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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE 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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 09ANKARA1349 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1453 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1505 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1537 | TIES THAT BIND: AZERI INFLUENCE OVER TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Turkey-Armenia protocols begin to percolate in the Turkish Parliament (SEPTEL),Azerbaijan's influence on Turkish public opinion will be pivotal. Given the close cultural, historical and linguistic ties between the Turks and Azerbaijanis, the Turkish public appears unwilli [...] | 2009-10-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AR AJ TU |
| 09ANKARA1632 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...] | 2009-11-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA1633 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...] | 2009-11-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA287 | CODEL DURBIN: TALKING CYPRUS -- AND HALKI -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Durbin, led by Assistant Majority Leader Senator Richard Durbin, met with senior GOT officials February 19 on bilateral relations, Cyprus, and efforts by the Greek Orthodox Church to reopen Halki Theological Seminary for training of priests. During the meetings, Senator Dur [...] | 2009-02-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PGOV CY GR TU |
| 09ANKARA47 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA600 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...] | 2009-04-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA606 | OBAMA DIDN'T SAY 'GENOCIDE' ... IN ENGLISH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA792 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA957 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANTANANARIVO166 | MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C) Summary. The political situation in Madagascar is more fuild than ever after the Wednesday take-over of the military command structure by "the Colonels", but the crumbling security situation appears to have settled down in Tana -- at least for now -- as a result of their move. I have m [...] | 2009-03-12 10:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO201 | MADAGASCAR: ELECTIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS? [...] (C) Summary: The St. Paddy's Day coup here ended the initial phase of Madagascar's political crisis, but the crisis itself is far from over; months of instability, often mascarading as normalcy, probably lie ahead for the long-suffering people of this extremely poor nation. In the wake of [...] | 2009-03-24 10:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO247 | ANTANANARIVO UPDATE: MADAGASCAR'S "NEW OPPOSITION" FIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of March 30 to April 3, an unclassified review of major events and information from the U.S. mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. The last two weeks in Madagascar have been dominated by ongoing demonstrations, while Andr [...] | 2009-04-03 03:46:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MA CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO261 | MADAGASCAR: POLITICAL PROCESS MOVING HALTINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Malagasy political and civil society actors are moving haltingly forward toward a grand national dialogue, using separate but somewhat parallel processes that all attempt to address the same major questions before Madagascar: political reconciliation, constitutional reform, el [...] | 2009-04-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MA UN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO270 | MADAGASCAR: TIME TO REGROUP AFTER TALKS COLLAPSE [...] (C) Summary: The collapse of weekend talks facilitated by the UN and AU between the four main Malagasy political "families" is being followed by a pause. Clarification of SADC's current position, especially as regards the possible return to Madagascar of Marc Ravalomanana, is needed before [...] | 2009-04-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO564 | MADAGASCAR: POLITICAL POSTURING CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: The international mediators have returned to Madagascar to arrange a meeting of the four Malagasy political rivals to take place in Mozambique August 5. Meanwhile, other political actors and civil society members are seeking the support of the international community to broaden th [...] | 2009-07-30 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO60 | DIPLOMATIC EFFORT REVEALS FULL-BLOWN MALAGASY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DIPLOMATS MET ON JANUARY 22 FIRST WITH ANTANANARIVO MAYOR ANDRY "TGV" RAJOELINA AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER TO SEEK COMMON GROUND THAT MIGHT CALM THE WORSENING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MADAGASCAR. THE TWO DISCUSSIONS, EACH LASTING ABOUT T [...] | 2009-01-23 09:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09ANTANANARIVO615 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 24 to 28, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITI [...] | 2009-08-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO642 | MADAGASCAR: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DELIVERS BLUNT [...] (C) Summary. Urgently convoked by HAT President Rajoelina on September 10, key ambassadors responded to his soft-soap appeal for understanding and support with a firm, unified reply denouncing his unilateral formation of a non-consensual government and stating that further sanctions and dif [...] | 2009-09-11 07:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO643 | MADAGASCAR'S COUP LEADER FACES RENEWED [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following the High Transitional Authority's (HAT) unilateral formation of a purportedly "consensual and inclusive" (but substantially unchanged) government on September 8 (ref A),Madagascar's three other major political movements have joined forces to condemn the HAT's actions and [...] | 2009-09-11 07:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO68 | REFLECTIONS ON THE CURRENT MALAGASY POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Whatever we might decide to do here to help defuse the current political crisis -- perhaps a phone call to the President from the Secretary -- should first be coordinated with Paris. They, unlike us, have extensive interests in Madagascar and are properly in the lead of any intern [...] | 2009-01-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09ANTANANARIVO701 | MADAGASCAR: TGV DIMS HOPE OF CRISIS RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the third ICG-M hosted by the AU in Antananarivo, de facto transition leader Rajoelina failed to make good on his promises to replace his prime minister with a consensus candidate. Instead, he demanded on national television that the international community make se [...] | 2009-10-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO779 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (13-NOV-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 2-13, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - Transition Government: Still a Work in [...] | 2009-11-13 12:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO812 | MADAGASCAR: LOBBYING FOR THE CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of the full transition cabinet for the new power-sharing Government of Madagascar has been delayed by continuing disagreements over the allocation of several ministerial posts. The local International Contact Group (ICG) issued a communique urging prompt action N [...] | 2009-11-25 10:52:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD MA |
| 09ASHGABAT1043 | TURKMENISTAN'S AGENDA FOR THE 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, Post received a circular diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan containing an explanation of the Turkmenistan Government's positions on issues to be considered during t [...] | 2009-08-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR PARM SENV UNGA UNHCR FAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1483 | TURKMEN FOREIGN MINISTER POSITIVE ABOUT RELATIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 16 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov provided his perspective on the current state of U.S.-Turkmenistan relations and the path ahead. He commented on our increasingly active political [...] | 2009-11-18 15:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1487 | TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CENTER CHIEF DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Ashgabat OSCE Center briefed DAS George Krol about OSCE programs and prospects in Turkmenistan. The number of projects i expanding, including several new fields, but it seems the Turkmen are merely checking a box by holding the events, with no tangible results. [...] | 2009-11-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV OSCE TX |
| 09ASHGABAT2 | : TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT264 | TURKMENISTAN: FORENSICS OFFICIALS HAVE THEIR OWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT303 | TURKMENISTAN: WHY ENGLISH MATTERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: English Language programs continue to play a vital role in achieving Embassy Ashgabat's MSP goals of assisting civil society development and promoting democratic and economic reforms in a predominantly Muslim countr [...] | 2009-03-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT75 | 2009 TURKMENISTAN BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Brief justification -- U.S. Embassy Ashgabat would like to bring an individual with a proven track record of success in business, and with specific experience in marketing and advertising, to Turkmenistan to lead a one-day seminar on the basics of marketing and advertising for 40-50 entreprene [...] | 2009-01-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD BEXP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT837 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regularizing our bilateral diplomatic dialogue. Key issues are increased transit for [...] | 2009-07-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT888 | TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an hour and a half, wide-ranging discussion on July 10, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov touched on regional issues, including Turkmen support for the stability of Afghanistan. Other participants in the meeting incl [...] | 2009-07-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT954 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. On 6 July, EXBS Advisor and Assistant met with Gurbangeldi Temirov, Deputy Chief for Logistics of the State Border Service, Gurban Begliyev, Head of the State Immigration Service, and Hemra Amannazarov, MFA representative. The p [...] | 2009-07-30 10:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
| 09ASTANA1000 | KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...] | 2009-06-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS |
| 09ASTANA1164 | KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns brought greetings to President Nazarbayev from President Obama and underscored the importance of the U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship by noting Kazakhstan was his delegation's first stop in Central Asia. He told Nazarbayev that President Obama is committed to st [...] | 2009-07-13 03:52:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ |
| 09ASTANA1175 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the second in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3 [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
| 09ASTANA1432 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES FILES FOR ARBITRATION, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 10, U.S. power company AES notified the government that it will go to international arbitration to appeal more than $200 million in fines assessed for allegedly monopolistic behavior. This action would be the final step in a long, public, legal battle between the co [...] | 2009-08-26 00:15:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV SOCI KZ |
| 09ASTANA1512 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZHOVTIS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Kazakhstan's State Minister and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev, exchanged frank views on the Zhovtis case reftel A. The Ambassador delivered a strong message on the importance of a transparent appeals process and finding a way forward that [...] | 2009-09-11 09:16:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA1518 | KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, Kazakhstan has proposed an OSCE Summit in 2010 to be co-chaired by Kazakhstan and the United States, repeated its desire to establish a Joint Presidential Commission, and renewed its effort for an Obama-Nazarbayev meeting at the general time of the April 2010 Nuc [...] | 2009-09-13 03:45:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KISL OSCE RS KZ |
| 09ASTANA1858 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN BRIEFED ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, during the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Astana, the government of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of French companies to study construction of a 730- [...] | 2009-10-16 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV FR KZ |
| 09ASTANA1920 | KAZAKHSTAN: PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL SULFUR STORAGE CENTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kazakhstan continues to debate sulfur storage, the Caspiy Socially Responsible Corporation has contracted feasibility and technical studies for the government's planned National Sulfur Storage Center (NSSC) in [...] | 2009-10-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV 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 09:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KZ |
| 09ASTANA90 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 10-16 [...] The following is the first in a new series of weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. MASIMOV JOINS BLOGOSPHERE 2. Prime Minister Karim Masimov has joined the Kazakhstani blogosphere by starting his very own weblog ("primeminister. government.kz"). In [...] | 2009-01-16 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI SCUL KPAO KCRM KZ |
| 09ASUNCION172 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information to determine whether Paraguay is implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor (ref A). A. What laws have been promulgated on child labor in the country? The 1993 Labor [...] | 2009-03-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PA |
| 09ASUNCION187 | PRESS ASSOCIATION GIVES LUGO GOOD MARKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA),which held its biannual meeting in Paraguay this month, was harshly critical of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, but Paraguay received good marks. As the IAPA director explained: "Whereas other governments in the region are systematically atta [...] | 2009-03-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PHUM ECPS PGOV PA |
| 09ASUNCION222 | PRESIDENT SEEKS COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo is having serious problems with both internal and external communications (reftels). Ambassador Ayalde discussed this with him in a recent meeting including the possibilities of technical assistance. Subsequently, PAO and USAID Director confirmed the Communications [...] | 2009-04-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AID KPAO PHUM ECPS PGOV PA |
| 09ASUNCION380 | US COMPANY INVESTMENT DISPUTE WITH PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Texas-based Crescent Global Oil disputes with the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) the starting date for an oil exploration contract. While ambiguities in the contract were clarified by MOPC Resolution 583 in Crescent's favor under President Duarte's administrati [...] | 2009-06-17 20:54:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL KGHG KSUM SENV PA |
| 09ASUNCION497 | US OIL COMPANY SUES PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) Texas-based Crescent Global Oil (Crescent) will likely file a lawsuit against the government of Paraguay August 6 after efforts failed to find a solution to the dispute about the start date of Crescent's exploration contract (reftel). The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC [...] | 2009-08-05 21:34:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL KGHG KSUM SENV PA |
| 09ATHENS114 | THE HELLENIC POLICE: FEW FRIENDS, BIG CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the riots that swept across Greece after the death of a 15-year-old youth in an altercation with police, the public spotlight has been on the Hellenic Police (HP) -- both for its role in the shooting but also for its perceived ineffectiveness in protecting property owners a [...] | 2009-01-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KCRM PTER EAID SNAR GR |
| 09ATHENS157 | 17 NOVEMBER APPEALS TRIAL POSTPONED TO OCTOBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL KJUS GR |
| 09ATHENS1651 | ASD VERSHBOW'S GREEK BILATS: AEGEAN/TURKEY, NATO, ISAF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings November 16 with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos and MFA Secretary General Ioannis-Alexis Zepos following his participation in the High Level Consultative Committee (reftel),Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Sec [...] | 2009-11-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK ZL AF RS IR |
| 09ATHENS338 | FM BAKOYIANNIS PLANS CALL TO SECRETARY SEEKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 17 dinner, Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis told Ambassador Speckhard that, in her capacity as OSCE Chairperson in Office, she wanted to speak with the Secretary to discuss two linked issues: her plans to move forward on OSCE's mission in Georgia and her proposal to host [...] | 2009-03-18 17:00:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR TU OSCE |
| 09BAGHDAD1076 | UNAMI GETTING SOME TRACTION ON ARAB-KURD DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: UNAMI SRSG deMistura is satisfied so far with the level of buy-in he is getting from Kurdish Region President Barzani and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki for the launch of a political dialog aimed at eventually resolving the disputed internal boundaries issue. On April 17 deMistur [...] | 2009-04-21 09:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1493 | IRAQI POLITICIANS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraq's political classes almost uniformly praised President Obama's June 4 speech from Cairo as "a good start." However, most contacts told us that the U.S. must follow up with specific actions to consolidate Iraq's fragile democracy and to establish an independent [...] | 2009-06-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1700 | ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ: THE POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI),works with NGOs and civil society (hereafter referred to as NGOs) to enforce ethical behavior in the public and private sectors. A number of NGOs have demonstrated their commitment to fi [...] | 2009-06-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV KDEM EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2223 | PLANNING FOR THE OCTOBER U.S.-IRAQ DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy offers our perspective on planning for the two events announced during PM Maliki's recent visit to Washington: The October 19 U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the October 20-21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference. Both events, but partic [...] | 2009-08-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2320 | EMBASSY BAGHDAD SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Hill welcomes your visit to U.S. Embassy Baghdad. Your visit comes as we shift to a higher gear on transition amidst the initial stages of the U.S. military drawdown. We look forward to discussing in depth the 2011-2012 planning and explaining in detail our assistance, rig [...] | 2009-08-28 18:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AMGT IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2736 | POST PROPOSES SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILE ABATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy seeks to develop with the Government of Iraq (GOI) a Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Reduction Program (MANPADS Program). The program would follow a "host-country model", used in Yemen and Pakistan, through [...] | 2009-10-11 14:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF IR IZ PARM PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER XD XF |
| 09BAGHDAD2776 | IRAQ INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: DELIVERING A CLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The October 19 U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the October 20-21 Business and Investment Conference (BIC) will put the spotlight on Iraq's aspirations to participate more fully in the global economy. U.S. and Iraqi government officials can expect questions fro [...] | 2009-10-15 08:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON POL PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EINT IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2827 | GOOGLE IMAGES THE IRAQ NATIONAL MUSEUM [...] (U) Summary: In support of Section IV of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA),post supports programs to preserve Iraq's cultural heritage. To augment these efforts and harness the interest and expertise of the American private sector, we have partnered with several leaders from the IT ind [...] | 2009-10-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KPAO SCUL TINT PGOV ECPS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3028 | GOI PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET: RIDING THE OIL ROLLER COASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has proposed a 2010 budget to the Council of Representatives (CoR) that would increase expenditures by 22 percent. While security remains a budget priority, as do the essential services of oil and electricity, more resources are proposed for health, education, municipal [...] | 2009-11-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3035 | PRT NINEWA: A RISE IN ARAB-KURD RHETORIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary. A recent increase in public rhetoric and posturing between al-Hadba Gathering (AHG) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials in Ninewa Province has raised political tensions to a level not seen since the Ap [...] | 2009-11-18 07:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PMIL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3036 | PRT NINEWA: A RISE IN ARAB-KURD RHETORIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary. A recent increase in public rhetoric and posturing between al-Hadba Gathering (AHG) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials in Ninewa Province has raised political tensions to a level not seen since the Ap [...] | 2009-11-18 07:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PMIL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3108 | UNAMI PROPOSES ELECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Deputy SRSG Andrew Gilmour met with Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq Alan Misenheimer on November 12 to discuss the status of UNAMI's High Level Task Force (HLTF) and UNAMI's role in facilitating Arab-Kurd reconciliation. While [...] | 2009-11-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ TU IR |
| 09BAGHDAD3190 | DEMINING IRAQ: HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS RESUME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the 6-month Sisyphean effort to get the GOI to properly utilize humanitarian support for demining, it appears that a rock has finally crested the hill. On November 6, our largest Iraqi grantee, the Iraqi Mine Clearance Organization (IMCO),announced that it received GOI accr [...] | 2009-12-13 06:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PARM PGOV PREL UNDP IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3297 | A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT ADIL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Feltman on December 15 met with Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi to offer congratulations on the Iraqi government successfully reaching agreement on an election law compromise and to discuss the road ahead as Iraq prepares for the national election and government formatio [...] | 2009-12-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD379 | PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...] | 2009-02-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD431 | SUPPORT COUNCILS IN SUNNI REGIONS: FAILURE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Support Councils (SC) (Arabic: Majlis Al Isnad),have not had as great an effect in the central Sunni-Arab majority provinces as in southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces (refs). Sunni suspicions of the Maliki Government of Iraq (GOI),already established tribal groupings and othe [...] | 2009-02-19 10:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD467 | PRT KIRKUK:KIRKUK'S LOCAL ARTICLE 23 WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Kirkuk's Provincial Council Working Group (A23WG),established to address issues related to Article 23 of the Provincial Elections Law, has made a set of recommendations to present to the Council of Representatives (CoR) Article 23 Committee. The A23WG suggested that government [...] | 2009-02-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD532 | KUWAITI FM'S VISIT TO IRAQ: SHORT ON SUBSTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Ending 20 years of senior-level bilateral estrangement, Kuwait's Foreign Minister visited Iraq February 26. In his meetings with Vice Presidents Abdul-Mehdi and Hashmi (President Talabani is in Iran) and Prime Minister Maliki, and over lunch with Foreign Minister Zebari, the [...] | 2009-03-02 07:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD630 | DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...] | 2009-03-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD730 | MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - GOI MISHANDLING UNDERLINES NEED [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 11). 2. (S/NF) Summary: The GOI is expressing increasing frustration with the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) residents of Camp Ashraf. In response to GOI assertions that the MEK are "breaking the rules," more stringent controls have been placed on personne [...] | 2009-03-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US |
| 09BAGHDAD811 | KRG & GOI PRIME MINISTERS AGREE TO RE-START [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani (Massoud's nephew) agreed with Prime Minister Maliki during their meeting in Baghdad on March 24 to reduce tensions between the central and Kurdish region governments. Barzani told us after that meeting that he and Ma [...] | 2009-03-25 09:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD836 | COORDINATION, CAPACITY AND BUDGET, MISSING IN GOI [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq's (GOI) efforts to support returns of internally displaced persons and refugees suffer from a chronic lack of coordination, capacity and resources. The GOI cut the Ministry of Displacement and Migration's (MODM) budget for benefits to the displaced by 80 [...] | 2009-03-27 14:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD859 | IRAQ 201: KURDISH POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (C) Summary. The Kurdish political landscape is mostly about the delicate balance maintained by the two dominant secular parties - the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Changes in leadership for either party set off a game of musical chairs for Kur [...] | 2009-03-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD963 | UNAMI'S DIBS REPORT ROLLOUT STRATEGY: SRSG DE [...] (C) In an April 6 meeting with Charge and poloffs, SRSG De Mistura laid out his strategy and the specific steps he intends to take in the next ten days to roll out UNAMI's Disputed Internal Boundaries (DIBs) reports. De Mistura and his team have thought through possible reactions and strate [...] | 2009-04-08 08:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAKU299 | AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES SUCCESSFUL NATO [...] Summary. Ambassador Derse was a featured speaker at a one-day conference organized by the Romanian Embassy entitled "NATO at 60 Years, an Alliance at Full Political Maturity," which the Romanians organized in their new capacity as NATO contact point embassy in Baku. The well-attended conferen [...] | 2009-04-14 04:55:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | AJ NATO PREL RO |
| 09BAKU377 | NEXT STEPS ON EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassies Ashgabat, Ankara and Astana have provided input for this cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The USG needs to intensify its engagement on Eurasian energy issues, and do it quickly. In Azerbaijan, lack of progress on creating a "Southern Corridor" for Caspian gas, due primarily to Turkey [...] | 2009-05-10 08:20:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU KZ TX |
| 09BAKU799 | AZERBAIJAN: CHILD LABOR SHIFTING FROM COTTON TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the release of the Labor Department's report on International Child Labor, which documented the presence of child labor in Azerbaijan's cotton industry, Embassy Baku spoke with local NGOs in Baku, Berda, and Imishli, as well as Baku representatives of the ILO and UNIC [...] | 2009-10-06 13:25:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND PHUM AJ |
| 09BAKU861 | SCENESTER FOR NOVEMBER 4 SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: This Security Dialogue comes at a frankly uncomfortable point in our bilateral relations. U.S. support for Turkey-Armenia rapprochement adds to the pre-existing disquiet over Section 907 in particular, and the general sense of doubt in Baku that the United States has enough inte [...] | 2009-10-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ |
| 09BAKU869 | EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - October [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 07:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ |
| 09BAMAKO27 | MALI SETS APRIL 26 DATE FOR 2009 LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ML |
| 09BAMAKO619 | PRESIDENT TOURE READY TO TARGET AQIM, WITH HELP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Milovanovic met with President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) on September 17 to reinforce the need for Malian cooperation with the extensive program of training and equipping the Malian Army to confront Al Q,Aeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the North of [...] | 2009-09-24 11:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML |
| 09BAMAKO754 | AMBASSADOR'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 17:00:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC PINR PREL PTER |
| 09BAMAKO776 | AMBASSADOR AND GENERAL WARD MEET WITH MALIAN [...] (S) On November 27 the Ambassador and Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, General William E. ("Kip") Ward, met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) to discuss security in Northern Mali. ATT reiterated his commitment to take action against Al Q'Aida in the Lands of the Islamic Mag [...] | 2009-12-01 16:39:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC ML PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269 | DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...] | 2009-11-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
| 09BANGKOK125 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NEW PM ABHISIT'S PLAN FOR [...] (C) In a press conference for the Foreign Correspondents, Club of Thailand on January 14, Prime Minister Abhisit said resolution of the conflict in southern Thailand was among his government's top policy priorities. He said his government would restore the rule of law in all of Thailand, incl [...] | 2009-01-16 10:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH |
| 09BANGKOK2046 | Progress on Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate [...] SUMMARY. After a year of preparation, the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) is ready to move forward with a feasibility assessment for the Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Development (ARC) in Bangkok. The ARC is intended to serve as a network of lead [...] | 2009-08-18 10:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO TH |
| 09BANGKOK208 | ONE MONTH CHECK: AMBASSADOR'S INTERLOCUTORS [...] (C) One month into the government of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva, a series of interlocutors shared generally positive impressions of the new PM's initial weeks in office with Ambassador but seemed more animated discussing the opposition, particularly ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's lingering influence fro [...] | 2009-01-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS TH |
| 09BANGKOK2208 | THE ASEAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN plans to launch its newly-developed human rights body, the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) at the 15th ASEAN Summit in October in Thailand. Although local and international NGOs have already described the Terms of Reference (ToR) adopted by Fore [...] | 2009-08-31 12:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
| 09BANGKOK2723 | LET,S PLAY TWO: THAILAND HOSTS ASEAN+6 SUMMIT [...] (C) Thailand successfully hosted the 15th ASEAN Summit, as well as the follow-on ASEAN 3 and East Asian Summits, October 23-25. The meetings took place without incident and represented a face saving victory of sorts for a government still struggling to distance itself from the stain associate [...] | 2009-10-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
| 09BANGKOK3174 | AMBASSADOR FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES MELANNE [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer's December 4-7 visit to Thailand energized RTG and NGO interlocutors on women's issues and highlighted the invaluable role USG initiatives play in promoting women's empowerment in Thailand. During the first leg of her trip in t [...] | 2009-12-17 03:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KPAO TH |
| 09BANGKOK3272 | AMERICAN IPR OWNERS DISCUSS CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Earlier this month, the Ambassador met with a group of key American intellectual property rights owners to discuss their take on the current intellectual property milieu in Thailand. The Ambassador emphasized that, with high-level Thai government interest in intellectual property [...] | 2009-12-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH |
| 09BANGKOK707 | PRIME MINISTER ABHISIT ENGAGES WITH AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva assured a U.S. ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation on March 4 that his administration would continue to be "pro-business," even in these difficult economic times. Abhisit also announced the creation of a "one-start shop" within the Prime M [...] | 2009-03-20 04:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL KIPR TH |
| 09BANGKOK991 | THAI GOVERNMENT VS. THAKSIN: ARREST WARRANTS, PASSPORT REVOCATION, AND OVERTURE TO NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) The RTG has formally informed the Embassy via diplomatic note of new measures against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra: the issuance of a new arrest warrant for inciting mob violence, and the revocation of Thaksin's Thai passport. These steps follow the eruption of mob violence in Pat [...] | 2009-04-20 09:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CVIS CPAS KJUS NU TH |
| 09BANGUI181 | CONTROVERSIAL ELECTORAL CODE SIGNED INTO LAW, FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 3, 2009, the controversial and much delayed Central African electoral code was signed into law by President Francois Bozize. Written as a consensus document after the Inclusive Political Dialogue (DPI) of December 2008, the law has since been reviewed by the Government, [...] | 2009-08-11 16:29:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT |
| 09BASRAH50 | BASRA INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Basra Investment Commission (BIC) Chairman Haider Ali told PRT EconOffs that many more investment licenses have been granted recently, and others are expected to follow soon. He said that at least for now, most new investors are Iraqi, and this trend could continue until the poli [...] | 2009-09-15 08:02:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV IZ IR |
| 09BEIJING1171 | MGSF01 H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 2 [...] (U) The World Health Organization (WHO) China Representative Hans Troedsson reported on April 28 that while an "unspecified number" of suspected H1N1 are cases currently being investigated in China, to date, there still are no confirmed cases of infection by the virus in humans or livestock. [...] | 2009-04-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09BEIJING1626 | JUNE 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: USS JOHN MCCAIN, KIM JONG-IL [...] Key points at the June 16 MFA press briefing: -- China had "taken note" of media reports regarding a June 11th collision between a Chinese submarine and a sonar array trailed by the destroyer USS John McCain. -- The spokesperson said China was "not aware of the relevant situation" when ask [...] | 2009-06-16 09:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF CH GJ JA KN KS SENV |
| 09BEIJING1627 | JUNE 4 CONFERENCE ANGERS PARTY, SOME PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) An underground academic conference on the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen crackdown elicited a swift reaction by Chinese security agencies, according to key organizers of the meeting. Nineteen people, including prominent professors, journalists and activists participated in the May 10 forum, which [...] | 2009-06-16 10:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
| 09BEIJING1826 | 2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During a discussion on advancing the U.S.-PRC Dialogue on Nuclear Policy and Strategy as part of the 10th U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks (DCT),Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian responded to a U.S. presentation on the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Ballistic Missil [...] | 2009-07-01 01:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
| 09BEIJING22 | LOOKING AT THE NEXT 30 YEARS OF THE U.S.-CHINA [...] (C) January 1, 2009, marked the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. This anniversary followed the PRC commemoration of roughly 30 years of China's "reform and opening" policy under Deng Xiaoping, which led to Ch [...] | 2009-01-06 08:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MASS CH |
| 09BEIJING2656 | EU ON TIRES CASE; CHINESE REACTIONS DAY TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU Commission officials told Econ M/C September 16 their Chinese interlocutors on trade had not raised the tires issue in meetings earlier this week, though PRC Commerce Minister Chen Deming had been very tough on the subject when he met EU Commissioner Ashton in New Delhi two [...] | 2009-09-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH |
| 09BEIJING2703 | U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (U) Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Shanghai CDC) are collaborating on preparations for the World Expo 2010, including, developing a healt [...] | 2009-09-22 03:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH APER |
| 09BEIJING3000 | NSC'S BADER AND ROSS TALK IRAN, DPRK, MIL-MIL WITH [...] (C) Communist Party International Department Vice Minister Liu Jieyi, in an October 26 meeting with NSC Senior Directors Jeffrey Bader and Dennis Ross, stressed China's efforts to support a dual track approach to Iran. Responding to Ross' calls for the P5-plus-1 to maintain unity and keep pre [...] | 2009-10-30 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC OVIP PGOV MARR CH KN IR |
| 09BEIJING303 | CHARTER 08: IMPACT LIMITED, BUT "MOVEMENT" DRAWS [...] (C) While the "Charter 08" pro-democracy manifesto is unlikely to push the Communist Party to engage in real political reform anytime soon, the Charter nevertheless represents a budding "movement" that worries China's leaders, as demonstrated by the detention of lead Charter drafter Liu Xiaobo [...] | 2009-02-06 12:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CH |
| 09BEIJING3046 | WHEN HU JINTAO COMES FOR DINNER: LOCAL PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 28 meeting with PolOffs, Shi Jing (protect),a former municipal party secretary in Gansu Province, described a 2007 Chinese New Year visit by CCP General Secretary Hu Jintao to his district and offered insights into how Hu's domestic trips are organized. Much of wh [...] | 2009-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR SOCI CH |
| 09BEIJING3060 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (C) Mr. President, China's leaders view your upcoming travel to Shanghai and Beijing as the single most important visit to China by a foreign leader this year. As we have heard repeatedly, President Hu Jintao and the senior leadership are committed, as are we, to making your meetings and prog [...] | 2009-11-05 11:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH ECON IR KN MARR MNUC OVIP PARM PHUM |
| 09BEIJING3092 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S VISIT TO ASIA, JAPAN [...] OBAMA'S VISIT TO ASIA a. "Barack Obama must make a clear statement on his trade policy" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(11/12)(pg A4): "Aside from climate change and promoting global economic recovery, setting a positive tone f [...] | 2009-11-12 08:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH |
| 09BEIJING3172 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' TRIP TO CHINA [...] (C) Undersecretary Burns, the President's November 15-18 visit to Beijing and Shanghai advanced the conversation with the Chinese on issues of high priority to the United States, particularly global economic recovery, North Korea, Iran and Afghanistan, climate change and proliferation. Your vi [...] | 2009-11-25 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC PARM PHUM CH AF PK IR |
| 09BEIJING3186 | BILATERAL WITH VICE PREMIER LI KEQIANG - COOPERATION AND [...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Locke, Energy Secretary Chu, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk and U.S. Trade Development Administrator Zak met with Vice Premier Li Keqiang on November 18, 2009 at the Great Hall of the People, to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues including energy cooperation and [...] | 2009-11-30 04:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH |
| 09BEIJING3223 | Read-out from Beijing on the [...] (SBU) Qiu Bohua, China's Ambassador for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held November 6- 9 in Egypt, told Emboffs November 23 that China pledged USD 10 billion in new concessional loans to Africa, to be distributed via bilateral channels. For Africa's least developed countries (L [...] | 2009-12-02 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAID PREL |
| 09BEIJING3263 | CHINA QUIETLY USHERS IN AG BIOTECH REVOLUTION [...] (SBU) In early November 2009, China authorized the first commercialization of major biotech food crops. A government website confirmed their approval of phytase corn and Bt rice. Despite little fanfare, this will revolutionize China's agriculture and may be the global agricultural development [...] | 2009-12-07 09:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV EAGR ETRD ECON CH VN |
| 09BEIJING3414 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY [...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...] | 2009-12-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK |
| 09BEIJING557 | CHINA/G-20: OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS [...] (C) Summary: In the lead-up to the London G-20 Summit, China has clarified that its objectives include: deterring trade and investment protectionism; promoting real economic growth; deflecting public blame for the crisis; protecting its investments; and expanding China's international role. [...] | 2009-03-04 10:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN CH |
| 09BEIJING559 | PRESS BRIEFING: DEFENSE SPENDING, FISCAL STIMULUS [...] (SBU) At a March 4 press conference designed to preview the March 5 opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC),NPC Spokesman Li Zhaoxing commented on the following issues: -- Defense Spending: China's defense spending in 2009 will increase by 62.4 billion RMB (approximately 9.2 [...] | 2009-03-04 12:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN CH TW |
| 09BEIJING560 | PRC/IRAN: CHINA SEEKS CLARITY ON U.S. IRAN POLICY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is keen to understand the direction of U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and is willing to facilitate dialogue between the two sides, according to an MFA official. China remains committed to the P5-plus-1 process but values its bilateral engagement with [...] | 2009-03-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH |
| 09BEIJING687 | Mantis 2009 (2 of 2): Unpredictable Delays Harm Business, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable draws preliminary conclusions on 2009 Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing trends, based on the first 5 months of the fiscal year. Current lengthy SAO processing delays undermine Consular Section public outreach efforts. Expediting 2009 student and scho [...] | 2009-03-17 09:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA |
| 09BEIJING870 | CHINA ASKED SOUTH AFRICA TO BAR DALAI LAMA FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China had appealed to South Africa to bar the Dalai Lama from attending a peace conference at "this particularly sensitive time," a South African diplomat in Beijing told PolOff March 31. While acknowledging the backlash had been more severe than expected, our contact said South [...] | 2009-04-01 09:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KTEX ETRD CH SF SU ZI |
| 09BEIJING885 | APRIL 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT, DPRK [...] Key points at the April 2 MFA press briefing: -- President Hu Jintao "explained China's principled position" on the March 8 USNS Impeccable incident in the South China Sea to President Barack Obama. Both sides were committed to promoting continued development of bilateral military-to-militar [...] | 2009-04-03 00:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CH KS KN JA FR IN VE |
| 09BEIJING896 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20, U.S.-Russia relations, U.S. dollar [...] G-20 a. "The outcomes of the G-20 are beyond all expectations" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (04/03): Many agreements were reached in London. The global stock markets consequently rose. Senior journalist Ding Gang from People's Dail [...] | 2009-04-03 07:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CH |
| 09BEIJING905 | NEW PRC "AL-JAZEERA-LIKE" NEWS CHANNEL AIMS TO [...] (C) Still smarting from the public relations bloody nose they received in the international media during 2008's Tibet riots and the Olympic torch run, Communist Party leaders hope to improve China's image overseas by spending large sums of money on state media outlets' international operations [...] | 2009-04-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PGOV PREL PHUM CH HK |
| 09BEIRUT1041 | ENGAGING THE LEBANESE DIASPORA [...] The Lebanese diaspora is a large and diverse global community with an estimated population of at least twelve million, three times that of Lebanon itself. The bulk of the diaspora is centered in the Western hemisphere, with the largest population in Latin America. The remittances from this s [...] | 2009-09-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID EINV OEXC PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL |
| 09BEIRUT279 | LEBANON: GEAGEA STATES CONCERN ABOUT VIOLENCE TO [...] (C) One day after meetings with top Syrian officials in Damascus, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro returned to Beirut on March 8 to continue meetings with top Lebanese religious and political leaders. In a meeting with March 14 and Le [...] | 2009-03-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT467 | LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) On April 22, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Senior Political Officer Diego Zorrilia evaluated the current state of Lebanese efforts on improving border security as purely "organizational," without significant tangible progress on the ground. Zorrilla described GOL intentions t [...] | 2009-04-23 20:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
| 09BEIRUT516 | LEBANON: ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT EXPECTED TO RELIEVE POWER [...] (U) On April 27, Lebanon started receiving 50 megawatts (MGW) electricity from Egypt as a start, following the signing of an agreement in February 2009 whereby Egypt would sell Lebanon between 150 and 450 MGW electricity through the power grid passing through Jordan and Syria. The additional e [...] | 2009-05-11 05:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
| 09BEIRUT805 | LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS PETRAEUS ASSISTANCE FOR LAF [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with Commanding General U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus, Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri said he had begun consultations on government formation, and though the opposition and the Syrians would make the process difficult, he was confident he [...] | 2009-07-17 06:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON OVIP MASS MCAP LE SY SA |
| 09BEIRUT819 | LEBANON: DISCOVERY OF HIZBALLAH ARMS CACHE, SOUTH [...] (C) In a July 17 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr provided an account of the July 14 explosion in the south, saying that a small munitions warehouse, containing material stored by Hizballah since the July 2006 war, had caught on fire due to a cooking incident. He reported that the Lebanes [...] | 2009-07-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE |
| 09BEIRUT833 | LEBANON FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS [...] (SBU) U.S. Embassy Beirut contacted Lebanese stakeholders - including youth, civil society partners, and political interlocutors - to solicit feedback about specific recommendations and suggestions to achieve priorities outlined by President Obama during his June 4 speech in Cairo, (ref A). Co [...] | 2009-07-23 16:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL |
| 09BELGRADE349 | SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel request for assistance to Interior Ministry International Cooperation Bureau head Drazen Maravic on April 3. Maravic told us the Ministry was discussing increasing police involvement in European peacekeeping operations and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic had already co [...] | 2009-04-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS IT PKO SR |
| 09BELGRADE352 | SERBIA: GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP [...] (SBU) The Serbian government revised downward the budget to reflect the stark economic contraction and the requirements of the IMF to move ahead with an expanded $4 billion program. At its April 16 session the government adopted a rebalanced 2009 budget which included deep expenditure cuts in [...] | 2009-04-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN 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 16:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK |
| 09BELGRADE836 | ORGANIZED CRIME FIGHT IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) Top Serbian officials publicly announced a campaign against organized crime and appear to be committed to fight it. Serbia has had some regional cooperation successes, and officials talk about further initiatives. A series of recently enacted laws, and several additional contemplated la [...] | 2009-08-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM SR |
| 09BERLIN1164 | GERMANS MOSTLY POSITIVE ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. German reaction to the President's September 17 announcement has been mostly positive, with both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier issuing public statements welcoming the new U.S. approach on European missile defense and hoping this paves the way for greater cooperation on MD w [...] | 2009-09-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MARR PREL NATO RU GM |
| 09BERLIN1224 | CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...] | 2009-09-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM |
| 09BERLIN1259 | DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...] | 2009-10-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR GM |
| 09BERLIN1381 | MEDIA REACTION: GERMAN CHANCELLOR IN THE US, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. US-Germany/Climate 3. Afghan Presidential Elections 4. Secretary Clinton in the Mideast  [...] | 2009-11-02 13:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF XF |
| 09BERLIN1387 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mideast) Clinton Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Winner of Elections 4. (U.S.-Germany) Chancellor Merkel to Address Congress 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (Economic) CIT Collapse 8. (U.S.) Presid [...] | 2009-11-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AG GM KGHG IR EFIN US |
| 09BERLIN1435 | ACTING MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER ON BOSNIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting MFA Political Director Emily Haber, who is the MFA's Special Envoy for Southeast Europe and Turkey, discussed follow-up to the Butmir Talks and the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia with EUR A/S Gordon during a November 10 meeting in Berlin. Haber w [...] | 2009-11-12 17:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN PHUM GM TU BK |
| 09BERLIN1449 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN CHINA, BURMA, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories 2. U.S.-Chinese Relations 3. U.S.-Burmese Relations 4. APEC--Climate Protection 5. Iranian Nuclear Conflict 6. Future of Guant namo Prisoners 7. Strategy on Afghanistan  [...] | 2009-11-16 13:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF BM CH IR |
| 09BERLIN1469 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Debate Over Troop Withdrawal 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Top Jobs 6. (Transparency International) New Ranking  [...] | 2009-11-18 11:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US AF KGHG EU |
| 09BERLIN1483 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, DPRK, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Middle East) Israeli Settlement Policy 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (DPRK) Obama Warning 6. (U.S.-Asia) Obama Trip 7. (EU) EU Top Jobs 8. (Environment) Copenhagen Conference à [...] | 2009-11-23 07:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR KN US EU KGHG |
| 09BERLIN1520 | ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...] | 2009-12-02 09:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 09BERLIN1528 | COALITION TESTED AS US-EU TFTP/SWIFT AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere overruled Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and abstained from voting at the November 30 COREPER vote in Brussels on an interim U.S.-EU agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. De Maiziere' [...] | 2009-12-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM |
| 09BERLIN1569 | GERMAN-HOSTED CFE SEMINAR FORESHADOWS MAJOR PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA hosted on November 25-26 a seminar on conventional arms control in Europe (CFE),continuing a series of Berlin seminars that are ostensibly designed to stimulate creative thinking about how to overcome the current CFE stalemate. This seminar drew representatives fr [...] | 2009-12-10 10:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL MARR NATO GM RU |
| 09BERLIN1593 | MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...] | 2009-12-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US |
| 09BERLIN1600 | GERMAN TAX CUTS AND BUDGET DEFICIT: THE LAST HURRAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The German budget deficit looks set to reach 6 percent of GDP in 2010, thanks to a drop off in tax revenues, to a spike in crisis-related spending, and now, to the first tranche of tax cuts fulfilling the new coalition government,s pre-election campaign promises. EU and consti [...] | 2009-12-18 12:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL GM |
| 09BERLIN1604 | GERMANY/RUSSIA: LOST THAT LOVING FEELING? [...] (C) Summary. German political decision- and opinion-makers are making a more sober assessment of Russia writ large, including its partnership with Germany and its trajectory. German officials describe themselves as the most avid supporters in Europe of the U.S. reset policy, but nearly a ye [...] | 2009-12-18 15:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM NATO OSCE PGOV PREL RS ECON |
| 09BERLIN1629 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, CHINA-UK, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Aftermath of Failed Terrorist Attack, Debate in Germany 3. (Iran) Protests, Ahmadinejad Remarks 4. (U.S.-Russia) START talks, Putin Remarks 5. (China) Execution of British National 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan Conference à [...] | 2009-12-31 13:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US IR RS UK AF |
| 09BERLIN181 | GERMANY SEEKS U.S. PARTNER TO DEVELOP OPTICAL SPACE IMAGERY CAPABILITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM |
| 09BERLIN187 | GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...] | 2009-02-13 15:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09BERLIN328 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU SUMMIT, FED, FRANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama's Video Message to Iran 3. New U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. EU Summit, Financial Crisis, G-20 5. Fed Policy 6. General Strike in France 7. Papal Visit to Africa 8. Iraqi Refugees in Germany  [...] | 2009-03-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR AF XG FR VT IZ |
| 09BERLIN369 | PRELIMINARY GERMAN RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Steinmeier has responded positively to the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy, praising it for its emphasis on civilian assistance and development. While German officials had some initial misgivings about the planned creation of a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) [...] | 2009-03-27 18:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO MOPS AF PK GM |
| 09BERLIN402 | MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates  [...] | 2009-04-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS |
| 09BERLIN406 | (S) GERMANY TAKING ACTION ON SHIPMENT OF SIEMENS COMPUTERS TO UNSCR LISTED IRANIAN ENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 17:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR UK GM |
| 09BERLIN418 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...] | 2009-04-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE |
| 09BERLIN470 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE APRIL 27-28 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany regrets the confusion that the Czech EU Presidency has caused over the status of Belarus President Lukashenka's invitation to the May 7 Eastern Partnership Summit, and agrees that it is important to ensure that he does not attend. The German MFA says it favors inviting R [...] | 2009-04-22 16:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV RU BM MD UP XF EZ IR TU GM |
| 09BERLIN485 | MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU, IRAQ, OBAMA, TALIBAN, CIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico 3. Secretary Clinton in Baghdad 4. President Obama's First 100 Days 5. Pakistan's Fight against the Taliban 6. CIA/Rule of Law 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks 8. Turkish Reaction to Obama Remarks on Armenia 9. [...] | 2009-04-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ PK SF IC |
| 09BERLIN713 | MEDIA 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 15:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI |
| 09BERLIN807 | USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETINGS AT THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On July 1 in Berlin, USNATO Ambassador Daalder had wide-ranging meetings with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel. Heusgen asked for help in getting the memo between SHAPE and CSTC-A that would enable Germany to fol [...] | 2009-07-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO GM |
| 09BERLIN859 | GERMANY UPBEAT ABOUT U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The German Chancellery and MFA view President Obama's trip to Moscow as successful, especially given how poor U.S.-Russian relations were at the beginning of the year. MFA Head of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus Division Ernst Reichel and Chancellery Head of Former Soviet Union an [...] | 2009-07-16 08:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | RS PGOV PREL GM |
| 09BERN93 | TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 16:35:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ |
| 09BISHKEK120 | PROMINENT KYRGYZ COMMENT ON MANAS CLOSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The future of Manas Air Base has been topic number one following President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement that he would close the Base. In addition to the intense media coverage (Reftel),many prominent Kyrgyz have spoken publicly, both in support of Bakiyev's position, as [...] | 2009-02-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
| 09BISHKEK97 | KYRGYZ EX-FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS RUSSIA IS KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Karabayev confirmed to the Ambassador that he lost his job because of his opposition to closing Manas Air Base. Karabayev said that at this point, the only possibility to keep the Base open would be for the U.S. to negotiate directly with Russia, or "pray [...] | 2009-02-03 10:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
| 09BISHKEK986 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS WITH FM BAKIYEV 9/11 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Foreign Minister Sarbayev met September 9 to discuss the details of the 9/11 visit of President Bakiyev to the Transit Center. The Ambassador began by expressing satisfaction at the successful return the night before of USG weapons seized more than a year ago. She [...] | 2009-09-09 10:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG |
| 09BOGOTA1596 | DCM HIGHLIGHTS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 20:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV CO SCUL SNAR PHUM PTER |
| 09BOGOTA2030 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Aerial Eradication program sprayed 10,895 hectares in May, putting the program on schedule to reach the calendar goal of 100,000 hectares sprayed. Due to enhanced communication and synchronization, Accion Social management agreed to remove previously established, large no- [...] | 2009-06-24 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA2380 | NAS 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 18:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA2563 | COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE (AUGUST 20-23) [...] (SBU) We welcome the return of House Democracy Assistance Commission Chairman David Price and delegation to Colombia. Your visit comes as a regional debate over a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement has heated up and amidst significant political developments, as Congress exerts greater [...] | 2009-08-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM CO |
| 09BOGOTA2839 | AWA MASSACRE: MANY ALLEGATIONS, FEW CLEAR FACTS [...] (C) Prosecutor General Human Rights Unit Director Castro said the unit has no suspects and has made no arrests in conjunction with the August 26 massacre of 12 Awa near Tumaco (Narino). Another source close to the investigation discounted military or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FA [...] | 2009-09-03 20:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL MOPS MCAP CO |
| 09BOGOTA3582 | OCTOBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (U) At a senior level coordinating meeting, Diego Molano, civilian lead of the National Consolidation Plan (PNC),set goals for consolidation and attempted to reinvigorate the interagency coordinating mechanism. The military is still playing a large role in Montes de Maria. USAID held 11 town [...] | 2009-11-10 21:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO |
| 09BRASILIA1042 | BRAZIL IPR: GOB STRENGTHENS ENFORCEMENT BUT SOME IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On August 18, the Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE),Division of Intellectual Property (DIPI),hosted a presentation to interested members of the diplomatic community by the National Anti-Piracy Council (CNCP). Chaired by the Ministry of Justice, CNCP brings together [...] | 2009-08-21 16:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BR |
| 09BRASILIA1206 | BRAZIL: POLICE PUBLICLY ADMIT AL QAEDA'S PRESENCE; [...] (U) Summary: The head of the Brazilian Federal Police,s (DPF) intelligence division admitted publicly during a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, hearing on terrorism July 7 that an individual arrested in April on hate crimes-related charges was in fact linked to al Qaeda (AQ),the first time a Br [...] | 2009-10-01 15:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR BR |
| 09BRASILIA132 | BRAZIL: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Brazil Investment Climate Statement for 2007. BEGIN TEXT: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. According to a recent United Nations report, Brazil is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) re [...] | 2009-02-03 16:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BR |
| 09BRASILIA1412 | Brazil: Scenesetter - Economic Partnership Dialogue December [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN BR |
| 09BRASILIA254 | BRAZIL: 2009 Special 301 Recommendation [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the 2009 Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil be maintained on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB actions demonstrate a strong, inter-agency commitment to anti-piracy policy and consumer ed [...] | 2009-03-02 19:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BR |
| 09BRASILIA401 | BRAZIL'S ENTHUSIATIC, THOUGH COMPLICATED, APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil has constructed a complex regime to govern access to and benefit sharing of genetic resources. Provisional Measure No. 2186-16 and its implementing rules and regulations establish the requirements in this field. The intended purpose for collecting the genetic resources [...] | 2009-03-31 20:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO KPAO BR |
| 09BRASILIA445 | CODEL HOYER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare meeting granted by President Lula to a US congressional delegation, President Lula told CoDel Hoyer April 8 that he has high expectations of the Obama administration, sees a new era in U.S. relations with Latin America, and hopes for a positive gesture on Cuba at the S [...] | 2009-04-13 13:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OREP KSUM SOCI BR CU VE IR |
| 09BRASILIA600 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...] | 2009-05-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
| 09BRASILIA654 | BRAZIL: Treasury DAS Nancy Lee - G20 follow-up, political [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private and public sector interlocutors in Brasilia and Sao Paulo told U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Lee that Brazil's economic downturn may be bottoming out. Bankers, however, were unwilling to predict when investment levels would trend higher, which [...] | 2009-05-22 17:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PREL BR |
| 09BRATISLAVA380 | SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL: SCHOOL SEGREGATION OF ROMANI CHILDREN [...] Summary: A disproportionately high percentage of Romani children in Slovakia are shunted into "special schools" for mentally handicapped children. The implications of this de facto segregation are broad and troublesome, as it mislabels children as handicapped, confines them to a substandard edu [...] | 2009-08-28 10:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV LO |
| 09BRATISLAVA401 | FICO/BAJNAI MEETING: PROGRESS WITH RESERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Following last week's Fico/Bajnai meeting, the reactions across the Slovak political scene indicate that while the meeting may be the start of a beautiful relationship, we're not quite there yet. Fico used the joint press conference to score a few points against Hungarian nationalists, d [...] | 2009-09-18 08:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM HU LO |
| 09BRATISLAVA406 | SLOVAKIA: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FM LAJCAK [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Eddins met with Foreign Minister Lajcak on September 18, prior to Lajcak's departure for the U.S. Lajcak reviewed his recent trips to Moscow and Minsk. Other topics included Afghanistan, Iran, Slovak-Hungarian relations, the Balkans, and Guantanamo detainees. [...] | 2009-09-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO HU BH |
| 09BRATISLAVA472 | "THE PRIVATIZATION OF JUSTICE IN SLOVAKIA" [...] (SBU) The effects of Stefan Harabin's consolidation of judicial power can be seen in several recent administrative decisions on promotions and public disclosure, and in court rulings on civil cases. This cable outlines a specific instance of each of these three phenomena. Slavomir Cimerman, a [...] | 2009-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCOR LO |
| 09BRIDGETOWN314 | ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER'S VISIT TO BARBADOS SETS [...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder's May 21-24 visit to Barbados generated enormous goodwill both in Barbados and more broadly among CARICOM Attorneys General. The visit, which received glowing press in Barbados, charted a positive agenda for judicial and law enforcement cooperation between t [...] | 2009-05-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL KJUS MASS XL |
| 09BRIDGETOWN555 | SSI SPEAKER ELECTRIFIES EASTERN CARIBBEAN SMALL [...] (U) Strategic Speaker Chuck Mills made a series of presentations and met with government officials, local chambers of commerce and small business associations during his week-long trip to Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia. His talk on small business development and entrepreneurship was well-re [...] | 2009-09-14 20:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP ECON EFIN EINV XL |
| 09BRIDGETOWN661 | INAUGURAL BARBADOS BUSINESS FORUM STRESSES [...] (U) Tougher regulations on international financial service providers, mainly to diminish criticism of their operations as so-called "tax havens," and diversification of the Caribbean market were two main themes of the Barbados International Business Association's first-ever conference on the i [...] | 2009-10-16 21:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP ETRD XL |
| 09BRUSSELS101 | (C) EU LIFTS MEK SANCTIONS; SECRETARIAT REQUESTS [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 11-12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S//NF) At the January 26 EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC),EU-27 Foreign Ministers approved as an "A-point" (no discussion) the de-listing of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) as a terr [...] | 2009-01-27 06:26:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC |
| 09BRUSSELS1202 | USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is [...] | 2009-09-01 10:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK |
| 09BRUSSELS1301 | U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...] | 2009-09-25 14:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF |
| 09BRUSSELS134 | AN OVERVIEW OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN ACTIVISM IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Five years ago the EU experienced its largest expansion to date with the accession of ten new member states*eight of which were Central European post-communist states*followed by the entry of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, which together comprise what is commonly known as the Cen [...] | 2009-01-29 17:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XG |
| 09BRUSSELS1374 | EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] (C//NF) EU/Iran sanctions officials are currently focused on internal review procedures, but the USG can help make their discussions more forward-leaning by responding to EU requests for information and engaging in high-level diplomacy. On October 13, EU Council Director for Politico-Militar [...] | 2009-10-14 07:47:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC |
| 09BRUSSELS1562 | U/S BURNS TO EU: NEED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON [...] (S) Summary: On November 20, Under Secretary Burns pressed upon EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors a sober outlook on Iran's nuclear program and policies. We are rapidly reaching the limits of what existing pressure measures on Iran can achieve, he said. Burns noted that [...] | 2009-11-20 18:38:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON EUN UNSC IR ETTC |
| 09BRUSSELS1596 | BELGIUM: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met on November 24 with the Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Werner Bauwens, before Bauwens left for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on Iran. Bauwens harbors little hope that Iran will cooperate with the IAEA and said that [...] | 2009-11-27 06:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR PREL BE |
| 09BRUSSELS330 | EU Approaches the G-20 Summit [...] (SBU) The European Union and its 27 member states have been hard hit by the global financial crisis and economic downturn, with the economy in recession and some of the world's largest financial institutions under stress. The EU has responded actively to this, with strident calls for action f [...] | 2009-03-11 15:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KSUM EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS391 | INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION, PART VI: THE ACCESSION [...] The EU has been growing from the founding "Six" to the current EU-27. Enlargement is viewed as one of the EU's most successful policies and a powerful foreign policy tool for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The tight conditions for membership and the va [...] | 2009-03-18 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN TU HR CY XH |
| 09BRUSSELS401 | EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...] | 2009-03-20 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS589 | BELGIAN LT GENERAL BUYSE SHARES LESSONS LEARNED IN [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training, Lieutenant General Jean-Paul Buyse, shared Belgian experience and lessons learned in Africa with Africom's Commander, Gen. William Ward and his staff during a visit to Africom HQ in Stuttgart on April 15. Buyse provid [...] | 2009-04-22 15:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM CG BE |
| 09BRUSSELS651 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with European Union leaders on March 23 during his first visit to Brussels as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed appreciation for EU support to Afghanistan and Pakistan, applauded the EU for deploying the only inte [...] | 2009-05-08 05:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR PINS PTER EUN |
| 09BUCHAREST573 | ROMANIA TARGETS BLOATED PUBLIC SECTOR UNDER IMF ACCORD [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to comply with the revised IMF agreement (reftel),the Government of Romania (GOR) is being forced to take an axe to the bloated public sector. In the last two weeks, the GOR has announced plans for immediate furloughs as a short-term measure, with permanent layoffs a [...] | 2009-08-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EUN IMF RO |
| 09BUDAPEST148 | HUNGARY: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Despite the successful implementation of the National Strategy Against Trafficking in Human Beings on April 10, 2008, the GOH was unable to sustain the same level of commitment to anti-TIP activities as it had done in previous years. During the year, the GOH eliminated financial and programm [...] | 2009-02-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG ASEC |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1166 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARGENTINA'S HEALTH MINISTER [...] ACTION REQUEST - See paras two and six. 2. Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by ESTH Couns, met on October 25 with Argentina's Health Minister Juan Manzur and Vice-Minister Jaime Lazovski. Minister Manzur expressed his appreciation for U.S. cooperation on H1N1 and shared his ministry' [...] | 2009-10-27 20:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED CASC AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES142 | (C) ARGENTINA: CFK'S STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (C) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) has made a series of positive comments about President Obama dating from last August. CFK's words signal that she hopes to turn a new page in bilateral relations and reflect genuine admiration for our new president and the process t [...] | 2009-02-11 18:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES461 | ARGENTINA: MEDIA PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: Argentine press reacted extremely favorably to President Obama's participation in the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA),describing the meetings as a new, positive beginning for U.S.-Latin American relations. In a press conference following the April 18 meeting between President [...] | 2009-04-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV CU AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES65 | ARGENTINA: ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (SBU) Overall Crime and Safety Situation. A. Crime Threat Levels. Crime is a serious problem in Argentina, but one that can be managed with common sense precautions. Street crime has become common and increasingly more violent, and often is perpetrated with a firearm or other deadly wea [...] | 2009-01-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AR CASC |
| 09BUENOSAIRES70 | ARGENTINE REACTION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 16:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES778 | H1N1: ARGENTINA DECLINES TO DECLARE H1N1 EMERGENCY--FOR [...] SUMMARY: The death toll in Argentina attributed to H1N1 influenza has reached 55. In the midst of this crisis, the Government of Argentina (GOA) has appointed a new Minister with extensive public health experience (reftel). Although the new Minister declined to declare a national health eme [...] | 2009-07-06 11:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES851 | ARGENTINA: DATA COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS RE [...] Through contacts with Argentine officials and healthcare professionals, Post developed the following timeline of public health interventions, as requested in reftel: -- First cases: The first case of H1N1 in Argentina was detected on May 7, 2009, in Buenos Aires and the second on May 22 in [...] | 2009-07-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELB CASC AR |
| 09CAIRO1148 | AMENDMENT ON WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO1158 | EGYPT - FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH PART I- WAY [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- The President's historic June 4speech in Cairo converges with efforts at post and initial discussions with the government of Egypt to refocus Economic Support Fund priorities toward poverty eradication, with special emphasis on improving education and access to opportunity [...] | 2009-06-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO1218 | AVIAN INFLUENZA REMAINS MOST THE DANGEROUS THREAT [...] (SBU) Key issue: -- The real threat to Egypt is not swine flu (H1N1),but avian influenza (AI, or H5N1),now endemic in poultry flocks in Egypt and infecting people at an increasing rate, and the possibility it could change, with or without help from H1N1, into a virus that easily jumps from [...] | 2009-06-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAID PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1266 | RUMORS OF THE DISSOLUTION OF EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 05:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
| 09CAIRO1447 | RECENT GOE ACTIONS TO SUPPRESS CRITICAL OPINION [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) A recent series of selective GOE actions against journalists, bloggers and even an amateur poet illustrates the variety of methods available to the GOE to suppress critical opinion, including an array of investigative authorities and public and private legal actions. -- [...] | 2009-07-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO1802 | H1N1'S IMPACT ON EGYPT'S SCHOOL SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
| 09CAIRO1924 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ESF, ELECTIONS, SINAI DEVELOPMENT, AND POST SAID EXPANSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EWWT ETRD EG |
| 09CAIRO1997 | ACTIVISTS' ANGER OVER U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL UN IS EG |
| 09CAIRO205 | LESSONS 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 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL PTER ASEC KPAL EG |
| 09CAIRO2209 | MUBARAK'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT OFFERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS ECON EG |
| 09CAIRO2258 | ASWAN: GOE ENLISTS LOYAL NGOS TO COOPERATE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO347 | SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...] | 2009-02-25 17:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF |
| 09CAIRO401 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF FOUR [...] (SBU) Description. In ref (a),the Government of Egypt (GOE) submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) for 4 C-130J transport aircraft. The primary mission of the C-130 is inter and intra theatre transport of people, cargo and equipment. These aircraft would supplement the current Egyptian Air For [...] | 2009-03-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EG |
| 09CAIRO771 | EGYPT'S WAR ON FLUQPIG FARMERS CLASH WITH CULL TEAMS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- There have been reports of sporadic clashes between pig farmers and GOE culling team as the pig cull in Egypt enters its second week. There is a heavy police presence in the Mokkattum area on Cairo's east side, home to many of the country's backyard pig farms. -- D [...] | 2009-05-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL KIRF EG |
| 09CANBERRA402 | SCENE SETTER-CDR GEN D. MCNABB VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...] | 2009-04-22 01:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL OTRA AS |
| 09CANBERRA418 | TSD SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING, APRIL 21 [...] (S/REL AUS/JA) Under Secretary Bill Burns joined Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenchiro Sasae and Australian Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael L'Estrange at the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Canberra on April 21. The of [...] | 2009-04-29 01:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PARM PREL MOPS KNNP ECON EFIN SENV JA AS |
| 09CANBERRA57 | SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...] | 2009-01-16 05:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA AS |
| 09CANBERRA61 | SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...] | 2009-01-19 23:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL OTRA AS |
| 09CANBERRA650 | AUSTRALIANS RESPOND TO US READ-OUT ON US-RUSSIA [...] (SBU) In response to our earlier demarche (ref A) on the outcome of the U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit, Michael O'Bryne, Executive Officer, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe Section told the Embassy on July 14 that the GOA's overall response is positive. O'Bryne expressed pleasure that th [...] | 2009-07-15 02:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV PREL AS |
| 09CANBERRA675 | TEXT OF MOUS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND IRAQ [...] (C/NF) START SUMMARY: On July 17, Lloyd Brodrick (protect),Director of the Iraq Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy the texts of six MOUs signed by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during her visit to Baghdad on June 27. The texts were signed i [...] | 2009-07-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MARR IZ AS |
| 09CARACAS1055 | VENEZUELA: OIL PRODUCTION IN WESTERN VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Energy field consultations in June highlighted Venezuela's continued crude oil production challenges and the disparity between field production estimates and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (GBRV) official production figures. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) From June 2 through 15, [...] | 2009-08-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
| 09CARACAS287 | VENEZUELA: LATEST CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary. On March 3, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) announced a cabinet reshuffling, including the transformation of five existing ministries and the abolition of three ministries. The only new face in the cabinet is Eduardo Saman, a hard line Chavista and [...] | 2009-03-05 21:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE |
| 09CHENGDU122 | SOUTHWEST CHINA: ENERGY EFFICIENCY UP AS OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Industrial energy efficiency progress was highlighted in a recent government-sponsored conference held in Chengdu, which drew little attention despite government emph [...] | 2009-07-09 09:10:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON CH |
| 09CHENGDU198 | GETTING TRADE FLOWING: A PHASED APPROACH TO BEEF [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. What's at "Steak": A Billion Dollars in U.S. Exports in Short Order --------------------------------------------- -------------- -------- 2. (U) At a recent meeting with Ambassador in Chengdu, AmCit Steven Allemang pleaded [...] | 2009-09-21 07:28:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PREL CH |
| 09CHENGDU230 | TOP LAWYER USING YUNNAN ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS TO EXPAND [...] (C) Summary: An open-minded chief judge and new guidance for environmental courts make Yunnan Province the logical place to pursue public interest environmental litigation, one of China's top public interest lawyers said. Similar courts and early cases in Guizhou and Jiangsu have set new prece [...] | 2009-10-16 05:06:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV PHUM CH |
| 09CHIANGMAI57 | GMS: POOR INFRASTRUCTURE, BORDER INEFFICIENCIES FORM ROAD [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reports on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued by Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane. Econ staff of both posts traveled together by road from the China-Lao border to the Lao-Thai border to collect the information reported in these ca [...] | 2009-04-23 07:39:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON ECIN ETTC EWWT ETRD CH LA TH |
| 09CHISINAU575 | LUPU DEFECTION FROM COMMUNISTS CREATES [...] (C) Summary: The departure of former Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu from the Party of Communists (PCRM) on June 10 has transformed the deeply-divided Moldovan political map by introducing a new political center. Immediately following Lupu's announcement, the Ambassador met with key polit [...] | 2009-07-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU848 | COMMUNIST MP TURCAN READY TO VOTE FOR [...] (C) Summary: In an October 20 meeting, Communist Party (PCRM) Member of Parliament Vladimir Turcan told the Ambassador that he hoped to avoid repeat elections by getting his fellow PCRM MPs to vote for Alliance for European Integration presidential candidate Marian Lupu. Turcan said he had r [...] | 2009-10-30 12:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD |
| 09COLOMBO1040 | SRI LANKA,S PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The real power to make economic policy appears to transcend the formal government policy channels and focus on the influence of President Rajapaksa and his circle. According to our contacts, the new Secretary to the Treasury, P.B. Jayasundera, is the policymaker with the mos [...] | 2009-11-17 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON EFIN PGOV |
| 09COLOMBO539 | Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 75 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Military has announced that the war with the LTTE is over. Numerous sources reported that LTTE leader Prabhakaran was dead, but there had been no official announcement as 1630 local. There were reports that LTTE leaders Pullidevan and Nadesan wanted to surrender [...] | 2009-05-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON |
| 09COLOMBO563 | SRI LANKA: IN FAREWELL, AMBASSADOR PRESSES HARD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his round of farewell calls on Sri Lankan government officials, Ambassador Blake emphasized that having won the war against "Tamil Tiger" terrorism, the Sri Lankan government now needed to consolidate its victory by "winning the peace." Ambassador noted that following the mili [...] | 2009-05-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS CE |
| 09COLOMBO623 | SRI LANKA: "COMPETENT AUTHORITY" STILL IN CHARGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has indicated that responsibility for camp management in Manik Farms and in the transit sites in and around Vavuniya District was being transferred from Competent Authority (CA) Major General Chandrasiri to Vavuniya Government Authority [...] | 2009-06-18 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE |
| 09COLOMBO644 | America House in Sri Lanka: A Platform for Reconciliation [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka's military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has brought an end to the island's 26-year conflict. However, winning the peace and overcoming deep mistrust that exists between communities will be a major challenge. A critical element of [...] | 2009-06-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV KIRC ASEC CE |
| 09COLOMBO854 | REPORT NUMBER TWO ON INTERAGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the second of three monthly reports on the Government of Sri Lanka's progress in meeting benchmarks as outlined in Ref B. The start of pre-monsoonal rains this month has created a heightened urgency among all humanitarian actors, in terms of accelerating the release of p [...] | 2009-08-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
| 09CONAKRY473 | YOUTH LEADER DISCUSSES OPTIONS TO FORCE THE CNDD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In sharing his perspective on Guinea's political situation, a prominent youth leader discussed waning support for Dadis, talk of a national action plan, and options for pressuring the CNDD out of power if the transition process fails. Although he is still focused on the civilia [...] | 2009-08-14 12:13:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY590 | CIVIL DEMONSTRATIONS UP COUNTRY, PEOPLE WORRIED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Protests/demonstrations took place in three distinctly different parts of the country on September 24, all of them connected to CNDD efforts to organize pro-Dadis political rallies. In Labe, thousands of people peacefully took to the streets to protest CNDD efforts to rally s [...] | 2009-09-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY716 | GUINEA IN THE AFTERMATH OF VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) This comprehensive look at Guinea three weeks after the September 28 killings in the stadium reflects accurately the situation in Conakry at that time. Drafted by then Acting DCM Cazeau who subsequently left post under ordered departure, this piece retains its value. Since the message wa [...] | 2009-11-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY92 | MIDDLE GUINEA - AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (U) SUMMARY. A recent trip into Guinea's mountainous central province revealed an impoverished economy dominated by subsistence agriculture, low-value-added artisanship, and imported consumer goods. Banks almost exclusively offer only short-term credit at interest rates over 21%. Chronic lack [...] | 2009-02-05 09:43:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ELTN EIND ENRG ECPS GV |
| 09DAKAR1218 | PRESIDENT AND PM SAY GUINEA-BISSAU READY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bernicat and AF/W Director Mary Beth Leonard accompanied by Political Counselor Mosby and OSC Chief Lt. Colonel Sousa met separately with Guinea-Bissau's newly elected President, Malam Bacai Sanha, and Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes, Jr., on September 9 after attending S [...] | 2009-09-28 07:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PU XY |
| 09DAKAR239 | U.S. INVESTMENT FUNDS LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITY IN WEST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegal's President and U.S. private fund managers organized a conference in Dakar with U.S. and regional participants on pension fund management and investment promotion February 9-11. While one of the themes, providing access to WAEMU-region pension funds for international i [...] | 2009-02-25 13:02:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON BTIO SG |
| 09DAKAR436 | SENEGAL: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON GUINEA-BISSAU AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although the situation in the Casamance region of Senegal is calm at the moment, the Senegalese Chief of Defense General Abdoulaye Fall expressed concern about the potential for recent events in Guinea-Bissau to destabilize [...] | 2009-04-03 13:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY SG |
| 09DAMASCUS132 | SCENESETTER FOR CODELS CARDIN, BERMAN, AND KERRY [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Cardin, Chairman Berman, and Chairman Kerry, Embassy Damascus is looking forward to your mid-February visits. You should expect an enthusiastic reception by government officials of the Syrian Arab Republic (SARG) and from the media, who will interpret your presence as a [...] | 2009-02-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ETRD ECON PTER PREF PAUM PARM KWBG LE |
| 09DAMASCUS134 | MFA STEERS DIPLOMATS TO SHELL SCHOOL: "YOUR [...] (C) Summary. During a February 12 meeting with concerned diplomats, SARG MFA Deputy FM Abd al-Fatta Ammura said he believed that the Ministry of Education would not object to the expansion of a Royal Dutch Shell-operated school to include the children of diplomats. Outlining a series of ste [...] | 2009-02-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT SY |
| 09DAMASCUS196 | FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim and Acting NEA A/S Feltman each expressed support for a united, independent, stable, and secure Iraq. Muallim welcomed the U.S. President,s plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in a responsible fashion. Feltman pressed Muallim to do more in the spir [...] | 2009-03-15 04:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS288 | CORRECTED COPY: MFA REQUESTS EMBASSY HELP FOR [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting requested by Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, the Director General of Syrian Air asked for the Embassy's help in obtaining export licenses for maintenance on 17 aircraft engines and three auxilliary power units. Two Airbus A320 engines are involved in a contractu [...] | 2009-04-20 08:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL GE SP SY |
| 09DARESSALAAM126 | ZANZIBAR: CDA MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KARUME [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On 24 February CDA and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) met with Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume for a tour d'horizon courtesy call at which the CDA also introduced the ZAO and explained the concept of American Presence Posts (APPs) and the U.S. intent in esta [...] | 2009-02-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM154 | PORT CONGESTION IN DAR ES SALAAM - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD [...] Summary: Ships arriving in the Dar es Salaam harbor must wait fourteen to twenty-two days before offloading, at a cost of USD 20,000 a day, pushing up the prices of imported goods and squeezing profits for Tanzania and its landlocked neighbors. The Port of Dar es Salaam got off to a fresh sta [...] | 2009-03-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PGOV PHSA PINR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM238 | ZANZIBAR PARTY VIEWS GOING INTO MAGOGONI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: With the voter registration completed in the Zanzibari suburban district of Magogoni (ref A),the actual vote to fill a local legislative seat will occur May 23, 2009. However, for ruling party CCM and opposition CUF, the winner-take-all nature of local politics [...] | 2009-04-10 09:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SOCI TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM254 | Tanzanian ECA Alumni Form Association [...] Summary: A core group of Tanzanian ECA alumni formed the nascent Tanzania U.S. State Alumni Association during a recent visit by AF Alumni Coordinator Mallory Kirsh. Alumni participation in Embassy programs and the State Alumni website is growing in Tanzania. Kirsh identified numerous best [...] | 2009-04-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OPRC TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM328 | IVLP Alumni Conduct Panel Discussion on Tanzanian Political [...] Summary: Over fifty young political leaders and members of the media community visited the U.S. Mission April 15 to participate in a panel discussion led by three young Tanzanian political leaders, who are also IVLP alumni. The capacity crowd, hailing from youth wings of several political pa [...] | 2009-05-21 05:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM372 | TANZANIAN MUSLIMS POSITIVE, BUT AWAITING ACTION FOLLOWING [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech to the Muslim world received positive feedback in Tanzania, but Muslims say they are now "waiting for action." Opinion leaders thought the speech "marks the beginning of new relations with the Muslim world" but were reserved awaiting follow-on actions. [...] | 2009-06-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF KISL KDEM KPAO TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM385 | ZANZIBAR: DONORS SEEK COMMON POSITION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Key donor nations agree that the political impasse in Zanzibar constitutes a "risk situation." There was a consensus that donors needed to reinforce their concerns with GOT and Zanzibar interlocutors and to press for change through a common position. Norway and Netherlands are [...] | 2009-06-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV TZ |
| 09DHAKA284 | FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...] | 2009-03-23 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA304 | FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] Bangladesh is a high fraud post. In CY 2008, Dhaka's FPU investigated 969 cases, not/not counting cases referred for DNA analysis. Infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, is poor outside of main cities and towns. This combined with wide-spread seasonal flooding and frequent natural [...] | 2009-03-30 00:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BG |
| 09DHAKA579 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH BIG HIT IN BANGLADESH [...] Summary: President Obama's Cairo speech received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Five local television stations available to millions of cable or satellite subscribers throughout the country broadcast the speech live or on tape delay. Nine newspapers, including two of the [...] | 2009-06-09 00:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG |
| 09DHAKA709 | CREATING A DIGITAL BANGLADESH: POSTS AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh,s Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, described at length his ambitious plans for expanding the country,s telecommunications infrastructure ) towards the goal of creating a &digital Bangladesh8 by the year 2021. In a meeting with the Ambassador on Ju [...] | 2009-07-20 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG PREL TINT BG |
| 09DHAKA950 | FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] Dhaka is a high fraud post. In FY 2009, Dhaka's FPU conducted FPU verifications (mostly site visits) for 488 cases, not/not counting cases referred for DNA analysis. Many of these cases required several site visits to complete. Infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, is poor outside [...] | 2009-10-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BG |
| 09DJIBOUTI435 | Djiboutian President Requests USG Help On Border Dispute [...] (C) Summary and action request: President Ismail Omar Guelleh summoned Ambassador on short notice May 2 to make specific requests for (1) urgent USG diplomatic support for UN Security Council action to press Eritrea to implement UNSCR 1862; and (2) USG assistance with a GODJ program to train [...] | 2009-05-04 10:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINS PREL DJ ER SO |
| 09DJIBOUTI88 | SOMALIA CAMPAIGN SPEECHES IDENTIFY FRONTRUNNERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 29, the fifteen candidates for President each made a speech to Parliament. At the end of the presentations, most MPs agreed that TFG Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde and ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Ahmed remained the frontrunners. Nur Adde focused on his r [...] | 2009-01-30 16:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI9 | DJIBOUTI - USAID FOOD INSECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] SUMMARY. A USAID team traveled to Djibouti December 15-21 to assess food insecurity and malnutrition. Due to a combination of continuing drought and increased food prices, Djibouti's food security situation remains precarious, with both a shortage in food availability and reduced purchasing p [...] | 2009-01-06 06:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL DJ |
| 09DOHA133 | DOHA DARFUR CONSULTATIONS: AGREEMENT OF GOODWILL SIGNED [...] (U) Sudanese Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, and JEM representative Jibril Ibrahim signed an "Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur" in Doha on February 17 at the Amiri Diwan. The signing was witnessed by represen [...] | 2009-02-19 10:45:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU QA |
| 09DOHA197 | TSA LAYS OUT A PATH TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE FOR [...] (U) Four TSA officials visited Doha March 15-19 to follow-up on a joint action plan to improve Qatar's aviation security as agreed to by Qatari representatives during their mid-February visit to Washington. The TSA officials included the TSA HQ Middle East area director Carlos De La Torre, TSA [...] | 2009-03-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC QA |
| 09DOHA281 | SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION'S POSITIVE MEETINGS ON [...] (C) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration (joined by Ambassador, Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) expressed his appreciation to PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani April 28 for Qatar's work to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan. He also stressed that President Obama is a [...] | 2009-04-30 05:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 09DOHA675 | QATAR: MOD COS AL ATTIYAH ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatari MOD Chief of Staff Maj Gen Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met with the Ambassador and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage on November 8. He accepted Gen Hostage's invitation to fly a C-17 sortie over Afghanistan, indicating he understood that onerou [...] | 2009-11-18 11:39:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS QA IR YM |
| 09DUBLIN524 | IRISH OFFICIALS ON NORTHERN IRELAND TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on December 2 and 3, Kevin Conmy of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Paul McGarry of the Irish Prime Minister,s Office briefed us on ongoing talks between GOI and HMG about Northern Ireland. The aim of these meetings is to follow up on the me [...] | 2009-12-03 18:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK EI |
| 09DUSHANBE1113 | TAJIKISTAN NAMED TOP REGULATORY REFORMER -- NOW FOURTH-WORST [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan has been named a "top 10 regulatory reformer" by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC),after improving in five of the ten areas the Bank uses to compute its annual "Doing Business" rankings. Tajikistan now ranks 152 out of 183 countries, up from [...] | 2009-10-02 04:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1170 | FOREIGN MINISTRY ZARIFI INDOCTRINATES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In an October 16 meeting, Foreign Minister Zarifi rattled off a lengthy list of Tajikistan's desires for infrastructure projects, increased trade, a softer human rights report, assistance on trafficking in persons, and help on relations with Uzbekistan. This appears to have been [...] | 2009-10-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1333 | EMBASSY DUSHANBE NOMINEES TO PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Following is Embassy Dushanbe's list of ten nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit (reftel). More background can be provided upon request for any nominee. Embassy notes that though most nominees are members of successful companies in Tajikistan, this is a very poor country, and [...] | 2009-12-01 04:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1335 | TAJIKISTAN ELECTION COUNTDOWN - OPPOSITION PARTY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of February, 2010 Parliamentary elections, Tajik opposition parties are initiating hopeful campaigns despite systemic obstacles and their own disorganization. The Islamic Renaissance Party plans to run an active, national campaign with appeal beyond its religious base [...] | 2009-12-01 04:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE346 | THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...] | 2009-03-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE401 | THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...] | 2009-03-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE52 | TAJIKISTAN: INL PROJECTS DECEMBER 2008 STATUS UPDATE [...] Summary: INL Dushanbe border security, policing, anti-crime programs, and justice sector reform projects update for December, 2008. INL Dushanbe provides the following status report on ongoing projects under Assistance Letters of Agreement 5,6,7,8. End summary. Border Security 2. INL [...] | 2009-01-13 07:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI |
| 09FRANKFURT1712 | FRAUD SUMMARY - GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 2008 TO FEBRUARY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 13:41:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GM |
| 09FRANKFURT2648 | FRAUD SUMMARY - GERMANY - MARCH - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 12:57:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GM |
| 09FREETOWN152 | LANDMARK NARCOTICS CASE ENDS: DEFENDANTS NOT GOING [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone's judicial system completed its landmark narcotics case (reftel A) on April 20, finding all defendants guilty. The first case tried using the national Narcotics Control Act of 2008, this creates valuable legal precedent, while also sending a message to na [...] | 2009-04-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL SL |
| 09FREETOWN24 | SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...] | 2009-01-15 18:18:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL |
| 09FREETOWN270 | COKE, TOKES, AND INEPT FOLKS: CAN SL STAY TOUGH ON DRUGS? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET | PGOV PREL SL SNAR |
| 09FREETOWN317 | JULY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] Summary: President Koroma's need for a disciplined, effective civil service was reinforced in July through the launch of the Public Sector Reform Unit and a campaign against lateness and absenteeism. The National Registration Secretariat will soon be empowered to issue national ID cards and EC [...] | 2009-08-11 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
| 09FREETOWN322 | SIERRA LEONE CURRENCY TANKING FASTER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: The Sierra Leone currency is suffering a continued significant decline. The Leone is trading at rates approaching 4,000 to USD 1.00, surprising independent analysts who had forecast the devaluation to go no further than a 3,600:1 ratio (reftel). Banking officials had been more pes [...] | 2009-08-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC PINR SL |
| 09FREETOWN325 | DIPLOMATIC CORPS VIEWS: CRY ME A RIVER [...] (C) Summary: Through mainly one-on-one meetings over the past two weeks with Western, African and Middle Eastern envoys, plus the United Nations, Ambassador has detected both a desire to support Sierra Leone's stated goals and a frustration that to do so is difficult. President Koroma's lauda [...] | 2009-08-17 16:54:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR SL |
| 09FREETOWN344 | U.S. COAST GUARD SEIZURE ENDS SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Combined U.S. Coast Guard Cutter LEGARE-Sierra Leone seizure of a 750 ton Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel August 17th ended Sierra Leonean complacency on Fisheries, and may cost a Minister her job. The seizure was initially met with considerable jubilation by both the Min [...] | 2009-09-02 07:50:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS PGOV PREL ECON SL |
| 09FREETOWN496 | SIERRA LEONE AMLEP MISSION RESULTS IN FOUR SEIZURES [...] (U) SUMMARY: An Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operation December 6-14 resulted in four fishing vessels seized by Sierra Leonean authorities in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. The operation built on a previous AMLEP conducted in August (reftel),and provi [...] | 2009-12-16 18:20:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS PREL PGOV MARR SL |
| 09GABORONE457 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SADC DIRECTOR FOR PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of post's ongoing efforts to increase engagement with SADC, Ambassador met with Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Tanki Mothae, the Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security, at the SADC headquarters in Gaborone on June 8, 2009. The Ambassador reiterated our request that U.S [...] | 2009-06-09 05:00:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EAID KPKO SADC BC |
| 09GABORONE663 | REPORT ON SPEAKER/SPECIALIST NTARE MWINE [...] SUMMARY: Mr. Ntare Mwine, an Ugandan-born American playwright, film-maker and actor, worked with PAS Gaborone on a program on HIV/AIDS advocacy from June 15-20. Mwine reviewed the theatre pieces that directors from the local NGO Youth Health Organization (YOHO) had produced since a previous wo [...] | 2009-08-20 09:18:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OEXC SCUL KHIV BC |
| 09GENEVA1012 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-052. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. UKRAINE A/S Gottemoeller Mr. Nykonenko Amb Ries [...] | 2009-11-11 08:26:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1013 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian side presented its response to the package proposal conveyed by U.S. National Se [...] | 2009-11-11 10:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1015 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-055 - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-010. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian delegation has consistently made two major points regarding the elimination of ICBMs for mobile launchers. They have s [...] | 2009-11-12 12:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1016 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-056 - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-011. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) U.S.-proposed elimination procedures for mobile launchers of ICBMs are specific and require inspectors on site to observe the fin [...] | 2009-11-12 12:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1017 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On November 9, 2009, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller met with Ambassador Antonov at the U.S. Mis [...] | 2009-11-12 14:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1019 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. DeNinno [...] | 2009-11-13 12:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1020 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gotemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Brown Ms. [...] | 2009-11-13 18:14:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1025 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) for Session VII o [...] | 2009-11-17 08:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1028 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 4:15 - 5:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach Mr. Dean ------- SUMM [...] | 2009-11-17 15:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1031 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. ( [...] | 2009-11-17 17:31:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1032 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a one-on-one chairmen's meeting held at the Russian Mission on November 11, 2009, U.S. [...] | 2009-11-18 08:23:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1034 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting of Session VII, chaired [...] | 2009-11-18 11:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1039 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Ad Hoc Group meeting, chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner and Ru [...] | 2009-11-19 14:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1042 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the Russ [...] | 2009-11-19 18:15:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1050 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. Mission o [...] | 2009-11-23 14:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1058 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions Subgroup was held [...] | 2009-11-24 12:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1059 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held on November 10, 2009. The U. [...] | 2009-11-24 16:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1061 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-045. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 22, 2009 Time: 5:30 - 6:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen met with Russian Federation F [...] | 2009-11-24 17:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1062 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the first meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) for th [...] | 2009-11-24 19:34:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1063 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...] | 2009-11-24 20:19:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1064 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...] | 2009-11-25 11:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1065 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-047. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 4. (S) U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen, and Chief of the Russian Gener [...] | 2009-11-25 12:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1066 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Connell [...] | 2009-11-25 15:20:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1070 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the Russian Mission on [...] | 2009-11-27 18:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1071 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group for the START Follow [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1072 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-026. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 3:40 - 5:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1073 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M.. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was h [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1074 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-021. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting, chaired by Mr. Ellio [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1075 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-028. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner a [...] | 2009-11-28 11:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1076 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the U.S. Mission on Novemb [...] | 2009-11-28 12:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1077 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth meeting of the U.S. and Russian Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group [...] | 2009-11-28 14:12:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1078 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was [...] | 2009-11-28 15:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1079 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-023. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first full meeting of the Notifications Working Group (WG),the sides conducted a review [...] | 2009-11-28 16:46:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1080 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held on November 16, 2009. [...] | 2009-11-29 08:56:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1081 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-032. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their Russian counterparts at th [...] | 2009-11-29 10:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1082 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. DeNinno [...] | 2009-11-29 13:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1083 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Definitions Subgroup meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2009. Nine definitio [...] | 2009-11-29 14:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1085 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 11:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purcell (N [...] | 2009-11-29 18:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1087 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Definitions Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions [...] | 2009-11-30 16:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1088 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On November 20, 2009, the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) met at the U. [...] | 2009-11-30 16:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1089 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-049. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 24, 2009 Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov [...] | 2009-11-30 17:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1090 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-061. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 15:00 P.M. - 17:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov conducted a Heads of Delegatio [...] | 2009-11-30 17:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1091 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-067. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gotte [...] | 2009-11-30 18:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1096 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. delegation to the START Follow-on (SFO) negotiations hosted a reception on Novembe [...] | 2009-12-02 11:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1098 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-024. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purcell [...] | 2009-12-02 13:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1099 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. delegation provided a revised version of the U.S.-proposed Joint Draft Text (JD [...] | 2009-12-02 14:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1100 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 3:35 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met at the U.S. Mission for the third m [...] | 2009-12-02 15:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1101 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The sixth Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) meeting, chaired by Mr. [...] | 2009-12-02 16:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1102 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-044. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a one-on-one meeting held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2009, U.S. Notificatio [...] | 2009-12-02 16:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1104 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-053. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S.: Russia Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach Mr. Dean [...] | 2009-12-02 17:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1105 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-055. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 3:40 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On November 25, 2009, the U.S. and Russian Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Gro [...] | 2009-12-02 17:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1106 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-057. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 11:00 P.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov conducted a Heads of Delegation ( [...] | 2009-12-02 17:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1107 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-065. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov [...] | 2009-12-02 17:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1110 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-050. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 24, 2009 Time: 15:30 - 18:00. Place: Russian Federation Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The seventh Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) meeting, chaired by [...] | 2009-12-03 08:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1112 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-048. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Highsmith Mr. Lobach M [...] | 2009-12-03 13:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1113 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-056. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The sixth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the U.S. Miss [...] | 2009-12-03 13:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1121 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-051. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 24, 2009 Time: 3:30 A.M - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The seventh Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was hel [...] | 2009-12-10 14:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1123 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-054. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner and [...] | 2009-12-10 14:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1124 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-058. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions Subgroup addressed 14 def [...] | 2009-12-10 14:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1125 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-059. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the November 27 meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group, the t [...] | 2009-12-10 15:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1126 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-060. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. delegation conducted a detailed discussion of Section VI of the Inspection Protoc [...] | 2009-12-10 15:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1127 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-062. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian delegation tabled a revised version of their non-paper on, "Location of Non- [...] | 2009-12-10 15:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1128 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-066. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) reviewed suggested conforming cha [...] | 2009-12-10 15:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1129 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-075. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their Russian counterparts at [...] | 2009-12-10 15:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1130 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-082. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Highsmith Mr. Lobach [...] | 2009-12-10 15:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1131 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-084. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:20 P.M. Q Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The one-on-one chairman's meeting focused on taking stock of where the two sides were wi [...] | 2009-12-10 15:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1132 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-092. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 3, 2009 Times: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M., and 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IP [...] | 2009-12-10 16:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1138 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-074. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov M [...] | 2009-12-11 18:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1139 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-073. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The eighth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group during Sessio [...] | 2009-12-13 10:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1140 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-078. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The thirteenth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group was held at the Russian [...] | 2009-12-13 10:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1141 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-079. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Elliott and [...] | 2009-12-13 11:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1143 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] This is SFO-GVA-VI-058. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-VI reporting activity during the period October 19 - November 20, 2009. SFO-GVA-VI-001 (GENEVA 0904) SFO-GVA-VI: HEADS AND DEPUTY HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING, OCTOBER 19, 2009 SFO-GVA-VI-002 (GENEVA 09 [...] | 2009-12-13 11:51:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1145 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-083. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their Russian counterparts [...] | 2009-12-13 12:14:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1146 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-085. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a meeting of the Counting Rules Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group [...] | 2009-12-13 12:20:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1147 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-091. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 03, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The tenth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group during Session VI [...] | 2009-12-13 12:31:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1148 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-086. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A small group of members of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG),met on De [...] | 2009-12-13 13:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1172 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-130. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, me [...] | 2009-12-18 15:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1173 | START FOLLOW-ON EGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-146. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting on Conversion or Elimination was held at the U.S. Mission on December 15. Mr. [...] | 2009-12-18 16:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1174 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-063. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of Defense Representat [...] | 2009-12-18 17:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1175 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-071. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. [...] | 2009-12-18 17:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1176 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-090. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 02, 2009 Time: 16:00 P.M. - 18:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The discussion during this session of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) foc [...] | 2009-12-18 18:00:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1178 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-093. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 3, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Definitions Subgroup the sides agreed that two definitions should [...] | 2009-12-18 18:02:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1179 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-121. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December 1 [...] | 2009-12-18 18:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1180 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-099. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 13:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] | 2009-12-18 18:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1181 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-107. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met at the U.S. Mission on December 4. [...] | 2009-12-18 18:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1182 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-109. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 8, 2009 Time: 3:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, met [...] | 2009-12-18 18:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1184 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-125. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 11, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:20 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, [...] | 2009-12-18 18:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1185 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-131. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 12, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a meeting of the Counting Rules Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Grou [...] | 2009-12-18 18:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1186 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-148. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. lawyers, Mr. Brown and Ms. Stewart, met with Russian lawyer, Mr. Lobach, to discuss Ru [...] | 2009-12-18 18:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1187 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-076. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) agreed to send Article II of the d [...] | 2009-12-19 10:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1188 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-068. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.; and 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The ninth and tenth meetings of the I [...] | 2009-12-19 10:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1189 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-097. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 04, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the Russian Mission on De [...] | 2009-12-20 08:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1190 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-072. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: November 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] | 2009-12-20 09:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1191 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-069. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the first meeting to discuss telemetry provisions to be included in the START [...] | 2009-12-20 09:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1192 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-087. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 4:20 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) me [...] | 2009-12-20 10:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1194 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-094. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 3, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) me [...] | 2009-12-20 11:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1195 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-098. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting chaired by Amb Ries and Rus [...] | 2009-12-20 11:22:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1196 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-100. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 6, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) on December 6 focused on th [...] | 2009-12-20 11:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1197 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-102. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) [...] | 2009-12-20 12:02:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1198 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-103 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group was held at the U.S. Mission on [...] | 2009-12-20 12:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1199 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-104. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 07, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Col Ryzhkov tabled and discussed a Russian working paper on the notifications for Part Four [...] | 2009-12-20 12:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1200 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-108. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: December 8, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of Defense Repres [...] | 2009-12-20 13:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1201 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-121. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December 1 [...] | 2009-12-20 13:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1202 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-116. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 4:05 P.M. to 5:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the third meeting to discuss telemetry provisions to be included in the START F [...] | 2009-12-20 13:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1203 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-117. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 9, 2009 Time: 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: UNITED STATES RUSSIA U/S Tauscher Amb Antonov [...] | 2009-12-20 13:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1204 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-119. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of D [...] | 2009-12-20 14:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1205 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-127. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: December 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva and Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ----- [...] | 2009-12-20 14:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1206 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-128. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 12, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. Mission on December 12 [...] | 2009-12-20 15:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1208 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:12:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1209 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:19:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1214 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1215 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1216 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1217 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1218 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 17:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1219 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 17:06:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1220 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-161. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms [...] | 2009-12-20 18:20:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1222 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-113 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At an Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative, Dr. Warner, and Ru [...] | 2009-12-20 18:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1223 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-115. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Definitions Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group me [...] | 2009-12-20 18:54:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1224 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-110. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 8, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) In an intense exchange at a meeting of the Counting Rules Subgroup held at the Russian Mi [...] | 2009-12-20 19:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1225 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-134. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 10:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Subgroup on Counting Rules met on December 13 and made significant progress toward co [...] | 2009-12-20 19:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1226 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-154. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 16, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. to 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At an Ad Hoc Meeting on December 16, Dr. Warner presented two alternative proposals that a [...] | 2009-12-20 19:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1227 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-120. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a joint meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) and the Inspect [...] | 2009-12-20 19:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1228 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-124. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 11, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. and Russian Missions, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Wo [...] | 2009-12-20 19:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1229 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-133. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. and Russian Missions, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This meeting of the Inspec [...] | 2009-12-20 19:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1230 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-139. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. and Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. Mission on Dece [...] | 2009-12-20 19:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1231 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-141. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) met [...] | 2009-12-20 19:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1233 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-149. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.m. to 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December [...] | 2009-12-20 20:06:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1234 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-152. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 16, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, [...] | 2009-12-20 20:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1235 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-159. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 18, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Definitions Working Group agreed to send two terms to the Conforming Group ("routine move [...] | 2009-12-20 20:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1236 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-155. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 16, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Definitions Working Group met December 16, and agreed to drop twelve terms ("Jamming," [...] | 2009-12-20 20:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1237 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-158. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules and Definitions Sub-groups met in succession to review new and existing [...] | 2009-12-20 20:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1238 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-158. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules and Definitions Sub-groups met in succession to review new and existing [...] | 2009-12-20 20:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1239 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-135. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: United States Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The sides met to discuss the U.S. response to the Russian counter-proposal of Dece [...] | 2009-12-20 20:37:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA413 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-003. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the official translation of a Paper by the Russian Side on Comments on the Elements of a START Follow-on Treaty (REFTEL). 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation [...] | 2009-06-04 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA414 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-004. 2. The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the press release the Russian START Follow-on Negotiations Delegation will release at the conclusion of this round of negotiations. The press release is provided to agencies for informational purposes on [...] | 2009-06-04 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA419 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-007. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian paper containing questions on the U.S. "Elements" Paper. 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation Paper of the Rus [...] | 2009-06-04 16:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA443 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first meeting of U.S. and Russian Delegations in Geneva on START Follow-On Negotiations [...] | 2009-06-09 18:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA444 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on Negotiations continued discussions initiated [...] | 2009-06-10 09:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA445 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the third meeting of the second session of the START Follow-on discussions, the Russian Delega [...] | 2009-06-10 10:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA447 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 3, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on negotiations met in Geneva on June 3, 200 [...] | 2009-06-10 12:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA451 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoon of [...] | 2009-06-10 16:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA452 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 16:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA453 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 16:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA454 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 16:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA455 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 17:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA460 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON CLOSURE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 8, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 8, 2009, to discuss closure of [...] | 2009-06-11 09:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA467 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UPDATED [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 9, 2009, to discuss the U.S. r [...] | 2009-06-12 13:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA472 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S.-UKRAINIAN BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva U.S. Ukraine Mr. Taylor Mr. Nykonenko ----------------------- UKRAINE ADAMANT ABOUT BEING INCLU [...] | 2009-06-12 14:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA476 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON B-1 HEAVY BOMBER [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 10, 2009, to discuss the con [...] | 2009-06-12 17:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA478 | JCIC-XXXIV: LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] This is JCIC-XXXIV-021. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXIV reporting activity during the period June 8-12, 2009. JCIC-XXXIV-001 (GENEVA 436) JCIC-XXXIV: OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION, JUNE 8, 2009 JCIC [...] | 2009-06-12 17:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA511 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 22, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations initiated the third round of formal negotiations on the START Follo [...] | 2009-06-24 14:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA514 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 23, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Russian HOD Antonov began the meeting by saying that the Russian-proposed edits of the U.S. Joint [...] | 2009-06-25 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA520 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 22, 2009 Time: 1:30 - 3:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation hosted a lunch on June 22, 2009, at the Russian Mission. U.S. Delegation m [...] | 2009-06-25 13:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA521 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 23, 2009 Time: 3:45 - 4:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations resumed work on the draft Joint Understanding. The meeting focused o [...] | 2009-06-25 14:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA615 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 24, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participantts: U.S. Russia Mr. brown Ms. Kotkova ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U [...] | 2009-07-25 11:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA617 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation continued its presentation of papers and proposals initiated during the mo [...] | 2009-07-25 12:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START UNGA |
| 09GENEVA730 | WIPO Conference on Public Policy [...] SUMMARY (SBU): During the July 13-14 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conference on Intellectual Property (IP) and Public Policy Issues in Geneva, Switzerland, participants explored and clarified the connection between IP and several major public policy issues such as climate ch [...] | 2009-09-03 15:58:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SENV WIPO |
| 09GENEVA733 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: August 31, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva [...] | 2009-09-03 21:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA737 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-010. 2. (U) The text in paragraph 3 below is the U.S.-proposed Joint Draft Text on Final Articles that was provided to the Russian Delegation during the afternoon meeting at the U.S. Mission on August 31, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: FINAL [...] | 2009-09-04 10:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA738 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-012. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the official translation of the Russian Aide-Memoir on cessation of continuous monitoring at Votkinsk that was provided to the U.S. Delegation on August 31, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-09-04 10:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA741 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:20 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ambassador Antonov stated his expectation that the United States would provide answers to the [...] | 2009-09-04 12:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA742 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 3, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Koshelev Mr. Johnston Mr. Malyugin - [...] | 2009-09-04 17:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA743 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-014. 2. (S) The U.S. Delegation provided the Russian Side a document containing the guide to the U.S.-proposed draft of the START Follow-on (SFO) Protocol on Inspections, Exhibitions and Continuous Monitoring Activities during the morning plenary session on Septembe [...] | 2009-09-05 14:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA745 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-011. 2. (U) At Paragraphs 3 through 8 are the tests of the official translations of Russian-proposed Treaty Language on Establishment Database, Terms and Their Definitions Annex, Prohibitions, NTM, CBM, and the BCC Protocol. Paragraph 3 contains the Proposals on Es [...] | 2009-09-05 15:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA774 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-007. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian-proposed treaty text. 3. (S) Begin text. Official Translation To be Turned Over to the U.S. Side [...] | 2009-09-23 15:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA780 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. Russia Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller Ambassador Antonov Amba [...] | 2009-09-24 15:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA781 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first plenary meeting of the session, the Russian Delegation made verbal presenta [...] | 2009-09-24 16:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA784 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 3:15 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the second plenary meeting conducted on September 21, 2009, the U.S. and Russian Delega [...] | 2009-09-25 09:56:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA795 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) meeting, conducted on Septem [...] | 2009-09-29 10:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA803 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-019. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section V (Inspections, Visits and Exhibitions) of the Russian-proposed Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, it will be sent i [...] | 2009-09-29 18:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA804 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 22, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group focused on reviewing the recently-r [...] | 2009-09-29 18:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA805 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 22, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session, the Partie [...] | 2009-09-29 18:34:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA807 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 24, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 24 plenary meeting, chaired by U.S Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoell [...] | 2009-09-30 10:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA810 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-019. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the corrected text of the official translation of Section V (Inspections, Visits and Exhibitions) of the Russian-proposed Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, it will [...] | 2009-09-30 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA812 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) and Notifications Working Gro [...] | 2009-09-30 13:46:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA813 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-020. 2. (u) Paragraph 3 contains the text of the official translation of Section II (Data Base Regarding Strategic Offensive Arms) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has s [...] | 2009-09-30 15:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA815 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-023. 2. (S) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section I (Terms and Their Definitions) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has six sections, [...] | 2009-10-01 08:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA816 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-021. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section IV (Notifications) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has six sections, each section [...] | 2009-10-01 09:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA819 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 22, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 22 plenary meeting chaired by U.S. Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoel [...] | 2009-10-01 10:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA820 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Inspection Protocol (IP) Working Group (WG) was held at the Russian [...] | 2009-10-01 13:48:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA821 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty and Definitions Working Group held its second meeting of the session, during which the [...] | 2009-10-01 16:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA824 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) and Notifications Working Gro [...] | 2009-10-02 11:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA826 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group was held at the U [...] | 2009-10-02 13:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA829 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 3:15 - 5:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the third Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group meeting of the session, the Parties contin [...] | 2009-10-02 14:14:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA830 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the Russian Miss [...] | 2009-10-02 15:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA831 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-039. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed text for the Protocol on Inspections (Sections I - General Obligations, Section II - Provisions Concerning the Legal Status of Inspectors, ((Monitors,))1 and Aircrew Members((, and Annex A to Inspection Protoco [...] | 2009-10-02 15:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA840 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) focused on discussion [...] | 2009-10-07 12:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA841 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-026. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the fourth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session, the [...] | 2009-10-07 12:48:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA842 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: R.F. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian Treaty Text and Definitions Working Groups (TTDWG) met at the Russian M [...] | 2009-10-07 12:48:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA843 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-036. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian delegations met at the Russian Mission to conclude the fifth session of ST [...] | 2009-10-07 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA846 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) As instructed (Ref A),U.S. Representative to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commissi [...] | 2009-10-07 15:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA847 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] This is SFO-GVA-V-040 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 5 is the Ad-Referendum to Governments Text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 56 on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facilit [...] | 2009-10-07 15:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA848 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-045 - Request for Guidance-002. 2. (S) Background and guidance requested. Delegation has negotiated a draft JCIC Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, and the accompanying letters on Set [...] | 2009-10-07 16:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA850 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 29, 2009, meeting of the Working Group on the Memorandum of Understanding ( [...] | 2009-10-08 10:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA852 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-032. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group completed a r [...] | 2009-10-08 13:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA853 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) focused on reviewing two sec [...] | 2009-10-08 13:15:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA856 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-044. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed treaty text for the START Follow-on Treaty. The text was provided to the Russian delegation on October 1, 2009, at the plenary meeting. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-10-08 14:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA857 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-042. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed text for Protocol on the Bilateral Consultative Commission for the draft START Follow-on Treaty. The text was provided to the Russian delegation in Geneva on September 30, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-10-08 14:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA858 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the sixth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session, the P [...] | 2009-10-08 14:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA860 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 29, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the Conversion or Elimination Working Group (C or E) WG was held at [...] | 2009-10-09 07:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA863 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] This is SFO-GVA-V-040 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 5 is the Ad-Referendum to Governments Text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 56 on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facilit [...] | 2009-10-09 09:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA865 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-041A. 2. (S) At paragraph 3 is the text that was delivered to the Russian delegation at the Elimination Protocol Working Group Meeting on September 29, 2009; however, it was not discussed during this meeting (Reftel). 3. (S) Begin text: ((Protocol on Procedur [...] | 2009-10-09 14:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA866 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-041B. 2. (S) At paragraph 3 is the text that was delivered to the Russian delegation at the Elimination Protocol Working Group Meeting on September 29, 2009; however, it was not discussed during this meeting (Reftel). 3. (S) Begin Part 2: IV. Procedures for [...] | 2009-10-09 14:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA867 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-045 - Request for Guidance-002. 2. (S) Background and guidance requested. Delegation has negotiated a draft JCIC Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, and the accompanying letters on Set [...] | 2009-10-09 16:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA869 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA870 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the U.S. Mission on [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA871 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA872 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA904 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Amb Ries [...] | 2009-10-23 15:31:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA910 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the October 19 Plenary Meeting chaired by U.S. Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoeller [...] | 2009-10-23 19:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA912 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-015 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text in paragraph 4 below is a U.S.-proposed text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 57 to Release the Final Data for Each Category of Data Contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (M [...] | 2009-10-26 17:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA914 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Elliott Col Ryzhkov Lt Col Goodman [...] | 2009-10-26 18:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA915 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-005. 2. The text at paragraph 4 is Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCJC) Agreement 56 on Principles and Procedures for the Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activity at Votkinsk. The Agreement was signed by the Representatives of the United States and [...] | 2009-10-27 16:29:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA917 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. Mi [...] | 2009-10-27 17:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA918 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the U.S. and Russian Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group for [...] | 2009-10-27 19:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA919 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 6:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) for Session VI was held at th [...] | 2009-10-27 20:26:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA920 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...] | 2009-10-28 11:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA921 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 Time: 11:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S.: RUSSIA Mr. Trout Gen Poznihir LT Lobn [...] | 2009-10-28 14:46:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA925 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-018. 2. (S) The texts in paragraphs 3 through 9 below are the U,S,-proposed draft texts for Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Annexes C through I for the draft START Follow-on Treaty. This cable is part 2 of 2 parts. The draft texts were provided at an MOU Working [...] | 2009-10-29 17:09:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA934 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 3:00 P.M., a meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty Text [...] | 2009-11-02 09:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA936 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the plenary meeting on October 22, chaired by U.S. Negotiator Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Negotiator Ambassador Anto [...] | 2009-11-02 12:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA942 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-045 -- Request for Guidance-003. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The delegation proposes a compromise SLBM launcher elimination procedure for incorporation into the START Follow-on Treaty (SFO). [...] | 2009-11-02 19:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA943 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-044.-- Request for Guidance-002. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian side continues to resist the U.S. concept for counting Heavy Bomber (HB) Nuclear Armaments. Russia's concern is based [...] | 2009-11-02 19:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA944 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Elliott Col Ryzhkov Lt Col Goodman M [...] | 2009-11-03 08:54:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA946 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-021. 2. (S) The text in paragraph 3 is the official translation of a Russian paper that was provided by Amb Antonov to A/S Gottemoeller at a U.S.-hosted lunch on October 22, 2009. The paper reflects Russian commentary on their rationale for not including various pr [...] | 2009-11-03 10:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA947 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purc [...] | 2009-11-03 11:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA949 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Connel [...] | 2009-11-03 11:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA951 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-024. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the October 23, 2009 Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) meeting, the Russia [...] | 2009-11-03 14:00:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA955 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Trout Gen Orlov LT Lobner [...] | 2009-11-03 16:17:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA956 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-026. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the Treaty Text Working Group (TTWG) was held at the U.S. Mission on October [...] | 2009-11-03 18:17:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA957 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-049 -- Request for Guidance-004. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian side has strongly resisted the U.S. proposal to designate two ICBMs or two SLBMs for RV inspection during each nuclear [...] | 2009-11-03 19:34:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA958 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Elliott Col Ryzhkov Lt Col Goodman [...] | 2009-11-04 10:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA959 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purcell ------- [...] | 2009-11-04 11:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA962 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-051 -- Request for Guidance-006. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The delegation requests Washington's perspective on the scope of the proposed treaty language in U.S.-proposed Treaty Article XIV. [...] | 2009-11-04 14:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA963 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:20 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. Negotiator Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Nnegotiator Ambassador Antonov cont [...] | 2009-11-04 14:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA964 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 1:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the October 27 meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group, the Rus [...] | 2009-11-04 16:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA968 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-047 -- Request for Guidance-007. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian delegation is strongly resisting the inclusion in the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty of any "special" provisions focused [...] | 2009-11-04 18:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA969 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting this session of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held [...] | 2009-11-05 08:26:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA971 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-023. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. Delegation hosted a reception for the Russian Delegation at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on [...] | 2009-11-05 10:42:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA975 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-050 -- Request for Guidance-005. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Although the U.S. and Russian delegations initially tabled very different categories for the major types of inspection activities [...] | 2009-11-05 14:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA976 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) In the absence of the U.S. Head of Delegation (HOD),Deputy HOD Ries and Russian Deputy HOD Kosh [...] | 2009-11-05 14:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA977 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the second Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warn [...] | 2009-11-05 16:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA978 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting, chaired by Mr. Elliott and Co [...] | 2009-11-05 16:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA979 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the October 30 Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting, Dr. Warner led a review [...] | 2009-11-05 18:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA980 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-048. 2. (S) Paragraph 3 contains the text of a U.S. Delegation non-paper on "Counting Rules for Deployed Heavy Bombers Nuclear Amaments." The non-paper, marked for Ambassador Antonov, was delivered to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation in Geneva on Nov [...] | 2009-11-05 18:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA981 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-036. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions Subgroup was hel [...] | 2009-11-06 08:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA982 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions [...] | 2009-11-06 09:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA983 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the U.S. and Russian Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was hel [...] | 2009-11-06 09:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA984 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-028. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the U.S. and Russian Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the [...] | 2009-11-06 10:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA985 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) for this session [...] | 2009-11-06 11:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA987 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 28, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the Russi [...] | 2009-11-06 12:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA989 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (MOUWG) during the si [...] | 2009-11-06 14:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA990 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On October 30, 2009, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) met at the U.S. Miss [...] | 2009-11-06 14:56:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA991 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M . Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was held at the [...] | 2009-11-06 14:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA994 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-054 -- Request for Guidance-009. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The delegation requests clarification regarding future Russian Federation transparency measures for U.S. SSGNs. The package deal [...] | 2009-11-06 18:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GUANGZHOU644 | CHINESE BLOGGERS FEEL INCREASING GOVERNMENT PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese government has been tightening its grip on the Internet, and the trend won't be reversed any time soon, according to prominent bloggers attending the 5th Annual Blogger Conference (Septel). Bloggers viewed the role of the Internet in Chinese society alternatively as a [...] | 2009-11-20 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SCUL KWWW SOCI EINT KEMS CH |
| 09GUATEMALA1033 | Ambassador brings together President Colom and private [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a meeting December 8 designed to facilitate dialogue between Guatemala's influential private sector and President Colom. The four-hour meeting began as a therapeutic airing of grievances. The President stressed in detail his frustration with how the pr [...] | 2009-12-24 16:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON EFIN GT |
| 09GUATEMALA147 | GUATEMALA: ESCALATING VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guatemala is experiencing a significant escalation in the level of violent crime throughout the country, including areas in close proximity of the Embassy and Embassy staff residences. In addition to a general increase in the frequency of street assaults and homicides, new wea [...] | 2009-02-17 17:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC GT KCRM PHUM PTER SNAR |
| 09HANOI670 | VIETNAM FLEXIBLE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) will send a high-level delegation to the fifteenth Conference of the Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15) in Copenhagen this December. While the GVN plans a flexible approach to the COP, it is somewhat [...] | 2009-07-21 00:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM |
| 09HARARE46 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART HEALTH COORDINATION UPDATE [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has been working closely with the team from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian partners to improve coordination, set up the cholera command-and-control center, and implement cholera response activities at the field le [...] | 2009-01-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI |
| 09HELSINKI34 | FINNISH MINISTER TO PRESENT NEW TRANSATLANTIC AID [...] At the upcoming Informal Council meeting in Prague January 29-30, Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen will seek support from EU Development ministers for the creation of a U.S.- EU Transatlantic Partnership for Sustainable Development. The purpose of the partner [...] | 2009-01-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EU FI PREL |
| 09HELSINKI355 | FINLAND: HALONEN ASSUMES TRADITIONAL POSTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 11 Finnish President Halonen met, dined and relaxed with Russian President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin for five hours in the Black Sea city of Sochi. This was the third presidential meeting this year, and Finnish officials describe each as a warm encounter. Typic [...] | 2009-09-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI PGOV PREL RS |
| 09HELSINKI39 | HSPD - 6 FURTHUR DISCUSSIONS WITH FINLAND [...] (C) Summary: On January 26, 2009, Charge, POL chief and Consul met with Ministry of the Interior State Secretary Antti Peltari, who wanted to follow up on an earlier meeting with the Embassy when he received model language for an HSPD-6 agreement. (REF B) (Peltari has been promoted from Dire [...] | 2009-02-03 12:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS ASEC PREL KHLS PTER PGOV FI |
| 09HELSINKI402 | FINLAND: PUTIN WARMS UP IN LATEST MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a dramatic departure from their meeting last June, on October 25 Russian Prime Minister Putin warmly greeted Finnish Prime Minister Vanhanen in St. Petersburg. Describing Finland as a good partner, a smiling Putin put a positive face on Finnish-Russian relations. Putin pointed [...] | 2009-10-29 11:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI PREL EPET ETRD WTO RS |
| 09HILLAH37 | SECOND PRT-SUPPORTED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE [...] Summary: At the second Business Environment Conference (BEC2) on April 25, participants agreed on the need for the business community to advocate for solutions with regard to corruption, the need for improved infrastructure, better credit, and critical economic legislation. Co-hosted by the PRT [...] | 2009-05-06 13:29:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY661 | BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PLANS COLLIDE WITH THE SUGAR POLITICS IN [...] (SBU) By protecting its sugar markets through high import tariffs and limited import quotas, Vietnam has elevated sugar prices but disrupted supply, according to HCMC's foreign-invested beverage industry. These policies are beginning to make it difficult for companies to expand their investme [...] | 2009-11-20 03:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV ETRD VM |
| 09HONGKONG1371 | CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam assured the Consul General the Hong Kong government will proceed with consultations on political reforms for 2012 by the end of this year. Lam told the CG the reform package, greater Pearl River Delta integ [...] | 2009-07-24 10:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM HK |
| 09HONGKONG202 | MEDIA REACTION: US-CHINA RELATIONS; US ECONOMY; [...] U.S.-China relations 2. U.S. economy 3. U.S.-Russia relations 4. Climate change HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-02-02 09:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG2340 | G/TIP AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES REFORM IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca,s December 4 meetings with senior Hong Kong officials, consulates, NGOs, and the media stressed the USG was committed to tackling TIP, and that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and other governments needed a paradigm shift in their approach to formulat [...] | 2009-12-23 08:55:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH |
| 09HONGKONG290 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S TRIP TO ASIA; SINO-U.S. [...] Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 2. Sino-U.S. relations 3. U.S. economy 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-02-17 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG742 | HONG KONG OBSERVERS SEE CHINA'S SOCIAL UNREST [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong-based China watchers assess that China's vast cash reserves will prove its most powerful tool to "buy time" and stave off large-scale discontent by the nearly 27 million unemployed migrant workers and college graduates. Beijing has aggressively adopted measu [...] | 2009-04-23 07:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH |
| 09ISLAMABAD1321 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 10:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1585 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 12:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1718 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 11:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1732 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 10:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1817 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 29 JULY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD183 | UPDATE ON PAKISTAN IDP SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. As of January 23, the population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the conflict-afflicted areas of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) continued to rise, with approximately 10,000 families living in the twelve establi [...] | 2009-01-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER MOPS |
| 09ISLAMABAD2290 | ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (C) Summary: When Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's President on September 9, 2008, he inherited a series of intersecting political, economic, and security crises for which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government appeared ill-equipped. One year later, Zardari appears [...] | 2009-09-21 13:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ENRG MOPS PK IN AF |
| 09ISLAMABAD2361 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2889 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 02, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2927 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3015 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 09:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD377 | UPDATE ON IDP SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. The overall IDP situation has not changed significantly over the past few weeks, with UN estimates of the conflict-affected population still at approximately 300,000. However, there has been an increase in the number affected by conflict in Swat. Despite a proposed peace deal i [...] | 2009-02-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD508 | PML-N: "WE WON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN." [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) reached out March 9 to the diplomatic corps; the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led government made its case to the same group on February 28. PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif, meeting with the Ambassador late March 9, reiterated the part [...] | 2009-03-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD738 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: APRIL 07, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 11:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD847 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: APRIL 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISTANBUL131 | A LEADING IRANIAN ANALYST'S ADVICE ON ROXANA [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: A leading Iranian analyst shared views with us on March 26 on Iranian-American journalist Roxane Saberi's detention, US-Iran engagement, and Iran's presidential elections. Regarding Saberi's detention, he said if the USG follows the model used in 2007 in response to Hale [...] | 2009-03-31 10:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM IR |
| 09ISTANBUL138 | US-IRAN RELATIONS: "BEWARE THE SPOILERS" [...] (S) Summary: Several contacts who closely watch Iranian politics have cautioned that in the wake of recent positive "atmospheric" developments in US-Iran relations, Washington should take extra care not to "over-extend" its efforts to reach out to the regime. The remaining two months before [...] | 2009-04-10 13:43:00 | Consulate Istanbul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL22 | RAISING CONCERNS WITH TURKISH BANKS ABOUT IRAN'S [...] (C) Summary: We met with representative from the Turkish Bankers' Association and several Turkish banks to highlight our ongoing concerns about Iran's deceptive financial practices and urge them to undertake more rigorous scrutiny of their relationships with Iranian banks. We also shared inf [...] | 2009-01-15 06:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL351 | ISLAM, AKP, HEADSCARVES, FETHULLAH GULEN, AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 12:04:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL357 | ISLAM, AKP, HEADSCARVES, FETHULLAH GULEN, AND THE [...] (SBU). SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. A wide range of our contacts dismissed the notion that Turkey is at risk of becoming an Islamic Republic. Their consensus is that the political system is flexible enough to accommodate pious Turks, growing political activism. Though this activism will contin [...] | 2009-09-17 14:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL425 | A TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER TOLD US THAT TRYING TO DO BUSINESS WITH IRAN HAS BECOME INTOLERABLE. HE SAID THIS IS BECAUSE IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) IS MUSCLING OUT OTHER PARTNERS; IRAN REFUSES TO LOWER CUSTOMS DUTIES; BANK MELLAT IS UNRELIABL [...] | 2009-11-13 18:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PINS TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL78 | TURKISH THINK TANK EXPERTS EXPOUND ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: We recently pulsed private Turkish experts for latest views on Turkey-Iran and US-Iran relations. The most common themes we heard were: Turkey and Iran, as neighbors and rivals, both seek a stable "balance of power" with each other and usually pursue bilateral relations with t [...] | 2009-02-26 10:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR |
| 09JAKARTA1408 | Health Cooperation - GOI Proposes [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; please handle accordingly. Please see action request in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has proposed a health cooperation memorandum of understanding to be released during the President's proposed trip to Indonesi [...] | 2009-08-25 09:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV AMED KFLU MASS ID |
| 09JAKARTA1638 | PAPUA -- CONTINUED PROBLEMS, AND POSSIBLE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eastern Indonesia's Papua and West Papua provinces remain troubled. The region is politically marginalized and many Papuans harbor separatist aspirations. Low-level violence continues, including a series of shootings near an American-owned mine, although it poses little immedia [...] | 2009-09-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT ECON ID |
| 09JAKARTA1776 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #12: PROGRAM [...] In response to the September 30 earthquake in West Sumatra, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has programmed more than $5.2 million in humanitarian programs. Current implementing partners include the American Red Cross, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI),Mercy Corps, Inter [...] | 2009-10-23 06:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
| 09JAKARTA1901 | INDONESIA'S 100-DAY PLAN: 15 PRIORITY PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has identified 15 priority programs for his second administration in the government's 100-day plan. The heated dispute between Indonesia's police, Attorney General's Office and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prompted the pre [...] | 2009-11-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG KCOR PREL PTER SENV |
| 09JAKARTA1949 | MCC VISIT: NOW IS THE TIME FOR INTENSE WORK [...] (U) SUMMARY. The MCC visit has successfully refocused Indonesian attention on a MCC Compact. Meetings with key ministers, the local Indonesian technical team, and many experts provided valuable input as well as allowed sharing of the requirements and timeline for a Compact. However, work is ju [...] | 2009-11-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09JAKARTA497 | COUNTERTERRORISM -- INDONESIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is making progress in combating terrorism and 2008 marked the third year without a major terrorist attack. Police surveillance, raids and arrests reduced militants' ability to plan and carry out attacks. Legal institutions effectively prosecuted ringl [...] | 2009-03-19 09:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID |
| 09JAKARTA526 | COUNTERTERRORISM -- GOI DERADICALIZATION EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's deradicalization program owes much to the personal commitment of several key police officials. Along with the primary goal of intelligence collection, deradicalization aims to change the mind-set of terrorists and reintegrate them into society after their release fr [...] | 2009-03-24 04:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PGOV PTER ASEC PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA54 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge raised the proposed U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership with Presidential Advisor Dino Djalal on January 9. Djalal underscored President Yudhoyono's personal interest in the Strategic Partnership and promised the he (Djalal) would work directly with us on the matter. D [...] | 2009-01-12 10:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP ABLD AMGT ID |
| 09JEDDAH157 | ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...] | 2009-05-04 19:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
| 09JEDDAH163 | ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...] | 2009-05-06 14:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
| 09JERUSALEM1533 | PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS FOR FIRST TIME [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On August 26, the Palestinian National Council (PNC) convened for the first time since 1998 to fill six seats vacated by deaths on the PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC). Three of the new members return to the seats traditionally held by their small factions. Two othe [...] | 2009-08-27 15:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KDEM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1791 | SEIZED HAMAS DOCUMENTS OFFER POTENTIAL INSIGHT [...] (S) Summary and comment. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) seized four documents during the raid of a Hamas-affiliated think tank in Nablus in late September 2009. The documents were drafted by Nablus-based Hamas leaders and Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members in early [...] | 2009-10-08 16:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM201 | WEST BANKERS RELEASE PETITION CALLING FOR [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Palestinians from a range of political factions in the West Bank issued a petition January 26 calling for national reconciliation and a national unity government. Their stated goal is to generate pressure on President Abbas and Hamas leaders to return to discussions a [...] | 2009-01-28 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM466 | PA'S HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PLAN HINGES ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has moved quickly to put in place a program to assist Gaza residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during IDF operations in January. The USD 350 million PA plan, designed by PM Fayyad, would put money directly into the hands of individuals [...] | 2009-03-13 15:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS |
| 09JOHANNESBURG11 | SOUTH AFRICA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] The information in this cable was gathered from a variety of sources familiar with child labor in South Africa. The primary source of information remains the South African Department of Labor (SADOL) supplemented by discussions with the South African academic and NGO community. Regulator [...] | 2009-01-23 09:25:00 | Consulate Johannesburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID SF |
| 09JOHANNESBURG81 | SOUTH AFRICA: MAY 2009 LABOR NOTES [...] This is the May, 2009 issue of U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: -Legal work for Zimbabwean migrants? -COSATU unsuccessful in its bid to halt the sale of Vodacom shares -COSATU May Day rallies -Union ends successful tr [...] | 2009-05-07 14:31:00 | Consulate Johannesburg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN |
| 09KABUL10 | AFGHAN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two simultaneously released reports, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) strongly condemned Taliban and other insurgents' intimidation and killing of civilians and presented a relatively balanced analysis of civilian deaths due to coalition and Afghan Natio [...] | 2009-01-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AF PREL PHUM |
| 09KABUL1108 | Afghanistan -- Eleventh Meeting of the Joint Coordination [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board April 19: -- approved the Finance Ministry's requests to set up task forces to develop a financing mechanism for the ANDS and to help the GIRoA prepare good projects in priority areas; -- supported the Agriculture Ministry's priorities [...] | 2009-05-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL133 | EU POLICE MISSION EXPLORES DEPLOYMENT TO EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: A senior delegation from the European Union Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) met January 12 with members of Task Force Duke (RC-E) senior staff to consider possibilities for deployment of EUPOL officers to eastern Afghanistan. Discussion centered on a proposal [...] | 2009-01-19 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL PGOV AF EUN |
| 09KABUL1526 | Ambassador's Meeting with Afghan Finance Minister [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eikenberry and Finance Minister Zakhilwal June 8 discussed joint visits to Afghan provinces, including a June 17 trip to open a US-financed border crossing post in Islam Qala, Herat. Zakhilwal welcomed the preliminary, positive assessment by a USAID team that examined the Finan [...] | 2009-06-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID AF |
| 09KABUL1662 | HERAT CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: KARZAI DOMINATING THE FIELD [...] (U) Summary. Election campaigning is underway in Herat with general resignation, not excitement, among the populace that President Karzai will win. Karzai's campaign spending and outreach to key local figures and organizations have strengthened his position, but some analysts believe he can [...] | 2009-06-25 09:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL1684 | UPPER HOUSE IN QUANDRY OVER FATE OF PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Parliament's Upper House faces a potential crisis this fall when new provincial councils will select replacements for two-thirds of the chamber. If the councils follow the Constitution, they will elect their representatives to the Upper House around Oct. 1, mid-way through a [...] | 2009-06-29 04:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL1735 | ANATOMY OF AN INSURGENCY - DECLINING SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Though by no means comparable to the situation in Afghanistan's south and east, the security climate in the country's northwest is worsening in certain districts, and this has local officials concerned. A particular worry is the situation in Ghormach district, administratively [...] | 2009-07-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KABUL1737 | HELMAND OPERATIONS RELY ON ESTABLISHING LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. Civilian-military coordination prior to the start of the July 2 military operations in Helmand has been a key element in the development of a sustainable engagement. While the MEB operations have come on very quickly, the PRT's facilitation of connections between the provincial g [...] | 2009-07-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KABUL2104 | PRT Mazar-e-Sharif: Sar-e-pul Provincial Assessment [...] (SBU) Security throughout most of Sar-e-pul province remains relatively good, but has worsened in areas bordering neighboring Jowzjan and Faryab provinces. Almalek village of Sayyad district has been ground zero for Mullah Nadir's insurgent gangs, who continue to exploit the weaknesses of the [...] | 2009-07-30 04:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL2179 | Ambassador Wayne and SRAP Staff Meetings with Afghan [...] (SBU) In a July 26 meeting with Finance Minister Zakhilwal, Ambassador Wayne and SRAP staff praised successful efforts by the GIRoA to increase revenue collection in Afghanistan and address corruption. Zakhilwal said that donors should reward this progress by channeling more aid through the ce [...] | 2009-08-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON EAGR PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL2378 | STRENGTHENING THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fraud remains a serious threat to the election process as actual or perceived fraud may seriously undermine acceptance of election results (ref A). The Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) are the main bodies involved in preven [...] | 2009-08-16 08:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL2401 | EXBS ADVISOR July 10 TO August 15, 2009 MONTH END REPORT, [...] (U) During this report period the EXBS staff met with the Commander of Administrative Services of the Afghan Border Police, Mr. Sayed Aman Sadat to discuss installing modular border stations along the Afghan border. This project will be coordinated with the U.S Military. 2. (U) During this [...] | 2009-08-17 12:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF |
| 09KABUL2437 | Afghan Elections Situation Report Five - 1200 Local, August [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1600 local on August 20. -------- Security -------- 2. The security situation is unusually good, but as of 1200 hrs, ISAF has reported some security incidents directed at the election, but none significant enough to affect election structure. P [...] | 2009-08-20 08:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 09KABUL2439 | Afghan Elections Situation Report Six - 1600 Local, August [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1800 local on August 20. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (SBU) UN Special Representative Kai Eide met with Ambassadors at 1300 local time to convey his first impressions of the day of voting. He said that generally, people want to vote [...] | 2009-08-20 11:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 09KABUL246 | PAKTIKA GOVERNOR CONFIRMS HIS DEPARTURE AND [...] (C) At a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Paktika Governor Mohammad Akram Khpalwak confirmed that he is being replaced, in all likelihood within a few days by current Kandahar NDS chief Abdul Qayum Katawazay. He expressed support for the notion of a carefully organized, government- [...] | 2009-02-03 06:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL253 | DONORS CONSIDER AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER'S AID REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghan Commerce Minister Shahrani January 27 briefed donor reps on his policy vision and requests for assistance. Shahrani said his highest priorities are trade facilitation, corporatizing the state-owned fuel importer FLGE, building capacity in his ministry, including a new Po [...] | 2009-02-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EINV ECON ENRG EFIN AF |
| 09KABUL2832 | GHANI SEES BAD AND WORSE POST-ELECTION OPTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani is convinced that without a national framework, Afghanistan will face a political implosion. Without a new national political architecture, Dr. Ghani's prognosis for the country is glum. He warns that the North is on the verge of implosion, K [...] | 2009-09-19 06:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF KDEM |
| 09KABUL2920 | Afghanistan: Building Cell Towers and Developing Telecom [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Amir Sangin said he supports ISAF plans to locate cellular phone towers on U.S. Forward Operating Bases (FOBs),and thinks state-owned Afghan Telecom should own the towers, renting space to other service providers. He com [...] | 2009-09-20 10:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EAID PREL PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL3286 | HELMAND "DISTRICT DELIVERY" VISIT A GOOD START, BUT IT'S [...] (SBU) Summary: A District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) delegation visited Lashkar Gah and the Nawa District Center in Helmand Province on October 10 and 11, holding detailed talks with Afghan Provincial and District Officials, as well as with Lashkar Gah PRT officers. The IDLG-led group incl [...] | 2009-10-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV EAID AF |
| 09KABUL34 | PRT KUNDUZ: SPINZAR AGAIN SPINS WHITE GOLD [...] (SBU) Kunduz's Spinzar Factory began cotton processing again for the first time in years. The factory was the economic focal point of the region when it was a state-owned enterprise in the pre-Taliban era. Now under new French-Afghan management, the factory hopes to compete in the domestic an [...] | 2009-01-06 12:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF |
| 09KABUL3739 | GOVERNOR,S AVIPA PLUS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ARGHANDAB [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. At a November 5 shura in Arghandab District, Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, Governor Wesa announced the USAID Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in Agriculture (AVIPA) Plus program for the Arghandab valley. After a thorough explanation of the counterinsu [...] | 2009-11-22 05:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM EAGR PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL389 | CODEL BOEHNER DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH HELMAND [...] (C) House Republican Leader John Boehner and five other members of Congress visited Camp Bastion in Helmand Province on February 8, and were briefed by Helmand Governor Mangal on developments in the province. Mangal stated that additional U.S. security and development are needed in Helmand, an [...] | 2009-02-22 13:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 09KABUL3894 | SUBJECT: HELMAND: A REINTEGRATION ASSESSMENT [...] (S/REL to USA, ISAF, NATO) Summary: Helmand Province, particularly in parts of the south, is already undergoing de facto reintegration of some Taliban forces on an informal basis, with no involvement from coalition forces or GIRoA. Both Nawa and Garmsir Districts have community councils, comp [...] | 2009-12-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL782 | Are the Chinese Reliable Partners for Afghan [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: In recent discussions with Emboffs, Afghan and Chinese officials and international partners in Kabul appear optimistic that the Chinese government and Chinese state-owned companies working in Afghanistan will fulfill important Chinese commitments to Afghan recons [...] | 2009-03-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAID ECPS ELTN SENV PHSA ENRG ETRD AF CN |
| 09KABUL993 | THE ECC: STILL COMING TOGETHER [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fledgling Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) is scrambling to meet its first responsibility, the May 26 kick off of the candidate challenge period. As the arbitrator determining candidate qualifications and sanctions for electoral offenses, the ECC's safeguards will subs [...] | 2009-04-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV AF |
| 09KAMPALA1356 | UGANDA: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS ACCOMPANY ARRIVAL [...] (C) Summary: ExxonMobil interest in Tullow Oil's Ugandan operations, and Italian oil giant ENI's attempt to purchase Heritage Oil's local holdings, mark a clear shift from exploration to the beginnings of production. The remote location of Uganda's oil wells, the difficult chemistry of the oil with [...] | 2009-12-03 06:13:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ECON EINV ENRG KCOR UG |
| 09KAMPALA504 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (MAY 15,2009) [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information glea [...] | 2009-05-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KATHMANDU2 | NEPAL: COMPROMISE ON ARMY INTEGRATION SPECIAL [...] (U) On December 26, Nepal's four major political parties agreed to equal representation on the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC). The question now is whether the parties can finalize the AISC's leadership and terms of reference. If successful, this would end a stalemate that has pre [...] | 2009-01-02 09:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR KDEM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU528 | A/S BLAKE RAISES TIBETAN, BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Kathmandu told visiting Assistant Secretary Robert Blake that registration and i.d. card issuance for the Tibetan refugee population remains politically sensitive, but that UNHCR remains optimistic progress can b [...] | 2009-06-19 05:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM BT CH NP |
| 09KATHMANDU70 | NEPAL: CHAIRPERSONS SELECTED FOR CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) On January 13, Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Nemwang swore in chairpersons from six parties for the 24 CA committees. Madhav Kumar Nepal, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),was elected head of the Constitutional Com [...] | 2009-01-27 06:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM NP |
| 09KHARTOUM1130 | ALL POLITICAL PARTIES CONFERENCE CONCLUDES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-hosted(SPLM) All Political Parties' Conference (APPC) closed on September 30. The conference concluded with all parties adopting a "Juba Declaration" that affirms commitments to all peace agreements, sets pre-conditions for elections, call [...] | 2009-10-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1216 | USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...] | 2009-10-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1217 | USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...] | 2009-10-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU |
| 09KHARTOUM142 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of January 29 the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,540, or just over 64 percent of the total authorized force strength. UNAMID senior staff agree that the deployment goal is impossible to secure by Mabch 31. In fact, UNAMID's shipping pipeline may be empty wi [...] | 2009-02-04 06:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM324 | BASHIR DEFIANT AS IDPs PREDICT CRISIS IN THE CAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: As authorities press ahead with the decision to expel NGOs from Darfur, a defiant Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir addressed a rally in El Fasher on March 8. In addition to accusing the U.S. of killing "millions" of Muslims, he denounced both the ICC and NGO workers as "agents [...] | 2009-03-09 15:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM44 | RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL: FOR THE USG TO DECIDE [...] (C) NCP strategist Sayed Al-Khateeb told CDA Fernandez that the NCP regime will not act irrationally when an ICC indictment of GoS President Omar Al-Bashir is handed down, but warned, just like many other NCP officials have, that the GoS may not be able to fully control the actions of non-gove [...] | 2009-01-14 15:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM SU |
| 09KHARTOUM477 | SE GRATION MEETS WITH THE UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN [...] (SBU) On April 2 the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General, Ameerah Haq and other UN staff in Khartoum to discuss current humanitarian gaps and UN efforts to mitigate the current crisis here. The latter stems from the Gov [...] | 2009-04-07 05:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM537 | SENATOR KERRY MEETS WITH NGOs [...] (SBU) During an April 16 meeting with Senator John Kerry, representatives from six major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) conveyed concern regarding continuing gaps in assistance following the NGO expulsions, shrinking humanitarian space, and bureaucratic impediments to program implementa [...] | 2009-04-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM539 | CODEL KERRY'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Senator Kerry told Presidential Advisor Nafie that the change of administrations in Washington opens an opportunity for the United States and Sudan to begin a new dialogue, and he identified the provision of humanitarian assistance following the expulsion of 13 NGOs [...] | 2009-04-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM546 | CDA'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SALAHEDDIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin welcomed the proposed return visit by Special Envoy Gration and offered to try to reduce tensions with NGOs in Sudan by meeting with them and assuring them of the GoS, readiness to work with them, as long as they do not cross the regime,s red [...] | 2009-04-22 10:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM578 | UNMIS ELECTIONS CHIEF: FEBRUARY 2010 ELECTIONS "VERY [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has decided that elections will take place in February 2010 and has issued a planning calendar to reflect preparation that must occur in order to achieve that date. UNMIS Electoral Affairs Chief Ray Kennedy said that meeting that date [...] | 2009-04-29 13:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM730 | NGO AFFILIATES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Since mid-May, European affiliates of three expelled U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun official procedures to commence (or expand, in the case of one of the affiliates) humanitarian operations in Sudan in line with agreements reached with the USG. On June 4, U.S. Emb [...] | 2009-06-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM785 | SUDANESE ELECTIONS DATE TO SLIDE TO APRIL 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM965 | YASSIR ARMAN: REFERENDUM LAW IMPASSE AND POPULAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 10 meeting, Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)'s Northern Sector and SPLM National Assembly Caucus Chairman, Yassir Arman, said SPLM believes national legislation is necessary to conduct popular consultations in Blue Nile and So [...] | 2009-08-23 07:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID PHUM AU UNSC SU |
| 09KINGSTON1142 | Jamaica: J1 Validation Study Shows Good Usage and Returns [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit conducted a validation study on Jamaican J1 applicants who received J1 visas between May and August 2009. In our study, we concentrated on summer work and travel students, who make up the majority of J1 applicants seen at Embassy Kings [...] | 2009-12-21 16:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS SMIG KFRD OEXC JM |
| 09KINGSTON223 | JAMAICA: BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS WEAKENED STATE OF [...] (SBU) On March 18, Charge James Heg hosted a group of Jamaican business leaders at a lunch to discuss the state of the local economy. The discussions also covered the political dynamics following the decision by the Jamaican Supreme Court on the dual citizenship case. The business leaders wer [...] | 2009-03-23 20:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TRYS ENRG SOCI EFIN EINV EAIR IADB IBRD |
| 09KINGSTON348 | JAMAICA: IPR AND 301 WATCHLIST FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs met with Carol Simpson, Executive Director of the Jamaican Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) on May 4 to discuss Jamaica's continued listing on the IPR 301 Watch List and the status of the proposed Patent and Design Act. Simpson explained the legislative process is tim [...] | 2009-05-05 17:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TRSY XL JM |
| 09KINSHASA1105 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba on December 17 to discuss MONUC's mandate renewal, fighting in the Dongo area of Equateur Province, and DRC-Angolan relations. Septel reports on discussions regarding finding a site to build a new embassy, as well as GD [...] | 2009-12-17 16:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS PHUM PREF CG AG |
| 09KINSHASA1149 | MASISI LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP YIELDS PROMISING [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12 Michel Kassa briefed USAID Mission Director and TDY poloff on a Wilson Center-organized leadership training workshop held November 23-27 in Goma that brought together 100 representatives of six communities in Masisi District, North Kivu. The end results show prom [...] | 2009-12-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF AORC PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA123 | USAID Food for Peace Monitoring Report on North Katanga [...] Monitoring the WFP (World Food Program) emergency work and the FHI (Food for the Hungry, Int.) progress with their MYAP (Multi-Year Assistance Program) in the ex-conflict districts of Moba and Kalemie was the object of a Food for Peace visit. 2. North Katanga is calm but potentially volatile [...] | 2009-02-09 06:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF |
| 09KINSHASA424 | EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 30; BOSCO ALLEGEDLY PART [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Bosco Allegedly Part of Kimia II -------------------------------- 2. (U) BBC and [...] | 2009-04-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA519 | KABILA AND SENIOR GDRC OFFICIALS MEET WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: The GDRC, including at the presidential level, has held separate meetings with the CNDP, South Kivu Armed Groups (SKAGs),and the North Kivu Armed Groups. We have received a readout on the first two. The CNDP has officially been recognized as a political party, but there is ju [...] | 2009-06-05 09:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PREF PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA531 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH IMPRESSED THE CONGOLESE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Obama's speech received wide media coverage in Kinshasa. Major print and broadcast media reported on the presidential address, providing, in some cases, opinion and commentary generally welcoming President Obama's effort to forge a new relationship with the Muslim world [...] | 2009-06-08 08:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA908 | S/P'S ROSS, COHEN AND PATEL MEET WITH CONGOLESE [...] (U) Introductory note: S/P staffers Alec Ross, Jared Cohen and Mira Patel visited Kinshasa and Goma September 9-12. Reftel is an account of the Kinshasa portion of their trip. This message refers their meetings in Goma. End introductory note. Courtesy Call with Vice Governor of North Kiv [...] | 2009-10-05 12:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PREL PGOV CG |
| 09KINSHASA977 | DRL OFFICER?S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS GRAVITY OF CHILD [...] (U) Summary: During an October 12-19 visit to the DRC, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Tu Dang met with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, NGOs, labor unions and other civil society organizations to discuss labor and corporate social responsibility issues. She also to [...] | 2009-10-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CG |
| 09KOLONIA130 | FSM ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FSM National Government, through the offices of Research and Development, submitted a national Draft Energy Policy to each state on July 21. By Mid-September a number of the agencies and personnel responsible for implementation still had not seen the draft plan. Although [...] | 2009-10-06 04:44:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV FM |
| 09KOLONIA31 | COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS START IN THE FSM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 09:20:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID FM |
| 09KOLONIA53 | FSM PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. HELP TO REFORM COMPACT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-19 23:30:00 | Embassy Kolonia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID FM |
| 09KUALALUMPUR380 | MALAYSIA: ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (U) Summary and comment: Central Bank Deputy Governor Ooi Sang Kuang reports that Malaysia is seeing signs of a U-shaped recovery with positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2009. Ooi credits GOM monetary and fiscal policy (Ref A) as well as financial sector liberalizations (Ref B) for the [...] | 2009-05-18 00:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV MY EINV |
| 09KUALALUMPUR392 | NEXT STEPS FOR U.S. - MALAYSIA RELATIONS [...] (S) We have come a long way in the first months of the new Administration's relationship with Malaysia. Secretary Clinton's congratulatory call to Foreign Minister Anifah and her early meeting with him in Washington as well as Prime Minister Najib's well publicized receipt of a letter of con [...] | 2009-05-20 09:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR521 | DCM PRESENTS TIP ACTION PLAN TO HOME MINISTRY [...] (C) The DCM presented the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan for Malaysia in a June 29 meeting initiated by the Home Ministry, which had sought an understanding of the steps Malaysia needs to take to upgrade itself from the current Tier 3 ranking in the U.S. TIP report. Deputy Home Min [...] | 2009-06-29 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR621 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - July 29, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malaysian Ministry of Health reported the third and fourth Influenza A (H1N1) related deaths on July 29. These deaths both involve local transmission of H1N1. The total number of locally transmitted cases now exceeds the number of imported cases. In the first three cases, t [...] | 2009-07-30 01:09:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
| 09KUALALUMPUR775 | TIP AMBASSADOR CDEBACA'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA, AUGUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 05:56:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MY PGOV |
| 09KUALALUMPUR839 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER: [...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Hishamuddin Hussein told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging 90-minute meeting on October 21 that the GOM would publish its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) action plan soon and that it was a priority for him and Prime Minister Najib to make significant progress on the i [...] | 2009-10-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | CT MY PGOV KTIP |
| 09KUALALUMPUR909 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER: [...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Hishamuddin Hussein told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging 90-minute meeting on October 21 that the GOM would publish its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) action plan soon and that it was a priority for him and Prime Minister Najib to make significant progress on the i [...] | 2009-11-12 05:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | CT MY PGOV KTIP |
| 09KUWAIT1151 | KUWAITIS TALK IRAN, IRAN, AND ENERGY WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Kuwait's Prime Minister made a strong plea to visiting DoE DepSec Poneman to avoid any military option against Iran, noting that Kuwait would be one of the first countries affected by any attack. The FM meanwhile noted that only a unified front by the P-5 and other [...] | 2009-12-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG SENV IR IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT34 | OUTLOOK BLEAK FOR NEW KUWAITI CABINET [...] (C) Kuwait's Amir swore in the latest iteration of his Cabinet on January 12 in a move that did little to reconcile the rift between his government and the obstreperous National Assembly. The new cabinet includes only two new names. FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah will serve as acting Oil M [...] | 2009-01-14 03:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU |
| 09KUWAIT434 | TERROR FINANCE: GOK PROGRESS IN CHARITY OVERSIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of Kuwait's charity oversight committee from the Ministries of Awqaf, Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs met with Econcouns and Econoff to discuss GOK efforts to strengthen oversight of Kuwaiti charity organizations over the last four years. These included ending dire [...] | 2009-04-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN |
| 09KUWAIT438 | KUWAIT'S PETROCHEMICAL EXPANSION PLANS AND DOW [...] (U) Contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: Senior Kuwaiti officials have stressed that they view Dow as a strategic partner, but also that reviving the K-Dow joint venture is not possible in the current economic and political climate. The Petrochemical Industries Corpo [...] | 2009-04-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV KU |
| 09KUWAIT446 | KUWAIT OIL LAKES LIKELY TO LINGER MUCH LONGER [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation confirmed that 2009 is likely to pass without any action to remediate the 18-year old oil lakes affecting large areas of Kuwait,s desert. A cancelled tender process and political paralysis are largely to blame. A [...] | 2009-05-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PREL EINV PGOV KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT512 | CORRECTED COPY: KUWAIT OIL LAKES LIKELY TO LINGER [...] (U) NOTE: This cable supercedes 09 KUWAIT 446, which was sent in error. Post apologizes for the confusion. END NOTE. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Officials from the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation confirmed that 2009 is likely to pass without any action to remediate the 18-year old oil [...] | 2009-05-21 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PREL EINV PGOV KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT571 | WORDS VS. DEEDS: KUWAITIS REACT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an informal discussion held at the Ambassador's residence, a group of 13 Kuwaiti academics and political and media figures offered thoughtful commentary on President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. The overall theme was that this was a "good start" but the "proof was in the [...] | 2009-06-08 03:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL SOCI KU ZR |
| 09KUWAIT754 | EMBASSY KUWAIT'S PROMOTION OF DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIM [...] (U) Summary. Regarding Ref A's tasking on the Consultative Process for Muslim Engagement, future events planned by Embassy Kuwait include the following five programs: -- Arab-American Science Partnership -- Alternative Energy Applications Conference -- American Diwaniya -- Food for Thought A [...] | 2009-07-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL SCUL SOCI KU |
| 09KYIV1171 | REGIONS RADA BLOCKADE LEAVES ISSUES HANGING [...] (C) Opposition Party of Regions continued to physically block parliament, paralyzing the Rada and keeping it from adjourning on July 10 for the summer recess. Despite a budget crisis, Regions is demanding a significant increase in pensions and wages designed to bolster its standing with vote [...] | 2009-07-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
| 09KYIV1942 | U.S.-UKRAINE NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS SEPTEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Highlights of this semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine nonproliferation dialogue include: --Ukraine gave an inconsistent answer on the question of transferring HEU spent fuel to Russia. --Ukraine asked for additional security assurances beyond those provided in Budapest in 1994, and was intereste [...] | 2009-11-09 12:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM PREL KNUC UP |
| 09KYIV337 | KHARKIV'S LESSON FOR KYIV: STOP BICKERING, START [...] (SBU) In the face of the mounting economic crisis, Kharkiv Oblast political leaders have set aside long-running political rivalries and started to work together. The cooperation spans the political spectrum and has provided political cover for such unpopular measures as tranport fare increase [...] | 2009-02-19 11:44:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UP |
| 09KYIV605 | STRAINS WITH ROMANIA "SURPRISE" UKRAINE [...] (C) Ukrainian officials express surprise at recent strains in Ukrainian-Romanian relations. They blame Romania for making "unacceptable" last-minute demands on a trans-border travel agreement that resulted in the abrupt cancellation of a visit by President Basescu in February. They also voic [...] | 2009-04-07 13:36:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RO |
| 09KYIV694 | TYMOSHENKO MULLS COALITION WITH REGIONS, [...] (C) In recent meetings, PM Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that her BYuT faction is in negotiations with Party of Regions over the possible creation of a broad new Rada coalition. Such a coalition, if it were to take shape, would work to change the constitution ahead of presidential elections [...] | 2009-04-22 17:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
| 09KYIV858 | CHERNOMYRDIN TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) The Ambassador met on May 19 with Russian Ambassador Viktor Chernomyrdin. Discussion focused on domestic Ukrainian politics, with Chernomyrdin regretting the "lost years" brought about by the conflict between President Yushchenko and PM Tymoshenko. He expressed irritation at the EU and Y [...] | 2009-05-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL UP |
| 09KYIV924 | RADA OUTLOOK: POSITIONING FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) After a week's recess, the Rada will start its next plenary on June 2 amidst continued rumors that PM Tymoshenko's BYuT faction and opposition Party of Regions (Regions) are close to forming a coalition. A BYuT-Regions coalition would have more than the 300 MPs necessary to enact constitu [...] | 2009-05-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UP |
| 09KYIV96 | 2009 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to REF: --------------------------------------- I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: --------------------------------------- A. Crime Threat: Crime remains a concern in Ukraine. Ukraine's expatriate community - including A [...] | 2009-01-16 14:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC UA |
| 09LAGOS213 | NIGERIA: EKITI ELECTION UPDATE: POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: The April 25 Ekiti gubernatorial by-election in 64 wards of 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) between Dr. Kayode Fayemi (AC - Action Congress) and the incumbent Segun Oni (PDP - Peoples' Democratic Party),was marred by violence, voter intimidation by party members, general confus [...] | 2009-04-29 07:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
| 09LAGOS216 | NIGERIA: BUDGET CONSTRAINTS DRIVING ANTI-FRAUD AND [...] (C) Summary: On April 21, the Director General of the E-Government and Due Process Bureau of Bayelsa State, Dimieari Von Kemedi told PolOff and Lagos Consular Section Fraud Prevention Manager that a small clique of senior officials of the State Finance Ministry allocated ghost and duplicate wo [...] | 2009-05-13 06:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCOR KCRM NI |
| 09LAGOS252 | NIGERIA: BOOMING SATELLITE TV MARKET SHOWS GROWING [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's direct-to-home satellite television industry has grown many fold over the past several years as providers tapped the country's expanding middle class and feed consumers' demand for homegrown entertainment. Executives from both the South Africa-based Multichoice and Nige [...] | 2009-06-09 15:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECPC EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
| 09LAGOS63 | NIGERIA: SURGEON, ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVIST TAKES [...] (C) Summary: Edet Ikpi, Commissioner of Health in Cross River State, who is a practicing surgeon and former head of the Zero Corruption Coalition, told PolOff on January 13 that he has embarked on a campaign to introduce transparency, accountability and service delivery in his department. As a [...] | 2009-02-09 11:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SNAR NI |
| 09LAHORE154 | ICE MAY HAVE CRACKED, BUT SHARIFS STILL DISTRUST IN ZARDARI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 12:45:00 | Consulate Lahore | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM PK |
| 09LAHORE175 | SHAHBAZ SHARIF CLAIMS ZARDARI GOVERNMENT LACKS CREDIBILITY [...] (C) This is an action request for S/SRAP. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told PO August 31 that the federal government as lacked credibility, hampering improvement in economic and social development. He pledged to prosecute the perpetrators of the A [...] | 2009-09-01 08:10:00 | Consulate Lahore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU PK |
| 09LAPAZ470 | CHARGE MEETING WITH FM CHOQUEHUANCA [...] (C) Summary: Per Reftel Charge met with Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca on March 25 to deliver correspondence from Secretary Clinton. The FM again confirmed assurances provided by UN Charge Solon in New York that the GOB would first seek to resolve bilateral issues through dip [...] | 2009-03-26 18:41:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL OPDC PGOV PREL |
| 09LAPAZ89 | U.S./BOLIVIA RELATIONS: HOW WE GOT HERE [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales has repeatedly stated that he will "never break relations with the United States," and he has recently expressed hopes that bilateral relations will improve under the Obama administration. Privately, however, high-level officials told us as early as 2007 tha [...] | 2009-01-21 19:02:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ECON EFIN EAID BL |
| 09LAPAZ981 | GOB DELAYS, DENIES ISSUANCE OF OFFICIAL VISAS [...] (C) Summary: Since September 2008, the Bolivian government has increasingly delayed, and in some cases denied, issuance of official visas to incoming USG personnel. While the majority of visa requests are still granted without significant delay, a higher percentage of applications than normal [...] | 2009-07-01 14:35:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR OFDP OTRABL |
| 09LIBREVILLE245 | GABON: REGIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Gabon is concerned about the future of the MICOPAX peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, maritime security, potential Hezbollah activity in West and Central Africa, and other issues, Defense Minister Ali Bongo Ondimba told the Ambassador in a wide-ranging conversation. End [...] | 2009-06-02 16:22:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR GB FR |
| 09LILONGWE228 | MALAWI ELECTIONS - EXPECT A TIGHT RACE [...] (C) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader John Tembo are the clear front-runners in a pack of seven presidential candidates. Despite Mutharika's real macroeconomic success and populist programs such as the fertilizer subsidy, incumbency in Malawi has not [...] | 2009-04-29 10:24:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MI |
| 09LILONGWE387 | MALAWI'S 2009-10 BUDGET: NO SURPRISES TO START MUTHARIKA'S [...] Summary: Minister of Finance Ken Kandodo presented the first budget of President Mutharika's second term to Malawi's National Assembly on July 3. Largely a continuation of previous GOM economic policies, the budget contained no significant surprises. Spending is projected to increase to USD [...] | 2009-07-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EAID ETRD PGOV MI |
| 09LIMA1619 | US TREASURY CONCERNED ABOUT PERUVIAN GAMING SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: A team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) from the Department of Treasury was invited by the Peruvian Gaming Commission to Lima in order to conduct a preliminary assessment of the Peruvian gaming sector. During their very short trip, the team met with the Gaming Commis [...] | 2009-10-30 21:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KJUS KTFM XM PE |
| 09LIMA77 | PERU 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The Government of Peru (GOP) seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, 2007, and set to enter into force on February 1, 2009, sh [...] | 2009-01-21 18:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE |
| 09LIMA844 | AMAZON PROTESTS: AIDESEP'S VIEWS AND ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Prior to the June 5 outbreak of violence, Emboffs met with representatives of Aidesep (the indigenous organization leading Amazon protests) to learn about their concerns and demands. Aidesep leader Alberto Pizango described centuries of abuses against the indigenous and the indif [...] | 2009-06-12 20:10:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI PE |
| 09LJUBLJANA332 | SLOVENIA: NO EASY SOLUTION FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF PHUM SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA50 | SLOVENIA AGREES WITH USG'S NEW APPROACH IN [...] (C) ADCM met with MFA Security Policy Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 and with MOD Deputy Director General of Defense Planning Primoz Savc on February 26 to: outline the "anchor points" of the Afghanistan-Pakistan review; seek Slovenia's input for the strategy review; and encou [...] | 2009-02-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA59 | PRIME MINISTER SAYS NATO RATIFICATION PROCEDURE [...] (C) Clearly anticipating the subject of our conversation, Prime Minister Pahor pre-empted CDA's delivery of reftel's points on March 5 by opening with the news that the government believed it had the legal means to cut short the seven-day follow-up for submission of signatures in favor of a re [...] | 2009-03-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA68 | ECON MINISTER TALKS ABOUT FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. [...] (C) CDA discussed with Slovenian Minister of Economy Matej Lahovnik on March 11 the Global Economic Crisis, Slovenia's economic position, and opportunities for U.S. investments in Slovenia. CDA urged Slovenia, as part of the EU, to address the financial vulnerabilities in Central and Eastern Eu [...] | 2009-03-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PINR PREL SI |
| 09LOME126 | TOGO: UPDATE ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentarian and half-brother to President Faure, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, remains in custody after being arrested at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy the morning of Wednesday, April 15 (ref A). The Togolese intelligence agency, ANR, is currently in possession of a large weapons cac [...] | 2009-04-16 16:40:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC TO |
| 09LOME18 | JANUARY 13: A CELEBRATION/COMMEMORATION FOR TOGO [...] (SBU) Summary. January 13 is a symbolic date in Togolese history. It is the anniversary of the 1963 assassination of Togo's first President, Sylvanus Olympio, and the 1967 accession to power of Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled until his death in 2005. As in recent years, the GOT downplayed the ev [...] | 2009-01-16 12:10:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV TO |
| 09LONDON1394 | UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 12:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EU LE CU BM UK |
| 09LONDON1605 | EMBASSY LONDON AND THE "NEXT BIG THING" ON CLEAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy London will propose septel a major U.S./UK initiative to accelerate technical progress on climate change and clean energy technologies. We will outline a strategy to quickly build on U.S./UK cooperation to achieve economically viable technical solutions in the near to m [...] | 2009-07-10 12:54:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK |
| 09LONDON205 | AU SUMMIT: UK PRIORITIES AND PING'S VISIT TO LONDON [...] (C) Summary. FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown will represent HMG at the January/February AU Summit in Addis Abba. Malloch-Brown has been invited to speak about the London Summit in April. He intends to explain the aims and objectives of the London Financial Summit and to highlight [...] | 2009-01-23 13:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU XA UK |
| 09LONDON207 | IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...] | 2009-01-23 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW |
| 09LONDON2198 | U/S TAUSCHER’S MEETINGS WITH FS MILIBAND AND OTHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher held meetings in London on September 2-4 on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament with Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Simon McDonald, Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...] | 2009-09-22 14:13:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP PREL CH EG FR IN IR IZ JA KN PK |
| 09LONDON2214 | U/S TAUSCHER’S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN LONDON WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk held bilateral consultations in London September 3-4, on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disa [...] | 2009-09-23 16:24:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP CH EG FR IN IR KN PK RS UK |
| 09LONDON227 | DECEMBER ENERGY MINISTERIAL IN LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministers and high-ranking officials from 27 countries, leading international energy and financial institutions, pledged to work together to reduce oil price volatility, at the HMG-hosted London Energy Meeting on December 19 in London. Participants agreed that the recent pric [...] | 2009-01-26 17:05:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV UK |
| 09LONDON2499 | MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC |
| 09LONDON2616 | UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 17:03:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG |
| 09LONDON2622 | UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] (SBU/NF) Summary and Introduction: The United Kingdom (UK) hosted a conference of P5 states on 3-4 September 2009 to discuss confidence building measures (CBMs) on nuclear disarmament and associated non-proliferation issues. The conference originated in a proposal made by then Defence Secre [...] | 2009-11-20 17:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG |
| 09LONDON2819 | (C/NF) COMMONWEALTH TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE, MOSTLY STEERS CLEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES REF: A. PORT OF SPAIN 00482 B. LONDON 2743 C. LONDON 2769 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 16:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ |
| 09LUANDA362 | MEDIA REACTION: ANGOLAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND US AMBASSADOR [...] Angolan Government-run radio station, Rdio Nacional de Angola, on its June 6th two-and-a-half hour debate show "Tendncias e debates" held a roundtable discussion under the topic, "The New Era of the Angolan and US Bilateral Relations." The roundtable, which was broadcast live to the entire co [...] | 2009-06-12 14:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV AO |
| 09LUANDA375 | MIL-MIL MOU BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. On June 16, Vice Minister of Defense Nelumba told Ambassador the Foreign Minister's May visit to Washington "had surpassed expectations" and that his ministry was interested in deeper cooperation with United States. In particular, he confirmed that his ministry had assembled a " [...] | 2009-06-16 18:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AO |
| 09LUANDA38 | (C) MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IN DENIAL OVER EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 13 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas showed himself to be in complete denial over the seriousness of the EU ban on Angolan airlines and his country's nonconformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sta [...] | 2009-01-14 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL |
| 09LUSAKA865 | TRADE DELEGATION AFFIRMS COMESA RELATIONSHIP, JUMPSTARTS [...] (SBU) An inter-agency trade delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser visited Lusaka November 1-5 to hold regional and bi-lateral trade talks. The delegation held a Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the Common Market for Eastern an [...] | 2009-11-23 05:04:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN EAGR TBIO XW ZA |
| 09LUSAKA937 | MCA-ZAMBIA'S CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS ROAD SHOW [...] (U) Zambia's Millenium Challenge Account office (MCA-Z) presented its preliminary constraints analysis (CA) results in a whirlwind 15-day road show to government and private sector stakeholders. The report includes separate employability and business environment analyses, and concludes that e [...] | 2009-12-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KMCA ZA |
| 09LUXEMBOURG11 | LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...] | 2009-01-13 12:27:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR LU |
| 09MADRID1121 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Per request in reftel A, Post provides the following for use in assessing whether to recommend that the President continue to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (Libertad) Act. The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 4 and updates in [...] | 2009-11-23 10:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL SP |
| 09MADRID1149 | MISSION SPAIN NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. The Working Group was enlarged to include representatives of PAS, ECON, POL, the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service ( [...] | 2009-12-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP |
| 09MADRID1210 | SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S MADRID ENERGY SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 16:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EU RU SP UK |
| 09MANAGUA318 | NICARAGUAN EXPORTS DOWN 19% TO START 2009 [...] (U) Summary. Nicaraguan exports demonstrated their vulnerability to the global economic crisis, falling 19% during the first two months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to data compiled by the Nicaraguan Government. U.S. Department of Commerce data for January show decli [...] | 2009-03-25 15:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR NU |
| 09MANAMA503 | UPDATE ON BAHRAINI-ISRAELI CONTACTS [...] (C) Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, advisor to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, told us August 20 that the Foreign Minister was still hoping to follow up on Crown Prince Salman's "Washington Post" op-ed of July 16. 2. (C) Faihani confirmed to DCM that he is in contact with at l [...] | 2009-08-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO KPAL IS BA |
| 09MANILA1246 | MGSF01: H1N1 ANXIETY IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the number of H1N1 cases in the Philippines remains low (54) and there have been no related deaths, high-profile media coverage and precautionary university closures have increased anxiety levels among the Philippine public. Mission continues to work with Philippine autho [...] | 2009-06-10 08:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09MANILA1497 | PHILIPPINES POSITIVE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 09:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RP RS |
| 09MANILA505 | Philippines: 2009 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. Improvements to intellectual property protection over the past year include an executive order creating intellectual property units in law enforcement agencies, increasing seizures by the Optical Media [...] | 2009-03-09 23:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON RP |
| 09MANILA610 | LCPL SMITH ACCUSER BOWS OUT OF CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine woman who accused U.S. Marine LCpl Daniel J. Smith of rape in November 2005 has settled the civil judgment against Smith and filed a sworn statement March 17 with the Court of Appeals raising serious questions about the events on the night of the alleged rape. The [...] | 2009-03-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MAPUTO1012 | DIPLOMATIC CORPS RAISES ELECTIONS CONCERNS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 11 meeting with President Guebuza, the Charge and 16 members of the diplomatic community raised their concerns about recent disqualifications of several opposition parties from the legislative election on October 28 (Ref A and B). Guebuza appeared attentive and [...] | 2009-09-11 15:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MZ |
| 09MAPUTO8 | USAID/MOZAMBIQUE RECOMMENDS SUPPORT TO [...] SUMMARY: THE RAINS HAVE COME LATE IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PREVIOUS AGRICULTURAL SEASON (2007-08) ALSO EXPERIENCED A POOR RAINY SEASON IN THIS PART OF MOZAMBIQUE AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DEPRESSED CROP YIELDS. AS A RESULT, MOZAMBICANS IN MOST OF TETE PROVINCE AND THE NORT [...] | 2009-01-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT MZ |
| 09MASERU448 | LESOTHO: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and views FDI as a means to drive growth, improve international competitiveness, and obtain access to foreign markets. Virtually all business sect [...] | 2009-12-31 08:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LT |
| 09MEXICO1076 | US - MEXICO DISCUSS GOM PROPOSAL TO NEGOTIATE [...] (SBU) Summary: US and Mexican officials held the third in a series of formal consultations under Articles 4 and 5 of the Western Gap treaty and regarding transboundary oil and gas reservoirs more generally March 31 in New Orleans. For the US side, the primary objective of the discussion was [...] | 2009-04-15 18:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX |
| 09MEXICO1237 | SITREP 12 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Mexico aimed for a return to normalcy on 5 May, with many re-openings scheduled for 6 May. The Secretary of Health put total confirmed H1N1 cases at 866 and confirmed deaths at 26. A chorus of indignation at discrimination against Mexicans abroad continued. The [...] | 2009-05-06 01:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
| 09MEXICO1490 | FLU AND TOURISM: WHEN WILL MEXICO REBOUND? [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables reporting on the economic impact of the influenza outbreak in Mexico. It incorporates reporting from across Mission Mexico. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The influenza epidemic struck a body blow to Mexico's number three income generator, tourism. Governme [...] | 2009-05-30 00:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD KFLU MX |
| 09MEXICO160 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...] | 2009-01-21 22:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX |
| 09MEXICO1845 | NARCO-VIOLENCE SPIKES AGAIN [...] (SBU) Mexico's Attorney General's office has provided us figures on MexicoQ,s organized crime related death toll, which reached 3591 as of June 22. This is well on its way to matching or topping last year's record violence. Killings spiked considerably this month with nearly 200 narco-homic [...] | 2009-06-26 18:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
| 09MEXICO1890 | MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY ON ROUGH ROAD, SEEKING ROADSIDE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the Obama Administration has acted firmly to aid the United States' beleaguered automotive industry, the Mexican auto manufacturers are looking askance at their own government's seemingly lackluster response. In separate conversations, representatives from Mexico's auto [...] | 2009-06-30 21:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX |
| 09MEXICO1895 | FINAL COUNTDOWN TO MEXICO'S JULY 5 LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. With the official campaign period ending on July 1, the parties made a final push this weekend in an attempt to provide candidates with a last minute boost just a week before the vote. PAN and PRI leaders have been aggressively courting voters with some success, while the PRD [...] | 2009-07-01 13:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
| 09MEXICO2882 | ELEMENTS OF GOM POLICY TEAM INTERESTED IN FOCUSING [...] (C) Summary: At a dinner hosted by PGR for a visiting DOJ delegation, National Security Coordinator Tello Peon and Undersecretary for Governance Gutierrez Fernandez told the delegation they would like to explore seriously focusing our joint efforts on two or three key cities to reverse the cur [...] | 2009-10-05 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV SNAR MX |
| 09MEXICO2996 | Mexico Economic Weekly - October 16 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...] | 2009-10-16 22:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
| 09MEXICO3107 | SME CRISIS EXPOSES WEAKNESSES IN MEXICO'S UNIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Apparently around 150,000 people marched in the streets of Mexico City Thursday, October 15 in a show of solidarity with the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas (SME),the union of the now defunct electrical provider, Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LFC). According to media polls and [...] | 2009-10-28 23:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PREL PGOV MX |
| 09MEXICO3109 | MEXICO ARMS TRAFFICKING: ACCESS TO CONFISCATED [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexico is a awash with illegal firearms from unknown suppliers that arm organized crime groups and fuel escalating violence. Investigation and prosecution of illegal arms dealers is thwarted by in-fighting among Mexican institutions and legal restrictions that prevent the sha [...] | 2009-10-28 23:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM SNAR MX |
| 09MEXICO3110 | SENATE TAKES UP 2010, WITH SENATORS DIVIDED OVER PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. As rating companies quietly consider downgrading Mexican debt, the Senate has now noisily taken up the Revenue Bill that the Chamber of Deputies amended and approved October 20. The Chamber had watered down the GOM's original proposal of modifying tax rates and tax laws design [...] | 2009-10-29 00:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
| 09MEXICO3114 | MEXICO ARMS TRAFFICKING: ACCESS TO CONFISCATED [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexico is a awash with illegal firearms from unknown suppliers that arm organized crime groups and fuel escalating violence. Investigation and prosecution of illegal arms dealers is thwarted by in-fighting among Mexican institutions and legal restrictions that prevent the sha [...] | 2009-10-29 18:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM SNAR MX |
| 09MEXICO652 | SLOW START TO WORK ON KEY REFORMS IN MEXICO'S [...] (C) Summary. Congress is off to a slow start on passing several key items of security legislation despite earlier assurances from congressional contacts that this session will be fruitful. Squabbling amongst the parties appears to have delayed the passage of narcomenudeo, asset forfeiture, and [...] | 2009-03-05 19:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
| 09MEXICO822 | U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...] | 2009-03-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX |
| 09MEXICO823 | U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...] | 2009-03-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX |
| 09MEXICO827 | U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...] | 2009-03-20 21:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX |
| 09MINSK132 | BELARUS: HIGHLIGHTS OF LUKASHENKA'S ANNUAL ADDRESS [...] (SBU) The following message is based on lightly edited press reports of Belarusian President Lukashenka's annual address to the parliament and the Belarusian people. The event was marked by long passages when Lukashenka departed from his prepared remarks and spoke rather more directly, in so [...] | 2009-04-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
| 09MINSK385 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 17:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 09MONROVIA565 | LIBERIA: CAN LEDFC SALVAGE ITS FLOUNDERING BUSINESS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Short on cash and wracked by non-performing loans, the Liberian Enterprise Development Finance Company (LEDFC) will exhaust its operating capital and be forced to close by February 2010 if it cannot raise $1 million in additional funds. Questioning LEDFC's long-term viability, t [...] | 2009-08-04 17:11:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV LI |
| 09MONROVIA70 | LIBERIA: A NEW, ASSERTIVE BUREAU OF MARITIME AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently appointed Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) Commissioner Binyah Kesselly is seeking to assert tighter control over the country's outsourced shipping registry and has embarked on an ambitious program to transform Liberia into a "maritime nation" by expanding BMA [...] | 2009-01-21 10:03:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI |
| 09MONROVIA877 | LIBERIA: OPPOSITION WINS SENATE BY-ELECTION RUN-OFF [...] (U) SUMMARY. The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) convincingly won the Montserrado County senatorial by-election in a second crucial test for the National Elections Commission (NEC). The ruling Unity Party (UP) lost the election despite heavy financial backing and support from f [...] | 2009-12-03 19:26:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI KPAO LI |
| 09MONTERREY385 | MONTERREY HOSTS SUCCESSFUL HAGUE SEMINAR [...] SUMMARY: On September 28-29, 2009, the U.S. Consulate General of Monterrey, the Tribunal Superior de Justicia of Nuevo Leon (State Supreme Court),and Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF),co-sponsored the Sixth International Seminar `Mexico-U.S. Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inte [...] | 2009-10-16 14:33:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI MX |
| 09MOSCOW1111 | FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. Foreign Minister Lavrov told visiting Codel Levin April 15 that arms control issues were Russia's top priority. Noting that Moscow was waiting for concrete proposals, including specific language, from the U.S. on a post-START treaty agreement, Lavrov said he recognized that the [...] | 2009-04-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KACT IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1331 | START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, OPENING SESSION, [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the first meeting between the United States and Russian Delegations to conclude a START Follow-on Treaty, the Russian Delegation reiterated that Russia's approach was provided to the United States in its Aide Memoire, dated December 15, 2008. The Russian Delegation also m [...] | 2009-05-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1337 | START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, SECOND SESSION, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of [...] | 2009-05-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1347 | CORRECTED COPY: START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of t [...] | 2009-05-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1611 | DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. DOE Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman met with Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on June 10, 2009 in Moscow to discuss nonproliferation Presidential Summit deliverables, including the Joint Statement on Nuclear Security, the Protocol to amend the Plutonium Ma [...] | 2009-06-19 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS PARM ENRG |
| 09MOSCOW1645 | SUMMIT DELIVERABLES: RYABKOV NOTES SPEED AND [...] (C) Summary: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov confirmed to Ambassador Steve Mull in a June 17 meeting in Moscow that the GOR is working hard to get responses to the "very creative hard work" delivered by Energy DepSec Poneman, A/S Gottemoeller and Ambassador Mull himself during r [...] | 2009-06-23 04:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS |
| 09MOSCOW1652 | RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER DRAFT U.S.-RUSSIA POINTS OF [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to MFA European Cooperation Section head Pavel Knyazev on June 23. Knyazev said all the points looked fine at first glance, although the point on Trafficking in Persons struck him as "on a different scale," and did not address all of the issues in this area, where [...] | 2009-06-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1664 | START FOLLOW-ON: A/S GOTTEMOELLER PRESENTS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller led an inter-agency delegation that presented U.S. papers on SNDVs and ODSNWs, a draft Joint Understanding (Refs C and D),and the U.S. non-paper containing comments on the Russian "vision" paper to a Russian interagency delegation June 15-16. [...] | 2009-06-25 08:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KACT START MARR KNNP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1781 | U.S. HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETS WITH DUMA [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Representatives of the House Foreign Affairs Committee met with Duma deputies June 29 to discuss an array of issues affecting U.S.-Russia relations. Economic topics included Russia's WTO membership aspirations, IPR, corruption, and energy, while the discussion of internal i [...] | 2009-07-10 10:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR ECON RS |
| 09MOSCOW1793 | ASD VERSHBOW DISCUSSES SUMMIT WITH ROUNDTABLE OF [...] (C) Summary: A panel of experts told ASD Vershbow the July 6-8 POTUS visit had been a success, with both sides working hard to ensure a positive outcome. Experts praised Obama's rhetoric as defending U.S. values without meddling in Russia's internal affairs. Being Obama's primary interlocut [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EAID RS |
| 09MOSCOW1804 | EXPERT TELLS ASD VERSHBOW GOR HAS CHANGED ATTITUDE [...] (C) Summary: PIR Center Director Vladimir Orlov told ASD Vershbow on July 8 that the attempts to reset U.S.-Russia relations, culminating in the July 6-8 summit, had improved the GOR's attitude toward the United States. He expressed optimism that genuine U.S.-Russia cooperation would be poss [...] | 2009-07-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP MNUC RS |
| 09MOSCOW1835 | DFM RYABKOV TAKES STOCK FOLLOWING "VERY GOOD" [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador July 16 that the Russian government viewed the Obama-Medvedev summit as a "very good visit," and said the MFA was preparing next steps for post-START negotiations, the ballistic missile joint threat assessment, and the bilateral [...] | 2009-07-17 10:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR MARR MNUC PARM IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1847 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS: OBAMA'S VISIT FIRST STEP ON LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions to President Obama's July 6-8 trip to Moscow have been largely positive among Russia's analytic community and political activists, most of whom saw the summit as setting the stage for a further improvement in the bilateral relationship. The President's approach, parti [...] | 2009-07-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL RS US XH MARR MCAP PARM PHUM KMDR |
| 09MOSCOW2242 | DFM RYABKOV: GOR ENERGIZED ON SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP, [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy and substantive discussion August 26, Ambassador reviewed with DFM Ryabkov a wide range of bilateral issues, including senior USG visits to Moscow in the coming months, high-level engagement on critical summit follow-up issues such as START follow-on and cooperation on [...] | 2009-08-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS |
| 09MOSCOW2298 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON [...] (C) Phil, we're all looking forward to seeing you out here next week. U.S.-Russian relations continue to feel the momentum from the July summit; your visit will be important in sharpening the focus of the Bilateral Presidential Commission and identifying areas where we can collaborate on a br [...] | 2009-09-04 10:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SENV ECON EFIN RS |
| 09MOSCOW2369 | PUTIN ADVISOR USHAKOV: FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE PUTIN [...] (C) Summary: In a brief meeting cut shorter when Ushakov was called away, Prime Minister Putin's foreign policy advisor Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov kept his cards close to his vest on Putin's views about U.S.-Russian relations and issues having a direct impact on those ties, including cooperation [...] | 2009-09-16 04:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS |
| 09MOSCOW2373 | DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER RYABKOV TELLS A/S GORDON [...] (C) In a September 10 meeting with A/S Gordon, Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said he saw no political barriers in the way of the START Follow-on Treaty or the October meeting of Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov. He pressed for concluding the composition of the Bilateral Preside [...] | 2009-09-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV RS |
| 09MOSCOW2483 | AMBASSADOR BEFORE FED COUNCIL: "RESET" WITH [...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Ambassador Beyrle addressed the Federation Council's International Relations Committee, highlighting President Obama's visit to Moscow and the importance of developing closer relations between the U.S. and Russia. Questions from committee members focused on how t [...] | 2009-09-30 07:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
| 09MOSCOW2579 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 12, 2009 Time: 10:05 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the two delegations to the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty ne [...] | 2009-10-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | JCIC KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2600 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 13, 2009 Time: 4:10 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Minis [...] | 2009-10-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2605 | FEDERATION COUNCIL CHAIR MIRONOV ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Federation Council Chairman and Just Russia political party head Sergey Mironov offered frank analysis of recent national elections, as well as focused criticism of the ruling United Russia party. Just Russia is not considered to repre [...] | 2009-10-19 09:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW2607 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: MFA Guest House (Osobnyak),Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Guest [...] | 2009-10-19 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2658 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-004. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: October 12 and 14, 2009 Times: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.; 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Osobnyak, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During two receptions - October 12 and October 14 [...] | 2009-10-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2696 | U.S.-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Russia Binational Commission's Arms Control and International Security Working Group, held October 12 in Moscow, U/S Tauscher and Russian D/FM Ryabkov reviewed Missile Defense, nonproliferation issues, CFE, and START. Lt General O'Reilly of th [...] | 2009-10-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE KNNP KTIA PARM PREL START RS US |
| 09MOSCOW2800 | RUSSIA SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL ON IRAN, [...] (C) Deputy Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Nazarov told NSC Russia Director Solomon November 5 the Russian leadership is committed to concluding the START follow-on negotiations before the treaty expires in December. On Iran, Nazarov believes the U.S. and Russia have a "common la [...] | 2009-11-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IS RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW3010 | MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...] | 2009-12-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW3012 | U/S TAUSCHER-ROSATOM DEP DIR SPASSKIY DECEMBER 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 7 discussion, RosAtom Deputy Director Nikolay Spasskiy thanked Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher for her sustained support for the Angarsk fuel bank initiative, conveyed his thoughts for the way ahead on the Tehran Research Reactor impasse, stated his desire to re-ad [...] | 2009-12-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW3022 | GOR ON UKRAINE ELECTIONS, SECURITY ASSURANCES [...] (C) On December 15, MFA 2nd CIS Department Director Viktor Sorokin reiterated that the GOR did not favor any candidate in the upcoming elections in Ukraine. He stated that the current political crisis in Ukraine was the result of problems in the governmental system caused by President Yushc [...] | 2009-12-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS UP |
| 09MOSCOW3120 | AFGHAN LETHAL TRANSIT TALKS STALL OVER ICAO [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting that lasted longer than three hours, MFA North America Deputy Director Nikolay Sofinskiy noted that the transit of lethal goods over Russia to Afghanistan had the full support of POTUS and Medvedev. The GOR and USG now had to work out the modalities to mak [...] | 2009-12-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAIR RS AF |
| 09MOSCOW3122 | U/S TAUSCHER-DFM RYABKOV DECEMBER 7 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U/S Ellen Tauscher met with DFM Sergey Ryabkov in Moscow on December 7, 2009 to address P-5 coordination in advance of the NPT Review Conference and missile defense cooperation. They also discussed how to establish a political framework that would allow practical steps in strateg [...] | 2009-12-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KACT PARM PREL START MCAP RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW508 | HIGH-LEVEL GOR PERSONNEL MOVES: SHELL GAME OR [...] (C) Summary: Blessed by the Kremlin, a list of 100 names of potential presidential appointees reflects compromises between elite groups loyal to Medvedev and Putin. While the list pleased some interested in greater transparency in personnel policy, the revised version that includes the son of [...] | 2009-03-02 15:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN RS |
| 09MOSCOW68 | SECURITY DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary. Acting U/S Rood and DFM Ryabkov led U.S. and Russian delegation security discussions in Moscow December 15. The discussion focused heavily on the proposed U.S. missile defense (MD) deployment in eastern Europe and the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures (TCBMs) offered [...] | 2009-01-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV KACT PARM MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW802 | INFORMING BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN, AND UKRAINE OF U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 13:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KACT START US UP BO KZ RS |
| 09MOSCOW861 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...] | 2009-04-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS |
| 09MOSCOW985 | PRESSING RUSSIA TO ASSIST US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Significant Russian assistance to stabilize Afghanistan remains a possibility that will require continued engagement by the U.S. Our dialogue with Russia has produced some positive results, with the GOR allowing the transit of non-military material to ISAF and offering to expand t [...] | 2009-04-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RU |
| 09MUMBAI233 | SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ATTACKS, NOTHING'S CHANGED IN MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, 2008, gunmen attacked Mumbai and killed 166 people during three days of violence. The Indian public and press were highly critical of the state and central government's response and the effectiveness of security forces and emergency services. After the attack [...] | 2009-06-04 11:49:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON PGOV IN PINR PREL |
| 09MUNICH20 | MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON ARMS CONTROL [...] (U) Flanked by well-received calls for a renewed push for arms control and disarmament by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher, German FM Steinmeier used the Munich Security Conference (MSC) as a platform to reiterate his arms control agenda and to em [...] | 2009-02-10 15:21:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO GM |
| 09MUNICH307 | GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: SCENE SETTER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. The 46th annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) runs from Friday afternoon, February 5, 2010 to mid-day Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. The draft agenda, which follows at paragraph 9 (NOTE: please [...] | 2009-12-17 06:53:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO EUN PARM PGOV ASEC RS AF ZL |
| 09MUSCAT855 | Oman H1N1: Five Dead, Confirmed Cases on the Rise [...] (U) SUMMARY. After the initial appearance of H1N1 in June the virus has spread significantly. Five deaths due to H1N1 are confirmed, out of more than 717 confirmed cases. The GoO has been relatively proactive in attempting to stem the spread of the virus. Businesses are not yet affected but [...] | 2009-08-24 07:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC KFLU KFLO PINR MU |
| 09MUSCAT933 | Oman Confronts H1N1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although Oman's H1N1 infection rate continues to rise, the Sultanate is responding proactively, and the infection rate is tracking with global trends. Some measures, such as the significant delay of the school year (in effect closing the school for an additional month),closely [...] | 2009-09-30 13:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AMED AEMR TBIO KFLU MU |
| 09MUSCAT955 | OMAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PARTNERING WITH USG ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador encouraged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s number two, Sayyid Badr, to continue working to increase efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Oman. Both agreed that the goal was for Oman to be a Tier 1 country and a leader in the region on this and [...] | 2009-10-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIP MU |
| 09NAIROBI1083 | A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with Minister of Agriculture and senior Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader William Ruto on May 12. A/S Carson and Gavin expressed de [...] | 2009-06-03 04:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 09NAIROBI1171 | A PORTRAIT OF AL-SHABAAB RECRUITMENT IN KENYA [...] (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) There are a number of factors that make Kenya a fruitful source for recruiting young men to join such extremist groups as the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militia. While we have been focused on Nairobi's Eastleigh suburb and the North East Province as particular areas o [...] | 2009-06-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SOCI PGOV KE SO |
| 09NAIROBI1658 | Coalition Government Still Punting on Special Tribunal [...] (C) Summary: On July 30 President Kibaki issued a statement which once again failed to take a forthright and credible position with respect to accountability for post-election violence. Although the statement does not preclude establishment of a Special Tribunal (and specifically indicates the [...] | 2009-07-31 10:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM KE |
| 09NAIROBI1811 | Pushing the Reform Process - Follow-up to the Secretary's [...] (S/NF) Summary. In the wake of the Secretary's high impact visit, we are moving quickly to sustain pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. In concert with Washington, we are engaging intensively with key political leaders, while working to energize civil society, the private sector, [...] | 2009-08-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM US KE |
| 09NAIROBI2199 | SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT GRADUATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 15, 463 Somali military recruits trained by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) and 152 (including 8 officers) trained by the French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) participated in a graduation ceremony at Djibouti's primary military education center. The Djiboutian Prime Mini [...] | 2009-10-20 12:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO FR |
| 09NAIROBI421 | KENYA PROVIDES FULL THREE-DAY AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. During the February 26 meeting of the Government of Kenya's (GOK) AGOA Preparatory Committee, the Technical Sub-committee provided a full three-day AGOA Forum program (see para 7 below). It also announced a separate pre-meeting [...] | 2009-03-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI43 | EASBRIG UPDATES ITS FRIENDS [...] (U) On November 25, the East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) used the occasion of its first-ever Command Post Exercise (CPX) to bring donors together for an update on EASBRIG's progress and to request further support. While the meeting's agenda focused on capacity building for the still-nas [...] | 2009-01-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL KE XW |
| 09NAIROBI600 | AMBASSADOR URGES GOK TO BEGIN ENFORCING ITS [...] In his keynote address at a March 11 workshop on brand protection and the observance of intellectual property rights organized by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Ambassador Ranneberger urged the Government of Kenya to begin enforcing the recently enacted Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2009 in [...] | 2009-03-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KE |
| 09NAIROBI646 | SOMALIA - Business Community Pledges to Support Youth and [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 21-22, more than 80 prominent Somali business leaders gathered in Djibouti for the UN-sponsored workshop, "Job Opportunities and Youth Employment: The Role of the Business Community." The two day session was the largest formal gathering of Somalia's private-sector princ [...] | 2009-04-01 16:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO DJ |
| 09NAIROBI784 | SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER REPORTS ON EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke had a long tour d'horizon discussion with the Ambassador and Mission team on April 16. He stressed that the TFG's highest priority is establishing the Joint Security Force, and emphasized the need for urgent international support for this effort. He [...] | 2009-04-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID SOCI MARR SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI809 | KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: At the April 21 opening of the third session of Parliament, 199 of 222 members of Parliament (MPs) attended and listened attentively to the President's and Speaker's speeches. In their opening prayers, religious leaders called for peace, unity, and strength even as the country was goin [...] | 2009-04-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG |
| 09NDJAMENA338 | CHAD AND ESSO/CHAD: PROTECTING A SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN [...] (SBU) OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AMBASSADOR NIGRO WORKED WITH ESSO/CHAD HEAD STEPHANE DE MAHIEU IN WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO PROTECT THE MOSTLY U.S.-OWNED PETROLEUM PRODUCTION AND PIPELINE PROJECT FROM UNCOORDINATED GOC ACTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME, TO PROTECT THE GOC FROM ITS [...] | 2009-08-13 09:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV PGOV PREL FR CD |
| 09NDJAMENA501 | CHAD: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPS ON PUBLIC REVENUE [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in recent days, World Bank and IMF representatives have commented on their in-country programs and on Chad's public revenue management, generally considered by both IFIs to be below par. The IBRD's Mary Barton-Dock confirmed that the World Bank was ready to step [...] | 2009-10-31 13:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EPET CH |
| 09NDJAMENA58 | INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT GOC EMBRACES DOHA PROCESS, [...] (C) Ambassador Nigro told FM Moussa Faki Mahamat February 24 that the US was pleased with the Doha Agreement and would support Chief Mediator Bassole,s future efforts. Ambassador urged the GOC both to use its influence with JEM and other Sudan rebel groups to encourage them embrace the Doha P [...] | 2009-02-24 18:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU UN |
| 09NEWDELHI1053 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY READOUT OF SRI LANKA TRIP [...] (C) Summary. In a May 22 briefing for the Charge, Foreign Secretary Menon provided a readout of his visit, along with National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, to Colombo on May 20-21. India's message to President Rajapaksa was to focus on resettling IDPs, reconstruction, demining, and the lo [...] | 2009-05-22 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1286 | INDIA - H1N1 FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 19 June, India has 44 confirmed H1N1 cases, including two infections caught within India. Mission expects this number to increase over the near future. The Government of India (GOI) takes H1N1 and the possibility of recombination in India very seriously and is trying to p [...] | 2009-06-19 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09NEWDELHI1514 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] The Secretary's press conference with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna generated lead stories today. Reports said U.S. and India announced they had agreed on an "end-use monitoring" pact that takes a major step toward allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to India. 2. Secretar [...] | 2009-07-21 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1649 | U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: NEXT STEPS IN THE STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Following on the August 5 Interagency Policy Committee meeting to discuss the Strategic Dialogue, Mission offers its views on next steps in the run up to the Prime Minister's November visit. We spell out dialogue goals, describe ways to move forward, flag pitfalls and propose po [...] | 2009-08-06 15:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1677 | NSA NARAYANAN ON CIV-NUKE IMPLEMENTATION, CT/INTEL [...] (C) Summary: Indian NSA M.K. Narayanan stressed a desire to work closely to develop a ambitious agenda for PM Singh's November visit to Washington and flagged his decisive role in pushing through End-Use Monitoring Agreement (EUM) and directing Indian foreign policy, during an August 10 introducto [...] | 2009-08-11 13:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1814 | TSA REP DISCUSSES BCAS AND FAMS MOU, VIP SCREENING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Transportation Safety Administration Representative (TSA South Asia Regional Rep newly stationed in Singapore) Thomas Keene visited New Delhi August 4-7 to meet with Government of India (GOI) officials and U.S. airlines representatives to discuss aviation security issues. During [...] | 2009-09-01 03:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR PREL PTER IN OVIP |
| 09NEWDELHI2280 | New 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 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Buzz Misleads on WTO Government Procurement Agreement -- RBI Audits Could Lead to Further Opening of the Banking Sector -- Corporate Profits Up, Sales Not [...] | 2009-11-13 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2310 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER MEETS INDIAN SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher reviewed the next steps in U.S. nonproliferation efforts in a November 12 meeting with Indian Special Envoy Saran. Saran expressed support for President Obama's vision of a nuclear weapons free world and said India wanted to work with the U.S. on a for [...] | 2009-11-17 07:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG KNNP IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2354 | TURBULENCE IN PARLIAMENT AWAITS PRIME MINISTER ON RETURN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The winter session of Parliament kicked off on a stormy note on November 19 as the opposition parties brought parliament and the capital to a halt over the issue of sugarcane prices to farmers. The Opposition effectively mobilized over 25,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to [...] | 2009-11-20 13:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2398 | U/S TAUSCHER ENGAGES FS RAO IN STRATEGIC SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Delegations led by Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao exchanged views on the full spectrum of nonproliferation and disarmament issues in the first meeting of the Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) November 12-13 [...] | 2009-11-27 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2543 | WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT ENDS WITHOUT CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The lack-luster winter session of Parliament came to an end without passage of the Civil Nuclear Liabilities legislation. Despite assurances from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that it intended to push the legislation through, we did not see any signs of Congr [...] | 2009-12-21 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI779 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/PAKISTAN, US [...] "PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT'S SURRENDER," commentary in April 19 right-of-center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN by strategic affairs expert K. Subrahmanyam: "By giving in to the demand to enforce Islamic law in Swat Valley and other tribal areas, Pakistani President Asif Zardari has indicated that Islamab [...] | 2009-04-20 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI982 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN EXIT POLLS: NO CLEAR [...] (U) Polling in India's month-long election to choose a new parliament and form a new government ended at 5:00 pm on May 13. Immediately afterward, the hyperactive Indian electronic media began to furiously air exit polls that compiled results from all five phases of voting. TV coverage cont [...] | 2009-05-14 14:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NIAMEY281 | NIGER: UPDATE ON GSP PETITION-RELATED MATTERS [...] (SBU) Introduction and Background: Ref A tasked post with obtaining information pertaining to the continuing review of the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition involving Niger; post responded in Refs B, C, D, and E. Ref F was a follow-on tasking that requested that post meet [...] | 2009-04-17 17:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL ECON ETRD NG |
| 09NIAMEY321 | NIGER: PLEA FROM UN SYSTEM RESIDENT COORDINATOR [...] (U) See action request in paragraph eight. 2. (U) Summary. United Nations (UN) System Resident Coordinator/UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Khardiata Lo Ndiaye paid an April 27 call on Ambassador Allen to make a plea for USG election support for 2009 local, legislative [...] | 2009-05-04 06:43:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI NG |
| 09NIAMEY527 | Update on Niger's Political Situation [...] (SBU) Summary: Political tensions remain, with anti-Tazarcists breaking up a civil society conference for the public in Zinder; organizers, however, vow to continue their campaign against the August 4 referendum. The Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS),the nation's main opposit [...] | 2009-07-21 16:09:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI NG |
| 09NIAMEY553 | Niger - Update on Trafficking in Persons [...] Overview: Although Embassy Niamey has engaged in discussion with Washington regarding trafficking in persons-related issues over the past year, including through its Trafficking in Persons, Human Rights, Child Labor, Advancing Freedom and Democracy, and other annual reports, much of this infor [...] | 2009-07-31 05:58:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KTIP SOCI NG |
| 09NIAMEY90 | NIGER TO HOST PEACE FORUM ON THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) plans to host a Peace Forum to address continuing instability in the north of Niger and Mali on February 25 -27 in Niamey. The event will gather roughly 80 government and civil society leaders to discuss how best to deal with underlying causes of co [...] | 2009-02-17 16:03:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PTER SCUL PINR PHUM ML NG |
| 09NICOSIA28 | CYPRUS: UN ENVOY CRITIQUES SETTLEMENT TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a spirited and friendly exchange of views, UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer on January 14 told visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza that Cypriot leaders Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat had made measurable progress in settlement discussions, although [...] | 2009-01-21 04:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 09NICOSIA283 | CYPRUS: IPR WORKSHOP ON APRIL 9 BRINGS TOGETHER GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: On April 9, more than 50 GOC officials and Cypriot business representatives discussed ways to improve local enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) at an all-day workshop organized by the Economic/Commercial section and the Cyprus American Business Association. Interna [...] | 2009-04-30 04:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR CY |
| 09NICOSIA390 | CYPRUS: "TRNC PM" EROGLU TAKES PRO-SOLUTION LINE [...] (C) Summary: "If we cannot open one crossing point, how can we solve the Cyprus problem?" "TRNC PM" Dervish Eroglu rhetorically asked the Ambassador in a June 16 meeting. Eroglu said he supported Turkish Cypriot (T/C) leader Mehmet Ali Talat, but that Greek Cypriot "intransigence" would contin [...] | 2009-06-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 09NICOSIA50 | CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS DISAPPOINTED IN TALAT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Demetris Christofias, while acknowledging Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's desire to reach a Cyprus settlement, worries that the model Talat prefers is confederal, not federal. Still, Christofias remains ready to engage in a genuine give-and-take discussion w [...] | 2009-01-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT130 | FOLLOWING THE MONEY PART 2 [...] (C) Summary: This cable is a follow-on to post's first following the money cable (REF A). Six months after the coup, the economic situation in Mauritania has deteriorated precipitously. There are increasing signs that the junta is running out of money and hard currency is becoming increasing [...] | 2009-02-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT238 | MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK MARCH [...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 29-April 2, General Aziz went to Doha to attend the Arab League Summit, while other members of the ruling High State Council traveled around the country to "educate" the population about the "rectification movement" (coup d'etat). The election calendar was [...] | 2009-04-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPAO KDEM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT292 | EAC REVIEWS INCREASED AQIM THREAT, UTILITY [...] (S) EAC was convened by the Charge on April 26 to review mission preparedness for the likelihood of renewed and increased AQIM activity in Mauritania in the aftermath of the Canadian hostages release, contingency planning should fuel, electricity and water become unavailable in coming months, [...] | 2009-04-26 16:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ASEC MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT37 | EUROPEANS ON NEXT STEPS IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Summary: The EC Representative in Nouakchott says no position has yet been taken on the significance of the National Dialogue on Democracy but does not believe the regime's actions will be sufficient to avoid negative European actions under Article 96 proceedings. European ambassadors a [...] | 2009-01-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT428 | MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JUNE 30: [...] (C) The Contact Group met the afternoon of June 29. AU Ambassador Annadif said that, despite previous confidence expressed by Prime Minister Laghdaf, the three parties had not yet been able to reach agreement concerning the civil society members of the National Independent Electoral Commiss [...] | 2009-07-01 09:56:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT463 | NOUAKCHOTT - EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) [...] (U) The EAC met on Thursday July 16, 2009, to assess the security situation for the upcoming election period. The first round of elections will be held on Saturday July, 18, 2009, and a run-off, if needed, will be held on August 1, 2009. 2. (U) The EAC agreed that the elections will probably t [...] | 2009-07-16 16:57:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MR PTER |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT500 | MAURITANIA -- ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE AZIZ [...] (C) New Environment Needs New Strategy: Mission Country Team (including visiting Rabat-based LEGAT) held an off-site July 27 to consider revisions of the Mission Strategic Plan in light of the July 18 election of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the June 23 killing of Christopher [...] | 2009-08-02 23:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS ASEC PTER AMGT MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT503 | MAURITANIA -- ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE AZIZ [...] (C) New Environment Needs New Strategy: Mission Country Team (including visiting Rabat-based LEGAT) held an off-site July 27 to consider revisions of the Mission Strategic Plan in light of the July 18 election of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the June 23 killing of Christopher [...] | 2009-08-03 08:17:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS ASEC PTER AMGT MR |
| 09OSLO225 | DINNER WITH MUGABE--THE NORWEGIAN REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Minister Solheim's visit to Harare, the Norwegians believe that President Mugabe is looking for a graceful exit, and that ZANU-PF forces are plotting to derail the unity government. The Norwegians believe, however, that the March 30 SADC meeting's strong stand on Madagas [...] | 2009-04-02 13:37:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI NO |
| 09OSLO399 | NORWAY'S RUSSIA POLICY: WISHFUL THINKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 07:44:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PINS PREL RS NO |
| 09OSLO469 | H1N1 UPDATE: NORWAY PREPRES FOR WAVE OF PANDEMIC [...] (U) Sumary: H1N1 cases in Norway have increased to 342confirmed cases as of the end of July, and the infction rate appears to be accelerating, driven largely by the return of Norwegians from summer holidays abroad. Norwegian health officials recently announced plans to deal with the pandemic, [...] | 2009-07-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI ASC EAGR NO |
| 09OSLO511 | NORWAY'S NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION NARRATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel A, poloff held extensive discussions on August 14 with Knut Langeland, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs. Langeland spelled out Norway's position on nonproliferation and disarmament issues in response to our pro [...] | 2009-08-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09OSLO713 | ARFAN BHATTI'S COURT RE-TRIAL DELAYED FROM [...] (SBU) Arfan Bhatti, who was convicted of grave vandalism in the shooting of the Oslo synagogue in 2006 and was also the accused ringleader of an alleged plot against the U.S. and Israeli embassies (Reftel and previous),was supposed to be re-tried on November 5 and 6 in the Court of Appeals in [...] | 2009-11-13 17:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM PTER PREL NO |
| 09OSLO720 | NORWEGIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON NATO, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: MoD Security Policy Director Svein Efjestad told EUR/NB Director, DCM, PolCouns, A/DATT and PolMil Officer November 12 that the recent NATO-Russia Council meeting held in Oslo on nuclear policy was a useful discussion, particularly as it addressed sub-strategic weapons, which re [...] | 2009-11-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OVIP NO |
| 09OTTAWA364 | CANADA'S LIST OF TRADE IRRITANTS CEMENTING IDEA OF GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent U.S.-Canada trade irritants have led Canadian business associations and the media to accuse the USG of economic protectionism. The major problem areas are the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) voluntary requirements on meat products and "Buy American" provisions [...] | 2009-05-15 17:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EIND PREL KPAO CA |
| 09OUAGADOUGOU631 | BURKINA FASO: DEPLOYMENT OF FIRST PKO TROOPS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4 Burkina Faso's PKO contingent departed Ouagadougou in route to Darfur. Trained under the ACOTA program, one hundred and thirty four troops boarded a United Nations chartered plane headed for Nyala (South Darfur state) to begin the preparatory stage of their six month lo [...] | 2009-08-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO MASS |
| 09OUAGADOUGOU938 | BURKINA FASO: PKO TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR RUNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso's initial peacekeeping detachment in Darfur has run into several obstacles and thus is behind schedule on further troop deployment. The first troops departed Ouagadougou in August 2009, but since then meteorological conditions, issues with the transportation contract [...] | 2009-10-22 08:25:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP KPKO MASS PREL UV |
| 09PANAMA153 | PANAMA: NEW THINK TANK AIMING HIGH [...] (C) Panama's newest think tank, the Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Panama (FUDESPA) on January 15 presented its brain-child, a document entitled "Public Policy Proposals: Popular Elections, May 2009" that is designed to influence the government plans of candidates runnin [...] | 2009-02-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PM PREL |
| 09PANAMA182 | PANAMA: NEW THINK TANK AIMING HIGH [...] (C) Panama's newest think tank, the Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Panama (FUDESPA) on January 15 presented its brain-child, a document entitled "Public Policy Proposals: Popular Elections, May 2009" that is designed to influence the government plans of candidates runnin [...] | 2009-03-04 21:46:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PM PREL |
| 09PARIS1227 | UNGA 65: FRANCE'S PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's August 26 speech to French ambassadors provides clear insight into France's priorities for UNGA and the Pittsburgh G20 summit. These include, greater "global governance," including economic regulation and broader efforts to address climate change; UN refor [...] | 2009-09-09 10:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR AORC KNPR APER UNGA FR |
| 09PARIS1254 | A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH POLICY-MAKERS IN PARIS: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF EUROPE AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. During Assistant Secretary Gordon's visit to Paris on September 11, he met with a number of French policy-makers including: Elysee Diplomatic Advisors Jean-David Levitte, Damien Loras, and Francois Richier, Assistant Secretary equivalent for Continental Europe Roland Galharague, and Ac [...] | 2009-09-16 07:34:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP BH SM MK GR FR |
| 09PARIS1369 | GUINEA: MFA PROVIDES OVERVIEW TO DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA provided on October 8 a briefing on Guinea to Paris diplomats, stressing the need for Dadis Camara to step down or otherwise be replaced as Guinea's leader, with elections to follow. French officials said that any military intervention force would have to be led by Afr [...] | 2009-10-08 15:08:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM PINS GV FR |
| 09PARIS1418 | FRENCH NSA ON AF/PAK, CLIMATE CHANGE, EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 16:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID KCFE KGHG KMFO NATO AF PK CN RS |
| 09PARIS1767 | DIVERGENCES WITH FRANCE ON UPCOMING POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our current relationship with France is so profoundly healthy that conventional wisdom now asserts that there are no significant differences in the foreign policies of our two countries. While it is true that the relationship is at a historical peak, it is not the case t [...] | 2009-12-31 12:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PARM FR |
| 09PARIS334 | FRANCE: SUPPORT FOR AERONAUTICAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: GOF and industry officials tell us that a decision on the nature and timing of any launch aid for the A350-XWB (REF A) would likely follow the outcome of the WTO dispute panel on Airbus subsidies. Separately, the GOF has made 5 billion euros in credit available for Airbus trad [...] | 2009-03-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND ETRD FR |
| 09PARIS373 | BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5, [...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...] | 2009-03-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 09PARIS708 | READOUT OF U/S BURNS AND USDP FLOURNOY'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a series of political-military discussions in Paris on May 14 between U/S Burns and USDP Flournoy with their French counterparts Gerard Araud and Michel Miraillet, the French pledged support for our non-proliferation efforts with North Korea and Russia and urged close [...] | 2009-05-28 08:49:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO FR AF PA SE |
| 09PARISFR1474 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: EDUCATION MINISTERIAL AND [...] Summary: At UNESCO's 35th General Conference, approximately 70 Education Ministers and Vice-Ministers participated in the Ministerial Roundtable October 9-10 to discuss education policy issues. The Education Commission met October 13-15 and considered the UNESCO education sector's budget for [...] | 2009-11-03 12:19:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO HO |
| 09PARISFR369 | WORLD HERITAGE BUDGET MEETING [...] (U) Summary. In conjunction with meetings on the Future of the World Heritage (WH) Convention and on the WH emblem (septels),UNESCO convened an experts meeting on the WH budget on February 24. Discussion consisted largely of a review of familiar ideas with little progress made. WH Chair Amba [...] | 2009-03-13 09:40:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SCUL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR370 | FEBRUARY 2009 FUTURE OF WORLD HERITAGE EXPERTS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A disconnect between theory and reality marked the February 2009 experts meeting on the World Heritage Convention's future. With the WH List continuing to grow at a rapid rate, resources static, and the conservation of WH sites, d the Convention's prime purpose, alm [...] | 2009-03-13 09:41:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR760 | PROPOSAL FOR A NEW UNESCO STANDARD-SETTING INSTRUMENT ON [...] Summary. UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session adopted a decision that ignored three of its previous decisions that had set the holding of an experts' meeting and a consultation with indigenous peoples as key pre-conditions for further consideration of a possible new UNESCO standard-s [...] | 2009-06-08 15:31:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO PREL CU VE |
| 09PARISFR766 | MUGHRABI GATE: FROM UNESCO'S EXECUTIVE BOARD TO THE SEVILLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ARAB STATES ARE LIKELY TO RAISE ONCE AGAIN AT THE JUNE 22-30 WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETING IN SEVILLE ISRAEL'S PLAN TO RECONSTRUCT THE ASCENT TO THE MUGHRABI GATE ON JERUSLAEM'S TEMPLE MOUNT. THE DECISION ADOPTED AT UNESCO'S APRIL 2009 EXECUTIVE BOARD REQUESTS THAT THE DESIGN [...] | 2009-06-09 13:06:00 | Mission UNESCO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS |
| 09PERTH40 | INFRASTRUCTURE KEY FOR AUSTRALIAN LNG PROJECTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Australia's conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is set to take a significant step forward over the next 18 months when a third LNG project, Woodside's Pluto, becomes operational and the massive Gorgon Gas project in Western Australia (WA) receives the widely-anticipat [...] | 2009-08-27 05:05:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET AS |
| 09PESHAWAR194 | SOUTH WAZIRISTAN MILITARY OPERATION IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with PO September 30, FATA Secretariat XXXXXXXXXXXX and NWFP Social Welfare Minister Sitara Ayaz, said they believed that the long-awaited Army operation in South Waziristan was imminent. XXXXXXXXXXXXsaid the GOP had made a decision to ""go for the kill"" this ti [...] | 2009-10-02 04:32:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER MOPS PREL |
| 09PHNOMPENH114 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 06:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09PHNOMPENH246 | CAMBODIA BORDER CROSSING VISITS HIGHLIGHT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodian National Police officials from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department (AHTJP) recently joined Emboffs at the Poipet border crossing area of Banteay Meanchey province to highlight the Cambodia-Thailand cross-border trafficking in persons (TIP) s [...] | 2009-04-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN EAID TH VN CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH765 | FRIENDS OF THE ECCC DISCUSS STAFFING CHALLENGES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Friends of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)" met October 7 to discuss the judicial and administrative progress and challenges of the court. The judicial proceedings were reported to be running smoothly, with the substantive portion of the first tria [...] | 2009-10-16 08:17:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH811 | EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR PALMER SEES UP CLOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAP/MLS Deputy Director Matthew Palmer visited Cambodia October 20-26 to take part in a Conference on the Lower Mekong Initiative (septel),meet key counterparts in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC),address human rights issues, visit bilateral assistance program sites, a [...] | 2009-10-30 05:59:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EAID CB |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE86 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI [...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...] | 2009-01-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD |
| 09PRAGUE15 | CZECH GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC CHALLENGES WEIGH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech government's January 1 assumption of the EU Presidency comes at a time when the Topolanek coalition is at the most precarious position in its two years of existence. The coalition government, which has always been shaky at best, never fully recovered from the sweeping [...] | 2009-01-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE473 | PROPERTY RESTITUTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has an interest in three broad categories of property restitution in the Czech Republic: U.S. citizen, religious communal (including Jewish communal) and Jewish private property. The restitution process started in the early 1990s, yet some restitution issues r [...] | 2009-08-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE649 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRAGUE HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Vershbow: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and Secretary Gates participation at the NATO Ministerial toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expresse [...] | 2009-11-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS AF EZ |
| 09PRAGUE661 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...] | 2009-11-09 16:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE692 | U/S TAUSCHER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO PRAGUE: CZECHS [...] (C) Summary: During Arms Control and International Security Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's November 16 meetings in Prague, Czech officials signaled they wanted more technical information on shared early warning (SEW) before making a decision on whether to go ahead. U/S Tauscher said the U [...] | 2009-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR MCAP MASS PREL PGOV EZ RS |
| 09PRAGUE698 | PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...] | 2009-11-27 06:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAIA63 | CAPE VERDE TO HOST ECOWAS GUINEA BISSAU ROUND TABLE; INVITES [...] (C) Summary. Cape Verde Foreign Minister Jose Brito convoked Ambassador on 27 March for a briefing on the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that took place in Praia on Wednesday 25 March. According to Brito, the CPLP count [...] | 2009-04-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SNAR PU CV |
| 09PRETORIA159 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2009-01-27 09:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
| 09PRETORIA177 | MOTOROLA CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF DUE PROCESS IN [...] (C) Summary. Motorola is concerned that a South African Police Service (SAPS) tender for the acquisition of a provincial radio network system did not follow due process. The company has solicited USG support to seek clarification of the process to ensure transparency in future tenders. End S [...] | 2009-01-30 07:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EIND EINT SF |
| 09PRETORIA1983 | SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON [...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...] | 2009-10-01 14:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF |
| 09PRETORIA215 | NRC STEPS UP COOPERATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Peter Lyons used a January 18-24 familiarization visit to South Africa to visit the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) testing facilities and discuss its status; augment cooperation with its counterpart the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR),an [...] | 2009-02-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP KNNP SF |
| 09PRETORIA662 | PART 3 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) This cable is part 3 of 3 on the South African election. End Summary. ----------------------------------- Important Political Markers to Watch ------------------------------------ 2. (C) There are at least five political markers for this election: -- The possibility of violence [...] | 2009-04-03 14:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SF |
| 09PRISTINA114 | KOSOVO: DS PARTY SHOWING NEW ASSERTIVENESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent weeks, Serbian government officials responsible for the southern part of Kosovo (south of the Ibar river) have sounded a seemingly more moderate political line and have even contacted Serbs working in the Kosovo government. These officials, all from Serbian President [...] | 2009-03-17 15:04:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV SR |
| 09PRISTINA150 | KOSOVO: MAJOR ELECTION-RELATED CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's political scene is increasingly focusing on municipal elections widely expected to take place in autumn-winter 2009, though no date has yet been set. Coalition and opposition parties alike see municipal elections as an opportunity to gain momentum for national elections, [...] | 2009-04-08 18:33:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID UNMIKV KV |
| 09PRISTINA20 | KOSOVO GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHELTERS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Government of Kosovo's (GOK) Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW) took effective measures to ensure the continued operation of victims of trafficking (VOT) shelters in Kosovo. In 2007, two of the three VOT shelters in Kosovo -- Hope and Homes (HAH) and the Ce [...] | 2009-01-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09PRISTINA345 | KOSOVO: DECENTRALIZATION SEQUENCING AND TIMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the August 14 Quint meeting, the International Civilian Office (ICO) outlined its plans for establishing additional Municipal Preparation Teams (MPTs) following the August 13 announcement of the formation of the Gracanica MPT. The ICO indicated that it will proceed with i [...] | 2009-08-14 17:04:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA357 | KOSOVO: TOWARD REFRAMING THE DEBATE ON DECENTRALIZATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Disputes within the international community on the process of decentralization and the timing for elections have overshadowed our unanimity on the most basic goals - the need for successful decentralization and successful elections. As August ends, and deadlines for finalizing [...] | 2009-08-20 09:18:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA379 | KOSOVO: ASSESSING LIKELY ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Debate among stakeholders continues on modalities for and risks associated with holding elections on November 15 in the new Serb-majority municipalities formed through Ahtisaari-mandated decentralization, but we are edging towards a solution along U.S.-shaped lines: elections i [...] | 2009-08-28 17:19:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA527 | MAINTAINING KOSOVO'S POST-ELECTION MOMENTUM: CREATING AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 15 municipal elections in Kosovo saw levels of Serb turnout not seen in years, with Serbs winning the mayor's offices of three new Serb-majority municipalities outright and gaining an opportunity to contest "new" Novo Brdo and Strpce in December runoffs. This turnout pr [...] | 2009-11-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV |
| 09QUITO1005 | PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...] | 2009-11-30 18:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO |
| 09QUITO899 | Mixed Signals from GOE Complicate New Airport Negotiations [...] (C) Summary: Meetings on October 14 and 15 between project lenders, Quiport, and the Quito Mayor's office resulted in a one-page protocol that, if ratified by all parties, would allow the Mayor's office to comply with a recent Constitutional Court proclamation and avoid pushing the new Quito in [...] | 2009-10-23 22:39:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON EFIN PREL BR CA IDB OPIC EXIM |
| 09QUITO973 | GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES... [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...] | 2009-11-17 22:43:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EC |
| 09QUITO999 | PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...] | 2009-11-25 23:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO |
| 09RABAT325 | MOROCCO'S NEW ENERGY STRATEGY LEAVES A FEW HOLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's new energy strategy aims to avert an urgent electricity supply-demand imbalance, as well as lessen Morocco's dependence on energy imports and exposure to price swings, but geography and natural resources make the latter goal elusive. The Ministry of Energy's short term [...] | 2009-04-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV SENV MO |
| 09RABAT487 | LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MOROCCO: LOCAL DECISIONS, BUT A [...] (U) Summary: The campaign for June 12th local council elections kicked off June 30, following the closure of candidate lists the day before. Despite the limited and limiting window for campaigning, it still took a few days to get the campaign off the ground. There have been lively rallies [...] | 2009-06-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PROP KDEM MO |
| 09RABAT589 | WESTERN SAHARA UN ENVOY ROSS IN RABAT: PUBLIC [...] (S) Summary: UNSYG Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross left Morocco after his second visit June 30, without final agreement on proposed informal talks. Despite positive statements in public, neither place nor date has been agreed for the informals, designed to re-launch UN-sp [...] | 2009-07-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL PBTS WI AG UNSC NO MO |
| 09RABAT667 | MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) could facilitate linkages between U.S. and Islamic world universities, ISESCO Director General Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri told the Charge on July 24. Altwaijri, an admirer of the U.S., proposed that such [...] | 2009-07-31 17:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC SOCI KISL PINR MO |
| 09RANGOON205 | BURMA'S GENERALS: STARTING THE CONVERSATION [...] (S) As the review of U.S. policy regarding Burma continues amid signs that the military regime wants to engage with Washington, we offer some thoughts about the senior generals, what motivates them, what they might want from engagement, and what the U.S. might place on the table. Burma's milit [...] | 2009-04-02 07:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PREL PGOV BM |
| 09RANGOON342 | BURMA: MIXED NLD MESSAGES ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) On June 8, Charge met with National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) members Khin Maung Swe, U Nyunt Wai, and U Than Tun to discuss questions posed by Labor Minister (also Relations with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) Minister) Major General Aung Kyi in response to an [...] | 2009-06-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
| 09RANGOON418 | BURMA: BAN DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGES; GENERALS DON'T REPLY [...] (C) During UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's July 3-4 visit to Burma, he met with Than Shwe, PM Thein Sein, several opposition and ethnic leaders, and his UN Country Team. Ban reportedly conveyed a strong message on the need for political and economic reform to the generals. He also visited [...] | 2009-07-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
| 09RANGOON470 | BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS CONTINUE IN ASSK/YETTAW [...] (SBU) Closing arguments in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two live-in assistants, and John Yettaw continued July 27. Defense lawyers focused on the invalidity of the 1974 constitution and the lack of culpable conduct by the defendants. The prosecutor reiterated the rules pertaining [...] | 2009-07-27 11:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON550 | BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI STATUS UPDATE [...] (C) Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) have met with her twice and will file a formal appeal of her conviction the week of August 23. They are seeking to clarify the conditions of her house arrest, including procedures for receiving guests and communicating with outsiders. Thus far Post h [...] | 2009-08-21 10:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON743 | BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI NEW LETTER TO THAN SHWE, [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win told us November 12 ASSK has written to Than Shwe to thank him for facilitating recent meetings with A/S Campbell and other diplomats, to pledge cooperation on sanctions and other issues, and to req [...] | 2009-11-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD BM |
| 09REYKJAVIK51 | EMBASSY REYKJAVIK SCIENCE FELLOW REQUEST 2009 [...] (U) Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow to help strengthen the bilateral science research ties between the U.S. and Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik has designated the expansion of bilateral science ties as a key priority in our Mission Strategic Plan again this year. Post believes that enhanced [...] | 2009-03-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER IC |
| 09RIYADH1197 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RIYADH DECLARATION [...] (U) Post delivered ref A demarche points to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 17. United Nations Director General Ambassador Adnan Baghdadi. Citing the June 29 Riyadh Declaration, Baghdadi emphasized respect for Somalia's territorial interests and noted the Kingdom's role as a li [...] | 2009-09-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1402 | SAUDI SUCCESSION: NAYIF RISING [...] (C) Saudi Prince Nayif has taken full advantage of the opportunity provided by his March 2009 appointment as Second Deputy Prime Minister to establish himself as the de facto Crown Prince-in-waiting and heir apparent to the Saudi throne. Some observers see Nayif's October trip to Egypt, wher [...] | 2009-10-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1501 | IRAN, YEMEN AND AFGHANISTAN: A/S SHAPIRO’S [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met on October 24 with Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud Al-Kabeer, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Smith also attended the meeting. Dr. Prince Turki described Saudi [...] | 2009-11-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR MARR MASS MOPS SA YM |
| 09RIYADH1561 | SAG ATTEMPTING TO TACKLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) In meetings on October 20 and November 16, President of the Human Rights Commission Dr. Bandar al-Aiban, who chairs the Permanent Committee created to oversee the SAG's anti-human trafficking efforts, confirmed that a formal action plan would be launched in January, including a campaign [...] | 2009-11-24 12:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09RIYADH1584 | SAUDI NOMINATIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT, INTERIM [...] Mission Saudi Arabia provides the following nominations for the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship (solicited reftel). Additional biographic material and justification will follow in the next few days. Due to the Hajj and Eid holidays, the Saudi government and private sectors have been of [...] | 2009-12-04 16:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF SA |
| 09RIYADH1642 | DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN BROADENS U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman led an interagency team to Saudi Arabia on December 6-8 to discuss a range of energy issues, including potential areas for renewing our bilateral partnership. Saudi officials warmly welcomed the visit. Petroleum Minister Al-Naimi outline [...] | 2009-12-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL SA |
| 09ROME1035 | ITALIAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO FOLLOW-THROUGH ON [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: On August 28, Italian Embassy officials in Washington cited the case of the Edison company as an example of GOI "moral suasion" efforts to stop investments in Iran, implying that the company's project in that country has been halted. But a senior Edison official told us on [...] | 2009-09-08 06:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IT IR FR |
| 09ROME1141 | Climate Change - Italy Supportive on MEF and Emerging [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian officials involved in international climate negotiations feel the September Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting went well, and recommend close U.S.-EU coordination before the October 18-19 MEF meeting. They confirmed that Italian Environment Minister Prestigiacomo had p [...] | 2009-10-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT |
| 09ROME144 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the first Political Directors Meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Venice, February 2-3. All participants showed great interest in the new Administration's approach to major policy issues -- most notabl [...] | 2009-02-06 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM |
| 09ROME171 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...] | 2009-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 09ROME476 | U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS IN ROME ON START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) During the initial discussions of the START follow-on agreement, the heads of delegation (Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov) agreed to a tentative work program for developing the major elements of the [...] | 2009-04-29 12:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL KACT START JCIC US RS IT |
| 09ROME754 | U/S BURNS' JUNE 25 MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting with U/S Burns, Russian FM Lavrov expressed confidence that key Moscow summit deliverables would be finalized. On a post-START framework agreement, Lavrov expressed concern that specifying a range of reductions would create an expectation that the lower ta [...] | 2009-06-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KNNP AF RS IR |
| 09SANAA1662 | IRAN IN YEMEN: TEHRAN's SHADOW LOOMS LARGE, BUT FOOTPRINT IS SMALL (c-ne9-01257) [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite repeated ROYG accusations of Tehran's material and financial support to the Houthi rebels in Sa'ada and increasingly belligerent media exchanges between Yemen and Iran, Iranian influence in Yemen has thus far been limited to informal religious ties between Yemeni and Iranian [...] | 2009-09-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EIND IR YM |
| 09SANJOSE1140 | Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate [...] U.S. goods trade surplus with Costa Rica was $1.7 billion in 2008, an increase of $1.1 billion from $639 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $5.7 billion, up 24.0 percent. Corresponding U.S. imports from Costa Rica were $3.9 billion, down 0.1 percent. Costa Rica is currently the 38 [...] | 2009-12-15 20:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE128 | PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...] | 2009-02-27 23:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS |
| 09SANJOSE497 | U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE LAUNCHES IN [...] From May 18-21, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with Costa Rican government leaders and private sector officials to consider how to meet Costa Rica's national infrastructure challenges. The meetings represented the first step of Treasury's and the [...] | 2009-06-17 12:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI |
| 09SANJOSE921 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...] | 2009-10-27 20:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANSALVADOR1006 | EL SALVADOR'S IMPENDING ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unless new electrical generation capacity is brought on-line in El Salvador, the country will begin to experience blackouts in the next 3 to 4 years. Two large privately funded projects currently in the planning stages are viewed as the key toward meeting the country's future e [...] | 2009-10-26 19:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET ECON ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR260 | ARENA'S RODRIGUEZ SEES CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: Polcouns met March 23 with Luis Mario Rodriguez, ARENA member and one of the party's final five pre-candidates for the 2009 presidential campaign. Rodriguez was optimistic about the future of ARENA, suggesting that now was a good time for the party to undergo an overhaul. He tal [...] | 2009-03-24 22:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR321 | GOES DISCUSSES TRANSITION AND PATHWAYS WITH A/S [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...] | 2009-04-07 19:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR322 | A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES TRANSITION WITH FUNES AND [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...] | 2009-04-07 20:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES |
| 09SANTIAGO1180 | CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...] | 2009-12-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI |
| 09SANTIAGO124 | CHILE'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR DEFENSE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Although it has received only periodic attention in the press, President Bachelet has encouraged a far-reaching series of defense reforms which, if approved, would dramatically restructure the Ministry of Defense, usher in significant changes to military procurement, and create [...] | 2009-02-10 20:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PHUM SOCI CI |
| 09SANTIAGO339 | CHILE PREPARES ITS CASE IN MARITIME DISPUTE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Now that Peru has presented its case about the disputed maritime border with Chile, Chile has a year to study Peru's arguments and make their own case at the International Court of Justice. According to Chile's Director for Border Affairs, Chile plans to point to treaties and a [...] | 2009-04-09 20:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ECON PREL PGOV CI PE |
| 09SANTIAGO579 | CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Eduardo Frei, Concertacion presidential candidate, received the Ambassador at his home June 17, hours before re-launching his campaign at a massive rally. The Senator predicted that he would win against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera in a second-round run-off. He cr [...] | 2009-06-19 22:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CI |
| 09SANTIAGO86 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 27 [...] Headlines noted Minister of Interior Edmundo Perez-Yoma will testify over the 1994 Belgium sale of Mirage aircraft to Chile. Former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is one of several officers arrested on suspicion of embezzlement in this case. Dailies also highlighted that Eduardo Frei [...] | 2009-01-27 20:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
| 09SANTODOMINGO1339 | WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and [...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...] | 2009-12-22 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA |
| 09SANTODOMINGO183 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY [...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...] | 2009-02-10 16:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR |
| 09SANTODOMINGO706 | GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...] | 2009-06-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
| 09SARAJEVO122 | BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...] | 2009-01-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
| 09SARAJEVO123 | BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...] | 2009-01-30 16:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
| 09SARAJEVO1427 | BOSNIA: FOCA MAYOR LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (SBU) On December 16, Foca Mayor Zdravko Krsmanovic launched the New Socialist Party (NSP) in Banja Luka, claiming that the NSP already has 5,000 members. He said he plans to build a multi-ethnic party that will run candidates in all electoral units throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in [...] | 2009-12-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BK |
| 09SARAJEVO409 | SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...] | 2009-04-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
| 09SARAJEVO42 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...] | 2009-01-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK |
| 09SARAJEVO574 | BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...] | 2009-05-07 16:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK |
| 09SARAJEVO797 | BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...] | 2009-07-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
| 09SEOUL1050 | IRREGULAR WORKERS BILL REVISIONS WAYLAY NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The June session of the National Assembly, which finally convened on June 26, has yet to hold a session, remaining deadlocked over the issue of converting "irregular workers" to regular status. In the absence of revision to the relevant legislation by the June 30 deadline, the fir [...] | 2009-07-02 06:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PGOV PREL ELAB |
| 09SEOUL1176 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL1252 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 07, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 06:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL1254 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...] | 2009-08-10 03:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
| 09SEOUL146 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 29, 2009 [...] Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind (Chosun Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. Secretary Clinton: "The Six-Party Talks Are Essential... We Will Also Pursue Direct Contact with North Korea" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 17) 3. O'Connor: "Political Leaders Shou [...] | 2009-01-29 08:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL1463 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL1497 | POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION [...] (U) On September 18, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the U.S. proposed policy regarding missile defense in Europe to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim's only response was to question whether the U.S. and Russi [...] | 2009-09-20 23:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EZ KS |
| 09SEOUL1501 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL1618 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 02:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL1965 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 02:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL269 | PRESS BULLETIN - February 23, 2009 [...] Alliance Reaffirmed (JoongAng Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 26) 2. Effects of Sino-U.S. Relations (JoongAng Ilbo, February 23, 2009, Page 30) 3. Clinton Says, "The U.S. and the ROK Agree on North Korean Issue" (Chosun Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 27) 4. Pyongyang Should Not Dare to Igno [...] | 2009-02-23 09:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL353 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 6, 2009 [...] The leaders of the ROK and Australia, during their March 5 summit in Canberra, adopted a nine-point joint declaration to strengthen cooperation on security issues in the region and around the globe. In a related development, Blue House Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters that the joint decla [...] | 2009-03-06 06:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL354 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 6, 2009 [...] The leaders of the ROK and Australia, during their March 5 summit in Canberra, adopted a nine-point joint declaration to strengthen cooperation on security issues in the region and around the globe. In a related development, Blue House Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters that the joint decla [...] | 2009-03-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL363 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL403 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 - POST RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 2008 saw a significant acceleration of Korean efforts on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement. On February 25, 2008, Lee Myung-bak was inaugurated as Korea's President; Lee explicitly identified stronger IPR protection as an important strategy to boos [...] | 2009-03-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KS |
| 09SEOUL490 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL492 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 07:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL498 | BIG NAMES IMPLICATED IN UNFOLDING BIPARTISAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Korea's latest political corruption scandal, slowly growing for months, picked up speed this week with the arrest of Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Lee Kwang-jae and summonses issued for a number of politicians including Grand National Party (GNP) lawmaker Park Jin. The allegatio [...] | 2009-03-29 22:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PGOV PREL |
| 09SEOUL600 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 07:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL615 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 23:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL708 | REVISING HISTORY: NEW ROK HISTORY TEXTBOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Starting from this spring, South Korean high school students will learn their history from a revised text of their familiar "A Modern and Contemporary History of Korea." The movement to revise the history text kicked off soon after the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak, s [...] | 2009-05-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS KN |
| 09SEOUL791 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 23:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL973 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SHANGHAI120 | (SBU) SHANGHAI UNSURE OF NEXT STEPS IN THE WAKE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign banks have largely been able to regain access to the renminbi interbank market after Chinese banks pulled credit lines this past fall in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse, Shanghai interlocutors told a Treasury delegation on February 19-20. The financial sector [...] | 2009-03-13 10:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
| 09SHANGHAI168 | GRAB THE TIGER BY THE TAIL: ONLINE REPORTS OF CORRUPTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Online reports of corruption in East China appear to have increased over the past year. In particular, "Human Flesh Search Engines," where netizens post derogatory information about local government officials, are attracting greater public attention in East China. While East Chin [...] | 2009-04-14 07:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TINT SOCI ETTC EFIN CH |
| 09SHANGHAI237 | (SBU) SHANGHAI UPBEAT ON OPENING TO TAIWAN FINANCIAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent financial forum, Chinese officials and financial sector professionals offered an upbeat assessment of the potential for Taiwan financial firms to enter the mainland market. The panelists cited opportunities offered by the current financial crisis, as some Western f [...] | 2009-05-27 07:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
| 09SHANGHAI246 | S/P DIRECTOR SLAUGHTER DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA, G2, INTERNET, [...] (C) Summary: During her visit to Shanghai May 28-31, Director of Policy Planning (S/P) Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter met with Shanghai academics, the local business community, and Shanghai Expo Bureau officials. The scholars said China is upset by recent North Korean provocations and will likely [...] | 2009-06-03 02:05:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EIND EINT CH KN KS JA PK |
| 09SKOPJE124 | MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN GENERALLY POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The campaign for presidential and municipal elections has proceeded far better than parliamentary elections last year. Should the trend continue, we assess that the conduct of these elections should advance Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. There are some municipalities of [...] | 2009-03-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
| 09SKOPJE203 | FRAUD SUMMARY - SKOPJE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KV MK |
| 09SOFIA229 | Semi-annual Fraud Summary Sofia; October, 2008 - March, [...] SUMMARY: Though overstay rates for Bulgarians may still be declining overall, low wages here continue to fuel problems in this area. Our latest H2B validation study, for instance, indicated a 33 percent overstay rate. On the other hand, our most recent B1/B2 validation study found the overst [...] | 2009-05-15 10:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC BU |
| 09SOFIA363 | BULGARIA: BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's highest profile energy project -- the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is dogged by cost overruns, financing woes, construction delays, and now serious safety and quality assurance concerns. Belene may end up costing Bulgaria more than money in the long run. Despite [...] | 2009-07-07 08:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU |
| 09STATE100252 | DAY 3: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (SBU) On Day 3 of the U.S.-South Africa Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue, participants shared views and plans for upcoming international events, and discussed next steps. Einhorn provided an overview of the latest U.S. plans for the upcoming UN Security Council Summit on Disarmament a [...] | 2009-09-25 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF |
| 09STATE103130 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, met with key interlocutors on preparations for the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Japan from August 25-30 on the mar [...] | 2009-10-02 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG CH ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RS UK |
| 09STATE104673 | DRC: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN (2009-2010) [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of the Democratic Rep [...] | 2009-10-07 19:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CG |
| 09STATE106423 | URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. South African Jurist Richard Goldstone submitted his report on conflict in Gaza to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 15. After negotiating with the United States to reshape an initial, one-sided Pales [...] | 2009-10-14 05:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09STATE107748 | SFO-VI GUIDANCE-001: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S. [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller will head the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of START Follow-on treaty negotiations with Russia in Geneva, Switzerland, beginning on October 19, 2009. Following is guidance for the beginning of thi [...] | 2009-10-17 07:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS |
| 09STATE109559 | NEXT ROUND OF U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As noted in reftel, on July 29, 2009, Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen led an interagency delegation to Moscow for the first round of Joint Threat Assessment (JTA) meetings with Russian [...] | 2009-10-23 11:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC IR KN MTCRE PARM RS TSPA |
| 09STATE112533 | SFO-VI GUIDANCE-003/JCIC-DIP-09-012: JCIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Astana, Kyiv and Moscow, see paragraph 3 below. Geneva, see paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Washington believes it would be useful for the START Parties to exchange and release the final data for each category of data contained in the START Memoran [...] | 2009-10-31 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO |
| 09STATE113659 | CFE/HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 5 HLTF [...] (C) The main issue for discussion at the November High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting is how, in response to Russia's continued suspension of its implementation of its CFE obligations, the U.S. and NATO Allies can change the current dynamic of the situation to resolve CFE. As the Alliance app [...] | 2009-11-04 02:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE NATO |
| 09STATE115235 | PROVINCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S.-IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Participation of Iraqi Provincial officials in the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference produced excellent results. Iraqi Governors and Provincial Investment Commission Chairmen were well-prepared and active throughout the conference and aggressively courted potential inve [...] | 2009-11-06 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINS PREL IZ |
| 09STATE115348 | U.S. PROPOSED TEXT FOR A U.S.-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow (see paragraph 3). 2. (S) BACKGROUND: The START Treaty will expire on December 5, 2009, and the new START Follow-on treaty currently being negotiated will not have entered into force by that date. Therefore, the United States seeks to agree with [...] | 2009-11-08 18:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO |
| 09STATE115554 | COMMEMORATING THE SUCCESS OF THE START TREATY'S [...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow and Geneva (see paragraph 6). 2. (S) BACKGROUND. Recent discussions between officials at the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Russian Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (RNRRC) indicate that the RNRRC intends to host a ceremonial eve [...] | 2009-11-09 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO |
| 09STATE115569 | MALAYSIA: TIP TIER 3 ACTION PLAN (2009-2010) [...] (U) This is an action cable: please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report carries policy and programmatic implications for those countries listed on Tier 3 (i.e. those countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elim [...] | 2009-11-09 19:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG MY |
| 09STATE119331 | SFO-VII GUIDANCE-003: STREAMLINED PACKAGE ON [...] (S) Background: The United States believes the START Follow-on treaty must continue to recognize the inherent difficulty of monitoring mobile ICBMs by including some verification provisions and operational restrictions that apply only to mobile ICBMs, but that the number and type of such uniq [...] | 2009-11-19 02:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KACT PARM START RS US KZ UP BO |
| 09STATE11937 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...] | 2009-02-10 03:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS |
| 09STATE120241 | ANGOLA: TRANSPORT MINISTER'S MEETING WITH DOT [...] (SBU) On November 4, 2009, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood held a thirty-minute meeting with Angola,s Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas. The Minister spoke in great detail and with great enthusiasm (and without notes) about Angola,s integrated plan to completely restructure [...] | 2009-11-20 21:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AO EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV PREL |
| 09STATE120541 | CONSULTATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF GOVERNMENT TO [...] (U) This is an action request for DTROs in Astana and Kyiv, and for Pol-Mil in Minsk. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Background: The START Treaty expires on December 5, 2009. The START follow-on treaty will be a strictly bilateral treaty between the U.S. and Russia. There will thus be [...] | 2009-11-23 16:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO KACT KZ PARM RS UP |
| 09STATE122725 | PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND [...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow, P3 Embassies (London and Paris),the European Union Council and Commission, which participate in the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG),as well as Norway -- see paras 7 and 10 to be left as non-papers. For USUN, see para 12, for Ottawa, see [...] | 2009-12-01 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS CA UK FR NO |
| 09STATE123722 | EUROPEAN UNION DISCUSSES FIJI AND DONOR [...] Classified by EAP/ANP Director Alcy Frelick. Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) November 19, 2009; 8:30am - 3:30pm; Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 3. (U) Participants United States: Frankie Reed, EAP/ANP Deputy Assistant Secretary Alcy Frelick, Director EAP/ANP Stephen Schwartz, Deputy Direct [...] | 2009-12-02 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL ADB XU XV |
| 09STATE125484 | ICRC BRIEFING ON CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. ICRC Deputy Head of Delegation for Somalia (based in Nairobi),Hugo Van den Eertwegh, provided a candid and somewhat disheartening update on the situation in Somalia to interested Department staff from PRM, AF, INR, and L on November 18. Van den Eertwegh has several decades of [...] | 2009-12-08 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SO PREF PHUM |
| 09STATE126209 | US APPROACH TO 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request (see para 11 below). As we reach the six- month mark before the start of the May 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon),posts are requested to use all appropriate opportunities with host government officials and in publi [...] | 2009-12-09 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT |
| 09STATE129520 | (U) Secretary Clinton's December 9, 2009 [...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon - Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 9; 1:15 p.m.; Washington DC; U.S.A 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon, EUR Ambassador Richard Morningstar, S/EEE Ian Kelly, PA Kristina Kvien, [...] | 2009-12-18 18:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG UP MD |
| 09STATE131640 | ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...] | 2009-12-29 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN |
| 09STATE14421 | (U) Secretary Clinton?s February 12, 2009, [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman for reasons: 1.4 (b) & (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009; 13:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Egypt Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Egyptian Ambassador to t [...] | 2009-02-17 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG IS IR MEPP UN |
| 09STATE19846 | U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides guidance and instructions for the administration of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The Fund was established in 2008 by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (-S/CT) to support projects that apply tools of soft power to counterte [...] | 2009-03-04 03:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR |