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08AMMAN301	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR 699 STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of 699 (Six Hundred and Ninety-nine) students to Jordan from 17 February - 28 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depa [...]	2008-01-29 09:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO

08AMMAN304	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR 699 STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of 699 (Six Hundred and Ninety-nine) students to Jordan from 17 February - 28 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depa [...]	2008-01-29 11:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN31	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Greenwich + 3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Tom Greenwich, Jeffrey Platz, William Cox and Travis Riffle to Jordan from 5 - 9 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007 [...]	2008-01-06 09:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN3164	JORDAN FEARS IT WILL BEAR BURDEN OF FAILURE (OR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: With some frequency over the past several months the local commentariat has expressed anxiety that Jordan risks becoming the alternative Palestinian homeland, given Palestinian disunity and perceived Israeli and U.S. duplicity. Officials have publicly reaffirmed thei [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN32	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Gonzalo Gonzalez [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Gonzalo Gonzalez to Jordan from 11 - 18 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...]	2008-01-06 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN41	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Ulises Calvo [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ulises Calvo to Jordan from 5 - 9 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cle [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN42	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Saeed Sooudi and Garry [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Saeed Sooudi and Garry Scroggins to Jordan from 18 - 31 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN43	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Ulises Calvo [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ulises Calvo to Jordan from 5 - 9 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cle [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN44	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Azzam Hassan [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Azzam Hassan to Jordan from 11 - 26 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country c [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN56	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Light Ronald [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Light Ronald to Jordan from 11 - 13 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country c [...]	2008-01-07 14:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN57	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Gary Groves [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Gary Groves to Jordan from 11 - 21 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cl [...]	2008-01-07 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN62	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPIC OFFICERS MONTGOMERY, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of OPIC Officers Danielle Montgomery, Nancy Rivera, Mary Boomgard and Alexander Evans to Jordan from January 10-18, 2008, as requested reftel. The purpose of the trip is to perform due diligence for the Disi project. The travelers should carefully [...]	2008-01-08 07:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC OTRA JO
08AMMAN81	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Gregory Staton + 1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Gregory Staton and Ranji Matthew to Jordan from 14 - 18 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2008-01-09 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN93	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Peter Leary and [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Peter Leary and Manuel Rangel to Jordan from 18 - 23 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elec [...]	2008-01-12 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN94	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Rodrigue Aleandre [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Rodrigue Aleandre to Jordan from 26 - 31 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...]	2008-01-12 10:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN96	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Thomas Tennant and [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Thomas Tennant and Joseph Pestar to Jordan from 20 - 24 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2008-01-12 10:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08ANKARA1138	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR AND MFA U/S APAKAN DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: During a June 18 meeting with MFA U/S Apakan, Ambassador urged Turkey to encourage Iran to accept the P5 1 package (ref a),sought MFA's assistance in modernizing U.S.-Turkish cooperation in counterterrorism, and recommended Turkey do more to develop a coordinated message on Nabucc [...]	2008-06-18 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG NATO EUN TU
08ANKARA1172	EU SUPPORTS TURKEY AS A NATURAL GAS HUB [...] Summary. On June 20, Turkey,s Nabucco Coordinator Osman Goksel told us the EU and Turkey reached a new level of understanding during June 14-15 talks with the EU Nabucco Coordinator's Assistant Brendan Devlin. Goksel supports the EU's new position which shifts focus from Nabucco to the larg [...]	2008-06-26 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1222	SCENESETTER FOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S JULY 10-13 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit coincides with political uncertainty surrounding the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) due to a closure case against it pending in the Constitutional Court. Recent high-profile detentions in connection with a year-long investigation into suspec [...]	2008-07-07 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1266	TURKEY: GOVERNMENT EXTENDS INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENT, [...] (C) Summary: The MFA has extended bilateral agreements on the Air Cargo Hub at Incirlik airbase and related activities only to the end of 2008, anticipating the expiration of UNSCR 1790 (2007),which underpins government approval of those agreements. Extension of those agreements beyond 2008 [...]	2008-07-15 05:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IZ TU
08ANKARA130	CODEL SHUSTER IN TURKEY: PKK TERRORISM, ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary. During a January 11-15 trip to Turkey, MFA U/S Apakan said cooperation against PKK terrorists had created a "renewed partnership" but cautioned the House's Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.R. 106) remains a challenge. Codel Shuster asked the GOT to expand outreach efforts on Capi [...]	2008-01-23 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU
08ANKARA1392	TURKEY'S NEW CHOD: GENERAL ILKER BASBUG [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Land Forces Commander General Ilker Basbug (pronounced BAHSH-boo) was named as Turkey's next CHOD at the Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) that concluded on August 4 (full YAS results reported septel). Despite some shifts in civil-military relations, the [...]	2008-08-04 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
08ANKARA1560	TURKEY: SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES GEORGIA AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 26, Senator Lugar and delegation discussed the situation in Georgia, Caspian energy issues including Nabucco, Turkey's EU accession and other issues with President Gul, Foreign Minister Babacan and Energy Minister Guler. The Senator also hosted a dinner for represen [...]	2008-08-28 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU
08ANKARA1627	U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...]	2008-09-10 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1628	U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...]	2008-09-10 22:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1633	CJCS VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) The timing of your visit to Turkey is ideal. The President's commitment in November to provide enhanced intelligence against the PKK immensely strengthened US engagement here. But we are now at some pivot points: -- in Turkey, a new CHOD and DCHOD, both critical people for our work on [...]	2008-09-11 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR GG IZ TU
08ANKARA1669	SCENESETTER FOR USG-GOT UNGA MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials will be highly visible in New York for this year,s UN General Assembly as their years-long effort to secure election to a UN Security Council seat representing the Western European and Others group comes to a climax. U.S. officials will want to engage the Turks o [...]	2008-09-18 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
08ANKARA1689	CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN CALL ON PRESIDENT GUL [...] (C) Summary: President Gul told CJCS Admiral Mullen September 15 that Turkey wanted our close counterterrorism cooperation to continue and that U.S. success in Iraq is critical for Turkey. Admiral Mullen pledged U.S commitment to sustaining intelligence cooperation. Gul said Turkey continue [...]	2008-09-22 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER IZ GG IR PK AF TU
08ANKARA1828	TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...]	2008-10-20 16:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU
08ANKARA2022	TURKEY-IRAN NATURAL GAS MOU: OUTSTANDING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. We continue to seek information on the November 17 natural gas MOU signed between Turkey and Iran. The MFA is reluctant to share the text but did read from it during our meeting. The MOU is a "statement of intent" rather than a firm commitment, the MFA argued. As reported refte [...]	2008-11-21 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IR TU
08ANKARA2028	TURKEY-IRAN NATURAL GAS MOU: OUTSTANDING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. We continue to seek information on the November 17 natural gas MOU signed between Turkey and Iran. The MFA is reluctant to share the text but did read from it during our meeting. The MOU is a "statement of intent" rather than a firm commitment, the MFA argued. As reported refte [...]	2008-11-21 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IR TU
08ANKARA2088	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Apakan's December 8-9 visit will be the fifth iteration of the "Shared Vision and Structured Dialogue" agreed upon by Secretary Rice and then-FM Gul in July 2006. Knowing it will take some time for the new administration to have its new team in place, U/S Apakan presse [...]	2008-12-04 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU
08ANKARA2114	INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENT: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD [...] (SBU) The Iraqi Ambassador in Turkey delivered ref a request to the Turkish Foreign Ministry during the morning hours of December 15. MFA officials told us that the GOI note, together with the U.S. request to extend the validity of agreements regarding support to OIF through Turkey, was sent [...]	2008-12-15 17:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR TU IZ
08ANKARA2134	INCIRLIK CARGO HUB: GOT MOVING TOWARD EXTENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 11:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PARM IZ TU
08ANKARA2151	TURKEY: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Domestic and transnational terrorist groups have targeted Turkish nationals and foreigners in Turkey, including, on occasion, USG personnel, for more than 40 years. Terrorist groups that operated in Turkey have included Kurdish separatist, Marxist-Leninist, radical Islamist, and pro-Chechen gr [...]	2008-12-22 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PTER TU
08ANKARA273	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA332	TURKEY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) A strict reading of the criteria outlined in reftel paras 2 and 8 could lead to the conclusion that Turkey does not possess critical infrastructure (CI) or key resources (KR) whose incapacity or destruction would have a "debilitating impact on (U.S.) security, national economic security, [...]	2008-02-22 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC PREL ETTC TU
08ANKARA449	ENERGY COORDINATOR MANN URGES TURKEY TO NEGOTIATE [...] (C) Summary. On February 25-26, Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steve Mann met with GOT officials to discuss gas and oil issues. Energy Minister Guler stressed that security of supply is Turkey's most urgent priority. He suggested Turkey and the U.S. work together to develop Iraqi [...]	2008-03-07 11:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA490	TURKEY: GAS PRICE HOLDS UP GAS TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary. Our focus on getting Turkey to quickly conclude a bilateral agreement with Azerbaijan for gas supply does not address the most important issue for Turkey: price, and how the price is determined. The Turks do not believe they can get a good price from Azerbaijan in bilateral nego [...]	2008-03-13 09:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA623	TURKEY'S POLICY ON GAS TRANSIT FIRMLY UP IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey is at least considering a change in its strategy on natural gas transit from Azerbaijan to Europe. They appear to have gotten the message that their 15% reserve at net-back price formula (reftel A) is not viable. However, they have not yet come up with an al [...]	2008-04-03 07:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA687	TURKEY PRIORITIZES ITS OWN GAS NEEDS OVER NABUCCO [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Guler confirmed that Turkey has offered to buy all 12 bcm of Shah Deniz Phase II gas, but said it really wants "only" 8-9 bcm. The Ambassador noted that this would leave only 3-4 bcm for transit to Europe, undermining th [...]	2008-04-11 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANTANANARIVO224	LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...]	2008-03-19 14:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA
08ASHGABAT1247	TURKMENISTAN: HYDROCARBONS OFFICIALS RESTATE [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting with Charge, the AmCit country manager for Chevron's Turkmenistan office said a number of Turkmenistan hydrocarbons officials reiterated to him the national preference for Turkmen companies (TurkmenNeft and TurkmenGas) to do the onshore work. September 12-18, [...]	2008-09-18 13:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET TX
08ASHGABAT1552	FM MEREDOV PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF U.S.- TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent call by Charge d'Affaires Richard Miles on Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, the Minister provided his perspective on U.S.-Turkmenistan relations and areas for expanded engagement. Addressing the political, economic and cultural spheres, Meredov outlin [...]	2008-12-03 07:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AJ TU TX
08ASHGABAT361	TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS COORDINATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Executive Secretary of the State Counternarcotics Coordinating Commission Babaniyaz Chariyev told the embassy's INLOff and INL Assistant on the fringes of the World Bank Anti-Money Laundering workshop (reftel) that he would [...]	2008-03-20 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR TX
08ASHGABAT389	TURKMENISTAN: CARICC OFFICIALS URGE DEA PRESENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: March 26 meetings with Turkmenistani counter-narcotics officials went very well, the Acting Director of the newly established (counter-narcotics) Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) [...]	2008-03-28 11:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR UNAUS RS KZ TX
08ASMARA343	POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH KEREN LEADERS DURING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 07:33:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ER
08ASMARA527	GSE ABUSE EXTENDS BEYOND ERITREAN BORDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) maintains a tight watch over its diaspora community, using its embassies as information-gathering hubs and its employees as agents of harassment. Eritrean refugees in Nairobi detailed a well-oiled system of monitoring and harassment or [...]	2008-10-30 11:23:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PHUM PGOV KE ER
08ASTANA1211	SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN - ASIA SOCIETY CONFERENCE [...] (U) The Asia Society's Second Kazakhstan International Business Conference was held June 12-14 in Astana. The event brought together businessmen from Kazakhstan and abroad, government officials, diplomats, and academics to discuss obstacles to and opportunities for economic development in Kaz [...]	2008-07-03 06:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
08ASTANA1368	KAZAKHSTAN - ASTANA CONFERENCE DISCUSSES SULFUR STORAGE, [...] (U) The Kazakhstan-Canada Business Association (KCBA),in partnership with Canada's Alberta Sulfur Research Ltd. organized the First International Conference on Sulfur Reutilization and Sustainable Development in Astana on July 9. Representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources [...]	2008-07-30 10:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET SENV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA782	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 5 - APRIL 18, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Temporary Ban on Wheat Exports -- First Hearings on New Competition Law -- Social Security of Bazaar Workers to Be Ensured -- Economic Statistics for January-March 2008 [...]	2008-04-22 06:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA871	AKTAU: A CENTRAL HUB FOR THE CASPIAN REGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Aktau, situated on the Caspian coast and the capital of Mangystau Oblast, is poised to become Kazakhstan's next boomtown. With four major ports in operation or under construction and improving road and rail infrastructure in Mangystau Oblast, Aktau is perfectly situated to beco [...]	2008-05-06 09:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KZ EPET
08ASUNCION535	SCENE-SETTER FOR LUGO INAUGURATION [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and members of the U.S. delegation attending the August 15 inauguration of President Fernando Lugo. The Lugo administration represents the first interruption in Colorado Party rule in 61 years. Your visit provides an o [...]	2008-08-01 18:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION671	NEW AIR CARRIERS COMING TO PARAGUAY [...] (U) The international carriers TACA and PLUNA will service Paraguay before the end of 2008. The Uruguayan-owned carrier PLUNA (First Uruguayan Lines of Air Navigation) is expected to begin its service to Paraguay on October 29 with four weekly direct flights to Montevideo. PLUNA will also offe [...]	2008-10-01 14:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PA
08ASUNCION696	SCENE-SETTER FOR BUSH-LUGO MEETING: PARAGUAY [...] (C) President Fernando Lugo's administration represents the first break in Colorado Party's 61-year stranglehold on power; as such, it is shaking the foundations of Paraguayan society. President Bush's October 27 meeting with President Lugo offers the United States an opportunity to reaffirm it [...]	2008-10-14 18:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION747	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Engel November 11-13. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents the first break in the Colorado Party's 61-year streak in power; as such, it is shaking the foundations of Paraguayan society. Just on the heels of President Lugo's October 27 [...]	2008-11-04 12:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION857	AMBASSADOR IN CIUDAD DEL ESTE: REFORMS STILL [...] (C) Political, law enforcement, and private sector representatives told Ambassador in Ciudad del Este December 9-10 that the Paraguayan government needs significant political, economic, and judicial reform. Prosecutors, business leaders, and activists expressed concern over political corrupt [...]	2008-12-23 14:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR PTER PHUM PA
08ATHENS1023	SCENE SETTER FOR ATHENS GREECE (U) [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Athens, we look forward to your important visit which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Since your visit last July, ADM Fitzgerald (2-3 April),Lt Gen McFann (2 July),and LTG Eikenberry (3 July) visited Athens and met with key Greek m [...]	2008-07-17 08:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO TU MK GR
08ATHENS1043	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S JULY 27 - 29 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. I am pleased that you are coming and the Embassy stands ready to make your visit a success. Your visit is opportune, as the Greeks are thinking carefully about Iran. On the one hand, those handling non-proliferation matters largely share international community concern [...]	2008-07-23 08:28:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS1203	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR LAGON'S SEPTEMBER 1-3 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to press Greece to show progress on TIP issues if it wishes to avoid a Tier-Two Watch-List rating. Your visit comes at a particularly delicate moment in U.S.-Greece relations. A NATO ally and EU member, Greece has been helpful in [...]	2008-08-26 15:37:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR PGOV PHUM PREL
08ATHENS20	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit, which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Greece is a NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. The center-right New Democracy governm [...]	2008-01-04 17:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON GR
08ATHENS469	SCENESETTER: ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISITS ATHENS [...] (SBU) Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit which comes at an important time, during the Bucharest Summit, in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. As you know, Greece is an important NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. [...]	2008-03-31 07:47:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR NATO ODC PARM PGOV PREL
08ATHENS627	GREECE/MACEDONIA - FOSTERING PROGRESS FROM ATHENS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bakoyannis and Prime Minister Karamanlis continue the public line that Greece supports Macedonian integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, but only after the name issue is resolved. They continue to profess that the next move must be Macedonia's to agree to a name acce [...]	2008-05-08 13:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08ATHENS716	Scenesetter for Representative Sarbanes and former [...] (SBU) Dear Senator and Congressman, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you ar [...]	2008-05-22 11:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS743	Scenesetter for Ambassador Tahir-Kheli's visit, June 2-5 [...] (SBU) Dear Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you are [...]	2008-05-30 09:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS92	MANAGING GREECE ON KOSOVO AND MACEDONIA [...] (C) Managing Greece over the next few months is likely to be difficult on the key Balkan issues of Macedonia and Kosovo. To leverage Greek behavior we should: -- Engage the Greeks on Kosovo and Serbia, including through extending an invitation to them to participate in international struct [...]	2008-01-22 16:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS NATO MK KI SR GR
08BAGHDAD1044	IRAQI OFFICIALS ON MALIKI'S BASRAH CAMPAIGN [...] (C) In a series of March 30 conversations with Iraqi officials including Ali Merza, Director of the National Security Advisor's Joint Planning Committee (JPC),Saiid Jaber from the Crisis Action Cell (CAC) secretariat, and A'amer Al- Musawi, chief of staff to the National Security Advisor (pro [...]	2008-04-05 14:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD1495	NEW ACTING MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Trade Abd al-Falah al-Sudani was appointed as an additional Acting Minister of Justice on May 4. Sudani will help with ministry operations in Baghdad while the existing Acting Minister of Justice Dr. Safa al-Safi is in Basrah. According to Deputy Minister of Justic [...]	2008-05-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD1526	SCENESETTER FOR NECHIRVAN BARZANI'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani is visiting Washington on May 17-21 after receiving an honorary degree from Washington and Jefferson University. His meetings will include the Vice President, the Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary. Nechirvan [...]	2008-05-18 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1901	PRT MAYSAN: LOCAL OFFICIALS REQUEST EDUCATION AND [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: on June 17, representatives from Majar al-Kabir (MAK) city and al-Bhtera village, accompanied by Maysan governor's advisor Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, met with the PRT at Tallil Air Base. The MAK area education representative, inspector for education, agriculture representativ [...]	2008-06-23 06:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD2332	THE NEW VOICE OF THE SADR CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, the Sadr City District Council (DC) has shown new life as it asserts its independence from malign actors and provides a voice for the district's two million residents. Since the June 17 ousting of Sadrist puppet Abd Al Hussein Jabara as DC Chairman and the subse [...]	2008-07-27 08:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3052	KARBALA ISF COMMANDER OUSTED [...] (C) Summary: Karbala ISF commander MG Ra'ad Shaker Jawdat al-Hasnawi has been ousted. He reportedly will be reassigned to serve as IP chief for Diyala Province. Ra'ad's take-no-prisoners style and penchant for self-promotion apparently were viewed by Da'wa Party rival Governor Aqeel Mahmoud [...]	2008-09-22 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3891	EXTENSION OF INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-14 05:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	TU IZ PREL PARM MARR EPET
08BAGHDAD3942	ABU GHRAIB IDPS: A NEW DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former residents of Abu Ghraib qada (district) highlight improvements after years of sectarian violence, ruthless attacks by Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and heavy-handed counterattacks led by Brigadier General Nassir al-Hiti's "Muthana" Brigade. Despite five months of targeted house [...]	2008-12-17 07:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IZ
08BAKU1140	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR [...] (C) Commander USTRANSCOM General Duncan McNabb and Ambassador Derse met Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on November 17 to discuss proposed overland transport of supplies through Azerbaijan to U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan. The President responded enthusiastically to the concep [...]	2008-12-02 03:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF AJ IZ TX KZ
08BAKU123	CORRECTED COPY: AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-02-12 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU35	CODEL SHUSTER RAISES ENERGY, IRAN, DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a friendly January 10 meeting, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and CODEL Shuster discussed a wide range of issues including strengthening the U.S-Azerbaijan partnership, energy, Iran, Azerbaijan's growing regional role, and the Farhad Aliyev case. President Aliyev outli [...]	2008-01-15 11:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET PTER PBTS KDEM ECON AJ
08BAKU499	RECOMMENDING GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Azerbaijan is an increasingly important partner for the United States. A Muslim country bordered by Russia and Iran, it is a firmly secular, pro-American partner in a region beset by radical Islam. Our security cooperation is excellent and growing, and could take on still m [...]	2008-05-30 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU535	AZERBAIJAN: TURKEY NAKHCHIVAN SUMMIT A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Initial press accounts indicate that Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's June 4 meeting in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan was successful, with the two countries announcing that their positions coincide "in all spheres." However, SOCAR Vice Pre [...]	2008-06-09 13:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TK
08BAKU71	AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158	BRUNEI WORKING ON IPR ENFORCEMENT, AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Communications Pehin Abu Bakar on May 19. The Ambassador thanked Abu Bakar for his Ministry's support for the USG-sponsored seminar on the protection of intellectual property rights scheduled to take place in early June, and stressed our [...]	2008-05-23 04:29:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAIR CVIS ETRD EWWT BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN30	BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 PROPOSALS [...] As per reftel, post submits proposals for BFIF FY2008 funding for participation in the DOC certified trade events as follows: Project 1: Singapore Airshow 2008 --------------------------------- Post has requested for early BFIF funding for participation at the Singapore Airshow (ref. e-mai [...]	2008-01-18 08:39:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON BX
08BANGKOK1006	USTR PUSHES RTG TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, RESOLVE CL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17 and 18, Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel and USTR Director for Southeast Asia David Bisbee met with a range of RTG officials and private sector contacts in a bid to renew regular contact on economic issues with the newly elected government. Weisel proposed the two gov [...]	2008-03-31 03:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1567	CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT PLAN STRAINS COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling People's Power Party coalition should have enough votes to push through an extensive revision to the 2007 Constitution before the end of the year. Despite the coalition's numbers, however, the PPP is clearly nervous about the extent and effect of possible public oppo [...]	2008-05-22 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1611	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your June 1-2 visit as an opportunity to advance key U.S. foreign policy interests. Your meeting with Prime Minister/Defense Minister Samak Sundaravej will provide an opportunity to emphasize the importance of Thailand to our r [...]	2008-05-23 12:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1670	COBRA GOLD INTEGRAL TO USG ALLIANCE STRUCTURE IN [...] (C) Summary. Cobra Gold, America's largest multilateral exercise in Asia, is much more than a bilateral exercise with Thailand. In that Thailand provides good training infrastructure, large areas for unrestricted live fire operations, and access to bombing ranges -- all in short supply in [...]	2008-06-02 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1916	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ms. McNerney, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance our nonproliferation and security interests and to meet with key counterparts. In these meetings, you will have an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation on export control and nonprolife [...]	2008-06-20 11:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC TH
08BANGKOK2536	RUSSIA-GEORGIA: THAIS POSITIVE ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 22. Pachuen said that the MFA and RTG had not formed a position on the Russia-Georgia conflict. She reacted positively to points about facilitating humanitarian assistance to Georgia [...]	2008-08-25 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GG RU MARR
08BANGKOK2591	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2593	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: POLICE UNABLE TO TAKE CONTROL [...] (C) The stand-off between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minster Samak Sundaravej continued for the fourth day August 29, with the dynamics changing dramatically during the day. The police, which continued to refrain from using force, seemed by mid- [...]	2008-08-29 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC TH
08BANGKOK3388	EAST ASIA ESTH HUB WORK PLAN FOR FY09 [...] Summary: This cable sets out the East Asian Regional Environmental Officer's ("Hub") work plan for FY09. In accordance with OES and EAP priorities the Hub will focus on three areas of science diplomacy: clean energy, public health and conservation of natural resources combined with law enforce [...]	2008-11-18 00:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT TH
08BANGKOK3559	BANGKOK AMBASSADORS URGE RTG TO INCREASE AIRPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and counterparts December 4 inquired about RTG plans to protect Thailand's airports and other key infrastructure in a meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul and Police Lieutenant General Prayoon Amarit, Commissioner Attached [...]	2008-12-04 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3632	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment to working with a democratically-elected Thai government and to affirming U.S. commitment to the bilateral relationship, particularly our im [...]	2008-12-12 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS TH
08BANGKOK3778	THAI ARMY COMMANDER TELLS AMBASSADOR MILITARY DID [...] (C) Summary. Army Commander General Anupong Paochinda told the Ambassador December 22 that he had not influenced the formation of the new government. Self-interest and the opportunity to gain political power had led the Newin Chidchob political faction and other politicians to split with Tha [...]	2008-12-30 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
08BANGKOK585	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]	2008-02-22 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK670	ECONOMIC MINISTERS PUSH INVESTMENT, MEGAPROJECTS TO DRIVE [...] Summary: Thailand's new economic ministers laid out their priorities for economic growth at a recent forum, presenting their plans to boost investment, consumption and exports. The Ministers were attuned to foreign interests and alleviated concerns over capital controls and investment restri [...]	2008-03-03 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK833	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]	2008-03-14 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK904	COMMERCE MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT, BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 17 courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Mingkwan Sangsuwan, Ambassador John, accompanied by A/USTR Weisel, expressed the importance the U.S. held for its economic relationship with Thailand and the continued interest of U.S. companies in in [...]	2008-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV TH
08BASRAH57	BASRAH ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: The Basrah elections Director, Hazim Joda told the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) and UK FCO that 34 acceptable voter registration centers had been identified, as of June 4. Coalition forces are conducting their own security assessment. Liaison between the ISF and H [...]	2008-06-10 09:51:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ

08BASRAH58	BASRAH ELECTION UPDATE (CORRECTED COPY; DISREGARD BASRAH [...] (C/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: The Basrah elections Director, Hazim Joda told the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) and UK FCO that 34 acceptable voter registration centers had been identified, as of June 4. Coalition forces are conducting their own security assessment. Liaison between the ISF and H [...]	2008-06-11 05:25:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BASRAH61	BASRAH DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PROMOTES INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: Since the establishment of the Basrah Development Commission (BDC) in October 2007, the British Government and the Basrah Provincial Council have been working closely on strategies to promote development and attract foreign investment in southern Iraq. The BDC has undoubtedly ser [...]	2008-06-18 09:25:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BEIJING1506	RURAL FINANCE INITIATIVES STILL STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) New rural finance initiatives continue to struggle in China's countryside one year after their introduction because they are not commercially viable. Promoting private banks' involvement in the rural sector through the establishment of Village Banks is the right approach, by increasing c [...]	2008-04-18 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
08BEIJING1625	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD PUSHES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. United States Department of State Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud met with Ministry of Housing Urban-Rural Construction (MHURC) officials and construction industry leaders on April 21 and 22 to follow-up on the March 4th United States [...]	2008-04-27 23:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL ENRG EFIN BTIO IAEA CH
08BEIJING2927	PRC MULLING OVER INTERNATIONAL SPACE FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Mainland policy makers are devoting considerable study and discussion to the question of Taiwan's international space, recognizing that the issue will have to be addressed in September if/when Taiwan makes its annual bid to rejoin the UN. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director [...]	2008-07-29 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN CH TW
08BEIJING3002	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/04/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-04 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3030	Realizing Mao's Vision of Water for the North in Time for [...] (U) With the start of the Beijing Olympics set for August 8, Northern China's water shortage has received widespread attention in both local and international press, with accounts of what the Chinese government has done in recent years to address the problem. Instead of addressing the water sho [...]	2008-08-06 03:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO PREL CH
08BEIJING3052	AUSTR STRATFORD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 14, Assistant USTR (AUSTR) for Asia Tim Stratford told State Postal Bureau (SPB) Deputy Administrator Wang Yuci that a provision in China's latest draft postal law is of great concern to the United States as it would seem to exclude foreign firms, but not domestic firms, [...]	2008-08-07 09:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING335	CENTER MOBILIZES TO DEAL WITH SNOWSTORM; MAJOR [...] (C) At last grasping the severity of the disruptions caused by snowstorms in south and central China that have affected millions of travelers headed home for the Chinese New Year holiday (reftels),China's central leadership on January 29 and 30 launched an all-out effort to mobilize Party and [...]	2008-01-30 13:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP ECON ELTN SOCI CH
08BEIJING3405	Can't Please Everyone: Shanghai Party Secretary Describes [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...]	2008-09-03 23:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH
08BEIJING3459	SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS AFTER PM FUKUDA'S [...] (C) Summary: Although Japanese PM Fukuda was instrumental in improving Sino-Japanese relations and neither of his likely immediate successors are instinctively pro-China, Japan's growing economic reliance on China, coupled with pro-China Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders holding key posi [...]	2008-09-05 08:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING3465	CORRECTED COPY -(INFO ADDRESSES) - CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE: [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...]	2008-09-06 04:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH
08BEIJING3788	OCTOBER PARTY PLENUM: RURAL REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Rural reform and development will be the primary theme of the upcoming plenary session ("Plenum") of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Central Committee scheduled for October 9-12 in Beijing. The Party's selection of this topic reflects the leadership's belief that solving rural problems [...]	2008-09-29 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI CH
08BEIJING3817	MERMOUD VISIT: SINOSURE WELCOMES THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary. China's Sinosure told State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud on September 18 that it would welcome third country cooperation with Ex-Im Bank on a joint project. In meetings with Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Developme [...]	2008-10-07 01:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL ENRG EFIN BTIO CH
08BEIJING390	WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC; CENTER [...] (C) China's worst snowstorm in 50 years continues to wreak havoc across southern and central parts of the country. Although some transportation networks over the past two days have started to return to normal, hundreds of thousands of travelers remain stranded and millions of residents face ha [...]	2008-02-01 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP ECON ELTN SOCI CH
08BEIJING4253	CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao,s November 16-20 visit to Latin America, which includes stops in Peru for the APEC summit, Costa Rica, and Cuba, is intended to strengthen China,s rapidly growing economic relations with the region, according to Embassy contacts. To spur further trade [...]	2008-11-18 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	BR CN CS CU ECON ETRD MX PE PREL XM EINV
08BEIJING4429	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: POST BLAST [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Tianjin and Hubei Public Security Bureaus, who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these [...]	2008-12-04 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING4630	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Guangzhou Anti-Smuggling Bureau, who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals [...]	2008-12-22 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR CH
08BEIJING4645	NDRC RESPONDS TO U.S. CONCERNS ON POSTAL LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy received on December 22 from the National Reform and Development Commission (NDRC) a faxed statement, dated December 18, responding to U.S. Government and private sector comments on the Revised Draft of the Postal Law. NDRC's statement avers that the exclusion of fo [...]	2008-12-23 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON WTRO ETRD EAIR CH
08BEIJING588	CENTRAL-PROVINCIAL FRICTIONS: ECONOMIC VIEWS [...] (C) Our economic travels to provincial destinations outside Beijing in recent years suggest that the struggle between Central Government and local government officials over the nature of China's economic development is of such complexity and depth that it will be far from resolved by personnel [...]	2008-02-20 01:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB CH
08BEIJING693	FEBRUARY 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ESPIONAGE CHARGES; [...] Key points at the February 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefings were: -- Espionage charges involving a TAO official are being dealt with "according to the law." -- The spokesperson denied that China targets websites in Taiwan or elsewhere for blockage. -- Taiwan authorities' c [...]	2008-02-27 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
08BEIJING808	HENAN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS: AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 5 [...] (C) Henan Party Secretary Xu Guangchun stressed his desire to attract more American companies to Henan in the logistics, food processing and electricity generation sectors during a March 5 lunch hosted by the Ambassador. While Henan ranks fifth among China's provinces in terms of total GDP, X [...]	2008-03-05 12:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV CH
08BEIRUT1138	LEBANON: MINISTER OF ECONOMY ON ELECTIONS; WTO [...] (C) In an August 4 courtesy call by Charge, Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi shared his assessment of the GOL's ministerial statement as "the best possible outcome" and that the National Dialogue should be the next focal point for political decisions. Safadi, a Sunni mem [...]	2008-08-04 17:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC ECON EAID EIND ETRD
08BEIRUT1345	LEBANON: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND TRADE DISCUSSES [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi praised majority leader Saad Hariri's role in the reconciliation among opposing groups in Tripoli, but said their weapons will remain. He worried that the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp outside Tripoli is b [...]	2008-09-15 10:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD KPAL QA LE
08BEIRUT1570	LEBANON: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TRIPOLI FACES [...] (SBU) Northern Lebanon, which is in dire need of economic development, has existing infrastructure that, if improved and utilized, could in time promote investment and create jobs. However, political roadblocks are delaying progress on current projects, particularly the expansion of Tripoli po [...]	2008-11-03 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD LE
08BEIRUT1763	LEBANON: NEW SALARY MEASURES COULD BREAK THE BUDGET [...] (SBU) On December 11, a parliamentary committees approved a set of measures which, if implemented, will put a significant additional burden on state finances. While the measures still require approval by the full parliament, their passage would dramatically increase Lebanon's already huge budg [...]	2008-12-16 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT523	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH GOES FIBER OPTIC [...] (S) Requesting a special meeting with Charge, Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh decried the establishment of a complete fiber optics network by Hizballah throughout Lebanon. The GOL has been sharing this information widely among friends of Lebanon, to include the governments of France, Sau [...]	2008-04-16 16:42:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ECPS PINR LE IR SY
08BEIRUT553	LEBANON: FORMER PM STRESSES JOB CREATION TO [...] (C) Charge Sison discussed ways to develop the northern region of Akkar with former PM Najib Mikati as a means to counter Sunni extremism in the area. Mikati argued for legitimizing the existence of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon via identification and work permits as a means to rid Lebanon [...]	2008-04-22 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL PTER IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT732	LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI EXPECTS CONTINUED STATUS [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and prominent Sunni businessman Najib Mikati reported to Charge May 19 evening that he heard Syrian President Bashar Assad had "ordered" Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to "finalize an agreement" in Doha. Mikati explained that the Qataris are feeling pressure to succee [...]	2008-05-20 19:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT929	LEBANON: FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR SWANEE HUNT ENCOURAGES [...] (SBU) In a visit to Beirut, former U.S. Ambassador and Harvard University John F. Kennedy school professor, Swane Hunt, met with a cross-section of talented andsuccessful Lebanese women active in business, civil society and politics. Although she recognized the importance of the current role [...]	2008-06-25 14:10:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI LE
08BELGRADE488	SERBIAN CIVIL AVIATION, NOT MAKING HEADWAY [...] As the rest of the world moves to liberalize the aviation market, Serbia's aviation industry remains at a standstill with key civil aviation legislation stalled and privatization plans grounded. A lack of political will, extended breakdowns of the government, and the fallout over Kosovo indep [...]	2008-05-16 07:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV SR MW
08BELMOPAN82	BIO -- BELIZE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN [...] Wilfred Elrington was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow to cabinet on Monday, February 11, 2008. Following is his biography. To be addressed as: Mr. Minister or Minister Elrington More commonly known as: "Sedi" Elrington POB: Pickstock, Belize City, Belize 2. Education: S [...]	2008-02-13 21:28:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR BH
08BERLIN1480	HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] (U) This cable responds to ref e-mail request to conduct human rights vetting, as required by the Leahy Amendment, for German military representatives who plan to attend the Sovereign Challenge Conference from November 17-20, 2008 at Hurbult Field, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. 2. (U) The POL [...]	2008-10-31 10:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GM
08BERLIN194	ERDOGAN INFLAMES INTEGRATION AND TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's overtures to the Turkish community and statements against assimilation during his February 7-10 visit to Germany caused a political tempest. His call for Turks living in Germany to reaffirm strong ties to Turkey and educate their child [...]	2008-02-15 15:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM KISL
08BERLIN686	CAN CHAIRMAN BECK RALLY AN UNRULY SPD? [...] (C) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has continued in recent weeks to publicly show a lack of unity on key issues. They have disagreed on whether German leaders should meet with the Dalai Lama, whether the SPD should support Horst Koehler's (as yet unannounced) candidacy for another term as [...]	2008-05-22 11:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN899	(C) GERMANY: DLR SPACE DIRECTOR SUGGESTS A JOINT [...] (C) On July 7, delegations from the German Space Agency (DLR) and USSTRATCOM (headed by General Kevin Chilton) met to discuss space situational awareness issues and opportunities for future information sharing. During a broad-ranging discussion, German delegation lead Dr. Hubert Reile, DLR P [...]	2008-07-08 16:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL GM
08BERN552	DAS GARBER'S MEETINGS WITH SWISS AND LIECHTENSTEIN [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 20 meeting with DAS Garber, senior Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) contacts outlined their priorities for U.S.-Swiss relations. EDA Americas Division Head Yvonne Baumann requested support for another round of senior-level U.S.-Swiss bilateral meeting [...]	2008-10-29 09:34:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN SZ
08BISHKEK784	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the August 4-6 visit of CODEL Reid to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is an important ally of the United States, hosting the Manas Coalition Air Base, which serves as a crucial logistical hub for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The U.S.-Kyrgy [...]	2008-07-31 13:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BOGOTA1	MEDELLIN DREAMS OF SILICON VALLEY [...] SUMMARY. The Department of Antioquia, through its industrial hub Medellin, aspires to become the leading science and technology (S&T) development area of Colombia. The Medellin Mayor's Office has identified S&T as one of its four growth sectors and a priority for channeling public and private [...]	2008-01-02 15:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KCIS PGOV EINV CO
08BOGOTA2215	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO BARRANQUILLA, JUNE 7, 2008 [...] (U) Ambassador visited Barranquilla, Atlantico Department, on June 7 to receive a major food donation funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and destined for the World Food Program (WFP). Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char, Atlantico Governor Eduardo Verano, a [...]	2008-06-19 22:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCOM KAID EC CO
08BOGOTA3077	MEDELLIN GRAPPLES WITH POST-CONFLICT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: A 17% rise in murders in Medellin--after five consecutive years of decline--has aroused fears that security may be deteriorating. Local officials blame the increase on infighting between narcotraffickers seeking to fill the vacuum left by the extradition of crime boss Diego Mu [...]	2008-08-20 14:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL CO
08BOGOTA3134	MEDIO MAGDALENA REGION REMAINS VIOLENT, BUT MAYOR [...] (SBU) Barrancabermeja's strategic position, natural resources, and tradition of civic activism have placed it at the center of Colombia's armed conflict. Barranca Mayor Carlos Contreras eschews traditional political clientism and corruption, and said his greatest challenge is breaking the ci [...]	2008-08-26 14:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA540	COLOMBIA'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: IS IT UP TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia's demography and topography make transportation infrastructure development particularly challenging. Security problems and constitutional earmarks for social services and local governments hobbled public investment in transportation in the 1990s. Today the GOC is emb [...]	2008-02-12 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD ECON CO
08BRASILIA1061	BRAZIL'S NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER COMPETITION TAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting the July 31, deadline for responses to Brazil's request for information (RFI) on a next generation fighter aircraft (FX2),Boeing and Lockheed Martin submitted their proposals on July 30 and 31 respectively. The Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) is expected to review the propo [...]	2008-08-05 14:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR ETTC
08BRASILIA1160	BRAZIL: Airport Administrator INFRAERO Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting between Ambassador Sobel and the head of INFRAERO, Sergio Guadenzi, Guadenzi provided a brief overview of civil aviation administration in Brazil, discussed airport profitability and privatization proposals, reviewed cargo infrastructure, and noted a decision on Gu [...]	2008-09-02 12:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BR
08BRASILIA1219	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 112 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-12 15:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA126	Brazil: Biofuels Meeting with MRE's Division of Renewable [...] Summary: EconOffs and ESTHOffs met January 22 with Ministry of External Relations (MRE) interlocutors to discuss next steps on our Biofuels MOU, and used the opportunity to introduce the MRE to new economic deputy and energy officer. Claudia Vieira Santos and Marcelo Solomao Martinez clarifie [...]	2008-01-25 12:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET PREL BR
08BRASILIA1294	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 113 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-30 16:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1396	U.S. FOREST SERVICE COLLABORATION ADVANCES BRAZILIAN FOREST [...] Following a two-week workshop lead by U.S. Forest Service (USFS) experts, the Brazilian Center for Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention (PREVFOGO/IBAMA) agreed to take the lead in forming a National Wildfire Coordination Group, which will be responsible for elaborating and implementing a Brazil [...]	2008-10-23 17:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1465	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 114 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-11-07 18:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1572	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 115 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-12-08 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA159	REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL ASPIRATIONS BEHIND NEW [...] (S) Summary. Discussions between Ambassador Sobel and Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, along with Brazilian defense-related activities with France and Russia and in South America suggest the key elements shaping Brazil's new defense posture. The military's traditional role in maintaining inter [...]	2008-01-31 13:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	MARR MCAP PREL
08BRASILIA228	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 106 [...] The following is the 106th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2008-02-19 16:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA278	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 107 [...] The following is the one-hundred-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2008-02-29 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA454	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 108 [...] The following is the one hundred eigth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-04-09 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA469	SCENESETTER FOR POLICY PLANNING DIRECTOR GORDON [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and economi [...]	2008-04-04 18:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BR
08BRASILIA618	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 109 [...] The following is the 109th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2008-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA770	ANDEAN ORGANIZATIONS TELL THEIR STORY AT THE 2ND MEETING OF [...] SUMMARY. The USAID-funded Initiative for Conservation of the Andean Amazon (ICAA) brought together 75 participants for the Second ICAA Partners Meeting, held in Quito, Ecuador from May 18-23, 2008. ICAA is a five year program (2006-2011) based in the Amazon regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuad [...]	2008-06-06 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA836	OAS DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE [...] Approximately 30 people from nine countries of the Americas (including Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil) attended the OAS event "Trends in the Implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the Americas" June 04 in Sao Paulo. The discussion took place withi [...]	2008-06-18 18:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA877	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 110 [...] The following is the one-hundred-tenth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-06-27 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA895	INFRASTRUCTURE THREATENS AMAZON FOREST CONSERVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vulnerability of Amazonian rainforests is increasing as a result of rising commodity prices and regional infrastructure integration, as well as global climate change and fire practices. This is the first in a two-part series addressing the regional impacts of agricultural expansion [...]	2008-07-01 16:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON XR BR
08BRATISLAVA342	PM FICO RIDING HIGH...SO, WHAT AILS HIM? [...] (C) Summary. By most measures, Robert Fico has enjoyed great success in his two years as Slovakia's Prime Minister. Buoyed by economic statistics that are the envy of his regional counterparts, Fico's popularity is extraordinarily high among voters (ranging between 42-48 percent). Unemploymen [...]	2008-07-30 16:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
08BRIDGETOWN149	2007 END USE MONITORING REPORT - EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown is responsible for the NAS-funded program in seven countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is also responsible for monitoring equipment provided to the French department of Martinique. [...]	2008-03-06 12:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN XL
08BRIDGETOWN332	CHINA'S POLITICAL INVESTMENT IN EC PAYS DIVIDENDS [...] (C) PM David Thompson's May 7-9 visit to Beijing highlights China's increasing engagement in the Eastern Caribbean to improve economic and business ties and increase aid. The visit, which generated new economic and business ties and increased aid, was seen as successful by commentators, who [...]	2008-05-22 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR CH XL
08BRIDGETOWN40	SEA TURTLE SANCTUARIES STAVING OFF EXTINCTION [...] Summary: Operators of sea turtle sanctuaries in Barbados, Dominica and St. Vincent are expressing optimism about the long term viability of sea turtles in the region, but noted that obstacles remain in ensuring long term survival. There is growing awareness throughout the Eastern Caribbean tha [...]	2008-01-22 16:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS PGOV PREL XL
08BRIDGETOWN726	ANTIGUAN AUTHORITIES BRACING FOR RECESSION [...] (C) Summary: Despite the current global economic crisis, the Antiguan government remains bullish on tourism, and several large tourism real estate development projects continue to move forward. The effect of the global crisis has yet to affect the real estate market, largely due to the ongoi [...]	2008-12-12 19:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN CVIS EINV OFDP PINR XL
08BRUSSELS1600	JHA HAPPENINGS [...] (U) This is the inaugural edition of "JHA Happenings," a periodical on United States - European Union cooperation on transnational crimes and terrorism, which comprise the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) portfolio in European Union (EU) circles. We intend for these updates to complement the Mi [...]	2008-10-17 12:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1745	EU PREPARING FOR PIRACY MISSION, NO PLAN FOR [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU expects to launch its first naval operation by mid-December, when it will begin counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. The operation, dubbed Atalanta, will be commanded from an Operational Headquarters at Northwood, UK, with a Force Headquarters afloat. The [...]	2008-11-17 14:05:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET	EAID EUN EWWT PHSA PREF PREL XA XO XW ZP
08BRUSSELS184	NANOTECHNOLOGY: EUROPEAN UNION VIEWPOINTS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission wants to continue cooperation with the U.S. in nanotechnology research and regulation to avoid divergent policies which could harm transatlantic cooperation and trade. Given the Community's possible influence over global approaches to nanotechnology, U [...]	2008-02-05 16:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EUN TPHY TSPL
08BRUSSELS306	PIEBALGS UPBEAT ON EU ENERGY SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs was surprisingly optimistic about Nabucco and European gas supply diversification in general during a February 22 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza and Special Envoy Gray. Piebalgs point [...]	2008-02-27 11:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU
08BRUSSELS314	OMV ARGUES FOR ACCESS TO IRANIAN GAS FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza and Econ Officer, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer argued that the Nabucco project is at a critical stage, with his most important concern being gas supplies. Ruttenstorfer la [...]	2008-02-29 10:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU RS IR
08BRUSSELS534	EU STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 7 meeting, EU Commission officials discussed the EU's strategy for the Southern Gas Corridor to bring gas from the Caspian region to Europe. Jozias Van Aartsen, the EU's Coordinator for the Southern Gas Corridor, believes the EU and Turkey need to agree to prioriti [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU TU
08BRUSSELS729	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 09:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
08BRUSSELS943	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The EU's Common and Foreign Security Policy (CFSP) increasingly drives Europe's foreign policy agenda. Practically, the monthly GAERC meetings set the timetable for foreign policy decision-making; theologically, "EU unity" is a compelling political message that no member state [...]	2008-06-20 08:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN CFSP PGOV BE
08BRUSSELS955	SYRIA AND IRAN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE AND [...] (C) During a June 13 visit to Brussels, U.S. Mission to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte met with EU Council Secretariat Director General Robert Cooper to discuss nuclear non-proliferation efforts vis a vis Iran and Syria. Schulte obtained Cooper's assurance that the EU would take formal a [...]	2008-06-24 11:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN KTFN MNUC KNNP PARM IR SY EUN
08BUCHAREST216	ROMANIA STEADFAST ON ENERGY SECURITY, BUT WARY OF BEING ISOLATED [...] (C) With concerns growing that it is being out-maneuvered, the Government of Romania (GOR) has stepped up its energy diplomacy over recent weeks in an effort to parry perceived advances for Russia's "South Stream" natural gas pipeline project. While neighboring countries rushed to conclude agreemen [...]	2008-03-17 05:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST754	ROMANIA: NABUCCO IS BEST, LNG IS GOOD, BUT SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Director Larry Walther and Director for European and Eurasian Affairs Dan Stein heard a strong message of Romanian support for the Nabucco pipeline project in separate meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministr [...]	2008-09-23 14:11:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST816	ROMANIA: NO SURPRISES ON ISPS PRE-INSPECTION VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff visited ports in Constanta and Galati together with visiting International Port Security Liaison Officers, LtCmdrs Radiah Jones and William Kasten, who were in Romania for an orientation visit between October 6th and 10th. Both ports are busy and profitable, with Consta [...]	2008-10-23 13:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON RO
08BUCHAREST88	LNG TERMINAL AN APPEALING PROSPECT AS ROMANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A team of U.S. investors led by ETG International (www.etgint.com),a natural gas transport company and UGI (www.ugicorp.com),a natural gas marketing and distribution company, hope to construct an LPG and LNG terminal at the port of Constanta on Romania's Black Sea Coast. Proje [...]	2008-02-01 15:41:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV EFIN PREL RO
08BUDAPEST1018	BUDAPEST FY 2009 REGIONAL ESTH HUB WORK PLAN [...] (U) In FY09, the Budapest Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub will build on its ongoing efforts promoting and leveraging U.S. engagement on ESTH issues to strengthen regional cooperation in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. To this end, we will seek [...]	2008-10-22 14:29:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPSC AMGT XH XG ZJ ZL HU
08BUDAPEST1144	CLIMATE CHANGE: OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Foley delivered USG talking points on the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to Hungarian Minister of Environment Szabo on November 20, and ESTH Hub Officer followed up with Hungarian climat [...]	2008-11-28 15:26:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV HU US EUN
08BUDAPEST1179	OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED [...] On December 8, ESTH Hub Officer and ESTH FSN delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Katalin Rodics, Head of the Ministry of Environment and Water's Department for European Community Law and Coordination. Rodics welcomed the implementation of the amended Lacey Act, indicating that the EU is working [...]	2008-12-10 11:41:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO HU
08BUDAPEST409	HUNGARIAN ENERGY CONSULTATIONS WITH DAS BRYZA, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza visited Budapest on April 7-8 for energy discussions with the GOH, opposition leaders and Hungarian energy company MOL. While the GOH recently signed an agreement with Russia on Gazprom's South Stream pipeline project, the government also h [...]	2008-04-22 14:36:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST56	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CROATIA [...] The December 18-19 visit to Zagreb of the Regional ESTH Hub Office's OES/STC TDYer provided a timely opportunity to discuss Croatian S&T governmental infrastructure. Croatian officials expressed a strong desire to continue and expand cooperation with the United States on S&T issues. Croatian [...]	2008-01-15 14:52:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL HR HU
08BUDAPEST800	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG NOMINATION FOR CO-CHAIR [...] On August 7, ESTH Hub Officer and ESTH FSN presented talking points in reftel to Tibor Farago, Head of the Ministry of Environment,s Strategy Department, who will represent Hungary at the 29th plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Geneva in early September. [...]	2008-08-08 09:01:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG KSCA SENV AORC HU
08BUENOSAIRES1283	U.S.-Argentina Bilateral Energy Consultations on Renewable [...] (SBU) U.S.-Argentina binational working group on alternative energy and energy efficiency met September 11 in Buenos Aires to advance cooperation under the July 2008 U.S.-Argentina Memorandum of Intention (MoI) on Renewable and Clean Energy. The GoA underscored its intention to advance bilate [...]	2008-09-15 14:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY PREL ETRD EINV EAGR AR
08BUENOSAIRES1673	Argentina: U.S. Private Sector Players Downbeat on [...] (SBU) U.S. private sector players in the finance, accounting, and energy fields are downbeat on Argentina's medium-term economic prospects. In a November 25 lunch hosted by Ambassador for visiting State Department CFO Brad Higgins, they predicted the Kirchner administration's political base wi [...]	2008-12-09 20:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV AR
08BUENOSAIRES231	ARGENTINA'S 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) In 2007, Argentine authorities responsible for providing "adequate and effective protection to intellectual property rights" made few meaningful improvements in IPR legislation, regulation and enforcement, and there remain serious weaknesses in each of these areas. Customs authorities' i [...]	2008-02-26 10:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES715	ARGENTINA: EMBASSY ADVOCATES FOR U.S. INTERESTS ON NEW [...] Summary: In recognition of the important U.S. commercial interests that could potentially be affected by the new broadcast bill that the GOA is drafting for submission to Congress in the near future, the Embassy arranged a meeting for the major U.S. broadcasters and content producers operatin [...]	2008-05-23 21:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OVIP PREL BEXP AR
08BUENOSAIRES737	ARGENTINA: EMBASSY ADVOCATES FOR U.S. INTERESTS ON NEW [...] Summary: In recognition of the important U.S. commercial interests that could potentially be affected by the new broadcast bill that the GOA is drafting for submission to Congress in the near future, the Embassy arranged a meeting for the major U.S. broadcasters and content producers operatin [...]	2008-05-29 13:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OVIP PREL BEXP AR
08BUENOSAIRES746	PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (S) Summary. On May 21, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) received FBI Deputy Director John Pistole. CFK said she is committed to fight terrorism and not to deal with terrorists. She criticized the investigation of the 1994 AMIA attack carried out in the 1990s, altho [...]	2008-05-30 14:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	SECRET	PREL PTER KJUS KCRM SNAR AR SMIG KWMN
08BUENOSAIRES822	Argentina: Important Issues at Stake in Proposed New Media [...] (SBU) Summary: Gabriel Mariotto, Director of Argentina's FCC equivalent agency COMFER, will be in Washington on June 19-20 to meet with FCC officials, Congressional leaders, and media associations. The Government of Argentina is in the final stages of drafting an ambitious new federal broadca [...]	2008-06-17 16:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL ECPS KPAO OVIP KMDR PHUM TSPL AR
08CAIRO1088	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ICT MARKET WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 introductory call on Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel, the Ambassador praised the role of the Ministry and of information and communications technology (ICT) market growth in Egypt's economic development, inquired about GOE plans to pro [...]	2008-05-28 14:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON ETRD KIPR EG
08CAIRO1188	POVERTY, LEGAL LOOPHOLE FUEL EGYPTIAN ORGAN TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent years have seen increased Egyptian and international media reports of both the consensual sale and theft of human organs in Egypt, earning the country a spot on the World Health Organization's 2007 list of the world's top five organ trafficking "hotspots". Rising poverty [...]	2008-06-10 12:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KCRM EG
08CAIRO1359	EGYPT'S ENERGY STRATEGY, AND CONCERN OVER GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Determined to satisfy rapid growth in domestic demand and position Egypt as a regional hub for energy distribution, the GOE recently adopted a fifteen year national energy strategy, according to Ibrahim Saleh, special advisor to Finance Minister Yousef Boutros-Ghali and former [...]	2008-06-30 13:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EG IS
08CAIRO2257	UPDATE ON EGYPT'S NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Ministry of Petroleum, Egypt is moving quickly to upgrade and expand its natural gas network and distribution systems across the country and plans to add one liquefied natural gas (LNG) train at Damietta in the near future. Construction is underway on a pipeline [...]	2008-10-27 05:10:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IR EG
08CAIRO419	EGYPTIAN GAS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL: STILL IN TESTING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The El Arish - Ashkelon gas pipeline is still in the testing phase, but should be ready for full-scale exports "very soon." Continued violence in Gaza will increase the opposition's calls to scrap gas exports to Israel, as well as increasing the issue's resonance amon [...]	2008-03-02 15:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL EG IS
08CANBERRA1003	WESTERN AUSTRALIA ECONOMY - MORE THAN ROCKS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canberra-based econoff visited Perth, Western Australia (WA) September 18-19 for meetings with local government and business figures. On this trip, econoff hoped to meet with people to discuss topics OTHER than Western Australia's booming resources sector, which includes nicke [...]	2008-10-01 07:12:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG AS
08CANBERRA1157	2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGE [...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...]	2008-11-14 07:03:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL AS
08CANBERRA1159	CORRECTED COPY: 2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE [...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...]	2008-11-17 01:12:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL AS

08CAPETOWN223	CAPE TOWN'S PREPARATIONS FOR 2010: EFFORTS [...] Summary: The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government showcased their plans and preparations for the FIFA 2010 World Cup at separate events during the last two weeks. The first event, hosted by the City of Cape Town and the German Konrad-Stiftung NGO, included a lively p [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND SOCI SA
08CAPETOWN52	TRANSNET RESTRUCTURING AND CAPE TOWN PORT EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary. Transport Officer and Special Agent for Department of Defense Force Protection met with Transnet and maritime industry officials in Cape Town to discuss Transnet restructuring, port expansion projects, and investments to increase port security. The National Port Authority (NPA) [...]	2008-03-14 11:38:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EWWT ELTN EIND EINV SF
08CARACAS1276	VENEZUELA: EMBASSY DISCUSSES TSA NOTICE WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11, Emboffs discussed the September 8 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Public Notice with representatives of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Emboffs urged that the BRV not proceed with threatened flight redu [...]	2008-09-12 19:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV MARR ASEC VE
08CASABLANCA209	OFFSHORING - MOROCCO,S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Building on its natural advantage of both geographic and linguistic proximity to Europe, the "offshoring plank" of Morocco,s "Emergence" strategy has succeeded in making the country a premier destination for European firms seeking to shift their operations offshore. Beyond language, geo [...]	2008-11-05 13:26:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND PGOV PREL AMCHAMS MO
08CASABLANCA272	U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR GENERAL ISRAEL HERNANDEZ [...] (U) Summary: Director General and Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion Israel Hernandez visited Morocco December 5-7 to reinforce the important friendship and bilateral trade relationship between the U.S. and Morocco. He met separately with Minister of Industry, Commerce and New Technologi [...]	2008-01-16 12:02:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD BMGT PREL MO
08CHENGDU197	WITH MONKS IN SHANGRI-LA [...] (C) Summary: Monks at the Ganden Sumtsen Ling Monastery in Shangri-la County, Yunnan Province, told ConGenOff August 18 that monks from their monastery studying in the Tibetan Autonomous Region were all sent back to Yunnan after March 2008. Despite PRC compulsory education regulations that st [...]	2008-09-19 06:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08CHENGDU251	CHENGDU LEADERSHIP PORTRAITS AND THE PERILS OF POOR TIMING [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of several high-level events held in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu during late October, contacts shared their views about local political leaders and how their careers are developing. There was wide consensus that Chengdu Party Secretary Li Chuncheng's [...]	2008-10-31 09:09:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENGDU287	SOUTHEAST TIBET: ETHNIC HAN TOWNSHIP FLOURISHES ON [...] (C) Summary: Massive government subsidies and military infrastructure improvements have doubled the size of Bayi Township (80 percent ethnic Han) in the southeast of China's Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) over the past decade. Large contributions on infrastructure and in kind "Help Tibet Ca [...]	2008-12-15 09:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM CH
08CHENGDU30	SOUTHWEST CHINA -- THE SATELLITES ARE HIGH AND THE EMPEROR [...] (C) Summary: Satellite television ties rural Chinese to urban culture and brings unjammed foreign broadcasts to a large audience throughout China. Simple satellite receiver dish packages selling for USD 50 bring central Chinese television to rural areas and the world to Chinese cities. To [...]	2008-02-21 09:18:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM ECPS KIPR CH
08CHENGDU39	ISLAM ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU - TWO LOCAL PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: According to a Tibetan active in Lhasa's Muslim community who studied Islam in Nepal and Pakistan, the inflow of Muslim businessmen and laborers from other parts of China into traditionally Tibetan areas has sometimes caused tension and "incidents" with local Buddhists, but for ec [...]	2008-03-05 06:24:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
08CHENNAI104	HINDU NATIONALISTS TARGET STATE COMMUNIST PARTY CHIEF IN [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of Hindu nationalists reportedly ransacked the home of the communist party chief in the South India state of Karnataka's on March 9. The attack was likely inspired by violence against Hindu nationalists by communists in the neighboring state of Kerala several days earli [...]	2008-03-20 06:40:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR IN
08CHENNAI192	CONGRESS REELING AFTER BIG BJP WIN IN KARNATAKA [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 25 announcement of the state assembly election results in Karnataka gave the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a major victory. The party took 110 of the 224 seats in the assembly, leaving it three seats shy of an absolute majority. The BJP quickly secured the support of f [...]	2008-05-28 11:03:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON KIRF KDEM IN
08CHENNAI22	SOUTH INDIA PREPARES TO DEFEND AGAINST AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: The preparedness of India's southern states to manage a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in the region is mixed. Tamil Nadu appears better prepared than the other southern states, but a severe outbreak is likely to stretch both the state and national governments' abil [...]	2008-01-23 11:49:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD AMED IN
08CHENNAI33	HHS SECRETARY SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),visited three of South India's largest cities from January 7-9, 2008. The visit provided the Secretary an opportunity to promote the importance of assuring SIPDIS product safety in an increa [...]	2008-01-29 10:47:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON TBIO SENV AMED KSCA PHUM KCRM SOCI IN
08CHENNAI378	INVESTMENT IN SOUTH INDIA CONTINUES, AS DO JITTERS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Assistant US Trade Representative Michael Delaney met on November 10 with business leaders from key sectors of South India's economy, urging progress on the WTO Doha Round and assessing how the region's business are weathering the current economic slowdown. While all of Delaney's interloc [...]	2008-11-14 07:45:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV IN RU
08CHENNAI55	POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Police officials in the South India state of Karnataka arrested two individuals on January 9 who have since made statements suggesting that they are involved in plotting terror attacks in India. At least one of the suspects claimed to have received training at a Lashkar-e-Tayyib [...]	2008-02-14 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN PK BG NP SA IN PINR
08CHIANGMAI114	THAI MARKET TURNS TO AFRICAN RUBIES AS SMUGGLING OF BURMESE [...] (SBU) The long and porous border of the Mae Sot area with Burma, and proximity to the Burmese gem mines, have made this region historically a center for the smuggling of Burmese gems. However, imported African rubies now dominate local markets in Mae Sot. Retailers say Burmese rubies are too e [...]	2008-07-22 09:50:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV EINV TH BM CH
08CHIANGMAI160	HIGH-TECH LAMPHUN SHOWS COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL AND INVESTMENT [...] As host to many foreign high-tech manufacturing firms, the Northern Regional Industrial Estate (NRIE) of Lamphun province is both a model for the potential of northern Thailand as a producer of sophisticated electronics products as well as a reality check of the challenges foreign investors fac [...]	2008-10-17 06:53:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EIND CH TH
08CHIANGMAI51	SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS HINDER [...] In meetings with the Ambassador March 18, business leaders highlighted a shortage of highly skilled labor and unusually high transportation costs as key obstacles to expanding development and American investment in northern Thailand. Local Thai business leaders echoed the calls of American fir [...]	2008-03-28 09:27:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELTN ETRD ETTC SOCI TH
08CHIANGMAI52	REGIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE ON LOGISTICS BRINGS TOGETHER [...] In an effort to promote development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) logistics and transportation sectors and to underscore U.S. interest in deepening investment in the region, post hosted a conference on March 18-19 bringing together public and private sector representatives from across t [...]	2008-03-28 09:40:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN ECIN ETRD EWWT PREL TH BM CH LA CB
08CHIANGMAI53	CORRECTED COPY: SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS [...] In meetings with the Ambassador March 18, business leaders highlighted a shortage of highly skilled labor and unusually high transportation costs as key obstacles to expanding development and American investment in northern Thailand. Local Thai business leaders echoed the calls of American fir [...]	2008-03-28 09:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELTN ETRD ETTC SOCI TH
08CHIANGMAI73	CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDY RISING IN NORTHERN THAILAND, BUT NOT [...] Though not at the cost of English language students, Chinese language learning is growing more popular across northern Thailand, from high school students to Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials. Despite this trend, English study continues to be the students' preference as it comes with the h [...]	2008-05-12 10:31:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD PREL TH CH
08CHIANGMAI97	REMITTANCES FROM THAILAND LIFT INCOMES IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Remittances transferred from the one-to-two million Burmese migrant workers in Thailand are an important source of income for their families in Burma. With migrant workers transferring about half of their incomes to their relatives in Burma, anywhere from $375 million to $1 billion could [...]	2008-06-23 09:59:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PHUM EAID EIND ELAB ETRD TH BM
08CHISINAU175	MOLDOVA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions in ref A, which requests post's contribution to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Moldova mostly were undertaken by NGOs and international organizations (IOs),primarily because [...]	2008-02-21 14:52:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM PREF MD
08CHISINAU39	MOLDOVA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corruption a [...]	2008-01-15 12:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
08CHISINAU579	UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA SOLVE THAT DAM PROBLEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Moldova and Ukraine reached a settlement on the disputed ownership of the Novodnestrovsk hydroelectric power plant, which spans the Dniester River and partially sits on Moldovan territory. In return for Chisinau's recognition of Ukraine's full ownership of the power plant, Kyi [...]	2008-06-03 10:43:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL ENRG ECON UA MD
08CIUDADJUAREZ1100	RAIL TRAFFIC DOWN, AND LINES OF POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR BYPASS [...] Summary: In recent days, President Felipe Calderon surprised local officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border by throwing his political weight behind a plan to build a series of underpasses to facilitate the flow of rail traffic through the center of Ciudad Juarez. Mayors John Cook an [...]	2008-12-09 23:17:00	Consulate Ciudad Juarez	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ELTN PGOV MX
08COLOMBO1163	STAFFDEL AHUJA BRIEFED ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her December 11-16 visit, House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) staff member Jasmeet Ahuja met with Government of Sri Lanka, NGO, UN, and international organization representatives to assess the humanitarian situation in the North. Humanitarian access issues for the UN and [...]	2008-12-31 06:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO849	GSL ORDERS ALL INGOS AND UN OUT OF VANNI FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 8 Consultative Committee of Humanitarian Affairs (CCHA),the Government of Sri Lanka confirmed that all UN and international NGO expatriate staff will have to leave the LTTE-controlled areas effective immediately with their key equipment (vehicles, communication [...]	2008-09-09 08:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID CE
08COLOMBO882	CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A Sri Lankan Civil Society Group that traveled to Vavuniya September 11 and 12 to assess conditions for establishing a humanitarian hub for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the north, reported to Colombo-based diplomats that an increasing number of abductions, disappeara [...]	2008-09-18 05:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID CE
08CONAKRY196	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Local NGOs tell Embassy officials that the Forest Region is a transit hub for the trafficking of children from Guinea to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, highlighting the need for cross-border coordination and information sharing. Specific cases provide examples of how these c [...]	2008-05-15 11:11:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY315	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN WESTERN MARITIME GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Authorities express their concern about child trafficking, but also stress the importance of focusing on the prevalence of child exploitation in the region regardless of where the children came from or how they got there. This cable is the third in a series of reports on child traf [...]	2008-06-25 09:30:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08COPENHAGEN538	NORDICS INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's initiative to explore interest among Nordic governments and research communities in a Nordic-U.S. partnership on renewable energy research and development has been welcomed in Nordic capitals and by the Nordic Council of Ministers. We welcome this Department in [...]	2008-10-07 09:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG ENRG SENV DA
08DAKAR125	RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO [...] (SBU) This cable is largely derived from the initial report by an interagency Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT),which conducted an onsite visit to Senegal November 5-9, 2007. The team met with a wide array of government and private sector entities in Senegal and came away with a nuance [...]	2008-02-04 08:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG
08DAKAR126	RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 09:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG
08DAKAR154	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - FIRST QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the first quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-02-07 13:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR416	GUINEA BISSAU:THE USG SHOULD RE-OPEN EMBASSY BISSAU [...] This is an action request. See para 14. 2. (C) Summary. Prospects for achieving USG goals in Guinea-Bissau are problematic at best as long as the embassy in Bissau remains shuttered. Weak security, porous borders, poor governance, fragile democracy, and unchecked narcotics trafficking m [...]	2008-04-08 12:42:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PGOV PREL PU
08DAKAR529	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-05-08 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR530	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-05-08 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAMASCUS126	CONVERTING DESIGNATIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] (S) Summary: The February 13 White House announcement of amended Executive Order 13338 (E.O. 13460) provides a powerful tool to target corrupt regime insiders, play on widespread public recognition of and opposition to corruption in Syria, and potentially increase pressure on Bashar from the [...]	2008-02-21 17:39:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY
08DAMASCUS691	MURKY OUTLOOK FOR SYRIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Under sweltering, sand-filled and polluted skies -- symptomatic of Syria's environmental challenges -- Amman ESTH Hub officer and Emboffs held environment-related August 27 meetings in Damascus. Low environmental awareness, weak enforcement of environmental laws and regulations [...]	2008-10-06 04:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EENV ETRD EAID PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS755	DAMASCUS EAC - TEMPORARY CLOSURE THURSDAY FOR [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 29 to assess Post's security profile in advance of possible demonstrations October 29 or 30. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, A/PAO, CONS, GRPO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, MSGDETCMDR, and IMO attended. 2. (SBU) RSO briefed EA [...]	2008-10-29 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS814	SARG LAUNCHES NEW PR CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISLAMIC [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 7 special Syrian TV broadcast, Fatah al-Islam members confessed to their involvement in the September 27 bombing of a SARG intelligence facility (REF A). This program appeared to be part of a broader Syrian propaganda effort to portray Syria as a victim, not a [...]	2008-11-17 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS829	THE SARG CAN'T KEEP US DOWN: PERSEVERING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG requested the closure of the American Cultural Center (ACC) and American Language Center (ALC) in Damascus on October 28. While these closures have led to a significant reduction in public programming, public diplomacy (PD) activity continues here on many levels. We ar [...]	2008-11-20 14:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO SCUL SY
08DAMASCUS906	SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]	2008-12-23 12:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
08DAMASCUS908	SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]	2008-12-29 04:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC
08DARESSALAAM3	AUSTR LISER DISCUSSES BOEING AND FLEET EXPANSION WITH AIR [...] (U) AUSTR Florie Liser learned from David Mattaka, Chief Executive Officer of Air Tanzania Company (ATC,) and three ATC Board Directors in a November 13 meeting in Arusha that the Board had recommended to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) to acquire Airbus A-320s (narrow body planes) to expand i [...]	2008-01-02 14:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL TZ
08DARESSALAAM423	DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUES: TANZANIA TO HOLD [...] (SBU) Eric Mugurusi, Tanzania's Director for the Department of Environment in the Vice President's Office, told EconOffs July 1 that Tanzania has not yet decided which type of global framework it favors to address problems with mercury contamination. Mugurusi confirmed that the GOT currently [...]	2008-07-09 16:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR ETRD SENV TZ
08DARESSALAAM49	AMBASSADOR GREEN AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS THE [...] (C) President Jakaya Kikwete told Ambassador Green January 16 that he is closely involved in the final stages of the discussions between the ruling CCM and the Civic United Front (CUF) parties to fine-tune the details of a power-sharing arrangement for the Government of Zanzibar that would go i [...]	2008-01-18 13:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL ECON KE TZ
08DHAKA360	BANGLADESH'S NEW ADVISERS HAVE STRONG CREDENTIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) recently reshuffled its top leadership; it forced the resignation of five of eleven Advisers, named five new Advisers, and brought on board five Special Assistants to help the over-extended Council of Advisers. In the last several weeks the [...]	2008-03-24 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ENRG ELAB EAID BG
08DHAKA48	CIVIL AVIATION IN BANGLADESH: NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP [...] (U) SUMMARY: After years of little or no progress there are signs that the civil aviation sector in Bangladesh is attempting to climb out of its hole of poor safety and abysmal performance. For a decade the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been under a Category Two rating by [...]	2008-01-12 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV BG
08DHAKA502	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Your visit to Bangladesh comes at a critical juncture in the Caretaker Government's term. The Government has begun a dialogue with the political parties to set the stage for parliamentary elections by the end of 2008, to institutionalize reforms initiated after the Government came to pow [...]	2008-05-05 11:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL POGV ECON EAID KCOR BG
08DHAKA618	BANGLADESH SHRIMP SECTOR - CHILD LABOR PRESENT BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Recent Embassy visits to shrimp processing factories in southwestern and southeastern Bangladesh revealed cases of child labor in a handful of factories. Econoff and Econ Specialist visited nine shrimp processing factories in Bangladesh's Khulna region, four in Cox's Bazaar, and five in [...]	2008-06-09 09:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG
08DJIBOUTI1032	DJIBOUTI: SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES REGION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 18-21 CODEL in Djibouti, Senator Feingold discussed Djibouti, Somalia, and regional concerns with top GODJ and Somalia officials. In meetings with President Guelleh, Foreign Minister Youssouf, and members of Djibouti's civil society, the Senator focused on the s [...]	2008-12-23 12:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PREL PHSA PTER PHUM EAID ECON KCOR
08DJIBOUTI110	SCENESETTER: EMBASSY DJIBOUTI WELCOMES ADMIRAL [...] (C) Djibouti is a peaceful, tolerant, democratic, Muslim country that contributes remarkably to the national security of the United States as a key security partner. In addition to hosting a U.S. base, it refuels our ships (currently twice a week),broadcasts the Voice of America in Arabic and [...]	2008-02-04 13:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	MASS PREL OVIP PGOV EAID DJ
08DJIBOUTI27	SCENESETTER: EMBASSY DJIBOUTI WELCOMES GENERAL WARD [...] (C) Djibouti is a peaceful, tolerant, democratic, Muslim country that contributes remarkably to the national security of the United States as a key security partner. In addition to hosting a U.S. base, it refuels our ships (currently twice a week),broadcasts the Voice of America in Arabic and [...]	2008-01-10 14:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	EAID MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER DJ
08DJIBOUTI553	DJIBOUTI'S GROWING FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has long served as a regional financial services center for the Horn of Africa. As Djibouti increasingly seeks to position itself as a world-class shipping and services platform, it has looked to cement its status as a financial services hub. Three new banks have recent [...]	2008-06-26 11:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL DJ
08DJIBOUTI676	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (U) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The majority of Djiboutians are Somalis with clan ties to Somaliland (northwestern Somalia). The population is 99 percent Sunn [...]	2008-08-21 09:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER DJ
08DJIBOUTI764	SCENESETTER: EMBASSY DJIBOUTI WELCOMES BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY. A key regional partner in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti hosts not only the sole U.S. military base in Africa, but also broadcasting facilities used by the Voice of America to reach Muslim audiences, one of USAID's primary global warehouses for pre-positioned emergency food stockpi [...]	2008-09-18 14:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS EAID DJ ER SO XA
08DJIBOUTI816	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL NORTON A. [...] (C) SUMMARY. A key regional partner in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti hosts not only the sole U.S. military base in Africa, but also broadcasting facilities used by the Voice of America to reach Muslim audiences, one of USAID's primary global warehouses for pre-positioned emergency food stockpil [...]	2008-10-17 16:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS EAID DJ ER SO XA
08DJIBOUTI864	ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS AND ITS WORK IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY: With regional support from Nairobi, Djibouti's very small International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office continues to play an active role in monitoring prison conditions, transmitting messages between refugees and their families, and helping to train Djiboutian security f [...]	2008-11-04 15:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF DJ ER
08DJIBOUTI89	DJIBOUTI: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Foreign direct investment in Djibouti in 2007 is five times as large as it was in 2003. Djibouti's economy is service-based, with the country's seaport accounting for the bulk of economic activity. Almost all food and many other goods are imported from Ethiopia, the Arabian Gulf, or [...]	2008-01-31 06:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV
08DJIBOUTI924	DP WORLD CEO BULLISH ON DJIBOUTI INVESTMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Dubai Ports World (DP World) CEO Mohammad Sharaf outlined DP World's growing investments in Djibouti and throughout the region. Sharaf said that the multimillion-dollar Doraleh Port project was on track to receive its first ships in Decem [...]	2008-11-20 11:54:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EWWT PHSA PREL KCOR DJ XA
08DOHA152	QATAR: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post assesses that U.S. investments in Qatar's energy industry, coupled with the onset of regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the U.S. 2008-12, constitute the main critical infrastructure and key resources, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an im [...]	2008-02-21 09:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
08DOHA505	QATAR CONTINUES BALANCING ACT WITH IRAN'S BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatar's Deputy Central Bank Governor Sheikh Fahad Bin Faisal Al Thani told Charge the early June opening of a second Bank Saderat branch in Doha was the result of last-minute Iranian action on an old license. He asserted that the Central Bank is watching Iranian activity closely [...]	2008-07-15 06:40:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTFN KNNP INRB PARM MNUC ECON EFIN IR QA
08DOHA591	INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS ENERGY [...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds told the Ambassador during an August 14 introductory call that his company is undertaking a number of initiatives to minimize the environmental effect of its massive LNG projects in Qatar. Dodds explained that the Amir and his consort, Sheik [...]	2008-08-19 06:28:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET TRGY QA
08DOHA664	THE NEXT 3 YEARS--AN INTERAGENCY FIELD ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Expected trends in Qatar's internal political situation and foreign policy over the next 36 months include: -- (S) A continuation of a tight grip on power by the Al Thani family, which has controlled pre- and post-independent Qatar for 140 years. -- (S/NF) Within the ruling family, a c [...]	2008-09-16 13:09:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT KSPR ECON QA
08DUBAI100	DUBAI ESTH UPDATE: COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amman ESTH Hub officer and PolEconoff held January 30-31 ESTH related meetings in Dubai. Meetings with Nakheel, the developer of high profile Palms and World island projects, highlighted their pioneering aspects as they reclaim additional coastal land. While Nakheel is planning [...]	2008-03-17 12:44:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV AE
08DUBAI101	WHO'S GOT THE JUICE? -- ELECTRICITY AND WATER LIMITATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Dubai's aggressive 11% per annum planned real GDP growth targets through 2015 are based on the assumption that sufficient power and water will be available for the massive development now underway. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is currently operating at close t [...]	2008-03-18 08:00:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KNNP ECON EINV SENV ETRD PGOV AE IR
08DUBAI108	DUBAI'S PORT RASHID CLOSING TO MAKE WAY FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In a move aimed at maximizing financial returns on prime central Dubai real estate, Dubai government-controlled port operator DPWorld announced that Dubai's historic Port Rashid will be closed to cargo, commercial and military sea traffic in stages over the next few months, with [...]	2008-03-23 07:52:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV SENV PGOV AE
08DUBAI240	BIG-NAME AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES SET TO ESTABLISH CAMPUSES IN [...] (U) Summary: Michigan State University (MSU) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have formally announced plans to establish permanent campuses in Dubai. MSU currently aims to enroll 800-1000 students, while RIT plans a full-scale residential campus of up to 3000-4000 students. Bot [...]	2008-06-25 13:14:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PGOV AE
08DUBAI249	SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSES REGIONAL TRENDS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Transportation delegation led by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters visited Dubai May 29 - June 1 to learn about the emirate's rapidly-expanding transportation infrastructure, as well as how this infrastructure will be integrated into the plans for regional [...]	2008-06-30 12:09:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ELTN BTIO PGOV SENV AE
08DUBAI272	DUBAI MEGA-PROJECTS PART 2: THE OTHER 90% OF SHEIKH MOHAMMED'S VISION [...] (U) Summary. Taking as gospel Dubai Ruler Sh. Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's oft quoted line, "what you see is only 10 percent of my vision", Dubai's aggressive 2015 Strategic Plan targets 11% per annum planned real GDP growth with a focus on the six key sectors in which Dubai views itself as hav [...]	2008-07-10 14:32:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE
08DUBAI286	DUBAI INDUSTRIAL CITY: DEVELOPING THE MANUFACTURING AND [...] (U) Summary: A massive and ambitious Dubai Industrial City (DIC) aims to expand an oft-forgotten (and growing) source of Dubai's GDP: manufacturing and industry. Targeting the "transport and logistic services" and "trade and storage" building blocks of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's 2015 Strateg [...]	2008-07-21 08:56:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV ENRG AE
08DUBAI330	202KG HEROIN SEIZED IN DRUG BUST [...] (U) During a joint Sharjah/Dubai police drug raid dubbed "Operation 888" (the raid occurred on August 8, 2008),officers seized 202 kilograms of heroin (worth $11 million) and arrested 19 Afghans in the what the media describes as the region's largest drug bust to date. One of the arrested susp [...]	2008-08-19 06:37:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM SNAR AE
08DUBLIN51	IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]	2008-01-28 13:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08DUBLIN628	DEPUTY SECRETARY TOUR D'HORIZON WITH TOP IRISH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Paula Dobriansky met Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin on November 17. Discussions included the Northern Ireland Peace process, t [...]	2008-11-18 14:46:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EI
08DUSHANBE526	THE IMPACT OF NOT RIGHTSIZING EMBASSY DUSHANBE'S [...] Summary: Embassy Dushanbe's thoroughly inadequate management staffing means we have had to turn down important positions requested by the Drug Enforcement Agency, Office of Defense Cooperation, and USAID. We understand the need for "triage" in the current budgetary environment, but urge the [...]	2008-04-16 04:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID SNAR MASS PREL TI
08DUSSELDORF25	BONN-VIBRANT: A GROWING CITY AFTER CAPITAL MOVES TO BERLIN [...] (U) Summary: The gloom that descended upon Bonn in the wake of the German government's 1991 decision to move the capital back to Berlin has lifted as the city booms economically and retains its strong international orientation. Through the Bonn-Berlin Law and other initiatives introduced in t [...]	2008-04-29 13:15:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON GM
08DUSSELDORF35	ANATOMY OF A CRISIS: EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS VS. CLEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The controversy in the SPD that has dominated Germany's domestic political news since the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) party decided on July 30 to expel ex-NRW Minister President and Federal Economics Minister Wolfgang Clement has abated somewhat after he issued something of an [...]	2008-08-08 14:22:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ELAB GM
08DUSSELDORF9	GERMAN COURT REJECTS SCIENTOLOGY APPEAL AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: The Higher Administrative Court in Muenster rejected an appeal by the Church of Scientology (COS) of Germany February 12 to end surveillance of the Church by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (OPC). The court found that COS maintained "ambitions against Ge [...]	2008-02-21 14:31:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM PGOV GM
08FRANKFURT2701	Hesse SPD Reignites Left Party Cooperation Debate [...] SUMMARY: The Hesse SPD is once again playing with fire by moving forward with plans to form a SPD-Green minority government supported by the Left Party. Simply reopening the question of cooperation with the Left has already unleashed a firestorm of debate in the national press, fomented infigh [...]	2008-08-28 12:16:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08FRANKFURT2702	Hesse SPD Reignites Left Party Cooperation Debate [...] SUMMARY: The Hesse SPD is once again playing with fire by moving forward with plans to form a SPD-Green minority government supported by the Left Party. Simply reopening the question of cooperation with the Left has already unleashed a firestorm of debate in the national press, fomented infigh [...]	2008-08-28 12:16:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GM
08FRANKFURT463	Frankfurt Airport Expansion and Night Flights Update [...] SUMMARY: Numerous municipalities and several air carriers filed legal challenges to the Frankfurt airport expansion plan before the February 8 deadline, creating a legal tangle for a Hesse state court to sort out. The main sticking point in the plan to build an additional runway and terminal r [...]	2008-02-15 11:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV EU GM
08FREETOWN252	MANO RIVER UNION SECRETARY GENERAL ON RECENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, Ambassador Perry met with Abraham Boure, Secretary General of the Mano River Union (MRU). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent MRU summit in Monrovia. Besides Cote d'Ivoire's accession as a full member of the Union on May 15, the most notable outcome o [...]	2008-06-02 12:29:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08GABORONE1078	Ambassador's Courtesy Call on Trade Minister [...] Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Trade and Industry Neo Moroka November 28 at the Minister's Office. Moroka thanked the U.S. for providing development assistance to Botswana since independence, and noted that both he and many of his staff had benefitted from scho [...]	2008-12-09 11:59:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAID SCUL BC
08GABORONE749	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Country Overview: Independent since 1966, Botswana is frequently hailed as an African success story: a multiparty democracy with a record of political and social stability and respect for human rights. Botswana shares a vast, desolate, and porous border with its neighbors: South Africa, Z [...]	2008-08-27 15:10:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OTRA BC
08GABORONE958	BOTSWANA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe on October 28. The Finance Minister thanked the Ambassador for U.S. development assistance programs and noted that although Botswana has reached middle income status [...]	2008-11-03 10:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID ENRG PREL KHIV BC
08GENEVA559	WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF SINGAPORE, JULY 14 AND 16, [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Singapore on July 14 and 16, 2008. Members expressed appreciation for Singapore's open trade regime and were generally in agreement that Singapore is a model actor in the WTO community. Members encouraged Singapore to bind its remain [...]	2008-07-21 14:38:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
08GEORGETOWN233	GUYANA: DEMARCHE ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 13:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GY
08GUADALAJARA612	CHEMICAL CITY: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, AND THE METH TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to 2007 DEA estimates, 80 percent of the methamphetamine used in the United States originates from laboratories operated by Mexican-based syndicates on both sides of the border. Production is especially high in and around the city of Guadalajara due to the confluence [...]	2008-12-23 15:47:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL EIND KJUS MX
08GUANGZHOU175	Guangdong's Power Crunch - a Widening Gap between Supply [...] (U) Summary. South China is experiencing its worst power shortages in thirty years. An annual problem, the situation in the region intensified due to January's winter storms as Guangdong imports almost all of its power from other provinces whose power generation capabilities were affected. The [...]	2008-03-27 02:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU27	Migrant Workers Elected to Guangdong People's Congress for [...] (U) For the first time in Guangdong province (and perhaps in other provinces as well),six migrant workers were elected to the eleventh Guangdong People's Congress. According to local press reports, the six, elected by municipal-level people's congresses, could well represent more than 30 mill [...]	2008-01-17 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU63	Large Numbers of Travelers Depart Guangzhou; Up to One [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou's main train station continues to draw travelers, with estimates that as many as one million people remain stranded in South China. In the wake of two train-station-related deaths over the weekend, police erected additional roadblocks outside Friday's half-mile perimete [...]	2008-02-04 09:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU7	LNG Expansion - A Key Component in South China's Energy [...] (U) Summary: South China is betting big on liquefied natural gas to diversify its energy mix and plans to expand LNG import capacity dramatically over the next few years. Fujian Terminal will become the region's second LNG terminal in 2009. Dapeng Terminal in Shenzhen, currently China's only [...]	2008-01-03 07:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU711	CHINESE CIVIL AVIATION: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: An early-November agreement on direct charter flights between Taiwan and mainland China will have a negative effect on the number of passengers transiting Macau, according to aviation experts gathered for Zhuhai's biannual Airshow China at the 2008 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan [...]	2008-12-08 07:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUAYAQUIL296	ECUADORIAN AIRLINE AEROGAL CONTINUES EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's fast-growing privately-held airline, Aerogal, began direct flights to Miami on December 7. In little over a decade, Aerogal has leapfrogged other domestic carriers to become Ecuador's second largest carrier. However, the Government of Ecuador has taken aim at Aerog [...]	2008-12-09 21:53:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	CO EC PA PGOV PREL
08HALIFAX13	NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER PUSHING TO MAKE HIS PROVINCE THE "NEXT [...] (SBU) New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Energy Minister Jack Keir are working hard to make energy the catalyst for moving their province to economic self-sufficiency. Their agenda calls for their province to be a reliable and long-term electricity supplier to the northeastern United Stat [...]	2008-03-14 20:06:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR SENV CA
08HANOI1184	USAID-SUPPORTED WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USAID-supported workshop on the prevention of wildlife trafficking detailed the massive scope of the problem but a lack of enthusiasm from Vietnamese attendees showed that signatures on international conventions and the passage of wildlife protection laws will not be eno [...]	2008-10-16 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI EAGR VM
08HANOI1186	U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: The United States and Vietnam agreed to an Open Skies regime for all-cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The two sides renewed the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and agreed to eliminate designation and frequency restrictions on passenge [...]	2008-10-17 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM

08HANOI1215	U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: Delegations from the United States and Vietnam agreed ad referendum to an Open Skies regime for cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The new agreement will renew the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and the delegations intend to meet withi [...]	2008-10-28 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI90	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IPR ENFORCEMENT IN VIETNAM'S CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's mountainous northeast border region with China has tied its economic development plans to Vietnam's growing international trade. Provincial governments are making the most of their geographic advantages and reaping growth rates that exceed the 8.5 percent national aver [...]	2008-01-28 01:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND VM
08HARARE1132	EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TEAR GASSING: POLICE BREAK UP [...] (SBU) Riot police were busy this week, tear gassing groups of both ZANU-PF and opposition supporters. Police used tear gas to break up back-to-back protests of over 500 marchers in Harare led by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). Riot police also used tear gas to break up a fight a [...]	2008-12-18 15:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE1136	ZIM NOTES 12-19-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- This is the last edition of Zim Notes in 2008. We will resume publication on January 2. Topics of the week: - Constitutional Amendment 19 Gazetted... - Allegations of MDC Paramilitary Camps in Botswana Refuted... - PF ZAPU Reemerges... - New Attorney General Ap [...]	2008-12-19 11:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE361	SPOTTING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ZIMBABWE'S RUINS [...] (U) In the midst of Zimbabwe's distressed economy, some investors see opportunity that the risk averse abandoned long ago. Banking on economic recovery and attracted to Zimbabwe's cheap price tags, investors are looking at sectors with international links or those that will benefit from an inc [...]	2008-04-23 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE699	ZIM NOTES 8-15-2008 [...] Topics of the Week: - Talks Break Off... - Tsvangirai's Travel to SADC Summit Interrupted... - French and Swedish Charges Threatened... - Botswana Deports Zimbabwean Journalist... - Soaring Inflation... - Tobacco Deliveries Lagging... - "Zimbabwe - Beyond Tomorrow"... ---- [...]	2008-08-18 13:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE838	BFIF-FUNDED FORUM STIMULATES PUBLIC DEBATE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On August 21, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local companies, held an economic forum on tackling h [...]	2008-09-17 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
08HAVANA144	STATE OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC claimed 7.5% GDP growth during 2007. Although even that figure is most likely exaggerated, it is significantly less growth than was claimed the previous year. While "by how much" the economy grew is debatable, it is undeniable that the Cuban economy is growing. The GO [...]	2008-02-12 21:22:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HOCHIMINHCITY757	UNCLOGGING VIETNAM"S PORTS: WORLD-CLASS CONTAINER TERMINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As skyrocketing cargo volumes continue to clog Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ports, a state of the art deep-water port complex with an eventual capacity of at least eight million shipping containers per year is taking shape 90 km from HCMC in Ba Ria Vung Tau (BRVT) province. Poor coo [...]	2008-08-22 06:25:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EWWT EIND ECON PGOV ENRG KNNP VM
08HONGKONG1775	HONG KONG SEEKS TO MODERNIZE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE [...] (C) Summary: The HKG recently closed its written public comment period on several proposals to modernize and strengthen Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (CO). The proposed amendments largely concern the digital transmission of copyrighted materials, especially via the Internet. Many Internet [...]	2008-09-24 09:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1999	HONG KONG GOV'T PANEL REPORT ON MELAMINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has been working around the clock to test for melamine contamination; over 2,700 tests have resulted in over 34 imported products being pulled from store shelves. Over 41,700 children have been voluntarily tested for possible melamine related healt [...]	2008-10-29 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG227	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HIKARI [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-02-04 08:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG988	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTITUTE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 06:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08ISLAMABAD1420	THE PORT OF GWADAR: MEGA PORT DREAM REQUIRES ENERGY TO BE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Without fanfare and in the midst of the political changeover, Pakistan's strategic new seaport in Balochistan became operational and opened the trade routes to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran. Investors and energy are desperately needed to make the Pakistani dream of a mega-p [...]	2008-04-03 08:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1701	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART TWO [...] (SBU) Summary. Further complicating Pakistan's maze of government organizations with responsibility over energy, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and its 16 subordinate agencies, determine the natural gas, oil, mineral and coal policies for a country which desperately needs energ [...]	2008-04-29 13:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2878	PAKISTAN'S DETERIORATING ENERGY SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Electricity shortages in Pakistan are reaching record highs due to shortfalls of over 5500 mega watts (MW). In most major cities there are planned and unplanned power outages, sometimes for 18 hours a day. A circular debt problem between the domestic oil and power sector furth [...]	2008-09-01 07:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD2970	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and the Minister of Health Sherry Rehman met at the Ministry of Health (MOH). The Minister and the MOH Director General identified the lack of health services and state presence in parts of Pakistan as contributing [...]	2008-09-09 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08ISLAMABAD3136	THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PAKISTAN'S ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Small and medium-sized businesses across Pakistan are feeling a severe economic impact from the country's rolling blackouts. Pakistan's acute electricity deficit - compounded by rising fuel, material, and labor costs - is slowing the economy, and small and medium enterprises are [...]	2008-09-26 08:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD655	ENERGY CRISIS AND LOADSHEDDING IMPAIRING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistan is currently experiencing severe electricity and gas shortages across the country due to insufficient energy generation capacity exacerbated by unprecedented cold weather. Some northern regions are currently suffering from 23 hours of power outage per day, while Islamaba [...]	2008-02-13 14:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV PK
08JAKARTA1389	COP9 BASEL CONVENTION ON HAZARDOUS WASTES, JUNE 23-27, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY. The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was held June 23-27, 2008, in Bali, Indonesia. A major U.S. objective was achieved in the creation of a partnership t [...]	2008-07-21 05:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV KSCA KTIA PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1677	STRONG CANDIDATES WIN IN TWO MAJOR INDONESIAN PROVINCES [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. It was jointly drafted with U.S. Consulate Medan. 2. (U) Summary. Reputations for good governance and hard grassroots campaigning helped gubernatorial candidates gain apparent victories in successive gubernatoria [...]	2008-09-05 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KISL ID
08JAKARTA1786	BANTEN PROVINCE: MUSLIM HEARTLAND PLUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission team visited Banten Province in western Java, September 18-19. Pol/C spoke about the U.S, presidential process to a group of 300 students at a new Christian university. Administrators said the school has had largely positive experiences with its Muslim neighbors. 2. [...]	2008-09-22 05:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF KPAO KISL ID
08JAKARTA2028	SOLO -- FROM RADICAL HUB TO TOURIST HAVEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Solo, Central Java, for years an economic backwater and hub of radicals, is reclaiming its place as an important, vibrant Indonesian city. In an example of good governance at the local level, an entrepreneurial new mayor has worked to help curb militant Islam while promoting Sol [...]	2008-11-03 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KISL PGOV PTER ID
08JAKARTA221	INDONESIA - NABARRO's VIEWS ON AI CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro told the Ambassador on February 1 that he believes the avian influenza problem in Indonesia has grown more serious and that leading members of the Indonesian scientific community are increasingly alarmed abo [...]	2008-02-04 10:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
08JAKARTA360	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2008 [...] The South Kalimantan Regional Environmental Impact Agency (BAPEDALDA) examined coastal and mangrove forests in South Kalimantan and found that iron ore mining activities have polluted around 70 percent of the coastal area, the agency head announced on January 14. The mining activities have ca [...]	2008-02-25 01:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA578	Indonesia - Post Contingency Planning and Updated [...] (SBU) Summary: Our Emergency Action Committee reviewed and reaffirmed our Avian Influenza (AI) tripwires on March 13. This cable provides minor updates to the original tripwires. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Following a review of Ref A, the Mission's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) updated E [...]	2008-03-19 08:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED CASC AMGT PGOV SOCI ID ASEC
08JAKARTA719	C-D18-00223: INDONESIA BLOCKS YOUTUBE, MYSPACE, [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect the business sensitive information in paras 4-5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI beginning April 8 ordered internet service providers in Indonesia to block YouTube, MySpace, and a handful of other websites containing the anti-Is [...]	2008-04-09 10:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT ID
08JAKARTA772	C-D18-00223: AFTER SHARP OUTCRY, GOI RESTORES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has issued an abject public apology in lifting its order requiring that Internet service providers prevent access to YouTube and a handful of other websites. In taking the action, the GOI was responding to angry complaints from civil society advocates, business leaders [...]	2008-04-17 09:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT ID
08JAKARTA847	Decentralization in Kalimantan charting progress [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Decentralization in Kalimantan is delivering results for residents of South and East Kalimantan, although many economic challenges remain. In Banjarmasin, GDP per capita has steadily increased during the post-2001 decentralization era, but remains below national averages. In Ta [...]	2008-04-28 09:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL ID
08JEDDAH350	GACA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN REVIVING FAA [...] (C) During an August 4 - August 6 visit by Senior FAA Representative Roy Barnett from Emb Abu Dhabi, executives at the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said they are proceeding on divesting and privatizing the authority's non-regulatory functions. They also expressed interest in re [...]	2008-08-20 05:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PGOV SA
08JERUSALEM1028	SECURITY INCIDENTS - June 9 - June 15, 2008. [...] The following security incidents were compiled from RSO sources, to include both Israeli and Palestinian security contacts, government officials and publications. These were gathered over the previous week and collected in a database. The information is used by the RSO to determine the security [...]	2008-06-19 04:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
08KABUL1056	Safi Aviation's Future in Afghanistan Uncertain [...] (SBU) Econoff met April 24 with Rami Alhmad, Dubai-based managing director of privately held Safi Group and Safi Afghan Airways. Alhmad fretted that Safi's business prospects were perilous but possibly salvageable with a full reorganization. He said that Safi is currently losing USD 12,000-15, [...]	2008-04-29 09:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV AF
08KABUL1256	PAKTIA PROVINCE: IMPROVING SECURITY SITUATION, MAJOR [...] (SBU) From January through the end of May 2008, the security situation in most of Paktia province has been relatively calm, with the possible exception of the Zadran Arc districts of Gerdai Serai, Shwak, and Wasi Zadran on the border with Khost province, and Zurmat district bordering Ghazni, Lo [...]	2008-05-22 07:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL143	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) Your visit to Kabul takes place as parliament reconvenes to work on the election calendar and law and to reconsider the media law which President Karzai recently sent to parliament with questions. You will see Karzai's new governance initiatives beginning to show results. Your visit pre [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PTER SNAR KPAO PREF EAID AF
08KAMPALA1449	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (October 1-31, 2008) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2008-11-04 10:18:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA475	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] As requested, the following message provides an overview of the transport sector in Uganda for the visit of the Deputy Secretary of Transportation (April 16-18). 2. SUMMARY: The Ugandan transport sector is experiencing a period of rapid growth, due to Government of Uganda (GOU),private se [...]	2008-04-04 09:08:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ELTN ETRD EAID PGOV UG
08KARACHI653	PROCTOR AND GAMBLE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Patterson traveled to PakistanQs largest city, Karachi, to attend the groundbreaking of a new Proctor and Gamble (P&G) factory in Port Qasim with Karachi Consul General on December 18. P&G will hire 700 new employees to work in the plant and estimates it may help [...]	2008-12-24 08:01:00	Consulate Karachi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV SOCI PK
08KHARTOUM1128	PLANNING FOR A U.S. TRADE DELEGATION TO SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 10:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ETRD PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1137	UNAMID'S REPORTED FAILURE TO MOVE 3000 CONTAINERS [...] (SBU) UNAMID has over 3000 containers in Port Sudan and El Obeid, Kordofan waiting for transportation to Nyala, Darfur, according to a UNAMID administrative officer. At least half of these are in El Obeid. According to the officer and to other sources in the NGO and diplomatic community in Kh [...]	2008-07-30 14:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1283	SPLM CONCERNED ABOUT BASHIR'S RHETORIC, REPORT [...] (C) During a meeting with A/CDA Asquino and polchief May 20, GNU State Ministers of Agriculture and Justice expressed their concerns about recent statements by President Bashir during his visit to Turkey. Specifically, they are concerned about Bashir's threat that he would expel UN peacekeeper [...]	2008-08-22 12:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1791	IVLP COUNTRY ALLOCATON FOR SUDAN: REQUEST INCREASE [...] (SBU) Summary: By geographic area, Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It has a population of over 40 million, and due to the terrible humanitarian and political crises in Darfur plus the importance of reaping peace dividends through implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreeme [...]	2008-12-16 09:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO SCUL OEXC ASIG SU
08KHARTOUM359	USAID AND GOSS OPEN NEW ROADS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES CRITICIZE [...] Summary: On Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7 USAID, Consulate General Juba, and the Government of Southern Sudan commemorated the groundbreaking of two new road projects to help rebuild infrastructure in Southern Sudan. The combined projects will cost in excess of $100 million and will c [...]	2008-03-11 10:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELNT PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM578	U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CT -- PROPOSAL FOR KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Below is Embassy Khartoum's submission for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The proposed project would take place at the Spring Youth Center in Omdurman, the historic capital and working-class hub of the Khartoum metropolitan area. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) BACKG [...]	2008-04-15 07:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR SU
08KHARTOUM654	WFP TO REDUCE DARFUR FOOD AID RATIONS IN MAY [...] (U) On April 14, the UN World Food Program (WFP) informed key donors that in May it would be forced to nearly halve the general food aid ration distributed in Darfur, due to ongoing banditry against contracted commercial vehicles resulting in decreased commodity dispatches. WFP issued a press [...]	2008-04-29 16:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KHARTOUM807	USAID ASSESSMENT OF ABYEI IDPS IN AGOK [...] Begin Summary: On May 24, a USAID team including officers from USAID's Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) conducted a one-day assessment of the humanitarian situation in and around Agok in southern Abyei Area. The Agok area is curr [...]	2008-05-27 07:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KIGALI262	MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - High Council of the Press Releases Strategic Plan - Annual Government of Rwanda (GOR) Retreat - ICTR and GOR Sign Prisoner Accord - Auditor General's Report Published - 10th General Congress of Muslim Councils Meets --- [...]	2008-04-10 13:14:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI708	AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - RWANDA [...] (U) This cable responds to queries in reftel. Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2.(U) With 85 percent of its population engaged in subsistence agriculture, Rwanda's economic priorities include poverty alleviation, encouraging private investment and infrastructure d [...]	2008-10-07 12:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI862	RWANDA MINING REVIEW - NEW INVESTMENT, STRONG [...] (U) Summary: Since privatization in early 2007, the Rwandan mining sector has experienced a surge in foreign investment and explosive growth of export earnings. 2008 mineral exports are expected to grow to over $100 million from $70 million in 2007 and less than $40 million in 2006. While tra [...]	2008-12-19 10:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC RW
08KIGALI871	TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER: SUPPORTING RWANDAN AND [...] (C) Summary. The international community should reinforce recent positive contacts between Rwandan officials and their Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) counterparts so that they may capitalize on their new, mutual commitments. The U.S. and others have long urged the Rwandans and DRC t [...]	2008-12-24 13:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS PINR RW
08KINGSTON1016	JAMAICA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The Government of Jamaican (GOJ) announced a 29 percent drop in traditional export crops such as bananas, sugarcane and coffee in the third quarter. -- The GOJ has signed another agreement with Guyana to import 60,000 tons of rice in 2009. -- The GOJ has received fundi [...]	2008-12-01 19:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON51	JAMAICA: NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT/WORKS RE: [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 12:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR SENV PREL ECON IMO JM XL
08KINGSTON864	FRAUD SUMMARY - KINGSTON [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is Kingston's first report on the new semi-annual schedule, covering April-September 2008. In the second half of FY 2008, the FPU focused on NIV petition-based visa fraud, as well as enhanced cooperation with our partners at the British and Canadian High Commissions. [...]	2008-09-30 19:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
08KINGSTON867	JAMAICA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The GOJ's USD 4.5 million deal with American Airlines to guarantee airlift to the island has faced criticism in the press; others see it as an important hedge against the failing national carrier Air Jamaica. -- Air Jamaica appears to have found a new CEO after the one s [...]	2008-10-03 14:59:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINSHASA296	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo(FADRC) selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored Battalion Level Staff Officer Course at the Higher Milit [...]	2008-03-26 06:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KOLKATA160	CPM LOSES GROUND IN LOCAL ELECTIONS DUE TO THEIR VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) led Left Front suffered a serious setback in the local level "Panchayat" elections in the state. The CPM's control was diminished at all three levels of the Panchayat structure. While land acquisition for industry [...]	2008-05-28 06:42:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR EIND IN
08KOLKATA30	WEST BENGAL AI SITREP - 10: JANUARY 25: AI CONTINUES RAPID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 25 the presence of the Avian Influenza (AI) virus in poultry was confirmed in two more districts in W. Bengal -- Howrah and Purulia. This makes 11 districts now affected by AI out of a total of 18 in the state. In the evening of January 24, GOWB Chief Minister Buddh [...]	2008-01-25 15:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO CASC AMED ASEC SENV IN
08KUALALUMPUR1127	PM ABDULLAH GOES TO IRAN, ANNOUNCES GO-AHEAD FOR [...] (SBU) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi conducted a four-day visit to Iran December 21-24. The public reporting of the visit exclusively highlighted and at times exaggerated Malaysia-Iran trade and economic partnerships. The PM and his entourage, which included a number of cabinet mini [...]	2008-12-31 08:35:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG ETTC MUNC KNNP
08KUALALUMPUR340	MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7 [...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...]	2008-05-02 09:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR392	AMBASSADOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCUSS ISA, [...] (S) The Ambassador called on Malaysia's Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail on May 13 and discussed prospects for prosecuting terrorists, the importance of passing an export control law, and factors affecting progress in the FTA talks. The Ambassador congratulated the AG on drafting of the 200 [...]	2008-05-15 09:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ETTC KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR436	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) I welcome your planned meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak in Singapore. Najib remains at the center of Malaysia's leadership crisis, but thus far has refrained from challenging the politically wounded Prime Minister Abdullah. Najib conveys a [...]	2008-05-28 08:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR523	NO CONFIDENCE MOTION - DOES THE OPPOSITION HAVE A [...] (C) There was much smoke but little fire on June19 concerning the announcement the day before that a ruling coalition member party will introduce a parliamentary no-confidence motion on the Prime Minister. Sabah politicians have told us that the move was coordinated, but opposition Democra [...]	2008-06-19 10:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR536	WILL SABAH DEFECT? [...] (C) Sabah politicians of all walks criticized Prime Minister Abdullah's leadership and the National Front (BN) government's marginalization of Sabah during polchief's meetings in the east Malaysia state, June 18-20, which took place as a small Sabah BN party, SAPP, announced its two MPs would [...]	2008-06-24 12:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR781	Malaysian Islamic Finance Sector Performs Well During the [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia continues to trumpet the virtues of Islamic finance and its role as a key player in the issuance of Islamic bonds. With no exposure to collateralized debt instruments, the Islamic financial sector has held steady during the sub-prime crisis. Secondary effects of the [...]	2008-09-05 08:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MY
08KUALALUMPUR964	MALAYSIA 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2008-2009 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT: Malaysia I. Summary Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs; however, domestic drug abuse in Malaysia remains on the rise, and Mal [...]	2008-11-03 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV MY
08KUWAIT1054	GOK OFFICIALLY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR'S [...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Kuwaiti MFA has formally requested via diplomatic note interim transportation and security assistance for Kuwait's Ambassador-designate to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, who is scheduled to travel to Baghdad on October 21. Ambass [...]	2008-10-14 15:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1197	KUWAIT: PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's top infectious diseases official has expressed concern about the possible effects of the current financial crisis on GOK preventative health care programs and the impact of GOK instability on health care delivery. During a meeting with the regional ESTH hub officer, he [...]	2008-12-16 08:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KU
08KUWAIT574	BIO DATA ON NEW KUWAITI PARLIAMENT [...] The following is a list of MPs in Kuwait's new Parliament elected on May 17, 2008 (reftel). Information on each MP includes: political affiliation, constituency, number of votes received, previous parliament participation, date of birth, education and tribal affiliation as applicable. ---- [...]	2008-05-21 05:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM KU
08KUWAIT655	SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSES COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On May 28 and June 2, an eight-person Transportation delegation led by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters met with public and private sector leaders from Kuwait's transportation sector to review plans and developments and discuss bilateral cooperation. On May 28, the Secretary hel [...]	2008-06-08 15:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN EWWT ECIN KU
08KUWAIT769	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GENDER SEGREGATION WITH U/S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 2 meeting with Undersecretary (U/S) for Higher Education Dr. Rasha Al Sabah, the Ambassador raised the issue of gender segregation and its potential impact on mixed-gender programs, such as the State Department-sponsored and AMIDEAST-administered ACCESS English La [...]	2008-07-08 09:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT KPAO KU
08KYIV2259	UKRAINE: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CRIMEAN ECONOMY, [...] (U) This is the first of two cables on the economy in Crimea. The second cable will focus on Russia's influence on the Crimean economy and will examine the city of Sevastopol. 2. (SBU) Summary: Economic development in Crimea has fallen behind other parts of Ukraine despite great potential, [...]	2008-11-17 15:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PINR RS UP
08KYIV2297	UKRAINE: THE CRIMEAN ECONOMY, PART II - RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to be the largest foreign investor in Crimea, although there is disagreement over whether Russian investment is mainly commercially motivated, and hence good for development, or whether the Kremlin directs it for political purposes. Crimean authorities support Ru [...]	2008-11-24 08:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV RS UP
08LAGOS157	NIGERIA: GAS PRICE AGREED TO BUT POLICY CONFUSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Negotiations between upstream gas producers and the Government of Nigeria have established a price for domestic natural gas of USD 0.50 per thousand standard cubic feet. A USAID contractor said Nigeria's Minister of State for Energy (Gas) Emmanuel Odusina had balked at supply [...]	2008-04-28 09:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS385	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND INTERAGENCY TEAM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 27 interagency team visit to Bayelsa State to discuss development and political issues, Governor Timipre Silva told Ambassador (POL-ECON Lagos notetaker) that he, the other Niger Delta Governors, as well as the leadership in Abuja are growing impatient with mili [...]	2008-10-02 06:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS41	CHEVRON AND EXXON FACE CHALLENGES, CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Based on their operating locations, Chevron and ExxonMobil (EM) face distinct challenges in operating in the Niger Delta. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss, the Ambassador, and Econoff (note taker) visited Chevron's Escravos oil and gas complex in Delta State and EM's [...]	2008-02-08 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS441	NIGERIA: IMO STATE PROMOTES MICRO-ENTERPRISES [...] (U) Summary: In an October 17 visit to the Consulate, Imo State Executive Assistant to the Governor on Youth and Empowerment, Ambrose Obioha, claimed the state is focused on building the capacity of its youth and making strides to tap the potential of its natural resources. Entrepreneurship [...]	2008-11-10 05:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV SOCI NI
08LAGOS483	NIGERIA: U.S.-BAYELSA PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador led the second meeting with Bayelsa State officials on November 20 in Lagos as part of the Mission's pilot program on engaging individual states. The Ambassador-led USG delegation welcomed Bayelsa Governor Timipre Silva and a team of State Commissioners, House of [...]	2008-12-01 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS7	NIGERIA: OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPS TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Summary: Ogun State's proposed transportation infrastructure comprising road, rail, sea and air will help manage the steady growth in population and economy stemming from its proximity to Lagos. In collaboration with private sector, the government plans to build an extensive road and rail n [...]	2008-01-08 07:10:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAPAZ1154	SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA: SECOND CITY'S ECONOMY NOT [...] (SBU) Under the spotlight surrounding the autonomy votes, the Department of Santa Cruz is often portrayed as wealthy and white, and the movement for autonomy is simplistically characterized as a struggle over resources. While there is some truth in these generalizations, none of them adequat [...]	2008-05-19 17:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS PREL PINR EAGR EAID BO
08LAPAZ1409	BOLIVIA: USG REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS [...] Embassy La Paz proposes to host a USG regional energy officers conference August 19-21. The goal will be to share information about South American energy affairs and coordinate energy sector reporting. A Department official (TBD) will help establish a reporting agenda and additional coordina [...]	2008-06-23 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN
08LAPAZ1905	ENERGY: BOLIVIA AND THE REGION [...] (C) On the margins of the annual Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons (CBH) event, Embassy La Paz hosted a meeting for regional energy officers August 19-21 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Over the past two years, the focus of energy security in the region has changed. No longer is Bolivia seen as a po [...]	2008-09-05 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ2581	"LITERACY ACCOMPLISHED:" LIBERTAD ACT AND [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a vi [...]	2008-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD KDEM BL CU
08LAPAZ315	BOLIVIA REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives and the chance to work with Embassy Peru and the OES Hub in South America to explore the issues facing biofuel development in the two Andean nations. Both Bolivia and Peru hold great promise as producers [...]	2008-02-15 18:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ECON SENV BL
08LAPAZ441	CEMENT: A WINDOW INTO THE BOLIVIAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) The Bolivian economy is ripe for more domestic production. International prices are high for its principle export products and the economy is overflowing with liquidity. However, overall growth is constrained by a fear of government actions and a lack of investment in basic infrastruc [...]	2008-02-29 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL ELAB
08LAPAZ483	WOULD BOLIVIAN MILITARY GO ALONG WITH A CRACKDOWN? [...] (S) Summary: Although Post believes the Bolivian military would still balk at participating in a crackdown on the opposition in the Media Luna departments as we assessed in November 2007 (reftel d),some changes since then make the probability greater. First, the current senior military leade [...]	2008-03-04 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	BL ECON MARR PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ614	BOLIVIAN GAS: THE STATE COMPANY IN CHAOS [...] (C) While the Bolivian government publicly presses the gas companies to increase investments, ironically the biggest obstacle may be the government itself in the form of the national hydrocarbon company YPFB. The company is involved in all aspects of the Bolivian gas industry, yet it enjoys [...]	2008-03-18 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LIBREVILLE146	GABON: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Poloff Leslie Doumbia spent 25 hours, Political Assistant Cedric Pehoua spent 15, DCM Nathan Holt spent five 5 hours, and Amb [...]	2008-03-25 11:42:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LILONGWE172	MALAWI INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: The Government of Malawi (GOM) has made [...]	2008-03-18 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
08LILONGWE20	MALAWI: SCENESETTER FOR INITIAL MCC COMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Mission Lilongwe welcomes the Jan. 13-17 visit of the MCC delegation led by Vice President for Compact Development John Hewko. News of Malawi's selection for compact eligibility has generated considerable excitement; President Bingu wa Mutharika mentioned the achievement [...]	2008-01-10 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON MI
08LIMA1413	INDIGENOUS STRIKES SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress voted decisively August 22 to overturn presidential decrees governing land tenure and ownership in the Amazon regions, ending protests led by indigenous groups (ref). Many observers accused the government of imposing decrees on indigenous populations without consultin [...]	2008-08-25 22:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1616	PERU TRADE & INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: --Record Imports & Exports --Peru Joins OECD Declaration on Investment --IMF's Valdivieso Named Minister of Economy & Finance --Chinese Trade Negotiations & Investment Accelerating --Central Bank Fights Inflation --Ja [...]	2008-10-03 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA226	PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...]	2008-02-07 14:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE
08LIMA417	DESIGNING AN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Instructed by President Garcia, a commission of experts presented draft legislation on March 3 establishing an Environment Ministry in Peru and outlining its structure and responsibilities. After discussion and tweaking by the Council of Ministers, the GOP plans on creating the Ministry [...]	2008-03-07 16:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD ENRG EMIN PGOV USTR PE
08LIMA876	PERU CREATES ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY, NAMES ENVIRONMENTALIST [...] (U) The Government of Peru officially announced the creation of the Ministry of Environment and named the first Minister, ecologist Antonio Brack. The new Ministry will incorporate most of the existing environmental agencies and technical experts under one roof, and strengthen the government's [...]	2008-05-19 14:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON USTR EXIM PE
08LIMA906	PERU ENERGY BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- New Environment Minister sets conditions for sustainable biofuels development; -- Brazil and Peru sign 10 agreements on margins of EU-LAC Summit, including biofuels; -- Brazilian firms to build $2 billion hydroelectric p [...]	2008-05-21 22:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LISBON886	LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM [...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...]	2008-04-11 17:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BMGT SP PO
08LJUBLJANA42	SLOVENIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (U) Post has determined that there are no/no critical infrastructure or key resources (CI/KR) in Slovenia (as defined in para 4 of reftel) which - if destroyed, disrupted or exploited - might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the security, national economic security, national public [...]	2008-02-01 11:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER
08LONDON1535	INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DISCUSSIONS WITH HMG [...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and Treasury officials said that HMG was taking steps to restrict Iranian banking activity in the UK but is restricted by the legal tools available to it. FCO PolDir Mark Lyall Grant, FCO Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie, and HMT International and [...]	2008-06-03 16:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR PREL IR SY UK
08LONDON2556	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS STEALS THE THUNDER FROM [...] Summary and comment. (C) The Conservative Party's fall conference, which closed the UK political party conference season on October 1, ended with a whimper rather than the expected bang. Turmoil in the world's financial markets overshadowed Tory leader David Cameron's attempts to portray his party [...]	2008-10-07 12:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK
08LUANDA191	CHIQUITA BECOMES LARGEST U.S. NON-OIL PARTNER IN [...] Summary: U.S.-based banana giant, Chiquita Brands International, signed March 4 a 15-year agreement with Angolan partners to purchase an estimated 7.7 million boxes of bananas per year from a soon-to-be established 3000 hectare industrial banana plantation in Benguela province. The well-respec [...]	2008-03-07 06:15:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL AO
08LUANDA854	IT'S NOT JUST LUANDA: DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROVINCES [...] Summary. A recent series of Embassy visits to the interior of Angola show that the reconstruction and growth so prominent in the capital are evident in other parts of the country as well. The cities of Lobito and Benguela are experiencing significant building booms, with an emphasis on major [...]	2008-10-29 16:34:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO PHUM AO

08LUSAKA666	DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT - EQUINOX'S GIANT LUMWANA [...] (U) This cable represents one of a series of DRC/Zambian copperbelt mine-specific reports emanating from a ground-breaking resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: North-western Zambia's Lumwana Mine is note [...]	2008-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08MADRID1002	SCENESETTER FOR U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your speech at the American Chamber of Commerce energy conference, your meetings with GOS officials and climate change experts, and a press event will provide opportunities to explain USG leadership on climate change and address conc [...]	2008-09-19 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG SP
08MADRID1050	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 29-OCT. 3 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 15:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID1104	SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY KUPFER'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OVIP PREL SP
08MADRID1186	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SIRES' NOVEMBER 13-16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Representative Sires, Embassy Madrid looks forward to your and your delegation's visit to Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish are eager to share their assessment of political developments, regional issues, and bilateral relations with you. The recent US national election has been closely [...]	2008-11-07 12:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN OVIP PINS PREL PTER SP OREP AMGT AFIN
08MADRID1214	CALLS FOR REFORM OF SPAIN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM LAWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's counter-terrorism (CT) laws were designed with the domestic terrorist group ETA - Basque Fatherland and Liberty - in mind, but a number of recent rulings and actions by the Spanish judiciary and law enforcement forces in recent weeks have brought into focus Spain's need to [...]	2008-11-18 12:51:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
08MADRID1277	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD VISIT TO SPAIN DEC. [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid welcomes your visit. The Spaniards you meet will be eager to share their assessment of financial developments, Latin American issues, and bilateral relations. Our elections were closely followed here, and a strong atmosphere of goodwill and optimism has emerged for incre [...]	2008-12-04 11:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OREP PREL SP
08MADRID1291	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO SPAIN DEC. [...] (U) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet will be eag [...]	2008-12-09 11:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER OREP MARR SP
08MADRID1292	SCENESETTER - CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO SEVILLE, SPAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. You will be visiting Spain during a severe economic downturn, its first in 15 years. Spain has become a leader in the development of renewable energy - particularly wind power - as the result of implementing feed-in tariff subsidies. [...]	2008-12-09 11:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC BEXP OREP AFIN SP
08MADRID218	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. When you arrive, Spain will be 4 short days away from what is looking to be a very close March 9 general election. President Jose Luis Zapatero and his Socialist Workers party are slightly ahead in the polls, although the opposition Par [...]	2008-02-28 08:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL SP
08MADRID23	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND'S JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid in the company of your Spanish counterpart. I am pleased at the initiative taken by Ambassador Benavides, and I know that you will be well received by his colleagues and our contacts. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays [...]	2008-01-11 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR SP
08MADRID350	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY WINTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid, and I look forward to traveling with you to visit Spain's largest shipbuilder, Navantia, in the Galician town of El Ferrol. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from Easter holidays and the aftermath of the March 9 general election, and al [...]	2008-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID351	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY WINTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid, and I look forward to traveling with you to visit Spain's largest shipbuilder, Navantia, in the Galician town of El Ferrol. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from Easter holidays and the aftermath of the March 9 general election, and al [...]	2008-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID405	LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM [...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...]	2008-04-11 13:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BMGT PO SP
08MADRID502	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Madrid Country Team warmly welcomes your visit. It will provide an important opportunity to highlight the importance we place on the relationship, particularly as it concerns our strategic interests such as the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. We a [...]	2008-05-08 16:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID569	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON VISIT TO MADRID [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. The Government of Spain (GOS) shares your interest in the development of renewable energy, including biofuels. However, what once promised to be a booming industry with plans for construction of 30 biodiesel and 20 ethanol plants, ha [...]	2008-05-23 07:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC BEXP OREP AFIN SP FR PO
08MADRID6	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN - CORRECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: I warmly welcome Senator and Mrs. Lieberman to Madrid. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays and starting to focus on what is likely to be a very competitive March 9 general election. Although the media here prefers to focus on differences in the U.S.-Spain [...]	2008-01-02 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL SP
08MADRID620	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome your visit. We are convinced there is much Spain can do to support the AFRICOM mission, so this will be a key opportunity. The challenge will be to engage them constructively on what the U.S. is trying to accomplish with this new and innovative command. We have a st [...]	2008-06-04 17:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID657	SPAIN/GLOBAL INITIATIVE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. Although your relatively short time in Madrid will be taken up with events surrounding the fourth plenary session of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, it will provide a key opportunity to highlight the importa [...]	2008-06-10 13:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SP
08MADRID67	SPAIN/BARCELONA CT HUB PROPOSAL: PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Per REFTEL proposal from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona to create a counterterrorism and law enforcement hub in Barcelona to improve US regional capabilities and work with our Spanish hosts in the target-rich environment of Catalonia, we provide rough estimates of the budgetary impact of [...]	2008-01-24 12:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER AMGT AFIN SP
08MADRID757	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your presence provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message on Iran financial sanctions with both government and private sector representatives. (Note: Your schedule has been sent via e-mail to staff.) You will also have an oppo [...]	2008-07-10 09:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETC ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM
08MANILA1417	Senators Tell Foreign Investors to "Get Out" [...] (U) Summary: A Philippine Senate committee grilled representatives of foreign chambers of commerce, including the AmCham on June 6 regarding a letter the chambers had sent to Philippine President Arroyo opposing a legislative initiative. Though the business leaders were poorly treated by the S [...]	2008-06-13 00:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL PGOV RP
08MANILA1429	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: DOLE [...] Embassy Manila is pleased to nominate Dole Philippines, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dole's plantations in North and South Cotabato, Davao City, and the provinces of Bukidnon, Compostela Valley, Davao del N [...]	2008-06-13 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
08MANILA1618	Philippines Weighs Open Skies Options [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro Mendoza has announced that the ASEAN Open Skies agreement that ASEAN transportation ministers will sign in Manila in December will obviate the need for the proposed executive order to provide a "pocket open-skies" reg [...]	2008-07-09 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1790	Davao: A Mindanao Success Story [...] (SBU) Summary: Davao, located in the southeastern section of Mindanao, is now one of the Philippines' major economic hubs, with rich natural resources, good infrastructure, an educated labor pool, strong local government support for business, and a pro-active business sector. The city has ga [...]	2008-07-29 02:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA2559	VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. ROLE IN A [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kenney's November 7 visit to Bacolod, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador presided at the swearing-in ceremony of 65 new Peace Corps Volunteers, visi [...]	2008-11-14 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA2726	VISIT TO SUBIC BAY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. IMPORTANCE IN REGION [...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's December 4 visit to the port of Subic Bay, site of the former U.S. naval base, highlighted the continuing importance of the region to U.S. business and the American citizen community, as the Ambassador and DCM have done on previous visits. The DCM recogni [...]	2008-12-16 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA423	"$100 per Barrel: Crisis or Opportunity?" The 2008 [...] Summary: Against the backdrop of rising oil prices and prompted into action by President Arroyo, the Philippine Department of Energy convened an Energy Summit to solicit stakeholder inputs into developing government priorities for the sector. Despite being organized on a short notice, the Su [...]	2008-02-19 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV EAID TRGY SENV RP
08MAPUTO1073	HYDROCARBONS IN MOZAMBIQUE: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL [...] (U) This cable represents the third in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]	2008-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO972	RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Ref B's request to provide an overview of the current physical infrastructure conditions of land transport (road and rail),maritime transport, and electricity in Mozambique to include capacity, state of repair, and state of technology; an overview of the [...]	2008-10-10 11:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV MZ
08MASERU370	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 19-VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 20:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV KDEM LT
08MBABANE355	SWAZILAND: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TARIFFS Swaziland is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO),the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC),and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). As a member of SACU, Swaziland's tariff policies are generally de [...]	2008-11-18 13:58:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MBABANE389	COMESA GIVES SWAZILAND TIME TO MANEUVER [...] SUMMARY. The Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland's (GKOS) trade office has secured a two year extension of its Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) derogation. The derogation gives Swazi goods preferential price treatment on a non-reciprocal basis. COMESA's intention to cre [...]	2008-12-18 13:00:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MEXICO1215	SAN DIEGO/BAJA MISSION ADVOCATES FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico, sponsored by the Mexico Business Center and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, met Mexican government officials and analysts during their third annual visit, including Mexican President Calderon; Economy Secretary Eduardo Sojo Guille [...]	2008-04-23 17:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON MX
08MEXICO2657	GOM PROPOSES NEGOTIATING BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: During bilateral consultations under the Western Gap Treaty and the Treaty on Maritime Limits, the Government of Mexico (GOM) formally proposed opening negotiations with the United States (USG) on an agreement to regulate the exploitation of transboundary - both maritime and land [...]	2008-08-29 21:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV MX
08MEXICO3439	MX #2008-314, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Medical Assistance, in Fort Benning, GA, Dec 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]	2008-11-20 15:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
08MILAN15	AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: [...] (SBU) Alitalia cuts at Milan's Malpensa go into full force as of April 1, 2008. Flight reductions of over 25 percent of Malpensa's traffic and more than one third of its intercontinental routes will have an immediate, significant impact on the region's economy starting with job cuts of at le [...]	2008-02-01 17:39:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT KPRV
08MONROVIA255	LIBERIA: AGOA Workshop Roaring Success, but a lot to do [...] Summary: The first-ever Africa Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) workshop held in Monrovia March 20-21 attracted strong participation by members of the business community, GOL officials, members of civil society organizations, and the press. The presentations by the inter-agency USG delegation, [...]	2008-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID EINV ELAB EAGR EFIN ECON LI
08MONROVIA345	LIBERIA: U.S. FIRM SHOWS INTEREST IN AIRPORT INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-based aerospace and advanced technology firm Lockheed Martin (LM) is developing a proposal to manage civil aviation assets in Liberia. The Liberian Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) invited an LM team to visit Liberia in February and April, 2008, to assess the scope of a po [...]	2008-05-07 09:47:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV FAA LI
08MONROVIA51	LIBERIA'S COMMERCE MINISTER AND TIFA/AGOA UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Commerce is committed to progress under TIFA and is already planning for the AGOA workshop and an AGOA Resource Center. Plans are underway for a standards lab in Monrovia that will permit sanitary and phyto-sanitary tests. The Minister supports establishment of [...]	2008-01-16 16:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAGR ECON EAIR OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA52	LIBERIA'S COMMERCE MINISTER AND TIFA/AGOA UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Commerce is committed to progress under TIFA and is already planning for the AGOA workshop and an AGOA Resource Center. Plans are underway for a standards lab in Monrovia that will permit sanitary and phyto-sanitary tests. The Minister supports establishment of [...]	2008-01-16 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAGR ECON EAIR OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONTERREY100	SAN LUIS POTOSI GROWING ECONOMICALLY BUT NOT ENOUGH TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 12 meeting with San Luis Potosi Governor Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN),the Governor told the Consul General that the state's current economic situation is strong and growing and projected a 50% increase in jobs by the end of his administration in the summer of [...]	2008-02-27 22:25:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON KCRM EIND EINV SMIG SNAR SOCI MX
08MONTERREY444	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USOAS AMBASSADOR HECTOR MORALES'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consulate General enthusiastically welcomes you to Monterrey, the business hub of Northern Mexico. We are certain that your private sector and academic interlocutors will be very interested to learn more about the upcoming Summit of the Americas. ConGen Monterrey actively [...]	2008-09-26 17:36:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON SNAR ETRD MX
08MONTERREY455	SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 14-16 VISIT OF WHA P/DAS KELLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consulate General of Monterrey enthusiastically welcomes your October 14-16 trip to Monterrey, the business hub of northern Mexico. We are certain that your participation in the International Conference on Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector will advance collaborative wo [...]	2008-10-08 16:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON SNAR MX
08MONTERREY522	ECONOMIC CRISIS HASTENS AIRLINE FAILURES [...] (U) Summary. Since July, six Mexican airlines have ceased operations or declared bankruptcy and at least three other airlines remain vulnerable. With the privatization of the two major Mexican airlines in 2005 and the subsequent entry of low cost carriers in the national airline market [...]	2008-12-03 16:03:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV BTIO MX
08MONTEVIDEO82	URUGUAY PLANTS VENEZUELAN FLAG IN ANTARCTICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Colorado Party joined forces with Frente Amplio (FA) deputies to approve a Venezuela-sponsored joint expedition to Antarctica that departed Montevideo this week. According to GOU officials, Venezuela aims to become a full consultative party to the Antarctic Tre [...]	2008-02-19 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA KTIA EAID AY VZ UY
08MOSCOW3687	ROSTOV: TRADE HUB, PRODUCES GRUB, SUPPORTS CHUB [...] (C) Summary. As one of the country's most populous and temperate weather regions, Rostov Oblast in southwestern Russia boasts of being a leading agricultural and trade center. Recent travel to the region's capital, Rostov-Na-Donu (Rostov),gave us the opportunity to see how it has thrived i [...]	2008-12-19 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI ECON EFIN
08MOSCOW409	AUSTRIAN EMBASSY SASY OMV COMMITTED TO NABUCCO, [...] (C) Austrian Embassy Political-Economic Counselor Reimund Magis told us February 11th that Austria is committed to the Nabucco project and to diversification of Europe's gas sources. That said, Austria viewed Russia as a "strategic partner" on energy issues and planned to continue to carefull [...]	2008-02-15 05:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW502	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow has proposed the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Russia which, "if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States" (ref A). As requested, this message also provides in [...]	2008-02-22 16:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC ECON PTER PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN RS
08MUMBAI463	SUZLON POWERS CAPACITY BUILDING IN WIND ENERGY IN INDIA BUT [...] (U) Suzlon Energy, which accounts for nearly 50 percent of the India's installed wind-power generating capacity, told Congenoffs that wind power's potential in India is far greater than Government of India estimations. Company boosters claimed that Suzlon has "popularized" wind energy in Indi [...]	2008-09-24 07:07:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EINV EFIN EIND PGOV IN
08MUNICH102	CSU AND SPD FARE POORLY IN BAVARIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; [...] March 2 municipal elections in Bavaria exposed weakness on the part of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD),while showing significant gains for the smaller parties. The CSU's poor showing in larger cities has raised concern among the CSU's leadership that the pa [...]	2008-03-07 14:48:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
08MUNICH130	BAYERNLB - SUBPRIME CRISIS HITS BAVARIA [...] A BayernLB official told ConGen Munich that the bank,s subprime losses would exceed the embarrassing 1.9 billion euros already declared in February. Both Moody,s and Bavarian Minister-President Beckstein share this view, saying as much as 4 billion euros may be at risk. While the losses don [...]	2008-04-02 15:32:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GM PGOV PREL
08MUNICH141	CSU UNITES BY STRESSING BAVARIAN DIFFERENCES WITH BERLIN [...] (SBU) The Bavarian sister party to Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU),the Christian Social Union (CSU),held a special closed-door meeting for its leadership to address voter discontent and the appearance of divisions among the party leadership. The CSU's leaders emerged from the [...]	2008-04-09 14:19:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM
08MUNICH257	CDU/CSU RIVALRY AND UNITY: MERKEL NEEDS BOTH FOR ELECTORAL [...] The July 18-19 CSU party convention demonstrated that recent media reports about a deep split between the CDU and CSU have been overblown. In a skillful speech before the CSU party congress, Chancellor Merkel brushed aside recent CDU/CSU tensions, praising the CSU's achievements as a model fo [...]	2008-07-25 12:46:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
08MUNICH308	GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS: CSU WOOS VOTERS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Heading into the first regional election after the leadership shakeup in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) (see reftel),the Christian Social Union (CSU) leadership in Bavaria is extolling the virtues of Bavaria's relatively prosperous status quo. The CSU is scrambling to mainta [...]	2008-09-12 15:28:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG GM
08MUNICH319	GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS - HISTORIC VOTE COULD END AN ERA [...] (SBU) Bavarian voters go to the polls September 28, but the election could have an impact beyond Bavaria's borders. If the ruling Christian Social Union (CSU) falls below its own goal of 50 percent of the vote, it could scuttle the careers of the CSU leadership duo and shake up the local gove [...]	2008-09-25 05:48:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM
08MUNICH322	GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS: CATASTROPHIC CSU [...] (C) Summary: The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria lost 17 points off its 2003 result and brought home only 43 percent of the vote in September 28 state elections. The CSU also lost its 46-year absolute majority in the state parliament. Although the CSU will make no immediate personn [...]	2008-09-29 12:59:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM
08MUNICH355	GERMANY/BAVARIA: CSU HOPES FOR FRESH START WITH NEW AND [...] (SBU) Newly-elected Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer (Christian Social Union - CSU) elevated youthful, female, and fresh faces in the presentation of his surprising cabinet choices on October 30. In a canny move, he also chose 36-year-old Bundestag member Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg [...]	2008-10-31 14:35:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV INRB GM
08MUNICH358	GERMANY/BAVARIA: THE BAVARIAN SPD APPEARS OBLIVIOUS TO [...] (SBU) The Bavarian and national Social Democratic Party's (SPD) open gloating over the blow to the Christian Social Union (CSU) in the recent Bavarian elections belied their own sorry state of affairs: the SPD had its worst showing there since WWII. With such a weak showing in that state -- a [...]	2008-11-04 12:56:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM
08MUNICH388	GERMAN "INDEPENDENTS" CHALLENGE MAINLINE PARTIES IN [...] (SBU) A new sort of German politician, the Freie Waehler (Independent Voters) (FW),has invaded the parliamentary turf of establishment parties at the top of Bavarian politics. Their leadership dreams expansively of its first-ever nationwide campaign for the European Parliament in June 2009, h [...]	2008-12-12 12:13:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM INRB
08MUNICH423	GERMANY/BAVARIA: GERMAN COALITION PARTIES [...] (SBU) The Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU),dangerously weakened, is attempting to sharpen its profile among Bavarian and national voters, by pursuing an aggressive economic campaign that diverges from that of its sister party, Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats. The CSU is finding plenty [...]	2008-12-23 08:40:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GM
08MUNICH54	AFGHANISTAN GETS TOP BILLING AT MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The need for greater Allied solidarity in meeting the demands of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan was the main topic of discussion at the February 8-10 Munich Security Conference (see ref A for full overview of conference). It was not only the subject of Secretary Gates' prepare [...]	2008-02-12 09:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO GM AF
08MUSCAT273	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Schwartz: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested meetings with Air Vice Marshal Yahya [...]	2008-04-09 12:38:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT3	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Oman. We look forward to your arrival on January 7 to tour the Port of Salalah and discuss international trade security in the context of our overall bilateral relationship with Oman. In order to fulfill the objectives of y [...]	2008-01-02 12:57:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL PTER MU
08MUSCAT325	EMBASSY MUSCAT NOMINATION FOR 2008 AWARD FOR [...] Following up on his outstanding performance on labor issues the previous year (ref D),Labor/Human Rights Officer Andy Lentz has continued to significantly advance U.S. foreign policy interests in the labor field. As Oman's nascent independent labor unions (legalized in 2006) slowly develop [...]	2008-04-29 06:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT ELAB PHUM MU
08MUSCAT359	LOOKING FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OMAN'S INTERIOR [...] (C) Business officials in the Omani interior towns of Buraimi (located on the border with the United Arab Emirates) and Ibri are optimistic about the economic growth potential of their respective areas, in spite of the obstacles facing them. Improved road access and availability of natural gas [...]	2008-05-14 10:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV MU
08MUSCAT384	OMAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS PAVE WAY FOR [...] (SBU) Oman's investment in its infrastructure is paying dividends, as port development has led to greater foreign participation in various downstream industrial opportunities, while improvements to Oman's air transportation network will facilitate increased tourist arrivals. Road construction [...]	2008-05-26 12:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAIR MU
08MUSCAT738	SCENESETTER FOR U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SCHWAB'S [...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," [...]	2008-10-22 13:55:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD MU
08MUSCAT812	BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]	2008-11-24 14:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08MUSCAT99	2008 OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: PART I [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MU
08NAIROBI1449	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SMALL ARMS FOREIGN [...] The Government of Kenya has been a close partner for the U.S. in many areas, including in military cooperation. They have provided important support in the Global War on Terror in spite of the risk they face, and it is in our interest to help them modernize their military forces to better prov [...]	2008-06-12 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW
08NAIROBI1488	NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR AVIATION SECURITY; KENYA [...] (SBU) As a post rated critical for terrorism in a key aviation hub for all of Africa, Nairobi already has multiple programs in place to improve aviation security in Kenya. The failed 2002 terrorist effort to shoot down an Israeli charter jet with a MANPAD and the ensuing collapse of tourism fo [...]	2008-06-17 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
08NAIROBI240	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE ROLE OF THE [...] (U) With the election crisis taking an ever greater toll on business interests (see reftel),the business community has become increasingly engaged in lobbying for a political solution. While it is hard to determine precisely what impact this will have, the voice of the business community is [...]	2008-01-22 19:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2618	SOMALIA - Diaspora Business Thrives in Dubai [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is the first of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora. Though Somalia remains mired in conflict, the country's private sector boasts successful operations in a variety of sectors including livestock, telecommunications, shipping, transportation, import and exports of [...]	2008-11-20 07:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NASSAU146	ELECTION COURT CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT WIN AFTER [...] (U) The first of three legal challenges to results of the May 2007 elections was decided January 21 with a recount confirming the victory of the governing FNM party's candidate. The decision leaves the Ingraham government with an unassailable majority and scuppers any hopes the opposition PL [...]	2008-02-15 21:37:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BF
08NASSAU206	PM INGRAHAM OUTLINES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Ingraham recently delivered an upbeat assessment of his government's accomplishments in 2007 against the background of negative economic conditions in the wider world and worries over crime and economic uncertainty at home. Ingraham put a brave face on "a difficult year" [...]	2008-03-10 17:54:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON SMIG BF
08NASSAU228	CARICOM LEADERS ADDRESS CRIME, TOURISM, ECONOMIC [...] (U) CARICOM heads of government gathered in Nassau March 7-8 for an inter-sessional Heads of Government meeting that focused on preventing crime, lowering the cost of living, and improving domestic economic links with their important tourism sectors. Reflecting mounting concerns throughout th [...]	2008-03-19 15:51:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD BF XL
08NASSAU405	BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cub [...]	2008-05-23 17:15:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF
08NASSAU69	RIOT OVERWHELMS POLICE ON BIMINI, GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Arson and rioting rocked the island of Bimini December 22 as angry residents destroyed police property in the wake of the fatal shooting of a local man by police the previous night. The unrest overwhelmed local law enforcement, with order restored only after significant reinfo [...]	2008-01-24 21:46:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL MARR BF
08NASSAU709	PM CANDID, UNHELPFUL ON UNGA VOTING DEMARCHE AND [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham received reftel demarche from Charge late October 4. PM Ingraham took on-board USG points regarding the UN having great potential for progress if like-minded countries would agree to work together on balanced and reasonable UN resolutions and other [...]	2008-10-07 18:33:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA CU BF
08NASSAU710	BAHAMA,S PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham informed Charge October 4 that he was considering joining a "group of his peers" on a CARICOM-sponsored visit to Cuba in December (NFI). PM Ingraham said he had last traveled to Cuba "a couple of decades" ago and noted that his Free National Moveme [...]	2008-10-07 18:41:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BF CU
08NASSAU764	AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...]	2008-10-30 14:17:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF
08NASSAU776	BAHAMAS APPLAUDS HISTORIC US ELECTION RESULT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bahamian public, press and government greeted the U.S. presidential election outcome with joy and satisfaction at the historic success of an African-American candidate and admiration for the U.S. and the American democratic process. Optimism marked the view of the potential [...]	2008-11-06 15:09:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PROG PREL BF
08NASSAU832	HOTEL LAYOFFS CONTINUE AS TOURIST ARRIVALS REMAIN LOW [...] (U) Summary: Tourism levels in The Bahamas have dropped to near post-9/11 levels and led to a wave of layoffs in well-paying hotels jobs - some 800 positions at the premiere, U.S.-owned Atlantis Resorts in Nassau two weeks ago and another 150 terminated at other hotels since then. With the e [...]	2008-11-28 16:28:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB BF
08NASSAU855	PM INGRAHAM HEADED TO CUBA FOR CARICOM EVENT [...] (C) Local press reported December 3 that Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will travel to Santiago, Cuba on December 8 to attend the Third CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting and Summit (December 7-8). The article noted that the CARICOM meeting apparently will include a tribute to Fidel [...]	2008-12-04 20:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU BF
08NASSAU863	TOP IMMIGRATION STAFF OUT AFTER SHAKE-UP [...] (C) Six top administrators, including the deputy director, in the Department of Immigration were unexpectedly offered retirement packages in apparent response to long-standing allegations of inefficiency and corruption by the Minister of Immigration appointed after the cabinet reshuffle in Ju [...]	2008-12-09 21:04:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELAB BF
08NASSAU867	BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...]	2008-12-11 18:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF
08NASSAU897	TRIP REPORT FOR FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS DECEMBER 10-11, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ/PD Chief traveled to Freeport, The Bahamas December 10-11 to attend the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Stakeholders Consultation and meet with local Island Administrators, representatives of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, the CEO of Hutchinson Container Port, and [...]	2008-12-18 21:57:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN EAIR ECON BF
08NDJAMENA166	CHAD: LOGISTICS CHALLENGES AS RAINY SEASON LOOMS, AND PORT [...] Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO) Dan Suther visited Chad 9-18 April to assess WFP's logistical operation for eastern Chad. WFP/Chad has a difficult task ahead providing seven months of food for over 400,000 refugees and IDPs before the end of June: distributing May-June rations as well a [...]	2008-04-18 18:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV CD CT LY SU
08NEWDELHI156	UTTAR PRADESH: NEW TERRORIST HUB [...] (C) Summary: In the last eight weeks, terrorists struck twice in Uttar Pradesh (UP) killing twenty-one people: seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers and fourteen civilians (reftels). Analysts as well as Embassy contacts fear that jihadi terrorists who have traditionally focused [...]	2008-01-16 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI1712	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 June 16 to June 20, 2008, including the following items: -- INFLATION CROSSES DOUBLE-DIGIT MARK -- UPDATE ON THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR -- NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS OFF WITH ROBUST TAX REVENUES -- [...]	2008-06-20 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1845	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 June 30 to July 3, 2008, including the following: -- INDIA AND JAPAN INK CURRENCY SWAP DEAL -- DRAFT CCI REGULATIONS EXCLUDE SMALL MERGERS -- INDIAN DOMESTIC CARRIERS FORCED TO INCREASE AIR FARES -- NEW [...]	2008-07-03 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI189	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18, 2008 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 14-18, 2008. VERIZON RECEIVES LONG DISTANCE LICENSES ------------------ 2. (SBU) U.S. Telecom company Verizon Business announced on January 9, 2008 that India's Ministry of Communications a [...]	2008-01-18 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1944	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, MIDDLE [...] "NO MORE DELAY," editorial in the July 14 independent Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "At the end of his rule, the Prime Minister has taken the first bold step on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by prioritizing national interests and ignoring nonsense opposition by the Leftists... If th [...]	2008-07-14 11:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2012	INDIA'S UPA GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The two-day special session of parliament to consider the confidence motion culminated late on July 22 with a victory for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government. The tally was 275 votes in favor of the confidence motion, 256 opposed, and 1 [...]	2008-07-22 14:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI22	SCENESETTER PART III: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on government authorities that exist and are being created for regulation of drugs, food, medical devices, and biotechnology. This is a long cable and our intent is to provide "complete picture" for yo [...]	2008-01-03 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI2356	GOI DESIGNATES FINANCE SECRETARY SUBBARAO AS NEW RBI [...] (SBU) Summary: The government announced on September 1 that Finance Secretary Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao will be the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),replacing Y.V. Reddy, whose five-year tenure ends on September 5. He has strong experience in public finance, including as Secretary [...]	2008-09-03 01:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2556	UPA STEPS UP ANTI-TERROR REGULATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of India faced yet another political storm after a series of bombs ripped through New Delhi on September 13, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100. The Indian Mujahideen -- a new, homegrown Islamic extremist group -- claimed responsibility for the attacks. [...]	2008-09-22 14:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
08NEWDELHI2599	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT SEPTEMBER (II) 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on the new Biofuel policy released by the Government of India (GOI) on September 11, and the recent visit of senior US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) officials to explore areas of technical assistance. The report inc [...]	2008-09-29 07:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2666	RAJASTHAN GETTING BACK TO BASICS [...] (SBU) Summary: An economic reporting trip to Jaipur and Udaipur Rajasthan the week of September 23-25 revealed a high level of dynamism and engagement in the state bureaucracy surrounding a number of programs geared to "get the basics right" in infrastructure, education, and service delivery. [...]	2008-10-07 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN

08NEWDELHI2749	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN", editorial in October 18 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "For the last few months, Pakistan is paying the price of friendship and cooperation with America. America sought no permission from Pakistan for air attacks within its territory. Either Amer [...]	2008-10-21 03:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2781	RESURGENT RAJASTHAN: EFFORTS TO PUT THE STATE ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An economic reporting trip to bellwether state, Rajasthan, in late September, indicated strong government implementation of infrastructural and educational improvements (reftel A). The trip also demonstrated that the Government of Rajasthan's efforts to attract new manufacturing [...]	2008-10-23 11:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IN
08NEWDELHI2835	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "U.S. ELECTIONS: THE COLOR OF CHANGE" op-ed article by Delhi-based foreign affairs columnist Ravi Amle in the November 3, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "While the opinion polls indicate a definite nationwide preference for Barack Obama, there is still a fear that Obama [...]	2008-11-03 10:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2852	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "YES, HE CAN," editorial in the November 6 centrist THE TIMES OF INDIA. "Obama campaigned consistently as the candidate for change by handing a landslide victory to its first ever African-American president, America already is a different country ... With Obama's election America has come cl [...]	2008-11-06 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3031	MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: POLITICAL FALLOUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: A day after the Home Minister was sacked, the impact of the Mumbai tragedy continued to play out domestically and in the Indo-Pakistan relationship. There is likely to be a shakeup in the Maharashtra state government today. At an all-party meeting, the Prime Minister unveiled a number [...]	2008-12-01 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI3035	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "It's also time for New Delhi to work together with the US, the UK and other concerned governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, which is the world's central t [...]	2008-12-02 01:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3071	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3076	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report on science and technology includes an update on the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman and delegation's visit to India, the commencing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan I experiments, [...]	2008-12-08 04:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI3144	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE," editorial in December 11 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The Pakistan government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If it defends Jamaat-ud-Dawa it will have to face an even stronger global opposition. At the same time, it is incapable of acting tough against [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3158	INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DEPUTY SECRETARY: [...] (C) Summary. In a December 12 meeting between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee, the Deputy Secretary provided Mukherjee with a readout of his meetings with Pakistani officials and urged India to consider the Pakistani proposal to send a high-level delegation [...]	2008-12-15 14:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
08NEWDELHI3197	GOI'S SWIFT COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS HELP LIMIT [...] (C) To respond to the public outcry following the Mumbai terror attacks, the GOI moved quickly to limit the political damage and demonstrate that it is serious about combating terrorism. It forced through a bill to create a new crime fighting federal agency that will concentrate on terrorism [...]	2008-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI573	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 February 18-22, 2008. BIOTECH COTTON INCREASES FARMER INCOME ----------- 2. (U) The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reports that biotech crops are gaining gr [...]	2008-02-22 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI701	HARYANA BELLWETHER: A PROSPEROUS STATE WITH STRONG [...] (C) Summary: January 20-22, Emboffs traveled to Haryana to gauge the political, economic, and social climate of the state. Journalists and politicians alike described the pace of development as constant and fast in Haryana regardless of which political party leads the state, leading to overall [...]	2008-03-06 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV KDEM SENV IN
08NEWDELHI776	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 March 10-14, 2008. AIRPORT STRIKE ENDS --- 2. (U) What started two days back as a non-cooperation movement by Airport Authority of India (AAI) workers to protest against closure of the Hyderabad and [...]	2008-03-14 09:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NICOSIA465	VISITING ANALYST HEARS MIXED REVIEWS OF CHRISTOFIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with officials and academics, visiting INR biographical analyst Zayda Madriz heard both praise and skepticism of RoC President Demetris Christofias, in office four months. Though Greek Cypriots praised the "change in climate" that accompanied Christofias's election [...]	2008-06-24 08:13:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR CY
08NICOSIA749	CYPRUS: SHIPPING INDUSTRY CALM AMID GLOBAL TURMOIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Shipping executives in Cyprus tell us that their industry continues to flourish despite the global economic turmoil and volatility in energy prices. Their biggest problems are the Turkish embargo on Cypriot-flagged ships, the dispute with EU authorities over Cyprus' tonnage tax [...]	2008-09-18 12:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT CY
08OSLO430	AFGHANISTAN OUTREACH: INSPIRED PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 30 meeting Ambassador Whitney discussed with Jawed Ludin, Afghan Ambassador accredited to the five Nordic countries, public diplomacy outreach in Norway and beyond. Ludin was inspired by the recent seminar on public diplomacy sponsored by State to propose an Afghan hub [...]	2008-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AF NO PGOV PPD PREL
08OSLO488	NORWAY WELCOMES AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S VISIT WITH A [...] (C) Ambassador Volker's August 21-24th visit to Noway featured extensive private and public discusions on Georgia and on Russia including a well received address at Norway's leading foreign policy institute and extensive media coverage. In private, GON officials, including FM Stoere and Deput [...]	2008-09-02 13:06:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP NATO PGOV PREL NO
08OTTAWA889	CANADA TO OPEN NEW TRADE OFFICES IN CHINA, MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: In a June 19 speech, International Trade Minister Emerson announced that Canada is establishing 10 new trade offices in China, Mexico, and Brazil as part of Canada's "aggressive" trade policy. This is in addition to new trade offices in India and Mongolia announced in April. The [...]	2008-06-30 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CA EFTA CH BR IN
08OUAGADOUGOU1042	WAEMU WANTS THE TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (TIFA) TO [...] Summary: West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) commerce ministers met November 11-12 in Ouagadougou to discuss the U.S.-WAEMU Trade and Investment Agreement (TIFA). Member States adopted a work plan that would enhance WAEMU members' ability to benefit from African Growth and Opportu [...]	2008-11-25 16:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN AGOA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU733	BURKINA FASO: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FUEL PRICE INCREASE [...] (U) Summary: On July 11, the Ministry of Commerce and SONABHY, the national oil company, announced increases in the retail price of gas by an average of nine percent. Local labor unions denounced the price hikes as "unbearable." Average consumers complained to reporters on the street, but se [...]	2008-08-08 09:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELTN ENRG EPET PGOV UV
08PANAMA220	PANAMA: IN WAKE OF PRD CONVENTION, PRIMARIES BEGIN [...] (C) In the wake of the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) March 9 convention, Panama City Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro acted quickly to launch his campaign to win the PRD's presidential nomination on March 12. The convention left Torrijos in control of the party, though leftist or "t [...]	2008-03-13 22:33:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM
08PANAMA714	CODEL HAGEL WHIRLWIND TOUR OF PANAMA [...] (U) CODEL Hagel met in Panama on August 28 with President Martin Torrijos to discuss the strong bilateral relationship and Panama's economic future. In a meeting with Vice-president and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis, CODEL Hagel discussed the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the Panama Ca [...]	2008-08-29 20:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EWWT ETRD OVIP PM EINV EAIR
08PANAMA881	DRAFT 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] By virtue of its geographic position and well-developed maritime and transportation infrastructure, Panama is a major logistics control and trans-shipment country for illegal drugs to the United States and Europe. Major Colombian and Mexican cartels as well as Colombian FTOs such as the Revol [...]	2008-11-21 21:02:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PM
08PANAMA896	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RICE,S VISIT TO PANAMA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 17:46:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ETRD OVIP PGOV PM PREL
08PARAMARIBO104	SURINAME STILL "UNDECIDED" ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) On March 13 PolOff delivered message as per reftel to Rosita Hubard, Head of the International Relations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Suriname (GOS). Hubard said the GOS still cannot take a clear standpoint on recognizing Kosovo because "some facts [...]	2008-03-14 13:38:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV KV NS
08PARAMARIBO111	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] (U) Per reftel, Post shared information with Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division, and Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on March 14, 2008. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-17 14:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO112	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANNOUNCING THE U.S. SPECIAL [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on March 14, 2008. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-17 14:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIC PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO113	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] (U) Per reftel, Post shared information with Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on March 14, 2008. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-17 14:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR NS
08PARAMARIBO164	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-04-23 13:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO169	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-04-24 13:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO186	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from the Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-05-06 13:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OAS NS
08PARAMARIBO188	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) DEMARCHES [...] (U) Per reftels, PolOff delivered demarches to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Hubard had no immediate reaction, but said she did not believe any representative from the GOS was attending t [...]	2008-05-06 17:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA NS
08PARAMARIBO234	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (U) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government of Suriname. [...]	2008-06-02 19:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR NS
08PARAMARIBO235	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA/IRAN: LATEST IAEA REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction other than to note that no Suriname government official would be present at the June 2-6 IAE [...]	2008-06-02 19:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA NS
08PARAMARIBO56	RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS: SURINAME POSITION [...] (C) DCM met on February 8 with Ms. Rosita Hubard, the Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss Kosovo independence. The MFA does not currently support independence for Kosovo. 2. (C) Prior to the meeting Ms. Hubard had co [...]	2008-02-13 21:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU NS
08PARAMARIBO63	ENCOURAGING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) As previously noted in reftel B, DCM met on February 8 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Head of the International Organizations Rosita Hubard, who indicated that the GOS does not support independence for Kosovo, citing "terrritorial integrity and unity of the state." Despited entr [...]	2008-02-15 20:27:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU NS UN
08PARAMARIBO75	HCOC "INREACH" - MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division, and Terence Craig, head of the America's Division, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 1, 2008. Post noted that Suriname submitted its Annual Declaration in 2007, and th [...]	2008-02-26 12:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA NS
08PARAMARIBO76	UN.GIFT: MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division on February 1, 2008. Hubard appeared skeptical but had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-02-26 12:14:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF NS
08PARAMARIBO77	U.S. HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION: MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division, on February 1, 2008. Hubard showed interest but had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-02-26 12:21:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CASC NS
08PARAMARIBO79	SOMALIA AND PIRACY: MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Juliette Redman, representative of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 26. Redman had no immediate comment, but said she would contact Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Divi [...]	2008-02-26 18:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL UN SO NS
08PARIS1391	Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation - July 16-18 [...] (U) On July 6-8, Federal Transit Deputy Administrator Sherry E. Little led a delegation of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) officials, Congressional Representatives, and private sector participants to a conference in Lyon that FTA co-sponsored with the GOF on public-private partnerships (PP [...]	2008-07-22 17:33:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD EAIR EWWT FR
08PARIS141	FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2008-01-28 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1698	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART III [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy may have its most immediate impact on France's military presence in Africa. The French are planning to consolidate their military presence and want to orient it towards cooperation with Africa's sub-regional groupings (e.g., ECOWAS, SADC, et al.) and awa [...]	2008-09-09 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1777	ENERGY SECURITY: FRENCH GOALS ON CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 17 meeting with MFA Director for Economic Affairs Christian Masset, Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy C. Boyden Gray shared concerns over Caspian Basin supply diversification issues and the need for greater EU engagement with Central Asia. Masset told Gray the is [...]	2008-09-23 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ZK PREL FR EU
08PARIS1986	FRENCH MFA ECON DIRECTOR ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a 10/28 meeting MFA Economic Affairs Director Christian Masset provided an informal reaction to points contained in the President,s 10/21 letter to President Sarkozy on energy security issues. Masset said French and U.S. thinking was broadly in line on key issues. The French [...]	2008-10-29 18:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL FR
08PARIS2104	FRENCH REORGANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Under the Sarkozy government France has created a "super-ministry" that merges ecology, energy, transportation, sustainable development and regional planning into a single ministry. The new organization is headed by a Minister of State senior to all other ministers. With an a [...]	2008-11-14 17:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EGHG
08PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]	2008-07-12 12:10:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PESHAWAR463	SECURITY FORCES -- MAKING PROGRESS AGAINST MILITANTS IN [...] (C) Pakistan Army contacts told post on September 16 that they have cleared eastern Bajaur of militants, dismantled their command and control center there, and now control a crucial 20 km stretch of the main road extending to Khar. Bajaur is a critical part of an east-west swathe of territory [...]	2008-09-22 12:06:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	TER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR472	OPERATION LAUNCHED TO OPEN KOHAT TUNNEL [...] (C) The Inspector General of the Frontier Corps (IGFC) reported that security forces launched an operation in the areas surrounding Darra Adam Khel in Frontier Region Kohat on September 23 after nearly a month of more limited activity. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) office claimed [...]	2008-09-27 11:25:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR474	SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN KURRAM TO FACE PAKISTAN MILITARY [...] (C) Violence in Kurram Agency has claimed over 700 lives since early August when the latest wave of sectarian fighting escalated. Over 1300 have been killed in the last 17 months of sporadic clashes. The Sunni have historically had a slight upper hand in fighting, first in the April 2007 vio [...]	2008-09-29 05:20:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR477	SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN KURRAM TO FACE PAKISTAN MILITARY [...] (C) Violence in Kurram Agency has claimed over 700 lives since early August when the latest wave of sectarian fighting escalated. Over 1300 have been killed in the last 17 months of sporadic clashes. The Sunni have historically had a slight upper hand in fighting, first in the April 2007 vio [...]	2008-09-29 09:24:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR504	FATA AND NWFP: INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: SEPTEMBER 16 - [...] (C) NWFP and FATA residents celebrated Eid with less enthusiasm than in past years after the September 20 Marriott bombing while battles raged in Bajaur, Swat, Darra Adam Khel, and on the outskirts of Peshawar. GOP statistics released on October 10 supported the seeming sense of fear in t [...]	2008-11-07 12:14:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PORTAUPRINCE1651	POSTCARD FROM JACMEL: FRUSTRATION IN PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary: The southern coastal city of Jacmel is struggling with insufficient funding from the central government, inadequate law enforcement, and Port-au-Prince corruption frightening off potential investors in Jacmel. Jacmel, however, has a unique advantage in the form of a wealthy mayor [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
08PORTLOUIS388	PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...]	2008-11-10 11:04:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP
08PORTOFSPAIN398	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-JULY THROUGH [...] Inflation reaches 11.7 % - a 14-year high 2. S&P raises T&T's long-term currency credit rating to 'A' 3. Hindu Credit Union's Assets frozen; investigation ensues 4. 1,000 Dengue Cases, GOTT Insists "No Major Crisis" 5. Security breached at Trinidad's Airport 6. USTDA awards US$390,572 gra [...]	2008-09-02 17:25:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN444	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-AUGUST THROUGH [...] US$2.3 billion plastics deal signed with Europeans 2. Hill International wins $285 million project 3. T&T faces labor shortages 4. GOTT increases infrastructure borrowing authority 5. NGC benefiting from high Methanol Prices 6. GOTT gives CAL tax exemption 7. Yachtie fuel crisis resolve [...]	2008-09-30 13:30:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SENV ENRG KIPR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN447	THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...]	2008-10-02 12:05:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD
08PORTOFSPAIN448	THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...]	2008-10-02 12:05:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD
08PORTOFSPAIN527	SLOW PROGRESS ON T&T'S NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Trinidad and Tobago's leadership has made a variety of public statements calling attention to climate change, the country still lacks a clear strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The recent creation of a dedicated climate change unit within the Ministry of Plan [...]	2008-11-18 18:40:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TD
08PORTOFSPAIN550	T&T ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER CALLS FOR BALANCED DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Environmental expert Dr. John Agard, in recent remarks, called for a greater balance between economic development, environmental safety and a healthy society. He praised the increased transparency and public engagement stemming from environmental legislation passed in 2000-2001, [...]	2008-12-02 12:41:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EINV ETRD TD
08PORTOFSPAIN552	INSULATED BUT NOT IMMUNE FROM GLOBAL SLOWDOWN, TRINIDAD AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago has avoided financial contagion but is feeling the impact of weak demand for its commodities. Two months after the GOTT delivered a record US$8 billion budget premised on oil at $70 per barrel and natural gas at $4 per MMBTU netback, Prime Minister Manning a [...]	2008-12-02 17:35:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN569	Changes at Trinidad's Environmental Management Authority [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a reduction in its authority to regulate quarries, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) continues enforcement efforts to protect Trinidad's water bodies from quarry impact. Dave McIntosh will end his term as CEO of EMA on December 15, 2008. He will be replaced by [...]	2008-12-12 22:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EIND EINV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN574	TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-08) [...] Plants Hurt by Falling Commodity Prices 2. Energy revenue projections down, spending cut 3. Budget cuts spare projects, CARICOM fund 4. New Refinery still on track 5. Alutrint Smelter Underway ... Trinis Train in China 6. TT LNG for Canadian Plant 7. GOTT Looking Down the LNG Value Chai [...]	2008-12-18 10:57:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR EPET EIND TD
08PRAGUE729	SE GRAY DISCUSSES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR, TEC IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray stressed the importance of getting Caspian gas to Europe and the value of continuing the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) during a November 7-11 visit to Prague to discuss energy and the upcoming Czech EU Presidency. The C [...]	2008-11-24 16:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL PGOV EU EZ
08PRETORIA1003	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...]	2008-05-10 05:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1088	XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO SPREAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deadly xenophobic and inter-ethnic violence continued in Gauteng province on the night of 20 May and into the early morning hours, with more people seeking shelter at police stations, churches, and community shelters. Violence also has spread to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, though [...]	2008-05-22 09:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI ASEC CACS SF
08PRETORIA1312	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]	2008-06-14 07:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1352	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 25 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Fitch Downgrades Outlook for SA to 'Stable' - Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Add to Manufacturers' Woes - SA Trade Policy 'Hurting [...]	2008-06-20 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1396	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S JULY 1-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only seven months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-06-26 15:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA1453	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, June 2008, Volume 3, Number 6, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- GLOBE PROGRAM BRINGS 500 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS TOGETHER IN CA [...]	2008-07-03 12:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA1474	Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in [...] Summary. EST Officer met with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) Environmental Services (South Region) Manager Sharon Allan to discuss climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation within KZN province, with an emphasis on the eThekwini Municipal [...]	2008-07-08 14:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI SF
08PRETORIA1522	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 28 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Steps Up Growth in Currency Reserves - Big Dip in Business Confidence - House Prices Rocked by Largest Decline in Fifteen Yea [...]	2008-07-14 06:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1549	SOUTH AFRICA DEBATES IMMIGRATION & BORDER POLICY [...] In the aftermath of recent xenophobic violence, public debates (reftel) highlighted unresolved problems and wide divisions on immigration policy and border management. Stoked by alarmist media reports, South African society often misperceived foreign migrants as a burden or threat rather than [...]	2008-07-16 07:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
08PRETORIA1584	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 29 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - OECD Thinks SAG Is too Dominant in Economy - ANC Will Keep Inflation Targeting - Crime Crippling Small Business - SADC to Launch Free Tra [...]	2008-07-21 06:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1624	Safety in South African Mines - a Moral Imperative [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Persistent fatalities in South African mines (increasing to 221 in 2007 from 199 in the prior year) have galvanized industry, government, and labor into taking a harder look at the way safety is communicated and implemented on mines. Both Anglo American and Gold Fields, the thi [...]	2008-07-25 08:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1633	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 30 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts Slower Economic Growth and an Easing in Interest Rate Hikes - Treasury Sticks to 4% Growth Forecast - Manuel Does Not See [...]	2008-07-25 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1972	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 5, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Executive Turnover on the Increase - Mboweni Not Quite Ready to Retire - JSE Chief Sees More Foreign Selling Ahead - Vehicle Sales Take a [...]	2008-09-05 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2071	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 19, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 38 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weaker Rand, More Inflation Likely for SA - No Surprises in SARB Governor's Speech - SA Falls in Economic Freedom Ranking - SA R&D Expend [...]	2008-09-19 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2136	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 26, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 39 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Policies Expected to Remain Consistent under Mothlanthe - Record CPIX Increase in August - Fears of Retail Recession Increase [...]	2008-09-27 06:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2274	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, September 2008, Volume 3, Number 9, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- RHINO POACHING INCREASING IN KRUGER PARK -- NON-GMO MAIZE SHORTA [...]	2008-10-17 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2390	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 31, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Inflation Drops - SA Receives 'Negative' Rating - Mboweni: South Africans Ignorant of Crisis - Corn Farming Not Profitable in Curren [...]	2008-10-31 09:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2469	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank: Crisis Hurts South Africa - Manufacturing Activity Slows Down - More Pain for House Sellers - Ford Motor Company Executive [...]	2008-11-07 12:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2590	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 28, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 48 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Growth "Lowest in a Decade" - Liquidations Increase - Regional Integration Critical to Africa's Economic Competitivene [...]	2008-11-28 08:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2628	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, November 2008, Volume 3, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- US EMBASSY AND UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA INAUGURATE U.S. SCIENCE R [...]	2008-12-03 14:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2666	CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM),Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...]	2008-12-09 05:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH
08PRETORIA2706	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 12, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 50 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Outlook Bleak - South African Economy Shows Resilience - Customs Officials Seize 60 Tons of Illegally Imported Clothi [...]	2008-12-12 12:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2754	SAA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways (SAA) recently announced network expansion plans amidst a global downturn in tourism. The airline is expected to complete a two-year restructuring program in March 2009, which would allow it to increase service and implement a strategy to create hubs in Jo [...]	2008-12-24 10:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND EINV SF
08PRETORIA325	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Industrial Policy to Receive Infusion of Funds - SA to Fast-Track Investment Process - Mbeki Outlines ICT Priorities - SARB Emphasizes Gr [...]	2008-02-15 12:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA351	OIL AND GAS PATCH FEELS THE BLUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil/gas industry players and observers in South Africa criticize what they perceive as the SAG's arbitrary "taking" of pre-existing rights under exploration and production contracts. However, most are not prepared to "walk", having made significant investment, and are therefore [...]	2008-02-21 13:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN SENV AMGT SF
08PRETORIA474	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Outlook for SA's Economy Weakens - High Marks for Economic Freedom - Vehicle Sales Fall on Higher Interest Rates - Eskom' French Kiss - [...]	2008-03-07 12:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA504	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT: A SOUTH AFRICA VIEW [...] Summary. According to Stellenbosch University's Centre for Chinese Studies Executive Director Martyn Davies, while the Western world views Africa as a "development burden", China sees Africa as a "commercial opportunity", which has focused China's strategy in developing a parallel market for [...]	2008-03-11 14:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN CH SF
08PRETORIA520	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY SENATOR RICHARD [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-03-13 10:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF
08PRETORIA584	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSMAN BARNEY [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-03-19 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF GH CV
08PRETORIA598	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Civil Construction Boom - Increase in World Cup-Related Investments - Dubai Group Game for Investment - Cisco to Open Technical Skills Fa [...]	2008-03-20 13:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA704	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Achieves a 0.9 % Budget Surplus - Manufacturing Activity Dips to Near-Five-Year Low - Trade Deficit Narrows, But Outlook Still Negative [...]	2008-04-04 14:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRISTINA34	KOSOVO: USOP ESTABLISHES STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Strategic Communications Group (SCG),comprised of USOP, USAID, the Kosovo Government, KPS, UNMIK's Office of the Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC),KFOR (including USKFOR),UNMIK, the International Civilian Office Planning Team (ICOPT),and the British Office, was [...]	2008-01-18 17:43:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08QUITO134	Measuring Transformational Diplomacy in Ecuador: Poll Shows [...] Summary: A national poll commissioned by Embassy Quito and conducted in five Ecuadorian cities Jan. 10-14, 2008 shows an improved overall image of the U.S. among Ecuadorian publics, with regional variations that point to opportunities for additional transformational diplomacy (TD) efforts to i [...]	2008-02-12 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS KPAO
08RABAT1024	"ISLAM IN AMERICA" DOCUMENTARY ON MOROCCAN TV [...] Morocco's semi-private television network "2m" produced a 28-minute documentary on Islam in the U.S., which aired in early October on the popular monthly news magazine "Grand Angle" ("Wide Angle"). It also aired on Al Maghribiya satellite channel, which is widely watched by the Moroccan commu [...]	2008-10-24 15:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KISL KPAO OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI PGOV MO
08RABAT1134	BOYCOTT LEADER PROPOSES NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: Younes Mjahed, head of the Moroccan press union, told Information Attache (IO) that as a result of the recent U.S. election, he was prepared to rethink his organization's years-long boycott of USG activities. He reported that the Government of Morocco (GOM) had been stonewalling [...]	2008-12-08 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP PGOV PREL PTER MO

08RABAT1161	Special Media Reaction: Election of Barack Obama [...] Summary: Reflecting broad Moroccan interest in the U.S. presidential elections, the Moroccan press has been filled with reporting and commentary on the election of Barack Obama as America's 44th president. Commentators variously aver that Obama's leadership will be to Morocco's benefit, detr [...]	2008-12-17 09:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
08RABAT155	THE AMBASSADOR'S VISITS TO ZAGORA AND AGADIR [...] Summary: During January 24-25 visits to the provinces of Zagora and Agadir, the Ambassador called on ranking local officials, met with local civil society leaders, and visited a range of USG-funded projects. The Ambassador and Embassy team found in Zagora a rural and remote province beset by [...]	2008-02-19 17:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL KPAO KMCA PREL MO
08RABAT289	TOURISM: ENGINE TO PROGRESS [...] Summary: In 2007, Morocco posted its highest tourist numbers on record, attracting 7.4 million visitors, a 13 percent increase over 2006. Morocco is on track to achieve its goal of 10 million visitors by 2010, in line with the target of its Vision 2010 program for the sector. In addition to [...]	2008-04-04 16:12:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	ELTN EINV ELAB EAIR MO
08RABAT415	MOROCCO RENEWS AND BROADENS ALGERIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Feeling good about progress in New York, Morocco renewed its call for better relations with Algeria on May 5, broadening its standing appeal to open the closed border in a quest for comprehensive normalization. MFA Chief of Staff Bourita confirmed Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri ca [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO
08RABAT417	MOROCCO RENEWS AND BROADENS ALGERIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Feeling good about progress in New York, Morocco renewed its call for better relations with Algeria on May 5, broadening its standing appeal to open the closed border in a quest for comprehensive normalization. MFA Chief of Staff Bourita confirmed Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri ca [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO
08RABAT512	MOROCCAN RELATIONS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is very much an African country. Its foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan African countries, like its worldwide foreign policy, is dominated by a single issue: promoting its sovereignty over Western Sahara. The Western Sahara issue, in parallel with the broader rivalry bet [...]	2008-06-03 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL EAID PREF KPKO XA MO
08RABAT716	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1 through June 30. During the quarter MEPI Women's Pillar Program Manager Olivia Ricchi visited Morocco to assess breast cancer awareness, and the Mission approved two new local grant proposals. Other activ [...]	2008-08-01 16:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RANGOON409	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #14 [...] U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rangoon on May 22 and met with the Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, according to media reports. Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Task Force airlifted five flights of [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO BM PREF
08RANGOON417	BURMA: DONORS FOCUS ON ACCESS AT CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (C) Summary: The regime's hope for a cash-rich pledging conference fell flat as donors held on to their checkbooks despite Than Shwe's promise to Ban Ki Moon to allow access for international humanitarian workers to the Delta. In his opening remarks to the conference, the Prime Minister spe [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON507	JTF-CARING RESPONSE: TERMINATION OF RELIEF [...] (U) Joint Task Force Caring Response (JTF-CR) has performed magnificently in responding to the humanitarian and disaster relief needs of Burma after Cyclone Nargis caused widespread devastation. Quickly identifying the need for delivery and distribution of humanitarian relief supplies, JTF-CR [...]	2008-06-23 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL BM
08RANGOON526	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT #33 [...] According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),initial analysis of the preliminary village tract assessment (VTA) data suggests that widespread destruction was caused by strong wind combined with storm surge and excessive rainfall, faulty early warning systems [...]	2008-07-01 06:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON528	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA POST NARGIS JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] Following the May 25 International Pledging Conference, the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) coordinating body initiated the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) to produce a common assessment report that covers immediate humanitarian needs through the Village Tract Assessment (VTA) and reconstruc [...]	2008-07-02 04:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON534	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT #35 [...] On July 3, Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) and Government of Burma (GOB) representatives attended a "sounding session" to consult on the Village Tract Assessment preliminary findings. As of June 30, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) had completed phase I of the early recovery Basic Serv [...]	2008-07-07 08:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON664	THE SKY IS FALLING ON BURMA,S AVIATION INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. Burma's five domestic and international airlines continue to struggle, as a 50 percent reduction in tourism levels since 2007 and skyrocketing fuel costs have made it harder for them to turn a profit. In the past three months, Burmese airlines have significantly reduced domesti [...]	2008-08-15 05:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08REYKJAVIK105	ICELAND RESUMES COMMERCIAL WHALING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries Einar Gudfinsson (Independence Party) quietly issued a quota for commercially hunting 40 minke whales for the domestic market. The Icelandic Foreign Minister, along with the other ministers from the coalition Social Democratic party [...]	2008-06-10 11:48:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC
08REYKJAVIK110	ICELAND IWC COMMISSIONER PESSIMISTIC ON PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Whaling Commissioner Stefan Asmundsson told post that he is pessimistic that any progress will be made in the upcoming International Whaling Commission meeting in Chile. Asmundsson was careful not to criticize the IWC Chairman Bill Hogarth but is worried that the focus [...]	2008-06-13 07:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC
08REYKJAVIK22	REYKJAVIK INPUT FOR ENERGY REPORT TO CONGRESS [...] Iceland produces nearly all of its electricity and home heating from the renewable resources of hydropower and geothermal power. The responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. A. The Economic and Commercial Section handles energy matters. The total number of staff in this section is [...]	2008-02-15 16:59:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD IC
08REYKJAVIK37	REYKJAVIK: NOMINATION FOR FSI ENERGY SEMINAR PE228 [...] Iceland is a key player in renewable energy, especially in the field of geothermal power. The Icelandic Government is incorporating this expertise more and more into its foreign policy and Icelandic energy companies are investing overseas, including in the U.S. Post nominates Economic and Com [...]	2008-03-07 17:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD IC
08RIYADH1070	SECTARIANISM UNDERMINES LOCAL CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite King Abdullah's efforts to foster religious tolerance, an increase in local sectarian tension and a series of perceived anti-Shi'a actions by Saudi authorities in the Eastern Province have undermined confidence among many Saudi Shi'a that the SAG's interfaith efforts will [...]	2008-07-10 13:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1321	SHI'A POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Shi'a of the Eastern Province (EP) - located primarily in the oases of Qatif and al-Ahsa - comprise the vast majority of the Saudi Shi'a, the largest minority in the Kingdom. With strong socio-religious ties to Iran, and residing on lands holding one quarter of the world's [...]	2008-08-27 23:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER PGOV PINS SA
08RIYADH1660	MAJOR SAUDI INDUSTRIALIST OPTIMISTIC ON EP ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, Consul General Kenny made an introductory visit to Mr. Abdulla al-Rushaid, an influential and prominent industrialist in the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia. Al-Rushaid is strongly optimistic about the future of the oil-rich EP economy. He indicated that the [...]	2008-11-04 14:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EPET SA
08RIYADH853	STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...]	2008-06-01 15:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08ROME1101	EDISON CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF AZERI GAS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Italian energy company Edison told EconOff on an August 29 meeting that they are facing a tight deadline to fully commit to investing in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project, planned to bring gas from Azerbaijan into Europe starting around 2012 or 2013. They a [...]	2008-09-02 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG GR IR IT RS TU
08ROME1231	ALITALIA STILL FLIES UNDER THE ITALIAN FLAG BUT AT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Berlusconi appears to have achieved his campaign promise to save Alitalia and keep it Italian. On September 29 the last of Alitalia's nine unions signed onto a deal for a consortium of Italian business to purchase the carrier. This signals an end to the almost two-year [...]	2008-10-03 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON IT PGOV
08ROME1416	THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY SERVICE: AN [...] (C) Summary. Italy abolished its Office of the High Commissioner Against Corruption in June 2008. The Berlusconi Government defended the closure as a cost-cutting move, and said the functions of the office would be subsumed by another, newly created GOI office, the Anti-Corruption and Transpar [...]	2008-11-20 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KJUS PGOV
08ROME1551	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME1552	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME390	ITALIAN ENERGY: EXPERTS UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, Ecmin hosted a roundtable discussion with Italian energy experts. The discussion focused on Italian energy security (especially security of Italian natural gas imports),and Italy's energy relationship with Russia. With one exception, the Italian experts did not [...]	2008-03-31 10:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ENRG EINV EIND ETRN RU IT
08ROME988	U/S ROOD DISCUSSES IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Terzi thanked U/S Rood on June 23 for the U.S. assistance in including Italy in pre P5+1 consultations on Iran. He said Italy was pushing for stronger EU measures against Iran and wanted to include a robust discussion of Iran by the Quint on the m [...]	2008-08-05 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA
08SANAA1165	AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...]	2008-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINS YM
08SANAA1890	PORT OF ADEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUEEZED BY SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The port of Aden struggles to regain its stature as an essential regional hub in the midst of new management and ongoing security threats. Although the strike against new Aden Container Terminal manager Dubai Ports World appears to have been resolved, endemic corruption still a [...]	2008-11-24 14:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EWWT PBTS YM
08SANAA88	PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]	2008-01-15 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANJOSE11	U.S.-BELIZE TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT OVERSIGHT [...] SUMMARY: REO attended the U.S.-Belize Tropical Forest Conservation Fund Oversight Committee meeting held on November 9 in the Rio Bravo Conservation Areas. The meeting considered recipient NGO expenditures and plans for the coming year, PACT Foundation grants, and PACT Foundation Board Compo [...]	2008-01-07 21:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ENRG BH
08SANJOSE133	COSTA RICA AND CHINA: THE HONEYMOON CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations continue to deepen smoothly, if slowly (Ref A). The first tangible results of the GOCR,s June 2007 recognition of China -- USD 20 million in disaster relief, and loans and grants for development projects -- have begun to flow. Both governments are high [...]	2008-02-20 14:34:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG MASS XK CS
08SANJOSE347	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) Costa Rica has experienced rising food prices which have had minimal political impact to date. There have been no food shortages, although local price increases have been high as Costa Rica imports 100 percent of its wheat, yellow corn, and soybean consumption; 50 percent of its rice cons [...]	2008-05-05 15:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE882	GOCR FEARS THAT LAX ECUADOR VISA POLICY IS FUELING [...] (C) "Ecuador is causing instability for all America" since it dropped its tourist visa requirements for all nationalities in June, according to Mario Zamora, head of the GOCR General Directorate of Immigration (DGI, Spanish acronym). GOCR Immigration officials that traveled to Ecuador in Octo [...]	2008-11-12 22:09:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC KTIP CS
08SANJOSE925	GOCR FEARS THAT LAX ECUADOR VISA POLICY IS FUELING [...] (SBU) This is the unclassified version of San Jose 882, being transmitted at the request of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) GOCR Immigration officials who traveled to Ecuador in October reported that approximately 10,000 Chinese had e [...]	2008-11-26 17:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC KTIP CS
08SANSALVADOR1333	PORT DEVELOPMENT DELAYED AS CONSTRUCTION OF LA UNION PORT NEARS COMPLETION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 15:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ES EWWT
08SANSALVADOR1372	EL SALVADOR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2008 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]	2008-12-16 23:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ES PTER
08SANSALVADOR153	EL SALVADOR: PRISON GANG INITIATIVE GAINS MOMENTUM [...] (U) Summary: INL/CIVPOL assistance has notably improved security at the prison where El Salvador's most dangerous transnational street gang members are incarcerated, and fomented a renewed emphasis on professionalism within the leadership of the Salvadoran prison system. Given the successes a [...]	2008-02-05 22:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PREL
08SANTIAGO313	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION AND [...] Promoting U.S.- Chile environmental cooperation was the primary focus of Ambassador Simons, visit to Chile's 12th and Southernmost region -- Magallanes -- March 27-31, 2008. Principal areas of interest were the Yosemite-Torres del Paine Sister Parks Agreement, the Wildlife Conservation Societ [...]	2008-04-08 21:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV SENV CI
08SANTIAGO838	CONCERTED EFFORT TO CURB VIOLENCE ON 1973 COUP ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 35th anniversary of the September 11 military coup was marked with violence, but less than in previous years. Interior Minister Perez Yoma told the Ambassador that the police, using intelligence and preventive measures, had done a good job minimizing protests, particularly i [...]	2008-09-15 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CI
08SANTIAGO839	CONCERTED EFFORT TO CURB VIOLENCE ON 1973 COUP ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 35th anniversary of the September 11 military coup was marked with violence, but less than in previous years. Interior Minister Perez Yoma told the Ambassador that the police, using intelligence and preventive measures, had done a good job minimizing protests, particularly i [...]	2008-09-15 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CI
08SANTODOMINGO1641	STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...]	2008-10-23 19:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KICR ECON EFIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1643	STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...]	2008-10-23 19:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KICR ECON EFIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO90	VIEW FROM SANTIAGO: FERNANDEZ CAMPAIGN FACES [...] (U) On January 11 ECOPOLCOUNS and POLOFF visited Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second largest city, to discuss the presidential election campaign. Santiago is the capital of a province of the same name, as well as the hub of the Cibao, a 14-province region with a record of successful priv [...]	2008-01-17 12:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON DR
08SAOPAULO170	HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC SECURITY CHALLENGES IN MATO GROSSO [...] (SBU) Mato Grosso do Sul's public security and human rights challenges are typical of those found in many Brazilian states today. The state's geographic location, sharing an international border with Bolivia and Paraguay, however, creates an additional set of public policy tests for the state [...]	2008-04-02 12:52:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
08SAOPAULO199	MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE HIGHLIGHTS BRAZIL'S AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Brazil's continued position as a leading international agricultural powerhouse is fueled by the rapid economic expansion in states such as Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). Driven by high commodity prices as well as tourism to the world's largest wetland space, the Pantanal, MS is undergoing an [...]	2008-04-18 15:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ECON EIND ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO31	BRAZIL FACING DIFFICULT YEAR FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government began 2008 amid concerns of a possible electricity crisis due to a shortage of natural gas and lack of rain to fill hydropower reservoirs. Energy sector experts have been pointing to a possible shortage of natural gas since 2006 when Bolivia nationalized [...]	2008-01-23 11:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL BR ENRG
08SAOPAULO471	JETBLUE FOUNDER LAUNCHES BRAZILIAN AIRLINE AZUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By the end of 2008, start-up airline Azul Linhas Aereas (Blue Airlines),the fourth airline started by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will be poised to initiate its inaugural flight in Brazil. With a business plan replicating JetBlue's, Neeleman is building the new airline wi [...]	2008-09-05 16:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SAOPAULO65	BRAZIL: SAO PAULO INPUT FOR NEW ENERGY REPORT [...] (U) Post sends this cable in response to reftel request for energy-related activities at post. The information below corresponds to the format requested in reftel. --A. Energy Work: The Political-Economic Section of Consulate General Sao Paulo has two economic officers that share coverage o [...]	2008-02-14 17:46:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG BR
08SAOPAULO664	AZUL AIRLINES "TAKES-OFF" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers attended the inaugural demonstration flight of new low-cost Brazilian airline, Azul Airlines, on December 2. While Azul had originally wanted its hub to be from the local Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, they will be operating from the Campinas airpo [...]	2008-12-12 17:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SAOPAULO90	BRAZIL CIVAIR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US AIRLINES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 19 the Ambassador met with representatives from U.S. carriers American, Delta, and United Airlines to elicit their views on the Sao Paulo International Airport Guarulhos (GRU) parking fee dispute, follow up on bilateral aviation negotiations, discuss the domestic and i [...]	2008-02-26 10:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SEOUL221	FEUDS UNLIKELY TO SIGNIFICANLTY DIMINISH GNP GAINS [...] (C) Summary: The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) -- out of power for the last decade -- is poised to win big in the April 9 National Assembly elections, giving them control over both the parliament and the Blue House. The progressive United New Democratic Party (UNDP) is still flound [...]	2008-02-01 09:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL2286	PRESS BULLETIN - November 28, 2008 [...] U.S. Beef Sales; "It Is Cheap..." "But..." (Hankook Ilbo, November 28, 2008, Page 13) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Prosecutors to Seek Arrest Warrant for Former President Roh Moo-hyun's Elder Brother on Suspicion of Taking 1 Billion Won in Return for Influencing Sale of Sejong Securities t [...]	2008-11-28 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL343	SCENESETTER: LEE MYUNG-BAK PROMISES A BETTER [...] (C) Madam Secretary, the election of Lee Myung-bak, his appointment of pro-American advisors, and the likelihood that his party will secure a commanding majority in the National Assembly elections in April, provide an excellent opportunity to build a more substantial U.S.-ROK partnership for t [...]	2008-02-21 03:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC KN KS OVIP
08SEOUL682	FINAL POLLS POINT TO GNP MAJORITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: With general elections less than a week away, the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) is poised to secure a significant majority in the National Assembly. The latest polling data ) the last to be released before April 9 according to election law stipulations ) revealed that of the [...]	2008-04-04 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PGOV PINR PREL
08SEOUL903	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 7-8 [...] (C) Your visit to Korea falls between the April 18-19 Camp David Summit and the Secretary's expected stop in Seoul at the end of June. Secretary Gates will also be coming for the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) change-of-command ceremony on June 3. These visits will be followed by a second U.S.-ROK [...]	2008-05-01 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PGOV PINS KN KS CH JA
08SHANGHAI12	CHINA EASTERN - SINGAPORE AIRLINES DEAL: BELLWETHER FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) shareholders rebuffed a deal that would have allowed Singapore International Airlines (SIA) to buy a strategic share of the company. The move has sparked a wave of speculation regarding the meaning for CEA and the greater airline indu [...]	2008-01-11 11:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD EFIN CH
08SHANGHAI121	SENATOR MCCASKILL'S SHANGHAI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Claire McCaskill(D-MO) visited Shanghai on March 22-25 and met with Shanghai Deputy Mayor Tang Dengjie and Shanghai Municipal Peoples Congress (SMPC) Deputy Chairman Zhou Yupeng. Deputy Mayor Tang discussed Shanghai's goals of becoming the commercial, trade, finance and [...]	2008-03-27 02:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAIR PREL OREP CH
08SHANGHAI133	MEETING WITH WESTINGHOUSE TO DISCUSS FACILITATED VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 12, 2008, Consular Section Chief met with Westinghouse representatives to discuss special visa processing in support of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant Project. This year alone, Westinghouse plans to sponsor up to 200 Chinese nationals for nuclear power technologies tra [...]	2008-04-01 04:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS PGOV ECON CH ENRG
08SHANGHAI239	LIANYUNGANG - ENTREPOT FOR JIANGSU'S LESS DEVELOPED NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's June 12-13 visit to the city of Lianyungang in northern Jiangsu Province, Mayor Xu Yiping extolled the virtues of Lianyungang's strategic location, noting the city has received a large amount of attention and financial support from the Provincial and [...]	2008-06-25 05:27:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV KIPR ELAB ETRD ENRG EWWT CH
08SHANGHAI297	SHANGHAI PARTY SECRETARY YU ZHENGSHENG'S PRAGMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Eight months after taking over the leadership in Shanghai, Consulate contacts praise Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng as being fair-minded and pragmatic. He may not be a charismatic leader, but he is able to strike a balance between Beijing and Shanghai's interests. As a practical [...]	2008-08-01 05:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON CH
08SHANGHAI318	JIANGSU AND NINGBO CIQS URGE GREATER COOPERATION ON FOOD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met with the Jiangsu Provincial Entry-Exit Quality Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Office in Nanjing on July 31 and the Ningbo City CIQ Office on August 4 to discuss a wide range of import and export issues. Both offices welcomed greater cooperation with [...]	2008-08-12 10:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI320	ZHEJIANG LEADERS CONFIDENT IN TRADE TIES WITH UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Zhejiang Province enjoys a good relationship with the United States built on a foundation of strong trade ties, provincial and local officials told the Consul General on his farewell trip to Hangzhou, Zhejiang's provincial capital on August 6-7. Zhejiang officials remain concerned that t [...]	2008-08-13 05:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EINV ENRG CH
08SHANGHAI372	HIGH SPEED RAIL FURTHER INTEGRATES EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, East China has embarked on a quest for further intra-regional connectivity and economic integration through faster passenger rail transport. On July 15, Shanghai and Zhejiang Province announced plans for a new high-speed rail link that will connect Hangzho [...]	2008-09-04 08:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV ETRD EINV ECIN CH
08SHANGHAI467	YIWU: MIXED PICTURE FOR CHINESE EXPORTERS, MANY SHIFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang Province's Yiwu, home to one of the world's largest wholesale commodity markets, has experienced a general downturn in its export-oriented economy. However, local government officials remain cautiously optimistic, saying the global economic crisis "presents a threat a [...]	2008-10-29 10:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EFIN EINV CH
08SHANGHAI476	(C) YIWU'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY: POSSIBLE TRANSIT POINT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim community in Yiwu, a key trading center in East China's Zhejiang Province, is thriving on the back of China's growing trade with South Asia and the Middle East. In an effort to attract Muslim businesspeople to the city, local government officials have set up Muslim sch [...]	2008-11-04 02:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER XF PK CH
08SHANGHAI49	SHANGHAI MAYOR HAN ZHENG GETS SECOND TERM [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier speculation that Mayor Han Zheng would be reassigned elsewhere, he was re-elected to a second five-year term at the end of Shanghai's Municipal People's Congress (MPC) on January 30. Contacts are mixed as to whether Mayor Han will complete his term. The MPC also [...]	2008-02-01 10:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON CH
08SHANGHAI522	(C) ZHEJIANG: FACTORY CLOSURES RAISE SOCIAL STABILITY [...] (C) Social and political analysts in Zhejiang Province said the province's economy may recover from the current financial crisis (Refs A and B),but factory closures could result in social unrest, particularly as Lunar New Year approaches. Zhejiang-based observers worry that the Central Governm [...]	2008-12-05 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ELAB PHUM CH
08SHANGHAI581	ECONOMIC CRISIS CRIMPING REVENUES OF ZHEJIANG EXPORT HUB [...] (SBU) Summary: Slowing economic activity in Ningbo, a major port in Zhejiang Province, is leading to much lower revenue growth, which in turn will impact Central Government finances, according to the chief economist of the local planning commission. Ningbo's growth is on a declining trend, a [...]	2008-12-31 06:11:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV
08SHANGHAI74	ZHEJIANG POWER NEEDS MET BY BLACKOUTS IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang Province's electrical grid and power supply system that was severely damaged during the recent winter storms (Refs A and B) have been largely repaired, but generation and transmission capacity is not yet fully restored. The Shanghai Electric Power Company (SEPC) has sen [...]	2008-02-21 12:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV CH
08SHENYANG173	LIAONING'S ECONOMY: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary. Local leaders in three of the Liaoning Province's less well-off urban areas put a good front on this province's relative resiliency in the face of recession but privately conceded their worries. The most telling statistic is electricity demand, which was flat in October and dropp [...]	2008-12-03 03:09:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG PINR PREL
08SHENYANG7	PRC-DPRK: TRILATERAL RAILWAY HANG-UPS; MUSAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unreported DPRK-related obstacles appear likely to delay the implementation of a late December PRC- DPRK-Russian agreement that aims to link the Greater Tumen region by railway; Chinese contacts are pessimistic that the new Tumen-Tumangang-Khasan cargo-transport corridor, even if [...]	2008-01-16 02:25:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON KN KS CH
08SINGAPORE1127	DEPOSIT INSURANCE DOMINOS FALLING ACROSS SE ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Last week, Southeast Asian governments' limited deposit insurance schemes fell like dominos. Even though authorities insist that their financial systems are strong, expansions of deposit insurance in competitor jurisdictions outside Southeast Asia, especially Hong Kong, Austra [...]	2008-10-21 09:18:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SN
08SINGAPORE1160	2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counter-narcotics policies through strict laws -- i [...]	2008-11-03 01:37:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
08SINGAPORE1242	EXPORT DEPENDENCE DRAGS DOWN SINGAPORE ECONOMY [...] Summary: Singapore's export performance recorded a 15- percent drop in October, the sixth consecutive monthly decline. Singapore's reliance on exports for a substantial part of its economy helped drag the country into a technical recession during the third quarter, a situation unlikely to im [...]	2008-11-21 10:13:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SN
08SINGAPORE1296	SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pre [...]	2008-12-12 09:45:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN
08SINGAPORE1307	SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pres [...]	2008-12-16 06:53:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN
08SINGAPORE1339	SINGAPORE EYEING NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore supports the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation, but it currently lacks the land space and technological expertise within its workforce to safely build and operate a nuclear facility. The GOS and other local energy experts view nuclear power as a viable [...]	2008-12-23 09:20:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ETRD ECON SN
08SINGAPORE332	SINGAPORE'S FY2008 BUDGET: RECORD SURPLUS FUNDS MORSELS [...] (U) Summary: Coming off a year of record-setting revenues and a fiscal surplus of 14.8 percent of GDP, the GOS budget disappointed analysts by providing a package of only S$1.8 billion (US$ 1.28 billion) in "giveaways" for lower and middle income groups, and leaving the personal income tax ra [...]	2008-03-17 05:10:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI KTDB SN
08SINGAPORE35	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your January 14-15 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for [...]	2008-01-10 09:14:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV SN
08SINGAPORE86	COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC ACT - REPORTING [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, this message contains information needed by the Department as part of the Control Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) reporting and certification process. Regulatory Environment ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The Singapore Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) is [...]	2008-01-24 00:21:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
08SINGAPORE87	COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC ACT - REPORTING [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, this message contains information needed by the Department as part of the Control Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) reporting and certification process. Regulatory Environment ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The Singapore Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) is [...]	2008-01-24 00:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
08SINGAPORE939	SINGAPORE BEGINS LEGAL SERVICES LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's government is taking applications from foreign law firms for approximately five licenses to practice Singapore law, an area long protected from foreign competition. Singaporean authorities are pushing to make Singapore a center for legal services, both to boost anot [...]	2008-09-03 09:21:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SN
08SKOPJE164	MACEDONIA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 07:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR MK
08SOFIA25	EUR DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY SECURITY MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador Beyrle met with Bulgarian Regional Development Minster Asen Gagauzov on December 6, 2007, to discuss energy security issues, including diversity of supply, economic viability of the Nabucco Project, and strengthening Bulgaria's negotiating position [...]	2008-01-14 11:27:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU ECON ENRG PGOV
08SOFIA329	SOFIA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR DOE ENERGY ATTACHE [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's Attach Program is a resounding success. As DOE considers possible locations for its next Energy Attach, Embassy Sofia encourages a hard look at the superior value we offer. An office here would bracket coverage, analysis, and advocacy in Russia, the Caspian, [...]	2008-05-23 11:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV APER BU
08SOFIA331	SOFIA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR DOE ENERGY ATTACHE [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's Attache Program is a resounding success. As DOE considers possible locations for its next Energy Attache, Embassy Sofia encourages a hard look at the superior value we offer. An office here would bracket coverage, analysis, and advocacy in Russia, the Caspia [...]	2008-05-23 13:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV APER BU
08SOFIA443	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO SOFIA [...] (C) The Bulgarians are delighted to host you and bestow their highest honor, the Stara Planina award, for your help in freeing the Bulgarian nurses wrongly held by Libya for eight years. Public support for the nurses has faded since their emotional homecoming last July 24, and relations bet [...]	2008-07-01 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR BG
08SOFIA552	BULGARIA: ACTIVE ROLE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy FM Keremedchiev agreed on a firm, united EU message to Russia and said Bulgaria would take an active role in providing and facilitating humanitarian assistance. It declined a Georgian request for military assistance. FM Kalfin will offer use of the port of Burgas as a [...]	2008-08-12 17:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU GG BU
08SOFIA566	TFGG01: BULGARIA STANDS BY GEORGIA; STILL AVOIDS [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Ambassador Ukleba told Ambassador McEldowney that Tbilisi has not accepted a Bulgarian offer to host talks between Russia and Georgia, which Deputy FM Keremedchiev later confirmed. Ukleba stressed that Tbilisi values U.S. support and humanitarian assistance and looks for [...]	2008-08-19 16:29:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS RU GG BU
08SOFIA624	BULGARIA: MORE TOUGH TALK FROM PUTIN ON GEORGIA, [...] (C) Summary. Russian PM Putin told Bulgarian PM Stanishev that Russian forces would complete their withdrawal from Georgia proper following the deployment of an EU observer mission in early October. At the same time, the intensity of Putin's rhetoric and the depth of his emotion toward Saa [...]	2008-09-19 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV BU
08SOFIA641	BULGARIA AND THE ENERGY KNOT: SCENESETTER FOR OCT [...] (C) Summary: The quandary over energy facing all our European partners is particularly acute here in Bulgaria. With few hydrocarbons of its own, Bulgaria relies on Russia for seventy percent of its total energy needs and over ninety percent of its gas. Though previously a net exporter of e [...]	2008-10-02 10:02:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BU
08SOFIA708	FURTHER ENERGY ENGAGEMENT WITH BULGARIA [...] (C) Summary: The recent visit of Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Boyden Gray highlighted a number of areas for closer U.S.- Bulgarian energy engagement. We should actively engage Bulgaria as it plans a major energy security summit for April 2009 (reftel). We can advance Bulgarian diversif [...]	2008-11-05 09:32:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
08SOFIA723	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS JONES TO SOFIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Sofia comes at a high point in our bilateral cooperation and a tough time internally for the Bulgarian government. Bulgaria has been a solid partner on key security issues, with deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo, and joint military exercises unde [...]	2008-11-14 15:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BU
08SOFIA815	OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (U) This is Embassy Sofia's response to Ref A Department of Commerce request for information on Bulgaria's civil nuclear energy program. OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Bulgaria ratified the Statute of th [...]	2008-12-29 13:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BU
08SOFIA89	PUTIN'S BULGARIA VISIT: FRICTION AND "FRIENDSHIP" [...] (C) Summary: The whirlwind that was Russian President Putin's January 17-18 visit to Sofia ended up generating as much friction as friendship with the Bulgarians. Heavy-handed Russian pressure in securing the signing of the South Stream deal, plus seven other bilateral agreements, had Bulga [...]	2008-02-12 14:30:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENRG RS BU
08STATE101192	INDICTMENT OF FOUR MALAYSIAN ENTITIES AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On September 17, a federal grand jury in Miami, Florida returned a superseding indictment charging eight individuals and eight corporations, including two individuals and two corporations in Malaysia, in conne [...]	2008-09-22 20:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL PARM IR MY
08STATE103448	CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE: BACKGROUND & GUIDANCE [...] This is a joint State-USAID action request for Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Honiara, Port Moresby, Bangkok, and Canberra. See para 7. 2. Summary: Posts are requested to provide political and public diplomacy support to highlight USG involvement in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) [...]	2008-09-26 20:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV

08STATE107020	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Shipping and Proliferation: Industry Operations and Their Benefits to Proliferators" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technol [...]	2008-10-07 14:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE109141	ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...]	2008-10-10 20:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE116103	INSTRUCTIONS: TURKMENISTAN'S UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an Action Request (see paragraphs 3 and 4) containing instructions for USUN (reftel A) during discussion of the Turkmen's proposed UN General Assembly (GA) Resolution entitled "Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in ensuring stable economic development and international [...]	2008-10-30 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ENRG ZK EPET PREL
08STATE118295	KUDOS FOR ADDIS ABABA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 14:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG BEXP ET
08STATE119671	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified in paragraph 2 below. The individuals listed below are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Pla [...]	2008-11-10 19:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
08STATE121431	INSTRUCTIONS; TURKMENISTAN'S UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] USDEL is authorized to co-sponsor and join consensus on the UNGA resolution entitled "Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in ensuring stable economic development and international cooperation" introduced by the permanent mission of Turkmenistan (reftels) as long as it is not ame [...]	2008-11-15 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ENRG ZK EPET PREL
08STATE124034	DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Post initiate discussion with the Government of Djibouti (GOD) on deepening cooperation with the United States to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Post is re [...]	2008-11-22 01:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MOPS PHSA PREL XA XW SO DJ
08STATE127670	2008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO [...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]	2008-12-04 13:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE128796	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - POST [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified in paragraph 2 below. The individuals from the Tianjin and Hubei public security bureaus listed below are candidates [...]	2008-12-08 15:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
08STATE128957	NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011 [...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...]	2008-12-08 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF
08STATE129010	FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]	2008-12-08 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE130301	CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION [...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]	2008-12-11 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE132159	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, December 17, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 7-17 3. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 18-29 4. (U) Trends and Analysis - Paragraphs 30-54 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 55-63 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 64-82 7 [...]	2008-12-17 19:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE21247	MARCH 4 - APRIL 10 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] (U) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) will be held March 4 to April 10. We have reviewed the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 session (A/62/627). Canada chairs the workin [...]	2008-03-01 02:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE40757	UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES FIELD [...] (U) This is an action request (paragraph 5). As USUN is aware, Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in January. During that visit he learned that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) had decided to move field investigators from UN peacekeeping [...]	2008-04-17 23:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO AORC APER UNGA
08STATE44438	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) [...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...]	2008-04-28 11:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR
08STATE58327	BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialist Judd Stitziel from the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met February 24-27 with country team and Emirati officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in t [...]	2008-05-30 22:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL AE
08STATE64660	38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts [...]	2008-06-16 18:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE64684	38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts a [...]	2008-06-16 19:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE67950	BANK SADERAT OPENS NEW BRANCH IN QATAR [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. This expansion is presumably a response to the increased [...]	2008-06-24 21:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XF ZP ZR QA ECON
08STATE74922	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...]	2008-07-12 14:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08STATE77144	NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...]	2008-07-17 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC
08STATE81957	CIVAIR SURINAME--TIME FOR OPEN SKIES? [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 13. 2. Summary. Surinamese Transportation officials met with DOT and DOS on July 8 to discuss Suriname Airways' planned flights to the United States. During the meeting, the GOS had numerous questions about our bilateral air servi [...]	2008-07-30 15:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA XL NS
08STATE97539	DEMARCHE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. The interest of U.S. companies operating in Addis Ababa, Kampala, and Nairobi has been encouraging as we continue to plan for the first U.S. trade delegation to Juba, Sudan. (ref) The participating companies represent a broad range of econ [...]	2008-09-11 20:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SU
08STATE98684	CHINA CIVAIR: UPS REQUESTS USG ADVOCACY [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: As Post is aware, U.S. cargo carriers continue to experience difficulties getting their operating schedules approved by the General Administration of Civil Aviation in China (CAAC). Recently, the CAAC informed UPS that its 20 [...]	2008-09-15 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAIR KTIA
08STATE99666	CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the critical commodities Iran will require to support the deployment of the next generation [...]	2008-09-17 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC UK GM FR
08STPETERSBURG197	MURMANSK - PROSPERING, BUT WITH PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) During a December 17-18 visit to Murmansk, DPO and Poloff saw a city relatively unscathed by the world economic crisis, and in fact saw a city hoping to capitalize on opportunities arising from the crisis and building on its recent economic growth. However, despite the apparent prosperi [...]	2008-12-23 16:04:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	RS PGOV ECON EINV EIND EPET EWWT PHUM OPRC
08SUVA266	FIJI, TONGA, KIRIBATI, NAURU, AND TUVALU: A STATUS [...] (C) The five small Pacific nations within Embassy Suva's bailiwick all are of interest to the United States, not least because each has a vote in the UNGA. In Fiji, Commodore Bainimarama's December 2006 coup has discolored the bilateral relationship. He is frustrated at not achieving legitima [...]	2008-07-02 04:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR SENV EAID FJ
08TAIPEI1093	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU: AN INTRODUCTORY PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou entered office on May 20 with high expectations that he would improve cross-Strait relations, strengthen economic performance, and help calm Taiwan's charged partisan political atmosphere. Ma's clean image, moderate political style, and reputation for integ [...]	2008-07-24 11:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI915	MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan told the Director on June 25 that she has not encountered problems so far coordinating cross-Strait policy, pointing out that MAC is the government agency legally responsible for dealing with cross-Strait affairs and polici [...]	2008-06-27 05:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TALLINN211	ESTONIA COURTS CHINESE INVESTMENT IN PORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With two new deals in the works - a commercial investment agreement between Estonian and Chinese ports, and a state-level bilateral shipping agreement - Estonia has come out ahead of potential regional competitors in attracting Chinese capital to its shipping sector. These ag [...]	2008-06-17 13:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EWWT CH EN
08TALLINN272	BALTICS: GETTING THE MOST OUR OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. 2. (C) Embassies Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn want to express our appreciation and support for the proposals in reftel geared toward engaging our missions in EU capitals more actively and improving our foreign policy coordin [...]	2008-08-01 13:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EN LG LH
08TALLINN425	ESTONIA'S POSITION ON AMENDED LACEY ACT: MORE INFORMATION [...] On December 8, we delivered reftel points to Siim Tiidemann, the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA),Andres Kruus, the Head of the Nature Protection Department of the Ministry of the Environment (MOA) and Jaan Salulaid, U.S. Desk Officer of the Ministr [...]	2008-12-15 12:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO EN
08TALLINN428	HISTORIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT WITH ESTONIA [...] On December 11, after nine years of negotiations, Ambassador and Estonian Minister of Education and Research Tonis Lukas signed a bilateral umbrella Science and Technology Agreement. The agreement will pave the way for increased collaboration between researchers, science, educational and gover [...]	2008-12-16 07:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TSPL EN
08TASHKENT1140	UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR 21-24 OCTOBER NGLOC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes you to Uzbekistan for what will be a very important step toward realizing a new Northern Ground Line of Communication (NGLOC). This initiative's significance is increasingly important due to pending USG decisions concerning strengthening our military pre [...]	2008-10-07 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT1201	TASHKENT TIDBITS OCTOBER 20, 2008 \ [...] (C) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and \ Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee have launched a new \ website (www.customsreform.uz),which will include updates on \ the latest changes in Customs regulation and discussions of \ the new Customs Code. An English-language version is in t [...]	2008-10-20 12:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT1260	UZBEKISTAN: SERIOUS PROSPECTS FOR TRANSIT TO [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) led by TRANSCOM Rear Admiral (RADM) Mark Harnitchek and CENTCOM Brigadier General (BG) Peter Lennon visited Uzbekistan October 21 - 24 to explore options for transit of supplies to Coalition [...]	2008-10-31 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT1287	UZBEKISTAN: DOD DELEGATION ENGAGES BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The delegation from the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Central Command (CENTCOM) that visited Uzbekistan October 21-23 had numerous meetings with local and Western businesses to discuss possible purchase of goods and services in support of Coalition forces operating [...]	2008-11-07 10:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MARR PGOV AF UZ
08TASHKENT1308	UZBEKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR GENERAL MCNABB, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent looks forward to hosting you and advancing one more step toward opening a new Northern Distribution Network (NDN) (previously referred to as the Northern Ground Line of Communication or NGLOC) to Afghanistan. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) viewed Rear Admiral [...]	2008-11-14 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT1382	Uzbekistan Supportive on Afghanistan Transit Concepts [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) General Duncan McNabb visited Uzbekistan November 18-20 to discuss possible modalities of establishing commercial transit of non-lethal supplies for U.S. forces in Afghanistan (Northern Distribution Network -NDN). The Governme [...]	2008-11-26 13:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EINT UZ
08TASHKENT1463	Tashkent Tidbits December 15, 2008 [...] (SBU) Recently, a member of the Ezgulik human rights group's Syrdarya province branch observed that his organization has received a response from law enforcement officials regarding complaint letters they had sent over an incident in October when a police officer threatened and hit Ezgulik memb [...]	2008-12-15 12:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT1522	Uzbekistan: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General Allen [...] (C) Summary: On December 19 CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General John Allen met separately with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and Defense Minister Kabul Berdiyev in Tashkent. Lt. Gen. Allen's visit laid the groundwork for a planned visit by CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus in J [...]	2008-12-24 08:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS ETRD PINR PHUM ECON KCOR TI AF UZ
08TASHKENT768	UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TERMEZ [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Norland made his first trip to Surkhandarya Province June 25-27, visiting a number of strategic sites in and around Termez and meeting with local government officials, representatives of a USAID-supported NGO, and regional human rights activists. The visit highlighted T [...]	2008-07-02 06:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELTN ETRD KHIV MOPS PHUM PINS
08TASHKENT899	SOUTH KOREA PLAYS ALONG WITH UZBEK DREAMS OF AIR [...] (C) Summary: Surprised by the front page coverage of the Ambassador's July 22 meeting with President Karimov, the South Korean Embassy sent Second Secretary See-Hong Pak to call on poloff on July 29 for a readout of evolving U.S.-Uzbek relations. Pak noted that it appears Russia's influence [...]	2008-08-04 14:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR ETRD KS UZ
08TBILISI1689	RUSSIAN CHECKPOINTS STILL PRESENT, POTENTIALLY [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to the Georgian National Security Council (NSC),13 Russian checkpoints remain on undisputed Georgian territory as of September 23 -- 6 in western Georgia and 7 in the east, outside South Ossetia, along with 1 supply base in the west and 1 communications cen [...]	2008-09-24 14:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RU GG
08TBILISI682	SOFT POWER RULES: A CASE STUDY FROM TBILISI IN COUNTERING [...] SUMMARY: Polls on U.S. policies, society, and values show support in the high 90%s in Georgia. But after Opposition politicians opportunistically introduced anti-American elements into public discourse this past winter, AmEmbassy Tbilisi re-calibrated its public diplomacy approach, including [...]	2008-04-22 12:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO GG
08TEGUCIGALPA322	(C) FORMER MINISTER OF SECURITY OSCAR ALVAREZ TO [...] (C) On April 7 the Ambassador met with Oscar Alvarez, the enormously popular former Minister of Security under President Ricardo Maduro. Alvarez told the Ambassador that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo had asked him to be his running mate, and he had accepted, effectively stopping rumors that former Cen [...]	2008-04-08 19:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR PINS HN
08TEGUCIGALPA583	POLITICS BEHIND RUSH TO COMMERCIALIZE SOTO CANO [...] (C) Summary: President Zelaya's rush decision to ban large aircraft from Tegucigalpa's Toncontin Airport and prepare the Soto Cano military airfield at Palmerola for commercial passenger flights appears to be motivated by a complex web of political considerations of which the safety and conveni [...]	2008-06-18 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL MARR HO
08TELAVIV1053	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the Gaza cease-fire (tahdiya) deal is expected to take effect in a couple of days. Maariv reported that Defense Minister Barak durin [...]	2008-05-20 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 12:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1979	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior GOI source as saying that Hamas recently increased the number of Palestinian prisoners it wants released in exchange for Gilad Shalit, from 1,000 t [...]	2008-08-29 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV211	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2903	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media led with the IAF strikes in Gaza, which have killed over 300 Palestinians since Saturday (QOperation Cast LeadQ). The latest developments on Sunday wer [...]	2008-12-29 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV437	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that preparations are well underway for President Bush's "farewell" visit to Israel in May. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert will meet [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV442	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "When the malice of Hamas meets the confusion of an Israeli government that has no solution to the Qassam rocket fire, the outcome means playing wi [...]	2008-02-25 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV489	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Ahmadinejad in Baghdad ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning the electronic media reported that the IDF's "Operation Hot Winter" in Gaza has come to an end. The pull out of Infantry and armored forces was completed in [...]	2008-03-03 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV570	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Palestinian sources as saying on Tuesday that Israel, Egypt, and Hamas are close to a deal to deploy PA President Mahmoud Abbas's troops at the Gaza crossings. According to [...]	2008-03-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the IDF's version of the deaths of a mother and her four small children in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza, yesterday: The army maintains that the deaths occurred when two [...]	2008-04-29 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE1041	NETHERLANDS: ECONOMIC MINISTER VISITS RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven returned from her December 4-5 Moscow visit with a handful of energy announcements. Her meeting with Gazprom's CEO touched on Nord Stream, a gas storage project in the Netherlands, and selling future output from Yamal gas fie [...]	2008-12-22 07:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET NL RS
08THEHAGUE127	NETHERLANDS/ENERGY: INPUT FOR REQUIRED REPORTS TO [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Mission is pleased to provide the following information: -- The Economic Section, with three full-time staff members, has the lead within the Mission on energy policy matters. -- Time spent on energy and energy-related issues is distributed as follows [...]	2008-02-11 15:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV APER ABUD NL
08THEHAGUE365	DUTCH ENERGY CZAR DISCUSSES NEW ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Dutch energy czar Mark Frequin, he spelled out the GONL's new energy policy "tracks" -- developing the Netherlands as a gas hub and securing energy partners both within Europe and beyond. He also emphasized three overarching Dutch goals on energy -- open mark [...]	2008-04-25 07:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL NL
08THEHAGUE56	SECURING A DUTCH GAS HUB IN EUROPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch energy firm Gasunie's participation in the Nordstream pipeline project and its acquisition of the German BEB gas network is expected to strengthen the Netherlands' position as a major European gas hub. The Dutch question Russia's ability to finance pipeline investm [...]	2008-01-17 13:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET NL
08THESSALONIKI46	NORTHERN NOTES - MAY 2008 [...] Three companies submitted bids for leasing the Thessaloniki Port Cargo Station, by the deadline of May 15. The three companies bidding were Cosco Pacific Limited (China),Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (subsidiary of Dubai Ports World) and Hutchison Port Holding Limited (Hong [...]	2008-06-03 15:18:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG CH GR
08THESSALONIKI51	DESPITE CONTINUING PROTESTS, THESSALONIKI PORT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A prolonged and controversial competition to identify a private company to upgrade and run the container terminal at the Port of Thessaloniki is nearing completion. Striking port workers have delayed the privatization process, which the Greek government hopes will modernize the [...]	2008-06-25 15:48:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI CH HK GR
08THESSALONIKI63	PM KARAMANLIS: STAY THE COURSE ON REFORMS, NO EARLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his annual speech on economic policy at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, PM Karamanlis promised to continue implementing the GoG's reform agenda, despite the global economic crisis and lack of public enthusiasm. Greece needs to reform its ineffective public sector, further reduce [...]	2008-09-10 07:06:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAIR PREL MK RU GG GR
08TIRANA787	SOFT BORDERS: KUKES AND PRIZREN [...] Summary. On October 28-29, Poloff visited the northern border town of Kukes to deliver a presentation at the local American Corner. In conversations and activities, it seemed that the city of Kukes, 15 minutes from the border with Kosovo, faces north more than south, with its interests large [...]	2008-10-31 15:51:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AL SMIG
08TOKYO101	The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...]	2008-01-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
08TOKYO1021	MLIT DG SUZUKI DEFENDS NEED FOR FDI LIMITS FOR [...] (SBU) During an April 11 meeting, Transport Ministry Director General Hisayasu Suzuki told EMIN Japan must continue to look for a legislative means to protect four critical airports, i.e., Tokyo's two main hubs and Chubu and Kansai International Airports. Suzuki's name appeared frequently in [...]	2008-04-14 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO1024	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1199	FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: DIFFERENT REGIONAL APPROACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese regional authorities' attitudes toward foreign direct investment are largely positive, but when it comes to attracting foreign investors, while some are aggressive, others are ineffective or downright clueless. Limited authority to offer tax or other incentives to pote [...]	2008-05-02 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ECON OECD JA
08TOKYO1373	THE FIFTH ASIAN SENIOR-TALKS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward and ISN Counterproliferation Director Tony Foley represented the U.S. at the fifth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP V) in Tokyo April 25, 2008. Recent news on North Korea's proliferation activities conducted [...]	2008-05-20 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ENRG ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC JA
08TOKYO1719	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1942	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2357	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO255	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/08 [...] In examining a total budget bill and an annual revenue bill, in-depth discussion, including holding public hearings and question-and-answer sessions involving unsworn witnesses, should be held, and both sides should reach a certain degree of conclusion before the end of this fiscal year. 2. R [...]	2008-01-31 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2754	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO287	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3216	Japan Economic Scope for November 18, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 18, 2008. Environment and Energy ---------------------- 2. (U) METI, Japan Power Exchange Rolls Out "Green Power" Trading Scheme The Japan Electric Power Exchange, which operates the wholesale electricity trade, introduced [...]	2008-11-21 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3265	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND AIRPORT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included a plunge in public support for Prime Minister Aso. 2. "Is Roadmap for Exit in Sight?" on the Iraqi parliament's approval of a SOFA with the U.S., the liberal Asahi editorialized (12/1): "A roadmap for the U.S. to extricate itself from the q [...]	2008-12-01 01:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3360	JAPANESE VIEWS: ASEAN, BURMA, THAILAND, CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with DAS Scot Marciel, senior MOFA officials reaffirmed that ASEAN remains an important focus for Japan in terms of development assistance, business expansion, and political engagement. In regards to other issues Japan believes that: despite recent events engagement w [...]	2008-12-10 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECIN EAID AORC XC BM TH CB RP VM
08TOKYO3362	Japan Economic Scope for December 8, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for December 8, 2008 Business -------- 2. (U) American and Kyushu Companies to Develop Rapid Vehicle Charging Stations Ener1, a New York based energy storage company, announced a deal with Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) to develop rapid [...]	2008-12-11 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3432	3-4 DECEMBER NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: During the third meeting of the G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG) held in Tokyo December 3-4, NSSG members reviewed the status of ongoing projects, discussed the future of initiatives proposed during Japan's 2008 G8 presidency, and reviewed a draft plan of work for t [...]	2008-12-17 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA
08TOKYO475	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is very much looking forward to the Secretary's visit to Asia the week of February 25 and is SIPDIS anticipating fruitful discussions on strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Nishimiya told EAP Assistant Secretary Christop [...]	2008-02-22 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID XA XE CH AS KS KN IN JA
08TOKYO65	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO656	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO727	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has faced a variety of natural disasters and other historical challenges to its critical infrastructure and systems. As a result, the country has developed preparations and capacity for responding to known threats, such as earthquakes, and has a record of willingness to [...]	2008-03-18 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON ETTC JA PGOV PREL PTER
08TOKYO782	JAPAN SUBMISSION FOR TIP REPORT [...] Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 608 hours researching trafficking issues, conducting awareness-raising campaigns, drafting [...]	2008-03-21 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF SMIG JA
08TOKYO901	TOKYO GOVERNMENT PRESENTS YOKOTA AFB DUAL USE TO [...] (C) Summary. During the past week, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) gave presentations to a number of commercial organizations including the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and an open Town Hall meeting at the Tokyo Hyatt Hotel. During these presentations, TMG speakers [...]	2008-04-02 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TORONTO155	Ontario Police Counternarcotics Efforts Paying Off [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug production, smuggling and trafficking continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement agencies. Since we last reported on counter-narcotics efforts in Ontario in mid-March, police have discovered and shut down several large-scale marijuana grow-ops and metham [...]	2008-05-15 20:07:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PGOV CA
08TORONTO44	Toronto's Iranian Diaspora [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At over 60,000 residents, Toronto's Iranian Community is a small but visible group in a city where over half of its 4 million people are foreign-born. Concentrated in the northern neighborhoods and suburbs of Canada's largest city, Toronto's Iranian community is constantly grow [...]	2008-02-15 13:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS CA IR
08TRIPOLI803	U.S. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his October 5 visit to Tripoli, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez officially opened the new Foreign Commercial Service office at the Embassy and discussed commercial opportunities [...]	2008-10-08 03:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND LY EPET ETRD
08TRIPOLI901	LIBYA'S MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND TRADE WELCOMES COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with visiting NEA/MAG Director Stephanie Williams, Under Secretary for Economy, Trade and Investment Taher Sarkaz emphasized the importance of U.S.-Libya cooperation and outlined steps his ministry taking to facilitate trade and investment. Libya is keenly intereste [...]	2008-11-20 16:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI976	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Economics officer and senior commercial officer met on November 30 with a representative of Bearing Point, who was in Tripoli discussing future contracts for the company with the Libyan government. Bearing Point did a Basel Core Principles assessment for Libya a few years ago, and now is [...]	2008-12-22 08:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY
08TUNIS1168	ECONOMIST HOSTS BUSINESS GOVERNMENT ROUNDTABLE: THE GOT [...] (U) The Economist Intelligence Unit recently hosted its first business roundtable in Tunisia with strong government and company participation. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi gave remarks on the GOT's current economic development plan and responded to questions from business leaders and dip [...]	2008-11-20 14:03:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS1175	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEEK HELP IN [...] (C) PolOffs met with representatives of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on November 17 and 18. Both organizations echoed a common complaint in the diplomatic community: the GOT does not share information, restri [...]	2008-11-21 13:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN TS
08TUNIS1193	TUNISIA: GETTING READY FOR NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) GOT officials expressed strong interest in U.S. civil nuclear cooperation during the November 19 visit of Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and her interagency delegation. Wolcott discussed opportunities for increased technical exchanges, human capit [...]	2008-12-03 08:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS1210	TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. GOT Ratchets Down Projected 2008 GDP Growth B. Tunisia Asks For an "Advanced Status" With the EU C. Tunisia to Offer Telephone License in 2009 D. Tunisia Enticing New FDI E. Tunisi [...]	2008-12-08 11:39:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS1211	TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. GOT Ratchets Down Projected 2008 GDP Growth B. Tunisia Asks For an "Advanced Status" With the EU C. Tunisia to Offer Telephone License in 2009 D. Tunisia Enticing New FDI E. Tunisi [...]	2008-12-08 11:39:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS1255	TUNISIA'S 2009 BUDGET FAVORS EDUCATION AND JOB [...] (C) The Tunisian government has approved a 2009 budget that focuses on supporting business and investment in the wake of the world financial crisis. The GOT projects a three percent budget deficit for 2009, and is targeting five percent real GDP growth despite worsening economic conditions [...]	2008-12-30 15:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EXIM FAO TS
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER

08ULAANBAATAR243	OPPOSITION LEADER ELBEGDORG TO PEABODY ENERGY: NO POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Peabody Energy's President for Northeast Asia, Mr. Tahir Tayeb, along with Peabody reps and Econoff, met on May 9 with the leader of Mongolia's opposition Democratic Party, Ts. Elbegdorj, and shared a copy of Peabody's draft study of recommendations for a framework for the development of [...]	2008-05-27 22:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08USEUBRUSSELS314	OMV ARGUES FOR ACCESS TO IRANIAN GAS FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza and Econ Officer, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer argued that the Nabucco project is at a critical stage, with his most important concern being gas supplies. Ruttenstorfer la [...]	2008-02-29 10:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU RS IR
08USUNNEWYORK151	CLIMATE CHANGE: UNGA TO KEEP BUSY TEMPO [...] (U) The General Assembly's February 11-13 thematic debate on climate change highlighted the role of the UN system in responding to the global challenges and potential solutions to that problem. Several delegations directed comments, both good and bad, at the U.S., with island states providing [...]	2008-02-15 19:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK182	U.N. U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] SUMMARY. On February 25 Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council on his recent mission to Kenya and cautioned that the current situation is evolving into a protracted humanitarian crisis. Holmes stressed the need to address the root causes of [...]	2008-02-27 21:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNSC KE
08USUNNEWYORK307	62ND UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTION TO [...] Members of the Fifth Committee formally approved a draft resolution (full text - para 4) on March 28 aimed at strengthening investigations within the UN. The resolution welcomes efforts already being made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to improve the conduct of investiga [...]	2008-04-04 22:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK340	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN Legal Adviser Willson and USUN/MR participated in an April 9 meeting of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Management Committee to discuss how best to provide retirement, death and disability benefits to Tribunal employees, as required under Dutch law, including the poss [...]	2008-04-11 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK921	DRUGS AND ELECTION CONCERNS IN GUINEA-BISSAU FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 23:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BR SG XY UNSC
08VALLETTA146	SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY APR 15-17 VISIT TO MALTA [...] (S) U/S Levey: Embassy Valletta looks forward to your upcoming visit to Malta. Composed of several tiny islands in the Mediterranean, Malta's small size and population (400,000) belies a relatively important strategic and geopolitical role. Malta joined the EU in 2004, adopting the Euro as its [...]	2008-04-09 11:42:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT
08VALLETTA168	MALTA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U/S LEVEY'S MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with senior Maltese Government officials on April 16, 2008, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey urged Malta to protect its financial system from abuse by Iran, including through implementation of paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1803 (r [...]	2008-04-25 05:14:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT
08VATICAN3	MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE: ITALIAN IMAM COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: A meeting with Imam Yahya Pallavicini offered fresh perspectives on the nascent dialogue between 138 Muslim scholars and Christian leaders, including the Pope (reftels). The Pope, according to Pallavicini, was a key "target" of "A Common Word." The Holy See's recent response (ref [...]	2008-01-04 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PREL PHUM VT
08VIENNA1007	AUSTRIA ON THE UNSC: POTENTIAL RESISTANCE TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: If Austria is successful in its bid for a 2009-10 rotating UNSC seat, its positions on most urgent Security Council issues would reflect the EU consensus, MFA contacts convincingly tell us. On Iran, however, successive Austrian governments have shown a deep-seated philosophical b [...]	2008-07-16 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC PARM PINR KNNP ENRG MNUC
08VIENNA1304	AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND, [...] Hubert Hrabcik, General Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Family and Youth Affairs (Assistant Secretary level) told Emboff he had registered for the Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in October in Egypt and intended to represent the GoA in Sharm el Sheik [...]	2008-09-10 10:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL AU
08VIENNA1344	OMV TO DOUBLE GAS STORAGE CAPACITY IN AUSTRIA [...] On September 10, Austrian oil and gas company OMV announced its intention to double its gas storage capacity in Austria from 1.8 bcm to almost 4 bcm. OMV currently operates three smaller gas reservoirs in the east of Austria; the construction of a large fourth one near Gaenserndorf (east of [...]	2008-09-12 13:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV EPET AU
08VIENNA1372	BIDDERS FOR AUSTRIAN AIRLINES SHOW CARDS [...] SUMMARY: The privatization tender for Austrian Airlines (AUA),which closed September 12, now has a shortlist: Lufthansa, KLM/Air France and the Russian S7 (Air China, Aeroflot, British Airways and Turkish Airlines are out). S7 is making a major effort -- in particularly by promising to keep [...]	2008-09-18 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
08VIENNA142	NABUCCO: OMV STILL CONFIDENT DESPITE SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco, told Emboffs on January 25 that the project remains on track despite the Russian campaign to present South Stream as an alternative. One of the reasons Russia is flouting South Stream, according to Mitschek, is to improve Gazprom's negotia [...]	2008-01-29 15:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR AU
08VIENNA1550	Weak Competition Fuels High Energy Prices In [...] SUMMARY: Energy prices in Austria Q as in most EU countries Q have soared even more than food prices. As of August 31, energy prices for households were up 14% year-on-year and gasoline cost 15% more (diesel almost 30% more) while the overall inflation rate in this period was 3.7%. Natural [...]	2008-10-20 10:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AU
08VIENNA1606	AUSTRIAN AIRLINES? PRIVATIZATION IN TROUBLE [...] Summary: The GoA?s plans for selling AUA by the end of October failed because of the miserable handling of the privatization process, which was aggravated by the financial crisis and the stock market problems, which alone should have triggered calling off or postponing the sale. On October [...]	2008-10-31 13:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
08VIENNA1672	Austrian Airlines To Go to Lufthansa [...] SUMMARY: Austrian Airlines will be sold to Lufthansa -- officially the only remaining bidder -- but its is unclear whether the EU will approve a GOA EUR 500 million state subsidy as part of the sale. The bid process evinced a strong preference for Lufthansa stemming from the carriers' alread [...]	2008-11-14 15:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
08VIENNA1733	Austria-Russia Economic Ties Deepening [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria's commercial ties with Russia, which date to the Soviet era, have grown significantly since 2000. Despite a brief dip in 2007, imports from Russia (dominated by energy) are rising again. In recent years, Austrian firms (especially banks) have expanded aggressively into [...]	2008-11-26 07:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON ENRG PREL RS AU
08VIENNA1743	AUSTRIAN POSITION ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY AT
08VIENNA1819	ENERGY SECURITY WEIGHING HEAVIER IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy security has arrived on the agenda of Austrian policymakers. Whereas energy policy was heretofore dominated by issues like renewables/biofuels, climate change, and a vociferous anti-nuclear stance, now diversifying and securing energy supply take equal priority (even as [...]	2008-12-11 12:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV SENV AU IR
08VIENNA1844	OMV says TGI, Not Turkey, Is Chief Worry For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of OMV's gas business, Werner Auli, told us December 11 that TGI, not Turkey, has become the main obstacle to moving ahead with the Nabucco gas pipeline. Expressing confidence that a deal with Turkey would be forthcoming, Auli fretted that "if Azerbaijan sells its gas [...]	2008-12-16 08:01:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PREL AU RU IR TU IT
08VIENNA1849	DEMARCHE ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 07:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA
08VIENNA216	AUSTRIA: INPUT FOR REQUIRED REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 11:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD
08VIENNA242	OMV: GAZPROM HOLDS SHARES IN GAS TRADING PLATFORM; NO [...] Charge and Emboffs met 2/19 with Werner Auli, board member of the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, and with Gottfried Steiner, head of the gas section's International Affairs unit, to inquire the latest developments in OMV's relations with Gazprom. Auli reconfirmed that Gazprom acquired a 50 [...]	2008-02-21 10:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
08VIENNA411	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO VIENNA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Vienna comes as Russia presses ahead with a regional campaign to promote the South Stream pipeline as a rival to the OMV-led Nabucco project. While some analysts claim that Nabucco is now "dead," OMV remains committed to starting operations by 2012. Your meetings with OM [...]	2008-03-20 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL EPET ECON AU
08VIENNA518	U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY WITH OMV AND [...] (C) During a March 27 meeting with U/S Jeffery, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer pointed to Turkey as the critical piece for the Nabucco pipeline's success. Ruttenstorfer hopes that Turkey will sign an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA),which EU Nabucco Coordinator is negotiating, by September [...]	2008-04-15 08:07:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EPET SENV PGOV AU
08VIENNA802	OMV WILL LIKELY SIGN UP TO SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein has confirmed Russian press reports that OMV is considering joining the South Stream project. Russian media is speculating that an intergovernmental agreement could be concluded "before the end of the European Cup soccer championships" on June 29. [...]	2008-06-10 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL AU
08VIENNA810	NABUCCO: MOVING FORWARD ON VARIOUS FRONTS DESPITE [...] (C) In a June 2 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza and Charge, OMV Gas CEO Werner Auli and Nabucco Managing Director Reinhard Mitschek sounded optimistic about the project's progress despite a number of major issues that needed to be solved. Nabucco hopes an end-of-June meeting in Den Haag will prod [...]	2008-06-11 08:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EPET EINV AU
08VIENNA871	AUSTRIAN AIRLINES LOOKING FOR STRATEGIC PARTNER [...] Austrian Airlines (AUA) is now officially considering a strategic partnership in an effort to shore up its worsening financial position. This turnaround stems from the decision by Saudi investor Sheik Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber to back out of his planned investment in AUA. Lufthansa and Aerof [...]	2008-06-20 10:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
08VLADIVOSTOK106	AIRLINES IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST SKIDDING TO A STOP [...] Summary. The airline industry in the Far East continues its downward trajectory. Dalavia has become the latest in a series of bankruptcies in the industry. Vladivostok Avia remains relatively strong, but may become a tempting takeover target. Ticket prices will remain prohibitively expensiv [...]	2008-09-26 06:59:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV ECON RS
08WELLINGTON189	POTENTIAL POWER SHORTAGES COULD MEAN LIGHTS OUT FOR LABOUR [...] (SBU) Summary. A dry winter has prompted debate about New Zealand's power supply as low hydroelectric lake levels bring about the prospect of rolling power shortages throughout the country. Fearing a political backlash, the Labour Government denies there is a problem, while quietly taking me [...]	2008-06-18 01:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG SENV NZ
08WELLINGTON391	SANDIA EXPLORES RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 31 - November 1, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) representatives Bruce Balfour and Dr. Blake Simmons visited New Zealand to solicit support for a Sandia proposal to create a global network of public-private partnerships for the development and deployment of lo [...]	2008-11-18 20:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KRGY ELTN KGHG PREL NZ
08WINDHOEK314	NAMIBIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE: USITC RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel request from the U.S. International Trade Commission for information on infrastructure conditions that effect export competitiveness. 2. (SBU) Compared to other Sub-Saharan African countries, Namibia has fairly well developed and maintained infras [...]	2008-10-03 08:50:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD OTRA ASEC WA
08YAOUNDE119	CAMEROON'S FINANCIAL WATCHDOG SAYS CABINET [...] (S) Summary. In a recent meeting with Poloff, the head of Cameroon's financial crimes watchdog, Hubert Nde Sambone, said that all but a few members of Cameroon's 57-person cabinet have accumulated ill-gotten gains, naming Essimi Menye (Finance),Muna (Culture),Fuh Gentry (Mines),and Ephri [...]	2008-02-07 16:11:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	KCOR EFIN PREL KTFN CM
08YAOUNDE366	CAMEROON'S ANIF DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: In an April 11 meeting with Poloff, Hubert Nde Sambone, Director of Cameroon's National Agency for Financial Investigations (ANIF),welcomed Washington's response (ref a) to ANIF's request for more information regarding financial transfers from the Revival of Islamic Heritage S [...]	2008-04-15 14:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	CM EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
08YEREVAN140	BITTER LEMONS: ELECTION TENSION TURNS FUNERAL [...] (C) During a pre-election regional reporting trip to the northwestern city of Stepanavan, PolOff uncomfortably watched a funeral gathering degenerate into a tense shouting match between friends and family when discussion turned to Armenia's approaching February 19 presidential election. Forget [...]	2008-02-15 14:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PROG PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN339	POLITICAL INTIMIDATION IN THE WORKPLACE - ONE [...] (C) Over the course of the recent Presidential election campaign and its aftermath, we have frequently heard accounts about workplaces being used as organizational hubs in support of the candidacy of new President Serzh Sargsian as well as for harassment and intimidation of opposition supporter [...]	2008-04-21 03:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
08ZAGREB802	QUESTIONS LOOM ON CROATIA'S DEBT AS PM ANNOUNCES A [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Sanader has announced his intention to balance the federal budget in 2009 and has called for a salary freeze and cutbacks in Christmas activities in both the government and state-owned industries to achieve this aim. The PM feels he has little room for maneuver [...]	2008-11-24 10:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ABIDJAN457	GOCI LAUNCHES REMEDIATION PROGRAM TO COMBAT CHILD [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 06:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PREL IV
09ABUDHABI1040	IRAN REFINED PRODUCT SANCTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE UAE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The UAE's ties to Iranian refined product markets are likely limited to Dubai's involvement as a logistical hub for the storage and transshipment of these products. However, the UAE diesel market provides some relevant insight into the impact of refined product sanctions on Iran. [...]	2009-11-04 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PTER PGOV PREL IR AE
09ABUDHABI1067	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT THE 2009 DUBAI [...] (C) US Embassy Abu Dhabi and US Consulate General Dubai warmly welcome your visit to UAE to attend the 2009 Dubai Air Show. ------------------------------ Air Show Highlights ------------------------------ 2. (U) The Dubai Air Show is the third largest event of its type and is [...]	2009-11-12 09:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09ABUDHABI1070	UAE'S HIGH PROFILE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary. In the five months since the State Department released its annual trafficking in persons(TIP) country reports, the UAE government has taken highly visible steps to crack down on human trafficking through enhanced measures of prevention, protection, and prosecution. Immediate re [...]	2009-11-12 12:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM AE BG CH IN NP PK RP
09ABUDHABI1107	UAE DEVELOPS FOOD SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Like the United States, UAE federal and local government officials are focused on promoting food security and expanding cooperation and partnership with foreign agricultural producers. The UAE imports over 85 percent of its agricultural needs, making food security a pressing chall [...]	2009-11-24 11:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1166	UAE SUPPORT - AND SUGGESTIONS - FOR CAIRO INITIATIVE, [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to supporting the proposed visit of Science Envoy in first quarter of 2010. As first reported in Ref B, the opportunities for science and technology (S&T) cooperation with the UAE are enormous. UAE entities often enjoy strong financial resources and motivation, [...]	2009-12-17 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON KISL KSCA KPAO AE
09ABUDHABI126	THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...]	2009-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP IR AE
09ABUDHABI174	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...]	2009-02-19 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI199	UAE REQUEST TO HOST IRENA HEADQUARTERS [...] (SBU) On February 19, post received a diplomatic note reiterating the UAE's desire and qualifications to host the headquarters of the International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA, first reported in Ref A). Post's informal translation of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (SBU) Further dem [...]	2009-02-26 12:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL PARM RS IR AE
09ABUDHABI244	UNOFFICIAL TIP SHELTER OPTIONS IN UAE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: In both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE's main urban hubs, unofficial shelters have been established over time to accommodate the immediate needs of vulnerable groups (one of the more active being run by [...]	2009-03-13 17:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB KMPI KTIP AE
09ABUDHABI296	UAE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in the United Arab Emirates whose destruction or disruption could immediately affect the economic security and national security of the United States: A) Strait [...]	2009-03-23 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC MARR EFIN ENRG KCIP AE
09ABUDHABI301	FM PRESSES SRAP HOLBROOKE FOR IRENA SUPPORT [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, UAE Foreign Minister Shaykh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) asked if the United States had changed its (Ref E) policy on joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). AbZ recall [...]	2009-03-25 08:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PREL PARM AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI322	WELCOMING CODEL McCONNELL TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (U) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL McConnell for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...]	2009-03-30 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MASS AE
09ABUDHABI329	(U) WHY THE UAE IS PRESSING FOR IRENA HQ [...] (C) Summary. The UAE's push (refs A-C) to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) complements its political and financial commitment to encouraging renewable energy production and consumption. Although the fourth largest oil producer in the world, the UAE is expan [...]	2009-04-01 12:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI331	UAE REQUEST TO ATTEND MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM ON ENERGY AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) In a March 30 letter, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash asked the Ambassador for assistance with a matter "extremely important" to the UAEG: an invitation to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in [...]	2009-04-01 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI342	UAE ASKS TO BE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM OBSERVER [...] (C/NF) Following up on his March 30 letter (Ref A),Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash told the Ambassador on April 1 that the UAE wants to attend the April 27-28 Major Economies Forum on Environment and Climate in Washington, even just as an observer. Gargash explained th [...]	2009-04-02 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI355	MASDAR CEO REQUESTS MEETING WITH SECRETARY CHU [...] (C) On April 1, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (masdar.ae) asked the Ambassador for assistance in organizing a meeting with Secretary of Energy Chu during Al Jaber's April 16-17 visit to Washington. Al Jaber, who has previously met with former Secretary [...]	2009-04-06 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI365	EXXONMOBIL PROMOTES CARBON TAX [...] (C/NF) On April 9, ExxonMobil (Al-Khalij) President Frank Kemnetz and Vice President Michael Perry, accompanied by Exxon Mobil International Government Relations Manager James Adams, briefed the Ambassador on ExxonMobil's views on CO2 emission policies. Kemnetz noted that ExxonMobil Chairman R [...]	2009-04-13 05:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV ENRG PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI370	UAE CONTINUES TO BEAT IRENA DRUM [...] (SBU) Keeping a top UAEG priority front and center, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash stressed for the Ambassador April 13 how much effort the UAEG continues to put into its campaign to host the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He said most of his time duri [...]	2009-04-14 07:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI378	Fraud Summary - Abu Dhabi [...] Country Conditions Note: Many aspects of this report should be viewed in tandem with the Fraud Summary from Consulate General Dubai. While the two posts in the UAE see somewhat different applicant pools (Notably, Dubai is the primary NIV processing post for persons in Iran, while Abu Dhabi [...]	2009-04-14 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE
09ABUDHABI431	TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 PORK BAN [...] (SBU) Although the FAS Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) engaged early and proactively, the UAEG banned pork imports on April 27 in response to the global spread of H1N1 influenza. Individual emirates have applied the ban differently, with Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Ajman removing pork from shelves [...]	2009-05-04 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO
09ABUDHABI432	TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UAEG has taken a number of steps to combat the spread of H1N1 virus to the UAE and reassure the public. Interagency task forces have been established and are sharing information about their efforts. Residents are concerned, but with no confirmed cases in the UAE, remain calm [...]	2009-05-04 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09ABUDHABI449	UAE GOVERNMENT COMPLAINS ABOUT USG REGIONAL MEDIA [...] (SBU) At the end of a meeting on other topics, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash told the Charge May 5 that the UAEG is unhappy with regional USG media interviews using backdrops identified with UAE/Dubai locations. He pointed to two recent examples, both in Dubai, which [...]	2009-05-07 10:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO AE
09ABUDHABI526	UAE MEDIA REACTION TO 123 SIGNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's May 19 signature of the US-UAE 123 Agreement, and its subsequent movement to Congress, generated broad UAE media coverage. The signing coincided with a commercially organized "GCC Nuclear Summit" of key international and regional officials, including US Nuclear [...]	2009-05-26 13:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KTIA KPAO PARM PHUM SENV PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI528	UAE REPORTS GERMAN SURPRISE OVER IRENA BID [...] (C) As requested in Ref A, on May 27, EconOff contacted Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, to discuss the status of Abu Dhabi's bid (Refs B-E) to host the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) headquarters. Al Jaber reported that the UAE submitted [...]	2009-05-27 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PREL PGOV GM AE
09ABUDHABI540	NRC VISIT HIGHLIGHTS US-UAE NUCLEAR COOPERATION POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 19-21 visit of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Executive Director for Operations Bill Borchardt and Director of International Programs Margie Doane to Abu Dhabi and Dubai provided an opportunity to engage key UAE nuclear officials on regulatory issues of safety, secur [...]	2009-05-31 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PARM SENV MNUC PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI575	UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
09ABUDHABI599	UAE SUPPORTS US IRENA OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) On June 14, EconOff delivered reftel talking points on US membership in IRENA to Masdar CEO Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, who welcomed US intentions to join IRENA and expressed hope that the US would participate in the headquarters' vote. He said he would appreciate US lobbying in support of the [...]	2009-06-15 09:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG AE
09ABUDHABI6	ABU DHABI TO SUPPORT IRENA, REQUESTS USG SPEAKER FOR WORLD [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 2. 2. (SBU) On January 4, Iain Twine, a consultant for MASDAR, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, asked EconOff if a USG official would be able to participate in a January 21 round table discussion of governments' role in promoting renewal [...]	2009-01-04 12:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PGOV KGHG EUN AE
09ABUDHABI638	UAE CONFIRMS 5 H1N1 CASES, WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health reported publicly on June 21 that it had confirmed five cases of H1N1 influenza, and told us privately that it had a sixth under surveillance. Ministry officials told EmbOffs that the sixth - a nurse - would be the first case of domestic transmission of th [...]	2009-06-22 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09ABUDHABI688	UAE CABINET APPROVES NUCLEAR LAW, NOW WITH PRESIDENT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 13:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PARM SENV MNUC PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI715	UAE INVITES SECRETARY CHU TO WFES [...] (SBU) During a July 2 meeting, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company),told the Ambassador that he would like to invite Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu to be a keynote speaker at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi January 18-21, 2010. Al [...]	2009-07-13 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG AE
09ABUDHABI747	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...]	2009-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
09ABUDHABI873	UAE CROWN PRINCE INVITES SECRETARY CHU TO WFES [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) invited Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu to be a keynote speaker at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi January 18-21, 2010. 2. (SBU) On August 31, MbZ's office provided a copy of the official invitation letter (text [...]	2009-09-02 07:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG AE
09ABUDHABI899	UAE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR A SEAT ON IMO COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The UAE is seeking U.S. support for a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council when the 26th Assembly meets in December. CDA, along with mission chiefs from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Venezuela attended [...]	2009-09-10 10:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA PREL PGOV
09ABUDHABI920	ACTION CABLES FOR EMBASSY ABU DHABI AND AMCONGEN DUBAI [...] (SBU) RECENTLY WE'VE NOTICED A NUMBER OF CABLES CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE UAE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE BEEN MISDIRECTED TO DUBAI. WHILE DUBAI HAS BECOME THE MORE FAMOUS CITY AS A RESULT OF ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL BUSINESS AND TOURISM HUB, ABU DHABI REMAINS THE CAPITAL AND SEAT OF THE UAE FED [...]	2009-09-23 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AE
09ABUDHABI944	UAE INVITES SPECIAL ENVOY STERN TO WFES [...] (SBU) On September 23, Post received an invitation from Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company),for Special Envoy Todd Stern to speak at a session titled, "What's After Copenhagen" at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi on January 19, 2010. [...]	2009-10-04 06:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG AE
09ABUJA1112	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR HOSTS PPP AGRICULTURAL EVENT ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 9-10 in Lagos, the Ambassador hosted a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agricultural event entitled "Boosting the Nigerian Agricultural Sector through Financing, Processing, Capacity Building, Capital Equipment and Market Access". The PPP event covered the need to boost th [...]	2009-06-19 09:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV NI
09ABUJA1379	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST ATTACKS CONTINUE INTO NIGHT [...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy contacts, other reporting channels, and local news reporting, additional extremist attacks were carried out on police stations and government buildings throughout the night of July 27-28 in Maiduguri, Borno state, following three days of similar attacks in th [...]	2009-07-28 15:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1990	KANO'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Representatives of Kano's Chamber of Commerce told USTDA visitors that the state's irregular power supply and poor infrastructure have contributed to business closures and high unemployment. Agricultural activity suffers from the lack of improved agricultural inputs and a well-developed [...]	2009-10-30 12:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EAGR ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA2001	NIGERIA: ANAMBRA GUBERNATORIAL RACE OFF TO ROCKY START [...] (SBU) Judicial and electoral commission rulings on the disputed People's Democratic Party (PDP) nomination process have fueled confusion and tension in the February 2010 race for Governor of Anambra State. Political temperatures rose further with the reported kidnapping of the father of the fo [...]	2009-11-02 06:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09ABUJA2003	CHINA'S GROWING PRESENCE IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) China's presence in Nigeria is growing. There are 200 to 300 Chinese businesses in the country while the bilateral trade between the two countries is estimated at $7 billion for 2009. China's dependence on oil is encouraging its oil companies, such as CNOOC and Sinopec, to take an inter [...]	2009-11-02 06:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV NI
09ABUJA2019	2009-2010 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Nigeria remains attractive to drug traffickers. Heroin and cocaine transit Nigeria on their way to markets in Europe, and the heroin transiting Nigeria has a significant impact on the United States. During the past year, authorities have arrested increased numbers of drug couriers at Lagos [...]	2009-11-05 06:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR KFIN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA2162	ISLAMIC OUTREACH IN NIGERIA [...] (U) Recognizing the importance of improving our relationships with and understanding of Muslims in Nigeria, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria incorporates engagement with Muslim communities as part of our daily work. As roughly half of Nigeria's population is Muslim, many of the interlocutors of Em [...]	2009-12-01 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL NI
09ABUJA313	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND BENUE GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam (People's Democratic Party - PDP) at Government House in Makurdi on February 12 (PolOff notetaker). The discussion focused primarily on agricultural collaboration and partnerships, but also touched upon the pote [...]	2009-02-20 14:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EINV NI
09ABUJA901	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR-LED INTERAGENCY TRIP TO [...] (U) Summary. On May 15, 2009, the Ambassador led an interagency delegation of USG officials to Katsina State for meetings with Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema and key interlocutors from Katsina State as part of the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with States (PES) Program. This is the second stat [...]	2009-05-26 12:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
09ACCRA155	CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL ZONES- REGIONAL UPDATE [...] Climate change, coastal zone, and fisheries issues are increasingly addressed in unison as dominant variables in an equation including politics, economics, social themes, security, and biodiversity. During a recent TDY to Senegal and Cape Verde, the REO met with host nation contacts, United N [...]	2009-02-25 08:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KGHG PREL SG CV GH
09ACCRA832	GHANA PROMOTES REGIONAL INVESTMENT HUB TO CODEL BUTTERFIELD [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 17-19 visit to Ghana, CODEL Butterfield discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on trade and investment with Government of Ghana (GOG) leaders. President Mills underlined Ghana's commitment to removing investment obstacles, and said Ghana aspires to r [...]	2009-08-25 08:48:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD GH
09ADANA16	TURKEY: AKP FACING LOSSES, POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT IN SE [...] (SBU) Of the 22 provincial capitals in southeastern Turkey, AKP holds the mayoralty in 15 cities, the pro-Kurdish DTP runs five municipalities and the CHP and DP have one mayor each. While AKP candidates will do very well again this year, the party is likely to lose two-to-four seats and its v [...]	2009-03-26 07:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA79	TURKEY: BUSINESS ROUNDTABLES IN GAZIANTEP, ADANA AND MERSIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM Douglas Silliman, accompanied by Adana PO and DPO, held three business roundtables in Gaziantep, Adana and Mersin to discuss President Obama's Cairo speech and the upcoming Summit on Entrepreneurship. During the roundtables, business leaders from Gaziantep, with their can [...]	2009-12-23 13:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SOCI TU
09ADDISABABA2493	ETHIOPIA - VISUALIZING IRREGULAR MIGRATION PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) officials publicized i-Map, a tool that visually maps irregular migration patterns, and recent efforts to bring the GoE on board as an information-sharing partner. Under the auspices of the Mediterranea [...]	2009-10-20 04:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG KTIP KHLS ASEC AORC INS IOM ML NG SG ET
09ADDISABABA2499	DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopia has become increasingly popular as a transit point along narco-trafficking routes as a result of convenient air service, limited law enforcement, and minimal criminal penalties. Heroin is the most commonly trafficked substance, followed by cannabis and cocaine. Most i [...]	2009-10-21 05:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC ET
09ADDISABABA2809	PARTY PATRONAGE AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN ETHIOPIA [...] (C) Recent allegations of the politicization of foreign assistance in Ethiopia, including humanitarian food aid, are consistent with reports by non-governmental organizations, opposition political parties, the media, and members of the international donor community. The manipulation of humani [...]	2009-11-25 14:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA2843	OCT-NOV REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: This Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter combines reporting from October and November 2009, with an emphasis on energy developments, the latest USG and Africa climate change positions in the run up to Copenhagen, updates on the Nile Basin Initiative, and an [...]	2009-12-03 12:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2977	SUSPICIONS REMAIN HIGH AS CONFLICT, ABUSES [...] (C) Contacts in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State report that although humanitarian access has improved, the humanitarian situation has declined since 2007, as a result of continued conflict, restricted humanitarian access, trade blockage, and repeated seasons of poor rain. Government of Ethio [...]	2009-12-22 09:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM ASEC MOPS PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA606	ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGIONAL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Newly-appointed Somali Regional President Dawood Mohammed told the Ambassador and delegation that Ethiopia's Somali region wants U.S. and international support for long-term development, especially in exploiting water resources. Security is still a major issue in the Somali region, Dawo [...]	2009-03-13 11:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ET
09ADDISABABA899	CODEL CARNAHAN MEETING WITH CHINESE IPU DELEGATION [...] (SBU) On April 7, CODEL Carnahan met the Chinese delegation from the National People's Congress (NPC) on the margins of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held in Addis Ababa. The two delegations emphasized the importance of the bilateral relationship and discussed opportunities for [...]	2009-04-21 10:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CH ET SU
09AITTAIPEI1390	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 21-23 on developments in cross-Strait relations; on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taipei; and on several Taiwan fishing boats, which were detained by the Burmese navy on November 19. 2. Editorials a [...]	2009-11-24 04:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1423	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the lead-up to the local elections scheduled for December 5; on the National Communications Commission (NCC)'s review of Next Media's applications to establish TV channels; and on the resignation Masaki Saito, [...]	2009-12-03 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI745	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 20-22 news coverage on Tropical Storm Linfa's brush past Taiwan, local economic problems, and on the development of cross-Strait relations. 2. Among editorials and commentary, an editorial in the mass-circulation "Apple Daily" u [...]	2009-06-22 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI766	TAIWAN'S MOOTED TRADE PACT WITH THE PRC: STILL A [...] (SBU) Summary. Although details about the scope and timing of a possible cross-Strait economic cooperation agreement remain scarce, the Ma administration continues to move forward on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the PRC. Officials, academics and industry executives [...]	2009-06-25 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH

09ALGIERS1071	DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ALGERIA [...] (U) Algeria serves as a transit point for drug trafficking, both for cannabis and cannabis resin from Morocco, and increasingly for South American-origin cocaine and heroin, which both transit Algeria to Europe. Algeria's long, remote and difficult-to-secure borders facilitate the drug trade [...]	2009-12-02 11:54:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG PGOV PINS SNAR
09ALGIERS177	ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...]	2009-02-23 17:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ALGIERS223	EXPANDING ESTH OPPORTUNITIES IN ALGERIA [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Algerian government ministries would like to engage in greater cooperation with the USG pursuant to our 2006 Science and Technology (ST) Agreement. During a visit of the ESTH Regional Hub Officer, officials at the Min [...]	2009-03-03 17:03:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV EINV PGOV AG
09ALGIERS224	ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]	2009-03-03 18:18:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS247	PROMISES, PROMISES: BOUTEFLIKA BETWEEN CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A week before the official start of the 2009 presidential campaign, President Bouteflika and his government have already chalked up a sizable list of promises and largesse -- a list that exceeds traditional levels of election-year munificence. In addition to a USD 150-million d [...]	2009-03-11 17:09:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON AG
09ALGIERS465	DISEASE IN THE DESERT: FIGHTING HIV/AIDS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A gradual rise in legal and illegal African migration to southern Algeria over the past 15 years has brought an increase in cases of infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS. The Saharan crossroads of Tamanrasset, which with 130,000 inhabitants is the only city in an area large [...]	2009-05-11 13:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV PGOV PREF AG
09ALGIERS492	DESPERATELY LOOKING NORTH: THE MIGRANTS OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The cities of Tamanrasset and Djanet in the Algerian south have become extended transit hubs for thousands of illegal migrants from sub Saharan Africa who are looking north to seek opportunity. With 130,000 residents, Tamanrasset is the largest population center in southern Alger [...]	2009-05-20 18:57:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER PINR PINS SOCI ML NG AG
09ALGIERS779	MEPI ALGERIA SNAPSHOT: PSP ENGLISH TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We saw the MEPI-funded Partnership Schools Program (PSP) in action recently in the western Algerian city of Sidi Bel Abbes as MEPI implementers provided training to a group of government language inspectors. The progress we saw, along with anecdotal evidence from participants, [...]	2009-08-26 14:27:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI PREL KPAO PGOV AG
09AMMAN1116	ATHENS RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. The second donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) led by the World Bank convened in Athens on May 4. The RDS, which started in May 2008, is studying the feasibility of rehabilitating the Dead Sea, generating hydropower, and constr [...]	2009-05-13 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1581	Jordanian Government Puts a Six Billion Dollar Railway [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced that a USD 6 billion national railway project had been placed on hold due to a lack of funding and interested bidders. Despite the hold on the national railway network, MOT officials stated that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) [...]	2009-07-14 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN1676	EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]	2009-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN1793	JORDAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FACES MULTIPLE ROADBLOCKS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's new transportation strategy for 2009-2011 aims to make the country a regional transportation hub. The approach outlines plans to improve infrastructure, ease traffic flow, and encourage private investors to participate in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements. Long [...]	2009-08-09 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN PGOV JO
09AMMAN18	JORDAN: JANUARY 4 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Over the New Year's holiday weekend, developments in Gaza continued to dominate front and inside pages as well as op-ed pages of Jordanian media outlets. Coverage gave equal treatment to Jordanian public demonstrations and to efforts by King Abdullah and government officials to stop I [...]	2009-01-04 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN2233	JORDANIAN THINK TANK ADVOCATES REGIONAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Nuclear physicist and Director of Jordan's Arab Institute for Security Studies, Ayman Khalil, recently advocated to EconCouns the benefits of a regional Arab nuclear fuel bank. Khalil's think-tank, located at the University of Jordan, sponsored in June 2009 an international "Nuclear Pro [...]	2009-10-05 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN2302	BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH [...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...]	2009-10-15 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN2306	JORDAN'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HOPES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Yahoo's recent acquisition of the Jordanian internet portal company Maktoob has focused media and government attention on the technology sector and generated considerable excitement about Jordan's future as a regional IT hub. Recent meetings with industry and government officials [...]	2009-10-15 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT TINT PGOV JO
09AMMAN2404	JORDAN: NSC DELEGATION DISCUSSES CAIRO INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation led by NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy visited Jordan from October 6-9 to discuss initiatives laid out in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. The delegation also included representatives from the Secretary's Policy Planning Staf [...]	2009-11-01 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN2487	SIGNIFICANT ESTH OPPORTUNITIES IN JORDAN TO ADVANCE POTUS' [...] (SBU) Summary: A robust bilateral and regional ESTH partnership with Jordan is evidenced through 18 USG agencies engaging in ESTH collaborations over the past several years. Despite the individual merits of each activity, the collective impact of this engagement in supporting Jordan's scienc [...]	2009-11-16 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV PREL EAID PINR JO
09AMMAN858	MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...]	2009-04-13 05:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KISL JO
09AMSTERDAM83	FRAUD SUMMARY - NETHERLANDS [...] Per the instructions in Ref A, Amsterdam submits the following post summary of fraud-related activity during the period from March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 updating Ref B. -------------------------- Country Conditions -------------------------- 2. The Netherlands is a highly develope [...]	2009-10-29 16:46:00	Consulate Amsterdam	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NL
09ANKARA100	TURKEY LOOKS TO BROADEN/DEEPEN TIES WITH IRAQ AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkey continues its outreach to Baghdad and to Erbil in an effort to broaden and deepen its ties to Iraq and the KRG. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Ozcelik recognizes the pace of progress remains slow but is encouraged that progress continues and that the tenor of discussions betwee [...]	2009-01-22 07:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG TU IZ
09ANKARA1033	YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...]	2009-07-20 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU
09ANKARA1150	LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...]	2009-08-07 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU
09ANKARA1472	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...]	2009-10-13 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER 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
09ANKARA1775	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MINISTER OF JUSTICE READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 18 meeting, FBI Director Mueller pressed Justice Minister Ergin to establish a new bilateral framework that would facilitate the more rapid exchange of information. He also urged Turkey to revise its terrorism laws to better address the challenges brought by gl [...]	2009-12-14 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1840	TURKEY: CARGO HUB OPERATIONS EXTENDED [...] (SBU) On December 25 the GOT notified post via dip note 2009/ALGY/570349 of the Council of Ministers' positive decision to extend pre-existing agreements for cargo hub and retrograde operations in Turkey. This extension allows U.S. forces to continue operations at Incirlik Air Base and is val [...]	2009-12-28 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU IR AF
09ANKARA253	TURKEY: THE RUSSIAN SIDE OF THE ENERGY EQUATION [...] (C) Summary and comment: Leaving for Moscow on February 12, President Gul said that energy issues will top his agenda in talks with Russian President Medvedev. And for good reason. Russia is Turkey's largest bilateral trading partner, with 70% of Russia's exports consisting of oil and gas. [...]	2009-02-13 17:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA273	TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: TIP SITUATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hours [...]	2009-02-20 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA315	TURKEY: ENERGY POLICY SWINGS TOWARD RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, we have met with several Turkish counterparts on energy issues, including Advisor to President Gul for Energy Issues Volkan Ediger who accompanied Gul on his February 12-15 visit to Moscow (ref b). All confirm Turkey is increasing its cooperation with Russia o [...]	2009-02-27 08:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA394	SCENESETTER FOR USAEUR'S VISIT TO ANKARA, MARCH [...] (S) Thanks to highly successful intelligence sharing against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last 15 months, bilateral military relations are at a high point. Your visit precedes a visit by President Obama in early April, follows the first ever bilateral Army-to-Army staff talks (in J [...]	2009-03-17 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS IZ AF AM CY RS TU
09ANKARA466	TURKEY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS: MARGIN OF AKP VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will easily come in first on March 29, when 48 million voters will go to the polls to elect approximately 2,300 mayors and almost 100,000 other local officials. The referendum-like quality of the elections has largely played [...]	2009-03-26 16:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA509	POST-ELECTION, AKP CIRCLES ITS WAGONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a set-back in the March 29 local elections, Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has entered soul-searching mode. With eyes already on 2011 parliamentary elections, and amid a worsening economic atmosphere, AKP will try to find ways to recoup losses bo [...]	2009-04-06 03:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA548	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) In the short time since your last visit to Turkey, we have seen a broad shift in Turkey's perception of the U.S. and in its view of how we should approach some of the more complex issues in the region. The visit of President Obama was extraordinary, and had a game-changing effect not only [...]	2009-04-14 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM 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
09ANKARA61	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA660	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKEY OF VADM [...] (C) Summary: You will arrive in Turkey a month after President Obama's visit. The President's April visit had a game-changing effect not only in public opinion of the U.S. here, but also on issues relating to Turkey's increased commitments to Afghanistan, its readiness to move in the directi [...]	2009-05-07 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV TU
09ANKARA735	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: A TURKISH [...] (C) In response to ref A para 12 request for an assessment of GOT views regarding creation of new regional networks on a host of issues beyond the existing Iraq-centric mechanisms, post notes specific GOT views conveyed in ref E, especially paras 10-12. As noted therein (as well as in refs B, [...]	2009-05-22 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA745	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...]	2009-05-26 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA761	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline negotiations in the 1990s until today, Turkey and the U.S. have shared a strategic vision to bring new oil and gas resources to market through new routes. Opening an East-West Corridor for gas would strengthen the ties of Central Asia [...]	2009-05-29 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PGOV TU
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA868	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA982	US-TURKEY POLICY PLANNING TALKS IDENTIFY COMMON [...] (C) Summary: S/P Director Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Senior Staff Dean Pittman, and Ambassador Jeffrey held informal policy planning talks with MFA Director General of Policy Planning Ambassador Dicle Kopuz, Deputy Director General Ahmet Oktay, Strategic Planning Department Head Burak Akcapar, [...]	2009-07-09 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANTANANARIVO267	"POLITICAL" PRISONERS RELEASED IN ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High Transitional Authority (HAT) President Andry Rajoelina has released 48 "political prisoners" from Madagascar's jails. Most were politicians or military leaders imprisoned under former President Ravalomanana, although in many cases the charges were legitimate even if they we [...]	2009-04-10 09:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ASHGABAT1017	TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 11, Fedor Klimtchouk, the Deputy Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA),briefed poloff on the Center's priorities, recent activities and plans for upcoming action. The Center has four priorities: fighting transborder crime, i [...]	2009-08-12 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX
09ASHGABAT1116	UPDATE ON INTERNET ACCESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the first half of 2009, Internet access in Turkmenistan increased significantly, along with the number of Internet subscribers. Government-owned Turkmen Telecom remains the main provider of Internet service t [...]	2009-09-02 12:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT PGOV ECPS ECON SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1196	TURKMEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 16, Turkmen government officials opened the third annual Turkmentel 2009 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Exhibition and Forum in Ashgabat. The Turkmen press touted the event as a large scale international forum initiated by Turkmen President Berdi [...]	2009-09-18 13:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ECPS EIND EINV TINT TX
09ASHGABAT1332	TURKMENISTAN: WHITE STREAM REPRESENTATIVE PITCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A White Stream pipeline representative was in Ashgabat this week to pitch the project to GOTX officials. White Stream is a private gas pipeline from Georgia to Romania that its proponents claim is an alternative route for deliveries of Azerbaijani and Turkmen gas Europe. The rep [...]	2009-10-23 09:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT932	TURKMENISTAN: LAND OF USED CARS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The passenger car market in Turkmenistan has rapidly expanded over the past seven years. Most of the cars that have been imported to Turkmenistan during that period were U.S., Japanese, and German models. More th [...]	2009-07-27 12:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV TX
09ASTANA1303	KAZAKHSTAN: THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF AKTAU SEA PORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been informed that the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has decided not to approve two proposed projects to develop Kazakhstan's maritime and port capabilities because Kazakhstan conducts trade with Iran [...]	2009-08-03 09:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV MARR RS IR KZ
09ASTANA1365	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS BOEHNER CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, Prime Minister Karim Masimov briefed a U.S. Congressional delegation led by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) on a wide range of economic and energy issues. Masimov said Kazakhstan is showing signs of recovery from the global economic and financial crisis, an [...]	2009-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR EPET ECON EFIN EINV SOCI
09ASTANA1416	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Minister of Defense Dzhaksybekov discussed: -- further Kazakhstani assistance in Afghanistan, including staff officers for ISAF HQ in Kabul, noncombatant trainers and instructors for the Explosive Ord [...]	2009-08-19 04:18:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA1422	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus met Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin on August 13 to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani military cooperation and request support for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus specifically requested the deployment of Kazakhstani staff office [...]	2009-08-20 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE RS AF KZ
09ASTANA1423	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR GENERAL PETRAEUS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Security Council Chairman Suleymenov discussed potential Kazakhstani noncombatant military and other assistance to support U.S. policy in Afghanistan, including the possibility of Kazakhstan hosting a l [...]	2009-08-20 07:05:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RS AF KG TI UZ KZ
09ASTANA150	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTS CLOSER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov and discussed the government's response to the financial crisis, the new tax code, administrative barriers to doing busines [...]	2009-01-27 01:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAID KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1902	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...]	2009-10-21 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA209	KAZAKHSTAN'S URANIUM MARKET: KEY PLAYERS, PLANS, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15-16, Energy Officer met with top managers of Kazakhstan's state nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP) and its foreign partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial hub. They discussed the role of internati [...]	2009-02-04 10:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA2110	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]	2009-12-04 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA309	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADORS AGREE CIVIL SOCIETY IS WEAK, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent lunch in honor of visiting Dutch Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights Arjan Hamburger, several Astana-based Ambassadors exchanged views on Kazakhstan's democratic trajectory. All agreed that the recen [...]	2009-02-20 09:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA638	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA REASSURES VISITING SCA/CEN DIRECTOR THAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev told visiting SCA/CEN Director Tom Hushek on April 8 that Kazakhstan is committed to upholding ODIHR's mandate during its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship. Tazhiyev explained [...]	2009-04-14 11:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KNNP TU KZ
09ASUNCION495	CODEL PRICE SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Price August 19-20. Your visit will come on the heels of President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. An inexperienced team, exceedingly high exp [...]	2009-08-05 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OVIP PREL PY
09ASUNCION532	CODEL GRANGER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Granger September 2-5. Your visit follows President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. A corrupt judiciary and national police, under-funded law [...]	2009-08-25 19:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL OVIP PA
09ASUNCION588	CODEL GRANGER IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Appropriations Committee Member Kay Granger (R- Texas) led a delegation to Paraguay September 2-5. Codel Granger conveyed U.S. support for Paraguay's fight against corruption and drug trafficking. Meeting with a variety of law enforcement and criminal justice partners th [...]	2009-09-16 22:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OREP PREL PA SNAR
09ASUNCION675	SCENESETTER FOR A/S VALENZUELA'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela December 17-18. Your visit will serve as a boost to Paraguay's nascent democracy. An inexperienced President Fernando Lugo promised the electorate he would deliver change, but he has dashed expectations by failing [...]	2009-12-07 18:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PA
09ASUNCION72	SCENE-SETTER FOR CAPSTONE FELLOWS [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CAPSTONE fellows February 22-24. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents an historic transition after the Colorado Party's 61 years of rule. Lugo's challenges are many: An inexperienced team, exceedingly high expectations for change, endemi [...]	2009-02-06 12:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON MARR SNAR MASS MCAP PGOV PA
09ATHENS1497	YOUR VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of political fervor and uncertainty, with early national elections called by an embattled Prime Minister on October 4 in which he and his party are widely expected to lose to the opposition center-left PASOK party. Beyond po [...]	2009-09-23 14:08:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR
09ATHENS1549	ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS1581	Greece: Government Manages to Suspend Port Strike, But For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Confronting its first major challenge since taking office, Greece's new PASOK government negotiated a temporary suspension to a dockworkers' strike on October 17. Latching onto PM Papandreou's pre-election promises to re-examine privatization agreements, dockworker unions at t [...]	2009-10-27 11:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB GR CH
09ATHENS1589	SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...]	2009-10-30 09:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR
09ATHENS1623	SCENESETTER FOR ASD VERSHBOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. Your visit is an important one and reinforces efforts by recent high-level USG visitors (SACEUR ADM Stavridis, COMNAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald, PM A/S Shapiro, and CNO ADM Roughead) to demonstrate to the Greeks that we are serious about our Alliance and about working with them [...]	2009-11-12 17:08:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR AF TU
09ATHENS224	OLYMPIC AIR PRIVATIZATION: 7TH TRY THE CHARM? [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the Greek press reported that the sixth tender issued over the course of the past 15 years for the privatization of Olympic Airlines (OA) had once again failed, due to lack of conforming bids. Finance Minister Papathanassiou announced the development, together [...]	2009-02-20 09:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB EAIR GR
09ATHENS318	GREECE TRIES TO COPE WITH HEIGHTENED DOMESTIC [...] (C) New terrorist attacks continue to rock Greece with a frequency not seen since 2000, unnerving the country's political and professional elite. A number of violent far-left groups -- some previously unknown -- have claimed responsibility for bombings, shootings, and arson incidents, and thi [...]	2009-03-16 05:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR
09BAGHDAD1189	BAGHDAD CITY PLANNING: A CAPACITY BUILDING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: What began five years ago as a request for USG assistance with electronically mapping four Baghdad neighborhoods has grown into a sustainable Geographic Information System (GIS) Center within the Mayor's office, also known as the Amanat. The Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction [...]	2009-05-06 06:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PINR KCRS IZ
09BAGHDAD1373	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, RETIREMENTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: In its May 24 session, the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) discussed creating a detainee database to speed releases for Iraqis without outstanding warrants. The NSC directed the Ministries of Justice, Finance, and Defense to study conditions for compulsory retirement of se [...]	2009-05-26 11:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD1784	IRAQ-KUWAIT: CROSS-BORDER ISSUES AFFECTING IRAQ'S [...] (C) Iraq's unresolved disputes with Kuwait reflect years of history. Particularly on the issues centered around the land and maritime borders, however, Iraq's concerns touch directly on economics. Iraq's dependence on oil exports, primarily through the south, and on imported foodstuffs and [...]	2009-07-02 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ETRD EWWT PBTS PREL IZ KU
09BAGHDAD1933	RRT ERBIL: REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR IN THE KURDISTAN [...] (U) The cable which follows reflects the personal views of the Kurdistan Region Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) leader. 2. (C) Summary: We should be tougher on Kurdish leadership on the slow pace of democracy; less judgmental on hydrocarbons (where Kurdistani initiatives are accomplishi [...]	2009-07-16 17:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PBTS PHUM EFIN IZ
09BAGHDAD217	PRT SALAH AD DIN: TRYING TO REHABILITATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In response to security improvements in Salah ad Din (SaD),the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has begun efforts to restore the operational capacity of the Bayji Iraq Republic Railway (BIRR) Station. The PRT expects this effo [...]	2009-01-28 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN EINV ETRD IZ
09BAGHDAD2946	INL Baghdad October Highlights [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Baghdad's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office supports the development of rule of law in Iraq through police, judiciary, corrections, and anti-corruption programs. In response to challenges facing the GOI, INL Baghdad has worked throughout October t [...]	2009-11-05 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3109	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN BASRA [...] (C) During November 22-24 visit to Basra, Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),joined by officers of the Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),met with judicial officials, the Commission of Integrity's (COI) provincial office director and deputy, and the PRT-supported "Transparency Commit [...]	2009-11-30 03:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3158	RRT ERBIL: RAPID GROWTH IN KURDISTAN REGION,S AIR [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: The growth of two international airports in the Kurdistan Region (KR) -- Erbil International Airport (EIA) and Sulaimaniyah International Airport (SIA) -- has significantly increased air travel options for consumers and paved the way for b [...]	2009-12-08 09:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD346	BASRA SEEKS INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Basra has several business and investment organizations that are encouraging new investment in the province. Basra, like all of Iraq, is suffering from infrastructure constraints, but the situation is improving. The Basra Investment Commission is getting good advice and training from th [...]	2009-02-10 12:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV IZ
09BAKU192	AZERBAIJAN: NABUCCO PARTNER RWE CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A high-level executive from Nabucco Consortium partner RWE Gas Midstream said the next four to six months were "crucial" for the pipeline project's fate. If the Nabucco transit countries can initial an Intergovernmental Agreement at the May 7 Prague Summit it would "send a strong [...]	2009-03-11 12:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU40	AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2009 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]	2009-01-21 10:11:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB AJ
09BAKU400	AZERBAIJAN: AIRLINES THREATEN TO CEASE BAKU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, officials at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport announced that a nightly curfew, to begin July 2, 2009, would shut the airport from 0000 to 0700. Airlines reacted with shock and said they might cease operations to Baku, as trans-Atlantic connections in [...]	2009-05-15 12:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR ETRD ADCO AJ
09BAKU646	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY TALKS AUG 12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 12 farewell meeting with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, President Aliyev described the latest round of Turkey gas transit talks as going "bad, almost hostile." He instead focused on the prospects of concluding purchase and sales agreements with Greece and its neighbors, an [...]	2009-08-17 06:52:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON ENRG PREL AJ TU TX GR
09BAKU688	AZERBAIJAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Suggesting that Turkey is putting short-term gas needs for its domestic market ahead of longer-term objectives to transport gas to Europe, PresidentAliyev questioned Turkey's commitment to constructng Nabucco. In a conversation with Special Envo Morningstar on August 27, Aliyev [...]	2009-09-01 10:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET AJ TU TX
09BAKU756	RWE AND OMV CONTINUE TO PROMOTE NABUCCO PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to the Eurasian Energy Envoy Dan Stein met with Nabucco promoters RWE and OMV in Baku. Both remain bullish on the prospects for the Nabucco Pipeline, but admit the project must move ahead within the next year or face eclipse by competing projects such as the ITGI ( [...]	2009-09-23 12:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON AJ
09BAKU810	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev, meeting with Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman on October 5, expressed support for the Southern Corridor, but blamed Turkey for delays. Azerbaijan is exploring alternatives, but the President acknowledged the inadequacies of each. Azerbaijan has not mad [...]	2009-10-09 09:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINT PREL AJ TX TU GG
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN172	BRUNEI'S REACTION TO 2009 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 04:42:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN247	BRUNEI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD UPDATES DIPLOMATS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 07:40:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN40	BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND STATU [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A request, Post recommends changing Brunei's current Special 301 status in 2009. After careful review of the Government of Brunei (GoB) delayed Special 301 submission, assessment of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) recommendations, discussions per [...]	2009-03-10 00:55:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO BX
09BANGKOK1662	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY [...] (C) Madam Secretary: You will arrive July 21 in a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after revered but ailing 81 year old King Bhumibol eventually passes. Despite a deep and broad alliance partnership that continues to deliver sign [...]	2009-07-13 07:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1720	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S MEETING WITH THAI [...] (C) Summary. General Casey, your meeting with Thai Army Commander General Anupong will afford the opportunity to highlight the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests and emphasize our support for important areas of our mil-mil relationship. Our military relationship provide [...]	2009-07-16 23:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM 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
09BANGKOK213	U.S.-THAI RELATIONS: SUSTAINING OUR IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary. As one of five U.S. treaty allies in Asia and straddling a major force projection air/sea corridor, Thailand remains crucial to U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Underpinning our strong bilateral relations is the U.S.-Thai security relationship, which is base [...]	2009-01-28 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2259	Why the Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate [...] SUMMARY. Ref A details USAID's plans to move forward with development of an Asia-Pacific Regional Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Development (ARC) in Bangkok. With the ARC's purpose to concentrate a network of leading U.S. and Asia institutions to advance the President's climate [...]	2009-09-04 07:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO TH
09BANGKOK2554	NEW MEDIA, OLD DOGS AND NEW TRICKS: EAP PRESS WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) The EAP Press and Information Officers Workshop held in Bangkok, September 14-16, was an opportunity to review strategic responses to broad regional issues, deepen understanding of key messages and policy objectives from the new administration on global issues, and improve understanding o [...]	2009-10-06 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP OPRC TH
09BANGKOK263	SCENESETTER FOR SENIOR MILITARY VISITORS TO [...] (C) Summary. Coming visits by component commanders, and other senior leaders of various U.S. military commands will afford a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai government, to promoting a continued strong bilateral relations [...]	2009-02-02 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH

09BANGKOK2682	CHINA SPARKS HYDRO DEBATE AT MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION [...] (SBU)SUMMARY. The unprecedented active participation of Chinese officials breathed life into the Mekong River Commission's previously tame annual stakeholders meeting in Chiang Rai on October 15-16. Government and NGO representatives engaged in a lively debate with the Chinese, who presented t [...]	2009-10-20 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR CH ECON

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