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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
07LAPAZ688	TOBIAS MEETING WITH JUSTICE SECTOR [...] (C) Visiting Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Randall Tobias and visiting WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met March 2 with senior judicial officials who expressed concerns about GOB threats to the courts' independence. The judges argued that the Morales administration would use [...]	2007-03-13 14:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL

07LAPAZ696	EL ALTO: YOUNG, POOR, AND A POLITICAL FORCE [...] (SBU) El Alto, Bolivia's fastest growing and second largest city, celebrated its 22nd anniversary March 6. The average Alteno, as residents of El Alto are called, is young, poor, indigenous, and a recent migrant to the city. To many observers, El Alto appears to be the most capitalist city in [...]	2007-03-13 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ701	GOB SUBMITS CANDIDATE FOR IACHR [...] (U) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via diplomatic note, has notified Embassy La Paz that the GOB plans to present a second candidate for commissioner to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at the June 2007 election. Dr. Elizabeth Iniguez de Salinas, the candidate, [...]	2007-03-14 12:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ72	CODEL REID VISIT TO LA PAZ, BOLIVIA [...] (C) On December 27 ) 29, Senator Harry Reid led a six-member delegation including Senators Durbin, Conrad, Gregg, Bennett, and Salazar to La Paz, Bolivia to meet with President Evo Morales and review US assistance and counter-narcotics policies. The delegation was briefed by Ambassador Goldb [...]	2007-01-10 21:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ725	BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER: FLYING ON EMPTY AGAIN [...] (SBU) Just months after Lloyd Aereo Boliviano executives outlined a bright future for Bolivia's national carrier (ref A),the airline finds itself struggling to make ends meet. Aircraft problems have forced the carrier to reduce services, and rising expenses have cut into profits and constraine [...]	2007-03-16 16:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ769	RESPONSE TO DIP NOTE EXCHANGE ON MIL ACTIVITIES [...] (C) This message contains an urgent action request (paragraph 4). 2. (C) Following Post's receipt of reftel A in October 2006, Emboffs began working to obtain a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for U.S. military activities in Bolivia. However, the GOB was not willing to sign a SOFA given [...]	2007-03-20 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ801	VENEZUELA RAISES BARRIERS FOR BOLIVIAN EXPORTS [...] (U) The Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade revealed March 20 that Venezuela had introduced new obstacles for Bolivian exports, after a February 28 decision by the Venezuelan government to import only what Venezuela does not produce or makes in insufficient quantity. The new barriers undermine [...]	2007-03-22 18:08:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ870	GAS "NATIONALIZATION" -- MORE POLITICAL SHOW THAN [...] Despite President Morales' claim that hydrocarbons "nationalization" will bring in billions of dollars of additional income for the state, in fact, the Morales administration's actions will not significantly impact future GOB revenues. Although "nationalization" will not boost GOB hydrocarbon [...]	2007-04-02 10:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ884	BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER: FINALLY GROUNDED? [...] (U) Bolivia's transportation superintendent suspended Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's domestic and international operations March 30, citing the firm's frequent flight cancellations and shaky finances. The carrier now has 90 days in which to demonstrate operating capacity and financial solvency; if it [...]	2007-04-02 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ958	POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON LICENSE D354892 [...] (SBU) Reftel requested a post-shipment verification on export license number D354892. At post's request, a narcotics affairs section (NAS) program assistant visited the Santa Cruz-based foreign consignee, Casa Asbun, April 4 and spoke to the company's owner, Alfredo Asbun, and a long-time sal [...]	2007-04-09 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ETTC BL
07LEIPZIG13	FLIGHTS TRANSPORTING U.S. TROOPS RECEIVE EXEMPTION FROM [...] (U) Summary. On June 29, 2007, a Saxony state agency for regional infrastructure issued an amendment to the operating regulations for Leipzig/Halle airport, one effect of which will be that commercial charter flights transporting U.S. military personnel between CONUS and Middle East/Central A [...]	2007-07-06 10:21:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR EAIR MOPS PREL NATO GM
07LIBREVILLE167	GABON REACTS TO EQUATORIAL GUINEAN ACCUSATIONS ON [...] (U) On April 16 the GoG publicly responded to GREG accusations that the Gabonese have obstructed the UN mediation effort on the Gabon-EG border dispute. Para 3 contains an informal translation of the Gabonese statement. 2. (C) During an April 12 meeting with Ambassador, Vice Prime Minister [...]	2007-04-18 14:18:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET EK GB
07LIBREVILLE172	POST CONCERN ABOUT A&T STATUS FOR NON-USG [...] Embassy Libreville wishes to do everything possible to facilitate NEC construction. Post recently learned that the contract for construction of Libreville's NEC includes a provision stating that the Embassy will "work through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow U.S. citizen contractor pe [...]	2007-04-24 11:15:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP AMGT CVIS PREL
07LIBREVILLE226	STP PRESIDENT TURNING TO EG [...] (C) Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the world's poorest countries, with over sixty per cent of the budget coming from foreign assistance. During the six years he has been in office, Fradique de Menezes (STP's president) has relied on off-budget or "backdoor" funding from Taiwan and Nige [...]	2007-05-14 15:42:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB EK
07LIBREVILLE266	PING TO BRIEF UNSG ON BOUNDARY DISPUTE WITH EG [...] (C) Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Advisor Michel Biang told DCM that he and Foreign Minister Jean Ping are traveling to New York this week to discuss the Gabon - Equatorial Guinea border dispute with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Biang said that both EG President Obiang and t [...]	2007-06-12 15:49:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET GB EG
07LIBREVILLE326	GABON REQUESTS REMOVAL OF ABDI ALI NUR MOHAMED [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Ping contacted Ambassador Walkley July 26 regarding the case of Abdi Ali Nur Mohamed, a Somali national deported from the US in 2004 who ended up in Gabon "at the US request" (according to Ping). [...]	2007-07-26 12:15:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SO GB
07LIBREVILLE40	GUINEA REQUESTS TEAR GAS FROM GABON [...] (C) Gabon's Foreign Minister, Jean Ping, told Ambassador Walkley that late on the evening of January 23 Guinea's ambassador to Gabon (Ibrahima Sory Soumah) approached Ping with the request that Gabon urgently supply Guinea with tear gas. Soumah said that Guinea's military and security forces [...]	2007-01-24 12:11:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS GV GB
07LIBREVILLE449	GABON CONFIRMS WILLINGNESS TO HOST AFRICOM ELEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 16:54:00	Embassy Libreville	SECRET	MARR PREL GB
07LIBREVILLE46	NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 10:39:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	GB KDEM PGOV
07LIBREVILLE463	GABON: MORE FROM THE DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFRICOM [...] (S/NF) The AFRICOM site survey team is welcome in Gabon and will receive full cooperation from military authorities, influential Minister of Defense Ali Bongo Ondimba told CDA October 12. CDA and DATT met Bongo as instructed (Ref. A),and to follow up on our meeting with Gabonese Foreign Min [...]	2007-10-17 07:21:00	Embassy Libreville	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL GB
07LIBREVILLE477	SAO TOME: POST-SCRIPT TO POLICE MUTINY [...] (C) In the aftermath of the latest incident involving a group of mutinous police officers known as the "Ninjas", the government of Sao Tome released details of an agreement reached with the group October 18. The agreement disbands and dismisses the Ninjas. However, it also meets their questi [...]	2007-10-26 12:54:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL TP
07LIBREVILLE480	GABON: ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 13:51:00	Embassy Libreville	SECRET	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR GB
07LIBREVILLE49	GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION SECGEN READY TO ASSUME [...] (U) SUMMARY. The treaty establishing the Gulf of Guinea Commission was ratified in 2006 by the requisite number of states and the Gulf of Guinea Commission entered into force. The Commission -- comprising Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, the Republic of Congo, Nigeri [...]	2007-01-29 13:40:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS GB TP AO
07LIBREVILLE492	GABON: FOREIGN MINISTER PING RESPONSIVE TO FATF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 15:15:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PARM MNUC GB IR
07LIBREVILLE500	SAO TOME: DEFENCE MINISTER WANTS HELP ON STATUS [...] (C) Sao Tome and Principe (STP) Minister of Defence Oscar Sousa told CDA November 10 that it would be useful for the USG to send a team to STP to negotiate a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Sousa said he was impatient to get the agreement concluded. For the second time, he requested exam [...]	2007-11-14 12:20:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL TP
07LILONGWE114	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - HAMAS AND FATAH AGREE IN [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on February 9. Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the information, and said he would pass it along. Any further response will be delivered septel. EASTHAM [...]	2007-02-14 07:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL
07LILONGWE144	MALAWI AND ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Summary: Malawi's role in the Southern African region is limited, as the GOM is primarily focused on internal politics and local economic development. While Malawi is a founding member of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC),it is not particularly involved in the development or [...]	2007-02-26 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE156	Country Clearance granted - ACSS Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. Angelo Sommer, Mr. Enoch A. Sarbeng and Mr. Jeffrey Yeck to coordinate support for the upcoming Africa Center Seminar in Blantyre from 10-17 February 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military [...]	2007-03-01 05:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE161	2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. Since achieving Tier 1 status in 2006, the Government of Malawi (GOM) has continued to make noteworthy progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) despite its severely limited human and financial resources. Although TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians, the GOM [...]	2007-03-01 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07LILONGWE164	MALAWI SIGNS URANIUM MINING AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Malawi has signed an agreement with Australian mining firm Paladin Resources to develop a uranium mine at Kayelekera, in the far northern region of the country. The agreement envisions a 10-year project that will produce approximately 1,000 metric tons of yellowc [...]	2007-03-02 09:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV MI
07LILONGWE182	MALAWI INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform: The government has generally made a commitment to a market-based econ [...]	2007-03-12 13:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
07LILONGWE225	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training 23-24 April 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 26 [...]	2007-03-21 15:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE227	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training 23-24 April 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 26 [...]	2007-03-22 06:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE229	ISLAM IN MALAWI - PAST AND PRESENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Muslims make up over twenty percent of Malawi's population, and are actively engaged in political, economic, and civil society. After a perceived golden age for Muslims under former president and fellow Muslim Bakili Muluzi, many now complain of marginalization under the rule o [...]	2007-03-22 14:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MI
07LILONGWE277	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training April 26 - May 1 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone numb [...]	2007-04-11 15:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE28	MALAWI CONSIDERS SENDING BATTALION TO SOMALIA [...] (SBU) Malawi is considering sending a 538-man battalion of peace-keepers to join an African Union force in Somalia. The Malawi Defense Force (MDF) had been focused on preparations to send a battalion to the UN/AU mission in the Sudan but was very recently asked by the AU to join a forthcoming [...]	2007-01-12 12:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PMIL KDEM MI IO
07LILONGWE297	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL [...] Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs US/UN Desk Officer Pamela Mkwamba to deliver reftel talking points. Ms. Mkwamba thanked poloff for the information and while she considered it doubtful that Malawi, which does not have a Mission in Geneva, would send a delegation to the Congress, she [...]	2007-04-19 09:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY MI
07LILONGWE320	MALAWI PKO - MOD RULES OUT SOMALIA, SUDAN A [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eastham met with Minister of Defense Davies Katsonga and separately with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on April 24 to renew our request that Malawi commit to sending a battalion of peacekeepers to join either the AMISOM or AMIS peacekeeping operations [...]	2007-04-25 15:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IO MI
07LILONGWE321	MALAWI -- IMF REVIEW POSITIVE, BUT CAUTIONARY ON [...] (U) Summary. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Calvin MacDonald provided a positive assessment of Malawi's performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program during an April 12 outbrief. The team praised Malawi's robust economic growth, significantly [...]	2007-04-26 13:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAGR EAID PGOV ECON MI
07LILONGWE322	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR OGAC CORE TEAM LEADER KATIE [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Kathryn Crowley from May 13th, 2007 to May 25th, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the preparation of the FY 2008 COP planning including team and partner orientation to full COP requirements for a non-focu [...]	2007-04-26 13:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV MI
07LILONGWE361	MUTHARIKA'S CABINET BALOONS TO 44 POSTS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika extensively reshuffled his cabinet on May 10, firing two ministers outright and adding nine new ministers or deputy ministers, to bring the total cabinet positions up to 44 (two of which Mutharika has filled himself). This is the largest cabinet since former [...]	2007-05-11 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE362	DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL [...] (U) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Political Affairs Warren Gunda on May 10 to discuss reftel talking points. Gunda thanked Poloff for the information, however offered no substantive comment as the issue is largely being dealt with in the Ministry of Health. On [...]	2007-05-11 10:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL
07LILONGWE381	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE BROKENSHIRE-SCOTT, PEPFAR [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Catherine Brokenshire-Scott from May 27th, 2007 to June 1st, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the transition of Strategic Information Advisors for the PEPFAR program in preparation of partner orientation [...]	2007-05-17 05:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV MI
07LILONGWE385	MALAWI WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR UN [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on May 16 to discuss Belarus's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (reftel A). Mumba said that GOM does not believe that Belarus would be a good candidate for the Council, and instead the GOM will support Slovenia and Bos [...]	2007-05-17 12:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL
07LILONGWE389	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - REINFORCING UN COMMAND OF HYBRID FORCE [...] (U) Ambassador Eastham delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on May 21. Mumba thanked the Ambassador for bringing up the subject, and expressed his view that the "situation (in Sudan) is very frustrating and cannot continue." Mumba, however, could n [...]	2007-05-21 15:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE415	MUTHARIKA'S THIRD YEAR: REFORM CONTINUES, BUT SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika in May marked the completion of his third year in office. As with his first two years, the president's record in this past twelve months is one of mixed success. Mutharika has overseen a substantial improvement in Malawi's economy, but slow action in enactin [...]	2007-06-01 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EAID MI
07LILONGWE425	PROFILE OF MALAWI FOREIGN MINISTER JOYCE BANDA [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Joyce Banda is well respected by the Malawian public, and lauded for her strong pro-human rights past. Banda is admittedly out of her element at Foreign Affairs and possesses only a basic knowledge of international relations, however she comes across a [...]	2007-06-05 13:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
07LILONGWE468	SUPREME COURT RULES ON FLOOR-CROSSING--40 [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's Supreme Court upheld the validity of the constitutional provision outlawing "floor-crossing" on June 15, putting the seats of over half of the ruling party's parliamentarians at risk. President Mutharika had challenged the provision due in large part to the fact that f [...]	2007-06-19 14:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE633	Country Clearance granted [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Cynthia Simon-Arndt to Malawi, 21-26 August to provide assistance with the COP preparation to the HCT. Control Officer for the visit will be the Political Officer John Letvin, office telephone number 265-1-773-166, ext [...]	2007-08-13 14:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE66	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eastham met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on January 24 to discuss reftel talking points. Mumba stated that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had already left for Addis Ababa for the conference, and that he would pass along our concerns regarding the Chair [...]	2007-01-25 14:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO MI PREL
07LILONGWE662	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - ACSS Seminar Blantyre [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of the following ACSS staff from September 8-26, 2007 to Malawi to coordinate support for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Seminar on Managing Security Resources in Africa in Blantyre, Malawi: - AMB (RET.) PETER [...]	2007-08-27 08:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE778	IMF GIVES MALAWI ECONOMY A THUMBS UP [...] Summary. In an October 9 briefing to Heads of Mission, the IMF presented a solidly favorable view of the GOM's economic performance and the outlook for the next year. The meeting highlighted strong economic indicators virtually across the board, with only a couple weak areas. The review un [...]	2007-10-17 14:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID MI
07LILONGWE799	AIR MALAWI PRIVATIZATION REDUX [...] Summary. Privatization for Air Malawi is again being discussed, this time through a liquidation and sale of assets to COMAIR of South Africa. Finance Minister Gondwe has supported the plan, but potential divestiture of the flag carrier has drawn fire from Air Malawi's board and from some op [...]	2007-10-25 10:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KPRV MI
07LILONGWE83	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs US desk officer Pamela Mkwamba on January 30 to discuss reftel demarche. Mkwamba said that while she was not aware of an official GOM position on the charter, that she was confident that Malawi would support it. She said she would pass on the [...]	2007-01-31 11:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE85	MALAWI POISED FOR GOOD MAIZE HARVEST, BUT LOW [...] Summary: Although it is too early to say for certain, Malawi appears to be headed for another year of surplus maize production, the result of good rains, improved maize seed provided donors, and an extremely expensive, but generally effective, government subsidy program that supplied fertilize [...]	2007-01-31 14:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV MI
07LILONGWE853	MALAWI WILL MAINTAIN SUPPORT FOR US RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On November 13, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda and Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ben Mbewe regarding the US-sponsored resolution condemning rape as a tool of conflict or oppression. Foreign Minister Banda was horrified to learn that some A [...]	2007-11-14 13:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SOCI UNGA MI
07LILONGWE866	MALAWI - MCC'S TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY PROVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mutharika and other government leaders expressed public disappointment and frustration with the 2007 Transparency International (TI) corruption perception ratings for Malawi. Mutharika's main criticism was that TI had no local representation and was dealing with old i [...]	2007-11-21 07:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KMCA MI
07LILONGWE889	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Kelly Langdorf to consult with Embassy and appropriate government officials and to discuss and review with the country teams and relevant ministry of Defense officials DoD programs currently in progress or under consi [...]	2007-11-30 05:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LIMA1019	DEPUTY USTR VERONEAU WITH PERU'S PRESIDENT GARCIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's President Alan Garcia received Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau in Lima, March 12 for a discussion of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and regional developments. Garcia told Veroneau that the PTPA was essential for his country's economic development and [...]	2007-03-27 12:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ELAB EAGR PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA1024	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GRANDAHL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector Paul H. Grandahl, from April 2-4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Murray Air, LLC, heavy equipment activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing [...]	2007-03-27 14:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA EAIR PE
07LIMA1052	PERU: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 22:39:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU PE
07LIMA106	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following FAA Personnel: Carmen Di Giacomo Jr. January 22-25, 2007 and February 25-26, 2007. Patrick McLaughlin January 22-25, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to conduct substantial maitenance facility i [...]	2007-01-12 17:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA1152	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: MORE SMOKE THEN FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the 2006 Presidential election, candidates Alan Garcia and Ollanta Humala pledged to ditch the "illegal," Alberto Fujimori-inspired constitution of 1993 and return Peru to the labor-friendly, socialist model of 1979. As president, Garcia has shown no desire to tamper w [...]	2007-04-02 17:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KJUS PE
07LIMA1265	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. GAGE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ms. Julia Gage, Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH from April 19-May 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to collect data and complete training on mid-wives for dissertation study. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]	2007-04-04 21:05:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA1267	GOP APPROVES CUSTOMS P-3 ORION FLIGHTS [...] (C) The Peruvian Government informed Embassy via diplomatic note on 3/27/07 that the United States could conduct U.S. Customs P-3 counternarcotics surveillance flights from the Peruvian Air Base in Piura. The note attached eleven conditions, which we have asked JIATF South and Southcom to ev [...]	2007-04-04 21:18:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PE
07LIMA1271	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH PERU'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Garcia received Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson March 20 for a discussion of the Peruvian economy, regional developments and his upcoming visit to Washington. Secretary Paulson reaffirmed the Administration and President Bush's determination to secure passage by Cong [...]	2007-04-04 22:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON OVIP ETRD PGOV PREL PE
07LIMA1272	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SAMUEL V. BROWNE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Samuel Browne, International Relations Specialist, US Department of Energy, from April 9-13, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in US Energy business mission. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru [...]	2007-04-04 22:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ENRG PE
07LIMA129	PERU FURTHER REORGANIZES TRADE TEAM; EX-MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 11, Trade Minister Mercedes Araoz named Toledo Administration official and textile executive David Lemor as her ministry's special representative based in Washington to work on Peru's lobbying effort for the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). Lemor, a dynamic fo [...]	2007-01-17 20:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ELAB PE
07LIMA1303	PERU: ASSESSMENT OF GOP KOSOVO POSITION [...] (BU) In numerous recent discussions regarding Kosovo, MFA officials have told us Peru remains uncomfortable with UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovo's future because it is opposed by UNSC permanent members Russia and China and also by a majority of the UNSC's non-permanent member [...]	2007-04-11 18:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV YI EU
07LIMA134	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. William E. Brooks from January 25 - February 28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to study mercury in Peru as an Embassy Science Fellow. Post understands that USGS is funding Dr. Brooks international travel and the EPA is [...]	2007-01-18 13:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPHY OTRA SENV USGS ASEC SENVSXE PE
07LIMA1420	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JERONIMO [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Jose Jeronimo, Staff Scientist, National Cancer Institute, NIH from April 20 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Cervical Cancer Prevention Strengthening an Consensus meeting in Lima, conduct midwife tra [...]	2007-04-17 15:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1421	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, COGH, OD, CDC, HHS from May 21 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators on data from a study of Chagas disease in Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contro [...]	2007-04-17 15:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDCE US PE
07LIMA1451	MAHOGANY IN PERU: A PRIMER [...] SUMMARY: This cable lays out the basic facts of traded mahogany wood in Peru. 2006 Mahogany exports were worth about $30 million, about 17% of all timber exported. Approximately 90% of all exported mahogany goes to the U.S market. Mahogany is an Appendix II species under the International E [...]	2007-04-18 22:43:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD EAID ECON PE
07LIMA1558	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS GOLDFARB [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Richard Goldfarb, Research Geologist, from May 16-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct field visits at mines sites, teach a short course, and attend and present a keynote address at the Proexplo Congress. No emb [...]	2007-04-27 18:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1559	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HEILWEIL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Victor Heilweil, Hydrologist, US Geological Survey, from May 13-20, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical assistance and training to counterpart (Dr. Ignacio Benevent and study team, University of Piura) re [...]	2007-04-27 18:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1566	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC DUNCAN MACKELLAR AND [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Duncan MacKellar, Lead Epidemiologist and Amanda Smith, Epidemiologist, OD, CDC, HHS from June 3-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings in Lima, and to provide [...]	2007-04-27 20:20:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA1567	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. DENNY AND MS. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ms. Colleen Denny and Ms. Katy Adikes, Fellows Department of Clinical Bioethics, Clinical Center, NIH from May 3-13, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Third Lima Conference in Ethics in Collaborative International [...]	2007-04-27 20:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1568	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC EDUARDO [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, from May 20-25, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to support PAHO Regional Office activities aimed at influenza health information collection and regional prepar [...]	2007-04-27 20:45:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA1569	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. MAHANTY AND NASH [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Siddhartha Mahanty, Staff Clinician, and Dr. Theodore Nash, Section Head Gastrointestinal Parasites Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH from May 3-6, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to plan [...]	2007-04-27 20:45:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1573	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRS OFFICIALS [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marcelle Dietsche Johns, Management Program Analyst, and Sandra L. Stolt, Program Manager, from May 25 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend and participate in the money service business (MSB) workshop sponsore [...]	2007-04-27 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CFED ECON OTRA IRS PE
07LIMA1574	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GREENWOOD [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector James Greenwood III, from May 13-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to complete an aging aircraft inspection for ASTAR Air Cargo at Seman-Peru Facility. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Li [...]	2007-04-27 22:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA EAIR PE
07LIMA1587	GOP CN POLICIES: MORE GOOD NEWS THAN BAD [...] (SBU) The last month has seen a series of lurches in GOP counternarcotics policy. On March 15, Agricultural Minister Juan Jose Salazar signed a unilateral accord with cocaleros in Tocache, promising, among other things, to suspend eradication pending the general registration of coca growers. [...]	2007-04-30 20:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1591	SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (SBU) Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to build on the success of President Garcia's recent trip to Washington and to reaffirm our message that democratic government and openness to trade and investment, coupled with proactive policies to improve social justice, are the best means [...]	2007-05-01 00:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PE
07LIMA1622	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOAQUIN R. OCHOA [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joaquin R. Ochoa, Supervisor, from June 1-8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct customer service meetings with LC Busre and Cielos Del Peru Airlines. Hotel accommodations have been arranged and confirmed at JW Marriot [...]	2007-05-03 22:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1625	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: MIAMI IFO [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy, Team Leader, and Teeluckdarie Koodie, Aviation Safety Inspector, from June 4-11, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual renewal certification inspection of Aeroinversiones U.S. approved repa [...]	2007-05-04 15:05:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1638	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GEORGE P. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of George P. Sempeles, Cartographer, from May 13-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is attend ICAO SAM Region seminar on electronic terrain and obstacle data. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by ai [...]	2007-05-04 20:23:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1648	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NPS MEYER, HERBERT W [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Herbert W. Meyer, Geologist (Paleontologist),from May 13-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct research and excavations on the paleontology of the site in order to understand the context of the fossils and to res [...]	2007-05-07 16:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA SCUL SENV PE
07LIMA165	HUMAN RIGHTS COURT DECISION CAUSES GARCIA TO [...] (C) Summary: An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) decision requiring the Peruvian government to pay reparations and to apologize for the May 1992 killing of 41 prison inmates (associated with the Shining Path terrorist group) has caused the Garcia administration political problems. [...]	2007-01-19 19:46:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PE
07LIMA1668	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Rebecca LePrell, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from May 14 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro de Pasco collecting b [...]	2007-05-08 21:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA1669	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PATRICK SULLIVAN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Patrick Sullivan, Branch Chief, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS from June 3 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings; to provide technical assistance in protocol develo [...]	2007-05-08 21:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA1675	PERU PERPLEXED BY ECUADORIAN MARITIME COMPLAINT [...] (SBU) Peru's MFA is perplexed by recent news reports that the Government of Ecuador (GOE) planned to send a formal note of complaint for Peru's alleged failure to agree to GOE protocol relating to Peruvian naval vessels' passage into Ecuadorian territorial waters during upcoming UNITAS naval [...]	2007-05-09 15:35:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC PE
07LIMA1710	CHILEAN BROADCAST ON PACIFIC WAR MEETS MEASURED [...] Reaction in Peru to the first installment of "The Epic," a Chilean-produced documentary on the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru-Boliva (1879-1884) that aired May 6, was measured and anticlimatic. After the right-wing tabloid press's advance portrayal of the work as a distortion of h [...]	2007-05-11 15:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA1725	NEGROPONTE VISIT: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS SAY [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with civil society representatives at the Ambassador's Residence on May 10. They discussed the challenges in converting Peru's economic growth into generalized prosperity; the strengths and weaknesses of the Peruvian state and Garcia's governing style; Pe [...]	2007-05-14 15:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA1734	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EX-IM BANK PERSONNEL: MASUD [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sr. Environmental Engineer Masud Hasan, and Environmental Specialist, Steve Parsons, Sr., from May 19-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit the component sites of the Peru LNG project, including Pisco, Ayacucho and Ch [...]	2007-05-14 19:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BEXP EFIN OTRA ETRD SENV EXIM PE
07LIMA1766	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carolyn Healy, Assistant Vice President, Jose Pignano, Senior Analyst, and Rudolph Zepeda, Technical Assistance Specialist, from June 3-8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct meetings with banking supervisors and regul [...]	2007-05-17 13:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ASEC OTRA FRB PE
07LIMA1767	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA JOSEPH G. OCHOA III [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Transportation Security Administration Attache, Joseph G. Ochoa III, from May 22-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to meet with Ministry of Transportation and Communication Civil Aviation Security counterparts in preparatio [...]	2007-05-17 14:42:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PTER AR PE
07LIMA1797	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT LEGAL ADVISER MARK [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance forthe visit to Peru of Mark Clodfelter, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes from May 22-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar and workshop on investor-state dispute resolution. Hotel accommo [...]	2007-05-18 17:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA KIDE PE
07LIMA1825	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO - [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Larry D. Sutton and Edward Morales from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct maintenance facility inspection at Seman, Las Palmas, Peru of aircraft records, aging aircraft inspectio [...]	2007-05-22 15:23:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA AMY GREEN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Amy Green, Consumer Safety Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS from June 2 -9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide FDA/Joint Institute for Food Supply and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)GAPS Train- [...]	2007-05-22 16:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA KSCA TBIO US PE

07LIMA183	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ROSENTHAL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Joshua Rosenthal, Deputy Director, Division of International Center, NIH from January 21-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend a meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity's group of technical experts on an [...]	2007-01-23 13:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA1835	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV AHLE [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry E. Ahle from June 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to present a talk at the 7th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, describing current nuclear physics research relevant to G [...]	2007-05-22 21:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA184	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA PERSONNEL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following NASA personnel: David Carter: February 7-17, 2007 Philip Liebrecht: February 10-14, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to participate in the re-opening ceremony of the NASA Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) station [...]	2007-01-23 16:42:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA1854	SPECIAL LEBANON TRIBUNAL DEMARCHE: NO OFFICAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde in the afternoon of May 23. Garcia Belaunde, who had just emerged from a cabinet meeting at the time, said he had not yet had the opportunity to review the GOP's position on the Lebanon Tribunal and [...]	2007-05-23 22:08:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC LE PREL PTER PE
07LIMA1862	CLOCK TICKING FOR GARCIA IN THE HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Residents of Apurimac, a southern highlands region and former Humala stronghold, have seen few benefits from the Garcia government, according to interlocutors interviewed by poloffs during a May 13-15 visit. Despite a pro-Humala history, most elected local leaders are non-ideological t [...]	2007-05-24 17:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PINR SNAR PE
07LIMA1885	IWC DEMARCHE - PERU ON OUR SIDE [...] (U) Summary: ESTHoff discussed Reftel demarche with MFA'S Director for Maritime Affairs and International Whaling Commission (IWC) Commissioner Doris Sotomayor on May 21. Peru's dues are paid up and the GOP aims to keep it that way. Sotomayor will attend the May IWC meeting; Peru is still sol [...]	2007-05-30 14:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PE
07LIMA1918	LIMA CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) Peru hosted a 108-nation conference on cluster munitions at the Sheraton Hotel in Lima, 5/23-25. Peruvian Vice Minster of Foreign Relations Ambassador Gonzalo Gutierrez opened the event, which was dedicated to promoting an eventual international agreement that would ban the production, t [...]	2007-05-31 21:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA2017	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in May 2007: A total of 1,583 hectares of coca has now been eradicated and 10,752 square meters of seedbeds have been eliminated. A second eradication front in Ucayali is slated to start in early June. ** The U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) o [...]	2007-06-08 20:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2052	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AVIATION SECURITY INSPECTORS [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kevin Yap-Sam, Rosemary Austin and Anthony Rivera from July 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess security conditions as required by 49 USC, Section 44907, formerly known as the International Security and Develop [...]	2007-06-12 22:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PTER PE
07LIMA2090	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LIHUA XIAO [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Lihua Xiao, Microbiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC from June 18-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to lecture on molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis and discuss results and plans of collaborative research on Chagas diseas [...]	2007-06-15 12:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA2091	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC MARILIYN DISIRIO [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio, Associate Director for Global Health, NCEH, CDC, HHS from August 10-12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend a Water Safety Plan Meeting Conference and Report Discussion. No embassy assistance has been r [...]	2007-06-15 12:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA2097	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT ZOELLICK AND STAFFORD [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert Zoellick, USG nominee for President of the World Bank and Treasury Official George Edward Stafford Via, from June 16 - 17, 2007. The purpose of the travel is conduct consultations and meetings. When depar [...]	2007-06-15 16:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2099	HARMONIZING USG COOPERATION IN FORESTRY SECTOR [...] Summary: With some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, Peru seeks to find a balance between protecting its environment and deriving economic benefits from its natural resources. As a vote in the U.S. Congress on the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) approaches, the GOP will [...]	2007-06-15 18:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ETRD EAGR ECON USTR PE
07LIMA2100	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIAID GROUP [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following NIH staff from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Mr. John Brooks, June 17-21, 2007; Ms. Maureen Power, June 17-21, 2007; Ms. Tamara Kees, June 17-22, 2007; Ms. Deanna Ingersoll, [...]	2007-06-15 19:35:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2106	EMBASSY LIMA NOMINATES INTEL FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Lima is pleased to nominate Intel Semiconductores del Peru S.A. for the Secretary of State's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence. Intel Corporation's office in Peru is an outstanding example of Intel's commitment to corporate social responsibility, education and bridging the digital [...]	2007-06-15 22:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD USTR AID PE
07LIMA2143	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO - [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Robert L. Feldman from August 13-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of Amerijet Aircraft Records, and perform facility inspection at AeroInversiones Del Peru. No embassy assi [...]	2007-06-19 21:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2150	ANDEAN LEADERS TO WASHINGTON TO LOBBY FOR ATPA [...] Freddy Ehlers, Secretary General of the Andean Community (CAN),informed the Ambassador on June 19 that he was attempting to organize a joint visit to Washington by the presidents of Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to lobby for extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA). Ehlers [...]	2007-06-19 22:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OVIP ECIN PREL USTR PE CO EC BL
07LIMA218	EMBASSY GETS TO KNOW COCALERO LEADER AND PRO-COCA [...] (SBU) Post hosted 48 cocalero (i.e., coca-producer) leaders on 1/18, including seven mayors and Nelson Palomino, secretary general for a large cocalero federation. The SIPDIS cocaleros main assertions were: extreme poverty plagues their communities and coca is one of their few profitable a [...]	2007-01-26 18:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA2181	SCENESETTER FOR PM DAS COULTER-LED JUNE 26-27 [...] (SBU) Your visit to Peru to lead the first-ever Political-Military talks between Peru and the United States comes at a time when relations between Lima and Washington are in excellent shape. Since assuming office in July 2006, President Garcia has maintained the solid macroeconomic fundament [...]	2007-06-21 21:07:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SNAR PE MARR
07LIMA2183	PROPOSED STUDY SITES FOR GRANT 2 RO1 FD 002150-04, PHASE II [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 14:31:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
07LIMA219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from January 29 to February 7, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual certification of servicio de electronics (SELEC) and initial certification of Seman Satellite at Jorge [...]	2007-01-26 18:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA221	PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 1/2) [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 18:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA222	PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 2/2) [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 18:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA2275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GEORGE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Civil Engineer for Office of Airports, FAA, George Israel Legarreta from July 28 to Aug. 4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to represent the U.S. FAA and chair the ICAO GREPECAS Task Force Runway End Safety Areas and Runway S [...]	2007-07-03 22:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2276	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS KEEFER [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. David Keefer, Research Geologist, from July 25 - Aug. 14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct fieldwork in areas of Peru that have experienced recurrent episodes of earthquake-induced landsliding followed by long-te [...]	2007-07-03 22:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2313	DAS COULTER'S VISIT TO PERU FOR POL-MIL TALKS [...] (SBU) Peru and the United States held their first-ever bilateral POL-MIL talks on June 26 in Lima. Participants noted the striking overlap between the Peruvians' vision of their own security and that of the United States. The Peruvian team, made up of both Foreign Ministry and Ministry of D [...]	2007-07-06 17:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA2317	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ALAN JEFFREY [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Wichita Aircraft Certification Office Flight Test Pilot Alan Jeffrey Barton from July 10 to 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct Cessna Mustang Model 510 High Altitude Engine Certification tests. No embassy assista [...]	2007-07-06 19:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2318	POLITICAL MILITARY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS: DAY TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: The second day of the first ever US-Peru political military talks focused on technical matters related to the possible resumption of US P-3 surveillance flights and on a Peruvian request to receive crew lists in advance of US Navy ship visits. Peru's representatives stressed thei [...]	2007-07-06 19:15:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE
07LIMA2323	OLLANTA HUMALA - THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL UNREST [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Struble paid a cordial farewell call on Ollanta Humala, president of the Nationalist Party of Peru (PNP) on July 3. Humala said the Garcia administration's indifference to Peru's social problems was causing mounting unrest in the country. Humala noted his growing all [...]	2007-07-06 23:31:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
07LIMA2345	PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS [...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central Bank's May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...]	2007-07-09 22:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
07LIMA2347	PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS [...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central BankQs May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...]	2007-07-10 13:41:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
07LIMA240	PERU: LABOR REFORM INCHES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: In seeking consensus on the General Labor Law, the congressional labor committee plans to consult again with civil society before it submits a draft to the plenary. Continued political differences over specific issues -- particularly the rights of dismissed workers and the right [...]	2007-01-29 18:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PE PGOV
07LIMA243	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: PAUL H. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Paul H. Grandhahl from February 20-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Murray Air, LLC heavy maintenance activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Li [...]	2007-01-29 22:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2490	PRIME MINISTER BLASTS BOLIVARIAN CENTER IN PUNO [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo has publicly criticized the Venezuelan-funded Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean (ALBA) center in Puno as a front for foreign political meddling in Peru and has said ALBA exists "on the margins of the law." Other offici [...]	2007-07-23 16:26:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PE VE
07LIMA2503	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC MARIE HICKS [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marie Hicks, Public Health Advisor, NCIRD, CDC, HHS from August 21-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is the Influenza Division Bilateral Cooperative Agreement with Peru to increase capacity for health information collection res [...]	2007-07-24 15:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC AR BR PE
07LIMA2504	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED, CDC, HHS from August 22-29 and September 1-4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on d [...]	2007-07-24 15:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC AR BR PE
07LIMA2505	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JERRY CEGIELSKI [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jerry Cegielski, Medical Officer, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS from August 24 - September 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in a site visit and meetings related to the Preserving Effective TB Treatment Study (PETTS) a [...]	2007-07-24 15:35:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA2542	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru as President Alan Garcia closes his first year in office with a bang and with a whimper. The bang is the probable approval by the U.S. Congress of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The PTPA has been the centerpiece of Garcia's market-orien [...]	2007-07-26 20:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE
07LIMA2547	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANN MOEN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ann Moen, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC from August 21-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide an oppportunity to meet with project staff to review progress and plan for the second year of th [...]	2007-07-26 21:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC BR AR PE
07LIMA2553	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF OFFICIAL CASSANDRA FESEN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Cassandra Fesen, Program Manager in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) from July 31 - August 5, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the First Low Latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network Workshop in Lima. Control O [...]	2007-07-27 20:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TPHY NSFO PE
07LIMA2618	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, LEVIN, [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami and Matthew John Beck, from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to meet with head of s [...]	2007-08-02 15:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA2653	AMENDED: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, Gregory Meeks and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami, Matthew John Beck, and Annie Minguez from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the t [...]	2007-08-03 22:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA267	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Carlos Sanchez, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Leslie Hausman, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from February 26 to March 15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro [...]	2007-01-31 13:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
07LIMA2704	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO - [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Vincent Murray from August 19-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform a 14 CFR 121 required surveillance on Delta Airlines including personnel, equipment, facilities and operations at Jorge Ch [...]	2007-08-08 21:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2706	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SPIVEY AND [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kenneth Spivey, Manager, Southern Region FAAST Team and Raul Pomales, Aviation Safety Inspector from September 4-6, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to confer with the DGAC on the programs available from the FAA FAAST Team in [...]	2007-08-08 22:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2712	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. NASH AND [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Siddhartha Mahanty, Staff Clinician, and Dr. Theodore Nash, Head, Gastrointestinal Parasites Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH from August 14-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduc [...]	2007-08-09 14:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2756	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: GARRIDO-GODOY [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjammin F. Garrido-Godoy, Team Leader, and Walter Wheeler, Aviation Safety Inspector from September 6-12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow-up inspection of LC Burse A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviacion [...]	2007-08-13 20:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2757	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA'S DAVIS JONES AND JORGE [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of EPA Officials Davis Jones, International Enforecement Training Coordinator, and Jorge Martinez from August 18-29, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to train Peruvian officials on Principles of Environmental Encorcem [...]	2007-08-13 20:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ASEC OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA PE
07LIMA2769	AMENDMENT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Robert L. Feldman and Jack Holbrook from August 19-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of aircraft records on Amerijet Aircraft, and a facility inspection at AeroInversiones Del [...]	2007-08-14 22:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2770	AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjammin F. 4-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow-up inspection of LC Burse A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviacion Lider. Hotel accommodations have been arranged and confirmed at the Miraflores Park Pl [...]	2007-08-14 22:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2799	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL LABAY, MARCUS [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Marcus Allen Labay from August 19-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ATOS constructed DOR 5.1.1, line stations and 1.3.16, fueling at Continental Airlines, Inc., Lima Peru operations. No [...]	2007-08-16 19:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2825	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HEILWEIL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Victor Heilweil, Hydrologist, from September 13-23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate as a technical expert in a technical cooperation mission on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Piura regard [...]	2007-08-17 22:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P WILLIAM MCILHENNY [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. William McIlhenny, Member of the Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary (S/P),from August 21-22, 2007. Mr. McIlhenny is a member of the delegation of the Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Aff [...]	2007-08-17 23:05:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC PREL BR CO PE
07LIMA2850	PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #1 [...] (U) Summary. As of August 19, the death toll in Peru from the August 15 earthquake, which occurred at 1840 hours local time, is 521 people. Following the August 16 U.S. Ambassador's disaster declaration for the earthquake in Peru and within 16 hours of the earthquake, the U.S. Embassy in Lim [...]	2007-08-20 21:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE XM XR
07LIMA290	PERU: CRISIS WITH CHILE AVERTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Following passage of Chilean legislation that, in effect, altered the territorial boundaries between Chile and Peru, intensive behind-the-scenes diplomacy helped avert a bilateral crisis, according to MFA contacts. Government officials are satisfied with the Chilean Constitutio [...]	2007-01-31 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PE
07LIMA2951	PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #4 [...] (U) Summary. On August 29, U.S. Ambassador McKinley and a team of representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Lima, USAID/Peru, and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to Pisco Province to visit earthquake-affected areas. The Ambassador visited Pisco's downt [...]	2007-09-04 11:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA2957	EARTHQUAKE RELIEF: A BOOST TO PERU-CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: The August 15 earthquake has provided an unexpected boost to the Garcia administration's relations with key regional allies while raising public suspicion about the motives behind Venezuelan aid. Chile in particular has deftly used its high-profile relief effort to quiet the fl [...]	2007-09-04 15:31:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR PINR BO PE
07LIMA2984	PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #5 [...] (U) Summary. Between August 28 and 29, the USAID team, comprising representatives from USAID/Peru and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),conducted assessments of earthquake-affected districts in Huaytara Province, Huancavelica Region, and Yauyos Province, Lima Re [...]	2007-09-05 18:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA3011	AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Robert L. Feldman and Jack Holbrook from September 9-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of aircraft records on Amerijet Aircraft, and a facility inspection at AeroInversiones D [...]	2007-09-06 20:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA3013	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GREGORY MARK [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector Gregory Mark Lietke from September 17-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Spirit Airlines, Inc. operations activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When [...]	2007-09-06 21:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA3014	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAF PERSONNEL WILBUR WRIGHT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inter-American Foundation Staff Member Wilbur Wright from September 10-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit and monitor existing IAF development projects FY07. No Embassy assistance has been requested. When departin [...]	2007-09-06 21:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3015	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD RAWL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Richard Rawl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory from September 23-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate at National Training Course on Security During Transport of Radioactive Material. No embassy assistance has bee [...]	2007-09-06 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3031	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAF PRESIDENT AMBASSADOR [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Larry Plamer and ramon E. Daubon, Inter-American Foundation from September 19-23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit and monitor existing IAF development projects FY07. No Embassy assistance has been requeste [...]	2007-09-07 20:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3060	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru at a good time for President Alan Garcia. Last month, the government statistics office declared that poverty rates had declined significantly to 44.5%. Last week, President Garcia took his first steps on the world stage at the APEC Summit in Sydney, an [...]	2007-09-11 19:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OVIP
07LIMA3066	BUILDING POLICE PRESENCE - AND BETTER FUTURES - [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA312	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in January 2007: The 2007 Eradication Plan was signed by Minister of Interior Pilar Mazzetti on January 11. Eradication and interdiction operations are still stalled due to the ongoing reorganization of the police. ** NAS received the official list of the n [...]	2007-02-02 18:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3136	GOP FORMALLY REQUESTS HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] (U) Summary: On August 1, the GOP formally requested USG assistance for humanitarian demining efforts. Post strongly supports the request and assesses that GOP interest and commitment to the program is high. Demining assistance would contribute to the overall USG foreign policy objective of [...]	2007-09-17 22:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MCAP MASS MARR AFIN AMGT PE
07LIMA3216	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. BENES TRUS, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Benes Trus, Senior Investigator, Center for Information Technology, NIH from September 21-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 9th Inter-American Congress of Electron Microscopy in Cuzco. Dr. Trus will prese [...]	2007-09-21 17:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA3217	THE MAJAZ REFERENDUM: A VOTE AGAINST MINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of three districts in the northern region of Piura voted September 16 to reject development of the Majaz copper deposit owned by the Chinese Zijin Consortium. The referendum is the latest event in two years of conflict between civil society and community groups that a [...]	2007-09-21 17:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EMIN PE PINR
07LIMA3231	FORMER PRESIDENT FUJIMORI RETURNED TO PERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the surprise decision by Chile's Supreme Court to approve his extradition (Ref A),former President Alberto Fujimori was returned to Peru September 22 -- spirited to a suburban Lima police base in a carefully managed transfer that left little opportunity for political [...]	2007-09-24 15:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PE
07LIMA330	PERU-CHINA TRADE DIVERSIFIES, BUT INVESTMENT STRUGGLES [...] Summary: With a bilateral trade relationship growing stronger, the GOP is trying to attract increased Chinese investment to Peru. Since 2004, China has overtaken the United Kingdom and Chile to become Peru's second largest export market and second largest import market (behind the U.S.). Peru [...]	2007-02-05 20:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN PREL TBIO PE CH
07LIMA3324	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED/COGH, HHS/CDC, from October 11-15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on data from stud [...]	2007-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA3325	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JERONIMO, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Jose Jeronimo, Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH from October 6-8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to speak at the XX Congress of the Cancerology. Control Officer would appreciate e-mail report of visit. No emb [...]	2007-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA3326	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA DAVID LEPAY, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of David Lepay, Medical Officer, Office of the Commissioner, FDA, HHS from October 14-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to serve as faculty and US FDA representative to a Pan American Health Organization sponsored training wor [...]	2007-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO US PE
07LIMA3327	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CHARLES RUPPRECHT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Charles Rupprecht, Chief, Rabies Program, NCZVED/COGH, HHS/CDC, from October 21-25, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide consultation to the MOH on rabies prevention and control. POC would appreciate trip report of visi [...]	2007-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA3369	AMENDMENT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED/COGH, HHS/CDC, from Oct. 11-21 & Oct. 26-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on dat [...]	2007-10-09 21:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA338	IMF COMMENDS PERU, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (U) Summary: On January 26, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a stand-by agreement with the GOP for 2007-2009 during which the IMF will support the GOP's economic program. The IMF commended the GOP for its prudent conduct of fiscal policy in recent years, which is largely responsi [...]	2007-02-06 17:11:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA3428	DEMINING: GOP REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convoked more than 15 diplomatic missions on October 12 to request international financial assistance to remove 29,000 anti-personal mines from Peru's border with Ecuador. GOP officials outlined the history of demining operations in Peru, [...]	2007-10-17 16:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EC MARR MAS MCAP PE PGOV PHUM PREL
07LIMA3467	PERU WILL PARTICIPATE IN WIREC 2008 ENERGY [...] Per reftel, Econoff invited the Government of Peru, through the MFA, to send an official delegation to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). Econoff provided details on the event, the website link, and an explanation of the ministerial-level nature of t [...]	2007-10-23 16:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07LIMA3498	PERU'S CONSUMER BOOM [...] Summary: Peru's macroeconomic performance is converting into a broader based consumer boom. Growing demand is marked by a diverse range of goods and services led by construction, sales of electronics, new cars and domestic appliances. Consumer credit is also expanding exponentially The increa [...]	2007-10-25 17:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PE
07LIMA3518	PERU LOWERS TARIFFS AGAIN, UNILATERALLY [...] Summary: The Government of Peru (GOP) unilaterally lowered its tariffs again, to a 5.8 percent average tariff, from the previous 8.0 percent and over 60 percent in the mid-1990s. The GOP will likely continue this trend, reinforced by the prospect of ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promoti [...]	2007-10-26 20:31:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ENRG EAGR USTR PE CI
07LIMA3596	LABOR INSPECTORS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently honored 348 labor inspectors who had completed USAID-funded training on the rights of unions and on workplace subcontracting. Vice Minister of Labor Fernando Garcia said the training demonstrated the MOL's commitment to professionalize the [...]	2007-11-08 17:43:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PE
07LIMA3636	GOP INTENDS TO ACT AGAINST VENEZUELAN MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: Government officials, including President Garcia, have persistently expressed concern about Venezuelan meddling in Peru's affairs. Many believe that so-called "ALBA Houses," the subject of considerable if somewhat confused discussion here, are centers for Bolivarian agitation. [...]	2007-11-14 21:31:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA3805	CUBA: PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) There is no reliable data on Peruvian investment in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Central America [...]	2007-12-12 19:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE
07LIMA3853	BOLIVIA CRISIS: CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL SPILLOVER [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian observers are watching Bolivia's political crisis, including its possible impact on Peruvian investments, with great concern. Our foreign ministry (MFA) contacts tell us their main worry regarding Bolivia is stability but, while concerned about the government's confronta [...]	2007-12-17 21:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO PE
07LIMA393	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RESEARCH GEOLOGIST KEEFER [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of David Keefer and Matthew Larsen from March 3-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for Dr. Keefer to present a lecture entitled Landslides in Tectonically Active Regions, while Dr. Larsen, a co-convener and organizer of a Lands [...]	2007-02-08 21:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO ASEC PE
07LIMA397	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SUTTON, DI [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry D. Sutton, Carmen Di Giacomo and Samuel Perry from March 4-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspection to Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., (CLCA, SEMAN-PERU (SPUY),Amerijet (PCS [...]	2007-02-09 13:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA4	IDENTIFICATION OF OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Post provides the following information to identify "democracy practitioners" in Peru. Diego Garcia Sayan, justice reform, political analysis. Garcia Sayan was the Peruvian Minister of Justice from November 2000 to July 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peru from July 2001 to July 20 [...]	2007-01-03 16:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM HUM PREL XL XK XM XR XS OAS PE
07LIMA41	PERU ELIMINATES TARIFFS ON 2,894 ITEMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 27, the Council of Ministers unilaterally eliminated the tariffs on 2,894 product subcategories, most of which are capital goods. President Garcia announced the measure as part of his government's "investment shock" program, saying the tariff reductions would: help [...]	2007-01-08 17:05:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG PE
07LIMA417	PERU GEARING UP TO HOST APEC 2008 [...] (SBU) Organizing the 21-member APEC events presents an enormous challenge for Peru. The GOP recognizes the benefits APEC can bring and is engaged in preparations, but Peru will need substantial help from other APEC members. The GOP already has an active High-Level Organizational Committee le [...]	2007-02-12 20:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON APECO ETRD ASEC PE
07LIMA447	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]	2007-02-14 22:20:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA ETRD PE
07LIMA452	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON AND STAFF [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Senator Bill Nelson, Mrs. Grace Nelson, Caroline Tess, Sherry Davich, and Capt. Gene Moran from February 21-23, 2007. Senator Nelson, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC),will lead a CODEL on official business to Costa Rica [...]	2007-02-15 16:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CO BL EC SC NU PE
07LIMA458	SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]	2007-02-16 17:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA46	PERUVIAN REACTION TO DEPARTMENT'S SOFA TEXT [...] (SBU) Pol Mil Officer and MAAG Chief met with Ambassador Bellina, Political Advisor to the Ministry of Defense and Director of Policy and Strategy, on December 20 to discuss the Department,s proposed SOFA text. Bellina reiterated the Peruvian position that any SOFA should be grounded in the [...]	2007-01-08 21:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KICC PREL MARR PE
07LIMA485	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Allen Herdes, and Jeremy Don Jamison from March 26 to April 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for the GTRI team to conduct meetings with Sensormatic, the Basic Ordering Agreement contractor for the [...]	2007-02-20 20:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA502	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PROGRAM MANAGER ROSES [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses from March 26-31, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 4th MEVA II/Redding Coordination meeting. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes [...]	2007-02-21 17:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA503	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mayte A. Ashby from February 26 to March 1, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with the US Embassy and the Director General of Civil Aviation to discuss international aviation programs and areas of cooperation in civil a [...]	2007-02-21 17:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA535	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DEWEY + 1 [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Research Geophysicist James Dewey and Supervisory Geophyscist Bruce Presgrave from March 8-16, 2007. The purpose of travel is to attend a meeting of the Directing Council of the Centro Regional de Sismoloia para America del Sur [...]	2007-02-23 15:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO ASEC PE
07LIMA541	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DAVID BALTON [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries from February 26-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend and deliver the keynote address to the Humane Society International Conference [...]	2007-02-23 16:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV EFIS PHSA ASEC PE
07LIMA545	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT MARA M. BURR [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mara Burr, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources Office of the United States Trade Representative from February 25-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Humane So [...]	2007-02-23 17:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV EFIS PHSA ASEC PE

07LIMA558	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ERSHOVA [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova from March 17-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct training course to participants of project implementation and evaluation of rapid diagnostic methods. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contr [...]	2007-02-27 15:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA ASEC CDC US PE
07LIMA559	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Feb. 28 to March 5, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend meeting and provide technical expertise on the on-going Welcome Trust-funded Urban Community Randomized Trial of Sexually Transmitted Infections (S [...]	2007-02-27 15:01:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA ASEC US CDC PE
07LIMA561	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBIN MATTHEWMAN, DEPUTY [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robin Matthewman from March 7 - 17, 2007 to familiarize herself with Embassies Lima and La Paz. DCM Powers graciously offered her residence for the nights of March 7 and 8. Contol Officer Mark Kissel will meet and assist you a [...]	2007-02-27 15:45:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT APER ASEC BL PE
07LIMA57	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: HECTOR O. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Hector O. Hermosilla and Teeluckdarie Koodie from February 5-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a FAA 14 CFR Part 129.14 inspection of Trans-American airlines DBA Taca Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]	2007-01-09 15:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA605	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from March 5-15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual certification of servicio de electronics (SELEC) and required item inspections at Celios del Peru, both located in Li [...]	2007-03-02 14:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA606	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: KUTTLER AND [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mauricio Jose Kuttler and John Alger Shelden from March 18-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide a workshopon cabin safety modifications to existing transport category airplanes. No embassy assistance has been request [...]	2007-03-02 14:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA609	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KENNEDY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Teresa J. Kennedy from March 7-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with the GLOBE Country office in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC and ESTH officer would appreciate e-mail report of visit. When [...]	2007-03-02 16:01:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA610	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the official visit to Peru of Wilber T. Wright from March 12-24, 2007. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC would appreciate e-mail report of visit. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure tax on any [...]	2007-03-02 16:01:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA612	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAZ-ARGANDONA [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Enrique Paz-Argandona from March 21-24, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to participate in the 3rd Environmental Representative meeting in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC would appreciate e-mail report of [...]	2007-03-02 16:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC BL PE
07LIMA613	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Leslie Hausman, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from March 26 TO April 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro de Pasco collecti [...]	2007-03-02 16:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA617	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TEWELL AND ASPELIN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Craig R. Tewell and Mark Aspelin from March 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate on the regional training course on Foundations of Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities for a group of membe [...]	2007-03-02 16:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC AU PE
07LIMA632	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Michael Michalak and Matthew Rooney from March 11 - 20, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Lima counterparts to discuss APEC Peru 2008. Reservations within per diem have been made at JW Marri [...]	2007-03-05 19:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA CI PE
07LIMA635	REMITTANCES REMAIN A STABLE SOURCE OF FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Remittances in Peru continue to demonstrate upward growth though the rate of increase lags behind Latin America as a region. Over the past 11 years, remittance inflows into Peru increased nearly threefold from $599 million in 1995 to $1.796 billion in 2006 (about 2% of GDP). The [...]	2007-03-05 20:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PE
07LIMA670	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: TONG AND WEBRE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Hien Ho Tong and James Louis Webre from March 24 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to teach a workshop on flight test related modifications on existing transport catergory airplanes. No embassy assistance has been reques [...]	2007-03-06 21:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA671	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR BLISS, US [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Donald T. Bliss from March 30 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with ICAO's regional office in Lima and travel with an excursion group from Montreal to visit sites in Lima and Machu P [...]	2007-03-06 22:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA AMGT ICAO ASEC PE
07LIMA689	Peru: 2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government demonstrated a strong commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking i [...]	2007-03-08 19:15:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
07LIMA690	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DAS NANCY LEE AND [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nancy Lee and Luyen Tran from March 19 - 23, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to support Treasury Secretary Paulson's official visit to Peru and consult with SIPDIS counterparts in the Peruvian Government on cu [...]	2007-03-08 20:15:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA715	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OES/IH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Katherine Bliss from March 17-26, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to attend the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored meeting of Environmental Health Representatives of the Ministries of Health in the Andean [...]	2007-03-12 17:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC SENV TBIO PE
07LIMA717	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. LEHRMAN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Sandra Lehrman, Director, Therapeutics Research Program, NIH from March 13-18, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in an international course, "HIV Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment Workshop." No embassy a [...]	2007-03-12 17:11:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA748	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from April 23 to May 3, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual renewal certification inspection of Seman Repair Station in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]	2007-03-13 22:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA749	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Wendy Judge Paulson, James Wilkinson, Brooklyn Jean McLaughlin, Clay Lowery, Lindsay Valdeon, Matthew Malloy, Matthew Langston, Ronnie Lilly and Molly Jane Cogan from o/a March 14 - [...]	2007-03-13 23:25:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA767	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in February 2007: Eradication operations resumed; new PNP high command visit NAS-supported schools/bases en masse; CODEL inspects deforestation in drug producing area; F, Director of Foreign Assistance, helicopters to the field to see the nexus between eradication and [...]	2007-03-14 23:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA782	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY PERSONNEL [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Arthur Abramson, Special Assistant and Matthew Everson, Lead Advance from o/a March 16-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to support Treasury Secretary Paulson's official visit to Peru. When departin [...]	2007-03-15 23:11:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA785	SCENE SETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON [...] (SBU) Secretary Paulson: Welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to affirm USG support for the Garcia government's efforts to reduce poverty and expand social inclusion through continued market-oriented, investment-friendly growth policies. 2. (SBU) Peruvian governm [...]	2007-03-16 15:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG PE
07LIMA795	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph Henry Schwartzel, Brian J. Abeyta, and Michael Vernon Strosinski from March 31 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit Instituto Peruano de Energia Nuclear (IPEN) facilitites in Lima to review [...]	2007-03-16 20:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA796	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: MUNOZ [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jose A. Munoz, Aviation Safety Inspector, from March 19 to March 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform ATOS constructed dynamic observation report (CONDOR) and ATOS element performace inspections. No embassy assistan [...]	2007-03-16 23:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA82	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. POULIOT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Eileen Pouliot from January 11-21, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a site visit to new clinic under construction, to meet with staff, and discuss outstanding issues. No embassy assistance is requested. When depa [...]	2007-01-10 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA KSCA ASEC PE
07LIMA826	PERU'S FERVOUR FOR GLOBAL TRADE MARCHES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Peru waits for the US Congress to consider the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),the GOP continues to discuss and engage in trade negotiations with numerous other countries. Peru recently completed an expanded trade agreement with Chile in October 2006; will fi [...]	2007-03-19 23:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN EINV APECO PE BL CA CI CH CO EC
07LIMA83	Country Clearance Approval - Annabella Reszczynski [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Piura, Peru of Annabella Reszczynski, FSN, Agricultural Specialist, Area 1, South America Region, International Services, APHIS/USDA from January 15 through January 21, 2007. The purpose of travel is to perform a Mango Pilot Project Eva [...]	2007-01-11 14:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA859	Country Clearance Approval - O'Neill and Maher [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Patricia Maher and Karen O'Neill, Supply Chain Specialists, from April 15-18, 2007 for C-TPAT validations. Post assistance has not been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure [...]	2007-03-20 17:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA ECON PE
07LIMA87	GARCIA TOUTS MAPLE GAS ETHANOL PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 5, U.S. oil firm Maple Gas signed a $650 million contract with the Piura Regional Government for a sugar cane-based ethanol plant. President Garcia spoke at the signing ceremony, calling the biofuel project the start of an "agrarian revolution" that showcased foreign pr [...]	2007-01-11 20:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD SENV SNAR PE
07LISBON1078	PORTUGAL INTERESTED IN MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were grateful to receive the fact sheets developed by EUR/PPD and EUR/PRA on the proposed U.S. missile defense system in conjunction with Poland and the Czech Republic. Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Pedro Sousa Abreu, who [...]	2007-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1085	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...]	2007-04-20 16:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO
07LISBON1210	PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...]	2007-05-04 16:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KTIA PREL PO
07LISBON1211	PORTUGAL WARMS TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us they expect to sign on to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us that the relevant office was preparing a decision memorandum for the Minister in which they recommend joining the Global Initiative. [...]	2007-05-04 17:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1226	PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...]	2007-05-07 12:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KTIA PREL PO
07LISBON1297	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...]	2007-05-11 16:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL
07LISBON1386	PORTUGAL IMPUT FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) MFA Latin America Desk Officer Joao Batista said Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year and responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Portugal and Cuba is lim [...]	2007-05-18 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON1387	FM AMADO TO ATTEND RAMOS-HORTA INAUGURATION IN DILI [...] (C) FM Luis Amado will travel to Dili to attend the inauguration of President-elect Jose Ramos Horta on May 20. The Timorese have relied on the Portuguese Embassy there to provide protocolary guidance for this low-key event. No formal invitation was extended, but Amado decided to make the tr [...]	2007-05-18 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO TL
07LISBON1418	PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...]	2007-05-22 07:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON1443	PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE [...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...]	2007-05-22 15:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON1467	PORTUGALS VIEWS ON NSG, GLOBAL INTIATIVE, AND PSI [...] (U) Visiting ISN/CPI Director Tony Foley called on Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Director Joao Corte Real May 3 to discuss issues before the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),the Proliferation Security Initiativ (PSI),and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclar T [...]	2007-05-24 16:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1492	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER SOCRATES HEADS TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month before Portugal assumes the EU Presidency and on the heels of the May EU-Russia Summit, PM Jose Socrates will travel to Moscow May 27-29 to discuss easing EU-Russia tensions and strengthening bilateral ties. Socrates will also encourage Putin to support UNSC consensus on K [...]	2007-05-25 17:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN OFDP EIND EINV EPET ETRD EUN
07LISBON1508	PORTUGAL JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE; URGES EU [...] On May 30 Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Non-Proliferation Office Pedro Sousa Abreu provided diplomatic notes to us and to our Russian counterparts to endorse the Statement of Principles for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Sousa Abreu noted that his off [...]	2007-05-30 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1527	PORTUGAL UNLIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials agreed to review the reftel request to increase contributions to ISAF, but noted they did not expect the review to bring about any changes to current contribution levels. Portugal is operating, they stated, under an austerity budget. Moreov [...]	2007-06-01 15:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
07LISBON153	PORTUGUESE EURODEPUTY ALONE IN RENDITION [...] (C) At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff, Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco SIPDIS discussed Ana Gomes' vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics, and the European Socialist movement sta [...]	2007-01-17 18:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1622	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...]	2007-06-15 17:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1766	A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES [...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...]	2007-07-05 14:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID PREL EUN PO
07LISBON1786	USAFE REORGANIZATION IN PORTUGAL [...] Post coordinated dissemination of reftel information to the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MOD),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to the Regional Government of the Azores. Our interlocutors at each of these institutions expressed relief that no Portuguese positions would be affected. Al [...]	2007-07-09 07:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PARM PO
07LISBON1812	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20 [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...]	2007-07-11 18:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO
07LISBON1854	A/S FRIED WITH PORTUGUESE DEFENSE STATESEC JOAO [...] (C) Summary. Portuguese State Secretary for Defense Mira Gomes told A/S Fried that his ministry is considering a plan to lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team in Afghanistan in addition to Portugal's current military contributions there, although budgetary and political considerations may [...]	2007-07-18 14:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO AF RS EUN
07LISBON1856	PORTUGAL - MOVING TOWARDS EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) FM Luis Amado told A/S Daniel Fried on July 13 that the issue of Kosovo's independence was the most pressing near-term issue of Portugal's EU Presidency, aside from EU treaty reform. The two compared notes from their recent trips to the Balkans, confirming the challenges and next steps th [...]	2007-07-18 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PO UN ZL
07LISBON1882	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]	2007-07-23 06:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON1940	62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PORTUGESE HIGH-LEVEL [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (No plans to attend) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September [...]	2007-07-27 13:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PO
07LISBON1974	BELLINGER REVIEWS KOSOVO WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger, in Lisbon July 26-28 to continue a counterterrorism dialogue with the EU, also discussed the situation in Kosovo with senior Foreign Ministry Officials. 2. (C) During Bellinger's initial call to the Foreign Ministry, Bellinger emphasized the USG' [...]	2007-08-01 15:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ZL PO
07LISBON2046	PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...]	2007-08-09 06:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO
07LISBON2054	PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT, [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...]	2007-08-09 15:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2143	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS A/CFE PLANS [...] (C) The Portuguese MFA,s Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs Joao Corte Real told us that Portugal fully supports the U.S. plans outlined reftel. He noted that timely ratification was a matter of political will and that Portugal viewed the Adapted CFE Treaty as a matter of the highe [...]	2007-08-22 11:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL PO
07LISBON216	PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...]	2007-01-24 13:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO
07LISBON2199	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...]	2007-08-28 17:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR
07LISBON2200	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...]	2007-08-29 06:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR
07LISBON2229	IN BEIRUT, AMADO UNDERSCORES EU INTEREST IN [...] (C) FM Luis Amado traveled to Beirut on August 22-23 to express EU concern about Lebanon's upcoming elections. He and his staff spoke with a variety of leaders, including PM Siniora and Speaker Berri, and encouraged all sides to act responsibly and engage constructively. His staff also trave [...]	2007-08-31 12:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2303	PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...]	2007-09-07 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN
07LISBON2307	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...]	2007-09-07 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO
07LISBON2410	PORTUGAL'S UPDATED 62ND UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (Not attending) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September 27. S [...]	2007-09-17 15:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PO
07LISBON2418	Portugal Solicits Information on Behalf of EU on [...] (U) In its role as President of the EU Council, Portugal transmitted a diplomatic note, dated September 13, requesting additional information about the nuclear issue in North Korea and how the EU could contribute technical assistance. ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the Department's guidance on [...]	2007-09-18 12:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL MNUC KS KN EUN PO
07LISBON2443	PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON OCTOBER COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire concurred with the U.S. priorities for the October meeting (reftel) and reported that Portugal would probably be represented by its Ambassador in Washington due to Minister Amado's other commitments. [...]	2007-09-20 15:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON247	AMBASSADOR, PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS [...] (C) At a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Hoffman, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Jorge Roza de Oliveira discussed the media attention and government response to Ana Gomes' vocal investigation of alleged CIA rendition flights through Portugal. He noted that Foreign Minister Amado [...]	2007-01-26 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO PO
07LISBON2500	EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A [...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...]	2007-09-25 15:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU
07LISBON2503	PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...]	2007-09-26 09:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EU PO
07LISBON2527	PORTUGAL: UK AMBASSADOR ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (C) On September 21, newly-arrived British Ambassador Alexander Wykeham Ellis informed Ambassador Hoffman that European concerns over Russia's aggressive energy policies and the need for market competition were the driving forces behind the third EU energy liberalization package. He suggested that [...]	2007-09-28 15:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OFDP PO
07LISBON253	PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST [...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...]	2007-01-29 10:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON2558	PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...]	2007-10-03 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BU
07LISBON2564	EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]	2007-10-04 10:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN
07LISBON2604	EU CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SPACE OBJECTS PROPOSED [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Division representatives passed us a draft Code of Conduct for Space Objects, on which the EU has been working for several months. The draft paper covers activities to avoid collisions and deliberate explosions, to develop sa [...]	2007-10-11 13:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA EUN
07LISBON2613	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16 [...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]	2007-10-12 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON2621	Portugal Confirms Support for Gaer, Requests US Backing for [...] (U) Following the informal notification on October 9, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated October 10 noting that it had voted in favor of the U.S. candidate for the UN Committee Against Torture. The note then goes on to solicit U.S. support for Portugal's candidacy for the UN Security [...]	2007-10-15 11:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PO
07LISBON2646	PORTUGAL: OFFICIAL WIREC DELEGATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On Oct 16, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's General Director for Economic and Technical Issues Paulo Jorge Nascimento and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Nascimento stated that WIREC invitatio [...]	2007-10-17 15:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07LISBON2680	EU LEADERS CLINCH LANDMARK DEAL ON "LISBON TREATY" [...] EU leaders, at their informal Summit meeting in Lisbon October 18-19, reached an overall agreement on the new EU Treaty that will be signed in Lisbon on December 13. The deal was clinched after the Portuguese Presidency managed to overcome outstanding reservations by Italy and Poland on two [...]	2007-10-19 15:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
07LISBON2714	PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...]	2007-10-24 16:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO
07LISBON2720	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON SEEKS PORTUGUESE SUPPORT ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) met on October 10 with senior MFA leadership to seek Portuguese agreement to accept some Guantanamo detainees. He emphasized that Portuguese acceptance of even a limited number of individuals as a humanitarian gesture might provide cover for other EU Memb [...]	2007-10-25 15:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PTER PO
07LISBON2744	PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO [...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA),Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...]	2007-10-29 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO
07LISBON2750	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...]	2007-10-30 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
07LISBON2771	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...]	2007-10-31 18:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO
07LISBON279	PORTUGAL'S EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY: NO EXPOSURE IN [...] (SBU) Ministry of Finance Coordinator Teresa Costa told post that Portugal's Export Credit Agency, COSEC, did not have any exposure in Iran, according to September 2006 records. Costa did note that Iran is open for both short and mid/long term export credit insurance, the former requiring an [...]	2007-01-30 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN MNUC PREL EXIM UNSC OECD IR PO
07LISBON2806	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO [...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...]	2007-11-05 15:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR RU PO ZI
07LISBON2882	PORTUGAL'S AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C/NF) In a November 9 lunch with DATT and P/E Counselor, the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco, made it clear that President Cavaco Silva himself was behind Portugal's recently announced decision to reduce its contributions to ISAF beginning in August 2008. Lourenco said [...]	2007-11-09 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PO
07LISBON2911	MINISTERS CONFIRM, ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN, PORTUGUESE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In conversations with Ambassador Minister of Defense Severiano Teixeira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado confirmed that Portugal intended to draw down its contributions to ISAF by August 2008. The Defense Minister portrayed this move as a "different kind of commitment," [...]	2007-11-14 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PGOV PO
07LISBON2912	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO RULING ON [...] (C) In response to ref A points, Portugal underscored its efforts to support EU compliance with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body panel "reasonable period of time" ruling due to expire on November 21. In particular, MFA officials told us that Portugal made the very difficult decision to abstain [...]	2007-11-14 16:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EUN PO TBIO
07LISBON2916	FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...]	2007-11-15 14:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PO KV SR
07LISBON2929	PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...]	2007-11-16 18:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2949	PORTUGAL ON HUGO CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) In a conversation with the Prime Minister,s senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, DCM conveyed our strong concerns regarding Chavez,s recent maneuvers on the constitution, per ref A, and urged that the Prime Minister represent them forcefully to Chavez during the latter's Lis [...]	2007-11-19 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM VE PO
07LISBON2959	PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...]	2007-11-20 17:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO
07LISBON2960	EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]	2007-11-20 19:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LISBON3051	PORTUGAL'S FALL REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Latin America Desk Officer Leandro Amado reported that Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year. He responded to ref A questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Por [...]	2007-11-30 16:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON3088	Portugal Confirms Support for U.S. IMO Candidate: Again [...] (U) On December 3, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated November 28, noting its support for the U.S. election to the International Maritime Organization as a Class A country. As with the reftel dipnote, the MFA once again drew a connection between Portuguese support in international for [...]	2007-12-05 13:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN PO
07LISBON3095	PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA [...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...]	2007-12-06 07:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PO BU
07LISBON3106	EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...]	2007-12-06 17:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN
07LISBON3116	PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...]	2007-12-07 17:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON3129	FM AMADO TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on December 10 to MFA Chief of Staff Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, who was accompanied by the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco. DCM was joined by pol/econ counselor. Ministerial attendance ---------------------- 2. (C) Ribeiro de [...]	2007-12-11 17:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL IS PREL PGOV KWBG AMGT PO

07LISBON3144	CLUSTER MUNITIONS; PORTUGAL ON THE GGE AND GERMAN [...] (SBU) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Security Pedro Sousa Abreu requested a meeting with us December 10 to review discussions on cluster munitions. At the meeting, we were asked point-blank if the U.S. objected to Portuguese Ambassador Jose Julio Pereira Gomes, Por [...]	2007-12-13 14:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PO
07LISBON3149	PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the DCM on December 12 there is a consensus among EU member states that the period for negotiations on Kosovo is over and that independence is the only alternative. He was less certain how events would unfold over the next weeks and months, [...]	2007-12-13 16:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI PO
07LISBON3170	PORTUGAL DOES NOT OBJECT TO U.S. OFFER ON GAMBLING [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 15:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO PO
07LISBON3178	EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...]	2007-12-18 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO
07LISBON3193	PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...]	2007-12-20 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO
07LISBON3194	PORTUGAL CLAIMS EU DELIGHTED WITH BALI RESULTS [...] (C/NF) Fausto Brito e Abreu (protect),Advisor to Portugal,s Secretary of State for Environment Humberto Rosa, told post the EU was delighted with the final Bali text as a starting point for negotiations. He said the EU never would have imagined that, following the Major Economies Meeting in [...]	2007-12-20 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KGHG SENV ENRG PO EUN
07LISBON345	PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING CIA FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry received complaints from a crusading journalist and European Parliamentarian about alleged illegal CIA flights operating through Portugal. These allegations are undergoing a preliminary investigation, but no legal case has yet been opened. The issue will n [...]	2007-02-07 17:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON369	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...]	2007-02-09 17:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PO
07LISBON423	DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...]	2007-02-15 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO PO TL
07LISBON457	PORTUGUESE FM TESTIFIES AGAIN REGARDING ALLEGED [...] (U) As predicted Ref (A),alleged CIA rendition flights remain front-page news in Portugal, recently stimulated by the European Parliament's report and the Portuguese Foreign Minister,s testimony in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Luis Amado appeared before the National Assembly once [...]	2007-02-21 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON48	EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...]	2007-01-05 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TT PO
07LISBON49	PORTUGAL'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY MODEST BUT CONVINCING [...] Proving the skeptics wrong, Portugal's Socialist government managed to reduce the budget deficit to 4.6% in 2006 from an all time high of 6.0% in 2005 and increase GDP growth to 1.4% from 0.3%. Even the ever cautious Bank Governor noted that Portugal's economic recovery, though modest, was c [...]	2007-01-05 17:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PO
07LISBON503	PORTUGAL'S 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]	2007-02-28 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PO
07LISBON557	PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209) [...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia),led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...]	2007-03-06 17:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR EU PO
07LISBON607	PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...]	2007-03-09 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO
07LISBON644	FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...]	2007-03-13 09:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA XF PO
07LISBON694	PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire announced that, due to resource strains caused by Portugal's upcoming EU Council Presidency, Portugal would be stepping down as President of the Working Group for Inter-regional Cooperation in the Community of [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PO
07LISBON710	ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND [...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...]	2007-03-19 17:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XA PO
07LISBON750	CUBAN FM DISCUSSES EU POLICY IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: During a March 16 visit to Lisbon, Cuban Foreign Minister Perez discussed the EU,s Cuba policy with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado, urging Portugal to support greater EU-Cuba engagement. Amado responded that the Cuban government needed to undertake major political reform befor [...]	2007-03-22 15:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PO
07LISBON791	PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...]	2007-03-23 16:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY EPET ETRD EIND ECON PO
07LISBON821	PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...]	2007-03-28 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IQ PO
07LISBON839	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's demarche on reftel points, MFA Secretary of State for European Affairs (and acting Foreign Minister) Manuel Lobo Antunes assured us that Portugal fully supports UN Special Envoy Martii Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo. Should the UN be unable to rea [...]	2007-03-30 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON888	PORTUGAL AGAINST PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BIOLOGICAL [...] (U) On April 2, Embassy Lisbon received a diplomatic note from the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, which outlined its thoughts about a proposed amendment to the biological weapons convention. An informal translation of the text follows and the original was faxed to EUR/PRA on April 5. 2. (U) [...]	2007-04-09 06:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PO
07LISBON966	SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...]	2007-04-13 09:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF
07LJUBLJANA100	SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT [...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy staffer Igor Jukic on February 21. Mr. Jukic said he will raise the issue with the Head of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, Stanislav Vidovic, and relay information about any further plans for GoS [...]	2007-02-21 11:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL
07LJUBLJANA103	SLOVENIA: 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 2006, Slovenian legislation on intellectual property rights is fully aligned with EU legislation, TRIPS and ratified international treaties, and in practice, U.S. pharmaceutical companies have access to the Slovene market. Recent efforts by the Government of Slovenia (GOS) [...]	2007-02-21 13:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SI
07LJUBLJANA108	SLOVENIA DOES NOT SUPPORT ZIMBABWE FOR WFP [...] (U) On February 19 Valerija Mikelj from the Department for International Organizations and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Polecon Chief that the Government of Slovenia shares the position of the U.S. and will not support the candidacy of Zimbabwe's Ambassador Muchada [...]	2007-02-22 15:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC WFP SI
07LJUBLJANA111	SLOVENIA: CONTINUING ITS COMMITMENT TO NATO IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia begins its fifth year of commitment to Afghanistan this week with the deployment of 53 fresh soldiers for a six month rotation with the Italian-led PRT in Herat. These troops relieve 52 troops deployed at that location since August 2006. The GoS announced this fall that [...]	2007-02-23 09:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA113	EBRD SLOVENIA: PESSIMISM GROWING REGARDING REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regional director Francois Lecavalier described himself as "completely pessimistic" about the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) commitment to necessary economic and institutional reforms. In his view, the GOS is resisting the ve [...]	2007-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA119	SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's seventh annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel. Embassy POC is Pol/Econ Chief Colleen Hyland; tel. 386-1 -200-5708, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based on info [...]	2007-03-01 15:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KRFD PREF SI
07LJUBLJANA121	SLOVENIA: HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy held meetings with Slovene officials and research institute, diplomatic and Jewish community representatives February 19 and 20 to press for a fair and timely resolution of long-standing Jewish communal property restitution [...]	2007-03-02 14:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA122	SLOVENIA: FORMER UN ASSISTANT SYG SHARES VIEWS OF [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's former Ambassador to the UN and (subsequently) former Assistant Secretary General for Political affairs at the UN, Danilo Turk, is enjoying a sabbatical from diplomacy as a professor of international law at Ljubljana's Law Faculty. His many years in New York give Turk [...]	2007-03-02 14:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA137	SLOVENIA: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AND PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, and leader of minority GoS coalition partner, Slovene People's Party (SLS),Janez Podobnik took a break from a flurry of recent media criticism -- regarding his decision to compensate a private construction company for disa [...]	2007-03-08 07:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA15	SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND JANUARY 26 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 14:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO OPDC SI
07LJUBLJANA150	SLOVENIA ADDRESSING ISSUE OF AGING POPULATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Slovenia faces the need to revise pension reforms in light of an aging population and the heavy public expenditures this entails. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) implemented labor reforms in 1999, extending the retirement age. Then in 2001, stop-gap labor reform measures went [...]	2007-03-14 15:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON TBIO SI
07LJUBLJANA152	SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2006 Human Rights Report (HRR) generated extensive reaction from the Government of Slovenia (GoS),opposition party leaders, and the media. In general, government ministries offered an upbeat assessment, accentuating positive comments, minimizing criticism, and expressing pl [...]	2007-03-15 12:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA155	SLOVENIA SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO IRANIAN FM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki touched down in Ljubljana for a one day visit on March 14, meeting with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and President Janez Drnovsek for conversations touching on bilateral issues but focusing on the Iranian [...]	2007-03-15 14:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	PREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA163	SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT TO CONVEY IRAN MESSAGE TO UN [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's president Drnovsek recently initiated an exchange with President Ahmadinejad over Iran's nuclear activities and hoped to discuss this with President Bush in Washington this week. With that hope dashed, Drnovsek will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on March [...]	2007-03-21 04:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA169	SLOVENIA: PASSING ZIMBABWE INFORMATION TO MISSION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security staffer Smiljana Knez March 21. Knez said that she knew this was a "hot issue" right now and promised to forward the messages to Slovenia's representation in Geneva [...]	2007-03-22 05:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SI
07LJUBLJANA171	SLOVENIA: MORE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security Staffer Smiljana Knez contacted PolOff March 22 to add to reftel demarche response from March 21. Knez said that Slovenia is well aware of the seriousness of the situation in Zimbabwe and will work i [...]	2007-03-23 05:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ZI SI
07LJUBLJANA184	SLOVENIA: HUMPHREY ALUM BECOMES TOP GOS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Slovenia's new Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek-Travnik told COM the 2006 Human Rights Report was spot on, the Roma situation (when put in context) is relatively positive, and estimated the number of "erased" without status as less than 1,000. She said he [...]	2007-03-27 15:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM OEXC KWMN PINR PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA186	SLOVENIA CONCERNED ABOUT ITS ABILITY TO INTEGRATE [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche points March 26 to Ambassador Roman Kirn, Director of the Division for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kirn listened carefully to our request for Slovenia to accept detainees ready for release, and remarked that this is an important developmen [...]	2007-03-28 05:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC
07LJUBLJANA187	SLOVENIA: TALIBAN PRISONER EXCHANGE REVEALS NEED [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche March 26 to Ambassador Roman Kirn, Director of the Division for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kirn concurred that the release of Taliban prisoners set a bad precedent and could encourage further hostage-taking and undermine the coalition's se [...]	2007-03-28 05:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER
07LJUBLJANA188	SLOVENIA: MEDIA RESPONSE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian media coverage of U.S. missile defense plans in Poland and Czech Republic has been generally restrained, with numerous straightforward, factual articles, but, as is typical, a handful of acerbic anti-American commentaries from Slovenia's skeptical intellectual elite. A [...]	2007-03-28 09:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	KPAO MARR PREL NATO PGOV MASS SI
07LJUBLJANA208	SLOVENIA STEADFAST IN SUPPORTING AHTISAARI [...] (C) Leon Marc, Head of the MFA's Division for South-Eastern Europe confirmed Slovenia's consistent support for UN Special Envoy Maarti Ahtisaari's Kosovo proposal in a March 28 meeting with PolEcon Chief. He said that the GOS would continue to be reserved in its public declarations in suppo [...]	2007-04-02 09:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA22	SLOVENIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia has a small mission in Tehran headed by a charge and staffed with one additional officer. The second officer speaks Farsi and both will be in Tehran through Slovenia's EU presidency which will conclude in July 2008. According to MFA Iran desk officer Maja Novak, the p [...]	2007-01-17 10:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO SI IR
07LJUBLJANA230	SLOVENIA DEMURS ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 14:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PHUM PREL
07LJUBLJANA255	PDAS VOLKER ENCOURAGES SLOVENES TO KEEP TRANS [...] (C) In meetings April 10 with Government of Slovenia officials, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker reinforced the importance of maintaining a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue during Slovenia's EU Presidency. Discussions at the MFA focused on the Western Balkans including an idea suggested by MFA Security Poli [...]	2007-04-20 10:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IR RU SI
07LJUBLJANA264	ICI: SLOVENIA FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND [...] Reftel message was delivered to the Special Assistant to the Foreign Minister Andrej Medica on April 19. FM Rupel will not attend the ICI meeting in Sharm El-Sheik due to conflicting travel obligations. The GOS will be represented by its Ambassador to Egypt. ROBERTSON [...]	2007-04-24 10:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA283	SLOVENIA: MUFTI GIVES MUSLIM ISSUES UPDATE AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leader of the Slovenian Islamic community, Mufti Nedzad Grabus, told COM that the Slovenian Islamic community is finding its way through past troubles with leadership, on course to resolve the long-standing struggle to build a mosque in Ljubljana, and firmly anchored in the [...]	2007-05-04 09:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PGOV OEXC KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA285	SLOVENIA'S WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia is a standout ally in NATO - currently 11% of its active duty forces are deployed in support of NATO, EU, and UN operations abroad - and is making small, but concrete contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq. I [...]	2007-05-04 14:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER SI
07LJUBLJANA3	SLOVENIA LOOKING TO EU FOR GUIDANCE ON TERRORIST [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to the head of Economic Diplomacy, Robert Kokalj, and Bostjan Jerman, member of the Security Division, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They appreciated the information provided. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) has yet to encounter any terrorist entities [...]	2007-01-03 13:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07LJUBLJANA30	SLOVENIA: DINNER WITH THE RUPELS: KOSOVO/SERBIA, [...] (C) Summary. At dinner with COM and wife January 17, FM Dmitrij Rupel reported briefly on his recent trip to Belgrade where he urged PM Kostunica to accept the inevitable on Kosovo. He said he expected the Italian-Slovenian relationship to improve over the next year, noting a discrete agreem [...]	2007-01-19 15:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT SI
07LJUBLJANA303	FOLLOWING UP ON UNHRC VOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Embassy Ljubljana is glad to have been of assistance in our collective effort to undermine the candidacy of Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). I am very pleased that Slovenia will remain in the race - it is the right thing to [...]	2007-05-11 15:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SI EUN
07LJUBLJANA312	SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE [...] (SBU) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar on May 14. Slapnicar told PolMilOff that Slovenia was closely watching recent discourse on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). 2. (C) Slapnicar [...]	2007-05-16 10:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA317	DAS MADISON VISIT: SLOVENES EAGER TO GET SMART ON [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian government officials, academics, and media were eager to learn about USG views on Cuba and Latin America during the May 7-9 visit of DAS Kirsten Madison. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials told Madison they have little expertise on issues in the Western Hemisph [...]	2007-05-21 07:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA321	ZA RES, SLOVENIA'S NEWEST POLITICAL MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Matej Lahovnik, former Minister of Economy and the leader of Slovenia's newest political movement Za Res (For Real) views himself more as a technocrat than a politician and told DCM and PolEcon Chief that with his new movement, he wanted to put "real issues" on the government's [...]	2007-05-21 14:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA337	U.S. FIRMS STRUGGLE TO COMPETE AS DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. Nearly one year after the Slovenian Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced that Finnish defense contractor Patria won a 330 million USD (263 million Euro) contract to supply 135 8x8 armored vehicles to the GoS, the issue continues to dominate headlines amid allegations of cost overr [...]	2007-05-25 15:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MARR MCAP ECON PGOV PINR PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA342	SLOVENIA/CROATIA: PRESSURE MOUNTING TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary. The unseasonably warm spring seems to have been an early trigger for the annual summer border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia. Following a winter of relative peace on that front, Slovenian Foreign Minister Rupel stepped back into the fray after the unveiling in Croatia on M [...]	2007-05-29 09:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR SI
07LJUBLJANA382	SLOVENIA: UNIFIED NATO POSITION IS TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel a points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar who will represent the GOS at the High Level Task Force meeting in Brussels June 7. Slapnicar thanked PolMilOff for the points, the explanation of USG views, and the [...]	2007-06-06 11:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
07LJUBLJANA412	SLOVENIA PUBLICLY REAFFIRMS READINESS TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Office Director Stanislav Vidovic told PolMilOff June 14 that the GOS would publicly reaffirm its desire to join the Adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty when possible (as requested in reftel a). He said that he hoped this would help b [...]	2007-06-15 11:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
07LJUBLJANA416	HARRAH'S HAMMERS OUT 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 5, Harrah,s Entertainment and the Slovenian state-owned casino company Hit signed a letter of intent to build a mega entertainment center in Nova Gorica in western Slovenia worth up to $1 billion in U.S. foreign investment. Since talks were initiated eighteen months ago [...]	2007-06-19 14:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA418	COM'S JUNE 14 LUNCH WITH PRIME MINISTER JANSA [...] (C) Summary: At a lunch hosted by Prime Minister Janez Jansa for COM June 14, the Ambassador urged Slovenia to exert strong leadership during its upcoming EU Presidency (January-June, 2008). Jansa discussed themes for the Presidency, warned about the potentially explosive situation in Kosov [...]	2007-06-22 13:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PINS EINV MOPS ECON PHUM ETRD PGOV
07LJUBLJANA432	KEEPING SLOVENIA IN IRAQ: HELP NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Slovenia's active support for coalition efforts in Iraq could terminate after only eighteen months. With its commitment of four troops halved to two by the reduction of billets at NTM-I earlier this year and the two re [...]	2007-07-02 12:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR IZ SI
07LJUBLJANA439	SLOVENE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IN CRISIS [...] (U) Summary. The Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) has come under close scrutiny recently by a Government of Slovenia (GOS) task force specially formed to investigate alleged irregularities in SOVA's performance. What was intended to be a confidential investigation was leaked to [...]	2007-07-05 13:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	PGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA45	SLOVENIA: COM ENGAGES DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: The new State Secretary (Deputy FM) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrej Ster and the new Director of the MFA's Division of the Americas, Roman Kirn, impressed COM as responsive and well informed on several thorny bilateral issues. The importance of close cooperation betwee [...]	2007-01-29 14:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA454	SLOVENIA ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) On July 4, the GOS officially endorsed the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Statement of Principals. Post received a diplomatic note regarding the endorsement on July 9. 2. (SBU) A subsequent conversation between Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Office Director [...]	2007-07-16 15:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA497	SLOVENES TO ATTEND 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officer Mateja Stojanovic informed Emboff on July 30 that Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel plan to attend the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City. Both will arrive in New York September 23 and depart September 2 [...]	2007-08-03 09:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP PREL OVIP UNGA EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA51	POLITICAL CURRENTS THREATEN TO SINK CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary. Central Bank Governor, Mitja Gaspari, widely credited for guiding Slovenia's successful adoption of the Euro, finds himself embroiled in a political controversy that threatens his renomination as Governor. Right wing legislators accuse Gaspari of undermining Slovenia's credibili [...]	2007-01-30 15:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN SI
07LJUBLJANA544	SLOVENE PM VOICES CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO DURING COM [...] (S) During COM's farewell call with Prime Minister Janez Jansa August 17, Jansa expressed concern that we have missed the best opportunity to resolve the Kosovo issue and warned that a solution is needed soon to prevent violence. He called the U.S. the "main hope," and blamed some European [...]	2007-08-23 13:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	PREL PGOV EINV CASC PHUM PARM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA559	SLOVENIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting with Director General of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Directorate for European Affairs and Bilateral Political Relations Bogdan Benko, Charge d'Affaires requested that Slovenia issue a public statment similar to the Department's August 15 statement calling on th [...]	2007-08-30 11:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN JA KDEM PREL SA SY SI
07LJUBLJANA563	URGING SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR CONSENSUS PACKAGE ON [...] (C) In separate August 30 meetings with Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Security Policy Division and with Dr. Andrej Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Charge d'Affaires urged Slovenia to support a consensus outcome, or, failing that, [...]	2007-08-30 13:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN PARM PREL IAEA IS JA SI
07LJUBLJANA564	OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA FOR SLOVENIA [...] (SBU) In post's judgment, Slovenia should not have many difficulties fulfilling the accession to the OECD. It meets many of the pre-accession criteria and shares the fundamental common values. Since independence in 1991, its foreign policy goal has been to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic co [...]	2007-08-30 17:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV OECD KDEM SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA57	SLOVENIAN CITIES HOPE TO BECOME "BOOMTOWNS" [...] (U) Summary. After years of recession and high unemployment as former socialist industries collapsed, Slovenia's northeast now aims to become a "boomtown." The cornerstone of the projected development is the strategic cooperation between municipalities Maribor and Hoce-Slivnica, Maribor Airpor [...]	2007-01-31 10:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EINV ELTN SI
07LJUBLJANA581	SLOVENIA: TERRORIST FINANCE - PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief shared reftel's points with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Americas Division on a close hold basis. The MFA appreciated our pre-notification; however, they indicated that it was very doubtful that any of these individuals were active in Slovenia. COLEMAN [...]	2007-09-06 05:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA SI
07LJUBLJANA584	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER INFORMAL GYMNICH [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih on September 5. He said that he expected that most of the Gymnich would focus on Russia, rather than on other strategic partnerships with In [...]	2007-09-06 10:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN SI
07LJUBLJANA585	SLOVENIA TO REPLY SOON ON IRAN ISSUE AT UPCOMING [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 15:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IAEA AORC
07LJUBLJANA60	SLOVENIA'S NEW UN AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON [...] (U) On January 30 Slovenia's newly appointed Ambassador to the United Nations Sanja Stiglic (pronounced SAN-ya SHTEE-glitz) paid a courtesy call on COM before her planned departure for the United States on February 3. Stiglic, a career diplomat, is the fourth Slovenian Ambassador to the Unite [...]	2007-01-31 14:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP PINR PREL UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA600	SLOVENIA: DEMARCH ON EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] (C) In a September 18 meeting with arko Purkart of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry'sSecurity Policy Division, Pol-Econ Chief conveye U.S. support for EU involvement on the Lebanon-yria border along the lines discussed reftel. Pukart described the EU state of play on a possible brder mission, ex [...]	2007-09-18 15:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PRE SY IS LE EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA602	SLOVENE BUSINESS LEADER ASSESSES CHALLENGES OF [...] (C) At a lunch hosted by CDA September 12, Viktor Baraga, chairman of the supervisory boards of Slovenian energy company Petrol and gaming company Hit, discussed the problems these two companies have experienced in advancing joint venture projects with Russian and U.S. partners. He stated tha [...]	2007-09-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EUN PREL PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA607	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPECIAL [...] (C) On September 20, CDA delivered reftel's talking points to Blaz Masle at the MFA's Division for Near East and Africa and encouraged Slovenia to contribute to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. During a September 21 discussion, Matjaz Kovacic, head of the MFA's International Organizations Di [...]	2007-09-21 12:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC LE PTER SI
07LJUBLJANA632	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request cable, please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On October 9, P/E Chief delivered reftel's points to MFA Director of EU Affairs Matej Marn. He offered the following: WTO/DDA ------- 3. (C) Marn commented that WTO/DDA would be a short point on the GAERC agenda - Com [...]	2007-10-09 11:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS IZ
07LJUBLJANA651	SLOVENES AWARE OF WIREC 2008, BUT PRESIDING OVER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA SI
07LJUBLJANA660	SLOVENIA'S PLANNED ASSISTANCE TO EU ESDP RULE OF [...] (C) In an October 18 meeting, Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security Policy Stanislav Vidovic told us that Slovenia's offer to provide pre-mission training to the core group of 20-25 of the ESDP Rule of Law Mission was "on track." At the October 10-11 EUPT Conference in P [...]	2007-10-18 14:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM EAID EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA661	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN BURMA [...] (U) EmbOff delivered reftel A points to Minister Counselor Melina Radenkovic of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Radenkovic stated that Slovenia supports the EU amd UN positions on Burma. Although Slovenia does not have any existing or planned foreign assistance programs in [...]	2007-10-18 15:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM SI
07LJUBLJANA662	SLOVENIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT [...] (U) Slovenia's Presidential election will take place this Sunday, October 21. The State Electoral Commission has confirmed the candidacies of seven citizens. The top two finishers will go to a second round on November 11 if neither garners over 50 percent of the vote. Polls still predict Eur [...]	2007-10-19 10:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA669	SLOVENIA FOLLOWS EU STANCE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On October 22, Emboff met with Nina Lenardic Purkart from the Human Rights Division at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to solicit the Government of Slovenia's support for U.S. resolutions as outlined in reftel. Purkart stated that Slovenia is in line with the EU on the U.S. pr [...]	2007-10-24 15:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN SI
07LJUBLJANA676	SLOVENIA: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered U.S. non-paper and fact sheet on October 25 after 9:00 am EST to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, per request reftel. A/DCM urged GOS officials to take parallel steps to isolate these entities from the international financial system and to d [...]	2007-10-25 15:34:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SI
07LJUBLJANA682	SLOVENIA ON BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN EU-ASEAN [...] (C) On October 26, EmbOff met with Milena Radenkovic, Third Secretary in the MFA's Division of Asia, Africa and Pacific, to urge Slovenia to press the ASEAN members to disinvite Burma from the upcoming EU-ASEAN Summit and to use Slovenia's participation in the summit as an opportunity to cal [...]	2007-10-26 14:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM SI
07LJUBLJANA684	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE SAUDI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 15:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN SI
07LJUBLJANA688	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING THEMES FOR FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) In an October 30 meeting with Andrej Svetlicic from the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emboffs invited Svetlicic and other senior Slovenian officials attending the Lisbon financial sanctions workshop to meet on November 28, immediately after the Portuguese-hosted wo [...]	2007-10-30 15:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PTER KTFN EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA704	SLOVENIA EAGER TO HEAR FROM DAS DICARLO ON BALKAN [...] (C) In a series of November 5 meetings with EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo, senior MFA officials urged close cooperation and sought U.S. views as to the way forward on Balkan issues, which Slovenia sees as a priority issue for its EU Presidency. The Slovenes stressed the importance of speeding up [...]	2007-11-09 11:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA717	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel's non-paper to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on November 15. Arih remarked that we were on the "same line" on most issues, including Bosnia, Iran, and Pakistan. He requested that the U.S. consider inviting Slovenia to the Annapolis meeting. EU-China Sum [...]	2007-11-15 15:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07LJUBLJANA718	SLOVENIA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Slovenia has continued to make progress in 2007 in combatting trafficking in persons (TIP) through its actions on several fronts, per reftel. In September 2007, the Slovene court in Novo Mesto convicted four people for TIP-related offenses, including two citizens of Slovakia. Moreover, [...]	2007-11-16 13:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG SI
07LJUBLJANA724	FOREIGN MINISTER RUPEL DENIES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rupel requested a meeting with Charge November 22 to discuss charges by many journalists that the Jansa government is exerting indirect pressure on the media and restricting press freedom in Slovenia. Rupel fully dismissed the allegations, pointing to the broadly critical [...]	2007-11-23 12:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA731	HARRAH'S FACES MORE BARRIERS TO JOINT VENTURE IN [...] (C) Continued local opposition to the proposed Harrah's/Hit joint venture threatens to derail the project altogether, although Harrah's Entertainment has gained the support of key Slovenian officials and economists. Although the Government of Slovenia, th government-owned Slovenian casino co [...]	2007-11-29 09:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA734	SLOVENIA SEEKS EU CONSENSUS ON VENEZUELA AND LATIN [...] (C) On November 29, EmbOff met with Stefan Salej, Special Envoy for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela and to request that Slovenia join the voices of internationa [...]	2007-11-30 06:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE SI
07LJUBLJANA748	SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PLANS TO GO TO PARIS [...] (SBU) ADCM met with MFA contacts on December 6 and urged that FM Rupel attend the Paris Donors Conference and that Slovenia make an assistance pledge. MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih said that FM Rupel planned to attend the December 17 conference and would announce a contribution from Slovenia [...]	2007-12-07 09:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SI
07LJUBLJANA749	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Emboff delivered Department's points to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on December 6. EU Enlargement -------------- 2. (C) Arih said that Slovenia, as one of the strongest advocates for EU enlargement, agreed with our points. He noted that the EU was still drafting the Europe [...]	2007-12-07 10:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY
07LJUBLJANA75	COM CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (U) Summary. When Minster of Labor, Family and Social Affairs (MOL) Janez Drobnic was ousted by parliament in December 2006, former State Secretary Marjeta Cotman was tapped by Prime Minister Janez Jansa to lead the Ministry through important negotiations and reforms. Labor reforms and brokeri [...]	2007-02-12 14:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB PREL SI

07LJUBLJANA760	SLOVENIA HAS LIMITED STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) On November 29, EmbOffs accompanied Katherine Uhre, Senior Advisor of EEB's Commercial and Business Affairs Department, on a series of meetings with Slovenian officials from government economic agencies and commercial groups that highlighted Slovenia's disappointing lack of strategic econ [...]	2007-12-13 16:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA761	USTR REP STRESSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEC AND WTO [...] (SBU) The Senior Trade Representative at the U.S. Mission to the European Union, Dan Mullaney, met with senior Slovenian officials and the local U.S. pharmaceutical group November 19-20 to discuss U.S and Slovenian trade priorities during Slovenia's EU presidency. Mullaney emphasized the impo [...]	2007-12-13 16:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA79	SLOVENES TALK CLUSTER MUNITIONS, MANPADS, PSI, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Security Policy Director Stanislav Vidovic told PM/WRA Director Richard Kidd on February 6 that Slovenia is willing to hear the USG position on cluster munitions, ready to follow up on MANPADS discussions, eager to test its abilities with a May PSI exercise, and solidly in su [...]	2007-02-13 13:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	PARM PINR PREL MARR MASS SI
07LJUBLJANA81	SLOVENES TALK DEMINING TROUBLES WITH PM/WRA OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recently, both International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) and Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff expressed concern over the allegations of possible malfeasance in the Bosnian demining sector, but understood the importance of addressing them head on before the reputation [...]	2007-02-13 14:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS KCRM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA90	SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SITES IRRESPONSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. Since suffering from cancer, and, so far, beating it, Slovenia's president Janez Drnovsek has adopted a simplified and more spiritual approach to life, which is apparent in his public life as well as in his personal demeanor. In the last two years, he has written three top ten [...]	2007-02-14 14:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI YI SR
07LJUBLJANA95	SLOVENIA WRESTLING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT CLASS IN NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia's commitment to NATO and to international security took a giant leap forward this week as the Slovenian Armed Forces began a six month, 600 troop deployment -- the largest overseas operation in the history of independent Slovenia -- to take over the Western Sector of KFOR [...]	2007-02-16 14:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PINS NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA96	SLOVENIA FORMULATING OPINION ON WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Leon Megusar, staff at the Ministry of Agriculture working on issues related to the World Food Program (WFP). He stated that the Ministry of Agriculture is currently working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop Slovenia's position on Zimbabwe's [...]	2007-02-16 15:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC WFP
07LJUBLJANA99	SLOVENIA EXTENDS HEAD TRAINER AT THE JORDAN [...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy staffer Igor Jukic and to Ministry of Interior European Affairs and International Cooperation Office Head Lilijana Sipec on February 14. On February 20, Ms. Sipec told PolMilOff that the GoS has approved th [...]	2007-02-21 11:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR PREL SI
07LOME159	DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA: TOGO [...] Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Zarifou Ayeva February 22 to discuss the crisis in Guinea and left a French version of Embassy Conakry's press statement. Ambassador encouraged Togo to use its influence within ECOWAS to press for an end to the State of Siege and a permanent resolution of [...]	2007-02-22 17:33:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH PGOV PREL TO
07LOME208	TOGO: PLANNING FOR UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) On February 25, DCM attended the opening session of the third statutory congress of the Party for Democracy and Renewal (PDR),a small northern party aligned with the ruling RPT party. Zarifou Ayeva, Togo,s Foreign Minister, was reelected president of the PDR. 2. (U) Present at the op [...]	2007-03-14 10:35:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TO
07LOME257	FRANCOPHONIE ELECTION EVALUATION MISSION VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary: A technical evaluation mission from the Intergovernmental Francophone Agency (Francophonie),led by Nelson Messone, called on Ambassador on March 28 and shared observations of the political situation in Togo in the run up to legislative elections scheduled for June 24. The group [...]	2007-04-02 16:34:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL TO
07LOME40	REINFORCING PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON IRAQ: TOGO [...] Ambassador presented a copy of President's January 10 address to Foreign Minister Zarifou Ayeva on January 11 and briefed the Minister on the new Iraq strategy. 2. Ambassador emphasized the themes of stability and importance of moderates gaining the upper hand over extremists in Baghdad a [...]	2007-01-12 09:22:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ TO
07LOME562	TOGOLESE ATTENDANCE AT THE 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 16:36:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA TO
07LOME782	TOGO: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Kodjo Menan, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on SIPDIS November 7, 2007. Menan replied that the GOT does not support terrorism and if there is an organization that supports terrorism, the government will not collaborate with [...]	2007-11-07 13:25:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN TO
07LOME783	TOGO: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 13:44:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC TO
07LONDON104	ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER EO 13382: [...] (S/NF) Summary: The UK views the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah under Executive Order 13382 as a "significant ratcheting up of pressure on Iran" and supports our view that the designation is consistent with the language of UNSCR 1737. The UK would appreciate information on how the designatio [...]	2007-01-10 15:34:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL KNNP KN PARM EFIN FR GE IT UK
07LONDON1062	BTEX FORENSIC EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP CATALYZES G8 EFFORTS AGAINST BIOTERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK and Germany co-hosted, with U.S. co-sponsorship, the G8 "Forensic Epidemiology Workshop," in London March 13-15, 2007 (Ref A). Although the U.S. was the primary source for workshop design and facilitation, all three nations worked collaboratively to plan and execute the [...]	2007-03-20 11:09:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO CA FR GM IT JA RS UK EUN
07LONDON1142	UK OPPOSED TO PERMANENT EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 17:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHCR UK
07LONDON1196	UK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN [...] (U) UK priorities for the upcoming GYMNICH meeting are maintaining EU unity in support of 1) Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan; 2) a "middle ground" approach to the new Palestinian Unity Government, and 3) moving forward on EU-specific Iran sanctions. Martin Shearman, the Foreign Office's European Corr [...]	2007-03-28 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EUN XG IS IR ZI FI UK
07LONDON1279	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 14:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR AF UK
07LONDON14	UK "NOT OVERLY CONCERNED" BY PROPOSED UN [...] SUMMARY: The UK's initial assessment of ref talking points is that dronabinol - synthetic THC - is virtually unknown in the UK, and likely to remain so. As a consequence, they are not "overly concerned" by the WHO recommendation to move it from Schedule II to III of the 1971 Convention. Th [...]	2007-01-03 17:33:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR UNCND UNCRIME UK
07LONDON1625	NO FURTHER UK INFORMATION ON IDENTIFIERS -- FINAL [...] (CO) Embassy delivered list of entities and persons named in ref A points on April 25 to Mark Peters, Iran Team Leader at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Peters said the UK Government has no identifier information related to the entities listed reftel. 2. (CO) Poloff noted that, per [...]	2007-05-01 17:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EXIM MNUC OECD PREL UNSC AA UK
07LONDON1784	UK RESPONSE: OECD ENLARGEMENT DEMARCHE AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 10:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OECD UK
07LONDON1835	(S/NF) UK CONDUCTING STUDY OF IMPACT OF IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is doing a Top Secret study -- likely to get widespread attention within Her Majesty's Government -- of the real impact of Iranian financial measures. The study, which is intended to draw upon both open and closed sources, is intended to in [...]	2007-05-14 16:13:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PARM PTER ETTC IR UK
07LONDON1893	(C) ROSUKRENERGO: HM TREASURY TO ALERT REGULATORS [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the head of HM Treasury's Financial Crime Team Sean Byrne and to Foreign and Commonwealth Office desk officer Jasper Thornton. Byrne said that issues surrounding a possible initial public offering (IPO) for RosUkrEnergo "resonate well here," noting that [...]	2007-05-18 09:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PREL UP UK
07LONDON1991	ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT OF EU ENLARGEMENT FOR UK [...] Since Romania and Bulgaria formally joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007, we have witnessed increased reference to economic activity between the UK and the new member states, ranging from high level visits to various UK contacts indicating they have purchased vacation property in [...]	2007-05-23 14:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EU UK
07LONDON2063	ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from the U.S. for the International Maritime Organization's Fifteenth Session of the Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation, London, June 4 - 8, 2007: Representativ [...]	2007-05-30 15:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO
07LONDON2340	CUBA SOLIDARITY GROUP MAY FORCE SANCTIONS SHOWDOWN [...] Summary: Hilton Hotels in the UK believes its efforts to obey US sanctions on Cuba, while simultaneously respecting UK law banning discrimination based on nationality, will soon be tested by a pro-Cuban government NGO. The NGO will seek to check a Cuban delegation into a Hilton hotel in the U [...]	2007-06-19 07:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON2396	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (SBU) On June 20 Poloff delivered the nonpaper conveyed in reftel to Foreign Office Iran Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling and to his colleague Christian Turner, who is slated to be the UK's DCM in Tehran later this year. 2. (SBU) Gelling noted with approval that USG is also notifying [...]	2007-06-21 13:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IR EUN UK
07LONDON2420	(C) AMERICAN CITIZENS DETAINED IN IRAN: UK [...] (C) In response to poloff's June 12 demarche (ref A),FCO's Iran Team Leader Will Gelling and Iran human rights officer Marian Kalloor on June 20 said UK pressure and lobbying in Tehran was an important element behind the EU Presidency's demarche (reported ref B) on the Iranian Foreign Minist [...]	2007-06-22 17:07:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PHUM PREL IR UK
07LONDON2457	IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI [...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]	2007-06-26 17:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON2488	(U) PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN NAMES HIS CABINET [...] (U) A day after taking over as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has named his Cabinet. As expected, this is the biggest reshuffle since the Labour Party came to power in 1997. It includes several realignments, and has the maximum number of paid Cabinet Ministers permitted by law (22). While p [...]	2007-06-28 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UK
07LONDON249	UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...]	2007-01-22 17:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR
07LONDON2491	IRAN IN IRAQ: IRANIAN DEMARCHES UK ON IRAN'S GOOD [...] (CO/NF) Summary: The Iranian Ambassador conveyed a pro-forma summary of its own benign intentions in Iraq during a June 22 demarche at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The demarche was intended to provide an Iranian version of the May 28 U.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad, according to fe [...]	2007-06-28 17:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL IR IZ UK
07LONDON2534	(U) BROWN'S GOVERNMENT IN PLACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Gordon Brown has moved fast to put his stamp on the UK Government and the results have been positive for his poll ratings and media coverage. The latest Guardian/ICM poll gives Labour the lead (39 percent to 35 percent) over the Conservatives, Labour's first le [...]	2007-07-02 16:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV UK
07LONDON2785	UK SUPPORTS BARRING NORTH KOREAN AQUISITION OF [...] (S) On July 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche apprising the British government of North Korean efforts to acquire the machinery and equipment to produce fraudulent U.S. currency. Foreign Office officials Kim Clarke, head of the Korea division, and Korea desk officer Kathy Heal were apprec [...]	2007-07-19 15:04:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07LONDON2907	UK SEEKS FLOOD RELIEF ASSISTANCE FROM US [...] This is an action request. 2. Andy Shields of the UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat within the Cabinet Office informed Embassy July 27 that the UK Government will shortly issue a formal request to the USG for portable toilet chemicals, known as WAG Bags, in response to this week's floods [...]	2007-07-27 18:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL UK
07LONDON2984	(S) TERRORIST FINANCE:UK SUPPORTS USG SUBMISSION [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 31, 2007 to Clive Hughes, Desk Officer Multilateral and Strategic Allies Section Counter Terrorism Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Hughes said the UK favors co-sponsoring U.S. submissions to the UN 1518 a [...]	2007-08-03 06:30:00	Embassy London	SECRET	EFIN FI IZ JO KTFN PREL PTER SA UK UNSC
07LONDON2994	(S) BANK MELLI NON-PAPER CONVEYED TO FCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 14:25:00	Embassy London	SECRET	ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR UK
07LONDON3175	IRAN: BROTHER OF IRGC'S SAFAVI SAYS A U.S. TERROR [...] (C) Summary. xxxxxxxxxxxx Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) xxxxxxxxxxxx told London Iran Watcher xxxxxxxxxxxx that Iran's cooperation on security in Iraq, though not yet evident, would be forthcoming, but in the same breath argued that a U.S. terrorist designation of the IRGC would prevent any [...]	2007-08-17 08:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL BA KU IR IS UK
07LONDON3228	BRITISH AGREE TO COSPONSOR TO 1518 COMMITTEE, BUT [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (S) The British are seeking Ministerial approval to co-sponsor to the 1518 Committee names 2-7 in State 104666, according to Sarah Bennett and James Smith of the Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department, Foreign and Commonwea [...]	2007-08-20 17:35:00	Embassy London	SECRET	EFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3338	SENATOR BOXER HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON CARBON [...] Summary: Senator Barbara Boxer heard strongly positive views from HMG, heavy industry and the investment community on the UK,s experience with carbon cap-and-trade systems as a tool for addressing climate change. Many of HMG officials who handle climate change are new to their portfolios, and [...]	2007-08-31 12:19:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP SENV KGHG PREL UK IZ AF SU
07LONDON3362	IRAN DEPFORMIN WILL VISIT LONDON TO PITCH [...] (S) Summary: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Iran,s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili will visit London Friday September 7 to push Iran,s recent agreement with the IAEA as Iran,s preferred means of addressing the nuclear issue, but th [...]	2007-09-04 16:07:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3415	UK SELDOM INTERVENES IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 16:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV UK
07LONDON3422	UK GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER INFORMAL EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. According to the Foreign Office, the key agenda items at the September Gymnich meeting are Kosovo, the Inter-Governmental Conference on EU Reform, the Middle East, and a review of EU strategic partnerships with a focus on Russia. As is practice at informal Gynmich meetings, the UK [...]	2007-09-07 11:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN RS YI IR UK
07LONDON3519	IRAN'S JALILI IN LONDON: REBUFFED AS EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meetng, UK officials rebuffed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Jalili's promotion of the IRI-IAEA Work Plan as a way to resolve the nuclear issue and reiterated the UK's firm commitment to the E3 3 and UNSCR process. End summary. 2. (C) Per ref (a),Iran Mul [...]	2007-09-13 13:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3539	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Your visit is much welcomed. You come to London at a critical moment. The UK is adjusting to the change in leadership from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, who has displayed calm confidence in addressing key domestic challenges in the short period he has been Prime [...]	2007-09-14 16:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL UK
07LONDON3571	UK WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, THEY TELL TREASURY A/S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: British officials told Patrick O'Brien, A/S for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Treasury, on September 6, that they are very worried about Iran. Both sides agreed we should continue to turn up the pressure on Iran within the context of the United Nations Security Cou [...]	2007-09-17 18:16:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER IR LY UK
07LONDON3608	UK QUIETLY SUPPORTS U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK will support the U.S. ICAO Council candidacy, but their internal regulations prohibit them from giving us an official response. They have not given their views on the ICAO Split-Currency Assessments. Transport officials emphasized that the UK must see progress on Stage [...]	2007-09-19 12:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO AORC UK
07LONDON3657	UK HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY PROPOSES FORMAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive Dr. Nigel Lightfoot proposed to visiting U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials and EmbOffs that a formal liaison be established between HPA and CDC. During discussions of lessons l [...]	2007-09-21 15:51:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL UK
07LONDON3674	UK SHARES USG PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office generally shares U.S. priorities for the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting (ref),but is still reviewing its position on a CD Secretariat, according to Nick Abbott, of the Foreign Office's Democracy and Human Rights Office. Abbo [...]	2007-09-24 18:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UK UNGA
07LONDON3679	IRAN'S BANK MARKAZI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK [...] (S) Embassy on September 24 delivered ref demarche on the opening of a Bank Markazi account at Bank Saderat UK to HM Treasury and to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 2. (S) According to FCO Iran Multilateral Team leader Will Gelling, HMG agrees that, even in the absence of a specific U [...]	2007-09-25 09:53:00	Embassy London	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR BO FR IT UK
07LONDON3712	Bio Information on UK Delegation to Major Economies [...] (U) Following is biographic information on the five members of the UK delegation to the September 27-28 Major Economies Meeting in Washington DC on climate change and energy security. The five people are Phil Woolas (Environment Minister at DEFRA),Michael Jacobs (Advisor to the Prime Ministe [...]	2007-09-26 16:51:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR SENV UK
07LONDON374	UK PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Defense Select Committee of the UK House of Commons met with five experts in nuclear arms and defense policy on January 23 to hear views on HMG's recent white paper endorsing a renewal of the UK's existing submarine-based nuclear deterrent. Although the MPs heard some voice [...]	2007-01-29 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM MOPS UK
07LONDON3766	BRITISH AGREE TO CO-SPONSOR ALL 1518 COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 16:20:00	Embassy London	SECRET	EFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3915	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR GAERC MEETING; AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) In response to ref a points, Tom Burn of the Foreign Office's EU Section provided Poloff with the following readout of UK expectations for next week's GAERC: 2. (C) Iran: Burn shared the agreed upon language to be included in the text of the GAERC conclusions: "The Council agreed t [...]	2007-10-12 14:49:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IZ IR
07LONDON3923	XXXXXXXXXXXX ARGUES TIME IS RIPE FOR [...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Islamic republic of Iran decision-makers lack the confidence to initiate an offer to the West to soften Iran's nuclear or regional posture, but are now, due to internal political conditions, hoping for a Western-initiated proposal on [...]	2007-10-12 16:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3924	IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER [...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...]	2007-10-12 16:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK
07LONDON3938	GORDON BROWN TO ISSUE LETTER TO G7 AND IFIS ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering sending a letter to G-7 participants, China, India, the IMF and the World Bank on how to support democracy in Burma. The London-based newspaper the Independent erroneously reported October 15 that the Prime Minister had already sent suc [...]	2007-10-15 16:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM UK
07LONDON3940	ANTARCTIC FISHERIES/CCAMLR MEETING ) UK DRESSED TO [...] UK Foreign Office Polar Regions Unit Chief Jane Rumble met ESTH Counselor on October 11 to discuss October 22 ) November 2 meeting in Hobart of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) (reftel). Rumble said that the HMG supports the substance of USG p [...]	2007-10-16 08:04:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KGHG UK
07LONDON3983	AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]	2007-10-19 12:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07LONDON4045	EUR SENIOR ADVISOR PANDITH AND S/P ADVISOR COHENâ€™S [...] (C) Summary. EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith and S/P Member Jared Cohen met with a wide range of UK government leaders, community activists, think tanks, artists, and Muslim youth during their October 9-14 visit to the UK. Government officials stressed that the UK's problem w [...]	2007-10-25 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PTER SCUL UK
07LONDON4082	FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS EXPLORES UK'S DIGITAL TV TRANSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's transition to digital TV is progressing smoothly thanks in large part to an impressive BPS 200 Million ($400 Million) public awareness campaign and a BPS 600 Million ($1.2 Billion) Help Scheme, according to HMG officials. The analog BBC TWO signal in the small town of Whit [...]	2007-10-30 13:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON UK
07LONDON4126	(C) UK INTERESTED IN CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Chris Wood, Head of the Foreign Office's Americas Directorate, told the Charge that the UK shares the goal of promoting democratic change in Cuba and is interested in several of the U.S. proposals for cooperation in Cuba (ref B),but it will take more U.S. lobbying in EU capitals [...]	2007-11-02 12:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA ETRD UN CU EU AR UK
07LONDON4189	FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE -- AFTER THE STORM [...] (C) Summary. A visit to the Finsbury Park Mosque -- once the home of the notorious extremist Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri and formerly exhibit A in the case for the threat from "homegrown" British radicalization -- found the Mosque apparently cleansed of its extremist past and working hard to counter ra [...]	2007-11-08 17:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SCUL KISL PGOV UK
07LONDON4310	INCSR VOL II FOR UK [...] Following is post draft of Volume II of the UK INCSR for 2008. POC is Econ Couns John McNamara (mcnamarajf@state.gov) 2. (SBU) Begin Text: United Kingdom The United Kingdom (UK) plays a leading role in European and world finance and remains attractive to money launderers because of [...]	2007-11-20 18:47:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UK
07LONDON4311	POSSIBLE NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/OFFER OF [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in and possible offer of nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to post's attention via call-in and email. Inform [...]	2007-11-21 08:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER UK
07LONDON4328	(C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 16:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK
07LONDON4442	UK'S KEY BALI OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) The following are points from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Climate Security Team regarding the United Kingdom's key objectives for the Bali Summit on Climate Change. HMG has targeted goals for aviation and maritime emissions and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) targe [...]	2007-12-03 16:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG UK
07LONDON4454	U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S [...] (S/NF) Summary: Per instructions reftel, DCM delivered reftel points December 3 to Permanent Under Secretary of State Peter Ricketts. Ricketts, who was accompanied by FCO's Iran Coordinator Antony Phillipson, appeared not to have been previously aware of the NIE or its contents. Nevertheles [...]	2007-12-04 13:10:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC IR PARM UK
07LONDON4472	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PETERSâ€™ DECEMBER 7 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Your December 7-8 visit to London comes after Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finished putting his own stamp on the government, following this summer's transition from Tony Blair's tenure, and begins focusing on governing. It also comes at a time during which major infrastructure pro [...]	2007-12-05 11:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ICAO ECON SENV ELTN UK
07LONDON4512	UK OFFICIALS TELL U/S LEVEY THAT WILL ON IRAN IS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior UK officials told Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey November 30 that international action SIPDIS against Iran has increased pressure on the regime and made life "significantly uncomfortable" for Iranian leadership, but has not so far succeeded in changing Iran's nu [...]	2007-12-10 12:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER IR UK
07LONDON473	FY-2007 TEACHING AREA STUDIES, 11/15-12/2/06: EVALUATION BY [...] SUMMARY/RESULTS-IMPACT ------------------------- A). Ali Pedram found this an interesting and informative program on all fronts, academically, professionally and personally. It destroyed the preconceived ideas he had of the United States and its culture as well as its foreign policy toward th [...]	2007-02-06 17:29:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON519	TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS ASSISTANCE IN [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, Embassy contacted officials in the international organizations and counterterrorism policy departments at the Foreign Office to request feedback on the first tranche of terrorist facilitators and inciters designations. Both officials with whom we spoke commented that, [...]	2007-02-09 16:22:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UK
07LONDON6	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Embassy delivered reftel prenotification to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 22. On January 3, Rod Mackenna of the FCO's Counter Terrorism Policy Department notified us that the UK will support a UN 1267 designat [...]	2007-01-03 15:17:00	Embassy London	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU UK
07LONDON640	(C) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL URGE ICELAND TO KEEP [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 15:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IC AF UK NATO
07LONDON764	HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-27 17:16:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON780	HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND [...] Summary and action request: Hilton Hotels International, faced with a conflict between US sanctions on Cuba and UK law banning discrimination, has instructed its employees not to violate local UK law, putting them on a potential collision course with US law. Post would welcome any guidance W [...]	2007-02-28 18:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON788	SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iran Team Human Rights Leader, Stephen Hickey, described to Poloff several overlapping project areas, centering on media outreach, judicial reform and human rights, in which UK Government is supporting democratic reform in Iran. Hickey provided this [...]	2007-03-01 14:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL EUN IR UK
07LONDON809	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR MARCH EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) The UK Government expects Iran and Bosnia to be issues of focus at the March General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Martin Sherman, FCO's EU External Affairs head, provided Poloff on March 1 with a readout of UK expectations for the GAERC in response to ref non-p [...]	2007-03-02 15:26:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL PGOV BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ UK
07LUANDA104	DAS CAROL THOMPSON MEETING ANGOLAN VICE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, 2007, visiting AF DAS Carol Thompson received GRA thanks for the disaster relief assistance provided to Angola by the United States following the recent flooding and noted the positive contribution of the 2005 MEDFLAG Exercise. Thompson reiterated USG interest in [...]	2007-02-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EINT EAID TBIO AO
07LUANDA110	ANGOLA: DAS THOMPSON DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH MPLA [...] (SBU) Summary: MPLA Party Secretary Joana Lina told visiting DAS Carol Thompson that the MPLA is focusing its efforts in 2007 on the planned 2008 elections, including intense support of the nationwide voter registration campaign. It has developed a vision for Angola,s future, Angola 2025, an [...]	2007-02-07 10:23:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM AO
07LUANDA1116	A PRODUCTIVE VISIT BY LULA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luis Ignacio da Silva's high-profile state visit on October 17 and 18, 2007 resulted in seven new technical assistance accords, the doubling of Brazil's credit line to Angola (to USD 2.3 billion) and the announcement of a business deal to build a sugarcane-based [...]	2007-10-30 16:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN ENRG
07LUANDA1204	FOREIGN MINISTER REITERATES ANGOLA'S DESIRE FOR A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Amb. Mozena's December 3 presentation of copies of his credentials, Foreign Minister Miranda stressed Angola's desire for continued positive relations with the U.S., defined commercial/economic ties as the key element of the bilateral relationship, and expressed gratit [...]	2007-12-04 06:21:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AO
07LUANDA1208	ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON ANGOLA'S PLAN FOR PEACE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 4, 2007 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Chicoti gave additional details about Angola's plan for peace and stability in the Eastern DRC. The plan calls for a small SADC task force in the region, SADC-sponsored and [...]	2007-12-05 09:05:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OTRA AO
07LUANDA1225	ANGOLA ANNOUNCES PARIS CLUB AGREEMENT AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The GRA has reached agreement with the Paris Club on repaying interest in arrears (Reftel A). The news punctuates several announcements of new lines of credit offered as trade promotion vehicles by countries such as China, Germany and Brazil. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On Fr [...]	2007-12-07 12:23:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA1251	ANGOLA STILL TRYING TO BE A PLAYER IN THE DRC [...] (U) Angola, which continues to seek a role in ending the conflict in the eastern DRC, this week engaged in a series of high-level meetings between Angolan and Congolese military officials. Congolese Military (FARDC) Chief of Staff Dieudonne Kayembe stressed the "special place" that Angola hol [...]	2007-12-14 16:07:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OTRA CG AO
07LUANDA14	ANGOLA'S BANKING SECTOR - LIMITS TO GROWTH? [...] (SBU) Summary. Angola's banking sector has grown rapidly since the civil war ended in 2002. Commercial banking assets have doubled to more than USD 6 billion since 2003 and the number of banks has increased. Private banks are profitable, and new banks are looking for market niches. Banks [...]	2007-01-05 12:00:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID AO
07LUANDA163	ANGOLA VOTER REGISTRATION: PHASE TWO BEGINS AS GRA [...] (SBU) Summary: Phase two of the Angolan voter registration process began on January 15, 2007 as scheduled, with operations running smoothly and demand for registration cards high. After reviewing experiences during the month-long first phase, where over 945,000 were registered, the GRA has ree [...]	2007-02-16 12:35:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AO
07LUANDA235	ANGOLA: UNITA BELIEVES SHOTS FIRED WERE AN ATTEMPT [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, shots were fired at the UNITA party headquarters in Camabatela, Kwanza Norte province while UNITA president Isaias Samakuva was in the building. UNITA representatives publicly announced to the media and privately to emboff that the shots fired were a direct threat to [...]	2007-03-13 08:47:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PDEM AO
07LUANDA250	ANGOLA DECIDES NOT TO SEEK IMF AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Angola,s Finance Minister, Pedro de Morais, announced that Angola will not pursue a program with the IMF. Citing Angola,s progress in combating inflation and its growing foreign exchange reserves, Angola believes it does not need a stand-by agreement to ensure macroeconomic st [...]	2007-03-14 10:41:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA287	CLOTHESPINS TO CEMENT - PORTRAIT OF A CHINESE [...] (U) This is one in a series of cables on the Chinese business community in Angola. Previous cables have looked at the social impact of Chinese expatriates in Luanda and the Chinese line of credit. Angola ) Land of Golden Opportunity ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Working in [...]	2007-03-21 17:14:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV AO CH
07LUANDA324	Weapons of Mass Destruction Finance: Iran's DIO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 12:43:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR
07LUANDA358	ANGOLA - TROOPS SHUT DOWN AMCIT-OWNED QUARRY [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 27, 2007, Angolan soldiers shut down an Amcit-owned quarry near Luanda, claiming to be acting on behalf of Angola's National Reconstruction Council. Several other quarries were shut down at the same time. The Embassy has explained the potentially damaging effect on [...]	2007-04-17 12:54:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD BEXP PGOV EMIN ECON AO
07LUANDA463	ANGOLA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT BELARUS [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche on Belarus' candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (reftel A) on May 10th, 2007 to Jacinto Rangel, Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Rangel thanked us for our points and confirmed that the Fre [...]	2007-05-11 10:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC PHUM AO
07LUANDA473	ANGOLA - APRIL ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) Table of Contents: -- Ministry of Finance Issues Its First Long-Term Debt -- Kyoto and Cartagena Protocols Ratified -- New Minimum Wage -- Luanda,s First Major Shopping Mall Opens -- Luanda Infrastructure ) Friction vs. Traction -- Angola-China Trade -- Portuguese Language Labeling on Al [...]	2007-05-15 12:33:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG SENV ELAB ETRD AO
07LUANDA474	ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYTEM GETS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a program cost of nearly USD 1 billion, the GRA,s food distribution and retail system, PRESILD, is up and running with great publicity and fanfare. Under PRESILD the GRA will create regional bonded warehouses, supermarkets in every province, open air markets in every municip [...]	2007-05-15 12:34:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD AO
07LUANDA564	IMF ARTICLE IV TEAM GIVES ANGOLA HIGH MARKS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 5, 2007, the IMF Article IV team, which is close to winding up its first visit to Angola since the GRA definitively walked away from a formal program with the IMF (reftel),presented a preliminary summary of its findings to representatives of embassies and international [...]	2007-06-07 15:35:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA57	NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID [...] (SBU) President Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo de Miranda publicly rejected the possibility of Angolan military support for the Somali peacekeeping force following a meeting of the Council of Ministers on January 19, 2007. President dos Santos stated that Angolan milita [...]	2007-01-22 13:12:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO
07LUANDA615	SPECIAL AGENT STEEN MEETS WITH ANGOLAN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Secret Service Special Agent William Steen conducted training in recognizing counterfeit currency at Embassy Luanda and met with representatives of the Angolan Central Bank Exchange Reserves Department to discuss training in currency recognition. While recent changes in th [...]	2007-06-20 13:10:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINT ECON AO

07LUANDA621	ANGOLA: OIL BOOM FUELING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Aguinaldo Jaime described Angola,s efforts to manage its exceptionally high economic growth to A/S Jendayi Frazer, noting the creation of a stabilization fund to manage oil price fluctuations on the budgetary process; programs to increase Central Bank and Fin [...]	2007-06-21 13:44:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET PGOV OVIP CH AO
07LUANDA624	ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT WARMLY RECEIVES A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with GRA officials A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced the US-Angola bilateral relationship, generating much goodwill and amplifying the USG message that we want to develop a strong partnership with Angola, one based on mutual respect, democracy, and good economic governance [...]	2007-06-21 14:01:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN OVIP AO
07LUANDA650	ANGOLA CHAIRS SOUTH ATLANTIC PEACE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. Angola hosted the sixth Ministerial Conference of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone from June 18-19, 2007 in Luanda, and now chairs the organization. The main outcome of the conference was approval of the Luanda Action Plan (LAP),an extremely broad paper calling for [...]	2007-06-27 16:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07LUANDA652	ANGOLAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE DELAYS IN PROCESSING WORK VISA [...] SUMMARY: AS MANY AS 200 AMERICAN CITIZENS IN ANGOLA HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT THEIR PASSPORTS FOR AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS AND MANY FOR AS LONG AS EIGHT WEEKS AS THEY AWAIT WORK VISA RENEWAL PROCESSING BY THE ANGOLAN IMMIGRATION SERVICES. THESE DELAYS ARE CAUSING HAVOC WITH 28-DAY WORK ROTATIONS USED BY [...]	2007-06-28 12:36:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC MGT AFSN APER CMGT PGOV EPET AO
07LUANDA693	EU BLACKLISTS TAAG ANGOLAN AIRLINES [...] (C) Summary: The EU has included TAAG (Angolan National Airlines) on its black list as of July 6. Angola flirted with banning all EU flights to Angola in retaliation, but strong words of advice from the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats convinced the GRA to act sensibly to confront the i [...]	2007-07-10 17:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON AO
07LUANDA696	ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: SLOW DEVELOPMENT IN LUNDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Diamond-rich Lunda North province is on the slow track to development. Despite the important role of the diamond sector in contributing to Angola,s non-petroleum derived economy the province remains rural, underdeveloped and isolated from the rest of the country. Few employment [...]	2007-07-11 16:07:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO
07LUANDA70	Angola: USAID-Central Bank Monetary Policy Workshop [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 to 13, USAID Angola and the Angolan National Bank sponsored a monetary policy workshop featuring local and international experts. The workshop provided a forum to openly and frankly discuss the next steps required to help Angola take full advantage of increasing o [...]	2007-01-25 06:21:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID AO
07LUANDA723	EX-INTELLIGENCE CHIEF MIALA ARRESTED - REVENGE [...] (C) Summary. On Friday, July 13 2007, Fernando Miala, the former head of Angola,s foreign intelligence service, was arrested on a charge of insubordination: refusing an order to attend his own demotion ceremony. Miala was removed from office in February 2006 for allegedly plotting to overthr [...]	2007-07-17 17:10:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AO
07LUANDA757	CAE: GOOD FOR ANGOLA AND FOR AMERICAN BUSINESSES [...] (U) Summary. The Angolan Center for Business Support (CAE),founded to help bridge the gap between Angolan small and medium sized enterprises and the oil industry, now includes support for American businesses entering the Angolan market. To Angolan SMEs it provides the full range of business [...]	2007-07-23 07:40:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ECON AO
07LUANDA785	ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES - HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION [...] (C) Summary: Diamond prospecting, legal or otherwise, is the only game in town for the majority of the people in Lunda Norte province. Lunda Norte's diamond riches come packaged with reports of human right abuses committed by both government and private security forces against iLLegal diamond [...]	2007-07-31 21:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EMIN PHUM ECON PREF PINR KDEM SOCI AO
07LUANDA908	ANGOLA - AUGUST POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola - Energy and Economic Development Conference Held in Luanda - Angola Welcomes Vietnamese Doctors and Teachers - Angola Hosts and Wins African Basketball Championship OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola --------------- [...]	2007-09-04 16:42:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV KOLY AO
07LUANDA923	CHINESE ASSISTANCE TO ANGOLA FOCUSED ON HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During an initial call on Counselor Ding Shan at the Chinese Embassy, the USAID Mission Director and Ding compared the U.S. and Chinese assistance efforts in Angola, which both emphasize health. Ding also disclosed China will soon start sending "barefoot doctors" to work in [...]	2007-09-11 08:01:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV EINV AO CH
07LUANDA988	DOES THE MIALA CASE MATTER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The rise and meteoric downfall of former presidental advisor Fernando Miala offers a rare glimpse into the high-level political machinations and competitive struggles related to succession politics in Angola. The ousting of Miala reveals President Dos Santos' undiminished appetit [...]	2007-09-25 16:13:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07LUSAKA1054	ZAMBIA AUGUST 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- BOZ Bemoans Oil Prices, Warns Of Inflation Rate Rise -- Stakeholders Query Government Over CEE Act -- World Bank, IMF Caution On Copper Prices, Ag Subsidies -- BOZ To Withdraw Money From Commercial Banks -- Zambian Airways Records Growth -- Mining Companies Find High-Grade Uranium [...]	2007-09-17 09:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA1109	IMF GIVES ZAMBIA PASSING MARKS, BUT GROWTH PLATFORM "NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's macroeconomic performance continues to receive good reviews from International Monetary Fund analysts, but budget execution remains a challenge, and may generate excess liquidity and inflation later in 2007. To achieve higher rates of growth that lift more Zambians out [...]	2007-10-01 13:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV EINV ENRG ZA
07LUSAKA1246	ZAMBIA OCTOBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- MWANAWASA HEADS TRADE DELEGATION TO SEATTLE -- CRITICAL FUEL SHORTAGE HITS ZAMBIA -- DIAMOND PROSPECTING VENTURE DOES NOT PAN OUT -- TRADING LICENSING ACT AMENDED -- THE ZAMBIA DEVELOPMENT ACT 2006 UNDERGOES REVISION -- NORTHERN PROVINCIAL AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION ON CARDS -- GRZ SUBM [...]	2007-11-06 06:48:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA1253	ZAMBIA - POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. Summary -- Civil Society and GRZ Consult on NGO Bill -- National Constitutional Conference to Meet in December -- November 8 By-Elections -- Sata Slammed as Hired Gun for Taiwan -- Tourism-related bills make their wa [...]	2007-11-08 13:28:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
07LUSAKA1319	LUSAKA UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Post submits current contact information as requested in reftel for leadership at Post and for key host government officials. 2. Mission contact information: Country Code Lusaka: 260 IVG Access Code: 852 POST1: 260(21)-125-0955 Ext. 2221 Reception Fax: 21252-225(mailroom) Cons [...]	2007-12-06 05:25:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV MA CN
07LUSAKA1327	MMD PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION -- MANY EYES ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Contenders to be the Movement for Multiparty Democracy presidential candidate for 2011 include party stalwarts, Mwanawasa loyalists, and outsiders. Sitting Vice President Banda is a long shot. With national elections still years away, the current strong contenders are those clos [...]	2007-12-10 12:49:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZA
07LUSAKA209	UK COURT RULES ON DONEGAL "VULTURE FUND" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 15 a UK judge ruled that the Government of Zambia is liable for a debt owed to Donegal, a British Virgin Islands-based investment fund that is partly owned by a U.S. company. Although the ruling received much negative publicity in the international media, some Zambi [...]	2007-02-21 15:01:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR ZA
07LUSAKA434	ZAMBIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Topics Covered: -- Minister of Information Sacked -- MMD Succession Speculation -- United Liberal Party Loses MPs to PF -- Government Continues to Demolish Illegal Structures -- State Wins Media Case -- FOIA Tied To Media Ethics Bill -- Parliamentary Election Petitions -- PF Suspends [...]	2007-04-12 09:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ZA
07LUSAKA492	SURPRISING ZAMBIAN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary. President Mwanawasa announced several changes to Cabinet Minister appointments on April 23, only seven months into his second term of office. The greatest shock was the removal of Angela Cifire as Minister of Health. Cifire will be replaced by Brian Chituwo, who previously serv [...]	2007-04-24 13:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZA
07LUSAKA563	SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Zambia warmly welcomes Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carol Thompson to Zambia from June 1 to June 6, 2007. Your visit comes at a time when President Mwanawasa and his administration are seeking to establish a second-term agenda following the President's [...]	2007-05-10 10:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
07LUSAKA894	ZAMBIA JULY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 05:10:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ZA
07LUSAKA904	ZAMBIA - DEMARCHE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 10:36:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL ZA
07LUXEMBOURG110	LUXEMBOURG PRESSED TO REIN IN ITS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Following up to ref A, Embassy translated and sent to EUR/UBI the text of a statement by Foreign Minister Asselborn made March 13 before the Chamber of Deputies explaining his public comments crticizing the planned European missile defense system (MDS)(ref B). Embassy believes that the st [...]	2007-03-15 16:34:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NATO MARR PL EZ RU LU
07LUXEMBOURG12	AMBASSADOR WAGNER PRESSES AFGHANISTAN AND MIDDLE [...] (C) On January 8, Ambassador Wagner met with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. She outlined four priorities for the USG in the Middle East: success in Iraq; the MEPP; stability in Lebanon; and Iran. She noted that the U.S. would vigorously support creation of an independent Palest [...]	2007-01-09 07:14:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG162	AMBASSADOR WAGNER'S MEETING WITH FM ASSELBORN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wagner met privately with Foreign Minister Asselborn April 28 to press home the U.S. government's deep concerns about the unhelpful remarks he has made about missile defense. Asselborn defended his comments by stating that he was merely saying "what other people were [...]	2007-05-03 16:33:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG306	LUXEMBOURG JOINS GLOBAL EFFORT TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-23 11:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR LU PREL
07LUXEMBOURG322	LUXEMOURG FOREIGN MINISTER AND POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA LU
07LUXEMBOURG354	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (C) Econoff delivered points and names contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on 29 August 2007. There was no immediate comment from the MFA. The FIU informed Post on 30 August that "it would take the necessary actions in due time. [...]	2007-08-30 15:26:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN LU
07LUXEMBOURG356	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) On 29 August 2007 Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the Department's 15 August public statement. The MFA was unaware of the situation (NOTE: Our contacts who normally handle EU Affairs and Middle Eastern portfolio [...]	2007-08-31 15:39:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PHUM PREL LU SY
07LUXEMBOURG357	LUXEMBOURG WANTS TO SEND LICENSING OFFICER TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 15:40:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM LU
07LUXEMBOURG367	LUXEMBOURG WILL SEEK COMMON EU POSITION RE: IAEA [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on 29 August. Our contact at the MFA took note of the U.S. position regarding an Israel-specific agenda item and told us that this was exactly the sort of topic on which Luxembourg belie [...]	2007-09-07 15:16:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG42	LUXEMBOURG URGED TO INCREASE ITS SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Ambassador Wagner met with Defense Minister Jean-Louis Schiltz January 23 to encourage increased Luxembourg support for Afghanistan. Offering the Minister an overview of U.S. policy in the Middle East including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Middle East Peace Plan (MEPP),the Ambassa [...]	2007-01-24 16:11:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF LU
07LUXEMBOURG432	LUXEMBOURG TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACY FOR UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 14:54:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO AORC PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG465	TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH GOL AND CLEARSTREAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 8 November 2007, the U.S. Department of Treasury held consultations in Luxembourg with the Government of Luxembourg (GOL) and private sector as part of ongoing USG outreach highlighting the danger of doing business with Iran. The Treasury delegation met with senior Ministry of [...]	2007-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	TTFN EFIN PARM MNUC PREL KCRM ECON LU IR
07LUXEMBOURG476	LUXEMBOURG POC FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] Per Reftel A, the GOL's POC for the Global Initiative is Mr. Claude Faber from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His back-up is Ms. Tessy Seidenthal. Mr. Faber and Ms. Seidenthal's contact information can be found below. Name - Mr. Claude Faber Title - Senior Desk Officer for Security, Defe [...]	2007-12-03 15:29:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL IAEA KGIC LU
07LUXEMBOURG489	LUXEMBOURG'S NEW MFA SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador received new MFA Secretary-General Paul Duhr for a courtesy call on 12 December and delivered reftel points on Iran and our recent NIE. Duhr commented that EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, a noted physicist, had briefed EU members on the latest intelligence on Iran, and [...]	2007-12-12 16:11:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG68	LUXEMBOURG PREVIEWS UPCOMING GAERC [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche points February 9 to MFA Deputy Political Director Stephan Muller. He previewed the GAERC agenda and provided the following comments. ------ Kosovo ------ 2. (C) Discussion on the status of Kososvo will be the most important issue addressed by the min [...]	2007-02-09 16:40:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN LU
07LUXEMBOURG72	DEMARCHE FOR MIDDLE RING SECURITY SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 16:20:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN IZ LU
07LUXEMBOURG73	DEMARCHE ON FREEZING ASSETS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 12:17:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR LU
07LUXEMBOURG79	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel demarche February 22 to Veronique Dockendorf, MFA senior transatlantic affairs officer and Mike Hentges, the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor. Neither had any immediate comment, but both undertook to present the demarche at the earliest opportun [...]	2007-02-23 10:06:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV LU RS
07LUXEMBOURG80	LUXEMBOURG: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the following information regarding trafficking in persons in Luxembourg. Point of contact is Tom Boughter; tel: +352 46-01-23, ext. 2240. Political officer (FS-04) spent 20 hours meeting contacts and collecting information for this report. Acting [...]	2007-02-23 13:37:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB LU
07MADRID1001	MFA DEMARCHES ON ODYSSEY'S NEW SHIPWRECK FIND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. A recent discovery by Odyssey Marine Exploration company of an unidentified shipwreck, currently referred to as the "Black Swan", has created some controversy in the Spanish press and in GoS days before the local elections. [...]	2007-05-24 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA
07MADRID1021	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO [...] (C) Dear Secretary Rice: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit is a milestone in our work, together with you, to overcome the differences over Iraq with the Spanish government and convince them that further [...]	2007-05-25 11:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL SP
07MADRID1035	SPAIN ON SYRIA REFERENDUM [...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Subdirector General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay on 5/25 to relay reftel points, urging Ucelay to issue a statement calling attention to Syria's sham May 27 Presidential Referendum. Ucelay, who had returned that day from Lebanon, acknowledged that Spain did not [...]	2007-05-29 13:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL SY SP
07MADRID1038	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Shaking off (at least for now) jitters of a few weeks ago, the IBEX-35 hit an all-time high on May 23 of 15,229.9 points. The market is up 7.62% so far this year. Despite fears of a housing market slowdown, even the big construction firms such as Ferrovial, ACS, FCC, Sacyr and Acciona hav [...]	2007-05-30 14:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID104	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 22 GAERC [...] (S) SUMMARY: Emboff discussed Spanish views in advance of the January 22 GAERC meeting with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA Subdirector General for the EU, on January 18. Fernandez-Arias highlighted the following areas of special Spanish interest. The EU expects to issue a communique either fr [...]	2007-01-19 11:17:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1110	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Spain's best-performing fund manager thinks a harder, rather than softer, landing more likely for the Spanish economy. Francisco Parames, head of Madrid-based Bestinver Asset Management, says he was asked by Warren Buffet a few months ago for advice about investing in Spain. Parames said [...]	2007-06-08 13:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID1113	SPAIN: EMBASSY REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Please see Action Request in paragraph six. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A $1.2 billion frigate construction program involving Spain, Norway, and Lockheed Martin has been on hold for months because of a technical disagreement between Spanish MOD and USG regarding a signature on an export control [...]	2007-06-08 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC SP
07MADRID1150	SPAIN/TIP REPORT: GOS PLEASED WITH ITS 2007 [...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to officials in Spain's Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the Ministry of Interior, Emboffs met with Angel Melchor Celada and Maria del Puy Zaton, senior advisors in the MOI section dealing with TIP and the [...]	2007-06-12 07:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SP
07MADRID116	SENIOR SPANISH OPPOSITION OFFICIAL REITERATES [...] (C) Summary. The DCM on January 16 met with Angel Acebes, Secretary General of the opposition Popular Party (PP) and SIPDIS Minister of Interior under former President Aznar. The meeting covered a myriad of foreign policy issues. Acebes reiterated his party's strong disagreement with the anti-terr [...]	2007-01-22 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1171	VISIT TO SPAIN OF SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid-al-Mu'allim visited Madrid June 7 for a meeting with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. An MFA press release issued prior to the meeting indicated the discussions would focus on the Arab League peace initiative, efforts to reduce tensions in Lebanon, and international [...]	2007-06-14 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY SP
07MADRID1179	SPAIN/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, after M [...]	2007-06-15 07:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP CU
07MADRID119	SPAIN ACCEPTS RESETTLEMENT OF FOUR MIGRANTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per REF A instructions, poloff communicated to the Spanish authorities a request to resettle four Cuban migrants currently in protected status at the U.S. Naval Station on Guantanamo. Post formally relayed this request on 11/8/2006 [...]	2007-01-23 09:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU PREF SMIG SP
07MADRID1198	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 18 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias said he expected that Cuba would view with skepticism Spain's inability to change the EU Common Position and eliminate the restrictive measures, but the Cubans might still welcome the chance to open dialogue with the EU. Sp [...]	2007-06-19 01:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
07MADRID1199	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The OECD indicated this week that Spain needs a "fundamental and urgent" reform of their pension system, particularly given Spain's aging population. The OECD says that Spain is the fourth most generous of its member countries; a Spaniard with an average salary will receive approximately 8 [...]	2007-06-19 01:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1202	SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]	2007-06-19 10:56:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS AF
07MADRID122	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Standard & Poor says as of 2007 Spain is the eighth industrial economy in the world, thereby surpassing Canada: The S & P ranking in billions of dollars follows. U.S. (13.8),Japan (4.5),Germany (3.1),China (3.0),UK (2.4),France (2.4),Italy (2.0),Spain (1.3). Spain's debt rating is [...]	2007-01-23 17:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO SP EINV EAIR UK EFIN
07MADRID1241	SPAIN: GOVERNMENT DENIES RUMORED ETA TALKS [...] (U) On June 19 conservative Spanish media outlets ABC and El Mundo claimed that Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon participated in negotiations with the Basque terrorist group ETA after the group ended its "permanent" cease-fire on June 6. The news reports sparked strong condemnations fro [...]	2007-06-21 07:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SP
07MADRID1251	SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]	2007-06-22 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS AF LE
07MADRID1256	SPAIN/VENEZUELA: PRESSING MFA ON NAVAL SHIP SALE [...] (C) USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez met with MFA Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon June 21 to compare notes the major immigration issues affecting both countries. In the context of Leon's discussion of increased migration to Spain through West Africa, the DCM suggested tha [...]	2007-06-25 11:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR VZ SP
07MADRID1262	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Andrew Garthwaite, Chief Global Equity Strategist, summarized local opinion in an editorial about the weakening Spanish Economy. Garthwaite believes that Spain's economic boom was caused by the ECB interest rate being too low for Spain's unique economic circumstances. Garthwaite believes [...]	2007-06-25 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1265	SPANISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN LEBANON; GOS AND MAJOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 24, a car bomb attack killed six and wounded two Spanish soldiers serving in the UNIFIL mission in southern Lebanon. Spain has 1100 troops in UNIFIL and leads a multi-national brigade. Hizballah condemned the attack. Suspicion for the attack centers on Fatah al Islam, li [...]	2007-06-26 13:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS SP LE IR
07MADRID1276	SPAIN/UNIFIL: POLITICAL AFTERMATH OF CAR BOMB [...] (C) SUMMARY. After allowing 48 hours of respectful calm in which to bury the victims, President Zapatero and opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy pummeled each other in Parliament over responsibility for the car bomb deaths of six Spanish soldiers serving under UNIFIL in Lebanon [...]	2007-06-28 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SP LE AF
07MADRID1287	SPAIN: FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR ON SPANISH POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary. Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar told the Ambassador on June 28 that he viewed with great concern the "malignant affect" that the Zapatero government's policies were having on Spain, and he was dismayed to see the Spanish nation slowly eroding as more power continued to devolv [...]	2007-07-02 11:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1324	SPAIN NOTIFIED OF USG SANCTIONS ON WINTER AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-05 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC SP
07MADRID1326	FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN SUPPORTS GROUP [...] (S) The DCM met with Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar July 5 to discuss the issue of foreign fighters transiting Arab nations to join the Al Qaeda insurgency in Iraq. The DCM stressed that the majority of foreign fighters were working with Al Qaeda, that Al Qaeda is responsible for [...]	2007-07-05 14:45:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PTER PREL SY SP IZ
07MADRID1328	FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN'S NSA SUPPORTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 07:17:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PTER PREL SP SY IZ
07MADRID1331	SPANISH POLDIR ON KOSOVO, HIZBALLAH, YEMEN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 meeting on a separate issue, Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and the DCM discussed key bilateral issues going forward. Dezcallar said that a crucial priority in coming months should be avoiding a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo. [...]	2007-07-06 14:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHSA PBTS EWWT SP LE YM VE YI
07MADRID1336	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. On July 2 Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos to review the progress made in the bilateral relationship since the Ambassador arrived in country two years ago and to look at what each country would like to accomplish together over the next 18 [...]	2007-07-06 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID134	SPANISH ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) ESTHOFF made reftel points January 24 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, sharing U.S. concerns about the movement to restrict the use of cluster munitions, inquiring about GOS intentions vis-a-vis the February 22-3 Oslo Conference, and probing to see if S [...]	2007-01-25 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID136	SPAIN SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN [...] (C) During a private dinner with spouses, the Ambassador briefly discussed with FM Moratinos on January 19 ref A points regarding the US's objectives for the NATO foreign ministerial and the need for Allies to take the offensive in Afghanistan. Moratinos said he looked forward to greater det [...]	2007-01-25 17:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP
07MADRID1361	SPAIN: MFA WILL LOOK AT FOREIGN FIGHTERS DEMARCHE [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S) Poloff met with Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Terrorism Miguel Garcia-Herraiz on July 11 to share talking points on a potential Spanish demarche to Arab governments on stemming the flow of foreign fighters i [...]	2007-07-13 06:34:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PREL PTER SY IZ SP
07MADRID1404	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Standard & Poor's says Spanish corporate debt is at 106% of GDP, compared with a 70% Eurozone average. The result is that banks are having a harder time syndicating loans. Colonial's (a major Spanish real estate group) chief financial officer says there has been a "radical change in the [...]	2007-07-16 12:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KIPR TBIO SP
07MADRID1420	(C) SPAIN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CUBA (C-RE7-00940) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post appreciates INR's careful attention to the evolving issue of Spain's engagement with Cuba. The Ambassador and DCM, as well as Washington visitors, continue to take every opportunity to express to the GOS our disagreement with its current policy. Additional information on the relat [...]	2007-07-18 11:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL SP CU
07MADRID1433	MFO FAVS: SPANISH LOOKING FOR MONEY [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-23 11:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NOTAG SP
07MADRID1459	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: PAGE, LENCKUS, [...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: Thomas Page, Christopher Lenckus, Edward Summerhill, Tony Jones, Dave Osborne to travel to Moron, Spain on or about July 26 to July 31. The purpose of this visit is to certify navigation aids for the Department of Defense and certain foreign [...]	2007-07-23 15:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1488	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: MITCHELL RAINWATER [...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Mitchell Rainwater to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 26 to July 29. The purpose of this visit is to certify navigation aids for the Department of Defense and certain foreign governments. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assis [...]	2007-07-30 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1489	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The opposition Popular Party recently proposed tax cuts on the order of euros 20 billion. The budget surplus this year is euros 7 billion - Solbes says any tax cuts should amount to considerably less than this figure given future health and pension commitments. The Minister also critici [...]	2007-07-30 14:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1492	SPAIN WELCOMES CODEL LOWEY [...] (U) Dear Madame Chairwoman: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. In addition to being a beautiful, historic and culturally rich nation, Spain is a valued U.S. partner and an important geostrategic player. Spai [...]	2007-07-30 16:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL SP
07MADRID1494	SPANISH DEFENSE POLDIR ON LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on July 26 that Spain believes that the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon is helping. He rejected press reports that Spanish troops in Lebanon had been working with Hizballah. Cuesta said that MOD would be working throughout [...]	2007-08-01 07:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP LE AF
07MADRID1499	SPANISH FM MORATINOS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last week of July, Foreign Minister Moratinos met with top leaders in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, including Syrian President Assad, in a declared effort to support US and European efforts in Palestine and Lebanon. According to MFA Middle East DG Alvaro Iranzo, Moratinos [...]	2007-08-01 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP IS LE SY IZ
07MADRID1510	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Both the GOS and the IMF agree on a 2007 growth forecast of 3.8% and a 2008 forecast of 3.3%. However, the GOS is somewhat less apprehensive of the possibility of overheating in 2008 and plays up increased capital goods spending and slight productivity improvements as evidence that there [...]	2007-08-03 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1543	SPAIN: 62ND UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) This is an interim report of Spanish high-level attendance at the 62nd UN General Assembly: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- His Majesty King Juan Carlos will not attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Government -- Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President, will attend. - [...]	2007-08-10 09:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SP
07MADRID1556	SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador Aguirre spoke with Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 7, reaching him while vacationing in the Aegean Sea. The Ambassador thanked Moratinos for clarifying Spain's position on Kosovo during his August 3 conversation with Secretary Rice. The Ambassador asked Moratinos to go fu [...]	2007-08-14 10:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL SP
07MADRID1599	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LOWEY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcomittee on Foreign Operations, and accompanying delegation per reftel to travel to Seville, Spain on or about August 21 to August 23. The purpose of the visit is to RON and refuel. [...]	2007-08-20 08:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1607	SPAIN/GI PORTAL CONFERENCE: GOS WILL ENCOURAGE [...] Poloff delivered REFTEL request on August 16 to Ignacio Sanchez de Lerin, MFA DDG for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, to inquire whether Spain would be willing to conduct regional outreach with European GI partner nations to bolster attendance at the Garmisch conference. Poloff also inquir [...]	2007-08-21 11:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC PARM PREL SP
07MADRID1659	UNGA: SPAIN HIGH LEVEL MEETING REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SP
07MADRID1661	SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche relating to the August 6 Russian incursion into Georgian airspace to Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 29. Moratinos, who was preparing to leave for Moscow that very afternoon, gave indications of his agreement with U.S. concerns. He to [...]	2007-08-29 17:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP PGOV OSCE CVIS NATO
07MADRID167	TRANSNISTRIA: RUSSIANS WARN AGAINST PREMATURE [...] (U) January 25, 2007; 11:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: Observers United States - DAS David Kramer European Union - Amb. Adriaan Jacobovits, EU Special Representative Mediators Ukraine - Deputy FM Andriy Veselovsky Russian Federati [...]	2007-02-01 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PBTS MD RS UP SP
07MADRID1670	ODYSSEY UPDATE: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ODYSSEY [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, the Ambassador delivered reftel A dipnote to Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who promised to provide a subsequent diplomatic note incorporating the necessary information and assurances. Post's DHS-ICE Attache, who already has in hand the import documentatio [...]	2007-08-31 14:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID1722	ODYSSEY UPDATE: DHS DELIVERS CUSTOMS INFORMATION [...] (SBU) On September 6, DHS-ICE Attache delivered the Odyssey Customs import documents to Director of Aduanas Nicolas Bonilla, as requested by GOS via the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) on July 24. The DHS-ICE Attache advised Bonilla that the information was confidential and to be u [...]	2007-09-07 10:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID1723	ODYSSEY UPDATE: DHS DELIVERS CUSTOMS INFORMATION [...] (SBU) On September 6, DHS-ICE Attache delivered the Odyssey Customs import documents to Director of Aduanas Nicolas Bonilla, as requested by GOS via the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) on July 24. The DHS-ICE Attache advised Bonilla that the information was confidential and to be u [...]	2007-09-07 10:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID173	SPAIN/CIA FLIGHTS: JUDGE ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. National Court Examining Magistrate Ismael Moreno requested on January 31 that the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) declassify any information related to the transit of CIA aircraft through Spanish territory, as well as any information indicating w [...]	2007-02-01 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR SP
07MADRID1774	SPAIN/CT OVERVIEW: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Mr. Ambassador, the visit to Madrid of your interagency delegation comes during a time when the Spanish government is already in a heightened state of terrorist alert, both from the Basque terrorist group ETA and from Islamist extremists threatening to strike at the heart of t [...]	2007-09-13 13:34:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL SP
07MADRID1823	EMBASSY MADRID PROPOSAL FOR U.S.-SPAIN RENEWABLE [...] Summary: Consistent with our Mission Strategic Plan, Embassy Madrid is launching an initiative to increase linkages between Spanish and U.S. government and private sector leaders in the area of renewable energy. Spanish firms are world leaders in renewable energy technology, and there is inc [...]	2007-09-19 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV SP
07MADRID1832	SPAIN: ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SPLIT-CURRENCY [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 16:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO SP PREL ECON
07MADRID1835	SPAIN EQUIVOCAL ON RCFS REGISTRATION, BUT MAY DO [...] (C) Charge spoke September 20 with Jose Maria Pons, Director General for North America and Europe, about the need for Spain as Chair-in-Office (CiO) to allow the registration of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Charge expres [...]	2007-09-21 17:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER OSCE RS SP

07MADRID1840	DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 08:44:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PTER KTFN EFIN KPAO SP
07MADRID1902	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The government proposes to spend Euros 289.8 billion and collect Euros 301.6 billion in taxes, which represents a projected budget surplus of 1.15% of GDP. The budget surplus assumes Spain will grow by 3.3% in 2008, which is still a reasonable, albeit somewhat optimistic, forecast given th [...]	2007-10-01 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1914	SPAIN/CT: PROPOSAL TO CREATE A SOUTHERN EUROPEAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In order to confront the sustained terrorist threat to the United States and our European allies, we must find innovative, flexible and proactive approaches to strengthen the effectiveness of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. My Mission inter-agency team has [...]	2007-10-02 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID1934	SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and background materials separately on October 2, to Fernando Fernandez-Arias, Spanish Deputy Director General for Human Rights, and Jose Luis Garcia Galan, Deputy Director General for Southeast Asia, and thanked them for the several statements already iss [...]	2007-10-03 16:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM EUN
07MADRID1952	SPANISH DEMARCHES ON ODYSSEY ONCE AGAIN [...] (SBU) On October 9, Foreign Ministry Deputy Director for North American Affairs Fernando Prieto presented a nonpaper to desk officer Elaine Samson and EconOff reinforcing the GOS' desire to obtain broader access to the Odyssey import documents into the U.S. and requesting that the U.S. conduct [...]	2007-10-10 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PHSA SCUL SP UK
07MADRID1953	SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH VARIETIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 13:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO PREL SP ECPSN
07MADRID1954	SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO ECPSN PREL SP
07MADRID197	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF VISIT TO SPAIN [...] (C/NF) Mr. Secretary, welcome to Spain. Your visit to Spain will be brief, and it will be focused on NATO issues rather than on the host. Nonetheless, the trip provides an important opportunity to discuss key initiatives with your Spanish counterpart, Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso, an [...]	2007-02-06 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID198	SPAIN: EU CONSTITUTION HELPS THOSE WHO HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain hosted a January 26 conference at the deputy foreign minister level of the 18 nations that have ratified the EU Constitution Treaty. While most efforts at reviving the EU Constitution impasse have focused on stripping away enough objectionable content to satisfy the Frenc [...]	2007-02-06 14:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
07MADRID1982	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The President of the Bank of Spain, Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez, forecasts 2008 GDP growth of 3% or possibly somewhat less. The IMF currently forecasts 2.7% growth for Spain in 2008. (Comment: The lower central bank forecast is perhaps most interesting, as Fernandez was appointed to h [...]	2007-10-17 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP EINV
07MADRID1987	EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S OCTOBER 15 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and CDA Llorens met October 15 with Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. A/S Fried briefed Moratinos on 2 2 talks on CFE and missile defense, including the possibility of major progress on CFE in time for the OSCE ministerial Spain is hosting in November. A/S Fried prepa [...]	2007-10-18 17:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP KV CU
07MADRID1996	TERRORISM FINANCE: SPAIN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION [...] (U) As requested, Post informed the GOS via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Terrorism Sub-directorate of the UN listing of the three Saudi nationals (reftel). EconOff had previously provided identifying information on these individuals but re-supplied that information. EconOff requested tha [...]	2007-10-22 07:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA SP
07MADRID1997	HIGH-LEVEL SPANISH GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 07:54:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
07MADRID2020	SPAIN/OSCE: INTRODUCING PHILIP REMLER AS CANDIDATE [...] (C) In an October 22 meeting at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria "Pepe" Pons (who is the focal point for OSCE issues during Spain's chairmanship),EUR DAS David Kramer introduced Philip Remler as the U.S. candidate to head [...]	2007-10-23 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL SP
07MADRID2021	SPAIN: INL ACTING A/S SCHWEICH BRIEFS SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 9 visit to Madrid, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Intelligence Center Against Organized Crime (CICO). [...]	2007-10-23 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2023	SPAIN/CT: S/CT COORDINATOR DAILEY DISCUSSES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led an interagency delegation to Madrid on September 21 for meetings with Spanish security, law enforcement, diplomatic and intelligence officials to discuss the evolving [...]	2007-10-24 07:58:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2026	EMBASSY MADRID UPDATED CONTACT INFO [...] (U) Updated contact information follows, including after-hours and emergency contact names and telephone numbers, for all section heads at Embassy Madrid. American Embassy Madrid (IVG Prefix: 559) Regular Hours: 09:00-18:00 (GMT 2:00) Embassy Switchboard: (34) (91)587-2200 Embassy After H [...]	2007-10-24 15:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2029	SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON EQUAL TREATMENT FOR [...] (SBU) Per refs, Ambassador Aguirre discussed GOS action on the official status of certain religions with Foreign Minister Moratinos on October 24. Ambassador Aguirre stressed that it was important to the USG and the U.S. Senate that the GOS provide equal treatment for all religions with "not [...]	2007-10-24 16:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF SP
07MADRID2034	EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]	2007-10-25 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2039	DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On 10/26/07, DCM spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Bernadino Leon (acting Foreign Minister while Miguel Angel Moratinos is traveling) about the new Iran sanctions. Leon said that that Spain supported U.S. leadership in dealing with Iran's possible acquisition of nu [...]	2007-10-26 11:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SP
07MADRID2040	DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On 10/26/07, DCM spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Bernadino Leon about the new Iran sanctions. Leon was quite aware of Secretary Rice's and Secretary Paulson's 10/25/07 press conference from media SIPDIS reports. He said that Spain supported U.S. leadership in [...]	2007-10-26 13:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SP
07MADRID2045	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (SBU) In meeting with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Deputy Director for EU Trade Policy, Inigo Febrel, USTR Director for EU Affairs, David Weiner emphasized President Bush's personal engagement on Doha matters, and that the USG does see a possibility for a successful conclusion of the [...]	2007-10-29 14:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP EINV
07MADRID2046	EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID - [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]	2007-10-29 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2047	IDENTIFYING TOOLS FOR POSSIBLE USE AGAINST IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) This message is keyed to reftel A's para. 5. 2. (S/NF) The Bank of Spain regulates banks. The Executive Service of the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary Offenses (SEPBLAC) is the Spanish government entity that focuses on preventing and investigating mone [...]	2007-10-29 17:14:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	KNNP IR PREL PARM EFIN ETTC SP
07MADRID2051	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN ON ICAO MONTREAL [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on October 29 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Deputy Director for Economic Multilateral Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde as well as to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works' Deputy Directorate for Civil Aviation Operations. Both Ministr [...]	2007-10-30 17:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX SP
07MADRID2055	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid offers the following responses to REFTEL request for information on the government of Spain's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. For ease of reading, we have opted to rewrite each question set [...]	2007-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CIVS ASEC KHLS SP
07MADRID2056	DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points October 31 to Spanish MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar. He noted that the U.S. and Spain shared a strategic goal -- a free and democratic Cuba -- but differed sharply on tactics. The U.S. nevertheless wanted to work collaboratively with t [...]	2007-10-31 17:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU SP
07MADRID2063	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION DISCUSSES PKK TERRORISM, [...] (C) PKK: DCM met October 31 with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar and delivered reftel points. Dezcallar said Spain shared U.S. concerns regarding the PKK and understood the delicacy of the situation between Turkey and Iraq. He emphasized that Spain wanted to be helpfu [...]	2007-11-02 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN SP
07MADRID2070	SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO CEUTA AND MELILLA BACKFIRES [...] (C) The strong Moroccan reaction to the November 5-6 visit of the King and Queen of Spain to Ceuta and Melilla seems to have caught the Zapatero government completely by surprise. When Morocco recalled its ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos and his number two, Bernardino Leon, were reportedly spendin [...]	2007-11-05 18:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07MADRID208	SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN FIRM [...] (C/NF) President Zapatero is highly unlikely to in the near term reverse his statement that Spain will not augment its troop presence in Afghanistan, thereby nixing the possibility of staffing the ISAF XI HQ in Kabul (with some 120-150 personnel). This conclusion stems from Ambassador Aguirre,s con [...]	2007-02-07 14:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2083	SPAIN'S 2008 PROPOSED BUDGET COMBINES SPENDING [...] Summary. With only four months left until general elections, the PSOE government has successfully side-stepped attempts led by conservative opposition Partido Popular (PP) representatives in the Chamber of Deputies to derail its 2008 proposed budget. The Administration's budget focuses heavily [...]	2007-11-07 14:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SP ECON EFIN PGOV
07MADRID2084	FATF/IRAN STATEMENTS DELIVERED TO SPAIN [...] DCM shared on 10/31/07 reftel points on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) statements on Iran with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Rafael Dezcallar. Embassy is also sharing reftel points with Ministry of Economy Secretary of State David Vegara's office. 2. Comment: Our [...]	2007-11-07 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN IR SP
07MADRID2093	SPANISH AGAIN BRING UP CARRASCOSA CASE AND MAY [...] (C) The DCM met November 5 with Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez Hernandez to thank him for Spain's efforts in the Al-Kassar extradition case (REFTEL A). Perez Hernandez raised during the meeting Spain's continuing concern over the long-running case of Maria Jose Carrascosa, a Spani [...]	2007-11-08 19:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PREL CASC SP
07MADRID2094	SPANISH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT ODIHR MISSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS SP
07MADRID210	FM MORATINOS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos called Ambassador Aguirre February 7 to discuss Spain's commitment to Afghanistan in advance of the February 8-9 NATO ministerial in Sevilla. The Ambassador had previously spoken with Defense Minister Alonso and National Security Advisor Casajuana on t [...]	2007-02-07 17:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2123	ROYAL SMACKDOWN OF CHAVEZ MEETS WITH SPANISH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Judging from the reaction in Spain, King Juan Carlos seems to have been speaking for many when he asked Venezuelan President Chavez to shut up at the Iberoamerican Summit (ref a). His angry rebuke of Chavez has gone over well with the Spanish public, and the recording of it is r [...]	2007-11-16 15:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2129	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER [...] (U) The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth figure was lower than the second quarter's 0.9%, so it tracks with other signs of a slowdown. The Spanish government forecasts full-year 2007 growth of 3.8%. (Comment: The big question is how much lower growth will be in 2008. The opposition conser [...]	2007-11-19 10:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID2142	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. We realize much of your time will rightly be occupied by the OSCE ministerial, but we are certain that when you engage on bilateral issues, you will find the Spanish keenly interested in what you have to say. The country is absorbed with [...]	2007-11-20 18:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID215	SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE THREATENS TO OBSTRUCT US-SPAIN JUDICICIAL COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 18:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CJAN KJUS SP
07MADRID2150	SCENESETTER: SPAIN WELCOMES SECRETARY PETERS [...] (SBU) I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 362 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit comes just three months before the general elections, an exciting time for the country in what appears will be a very close race between incumbent President [...]	2007-11-23 18:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SP ECON OREP PREL
07MADRID2155	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER [...] (U) There is much media speculation that Second Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes will run for a parliamentary seat, perhaps as the number two to President Zapatero in the Madrid area. (Comment: Getting Solbes to stay, and to run, is all about shoring up the PSOE's centrist and center [...]	2007-11-26 13:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID2158	SPAIN AGREES TO TELL BOLIVIA TO BACK OFF ITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 14:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO SP
07MADRID2179	ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL FRIED BILATERAL WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen on 11/29/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/07 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Rocen was not willing to commit on when Montenegro might recognize Kosovo - [...]	2007-11-30 14:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV NATO PREL OSCE
07MADRID2181	SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 18:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID TBIO PREL
07MADRID2182	OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 29 bi-lateral meeting, U/S Burns and DAS Bryza met with FM Ali Babacan and the Turkish delegation at the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid in a productive exchange on critical issues: Annapolis Summit, Kosovo final status, and Turkey's relations with Cyprus. On Annapolis Su [...]	2007-11-30 18:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE TU
07MADRID2188	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) What is the nature of investments (and names, if known) that host country businesses have in Cuba? Information on Spanish foreign investment in Cuba is limited, in part because Spanish compan [...]	2007-12-04 08:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
07MADRID2195	SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN [...] (C) On December 4 the Ambassador raised the issue of helicopters for UNAMID with FM Moratinos, emphasizing the urgent need given UNAMID's lack of air mobility assets and the enormous and rugged terrain in which UNAMID must operate. He underscored that UNAMID's effectiveness was critical to th [...]	2007-12-04 18:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN SU SP
07MADRID2197	A/S FRIED MEETING WITH POLISH U/S WASZCZYKOWSKI [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Polish Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski on 11/30/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/2007 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Waszczykowski said that while Poland does plan troop level reductions in [...]	2007-12-05 09:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO OSCE EUR
07MADRID2202	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS NOVEMBER 30 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns met with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on the margins of the Organization of Security and Cooperation (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Burns agreed with Schwarzenberg that NATO members must coordinate a strong message and plan for dealing w [...]	2007-12-05 17:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL SP CZ
07MADRID2207	OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN [...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...]	2007-12-07 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK
07MADRID2216	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (U) The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) held its 19th Business Roundtable with the GOS in Madrid on December 4. The EIU tried with mixed success to get the high-level participants to talk about the prospects of a hard landing versus a soft landing scenario for the Spanish economy. President [...]	2007-12-10 09:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT KIPR PARM PGOV SP
07MADRID2225	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary Burns and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. U/S Burns delivered our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its institutions, particularly ODIH [...]	2007-12-11 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID2235	SPAIN WANTS MORE COMPENSATION IN BANKING OR [...] Summary: Spain recognizes that the U.S. has made a serious offer to resolve the WTO internet gambling case. However, Spain is looking for more compensation in banking or insurance. Moreover, as Spain appears to be relatively liberal on internet gambling, the public order argument for maintai [...]	2007-12-14 09:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO SP
07MADRID2241	SPAIN WILL NOT RESOLVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After high-level engagement with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Economy and Finance, it is clear that Spain will not act to extend full benefits and privileges to the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Buddhists, and the Jehovah's witnesses prior to the March 20 [...]	2007-12-14 12:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KIRF SP
07MADRID225	SPAIN ON HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) POLOFFS RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ALBERTO MORENO AND TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY CARLOS FERNANDEZ ARIAS (IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY RAFAEL DEZCALLAR) ON THE USG'S DESIRE TO COORDINATE ON A RESPONSE PRIOR [...]	2007-02-09 17:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL SP
07MADRID2250	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke on December 10 to the Circulo de Confianza, a blue-chip collection of important businessmen that also includes a few politicians and government officials. The Circulo meets periodically for off-the-record conversations with prominent individuals. Spaniards have a t [...]	2007-12-14 17:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR ECON EIND EINT EINV ENRG KIPR KNNP
07MADRID2265	POLITICAL STRATEGIES DEVELOP FOR MARCH GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As we head into the holidays, the polls continue to suggest a close race in the March general election, with President Zapatero and the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) perhaps enjoying a slight lead over Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular (PP). Recent conversations with key [...]	2007-12-18 13:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID227	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...]	2007-02-12 08:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF
07MADRID2292	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (U) The PSOE government can point to another piece of good news on the economic front as the campaign approaches. Eurostat statistics for 2006 showed Spain's per capita GDP passing Italy's for the first time. This puts Spain in eighth place among the 13 Euro countries, with a per capita incom [...]	2007-12-21 14:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
07MADRID2294	SPAIN SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. IN ARGENTINE FRACTURE [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission spoke December 20 to Spanish Director General of Foreign Policy for Latin America Javier Sandomingo and presented points in ref A. The DCM expressed concern over the limitations placed on the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires (ref B),saying the restrictions served neith [...]	2007-12-21 15:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN ASEC KJUS SP VE AR
07MADRID2295	SPAIN WOULD WELCOME MEPI PROJECT UNDER AOC AUSPICES [...] SUMMARY; Polcouns met December 19 with Spanish Deputy Political Director Felix Costales to discuss the possible association of MEPI's Civic Education Partnership Initiative (CEPI) with the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) as a means to fulfill the Secretary's commitment to contribute to the Ao [...]	2007-12-21 16:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI KMPI UN SP
07MADRID2302	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ [...] (SBU) Summary: I warmly welcome Codel Martinez to Madrid. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays and starting to focus on what is likely to be a very competitive March 9 general election. Although the media here prefers to focus on the allegedly frosty U.S.-Spain relation [...]	2007-12-28 12:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL SP
07MADRID246	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes lays out a mostly rosy scenario for Spanish economy and says Spain does not share the same economic vulnerabilities as the U.S.: While speaking to a packed 1/24/07 Europa Press event, Solbes was mostly upbeat but acknowledged that Spain needs to improve its producti [...]	2007-02-13 09:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID288	SPAIN: POINTS DELIVERED ON FREEZING ASSETS OF [...] (C) ESTHOFF delivered REFTEL points February 12 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to freeze the assets of Iranian entities not specifically listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. ECONOFF presented the same points February 12 to MFA International Te [...]	2007-02-16 11:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP SP
07MADRID336	SPANISH ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA: NOT THE SAME AS PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the 2006 conversations and correspondence between Assistant Secretary Frazer and Spanish Director General Alvaro Iranzo, Emboffs met February 20 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Deputy Director General for Spanish International Cooperation in Africa and Asia, to d [...]	2007-02-23 08:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID SP XA
07MADRID338	SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch, the DCM and MFA State Secretary for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez engaged in a review of the situation in Latin America. Jimenez sees the region as emerging from a very dynamic political and electoral season in 2006. Spanish objectives in 2007 are to help manage th [...]	2007-02-23 12:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP
07MADRID340	INFORMING SPAIN ON THE WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on February 21 to discuss recent developments on the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Gomez-Acebo noted that he recently had spoken with NEA DAS Gordon Gray about the visit to Washington of a [...]	2007-02-23 12:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SP UNSC WI
07MADRID382	SCENESETTER FOR MUSLIM OUTREACH COORDINATOR FARAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Madrid is a welcome opportunity to broaden our knowledge of and relations with the Islamic community in Spain. In your meetings with community leaders, private citizens, and government officials, we believe you will take away an impression that the large and growi [...]	2007-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP
07MADRID383	SPAIN HOSTS MINISTERIAL WITH ARAB NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs briefed PolCouns February 26 on events surrounding the February 23 Spain-Arab Nations Ministerial in Madrid to inaugurate Spain's newest cultural/international center, "Casa Arabe." Approximately 14 Arab Foreign Ministers attended t [...]	2007-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KISL SP
07MADRID391	SPAIN ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/WMDT -- see paragraph 3. 2. (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points February 26 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to endorse the Global Initiative's Statement of Principles and to participate in the third meet [...]	2007-03-02 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP SP
07MADRID394	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 1 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the March GAERC meeting (ref A). Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC discussion would be mainly theoretical and analytical this month, a [...]	2007-03-02 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID395	SPAIN ON RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 17:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PL PREL SP
07MADRID396	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) An EU Directive from 1991 requires Member States to treat waste water in towns containing over 2,000 inhabitants to specified standards by December 2005. Spain codified this directive into national law via its 1995 Water Treatment Plan. But it is clear that Spain has failed to implement [...]	2007-03-02 17:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID402	SPANISH BACKTRACK ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting scheduled to discuss other disarmament-related issues, MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez sheepishly informed ESTHOFF that the information he had provided on January 24 regarding Spanish policy on cluster munitions (REF A) had been in [...]	2007-03-05 13:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID422	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY TO USAFE MANPOWER [...] (S/NF) Reftel is EUCOM request for Embassy Madrid's assessment of host nation sensitivity to USAFE's planned manpower reductions at the Spanish air base at Moron. We are responding in these channels to underscore that the country team has an interest in trends regarding US military presence [...]	2007-03-06 12:25:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID425	SPAIN: AFRICOM SHOULD ENGAGE AFRICAN UNION [...] (C) At a meeting on a range of issues with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on February 2, the DCM raised the recent announcement of the creation of U.S. Combatant Command Africa (AFRICOM) and told Dezcallar that the U.S. would appreciate Spain's input, advice and [...]	2007-03-06 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SP XA
07MADRID426	SPAIN: NO SURPRISE CUBA VISIT IN THE WORKS [...] (C) At an unrelated meeting with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2, DCM raised the topic of a possible visit to Cuba of Foreign Minister Moratinos, and he noted that he had told Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez that such a visit could [...]	2007-03-07 09:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP CU
07MADRID438	SPAIN: NEED UNSCR ON KOSOVO; MUST ENGAGE SERBIA [...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2 to discuss his recent visit with Foreign Minister Moratinos to Belgrade and Pristina as Chair-in-Office of the OSCE. The DCM emphasized the need to support the Ahtisaari plan and maintain EU and U.S. [...]	2007-03-08 14:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP YI
07MADRID449	SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTER RUBALCABA ON DE JUANA [...] (C) Summary: During a March 7 lunch with Spanish Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, Ambassador Aguirre heard the Spanish government's defense of its recent controversial decision to allow convicted ETA assassin Inaki De Juana Chaos to serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest [...]	2007-03-08 19:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID452	SPAIN ON IRAN, MEPP, WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar to discuss a variety of issues on March 2. Dezcallar said that he would look into moving along the internal approval process for the draft NCIS agreement. He offered a brief summary of Foreign Minister M [...]	2007-03-09 10:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KPAL MO IR WI
07MADRID482	PROGRESS MINGLED WITH COMPLACENCY: MUSLIM [...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried Farah Pandith did not have the opportunity to clear this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In her March 4-7 visit to Madrid, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith met with a broad variety of concerned parties, including represe [...]	2007-03-14 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID497	SPANISH COMPONENT OF U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 07:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA TPHY KSCA SP
07MADRID510	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Visits to Spain in January 2007, primarily from Britain and Germany, but increasingly from France, Italy, and Scandinavia, were up 4 percent over January 2006. According to the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, tourism volume to the Canary Islands fell slightly, but increased in C [...]	2007-03-19 11:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EIND ECON EFIN ETRD SENV TBIO SP EINV UK
07MADRID529	SPAIN COURTS ALGERIA AND MOROCCO DESPITE WESTERN [...] (U) This is an action request message (see paragraphs 3 and 11). 2. (C) NOTE: The conversations in this message took place prior to receipt of reftel on briefing Spain and other countries on our latest Western Sahara efforts, which we will report via separate telegram. END NOTE. 3. (C [...]	2007-03-21 13:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID536	SPAIN FAVORS UN UMBRELLA FOR WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on March 21, asking Spain to intervene with the Polisario Front (PF) and encourage them to agree to direct negotiations with Morocco under U.S. auspices at a neutral location. Poloff empha [...]	2007-03-22 14:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID545	SPAIN/CUBA: FM MORATINOS PLANNING TO VISIT HAVANA [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo informed DCM on March 23 that Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos plans to visit Cuba, though no date has been fixed. Sandomingo (strictly protect) shared this with the DCM during a readout of the March 17 visit to Mad [...]	2007-03-23 17:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
07MADRID546	GOS ACKNOWLEDGES US CONCERN ABOUT IRAQ WAR COMMENTS [...] (C) The combination of the anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the fervor of the Spanish campaign season led to a brief flurry of anti-US rhetoric from public figures associated with the government. As reported in reftel, magistrate Baltasar Garzon wrote an op-ed on March [...]	2007-03-23 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID564	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD KNNP
07MADRID568	SPANISH FM WILL ONLY ATTEND SECOND HALF OF GYMNICH [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 28 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the Gymnich. Fernandez-Arias said that Foreign Minister Moratinos would miss the first two sessions on the Balkans and the European Neighborhood Poli [...]	2007-03-28 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI SP
07MADRID596	SPAIN ON TAKING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SP
07MADRID598	SPAIN/KOSOVO: UN RESOLUTION KEY TO SPANISH TROOP [...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria PONS Irazazabal on March 29 to discuss Spain's support for the Ahtisaari Plan's proposals for Kosovo. Pons told DCM that Spain is committed to supporting the EU common position and strongly supports the [...]	2007-04-02 15:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU SP
07MADRID629	SPAIN: CUBA TRIP RESULTS NOT YET CLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos said that his April 2-3 visit to Havana, during which he met with Raul Castro and other government leaders, has opened a new stage in Spain-Cuba relations. Moratinos had two principal objectives for the trip: re-engagement with the Cuban governm [...]	2007-04-04 15:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP CU
07MADRID630	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Financial Times Columnist Martin Wolf says "The pain in Spain will follow years of rapid economic gain" - but he argues the pain may still be years away. Wolf addresses the issue of whether current account deficits matter inside a monetary union. His answer: "no, because there cannot be a [...]	2007-04-04 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD KNNP
07MADRID640	SPAIN/CUBA: ENGAGING MEMBERS EU TO REINFORCE [...] (C) Summary. As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting [...]	2007-04-09 16:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID672	SPANISH EX-DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR REFLECTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Francisco Torrente, a retired admiral who stepped down in January as MOD Secretary General for Policy, told DCM during a private lunch on March 26 that Spain would staff the NATO-ISAF headquarters in Kabul beginning in summer 2008, after national elections. He acknowledged that th [...]	2007-04-11 16:41:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID686	SPAIN APPRECIATIVE OF MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEFING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of ongoing USG efforts to engage the Spanish government on missile defense, Missile Defense Agency deputy director Brigadier General Patrick O'Reilly met with MOD and MFA officials, as well as opinion leaders and an influential opposition member of Parliament, on March 30. [...]	2007-04-13 10:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID687	SPANISH MFA READOUT OF MORATINOS TRIP TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With FM Moratinos traveling in Central Asia as OSCE chairman and thus unable to meet with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez gave DCM an initial readout on April 12 of Moratinos' trip to Cuba. Jimenez said that the trip's objective was to r [...]	2007-04-13 10:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID692	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes, Central Bank Chief Ordonez and Secretary of State for Economy Vergara traveling to Washington this weekend to campaign for bigger IMF Quota: Spain's IMF quota share is 1.41%, below Belgium's 2.13%. The Spaniards are aware that China, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Bra [...]	2007-04-13 16:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID707	SPANISH POLDIR: MY TRIPS TO KABUL, TEHRAN, HAVANA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish MFA DG for Policy Rafael Dezcallar told DCM on April 17 that his recent trip to Afghanistan left him newly optimistic because NATO-ISAF is on the offensive and Afghan ministers and troops are starting to play a serious role. He said that the GOS will soon begin an initiat [...]	2007-04-18 15:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SP IR AF CU AG MO WI IZ KZ UZ
07MADRID71	SPAIN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE RAISES AWARENESS [...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Madrid January 10-11 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. On the government side, Schulte met with National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, Deputy Foreign [...]	2007-01-12 17:32:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC MASS PINS PTER SP

07MADRID736	EU AND CUBA: MESSAGE DELIVERED TO SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 16:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID753	SPANISH ENCOURAGE LONGER MINURSO RENEWAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray discussed the Western Sahara over lunch with a team of high-level MFA officials April 19 in Madrid. Alvaro Iranzo, the Spanish DG for North Africa, told Gray that the Spanish want a UNSCR which impels the two sides to negotiate without preconditions. While favoring [...]	2007-04-26 07:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS SP MO AG WI
07MADRID78	MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE: MORATINOS URGES EXPANSION [...] (U) Summary. Participants in a high level event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Middle East Conference recalled the spirit of the 1991 Conference, discussed the problems facing current Middle East peace negotiators, urged deeper USG engagement in resolving the Israeli-P [...]	2007-01-16 16:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS SY LE SP
07MADRID800	SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE CHARGES US SERVICEMEN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued formal charges of murder and "crimes against the international community" against the three US servicemen named in the legal case filed by family members of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso, who was killed by US fire during the capture of [...]	2007-04-27 19:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV SP
07MADRID859	ENGAGING THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY: FIVE IMMEDIATE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy played only a negligible role in the presidential election campaign that concluded May 6, and Sarkozy has relatively little experience in foreign affairs, despite his tenures as Interior and Finance Minister. Nonetheless, Sarkozy's personality is such that he wil [...]	2007-05-10 13:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID862	SPAIN/CUBA: VISIT OF WHA DAS MADISON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 4 meeting with visiting WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison, MFA Director General for Ibero America Javier Sandomingo defended Spain's decision to ramp up contact with the Castro Government, though he acknowledged that Spain "made mistakes" in the course of FM [...]	2007-05-10 16:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID924	SPAIN: VISIT OF INL DAS MCCAMPBELL; OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Madrid to attend the 25th-annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),INL DAS Christy McCampbell on May 7 met with senior officials in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). During her [...]	2007-05-16 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EAID PREL SP
07MADRID937	VAN WALSUM IN MADRID MAY 18 [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on May 17. Gomez-Acebo told Poloff that UN Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum had postponed his planned May 16-22 tour of the Maghreb on May 15 and would instead be in Madrid May 18 for a me [...]	2007-05-17 14:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO WI SP
07MADRID94	SPAIN SUPPORTS LEBANON CONFERENCE BUT WILL NOT [...] ESTHOFF passed reftel points January 10 to several senior level contacts in the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI),urging Spain to dispatch a ministerial-level delegation to the January 25 Lebanon conference in Paris and to announce additional financial support for Lebanon a [...]	2007-01-18 14:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID LE SP
07MADRID950	DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO, IRAQ, IRAN/VENEZUELA, [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with MFA Secretary of State Bernardino Leon on May 17 at the Charge's residence. Leon said Spain was looking forward to the visit of Secretary Rice and said that there was concern that the visit not be manipulated by "either side" of the Spanish political spectrum. C [...]	2007-05-18 17:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID984	RUSSIANS ON SPANISH OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns discussed OSCE issues with Russian Political Counselor Alexey Dementiev and Advisor Dennis Gonchar on May 18 at the Russians' request. Dementiev indicated Russia's strong support for the U.S. led Global Initiative and offered to increase U.S.-Russia coordination through [...]	2007-05-22 15:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE SP RS
07MANAGUA1028	IN SEARCH OF OPPOSITION UNITY [...] (C) Summary: A group of democratic-minded Nicaraguans are attempting to create a political opposition force to counter President Ortega's apparent determination to turn Nicaragua into an autocratic regime along the lines of Chavez's Venezuela. The group proposes to establish a new national d [...]	2007-04-23 20:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1029	NICARAGUA: NO PROPERTY RESOLUTIONS IN FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: In the three-month period following the January 10th inauguration of President Daniel Ortega, the Government of Nicaragua has failed to resolve any claim involving the restitution of or compensation for U.S. citizen property illegally expropriated in the 1980s. Since 1995, when [...]	2007-04-23 21:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON NU
07MANAGUA1043	NEW MOVIMIENTO DIRECTOR: CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) Summary: The new Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) executive director, Violeta Granera, is convinced that the Ortega government's apparent disorientation is a ruse to divert attention from the Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) clear plan to gain political and economic power and [...]	2007-04-24 15:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA106	ORTEGA BLAIMS "NEO-LIBERALISM" FOR NICARAGUAN [...] (U) Summary: New Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega assumed office on January 10 singing the praises of his Bolivarian "twin" Hugo Chavez and proclaiming the failure of "neo-liberalism." Ortega repeated his campaign promises to alleviate poverty through national and regional "unity," joining [...]	2007-01-17 17:40:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1067	ORTEGA,S FIRST 100 DAYS -- AUTOCRATIC TRENDS DRAW [...] (C) Summary: In its first 100 days, President Ortega's government was characterized by a blur between party and state; autocracy and secrecy; dependency on Chavez; disregard for law and human rights; the dismissal of thousands of government employees; and, a pointed effort to financially "sta [...]	2007-04-25 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM NU SNAR IR
07MANAGUA1113	LIBERAL DEPUTIES AGREE TO WORK ON JOINT [...] (C) Summary: Liberal National Assembly deputies from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) and Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) recently pledged during a meeting with poloffs to jump-start negotiations on a joint legislative agenda and methods to coherently oppose objectionable proposals from [...]	2007-05-02 21:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1135	NPT PREPCOM POINTS DELIVERED TO NICARAGUAN FOREIGN [...] On April 24, post faxed reftel points in English to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Magda Enriquez, who speaks and reads English. On April 26, post's Spanish translation was sent to the MFA. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on May 2, the earlies [...]	2007-05-03 20:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NU
07MANAGUA1174	THE OPPOSITION'S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: A [...] (C) Summary: Two former presidential candidates, Eduardo Montealegre of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and Edmundo Jarquin of the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS),are working on forging a political alliance to counter President Ortega,s increasingly authoritarian inclinations. The [...]	2007-05-07 22:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1207	NICARAGUA: NEW PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT ON PROSPECT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconCouns and Econoff met with Property Superintendent Mireya Molina on April 25 to stress the importance of accelerating resolutions for confiscated and expropriated American citizen properties in Nicaragua. As of the date of that meeting, the Office of the Property Superintend [...]	2007-05-09 21:45:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA1217	NICARAGUA: OIL CONCESSIONS TO U.S. COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: On 10 August, 2006, a court in the Southern Autonomous Atlantic Region (RAAS) accepted a writ of injunction/relief against the Attorney General for signing oil exploration concessions with two U.S. companies without having properly consulted with the governments of the Autonomous [...]	2007-05-10 22:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL NU
07MANAGUA125	ALN NEGLECTING DISGRUNTLED LIBERALS [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) is missing an historic opportunity to capture disgruntled Liberal voters from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC),claims Liberal Matagalpino Eugenio Rodriguez. According to Rodriguez, Liberals in key northern areas are upset with the PLC [...]	2007-01-18 17:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1265	NICARAGUA: NICARAGUA'S COASTAL LAND LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in Nicaraguan beachfront property investments, including many investments by American citizens. Land laws do not discriminate between foreign and domestic owners, but investor uncertainty in the face of a history of tang [...]	2007-05-15 22:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EWWT USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA127	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL CONCERNS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador recently met with Arturo Cruz, Nicaragua's Ambassador-designate to the United States. During the conversation, Cruz first insisted on the importance of President Ortega's participation in the annual Prayer Breakfast; he later reconsidered and suggested Ortega decline the inv [...]	2007-01-18 17:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR IR NU
07MANAGUA1272	NICARAGUA UNDECIDED ON UNHRC VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 21:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC NU
07MANAGUA1273	NICARAGUA'S IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS [...] (S) Summary: Given President Daniel Ortega's close relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the restoration of diplomatic ties with Iran, and the visit of President Ahmedinejad to Nicaragua, the Embassy has not formally engaged the Nicaraguans on the Venezuelan-Iranian alliance (Ref [...]	2007-05-16 21:06:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR NU
07MANAGUA1310	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 21:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR NU
07MANAGUA1311	GON RESPECTS VENEZUELAN DECISION TO CLOSE RCTV, [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the demarche points on press freedom contained in refetel. The Ambassador expressed concern that the imminent closure of Venezuelan television channel RCTV is an act that violates the OAS' Inter-American Convention on H [...]	2007-05-22 21:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL NU VE
07MANAGUA1318	FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNPLAYS GON ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the Nicaraguan government's (GON) position vis a vis North Korea (DPRK),specifically noting our concern over President Ortega's recent public remarks virtually endorsing the DPRK's efforts to become a nuclear power, a p [...]	2007-05-23 15:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KGIT XE NU
07MANAGUA1356	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss upcoming deliberations for a waiver of Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995). The Ambassador noted that the new government had not resolved a single prop [...]	2007-05-29 20:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA1359	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss upcoming deliberations for a waiver of Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995). The Ambassador noted that the new government had not resolved a single prop [...]	2007-05-29 21:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA1431	NICARAGUA: FACING CHALLENGES IN ADDRESSING CASH [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 24, Econoff delivered reftel demarche on illicit cash couriers to representatives of the Nicaraguan inter-agency Anti-Terrorism Working Group (ATWG). ATWG representatives responded that cash couriers are an issue of growing concern in Nicaragua, but current laws and the [...]	2007-06-05 20:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL NU
07MANAGUA1528	NICARAGUA: 2007 EXPROPRIATION REPORT [...] (U) This cable provides proposed language for the Nicaragua chapter of the 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Embassy will e-mail comprehensive annex with details of confiscated property claims by June 15 per reftel request. Property Confiscation Claims ----------- [...]	2007-06-15 21:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV KIDE OPIC CASC NU
07MANAGUA1537	ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENSE PLANS MINISTRY PURGE, [...] (C) Summary: According to an internal memorandum obtained by post, Acting Nicaraguan Minister of Defense Ruth Tapia Roa plans to fire the few remaining officials from the previous administration and replace them with Army-approved loyalists. She also alerts President Ortega to the Army's "new [...]	2007-06-18 15:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PARM KDEM NU
07MANAGUA155	EX-SANDINISTA VP SERGIO RAMIREZ: RECENT ORTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Sergio Ramirez, a renowned author and Vice President during the 1980s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) era who is estranged from the FSLN, paints a discouraging map of the course the new Ortega government has set over the past week. He recently warned the Ambassador [...]	2007-01-19 21:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1588	USG COMMITMENT TO GOOD RELATIONS WITH SANDINISTAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 29-June 1 meetings in Managua, WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley reaffirmed with senior FSLN leaders that USG policy is to pursue productive and positive relations with the Ortega government. At the same time he communicated that President Ortega's increasingly anti-US [...]	2007-06-26 19:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1621	FIVE PILLARS OF FSLN STRATEGY [...] (C) A document leaked to the press recently revealed that the FSLN has readied a plan called the "Five Pillars of the Revolutionary Project" to be formally announced on the July 19 celebration of the 28th anniversary of the Somoza overthrow. The 5 Pillars are: direct democracy and civilian po [...]	2007-07-02 16:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1622	ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]	2007-07-02 17:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA1663	ALN DEPUTY SUBJECT OF FSLN/PLC WITCH HUNT [...] SUMMARY: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) deputy Alejandro Bolanos Davis' seat in the National Assembly hangs by a thread. Led by Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) magistrates, the Nicaragua Supreme Electoral Counsel (CSE) voted to strip Bolanos of his seat over supposed citizenship irregu [...]	2007-07-05 22:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1672	UPDATE ON NICARAGUA'S FOREIGN DEBT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaragua continues to reduce its foreign debt load. The commercial debt buy-back program, which will reduce foreign debt claims by USD 1.3 billion, is almost complete. Despite strong lobbying efforts with Iran and Libya, no additional countries have forgiven non-Paris Club bil [...]	2007-07-06 21:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EPET PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA1689	NICARAGUA: SECTION 527 WAIVER OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that the Secretary of State issue an annual waiver to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of FY 1994/1995. Between August 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007, the Government of Nicaragua resolved 34 Embassy-registered claims for 18 U.S. citizens. While [...]	2007-07-10 16:37:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA1719	UPDATE ON NICARAGUA'S DOMESTIC DEBT [...] (SBU) Summary: Working with the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),Nicaragua is taking the first steps in addressing its excessive domestic debt burden. The OTA designed National Debt Management Strategy aims to develop an internal market for government debt to [...]	2007-07-13 20:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA1720	ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF "CUADERNO SANDINISTA, NO.1" [...] (SBU) Summary. "Cuaderno Sandinista No. 1," a propaganda piece produced by the FSLN Department of Political Education, claims to outline a new plan of reconciliation and national unity for Nicaragua. The plan is anchored by three pillars: improving the well-being of citizens, equitable econom [...]	2007-07-13 20:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA1750	NICARAGUAN PUBLIC SEES COUNTRY ON WRONG PATH WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan public opinion has continued to sour on President Daniel Ortega, with his approval rating taking a 60-point nose-dive from a positive 51 percent job approval rating in February to a negative 10 percent approval just four months later, according to the latest CID-Gallu [...]	2007-07-18 21:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM ECON NU
07MANAGUA178	LACAYO: FSLN INTEREST GROUPS COMPETE FOR DOMINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Antonio Lacayo, secretary minister of the presidency during Violeta Chamorro's presidency and her son-in-law, believes that the power struggle among competing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) interest groups will "test" the new Ortega government and could be exploited [...]	2007-01-23 15:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ENRG EPET
07MANAGUA1783	ZERO HUNGER- NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: President Ortega has held several splashy ceremonies promoting his Hambre Cero (Zero Hunger) program, which aims to end hunger in Nicaragua within five years by offering standardized packages of livestock and other goods to families living in extreme poverty. The program has com [...]	2007-07-24 21:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1784	MRS CELEBRATES A DAY OF ANTI-DANIELISMO [...] (C) Summary: While the FSLN celebrated its high holy day on July 19, 2007, the Movimiento Renovador Sandinista (The Sandinista Renovation Movement, or MRS),a Sandinista break-off party, turned their modest celebrations into a day of protest against the growing authoritarianism of President Da [...]	2007-07-24 21:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NU PREL EAID PINS
07MANAGUA179	FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS STRUGGLES TO JUGGLE THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos (Refs. E-H) is struggling to juggle the demands and impositions of anti-U.S., populist, authoritarian-minded allies against the concerns and expectations of the U.S. and other like-minded governments. We reminded Santos that any dangers [...]	2007-01-23 15:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA181	BONILLA: LIBERALS MUST MEND THEIR DIFFERENCES OR [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) lawmaker Yamileth Bonilla, who heads the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, believes that President Ortega's efforts to consolidate his power only days after assuming office have shocked the ALN and rival Liberal Constitutional Party [...]	2007-01-23 17:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1817	UNSC IRAN SANCTIONS: BUSINESS AS USUAL IN NICARAGUA [...] (S) On July 26, per reftel instructions we met with Foreign Ministry Director General for the Americas Orlando Gomez and urged that Nicaragua not continue business as usual with Iran. We also highlighted Nicaragua's requirements under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, especially the prohibitions under [...]	2007-07-30 17:12:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP IR NU
07MANAGUA182	HUMAN RIGHTS NGO TERMS ORTEGA GOVERNMENT "WORST [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Permanent Human Rights Council (CPDH) believe that the turn the Ortega government has taken since it assumed power is the "worst-nightmare scenario." They recently warned the Ambassador that President Ortega will not leave office for at least ten years unless Nic [...]	2007-01-23 18:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA1825	NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED: [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NU
07MANAGUA1826	62ND UNGA GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NO DETAILS YET FROM [...] (U) On July 26, POLOFF met with Orlando Gomez, Director General of the America's Division at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) to deliver points as directed in REFTELs. Gomez responded that while the Foreign Minister had recently raised the issue of whether to attend UNGA with Presiden [...]	2007-07-30 23:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP PREL OVIP UNGA SOCI TSPL NU
07MANAGUA1847	NICARAGUA: NEW TRADE MINISTER TAKES PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) New Minister of Trade, Industry, and Development (MIFIC) Orlando SOLORZANO Delgadillo says he will focus on areas of common interest between Nicaragua and the United States, including trade and economic integration. He mentioned several specific areas of concern regarding CAFTA-DR, inclu [...]	2007-08-06 16:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL NU
07MANAGUA1873	EMBASSY MANAGUA ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Due to recent political changes in Nicaragua, it remains to be seen whether the GON will continue to cooperate with the U.S. on broad high-level security policy. Even so, day-to-day operational cooperation remains strong, particularly with the National Police and the military. We believ [...]	2007-08-08 23:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PREL XK
07MANAGUA1904	CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER IN NICARAGUA ON HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Monsignor Bernardo Hombach, Catholic archbishop of the diocese of Granada offered his assessment of the human rights situation in Nicaragua, citing a corrupt judicial system, a government run on political patronage, and illegal narcotics trafficking as the gravest challenges facin [...]	2007-08-13 22:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1922	NICARAGUA: FINANCIAL SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Despite President Ortega's increasingly anti-capitalist rhetoric, the GON has not significantly changed economic policy vis a vis the previous administration. As a result, the financial sector has remained stable. The exchange rate continues on its 5% crawling peg and foreign res [...]	2007-08-15 20:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1933	Implementation of Nicaragua's 2007 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: President Ortega's 2007 $1.5 billion national budget, approved by the National Assembly in March, does not differ markedly from the October 2006 version presented by the Bolanos administration. The Sandinista budget did shift additional resources toward health, education and agr [...]	2007-08-17 17:00:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV NU
07MANAGUA194	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 22 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, newly minted Minister of Finance and Public Credit Alberto Jose Guevara Obregon sressed that the clear intention of the Ortega administration is to maintain macroeconomic stability. Guevara reported that he is talking to [...]	2007-01-24 18:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV NU
07MANAGUA1947	QUESTION: "SHOULD YOU BUY REAL ESTATE AND RETIRE IN [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: For two years, Grace Brunton occupied a one-of-a-kind job at Embassy/Managua, that of Economic Officer-in-charge of helping American citizens obtain settlements from the Nicaraguan government for property expropriated during Sandinista rule in the 1980s. Despite t [...]	2007-08-20 20:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA1952	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT SEIZES EXXON FUEL STORAGE [...] (C) Summary: After close of business on August 17, local police showed up at Esso/Nicaragua's Corinto I fuel storage facility located at the Port of Corinto and on a judge's order seized the facility. Exxon officials believe that the pretext for the seizure was a tax issue involving the exem [...]	2007-08-21 00:28:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EPET NU
07MANAGUA196	FM SANTOS CLAIMS OIL CONCESSIONS WILL MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos informed us that the government of Nicaragua (GON) will facilitate the opening of oil exploration concessions on the Atlantic Coast that have been stalled for legal reasons. Santos also used the occasion to request assistance for the milit [...]	2007-01-24 19:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA1963	FEAR AND LOATHING ON NICARAGUA'S ATLANTIC COAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our contacts on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast ("costenos") support the Ambassador's non-combative engagement strategy with President Ortega's administration. With many households almost wholly dependent on remittances from family members working in the U.S., costenos are fearful of [...]	2007-08-22 13:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1987	IRANIAN ASSITANCE TO NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: From July 31 to August 5, an Iranian technical delegation headed by Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian visited Nicaragua to follow-up on assistance promises made by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The two government will meet again in November in the first meeting [...]	2007-08-27 21:10:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ECON PGOV CVIS NU IR
07MANAGUA2000	NICARAGUAN ECONOMY COASTING - BUT STRAINS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Second Economic Roundtable reviewed the performance of different economic sectors and painted a picture of an economy coasting on the achievements of the Bolanos administration, early signs of a slowdown, and increasing strains between the GON and businesses. The [...]	2007-08-30 14:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EPET EINV NU
07MANAGUA2001	BOLANOS-DAVIS CASE: SILENCING CRITICS MADE EASY [...] (C) National Assembly Deputy Alejandro Bolanos-Davis met with us on August 24 to give us his reaction to his seemingly permanent expulsion from the National Assembly, the next moves in his case, and his overview of Nicaraguan politics. Bolanos-Davis is convinced that the Ortega regime will not [...]	2007-08-30 14:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2003	BRAZIL AND NICARAGUA: I SAY ETHANOL, YOU SAY HYDRO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Luiz Ignacio "Lula" da Silva's August 7-8 visit to Nicaragua was the first by a Brazilian head of state in over 100 years. While Lula's focus for the visit was ethanol and business opportunities that take advantage of CAFTA, Ortega tried to interest the Brazilians in p [...]	2007-08-30 16:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON PGOV NU IR
07MANAGUA2006	NICARAGUANS SEEK NEW GROUND RULES FOR PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) Summary. In an August 23 meeting with Econoff, Attorney General Estrada said that in processing property claims, his government will now distinguish between those who were U.S. citizens at the time of expropriation and those who were not. In the meeting, Nicaraguan officials alleged tha [...]	2007-08-30 16:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2008	NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]	2007-08-30 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2009	NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]	2007-08-30 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2016	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT STILL CONTROLS EXXON FUEL [...] (C) Summary: Ten days after the government seized one of Esso/Nicaragua's fuel depots at the Port of Corinto, it refuses to return the facility to Esso without preconditions. The government wants Esso to honor third party contracts involving the use of the depot; for safety and liability rea [...]	2007-08-31 00:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
07MANAGUA202	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, in a meeting at Sandinista Party Headquarters, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with then SIPDIS President-elect Daniel Ortega a new regional health-care training initiat [...]	2007-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2024	MANAGUA SITREP 1 AND COM DISASTER DECLARATION MESSAGE [...] (U) This cable includes a COM Disaster Declaration Message. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At 5:15 am local time on Tuesday, August 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix made landfall 20 miles north of the city of Puerto Cabezas on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Initial reports from the regio [...]	2007-09-05 01:11:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC MASS AEMR KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2025	MANAGUA SITREP 1 AND COM DISASTER DECLARATION MESSAGE [...] (U) This cable includes a COM Disaster Declaration Message. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At 5:15 am local time on Tuesday, August 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix made landfall 20 miles north of the city of Puerto Cabezas on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Initial reports from the regio [...]	2007-09-05 01:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MASS AEMR KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2044	MANAGUA SITREP 3: HURRICANE FELIX USG RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. We continued our field assessments today. The hardest hit area seems to be a triangular-shaped area (Puerto Cabezas-Sandy Bay-Rosita) where the devastation has been extreme. Sandy Bay and surrounding communities were virtually destroyed. Interior towns of Bonanza, Siuna and [...]	2007-09-07 02:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2059	MANAGUA SITREP 4: WIDE MEDIA COVERAGE AS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Our plan to distribute relief supplies outward from Puerto Cabezas went into effect this morning. We began moving supplies to Sandy Bay and the surrounding area. As of late afternoon, we had also transported 25,000 lbs of supplies from Managua to Puerto Cabezas with JTF-B heli [...]	2007-09-07 23:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2102	MANAGUA SITREP 6: U.S. RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY. Following the re-activation of the Samuel Roberts' two SH-60 helicopters on September 10, a total of 19 sorties have been carried out, delivering relief supplies, medical supplies, doctors, and security personnel to nine outlining communities in the Northern Atlantic Autonom [...]	2007-09-13 14:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2116	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT RETURNS EXXON FUEL DEPOT [...] (C) Summary. Exxon representatives informed the Embassy that Esso/Nicaragua's Corinto I fuel depot was returned to Esso/Nicaragua during the afternoon of September 13. This triggered the signing of a memorandum of intent between the government and Esso/Nicaragua, stating Esso's willingness to [...]	2007-09-14 01:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2135	NICARAGUAN CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE UNITES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Some ten thousand Nicaraguan opposition members, political leaders, and regular citizens turned out for a rally organized by the pro-democracy civil society organization Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) on Sunday, September 9 in the streets of Masaya to voice a united opposition to [...]	2007-09-18 20:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2152	Nicaraguan Port Authority signs grant with USTDA [...] (U) Summary: On August 23, the National Port Authority (EPN) signed a $510,000 grant agreement with the United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA) for technical assistance in drafting a National Ports Law. The new law will allow, for the first time, public-private investment in the country [...]	2007-09-20 16:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EWWT PREL ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2168	NICARAGUA: OPIC MOSBACHER ANNOUNCES HOUSING [...] (C) On September 12, OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher announced that his agency will expand an existing mortgage facility with local bank Bancentro to fund the reconstruction of houses destroyed by Hurricane Felix. In a subsequent meeting, CEO Mosbacher explained to Free Trade Zone (FT [...]	2007-09-21 15:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET EFIN NU
07MANAGUA2169	CHECKBOOK DIPLOMACY? TAIWANESE PRESIDENT VISITS [...] (C) Summary: On Aug 26-28, President Chen Shui-ban of Taiwan visited Nicaragua as part of an effort to retain Nicaragua's diplomatic recognition of his country. For the Nicaraguans, the visit was an opportunity to secure more assistance and foreign investment. Throughout the visit, Chen repe [...]	2007-09-21 19:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG TW NU
07MANAGUA2203	SWEDEN ENDS COOPERATION WITH NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27, the Embassy of Sweden announced that the country will end its foreign assistance program in Nicaragua as part of a global strategy that aims to focus its international aid to countries in Africa and Eastern Europe. Members of the Nicaraguan National Assembly and in [...]	2007-09-25 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EWWT PREL ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2207	CITIZEN COUNCILS - FULL STEAM AHEAD? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 20 meeting, Citizens' Power Councils (CPCs) Managua coordinator Eliaz Chevez asserted the National Assembly's (NA) vote to remove authorization for the executive to create such entities from Law 290 is "not substantial" and that the CPCs will "continue to move for [...]	2007-09-26 18:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2211	ATLANTIC COAST - THE LONG (WINDING) ROAD BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The indigenous Miskito indians of Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) believe the Nicaraguan government (GON) failed to adequately warn them of Hurricane Felix's September 4 arrival and has not done enough to help them. Miskito leaders believe the true death tol [...]	2007-09-26 23:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2212	NICARAGUA: TEXTILE/APPAREL UPDATE [...] (SBU) The textile and apparel sector continues to grow in Nicaragua as firms take advantage of CAFTA-DR market access, relatively low wages, and geographic proximity to the United States. The sector added 6,000 new jobs in 2006, and exports to the United States grew from $525 million to $697 [...]	2007-09-26 23:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX PREL NU
07MANAGUA2223	SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Eight months into Daniel Ortega's term as president, his socialist rhetoric continues to worry potential and current investors in Nicaragua. Beginning on the day of his inauguration, Ortega launched into anti-capitalist, anti-neoliberal, and increasingly anti-American rhetoric, i [...]	2007-09-28 23:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV NU
07MANAGUA2232	PATRONAGE TRUMPS PROFESSIONALISM AT NICARAGUAN TOURISM [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Nicaraguan tourism industry complain that the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR) has been decimated by an overhaul in personnel since President Ortega took office in January. They report INTUR is "paralyzed," offering no strategic vision for the sector. [...]	2007-10-02 17:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
07MANAGUA2233	NICARAGUAN FM SANTOS LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE: [...] (U) On Tuesday, September 25, we received, under cover of a Foreign Ministry (MINREX) diplomatic note, a letter to the Secretary from Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos. The letter thanks the U.S. for assistance rendered during Hurricane Felix and, citing the internal displacement and [...]	2007-10-02 19:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG ODPC PREL PREF CVIS NU
07MANAGUA2246	REAL OPPOSITION, OR AN END TO CHECKS AND BALANCES? [...] (C) Some members of the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) appear to be on the verge of joining forces with the pro-democracy Liberal Alliance of Nicaragua (ALN) party, headed by Eduardo Montealegre, despite that fact that under its leader, former President and convicted felon Arnoldo Aleman, [...]	2007-10-03 23:14:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA225	ATMOSPHERICS OF ORTEGA INAUGURATION: CHAOS AND POPULISM TRUMPS SECURITY AND PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of President Daniel Ortega on January 10 projected an odd image of disorder, amateurism, and unceremonious conduct, where populism trumped protocol, and security was virtually non-existent. Heads of state, royalty, ministers, and other dignitaries from over 64 co [...]	2007-01-25 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2295	NICARAGUA: CRIMINALIZATION OF THERAPEUTIC ABORTION [...] (U) Summary: Women's rights organizations, human rights NGOS, and physicians have reacted sharply to the Nicaraguan National Assembly's vote to include in the country's new Penal Code the criminalization of therapeutic abortion. Opponents of the criminalization of all forms of abortion have [...]	2007-10-10 22:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN NU
07MANAGUA2325	ATLANTIC COAST - GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO FUMBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Hurricane Felix the Nicaraguan government continues to mismanage the situation in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). In his presentation before the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega failed to ask the [...]	2007-10-15 17:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2351	Persuading Nicaragua to Create an FIU [...] (U) Summary: Speeches delivered by the Ambassador, Nicaraguan Superintendent of Banks Victor Urcuyo, and Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) President Willie Zapata at the opening ceremony of an Embassy-hosted financial investigation training seminar sparked renewed public debate and [...]	2007-10-17 22:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PGOV SNAR ECON NU
07MANAGUA2368	BUSINESS SECTOR PRIVATELY EXPRESSES DISPLEASURE [...] (C) Summary: On September 19, the Ambassador hosted his third Economic Roundtable with representatives of the private sector. While economic indicators are generally positive, some participants questioned whether economic growth can be sustained given power shortages and a deteriorating inve [...]	2007-10-22 19:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET EINV PREL PGOV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2376	NICARAGUA: PROPERTY DISPUTE EXPOSES FSLN INFIGHTING [...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute over valuable coastal property at Amarillo Beach may be shedding light on political intrigue and infighting among senior FSLN officials. An internal rift appears to have contributed to the September 20th dismissal of Property Superintendent Mireya Molina. While Attorn [...]	2007-10-23 20:01:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2384	RAINS STOP; FLOOD RECOVERY CONTINUES [...] Subject: The persistent heavy rains that flooded Nicaragua the past weeks have let up, and relief is starting to flow to victims of the October flooding. President Ortega called together a meeting of donors on October 23 to urge for international assistance in response to the second natural [...]	2007-10-26 16:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC MASS AEMR EAID KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2399	IAAC/WALKER: NICARAGUA NON-COMMITAL; 63RD [...] (U) On October 25, poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Mario Barquero, the new Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, soliciting Nicaragua's support for David Walker's candidacy for the IAAC. Barquero offered no comment on Walker's candidacy, but took a [...]	2007-10-30 19:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN UNGA NU
07MANAGUA2402	REGIONAL PARTNERS SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT DIRECTION [...] (C) Ambassadors from Spain, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico share similar concerns about the direction of Nicaragua under the Ortega Government. They are frustrated by the GON's lack of professionalism, transparency and accountability, and have a low level of confidence in the gove [...]	2007-10-30 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID BR CI CO ECON JA MX NU PREL XM
07MANAGUA242	MARTINEZ CUENCA LAUDS U.S. POLICY TOWARDS ORTEGA [...] (C) In Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca's recent meeting with the Ambassador, he applauded President Bush's "magnificent" decision to call Ortega before the inauguration, terming the gesture the "best antidote to keep Ortega from straying" and to check Venezuelan President Hugo [...]	2007-01-26 22:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL

07MANAGUA2428	NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH CBERA REPORT [...] As requested in reftel, the following is post's input for the Seventh Report on Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Statistical Information ----------------------- 2. Population (2006, estimate): 5,457,000 (Nicaraguan National Statistics and Census Office) Real GDP per Capi [...]	2007-11-05 21:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON ELAB PGOV NU
07MANAGUA244	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Salvadoran President Tony Saca a new regional health-care training initiative; Salvador's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program; bilater [...]	2007-01-29 14:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2446	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AIMED TO PERPETUATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Constitutional reform is the hot political topic of the moment in Nicaragua. The Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) and the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) are privately negotiating a major overhaul of the Nicaraguan body politic, focused on creating likely t [...]	2007-11-07 22:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA245	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH GUATEMALAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Guatemalan Vice Foreign Minister Luis Fernando Andrade a new regional health-care training initiative; the Guatemalan Government's (GOG [...]	2007-01-29 14:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2455	NICARAGUA: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] (U) Econoff delivered Ref A demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MFA),the Superintendent of Banks and Other Financial Institutions (SIBIOF),and the Nicaraguan Central Bank (BCN). At each meeting Econoff left FATF and U.S. Treasury advisory notices concerning Iran, as well as the n [...]	2007-11-09 15:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC ECON NU
07MANAGUA246	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007 the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya a new regional health-care training initiative; Honduras' petroleum dependency; resolving the need [...]	2007-01-29 14:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA247	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PANAMANIAN VICE [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Panamanian Vice President Samuel Lewis and Health Minister Camilo Alleyne a new regional health-care training initiative. Alleyne reit [...]	2007-01-29 14:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2488	NICARAGUA: DELIVERY OF MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS [...] (U) On November 1, post delivered Nicaragua's MCC Indicator Scorecard to President Ortega. While congratulating President Ortega on Nicaragua's continued eligibility for the MCC program, the Ambassador's letter highlighted slippage in the Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Government Effectiv [...]	2007-11-23 16:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON MCC NU
07MANAGUA2490	NICARAGUA: POST REQUESTS VISA ELIGIBILITY BE RESTORED FOR [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) Summary: Marisol Maria Castillo Bellido has requested that her nonimmigrant visa eligibility be restored as soon as possible to visit her mother who will shortly undergo brain surgery in Miami. Post has information that she [...]	2007-11-23 18:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2494	NICARAGUA: 2007-2008 ACTION PLAN TO RESOLVE U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) During the current waiver year, the GON has logged the poorest performance of any Nicaraguan administration since the U.S. Congress passed the FY1994-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, with its provisions on expropriation cases contained in Section 527. Post has developed an action [...]	2007-11-23 20:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2497	NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $771 million in 2006, an increase of $215 million from $555 million in 2005. U.S. goods exports in 2006 totaled $755 million, up 20.7 percent from the previous year. In 2006, U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.5 billion, a 29.2 percent increas [...]	2007-11-26 22:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON NU
07MANAGUA2523	NICARAGUA RESPONSE: NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] (U) On November 29, we delivered REFTEL non-paper to Dr. Juan Jose Amador Velazquez, the Director General for Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health (MINSA). On Novermber 30, we delivered the non-paper to Dr. Mario Jose Gonzalez Herrera, Chief of the Department of Epidemiology at the Ministry [...]	2007-11-30 23:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID TBIO PREL NU
07MANAGUA2539	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA PRESSURES EXXONMOBIL TO BUY [...] (C) President Ortega announced on December 5 that he had instructed the Ministry of Energy and Mines and others "to quickly work out a proposal to nationalize the importation of oil." Ortega wants Nicaragua to import all oil from Venezuela to take advantage of Hugo Chavez' offer to contribute [...]	2007-12-07 21:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2540	DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 21:19:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA NU
07MANAGUA2541	NIE ON IRAN: NICARAGUA SUPPORTS PEACEFUL USE, [...] (C) On December 4, we delivered the non-paper and talking points per reftel to Director General for American Affairs, Orlando Gomez; Director General for Asia, Africa and Oceana, David McField, and Acting Director General for International Organizations, Mario Barquero Baltodano at the Ministry [...]	2007-12-07 21:21:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM NU
07MANAGUA2543	CERD ELECTION: NICARAGUA WILL FAVOR PROSPER; [...] (C) On December 4, we delivered a copy of the diplomatic note and of Pierre-Richard Prosper's CV to Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs; David McField, Director General for Asia, Africa and Oceana; and Mario Barquero Baltodano, Acting Director General for International Organiz [...]	2007-12-08 00:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA NU
07MANAGUA2564	Nicaragua Retires USD 1.4 Billion in Foreign Commercial [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, the GON announced the successful completion of its foreign commercial debt buy-back operation, allowing it to retire USD 1.4 billion in foreign debt claims. Nicaragua will pay 4.5 cents on the dollar to over 111 commercial creditors, including all of the vulture fu [...]	2007-12-12 17:05:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2567	NICARAGUA RECEPTIVE TO U.S. CASH COURIER [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 20:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC NU
07MANAGUA2577	FRAUD SUMMARY - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) The following is Managua's quarterly report on the fraud situation at post for the fourth quarter FY 07. Headings follow reftel information requests. a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS In the last few months Nicaragua has been impacted by natural disasters, political instability and rising oil [...]	2007-12-12 22:43:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS ASEC CPAS CMGT PREL PTER XK NU
07MANAGUA2615	NICARAGUA: GON TO RESOLVE PROPERTY CLAIMS WITHIN TWO YEARS [...] (SBU) During a December 10 meeting with the DCM, Property Superintendent Yara Perez made clear the Government of Nicaragua's intent to resolve U.S. citizen property claims and other claims via its own timeline and criteria. Perez repeated her allegations that some U.S. citizen claimants lacked [...]	2007-12-18 22:01:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA318	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on January 29, new Central Bank President Antenor Rosales Bolanos told the Ambassador that the government intended to pursue prudent macroeconomic policy as a way of sending the right signals to investors. The government's objective is to find ways to channe [...]	2007-02-02 20:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV NU
07MANAGUA328	ALN EMBARKS ON REORGANIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) planning coordinator Kitty Monterrey recently shared her party's reorganization plans and provided a copy of ALN president Eduardo Montealegre's letter to his Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) counterpart. In that letter, Montealegre proposes [...]	2007-02-05 20:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA329	AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE CRUZ: &BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and country team members recently presented an overview of USG programs and their parameters to Nicaraguan Ambassador-designate to the United States Arturo Cruz (Ref. A),similar to the December 2006 presentation to then President-elect Daniel Ortega's transition team [...]	2007-02-05 20:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA331	CONVERGENCIA DEPUTIES HAVE INDEPENDENT AGENDA FROM [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly deputy Augustin Jarquin recently told us that the non-Sandinista deputies in the Sandinista Front (FSLN) caucus have developed an independent legislative agenda. The deputies -- a mix of Liberals, Conservatives, Resistance leaders, and indigenous representatives [...]	2007-02-05 21:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA341	NICARAGUA: TOURISM SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Statistics from the National Ports Company (EPN) and the Institute of Tourism (INTUR) paint an attractive picture of the tourism industry in Nicaragua. Tourists spent 30% more in 2006 than they did in 2005, and new investment in the sector totaled $60 million. The election of Sa [...]	2007-02-06 19:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA357	ORTEGA ACTIONS TEST TRIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With less than one month in office, President Daniel Ortega and Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) lawmakers have already touched off a number of our tripwires and placed opposition parties and civil society, international financial institutions (IFIs),and [...]	2007-02-07 14:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KDEM MARR NU PARM PINR PREL PTER
07MANAGUA392	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on February 2, new Minister of Government Ana Isabel Morales Mazun told the Ambassador that the government intends to honor agreements established by the previous administration and to strengthen the relationship with the United States. The Ambassador querie [...]	2007-02-12 12:55:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA401	MANAGUA MAYOR EYES AMBASSADORIAL POSTING IN ROME, [...] (C) Summary: Managua Mayor Dionisio Marenco confirmed to the Ambassador that he may become Nicaragua's Ambassador to Italy, although the timeline is unclear. The Sandinista (FSLN) mayor, who is interested in establishing sister city relationships with U.S. cities, will also consider the Wisc [...]	2007-02-13 19:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL ECON EPET EINV IR
07MANAGUA405	NICARAGUA: NEW GOVERNMENT MOVES QUICKLY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. New government officials have moved quickly to put the logging industry back on track by modifying a June 2006 total moratorium on raw timber exports. The stated policy goals of the moratorium were to curb illegal logging activity and to spur foreign investment in wood manufac [...]	2007-02-13 22:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV NU
07MANAGUA426	NICARAGUA: BACKGROUND ON AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (U) Summary: Current Nicaraguan property law affords U.S. claimants three administrative avenues to resolve their cases; claimants may also file in court. Since 1990, more than 1,130 U.S. citizens registered 3,193 claims with the Embassy in Managua. As of February 14, 2007, 298 U.S. citizens with 6 [...]	2007-02-15 17:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA452	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TOURISM INSTITUTE [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador called on new Tourism Institute (INTUR) Executive Director Mario Salinas Pasos to introduce himself, outline USAID activities in the tourism sector, and discuss Salinas' plans. Salinas told the Ambassador that INTUR is in the midst of defining tourist markets for [...]	2007-02-20 21:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV EAID ECON PINR NU
07MANAGUA471	NICARAGUA: POLL GIVES ORTEGA FAVORABLE RATINGS, [...] (SBU) Summary: A CID-Gallup poll released on February 21 shows President Daniel Ortega enjoying a honeymoon, with high favorability ratings and optimism toward his presidency -- not only from his traditional base of support, but also among the general public. The poll also concludes that hal [...]	2007-02-22 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ECON AID NU
07MANAGUA493	ALN SEEKS ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM, PREPARE [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) is in debt from its campaign commitments and urgently needs funding to maintain its momentum, enable leader Eduardo Montealegre to emerge as the uncontested leader of the opposition, and prepare for the 2008 municipal elections. The ALN plan [...]	2007-02-24 00:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA495	NICARAGUA: CAFTA Update [...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan exports to the United States during the first year of CAFTA performed extremely well. Total exports to the United States increased 29.2%, growing from $1.18 billion in 2005 to $1.53 billion in 2006. The Nicaraguan government separates free trade zone exports and gener [...]	2007-02-26 12:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON BEXP NU
07MANAGUA496	NICARAGUA: CAFTA Update [...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan exports to the United States during the first year of CAFTA performed extremely well. Total exports to the United States increased 29.2%, growing from $1.18 billion in 2005 to $1.53 billion in 2006. The Nicaraguan government separates free trade zone exports and gener [...]	2007-02-26 12:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON BEXP NU
07MANAGUA522	NICARAGUA: CAFTA UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan exports to the United States during the first year of CAFTA performed extremely well. Total exports to the United States increased 29.2%, growing from $1.18 billion in 2005 to $1.53 billion in 2006. The Nicaraguan government separates free trade zone exports and gener [...]	2007-02-27 00:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON BEXP NU
07MANAGUA530	FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY ANTI-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samuel Santos appears perturbed by threats against U.S. local residents, tourists, and journalists in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur area. He has requested details of the incidents and will speak with the mayor of the town about the concerns. Santos informed us t [...]	2007-02-27 17:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA541	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS [...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos, he impressed upon Santos his desire to establish sincere and positive relations with the new Ortega government and the Nicaraguan people. The Senator commented that Venezuelan President Chavez' lack of s [...]	2007-02-28 17:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA542	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT MORALES [...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales, he noted his commitment to fostering friendship between the American and Nicaraguan peoples and good relations between their two governments. Morales sought the Senator's support for TPS renewal for Nicara [...]	2007-02-28 17:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA543	FSLN USING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO SPREAD [...] (C) Summary: Liberal mayor Bronley Alvarez reports that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) is using assistance programs sponsored by Venezuela and Cuba to spread the message that the USG "does nothing" in Nicaragua and only the FSLN and its allies can alleviate poverty. Alvarez fe [...]	2007-02-28 18:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID NU VE CU
07MANAGUA583	THE SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT 60 DAYS OUT - AND OUR [...] (C) Summary: The FSLN administration is fast reverting to its improvisation, secrecy, and centralization of the 1980's, forging an operating style more appropriate for a revolutionary junta than a modern, democratic state. President Ortega appears determined to consolidate his power, circumve [...]	2007-03-05 22:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NU PHUM PINR PREL KCOR
07MANAGUA585	OVERVIEW OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within two weeks of his January 10 inauguration, President Daniel Ortega had appointed all his ministers save one, the Minister of Defense. Political opposition leaders have characterized the new ministers as "nobodies" who exercise virtually no authority or influence. Instead, [...]	2007-03-06 15:50:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA626	NICARAGUA: NEW PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT PAYS COURTESY CALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mireya Molina Torres was officially instated as the new Property Superintendent on January 25, 2007, replacing Alfonso Sandino. In an unexpected courtesy, Molina paid an introductory call to the Embassy's Property Office days before. Molina stressed to Emboffs that her goal is t [...]	2007-03-08 21:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA632	NICARAGUA WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING GLOBAL [...] (C) On March 8, Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Brennan and Russian counterpart Valeriy Bobrov delivered the joint reftel demarche to Nicaraguan Vice Foreign Minister Manuel Coronel Kautz, Acting Foreign Minister in Foreign Minister Samuel Santos' absence. Coronel, who recently returned from an [...]	2007-03-09 20:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NU
07MANAGUA637	NICARAGUA-VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of ALBA agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Technical Cooperation in the Areas of Health and Medicine. The agreement sets out a general [...]	2007-03-09 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OSCI EAID ECIN NU VE
07MANAGUA638	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA LETTER OF INTENT ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements signed on January 11, 2007, the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Relations Samuel Santos and Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Relations Nicolas Maduro Moros signed a Letter of Intent to commission a feasibility study on placi [...]	2007-03-09 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ENRG EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA639	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Foreign Relations Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Energy Sector Cooperation between Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and La Empresa N [...]	2007-03-09 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA640	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Energy Cooperation and Petrocaribe. The agreement sets forth a schematic fo [...]	2007-03-09 23:11:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA645	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA ENERGY SECTOR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaragua and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Energy Sector Cooperation Agreement. The agreement sets out general areas for cooperation, including th [...]	2007-03-09 23:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA646	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agricultural Cooperation Agreement. The agreement is general in nature, outlining the d [...]	2007-03-09 23:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA700	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Nicaraguan Minister of Labor Jeanette Chavez Gomez admitted that the Ministry faces some complex problems. While in favor of increasing the minimum wage, she emphasized the need for a cautious, balanced approach to adjusting the mini [...]	2007-03-16 17:21:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KDEM PGOV PINR NU
07MANAGUA701	NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 17:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC APER UNGA NU
07MANAGUA720	INCREASING VENEZUELAN INFLUENCE ON ATLANTIC COAST [...] (C) Summary: Prominent indigenous activist Javier Williams Slate warns the Ortega Administration is aggressively consolidating power in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) to secure a route for their Venezuelan allies to transport oil to the Pacific. According to Williams, Venezuelan [...]	2007-03-19 22:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI SNAR NU VE
07MANAGUA725	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela concluded on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations signed a Framework Agreement, setting forth general areas for cooperation. The agreement created a [...]	2007-03-20 00:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EAGR ENRG EPET EIND TBIO OSCI ECIN
07MANAGUA726	ORTEGA FOLLOWS CHAVEZ' LEAD IN CONFRONTING U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Nicaragua on March 11 to use the country as a platform to criticize the United States and the Central American leg of President Bush's recent trip. Chavez' trips to Nicaragua have inspired President Daniel Ortega to abandon his pre-ele [...]	2007-03-20 15:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU VE
07MANAGUA781	Nicaragua's first export of ethanol, Ortega may not be [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Nicaragua exported ethanol for the first time, sending 3 million liters (793,000 gallons) valued at $2 million to the Netherlands. Grupo Pellas plans to increase production of ethanol from 100,000 to 400,000 liters per day by the end of 2008. If Nicaragua appro [...]	2007-03-23 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EPET ENRG SENV PREL VE NU
07MANAGUA784	CENTAM CHIEFS OF MISSION BEWILDERED BY ORTEGA'S [...] (C) Summary: Central American COMs in Nicaragua agree that the Ortega administration is pursuing a "double discourse" in foreign and economic policy, which makes predicting a future trajectory difficult. They have also been perturbed by protocol irregularities, including a delay in the accred [...]	2007-03-23 20:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON KDEM NU XK
07MANAGUA788	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador called on the new Minister of Energy and Mines Emilio de Jesus Rappaccioli Baltodano on February 14 to introduce himself and discuss energy issues in Nicaragua. Rappaccioli summarized recent changes to energy sector governance, including the creation of the Minist [...]	2007-03-23 21:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN TBIO SENV EINV PINR VE NU
07MANAGUA789	NICARAGUA REACHES OUT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador Magda Henriquez, the Director of the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Office, informed PolCouns on March 23 that she had met last week with Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Al-Biyati, as a first step towards renewing diplomatic ties between the two [...]	2007-03-26 12:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL IZ
07MANAGUA791	ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]	2007-03-26 21:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
07MANAGUA796	NICARAGUA'S 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting period, the Nicaraguan government continued its efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) mainly in the areas of prevention and detection, while progress in victim assistance and prosecution of traffickers was limited and overal [...]	2007-03-27 21:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF NU
07MANAGUA797	GON RECEIVES INFORMATION ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 22:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC TRGY NU
07MANAGUA800	NICARAGUAN POLICE URGE DONORS TO COORDINATE SUPPORT [...] (U) The Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting of donor nations on March 23, 2007. The meeting, which included remarks by Eva Zetterberg, Swedish Ambassador to Nicaragua and chair of the donor group, was attended by countries who provide support to the Nicaraguan National Po [...]	2007-03-27 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM NU PGOV PINR SNAR
07MANAGUA810	POLITICAL PUNDITS PLACE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Six of Nicaragua's leading political analysts concur that the Ortega administration has already reached "yellow alert" status and that President Ortega's primordial objective is to consolidate power. Over breakfast at the Ambassador's residence, they lauded our government's app [...]	2007-03-29 18:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA815	EEB A/S MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF ORTEGA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, A/S Sullivan met several members of Ortega's economic cabinet. Central Bank President Rosales requested USG assistance in getting better terms from the IMF during upcoming negotiations on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). MFA Vice Minister Coronel [...]	2007-03-29 21:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EAGR PGOV NU
07MANAGUA820	EEB A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER AND [...] (C) Summary: During his February 27 visit, A/S Sullivan received messages of concern from Nicaragua's main opposition leader and members of Nicaragua's American Chamber of Commerce. Both expressed concern over Ortega's recent moves to divide and conquer the business community. They also call [...]	2007-03-29 22:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA826	AMBASSADORS PRIVATELY WARN ORTEGA INTERMEDIARIES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Spain, Germany, and the United States recently warned Ortega administration officials during a private meeting that President Ortega's contradictory statements and actions regarding foreign affairs, press freedom, and investment could damage the economy and bila [...]	2007-03-30 17:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EINV NU GM SP
07MANAGUA839	EEB A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, A/S Sullivan met with President Ortega and members of his cabinet at FSLN headquarters. The entire ninety minute meeting was covered on live television. A/S Sullivan delivered a positive message centered on the U.S. strategy of Total Economic Engagement (TEE * [...]	2007-04-02 14:39:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PRGOV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA859	AMBASSADOR RAISES UNSCR 1747, DESIGNATION OF [...] (C) On April 2, the Ambassador raised the USG's designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) under E.O. 13382 with Foreign Minister Santos. He also reiterated the importance of the international community's adhering to UNSCR 1747 and urged the Nicaraguan government (GON) to en [...]	2007-04-03 17:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KNNP PARM KN IR NU
07MANAGUA871	NGO GIVES ORTEGA A FAILING GRADE ON HIS FIRST 60 DAYS [...] (U) Summary: After a legal, economic and political analysis of the Ortega administration's first sixty days, Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN),an influential civil society organization, gave the government a failing grade. Analysts attacked the government's numerous decrees and legislative initi [...]	2007-04-03 21:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM SOCI NU
07MANAGUA889	NICARAGUA: MARINA PUESTA DEL SOL, S.A. INVESTMENT PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24 2007, a band of armed men forcibly assumed control of a strip of land owned by Marina Puesta del Sol, S.A. in the department of Chinandega. Ostensibly, the man behind the invasion is Mr. Jerez Lacayo, who has asserted ownership by virtue of a debt incurred by the s [...]	2007-04-09 20:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EWWT USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA914	NICARAGUAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Three days after signing a series of cooperation agreements with Venezuela, Nicaragua played host to Islamic Republic of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on January 14. In a southern barrio of Managua, Ortega informally presented Ahmadinejad to the public in a two-hour event [...]	2007-04-11 15:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PTER EAID EFIN EINV ETRD EPET
07MANAGUA965	NICARAGUA: HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited Managua on March 26-27, 2007 to sign a Letter of Intent with Minister of Health Maritza Cuan on the establishment of a regional health-care training center in Panama. Secretary Leavitt met with President [...]	2007-04-17 20:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO EAID PREL OSHA OTRA NU
07MANAGUA984	RESIGNATION OF NICARAGUAN OFFICIAL FROM ANTI-TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maria Gabriela Zuniga, Program Director of the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons, tendered her resignation to the Ministry of Government last week, citing personal reasons for her decision. She confided to us that the working conditions and culture of secrecy und [...]	2007-04-19 15:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB NU
07MANAGUA996	ALN LOOKS TO FOREIGN DONORS, SMALL AND MEDIUM [...] (S) Summary: According to ALN National Assembly caucus leader Maria Eugenia Sequeira, Managua's Taiwanese business community is now cognizant of the threat Ortega poses to its future. Taiwanese businessmen recently promised to support the party without imposing a pre-condition of broad Libera [...]	2007-04-20 17:20:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAMA1010	IRAQ - AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 10:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA
07MANAMA1011	FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS OPTIONS FOR SANCTIONING FUTURE BANK REF: A. U/S LEVEY - AMB. ERELI OCTOBER 31 E-MAIL B. STATE 148605 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli, reasons 1.4(b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 11:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA1021	IRAQ - AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH BAHRAINI [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-12 12:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA
07MANAMA1045	AHMEDINEJAD VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 13:53:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KNNP IAEA EPET IR BA
07MANAMA106	BAHRAIN: REQUESTING PEACEKEEPING SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR BA SU ROW
07MANAMA1067	FM CLASHES WITH MPS OVER LIVNI MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 04:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS BA
07MANAMA107	SEEKING BAHRAINI SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS AGOA BA SO ROW
07MANAMA1083	CODEL MORAN MEETINGS WITH PM AND CENTRAL BANK [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EPET BA
07MANAMA1084	ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW PROGRESSING IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA
07MANAMA1085	BAHRAIN: REACTION TO IRAN NIE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PARM IR BA
07MANAMA1096	BAHRAINI FM WILL ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 11:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL BA
07MANAMA1119	MOTTAKI VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KNNP EPET IR BA
07MANAMA112	FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS KENYAN-BAHRAINI RUNNER [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa the early January incident involving Kenyan-Bahraini runner Musher Salem Jawher (Leonard Mucheru) and reports that the GOB had stripped him of his ci [...]	2007-02-07 12:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA113	GOVERNMENT VIEWS ARRESTS AS SENDING A SIGNAL TO [...] (C) In separate discussions, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and Industry and Commerce Minister Fakhro both told the Ambassador that the government arrested Shia activists Mushaima and Al Khawaja to rein in their unlawful activities, which the government believes have become increasingly defia [...]	2007-02-07 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA117	FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES IRAN AND IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 6 that he would soon visit Iran to deliver a "clear message" that Iran's behavior on its nuclear program was dangerous for the Gulf region. He [...]	2007-02-08 09:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IZ REGION
07MANAMA12	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF STATE FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador December 28 called on newly appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Al Baharna and discussed bilateral relations, the internal political situation in Bahrain, the National Democratic Institute project in Bahrain, UN Security Council Resolution 1737 dealing [...]	2007-01-04 15:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA121	CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sampson February 4 that Bahrain has been and will continue to be a close friend of the United States, and he expressed his pleasure that the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was being implemented. He said he would accomp [...]	2007-02-08 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ELAB BA ECTRD
07MANAMA13	AMBASSADOR AND NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador January 4 called on new Deputy Prime Minister Jawad Al Arayedh and discussed local politics, the democratic reform process, and legal reform. Al Arayedh said the political climate had improved since Shia political society Al Wifaq boycotted the King's December 15 address to [...]	2007-01-04 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA130	IRANIAN AMBASSADOR SEES DOWNTURN IN [...] (S) An Arab Ambassador in Bahrain provided the Ambassador with a readout of departing Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Farazmand's farewell call during which Farazmand frankly acknowledged that he was happy to leave Bahrain at this time because of the difficulty of representing the current Iranian [...]	2007-02-12 10:12:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PINR IR BA REGION
07MANAMA133	ELECTION MONITORING REPORT CITES VIOLATIONS, [...] (C) The NGO Joint Election Monitoring Committee (JEMC) issued its report February 10 on the recent parliamentary elections. The report does not clearly acknowledge that the elections were free and fair and enumerates many violations of the election law. However, it also states that the Comm [...]	2007-02-12 12:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI BA POL
07MANAMA134	BAHRAIN HAILS HAMAS-FATAH DEAL [...] (SBU) Bahrainis universally acclaimed the Saudi-sponsored agreement between Hamas and Fatah to form a national unity government. King Hamad phoned Saudi King Abdullah February 9 and congratulated him on the fruitful outcome of the Mecca talks. He said the accord aimed to stop the bloodshed, [...]	2007-02-12 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA151	BAHRAIN: SPRING 2007 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING [...] Embassy Manama wishes to nominate Mr. Mohammed Al Khawaja to attend PE 220: FSN Economic Training from April 30 - May 11, 2007. A) Name: Mohammed Al Khawaja, FSN 9/2 B) Date of Birth: September 2, 1981 C) Nationality: Saudi D) Passport Number: 300101 E) Agency: State F) Po [...]	2007-02-15 14:18:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI ECON AMGT AFSN ETRD BA
07MANAMA152	AMBASSADOR AND PM HAIL RECORD TRADE LEVEL IN 2006 [...] (U) The Ambassador told Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa February 14 that 2006 full-year statistics for bilateral trade between the United States and Bahrain had just been posted, and total trade volume reached over $1.1 billion, an increase of more than 45 percent over 2005 [...]	2007-02-15 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BA BILAT ECTRD
07MANAMA159	CROWN PRINCE PROPOSES ACCUMULATION OF VALUE-ADDED [...] (SBU) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador February 19, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that he would lead an upcoming AmCham trade delegation to Chicago March 5-6. He said coordination and arrangements were going very well and he brie [...]	2007-02-20 09:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB BEXP BA ECTRD HUMRIT
07MANAMA167	FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS HOLDING NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 22, during a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that he supports holding an Iraq Neighbors meeting at the ministerial level in Baghdad or anywhere else on Iraqi territory. He understood that there [...]	2007-02-22 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ REGION

07MANAMA169	BAHRAIN: BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Manama welcomes EB's offer to provide BFIF funding to enhance commercial advocacy efforts. In view of the August 2006 implementation of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Post emphasizes the importance of commercial training, providing commercial services to businesses se [...]	2007-02-22 13:30:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BA
07MANAMA173	FOREIGN MINISTER TO DELIVER "TOUGH MESSAGE" TO IRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 22, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that his planned trip to Tehran (Ref B) was now set for February 24. He expects to meet with Foreign Minister Mottaki and President Ahmadi-Nejad. The Am [...]	2007-02-22 14:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP PTER BA REGION
07MANAMA184	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH VISITS OF BAHRAINI CROWN [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa will both visit Washington in early March. Shaikh Khalid will arrive first for meetings beginning on March 1 and he plans to remain in the Washington area for more than a week until the [...]	2007-02-27 11:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA190	BLOCS IN THE NEWLY-ELECTED BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT [...] (C) The two rounds of parliamentary electQ conducted November 25 and December 2 brought in a Sunni majority (23 of 40 seats),15 of whom are members of two Islamist political societies: Al Asala (Salafi),with eight seats, and Al Minbar (Muslim Brotherhood),with seven seats. Four of the ei [...]	2007-02-28 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR BA POL
07MANAMA195	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN [...] (C) The Ambassador March 1 delivered reftel demarche concerning the March 3-4 Arab League (AL) Foreign Ministers meeting in Cairo to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Al Baharna, who will represent the GOB at the meeting. (Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is in Wa [...]	2007-03-01 14:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION
07MANAMA198	RELEASE OF TWO DETAINEES RESTORES CLM TO SHIA [...] (C) ing Hamad February 25 ordered the release of twoShia detainees who had been tried, convicted, and imprisoned for distributing illegal literature durng the fall 2006 election campaign season. Thei release ended some ten days of sometimes violen demonstrations in and around their two neigh [...]	2007-03-02 06:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KISL BAPOL
07MANAMA206	BAHRAIN: SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) 27A. Bahrain is a country of destination for men primarily as laborers and, to a much lesser extent, domestic workers, and women primarily as domestic workers, and to [...]	2007-03-05 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC BA
07MANAMA209	BAHRAIN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 10:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP PARM BA ROW CTR
07MANAMA217	BAHRAIN RESPONSE TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points March 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul-Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul-Aziz stated that the meeting is important, pledged Bahrain's support for a successful outcome, and agreed that [...]	2007-03-07 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC ARAB LEAGUE UN IZ BA REGION
07MANAMA219	MINISTER OF LABOR DISCUSSES NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT [...] (C) Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that since January 2006, unemployment had dropped in Bahrain from 15% to 3.8% under the National Employment Project (NEP),leaving only approximately 4,000 unemployed remaining in the program. He said the second p [...]	2007-03-07 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL
07MANAMA225	AL WIFAQ LEADER OUTLINES CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCOMING [...] (C) Secretary General of Shia political society Al Wifaq and MP Shaikh Ali Salman told the Ambassador March 5 that there was "nothing encouraging" about the current parliamentary session, which opened in mid-December 2006. He complained that although Shias represent 75 percent of the elector [...]	2007-03-08 10:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL BA POL
07MANAMA24	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES SECTARIAN ISSUES, [...] (C) Summary. MFA Assistant U/S Shaikh Abdel Aziz, in a frank discussion January 8 with CNO Executive Panel Co-Chairs Zakheim and Skinner, said that concerns about rising Shia empowerment in the region were a growing concern, and different from the past when the Shia threat had been troubling b [...]	2007-01-10 09:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION POL
07MANAMA250	BAHRAIN: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-18 14:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ZI ROW
07MANAMA263	AL WIFAQ COURTS SUNNIS AND GOVERNMENT BUT RISKS [...] (C) Shia opposition political society Al Wifaq,s strategy since entering the Council of Representatives (COR) in December has been to build trust and consensus with the royal family and Sunni legislators, saving more inflammatory debates over constitutional reform and corruption for later. The [...]	2007-03-22 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BA POL
07MANAMA27	BAHRAIN REACTS TO PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON [...] (C) In the Foreign Minister's absence, the Ambassador January 11 met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa to discuss the President's policy address on Iraq. Drawing from reftel background information, the Ambassador stated [...]	2007-01-11 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA272	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches on the Arab League (AL) summit and UNSCR 1747, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said the summit would deal primarily with two issues: Israel-Palestinian peace and Iraq. He emphasized the importance of Saudi Arabia hosting the summit and taking a leading role [...]	2007-03-26 11:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA291	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA305	MINISTRY OF LABOR RESPONSE TO USG DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) Ministry of Labor Director of Public and International Relations Subah Salem Al Dossary passed to the Embassy March 26 a letter containing the Ministry's response to Ref B points delivered by the Ambassador to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi on February 28 (Ref A). The point [...]	2007-04-02 14:27:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA319	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador April 4 that he had praised the Arab peace initiative in a recent interview because it was an attempt to get outside "the bubble of historical conflict" over Israel. There will be a meeting of the Arab League peace initiative action comm [...]	2007-04-04 15:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA328	PROMINENT SHIAS PAINT GLOOMY PICTURE OF SHIA [...] (S) Summary. Prominent Shia cleric Shaikh Hussein Najati, in an April 4 discussion with the Ambassador, painted a gloomy picture of Shia prospects under King Hamad. At the top of his concerns was an allegedly expanding policy of "political naturalizations" of foreign Sunni aimed at redressing [...]	2007-04-09 05:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA34	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GCC PLUS TWO, REGIONAL [...] (C) During their January 15 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that Bahrain had no problem with a statement being issued at the January 16 GCC Plus Two meeting in Kuwait, but he thought the Saudis and Kuwaitis were concerned with aspects of the paragraph on Iraq. Bahr [...]	2007-01-15 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA35	BAHRAIN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA356	KING HAMAD DISCUSSES REGIONAL AFFAIRS WITH NAVCENT [...] (C) King Hamad told NAVCENT/FIFTH FLEET Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff April 11 that Bahrain was proud of the long-term U.S. naval presence and was happy to work with the United States in the Combined Maritime Force to defeat common enemies. The King expressed concern about threats from Iran [...]	2007-04-15 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA370	BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP WELCOMES NEW NAVCENT/FIFTH [...] (C) In a series of introductory calls with the Bahraini leadership, NAVCENT/Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff heard a consistent message of support for Bahrain's long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy and Bahrain's commitment to continued future support. "You can always count [...]	2007-04-20 06:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA385	BAHRAIN: MARCH 2007 AUCKLAND PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered Ref A read-out of the March 2007 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz was grateful for [...]	2007-04-25 10:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA400	BAHRAIN PROMOTES GCC+2 AS VEHICLE FOR IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador April 30 that there was a lingering feeling, mostly from Saudi Arabia, of mistrust of the Iraqi government. Although he did not know the exact reasons for Saudi Arabia refusing to host a visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, he [...]	2007-04-30 13:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA401	BAHRAIN: SEEKING ARAB FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM [...] (C) In an April 30 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning financial or in-kind support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid replied that Bahrain wanted [...]	2007-04-30 14:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BA SO ROW
07MANAMA402	FOREIGN MINISTER ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 08:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA SU ROW
07MANAMA404	FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES NEED TO REACH OUT TO [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR, IN AN APRIL 30 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA, ASKED ABOUT RECENT ARAB LEAGUE (AL) CONSULTATIONS IN CAIRO ON THE PEACE INITIATIVE. NORMALLY OPTIMISTIC, SHAIKH KHALID SAID HE WAS NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE MEETING. THE RESULT, THAT EGYPT AND J [...]	2007-05-01 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA412	ARAB NATIONALIST CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON IRAQ, [...] (C) A three-day Arab nationalist conference in Bahrain was marked by the comments of an Iraqi cleric calling for closer coordination between the insurgency and Al Qaeda, and the showing of a supposed "documentary" on violence in Iraq that had a subtitle reading, "This is what happens to Sunnis [...]	2007-05-06 08:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA429	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET FREEZE FOR BANK [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 7 delivered reftel demarche concerning implementation of the asset freeze for Bank Sepah to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, emphasizing in particular Bank Sepah's self-reported relationship with Bahra [...]	2007-05-10 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EFIN KNNP PARM BA IR ECTRD REGION
07MANAMA44	CROWN PRINCE BRIEFS CNO PANEL ON REGIONAL, [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Zakheim and Skinner January 9 that the two issues of greatest concern in the region are Iran and perceived limitations on the U.S.'s ability to project power. With changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran had been freed of its na [...]	2007-01-17 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA448	CABINET APPROVES DRAFT ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA450	NDI STAFF VISIT OUTLINES WAY FORWARD FOR [...] (C) Two representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) visited Bahrain May 10-15 and met with a wide range of government officials, parliamentarians, and civil society representatives to discuss the resumption of NDI activities in Bahrain. NDI staff outlined their intention to [...]	2007-05-17 15:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL
07MANAMA462	BAHRAIN: IRAN'S INVITATION TO INSPECT BUSHEHR [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 22 delivered reftel demarche concerning an Iranian invitation to GCC countries to inspect the Bushehr reactor to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that to his knowledge, Bahrain [...]	2007-05-22 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BA IR REGION
07MANAMA469	MEASURES TAKEN BY GOB TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Post received the following information May 17 under the cover of diplomatic note with reference number 1/100/231-91978 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Relations Directorate. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Update on the Measures Taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain to Comba [...]	2007-05-23 14:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA473	BAHRAIN: URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 23 forwarded reftel demarche points concerning assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. In a subsequent conversation May 24, Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he had alr [...]	2007-05-24 11:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA LE REGION
07MANAMA503	ISLAND OF PLEASURE? TOURISM CLAMPS TARGET LOW END [...] (SBU) Two Ministry of Information Tourism Directorate circulars closing low-end nightclubs and restricting the sale of alcohol in certain locations entered into force recently, impacting 85 two- and three-star hotels. Critics complain that the clubs primarily served as a front for organized [...]	2007-06-04 07:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KISL BA ECTRD POL
07MANAMA504	US-BAHRAIN BUSINESS COUNCIL COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) A trade delegation of 12 American companies organized by the newly-established U.S.-Bahrain Business Council (USBBC) traveled to Bahrain May 29-31 in a successful visit that included calls on senior Bahrain officials and meetings with a broad range of the Bahrain business community. The d [...]	2007-06-04 09:54:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD BA ECTRD
07MANAMA548	BAHRAIN: 2007 TIP REPORT AND TIER 3 ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2007 Trafficking-in-Persons Report and the Tier 3 short-term action plan for Bahrain (reftels) June 12 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and head of the Anti-Trafficking Task Force Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who expressed hi [...]	2007-06-13 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA554	BAHRAINI GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS SAMARRA MOSQUE BOMBING [...] (U) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa June 13 issued a public statement denouncing and condemning the "criminal aggression" on the Samarra mosque earlier the same day. He said that targeting holy and religious places, whether those of Muslims or other faiths, is a brutal cri [...]	2007-06-14 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS BA REGION
07MANAMA559	BAHRAIN: URGING SUPPORT FOR UNRWA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-17 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON KWBG BA LE REGION
07MANAMA580	BAHRAIN: CONTINUED ARABSAT BROADCAST OF AL ZAWRAA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PTER BA REGION
07MANAMA581	GCC TO HOLD MINISTERIAL POLICY SESSION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA582	BAHRAIN DECIDES AGAINST JOINING PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action message - please see para 3. 2. (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador June 21 information that Defense Minister General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also discussed with the Ambassador the previous day: that Bahrain [...]	2007-06-21 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA584	FORMIN CRITICIZES QATAR'S ROLE AT ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador June 21 that while the planned multilateral meeting on the Palestinian situation in Egypt on June 24 was a "really good start," the Arab League meeting held in Cairo June 15 did not go well. He particularly cited Qat [...]	2007-06-21 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION
07MANAMA6	PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS GOB ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL [...] (C) PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA DECEMBER 20 REVIEWED THE GOB'S 2007-2008 BUDGETARY PRIORITIES BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. KEY PRIORITIES HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PM INCLUDED PROGRAMS TO RAISE LIVING STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES. THE GOB AGENDA SHAR [...]	2007-01-03 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BA POL ECTRD
07MANAMA600	MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al Baharna told the Ambassador June 27 that his recent two-day visit to Iran was introductory and came about as a result of his late 2006 appointment as minister. While in Tehran, he discussed next steps for a bilateral commission and the p [...]	2007-06-27 15:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC EPET BA IR REGION
07MANAMA619	BAHRAIN: SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF [...] (S) The Ambassador July 3 delivered reftel demarche concerning regional support to stop the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nezar Al Baharna. Al Baharna said that the MFA had not heard of any specific cases of Bahraini citizens traveling to Syria [...]	2007-07-03 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA650	BAHRAIN REACTS ANGRILY TO IRANIAN TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary. A statement by a Khamenei associate reasserting a claim that Bahrain is a province of Iran has generated a spate of angry denunciations in Bahrain. The statement said that Bahrain had been separated from Iran by an illegal agreement between the Shah and the US/UK governments. Th [...]	2007-07-12 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA657	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 09:02:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA662	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaqi, in a July 14 visit, gave Bahraini leaders an official assurance that Iran recognized Bahrain as a sovereign state and had no territorial claims on it, helping quiet a storm that had developed over a statement by a Khamenei associate last week that [...]	2007-07-17 05:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA666	OIL MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS EXPLORATION PLANS, LOOMING [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Mirza briefed the Ambassador July 11 on the strong interest shown by international oil companies in pursuing exploration tenders in Bahrain. Mirza hoped that offshore exploration would lead to discoveries of gas, which could ease a looming gas shortage that [...]	2007-07-18 05:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL BA ECTRD REGION
07MANAMA669	FUTURE OF BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS [...] (S) Bahrain faces numerous challenges as it attempts to deal with transitional issues of economic development and political reform. Because the country's Sunni-Shia sectarian divide so dominates the local landscape, the path forward is potentially more treacherous for Bahrain's leadership than [...]	2007-07-19 06:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ETRD ECON BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA674	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid, during the Ambassador's July 17 farewell call, had high praise for the bilateral relationship, urging that Bahrain and other GCC countries move from being "allies" to becoming true "partners." In that connection, he welcomed the July 31 meeting of [...]	2007-07-19 10:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION
07MANAMA701	BAHRAIN: GCC+2 MEETING THEMES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA713	DEMOCRACY ACTIONS: BAHRAIN [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy continues to actively promote democracy and democracy-related programs, and the Ambassador, in close coordination with POL and PAS, made this an important theme of his farewell calls and press interviews. Examples: -- In a prominent, full-page interview June [...]	2007-07-26 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA714	BAHRAIN: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Ambassador July 25 urged Central Bank Governor Al Miraj to continue his vigilance regarding Bahrain's involvement with Iranian financial institutions. Al Miraj said he remained committed to pres [...]	2007-07-26 14:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANAMA721	BAHRAIN: DRAFT GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Econoff July 29 previewed with MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran reftel draft joint statement for the GCC 2 meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh. Dr. Dhafer welcomed receipt of the draft and said he would immediately relay it to Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin [...]	2007-07-30 08:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA740	BAHRAIN: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM RESPONSE ON [...] (SBU) Econoff relayed reftel request to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran on 24 July. Al-Umran confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa will attend. He was unable to confirm other high-level attendance. Post will report details re [...]	2007-08-01 14:32:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BA OFFICIALS
07MANAMA745	BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...]	2007-08-02 11:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA
07MANAMA774	RESPONDING TO FM SHEIKH KHALID'S FMF CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
07MANAMA782	RELEASE OF FINAL BAHRAINI GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) Following the GOB,s reiteration of its commitment to its prior assurances concerning security, humane treatment, and post-release access (ref A),the U.S. military released detainee Ali Al-Murbati into the custody of Interior Ministry officials on the evening of August 8. The transfer took [...]	2007-08-14 04:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
07MANAMA802	TREASURY U/S LEVEY CAUTIONS BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK [...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey and Policy Advisor Kristen Hecht met August 8 with Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Al Miraj to emphasize U.S. concerns that Iran may be seeking to develop means to evade the financial sanctions imposed under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. U/S Levey cauti [...]	2007-08-22 14:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KNNP PREL PARM MNUC ECON IR BA REGION
07MANAMA825	BAHRAIN WILL SUPPORT IRAQI LEADERS, AGREEMENT AT [...] (C) Charge conveyed reftel demarche to FM Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa on August 28. Sheikh Khalid said the GOB is deeply concerned about the situation in Iraq, especially what he called Iraq's inability to control its borders and keep out Iranian weapons and agents. He concurred that t [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ AL BA
07MANAMA827	FM TO VISIT TEHRAN; NATURAL GAS TALKS IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa confirmed to Charge local media reports August 28 that a Bahraini-Iranian bilateral committee on natural gas will hold its first meetng September 2 in Manama. Sheikh Khalid said th talks would be "exploratory." Repeating familiarGOB exp [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET REGION ECTRD IR BA
07MANAMA829	NORTHERN CITY: BAHRAIN'S NEXT SECTARIAN [...] (SBU) Many in Bahrain's Shi'a community are watching the Northern City land reclamation and public housing project closely amidst rumors that the government intends to populate the development with Sunnis. GOB officials deny the charges, but are convincing few Shi'a. End summary. --------- [...]	2007-08-30 10:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL BA
07MANAMA873	KING HAMAD LOOKS TIRED, BUT OTHERWISE WELL; [...] (C) During his audience with the Ambassador to present credentials, King Hamad looked tired, but bore no visible signs of impairment. The audience took place around five p.m. His voice was raspy and he appeared fatigued, as one would at the end of a long day. He favored his right side, mo [...]	2007-09-12 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA882	KING HAMAD AND AMIR OF QATAR AGREE ON GAS TALKS; [...] (S) On instructions from King Hamad, Bahrain,s National Security Advisor Ahmed Khalifa al Khalifa summoned the Ambassador to provide an update on Bahrain,s efforts to strike a gas deal with Qatar. Ahmed Khalifa told us that the Amir of Qatar and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim had flown to M [...]	2007-09-17 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL BA
07MANAMA883	BAHRAIN'S LEADERS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: In three days of courtesy calls with Bahrain,s senior leadership following the Ambassador,s presentation of credentials, we have noted a striking consistency of views on the challenges facing Bahrain: --- The bilateral relationship is strong, cemented by a feeling of personal f [...]	2007-09-17 14:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL IR BA
07MANAMA89	BAHRAIN: SURVEY OF LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS [...] (SBU) Bahrain,s economy is growing at a healthy pace. The IMF credits Bahrain with GDP growth of 7.1 percent for 2006 and forecasts an increase of 6.3 percent for 2007. Bahrain,s 2006 purchasing power parity GDP was $17.7 billion and per capita GDP stood at $25,300. The GOB makes efforts to [...]	2007-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ECON EIND ETRD BA ECTRD
07MANAMA898	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Speaking at the special conference on Iraq at the United Nations in New York September 22nd, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa affirmed "Bahrain's support of Iraq and of the Iraqi Government in its efforts to reinforce its national reconciliation." He also comme [...]	2007-09-25 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR IZ BA
07MANAMA903	GOB WELCOMES IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ BA
07MANAMA93	SHIA COMMEMORATE ASHURA WITH LARGE, ORDERLY CROWDS [...] (C) An estimated 100-150,000 people crowded into downtown Manama the evening of January 29 to participate in or observe processions commemorating the Shia holiday of Ashura. By all accounts, events were peaceful and orderly. Sermons and speakers in the run-up to the holiday called for the un [...]	2007-02-01 16:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
07MANAMA939	AL-WIFAQ LEADER FIRES SHOT ACROSS GOVERNMENT'S BOWS [...] (C) Summary: Al-Wifaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman told media that he now regrets having stood for parliament last year and is considering quitting the legislature. Although Salman is, at least for now, just posturing, even the prospect of his withdrawal (and of the Wifaq MPs who would presumably follo [...]	2007-10-11 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA956	PREPARATIONS FOR GSD TALKS IN MANAMA, NOVEMBER 1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 12:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS BA
07MANAMA964	KING OPENS PARLIAMENT; OUTLINES GOB AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI BA
07MANAMA967	TERRORIST CELL TRIAL BEGINS [...] (U) The trial of five suspects charged under Bahrain's 2006 counter-terrorism law (reftels) began October 23 in Manama's High Criminal Court. The three present entered pleas of "not guilty"; two others remain at large and are being tried in absentia. The court denied a defense request for ba [...]	2007-10-24 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KISL ASEC BA
07MANAMA968	FM DEFENDS HIS MEETING WITH LIVNI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 14:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS BA
07MANAMA983	BAHRAIN: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANILA1017	STRENGTHENING THE CASE AGAINST THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN [...] (S/REL AUS/UK) Summary. USG cooperation has helped strengthen the Philippine initiative to seek a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement with the UN 1267 Committee. The Philippines intends to consult Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and Indonesia about co-sponsorship, along with the U.S. T [...]	2007-03-29 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA UK RP
07MANILA1020	THE CHINESE ARE COMING...WELL MAYBE NOT QUITE YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Filipinos predicted that the economic rise of the People's Republic of China would benefit the provinces of north Luzon, which, thanks to mineral resources, agricultural potential, gambling, and beaches, should be a natural draw for Chinese tourists and investors. However, no [...]	2007-03-29 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV ETRD CH RP
07MANILA104	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAREN P. HUGHES, UNDER SECRETARY FOR [...] Embassy Manila warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy; Col. Christopher Krisinger, Senior Advisor; and Ms. Katherine D. Balls, Special Assistant, for their January 24-27, 2007 visit to the Philippines. 2. Le [...]	2007-01-10 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA KPAO CH RP
07MANILA1043	New Trafficking Conviction [...] SUMMARY: A regional court in Zamboanga City on March 29 sentenced a member of a trafficking syndicate to life imprisonment under Republic Act 9208 for having recruited six victims and peddled them to a brothel in Sandakan, Malaysia. The case is the fifth conviction resulting in a jail sentence [...]	2007-04-02 05:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA105	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW [...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]	2007-01-10 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1073	The 2007 Philippine Senate Race [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The nationwide May 14 elections for all members of the lower house of Congress and for virtually all governors and local officials also include the races for twelve seats in the 24-member Senate. Predictions vary widely, with the Administration boasting it will win [...]	2007-04-03 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA1092	DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (SBU) Deputy Pol/C briefed Executive Director Julius Torres of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations April 3 on the U.S. decision under the provisions of E.O. 13382 to designate Iran's Defense Industries Organization. Torres noted our poi [...]	2007-04-04 07:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IR KN RP
07MANILA1094	AMBASSADOR VISITS JOLO TO HIGHLIGHT ASSISTANCE [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador and senior Embassy officials focused attention on U.S. assistance programs with a visit to Jolo Island in Mindanao's Sulu Province. The highlight was the inauguration of the Jolo Consumers' Cooperative rebuilt through the combined efforts of members of the Armed Force [...]	2007-04-04 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EAID SOCI MOPS RP
07MANILA1098	PENDING MOTIONS IN LANCE CORPORAL SMITH'S APPEAL [...] (C) At the request of the Department of Foreign Affairs, new Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera and Assistant Solicitor General Amy Lazro-Javier on April 3 briefed Pol/C on the status of the legal case of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, whom the Makati City Regional Trial Court convicted in Dec [...]	2007-04-04 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1153	CHINESE OPEN SECOND CONSULATE IN PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) The People's Republic of China officially opened its consulate in San Nicholas/Laoag City (reftel) in the north Luzon province of Ilocos Norte on April 11. The PRC also has an existing consulate in Cebu City (Central Visayas),as well as consular property (inherited from Taiwan) in D [...]	2007-04-12 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH RP
07MANILA1188	SCENESETTER FOR PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR RONALD A. TSCHETTER [...] Director Tschetter: We deeply appreciate your visit, which will mean a lot to our Peace Corps volunteers and to Philippine authorities who are offering extraordinary support in the search for Julia Campbell. Karl will be at the airport upon your arrival and give you the latest on the search. [...]	2007-04-16 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID RP
07MANILA1198	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER [...] Action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. The drafting of the ASEAN Charter proceeds smoothly, with a goal of presenting a fairly complete version to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers by July 31. The "comprehensive but brief" document should lay out the ASEAN structure without creating a [...]	2007-04-17 06:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM ASEAN RP
07MANILA120	UNLIKELY ASEAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA RESOLUTION OR [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Executive Director for United Nations and International Organizations Julius Torres expressed regret to Acting Pol/C on January 11 regarding the timing of the U.S. draft UN Security Council resolution on Burma (ref a). He noted that the UNSC consideration co [...]	2007-01-11 09:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BM RP
07MANILA1201	MARINE CASE UPDATE 04/17/2007 [...] (C) Upon the urgent advice of Embassy medical staff, Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith entered the Makati Medical Center on April 16. Doctors describe his condition as non-life threatening but painful, and want to keep him under observation for a second night. He likely will return to Chancery [...]	2007-04-17 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1215	THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM IN THE 2007 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippine Constitution provides for a party-list system to give marginalized and disadvantaged sectors of the population representation in Congress. Party-list organizations must obtain at least two percent of the vote nationwide to win a seat. In the Congress elected in [...]	2007-04-18 03:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA1231	BOUNTY FOR ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER; NO OIC MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines has offered a 1-million peso reward for the capture of rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Commander Habier Malik. Sporadic fighting continues between Malik's followers and government security forces on Jolo. A total of seven men, inc [...]	2007-04-18 11:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1232	PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR TSCHETTER VISITS PHILIPPINES; MISSING [...] Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter arrived in Manila on April 16 to review efforts to find missing Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell, who disappeared in a remote area of the Philippines on April 8. Director Tschetter, Charge' Jones and Peace Corps Country Director Beck traveled to the a [...]	2007-04-18 11:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PREL RP
07MANILA128	ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS ON BURMA [...] (U) Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo told the press on January 11 that the "advancement of democracy in Myanmar remains a key issue for ASEAN member countries." He noted that, at a working dinner, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers had "expressed concern on the pace of the national reco [...]	2007-01-12 01:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP
07MANILA1281	FILIPINOS MOURN LOSS OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER [...] Philippine government senior officials, politicians, and media on April 20 widely expressed condolences over the tragic death of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell (reftels). President Arroyo, members of her Cabinet, as well as numerous Congressmen and Senators issued statements not only vo [...]	2007-04-20 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC ASEC RP
07MANILA1284	STAFFDEL MIXTER FOCUSES ON MILITARY, KILLINGS, AND PEACE [...] (U) Summary. During an April 11-15 visit, Staffdel Mixter -- a bipartisan staff delegation from the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs comprised of Cobb Mixter, Melissa Adamson, and Dennis Halpin -- met with high-ranking Philippine military officials regarding U.S.-Philippine military co [...]	2007-04-20 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP MARR RP

07MANILA1285	ASG BEHEADS SEVEN HOSTAGES ON JOLO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Abu Sayyaf Group has reportedly beheaded seven Philippine hostages on Jolo. Rogue MNLF Commander Habier Malik remains on the run, but defiant. The AFP has reiterated it is only after him and his lawless followers, not the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). MNLF Vice- [...]	2007-04-20 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP

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