the evening of November 15 of the forthcoming U.S. designation of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation shortly before Treasury's Washington announcement of the Executive Order 13224 designation. The government welcomed [...]
2007-11-20 10:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PREL SL
07COLOMBO1582SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSONS FRUSTRATED, DECIDE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The members of the International Independent Panel of Eminent Persons assisting the Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Abuses feel their efforts have been stymied and concluded they can do little more to influence events in a positive way. A letter [...]
2007-11-23 11:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO230SRI LANKA: NEW MEGA-CABINET BOOSTS RAJAPAKSA
[...] (C) Summary. President Mahinda Rajapaksa's recent cabinet reshuffle has served to consolidate his and his brothers' control, particularly over the all-important defense portfolio. The new United National Party (UNP) ministers have settled for distinctly secondary ministries, while their de [...]
2007-02-06 12:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO316SRI LANKA: 5-YEAR CEASEFIRE ANNIVERSARY INSPIRES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: February 22 marks the five-year anniversary of the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA),which has inspired renewed calls to abandon the peace process. A group of Buddhist monks from the National Bhikku Front, officially backed by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),mounted a hunger [...]
2007-02-22 11:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO350SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S VISIT
[...] (C) Your visit to Colombo comes at a critical time. There is a substantial risk of a return to fighting in the east and north in the next few weeks. Prospects are uncertain that the ruling Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) will present a viable devolution proposal to the All-Party Representati [...]
2007-03-01 12:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO525SRI LANKA: PUSH FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In October-November 2006, senior UN officials proposed establishing a UN-sponsored human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka. However, the GSL has consistently resisted the idea, most recently citing the existence of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Right [...]
2007-04-04 12:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER CE
07COLOMBO809SRI LANKAN SECURITY FORCES IMPOSE TRAVEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 2, the Defense Ministry issued verbal directives to police stations in Colombo to evict from the city Tamils whose identification cards indicate they are from areas outside Colombo. According to local news media and Embassy sources, on June 6 and 7, police evicted Tamils [...]
2007-06-07 11:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO890SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 25-26 CO-CHAIR MEETING IN OSLO
[...] Summary: The June 26 Co-Chair meeting in Oslo marks a good opportunity to think through our strategy to get the parties back to the negotiating table and into a more sustained process that could produce a breakthrough. In a June 15 meeting with Norwegian Minister Solheim in Geneva, President [...]
2007-06-21 13:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO903SRI LANKA: FEW DONORS HAVE CUT AID DESPITE WIDESPREAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The resumption of conflict and a deteriorating human rights climate have caused relatively few donors to reconsider parts of their planned aid to Sri Lanka. However, out of reluctance to penalize the intended recipients of development assistance, both multilateral and bilateral [...]
2007-06-25 05:20:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PHUM CE
07COLOMBO913SUMMARY OF UNITED NATIONS REVISED COMMON
[...] (U) The Interagency Standing Committee Country Team held a mid-year review meeting on the revised Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) 2007 for the international donor community on June 14, 2007. The U.S., Japan, UK, South Korea, Australia, Canada, India, France, Sweden, and others other don [...]
2007-06-26 03:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO980SRI LANKA: REQUEST TO STATE/DRL AND STATE/INL FOR SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka's Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) has begun investigations into serious human rights violations. The COI began hearings on one of the cases but a dispute between scientific experts regarding the forensic evidence is becoming a major impedimen [...]
2007-07-16 10:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREL PREF PGOV EAID ASEC CE
07CONAKRY370GUINEA'S NEW GOVERNMENT MEETS INITIAL DEMANDS
[...] (C) On March 28, Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate addressed the nation with a clear message thanking all Guineans for their patience and cooperation in the creation of a "government of broad consensus". The Prime Minister listed eight priorities for his government with the consolidation of nat [...]
2007-03-29 14:20:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PINS EAID GV
07COTONOU508BENIN: PROFILES OF NEW MINISTERS
[...] This is the third in a series of telegrams concerning the newly formed government of President Boni Yayi. Reftel B provided a list of ministers. Reftel A provided profiles of ten new ministers who, along with returning Minister of State in Charge of National Defense N'Douro and Minister of St [...]
2007-07-11 10:20:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ECON BN
07DAKAR1136A WALK THROUGH DAKAR: THE PEOPLE SPEAK
[...] (C) A pre-election walk through Dakar,s vibrant Medina district and the city,s principal domestic bus station revealed five themes on the minds of the populace. It is the duty of every citizen to vote; the opposition boycott is ill-conceived and undermines Senegal,s democracy; the cost of li [...]
2007-05-23 18:22:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR1352MOURIDE ISLAMIC LEADERS PREACH NONVIOLENCE AND GOOD
[...] (SBU) Having recently visited Senegal's largest religious order, the Tidjanes (Ref A),on June 15 Ambassador Jacobs traveled to the holy city of Touba, to call on the Khalif of the Mouride brotherhood. The Mourides are the richest and most influential Sufi brotherhood in Senegal. The Khalif [...]
2007-06-25 14:33:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KISL PTER ECON SG
07DAKAR1591IMF 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 13:34:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR1957SENEGAL'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Per reftel request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. 2. (U) Senegal is not a significant global producer of textile and apparel products. In 2006, total textile/apparel exports were USD 33.9 million, with exports to the U.S. at less than [...]
2007-10-01 15:03:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTEX ECON EINV AGOA SG
07DAKAR864GUINEA-BISSAU FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT AND SCORES
[...] (U) Guinea-Bissau has a new consensus government headed by Martinio N,Dafa Cabi, a vice president of the Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC). President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira chose Cabi out of a field of three choices presented by the coalition of parties t [...]
2007-04-20 07:13:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR ECON PHUM PU
07DAMASCUS3SYRIAN REFORMER TELLS CODEL SPECTER THE
[...] (C) Summary. In a 45 minute meeting with Senator Specter and Representative Kennedy, Syrian opposition leader Riad Seif detailed the activities of the newly formed National Council, including the regime,s arrest of seven of the Council,s members; the types of coercion the SARG uses to silence [...]
2007-12-31 14:38:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS401CHARGE RAISES SARG TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 23 meeting, Charge raised with our designated MFA contact, Director of Protocol Amir Smadi, the issue of recent SARG efforts to restrict the travel of diplomats in Syria, protesting in particular a recent MFA dipnote and citing SARG efforts aimed at DAO travel. Smadi [...]
2007-04-26 13:59:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV ODIP SY
07DAMASCUS433CANADA STATEMENT ON SYRIA'S RECORD ON HUMAN
[...] (SBU) THE CANADIAN EMBASSY ALERTED US THAT THE CANADIANS HAD ISSUED A STATEMENT ON APRIL 26 TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE SENTENCING TWO DAYS EARLIER OF SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER ANWAR AL-BUNNI, THE TRIALS OF OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS, AND THE PROCESS SURROUNDING THE APRIL 22-23 PARLIAMENTARY [...]
2007-05-09 15:01:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS445SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES FOUR MORE DISSIDENTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SYRIAN COURT CONVICTED AND SENTENCED ON MAY 13 PROMINENT SYRIAN WRITER AND DETAINEE MICHEL KILO AND THREE OTHERS TO PRISON FOR THEIR SIGNATURE ON A 2006 DECLARATION CALLING FOR STEPS TO IMPROVE SYRIA-LEBANON BILATERAL RELATIONS. KILO AND FORMER COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBER MAHMOUD [...]
2007-05-14 10:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS515BASHAR GETS HIS SECOND SEVEN-YEAR TERM IN HOLLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Official Syrian poll results announced May 29 indicated that 97.62 percent of the Syrian voters (or almost 11.2 million persons) who cast a ballot had approved a second seven-year term for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Significantly stepped-up pressure on people to vote in the [...]
2007-05-29 14:11:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS516BASHAR GETS HIS SECOND SEVEN-YEAR TERM IN HOLLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Official Syrian poll results announced May 29 indicated that 97.62 percent of the Syrian voters (or almost 11.2 million persons) who cast a ballot had approved a second seven-year term for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Significantly stepped-up pressure on people to vote in the [...]
2007-05-30 04:03:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS772Lebanon, Peace Process, Palestinian Territories, Iraq,
[...] Summary: All Syrian papers on July 29 featured Hizbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah's speech on July 28 in mass rally in Bint Jbeil in south Lebanon commemorating the anniversary of the July 2006 war with Israel saying that the Lebanese resistance has foiled US plans for a new Middle East [...]
2007-07-30 06:16:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1267TANZANIA: DEMOCRATIC PROCESS STUMBLES IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) In response to his questioning of an opaque and irregular mining industry deal made by the Government of Tanzania (GOT),a popular Member of Parliament from the opposition CHADEMA party was recently suspended from participating in parliamentary sessions for four months. The blatant overst [...]
2007-09-18 10:46:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV EAIDEGZ TZ
07DARESSALAAM1555TANZANIA: DONORS INCREASINGLY WARY OF CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) In recent months, opposition leaders and the press have continued to batter the Kikwete administration with allegations of "grand corruption" at the senior-most levels of government related to the Bank of Tanzania, gold mining contracts, the "Richmond" power generation scandal, and a hos [...]
2007-11-30 10:25:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM375 PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) On March 16, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe, briefed Charge Pamela White, the Canadian High Commissioner and a select group of European ambassadors on the outcome of President Kikwete's March 15 trip to Harare for intense, closed-door discussions with President Robe [...]
2007-03-16 17:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM456SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT: ZIMBABWE, DRC AND
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Charles Sanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),confirmed to PolCouns on March 28 that Zimbabwe will be at the top of the agenda of the March 28 to 29 Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State. The security situation in the Democratic [...]
2007-03-28 14:44:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF AU PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM489EXTRAORDINARY SADC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe briefed U.S., Canada and EU chiefs of mission March 30 to "fill in the gaps" on the outcome of the SADC Summit held March 28-29 in Dar es Salaam. Membe said SADC leaders told Mugabe that violence perpetrated against the opposition was not a [...]
2007-04-03 21:10:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM675UNCSD: TANZANIA'S POSITION ON ZIMBABAWE'S CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),stressed to Poloff on May 8 that Tanzania would not be the country to ask the Africa Group to re-consider Zimbabwe as its candidate for Chair of the United Nations Committee on Sustai [...]
2007-05-09 03:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALSENV UNCSD AORC PREL PGOV ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM676UNCSD: TANZANIA'S POSITION ON ZIMBABWE'S CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),stressed to Poloff on May 8 that Tanzania would not be the country to ask the Africa Group to re-consider Zimbabwe as its candidate for Chair of the United Nations Committee on Sustai [...]
2007-05-09 03:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALSENV UNCSD AORC PREL PGOV ZI TZ
07DHAKA1797 BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 17
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangladesh is slowly beginning to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Sidr. Unofficial estimates of the number of deaths reached 2,000 by late afternoon November 17. As many as a million homes and an estimated 250,000 acres of crops may have been damaged or destroyed. Loss of [...]
2007-11-17 14:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1808 BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 19
[...] (U) Summary: The official death toll in Cyclone Sidr rose to about 3,500 by early afternoon November 19, with local media quoting the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman as saying the number could go as high as 10,000. A round-the-clock Embassy cyclone control room is now staffed by State, [...]
2007-11-20 00:49:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1815 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA
[...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]
2007-11-20 18:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1816 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA
[...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]
2007-11-21 01:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1817 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA
[...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]
2007-11-21 04:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1818 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA
[...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]
2007-11-21 07:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1819 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA
[...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]
2007-11-21 08:20:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1820 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA
[...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]
2007-11-21 09:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1952007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-05 09:03:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR BG
07DHAKA1985UNHCR DISCUSSES LONG-TERM PLAN TO RESOLVE ROHINGYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At a recent meeting, UNHCR and representatives of concerned embassies discussed ways of moving towards a long-term resolution to the Rohingya refugee situation. With a non-political caretaker government in power, the group noted this may be an opportunity to push for a final reso [...]
2007-12-31 09:42:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
07DHAKA237MEETING WITH HOME SECRETARY KARIM
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting the Charge d'Affaires a.i. and the Home Secretary discussed USG concerns over recent changes in Bangladesh's visa regime for visitors, U.S.- GOB counterterrorism cooperation, the recent wave of anti-corruption arrests, allegations of police torture, the s [...]
2007-02-12 02:33:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM BG
07DHAKA428 EMBASSY DHAKA OBSERVES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
[...] Summary: In commemoration of International Women's Day, Embassy Dhaka released an Op-Ed by the Chief of Mission, held a Gender and Development Fair, and will co-host a "Women Working Together" program with six other missions. End Summary. 2. Embassy drafted an Op-Ed in the Ambassador's name [...]
2007-03-14 23:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM BG KWMN
07DHAKA53DIPLOMATS COORDINATE STRATEGY ON BANGLADESH
[...] This is an action cable. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Key diplomatic missions in Bangladesh are coordinating their responses to the ongoing political crisis. The U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the European Commission, Germany (representing the European Union presidency) [...]
2007-01-11 08:15:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA683GOVERNMENT UNVEILS ELECTORAL REFORM PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Election Commission briefed donors on its plan for electoral reform. The head of the Commission's Secretariat laid out a roadmap for preparing a new voter list SIPDIS with photographs. The new, computerized database resulting from this project will serve in the longer term [...]
2007-04-26 03:26:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA909DAILY STAR JOURNALIST'S PASSPORT RETURNED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 11, Daily Star journalist and Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher Tasnim Khalil was detained by Directorate General Forces Intelligence (DGFI) for questioning about alleged anti-state activities, including blog entries and articles he wrote critical of the government. Since [...]
2007-06-05 08:20:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DOHA709SOMALIS MEET IN QATAR, REJECT RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Summary. A local NGO affiliated with Islamic hard-liners hosted Somali activists in Doha for a conference June 7-8 2007. Sheikh Sharif of the Islamic Courts movement and Sharif Hassan, former parliamentary speaker, participated. The event was paid for through a hard-line Sunni organization [...]
2007-07-05 14:39:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS XF AL QA
07DUBLIN876IRELAND FACING NEW IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION
[...] (U) The surge in immigration to Ireland during the past decade has presented the Republic with economic opportunities as well as social challenges. Foreign nationals now constitute upwards of 15 percent of Ireland's inhabitants, compared to 10 percent in the U.S. Ireland has used the immigra [...]
2007-11-30 12:24:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PGOV PREL KHLS EI
07EFTOOTTAWA1217CANADA: DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR ROME RULE OF LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 18:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS IBRD AF CA
07FREETOWN330SIERRA LEONE PASSES NEW REFUGEE ACT
[...] (U) On May 16, PolOff met with representatives from UNHCR to discuss Parliament's recent passage of a new Refugee Act and to receive an update on the current status of Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone. On May 3, Parliament passed a new Refugee Act that creates a legal framework for the GoSL to [...]
2007-05-25 16:58:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV SL
07FREETOWN676SCENE SETTER FOR A/S FRAZER TRAVEL TO SIERRA LEONE
[...] (U) The inauguration of President Ernest Bai Koroma is an important milestone in the recovery of Sierra Leone from years of conflict and upheaval. Your visit to this country at the time of peaceful transition from one elected administration to another is an opportunity to underscore U.S. comm [...]
2007-11-09 17:07:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SL
07GENEVA1478ILO - BURMA: CONFERENCE SEES MINIMAL STEPS BUT LITTLE REAL
[...] SUMMARY. The ILO Committee on the Application of Standards considered the situation of forced labor in Burma in its special sitting during the 96th International Labor Conference, June 4, 2007. The Burmese ambassador said nothing about real steps in ending forced labor. He focused solely o [...]
2007-06-07 11:03:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PREL ILO
07GENEVA1656HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JUNE
[...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) held the first organizational meeting of its second year June 19-22 to follow up on institution-building in preparation for the next Council session (Sept. 10-28). In a worrisome indication that negotiations in Geneva are unlikely to be more transparent th [...]
2007-06-25 15:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1992DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA MEETINGS -
[...] (C) Summary: On an August 6-8 visit to Geneva, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees highlighted deep U.S. disappointment with the UN Human Rights Council and explored increasing the use of alternative fora, such as the UNGA Third Committee and t [...]
2007-08-22 15:12:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC KUNR PREF UNHCR
07GENEVA2373HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SIXTH SESSION:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council held the first part of its sixth regular session on September 10-28. It largely completed the institution-building process that had occupied much of its first year of existence, laying the groundwork for mechanisms such as universal periodic review (UPR) [...]
2007-10-11 15:39:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA2375UN REFORM: US BLOCKS WIPO BUDGET OVER ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] (U) At the WIPO 43rd General Assemblies, the US succeeded in its goal of forcing discussion of a confidential internal audit report alleging misconduct on the part the Sudanese Director General Kamil Idris. However, on the last day of the 10-day meeting, the African countries rejected a propo [...]
2007-10-11 20:31:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AORC WIPO
07GENEVA2626Human Rights Council Session Highlights Troubling
[...] Summary: The Human Rights Council's resumed Sixth Session of December 10-14 highlighted the pernicious dynamic of previous sessions in which important resolutions were held hostage to negotiations between the European Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). That dynamic was e [...]
2007-12-17 16:51:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA551RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP
[...] The inter-governmental Right to Development (RTD) Working Group completed its Feb. 26-March 2 session with an unusual compromise "consensus" agreement on the chair's conclusions and recommendations that left it up to various states to decide whether or not the report opened the door for a new [...]
2007-03-07 14:57:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
07GEORGETOWN288Civil Document Vulnerability Compromises Visa Security -
[...] (U) Georgetown continues to wrestle with excessive fraud in all aspects of consular services. Longstanding issues such as sham marriages and engagements, corruption in the issuance of passports and civil documents, as well as more recent concerns involving fraud in HIV testing, complicate adjud [...]
2007-03-20 21:01:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG KCRM KFRD GY
07GEORGETOWN295EAB REPORT ON 2006 ELECTIONS: FREE AND FAIR, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: More than six months after election day, the local Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) released its Final Report on Guyana's 2006 National and Regional Elections. The EAB declared the elections "free and fair" and found the Final Declaration of Results was "largely representative o [...]
2007-03-23 12:27:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM OAS GY
07GEORGETOWN338GUYANA STOCK MARKET OFFERS LITTLE HOPE FOR LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The four year-old Guyana stock market is handicapped by the tiny number of listed companies, low trading volume, and regulatory problems. These make the market an unattractive alternative to saving accounts, real estate, and migration. End summary. 2. (U) The Guyanese Asso [...]
2007-04-04 19:51:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AFSN AFIN APER BEXP ELAB GY
07GEORGETOWN445LOCAL ELECTIONS IN 2007: MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO
[...] (U) Summary: Rhetoric about local elections, more than ten years overdue, is heating up. The ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) wants them before the end of 2007; the opposition People's National Congress (PNC) wants a new voters list first. In the end, it may come down to what Presi [...]
2007-05-09 16:49:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM GY
07GRENADA151GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 14 - 20, 2007
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada's Private Sector Warms to VAT Private sector entities are expressing confidence in the eventual imple [...]
2007-10-24 17:53:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAGR PGOV GJ
07GRENADA156SCENESETTER CABLE FOR WHA/CAR DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO GRENADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Grenada warmly welcomes November 12-13, 2007 visit to St. George's of WHA/CAR Director Velia de Pirro. Director De Pirro is visiting Grenada at a time when the United States is seen by Grenadians as losing its dominance in the Caribbean and China is filling the voi [...]
2007-11-06 21:21:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ASEC EAID GJ
07GRENADA168GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1,
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. Potential "Gay Cruises" Continue to Roil the Airwaves The question of whether so-called "gay cruises" will be allow [...]
2007-12-06 20:20:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI
07GUANGZHOU1094USITC Studies the Benefits of Doing Business in South
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Access to credit, tax benefits, historical and cultural ties, and the presence of a well-developed transportation system were among the reasons cited by executives from enterprises in Guangdong for doing business in South China during conversations with a visiting U.S. Internationa [...]
2007-09-28 08:38:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND ENV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU485Fuzhou - Fraud Capital of China - (1 of 2) A Detailed Look
[...] (SBU) Summary: An analysis of the past year's immigrant visa statistics, discussions with other units and consulates, and a deluge of unsolicited tips still point to the Fuzhou area of Fujian province (Fuzhou, Changle, Mawei, Lianjiang, Fuqing, and Putian) as the capital of visa fraud and illeg [...]
2007-04-23 10:03:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT ASEC CVIS KFRD CH KCRM INL HSTC
07GUANGZHOU589Townspeople Riot Over Family Planning Abuses in
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of people in Bobai County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, set fire to government buildings and vehicles and attacked family planning officials in response to alleged abuses, according to Hong Kong and foreign media. Some reports state that five people died in the cla [...]
2007-05-22 09:00:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU946Guangzhou -- A Hub for the Illegal Drug Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusually candid late July meeting, senior provincial and municipal anti-drug officers briefed Poloff on the rising tide of drug trafficking in Guangdong Province. Centered on Guangzhou, growing numbers of foreign drug dealers and traffickers -- many from Africa and the Mid [...]
2007-08-23 08:04:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV CH
07GUATEMALA2015LABOR MINISTRY HOSTS SEMINAR ON MIGRANT WORKERS
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Labor hosted a seminar September 26 and presented the results of a nationwide study on migrant workers and the informal sector. The seminar, attended by over 150 representatives from government, academia, private sector, civil society, and the labor movement, aimed to [...]
2007-10-05 22:39:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SMIG EIND PHUM ECON PGOV SOCI GT
07GUATEMALA488GUATEMALAQS 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Embassy GuatemalaQs point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is PolOff Lucy Chang, telephone [502] 2326-4635, fax [502] 2334-8474. Ms. Chang (FS-2) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. FSN Political Specialist Ronald Flores (FSN-9) spent 15 hours, and USAID FSN Pro [...]
2007-03-08 14:33:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07GUATEMALA528GUATEMALA'S 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is PolOff Lucy Chang, telephone [502] 2326-4635, fax [502] 2334-8474. Ms. Chang (FS-2) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. FSN Political Specialist Ronald Flores (FSN-9) spent 15 hours, and USAID FSN Pro [...]
2007-03-14 15:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07HALIFAX12MAPPING THE BORDER: MAINE-NEW BRUNSWICK CROSSINGS FROM FORT
[...] Uncertainty over the exact requirements and precise entry-into-force date of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) land and sea rule are the main concerns of nearly everyone we met during a recent visit to border communities and border crossing points in northwestern New Brunswick. [...]
2007-03-14 20:55:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDCPAS PTER PGOV PREL PHUM ELTN WHTI CA
07HALIFAX48BIO DATA REPORT: GHIZ, ROBERT PEI PREMIER-ELECT
[...] As reported reftel, Robert Ghiz and his Liberal party toppled the incumbent Tory government in a decisive win in the Prince Edward Island provincial election on May 28, 2007. Ghiz and his new cabinet will assume power on June 13, 2007. 2. NAME: Robert Watson Joseph GHIZ 3. DATE OF BI [...]
2007-06-08 18:25:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR CA
07HALIFAX55HALIFAX STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH U.S. COMPETITORS IN ASIAN
[...] The port of Halifax and the province of Nova Scotia are looking for C$400 million from Ottawa so they can go head-to-head with U.S. ports in handling rapidly increasing volumes of container traffic from China and India. Without federal support for marketing and infrastructure expansion, local [...]
2007-07-23 20:11:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ELTN ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV CA US
07HALIFAX59CAPTURING ASIAN CONTAINER TRAFFIC: INVESTORS PROMOTE NEW
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Protect Accordingly 2. (U) SUMMARY: A team of local Nova Scotia investors confirmed that they have the financial backing and the right partners to build a new world-class container handling facility in the Strait of Canso at Melford. With Asian trade volumes [...]
2007-08-21 18:00:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ELTN ETRD EINV ECON CA
07HALIFAX61NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PREMIER ANNOUNCES MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR
[...] SUMMARY: Newfoundland-Labrador will see a much-welcome new offshore oil development project now that Premier Danny Williams has worked out a deal on the Hebron project. With an anticipated 400-700 million barrels of oil, Hebron promises to be a massive boost for the province, both for the loc [...]
2007-08-24 11:49:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA
07HALIFAX85BLUE LANTERN CHECK, APPLICATION NO. 05-999949
[...] (U) In accordance with ref A, Consul paid a site visit to the headquarters of Provincial Aerospace Ltd. in St John's, Newfoundland on October 3. Provincial Aerospace is the parent company of Provincial Aviation Maintenance Services Inc., the foreign consignee named in subject application to p [...]
2007-10-10 15:57:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EAIR KOMC CA NL
07HALIFAX89CANADA'S FOREIGN, DEFENSE, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
[...] Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs held its 10th Annual "Diplomatic Forum for Heads of Foreign Mission" in St.-Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, in mid-September. Seventy-seven Ambassadors, including Ambassador Wilkins, and two Consuls General participated in the two-day meeting. Three fe [...]
2007-10-17 12:25:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CA
07HALIFAX9NEW BRUNSWICK USING U.S. REGULATORY PROCESS TO FIGHT MAINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting in Fredericton on March 2, a senior New Brunswick official told the Consul General (CG) that the province will continue to challenge the two Maine liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal projects using the legal avenues afforded by its intervener status within the Fede [...]
2007-03-06 21:56:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EWWT EPET CA
07HANOI1085HANOI-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On June 5, the Australian Ambassador hosted the fourth Hanoi-based Chiefs of Mission human rights discussion. Participants included Chiefs of Mission (COM) or their designates from the United States, European Commission, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, France, Germany and Australia. [...]
2007-06-11 08:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI1117VIETNAM: HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MID-TERM
[...] (SBU) The World Bank and the Government of Vietnam (GVN) hosted an informal mid-term Consultative Group (CG) meeting on June 1 in Ha Long City. Senior GVN and donor representatives engaged on a variety of economic development issues. The agenda featured an overview of the economic situation a [...]
2007-06-15 08:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI1261 NO SECURITY - NO BUSINESS: READOUT FROM JUNE 2007 APEC
[...] (U) Summary: On June 14-15 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the United States and the Government of Vietnam hosted the follow-on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bioterrorism workshop to protect the food supply from deliberate contamination, in support of the APEC Food Defense initiative "Mitigating [...]
2007-07-17 09:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PTER APECO EAGR ETRD CA JA RS AS TH VM ID MY
07HANOI1836USG AND GVN CONDUCT 2007 LABOR DIALOGUE IN HANOI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) conducted their fifth labor dialogue on October 22 in Hanoi. Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte M. Ponticelli led the U.S. delegation a [...]
2007-10-26 05:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
07HANOI2019FOREIGN MINISTER ENGAGES DONOR AMBASSADORS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, ambassadors from key donor countries engaged Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem in an exchange on human rights issues. Discussion at the event, hosted by DPM Khiem, focused largely on the recent appellate hearing of two human rights l [...]
2007-11-30 07:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM BM CONS VM
07HANOI256HANOI CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS,
[...] (SBU) On January 31, EC Ambassador Markus Cornaro hosted the third in a series of Hanoi Ambassadors' human rights discussions. Among the issues discussed were: -- The overall human rights situation in Vietnam: Most COMs noted progress, but expressed some concerns regarding Protestants in the [...]
2007-02-09 07:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI271VISIT TO VIETNAM BY SENIOR AG BIOTECH ADVISOR SHARON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology Sharon Wiener visited Vietnam from January 23 to 26 during an important moment in the country's agbiotech development. The advance of agbiotech is an official national priority in Vietnam. In August 2005, the Prime Minister issued a [...]
2007-02-12 09:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA EAGR ETRD EAID KPAO VM
07HANOI302JOINT DEMARCHE ON PSI DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, the CDA joined with the Australian, New Zealand and Japanese ambassadors to deliver points on PSI to Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, as instructed in reftel. In response, VFM Bang reiterated the GVN's policy of case-by-case cooperation to interdict suspected [...]
2007-02-15 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL VM
07HANOI888GVN WANTS TO NEGOTIATE ON PEACE CORPS; STICKING POINTS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: EconCouns met with officials of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 14, 2006, to obtain an update on the Government of Vietnam's (GVN's) intentions on the esta [...]
2007-05-15 08:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAID VM
07HANOI898AMBASSADOR AND VFM BANG DISCUSS TRIET VISIT, HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: At a May 15 dinner with Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Le Van Bang and other MFA officials, the Ambassador stressed that time is short for the two sides to reach agreements on potential deliverables to ensure a successful visit by President Nguyen Minh Triet. The two sides discusse [...]
2007-05-16 11:26:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIRF OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI923APEC Workshop, Implementation Action Plan on Influenza
[...] (U) Summary: Representatives from APEC member economies, the U.N. Systems Influenza Coordinator, the World Health Organization, the UNDP-supported Partnership for Avian and Human Influenza (Vietnam),and the Asian Development Bank met May 7 and 8 in Hanoi to discuss progress and future directio [...]
2007-05-18 10:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECIN KFLU APECO PINR SOCI VM
07HANOI931EU, CANADA CONDEMN HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION
[...] (SBU) In recent days, the EU and Canada have issued statements expressing concern about the human rights situation in Vietnam and calling on the GVN to release all non-violent political prisoners. The GVN rejected in familiar terms the EU's statement, noting that Vietnam has always respected th [...]
2007-05-21 08:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HARARE1059OTHER DONORS CAUTOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING
[...] (C) On November 26 USAID hosted a meeting with Ambassador, Ambassadors from the UK Australia, the EU, Sweden and the Netherlands a well as aid agency chiefs from Canada and the U, to discuss addressing misunderstandings among poitical leaders and SADC negotiators about donor conditions for ree [...]
2007-11-27 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1073Zim Notes November 30, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-11-30 09:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE170TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...]
2007-03-07 13:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG
07HARARE172AMBASSADOR VISITS ZIMBABWE'S PREMIER PLATINUM
[...] (SBU) On February 6, Zimplats executives guided Ambassador Dell on a day-long tour of the company's platinum mining and processing operations in the second largest platinum deposit in the world. Having made peace, temporarily at least, with the GOZ under pressure of expropriation by ceding a [...]
2007-03-07 14:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE508TSVANGIRAI UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (C) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on June 11 that the ZANU-PF position paper submitted to the South African-moderated talks was nothing more than the usual rhetoric, confirming prior suspicion that the GOZ was merely stalling. Unlike the MDC submission that addressed Zi [...]
2007-06-11 09:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE714WORSENING HUNGER, DWINDLING HARVESTS
[...] Recent international NGO estimates indicate 4.1 million Zimbabweans will need food aid between November 2007 and April 2008, out of a total population estimated at 9-10 million. The UN World Food Program (WFP) plans to assist 3.3 million Zimbabweans, and C-SAFE, a consortium of US-sponsored N [...]
2007-08-09 13:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM WFP ZI
07HARARE952TONGOGARA REFUGEE CAMP TRIP REPORT
[...] Representatives from the Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) Mary Lange and Nancy Jackson, accompanied by EmbOff, visited Tongogara refugee camp on September 29. Despite harsh economic conditions in Zimbabwe, the nearly 2,700 refugees in Tongogara camp are receiving adequate she [...]
2007-10-19 10:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL ZI
07HAVANA107025TH HAVANA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 25th Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV-07) was held November 5-10 in Havana. This cable contrasts changes and new developments since last year. U.S. sales to Cuba have stagnated since last year and have dim prospects of improving. The Spanish government's policy of e [...]
2007-11-16 13:44:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HAVANA1087ILL DISSIDENT LEADER ANTUNEZ MAY SEEK MEDICAL CARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Further to Reftel, dissident figure Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") checked himself out of the hospital in Placetas (Villa Clara). He then traveled to Havana and several prominent dissidents asked GOC state security on 20 November for a commitment to provide quality medica [...]
2007-11-21 21:07:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA298CUBA/ITALY: WE WANT TO BUT WE CAN'T
[...] (C) Summary: Italian Ambassador to Havana Vecchione said Cuban Foreign Minister Perez Roque's March 15 visit to Rome reached a predictable impasse: Roque wanting to improve relations with Italy, but with conditions unacceptable to the Italians. The Italians, in turn, told Roque to accept the [...]
2007-03-23 18:12:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL CU IT EUN
07HAVANA342CUBA: TOURISM'S DECLINE MAKES GOC NERVOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuban tourism figures for the first trimester of 2007 were dismal: An overall decrease of 15 percent, the worst drop in 15 years. For years the GOC ignored the warnings from foreign hotel companies about addressing weaknesses in the sector. Successful competition from alterna [...]
2007-04-06 14:13:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV CU
07HAVANA617HOW TO SHATTER A CASTRO-PHILE'S ARGUMENTS
[...] USINT is pleased to send in this distillation of the best of our briefings and responses to questions about Cuba, usually from audiences that are opposed to U.S. policy towards Cuba. These include foreign diplomats, U.S. university students and professors, U.S. congressmen and staff, U.S. jou [...]
2007-06-28 08:41:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPROP PREL ECON KDEM PHUM CU
07HAVANA913CUBAN DELEGATION AT LASA: GOC APPROACHES ACADEMIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2007 International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) was held in Montreal, Canada, September 5-8. The Cuban delegation was the largest ever to a LASA conference and they portrayed the successful change of venue from the U.S. to Canada as a "victory" [...]
2007-09-13 15:37:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HILLAH161NAJAF'S KUFA UNIVERSITY: DOORS WIDE OPEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of Najaf's Kufa University (Kufa) warmly welcomed the PRT delegation, including Team Leader and PD officer, during a November 21 campus visit. President Razak Al-Essa, who attained his PhD in the U.K., openly discussed his Western-oriented education model with PRT L [...]
2007-11-25 09:29:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV OEXC SCUL SOCI IZ
07HOCHIMINHCITY224DO NAM HAI: LAST OF THE 8406 BLOC DISSIDENTS?
[...] Summary: Do Nam Hai, co-founder of the dissident 8406 Bloc (which calls for peaceful political change in Vietnam),told us that he has been under de facto house arrest since about the time police intensified their actions against 8406 co-leader Father Nguyen Van Ly in Hue. Hai has no intentio [...]
2007-03-09 12:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY622ETHNIC CHINESE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM: A PRIMER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ethnic Chinese community is Vietnam's most influential and affluent minority group. Accounting for no more than two percent of Vietnam's population, the ethnic Chinese -- concentrated in HCMC and the Mekong Delta -- are responsible for generating roughly 10 percent of the n [...]
2007-06-13 06:51:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI ECON CH VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY623ALLEGATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATION IN ARREST OF
[...] (SBU) On March 4, the South Carolina-based Montagnard Foundation (MF) issued a press release asserting that on February 17, Vietnamese troops in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak arrested Y-Ja Nie and T-Tuc Buonya "because they are Christians who refused to join the government-recognize [...]
2007-06-13 10:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREF KIRF SOCI VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY817AMBASSADOR AND USS PELELIU BID FAREWELL TO CENTRAL VIETNAM
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Marine traveled to Danang on July 24-25 to attend closing activities related to the USS Peleliu's ten-day Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission to Vietnam. On the same visit, the Ambassador paid farewell calls on Tran Van Minh, Chairman of the Danang City People's C [...]
2007-08-03 06:58:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY960CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHNIC MINORITY PASTOR FREE BUT RATTLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Y Ja Nie, a Central Highlands ethnic minority Protestant pastor arrested on February 12, 2007 (reftel),was released on August 31. ConGenOffs met privately with Nie and separately with local officials in M'Drak district, Dak Lak province, on September 6. According to local gov [...]
2007-09-18 09:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PREF VM
07HONGKONG2414STAFFDEL NELSON PURSUES FOOD/TOY SAFETY AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: House Energy and Commerce Committee Staff Delegation Nelson visited Hong Kong and Macau at the end of August to investigate import food and product safety, intellectual property rights and unfair trade practices. Meetings with Hong Kong and Macau government officials and private [...]
2007-09-17 01:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO HK CH
07HONGKONG2596MARTIN LEE TO VISIT WASHINGTON AS HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party founder and legislator Martin Lee will visit Washington October 18-19 for discussions at State and the NSC (requested) on the political state of play in Hong Kong. His visit comes during an unusually busy Hong Kong political season, which this year includes the C [...]
2007-10-11 10:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2806ALLEGATIONS OF U.S. "INTERFERENCE" IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: With the approach of Hong Kong local elections on November 18 and December 2, public criticism of pro-democracy legislator Martin Lee has abated, possibly due to fear of a voter backlash against the harsh commentary. Even before the Lee controversy, however, anti-foreign and anti- [...]
2007-11-09 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07ISLAMABAD274BOUCHER DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, INDIA, TRADE WITH
[...] (C) On January 12, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Kasuri for a wide-ranging discussion, which included Pak-Afghan and Pak-India relations, Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, the development plan for Pakist [...]
2007-01-17 12:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PREF PK AF IN CA
07ISLAMABAD3030STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN'S ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan's general elections are expected to take place in late 2007 or early 2008, and Post has been working with stakeholders, donors and the Pakistan Election Commission since 2005 to strengthen the process. This cable outlines current US and international donor projects unde [...]
2007-07-12 10:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PK
07ISLAMABAD4254 PAKISTAN'S WHEAT SHORTAGE AND FOOD INFLATION ADD TO
[...] SUMMARY: During this year's holy month of Ramadan, the average Pakistani is more concerned about finding a bag of flour than who will win the upcoming elections. A combination of overly optimistic production estimates, increased domestic consumption, a temporary lifting of the export ban, an [...]
2007-10-02 08:22:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD4363FATA PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: OCTOBER 8, 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: Implementation of the Mission's strategy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is moving ahead despite challenges. We received our fiscal year 2007 (FY07) funding for the FATA by September 30. With our prodding, the donor community is taking ste [...]
2007-10-09 12:35:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MASS KPAO PK
07ISLAMABAD4695MGPK01: SITREP 03, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD; QUIET
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistan's first morning under the state of emergency was a quiet one throughout Pakistan. Both Embassy and Consulates report business as usual on the streets. However, we are receiving increasing reports of arrests of opposition figures and human rights activists. The government has c [...]
2007-11-04 09:33:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4992URGING THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO STAY ENGAGED ON
[...] (C) Summary and action request: Led by the European Commission, a growing number of European countries here are questioning their participation in election observer missions. Ambassador briefed her European counterparts November 22 (septel) to urge that they not take pre-emptive decisions th [...]
2007-11-23 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD5305PAKISTAN ELECTIONS: PREPARATION AND MONITORING
[...] (SBU) Summary. December 15 was the last day for candidates to withdraw or change political parties in the run-up to Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections. All the major parties will contest the election and are now heavily engaged in campaigning. USG- and international donor-sponso [...]
2007-12-18 10:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD616LATEST STEPS ON CURRICULUM REFORM IN PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-06 12:36:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PK PTER SCUL SOCI
07ISTANBUL46TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES POLICY FOR AKP
[...] (C) Summary. Several thousand Istanbul Justice and Development Party (AKP) precinct captains and party faithful jammed an auditorium January 13 to hear Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul acclaim Turkey's foreign policy achievements and goals as the party continues its campaign to energize its coh [...]
2007-01-24 09:51:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07JAKARTA1005CT TRAINING PROGRAM PROMOTES COOPERATION IN
[...] (C) On April 2-4, Post co-sponsored the latest in a series of CT training workshops, this time at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) in Semarang, Central Java. Other sponsors included the Embassies of Canada and New Zealand, with the French Embassy providing a French CT [...]
2007-04-10 06:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA1107INDONESIA-MIXED PICTURE ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia,s Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) is receiving more suspicious transaction reports (STRs) than ever before, but the number of prosecutions remains low, at under 10% of cases referred to law enforcement. The Foreign Ministry (DEPLU) admitted [...]
2007-04-20 03:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1330DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Indonesia and Belarus have agreed to vote for each other in the first round of the May 17 UN Human Rights Council elections, according to a well-placed Department of Foreign Affairs contact. The GOI has already instructed its Mission in New York accordingly, despite demarches fr [...]
2007-05-11 08:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC BO BK ID
07JAKARTA1566INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
[...] (U) Summary: The bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and Extradition Treaty (ET) signed by Indonesia and Singapore on April 27 achieve long-sought objectives and potentially will sustain that cooperation over the next 25 years. Strategically paired from the beginning to balance res [...]
2007-06-06 10:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1986NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MEETS GOI ON ASIAN DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian legislators and senior Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) officials commented favorably on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP) initiative during July 18 meetings with William Inboden, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council (NSC). Legislat [...]
2007-07-24 00:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALID KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL
07JAKARTA2449GOI INVITES U.S. TO PRE-COP 13 MINISTERIAL, 24-25 OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) On September 5, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar addressed to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky. The letter invites U/S Dobriansky to informal ministerial consulta [...]
2007-09-06 00:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID ECON ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2695Invitation to COP-13 Trade Ministerial
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 24, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan C. Schwab. The letter is an invitation to attend a trade ministerial on the margins of the C [...]
2007-09-24 08:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA3059INDONESIA SENDING OUT CLIMATE ENVOYS BEFORE BALI COP-13
[...] (U) The Government of Indonesia (GOI) will be sending four senior climate change envoys to a number of key countries, including the U.S., in order to sound out other governments' positions and gather input for December's conference in Bali. All four are advisors to Minister of Environment Rach [...]
2007-11-02 09:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA3140INDONESIA - INCSR II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL
[...] This report responds to reftel request for an anti-money laundering and financial crimes update for INCSR II. Background and Overview ----------------------- 2. Although neither a regional financial center nor an offshore financial haven, Indonesia is vulnerable to money laundering and t [...]
2007-11-13 08:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR ID
07JAKARTA3181COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) PART II:
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia--the fourth largest country in population in the world--has historically has not been considered a major drug producing, consuming or transit country. However, in recent years Indones [...]
2007-11-16 07:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR AFIN PREL ID
07JAKARTA3238TRAFFICKING -- MULTILATERAL STRATEGY MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission--at its initiative--recently hosted a trafficking-focused meeting of multilateral donors and NGOs. The meeting--chaired by Dep Pol/C--addressed several recommendations made in the 2007 GAO evaluation of USG international human trafficking projects. Meeting participants [...]
2007-11-23 10:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA724ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - February 2007
[...] Summary. Pertamina delayed naming the tender winners for partial equity in its stake of 12 oil and gas blocks on February 27. Pertamina also announced it will work with foreign companies to develop biodiesel technology. The GOI said 12 of 20 oil and gas blocks it offered for the latest tender [...]
2007-03-13 12:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA933MARCH 28 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE
[...] (SBU) Indonesian Health Minister Dr. Fadilah Supari repeatedly pledged to resume sharing avian influenza (AI) samples with the international community during the March 29 "High Level Meeting on Responsible Practices for Sharing Avian Influenza Viruses and Resulting Benefit" in Jakarta. Supari [...]
2007-04-01 22:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
07JAKARTA978INDONESIA'S INSURANCE SECTOR STILL STRUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Summary. A decade after the financial crisis, Indonesia's small insurance sector continues to suffer from weak regulation and poor enforcement, inadequate training, low professional standards, and insufficient capital. A few players dominate the sector, and some small, non-transparent f [...]
2007-04-05 01:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV KCOR ID
07JEDDAH485I LEFT MY HEART IN FREEDOM AND CAME HOME
[...] (S) SUMMARY: There is no subject dearer to the hearts of even moderately well-off Hejazis (inhabitants of the Western Province) than leaving Saudi Arabia. The most stilted gathering can be brightened up at once by steering the conversation to a fondly anticipated (or remembered) stint outside [...]
2007-11-24 15:26:00Consulate JeddahSECRETSOCI SCUL KWMN SA
07JERUSALEM2330NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 7: IDF ACTIVITIES
[...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) sources reported that NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions in Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. Mukhabarat and PSO issued summons to 30 individuals and arrested 2 HAMAS members. More summons wil [...]
2007-11-07 17:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JOHANNESBURG35SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" --
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2007-02-02 14:47:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG EINV ECON SF
07JOHANNESBURG3732South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-10-24 07:16:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG3738South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-10-24 09:51:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07KABUL1030PRT KANDAHAR: ASSESSMENT -- WHERE WE ARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable assesses developments in Kandahar Province in 2006 through security, political, economic, and social lenses. The cable does not review ISAF performance or programs, but looks ahead to anticipated developments in 2007 and notes areas in need of further attention from [...]
2007-03-28 11:43:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL1172SUBJECT: Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit: A Test Case for
[...] (SBU) The large Aynak copper deposit has the potential to generate the first significant, long-term international investment in Afghanistan. Nine companies, including the American firm Phelps Dodge, are in the fray in a competitive bidding process. The bids are due on May 15 and will be foll [...]
2007-04-10 07:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL1225GOA PREPARING FOR GREATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR MINE
[...] The MFA hosted an annual conference on humanitarian mine action (HMA) April 25 in Kabul, inviting key donors to a meeting to discuss current Afghan HMA issues and the broader international/Afghan community to a USG (STATE/PM/WRA) sponsored dinner to mark International Mine Action Awareness Day [...]
2007-04-12 13:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MASS AF
07KABUL125DUBAI MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN JUSTICE COORDINATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 4-6 Justice Sector Coordination meeting in Dubai re-invigorated justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. The meeting resulted in a new initiative to organize international efforts over the next few months and to develop a consolidated framework for justice reform at t [...]
2007-01-13 09:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PREL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR SOCI AF
07KABUL1578ISAF DETAINEES: CANADIANS CONCLUDE NEW AGREEMENT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: It is NATO policy that ISAF partner nations should transfer detainees to GoA custody within 96 hours, or release them. While NATO's policy originally did not identify a particular Afghan agency to receive the ISAF detainees, an ISAF HQ order (FRAGO) issued March 30 designated [...]
2007-05-10 14:20:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKWAC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1691PRT KANDAHAR: MID-MAY SECURITY ROUNDUP
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A dramatic week was launched in Kandahar on May 12 with the killing of senior Taliban Commander Mullah Dadullah (in Helmand Province) and of Mullah Manan (in Zharey District) on May 13. Many Kandaharis were jubilant and hundreds lined up to see his body on display at Governor [...]
2007-05-20 11:30:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1744UPDATE ON AFGHAN REFUGEES, DEPORTEES, AND SQUATTERS
[...] Recent developments relating to three distinct segments of the wave of Afghan "returnees" - refugees from Pakistan, deported irregular migrants from Iran, and Kuchi squatters near Pol-i-Charki - have renewed focus on refugee/displaced persons issues. Over 200,000 refugees have returned from P [...]
2007-05-24 14:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL2379PRT KANDAHAR: SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IROA) are taking steps to improve security, governance, and the economy in Kandahar Province, but it remains a struggle. ISAF forces are taking the fight to districts north of Kandahar City. The [...]
2007-07-25 13:19:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON EAID CA
07KABUL2402AFGHAN CIVIL ORDER POLICE UNDERMINED BY POOR MOI
[...] (SBU) The Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) are being trained by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in close coordination with Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to provide a force capable of responding to urban unrest, civil disorder and national emergencies, whil [...]
2007-07-27 04:01:00Embassy KabulSECRETMASS PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL2998BOUCHER AND KARZAI, SPANTA ON JIRGAS, DRUGS, ECON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's August 27 meetings with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, Lower House Speaker Qanooni and National Security Advisor Rassoul spanned a range of key topics. Boucher, Karzai and Rassoul agreed to focus on t [...]
2007-09-08 14:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON IR AF
07KABUL307PRT KANDAHAR: CANADIAN PRT GAINING CAPABILITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with the deployment of ground forces in the province, Canada took over Kandahar PRT (KPRT) in August of 2005. KPRT has experienced considerable change in its size and organizational structure during the ensuing 18 months. The death of Political Director Glyn Berry in an S [...]
2007-01-31 08:32:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MARR AF CA
07KABUL3510SRSG KOENIGS QUESTIONS IC ENVOYS ON MOI REFORM
[...] SUMMARY: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) to Afghanistan Tom Koenigs met with SIPDIS the U.S., U.K., and Italian Ambassador and the Canadian DCM to discuss his October 15 presentation to the U.N. Security Council. Koenigs wanted IC impressions prior to reporting [...]
2007-10-16 12:44:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF
07KABUL3604DETAINEES: RELEASE OF BTIF DETAINEE KHALED SAMI
[...] (S/NF) This is an action cable--see paragraph two. This has been coordinated with Task-Force Guardian. 2. (S/NF) Action: Based on the Canadian assurances detailed in paragraphs three and four, we recommend the Deputy Secretary of Defense approve the release to Canada of Khaled SIPDIS [...]
2007-10-23 13:05:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3775AF: Afghan-Pakistani Bilateral Trade and Security Talks
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: US Embassy Kabul representatives attended the Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation Workshop, sponsored by the Canadian Government in Dubai, October 30 - November 1. Senior Afghan and Pakistani officials responsible for customs, immigration and border security spent thre [...]
2007-11-08 01:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EPET EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3842POLLS SHOW AFGHANS OPTIMISTIC, CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Three polls released this fall suggest, contrary to many international press reports, that Afghans continue to feel that their country is headed in the right direction, with little change in attitudes from a year ago. The most pronounced difference over last year is a rise in perceptions [...]
2007-11-15 01:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3848AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: SHIFT TO FOCUSED DISTRICT
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghan National Police (ANP) development has lagged behind that of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Despite the training of over 70,000 ANP individuals and advances in equipping and recruiting, the police remain largely ineffectiv [...]
2007-11-15 10:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL3973SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' DECEMBER 3-5 VISIT
[...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit, coming at the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress. ISAF was the clear winner this year on the battlefield, which has pushed the enemy to resort increasingly to asymmetric attacks. [...]
2007-12-02 08:34:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL4005CANADA'S MANLEY PANEL IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian DCM Hoffman on December 4 provided the Charge with an assessment of the 10-day visit to Afghanistan by the Panel on the Future Role of Canada in Afghanistan (Manley Panel). Hoffman emphasized repeatedly that the Panel,s report will be critical to the future of the Canad [...]
2007-12-06 14:43:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL4019DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQI BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] (C) Per Reftel, on December 05, Post delivered talking points regarding the Declaration of Principles recently signed and long-term goals in Iraq to Aimal Zaman of the Fifth Political Division (U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand) at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [...]
2007-12-09 13:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ AF
07KABUL439STATE OF PLAY AND ACTION REQUESTS ON UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) Embassy is working with the GOA to set dates and fix the agenda for upcoming working-level and senior-level Strategic Partnership meetings. We are in direct contact with our GOA counterparts for each working group. The MFA is responsible for overall organization of the Strategic Partne [...]
2007-02-09 05:16:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS ECON EAID SNAR AF
07KABUL440HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN - GOING
[...] (U) Contains Action Request; please see para 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Afghanistan remains seriously affected by landmines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) that cause nearly 100 casualties each month. Landmines and UXO are found in 2,368 communities as well as agricultural fields and around major [...]
2007-02-09 05:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS AF
07KABUL466UPDATE ON AMNESTY RESOLUTION
[...] (U) During a press conference on February 6, Presidential Spokesman Karim Rahimi said that President Karzai may reject the draft resolution on amnesty passed by the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on January 31. Even if Karzai were to reject the resolution, it could still pass if i [...]
2007-02-10 13:15:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL696EXPEDITING MEDICAL RELEASE/TRANSFER OF
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Per ref A, Canadian officials paid a first consular visit to detainee Khaled Samy Abdalla ISMAIL in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) on January 11 and advised that Mr. Ismail, who is a dual Canadian/Egyptian national, [...]
2007-03-04 06:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETCASC KAWC MARR PTER CONS CA EG AF
07KAMPALA1419SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES NORTHERN UGANDAN ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold met with a wide range of government officials, local and religious leaders, military officers, internally-displaced persons, UN officials and international donors to discuss the current situation in northern Uganda during his visit from August 26 to 30. [...]
2007-09-07 09:48:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA240NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (January 27-February 9, 2007)
[...] Summary: Post presents the thirteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good gove [...]
2007-02-12 04:33:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KATHMANDU1631BHUTANESE REFUGEE DONOR GROUP REVIEWS RESETTLEMENT
[...] Summary: UNHCR Nepal Representative Abraham Abraham convened a Donor Group meeting on August 24 to review developments in establishing security in the Bhutanese refugee camps and preparing for large-scale resettlement processing. According to Abraham, police would be deployed 24/7 to all seve [...]
2007-08-29 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL NP
07KATHMANDU338CORE GROUP ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES EAGER TO MOVE
[...] (C) In a February 9 meeting with Ambassadors representing the Core Group on Bhutanese refugees, Ambassador Moriarty informed his colleagues that Prime Minister had approved large-scale resettlement (ref A). The Ambassador's briefing was well-received and helped the Core Group to define its ne [...]
2007-02-09 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU402CANADIAN AMBASSADOR PLEASED BY PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) Canada's New Delhi-based Ambassador to Nepal David Malone told the Ambassador recently he was pleased to hear of Prime Minister Koirala's recent decision to approve third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. He indicated that the Government of Canada had not yet decided how many re [...]
2007-02-21 09:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER BT IN CA NP
07KATHMANDU447NEPAL: NO OBJECTION TO RESETTLEMENT OF BHUTANESE
[...] (C) In separate meetings on February 26, the Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister K.P. Oli and Home Minister K.P. Sitaula on Prime Minister Koirala's February 7 approval of U.S. plans to resettle Bhutanese refugees (reftel). Both ministers were noncommittal, but raised no objections to the U.S [...]
2007-02-28 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV CH BT NP
07KATHMANDU761PRIME MINISTER SAYS ELECTION DELAY LIKELY,
[...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala told the Ambassador April 13 that an election delay was likely. The Ambassador acknowledged that free and fair elections now would be difficult, noting that security in the country remained poor and marginalized ethnic groups continued to feel excluded from the poli [...]
2007-04-13 11:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MASS ETRD IN BT NP
07KATHMANDU78BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
[...] (C) In recent meetings with Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet, UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham, and Core Group Chair and Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade, RefCoord promoted coordinated donor action to encourage the Government of Nepal (GON) to adopt a resettlement policy. Basnet [...]
2007-01-12 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BH NP AS
07KATHMANDU809CORE GROUP MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON
[...] (C) In a meeting April 20 with Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan, members of the Core Group representing the U.S., Australia, Canada, Denmark and Norway laid out the basis for technical discussions on third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. FM Pradhan emphasized the need to repatriate [...]
2007-04-20 12:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BT IN NP
07KHARTOUM1043DARFUR: MAINTAINING FOCUS IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS
[...] (C) A recent African Union-sponsored conference on the Abuja talks and the current Darfur peace process provided insights into the direction of the UN/AU strategy. In the lead up to a July meeting of special envoys in Tripoli, Libya, the U.S. can exert leverage with the UN, AU, and key govern [...]
2007-07-02 07:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU ER LY
07KHARTOUM1060DARFUR: IMPROVING AMIS UNDER AGWAI
[...] (SBU) With the arrival of the new AMIS force commander, the international community has the opportunity to strengthen the security provisions of the DPA to increase stability on the ground. U.S. leadership could lead to substantive improvements in the operation of the Cease-fire Commission an [...]
2007-07-05 09:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1135SPLM Diaspora Conference in Juba
[...] Summary: Over 100 Sudanese Diaspora SPLM members participated in the First Sudan People's Liberation Movement Chapters' Conference. The purpose of the conference was to familiarize Sudanese Diaspora members with the reality in Southern Sudan, to mobilize resources and, if possible, to draw upon [...]
2007-07-23 05:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO
07KHARTOUM1337DARFUR: USG CAN SET THE STAGE FOR SUCCESSFUL UN/AU
[...] (SBU) The United Nations and African Union have developed a timetable for the Darfur political process that culminates in negotiations between the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories and the Sudanese Government in early October. However, unrealistic expectations of the outcome of thes [...]
2007-08-23 13:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN AU SU LY ER CD CH
07KHARTOUM1342CANADA, EU TAKE DIFFERENT TACKS ON EXPULSION ORDER
[...] (SBU) Canada and the European Commission (EC) are taking two different tacks on Sudan's threatened expulsion of their chiefs of mission. Both delegations had sent identical letters to National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Director General Salah Ghosh in early August to request inf [...]
2007-08-27 10:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM SU EUN CA
07KHARTOUM1653 SPLM TO DIPLOMATS: NCP MUST ACT ON OUR DEMANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: SPLM leaders, principally Deputy Chairman Malik Agar, told members of the diplomatic community that the SPLM believed that they had no choice but to suspend ministerial level participation in the GoNU in order to pressure the NCP to act on SPLM core issues. The SPLM blamed NCP [...]
2007-10-24 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1804UNAMID PLANNERS RECOMMEND DELAYING DEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate conversations with FieldOff on November 15 and November 18 in El Fasher, two UN senior military transition planners shared the joint recommendation they had made to UNAMID Force Commander GEN Agwai that deployment of UNAMID police elements be put on hold until the inf [...]
2007-11-19 12:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1943UNAMID CISS: DEPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES REMAIN DESPITE SLIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chief of Integrated Support Services (CISS) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) addressed the Government of Sudan's December 5 rebuttal of charges leveled against it by UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno on November 27 of imposing obsta [...]
2007-12-09 08:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM351UN ENVOY MEETS WITH LRA CHIEF KONY; PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano met with Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony March 2 in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),according to sources in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). Chissano, the UN special envoy for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) pro [...]
2007-03-05 13:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SU
07KHARTOUM396 SHOW ME THE MONEY: MAKING THE CEASEFIRE COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) held a March 11 meeting to inform and seek input from the international community on the functioning of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) and efforts to re-energize the Second Chamber for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories. There was conse [...]
2007-03-14 08:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM409MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...]
2007-03-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR ER US
07KHARTOUM410MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...]
2007-03-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR US
07KHARTOUM840Darfur: Briefing for AU PSC Delegation
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, Western representatives briefed a fact-finding mission of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) on the situation in Darfur. They highlighted the importance of an effective peace-keeping force and cease-fire mechanism, a specific UN/AU strategy for the [...]
2007-05-29 15:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM953SPLM SUGGESTS DELAY IN CONFERENCE WITH DPA
[...] (C) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) will most likely postpone the second and third phases of their conference in Southern Sudan because key leaders of the Darfur rebel movements have not agreed to attend. The first phase of the conference--focused on civil society groups, tradit [...]
2007-06-15 18:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU
07KIGALI634ANALYSIS OF RISK OF TORTURE OF BWINDI DEFENDANTS
[...] (C) Summary. Post submits this analysis of the risk of torture of the three Bwindi defendants if returned to Rwanda for trial, for use in Department deliberations. Post finds that it is not/not "more likely than not" that these three individuals would be subject to torture if so returned. [...]
2007-07-09 19:17:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM RW
07KIGALI954ICTR PROSECUTOR ASKS FOR HELP IN POTENTIAL CASES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow met with Charge and pol/econ chief on October 17 to discuss potential cases against Rwandan officials and the importance of witness protection. [...]
2007-10-18 13:46:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKAWC PHUM PREL RW
07KINGSTON1089JAMAICA'S TOURISM BOOM
[...] Summary: Tourism figures for 2006 show tourists flocking to Jamaica in record numbers. Visitor arrivals for 2006 broke the psychological three million barrier for the first time, while earnings of USD 1.9 billion also soared to new heights. The diversion of a number of visitors from Cancun fo [...]
2007-07-13 11:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ECON EFIN EINV SOCI JM
07KINGSTON1307JAMAICA: OPPOSITION DRAWS EVEN WITH RULING PARTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 12:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PINR ECON SOCI ENRG KCOR JM
07KINGSTON1348JAMAICA: AMEMBASSY KINGSTON PARTICIPATES IN OAS OBSERVER
[...] On September 3, 2007, National General Elections were held in Jamaica. The Organization of American States (OAS) was present at the invitation of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to serve as impartial observers for the electoral process. OAS fielded 38 volunteers in two-person teams and cover [...]
2007-09-05 16:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDOAS CASC PREL PGOV JM
07KINGSTON1389JAMAICA: NEW PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-12 14:08:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPINR ASEC PREL PGOV SOCI ECON JM XL
07KINGSTON1400JAMAICA: A SUGGESTED U.S. AGENDA WITH THE NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-14 13:10:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR EFIN ETRD EAID MASS SOCI
07KINGSTON1419JAMAICA: NEWLY INAUGURATED PRIME MINISTER BRUCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 20:48:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR OFDP UNDP
07KINGSTON1525JAMAICA: MEET THE OTHER NEW CABINET MINISTERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 15:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL JM XL
07KINGSTON158JAMAICA: LOOKING AHEAD-- WHY THE POST-ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 11:51:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI EINV ENRG ECON EFIN
07KINGSTON1585JAMAICA: APPOINTMENT OF WELL KNOWN ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: As anticipated, on October 22, the Jamaican Minister of Finance, Audley Shaw, appointed Col. Trevor MacMillan as a Special Advisor on Revenue and Corruption. The Prime Minister asked the Finance Minister to appoint MacMillan as a Special Advisor to provide him with an official sta [...]
2007-10-24 19:12:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL ASEC TRSY JM
07KINGSTON1640Canadian Ministry of Justice to conduct assessment of
[...] Summary. As a follow on to a cooperative effort between the Canadian Bar Association and the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force, and to correct some gaps identified by Canada in the recently concluded Justice Sector Reform Project, the Canadian Ministry of Justice will conduct a compreh [...]
2007-11-06 18:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN ASEC JM
07KINGSTON1739JAMAICA: SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 15:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ASEC JM
07KINGSTON1813JAMAICA: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TOP PRIORITY IS
[...] (C) Summary: One of Commissioner Lewin's first official acts on December 17, the day he took office, was to approve the proposed Anti-Corruption Strategy Paper, presented by the new Anti-Corruption Division Chief. In a meeting with NAS Director on December 19 (Reftel),and again in his inau [...]
2007-12-31 18:40:00Embassy KingstonSECRETSNAR PREL AA
07KINGSTON215JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: FORMER PRIME MINISTER WARNS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:50:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON SOCI CARICOM KCOR JM
07KINGSTON482JAMAICA: REMITTANCES PROVIDING LIFELINE
[...] Last year, expatriate Jamaicans sent home almost USD 1.8 billion in remittances, making the country the highest per capita recipient in the region. This source is the country's second-highest foreign exchange earner, and vastly outpaced foreign aid and foreign direct investment. Most of the f [...]
2007-04-03 19:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG JM
07KINGSTON560REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Organized Crime Fugitive Team and Special Branch who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2 [...]
2007-04-18 15:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM NAS USMS JM
07KINGSTON57JAMAICA: CRICKET WORLD CUP (C-AL6-01777)
[...] (U) This message responds to the information requested in ref. A; answers are keyed to paragraphs. A. (C) Econoff sent the updated Regional Security Plan (including threat and risk assessments) electronically to Michael Fortin (ref. B). To access, open the document, type 'rsplan', then sel [...]
2007-01-12 19:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPINR CARICOM JM
07KINGSTON588JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, April 20, Charge and NAS Director, along with the British and Canadian COMs, met with Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security at his request. In this session, one of an ongoing series of conversations with his international partners, (Reftels A and B) Phillips o [...]
2007-04-24 12:58:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PREL KFIN JM
07KINGSTON589JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, April 20, Charge and NAS Director, along with the British and Canadian COMs, met with Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security at his request. In this session, one of an ongoing series of conversations with his international partners, (Reftels A and B) Phillips o [...]
2007-04-24 12:58:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PREL KFIN JM
07KINGSTON69JAMAICA: APIS; POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLENCE; CRIME &
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 19:11:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR PGOV SOCI SNAR PTER ASEC PHUM CASC
07KINGSTON807JAMAICA: WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURE TO COUNCIL OF
[...] Post received a diplomatic note, dated 26 April 2007, from the GoJ stating that it wishes to withdraw its candidature for election to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The elections are scheduled for the 36th session of the ICAO Assembly from 18-28 September [...]
2007-05-24 19:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ICAO JM
07KINGSTON843JAMAICA HOSTS WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540
[...] SUMMARY: The first outreach event on implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) in the Caribbean was held in Kingston, Jamaica on May 29-30, 2007. Representatives from 11 Caribbean states attended. The workshop was successful in increasing participants' kno [...]
2007-05-31 17:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PTER XL XM JM
07KINGSTON903JAMAICAN ECONOMY SLUGGISH IN FIRST QUARTER
[...] The Jamaican economy expanded by two percent during January to March 2007. Growth was driven by agriculture and construction, as tourism output declined for the first time in four years, following the return of Cancun after hurricane damage. Inflation of one percent was the major success stor [...]
2007-06-11 13:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND CPAS JM XL
07KINSHASA1127FOREST SECTOR REFORM IN THE DRC: STAKEHOLDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC is reviewing 156 forestry titles for conversion into new titles as part of its forestry sector reform and economic development plan. The process is intended to regulate the forestry sector in a way which encourages sustainable resource management, improves forestry cons [...]
2007-09-19 16:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD SENV EAGR KGHG CG
07KINSHASA1128DRC: DISASTER DECLARATION FOR EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for emergency assistance. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following laboratory confirmation of Ebola virus in Mweka rural health zone in Kasai Occidental Province, the Congolese Minister of Health has requested international assistance to contain [...]
2007-09-20 05:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM CG
07KINSHASA1425DRC: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is moving slowly as it grapples with solutions to fundamental governance, security and development challenges following the historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the [...]
2007-12-31 09:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM
07KINSHASA178TRIAL OPENS IN ANVIL MINING CASE
[...] (U) Summary. The criminal trial of three civilians and several FARDC soldiers in a Katanga military court is increasing attention on the DRC's extractive industries. A GDRC military court in Lubumbashi, Katanga province is hearing preliminary matters in the case, which arises from the widely- [...]
2007-02-14 14:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV KHUM PGOV CG
07KINSHASA296KINSHASA DECLARATION CALLS FOR RATIFICATION OF
[...] (U) Parliamentarians representing the eleven countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (IC/GLR) pledged February 28 in Kinshasa to work toward "rapid ratification" of the regional Pact on Security, Stability, and Development and affirmed their determination "to end p [...]
2007-03-13 13:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CG
07KINSHASA888SSR CONTACT GROUP: SUBSTANCE REFERRED TO EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Contact Group on Security Sector Reform (SSR) formally recognized the GDRC's ownership of efforts to reform the Congolese military at the group's July 12-13 meeting in Kinshasa. Minister of Defense Chikez Diemu outlined a vision for SSR aimed at creating a core group of fi [...]
2007-07-26 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG ZA BE NL FR
07KUALALUMPUR1128EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] The Advisor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials to coordinate two upcoming EXBS courses with Malaysia, a CIT scheduled for July 04-06 in Kuala Lumpur and an ISIT planned for August 09-17 in Charleston, SC. 2. The Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisors Conference in Vienn [...]
2007-07-10 05:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1212MUGABE TO VISIT MALAYSIA AUGUST 4-8 FOR LANGKAWI
[...] (U) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry confirmed to us on July 27 that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe intends to visit Malaysia again in order to attend the Langkawi International Dialogue, August 4-8. According to press accounts and the MFA, some 12 to 16 heads of government, mostly from Afri [...]
2007-07-27 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI MY
07KUALALUMPUR1215 KIKEH FIELD TO DOUBLE MURPHY OIL'S GLOBAL CRUDE PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Summary: Murphy Oil Corporation's deepwater operation at Kikeh field off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, is expected to begin producing light sweet crude by the end of the third quarter of this year, barring unforeseen delays, according to Kuala Lumpur-based Murphy Oil executives. The Kike [...]
2007-07-30 08:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET EFIN EINV ENRG MY BX
07KUALALUMPUR1224Iran outdoes U.S. in FDI; Foreign Bank to Open in KL.
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's top investor for the first five months of 2007 is Iran, due to a joint venture by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and SKS Ventures Sdn. Bhd. to build a refinery in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia. The Central Bank approved another joint venture for Ba [...]
2007-07-31 08:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
07KUALALUMPUR1548MALAYSIA BIOFUELS: INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
[...] Summary: The Malaysian government strongly supports the development of the biofuels industry, using the country's large and growing palm oil production as feedstock. The recent passage of the Biofuel Industry Act will facilitate the industry's continued expansion, though the industry has benef [...]
2007-10-19 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1562EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On September 04 the Advisor and ECONOFF met with Mr. Koshy Thomas, Deputy Secretary, Tax Analysis Division, Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF),to participate in the ongoing deliberations to secure a Memorandum of Understanding on the Megaports proposal. Discussion focused on two seemingly m [...]
2007-10-24 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1693MALAYSIAN IMMIGRATION REQUESTS TRAINING VISIT TO U.S. PORTS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for ICE Singapore to organize a study visit to the U.S. for Malaysian Immigration officers, with a focus on inspection, detention, removal, and deportation of illegal immigrants; as well as trafficking in persons victim identification and protection. Malaysian [...]
2007-12-11 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF CVIS KCRM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR458TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING WITH AUSTRALIA
[...] (SBU) The Australian High Commission hosted a trilateral meeting with U.S. and Japanese embassies on January 17 to discuss CT cooperation and assistance issues in Malaysia. Each mission was represented at the DCM level and included representatives from political, economic, defense, and securi [...]
2007-03-09 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL MY
07KUALALUMPUR719MALAYSIA COMMENTS ON U.S.-ASEAN RELATIONS AND TAC
[...] (C) In a discussion of U.S.-ASEAN relations, Malaysia's senior diplomat charged with ASEAN affairs said he believed U.S. accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) would be warmly welcomed by ASEAN members, signal increased U.S. attention to the region, and boost the U.S.-ASEAN di [...]
2007-04-20 08:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN MY
07KUALALUMPUR902PROSECUTING TERRORISTS IN MALAYSIA: LOOKING BEYOND
[...] (S) Assisting Malaysia to develop the capacity to successfully investigate and prosecute terrorists would support key U.S. law enforcement and political objectives in this strategic Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has used an intelligence approach and the Internal Security Act (ISA),inclu [...]
2007-05-22 02:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY
07KUWAIT1718KUWAITI PARTICIPATION IN PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: CDA and emboffs delivered reftel points to the Arab Fund and various GOK interlocutors in the Amiri Diwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and the Kuwait Fund. MFA confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah will lead the Kuwaiti delegation to Paris but said [...]
2007-12-13 09:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS KU
07KUWAIT1745DOW'S BILLION-DOLLAR PETROCHEMICAL JOINT VENTURE:
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with econoff, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib told econoff that a newly announced joint venture between state-owned KPC subsidiary Petrochemicals Industries Company (PIC) and U.S.-based Dow Chemical Company represents Kuwait's lar [...]
2007-12-18 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV ETRD KU CH IN
07KYIV1023UKRAINE: CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) We met April 20 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Deputy Director Pokotilo to discuss the May 15 next session of the UN Conference on Disarmament (CD) at MFA's request. Counselor Oleksandr Bondarenko and a [...]
2007-04-27 13:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNGA CDG UP
07KYIV1107UKRAINE: BELARUS UN HRC CANDIDACY - AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) Our soundings with the Ukrainian MFA, detailed below, indicate the Ukrainians are on the razor's edge regarding whether to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Their concern is to ensure that this year's vote not result in keeping Slovenia off the Council (Slov [...]
2007-05-10 14:37:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC BO UP
07KYIV118UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Refs A and B contained parts one and two of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. The third and final part of the ICS is below. Text Continued: A.9. Efficient Capital Markets and Portfolio Investment BANKING The Ukrainian banking system consists of the National Ban [...]
2007-01-18 14:25:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV1916UKRAINE: NATO SEA BREEZE EXERCISE AN "UNQUALIFIED
[...] (C) Summary: Sea Breeze 2007, the largest ever multinational exercise in the Black Sea, concluded July 22. Over two weeks, exercise participants from 13 NATO PfP member countries enhanced interoperability through peacekeeping operations, search and rescue, and communications training. Despite [...]
2007-08-06 13:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV UP
07KYIV2496UKRAINE: MYKOLAYIV -- RUNNING ON ISSUES BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern industrial city of Mykolayiv wrestles with a number of local issues revolving around the question of who will control the city's economic assets. Controversy centers in particular on ownership of the Black Sea Shipyard, currently in the hands of Russian businessmen, [...]
2007-09-28 12:54:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV EIND EINV PREL RS UP
07KYIV2566UKRAINE: DASD CAGAN REQUESTS PLUS-UP IN IRAQ
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Summary. In consecutive meetings with Ukrainian Chief of Defense, General of the Army Serhiy Kyrychenko, Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Veselovsky on October 8, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of [...]
2007-10-12 02:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ UP US
07KYIV2902UKRAINE: U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS -- DEMARCHE
[...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points and text of the U.S.-Iraq Statement of Principles November 27 to Third Territorial Department Middle East Division Acting Director Mykola Leshchenko and U.S. and Canada Desk Director Yuriy Nykytiuk. We emphasized the U.S. desire to consult on the best pos [...]
2007-11-27 13:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ UP
07KYIV3165ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE NEW GOU: PROGRESS, BUT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has sent out mixed signals on her plans for the Ukrainian economy. She continues to say many of the right things on economic matters, yet some of her populist campaign promises convey a different message. Nonetheless, we expect Tymosh [...]
2007-12-28 12:58:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UP
07LAGOS227ANAMBRA STATE ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: A visit by Poloffs to Anambra State on March 6 showed the political scene remains volatile but People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Special Presidential Advisor Andy Uba has the upper hand in the race for the gubernatorial ticket. To bolster his chances, he likely has [...]
2007-03-26 06:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS717OIL ADVISOR SAYS NIGERIA IS NO VENEZUELA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian president's special advisor on petroleum said that recent press reports on petroleum contract renegotiations were overblown and Nigeria was "no Venezuela." He clarified that the older oil production contracts were past due to be reworked, but the process will take [...]
2007-10-31 14:38:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAPAZ1833AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S MEETING WITH VP ALVARO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28 Ambassador Goldberg met with Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera. The meeting was scheduled before the detention of the AmCit friend of MilGroup commander's son on June 27 (Reftel A). While the Vice President agreed with the Ambassador that the case should not [...]
2007-07-03 14:40:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2674BOLIVIA UNDERMINING MINING: MORE STATE INVOLVEMENT?
[...] (C) In the "exposition of motives" of the draft mining code that is circulating in the Bolivian mining sector but has not been formally submitted to Congress, mining companies are given one year from the promulgation of the new code to sign joint-venture contracts with the state-owned Bolivian [...]
2007-10-03 20:21:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ2827CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO II: NO DEAL = CRISIS
[...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is in recess until October 22 but is in danger of complete collapse if the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the second of two likely scenarios regarding the Constituent Assembly's futu [...]
2007-10-19 13:30:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3053BOLIVIA ON UN 3RD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) DCM contacted Bolivian Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on November 19 regarding reftel. Fernandez mentioned that Bolivia would take different positions on each of the four human rights resolutions before the UN Third Commission. Only in the case of Burma is Bolivia prepared to fully [...]
2007-11-20 12:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN BL
07LAPAZ3208FOREIGN MINISTRY DEFENDS MAS' HARDLINE
[...] (C) MFA Director General (DG) Jean Paul Guevarra convoked the diplomatic corps representing Western Hemisphere countries to explain the government's perspective on the Constituent Assembly process and its overall program for "change." Guevarra explained that the Movement Toward Socialism (M [...]
2007-12-10 13:10:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ593BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 5: MARCH 2, 2007
[...] (U) Large parts of the departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz remain affected by massive floods. - GOB authorities raised total estimates of affected families from 71,982 to 73,482, or more than 340,000 persons in eight out of nine departments. Civil Defense officials added that the deaths [...]
2007-03-02 19:44:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LILONGWE28MALAWI CONSIDERS SENDING BATTALION TO SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) Malawi is considering sending a 538-man battalion of peace-keepers to join an African Union force in Somalia. The Malawi Defense Force (MDF) had been focused on preparations to send a battalion to the UN/AU mission in the Sudan but was very recently asked by the AU to join a forthcoming [...]
2007-01-12 12:45:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPMIL KDEM MI IO
07LIMA210PERU'S EXPORTS OF GOODS SURGE 36 PERCENT IN 2006
[...] On January 23, Trade Minister Araoz presented the GOP's official export statistics for 2006. Peruvian exports totaled USD 23.431 billion (all figures are FOB),35.6 higher than in 2005, and accounted for just over a quarter of Peru's GDP. Exports were the biggest contributors to Peru's impr [...]
2007-01-25 18:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR EMIN ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA3518PERU LOWERS TARIFFS AGAIN, UNILATERALLY
[...] Summary: The Government of Peru (GOP) unilaterally lowered its tariffs again, to a 5.8 percent average tariff, from the previous 8.0 percent and over 60 percent in the mid-1990s. The GOP will likely continue this trend, reinforced by the prospect of ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promoti [...]
2007-10-26 20:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ENRG EAGR USTR PE CI
07LIMA3776NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2007: ** CORAH surpasses the coca eradication goal of 10,000 hectares for CY 2007. ** President Garcia tells visiting ONDCP Director John Walters that he strongly supports controls on precursor chemicals, money laundering, and asset forfeiture. ** N [...]
2007-12-06 19:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL SNAR KCRM PE
07LIMA417PERU GEARING UP TO HOST APEC 2008
[...] (SBU) Organizing the 21-member APEC events presents an enormous challenge for Peru. The GOP recognizes the benefits APEC can bring and is engaged in preparations, but Peru will need substantial help from other APEC members. The GOP already has an active High-Level Organizational Committee le [...]
2007-02-12 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON APECO ETRD ASEC PE
07LIMA447SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]
2007-02-14 22:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OTRA ETRD PE
07LIMA458SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]
2007-02-16 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA826PERU'S FERVOUR FOR GLOBAL TRADE MARCHES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Peru waits for the US Congress to consider the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),the GOP continues to discuss and engage in trade negotiations with numerous other countries. Peru recently completed an expanded trade agreement with Chile in October 2006; will fi [...]
2007-03-19 23:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN EINV APECO PE BL CA CI CH CO EC
07LISBON1443PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE
[...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...]
2007-05-22 15:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON1766A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES
[...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...]
2007-07-05 14:29:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV EAID PREL EUN PO
07LISBON2301US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...]
2007-09-07 12:58:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN PO
07LISBON253PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST
[...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...]
2007-01-29 10:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON2572PORTUGUESE REACTIONS TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 16:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON2750US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...]
2007-10-30 16:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
07LJUBLJANA760SLOVENIA HAS LIMITED STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (C) On November 29, EmbOffs accompanied Katherine Uhre, Senior Advisor of EEB's Commercial and Business Affairs Department, on a series of meetings with Slovenian officials from government economic agencies and commercial groups that highlighted Slovenia's disappointing lack of strategic econ [...]
2007-12-13 16:39:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL SI
07LONDON1062BTEX FORENSIC EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP CATALYZES G8 EFFORTS AGAINST BIOTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK and Germany co-hosted, with U.S. co-sponsorship, the G8 "Forensic Epidemiology Workshop," in London March 13-15, 2007 (Ref A). Although the U.S. was the primary source for workshop design and facilitation, all three nations worked collaboratively to plan and execute the [...]
2007-03-20 11:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER TBIO CA FR GM IT JA RS UK EUN
07LONDON1279ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSNAR AF UK
07LONDON140IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES CLAIM OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Poloff has received, via London contacts, e-mails from several Iranian human rights activists who allege (citing evidence of film which Poloff has not seen) a pattern of beatings, extortion, and sexual assault by officials in Van, Turkey, against Kurdish Iranian refugees seeking protected [...]
2007-01-12 15:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM IR TU UK
07LONDON317INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met at Central Hall Westminster in London, UK from 06-09 November 2006, to hold the ninety-seventh session of the Council (C97) chaired by Mr. Johann Franson (Sweden). Topics of significant interest included: Condolences for the recent pa [...]
2007-01-25 16:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LONDON892INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: COMSAR 11 was attended by 70 administrations and 1 Associate Member, 2 Specialized Agencies, and 19 non- governmental organizations. COMSAR considered the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),Review of the ITU radio communications matters, Satellite Services (COSPAS-SARS [...]
2007-03-07 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO ITU IMSO AORC ASEC UK
07LONDON894INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The combined annual meeting for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took place in London, October 30 to November 3, [...]
2007-03-07 17:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO PHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
07MADRID122MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Standard & Poor says as of 2007 Spain is the eighth industrial economy in the world, thereby surpassing Canada: The S & P ranking in billions of dollars follows. U.S. (13.8),Japan (4.5),Germany (3.1),China (3.0),UK (2.4),France (2.4),Italy (2.0),Spain (1.3). Spain's debt rating is [...]
2007-01-23 17:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO SP EINV EAIR UK EFIN
07MADRID1325SPANISH SECURITY ASSURANCES FOR P-3 SPARE PARTS
[...] Spain welcomes the opportunity to join the P-3 spare parts exchange program. It has delivered to Post a letter signed by the MOD Director General for Armament and Material (DGAM) providing end-use, security, and retransfer assurances related to the program. 2. For the Kingdom of Spain, Roy [...]
2007-07-05 13:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS SP
07MADRID1357UNHRC: SPAIN LOOKING FORWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General for Human Rights told Poloff July 11 that Spain, while understanding U.S. concerns, was "not deeply unhappy with the results" of the UNHRC institution building process. Fernandez-Arias said that the package deal agreed to in Geneva was the best outco [...]
2007-07-12 10:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN UNHRC SP
07MADRID2129MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] (U) The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth figure was lower than the second quarter's 0.9%, so it tracks with other signs of a slowdown. The Spanish government forecasts full-year 2007 growth of 3.8%. (Comment: The big question is how much lower growth will be in 2008. The opposition conser [...]
2007-11-19 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID634UNDEF: CLUB DE MADRID PROMOTES ARAB DEMOCRATIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spain-based NGO Club de Madrid is using UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) funding to help fund a project aimed at promoting freedom of association in several key Arab nations, the "Dialogue on Democratic Values in the Arab World." The Club de Madrid is pleased with its relationship [...]
2007-04-04 15:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP
07MANAGUA197NICARAGUA LETTER TO USTR SCHWAB AND SECRETARY OF
[...] (U) On January 18, 2007 the Embassy received an original letter in English dated December 12 and addressed to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and to Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johannes from the Minister of Development, Industry, and Trade Alejandro Arguello and Minister of Agricultur [...]
2007-01-24 20:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR FAS WTO NU
07MANAGUA2223SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Eight months into Daniel Ortega's term as president, his socialist rhetoric continues to worry potential and current investors in Nicaragua. Beginning on the day of his inauguration, Ortega launched into anti-capitalist, anti-neoliberal, and increasingly anti-American rhetoric, i [...]
2007-09-28 23:33:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV NU
07MANAGUA2255NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT IGNORING BUDGET SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: At an October 2 meeting donors providing direct budget support to Nicaragua expressed frustration over repeated brush-offs from the government since the Budget Support Group's (BSG) annual performance review in July. BSG members believe the government is assuming that donors will [...]
2007-10-04 18:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2428NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH CBERA REPORT
[...] As requested in reftel, the following is post's input for the Seventh Report on Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Statistical Information ----------------------- 2. Population (2006, estimate): 5,457,000 (Nicaraguan National Statistics and Census Office) Real GDP per Capi [...]
2007-11-05 21:15:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON ELAB PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2479GON SLOWLY REACHING OUT TO BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS
[...] (C) Summary: The Budget Support Group (BSG),a group of donor countries providing direct budget support (i.e. cash transfers for development purposes) to Nicaragua, told the Ministry of Finance (MHCP) on October 4 that it could not confirm funds to support the 2008 National Budget without bett [...]
2007-11-19 17:29:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV NU
07MANAGUA318NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW CENTRAL BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on January 29, new Central Bank President Antenor Rosales Bolanos told the Ambassador that the government intended to pursue prudent macroeconomic policy as a way of sending the right signals to investors. The government's objective is to find ways to channe [...]
2007-02-02 20:02:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV NU
07MANAGUA355NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial introductory meeting with new Minister for Development, Trade, and Industry Horacio Manuel Brenes Icabalceta, the Ambassador touched on CAFTA and U.S. trade capacity building programs, the Millennium Challenge Account, and WTO trade issues. Also discussed were rece [...]
2007-02-06 23:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EAGR WTO MCC PINR NU
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