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03HARARE1408	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's remarks on the challenges facing Zimbabwe during a joint news conference with his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, in Pretoria made the top story during the state-run radio and television, ZBC/TV, news programs broadcast on July [...]	2003-07-10 12:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI

03HARARE1417	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Talks on Zimbabwe between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, continue to dominate editorials in the mainstream newspapers. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "Mbeki has his job cut out" the independent daily "The Daily News" (07/1 [...]	2003-07-11 09:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1419	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] There has been an outpouring of articles, op-ed and opinion pieces in the mainstream newspapers following talks on Zimbabwe between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki, including President Bush's visit to Botswana, in the lead [...]	2003-07-11 09:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1422	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush visit sees welcome consensus on Zim" the independent weekly "The Zimbabwe Independent" dedicated its July 11 editorial to hailing President Bush's trip to Africa, saying: "By reaching out to Africa. . .Bush has indicated that post-Iraq Ameri [...]	2003-07-14 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1437	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to five nations in Africa remains a sizzling issue in the leading newspapers in Zimbabwe. An epigrammatic sample of some of the articles, op-ed and opinion pieces follow: 2. Under headline "Cyclone Bush hits Africa" the [...]	2003-07-15 09:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1438	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "President finally vindicated" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its July 15 edition to declaring that the just-ended five-nation tour in Africa, especially South Africa, by President George W. Bush had managed to shore up Rob [...]	2003-07-15 09:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1446	MUGABE SUCCESSION ELUSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months the domestic written press, both government and opposition, has churned out a stream of reporting on President Mugabe,s possible retirement. The local rumor mill has kept pace. Competing succession scenarios and successor lists have appeared, and differ [...]	2003-07-17 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE1448	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Liars like Bush annihilate themselves" the ruling ZANU-PF weekly mouthpiece "The People's Voice" dedicated its July 13 editorial to criticizing the United States policy towards Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. ". . .Since when (has) Britain and the U. S. starte [...]	2003-07-17 09:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1457	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] An editorial and an op-ed article carried in the July 13 edition of the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" concentrate on the talks between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, during President Bush's visit to Africa. Excerpt [...]	2003-07-18 05:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1475	MDC RELATES MORE CONTACTS ABOUT DIALOGUE [...] (C) Contacts with ZANU-PF: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube told the SIPDIS Ambassador over lunch July 22 that Zanu-PF and the South African Government(SAG) had reached out to them recently. ZANU-PF Minister for Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick C [...]	2003-07-22 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI SF
03HARARE1476	MEDIA REACTION U. S. FOREIGN POLICY, BUSH'S VISIT [...] The July 20 editions of the two government-controlled weeklies - "The Sunday Mail" and the "Sunday News" - carried lengthy articles centering on United States foreign policy, President George W. Bush's visit to Africa, and another urging the United States to loo [...]	2003-07-23 07:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1503	Environmental Impact of the Current Crises on [...] Summary: This report, focusing on the status of wildlife in Zimbabwe, will be the first of several related reports on Zimbabwe's deteriorating environmental situation. The combination of land seizures, economic pressure, general lawlessness, and hunger have taken a heavy toll on Zimbabwe's w [...]	2003-07-25 07:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD SENV ZI
03HARARE151	ZANU-PF, MDC YOUTHS CLASH IN HARARE [...] Youths from the ruling ZANU-PF clashed with counterparts from the opposition MDC late on January 20 in Harare's high-density suburb of Kuwadzana. Although precise details of what occurred remain sketchy, police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena told journalists that one person died from severe burn [...]	2003-01-22 12:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
03HARARE1511	FUTURE STRATEGIES FOR MASS ACTION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Experience gained from last June's &Final Push8 attempt at mass action has altered the strategic vision for those promoting and organizing non-violent protest in Zimbabwe. An accurate assessment of the situation and temperament of the Zimbabwean population points away from a &Se [...]	2003-07-28 08:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE152	ExxonMobil tells GOZ to cut fuel subsidy [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting ExxonMobil delegation recently urged the GOZ to stop subsidizing fuel consumption, which has completely overburdened the country's foreign exchange assets. The delegation suggested a more targeted support mechanism for public transport and critical services that wou [...]	2003-01-22 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE1521	Banknote Shortage Still Acute [...] Summary: It has become exceedingly difficult to secure paper money in Zimbabwe. Bank lines stretch to several blocks, with angry account-holders occasionally resorting to violence. The GOZ is blaming the Reserve Bank, opposition party and several others, but taking no visible action to allev [...]	2003-07-28 11:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ZI
03HARARE1532	BISHOPS MEET MUGABE AND TSVANGIRAI SEPARATELY IN [...] (C) Three prominent Bishops from Manicaland, all affiliated with the Zimbabwe Council of Chufches (ZCC),met with President Mugabe and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai recently in an attempt to restart failed talks between the ruling and opposition parties. Mugabe raised a few issues he said w [...]	2003-07-29 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
03HARARE1534	GOZ ISSUES APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has finally issued a formal request for humanitarian assistance to the United Nations (UN). The primary request is for additional (not in the pipeline) food aid in the amount of 600,000 MT of maize to fill what the GOZ perceives to be the "food gap," the diff [...]	2003-07-30 07:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1535	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush humbled by uncertainty in Iraq" the July 30 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Lovemore Mataire in which he blames the United States for going into Iraq without possessing "a brilliant exit [...]	2003-07-30 09:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1547	Zimbabwe's Ailing Economy: Where It Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwean economy has plummeted more than anyone thought possible, the curious tragedy of a place that had all the right stuff - fertile land packed with minerals, sophisticated infrastructure run by well-educated populace, high-income tourist destinations - now in disinteg [...]	2003-07-31 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1577	Cargill Makes Bootleg Currency [...] (U) Summary: By printing their own Zimbabwean currency, Cargill executives have found an inventive solution to Zimbabwe's banknote shortage. End Summary. "Cargill" Cash -------------- 2. (SBU) With few banknotes available, Cargill had been unable to compensate small-scale cotton growers. [...]	2003-08-06 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1578	Zimdollar Tumbles Further [...] Summary: The Zimdollar has fallen another 25 percent from Z$3350 to 4200:US$1. End Summary. 2. In early May, the Zimdollar still traded at Z$1450:US$1, so the three month devaluation stands at around two-thirds. While a number of factors are weakening the Zimdollar, oil parastatal NOCZIM [...]	2003-08-06 11:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE159	INCREASING GOVERNMENT BRUTALIZATION AND TORTURE OF [...] (C) The Government of Zimbabwe has intensified its brutalization of political opponents and is increasing its reliance on torture as a means of intimidation. On January 16 a court-ordered medical exam revealed that an MDC MP and four other MDC members had been tortured while in police custody [...]	2003-01-23 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
03HARARE1599	BISHOP RECOUNTS STATUS OF TALKS INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On behalf of the bishops' troika (reftels),Trevor Manhanga of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe on August 8 gave Charge a status report on the bishops' initiative to get political talks renewed. Manhanga dismissed criticism of the initiative by certain ZANU-PF elements and [...]	2003-08-12 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
03HARARE1614	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE/TAYLOR HOLD POLITICAL [...] Under headline "Africa must now bear on Mugabe to step down" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 14 editorial to calling on African leaders to "use their influence" to encourage Robert Mugabe, blamed for the "deepening political and economic ana [...]	2003-08-14 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1615	GOZ Targets Additional Commercial Farms and [...] (SBU) Summary. New lists of commercial farms continue to appear in the government-sponsored press. Hundreds of mostly white-owned farms have been "gazetted" for preliminary acquisition orders this year alone, despite public statements that the land acquisition exercise was successfully compl [...]	2003-08-14 11:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV ZI
03HARARE1616	Harare's Inflation Woes [...] Summary: High inflation and negative real interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the pensions and savings of many Zimbabweans. The Zimdollar is in freefall, now trading at Z$5,000:US$ 1. While select high-end investors have profited from Zimbabwe's collapsing currency and runaway inflatio [...]	2003-08-14 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ELAB ZI
03HARARE1621	LABOR'S ULTIMATUM RUNS OUT, UNSPECIFIED RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE1649	MEDIA REPORT GOZ BANS NGOS FROM DISTRIBUTING FOOD [...] Under headline "Merchants of hunger" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 20 editorial to denouncing the government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) for ordering donor agencies in Zimbabwe to surrender all food aid to village headman. Excerpts: 2. [...]	2003-08-20 11:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1652	Inflation 400 Percent; Zimdollar 5,000:1 [...] Summary: Year-on-year inflation has reached 400 (actually 399.5) percent while the Zimdollar has fallen to Z$5,000:US$. The Government still seems unwilling to let the market (or an independent central bank) determine interest or exchange rates. As a result of this strained macroeconomic e [...]	2003-08-21 06:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1655	Scapegoating of Reserve Bank Intensifies [...] Summary: Although the Government's daily Herald has cast blame in many corners for the country's cash shortage, its recent attacks on the Reserve Bank (RBZ) have been frenzied and unrelenting. This makes little sense, but then in today's Zimbabwe, what does? End Summary. Latest Villain? [...]	2003-08-21 14:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1656	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Will America learn from its past mistakes?" the pro-government weekly "Business Tribune" carried the following feature article by Billet Magara in which he criticizes the United States for leading a military campaign against Saddam Hussein, sayin [...]	2003-08-21 14:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1669	Update of Child Labor Information for Zimbabwe [...] Summary. Given the ongoing political, economic, and governance crises in Zimbabwe, little attention has been paid to elimination of child labor. Zimbabwe has ratified both ILO Convention 138 (Minimum Age Convention)and ILO Convention 182 (Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the [...]	2003-08-25 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ZI
03HARARE1671	MEDIA REACTION EDITORIALS AGAINST LIFTING OF [...] Back to back editorials in the August 25 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" and the July 24 edition of its sister weekly "The Daily News on Sunday" are against the call for the lifting of travel and economic restrictions imposed on Robert Mugabe a [...]	2003-08-25 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1698	LABOR RESPONSE AWAITS CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the deadline has passed on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) July 29 ultimatum to the GOZ demanding resolution of the cash crisis (reftel),no threatened "unspecified action" has materialized. It now appears that a ZCTU National Council meeting will not take [...]	2003-08-27 09:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ZI
03HARARE1710	GOZ triples fuel price - again [...] Summary: The GOZ has raised the controlled price of leaded fuel from Z$ 450 to 1,170/liter. Not enough to reawaken Zimbabwe's somnolent gas stations, but it does partly formalize GOZ recognition of the falling Zimdollar. End Summary. A 17-fold increase since February --------------------- [...]	2003-08-28 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV ZI
03HARARE1711	TALKS ON TALKS: MOMENTUM TOWARD ZIMBABWE POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of meetings between political players here and HIRC Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka illuminated the tentative state of play of various efforts to get ZANU-PF/MDC talks resumed. ZANU-PF Chairman John Nkomo highlighted improvements in the political atmosphere and [...]	2003-08-28 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF
03HARARE1712	ZIMBABWE WAFFLING ON EFFORT TO CONTROL FOOD RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with House International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka August 20-21, Minister for Special Affairs (and ZANU-PF Party Chairman) John Nkomo and Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Services July Moyo emphasized the government's pr [...]	2003-08-28 15:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SA ZI
03HARARE1713	WFP/UNDP REPORT A FOOD-FIGHT IN THE OFFING [...] (c) Summary. In a somber August 28 meeting, UNDP resrep Victor Angelo commented on the accelerating downward spiral of the Zimbabwean economy and increasingly difficult UN/NGO relations with the GOZ. The WFP Regional Director described a discouraging exchange with President Mugabe on NGO in [...]	2003-08-29 06:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL EAGR PHUM ZI
03HARARE1725	What is Zimbabwe's GDP? [...] Summary: Sources differ widely about Zimbabwe's present gross domestic product (GDP). It may be as low as US$3.5 billion. End Summary. 2. The GOZ's Central Statistical Office stopped publishing GDP figures in 1995, just before the country began its relentless downhill slide. Misleading [...]	2003-09-02 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1736	MEDIA REACTION COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN ZIM; HARARE [...] While an editorial in the September 3 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" saw the outcome of the weekend urban council elections, in which the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) narrowly defeated the ruling ZANU PF party, as a demonstr [...]	2003-09-03 08:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1762	Zimbabwe Economic Policy: Is Rigor Mortis [...] (SBU) Summary: As with directionless negotiations about negotiations in the political sphere, the GOZ keeps boasting of meaningful economic reform that it never gets around to. Long-promised initiatives - more banknotes, devaluation, better land reform, the return of fuel and less public spen [...]	2003-09-09 05:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE178	Harare's Commuter Blues [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's foreign exchange shortage has sidelined most passenger vans, transforming a short commute into a twice daily ordeal for residents of Harare's high-density suburbs. 15-30 minute treks now take 2-3 hours, a potential trigger for social unrest. End Summary. Few vans still [...]	2003-01-27 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE1792	TSVANGIRAI ON MDC'S OVERSEAS OUTREACH, TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 10 meeting with Ambassador Sullivan, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai voiced continued frustration with ZANU-PF's lack of urgency on resuming talks and recounted efforts by MDC principals to engage with regional SADC leaders in that regard. He sought USG support f [...]	2003-09-11 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI MDC
03HARARE1794	UNDAUNTED BISHOPS SEEK BENCHMARKS TO STIMULATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The bishops troika on September 10 updated Ambassador Sullivan on their efforts to facilitate inter-party talks. They were encouraged by ZANU-PF Chairman John Nkomo's invitation to a meeting earlier that day, although they did not expect ZANU-PF to re-activate the bishops' initi [...]	2003-09-11 14:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
03HARARE1838	MEDIA REACTION CUBA/ZIM/U. S. RELATIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Cuba, Zimbabwe lead the way" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" dedicated its September 7 editorial to demonizing the West, especially the United States and Britain, for allegedly maltreating Cuba and Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: [...]	2003-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1839	MEDIA REPORT ZIMABWEANS SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U. S.; [...] The lead article in the September 8 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" concentrates on an application for "Temporary Protection Status" by Zimbabweans living in the United States. Under headline "Zimbabweans seek U. S. shelter," Farai Mutsaka, Ch [...]	2003-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1840	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - CALL FOR BLAIR TO RESIGN; [...] Under headline "Blair lacks moral fiber to remain in office" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 7 to calling on British Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign over his decision to commit Britain to military action in Iraq. Excerp [...]	2003-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1842	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] The United States-led mission in Iraq, including a U. S. proposal for a new United Nations resolution to attract more money and troops for Iraq, have again come under fire in articles published in the government-controlled mainstream newspapers. Article excerpt [...]	2003-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1885	MEDIA REACTION REMEBERING 9/11; HARARE [...] Two weekend newspapers - the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" and independent weekly "The Standard" - dedicated huge acres of space to opinion articles reflecting on the second anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Las [...]	2003-09-17 11:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1933	GOZ KEEPS THE BOOT ON THE DAILY NEWS [...] (C) Over the weekend of Sept 19th, the GOZ solidified its position in its battle (ref) to keep the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Daily News (TDN),closed. The parent company of TDN, Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),filed an application with the Media and Informatio [...]	2003-09-22 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1935	COURT DECISIONS CLOUD CIVIL RIGHTS, POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme and High Courts of Zimbabwe this month have made several notable judgments that may shape the future of jurisprudence in the country. Judgments in cases involving The Daily News (TDN) and High Court Justice Paradza set precedents with potentially far-reaching impl [...]	2003-09-23 05:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
03HARARE1943	GOZ GIVES FURTHER PROOF OF INTENT TO SHUT DOWN THE [...] (C) On Sept 22, 2003, the police picked up four directors, including CEO Sam Nkomo, of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),the parent company of The Daily News (TDN),which was the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe. At the station, the police took the directors, statements, and [...]	2003-09-24 13:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1949	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. soldier serving in Iraq calls for end to occupation based on lies: We're facing death for no reason" the government-controlled daily published the following hypercritical op-ed by Tim Predmore, a United States soldier on active duty with the 101st [...]	2003-09-25 13:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1955	Masvingo Splinters into Dual Economies [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite both an apparent end to the 3- year drought and relative harmony between local ZANU-PF and MDC parties, Zimbabwe's southern Masvingo province faces tough economic times ahead. Only those with access to U.S. dollars are doing well. The rest often depend on outside food [...]	2003-09-26 08:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1971	MDC SHADOW MINISTERS PREVIEW PARTY'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC shadow minister for economic affairs and MDC MP Tendai Biti on September 23 summarized to emboff the elements of the party's economic plan, called RESTART. The plan, which he cast as essentially a social democratic platform, was being circulated for comment and could be exp [...]	2003-09-29 15:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI ZI MDC
03HARARE1974	PARLIAMENT TO RESUME SESSION ON OCTOBER 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After making limited progress on the government,s ambitious legislative agenda during the last session, Parliament is slated to resume attention on October 7 to a host of potentially important bills, including an electoral act and an anti-money laundering law. Parliament last [...]	2003-09-30 06:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI
03HARARE1975	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE'S BROADSIDE AGAINST WEST; [...] Robert Mugabe's broadside against the West, especially the United States and Britain, while addressing the 58th United nations General Assembly in New York, made the lead story in the September 27 edition of the government- controlled daily "The Herald" (circulation 5- [...]	2003-09-30 08:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1976	TAKING STOCK OF TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With signals from ZANU-PF and MDC suggesting that they may be preparing to resume negotiations, Embassy offers this inventory of factors likely to play on each party's negotiating posture during the run-up to and in the conduct of talks. To date, neither party appe [...]	2003-09-30 10:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
03HARARE1979	MEDIA REACTION CALL FOR U. N. REFORM; HARARE [...] Under headline "The U. N. must reform or die" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" (circulation 50,000 - 60,000) dedicated its September 28 editorial to call for the restructuring of the United Nations. The editorial comes hard on the heels of Robert Mugabe' [...]	2003-09-30 11:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1995	Zimbabwe's Food Crises Set to Continue in the Face [...] As a result of the continuing severe economic decline, particularly in the crippled agricultural sector, the food crisis in Zimbabwe is expected to continue into the 2004/05 marketing year. Projections for Zimbabwe's 2003/2004 agricultural season are bleak, largely due to worsening input supp [...]	2003-10-01 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1997	THE DAILY NEWS STRUGGLES TO RETURN TO THE STREETS [...] (SBU) Since Sept 24 (reftel) the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Daily News (TDN),has not succeeded in getting an edition on the streets. TDN,s parent company, Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),was optimistic several times about returning to press only to see the g [...]	2003-10-01 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI KPOL
03HARARE2006	Zimbabwe Economic Crises Update [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-02 12:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2016	"Export or Die" for Mutare Businesses [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabweans in and around Mutare, the country's third largest city, continue to fare better than most countrymen. On a recent sojourn, we observed the same U.S. dollar/local crevice found in Masvingo (ref). Clearly, however, Mutare's export sector enables more to reach the privi [...]	2003-10-06 13:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2017	MEDIA REPORT MOYO THREATENS INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS [...] The independent press in Zimbabwe, including the Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 - a program that features the latest developments in Zimbabwe - have become endangered projects following Information Minister Jonathan Moyo's threats to ban the news organizations last [...]	2003-10-06 13:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZI
03HARARE202	Coca-Cola makes case for higher prices [...] (SBU) Summary: Coca-Cola reps have joined a procession of companies lobbying the GOZ for a relaxation on price controls. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Coca-Cola's Regional Director has met with Zimbabwe's Finance and Trade/Commerce Ministers in the past week to argue that his company cannot contin [...]	2003-01-29 05:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE2024	NEW UTETE LAND AUDIT REPORT OFFERS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Utete commission report on anomalies in the land resettlement program, widely anticipated as an indicator of how the GOZ will address the chaotic situation in the agricultural sector, is a non-event. Despite stringent attempts to keep this document secret, Post recently o [...]	2003-10-07 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE2044	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ZIMBABWE [...] The Ambassador has determined that the severe and complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crises facing Zimbabwe continue to be of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG assistance and is therefore exercising the disaster assistance authority, as per Reftel B and 2 FAM-061-062, in de [...]	2003-10-09 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2080	MEDIA REPORT STATE NEWSPAPER ATTACKS GOZ MINISTER; [...] Under headline "Take urgent steps to arrest inflation" the government-controlled daily newspaper "The Herald" (circulation 50 - 70,000) dedicated its October 16 editorial to attacking Finance Minister Dr. Herbert Murerwa and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for doing [...]	2003-10-17 07:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2095	CHAT WITH A CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with poloff October 8, ZANU-PF MP (appointed by the President) and Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Chief Fortune Charumbira identified weaknesses in the nation's municipal administration and outlined efforts to improve them. He [...]	2003-10-21 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE2104	MEDIA UPDATE; HARARE [...] Begin summary: Two independent newspapers "The Daily News" and "The Daily News on Sunday" remain shut as the government of Zimbabwe makes sure that Zimbabweans are bereft of voice and answerability. The government of Zimbabwe recasts some sections of the controversial [...]	2003-10-23 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2105	VIOLENCE IN REDCLIFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Inter-party violence in Redcliff over the weekend reportedly left the homes of eight MDC members and two former ZANU-PF urban councilors damaged and one former ZANU-PF urban councilor (the father of an Embassy FSN) hospitalized. Hundreds of MDC supporters assaulted a senior ZANU [...]	2003-10-23 12:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC ZI
03HARARE2122	ENGAGING SOUTH AFRICANS ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-24 10:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI SF
03HARARE2123	MDC LEADERSHIP ON COURT CASES, TALKS, VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube on October 23 confirmed to SIPDIS the Ambassador that court consideration of the party's election petition would commence November 3 and that Tsvangirai's treason trial would be postponed until next SIPDIS [...]	2003-10-24 10:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
03HARARE2141	SOUTH AFRICAN TAKE ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: South African High Commissioner Jeremiah Ndou told the Ambassador Oct 27 that dialogue/negotiations between ZANU/PF and the MDC had progressed well on both constitutional as well as transitional arrangements. He said that there had been some recent backsliding by ZANU-PF, however [...]	2003-10-28 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF
03HARARE2146	HEALTHCARE STRIKES "PARALYSE" PUBLIC HOSPITALS [...] Summary. Doctors and nurses, both defined by the GOZ as providers of "essential services" and thus precluded from striking, are engaged in industrial action based on wage demands. Economic realities increasingly compel workers of all levels to ignore GOZ laws which try to prevent them from [...]	2003-10-29 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE217	VISIT OF SPECIAL U.N. ENVOY JAMES MORRIS ON THE [...] Summary: On January 24, Ambassador Sullivan and key Mission staff attended a meeting and lunch with Special U.N. Envoy James Morris and members of his delegation during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. At these events, Morris provided briefings on the current international, regional and country [...]	2003-01-30 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF
03HARARE2179	GOZ BLAMES HARARE CITY COUNCIL FOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the past several weeks, the government press has blamed Harare's MDC-dominated City Council for myriad woes and has depicted a Council mired in personnel conflicts and improper procedures. It is possible the GOZ is gearing up to dismiss the entire Council and replace it with [...]	2003-11-03 09:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC
03HARARE2183	BREAD NOW BEYOND REACH FOR MANY [...] Summary: Bakeries have increased the price of bread from Z$1,750 (US 26 cents) to Z$2,500 (US 37 cents),well beyond the reach of most ordinary Zimbabweans who earn less than a dollar a day. Bread has become increasingly important here since most families use it as a substitute for the local [...]	2003-11-03 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN AMGT ZI
03HARARE2204	MDC LEGAL AFFAIRS SECRETARY ON RECENTLY CONCLUDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart on November 4 confirmed to the Embassy the party's expectation that the court would delay issuance of judgment on the election petition (hearings on which concluded November 4) before eventually rejecting it. He outlined to Ambassado [...]	2003-11-05 15:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
03HARARE222	ZIMBABWEAN CLERGY MORE OUTSPOKEN AGAINST POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo recently lambasted the Mugabe regime, even calling it fascist, and the Methodist Bishop of Harare recently urged the High Court to be courageous and resist corruption. Precious few church leaders have been as outspoken, and clergy and commentator [...]	2003-01-30 13:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
03HARARE2224	Firms Wrestling, Writhing [...] (U) Summary: Rickety infrastructure, high inflation and intrusive government - the fun never stops for finance directors in Zimbabwe. It's a credit to their ingenuity that they keep their companies in business. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Whitehead and the economic/commercial section met thi [...]	2003-11-10 08:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
03HARARE2236	VISIT TO ROTTEN ROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF Deputy Director for External Relations Itai Mach on November 5 told poloff that the party's national conference next month would likely focus more on economic and land reform issues than personnel/leadership matters. He suggested that informal and personal communications [...]	2003-11-12 15:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EAGR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE2246	LABOR PLANS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU),disillusioned with stayaways which bring no change, have instead begun to focus on a series of public demonstrations to focus attention on their plight (ref). ZCTU Secretary-General Wellington Chibebe has published calls for another [...]	2003-11-17 06:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE2255	Inflation Hits 526 Percent [...] Summary: Year-on-year inflation has reached 526 percent. Jarred by spiraling prices, Zimbabweans anxiously await Thursday's budget speech. End Summary. 2. The Central Statistical Office's most recent inflation figures encompass October 2002-October 2003. Basic foods and transportation ar [...]	2003-11-18 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2257	ZCTU LEADERS, DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, police arrested 9 members of the ZCTU governing body, and about forty-five civil society leaders and ZCTU members nationwide in advance of a ZCTU planned demonstration. There were credible reports that WOZA Director Jenni Williams was severely beaten during arrest [...]	2003-11-18 15:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI ZCTU
03HARARE2279	HARARE LABOR LEADERS RELEASED, MOST WITHOUT CHARGES [...] (SBU) All of the Harare-area labor detainees have now appeared before the court, with only four being charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA),and the rest released without charges. Those leaders answering charges are: Lovemore Matombo, President of the Zimbabwe Congress of T [...]	2003-11-24 04:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE2302	Gono will speak on Dec 17 [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's business community eagerly awaits incoming Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's first policy statement, now scheduled for December 17. Most critical is where Gono comes down on currency markets. End Summary. 2. (U) After Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa's vacuou [...]	2003-11-26 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2310	ENCOUNTER WITH THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a chance encounter at a social event on November 25, Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa elaborated privately to poloff about ruling party views of the MDC and the USG. Chinamasa suggested that the USG had the potential stature to influe [...]	2003-11-26 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ZI
03HARARE2329	Weary retailer asks, what next? [...] (U) Summary: A major Zimbabwe retailer has just lived through violent occupations, price controls, imperious ministers, high inflation and shortages of fuel, electricity and cash. Its Chief Operating Officer now wonders what more the GOZ can throw at him. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Embassy [...]	2003-12-02 05:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
03HARARE2332	ZANU-PF TAKES PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FROM MDC - TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF took a parliamentary seat from the MDC in a by-election held on November 29 - 30 in Kadoma Central. Neither candidate articulated a campaign message in interviews with poloff who visited the area the day before voting began. The MDC candidate alleged intimidation and vot [...]	2003-12-02 15:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC ZANU PF
03HARARE2342	Mugabe shifts blame for recession [...] (SBU) Summary: In his December 2 State of the Nation address to Parliament, President Mugabe slammed foreign exchange fraud rather than sanctions for the country's economic downturn, adopting a slightly less confrontational stance toward the U.S. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Over the past year, t [...]	2003-12-03 13:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
03HARARE2353	AMENDMENTS TO LAND ACT DUCK THE REAL ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: Recently announced amendments to Zimbabwe's Land Acquisition Act do little except close several loopholes through which commercial farmers based legal challenges to compulsory acquisition of their land. Through a blend of easing the procedural constraints on the GOZ and making t [...]	2003-12-04 13:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE2359	RULING PARTY SUCCESSION RACE: IS ZVINAVASHE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The retirement of Vitalis Zvinavashe as commander of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) and his emergence on the national political scene underscore uncertainties surrounding the ruling party's contortions over prospective leadership succession. His possible appointment as Vice-P [...]	2003-12-05 10:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE2364	RULING PARTY CIRCLES WAGONS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ZANU-PF annual conference December 5-8 in Masvingo projected a ruling party united under the unquestioned leadership of Robert Mugabe and ever-resistant to outside influence. The conference ended suspense over succession speculation by indicating unambiguously that the party [...]	2003-12-08 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE2365	Govt may ax EPZs [...] Summary: Yesterday's Herald suggests the GOZ may eliminate export processing zones (EPZs),taking to the next level its obliteration of a once-thriving and diversified economy. End summary. 2. The lead article in the State-run Herald's business section announces: "EPZs fail to deliver - RB [...]	2003-12-09 05:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
03HARARE239	GOZ OVERTURES TO COMMERCIAL FARMERS: "WHITEWASH" [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) President Colin Cloete indicate that GOZ overtures to remaining white farmers constitute "whitewash" and meaningless window-dressing. Commercial farms continue to receive final notices of compulsory acquisition, despite [...]	2003-02-04 12:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE2410	Emigrants Fuel Housing Construction [...] Summary: Zimbabwean living abroad and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are keeping the country's building sector afloat. Only they can afford mounting costs. End summary. 2. An unpublished study reveals that Zimbabweans abroad are funding two-thirds of residential building, according to Co [...]	2003-12-15 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
03HARARE2415	"GREEN BOMBERS" JOIN THE RANKS OF LAND [...] Summary. Minister of Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement, Joseph Made, recently announced that two farms in each province will be set aside "for utilization by graduates of the National Youth Training" program. Now, the notorious youth militia graduates -- commonly known as "green bo [...]	2003-12-16 06:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI

03HARARE2421	GOZ to seize equipment on resettled farms [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has taken fast track land reform to the next level, authorizing its agents to seize equipment such as tractors, sprinklers and ploughs from former commercial farmers. End Summary. 2. (U) Statutory Instrument 273A of 2003 allows the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and R [...]	2003-12-17 04:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
03HARARE244	Zimbabweans' Tale of Downward Mobility [...] Summary: The Embassy's Economic/Commercial section recently convened a discussion group of 25 lower-grade national employees to help us assess the impact of Zimbabwe's economic crisis on ordinary citizens. Employees described ever-worsening conditions in transport, health, education, housing a [...]	2003-02-05 06:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON APER ZI
03HARARE2442	Gono: Exporters Can Keep More [...] Summary: Although the mechanics are still fuzzy, it appears Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has adopted a more realistic monetary and exchange policy. In his first policy speech yesterday, Gono offered exporters more favorable formulas for revenue retention. He also stated that the Res [...]	2003-12-19 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2443	MBEKI VISIT REKINDLES TALKS ON TALKS [...] (C) MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandi Mudzingwa on December 19 briefed poloff on South African President Mbeki's 20-minute December 18 meeting with MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube. According to Mudzingwa, Mbeki told the party leaders at the end [...]	2003-12-19 09:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA ZI
03HARARE2449	RAPID DETERIORATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ZIMBABWE [...] As detailed in a recent UN briefing to donors on trends in Zimbabwe's social sectors, the continuing complex emergency in Zimbabwe is taking a heavy toll on its citizens. This cable summarizes UN figures presented at recent special donor meeting. Crumbling social services are failing to meet b [...]	2003-12-23 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE259	TREASON TRIAL OF MDC PRESIDENT ENTERS THIRD DAY [...] (U) The treason trial of three Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leaders -- President Morgan Tsvangirai, Secretary-General Welshman Ncube, and Member of Parliament SIPDIS Renson Gasela -- began as scheduled in Zimbabwe's High Court on February 3 and is now in its third day on February 5. [...]	2003-02-05 15:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE260	UN/Donor/GOZ Meeting on the Zimbabwe Food [...] On 27 January 2003, US Ambassador Sullivan and Acting USAID Director attended a periodic meeting organized by the UN for diplomats to discus issues related to the humanitarian crisis with cabinet level representatives of the GOZ. While most embassies were represented by ambassadors/high comm [...]	2003-02-06 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE264	GOVERNMENT WITNESS IMPLICATES U.S. [...] The February 6 edition of the government-owned "Herald" newspaper reports that Ari Ben-Menashe, the government's star witness in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and two other opposition leaders, claimed in court that he believed the U.S. Gove [...]	2003-02-06 11:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI
03HARARE271	Tobacco harvest may beat early forecasts [...] Summary: It remains difficult to forecast Zimbabwe's all-important tobacco earnings this year. Experts agree the harvest will be marginally better than initially expected, but a steep drop from last year. End Summary. 2. The stakes are high since tobacco will remain Zimbabwe's leading expo [...]	2003-02-06 14:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE277	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Africa opposes war on Iraq" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its February 9 editorial to reiterating the anti-war positions taken by the African Union (AU) and former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Excerpts: [...]	2003-02-10 09:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE28	Zimbabwe's Newest Shortage: Local Currency [...] Summary: In a bizarre twist, Zimbabwe's banks are currently experiencing severe shortages of local currency. One theory holds that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is unable to source the forex needed to purchase security paper and ink required for printing new bills, which is one method th [...]	2003-01-06 15:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN AMGT ZI
03HARARE280	White Farmers Remain Divided [...] (SBU) Summary: Justice for Agriculture (JAG) representatives told us they strongly lament the willingness of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) to engage the Government of Robert Mugabe on fast-track land reform. JAG remains committed to dialogue with the GOZ only after the restoration of rul [...]	2003-02-10 12:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE301	ANOTHER AMCIT PROPERTY FORMALLY SEIZED [...] (SBU) Summary. A fourth American-owned property has now received final notice of acquisition from the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement. The other forcibly acquired properties now occupy a limbo as their owners pursue various legal challenges and political solutions. Although [...]	2003-02-12 06:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PHUM PGOV ZI
03HARARE310	PROPOSED WAGE FREEZE - ZCTU'S POSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) continues to negotiate with employers and the GOZ in an attempt to find common ground for economic actions which will ease the burden on the ordinary worker. Despite widespread agreement between the working-level contacts on the best [...]	2003-02-12 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE313	TSVANGIRAI TRIAL: BEN-MENASHE CROSS-EXAMINATION [...] (C) The treason trial of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) officials Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube, and Renson Gasela entered its eighth day on February 12. Since February 6, defense counsel has subjected the state's star witness, Ari Ben-Menashe, to an intensive cross-examination, a p [...]	2003-02-12 14:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE338	Reviving a post-Mugabe Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: A future GOZ may have to summon Herculean might to resurrect the world's fastest shrinking economy. It will have to downsize its bureaucracy, "reform" land reform, secure international financing and devalue the Zimdollar by at least 80 percent. Then it will have to wean its po [...]	2003-02-19 07:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE347	GOZ Announces Export Support Mechanism [...] Summary: As previewed in reftel, the GOZ has announced a long-awaited support mechanism for exporters, which amounts to a targeted devaluation on export revenue. This is welcome news for exporters, but it is unclear if forex-starved importers will be able to access U.S. dollars at the new 80 [...]	2003-02-20 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE357	PRO-GOVERNMENT PAPER HAILS FRANCE AS A [...] Under headline "The Franco-African summit" the pro-government daily "The Daily Mirror" dedicated its February 20 editorial to hailing France for shooting down plans for a war against Iraq and for inviting Mr. Robert Mugabe to attend the Franco-African summit in [...]	2003-02-21 06:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
03HARARE366	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "World must block Bush, Blair's belligerence" the independent daily "The Daily News" carried an op-ed by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem in which he calls on Arab governments to restrain the United States and Britain from attacking Iraq. Excerpts: 2. [...]	2003-02-24 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE409	Modest Hike in Fuel Prices [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has nearly doubled the price of fuel, the first increase since June 2001. The higher pump price still reflects a heavy and unsustainable subsidy, meaning the country's fuel shortage will continue. Nonetheless, this is a small step toward market- determined pricing. End [...]	2003-02-26 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD ZI
03HARARE42	GOZ ESCALATES PRESSURE ON MDC MAYORS [...] (C) On January 6 and 7 the government-owned The Herald reported that the GOZ would soon appoint governors for the cities of Harare and Bulawayo. The move comes amid a general GOZ campaign to discredit, obstruct, or supersede MDC mayors and city councils. The GOZ's strategy could be risky, as [...]	2003-01-08 09:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
03HARARE422	OBASANJO LETTER TO HOWARD: FANTASYLAND [...] (U) The recent letter from President Obasanjo to Australian PM Howard recommending lifting of Commonwealth sanctions on Zimbabwe surprised many observers in Zimbabwe, as many of the assertions on which his recommendation is based have little basis in reality. Indeed, the Nigerian president a [...]	2003-02-27 11:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
03HARARE440	U.N./Government/Donors Meeting on the [...] Summary: On February 24, Ambassador Sullivan, USAID Director Weisenfeld and AidOff attended the regular bi-weekly U.N.-sponsored meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe with concerned Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and international donor country representatives. Meeting presentations [...]	2003-03-03 09:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE451	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] In an opinion piece carried in the March 2 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail," Dr. Tafataona Mahoso criticized the United States and Britain for appearing to be "arm-twisting" the United Nations to sanction the war against Iraq. Under headli [...]	2003-03-04 06:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE452	MEDIA REACTION NAM/IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "New challenges for NAM" the pro-government weekly the "Sunday Mirror" dedicated its March 2 editorial to calling on the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) to transform into "a reasonable, balanced and objective counter-force" in international issues. "I [...]	2003-03-04 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE468	Heinz subsidiary barely weathering the storm [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- NOT FOR INTERNET POSTING (SBU) Summary: A recent visit to an American company in Zimbabwe shows that no strategy is too insignificant for a local branch of a multinational to consider in its efforts to stay afloat in the current economy. Despite crippling pri [...]	2003-03-05 12:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
03HARARE470	LAND AUDIT: DISAVOWED DOCUMENT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Long plagued by accusations of chaos and official corruption in its Land Reform and Resettlement Program (LRRP),the GOZ has promised since last September a land audit to investigate program implementation. Various other unofficial lists purporting to document this official c [...]	2003-03-05 13:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE493	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Iraq (U. N.) debate: War mongers shamed again" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its March 9 editorial to call for a peaceful disarmament of Iraq. Excerpts: 2. "After the latest presentation by the U. N. chief weapons insp [...]	2003-03-10 11:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE494	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] The standoff with Iraq remains fodder for opinion articles being carried in the mainstream newspapers. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Imminent war against Iraq: The ironies and contradictions" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" (03/09) dedicated [...]	2003-03-10 11:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE537	Humanitarian Assistance Field Observations [...] From March 4-8, (2003) USAID/AFR/SA Officer (AIDOff) MacNairn conducted three field trips to assess the delivery and impact of humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe. Events covered for these field trips included a seed fair, a food distribution (also attended by DCM Whitehead),and an intervie [...]	2003-03-14 10:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE541	WFP CONTINUES TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTIONS IN [...] During February 2003, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 54,567 metric tons (MT) of food commodities in Zimbabwe, increasing by over 10,000 MT distribution totals from January 2003. The distribution reached 4.285 million beneficiaries in 49 targeted districts. In March 2003, WFP pl [...]	2003-03-17 07:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE546	MDC MASS ACTION IMMINENT [...] (C) After a year of careful planning, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has, for the first time since the flawed 2002 presidential election, issued a public call for Zimbabweans to participate in mass action, beginning on March 18 and 19. In full-page advertisements carrie [...]	2003-03-17 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ZI
03HARARE550	HARD LABOR: EFFORTS TOWARDS A LIVING WAGE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Laboff met with labor representatives to touch base on issues including the ongoing Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) talks and the proposed National Economic Recovery Plan (NERP). The TNF sub-committees are currently negotiating minimum wages, with the ball in the employers' [...]	2003-03-18 10:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE562	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "End of the road for U.N. system" the pro-government daily "The Daily Mirror" used its March 19 editorial to accuse the United States and Britain of usurping United Nations authority over the Iraq crisis. ".the U.N. system will never be the same again af [...]	2003-03-19 12:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE570	SECOND DAY OF MDC STAYAWAY A MAJOR SUCCESS [...] (C) Approximately 80-90 percent of private urban businesses were closed nationwide on March 19, the second day of the national stayaway organized by the opposition MDC. In Harare, more than 90 percent of retail shops in the central business district were shuttered (significantly more than th [...]	2003-03-19 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
03HARARE591	MILITARY, POLICE AND CIO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE [...] (C) There are credible reports that the GOZ has undertaken a campaign of retribution against MDC activists and supporters across the country since the first day of the MDC-organized stayaway on March 18. Police have arrested over a hundred MDC supporters, and the Zimbabwean Defense Forces (ZD [...]	2003-03-21 10:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
03HARARE628	MDC ELEMENTS STILL CONTEMPLATING VIOLENCE [...] (C) On March 26, MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube assured the Ambassador that the party remains committed to peaceful change, while acknowledging that some party elements had been planning bombing attacks prior to the March 18-19 stayaway. Solomon Chikowero, the MDC Head of Intelligence s [...]	2003-03-27 15:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC ZI MDC
03HARARE633	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE [...] Opinion articles carried in the March 28 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" and the March 27 edition of the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" focus on the ongoing United Stated- led military campaign to disarm Iraq. Excerpts: 2. Under h [...]	2003-03-28 09:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE642	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ - OPINION [...] The March 30 editions of the government- controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" and the pro- government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" carried a number of opinion pieces focusing on the war in Iraq. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "U.N. becomes irrelevant" the "The [...]	2003-03-31 12:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE653	GOZ Ups Grain Subsidy [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has increased nearly 4-fold the amount it pays growers for maize. By leaving the crop's low consumer price intact, however, the cash-starved GOZ assumes a weighty subsidy. End summary. 2. (U) The GOZ also announced an approximate doubling of the producer price for whe [...]	2003-04-01 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE672	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Butchering of Iraqi civilians worrying" the independent weekly "Business Tribune" dedicated its April 3 editorial to describing the United States-led war against Iraq as "one big- enterprise in manslaughter." Excerpts: 2. "The description by a [...]	2003-04-04 05:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE675	Increasing South African Leverage over Zimbabwe [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's growing dependence on South African energy - and diminishing ability to pay for it - renders the southern neighbor infinite leverage here. End Summary. 2. (U) Domestic power generation is in shambles, mostly due to coal-miner Wankie Colliery's dilapidated state (r [...]	2003-04-04 09:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE676	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.N. must stop murder of innocent civilians" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" used its April 4 editorial to label President Bush and Tony Blair as "the real terrorists." Excerpts: 2. ". . .It is sad that the American and British inva [...]	2003-04-04 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE698	The Honeymoon is Over -- CFU Dumped by the GOZ [...] Summary. The GOZ has been attempting to gain international support for its return to normalcy by showcasing its stage-managed "dialogue" with the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU). Now that the GOZ perceives no further advantage to playing up the supposed dialogue, the GOZ has unceremoniously [...]	2003-04-09 09:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ZI
03HARARE710	Exporters Traverse Minefield [...] (SBU) Summary: Battered but unbowed, exporters in the Eastern Zimbabwe town of Mutare are still hanging tough. But how long can these resourceful industrialists withstand a sub-market exchange rate, energy rationing and political turmoil? End Summary. Dogged Perseverance ------------------ [...]	2003-04-10 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ZI
03HARARE729	ZIMBABWEAN UNIVERSITY PROFILES [...] This cable is the first in a series looking at issues related to higher education in Zimbabwe. ---------------------------------- SCENESETTER: EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE ---------------------------------- 2. Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has invested heavily in education, impro [...]	2003-04-14 06:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL ZI
03HARARE757	USG Response to Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Crisis [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-16 13:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS
03HARARE758	USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN ZIMBABWE: POISED FOR [...] I call your attention to reftel which outlines the progress the US has made in HIV/AIDS prevention, care/treatment and mitigation in Zimbabwe, perhaps the second most affected country in the world. I believe it critical that the USG continue to give priority attention to Zimbabwe's enormous pu [...]	2003-04-16 14:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TSPL OSCI KSCA ZI US HIV AIDS
03HARARE768	TSVANGIRAI WELCOMES MULUZI INITIATIVE [...] Summary: In an April 17 conversation with the Ambassador, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai welcomed the initiative by President Muluzi to encourage political dialogue in Zimbabwe and expressed hope that it might help forestall further mass action -- and its unpred [...]	2003-04-17 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI SADC
03HARARE779	FUEL PRICE INCREASE TRIGGERS ZCTU CALL FOR MASS [...] (C) Summary. After the GOZ unilaterally authorized a 300% increase in gasoline prices outside the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) framework (ref a),the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has retaliated by calling for a three-day mass stayaway and announcing its immediate withdrawal [...]	2003-04-23 09:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE781	Zimbabwe's Fuel Hikes: Why No Leadership? [...] (SBU) Summary: A week after raising fuel prices 3- fold, President Mugabe has offered no rationale or counsel to a shell-shocked populace. The aging Marxist seems unable to verbalize the case for economic orthodoxy. End Summary. 2. (U) Each day, this economy becomes more surreal. Many l [...]	2003-04-23 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE784	UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE REOPENS BUT STUDENTS [...] The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) officially re- opened Tuesday April 22, 2003 and most professors returned to work. Many students, however, have yet to arrive on campus, delaying the start of classes. The Ministry of Higher Education closed UZ in February 2003 in response to a strike by acade [...]	2003-04-24 06:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
03HARARE79	Top Coal Exec Throws in Towel [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominant coal producer Wankie suffers from an acute lack of foreign exchange that could ultimately hamper Zimbabwe's energy output. Top-of-the- line Caterpillar haulers and Bucyrus-Erie Draglines sit idle due to the costliness of imported parts. Meanwhile, the GOZ insists tha [...]	2003-01-13 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ZI ENGR
03HARARE791	ANGOLAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda visited Zimbabwe March 22-24 and met with Government and MDC leaders. Miranda, who will chair the SADC Task Force on Zimbabwe visit next month told us that the clear focus of his visit was on Zimbabwe's crisis, although he met GOZ denial and [...]	2003-04-25 06:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AO ZI
03HARARE795	STAYAWAY, DAY TWO: NO BUSINESS, AS USUAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The second day of the ZCTU-called stayaway continued with widespread industrial shutdown, many banks closed, and more shops and grocery stores closed than Wednesday. The GOZ seems determined to find a scapegoat that minimizes public support, claiming that the ZCTU has paid tr [...]	2003-04-25 09:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE801	BISHOPS SPEARHEAD DISCREET GOZ - MDC MEDIATION [...] (C) Three bishops in Manicaland, and one Archbishop in Bulawayo, are spearheading an effort to arrange talks between the GOZ and the MDC focused on resolving Zimbabwe's political crisis. They envision a depolarized, demilitarized Zimbabwe where the rule of law is upheld, but they are only seek [...]	2003-04-28 10:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE805	GOZ Still Distrusts Exporters [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ believes most export firms shelter earnings, depriving the country of hard currency to import energy, fuel and other necessities. In response, the GOZ has erected counterproductive export obstacles. End Summary. 2. (U) An April 25 article in the GOZ-run Herald began: [...]	2003-04-28 12:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ZI
03HARARE83	How fast can an economy recede? [...] (SBU) Washington-based Zimbabwe watchers may have noted that the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently projected "only" a 9 percent decline for Zimbabwe's fledging economy in 2003. By contrast, most local economists are predicting at least minus 12 percent and even the GOZ -- which, we p [...]	2003-01-14 10:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE852	Haphazard Economic Reform [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ's rigidly statist economic policy has metamorphosed into a hodgepodge approach since January. Yet the Government still lacks commitment, consensus and leadership to see through broad economic liberalization. End Summary. The Low Point ------------- 2. (U) Last Novemb [...]	2003-05-06 05:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE860	AFRICAN PRESIDENTIAL MEDIATION IMPORTANT - BUT NO [...] (C) The presidents of South Africa, Nigeria and Malawi attempted to restart talks between the GOZ and MDC in separate meetings with both sides in Harare on May 5. However, both sides stuck to their original positions - Mugabe demanding that the MDC recognize his presidency, and the MDC refusin [...]	2003-05-06 13:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE873	Fuel Crisis Intensifies [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel supply continues to worsen. Most motorists are grounded, importing their own or buying it at exorbitant black market prices. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Even though the GOZ has increased the leaded fuel price 6-fold since February, it is still unable to pay a dimin [...]	2003-05-07 13:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE874	REPRESSIVE ELECTORAL AND MEDIA AMENDMENTS TOP [...] Parliament resumed on May 6, after a two-month adjournment in which several parliamentary portfolio committees met to discuss proposed legislation. Top among the Bills to be debated when Parliament begins are the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Bill and the Electora [...]	2003-05-07 14:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI
03HARARE936	IMMIGRATION TROUBLE FOR RESIDENT AMCIT JOURNALIST [...] Andrew Meldrum is an American citizen with Zimbabwean permanent residency status. He is also the Harare correspondent for the Guardian newspaper (UK). He was charged by Zimbabwe Republic Police in May 2002 (Ref A) for "publishing falsehoods" under Zimbabwe's controversial "Access to Informa [...]	2003-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM
03HARARE939	POOR 2003 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION [...] A USAID BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT HARVEST CONCLUDED THAT PARTS OF ZIMBABWE ONCE AGAIN FACE FAILED HARVESTS AND LIMITED MARKET ACCESS TO FOOD DUE TO A COMBINATION OF POOR RAINFALL, COMMERCIAL FARM [...]	2003-05-15 10:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EFIN PREL US ZI
03HARARE951	Zimdollar Slips Again [...] (U) Summary: The Zimdollar devalued sharply from Z$ 1451 to 2100: US$1 last week. Economists expect it to soon reach Z$2500-3000, Harare's present desperation street price. As a consequence, it now appears unlikely the GOZ will be able to phase out its unaffordable fuel subsidy. End Summary [...]	2003-05-19 08:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE960	Zimbabwe's Looming Default Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: Once this - or a future - GOZ eliminates negative real interest rates, local bankers expect borrowers to default en masse. The coming default crisis underlines how difficult it will be to rationalize Zimbabwe's distortion-laden economy. End Summary. Only Decent Investment is [...]	2003-05-19 12:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE967	BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS [...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]	2003-05-20 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03HARARE978	ZIMBABWE FOOD SECURITY PROJECTIONS FOR 2003/04: [...] ACTION: THIS CABLE IS FOR AMBASSADOR J. SULLIVAN'S IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS TDY CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The final Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) April (2003) update and joint U.N. World Food [...]	2003-05-20 13:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HOCHIMINHCITY1000	UNITED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM: GENERAL SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) General Secretary Thich Tue Sy told ConGen today that he has been placed SIPDIS under a two-year administrative detention, effective October 11. He confirmed that Thich Nguyen Ly and Thich Thanh Huyen -- two other UBCV monks riding in the van [...]	2003-10-14 13:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1009	LEGAL PROTESTANTS HOLD UNAUTHORIZED MEETING: WANT [...] (SBU) In violation of their own GVN-approved charter, approximately 400 legal pastors and another 400 "lay volunteers" of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) met in Ho Chi Minh City September 10-11. While the 2001 charter allows for only one conference every four years, the lead [...]	2003-10-16 14:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1010	STILL NO OFFICIAL DETENTION ORDERS FOR TOP UBCV MONKS [...] (SBU) Continuing to work the few remaining telephones that haven't been cut off or rerouted, ConGen received confirmation today that Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang is in good condition at his pagoda, although he is being closely watched. While neither he [...]	2003-10-16 14:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1020	VIETNAM'S FIRST OPEN ECONOMIC ZONE - NO NUDE BEACHES YET [...] In another example of the GVN channeling resources to the relatively poor central coast of the country, Vietnam's first "Open Economic Zone" has opened for business. More a vision than a reality, the zone is different from the many industrial parks and export processing zones scattered throug [...]	2003-10-21 11:33:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR VM ETRD
03HOCHIMINHCITY1021	POLICE DISRUPT CONSULAR VISIT TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) During a particularly unpleasant trip to the Central Highlands to fulfill normal consular duties -- fraud investigation, document verification, and personal interviews regarding relationships and status -- ConGenOff, two Consular Section and Refugee Resettlement Section FSNs, and two FSN [...]	2003-10-22 01:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC PHUM PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1035	145,000 PIRATED DISCS/TAPES CONFISCATED IN HO CHI MINH [...] Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's thriving trade in pirated media took a hit at the end of September when inspectors from the city's Department of Culture and Information (DCI) raided a large wholesale/retail shop where they confiscated over one hundred thousand pirated CDs, DVDs, VCDs, and videotap [...]	2003-10-24 05:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ETRD ECON KIPR IPROP
03HOCHIMINHCITY1059	A/S DEWEY IN VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: LAM DONG [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with Lam Dong provincial authorities, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey expressed strong U.S. concern about the treatment of ethnic minorities and a lack of religious freedom for unregistered Protestant house churches. Lam Dong officials stressed that the pract [...]	2003-10-30 11:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1080	HCMC LAND PROTEST: POLICE TURN MOLEHILL INTO MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A protest against land expropriation drew extra attention after police attempted to remove ConGen personnel, who were observing the protest from the sidelines. The protesters -- illegal migrants, squatters, and legal land owners - - whose land had been seized in Ho Chi Minh C [...]	2003-11-04 11:25:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1087	AMBASSADOR HANFORD CALLS ON LOCAL OFFICIALS, LEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford, three leaders of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) urged continued, focused USG pressure on the GVN to relax restrictions on unregistered house chur [...]	2003-11-06 11:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1093	MIXED PICTURE ON HOUSE CHURCHES IN AMBASSADOR HANFORD'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with several Protestant house church pastors and "victims" of religious oppression during his visit to HCMC, Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom John Hanford heard several credible-sounding reports of arrests, beatings, forced renunciations, and church closures [...]	2003-11-08 07:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1141	CA MAU PROVINCE: AT THE END OF THE LINE, BUT BLESSED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lying at the southern tip of Vietnam, Ca Mau is one of the country's more isolated provinces. Heavily dependent upon aquaculture, especially shrimp, the province has enjoyed strong recent economic growth. While the province actively touts its natural resources and advantages, [...]	2003-11-21 11:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON SOCI PGOV PREL EFIS VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1143	AMBASSADOR HANFORD INVESTIGATES ABUSES IN THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford traveled to Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces from October 20-22 to meet with local officials and gain a firsthand view of conditions for Protestant worship in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Raising the specter of C [...]	2003-11-24 11:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY251	MENNONITES TURN UP THE VOLUME ON COMPLAINTS OF [...] (SBU) In a flurry of conversations with ConGenoffs over the past week, a Mennonite church leader and several of his colleagues have lodged serious complaints of stepped-up religious repression by government officials. The allegations include arrests, beatings, destruction of property, and si [...]	2003-03-18 03:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF MOPS SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY259	DR. QUE UNDER DETENTION [...] (SBU) Poloff visited the home of democracy activist Dr. Nguyen Dan Que on March 18 to confirm reports of his arrest received earlier that day. Based on the information originally provided by his brother in the U.S., and now confirmed by his wife, it appears that a large number of security of [...]	2003-03-19 06:32:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY337	CHURCH AND STATE MAINTAIN BALANCE IN TAY NINH PROVINCE [...] (U) On a recent one-day trip to meet with provincial and Cao Dai Church leaders in Tay Ninh Province, the Ambassador came away with a mostly positive impression of the current state of health of both the province and the religion which predominates there. Tay Ninh, while still on the fringes [...]	2003-04-08 11:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM PREL ETRD EINV VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY342	HARASSED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE: DON DUONG AND FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Actor Bui Don Duong, his wife, and their two sons departed Ho Chi Minh City today on the first leg of their journey to the U.S. as intending immigrants. Up to the last minute, GVN security forces delayed and humiliated the family at Tan Son Nhut Airport, almost causing them to [...]	2003-04-10 00:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY412	SHOTGUN WEDDING: UBCV AND VBS TOGETHER AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on May 9, Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang spoke hopefully of a new openness on the part of the GVN toward efforts to unite the UBCV with the officially recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS). The Pat [...]	2003-05-09 18:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY413	PAS/ECON HO CHI MINH CITY EVALUATION OF APRIL [...] Summary: At our second annual Earth Day roundtable, the ConGen's economic and public affairs sections joined efforts to invite two U.S. company country directors to discuss environmental protection, corporate responsibility and national development. Two Vietnamese economics publications ran [...]	2003-05-10 06:53:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ECON SEVN
03HOCHIMINHCITY450	KON TUM: STILL STRUGGLING..... AND GOING NOWHERE FAST [...] (SBU) Returning to Kon Tum for the first time in a year, the Consul General found little changed in the poorest and least developed of the four Central Highlands provinces. While poverty continues to be the biggest story in Kon Tum, local officials seemed hopeful that construction of new hig [...]	2003-05-20 13:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM PREL SOCI ETRD EINV VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE LABOR
03HOCHIMINHCITY466	KEEPING THE LID ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a flurry of economic reforms and trade liberalization heralded by the signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement over a year ago, Ho Chi Minh City's press reporting and cultural programs remain mired in self-censorship, media "guidelines" and an arbitrary permit process t [...]	2003-05-30 08:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC SCUL VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY468	THE YIN AND YANG OF THE SEA STAR CATHOLIC SEMINARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Father Tran Thanh Phong, director of the Nha Trang Sea Star Seminary during a visit to Khanh Hoa province, May 15-17. During the discussion, which took place in a large, well- maintained reception hall, Father Phong was careful not to explicitly critic [...]	2003-05-31 08:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY499	NAM CAM TRIAL: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR [...] Summary. One day after the conclusion of the biggest trial related to corruption and organized crime in the history of Vietnam, the Vietnamese press is claiming that the judicial system has fundamentally changed. The conviction of 18 GVN officials on charges of corruption and 136 private cit [...]	2003-06-06 18:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCRM PGOV PINR SOCI VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY500	VIETNAM ISSUES TEXTILE QUOTA ALLOCATION GUIDELINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GVN has announced quota allocation criteria for textile and garment exports to the U.S. Sixty- five to seventy percent of quota will be allocated based on past performance over the period of calendar year 2002 and the first quarter of 2003. The remainder will be issued to [...]	2003-06-06 18:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY551	POLICE QUESTION BUILDER AS CHURCH CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Mr. Le Van Dung, unofficial contractor for a Protestant house church currently under construction in HCMC's District 2 (reftel),met with police this morning in response to a third invitation to discuss his activities at the site. The first invitation, delivered June 9, summoned him to [...]	2003-06-17 11:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY556	VIETNAM: TEXTILE ALLOCATION BEGINS WITH CONFUSION [...] (SBU) The textile quota allocation process, which began on June 11, has drawn widespread complaints from buyers and producers and has already gone through at least one revision. In Phase I of the allocation process - in which companies receive a share of quota based on past performance - many [...]	2003-06-18 10:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY572	NEWEST HCMC VICE CHAIRMAN: BAD HABITS TO BLAME FOR [...] (SBU) HCMC People's Committee's newest Vice Chairman, Nguyen Van Dua, discussed urban planning and quality of life issues with Consul General in an initial courtesy call on June 11. Vice Chairman Dua focused on HCMC's serious waste management, land use and trafffic issues, and its efforts to [...]	2003-06-23 11:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV SOCI PREL EINV
03HOCHIMINHCITY585	THICH QUANG DO -- HOW FREE AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 30 meeting with Consul General, recently "released" United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) deputy Thich Quang Do launched into a two- hour plus discourse on religion, democracy, freedom, and capitalism. Confirming press reports, he said he would soon attempt [...]	2003-06-30 17:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL EAID EINV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY604	CAN THO AND AN GIANG UNIVERSITIES - SEEKING [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to the Mekong Delta region, DCM met with the Vice-Rector of Can Tho University and the Rector of An Giang University. Both expressed disappointment at the slow start to the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) scholarship program and expressed hope that it [...]	2003-07-03 10:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAGR ECON OEXC VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY605	QUANG NAM GARMENT FACTORY: TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE [...] Quang Nam Province is the home of the Quang Nam Garment Company, a small state-owned enterprise with about 800 employees and revenues of VND 20 billion per year (about US$1.3 million). On a brief visit to the company by DPO and Econoff, they saw a clean, well-lit, well-ventilated factory produ [...]	2003-07-03 11:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX VM SOE
03HOCHIMINHCITY635	VIETNAM'S CATFISH FARMERS PETITION CONSULATE GENERAL, [...] On July 9, three fish farmers representing the Fisheries Association of An Giang, the province in the Mekong Delta where most of Vietnam's tra and basa fish are raised and processed, met with CG and Econoff at the Consulate General. Indicating they represent about 40,000 farmers and family me [...]	2003-07-15 06:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIS EAGR ECON VM BTA
03HOCHIMINHCITY65	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE VIEW THROUGH THE VISA [...] (SBU) Consular associate recently interviewed a Korean missionary affiliated with the Global Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church in Korea for a nonimmigrant visa (NIV). The applicant, who described himself as a missionary pastor with an "underground" Protestant church, said he conducte [...]	2003-01-16 09:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY650	Leader of the Hue Branch of the Outlawed United [...] (SBU) An influential leader of the Hue branch of the outlawed UBCV discussed his views with DPO and A/PAO on the current state of the Buddhist Church, the status of Thich Huyen Quang, and the need for continued U.S. pressure on the GVN to allow greater religious freedom. The meeting was marr [...]	2003-07-18 07:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE

03HOCHIMINHCITY691	SURPRISING REVELATIONS ON PROTESTANTS IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: While the official rhetoric seemed to focus on respect for religion and the importance of meeting the "spiritual needs" of the people during the Ambassador's recent visit to Dak Lak and Lam Dong provinces, local Protestant church leaders told a story of continuing limits on or [...]	2003-08-01 00:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY710	PROTESTANT CHURCH CAN STAY -- FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The HCMC People's Committee has decided that an illegally constructed Protestant church in the Thu Thiem area of District 2 can remain open as a house of worship, pending approval of the required permits. While city officials made clear that they hold both church leaders and [...]	2003-08-06 12:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY713	Vietnam: Pirates in the Gulf of Thailand [...] (SBU) During a courtesy call on the Kien Giang provincial People's Committee, Ambassador Burghardt asked Chairman Bui Ngoc Suong and Vice Chairman Van Ha Phong for their views on reports of increasing maritime piracy in the Gulf of Thailand and the impact on Vietnamese fishermen. Noting that [...]	2003-08-07 09:30:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PHSA EFIS EWWT PTER PREL PGOV VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY759	VIETNAM: US MILITARY DONATION WELCOMED IN MEKONG DELTA [...] Summary. In a goodwill event that generated enthusiastic local and national press coverage, Acting Consul General, Defense Attache Col. Stephen Ball, U.S. Army Pacific John Almarez, and Congen Econoff, participated in a handover ceremony at Can Tho General Hospital to commemorate the donation [...]	2003-08-20 08:42:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PINS PREL ECON VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY777	COFFEE AND COCOA IN DAK LAK PROVINCE -- THE POT [...] (U) Summary: Hopes for economic prosperity in Vietnam's Dak Lak province remain centered on agriculture, especially cash crop coffee. While low coffee prices have meant continued slow growth, they have also spawned diversification programs. During a visit to the largest of the four Central [...]	2003-08-27 00:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EAGR SOCI VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY833	A/S DEWEY IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: KON TUM [...] (U) Summary: In a visit to Kon Tum Province, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Provincial People's Committee Chairwoman Y Veng and with the province's Committee on Ethnic Minority and Religious Affairs. He also visited a village in Ia Sia commune where 15 UNHCR- repatriated ethnic mino [...]	2003-09-09 06:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY842	A/S DEWEY VISIT TO VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey visited Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on August 16-17. His meeting with Provincial People's Committee Chairman Ha was cordial, with a frank exchange of ideas on treatment of ethnic minorities and freedom of worship. Ha said that at le [...]	2003-09-10 08:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY942	UBCV LEADERS MEET DESPITE GVN INTERFERENCE [...] (SBU) Leaders of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) met September 18-20 in Binh Dinh Province, according to UBCV Deputy Thich Quang Do, despite some overt GVN efforts to prevent the meeting from taking place. This is the first time the UBCV leadership has been able to gathe [...]	2003-10-01 01:24:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY978	POLICE DISRUPT TRAVEL OF UBCV LEADERS TO HCMC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police apparently stopped United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) leaders Thich Huyen Quang, Thich Quang Do and Thich Tue Sy from leaving Binh Dinh Province to drive to Ho Chi Minh City on October 8 (local time). Although various reports differed on details, there was genera [...]	2003-10-08 13:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY993	UBCV LEADERS IN LIMBO: INQUIRIES CONTINUE CONCERNING [...] (SBU) ConGen has confirmed that UBCV leaders Thich Huyen Quang, Thich Quang Do and Thich Tue Sy were detained by police on October 9 in Khanh Hoa Province about 10 km north of the provincial capital Nha Trang. They had left Thich Huyen Quang's pagoda in Binh Dinh Province to travel to HCMC t [...]	2003-10-10 13:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR
03ISLAMABAD8950	2003 TERRORISM REPORT FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-01 13:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PK
03ISTANBUL1015	MARKET ANALYSTS OPTIMISTIC FOR THE SHORT-TERM, BUT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts have welcomed recent progress in Turkey-IMF relations and indications that the oft-delayed fifth review can be wrapped up by early to mid-August. As a result they are "optimistic" for [...]	2003-07-23 12:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1039	WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE... IS ISTANBUL PREPARED [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued public awareness about the likelihood of a major earthquake in the next 30 years, Istanbul remains ill-prepared for a major natural disaster. To the extent that municipal and state officials have begun to focus on this critical issue, the bulk of their attention [...]	2003-07-25 11:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAID TK
03ISTANBUL1068	NEW STUDIES HIGHLIGHT FRAGILE RECOVERY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary: Two new national surveys of Turkish companies highlight signs of recovery from the devastating financial crisis of 2001. The studies, carried out separately by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and the Is [...]	2003-07-31 06:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
03ISTANBUL1200	ISTANBUL ECONOMISTS CHEER RECENT GOOD NEWS, BUT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2.(SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts are pleasantly surprised by recent positive developments in the economy, and accept the rationale for the IMF's preemptive decision to reschedule much of Turkey's 2004 and 2005 debt repay [...]	2003-08-14 14:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL127	RISING ANTI-AMERICAN SENTIMENT AND U.S. POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Widespread and increasingly vocal opposition to a possible war against Iraq is on the verge of evolving into a more general anti-American backlash in Istanbul. Our observations, Istanbul contacts, and recent polls and surveys lead us to believe that anti-American sentiment is shar [...]	2003-01-29 14:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PTER KISL TK
03ISTANBUL1348	DEEDS FOR SALE! GET YOUR PROPERTY DEEDS RIGHT HERE! [...] (SBU) Summary: A property amnesty currently being planned by the Justice and Development (AK) Party government has set off a flurry of debate and criticism in Istanbul. AK sees the measure as a potential major source of revenue, a realistic solution to a long-ignored problem (i.e., "illegal" [...]	2003-09-15 05:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TK
03ISTANBUL1364	UNEMPLOYMENT: TURKEY'S OTHER CRISIS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: While market attention is focused on IMF program implementation and the sustainability of Turkey's debt, joblessness and underemployment remain the key preoccupations of the bulk of the Turkish population. [...]	2003-09-16 05:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1427	ISTANBUL VIEWS ON SENDING TURKISH TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul residents from all walks of life continue to worry about the situation in Iraq and the prospect of sending troops to Iraq. Whomever we meet with, and whatever the subject, the conversation inevitably turns to Iraq. Despite the widespread opposition before the U.S. inter [...]	2003-09-26 08:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1449	WEIGHING CORPORATE TURKEY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengcti this month added his voice to those expressing concern about the risks to the Turkish economy posed by the growing open positions of companies in the real sector. Observers agree that while the Turkish banking sector-- whose own open pos [...]	2003-09-30 13:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL149	PROTESTANTS TRY ADAPTIVE APPROACH TO CHURCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Seventeen nascent Protestant churches have adopted a novel legal tactic designed to circumvent regulations that for years have made it nearly impossible to receive zoning approval for a church or prayer group. The success or failure of this strategy depends on the outcome of th [...]	2003-02-04 12:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL1579	TWO MURDERS, THREATS SHAKE ISTANBUL JEWISH [...] (C) Summary: A recent extortion campaign against members of a Jewish retirement home's board of directors has shaken Istanbul's Jewish community. One of the board members, Yasef Yahya, was killed on August 22 at his office. Starting three weeks ago, other members of the board have been contac [...]	2003-10-27 05:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL1596	SECURING UNDELIVERED IRAQI MEDIA EQUIPMENT: UPDATE [...] P/E Chief met on Monday, October 27 with al-Huda San Company General Manager Mutasem Mujahed and his new parter Ibrahim Kahraman of the Kaptan Foreign Trade Company to review the status of the equipment order cited in Ref a. The two confirmed that all links between Sega Dis Ticaret and al-Hu [...]	2003-10-28 11:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN IZ KPAO TU
03ISTANBUL1616	AKP LAYS ISTANBUL GROUNDWORK FOR MARCH 28 LOCAL [...] (sbu) Summary: Following Ruling AK Party national congress (reftel),the Istanbul AK Party organization is gearing up vigorously at the grassroots level for next year's March 28 municipal elections. Not content merely to rely on the party's performance at the national level, the Istanbul AK P [...]	2003-10-31 13:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TK
03ISTANBUL1617	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH CONTEMPLATES CUBA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate leadership confirms that Patriarch Bartholomew is considering a trip to Cuba on January 21, 2004 to dedicate a new Orthodox Church. Now aware of USG concerns about the trip, the Patriarch may reconsider. Action request in para 5. End Summary. 2. (C) [...]	2003-11-03 05:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TU CU
03ISTANBUL162	TURKEY ALPHABET SOUP: ISTANBUL'S MYRIAD BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul, Turkey's economic, commercial and cultural capital, hosts a rich diversity of business voices, all seeking to influence both government policy and international perceptions of Turkey. Leader of the pack is the venerable TUSIAD-- Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen [...]	2003-02-06 14:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1647	POSSIBLE EDUCATION MINISTRY MOVEMENT ON HALKI? [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent encouraging comments by Turkish government officials about prospects for re-opening Halki Theological Seminary have sparked extensive press interest. Education Minister Huseyin Celik, in a recent meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, said that re-opening Halki (p [...]	2003-11-05 08:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL1676	REACTION MUTED TO NEW PENSION OPPORTUNITIES [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's new private pension system was unveiled with much fanfare at the end of October, with optimistic prognosticators predicting that up to 10 million Turks will enroll over the next decade. Initially six [...]	2003-11-12 06:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1687	GEBZE INDUSTRY SEES AWAKENING ECONOMY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Industrialists in the Marmara region industrial town of Gebze told visiting P/E Section Chief and Poloff that recent positive economic developments are finally beginning to be felt at their level, and that they [...]	2003-11-12 13:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1710	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH CONFIRMS CUBA TRAVEL PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew still plans to travel to Cuba in January, 2004, to attend the opening of an Orthodox church in Havana. Bartholomew did not take USG and international concerns into account in deciding on this trip, focusing instead on competition with the Russian [...]	2003-11-17 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU CU
03ISTANBUL1711	ISTANBUL REACTS TO SYNAGOGUE BOMBINGS [...] (sbu) Summary: Istanbul is still stunned by the shock and horror of Saturday's synagogue bombings. The overwhelming response has been to view this as a senseless and unjustifiable attack, not merely against Turkey's small Jewish community, but against Turkey itself. Despite widespread specul [...]	2003-11-17 14:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER TU
03ISTANBUL1739	DUZCE: BLESSED BY NATURE, CURSED BY NATURE [...] (sbu) Summary: On November 12-13, the fourth anniversary of a major earthquake, Poloff visited Duzce, a small Black Sea province halfway between Istanbul and Ankara. Impoverished by natural disasters and cruel circumstances, Duzce is Turkey's newest province and has placed its trust in the Jus [...]	2003-11-19 14:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR TU
03ISTANBUL1744	NEW BOMBING WAVE TARGETS BRITISH INSTITUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-20 13:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1752	BOMBING UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-21 14:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1760	TURKEY: A NEW FRONT FOR INTERNATIONAL TERROR [...] (U) Summary: Istanbul is slowly recovering from the shock of two separate sets of terrorist bombings that claimed over 50 lives and wounded 750 in one week. Although both the synagogue bombings (ref a) and the latest bombings of the British Consulate and HSBC Turkey headquarters (ref b) appear [...]	2003-11-26 11:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1821	U/S GROSSMAN'S 12/9/03 MEETING WITH ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: U/S Grossman met with the Governor of Istanbul to express U.S. solidarity with the people of Istanbul and Turkey, and our ongoing cooperation in the war on terror. Guler outlined a series of "lessons learned" from the attacks, and expressed optimism that Turkey would be better pr [...]	2003-12-11 10:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC OVIP PGOV PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1847	ISTANBUL-YEREVAN FLIGHTS: TURKISH FIRM ENTERS THE [...] (C) Summary: Absent an open border between Turkey and Armenia, twice-weekly flights between Istanbul and Yerevan since 1995 have provided some of the only direct contact between Turks and Armenians. Initially operated by the state-owned (and now bankrupt) Armenian Airlines, the rights were ta [...]	2003-12-18 08:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV AM TU
03ISTANBUL1849	MACROECONOMIC RESULTS BRING OPTIMISM IN ISTANBUL, [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recent soundings among leading Istanbul market analysts and participants highlight the extent to which Turkey's continued strong macroeconomic performance has left them more optimistic about the future. With s [...]	2003-12-18 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1872	TOURISM'S POSTWAR REBOUND FACES TERROR CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tourism industry executives are again wondering what the future holds for their sector following November's suicide bombings in Istanbul. The attacks interrupted a strong sectoral recovery that saw visitor figures surpass last year's level by the end of November, and tourism r [...]	2003-12-23 12:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL202	RELIGIOUS MINORITIES APPREHENSIVE OF LATEST [...] (C) Summary: The General Directorate for Foundations recently enacted regulations that were expected to allow community (i.e. non-Muslim religious) foundations to reclaim seized properties. The new regulations are part of the EU-harmonization reforms aimed at enhancing religious minority righ [...]	2003-02-20 07:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL258	DIFFERENCES AMONG U.S. FIRMS GIVE RISE TO NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: With Turkey's new AK government just having marked its hundredth day in office, representatives of American pharmaceutical companies indicate they have not yet judged the time ripe to raise the intellectual property and pricing issues that have beset them in recent years. Despi [...]	2003-02-28 06:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR TU
03ISTANBUL280	MARKET PLAYERS FACE THE NEW REALITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts are grappling with the new political landscape following Saturday's parliamentary vote against permitting U.S. troops. The development was a shock: despite difficulties in negotiations, the market had long assumed (and priced in) a positive outcome. [...]	2003-03-04 10:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL294	TURKS WEIGH AN IRAQ OPERATION'S TOURISM IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish government and tourism industry officials are bracing in anticipation of a sharp downturn in tourism in the event of an Iraq operation. The sector, Turkey's largest foreign exchange earner, turned in a good performance in 2002, earning over 10 billion USD (27 percent o [...]	2003-03-07 11:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL348	TURKISH-ARMENIAN RECONCILIATION COMMISSION MEETS, [...] (C) Summary: Following a March 10 meeting to review and discuss a report it had commissioned from the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ),members of the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) have been unable to reach agreement on how to deal with the contentious " [...]	2003-03-14 14:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM TU
03ISTANBUL349	RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN: CLUES FROM ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: In assessing the outlook for the new government to be led by Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Tayyip Erdogan, we look back at his only major previous government experience --- as Istanbul Mayor from 1994 to 1998. End Summary. Refah and Grassroots Politics ---------- [...]	2003-03-14 14:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL TK
03ISTANBUL418	ISTANBUL ECONOMIC ANALYSTS: LOOKING FOR A LIFELINE [...] (SBU) Summary: After a rocky start to the week on Monday, word that the U.S. Iraq supplemental contains 1 billion USD for Turkey has been seized on as a lifeline by Istanbul markets and analysts. Concern persists about the sustainability of Turkey's debt, however. Analysts suggest any probl [...]	2003-03-27 14:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL465	ISTANBUL ECONOMIC PESSIMISM: "MUDDLING THROUGH" AS [...] (SBU) Summary: While not quite so pessimistic as they were two weeks ago about Turkey's immediate economic prospects, Istanbul financial analysts remain decidedly gloomy about the country's mid-term future. All agree that the Treasury seems to have next week's debt auction well in hand. In [...]	2003-04-07 08:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL467	ISTANBUL WORRIES ABOUT WAR, U.S.-TURKEY TIES, [...] (U) Summary: With apparently over ninety percent of the local population opposed to the war in Iraq, anti-war sentiment in Istanbul continues to harden as reports and images of civilian casualties stream in over the sympathetic news networks. Among Istanbul's academic and business elite, howe [...]	2003-04-07 12:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON TK
03ISTANBUL49	ISTANBUL'S TAKE ON AK ECONOMICS: ALL ISN'T LOST [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul contacts in the financial and real sectors agree that in its first month and a half Turkey's Ak government "hasn't gotten it" and has done a poor job on economic policy, thereby dissipating much of the goodwill generated by initial perceptions that a single-party governme [...]	2003-01-13 05:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TU
03ISTANBUL588	POWER AT ANY PRICE? CEM UZAN'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS [...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts with Youth Party (GP) officials in Istanbul confirm our belief that the party is essentially a vehicle of convenience for media tycoon Cem Uzan's considerable political ambitions. At the same time, GP is not resting on its laurels, but instead is moving quickly t [...]	2003-04-28 08:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TK
03ISTANBUL635	TURKEY'S BANKING SECTOR: ON FIRMER GROUND, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Industry and government contacts in Istanbul and Ankara concur that Turkey's banking sector has improved considerably since the 2001 crisis. Government moves to impose effective and independent oversight through the creation of the Banking Regulatory and Supervision Agency (BR [...]	2003-05-05 10:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
03ISTANBUL636	ISTANBUL MAYORALTY: UP FOR GRABS? [...] (C) Summary: The Istanbul Mayoralty, often characterized as the second most desirable political prize in the country, has become the focus of a back-room power struggle as players jockey for ground in advance of the April 2004 local elections. Mayor Ali Mufit Gurtuna, an independent since the [...]	2003-05-05 11:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TK
03ISTANBUL671	ISTANBUL IN THE SPRINGTIME: RESURGENT OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a belated spring bursts forth on the Bosphorus following an unusually cold and protracted winter, "spring is also in the air" in Istanbul business circles. The resurgent optimism stems from speedy conclusion to the war in Iraq and belief that its short-term cost for Turkey w [...]	2003-05-09 13:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL698	MINORITY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN TURKEY: A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent legal changes in property rights for minority foundations have elicited varied responses from different religious communities in Turkey. The history of Turkish and Ottoman minority communities plays into their respective views on pastoral concerns, political connections, p [...]	2003-05-15 04:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL760	LEADERSHIP IN THE ORTHODOX WORLD: THE ECUMENICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Though divided among many national churches, all Orthodox leaders except the Russian Orthodox recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul, Bartholomew II, as first among equals. Located in "The Second Rome," the Ecumenical Patriarch traces a line of succession back to St. Andr [...]	2003-05-29 04:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL777	TACKLING TURKEY'S PRODUCTIVITY GAP: MICRO MATTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: While most attention in Turkey remains focused on the country's macroeconomic fundamentals, a new McKinsey Global Institute report is directing attention to the productivity gap that separates Turkey from the U.S. and Europe and the microeconomic reforms that must be taken to c [...]	2003-05-31 09:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL880	AKP AND THE ISTANBUL "ESNAFLAR": A PERFECT MATCH? [...] (SBU) Summary: Support from the Istanbul "esnaflar" ) small businessmen, restaurant owners, craftsmen, shopkeepers, street vendors, and taxi and truck drivers - may have contributed to the Justice and Development (AK) Party's November 2002 electoral success, but this support may be less solid [...]	2003-06-23 10:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN TK
03JAKARTA13041	INDONESIA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Indonesia significantly increased its support for the global coalition against terrorism during this period. The October 12, 2002 bombing in Bali that killed 202 - including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 28 Britons, and seven Americans galvanized the Indonesian Government into action, and t [...]	2003-11-28 10:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL KJUS ID
03JAKARTA3306	TFIZ01: TEXT OF MEGAWATI'S STATEMENT CRITICAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-20 12:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ ID
03JERUSALEM2293	HAMAS READY TO EXTEND TRUCE, PA MINISTER CLAIMS [...] (C) Following up on his conversation with Embassy PolOff last week (reftel),PA Minister of Culture Ziad Abu-Amr, in a meeting with A/PO in Ramallah on 8/4, said that Hamas leaders would tell PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza this week that they are prepared to extend the cease-fire for [...]	2003-08-05 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS
03JERUSALEM2819	THE TALE OF PM ABBAS'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, disappointed and embittered after losing a power struggle with Arafat that left him publicly branded as a traitor, sent his letter of resignation to the PA President on September 6, then vented his frustrations to the Legislative Council in a closed [...]	2003-09-08 17:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS
03KABUL1006	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 8 MEETING WITH CAPTAIN DAOUD: [...] (C) Captain Daoud, an Afghan-American investor interested in establishing a private airline in Afghanistan, met with Ambassador on April 8. Daoud is seeking OPIC support for the establishment of Oxus Air, a private airline serving the U.S. and Europe from Afghanistan with a projected fleet of [...]	2003-04-18 04:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KABUL1007	SE KHALILZAD'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH FM ABDULLAH [...] (C) Summary: During his April 11 meeting with FM Abdullah, SE Khalilzad addressed both regional and domestic Afghan developments. Khalilzad suggested that the renewed activity of the Taliban and other destabilizing elements in the South might be addressed through a trilateral (U.S.-Afghan-Pak [...]	2003-04-18 04:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF PK
03KABUL1008	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 8 MEETING WITH PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) On April 8, Ambassador met with Privatization Commission Chairman and former Minister of Public Works, Khaliq Fazal. Fazal,s comments focused on deteriorating security conditions around Kandahar, infiltration of Pakistanis in the south, political demands on President Karzai, and the regre [...]	2003-04-18 04:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KABUL1022	AFGHANISTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - [...] (C) The Ministry of Communications (MOC) is facing an assortment of challenges as the government of President Karzai enters the Afghan year 1382. The Ministry,s relations with its sole telecom service provider, Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC),continue to deteriorate while a sec [...]	2003-04-20 04:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ECON ELAB AF
03KABUL1029	CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER'S APRIL 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 16, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Rohrabacher was accompanied by his spouse, Ambassador and Econ/Comofficer (notetaker). Congressman Rohrabacher began by assuring Karzai that the war in Iraq had not diverted attention from Afghanis [...]	2003-04-21 02:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PINR PTER AF
03KABUL1193	UPDATE ON FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL CEMENT PRODUCTION PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) Summary: From April 22 to 29, Texas-based Fidelity International was in Kabul to pursue a $1.8 billion cement deal with the Afghan government. Substantial progress was made, including the granting of an investment license by th [...]	2003-05-08 05:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD AF PTGOV
03KABUL1225	UPDATE ON KABUL-KANDAHAR ROAD: AMBASSADOR'S MAY 7 [...] (C) On May 7, Ambassador met with the Afghan Reconstruction Company,s Vice President, Tim Lane, and Managing Director, Zaher Yaqoubi. Lane presented the Ambassador with a summary of progress on the Kabul-Kandahar road and shared concerns over the end-of-2003 completion deadline. 2. (C) La [...]	2003-05-12 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV ASEC AF
03KABUL1565	COMMERCIAL BANKING SECTOR UPDATE - JUNE 2003 [...] (SBU) In previous reporting, post has identified the lack of commercial banking facilities in Afghanistan as a major obstacle to attracting increased investment. Further, the lack of reliable banking institutions, and the resulting prevalence of NGOs and businesses having to keep large amount [...]	2003-06-06 02:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN AFIN AF
03KABUL955	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with French Ambassador, Jean Pierre Guinhut, on April 6. The Ambassadors reviewed Afghan security conditions in the aftermath of Iraqi Freedom, lingering obstacles to economic growth, and progress on the drafting of the Afghan Constitutio [...]	2003-04-13 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KATHMANDU1011	NEPAL: PARTISAN RIVALRY MAY PREVENT CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) It seems unlikely that the seven political parties will be able to offer King Gyanendra a consensus candidate for Prime Minister by the June 2 deadline he gave them on May 30 (Ref A). Three smaller parties--each of whom is pressing its own leader as a potential PM--might succeed in unde [...]	2003-06-02 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1018	FUTURE OF TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL REMAINS [...] (U) PolOffs met June 3 with Wangchuk Tsering, Office of Tibet and Official Representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal to discuss the status of Tibeten refugees in Nepal, after the May 30 deportation described Ref B. Tsering said he appreciated USG efforts to delay the deportation of the 18 ref [...]	2003-06-03 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1042	TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-05 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1044	(U) TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-06 00:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1072	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]	2003-06-11 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1099	NEPAL: MAOIST TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, EXTORTION [...] (C) The ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, declared on January 29, enters its fourth month amid evidence that the Maoists continue to train, recruit/conscript, and extort money from the local population. Violations of the code of conduct persist, with the [...]	2003-06-13 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1139	BHUTANESE REFUGEES STAGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 18, THE NEPAL-BHUTAN JOINT VERIFICATION TEAM ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE KHUNDANABARI CAMP VERIFICATION. THE RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH INFORMATION POST RECEIVED AFTER THE FOURTEENTH JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 22 (REFTEL). HOWEVER, INCONSISTENCIES A [...]	2003-06-19 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL BT NP
03KATHMANDU1143	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 14-20 [...] Maoists reportedly attacked a convoy headed to the far- western district of Jajarkot to provide humanitarian assistance. In a meeting held this week, international aid agencies reported increased Maoist activities that were threatening aid projects. Kamal Thapa, Minister of Information and C [...]	2003-06-20 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1169	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 17 - 23, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Five parties, Maoists hold massive rallies: The five agitating political parties and the Maoists took separate rallies on Friday in the capital against the "regression". (Media reports, 6/21) -- Nepal warns king: UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has war [...]	2003-06-24 04:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1175	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST SOURCES OF FINANCING [...] (S) Despite the agreed terms of the cease-fire with the Government of Nepal (GoN) barring extortion, Maoists have continued to press businesses and local residents for "donations," increasing both the breadth and scope of their demands. In areas lacking a government presence, the Maoists hav [...]	2003-06-24 09:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1213	NEPALI GOVERNMENT SAID TO ACCEPT OUTSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to a representative from a Swiss NGO, the Government of Nepal (GON) peace negotiation team has agreed in principle to accept outside "negotiation support," to be provided to both the GON and Maoist insurgents. Despite the delay in peace talks, the recent change in gov [...]	2003-06-27 10:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EAID NP GON
03KATHMANDU1237	NEPAL: UNHCR BRIEFING ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the donor community in Nepal on June 30, UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham expressed strong concern over the results of the verification of the first camp of Bhutanese refugees. These results, he said, present "serious difficulties" for some refugee familie [...]	2003-07-01 09:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU1252	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 28-July 3 [...] Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda, Maoist supreme leader, called upon the five major political parties of Nepal to unite against foreign forces, and to support the Maoist demands set forth in the first round of peace negotiations (Ref A). The Government of Nepal (GON) and senior Maoist lea [...]	2003-07-03 06:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1257	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani said that the Government of Nepal (GON) is preparing for another round of negotiations with the Maoists and making some headway in persuading political parties to join the new government. He said that [...]	2003-07-03 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU1262	REPORT ON TRAVEL FROM CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. On June 23-25, PolOff visited Bharatpur, headquarters of Chitwan district in Nepal's central lowlands, and Dhadingbesi, headquarters of Dhading district in the central hills. Officials in both districts reported that Maoist activity, including extortion and training, continues. [...]	2003-07-06 05:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1282	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 1 - 7, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Ten left parties for new constitution: Ten left parties demanded (7/6) for a new constitution as the only way out of the present political crisis. (Media reports, 7/7) -- U.S. Ambassador against Maoists: Although the U.S. has not formally exhibited any activit [...]	2003-07-09 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1295	NEPAL: WORLD FOOD PROGRAM DEALS WITH MAOISTS AND [...] (S) Summary. The World Food Program (WFP) in Nepal has been operating in the most heavily Maoist-affected areas in Nepal since the last quarter of 2002. WFP Director Joergensen reports that through April 2003, the cease-fire had enabled villagers and traders to travel freely, increasing acce [...]	2003-07-10 02:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	WFP
03KATHMANDU1308	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEES AND U.S. INTERESTS - [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a group of nine congressmen who sent a letter on June 19 to the Prime Minister of Nepal is now poised to introduce punitive legislation against Nepal if the government does not satisfy their ultimatum regarding the status of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. The Embassy [...]	2003-07-11 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1321	NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS PROGNOSIS DIM [...] (S/NF) Summary. Maoist activities in violation of the code of conduct, including extortion, harassment and abductions, have increased since late May, dramatically in the last couple of weeks. In particular, Maoists have stepped up efforts to rebuild their war chest with the possible objectiv [...]	2003-07-14 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
03KATHMANDU1329	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 8 - 14, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS PEACE TALKS -- Government, Maoists hold talks: Members of the negotiating teams of the government and the Maoists held an informal meeting in Kathmandu to create a congenial atmosphere for the third round of the peace talks. However, the talks failed to set a dat [...]	2003-07-15 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU135	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 18-24 [...] Peace talks remain elusive with conflicting reports about backchannel Government-Maoist communications. The Government of Nepal has said it will not send a formal invitation to the Maoists until they stop their violence, while Maoists have warned of severe consequences if talks are not held [...]	2003-01-24 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1353	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 12-18 [...] The deadlock over peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists remains unresolved. The GON has increased security in many districts throughout Nepal following reports of increased Maoist activities. The local press reported on July 14 that Maoists are importing weapons [...]	2003-07-18 07:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1357	NEPAL: JULY 20-25 VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 17. Summary: Issues the Secretary Intends to Address in Washington ============================================= ================= 2. (SBU) On July 17, the Ambassador, DCM, and poloff met with Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman [...]	2003-07-18 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD MASS NP XD
03KATHMANDU1358	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa on July 16, the Ambassador, accompanied by the ambassadors of the UK, India, Germany and France and leaders of their respective bilateral chambers of commerce, discussed their intention to issue a joint statement condemning gro [...]	2003-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER NP
03KATHMANDU137	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON NEED FOR "JOINT [...] (U) On January 22 the leaders of four political parties, including the two largest--the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML)--announced they had decided to initiate a "joint struggle" to protest King Gyanendra's October 4 dismissal of the previous [...]	2003-01-24 09:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1377	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 15 - 21, 2003 [...] PEACE TALKS -- Maoists close Kathmandu contact office: The Maoists have closed down the contact office in Kathmandu, open from April 10. The government is shocked with the Maoists' decision to close the Kathmandu contact office, but it "thinks" such a move will not affect the forthc [...]	2003-07-23 01:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU138	MAOISTS MAY FORCE COCA-COLA FROM NEPAL [...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. Summary ======= 2. (SBU) On January 22, Embassy officers met with Security Managers for Coca-Cola, who are in Nepal to assess the risk posed to its plants, distributors, and retailers after a Maois [...]	2003-01-24 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1423	NEPAL: MAOISTS REPORTEDLY IN DELHI CONSIDER THE [...] (S) In a series of meetings with Government of Nepal (GoN) negotiators and security officials on July 30, the Ambassador discussed development in the GoN's exchanges with the Maoist leadership over the previous twenty-four hours. The GoN formally responded to the Maoists' recent demands on Ju [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1424	NEPAL: DELIVERING USG MESSAGE TO MAOIST FACILITATOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1458	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 26-AUGUST [...] On July 31 Maoists agreed to sit for a third round of formal peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON). Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and GON negotiating team member, welcomed the decision but remained cautious, saying that a date for a third round of talks would be set through "mutu [...]	2003-08-01 08:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP

03KATHMANDU1484	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary. According to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, India's National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra has reaffirmed the Indian Government's (GOI's) policy of synchronizing with the U.S. its tough talking points for Nepal's Maoist leaders. Mishra reportedly also pledged that his Governm [...]	2003-08-05 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1486	NEPAL: MAIN COMMUNIST PARTY WILL NOT JOIN THE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 4 with the leader of Nepal's largest legal communist party, Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador expressed concern that the Government's cease-fire with the Maoists might not continue for long and emphasized the need for the political parties and the King to [...]	2003-08-05 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU15	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 27-JAN 3 [...] The GON said it is receptive to and ready to create an environment for peace talks with the Maoists. Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said the GON will accede to the Maoists' demand for information on imprisoned rebels. Despite the GON's conciliatory gestures, the Maoists have called another tw [...]	2003-01-03 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1509	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. National Human Rights Commission member Indira Rana (please protect) has made serious allegations against some of her fellow members, accusing them of gender discrimination, corruption and bias in favor of the Maoists. In a July 31 meeting, Rana claimed that Sushil Pyakurel, an a [...]	2003-08-08 06:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCOR NP PINR GON
03KATHMANDU1516	MEETING WITH ONE OF NEPAL'S MOST SENIOR DEMOCRATS: [...] (C) On August 7, the Ambassador met with Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, a founding father of Nepal's democracy, and Narayan Khadga, a former Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission, to discuss the internal dynamics of the Nepali Congress Party, Bhattarai's recent discussions with the Kin [...]	2003-08-08 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1524	NEPALI CONGRESS WILL NOT JOIN GOVERNMENT OR PEACE [...] (C) On August 8, the Ambassador met with Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Girija Prasad Koirala, completing a week of meetings with party leaders. Koirala relayed his telephonic discussions with Maoist leaders still in New Delhi, over the past week. The NC will not join the formal Gov [...]	2003-08-11 23:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1565	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT-MAOIST NEGOTIATIONS GENERATE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents opened the third round of negotiations in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. The GON team presented a package of proposed political reforms that include two of the three main Maoist demands. Speaking to the press after the [...]	2003-08-18 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP GON
03KATHMANDU1577	NEPAL: THIRD ROUND OF TALKS ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Amidst increased violence over the past several days, the third round of peace talks between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists concluded on August 19 without agreement. Both sides left open the possibility of returning for a fourth round of talks. However, a growing numbe [...]	2003-08-20 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1606	NEPAL: BHUTAN'S COMMITMENT TO REPATRIATE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The postponement of the 15th Nepal-Bhutan Joint Ministerial originally scheduled for August 11-15 has led many Bhutanese refugee leaders to become increasingly doubtful of the Royal Government of Bhutan's commitment to repatriate the refugees. UNHCR field director John Andrew re [...]	2003-08-25 08:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU1614	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST [...] PEACE TALKS -- Dr. Bhattarai for no less than constituent assembly: The Maoists warned (8/24) the government that the ongoing talks would cease automatically if the latter declined to come up with its revised agenda by Tuesday and accept the Maoist condition for unconditional constituent [...]	2003-08-26 05:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1620	NEPAL: REPEATED VIOLATIONS, INCREASED ATTACKS [...] (C) Since the beginning of August, increased violence and armed engagements between Government of Nepal (GON) security forces and Maoist insurgents have left the seven-month-old ceasefire a ceasefire in name only. Representatives of the GON and security forces believe that the Maoists are pr [...]	2003-08-26 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1638	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S) Summary: The August 20 arrest in Chennai of Maoist Politburo member Chandra Gajurel is the most significant capture of a member of the insurgents' leadership in more than seven years of conflict. While the reasons for Gajurel's intended travel to the UK remain unclear, his arrest could [...]	2003-08-27 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN NP
03KATHMANDU1648	NEPAL: MAOIST HIT TEAMS SHOOT TWO ARMY COLONELS IN [...] (S) Less than 24 hours after breaking the seven-month cease fire Maoist hit squads shot two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) colonels in separate incidents in Kathmandu on August 28. One died within hours of the attack; the other is in stable condition. The security forces expect the Maoists to pursue [...]	2003-08-28 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1674	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SEEKING US MEDIATION [...] (S) Mainstream political parties are reassessing plans for a large joint demonstration to be held in the capital on September 4 in light of the Maoists' unilateral decision to break the ceasefire and return to violence. Party leaders have indicated that they are seeking an overture from King [...]	2003-08-29 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU1677	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR SENDS MAOISTS TOUGH WARNING ON [...] (C) The Ambassador sent a stern warning to the Maoists not to target American citizens or interests. The message was sent through Shailendra Upadhaya, a former facilitator during the most recent three rounds of dialogue between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists. An August 29 press [...]	2003-08-30 06:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1684	NEPAL: FORMER PRESIDENT OF FINLAND AHTISAARI [...] (C) Summary. Former President of Finland Marti Ahtisaari paid a three-day visit to Nepal August 28-30 at the request of British aid agency DFID to provide assistance to the facilitators of the GON-Maoist peace talks. During a meeting with Ambassador Malinowski, Ahtisaari expressed optimism t [...]	2003-09-02 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1685	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST 26 [...] MAOISTS BREAK CEASEFIRE - - Maoi sts break cease - fire , blame government : The Maoi sts un i latera 1 ly broke of f ( 8/27 ) the seven-month-old cease-fire and the subsequent peace process with the government "for the time being" saying it had lost its relevance while b [...]	2003-09-02 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1692	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PARTIES TO TURN OFF [...] (S) Ambassador Malinowski, accompanied by British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, had separate discussions with party leaders and the Prime Minister on August 31 and September 1 in an effort to head off a potentially violent all-party demonstration planned for September 4 (Ref A). The Indian Am [...]	2003-09-02 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU1721	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 30- [...] Sixty-three Maoists and fifteen security personnel died in clashes this week. The Government of Nepal (GON) imposed curfews on twenty-three of Nepal's districts in an attempt to maintain law and order. Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff, pledged to maintain peace in Nepal and declared that [...]	2003-09-05 04:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1743	NEPAL: PARTIES CONTINUE PROTESTS, GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On September 8, the five major political parties continued with their fifth day of protest in Kathmandu, culminating in the arrest of an estimated 90-100 people in various parts of the city. The parties have called off the protest scheduled for September 9 because of a Newari festival da [...]	2003-09-08 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU175	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS DECLARE CEASE-FIRE, [...] (U) On January 29, the Maoists followed by the Government of Nepal (GoN) announced a cease-fire. The GoN (see paragraph 13),in return, agreed to drop the terrorist designation placed on the Maoists. In their statement (see paragraph 12),the Maoists reiterated their demands for a round table [...]	2003-01-30 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1758	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]	2003-09-09 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU18	NEPALI KING'S PUBLIC ADDRESS WELL ATTENDED; [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 3 King Gyanendra assured thousands of attendees at a much-heralded "civic reception" in the southeastern border city of Biratnagar that he will uphold multi-party democracy and urged all groups to work together toward national unity. Biratnagar residents defied a [...]	2003-01-03 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 25-31 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists announced a ceasefire on January 29 (Ref A). The international community widely welcomed the news of a ceasefire. The Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) said that it will go ahead with their pl [...]	2003-01-31 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1823	NEPAL: INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP DISCUSSES MAOIST [...] (SBU) On September 11, the Industrial Security Group, comprised of the bilateral chambers and foreign missions of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India, held a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Nepal. The group reviewed the Government's security plans, Maoist ex [...]	2003-09-17 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1870	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...]	2003-09-25 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP
03KATHMANDU1978	NEPAL: HYDROPOWER PLANT WITH US INVESTMENT TO [...] (C) After Nepali Army intelligence of an impending Maoist attack forced its temporary shutdown on October 12, the Bhote Koshi hydrolectric power plant will resume full service late on October 14. Sam Nott, the American plant manager, says he expects all staff to return to the site and the 3 [...]	2003-10-14 07:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC ENRG EINV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU2098	NEPAL: VISIT OF CHINESE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) The October 16-18 visit to Kathmandu of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi focused primarily on preparations for the upcoming Dec. 2-3 visit of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qing Lin. According to the head of the Political Section of the Chinese Embass [...]	2003-10-29 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU2150	NEPAL: HOPELESSNESS REIGNS IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to the Bhutanese refugee camps in Eastern Nepal on October 29-30, PolOff met with UNHCR field officers, refugee community leaders, and the Khudunabari Camp Management Committee. Following the 15th Joint Ministerial in Thimpu (Ref A),the general mood among the ref [...]	2003-11-04 07:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER BH NP
03KATHMANDU2163	NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE, LEADERSHIP ELABORATE ON [...] (SBU) Recent public announcements by Nepal's Maoist leaders indicate an awareness of the movement's dwindling popular support and a continuing attempt to explain ideologically their failure to win power. For example, following the recent Maoist Politburo meeting (Reftel),the Maoists have po [...]	2003-11-05 05:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2164	NEPAL: ICRC LAMENTS POST-CEASEFIRE DROP IN ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 06:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2165	NEPAL: MAOIST RESPONSE TO U.S. TERRORISM [...] (U) Nepal's Maoists, in response to the U.S. designation of them as terrorists on the assets freeze list (ref A),have posted a statement on the Nepali version of their website blasting the designation as an example of U.S. interference in the internal affairs of Nepal and its neighbors. The [...]	2003-11-05 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KVPR NP
03KATHMANDU228	APPARENT BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE DEADLOCK [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Meeting in Kathmandu on February 6, Nepali Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley reportedly reached agreement on criteria for the resettlement and repatriation of more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Ne [...]	2003-02-07 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID BT NP
03KATHMANDU2295	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR REGIONAL TOUR [...] (C) On November 23, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa will depart Nepal on a ten-day visit of the four regional capitals, starting with New Delhi and finishing with Islamabad. The objective is to brief the other SAARC governments on achievements made during Nepal's one-year chairmanship an [...]	2003-11-24 08:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP PGOV PREL
03KATHMANDU231	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7 [...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]	2003-02-07 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU2318	NEPAL: MORE MURMURINGS, BUT HOW MUCH MOVEMENT [...] (C) Once again, political circles in Kathmandu are reporting signs that King Gyanendra may be considering another initiative to broaden multi-party participation in the government. The Palace reportedly has sent initial feelers out for separate meetings with the heads of the two largest pol [...]	2003-11-26 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN NP GON
03KATHMANDU2347	NEPAL: REPORT FROM MAOIST HEARTLAND [...] (U) A journalist working for one of Nepal's most respected English language newspapers has recently visited Rukum, a district in west central Nepal considered part of the heartland of the Maoist insurgency. His published report offers some insights into the autocratic nature of Maoist govern [...]	2003-12-02 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PGOV MARR NP
03KATHMANDU2363	NEPAL: MAOISTS CHANGE TACTICS AND TARGETS [...] (C) Summary. Since 2002, improvements in the effectiveness of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA),among other reasons, have caused Nepal's Maoist insurgents to shift the focus of many of their operations from the hills to the lowland Terai. The Maoists' expansion into the Terai has enabled them to w [...]	2003-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2367	NEPAL: THE COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] (U) The seven-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the conflict is obvious in the floundering tourist sector, the depressed foreign investment climate, stalled economic development projects, crippled infrastruc [...]	2003-12-04 02:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
03KATHMANDU2383	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 29- [...] On November 28, Interpol re-issued red corner notices for fourteen Maoists including top leaders Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai. Despite a highly publicized meeting between Maoist leaders and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) last week [...]	2003-12-05 06:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2385	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: UNHCR'S FAKHOURI FEARS CURRENT [...] (C) Summary. After a two-day visit to Nepal, UNHCR Director for Asia, Jean-Marie Fakhouri met with Ambassador Malinowski privately to share his impressions and to discuss UNHCR's future role in the Bhutanese refugee camps. Fakhouri fears that Nepal-Bhutan negotiations on refugee repatriation [...]	2003-12-05 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU2386	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE LEADER DEPLORES [...] (C) On December 3, DCM and PolOff met with Bhutanese human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal to discuss conditions inside Bhutan and the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Rizal contends that the Royal Government of Bhutan's system of discrimination continues to oppress the ethnic Nepali [...]	2003-12-05 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2432	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: FRIENDS OF BHUTAN VISIT TO [...] (C) During a recent visit to Kathmandu, the Swiss and Austrian Ambassadors resident in New Delhi reported on their visit December 1-3 to Thimpu. The five-nation Friends of Bhutan demarched the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB),urging it to increase transparency in the repatriation process, t [...]	2003-12-15 05:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2469	NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS [...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]	2003-12-19 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2470	A/S ROCCA AND NEPAL'S ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia met with Ambassador-at-large and de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya to discuss the Government of SIPDIS Nepal's plans for political reconciliation and electio [...]	2003-12-19 07:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ETRD BH CH NP
03KATHMANDU2472	NEPAL: A/S ROCCA'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, met with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to discuss Nepal-U.S. bilateral relations and Nepal's ongoing Maoist insurgency. Thapa expressed the GON's appreciation for USG [...]	2003-12-19 07:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON NP
03KATHMANDU2491	NEPAL: SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) In separate meetings with leaders of four political parties on December 18, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, urged the need for reconciliation between the King and estranged political parties. With the exception of the Nep [...]	2003-12-23 05:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU25	MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL [...] Nepal emerged from its feudal isolation in the 1950s with virtually no modern economic infrastructure and little intellectual capital. Development, while still very uneven, has improved the lives of many Nepalis, whose number has tripled in the past half century. The US Government, as one of [...]	2003-01-06 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2500	NEPAL: BRIEFING ON ROYAL NEPAL ARMY OPERATIONS FOR [...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, received a briefing from Major General K.B. Khadka, Director General of Military Operations of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). The briefing provided an overview of the RNA's strategy to combat the Maoist insurgency, [...]	2003-12-23 09:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2505	Media Reaction: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] EDITORIALS/OPINIONS -- Editorial in "The Rising Nepal, " (Government-owned, E/D, 12/18): "...The four-day visit by the high-ranking U.S. official is expected to help the U.S. government garner an update on the recent developments in Nepal. Nepalese officials would do well to seize the oppo [...]	2003-12-24 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU261	NEPAL'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT MOVES REFORM FORWARD [...] In the four months of its existence, Nepal's interim government has begun important reforms to control corruption, decentralize some government services, privatize ailing industries, and improve accountability. Although much remains to be done, including establishing services in conflict-aff [...]	2003-02-12 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON NP GON
03KATHMANDU262	NEPAL: MAOIST CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING; [...] (SBU) The Maoist insurgent leadership seems to be enforcing so far the moratorium on armed violence among its lower-level cadre across the country. There have been no reports of violations of the ceasefire, although extortion of funds from major business houses reportedly continues. Revised [...]	2003-02-12 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU312	NEPAL: MAOISTS MEET MAINSTREAM PARTY LEADERS IN [...] (C) Two members of the Maoist Central Committee have been meeting individual leaders of mainstream political parties in Kathmandu over the past few days to seek their support before negotiations with the Government of Nepal (GON). Party sources contacted have been noncommittal about the ten [...]	2003-02-21 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU313	NEPAL: INFORMATION ON U.S. MISSION ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This message contains business sensitive information; please handle accordingly. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Kathmandu welcomes the efforts of EB and H in highlighting Embassy initiatives to promote American business. The mission submits the following four key efforts and successes, as requeste [...]	2003-02-21 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BBSR ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU352	NEPAL: COCA-COLA FACES CONTINUED MAOIST EXTORTION [...] (SBU) Nepal's Coca-Cola bottler is continuing to receive extortion demands from the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and a claimed commitment by Maoist leader Prachanda to stop such practices (Ref C). In coordination with Coca-Cola's Country Manager and its corporate offices in Atlanta and Ba [...]	2003-02-27 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS ASEC CASC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU471	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 8-14 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists jointly announced the signing of a code of conduct on March 13. Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist and member of the Maoist negotiating team, arrived in the capital and met with the major leftist political parties. Prime Minister Lokendra Bahad [...]	2003-03-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU480	NEPAL'S CEASE-FIRE: HINTS OF MAOIST STRATEGY FROM [...] (SBU) Econoff visited Nepalgunj and Jumla districts of midwestern Nepal from March 4 to 7 to assess the effects of the cease-fire. Despite statements from the Maoists at the national level (Ref A),insurgents in the Midwest Development Region are still using rhetoric calling for the establish [...]	2003-03-18 09:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU549	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT RAISES PETROL PRICES [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nepal (GON) raised prices on all petroleum products to prevent further losses by state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). The price increase should substantially reduce the corporation's monthly losses, but will not produce a profit. Prior to the increase, rumo [...]	2003-03-26 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU552	NEPAL: KING'S CONFIDANT ON INDIAN, EUROPEAN [...] (S) On March 26 royal confidant Prabhakar Rana briefed the Ambassador and DCM on his recent secret discussions with foreign government representatives in India and Europe. Indian National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra reportedly emphasized to Rana that while the GOI supports Government of [...]	2003-03-27 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU566	NEPALI MAOISTS PURSUE SEPARATE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Anton Hagen, local head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),confirmed to the DCM that Maoist insurgents have enlisted his help in sounding out other European and Canadian donor agencies regarding a possible meeting with Maoist interlocutors. Hagen also confirmed t [...]	2003-03-28 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID SZ NP
03KATHMANDU57	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 4-10 [...] Interpol has issued five more warrants for Maoists, bringing the total to sixteen. The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists still have not agreed on a date for peace talks, but the GON announced a plan aimed at rehabilitating Maoists. The insurgency, meanwhile, has created a demand for [...]	2003-01-10 10:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU572	NEPAL: MAOIST IDEOLOGUE SURFACES IN CAPITAL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Since his return to the capital March 28, Maoist ideologue and second-ranking leader Baburam Bhattarai has conducted a media blitz, appearing at two consecutive press conferences, a Reporters' Club ceremony, and a popular television talk show. In his appearances so far, Bhatta [...]	2003-03-31 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU620	NEPAL: MAOIST NEGOTIATING TEAM HOLDS PUBLIC RALLY [...] (U) On April 3, the Maoists held a rally of an estimated 20,000 in a public park in Kathmandu. Near the venue, widows and orphans of Maoist violence called for charges to be brought against the Maoist leadership. The Maoist negotiating team led by Baburam Bhattarai reiterated their demands [...]	2003-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU621	NEPAL: MAOISTS ASK TO MEET AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) On April 4 the Embassy received what appeared to be a form letter addressed to "Your Excellency the Ambassador/Consular" and signed by Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai inviting the Ambassador or his representative to "a goodwill meeting" with the five-man negotiating team. T [...]	2003-04-04 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU623	NEPAL: CEASEFIRE SEES INCREASE IN TORTURE CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and USAID Mission's Deputy Director of Special Programs Office met with the program director of the USAID-supported Center for Victims of Torture (CVICT) in Biratnagar, Morang District, on March 27-28 to discuss the center's operation since the January 29 cease fire between [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU624	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 29-APRIL [...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand has said that progress is being achieved peace talks have still not begun between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists since the arrival in Kathmandu a week ago of the Maoist negotiating team. After being underground for seven years, members of [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU656	NEPAL: MAOISTS ON MEDIA OVERKILL; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Since his emergence from under ground nearly two weeks ago, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai has dominated the headlines and airwaves of the Nepali media. The Maoists have used the opportunity to criticize the Government of Nepal (GON) and the political parties for ineptitude; to empha [...]	2003-04-10 07:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU657	CEASEFIRE BRINGS UNEASY PEACE TO NEPAL'S NORTHEAST [...] Summary: On an April 2-3 trip to northeastern Dolakha district, PolOff and PolFSN met with civil servants, police and local business owners. The district has remained quiet since the January 29 declaration of nationwide cease-fire, though some non-violent Maoist activities continue. Civil s [...]	2003-04-10 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU702	NEPAL REQUESTS USG LENIENCY FOR WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In an April 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Commerce Secretary Lawa Prasad Devkota requested that the USG show greater flexibility in accepting Nepal's revised WTO offers. As a long-time development partner, it is "kind of incumbent" upon the US to assist N [...]	2003-04-18 04:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU707	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 11-18 [...] On April 16 the Government of Nepal (GON) finally announced its six-member team for peace talks with the Maoists (Ref A). Baburam Bhattarai and the Maoist negotiating team met with Narayan Singh Pun, government- appointed peace talks coordinator, for "goodwill" talks on April 13, following th [...]	2003-04-18 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU814	NEPAL: PM'S ADDRESS RILES PARTIES; TURNOUT IN [...] (C) Leaders of most mainstream political parties reacted negatively to a May 2 televised address by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, focusing on his criticism of their behavior, rather than on his offer to step down for the good of the nation. So far, however, the parties' efforts to i [...]	2003-05-05 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU853	NEPAL: KILLERS OF TWO MAOIST STUDENTS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Although the Maoist-affiliated student union continues to blame the security forces for the killings of two of its members in April, most human rights groups and mainstream politicians from the area believe that the pair were likely murdered by others in the insurgents' student wing. [...]	2003-05-08 10:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU858	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9 [...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]	2003-05-09 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU860	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT HOLDS SECOND ROUND OF DIALOGUE [...] (U) On May 9 Government of Nepal (GON) negotiators held a second round of talks with Maoist insurgents at a hotel in Kathmandu (located less than one km from the Embassy). The talks concluded more quickly than the first round, held April 27, ending after only two and a half hours. As of 4:00 [...]	2003-05-09 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU885	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]	2003-05-13 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU886	NEPAL: FOREIGN AND COMMERCE SECRETARIES PLEAD [...] (U) Please see paragraph 4 for action request. GoN Presses Ambassador and DCM for USG Support --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) On a number of recent occasions, Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya, and Secretary for Industry, Commerce, and Supply Lava De [...]	2003-05-13 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NP
03KATHMANDU901	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 10-15 [...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists was held on May 9 (Reftel). International envoys continue to express support and hope for successful peace talks. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) says it will not accept limitations on its patrolling [...]	2003-05-15 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU967	NEPAL'S MAOISTS STRIVING TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS [...] (C) From April 26 to May 4, Embassy and USAID representatives traveled to Nepal's northwest district of Dolpa. Fifteen of the district's twenty-five villages are affected by Maoist activities, with six in the southwest highly affected. Maoists in the district have begun some development wor [...]	2003-05-27 03:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU975	NEPAL'S ANTI-CORRUPTION WATCHDOG INITIATES [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) issued summons to prominent current and former politicians and government employees, including former Prime Minister and General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party Girija Prasad Koirala. On May 19, Koi [...]	2003-05-28 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCRM NP
03KATHMANDU991	NEPAL: PM RESIGNS; NEW GOVERNMENT,PROBABLY WITH [...] (S) Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand resigned from office on May 30. Well-placed Palace sources predict the Palace will approach leaders of the Parliamentary parties to form an all-party government. A confidant of the King credits US (and, we believe, Indian) pressure with encouraging [...]	2003-05-30 09:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU998	NEPAL DEPORTS TIBETAN DETAINEES [...] (SBU) In the early morning hours of May 31, Nepali authorities handed over 18 Tibetan detainees (including 8 minors) to representatives of the Chinese Embassy for deportation. As of 0915 local time, the Chinese Embassy vehicle containing the 18 was reported heading toward the Chinese border [...]	2003-05-31 04:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU999	NEPALI KING ASKS PARTY LEADERS FOR CONSENSUS [...] (C) Breaking with past practice, Nepal's King Gyanendra convoked on May 30 leaders of the seven parties that had held seats in the last Parliament to offer them an opportunity to constitute a new, more broadly-based government (Ref A). The King assured the leaders that a new Prime Minister wo [...]	2003-05-31 04:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KINSHASA477	NEW BREED OF HARDLINERS INFLUENCES KABILA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RECENT WEEKS GDRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA HAS APPROVED SEVERAL ACTIONS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF A SLOW-BUILDING EVOLUTION TOWARDS HARDLINE POLICIES. "HAWKISH" ADVISERS SUCH AS AUGUSTIN KATUMBA, SAMBA KAPUTO AND EVARISTE BOSHAB HAVE GAINED THE ASCENDANCY OVER MORE "MODERATE" [...]	2003-02-27 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
03KINSHASA61	VERDICT IN LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 7, JUDGES FOR THE HIGHEST DRC MILITARY COURT HANDED DOWN THEIR VERDICT IN TRIAL OF PERSONS ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF FORMER PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA. OF THE 130 PERSONS ON TRIAL: -- 30 WERE GIVEN THE DEATH PENALTY (SIX OF WHOM FLED THE COUNTRY IN 2000 A [...]	2003-01-08 16:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CG
03KUWAIT1001	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 19: PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Summary: President Bush's call for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq within 48 hours was echoed by Kuwait's National Assembly on March 18. Commentators point out that the President's ultimatum reflects the proposal of Oman's Sheikh Zayed for Saddam's exile, but that the time for that [...]	2003-03-20 04:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1004	APPROVAL OF PROVISIONAL ENTRY OF FORCES INTO [...] (S) THE GOK HAS AUTHORIZED NEW COALITION FORCES TO ENTER INTO KUWAIT WITHOUT A SIGNED STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT, PROVIDED (A) THEY ARE UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE UNITED STATES AND (B) SOFA NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING. THE AUTHORIZATION, IN A FORM SIMILAR TO THAT GRANTED TO THE CZECHS IN JANUARY, [...]	2003-03-20 04:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL KU
03KUWAIT1009	SITREP NO. 3 [...] SITREP NO. 3 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP: -------- Security -------- All reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three. At 0615hrs on 20 March 2003, POTUS addressed the nation and stated that American and Coalition Forces were i [...]	2003-03-20 09:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1020	KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 21, 2003 [...] (C) Detailed breakdown of Kuwaiti oil production is not available today. A senior KPC official told EconChief today that production in the previous 24 hours reached 2.5 million barrels. He said that loading operations were proceeding as normal, although there had been some movements of tanker [...]	2003-03-21 11:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET KU
03KUWAIT104	(C) HUMANITARIAN PLANNING ON IRAQ [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This message summarizes the current state of planning in Kuwait for humanitarian aspects of Iraq contingency. Most of this information has been reported previously in greater detail. Coordination is ongoing among the Embassy, US military, GOK, Kuwait Red Cresc [...]	2003-01-14 07:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF MOPS MARR PHUM PREL EAID IZ KU ICRC
03KUWAIT1048	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 23: WAR IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: An editorial encapsulates the conflicting opinions on war with Iraq that have appeared for months in the Kuwaiti press. The end of Saddam will be a good thing, says the writer, but "we would have been more pleased to see the Iraqi people take on this task to spare us the turmoil of [...]	2003-03-23 17:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1049	KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 23, 2003 [...] (C) A Senior KOC official tells the Embassy that the KOC firefighting team is now on site at the Ratqa Field camp in Northern Kuwait. They visited the site of burning oil wells in the Rumaila field in Southern Iraq yesterday, and intend to enter Iraq again tomorrow to begin the work of exting [...]	2003-03-23 17:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET KU
03KUWAIT1056	SADDAM,S DEFEAT COULD BE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Long before the fighting began on Kuwait's northern border, Kuwaiti firms were bombarding the Embassy with requests to do business with U.S. and coalition forces here, and expressing commercial interests in a post-Saddam Iraq. Kuwaiti businessmen see Kuwait as the logical jumpin [...]	2003-03-24 11:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV IZ KU
03KUWAIT1065	TFIZ01 SITREP NO. 12 [...] SITREP NO. 12 AS OF 2359 HOURS LOCAL, 1159 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 24, 2003 . 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- 1310 Duck and Cover Alert; gas masks donned. 1320 All C [...]	2003-03-24 20:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1074	TFIZ01: THE WORD ON KUWAIT'S ENVIRONMENT [...] SUMMARY: As US-led military action against Iraq moved into its sixth day, Kuwait stepped up measures to protect the environment from Iraqi retaliatory strikes. Particular focus has been placed on monitoring the air and sea, as dark clouds from Iraqi oil fires continue to drift across the borde [...]	2003-03-25 12:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPET ALOW IZ KU
03KUWAIT1075	FLOOD OF SUPPORT FROM KUWAITI POPULATION [...] At 7:45am March 25, Op Center Kuwait received a call from a Kuwaiti woman expressing support for our role in the military action in Iraq. She said her call was the result of a text message she received on her cell phone telling her to call the Embassy to let us know her opinion of the conflic [...]	2003-03-25 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI MOPS PREL KU
03KUWAIT1079	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 25: WAR IN IRAQ; ARAB [...] SUMMARY: Calls for boycotting and withdrawing from the Arab League are raised following the organization's communique condemning the war, with one commentator labeling the League as a "house of ill-repute." Another notes pointedly that Kuwait is the only Arab country to commit aid to Iraqi re [...]	2003-03-25 16:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1102	(C) IRAQI OPPOSITIONISTS AND RECONSTRUCTION; [...] (C) Summary: On March 24, during an introductory call for Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) Director, Gen. Jay Garner, he and the Ambassador discussed war-related issues with Minstate for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah . Among the items raised were ORHA [...]	2003-03-26 16:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR EAID IZ KU
03KUWAIT1103	USAID HUMANITARIAN/RECONSTRUCTION SITUATION REPORT [...] On 25 March, the Health Fusion Cell met with representatives in water and sanitation, civil governance, and OTI to strategize on health and water assessments, funding capabilities, and interventions. CA assessments have begun in Safwan to determine the condition of the 5,000 people who are i [...]	2003-03-26 16:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL ASEC AMGT OTRA IZ KU WFP
03KUWAIT1104	USAID/DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] There has been no new influx of IDPs in northern Iraq since Iraq closed and mined the roads from the South. The ICRC confirmed that movements in the Kurdish-controlled areas were small compared to recent media reports. On 24 March MCI reported that people have begun returning to Sulaimaniyah [...]	2003-03-26 16:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1122	TFIZ01: USAID/PRM HUMANITARIAN/RECONSTRUCTION [...] On 26 March, the Regional Coordinator for UNICEF/Iraq convened a water/sanitation meeting in collaboration with the HOC USACE. The limited effectiveness of treatment plants combined with the shortage of technical capability in Iraq for repairs and management means that water and sewage are m [...]	2003-03-28 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL ASEC AMGT OTRA IZ WFP

03KUWAIT1147	PORTRAYAL OF THE WAR IN KUWAIT'S STATE MEDIA [...] After months of public hedging and equivocation for the benefit of the media and the Arab League, the GOK has come out in strong support for the war on Iraq, and Kuwaiti public opinion is following its lead. Embassy has received hundreds of calls expressing support from ordinary Kuwaitis, many [...]	2003-03-29 16:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP KWWW IZ
03KUWAIT115	BAGHDAD ON HIS MIND: GOK'S PRE-OCCUPATION WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with a visiting delegation led by former US senior diplomat Frank Wisner, Kuwait's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah shared candid views on pressing priorities for his government. Discussion centered on four main themes: Sa [...]	2003-01-15 09:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR KU
03KUWAIT1153	TFIZ01 - KUWAITI OIL FOR JORDAN [...] (S) Ambassador spoke with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah afternoon of Thursday, March 27 on the status of Kuwait's agreement to provide Jordan with 25,000 barrels of oil per day (BPD) in light of the loss of Iraqi oil supplies. Ambassador [...]	2003-03-30 07:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EPET EAID PREL KU SA JO
03KUWAIT1177	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 30: WAR IN IRAQ; ARAB [...] SUMMARY: Media commentary reflects a sense of alienation and resentment vis-a-vis Kuwait's Arab League confreres. Demonstrations were held this week in front of the Libyan and Syrian embassies in Kuwait, and a proposal now before the National Assembly calls for parliamentary approval of any f [...]	2003-03-31 15:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1197	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP: MARCH 29 TO APRIL 1, [...] SUMMARY: The National Assembly voiced strong support for Operation Iraqi Freedom, approved the GOK's supplemental budget request of approximately $1.6 billion, and debated punishing hostile states by withholding loans from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. The mood of defiance [...]	2003-04-01 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID PINR IZ LY KU
03KUWAIT1207	KUWAITI YUPPIES LOOK BEYOND THE LONG-AWAITED WAR [...] SUMMARY: Where reftels analyzed how the US-led war against Iraq might affect Kuwait's political and economic landscape in general, this cable examines perceptions of a specific sector of society -- young, upwardly-mobile, democratically-minded professionals. At an informal dinner, EmbOffs me [...]	2003-04-02 11:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR IZ KU
03KUWAIT1212	VISIT TO UMM QASR BY ORHA DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ORHA Director Lt. Gen. Jay Garner (ret.),accompanied by ORHA senior staff, visited the liberated Iraqi port city of Umm Qasr on April 1. The ORHA team met with the commanding officers of the British forces holding both the port facilities and the town. The port and associated [...]	2003-04-02 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ASEC MOPS PGOV IZ
03KUWAIT1221	TERRORIST FINANCE: POST VETTING OF PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-27 23:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC PTER PREL PGOV KU
03KUWAIT1242	TFIZ01: USAID/PRM DART UPDATES FROM SOUTHERN IRAQ [...] On 31 March, DART members, accompanied by Coalition forces, conducted a rapid assessment of Basra International Airport and a water treatment plant located on the airport property. On 2 April, the DART received updates from Coalition forces on the status of Umm Qasr Port, as well as food and [...]	2003-04-05 08:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1274	TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 05, 2003 [...] (C) Detailed oil production for Kuwait Oil Company was not available today, but production likely remains just under 2.4 million barrels. 2. (C) EconChief had a chance to visit the two wells in the Rumeila field of Southern Iraq that continue burning. One well is burning crude oil, emittin [...]	2003-04-06 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET KU
03KUWAIT1276	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 37 [...] SITREP NO. 37 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1000 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 6, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- NSTR --------- Political --------- NSTR -------- Consula [...]	2003-04-06 15:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1292	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 39 [...] SITREP NO. 39 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1100 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 7, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- NSTR --------- Political --------- NSTR -------- Consula [...]	2003-04-07 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1293	KUWAITI CONCERNS ON MEETING ITS AID PLEDGE TO PA [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed the issue of Kuwaiti support for the Palestinian Authority (ref A) with Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser al-Sabah, the Head of Office for Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah, the morning of April 6. (Dr. Mohammed was unavailable due to a last [...]	2003-04-07 15:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL US IS KU
03KUWAIT1296	TFIZ01: USAID/PRM SITUATION REPORT 7 APRIL 2003 [...] The first ship containing Australian-donated wheat is expected to off-load at the main port in Kuwait City on 7 April. The DART's APU continues to engage NGOs and Coalition forces on plans for responding to human rights abuses. The USAID Reconstruction Team is working with ORHA, Coalition [...]	2003-04-08 04:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1308	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 7: WAR IN IRAQ [...] Despite the anger at Arab media portrayals of the war, one commentator writes that the televised image of American soldiers retreating from Al-Najaf when faced with a mob that mistakenly believed the troops were heading to occupy the mosque is a positive example of US respect for Muslims. An [...]	2003-04-08 15:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1335	IRAQ: BULGARIA SEEKING TO SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary. The Government of Bulgaria is seeking ways to support efforts by the DoD Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in the reconstruction and civil administration of Iraq according to Bulgarian Ambassador to Kuwait [...]	2003-04-09 16:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BU IZ KU
03KUWAIT1381	TFIZ01: TRYING TO RESOLVE THE UNCC/RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Decisions will be made soon about distributions of Iraqi oil revenues that may have significant political as well as economic ramifications. Our GOK contacts accept in principle the idea of reducing the percentage of Iraqi oil revenues paid into the UN Compensation Commission (U [...]	2003-04-13 06:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PREL EFIN KU IZ UNCC
03KUWAIT1415	TFIZ01: DART SITUATION REPORT 13 APRIL 2003 [...] The issue of milling of the Australian-donated wheat has yet to be resolved as WFP cannot proceed with milling until the negotiations with OIP are completed. Representatives of the IRAC reported that documents have been completely looted from GOI intelligence offices in Umm Qasr. DART member [...]	2003-04-14 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1416	THE IMPORTANCE TO IRAQS POST-WAR ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ORHA believes that its success in administering the newly liberated Iraq will depend significantly on stimulating early economic activity and sending a message of hope for their economic future to the Iraqi people. ORHA proposes to encourage trade with, and inves [...]	2003-04-14 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD ECON EFIN PREL IZ
03KUWAIT1477	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 58 [...] SITREP NO. 58 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1100 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 17, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- NTSR --------- Political --------- NSTR -------- Consul [...]	2003-04-17 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1766	TFIZ01: DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] The situation in northern Iraq areas remains semi-stable. There is almost no movement of IDPs, and UNOPS believes there is no IDP emergency in the North. UNOPS is considering returning to pre- war activities once the status of the U.N. in Iraq is clarified. ICRC also reported that the need f [...]	2003-04-30 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1813	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 30 MEETING WITH MINSTATE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah on April 30th. Among the issues discussed were Kuwaiti POWs, the future of Kuwait's fuel donations to coalition forces and the status of ongoing efforts to secure an Article 98 agreement with [...]	2003-05-04 06:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ
03KUWAIT1830	TFIZ01: DART ASSESSMENT OF HEET AND AL HADITHAH [...] DART Field Team West began assessing communities along the Euphrates River northeast of Ar Ramadi on 27 April. The DART traveled the main highway between Ar Rutbah and the intersection with Highway 12. The DART assessed both the Heet and Al Hadithah communities in Al Anbar governorate. In g [...]	2003-05-04 13:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1831	TFIZ01: DART ASSESSMENT OF AR RUTBAH [...] Members of DART Field Team West traveled from Jordan to Ar Rutbah in western Iraqi on 26 April. The team met with local officials including the newly selected mayor, health officials, PDS food agents, education officials and local community members. CARE sent two water engineers to Ar Rutba [...]	2003-05-04 13:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1842	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 5: KUWAITI POWS; KUWAITI [...] SUMMARY: The lead news story this week is the effort to account for Kuwaiti POWs still missing in Iraq, with frustration growing at the lack of information on the POWs despite the detention and interrogation of former regime officials. Kuwait should not only have a role in rebuilding Iraq' [...]	2003-05-05 12:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1849	TFIZ01: DART AN NASIRIYAH TRIP REPORT 1 - 2 MAY [...] Between 1 and 2 May, the DART traveled to An Nasiriyah. Accompanied by GOAL and IMC, the DART visited two hospitals and local water and sewage treatment facilities. The DART attended the CMOC briefing on 2 May, during which, local leaders presented the town's most critical needs: food, propa [...]	2003-05-05 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1851	TFIZ01: DART ASSESSMENT OF AL ANBAR [...] Between 26 and 29 April, DART Field Team West traveled more than 1,400 km inside Iraq conducting an assessment of communities in the western governorate of Al Anbar. The DART conducted assessments in Ar Rutbah, Hadithah, Anah, and Heet. The DART also stopped in Baghdad to talk with some com [...]	2003-05-05 15:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1927	(C) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: SOURCE COUNTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reftels reported on GOK's efforts to address the issue of trafficking in persons, an issue on which it is increasingly engaged. This message provides an update on GOK initiatives as well as a snapshot of opinions of source country embassies in Kuwait voiced during a May 7 lunc [...]	2003-05-08 11:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KU
03KUWAIT1929	PROTECTING IRAQ'S CULTURAL HERITAGE: UPDATE MAY 6 [...] SUMMARY: Ongoing investigations at the Iraqi National Museum are revealing the extent of losses from display galleries and stores from the early April looting. Present reports indicate 38 items, including some well-known pieces, were lost from or damaged in the display galleries. Tallies of [...]	2003-05-10 07:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV MOPS IZ
03KUWAIT1931	TFIZ01: DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] The situation in the Kurdish-controlled region of northern Iraq remains calm. The security level above the former "green line" has been declared permissive. CMOC has declared Kirkuk to be permissive and Mosul to be semi-permissive during daylight hours. Confusion as to which political body [...]	2003-05-10 09:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1933	TFIZ01: DART UPDATE FROM MOSUL [...] The situation in northern Iraq remains calm. On 5 May, DART Team North visited Mosul for the first time. The climate in the city appears vibrant and bustling, and there is a large Coalition presence. Delegates representing a cross-section of Mosul's religious and ethnic groups elected 24 to [...]	2003-05-10 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1969	TFIZ01: DART ASSESSMENT OF ANAH AND KHAN AL [...] DART Field Team West conducted an assessment of the village of Anah on 28 April. Although the visit was abbreviated, the DART was in town long enough to determine that electricity was functioning, water was flowing in the piped system, the PDS was in place and functioning, and the health cen [...]	2003-05-10 15:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1989	IPR LETTER TO KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Post plans to use the release of the Special 301 report to make a new push for intellectual property rights (IPR) reform in Kuwait later this month (Ref A). Per email exchanges to USTR, post requests a letter from US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick to Kuwaiti [...]	2003-05-12 07:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KU USTR
03KUWAIT2008	DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] Embassy Kuwait requests an NEA Democracy Small Grant of $25,000 to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society. ----------- THE PROBLEM ----------- 2. Women, who do not have the right to vote, have little opportunity to influence policy in Kuwait, [...]	2003-05-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KU
03KUWAIT2062	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 14: TERRORISM IN SAUDI [...] SUMMARY: The May 13 terrorist bombings in Riyadh are interpreted as attacks against the Saudi government, rather than American interests. Commentary on the future of the Middle East generated earlier in the week by President Bush's May 9 address at South Carolina University continues. One wr [...]	2003-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2100	INFANT FORMULA AND THE PDS IN BASRAH GOVERNORATE [...] UNICEF recently released a policy paper recommending that infant formula be immediately deleted from the OFF general ration. The following report summarizes information gathered by the DART from WFP local female staff, home interviews, and IDP interviews in Basrah Governorate between 4 and 1 [...]	2003-05-19 07:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2101	DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] According to MORAD, more than 1,000 families have returned to their villages in southern Arbil governorate; one week ago the number was 313. The most critical need in these villages is water. There are between 130,000 and 140,000 MT of wheat (of unknown quality) currently in MOT stores in [...]	2003-05-19 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2102	POLICING AND SECURITY IN SOUTHERN IRAQ [...] The primary concern for Iraqis throughout the southern region continues to be security. The security situation is improving gradually due to the efforts of Coalition forces to establish new Iraqi police forces, but much work remains. The lack of adequate resources or clear guidelines for loca [...]	2003-05-19 07:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2107	DART ASSESSMENT OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] The DART conducted an assessment on 10 May of the newly established Palestinian refugee camp in the Baladi Yat area of Baghdad. Although the camp appeared to be well managed by the Palestinian Red Crescent and is supported by the surrounding community, an inadequate water and sanitation syst [...]	2003-05-19 07:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF KPAL IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2118	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, MAY 19: TERRORIST [...] SUMMARY: Leading Kuwaiti liberals take to the op/ed pages to condemn recent terror attacks in the region and link them to Arab world failure to address the political, social and economic conditions that "breed" Islamic terror. Noticeably absent is any tendency to blame the US/Israel/the West fo [...]	2003-05-19 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2133	DART ASSESSMENT OF SAMAWAH [...] DART Field Team West visited Samawah, the capital of Al Muthanna governorate on 15 May. Overall, vital services in the city appear to be operating at pre-war levels. Electricity and water remain sporadic. Hospitals and public health centers are operating, schools are open, stores and market [...]	2003-05-20 09:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2134	DART ASSESSMENT OF KARBALA [...] DART Field Team West traveled to Karbala to meet with local officials and gather assessment information on 15 May. The population is generally friendly and happy with the Coalition presence. There have been neither threats to Coalition forces nor targeted incidents. Sixty Iraqi police offi [...]	2003-05-20 09:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2136	DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] The situation in northern Iraq remains calm. CMOC and other sources project that approximately 100,000 IDPs will start returning from major cities in Kurdish-controlled Iraq to areas recently controlled by the former regime once the harvest and school seasons are completed. End Summary. - [...]	2003-05-20 09:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2138	OLD CASELOAD IDPS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ [...] DART Field Team South met on 6 May with two extended families and their neighbors in a poor section of Basrah to assess their water and food needs. Most inhabitants of the area are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),some of who have been squatting on other people's land since the Iran- Ira [...]	2003-05-20 09:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2293	(C) GOK PUSH TO AMEND PRESS LAW: CAUSE FOR CONCERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK is making a strong push to gain passage of a new press law before the National Assembly session ends June 10. The bill contains a number of provisions that would restrict current press freedoms. Ruling-family politics appear to be a factor in this latest push to amend [...]	2003-05-28 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KU
03KUWAIT2295	DART VISIT TO AD DIWANIYAH [...] Four members of DART Field Team West traveled to Ad Diwaniyah, Qadisiyah governorate between 21 and 22 May. The DART met with the local Governorate Support Team, various CMOC members, the Director General of the MOH, a team of doctors from the local maternal/pediatric hospital, WFP, Iraqi Re [...]	2003-05-28 15:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2296	DART VISIT TO AN NAJAF [...] DART Field Team West traveled to An Najaf on 24 May to participate in special Marine and Army civil affairs briefings for ORHA in which a 5 June mayoral election was announced, possibly the first mayoral election in the country. WFP and MOT told the DART that they were ready to begin governo [...]	2003-05-28 15:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2298	DART REPORT ON MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALISM IN IRAQ [...] This is a DART report. Muslim fundamentalists are among the groups maneuvering for power in southern Iraq, traditionally the most conservative region of the country. Some conservative Muslims are threatening and harassing the country's Christian minority and instigating reprisals against for [...]	2003-05-28 16:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2299	DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] DART Field Team North reports that there have been several violent incidents in Kirkuk with reports of several deaths. More Kurds are returning to villages in the Makhmur region, and there is little public infrastructure to support major influxes of returnees. WFP will begin receiving 136,00 [...]	2003-05-28 16:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2300	DART REPORT: IRANIAN REFUGEES IN IRAQ [...] This is a DART report. Several thousand Iranian refugees are being pressured to leave their homes in Iraq and return to Iran, where some fear they will be killed, jailed, or face other repressive measures by the Government of Iran. Since the Coalition defeated the former Government of Iraq, [...]	2003-05-29 05:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2377	DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] In Kirkuk, the 30-member city council was chosen by Coalition authorities on 24 May. Each of the main ethnic groups (Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians, and Arabs) is represented on the council, which has also elected three assistant mayors: an ethnic Turk, an Assyrian, and a Kurd. A mayor and deputy [...]	2003-06-01 18:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2402	DART ASSESSMENT OF AL KUT [...] DART Field Team South visited Al Kut from 20 to 22 May and participated in three assistance coordination meetings that regularly take place in the city. The meetings provided an overview of the issues and needs currently being addressed in Wasit Governorate by Coalition forces, local Iraqi l [...]	2003-06-03 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2412	DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] DART Field Team North visited Dahuk on 20 May and met with the regional governor. MOHAC and UNOPS are discussing IDPs and return issues, and UNOPS has been conducting a survey of IDPs in northern Iraq. The DART traveled to Zemmar in Ninawa governorate on 22 May to attend a meeting to discuss [...]	2003-06-03 10:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2413	DART CORRIDOR UPDATE: MOVING WFP FOOD COMMODITIES [...] To reach the monthly tonnage of 487,000 MT of food commodities needed for the first nationwide public distribution since the war, WFP had hoped to transport 30,000 MT of food every day into Iraq. Due to a combination of factors, including insecurity on the roads, insecure and damaged warehou [...]	2003-06-03 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2415	PURCHASING WHEAT AND BARLEY IN IRAQ [...] The Executive Director of WFP met with ORHA staff in Baghdad on 13 May. The primary discussion point was WFP's plan for purchasing the local harvest. WFP has set aside USD 42 million for the purchase of approximately 100,000 MT wheat in the north. DART held follow-up conversations with WFP [...]	2003-06-03 11:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2416	PUBLIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND THE HARVEST IN [...] WFP international staff will soon establish a full-time presence in Mosul, with responsibility also for At Tamim and Salah ad Din governorates. WFP, working with the MOT, is providing food to hospitals and social institutions in Mosul. WFP/Kirkuk reports that insecurity, salaries, and the n [...]	2003-06-03 11:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2417	DART WESTERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] Following multiple trouble-shooting visits with WFP and Ministry of Trade teams in the upper south region of Iraq, the DART Field Team West Food Officer believes the public distribution system is prepared to meet June distribution expectations. Upcoming visits to Al Muthanna and Wasit Govern [...]	2003-06-03 11:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2448	REVISED PROCEDURES FOR COALITION PARTNERS [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 4 below. 2. DCM, CONS Chief and OMC-K JAG met June 3 with Kuwaiti Chief of Immigration COL Abdullah Yousef Al-Ruwaieh and LTCOL Adeeb Al-Sweidan to discuss procedures which will allow CPA personnel currently in Iraq in an official capacity to depar [...]	2003-06-04 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL IZ JO KU
03KUWAIT2456	KUWAITIS VERY DISAPPOINTED AT POTUS CANCELLATION [...] (C) During their June 4 meeting, MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah shared with the Ambassador Kuwait's extreme disappointment at the cancellation of POTUS' visit to Kuwait. Dr. Mohammed led off the meeting by noting that the Kuwaiti people had looked forward to the vis [...]	2003-06-04 16:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU OVIP
03KUWAIT2457	FOOD AND NUTRITION SECTOR MEETING 13 MAY [...] The DART attended the weekly food and nutrition sector meeting at the WFP office in Basrah on 13 May. The Central Ministry of Trade in Baghdad, in coordination with WFP, has decided the first countrywide PDS distribution will begin in June. The MOT is holding a meeting in Baghdad on 20 May [...]	2003-06-04 16:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2489	BASRAH PREPARATIONS FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE PUBLIC [...] The Central MOT in Baghdad announced the first nationwide public food distribution since the military action against the regime of Saddam Hussein, would begin in June. The commodities and size of the June ration are publicized. There is concern that the ration is missing three commodities a [...]	2003-06-07 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2521	DART UPDATE ON BABIL [...] The start of the June 1 food distribution was delayed one day in Babil because food agents needed to replace old food-recipient lists with updated ones that included newly registered people, such as newborns and returning Babil residents. The DART participated in the daily Governorate Suppo [...]	2003-06-08 15:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2522	DART UPDATE ON AL MUTHANNA [...] (U) Health, security, water, and electricity conditions have improved in Samawah, Al Muthanna Governorate since the DART's last visit on 15 May, according to the deputy governor. He said unemployment was now the largest problem. The DART also visited with WFP, ACTED, and with CMOC staff. W [...]	2003-06-08 15:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2640	THE PUBLIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BEGINS IN THE [...] June distributions begin in the three northern governorates of Dahuk, Arbil, and As Sulaymaniyah, while at the same time, WFP continues to provide catch-up rations of wheat flour. Differences that exist between the distributions in the three northern governorates and the central/south are be [...]	2003-06-16 15:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2641	PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PREPARATIONS IN [...] Coalition forces vacated the silo in Karbala and the warehouse in Al Hillah to make way for food arrivals, but continue to provide security to both structures. UXO has been discovered in the Karbala MOT warehouse. Large quantities of food have begun to arrive in Al Hillah for the Babil Gove [...]	2003-06-16 15:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2668	HALTING ASSISTANCE TO HAMAS [...] (C) Ambassador called on Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sabah al-Ahmed June 17 to register U.S. views on the need to shut down all types of support for Hamas. Drawing on points in ref (a) and non-paper in ref (b),Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. wanted to work w [...]	2003-06-17 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PTER KU
03KUWAIT2704	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND [...] SUMMARY: Op/ed by Ambassador Jones on the Middle East Roadmap receives fulsome coverage in today's print media, including four Arabic and two English newspapers. Charges of corruption and governmental malfeasance dominate all Arabic dailies over the past week as the country prepares for Jul [...]	2003-06-18 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2705	DART WESTERN IRAQ UPDATE 10 JUNE [...] Interventions by the DART have paid dividends this week with increased security at food distribution points and improvements in supply procurement. Also this week, CARE began work on rehabilitating the frail water-treatment system of Al Hillah that serves 750,000 people. The project, funded [...]	2003-06-18 16:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2707	DART WESTERN IRAQ UPDATE 8 JUNE [...] DART Field Team West visited a rural health center and two village water supply units on 8 June in An Najaf with DART-partner International Rescue Committee, which has already begun DART-funded work in rural water and health in An Najaf and Karbala. The DART also met with WFP staff, who said [...]	2003-06-18 16:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2788	DART TEAM WEST WAVE I FINAL REPORT: 14 JUNE [...] From 26 April to 13 June, DART Team West traveled thousands of miles in Iraq, conducting assessments, liaising with local Coalition forces and Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) personnel, identifying and funding emergency and community activities, facilitating humanitarian assistance, an [...]	2003-06-23 15:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PHUM IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2789	DART FOOD UPDATE IN THE NORTH [...] Nearly 400 WFP-contracted trucks from Syria with approximately 16,000 metric tons (MT) of bulk wheat grain have arrived at the Kirkuk silo complex since 12 June. WFP expects to be able soon to offload 6,000 MT per day at the Kirkuk silo. Food distributions are proceeding apace in Kirkuk an [...]	2003-06-23 15:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2790	DART UPDATE ON MARSH ARAB SETTLEMENTS [...] DART members from Kuwait City made several visits to Marsh Arab settlements in Maysan governorate between 4 and 9 June, including Al Amarah, the governorate's capital, and Al Khaila, a non-Marsh Arab community east of the Maimona "River of Honor". DART members were sometimes accompanied by [...]	2003-06-23 15:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2823	DART: UPDATE OF WORK AT THE PORT OF UMM QASR [...] The Iraqi Director of Ports is very concerned about security in the port and is frustrated by his lack of knowledge about what is occurring at the port. Bechtel's large dredger, the Carolina, is to finish dredging berth 10 (bulk grain facility) on 18 June. It will then turn its dredging eff [...]	2003-06-25 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT284	KUWAIT'S HOLD ON LDI NOT SANCTIONED BY MFA [...] (C) The Ambassador raised Kuwait's request (refs A and B) for a hold on the French proposal to include the Kuwaiti-based organization Lajnat ad-Da'wa al-Islamiya (LDI) on UN freeze orders with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Shaykh Mohammed al-Sabah in a one-on-one meeting o [...]	2003-01-26 03:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EFIN ETTC FR KU UN
03KUWAIT2847	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JUNE 21-25: US-KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: In widely reported remarks, an Islamist MP lashes out at former Kuwait oil minister Sheikh Saud Al- Sabah for the latter's establishment of a committee to collect donations for the families of coalition soldiers killed in Iraq. MP Busairi goes on to denounce normalization of relations [...]	2003-06-26 19:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2908	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JUNE 28-30: PROSPECTS FOR [...] SUMMARY: A top Kuwaiti official said Kuwait welcomes the ceasefire by three Palestinian factions saying, "Hamas' position has changed, and we welcome this positive change." One commentator writes that Israel bears most of the responsibility for whether the ceasefire will lead to a lasting se [...]	2003-06-30 16:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2957	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JULY 1-2: PARLIAMENTARY [...] SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections to be held on July 5 dominate the news pages. One candidate believes that "embassies buy individuals and have pushed them to run in the election to serve their interests," while an Islamist candidate rails against "secularists trying to tamper with our ed [...]	2003-07-03 10:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2993	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, JULY 7: NATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti media report that liberal incumbents and members of Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement were the biggest losers in the July 5 parliamentary elections that resulted in nearly half of all members losing their seats. Most commentators believe that acting Prime Minister She [...]	2003-07-07 16:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2994	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, JULY 7: NATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti media report that liberal incumbents and members of Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement were the biggest losers in the July 5 parliamentary elections that resulted in nearly half of all members losing their seats. Most commentators believe that acting Prime Minister She [...]	2003-07-07 16:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KDMR KU
03KUWAIT3043	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, JULY 8-9: NATIONAL [...] News Stories: All newspapers continue to analyze and interpret the election results. Defeated incumbent and liberal Ahmed Al-Rubie refutes claims that the new assembly is an "Islamic parliament," while defeated incumbent and Islamist, Mubarak Al-Duwaila, denies that the new assembly is pro- [...]	2003-07-09 16:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3044	TERRORIST FINANCING: POST IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON [...] (S) Summary: Post-election Kuwait's somewhat defused political environment offers greater latitude than before for USG action. Post confirms Ref C recommendation that absent substantive evidence linking certain Islamic charities to terrorist activity, USG interests might best be served via co [...]	2003-07-03 01:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PTER PREL PGOV KU
03KUWAIT3101	AMIR APPOINTS SHEIKH SABAH AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, the Amir issued a decree formally naming Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah Prime Minister of Kuwait. This ended a behind-the-scenes row between the two leading branches of the Kuwaiti ruling al-Sabah family over the job, a position traditionally reserved for the Crown P [...]	2003-07-13 15:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU
03KUWAIT3139	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION JULY 14: APPOINTMENT OF [...] News Stories: All newspapers lead with news of the appointment of former Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad as the new Prime Minister of Kuwait. All newspapers report that Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad sent a letter to the Crown Prince and former Prime Minister, Sheikh Saad, "commending hi [...]	2003-07-14 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3213	SHAYKH SABAH OPENS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; GOK FOCUSED [...] (U) In a brief July 19 speech on behalf of the Amir opening the inaugural session of the tenth National Assembly, newly appointed Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah offered an olive branch to the new parliament and laid out his government's priorities. He began by stressing [...]	2003-07-19 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KU
03KUWAIT3217	(C) DEFEATED ISLAMIST OFFERS VIEWS ON KUWAITI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Poloff visited ex-MP and unabashed Islamist Mubarak Al-Dowailah on July 16. During an unusually candid conversation, Dowailah offered his views on his defeat, the new government, the future of Islamism in the upcoming National Assembly, and the prospect of estab [...]	2003-07-19 15:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU
03KUWAIT3267	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JULY 14-21: WOMEN'S [...] SUMMARY: On July 14, Kuwaiti Islamist commentator (and regular al-Jazeera talking head) Mohammed al-Awadi wrote an editorial directed at US Ambassador to Kuwait Richard H. Jones, urging the Ambassador to stop "interfering" in Kuwait's internal affairs, warning that "someone might lose contro [...]	2003-07-21 15:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3288	RESCHEDULING FOR MEPI TRADE ASSISTANCE CONTRACTORS [...] Kuwait notes Ref C request that due to staff limitations, Abu Dhabi asks MEPI-funded contractors Emad Tinawi and Lori Brock to delay their proposed visit to the UAE until 9-12 August. That rescheduling would leave a 3-5 August hole in the MEPI team's travel plans. 2. Similarly, Kuwait has [...]	2003-07-22 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA ETRD KU
03KUWAIT3311	TRIALS POSTPONED; FAILAKA SUSPECTS RELEASED ON BAIL [...] On July 19, Kuwait's Criminal Court announced the postponement to September 6 of the trial of twelve Kuwaiti students charged with involvement in the October, 2002 shooting incident which led to the death of U.S. Marine LCPL Antonio Sledd, on Failaka Island. The Court released two of the susp [...]	2003-07-23 14:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KU
03KUWAIT3316	KUWAIT FORMS HIGH-LEVEL IAWG TO EXPLOIT GOVERNMENT [...] Summary. Kuwait has inaugurated a high-level interagency working group to coordinate government and private sector programs for participation in the reconstruction of Iraq. Embassy and GOK interlocutors see this development as an excellent opportunity to promote the economic and regulatory r [...]	2003-07-26 06:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV KU IZ
03KUWAIT3358	KUWAIT AND THE UNITED STATES: AN AGENDA FOR FUTURE [...] (C) Kuwait and the United States have been full partners in the defense of Kuwait since the 1990-91 Gulf War. Beginning with the liberation of Kuwait, the fruits of this partnership have included the decade long successful containment of Saddam Hussein's quest for weapons of mass destruction [...]	2003-07-27 12:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ IR KU
03KUWAIT3402	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JULY 26-28: ISLAMIC [...] SUMMARY: All newspapers report government initiatives to oversee Islamic charitable donations, including formation of a joint committee to "inspect" charitable organizations and a proposed ministerial department to monitor Shiia charitable funds, leading to denunciations by Shiia MPs. One li [...]	2003-07-28 14:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3423	GOK SAYS P.A. SUPPORT A BILATERAL ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with the Ambassador on July 27 and 28, respectively, MFA U/S Khaled Jarallah and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah discussed Kuwaiti financial support for the Palestinian Authority (P.A.). Both made it clear that Kuwait intends to treat fina [...]	2003-07-29 12:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KU XF
03KUWAIT3496	DART: IRAQ'S PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM--COMPLETION OF [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-02 12:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT3536	(C) POLITICAL ISLAM WORKING GROUP: KUWAIT SNAPSHOT [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel request for "brief thumbnail descriptions" of Kuwait's "most influential or prominent Islamist political parties, NGO's, individuals or university campus activist groups." Formal political parties are not permitted in Kuwait, but de facto parties exist, and [...]	2003-08-04 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM PGOV KU
03KUWAIT3555	NEW CABINET MANTRA: PRIVATE SECTOR WILL ADD JOBS [...] (C) Summary: With Kuwait's population expanding at a rapid pace, the new GOK says it will finally turn to the private sector in an effort to bolster its economy. During courtesy calls last week with many of the new Ministers, the Ambassador was on more than one occasion treated to the GOK's l [...]	2003-08-04 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ELAB ETRD KU
03KUWAIT3556	GOK CLAIMS INTENT TO EXPAND SUFFRAGE, WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, the Ambassador met with the new government's Minister of Justice, Ahmed Baquer Al-Abdullah, who gave him a readout on some of the governments upcoming plans. Among the specific items discussed were the GOK's commitment to womens suffrage, the possible lowering of the [...]	2003-08-04 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR PHUM KU
03KUWAIT3589	(C) GOK CLAIMS TURKS BUYING IRAQI OIL, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (C) During their July 27 meeting, MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador that Turkish tanker trucks carrying mogas into Iraq for the CPA under a Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) contract were returning to Turkey laden with Iraqi oi [...]	2003-08-06 03:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ETRD KU IZ TU
03KUWAIT3604	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 2-4: ANNIVERSARY OF [...] SUMMARY: Some commentators see the August 2 anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait as a reminder of Iraqi reparations still due to Kuwait and the POWs still unaccounted for, while others evince a desire to move forward with reforms and national development now that this external threat [...]	2003-08-06 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3605	ISLAMIST COMMENTATORS TAKE AIM AT EMBASSY [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-06 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM KU
03KUWAIT3623	(C) SHAYKH SABAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This message is intended to assist preparations for Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah's visit to Washington, where he is due to meet with President Bush on September 10. We recommend that he be invited to meet (separately) with the Secretaries of State [...]	2003-08-07 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PTER EFIN EAID KDEM PHUM PINR KU OVIP

03KUWAIT3731	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 11-13: GUANTANAMO [...] SUMMARY: In an article entitled "Why the Distortion?" one commentator takes issue with President Bush's evaluation of the situation in Iraq one hundred days after the end of major military operations. Despite Prime Minister Abbas' reported statement of condemnation of the Iraqi invasion of [...]	2003-08-13 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3775	SHEPHERDING HUMANITARIAN FUEL FOR BASRA [...] Summary. Apparently frustrated that the Coalition was not heeding Kuwait's requests to tighten controls on the Iraq-Kuwait border to limit smuggling, the GOK slammed shut to civilian traffic its northern border with Iraq on 12 August. Convoys of vehicles supplying the contracted-out logisti [...]	2003-08-19 03:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID ENRG EPET MOPS PREL PGOV PTER KU IZ
03KUWAIT3826	(C) KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, [...] (C) Kuwait Prime Ministerial Counselor Shaykh Fawaz Saud Nasser Al-Sabah told Charge August 20 that the GoK has just now begun to nail down details on the visit of Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Washington. Delegation will likely consist of the following: Prime Mi [...]	2003-08-20 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KU
03KUWAIT3950	(U) "SCIENTIFIC SALAFIS" PRESS FOR BIDOON RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hardline Islamists are spearheading a push to resolve the status of the Bidoon, stateless persons resident in Kuwait who number in the tens of thousands. This appears to be an attempt by the so-called Scientific Salafis to portray themselves as principled, compassionate defender [...]	2003-08-26 12:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL PINR KU
03KUWAIT4053	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1: [...] SUMMARY: The Kuwait Ministry of Interior denies media reports of the arrest of two Kuwaitis in Iraq in connection with the August 29 bombing in Najaf that killed Shiaa cleric Mohammad Baqer Al-Hakim. While Al-Hakim's death is viewed as a great loss, one Shiaa writer feels Al-Hakim's "martyrdo [...]	2003-09-02 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT4071	LACK OF NAJAF SECURITY THREATENS SHIA SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to the death of Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Hakim, prominent Kuwaiti Shi'is have again (reftels) warned the Embassy that the absence of increased security for Shi,a religious leaders based in the city of Najaf is threatening coalition efforts in Iraq and turning the country' [...]	2003-09-03 13:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL SOCI KU IZ
03KUWAIT4078	(U) IRANIAN FM VISITS KUWAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi met with PM Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah, during a one-day visit to Kuwait on September 1. According to MFA, the visit was previously planned and not prompted by Kuwaiti PM Shaykh Saba [...]	2003-09-04 18:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET KU IR IZ KNPT IAEA
03KUWAIT422	KUWAIT TO FURTHER POSTPONE ICCP IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) During a February 1, 2003, meeting with Salah Abdul Redha A. Khourshid, Kuwait's Minister for Commerce and Industry (MOCI),the Ambassador requested that the GOK further delay implementation of its proposed International Conformity Certification Program (ICCP) to allow WTO members addition [...]	2003-02-03 05:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR KU USTR GCC
03KUWAIT4433	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION AUGUST 18-24 [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-24 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT4467	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION SEPTEMBER 28-29: [...] SUMMARY: MEDIA REPORTS OF A STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO CPA ADMINISTRATOR PAUL BREMER THAT KUWAIT SHOULD RECONSIDER SEEKING COMPENSATION FROM IRAQ FOR THE 1990-1991 IRAQI OCCUPATION HAVE SPARKED A FUROR IN THE KUWAITI PRESS OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. AT LEAST 15 EDITORIALS LAMBAST BREMER AND THE U [...]	2003-09-29 16:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT4613	(C) SPEAKER KHORAFI PREDICTS INCREMENTAL PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Assembly Speaker Jassem al-Khorafi told the Ambassador October 6 the Government should be able to muster a majority in the Assembly, but it will only become clear after parliament reconvenes later this month whether the Assembly (elected in July) will be more or less co [...]	2003-10-08 05:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KISL ETRD PINR KU
03KUWAIT4680	(C) GOK SEES STRONG SAUDI COMMITMENT AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK assesses that key Saudi leaders Prince Sultan and Prince Nayif have become strongly committed against terrorism since the May 12 Riyadh attacks. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) NEA PDAS Larocco called on Shaykh Sabah al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, Chairman of Kuwait's National Security Bur [...]	2003-10-14 12:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA KU
03KUWAIT4681	(C) SYRIA: GOK TO HOST BASHAR AFTER RAMADHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK is concerned that Bashar al-Asad lacks the power to remove his late father's old guard and adapt to the new regional reality. It expects him to visit after Ramadhan, and would be happy to pass on any messages. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) NEA PDAS Larocco called on Shaykh Sab [...]	2003-10-14 12:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IS TU KU
03KUWAIT4682	(C) IRAQ: GOK SAYS SAUDIS RELUCTANT TO COMMIT [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOK insider confides that Saudi Arabia is reluctant to commit specific funding for Iraq at the Madrid conference. Kuwaiti PM and FM intend to revisit the issue with Saudi counterparts on the margins of the OIC Summit. GOK urges USG to push the Saudis hard in the next few days, preferab [...]	2003-10-14 12:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL EAID IZ SA KU
03KUWAIT4683	(C) IRAN: GOK PESSIMISTIC, BUT REMAINS ENGAGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK sees no short-term hope that Iranian reformists will be able to challenge the conservative mullahs effectively, but intends to remain engaged with Tehran. It claims to have told Iran the international community is united on the need for it to comply with IAEA conditions [...]	2003-10-14 12:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR KU IAEA
03KUWAIT4709	(U) FRENCH AMBASSADOR HOSTS G8 CTAG MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The French Ambassador hosted a meeting October 13 of embassy representatives of G8 countries and Switzerland, as part of worldwide consultations in preparation for the November 17 second meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) created during the G8 [...]	2003-10-15 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETTC KU
03KUWAIT4710	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 8-15: ISRAELI RAID [...] SUMMARY: The somewhat delayed diatribes against Israel for its October 5 attack on Syria have a tired and formulaic quality in Kuwait's Arabic press. Two editorialists denounce Sharon's villainy but note that Syria must institute democratic reforms and stop its support for terrorist groups [...]	2003-10-16 05:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT482	GOK EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE EXTREMIST INFLUENCES IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy PAO met January 27 with Kuwait's Minister of Education, Dr. Mus'aad al-Haroun, to discuss his ministry's efforts to reform the country's secondary school curriculum and the (false) reports of embassy interference in this process. Al-Haroun, who obtained undergraduate a [...]	2003-02-05 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SCUL PGOV PHSA KU
03KUWAIT4840	TERRORIST FINANCE: OFAC/STATE TEAM MEETS KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and a State Department representative met with Kuwaiti officials 4-5 October to encourage a joint USG-GOK investigation of suspicious charities, discuss the status of frozen Iraqi assets, and inform the GOK of money transfers [...]	2003-10-25 07:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
03KUWAIT4990	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 26-29: ICRC HQ [...] SUMMARY: The Foreign Minister and the Chairman of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society both condemned the October 27 bombing of the ICRC offices in Baghdad. Amid opposition in the National Assembly to Kuwaiti contributions to Iraqi reconstruction, a former MP argues that, "a stable and civilized [...]	2003-10-30 04:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5088	MEPI: REQUEST FOR SPEAKER ON TRADE ISSUES FOR [...] (U) As part of its MEPI country strategy, post will occasionally request speakers as current events necessitate. The first such request is for a return visit in December by Mr. Emad Tinawi, who made a preliminary trip to Kuwait in August. We would like Mr. Tinawi to conduct a training seminar [...]	2003-11-05 10:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID PGOV KU
03KUWAIT509	MANAGING A NEW IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a private dinner with two prominent Kuwaiti businessmen -- one Islamist, the other liberal -- the topic of conversation centered on doing business in post-Saddam Iraq. This pair of 40-something movers-and-shakers was extremely interested to know who will run economic an [...]	2003-02-09 08:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL MARR IZ KU
03KUWAIT5090	MEPI: REQUEST FOR SPEAKER ON TRADE ISSUES FOR [...] (U) As part of its MEPI country strategy, post will occasionally request speakers as current events necessitate. The first such request is for a return visit in December by Mr. Emad Tinawi, who made a preliminary trip to Kuwait in August. We would like Mr. Tinawi to conduct a training seminar [...]	2003-11-05 10:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID PGOV KU
03KUWAIT5129	(C) SAYED BAHR AL-OLOUM TELLS AMBASSADOR IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IGC member Sayed Mohammed Bahr al-Oloum told the Ambassador November 5 that our success in Iraq is very important to him, but that it requires changing policy so as to give the impression that Iraqis are ruling themselves, with the Coalition providing strong but discreet support from " [...]	2003-11-10 05:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IZ IR SA SY KU
03KUWAIT5159	(C) GOK WANTS US TO STOP COALITION FORCES' "ABUSE" [...] (S) On November 10, post received a diplomatic note (informal translation at paragraph 4) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing the GOK's displeasure that coalition forces are still permitting civilians and military personnel of varied nationalities into Kuwait without proper immig [...]	2003-11-12 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	ETRD EAID CASC MOPS PREL PGOV PTER KU IZ
03KUWAIT5184	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 12: NOV. 6 POTUS SPEEC [...] President Bush's November 6 NED speech has garnered mixed placement in Kuwait's Arabic press, with some major papers putting the speech in the back pages of the international section as opposed to the front-page treatment POTUS statements are usually accorded in Kuwait. (Comment: we think this [...]	2003-11-12 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5188	(C) GOK RESPONSE ON IRAQ ASSETS IN BAHAMAS BANK [...] (C) In a 6 November meeting with the Minister of Finance, Ambassador delivered the substance of Ref A demarche on the $85 million in Iraqi assets frozen in a Bahamian bank. The Minister said that a joint Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Central Bank of Kuwait team had been established and was inve [...]	2003-11-12 17:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETTC PREL KU IZ
03KUWAIT5207	IRAQ ASSETS IN BAHAMAS BANK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-17 04:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KU IZ
03KUWAIT5368	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND OTHERS STIFFING KUWAIT ON [...] (C) This is an action message. See Para 3. 2. (C) MFA continues to drub us on lack of Dominican and other coalition members' responsiveness in completing SOFA discussions. As addresses know, Kuwait bent its own rules and allowed Dominican and other battalions to transit Kuwait in advan [...]	2003-11-24 06:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC ELAB DR PO SN PL KU SD
03KUWAIT544	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 3-10: WAR AGAINST [...] Summary: Support for US-led action against Iraq is strong despite being alloyed with rhetorical angst over Israel and other issues. The US presence in Kuwait is seen as necessary even after Saddam is removed, but one commentator also expresses embarrassment that "Kuwaiti soldiers are playing c [...]	2003-02-11 05:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5561	(C) MAID IN KUWAIT: DOMESTIC SERVANTS FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The estimated half-million or so domestic servants in Kuwait lack a well-developed system to protect their rights, monitor working conditions, and resolve labor disputes. Source country embassies have filled the void and assist runaway domestics on an ad hoc basis, navigating thr [...]	2003-12-09 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI KU
03KUWAIT5735	REVISED DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] This is a revised request of Reftel B from Embassy Kuwait for an NEA Democracy Small Grant to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society (KES). The revised funding request for this grant is $34,350.00 (see para 9). The KES has requested a specific outside [...]	2003-12-17 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI KU
03KUWAIT5756	(C) GOK STILL AWAITING QATARI GAS; UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite increased publicity surrounding a possible Kuwaiti-Iranian natural gas deal, the GOK is unlikely to conclude an agreement with Iran, according to a well-placed Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) official. Rather, Kuwait is betting that Qatar will eventually serve as its prima [...]	2003-12-20 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR
03KUWAIT5788	KUWAIT: 2004 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sources, the [...]	2003-12-23 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU
03KUWAIT5807	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, DECEMBER 21-23: GCC [...] News stories: All newspapers report on December 23 the contents of the final communique issued at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in Kuwait on December 22. Al-Watan, Al-Anba and Al-Rai Al-Aam published the full official text of the communique. Among the points of the communique highlighted i [...]	2003-12-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5808	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, DECEMBER 21-23: GCC [...] News stories: All newspapers report on December 23 the contents of the final communiqu issued at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in Kuwait on December 22. Al-Watan, Al-Anba and Al-Rai Al-Aam published the full official text of the communiqu. Among the points of the communiqu highlighted in t [...]	2003-12-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5841	CONFERENCE WRAPUP: ISLAMISTS AND POLITICAL REFORM [...] Summary. Gulf Islamists, notable academics and reporters gathered in Kuwait from December 6-8 to discuss the role of Islamists in regional political reform. During the two-day conference, entitled The Role of Islamic Groups in the Political Reform Process in the Middle East and sponsored by [...]	2003-12-29 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL KU
03KUWAIT612	KUWAITI REQUEST FOR AIR MARSHALS [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-19 14:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC KU
03KUWAIT627	(C) GOK TO PUSH INCLUSION OF 1441 LANGUAGE IN NAM [...] (C) Summary: On February 21, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Kuwaiti Minister for Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, who assured him that the GOK fully understands the need to support UNSCR 1441 during the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) session in Kuala Lumpur. Shaykh Nasser [...]	2003-02-22 04:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
03KUWAIT651	KUWAIT,S ISLAMISTS: THEY NEED US BUT THEY DON'T [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs have met with a number of influential Kuwaiti Islamists to discuss their views of the U.S. presence in Kuwait and the region. Almost all of them defined the U.S. role in the world as that of the current imperial power and predicted the eventual downfall of the U.S. "empi [...]	2003-02-23 11:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PGOV PINR KU
03KUWAIT673	GOK FOOT DRAGGING ON CUSTOMS LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Common with Riyadh (Ref A),yet contrary to earlier assertions by Kuwaiti officials (Ref B),the GCC Customs Union that began ostensibly on January 1, 2003, remains for Kuwait a union in name only. While the GOK has enacted a common external tariff, as stipulated by t [...]	2003-02-24 08:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON KU
03KUWAIT818	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 6: EXILE FOR SADDAM; [...] Summary: While Kuwaiti chief editors spend today penning editorials of sputtering outrage following the Iraqi vice-president's characterization of Kuwait at Wednesday's OIC session as "a monkey and a valet" in the service of America, op/eds from earlier in the week praise the proposal of Sha [...]	2003-03-07 04:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT858	(C) OIL FOR JORDAN: GOK AWAITS SPECIFIC REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Shaykh Sabah told the Ambassador March 10 that Kuwait still awaits a specific request for support from Jordan (whose FM Muasher was due here later in the day). He spoke ambiguously about whether Kuwait's $100 million deposit in the Jordanian Central Bank is jus [...]	2003-03-11 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS EAID JO IZ KU
03KUWAIT861	(C) ICJ OIL PLATFORMS CASE [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA has faxed us a dipnote that we are forwarding by fax to NEA/ARP, which states officially that Kuwait was a neutral during the Iran-Iraq war. MFA has also identified a point of contact, former legal adviser and current MFA official with rank of Ambassador, Dr. T [...]	2003-03-11 13:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU ICJ
03KUWAIT920	KUWAIT PREPARES ENVIRONMENT FOR WAR [...] SUMMARY: As part of Kuwait's wide-ranging contingency plans ahead of a potential US-led conflict in Iraq, the GOK has established an Emergency Response Committee tasked with protecting the country's environment. Still stinging from the devastating consequences of Saddam's campaign of "environ [...]	2003-03-16 04:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPET KU
03KUWAIT958	(C) LAJNAT AD-DA'AWA AL-ISLAMIYA (LDI) [...] (SBU) Leaders of Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM - the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood here) paid separate calls on the French and US Ambassadors March 16 to appeal against the asset freeze imposed on the ICM-affiliated charity Lajnat ad-Da'awa al-Islamiya (LDI - reftels). [...]	2003-03-17 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KU
03LAGOS1034	PAS LAGOS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2003 [...] SUMMARY: On April 24, PAS Lagos organized a lecture and panel discussion at our auditorium to mark the 2003 Earth Day celebration. Two panelists delivered addresses on the occasion, the PAO and CAO each introduced short films on the environment, and the IRC distributed colorful In [...]	2003-05-14 14:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KSCA KPAO
03LAGOS104	NIGERIA: CONVERSATION WITH FORMER INFORMATION [...] (U) Summary. Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information and Culture, successful public relations consultant and influential political columnist for the "Vanguard" newspaper says that the Shari'a law case of Amina Lawal will be decided in Lawal's favor. He believes there was an inevit [...]	2003-01-14 10:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL NI
03LAGOS1196	THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA: [...] Nigerian universities, once among the best in Africa, deteriorated badly under 30 years of military rule. Nor was their plight alleviated during the last four years of democratic governance. They remain overcrowded, poorly funded and decrepit. Currently, there are 42 universities: 25 feder [...]	2003-06-12 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL CMGT CVIS SOCI PGOV EAID ECON EINV
03LAGOS1211	NIGERIA: YORUBA LEADER PA ADESANYA'S VIEWS ON [...] (U) Summary. Leader of Afenifere and member of the Patriot's group, Pa Abraham Adesanya, says that the April elections must be canceled and an interim government installed until "free and fair" elections can be held. He claims Afenifere is not seriously weakened after the defeat of many Allian [...]	2003-06-16 11:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
03LAGOS123	NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE SEEKS USAID PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) seeks USAID assistance to expand its services. The NSE plans to attract more Nigerians and foreign investors to the equities market through greater accessibility and new investment vehicles in derivative markets. The NSE raised the is [...]	2003-01-16 06:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV EAID NI
03LAGOS1479	Attempted Coup in Anambra State: Harbinger of [...] (SBU) Summary. A mid-July attempt by a cadre of business and political leaders to surreptitiously unseat a recently-elected state governor has created an ongoing political imbroglio and leaves Nigerians and Nigeria watchers asking if, instead of the military coups of the past, leaders here no [...]	2003-07-25 11:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS KDEM NI
03LAGOS148	NIGERIA: NOT ONLY GAS FLARES IN NIGERIA, ITS' [...] (C) Summary: Arson is strongly suspected in the December 24 fire that destroyed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters and records. The fire followed by barely a week a newspaper article asserting that there is solid, extensive and documented proof that GON official [...]	2003-01-17 16:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON EPET EINV DS DSS ITA IP AF OSAC
03LAGOS1833	NIGERIAN EDITOR BECOMES UNABASHED BUSH SISTER [...] Summary: Special Project participant Nkechinyere Nwosu returned to Nigeria excited about her program. She informed Post that she had a good experience and that the program helped change the misconceptions she had about the U.S., including the U.S. policies on Iraq and Africa. She said she lear [...]	2003-09-03 10:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM OEXC SCUL NI
03LAGOS1851	SOWING THE BEANS OF HOPE [...] Summary: The Shagamus of Ogun State have for many years grown only kola nuts, and sold them only to Hausas in northern Nigeria. Dr. Gabriel Ogunmola, the President of the Nigeria Academy of Science, recently told us of a hands-on, grassroots success: showing the Shagumus near his university [...]	2003-09-04 13:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SOCI TBIO EAID NI
03LAGOS1862	SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 [...] (U) The Impeachment Panel set up by the Anambra State government to investigate Deputy Governor Okey Udeh's role in the July 10 failed attempt to forcefully remove Governor Chris Ngige from office has ignored an order of the federal High Court in Abuja restraining it from further consideration [...]	2003-09-05 11:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PINR NI
03LAGOS1870	NIGERIA: USITC STUDY ON U.S. - SUB-SAHARAN [...] (U) U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following information in response to reftel. -------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIAN ECONOMIC, TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In August 2003, the GON un [...]	2003-09-05 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN NI XA
03LAGOS1899	NIGERIA: UNIONS MAY EXPAND WORK ACTIONS OVER FEAR [...] Leaders from the National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) are meeting in Benin City to discuss cooperative action amid reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),ChevronTexaco, [...]	2003-09-10 11:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
03LAGOS1900	NIGERIA: GON AGREES TO INCREASE CIVIL SERVICE [...] On Friday, September 5, Laboff spoke to Chris Uyot, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Head of Information and Public Affairs, who confirmed that the GON agreed to implement sliding scale wage increases for all federal civil servants retroactive to July 1, 2003. While both sides are working o [...]	2003-09-10 13:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KDEM NI
03LAGOS1930	ABIA STATE GOVERNOR ORJI KALU'S VISIT [...] (U) This is Post's response to Department's request for information on Abia State Governor Orji Kalu who is to meet with A/S Walter Kansteiner September,2003. 2. (U) Orji Uzor Kalu is 44 years old. Both he and his wife hold "green cards" and their two daughters are AmCits. Kalu and his [...]	2003-09-15 12:00:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OVIP PINR NI
03LAGOS1937	SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 [...] (U) Almost exactly one year after the prominent husband and wife team of lawyers, Barnabas Chidi and Amaka Blessing Igwe, was hacked to death in the streets of Onitsha, a bail hearing was held in the Onitsha High Court for one of the prime suspects in the case. In an unusual move to get action [...]	2003-09-16 12:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EPET SENV NI
03LAGOS1940	NIGERIA: MILITARY BUILD-UP KEEPS WARRI QUIET [...] (SBU) The town of Warri has remained mostly calm over the last two weeks as the Nigerian military and mobile police (known as MOPOL) continue to build a presence in the area. Over the weekend of September 6th, oil service contractors in Warri and a Shell spokesperson told Econoff that in reacti [...]	2003-09-16 12:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS EPET PGOV ASEC PHUM NI
03LAGOS1966	NIGERIA: THE TENTH ECONOMIC SUMMIT: NEW PLANS, [...] (U) Summary. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group's tenth annual summit ended on September 12 on a cautiously optimistic note. Delegates from business, academia and the public sector recognized the need for far-reaching economic reforms and seemed optimistic that they might be implemented under [...]	2003-09-18 10:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI
03LAGOS1967	NIGERIA: SHELL AND POSSIBLY CHEVRON MAY RESUME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shell Oil has been assessing its crude oil production facilities in the Delta swamps shut down by ethnic violence five months ago, and concludes some may again be operational by September 20, 2003. Shell could pump as much as 40,000 to 50,000 additional barrels per day of crude oi [...]	2003-09-18 10:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD NI
03LAGOS2023	NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following update to the 2002 AGOA eligibility review (Ref B). Nigeria's progress toward fulfilling AGOA eligibility requirements has been slow and fitful, but progress continues. Post recommends that Nigeria remain elig [...]	2003-09-26 16:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB PREL PGOV NI AGOA
03LAGOS2043	NIGERIA: NLC MEETS TO PLAN MASS ACTION IN RESPONSE [...] The battle lines now appeared to be drawn between government and labor over possible fuel price increases. Long queues at gas stations throughout the country reflect speculation that the GON might announce further increases in fuel prices as early as October 1. 2. The Central Working Co [...]	2003-10-02 10:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET PGOV KDEM NI
03LAGOS2045	THE SEX TRADE TO THE US AND EUROPE: MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Gerrit Van Hemert, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos on 17 September to discuss patterns of trafficking of women for the sex trade to Europe. Van Hemert, who has studied the subject for three years, laid out a pattern of traffick [...]	2003-10-02 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG SOCI SNAR CVIS NI
03LAGOS2058	NLC PLANS TO BOYCOTT ALL AFRICA GAMES AS PART OF A [...] (U) On October 1, gas stations throughout the nation increased their prices from 34 naira per liter to 39.5 naira in Lagos and Abuja and as much as 60 naira per liter in several states in the east. While the majority of gas stations have raised prices (a handful of Nigerian National Petroleum [...]	2003-10-03 15:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
03LAGOS2060	THE IMPENDING STRIKE: THE VIEW FROM LAGOS [...] (SBU) The looming showdown between the unions and the GON over fuel deregulation in Nigeria is about more than the fuel price. Anecdotal comments from people in Lagos tell us they are very angry about the way the price increase was implemented without any direct announcement, as if the gover [...]	2003-10-03 18:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2061	BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE ANVIL: THE PROPOSED [...] (SBU) The likely wage increases looming over the Nigerial fiscal landscape will affect the already difficult situation of both the federal and state governments. The federal government has (apparently) committed itself to a 12.5 percent increase in workers' salaries, at least at the lowest l [...]	2003-10-03 18:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB NI
03LAGOS2078	CHEVRON'S VIEW ON THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE FUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Chevron management some two weeks ago President Obasanjo ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to cancel all outstanding orders for refined petroleum products, thus committing the country to an abrupt course of petroleum market reform and libe [...]	2003-10-08 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ELAB ECON NI
03LAGOS2140	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO EX-IM QUERIES ON NIGERIAN [...] (U) Rumors of distress in the Nigerian banking sector have raised doubts about the industry's health and prompted questions about certain banks' stability. Post's response follows. 2. (U) Rumors of a list of distressed banks first surfaced in mid-August. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) an [...]	2003-10-17 12:46:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PINR NI EXIM
03LAGOS2144	NIGERIAN BANKS: LARGELY HEALTHY BUT HARDLY [...] (U) Summary: Rumors of distress have whispered through Nigeria's financial sector since mid-August, fueled in part by the suspension of two banks from the industry's clearinghouse and in part by investigations of ten or twelve others said to be facing temporary liquidity problems. Some banks [...]	2003-10-17 13:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PINR NI
03LAGOS2187	SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - OCTOBER 14 TO 24, 2003 [...] (U) Although most Nigerian and foreign election observers acknowledged that the Spring 2003 gubernatorial, National Assembly and Presidential elections were rife with fraud, all agreed and all urged disgruntled losing candidates and political parties to pursue their claims and complaints in t [...]	2003-10-23 12:25:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
03LAGOS2189	NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL INFO RE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reports that the approval, importation and labeling of food products, including products of agricultural biotechnology, is governed by the Drug and Related Products Act (as amended) and relate [...]	2003-10-23 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI
03LAGOS2193	NIGERIA: WARRI UPDATE 10/24/03 - ITSEKIRI WANT TO [...] (C) Summary. After more than a month of peace, clashes between ethnic groups in the Niger Delta appear on the rise, although less deadly than generally reported in the media. We have received reports of attacks and counter-attacks at multiple locations since Sunday, October 19. Chevron securit [...]	2003-10-24 09:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PINR PINS PHUM ASEC NI
03LAGOS2232	ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: TEX-MEX MEETS EDO OGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Odidi of Edo State spent 18 years in the U.S., became a U.S. citizen, and made enough money to return to his native town and go into politics. While in the U.S., he absorbed American values and political culture, and now balances those ideas and aspirations against the [...]	2003-10-29 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2283	EBONYI STATE: FIELD OF DREAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Making something out of Ebonyi state will be a challenge. It's in the middle of nowhere, and with Nigerian agriculture in the doldrums the state's prospects seem modest. It's a new state, though, and to beat the odds its leadership has seized on careful fiscal policy, low ov [...]	2003-11-03 17:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2330	OBASANJO, OIL MARKETERS WIN OVER LABOR AND CIVIL [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-10 18:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2349	OUT IN AFRICA: A VISIT TO EKITI STATE [...] (U) Summary. PolOffs made a one day familiarization visit to the tiny land-locked State of Ekiti. In April 2003, Ekiti, like its neighboring states in the southwest except Lagos, got rid of its Alliance for Democracy governor and elected a representative of the ruling Peoples Democratic Part [...]	2003-11-13 12:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI NI
03LAGOS2354	FMR BIAFRAN PRESIDENT GENERAL OJUKWU MEETS WITH CG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and POLOFF (notetaker) met with former Biafran President General Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his assistant Prince Bob J. Onyema on 10 November. Ojukwu has plans to travel to the US at the end of November. Ojukwu discussed court cases contesting the res [...]	2003-11-14 10:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV PNAT SOCI EPET NI XY
03LAGOS2371	BAKASSI: THE VIEW FROM CROSS RIVER STATE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-18 15:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV PREL NI
03LAGOS239	NIGERIA: AD PARTY - CONSENSUS OF YORUBA NATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent factionalization, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State presented the public with a face of party consensus in their January 8 gubernatorial congress. Following his challengers' disqualification, incumbent Governor Bola Tinubu took the nomination unopposed. [...]	2003-01-30 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KWMN NI
03LAGOS2399	NATIONS WITHIN A NATION: A VISIT TO EDO AND ONDO [...] (U) Summary. The impact of the ethnic diversity of Nigeria's close to 400 distinct ethnic groups on the country's politics and developing democracy was made clearer in a recent visit to Edo and Ondo States. Ondo State, is older by decades than its neighbor Edo and has regional governing expe [...]	2003-11-21 16:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03LAGOS2422	NIGERIA'S TRANSITION TO A DEREGULATED DOWNSTREAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the monthly Businessman's Lunch held at the American Guest Quarters pub in Lagos on November 6, executives of two major fuel marketing companies confirmed that the sector is essentially deregulated, and that there is no significant threat of mass action by organized labor (ref [...]	2003-11-26 10:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PINR EINV NI
03LAGOS2462	SECOND FIDDLE NO LONGER [...] (U) Summary: Two major players, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and Econet Wireless Nigeria Limited, dominate Nigeria's mobile communications industry. The latter has long played second fiddle to its much larger competitor, but Econet executives insist that with Vodacom Group's purchase of [...]	2003-12-05 17:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
03LAGOS2493	ETHNIC CLASHES ON THE BENIN RIVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Friday, December 5, Itsekiri militants attacked Ijaws in boats and in villages on the Benin River, north of Warri. There are reports of houses burned and 19 persons killed. Nigerian military forces reacted quickly, and although some related skirmishes were reported on Satur [...]	2003-12-09 16:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET PGOV PHUM PINR EINV NI
03LAGOS25	FULBRIGHT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: The 3rd annual conference of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria (FAAN) was held from November 25-28 at Nsukka, home of the first indigenous Nigerian university. The three-day program with the theme "Globalization and Development In Nigeria" included addresses by the CPAO an [...]	2003-01-06 11:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NI
03LAGOS2535	A PEACE FORUM FOR WARRING PEOPLE OF WARRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Lagos officers observed the initial meeting of the Warri Forum on Peace, Security, and Human Rights organized by USG grantee Academic Associates PeaceWorks (AAPW) November 18-20 in the Delta State capital of Asaba (reftel). Partially funded through USAID and DRL, the me [...]	2003-12-16 10:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS EPET PINR MCAP SOCI NI
03LAGOS2565	A POTENTIAL POWERHOUSE AMONG NIGERIAN PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary. Odua Telecommunicaions, a subsidiary of Nigeria's Odua Investment Group, is one of a handful of private telephone operators. The firm won several 3.5 GHz licenses in June 2002 and hopes to break new ground in Nigeria's southwest by introducing improved fixed wireless services. I [...]	2003-12-17 15:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON SCUL NI
03LAGOS2574	PRICE CAPS AND STRIKES CAUSE NIGERIA'S DOWNSTREAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Barely 60 days after President Obasanjo declared Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector officially and completely deregulated, and 30 days after he replaced the head of the powerful national petroleum corporation, a GON regulatory agency shut down fuel stations of a US-based compan [...]	2003-12-18 05:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ELAB PGOV NI
03LAGOS2606	NIGERIA: WHEN DOVES FIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF and Economic Counselor met on December 1 with Femi Falana, former president of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and well-known international human rights lawyer, to discuss the internal battle for power within the CDHR. CDHR executives have accused Fa [...]	2003-12-19 11:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR NI
03LAGOS2607	NIGERIA: 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post is pleased to provide the following update to the 2003 National Trade Estimate Report. The figures in paragraph 2 will be updated by USTR. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $4.9 billion in 2002, a d [...]	2003-12-22 05:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV ECON NI
03LAGOS322	NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICIZED ISLAM IN THE [...] (C) Summary. Islam as a factor in politics in southwestern Nigeria and the threat of the imposition of Shari'a (Koranic law) in the south are not current or near-term possibilities. However, all observers agree that overwhelming poverty, and uncertainty and possible instability in governm [...]	2003-02-13 10:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PINR PTER NI
03LAGOS344	NIGERIA: DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES [...] On Saturday, February 15, employees from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) went on strike to contest unpaid salaries and benefits and protest the GON's refusal to grant DPR autonomy. DPR is the agency that supervises tanker loadings and authorizes movement of crude oil at Nigeria's [...]	2003-02-18 16:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV NI
03LAGOS369	LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, NATIONAL [...] (C) Begin summary. Lagos State Governor Tinubu told ConGen and DAS Bridgewater February 16 that he has asked the Lagos State Assembly to issue a resolution declaring that no new construction be permitted along "Embassy Row" on Victoria Island. Tinubu assured ConGen that he will do all he can [...]	2003-02-21 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ETRD NI
03LAGOS499	NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 28 [...] This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Long Lines - Short on Answers; Fuel Crisis Continues --Obasanjo Offers Onshore/Offshore Compromise --Exxon-Mobil Produces Early from Yoho Fields, and --Marginal Oil Fields Awarded --------------------------------------------- ------- [...]	2003-03-07 12:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03LAGOS504	NIGERIA: WHO WAS MARSHALL HARRY? [...] (U) SUMMARY. Marshall Harry's death on March 5 is the latest in a series of murders regarded by southern Nigerians as political assassinations. Harry engendered bitter rivalries as a notorious power-player and strategist who aimed to shift power to South-south minorities, including Rivers S [...]	2003-03-07 17:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC KDEM NI
03LAGOS505	NIGERIA: HARRY'S MURDER FLAMES PORT HARCOURT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Marshall Harry's death on March 5 is the latest in a series of murders regarded by southern Nigerians as political assassinations. His death has raised tensions in the Rivers State capital of Port Harcourt, where the leading opposition presidential candidate plns to hold a rall [...]	2003-03-07 17:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC KDEM NI
03LAGOS524	DON'T SHOW ME THE MONEY; NIGERIA GOING [...] SUMMARY: As in many developing economies with high inflation and a devalued currency, consumers in Nigeria often must bring literally bags of money to the store to make even routine purchases. Checks are used almost exclusively for business-to-business transactions, and credit cards are acce [...]	2003-03-12 15:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN NI

03LAGOS563	NIGERIA: SOUTH TENSE AS POLITICAL VIOLENCE RISES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Southern civic and media groups have diverse views of the coming elections, ranging from optimistic anticipation of leadership change to fear of ruthless power tactics. Some analysts predict "bloody" elections in Kwara and the South-South states, but relative calm in Lagos and [...]	2003-03-17 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM NI
03LAGOS575	OIL EXEC SAYS NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION AT FULL [...] (C) Summary. A senior industry source reports that Nigerian crude oil production is currently at full capacity. He states that Nigeria is likely producing just over 2.2 million barrels of crude per day. Ongoing communal violence in the Delta region is beginning to affect Shell Oil's product [...]	2003-03-18 18:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON ASEC PINS NI
03LAGOS624	NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS UPDATE - CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) Proprietary information please hold closely. 2. (SBU) Summary. The situation at ChevronTexaco's Escravos compound has deteriorated markedly since the March 20 arrival of government troops to quell the confrontation between Ijaw and Itsikiri villagers over local political pow [...]	2003-03-24 06:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV PHUM NI
03LAGOS631	NIGERIA: TOTALFINAELF SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT FOUR [...] (C) Summary. TotalFinaElf (TFE) has become the latest victim of the strife between the Ijaws and Itsekiris in the Niger Delta. TFE has withdrawn its employees from four fields and ceased production there. The Ijaws, in an effort to ensure that their complaints are heard, now threaten to destr [...]	2003-03-24 18:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PINS ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM NI
03LAGOS707	TFIZ01: WAITING FOR A SIGN: NIGERIA OIL EXECS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the informal setting of a monthly luncheon, oil company executives today talked about the crisis in the Niger River delta (refs A and B),and indicated the industry is in no hurry to return evacuated employees to the swamps. They consider the loss of revenue from the closed [...]	2003-04-04 06:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03LAGOS731	TFIZ01: BACK IN BUSINESS - CHEVRON NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to recent news reports and statements by oil executives that companies are not ready to resume operations in the delta region anytime soon, Chevron confirmed today that it had been returning workers to its transfer station and tank farm at Escravos this week. As of Apr [...]	2003-04-04 17:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03LAGOS827	NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, April 22 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Slowly but Surely: Delta Oil Operations Ramp Up -- Between the Lines: Fuel Shortages Continue During Elections -- Fits and Starts: NEPA Privatization Continues while Power Capacity Expands Amidst Crises and Outages --------------------------------- [...]	2003-04-23 06:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03LAGOS85	NIGERIA: BARKING DOWN A DRY WELL - FEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria should endure no economic losses due to the decision of the ICJ awarding the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. Despite speculation of vast crude reserves offshore, several existing oil wells in the waters impacted by the decision appear to be non-producing and there is li [...]	2003-01-12 09:24:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PBTS ENRG EFIS PGOV NI CM
03LAGOS87	AGOA AND NIGERIA: CAN ITS TEXTILE FIRMS STILL [...] Summary. Textile provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) encourage millions of dollars in foreign investment, create thousands of new jobs and boost exports across Africa, except in Nigeria. Sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy has not taken advantage of AGOA's dut [...]	2003-01-13 07:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KTEX NI
03LAGOS886	NIGERIA: SOUTH-SOUTH ELECTION LOSERS PLAY WAITING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Nigeria's South-south, all six of the incumbent governors of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) had their reelection confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the April 19 election. The degree of election tampering varied starkly across [...]	2003-04-28 12:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ASEC SOCI NI
03LAGOS888	NIGERIA: YORUBA CONTROL OF SOUTHWEST POLITICS A [...] (U) Summary. Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sweeps in recent legislative and gubernatorial elections show that rule of "old line" leaders of the mainly-Yoruba Alliance for Democracy Party and the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, has ended. Five of the six States in the [...]	2003-04-28 14:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
03LAGOS99	Nigeria: Biweekly Energy Report No. 1 [...] Summary. In late December, the Government of Nigeria (GON) released 24 billion Naira to its international oil joint venture partners in payment of arrears outstanding since the last era of military rule (l994-99). The deferral of payments had slowed investment by Nigeria's joint partners in [...]	2003-01-14 08:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON PINS NI
03LONDON9572	UNITED KINGDOM - 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy London's contributions to the 2003 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report. Embassy input is keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]	2003-11-26 17:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PREL PGOV UK
03MAPUTO1007	AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]	2003-07-21 08:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03MAPUTO1652	CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-25 08:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MAPUTO1755	MOZAMBIQUE INCSR PART II SUBMISSION - MONEY [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR, Part II: Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering in Mozambique is related to bank fraud and corruption. Lax oversight and weak banking regulations make Mozambique's financial institutions vulnerable to money la [...]	2003-12-18 11:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR PGOV MZ KCOR
03MBABANE147	THE JET SAGA: IS AN END IN SIGHT? [...] SUMMARY: A SELECT COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER AND THREE OTHER CABINET MINISTERS ACTED ILLEGALLY IN CONTRACTING TO PURCHASE A PRIVATE JET FOR KING MSWATI III AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $72 MILLION USD. THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR AND ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEMBER TOLD TH [...]	2003-03-20 06:20:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AGOA WZ
03MONTREAL1076	Phased Expansion Plans for Montreal's Dorval Airport [...] This cable contains input from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: Montreal's Dorval International Airport recently opened Phase 1 of a planned three-stage, C$700 million expansion that will include new and improved facilities as well as integration of the airport into the local and regional transp [...]	2003-08-11 21:28:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN PREL CA
03MONTREAL1222	POTENTIAL THREAT TO POTUS, SECSTATE AND SECDEF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 4, 2003, the RCMP in Montreal notified the RSO's Office that during the month of August, a subject identified as Eric FOREST, a Canadian citizen, DOB: 04/30/1976, indicated to the RCMP that he would travel [...]	2003-09-05 20:18:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
03MONTREAL1377	World Anti-Doping Agency has Financial Problems [...] SUMMARY: The World Ant-Doping Agency (WADA) is experiencing financial problems because member countries, including the United States, are behind on paying dues, according to WADA President Richard Pound. The agency collected 80 percent of its U.S.$20 million budget in 2002 and thus far, has r [...]	2003-09-29 20:48:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	KOLY SCUL SNAR TBIO PREL CA CH
03MONTREAL204	BORDER UPDATE - CANADIAN IMMIGRATION DIGS OUT OLD [...] SUMMARY: A LONG-STANDING CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA (CIC) PRACTICE HAS CHANGED. ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO PREVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADMITTED IMMEDIATELY INTO CANADA ARE NOW TURNED OVER TO USINS UNTIL A CIC APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED. END SUMMARY. 2. STARTING IN LATE 2002, LARGE NUMBERS [...]	2003-02-14 16:30:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREF KPAO PBTS KISL PGOV PREL CVIS CA CIC
03MONTREAL245	QUEBEC TELECOMS STRUGGLE WITH OVERCAPACITY, LACK OF [...] SUMMARY: QUEBEC'S TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY, A SECTOR WHICH AT ITS PEAK IN 1999 SUPPORTED 114,500 JOBS, CUT MORE THAN 21,000 JOBS IN 2002. ANALYSTS ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER ROUGH YEAR WITH LOW INVESTMENT RATES AND A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES IN SMALLER COMPANIES. END SUMMARY. 2. MON [...]	2003-02-25 12:19:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETTC CA BEXP
03MONTREAL4	APPARENT ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM PRIMARILY PAKISTAN RESIDING [...] SUMMARY: SOME 200 ALIENS, MOST OF THEM OF PAKISTANI ORIGIN, FLOCKED TO THE NEW YORK-QUEBEC BORDER POST OF CHAMPLAIN-LACOLLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FILE FOR THE STATUS OF POLITICAL REFUGEE AT THE CANADIAN BORDER IMMIGRATION OFFICE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. PAKISTANI CLAIMANTS SAID THEY WERE N [...]	2003-01-03 21:27:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG KPAO SOCI KISL PGOV PTER PREL PBTS CA
03MONTREAL453	Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996, [...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...]	2003-04-02 18:07:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA
03MONTREAL910	Bombardier Aerospace Focuses on Regional Jet [...] This cable contains contributions from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: The flagship of Quebec's aerospace industry, Bombardier Inc., identifies itself as the number three airplane maker after long-haul jet makers Boeing and Airbus. But the company is known in the aerospace business as the leadi [...]	2003-07-11 21:05:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL CA
03MONTREAL979	TAMIL TIGERS FUND-RAISER IN MONTREAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: A Local Canadian Law Enforcement Source has informed Post that there will be a "Tamil Olympics" the week of 28 July 20O3 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Source reports that this event is a fund raiser for the Tamil Tigers Terrorist Organization (LTTE). 2. (S/NF) According [...]	2003-07-25 21:59:00	Consulate Montreal	SECRET	PTER KVPR PINR
03NASSAU1066	POWERS BEHIND THE THRONE IN THE PLP GOVERNMENT - [...] (C) In two separate meetings May 27 and 28, DCM and POL/ECON section chief met the two individuals outside of the Bahamian government considered to have the most influence on Prime Minister Perry Christie's government. Wealthy businessman Frankie Wilson, a prominent campaign contributor and [...]	2003-06-03 20:54:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BF
03NASSAU2124	BAHAMIAN DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES TO CUBA AND CHINA [...] (C) Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell is pursuing a new activist foreign policy focused around overtures to both Cuba and the People's Republic of China. Both Havana and Beijing should be pleased. Reportedly, The Bahamas will send a resident consul general to Havana and, in addition t [...]	2003-10-22 12:35:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV BF CU UK
03NASSAU2321	CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION; CAN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) Nancy Iris, Deputy Director for the Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration (PRM) visited Nassau from October 13 - October 17, 2003. The Political Officer and Ms. Iris attended meetings with various government officials, members from NGOs, and toured the migrant detention center in [...]	2003-11-24 16:22:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SMIG BF
03NASSAU2421	BISHOP ELLIS RELISHES ROLE AS POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-09 18:04:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF PGOV PINR SCUL SOCI
03NASSAU577	BAHAMAS - THRID ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] The Bahamas, although rife with alien and drug smuggling, has no indications of being a country of origin, transit, or destination for international trafficking in men, women, or children. Post discussed this issue with governmental sources including the Foreign Ministry, The Department of [...]	2003-03-17 21:52:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF
03NASSAU586	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2003-03-18 16:47:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON EFIN PREL CARICOM
03NASSAU722	HUBERT INGRAHAM A YEAR LATER - NO EXCUSES, NO [...] (C) POL/ECON section chief met with former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on April 8 for a wide-ranging discussion of his tenure in office and current Bahamian politics. Ingraham freely gave his opinions about current political developments such as the upcoming Free National Movement (FNM) co [...]	2003-04-10 10:58:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BF SNAR
03NASSAU925	ARTICLE 98 -- A NON-ISSUE FOR CARICOM [...] Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM Archer infers that CARICOM will not support Article 98 and clears post confusion based on mixed signals from the Prime Minster (positive) and the Foreign Ministry (negative). In relation to Cuba, he states that CARICOM will not support discussion on the country [...]	2003-05-13 21:55:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BF PGOV CARICOM
03OTTAWA1065	IRAQI EMBASSY IN CANADA [...] (S) We discussed reftel (A) demarche with Chris Hull, Foreign Affairs Desk Officer for Iraq, on April 11. Hull told us that the GoC continues to monitor closely the activities of the one Iraqi diplomat remaining in country, Charge Mamdouh Mustafa, and had no indication that he was destroying [...]	2003-04-11 21:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL IZ CA
03OTTAWA1123	CANADA-U.S SECURITY RELATIONS - GETTING PAST IRAQ [...] (C) With U.S.-Canada relations in flux and the role of the United Nations in question, Canadian foreign policy is at a crossroads. The postponement of the President's state visit to Ottawa, after Canada chose not to participate in Iraq and senior GoC officials criticized the U.S.-led effort, h [...]	2003-04-22 12:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CA IZ
03OTTAWA1149	ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...]	2003-04-24 15:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA
03OTTAWA1168	OTTAWA: LETTER FROM U/S LARSON AND TAYLOR ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel message April 25 to Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of the Canadian International Development SIPDIS Agency (CIDA) and to Jonathan Fried, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, with a copy to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GOC is discussing al [...]	2003-04-25 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA1190	IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: CANADA OFFERS AIR TRANSPORT, [...] (C) Canadian Prime Minister Chretien issued an Iraqi reconstruction press release on April 29, announcing that Canada is ready to make available elements of its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART); Canadian transport aircraft to support humanitarian assistance efforts and reconstruction m [...]	2003-04-29 21:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID KCRM KJUS IZ CA
03OTTAWA1221	CANADA: PRIME MINISTER SUGGESTS HE MIGHT MOVE [...] (U) During an address at a Liberal Party fund raiser in Toronto on April 29, Prime Minster Jean Chretien stated that his government plans to introduce legislation that would decriminalize the possession of "small amounts" of marijuana. Chretien stated that the proposed bill would eliminate cri [...]	2003-04-30 21:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV CA
03OTTAWA1265	CANADIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: NORTHERN TIGER BEING [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The tiger's roar is beginning to weaken. In spite of a strong energy sector, respectable domestic demand and sound provincial finances, forecasters, including the Bank of [...]	2003-05-05 19:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1284	CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...]	2003-05-06 21:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM CA
03OTTAWA1304	Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] Health Canada's response concerning reftel demarche was unequivocal: Canada will not support deletion of FCTC Article 30 at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). In Canada's view, the text of the Convention is now in its final form and it is too late in the process to revisit the text and [...]	2003-05-08 16:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL CA WHO
03OTTAWA1306	Still no details on revised Canadian ITER bid [...] In December 2002 during the 7th ITER Negotiations meeting in Barcelona, the Canadian delegation announced that in light of the competing proposals made by the European Union and Japan to host ITER, it would reassess its offer with a view to indicating a revised position early in 2003. 2. [...]	2003-05-08 16:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TNGD ENRG EINV CA
03OTTAWA1322	CANADA: DECRIMINALIZATION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, poloffs were briefed by Terry Cormier, Director of DFAIT's International Crime and Terrorism Division, and Kevin O'Shea, Director of DFAIT's United States General Relations Division, on the Canadian government's plans to decrease legal sanctions for the possession of sma [...]	2003-05-08 20:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA1325	CANADA: MANITOBANS GO TO THE POLLS JUNE 3 [...] (U) Summary. Riding high in the public opinion polls, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer (New Democratic Party -- NDP) ended weeks of speculation by calling a provincial election for June 3. Re-election of the NDP government will keep alive Canadian opposition to U.S. proposals seeking to alleviate [...]	2003-05-09 15:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV ECON CA
03OTTAWA1349	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIFTING OF IRAQ SANCTIONS [...] (C) We conveyed points contained reftel on May 9 to Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT's Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Sinclair said Canada welcomed the news that the resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq had been introduced in the UN Security Council. He indicated that Canada [...]	2003-05-12 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1383	INTERNET PHARMACIES: MANITOBA LEADS THE WAY IN [...] SUMMARY - WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR, MANITOBA HAS BECOME A HUB FOR THE GROWING CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICALS FROM CANADA TO THE U.S. CANADIAN INTERNET PHARMACIES, SOME OF WHICH FILL MORE THAT 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS A DAY, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TAKI [...]	2003-05-15 16:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND CA
03OTTAWA1432	CANADA REPORTS FIRST NORTH AMERICA BSE CASE [...] (U) Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Van Clief notified Ambassador on May 20 that the Minister would announce that afternoon Canada's (and North America's) first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal not imported from Europe. Agriculture Canada's draft press release -- [...]	2003-05-20 19:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO CA
03OTTAWA144	CANADA ON ESDI/P AND EU BALKANS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Canada is pleased with the upswing in NATO-EU relations in the wake of the Prague and Copenhagen summits (reftel A),but shares our concern about unity of command issues. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, told us that Canada still had questi [...]	2003-01-14 19:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU CA BK NATO
03OTTAWA1487	CANADA'S INTENTIONS REGARDING SAFE THIRD COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on May 23, officials with Citizenship and Immigration Canada told poloffs that while Canada is prepared to meet its commitments concerning the resettlement of refugees under its Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, it will not begin to do so until that [...]	2003-05-27 17:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SMIG CA CIC
03OTTAWA1497	CANADA: GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES LEGISLATIVE CHANGES [...] Summary: On May 27, Canada's Minister of Health Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice Martin Cauchon, and Solicitor General Wayne Easter presented to the House of Commons the long-awaited legislative reforms to Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act pertaining to marijuana. Debate in the [...]	2003-05-27 21:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV CA
03OTTAWA1539	MISSILE DEFENSE: CANADA ANNOUNCES DECISION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Canadian Government announced on May 29 that it has decided to enter into discussions with the U.S. on missile defense participation. This decision represents a dramatic shift in Canadian policy on missile defense, which was generally viewed in a negative light her [...]	2003-05-29 21:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CA
03OTTAWA1568	NO AIR CANADA FLIGHTS TO BEIRUT NOW [...] Classified by Economic Minister Counselor Michael Gallagher for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). Â [...]	2003-06-02 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR PTER PINR CA LE
03OTTAWA160	CANADIAN ECONOMIC FORECAST: NORTHERN TIGER [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Canada's economy is like the "Energizer Bunny" - it just keeps going and going. Canada should post a solid 3.3 percent annual increase in real GDP in 2002, which is more t [...]	2003-01-15 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1605	G8; MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY [...] "We'd be better off with the G-Zero." Columnist William Watson noted in the conservative English-language daily the Montreal Gazette (6/3): "The big news story in France yesterday was the length of the handshake on Sunday when Jacques Chirac welcomed George W. Bush to the G8 summit. The Fren [...]	2003-06-06 19:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA1722	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]	2003-06-18 15:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1740	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]	2003-06-19 16:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1746	GOC CUT GROWTH EXPECTATIONS FOR CANADIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOC EXPECT LOWER GROWTH ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On June 3, the Bank of Canada downgraded its 2003 growth outlook for Canada from nearly 4%, in May, to 2. [...]	2003-06-19 20:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1758	AFGHANISTAN FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT: CANADIAN [...] (SBU) The Canadian Government reacted very evenly to the June 19 decision by U.S. Air Force LTGEN Bruce Carlson not to proceed with courts martial against two pilots who mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Chretien said the matter is now closed as far as the Canadi [...]	2003-06-20 18:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS CA AF
03OTTAWA1797	WHAT IS CANADIAN? GOC REVIEWS ITS DEFINITION OF [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canada applies various tests to define "Canadian content" of entertainment products, in order to make funding decisions and to enforce broadcast content requirements. On June 17, the GOC announced results of a year-long review (reftel) of the definition of "Canadian c [...]	2003-06-25 12:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL CA
03OTTAWA1812	Canada's Uranium: A primer [...] Canada is the largest uranium producer in the world - in 2002 production was 11,607 metric tonnes of uranium, about one-third of total world production. Canada typically provides 20 to 30 percent of uranium used in the United States. The two main players are Cameco, a Canadian-based publicly [...]	2003-06-26 18:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ETRD ENRG KNNP CA
03OTTAWA1866	A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH AHMED MOHAMED ALI [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Ahmed Mohamed Ali al-Khawi, Chairman of the Yemen Banking Association (YBA),discussed the fight against terrorist financing and Yemen's economic [...]	2003-06-30 20:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR YM ZR
03OTTAWA1876	Update 44 - Ontario SARS (July 2, 2003): WHO [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-03 13:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA
03OTTAWA1924	SCENE-SETTER FOR TRI- AND BILATERAL ENERGY MEETINGS [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. In preparation for the forthcoming meetings of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and U.S.- Canada Energy Consultative Mechanism (ECM) in Ottawa July 15-17, post provides the following u [...]	2003-07-09 13:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1927	SOFTWOOD LUMBER: A MODEST PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: We appear to be moving toward yet another trade-restrictive, time-limited softwood lumber agreement. If so, it might be useful to think now about what we could do to come up with a more durable solution while the temporary measures are in place. The fact that current trade law [...]	2003-07-09 16:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR SENV CA
03OTTAWA1975	OFFICIAL INFORMAL - DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND ADDITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-14 14:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA2001	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-15 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KRIM CA PRE
03OTTAWA2002	2003 CANADIAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA Openness to Foreign Investment General Attitude ---------------- 2. With few exceptions, Canada offers foreign investors full national treatment within the context of a [...]	2003-07-15 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KTDB KSPR CA OPIC
03OTTAWA2014	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-16 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA2062	MAGAZINES: GOC CUTS ITS MAGAZINE SUPPORT FUND, [...] On July 8 the GOC announced cuts/changes to its funding programs in support of Canadian magazines. These programs were the key measures put in place in 1999 following resolution of a U.S.-Canada bilateral dispute concerning periodicals. In making the cuts, the GOC pronounced the magazine i [...]	2003-07-18 18:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL CA
03OTTAWA2091	CANADA: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MANLEY DROPS OUT OF [...] (U) John Manley, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, withdrew from the Liberal Party leadership race on July 22, saying that Paul Martin's lead is insurmountable. Manley said that his campaign reviewed party membership lists over the weekend, and determined that it would not [...]	2003-07-22 19:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA2103	UNDOF: DRAWDOWN OF CANADIAN CONTINGENT [...] (C) Canada confirmed to us that is does intend to reduce its contribution to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) over the next 12 months, but that it will not do so before ensuring adequate backfill by others. We discussed reftel (A) concerns with Barbara Martin, Director of Foreign A [...]	2003-07-23 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL IS SY CA JA
03OTTAWA2104	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; ICC [...] "Fallout from Iraq" The centrist Winnipeg Free Press observed (7/8): "...Mr. Bush's reasons for going to war may be questioned more and more sharply, as next year's presidential election approaches, if popular support for the Iraq invasion ebbs and poor performance of the U.S. economy saps [...]	2003-07-23 18:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2109	CANADA RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN OVER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Graham announced on July 23 that Canada is recalling its Ambassador to Iran after Iran proceeded to bury photojournalist Zahra Kazemi rather than return her body to Canada. Kazemi's son in Montreal had called for the body to be returned to Canada, and Graham said that Kaz [...]	2003-07-23 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR CA
03OTTAWA2115	IAEA/IRAN: CANADA AGREES ON NEED TO MOVE UP EL [...] (C) Canada agrees with us that the IAEA Director General's next report on Iran needs to be issued prior to August 29 in order to mount an effective campaign before the September 8-12 Board of Governors meeting (ref. A),but believes that August 15 may not be feasible. Terry Wood, Foreign Affai [...]	2003-07-24 18:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA2125	CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"),but it is at [...]	2003-07-24 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY CA
03OTTAWA2128	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; AFRICA; [...] "Two down, one to go" Under the sub-heading, "The good news from Iraq: There's food in the markets, a new governing council and Saddam's sons are dead," columnist Margaret Wente wrote in the leading Globe and Mail (7/24): "As for the situation in Iraq, I have a hunch it's going better than [...]	2003-07-25 14:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2129	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST [...] "Bush's 16 words" The conservative National Post opined (7/22): "...As things stand, the pro-and anti-Bush camps sit at a sort of stalemate, both sides waiting for the leak that will definitively vindicate their version of events. But it is more likely the brouhaha will end with an inconclu [...]	2003-07-25 14:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2138	INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT FOR CANADA [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview -- No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or do [...]	2003-07-28 18:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA2149	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Bush can't afford to go it alone" Columnist Carol Goar commented in the liberal Toronto Star (7/25): "On the one hand, there's pride. It would be humiliating for U.S. President George Bush, who dismissed the United Nations as ineffectual and irrelevant just four months ago, to turn to the [...]	2003-07-29 14:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2173	MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA; ECONIMIC ISSUES/WTO; [...] "The Plague" Editorialist Mario Roy wrote in the centrist La Presse (7/29): "Five years ago the main obstacle to fighting AIDS was the cost: $10,000 per year per patient. Today AIDS victims can be treated for less than a dollar a day. Important financial contributions are presently being ma [...]	2003-07-31 16:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2225	Canadian Invasive Species Plan due soon, USG and [...] Officials of Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans expect a public rollout of a draft framework for managing Alien Invasive Species in autumn 2003. There may not be much meat on the bones of the draft strategy, and a year of consultations and further drafting will be [...]	2003-08-06 16:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2235	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; [...] "Stumbling block on road to peace" The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/5): "...Bush has been pressing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to divert the path of the barrier so it consumes less West Bank territory. But Sharon last week dismissed Bush's request to dismantle or move the fence.... [...]	2003-08-07 18:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP
03OTTAWA2236	MEDIA REACTION: LIBERIA [...] "Share the burden" The conservative National Post opined (8/1): "Liberia's 14-year-old civil war may finally be ending. Last Wednesday, the country's giant neighbour, Nigeria, agreed to send 1,300 peacekeepers to help end hostilities.... On Monday, the European Union voiced support for a mu [...]	2003-08-07 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2237	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM; MIDDLE EAST; [...] "Secrets of Sept. 11" The leading Globe and Mail (7/31) editorialized: "...The intelligence and technical flaws, many of which were already known or the subject of intense speculation, are detailed in a damning report [the joint U.S. congressional inquiry into the terrorist attacks of Sept. [...]	2003-08-07 19:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2261	NATO SYG RACE: SPECULATION ABOUT CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While NATO has never before had a non-European Secretary General, the name of Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley has now surfaced as a possible candidate. While we do not have a sense for what Manley's prospects are in Brussels, we expect that he would jump at the chance [...]	2003-08-08 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CA NATO
03OTTAWA2306	MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA; NATO; IRAQ; NORTH [...] "Taylor's odious exit' The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/12): "Charles Taylor has finally been pried from power in Liberia, and that's a relief. It offers hope, however faint, for the 3.3 million people who have endured 14 blood-spattered years under his kleptocratic reign of terror first a [...]	2003-08-12 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2351	Canada seeks "Collective Security" Approach on Food [...] The Canadian Government desires to work closely with USG on biosecurity and harmonize forthcoming regulations stemming from the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). During an August 12 meeting with Robert Wright, number two at the Privy Council Office (PCO) and overseer of Canada's border security effort [...]	2003-08-18 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO PREL CA
03OTTAWA2358	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN; NORTH KOREA [...] "What should NATO do in Afghanistan?" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/18): "What's to be done when your raison d'tre has disappeared? That has been the question faced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold War. Who is NATO's enemy now that the Soviet empire [...]	2003-08-19 14:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2376	GOC FEDERAL ROLE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ALIEN INVASIVE [...] An effective Canadian plan to deal with Alien Invasive Species (AIS) will require close coordination between provincial and federal governments, as well as renewed accountability and collaboration between federal government departments. This cable outlines the federal-provincial jurisdiction [...]	2003-08-21 12:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2387	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Bittersweet liberty" Andre Pratte editorialized in Montreal's centrist French language daily La Presse (8/20): "...No one knows who is trying to put a spoke in the American's wheel...but one thing is certain, their macabre task will be rendered easier by the fact that they will find suppo [...]	2003-08-21 19:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2388	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA [...] "Rebuilding Iraq remains crucial" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/21): "Horrific as Tuesday's bomb attack was on Iraq's United Nations headquarters, no one who has followed events in that country can be surprised that matters have taken a turn for the worse. From the moment the United S [...]	2003-08-21 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2389	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; LIBYA; MIDDLE [...] "Going the distance" Under the sub-heading, "Acts of sabotage must not disrupt the rebuilding of Iraq," the nationalist Ottawa Citizen opined (8/19): "...Unquestionably, the escalating attacks against coalition soldiers, embassies and, most recently, utilities - a pipeline supplying Baghd [...]	2003-08-21 19:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2420	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ [...] "Shared vision can spare us from descent into barbarism" Columnist Catherine Ford observed in the right-of- center Calgary Herald (8/22): "...Moderation shouldn't be the dirtiest word in the lexicon of the Middle East, but it might as well be. As soon as the voice of reasonable compromise r [...]	2003-08-25 18:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2429	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "U.S. mired in a mess of its own making" Contributing foreign editor Eric Margolis commented in the conservative tabloid Ottawa Sun (8/24): "First, President George W. Bush, VP Dick Cheney and a coterie of neo-conservatives led by Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle misled Americans into an unp [...]	2003-08-26 12:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2454	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: CANADA TAKING LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Post delivered points contained reftel on August 26 to Adrian Norfolk, Acting Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. Norfolk said that Canada takes a long-term view towards the human rights situation in China. While Canada does n [...]	2003-08-27 20:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA2473	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; WTO; AFRICA; U.S. [...] "Leaving Iraq would be unparalleled disaster" Columnist David Warren reflected in the nationalist Ottawa Citizen (8/27): "...[T]he situation [in Iraq] continues to improve. It was never going to be a rose garden, but it is clear to impartial observers within the country that Iraqis themselve [...]	2003-08-29 12:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA274	YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...]	2003-01-24 22:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE
03OTTAWA327	EU-CANADA TRADE AND INVESTMENT "ENHANCEMENT" [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Reftel reported Brussels perspectives on plans for an EU-Canada "Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement," which were announced at the December 19 2002 EU-Canada Summit in Ottawa. Embassy Ottawa ECON staf [...]	2003-02-03 15:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD CA WTRO

03OTTAWA334	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message was prepared with assistance from Amconsul Calgary. 3. (U) Critical infrastructure protection is among the areas listed for bilateral action in the Ridge-Manley Smart Border plan. Canada is [...]	2003-02-03 21:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD EINV CA
03OTTAWA35	U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING [...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Jil [...]	2003-01-06 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN
03OTTAWA374	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) Transport Minister Collenette indicated to Ambassador on January 31 that the GOC is ready to start "exploratory talks" on further aviation liberalization with the United States. Collene [...]	2003-02-06 20:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SENV ECON CA
03OTTAWA385	Air Canada's financial woes may spur GOC to alter fees [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-07 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV CA
03OTTAWA443	CANADIAN CEO'S PUSH "NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY AND [...] THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHIEF EXECUTIVES (CEOCOUNCIL.CA),THE ORGANIZATION WHICH BUILT NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR U.S.-CANADA FREE TRADE IN THE 1980'S (AND THEREBY BUILT MUCH OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR NAFTA AND FTAA),IS LAUNCHING A SIMILARLY AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR THE CONTINENT'S TRILATER [...]	2003-02-14 17:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV CA
03OTTAWA49	YOUR MEETING WITH CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum is looking forward to discussing Iraq, missile defense, and NATO post-Prague in your January 9 meeting. Canada has told us it would participate militarily in a UN-blessed operation against Iraq, but is reserving judgement on participation if there i [...]	2003-01-08 13:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ CA NATO UN
03OTTAWA492	CANADIAN CABINET TO DISCUSS MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Following up on high-level consultations held in Washington January 28, the Canadian cabinet will be meeting soon to discuss potential missile defense cooperation with the United States. Missile defense is currently on the calendar for the February 25 Cabinet meeting (Cabinet normally mee [...]	2003-02-20 20:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL CA
03OTTAWA503	NATURAL GAS IN NORTH AMERICA: [...] (U) Although Canada's energy exports to the United States have grown at impressive rates in recent decades, making Canada our largest total energy supplier, Canada's conventional natural gas resources are maturing and production from current areas could peak within a decade. GOC forecasters ex [...]	2003-02-21 16:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD CA
03OTTAWA533	CANADA ON IAEA DG EL BARADEI'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns over Iran's nuclear program (reftel),and will continue pushing for a tough approach to Tehran by the IAEA. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us on February 21 that Canada believes Iran is technically in breach of its [...]	2003-02-25 20:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM IR CA
03OTTAWA540	CANADA SEARCHING FOR PARTNERS FOR ISAF IV AND V [...] (C) Since Defense Minister McCallum's February 12 announcement that Canada would contribute a battalion and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V (reftel),the GoC has been busy seeking potential partners. The GoC has stressed that it does not have the resources to lead ISAF alone, and it hop [...]	2003-02-26 15:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL AF CA ISAF
03OTTAWA566	ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of Canadian energy production and trade for the United States is reinforced by preliminary 2002 data. The statistics from Canada's National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show: . -- Canada [...]	2003-02-28 17:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA
03OTTAWA577	CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-28 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03OTTAWA588	CANADIAN VIEWS ON WSSD IMPLEMENTATION AND CSD [...] As requested in reftel, EST Counselor provided U.S. discussion papers, talking points and Q and A paper to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to the GOC coordinating committee on WSSD implementation. Returning from an extended absence, our main inte [...]	2003-03-03 21:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAID AORC CA UN
03OTTAWA589	CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]	2003-03-03 23:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA610	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "A volley of propaganda" Contributing foreign editor Eric Margolis wrote in the conservative tabloid Ottawa Sun (3/3): "...[W]hat I dislike even more than Saddam's nasty regime are government lies and propaganda. Since 9/11, Americans have been subjected to the most intense propaganda campa [...]	2003-03-06 16:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA612	Canadian Transportation Strategy Unveiled: Aviation [...] The Government of Canada's strategic vision for transportation policy was unveiled on February 25th, 2003. There appear to be no radical departures from past GOC positions; gradualism is the key note struck by the authors of the policy statement. The policy vision addresses all modes: air, mar [...]	2003-03-06 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV CA
03OTTAWA648	IMPLEMENTING THE AVIATION PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] This is an action request. Action request in paragraph 5. 2. After lengthy negotiations, late last year the U.S. and Canada concluded an aviation preclearance agreement that,among other items, provides increased protection for Department of Homeland Security inspection officers (formerly C [...]	2003-03-10 13:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC EAIR CA
03OTTAWA658	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "The American 'dream palace'" Columnist Jeffrey Simpson commented in the leading Globe and Mail (3/4): "...The 'dream palace' will be one in which the Americans are led by their political and military leaders through unfamiliar cultural territory, using largely inappropriate means toward lo [...]	2003-03-10 20:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA659	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFGHANISTAN; TURKEY [...] "Pope has zeal, but no answer on Iraq question" Columnist Marcus Gee noted in the leading Globe and Mail (3/6) that, "John Paul is dead against war and he is not afraid to say so.... To drive his antiwar message home, John Paul has met many of the leading players in the Iraq debate: British [...]	2003-03-10 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA660	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; TURKEY [...] "How to lose the war of public opinion" Under the sub-heading, "The Bush administration might think it has enough evidence to attack Saddam Hussein, but the polls show otherwise," Calgary Herald columnist Danielle Smith wrote in the nationalist Ottawa Citizen (3/7): "Had Saddam Hussein been [...]	2003-03-10 20:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP
03OTTAWA679	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Liberating Iraqis is main justification for war" Columnist Rosie DiManno writing from Jordan made the following observations in the liberal Toronto Star (3/10): "The most urgent and compelling reason for invading Iraq is the one never mentioned by bickering diplomats at the United Nations: [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA680	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Victory? Not yet" The conservative National Post opined (3/11): "...The truth is that nothing has yet been 'won' in Iraq - notwithstanding the wishful thinking we hear from Mr. Chretien, French President Jacques Chirac and the other world leaders whose desperation to avoid war is blurring [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA692	IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST [...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A),the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),the Privy Council Office (PCO),and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...]	2003-03-12 22:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA701	MEDIA REACTION: SERBIA; IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "A murder in Serbia" The leading Globe and Mail stressed (3/13): "...We hope the world sees this [assassination of reformist Prime Minister Zoran Djindjicas] more than just another in a line of troubles that have historically made the Balkans a powder keg. We hope its concern is for the cou [...]	2003-03-13 21:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA703	CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...]	2003-03-13 23:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA709	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; SERBIA [...] "Diplomacy's last days" The conservative National Post opined (3/14): "...Barring some blockbuster discovery by the inspectors, or an over-the-top sabre-rattling gesture from Saddam, the United States and Britain have little chance of convincing their opponents on the Security Council to ex [...]	2003-03-14 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA717	EC REG 1774/2002: CANADA SEEKS DELAY IN [...] Canada is concerned about the difficulty of implementing EC Regulation 1774/2002 on May 1 and, following receipt of Reftel demarche, sent a letter to the EC requesting a delay in implementation of the regulation concerning animal by-products. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and [...]	2003-03-14 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD USTR
03OTTAWA723	DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN [...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...]	2003-03-14 21:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KPLS CA
03OTTAWA747	CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent another UNSC resolution, Canada would not participate in a U.S.-led military coalition against Iraq. End Summary. 2. (S [...]	2003-03-17 23:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA773	CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ [...] (U) Corrected version of Ottawa 00747 (Changing classification to Confidential--please destroy previous cable). 2. (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent ano [...]	2003-03-19 15:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA899	Ontario Declares SARS Health Emergency [...] Summary: Late on March 26, the province of Ontario, faced with growing numbers of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),officially declared a "provincial emergency." This represents a dramatic upgrade of measures to contain the potential spread of SARS in the greater Toronto ar [...]	2003-03-27 17:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED SOCI TBIO CASC CA
03OTTAWA915	Biotech and labels in Canada, Update 2003 [...] There remains considerable political support for a mandatory labeling scheme by many Liberal party backbench Members of Parliament. This fact, coupled with the news that the effort to produce a voluntary biotech labeling standard is moribund may lead to a recrudescence of the issue and new pr [...]	2003-03-28 21:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO CA
03OTTAWA917	CANADA-IRAQ: WHAT NOW? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador Cellucci's widely reported expression of U.S. disappointment over official Canada's position on Iraq and the military campaign has precipitated a tidal wave of response. While senior Cabinet ministers clearly got the message and want to turn things around in the bi [...]	2003-03-28 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PTER CA
03OTTAWA985	ISAF: CANADIAN RECONNAISSANCE TEAM VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canada remains committed to providing a battle group and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V, but is making clear to potential partners that it will not serve as a lead or co-lead nation. While hoping for a substantial NATO role, Canada expects that Germany will end up as lead [...]	2003-04-04 21:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR CA NATO
03OTTAWA989	WGSARS: Canadian Federal Public Health Role [...] In Canada the provincial governments have the primary responsibility for health matters, including managing public health emergencies. The federal authorities nevertheless do play an important coordination role between the provinces, with other countries and the WHO. In addition to that role [...]	2003-04-07 14:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CA
03PARTO17	(U) SECRETARY POWELL'S DECEMBER 2, 2003 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-04 03:26:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
03PHNOMPENH922	CAMBODIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS RELEASE OF [...] (C) DURING A JUNE 4 MEETING ON THE CAMBODIAN ELECTIONS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION (SEPTEL),THE AMBASSADOR ASKED FOREIGN MINISTER HOR NAMHONG TO WEIGH IN WITH THE SPDC TO OBTAIN THE RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI. OBSERVING THAT THE DETENTION OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE RE [...]	2003-06-04 09:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM CB
03PRETORIA2471	FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SADC. [...] THESE TWO REVIEWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT PRESENT SOME NEW OR DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON THE PICTURE. THE STUDY ON EUROPEAN INVESTMENT INTO SOUTHERN AFRICA EMPHASIZED THAT ALL THE FIRMS SELL LOCALLY, BUT ONLY 14% OF THE FOREIGN OWNED FIRMS EXPORT FROM THE REGION. THEIR MAIN REASON FOR BEING IN SA [...]	2003-05-12 14:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ECON SF
03PRETORIA5198	SOUTH AFRICA AND HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD, HIZBULLAH [...] (C) THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TALKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD AND HIZBULLAH AT THE DIRECT REQUEST OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) LEADERS SUCH AS ABU MAZEN AND ABU ALLAH, ACCORDING TO SAG FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT LEVANT DIRECT [...]	2003-09-26 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS SF
03PRISTINA177	AAK ADAMANT ON INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A FEBRUARY 6 MEETING MARKED BY FRANK EXCHANGES, COM TOLD AAK PRESIDENT HARADINAJ THAT HIS PARTY'S DRAFT DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS AN UNWELCOME AND POTENTIALLY DESTABILIZING DIVERSION THAT LEAVES THE REAL BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT SADLY NEGLECTED. COM ASKED HARADINAJ TO CON [...]	2003-02-06 17:18:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NATO YI
03RABAT1086	CASABLANCA ATTACKS: WHO ARE THE SALAFIYAH [...] (C) SUMMARY. COMMENTING ON THE MAY 16 BOMBINGS ON MOROCCAN TELEVISION MAY 18, PM DRISS JETTOU INDIRECTLY CRITICIZED THE LEGAL ISLAMIST JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (PJD),AS WELL AS THE LEFTIST MOROCCAN HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION (AMDH),FOR THEIR PAST CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT OVER ALLEGE [...]	2003-05-19 17:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KISL MO
03RANGOON1000	FIRST CYBER CAFES IN BURMA: "VIRTUAL" ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the government's support and prodding, several select private sector computer firms are testing the uncharted waters of public Internet access. GOB support for information technology and the country's nascent IT sector is encouraging, if a bit precocious considering the cou [...]	2003-08-20 02:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS SCUL ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1031	BURMA: CABINET'S SECOND STRING SHUFFLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, for the second day in a row, the SPDC announced additional cabinet changes, retiring eight Deputy Ministers, assigning nine new ones, and appointing two new cabinet level positions. This latest cabinet adjustment includes a new Deputy Defense Minister and the addi [...]	2003-08-27 12:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BM
03RANGOON1055	CHINA'S AMBASSADOR TO BURMA: "NON-INTERVENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese Ambassador to Burma provided us on August 27 with an overview of the purpose and results of SPDC Vice Chairman General Maung Aye's recent "routine" China visit, China's negative view of U.S. sanctions and their implications for regime change, the rationale behind recen [...]	2003-09-02 09:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CH BM
03RANGOON1093	FORCED MARCH ON THE BURMESE ROAD TO "DEMOCRACY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Sunday, September 7, SPDC Chairman Than Shwe made new appointments to the five top jobs in the National Convention Convening Commission, the first step in implementing the Burma's "roadmap" to democracy. Significantly, for the first time a member of the ruling military junta, [...]	2003-09-08 09:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON1114	BURMA: UNODC MAKES A PITCH FOR KOKANG/WA [...] (SBU) Summary: The UNODC has been making a quiet pitch for support among donors for a new counternarcotics intervention in the Wa and Kokang areas of Burma's Shan State (dubbed the "KOWI" project). UNODC Burma resident representative Jean-Luc Lemahieu recently conducted a round of bilateral [...]	2003-09-12 07:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR BM
03RANGOON1117	INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO BURMA: FINDING A BALANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 10 meeting with COM, Indian Ambassador to Burma Rajiv Kumar Bhatia described India's Burma policy as having two pillars: engagement with the regime and support for democracy. India will continue to move forward on both fronts simultaneously, he said, striking [...]	2003-09-12 10:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IN
03RANGOON116	BURMA SEEKS CLOSER CHINA TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: BILATERAL TIES BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND BURMESE GOVERNMENTS SEEM TO BE STRENGTHENING AT ALL LEVELS AND ON MANY FRONTS. FROM THE BURMESE SIDE, THE RECENT EXCHANGE WITH THE PRC OF HIGH-LEVEL VISITS EMPHASIZES THE FACT THAT BURMA IS BANKING ON DEVELOPING AN ENDURING SPECIAL RELATIONS [...]	2003-01-29 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON1171	ASSK WILL REMAIN HOSPITALIZED FOR AT LEAST A WEEK [...] (C) Summary: According to Aung San Suu Kyi's personal physician, the detained leader is "doing extremely well" after three days of post-operative recovery, although he expects her to remain in the hospital for at least another seven days. He has cleared her medically to receive visitors, and [...]	2003-09-22 08:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM ASSK
03RANGOON1187	ASSK'S HOSPITAL STAY: DAY SIX [...] (C) Summary: On September 23, ASSK's doctor again briefed diplomats on her post-surgery recovery and reported that biopsy reports indicated tissue removed during the operation was non-malignant, but that surgery had been the only option to address a "pre-cancerous" condition. Over 150 NLD sup [...]	2003-09-23 11:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM ASSK
03RANGOON1197	NO JOY FOR BURMA'S TRADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: After claiming with much fanfare to have had a USD 700 million trade surplus last year (a claim doubted by most not dressed in a uniform),the Burmese government will not likely repeat the farce this year. Admittedly making an accurate assessment of Burma's trade balance is a f [...]	2003-09-24 08:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EPET PGOV BM
03RANGOON1207	BURMA: ROAD(MAP) RALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA),a mass membership organization sponsored by the ruling SPDC, staged massive rallies on September 20 in Rangoon and Mandalay as a show of support for Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt's "Road Map to Democracy." The junta will [...]	2003-09-25 06:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON1214	ASSK HOSPITAL UPDATE: DAY EIGHT [...] (C) On September 24 and 25, ASSK's personal physician again briefed diplomats on her post-surgery recovery. Dr. Tin Myo Win said that ASSK was doing well and "nearly normal." He removed her stitches on September 25 and said that she could be discharged "within one or two days." He re-emphas [...]	2003-09-25 11:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM ASSK
03RANGOON1238	BURMA'S MAGIC FEC: WHAT GOES DOWN MUST COME UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After following closely the gyrations of the U.S. dollar/kyat market exchange rate, the Burmese Foreign Exchange Certificate's (FEC) value has diverged significantly in recent months. Sharp dips and climbs unrelated to the greenback are very unusual, and no solid explanation is [...]	2003-09-30 09:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON AFIN PGOV BM
03RANGOON1252	BURMA: SUMMIT FEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A MOFA official told us that the GOB will host a "major" (by Burmese standards) summit the first week of November. Thai, Lao, and Cambodian heads of government will meet with their SPDC counterpart to pursue the Thai-led "Economic Cooperation Strategy (ECS)." According to MOFA s [...]	2003-10-01 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM CB TH LA IN
03RANGOON1253	BURMA: NO PROGRESS ON MONEY LAUNDERING RULES [...] (C) Summary: After a promising start, Burma's efforts in 2003 to implement its year-old money laundering law have fallen well shy of international expectations. The likely culprits? The collapse of the private banking sector, persistent corrupt cronyism, and a lack of technical capacity. Si [...]	2003-10-01 08:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR KCRM PTER BM
03RANGOON1259	RAZALI'S RANGOON MEETINGS DISAPPOINT [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Razali departed Rangoon on October 2nd, calling his trip a "total failure." Though he did not achieve any tangible results, his visit was important in assessing the degree of open mindedness on all sides for the SPDC's recently announced "road map to democracy." [...]	2003-10-02 13:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM BM
03RANGOON1264	SECOND NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: By reviving a second defunct National Convention planning committee, and staffing it with government officials, the Burmese regime is moving nearer to realizing step one of its seven part democracy plan. Participation of ethnic minority, and other opposition groups, is still now [...]	2003-10-03 09:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM BM
03RANGOON1316	BURMA: PAYING TAXES TO THE DMV [...] (SBU) Summary: In a nightmare bureaucratic scenario that unites tax authorities, the department of motor vehicles, and military intelligence, as of October 6th the Burmese government is using a mandatory annual car registration exercise to try and collect desperately needed tax revenue. Tax co [...]	2003-10-20 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1317	NEW MONEY LAUNDERING SANCTIONS COULD BE USEFUL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (C) For reasons laid out in Ref B, we think it unlikely that the Burmese government will produce adequate money laundering regulations and a draft mutual legal assistance law by the November 3 deadline set by the Financial Ac [...]	2003-10-21 02:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR KCRM PGOV BM
03RANGOON1339	POPPIES, AK-47S, AND WOLFRAMITE: A TRIP TO WA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A brief visit to a major opium production region in eastern Burma, some of it well outside the writ of the Rangoon generals, presented some clear themes. The non-Burman militias and governments that hold sway in the eastern border zones govern a region that is far more reliant [...]	2003-10-24 01:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PINS PGOV ECON BM
03RANGOON1358	BURMA: KOREAN FACTORY OWNERS COMPLAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the U.S. import ban became law on July 28, 10 of the original 35 Korean-owned garment factories in Burma have closed. The remaining 25 factories are hanging on by filling European orders, but are continuing layoffs. Laid off workers have returned to their home towns and vi [...]	2003-10-29 04:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON1359	VIEW FROM A RANGOON STREET KIDS SHELTER [...] SUMMARY: On October 21 the director of an NGO-funded Rangoon street kids drop-in shelter reported an absence of GOB impressment for portering and forced enlistment of street children compared to previous years. The shelter director believes the U.S. sanctions have increased local unemployment [...]	2003-10-29 04:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON1362	EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Burma Li Jinjun posited in a late October meeting that current efforts by the international community on Burma should be aimed at establishing a platform for stable cooperation between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the SPDC. The U.S. should consider lifting ec [...]	2003-10-29 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CM BM
03RANGOON1421	JAPANESE ON RAZALI ADVISOR DE RIEDMATTEN [...] (C) Japanese DCM Hiroshi Kawamura called on DCM November 5 to clarify his ambassador's position regarding Swiss citizen Leon de Riedmatten, Razali advisor and head of Humanitarian Dialogue in Rangoon. 2. (C) Kawamura stated that his Ambassador, Yuji Miyamoto, had not demarched or suggeste [...]	2003-11-06 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
03RANGOON1425	BURMA SANCTIONS: GARMENT MAKERS CLING TO LEAKY RAFT [...] (C) Summary: Burma's private garment manufacturers claim 100 closed factories and 50,000 jobless as of the end of October -- with another 25,000 likely out of work by year's end. However, last-minute, limited garment orders from Europe will postpone the death of the Burmese garment industry i [...]	2003-11-07 06:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX ELAB PHUM PGOV BM
03RANGOON1429	ANATOMY OF A BURMESE POLITICAL BLOOD BATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Additional information on the May 30 Depeyin attack continues to emerge from victims and eyewitnesses, providing new context and clarity to the regime's true role in the premeditated assault on ASSK and the NLD. On November 4, NLD members smuggled to us video footage of Aung San [...]	2003-11-07 09:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON1433	"COME BACK TO REALITY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former ICRC Head and assistant to UN Special Envoy Razali, Leon de Reidmatten, briefed COM on his November 7 Bangkok meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Surakiat. De Reidmatten said that from the discussion that took place between SE Razali and FM Surakiat, it is clear the SPDC a [...]	2003-11-10 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON147	RUSSIAN MIGS AND REACTORS [...] (C) Summary: Russia now has the only bilateral military and technical cooperation agreement with Burma, according to a Rangoon-based Russian diplomat. A draft agreement for the sale of a 10 megawatt research reactor was approved by the Russian government last year and is now under study by the [...]	2003-02-04 08:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM MARR BM IAEA BNUC RU
03RANGOON1477	NATIONAL CONVENTION: READY OR NOT, HERE IT COMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese regime is quietly selecting delegates for a National Convention, the first step in implementing a new constitution, and may convene a body stacked with pro-SPDC delegates as early as January. The NLD says it won't participate absent broader negotiations and Burma's [...]	2003-11-17 10:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
03RANGOON1479	ONWARD BUDDHIST SOLDIERS! [...] (C) Summary: In Burma, the Buddhist monkhood is a force second in size and power only to the ruling military. The Burmese government has coerced and cajoled the country's most senior abbots into political line, thus indirectly controlling the rank and file. However, the monkhood is a large a [...]	2003-11-19 02:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PINS PGOV PHUM BM
03RANGOON1516	BURMA'S BUSINESSWOMEN KNOCKING ON TEAK CEILING [...] (SBU) Summary: While striving to retain its political independence, the Myanmar Women's Entrepreneur Association (MWEA) has had some success helping established Burmese businesswomen climb the business ladder. Though it has had less success building economic capacity at the lower rungs of the [...]	2003-11-24 05:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWMN PGOV BM
03RANGOON1534	RELEASED NLD OFFICIAL BACK ON THE JOB [...] (C) Summary: Senior NLD leader U Nyunt Wei, newly released from house arrest, says his pro-democracy party will refuse to participate in the regime's reconvened National Convention. He expressed surprise at his own release and pondered whether ASSK and other CEC members might also get a surpr [...]	2003-11-26 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
03RANGOON1562	WAITING FOR GODOT: NLD LEADERS IN A HOLDING [...] (C) Summary: Recently released senior leaders of the NLD indicate they will remain politically active and press ahead with the challenge of reviving the democracy movement and protecting the survival of their political party. However, the "Uncles" admit that they find it difficult to form a p [...]	2003-12-03 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
03RANGOON1564	WORLD AIDS DAY IN BURMA [...] SUMMARY: The GOB, close on the heels of its well-attended HIV/AIDS Exposition (reftel),on World AIDS Day held ceremonies and HIV/AIDS activities in Rangoon and other cities. According to two government-controlled weeklies, the GOB ranks HIV/AIDS as the number three national health concern. [...]	2003-12-04 08:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TBIO EAID PHUM PREL SOCI BM NGO
03RANGOON1566	ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Embassy sources, a secret SPDC court on November 28 sentenced to death nine persons, including a magazine editor and several individuals actively involved with opposition movements, for allegedly planning to assassinate regime leaders and bomb key government installa [...]	2003-12-05 00:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
03RANGOON1572	BURMA: REGIME RELEASES ADDITIONAL MAY 30 DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary: The SPDC acknowledged on December 5 that it had recently released up to 16 NLD party members who had been detained in connection with the May 30 Depeyin attack. By the regime's own admission, 14 individuals associated with the attack remain in detention. The regime's decision to [...]	2003-12-05 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
03RANGOON1598	A VISIT TO CHINA'S BURMESE PROVINCE: MONGLA AND [...] (C) Summary: Some clear themes emerged from a trip to the Burmese corner of the Golden Triangle. The area's cities are relatively affluent, thanks to border trade. However, this affluence, combined with low education levels, poor healthcare, and very little international attention, has helpe [...]	2003-12-15 04:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID SNAR ECON SCUL PHUM KHIV KWMN PREL PGOV BM CM NGO
03RANGOON16	BURMA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY; THE NLD CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Burma's January 4 Independence Day celebrations produced no new gestures of reconciliation and perhaps a slight hardening of positions on both sides. The National League for Democracy called for an end to political oppression, the release of all political prisoners, and the initi [...]	2003-01-06 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM NLD
03RANGOON1606	UN TRIES AGAIN TO MAP BURMA'S PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new UN resident representative for Burma is attempting to complete a humanitarian needs assessment and strategy report that his predecessor failed to extract from the UN bureaucracy. The report is intended to come alongside an ambitious data collection project, which should he [...]	2003-12-17 03:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1616	SPDC MUM ON SUCCESSFUL THAI "ROAD MAP" FORUM [...] (C) A multilateral meeting on Burma, held December 15th in Bangkok, appears to have been a political victory for Burma's ruling regime. Readouts of the meeting from Tokyo (ref A),Washington, and Bangkok indicate that there were some tough questions put to the Burmese representative, Foreign M [...]	2003-12-19 06:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
03RANGOON1623	BURMA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit opium and the second largest cultivator of opium poppy. The gap between Burma and the number one producer of illicit opium and number one cultivator of poppy, Afghanistan, increased considerably in 2003. Burma remains the primary sourc [...]	2003-12-22 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER BM TAGS
03RANGOON167	WIN AUNG IN INDIA AND OTHER RECENT GOB TOURS OF [...] (C) Summary: The SPDC's recent trips to India, China, and Bangladesh, together with its exchanges with Thailand, are intended to shore up regional support for Burma in anticipation of a possible deterioration in Burma's relations with the West. According to the Director of MFA's Southwest and [...]	2003-02-07 03:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG IN BM
03RANGOON168	REGIME NAMES CHANGE, GAME REMAINS THE SAME [...] (SBU) Summary: The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced on February 1 the selection of a new "Secretary 2" and the rotation, including two retirements, of several regime ministers. The outgoing ministers won't be missed. The incoming Secretary 2 may eventually establish hi [...]	2003-02-07 03:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL BM
03RANGOON178	BURMA'S ENERGY POLICY: BETTER LUCKY THAN GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Burma may have found a patch for its energy problems in 2003. A slower decline at the aging A'Pyauk gas fields (about 50 miles north northwest of Rangoon),unexpectedly large finds of gas in the recently developed Nyaungdon field (about 20 miles northwest of the capital),and bet [...]	2003-02-10 02:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV BM
03RANGOON190	JAPANESE VIEWS OF RAZALI'S MISSION [...] (C) Summary: According to Japanese Embassy sources in Rangoon, at the upcoming UN meetings in Tokyo, Japan will argue that the current sanctions-based western approach to Burma has failed and should be revised to allow for a more gradual process of transition, more direct aid support and more [...]	2003-02-11 07:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM UN
03RANGOON195	NLD CEREMONY PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR PEOPLES' [...] (SBU) Summary: The National League for Democracy and other opposition parties represented by the Committee Representing the People's Parliament (CRPP) celebrated Burma's Union Day on February 12 at NLD headquarters. In this first ever CRPP public celebration of a national holiday, the growi [...]	2003-02-13 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
03RANGOON213	BURMA'S BANKS CRASH [...] (C) Summary: Burma's expected banking crisis is no longer pending; it's here. According to bankers in Rangoon, depositors withdrew more than one-quarter of their deposits with Burma's private banks during the week ending February 14, following revelations of connections between the private ba [...]	2003-02-19 04:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN BM
03RANGOON214	BANKING CRISIS CONTINUES; STILL NO EFFECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Burma's banking crisis has continued to build in the absence of government action. Several private banks have effectively closed, while the Myanmar Bankers Association has agreed to further reduce the limits on withdrawals to only 200,000 kyat (i.e., $200) per account per week. [...]	2003-02-19 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN BM
03RANGOON225	BURMA'S BANKS: GOB TAKES ACTION, BUT IS IT ENOUGH? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has agreed to extend loans beginning next week to the country's beleaguered private banking sector. However, the regime blames the banks for their predicament, and has apparently decided to let the crisis run its course without trying any extraordinary new steps to reassu [...]	2003-02-21 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON228	AUNG SAN SUU KYI AVOIDS JAIL, CALLS REGIME'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of wrongful restraint February 21 in a civil suit brought by her cousin. The NLD Chairman says the court's judgment was "definitely politically motivated," and her lawyer outlined several procedural irregularities. Daw Suu reportedly objected [...]	2003-02-24 00:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BM ASSK
03RANGOON236	BURMA'S DUAL BANKING CRISES: WHO'S PAYING THE [...] (C) Summary: The simultaneous crash of the formal and informal banking sectors in Burma starting February 14 led many to expect the worst. Although day laborers and small depositors have been hit the hardest, thus far calm has dominated. People are frustrated, but not angry enough to take po [...]	2003-02-24 11:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON248	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR BURMA [...] (SBU) The following draft report is provided in response to tasking contained in reftel. The text of the report has also been sent by e-mail to EAP/BCLTV. 2. (SBU) Begin report text: Embassy Rangoon Human Rights Strategy for Burma The United States has staked out a position in Burma [...]	2003-02-26 09:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM BM
03RANGOON258	MUSLIM REPRESSION AND RESENTMENT NEAR BURMA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime's repression of the mostly Muslim population of northern Rakhine State, located along the border with Bangladesh, is breeding resentment and poverty. DCM visited the area in mid-February as part of a trip to the region organized by UNHCR for diplomats. UNHCR [...]	2003-02-27 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF KISL BM UNHCR
03RANGOON299	BURMA'S BANKS: GOVERNMENT CUTS LIFELINE [...] (C) Summary: The regime has pulled the rug out from under the private banks, denying them any Central Bank credit. Though some reconfiguration of the banking system seems inevitable, the GOB has been mum so far on its exact intentions. The longer the delay in action, the longer the country's [...]	2003-03-05 11:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON30	DANGERS LURK WITHIN BURMA'S SHADOW BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The surprisingly large informal banking sector in Burma has become a major cause of inflation, and a threat to the stability of the already weakened Burmese economy. A crackdown combined with a general liberalization of the official banking sector would be the best course for [...]	2003-01-08 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON BM
03RANGOON304	BURMESE STRONGMAN ILL WITH CANCER [...] (C) A reliable source with very close personal ties to top military medical officers corroborated recent DAO Rangoon reports that Vice Senior General Maung Aye has been hospitalized. Our source indicated, though, that Maung Aye had been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that is not trea [...]	2003-03-06 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS BM
03RANGOON31	END GAME IN BURMA'S ETHNIC WARS [...] (C) Summary: Burma has basically won its ethnic wars. While some small-scale operations continue, the situation now is nothing like it was in the late 1980s. Then, 20 separate insurgent groups could put more than 60,000 troops in the field in Burma. Now, the five or six groups that remain ac [...]	2003-01-08 10:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS SNAR PHUM PREL MOPS BM
03RANGOON318	VISA BANS: A COMPARISON OF U.S. AND E.U. POLICIES [...] SUMMARY: An analysis of American and E.U. visa policies toward Burmese "who formulate, implement, or benefit from policies that impede Burma's transition to democracy" shows that American and E.U. consular officials refuse to issue visas to more or less the same people, but sometimes for diffe [...]	2003-03-10 07:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT BM
03RANGOON334	OPIUM CULTIVATION DOWN SHARPLY IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: According to UNODC experts, Burma's notorious Kokang Region is now free of opium. So is northern Shan State from Kutkai to Muse. According to UNODC's opium surveyors, preliminary indications from the data they have collected throughout Shan State suggest that the area under opiu [...]	2003-03-13 05:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM BM

03RANGOON348	BURMA'S BANKS: PASSING THE BUCK ON TO BORROWERS [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has settled on a response to the banking crisis that will likely just expedite the disaster it is ostensibly trying to avoid. The regime, through a military-run committee, demanded that banks restore liquidity by calling in loans. With the economy at a standstill, many b [...]	2003-03-17 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINS ECON BM
03RANGOON355	LABOR MINISTER REJECTS ILO ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) COM Martinez met with Labor Minister Tin Winn on March 18 to encourage greater Burmese cooperation with the ILO on forced labor. Specifically, the COM urged the Minister to accept Rangoon ILO Liaison Officer Ms. Perret-Nguyen's recommendations for a plan of action to be presented at th [...]	2003-03-19 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM BM
03RANGOON370	PINHEIRO SEEKING SPDC APPROVAL FOR HR ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro briefed the U.S., EU, Japanese, and Australian Ambassadors on his current visit to Burma. Pinheiro said the 6-day visit is to update information prior to his March 31 presentation to the UN Human Rights Committee and to request gove [...]	2003-03-21 06:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
03RANGOON377	PINHEIRO SUSPENDS MISSION TO PROTEST GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Pinheiro suspended his fifth mission to Burma on March 24 to protest a government eavesdropping incident at a supposedly confidential interview he conducted. He will not return until he receives an explanation of the incident and a renewed government commitment to the guidelines f [...]	2003-03-24 11:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BM
03RANGOON394	BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER LOOKS EASTWARD, [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's three day visit to Burma produced understandings on trade, transport connections, and refugees. Terrorism was not discussed, but, according to the Bangladeshi Defense Attache, Bangladesh has continued with efforts to clean up its side of th [...]	2003-03-28 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER BG BM
03RANGOON4	BURMA'S GARMENT INDUSTRY SEAMS DOOMED [...] (SBU) Summary: The threat of sanctions, the ongoing consumer boycott, and the GOB's own inane trade and investment policies are decimating the Burmese garment sector. The upcoming elimination of textile quotas in 2005 should put the final nail in the Burmese garment industry's coffin. The r [...]	2003-01-02 08:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD KTEX BM
03RANGOON43	UNDP'S PROGRAM IN BURMA - LINKING BASIC HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: UNDP will be seeking a more flexible mandate for its operations in Burma at the January 21 meeting in New York. The USG should support that request, but should also demand that UNDP and other UN agencies play a more active role in regard to human rights monitoring and protection o [...]	2003-01-10 03:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM BM UNDP NGO
03RANGOON430	WILL BURMA'S BANKS SURVIVE? SIGNS POINT TO NO [...] (C) Summary: Another payday passed without incident on March 31, but that does not mean that all is well in Burma. The banking crisis continues grimly on, with increasing negative spillover into the general economy. Though bankers, borrowers, and businesses are begging for mercy, government p [...]	2003-04-07 08:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON433	NEW FUNDING INITIATIVE: WHY NOT KEEP AN OPEN MIND? [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: The language of the recent FY 2003-04 omnibus spending measure's managers' report (asking us to work with the NLD on a "new initiative" to outline a comprehensive needs assessment) seems at odds with subsequent guidan [...]	2003-04-08 02:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI BM
03RANGOON439	REGIME EASES UP ON ASSK HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: NLD spokesman U Lwin told Poloff on April 7 that ASSK and party were harassed by SPDC and local authorities representatives for the first few days of their visit to Chin State. However, Military Intelligence (MI) officials, who provided earlier assurances that there would be n [...]	2003-04-08 08:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON444	FUNDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OPPOSITION [...] Summary: In three separate meetings in recent months, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) has raised the issue of providing educational opportunity to opposition youth who are denied the right to attend Burmese universities and denied passports to travel abroad for study. She has appea [...]	2003-04-09 09:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAID BM NGO ASSK
03RANGOON447	SUCCESSION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: There are no laws or rules governing succession within the SPDC in Burma. Nevertheless, Than Shwe, Maung Aye and Khin Nyunt have begun to line up successors, including in particular Lieutenant Generals Thura Shwe Mann, Soe Win and Tin Aung Myint Oo. These are the three youngest [...]	2003-04-09 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BM
03RANGOON448	CAN BURMA'S RICE REFORMS WORK? [...] (SBU) Summary: Rice merchants are nervously anticipating the impending privatization of Burma's rice markets. Though the long-term benefits of this step are manifold, a hurried implementation of this drastic policy could have some unwelcome side effects in the short haul. End summary. GOB [...]	2003-04-09 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON45	JAPAN EXPANDS DEBT RELIEF; AGREES TO HOST [...] (C) Summary: Japan has agreed to host a consultative group meeting on Burma in mid-February. It is also edging towards support for economic reform in Burma. How far it can or should go in that regard, absent real political reform, will likely be one of the prime topics at the February meeting [...]	2003-01-10 09:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID BM JP
03RANGOON48	THAI MINISTERS POISED TO OVERRUN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary; At least six Thai ministers and the Chiefs of the Thai Armed Services will all parade through Burma during January in pursuit of agreements on trade and illegal workers, among other issues. There may also be some action on the border in early February between the Burmese and the [...]	2003-01-13 02:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BM
03RANGOON539	REGIME RELEASES SALAI TUN THAN, 20 OTHER POLITICAL [...] (U) In a May 4 press release, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced the release of 21 political prisoners. Dr. Salai Tun Than, a well-respected academic who was arrested for staging a one-man political demonstration in 2001 was among those released. Salai Tun Than is an a [...]	2003-05-05 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BM
03RANGOON563	BURMA: WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR FREEING RICE? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's official announcement of its rice liberalization policy answered the questions: who, what, where, and when. However, why, how, and how much are still vague. Until these questions are answered, the success of the new policy will be uncertain. However, we are encouraged [...]	2003-05-09 04:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON575	OPIUM LARGELY GONE, FARMERS MAY STARVE IN NORTHERN [...] (U) Summary: After a month-long assessment, a UNODC mission told diplomats April 10 that "opium production in Burma was plainly ending." Northern Shan State, including areas controlled by cease-fire groups like the Kokang Chinese, was essentially clear of opium production. However, farmers w [...]	2003-05-13 02:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR BM
03RANGOON625	ROHINGYA PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Rangoon would like to apply for a $20,000 grant from PRM's Ambassador's Fund for an assessment of communicable diseases among returning refugees in Burma's northern Rakhine State. If done immediately, the assessment can provide the basis for a comprehensive health program in [...]	2003-05-28 08:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID BM
03RANGOON636	BURMESE GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON NLD FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: The Chief of Mission delivered reftel B demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today and will follow up tomorrow with the Deputy Foreign Minister and the Minister of Labor. In company with Ambassadors from Germany and Italy and the British Charge, she also confirmed NLD Cen [...]	2003-06-01 12:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM NLD
03RANGOON639	NLD SHUT DOWN; AUNG SAN SUU KYI WHEREABOUTS STILL [...] (C) Summary: The NLD has been effectively shut down in Burma. Its offices have been closed and its senior leaders are under detention. Aung San Suu Kyi has been brought back to Rangoon, ostensibly for "her own protection," but it is not clear yet where she is being held. Universities, whic [...]	2003-06-02 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON646	INSIDERS' VIEWS ON HOW TO INFLUENCE BURMA'S RULING [...] (S) Summary: Burma's businessmen have been telling us in no uncertain terms that neither economic sanctions nor constructive engagement will expedite political reform under the current circumstances. With surprising unanimity, these insiders have asserted that "coercive persuasion" is the only [...]	2003-06-03 10:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV ETRD BM
03RANGOON681	RAZALI SAYS ASSK IN GOOD HEALTH, BUT WHAT ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Razali had a brief meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi this morning (June 10) and reported to diplomats later that she was not injured and was "feisty, as usual." While Razali was quite pleased, with good reason, that he gained access to ASSK, he made no progress on [...]	2003-06-10 11:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM NLD ASSK
03RANGOON682	SPDC STRIKES CONCILIATORY TONE IN SECOND BRIEFING [...] SUMMARY: In a June 10 briefing for journalists and diplomats following UN Special Envoy Razali's departure from Rangoon, the Foreign Ministry provided more details of the May 30 ambush of Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) motorcade near Depeyin and side-pedaled on several issues connected to the atta [...]	2003-06-10 12:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON707	BURMA'S OPIUM FIELDS -- GOING, GOING, .... [...] (C) Summary: According to information presented by UNODC's Resident Representative, Burma eliminated approximately one-quarter of its opium fields in 2003. According to UNODC's latest survey, the acreage under opium cultivation in Burma in 2003 totaled only 62,100 hectares, down 24 percent fr [...]	2003-06-16 08:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PINS BM
03RANGOON757	BURMA'S COUNTERNARCOTICS PERFORMANCE [...] Summary: The Burmese government (GOB) has reduced opium cultivation, cooperated with the United States, Australia, China, Thailand, and other states on a series of major narcotics cases, and continued to prosecute traffickers. It has failed in regard to its new money laundering law, whose i [...]	2003-06-25 09:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
03RANGOON764	NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS - BURMESE GOVERNMENT CENSORS [...] (U) The Burmese government is now censoring or controlling distribution of some foreign periodicals that are normally sold with official authorization in Burma. This is an effort to remove international reports of the May 30 attack on the National League for Democracy (NLD) convoy in Depeyin a [...]	2003-06-26 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO BM
03RANGOON773	CONDITIONS IN INSEIN PRISON [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-27 06:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BM
03RANGOON79	BURMA: THE ILLUSION OF ECONOMIC STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Since last Fall, Burma has seen the formation of new government economic advisory committees, a relatively stable kyat, and slowing consumer price inflation. Could this mean the regime is finally taking real steps to improve the economic situation? Unfortunately not. The exchang [...]	2003-01-17 03:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BM
03RANGOON846	BURMA'S BANKS: STILL AWAITING SENTENCING [...] (C) Summary: The situation for some of Burma's largest private banks may have stabilized for the time being, though it is still critical. The government, despite some tinkering around the edges, has still not revealed its vision for the future. We're sure of only two things: the economy will [...]	2003-07-16 08:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BM
03RANGOON859	BURMA: HUNDI MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND [...] (S) Summary: In the absence of a reliable method for remitting foreign exchange, the "hundi" system flourishes in Burma. The system is used by nearly everyone in the country who needs to get dollars in or out, from NGOs to military officers. Though hundi in Burma is undoubtedly used to facil [...]	2003-07-18 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EFIN SNAR PTER ECON ETRD BM
03RANGOON860	MP'S-ELECT SHARE THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS [...] (S) Summary: MPs-elect told us July 18 that they expect Aung San Suu Kyi to be released fairly soon, that the party remains strong and its members dedicated and loyal, and that they hope to avoid any "sporadic" anti-regime action that could serve as a pretext for an even tougher crackdown on [...]	2003-07-18 08:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON890	MANDALAY OUTREACH CENTER: NOW MORE THAN EVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary: In order to expand its democracy training and outreach, Embassy proposes to establish an American Center Teaching Annex in Mandalay (see reftels),Burma's second largest city and its geographic and cultural center. The American [...]	2003-07-25 05:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL ABLD ASEC BM
03RANGOON900	BURNING FOR BOOKS IN BURMA: HIGH SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: American Center publications and library programs are currently enjoying new highs of popularity. The military government of Burma censors the press, dictates radio and television broadcasts, limits access to the internet, and controls every educational institution across Burma, c [...]	2003-07-29 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KDEM PGOV BM
03RANGOON910	BURMA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Table of Contents: Summary Preface: U.S. Investment in Burma Subject to Sanctions Â [...]	2003-07-31 07:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB BM OPIC
03RANGOON951	GOB'S CONCERNS OVER AUGUST 7 SECURITY INCIDENT [...] Post has received information from the Department that uniformed Secret Service arrested 3 Burmese students at the Burmese embassy the morning of August 7 after they tried to use a ladder to remove the Burmese flag and replace it with their own (a Burmese dissident report on the incident said [...]	2003-08-08 12:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV BM
03RANGOON994	BURMA SANCTIONS: GOVERNMENT STUMBLES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Hints of two informal trade policy changes (an attempted shift from the dollar to the euro and unofficial liberalization of border trade) may steer the post-sanctions environment in a clearer direction. Border trade will boom, especially if the regime is serious about reforms on [...]	2003-08-16 03:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON PGOV BM
03ROME1030	LIBYA/UNSC: ITALY CONTINUES TO INTERVENE WITH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE VAGUE LIBYAN ANSWERS TO ROME'S REQUESTS THAT TRIPOLI FORGO OR AT LEAST POSTPONE ITS CANDIDACY FOR THE UNSC, SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS SEEM CONVINCED THAT LIBYA REMAINS SET ON PURSUING ITS UNSC CANDIDACY. POL MC URGE [...]	2003-03-12 16:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT LY UNSC
03ROME1069	IMMINENT WFP FOOD PIPELINE BREAK IN THE CAUCASUS [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-14 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME1084	U.S./ITALY BILATERAL TALKS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY: FROM BROADBAND TO WI-FI TO CYBER SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING RECENT BILATERAL MEETINGS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, THE GOI UNDERSCORED ITS EAGERNESS TO WORK WITH THE USG ON ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN JUNE AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN DECEMBER, WHEN ITALY, AS EU PRESIDENT, WIL [...]	2003-03-17 12:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT
03ROME109	LIBYAN CHAIR OF CHR-59: ITALY STILL OPPOSED TO A [...] (C) ON JAN. 9, CHARGE AND POL MC CALLED ON CESARE RAGAGLINI, FM FRATINI'S CHEF DE CABINET, RAISED REFTEL WITH HIM BRIEFLY, AND ADVISED HIM WE WOULD RAISE IT IN MORE DETAIL WITH THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST BUREAU. 2. (C) IN THE ABSENCE OF AMBASSADOR ANTONIO BADINI, THE MFA'S DG FOR MIDDLE EASTERN [...]	2003-01-10 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PHUM LY IT UNHCR
03ROME1117	FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI SPEAKS HIS MIND ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOMIC REFORM, INCLUDING OF THE PENSION SYSTEM, WILL MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR, FINANCE MINISTER GIULIO TREMONTI UNDERSCORED IN A WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS ON MARCH 13TH. FRUSTRATED WITH STABILITY PACT CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY BRUSSELS, TREMONTI SAID THAT I [...]	2003-03-18 16:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ELAB IT NATO ITALIAN POLITICS EUN
03ROME1134	INTERIOR MINISTER ADVOCATES FORMAL RELATIONSHIP [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) IN THE PAST MONTH, BOTH INTERIOR MINISTER PISANU UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01134 01 OF 02 191345Z AND SENATE PRESIDENT PERA PUBLICLY HAVE URGED ACCELERATED NEGOTIATION OF A STATE ACCORD WITH ITALY'S GROWING ISLAMIC [...]	2003-03-19 13:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV IT
03ROME1220	WFP TO LAUNCH IRAQ REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 26, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WILL, SUBJECT TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01220 01 OF 05 241311Z THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UN COLLECTIVE APPEAL FOR IRAQ, RELEASE A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR IRAQ VALUED AT U.S. [...]	2003-03-24 13:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1235	MEETING OF UNIDROIT SUB-FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON MARCH 17 TO CONSIDER PRELIMINARY 2004 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED OVER BUDGET UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING BOTH INCOME AN [...]	2003-03-25 08:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ABUD UNIDROIT
03ROME1312	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TELECOM ITALIA MANAGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT A MARCH 19 LUNCH WITH TELECOM ITALIA MANAGING DIRECTOR RICCARDO RUGGIERO, THE AMBASSADOR RAISED ADVOCACY CASES INVOLVING U.S. TELECOM FIRMS TERADYNE, LUCENT AND MOTOROLA. HE ALSO STRESSED THAT MANY U.S. TELECOM FIRMS WERE INTERESTED IN SELLING TO AND WORKING WITH TELECOM IT [...]	2003-03-27 13:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD BEXP EIND IT
03ROME1509	GOI WILL MODIFY EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA DIRECTOR FOR EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS MASSIMO GAIANI TOLD EMBOFFS ON APRIL 2 THAT IRAQ AND RESTORING INTRA-EU AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS WILL LIKELY BE THE POLITICAL PRIORITIES WHEN ITALY TAKES OVER THE EU PRESIDENCY JULY 1. (SEPTEL WILL REPORT ECONOMIC (FIRST PILLAR) PRIORI [...]	2003-04-09 08:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT EU
03ROME1526	TFIZ01: CHALDEAN PRELATE WANTS TO CELEBRATE PALM [...] (SBU) MSGR. PHILIP NAJIM, THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHALDEAN CHURCH IN ITALY AND THE PROCURATOR OF THE CHALDEAN PATRIARCHATE OF BABYLON TO THE HOLY SEE, ASKED TO MEET WITH RELIGIOUS MINORITIES OFFICER AND NEA WATCHER APRIL 9. MSGR. NAJIM THANKED THE USG FOR "OVERTHROWING SADDAM," AND E [...]	2003-04-09 18:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ IT
03ROME1528	HEAD OF ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY CRITICAL OF PNR AGREEMENT AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFE HARBOR APPLICATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST - SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY, CHAIRMAN STEFANO RODOTA AND SECRETARY GENERAL GIOVANNI BUTTARELLI EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING CONTINUED U.S.-EU DIVERGENCE IN PRIVACY [...]	2003-04-10 05:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME1534	ITALY -- WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY [...] WI-FI HAS BEEN SLOW TO GET OFF THE GROUND IN ITALY, COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGED DURING THE MARCH 6-7TH U.S/ITALY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS. MINISTRY OFFICIALS HAVE PUBLICLY CRITICIZED THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (ITALY'S FCC EQUIVALENT) FOR THE DELAY IN TH [...]	2003-04-10 10:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD IT
03ROME1564	U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON BRIEFED SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON IRAQ, NORTH KOREAN, IRAN AND OTHER NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES IN ROME ON APRIL 9, FOLLOWING HIS MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN (REPORTED SEPTEL). THE ITALIANS ARE ANXIOUS TO REPAIR RIFTS IN THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE, PARTICULARLY D [...]	2003-04-11 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL IT
03ROME1565	U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE JOHN BOLTON MET WITH ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO IN ROME ON APRIL 9 TO DISCUSS IRAQ AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE. THE MOD IS PREPARING A PACKAGE OF POST-CONFLICT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S APPROVAL TO INCLUDE MILITARY POLICE, [...]	2003-04-11 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1571	TFIZ01: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST [...] (S) SUMMARY. EMBASSY CONVEYED REFTEL POINTS TO GOI OFFICIALS AT THE MOD, MFA, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND PRESIDENT CIAMPI'S OFFICE ON APRIL 11. INITIAL RESPONSES TO OUR FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST WERE POSITIVE, BUT NOT YET DEFINITIVE. WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE GOI TO TAILOR A COMPONENT OF THE PROP [...]	2003-04-13 10:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1594	TFIZ01: ITALIAN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON IRAQ PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE AND VOTE ON ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILITARY AND CIVIL ASSETS TO IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ON APRIL 15. WE HAVE URGED THE GOI TO SEEK PARLIAMENT'S APPROVAL FOR THE BROADEST AND MOST FLEXIBLE ITALIAN PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE SO THAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE [...]	2003-04-14 17:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID MOPS PREL IT IZ ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1601	FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE PREVIEW [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. SUMMARY. THE 102ND SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01601 01 OF 05 151122Z MEET MAY 5-9, 2003. IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS FOR THE U.S. INCLUDE: REPORT [...]	2003-04-15 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME1605	MTAG 05-96: GOI HALTS MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER [...] (S) ECONOFFS MET APRIL 15 WITH GIANPAOLO SCARANTE, DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PM BERLUSCONI, TO RAISE CONTINUED SERIOUS USG CONCERNS REGARDING THE EXPORT OF CLIMATIC CHAMBERS FROM ITALY'S MAZZALI SYSTEMS TO IRAN'S SAFETY EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT INCORPORATED (REF A). SCARANTE WAS VERY FAMILIAR [...]	2003-04-15 13:04:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KSCA PARM PREL ETTC IT IR UK MTCRE EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME163	SEN. DANFORTH, ITALIAN MFA AGREE ON SUDAN APPROACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 11 MEETING AT THE MFA, SENATOR DANFORTH AND THE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AFRICA, BRUNO CABRAS, SPOKE OF THE HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY THE SUDANESE NOW HAVE TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. CABRAS REVEALED THAT THE GOI WOULD PROVIDE AN ADD [...]	2003-01-15 13:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG KE IT
03ROME1646	TFIZ01: ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE SEEKING TO LOCATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLMIN COUNSELOR AND ECONOFF MET LATE APRIL 14 WITH ANTONIO BADINI, MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE COORDINATOR, AND HIS DEPUTY, LUIGI MACCOTTA. BADINI NOTED THAT PM BERLUSCONI HAD GIVEN HIS BLESSING TO SENDING INTEGRATED FORCES TO [...]	2003-04-16 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1658	FAO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 17TH SESSION [...] SUMMARY. THE 17TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (COAG) MET MARCH 31 - APRIL 4, 2003. COAG PROVED ONCE AGAIN TO BE THE MOST POLITICIZED OF FAO'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEES. ONLY ONE AGENDA ITEM RATED CONSENSUS ENDORSEMENT; THE REMAINDER WERE EITHE [...]	2003-04-17 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1665	ITALY ON ISRAEL, THE PA, AND THE MEPP BEFORE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: TEN WEEKS BEFORE ASSUMING THE EU PRESIDENCY, ITALIAN MFA INDICATED THAT A VISIT BY PM BERLUSCONI TO ISRAEL WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN EARLY JUNE, EMPHASIZED ITALY'S POSITIVE BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL, UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN REFORM AND ECONOMIC [...]	2003-04-17 16:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IT IS KPAL
03ROME1670	ITALY ON THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: WE'RE [...] (C) POLOFF COORDINATED DELIVERY OF REFTEL DEMARCHE WITH THE CANADIAN EMBASSY. MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR WEST AFRICA, SEBASTIANO FULCI, WAS FRANK IN HIS RESPONSE TO OUR (AND THE UNSYG'S) REQUEST FOR MORE SUPPORT: ITALY DOES NOT HAVE THE MEANS. WHAT LIMITED GOI FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR AFRICA [...]	2003-04-18 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM EAID SL IT KWCI UNSC
03ROME1678	FM FRATTINI COMMENTS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 16, MFA DEPUTY HEAD OF CABINET PASQUALE TERRACCIANO GAVE A/DCM A BRIEF READOUT OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI'S COMMENTS AT THE EU FM'S APRIL 14 LUNCH ON THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT. FRATTINI WAS APPARENTLY SCATHING IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE INITIATIVE, INSISTING, DESPITE ASS [...]	2003-04-18 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT EU NATO EUN
03ROME1706	PREVIEW OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) WILL MEET MAY 12-16 IN ITS FIRST SESSION AFTER THE "WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER" RECONFIRMED ITS MANDATE TO MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS REACHING THE GOAL OF HALVING WORLD HUNGER BY 2015. THE CFS [...]	2003-04-23 08:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME1734	DPRK/SARS: ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GOI [...] (S) DURING A CATCH-UP SESSION, THE MFA DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIA, PAOLA MUNZI (STRICTLY PROTECT),REVEALED TO POLOFF SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DPRK, SARS, AND THE GOI, AS WELL AS HER FUTURE POSTING. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO MUNZI, THE DPRK HAS MADE A SERIES OF ODD REQUE [...]	2003-04-24 08:45:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP KN IT EUN
03ROME1754	ITALY MOVING TO GET PROCESS RIGHT ON FIELD [...] (C) THE ITALIAN MFA, WHICH NOMINALLY HAS THE LEAD ON ITALY'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE EFFORTS IN IRAQ, IS SEEKING TO DEPLOY IMMEDIATELY A 27-BED ICRC FIELD HOSPITAL TO BAGHDAD (REF A). AMBASSADOR BADINI, DIRECTOR OF THE GOI'S IRAQ TASK FORCE, TOLD A/DCM ON APRIL 24 THAT ITALY REQUESTED AUTHO [...]	2003-04-24 18:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1800	PUERTO RICO REQUESTS FAO ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: PUERTO RICO SEEKS TO REGAIN ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATUS WITH THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND HAS REPORTEDLY ASKED THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST. FAO SIPDIS CORRESPONDENCE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF PUERTO RICO (COPIED TO THE U.S. MISSION [...]	2003-04-29 12:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC RQ FAO
03ROME1809	ITALY: UPDATE ON OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2003 REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION. -------------- A. ENFORCEMENT -------------- 2. (SBU) TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL (TI) TOLD CONSULATE MILAN THAT ITALIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING IT [...]	2003-04-30 07:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV IT OECD
03ROME1833	ITALY ROLLING OUT FIELD HOSPITAL TO IRAQ [...] (C) EMBASSY ROME WANTS TO EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION TO ALL THOSE IN THE FIELD-- ESPECIALLY AT CENTCOM--WHO ARE ASSISTING THE GOI DEPLOY ITS RED CROSS HOSPITAL TO IRAQ. WE UNDERSTAND ALL TOO WELL THAT UNTIL APRIL 24 THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION FLOW IN TAMPA DID NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD HAVE, BUT A [...]	2003-04-30 16:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1834	ESDP MINI SUMMIT - FRATTINI WILL COME OUT SWINGING [...] (C) SANDRO DE BERNADIN, ESDP DIRECTOR IN THE MFA EUROPEAN INTEGRATION BUREAU, TOLD POLOFF THAT THE GOI WAS AS SURPRISED AS THE USG WITH THE CONTENT OF THE BELGIAN MINI-SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE. HE REITERATED STRONG GOI POSITION OUTLINED REF B: THE GOI WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY INITIATIVE THAT WILL UNDER [...]	2003-04-30 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT NATO ESDP
03ROME1908	FAO'S FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BRIEFED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 29, 2003 ON THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, AND FAO'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE. THE MESSAGE: HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH. ONE-THIRD OF THE AGRICULTURA [...]	2003-05-05 14:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC FAO
03ROME1957	"TWINNING" - WORLD FOOD PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) AS A FOLLOW UP TO REF A, US MISSION RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH WFP'S JOHN POWELL THE LATEST THINKING RELATED TO "TWINNING" EFFORTS AIMED AT EXPANDING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S FUNDING BASE. TWINNING INVOLVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MECHANISM/STRATEGY TO MATCH NON-TRADITIONAL DONORS OF FOOD AID C [...]	2003-05-07 13:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME1958	G8 ACTIONS PROPOSED BY WORLD FOOD PROGRAM RELATED [...] (SBU) US MISSION HAS RECEIVED A WFP EXPANDED TEXT BUILDING ON REMARKS MADE BY WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 7 - REGARDING SUGGESTED STEPS THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN TAKE NOW RELATED TO THE SERIOUS FOOD CRISES ENGULFING MUCH OF SUB- SAHARAN AF [...]	2003-05-07 13:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1960	ISRAELI DISTRUST OF ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) ISRAELI EMBASSY DCM AMOS RADIAN EXPRESSED TO POL MC ON APRIL 30 HIS EMBASSY'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE MFA-SPONSORED CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN REFORM AND ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION TO BE HELD IN ROME MAY 28-29 (REF A). RADIAN ARGUED VARIOUSLY THAT: -- ITALY IS TRYING TO INSERT THE EU INTO A MO [...]	2003-05-07 13:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL KPAL EAID IS UN
03ROME1971	PM BERLUSCONI'S LEGAL PROBLEMS COMING TO A HEAD [...] (C) SENATE PRESIDENT PERA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR LAST MONTH THAT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S LEGAL TROUBLES, AND FEARS THAT A MILAN COURT HE BELIEVES IS POLITICALLY BIASED AGAINST THE PM MAY ISSUE ITS VERDICT IN A JUDGE BRIBERY CASE TO COINCIDE WITH THE BEGINNING OF ITALY'S [...]	2003-05-07 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT
03ROME1992	IMPROVING TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A WIDE-RANGING CONVERSATION ON MAY 2 ABOUT THE CURRENT - AND FUTURE - STATE OF US/EU RELATIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY, MFA DIRGEN GIANCARLO ARAGONA TOLD VISITING USEU AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL THAT HE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF US/EU RELAT [...]	2003-05-09 07:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT NATO
03ROME1996	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION AT ENEL [...] FCS COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST BARBARA LAPINI (U.S. CITIZEN AND COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT ALESSANDRA GOLA CARRIED OUT POST- SHIPMENT VERIFICATION AT ENEL PRODUZIONE RICERCA SPA ON APRIL 28, 2OO3. 2. POST MET FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS WITH LUCA GUIDI, MANAGER OF AUTOMATION UNIT, AND MASSIMO GHIRONI, [...]	2003-05-09 09:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETTC IT ETDR
03ROME200	ITALY MORE RECEPTIVE TO GALILEO M-CODE OVERLAY [...] (C) GALILEO AND THE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE CAME UP DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS ON JANUARY 14 AND 15 ON OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL) WITH MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (I.E. INDUSTRY) MARZANO AND GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE. MARZANO DISPLAYED CLEAR INTEREST IN [...]	2003-01-16 15:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL PREL ECPS ETRD IT EUN NATO AVIATION
03ROME2045	REVIEW OF ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OIF [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY ANSWERED THE CALL TO ASSIST THE COALITION WIN THE WAR IN IRAQ. THE GOI MADE A STRATEGIC CHOICE TO KEEP ITS POLICY ALIGNED WITH THE U.S. AND STUCK TO IT, DESPITE INTENSE INTERNAL POLITICAL PRESSURE TO FOLD. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ROME 02045 [...]	2003-05-12 17:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME2102	TFIZ01: UPDATE ON FAO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) US MISSION REVIEWED WITH FAO ON MAY 6 THE STATUS OF FAO PLANS TO RESUSCITATE ITS INTERVENTIONS IN IRAQ, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES. FAO INTERNATIONAL STAFF IS BEING REDEPLOYED IN INCREASING NUMBERS - SOME 50 WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR BY-MID JUNE. FAO (A [...]	2003-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME2150	EU BIOTECH: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REACTION TO THE MAY 13 USG ANNOUNCEMENT REQUESTING WTO CONSULTATIONS ON THE EU,S MORATORIUM ON BIOTECH APPROVALS HAS BEEN RESTRAINED. FOREIGN TRADE VICE MINISTER URSO SUGGESTED THAT RESOLUTION OF THE BIOTECH CASE MIGHT BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LINKAGE WITH OTHER DISP [...]	2003-05-16 07:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
03ROME2182	ITALY - 2003 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] (SBU) ON MAY 6, ECONCOUNS CALLED ON MAURO MASI, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND SIPDIS EXTRAORDINARY COMMISSIONER OF SIAE (THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY COLLECTING SOCIETY),REGARDING THE SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION FOR ITALY (REFTEL). MASI WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE DECISI [...]	2003-05-16 12:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IT
03ROME2192	CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEADERSHIP FORUM (CSLF) AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPT AND US DOE. SEE PARA 6. 2. ESTCOUNS AND ECONOFF JOINED US DOE OFFICIALS MCKEE AND DER IN MAY 2 DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (MPA) DG ALESSANDRO ORTIS AND ESTCOUNS FOLLOWED UP CSLF AND RELATED ENERGY S&T ISSUES WITH ORTIS' STAFF M [...]	2003-05-16 13:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TSPL IT
03ROME2260	REACHING AN OVERWHELMED BECHTEL: ONE ITALIAN [...] ON THE EVE OF THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION, AND WITH FRONT PAGE COVERAGE IN THE MAY 21 ISSUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE OF HOW BECHTEL IS BEING OVERWHELMED WITH INQUIRIES FROM COMPANIES TRYING TO REGISTER AS POTENTIAL SUBCONTRACTORS, WE OFFER HERE THE PERSPECTIVE [...]	2003-05-21 19:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAID IZ IT
03ROME2284	BERLUSCONI,S TRIAL SEPARATED FROM CO-DEFENDANTS; [...] (C) A MAY 16 COURT DECISION TO SEPARATE THE PROSECUTION OF PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI FROM OTHER DEFENDANTS IN A CORRUPTION TRIAL WILL STRING OUT LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PM AND CERTAINLY EXACERBATE DOMESTIC POLITICAL BATTLES AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND JUDICIA [...]	2003-05-22 17:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IT
03ROME2294	PDAS RIES VISIT: ECONOMIC PRIORITIES FOR ITALY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOI OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT AS EU PRESIDENT, ITALY'S TOUGHEST ECONOMIC CHALLENGE WILL BE TO HELP RESTORE CONSUMER AND INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN THE MARKETS. A CREDIBLE MESSAGE BY THE ITALIAN PRESIDENCY AND COMMITMENT BY ALL EU MEMBERS TO JUMP-START EURO-ZONE ECONOMIES ARE NEEDED TO WI [...]	2003-05-23 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ETRD IT
03ROME2299	PDAS RIES CONSULTATIONS WITH GOI ON PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 20, EUR PDAS RIES DISCUSSED A BROAD RANGE OF US-EU AND ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND DIRECTOR FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI. BOTH BALDOCCI AND CANGELOSI STRESSED THAT THE GOI'S TOP PRIORITY FOR THE ITAL [...]	2003-05-23 11:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT NATO
03ROME2326	OPPORTUNITY FOR "UPSTREAM" COORDINATION WITH EU ON [...] (U) SUGGESTED ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) DURING THEIR MAY 20 MEETING (REFTEL A REPORTS BULK OF CONVERSATION),MFA DIRECTOR FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI TOLD PDAS RIES THAT FM FRATTINI PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE EU'S SUCCESSFUL "RECONSTRUCTING" OF THE GANG OF FOUR SE [...]	2003-05-27 16:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT NATO ESDP
03ROME2330	SWEEPING ITALIAN RESEARCH REFORMS SWEEP OUT CNR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAKEN IN SCHUMPETERIAN TERMS, ITALY IS POORLY POSITIONED AT PRESENT TO GENERATE OR BENEFIT IN EARLY STAGES FROM THE "LONG WAVES" OF RESEARCH, INVENTION, AND INNOVATION WHICH CHARACTERIZE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGM SHIFTS LIKE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT),BIOTE [...]	2003-05-28 08:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KSCA TBIO TPHY IT
03ROME2370	FAO ON "POST CONFLICT" AND OTHER EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) OFFICIALS BRIEFED DONORS MAY 21 ON THE SITUATION IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (INCLUDING IRAQ) RECEIVING EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE THROUGH FAO. FAO WELCOMED INCREASING DONOR SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCIES BUT NOTED THAT MANY APPEA [...]	2003-05-29 07:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR AN AF CE SU FAO IQ
03ROME2408	TFIZ01: WFP PURCHASE OF IRAQI WHEAT [...] IMMEDIATELY UPON MY RETURN TO POST, I SPOKE WITH WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM MORRIS ON THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2003 CONCERNING WFP'S PURCHASE OF IRAQI WHEAT. I EMPHASIZED THAT VERY RAPID ACTION IS CRITICAL. THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD IS ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ RIGHT NOW AND SP [...]	2003-05-30 13:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR IZ WFP
03ROME2429	ITALY AND THE EU: WHY DO MILK QUOTAS MATTER? [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to finally put to rest the knotty problem of EU fines for overproducing milk, the Berlusconi government has found itself caught between an exasperated EU and intransigent Italian milk producers, supported by the Northern League (LN). The GOI has used tough tactics i [...]	2003-06-03 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PGOV EAGR EFIN PREL ECON IT EUN
03ROME2435	Italy's Finance Police See IPR Protection as Key [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent discussion with Emboffs, Major General Nino di Paolo underscored the commitment of Italy's Finance Police (FP) to fighting IPR piracy. IPR protection has become a top priority for the FP as it has focused on the links between IPR pirates and organized crime. Di Pao [...]	2003-06-03 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PGOV IT
03ROME244	ITALY: DPRK; AFGHAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA OFFICIALS ASSURED CHARGE THAT THE GOI WOULD PURSUE NO INITIATIVE ON THE DPRK, INCLUDING THE IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" OIL SHIPMENTS, WITHOUT OUR CONCURRENCE AND COLLABORATION. CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT REACTION TO REF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE TO AFG [...]	2003-01-21 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD KN AF PK IT
03ROME2485	REPORT OF FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 102nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Finance Committee met May 5-9, 2003. Committee members were divided on the question of the 2004-2005 budget level, with the U.S. and Japan supporting zero nominal growth, G-77 members supporting real growth, Swit [...]	2003-06-05 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME2493	WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) WFP has issued a copy of a 2002-2003 draft food loss report conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled "Food Aid Leakages in Bangladesh," supported by funding from the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the European Community. Preliminary findings are distu [...]	2003-06-05 14:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME250	SCENE-SETTER U.S-ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL [...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS INTENDED AS AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALYS COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TO HELP WASHINGTON AGENCIES PREPARE FOR MARCH 6-7, 2003 BILATERAL MEETINGS IN ROME. 2. SUMMARY. ITALY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DEVELOPED COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE AND FIXED LINE MARKE [...]	2003-01-21 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME2501	USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...]	2003-06-06 05:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN
03ROME2529	SENATE LAYS GROUND FOR BERLUSCONI'S TRIAL-FREE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Before Italy assumes the EU Presidency on July 1, the Italian Parliament is virtually guaranteed to pass legislation suspending trials against the country's top five institutional leaders, likely quashing the possibility of embarrassing corruption hearings against Prime Minis [...]	2003-06-06 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT
03ROME2572	UPDATE ON ITALY'S INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S [...] (SBU) IN A JUNE 6 CONVERSATION WITH THE DEPUTY COORDINATOR OF THE MFA'S IRAQ TASK FORCE, LUIGI MACCOTTA, ECONOFF LEARNED THAT THE MFA IS PROPOSING THE CANDIDACY OF EIGHTY PEOPLE TO THE OFFICE OF THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (OCPA). MACCOTTA SAID THAT THE RESUMES OF FORTY PRIORITY CAND [...]	2003-06-09 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME2589	REPORT OF FAO PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND JOINT [...] Summary. This cable reports on the outcomes of the Joint Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance and Program Committees and the FAO Program Committee. Important outcomes from the Program Committee include full support for the International Plant Protection Busine [...]	2003-06-10 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO

03ROME2595	AIRPORT NOISE IN ITALY: NO IMMINENT NIGHT FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Ministry officials, in contrast to their previous statements, told U.S. industry representatives in a recent meeting that there are currently no plans to ban night flights in Italy. Officials from Italy's Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that a 1999 Presidential [...]	2003-06-10 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION
03ROME2598	ENI UPDATE: ITALY'S ENERGY GIANT LOOKING BOTH [...] (SBU) Summary: ENI, Italy's dominant energy conglomerate, is expanding into foreign markets, while consolidating its position at home. Its significant presence in the Middle East and Central Asia increasingly is complemented by expansion within Europe, including recent acquisitions in Spain a [...]	2003-06-10 17:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IT
03ROME2636	FM FRATTINI ON UNSC REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN A MAY 3 ARTICLE IN THE CENTRIST DAILY CORRIERE DELLA SERA, ITALIAN FM FRATTINI LAID OUT IN DETAIL ITALY'S VIEW ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM. END SUMMARY 2. (U) FRATTINI ARGUED THAT ITALY WANTS UNSC REFORM, NOT REORGANIZATION. ITALY REALISTICALLY SUPPORTS, FOR NOW, LEAV [...]	2003-06-11 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IT PINS PREL UNSC
03ROME2657	SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (U) In an abbreviated Board session (one day),the Executive Board approved a country program for Pakistan, a school feeding intervention for Lesotho, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Kenya (Somali and Sudanese refugees),Uganda (refugees and internally displaced),and the Cen [...]	2003-06-12 10:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2662	"Donneybrook" between India and several European [...] (SBU) At two WFP Executive Board sessions (May 29 and June 2),the Netherlands and Sweden criticized India and by inference South Africa, Eritrea and China (WFP emerging developing country donors) for contributing to WFP while failing to adequately address hunger at home. The Indian ambassado [...]	2003-06-12 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2714	ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...]	2003-06-16 12:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2716	WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...]	2003-06-16 12:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2763	LIBYAN REFERENCE IN US-EU PROLIFERATION STATEMENT [...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR NP. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT BELIEVES QADAFFI HAS "CHOSEN THE PATH OF REINTEGRATION" INTO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND WAS TAKING IMPORTANT STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION, THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, [...]	2003-06-18 15:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IT LY EU EUN
03ROME2799	ITALY: NO FUTURE COURT APPEARANCES FOR PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: LEGISLATION TO SUSPEND TRIALS AGAINST ITALY'S FIVE HIGHEST OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER, DURING THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, IS VIRTUALLY LAW. WE PREDICT A TRIAL-FREE ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY AND REMAINING TENURE FOR PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) THE [...]	2003-06-19 17:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT
03ROME2846	Labor Rights Referendum Fails Over Low Turnout, [...] SUMMARY: A year-long political drama over an obscure but symbolically important provision of Italian labor law closed with a whimper on June 16, when a national referendum on the provision drew only a quarter of registered voters and failed to qualify as valid. The dispute over the provision, [...]	2003-06-23 13:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV IT UN
03ROME289	GOI PRE-GAERC VIEWS ON IRAQ, DPRK, BALKANS, ESDP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 23 AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POL MC COUNTRYMAN, DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND COORDINATOR FOR EU SECURITY SANDRO DE BERNADIN. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE POINTS IN A NON-PAPER. BALDOCCI SAID THAT MFA FRATTINI WAS "VERY PLEASED, VERY SATISFIED" WIT [...]	2003-01-24 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT
03ROME292	KEEPING ITALIAN SUPPORT STRONG [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. WHILE PM BERLUSCONI'S SUPPORT FOR THE US APPROACH TO IRAQ REMAINS RELIABLE, THE GOI - WITH EXTREME CAUTION - IS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EVENTUAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE AND VOTE ON THE EXTENT OF ITALY'S SUPPORT. (REF A). THE GOI CONTINUES TO WORK WITH US TO FIND WA [...]	2003-01-24 17:27:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR EAIR IT IRAQI FREEDOM FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME294	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVES REFERENDUM ON KEY [...] SUMMARY: LABOR LAW REFORM HAS BEEN A TOP CAMPAIGN ISSUE AND A MAJOR POLITICAL PRIORITY FOR ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, CONSUMING MUCH OF HIS AND THE GOI'S TIME THROUGH 2002. ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT MADE A DEAL WITH TWO OF ITALY'S THREE MAJOR TRADE UNION CONFEDERATIONS, REFORM LEGISLA [...]	2003-01-25 12:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV IT
03ROME3045	ITALY FLAGS DISCUSSION POINTS FOR PSI BRISBANE [...] (S) POST CONVEYED REFTEL LETTER TO PAOLO CUCULI IN THE MFA DISARMAMENT OFFICE ON JULY 2. CUCULI WILL ACCOMPANY FILIPPO FORMICA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DISARMAMENT OFFICE, TO THE JULY 9-10 MEETINGS IN AUSTRALIA AND IS INVOLVED IN PREPARING ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INIT [...]	2003-07-03 14:31:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT EUN
03ROME3047	BERLUSCONI'S MOUTH MAKES SECOND ROME TREATY FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Berlusconi's tasteless insult to German MEP Martin Schulz reduces the likelihood of a second Treaty of Rome and exacerbates the difficulties the Prime Minister will have serving in the role of "honest broker" as European Council President-in-Office. The vast majority, non-head [...]	2003-07-03 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME3107	GOI PLEDGES ENHANCED OSCE/EU COOPERATION DURING [...] (C) Summary: On June 23, MFA Political Director Giancarlo Aragona told visiting USOSCE Ambassador Stephan Minikes that the US and Italy must build on strong bilateral relations and work together to put transatlantic relations back on a strong footing. The OSCE is also extremely important i [...]	2003-07-08 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL OSCE
03ROME3162	US Mission/Rome visit to Ethiopia June 26-July 5, [...] In visits to the Southern Nations (SNNPR) (the epicenter of the present emergency in Ethiopia),Oromiya and Afar regions, US Mission/Rome's Humanitarian Attache witnessed local authorities, UN personnel, NGOs, and others trying to "get ahead" of the widespread and deep humanitarian crisis stil [...]	2003-07-11 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME3169	IRAQI REP STILL ACCREDITED TO ROME [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT REPORT OF US MISSION TO FAO AND EMBASSY ROME. SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 6. 2. (S) MUTASIM ARIF AL-FITYAN, LISTED IN THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) PERMANENT MISSION DIRECTORY AS "ALTERNATE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE" (THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE POSI [...]	2003-07-11 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PINR IT IZ FAO
03ROME3180	BIOTECH: CORN CRISIS IN PIEMONTE COULD TEST PRIME [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. AS WE'VE NOTED PREVIOUSLY, ITALY'S COMPLICATED COALITION ARRANGEMENTS MEAN THAT PM BERLUSCONI IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN CURB AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALEMANNO'S DETERMINED EFFORTS TO CREATE A BIOTECH-FREE ITALY. UP TO THIS [...]	2003-07-12 07:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO IT WTO
03ROME3199	USTICA CRASH BACK IN THE HEADLINES: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) THIRTY ITALIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS HAVE SIGNED A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE GOI TO OFFICIALLY PROTEST TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR "SPYING" ON THE ITALIAN PM AND MOD IN 1992, ACCORDING TO CARLO GIOVANARDI, MINISTER FOR RELATIONS WITH PARL [...]	2003-07-14 12:37:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PINR IT FAA AVIATION
03ROME3200	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSIONS ON ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini and Members of the Italian Parliament told CODEL Hyde that improving the transatlantic relationship was a priority for the Italian EU Presidency. Fini said that the GOI recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices America has made to preserv [...]	2003-07-14 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU IT EUN
03ROME3212	WFP/LIBERIA'S CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PLANS [...] Per ref A, US Mission queried WFP's Deputy Director for West Africa Arnold Verken who described both present and planned World Food Program operational steps which are described below. WFP is in the process of chartering a supply ship to be used as a mobile floating office off the coast of Mo [...]	2003-07-14 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ROME3214	MID-EAST PEACE PROCESS: WHAT TO EXPECT OF ITALY AS [...] (C) Summary: Italy has identified the MidEast Peace Process as among its top foreign policy priorities during its EU Presidency (July-December 2003). PM Berlusconi has consciously upgraded Italy's relations with Israel to balance its traditional close ties to the Palestinians and make the GOI [...]	2003-07-14 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IS IT KPAL PREL EUN
03ROME3249	FAO DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: ACCOUNTING FOR THE [...] SUMMARY: VOLUNTARY FUNDING FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST DECADE DUE TO A SHARP DROP IN UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) FUNDING BUT ALSO DUE TO WHAT FAO OFFICIALS THEMSELVES ACKNOWLEDGE WAS FAO'S POOR PERFORM [...]	2003-07-17 05:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME3257	US MISSION/ROME MEETS WITH FAO ON TRANSITION PLANS [...] (SBU) US MISSION MET ON JULY 11 WITH LAURENT THOMAS, FAO SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER, SPECIAL RELIEF OPERATIONS SERVICE TO DISCUSS FAO'S TRANSITION PLANS FOR ITS IRAQ OPERATIONS. FAO IS COGNIZANT OF THE NEED TO KEEP UP A DAILY DIALOGUE WITH THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA) IN "MANAGI [...]	2003-07-17 08:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID EAGR IZ FAO WFP
03ROME3313	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: ECOFIN DEBATE OVER THE [...] (SBU) FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S CALL FOR A SOFTENING OF THE EU STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT IN A TELEVISED BASTILLE DAY INTERVIEW THE SAME EVENING AS THE JULY 14 MEETING OF EUROZONE FINANCE MINISTERS IN BRUSSELS (USEU SEPTEL) TOOK GOI OFFICIALS BY SURPRISE, CARLO MONTICELLI (PLEASE PROTECT),SENI [...]	2003-07-21 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT EUN
03ROME3368	U.S.-EU TROIKA POLITIAL DIRECTORS - PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Jones had broad, frank and productive discussions at the U.S.-EU Troika Political Directors meeting, chaired by Italian MFA POLDIR Giancarlo Aragona in Rome on July 18. Both sides agreed on the need for strengthened and complementary U.S.-EU and EU-NATO security relations un [...]	2003-07-24 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME3388	EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-25 11:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME3404	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD BUREAU: FIRST READING OF [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET JULY 9-11 AND JULY 15 [...]	2003-07-28 07:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME3481	BIOTECH: FACED WITH FALLOUT OVER CROP SEIZURES, [...] (C) SUMMARY On July 28 Ambassador met with Minister of Agriculture Gianni Alemanno over US concerns with the GOI's policy prohibiting minute amounts of biotech material in conventional seed lots. Ambassador Sembler prefaced the July 28 conversation by stating that he brought up the seizure o [...]	2003-07-31 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID IT PREL TBIO WTO
03ROME3483	PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR JULY 29 MEETING IN MOSCOW, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIAN COOPERATION WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE NUCLEAR FACILITY AT BUSHEHR, HAD CEASED. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED CLOSER EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, PREPARATIONS FOR PUTIN'S NOVEMBER [...]	2003-08-01 07:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MARR PREL RS EUN
03ROME353	ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME3567	GALILEO: AMBASSADOR ARAGONA ADVOCATES ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL TALKS TO RESOLVE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Gianfranco Aragona informed a U.S. delegation on July 16 that he still believes technical solutions exist to the U.S.-EU dispute over the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) signal overlay of the M-code. Aragona recognized US security concerns [...]	2003-08-06 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS NATO TSPA
03ROME3576	ITALIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPORT AXUM [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST from Embassy Rome DAO and Pol-Mil. See paras 4 and 5. 2. (U) On August 4, Embassy received an Aide Memoire from the Italian MFA (informal translation in para 6) asking whether the USG would authorize the use of US military aircraft to transport an ancient ston [...]	2003-08-07 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS IT AVIATION
03ROME3583	Increasing pressure on the Rohingya refugees in [...] (SBU) US/Mission Rome Humanitarian Attache visited two UNHCR-managed Rohingya refugee camps on July 29-30 - Kutupalong and Nayapara - located in Teknaf Thana (Cox's Bazar district, at the southernmost tip of Bangladesh directly bordering Burma) which house approximately 20,000 Burmese Muslims [...]	2003-08-08 04:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3591	UN FLASH APPEAL FOR THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [...] AS PER RECENT UNITED NATIONS (UN) STATEMENTS, THE SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HAS STABILIZED SUFFICIENTLY TO ENABLE THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. THE U.S. DOLLARS (USD) 9.1 MILLION UN FLASH APPEAL, AVAILABLE ON RELIEFWEB (THE WEB SITE OF THE UN'S OFFICE FOR THE COORDI [...]	2003-08-08 08:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR WFP UN
03ROME3607	Policy dialogue session in Dhaka on WFP post- [...] (U) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) led a July 24 policy dialogue session in Dhaka to review key findings and preliminary recommendations of its WFP commissioned Food Aid Leakages study. Sub-studies on losses linked to discharge in ports, transit losses through the nat [...]	2003-08-08 15:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3608	WOMAN DIES OF MAD COW IN ITALY [...] SUMMARY: MAD COW DISEASE RETURNED TO ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS WITH THE DEATH OF A YOUNG SICILIAN WOMAN WHO SUCCUMBED TO VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (VCJD) AUGUST 6. THIS IS ITALY'S FIRST CONFIRMED DEATH FROM THE DISEASE. STATEMENTS FROM CONFIRMED DEATH FROM THE DISEASE. STATEMENTS FROM TH [...]	2003-08-08 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT EUN
03ROME3613	STOPPING ITALIAN FAST BOAT TRANSFERS TO IRAN [...] (S) ACTING ECMIN AND ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS AUGUST 8 WITH THE MFA'S MASSIMO LEGGERI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (IN THE ABSENCE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO, WITH WHOM PM DAS TURK MAGGI DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE ON JULY 22). LEGGERI TOOK CAREF [...]	2003-08-08 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IT IR LY EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME3625	TUFTS UNIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP, FAO [...] In March, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios dispatched a team from Tufts University's Feinstein International Famine Center to Ethiopia to review early warning systems related to food security issues. On July 17 and 18, three team members brie [...]	2003-08-11 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN FAO
03ROME3679	THE FUTURE OF THE BERLUSCONI COALITION: FRACTIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Summer doldrums and August vacation have not interrupted front-page squabbling in the Italian government coalition, once perceived as a tight, cohesive group in stark contrast with the fractured center-left opposition. Public spats can be expected to continue as Italy enters a [...]	2003-08-14 07:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME3684	WFP EMERGENCY (EMOP) APPEAL FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] The US Mission in Rome draws your attention to the special appeal recently made by the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for donor support to WFP's new emergency operation (EMOP) for Southern Africa covering the period from July 2003 through June 2004. The food aid appea [...]	2003-08-14 08:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN
03ROME3687	BIOTECH: ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS? [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 10:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID IT EUN
03ROME3697	ITALY'S BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS (CORRECTED VERSION - [...] (SBU) Summary. The release of the government's four-year economic blueprint (DPEF) has started off Italy,s annual budget process with a bang. The DPEF, which sets budgetary guidelines for the upcoming year and makes projections about economic performance, was a carefully crafted compromise am [...]	2003-08-14 12:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IT
03ROME3701	U.S. COMPANY PUSHING FOR RELEASE OF TAIWAN SUB [...] (C) Summary. Kollmorgen, a U.S. producer of electro-optical submarine systems, has requested Embassy assistance in obtaining a sensitive export license for the firm's Italian subsidiary. The Italian company, Calzoni, which makes lifting devices for Kollmorgen's EO system, has requested the I [...]	2003-08-14 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL MASS MCAP TW IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME371	USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR [...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...]	2003-01-30 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
03ROME3793	ITALIAN TROOPS IN OEF [...] (C) CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, MET WITH ACTING DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER FRANCESCO TALO ON AUGUST 20 TO DISCUSS A RANGE OF ISSUES (OTHER ISSUES REPORTED SEPTEL). CHARGE TOLD TALO THAT THE U.S. WAS PLEASED WITH THE HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE ITALIAN OEF CONTI [...]	2003-08-21 15:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL AF IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME3827	FUNDING FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS: ITALY WILL HELP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy will help us seek needed funding for Afghanistan, but funds will likely to have to come from EU coffers. While the Italians have not flatly ruled out increased bilateral assistance, our contacts think this is unlikely, given Italy's ongoing financial commitments, includi [...]	2003-08-22 16:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF IT USNC
03ROME395	WTO VIEWS ON BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) DIRECTOR GENERAL PANITCHPAKDI IN WHICH PANITCHPAKDI IS ASKED TO PROVIDE VIEWS ON THE HOW WFP SHOULD HANDLE BIOTECH ENGINEERED [...]	2003-01-31 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME4022	FRATTINI-STRAW MEETING READOUT [...] (C) Summary: During an August 29 meeting in Rome, FM Frattini and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw agreed on the necessity of a quick finish for the Intergovernmental Conference on the EU constitution, but Straw cautioned that some items in the current draft would need clarification before it w [...]	2003-09-04 18:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT UK EUN ESDP
03ROME4032	TELEKOM SERBIA SCANDAL GROWS, IMPLICATING EU [...] Summary: Over the past several weeks, pro-Government daily "Il Giornale" published numerous articles on the 1997 sale by Telekom Serbia of a stake to Telecom Italy - - a ruinous financial speculation that helped keep Milosevic in power and allegedly involved kickbacks to several members of It [...]	2003-09-05 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV SR IT EUN
03ROME409	USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES POSSIBLE IRAQ [...] USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED FAO ROME HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 24 TO REVIEW FAO'S SIZABLE OIL-FOR-FOOD (OFF)-FINANCED OPERATIONS IN IRAQ - AND ITS CAPABILITY TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURE-RELATED HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF C [...]	2003-02-03 11:47:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PREF AID WFP
03ROME4150	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: CYPRUS DISCUSSIONS WITH SCC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 8, SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS TOM WESTON DISCUSSED UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS AND TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE PEACE PROCESS, INCLUDING THE UNHELPFUL "CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT" SIGNED RECENTLY WITH NORTHERN CYPRUS. IN SEPARATE MEETINGS, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCON [...]	2003-09-11 12:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU GR IT EUN
03ROME4158	Ambassador Tony P. Hall in Albania meets regional [...] US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Tony Hall, visited Albania from August 22-26, 2003. He came at the invitation of Members of the Albanian Parliament and the European regional office of the World Food Program. He participated in the first "Balkan Gathering" with Alb [...]	2003-09-11 14:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR AL EU WFP UN
03ROME4236	FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND THE "CHINA THREAT" [...] Summary: The weakness of export markets and a perceived loss of Italian competitiveness have fueled a summer-long debate in Italy on the "trade threat" posed by China. The debate, led by Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti and his close ally, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, has highlighted [...]	2003-09-17 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4238	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: FRANCE'S CHALLENGE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary. France's continued flouting of Stability and Growth Pact budgetary guidelines dominated the September 12-13 informal ECOFIN meetings in Stresa, Italy. Although most delegations, with Holland and Austria being the most vocal, called for fines to be imposed on France, the French [...]	2003-09-17 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IT EUN
03ROME4348	REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...]	2003-09-24 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME4431	A HUMANITARIAN LOOK AT COTE D'IVOIRE PAINTS A [...] The food security and nutritional situation in the northern and western areas of Cote d'Ivoire has been adversely affected by the events of the past year. The lack of civil administration, breakdown in health services, and fighting in the west has had a serious negative impact on the affecte [...]	2003-09-26 14:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP
03ROME4435	PLIGHT OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS IN WESTERN COTE [...] Nicla transit camp is currently home to 5,500-6,300 third country nationals (TCNs),most of whom are Burkinabe. The protection of the TCNs in the camp is a concern. The Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly recently visited Guiglo and talked with the local populations in an effort to ease t [...]	2003-09-26 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP
03ROME445	(S) AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIME MINISTRY ON SHIPMENT [...] (S) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER, TOGETHER WITH ACTING DCM AND POLMIN, USED THE OPPORTUNITY OF A FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, TO RAISE CONTINUING STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SHIPMENT OF HIGH-SPEED PATROL BOATS FROM ITALY TO IRA [...]	2003-02-04 19:00:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC PREL PARM IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4460	ARTICLE 98/ITALY: NO CHANGE IN ROME'S POSITION [...] (C) DURING A SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING DEVOTED TO OTHER ISSUES, POL MC RAISED THE ISSUE OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS WITH CLAUDIO PAGE 02 ROME 04460 291757Z BISOGNIERO, DEPUTY TO MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ARAGONA. NOTING THE SCHEDULED OCTOBER 1 MEETING BETWEEN UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON AND ARAGO [...]	2003-09-29 17:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT MARR PHUM PREL EUN
03ROME4495	ITALIAN VIEWS ON GALILEO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-30 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ECPS IT NATO EUN
03ROME4529	METALWORKERS' PACT MAY SPUR BROADER LABOR [...] SUMMARY: THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT HAS HAMMERED OUT A PENSION REFORM PACKAGE AFTER TWO YEARS OF SPECULATION, COALITION WRANGLING AND INCREASINGLY DIRE WARNINGS OVER THE SYSTEM'S UNSUSTAINABILITY. PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI WAS FORCED TO SETTLE FOR A MODEST PACKAGE THAT FALLS SHORT OF THE AMBI [...]	2003-10-03 06:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME4537	PENSION REFORM: THINK BIG, SETTLE SMALL; GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Berlusconi government has hammered out a pension reform package after two years of speculation, coalition wrangling and increasingly dire warnings over the system's unsustainability. Prime Minister Berlusconi was forced to settle for a modest package that falls short of th [...]	2003-10-03 10:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME4556	FAO: TIME FOR A REASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) serves US national trade, economic development and humanitarian interests in a wide range of important areas relating to food and agriculture, where national or regional action could never be as effective as FAO-led action. If FAO did not [...]	2003-10-03 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR ABUD EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO
03ROME4564	EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERS MEETING IN ROME [...] (U) SUMMARY. EU Defense Ministers discussed five main issues during their Oct. 3-4 informal meeting in Rome, the first meeting of EU DefMins at 25. They proposed creating a working group to consider an EU role in Bosnia/SFOR, including replacing SFOR with an EU operation under UK command by [...]	2003-10-06 14:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EUN NATO
03ROME4585	U/S BOLTON AND SPANISH FM PALACIO DISCUSS ARTICLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON MET SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER ANA PALACIO IN ROME ON OCTOBER 3 TO DISCUSS PROGRESS ON SIGNING ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS AND SPAIN'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS. FM PALACIO AGREED TO REVIEW NEW ARTICLE 98 LANGUAGE THAT MAY SATISFY EU CONCERNS ABOUT SCOPE [...]	2003-10-07 12:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP IR SP IAEA KICC
03ROME4603	WFP APPEAL FOR WEST AFRICA COASTAL SPECIAL [...] THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS FOUR SPECIAL OPERATIONS (SO) WHICH ADDRESS RECENT THREATS TO ITS PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION FOR REFUGEES, RETURNEES, AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA. TOTAL REQUIRED FUNDING IS U.S. DOLLARS (USD) 6.8 MILLION, [...]	2003-10-08 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
03ROME4614	Ambassador Tony P. Hall in the Democratic Republic [...] A team led by Ambassador Tony Hall visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 23-30 and found the country with the third largest population in sub- Saharan Africa struggling to contain a major humanitarian disaster. In 2003, some 2.7 million internally displaced will require intern [...]	2003-10-09 04:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU CF WFP UN
03ROME4616	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: VIEWS ON FIRST IGC SESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian EU Presidency views the results of the Summit for the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the European Constitution quite positively, and is hopeful that it was the beginning of a process in which European leaders start to see the constitution in terms [...]	2003-10-09 06:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN ESDP
03ROME4617	GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY TO PRESIDE OVER AIRPORT [...] GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ALDO SANSONE, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO THE EU-U.S. CIVIL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS, CONFIRMED THAT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IS NOW FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF IMPLEMENTING THE EU'S AIRPORT NOISE DIRECTIVE DESCRIBE [...]	2003-10-09 06:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION
03ROME4637	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, PSI, IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S Bolton discussed Article 98, PSI, North Korea and Iran with senior Italian officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President's office and Prime Minister Berlusconi's office during meetings on October 2 in Rome. The Italians agreed to review language recently negoti [...]	2003-10-09 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS MNUC KN IR IT KICC
03ROME4641	HEALTH MINISTRY THREATENS TOOTHPASTE SEIZURES OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ITALY'S HEALTH MINISTRY IS THREATENING TO SEIZE COLGATE PALMOLIVE AND OTHER TOOTHPASTE BRANDS THAT CLAIM TO PREVENT CAVITIES. THIS ACTION IS APPARENTLY BASED ON THE MINISTRY'S INTERPRETATION OF THE EU COSMETICS DIRECTIVE. THE ARGUMENT IS THAT, BY CLAIMING TO PREVENT CAVITIES, THE [...]	2003-10-10 04:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON IT EUN
03ROME4642	STATUS REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Summary Italy's biotech regime is subject to EU legislation. Italy is more restrictive than EU laws in some instances. With the exception of corn, banned under the Amato Decree, Italy follows EU policies on agricultural biotechnology. For seeds for planting, the absence of an EU agreed law [...]	2003-10-10 05:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EU IT EUN
03ROME4661	IRAQ DONORS PLEDGES: AMBASSADOR PRESSES ITALIAN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER MET WITH PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, UNDERSECRETARY IN THE PM'S OFFICE GIANNI LETTA, FOR 30 MINUTES ON OCTOBER 9 TO URGE -- IN THE STRONGEST TERMS -- THAT THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT MAKE THE MOST GENEROUS PLEDGE POSSIBLE AT THE UPCOMING MADRID DONORS' CONFE [...]	2003-10-10 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IT IZ PREL EUN
03ROME4662	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - GAERC POSITIONS [...] (SBU) ON OCTOBER 9, THE MFA'S EU EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT AND ESDP COORDINATOR SANDRO DE BERNADIN BRIEFED POL MINISTER COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN AND POLOFF ON EXPECTED CONCLUSIONS FOR THE OCTOBER 13-14 GAERC. ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) DE BERNADIN EXPECTED THAT MINISTERS WOULD ISSUE A STATEMEN [...]	2003-10-10 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
03ROME4684	ITALIAN REQUEST FOR USAF ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPORT AXUM OBELISK [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: EmbOffs met with MFA Africa Director General Cabras to follow-up on the GOI's request for the use of USAF C-5 aircraft to fly three large pieces of the Axum obelisk from either Rome or Naples to Axum (reftel). POL M/C described the procedural steps required and [...]	2003-10-14 16:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ET IT AVIATION
03ROME4736	ITALY: FACTORS AFFECTING BASING OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (S/NF) US military forces in Italy, which are present under NATO auspices and operate on Italian (not US) bases, are generally welcome, and we expect that situation to continue. In return for basing access, Italy expects a spirit of partnership, timely consultation, and full respect for Itali [...]	2003-10-16 13:12:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IT FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME4775	Immigration: Deputy Prime Minister Fini's Bold [...] (SBU) Summary: National Alliance leader Gianfranco Fini's proposal to extend voting rights to legal immigrants has jolted Prime Minister Berlusconi's center-right coalition, set the chattering classes abuzz and intensified intracoalition squabbles. Fini's gambit complicates Berlusconi's polit [...]	2003-10-20 12:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB IT HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME4818	ITALIAN VIEWS ON WTO MINISTERIAL IN CANCUN [...] (C) Italy views the intransigence of G-20 middle-income countries as the reason for the breakdown of the Cancun WTO ministerial meeting. Amedeo Teti, Director General For Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (Foreign Trade) and Federico Eichberg, senior advisor to Foreign [...]	2003-10-22 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN WTO
03ROME4841	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: OCTOBER 16-17 COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. The Italian EU Presidency is, in general, pleased with the results of the October 16-17 European Council Meeting and with progress thus far on the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC). Italy remains confident that any new EU agreements on European security architecture will not je [...]	2003-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO EUN
03ROME4904	ITALIAN ADVISOR TO IRAQ SEES THE GLASS AS HALF [...] (SBU) Summary. Acting DCM and PolOff attended a 22 October seminar on "Iraq -- Six Months After" with Italian Ambassador Pietro Cordone, who recently left his position as Advisor to the Iraqi Minister of Culture. Cordone was extremely positive in his assessment of US efforts in Iraq, but bel [...]	2003-10-28 11:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME4923	IS ITALYS EXPORT LED GROWTH MODEL IN TROUBLE? [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN EXPORTS TO ITS MAJOR MARKETS ARE FACING STIFF COMPETITION FROM, AND LOSING MARKET SHARE TO, CHEAPER EXPORTS FROM ASIA. THE THREAT HAS TRIGGERED MUCH POLITICAL POSTURING IN ITALY, WITH FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND UMBERTO BOSSI, NORTHERN LEAGUE LEADER AND MINISTER OF REFORM [...]	2003-10-29 14:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4927	WFP'S FINELY TARGETED AND WELL-RUN OPERATIONS IN [...] A representative from the US Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Philip Lamade, visited Zambia from September 16 - 23, 2003 to assess WFP's operations, finding its operations appropriately targeted and well run. End summary. ----------- Background ----------- 2. Zambi [...]	2003-10-29 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ZA WFP UN UNHCR
03ROME495	LIBYA/UNSC: NO CONCRETE RESULTS IN THE ITALIAN/LIBYAN FMS' MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT IZ LY PREL UNSC
03ROME4957	IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: ITALY'S SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Special Envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Antonio Armellini, met with EmbOffs on October 27 to discuss the reconstruction process to date and Italy's pledge of Euro 200 million at the Madrid Donors Conference. Armell [...]	2003-10-31 07:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON PREL IZ IT EUN
03ROME4980	ECOFIN TOUR D'HORIZON: FRANCE'S BUDGET, ACCOUNTING [...] (SBU) Summary: France's continued flouting of Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) rules and possible punitive measures will dominate discussions at the November 4 ECOFIN Council meeting in Brussels, Italian Finance Ministry officials told econoff in meetings this week. However, there is no politica [...]	2003-10-31 18:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON IT EUN
03ROME5002	WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES ANGOLA PROTRACTED [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for Angola during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL complimented WFP on its current work during [...]	2003-11-04 14:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
03ROME5008	PM'S DIP ADVISORS ON REQUEST FOR TROOPS IN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. On October 31, Deputy Diplomatic Advisors to the PM, Paolo Dionisi and Francesco Talo, confirmed that Italy will likely approve our request for an extension of its deployment in Iraq. They asked that the Italian role in Iraq security and stabilization be given more public and offi [...]	2003-11-04 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME5035	IMPLICATIONS OF WFP'S ENDORSED BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 [...] At its third regular session (ref A),the Board took note of world Food Program's (WFP) Biennial Management Plan budget for 2004-2005, at a level of USD 4.8 billion, an increase of USD 1.6 billion (66 percent) compared with the 2002-2003 original budget estimate of USD 3.2 billion. Tonnage wis [...]	2003-11-06 05:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME5036	AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...]	2003-11-06 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN
03ROME5073	WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES WEST AFRICA [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for West Africa during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL expressed support for the activation of [...]	2003-11-07 14:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
03ROME5093	FM FRATTINI INSISTS IGC SECURITY ARCHITECTURES ARE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Italian FM Frattini reiterated to Ambassador Sembler that "structured cooperation" would be inclusive (open to all 25 EU members) and implemented in coordination with NATO. He noted that an "encouraging statement" on European security initiatives from Secretary Powell would help [...]	2003-11-12 06:35:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO
03ROME5127	PROPOSED COEXISTENCE DECREE COULD EFFECTIVELY BAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Agriculture Minister Alemanno has drafted a decree-law that could effectively ban GM planting in Italy -- almost certainly in 2004 and quite possibly beyond. He plans to present it at an upcoming meeting of the Council of Ministers. If enacted, the decree law would apply cri [...]	2003-11-13 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD IT EUN
03ROME5176	ON THE EVE OF FAO COUNCIL AND CONFERENCE [...] Summary. As we prepare for the FAO Council and Conference meetings later this month, I am sharing our thinking on two themes: (1) fine-honing our interventions during the FAO Council and Conference deliberations, and (2) how we should approach the institutional issues now on the agendas. As [...]	2003-11-14 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KUNR ABUD EAID EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME5195	The Netherlands evaluates its extra-budgetary USD [...] The Netherlands has just released a comprehensive evaluation of its extra-budgetary partnership with the UN's Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organization - FAO. The 25- month long study, undertaken by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB),r [...]	2003-11-17 12:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN
03ROME5202	IRAN/FAST-BOATS: INDUSTRY MINISTRY VIEWS [...] (S) Summary. Italian export control officials are looking for a way to make permanent the "informal hold" placed on FB Design fast boat exports to Iran, according to the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade's senior licensing official. Two approaches are under consideration: 1) formally add [...]	2003-11-17 16:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC IR IT PARM PREL EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5205	VATICAN STUDY SEMINAR ON GMO'S SEES MORE HOPE THAN [...] Summary: The Holy See's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace's November 10-11 study seminar -- "GMO's: Threat or Hope" --found more reasons for hope than fear from its detailed examination of biotech foods. The seminar was developed by the pro-biotech President of the Council, Cardinal [...]	2003-11-18 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID VT IT FAO
03ROME5223	WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on [...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...]	2003-11-19 10:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME526	ITALY/BIOTECH: GOVERNMENT SPLIT CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE SOME RECENT PRO-BIOTECH STATEMENTS FROM OUR ALLIES IN THE GOI, ITALIAN BIOTECH POLICY CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN BY AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALEMANNO AND HIS ANTI-BIOTECH MESSAGE. THE PRIME MINISTER APPEARS TO REMAIN UNWILLING TO RISK FRICTION WITH ALEMANNO'S FACTION OF THE AN PA [...]	2003-02-10 05:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV EUN

03ROME5262	ITALY'S GDP GREW 0.5 PERCENT THIRD QUARTER 2003 [...] ON NOVEMBER 14, ISTAT, ITALY'S CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS, RELEASED PRELIMINARY DATA ON GDP GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2003. GDP GREW BY 0.5 PERCENT BOTH FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 2002. THIS GROWTH FOLLOWS TWO DECREASES IN A ROW IN THE FIRS [...]	2003-11-19 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN

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