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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08JERUSALEM1640JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/04): INTERNATIONAL CHANGES AND
[...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "Special Damascus Summit," (9/4): "Today in Damascus a special quartet summit (which includes French President Sarkozy, President Assad of Syria, Amir of Qatar Al Thani, and Turkish PM Erdogan) is held... The convening of this summit by itself is considered [...]
2008-09-04 06:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM172PM FAYYAD TALKS ROAD MAP WITH LTG FRASER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Salam Fayyad told LTG William Fraser January 29 that freezing settlement construction is the top Palestinian priority for Roadmap implementation. He said the PA will be pragmatic and also seriously address Israeli security concerns. He urged GoI compliance with the obligati [...]
2008-02-01 09:29:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PINS IS
08JERUSALEM1745JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/19): PREDICTIONS ABOUT LIVNI
[...] The main editorial in Al-Quds independent runs under the title "The Ramifications of Livni's Win of the Leadership of Kadima" (09/19): "Palestinians have always dealt with Israeli political developments on the basis of them being an internal issue that chiefly concern Israelis only. The Pale [...]
2008-09-19 08:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1845JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/06): "WHAT IS LEFT OF PEACE
[...] Al Ayyam publishes an opinion piece by columnist Samih Shbib under the title, "A dialogue waiting to be clarified" (10/06): "Hamas has its own agenda [that does not include] the PA and PLO... such an agenda bets on the success of Iranian expansion and consequently, the resurgence of regional I [...]
2008-10-06 11:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1850ATERET COHANIM TAKES OVER TWO NEW PROPERTIES IN
[...] (C) Summary. Ateret Cohanim (AC) acquired a Palestinian apartment in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and plans to open a synagogue this month near the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The PA's Jerusalem Governor said the PA is looking into the possibility of legal irregularities in [...]
2008-10-07 14:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1885FATAH CONFERENCE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary. October 10-15 Preparatory Committee meetings in Amman for Fatah's planned Sixth Party Conference included extensive discussion on Conference timing, venue, representation, and other modalities. The meetings ended abruptly on October 15 due to the Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) [...]
2008-10-16 13:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV KDEM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1919JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): THE ROAD MAP "HAS LOST
[...] Al Quds editorial is titled "Palestinians embrace their olives despite settler aggression" (10/22): "No one, regardless of his barbarism and cruelty, can separate the Palestinian from his olive tree, which he considers to be one of his sons... the world and so-called international community s [...]
2008-10-22 12:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1952PA STARTS SECURITY OPERATION SOUTH OF HEBRON;
[...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs October 26-27 that joint PASF patrols entered Yatta and al-Samu'a (Area A towns south of Hebron) early October 27, arresting 23 criminal fugitives and Hamas activists and detaining 30 other suspects. The PA National Security [...]
2008-10-27 15:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG IS PINS PGOV PTER LE
08JERUSALEM1956JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/28): PALESTINIAN CONDEMNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-28 07:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1982JERICHO RESIDENTS REPORT INCREASE IN TOURSIM BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Tourism is on the rise in the Jordan Valley city of Jericho, according to city officials and local business representatives. However, they also claim that Israeli checkpoints and poor infrastructure (including an over-taxed sewage system that poses environmental and health hazar [...]
2008-10-31 08:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KWBG EAID ETRD PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1990NABLUS AREA SETTLERS SEEK IMAGE MAKEOVER
[...] (C) Summary. PolOffs met on October 29 with David Haivri, head of a newly established International Liaison Office in Barkan settlement (southwest of Nablus),tasked with strengthening northern West Bank settlers' external relations in Israel and abroad. Haivri admitted but downplayed the re [...]
2008-11-03 15:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS
08JERUSALEM2089JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/21): ISRAEL AND GAZA: "THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 11:45:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2169JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/01): PALESTINIANS SEE NO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-01 11:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2175JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): ADMIRING THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 09:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2178PRM ACTING A/S WITTEN ATTENDS UNRWA'S ANNUAL HOSTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) held its semiannual Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting November 17 and its annual Hosts and Donors Meeting November 18-19 in Amman to discuss current developments affecting Palestinian refugees, UNRW [...]
2008-12-02 14:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL
08JERUSALEM2183JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/03): "EUROPE TO ACTIVATE ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 10:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2194JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): PALESTINIANS: ISRAEL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 10:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2210JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): THE OTHER ENEMY:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 11:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2233JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/12): "GAZA SIEGE - PRELUDE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 08:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2266JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/19): THE TRUCE ENDS, WHAT
[...] Al Quds, in its main editorial entitled: "Iran ... a reconsideration of several stands is required" remarks that "It is time for the Arabs and Palestinians, with all their factions and movements, to realize that Iran has its own interests, including a special interest in avoiding an attack on i [...]
2008-12-19 07:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2274NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28
[...] (C) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB),in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir considers the bank an illegal entity, and said the PMA will launch a public campaign against it. He said Hamas is cap [...]
2008-12-19 13:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA
08JERUSALEM2278JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/22): OBSTACLES TO PEACE
[...] The main editorial in Al Quds, "Prisoners once again," opines: "It is time for the Palestinian side to reject the Israeli position that deals with prisoners of freedom as criminal prisoners...it is time for European mediators, who always demand the release of [abducted Israeli soldier Gilad] Sh [...]
2008-12-22 09:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2293JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 09:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2294JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 10:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2322HAMAS ALLEGEDLY EXECUTES SEVEN FATAH PRISONERS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah contacts told PolFSN on December 30 that, in the wake of IAF bombings on December 28, Hamas executed seven Fatah members who had been held prisoner at al-Saraya prison in Gaza City. Three additional Fatah members are reportedly missing. Local human rights organizations [...]
2008-12-31 13:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2323GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 31
[...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing on December 31. The Gaza power plant is shut down, and Nahal Oz remained closed for fuel imports. Karni crossing also remains closed. Donor organizations continue to stress the need t [...]
2008-12-31 15:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM299WEST BANK/GAZA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-15 14:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KPAL KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08JERUSALEM471EAST BARTA'A VILLAGE: "TRAPPED IN THE SEAM ZONE"
[...] (C) Summary. East Barta'a mayor Ghassan Kabaha told Poloffs February 26 that his village of 4,000 is "trapped in the seam zone," between the separation barrier and the Green Line. Kabaha said most of the village's residents do not have permission to enter Israel and must cross through the s [...]
2008-03-18 07:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM497CHIEF JUSTICE AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DISCUSS WEST
[...] (C) Summary. In November 2007, at PM Salam Fayyad's request, Chief Justice (CJ) Abu Sharar, Minister of Justice (MOJ) Ali Khashan, and Attorney General (AG) Ahmad al-Mughani agreed to establish a court in Jericho to hear major felony and high level security cases. Abu Sharar told Poloff and [...]
2008-03-21 16:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM549HAZIM ATTALLAH APPOINTED PA POLICE CHIEF
[...] (C) Hazim Attallah (formerly PM Salam Fayyad's military secretary and a security advisor in the Office of the SIPDIS President) was appointed PA police chief effective March 24, replacing MG Faysal "Kamal" al-Shaykh. As part of the appointment, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) promoted h [...]
2008-03-28 07:23:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS PINR PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM637SOUTHERN WEST BANK VILLAGES FACE LAND
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem attorney Gheith Nassar told Poloff that the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) announced on April 10 cancellation of a temporary injunction against barrier construction near Eshkolot settlement in the southern West Bank. Nassar said this decision allows the IDF to co [...]
2008-04-11 12:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM638HEBRON AREA MAYORS BLAME UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY
[...] (C) Summary. Al-Dhahariyeh Mayor Sami Ishneiwer and Ithna Mayor Jamal Itmeizi told Poloffs April 9 that residents face high unemployment and poverty due to the separation barrier and IDF road closures that cut off their towns from Israel and Hebron. The mayors said their towns suffer from a [...]
2008-04-11 14:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM641JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/14): OLMERT: CHECKPOINTS ARE
[...] Independent Al-Quds opens its editorial page with, "Boycotting Carter and opening doors for Livni!" (04/14): "On her way to Qatar to address the Democracy Forum held in Doha, Israeli Foreign Minister Livni called upon Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel in order to encourage Pale [...]
2008-04-14 10:07:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM674JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/17): THE IMPORTANCE OF
[...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries an op-ed by veteran columnist Talal Okal entitled, "There is only one exit... (04/17): "It is clear to everyone that the situation in Gaza is miserable. It has spiraled down into the heart of catastrophe where life has become unbearable... two years have passed si [...]
2008-04-17 09:49:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM678JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/18): NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO
[...] Independent Al-Quds carries an op-ed by Dr. Naji Sharab, a political science teacher in Gaza, entitled, "What does the world expect from Palestinians? (04/18):"... the Palestinian question is the only one that enjoys the support of international declarations about its rights, including the righ [...]
2008-04-18 10:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM679PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND ARAB
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-18 10:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KBCT PREL KPAL IS SY AL
08JERUSALEM690PA MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COUNTERING
[...] (C) PA Minister of Religious Affairs Jamal Bawatna and Assistant Secretary Salah Zuhayka told PolOff April 17 that on-going reform efforts at the Ministry are reducing extremist rhetoric in the West Bank. Bawatna said he is focused on mosques, religious schools, and other religious instituti [...]
2008-04-21 14:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM750CHIEF JUSTICE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND JUSTICE
[...] (C) Summary. Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Issa Abu Sharar, Attorney General (AG) Ahmad al-Mughani, and Justice Minister (MoJ) Ali Khashan told Poloff and USAID on April 30 that 40 Judicial Police officers will be deployed to Jenin on May 3 to deal with the 6,500 p [...]
2008-05-02 13:29:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM764JENIN: QABATIYA REMAINS TENSE; IDF INCURSION ENDS
[...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) maintain checkpoints in and around Qabatiya as of 1300 local May 7 amidst tensions over the May 6 shooting of bystander Mu'min Kmayl and PASF arrest of two PIJ activists. West Bank National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Ali told local press he est [...]
2008-05-07 11:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM816GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL UPDATE, 5/13
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza Power Plant resumed operations on May 12 after being forced to shut down May 10-12 due to a lack of fuel. During the shutdown, water and hospital services were greatly limited in the Gaza City area and homes had only 8-10 hours/day of electricity. The plant restarted [...]
2008-05-13 13:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS KPAL ENRG
08JERUSALEM840JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/16): IGNORING THE NAKBA
[...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Bias even towards the significance of the catastrophe" (5/16): "... while Israeli and international media are full of news about the JERUSALEM 00000840 002 OF 002 Israeli celebration of its 60th independence anniversary, the Pale [...]
2008-05-16 10:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM857JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/20): CRITICISM OF BUSH KNESSET
[...] Independent Al-Ayyam runs an editorial entitled, "Bush made the life of moderate Arabs difficult... even impossible" (5/20): "May God help the moderate Arabs who were frustrated by Bush's speech before the Israeli Knesset that ignored the suffering of Palestinians and the peace process, as wel [...]
2008-05-20 09:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM907JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/23): "UNLIKELY BUT NECESSARY
[...] Regular columnist of independent Al-Ayyam, Mohammed Yaghi, argues under the headline, "Quick Notes on an Unsuccessful Policy" (05/23/08); "This [Bush] Administration is completely different from all of its predecessors. It has considerably damaged the international standing of the United Stat [...]
2008-05-23 10:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM916DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt led a Presidential Delegation to the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem on May 21-23. The delegation met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on May 21 and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on May 22. Deputy Secretary K [...]
2008-05-30 14:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS OVIP KIMMITT
08JERUSALEM945JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/05): 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF 1967
[...] Veteran columnist Talal 'Ukal comments in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Not Much Time Is Left," (6/5): "It is safe to say that [Israeli Prime Minister] Olmert has achieved the goals of his [Washington] visit. I I think those goals can be summarized in the following two points: The [...]
2008-06-05 11:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM979PREPARATORY MEETING FOR BERLIN CONFERENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY. Palestinian Authority (PA) representatives briefed proposals for police/justice sector donor funding for the June 24 Berlin conference at a German-chaired, June 5 meeting in Jericho. The representatives said the proposals are consistent with the Palestinian Reconstruction and Develo [...]
2008-06-06 14:24:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG IS PGOV PREL EAID
08JERUSALEM992S/P GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH PALESTINIANS
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings on May 31 and June 2, Palestinian interlocutors briefed S/P David Gordon on Palestinian attitudes toward negotiations with Israel and domestic politics in the West Bank and Gaza. Sari Nusseibeh said leaders on both sides could improve their political standing by com [...]
2008-06-11 08:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL IS
08JERUSALEM998JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/12): THE DIFFICULTY OF
[...] Al-Ayyam independent daily carries an op-ed by columnist Talal Okal entitled, "We need a change in thinking" (6/12): "In the midst of current events related to the Palestinian situation and its relation to the external world and the Israeli policy of aggression, and the severe consequences of c [...]
2008-06-12 06:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JOHANNESBURG192SOUTH AFRICA: NOVEMBER 2008 LABOR NOTES
[...] This is the November, 2008 issue of the U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: - Skills shortage one cause of concern for South African water quality - South African Airways staff opposed to outsourcing - Poor management hin [...]
2008-12-04 13:56:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN
08JOHANNESBURG34SOUTH AFRICA: GAUTENG PREMIER SHILOWA REPORTS ON THE STATE
[...] Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa addressed the provincial legislature on February 18, outlining achievements of the past year and setting priorities for 2008. As in previous years, Shilowa's main emphasis on was on service delivery achievements, poverty alleviation, and measure taken to prom [...]
2008-02-20 12:37:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SF
08KABUL1008ETHNIC DISPUTE PROMPTS PROTRACTED PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) Summary: Angry non-Pashtun MPs walked out of the National Assembly's lower house April 12, protesting the centuries old seasonal Pashtun Kochi migration though the Hazarajat and the nomads' 10 reserved parliamentary seats. The lower house has not made quorum since, stalling consideration [...]
2008-04-24 12:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1064FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta told the Ambassador on April 22 that he would use his meetings in Islamabad the following day to underline Afghanistan's support for Pakistan's new government and explore opportunities for concrete projects (dealing especially with trade and economic cooperation) to [...]
2008-04-29 12:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON IR PK AF
08KABUL1114SPANTA'S APRIL 22-23 COUNTERPARTS TRIP TO ISLAMABAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. The MFA's Pakistan desk said Foreign Minister Spanta made his April 22-23 trip to Islamabad to "open a new chapter in relations with the GoP." Spanta invited his Pakistani counterpart, Foreign Minister Qureshi, to Kabul. Spanta pressed Qureshi to name representatives to a Peac [...]
2008-05-06 07:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER PK AF
08KABUL112Kabul Governor on Security, Governance, and Ethnic
[...] (SBU) According to its governor, Kabul province faces the challenges of accommodating a rapidly growing and changing population and uneven development. The Governor highlights subdued ethnic tensions and the problems created by a lack of clearly defined responsibilities among line ministries, [...]
2008-01-10 10:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AF
08KABUL1254NANGARHAR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: THE PARTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: In Nangarhar, the most influential political institutions are the Jihadi parties, which capitalize on bonds formed between Jihadi commanders and tribal leaders during the Mujahadin period of the 1990s. In the fight against the Soviets, the Jihadi commanders pro [...]
2008-05-22 05:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1256PAKTIA PROVINCE: IMPROVING SECURITY SITUATION, MAJOR
[...] (SBU) From January through the end of May 2008, the security situation in most of Paktia province has been relatively calm, with the possible exception of the Zadran Arc districts of Gerdai Serai, Shwak, and Wasi Zadran on the border with Khost province, and Zurmat district bordering Ghazni, Lo [...]
2008-05-22 07:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1263NANGARHAR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: THE PERSONALITIES
[...] (SBU) Nangarhar's political scene is dominated by a handful of individuals. Personal loyalty and tribal affiliations are often more important that competence or qualifications in determining who has influence in the province. Gul Agha Sherzai - Governor --------------------------- 2. (SBU [...]
2008-05-22 12:45:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1275PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: GOVERNOR MANGAL TAKES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Governor Mangal's first two months in Helmand have been productive, building solid support for his administration. His public outreach efforts are excellent, and he continues to meet regularly with residents of Lashkar Gah and the tribal and civil leadership of Helmand. Mangal [...]
2008-05-26 05:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1280MUSA QALA POLITICAL UPDATE: MULLAH SALAM'S LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Efforts to improve governance capacity in the northern Helmand town of Musa Qala face mounting challenges. District administrator Mullah Salam increasingly clashes with the local Afghan security leadership, and area residents have publicly expressed frustration at his leadership [...]
2008-05-26 12:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1285LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: WOLESI JIRGA SECURITY COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of eleven (11) Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC [...]
2008-05-27 08:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL129FARAH PROVINCE: IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT BUT WORSENING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The level of development improved in Farah even as security worsened. Security in Farah province deteriorated in late 2007 with insurgent attacks in several districts beginning in the province's east, then westward in an arc across the province's southern border to Farah city an [...]
2008-01-14 11:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1345PRT GHAZNI: LOCAL LEADERS FORM CIVIL SOCIETY SHURA THAT
[...] (SBU) Ghazni city politics are the most vocal and visible politics in the province. The city's five officially recognized "shuras" shape public opinion and influence its expression. In January, a shura encouraged anti-Coalition Forces protests after the accidental shooting of ten Afghan polic [...]
2008-06-03 08:45:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1413PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: GARMSIR'S IMPROVED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK-led PRT in Lashkar Gah deployed a stabilization team to Garmsir on June 1. The team is working with the district leadership to establish reconstruction and development priorities. The District Administrator has established his office and is meeting with city residents a [...]
2008-06-10 09:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL143SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S
[...] (C) Your visit to Kabul takes place as parliament reconvenes to work on the election calendar and law and to reconsider the media law which President Karzai recently sent to parliament with questions. You will see Karzai's new governance initiatives beginning to show results. Your visit pre [...]
2008-01-15 14:03:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON PTER SNAR KPAO PREF EAID AF
08KABUL1482KARZAI THREATENS PAKISTAN AND MEANS IT
[...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary: A Palace advisor implied Karzai would not retract his June 16 threat to strike at insurgents harboring in Afghanistan. The MFA said Karzai had not directed his threat against Pakistan's sovereignty or territorial integrity, but against the Inter-Services Intelligence [...]
2008-06-16 15:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PTER PREL PK AF
08KABUL1507PRT MEHTAR LAM: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: Governance in Laghman is improving as the Provincial Council (PC) takes on a more assertive role. The coordinated development strategy in "Laghman Forward" should improve the agricultural sector. The warmer weather has brought an upswing in insurgent activity compared to the quie [...]
2008-06-22 05:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1551PRT Herat: Semi-Annual Herat Province Review
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat enjoys a relatively stable security situation, an improvement from this past spring when there was a series of kidnappings. Shindand and Guzara districts remain unsettled. Governor Anwari has worked closely with Coalition forces, the Italian-led PRT, international organiz [...]
2008-06-24 05:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1552PRT ASADABAD: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Wahidi extended good governance and implemented an aggressive development strategy despite ongoing insurgent activity in Kunar over the past six months. Governance is improved; development is increasing; and security is improving slightly. The threat of improvised ex [...]
2008-06-24 06:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1575PANJSHIR PROVINCE: GOOD SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir remains one of Afghanistan's safest provinces. The Governor speaks out strongly against corruption and has taken action to avoid even the hint of impropriety, but the Provincial Council is largely in the Governor's shadow. Development and reconstruction is ongoing wit [...]
2008-06-24 12:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1603 Refugee Admissions Referral: Azizi, Mehria
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul refers Azizi, Mehria Farzhad, one of Afghanistan's first female camerawomen and filmmakers, and her family to the U.S. refugee admissions program (USRAP). Below is biographic information for the principal applicant and her dependents, a description of her persecution claim, [...]
2008-06-29 12:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PHUM AF
08KABUL1720LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred thirty-nine (139) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are indiv [...]
2008-07-09 10:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL173KHOST PROVINCE: STABLE SECURITY SITUATION AND GOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Khost's security situation has improved over the last six months. Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition Forces have performed joint operations in less secure areas, and police morale is improving. The generally stable security situation has allowed significant reconstru [...]
2008-01-21 13:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1782JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]
2008-07-17 06:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1813VOTER REGISTRATION SECURITY PLAN EMERGES
[...] (SBU) The Independent Electoral Commission's security advisor, a seconded Canadian military officer, presented his voter registration security plan (emailed to SCA/A) to the elections security working group on July 17. It includes a threat assessment, spells out the roles of the Ministry of [...]
2008-07-19 07:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL MARR AF
08KABUL1816SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REED TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]
2008-07-19 11:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL1821JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]
2008-07-20 10:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1828NURISTAN: NEW GOVERNOR, FRESH PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hazrat Din became Governor of Nuristan on July 5, replacing Tamim Nuristani. His priorities start with popular engagement and good governance, and he intends to establish representative district councils - shuras - for consultations on whom to nominate as district administrator [...]
2008-07-21 08:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1898CODEL REED'S JULY 20 DISCUSSIONS WITH KARZAI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the CODEL,s July 20 office call and subsequent working lunch with President Karzai, Senator Obama reaffirmed both major American political parties, long-term commitment to Afghanistan. He emphasized the Afghan leadership,s obligation to demonstrate determination in fighti [...]
2008-07-24 02:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS AFIN IR PK
08KABUL1924FOREIGN PRESSURE BACKFIRES ON KAMBAKHSH APPEAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. European governments are rethinking their strategy of pressuring President Karzai directly in support of Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh, who is appealing his death sentence for distributing literature found by a local court to be offensive to Islam (ref A). With many observers pessimi [...]
2008-07-26 07:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AF EU
08KABUL1992SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REID TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]
2008-08-03 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN OREP
08KABUL2065EX-TALIBAN PROPOSE PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) President Karzai gave the Ambassador July 29 a two-part letter the former had received recently from unidentified ex-Taliban reconcilees. The letter encourages the government to propose preliminary negotiations to 'the opposition side,' blaming 'the wrongful agreement in Bonn' for prolo [...]
2008-08-05 12:33:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL2109 Chairman of Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament
[...] Not for Internet Distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 30 with Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoi, Chairman of the Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament. Sultanzoi, who emigrated from Afghanistan to the United States and worked for 22 years as a United [...]
2008-08-10 10:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL2128RABBANI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, currently a member of the Afghan Lower House and key leader in the United Front opposition coalition, stressed his commitment to seeing elections through and pressing the government to resolve ethnic disputes in an Aug. 10 lunch wit [...]
2008-08-13 04:22:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2236 November 2008 Conference on Afghan Refugees
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IROA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will co-host the International Conference on Return and Reintegration in Kabul on November 19, 2008. The conference will address the difficult issues related to the Afghan re [...]
2008-08-22 02:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2356AMBASSADOR AND FM SPANTA PLEDGE COOPERATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 15:43:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2449SUBJECT: URUZGAN STRONGMAN ACCEPTS KABUL OFFER TO
[...] (C) Summary: Former Provincial highway police (then known as Kandak Amniat-e Uruzgan (KAU)) commander Matiullah Khan said in an August 23 meeting that he accepted the recent offer by Karzai and Ministry of the Interior (MOI) head Moqbel to lead a police patrol kandak responsible for highway s [...]
2008-09-09 04:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL
08KABUL2473WILLIAMSON-HODGKINSON: MOVING FORWARD ON
[...] (U) Summary: On September 6-7, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs Sandra Hodgkinson led a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the way forward for a number of remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). End sum [...]
2008-09-12 10:03:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER
08KABUL2545KARZAI ADVISOR ON AFGHAN-PAK PEACE JIRGA
[...] (SBU) Farooq Wardak, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and a close advisor to President Karzai, told PolCouns negotiations on the Oct. 10-11 Peace Jirga between Karzai and new Pakistani President Zardari had been productive, with both presidents agreeing to expand the participants fr [...]
2008-09-17 11:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF PK
08KABUL2573NSA RASSOUL ENCOURAGED BY PAKISTAN'S PROMISES OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor Rassoul told the Ambassador that President Karzai had been impressed by the sincerity of Pakistan President Zardari in his assertions that he intended to improve and expand relations with Afghanistan. While Rassoul doubted Zardari could make good on this [...]
2008-09-20 12:19:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF
08KABUL2595PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES KARZAI VETOES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House has for the first time overridden several vetoes by President Karzai, effectively bringing into law measures on the media, land ownership, and the establishment of a constitutional implementation commission. However, problems with achieving [...]
2008-09-22 10:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AF
08KABUL2622ELECTIONS ON THE BORDER: A SNAPSHOT FROM KUNAR
[...] (SBU) In the northeastern province of Kunar, a patchwork of safe and increasingly prosperous river valleys stitches together dry mountains and high defiles where al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other anti-government forces operate. The hot, dusty, fly-blown capital of Asadabad is some 150 miles [...]
2008-09-25 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2631Engagement on Afghan-Tajik Bridge Could Enhance Impact
[...] (SBU) The Afghan-Tajik bridge continues to drive trade and improve relations between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The border crossing has the potential to become one of Afghanistan's most convenient, but dithering on both sides of the border about staffing the facility and on the Afghan side ab [...]
2008-09-27 12:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2633IEC: IMAGE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH NEED IMPROVEMENT
[...] (C NF) A senior strategic communications expert with experience in advising heads of state visited Afghanistan September 14 to 26 to consult with the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on ways to improve the IEC's public image, media operations, and voter outreach. Hosted by UNDP/ELECT, [...]
2008-09-28 07:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2641URUZGAN GOVERNOR HEADED DOWN PATH OF POLITICAL DEMISE, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his one-year anniversary in office, Uruzgan Governor Hamdam conveyed his growing concern that he will not survive a full term. Hamdam's low profile in the province and his inability to check the influence of local power brokers and rebellious ministry directors are [...]
2008-09-28 11:31:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2714KARZAI'S INEFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Last month's overrides of presidential vetoes highlight President Karzai's difficult relationship with the National Assembly's Lower House. Several factors contribute to Karzai's poor track record in achieving his legislative goals, including his refusal to form a political par [...]
2008-10-06 12:47:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM AF
08KABUL2738FORMER URUZGAN GOVERNOR JMK ACTIVELY LOBBIES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting, former Uruzgan Governor and Populazai leader Jan Mohammad Khan (JMK) provided a harsh critique of Governor Hamdam,s tenure. JMK made clear that in his current role as Tribal Affairs Advisor to Karzai he remains deeply involved in Uruzgan politics. JMK [...]
2008-10-10 08:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF
08KABUL2744 Khost Governor Highlights Challenges to Governance and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khost Governor Arsala Jamal cited corruption and limited human capital as the primary obstacles to good governance in Khost and Afghanistan. While donor projects positively impact private investment, lack of electricity hamper investors. Jamal feared growing Taliban intimidati [...]
2008-10-12 09:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL2752Zabul Justice System Shows New Signs of Life
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an August 6 public sentencing hearing attended by over 200 local and provincial officials and tribal elders, the invigorated Zabul Court of Appeals handed down five death and fourteen life sentences to a group charged with murdering ten people and wounding six more in Shajoy [...]
2008-10-13 11:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2756KARZAI SHUFFLES KEY CABINET POSITIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai announced a long-anticipated Cabinet shuffle Oct. 11, making six key changes in his government. Reactions to these changes ranged from cautious optimism from the international community to healthy skepticism from opposition political leaders. State-owned media [...]
2008-10-14 02:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM AF
08KABUL2764 BALKH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN FRUSTRATED WITH SWEDISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Balkh Provincial Council chairman recently voiced his displeasure to Swedish PRT officials about Swedish development efforts and asked them for visible reconstruction projects. He repeated a message first uttered by Balkh Governor Atta that Sweden should pack up and leave P [...]
2008-10-14 05:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2783MORE ACTION, LESS TALK NEEDED FROM URUZGAN
[...] (C) Summary: The PRT conveyed to Uruzgan Governor Hamdam in explicit terms that his position as governor remained extremely tenuous, given his weak standing among key tribal elders on security and corruption issues, former governor Jan Mohammad Khan,s (JMK) renewed efforts to return to his old [...]
2008-10-18 11:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2796WESTERN AFGHANISTAN WOMEN TRY OUT SHURAS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Life in Western Afghanistan remains difficult for women, particularly in rural and insecure areas. NGOs and government agencies report that families continue to force women and girls into marriages and to otherwise subject them to physical and emotional abuse. Women and girls co [...]
2008-10-19 14:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL2797AFGHAN OFFICIALS AIR CONCERNS TO SIGAR ON USAGE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Arnold Fields heard two common themes during meetings with the GIRoA Auditor General and senior Afghan MOD and MOI officials: A) that there is insufficient coordination between Afghanistan and the Donor Community, inc [...]
2008-10-20 02:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KWAC AF
08KABUL28103RD AFGHANISTAN TIFA TALKS POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, U.S. and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) delegations led by USTR Assistant Secretary for South Asia Michael Delaney and Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Mohammed Amin Farhang met in Kabul for the third round of Trade and Investment [...]
2008-10-21 06:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV EAID AF PK
08KABUL2821INSURGENTS THWART WFP'S AID DELIVERY TO JAWAND
[...] (C) Summary. From October 10 to October 13, Spanish ISAF soldiers from PRT Qal-e-Now, along with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),escorted a 25-truck convoy with approximately 300 tons of World Food Program (WFP) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) food aid over mountainous and insecure [...]
2008-10-22 03:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2837THREE CHANGES IN CABINET FORESHADOW MORE TO COME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House overwhelmingly approved three of four nominees involved in President Karzai's much-anticipated Cabinet shuffle this week, moving forward on what many in the international community are hoping is a renewed focus fighting corruption and improvi [...]
2008-10-24 01:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF
08KABUL2842IMPROVING OPERATIONAL COORDINATION WITH PAK-MIL
[...] (C) Summary. Combined Task Force Currahee leadership held a Border Flag Meeting with Pakistani Military (Pak-Mil) officials in southern Paktika province as part of an ongoing process to enhance dialogue between the forces along the border, build trust and improve the flow of information and c [...]
2008-10-26 06:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2903GHAZNI GOVERNOR ON OCTOBER 25 KILLING OF CONTRACT
[...] (C) Summary: Dr. Mohammad Usmani, the Governor of troubled Ghazni province, is struggling to manage fallout from an October 25 incident in Qarabagh district. Allegedly, U.S. forces accidentally killed 22 Afghans, at least nine of whom were private security employees on duty at two long-establ [...]
2008-10-30 12:33:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2909A MORE HANDS-ON APPROACH TO PARLIAMENT RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After some confusion at the Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs following the transfer of former chief Farooq Wardak to the Ministry of Education and the reluctance of a named successor to accept the job, the office's deputy has taken charge indefinitely, with hopes of dedicating [...]
2008-11-01 11:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AF
08KABUL2913UNITED NATIONAL FRONT NEITHER UNITED NOR NATIONAL
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The United (National) Front, the main political opposition to President Karzai in Parliament and the upcoming presidential election campaign, has attempted to present itself as a unified coalition of pan-ethnic and pan-regional political parties committed to opposing a second [...]
2008-11-02 06:55:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF
08KABUL2933AFGAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY MEETING - GOOD SPIRIT, SHORT
[...] (C) On 11/3, the Ambassador called separately on Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad Daudzai and NSA Zalmay Rassoul. The 10/31 Karzai-PM Gailani-President Gul trilateral and the Karzai-Gailani bilateral were long on positive atmosphere, and short on substance. Gailani told Karzai that Pakist [...]
2008-11-04 12:11:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2937IDLG GOVERNOR'S ADVISORS PROGRAM IN URUZGAN: A WORK IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) dispatched nine advisors to Uruzgan Province in a direct response to Governor Hamdam's call for help as he undertook to coordinate the work of insubordinate and unqualified department directors. The advisors are part of an [...]
2008-11-05 09:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL2939FIRST PHASE OF VOTER REGISTRATION WRAPS UP WELL
[...] (SBU) Phase 1 of the voter registration update for the 14 central highland provinces reached its official end date on November 5 with 828,708 voters -- and counting -- added to the rolls (REF A). Nuristan province and selected districts in Ghazni, Wardak, and Logar will remain open until mid [...]
2008-11-05 12:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3006FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]
2008-11-17 04:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3008FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]
2008-11-17 04:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3012PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES OPTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Parliament continue to debate the timing for next year's presidential election, many of them for political motives. Caught between certain legal provisions to hold the election as soon as March and the reality of logistical and climate challenges to doing so, MPs h [...]
2008-11-18 03:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3025KUNDUZ GOVERNOR NERVOUS AS SECURITY TRENDS NEGATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the violence in Kunduz Province has not reached levels found elsewhere in Afghanistan, security incidents are on the rise. Increasingly organized and deadly insurgent attacks throughout the summer and autumn have frayed the nerves of officials in Kunduz Province. Regu [...]
2008-11-20 13:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3026URUZGAN GOVERNOR PROMISES TO TAKE ON THRIVING POPPY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uruzgan Governor Hamdam has vowed to reduce poppy cultivation in his province by 25 percent this season. Hamdam told the Deputy Minister of Counter Narcotics he planned to create a comprehensive CN strategy with goals in public awareness, alternative livelihood and eradication [...]
2008-11-20 13:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR AF
08KABUL3031RABBANI DISTRUSTS KARZAI ON RECONCILIATION,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On Nov. 18, Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani told the Ambassador he distrusted President Karzai's reconciliation talks with the Taliban and proposals to arm tribal militias. Rabbani said many non-Pashtuns suspect Karzai is pursuing a strategy that sets Pashtuns against the [...]
2008-11-22 12:02:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV AF
08KABUL3085AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON ENERGY PROJECTS - FUEL SHORTAGE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Lackluster progress and recent setbacks in the energy sector underscore the difficulties of working in Afghanistan. In particular, critical lack of Afghan government planning and possible corruption, combined with very limited discretionary resources and competing demands, have [...]
2008-11-30 13:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3086AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Economic Commission (JEC) focused on the many trade, trucking, and transit issues that bedevil the Pak-Afghan bilateral economic relationship. The two sides agreed to set up three new working groups to deal with these irritants. One aims to negotiate a new Afghanista [...]
2008-11-30 13:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ETRA PREL ECIN EAID AF PK
08KABUL3097OLD GUARD HAZARA POLITICOS RESIST GRASSROOTS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's Hazara minority remains entrenched with the same political parties and leadership that have guided the ethnic group for the past 15 years. A handful of elder statesmen and warlords lead these parties, which are a legacy of the predominately Shia Hazaras' refuge [...]
2008-12-01 13:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF
08KABUL3122IEC ENGAGES WOMEN MPS
[...] With the Embassy and international NGOs as brokers, the Independent Election Commission held a consultative session this week with women MPs to discuss how to increase participation of women in the voter registration process. Although more than 2.5 million Afghans have registered under the cur [...]
2008-12-03 13:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL316PAKTIKA PROVINCE: ISOLATION AND POOR SECURITY MAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Province is widely perceived as an undeveloped and insecure Afghan hinterland. This perception is largely accurate, though centers of development and governance are emerging in key populated centers. The key challenge for Paktika is the near total absence of trained pr [...]
2008-02-07 06:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3175NATO SECGEN VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN, NOVEMBER 26 -
[...] (SBU) Summary: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer followed a shortened schedule during his November 26-27 visit to Afghanistan but achieved his substantive purposes. He met with President Karzai and other senior Afghan leaders, UNAMA head Kai Eide, and a visiting UN Security [...]
2008-12-08 09:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV NATO AF
08KABUL3176SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 10-11, 2008 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit to Afghanistan. The overall state of the security situation here is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in success by Coalition and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) do not grab the headlines that a spectac [...]
2008-12-09 03:21:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PTER AFIN
08KABUL3177PRACTICING DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) As election season opens in Afghanistan, voters and politicians alike are demonstrating a stubborn enthusiasm for the still-new practice of democracy. The national mood feels dour, reflecting widespread criticism of the weaknesses of the Karzai government; frustration at the rise in ki [...]
2008-12-09 05:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3187AFGHAN LEADERS TELL AMB. KHALILZAD THEY ARE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. USUN Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad met with a broad array of Afghan political leaders, civil society activists, and government officials on the margins of his participation in a UN Security Council fact-finding mission to Afghanistan Nov. 24-27. He heard a common theme of growing pess [...]
2008-12-10 11:50:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL AF
08KABUL3193SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL KERRY TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes the visit of Senator Kerry and his delegation. The overall state of Afghanistan is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in security do not grab the headlines that a spectacular suicide attack does. Progress in d [...]
2008-12-11 13:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3198KARZAI URGES DEPUTY SECRETARY TO SUPPORT ZARDARI,
[...] (C). In his 12/10 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Karzai urged the United States to give Pakistani President Zardari more political and economic backing to strengthen his hand in reforming the Pakistani military and intelligence services. Karzai welcomed the upcoming increase in [...]
2008-12-14 06:24:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR ECON AF
08KABUL3237KARZAI URGES CODEL MCCAIN TO SUPPORT ZARDARI AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham dined with President Karzai at the Presidential Palace December 6. Flanked by many from his cabinet, including the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Karzai urged the Senators to secure strong U [...]
2008-12-21 06:24:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM AF PK
08KABUL3290AFGHAN FINANCE, FOREIGN MINISTRIES SAY RECC STILL "TBD"
[...] (SBU) Deputy Finance Minister Wahidullah Sharani (and now acting Minister of Commerce and Industry) said dates are "still under consideration" for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECC),and the jury is out on just when Kabul might commit to a specific time or venue. Sharani's res [...]
2008-12-28 10:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF
08KABUL3333BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND INFO ON GOVERNOR USMANI
[...] Dr. Mohammad Usman Usmani was sworn in as Governor of Ghazni on May 31, 2008. A Durrani Pashtun of the Alokozai sub-tribe, he was born in Daman District of Kandahar province in 1968. Usmani is a medical doctor and a 1999 graduate of Kandahar University. He joined Mir Wais Hospital in 2000 [...]
2008-12-30 06:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR AF
08KABUL346AFGHAN VIEWS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS AND OSLO PROCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wood on January 31 raised the cluster munitions (CM) issue with President Karzai and National Security Advisor Rassoul, who said the Afghan government would not take any steps that would damage the U.S.-Afghan security relationship. Foreign Minister Spanta told the Am [...]
2008-02-12 12:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMPS PARM PREL AF
08KABUL405AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS INDEPENDENCE OF KOSOVO
[...] (U) On February 18, the Afghan Foreign Ministry released the following statement in English on their official website in support of the independence of Kosovo: BEGIN TEXT: The Statement of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the Recognition of Independence of Kosovo Released on: Feb 18 [...]
2008-02-19 09:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KV AF
08KABUL409SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BIDEN TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Last year produced solid gains on the battlefield against the insurgency, on the economy, on local governance and on reinvigorated army and police train and equip programs. These gains reflect a surge in U.S. assistance in FY 2007 (more than in FY 2002-2006 combined) as well as a more [...]
2008-02-19 09:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL450PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reconstruction efforts continue in Musa Qala (MQ). The District Governor, Mullah Salam, continues to work well with the stabilization team and is conducting Shuras outside the District Center (DC) in an effort to overcome continued Taliban intimidation of rural citizenry. Resid [...]
2008-02-24 10:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL464RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] As reported Ref (B),seven attendees from Afghanistan will attend WIREC. The Afghan delegation will be headed by the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Washington D.C., the Honorable Said Tayab Jawad. Ambassador Jawad will be accompanied by six officials resident in Kabul, [...]
2008-02-25 06:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY
08KABUL599POLITICIZED PARLIAMENT FACES CHALLENGING 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan Parliament considered more legislation in 2007 (ref A) than in its inaugural session. It is increasingly seen by Afghans as a vehicle to take their concerns to the government. Lower House Speaker (and presidential aspirant) Qanooni's willingness to use his position [...]
2008-03-09 09:51:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL623PANJSHIR GOVERNOR OUT ON THE HUSTINGS
[...] (U) Summary: Panjshir Governor Bahlul visited Panjshir's districts to hear directly from citizens in an open "town meeting" format. These sessions are examples of accountability in governance and reveal grass-roots concerns. DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT "TOWN MEETINGS" ---------------------------- [...]
2008-03-12 05:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL667HAZARAS DIVIDED BY KARZAI, UNITED FRONT POLITICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The once united Hazara ethnic group has politically splintered since the fall of the Taliban; its fragments are being divided between Karzai and the opposition United Front. Powerful Hazara leaders' connections to Iran, or lack thereof, sometimes dictate their affiliation with [...]
2008-03-16 16:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR PGOV AF
08KABUL712007 IN REVIEW
[...] (SBU) 2007 was a year of important progress, but also continued challenge. The good news was on the battlefield, the economy, and strengthened local and national institutions. The bad news was increased terrorism, increased drug cultivation, and corruption. Afghanistan already is seeing leade [...]
2008-01-07 08:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SNAR ECON KPAO PREF AF
08KABUL757AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BRIDGE IMPROVES TRADE AND RELATIONS
[...] (U) This report has been co-drafted with U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2. (SBU) Summary: Afghan and Tajikistani officials have agreed on several steps to improve operations at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge. Afghan vehicle traffic to Tajikistan has increased seven-fold and border tax revenue te [...]
2008-03-25 13:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID AF TI
08KABUL770 AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]
2008-03-26 13:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL82 Terms of Reference for a Senior Civilian Representative to
[...] Direct all United Nations activities in Afghanistan as SRSG, including UN efforts in Kabul and the rest of Afghanistan by the pillars of the UN system responsible for activities there, including humanitarian, economic and development work. Coordinate, with the Afghan authorities, donor activi [...]
2008-01-07 09:45:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF
08KABUL829AFGHAN SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM GAINS MOMENTUM AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SUPPORT FOR THE AFGHANISTAN SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM (ASOP),UNVEILED BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE (IDLG) ON FEBRUARY 14 (REFTEL),IS GAINING MOMENTUM. IDLG ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROGRAM IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND HAS WELCOMED COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM T [...]
2008-04-03 05:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL86PANJSHIR PROVINCE: EXCELLENT SECURITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir has no insurgent threat and generally good governance, making reconstruction and development projects possible in the province. With Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) and "Good Performer" money guaranteed to flow for at least the next fiscal cycle, Panjshir [...]
2008-01-08 04:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KAMPALA1331 RUMBLE IN MENGO: UGANDAN PRESIDENT AND BUGANDA KINGDOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Conflict continues between President Museveni and the Buganda Kingdom over historic grievances and the proposed amendments to the 1998 Land Act (widely referred to as the Land Bill amendments). Most of the sparring has taken place in the public arena, where the lack of a commun [...]
2008-09-18 08:40:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM UG
08KAMPALA1449NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (October 1-31, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2008-11-04 10:18:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA1462UGANDANS ATTEND ALL-NIGHT ELECTION EVENT - AND MANY OTHERS
[...] Summary: Mission Kampala's all-night Election Event on November 4th and 5th marked a high point in a robust series of election-themed programs. Guests from government, politics, civil society, academia, the media, business and the diplomatic community gathered in a festive atmosphere at The Sh [...]
2008-11-06 13:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM UG
08KAMPALA1524RESPECTED EDITOR RESIGNS; GIVES VIEWS ON UGANDAN MEDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Editor-in-Chief of Uganda's New Vision newspaper, Els De Temmerman, resigned on October 24 over a lack of editorial independence. The Belgian national said that Robert Kabushenga, the paper's Chief Executive Officer (CEO),forced her to keep President Museveni in the headl [...]
2008-11-20 06:47:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM UG
08KAMPALA1545NORTHERN UGANDA: RUMORS OF NINE-MONTH EXTENSION
[...] (C) Summary: Ugandan Government and United Nations officials believe that Government of Southern Sudan Mediator Riek Machar is behind persistent rumors that U.N. Special Envoy Chissano's mandate will be extended for another nine months. Chissano told President Museveni that he did not belie [...]
2008-11-25 11:54:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CG UG SU
08KAMPALA1565UGANDAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA
[...] This is a resolution adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda with regard to the President-elect. A copy of the original resolution is being transmitted to the Department via diplomatic pouch under Registration No. 1509241. 2. Begin text: A resolution of Parliament on the e [...]
2008-12-04 11:38:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PGOV UG
08KAMPALA1640UGANDA NAMES NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhukana Rugunda was named as Uganda's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN PermRep) on December 12. Highly accessible to U.S. diplomats, Rugunda had previously served as Uganda's Foreign Minister, is at ease with foreign interlocu [...]
2008-12-23 07:10:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UG
08KAMPALA1648 NEW DISCOVERIES CONFIRM UGANDA OIL POTENTIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Oil companies in Uganda have announced new oil discoveries in western Uganda which appear to guarantee that the country will be able to sustain a commercial oil industry over the long term. Industry executives, elated by the news, assert the find will justify Uganda spending the [...]
2008-12-24 05:37:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EAID PGOV UG
08KAMPALA351 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FS-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 1 [...]
2008-03-04 11:03:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
08KAMPALA393UGANDA: LAKE SECURITY MEASURES LACKING IN OIL RICH REGION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Browning and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Rear Admiral Greene traveled to Lake Albert in western Uganda on March 4 to follow up on a request from the Ugandan military to help increase its lake security capabilities. Lake Albert is divided in [...]
2008-03-13 06:22:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET MARR ENRG EAID PGOV UG
08KAMPALA5NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (December 1 - 31, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2008-01-03 08:27:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA552NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (March 1-April 18, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2008-04-22 07:20:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA565 Uganda refugee official on Kenyan, Sudanese
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, 2008, RefCoord met with Carlos Twesigomwe, Commissioner for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda. The Commissioner reaffirmed his government's commitment to Kenyan and Congolese refugees in its borders and praised UNHCR ef [...]
2008-04-24 05:58:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PINS UG
08KAMPALA587NORTHERN UGANDA: HELPING KONY UNDERSTAND JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ugandan Government, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) delegation members, lawyers, and judicial officials will meet in Kampala from May 6-8 to discuss the legal options for LRA leader Joseph Kony. The LRA delegation says it wants to understand the national legal framework for [...]
2008-04-28 13:41:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG CT
08KAMPALA588UGANDAN PRESIDENT DECRIES EAC'S INFRASTUCTURE NEEDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni opened the "First Strategic Retreat for East African Community (EAC) Ministers" on April 17 by reminding his audience that China, which lacked political freedom, was nevertheless booming economically. He decried the EAC's infrastructure deficiencies, in [...]
2008-04-29 07:35:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ECIN EAID ENRG ETRD PGOV UG
08KAMPALA602GOU WELCOMES GREATER USG ENGAGEMENT ON SMALL ARMS
[...] (U) Summary: Illicit small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) proliferation in Uganda stems from numerous post-independence conflicts, regional arms trafficking, leakage from state-owned stockpiles, and to a lesser degree from illicit manufacturing. In response, the GOU, with UNDP and donor assistanc [...]
2008-04-30 12:26:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
08KAMPALA610MCC MEETING ON PROGRESS OF THRESHOLD COUNTRY PLAN IN
[...] (U) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President Maureen Harrington told senior Ugandan officials on April 17 that progress on the Threshold Country Plan (TCP),improved indicators for political rights, and stabilization of anti-corruption indicators would be needed for Ugand [...]
2008-05-06 11:52:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM UG
08KAMPALA613UGANDAN JOURNALISTS THREATENED WITH SEDITION CHARGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three journalists from The Independent magazine, including the Managing Editor Andrew Mwenda, were detained over "publication of seditious stories" on April 26. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) interrogated the journalists for three hours and later r [...]
2008-05-06 11:57:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM UG
08KAMPALA674UGANDA: MUSEVENI AND KABILA DEFUSE BORDER TENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila met in Tanzania to discuss border issues after Congolese military units moved a border demarcation four kilometers into an agreed-upon no-man's zone on the Ugandan border. The growing bord [...]
2008-05-21 09:43:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALMOPS ASEC PINS PGOV PTER PREL CG UG
08KARACHI141MQM WORRIED ABOUT POST-ELECTION MANUEUVERING
[...] (C) Summary: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) is concerned about any coalition formed by the Pakistan Peoples, Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). With PML-N publicly stating that it will not talk with the MQM, the MQM is crying foul and wants &respect8. It also claims t [...]
2008-02-25 12:24:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI451 KARACHI - TRANSPORTERS GO ON STIKE DEMANDING RATE
[...] (C) Summary: Members of KarachiQs mass transportation union, the Karachi Transport Ittahad (KTI),went on strike on July 22 to demand provincial government approval of a fare increase to compensate for a sharp increase in fuel costs. The strike ended the same day after meetings between KTI [...]
2008-07-26 13:49:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALSOCI ECON ENGY PGOV PK
08KARACHI483SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...]
2008-08-20 05:53:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI484SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...]
2008-08-20 06:46:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI495BALOCHISTAN - GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION THEN
[...] (C) Summary: A protocol official with Balochistan's provincial government and the Governor's Public Relations Officer both confirmed on August 21 that Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfigar Ali Magsi submitted his resignation on August 20 to Acting Pakistan President Mohammedmian Soomro. Then, [...]
2008-08-27 02:53:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI520 KARACHI - SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS WITH AGA KHAN OFFICIALS
[...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt met with senior Aga Khan University (AKU) faculty and administration members during his August 20 visit to Karachi. AKU officials discussed nursing programs and Pakistan's ongoing efforts to train health care professionals. [...]
2008-09-10 06:18:00Consulate KarachiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08KARACHI582SINDH - PML-N PLANS SINDH REORGANIZATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sindh Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League ) Nawaz (PML-N) told the Consul General (CG) on October 16 that his party plans to reorganize the Sindh provincial party structure. The restructured party will include some former Pakistan Muslim League (PML) politicians a [...]
2008-10-25 13:18:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI600 SINDH - DESPITE GOP CLAIM POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. An official with the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) disagreed with a GOP statement that the frequent power outages had ended on November 1. Members of Karachi's major trade associations agreed with his assessment, but expected the frequency of the outages to decrease - [...]
2008-11-10 11:49:00Consulate KarachiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV ECON PK
08KARACHI653PROCTOR AND GAMBLE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Patterson traveled to PakistanQs largest city, Karachi, to attend the groundbreaking of a new Proctor and Gamble (P&G) factory in Port Qasim with Karachi Consul General on December 18. P&G will hire 700 new employees to work in the plant and estimates it may help [...]
2008-12-24 08:01:00Consulate KarachiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV SOCI PK
08KATHMANDU1048SCENESETTER AND TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH
[...] (C) During your meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal on the margins of the 63rd UN General Assembly, you should raise the following issues: (1) Government of Nepal (GON) plans; (2) progress in the peace process and UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) operations; (3) reining in the Maoist Young Com [...]
2008-09-19 09:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EINV MARR PREF KSEC
08KATHMANDU1110NEPAL: NEW GOVERNMENT UNVEILS AMBITIOUS BUDGET
[...] (U) On September 19, Nepal's new Finance Minister, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, presented an ambitious budget of NRs 236 billion (USD 3.2 billion) -- 40 percent higher than last year's budget. Bhattarai stated that the policy priorities for the budget were completion of the peace process and immedi [...]
2008-10-03 09:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PGOV KDEM PREL IN NP
08KATHMANDU1189CLAD SCENESETTER
[...] (C) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. In April, Nepalis elected a long awaited Constituent Assembly. In May the Assembly completed the country,s two-year-long evolution from a kingdom to a republic by abolishing the monarchy. Since August, the former Maoist insurgents have [...]
2008-11-12 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR NP PGOV PHUM PREL
08KATHMANDU1245NEPAL: POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS A FAMILY AND FRIENDS
[...] (SBU) Political appointments that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and its coalition partners have made to offices in the Government of Nepal (GON) have frequently been based on party and family connections rather than the expertise of the candidates. This follows the standard set by ev [...]
2008-11-28 12:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PTER NP
08KATHMANDU1265MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT AFTER 100 DAYS: NEW NEPAL
[...] (C) With few exceptions, Nepal's Maoist-led government has done little in the roughly 100 days since the coalition's formation in August to transform Nepal. From the cabinet, to foreign policy, the peace process, human rights and law and order, the Terai and the economy, the government's recor [...]
2008-12-05 08:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON ELAB IN CH NP
08KATHMANDU1320NEPAL: CONSTITUTION-DRAFTING INCHING TOWARD
[...] (U) On December 15, the Constituent Assembly (CA) established 14 committees to examine thematic and procedural aspects of drafting a new constitution. The committees were to appoint chairpersons and plan their agendas by December 30. On December 29, the CA amended its rules of procedure an [...]
2008-12-31 07:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU145NEPAL: MFA CONFIRMS NO CHANGE IN POLICY ON TIBETAN
[...] (C) The Under Secretary for UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry confirmed to the Political/Economic Chief February 1 that the Government of Nepal has not changed its policy on Tibetan refugees. The reported threat in mid-January by Nepali officials of refoulement to China for 19 refugees (reft [...]
2008-02-01 12:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL CH NP
08KATHMANDU213NEPAL: ELECTION FILING DEADLINE EXTENDED BUT NO
[...] (C) The first deadline for filing proportional representation (PR) candidate lists for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election passed on February 20 with submissions by 37 political parties. The three agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) parties decided not to file. At the request [...]
2008-02-22 13:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM IN NP
08KATHMANDU3132008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 12:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08KATHMANDU418NEPAL: MAOISTS' INITIAL PRESS STATEMENTS MODERATE
[...] (U) On April 12 and 13 as the extent of the Maoist victory in the Constituent Assembly election's 240 first-past-the-post races was becoming apparent, the two seniormost leaders of the Maoists spoke with the press. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Dahal (aka Prachanda) expressed support for maintaining [...]
2008-04-14 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PTER NP
08KATHMANDU454NEPAL: MAOIST VIOLENCE DECREASING BUT STILL A
[...] (SBU) Post's Regional Security Office and a domestic observer group reported numerous incidents of pre-election violence, at least half of which were instigated by the Maoists. Although election day was largely peaceful, four people were killed, eight abducted, and 112 injured on election da [...]
2008-04-22 09:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU489NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA TRYING TO BALANCE
[...] (C) As instructed (reftel),the Ambassador used a May 1 meeting with Prime Minister Koirala to express official U.S. concern about the treatment of Tibetans by Nepali authorities. She urged the Prime Minister to ensure the right to peaceful protest was maintained. Foreign Secretary Acharya r [...]
2008-05-01 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU557NEPAL: KHANAL ELECTED UML GENERAL SECRETARY
[...] (C) On May 15, the Central Committee of Nepal's third-largest party, the center-left Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),unanimously elected Foreign Department chief Jhalanath Khanal as General Secretary. Khanal, who had previously served in the party's top job from 1982- [...]
2008-05-19 03:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU560DIPLOMATIC BREAKFAST WITH MAJOR PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Major political parties vowed continued commitment to consensus politics during a breakfast meeting with senior diplomats on May 19, and acknowledged some, but not enough, progress towards an agreement to form a new Nepali government. With the Constituent Assembly,s first sittin [...]
2008-05-19 11:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL NP
08KATHMANDU563NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM
[...] (C) You are arriving in Kathmandu during a historic transition. Nepal will likely complete its two-year long evolution from a kingdom to a republic within days of your arrival, but many other central issues remain unresolved. The Maoists won the largest share of the April 10 Constituent Assem [...]
2008-05-21 12:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID PREF KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU585NEPAL: OHCHR AND UNHCR SEE GRAVE PROBLEMS BENEATH
[...] (C) On May 25, the Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal told South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum that Nepal's recent election and its human rights stance in international circles had created a misleading picture of the country's human rights [...]
2008-05-27 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PTER KDEM BT CH NP
08KATHMANDU595NEPAL: CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF APPEARS MORE PRAGMATIC
[...] (C) South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum and Ambassador Powell met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Rookmangud Katawal, on Monday, May 26. Discussion focused on the ongoing political process, security preparations for the 28 May Constituent Assembly meeting and [...]
2008-05-27 11:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU697WHO WILL BE NEPAL'S FIRST PRESIDENT?
[...] (C) As of June 19, major political parties of Nepal continued to bicker over the selection of the country's first president. Nepal's Constituent Assembly amended the Interim Constitution on May 28 to establish the largely ceremonial office, immediately after abolishing the monarchy. Competin [...]
2008-06-19 12:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KHARTOUM101MINAWI OUTLINES OBJECTIVES FOR U.S. TRIP, BRIEFS
[...] (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi is enthusiastic about a visit to Washington in the near future and has requested that the trip focus on four themes: concrete support for the military wing of the SLM and broadening the persp [...]
2008-01-24 09:44:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV SU CD LY
08KHARTOUM1014NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FINALLY PASSES ELECTION LAW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: After weeks of delay, the Sudan National Assembly (NA) finally passed the electoral law July 7, capping a contentious special legislative session called specifically for the purpose of passing the law. The law provides the legal groundwork for holding nationwide elections in 200 [...]
2008-07-08 11:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM1031MISSERIYA TRIBAL LEADER TELLS CDA "DON'T IGNORE US!"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CDA Fernandez warned traditional Misseriya leader Sidiq Babo Nimer that the Misseriya risk being branded as aggressors if they resort to violence in Abyei and he urged that they argue their case carefully and reasonably. Sidiq praised Embassy efforts to engage the Misseriya, an [...]
2008-07-10 08:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO SU
08KHARTOUM1034THE NEW NORTH/SOUTH WAR? IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLM and the NCP are mired in an economic standoff grounded in competing interpretations of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It is the latest chapter in the two parties' complex and often dysfunctional relationship, and a further blow to hopes that unity can be made attra [...]
2008-07-10 12:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS EFIN EAID SOCI KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM1039PREVENTING A DOWNWARD SPIRAL: NCP LEADER ON A
[...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Sudanese Presidential Advisor and NCP Parliamentary majority leader Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani July 10 to discuss the discomfiting possibility that a strong GOS response to ICC indictments will put CPA implementations on hold and affect US-Sudanese relations r [...]
2008-07-10 15:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM107DDDC CONSULTATIONS ONGOING, BUT UNCOORDINATED
[...] (SBU) Meeting with poloffs on January 23, Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC) chair Abdul Mohamed painted a somber picture of the clumsy integration of UNAMID, the DDDC and the Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST). According to Mohamed, no communications or administrative structure ha [...]
2008-01-25 08:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1088NCP SENSITIVE ABOUT IMAGE PROBLEM, EAGER TO ENGAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Just a few days prior to the announcement of the ICC indictment against President Bashir, on July 11 CDA and polchief met with senior NCP officials at the party headquarters in Khartoum to sound them out on possible solutions to Darfur and their impressions of relations with the U [...]
2008-07-20 07:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1092ICC INDICTMENT CHANGES THE DYNAMIC IN DARFUR;
[...] (C) Since Abuja and the signing of the still-born DPA in 2006, Darfur experts have been puzzling for two years on how to change the dynamic in Darfur in order to enable a political process to gain traction. There was hope following UNSCR 1769 that deployment of UNAMID would improve the securi [...]
2008-07-21 07:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1103UN PROPOSES TO TRAIN AND EQUIP ABYEI BASED JOINT INTEGRATED
[...] (SBU) UNMIS Police Commissioner Kai Vittrup told poloff July 14 that the UN has proposed a Joint Integrated Police Unit (JIPU) Rapid Deployment Package (RDP) to jointly train the anticipated 1,000-troop JIPU in Abyei. He said that that the $835,000 RDP, if funded and implemented, would quickly [...]
2008-07-23 06:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1117PRESIDENT BASHIR DANCES THROUGH DARFUR TO A
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Al-Bashir used a whirlwind visit to the capitals of Darfur's three states July 23-24 to highlight a total rejection of possible ICC indictments against him. He also offered his most inclusive and personal vision ever of a peaceful and united Darfur while freely admitti [...]
2008-07-27 12:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1118RESPONSE CABLE: DEMARCHE TO GOSS ON SPLM PARTY
[...] (C) CG Juba spoke with SPLM SG Pagan Amum regarding the proposed SPLM party leadership strategy session in Washington the week of August 18. Amum plans to present two proposals to SPLM Chairman Kiir and told us he should have a decision by the week of July 27. The first proposal would be for [...]
2008-07-27 13:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM112DARFUR: THE PEACE PROCESS ON THE EVE OF THE AU
[...] (C) Fifteen months after the Addis Ababa agreement of November 2006, the Darfur peace process has not advanced. Disarray within and among the rebel movements has confounded UN and AU mediators, alleviated any pressure on Khartoum to make political concessions, and stalled negotiations. No via [...]
2008-01-25 11:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1123MICHAEL MAKUEI AND THE SPLM ETHNIC BALANCING ACT
[...] (SBU) Beyond the increasingly standard array of agenda items linked to the SPLM/NCP relationship and the CPA's implementation, this weekend's SPLM Political Bureau meeting, the party's first since the National Convention, will focus mainly on neutralizing the constant threat to Southern stabili [...]
2008-07-27 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1124DESERT ARAB SHEIKH COMPLAINS OF GOS INDIFFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A North Kordofan desert Arab sheikh told poloff that Darfur insecurity has changed the way camels from the region are transported to Libya - by truck to avoid raids by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and take advantage of empty trucks returning to Libya. He criticized JEM [...]
2008-07-27 13:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1131NCP STRATEGIST ON THE REGIME'S PLANS FOR DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: CDA and DCM met on July 27 with Dr. Sayed el Khatib, director of Khartoum's Center for Strategic Studies, the National Congress Party's (NCP) think-tank. Khatib, who played a key role in the NCP,s negotiation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) with the Sudan People,s [...]
2008-07-29 07:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1133PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ISMAIL REFLECTS ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 29 meeting with CDA Fernandez, a sarcastic Sudanese Presidential Advisor and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Othman Ismail expressed his frustration with the failed U.S.-Sudanese bilateral discussions, claiming that S/E Williamson was ordered to end the nego [...]
2008-07-29 13:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM UN SU
08KHARTOUM1140FM DENG ALOR ON ICC AND ABYEI INTRIGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-31 07:34:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1168SPLM SECRETARY GENERAL ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 meeting SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amun told ConGen Juba that unless there is some dramatic change between now and 2011, the South will vote for independence. "Staying the course is a dead-end for Sudan," he said. One unlikely example of a dramatic change would [...]
2008-08-03 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM118MFA WARNS CDA OF POSSIBLE HARSH COUNTERMEASURES ON EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) A grim-faced Americas Department Office Director Abdel Basit Sanusi called CDA Fernandez in on January 26 to warn of the possibility of a series of Sudanese counter-measures against the US Embassy (and the CDA) in response to what the Sudanese see as a series of recent provocations by the [...]
2008-01-27 11:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1182SPLM LEADERS SEE "GOLDEN OPPORUNITY" TO DEAL ON ICC
[...] (C) Summary: SPLM leaders meeting in Khartoum on August 4 outlined a possible way forward on the disputed region of Abyei. They also pressed the US to see the potential ICC indictment of President Al-Bashir as "an opportunity for engagement, not isolation" with Khartoum and outlined what they [...]
2008-08-05 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1184BASHIR OFFERS FEW DETAILS ON DARFUR INITIATIVE TO JEM AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite showing a renewed interest in Darfur, Sudanese President Bashir has so far offered few concrete or specific ideas for solving the region's problems, say contacts from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM). [...]
2008-08-05 14:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1202EASTERN SUDAN LEADER WARNS OF "HIDDEN FAMINE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, the State Minister of Transportation, Mubarak Mabrouk Salem, and former Eastern Front leader of the "Rashaida Free Lions" rebel group, told CDA Fernandez that a famine is developing in Eastern Sudan. He stated that GoS officials have ignored or even covered up this [...]
2008-08-07 14:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1210SE WILLIAMSON MEETING WITH DARFURI CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 10, Special Envoy Williamson held two separate meetings with Darfuri civil society leaders to discuss the peace process in Darfur, humanitarian concerns and insecurity in the region. The leaders painted a dire picture of the situation on the ground, underscored by rampa [...]
2008-08-11 09:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1211SE WILLIAMSON MEETING WITH SLM/MM LEADERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 9, senior leaders of the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM) told Special Envoy Williamson that the Darfur Peace Agreement remains in a state of neglect. SLM/MM leaders also criticized UNAMID, President Bashir's vague Darfur initiative, and the show of [...]
2008-08-11 09:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1225SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: On August 12 White House Special Envoy for Sudan (SE) Richard Williamson met with Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail. He was accompanied by the CDA, State/L Christine Sanford, SE Staff Assistants and Poloff (notetaker.) SE Williamson began the meeting by expressing app [...]
2008-08-14 07:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1232WHERE OIL AND DARFUR INTERSECT - FIGHTING REPORTED IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following reports of fighting in North Darfur, SLA/AW Commander Suleiman Marajan told poloff via satellite phone on August 14 that there was significant fighting between his forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces on August 10 and 11 near Wadi Atrun, an area Marajan claimed oil exp [...]
2008-08-14 14:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1235SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Special Envoy Williamson and NCP strategist and presidential advisor Dr. Ghazi Salah Eddin sparred over Sudan's progress in implementing the CPA, cooperating on Darfur, and the future of bilateral relations. Ghazi implored SE Williamson to look past the details of visas and containers and [...]
2008-08-15 08:18:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1238SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On 14 August Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson met with Dr. Awad Ahmed Aljaz, the Minister of Finance and close confidante of President Bashir. Aljaz dismissed SE Williamson,s concerns about oil revenue sharing as unfounded and asserted that all the real problems in Sudan [...]
2008-08-15 12:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1241SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: SE Williamson and Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie agreed to consider a resumption in bilateral discussions, possibly with a "re-calibrated" focus. Williamson stated several times during the meeting that President Bush's primary concern in Sudan is humanitarian, stating that " [...]
2008-08-15 14:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1248SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH OCHA
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On August 14, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Chief, Mike McDonagh, briefed Special Envoy Williamson on the current state of affairs in Darfur and Abyei. Regarding Abyei, McDonagh noted progress with the pullout of the SPLM and SAF and the dep [...]
2008-08-17 15:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KHARTOUM1257THE EASTERN FRONT: LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS AND
[...] (C) On August 17 poloffs met representatives of the Free Lions Organization of Khartoum State to discuss reports that Eastern Front Chairman Musa Mohamed Ahmed had been stripped of his leadership. The representatives denied this was the case, describing instead a leadership squabble in which E [...]
2008-08-18 15:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON SU
08KHARTOUM1258SLA/UNITY: WE WILL SUBMIT TO ICC IF INDICTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, leaders of SLA/Unity pledged their cooperation with the International Criminal Court, even if the ICC issues indictments against them or their SLA/Unity brethren. SLA/Unity leaders also separately told poloff via satphones that they support Luis Moreno Ocampo's req [...]
2008-08-19 07:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1272BEJA CONGRESS DISSIDENTS SLAM BEJA LEADERSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: On August 18 poloff met with two individuals claiming to be part of a Port Sudan-based dissident faction of the Beja Congress that had opposed the signing of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA). They characterized the ESPA as a sham agreement that served only to improve relat [...]
2008-08-20 08:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1278EASTERN FRONT: AMNA DIRAR DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: On August 20 polchief and poloff met with Dr. Amna Dirar, Presidential Advisor and Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Front. Dirar stated that she and other members of the Eastern Front had voted to suspend Chairman Musa Mohamed Ahmed because his decision to organize a conference for t [...]
2008-08-21 13:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM128FREED DUP LEADER ALI HASSANEIN: DEMOCRATIZATION AT
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with CDA Fernandez on January 24 for the first time since his New Year's Eve release from prison, fiesty Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Deputy Secretary-General Ali Mahmoud Hassanein called for a SIPDIS democratic process in Sudan in which political parties abandon th [...]
2008-01-29 12:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL SU AU PGOV UN
08KHARTOUM1284DEFENSE LAWYERS, UNMIS SRSG AND OTHERS CRITICIZE GOS TRIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese courts have sentenced fifty people to death for participation in the May 10 JEM attacks. Defense lawyers criticized the proceedings as flawed and unconstitutional, and UNMIS SRSG Ashraf Qazi issued a statement questioning the constitutionality of the courts and proceedin [...]
2008-08-22 12:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1291PESSIMISTIC WORLD BANK COUNTRY MANAGER REVIEWS SUDAN'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Outgoing World Bank Country Manager Asif Faiz worries that Khartoum is not thinking through the potential economic fallout in crafting its strategy to counter a possible ICC indictment of President al-Bashir. Nor is the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) in Juba focusing on the e [...]
2008-08-25 14:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PINR IBRD SU
08KHARTOUM1292GOSS FREEZES MINISTRY SALARIES IN ACCOUNTABILITY MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan's three-month old salary freeze levied against civil service employees of the Ministry of Legal Affairs has been indefinitely extended pending turnover of documents clarifying who authorized the multi-year payroll excesses. While the Legal Affai [...]
2008-08-25 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID SU
08KHARTOUM1295GOSS FREEZES MINISTRY SALARIES IN ACCOUNTABILITY MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan's three-month old salary freeze levied against civil service employees of the Ministry of Legal Affairs has been indefinitely extended pending turnover of documents clarifying who authorized the multi-year payroll excesses. While the Legal Affai [...]
2008-08-25 15:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID SU
08KHARTOUM1297GOSS VP MACAHR CONTINUED OBJECT OF SUSPICION BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Vice President Riek Machar is the object of continued reports by SPLA intelligence sources accusing him of conspiracies to undermine GOSS President Salva Kiir and assume leadership of Southern Sudan. This deep level of distrust of one of the [...]
2008-08-26 12:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1298NCP EAGER FOR CONTINUED BILATERAL TALKS, FLEXIBLE
[...] (C) During meetings with A/CDA Asquino and polchief August 25, two senior NCP regime insiders expressed a strong desire to resume bilateral discussions with the US. MFA U/S (and senior NCP official) Mutriff Siddiq told us that while the NCP would like another round of bilateral talks soon, th [...]
2008-08-26 12:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1302RIZEIGAT, MISSERIYA TRIBAL FIGHTING IN SOUTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting that began on August 20 between Misseriya and Rizeigat herders resulted in the deaths of more than 60 people in South Darfur. Misseriya elder Kamil Nimir downplayed the violence, characterizing it as a dispute over access to water that spiraled out of control due to th [...]
2008-08-27 12:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1310BASHIR OFFERS SCOLDING AND CALL FOR UNITY IN JUBA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In marked contrast with his recent tour of Darfur, and indicative of still-strained relations between the NCP and SPLM, President Bashir's visit to Juba - his first appearance in the South in more than two years and only his second visit to the seat of the GOSS Presidency since t [...]
2008-08-28 15:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS KDEM EAID SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM1313SOUTHERN SUDAN OPPOSITION PARTIES: CHANCES OF FREE AND FAIR
[...] (U) During a gathering at ConGen Juba on 25 August, southern opposition parties declared the chances for free and fair elections in 2009 to be "non-existent" given the abbreviated period to prepare for and conduct elections, the inability of small parties to finance adequately their planned ac [...]
2008-08-29 11:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM1314GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN SUDAN REQUESTS UN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Acting on direct orders from Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) President Salva Kiir Mayaradit, Vice President Riek Machar formally requested elections assistance from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) SRSG Qazi on August 16. This request allows UNMIS and UNDP to begin expedit [...]
2008-08-29 14:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID KDEM UN SU
08KHARTOUM1329REGIME INSIDER ACKNOWLEDGES KALMA CAMP MASSACRE,
[...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez called on MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Siddiq September 1 to discuss the Kalma Camp attack. CDA Fernandez told Siddiq that events in Kalma camp in South Darfur constituted a massacre of civilians, including many women and children, and urged the GOS to bring the perpet [...]
2008-09-01 14:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID KPKO PHUM PREF PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1345 UMMA HOPES FOR AN ALLIANCE WITH THE SPLM
[...] (SBU) According to Dr. Balgees Badri, a Sudanese scholar and a powerful National Umma Party female figure, the elections will play out in one of two ways: (1) the National Congress Party (NCP) of President Bashir delays elections until 2010, at which point the SPLM is only interested in the re [...]
2008-09-04 05:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1352TURF WARS - RIVAL GOS FORCES CREATE A CHAOTIC AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rivalry and competition between government security agencies, paramilitary units, and proxy forces have led to a chaotic, violent, and militarized environment in Darfur, according to multiple and varied sources in North and South Darfur. These contacts (from UNAMID, DPA signato [...]
2008-09-04 09:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1361BASSOLE: SUDAN SHOULD NOW MAKE THE FIRST MOVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4, the UN/AU's Chief Mediator to Darfur, Djibril Bassole told CDA Fernandez that the Government of Sudan (GoS) should take the first step to solve the Darfur crisis. According to Bassole, a positive unilateral move by the government on any number of security and hu [...]
2008-09-05 09:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1363 UK CONSULTANTS ON DDR: MISTRUST AND INAEDQUATE CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two weeks, a team of UK-funded consultants assessed UN, GNU, and GoSS capacity to carry out a mammoth disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program planned to commence in January 2009. They found that while the GoS has sufficient capacity to start [...]
2008-09-07 06:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU
08KHARTOUM1365FUR SHURA COUNCIL MEETING WITH CDA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 4, leaders of the Fur Shura Council (FSC) told CDA Fernandez that they are suspicious of any NCP-led investigation into the Kalma camp attack. CDA Fernandez expressed his condolences for those killed in the Kalma camp attack, while FSC representatives emphasized th [...]
2008-09-07 09:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1367BEJA CONGRESS LEADERS SEEK HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 4, Beja Congress Executive Committee members requested USG capacity building and media training support as their organization transitions from an armed opposition movement to a civil political party. They echoed reports of impending famine in the East in the near f [...]
2008-09-07 14:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EAGR KDEM AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1370 ICC ACTION, SUDAN'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION, AND SOUTH SUDAN
[...] (SBU) According to GNU Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joseph Okel, the NCP is doing little to stave off an impending ICC indictment of President Bashir and lamented that the 25 August Kalma IDP camp incident has moved the GoS further away from securing an Article 16 suspension from the UNSC. O [...]
2008-09-08 11:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1386United Nations Africa Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Deployment
[...] (SBU) Summary: Self-sufficiency is a key component for Troop-Contributing Country (TCC) deployment success as 3,900 UNAMID-shepherded containers continue to be held up in Port Sudan and El Obeid by both internal factors and by the regime. An emphasis on local procurement could decrease expense [...]
2008-09-11 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1387NYALA AND KALMA CAMP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Fernandez traveled to Nyala on September 9-10 to meet with officials from the GOS and UNAMID, IDP leaders and humanitarian actors in the wake of the killing of dozens of IDPs in Kalma camp by GOS forces. The unrepentant Wali of South Darfur heaped scorn on the residents of Ka [...]
2008-09-11 14:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1389CHADIAN REBELS CLOSE TO SELECTING SINGLE LEADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, UFDD/F spokesman Mouktar ben Yahya told poloff that the leaders of five Chadian rebel movements are currently meeting in Sudan and will choose a single leader of an allied force this week. Yahya vowed that without progress in the peace process, the rebels would s [...]
2008-09-12 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM1390INFLUENTIAL NCP STRATEGIST CALLS FOR SERIOUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1415SUDAN - USCG ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT
[...] (C) CDA Fernandez delivered talking points and dipnote with text of letter from Coast Guard RADM Salerno (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on September 15. The letter was addressed to Foreign Minister Alor. U/S Siddiq acknowledged the sensitivity of allowing [...]
2008-09-18 06:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEWWT KPKO PGOV PTER KHLS ECON SU
08KHARTOUM1416LEADING BUSINESSMAN ON SUDAN'S AGRICULTURE SECTOR,
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation, Sudanese business magnate Osama Daoud outlined a project to gradually develop as much as 1.26 million acres in northern Sudan for agricultural production. Daoud sees Sudan,s agricultural potential as immense, but says that it currently has far to [...]
2008-09-18 06:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EINV EAID PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1417SUDANESE INTEL CHIEF WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: The GOS will be hard-pressed to control the actions of Islamic radicals in Sudan if the ICC issues an arrest warrant against President Bashir, NISS Chief Salah Ghosh told CDA Fernandez September 17. Ghosh clarified that he did not tell French Presidential Advisor Bruno Joubert th [...]
2008-09-18 13:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1422"THIS TIME, THEY'RE SERIOUS?" - SUDAN MAKES UP
[...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his departure for UNGA, Sudanese VP Ali Osman Taha hammered out a reconciliation with disgruntled Darfur rebel leader Minni Minnawi, promising full compliance of the semi-moribund 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement and an end to recent fighting and bombing in Darfur. Taha a [...]
2008-09-20 09:38:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1435LACK OF PEACE DIVIDENDS IN SOUTHERN KORDOFAN LEAVES THE
[...] (SBU) During a meeting with poloff in Kadugli on 14 September, Deputy Governor of Southern Kordofan Daniel Kodi (SPLM) expressed frustration with what he perceived as a lack of peace dividends from the CPA and the neglect of Nuban interests by the GoSS and the GNU. Kodi explained the challeng [...]
2008-09-22 14:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1445UPDATE ON TAHA-MINNAWI AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 23, Muhammad Tijani, a senior SLM/MM leader and Minnawi confidant, told poloff that "so far" he is satisfied with the GoS's response to the September 19 agreement between Vice President Taha and SLM Chairman Minni Minnawi in El-Fasher (ref A). Muhammad Tijani stat [...]
2008-09-24 05:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM145MALLOCH BROWN ADVOCATES INCENTIVES TIED TO
[...] (C) Summary: UK Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN Lord Mark Malloch Brown told CDA Fernandez January 30 that the UK would like to offer the Government of Sudan a package of incentives tied to milestones on peace in Darfur and CPA implementation, accompanied by a clear message of consequence [...]
2008-01-31 07:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1450IFTAR WITH THE "JANJAWEED"
[...] (C) Summary: In a surprise meeting, notorious janjaweed leader Musa Hilal told CDA that he was duped by Khartoum in his actions during the worst years of 2003-2005 in Darfur, he regrets his past, and has apologized in several tribal venues to Darfur's African tribes. He blamed Darfur's "excesse [...]
2008-09-25 06:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1456NORTH-SOUTH FOREX TRANSFER DISPUTE CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) In a September 25 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) Governor Dr. Sabir Mohamed Hassan asserted that the Bank of Southern Sudan's (BOSS) refusal to transfer excess foreign currency reserves to Khartoum was a clear violation of the CPA that was hampering his ability t [...]
2008-09-28 11:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PINR IBRD SU
08KHARTOUM1490NCP/SPLM DISCUSSIONS ON DARFUR AND ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) The NCP and SPLM have been negotiating over the past few days on electoral issues as well as a package of concessions that the GNU could offer on Darfur as part of the Sudan People,s Initiative, NCP insider Yehia Bebiker told polchief October 6. Bebiker accompanied Vice President Taha t [...]
2008-10-07 10:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM150MINAWI CANCELS CHAD TRIP DUE TO REBEL SURGE ON
[...] (SBU) Senior Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi canceled his January 31 trip to N'djamena after Chadian authorities informed him that President Deby and his senior security officials were leaving N'djamena to confront advancing Chadian o [...]
2008-01-31 14:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SU CD
08KHARTOUM1504CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES MAY MISS THE BOAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two Darfurian civil society groups are separately working to combine existing civil society proposals with the hope of developing a unified, comprehensive view of Darfurians on how to resolve the crisis in their region, although neither anticipates its work will be complete befo [...]
2008-10-09 15:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM151MFA SAYS APPROVAL FOR WILLIAMSON VISIT REFERRED TO
[...] (C) The question of whether or not to approve the visit of newly-appointed Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Williamson has been referred to the Presidency, according to MFA Americas Director Ambassador Abdel Al-Sanosi. Al-Sanosi told CDA January 31 that "the feeling here is very negative" abou [...]
2008-01-31 15:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1510SE WILLIAMSON TELLS KHARTOUM TO MAKE A RADICAL
[...] (C) Summary: The GOS must make a radical adjustment in its approach to Darfur, SE Williamson told regime officials in Khartoum. Peace conferences and theatrics are fine, but what is urgently required is a deal with keys rebels, and implementation of that deal. Williamson blasted the NCP for [...]
2008-10-13 07:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1512SE WILLIAMSON MEETINGS WITH SOUTHERN SUDANESE
[...] (C) US Special Envoy to Sudan Ambassador Richard Williamson visited the southern Sudanese towns of Rumbek and Juba on 7 October to meet with Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudan Liberation Peopl [...]
2008-10-13 09:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV UNSC KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM1528MINNAWI ON HIS RETURN TO KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 15, Minnawi met poloff in El-Fasher stating that he will travel to Khartoum for the start of the Sudan People's Initiative, but that he will spend less than 24 hours in the capital and only "inject my own views on the process and the DPA and then return to the field." [...]
2008-10-16 06:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1532SUDAN PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE: NO SUBSTANCE YET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Initiative commenced in Khartoum October 16 with a show of solidarity among Sudan's current and former leaders; two former Sudanese heads of state (Suwar al Dahab and Sadiq al Mahdi) joined President Bashir on the dais along with FVP and GOSS President Salva Ki [...]
2008-10-17 12:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1533CHARGE'S MEETING WITH UNAMID SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to UNAMID Joint Special Representative Adada, relations with the GoS, narrowly-defined, have turned the corner and UNAMID deployment is accelerating, with 14,000 peacekeepers expected to be on the ground by year,s end. He agreed that harassment of humanitarian NGOs in [...]
2008-10-17 12:49:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM154NCP MAY SEEK TO DEFER 2009 NATIONAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NCP-aligned politician Dr. Mudawi El-Turabi indicated that the Khartoum regime may seek national consensus to defer the 2009 elections and hold them at a later date. The NCP's argument would be that Darfur, the South and The Three Areas are too unstable for elections to take pla [...]
2008-02-01 09:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1544SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF ON HIGHJACKED WEAPONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, SPLA Chief of Staff Deng described that day,s meeting of the Joint Defense Board and the SPLA/M,s contentious relationship with the SAF and the NCP. He also provided an update on SPLA thinking on the Ukrainian ship seized by Somali pirates with weapons intended fo [...]
2008-10-19 15:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1545A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NEW SLM FIGHTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 16, a new fighter for the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM) described his daily life in the field to poloff. The contact described dire conditions for SLM/MM troops, where fighters are expected to buy their own uniforms (often from UNAMID troops,) m [...]
2008-10-20 05:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1551GOS SEEMS TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH DARFUR,
[...] (C) Summary: Influential regime insider and presidential advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Fernandez that the GoS has recalibrated its focus from frantically searching for ways to avoid an ICC indictment of GNU President Al-Bashir to finding a solution to the Darfur crisis. Ismail stated [...]
2008-10-20 11:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1557TWO YEARS LATER, ESPA STILL FAILS TO PRODUCE CHANGE ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13-16, poloff traveled to Kassala and Port Sudan to discuss implementation of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA) with local government officials, UN representatives and members of the Beja Congress in a visit tightly controlled by local authorities. While a handf [...]
2008-10-21 11:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1558CHADIAN REBEL REVEALS GOS SUPPORT, RELATIVE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 20, Abaker Tolli, a UFDD Khartoum-based representative told poloffs that Sudanese Intelligence summoned the leadership of all major Chadian rebel movements to Khartoum, threatening that the rebels must choose a single leader or the GoS will stop their material support [...]
2008-10-21 13:04:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1568EASTERN OPPOSITION PARTIES UNPREPARED FOR ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13-16, poloff traveled to Kassala and Port Sudan to discuss implementation of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (Ref A) and the outlook for elections in the East. Representatives of the Eastern Front, which has weakened steadily since the signing of the ESPA, told polo [...]
2008-10-22 12:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1574PROUD CHADIAN REBEL CHIEF BOASTS OF INFLUENCE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 23, the leader of UFCD Adouma Hassaballah Djadalrab, told poloffs that the leadership of five Chadian rebel movements are currently in Khartoum working towards unification and the selection of a single leader. Hassaballah denied Khartoum's involvement in this meeting [...]
2008-10-23 14:34:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1580MINNAWI KICKS OUT DETRACTOR FROM SLM/MM AND JUSTIFIES HIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 24, SLM/MM chairman Minni Minnawi presided over a party meeting announcing that the membership of its Secretary General Mustafa Tirab has been suspended. Effective immediately, Ali Hussein Dausa will replace Tirab, who has long been accused of working for the NCP. Pri [...]
2008-10-26 07:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1584U/S KENNEDY MEETING WITH MFA U/S MUTRIF SIDDIQ
[...] (C) Undersecretary for Management Patrick Kennedy met October 26 with MFA Undersecretary Mutrif Siddiq. U/S Kennedy thanked Siddiq for his assistance in clearing the NEC containers, and for expediting the issuance of non-diplomatic license plates for US Embassy vehicles following the assassin [...]
2008-10-28 06:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1589DARFUR PEACE PROCESS: QATAR AND SUDAN PEOPLE'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27 and 28, CDA Fernandez and polchief met with leaders from the Joint Mediation Support Team, National Congress Party, and other political parties to discuss the Sudan People's Initiative and potential negotiations in Qatar on Darfur. Contacts expressed conflicting m [...]
2008-10-28 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM159NCP OPEN TO ARBITRATION ON ABYEI
[...] (SBU) During a meeting with CDA Fernandez January 31, NCP strategist and Director of the Strategic Studies Institute Dr. Sayed Al-Kkateeb said the NCP may be open to arbitration on Abyei. However, he said the NCP may not be open to a high-level meeting in Washington to inaugurate an Abyei initi [...]
2008-02-03 04:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1597SUDAN WILL PROPOSE "REAL DARFUR CEASE-FIRE,"
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Government has approved in principle, for the first time, US Embassy travel to rebel-held Jebel Marra. The GOS also will control the Sudan-Chad border between now and January and will not allow Chadian rebel attacks on Chad during that period. The Khartoum regime hop [...]
2008-10-30 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1608GOSS MINISTER ACCUSES NCP OF WITHHOLDING OIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 31 meeting, GOSS Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng told ConGen Juba that the NCP has reneged on an agreement to settle the hard currency dispute between the GOSS and Khartoum (reftel),and is withholding oil revenue to pressure the GOSS to turn over [...]
2008-11-03 05:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ASEC KPKO UNSC SU CH CFG
08KHARTOUM161UMMA PARTY LEADER PREDICTS NCP "CRASH LANDING" IF
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Umma Party Chairman Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi January 30 along with Umma party members Balghis Badri and Professor El-Sheikh Mahjoub. Al-Mahdi said the NCP's unpopularity and divided leadership is the basis for its provocative attitude towards the international c [...]
2008-02-03 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1613JEM SENIOR LEADERSHIP ON DARFUR PEACE PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Members of JEM senior leadership told poloff in meetings in London on October 28-29 that JEM remains open to negotiations. However, they noted JEM is withholding judgment on the Qatar Initiative until it obtains more information about its nature and scope. While predictably skept [...]
2008-11-04 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1614DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE, OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: With Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) making significant advances in North Darfur, UN security officers based in El Fasher report that humanitarian security has increased slightly in the last month despite last week's killing of a South African UNAMID soldier. There is currently no i [...]
2008-11-04 13:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1616CHADIAN REBELS: SELECTING A LEADER, MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 2, UFDD-F leader Abdoulwahid Aboud Makaye told poloffs that Chadian rebel leadership meeting in Khartoum will soon choose a leader by consensus, random selection, or a complicated multi-staged election. According to Aboud, the Chadian opposition does not fear the Gov [...]
2008-11-04 16:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1617CHADIAN REBELS: SELECTING A LEADER, MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 2, UFDD-F leader Abdoulwahid Aboud Makaye told poloffs that Chadian rebel leadership meeting in Khartoum will soon choose a leader by consensus, random selection, or a complicated multi-staged election. According to Aboud, the Chadian opposition does not fear the Gov [...]
2008-11-04 16:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1618SUDAN'S NORTHERN STATE: WHERE PARANOIA REIGNS
[...] (C) Summary. On a rare visit to Sudan's Northern State on October 20-22, Emboffs faced significant intimidation and harassment by Northern State local government and intelligence authorities who denied them permission to meet with opposition parties and genuine civil society members, followed [...]
2008-11-05 08:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM1622UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5-6, Commander Victor Luis Hernandez, FPU Advisor/Coordinator for UNAMID, Hugo Wyers, FPU coordinator, Sector North, and Ian Divers, UNAMID Logistics Officer told Poloff that UNAMID is optimistic it will make its desired goal of 60 percent boots-on-the-ground by Decem [...]
2008-11-06 15:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1627MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pro-government and independent press here featured front-page photos of the president-elect and reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs'(MFA) statement congratulating the United States on Senator Obama's election, with Foreign Minister (FM) Deng Alor hoping for "positive contrib [...]
2008-11-07 10:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC MCAP KPAO SU
08KHARTOUM1634BASHIR LASHES OUT AGAINST WEST IN GEDARIF RALLY
[...] (SBU) In a November 6 rally in Gedarif State, President Bashir lashed out against the West and accused it of trying to "destroy" Sudan, according to Sudanese media reports. "Money and power are not in the hands of the U.S, Britain and France," the President was quoted as saying. Using an insult [...]
2008-11-10 07:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1645SLM/MM SECRETARY GENERAL ON SPI, QATAR, AND PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 9, Ali Hussein Dausa, the new Secretary General of the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM,) told CDA Fernandez of his recent efforts to improve and re-organize the movement. Dausa shared his skepticism about the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) and th [...]
2008-11-10 14:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1646URF SEEKS GREATER INPUT IN PEACE PROCESS; EXPLORES
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 29 meeting, United Resistance Front (URF) political commissar Tadjadine Niam told poloff that the Darfur peace process will never gain traction if the international community keeps ignoring the rebel movements. Niam decried the lack of consultation with rebels [...]
2008-11-10 17:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1649SLM/MM AND NCP CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON DPA FUNDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 and 12, senior SLM/Minnawi (SLM/MM) and NCP officials separately told CDA Fernandez and poloffs that both parties are closer to agreement on outstanding DPA financial issues, though each party provided a different portrayal of the specific deal. Atta Al-Manan, a [...]
2008-11-12 14:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1651BASHIR PROMISES CEASE-FIRE, DISARMAMENT, COMPENSATION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the closing ceremony of the Sudan People's Initiative in Khartoum November 12, President Basher stole the show from the actual SPI document itself by unilaterally promising an "immediate and unconditional" cease-fire, disarmament of militias, compensation for IDPs on an indivi [...]
2008-11-12 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1654PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO KHARTOUM AND JUBA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian emboff told poloffs on November 12. that during President Hosni Mubarak's November 10 visit to Khartoum, he offered to invite Khalil Ibrahim to Cairo in an attempt to persuade the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to commit to peace talks in Qatar This offer ha [...]
2008-11-13 11:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1658DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION: THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Chief told CDA Fernandez that the program will begin in Blue Nile state but will be postponed from 2008 to 2009. Both agreed that Blue Nile is the best location to begin, and further agreed that the interna [...]
2008-11-13 15:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1659 MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT ELECT FROM
[...] Post has received a letter of congratulations (text in para. 2) for President-elect Obama from the President of National Umma Party of Sudan, former PM Al Sadig Al Mahdi. A copy of the original letter is being transmitted to the Department via pouch. 2. Begin Text: 5 November 200 [...]
2008-11-13 15:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1661TDRA COMMISSIONERS AWKWARDLY PLEASED BY SPI AND BASHIR'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Land and Compensation Commissioners of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) separately told poloff on November 13 that they were both pleasantly surprised by the results of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) and President Bashir's speech at the initiative's clo [...]
2008-11-14 11:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1672DARFUR'S REBELS REJECT THE SPI AND BASHIR'S PROMISES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 12 closing session of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI),Darfur non-signatory rebels uniformly rejected President Omar Al-Bashir's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire and his proposed development package for Darfur. SLA/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) and SLA/Un [...]
2008-11-16 13:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1678SPLM ADVISES THE USG TO KEEP PRESSURE ON THE GOS
[...] (C) Summary. Secretary General of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) Pagan Amum told CDA Fernandez on November 13 that it is important for the USG to maintain pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) if the GoS is to move from the announcement of concessions on Darfur to implement [...]
2008-11-17 14:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM168GOSS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) On February 1 the Consul General and the visiting DCM hosted a lunch for four members of the South Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA),including Peter Deshir, Chair of the Information and Culture Committee, Agnes Lasuba, Chair of the Peace and Reconciliation Committee, Prof Barry Wanja, Ch [...]
2008-02-04 05:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM EAID SU
08KHARTOUM1680A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT TAHA
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Vice President Ali Osman Taha November 3 in Khartoum, A/S Jendayi Frazer recognized progress in the deployment of UNAMID, but urged that there be a substantive basis for negotiations as a result of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI),implementation of the re [...]
2008-11-18 06:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1682A/S FRAZER'S MEETINGS WITH NCP OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a round-table meeting followed by a dinner at the CDA's residence, several leading members of the National Congress Party told A/S Frazer that the GNU has made significant progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and pointed to Abyei as the only par [...]
2008-11-18 07:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1683A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH TOP SPLM OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Top Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials Secretary General Pagan Amum and Deputy Secretary Yasir Arman told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer on 3 November that they had just returned from a productive visit to Ndjamena to meet with Chadian Presi [...]
2008-11-18 07:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC SOCI KPKO KDEM AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM1689LOOKING PAST THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) has not lived up to its expectations by a long shot. Despite the latest 11th hour push to implement the agreement, the DPA is so far behind schedule that it may be impossible to revive fully. The DPA has not brought security to Darfur, lead [...]
2008-11-20 15:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM169SPLM'S DEMOCRACY AND DARFUR PLANS TAKE SHAPE
[...] (C) Summary: SPLM leader Yassir Arman reports that the party has received a greenlight from the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to intensify its efforts to secure peace in Darfur and improve relations with the United States. He outlined an ambitious program of SPLM political mobilization [...]
2008-02-04 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1690LOOKING PAST THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) has not lived up to its expectations by a long shot. Despite the latest 11th hour push to implement the agreement, the DPA is so far behind schedule that it may be impossible to revive fully. The DPA has not brought security to Darfur, lead [...]
2008-11-21 06:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1691UPSURGE IN FIGHTING IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (C) Rebel, UNAMID and NGO contacts confirmed fighting in and around Helif, North Darfur between November 18 and 20. SLA/AW commander Suleiman Marajane told emboffs that on November 20 his forces attacked a SAF position in Helif at 7:00 am. (Note: Helif was previously under the control of SLA/ [...]
2008-11-21 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1693WAU: ALL QUIET IN THE HINTERLANDS, BUT IN NEED OF MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The capital of Western Bahr al-Ghazal state in South Sudan, Wau is both secure and eager for international assistance. Operating in an ad hoc manner, local police have managed to control tribal conflict and keep down petty crime, but local government incompetence has hindered wo [...]
2008-11-21 11:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1697MFA U/S MUTRIFF SIDDIQ WELCOMES US-LED CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 23 meeting with CDA Fernandez, MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Siddiq welcomed a USG offer to lead efforts to form an interim cease-fire monitoring mechanism for Darfur until UNAMID is prepared to take on the task, but cautioned that the GOS would need time to study both [...]
2008-11-24 06:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1704PCP LEADER TURABI SAYS SUDAN REQUIRES A NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Popular Congress Party (PCP)leader Hassan Turabi dismissed the Sudan People,s Initiative (SPI) as lacking any real substance. Turabi argued that Darfur can only be resolved by a truly national forum in which all parties are equally represented and that addresses national issues [...]
2008-11-24 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UNSC SU QA
08KHARTOUM1708SUPPORTING CIVILIAN SECURITY AND RULE OF LAW IN SOUTHERN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the major portion of the INL bilateral program gets underway in Southern Sudan, the INL officer has made several significant observations over the last two months (outlined in this cable) which will result in adjustments to the INL program. The current fragile condition of th [...]
2008-11-25 11:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1714ABYEI ADMINISTRATION AFTER TWO WEEKS: SO FAR, SO GOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the UN Head of Office for Abyei, the new Abyei Administration has made a good start since its arrival in the area two weeks ago. The Administration has drafted a budget, but is still not receiving the oil revenues promised in the Roadmap Agreement. It also is pre [...]
2008-11-26 11:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID ECON ASEC KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1716GOSS RENEGOTIATES DDR AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a letter to the UN dated November 16, GOSS Vice President Riek Machar withdrew GOSS agreement to a Demobilization, Disarmament and Reintegration program it had previously signed with the UN last June in Geneva. Southern Sudan DDR Commission Chairperson William Deng Deng, in a [...]
2008-11-26 12:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1722FRUSTRATED MINNAWI TO PREP FOR "WAR OR PEACE"
[...] (C) Summary: A deeply frustrated and worried Minni Minnawi warned on November 28 that the ruling National Congress Party's (NCP) ongoing game of obfuscation and delay will drive him eventually back to the field with his fighters and "eventually under the flag of self-determination for Darfur." [...]
2008-11-30 07:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1726UNAMID DEPLOYMENT IN GREATER DETAIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID climbed to 50.3 percent of its authorized total force strength last week and expects to reach its goal of 60 percent by end of the year, as reported in Ref A. Most troop-contributing countries (TCCs) anticipated to arrive in the coming months have not provided load lists [...]
2008-12-01 15:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1730NCP CONTEMPLATES PRESUMED ICC INDICTMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary: Recent contacts with ruling National Congress Party (NCP) officials reveal that they have resigned themselves to the reality that an arrest warrant against President Bashir is likely, and they discount overreactions by the regime ("we're not going to commit suicide") but they expr [...]
2008-12-02 05:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1744UMMA PARTY LEADER TRYING TO STEER SUDAN AWAY FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: National Umma Party Leader Sadiq al-Mahdi believes Sudan confronts a choice between "hard and soft landings" as pressure grows on the ruling NCP from various quarters. Al-Mahdi said that Umma is attempting to engage moderates within both the NCP and the opposition to steer Suda [...]
2008-12-03 10:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KDEM AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1745SOUTH DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between rebel and government forces in South Darfur had been largely absent for several months until the November 19 SLA/MM and SLA/U attack on a central police convoy and subsequent government bombings, sources told poloffs during a trip to Nyala November 24-26. Meanwh [...]
2008-12-03 11:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1746A/S FRAZER,S NOVEMBER 2 MEETING WITH SPLA CHIEF OF
[...] (SBU) On November 2 in Juba, SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng Ajak and a small coterie from the Southern military,s senior-most ranks reviewed for AF A/S Frazer the SPLA,s perception of the peace and its own transformation process three years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [...]
2008-12-03 12:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MCAP KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1751"DIVIDING DARFUR'S ARABS FROM GOS WILL DRIVE THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, Darfur Arab rebel leader Anwar Khater told CDA Fernandez that Darfur's Arabs have been marginalized, exploited by the Government of Sudan (GoS),and misrepresented by the international press. Khater emphatically stated that with support, Darfur's Arabs are ready [...]
2008-12-04 09:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1764DECEMBER 7 DARFUR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last push before the long Eid Al-Adha holiday (December 8-12),Darfur rebels, signatories to the DPA, and regional players all shared their views regarding the peace process, the potential for a ceasefire or monitoring mechanism for violence in Darfur, and the lack of DPA [...]
2008-12-07 10:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1765CITIBANK AND GOSS: OPTIMISM ON ALL SIDES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a three-day visit to South Sudan, officials from Citibank Kenya conducted a series of productive meetings with senior Government of South Sudan (GoSS) officials in an effort to develop a relationship between the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) and Citibank. As Citibank officials [...]
2008-12-07 13:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1767ADMINISTRATOR MAYOK DESCRIBES PROGRESS, PROBLEMS IN ABYEI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 6 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Abyei Administrator Arop Mayok described the situation there as "ok, generally." IDPs are returning only slowly, but his Administration is working to reduce Dinka-Misseriya tensions and planning is well underway for this year's m [...]
2008-12-10 13:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID ECON ASEC KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1768JSR ADADA DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE, IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, UNAMID's Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada said that UNAMID continues to work on its plans for a ceasefire monitoring mechanism and asserted that UNAMID, not the UN/AU Chief Mediator, should take the lead with ceasefire plans. Adada also said that UNAMID needs [...]
2008-12-11 05:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO UN AU-1 SU
08KHARTOUM1770LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM SUDANESE PRESIDENT AL BASHIR TO
[...] (U) Post has received a letter of appreciation (text in paragraph 2) for President Bush from Sudanese President Al-Bashir. A copy of the original letter has been transmitted to the Department via pouch. 2. (U) Begin Text: Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the people and government of Su [...]
2008-12-11 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM178TFCD01: FRANCE LIMITS ENGAGEMENT WITH KHARTOUM
[...] (C) France has not engaged with the Sudanese Government at any level since the Chadian opposition attempted to overthrow President Deby's regime in recent days, French First Secretary Arnaud Suquet told Poloff on February 4. French SIPDIS Ambassador Christine Robichon has received no instru [...]
2008-02-05 11:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SU CD LY FR
08KHARTOUM179TFCD01: SUDANESE DYNAMICS AS CHAD SITUATION UNFOLDS
[...] (C) Reiterating its support for the government of Chadian President Idris Deby, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) led by Khalil Ibrahim has vowed to "repel any attack" by Khartoum-backed Chadian rebel movements, JEM representatives told Field Poloff on February 4. While refusing to discl [...]
2008-02-05 11:18:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD LY
08KHARTOUM1790SENATE STAFFDEL'S MEETING WITH MFA U/S MUTRIFF
[...] (C) Summary: The situation in Abyei is under control following intervention by a GNU (NCP/SPLM) delegation to the town on December 13, MFA U/S Mutriff Siddiq told a visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffdel December 14. However, the regime remains concerned about a possible JEM incu [...]
2008-12-15 13:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1791IVLP COUNTRY ALLOCATON FOR SUDAN: REQUEST INCREASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: By geographic area, Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It has a population of over 40 million, and due to the terrible humanitarian and political crises in Darfur plus the importance of reaping peace dividends through implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreeme [...]
2008-12-16 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO SCUL OEXC ASIG SU
08KHARTOUM1828 SUDAN: 2008 Country Report on Terrorism
[...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT),and the outlook for continued cooperation is positive. During the past year, the Sudanese government continued to pursue terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Suda [...]
2008-12-22 13:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR SU
08KHARTOUM1829DARFUR REBEL UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfur's rebels remain fundamentally divided according to what their leaders told poloff during a December 14-18 visit to Ndjamena, Chad. The rebel leaders claim that JEM, while rich in vehicles and equipment, lacks fighters and the popular support of the people of Darfur. A [...]
2008-12-22 14:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC CD SU
08KHARTOUM1836APPOINTMENT OF NHIAL DENG NHIAL AS MINISTER FOR SPLA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential advisors assert that Nhial Deng Nhial's performance during and after Ali Osman Taha's December 16th visit to Juba (reftel) gave an 11th hour boost to his selection by GOSS President Salva Kiir Mayardit to be Minister for SPLA Affairs. They add he was chosen over Jon [...]
2008-12-23 12:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM1840SENATE STAFFDEL VISIT TO JUBA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with a Senate staff delegation from December 17-19, senior SPLM officials urged deeper USG strategic coordination with their own party, as well as proactive engagement with the NCP, to produce a favorable outcome should there be an arrest warrant issued by the ICC ag [...]
2008-12-28 06:38:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU EAID
08KHARTOUM1842MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS AT EMBASSY KHARTOUM RELATED TO ISRAELI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27-28, several waves of demonstrators gathered outside the Embassy Khartoum Chancery to exhibit solidarity with the cause of Palestinians following Israeli air strikes in Gaza. The demonstrations remained peaceful but were marked by anti-American slogans including "Do [...]
2008-12-28 14:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1848MINNAWI'S POSITION ON THE DPA EVOLVES
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 28 meeting with poloffs, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Arko Minnawi stated that he has chosen not to travel to Washington in January because he anticipates significant political and/or military developments in Sudan and Darfur in the coming weeks. He acknow [...]
2008-12-29 15:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM191AEC PLENARY EXPOSES WEAKENED COMMISSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 6, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 28th plenary session, a meeting consumed with deliberating the terms of reference (TORs) for the mid-term evaluation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). The SPLM supported the use of outside consultant [...]
2008-02-07 08:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
08KHARTOUM193CORRECTED COPY: AEC PLENARY EXPOSES WEAKENED COMMISSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 28th plenary session, a meeting consumed with debating the terms of reference (TORs) for the mid-term evaluation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). The SPLM supported the use of outside consultants to [...]
2008-02-07 12:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
08KHARTOUM199PARTICIPATION IN CENSUS MONITORING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-08 12:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM216TENY COMMENTS ON NCP-SPLM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AEC, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 11 meeting with econoffs, Angelina Teny, State Minister at the Ministry of Energy and Mining and wife of GoSS Vice President Riek Machar, outlined the SPLM's priorities for the next round of discussions at the joint NCP-SPLM political executive committee, naming [...]
2008-02-12 12:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
08KHARTOUM219WEST DARFUR: JEM VOWS TO PROTECT ITS AREAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader told FieldOff on February 10 that the Government of Sudan (GoS) had miscalculated in its February 8-9 attacks on the JEM-controlled West Darfur towns of Silea, Sirba and Abu Siruj. &JEM will come back to defend its areas,8 he vowed, [...]
2008-02-12 14:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM227UK AND NORWAY SEE OIL-REVENUE SHARING AS KEY TO MOVING CPA
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 11, U.S., UK and Norwegian emboffs met to discuss a UK proposal to encourage a long-term North-South agreement on oil-revenue sharing. The UK plans two meetings to develop this idea, in Khartoum and in London. Emboffs explained that the U.S. is not able to partici [...]
2008-02-14 07:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG SU
08KHARTOUM230 Investment Minister Manibe on PEC, AEC and CPA Issues
[...] (SBU) Summary: GNU Minister of Investment and SPLM insider Kosti Manibe thinks that NCP-SPLM disagreements over the Elections Law and the census will be resolved, but argued that the AEC needs to take a more proactive role in resolving such issues. He outlined SPLM reservations (which the GN [...]
2008-02-14 14:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KDEM PINR SU
08KHARTOUM239MORE BLUSTER FROM PARTY LEADER NAFIE
[...] (C) Addressing a massive rally February 18 in Sodiri, on the Kordofan/Darfur border, Presidential Advisor and National Congress Party leader Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie lashed out at the US administration and said that Secretary Rice should "lick her elbow" (do the impossible) if she believes that Suda [...]
2008-02-19 13:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREF SU AU PGOV UN
08KHARTOUM251UNAMID: "BALL IS IN OUR COURT"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fifty days after transition, UNAMID top officials briefed the diplomatic community on progress and challenges. UN/AU Special Representative Adada noted that a political solution is needed to resolve the Darfur situation and, while UNAMID is not a panacea, the changing political [...]
2008-02-21 10:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM256ABYEI TENSIONS RISE WHILE COMPROMISE IS SOUGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to a Misseriya SPLM MP the threat of ethnic conflict in Sudan's Abyei region has subsided, but a key GoSS Minister paints a much darker picture. On February 18, Mohammed Gour dismissed self-proclaimed "governor" al-Ansari as a tool of the NISS with no significant foll [...]
2008-02-21 16:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU
08KHARTOUM27SPLM INSIDER SAMSON KWAJE ON CENSUS, CABINET RESHUFFLE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consul General and visiting polchief met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Agriculture Minister Samson Kwaje January 7. Kwaje is considered a close advisor of GoSS President and GNU First Vice President Salva Kiir (background and bio notes are included at the end of this [...]
2008-01-08 06:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM271MEDIA REACTION: DAWN OF SE WILLIAMSON'S VISIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: There has been a storm of media interest in the run-up to Special Envoy Williamson's visit to Sudan. Some papers echo the cautiously optimistic attitude of the Sudanese government that a positive outcome may result of the visit, while others cast the trip as "more business as usua [...]
2008-02-25 11:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO OIIP SU
08KHARTOUM276PAGAN AMUN TO S/E WILLIAMSON: "IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. GNU Minister for Cabinet Affairs and SPLM leader Pagan Amun warned S/E Williamson that if Abyei is not solved, Sudan could return to war. He described the NCP's non-implementation of the Abyei Protocol as the most "serious and challenging" remaining obstacle to the North-South pea [...]
2008-02-26 15:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM277S/E WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH SUDAN'S FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 25 meeting with S/E Williamson, Foreign Minister Deng Alor said Sudan is ready for a dialogue and hopes the U.S. can assist it in reaching a number of mutual objectives; including implementing CPA, ending the Darfur conflict, and normalizing Sudan,s relations with [...]
2008-02-26 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM278S/E WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: On February 25, S/E Williamson told Presidential Advisor Nafie that any chance to move beyond U.S. and Sudan mutual distrust will come from committing to a matrix of specific and verifiable actions that both sides can take and for which each can hold the other accountable. He p [...]
2008-02-26 17:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM279SE WILLIAMSON TO GHOSH: IMPROVED RELATIONS MEANS
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Williamson warned NISS Director Salah Ghosh that while the U.S. is willing to explore options towards improving relations if there is demonstrable change for the better in Darfur, such a possibility could be doomed before it starts if Sudan continues to allow violenc [...]
2008-02-26 18:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM280S/E WILLIAMSON CLARIFIES FACTS OF UNAMID
[...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Chinese Envoy Liu Guijin in Khartoum, S/E Williamson reported that he had asked Khartoum to take practical steps to facilitate the deployment of UNAMID and "get more boots on the ground" in Darfur. He urged China to convey to Khartoum the importance of expedi [...]
2008-02-26 18:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU CH
08KHARTOUM295"PANICKY" MUSA HILAL MAKING NEW OVERTURES TO THE
[...] (C) In recent weeks, janjaweed leader and newly-appointed special advisor Musa Hilal has made both direct and indirect overtures to the Embassy in Khartoum. In mid-February, PolFSN was summoned to Hilal's Khartoum residence by one of Hilal's relatives for an impromptu meeting with the notorious [...]
2008-02-29 13:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU AU UN
08KHARTOUM297S/E WILLIAMSON'S SECOND MEETING WITH NAFIE ALI
[...] (C) President Bush has an "intense interest" in alleviating humanitarian suffering and bringing stability to Sudan, S/E Williamson told Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie and other senior Sudanese officials on February 29. He informed Nafie that the U.S. has decided to respond to Presiden [...]
2008-02-29 16:33:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PTER SU CD
08KHARTOUM299U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY VISITS DARFUR, PRESSES FOR
[...] (C) U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Richard Williamson met with UNAMID political and military leadership in El Fasher to emphasize the importance that President Bush places on resolving the crisis in Darfur and the administration's willingness to commit significant additional financial and pol [...]
2008-03-02 09:52:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM300SE WILLIAMSON TO PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR: WE DON'T
[...] (C) Summary: In a positive, hour-long meeting with the Sudanese President, SE Richard Williamson clearly and concisely outlined American concerns on Darfur, CPA, Sudanese adventurism in Chad, and other bilateral issues while describing a possible way forward in improving relations based on spe [...]
2008-03-02 11:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM301MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON IN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The media reaction to Special Envoy Williamson's visit to Sudan was a rollercoaster ride, swinging wildly up and down but ultimately ending up where it began. Mirroring the GOS's hopes for the trip, the press coverage began as cautiously optimistic. After the first day's impromp [...]
2008-03-02 12:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO OIIP SU
08KHARTOUM317SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH SPLA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SENIOR SPLA LEADERSHIP GREATLY APPRECIATES USG SUPPORT IN BOTH HELPING TO BUILD MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN MILITARY TRAINING, AND THEY EXPRESSED THE DESIRE FOR A CONTINUED CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP. BOTH LT. GENERAL DOMINIC DIM DENG, THE MINISTER FOR SPLA AFFAIRS, AND LT. [...]
2008-03-03 15:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS KDEM EAID MARR SU
08KHARTOUM318"DARFUR PARTNERS GROUP" DISCUSS SUDAN CONSORTIUM,
[...] (C) At a recent meeting of the Darfur Partners Group in Khartoum, Western Ambassadors discussed the possibility of adding sessions on Darfur and the Sudan-Chad conflict to the agenda for the Sudan Consortium tentatively scheduled for April in Paris. The UN/AU mediation team provided an update [...]
2008-03-04 05:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KPKO UN AU SU CD FR
08KHARTOUM319HOW TO RESTRUCTURE A CEASEFIRE COMMISSION WITHOUT AN
[...] (SBU) This cable provides an update on the most recent activities of the UNAMID Ceasefire Commission (CFC),impediments to its functioning and an analysis of measures the CFC Secretariat can take now to enhance its effectiveness if and when a genuine ceasefire takes hold in Darfur. The USG sho [...]
2008-03-04 11:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
08KHARTOUM322NORTH KORDOFAN STRESSED BY NEIGHBORING DARFUR CONFLICT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to numerous Sudanese contacts on a recent trip to the North Kordofan cities of El-Obeid and An-Nahud, the Darfur conflict clearly is stressing the neighboring state's economy and infrastructure. Although North Kordofan shares many of the same factors that bred violence [...]
2008-03-04 13:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID SOCI MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM323SIGNATORY AND NON-SIGNATORY REPS SIT TOGETHER WITH UNAMID
[...] (SBU) UNAMID convened a meeting of Ceasefire Commission stakeholders - including UN civilian political representation and both DPA signatories and non-signatories - to provide an overview of CFC efforts and solicit the input of factions regarding their concerns and grievances. The CFC explaine [...]
2008-03-04 14:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
08KHARTOUM328SPLM MP ON POSSIBLE ABYEI AGREEMENT, BORDER CLASH
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to ethnic-Misseriya SPLM MP Mohamed Gour, the most recent armed clash in the Abyei region was the result of growing friction between poorly disciplined local SPLA units and young Misseriya herdsmen. He confirmed that the SPLM and NCP have reached agreement on a joint [...]
2008-03-05 14:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM333UNMAMID CIVIL AFFAIRS ATTEMPTING TO LAY GRASSROOTS
[...] (SBU) UNAMID Head of Civil Affairs provided an overview of incipient efforts to strengthen civil society in North Darfur and its influence in an eventual peace process. UNAMID will hold a broad civil society workshop on land issues in mid-March, the first in a series that will focus on various [...]
2008-03-06 13:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
08KHARTOUM338THE NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY - SUDAN'S BRUTAL
[...] (C) Summary: After almost 20 years in power, the ruling National Congress Party has reach a level of cynical (and often brutal) pragmatism making it fully capable of making and keeping arrangements with the West on Darfur and on the CPA, as long as its core interest of remaining in power in Kh [...]
2008-03-09 07:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08KHARTOUM340SLM/ABDUL WAHID TO LAUNCH OFFICE IN ISRAEL
[...] (U) Summary: Abdul Wahid Al Nur has announced that the SLM will open an office in Tel Aviv and praised the Israeli government for giving refuge to Darfur to protect them from genocide. While NCP officials and much of the Sudanese media condemned Al Nur's statements, reaction in Darfur is larg [...]
2008-03-09 12:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF SU
08KHARTOUM341DISCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE MARCH 27-30 ARAB
[...] (C) Charge Fernandez raised concerns in reftel with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor on March 8, on the eve of a State visit by President Al-Bashir to Abu Dhabi. Alor admitted that he had been thinking of attending the Arab League Summit (his first since being named Foreign Minister in Dec [...]
2008-03-09 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL SY SU
08KHARTOUM342INTERNAL INTRIGUE SHROUDS SUDANESE RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor worries that infighting among NCP factions could jeopardize discussions on a workplan to alleviate suffering in Darfur and improve relations with the West before such an initiative even gets started. The SPLM is also concerned about keeping focus on CPA- [...]
2008-03-09 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM345A SNAPSHOT OF SOUTH SUDAN'S CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Southern Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission will roll out its inaugural anti-corruption strategy with USG assistance in late March, 18 months after the Commission's establishment. Anecdotal evidence suggests that GOSS corruption will continue to seriously embarrass the SPLM as [...]
2008-03-10 07:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM347 UMMA PARTY OFFICIAL DENIES AGREEMENT WITH NCP
[...] (SBU) On March 6 Emboffs met with Dr. Mariam Al Sadig Al Mahdi, Secretary for Foreign Relations, National Umma Party (and daughter SIPDIS of Umma leader and former Prime Minister Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi). Emboff's asked Dr. Al Mahdi about press reports suggesting that Umma and the National Congre [...]
2008-03-10 11:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM348 UMMA PARTY OFFICIAL DENIES AGREEMENT WITH NCP
[...] (SBU) On March 6 Emboffs met with Dr. Mariam Al Sadig Al Mahdi, Secretary for Foreign Relations, National Umma Party (and daughter SIPDIS of Umma leader and former Prime Minister Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi). Emboff's asked Dr. Al Mahdi about press reports suggesting that Umma and the National Congre [...]
2008-03-10 11:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM35SUDAN-CHAD TENSIONS FLARE
[...] (SBU) Media and the UN reported that Chadian air force planes attacked Chadian rebel camps in Sudan near the villages of Goker and Wadi Radi 35 kilometers south of Geneina in West Darfur state on January 7. This follows Chadian President Deby's statement January 5 that Chad will pursue Chadi [...]
2008-01-10 08:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM355NCP DELIBERATES ON U.S. NON-PAPER
[...] C) Summary: In responding to an U.S. non-paper on changed Sudanese behavior which could lead to the possibility of improving U.S-Sudan relations, the NCP is likely to propose confidence-building measures regarding the Sudanese and U.S. Embassies. However the NCP's primary objective is to get o [...]
2008-03-11 06:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU
08KHARTOUM358UNAMID FORCE COMMANDER ENGAGES WITH SLA-UNITYUNAMID UNABLE
[...] (SBU) As part of his ongoing efforts to engage with all Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory factions, AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander Martin Luther Agwai traveled March 9 to Al Hosh (N 15 degrees 02'21.9", E 024 degrees 47'56.1"),North Darfur to hold introducto [...]
2008-03-11 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
08KHARTOUM363NEW JUSTICE MINISTER: "NO POLITICAL PRISONERS IN
[...] (C) CDA Fernandez called on new Sudanese Minister of Justice Abdel Basit Sabdarat on March 11. Sabdarat, who has been a cabinet minister or presidential advisor for 18 of the ruling National Congress Party's 19 years in government, said that this was the first time he had ever met an American [...]
2008-03-11 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL SU
08KHARTOUM367POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES IN SUDAN'S OIL INDUSTRY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with econoff the week of March 9, oil industry insiders, former government officials, and petroleum experts appeared positive about the political and economic prospects of the Sudanese oil industry: the Norwegian Petroleum Envoy to Sudan stated that he is " [...]
2008-03-12 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ENRG EPET SU
08KHARTOUM368ABEL ALIER SUSPICIOUS OF NORTHERN POLITICIANS, BUT ALSO
[...] (SBU) Too many agreements have been dishonored, and northern political parties are eager to open the CPA and block agreement on Abyei, according to former Vice President and current co-chairman of the National Constitutional Review Commission Abel Alier. CDA Fernandez met with the elder states [...]
2008-03-12 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM369AL BASHIR ENDORSES BETTER RELATIONS WITH U.S., BLAMES CHAD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Omar Al Bashir told reporters March 11 that Sudan needs better relations with the United States. In his remarks, he also criticized Chad, saying the country had not respected peace agreements with Sudan and that yet another peace agreement, negotiated by Senegal Preside [...]
2008-03-13 08:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM374PARASTATALS - THE REGIME,S GRAY COMPANIES WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese businessmen, former government officials, and American consultants in Sudan separately told econoff that the Sudanese economy is dominated by parastatal companies connected to the Northern ruling elite. One contact, a National Congress Party adherent, ex-manager of th [...]
2008-03-13 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL SU
08KHARTOUM381UNIVERSITY POLITICS: NCP DOMINANCE, ISLAMIST CHALLENGES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In four separate meetings the week of March 9, student political party leaders told emboffs that the National Congress Party is the most organized and successful political party in Sudan's universities. Many opposition contacts cautioned that this NCP dominance is due not to [...]
2008-03-15 11:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM385NEW CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE BREWING IN WEST DARFUR
[...] (C) A new attempt to overthrow Chadian President Idriss Deby's government is brewing in West Darfur, UN officials, humanitarian workers, and Chadian rebel commanders told Poloffs in El Geneina between March 11 and 13. Though predictions on the start date for the next attempt to topple Deby's [...]
2008-03-16 10:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD FR
08KHARTOUM390NCP LEADER TOES THE PARTY LINE
[...] (SBU) On Sunday, March 16, CDA Fernandez met with Retired Maj. Gen. Al Fatih Abdoun (and former Governor of Khartoum) in his Khartoum home. Known as a flexible and moderate leader, Abdoun assisted in creating the military support that brought President Al- Bashir to power in his 1989 coup. Abdo [...]
2008-03-16 15:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM396YASIR ARMAN ON USG-SUDAN RELATIONS, ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SPLM Deputy Secretary General Yasir Arman has called on the USG to admit that it needs Khartoum as much as it loathes it, and to recognize that in the absence of "meaningful leverage" against the National Congress Party, it must refocus its efforts on "internal mechanisms for chang [...]
2008-03-17 05:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM397CHAD: RFC'S ERDIMI PLANS LAND GRAB WHILE OTHER
[...] (C) As other Chadian rebel factions conspire to topple President Idriss Deby, RFC leader Timan Erdimi plans to "occupy" as much territory as possible and then negotiate with a transitional government to achieve his political objectives, he told Poloff in Khartoum on March 15. Explaining that r [...]
2008-03-17 06:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN AU SU CD FR
08KHARTOUM403SUDANESE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN
[...] (C) Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail confirmed on March 17 to CDA Fernandez that President Omar al-Bashir has accepted an invitation to attend the Arab League Summit in Damascus. Dr. Ismail noted that Sudan doesn't much care about internal political developments in either Lebano [...]
2008-03-17 14:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY SU
08KHARTOUM409SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WARNED ON SUPPORTING
[...] (C) Summary: Warned about continued interference in Chad on March 17, Sudanese Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail said that Sudan was ready for immediate monitoring of its border with Chad, denied that Sudan supports Chadian rebels and said that the U.S. should press President Deby to [...]
2008-03-18 13:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SU CD
08KHARTOUM41AL-SAMANI: NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND POLITICAL ISSUE, NOT SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a sometimes tense meting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Linda Greenfield-Thomas on January 12, State Minister for Foreign Affairs al-Samani al-Wasila maintained that construction on the new embassy compound (NEC) had been blocked in response to political, bila [...]
2008-01-13 16:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREF SU AU PGOV UN
08KHARTOUM410THERE ARE NEITHER MODERATES NOR HARDLINERS IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The NCP regime is unified and well organized despite its corruption, and the popular characterizations of regime "hardliners" versus "moderates" are overplayed, according to opposition observers who have known individuals in the NCP regime for decades. These opposition members als [...]
2008-03-18 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM411FISCAL MONITORING CHAIRMAN REPORTS PROGRESS WITH GNU AND
[...] (U) In contrast to his October 24, 2007 briefing for the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) (reftel),Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC) Chairman Mohammed Osman Ibrahim told Poloff on March 13 that he is now optimistic on cooperation with the Ministry of [...]
2008-03-19 04:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM418UFDD/F CALLS ON WEST TO SPONSOR DIALOGUE WITH DEBY
[...] (C) The Union des Forces de la Democratie et du Development/Fondamentale (UFDD/F) wants Western governments to sponsor a dialogue between the opposition and the regime of Chadian President Idriss Deby, the movement's commissar for political affairs, Mukhtar Yaya, told Poloff in Khartoum on Mar [...]
2008-03-19 15:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM42FOREIGN MINISTER ALOR: NEW MARCHING ORDERS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the newly sworn in Foreign Minister (FM) Deng Alor said President Bashir had personally tasked him with taking the lead in improving bilateral relations between Sudan and the United S [...]
2008-01-13 16:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREF SU AU UN PGOV
08KHARTOUM422USG STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS OF THE SUDANESE CENSUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As long feared by the international community, multiple problems with conducting the census across the South and in Darfur have surfaced in recent weeks, leading to the risk of a serious undercount in these areas and a widespread perception that the census will be inaccurate. N [...]
2008-03-21 08:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM423HASSAN AL-TURABI ON NCP DYNAMICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to PCP leader Hassan al-Turabi, the ruling National Congress Party lacks any base of popular support and is under stress as it tries to deal with multiple challenges (most of its own creation). Al-Turabi said that President al-Bashir's indecisive leadership compounds [...]
2008-03-21 10:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM428LIAR'S POKER: SUDANESE "CALL AND RAISE" ON USG
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan's formal response to a USG non-paper raises the hope of progress on some humanitarian and UNAMID deployment issues, considerable flexibility on CPA-related items and also presents unrealistic, maximalist recommendations towards normalizing relations with the United States an [...]
2008-03-23 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ABLD SU
08KHARTOUM430GOSS REGIONAL COOPERATION MINISTER ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan Minister for Regional Cooperation discussed the SPLM,s concern over a recently revealed &defense pact8 between Tehran and Khartoum, continued SAF manipulation of the Misseriya Arabs, and outward attempts by the SAF to push a military solution to th [...]
2008-03-23 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINS EAID MARR IR MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM435FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor agreed to the immediate visa issuance of US Military Observers requested by UNAMID, and promised rapid progress on other visas and on security measures. He also will be raising the issue of NEC containers with President Al-Bashir in the next two days. Al [...]
2008-03-24 11:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALSU KPKO ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM438UNAMID - A VIEW FROM RURAL NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A March 24 visit by emboffs to UNAMID camps in Sector North revealed that UNAMID troops can make a difference on the ground as local populations trust UNAMID with their security concerns. Nonetheless, discussions with UNAMID contacts in Um Kadada and Shangil Tobai also reveale [...]
2008-03-25 08:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM442BASHIR WILL REPORTEDLY APPROVE NEC CONTAINER
[...] (C) Summary: President Al-Bashir told his Foreign Minister on March 25 that he is willing to authorize the release of NEC containers the same day the U.S. Administration "eases up on pressure on Sudan's diplomatic missions in New York and Washington." Alor complained about the lack of SPLM inp [...]
2008-03-26 07:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALSU ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM463NORTH DARFUR'S ARABS: PLAYING THE VICTIM, WANTING A SEAT AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 27, Darfur's northern Arab tribal leaders told emboff that they are victims that should be included in any negotiations on Darfur's future. In separate meetings the week of March 23, UN staff, local NGOS, and leaders from other ethnic groups emphasized that many of D [...]
2008-03-30 13:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM466AEC TO URGE SPECIAL SESSION ON ABYEI
[...] (C) Newly installed Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) chairman Sir Derek Plumbly met with AEC working group chairs (UK, Norwegian, Italian and Dutch Ambassadors plus CDA Fernandez) on March 30 to discuss a more aggressive AEC stance on political issues and to outline a common agenda fo [...]
2008-03-31 07:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM469JUST ANOTHER DAY FOR JEM IN JEBEL MOUN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations on March 28 and 29, representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) claimed it was business as usual for them in their struggle against the Government of Sudan (GoS) and in their "dedicated quest" toward negotiations. Political leadershi [...]
2008-03-31 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM474NAFIE COMPLAINS OF PERCEPTION PROBLEM IN DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: The situation in Darfur is better than what is being reported, Presidential Advisor and NCP leader Nafie Ali Nafie told CDA Fernandez during a meeting March 31. Nafie blamed international NGOs for distorting the image of what is happening in Darfur said that if the international c [...]
2008-04-01 05:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM48SOUTHERN SUDANESE CONCERNED ABOUT CHINESE BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Friday, January 11, CG Datta paid a courtesy call on George Justin Achor, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. Their one-hour discussion covered a wide range of topics, including the upcoming CPA celebrations in Wau, the LRA, the state of the CPA, the need [...]
2008-01-14 15:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM480SUDANESE DEFENSE MINISTER: WE WANT A BETTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a surprising conversation after a two year boycott, Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Hussein told CDA Fernandez that Sudan was strongly in favor of a better relationship with the United States. He gingerly accepted that "mistakes were made" in Darfur, called for greater Am [...]
2008-04-01 15:18:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM485JMST'S SAM IBOK ON DARFUR PEACE PROCESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1 AU Chief Mediator of UNAMID,S JMST San Ibok briefed senior UNAMID representatives on the Darfur peace process as part of the two-day "UNAMID Brainstorming on DPA." Ibok highlighted that of the five major rebel movements, only two (SLA-Unity and the URF) have indic [...]
2008-04-02 13:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM506LITTLE PROGRESS ON DEMOBILIZATION AND DISARMAMENT
[...] (C) Summary: State Minister of International Cooperation (and SPLM member) Elias Wakoson told CDA Fernandez that Demobilization, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) efforts have fallen short due to the availability of arms and the lack of dispute resolution alternatives. He said the lack of D [...]
2008-04-04 11:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM507ABYEI'S MISERIYYA FEAR AND DISTRUST BOTH THE NCP
[...] (C) Summary: The Miseriyya Arabs of Southern Kordofan and Abyei both fear and distrust the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the political struggle on Abyei, worrying that they will pay the ultimate price in a larger struggle. Seeing their way of lif [...]
2008-04-04 11:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08KHARTOUM52FINANCE MINISTER REFUSES TO RELEASE NEC CONTAINERS
[...] (C) Summary: GOS Finance Minister Zubair Ahmed Al-Hassan told visiting PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield that he will not authorize the release of the containers for the New Embassy Compound unless the Embassy pays the customs duties and demurrage fees, due to the deteriorating relationship between [...]
2008-01-15 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM524SPLM'S EDWARD LINO IN ABYEI: ESCALATING TENSIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: According to SPLM-appointed Abyei Administrator Edward Lino, the NCP is ratcheting-up tension in Abyei by sending SAF and police reinforcements to the region, and by seeking to incite Misseriya herdsmen against the Ngok Dinka. The Misseriya have resisted this ploy and Lino hope [...]
2008-04-06 11:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM529FM ALOR WARNS "THIS WEEK COULD BE DECISIVE" ON
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor warned that April 2 discussions on Abyei between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) regressed and the next meeting on April 9 could be decisive. He also warned of SPLM plans to aggressively challenge Northern [...]
2008-04-07 06:38:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM542SPLA DEFENSE WHITE PAPER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The long-awaited SPLA Defense White Paper provides a concise overview of SPLA's mission and objectives, while highlighting capacity issues and a framework to tackle them. The challenge will be in its implementation - the document codifies the military's weaknesses that require s [...]
2008-04-08 14:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM549POSSIBLE SPLM-RIZEIGAT ALLIANCE IN SOUTH DARFUR?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings in Nyala with emboffs on November 7, multiple political leaders reported that the Arab (Baggara) Rizeigat tribe had created an alliance with the SPLM. However, on November 7, the Nazir of the Rizeigat denied any association with the SPLM, scoffing at the idea and [...]
2008-04-10 11:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU SU
08KHARTOUM556SPLM ROLLS OUT BROAD DARFUR PLAN AND REQUESTS DONOR FUNDS
[...] (SBU) The SPLM has developed a multi-track plan to effect resolution of the Darfur crisis. Though lacking in operational detail, the plan includes having SPLM representatives visit rebel groups and civil society in all three Darfur states, working with the NCP to develop a GNU approach to the [...]
2008-04-10 11:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM557UPDATE ON NORTH DARFUR SECURITY SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Following the shooting in El Fasher's market April 6 perpetrated by Arab janjaweed militia (reftel),armed militia members re-entered the market later that same day and engaged GoS forces there while attempting to loot the Bank of Khartoum. Shots were heard again between 0030-0100 April [...]
2008-04-10 13:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU SU ASEC
08KHARTOUM559SUDANESE LEADERS COMPLAIN ABOUT FOREIGN INFLUENCE
[...] (SBU) Speaking at a March 31 to April 1 workshop "Foreign Presence and its impact on National Sudanese Security" organized by the National Assembly Committee on security and Defense, National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) Chief Salah Abdullah Muhammad, aka Salah Ghosh, called on the [...]
2008-04-10 13:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM563FM DENG ALOR ON ROME, ABYEI, AND "COLD" RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan is likely to make some concessions on UNAMID deployment at the bilateral talks in Rome, such as agreement on the Thai and Nepalese troop contributions, FM Deng Alor advised CDA Fernandez in a meeting April 10. However Alor cautioned that the ruling National Congress Party (N [...]
2008-04-11 11:10:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM569NCP ACCUSES SOUTH OF VIOLENCE AGAINST NORTHERNERS
[...] (U) On April 8, several newspapers in Northern Sudan published stories highlighting supposed escalating violence against Muslim Northerners living in the South. GNU Vice President Taha's public remarks about the same issue several days earlier were also widely featured in both the local Northe [...]
2008-04-14 07:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI KCRM KPKO SU
08KHARTOUM578U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CT -- PROPOSAL FOR KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Below is Embassy Khartoum's submission for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The proposed project would take place at the Spring Youth Center in Omdurman, the historic capital and working-class hub of the Khartoum metropolitan area. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) BACKG [...]
2008-04-15 07:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR SU
08KHARTOUM598ROME BILATERAL MEETING TRUMPETED IN PRO-REGIME KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) Khartoum pro-regime daily Akhbar al Youm headlined April 17 on page one the Sudan-US talks in Rome, prominently announcing "details of the talks on Sudanese-US relations on their first day." The article states that "today the two sides will conclude important talks for developing bilatera [...]
2008-04-17 09:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM6 INCOMING FOREIGN MINISTER DENG ALOR WANTS TO IMPROVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. CDA Powers met with newly sworn-in Foreign Minister Deng Alor on January 2 who said that he wanted to improve Sudanese-U.S. relations. Deng offered GoS assurances to work together in the investigation of the killing of the U.S. diplomat and his Sudanese driver. Also with the aim [...]
2008-01-02 16:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM605CDA MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT MIRGHANI
[...] (U) On 17 April, CDA Fernandez met with former Sudanese President (1986-89) and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Deputy Ahmed Al-Mirghani, brother of DUP leader Mohamed Othman Al-Mirghani who remains in self-imposed exile in Cairo. Ahmed Al-Mirghani stated that the DUP (Mirghani faction) is kee [...]
2008-04-20 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM607STUDENTS COMPLAIN OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON POLITICAL
[...] This is an action cable, please see para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In two separate meetings with university leaders the week of April 13, SPLM-affiliated students and members of the Darfur Students Union complained of discriminatory support for students based on party affiliation and geography. [...]
2008-04-20 13:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM610UNAMID OFFICER ARRESTED IN NYALA FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the April 13 arrest without warrant of a UNAMID staff officer for alleged sexual misconduct, and subsequent reports that the South Darfur Wali banned UNAMID soldiers from downtown Nyala, UNAMID tempered its reaction to this apparent SOFA violation to emphasize that [...]
2008-04-20 14:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM611STUDENTS COMPLAIN OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON POLITICAL
[...] This is an action cable, please see para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In two separate meetings with university leaders the week of April 13, SPLM-affiliated students and members of the Darfur Students Union complained of discriminatory support for students based on party affiliation and geography. [...]
2008-04-20 15:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM614JMST BRIEFING FOCUSES ON SECURITY AND CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 19 briefing to Khartoum's Ambassadors, Salim Ahmed Salim and Jan Eliasson (the African Union and United Nations Special Envoys for Darfur) stated that their most recent visit to Sudan focused on security concerns. According to Salim and Eliasson, consultations wit [...]
2008-04-21 08:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM615UNAMID'S JMST REACHES OUT TO THE U.S. LOOKING FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY On April 20, UNAMID's Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) Chief of Staff Yassir Sabra told poloffs that there is a "window of opportunity" for engaging the rebels and the Government of Sudan (GoS) on security issues with a meeting planned for late May possibly in Geneva. Sabra al [...]
2008-04-21 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
08KHARTOUM616ROME TALKS - INITIAL NCP PERCEPTIONS
[...] (C) "The Rome talks were useful and even though we didn't get much out of them, we're looking at the bigger picture," NCP negotiator Yahia Bebiker, who was present in Rome, told CDA Fernandez April 21. Bebiker said the NCP viewed the talks as a "good start" as long as the two sides begin to c [...]
2008-04-21 13:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM625MINNAWI ON CENSUS, BILATERAL TALKS, AND PROPOSED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, Senior Assistant to the President, Minni Minnawi, told CDA Fernandez that the census will not be accurate in Darfur, that the U.S.-Sudan bilateral negotiations legitimizes the NCP and marginalizes minority political voices, and that a recent aborted trip to Juba make [...]
2008-04-23 12:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM626UN STAFFER'S PROPOSAL ON DARFUR NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) On April 22, Gerry McHugh, UN Envoy Jan Eliasson's chief strategist, told poloffs that the Darfur peace process needs strong U.S. leadership, not more large, multi-lateral meetings. McHugh offered a number of uncharacteristic UN ideas including: 1) Any deal will be brokered behind the [...]
2008-04-23 12:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM63PRESIDENCY TO NAME ADMINISTRATORS FOR ABYEI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Presidency may name an interim administration for Abyei soon despite the fact that borders have yet to be defined, according to NCP negotiator Dirdeiry Mohamed Ahmed. Dirdeiry boasted that the SPLM-NCP relationship has "never been better" following the SPLM's rejoining of th [...]
2008-01-17 06:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM637PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ISMAIL ON ROME, CHAD/JEM, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan decided to keep its high-level delegation in Rome - despite the majority of the US delegation being "comprised of low-level officials", to demonstrate its seriousness - said Presidential Advisor Mustafa Othman Ismail. Ismail suggested that the second round of talks should o [...]
2008-04-24 11:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM64CLASHES CONTINUE IN WEST DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy clashes in West Darfur continued January 13 - 15, with confirmed GOS aerial attacks on JEM rebel positions. There were also additional reports of Chadian aerial incursions into Sudan. End summary. 2. (SBU) During discussions with poloff January 15, UNAMID contacts confi [...]
2008-01-17 06:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KSEC SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM646SUDAN AGREES TO RELEASE NEC CONTAINERS, PROMISES
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan agreed to release long-delayed NEC containers beginning the morning of April 29 with all in country released by the end of the week. The Sudanese are also clearing up any remaining UNAMID shipment backlog in anticipation of a continuing dialogue with the US, the MFA's Under [...]
2008-04-28 08:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALSU ASEC ABLD AMGT PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM647GOSS REGIONAL AFFAIRS UNDERSCRETARY ON SPLM POLITITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide ranging conversation April 25, the Undersecretary of the GoSS Ministry of Regional Cooperation said that the Council of Minister's vote to delay the census in the South reflected South Sudan's internal ethnic anxieties, that it is unclear whether President Kiir will r [...]
2008-04-28 12:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI KCRM SU
08KHARTOUM650TCCS FORCE AGWAI TO CHANGE UNAMID PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander (FC) Agwai compromised on his number one deployment priority while in Addis Ababa, according to UNAMID's Chief of Planning. As he did with the Egyptians in Um Kadada (ref A),Agwai agreed to let the Ethiopi [...]
2008-04-29 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC CD ET SU
08KHARTOUM667RESPONSE: CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) China's engagement in Sudan centers on the pursuit of its economic interests, particularly oil, and these interests underpin its relationship with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP). China's engagement on the political issues related to the conflict in Darfur or tensions between N [...]
2008-05-01 14:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR SU CH XA XE
08KHARTOUM668SUDAN RELEASES NEC CONTAINERS, APPROVES ARMING
[...] (C) The GOS has begun releasing long-delayed NEC containers and also approved the US Embassy's request to arm its local guard force, as long as the guards "remain inside Embassy premises," MFA U/S Mutrif Siddiq told CDA Fernandez and polchief April 30 (first containers with in Embassy hands on [...]
2008-05-01 15:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM67KORDOFAN REBEL GROUP MERGES WITH JEM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A new Kordofan rebel group led by a well-known former brigadier general in the Sudanese Armed Forces, Ibrahim Abu Rannat, has recently merged with the Justice and Equality Movement. This unification with "The Sons of Kordofan Alliance" (SKA) supports JEM's goal of spreading the Dar [...]
2008-01-17 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KSEC PHUM ECON SU
08KHARTOUM692URFF ARAB REBEL REPRESENTATIVES SEEK SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4 in Khartoum, three representatives of the Arab-dominated United Revolutionary Forces Front (URFF) told poloffs that their individual rebel group and the larger umbrella group of which they are a part, the United Resistance Front (URF),are both weak and need support. The [...]
2008-05-06 10:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM7 INCOMING FOREIGN MINISTER DENG ALOR WANTS TO IMPROVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. CDA Powers met with newly sworn-in Foreign Minister Deng Alor on January 2 who said that he wanted to improve Sudanese-U.S. relations. Deng offered GoS assurances to work together in the investigation of the killing of the U.S. diplomat and his Sudanese driver. Also with the aim [...]
2008-01-02 16:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM701EASTERN SUDAN - IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, IT WOULD BE THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Charge Fernandez traveled to Kassala, in eastern Sudan, May 4-5 to meet with local political representatives and tour two locations ripe for USAID help: the flood-prone Al Gash River and the horrifically rundown Kassala hospital. This was the first trip to Kassala by a U.S. chief [...]
2008-05-07 11:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM71SUDAN HOSTS ARAB WOMEN'S UNION CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan Women's General Union (SWGU) hosted in Khartoum January 8-10 the fourth annual conference of the Arab Women's General Union (AWGU). Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir addressed delegates at the opening session, promising that the Government of Sudan (GOS) will see [...]
2008-01-18 10:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM713CHAD: AWAITING CONTACT FROM DEBY, NOURI sEEKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 15:18:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV SU CD LY SA
08KHARTOUM716JEM REBELS ATTACK OMDURMAN, ALMOST REACH KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) JEM rebels attacked the sprawling Khartoum suburb of Omdurman May 10 and advanced within sight of one of the bridges leading to Khartoum. Although Sudanese Government forces prevented the rebels from crossing the Nile into the capital, JEM claims that it will launch another attack on the [...]
2008-05-11 15:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO AU UN SU CD
08KHARTOUM718NCP "AFRAID OF ITSELF" IN JEM INCURSION INTRIGUE
[...] (SBU) The day of the JEM attack on Omdurman May 10, on the margins of party discussions in preparation for the second SPLM General Conference, CDA Fernandez caught up with party leaders to discuss fears and intrigue in Khartoum caused by reports of the (then rumored) attack by the Justice and E [...]
2008-05-12 08:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM721SPLA COS ON INTRA-SPLM TENSIONS AND RELATIONS WITH
[...] (SBU) CDA Fernandez and Acting CG met with SPLA Chief of Staff LTG Oyai Deng Ajak on May 9. They discussed recent Misseriya/SPLA tensions within Sudan's oil-field region along the 1956 border, SPLA difficulties integrating a sometimes fickle Misseriya force, and Unity's State Governor Taban De [...]
2008-05-12 09:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM723UNAMID STRUGGLES TO BRIDGE GAPS WITHIN CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As local civil society institutions begin to emerge in Darfur, tensions between traditional government-supported institutions and newer donor-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are rising. Resentment and distrust have hampered the development of a cohesive civil societ [...]
2008-05-12 12:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM724SUDAN'S NSC DISCUSSES JEM ATTACK AS ARRESTS
[...] (S/NF) In the aftermath of the JEM attack on Omdurman (reftels) Sudan's National Security Council pledged to "react" to Chadian aggression, neutralize the "fifth column" that supported the rebels, and exploit the opportunity to enhance Sudan's international image, Senior Assistant to the Presi [...]
2008-05-12 12:51:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM SU CD
08KHARTOUM729SPLM'S SHIFTING RESPONSE TO JEM ATTACK
[...] (SBU) The SPLM's reaction to the May 10 JEM attack on Omdurman has shifted from private glee to deep concern. Any admiration for JEM's ability to achieve what eluded the SPLA during 21 years of war with Northern Sudan Party has been muted by fears of a National Congress Party (NCP) backlash ag [...]
2008-05-13 15:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO AU UN SU CD
08KHARTOUM734SUDAN'S MESSAGE TO U.S., FOLLOWING
[...] (C) CDA Fernandez met Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail on May 14 at NCP HQ shortly after Ismail received his diplomatic marching orders from President Al-Bashir (Note: Sudan's Foreign Minister, Deng Alor, belongs to the SPLM and Ismail is Al-Bashir's and the ruling National Congr [...]
2008-05-14 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM74ISMAIL: CHADIAN MILITARY ESCALATION RISKS PUSHING
[...] (C) Presidential Advisor Mustafa Othman Ismail warned of growing Sudanese exasperation at what they see as Chadian military escalation on the Darfur border. He also expressed Sudanese frustration at obstacles to Sudanese diplomats performing their work in the U.S. and warned of possible counte [...]
2008-01-20 10:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL AU UN CD SU
08KHARTOUM740PAGAN AMUN THREATENS TO LEAVE GNU CABINET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GNU Cabinet Affairs Minister and SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amun cited irreconcilable differences with SPLM Chairman and First Vice President of Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit as his justification for why he intends to leave the Government of National Unity (GNU) and join his wife [...]
2008-05-15 10:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM750"NO TO WAR, YES TO A NEW SUDAN" - THE SPLM NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) The SPLM National Convention - the party's second in 14 years - kicked off May 15 with great fanfare. 1720 delegates elected via successive grassroots contests at the boma, payam, county, and state-level converged on Juba to craft a new executive structure for the party - the first intra [...]
2008-05-16 11:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM760SUDANESE WILLING TO RESTRAIN THEMSELVES, FOLLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to President Al-Bashir, Dr. Nafie says that Sudan will not retaliate militarily against Chad for the Chadian-supported JEM rebel attack on Omdurman but will rather seek to isolate JEM and have it be condemned internationally. He admitted that Chadian rebels could u [...]
2008-05-18 14:32:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CD SU
08KHARTOUM769A "BILL OF RIGHTS" FOR DARFUR'S IDPS
[...] (C) As the United States considers further discussions with Sudan on issues related to the conflict in Darfur, the challenge remains to comprehensively address all aspects of this bloody, complex and contradictory crisis. The Darfur crisis is unusual: some rebel commanders receive/received gen [...]
2008-05-19 11:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EAID UN SU
08KHARTOUM770HIGHLIGHTING ABYEI IN US-SUDAN BILATERAL
[...] This is an action message. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their tribal surrogates and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and their proxies over the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei claimed more lives and displaced more people this week t [...]
2008-05-19 14:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EAID SU
08KHARTOUM773SPLM NATIONAL CONVENTION: THE ROLLER COASTER CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) The SPLM National Convention recessed abruptly on May 17 to allow for a six-hour extraordinary session of the Interim National Council. The future of Dr. Riek Machar - and the embattled GOSS Vice President's legacy of untrustworthiness and brutality within the South - brought decisions o [...]
2008-05-19 15:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM783ARAB REBEL LEADER PROMISES MORE ATTACKS ON GOS
[...] (C) SUMMARY On May 19 and 20, Anwar Ahmed Khater, the leader of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) (and "Darfur's emerging Arab leader" according to one Darfur expert),told poloff that Chadian officials and JEM leaders attempted to recruit his Arab rebel movement prior to JEM's May 10 a [...]
2008-05-21 11:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM79SUDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTRY WANTS CLOSER COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan's new Minister of State for Interior, Abbas Jumaa, seeks closer cooperation with the United States in law enforcement, anti-terrorism and anti-drug efforts. A native of Blue Nile State, Jumaa strongly urged greater U.S. engagement, of every sort, in Sudan's marginalized borde [...]
2008-01-21 12:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SU
08KHARTOUM80EL FASHER ARABS DEFENSIVE ABOUT MUSA HILAL APPOINTMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with FieldOff, representatives of two Arab tribes in El Fasher were defensive about President Bashir's appointment of former janjaweed militia leader Sheikh Musa Hilal to the post of Advisor to the Minister of Federal Rule. The Arab reps dismissed the pos [...]
2008-01-21 13:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM846MEDIA REACTION: WHAT'S NEXT FOR U.S.-SUDAN TALKS?
[...] Several local newspaper commentators added their voices to the debate surrounding the U.S. role in trying to help the Sudanese political class resolve the country's internal conflicts - Darfur and the North/South dispute over the oil-rich Abyei region. Meanwhile, the local press increasingly tu [...]
2008-06-05 14:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO OIIP SU
08KHARTOUM847 DARFUR STUDENTS BEATEN AND DORMITORIES DESTROYED FOLLOWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to eyewitnesses and participants, Sudanese security services violently broke up a Darfuri student protest at Khartoum University on June 5. Security forces beat the protestors with iron bars, threw several Molotov cocktails into the crowd, and fired handguns into the [...]
2008-06-08 05:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF SOCI UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM851SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON MEETING WITH SENIOR SPLM IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Richard Williamson met with the senior leadership of the SPLM in Khartoum on May 31 to discuss progress on the implementation of the CPA, the crisis in Abyei, and the need for better coordination between the SPLM and the United States in dealing with the National C [...]
2008-06-08 09:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM871AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH SPQL ENVOY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 1 meeting Special Envoys Williamson and Eliasson compared notes on current circumstances complicating the path to peace in Darfur. Eliasson highlighted regional aspects of the Darfur crisis, namely the need for the P5 to facilitate normalization of Chad-Sudan relation [...]
2008-06-11 10:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM878MIXED REVIEWS FROM EL FASHER ON U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Reviews are mixed in parts of Darfur about Special Envoy Williamson's June 3 suspension of bilateral talks with the Government of Sudan (GoS). However, most people tend to agree that the GoS will use this action as a pretext for further disingenuous behavior in its dealings with [...]
2008-06-12 13:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC AU SU
08KHARTOUM894RULING PARTY STILL POSITIVE ON US-SUDAN RELATIONS
[...] (C) MFA U/S and National Congress Party (NCP) insider Mutriff Siddiq told CDA Fernandez June 15 that Sudan remains positive about the prospects for improved US-Sudan relations despite SE Williamson's departure from Khartoum without reaching an agreement. Siddiq said the GOS plans to follow th [...]
2008-06-15 15:09:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM90SUDAN: NARROW WINDOW FOR ACHIEVING U.S. OBJECTIVES
[...] (C) After seven years of intense diplomatic focus, U.S. efforts to secure a peaceful, stable, and transformed Sudan have accomplished much - ended the bloodiest and longest running civil war on the continent, saved several million Darfuri Sudanese who rely on US humanitarian assistance, pushed [...]
2008-01-22 15:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM915SHORTLEY MEETINGS WITH GOSS/SPLA ON LRA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "Dove" Vice President and Juba Peace Talks Mediator Riek Machar and military pragmatist SPLA Chief of Staff General Oyai Deng Ajak provided AF Senior Advisor Shortley with nuanced and occasionally differing viewpoints on how to deal with the LRA question following fresh LRA acti [...]
2008-06-20 09:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS SU CG CT UG
08KHARTOUM916A GUIDE TO THE FORMAL POLITICAL PARTY LANDSCAPE IN DARFUR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Although the two CPA signatories - the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP) - form the basis of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and control most aspects of political life in Sudan (with the NCP controlling the North and the SPLM [...]
2008-06-20 10:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM931CHIEF MEDIATOR DESPERATELY NEEDED AS UN/AU MEDIATION TEAM
[...] This is an action cable, see para 13. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 22, the political director of the UN/AU's Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST),Muin Shrim, told poloffs that they are "back to square one" in the search for a joint mediator, and that by August only a couple of its current staff [...]
2008-06-23 14:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM939EMBASSY HEARS MISSERIYA SIDE OF THE ABYEI SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: On June 23 and 24, two large groups of Abyei's Arab Misseriya leadership in Khartoum met CDA Fernandez at the Embassy. Both groups warmly praised Embassy's initiative for this outreach and inviting them to the U.S. Embassy, but ticked-off a list of many complaints including: alleged [...]
2008-06-25 07:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM94GNU STATE MINISTER DECLARES RE-ESTABLISHED SPLM-NCP
[...] (SBU) On 22 January, CDA Fernandez called on newly appointed Minister of State for the Presidency, Joseph Lual. Minister Lual, an SPLM member from the Dinka tribe and former state administrator for Bahr el Ghazal, was brought into the government when the SPLM ended its boycott of the GNU earli [...]
2008-01-23 10:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM941ABYEI, SUDAN ON KNIFE'S EDGE, WARNS FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: FM Deng Alor described ongoing tensions on the June 8 Abyei road map while noting some progress in implementing its milestones. Back from a just concluded visit to several European capitals, he summarized increasing European pressure, especially from France, on the need for Sudane [...]
2008-06-25 11:10:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM95UN, AU ENVOYS PROVIDE UPDATE ON PEACE PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Briefing the Khartoum diplomatic corps on January 18, UN Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson and AU Special Envoy for Darfur Salim Ahmed Salim said that increased tensions between Sudan and Chad posed the greatest risk to the political process at present. They remarked that without an [...]
2008-01-23 11:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM954CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER PAGAN AMUM SAYS HE WILL
[...] (C) Summary: SPLM Secretary General and current GNU Minister of Cabinet Affairs Pagan Amum told CDA June 25 that he will leave his post as Cabinet Minister "within two weeks." Lam Akol is the candidate most likely to replace him, according to Amum, for lack of other good options in the SPLM. [...]
2008-06-27 10:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM955UN RESIDENT COORDINATIOR ON ABYEI ROADMAP,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Resident Coordinator in Abyei reports gradual progress there, with an ethnic-Dinka police force being formed, unexploded ordinance collected, and remains of the dead being retrieved. He reported that no land mines have been found, contrary to earlier reports. He argued [...]
2008-06-27 11:38:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF EAID KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM966DISSECTING UNSCR 1769
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As renewal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) approaches on July 31, it is time to take stock of what this resolution has accomplished during the first year of its existence, and more critically what it has failed to do. Identifying its shortcomings, howeve [...]
2008-07-01 05:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM971DEFENSE WHITE PAPER ENERGIZES SPLA BUDGET PROCESS,
[...] (SBU) This is an action cable, please see paras 10-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly,s (SSLA) long-expected, but very public, endorsement of the SPLA,s Defense White Paper (DWP) has had immediate impact on SPLA/SAF relations and the SPLA,s 2009 budge [...]
2008-07-02 06:02:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM972DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER LESS THAN HELPFUL ON ABYEI
[...] (C) Summary: In an exchange at times collegial, at times heated, CDA Fernandez met the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Samani Al-Wasila on July 1 at the GOS Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pressing him for progress implementing the Abyei Roadmap and urgent GOS action to improve security along [...]
2008-07-02 07:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM973JEM'S SENIOR LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL PROCESS (PART I of
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 27-28, three senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leaders in London separately met poloff and discussed Darfur's political process. Leaders appeared confident of JEM's position following their May 10 attack on Omdurman, though frustrated by the stalled political p [...]
2008-07-02 08:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM974JEM'S SENIOR LEADERS DISCUSS REBEL UNIFICATION AND EXTERNAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 27-28, three senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leaders in London separately met poloff and discussed JEM's ideas on rebel unification; its relations with the SPLM, SLM/Minni Minnawi, Chad, and Libya; and JEM's expectations for the content of any peace deal. Thes [...]
2008-07-02 09:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM982APOCALYPSE SOON: SUDANESE PONDER POSSIBLE NEW ICC
[...] (C) Summary: NCP officials are quietly warning the international community that cooperation on a variety of priority issues, from UNAMID implementation to CPA follow through and Sudan's slow move to democracy could be jeopardized by "politically motivated" indictments of the ICC of Sudanese o [...]
2008-07-04 09:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM983SLA/UNITY AND SLA/AW APPEAR INTERNALLY DIVIDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 26, the SLA/Unity's erratic spokesman, Mahjoub Hussein, told poloff in London that his rebel movement is planning a massive attack ("the flood") on Khartoum. In a separate meeting with Hussein's colleague, SLA/Unity's Humanitarian coordinator Suliman Jamous said he was [...]
2008-07-04 12:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM996SUDAN NEEDS AMERICAN HELP - ON MINNAWI AND ICC -
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan wants US help in bringing former rebel leader and current Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi back from Darfur where he is encamped with his fighters and proposes a trilateral (NCP, Minnawi, US) discussion on implementing the moribund 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Su [...]
2008-07-06 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KIGALI111RWANDA SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Bush's February 19 visit to Rwanda is eagerly anticipated by the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and the Rwandan people. President and Mrs. Bush will be warmly welcomed. This visit is already widely viewed as serving to underscore the U.S. Government's d [...]
2008-02-11 09:17:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MASS EAID RW
08KIGALI137RWANDA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Post submits the following information for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report. Responses are keyed to reftel. ------------- 27. CHECKLIST ------------- A. Rwanda is a source country for small numbers of women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation, domestic labor, and, i [...]
2008-02-27 15:02:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB RW
08KIGALI179RWANDA CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED REPORT ON FISCAL
[...] SUMMARY: President Paul Kagame continues to be a strong proponent of fiscal transparency within the Rwandan government (GOR). His government's strong anti- corruption stance, policies of financial openness and several significant financial reforms have been commended by the IMF as well as ot [...]
2008-03-13 11:39:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI202RECENT PROBLEMS WITH RWANDAIR EXPRESS CAUSE CONCERN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recently Rwandair Express (Rwandair),Rwanda's regional airline carrier, has been experiencing major breakdowns in both airline safety and customer service. Concerned about the safety of American citizens and Mission staff who frequently use Rwandair to travel around the regio [...]
2008-03-19 16:23:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EINV AMGT CASC RW
08KIGALI204JOINT GOVERANCE ASSESSMENT UNDERWAY
[...] (C) Summary. A team of independent researchers has completed a first draft of a Joint Governance Assessment (JGA),an effort directly jointly by the Government of Rwanda and development partners (and funded by the World Bank). The Assessment analyzed three areas of concern, Ruling Justly, [...]
2008-03-20 12:19:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM RW
08KIGALI237FOREIGN MINISTER ON SPANISH INDICTMENTS AND TRAVEL
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali called in Charge on April 2 to discuss the Spanish indictments and their affect on the ability of senior Rwandan government officials to travel to the U.S. Museminali expressed considerable Government of Rwanda (GOR) unease and asked for a formal wri [...]
2008-04-02 16:43:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR MASS RW
08KIGALI258RWANDA: UNHCR MANAGING SCARCITY AND INCREASED
[...] (U) Summary: Managing the Congolese refugee population in Rwanda presented a significant challenge to UNHCR and its implementing partners. Congolese continue to arrive in the camps, and the camp birth rate adds significantly to the refugee population. The camps are overcrowded, with space a [...]
2008-04-10 12:19:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI300RWANDA: PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS NGO UNDER FIRE?
[...] (C) Summary: The executive secretaries of Rwanda's two most outspoken human rights organizations recently described their relations with the Government of Rwanda (GOR). The Great Lakes Human Rights League (LDGL) alleged harassment and attempts to damage the organization, while LIPRODHOR spoke [...]
2008-04-29 09:09:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI304CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) The Chinese and Rwandan governments continue their cooperative relations on a number of fronts, with Chinese parastatals and private companies active in Rwanda, a number of development projects underway, and discussions continuing on various soft loans. As noted in refs B and C, China [...]
2008-04-30 14:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAGR SENV RW
08KIGALI323RWANDA UNDERCUTS WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY BY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan Ministry of Information hosted a widely attended program of lectures in honor of World Press Freedom Day on May 2. The government expelled three independent journalists midway through the proceedings, claiming they had not been invited. Following the expulsions, t [...]
2008-05-06 08:18:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KPAO RW
08KIGALI325MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (SBU) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - Four Political Parties In Breach of Financial Regulations - Minister of Justice Campaigns Against "Judicial Sadism" - Killings of Genocide Survivors Climb? - Fighting "Genocide Ideology" Ombudsman Criticizes Four Par [...]
2008-05-06 09:01:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI330MASS FIRING OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES TEACHERS
[...] (C) Summary. Jehovah's Witnesses officials reported 142 of their members had been fired from their jobs as teachers after refusing to participate in nation-wide goverment solidarity camps. They reported increased difficulties with the government since public criticism by the new Minister of [...]
2008-05-09 11:29:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF RW
08KIGALI377PROPOSALS FOR FY 2008 AMBASSADORS' FUND FOR
[...] (U) Embassy Kigali submits the following two proposals for consideration for funding by the FY 2008 Ambassadors' Fund for Refugees. Note: Post will submit more detailed information on each project to PRM via unclass e-mail. Project: Concrete Drainage System and Spring Capping Description: T [...]
2008-05-30 11:41:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF RW
08KIGALI38 RWANDAN OFFICIALS ON NAIROBI AGREEMENT AND THE
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Charles Murigande on January 14 and Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Sezibera on January 15 regarding the Kivus Conference, events in eastern Congo, and the Nairobi Agreement. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) will consider attend [...]
2008-01-15 16:08:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA RW
08KIGALI410RWANDA HOSTS SUCCESSFUL JOINT MONITORING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. On June 4, Rwanda hosted delegations from the DRC, the European Union, United States, United Nations, South Africa, and African Union for the fourth Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys' Level meeting. Participants discussed continuing implementation of the Nairobi Accord and its int [...]
2008-06-11 15:51:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI436RWANDA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR BILL NELSON
[...] (SBU) Introduction: Senator Nelson's visit to Rwanda comes at a promising time in U.S.-Rwandan relations. The U.S. Government has a deep partnership with Rwanda on a wide-range of bilateral, regional and global issues such as expanding economic development, peacekeeping in Darfur, resolving t [...]
2008-06-25 14:35:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI450RWANDA TO CRITICS OF ITS JUDICIAL REFORM - "GIVE
[...] (C) Summary: The Rwandan Ministry of Justice, with financial support from the World Bank and Belgian Technical Cooperation, hosted a conference June 16-18 on the state of the Rwandan judicial system since the 2003 implementation of reforms. During the conference, officials from the Government [...]
2008-07-02 10:08:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI5MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (SBU) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: -- Rwanda's Fifth National Dialogue -- The Rwandan Patriotic Front's 20th Anniversary Congress -- Changes in NGO Registration Procedures -- The High Council of the Press "Validation Workshop" President Chairs Fifth National D [...]
2008-01-04 09:45:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI510RWANDA - EVIDENCE OF NKUNDA RECRUITING FROM
[...] (C) CDA Sim received an internal UNHCR Kigali report July 30 detailing efforts by associates of renegade General Laurent Nkunda to recruit combatants from Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda. The report (text below),which does not identify sources of information at Gihembe refugee camp, indica [...]
2008-07-30 16:48:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI560RWANDA - DEMARCHE ON EASTERN CONGO
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali dismissed concerns about the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (ref A). In particular, she rejected any notion that the Government of Rwanda (GOR) continued to support Laurent Nkunda and the CNDP and allowed them [...]
2008-08-14 15:56:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI602RWANDA ACCEPTS 20 MILLION DOLLARS OF USG DARFUR
[...] (U) On September 3, Charge formally presented to the Rwanda Defense Forces approximately twenty million dollars of equipment and transportation support items under the Global Peace Operations Initiative, intended for use by Rwanda's UNAMID contingent in Darfur. The entire upper echelon of th [...]
2008-09-04 11:50:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS RW
08KIGALI603MINISTER OF INFORMATION ON "BIASED" VOA AND BBC
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Minister of Information Louise Mushikiwabo August 28 to discuss her recent comments regarding possible suspension of the BBC and VOA broadcast transmissions for "non-factual" reporting. The BBC is now officially "boycotted" by the GOR, while the local Kinyarwan [...]
2008-09-04 15:11:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI620RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (U) In this edition: - Release of Mucyo Commission report on French Responsibility in 1994 Genocide - Former ICTR Prosecutor on Rwandan Justice System, Universal Jurisdiction, and Transfer of Cases - Legislative Campaign Kick-Off - Some Reporters Shut Out - Kagame Talks Tough in Inter [...]
2008-09-11 16:19:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI708AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - RWANDA
[...] (U) This cable responds to queries in reftel. Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2.(U) With 85 percent of its population engaged in subsistence agriculture, Rwanda's economic priorities include poverty alleviation, encouraging private investment and infrastructure d [...]
2008-10-07 12:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI743ONE NEW MINISTER APPOINTED, SMALL SHUFFLE OF OTHER
[...] (U) On Sunday, October 19, Radio Rwanda announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Sezibera, formerly the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, as Minister of Health. He took the place of Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo, who won election to the Chamber of Deputies in September as a Social Democrat [...]
2008-10-21 07:01:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI75KOUCHNER VISIT TO KIGALI: GREAT ATMOSPHERICS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner visited Kigali for four hours on January 26, sandwiched between stops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso. Kouchner visited the Gisozi Genocide Memorial, and had talks with President Kagame, including a joint appearan [...]
2008-01-31 10:36:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RW
08KIGALI760RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...]
2008-10-28 14:50:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI768FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali briefed the local diplomatic corps October 29 on events in eastern Congo and the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) relations with the DRC. Museminali claimed that Rwandan armed forces had not fired in response to a Congolese armed forces (FARDC) [...]
2008-10-31 10:57:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI794MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT KAGAME OF RWANDA TO PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] The following letter was received on November 6, 2008 from the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to President-Elect Barack Obama: 05 November 2008 President-Elect Barack Obama United States of America Dear President-Elect Barack Obama, It gives me great pleasure to convey to you, the [...]
2008-11-06 12:46:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP RW
08KIGALI801RWANDA ON ARREST OF OFFICIAL, SITUATION IN CONGO
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali addressed the Kigali diplomatic corps on November 13 on the arrest in Germany of Rose Kabuye (reftel),Chief of Presidential Protocol, and on the situation in the DRC and prospects for progress in peacemaking. On Rose Kabuye, Museminali, assisted by [...]
2008-11-13 16:16:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI811RWANDA ON TALKS WITH CONGO, OBASANJO
[...] (U) In a follow-up to talks held in Kinshasa October 31 - November 1, a DRC delegation led by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba visited Kigali November 14-15 to continue discussions on events in eastern Congo, normalization of relations, and next steps. Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary [...]
2008-11-20 12:41:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI820RWANDA'S REACTION TO KABUYE ARREST ENDANGERS VITAL
[...] (C) Ambassador met with the German Charge November 20, in the wake of the mass demonstrations (ref A) against the arrest of senior Rwandan official Rose Kabuye in Germany (ref B). Expressing considerable dismay at the recent turn of events in German-Rwandan relations (asking at one point, "W [...]
2008-11-25 14:37:00Embassy KigaliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI856DEMARCHES ON UNESCO, IRAN, SOMALIA, KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral and Bilateral Relations Director Kato Ninyetegeka on December 15. On the UNESCO candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Kosni (ref B),Ninyetegeka reacted immediately to the information on Kosni' [...]
2008-12-16 16:44:00Embassy KigaliSECRETPREL PGOV UNESCO PHUM KPKO PARM RW
08KIGALI859SUCCESSFUL JMG AND TRIPARTITE MEETINGS IN KIGALI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan government hosted successful Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys Level (JMG-EV) and Tripartite Plus Joint Commission meetings in Kigali from December 8-10. Participating governments and international organizations praised the recent progress and positive momentum of [...]
2008-12-18 09:33:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MOPS RW
08KIGALI862RWANDA MINING REVIEW - NEW INVESTMENT, STRONG
[...] (U) Summary: Since privatization in early 2007, the Rwandan mining sector has experienced a surge in foreign investment and explosive growth of export earnings. 2008 mineral exports are expected to grow to over $100 million from $70 million in 2007 and less than $40 million in 2006. While tra [...]
2008-12-19 10:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC RW
08KIGALI871TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER: SUPPORTING RWANDAN AND
[...] (C) Summary. The international community should reinforce recent positive contacts between Rwandan officials and their Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) counterparts so that they may capitalize on their new, mutual commitments. The U.S. and others have long urged the Rwandans and DRC t [...]
2008-12-24 13:16:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MASS PINR RW
08KINGSTON1039 JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]
2008-12-10 13:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON1042JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III,
[...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. On July 23 while speaking at an event hosted by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) on the theme "Cuba and its Neighbors: The Challenges of Change," Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding said: "My hope is that within a s [...]
2008-12-11 15:08:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALTRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON1094JAMAICA: DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW - SEVERE HARDSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Billionaire Jamaican born investor Michael Lee Chin says GOJ must get rid of Air Jamaica and create a new vision for economic growth. -- Jamaica Public Service company is seeing an increase in electricity pilfering, as thieves thwart its anti-theft measures. -- The Bank [...]
2008-12-22 19:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON130URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG JM XL
08KINGSTON21AIR JAMAICA STILL BLEEDS CASH, GOJ SEEKS BUYER
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is aggressively searching for a private sector partner to take over ailing Air Jamaica. The airline lost nearly USD 120 million in 2007 with expectations that losses for 2008 will be USD 160 million. Air Jamaica has struggled with profitability for years [...]
2008-01-08 16:44:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SOCI ETRD EAIR ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON219JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 12:00:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON279JAMAICA'S BOOMING REAL ESTATE MARKET
[...] (SBU) Jamaica is undergoing a historic real estate boom, with five straight years of price increases in real terms. Prices in the residential sector jumped by more than 20 percent in the last year, and show no immediate signs of abating. Resort properties, which have become the most dynamic s [...]
2008-04-02 20:46:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD SENV EINV JM XL
08KINGSTON402JAMAICA:: IMPLOSION AT FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In early April, when the NAS Director was absent from Post, the Government of Jamaica removed the Director, Deputy Director, and key investigative staff from the Financial Investigative Division (FID). The reason given for the decision was that the &international community had [...]
2008-05-07 20:32:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL JM
08KINGSTON414JAMAICA/CUBA: PM GOLDING'S VISIT TO HAVANA; BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 13:38:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP EIND SOCI SNAR KPAO JM CU XL
08KINGSTON425FRAUD SUMMARY JAN-MAR 2008 KINGSTON
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In the second quarter of FY 2008, the Fraud Prevention Unit focused on public outreach and interagency cooperation, particularly with our law enforcement colleagues. FPU organized an interagency roundtable, conducted three offsite field trips for officers, and gave presentations [...]
2008-05-14 17:14:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
08KINGSTON457JAMAICA RE-EMBRACES THE WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) After more than a decade of strained relations, the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led-government has followed through on its promise to renew the government's relationship with multilateral lending agencies. The World Bank's Country Representative in Jamaica, Badrul Haque, told emboffs, in [...]
2008-05-21 20:44:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PREL EINV IADB IFC ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON482JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III
[...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding, accompanied by Mrs. Golding, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett, Minister of Health Ruddy Spencer, Minister of [...]
2008-05-27 20:53:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALTRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON487JAMAICA: INPUT FOR CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 12:09:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MASS MOPS ASEC SNAR PBTS DHS JM XL
08KINGSTON516JAMAICA: WIDE-RANGING MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 19:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAGR EAID ECON SNAR MARR MOPS PHUM
08KINGSTON549JAMAICA: AID FOR TRADE IN THE CARIBBEAN
[...] (U) On June 16-17 the Organization of American States (OAS) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) held a symposium in Kingston entitled "Aid for Trade for the Caribbean: Making It A Reality." The event emphasized that trade is a powerful engine for economic [...]
2008-06-17 18:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV ECON ETRD EAID IADB IMF OAS TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON566JAMAICA: THE ALMOST RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER OF
[...] Summary: (C) On June 2, Commissioner of Police Hardley Lewin tendered his resignation, setting off a firestorm of protest from Jamaica's international partners, the Jamaican Police Services Commission, the general public, and some elements of the Police Force. (Ref A) According to Lewin, the [...]
2008-06-24 16:07:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL JM
08KINGSTON571JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 15:19:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR EPET KCRM JM
08KINGSTON603JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER GOLDING'S INDEPENDENCE DAY
[...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica requesting transmission of the following congratulatory message from the Honorable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica, to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the USA, on the occasi [...]
2008-07-07 17:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON617JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]
2008-07-11 14:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON621JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]
2008-07-11 20:13:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON651JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 20:47:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET EINV PINR ECON SOCI EFIN KCOR UNSC
08KINGSTON653JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE PRESSURE ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 16:25:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCOL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON681JAMAICA: PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE (PSI)
[...] Per reftel (D),on July 17 Charge provided summary of the May 29 PSI Outreach Workshop to the following officials of the Government of Jamaica (GoJ): -- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Director of Bilateral Relations, Courtenay Rattray; -- Minister of National [...]
2008-07-29 18:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP JM
08KINGSTON692JAMAICA: 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL
[...] According to the Deputy Director of the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s International Relations Office, Ms. Diedre Mills, the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) has not yet finalized its proposed attendance at the 63rd UNGA General Debate; however tentatively, both Pr [...]
2008-07-31 15:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA JM
08KINGSTON726JAMAICA: OLINT AND CASH PLUS, PARTY IS OVER, BUT
[...] (C) The Jamaican Financial Services Commission (FSC) has identified up to 30 unregulated investment schemes, with the three biggest being Cash Plus, Olint, and World Wise (reftels). Acting FSC Director George Roper met privately with Econoffs on August 13 to discuss the latest developments i [...]
2008-08-19 18:26:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON753JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER ACEEDS TO U.S. DEMAND TO
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Johnson on August 21, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade acceded to the joint U.S./UK/CAN request to conduct an additional layer of internationally sanctioned vetting, to include a polygraph, of the current Director of [...]
2008-08-26 18:32:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN JM
08KINGSTON764JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE REJECTING RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 13:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MARR GG RU JM XL
08KINGSTON765JAMAICA: KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA; REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 13:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNGA KV JM XL
08KINGSTON766JAMAICA: HIGH NOON APPROACHES FOR THE
[...] (C) Following an interlude in which first the Beijing Olympics and then the devastation of Hurricane Gustav have monopolized the nation's attention, Jamaica now faces a high-stakes political struggle for the leadership of the opposition People's National Party (PNP). On September 20, some 4,00 [...]
2008-09-02 14:39:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IBRD
08KINGSTON807JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 18:45:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN JM XL
08KINGSTON837JAMAICA: CHARISMATIC FORMER PRIME MINISTER PORTIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 20:15:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON864FRAUD SUMMARY - KINGSTON
[...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is Kingston's first report on the new semi-annual schedule, covering April-September 2008. In the second half of FY 2008, the FPU focused on NIV petition-based visa fraud, as well as enhanced cooperation with our partners at the British and Canadian High Commissions. [...]
2008-09-30 19:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
08KINGSTON872REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate(s) of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the International Defense Transformation Course, Civil-Military Relations NPS Center, held in Monterey, CA, October 27, 2008, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign [...]
2008-10-03 17:47:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON875CRIME IN JAMAICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gruesome headlines of multiple murder and discoveries of the mutilated bodies of children are all too common in today's Jamaica. Despite the Prime Minister's announcement of the urgency to pass new crime legislation, the draft bills are taking a pounding in Parliamentary hearin [...]
2008-10-06 18:21:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC SNAR KCRM PREL JM
08KINGSTON884OPPOSITION PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY REGROUPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is reorganizing and healing rifts in the aftermath of a hotly contested leadership election. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (PSM),the incumbent party president, retained her seat in the September 20 contest, beating her ch [...]
2008-10-09 16:33:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON91FRAUD SUMMARY OCT-DEC 2007 KINGSTON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the first quarter of FY 2008, Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) uncovered a ring of C1/D fraud that resulted in specific information about the applicants' smuggler in New York. FPU also investigated ten H-1B cases of Indian nationals who provided fraudulent employment [...]
2008-01-29 16:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
08KINGSTON95(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW
[...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...]
2008-01-30 17:50:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON957JAMAICA: RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 14:49:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PARM SOCI MASS EFIN ECON EAID
08KINGSTON97(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 19:57:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON972JAMAICA: FATAL SHOOTING MARS ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF RULING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 19:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON987JAMAICA: ENDORSEMENT OF SOUTHCOM'S FY09 OEF-CCA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 16:28:00Embassy KingstonSECRET//NOFORNPTER MASS MARR ASEC JM XL
08KINGSTON989CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CRIME AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: WHA Director for Caribbean Affairs Velia De Pirro visited Kingston October 29-31. Crime and corruption colored every discussion between Jamaican interlocutors and De Pirro. In meetings with Jamaican officials and Canadian and British diplomats, she affirmed the U.S. commitm [...]
2008-11-21 19:06:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR JM XL
08KINSHASA1002SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe told AF Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley and PolCouns November 6 that the GDRC had already started on a multi-step process designed to lead to the resumption of full diplomatic relations between the DRC and Rwanda within [...]
2008-11-13 06:38:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1010PRESS FREEDOM QUARTERLY: JULY-SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese security forces continue to harass journalists. Intelligence agents arrested a journalist in Kindu, Maniema for allowing on-air criticism of local authorities. An anonymous official threatened a journalist in Kananga, Kasai Occidental for criticizing the state of te [...]
2008-11-14 16:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA1049 BEHIND THE LINES: A VISIT TO NKUNDA LAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda held his first public rally in the recently captured town of Rutshuru on November 22. Goma Poloff made the 80-kilometer drive from Goma with a MONUC escort, observing few signs of combat and generally relaxed residents along the crowded corridor. [...]
2008-11-25 16:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1050UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE GREAT LAKES OBASANJO
[...] (C) Summary: UN Great Lakes Envoy Olusegun Obasanjo briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats November 15 on his meetings with Angolan President dos Santos and with senior DRC officials, including President Kabila. Dos Santos told Obasanjo that there were no Angolan troops in the DRC, except for a f [...]
2008-11-26 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAO
08KINSHASA1059 FIRST OFFICIAL DONOR MEETING WITH NEW DRC PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary: A group of heads of development and cooperation agencies from key donor countries met with new Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 22, 2008. The discussion lasted for approximately 90 minutes and touched upon the Prime Minister's new p [...]
2008-12-01 07:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA1070 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC told Goma poloff on Decembe [...]
2008-12-04 09:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1081DRC and Rwanda Agree on Plan to Combat the FDLR
[...] (SBU) Following two days of meetings in Goma December 4-5, DRC Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali issued a Joint Communiqu (full text at paragraph 5) in which both sides announced a joint "comprehensive operational plan" against the FDLR. T [...]
2008-12-08 11:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1096KIWANJA MASSACRES: UNHRO PREVIEWS REPORT
[...] (C) United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) Director Todd Howland recently shared with post initial findings from UNHRO's investigation into the mass killings committed November 4-6 in Kiwanja (reftels). Eye witness testimony, as well as reports from MONUC troops in the area, indicate CNDP [...]
2008-12-11 20:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA111 French Foreign Minister visits DRC
[...] French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner pledged France's support for the Kivus conference's Acte d'Engagement during his January 25-26 visit to Kinshasa and Goma and announced his government's intention to open two new consulates in the DRC to assist in implementing the peace process. Followi [...]
2008-02-01 11:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM CG FR
08KINSHASA1123 DRC OPPOSITION: SPLINTERED AND BICKERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloffs met separately with the leadership of the DRC's main political opposition to identify party priorities and gauge the level of coordination between opposition elements. Opposition leaders identified security and justice sector reform as pressing needs, as well as improvin [...]
2008-12-17 14:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG
08KINSHASA1127 GOMA NOTES - MASISI UNDER THREAT?
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC has long suspected that the CNDP will make another attempt to take Masisi, located along a strategic road that controls access to the west and south. It has been reinforcing its positions in the town, and established a model relationship with the non-integrated 81st Brig [...]
2008-12-17 15:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1134KABILA STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
[...] (U) Summary: President Joseph Kabila delivered the constitutionally mandated State of the Nation address before Parliament on December 13. The nationally televised speech fell on the second anniversary of his presidential inauguration. Kabila acknowledged security, social, and economic chall [...]
2008-12-18 16:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1147 BACK ON TRACK: 43RD MEETING OF
[...] (SBU) The Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG TF) met at MONUC Headquarters in Goma on December 19, the first meeting since October 10 in Gisenyi, after which subsequent meetings were suspended due to Rwandan concerns about security in Goma. The three-person Rwandan delegation was led by F [...]
2008-12-22 14:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA117Prime Minister officially names cabinet
[...] On January 7, 10 months after being installed by the National Assembly, Prime Minister Gizenga officially named the remaining 58 members of his cabinet. Like Gizenga, most are natives of Bandundu province. He had named nine principal counselors in June 2007. The January decree replaced two o [...]
2008-02-04 14:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN SOCI KDEM CG
08KINSHASA1175DRC FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE EAST, RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) During a December 30 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said he was cautiously optimistic about improving DRC-Rwandan relations. Thambwe identified the task of eliminating illegal economic activity in war-torn North Kivu as key to ending the conflict. [...]
2008-12-31 13:33:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC MOPS CG
08KINSHASA121Spanish Foreign Minister visits Kinshasa
[...] Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with the DRC January 28 during a two-day visit to Kinshasa. He also pledged 20 million euros in aid for 2008 to help improve basic social services and to strengthen democratic institutions. 2. Moratino [...]
2008-02-04 16:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM SOCI CG SP
08KINSHASA151 EU Special Envoy meets Nkunda
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting at Kirolirwe with EU Special Envoy Roeland van de Geer February 9, Laurent Nkunda affirmed his commitment to the Kivus conference Acte d'Engagement. He said that the future of Tutsis in Congo could only be assured through the Goma peace process rather than through [...]
2008-02-11 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM PREL CG
08KINSHASA154 Joint Monitoring Group Task Force, Goma, February 8
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting of the Nairobi process's Joint Monitoring Group Task Force February 8 in Goma was a bit testier than usual. The Rwandan side leveled charges of co-location of FDLR and FARDC forces, regretted that the Congolese government was not living up to its timetable of actions to [...]
2008-02-12 06:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PREF CG RW
08KINSHASA189CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary. 2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met with [...]
2008-02-22 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaSECRET//NOFORNEMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
08KINSHASA209DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 2008 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 27-30, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 27. A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or chi [...]
2008-02-29 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CG
08KINSHASA21 Goma Report January 9, 2008 -- fourth day of
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vital Kamerhe, speaking to international observers, said that the Kivus Conference, which picked up in pace January 9, would operate at two levels, with the real work taking place in side discussions with the armed groups (especially CNDP). It was essential that the Conference [...]
2008-01-10 14:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA223Ambassador addresses latest graduates of USG-funded staff
[...] The Ambassador, speaking at graduation ceremonies for the 36 graduates of the U.S.-funded Battalion Staff Officer Training Course March 3 in Kinshasa, cited the program as further evidence of the good state of U.S.-Congolese relations and encouraged graduates to see their role as protecting th [...]
2008-03-05 16:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS CG
08KINSHASA254CEEAC summit condemns attempts to overthrow Chadian
[...] A special two-day summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) in Kinshasa March 10-11 condemned armed attempts to destabilize the Chadian government and reiterated its support for the government and people of Chad. The summit, organized by the DRC as holder of the CEEAC' [...]
2008-03-14 06:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AO AU BY CD CG CM CT GB EK TP SU
08KINSHASA255GOMA NOTES 03/13/08 - TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The international Facilitation for the Goma process faces a temporary leadership gap with the absence of two key members. MONUC has yet to identify a permanent solution for heading its participation in the process. MONUC's initial review of progress on its stabilization plan c [...]
2008-03-14 08:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA274SHORTLEY BRIEFS P3+2+MONUC FOLLOWING MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley briefed P3 2 ambassadors March 7 in Kinshasa on his talks with Nkunda and Kigali the previous week. Shortley confirmed that Nkunda had agreed to rejoin the Goma process. Shortley stressed that the international community must treat Nkunda in a way [...]
2008-03-19 16:06:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR MOPS CG RW UN
08KINSHASA282Demarche delivered: UNSC Resolution 1803 on Iran
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche March 20 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of International Organizations at the DRC Foreign Ministry. 2. Matondo stated that the DRC enjoys good relations with Iran, but is also a member of the UN and recognizes its responsibility to comply with Securit [...]
2008-03-21 11:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC PARM KNNP IR CG
08KINSHASA287GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 14TH MEETING OF JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary. The March 21 Joint Monitoring Group Task Force session in Goma went reasonably smoothly, with little wrangling. Congo characterized its post-March 15 military plans against the ex-FAR/Interahamwe as a "progressive operation," not "classical war." Rwanda characterized as "positi [...]
2008-03-24 07:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR PGOV KPKO CG RW SF UN EUN
08KINSHASA299USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND U.S. DFA HENRIETTA FORE'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Summary: USAID Administrator and U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore's March 15-17 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo focused on Peace and Security, Democracy and Governance, the Environment, and Economic Growth. She met with Congolese leaders including President Jos [...]
2008-03-27 10:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA36 Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMG-TF)
[...] Reftels are reports on prior meetings of the JMG-TF. 2. Following are highlights of the Task Force Meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group held in Goma on January 4, 2008. Goma Report January 11, 2008: Task Force of the Joint Monitoring Group 3. Summary: At the meeting of the Task For [...]
2008-01-14 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA374GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 18TH MEETING OF THE JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rwanda told the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG-TF) during its April 18 session in Goma that it should be more active and consider meeting in the field as a matter of course, but drew no support. UN agencies led presentations on reducing negative impact on IDPs and retur [...]
2008-04-23 15:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA38230,000 NEW NORTH KIVU IDPS FOLLOWING FARDC CLASHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reports indicate that recent skirmishing in North Kivu between the FARDC and FDLR and PARECO forces are responsible for 30,000 new internally displaced persons (IDPs). UNHCR confirmed a halt in distribution of aid to the Kinyandoni I, Kinyandoni II, and Kiwanja camps near Rutsh [...]
2008-04-28 17:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF MOPS PREL KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA392 Kabila, SRSG/P-3 plus two and Angola discuss East,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 2 President Kabila met with SRSG Doss, ambassadors of the P-3 plus 2 nations, and Angola, the first meeting in this format in 2008. Kabila and the European ambassadors expressed disappointment - without explicitly blaming each other - for slow movement on economic devel [...]
2008-05-05 14:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA410 ANOTHER STEP ALONG A ROCKY ROAD: BELGIAN MINISTERS VISIT
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht's meetings with President Kabila April 20-21 in Kinshasa aggravated pre-existing bilateral tensions on both sides. Belgian Ministers of Defense and International Cooperation accompanied De Gucht during his April 20-26 visit to the DRC [...]
2008-05-11 13:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EMIN CG BE
08KINSHASA413DRC APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Agriculture ----------- - New DRC Agricultural Code Presented to Traditional Chiefs - African Wildlife Foundation Assists Isolated Population - Orientale Province Poised to Renew Agricultural Activities Aviation -------- - CAA Suspends Flights, All Planes to South Afric [...]
2008-05-12 06:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA435ANGOLA'S INFLUENCE IN THE DRC
[...] (U) Background and summary: This cable provides an overview of Angola's political and military interests and goals in the DRC. Angola is one of the DRC,s closest allies and the two countries cooperate closely on economic matters, border security, and between militaries. The nature of the cu [...]
2008-05-16 15:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR AO CG
08KINSHASA437 MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] As background in responding to reftels, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warm relations with Cuba. In fact, former President Laurent Kabila, whose son Joseph is the DRC's current head of state, fought alongside Che Guevara in the 1960's in the eastern Congo in [...]
2008-05-16 17:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU CG
08KINSHASA460NOTES ON 22ND MEETING OF JMG TASK FORCE, FIELD TRIP, 16 MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 22nd Task Force (TF) meeting was in the form of a field trip to Walikale on 16 May 2008, at the invitation of the Congolese Delegation. Members heard three briefings: The Territorial Administrator talked about "sensitization" (awareness raising) efforts since March 15; the [...]
2008-05-25 14:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA465LOCAL REACTION TO ARREST OF JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA IS
[...] (SBU) The arrest in Brussels late May 24 of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba appears to have taken the Congolese government and people by surprise. Little had appeared in the local media prior to the arrest regarding the ICC's investigation into alleged criminal actions in 2002 by Bemba's [...]
2008-05-27 16:05:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON PREL BE CT CG
08KINSHASA472RESURGENT SOUTH KIVU ARMED GROUPS: MORIBUND FORCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zubaida Rasul, MONUC Head of Office in Bukavu, detailed for us that most of the signatories to the South Kivu Acte d'Engagement were actually defunct or non-existent prior to the Goma Peace Conference. The conference in turn has provided them with legitimacy and finances in t [...]
2008-05-28 15:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA519BELGIAN-DRC RELATIONS AT A NADIR
[...] (C) Summary: Diplomatic relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Belgium remain tense following controversial statements by Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on human rights, good governance, and corruption in the DRC (ref C). The Congolese government has recalled to [...]
2008-06-12 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BE CG
08KINSHASA520GOMA NOTES 06/05/2008: NAIROBI PROCESS - JMG TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The JMG Task Force traveled June 5 to Mwenga in South Kivu to observe actions being taken by the Congolese government against FDLR in the area. Three battalions consisting of 1,575 fighters are deployed throughout Mwenga town and district. Government representatives there insp [...]
2008-06-12 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA521SENIOR ADVISER SHORTLEY'S MEETING WITH SRSG DOSS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: SRSG Alan Doss told AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley June 2 that international supervision will be necessary at brassage centers for ex-combatants from North and South Kivu. He and Shortley agreed that disarmament and relocation or repatriation of FDLR members will be important [...]
2008-06-12 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA528 UNSC GETS FIRST HAND LOOK AT DRC CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Security Council ambassadors held meetings in Kinshasa and Goma June 7-8. Three themes emerged in their discussions in Kinshasa: democracy-building, the Goma and Nairobi processes, and sexual violence. President Kabila impressed the ambassadors with his command of issues [...]
2008-06-16 10:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA529MLC LEADERSHIP ON BEMBA AND MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a long discussion June 3, leaders of Bemba's MLC ("Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo") party told PolOff they are not planning further public demonstrations in Kinshasa following a canceled May 31 march in the capital. The strongest displays of support for Bemba have oc [...]
2008-06-16 10:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ECON CG RW
08KINSHASA548 FRENCH SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: French Secretary for Human Rights Rama Yade re-extended an invitation to President Kabila to visit France, announced a 300,000 euro grant to assist street children in Kinshasa and made a side trip to Bukavu during her June 8-11 visit to the DRC visit. The French hope Kabila wi [...]
2008-06-24 11:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI CG FR
08KINSHASA563GOMA SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent absence of the principal Congolese actors from Goma has resulted in lost time and inefficiencies in the Amani process. The Joint Technical Commission on Peace and Security is now not meeting, but the International Facilitation and MONUC are mapping out a plan for rev [...]
2008-07-01 15:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA594Tripartite Plus: Coordinator's Visit to Kinshsa
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Joyce Leader, Snior Coordinator of the Tripartite Plus Joint Comission, traveled to Kinshasa June 22-23 as partof a regional trip to Tripartite Plus capitals. Hr schedule included meetings with Foreign Ministr Mbusa, CHOD Kayembe, Presidential Envoy Seraphi Ngwej, an [...]
2008-07-17 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA598NEW WAVE OF CONGOLESE EXPULSIONS FROM ANGOLA
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to reliable sources, Angolan forces have expelled more than 60,000 Congolese in the first six months of 2008. A CARITAS-Germany representative and a MONUC Joint Military Analysis Center (JMAC) analyst told PolOff July 8-9 that Angola is expelling Congolese nationals [...]
2008-07-21 12:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL AO CG
08KINSHASA63 ON THE ROAD TO BETTER DRC AND UGANDA RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In mid-December 2007, representatives to the 5th Session of the Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) between the governments of Uganda and the DRC met in Kampala to discuss a wide array of issues in their bilateral relationship. On December 27, PolOff and EconOff met with Minister [...]
2008-01-23 06:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREL PREF PBTS CG
08KINSHASA644DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ZIMBABWE TALKS
[...] (SBU) DCM verbally delivered demarche per reftel July 25 to Ignace Gata, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs as Foreign Minister Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi was unavailable. Gata requested a meeting July 29 with DCM to discuss the Zimbabwe in detail. Poloff attended as notetaker. Gata advisor Jean [...]
2008-08-06 15:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI BC CG
08KINSHASA677 KABILA MEETS AUGUST 5 WITH DONOR COMMUNITY ON DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila convoked bilateral and multilateral development partners August 5 to assess progress on his development priorities and to review social and economic development issues. This meeting was significant as it was President Kabila's first encounter with the i [...]
2008-08-18 07:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA683UNHCR EXPANDING ITS ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KIVU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy's Political Officer in Goma spoke with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) leadership in Goma, Coordinator for the East Karl Steinacker and Head of Sub-Office Ibrahima Coly. After years of minimal involvement in North Kivu, UNHCR is ramping up programs in the c [...]
2008-08-20 09:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA725PLANE CRASHES NEAR BUKAVU; NO SIGN OF SURVIVORS
[...] (SBU) Summary. An Air Serv International plane carrying seventeen persons, including two pilots, crashed in heavy rain near Bukavu on September 1. Rescue efforts remain underway, but there are no signs of survivors. Several UN and aid workers were on board, but no American citizens were lis [...]
2008-09-03 07:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV CG
08KINSHASA735 MINISTER OF MINES SHARES VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econcouns delivered reftel points to Minister of Mines Martin Kabwelulu on September 3, highlighting the need for a transparent mining review process and fair treatment for U.S. investors including OM Group. Minister Kabwelulu provided an overview of the mining review [...]
2008-09-08 08:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EMIN CG
08KINSHASA758 Chairman's summary of September 1, 2008 Special
[...] Introduction Representatives of the signatories of the Nairobi Communique of 9 November 2007 met on 1 September 2008 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to assess progress made in the implementation of the Communique. This was the fifth meeting at Special Envoy level [...]
2008-09-13 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA785TANZANIA'S UNDERSTATED ROLE IN THE DRC
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tanzania plays a quiet, but useful, role in facilitating a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the DRC's East. The reasons behind this are likely connected to Tanzania's historical connections to the Kabila family, refugee issues, and economic interests. Inc [...]
2008-09-23 06:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD CG TZ
08KINSHASA786 Goma report September 22: Restiveness
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC launched indiscriminate barrages from Sake into the western heights September 22, uncoordinated with MONUC. Corpses arriving in Goma September 21 stirred angry mobs in the city, and MONUC restricted movement of its civilian employees. Both the government and CNDP appear [...]
2008-09-23 06:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA843RENEWED FIGHTING IN ITURI PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: There has been renewed fighting in Ituri Province, as LRA rebels attacked DRC villages September 17-26 and the previously dormant Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FPRI-Force Patriotique de Resistance in Ituri) attacked FARDC positions and villages south of Bunia beginnin [...]
2008-10-06 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PREF PHUM CG
08KINSHASA844 Minister of Foreign Affairs convokes
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mbusa Nyamwisi convoked UN Security Council P-5 representatives on October 4 to make an official statement on the situation in the eastern part of the Congo and to discuss GDRC preoccupations with Laurent Nkunda's recent belligerent declarat [...]
2008-10-06 14:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA873 Kabila breaks silence with call for national
[...] (U) In a late evening national television speech on October 9, President Joseph Kabila appealed to the nation to mobilize in support of the armed forces and elected government. The appeal came in the context of renewed conflict in the eastern Congo, deteriorating regional relations, and the a [...]
2008-10-10 15:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA875DRC-RWANDAN TENSIONS MOUNT: WAR NOT LIKELY BUT
[...] (C) Summary: A spike in tensions between the DRC and Rwanda became palpable last week as officials of both countries traded serious (but as yet) unfounded allegations. The state of relations between the two nations may be worse than at any time since Rwanda's 1998 invasion of the DRC. The la [...]
2008-10-14 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
08KINSHASA882KABILA NOMINATES PALU CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINSTER POST
[...] (U) Late on October 10, President Joseph Kabila nominated Adolphe Muzito to be Prime Minster. Muzito is currently Minister of Budget and a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU -- "Parti unifie lumumbiste" in French). The nomination was announced 24 hours after a televised address duri [...]
2008-10-14 14:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA883 Kabila rejects AU plea from Jean Ping
[...] (SBU) African Union Commission Chair Jean Ping made a lightning trip to Kinshasa October 10-12 in an effort to defuse tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda over fighting in the eastern DRC. Ping met with P-3 plus 2 ambassadors, SRSG Alan Doss, EU representatives, Se [...]
2008-10-14 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO AU CG
08KINSHASA901 GOMA NOTES OCTOBER 17: NORTH KIVU PROVINCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma poloff spoke with the North Kivu Provincial Assembly President, Leon Bariyanga, and two colleagues to discuss recent governmental defections to the CNDP, alleged harassment of Tutsis, and general security in North Kivu. They complained that the CNDP problem was inhibiting [...]
2008-10-20 14:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA918THE DRC AND CHINA: WE CAN HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent public statements by the IMF, China (PRC)'s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) on the multi-billion dollar Sino-Congolese agreement concluded in early 2008 (ref A) share several common theme [...]
2008-10-22 15:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA928(C) AZARIAS RUBERWA ON GOMA, AMANI,
[...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President and current Chairman of the Congolese Rally for Democracy party (RCD -- Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) Azarias Ruberwa told emboffs that, while the Goma Accords contained a solid basis for a lasting political settlement, implementation had been [...]
2008-10-27 09:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA933 KABILA NAMES NEW GOVERNMENT OCTOBER 26
[...] (U) President Joseph Kabila, in a government decree released late in the evening October 26, presented the new DRC cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Adolphe Muzito. Major changes include an increase in the number of ministers from 33 to 37 and the replacement of the three ministers of state [...]
2008-10-27 13:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA940 GOMA SITUATION REPORT - CONTINUING CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of the morning of October 28, MONUC's no movement order was still in effect. Violent demonstrations started late in the morning of October 27 between the town center and the Goma airport, resulting in one civilian death outside of a MONUC transit camp, when a soldier from th [...]
2008-10-28 14:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA949UN TEAM CRITICIZES RWANDA FOR CNDP LINKS, DRC FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Two members of the UN Group of Experts for the DRC (UNSC 1807) detailed on October 27 to Poloffs what they claimed was very strong evidence of Rwandan support for the CNDP, as well as extensive FARDC-FDLR military and commercial collaboration. The UN team is focusing on several [...]
2008-10-30 09:40:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EMIN MOPS PHUM CG
08KINSHASA962CHARGE'S OCTOBER 31 VISIT TO GOMA IN THE AFTERMATH
[...] (C) Summary: Goma remains calm, but with fewer people on the streets. The FARDC has effectively collapsed in the region, leaving Nkunda in control of large swaths of area north and west of Goma. Nkunda will most likely not attack Goma, as the city does not threaten his operations in North K [...]
2008-11-03 16:30:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA965 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 4, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC continues to reinforce Goma, to include armored personnel carriers at key locations, although troop levels appear to be less than optimal. MONUC military c [...]
2008-11-05 07:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA971 DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent fighting between the CNDP and FARDC has displaced an estimated 250,000 IDP's since the end of August. Approximately 10,000 Congolese have crossed into Uganda over the last several weeks. UNHCR staff has just resumed operations in and around Goma. LRA activity has recen [...]
2008-11-05 15:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN
08KINSHASA973 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CRISIS PLAN TO DEAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly adopted on October 28 a non-binding plan for the DRC to deal with the crisis in eastern DRC. (Note: An unofficial embassy translation of the plan begins at para. 9. End note.) The plan proposes alternatives for political, military, and diplomatic dialo [...]
2008-11-05 17:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA983 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 6, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-06 16:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA997 Foreign Minister Thambwe's November 11
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba convoked ambassadors November 11 for a briefing on the summits in Nairobi on November 7 and in Johannesburg on November 9. Nairobi had reaffirmed the Amani and Nairobi processes as the "only framework" for resolving the conflict in the ea [...]
2008-11-12 15:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KOLKATA114DAS FEIGENBAUM HEARS PITCH FOR INVESTMENT IN WEST BENGAL,
[...] (U) During his April 2 visit to Kolkata, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Evan Feigenbaum SIPDIS met with the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) Commerce Secretary and industry representatives, discussing investment opportunities in West Bengal, the business clim [...]
2008-04-09 12:09:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EFIN EINV PGOV IN PHUM
08KOLKATA159INDIAN MILITARY PROTESTS CHINESE ACTIVITIES ON THE SIKKIM
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, during a scheduled Indo-Chinese division commander-level meeting at Sikkim's Nathu La Pass on the Tibetan border, Indian officers reportedly protested what they characterized as repeated Chinese intrusions into northern Sikkim's "Finger Area." Indian press has note [...]
2008-05-27 12:18:00Consulate KolkataCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MARR PGOV CH IN
08KOLKATA182WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER COMMENTS ON STATE SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9, ConGen made his farewell call on West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The CM was very engaged and candid during his discussion, commenting on his concerns about rising Islamic fundamentalism, his differing views on policies with his Party's natio [...]
2008-06-19 14:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON ASEC IN
08KOLKATA184WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER COMMENTS ON STATE SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9, ConGen made his farewell call on West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The CM was very engaged and candid during his discussion, commenting on his concerns about rising Islamic fundamentalism, his differing views on policies with his party's natio [...]
2008-06-20 14:06:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL ECON ASEC IN
08KOLKATA187MIZORAM CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH SEVERE FOOD CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The eastern Indian state of Mizoram continues to experience serious food shortages and a senior state government official has admitted that although Mizoram received substantial aid from the GOI, the state government has been ineffective in its response to the food crisis. "Ma [...]
2008-06-26 08:34:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR SENV PREL SOCI IN
08KOLKATA289ARUNACHAL PRADESH'S TAWANG DISTRICT: FEELING VULNERABLE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a visit to Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng and Tawang Districts, Kolkata PAO spoke with students and faculty at area colleges about the U.S. election process, as well as opportunities to study in the U.S. Conversations with local leaders and ordinary citizens in both di [...]
2008-10-10 09:49:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PHUM KIRF SOCI IN
08KOLKATA50PM SINGH SIGNALS INDIA'S COMMITMENT TO KEEP ARUNACHAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 31, barely two weeks after his visit to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Arunachal Pradesh, a northeast Indian state bordering China and Bhutan, to signal India's commitment to keeping the territory. He announced development projects to the tune of USD 2 [...]
2008-02-08 12:49:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MARR CH IN
08KOLKATA55TEN YEARS GO BY, BURMESE STILL ON TRIAL IN INDIA
[...] (SBU) It has been ten years since 34 Burmese nationals from Arakan state were arrested and jailed by the Indian Government. The Solidarity Committee for Burma's Freedom Fighters (SCBFF),joined by activists, Burmese monks, and a crowd of 50-70 people, staged a public rally in Kolkata on Februa [...]
2008-02-15 11:40:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF IN
08KOLONIA104FSM GOVERNORS SLAM COMPACT IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Summary: The Governors of Yap and Pohnpei, which are the two most prosperous and best managed of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),complained urgently to Ambassador that unsatisfactory administration of the Amended Compact threatens to cripple their government opera [...]
2008-07-16 07:43:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON FM
08KOLONIA108FSM GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COMPACT CRITICISM WITH HURT,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Hughes asked to call upon President Mori on July 25 to discuss shortcomings in implementation of requirements of the Amended Compact on the part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). With sorrow, Mori said he felt wounded by the tone of recent communications [...]
2008-07-28 00:59:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA11POHNPEI'S FUEL SITUATION HEATS UP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pohnpei's outgoing governor engineered a secretive memorandum of understanding on fuel between the SIPDIS Pohnpei Utilities Corporation and a South Korean firm. Signed before the closing date and review of bids on the PUC's Invitation to Bid for fuel, the MOU appears to be [...]
2008-01-27 10:00:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PGOV FM RM
08KOLONIA110CHINA SHIFTS FROM GRANTS TO LOANS IN THE FSM; OFFERS TO
[...] (SBU) China's Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) advised that her country has recently diminished grant aid to the FSM. She claimed that Beijing was less inclined to fund her own proposals for grants and projects. Beijing believes there is little return on investment owing [...]
2008-07-29 05:44:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALEAID CH FM PGOV
08KOLONIA148APPRECIATION FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 01:49:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS EAID PREL FM
08KOLONIA149USNS MERCY AND EMBARKED SEABEES EXCEL AT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ON
[...] (U) This cable responds to Refs A and B action request for an evaluation of the USNS Mercy visit to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The following answers are keyed to the specific questions. 2. (U) The USNS Mercy visit to Micronesia on the last leg of the Pacific Partnership 2008 [...]
2008-09-22 05:04:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS FM
08KOLONIA152CHINA AND THE FSM EXTOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. As frustration with the Compact of Free Association has mounted, FSM leaders have cautiously turned to China for material assistance. Privately, Micronesians have expressed misgivings about China's growing influence. On Independence Day of the Peoples Republic of China October [...]
2008-10-10 06:46:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH FM
08KOLONIA163FOURTH QUARTER PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS SHINE A SPOTLIGHT
[...] Fourth quarter public diplomacy programs exemplified America's concerns for regional partnership, good governance, and assistance. The USNS Mercy made the last stop on Pacific Partnership 2008 in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),anchoring in the lagoon of Chuuk. This U.S. Naval hosp [...]
2008-10-30 02:49:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OIIP FM
08KOLONIA45REFORM IN CHUUK IS ALIVE BUT SPUTTERING - DISILLUSION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a recent trip to Chuuk, which is the most populous state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),Ambassador encountered a deepening spiral of economic and social deterioration. With reluctance, the state government has embarked on a mandated program of reform. A cor [...]
2008-03-27 04:37:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID FM
08KOLONIA62FSM OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE FOR MORI MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
[...] SBU - Entire Text 2. Summary. With chagrin, two close aides of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Mori invited Ambassador to lunch on April 29 to apologize for the tenor of an interview with Mori published in this month's Pacific Magazine. The interview characterizes Mori as [...]
2008-04-30 02:59:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA98JAPAN'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO THE FSM DOWNPLAYS EXPECTATIONS -
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's first resident ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) presented his credentials on June 24. He conveyed an exceptionally brief message of good will on the part of the Emperor, omitting reference to specific goals. Japanese Ambassador Shoji Sato said pri [...]
2008-07-03 04:48:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPREL FM JA CH
08KUALALUMPUR1001SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S.
[...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia! Your visit comes at an opportune time as the Embassy is ramping up engagement on law enforcement and rule of law priorities. Clearly, you will also travel at a moment of serious concern in the U.S. and Asia about the threat of global recession, [...]
2008-11-12 09:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS ECON KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1003MALAYSIA - U.S. COAST GUARD COOPERATION ADVANCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kuala Lumpur is using its USD 1 million in NDAA Title 1207 funding to achieve three mission objectives: to establish a durable, long-term relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA); to support the MMEA - as a ne [...]
2008-11-12 10:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER MCAP MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1010AMBASSADOR RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFICKING OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador raised allegations of trafficking of Burmese refugees during his November 11 call on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, noting U.S. Senate concerns and urging Malaysia to take action on this issue. Polcouns highlighted the refugee trafficking alle [...]
2008-11-13 09:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1013AMBASSADOR AND DPM NAJIB DISCUSS APEC, WORLD
[...] (C) The Ambassador met on November 11 with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and, in the context of priorities in our bilateral relations in the lead up to the new U.S. administration, discussed APEC, the global financial crisis, FTA talks, and economic reform measures. The Amb [...]
2008-11-14 09:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN ETRD PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1024MALAYSIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BURMA CRACKDOWN
[...] (C) Polcouns and visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Paul Grove called on Malaysian Foreign Ministry Principal Assistant Secretary (Southeast Asia) Ismail Haji Salam and Assistant Secretary Firdauz Othman on November 19 and raised serious concerns over the Bu [...]
2008-11-20 05:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1026DPM NAJIB WELCOMES GREATER ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who is expected to become Prime Minister in late March 2009, told the Ambassador on November 11 that he anticipated a "very constructive relationship" with the incoming U.S. administration and welcomed greater engagement, which the Ambassad [...]
2008-11-20 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KJUS ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR1045IRAN-MALAYSIA TIES REFLECTED IN LATEST BILAT TALKS
[...] (C) Malaysia and Iran held their Seventh Joint Commission meeting in Putrajaya, November 10-11. Trade and investment issues dominated the talks, which were conducted at the foreign minister level. Results from the Commission meeting appeared modest, according to press reports. Malaysian For [...]
2008-11-28 07:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC ECON IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1078AMBASSADOR KEITH JOINS EU ENVOYS IN DELIVERING
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Keith joined chiefs of mission from France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom in delivering ref A and B demarches concerning Iran sanctions and financial pressure on Iran to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Deputy Secretary General (Multilateral) Kamal Yan bin Yahya on [...]
2008-12-11 08:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC EFIN KNNP GM IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1087EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor and Program Managers Moody and Owen held meetings with US Embassy Staff in Singapore November 10, 2008 followed by meeting with Singapore Customs to include the Head of Strategic Goods Control; Head of International Relations; Head of Competency Development; and Company Compliance [...]
2008-12-16 07:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR1099CUBA: MALAYSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]
2008-12-18 08:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR1105IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES MALAYSIA TO HIGHLIGHT INT'L
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohd Isa on December 19 and urged Malaysia to use Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's December 21-24 visit to Teheran (ref C) to reinforce the necessity of Iran addressing the international community's concerns over [...]
2008-12-19 09:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC ETTC KNNP IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1116ABDULLAH'S REFORMS PASS PARLIAMENT, BUT WILL THEY
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's Parliament has hurriedly passed two judicial reform bills personally championed by outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as his parting legacy. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bill replaces the existing Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) with a more autonomous Com [...]
2008-12-24 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR152CODEL SMITH MALAYSIA MEETING REPORT
[...] (U) Congressman Adam Smith, accompanied by staff of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, visited Malaysia January 6-8, 2008 as part of a regional tour. The Congressman met with Malaysian NSC Secretary YBhg. Dato' Muhammad Hatta Bin Abd [...]
2008-03-05 23:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR154CLEAN FINGERS, DIRTY ELECTIONS?
[...] (C) With only three days remaining before the March 8 general election, Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) abruptly announced its decision not to apply indelible ink to the fingers of voters, citing police reports of alleged sabotage plans and previously unidentified constitutional barriers. [...]
2008-03-06 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR159MALAYSIA AND OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S REQUEST
[...] (U) We informed the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's OIC division on March 7 of Special Envoy Cumber's interest in a meeting with the Malaysian delegation at the OIC Summit in Dakar. We also provided contact telephone numbers per reftel. We have copied the same information to Malaysia's chief O [...]
2008-03-07 11:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OIC KISL SG MY
08KUALALUMPUR193MALAYSIA'S NEW CABINET -- MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on March 18 announced Malaysia's new cabinet. This message provides a brief summary of each cabinet-level appointment, focusing particularly on changes and newcomers. Septel provides Post's initial overall impressions of the new cabinet. End Summ [...]
2008-03-18 12:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR213 Malaysia Scenesetter for A/S O'Brien: Financial Controls
[...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abdullah's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition retained power in the March 8 election, but suffered a major setback in the face of unprecedented opposition gains. Malaysia remains an important partner for the U.S. with strong trade and investment ties and close mili [...]
2008-03-26 23:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR225PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRI-BORDER POLICYMAKERS'
[...] (SBU) Preparations for a policymakers conference involving officials from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia are moving forward. PACOM and S/CT have committed funding for the event, scheduled to take place May 4-7, 2008 at the Shangri-La hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The maritime p [...]
2008-04-01 00:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ID RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR273TREASURY DEPARTMENT ENGAGES MALAYSIANS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings on March 31 and April 1, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien impressed upon his Malaysian counterparts at the Central Bank, the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs, charities regulators, and private banks [...]
2008-04-17 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC
08KUALALUMPUR336ASD SHINN AND DASD CLAD MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia Pacific James Shinn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Southeast Asia James Clad visited Kuala Lumpur April 23-24, meeting with Deputy Defense Minister The Honorable Daduk Wira Abu Seman, Ministry of Defense Secretary General Dato hj Abu B [...]
2008-04-30 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF LE MY RP SU
08KUALALUMPUR340MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7
[...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...]
2008-05-02 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR364MALAYSIA ON EDGE OR STABILIZING? DAS MARCIEL'S MAY
[...] (S) Senior Malaysian government officials and opposition politicians discussed Prime Minister Abdullah's struggle to remain in power and prospects for the strengthened opposition during EAP DAS Marciel's May 5-7 visit to Kuala Lumpur, while DAS Marciel also addressed the Burma crisis and his A [...]
2008-05-09 09:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR366: SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 00:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR367SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 05:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR373FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PRM AMBASSADORS, FUND FOR
[...] Post submits for funding consideration the following proposal from Kumpulan A.C.T.S. Bhd. (an acronym for A Call to Serve, hereafter ACTS.) Post enjoys a successful working relationship with ACTS, which has appropriately used previous USG funds. The proposed grant would provide critical fund [...]
2008-05-13 06:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREF MY
08KUALALUMPUR392AMBASSADOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCUSS ISA,
[...] (S) The Ambassador called on Malaysia's Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail on May 13 and discussed prospects for prosecuting terrorists, the importance of passing an export control law, and factors affecting progress in the FTA talks. The Ambassador congratulated the AG on drafting of the 200 [...]
2008-05-15 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ETTC KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR4AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met on December 31 for an introductory call, during which they discussed U.S. and Malaysia's common interests in bolstering international systems such as the UN and WTO. Najib described core relations with the U.S. as good and looke [...]
2008-01-02 09:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON RP TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR401 MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER SUPPORTS FTA NOGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of his visit to the U.S., Minister for Trade Muhyiddin Yassin reaffirmed Malaysia's desire continue FTA negotiations with the U.S. and noted it was understood that Malaysia needed to create additional negotiating flexibility. Malaysia [...]
2008-05-16 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR KIPR MY
08KUALALUMPUR410CHINESE DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON MALAYSIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysia-China bilateral economic relations are growing by leaps-and-bounds, with two way trade growing by over 16 percent last year to $37 billion. Senior-level official encounters have become frequent, especially with the growth of the ASEAN plus 3 and the establishment of the [...]
2008-05-21 03:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR CVIS CH MY
08KUALALUMPUR411PM ADVISOR LIM ON REFORMS AND ABDULLAH'S EVENTUAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim to dinner on the evening of May 14. (Note: This dinner occurred prior to former PM Mahathir,s May 19 anouncement that he would quit the ruling party. See reftel for Embassy reporting on Mahathir,s surprise [...]
2008-05-21 04:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR417CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, SUSPENSION
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]
2008-05-23 04:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR421MALAYSIA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL BLANK
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Jonah Blank to Malaysia from May 28 to June 3, 2008. The purpose of the trip is research of issues before the committee, particularly those relating to the insurgency in southern Thailand. [...]
2008-05-23 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PGOV OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN THKSJA MY
08KUALALUMPUR425MALAYSIA HOSTS TRI-BORDER INTERAGENCY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) The Tri-border Interagency Security Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 4-7, 2008 brought together official maritime and border security delegations from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines as well as facilitators from the U.S. Pacific Command and from Embassies Kuala Lumpur, [...]
2008-05-23 11:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL MARR ID RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR436SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) I welcome your planned meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak in Singapore. Najib remains at the center of Malaysia's leadership crisis, but thus far has refrained from challenging the politically wounded Prime Minister Abdullah. Najib conveys a [...]
2008-05-28 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR481TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Malaysia narrative from the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on June 4 to various government representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Women's Ministry, Immigration Department, Police, and Attorney General's Chambers. The Charge conveyed the [...]
2008-06-10 05:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR494Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
[...] (U) At the Seventh Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VII) in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 26-29, 2008, delegates adopted a revised Program Structure to bring the Sub-Commission in line with IOC priorities and IOC and UNESCO planning and budget [...]
2008-06-12 04:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TPHY ECON PREL IOC
08KUALALUMPUR504S/CT PDAS FEIERSTEIN MEETS SENIOR MALAYSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: S/CT PDAS Jerry Feierstein visited Kuala Lumpur June 6-7 and met with the head of the Malaysia's National Security Council, Muhammad Hatta, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Home Ministry, Ahmad Fuad. Discussion of counterterrorism covered de-radicalization efforts, improvi [...]
2008-06-16 05:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR516DEFECTIONS FROM BN ABOUT TO BEGIN?
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 10:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR557ANWAR TAKES REFUGE IN TURKISH EMBASSY, MOVES
[...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge in the Turkish embassy on June 29 within hours after a police complaint of sodomy was filed by a junior staff assistant. Against the backdrop of his politically motivated jailing in 1998 over sodomy charges, Anwar's decision [...]
2008-06-30 10:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR562NO GOM ACTION AFTER LINGAM PROBE IMPLICATES
[...] (C) The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video scandal concluded that former Prime Minister Mahathir and five other prominent individuals should be investigated for manipulating judicial appointments and promotions. The Commission, established by the Government of Malaysia (GOM) t [...]
2008-07-02 09:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR570GOM PROTESTS U.S. REMARKS ON ANWAR IBRAHIM CASE
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohd Isa called in the Ambassador on July 3 to deliver a note of protest over remarks by the State Department Spokesman on June 30 related to the recent sodomy allegations against de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. After reading [...]
2008-07-03 07:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR609UMNO RESISTS POPULAR CALLS FOR REFORM
[...] (C) The Malaysian electorate delivered a strong endorsement for change and a major set-back for Prime Minister Abdullah's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and National Front (BN) coalition in the March elections, but UMNO thus far has resisted reform. The shocking election result i [...]
2008-07-13 04:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR615Malaysia Scenesetter for DOE DAS Secretary Ed McGinnis and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kuala Lumpur looks forward to your July 21-23 visit as an opportunity to advance important and continuing discussions with the government of Malaysia (GOM) on nuclear energy and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). The visit will allow you to explore Malaysia's [...]
2008-07-14 09:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR MY
08KUALALUMPUR644MALAYSIA'S POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (C) The next four weeks will be a telling period in the history of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) rule in Malaysia. For the first time in its fifty-year dominance, UMNO is faced with a multi-racial opposition alliance that has some credible prospect for forming the next govern [...]
2008-07-22 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR645ANWAR TELLS DIPLOMATS HIS FUTURE IS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) An energetic and seemingly confident Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told 40 assembled diplomats on July 22 that in the face of government attempts to use sodomy charges to derail his political challenge, he would either become Prime Minister or end up in jail, "and this time I'm not goin [...]
2008-07-22 12:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR665UMNO-PAS TALKS PROVOKE CONTROVERSY
[...] (S) Prime Minister Abdullah's July 20 revelation of secret meetings between his ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) beginning shortly after the March 2008 general election sent shock waves through both political coalitions and unsettled PAS itsel [...]
2008-07-30 12:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR682AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH INFORMATION MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Information Minister and prominent reform-proponent Shabery Cheek assured the Ambassador that PM Abdullah remains committed to his reform agenda despite resistance from some of the PM,s own senior advisors and the UMNO old guard. While exhibiting some discomfort regarding the i [...]
2008-08-04 09:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR69CONTROVERSIAL SQURES OF CHRISTIAN BOOKS
[...] (C) Ministry of Internal Security officials confiscated some Christian children's books from stores in early January. Officials took the action because the books contained pictures of Moses and Noah, and they judged portraits of these figures, who are also prophets in Islam, would offend Musl [...]
2008-01-31 08:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR738PAS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION ALLIANCE
[...] (SBU) In its annual convention, the Malaysian Islamic Party confirmed continuing support for the opposition alliance despite the recent PAS &dialogue8 with the ruling coalition,s United Malay National Organization (UMNO). PAS leaders predictably condemned U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]
2008-08-19 06:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR786STAFFDEL LUSE ENGAGES PM'S OFFICE, MFA ON
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staffer Mr. Keith Luse met with GOM officials at the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia Office, and at the Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT) August 27-29. Luse raised concerns ab [...]
2008-09-09 09:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR787UMNO AND ITS COALITION IN DISARRAY AHEAD OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah and top leaders of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO) appear unnerved as they approach the September 16 deadline set by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for toppling Abdullah's National Front (BN) government. UMNO's disarray and the weakness of the BN c [...]
2008-09-09 10:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR799STAFFDEL LUSE DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING OF BURMESE
[...] (C) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Malaysia August 25-31 to investigate reports of the trafficking of Burmese refugees to Thailand and the alleged involvement of Malaysian Immigration officials in such trafficking, as previously reported by [...]
2008-09-10 09:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KTIP BM TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR802Flooding in Northern Peninsular Malaysia Highlights
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Extensive rains over the last week have triggered flooding in northern peninsular Malaysia following heavy downpour in the states of Kedah and Penang. According to media and Malaysian government reports, the floods have affected more than 10,000 people, including forced evacuatio [...]
2008-09-12 01:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR805PM ABDULLAH'S POSITION ERODED AFTER TUMULTUOUS WEEK
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has seen his political position eroded during a tumultuous week of mounting challenges from within his United Malay National Organization (UMNO),his coalition partners, and the opposition. While struggling to regain cohesion within his National Front (BN) c [...]
2008-09-12 12:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR809SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL CT VOLUNTARY VISITOR
[...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassies Jakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Legal Attaches from Embassies Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have jointly designed a tri-border regional visitors program for police and prosecutors handling terro [...]
2008-09-15 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MY RP ID
08KUALALUMPUR810UPROAR OVER INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AS UMNO DEBATES
[...] (C) Malaysian authorities' September 12 arrest of three persons under the Internal Security Act (ISA) created an uproar across the political spectrum, resulting in the release of one detainee the following day and the September 15 offer of resignation of de facto legal reform minister Zaid Ib [...]
2008-09-15 11:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR855OPPOSITION-HELD SELANGOR GETS ON WITH BUSINESS OF
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador's call on Selangor Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim and other embassy meetings in September with state executives provided insights into issues of governance facing the first-ever opposition administration of Malaysia's richest state that surrounds the national capital. The [...]
2008-09-26 05:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON EINV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR874BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, Econoff in late September 2008 contacted the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA, aka also formerly known as the Ministry of Internal Security) and the Malaysian company "Anafield Sdn Bhd". By 2 October, both had responded to post inquiries into Anafield's prop [...]
2008-10-03 07:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR880EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP ACTION PLAN TO MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Malaysia to senior government officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Human Resources in late September, with further meetings pending. On September 24, the DCM and Political Co [...]
2008-10-06 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG SOCI
08KUALALUMPUR884GLOBAL HAWK, MALAYSIA AND NONPROLIFERATION GOALS
[...] (S) Summary: The potential U.S. sale of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Singapore via a possible exception or unilateral reclassification within the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) would -- absent MTCR consensus -- negatively affect our engagement in Malaysia on the [...]
2008-10-07 09:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PARM MASS MY
08KUALALUMPUR935THE SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS THROUGH MALAYSIAN EYES
[...] (U) This is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's response to action request in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Interviews with media professionals and comments from other contacts in Kuala Lumpur confirmed that the opulent pageantry and success of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing enjoyed a short-lived posit [...]
2008-10-23 01:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR944MCA, GERAKAN PARTY CONVENTIONS CRITICIZE UMNO
[...] (C) The recent conventions of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malaysian People's Movement (Gerakan),two Chinese-based component parties of the ruling National Front (BN),featured open criticism of the United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) domineering role in the coalit [...]
2008-10-24 10:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR953MALAYSIA BRIEFED ON "MAYROW" INDICTMENT, INDICTEE
[...] (SBU) DCM, accompanied by Polcouns, called on Malaysian Foreign Ministry Senior Under Secretary for the Americas Zainuddin Yahya on September 24, and presented ref A non-paper regarding the indictment of four Malaysian entities for conspiracy to export prohibited items to Iran. DCM highlight [...]
2008-10-30 02:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PARM KNNP IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR979INITIAL MALAYSIAN REACTION TO U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) The U.S. presidential election result attracted major attention and immediate reactions in Malaysia on November 5. Foreign Minister Rais promptly issued a Malay language statement noting that Senator Obama's victory brings new possibilities in the bilateral relationship, and expressed hop [...]
2008-11-05 11:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR982MALAYSIA: PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAH'S CONGRATULATORY
[...] Malaysia's Foreign Ministry conveyed via diplomatic note a congratulatory letter dated November 5 from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to President-elect Obama. The text of the letter is included below. We will forward the hard copy once received. 2. Begin text of letter: His Exce [...]
2008-11-06 07:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR983MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER ON BILATERAL FTA AND APEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Minister for Trade Muhyiddin congratulated the Ambassador on the U.S. elections, noted that Malaysia looked forward to continuing efforts to expand trade and investment ties with U.S. and expressed the hope that the U.S. would not shift to a more protectionist trade [...]
2008-11-06 08:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KIPR MY PGOV EINV
08KUALALUMPUR989POLICY LEVEL TALKS WITH MALAYSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia James Clad conducted policy-level talks with the Malaysian Ministry of Defense on October 30. The talks, led on the Malaysian side by Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Ahmad, Defense Ministry Undersecretary for Policy, saw discus [...]
2008-11-07 10:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR99Malaysia's 2007 Trade Figures: U.S. Economic Woes Take
[...] Summary. After years of strong export growth that has formed the backbone of Malaysia's economy, Malaysia's trade growth leveled off in 2007, with exports growing just 2.7% from 2006. The manufacturing sector, which accounts for 75% of Malaysian exports, grew just 0.2%. A surge in palm oil ex [...]
2008-02-15 09:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR991ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]
2008-11-09 23:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR992ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]
2008-11-09 23:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUWAIT1006KUWAIT: HEAD OF KUWAIT'S FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During their September 22 introductory meeting, Mr. Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Kuwait's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Deputy Manager of On-Site Supervision, confirmed to Ecouns that the final draft of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) law had been delivered to the Ministry [...]
2008-09-24 10:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER KTFN KU
08KUWAIT101ROK AMBASSADOR: MINIMAL NORTH KOREAN INFLUENCE IN
[...] (C) On January 7, CDA met with South Korean Ambassador to Kuwait Keun Ho Song to discuss Republic of Korea (ROK) - Kuwait relations and North Korean (DPRK) influence in Kuwait. DPRK has an embassy in Kuwait and the Kuwait MFA lists eight officials at the embassy. AMB Song noted that there are [...]
2008-01-27 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ELAB KU KN KS
08KUWAIT1021LABOR ISSUES REMAIN AT THE FORE IN KUWAITI
[...] (C) Since an outbreak of violent labor strikes in late July, Kuwaiti officialdom and the media have continued to scrutinize TIP and labor issues. The GOK appears to be leveraging a 'law and order' approach to violent strikers, including the planned deportation of thousands of undocumented wo [...]
2008-09-29 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU
08KUWAIT1022KUWAIT: PRIME MINISTER'S WASHINGTON VISIT STRIKES
[...] (SBU) Notwithstanding their preoccupation with fasting and feasting during the holy Ramadan season, Kuwaitis were almost universally pleased with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington and his subsequent visit to New York, where he addressed the [...]
2008-09-29 14:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CVIS KU
08KUWAIT1048KUWAITI FM RAISES CONCERNS OVER IRAQ WITH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 7 meeting, Deputy Secretary Negroponte told Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah that a just-completed country-wide visit to Iraq had revealed significant signs of stabilization and progress there. The Deputy Secretary said that, despite problems, Prime Mi [...]
2008-10-09 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KU
08KUWAIT1054GOK OFFICIALLY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR'S
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Kuwaiti MFA has formally requested via diplomatic note interim transportation and security assistance for Kuwait's Ambassador-designate to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, who is scheduled to travel to Baghdad on October 21. Ambass [...]
2008-10-14 15:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1074KUWAIT REQUESTS INCLUSION IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] (C) On October 22, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, son of the PM and Office Director to the Foreign Minister called the Ambassador to convey Kuwait's strong desire to be included in the global financial summit announced by the President on October 18th. He noted that Kuwait's substantial in [...]
2008-10-22 14:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ECON EINV KW
08KUWAIT1088FOR KUWAIT, THE SOFA A LITMUS TEST OF IRAQI
[...] (S/NF) During an October 26 meeting, Kuwaiti FM Dr. Shaykh Mohammad Al Sabah suggested to Ambassador that Iraq's acceptance or rejection of the U.S.-Iraqi SOFA will be a litmus test for future Iraqi behavior towards its neighbors. While characterizing their bilateral relations as "correct," [...]
2008-10-29 17:06:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1089KUWAIT'S CENTRAL BANK ACTS DECISIVELY TO STEM
[...] (C) Summary: After weeks of relative insulation from the global financial crisis, the GCC banking sector took its first hit on October 26, compelling the Central Bank of Kuwait to shore up the country's second largest bank, Gulf Bank, in the wake of significant trading losses. Gulf Bank's woe [...]
2008-10-30 03:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KU
08KUWAIT1093DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE US
[...] October 29, Poloff delivered reftel points requesting GOK support for the revised resolution "Compliance with Non-Proliferation, Arms Limitation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments" to Dr. Hamad Bu Rahma, Deputy Director of MFA's International Relations Department. 2. Bu Rahma repl [...]
2008-10-30 14:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPARM UNGA CDG PREL KU
08KUWAIT1096IMPLEMENTATION OF DHS API/PNR PROGRAM RAISES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In follow-up to discussions held between Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and the Kuwaiti Prime Minister held September 19, 2008, between, Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy Thomas Warrick and accompanying delegation from DHS met with Go [...]
2008-11-02 11:07:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CVIS KU
08KUWAIT1110KUWAIT'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: OFF TO A ROCKY START
[...] (C) As widely predicted by Kuwaiti political observers, the October inaugural session of Kuwait's re-convened National Assembly was filled with verbal pyrotechnics and minor human drama as MPs squabbled over election counting errors, the presence of bare-headed female ministers, and threats [...]
2008-11-05 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR KWMN KU
08KUWAIT1113KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ SEEKS LIMITED USG
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, presented his credentials in Baghdad on October 22 and took initial steps to establish his Mission there. He is now back in Kuwait, preparing a return visit to Baghdad on November 16, for which he seeks USG Milair and limited security [...]
2008-11-06 09:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP MARR MASS IZ KU
08KUWAIT1135KUWAIT AND NATO CONDUCT FIRST GULF JOINT EXERCISE
[...] (S) Kuwaiti National Security Bureau (NSB) and military services successfully concluded six days of training that culminated in an exercise involving boarding, air defense, and gunnery drills on November 09 with NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). In 2004, Kuwait became the first [...]
2008-11-13 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER PINR MOPS KU
08KUWAIT1137IRAQI CHARGE IN KUWAIT DESCRIBES SUNNI/SHIA
[...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi called publicly following meetings with Kuwait's Crown Prince and Prime Minister on November 11 for further dialogue to advance the bilateral relationship. The Iraqi Charge d'affaires in Kuwait told POLCOUNS that Shia circles around PM Al-Maliki [...]
2008-11-13 14:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
08KUWAIT1164WHILE KUWAIT PUSHES AHEAD ON OIL AND GAS, CHEVRON
[...] (C) Summary: The Kuwait Oil Company CEO described plans for expansion of oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day (mmb/d) by 2020 from its current 2.8 mmb/d. He confirmed the key to reaching this goal is creating a new type of agreement which is financially attractive to internat [...]
2008-11-25 14:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1177KUWAIT THIRD/FOURTH QUARTER ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
[...] (SBU) Despite the current angst about the stock market's fall (down over 40% YTD) and the very public bail out of Gulf Bank, Kuwait,s economy grew at just under six percent in 2008 and is projected to weaken only slightly next year. Kuwait's government revenues for the first 7 months of the f [...]
2008-12-02 07:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KU
08KUWAIT118FOREIGN BUSINESS COUNCILS COORDINATE TO TACKLE
[...] On January 28, Embassy Kuwait hosted the first-ever meeting of representatives from various foreign business councils in Kuwait to discuss common concerns and ways to collaborate on areas of common interest. Organized in conjunction with the American Business Council, the roundtable was atten [...]
2008-01-31 05:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL KU
08KUWAIT1183KUWAIT CONFRONTS GLOBAL FINANCIAL WOES: ARE THERE
[...] (C) Summary: Amidst the intrigue of Kuwait,s second constitutional crisis of the year, many citizens continue to be concerned by losses on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) and the liquidity squeeze faced by many of the nation,s 95 investment companies. Additionally, many Kuwaiti investors are [...]
2008-12-04 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON KU
08KUWAIT1185BITS AND PIECES FROM THE IRAQI CHARGE ON
[...] Summary: During a December 1 call on the Iraqi Embassy, the DCM and the Iraqi Charge compared notes on the progress of Kuwait-Iraq relations. While acknowledging perennial frustration over his role as Charge for a government that regularly leaves him out of the loop on major policy decisions [...]
2008-12-04 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT1186GOK BEGINNING TO WONDER IF MUMBAI-TYPE ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel, Kuwaitis were shocked and horrified by the November 26-29 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The fact that at least nine Kuwaitis -- including several women from prominent Kuwaiti families -- were trapped in a hotel room during the siege brought home to many t [...]
2008-12-04 15:33:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR KU
08KUWAIT1187(C) KUWAIT'S DEMOCRATIC JALOPY - STILL CHUGGING
[...] (S) Summary: Kuwait's developing democracy is undergoing yet another of the transitional wheezing attacks that seem to grip it every several years, but it is nowhere near death. Like the 70's)era Chevrolet Impalas that continue to ply Kuwait's choked freeways, alongside European sports cars a [...]
2008-12-04 17:09:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KW
08KUWAIT1190ARAB FUND AND KUWAIT FUND RECIPROCATE USAID
[...] (SBU) Summary. the Directors General of two of the major development funds in the Middle East, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development(KFAED) and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development(AFESD),met separately with U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator and U.S. [...]
2008-12-10 05:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KU
08KUWAIT12GOK LOOKING FORWARD TO POTUS VISIT; AMIR TO RAISE
[...] (C) In a December 31 meeting with CDA to discuss Iraqi border and other issues (reported septel),MFA U/S Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah said that the GOK is looking forward to the January 11-12 POTUS visit. He added that there are many issues for both sides to discuss. He recalled the Amir's S [...]
2008-01-03 15:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDRG KU
08KUWAIT1237KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ FINDS IMPROVED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-28 03:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
08KUWAIT1253KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- KUWAITI MEDIA COVERAGE OF VIOLENCE
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Tuesday, December 30, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of Editors-in-Chief offered editoria [...]
2008-12-30 11:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT148AMIR TO PETRAEUS ON IRAQ, SALVAGE OPERATIONS AND
[...] (C) On February 4, GEN Petraeus met separately with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah; Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah; and Chief of Staff LTG Fahad Al-Amir. The Amir commented on the positive impact of the surge in Iraq, but again criticized the CPA's dissolution of the Iraqi milita [...]
2008-02-07 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PBTS KU
08KUWAIT165SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR DONNELLY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] (SBU) Shaun, we look forward to and warmly welcome your visit to Kuwait on February 13 and 14 for the third round of TIFA talks, and the first in Kuwait. In addition to the TIFA Council meeting on February 14, we have arranged meetings for you with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebr [...]
2008-02-11 14:45:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV KU
08KUWAIT166KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER TO MEET WITH SYRIA'S
[...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Kuwaiti PM Nasser Al Sabah, accompanied by Commerce Minister Falah Al-Hajeri and MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah, departed for a regional tour of Syria, Egypt and Jordan. In Syria, the PM will express Kuwait's support for the Arab League position on Lebanon, but is not [...]
2008-02-11 15:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KU
08KUWAIT171MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS & LABOR AND JUSTICE ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: CDA met with Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL)/MOJ Minister Shihab on February 10 to discuss the GOK efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons. CDA reviewed the necessary steps needed to avoid a Tier 3 ranking as well as recent anti-TIP action taken by other Gulf coun [...]
2008-02-14 07:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SMIG SOCI ELAB KWMN KU
08KUWAIT211KUWAIT: COMMENTS FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Kuwaiti government agencies significantly improved the level of IPR enforcement activity in 2007 compared to activities in 2006. Kuwait Customs in particular continued to be the most aggressive and most competent agency in impeding the movement of pirated and counterfeit products. Prote [...]
2008-02-21 16:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD KU
08KUWAIT217KUWAIT AIRWAYS: SETTLEMENT OF JUDGMENT AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with the CDA and Embassy Baghdad Transportation Attache McCormick, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) Chairman explained that the decision to settle the USD one billion judgment against Iraq Airways Company (IAC) is not within the authority of KAC, and inste [...]
2008-02-24 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAIR ECON KU IZ
08KUWAIT243AUSTR DONNELLY PRESSES GOK FOR FURTHER ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: On February 14, a delegation led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Shaun Donnelly met with a GOK delegation led by Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry Rasheed Al-Tabtabai for the third round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between the U.S. and K [...]
2008-03-05 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV ECON PGOV KU
08KUWAIT246KUWAIT SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 10 GULF SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) will convene on March 10, capping a banner year for high-level visits to Kuwait, to include POTUS' visit in January. The GOK has expressed commitment to the GSD, but it will need to address shortcomings in a number of areas d [...]
2008-03-06 03:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM KU
08KUWAIT259DURING DAS PATTON VISIT KUWAITIS SLAM PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary (NEA/PI) Kent Patton visited Kuwait on February 27 for meetings with the GOK, women activists, and politically active youth. MFA Director of the Follow-Up and Coordination Office, Ambassador Muqamis said that Kuwait lacked confidence in its elected MP [...]
2008-03-06 14:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KMPI SOCI KU
08KUWAIT306DOC ANTI-BOYCOTT COMPLIANCE OFFICE COMMENDS GOK
[...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI),Customs and Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI),officials from the Department of Commerce (DOC) Anti-boycott Compliance Office commended the progress the GOK has made in eliminating barriers rel [...]
2008-03-17 14:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT PREL ECON ETRD AL KU
08KUWAIT307KUWAIT CABINET OFFERS ITS RESIGNATION
[...] (C) Summary: On March 17, the entire cabinet of the Government of Kuwait offered its resignation to PM Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah, citing a lack of cooperation from MPs that has "undermined national unity and security." The surprise move comes after many months of head-butting between cabinet and [...]
2008-03-17 15:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KU
08KUWAIT312KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GOK CABINET RESIGNATION
[...] (U) Following the late afternoon resignation of the Kuwaiti cabinet on March 17 (Reftel),the Kuwaiti press the next morning focused on what the event might mean for the country's short-term political future. In banner headlines, the ten Arabic-language and three English-language daily newspap [...]
2008-03-18 10:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT313MUGNIYAH AFTERMATH: GOK TO PROSECUTE MEMBERS OF
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Kuwait's public prosecutor questioned three individuals and issued arrest warrants for five others who were involved in the now-infamous Imad Mugniyah "eulogy" of February 16. By March 13, the GOK had released all of the detained individuals on bail, pending possi [...]
2008-03-18 13:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PGOV SOCI KU IR
08KUWAIT319KUWAIT-HOSTED BASRAH INVESTMENT CONFERENCE A SMALL
[...] (U) The newly established British-Iraqi Basrah Development Commission and the Basrah Provincial Government organized and sponsored Invest Basrah 2008, which was held in Kuwait from March 12-14. This first-of-its-kind investment conference brought together 70 Basrawi government officials and b [...]
2008-03-19 14:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL ECON EAIR EWWT ENRG EPET EAID KU IZ
08KUWAIT320KUWAIT'S AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Kuwait's Amir opted to dissolve the National Assembly. His decision opens a new chapter in the dysfunctional relationship between the current government and Parliament dating back to June 2006. The Amir is widely expected to set a date for new elections within 60 day [...]
2008-03-19 15:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KMPI KU
08KUWAIT337U.S.-KUWAIT GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE TALKS (MARCH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted the third round of the U.S.-Kuwait Gulf Security Dialogue on March 10. During these discussions, Kuwait condemned Iran's support for terrorism, reiterated its commitment to engaging Iran diplomatically, and expressed its support in implementing UNSC resolutions 1 [...]
2008-03-26 06:55:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MASS PTER KPAL KTFN KCIP ASEC
08KUWAIT338LITHUANIA SEEKING GULF COUNTRY FINANCING FOR
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 18, a delegation led by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas met with CDA to discuss the GOL's efforts to raise approximately USD 300 million in funding from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Ec [...]
2008-03-26 08:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELTN KU AF LH
08KUWAIT360KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE ARAB SUMMIT IN DAMASCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-01 13:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT37GOK TO SUPPORT PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER CERD
[...] On January 7, Post received the below diplomatic note from the MFA confirming the GOK's support of Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper's candidacy for reelection to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 2. Begin Text of informal translation: Ministry of Foreign A [...]
2008-01-08 15:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KU
08KUWAIT385GOK TO A/S WELCH: "OUR AID IS ADEQUATE, BUT WE'LL
[...] (C) Summary: On April 2, NEA A/S Welch met separately with the Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Economic Advisor to the Amir to discuss Israel/Palestinians, Iraq, Syria/Lebanon, and Iran. A/S Welch pressed all three contacts to enhance Kuwait's political and financial support for Pres [...]
2008-04-08 08:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KPAL PTER KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT410INFORMATION ON SOURCE OF POLITICAL IMPASSE IN
[...] (S) Summary: The Kuwaiti Cabinet's mass resignation and the Amir's subsequent dissolution of Parliament represent the widely expected culmination of a contentious and dysfunctional relationship between the GOK and Parliament going back several years. In the short term, the dissolution provide [...]
2008-04-15 06:52:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON KU
08KUWAIT411POLITICAL OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: With candidate registration commencing on April 14, Kuwait's electoral field is beginning to take shape. The GOK is hoping that the new five-district electoral system will deliver more nationally focused candidates as well as a more cooperative Parliament. Islamist candidates sta [...]
2008-04-15 07:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI ECON KU
08KUWAIT435SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 21-22, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Embassy Kuwait looks forward to your return for the April 21-22 Iraq Neighbors Conference. Ambassador Jones arrives April 19, and receiving you will be her first official act. In addition to your primary focus on the multilateral Iraq event, the timing is propitious for advancing bila [...]
2008-04-17 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EAID OVIP KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT438AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS; CALLS FOR
[...] (C) On April 20 Ambassador called on FM Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah at Bayan Palace for initial presentation of credentials. Upon his acceptance of the copy of her credentials, AMB Jones is able to begin a limited range of diplomatic duties, including full support for the Secretary' [...]
2008-04-20 10:16:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT453FINAL COMMUNIQU OF THE EXPANDED MINISTERIAL
[...] On April 22, the participants of the Expanded Ministerial Conference of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq issued a final communiqu listing agreements reached during the conference. Text of the communiqu is included below. Overview of conference reported septel. 2. Begin text. Final C [...]
2008-04-24 12:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KU
08KUWAIT471AMONG KUWAITI SHI'A, NATIONAL LOYALTIES RUN DEEP
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait has always had a significant percentage of Shi'a citizens, and Sunni/Shi'a relations are traditionally good. According to most estimates, Shi'a currently constitute 30 percent of all Kuwaiti nationals, numbering some 350,000 individuals. There are also between 150,000 and [...]
2008-05-01 08:13:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PINR PTER KISL SOCI ECON KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT488IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - KUWAIT
[...] Summary: Rising food prices and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on the economy in Kuwait, especially with regard to inflation. Kuwait has experienced an almost 60 percent increase in food prices in the last year. Prices have dramatically increased in the past f [...]
2008-05-05 12:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KU
08KUWAIT499CORRECTED COPY - KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - KUWAITI AND FORMER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 04:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT501KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - U.S. SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 10:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT502 SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS -- U.S. SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY
[...] (U) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti English language newspaper Arab Times and two other local Arabic-language papers reported an incident today that happened approximately 24 hours ago concerning a traffic altercation between U.S. military personnel and Kuwaiti nationals (Reftel). Post prop [...]
2008-05-07 10:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT5085/8/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI FM: MOSUL
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah, her first call on the Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah since presenting credentials April 20, Ambassador stressed the need for GOK action to improve CT performance and cooperation following reported suicide a [...]
2008-05-08 15:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU
08KUWAIT5095/4/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI MINISTER OF
[...] (S) Summary: In a warm and welcoming introductory call, the Amir's eldest son and Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Shaykh Nasser, acknowledged embarrassment and a bit of GoK confusion over the former Kuwaiti GTMO detainee's reported terror attack in Mosul, and outlined an optimistic economic visi [...]
2008-05-11 05:26:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PINR PREL KU
08KUWAIT512AMB SATTERFIELD BRIEFS GOK ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (S) In a nearly four hour session with Kuwaiti MFA and security officials, S/I Satterfield and team briefed on developments in Iraq, with particular focus on progress made re Sunni outreach/reconciliation and significance of Basrah confrontation between PM Maliki and Iraqi Security Forces and [...]
2008-05-11 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PARM PBTS PINR KU
08KUWAIT526MFA CONTINUES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF FIRST
[...] (SBU) During the Secretary's visit to Kuwait for the April 22 Iraq Neighbors Conference in Kuwait, the Amir's Chief of Protocol, Shaykh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al Sabah, called DCM to request a meeting with the Secretary for Mohammed Al-Marafie, the owner of First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting C [...]
2008-05-14 06:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL
08KUWAIT537KUWAIT MINDEF: STRONG TIES DESPITE FMS IRRITANTS;
[...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait MinDef Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah to thank him for the unparalleled support Kuwait provides to our military forces and their efforts in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism. The Ambassador noted that we were looking at ways to [...]
2008-05-14 14:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MASS MARR MOPS KU
08KUWAIT554KUWAIT ELECTION-EVE REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Despite the suspension of all election-related activities due to the recent death of the former Amir, voting will still take place on May 17. The total number of candidates running for Parliament now stands at 274, including 27 women. Based on polls and visible trends, the new Par [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU
08KUWAIT565KUWAIT ELECTION RESULTS: NO WOMEN, GAINS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As widely predicted, both Shi'as and Salafis gained parliamentary seats in the Kuwaiti May 17 elections. No female candidates won, although one came tantalizingly close. Per GOK protocol, the full Cabinet resigned; the Amir is expected to appoint a new one within 14 days. Apart fr [...]
2008-05-19 15:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KWMN
08KUWAIT577MINISTER FOR CABINET AFFAIRS NOT OPTIMISTIC AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Al-Hajji said he was not optimistic about the prospects for better relations between the Government and Parliament following the May 17 election, which appeared to retur [...]
2008-05-21 09:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWMN KMPI KU
08KUWAIT581IIP TRAVELING SPEAKER PROGRAM WITH MS. ZAINAB AL-SUWEIJ
[...] Summary: Ms. Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress, came to Kuwait for four days as an IIP Arabic Supplemental-funded traveling speaker and discussed with Kuwaitis Western-Muslim perceptions of each other, civil society and women rights, democracy-building in Ira [...]
2008-05-21 12:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU
08KUWAIT589KUWAIT HOSTS FOURTH WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM
[...] Summary: From April 29 to May 1, Kuwait hosted the Fourth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). The event was opened by the Amir of Kuwait and was attended by representatives from most of the member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference including the heads of state of Jordan, Af [...]
2008-05-22 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECIN PREL PGOV EAID ENRG KU
08KUWAIT593KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
[...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba [...]
2008-05-22 15:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
08KUWAIT604SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S MAY 31-JUNE 1
[...] (C) Secretary Paulson, Embassy Kuwait welcomes you, Mrs. Paulson, and the members of your delegation to Kuwait. While we have requested meetings with the Amir and senior Kuwaiti leadership, we are able at this time to confirm only the Central Bank Governor, Kuwait Investment Authority Managin [...]
2008-05-27 09:16:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL PTER KTFN KU
08KUWAIT622008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...]
2008-01-15 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG KU
08KUWAIT621NEW GOK CABINET: GAINS FOR TRIBAL SALAFIS, SHI'A
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah announced May 28 the formation of a new Cabinet that included seven new ministers, five royal family members, one MP, two women, two Shi,a, one Islamic Constitutional Movement representative (ICM-Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherh [...]
2008-05-29 14:42:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT642008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...]
2008-01-16 04:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU
08KUWAIT656KUWAITI FM ON IRAQ SFA, TERRORISM, BASHAR AL-ASSAD
[...] Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed in a June 8 meeting with Ambassador raised concerns that the expiration of Chapter 7 authorities and the negotiation of new SFA/SOFA arrangements between Kuwait and the U.S. could affect Kuwaiti equities on borders, POWs, compensation, and other issues. [...]
2008-06-09 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER EINV IZ SY
08KUWAIT665CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON
[...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...]
2008-06-11 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR
08KUWAIT669AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH PM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/I Ambassador Satterfield briefed Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah and Foreign Minister, Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah June 12 on the current situation in Iraq. Ambassador Satterfield highlighted the recent successes in [...]
2008-06-12 18:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KU IZ
08KUWAIT694KSS TO WAINSTEIN: KUWAIT CT LEGISLATION INADEQUATE
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein, in a June 11 meeting with Kuwait State Security (KSS) Director Muhaylan, conveyed the President's appeal for increased counterterrorism (CT) cooperation and information sharing among partners [...]
2008-06-18 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU
08KUWAIT701APHSCT WAINSTEIN MEETS WITH KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein accompanied by AMB Jones met on June 11 with Kuwaiti Prime Minister (PM) Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah. APHSCT Wainstein shared a letter from Presid [...]
2008-06-19 03:26:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER KTFN SY PINS
08KUWAIT733AMBASSADOR JONES' COURTESY CALL WITH KUWAITI
[...] (U) AMB Jones met on June 12 with newly appointed Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipality Affairs H.E. Dr. Fadhil Safar Ali Safar. Minister Safar aims to prioritize the development of Public Works personnel and information systems to enhance the work and capabi [...]
2008-06-26 14:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN
08KUWAIT735PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ SECURITY, KUWAIT-IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his June 25 visit to Kuwait, Gen. Petraeus, accompanied by the Ambassador met with the Amir and Crown Prince (together) and had a separate meeting with the PM, MinDef and FM. At both meetings Gen. Petraeus briefed on the current security situation in Iraq and asked for a [...]
2008-06-26 16:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ
08KUWAIT761SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND EXPERT DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 10, a delegation led by Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Energy (DOE),the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and the Nuclear Regu [...]
2008-07-02 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PREL PARM
08KUWAIT772KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Update: TIP Report Coverage in
[...] (U) Summary. The TIP report's June 4 release triggered a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. Initially, articles harshly challenged the report's content; some articles continued to cover the Government of Kuwait's (GOK) refutation of the report's [...]
2008-07-09 03:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU TIP MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT787SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REED'S JULY 20 VISIT TO
[...] Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your July 20th visit to this small but important Gulf ally. Your timing is propitious for advancing bilateral engagement between Iraq and Kuwait. We have requested a meeting with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah during which you will have the oppor [...]
2008-07-10 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV OREP KDEM KU
08KUWAIT79GOK APPEALS TO STOP DESIGNATION OF KUWAITI
[...] (C) Director of the MFA Americas Desk Ambassador Ali Hussain Al-Sammak sought an urgent meeting with CDA on January 17 to request, on instruction from the Kuwait FM, that the U.S. use "its good offices" to end the initiative to designate three Kuwaiti terrorist financiers (Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber [...]
2008-01-17 17:27:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
08KUWAIT808U/S JARALLAH: IRANIAN WHEEDLING, IRAQI DAWDLING,
[...] (C) During their July 15 meeting, Ambassador chided MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah over Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi's public criticism that USG policy toward Iran was "provocative," noting that now is not the time for irresponsible rhetoric. Al-Jarallah characterized as "ve [...]
2008-07-17 07:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPAL PBTS KU
08KUWAIT81READOUT OF KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER'S JAN. 15-16
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Energy Kevin Kolevar, Kuwait Petroleum SIPDIS Corporation General Counsel Nawaf Saud Nasir Al Sabah provided a brief readout of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah's January 15-16 visit to Tehran to co-chair a Joint [...]
2008-01-18 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KU PINR EPET
08KUWAIT835GOK WARMLY RECEIVES NODEL READ; PLEDGES CONTINUED
[...] (C) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah on July 20 warmly received a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Jack Reed that included Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Senator Obama thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support for USG efforts in Iraq and the Amir responded with his appreciatio [...]
2008-07-24 07:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP KDEM KU
08KUWAIT836(CORRECT COPY) GOK WARMLY RECEIVES NODEL REED; PLEDGES
[...] (C) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah on July 20 warmly received a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Jack Reed that included Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Senator Obama thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support for USG efforts in Iraq and the Amir responded with his appreciatio [...]
2008-07-24 08:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP KDEM KU
08KUWAIT837KUWAIT: "WE'VE DONE OUR PART; BALL IS NOW IN IRAQI COURT"
[...] (C) Former NEA DAS and newly minted Senior Advisor on Southern Iraq Affairs Gordon Gray met with GOK officials July 22 to discuss Iraq and how to facilitate progress on some of the outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq. In direct correlation to Kuwait's proximity to Iran, Kuwaiti paranoi [...]
2008-07-24 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KCRS PBTS PINR KU
08KUWAIT865DR. MOHAMMED ON VARIOUS AND SUNDRY: PA FUNDS,
[...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Deputy PM and FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah to review a number of issues prior to both taking summer holidays. During an hour long exchange August 3, the following topics were addressed: -- PA Funding: Ambassador stressed the urgency of the situation a [...]
2008-08-04 16:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM PGOV PTER KPAL KU BG
08KUWAIT91MFA PASSES PAPER DEFENDING FIRST KUWAITI'S WORK AT
[...] (SBU) At a January 11 dinner hosted by the Amir in honor of President Bush, MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah requested that we pass a paper and DVD to Assistant Secretary Welch in support of First Kuwait Trading and Contracting Company's work in building the New Embassy Compound in Baghd [...]
2008-01-24 05:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL
08KUWAIT910GOK OFFICIALS TELL CODEL BARDALLO "THE SURGE HAS
[...] (C) In an August 13 meeting, Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister told CODEL Bordallo that Kuwait is committed to a close, long-term defense relationship with the U.S. and prepared to host U.S. troops indefinitely. Nevertheless, there is frustration over long delays in purchasin [...]
2008-08-21 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS OREP KU
08KUWAIT922KUWAIT PREPARED TO JOIN ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (C) POLCOUNS on August 25 discussed with Muteb Almutoteh, First Secretary of MFA's Europe Department, USG points raised reftels regarding Russian intransigence in Georgia and, in particular, concerns that Russia may be poised to recognize the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. P [...]
2008-08-26 07:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL RS GG KU
08KUWAIT934(C/NF) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (S/NF) This message is an initial response to ref A request for additional reporting on the ruling Al Sabah family's decision-making processes, as well as the relationship between Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Res [...]
2008-09-01 14:37:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV KU
08KUWAIT936(S) SCENESETTER FOR THE KUWAIT PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] (S) Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to honor and reaffirm the unique and indispensable security relationship between our two countries; it is also an important opportunity to encourage the PM [...]
2008-09-02 15:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER CVIS MASS ECON EINV IR IZ KU
08KUWAIT937PROMINENT KUWAITI MP SEES OPENING TO SYRIA;
[...] (C) Summary: Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a prominent Kuwaiti Member of Parliament (MP) who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during a late August visit to Damascus, told the Ambassador he perceived an opportunity to drive a wedge between Syria and Iran and move the former closer to the int [...]
2008-09-03 11:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SY IR KU
08KUWAIT947(S) FOREIGN MINISTER ON PM VISIT: IRAQ, IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah said Kuwait's Prime Minister during his September 18-19 visit expects to raise Kuwaiti's 4 remaining GTMO detainees, regional security issu [...]
2008-09-05 12:38:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER CVIS MASS KPAL EAID IR IZ KU
08KUWAIT953KUWAITI PM TO VISIT BAGHDAD AFTER MID-SEPTEMBER
[...] (C) During a September 7 Ramadan event, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah confirmed to the Ambassador that media reports of his imminent trip to Iraq are essentially accurate. The PM indicated that his visit to Baghdad will occur some time after his [...]
2008-09-09 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KU
08KUWAIT954KUWAIT: SOUL-SEARCHING ON LABOR ABUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Stung by international media attention to widespread labor abuses by Kuwaiti contractors, the GOK continues to discuss and investigate TIP-related issues and promises significant action. Domestic media continue to provide wide coverage of the issues. Recent developments includ [...]
2008-09-09 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU
08KUWAIT975KUWAIT RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO PROPOSED MOU ON CEIP JOINT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) Post received Government of Kuwait's(GOK) written response to USG draft memorandum of understanding regarding establishment of a joint working group for the improvement of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure protection(CEIP) systems [...]
2008-09-11 15:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EPET KCIP KU
08KUWAIT976MFA U/S on Kuwait Air negotiations, PM visit, and
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA U/S Khalid Al- Jarallah on September 11 to review the September 8 visit of the Iraqi Finance Minister to Kuwait and to preview the Kuwaiti PM's September 18-19 visit to the U.S.. Jarallah [...]
2008-09-11 16:01:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL EINV EAID MASS KW
08KUWAIT99KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VISIT OF KUWAIT FM TO TEHRAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti media coverage of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah's January 16, 2008, press conference in Tehran focused almost exclusively on issues discussed and, in all but two English-language newspapers, did not contain any reference to the FM's comment on Kuwaiti-Iran [...]
2008-01-25 13:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF IR KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT991KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ SWORN IN BY AMIR
[...] (C) On September 16, Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah swore in Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Al-Mou'min as the first Kuwaiti Ambassador to Baghdad since the Iraqi invasion in 1990. The swearing-in was lightly heralded by the press -- mentioned in only one daily, but co [...]
2008-09-17 16:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KU
08KYIV101UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART
[...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]
2008-01-17 07:20:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08KYIV1047UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF COMMERCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Ukraine comes as the fragile two-vote majority coalition struggles to move ahead with an ambitious agenda as dissension between the two parties increases. All eyes are on whether Prime Minister Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko can work together better than they [...]
2008-05-29 15:56:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PGOV EINV UP
08KYIV1085UKRAINE: LOW-KEY REACTION TO DUMA STATEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. The June 4 Russian Duma statement calling for termination of the 1997 Ukraine-Russia Friendship Treaty in response to Ukrainian NATO membership has elicited relatively restrained responses in Kyiv. President Yushchenko, on the eve of his departure for the CIS Summit in St. Pete [...]
2008-06-05 13:14:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL RS UP WTO
08KYIV109UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO TO LEAD DELEGATION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko has asked Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to lead the Ukrainian delegation for the January 20 inauguration of Georgian President Elect Mikhail Saakashvili. Although some here were surprised that Yushchenko was not attending himself, both he and Tymoshenko [...]
2008-01-18 13:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALUP PGOV PREL GG
08KYIV1144UKRAINE: NATO INFORMATION CAMPAIGN GAINS MOMENTUM
[...] (SBU) Summary. There has been no official launching ceremony, but a combination of recent NATO-related Presidential decrees, Cabinet adoption of a multi-year Euroatlantic information campaign, and passage of amendments to the 2008 state budget have given critical mass to Ukraine's NATO informa [...]
2008-06-11 15:58:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL UP
08KYIV1200UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST VOWS TO CARRY ON
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Dmytro Groisman, a prominent Ukrainian human rights activist, told Emboff on June 12 that he had recovered fully from a beating by unknown assailants on May 23 (reftel). He suspected that he was attacked because of his public criticism of Ukraine's State Penal Depar [...]
2008-06-20 14:41:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1257UKRAINE: BILATERAL COOPERATION ON MAN-PORTABLE AIR
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., visited Kyiv June 17-19. During his visit, Bloomfield explained the special concern with which the U.S. Government regards trade in MANPADS and urged Ukraine to strengthen its cooperation with the [...]
2008-07-01 11:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
08KYIV13UKRAINE: HIGHER GAS PRICE WON'T SLOW ECONOMY, BUT COULD HIT HOUSEHOLDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-04 07:19:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON UP
08KYIV1330UKRAINE CONSIDERING ITS ROLE IN RUSSIA'S WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator Valeriy Pyatnytskiy told us on July 4 that Ukraine did not intend to block Russia's WTO accession, and was not planning to request any tariff concessions from Russia, but would likely make some requests of Russia given the importance of their bilater [...]
2008-07-07 13:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PGOV RS UP
08KYIV1353UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is a reply to a Blue Lantern action request (ref B). 2. Post was requested to conduct a pre-license check on DDTC license application number 05-050103848 for the export of power modules to Ukraine via Russia (applicant: International Rectifier Corporation, 233 Kansas Street, El Segundo, [...]
2008-07-10 14:07:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UP
08KYIV142UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES BIOLOGICAL THREAT
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) pressed for progress on implementing the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) in separate meetings January 15 with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, an [...]
2008-01-22 07:27:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPARM TBIO EAID EAGR PREL OREP US UP
08KYIV1510UKRAINE: VISIT OF PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW SPURS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, arrived in Ukraine on July 24 for a five day visit to celebrate the 1,020th anniversary of the christianization of the Kyivan Rus. Although he has no jurisdiction over other Orthodox patria [...]
2008-08-04 14:40:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1557UKRAINE: IMPACT OF GEORGIA CRISIS ON DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Events in Georgia have triggered front page charges/countercharges between Moscow and Kyiv -- including dueling MFA statements on Russian deployment of its Black Sea Fleet (BSF) off the Georgian coast and Russian attacks on Ukrainian arms sales to Tbilisi. While DFM [...]
2008-08-12 15:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RS UP
08KYIV156UKRAINE: NEW ENERGY MINISTER TOUTS WESTINGHOUSE-ENERGOATOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Energy Minister Yuri Prodan told the Ambassador on January 21 that the GOU hoped to use a possible visit by President Bush in the near future to sign a contract with Westinghouse for the delivery of fuel to Ukraine's nuclear reactors. Acknowledging that the contract propose [...]
2008-01-25 06:10:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP
08KYIV1624UKRAINE: PRESIDENT'S BSF DECREES HEIGHTEN DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The issuance on August 13 by President Yushchenko of two decrees regulating Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and other military units' entry into Ukraine and deployments from Ukrainian territory has triggered another sharp exchange between Kyiv and Moscow (ref. A). The [...]
2008-08-15 13:36:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RS UP MARR
08KYIV1627 TFGG01 Ukrainian Media on Georgian Conflict
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian media is split on its coverage of the conflict in Georgia, which occupied the front page of Ukrainian newspapers this week and featured prominently on broadcast and on-line media. Pro-Western and pro-presidential periodicals denounced Russia's support for separatist r [...]
2008-08-15 14:04:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL PGOV KPAI GG UK
08KYIV1630UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING REMAINS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko,s 2004 poisoning has resurfaced as a major issue being examined both at at the Prosecutor General,s Office (PGO) and in the press, with many seeing the Presidential apparatus working the issue as a potential vote getter in the upcoming presidential campaign. [...]
2008-08-18 13:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV1706UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]
2008-08-28 11:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1707UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]
2008-08-28 11:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1875UKRAINE'S NEXT STEP TOWARD THE EU: A "DEEP" FREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine and the EU have launched negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),which would slash bilateral tariffs and reduce a range of other non- tariff trade barriers. Ukraine's chief negotiator told us that the talks are not true "negotiations," as they are focused on how U [...]
2008-09-22 12:37:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PREL EUN UP
08KYIV194UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR HEARS THAT ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: In Kyiv meetings with Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) January 15-16, President Yushchenko, PM Tymoshenko, opposition representatives and local business leaders all discussed the importance of energy issues for Ukraine. President Yushchenko talked in detail about ways to transport Cen [...]
2008-01-29 13:42:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ECON PGOV UP
08KYIV196UKRAINE: NEW GOU PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON VAT, OPIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 08:57:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND UP
08KYIV1966TYMOSHENKO CALLS YUSHCHENKO'S BLUFF
[...] (C) On October 1, PM Tymoshenko announced that her BYuT faction would accept all Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) ultimatums and conditions in order to form a three-party coalition, keep orange forces together, and avoid early elections. At the same time, Tymoshenko predicted Yushc [...]
2008-10-02 15:10:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2008UKRAINE: CHERNOMYRDIN CRASHES KYIV ENERGY
[...] (U) Summary. An animated Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine since 2001, provided a spirited presentation on Ukraine's energy sector on October 7 at the "Ukrainian Energy Forum," a three-day event organized by Adam Smith Conferences. According to Chernomyrdin, reliability is [...]
2008-10-09 12:40:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
08KYIV20171ST MEETING OF U.S.-UKRAINE TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Trade and Investment Council, created by our new bilateral Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement (TICA),took place on October 2. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau led the U.S. delegation; Minister of Economy Bohdan Da [...]
2008-10-10 06:46:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PREL UP
08KYIV2031UKRAINE-RUSSIA: BLACK SEA FLEET ISSUES
[...] (C) Significant Black Sea Fleet (BSF) basing issues remain unresolved, despite nine years of working group negotiations. Outstanding issues include: rules on deployment in crisis situations, troop movements on Ukrainian territory outside Fleet facilities, inventory and assessment of real prope [...]
2008-10-15 06:08:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP UP RU
08KYIV2080REGIONS-BYUT COALITION DEAL: WHY IT FELL APART
[...] (C) The Party of Regions and Prime Minister Tymoshenko's party (BYuT) narrowly failed to form a majority coalition in the Rada after the ruling coalition disintegrated on September 3. They had agreed to a broad pro-European foreign policy that included continued cooperation with NATO. Ultimat [...]
2008-10-17 12:25:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
08KYIV2097 UKRAINE IMF VISIT HIGHLIGHTS DEEPENING BANK CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not commenting on the substance of its ongoing discussions with the government of Ukraine (GOU) on a possible support program, but its representatives told us on October 17 that the delegation's stay in Kyiv was open-ended. PM Tymoshenk [...]
2008-10-17 17:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2173UKRAINE: TOO EARLY TO WRITE OFF ROSUKRENERGO (RUE)
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has repeatedly promised to remove all intermediaries in the gas trade with Russia, but Russia appears to be making direct gas dealings contingent upon obligations that Ukraine may not be able to fulfill. Tymoshenko and Russian PM Putin have signed a mem [...]
2008-10-30 11:47:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2174SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CORKER VISIT TO KYIV
[...] (SBU) Your November 8-10 visit to Ukraine comes during an unfolding domestic economic crisis and an ongoing struggle between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko over whether to hold snap parliamentary elections. Yushchenko on October 8 dissolved Ukraine's parliament (the Rada) a [...]
2008-10-30 15:33:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PHUM PREL UP
08KYIV2188UKRAINE: U.S. AMBASSADOR VISITS SUMY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Taylor on September 25 became the first U.S. Ambassador to officially visit the Sumy Oblast (region) in northeastern Ukraine. The Ambassador met with the Governor and the Mayor of the city of Sumy before attending Sumy's International Economic Forum. He also spoke [...]
2008-11-03 15:06:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON UP
08KYIV2212KUCHMA AND KRAVCHUK ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL
[...] (C) Ambassador recently sounded out former Presidents Kuchma and Kravchuk on Ukraine's dual economic and political crises. Kuchma worries most about the potential for large-scale unemployment in the metal, mining, chemical and construction sectors. Kravchuk's focus is more on the political [...]
2008-11-07 07:43:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2259UKRAINE: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CRIMEAN ECONOMY,
[...] (U) This is the first of two cables on the economy in Crimea. The second cable will focus on Russia's influence on the Crimean economy and will examine the city of Sevastopol. 2. (SBU) Summary: Economic development in Crimea has fallen behind other parts of Ukraine despite great potential, [...]
2008-11-17 15:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PINR RS UP
08KYIV2263EXPECT SOCIAL UNREST AND GROWTH OF RADICAL
[...] (C) A disaffected but influential Party of Regions MP told the Ambassador that an additional three million Ukrainians could lose their jobs in the next few months and that the country's leaders do not comprehend the magnitude of the economic crisis. He predicted the Party of Regions would be [...]
2008-11-18 15:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI ECON UP
08KYIV2289SCENESETTER FOR ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S VISIT TO KYIV
[...] (SBU) Your November 22-23 visit to Kyiv will be an important sign of continuing USG support for international recognition of the Holodomor, the Great Famine of 1932-1933, which has been a top priority for President Yushchenko. Your visit will come at a time of an unfolding economic crisis and [...]
2008-11-20 17:05:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PHUM PREL UP
08KYIV2294UKRAINE: FIRTASH USES CRISIS TO EXPAND INTO BANKING
[...] (C) Summary. Dmitry Firtash, one of Ukraine's most wealthy and notorious oligarchs, plans to buy a controlling stake in Nadra Bank, Ukraine's seventh largest bank. The acquisition of Nadra, which will join Firtash's international holding company (Group DF) when the deal is final, would be Firtash's [...]
2008-11-21 14:48:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2297UKRAINE: THE CRIMEAN ECONOMY, PART II - RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to be the largest foreign investor in Crimea, although there is disagreement over whether Russian investment is mainly commercially motivated, and hence good for development, or whether the Kremlin directs it for political purposes. Crimean authorities support Ru [...]
2008-11-24 08:35:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV RS UP
08KYIV2414UKRAINE: FIRTASH MAKES HIS CASE TO THE USG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 07:52:00Embassy KyivSECRETEINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL POL UP
08KYIV2485CHERNOMYRDIN: UKRAINE MUST PAY GAS DEBTS
[...] (C) Viktor Chernomyrdin, in a meeting with the Ambassador, highlighted the importance of Ukraine paying its gas debts. He stressed that Russia was unwilling to subsidize Ukraine, adding: "if you like them, help them." Chernomyrdin is convinced Ukrainian leaders, mired in power struggles, are [...]
2008-12-19 11:35:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PINR RU UP
08KYIV2486SNAPSHOT OF THE NEW RADA COALITION
[...] (C) The new Rada coalition is a small step in the right direction toward greater political stability in Ukraine. Based on discussions with coalition members, it appears the grouping is likely to continue Prime Minister Tymoshenko's broadly pro-Western policies and would be more amenable to US [...]
2008-12-19 12:52:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
08KYIV299UKRAINE: READY TO WORK WITH FINLAND AS OSCE
[...] (C) Summary: Unlike their Spanish predecessors, the Finns appear ready to take on the problem of Russia in the OSCE context, judging by Finnish Foreign Minister Kanerva's January 15-16 visit to Kyiv in his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO). Kanerva met with President Yushchenko, FM O [...]
2008-02-07 05:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS OSCE RS UP
08KYIV303UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO MAKES THE PITCH FOR MAP AT
[...] (C) Summary: PM Tymoshenko made a more convincing case for her personal commitment to Ukraine's request for a MAP at Bucharest during a February 5 meeting with visiting HFAC Europe Subcommittee Chairman Wexler (D-FL). She told Wexler that the letter requesting MAP signed by the President, PM [...]
2008-02-07 12:56:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV334UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER YEKHANUROV PICKS UP THE
[...] (C - REL NATO) Summary: New Defense Minister, and former Prime Minister, Yuriy Yekhanurov is an experienced bureaucratic insider with close ties to President Yushchenko who will be an ardent supporter of Ukraine's request for a NATO MAP and movement toward European standards and interoperabili [...]
2008-02-13 10:47:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMCAP MARR PREL MOPS NATO KPKO PINR UP
08KYIV336UKRAINE CLAIMS VICTORY IN GAS DEAL THAT WILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko are both calling the gas deal struck on February 12 in Moscow a victory for Ukraine. Yushchenko and President Putin announced the deal moments before the deadline set by Gazprom to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine expired. Ukrai [...]
2008-02-13 14:05:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
08KYIV34UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
[...] (C) Summary. At a time when most of Kyiv slows down for the holidays, Prime Minister Tymoshenko has pushed full-steam ahead in her first month in office to get Ukraine's financial house in order, fulfill key election promises, and get her team on the ground and working. Tymoshenko was confir [...]
2008-01-11 12:06:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR UP
08KYIV358UKRAINE: RUSSIAN ACTIONS ANSWER MEDVEDEV'S
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: For many Ukrainians, Vladimir Putin's February 12 threat that membership in NATO could result in Russian missiles pointed at Ukraine answered Russian presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev's question about Russia's neighbors posed during a January 22 campaign appearan [...]
2008-02-15 12:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL UP
08KYIV386UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CONFIDENT ABOUT MAP AND
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 18 meeting with the Ambassador, President Yushchenko made the case that Ukrainians are ready for MAP and closer ties with NATO, providing polling data showing that only a small portion of the population wanted a referendum on membership in NATO now. In response [...]
2008-02-19 10:15:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV453UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH PUSHING FOR NEW COALITION,
[...] (C) Summary. During a February 25 meeting, Party of Regions leader Yanukovych reiterated to the Ambassador all his old points about Ukraine's relations with NATO not requiring a MAP at this juncture, then proceeded to lay out three scenarios for the Rada, all of which would change the current [...]
2008-02-27 12:27:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV474UKRAINE: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COALITION
[...] (C) Summary. Meetings with Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Roman Bezsmertniy, Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria, Regions MP Andriy Klyuyev, and Regions financier Rinat Akhmetov in the past week revealed that efforts are being made to reformat the coalition, but opinions varie [...]
2008-03-04 13:59:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV504UKRAINE: COALITION STABLE FOR NOW, RADA GETS BACK
[...] (C) Summary. The Rada returned to work on March 6 after nearly a month's impasse, while Presidential Chief of Staff Baloha reassured the Ambassador that there was no plan to undermine the Prime Minister. Baloha said that he believed that Tymoshenko was conspiring against Yushchenko and he mad [...]
2008-03-07 12:47:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV522UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CONFIRMS COALITION UNITY,
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Yushchenko met late March 11 to discuss Ukraine's bid for a NATO MAP at the April 2-4 Bucharest Summit. The Ambassador told President Yushchenko that President Bush was talking to NATO Allies about MAP for Ukraine and that the U.S. believes that unity [...]
2008-03-13 06:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV527UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO READY TO DO EVERYTHING IN
[...] (C) Summary: PM Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that she would do "everything in her power" to get a MAP for Ukraine at Bucharest, during a 90-minute March 13 meeting. Tymoshenko said that she understood that it was important that her statements about wanting something positive at Bucharest not [...]
2008-03-13 11:56:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO UP
08KYIV580UKRAINE: TERMS OF RECENT GAS AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) On March 13, Ukrainian news service "Ukrainska Pravda" published what it called the latest authentic version of the March 12 gas agreement between Gazprom and NaftoHaz entitled "Agreement on the Development of Gas Sector Relations." To date, no government officials have denied the authen [...]
2008-03-18 12:54:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV606UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE
[...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Kyiv provides a historic opportunity to acknowledge the democratic transformation that has occurred in Ukraine since the Orange Revolution and to encourage further steps to consolidate reform and bring Ukraine fully into Europe. You will encounter intense interest i [...]
2008-03-21 13:27:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM OVIP UP
08KYIV706UKRAINE/MTCR/WASSENAAR: SYRIAN MILITARY ENGINE
[...] (S-REL UP) We provided ref A talking points April 7 to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos during an previously planned meeting. Belokolos said he would distribute our information regarding Motor Sich's contract to overhaul Syrian military aircraft engi [...]
2008-04-07 13:14:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM ETTC MARR MTCRE PREL SY CH UP
08KYIV722WILL UKRAINE JOIN RUSSIA'S WTO WORKING PARTY?
[...] (C) Summary: A GOU official recently told the press that Ukraine did not plan to join Russia's WTO Working Party, even though Ukraine looks set to join the WTO within a matter of months, well ahead of Russia. (Note: Ukraine's parliament April 10 ratified the protocol of accession, details sep [...]
2008-04-10 08:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PGOV UP RS
08KYIV756UKRAINE: NO SPLIT IN PARTY OF REGIONS EXPECTED -
[...] (C) Summary. Although tensions exist between the Akhmetov and Yanukovych wings of the Party of Regions, the party shows no immediate signs of splitting. Moreover, by taking a stand against a NATO MAP for Ukraine at the Bucharest Summit and playing on rumors of possible Rada elections in late [...]
2008-04-15 07:58:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV774UKRAINE: VISITS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE AND STABLE MID
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Although recent high-level Ukrainian visits to the Middle East seem to suggest a growing GOU interest in the region; when viewed in context, however, the visits are the most recent in a string of Middle East initiatives long on grandiose announcements of increased co [...]
2008-04-17 11:37:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IZ ZR ZP UP
08KYIV803UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO ENTERS CONSTITUTIONAL GAME
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Tymoshenko has begun speaking publicly and forcefully for transforming Ukraine into a parliamentary system, possibly as part of an effort to force President Yushchenko into cooperation and to take away the President's lead in reforming the constitution. She first r [...]
2008-04-24 12:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV832UKRAINE: KYIV MAYOR'S RACE HEATS UP
[...] (C) Summary. With early Kyiv mayor and city council elections scheduled for May 25, and 150 candidates already declared, the race to control the capital city is being seen as an early showdown in the run-up to the presidential elections in late 2009/early 2010. Prime Minister Tymoshenko's BY [...]
2008-04-25 12:58:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV851UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief met with Minister of Defense Yuriy Yekhanurov at his request. Minister Yekhanurov came with a list of issues to discuss that concerned both relations with Ukraine's neighbors and internal mil [...]
2008-04-30 15:16:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR ETRD EINV NATO UP
08KYIV873UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL GAME HEATS UP
[...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk and adviser to the Prime Minister Zadorozhniy separately described to the Ambassador that BYuT-Regions collaboration on a new constitution was a reality that would move along quickly and that cooperation between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymo [...]
2008-05-07 14:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV876UKRAINE MOSTLY AGREES ON CANDIDATES FOR WIPO
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points regarding upcoming elections for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General to Elena Shcherbakova, head of the International Relations Division at the State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP),on May 6. Shcherbakova said [...]
2008-05-08 15:04:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL UP
08KYIV922UKRAINE: STAYING FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM
[...] (C) Summary: Official Kyiv appears determined to sink into another round of political turmoil and infighting (reftels) that could last for months. It will make our work here more difficult and could damage some of our short-term goals. However, it is critical that we not lose sight of our lon [...]
2008-05-16 14:56:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV924UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MIGRATION,
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Oleksandr Sagan, recently-appointed Chairman of the State Committee of Nationalities and Religions, discussed a wide variety issues including inter-ethnic relations, the status of religious freedom, and migration policy -- all of which fall [...]
2008-05-16 14:59:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV951UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY BOYDEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Ukraine comes as the fragile two-vote majority coalition struggles to move ahead with an ambitious agenda as dissension between the two parties increases. All eyes are on whether Prime Minister Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko can work together better than they [...]
2008-05-19 16:01:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV ENRG PGOV UP
08KYIV960UKRAINE: COALITION TOGETHER FOR NOW, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. For now, Ukraine's fragile coalition is holding itself together -- barely-- for a variety of reasons and in spite of the public bickering and threats, and could continue to muddle along for weeks or months. All parties are reluctant to return to expensive and time-consuming new [...]
2008-05-21 13:33:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV97UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR MEETS NEW GOVERNMENT;
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's plan to request a MAP at the April NATO Bucharest Summit dominated discussion during visiting Senator Richard Lugar's January 15 meetings with President Yushchenko, PM Tymoshenko and opposition representatives. Yushchenko expressed the strong hope that Ukraine's request [...]
2008-01-16 13:06:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV99UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART I
[...] As requested reftel, below is Part I of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Post is transmitting the ICS in two separate parts due to its large size. Post will send the ICS in Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA by email. Begin Text: A.1. Openness to Foreign Invest [...]
2008-01-17 02:59:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08LAGOS116NIGERIA: WIDESPREAD IPR VIOLATIONS INCREASE COSTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The prevalence of software piracy in large, established Nigerian companies and in the movie industry hinders Microsoft in identifying domestic partners in the fight to enforce intellectual property rights. U.S. company Schlumberger faces theft of proprietary information required [...]
2008-03-28 06:40:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS118NIGERIA: EDO NDDC PROJECTS APPEAR TO BENEFIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Edo State Commissioner for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on March 12 showed visiting Nigeria desk officer Andrew Silski four projects around Benin City, including school blocks, road construction, and a solar powered water project. Emboffs were unable to det [...]
2008-04-01 12:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC SENV NI
08LAGOS122NIGERIA: NEW GAS POLICY MAY SLOW NATURAL GAS
[...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's recently announced natural gas policy will likely slow development of domestic and export natural gas projects. The policy relies on cross-subsidies from commercial and industrial users for development of electrical power projects. The policy and regulation are vague [...]
2008-04-04 10:34:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS13NIGER DELTA MILITANTS REJECT CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Summary: The fragile peace agreement between the Federal Government and Niger Delta militants began unraveling in December 2007 and it now appears violence will escalate in early 2008. Criminals (Ateke Tom),militants (the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta and Tom Polo),an [...]
2008-01-11 14:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS151NIGERIA: STAFFDEL MEETING WITH DELTA STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a 27 March meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff members (Staffdel) Michael Phelan and Neil Brown, Godwin Akpobire (Head of the Delta State Integrated Development Project) complained that international donors insufficiently consult with state governments when [...]
2008-04-24 13:50:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS153NIGERIA: IBB CONFIDANT SAYS YAR'ADUA HAS FOOD
[...] (C) Summary: Professor Ukandi G. Damachi (strictly protect throughout),confidant of former military head of state Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) told Pol-Econ Chief that President Yar'Adua is ill with food poisoning. The remainder of the conversation followed a line of argument we have he [...]
2008-04-24 17:38:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
08LAGOS159FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FIRST QUARTER 2008
[...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 144 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]
2008-05-05 07:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS196NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST GOVERNORS CLAIM IMPROVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Anambra State Governor Peter Obi told Poloffs April 12 that paved roads and the absence of teacher strikes were among his most important accomplishments; both were achieved despite wrangling with the State legislature and the persisten attempts by former Presidential Advisor Andy [...]
2008-06-06 11:25:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI
08LAGOS197NIGERIA: ICITAP ASSESSES LAGOS, EDO TRAINING NEEDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of a State Department anti-trafficking grant to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide investigative training t Nigerian law enforcement agencies, two International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) representatives visited Benin City, Edo St [...]
2008-06-06 12:25:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCRM NI
08LAGOS198NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST GOVERNORS CLAIM IMPROVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Anambra State Governor Peter Obi told Poloffs April 12 that paved roads and the absence of teacher strikes were among his most important accomplishments; both were achieved despite wrangling with the State legislature and the persistent attempts by former Presidential Advisor And [...]
2008-06-06 12:34:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI
08LAGOS202NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST NAPTIP ZONAL OFFICE GROWING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 15 meeting, the Director of the Southeast National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) office told PolOffs child and infant trafficking to augment family size, obtain domestic help and for ritual purposes, is growing. Revised adoption polici [...]
2008-06-10 07:13:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI NI
08LAGOS219NIGERIA: ATTACK, LABOR UNREST DISRUPT CHEVRON
[...] (C) Summary: An attack on a Chevron Nigerian Limited pipeline in Delta State has forced the company to shut-in production of 120,000 barrels of oil per day. The company does not know who was responsible for the attack nor does it have an estimated date for repair. Chevron's Managing Directo [...]
2008-06-24 14:48:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS240NIGERIA: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN LAGOS SLOW-GOING, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Lagos State Government (LASG) is attacking head-on go-slows (traffic jams) that hinder the Lagos mega-city's development plan. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is implementing its Transportation Master Plan, consisting of water ferries, light rail, and bus [...]
2008-07-09 14:33:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS241NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008
[...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]
2008-07-10 06:10:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS242NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008
[...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]
2008-07-10 06:12:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS244NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA MILITANTS LEARN NON-VIOLENT
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. scholar Dr. Bernard LaFayette led training in the principles and practice of nonviolence for 600 Niger Delta militants; the training was sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) through Nigeria's Foundation for Ethnic Harmony (FEHN). Sheriff Mulade, Nationa [...]
2008-07-10 06:16:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET KDEM NI
08LAGOS265NIGERIA: DYNCORP AIRPORT PROJECT IN TERMINATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: John Borden, project manager, told PolOff June 22 that Dyncorp employees left the Akwa Ibom (AI) airport site June 22, giving notice to the AI State government of project termination effective June 23. Dyncorp has been working under a contract to construct an international airp [...]
2008-07-18 08:30:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
08LAGOS27FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FOURTH QUARTER 07
[...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 135 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]
2008-02-01 06:16:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS270NIGERIA: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN LAGOS SLOW-GOING, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Lagos State Government (LASG) is attacking head-on go-slows (traffic jams) that hinder the Lagos mega-city's development plan. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is implementing its Transportation Master Plan, consisting of water ferries, light rail, and bus [...]
2008-07-21 14:14:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS283NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008
[...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]
2008-07-21 14:34:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS284NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008
[...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]
2008-07-21 14:34:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS290NIGERIA: U.S. TREASURY VISITOR DISCUSSES HOUSING AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During June 19-20 meetings with Richard Hall, U.S. Department of Treasury, Nigerian bankers and financiers expressed concerns about the need for more coherence in Nigeria's financial regulatory environment. Housing and mortgages hold the most promise for investment and high retu [...]
2008-07-23 14:28:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV ENRG NI
08LAGOS376NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GOVERNORS FORUM
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador,s first trip to Kwara State in western Nigeria, she had an opportunity to have several meetings with Kwara State Governor and head of the powerful Governor,s Forum (GF),Bukola Saraki September 21-22. He met with the Ambassador just after finishing a 3-hour sess [...]
2008-09-24 07:37:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM KDEM NI
08LAGOS382NIGERIA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DELTA UNREST WORSE
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 20 meeting, Levi Ajuonuma (strictly protect),Group General Manager for Public Affairs for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said unrest in the Niger Delta is hurting oil revenues far more than senior NNPC officials are publicly admitting. Because [...]
2008-09-26 12:13:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS CH NI
08LAGOS385NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND INTERAGENCY TEAM VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 27 interagency team visit to Bayelsa State to discuss development and political issues, Governor Timipre Silva told Ambassador (POL-ECON Lagos notetaker) that he, the other Niger Delta Governors, as well as the leadership in Abuja are growing impatient with mili [...]
2008-10-02 06:11:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS41CHEVRON AND EXXON FACE CHALLENGES, CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Based on their operating locations, Chevron and ExxonMobil (EM) face distinct challenges in operating in the Niger Delta. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss, the Ambassador, and Econoff (note taker) visited Chevron's Escravos oil and gas complex in Delta State and EM's [...]
2008-02-08 15:06:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS429NIGERIA: LOCAL COMPANY DEVELOPS NATURAL GAS
[...] (SBU) Summary. A natural gas distribution pipeline serving industrial customers is an example of a rare success story in Nigeria's slow developing domestic gas sector. The pipeline, owned by Oando Gas and Power, serves 82 industrial customers in Lagos. Oando does suffer from typical politica [...]
2008-10-29 16:21:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV NI EIND EPET
08LAGOS430NIGERIA: REPORTS OF "BABY FARM" DEMONSTRATE GAP IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: An October 8 BBC News article claimed the discovery of a "baby farm" in Enugu, which was allegedly holding pregnant women hostage, then selling their babies to traffickers after birth. While an official from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and [...]
2008-10-31 12:03:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP NI
08LAGOS431NIGERIA: ACTION CONGRESS PARTY SWEEPS LAGOS LOCAL ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: PolOff and PolSpec observed the Lagos State Local Government's (LASG) local election on October 11. In the 20 local councils and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs),the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) refused to contest, and expectat [...]
2008-11-03 06:03:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS441NIGERIA: IMO STATE PROMOTES MICRO-ENTERPRISES
[...] (U) Summary: In an October 17 visit to the Consulate, Imo State Executive Assistant to the Governor on Youth and Empowerment, Ambrose Obioha, claimed the state is focused on building the capacity of its youth and making strides to tap the potential of its natural resources. Entrepreneurship [...]
2008-11-10 05:57:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV SOCI NI
08LAGOS461NIGERIA: LAGOS LABOR UNIONS ACTIVE; POTENTIAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 8-13 visit to Lagos by Tu Dang of the Office of International Labor Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility, local labor union officials said that the use of casual labor in the oil industry is their top concern. Labor leaders are also worried about the sa [...]
2008-11-19 14:16:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV SENV NI
08LAGOS474THE VIEW FROM NIGERIA ON THE NIE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Nigeria presents a picture of a country on a downward spiral with gradually worsening economic, political and social conditions which, over the next five years, should produce increased political instability, civil [...]
2008-11-21 16:15:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON NI
08LAGOS484NIGERIA: LAWYERS, PRODUCERS HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 13-14 seminar on intellectual property rights for professionals in the film industry, participants complained that the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) turns a blind eye to massive, blatant piracy conducted in plain view of the agency. The NCC touted a new no [...]
2008-12-01 14:43:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS505NIGERIA: OIL EXEC SAYS GON NOT READY FOR JOINT
[...] (C) Summary: The chairman and managing director of Pan Ocean Oil Company, Dr. Festus Fadeyi (strictly protect),said on December 16 that the GON and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) do not fully understand the implications of plans to turn the country's oil company joint vent [...]
2008-12-19 13:53:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS524(S) NIGERIA: NSA MUKHTAR - A CLOSET EXTREMIST WE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador had a one-plus hour meeting with National Security Advisor Major General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar on December 22 to discuss a range of issues, including the recent internecine violence in the northern city of Jos. Mukhtar also voiced his criticism of our bilateral r [...]
2008-12-31 06:28:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL NI
08LAGOS57NIGERIA: CHEVRON CONSIDERS GMOU MODEL SUCCESSFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chevron has deemed its global memoranda of understanding (GMOUs) "largely successful" in building a sustainable community-driven approach to development, according to Femi Odumabo, Executive Director and General Manager of Chevron's Policy, Government and Public Affairs office. [...]
2008-02-13 16:05:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS69NIGER DELTA SPOT REPORT: IJAW YOUTH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Chris Ekiyor, President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),the pre-eminent Ijaw youth organization in Nigeria, notified Poloff on February 18 that he was beaten by military Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers at a checkpoint in Bayelsa on February 16. Ekiyor and 60 IYC members were headed to Op [...]
2008-02-22 13:57:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC NI
08LAGOS75SHELL WORRIES ABOUT CHINESE IN NIGERIA; CLAIMS
[...] (C) Summary. Shell's Vice President for Africa Ann Pickard met with the Ambassador on February 20. She admitted that the company badly miscalculated the new Nigerian administration and is playing catch up to ExxonMobil and Chevron. She claims new Nigerian petroleum legislation could lead to [...]
2008-02-26 08:06:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI CH
08LAGOS93NIGER DELTA: CORRUPTION PERMEATES ALL
[...] (C) Summary: Sheriff Mulade, President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) and assistant consultant to the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) told us in February that DESOPADEC pays off House of Assembly members to ensure they will pass future DESOPADEC budgets, [...]
2008-03-10 13:26:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAHORE209AMBASSADOR BRIEFS NAWAZ SHARIF ON USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and members of the country team briefed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his closest advisors on USG assistance programs and the terrorist threat on May 15. This was similar to the briefing provided to Ambassador Durrani and ANP leader Wali Khan at CIA headquarter [...]
2008-05-22 05:59:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PK
08LAHORE234NAWAZ REMAINS FIXATED ON MUSHARRAF
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on July 1. Nawaz said the judges' restoration issue was a matter of principle not subject to political compromise. Nawaz expressed lukewarm support for the Federally Administered Tribal [...]
2008-07-17 12:57:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON PK
08LAHORE276PUNJAB GOVERNOR TASEER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT SHARIFS ARE TOO
[...] (C) Summary: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer told Ambassador Patterson September 30 that Punjab Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif and his brother Nawaz have ignored the growing extremist threat in the Punjab. Taseer, a member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),criticized the Sharifs' focus on pol [...]
2008-10-07 06:05:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EFIN PK
08LAHORE289PUNJAB POLITICIANS FOCUSED ON U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of October 9 meetings, Punjab politicians told Director of the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh (SCA/PB) Brent Hartley that the bilateral relationship remained critical for Pakistan to survive the series of crises currently underway. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PM [...]
2008-10-21 10:28:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN
08LAHORE318JAMAATUD DAWA BAN HASTILY IMPLEMENTED IN PUNJAB
[...] (C) Summary: Punjab police confirmed that they detained twelve Jamaatud Dawa (JUD) leaders and sealed their offices as part of a December 11-12 crackdown directed by the Ministry of the Interior. According to the police and eyewitness accounts, mosques, madrassahs and hospitals run by Jamaatud Dawa [...]
2008-12-12 15:13:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EFIN PK IN
08LAPAZ1023WORKING RELATIONS: DEATH BY A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS
[...] (C) Summary. Despite a constant barrage of anti-U.S. vitriol and baseless accusations of U.S. conspiracies against the Morales government, there are also many examples of continuing good relations among working-level and even senior-level contacts. However, there is clearly a campaign underw [...]
2008-05-02 22:45:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS MARR EAID ECON OPDC OPRC ADPM
08LAPAZ1024BOLIVIAN MAY DAY GAS NATIONALIZATIONS
[...] (C) President Morales announced on May 1 the next step in "consolidating the nationalization" of the hydrocarbon sector begun two years ago. In a series of decrees, the government mandated the acquisition of a 50 plus 1 percent shares of the three capitalized companies of Andina, Chaco, and [...]
2008-05-02 22:47:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1053REQUEST OF WHEAT AID FOR BOLIVIA
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. (U) Bolivia is currently experiencing a serious shortage of wheat. It is the result of public and private mismanagement, faulty Argentinean supplies, and world-wide shortages. Donated wheat has been a fundamental part of Bolivian supply under both the T [...]
2008-05-06 21:47:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAGR FAO FAS IFAD BL
08LAPAZ111BOLIVIAN FOOD SAFETY TAKES BACK SEAT
[...] (C) The Bolivian Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (SENASAG) is facing a funding crisis heading into the new year. The termination of an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan and an unwillingness to accept administrative controls mandated by the P.L. 480 program leave SENASAG [...]
2008-01-15 20:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA EINV BL
08LAPAZ1149HARDER EUROPEAN LINE ON EVO
[...] Summary. After almost two months of a Bolivian government campaign to curry international opinion and sponsor delegations from the OAS and neighboring countries, three prominent European leaders have complained publicly about the Bolivian governments "nationalizations" of private hydrocarbon [...]
2008-05-16 20:05:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1168EVO: ALIENATING FRIENDS, SEEKING NEW ONES
[...] (C) Side by side with his friend Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausa, President Evo Morales leveled a new barrage of old accusations against the USG on May 19. Meanwhile, the Italians and Peruvians both expressed their displeasure with recent Morales statements and actions. The Italian Ambassado [...]
2008-05-20 22:10:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID BL
08LAPAZ1179BOLIVIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS: LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A and reflect only new developments since ref B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? - No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a pat [...]
2008-05-23 21:15:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL BL ECON CU
08LAPAZ1233CODEL DODD VISIT TO BOLIVIA MAY 27-28
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite aircraft problems, CODEL Dodd was able to visit La Paz for meetings with Vice President Garcia Linera, joined by the Foreign Minister, and with opposition leader former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga. The Vice President said his government was interested in better re [...]
2008-06-03 14:59:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID SNAR BO
08LAPAZ1234BENI/PANDO AUTONOMY VOTES: OPPOSITION VICTORIES
[...] (C) Summary: Both the opposition and government are in spin overdrive following the June 1 autonomy referenda in the departments (states) of Pando and Beni. With exit polls and early official results predicting pro-autonomy votes in excess of 80 percent, the government relied on arguments tha [...]
2008-06-03 17:12:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1264BOLIVIA & ATP-DEA: EXPORTING FRUSTRATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA) was extended in February of 2008 for another ten months for Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Although the preferences are crucial to the textiles industry, the private sector is growing tired of the exhausting lob [...]
2008-06-05 15:44:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON KTEX BL PINV PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1284BOLIVIA: SANCHEZ BERZAIN ASYLUM MAKES EMBASSY
[...] (C) On June 5, Bolivian press outlets began reporting that the USG had granted political asylum to former Minister of Defense Carlos Sanchez Berzain. President Evo Morales and his supporters have long blamed Sanchez Berzain and President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada for the 60 deaths and [...]
2008-06-06 20:57:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1289MIXED SIGNALS FOR JUNE 9 EMBASSY PROTEST
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts are providing widely divergent estimates (from 150 to several thousand) regarding participation estimates for a June 9 march which will culminate at the Embassy. Contacts tell PolOff radical Alteno leaders are trying to artificially graft an anti-U.S. theme onto [...]
2008-06-06 23:07:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC BO
08LAPAZ1294BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: In response to State 43120, Labor Officer held meetings with USAID, the Bolivian Ministry of Labor, NGO Proadolescente, and UNICEF. Three areas of concern regarding the use of child labor and forced labor are the sugar, Brazil nut, and mining industries. Sources were not able to gi [...]
2008-06-10 17:21:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ELAB BL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1352IRAN AND EVO: PUBLIC LOVEFEST; PRIVATE FRUSTRATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite recent public gestures, such as a Bolivian envoy meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Bolivian Congress' Lower House endorsement of the 2007 Iran-Bolivia bilateral agreement, there is little evidence that Iran is on track to spend $1.1 billion in [...]
2008-06-13 22:19:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR QA
08LAPAZ1357TREASURY VISIT: BOLIVIA'S ECONOMIC FORECAST
[...] (C) On June 9-10, Marie Ewens, International Economist at the Treasury Department visited La Paz. In meetings with representatives across the financial sector, four general themes emerged. First, large international reserves and a fiscal surplus will allow Bolivia to withstand any foreseea [...]
2008-06-16 21:32:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN
08LAPAZ1358LUGO VISIT: TRAVELS WITH EVO
[...] (S) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales was once again forced to change his domestic travel plans because of opposition protests June 13 and 14. Since April, Morales and other senior officials have been blocked frequently from opposition strongholds despite increased rhetoric from securit [...]
2008-06-16 22:16:00Embassy La PazSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PA BL
08LAPAZ1388BOLIVIA: EVO CONTINUES TO LASH OUT
[...] (SBU) Despite a public statement that outlined the Department's concerns over the safety of the Embassy and the Bolivian government's responsibilities under the Vienna Convention, Evo and his ministers are now trying to twist the Ambassador's recall to Washington to suit their own propaganda n [...]
2008-06-19 16:05:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1391BOLIVIA: BARELY REASSURING ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) In a June 19 interview in La Paz daily La Razon, Bolivian Ambassador to the United States Gustavo Guzman said, "We have given (the USG) assurances that (the Embassy) will not suffer incidents, that there will be no greater difficulties, that they can be sure that the National Police will [...]
2008-06-19 20:23:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1395TARIJA'S TURN: AUTONOMY VOTE AND WHAT'S NEXT
[...] (C) The vote for autonomy in the department (state) of Tarija will take place on Sunday, June 22. In line with the three previous autonomy votes in Santa Cruz, Beni, and Pando, polls indicate that support for autonomy will be over 70 percent. Additionally, Tarijenos made clear that Presiden [...]
2008-06-20 15:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ1406CHARGE REITERATES SECURITY CONCERNS TO VICE FM
[...] (C) Summary. Charge and EcoPol Counselor reiterated Post's security concerns in the aftermath of a violent June 9 protest at the Embassy to Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez. The Charge delivered a diplomatic note asking that appropriate action be taken regarding a march organizer who con [...]
2008-06-23 13:08:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC ODIP KLIG KTIA BO
08LAPAZ1420BOLIVIA: AFTER OWN MISTAKES; PODEMOS BLAMING US
[...] (C) Summary: We are seeing increased signs of frustration with the United States from senior PODEMOS Party opposition contacts as the August 10 recall referendum for President Evo Morales and department prefects (state governors) approaches. Former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, the head of [...]
2008-06-24 22:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CO BO
08LAPAZ1425BOLIVIAN BILAT MILITARY/POLICE DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales called on police to stop working with the United States June 24, casting doubt on government assurances to ensure Mission security. In the last two weeks the government canceled Bolivian participation in a U.S.-sponsored hemisphere-wide special for [...]
2008-06-25 21:56:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KTIA BL
08LAPAZ1427NEW EU POLICY ADDS TO BOLIVIA'S MIGRATION CRISIS
[...] (U) The EU's June 18th decision to require its members to either regularize or expel undocumented immigrants hit hard in Bolivia, a country with around a quarter of its population abroad and 500,000 of these migrants currently residing in Europe. The Bolivian Government responded with threa [...]
2008-06-26 14:58:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC BL PREF PGOV ECON
08LAPAZ1434US BUSINESS IN BOLIVIA: A ROUNDTABLE OF CONCERNS
[...] (C) On June 25, the Charge hosted a breakfast with the lead officials of nine U.S. companies operating in Bolivia that included an OSAC briefing delivered by the RSO. While it is clear that all of the company representatives are worried about the current political situation and frustrated by [...]
2008-06-26 21:03:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1435EVO ENDORSES U.S.-FREE CHAPARE
[...] (U) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales offered a far-reaching endorsement of the June 25 announcement by cocalero leaders and five mayors from the Chapare region that USAID should be expelled. Morales saluted the announcement and broadened the scope to include all U.S. presence in the Ch [...]
2008-06-26 22:09:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1453BOLIVIAN SECURITY ASSURANCES STILL FAR FROM IDEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a response to our diplomatic note presented June 19, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided us a note (text para 8) that continued to defend its actions regarding the June 9 attack on the Embassy. Although the MFA said it will comply with its Vienna Convention [...]
2008-06-30 21:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1484U.S. SECURITY CONCERNS: MFA BLAMES THE VICTIM
[...] (C) PolOff, USAID's Alternative Development Officer, and USAID Legal Advisor delivered diplomatic note 205/08 (see para 7) to the Foreign Ministry's Americas Section Chief Estela Mendoza and U.S. Desk Officer Yuri Arce on July 1. The diplomatic note raises concerns over the breaking and enteri [...]
2008-07-03 19:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1485BOLIVIA-PERU: FRUSTRATIONS WITH EVO
[...] (C) Steadily deteriorating relations between Peru and Bolivia erupted in July 1 war of words between Presidents Morales and Garcia. The spat was triggered by a Morales' call for Peruvians to resist the imposition of U.S. army bases in Peru. Following the recall of the Peruvian Ambassador, [...]
2008-07-03 19:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL PE
08LAPAZ1529RECALL PRIMER 3 OF 3: ARE THEY IN IT TO WIN IT?
[...] (C) Summary: As both opposition and government campaigns for the August 10 recall referendum move ahead full throttle and pick up rhetorical steam, back channel signs point to doubts on both sides about the recall process. The opposition architects of the May 8 recall referendum have always [...]
2008-07-09 22:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1533EVO'S REGIONAL TRADE BLOCK BACKLASH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to irritate his Andean neighbors by criticizing their plans for free trade with the United States and the European Union (EU.) As the negotiations for the deals grow closer, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) member states tell the Embas [...]
2008-07-11 13:03:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD BL
08LAPAZ1536PONCHOS ROJOS' MIXED MESSAGE: BLOOD AND PEACE?
[...] (C) Summary: The Ancoraimes chapter of the pro-government Ponchos Rojos militia group handed over 10 obsolete weapons to the government July 9. The public event was spun by the government to emphasize the alliance between the government and the Ponchos Rojos and the ability of the government t [...]
2008-07-11 19:54:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ1633BOLIVIA RECALL: TARIJA'S COSSIO MORE SECURE
[...] (C) In the weeks leading up to the June 22 autonomy vote, the prefect (governor) in Bolivia's gas rich southern state of Tarija, Mario Cossio, looked vulnerable to be recalled in the August 10 vote. However, the overwhelming passage of autonomy, combined with Cossio's efforts to blunt past [...]
2008-07-29 21:33:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1645A/S SHANNON MEETINGS WITH SANTA CRUZ LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon met separately July 23 with Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas and with a group of ten private business leaders. Costas and the businessmen briefed Shannon on the history of the autonomy movements in Bolivia's Eastern [...]
2008-07-31 17:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1646BOLIVIA: A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH FRIENDS GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, PDAS McGlynn, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Andrew Bowen, and the Ambassador met with representatives of the Friends Group--Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina--on July 22 to share opinions of the state of Bolivian politics. Friends Group members expressed their fr [...]
2008-07-31 18:46:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ165563RD UNGA: BOLIVIA'S DELEGATION SPECULATION
[...] (U) Embassy contacts at the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations tell us there will be no official delegation list for the UNGA General Debate September 23-October 1 until after the August 10 recall referendum on the mandates of President Evo Morales and department prefects (state governors) [...]
2008-07-31 23:18:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA BL
08LAPAZ1667A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT EVO MORALES
[...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Shannon, accompanied by INL PDAS McGlynn, the Ambassador, DCM, and Emboff, met at 5 a.m. on July 23 with Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, Minister of Government Alfredo Rada, Presidential Spokesman Ivan Canelas, an [...]
2008-08-04 17:30:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR BL
08LAPAZ1671HOW THE BOLIVIAN MEDIA REPORTED A/S SHANNON'S VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: A/S Shannon's visit to Bolivia got widespread front page attention. Most media reported the visit as a positive effort to calm tensions in bilateral relations. Media mocked Bolivian President Evo Morales, attempt to show the upper hand with the A/S by setting his meeting at fiv [...]
2008-08-04 19:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC BL EAID KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1674BOLIVIA: UPDATE ON MINING SECTOR WOES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although industry insiders do not currently expect the Bolivian government to nationalize the mining sector, a new inflation adjustment for taxes threatens "expropriation by taxation" for a number of companies (reftel). International interest in investing in the Bolivian minin [...]
2008-08-04 21:10:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ1720MUCH ADO ABOUT CHAVEZ IN RECALL CAMPAIGNS
[...] (C) Summary. The opposition tried to make Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez its main issue, along with inflation and unity, in its August 10 recall referendum campaign. Although the opposition failed to unseat Morales, (ref a),it still considers Evo's close association with Chavez a "fatal" we [...]
2008-08-12 12:54:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER VE BL
08LAPAZ1749EVO'S DEEPENS PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LIBYA, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential advisor Mojtama Samare Hashemi came to La Paz August 13 to congratulate Bolivian President Evo Morales on his recall referendum victory and to advance $1.1 billion in promised Iranian investment and assistance to Bolivia. Also on August 13, Bolivia and Libya [...]
2008-08-14 22:37:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EPET BL IR LY
08LAPAZ1774GOVERNMENT INSIDER OUTLINES POST-RECALL STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Vice-Minister of Water Gustavo Adolfo Morales told PolOff August 13 that under no circumstances would Bolivian President Evo Morales resort to a "hard line" strategy to ensure passage of a draft constitution. He further outlined a post-August 10 recall referendum strategy, allege [...]
2008-08-18 21:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1802BOLIVIA: NATIONAL OPPOSITION PARTY IN DISARRAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After opposition party PODEMOS failed to collect and submit the required 58,000 signatures to maintain legal status, the Bolivian National Electoral Court stripped PODEMOS of its legal political party status. Evo's August 10 recall referendum victory was an especially hard defeat [...]
2008-08-21 20:39:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1824EVO TO VISIT LIBYA, IRAN ... AND ALASKA?
[...] (U) Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca announced August 26 that Bolivian President Evo Morales plans to visit Libya August 30 and 31 and Iran September 1 and 2 (anticipated in reftel a). "We have various (bilateral) projects (under consideration with both countries) and we want make our rela [...]
2008-08-27 22:17:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA IR LY BL
08LAPAZ1828BRAZIL IN BOLIVIA: BIOFUELS AND PETROBRAS
[...] (C) Last year, the Brazilian Ambassador in La Paz called relations with Bolivia "tense and dense." Lula's subsequent visits have seemingly put the relationship back on course. However, official Brazilians working in Bolivia are subject to sudden mandates from Brasilia and the Ministry of For [...]
2008-08-28 20:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1851MIL-MIL RELATIONS: MOD OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE SIGNS
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel told EmbOffs August 22 that mil-mil relations are "good" and poised to improve following President Evo Morales' lead to improve relations generally. San Miguel said "misunderstandings" are at the root of mutual suspicions of USG and Bolivian [...]
2008-08-29 21:51:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1865BOLIVIA: AUTONOMY, THE CHACO, AND DESPAIR IN TARIJA
[...] (C) The southern, gas-rich department (state) of Tarija has called an election on November 30 to select a departmental parliament, as called for in its autonomy referendum. The parliamentary elections will be the first among the autonomous opposition departments and was moved forward two mo [...]
2008-09-02 22:10:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR KDEM
08LAPAZ1873BOLIVIA: EVO'S IRANIAN VISIT
[...] Bolivian President Evo Morales finished an official two-day visit to Libya and Iran by issuing a joint statement with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declaring that the "interference of the United Nations Security Council (in Iran's nuclear program) has no legal or technical justificatio [...]
2008-09-03 18:38:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1905ENERGY: BOLIVIA AND THE REGION
[...] (C) On the margins of the annual Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons (CBH) event, Embassy La Paz hosted a meeting for regional energy officers August 19-21 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Over the past two years, the focus of energy security in the region has changed. No longer is Bolivia seen as a po [...]
2008-09-05 19:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1935ECONOMIC CABINET CHANGE: STATE ECONOMY COMING
[...] (C) On September 8, Evo Morales again shuffled his cabinet. Gone are the more pragmatic ministers Graciela Toro and Javier Hurtado, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) politicians assume the reins at the Ministries of Hydrocarbons and Rural Development. Carlos Villegas and Susana Rivero, th [...]
2008-09-09 22:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR ASEC
08LAPAZ1942BOLIVIA: MORALES DECLARES AMBASSADOR PNG
[...] (C) Summary: One day after the Bolivian government informed Post that DEA agents were indefinitely expelled from the Chapare, President Evo Morales announced on national television September 10 that Ambassador Goldberg is persona non grata and requested that Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca [...]
2008-09-10 23:53:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1964CHARGE MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) The Charge met with Bolivian FM David Choquehuanca the night of September 14 to raise concerns about possible protests at the Embassy and in the Zona Sur residential neighborhood planned for September 15 and 16. The Charge asked the Foreign Minister for security guarantees and for the Bo [...]
2008-09-15 14:11:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC BL CASC PGOV PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1973EVO CONNECTS THE DOTS: PANDO, PNG, AND PROTEST
[...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of his September 10 announcement declaring Ambassador Goldberg persona non grata, Bolivian President Evo Morales is linking the USG to violence in the opposition departments (states) and specifically to the death of thirty-some people in opposition-controlled Pand [...]
2008-09-15 17:44:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PBTS ODIP OFDP VE BL
08LAPAZ1980MAS TO BLOCKADE CONGRESS AMID DIALOGUE TALK
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition and government representatives met on September 12 to discuss opening a formal dialogue to end the increasingly violent east-west conflict. Those discussions continued September 14 and 15. However, opposition sources concede they have low expectations and are primaril [...]
2008-09-15 23:11:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER VE BL
08LAPAZ1981BOLIVIA: WHAT EVO TELLS HIS PEOPLE
[...] (C) Summary. A member of congress with President Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party provided PolOff with rundown of Morales' latest meeting with MAS congressional representatives. Morales allegedly told the congressmen that "new friends" like Venezuela and Iran could make up [...]
2008-09-15 23:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID ODIP OFDP BL
08LAPAZ1993WILL EVO/MEDIA LUNA GIVE PEACE A CHANCE?
[...] (C) Summary: There was a glimmer of hope for a negotiated solution to Bolivia's increasing violent political standoff early September 16, when the government apparently canceled plans to force through legislation calling for a January 25 referendum on a controversial draft constitution and a r [...]
2008-09-16 22:15:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ20BOLMIL'S PREDICTABLE PROMOTIONS AND RED LINES
[...] (C) Summary: Promotions of Bolivia's military high command announced January 2 appeared free from overt political manipulations. However, President Evo Morales and both incoming and outgoing armed forces commanders made calls for increasing government influence in the military and using the m [...]
2008-01-03 20:43:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON BL
08LAPAZ2004BOLIVIA: DEAL AND DIALOGUE IN DOUBT
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition and government-aligned groups initially reacted positively to the news of a "pre-negotiation" agreement between President Morales and opposition Tarija Prefect Mario Cossio (who negotiated on behalf of the opposition association CONALDE.) The agreement supposedly call [...]
2008-09-18 11:01:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC EPET PHUM BL
08LAPAZ2025BOLIVIA: 505 AGREEMENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE REPLY
[...] (SBU) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations and Worship sent Diplomatic Note 1024-08-15.723 to Embassy La Paz as a reply to La Paz Diplomatic Note 350/08. The MFA's note was dated September 16 and received by the Embassy September 17 (Note: Due to demonstrations, the Embassy was closed S [...]
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