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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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08CONAKRY773GOSSIP FROM CAMP ALPHA YAYA - RUMORS ABOUT THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A civilian contact at Camp Alpha Yaya says people are speculating widely as to the state of President Conte's health, and in some cases, asserting that he may already be dead. Contact claims that the military has been holding succession meetings at Camp Alpha Yaya. There have [...]
2008-12-18 16:50:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY97GUINEA/SIERRA LEONE BORDER VISIT ILLUSTRATES DAILY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Recent Embassy trips to Guinea's border with Sierra Leone, both in the south and in the north, demonstrate just how porous Guinea,s borders are. On Guinea's southern border, using little more than handwritten ledgers to track people, Guinean border officials could not provide [...]
2008-02-05 14:30:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC GV
08COPENHAGEN6682009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK
[...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...]
2008-12-16 15:46:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA
08COTONOU1BENIN'S NAVY PRESENTS NO DETERRENT TO ILLEGITIMATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-02 08:59:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALMCAP SNAR BN
08COTONOU630USITC STUDY ON BENIN: EFFECTS OF INSTRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS
[...] Per reftel, Post provides the following: -- AmEmbassy Cotonou's contact for this subject study (pending the arrival of a Pol/EconOff) is Mr. Marius C. Lotsu, the Economic/Commercial Assistant. His contact details follow: U.S. Embassy; 01B.P. 2012 Cotonou, Benin Rue Caporal Bernard Anani; E-ma [...]
2008-10-03 09:15:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA BN
08DAKAR195GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]
2008-02-21 21:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR196GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]
2008-02-21 21:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAMASCUS149MAKHLUF PARNTER DETAILS DAMAGE CONTROL OPS INSIDE
[...] (S) Summary: An Iraqi-British businessman with extensive dealings in Syria told us that his company is preparing to sever its relationship with Rami Makhluf's Cham Holding Company in an approximately USD 100 million joint venture (in which Cham Holding owns a 65 percent share) in response to [...]
2008-02-28 16:20:00Embassy DamascusSECRETECON EFIN EINV EPET ETTC PGOV SY KCOR
08DAMASCUS46SYRIA: 2007 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963-11) 3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Syria was designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. Since then it has continued political support to Palestinia [...]
2008-01-22 12:33:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS906SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]
2008-12-23 12:10:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
08DAMASCUS908SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]
2008-12-29 04:30:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC
08DARESSALAAM312PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING REQUEST FOR SULLIVAN SUMMIT IN
[...] For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzan [...]
2008-05-21 10:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV KPAO TZ
08DARESSALAAM313[ C O R R E C T E D C O P Y ] PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING
[...] For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzan [...]
2008-05-21 15:00:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV KPAO TZ
08DARESSALAAM737TROUBLES AT HOME FOR KIKWETE? SIGNS OF A WEAKENING
[...] (C) Summary. A number of recent events indicate that President Kikwete faces increased domestic pressure, especially from within his ruling CCM but also from the public. Several times over the past months, the GOT - and CCM - have made missteps or miscalculations that seem to betray a loss of [...]
2008-10-27 11:23:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TZ
08DHAKA1243POLITICAL PARTIES DROP KEY REFORMERS, INCLUDE
[...] (C) The two major political parties dropped key reformers and embraced several graft-tainted politicians in their slates of Parliamentary candidates. The lists clearly indicated Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairwoman Khaleda Zia and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina remained vindictive tow [...]
2008-12-02 11:37:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINS PINR BG
08DHAKA219Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...]
2008-02-18 11:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA348IN RURAL BANGLADESH, WHERE HAVE THE TERRORISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Islamic terrorists are visible no longer in a corner of western Bangladesh, where they initially were embraced as effective vigilantes against violent leftist gangs that preyed upon rural communities. The vehemence with which local people now denounce the Islamic extremists sugges [...]
2008-03-19 10:38:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALCT PINR PTER BG
08DILI113PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA RETURNS TO TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (C) Summary. Two months after being severely injured in an assassination attempt, Timor-Leste President Ramos-Horta received a warm welcome upon his return to Dili on April 17, with crowds lining the route of his motorcade. He gave a brief address to Parliament in which he repeated his call f [...]
2008-04-17 11:21:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TT
08DILI17TIMOR-LESTE'S NATIONAL PARLIAMENT: A WORK IN PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Timor-Leste's National Parliament is still grappling with language issues, low capacity, staffing shortages, and poor communication with voters. It continues to rely heavily on Portuguese-speaking foreign staff financed by the UNDP. Despite this, the four-party government coalition has [...]
2008-01-25 10:43:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TT
08DILI229LET'S LIFT THE TRAVEL WARNING FOR TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dili believes that conditions in Timor-Leste now warrant revocation of the Department's Travel Warning, last revised in July. Over the course of 2008, immediate threats to political and social stability have been eliminated or reduced. There have been no major instances o [...]
2008-09-10 10:07:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PO AS TT
08DILI313SOCIAL AND SECURITY CONDITIONS IN BAUCAU IMPROVED FROM 2007
[...] (SBU) Poloff visited the district of Baucau from December 3-4 to deliver sports equipment to residents in the Suco of Fatulia, sub-district of Venilale, and to meet with Catholic Church and National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) officials in the district. In contrast to previous visits, economi [...]
2008-12-16 08:41:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTT
08DILI320CORRECTED COPY: SOCIAL AND SECURITY CONDITIONS IN BAUCAU
[...] (SBU) Poloff visited the district of Baucau from December 3-4 to deliver sports equipment to residents in the Suco of Fatulia, sub-district of Venilale, and to meet with Catholic Church and National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) officials in the district. In contrast to previous visits, economi [...]
2008-12-24 01:14:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON TT
08DUBAI249SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSES REGIONAL TRENDS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Transportation delegation led by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters visited Dubai May 29 - June 1 to learn about the emirate's rapidly-expanding transportation infrastructure, as well as how this infrastructure will be integrated into the plans for regional [...]
2008-06-30 12:09:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ELTN BTIO PGOV SENV AE
08DUBLIN202007 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT.
[...] (U) Although official Police reports for 2007 will not be available until later in the year, RSO police contacts have reported that crime overall in Ireland has risen over the last twelve months. There has been an increase in activities by organized criminal groups in Ireland. Preliminary rep [...]
2008-01-14 08:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC APER AMGT EI
08DUBLIN51IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]
2008-01-28 13:41:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08DUBLIN571IRELAND'S 2009 BUDGET: PUNTING THE PROBLEM DOWN
[...] (C) Against the backdrop of a steadily worsening fiscal balance, the Irish government delivered its 2009 budget on October 14. In his budget speech Minister of Finance Brian Lenihan emphasized that this budget required shared sacrifice from all Irish citizens. The government expects a 6.5 pe [...]
2008-10-15 16:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI
08DUSHANBE573TAJIKISTAN'S NORTH: OVEREDUCATED AND OVERLOOKED
[...] (SBU) Summary: During multiple trips to the northern city of Khujand, Emboffs have noticed an increasing sense of disenfranchisement among the well-educated and cosmopolitan population. The near-complete absence of northerners in the Government, and the recent harsh winter conditions during wh [...]
2008-04-24 05:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON TI
08DUSHANBE731TAJIKISTAN INL 2007 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) For provision of goods, services, and technical assistance, the U.S. Government and the Government of Tajikistan (GOTI) signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) in 2003. For subsequent years, INL Dushanbe negotiates an annual Amendment to the Letter of Agreement (ALOA) when project funds are all [...]
2008-05-30 06:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL TI
08FREETOWN258DEMARCHE DELIVERED, SIERRA LEONE: GLOBAL MARITIME
[...] (U) On 27 May 2008, the Defense Attache met with Brigadier Nelson-Williams, Deputy Chief Defense Staff and Commander Mansaray, Commander, Maritime Wing, Ministry of Defense to discusss the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative. Relevant talking points were provided. Both respresentatives state [...]
2008-06-02 14:40:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR MCAP PGOV SL
08GABORONE883BOTSWANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL S&T CONFERENCE
[...] Summary. The University of Botswana (UB) hosted September 8-10 in Gaborone the second International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Conference (IASTED TWO). The UB is placing increasing emphasis on Science and Technology (S&T) and its participation in IASTED Two [...]
2008-10-07 07:46:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY ENRG SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GENEVA1000JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-025. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U.S. Mission on November 21, 2008. [...]
2008-11-21 13:06:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1006JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S.-UKRAINE HEAD OF DELEGATION
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-021. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:00 - 3:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At Ukrainian request, U.S. and Ukrainian Heads of Delegation (HOD) met to discuss and clarify th [...]
2008-11-21 16:04:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1009JCIC-XXXIII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2008, to discus [...]
2008-11-22 12:23:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1017JCIC-XXXIII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2008, to discus [...]
2008-11-22 12:23:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1078 December 2008 meeting of the Working Party for the WTO
[...] (U) Summary. The sixth Working Party Meeting on Azerbaijan's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO),held on December 11 in Geneva, was widely attended by other WTO Members and highlighted the renewed energy shown by Azerbaijan in a number of areas. Prior to the meeting, Azerbaijan [...]
2008-12-15 16:21:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO USTR AZE
08GENEVA562JCIC-XXXII: TAYLOR/KOSHELEV LUNCH, JULY 15, 2008
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 15, 2008 Time: 1:00 - 2:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Koshelev 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representative T [...]
2008-07-22 09:15:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA564JCIC-XXXII: (U) OTHER PARTIES' STATEMENTS, JULY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva 3. (C) The texts contained in paragraphs 4 and 5 below are the official translations of the Belarusian and Ukrainian opening s [...]
2008-07-22 13:25:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA565JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 17, 2008. All [...]
2008-07-22 14:43:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA572JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 18, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland on Jul [...]
2008-07-23 07:21:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA587JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-011. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A Working Group Meeting on the issue of Elimination of Solid Rocket Motor Cases for First Stages of SS-24 (Ukrainian issue) was held at the U.S. Mission on July 21, 2008. All Parties, except Belarus, were represented. The [...]
2008-07-24 15:43:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA600JCIC-XXXII: U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JULY 23, 2008
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 8:20 P.M.. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on July 23, 2008, and engaged members of the [...]
2008-07-25 13:51:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ ZR ZP
08GENEVA603JCIC-XXXII: U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, JULY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-020. . (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the U.S. statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russian Mission on July 24, 2008. [...]
2008-07-25 15:20:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA604JCIC-XXXII: BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-021. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at th [...]
2008-07-25 15:31:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA605JCIC-XXXII: KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-022. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at t [...]
2008-07-25 15:42:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA608JCIC-XXXII: UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-024. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at th [...]
2008-07-25 16:06:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA609JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENTS COMPLETED ON SS-24 SRM
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-019. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3 and 4 below are JCIC Agreement 55 on "Changes to Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol Regarding the Elimination Process for ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs" and JCIC Joint Statement 40 "On the Elimination of SS-24 [...]
2008-07-26 12:26:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA611JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENTS COMPLETED ON SS-24 SRM
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-019. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3 and 4 below are JCIC Agreement Number 55 on "Changes to Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol Regarding the Elimination Process for ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs" and JCIC Joint Statement 40 "On the Elimination o [...]
2008-07-26 12:26:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA613JCIC-XXXII: UKRAINIAN SOP-24 MOTOR CASES
[...] This is JCIC-XXXII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement of Policy expressing its Government's commitment not to export eliminated solid rocket motor cases beyond its national territory. The Statement was made in conjunction with JC [...]
2008-07-26 12:42:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA615JCIC-XXXII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-027. 2. (U) Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXII reporting activity during the period July 17-24, 2008. JCIC-XXXII-001 (GENEVA 0544) JCIC-XXXII: OPENING OF THE THIRTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION JCIC-X [...]
2008-07-26 12:57:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA722COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE
[...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 48 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. The letter is dated 21 August, 2008. 2. Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address yo [...]
2008-08-25 16:19:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA961JCIC-XXXIII:(U) BELARUSIAN OPENING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-005. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U [...]
2008-11-14 12:31:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA962JCIC-XXXIII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI OPENING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-006. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Kazakhstani Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the [...]
2008-11-14 12:32:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA964JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN OPENING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-008. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the U. [...]
2008-11-14 12:33:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA991JCIC-XXXIII: HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON THE
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Time: 3:45 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2008, to c [...]
2008-11-20 12:54:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA998JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:50 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 18, 20 [...]
2008-11-21 07:17:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GRENADA28GRENADA CELEBRATES 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Grenada February 6 - 7 to participate in the country's Independence Day activities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) February 6 reception and the February 7 Military Parade. Members of the Puerto Rican National Guard Color Guard marched in the p [...]
2008-02-19 19:30:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPNAT PREL MOPS OTRA GJ
08GUANGZHOU121Coping with Rising Costs in South China -- Foreign
[...] (SBU) Summary: Companies in south China told visiting congressional staffer David Lloyd that they are taking different approaches to deal with rising production costs in the Pearl River Delta. Wal-Mart executives said that they are working to develop long-term relationships with suppliers that [...]
2008-02-27 01:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EINV ECON OVIP CH
08GUANGZHOU132Guangzhou IPR Update for Special 301 Review
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a few successes in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts over the last year, the overall climate for U.S. owners of intellectual property (IP) has not significantly improved. Moreover, law enforcement cooperation has noticeably deteriorated since the las [...]
2008-03-02 23:40:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU171HUAWEI SAYS 3COM PLANS STILL UNCERTAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Huawei Technologies' plans on whether to resubmit a bid for Massachusetts-based 3Com Corporation remain unclear, according to senior executives. Expressing frustration with the approval process, one senior executive wondered if Huawei had been singled out by the U.S. government. [...]
2008-03-21 08:32:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EINV ECPS ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU244Guangdong Officials Express Willingness to Cooperate to
[...] (SBU) Summary: In cordial meetings with Jared Ragland, Director of the U.S. Trade Representative's Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Guangdong provincial and municipal officials described recent successes in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR),as well steps they plan to [...]
2008-04-25 08:54:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUATEMALA1231AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT COLOM REVIEW SECURITY
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Emboffs accompanied President Colom and Vice President Espada September 19 to Puerto Barrios, on Guatemala's Caribbean coast, for a special security cabinet meeting. Local participants in the security cabinet meeting complained about the deteriorating security situatio [...]
2008-10-01 18:03:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PINR KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA33COLOM ANNOUNCES HIS CABINET
[...] (C) President-Elect Alvaro Colom, who will assume office January 14, announced his new cabinet January 8. Many of the nominees are well and favorably known to the Embassy, and we believe we can work well with them. Colom told the Ambassador that, in choosing his cabinet officers, he tried t [...]
2008-01-11 17:15:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR GT
08HANOI1118HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE - NGUYEN KHAC TOAN RAILS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A fiery and vocal advocate of large-scale demonstrations, author Nguyen Khac Toan remains under house arrest. Unlike other dissidents in "administrative detention" who are relatively free to travel and to meet with visitors, Toan is subject to constant supervision by the police [...]
2008-09-30 08:35:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL PGOV VM
08HANOI118GVN LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced that it is seeking legal action following ongoing Catholic prayer vigils and protests seeking the return of church lands in downtown Hanoi confiscated after the communist takeover in 1954 (reftel). The Church says it intends to take actio [...]
2008-01-31 09:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI120GVN LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced that it is seeking legal action following ongoing Catholic prayer vigils and protests seeking the return of church lands in downtown Hanoi confiscated after the communist takeover in 1954 (reftel). The Church says it intends to take actio [...]
2008-01-31 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI1264 AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM'S DRAFT PRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) Le Duan Hop on November 6, 2008. The Ambassador expressed concern about the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) draft press law, urged that private sector companies in Vietnam participate in the upcoming 2008 ICT [...]
2008-11-14 05:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT ECON TSPL KCOR KPAO SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO
08HANOI184HUNDREDS ATTEND FUNERAL FOR VIETNAMESE DISSIDENT LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The February 16 funeral for Dr. Hoang Minh Chinh, a former Communist Party ideologue and GVN vice minister turned dissident and democracy activist, drew hundreds of relatives and supporters as well as a heavy police presence. Many dissidents reported that they were prevented fro [...]
2008-02-19 09:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
08HANOI193VIETNAM'S 2007 ECONOMY: HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH, RECORD
[...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 8.5 percent in 2007, the highest economic growth rate in the last ten years. 2007 was also a record year for Vietnam's foreign direct investment (FDI) since the country opened its economy with USD 20.3 billion new and additional commitm [...]
2008-02-20 09:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM
08HANOI194VIETNAM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE 2008 SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam recommends continued placement of Vietnam on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Special 301 Watch List for 2008. One year after acceding to the World Trade Organization, Vietnam has continued efforts to put in place an effective legal regime to [...]
2008-02-20 09:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI288VIETNAM'S RAPID INTERNET AND IT GROWTH (C-AL8-00160)
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Internet is a growing source of news, entertainment, communication and political expression in Vietnam. Internet usage has grown at a rate of 36 percent per year over the past ten years, resulting in nearly 19 million Internet users in Vietnam today - roughly 22 percent of Vi [...]
2008-03-12 10:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS PINR EINT TINT ECON TSPL PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08HANOI306VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
[...] (U) Your visit is a good opportunity to encourage Vietnam to continue the process of opening to the world and reforming internally. Vietnam's national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic and governance reform, and will be attentive to what you have to say. You [...]
2008-03-17 02:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR PREL PHUM KIRF EAIR
08HANOI358 TIFA MEETINGS FOCUS ON TRADING RIGHTS, IPR AND MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Vietnam conducted Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Hanoi from March 19 - 21, during which the sides followed up on a full range of WTO implementation and other issues including IPR, market access for pharmaceuticals and cultural prod [...]
2008-03-28 09:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EFIN KIPR EIND EPET KTDB VM
08HANOI369SCENESETTER, PART I OF III, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (U) Mission Vietnam very much looks forward to your visit to Vietnam in mid-April, as your personal engagement will support directly our effe [...]
2008-03-31 09:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI370HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT: VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART II OF III
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable supplements Ref A and highlights the overarching health-related challenges facing Vietnam. We are proud [...]
2008-04-01 01:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI537POSSIBILITIES FOR USG COLLABORATION WITH VIETNAM ON CLIMATE
[...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's unique position as a growing emitter facing imminent and serious impacts from climate change makes it a particularly attractive partner for collaboration with the United States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that Vietnam will be one of the c [...]
2008-05-08 09:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON TBIO KGHG VM
08HANOI738FOCUS ON U.S. BUSINESS IN VIETNAM: DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS;
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) This cable is the first in a series focusing on issues on the U.S. private sector and business agenda in Vietnam. 3. (SBU) Summary: The issu [...]
2008-06-20 10:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EIND EINV VM
08HANOI846GAS PRICE INCREASE FUELS INFLATION, UNHAPPINESS
[...] (U) The GVN announced new fuel price increases on Monday, July 21. Gasoline prices went up 31 percent, diesel up 14 percent, and petroleum products kerosene and mazut went up 44 and 37 percent respectively. The increase follows an 11 percent hike on gas and a 36 percent increase on diesel i [...]
2008-07-22 08:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI90ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IPR ENFORCEMENT IN VIETNAM'S CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's mountainous northeast border region with China has tied its economic development plans to Vietnam's growing international trade. Provincial governments are making the most of their geographic advantages and reaping growth rates that exceed the 8.5 percent national aver [...]
2008-01-28 01:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND VM
08HANOI981VIETNAM'S EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS:
[...] (SBU) Summary. Industrial Parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are key components of Vietnam's growing economy. However, IPs and EPZs emit large amounts of air and water pollutants, while producing growing quantities of solid wastes. While the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has several [...]
2008-08-22 09:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HARARE1122ZIM NOTES 12-12-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - PF-ZAPU Revitalizing Party... - MDC Holds Strategy Meeting... - Manyika's Death an Accident?... - ZANU-PF Conference Delayed... - Mugabe Says Cholera Stopped... - Zimbabwe to be Discussed at UNSC... - EU Adds 11 Names to Sanctions List. [...]
2008-12-16 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE131RBZ GOVERNOR GONO MAKES CASE TO MUGABE FOR
[...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Senior Advisor Munyaradzi Kereke told econoff in a meeting at the RBZ on February 13 that RBZ Governor Gono had recommended in a letter to President Mugabe that he ensure free and fair elections and open the electoral process up to international observers fr [...]
2008-02-14 15:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE133Zim Notes 2-15-2008
[...] 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 [...]
2008-02-15 10:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE503ZIMBABWE SUSPENDS ALL NGO ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) On June 5, Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare (MPSLSW) Nicolas Goche issued a letter addressed to all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) advising them to "suspend all field operations until further notice." (See [...]
2008-06-13 10:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE985ZIM'S HEARTLAND: DOLLARIZATION AND DESPERATION
[...] (SBU) Poloff and public affairs officer traveled to Gweru and Masvingo on October 23 and 24 to speak on U.S. elections (septel) and gather information on the situation in the Zimbabwean heartland. Historically, this region has been home to Zimbabwe's legendary cattle and dairy ranches and fe [...]
2008-10-30 11:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM SCUL KDEM ECON ZI
08HOCHIMINHCITY1005LAND RIGHTS ISSUES EMPHASIZE NEED FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: While few land rights organizers may want to admit it, the GVN is paying close attention to the land use issues that have resulted in demonstrations by provincial farmers throughout Vietnam over the past few years. Conversations with current and former GVN officials and economic [...]
2008-11-10 09:04:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1066CRIME SYNOPSIS FOR HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 09:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDASEC VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY472ARVN VETERANS TODAY
[...] (U) Summary: The day to day differences between the lives of veterans of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and other Vietnamese citizens are slight in most of Vietnam today. An atmosphere of latent mistrust and lingering hostility still exists in some poorer areas. Geography and eco [...]
2008-05-12 09:15:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREF PHUM PGOV VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY656VIETNAM OUTGROWS HCMC'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
[...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) healthcare system today faces rapid growth in demand and underdeveloped institutional capacity. A shortage of human resources, unduly restrictive government regulation, lack of investment and pervasive corruption constitute the main challenges currently [...]
2008-07-18 10:13:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND TBIO
08HOCHIMINHCITY711FUEL PRICE HIKES SQUEEZE HCMC RESIDENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Last week the Government of Vietnam (GVN) took analysts and consumers by surprise when it hiked fuel prices 31 percent with no advance notice. HCMC analysts saw an immediate impact on the city's workers (one estimated his office workers will spend an additional 5 percent of the [...]
2008-08-06 01:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG PGOV VN
08HOCHIMINHCITY757UNCLOGGING VIETNAM"S PORTS: WORLD-CLASS CONTAINER TERMINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As skyrocketing cargo volumes continue to clog Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ports, a state of the art deep-water port complex with an eventual capacity of at least eight million shipping containers per year is taking shape 90 km from HCMC in Ba Ria Vung Tau (BRVT) province. Poor coo [...]
2008-08-22 06:25:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EWWT EIND ECON PGOV ENRG KNNP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY815BLOGGER DIEU CAY CONVICTED FOR TAX EVASION
[...] (C) Blogger "Dieu Cay" (whose real name is Nguyen Van Dai) and his wife were tried today in HCMC on tax evasion charges in a HCMC district court. Cay was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and fined $48,000, or twice the amount prosecutors claimed he owed in back taxes. His wife received a one [...]
2008-09-11 09:48:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY917PRESBYTERIANS CELEBRATE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY SINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 19, the Vietnam Presbyterian Church celebrated its first General Assembly since it received national recognition in 2007. Deputy Director of the National Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) Nguyen Thanh Xuan welcomed the Consul General and other foreign officials [...]
2008-10-06 09:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM VM
08HONGKONG179HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]
2008-01-28 06:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08ISLAMABAD1181FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/14/08
[...] (U) Summary: Below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the week ending March 14, 2008. FATA Briefings -------------- 2. (U) In Peshawar on March 11, DCM briefed the N [...]
2008-03-17 11:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PK PREL MASS
08ISLAMABAD1424CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S DEPOSED CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 27 meeting with Codel Tierney, former Chief Justice Chaudhry and his lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan affirmed their commitment to seeing the Chief Justice return to his duties, along with other judges removed by President Musharraf following the November 3 State of Emergency. Chau [...]
2008-04-03 10:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1574AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON INTERIOR ADVISOR REHMAN MALIK
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with Ambassador, the new senior Advisor for Interior Rehman Malik repeatedly emphasized the new coalition government's commitment to fighting terrorism, his long-standing ties to American law enforcement, his closeness to Benazir Bhutto during the negotiations le [...]
2008-04-15 12:53:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PINR PK PREL PTER SNAR ASEC
08ISLAMABAD1641RESTORATION OF JUDICIARY: DEADLOCKED FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: After two intense days of personal negotiations, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chair Asif Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif remained deadlocked over the issue of how/when to restore the deposed judiciary. They continue to debate whether to restor [...]
2008-04-22 14:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL KJUS PHUM
08ISLAMABAD1679GROWING CONCERN OVER JUDGES' RESTORATION
[...] (C) Summary. There is growing concern over the continued deadlock between the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over how to resolve the issue of the deposed judiciary. A new court petition attempting to prevent the National Assembly from considering a legislative [...]
2008-04-25 14:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1702WILL THE JUDICIARY ISSUE BRING DOWN PAKISTAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Though seemingly close to a deal on restoration of the deposed judiciary, the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz continue to negotiate (now in Dubai). The sticking point continues to be former Chief Justice Chaudhry, who likely will return to the bench. But [...]
2008-04-29 14:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1900INITIAL ECONOMIC POLICY DIRECTION LOOKS GOOD
[...] (U) Prior to his resignation as Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar set out broad priorities for Pakistan's FY 2008-2009 budget during a May 12 speech at a pre-budget seminar at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce. Dar pledged to focus on "fiscal consolidation" and to raise the tax-to-GDP [...]
2008-05-20 11:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD191AMBASSADOR PATTERSON MEETS WITH CARETAKER FINANCE MINISTER
[...] SUMMARY. In a January 4 meeting with caretaker Minister of Finance Salman Shah, Ambassador Patterson inquired about the state of Pakistan's economy following the violence after Bhutto's December 27 assassination and raised commercial advocacy issues, coalition support funds, anti-money launderi [...]
2008-01-14 12:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PREL PK EAID
08ISLAMABAD2068FATA PROGRAM UPDATE AS OF MAY 30, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 11:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD2587NATURAL GAS PRICE HIKES TURN BACK REFORMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By turning back previous reform measures, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has created new categories and sub-categories of natural gas consumers with variable pricing rates. With over 95 percent of all domestic automobiles fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG),increases at th [...]
2008-07-31 12:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2809PAKISTAN: MANAGING VISITOR OVERLOAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Pakistan welcomes codels and distinguished USG visitors, but the increase in the number of visitors has dangerously increased our threat profile and overtaxed our limited support resources. Effective immediately, the Mission advises Washington that we will deny count [...]
2008-08-25 10:02:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ASEC AMGT OVIP PK
08ISLAMABAD3048POST-ATTACK RESOURCE REQUESTS FOR CONSULATE
[...] (SBU) In the wake of the August 26 attack on Principal Officer (Ref B),post has taken initial steps to enhance its security posture to respond to Peshawar's heightened threat conditions (Ref A). The State platform is already under tremendous pressure because of a more than 200 percent staffi [...]
2008-09-17 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD3076SITREP 03, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD QUIET,
[...] (C) As of September 22, 1000 hours (local time),two TDY staff remain missing. Pakistani media report at least 60 dead and over 200 injured. Media also reports that the Marriott hotel is structurally compromised and may collapse. 1200 kilos of explosives were used in the attack. Due to extr [...]
2008-09-21 04:50:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3105ALLEGED LIVE BURIAL OF HONOR KILLING VICTIMS
[...] (C) Summary: The September 17 intervention by the Supreme Court in a reportedly gruesome honor killing has raised the stakes about a case that has provoked widespread outrage. Although the facts of the case are very much in dispute, between two and five women were killed and buried (report [...]
2008-09-23 12:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL PHUM
08ISLAMABAD3139SEPTEMBER 20 MARRIOTT BOMBING: EFFECT ON LOCAL BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Marriott hotel bombing on September 20 caused significant damage to an office building directly adjacent to the hotel, which contained primarily information technology (IT) companies, including local offices of some large American and multinational corporations. Other busin [...]
2008-09-26 12:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3168ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING 09/30/08
[...] (C) DCM chaired an EAC meeting on 09/30/08 to review Mission's security posture in light of recent threat information (ref A) and imminent visit of the Secretary to Islamabad. All sections/agencies were represented. 2. (S/NF) RSO and GRPO reported on the latest threat information (ref A) a [...]
2008-09-30 11:12:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3463PROTESTS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MUSHARRAF'S STATE
[...] (C) Summary: Lawyers commemorated the November 3 anniversary of last year's State of Emergency (SOE),demonstrating in front of bar association offices and court houses across the country. They blasted the current government for reinstating only some of the judges removed by former President [...]
2008-11-03 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD3885 PAKISTAN'S SHARIAT COURT BANS SHORT SELLING ON STOCKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In October, the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, a court traditionally concerned with social matters, expanded its jurisdiction into the economic realm by directing the government to amend its financial laws within six months to impose significant penalties on those who engag [...]
2008-12-19 09:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD469MOTOROLA AND MOI SIGN 11.8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Motorola signed an $11.8 million dollar contract on January 21 with MOI for implementation of a secure police radio system in five major cities of Pakistan. Motorola will provide training to GOP personnel at a facility that it is building in Lahore as part of a recently signed Wi [...]
2008-02-01 09:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD690PAKISTAN TO BEGIN 3G LICENSING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that it will begin third-generation (3G) mobile phone licensing this year. Three licenses will be auctioned off, but only the five current mobile phone operators in Pakistan will be permitted to bid. By offering 3G licenses, [...]
2008-02-16 04:44:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS EIND EINT PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD789HI-TECH START-UP COMPANIES IN LAHORE -- A BRIGHT SPOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic and Commercial Affairs Counselor and FCS Specialist visited a number of hi-tech start-up companies founded by Pakistanis with extensive U.S. experience in the Lahore area February 11-13. NetSol, PalmChip and Raffles were particular standouts, with each NetSol license [...]
2008-02-23 04:52:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD876PPP: "GIVE US TIME"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 01:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISTANBUL241ALBANIAN FM REVIEWS BSEC PRIORITIES
[...] Albania will serve as organization for Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Chairman in Office from May 1 - October 31. On May 12 at BSEC headquarters in Istanbul, Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha addressed representatives of the BSEC member states, observers and related bodies, desc [...]
2008-05-14 08:23:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECIN TU
08ISTANBUL438AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]
2008-08-15 17:40:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL439AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]
2008-08-16 08:35:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL440AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]
2008-08-16 08:35:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08JAKARTA1033INDONESIA STILL VULNERABLE TO RISING OIL PRICE
[...] (U) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) senior economic adviser Chatib Basri stated that the GOI raised the price of subsidized fuel on May 24 to stop smuggling, restore confidence within the international investor community and increase the amount of government funds available for social sp [...]
2008-05-27 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1057CHILD LABOR -- EXPLOITATION IN COTTAGE SHOE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Labatt recently observed a cottage industry making shoes which employs possibly over a thousand children. Wholesale buyers are affluent Jakarta businesses who distribute the shoes domestically to small markets and mega-malls across Indonesia. There was no evidence that any of [...]
2008-05-30 08:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ID
08JAKARTA1131Aceh Update on Budget, Elections, and Law Enforcement
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Aceh yearly budget for 2008 was passed by the provincial legislature on May 30, narrowly avoiding costly sanctions for late submission threatened by the central government. Less progress has been made in passing the provincial political party law, where additional delays ma [...]
2008-06-10 07:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1487BI HIKES POLICY RATE IN RESPONSE TO JULY INFLATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its policy rate 25 basis points for the fourth consecutive month to 9.0 percent in response to higher than expected inflation. July inflation increased 1.37 percent (mom) and 11.9 percent (yoy),due mainly to higher food, housing and utility prices. [...]
2008-08-05 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1517CENTRAL JAVA -- MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Central Java, Indonesia's third-largest province by population, August 7-8. Representatives of the PDI-P, the main opposition party to President Yudhoyono, expressed optimism in light of recent electoral victories. Meanwhile, members of Golkar, a key party in Yudh [...]
2008-08-11 07:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO ID
08JAKARTA1828FRENCH NATIONAL KIDNAPPED IN NORTH ACEH
[...] (SBU) Summary. A French national consultant for the World Bank and his Indonesian driver were kidnapped and held by a group calling themselves Sword Force in the Sawang subdistrict of North Aceh Regency on the early afternoon of September 23. After repeated threats to their lives at sword poi [...]
2008-09-26 07:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC CASC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1945INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
[...] On July 31, Jakarta's State Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar, announced the results of the 2008 Environmental Company Performance Evaluation Award. Out of 514 companies reviewed, 30 percent received the lowest rating, 50 percent the average rating, and only 10 percent received an adeq [...]
2008-10-21 08:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1961UPDATE - INDONESIA'S ILLEGAL LOGGING CHALLENGE
[...] (U) Summary: Despite a number of recent seizures of illegal timber by Indonesian authorities, the challenge in containing Indonesia's illegal logging remains intense. The new Indonesian National Police Chief is expected to bring a renewed focus to his predecessor's campaign against environmen [...]
2008-10-24 05:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2002COMMODITY PRICE COLLAPSE UNDERMINES GROWTH AMID ONGOING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis, slower global growth, and falling commodity prices continue to weigh heavily on Indonesian financial markets. The sharp decline in world prices for Indonesia primary commodity exports clouds the already diminished outlook for economic growth over th [...]
2008-10-30 06:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2048WINNING THE "WAR OF IDEAS" IN INDONESIA
[...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to share our public diplomacy experience in Indonesia and welcomes the Under Secretary's thoughts (reftel). Indonesians, while the largest Muslim-majority population in the world, look at the world differently from the way Middle Easterners do, and we need [...]
2008-11-05 11:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OPRC OIIP KISL KHLS ID
08JAKARTA2102PAPUA -- IN LEAD UP TO IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions continue to simmer in the Papuan region of eastern Indonesia. Popular anger is fed by slow implementation of the region's Special Autonomy Law and continued poverty and underdevelopment. In response to Papuan anger, the GOI continues to act with general restraint. In [...]
2008-11-14 09:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ID
08JAKARTA286SOARING FOOD PRICES PROMPT LARGE STABILIZATION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Upward pressure on food prices in Indonesia is unlikely to subside in their near term, presenting considerable hardship for poor households. In an effort to combat food price inflation, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced a large-scale food price stabilization program. [...]
2008-02-12 08:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA505IRAN -- PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO HIGHLIGHTS TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono visited Tehran from March 10-12. While there, he highlighted bilateral economic cooperation and downplayed the controversy over Iran's nuclear program. Although he signed some deals in the economic area, the nuclear controversy was never far from the surfac [...]
2008-03-12 09:35:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV PREL PINS ID IR
08JAKARTA515INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY -
[...] Summary. Indonesia's inflation in February came as expected at 7.4% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, after an unexpectedly large jump in January. Bank Indonesia (BI) has maintained its reference interest rate at 8% for the past four months. Indonesia's economy grew at 6.3% in 2007, the fastest [...]
2008-03-13 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA778CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES - INDONESIA'S ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent actions by Indonesian authorities highlight the successes of Indonesia's campaign against illegal logging but also underscore the significant remaining challenges. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) has shown political will and improved interagency cooperation but has to d [...]
2008-04-18 05:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JEDDAH16AMERICAN CULTURE AND COMMERCE FESTIVAL IN ABHA,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With the goals of engaging broader, younger and harder-to-reach audiences outside of the Kingdom's major cities and educating Saudis about U.S. culture, education and commercial partnerships, the U.S. Consulate General Jeddah Public Affairs Section planned and conducted a four-day [...]
2008-01-09 13:57:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL ODIP OIIP BEXP SA
08JERUSALEM2320GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 31, 1300 LOCAL: DECREASED
[...] (SBU) Summary. From 1800 December 30 through 1300 on December 31, two Palestinians were killed and at least 12 were injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, and at least 40 more rockets hit Israel (including several long-range rockets). At least 364 Palestinians have been killed and [...]
2008-12-31 12:06:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC
08JERUSALEM368ANOTHER HOME DEMOLITION IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, PolOffs witnessed the demolition of a Palestinian home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. Two bulldozers demolished a 60 square meter home in approximately 20 minutes. PolOffs witnessed Israeli security personnel beat the homeowner's brother duri [...]
2008-02-28 15:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM701SMALL TOWN POLICING IN THE WEST BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Outside the West Bank's large cities, most towns/villages have minimal law enforcement or court infrastructure, due largely to IDF-imposed restrictions and PA budget shortfalls. Criminal justice and property dispute resolution have devolved to family/clan leaders in the absen [...]
2008-04-22 13:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM751JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/05):
[...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled "What is wanted is core Israeli changes on the ground" (5/05): "Once again, Secretary Rice returned to the region and we heard her say... [the] SIPDIS exact same comments that we heard her say during her many previous visits. She talke [...]
2008-05-05 10:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM791JENIN: PA ARRESTS PIJ MILITANT AND CRIMINALS, IDF
[...] (SBU) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) conducted patrols in Jenin and 32 nearby villages May 10-12, arresting a senior leader of the PIJ military wing and 11 wanted criminals. According to PA security commanders, the IDF entered Jenin and nearby Area A towns late May 11/early May 12, unsu [...]
2008-05-12 12:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JOHANNESBURG34SOUTH AFRICA: GAUTENG PREMIER SHILOWA REPORTS ON THE STATE
[...] Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa addressed the provincial legislature on February 18, outlining achievements of the past year and setting priorities for 2008. As in previous years, Shilowa's main emphasis on was on service delivery achievements, poverty alleviation, and measure taken to prom [...]
2008-02-20 12:37:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SF
08KABUL1067APRIL 27TH ATTACK ON VICTORY DAY CEREMONY
[...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: Afghan authorities believe that at least three and possibly as many as seven individuals carried out the April 27 attack against the Victory Day ceremony presided over by President Karzai and attended by IRoA senior officials, politicians and other Afghan VIPs from acro [...]
2008-04-30 03:41:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF
08KABUL2432COLOMBIANS DISCUSS ENGAGEMENT WITH QAL-E-NOW PRT
[...] (SBU) A senior Colombian military delegation led by Army Chief of Operations, Major General Matamoros, conducted a third fact-finding mission on Aug 12 and 13 to the Spanish-led PRT at Qal-e-Now in Badghis province. Five other senior Columbian military officials also attended, including Brigad [...]
2008-09-04 12:45:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2775EMBASSY KABUL RESPONSE TO ROK PLANS FOR MORE
[...] (C) In response to reftel, regarding ROKG's interest in expansion of its vocational training program in Afghanistan, post would be very interested in sharing information on our experiences in implementing a successful vocational training program in Konar province. The Konar program consisted o [...]
2008-10-15 12:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL SMIL MASS AF KS PTER
08KABUL3011KAM AIR OWNER CITES KIDNAPPINGS, TAX BURDEN AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 22 meeting with Econoff, the president of Kam Air, Afghanistan's most successful private airline, Mr. Zamarai Kamgar lamented the worsening security climate in Kabul for businessmen, noting the increase in kidnappings of close relatives of high-profile figures. Kam [...]
2008-11-17 10:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAIR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD AF
08KABUL3025KUNDUZ GOVERNOR NERVOUS AS SECURITY TRENDS NEGATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the violence in Kunduz Province has not reached levels found elsewhere in Afghanistan, security incidents are on the rise. Increasingly organized and deadly insurgent attacks throughout the summer and autumn have frayed the nerves of officials in Kunduz Province. Regu [...]
2008-11-20 13:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL651AF: Current Afghan preparedness for ROZ implementation
[...] (SBU) This message is keyed to reftel questions about Afghanistan's preparedness to implement the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone (ROZ) initiative after it is passed by the U.S. Congress. Although the Afghan government has been slow in its preparations and lacks capacity to implement many of t [...]
2008-03-13 14:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KAMPALA393UGANDA: LAKE SECURITY MEASURES LACKING IN OIL RICH REGION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Browning and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Rear Admiral Greene traveled to Lake Albert in western Uganda on March 4 to follow up on a request from the Ugandan military to help increase its lake security capabilities. Lake Albert is divided in [...]
2008-03-13 06:22:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET MARR ENRG EAID PGOV UG
08KAMPALA475SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] As requested, the following message provides an overview of the transport sector in Uganda for the visit of the Deputy Secretary of Transportation (April 16-18). 2. SUMMARY: The Ugandan transport sector is experiencing a period of rapid growth, due to Government of Uganda (GOU),private se [...]
2008-04-04 09:08:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ELTN ETRD EAID PGOV UG
08KARACHI423KARACHI - SEVEN BOMB BLASTS ROCK CITY
[...] (C) Two people were killed and 65 others wounded, nine seriously, by seven bomb blasts that rocked predominantly Pashtun sections of western Karachi within a one hour span on the night of July 7, according to police and other sources. The neighborhoods, located 15 to 25 kilometers north of th [...]
2008-07-09 08:35:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK
08KARACHI456KARACHI - FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE VISIT IS CALM
[...] (C) Summary: Former Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary arrived in Karachi on July 29 on a tour that also included Multan. Sources told Post that he came to convince former Sindh High Court judges not to take a new oath in order to be restored to the bench. Chaudhary was met [...]
2008-07-30 17:55:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PTER PK
08KARACHI462KARACHI - FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE VISIT IS CALM
[...] (C) Summary: Former Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary arrived in Karachi on July 29 on a tour that also included Multan. Sources told Post that he came to convince former Sindh High Court judges not to take a new oath in order to be restored to the bench. Chaudhary was met [...]
2008-08-01 11:11:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PTER PK
08KARACHI483SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...]
2008-08-20 05:53:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI484SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...]
2008-08-20 06:46:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI91PASHTUN POLITICAL LEADER KILLED IN KARACHI
[...] (C) Summary: On February 6, gunmen killed the Sindh Deputy President of the Awami National Party (ANP),Fazlur Rehman Akakhel. Almost immediately after, Pashtuns in Karachi took to the streets, creating mayhem in certain neighborhoods and traffic jams everywhere. In a separate incident, t [...]
2008-02-07 09:19:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
08KATHMANDU148NEPAL: END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR CY2007
[...] Procedures Post inquired about the status of equipment INL-funded programs have provided to Nepal's law enforcement agencies in the past five years (since 2002). Emboffs visited Nepal Police headquarters, the Central Police Laboratory at the police academy, and the headquarters of the Nepa [...]
2008-02-04 10:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NP
08KATHMANDU401NEPAL: ELECTION SITREP TWO
[...] (U) OVERALL, POLLING CONTINUED WITH SPORADIC (BUT NO MAJOR) INCIDENCES OF FRAUD OR VIOLENCE. SEVERAL OF OUR MISSION OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED AS OF 1600 THAT 50-70% OF REGISTERED VOTERS HAD ALREADY TURNED OUT AT THE POLLING STATIONS THEY VISITED. NONETHELESS, CERTAIN ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMI [...]
2008-04-10 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM NP
08KHARTOUM1054SUDAN EAC AND UPDATED TRIPWIRES
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum's Emergency Action Committee convened on July 13 to review post operations, tripwires, and security considerations for Monday, July 14, when the ICC intends to announce indictments against Government of Sudan officials. In attendance were the CDA, A/DCM, RSO, MGT, CONS, [...]
2008-07-13 15:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT APER SU
08KHARTOUM1117PRESIDENT BASHIR DANCES THROUGH DARFUR TO A
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Al-Bashir used a whirlwind visit to the capitals of Darfur's three states July 23-24 to highlight a total rejection of possible ICC indictments against him. He also offered his most inclusive and personal vision ever of a peaceful and united Darfur while freely admitti [...]
2008-07-27 12:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM137UNMIS ON SAF AND SPLA REDEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Joint Operations Center (JOC) officer Major Ashe Brunton told poloff January 29 that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have largely complied with the troop redeployments outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) (apart from the oil fields) but [...]
2008-01-30 11:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1420KHARTOUM EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS EMBASSY SANA'A ATTACK AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Khartoum's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on September 18 to review the details of the September 17 terrorist attack on Embassy Sana'a, to evaluate any possible connections to Sudan, and to determine if our security posture can be increased to better defend ag [...]
2008-09-19 13:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR PTER AMGT PGOV SU
08KHARTOUM1438WHERE ARE DARFUR'S HIJACKED CARS AND TRUCKS?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfur's hijacking is a complex phenomenon, according to UNAMID, INGOs, and local contacts based in El-Fasher and Nyala. Most sources placed the majority of the blame on many different rebel movements, with one contact describing a transportation chain through SLM/MM and SLA/Un [...]
2008-09-23 05:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1487DARFUR ROUNDUP: SPLM MINISTER RECOUNTS AMBUSH IN SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: SPLM South Darfur Agriculture Minister Omer Abdel Rahman Adam survived a harrowing ambush attempt, but refused to speculate on the perpetrators. The incident has ignited outrage in Darfur and as well as Juba, where Salva Kiir has ordered the formation of an investigative committe [...]
2008-10-06 12:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1842MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS AT EMBASSY KHARTOUM RELATED TO ISRAELI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27-28, several waves of demonstrators gathered outside the Embassy Khartoum Chancery to exhibit solidarity with the cause of Palestinians following Israeli air strikes in Gaza. The demonstrations remained peaceful but were marked by anti-American slogans including "Do [...]
2008-12-28 14:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM448ALLEGED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST LAM AKOL DEBUNKED
[...] (SBU) An accidental encounter between cattle-rustlers and a motorcade convoy belonging to former Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol has sparked a press battle of conspiracy theories and alleged assassination plots. Media spin to date has cleaved along "true SPLM" and "former SPLM" lines, wit [...]
2008-03-26 14:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM877SOUTHERN SUDAN HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - NORTHERN BAHR EL
[...] Summary: From May 19 to 23, a USAID team, including officers from the Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),reviewed the humanitarian situation in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBEG). The team looked at the problem of malnutrition a [...]
2008-06-12 13:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KIGALI760RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...]
2008-10-28 14:50:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI872RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (U) In this edition: - Effort to Form New Political Party - Protests Continue at German Embassy - FDLR Officer Reaches Rwanda - President Kagame Presides at National Dialogue and RPF Meeting - New Labor Code Under Consideration Disaffected PSD officer Tries to Form New Pa [...]
2008-12-24 13:41:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KINGSTON325JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR ENERGY SCIENCE FELLOW
[...] (SBU) Post would like to request a science fellow to assist in the emerging renewable energy sector in Jamaica. The scope of work is relatively broad as Jamaica is seeking to expand its efforts on renewable energy on several fronts. Post would like to select the fellow who will be best positi [...]
2008-04-17 16:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV ECON ETRD KSCA TSPL EAGR AMGT OTRA APER
08KINGSTON343JAMAICA PURSUES "DEVELOPMENT WITH EQUITY"
[...] (SBU) Jamaica's newly appointed Minister of Finance and Public Service Audley Shaw delivered his maiden budget presentation on April 10. The key speech, entitled "Development with Equity, with the People at the Center of Our Concern," was the first government budget address by a Jamaica Labor [...]
2008-04-23 12:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV SENV ECON ETRD IBRD IADB JM XL
08KINGSTON422JAMAICA'S CENTRAL BANK WARNS OF PRICE INSTABILITY
[...] (SBU) Spiraling inflation is complicating planning for Jamaican policy makers. Inflation for the first three months of 2008 is running at 5.2 percent and the central bank is warning that prices could jump by a further six percent in the next three months. This would bring prices for the first [...]
2008-05-13 18:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAGR EINV ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON490JAMAICA: MAY ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: -- Air Jamaica may face more labor problems, as the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) says airline workers will not receive a pay increase this year and workers threaten to strike. -- The Energy Minister looks to roll out ethanol-based fuel to consumers and the Finance Minister lowers t [...]
2008-05-29 19:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV SENV ECON ETRD KIPR IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON51JAMAICA: NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT/WORKS RE:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 12:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN EWWT EAIR SENV PREL ECON IMO JM XL
08KINGSTON516JAMAICA: WIDE-RANGING MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 19:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAGR EAID ECON SNAR MARR MOPS PHUM
08KINGSTON587April 2008 Narcotics Report-Jamaica
[...] Summary ----------- Cocaine statistics for the period January to April indicate peaks and troughs in seizures, with upward spikes in February and April. Between February and April, one thousand six hundred and ninety seven persons were arrested and fifteen motor vehicles were seized over the [...]
2008-06-30 12:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN ASEC JM
08KINGSTON648JAMAICA: FALL OF OLINT INVESTMENT SCHEME COULD
[...] (C) Following in the path of several other alternative investment schemes (Cash Plus, CAREIF, World Wise, see reftels),foreign currency trader Olint appears to have collapsed. Led by CEO David Smith, Olint built a strong following in Jamaica promising returns of ten percent per month. Unlik [...]
2008-07-22 12:03:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON750NEW COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his first three months on the job, the new Commissioner of Jamaica Customs, Danville Walker, has shown that he has no trouble upsetting the status quo. Performance highlights from his first one hundred days include: a 25 percent increase in customs' revenue collected, the re [...]
2008-08-26 13:01:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN TRSY SNAR JM
08KINGSTON766JAMAICA: HIGH NOON APPROACHES FOR THE
[...] (C) Following an interlude in which first the Beijing Olympics and then the devastation of Hurricane Gustav have monopolized the nation's attention, Jamaica now faces a high-stakes political struggle for the leadership of the opposition People's National Party (PNP). On September 20, some 4,00 [...]
2008-09-02 14:39:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IBRD
08KINGSTON770JAMAICA: AUGUST ECONOMIC REVIEW AND STORM GUSTAV
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Tropical Storm Gustav has damaged infrastructure on the island and caused at least 14 deaths (reftels A and B). Agriculture also sustained damage, mainly in the eastern parishes of Portland, St. Thomas and St Mary. It is too early to accurately estimate the total financia [...]
2008-09-03 12:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR AID EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL
08KINGSTON972JAMAICA: FATAL SHOOTING MARS ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF RULING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 19:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR JM XL
08KINSHASA135DRC DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Agriculture ----------- - GDRC sets up Forests' National Consultative Council Aviation -------- - A South African Aircraft Crash Lands Cooperation ----------- - African Bank for Development Acquires Shares of Advans Bank Congo - World Bank Approves 82 Loans and Credits [...]
2008-02-07 13:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA238GOMA NOTES 03/08/08 - ABBE MALUMALU GOES TO THE MOUNTAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Abbe Muholongu Malumalu, the newly-appointed National Coordinator for the Goma peace process, traveled March 8 to Kirolirwe to meet with Nkunda and find a way to move beyond the procedural wrangling that has prevented the establishment of the Joint Technical Committee on Peace a [...]
2008-03-09 20:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA326DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA327DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 16:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA329DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-04 15:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA332DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-07 06:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA333DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DRC [...]
2008-04-08 06:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA599 MISSION OFFICER GOMA ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY WHEN UN CAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mission officer Nicholas Jenks and a small party of international functionaries assigned to Goma undertook to visit territory held by irregular armed groups in outlying areas on Friday, July 18, together with "Museveni" (nom de guerre),representing the PARECO insurgency. The [...]
2008-07-22 07:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA770 SEPTEMBER 16 SPOT REPORT: FIGHTING NEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting near Kirotshe September 16 is worse than first indicated, with FARDC bringing in tanks. It is not clear if FARDC is planning to go on offensive just when MONUC had presented plan for separation of forces. Meanwhile, a MONUC armored personnel carrier overturned north [...]
2008-09-16 16:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA818 Goma Report September 30: North
[...] (SVB) Summary: General Rawat told facilitation team September 30 that after a month of fighting, CNDP appeared to have weakened, but there was still no likely military solution. Chief of army staff Kayembe told him he was amenable to direct military talks between CNDP and Etumba. EU rep Du [...]
2008-10-01 16:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA866DRC RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] (U) Background and Overview. Inadequate physical infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),a country comprising a land area of 2,345,000 square kilometers, represents a key constraint for the country's economic development and export competitiveness. The Government of the DRC [...]
2008-10-10 06:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA ASEC CG
08KOLKATA117IN WEST BENGAL, LAND ACQUISITION FOR INDUSTRY (SLOWLY)
[...] (U) Summary: As the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) continues its efforts to attract investment and industry into the state, the debate over how and where to acquire land continues in the run-up to May's panchayat (local) elections. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM)-led Left Front c [...]
2008-04-10 14:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EINV PGOV EFIN IN
08KOLKATA160CPM LOSES GROUND IN LOCAL ELECTIONS DUE TO THEIR VIOLENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) led Left Front suffered a serious setback in the local level "Panchayat" elections in the state. The CPM's control was diminished at all three levels of the Panchayat structure. While land acquisition for industry [...]
2008-05-28 06:42:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR EIND IN
08KOLKATA202KOLKATA-BASED CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL EXPRESSES PERSONAL
[...] (C) Summary: On July 2, ConGen met with Kolkata-based Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei and discussed Chinese perspectives on the Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Chinese incursions across the border in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese interest in developing the power sector in Indi [...]
2008-07-09 10:27:00Consulate KolkataCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL EINV PINR CH IN
08KOLKATA21221 KILLED IN FRESH MAOIST ATTACK IN ORISSA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16, Communist Party of India - Maoist (Maoists) insurgents killed at least 21 people, including 17 policemen, by blowing up an anti-landmine vehicle in the Malkangiri district of the eastern Indian State of Orissa. This is the first time in Orissa an anti-landmine vehic [...]
2008-07-21 07:54:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV PHUM IN
08KOLKATA253TATA THREAT INTENSIFIES SINGUR TALKS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 3, Tata Motors announced that it has begun analyzing options to pull its Nano car project out of West Bengal. The opposition Trinamul Congress (TMC) appears to have been shaken by the threat, which came after several days of negative publicity and a growing public perc [...]
2008-09-05 11:40:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ELTN IN
08KOLKATA275THE POLITICS OF SINGUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The conflict in Singur over land acquisition for the new Tata Motors Nano automobile factory has been the theater on which the ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and West Bengal's primary opposition party Trinamul Congress Party (TMC) have staged their latest epic ba [...]
2008-09-23 08:55:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV ELTN EIND IN
08KOLKATA286BOMBINGS STRIKE TRIPURA; KOLKATA INCREASES SECURITY AHEAD OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 1 blasts in Tripura's capital, Agartala, have caused an increase in security measures along the Indo-Bangladesh border, but police officials remain unsure as to who is responsible for the attacks. The central government has sent investigators to Agartala in an effort [...]
2008-10-06 10:58:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL BG IN
08KOLKATA299BIHAR AND JHARKHAND RESPOND TO MAHARASHTRA VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: From October 21-25, students vandalized railway cars and stations in Bihar. The violence was in response to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists' attacks on north Indian Hindi-speaking job aspirants at railway recruitment centers in Maharashtra on October 1 [...]
2008-10-29 07:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELTN PGOV ASEC CASC SOCI IN
08KOLKATA311ULFA AND NDFB SUSPECTED IN ASSAM TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Northeastern state of Assam's police special investigation team has unofficially implicated the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in the October 30 terrorist attacks that killed 86 people. Police suspect external assista [...]
2008-11-14 07:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV IN
08KOLKATA329ORISSA POST VIOLENCE - SECURITY, RECONCILIATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Orissa state government is currently engaged in ensuring security, coordinating relief efforts and facilitating reconciliation in Kandhamal district. The government reports 40 deaths and 134 injuries statewide in the violence that began on August 23 with the murder of Hindu [...]
2008-12-04 11:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN
08KOLKATA330ORISSA POST VIOLENCE - SECURITY, RECONCILIATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Orissa state government is currently engaged in ensuring security, coordinating relief efforts and facilitating reconciliation in Kandhamal district. The government reports 40 deaths and 134 injuries statewide in the violence that began on August 23 with the murder of Hindu [...]
2008-12-04 13:55:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN
08KOLONIA45REFORM IN CHUUK IS ALIVE BUT SPUTTERING - DISILLUSION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a recent trip to Chuuk, which is the most populous state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),Ambassador encountered a deepening spiral of economic and social deterioration. With reluctance, the state government has embarked on a mandated program of reform. A cor [...]
2008-03-27 04:37:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID FM
08KUALALUMPUR421MALAYSIA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL BLANK
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Jonah Blank to Malaysia from May 28 to June 3, 2008. The purpose of the trip is research of issues before the committee, particularly those relating to the insurgency in southern Thailand. [...]
2008-05-23 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PGOV OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN THKSJA MY
08KUALALUMPUR476MALAYSIA RAISES GASOLINE PRICE OVERNIGHT BY 40 PERCENT,
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to address rising costs of energy subsidies, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday announced a 40 percent price increase on gasoline, a 60 percent price increase on diesel, and 20 to 26 percent increases in electricity rates, effective at midnight on June 4. The new p [...]
2008-06-06 09:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR512UMNO YOUTH OFFICIAL ON HEATED PARTY CONTESTS AND
[...] (C) Many UMNO party branches and divisions could nominate a Najib/Muhyiddin ticket despite Prime Minister Abdullah's confirmation that he will stand for reelection in the December party contest, UMNO party youth official Suffian Awang told us on June 17. Eleven candidates would vie seriously [...]
2008-06-17 10:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR579BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON POST-SHIPMENT CHECKS ON
[...] Pursuant to reftel requests, econoff conducted two searches for the separate purchases. Because both reftels involved spare parts for C-130 transport aircraft, we combined our response into a single cable. 2. The first case (Reftel A, license 050081517) involved the purchase of 23 thermo [...]
2008-07-08 06:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR957MALAYSIA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes the November 18-19 visit to Malaysia by Mr. Paul Grove and Ms. Michelle Wymer from the Senate Appropriations Committee. The purpose of the trip is to conduct oversight of State Department and Foreign Operations. Post will be generating a notional schedule [...]
2008-10-31 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH BM SN AS MY
08KUWAIT1128KUWAIT 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] (U) Post's update of the 2009 National Trade Estimate for Kuwait is submitted below. It also has been transmitted to the United States Trade Representative via email. 2. (U) KUWAIT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kuwait is $3 billion for the per [...]
2008-11-12 10:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KU
08KUWAIT5085/8/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI FM: MOSUL
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah, her first call on the Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah since presenting credentials April 20, Ambassador stressed the need for GOK action to improve CT performance and cooperation following reported suicide a [...]
2008-05-08 15:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU
08KYIV146UKRAINE: CHINESE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR EXPERTS AND
[...] (S - REL UP) We met January 22 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos to provide reftel information regarding the possibility that four individuals from China's Fourth Academy, which develops and manufactures solid rocket motors for Chinese [...]
2008-01-22 13:52:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE PINR CH UP
08KYIV2172UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CRIMEA'S POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, along with a small American business delegation, traveled to Crimea October 19-20 for an annual investment forum. The Ambassador also met with Crimea's political leadership while there. Local leaders characterized the September 19 vote by the Crimean Rada (parlia [...]
2008-10-30 11:15:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV RS UP
08KYIV2185START TREATY: JCIC-DIP-08-007: SATISFYING ARTICLE
[...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note on October 30 to Ambassador Oleksandr Nykonenko, Director of the Arms Control and Military and Technical Cooperation Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nykonenko agreed that the November Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) [...]
2008-11-03 13:11:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM KACT START JCIC UP
08KYIV358UKRAINE: RUSSIAN ACTIONS ANSWER MEDVEDEV'S
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: For many Ukrainians, Vladimir Putin's February 12 threat that membership in NATO could result in Russian missiles pointed at Ukraine answered Russian presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev's question about Russia's neighbors posed during a January 22 campaign appearan [...]
2008-02-15 12:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL UP
08KYIV706UKRAINE/MTCR/WASSENAAR: SYRIAN MILITARY ENGINE
[...] (S-REL UP) We provided ref A talking points April 7 to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos during an previously planned meeting. Belokolos said he would distribute our information regarding Motor Sich's contract to overhaul Syrian military aircraft engi [...]
2008-04-07 13:14:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM ETTC MARR MTCRE PREL SY CH UP
08LAGOS177NIGERIA: US COMPANY BOAT HIJACKED; PORTUGUESE,
[...] (SBU) The motor vessel Lordes Tide, contracted to Chevron and owned by US company Tidewater Marine, was hijacked by unknown gunmen on May 13 en route from Onne (River State) to Escravos (Delta State). A high ranking Chevron contact confirmed to Econoff on May 14 that two expatriates, the Port [...]
2008-05-15 10:40:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC NI
08LAGOS240NIGERIA: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN LAGOS SLOW-GOING, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Lagos State Government (LASG) is attacking head-on go-slows (traffic jams) that hinder the Lagos mega-city's development plan. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is implementing its Transportation Master Plan, consisting of water ferries, light rail, and bus [...]
2008-07-09 14:33:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS270NIGERIA: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN LAGOS SLOW-GOING, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Lagos State Government (LASG) is attacking head-on go-slows (traffic jams) that hinder the Lagos mega-city's development plan. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is implementing its Transportation Master Plan, consisting of water ferries, light rail, and bus [...]
2008-07-21 14:14:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS310NIGERIA: MASSOB MEMBERS REFUSED BAIL;
[...] (C) Summary: The federal government July 31 opposed an application for bail for 84 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB, a group which advocates independence for Southeastern Nigeria),who are standing trial at the Federal High Court in Enugu on [...]
2008-08-05 09:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
08LAGOS321NIGERIA: LAGOS' THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE CLOSURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The partial closure of the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge, the arterial road between the city's commercial islands and the mainland, will last from early August to October, severely disrupting already congested traffic. The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government's (LASG) [...]
2008-08-11 12:04:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS399NIGERIA: SURREAL SUMMIT ON INFRASTRUCTURE IN AKWA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an "Infrastucture Summit" held September 18 and 19 the government of Akwa Ibom State laid out its development strategy and attempted to interest the private sector in public private partnerships for infrastructure development in the state. Representatives of Akwa Ibom's civi [...]
2008-10-08 09:56:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON NI
08LAGOS409PIRACY SLOWLY KILLING NIGERIAN COASTAL FISHING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 13:45:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON NOAA EPA FWS NI
08LAGOS434NIGERIA: PIRATES ATTACK OIL SUPPLY VESSELS AND
[...] (C) Summary: On October 25 and 26 in five separate incidents pirates attacked three oil supply vessels and six fishing trawlers, taking seventy Nigerian crewmen and seven Frenchmen hostage; by October 27 all hostages had been released. Bourbon Offshore, owner of two of the oil supply vessels [...]
2008-11-04 08:54:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHSA PREL PTER EFIS EPET KCRM KCOR NI
08LAHORE221NAWAZ INELIGIBLE TO CONTEST ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In a surprise verdict, the Lahore High Court ruled on June 23 that Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was ineligible to contest the June 26 National Assembly by-elections. In the same ruling, his brother Punjab Chief Minister and [...]
2008-06-24 15:02:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PK
08LAHORE273LAHORE EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Lahore's core EAC convened on Tuesday, September 30th and was chaired by the Principle Officer (PO). In attendance were representatives from RSO, RAO and IPC. The core EAC met to review the Consulate's security posture over the long Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday (October 1st to October 5th). [...]
2008-09-30 11:13:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1322BOLIVIAN MINING: COOPERATIVE CHALLENGES
[...] Summary: On May 29 and 30 Emboff traveled with representatives of mining cooperatives, at their invitation, to visit cooperative mines and separation plants in north Potosi (note: As of June 9, this region is impassable due to road blockades by cooperatives, private miners, and treatment facil [...]
2008-06-11 20:01:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN EINV ELAB BO
08LAPAZ1358LUGO VISIT: TRAVELS WITH EVO
[...] (S) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales was once again forced to change his domestic travel plans because of opposition protests June 13 and 14. Since April, Morales and other senior officials have been blocked frequently from opposition strongholds despite increased rhetoric from securit [...]
2008-06-16 22:16:00Embassy La PazSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PA BL
08LAPAZ1741SANTA CRUZ REACTION TO RECALL REFERENDA RESULTS
[...] (C) Emboff spoke with several Santa Cruz political and civic leaders in the wake of the August 10 Bolivian recall referenda. In the department of Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas obtained over 67 percent in favor (Si) while President Evo Morales received around 40 percent. The Santa Cruz le [...]
2008-08-13 20:46:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALBL ECON KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC
08LAPAZ999SANTA CRUZ AUTONOMY VOTE: PLANS FOR A "BIG PARTY"
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 24-27 visit to Santa Cruz (including the capital city and the rural towns of San Javier and Concepcion),American Presence Post officer's (APP) interlocutors downplayed fears of violent confrontation and predicted the May 4 autonomy referendum would be a "big part [...]
2008-04-30 18:30:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KPAO ASEC BL
08LILONGWE700MALAWI'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES ALMOST ON EMPTY, IMF TO
[...] SUMMARY: Malawi's foreign exchange reserves currently stand at less than two months' import cover. The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has been forced to ration its limited foreign exchange allocations to commercial banks. The situation is affecting the country's importers who are unable to get [...]
2008-12-08 15:09:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD MI
08LIMA395Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...]
2008-03-05 12:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
08LIMA516PERU ENERGY UPDATE: MARCH 2008
[...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Natural gas consumption surges -- Distributing LNG within Peru -- Vehicular use boosts LPG sales -- Pisco-Lima LPG pipeline -- US firm to build Peru's first petrochemical plant -- Thermal power generation heats up -- $1 [...]
2008-03-25 17:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV ETRD SENV PE
08LIMA895ANTI-SUMMIT PEACEFUL, GENERAL SECURITY A SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The "Summit of the Peoples" anti-summit (May 13-16) that coincided with the Latin America and Caribbean - European Union Summit (EU-LAC) last week proceeded peacefully despite government concern. The anti-summit attracted thousands of social movement leaders from Peru, Latin Ameri [...]
2008-05-20 21:33:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC REL PINR PE
08LIMA906PERU ENERGY BRIEFS - MAY 2008
[...] (U) This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- New Environment Minister sets conditions for sustainable biofuels development; -- Brazil and Peru sign 10 agreements on margins of EU-LAC Summit, including biofuels; -- Brazilian firms to build $2 billion hydroelectric p [...]
2008-05-21 22:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LISBON793PORTUGAL'S ECONOMY SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS,
[...] For the second year in a row, the Government of Portugal has exceeded its own economic benchmarks, registering 1.9% GDP growth in 2007 vs. the projected 1.8 % and lowering the budget deficit below the eurozone 3.0% limit to 2.6%, a year ahead of schedule. These positive results validate the [...]
2008-03-31 16:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PO
08LJUBLJANA407JANSA COULD TURN BRIBERY ALLEGATION TO HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 1 Finnish TV program accusing PM Janez Jansa of accepting a bribe of up to 21 million euros in connection with the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 258 million euro deal to buy 135 Finnish Patria armored motorized vehicles (AMVs) has started a firestorm in Slovenia in [...]
2008-09-05 15:58:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR MASS SI
08LJUBLJANA408JANSA COULD TURN BRIBERY ALLEGATION TO HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 1 Finnish TV program accusing PM Janez Jansa of accepting a bribe of up to 21 million euros in connection with the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 258 million euro deal to buy 135 Finnish Patria armored motorized vehicles (AMVs) has started a firestorm in Slovenia in t [...]
2008-09-08 14:58:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR MASS SI
08LOME388TOGO'S OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL: INTERNATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Togolese officer candidate program is progressing towards regionalization by accepting students from the sub-region, and strives to prepare cadets for PKO missions. The curriculum now includes modules on human right principles. The teaching staff tailors instruction to prepare [...]
2008-07-29 11:55:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MCAP PGOV KPKO TO
08LOME394OVERFLIGHT OF TOGO'S FLOODED AREAS CONFIRMS
[...] SUMMARY: Post was able to conduct an overflight and drive by of Togo's flooded areas. Water damage near Lome, north and east, is clearly visible as well as farther north towards Notse. Washed out bridges, both road and rail, as well as serious flooding in crop fields, lived-in parcels and [...]
2008-07-31 17:11:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETDR EAID SENV TO
08LONDON2029ENERGY'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL IMPACT ON THE UK
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UK faces two major energy challenges: a rise in fuel poverty and decreasing domestic oil and gas production. Current estimates put the number of households suffering from fuel poverty at 4.5 million according to the National Energy Action, an independent charity. Additionall [...]
2008-08-04 17:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PREL PGOV ECON SENV UK
08LONDON2909 APOLOGIES, EXCUSES, AND GLOOM - TESTIMONY OF EXECUTIVES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The executive teams of the UK's two nationalized banks, Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and Northern Rock (NR),were quizzed by MPs on the Treasury Committee November 18. B&B executives gave a gloomy outlook for the bank's mortgage books, with GBP 600-800 million losses expected from [...]
2008-11-20 14:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON349TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETERS DISCUSSES ROADS AND
[...] (U) Summary: Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, Ambassador Tuttle, and state and local elected officials met with UK Transportation Secretary Ruth Kelly on December 7 to discuss private-public partnerships to address road congestion, stage II of the U.S.-EU aviation agreement, and environmen [...]
2008-02-04 17:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ELTN UK
08LUANDA1006CRIME IN LUANDA: FROM BAD TO WORSE
[...] Summary: Brazen and violent crimes targeting Westerners have shaken Luanda's international community. Perpetually gridlocked streets make the targets easy pickings for gangs of robbers who have ratcheted up their aggressiveness in attacking vulnerable individuals stuck in traffic. Angolan pol [...]
2008-12-24 06:47:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM AO
08LUANDA615CIVIL SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ELECTION OBSERVATION PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 25 press conference, the NGO Plataforma Eleitoral (Electoral Platform) announced its plan for civil observation of the September 5 legislative elections. The Plataforma plans to deploy 2,623 civil society observers on election day, providing electoral observation in a [...]
2008-08-08 15:30:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUSAKA302ZAMBIA FEBRUARY 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Government Seeks Financing for Large Oil Deal -- Chinese Expand Commercial Relationship -- Electricity Rates to Mining Companies Increase -- Officials Question Safety of Chinese Coal Mine -- Mining Companies and GRZ Bicker Over New Tax Regime -- Kafue Gorge Power Station Experience [...]
2008-03-14 08:02:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
08LUSAKA666DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT - EQUINOX'S GIANT LUMWANA
[...] (U) This cable represents one of a series of DRC/Zambian copperbelt mine-specific reports emanating from a ground-breaking resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: North-western Zambia's Lumwana Mine is note [...]
2008-06-20 05:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08LUSAKA744ZAMBIAN COPPER BELT BLOOMS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (U) This cable represents the fourth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels A and C and septel pending from Kinshasa). This cable summarizes mines visited in Zambia. [...]
2008-07-18 06:03:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08MADRID1257MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 21-28
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 16:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EPET KIPR SP
08MADRID1309MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 9-12
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 11:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP
08MADRID34SPAIN: POTENTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF EXPANDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During Libyan leader Qadhafi's first official visit to Spain, December 15-18, MOUs were concluded on defense, economic cooperation and investment. Negotiations are still underway on a double taxation treaty. Qadhafi's visit began with a private two-day visit to Andalucia, foll [...]
2008-01-14 15:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD LY SP
08MADRID477AMBASSADOR RAISES IPR, IRAN CONCERNS WITH NEW
[...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Ambassador Aguirre informed new GOS trade minister Sebastian of Spain,s placement on the Special 301 Watch List. Sebastian expressed disappointment but vowed to work with the USG and set as a goal getting Spain off the Watch List by 2009. The Ambassador reviewed US [...]
2008-04-29 08:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN KIPR KNNP IR SP
08MADRID77MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21
[...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]
2008-01-28 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID794AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SECOND VICE PRESIDENT AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes on 7/17/08. The minister acknowledged the serious economic difficulties that Spain was facing. He said that he would review the issue of granting the same tax benefits to religious denominations such as the Mor [...]
2008-07-18 15:47:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PTER SP
08MADRID84MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21
[...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]
2008-01-28 14:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID985MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE, SEPT. 8-12
[...] (U) President Zapatero appeared before the Congress on September 10 to discuss the state of the economy and the GOS, plans for leading Spain out of its economic doldrums. Zapatero acknowledged that the economic situation had worsened since his last parliamentary appearance in July, but remaine [...]
2008-09-15 05:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB SP
08MANAGUA323 Managua End Use Monitoring Report 2007
[...] Embassy Managua provides the following information regarding the end use of resources acquired with INL funds. INL began operating in Nicaragua in 1997. This cable reviews resources used through the end of 2007 and details resources supplied in 2007. 2. The USG supports the Nicaraguan Nat [...]
2008-03-17 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANAGUA37INL MANAGUA PD&S PLAN FOR FY 2008
[...] INL Managua submits its fiscal year 2008 PD&S budget plan per reftel. 2. INL Managua's PD&S needs will increase due to the costs associated with Salary and Benefits for the INL Program Assistant who will be reclassified as an INL Program Manager and the hire of a new INL Program Assistant [...]
2008-01-11 21:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANAGUA417ELECTION THEFT FOR DUMMIES: CPCS, CSE, FSLN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Citizens' Power Councils (CPCs),the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) and FSLN-controlled municipalities in several of Nicaragua's Departments appear to be engaged in a concerted and coordinated effort to pad voter rolls with FSLN-supporting voters for the upcoming municipal [...]
2008-04-08 20:26:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NU
08MANAGUA786 INL Managua Vehicle Report
[...] Embassy Managua provides the following information regarding the currentQatus of INL funded program vehicles in Nicaragua: Vehicle Inventory Requirement Toyota Yaris 4 Toyota Tercel 4 Toyota Hilux 17 3 Toyota Four Runner 1 Toyo [...]
2008-06-20 15:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANILA1383PHILIPPINES: FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input for the Department of Labor's request for information on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post's point of contact for child labor and fo [...]
2008-06-10 10:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP
08MANILA1764BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
[...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed Pr [...]
2008-07-24 07:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID
08MANILA1780BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed [...]
2008-07-25 08:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA1802RO-RO: AN ECONOMIC SUCCESS STORY
[...] (SBU) Summary: USG policy advocacy and foreign assistance has been instrumental in bringing down the cost of inter-island transportation in the Philippines, a key constraint to competitiveness in this archipelagic country. As a result of the liberalization of port policies and promotion of "ro [...]
2008-07-30 01:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON RP
08MANILA1953POTENTIAL TRADE PROSPECTS IN MINDANAO: THE BIMP-EAGA
[...] (U) Summary: This cable describes an international policy initiative designed to promote links between the southern Philippines and peripheral regions of neighboring countries known as the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Supporters believe [...]
2008-08-15 07:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA2447 NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN REMOTE ISLANDS PAVE THE WAY FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The DCM traveled October 21 to Tawi-Tawi -- an island province at the tip of Mindanao's terrorist-afflicted Sulu Archipelago -- and inaugurated four projects exemplifying the strength and diversity of Philippine-U.S. partnerships. The Embassy sent an interagency team including USAID [...]
2008-10-30 10:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM RP
08MANILA423 "$100 per Barrel: Crisis or Opportunity?" The 2008
[...] Summary: Against the backdrop of rising oil prices and prompted into action by President Arroyo, the Philippine Department of Energy convened an Energy Summit to solicit stakeholder inputs into developing government priorities for the sector. Despite being organized on a short notice, the Su [...]
2008-02-19 06:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV EAID TRGY SENV RP
08MASERU135LESOTHO: ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON GOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrived in Maseru aboard a private plane on May 13 for an afternoon of meetings with senior GOL officials. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement that said the visit "follows the announcement of presidential elections i [...]
2008-05-14 05:58:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ZI LT
08MASERU190EAC CONVENES IN ANTICIPATION OF NATIONWIDE STRIKE
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. convened the EAC on June 27 to review U.S. Mission Maseru's security posture and contingency planning in anticipation of a nationwide, four-day transportation strike that organizers plan to commence on Monday June 30 (reftels). Representatives of all agencies and E [...]
2008-06-27 11:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV CASC LT
08MASERU194LESOTHO: TAXI STRIKE COMMENCES PEACEFULLY
[...] On Monday June 30, a nationwide taxi strike commenced in Lesotho and was widely observed by minibus and taxi operators. Maseru's downtown business and retail establishments, however, were mixed in their observation of the protest action. Crowded GOL-operated buses, the source of the taxi comm [...]
2008-06-30 15:36:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ASEC LT
08MASERU62LESOTHO: 2008 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE
[...] Lesotho 2008 Country Commercial Guide Chapter 1: Doing Business in Lesotho The economy of Lesotho, a mountainous southern African nation completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, is based on agriculture, livestock, light manufacturing, water exports, earnings from the Souther [...]
2008-03-03 15:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO LT
08MBABANE355SWAZILAND: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] TARIFFS Swaziland is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO),the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC),and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). As a member of SACU, Swaziland's tariff policies are generally de [...]
2008-11-18 13:58:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MELBOURNE125Australian Auto Industry Braces for Tough Times
[...] (SBU) The Australian automotive industry, headquartered in Victoria, is in for tough times. With Toyota worried, GM/Holden pressed and Ford on the ropes, industry leaders are expressing concern over the future of Australia's biggest manufacturing industry. A perfect storm is brewing for an au [...]
2008-11-03 00:04:00Consulate MelbourneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE150FORD OPTIMISTIC EVEN AS AUTOMOTIVE SLOWDOWN
[...] (C) Despite ongoing challenges in the Australian auto industry, Ford says it is holding its own. Handouts from the Rudd government have been well received by the industry and Ford Australia's CEO remains optimistic. However, Ford is reexamining its position in the highly competitive Australia [...]
2008-12-18 00:08:00Consulate MelbourneCONFIDENTIALEIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE44NEW GM HOLDEN CHIEF LOOKS TO ADAPT COMPANY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Newly arrived General Motors (GM) Holden Managing Director (MD) and Chairman Mark Reuss told Melbourne Consul General and Commercial Officer on May 14 that he intended to increase his company's dwindling market share through changes in marketing and making vehicles that consume [...]
2008-05-14 07:02:00Consulate MelbourneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELTN ECON AS
08MEXICO1302MEXICO WRESTLING WITH CUBAN MIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. In FY 2007, 11,625 Cubans reached the U.S. southwest border via Mexico. While some entered Mexico legally, the majority entered illegally by way of the Yucatan Channel -- a much less patrolled route than the Straits of Florida to the north. Until recently, Mexico had enforce [...]
2008-04-29 22:01:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KCRM MX CU
08MEXICO2121MX #2008-194, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Gage Calibration, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-07-11 14:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2122MX #2008-195, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Valve Maintenance, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-07-11 14:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3403MX #2008-310, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D., in Distrito Federal, Mexico, December 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-11-18 16:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3404MX #2008-310, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D., in Distrito Federal, Mexico, December 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-11-18 16:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3439MX #2008-314, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Medical Assistance, in Fort Benning, GA, Dec 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2008-11-20 15:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MINSK215REGIME TO DEMAND EMBASSY STAFF REDUCTION TO
[...] (S/NF) As reported ref A, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Valentin Rybakov informed Charge March 25 that unless the U.S. reversed the guidance issued by the U.S. treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control March 6, Charge would be summoned to the MFA on Monday March 31 and infor [...]
2008-03-25 14:32:00Embassy MinskSECRET//NOFORNPREL OFDP AMGT CMGT BO
08MONROVIA116LIBERIA: ARCELORMITTAL INITIATES INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, announced in December 2007 that it is increasing its investment in Liberia by US$500 million to a total of $1.5 billion. ArcelorMittal's Liberian subsidiary, Mittal Steel Liberia (MSL),has initiated preparatory activities at it [...]
2008-02-08 10:25:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN EINV LI PGOV
08MONROVIA701STAFFDEL SMITH LOOKS AT RULE OF LAW AND SECURITY IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff members Shannon Smith (Biden) and Sarah Margon (Feingold) visited Liberia August 20-22. Their visit, which focused primarily on rule of law and security issues, included meetings with the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary G [...]
2008-09-12 18:44:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA91LIBERIA: EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia (GOL) does not currently have the will or resources to fight drug-trafficking. Liberia is not presently a major transshipment point for cocaine bound for Europe, but is likely to become so as infrastructure improves and UNMIL draws down. A small number [...]
2008-01-31 17:41:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM EAID SOCI LI
08MONTERREY306NUEVO LEON DEVELOPS A HIGH TECHNOLOGY SERVICE INDUSTRY;
[...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon continues to pursue higher value added industries through a government led strategy, highlighted by the Research and Technological Innovation Park. The Research and Technological Innovation Park (PIIT for its initials in Spanish) has made substantial st [...]
2008-07-02 20:01:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EINT EINV PGOV MX
08MONTERREY408PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NUEVO LEON
[...] Summary. Given the state governor's success in branding Monterrey as Mexico's "City of Knowledge," post has embarked upon an effort to promote intellectual property rights (IPR) and combat piracy in Nuevo Leon. The Consulate has promoted an IPR agreement that would afford the state governme [...]
2008-09-02 14:05:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR MX
08MONTERREY504MEXICAN AUTO PRODUCTION DECLINES REFLECT DECREASED U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nuevo Leon's key automotive industry has suffered serious declines in automotive production and exports, reflecting the weakness of U.S. car demand and the declining fortunes of the Big Three U.S. automakers. While automakers might move some car production to Mexico to red [...]
2008-11-19 17:15:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ELTN ELAB MX
08MONTEVIDEO627Uruguayan Economists Weigh In on Global Crisis
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguayan economists expect the global financial crisis, lower commodity prices and economic slowdown to slow growth in Uruguay to an anemic 1-3% in 2009. Despite this, observers believe the GOU is in a good position to weather the downturn, with government spending financed t [...]
2008-11-10 13:12:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV UY
08MOSCOW1344KADYROV DECLARES VICTORY OVER YAMADAYEV CLAN FOR
[...] (C) Summary: What started on April 14 as a simple case of Chechen "road rage" and escalated into a conflict between the two remaining factions led by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov and the "Vostok" (East) battalion led by the powerful Yamadayev clan has resulted in Kadyrov neutralizing the [...]
2008-05-14 14:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM ASEC RS
08MOSCOW1743RUSSIA - GEORGIA: NO PEACE ON PEACEKEEPING FORCES
[...] (C) The GOR reacted angrily to the June 17 incident in Abkhazia involving Russian peacekeepers, calling it another senseless "provocation" by the GOG. In a short and curt exchange, MFA CIS Fourth Department Deputy Director Tarabrin told us that the Russian peacekeepers were engaged in a "rou [...]
2008-06-18 14:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2716ATTACK OF THE ANTI-RAIDERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corporate raiding, the takeover of businesses by criminal means, is a plague on the Russian economy (REFTEL A) and combating it must be a central part of any anti-corruption program. Last week, the National Anti-Corruption Committee (NACC),an NGO which has been tasked by the go [...]
2008-09-10 13:05:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL RS KCRM KJUS SNAR
08MOSCOW3118BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kumertau Aircraft Production Enterprise representatives told us their company is ultimately controlled by RosOboronExport (ROE). TechPromService representatives told us, however, that the company is a private enterprise not affiliated with ROE. We were unable to conduct site v [...]
2008-10-23 05:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
08MOSCOW3386GOR DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN GEORGIAN/POLISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOR has rejected allegations of Russian involvement in the November 23 shooting at the Georgian-Polish presidential motorcade. In reaction to the incident that garnered little attention in the Russian media, the MFA, MOD and security services unanimously called the incide [...]
2008-11-24 11:34:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RS GG PL
08MOSCOW3419DFM KARASIN ON IRAQ, GEORGIA, UKRAINE,
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin sought further information on the alleged November 19 collision between a U.S. convoy vehicle and a Russian embassy vehicle in Baghdad (reftel). He called the November 23 shooting near the Georgian and Polish pre [...]
2008-11-26 09:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS AZ UP MD IZ
08MOSCOW3572EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARVEKA UAB,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Arveka UAB, L. Stuokos Guceviciaus 9-6, Vilnius, Lithuania. [...]
2008-12-10 08:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW46EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: UFA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Ufa Engine-Building Production Association (UMPO),Ufa, [...]
2008-01-10 11:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW629THE END OF OLIGARCH POLITICS IN SAMARA
[...] (SBU) As many expected, the appointment of Vladimir Artyakov as Governor of Samara region has ushered in a new era in regional politics in which previously influential oligarchic groups that had made substantial gains over the past few years are quickly being marginalized. The moves to manage [...]
2008-03-06 11:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI RS
08MOSCOW717COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. EXPERTS FOR CFE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jennifer Laurendeau, Donna Phelan, and Michael Q. Powell for the CFE Consultations from March 16-19, 2008. 2. Control Officer is Michael Kelleher, tel. 7-495-728-5311; 7-495-737-5065 (hm); 7-495-774-2573 (cell); E-mail is KelleherMJ@state.G [...]
2008-03-14 14:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PARM PREL KFCE RS
08MOSCOW916 CONTINUED PRESSURE ON NATIONAL BOLSHEVIKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eduard Limonov's outlawed National Bolshevik Party (NBP) has been frequently in the news recently as a series of relatively high-profile court cases have resulted in the jail sentences for young NBP activists. On March 24, a Moscow court sentenced seven NBP activists to up to [...]
2008-04-03 13:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM PINR RS
08MUMBAI491DOW CONTINUES TO RUN THE GAMUT OF INDIAN POLITICS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 1 Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Vilasrao Deshmukh ordered a halt to construction of the Dow Chemical Company's Research and Development facility near Pune until a commission can review Dow's plans. The CM ordered this halt to defuse broadening protests against the constr [...]
2008-10-15 04:31:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALEINV EIND ECON PGOV IN
08MUMBAI518WEB OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN MALAGAON BOMBING COVERS THREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Maharashtra State Police Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested five people and charged them with murder and other related crimes in connection with the 2008 bombings in Malegaon, Maharashtra that killed six and wounded 89 others. The accused were picked up in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat [...]
2008-10-31 08:11:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF IN ASEC PTER PGOV
08MUNICH175AUDI ON EU CO2 RULES, THE FUTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, AND THE
[...] (SBU) Senior Audi officials told ConGen Munich they share BMW's view that proposed EU CO2 rules represent nothing less than French industrial policy. Going a step further, they made the questionable argument that the EU rules would effectively "kill" the European auto industry while achieving [...]
2008-05-14 05:30:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL FR GM
08NAIROBI1049AMERICAN BUSINESS INTEREST IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel request to gauge sentiment in the Kenya-based U.S. business community with regard to doing business in Southern Sudan and likely participation in a suggested USG-organized trade mission to Juba. In Kenya, the response of U.S. companies is mixed: Most are ke [...]
2008-04-21 13:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV SU KE
08NAIROBI126NAIROBI JANUARY 11 EAC MEETING AND SECURITY WRAP-UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Nairobi's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 11 January 2008 to review and discuss Post's security posture in the aftermath of the announcement on December 30 of the results of a "seriously flawed" presidential election. Trip [...]
2008-01-11 15:42:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC KE
08NAIROBI1480COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL NELSON
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes CODEL Nelson. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Control officer is Lorrai [...]
2008-06-17 08:58:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE
08NAIROBI1520KENYA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP (GMP) INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Nairobi is already implementing several maritime security initiatives with GOK agencies that would appear to fit under the GMP initiative, and uses the coastal security subcommittee of the CT Working Group to coordinate across the various Mission agencies. However, th [...]
2008-06-23 12:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP
08NAIROBI1642Somalia - Revised Travel Request
[...] (U) This is a revised and updated version of reftels. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 21 for action request. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense A [...]
2008-07-03 13:24:00Embassy NairobiSECRETOTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI1892COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PAYNE (AUGUST
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes CODEL Payne. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Control officer is Rachel [...]
2008-08-04 12:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE
08NAIROBI240KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE ROLE OF THE
[...] (U) With the election crisis taking an ever greater toll on business interests (see reftel),the business community has become increasingly engaged in lobbying for a political solution. While it is hard to determine precisely what impact this will have, the voice of the business community is [...]
2008-01-22 19:28:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2612SOMALIA - SUPERTANKER HIJACKED; BRITS TURN 8
[...] (S) Summary: On November 15, Somali pirates hijacked their largest ship yet, the crude oil supertanker Sirius Star, and have anchored it off Hobyo, Somalia, a known Indian Ocean pirate base. So far this year, Somalia pirates have captured and ransomed 38 ships. Separately, on November 18 [...]
2008-11-18 14:45:00Embassy NairobiSECRETEWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI341APPROVAL REQUEST FOR TRAVEL TO SOMALIA
[...] (C) Action Request: Post seeks Department approval and country clearance for travel of the following DS security personnel and delegation members to Hargeysa, Somaliland on February 2 and 3. Ambassador Ranneberger, Ambassador Yates, and Regional Security Officer Robert Whigham concur with the [...]
2008-01-31 13:58:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNOTRA AMGT PGOV PREL KE SO
08NAIROBI76KENYA: JANUARY 8 STATUS REPORT
[...] (U) As of 01/08 1700 hours (Nairobi time): Security: Nation-wide, calm but tense. No skirmishes reported. ODM "postponed" planned rally for today and has indicated it may hold one on Thursday, pending outcome of international mediation of a political settlement. Police remain in force in w [...]
2008-01-08 14:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC KE PREF
08NAIROBI855KENYA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND EMERGENCY SOCIAL AND
[...] Summary: On March 17, 2005, the Grand Coalition Government of Kenya (GCG) unveiled the National Reconciliation and Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Strategy. This strategy paper, which has been transmitted as an e-mail attachment to State/AF/E and USAID/AFR/EA, presents actions that the [...]
2008-03-28 09:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NEWDELHI1092NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of APRIL 7-11, 2008, including the following items: -- FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ANNUAL REVIEW FOCUSES ON FIGHTING INFLATION -- PM SKEPTICAL OF DEVELOPING BIOFUELS IN INDIA -- 787 DREAMLINER ORDER DELAYS IMPA [...]
2008-04-17 11:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1166DELHI DIARY, APR 21-28
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Composite Dialogue Dates Set For May 20 and 21 -- UPA Announces Record Foodgrain Harvest Estimate -- Naxalite/Maoist Incidents Increase [...]
2008-04-29 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS TBIO EAGR NP IN BG
08NEWDELHI1209NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 28 - May 2, 2008, including the following items: -- A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS? -- ADDITIONAL GOI 'ANTI-INFLATION' MEASURES INCLUDE EXPORT -- KV KAMATH IS NEW PRESIDENT OF CII FOR 20 [...]
2008-05-02 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1275NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 5-9, 2008, including the following items: -- GOVT MOVES ON DIVESTMENT PLANS -- GOVT BANS SOME MORE FUTURES TRADING -- CONTROVERSY OVER BIOTECH CROPS AND FOOD -- INDIA INCREASES FOOD GRAIN STOCKS - [...]
2008-05-09 11:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1354NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 12-16, 2008, including the following items: -- EXIM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING FACILITY -- EXIM MEETS WITH INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CO. -- INDUSTRIAL GROWTH MODERATES IN F [...]
2008-05-16 12:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1489NARAYANAN URGES BETTER BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 10:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL PTER KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1503SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...]
2008-06-03 11:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF
08NEWDELHI1669CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
[...] (U) Summary: On June 16, Chairman James Connaughton of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) met with Dr. Kirit Parikh, Member, Planning Commission of India, and Ministry of Commerce Secretary G. K. Pillai to discuss key climate-change and energy-security issues ahead of the M [...]
2008-06-18 05:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1783NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 23 to June 27, 2008, including the following: -- RBI USING RESERVES TO STEM RUPEE DEPRECIATION -- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MANDATE FOR REGIONAL RURAL BANKS AND COOPERATIVE BANKS -- INDIA SIGNS FOUR E [...]
2008-06-27 13:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1976NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT
[...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH report includes an update on the die-off of a critically endangered crocodilian species; EmbOffs meeting with a company that provides Greenhouse Gas (GHG) monitoring solutions in the building sector; biofuels; a shortage of scientists in GOI researc [...]
2008-07-18 08:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON TSPL TRGY TNGD EIND ENRG
08NEWDELHI2334NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 25 to August 29, 2008, including the following: -- TAMIL NADU'S WIND POWER WOES CONTINUE -- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DECLINE -- ...AND ITS IMPACT ON EXPORTERS -- MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS HITTING NEW H [...]
2008-08-29 09:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2393NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 1 to September 5, 2008, including the following: -- NEW ROUND OF EU/INDIA FTA TALKS -- U.S.-INDIA COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR CONTINUES -- INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO POUR INTO TAMIL NADU -- [...]
2008-09-05 11:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2513KARNATAKA CHURCH ATTACKS ROOTED IN POLITICS; BJP MISHANDLES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, many Christian churches came under simultaneous attack by Hindu mobs in the coastal districts of southwest Karnataka (ref B) and the city of Mangalore. The damage to the churches was extensive, and exacerbated by heavy-handed police responses to Christian prot [...]
2008-09-18 12:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI2526COMMERCE A/S BOHIGIAN MEETS WITH MINISTRIES OF FINANCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Market Access David Bohigian met on September 8 with Ministry of Finance Revenue Secretary Bhide and Ministry of Commerce Joint Secretary Mukim to discuss US industry concerns on tariff and non-tariff barriers to US exports to India. B [...]
2008-09-19 08:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2641WITH THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF "CHANDRAYAAN I" MOON MISSION,
[...] (U) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is poised to take on many ambitious projects with the aim of establishing broader international collaborations, developing novel technologies to meet social and economic development needs, and attracting and harnessing India's young ta [...]
2008-10-03 10:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON
08NEWDELHI2645NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 29 to October 3, 2008, including the following: -- MOCI PROPOSES EXPANSION OF FDI IN RETAIL -- NEW MANUFACTURING POLICY IDEAS - MOVE IN RIGHT DIRECTION? -- TWO LARGE RAILWAY PROJECTS WITH US [...]
2008-10-03 12:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2803SRI LANKA EVENTS CREATE "TSUNAMI" IN INDIAN
[...] (C) Summary. The recent uptick in violence and the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka has created a political firestorm in India, with a potential faceoff between the ruling Congress Party and its coalition DMK partners in Tamil Nadu. However, a political crisis appears to have been avoided, as th [...]
2008-10-27 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS CE IN
08NEWDELHI2879NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 3 to November 7, 2008, including the following: -- IMF Lowers World, Indian Growth -- Jet Airways Serves Notice to Expat Pilots -- GE Commercial Air Services Files for Repossession of Kingfisher [...]
2008-11-07 11:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI3012NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 24 to November 28, 2008, including the following: -- July-September GDP Growth Surprises at 7.6% -- Budget Session of Parliament Outlook -- GOI Restricts Steel Imports -- GOI Considering Curren [...]
2008-11-28 10:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3076NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 THIRD WEEK
[...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report on science and technology includes an update on the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman and delegation's visit to India, the commencing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan I experiments, [...]
2008-12-08 04:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI3177INDIA STIMULUS PACKAGE AND MORE MONETARY EASING: CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The government on December 7 announced a fiscal stimulus package, in step with global calls for boosting consumer demand, while the central bank announced lower interest rates and other steps aimed at helping those sectors hardest hit by the financial crunch. The stimulus pack [...]
2008-12-17 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI3268INDIAN HOME MINISTER CHIDABARAM ON INVESTIGATION OF MUMBAI ATTACKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 15:26:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETCJAN IN PK PREL PTER
08NEWDELHI425NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 4-8, 2008. WTO SIDES WITH INDIA ON WINE TAXES ------------- 2. (U) The Business Standard reported Thursday that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute-settlement panel dismissed the Unit [...]
2008-02-08 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI721NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 3-7, 2008. REACTIONS TO GOI BUDGET MIXED AMONG AMERICAN COMPANIES IN SOUTH INDIA ------------- 2. (SBU) The announcement of the GOI's budget on February 29 drew mixed reactions from some U.S [...]
2008-03-07 10:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI832NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 17-20, 2008. INDIA PLANS THIRD YEAR OF GRAIN PURCHASES ------------------ 2. (U) The growing demand for wheat in India has contributed to a global price increase of the crop, which has more th [...]
2008-03-20 11:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI96NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 7-11, 2008. FORD PLANS USD 500 MILLION UPGRADE TO ITS CHENNAI PLANT ----------------- 2. (SBU) Ford India announced on January 8 that it will invest USD 500 million in its Chennai production [...]
2008-01-11 11:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NIAMEY1160NIAMEY EAC - UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE OF UN
[...] (S) The EAC discussed the unexplained disappearance of UN Special Envoy Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay, and their unidentified local driver. Fowler and Guay are both Canadian nationals. The EAC met twice on December 15 to discuss this; first, as an initial report, and second, t [...]
2008-12-15 15:04:00Embassy NiameySECRETASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG
08NIAMEY1173NIGER: DECEMBER 18 REPUBLIC OF NIGER (RON) JUBILEE
[...] Summary. The RON celebrated its 50th anniversary with week-long (December 14-20) festivities in the regions of Tillabery and Niamey. There were cultural/sports events, a parade (including a display of security/military hardware),a banquet hosted by Government of Niger (GON) President Tandja a [...]
2008-12-23 10:45:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MCAP SCUL SOCI NG
08NICOSIA32CYPRUS: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Office [...]
2008-01-14 10:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
08NICOSIA447CYPRUS: Global Economic Turmoil Takes its Toll
[...] (SBU) Summary. Rising oil and food prices and the global economic turmoil is finally taking its toll on Cyprus. Cyprus is going to have to live with slower growth rates (albeit, still double that of the EU average),and to forget about fiscal surpluses. However, the main threat is inflation, [...]
2008-06-13 08:46:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CY
08NICOSIA984CYPRUS: LOGISTICS FOR EASTERN MED REGIONAL
[...] (U) Embassy Nicosia, in conjunction with the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),will host the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) review on January 13. Ref message provided background on RSI and a brief rollout of the substantive d [...]
2008-12-22 07:13:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL CY
08OSLO183NORWAY'S NEW DEFENSE PLAN:ILLUSIONARY INCREASES
[...] (C) Summary: Norway,s recently announced new long-term defense plan was touted as strengthening the armed forces but in reality politically motivated and costly elements leave little room for any real strengthening of Norway,s Armed Forces. The plan will continue to stress High North and terr [...]
2008-04-03 06:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL NO
08OTTAWA1566CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA
[...] (SBU) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Latin America and Caribbean officials, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consistently worked to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cu [...]
2008-12-17 21:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
08OTTAWA713CANADA AND CUBA
[...] (C) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogues with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, its Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, and the Cuba deskoff, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consi [...]
2008-05-28 20:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CU CA
08PANAMA119PANAMA POST: 5TH EDITION -- THE POST-CARNIVAL
[...] (C) Panama's four-day Carnival celebration may have turned most of Panama City into a ghost town as Panamanians headed to the interior, the beaches, or Transismica, one of the city's main thoroughfares, to celebrate, but politics did not stop. The Panama Post was able to button hole one Pan [...]
2008-02-08 18:36:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
08PARAMARIBO62INL 2007 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) Post is pleased to provide its 2007 End Use Monitoring Report 2. (U) Procedures: Receiving law enforcement agencies sign documentation confirming receipt of all materials and committing to use the resources for their stated purpose. Receipt includes serial numbers, quantities, and ex [...]
2008-02-15 18:00:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NS
08PARIS1200POLDIR PROPOSES FURTHER TARGETED IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Political Director Gerard Araud summoned DCM to talk about Iran. He said his guess was that little would change in the coming months so the question was how to avoid the extremes of acquiescing or resorting to military force. He advocated a two-pronged approach invo [...]
2008-06-25 13:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR FR
08PARIS228THE ATTALI REPORT: A NEW PATH TO REFORM AND GOVERNING
[...] (SBU) President Sarkozy on January 23 pledged to enact -- with three exceptions -- recommendations for spurring economic growth devised by a commission headed by Jacques Attali, former political adviser to Socialist President Mitterrand. These proposals range from boosting competition in the r [...]
2008-02-08 15:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR
08PESHAWAR504FATA AND NWFP: INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: SEPTEMBER 16 -
[...] (C) NWFP and FATA residents celebrated Eid with less enthusiasm than in past years after the September 20 Marriott bombing while battles raged in Bajaur, Swat, Darra Adam Khel, and on the outskirts of Peshawar. GOP statistics released on October 10 supported the seeming sense of fear in t [...]
2008-11-07 12:14:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR509NWFP: SUICIDE ATTACK AT PESHAWAR'S SPORTS STADIUM
[...] (C) A suicide bomber killed at least four including a police officer and injured at least a dozen others near the main entrance of Qayyum Stadium in Peshawar as Awami National Party (ANP) Senior Minister Bashir Bilour's motorcade was leaving the stadium. Bilour left earlier in a separate vehic [...]
2008-11-13 11:16:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK
08PESHAWAR519RSO PESHAWAR MEETING WITH POLICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 14:29:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
08PHNOMPENH565CAMBODIA'S NATIONAL ELECTION COMMITTEE IMPROVING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charged with organizing the National Assembly election every five years, the National Election Committee (NEC) has assumed greater responsibilities since its first outing in 1998, just as the Royal Cambodian Government has assumed a greater budget burden to support an elector [...]
2008-07-11 13:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH590MONTAGNARD DEMONSTRATION AT UNHCR SITES ENDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Some 250 Montagnard individuals demonstrated outside of two UNHCR sites in Phnom Penh on Friday, July 18, shouting "Freedom!" and expressing concerns over conditions in Vietnam and complaints about the living conditions at the UNHCR sites. The demonstration took place minutes [...]
2008-07-22 11:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH601CAMBODIA ELECTION: SAM RAINSY PARTY STANDS TO GAIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One day before the official cooling-off period ahead of the July 27 election, the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) is assessing its chances as good in many of Cambodia's 24 provinces. In more sober moments - when not rhetorically claiming imminent victory - party regulars will say they [...]
2008-07-25 04:10:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM CB
08PORTAUPRINCE1191LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING AS PART OF HAITI
[...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment of the Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Haitian National Police (HNP) who have been nominated to participate in ongoing training wi [...]
2008-08-22 14:29:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNINRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA
08PORTAUPRINCE147PREVAL PROVINCIAL SWING A MIXED BAG
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Preval recently made the first public tour outside the capital since assuming office. He spent two days in Haiti's Central Plateau, stopping to inaugurate a new hospital with U.S. p [...]
2008-01-30 19:16:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CU ECON HA KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI
08PORTAUPRINCE1511 GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...]
2008-10-29 16:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU
08PORTAUPRINCE1651POSTCARD FROM JACMEL: FRUSTRATION IN PROVINCES
[...] (U) Summary: The southern coastal city of Jacmel is struggling with insufficient funding from the central government, inadequate law enforcement, and Port-au-Prince corruption frightening off potential investors in Jacmel. Jacmel, however, has a unique advantage in the form of a wealthy mayor [...]
2008-12-01 16:58:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1749HAITI: LAVALAS PROTESTORS CALL FOR ARISTIDE'S
[...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 Haitians marched peacefully in the streets of Port-au-Prince December 16 to call for the return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The Executive Committee of Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas (FL) party organized the demonstration, which featured speeches by [...]
2008-12-22 16:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE198PETIT GOAVE POSTCARD: HARBINGER OF POLITICAL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The coastal city of Petit Goave (West Department),historically the vanguard of major uprisings in Haiti, is now largely calm - both politically and with respect to crime. Former sworn politica [...]
2008-02-11 16:25:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC SOCI HA
08PORTAUPRINCE210HAITI PUTS ON CARNIVAL 2008: NO DEATHS, IMPROVED
[...] Summary: Improved security, a better organized HNP, and a greater Diaspora presence marked Haiti's 2008 Carnival celebrations. With the approval of the EAC, Embassy officers were permitted to attend Carnival events for the first time in 5 years. The organizational skill the GOH and private gr [...]
2008-02-12 17:16:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE73GOVERNMENTS ON HISPANIOLA DESIRE COOPERATION ON
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. A regional consultative meeting on travel document fraud, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),brought together representatives of five Caribbean countries to discuss [...]
2008-01-15 16:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HA CVIS SMIG
08PORTAUPRINCE948HAITI INL MOTOR VEHICLES UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-30 18:25:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN HA
08PORTOFSPAIN23CRIME PROBLEM ROILS NEW YEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: With a record number of 388 homicides in 2007 and 14 new homicides by January 8, 2008, crime remains a front burner issue. The media misquoted National Security Minister Martin Joseph in early January as stating the GOTT had failed in all its efforts to combat crime, setting off [...]
2008-01-11 15:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN527SLOW PROGRESS ON T&T'S NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Trinidad and Tobago's leadership has made a variety of public statements calling attention to climate change, the country still lacks a clear strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The recent creation of a dedicated climate change unit within the Ministry of Plan [...]
2008-11-18 18:40:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG TD
08PORTOFSPAIN574TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-08)
[...] Plants Hurt by Falling Commodity Prices 2. Energy revenue projections down, spending cut 3. Budget cuts spare projects, CARICOM fund 4. New Refinery still on track 5. Alutrint Smelter Underway ... Trinis Train in China 6. TT LNG for Canadian Plant 7. GOTT Looking Down the LNG Value Chai [...]
2008-12-18 10:57:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
08PRETORIA1003SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...]
2008-05-10 05:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1111SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 23, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Finance Minister Defends Inflation Targeting - JSE Rebounds - Crime Leading Factor in Emigration - Imported Skills 'Add 15% to SA Project [...]
2008-05-23 17:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1312SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]
2008-06-14 07:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA132DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR - BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local media is abuzz with complaints from businesses and consumers about increasing electricity load-shedding and unplanned outages. State power company Eskom and the government offer no quick "silver bullet" solutions, and are asking consumers to bear up and conserve energ [...]
2008-01-18 15:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET SENV EINV BEXP SF
08PRETORIA1352SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 25 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Fitch Downgrades Outlook for SA to 'Stable' - Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Add to Manufacturers' Woes - SA Trade Policy 'Hurting [...]
2008-06-20 14:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1633SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 25, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 30 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts Slower Economic Growth and an Easing in Interest Rate Hikes - Treasury Sticks to 4% Growth Forecast - Manuel Does Not See [...]
2008-07-25 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1712SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 1, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 31 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand Strengthens as Trade Deficit Decreases - Inflation Races to 11.6% - China to Extend Acquisitions in Africa - Bad Bank Loans on Rise [...]
2008-08-04 06:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1773SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 8, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 32 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation: Mboweni 'Concerned' - Manufacturing production recovered in June - COSATU Strike Impacts Economic Activity - 'Black Diamonds' [...]
2008-08-12 06:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1932SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 29,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 35 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Experts Believe Inflation will Peak at 13% - Land Expropriation Bill Shelved - 'South Africans Act like Americans' - Intense Lobbying Exp [...]
2008-09-02 06:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1959Platinum Group Metals - Rising Star at Risk
[...] (SBU) Platinum has been the star performer in the South African mining industry for a number of years. South Africa is the world's number one producer of the platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium, while Russia supplies the bulk of the world's palladium. The co [...]
2008-09-04 12:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF ZI
08PRETORIA1972SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Executive Turnover on the Increase - Mboweni Not Quite Ready to Retire - JSE Chief Sees More Foreign Selling Ahead - Vehicle Sales Take a [...]
2008-09-05 15:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2071SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 19,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 38 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weaker Rand, More Inflation Likely for SA - No Surprises in SARB Governor's Speech - SA Falls in Economic Freedom Ranking - SA R&D Expend [...]
2008-09-19 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2072SECOND QUARTER REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa's real GDP rebounded in the second quarter of 2008, reflecting a recovery in mining and manufacturing production as electricity supply improved. Export volumes benefited from the increased production, higher international prices of key export commodities increased, a [...]
2008-09-19 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
08PRETORIA2136SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 26,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 39 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Policies Expected to Remain Consistent under Mothlanthe - Record CPIX Increase in August - Fears of Retail Recession Increase [...]
2008-09-27 06:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2183SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 3,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 40 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New President Addresses Investor's Fears - Current Account Outlook Bleak Despite Narrower Trade Deficit - PMI Data Shows Some Signs of [...]
2008-10-06 06:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2316SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, less than two months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President un [...]
2008-10-22 14:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2390SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 31,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Inflation Drops - SA Receives 'Negative' Rating - Mboweni: South Africans Ignorant of Crisis - Corn Farming Not Profitable in Curren [...]
2008-10-31 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2469SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 7,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank: Crisis Hurts South Africa - Manufacturing Activity Slows Down - More Pain for House Sellers - Ford Motor Company Executive [...]
2008-11-07 12:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2648SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 49 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Concern as Chinese Clothing Quotas Expire - Tax Reforms Help South Africa's Rankings in a Global Study - Factories Hit Historic Low [...]
2008-12-05 13:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2665FIRMS INCH CLOSER TO ACQUIRING LICENSES TO DEVELOP NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S.-based DBI Broadband provided an update on positive developments in the drawn-out, South African value-added network services (VANS) license conversion process on November 28. Minister of Communications Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri finally conceded and announced that she would [...]
2008-12-08 11:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EIND EINV EINT ECIP USTR SF
08PRETORIA268SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Sector Focus: Auto Industry - Car Sales Hammered By Rising Inflation, Interest Rates and Debt - New Subsidy Program for Auto Producers [...]
2008-02-08 14:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA2689SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 18-22 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, just three months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President under pressure from the [...]
2008-12-10 15:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2736COPE, ANC SQUARE OFF ON RECONCILIATION DAY IN
[...] (C) The Congress of the People (COPE) and the African National Congress (ANC) held events on December 16 in Bloemfontein that indicate where South Africa is headed ahead of the election next year and beyond. COPE's December 13-16 inaugural conference ended on December 16 with the election of [...]
2008-12-18 16:05:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA589SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary. India and South Africa have made major inroads in re-establishing ties and strengthening economic relations since 1995. Trade statistics, the number of joint ventures and the amount of foreign direct investment are all indicative of the rapid growth in economic relations, espe [...]
2008-03-20 08:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV IN SF
08PRETORIA704SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Achieves a 0.9 % Budget Surplus - Manufacturing Activity Dips to Near-Five-Year Low - Trade Deficit Narrows, But Outlook Still Negative [...]
2008-04-04 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA772008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2008 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2008 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2008 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The [...]
2008-01-15 08:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
08PRETORIA997MDC LEADERSHIP DELAYS RETURN TO HARARE AMIDST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's return to Harare will now be delayed until at least Sunday 11 May due to increased security concerns for not only Tsvangirai, but also MDC Spokesperson Tendai Biti. At least one SAG official, however, doubts that Tsvangirai will return anytime soon [...]
2008-05-09 15:06:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF ZI
08PRISTINA166KOSOVO: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FINDS ALTERNATE ROUTES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to several of Kosovo,s border crossings and customs clearance terminals highlighted functional customs operations and a steady stream of commercial traffic. Customs officials on site reported a general increase in commercial traffic for 2008, with a portion of this incr [...]
2008-03-26 12:54:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08QUITO1124ECUADORIAN RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] (C) Summary. Falling oil prices will pressure Ecuador's balance of payments and government finances, although it currently enjoys sizeable international reserves and a budget surplus. On November 18, the Government of Ecuador unveiled a package of measures, including tariff increases on over [...]
2008-12-05 17:20:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO672AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...]
2008-07-21 22:39:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC
08RABAT155THE AMBASSADOR'S VISITS TO ZAGORA AND AGADIR
[...] Summary: During January 24-25 visits to the provinces of Zagora and Agadir, the Ambassador called on ranking local officials, met with local civil society leaders, and visited a range of USG-funded projects. The Ambassador and Embassy team found in Zagora a rural and remote province beset by [...]
2008-02-19 17:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SCUL KPAO KMCA PREL MO
08RABAT212BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PRESSES FOR URGENT REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, Morocco's chief business lobbying group, the Confederation Generale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM),has added its voice to those calling on the government to adopt urgent reforms in areas ranging from taxation to the judiciary to enable Moroccan companies to c [...]
2008-03-07 18:19:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV MO
08RABAT250POWER TO THE PEOPLE - RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
[...] Summary. The Government of Morocco's (GOM) ambitious program to expand rural electrification throughout the country is nearing completion - two years ahead of schedule. By the end of 2008, the Programme d'Electrification Rurale Global (PERG) will reportedly bring electricity to every village [...]
2008-03-19 11:27:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON SOCI MO
08RABAT280MOROCCO'S ROAD CARNAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of a multi-year national campaign initiated in 2004 to decrease road fatalities, Morocco suffered an increase in the number of killed and seriously injured in 2007, with on average, more than 10 people killed and 240 seriously injured on Moroccan roads each day. The ca [...]
2008-03-31 17:28:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ECON ELAB MO
08RABAT727MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...]
2008-08-04 16:13:00Embassy RabatSECRETMARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO
08RANGOON133THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF INLE LAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Inle Lake, Burma's second largest lake, has shrunk by one-third over the past fifty years. Silt and plants slide down the deforested mountainside into the lake during monsoon season, creating floating islands responsible for much of the water displacement. Inle farmers exacer [...]
2008-02-20 10:10:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EAGR PREL BM
08RANGOON138SOCIOECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF INLE LAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Inle Lake, Burma's second largest lake and one of its most visited tourist sites, is a microcosm of the sharp divide between Burma's socioeconomic classes. More than 70,000 people live on or around the lake and most are dependent upon the lake for their livelihoods. People's [...]
2008-02-21 08:57:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL BM
08RANGOON189BURMA: PRODUCING NEW CARS WITH USED PARTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Using import substitution policies, the Burmese Government has encouraged the development of a domestic car manufacturing sector since 2001. Currently, more than 400 small and medium-sized companies in Burma produce "new" unbranded jeeps and light trucks with used parts impor [...]
2008-03-12 04:41:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL BM
08RANGOON19ASSK MEETS WITH REGIME; UN MOVING SLOWLY ON
[...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi met with regime liaison Aung Kyi today at the Government Guest House. It was her first meeting with the regime since November 19. UN Staff told us they are not preparing for any Gambari visit and also informed us that the GOB has still not granted permission fo [...]
2008-01-11 10:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON25BURMESE EVERYWHERE DESIRE CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met with six NLD activists in the town of Thaungdwingyi in Magwe Division on January 7. Living very simply and subject to constant harassment by the police, years of repression have not extinguished the spirit of these activists. They meet regularly to talk about their d [...]
2008-01-15 07:57:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON861BURMA - INCSR I DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 09:14:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR BM
08RANGOON896SANCTIONING PRIVATE BURMESE COMPANIES UNDER THE
[...] (C) The Burmese Government, in addition to relying on its state-owned enterprises, employs a system of economic patronage to ensure control over the country's economy. The GOB fosters a symbiotic relationship with select private Burmese companies, granting them joint ventures and lucrative [...]
2008-11-19 06:48:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON948BURMA: REPORT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER DRL SPECIAL
[...] (C) Through a grant from the DRL Special Response Fund for Burma, the Kachin Youth Awareness Program purchased equipment and literature on democracy and human rights and funded travel to carry out a successful democracy and human rights awareness campaign including seminars and workshops thro [...]
2008-12-18 08:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON957BURMA: ENHANCING TIP COOPERATION WITH CHINA
[...] (C) On December 22, the Burmese and Chinese Governments opened a second bilateral liaison office (BLO) on the Burma side of the border in Lwe Je, Kachin State. The GOB had planned to open three additional BLOs along the Thai-Burma border in 2008-2009, but this plan is now on hold until the [...]
2008-12-23 08:03:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
08REYKJAVIK102ICELAND: GOVERNMENT GETS FLYING COLORS FOR 6.3 EARTHQUAKE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred in southwest Iceland on May 29. The epicenter was near the town of Selfoss, where light property damage was reported as well as minor injuries. The government response to the earthquake was met with public praise and approva [...]
2008-06-09 18:35:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV TPHY ASEC IC
08RIYADH1212SAUDI GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER TRIBALISM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-09 13:42:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKISL PINR PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1423RIYADH EAC - 17 SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (S/NF) On September 17, the DCM convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the Missions security posture in light of today's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. Also present in the meeting were POL, ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, MGT, MED, ISC, AGR, DAO, POL-MIL, MSG, OPM-SANG, DHS and RSO. 2. (S/NF [...]
2008-09-20 04:38:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1465DHAHRAN EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Consul General convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the consulate's security posture in light of the attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a and the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, along with the continuing stream of threat reporting for the region. Also present were [...]
2008-09-27 10:57:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PGOV PTER SA
08RIYADH1471RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]
2008-09-27 16:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1472RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]
2008-09-27 16:37:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1532RIYADH EAC - 10 OCTOBER 2008
[...] (S/NF) On October 10, 2008, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Mission's security posture and the continuation of restrictions on Embassy personnel in light of recent threats involving the Embassy as reported in ref B. Also discussed [...]
2008-10-14 14:17:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1573RIYADH EAC - 19 OCTOBER 2008
[...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, October 19, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a regularly scheduled meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The RSO and BPM said that threat reporting levels remained consistent and that no new, specific threats to U.S. interests were received [...]
2008-10-22 04:35:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETAMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH362DHAHRAN EAC - 26 FEB 2008
[...] (SBU) On 26 February 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened an full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss the ramifications of REFTEL A on ConGen Dhahran operations and the current threat environment in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. In attendance were the CG, RSO, FCS, [...]
2008-03-04 08:04:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER CASC AMGT SA
08RIYADH728DHAHRAN EAC - 4/12/2008
[...] (U) NOTE: This cable is a retransmission since the original cable did not appear to have been transmitted. END NOTE. 2. (S/NF) On April 9, 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting to discuss proposals and threats described in REFTELS. In attendance [...]
2008-05-07 04:51:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER AMGT CASC SA
08SANJOSE400COSTA RICAN COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAITENANCE
[...] (U) On May 9, a U.S. Coas Guard Mobile Training Team (MTT) completed a wee-long outboard motor maintenance course for 20 Csta Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) personnel at the Paific port city of Puntarenas. The SNGC personnel,from several different stations, received two das of classroom instruction [...]
2008-05-15 23:58:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR MASS CS SNAR
08SANJOSE827 SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two meetings held in the presidential office complex on September 30, President Oscar Arias and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, joined by senior staff, discussed a wide range of political and trade issues centered on Costa Rican entry into CAFTA. Arias emphasized the p [...]
2008-10-17 20:33:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANSALVADOR245SUCHITOTO CHARGES DROPPED...OR NOT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19, a judge dismissed public disorder charges against 14 defendants who had originally been charged with terrorism in connection with a July 2007 demonstration that turned violent. The case has been a lightning rod for accusations by the opposition FMLN and US-based N [...]
2008-02-28 16:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES PHUM KCRM
08SANSALVADOR751EL SALVADOR: INL PROJECT MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET
[...] Post provides the following inventory of INL-funded project motor vehicles, as requested reftel. 2. National Civilian Police (PNC) Anti-Narcotics Division (DAN) Project: - Ford Econoline van; one in inventory, one required. - Nissan Patrol SUV; one in inventory, one required. - Nissan Alti [...]
2008-06-24 17:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN ES SNAR
08SANSALVADOR769REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Outboard Motor course at Stennis Center, Mississippi beginning July 8, 2008. Rivera [...]
2008-06-26 21:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR868REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Peacekeeping Course in Coban, Guatemala beginning August 1, 2008. OPORTO, JOSE DANIEL [...]
2008-07-21 22:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANTIAGO1098 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- DECEMBER 13-15
[...] All dailies highlighted the Christian Democrats (DC) proclaiming Eduardo Frei as their presidential candidate as well as the UDI endorsement of Sebastian Piera as the Alianza candidate in the 2009 electoral race. Other headlines highlighted concerns over the effect of declining copper prices [...]
2008-12-15 19:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO487CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...]
2008-05-27 20:37:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO931ECONOMIC WOES AT CHILE'S NORTHERN BORDER
[...] SUMMARY: Arica, Chile's northernmost city, faces multiple economic challenges, including the 2000 kilometers that separate it from Santiago and competition from cheaper Peru, which is just a short drive north. This city, once part of Peru, has the highest unemployment rate in Chile and pove [...]
2008-10-20 15:47:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEIND PGOV ELAB SOCI EWWT EAGR EFIS CI PE BL
08SANTODOMINGO1683HAITIANS SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE AND DEPORTATION
[...] (U) Summary: Longstanding tensions between Haitians, persons of Haitian descent, and Dominicans resulted in violence this week that left at least 6 dead, dozens of homes burned, and hundreds deported. Dominican authorities have issued statements condemning the violence and, while it is uncle [...]
2008-10-31 20:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KCRM PREL DR HA
08SANTODOMINGO1973DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] The 2009 Investment Climate Update for the Dominican Republic. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the [...]
2008-12-30 14:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO677LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MTR MT & OVHL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identif [...]
2008-05-06 15:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO795LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...]
2008-05-23 18:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SAOPAULO3BIOFUELS ROUNDTABLE FOR A/S SULLIVAN IN SAO PAULO
[...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Daniel Sullivan held a roundtable on biofuels developments on December 12 at the American Chamber of Commerce in Sao Paulo. Biofuels interlocutors applauded the USG's progress on the U.S.-Brazil Me [...]
2008-01-04 10:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ENRG EFIN EINV ECON BR
08SAOPAULO437 SOUTHERN BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT STRENGTHENS TIES
[...] (U) Ambassador Clifford Sobel traveled to the city of Curitiba, capital of the State of Parana, Brazil August 3-4, 2008. During his visit to Curitiba, Ambassador Sobel visited the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),met with the Governor of Parana, Roberto Requico, was a featured speaker a [...]
2008-08-12 17:22:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECIN KCRM KMDR BR
08SAOPAULO680BRAZIL'S BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR 2009 NOT GOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Brazil's impressive September economic performance, most of the domestic indicators show that 2009 will be a difficult year. Contacts across Brazilian business sectors told the Consul General that they are preparing for difficult times in 2009. Early indicators of co [...]
2008-12-19 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO691ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC)
[...] CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: A. Crime Threats: The criminal threat for Sao Paulo is rated critical by the Department of State. Despite reported decreases in crime levels in the State of Sao Paulo, crime is still oppressive and widespread. Much of Sao Paulo,s crimes and violence can be [...]
2008-12-30 13:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
08SARAJEVO1685BOSNIA: EBRD ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE THE 5C CORRIDOR
[...] SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has devised a plan to kick start the Corridor 5C highway project in the Federation. Although traditional EBRD loans coordinate primarily with state officials and require sovereign backing and guarantees to repay the loan, E [...]
2008-11-03 10:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BK
08SARAJEVO1886EAC MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2008
[...] (U) The core EAC met on December 19, 2008 to discuss threat information against FSO Raffi Gregorian, seconded as Principal Deputy High Representative at OHR. The meeting was chaired by the A/DCM and was attended by RSO, Legatt, OPA, ADMIN, POL, DAO, RAO, and AID. 2. (U) On December 18, [...]
2008-12-19 16:46:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNASEC BK KCRM PINR PREL PTER
08SEOUL1056 RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL
[...] Per reftel, post contacted the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and Kyongju Aerospace Electrical Systems (KAES) by email and phone. Due to resource constraints, a site visit was not conducted. 2. Mr. Kim Ki-Sang, Warrant Officer at ROKAF Logistics Command confirmed to Post that Kyo [...]
2008-05-23 04:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAU ETTC KOMC KS
08SEOUL1149KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND
[...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the official June 9-12, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs and Chuck Lutes, NSC Director for Counter-Proliferation. The purpose of the visit is to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations [...]
2008-06-08 23:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08SEOUL1477RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-SHIPMENT END-USE
[...] Per reftel, post contacted the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Kyongju Aerospace Electrical Systems (KAES - a DAPA-registered official supplier of defense items) by e-mail and phone. (See reftel B for background information regarding KAES.) Due to resource constraints, [...]
2008-07-25 04:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAU ETTC KOMC KS
08SEOUL1570VISIT TO RURAL DPRK: AGRARIAN, ORDERLY, QUIET
[...] (C) During a June 30-July 5 visit to North Korea to evaluate the beginnings of the U.S. food aid program (ref A),Poloff and USAID officers spent three days in Pyongyang and also traveled to two port cities to the southwest--Nampo and Songrim--and four agricultural towns farther north--Hyangsan [...]
2008-08-10 23:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN EAGR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI ELTN MARR
08SEOUL2431ROK PLANS AID TO AFGHANISTAN DESPITE MEDIA
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 18 meeting with A/DCM, MOFAT Director-General Chang Ho-jin requested that Washington and Seoul avoid public discussions of possible additional aid for Afghanistan. The ROK is considering a number of options, including deployment of military personnel and assets. [...]
2008-12-18 08:19:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS
08SEOUL2448SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2008
[...] On December 7 last year, a crane-carrying barge, belonging to Samsung Group's shipbuilding arm, rammed into Heibei Spirit, a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker, causing some 10,500 tons of crude oil to gush into the western coastal waters - Korea's worst oil spill ever. A shore of soft white san [...]
2008-12-22 01:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ELTN TBIO TNGD TRGY TSPA KGHG KSCA KS
08SEOUL926KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND
[...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 7 through May 11, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs; Douglas Frank, Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Chuck Lutes, NSC Director for Counter-Proliferation; and Richard Klein, [...]
2008-05-06 07:17:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08SHANGHAI275CHINA SUMMIT ON ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The China Summit on Anti-Corruption, a private-sector conference aimed at providing U.S. businesses and multi-national companies with information on anti-corruption best practices and strategies to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, took place in Shanghai from July 1 [...]
2008-07-23 00:47:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS CH
08SHANGHAI574SHANGHAI GM RELATIVELY IMMUNE FROM GM FINANCIAL WOES, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Consul General (CG) met with Shanghai General Motors (GM) Executive Vice President Robert Socia and other top executives to discuss the effects of the economic downturn, general business environment issues and the local fall-out from GM's financial troubles. [...]
2008-12-23 07:58:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND KIPR ELAB WTRO CH
08SHENYANG123POOR DPRK ATTENDANCE, SOME SHIPPING NEWS, AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pyongyang's delegation to the Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo, held last week in Jilin Province, appeared smaller that last year's. North Korean diplomats at the expo privately praised China's grain harvest, with one claiming the DPRK's crop was also "good." In a keynote [...]
2008-09-09 23:51:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EWWT ENRG KN KS JA RS CH
08SHENYANG7PRC-DPRK: TRILATERAL RAILWAY HANG-UPS; MUSAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Unreported DPRK-related obstacles appear likely to delay the implementation of a late December PRC- DPRK-Russian agreement that aims to link the Greater Tumen region by railway; Chinese contacts are pessimistic that the new Tumen-Tumangang-Khasan cargo-transport corridor, even if [...]
2008-01-16 02:25:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ECON KN KS CH
08SINGAPORE1242EXPORT DEPENDENCE DRAGS DOWN SINGAPORE ECONOMY
[...] Summary: Singapore's export performance recorded a 15- percent drop in October, the sixth consecutive monthly decline. Singapore's reliance on exports for a substantial part of its economy helped drag the country into a technical recession during the third quarter, a situation unlikely to im [...]
2008-11-21 10:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SN
08SINGAPORE332SINGAPORE'S FY2008 BUDGET: RECORD SURPLUS FUNDS MORSELS
[...] (U) Summary: Coming off a year of record-setting revenues and a fiscal surplus of 14.8 percent of GDP, the GOS budget disappointed analysts by providing a package of only S$1.8 billion (US$ 1.28 billion) in "giveaways" for lower and middle income groups, and leaving the personal income tax ra [...]
2008-03-17 05:10:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI KTDB SN
08SINGAPORE34SINGAPORE - 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: Singapore 2008 [...]
2008-01-10 07:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
08SKOPJE328MACEDONIA: TROUBLED START TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) The State Electoral Committee (SEC) gave the green light to the May 11 election campaign kick-off (reftel) with the publication of the 18 candidate lists. Tensions rose in northwest Macedonia, where ethnic Albanian parties DUI and, to a far lesser extent, DPA have suffered a number of vi [...]
2008-05-16 12:00:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK
08STATE101860HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING VARIETY OF METALS
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that the Hong Kong firm Jetpower Industrial Ltd. has been working to supply Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with a variety of metals, including 7000 series and 2000 serie [...]
2008-09-23 23:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR CH HK
08STATE104822MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "The Perchlorate Family of Chemicals" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) f [...]
2008-10-01 15:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE105464MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): SYRIA'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Syria's Ballistic Missile Program and Foreign Suppliers" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Po [...]
2008-10-02 17:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE109138MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): "RISK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Risk (Uncontrolled) Technologies Useful to Ballistic Missile Programs" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Re [...]
2008-10-10 20:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE109147IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In mid September 2008, the U.S. shared with the GOJ information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronauti [...]
2008-10-10 20:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR MY
08STATE111716UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...]
2008-10-20 20:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE116943DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]
2008-11-03 18:12:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE117478DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]
2008-11-04 20:42:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE118099CHINA'S LIMMT PREPARING POSSIBLE IMMINENT DELIVERY OF GYROSCOPES AND ACCELEROMETERS TO BEIJING-BASED MODAFL REP FOR USE BY IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 21:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08STATE120156BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050110498 for the export of accelerometers to Japan. Embassy is requested to complete this [...]
2008-11-12 18:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JA
08STATE129720BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050115687 for the export of night vision device (NVD) component parts to Algeria. Post is r [...]
2008-12-10 15:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AG FR
08STATE130472ACTION REQUEST: RESPONSE TO GOR'S DIPNOTE ON IRAQ
[...] (U) Department requests Ambassador pass to the Government of Russia (GOR) the results of Multi-National Force Iraq's (MNF-I) investigation into purported U.S. military involvement in a traffic accident with a Russian convoy in Baghdad. The Ambassador may draw upon these talking points: -- A [...]
2008-12-11 23:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ RS
08STATE132159DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, December 17, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 7-17 3. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 18-29 4. (U) Trends and Analysis - Paragraphs 30-54 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 55-63 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 64-82 7 [...]
2008-12-17 19:01:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE18372DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO BR
08STATE2034MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]
2008-01-08 20:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE34695UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...]
2008-04-03 18:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE36935BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050093749 for the export of brush DC motors to Israel. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-04-09 15:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
08STATE40151SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MATERIALS FROM CHINESE COMPANY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that in February 2008, the China Dandong Zhong Lian Petrochemical Limited Company was making arrangements to send two shipments of steel materials - suitable for [...]
2008-04-16 20:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL KN KNNP CN
08STATE50050MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) Classified by ISN/MTR Director Pam Durham. Reason: 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (U) This is an action request. Embassy Buenos Aires, please see paragraph 15. 3. (C) BACKGROUND: According to published reports (REF A),the Argentine Commission for Space Activities (CONAE) is over [...]
2008-05-12 15:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPL AR
08STATE51042BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050056771 for the export of C-130 spare parts to Malaysia. Embassy is requested to complete [...]
2008-05-14 13:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08STATE62236BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of missile components and technical data to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is requested to complet [...]
2008-06-10 14:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NL TW
08STATE67220IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S INTEREST IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information indicating that in mid-December 2007, the Iranian firm Sazeh Morakab Company Ltd. provided information on two types of carbon fibers manufactured by the Japanese company Toray to an e [...]
2008-06-23 17:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
08STATE75798BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050092420 for the export of F-5 aircraft spare parts to South Korea. Items were exported fr [...]
2008-07-15 16:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KS
08STATE83009GUAM BATUMI SUMMIT STRESSES TRADE, TRANSPORTATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1, the Black Sea port of Batumi played host to the 2008 Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, familiarly known as GUAM for its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Georgia assumed the year-long GUAM presidency from Azerbaijan under [...]
2008-08-01 15:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
08STATE83130VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE IN YORKTOWN, VA
[...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Couse at the US Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, VA, from September 24, 2008, to December 05, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible der [...]
2008-08-01 19:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SR
08STATE87070APPROACHING DPKO ON UNIFIL SALUTE FOR HIZBALLAH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Background. Israel and Lebanon exchanged the mortal remains of two Israeli soldiers, abducted and killed by Hizballah and nearly 200 Lebanese and Palestine (many of whom had been terrorists) on July 17, as part of an agreement t [...]
2008-08-13 19:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PTER LE IS SY
08STATE92568FOLLOWING-UP WITH CHINA ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: On many occasions since March 2006, U.S. has provided Chinese officials with information regarding attempts by Pakistan's missile program to procure ring-rolling and flow form [...]
2008-08-28 16:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
08STATE97539DEMARCHE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. The interest of U.S. companies operating in Addis Ababa, Kampala, and Nairobi has been encouraging as we continue to plan for the first U.S. trade delegation to Juba, Sudan. (ref) The participating companies represent a broad range of econ [...]
2008-09-11 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID SU
08STATE97993IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronautics) Industries sought servo motors manu [...]
2008-09-12 20:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW
08STATE98278GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 - 26 WASSENAAR
[...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the U.S. Delegation to the September 15 -26, 2008 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) meeting in Vienna. 2. (U) USDEL should seek EG consensus on US objectives as articulated in this and previous EG guidance, the December 2007 plenary and inter [...]
2008-09-15 00:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER
08STOCKHOLM375SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER
[...] (U) Local press reports that two people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of sabotage at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in southern Sweden. According to the web news source "The Local", a Swedish contractor was stopped by the plant's security and arrested on Wednesday mornin [...]
2008-05-21 14:53:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER OVIP SW
08SURABAYA1EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: DAM COLLAPSE INUNDATES HIGHWAY,
[...] (SBU) Fears that a system of levees and dams containing the mud flow at Sidoarjo could fail during the rainy season were confirmed last night as heavy rains caused the collapse of Dam 64. Local media report that water levels remain nearly one meter high on the Porong Road bordering the mud c [...]
2008-01-04 09:53:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
08SURABAYA137MALUKU: PEACE REIGNS AFTER ALLEGED BLASPHEMY SPARKS A
[...] (SBU) Summary. Rebuilding is underway in the Central Maluku town of Masohi after a day-long sectarian riot broke out there after more than four years of calm. On December 9, more than 60 houses and two churches were burned and six people were injured in Masohi on Seram Island some 120 km east [...]
2008-12-18 08:28:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID
08SURABAYA61EAST JAVA: PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO OPENS EDUCATION DAY AMID
[...] (U) Summary: President Yudhoyono visited East Java May 12-13 May for National Education Day opening ceremonies at Airlangga University in Surabaya. The President was greeted by small-scale student protests calling for reduction in fuel and food prices, expulsion of foreign oil companies and a [...]
2008-05-14 09:09:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI SCUL KPAO OEXC OIIP PGOV ID
08SURABAYA74CENTRAL SULAWESI: LOCAL VIEWS OF POST CONFLICT ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former sites of extreme violence between Muslim and Christian communities throughout the Central Sulawesi city of Poso are now safe, although physical signs of the conflict remain. Residents of the Poso and NGO leaders told visiting Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer that economic devel [...]
2008-06-19 09:13:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ID KISL PTER EAID PREL SOCI SCUL
08SUVA35Tonga's Investment Climate Statement 2008
[...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Tonga, per reftel. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of Tonga seeks to be welcoming to business and investors. Many Tongans have lived in or visited the United States, and American pro [...]
2008-01-30 15:57:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTBD OPIC USTR TN
08SUVA41Fiji Investment Climate Statement 2008
[...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Fiji, per reftel. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment In light of recent events in Fiji and concerns about the treatment of some established foreign investors by Fiji authorities, potential investors shoul [...]
2008-01-31 15:39:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTBD OPIC USTR FJ
08TAIPEI1554PRC ARATS CHAIRMAN CHEN YUNLIN BEGINS HISTORIC
[...] (C) Summary: PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin arrived in Taiwan on November 3 for an historic four-day visit. Chen will hold cross-Strait talks with Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang on November 4, and the two sides will [...]
2008-11-03 11:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI76TAIWAN: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan,s science-based industrial parks, export processing zones, and free trade zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the [...]
2008-01-16 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD TW
08TALLINN372ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Tallinn is pleased to nominate Sergeant-Major Jaune Engel for the 2009 Secretary's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. As a member of the Estonian Defense Forces ('ESTCOY-4') unit deployed in southern Afghanistan, Jaune Engel has shown remarkable courage by volu [...]
2008-10-27 14:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM EN
08TASHKENT1089SCENE SETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 23-24 ARCENT COMMANDER
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan and thanks you and your command for the quick response to the consequences of the Kagan Ammunition Depot explosions of 10 July 2008. The delivery of equipment and the subsequent training were very timely for relations between the [...]
2008-09-22 11:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1140UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR 21-24 OCTOBER NGLOC
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes you to Uzbekistan for what will be a very important step toward realizing a new Northern Ground Line of Communication (NGLOC). This initiative's significance is increasingly important due to pending USG decisions concerning strengthening our military pre [...]
2008-10-07 11:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT115SCENE SETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTCOM,S VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND. Embassy Tashkent welcomes the 24-25 January 2008 visit by the Commander of U.S. CENTCOM. This will be the first visit by a CENTCOM Commander to Uzbekistan in nearly three years since relations dissolved in the wake of the May 2005 Andijon events and the U.S. depa [...]
2008-01-29 08:37:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV
08TASHKENT1277UZBEKISTAN: MAJOR DEALS FOR GM AND BOEING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Last week saw the signing of two major deals between U.S. corporations and counterparts in Uzbekistan. On October 27 General Motors (GM) informed us privately that it had agreed with the Uzbek Government on building a new engine and transmission plant near Tashkent. Almost sim [...]
2008-11-05 09:17:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT133UZBEKISTAN, 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, Embassy Tashkent presents the required annual End Use Monitoring Report to the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) for calendar year 2007. ---------- PROCEDURES ---------- 2. (U) Embassy Tashkent requires the Government of [...]
2008-02-01 02:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
08TASHKENT219UZBEKS ON REGIONAL TRADE, AFGHAN ELECTRICITY
[...] (C) Summary: SCA Special Advisor for Economic Integration Bob Deutsch met in Tashkent January 29 with senior Uzbek officials, to discuss provision of electricity to Afghanistan and prospects for this year's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meetings. The Uzbeks underscored the importanc [...]
2008-02-19 06:56:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM AF UZ
08TASHKENT290JIZZAKH PROVINCE -- THE "FARGO" OF UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a one-day trip to Jizzakh province on February 29, the Ambassador met with the acting provincial Hokim (governor) Musa Anarbaev, toured a battery production plant operated by an U.S.-Uzbek joint venture, had lunch with alumni of US government exchange programs, and visited [...]
2008-03-06 06:45:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PBTS PHUM SCUL SOCI TI UZ
08TASHKENT361TOUGH ENVIRONMENT FOR UZBEK JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) Sobirjon Yakubov, commentator of GOU-controlled "Hurriyat" newspaper and Begqul Egamqulov, commentator on world affairs for the official GOU newspaper "Halq Sozi" were fired on March 18 for participating in a professional development program in France, much like State's International Visit [...]
2008-03-24 13:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO UZ
08TASHKENT370GENERAL MOTORS UZBEKISTAN TAKES OFF
[...] (C) Summary: General Motors Uzbekistan, a joint venture between General Motors and the state-controlled company UzAvtoSanoat and the largest auto plant in Central Asia, officially opened on March 20 at a gala affair attended by senior GM executives and Deputy Prime Minister Sanakulov. GM repr [...]
2008-03-28 02:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN SOCI PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT445UZBEKISTAN: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OFFER THE
[...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly two hours. Norov covered a wide range of topics from human rights to security and economic issues. He welcomed an invitation for his D [...]
2008-04-16 05:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON EINV SOCI SNAR AF UZ
08TASHKENT453UZBEKISTAN: ECONOMY MINISTER SEEKS U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: On March 28, in a long and sometimes contentious meeting, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Elyor Ganiev laid out his case for Uzbekistan's strong economic performance and promising investment prospects. He told A/DAS Pamela Spratlen that Uzbekistan is currently experiencing [...]
2008-04-16 14:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ECIN EINV ENGR EAGR PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT518UZBEKISTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS REQUEST FURTHER
[...] (SBU) A representative from Allied Technical Services worked on the repair of an X-ray van provided by the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program to Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee May 1-2. Customs used this van between 1998 and 2007 primarily to scan the belongings of [...]
2008-05-02 12:34:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALASEC PBTS PGOV KZ UZ
08TASHKENT531STRANGE AND CONTRADICTORY EVENTS: PAVING THE WAY
[...] (S) Summary: Cutting oddly across the grain of recent rapprochement with the U.S. and the West, the government of Uzbekistan has taken a number of controlling measures which could simply reflect disregard for our sensibilities on reform or, more likely, portend deeper disarray and looming p [...]
2008-05-07 11:32:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL UZ
08TASHKENT614UZBEKISTAN: INL MOTOR VEHICLES FLEET REPORT
[...] INL Tashkent vehicle report: A. STATE CUSTOMS COMMITTEE, COUNTER-SMUGGLING UNITS (2000): Vehicle: Jeep Cherokee Sport 2.5TD Inventory: 9 Requirement: 9 B. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT (2003): Vehicles: Opel Astra Sedan, Inventory: 3, Requirement: 3 Opel Vectra Elegance, Inventory: [...]
2008-06-02 05:09:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN UZ
08TASHKENT623BOUCHER AND SENIOR UZBEKS REVIEW OBSTACLES AND
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Uzbekistan May 30-June 3, stopping in Samarkand and Tashkent. In separate meetings June 2 with Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, Assistant Secretary Boucher di [...]
2008-06-05 10:57:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL ASEC ELTN PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON
08TASHKENT80AMBASSADOR RECEIVES WARM WELCOME IN CHILLY BUKHARA
[...] (C) Summary: Despite frigid temperatures outside, the Ambassador was warmly received by the hokim (governor) of Bukhara province during a trip to the province on January 10 and 11. The Ambassador also visited the Naqshbandi Sufi Shrine and met with Bukharan Jewish community leaders at a local [...]
2008-01-22 12:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ELAB KIRF PHUM PINR SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT803UZBEKISTAN: WHAT'S GOOD FOR GENERAL MOTORS IS GOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. General Motors (GM) is poised for a dramatic expansion of its operations in Uzbekistan with the building of casting and engine plants. Negotiations with the GOU are proceeding well, and there is hope that final agreement will be reached before the end of the summer. END SUMMARY [...]
2008-07-10 13:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT82SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT STILL FUNCTIONING AND
[...] (C) Summary: On January 17 poloff visited the Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was established with the assistance of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expertise and funds as well as funds from the Bureau of International Narcotics and [...]
2008-01-22 14:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT879DAS KROL MEETS UZBEK FOREIGN MINISTER NOROV IN
[...] (C) Summary: On July 25 Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia George Krol met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov in Tashkent. The atmosphere was warm and cordial, and Norov framed his remarks in the context of President Karimov's positive July 22 meeting with the A [...]
2008-07-30 03:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI PHUM KCOR PINR KTER ENRG UZ
08TASHKENT965UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Recent months have shown increasing dialogue and net improvements in the relationship, particularly in the defense and security sect [...]
2008-08-20 12:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC KNNP MARR MASS PBTS PGOV PINS SNAR
08TASHKENT988UZBEKISTAN: U.S.-FUNDED X-RAY VAN REPAIR IMPROVES
[...] (SBU) On August 20, Poloff and Embassy LES visited Tashkent International Airport, where representatives of the U.S.-based Allied Technical Services had completed repairs of an X-ray van for Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee (SCC) under the auspices of the Export Control and Related Border [...]
2008-08-26 10:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS ASEC PGOV KZ UZ
08TBILISI1161POLICE CHIEF KILLED, SANAKOYEV TARGETED IN SOUTH
[...] (SBU) OSCE told Poloff July 3 that separatist South Ossetian police chief Nodar Bibilov was killed in an explosion outside his home around 0600 in the South Ossetian village of Dmenisi on July 3. The OSCE told Post that a monitoring team had visited the site. They said an explosive device wa [...]
2008-07-04 08:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI1170FOUR KILLED IN ABKHAZIA BLAST
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On the evening of July 6, a powerful explosion ripped through a cafe in the city of Gali, killing four, including the de-facto chief of state security for Gali, Major Muratia, and an off-duty UN interpreter. Ten others, including another UN interpreter, were wounded. [...]
2008-07-07 14:01:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI1342GEORGIA: AUGUST 8 EAC REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 17:32:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL AEMR CASC GG
08TBILISI2192GEORGIA QUIETLY MARKS ROSE REVOLUTION'S FIFTH
[...] (U) On November 23, the fifth anniversary of Georgia's Rose Revolution, the Government held a party and concert to commemorate the occasion. The Ambassador attended both events Only a small number of foreign dignitaries attended the events, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, UK Speci [...]
2008-11-24 14:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2193GEORGIA: SHOOTING NEAR PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY
[...] (C) Summary and comment. While observing Russian and Ossetian checkpoints on the edge of South Ossetia, Georgian President Saakashvili and Polish President Kaczynski heard gunfire from a seeming short distance away and quickly departed from the area. No one was injured. The motorcade was at [...]
2008-11-24 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PL RU GG
08TBILISI2203GEORGIA: DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING NEAR
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. A more comprehensive readout of the November 23 incident at the South Ossetian administrative boundary (see reftel) indicates the motorcade went right up to a combined Russian/Ossetian checkpoint on the administrative boundary of South Ossetia, and the presidents t [...]
2008-11-25 14:45:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS PL RU GG
08TEGUCIGALPA123ARRESTS IN CASE OF MURDERED HONDURAN LAWYER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran police arrested two suspects on January 31, 2008, for the killing of human rights lawyer Dionisio Diaz Garcia on December 4, 2006. The two are accused of shooting the lawyer from a motorcycle while the victim was driving a vehicle on his way to prepare a case against th [...]
2008-02-08 17:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA526GOH RESPONSE TO ENERGY CRISIS MAKING RICH RICHER
[...] (C) Summary: The surge in global energy prices the past three years has left the GOH in an increasingly untenable position due to unsustainable fuel subsidies and financial losses at the National Electric Company (ENEE). Although the external price shock is the immediate cause of the crisis, [...]
2008-06-02 22:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEPET EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA718ZELAYA ANNOUNCES AT PETROFOOD SUMMIT HE IS JOINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of a meeting of agriculture ministers from countries participating in Venezuela's Petrocaribe scheme here July 30, President Manuel Zelaya said his government had "practically" made the "political decision" to join Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Alternative for the A [...]
2008-07-31 18:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD PREL EPET EAGR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA863CAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FOLD?
[...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is a contrarian with a chip on his shoulder who has nonetheless made it to the pinnacle of Honduran politics. We think his move to the left was in part prompted by his group of leftist advisors, his declining popularity, increasingly shrill personal attacks on him by the c [...]
2008-09-19 18:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EFIN EAID ECON SOCI HO
08TELAVIV1004RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited Orbit/FR Engineering, Ltd., a subsidiary of Orbit-Alchut Technologies in Netanya on May 6, and met with Vice President for Systems Research and Development Noah Isman, Senior Antenna Measurement Scientist Asi Geva, Customer Support Officer Carmit [...]
2008-05-06 13:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IN IS
08TELAVIV1094ISRAEL WELCOMES VISIT OF STAFFDEL ANDERSON, MAY
[...] Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem welcome the May 26-28 visit of Ms. Wendy Anderson, Mr. Clyde Ellis and Mr. John O,Brien. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General [...]
2008-05-23 10:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC IS
08TELAVIV1244RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited Bental in the Golan on May 22 and met with CEO Shmuel Mandel, Projects Manager Benny Heimann, and Marketing and Sales Manager Moshe Poolat. Israeli MOD Security Directorate (DSDE/MALMAB) representative Kobi Fogler also attended the meeting. Mande [...]
2008-06-12 12:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
08TELAVIV211ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-25 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV392COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MORRISION, FEBRUARY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv welcomes the February 16-18, 2008, visit of HPSCI Staff Members Brian Morrison, Eric Greenwald, Donald Viera and Jay Heath, and SSCI Staff Member Alissa Starzak. The visit officer is Political Officer Van Reidhead; phone 972-3-519-7565; cell 972-50-540-6667; email Reidhe [...]
2008-02-16 12:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AFIN ASEC IS
08THESSALONIKI58NORTHERN NOTES JULY 2008
[...] On July 23, the Port of Thessaloniki announced that the Hutchison-Alapis consortium (Hong Kong-based) submitted the highest bid for the management of Thessaloniki port's cargo station and was therefore declared tentative winner of the competition, pending parliamentary approval (Ref A). Hutch [...]
2008-08-04 13:12:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SMIG CH MK TU HK
08THESSALONIKI86THESSALONIKI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE WITH DIMINISHING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-police, anti-government demonstrations continued in Thessaloniki the weekend beginning on Friday evening, December 12 and including the following Saturday and Sunday, but with only minor violence and damage. Aristotle University, which was seriously damaged by last week's [...]
2008-12-15 18:43:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR
08TOKYO1045JAPANESE ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND VIGILANCE
[...] (C) The names of all 40 individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 have been placed into an automated database accessible to Japanese immigration, customs, and visa officers, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Were any of these peop [...]
2008-04-16 09:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO1051DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN GROUPS AND THEIR
[...] (C) The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),Japan's largest opposition party and controller of the Diet's Upper House, until recently had only one party grouping that was considered effective and influential: DPJ head Ichiro Ozawa's inner circle. Over the past several months, however, other DPJ [...]
2008-04-17 04:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO108JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/08
[...] On the high seas (Indian Ocean including the Persian Gulf) 2. Territories of other countries (limited to cases where there are concurrences of countries concerned regarding Japan's refueling support activities) TOKYO 00000108 012 OF 015 Definitions  [...]
2008-01-15 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1101JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 06:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1182 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-30 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1190 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-01 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1194JAPANESE THOUGHTS ON PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR
[...] (C) Negotiations within MOFA and with the Ministry of Finance are currently underway to determine Japan's next steps with regard to pledging support for Afghanistan, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. He told Political Officer the Paris co [...]
2008-05-01 11:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO1226JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1250JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS KABUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Kabul May 3, where he met separately with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, and U.N. Senior Representative Kai Eide. The purpose of the visit was to signal Japan's continued commitment to support the government of Afgha [...]
2008-05-08 08:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON AF JA
08TOKYO1253JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1287ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Matano thanked Political [...]
2008-05-12 08:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC JA IR
08TOKYO1322JAPAN OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO CHINA
[...] Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent a message to Chinese President Hu Jintao offering disaster assistance following the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura sent a similar message to State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Chief Cabinet Secretary [...]
2008-05-14 10:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO134 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/17/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1402JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1419JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1462JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT FRIENDS OF IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 08:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR IZ JA
08TOKYO1474 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO152JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1541JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER MEETS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda met June 3 with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Rome on the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit meeting. In the fifty-minute pull-aside, which was requested by the Iranians, PM Fukuda told Ahmadinejad that the perpetuation o [...]
2008-06-05 09:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO1583 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1653 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-17 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO166JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-23 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1692JAPAN'S VIEWS ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Japan was grateful to receive a briefing on the contents of the updated P5 1 package for Iran and is looking forward to any progress made as a result of either the updated package or Iran's May 2008 offer, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Mat [...]
2008-06-19 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR JA
08TOKYO172 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-23 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1808JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1844JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-07 03:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1934 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1952 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1971 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1998JAPAN URGES IRAN TO "TAKE SERIOUSLY" TALKS WITH
[...] (S) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae July 17 met with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi and urged him to tell Tehran that it should "take seriously" talks with E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana that will be attended by Under Secretary B [...]
2008-07-18 08:05:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO2037JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PARM KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO2047JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 03:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2054 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-26 11:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO206 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-25 09:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2085 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2107 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-31 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2122JAPANESE CABINET RESHUFFLED: PLAYING IT SAFE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda August 1 announced a new cabinet and a new leadership lineup for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The new cabinet reflects a cautious balance of party factions that may strengthen Fukuda's base within the ruling coalition but will likely do [...]
2008-08-03 22:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JA
08TOKYO214JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO215 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2176 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-07 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2185 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/08/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2201 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2215 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2377JBIC AGREES TO RESCHEDULE IRAN LOAN
[...] (C) The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has two advance facility agreements with the Naft Iran Intertrade Company (NICO),a subsidiary of the National Iran Oil Company. Under these agreements made in 2001 and 2004, JBIC extended loans worth $4.2 billion to NICO, and NICO agree [...]
2008-08-29 07:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET IR JA
08TOKYO2415 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2434JAPAN ON EXPANSION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY
[...] (C) Japan will support a call by Afghanistan at the September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting for the expansion of the Afghan National Army to an authorized strength of 134,000, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. However, Japan will ha [...]
2008-09-05 06:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF JA
08TOKYO2442 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2456JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 07:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR JA
08TOKYO2505 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-11 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2554DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING
[...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also b [...]
2008-09-17 08:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW
08TOKYO26 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-06 05:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2624JAPANESE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON
[...] (S) Japan shares our concerns about Chinese violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at sanctioning Iran, but would like to study the points made in reftel non-paper before making a commitment to press China on this subject, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division [...]
2008-09-23 09:04:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM PTER ECON EFIN IR CH JA
08TOKYO2629JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2639ASO ELECTED PM; CABINET PICKS AIMED AT SOLIDIFYING
[...] (C) Former LDP Secretary General Taro Aso was elected Prime Minister of Japan on September 24, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who announced his intention to resign on September 1. Aso announced his new Cabinet the same day, re-appointing just five of 17 ministers from the recently reshuffled Fukuda [...]
2008-09-24 11:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD SENV JA
08TOKYO2653 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/08
[...] Voting on Oct. 26 if talks between both camps collapse before start of deliberations If the new cabinet receives high public support and sees the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and other opposition parties unwilling to cooperate in enacting the extra budget bill, the government would dissol [...]
2008-09-25 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2781Japan Economic Scope for October 3, 2008
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for October 3, 2008. Insurance and Investment ------------------------ 2. (U) Japan's FDI Stock Up Sharply in 1H 2008 Japan's stock of inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) rose more than 11% in the first half of 2008, according to prelimi [...]
2008-10-06 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO2799JAPAN: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 09:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IR JA
08TOKYO2879 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2920 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/20/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2930RETIRED GSDF GENERAL GRIM ABOUT FUTURE ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Retired Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (GSDF) General Naruhiko Ueda privately painted a bleak picture of the GOJ's ability to control sales/re-sales of dual-use and military items. Ueda said the lack of cooperation among government ministries, weak Customs enforcement activ [...]
2008-10-21 05:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD KOMC JA
08TOKYO2947JAPAN SUPPORTS ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 07:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO2954MAYOR OF TEHRAN VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf visited Japan October 16 - 21, confirmed MOFA Second Middle East Director Motosada Matano. According to Matano, Ghalibaf was invited by the Japanese under the auspices of their "Opinion Leader Program." The Japanese view him as important because he is [...]
2008-10-22 08:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO2997 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3094JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3095TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers led with Toyota Motor's earning forecasts for fiscal 2008, which project a 73.6 percent drop in group operating profits from the previous year. 2. "Obama to Face Rough Road Ahead" The liberal Mainichi contends (11/7): "... Sen. Obama will take offic [...]
2008-11-07 03:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3101Japan Economic Scope for November 5, 2008
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 5, 2008. Business -------- 2. (U) U.S.-Japan Seminar Promotes Cross Border Investment The 2008 Japan-U.S. Investment Initiative's "Invest Japan" seminar took place October 30 in Shizuoka City. Approximately 250 business le [...]
2008-11-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3102OPPOSITION PUSHES COMPETING ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party of Japan is criticizing Prime Minister Aso's second stimulus plan and is pushing a competing agenda, which includes childcare allowances, reduction of gasoline taxes, and the elimination of highway tolls. The proposals fit into the broader economic framewor [...]
2008-11-07 08:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ECON JA
08TOKYO3109 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3137JAPAN -- 2009 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-11 08:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD JA KIPR
08TOKYO3162WHA A/S SHANNON'S MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese businesses and trade officials told Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon they continue to see long-term growth potential in Latin America, particularly in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, despite possible short-term negative effects on the re [...]
2008-11-16 07:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL JA
08TOKYO3163Japan Economic Scope for November 12, 2008
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 12, 2008. Food and Agriculture -------------------- 2. (SBU) USDA Urges Changes To New Wheat And Rice Tender Regs USDA's General Sale Manager W. Kirk Miller met with Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) Director General for the St [...]
2008-11-16 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3164 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/17/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-16 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3200RESPONSE TO REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN GENERAL
[...] (S) In response to reftel demarches delivered November 7 and 17, respectively, to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),GOJ officials acknowledged they continue to study Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pronouncements on Iran. Finance Ministry Legal Office D [...]
2008-11-19 07:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC JA KTFN
08TOKYO3202 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3218 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3272 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-01 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3288JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3302JAPAN SEES DRAMATIC DOWNTURN IN OCTOBER EXPORT DATA
[...] (SBU) Reflecting reduced demand for Japan's key exports in the global economic slowdown, Japanese goods exports fell in October, according to Ministry of Finance trade data released November 20. Exports were down 7.7 percent year-on-year, with the largest declines in automobiles, semiconductor [...]
2008-12-03 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA
08TOKYO3314 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/05/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3316IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT MASHAIE VISITS TOKYO
[...] (C) Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie visited Tokyo November 27-30, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While in Japan, Mashaie met with governmental and private tourism officials, had breakfas [...]
2008-12-04 09:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR JA
08TOKYO3323 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/05/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3326JAPANESE BUSINESS LEADERS ON CURRENT GLOBAL ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. Nomura Holdings Chairman Junichi Ujiie and Mitsui Chairman Nobuo Ohashi told Ambassador December 1 during a farewell lunch that despite what was wrung out of the Japanese economy following the collapse of the bubble economy and despite what they see as the basic health of Japan' [...]
2008-12-05 08:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO3357 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3419 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/16/08
[...] In the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy and the APEC Summit held earlier, strong statements were issued regarding the WTO Doha Round trade talks. Despite these statements, a ministerial meeting has been put off and a modalities agreement is unlikely to be reached by the end of [...]
2008-12-16 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3430JAPAN'S FY2009 TAX REFORM PROPOSALS
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's ruling coalition parties announced December 12 a package of tax reform proposals featuring a series of tax cuts for households and businesses. Their proposals called for exempting in-substance dividends paid by overseas subsidiaries to their Japan headquarters, lowering [...]
2008-12-17 03:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON JA
08TOKYO3441JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-08 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO346KOIZUMI KIDS FACE TOUGH ROAD TO REELECTION
[...] (C) Summary. The 82 "Koizumi "Children" who swept into office in the September 2005 postal privatization election, rode the coattails of Prime Minister Koizumi and his promises of reform. Today, they face widespread elimination in the next general election. The majority were elected with mi [...]
2008-02-08 08:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
08TOKYO3466 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO35 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3518 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO354JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO371JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/13/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 01:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO390LDP PROTESTS OKINAWA ASSAULT CASE
[...] (C) On February 12, CDA Donovan met with Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) International Bureau Director General Asahiko Mihara and Principal Deputy Secretary General Motoo Hayashi to receive a protest regarding the February 10 alleged rape by a Marine in Okinawa. The senior LDP officials noted [...]
2008-02-13 22:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO394JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO449IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...]
2008-02-20 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA
08TOKYO473 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-22 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO492ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN TOKYO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Tokyo February 25 to begin a four day visit to Japan. Accompanied by a 24-member business delegation, a main priority of the visit will be to bolster bilateral economic ties. In addition to bilateral ties, regional issues such as the [...]
2008-02-25 09:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD IS JA
08TOKYO505 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 00:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO520JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO561PM FUKUDA AS LEADER: AVOIDING RISK
[...] (C) After five months as Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda has emerged as a cautious, risk-adverse, yet shrewd leader. Fukuda has played a weak hand fairly well and marginalized his opposition party opponent, Ichiro Ozawa. Unfortunately for Fukuda, his low-profile, rejection of Koizumi-style strong [...]
2008-03-03 09:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO597 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO65 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO680JAPAN WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRANIAN ELECTION
[...] (C) Japan has no plans to issue any statements concerning the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Although Tokyo may share our concerns about the conduct and outcome of the elections, Matano told Emb [...]
2008-03-13 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL IR JA
08TOKYO681JAPAN SUPPORTS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR
[...] (C) Japan fully supports the appointment of Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide to be UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself to make that support known, according to MOFA Second Middle East Di [...]
2008-03-13 09:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AF JA
08TOKYO683JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO70JAPAN UNDECIDED ON U.N. SENIOR CIVILIAN FOR
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 8 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita to share reftel Terms of Reference and to advise of our strong support for the UK's Lord Paddy Ashdown to fill the posit [...]
2008-01-10 02:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF JA
08TOKYO710NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO DISCUSSES NUCLEAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on the record March 13 at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, newly accredited Iranian Ambassador to Japan Seyed Abbas Araghchi presented Iran's views of the standoff regarding its nuclear program. He asserted that Iran began its program at the behest of the United [...]
2008-03-17 08:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM PINR EPET SNAR KNNP UNSC IZ
08TOKYO800MITSUBISHI REGIONAL JET SET FOR PRODUCTION
[...] (C) A March 20 Nikkei article announced Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will go forward with the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program. Also on March 20, a 35-year veteran of the Japanese aviation industry, Masao Suzuki, told EconOff the large ANA and JAL purchases, nearly 100 aircraft c [...]
2008-03-24 07:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD EAIR PGOV JA
08TOKYO830CLIMATE CHANGE: JAPAN SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. STANCE IN
[...] (C) Summary: High-level Japanese officials reiterated strong support for the Major Economies Process and the U.S. approach on climate change in meetings with Deputy National Security Advisor Daniel Price in Tokyo March 19. All agreed on the need for each of the major economies to agree upon [...]
2008-03-26 07:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG JA
08TOKYO86JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO879DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE
[...] ESToff delivered the points in ref, regarding the dual use item provision contained in UNSCR 1803, to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officer Isami Takada on March 25. The MOFA official appreciated receiving the non-paper and agreed [...]
2008-04-01 07:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC JA
08TOKYO894JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO925TOYOTA SEES AN ALL HYBRID FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota plans to more than double hybrid vehicle sales by 2010, apply hybrid technology across powertrain types, and integrate hybrid systems into long-term R&D programs to develop clean diesel, synthetic fuel, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, according to executives at a Toyo [...]
2008-04-04 05:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV TRGY SOCI JA
08TOKYO944 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO948JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-08 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO987JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT IRAQ EXPANDED NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) Japan will most likely be represented at the Iraq Expanded Neighbors Ministerial meeting in Kuwait on April 22 by Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Itsunori Onodera, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While Matano and his colleag [...]
2008-04-10 06:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JA
08TOKYO989 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TORONTO107Ontario Environmental Policy Unchanged, New Minister Brings
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's environmental policy remains unchanged following the October 10, 2007 provincial election, which returned Liberal Premier McGuinty's government to power for a second term. Ontario remains on track to stop shipping municipal solid waste to Michigan by the end of 2010. [...]
2008-04-09 13:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO134Ontario Mayors Seek Federal Auto Sector Investment
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Ontario's economy shows continued signs of slowing, mayors from Ontario's auto manufacturing jurisdictions met at General Motors in Oshawa, Ontario, on April 25 to discuss the health of the automotive sector in Ontario. Because of the huge capital costs required for automoti [...]
2008-05-01 19:47:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
08TORONTO175PLANNED GM PLANT CLOSURES PROVOKE FURIOUS REACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: General Motors' (GM) June 3 announcement to close its pickup truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, in 2009 provoked a blockade of the company's headquarters by Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union members on June 4 and 5. Criticism of GM's decision from provincial and federal governments wa [...]
2008-06-05 20:46:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
08TORONTO227Canadian Auto Workers Union Gets New Leader
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ken Lewenza, current president of the CAW shop in Windsor, has been formally endorsed by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) executive board, by other senior officers and staff, and most importantly by outgoing President Buzz Hargrove to replace Hargrove, who has announced that he will [...]
2008-07-15 17:00:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV PINR CA
08TORONTO32Ontario Auto Stakeholders Seek More Government Assistance
[...] (U) Summary: Canada has become the world's most expensive auto manufacturing jurisdiction according to some auto executives. Canadian-based auto assemblers and parts manufacturers are struggling to stay competitive in the face of a strong Canadian dollar. We expect the Detroit Three to press [...]
2008-02-05 19:34:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV CA
08TORONTO73Canadian Truckers Squeezed By Higher Costs and Slowing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian truck transportation services employ close to 400,000 people and generate over C$60 billion in revenues annually. The Canadian trucking industry is being squeezed by slowing export volumes (due to the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and the slowing of the U.S. econ [...]
2008-03-17 16:37:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PBTS CVIS CA
08TRIPOLI340DEBT, NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND GOLF CARTS: PUTIN VISITS LIBYA REF: (A) MOSCOW 1133, (B) TRIPOLI 321, (C) TRIPOLI 297
[...] (C) Summary. After years of preparation, Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by 400 assistants, journalists and business executives in six planes, visited Libya on April 16-17 primarily to secure an agreement on Libya's sizeable Soviet-era debt. Libya and Russia agreed to swap the $4.5 bi [...]
2008-04-24 16:47:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PHUM LY RU
08TRIPOLI505NEGOTIATIONS OVER MIL-MIL MOU CONTINUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 16:05:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS PBTS PINS LY
08TRIPOLI803U.S. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN LIBYA
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his October 5 visit to Tripoli, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez officially opened the new Foreign Commercial Service office at the Embassy and discussed commercial opportunities [...]
2008-10-08 03:57:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND LY EPET ETRD
08TUNIS142TUNIS ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ)
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis responses to ACEQ keyed to paragraphs in reftel: 2. (paragraph 6) (U) (E) CRIMINAL ELEMENTS ROAM FREELY DAY OR NIGHT AND TARGET EMBOFF AND AFFLUENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR BURGLARY. Although the Tunisian police are omnipresent, criminals take advantage of vacant residen [...]
2008-02-14 09:04:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER TN
08TUNIS183TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]
2008-02-29 10:16:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
08TUNIS206TUNISIA -- 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The information below is provided in response to reftel. Post POC for TIP related issues is Susannah Cooper, (Tel.) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-090. Number of hours spent by rank: 2 hrs FE-MC, 2 hrs FE-OC, 2 hrs FS-01, 50 hrs FS-02. ----------------- THE LOCAL CONTEXT ----------- [...]
2008-03-06 10:59:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC TU
08TUNIS69TUNISIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Tunisia's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Topics covered include: Paragraph -- Topic 2 -- Openness to Foreign Investment 12 -- Conversion and Transfer Policies 17 -- Expropriation and Compensation 18 -- Dispute Settlement 21 -- Performance Requirements and Incentives 30 -- Right to Pri [...]
2008-01-23 13:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
08TUNIS71TUNIS 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY
[...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: CRIME: The Department of State rates Tunisia a medium threat country for crime. The most common criminals are pickpockets, purse-snatchers and snatch-and-run cell-phone thieves who primarily work in the high-traffic tourist areas such as the Tunis medina [...]
2008-01-24 11:58:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC TS
08ULAANBAATAR262A BAD AIR DAY: ULAANBAATAR STRUGGLES TO BREATHE AS AIR
[...] SUMMARY: Residents of Ulaanbaatar suffer from air pollution that is among the world's worst - comparable in airborne particulate matter to Beijing or Cairo. Much of the problem stems from garbage-burning and dust from coal-burning stoves at the city's rapidly growing ger districts. Heating and [...]
2008-06-03 07:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL EAID PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR322VOTING GOES SMOOTHLY IN MONGOLIAQS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Voting in MongoliaQs Parliamentary elections went smoothly and ended on schedule at 10 pm on Sunday, June 29; election authorities then started the lengthy process of vote-counting. Preliminary returns were not expected to be available until well into June 30, at the earliest. [...]
2008-06-30 00:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR332Flavor of Mongolian Democracy: Impressions of Distant
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable describes conditions at far-flung polling stations in Khovd province some 1,500 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar. The Embassy's election observation team was impressed with the highly organized, efficient and transparent processes of the local election committees as well [...]
2008-07-08 00:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO MG
08USEUBRUSSELS1877 World Customs Organization (WCO) Meeting of the
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The 38th Session of the RSC was held at the headquarters of the WCO in Brussels, Belgium, from November 15 through 26, 2008. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Raili Mdntymaa (Finland-European Community). Forty-one Contracting Parties to the Harmonized System Convention (forty cou [...]
2008-12-12 15:24:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AORC CTM SCCC
08USEUBRUSSELS859Second Meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic
[...] Summary: The May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council: -- discussed in a principals-only lunch policy issues related to Russia and protectionism (reported septel); -- agreed that EU Commission would follow through on its November 2007 commitment to remove a major impediment to EU i [...]
2008-06-06 13:39:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG
08USOSCE221FSC SEPTEMBER 17: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA CONTINUE FEUD
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 17, FSC Russia and Georgia reprised their running feud over culpability for starting the August war. Russia presented an amateurish video purporting to show Georgia's responsibility for starting the conflict and evidence of Georgian attacks on civilian targets [...]
2008-09-22 06:06:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USUNNEWYORK611SOMALIA UN AMB RESIDENCE - REQUEST TO REMOVE
[...] The City of New Rochelle, NY, has contacted USUN/HC and sent a letter to both OFM/NY and USUN/HC requesting assistance to remove the diplomatic immunity from the Somalia UN Mission official residence at 250 Elk Avenue (see text of letter in para 2 and action request in para 5, below). [...]
2008-07-09 21:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL SO
08USUNNEWYORK726SOMALI MISSION WAIVES INVIOLABILITY OF RESIDENCE
[...] USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Somali Mission to the UN waiving the inviolability of the PermRep's residence in New Rochelle so that the City can enter to make necessary repairs to mitigate the existing health and safety hazards. Text of the Somali note appears in paragraph 2 b [...]
2008-08-13 16:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL SO UN
08VATICAN17HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...]
2008-01-30 17:19:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KIFR VT
08VIENNA498AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 10, 2008
[...] The Austrian Parliament ratified the EU Reform Treaty on Wednesday after a heated and at times emotional debate. Along with the coalition partners OeVP and SPOe, the opposition Greens also supported the Treaty. The two other opposition parties, the FPOe and the BZOe, vehemently opposed ratifica [...]
2008-04-10 15:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA612008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, Aus [...]
2008-01-15 15:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
08VIENNA634AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 07, 2008
[...] Austrian Airlines (AUA) and the Oesterreichische Industrie Holding AG (OeIAG) are desperately trying to get Sheikh Mohammed Bin Issa Al Jaber back on board, after the Saudi businessman said he would pull out of a deal to purchase a 20 percent stake in AUA. The results of an emergency meeting to [...]
2008-05-07 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA682TIROLEAN ELECTION COULD RESHAPE NATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary. The June 8 state elections in Tirol could lead to federal Interior Minister Platter, an excellent USG interlocutor on counter-terrorism, departing Vienna to become governor of his home state. However, the outcome of the election is unclear because of the impact of a popular forme [...]
2008-05-19 08:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV AU
08VIENNA734AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 29, 2008
[...] The coalition government's controversial healthcare reform is encountering resistance not only from doctors and the Austrian Medical Association, but also from Parliament. The three parliamentary presidents have dismissed the SPOe-OeVP cabinet's wish to have the reform law passed before Parliam [...]
2008-05-29 14:13:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08VILNIUS235Bloggers, Officials React to Sanctions, Diplomatic Row
[...] (SBU) Post has monitored the Belarusian public's reaction to recent events in the country including Belneftekhim sanctions, Belarus' recall of its Ambassador to the U.S., GOB demands for American Embassy staff reductions and the resulting suspension of some consular operations, and a spurious [...]
2008-04-15 10:40:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ASEC CMGT BO
08VLADIVOSTOK130PRO-RIGHT HAND DRIVE RALLIES TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT EASTERN
[...] On November 22, demonstrators throughout the Russian Far East (RFE) staged rallies to protest the National Duma's proposal to ban the import and limit the use of right-hand drive vehicles from Japan. The largest demonstration -- which took place in Vladivostok -- attracted seven thousand part [...]
2008-11-26 08:53:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK94RUSSIAN-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION: DISTANT TRAIN
[...] (U) Summary. Russian and North Korean officials have signed an agreement to renovate the railroad linking the two countries and to jointly develop the North Korean port of Najin to handle major container cargos. The move, which has been anticipated for years, is seen as the first step in upg [...]
2008-08-22 06:21:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD RS
08WARSAW1236EXPERTS LEVEL ECONOMIC/COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE(ECD) CONTINUES
[...] Commerce/ITA DAS for Europe Paul Dyck held a series of meetings Oct. 1-2 in Warsaw with U.S. industry and the Ministry of Economy as a part of continuing our Bilateral Economic and Commercial Dialogue (ECD) with the Polish government. He was accompanied by Commerce/ITA Director for European Cou [...]
2008-10-23 13:59:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON BEXP PL
08WARSAW674REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: SINGLE IMPORTS OF VEHICLES
[...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance regarding a proposed Polish law that could threaten several hundred million dollars of U.S. trade in vehicles. ------------------------ Background: Homologation ------------------------ 2. (U) Polish law specifies three procedures applic [...]
2008-06-11 09:14:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD BEXP PL
08YAOUNDE1033CAMEROON: EXPECTATIONS FROM MINING INVESTMENTS FUEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Facing sluggish economic growth, declining oil reserves and under- and unemployment that have rendered the population volatile, the Government of Cameroon (GRC) has hitched its economic development to a series of ambitious mining projects. Recent visits to the East, Adamaoua, [...]
2008-10-21 06:41:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EMIN ECON ELAB CM
08YAOUNDE121CAMEROON: OPPOSITION TO CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary: Civil society representatives and opposition parties in Cameroon continue to speak out against President Biya's proposal to change the constitution. (Biya announced in his New Year's address that he would "reconsider" a constitutional amendment that would remove presidential term [...]
2008-02-08 10:42:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CM
08YAOUNDE194Cameroon: Update on security situation
[...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...]
2008-02-28 16:42:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO
08YAOUNDE195 Cameroon: Update on security situation
[...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...]
2008-02-28 17:07:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO
08YAOUNDE197 Cameroon: Update on security situation
[...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...]
2008-02-28 17:19:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO
08YAOUNDE203 TFCM-01: SITREP 1
[...] (U) Embassy Yaounde EAC met at 08:30 local time on February 29 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. "Enforced calm" throughout most of Cameroon -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...]
2008-03-03 09:05:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC AMGT KFLO KSAC MARR PHUM PINR PGOV
08YAOUNDE204 Task Force Cameroon-01: SITREP 1
[...] (U) Embassy Yaounde EAC met at 08:30 local time on February 29 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. "Enforced calm" throughout most of Cameroon -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...]
2008-03-03 09:06:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC AMGT KFLO KSAC MARR PHUM PINR PGOV
08YAOUNDE521Snapshot of Douala Post-Riots
[...] (U) Summary: Douala -- CameroonQs business capital, largest city, and hotbed of the opposition -- remains calm following riots in February and a constitutional amendment in April. However, there is rising frustration about the price of food. End summary. 2. (U) Douala has remained calm [...]
2008-06-02 06:41:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAGR ASEC CM
08YAOUNDE687CAMEROON TAKES OVER BAKASSI IN SIX WEEKS
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GoN) is expected to hand over the remaining area of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula (known as "the zone") to Cameroon on August 14 2008, in accordance with the 2006 Greentree Agreement. Insecurity and criminal activity in "the zone" has risen in the two y [...]
2008-07-03 12:23:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM EAID MOPS NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08YAOUNDE706ATTACK ON U.S. OIL SHIPPING VESSEL NEAR THE
[...] (U) Summary: On July 08, 2008, RSO received information from Douala-based Captain Richard Manchester (who is in charge of security for Tidewater Marine International, Inc. West Africa and Schlumberger Area UIC Dock Wouri River) about the attack on their vessel MV Gulf Fleet No. 103 by armed [...]
2008-07-09 15:27:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC CM
08YEREVAN106 ELECTION SEASON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)
[...] (SBU) In light of the current presidential election in Armenia, scheduled for Tuesday, February 19, this issue of Yerevan's Human Rights Round-up is exclusively dedicated to reported and alleged election-related violations. Reports are organized chronologically. This issue's headlines: [...]
2008-02-11 12:08:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KDEM KPAO KJUS KWMN AM
08YEREVAN160ARMENIAN DEMOCRACY LOOKING SHABBIER EVERY DAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While most of Armenia gets on with life, a significant core of Yerevan's population -- especially the more educated -- remain bitterly unreconciled to the election outcome. And not without reason: while it is impossible to know how the election would have turned out if it had b [...]
2008-02-25 15:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN187ARMENIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 1, Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed a decree declaring a state of emergency in the city of Yerevan. The state of emergency is to last until March 20, unless extended. It prohibits or limits any opposition political activity, independent news reporting, and ce [...]
2008-03-03 14:46:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN401RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION
[...] On May 12 Econoff visited MSHAK JSC, 3 Hakop Hakopian Street, Yerevan, to conduct reftel post-shipment verification. We met with MSHAK's owner, Levon Poghosyan. 2. Poghosyan had expressed surprise by our request for a visit, telling us he had been purchasing various components from Parker-H [...]
2008-05-15 08:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AM GE
08YEREVAN599ROAD RAGE ATTACK ON DUTCH BUSINESSMEN EMBLEMATIC
[...] (SBU) BUSINESSMEN ASSAULTED: On Saturday, July 12, two pedestrians, Hans Boon and Jurgen Dolstra -- Dutch nationals who are senior executives of the semi-privatized postal corporation Haypost -- were attacked and beaten by two motorists in a road rage incident. The incident occured at about [...]
2008-07-28 14:10:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV EINV KJUS AM
08YEREVAN703HISTORIC VISIT BY PRESIDENT GUL MAKES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 13:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM
08ZAGREB49CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ABIDJAN104FORCES NOUVELLES SPOKESMAN CLARIFIES OUAGA IV
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 10 meeting, Minister of Tourism and Forces Nouvelles (FN) Spokesman Sidiki Konate confirmed that the Ouaga IV agreement returns civilian control of the north to the government but stressed that the FN will retain military control of the north until after the election. [...]
2009-02-11 12:35:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR KDEM EAID IV
09ABIDJAN166COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT POSTPONES HANDOVER OF
[...] (C) Summary: Just hours before it was to take place, Minister of Interior Desire Tagro forced the postponement of a March 4 ceremony marking the handover of administrative powers by the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) in Bouake to civilian government authorities. He said that without mixed brigades (j [...]
2009-03-10 16:10:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MARR SOCI EAID IV
09ABIDJAN716NORTH-CENTRAL COTE D'IVOIRE AWAITS ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poverty in northern Cote d'Ivoire has worsened during the seven-year political/military crisis. The Forces Nouvelles (FN) still exert substantial control over the northern economy, levying significant taxes on some sectors. Additionally, businesses in the north have experie [...]
2009-11-27 09:08:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EFIN PGOV IV
09ABUDHABI239 UAE RETAIL SALES DECLINE WITH CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local impact of the global financial crisis has contributed to weakening UAE consumer confidence. As sales fall, retailers have cut prices for essential goods, diesel, used cars, and luxury goods. Emirati nationals report they are delaying purchases with the hope prices wil [...]
2009-03-12 11:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI427EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MINERVA LLC, DUBAI, UAE.
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D416097: Motorola PTP 600 Series AES key which is controlled under ECCN 5D002. The U.S. license applicant is Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL. 2. On April 27, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Ms. Leila [...]
2009-05-03 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUJA1053NIGERIA: POLICE SHOOT 17 IN MAIDUGURI, TENSIONS
[...] (U) On June 11 police in Maiduguri (located in the north-eastern state of Borno) shot and wounded 17 people during a confrontation with members of the Mohammed Yusuf Islamic Movement (MYIM). According to press reports the conflict began when a military and police patrol team from "Operation F [...]
2009-06-12 13:13:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA1398NIGERIAN MILITARY COMBING FOR EXTREMISTS, BOKO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 17:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1591NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- AUGUST 28, 2009
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments in Nigeria not reported elsewhere. ------------------------ Oil Production Increases ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Petroleum Resource Minister Rilwan Lukman announced August [...]
2009-08-28 17:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL OREP ELAB EFIN PINR NI
09ABUJA1905GON FORGES AHEAD WITH DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTEAM SECTOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Full deregulation of Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector would occur with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB),which the Petroleum Resources Upstream Committee Chairman predicts will happen by December 2009. The elimination of the existing petroleum subsidy was sch [...]
2009-10-20 06:16:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI
09ABUJA1949NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 23, 2009
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------- ELECTORAL REFORM HEARINGS ------------------------- 2. (C) The Senate Constitutional Review Subcommittee held public hearings [...]
2009-10-23 18:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ELAB PINR SCUL NI
09ABUJA1992CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PUBLISHES A SECOND LIST OF BANK
[...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Nigeria published another list of bad debtors after its second round of bank audits. Some individuals have challenged their inclusion and threatened litigation. Some loans were secured with collateral, and it is not apparent why the banks failed to dispose of this c [...]
2009-10-30 14:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD NI
09ABUJA2000NIGERIA OIL POLITICS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A HUGE SUCCESS
[...] Summary: Mission Nigeria's Political and Public Affairs Sections hosted artist, playwright, and former Fulbright Scholar Dan Hoyle to perform his critically acclaimed "Tings Dey Happen" one-man play on oil politics, militancy, and corruption in the Niger Delta. Hoyle performed in five Nigeria [...]
2009-10-31 11:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO EPET KDEM NI
09ABUJA2110NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 20, 2009
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------- CORRUPT FORMER GOVERNOR ----------------------- 2. (C) Human rights lawyer and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) p [...]
2009-11-23 15:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KTIP PHUM PINR NI
09ABUJA2210NIGERIA - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN
[...] (U) Trade Summary: The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $34 billion in 2008, an increase of $4 billion from $30 billion in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $4.1 billion, up 47.7 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nigeria were $38.1 billion, up 16.2 [...]
2009-12-07 16:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN NI
09ABUJA316NIGERIA - BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14,
[...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Politics --Agriculture --Environment and Health --Aviation --Elections --Corruption and Crime --Oil, G [...]
2009-02-23 09:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA317NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KADUNA STATE
[...] (C) Summary: On February 17, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff notetaker) met with Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP). Sambo shared with Ambassador the prevention and mediation programs Kaduna has in place to address ethno-religious conflicts, which [...]
2009-02-23 10:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON TBIO PGOV NI
09ABUJA475NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR USCIRF VISIT (MARCH
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Your visit comes two years into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's four-year term. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, there was hope from Ni [...]
2009-03-19 07:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI
09ABUJA483NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 14-28,
[...] (U) HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL DONORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS INAUGURATED: On February 10 Poloff, EconOff, and Econ Specialist attended the Inauguration of the House of Representatives Committee on International Donors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). In her addre [...]
2009-03-20 06:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA743NIGERIA FUEL TANKER STRIKE INDICATIVE OF LARGER
[...] (U) Summary: On April 21, the Petrol Tanker Drivers Union (PTDU),an arm of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG),ended its three-day strike over the seizure of members' trucks and alleged harassment, intimidation, and extortion of tanker drivers by the Lagos State [...]
2009-04-29 11:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA980ATTORNEY GENERAL AGREES TO ASSIGNMENT OF TDY DEA NARCOTICS
[...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 4 and 6. 2. Post wishes to report the receipt of Diplomatic Note number M.679/2009 from the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledging that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approves the deploy [...]
2009-06-08 11:33:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ACCRA1071GHANA: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS,
[...] SUMMARY: A. (U) The mining industry faces challenges caused by Ghana's current economic woes. Rising input costs, political pressures, and labor issues cause concerns despite sustained high commodity prices for gold. B. (SBU) Despite the various challenges it faces in Ghana, U.S. firm [...]
2009-10-08 16:11:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON EINV SENV EFIS GH
09ACCRA1089Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review
[...] Ghana is a country of 23 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. Opposition candidate John Atta Mills was elected president after a narrowly won victory in December 2009. Mills followed John Kufuor, who served the constitutional limit of two four-year [...]
2009-10-16 07:26:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD GH
09ACCRA6GHANA ELECTIONS: AT LONG LAST, A WINNER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's marathon presidential elections, which had begun on December 7, finally drew to a close on January 3 when the director of the Electoral Commission (EC) pronounced the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's John Evans Atta-Mills President-elect of the Republi [...]
2009-01-05 17:20:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ADANA15TURKEY: ADANA ELECTIONS: THE GLOVES COME OFF AS AKP VIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Adana mayoral race is heating up as AKP seeks new attack angles to unseat incumbent Aytac Durak, who only months ago jumped ship (while being pushed off) from AKP to join MHP. Sidestepping its own candidate, AKP's party apparatus is using bigger guns - parliamentarian Den [...]
2009-03-24 15:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TU
09ADDISABABA1339ETHIOPIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The United States Government is aware of seven (7) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). There is one new reported claim. 2. Included in these claims are three (3) disputes involving the confiscation of property by current U.S. citizens wh [...]
2009-06-10 05:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2645ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENTARIAN RECOUNTS HARASSMENT AT
[...] (C) Summary: Member of Parliament and Central Committee member of the opposition Oromo People's Congress Mekonen Geleta reported harassment by woreda (municipal equivalent) officials of the Oromia Region during a recent trip to visit constituents and deliver official Parliamentary documents. [...]
2009-11-09 10:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ET
09ADDISABABA877OPPOSITION HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC PROTEST SINCE 2005
[...] (SBU) Mainstream opposition party Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) staged a peaceful public demonstration in Addis Ababa on April 16 to protest the re-jailing of its Chairperson, Birtukan Midekssa (reftel). The demonstration was authorized by municipal authorities and was the first oppos [...]
2009-04-20 10:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM ET
09AITTAIPEI1272MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 29 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan professional baseball players; and on [...]
2009-10-29 09:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1276MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 30 on prosecutors' investigation into game-fixing scandal in Taiwan's professional baseball league; on the government's warning regarding the hike in prices in the local housing market; and on the upcoming local ele [...]
2009-10-30 07:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1290MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 3 news coverage on Shim Nakagomi, former coach of the Brother Elephants baseball team, who was involved in the game fixing scandal in the Taiwan professional baseball league and who attempted to leave Taiwan on Monday but was de [...]
2009-11-03 09:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI612008 OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC)
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to reftel A. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: The overall crime threat in Taiwan is LOW, with the majority of crime, like many large cities, occurring in downtown Taipei and other metropolitan areas. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is not aware of any [...]
2009-01-15 09:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC TW
09ALGIERS1085ALGERIA CANDIDATES, PD STRATEGY FOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] Embassy submits the following candidates for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: Issad Rebrab - Conglomerate Magnate ----------------------------------- Rebrab is one of Algeria's industrial titans. Born in 1944 near Tizi Ouzou, the largest city in the Berber area of Northern Alger [...]
2009-12-07 15:06:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI AG
09ALGIERS1141ALGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The security situation in Algeria was marked by a decrease in the number of high-profile terrorist attacks throughout the country, although ongoing low-level terrorist activities, comparable to guerilla insurgency operations, continued in non-urban areas. Previously, the Salafist Group fo [...]
2009-12-23 07:47:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC AG
09ALGIERS224ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]
2009-03-03 18:18:00Embassy AlgiersSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS717ALGERIA: ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT'S CAIRO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's June 4 speech in Cairo was closely watched by a generally receptive Algerian public, as was his July speech in Ghana. Our Algerian contacts appreciated the President's effort at Muslim outreach -- epitomized by opening the speech with "assalaamu alaykum" -- and [...]
2009-07-28 17:38:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL OEXC ECON EINV SCUL SENV SOCI TSPL KISL
09AMMAN672Jordan's Trade Deficit Hit High of $9.1 Billion in 2008,
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit hit a historic high of $9.1 billion in 2008, compared to $8 billion in 2007 and $2.7 billion in 2000 when Jordan joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signed the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. The upward trend is attributed to strong import grow [...]
2009-03-16 12:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN833GROWING INTERNET COMPETITION AND LAUNCH OF A 3G TENDER IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, this cable provides an update on Jordan's initiatives and strong government commitment to improve telecommunications and Internet connectivity. Such efforts led to an increase in Jordan's rank to 44 out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2 [...]
2009-04-07 12:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINT EINV TINT JO
09ANKARA1105TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1165TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1299TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 12:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1357TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1383ALCOHOL IN ANKARA: MAYOR MIXES A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek briefly flirted with the idea of holding a referendum on the sale of alcohol in Bahcelievler district of Ankara. Although the idea was shelved after a blizzard of protests, the concept of the referendum and the way the mayor brought the issue to the age [...]
2009-09-18 16:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1553TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1795TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA351ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA4Turkey's Nuclear Energy Plans
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information for the Civil Nuclear Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. (U) The GOT conducted a tender in 2008 for construction and ope [...]
2009-01-02 16:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD TU
09ANKARA618TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA795ERDOGAN UNVEILS NEW INCENTIVE PACKAGES
[...] (U) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a new set of incentive and employment packages on June 4. Erdogan said that because of the global downturn, employment and industry have been negatively affected, but that the impact of the crisis was limited by the strong banking se [...]
2009-06-05 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EIND TU
09ANKARA81ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA847TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 10:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA868TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANTANANARIVO697ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/02/2009)
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 28 - October 2, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Rajoelina's Return from UNGA - [...]
2009-10-02 08:31:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO73MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND
[...] SUMMARY: The battle against child labor in Madagascar is being fought on several levels, with the GOM, civil society, and the international community working to coordinate policy, develop capacity, and get children out of work and into school. While the situation on the ground is still rather [...]
2009-02-02 10:14:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MA
09ANTANANARIVO833MADAGASCAR REPORT OF FAILED ATTACK ON TRANSITION PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Via multiple press sources, Madagascar was informed on December 3 and 4 that on the night of December 2 President Rajoelina's car was allegedly fired on as he returned to Antananarivo from an in-country trip. No one was hurt and as of December 4, there are no known witnesses, e [...]
2009-12-04 07:39:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MA
09ASHGABAT1059TURKMENISTAN: ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION HELD
[...] (SBU) On August 19, Economic Officer attended Turkmenistan's annual international exhibition devoted to the Turkmen construction sector. Deputy Chairman for Energy, Industry, Construction and Motor Transport, Deryageldi Orazov, opened the exhibition by reading a lengthy statement by President [...]
2009-08-21 10:36:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT1084 TURKMENISTAN: CHRYSLER DISTRIBUTOR TRIES TO RE-ENTER SUV
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chrysler's official distributor in Central Asia, Saitco, hopes to reenter the Turkmen automobile market. In 2002, Saitco sold about 100 Dodge SUVs on contract through IPC Motors to the Turkmen Government. Seven [...]
2009-08-31 09:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV ECON ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT1087 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 - 7 August the EXBS Office supported the Department of Energy (DOE) Second Line of Defense (SLD) Portal Monitor Installation Project with site visits for equipment acceptance at Turkmenabat/Farap, Turkmenbashy, Artyk, Watan [...]
2009-08-31 09:55:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT117SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES LEARNING TO NAVIGATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ashgabat-based South Korean diplomat shared some of his country's "lessons learned" about accessing the Turkmen market. While South Korea has made little progress in entering Turkmenistan's energy sector or construction industry, the signing of other lucrative deals in 2008 [...]
2009-01-26 02:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EPET EINV TU KS TX
09ASHGABAT1170TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV BEING MARGINALIZED?
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Changes in Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov's behavior and interactions with other members of the Cabinet of Ministers seem to indicate that he does not currently hold the first among equals position that he held even as late as early this year, and has been replaced as the "dean" o [...]
2009-09-14 13:36:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL PGOV PINR TX
09ASHGABAT1196TURKMEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 16, Turkmen government officials opened the third annual Turkmentel 2009 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Exhibition and Forum in Ashgabat. The Turkmen press touted the event as a large scale international forum initiated by Turkmen President Berdi [...]
2009-09-18 13:21:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ECPS EIND EINV TINT TX
09ASHGABAT1258 TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC LOSING PATIENCE WITH FREQUENT ROAD
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Road closures in Ashgabat to provide security for the president and his VIP foreign guests have become a frequent practice. While VIP visitors no doubt appreciate the gesture, locals are becoming increasingly [...]
2009-10-02 09:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1301 TURKMENISTAN: AN APPARENT DECREASE IN THEFT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Theft is the second most common type of crime in Turkmenistan, drug crime being the most common. Although former President Niyazov sentenced many criminals, including the heads of criminal networks, to death [...]
2009-10-15 08:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1529CHEVY AND DAEWOO CARS IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Ministry of Commerce entered a joint venture with an Uzbek private businessman who sells General Motors/ UZ-Daewoo cars in Ashgabat. A reported agreement between the Turkmen and Uzbek Presidents initiated [...]
2009-11-27 11:41:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND BTIO EFIS EINV PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1540 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. SLD Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM). EXBS has located a Turkmen agency, Turkmenstandards (English translation),which is responsible for regulations concerning the importation of radioactive test sources for the radiation portal [...]
2009-12-02 12:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
09ASHGABAT156TURKMENISTAN: SISTER-IN-LAW OF FORMER FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The sister-in-law of former Foreign Minister, Boris Shikhmuradov, Aina Shikhmuradova, contacted Political Officer to ask the Embassy to assist in obtaining permission for her youngest son to emigrate from Turkmenistan. Boris Shikhmuradov was the alleged leader of a plot to kill fo [...]
2009-02-02 08:28:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1563TURKMENISTAN: LOTS OF GAS, BUT WHAT ABOUT OIL?
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Annual oil production in Turkmenistan has varied from 9 to 10 million tons for the past six years, but the Turkmen Government has announced plans to increase the oil production to 50 million tons by 2020. Turkmenis [...]
2009-12-04 12:14:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT1598TURKMENISTAN HOLDS ELECTRIC POWER EXHIBITION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 7-8, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry, Academy of Sciences, and Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the Second Annual International Electricity Industry Exhibition. The exhibition included l [...]
2009-12-10 13:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV EINV EIND BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1604TURKMENISTAN: NO HONKING (OR NEW WOMEN DRIVERS)!
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The streets of Ashgabat are not the safest roads to drive on. However, new regulations seem more aimed at pleasing a whim of the President or due to gender prejudice than promoting public safety. President Berdimuhamedov has mandated that Ashgabat be a "car horn honking free zon [...]
2009-12-11 15:48:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC TX
09ASHGABAT163 TURKMENISTAN: PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY--THE GOOD,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Turkmenistan government kicked off a wide array of development projects, under the auspices of a 2007 National Development Program, which was designed to refurbish crumbling Soviet era infrastructure [...]
2009-02-03 09:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EIND EINV ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT1634TURKMENISTAN: NO RACE TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL AUTO
[...] (C) On December 18, EconOff attended the International Automotive Exhibition in Ashgabat. Despite, a growing number of auto enthusiasts in Ashgabat, there was poor attendance by auto industry representatives and by the public. The Exhibition was opened by the Deputy Chairman for Education, H [...]
2009-12-18 14:06:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ELTN BTIO EINV ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT197POLIMEKS IN TURKMENISTAN WOULD BE A HARD ACT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The largest Turkish construction firm active in Turkmenistan, Polimeks, has set up a communications subsidiary -- Policom. The company's General Manager said that these companies begin work on projects without contracts, and made it clear that this is possible because Polimek [...]
2009-02-09 12:07:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EIND EAID ETRD SOCI ECON TX TU
09ASHGABAT239 TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC BUSES IN MARY AWAIT PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two hundred brand-new Russian buses sit parked in a Ministry of Transportation parking lot in Mary Province awaiting President Berdimuhamedov's official "inauguration" before they can be put into service. The Preside [...]
2009-02-18 13:03:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT266TURKMENISTAN: HOW SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES GAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the single greatest challenge in seeking to do business in Turkmenistan is the lack of access to the people empowered to make decisions about commercial contracts here, particularly those involving infrastructural and energy sector development. Most companies have come [...]
2009-02-27 10:07:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV KCOR TX
09ASHGABAT516BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER
[...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...]
2009-04-23 08:11:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT529 TURKMENISTAN: GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY 2009 JULIA TAFT
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and materials for th [...]
2009-04-24 13:28:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF TX
09ASHGABAT628TURKMEN DELEGATION TO UN IN VIENNA PRESENTS LIST
[...] (C) On May 15, a Western embassy passed to post a copy of the Note Verbale sent by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan (to the United Nations office in Vienna) to the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 3, 2009. The list contains a total of 78 people who can be cla [...]
2009-05-15 14:05:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT673TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV ALLEGEDLY FURIOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According the general manager of Turkmenistan's official Mercedes-Benz importer, President Berdimuhamedov is a big fan of automobiles. He claims that the President told the Deputy Chairman of Trade and Textiles that he would put a new Bentley -- whose delivery has been delayed [...]
2009-06-01 12:36:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ELTN ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT786 TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANIES DOMINATE WIRELESS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the few segments of the Turkmen market that U.S. brands and products largely dominate is wireless telecommunications (excluding cellular phone communications). For the most part, Turkmen military and law [...]
2009-06-23 11:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT787 TURKMENISTAN: REVISED GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's revised recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and mate [...]
2009-06-23 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF TX
09ASHGABAT80TURKMENISTAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Sensitive by unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Following please find post's 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydroc [...]
2009-01-16 11:00:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR TX
09ASHGABAT812 TURKMENISTAN: TANKER FIRE AT LOCAL GAS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 25, a spark caused a gasoline tanker truck fire at a gas station near the 11th Microdistrict of Ashgabat. More than 15 tons of gasoline (approximately 4,995 gallons) was drained from the burning tanker to [...]
2009-06-30 02:21:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT819TURKMENISTAN: FOR CATERPILLAR, DOING BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan does not buy from U.S. heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar on a regular basis, but when there are purchases, they are significant. Caterpillar shows its appreciation for Turkmenistan's business by donating simulators, equipment, and tools for educational use a [...]
2009-06-30 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR EIND TX KZ
09ASHGABAT825TURKMENISTAN: DRUG DEALING VILLAGERS DIG MOATS TO
[...] (SBU) On June 27 at 07:00am, a local contact riding in an SUV saw a resident of the village Gysa in Ruhabat district outside of Ashgabat parked in an old car. As the contact's SUV approached, the driver of the old car started his car and sped off quickly. Post's contact was not surprised, b [...]
2009-07-02 03:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT879 TURKMENISTAN: A WORRISOME SUMMER FOR ASHGABAT DRIVERS
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In June, Turkmen authorities put a network of traffic monitoring cameras into operation throughout Ashgabat. Since the authorities did not provide citizens with advance notice about the system and its consequen [...]
2009-07-14 12:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TX
09ASMARA16ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC)
[...] The following unclassified crime and medical information is provided for the OSAC public website. Responses are keyed to Reftel. I. Overall Safety and Crime Environment A. Post continues to receive reports of violent crime in Eritrea. According to Eritrean police, local sources, and [...]
2009-01-13 09:30:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER ER
09ASMARA385REPORTED OCTOBER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST
[...] (C) On 10/28/09 President Isaias narrowly missed being killed in an IED attack east of Barentu, according to a reliable embassy source. The source told RSO that Isaias visited a micro-dam project in Tessesnei and then traveled east in a motorcade to Keren. Outside of Barentu, an IED explode [...]
2009-11-05 10:04:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PINS MOPS PGOV PREL ER
09ASMARA386REPORTED OCTOBER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST
[...] (C) On 10/28/09 President Isaias narrowly missed being killed in an IED attack east of Barentu, according to a reliable embassy source. The source told RSO that Isaias visited a micro-dam project in Tessesnei and then traveled east in a motorcade to Keren. Outside of Barentu, an IED explode [...]
2009-11-05 13:16:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PINS MOPS PGOV PREL ER
09ASTANA112 KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, below is Post's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Kazakhstan. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Kazakhstan 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Kazakhstan Openness to Foreign Investment Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy sinc [...]
2009-01-22 00:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KZ
09ASTANA1495 EAST KAZAKHSTAN: AT THE CROSSROADS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 20, the Ambassador visited Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),East Kazakhstan, an industrial region well-endowed with natural resources and populated by blue-collar miners, shady businessmen, political patrons, a [...]
2009-09-09 07:19:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA1891 KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...]
2009-10-20 05:18:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA1919 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
[...] SUMMARY: On October 20, an Almaty regional court upheld the conviction of prominent Kazakhstani human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis on charges of vehicular manslaughter (reftel). Most major pro-government and government-controlled news outlets did not report the story. Notable among thos [...]
2009-10-23 10:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA2093 KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK EXPENDITURES
[...] (SBU) STAFFDEL WOOLFORK EXPENDITURES FOR VISIT TO KAZAKHSTAN, NOVEMBER 8-12, 2009 (APPROPRIATION 00X488.1-2089-010047, SUB-OBJECTS 2166/2167/2168 AS APPROPRIATE) PER DIEM (2167) DOLS 2,575 -- WOOLFORK, BRENT DOLS 1,237 -- WILLIAMS, LISA DOLS 1,338 AIR TRANSPORTATION (2166) DOLS 400 [...]
2009-11-25 03:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN OREP KZ
09ASTANA2157 KAZAKHSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HOSTS MUSLIM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake chaired a roundtable discussion of Kazakhstan's business environment with 14 of the country's leading Muslim entrepreneurs in Almaty. The Decem [...]
2009-12-15 10:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KCOR KISM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA262 KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 7 - 13
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to ci [...]
2009-02-13 07:00:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA344 KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador had an introductory meeting with incoming World Bank Country Director for Central Asia Motoo Konishi on February 24. Konishi and World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan Sergei Shatalov explained [...]
2009-02-25 06:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ
09ASTANA490 KAZAKHSTAN: PUBLIC-PRIVATE ALLIANCES EXPAND BUSINESS
[...] SUMMARY: On February 25, USAID established separate public-private alliances with Baker Hughes ($1,250,000 over five years),an American drilling company active in Kazakhstan, and with Chevron ($250,000). The partnerships between these two companies and USAID will improve the supply of ski [...]
2009-03-18 09:45:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KZ
09ASTANA523 KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 14-20
[...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...]
2009-03-20 10:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ
09ASTANA607KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DISCUSSES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Astana April 6-7, where he met with President Nazarbayev, participated in several ceremonial events, and gave a speech at a local university. During a joint press conference following the Nazarbayev-Ahmadinejad meeting, Ahmadinejad d [...]
2009-04-08 11:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA943 KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES AND CHARGES AT KAZATOMPROM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, former Minister for Industry and Trade Vladimir Shkolnik replaced Mukhtar Dzhakishev as head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP). On May 22, the 45-year old Dzhakishev was arrested on [...]
2009-06-03 11:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASUNCION143FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS WITH LUGO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: I accepted an invitation from President Lugo to join his February 28-29 trip to a nature reserve in Alto Paraguay. The trip included fishing for piranhas, eating alligator or "jacare," and bird watching on the Black River with the President -- providing me with a unique opportunit [...]
2009-03-05 20:39:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR PGOV MASS PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION17LUGO'S MEDIA STRATEGY - MARXIST, MUDDLED, OR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 12:55:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO PHUM ECPS PGOV PA
09ASUNCION359NARCOTICS MAJOR LIST 2010 PARAGUAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 18:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PA
09ASUNCION464PARAGUAY'S 2009 SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 12:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN PREL KCRIM PA
09ATHENS1063GREECE -- CODEL CARDIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of the Congressional delegation headed by the Honorable Senator Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator for Maryland, accompanied by Mr. Fred Turner, Chief of Staff, CSCE, and DOD LCDR Greg Kausner, USN, who will arrive in Corfu on Sunday, June 28 at 07:00, an [...]
2009-06-24 12:45:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR
09ATHENS1069GREECE -- CODEL CARDIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE -- CORRECTED COPY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of the Congressional delegation headed by the Honorable Senator Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator for Maryland, accompanied by Mr. Fred Turner, Chief of Staff, CSCE, and DOD LCDR Greg Kausner, USN, who will arrive in Corfu on Sunday, June 28 at 07:00, an [...]
2009-06-25 08:28:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR
09ATHENS1523GREECE -- STAFFDEL TURNER (OCTOBER 8-13)
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation members Alex Johnson and Winsome Packer from October 8-13 in order to join CODEL Cardin for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor George H. Frowic [...]
2009-10-01 13:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR
09ATHENS1591GREEK DOMESTIC TERRORISTS STRIKE POLICE STATION
[...] (SBU) A group of six unidentified individuals carried out an attack with automatic weapons on the police station in the Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, eight kilometers north of the Embassy, on the evening of October 27, wounding six police officers, one of them seriously. In addition to firi [...]
2009-10-30 15:35:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR
09ATHENS1609GREECE -- STAFFDEL PACKER (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3)
[...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation member Winsome Packer from November 27 to December 3, 2009, in order to attend the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council and the OSCE PA Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor Geor [...]
2009-11-09 12:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC OTRA AFIN OSCE GR
09ATHENS215NEW DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS IN GREECE
[...] (SBU) There have been several significant new attacks in Athens in recent days, including a shooting attack on a television station, a bomb placed outside offices of Citibank, and a series of bombings targeting prominent anti-terrorism figures. While no one was killed in these incidents, they [...]
2009-02-19 09:49:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR
09ATHENS282GREEK ANARCHISTS BURN ATHENS TRAIN
[...] (SBU) At about 0100 local time March 3, a group of 15 to 20 young people ejected the driver and passengers from a train at the commuter station in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia and then set fire to the train with Molotov cocktails. Eight train cars were completely destroyed. All of [...]
2009-03-05 14:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR
09ATHENS725GREEK DEVELOPMENT AID TO THE BALKANS: BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (U) Since 2001, Greece has given a consistent level of assistance to the Balkans, albeit not up to the level one might expect from a country with such regional leadership potential. In 2007, Greece programmed 83.3 million euro of official direct assistance (ODA) for development in the Balkans [...]
2009-05-06 13:57:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV GR EU
09ATHENS747EMBASSY ATHENS WELCOMES STAFFDEL JOHNSON (MAY 17-22)
[...] Embassy Athens welcomes STAFFDEL Johnson to Athens, Greece, from May 17-22 for the 17th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. 2. The Administrative Point of Contact (Control Officer) for STAFFDEL Johnson is: David Muehlke, Political Officer Office: (30) 210-720-2551 Mobile: (30) 69 [...]
2009-05-08 14:54:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM GR
09ATHENS799GREEK TERRORISTS BLOW UP BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 12:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR
09BAGHDAD1079KARBALA MOVING TOWARD NORMALCY AMID SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: Amid an unsettled security situation, Karbala since early 2009 has showed increasing signs that normalcy is returning. Tourism is up and the dinar is appreciating. Electricity is on 12 hours per day. Markets are full of goods, gas queues have vanished and residents, while not [...]
2009-04-21 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1361(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOBILE FUEL STATIONS SELL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Northern Refineries Company Director General Ali Obeidi briefed the Salah ad-Din (SaD) Provincial Council May 13 on improvements in fuel refining and distribution at the Bayji Oil Refinery (BOR). Provincial Council members asked Obeidi to hire more workers at the BOR and ensure th [...]
2009-05-25 12:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON KCRIM IZ
09BAGHDAD1437ICI - BAGHDAD COORDINATION GROUP DEMANDS RESULTS
[...] (C) Summary: The International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial set for October or November, 2009 in Baghdad must have substance to persuade ministers to attend, UN Special Advisor to the Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari told Ambassador Hill May 25. Gambari met with the Ambassador prior t [...]
2009-06-01 16:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1852RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN SNAPSHOTS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: There is anecdotal evidence that the Change List campaign, headed by Nawshirwan Mustfafa, is gaining in popularity in Sulaimaniyah, especially among younger voters (Ref A). Even the leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party is apparently beginning to admit pri [...]
2009-07-09 12:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ KDEM
09BAGHDAD20KISSING THE KORAN: ELECTIONEERING IN SADR CITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Leaders and residents of Baghdad's Sadr City have pointed to active campaigning in the run up to January 30, 2009, provincial elections. Streets near JSS Sadr City contain hundreds of posters showing Shia politicians. PM Maliki's visage is nearly universally emblazoned with me [...]
2009-01-05 14:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD217PRT SALAH AD DIN: TRYING TO REHABILITATE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In response to security improvements in Salah ad Din (SaD),the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has begun efforts to restore the operational capacity of the Bayji Iraq Republic Railway (BIRR) Station. The PRT expects this effo [...]
2009-01-28 11:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ELTN EINV ETRD IZ
09BAGHDAD2530PRT SALAH AD DIN: VOTE TO REMOVE GOVERNOR TRIGGERS
[...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: In a September 3 session, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) voted to remove the Provincial Governor, Mutashar Hussein Ilaiwee Yaseen, from office. The Governor appeared before the PC in response [...]
2009-09-21 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2566PRT SALAH AD DIN: VOTE TO REMOVE GOVERNOR TRIGGERS
[...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: In a September 3 session, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) voted to remove the Provincial Governor, Mutashar Hussein Ilaiwee Yaseen, from office. The Governor appeared before the PC in response [...]
2009-09-24 08:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2574PRT SALAH AD DIN: VOTE TO REMOVE GOVERNOR TRIGGERS
[...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: In a September 3 session, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) voted to remove the Provincial Governor, Mutashar Hussein Ilaiwee Yaseen, from office. The Governor appeared before the PC in response [...]
2009-09-25 09:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2804Dyncorp CP Incident Highlights Need for Additional PSD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, Iraqi soldiers manning an international zone (IZ) checkpoint beat four U.S. citizen members of a Dyncorp International (DI) personal security detail (PSD) convoy. The DI PSD had violated at least two Embassy checkpoint policies, as well as Iraqi instructions. N [...]
2009-10-19 10:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS CASC IZ
09BAGHDAD3090ATTACKS IN NAJAF MAY SIGNAL TREND IN LEAD-UP TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 12:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3353IRAQ: INCSR Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Iraqi Government officials acknowledge that illicit drugs enter Iraq from Iran, some to be used by Iraqis, but most transshipped south out of Basra or north through Iraqi Kurdistan. However, officials deny that illicit narcotics are a major problem in Iraq. Indeed, faced w [...]
2009-12-29 04:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD412PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOBILE GASOLINE STATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Salah al-Din (SaD) Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) has successfully negotiated a deal that has created over a hundred privately owned, mobile gasoline stations. The stations, which comprise 10,000 liter containerized units equipped with fuel pumps, are already visible [...]
2009-02-17 07:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON EPET ENRG EINV IZ
09BAMAKO200MALI STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 11:58:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL ML IR
09BAMAKO251MALI'S ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS STYMIED BY ITS OWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, Malian authorities destroyed 20 tons of counterfeit goods - including fake toothpaste, soap, and other products valued at USD 40,000 to 60,000 - seized from local markets. The joint effort by the Regional Directorate of Trade and Competition (DRCC),law enforcement, [...]
2009-04-21 16:47:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ML
09BAMAKO267MALI'S ONLY ISLAMIC POLITICAL PARTY FALLS ON HARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 12:28:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KISL KDEM KIRF ML
09BAMAKO277LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS SET STAGE FOR 2012
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 11:42:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM ML
09BAMAKO441THE RISKS AND REWARDS OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN
[...] (U) Summary: Artisanal gold mining accounts for four percent of Mali's total gold production. In contrast to industrial mining, artisanal mining is unregulated by the Malian government and plagued with problems such as the use of child labor as well as the use of mercury in the process of gol [...]
2009-07-02 10:07:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ML
09BAMAKO479A TALE OF TWO RIOTS IN WESTERN MALI
[...] Summary: During the week of July 13, authorities were faced with two outbreaks of violence in western Mali. On July 15, youth groups in Kita looted and burned public buildings when the news spread that tax officers had killed a transporter who refused to stop at a security checkpoint. Severa [...]
2009-07-16 14:11:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM PINR PINS ECON ML
09BAMAKO754AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MALIAN PRESIDENT AMADOU
[...] (S) On November 21 the Ambassador met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) to discuss security in Northern Mali in the context of U.S. Africa Command General William E. ("Kip") Ward's planned November 27 visit, follow-up to the November 19 hard landing 65 miles from Bamako of a [...]
2009-11-23 17:00:00Embassy BamakoSECRETASEC PINR PREL PTER
09BAMAKO815CLOSING CEREMONY OF JCET TRAINING OF MALIAN ARMY
[...] (S) On December 11 the DCM and DATT participated in the graduation ceremony of a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) exercise of the Malian Army Echelon Tactique Interarme (ETIA) 4, in Gao. ETIA 4 is based in Timbuktu. The 10th Army Special Forces Group out of Fort Carson, Colorado, and le [...]
2009-12-17 15:36:00Embassy BamakoSECRETMARR ML PREL PTER
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN120BRUNEI'S ABAC CONFERENCE: TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES
[...] (SBU) Brunei recently hosted APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting. Ambassador Todd attended a number of sessions, in addition to meeting with the U.S. delegates. The meetings resulted in wide ranging recommendations for APEC trade ministers. This included a rare mid-year letter with [...]
2009-05-27 04:22:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV BX
09BANGKOK1167SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: LOCAL OFFICIALS' VIEWS OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: A range of provincial government and security officials gave us differing views about the security situation in the deep south, the state of the Malay Muslim insurgency, and possible government countermeasures during a mid-March trip to southern Thailand. A Narathiwat vice govern [...]
2009-05-14 02:51:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1382 THAI ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE U.S.
[...] (U) In response to ref A, post has compiled a list of energy partnerships between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the USG or entities in the U.S. private sector. USAID partnerships ------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) oversees the Envir [...]
2009-06-09 07:33:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON ENRG APECO TH
09BANGKOK151THAILAND: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Gregory Hicks),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for [...]
2009-01-21 10:10:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
09BANGKOK1574THAI FINANCE MINISTER ON AMERICAN BUSINESS
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 29 meeting with Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij, the Ambassador raised concerns about less than fair and transparent treatment U.S. business receives from the Ministry's Customs Department. The Ambassador also raised the Megaports Initiative, encouraging the Thai go [...]
2009-07-02 10:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK1817THAILAND: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RED-SHIRT LEADERS
[...] (C) The Ambassador on July 17, as part of an on-going embassy effort, met with a group of core United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) red-shirt activists to encourage domestic political dialogue, assess their plans surrounding the July ASEAN and ARF meetings in Phuket, and to as [...]
2009-07-29 09:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2181STAFFDEL BLANK INFORMATION FOR THAILAND (SEP 3-6)
[...] Post welcomes Jonah Blank from September 3 to September 6, 2009. 2. Hotel reservations for September 3-4 have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is USD 145 (taxes and American breakfast included) and is within [...]
2009-08-28 08:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH
09BANGKOK2307SOUTHERN THAILAND: NOT ALL VIOLENCE INSURGENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The violence in Thailand's Deep South cannot exclusively be attributed to the insurgency, according to a range of academic, government, and NGO contacts we engaged on an August 16-19 trip to Thailand's southern three provinces. Other key factors behind incidents of violence/mur [...]
2009-09-10 08:54:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK237THAILAND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] This report provides information as requested by the Department of Labor to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are implementing their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor as required unde [...]
2009-01-30 02:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK2387"CAUSE I'M THE TAX MAN": PROPOSED EXCISE TAX CHANGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies have long complained about the burden of Thailand's excise taxes, which are particularly high on automobiles, gasoline, beer, wine, and distilled spirits. In recent weeks, several U.S. companies have approached the Mission seeking our advocacy efforts with regards [...]
2009-09-18 09:15:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2488THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S HOSPITALIZATION,
[...] (S) Summary/Comment: By all accounts, public and private, 81-year old King Bhumibol's ongoing ailments which led to his hospitalization September 16 are not particularly serious. None of the insiders who would be genuinely concerned were his health in true danger seem worried -- in contrast to [...]
2009-09-30 10:14:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2817GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...]
2009-11-05 03:01:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK2821GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...]
2009-11-05 03:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK2955SOUTHERN THAILAND: A VIOLENT WEEK, EVEN BY
[...] (U) Summary: It has been an active week on the southern Thai front. On November 16 and 17, there were two separate school bus shootings in Pattani. On November 17, a prolonged standoff and gunfight took place between government security forces and insurgents, ending in the death of six insurg [...]
2009-11-19 09:54:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2967THAILAND: CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE INSIDE THE
[...] (S) Introduction and Comment: With King Bhumibol significantly weakened by a variety of ailments that have kept him hospitalized for two months (refs A-B),realization that the end of his 62-year reign may be drawing near has heightened speculation and rumors about what might come next for the [...]
2009-11-23 05:05:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2987BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF SUWIT
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, International Electronics & Defence Co., Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105522008368 Registered Date: April 25, 1979 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Partners: Suwit Khandhawit and Rojana Khandha [...]
2009-11-24 10:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK3104SOUTHERN THAILAND: INSURGENTS WELCOME MALAYSIAN PM
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Rajak's joint visit with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to southern Thailand on December 9, ostensibly to promote Malaysia's support for peaceful resolution to the unrest in the border provinces, was marred by multiple insurgent attacks elsewhe [...]
2009-12-09 08:05:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY
09BANGKOK3256BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSES
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Itthiporn Import Company, Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105528040905 Registered Date: November 25, 1985 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 100,000,000 baht Partners: Chirachai Techa-itthiporn, Saman Techa-itthipo [...]
2009-12-29 06:49:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK394THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP A/S Hill and Special Assistant Kim for their February 22-24 visit. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Grand Hyatt Erawan, 494 Rajadamri Road, confirmation number is 22935280. Tel: (66-2) 254-1234 Fax: (66-2) 254-6308 [...]
2009-02-17 09:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT PREL TH
09BANGKOK593THAI GOVERNMENT SAYS NO TO AUTO AND TOURISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Cabinet recently rejected proposed "bailouts" of the auto and tourism industries, two of the most visible sectors hardest hit by the economic crisis. Both assistance proposals involved tax or excise cuts, along with other measures. Royal Thai Government officials say that [...]
2009-03-09 09:12:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
09BANGKOK618THAI SOUTHERN UPDATE: GRISLY INCIDENTS, INTRIGUING
[...] (S) Events in southern Thailand since January, particularly a recent spate of beheadings, bombings, and shootings, have caused some speculation in the Thai press and among south watchers that the nature of the insurgency may be changing, but we do not believe there have been any fundamental c [...]
2009-03-11 11:04:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK72EMBASSY ADVOCACY HELPS SETTLE FORD'S PROLONGED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Ford Motor Company and Mazda's Thailand joint venture, the Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT),was shut down by a labor stoppage as a result of employee contract negotiations breaking down in late November, 2008. In addition to the work stoppage at the plant in Rayong province, protesting empl [...]
2009-01-12 09:33:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ELAB PGOV TH
09BANGKOK862 REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES HELP EXPLAIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economic and social climates in the Northeastern and upper South regions in Thailand differ in important ways that may help explain their opposing political loyalties. Villages in the Northeast tend to struggle economically, export large numbers of working-age adults, and w [...]
2009-04-03 04:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ELAB SCUL TH
09BANGKOK879Thailand Economic Data Shows Thai Recession Has Not Yet Hit
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: February 2009 economic data released by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) confirmed Thailand's weakened economic situation due to the impact of the global economic crisis. Key economic indicators remain well below last year's levels, including the Manufacturing Production I [...]
2009-04-07 08:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK907THAILAND PROTEST UPDATE: LARGE RED RALLY IN
[...] (C) Summary: The red-shirt's self-proclaimed "D-Day" rally dominated Bangkok April 8, with crowds growing to 70,000 by late afternoon, expected to peak in the evening, and to carry over into April 9. As of COB, there has been no violence reported. However, Royal Thai Government (RTG) official [...]
2009-04-08 10:51:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
09BANGUI114RECENT VIOLENCE AGGRAVATES SIMMERING TENSIONS IN NORTHERN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Increased instability and violence in the northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) is not waiting on the rains. As the summer downpours will make the unpaved roads of the Vakaga, Bamingui-Bangoran, and the Haute Kotto prefectures impassable between July and November, Post [...]
2009-06-08 17:58:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI123EMBASSY BANGUI'S REACTION TO THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AmEmbassy Bangui has reviewed the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report (APR) of the Central African Republic and takes exception to much of the document. Post has seen little real progress or commitment on the part of Central African Republic's governmen [...]
2009-06-26 12:20:00Embassy BanguiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT
09BANGUI155NDELE REMAINS THE LOCUS OF THE THREATS TO THE CARG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ndele, Central African Republic (CAR) remains the locus of a serious threat to Central African political stability. While the Northeast and west maintain their violent potential, the Patriotic Convention for Justice and Peace (CPJP)goes into the rainy season increasingly politica [...]
2009-07-08 11:49:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI195ETHNIC VIOLENCE INCREASINGLY LIKELY IN NORTHEASTERN CAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of our best sources of information on events in the provinces of Bamingui-Bangoran and Vakaga has been a Burkina Faso-born U.S. citizen who has been the director of a medical NGO in the CAR. His organization has clinics spread across the area and his reporting and observation [...]
2009-09-08 15:27:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR PREF CT
09BANGUI272MINURCAT SRSG SPELLS OUT CONTINUED SECURITY THREATS IN NE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 16, 2009, Victor Angelo [PROTECT SOURCE], the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) of the United Nations Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT) met with the Ambassador. At the former's request, the Ambassador gave the SRSG an upd [...]
2009-12-21 13:43:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR PREF KPKO CT
09BANGUI83EXTORTION,WITH A RECEIPT: ROADWAY INSECURITY CRIPPLING FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 27, 2009 a motorcycle belonging to an NGO working out of Birao in northeast Central African Republic (CAR) was stolen from its riders. What followed was an almost farcical tale of armed theft and extortion that is sadly typical of the state of lawlessness in most of the [...]
2009-04-20 14:29:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANJUL55GAMBIA: THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL
[...] Per instructions in reftel, Embassy Banjul hereby provides its assessment of the need for increased law enforcement and judicial training in The Gambia. --------------------------------- INTERNAL AND REGIONAL CHALLENGES --------------------------------- 2. The regional challenges for The [...]
2009-02-19 09:32:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI GA
09BASRAH17BASRA: ONE YEAR AFTER CHARGE OF THE KNIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. One year after the Iraqi Army (IA) routed militia groups (with US and UK military help) during Operation Charge of the Knights (CoK),Basra Province has stabilized. Continued gains in security, a boost to investment, and improvements in governance appear tantalizingly possible. V [...]
2009-04-10 14:39:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV MARR IZ
09BEIJING1339 CHINA'S AUTO INDUSTRY ENJOYS RECORD SALES FOR FOURTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Record auto sales in April suggest that China's auto support plan is providing a significant boost to the industry. April auto sales data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show that 1.15 million vehicles were sold, the fourth straight month of [...]
2009-05-19 04:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND OTRA SENV CH
09BEIJING1387TIANANMEN: JUNE 4 MEMORIES REMAIN FRESH FOR
[...] (C) Twenty years on, the June 4, 1989 violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators continues to have a powerful impact on Chinese society and politics, despite the fact that the event remains a taboo subject, according to a range of Embassy contacts. The Party has reportedly created a sp [...]
2009-05-22 12:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PROP CH
09BEIJING1390TIANANMEN: JUNE 4 MEMORIES REMAIN FRESH FOR
[...] (C) Twenty years on, the June 4, 1989 violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators continues to have a powerful impact on Chinese society and politics, despite the fact that the event remains a taboo subject, according to a range of Embassy contacts. The Party has reportedly created a sp [...]
2009-05-25 12:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PROP CH
09BEIJING1476 CHINESE BID TO BUY HUMMER AWAITS GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Chinese industrial machinery company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with General Motors (GM) to purchase its civilian Hummer brand. A GM China official (protect) confirmed that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery does not have experience in the autom [...]
2009-06-03 23:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV SENV CH
09BEIJING1522Brazilian President Lula's Trip
[...] (SBU) Summary. During President Lula's trip to China, Brazil and China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen their relationship and finalized China Development Bank's (CDB) $10 billion loan to Petrobras. Details of the deal indicate that China will not acquire stakes in any Brazilian oil [...]
2009-06-08 01:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EIND PREL EFIN EPET
09BEIJING174CHINA: VISA DELAYS SET BACK WESTINGHOUSE PROJECT, THREATEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Westinghouse's execution of a multi-billion dollar contract to build nuclear power units in China -- a source of thousands of U.S. jobs -- continues to be hindered by visa processing delays, specifically the 9 weeks currently required for Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion ( [...]
2009-01-21 09:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA CH
09BEIJING2121 LOCAL OFFICIALS IGNORE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN CANCER
[...] (SBU) "Cancer villages" appear to be as commonplace as water pollution in China. For local residents, it is not a question of whether cancer villages exist, but rather how badly cancer has afflicted the villages. Although local and international journalists have reported periodically on the l [...]
2009-07-24 09:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO PREL CH
09BEIJING2124SECRETARIES CHU AND LOCKE DISCUSS CLEAN ENERGY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) During his recent visit to China, Energy Secretary Chu met with China's Minister of Science and Technology WAN Gang on July 15 to discuss priorities for the new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research and Development Center, which they publicly announced later the same day at a joint press con [...]
2009-07-26 23:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING2183THE URUMQI RIOTS - WHAT CONTACTS SAY HAPPENED
[...] (C) For three weeks following the initial July 5 violence in Urumqi, a series of EmbOffs visited Xinjiang to seek out solid information about the incident and its aftermath. Using the information gathered, we have put together a timeline of the events that began that day. Following is one of [...]
2009-07-31 09:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PROP CH
09BEIJING2343CHINA: DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The following are answers to the due diligence questions posed in reftel. (Note: In the answers below "Cummins" and "the company" refer to the parent company headquartered in the United States; "Cummins China" refers to Cummins' wholly- owned holding company in China as well as its join [...]
2009-08-13 10:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRAD KSEP SENV CH
09BEIJING2630PRC REACTS TO U.S. TIRE SAFEGUARDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Chinese reaction to the U.S. decision announced September 11 to impose Section 421 tariffs against Chinese tire imports has thus far been contained to the trade sector, in line with PRC indications to the high-level interagency delegation in Beijing last week. MOFCOM anno [...]
2009-09-14 12:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2980OCTOBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION,
[...] Key points at the October 27 MFA press briefing: -- China would deepen ties with Egypt and promote China-Africa and China-Arab ties at the early November Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- China hoped relevant parties would q [...]
2009-10-26 22:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PARM EAID CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING3115CHINA'S ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW: A TOOTHLESS TIGER WHEN IT COMES
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's antitrust authorities and courts have been reluctant to use the country's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) to curb anti-competitive behavior of state-owned enterprises (SOEs),according to a number of Chinese scholars, antitrust lawyers, and newspapers. Speaking at a Georgetown [...]
2009-11-13 09:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EINV ETRD KIPR CH
09BEIJING3182ENERGY AND COMMERCE SECRETARIES CHU AND LOCKE LEAD
[...] (U) In an effort to promote clean energy cooperation during the U.S. President's first visit to Beijing, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke led a senior-level U.S.-China roundtable discussion on clean energy on November 16. The roundtable included distinguished [...]
2009-11-27 09:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING443CHINA ANNOUNCES SHIPBUILDING SUPPORT PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China's State Council announced a shipbuilding industry support plan on Feb. 11, the fifth of ten such plans for key industries designed to help sectors hit hardest by the economic slowdown. The plan includes a three-year moratorium on approval of new shipyards, but observers d [...]
2009-02-20 12:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EIND ETRD CH
09BEIJING531NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS TO OPEN MARCH 5:
[...] (C) China's nominal legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC),will convene March 5 and is expected to focus on measures for coping with the global financial crisis, with particular emphasis on fleshing out the PRC fiscal stimulus package, increasing domestic demand and boosting employm [...]
2009-03-02 12:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI CH
09BEIJING643CHINA ACTS TO BOOST EXPORTS, SUBSTITUTE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past few months, China has implemented an array of measures at the national level designed to boost exports, promote use of domestic products and dampen demand for imports (Ref A). In some sectors (textiles, steel, light industry and petrochemicals, and machinery),the [...]
2009-03-12 09:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN WTRO CH
09BEIJING693CHINA/DOMESTIC DEMAND: DON'T BET ON RURAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Slumping rural income growth due to both lower agricultural prices and remittances, and a still-inadequate rural social safety net hamper Chinese Government efforts to boost rural consumption. Consumer spending coupons and rebates have had only a limited impact. Despite an em [...]
2009-03-17 16:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR CH
09BEIJING817SAOs: U.S. Companies Highlight Harm to U.S. Exports; Jobs
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidents and CEOs of U.S. high-tech exporters met with the CDA to express their concern that four-month-long waits for visa issuances are having a serious negative impact on American exports, and to discuss possible solutions. A delegation of former American Chamber of Commerc [...]
2009-03-27 06:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA
09BEIJING913NORTH AFRICAN DIPLOMATS ANGRY ABOUT "CHINA INC."
[...] (C) SUMMARY: North African diplomats based in Beijing told EconOff that China's relations with the region are under stress caused by explosive growth in China's exports to the region. China's trade with the five countries in the region grew by 590 percent from 2001 to 2007. North African cou [...]
2009-04-07 06:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EAID PREL CH AU
09BEIRUT114LEBANON: 2008 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) The 2008 End Use Monitoring Report for INL programs in Lebanon, formatted as directed by Reftel, follows: PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program coordinator: Virginia Sher Ramadan, +961-04/542600 ext. 4368, ramadanvs@state.gov Inventory System: Post records the distributio [...]
2009-01-28 11:57:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN
09BEIRUT716LEBANON: INDUSTRIALISTS LOBBY TO INCLUDE ALL LEBANESE
[...] (SBU) As part of the USTR's evaluations of ongoing country practices for the general system of preferences (GSP),the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) submitted a petition to include all Lebanese exports to the U.S. under the GSP program. In 2008, Lebanese exports to the U.S. were [...]
2009-06-29 07:48:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND PGOV ETRD KFLU SY LE
09BEIRUT894 LEBANON: COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2009
[...] Date: February 2009 Post: Beirut Country: Lebanon Company: LTM International Inc. Company Headquarters (State & zip code): FL 34202 Issue/project: Sale of $32,000 worth of apparel. Specific Actions Taken: CS Beirut, in cooperation with the New York Export Assistance Center (NYEAC),connecte [...]
2009-08-10 07:25:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON EINV LE
09BEIRUT918LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER SAYS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IS A TOP
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche encouraging central government budget transparency to caretaker Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah on August 7. Chatah declared that budget transparency was one of his ministry's top priorities, as evidenced by its commitment to a $4 million World Ba [...]
2009-08-17 12:02:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV LE SOCI
09BELGRADE374SERBIA: 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Belgrade's 2008 End Use Monitoring Report follows. 2. PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program coordinator: Robert Norris, +381.11.306.4836, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, Kneza Milosa St. 50, Belgrade, Serbia Inventory System: ICITAP does not use and automate [...]
2009-04-29 16:21:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN SR
09BELGRADE393SERBIA: 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Belgrade's 2008 End Use Monitoring Report follows. 2. PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program coordinator: Robert Norris, +381.11.306.4836, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, Kneza Milosa St. 50, Belgrade, Serbia Inventory System: DOJ/OPDAT and DOJ/ICITAP do not [...]
2009-05-06 11:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN SR
09BELGRADE420 EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH,
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS had a follow-up meeting with Border Police High Commissioner Zoran Lasica regarding the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System; this system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras [...]
2009-05-14 16:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE469SERBIA: ARREST OF POWERFUL BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME FIGURE
[...] (SBU) Following President Tadic's March promises to crack down on organized crime (Ref A),on April 27 the Serbian police arrested notorious organized crime figure Sreten Jocic, better known as Joca "Amsterdam," for the October 2008 murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanic. Jocic was arrested [...]
2009-06-01 16:47:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE489Serbia: First Quarter 2009 Results - Crisis Continues,
[...] (SBU) Serbia's first quarter 2009 macroeconomic figures show further economic deterioration. However, with his usual economic optimism Deputy Prime Minister Dinkic claimed that Serbia had passed the low point of the crisis and would see "better and better news." Positive signs included the st [...]
2009-06-09 15:40:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE803EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]
2009-08-05 12:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE805EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]
2009-08-05 12:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BERLIN1093MERKEL PAINTS HERSELF INTO A CORNER: WHY THE OPEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. No one could have predicted that the Opel rescue would take this long. The parties in the Grand Coalition government, the CDU/CSU and SPD alike, all had a strong interest in resolving the matter and preserving jobs well before the national elections on September 27. Opel itse [...]
2009-09-04 16:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB ETRD GM
09BERLIN1138ECONOMIC ISSUES DOMINATE GERMANY'S 2009 GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As they head to the polls on September 27, German voters have one major worry on their minds: the economy. Well aware of this reality, the five viable political parties -- the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)-Christian Social Union (CSU),Social Democratic Party (SPD),Free Demo [...]
2009-09-15 12:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1156GERMAN FEDERAL PROSECUTORS REQUEST INFORMATION TO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) During a meeting between German federal prosecutors, Econoffs and LES Legal Specialist, German federal prosecutor Wolfgang Siegmund raised two questions related to German export control cases. 3. (S) Siegmund stated th [...]
2009-09-18 10:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL CH GM
09BERLIN119(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 14:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1225MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...]
2009-09-30 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM
09BERLIN1395GM DECISION NOT TO SELL OPEL GREETED BY SHOCK AND
[...] (C) Summary: Just hours after Chancellor Merkel's historic November 3 address to a joint session of Congress, General Motors (GM) canceled its sale of Opel to Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna. The decision, which followed repeated assurances from GM that it was a done deal, came as a co [...]
2009-11-05 06:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON ELAB PREL RU GM
09BERLIN1400MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, GENERAL MOTORS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GMQs U-turn 3. Chancellor Merkel in the US 4. President Obama Q One year after the elections 5. Lisbon Treaty 6. CIA Q Italian Court 7. Climate Change 8. Iranian Protests 9. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-11-05 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG IR EU GM US IT
09BERLIN1403SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Berlin warmly welcomes you to Germany for the historic 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin is hosting all four-powers and EU leaders at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark this occasion. Your visit includes meetings with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister [...]
2009-11-05 16:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF MNUC AF RS IR KPAL KWBG GM
09BERLIN1409MEDIA REACTION: GENERAL MOTORS, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GM's U-turn 3. UN staff in Afghanistan relocated 4. German Foreign Policy 5. Fall of the Wall 6. Mideast Peace Process  [...]
2009-11-06 13:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AF GM US
09BERLIN1415NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG ON MANDATES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 5 introductory meeting, new Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg told Ambassador Murphy that one of his immediate challenges was dealing with five separate Bundeswehr mandates that come up for renewal in December, which is complicated by uncertainty about [...]
2009-11-09 07:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO ETRD KNNP PARM EFIN PGOV
09BERLIN1420MEDIA REACTION: FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall 3. OEF Offensive in Kunduz 4. GM/Opel 5. Top EU Jobs  [...]
2009-11-10 11:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1429MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, ARMISTICE DAY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. Armistice Day 5. Muslims in Germany  [...]
2009-11-12 11:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF CH JA FR EU GM
09BERLIN155MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUANTANAMO, MSC, ISRAEL, ECONOMY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Reconstruction 3. Fate Of Guantnamo Detainees 4. Munich Security Conference 5. Upcoming Israeli Elections 6. U.S. Economy -- Protectionism 7. Sarkozy Speech 8. Nuclear Energy 9. U.S. Healthcare Insurance 10. Vatican Controversy [...]
2009-02-06 11:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IZ US IS XF FR VT
09BERLIN1553MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, COP15, GENERAL MOTORS;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories 2. Climate Change 3. Afghanistan 4. GM Plans to Restructure Opel  [...]
2009-12-07 12:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG
09BERLIN215(C) GERMANS WARN THAT BUY AMERICA COULD PROMPT
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy officials have encountered strong official reactions, public outcry and unfavorable press on Buy America provisions in the U.S. stimulus package. Germans are widely concerned about their impact on an already troubled export-oriented economy. Embassy representatives re [...]
2009-02-20 16:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL GM
09BERLIN254MISSION GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO INFO REQUEST IN
[...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Due to the deepening financial and economic crises, Germany is experiencing its worst recession since World War II. Its export-oriented manufacturing sector, including the automotive industry, has been hit particularly hard; new car orders fell 20 percent in the fourth quarter o [...]
2009-03-03 16:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN272GM Calls for State Funds in Opel Plan: Germans Wary
[...] Summary. This week, GM presented the German government with its plan to partially divorce Opel by creating a holding company. The plan would require the German government to provide funding support to the new company. German Economics Minister zu Guttenberg promised a German government respo [...]
2009-03-06 16:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN324MEDIA REACTION: AIG, EU, PAKISTAN, NATO, KOREA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. AIG Controversy 3. EU Summit 4. Financial Crisis 5. U.S. Strikes in Pakistan 6. French Return to NATO Command 7. Climate Protection 8. North Korean Missile Test 9. Papal Visit to Africa  [...]
2009-03-19 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM XG US KN PK FR VT
09BERLIN345SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Chancellor Merkel will be focused on a productive, substantive meeting when you visit Baden-Baden April 3. Germany holds the greatest untapped potential in Europe for our transatlantic agenda; unlocking it will take sustained effort by the Administration, and the payoff will not be imm [...]
2009-03-24 12:51:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN390Chancellor Merkel Clarifies Her Stance on the
[...] Summary. Chancellor Merkel confounded critics and pledged to stand by Opel in a speech at the firm's Ruesselsheim plant on March 31. Her remarks were greeted by a standing ovation from the workers and widespread positive comment by the media. While ruling out direct government investment, t [...]
2009-04-02 05:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB GM
09BERLIN511(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN UAV EQUIPMENT
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin spectrum analyzers and motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) progra [...]
2009-05-04 13:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN548GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings on April 30, 2009, David Lipton of the NSC and Eric Meyer of the Treasury Department shared concerns about Ukraine's deteriorating public finances and shaky banking sector with senior officials from the German Ministries of Economics, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as we [...]
2009-05-12 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN560(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin servo motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. Wacker did not [...]
2009-05-14 15:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN567MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]
2009-05-15 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN603SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit to Germany for the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Of the larger European Union member states, Germany holds the greatest untapped potential for our transatlantic agenda, but much will have to be settled at the ballot box this [...]
2009-05-20 17:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN GM OVIP PGOV PREL
09BERLIN644U.S. CRITICIZED FOR BREAKDOWN OF OPEL RESCUE TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: May 27 negotiations in Berlin aimed at deciding a rescue strategy for General Motors (GM) subsidiary Opel ended without an agreement. The meeting did yield one noteworthy development: the number of remaining suitors for Opel appears to have narrowed from four to just two -- Fiat [...]
2009-05-28 18:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN664OPEL RESCUE: MERKEL CREDITS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After a deal on the rescue of General Motors subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall was reached in the early hours of May 30, Chancellor Merkel underlined the important role played by President Obama. The Canadian firm Magna International, along with the Russian bank Sberbank and Russian auto [...]
2009-06-03 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN713MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe  [...]
2009-06-15 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN791GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]
2009-07-01 12:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN897OPEL SALE COLLIDES WITH POLITICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Always be prepared for the unexpected: that might be the moral of the story in the German Opel deal so far. Just as the independent new GM-Europe trust fund was expected to announce its decision on the complex sale of 55 percent of General Motors' (GM's) holdings in the car m [...]
2009-07-27 05:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BISHKEK297KYRGYZSTAN: SECOND DAY OF MANAS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S) On April 3, U.S. and Kyrgyz delegations continued discussions on the presence of U.S. defense personnel in Kyrgyzstan. Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev and Minister of Defense Bakytbek Kalyev again represented the government of Kyrgyzstan, with no other Kyrgyz participants present. Amb [...]
2009-04-03 14:50:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK700KYRGYZ ELITE FAWN OVER PRESIDENT'S SON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Much of Kyrgyzstan's political and business elite gathered to celebrate the opening of presidential son Maxim Bakiyev's new hotel at Lake Issyk Kul on June 20. The private event featured pop stars from Moscow and Europe, plenty of alcohol, and a raft of bodyguards. Maxim was clearly th [...]
2009-06-30 11:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KG
09BISHKEK921KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS BATKEN BORDER POST,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, the Ambassador opened a U.S.-funded border post along the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border in the volatile southern Batken Oblast. During the event, a senior Border Service officer expressed concerns about incursions into the country by foreign militants fleeing the [...]
2009-08-13 11:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BOGOTA1108NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to poor weather, 6,410 total hectares were sprayed in February; eradication aircraft were involved in one hostile fire incident. February's operations in Tumaco included several NAS humanitarian missions to aid victims of floods and violence. The GOC's 2009 manual eradicat [...]
2009-04-02 21:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA1361COLOMBIA MANDATES FLEX FUEL VEHICLES DESPITE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under a new government decree, local automakers and importers will be required to sell only flex-fuel vehicles capable of running on any mixture of gasoline and ethanol up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). The decree phases in the requirement for new small vehicles beginning in 2012 [...]
2009-04-27 19:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV ECON SENV CO
09BOGOTA1832LESSONS LEARNED FROM PLAN COLOMBIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. I asked my Country Team to distill our combined Colombia experience into a cable offering a selection of lessons learned that may be of use to our colleagues in Mexico and other countries confronting escalating drug trafficking and related violence. This is not [...]
2009-06-08 19:26:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNEAID SNAR PREL MOPS PTER MX CO
09BOGOTA1855NAS MONTHLY w5a hectares, with poor
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 13:49:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA2017GOC SCRAMBLES TO DEAL WITH GROWING BUDGET WOES
[...] SUMMARY. (U) After several years of steady growth, the global economic crisis is hitting GOC coffers and generating a newly projected 2009 central government deficit of $7 billion (3.7% of GDP),and a 2010 estimate of $11 billion (4.3% of GDP). With continuing obligations in infrastructure, [...]
2009-06-23 19:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CO
09BOGOTA2020JEFFERSON SCIENCE FELLOW PROMOTES S&T DIPLOMACY IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jefferson Science Fellow Tim DeVoogd visited Colombia June 8-12, exploring potential areas of bilateral Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) cooperation. He analyzed Colombia's STI system with federal and regional GOC stakeholders, leading universities and STI development [...]
2009-06-23 21:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETTC CO TSPL PGOV EINV KCIS
09BOGOTA2088FISCALIA CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOACHA CASES
[...] (U) The Fiscalia has formally charged 75 individuals--72 army and 3 civilians--for the 'false positive' murders of thirteen Soacha residents. In courtroom statements, prosecutors have attributed the motive to the military's informal bodycount system. Victims' families report receiving thre [...]
2009-07-01 20:42:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2127COLOMBIA: HAS RECESSION ARRIVED?
[...] SUMMARY. The GOC recently released its first quarter growth figure, negative 0.06 percent, sparking a debate among economic cognizanti over whether or not Colombia was in recession. Regardless, the relatively modest downturn was viewed as a positive sign, given that most forecasts predicted [...]
2009-07-06 12:50:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN EFIN EIND EINT EINV EMIN CO
09BOGOTA2380NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team sprayed 14,380 hectares in June and is on schedule to reach the 100,000 hectare goal. Accion Social opened up more area to spray in Tumaco, Narino. Phase II of the manual eradication campaign will end in July and Phase III will start in mid-August; [...]
2009-07-28 18:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA2604 AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JULY 2009 PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the monthly Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report for July, 2009, as required by Reftel. The Government of Colombia (GOC) sorted 2,758 tracks during July. There were two Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) for the month. END SUMMARY. ------- Tracks ------- 2. ( [...]
2009-08-19 11:33:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2712 AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JULY 2009 PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the monthly Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report for July, 2009, as required by Reftel. The Government of Colombia (GOC) sorted 2,758 tracks during July. There were two Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) for the month. END SUMMARY. ------- Tracks ------- 2. ( [...]
2009-08-25 19:11:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2763 AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JULY 2009 PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the monthly Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report for July, 2009, as required by Reftel. The Government of Colombia (GOC) sorted 2,758 tracks during July. There were two Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) for the month. END SUMMARY. ------- Tracks ------- 2. ( [...]
2009-08-28 20:55:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3188COLOMBIA: REPONSE TO OPIC ON MICROFINANCE GROWTH FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy contacts at Colombia's National Association of Financial Institutions (ANIF) described the Women's World Banking (WWB) microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Bucaramanga, Cali, and Popayan as outstanding lending institutions with a solid reputation in Colombia. Forbes Mag [...]
2009-10-08 13:21:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT EFIN OPIC CO EINV
09BOGOTA3262SEPTEMBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE
[...] (U) Diego Molano was named the new head of the President's Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation (Accion Social). The GOC has officially changed the name of "Fusion Centers" to "Regional Coordination Centers." Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Stockton visited the Plan for [...]
2009-10-16 13:26:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA3571Colombia: Follow Up Response on Previous ACE Finalists
[...] Summary. Per reftel, Post contacted the following finalists of the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE): Occidental, SURevolution, General Motors. All three companies are still working in Colombia and continuing their corporate social responsibility programs since being [...]
2009-12-17 19:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV
09BOGOTA3662NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eradication numbers continue to lag behind last year's due to funding constraints affecting manual eradication progress. So far in 2009, the Colombian government has reported a total of 40 fatalities during manual eradication operations. Other GOC forces have also incurred ca [...]
2009-11-18 13:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA372COLOMBIA'S AMAZON REGION: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT,
[...] SUMMARY. The economy of Amazonas Department, which borders Brazil and Peru, contributes less than .05 percent to Colombia's GDP. Local experts tell us that the Department's limited infrastructure and prevalence of protected areas -- there are only 25 miles of paved roads in the department and [...]
2009-02-04 22:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV EAID CO
09BOGOTA3894COLOMBIA: 2010 NTE SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy Bogota's submission for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report, which has been e-mailed to USTR, WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC and EEB/TPP/BTA. TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT ------------------------- 2. The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) wa [...]
2009-12-04 21:32:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD CO
09BOGOTA519WORRIED GOC ACTS TO SAVE "MEDELLIN MIRACLE"
[...] (C) The GOC in late January launched a major push in Medellin to combat the rising rate of violent crime in the city and nearby areas. Medellin has enjoyed the most dramatic drop in homicide rates of any major city or region in Colombia under President Uribe's Democratic Security policy, mak [...]
2009-02-18 20:15:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM CO SNAR
09BRASILIA1167JOINT ACTION PLAN TO ELIMINATE RACISM (JAPER)
[...] Summary: In a September 8-9 technical meeting of the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER) in Brasilia, the USG and GOB agreed on the following: -- an agenda for the October 22-23 Steering Group Meeting in Salvador featuring high-level [...]
2009-09-17 21:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL BR
09BRASILIA1500BRAZIL: AUSTR VISIT TO RECIFE HIGHLIGHTS PURSUIT OF
[...] (SBU) On December 10 and 11, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for the Americas Everett Eissenstat, accompanied by Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Katherine Kalutkiewicz, visited Recife (in the Northeastern state of Pernambuco) to discuss the economic potential of Bra [...]
2009-12-21 19:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA449BRAZILIAN CITY'S SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS MAY BECOME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 11:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO ECON PREL SOCI BR
09BRATISLAVA428SLOVAKIA'S BORDER WITH UKRAINE
[...] (U) Summary. On Monday, September 21, Embassy officers together with DHS/ICE attachi visited the Slovak-Ukraine border as the guests of the Border and Alien Police (BAP). Our purposes were (I) to assess any security changes since visa waiver accession; (ii) observe U.S.-donated inspection eq [...]
2009-10-02 15:31:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV LO UP PINR
09BRATISLAVA45 SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...]
2009-01-26 15:44:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO
09BRATISLAVA535SLOVAK TRUCKERS THREATEN BLOCKADE OVER TOLLS
[...] Slovak truckers are threatening to block gas stations nationwide to protest the new electronic toll system that is to be activated on January 1. Dissident members of the national trucking association are trying to force the government to reduce prices for installation of dashboard tolling equi [...]
2009-12-31 14:32:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN LO
09BRAZZAVILLE202CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - CAMPAIGN OBSERVATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Brazzaville has been generally quiet since the start of campaigning last Friday. The campaign in the capital has so far displayed little energy, though things have been picking up since the weekend. Even though he has been out of town, Sassou has been the most visible candidate in [...]
2009-07-02 10:10:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS CF
09BRAZZAVILLE362REFUGEE UPDATE - 88,000 DRC REFUGEES IN THE LIKOUALA REGION
[...] (U) Over the last two months, 87,789 DRC refugees have crossed the Ubangui River into the Likouala region of the Congo in order to flee fighting in the Equateur province of DRC. DCM and RefCoord visited five of the approximately 60 refugee sites between December 17 and 19. The refugees are sp [...]
2009-12-23 11:28:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV UNHCR WFP CT CM CG CF
09BRUSSELS1012INTERVIEW OF BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE CREM
[...] Embassy wishes to provide Department with the text of the following interview of Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem, which appeared in the Dutch-language Belgian magazine, Humo, on July 14, 2009. 2. Begin text of interview: Q: As Defense Minister, you let our country fight along in [...]
2009-07-23 15:54:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS AF BE
09BRUSSELS1059U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL REGULATORY FORUM MEETS IN BRUSSELS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU and U.S. officials covered a packed agenda during a well-attended High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF) in Brussels on July 24. The European Commission hosted this, the sixth HLRCF, gathering regulators from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss regulatory cooperati [...]
2009-07-31 15:53:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS13EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE - THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Over the past 24 hours the mood in Brussels has shifted from concern over how to get Ukraine and Russia back to the negotiating table to concern over gas supplies for EU Member States. A Commission contact told Econ Officers this morning that the Ukraine/Russia [...]
2009-01-06 17:47:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS1616BARROSO'S NEW COMMISSION SHOULD BE GOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission President Barroso's announced line-up of the policy portfolios for the new Commission that takes office on/about February 1 has mostly good implications for U.S. economic policy interests: -- New Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht (Belgian Foreign Minister until [...]
2009-12-01 16:25:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV EAGR EIND
09BRUSSELS310YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER VAN ROMPUY
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Vice President, your meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy can reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, Iran, Kosovo and Africa. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize Belgium's expanding contri [...]
2009-03-05 15:24:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BE
09BRUSSELS78 Working with the EU to Spur Transatlantic
[...] (SBU) The United States and the European Union have the largest economic relationship in the world and remain the leaders in setting the global economic and regulatory agenda, and successfully managing this relationship will be critical as we address the economic downturn this year. U.S. and [...]
2009-01-21 14:24:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS948TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT
[...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...]
2009-07-08 15:35:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL
09BUCHAREST70ROMANIA: AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
[...] (U) This cable provides information about Romania in response to reftel request regarding foreign automobile subsidy programs. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Romania (GOR) has attempted to use all of the available policy tools permitted by the European Commission (EC) to mitigate the [...]
2009-02-05 09:52:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO RO
09BUCHAREST85ROMANIA: 2009 BUDGET MIXES REALISM WITH WISHFUL THINKING
[...] (SBU) The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a 2009 budget draft that is expected to be approved by Parliament without substantial amendments. The final draft combines selected doses of austerity with an effort to balance competing interests by promising priority projects to all parties; the r [...]
2009-02-11 12:26:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RO
09BUENOSAIRES1020HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 16:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1198ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTER: GOA LOOKING FOR U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Economy Boudou, the two discussed the status of the GoA's latest offer to the bond ""holdouts,"" discussions with the IMF and Paris Club, and U.S. investment in Argentina. Boudou was confident of a successful deal with the [...]
2009-11-05 16:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EIND EINV PINR PREL ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES171HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 11:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES220HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 18:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES366Argentina: License For Nil - GoA Imposes New Import
[...] (SBU) In a context of global concerns over increasing protectionist pressures, Argentina, which signed onto a November 2008 G-20 standstill agreement on new barriers to trade, is actively expanding a list of products which require non-automatic import licenses. U.S. firms and others importing [...]
2009-03-30 15:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES375ARGENTINA: DEFENSE MINISTRY REQUESTS THAT U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine daily finance and business paper "Ambito Financiero" released a relatively accurate story March 31 that the Ministry of Defense had requested the U.S. Military Group vacate its offices in the Argentine MOD headquarters, "Edificio Libertador," within 45 days. That requ [...]
2009-03-31 21:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES406 INL-FUNDED ASSISTANCE IN ARGENTINA: 2008 END-USE
[...] Embassy Buenos Aires' CY-2008 End-Use Monitoring Report follows below: 2. Inventory Management EUM Program Coordinator: Theodore J. Craig, Phone number 54-11-5777-4858, email address: craigtj@state.gov Post's Narcotics Program has to date not utilized PD&S funding and has been unable [...]
2009-04-06 14:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN AR
09BUENOSAIRES627Argentina: GoA Pension Fund Gives Credits to General Motors
[...] (SBU) The GOA's national pension fund (ANSES) will provide GM Argentina up to US$ 70 million in credits to support the company's production of its new "Viva" compact car. The Viva will incorporate Brazilian parts and be targeted for export to other Latin American markets. President Cristina F [...]
2009-05-28 21:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES653ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL ON VP COBOS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador engaged with Vice President Julio Cobos during a June 1 farewell call at his Senate President office on improvements in bilateral cooperation over the past three years, Argentina's upcoming congressional elections, and the importance of a strong education system. Co [...]
2009-06-04 17:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES665ARGENTINA: U.S. ELECTRONICS FIRMS FACE GOA TAX MEASURES
[...] (SBU) The GoA has proposed a legislative initiative that aims to promote domestic assembly of computer and telecom electronics and create jobs in Argentina's southern Tierra del Fuego (TdF) province by raising taxes on products imported or manufactured elsewhere in Argentina. President Cristin [...]
2009-06-07 19:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES805Argentine Economy Minister Shuffle Augurs No Economic
[...] (SBU) As predicted in Ref A (para 14),the GoA appointed Amado Boudou, previously the head of the GoA's social security administration, as the new Minister of Economy on July 7. Boudou, with a classical background in economics and a reputation as a mercenary, is seen as someone who will not in [...]
2009-07-08 21:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL PINR AR
09BUJUMBURA103SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 05:03:00Embassy BujumburaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER BY
09CAIRO205LESSONS LEARNED FROM EMBASSY CAIRO'S EVACUATION OF AMERICAN
[...] Summary: Embassy Cairo evacuated four families with American citizens and family members entitled to immigrant visas, and assisted in the evacuation of over 100 foreign nationals on January 19, 2009. The evacuation went smoothly and lessons learned follow. End Summary. 2. On January 19, 2 [...]
2009-02-04 15:12:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL PTER ASEC KPAL EG
09CAIRO336FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22, at approximately 7:00 p.m. local time, an explosion went off near the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo,s old city, close to the El Hussain Mosque. Although the market is normally a heavily trafficked tourist area, many shops are closed on Sundays and there were re [...]
2009-02-24 14:30:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNKWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER
09CAIRO624SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (SBU) The Egyptians and I warmly welcome you to Cairo. Our partnership in law enforcement and security cooperation remains solid. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our law enforcement cooperation with the State Security Investigative Service (SSIS),which is under the aus [...]
2009-04-13 08:34:00Embassy CairoSECRETPTER PREL PHUM PGOV KJUS EG
09CAIRO934AYMAN NOUR INJURED BY UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANT
[...] Key Points: -- (U) On May 23, an unidentified assailant attacked opposition politician Ayman Nour, released from prison in February (ref A and B),with flames from an ignited aerosol can. -- (U) Nour, who on May 21 announced his intention to run for president in 2011, suffered first [...]
2009-05-26 09:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EG
09CANBERRA220AUSTRALIA - INPUT FOR G-20
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The top concern for the Australians going into the G20 summit will be coordinated international action to restore global confidence, bolster the stability of the international financial system, and produce outcomes that lead to tangible results. PM Rudd wants to coordinate wi [...]
2009-03-04 21:09:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN AS
09CANBERRA331GANG VIOLENCE SPARKS CALLS FOR TOUGHER MEASURES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Following the murder of an outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) associate in full view of hundreds of travelers at Sydney Airport on March 22, the GOA and New South Wales (NSW) are calling for tougher efforts against gang-related violence. The Deputy National Security Adviser told [...]
2009-04-02 01:26:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV SNAR SOCI AS
09CANBERRA571NEW NEGOTIATOR UPDATES ON FTA TALKS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia's lead negotiator is optimistic about the prospects for rapid progress on an FTA with the ROK following the completion of the first round of discussions in May. Agriculture will be the biggest sticking point, but each country's agreement with the United States provid [...]
2009-06-18 07:55:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON PREL CH KS JP AS
09CANBERRA624AUSTRALIAN CAR INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM INCENTIVES
[...] (SBU) The Australian car industry has experienced a recovery in vehicle sales due to a range of government policy initiatives. While imports account for 85% of the Australian market, local producers Ford, GM Holden and Toyota have nevertheless benefited from economic stimulus policies and parti [...]
2009-07-07 06:41:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON AS
09CANBERRA64AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS - AUSTRALIA
[...] On November 10, 2008, the GOA announced its "New Car Plan for a Greener Future". Totalling A$7.7 billion (US$5.1 at current exchange rates),it focuses on encouraging the manufacture of low-emissions vehicles (Toyota has already received money under this provision),a fund to encourage consol [...]
2009-01-20 04:34:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDEIND EFIN ETRD PREL WTO AS
09CANBERRA723RUDD GOVERNMENT CALLS ON OPPOSITION LEADER TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Auditor-General's report has, as expected, cleared Prime Minister Rudd and Treasurer Swan of improperly assisting a car dealer friend of Rudd's. The report criticized the Treasury Minstry for its administration of a car credit scheme, especially a Treasury official who provid [...]
2009-08-06 05:47:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAS PGOV
09CAPETOWN169 PROTESTS OVER LACK OF HOUSING CONTINUES
[...] (U) On July 30, 2009 about 300 people gathered at the entrance to Masiphumelele, an informal settlement near Fish Hoek in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town to protest against lack of housing. The protesters blocked Kommetjie Road obstructing access to motorists on their way to work and burnt [...]
2009-07-31 19:14:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SF
09CAPETOWN204 GOVERNMENT SPENDS EXCESIVELY ON LUXURY CARS
[...] (U) In recent months government Ministers and senior officials have spent roughly 4 million USD on luxury vehicles. Although the spending is in accordance with the Ministerial Handbook and no regulations have been broken, the public outcry has been enormous. (Note: Ministers are entitled to [...]
2009-09-15 16:39:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SF
09CAPETOWN57EAST LONDON'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE SPEEDS
[...] Summary: The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ),established in 2002, is a South African Government initiative to encourage export-driven growth and to diversify the mostly rural Eastern Cape economy. Since its inception, the ELIDZ has grown quickly and now includes fourteen in [...]
2009-03-13 15:18:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDEIND EINV ETRD SA
09CARACAS1011PRO-GOVERNMENT MILITANTS ATTACK TV STATION GLOBOVISION
[...] (SBU) An estimated 35 armed militants attacked the opposition-leaning television station Globovision in the early afternoon of August 3, 2009, led by the well-known pro-Chavez activist Lina Ron. Brandishing weapons, the attackers breached the perimeter wall of the station's headquarters. After thro [...]
2009-08-03 21:33:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAO PREL VE
09CARACAS1038THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CARABOBO GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Governor of Carabobo State, Henrique "El Pollo" Salas Feo, and his father and former governor and presidential candidate Henrique Salas Romer requested a meeting with the DCM and Ambassador August 6. They voiced their concerns about the national impact that the c [...]
2009-08-10 15:28:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
09CARACAS128TENSIONS MOUNTING WITH TWO WEEKS TO GO TO
[...] (C) Summary: With just over two weeks to go before President Chavez's February 15 referendum to remove term limits, tensions are high with near daily confrontations between student protesters and the police. Chavez continues to foment political polarization and is warning that if the amend [...]
2009-01-30 18:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM CASC ASEC VE
09CARACAS1489Students Occupy Embassies; Plan Second Hunger Strike
[...] (C) On November 19 student activist Julio Rivas told Polcouns and Human Rights Officer that students would convene a demonstration in Caracas on November 21 in which they would announce their initiation of a second round of political actions, to include a hunger strike by about 50 student [...]
2009-11-20 20:59:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM VE
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