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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09KHARTOUM730NGO AFFILIATES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Since mid-May, European affiliates of three expelled U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun official procedures to commence (or expand, in the case of one of the affiliates) humanitarian operations in Sudan in line with agreements reached with the USG. On June 4, U.S. Emb [...]
2009-06-08 07:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM736DARFUR HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: AS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rape and gender-based violence (GBV) have increased in Darfur according to UN agencies and NGOs. Following the March 4-5 expulsion of 13 international NGOs, no mechanism exists to monitor such crimes in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and rural areas. The increase in th [...]
2009-06-10 11:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM742DDR IN DARFUR: A TANTALIZING POSSIBILITY FOR PEACE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID is preparing its plan for a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DRR) program in Darfur. With a budget of $3 million USD for 18 months, UNAMID DDR staff will expand up to 30 officers and operate in all three Darfur states. UNAMID DDR will develop its plan in co [...]
2009-06-11 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM743YASIR ARMAN: NCP/SPLM RELATIONS WORSE THAN EVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a courtesy call with Charge d'Affaires Whitehead on June 10, Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)'s Northern Sector Yasir Arman discussed his party's deteriorating relationship with the National Congress Party (NCP) and outlined the biggest c [...]
2009-06-11 14:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM746DARFUR - HUMANITAREAN SITUATION IN KALMA IDP CAMP CRITICAL
[...] (U) Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, near Nyala, South Darfur, remains one of the most significant humanitarian-gap areas following the early March expulsions of international non-governmental organizations by the Government of Sudan (GoS). According to field reports, the humanita [...]
2009-06-14 06:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM75THE CHANGING DYNAMIC IN DARFUR: ZAGHAWA MOVEMENTS TURN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to UNAMID, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) now controls the key South Darfur villages of Labado and Muhajarriya after attacking SLM/Minnawi positions. One UNAMID source claimed that the Government of Sudan (GoS) started bombing both JEM and SLM/MM on the periph [...]
2009-01-21 10:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM751MEETING WITH MFA AMERICAS DIRECTOR TOUCHES OF
[...] (U) In a June 11 meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Americas' desk chief Ambassador Nasreldin Wali raised several points with Charge d'affaires, the majority of these focused upon the upcoming June 23 trilateral talks between the National Congress Party (NCP),the Sudan People's Libe [...]
2009-06-15 11:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC AU CD SU
09KHARTOUM752THREE AREAS JOINT COMMUNIQUE NOT OUT OF THE GATES
[...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, Emboffs met with Clarke Soriano, head of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, to discuss the Three Areas assessment and establishment of Joint Communiques (JCs),as well as an associated High-Level Committee, for [...]
2009-06-15 12:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM753WFP BARGE CONVOY DESTROYED IN AMBUSH IN JONGLEI
[...] (SBU) Jikany Nuer militia armed with weapons as heavy as RPGs ambushed a poorly conceived WFP barge convoy in the border area of eastern Jonglei-southern Upper Nile states the evening of June 13, as it ferried vital food aid to Southern Sudanese IDPs displaced by March and April ethnic clashes. [...]
2009-06-15 13:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EAID SOCI KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM759QATARI AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS PRAISE USG DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) During courtesy calls by Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead June 16, the Qatari and Chinese Ambassadors both expressed strong support for current U.S. diplomatic efforts in Sudan. Qatari Ambassador to Sudan Ali Bin Hassan Al-Hammadi told CDA that USG initiatives s to solve the problem of [...]
2009-06-17 13:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM760DARFURI FEMALE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM BEATEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Men dressed in black abayas (Note: an Islamic dress, common in Saudi Arabia but less so here, that covers a woman's entire body. End Note) reportedly raided a women's dormitory at the University of Khartoum in the early morning of June 11 and assaulted 15 Darfuri women. The foll [...]
2009-06-17 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM763OIL: DAR BLEND GETS SWEETER, MORE ABUNDANT WHILE NILE BLEND
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS oil revenues for the month of April totalled $158.76 million, up from $157.26 million in March, according to figures released last week by the Ministry of Finance and National Economy. Though prices and production both rose in April, the resulting revenue increase was curbe [...]
2009-06-18 10:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM764GOS INFORMED OF RELEASE OF 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloffs met with Government of Sudan (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Director of the Americas Desk Ambassador Yassir Mohammed Ali on June 17 to inform him of the release of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Receiving the copies of the TIP Report for Sudan, Amba [...]
2009-06-18 13:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM768THREE AREAS UPDATE - NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND OLD CHALLENGES
[...] (U) On June 16, the Three Areas Donor Steering Group discussed developments in the operating environment in Southern Kordofan and Abyei. The group also discussed Steering Group participation in the June 22-23 Forum for Supporters of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) hosted by Special En [...]
2009-06-21 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM774MEDIA REACTION: SUDANESE MEDIA RESPONDS TO SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Khartoum's state-influenced media "selectively" portrayed U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Gration's June 17 remarks in Washington to U.S. and international press as strongly supportive of the policies of the ruling National Congress Party. Pro-government media spun the Special [...]
2009-06-23 07:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC KPAO OIIP AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM775USAID-GOSS PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY. On Monday, June 15, officials from USG and the semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) held their first Partnership Conference. This conference brought together representatives from USAID and the State Department based in Juba, Khartoum and Washington, along with more than [...]
2009-06-24 05:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM781USAID AND AECOM SIGN IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL WITH MIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. USAID and implementing partner AECOM (formerly operating in Sudan as PADCO) signed an Implementation Protocol (IP) with the Government of Sudan's Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC) on June 8, 2009. The new relationship with MIC restores the programming of the USAID Off [...]
2009-06-24 09:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM786JMST SHIFTS FOCUS TO TRIPOLI GROUP, CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) Summary: With peace talks in Doha suspended due to the impasse between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Government of Sudan (GOS),the UN/AU Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) is shifting its immediate focus to the so-called "Tripoli Group" of rebel factions. JMST is als [...]
2009-06-25 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM788GOS RESUMES BOMBING IN DAR ZAGHAWA AMID RUMORS OF JEM
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS aircraft bombed several remote areas around Furawiya on June 23-24 amid rumors that JEM is regrouping for another offensive, according to the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS). UNDSS Officer Frazer King told poloff that the GOS aircraft sporadically bombed four to [...]
2009-06-28 05:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM789USAID ENABLES GOSS WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE POLICY
[...] SUMMARY. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and facilities in southern Sudan remain abysmal with only 9% of the population having sustained access to both safe water and sanitation facilities. USAID has made this a priority for improved service delivery. Through the Building Re [...]
2009-06-28 05:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM796MEDIA REACTION: COVERAGE OF VERDICTS AND SENTENCING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The state-influenced Khartoum press corps provided detailed, factual coverage of the June 24 courtroom verdicts and sentencing of the five men accused of the January 1, 2008 murders of two U.S. Embassy employees. Notable by their absence was the dearth of editorials and op-eds on [...]
2009-06-29 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC KPAO OIIP AU SU
09KHARTOUM80EARLY DECISION REQUIRED ON MANPADS POLICY FOR THE
[...] (S/NF) Phe US Deartments of State and Defense will organize an air space management conference in Juba for the SPLA, tentatively planned for late February. Although DOS and DOD plan to cover topics such as air safety, air space management, and air defense, among others, the primary desire of [...]
2009-01-22 10:24:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM802PARTING THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN DARFUR FROM THE
[...] (SBU) On his last day on the job after five years with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan, two of those years as the OCHA/Sudan Chief, Mike McDonagh (protect) provided USAID officers with a candid tour d'horizon of the humanitarian situation in Darfur. [...]
2009-07-01 08:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM803NAFIE SATISFIED WITH TRILATERAL TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 meeting with CDA Whitehead, influential Assistant to the President Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie expressed satisfaction with the June round of Trilateral Talks in Washington, and deemed the progress made in improving bilateral relations "acceptable and reasonable." He urged the [...]
2009-07-01 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM804GOS REPORTEDLY ATTACKS JEM PRESENCE IN HASHABA, NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS forces targeting former SLA/Unity rebels now allied with JEM attacked the village of Hashaba on June 27-28, according to UN and rebel sources. The attacks consisted of Antonov bombing followed by a ground assault. The indigenous rebel force, comprised of two commanders, 36 [...]
2009-07-01 14:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM806GOSS RECEIVING FULL SHARE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 29 meeting with CDA Whitehead, GNU State Minister of Finance Dr. Luol Deng explained that contentions on the dual banking system between the NCP and SPLM arose due to mistakes made by the South in drafting the implementation annex of the CPA. He further asserted that co [...]
2009-07-02 05:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM808FINANCE MINISTER ALJAZ SAYS NCP COMMITTED TO
[...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party (NCP) is committed to the peaceful resolution of Sudan's political problems so it can focus its energy on economic development, Minister of Finance Dr. Awad Aljaz told CDA Whitehead in a July 2 meeting. Striking a friendly tone, Aljaz expressed hope tha [...]
2009-07-03 09:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM810USAID/FFP DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S TRIP TO DARFUR
[...] From June 20-24, a USAID team comprising the visiting Deputy Director of the Office of Food For Peace (FFP),Washington and Sudan-based FFP Officers and a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Field Officer visited Darfur to meet with officials from the UN World Food Program ( [...]
2009-07-06 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL PREF ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM811DARFUR HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] (SBU) The number of security incidents involving the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Darfur has remained stable, with no increases reported in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the situation on the ground is unpredictable, with security remaining a primary concern for agencies. [...]
2009-07-06 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM816CHARGE DISCUSSES TRIALERAL TALKS, ABYEI, AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary. CDA Whitehead met with MFA Under Secretary Mutriff Sadiq on July 5 to discuss, inter alia, the upcoming visit of Special Envoy Gration. Mutriff spoke at some length on efforts to assure a peaceful reaction to the anticipated July 22 arbitration decision on Abyei by The Internat [...]
2009-07-07 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM819SRSG QAZI WARNS UNMIS UNABLE TO QUELL A MAJOR
[...] (C) Summary. UNMIS will be able to quell localized incidents of unrest in Abyei, but it cannot guarantee the maintenance of order and the protection of all civilians if a major outbreak of violence occurs following the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA),UN SRSG Ashraf Qazi [...]
2009-07-08 15:33:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM820IRISH AMBASSADOR BRIEFS CDA ON NGO KIDNAPPING
[...] (C) Gerard Corr, Ireland's Ambassador to Cairo, met with CDA Whitehead on July 8 to discuss the kidnapping of two female staff of the Irish NGO GOAL that occurred on July 3 in Kutum. Corr is in Khartoum accompanied by a military officer, as well as a small police and military team currently in [...]
2009-07-08 15:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EAID KPKO UNSC AU SU EI
09KHARTOUM829CHIEFS OF MISSION TOLD GOS IS COMMITTED TO DOHA TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOS is committed to continuing the stalled Doha peace talks with the so-called "Tripoli Group" of Darfuri rebel factions, as well as increased participation from civil society groups, GOS lead negotiator Dr. Amin Hassan Omer. This message was delivered in Arabic and English [...]
2009-07-12 04:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM83PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS NEW MILITARY ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with CDA Fernandez, influential Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail acknowledged a tactical mistake on the part of the SAF for failing to intervene quickly against JEM in recent clashes with the forces of Minni Minnawi (reftel). He admitted that t [...]
2009-01-23 08:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM834VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK OF SOUTH SUDAN AIRS HIS
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with CDA Whitehead, the Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Mr. Kornelio Koriom Mayik, who also serves as head of the Bank of Southern Sudan (BOSS),described his contentions with northern officials over fiscal policy, especially with regard to [...]
2009-07-13 11:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM836KHARTOUM BACKPEDALS ON TIMING OF PERMANENT COURT
[...] (C ) Summary: CDA met with MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Saddiq on July 13, to review logistic details for the upcoming trilateral talks and to discuss President Obama,s speech in Ghana and his meetings in Moscow. Mutriff reiterated his &personal8 concerns about the security situation in [...]
2009-07-13 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM84SLM/MM ALLEGES JEM MANIPULATED BY GOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The SLA/MM commanders who defected to JEM last month are in fact government agents who instigated JEM's attack on Minnawi forces in Muhajiriya to sow discord amongst the rival Zaghawa movements at the behest of the government, SLM/MM reps told poloffs in a meeting on January 22. [...]
2009-01-23 09:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM841ABYEI SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (C) On July 14, CDA Whitehead met with SRSG Ashraf Qazi to discuss the impending decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the Abyei border issue. Qazi stated that while the National Congress Party (NCP) has reportedly asked for a delay in the announcement of the PCA decision (Ref [...]
2009-07-15 05:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM849SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH NISS DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (u) This is an action request. 2. (c) I met with NISS DG Salah Ghosh and Government of Sudan (GOS) Presidential Advisor on Darfur Ghazi Salah Eddin for an hour on July 16. A full report will follow in other channels, but I wanted to convey the following messages and ask Embassy Chad's fo [...]
2009-07-17 07:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC KPKO MARR MOPS PINS PREL UN SU
09KHARTOUM85UNAMID DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE PLANS AND SOUTH DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, Rodolphe Adada, the Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID,) told CDA Fernandez that UNAMID continues to draft its ceasefire plans. Adada stated that UNAMID's plan will be flexible and applicable in bot [...]
2009-01-23 09:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM851DARFUR - LIMITED STAFFING UNDECUTS UNDSS EFFECTIVENESS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Nearly three years after the U.S. Government funded Saving Lives Together Initiative began in Darfur, the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) program continues to be insufficiently staffed to achieve its intended objec [...]
2009-07-19 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM857 SE GRATION VISITS KALMA CAMP AND MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (U) During July 17-18, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration traveled to South Darfur to review the humanitarian situation in Kalma and Kass internally-displaced person (IDP) camps and meet with Darfuri civil society and ethnic leaders. A report of Gration's trip to Kass will be provided v [...]
2009-07-21 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM858SE GRATION URGES BASSOLE TO PURSUE PEACE PROCESS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN/AU Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) will continue its work with the so-called "Tripoli Group" of rebel factions and plans to hold a civil society conference in September to broaden participation in the peace process, Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole told SE Gration [...]
2009-07-21 11:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM859 SE GRATION VISITS KASS IDP CAMPS AND IDP RETURN VILLAGE
[...] (U) On July 18, U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan J. Scott Gration and his delegation traveled to Kass to assess remaining expulsion-related gaps in Kass town's internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and to visit a village of reported returns. During meetings with Kass's largely Fur tribe IDP [...]
2009-07-21 13:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM860SE MEETING WITH ABYEI LEADERS BOUND FOR THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy (SE) Gration presided over a July 20 meeting of senior NCP and Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials and Ngok Dinka and Misseriya Leaders, the latter parties bound for The Hague to hear the July 22 ruing of the Permanent Count of Arbitration (PCA) [...]
2009-07-21 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM861SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES BILATERAL ISSUES WITH NCP
[...] (C) Summary: At the request of the National Congress Party (NCP),Special Envoy Scott Gration met with select members of the NCP trilateral negotiating team for 90 minutes on July 19 to discuss bilateral issues. The substance of issues raised by the NCP was all too familiar, although the ton [...]
2009-07-22 07:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM862PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION DECISION CHANGES ABYEI
[...] (SBU) 1. (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Gration, Charge Whitehead, as well as representatives from the EU, UN and Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC),went to Abyei on July 22 for the announcement of The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decision on the province's border demarc [...]
2009-07-23 06:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM866SPLA: Deterring External Threats While Addressing Internal
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, the Government of Southern Sudan's Minister of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial and the SPLA Chairman of the General Staff James Hoth Mai provided their assessment of the security threa [...]
2009-07-27 04:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM867SPLA: Deterring External Threats While Addressing Internal
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, the Government of Southern Sudan's Minister of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial and the SPLA Chairman of the General Staff James Hoth Mai provided their assessment of the security threa [...]
2009-07-27 04:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM868SUBJECT: Special Envoy Gration's July 22 Visit to Abyei
[...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy (SE) Scott Gration traveled to Abyei on July 22 to observe, on the ground, the announcement of the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the delimitation of the borders of Abyei. During the course of the day the SE: met with the comman [...]
2009-07-27 04:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM869Sudan: Special Envoy Gration and CDA Whitehead visit Heglig
[...] (U) On July 21 Special Envoy (SE) Gration and Charge (CDA) Whitehead visited Heglig oilfield, the field headquarters of the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). Taking off from the regional capital of Kadugli, SE and his delegation were transported by helicopter over the lush rainy [...]
2009-07-27 04:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM89UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, JANUARY 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The big news in UNAMID deployment for January 2009 was the successful movement, with strong Embassy support especially from the Defense Liaison Office (DLO),of Rwandan troops and equipment by the U.S. Air Force. The movements went flawlessly with full cooperation by the GoS and [...]
2009-01-25 13:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM890CHADIAN REBELS WITHDRAW BUT MILITARY TENSIONS REMAIN ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 29 meeting in Khartoum, United des Forces de la Resistance (UFR) Chadian rebel commander Mahamat Hanno claimed that UFR President Timane Erdimi and the UFR commanders have returned to Khartoum. UFR combatants have reportedly withdrawn from the border but have not disar [...]
2009-08-02 12:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM91ABYEI ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE DUE TO LACK OF
[...] (SBU) According to Administrator Arop Mayok, the Abyei Interim Administration (AIA) has made little progress in securing funding since Mayok's meeting with CDA Fernandez in early December (ref A). Four months after it was established, the Government of National Unity (GNU) still has provided th [...]
2009-01-25 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM911 UAE CONCESSIONS THREATENS BOMA-JONGLEI BIODIVERSITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite stiff requirements for consultation with and preapproval of projects by the Government of Southern Sudan's Ministry of Wildlife (MOW),the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ecotourism company, Al Ain National Wildlife Establishment has, without authorization, built a two-kilometer [...]
2009-08-06 12:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM916TAHA ASSESSES CPA, APPEALS FOR LIFTING OF
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting, Government of National Unity (GNU) Second Vice President Ali Osman Taha offered Representative Keith Ellison a mixed assessment on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Provisions like Wealth Sharing, he said, have been successful becau [...]
2009-08-07 09:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID EFIN PREF PGOV KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM917GHAZI SALAHEDDIN TELLS REPRESENTATIVE ELLISON: "WE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 5 conversation with Congressman Keith Ellison, Presidential Adviser and National Congress party (NCP) intellectual Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin said he is open to visits by anyone seeking to engage with the regime, including members of the U.S. Congress and the Darfur advocac [...]
2009-08-07 09:53:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM92WIDESPREAD SAF BOMBING REPORTED IN DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contacts from UNAMID, Darfur rebel movements, and cival society reported wideqpread Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) bombing in both North and South Darfur on January 24-25. Sources reported that the bombing was not restricted to JEM positions in Muhajarriya, South Darfur, but inclu [...]
2009-01-25 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM928 Security, Access Continue to Limit Aid Efforts and Returns
[...] (U) Health and sanitation are stable in the old North Darfur Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. However, the new camp has poor sanitation and high rates of child malnutrition. Security in North Darfur remains tenuous. UNAMID does no night patrols, and only one or two patrols ou [...]
2009-08-11 16:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM93SPLM DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ANNE ITTO ON BASHIR, THE ICC,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a SPLM Political Bureau meeting to discuss impending ICC indictments against GNU President Omar Bashir, Consul General met with SPLM Deputy Secretary General Anne Itto on January 22 to discuss the results of the party's deliberations. In the course of the meeting, Itto [...]
2009-01-26 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM930 SECURITY, ACCESS CONTINUE TO LIMIT AID EFFORTS AND RETURNS
[...] (U) Health and sanitation are stable in the old North Darfur Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. However, the new camp has poor sanitation and high rates of child malnutrition. Security in North Darfur remains tenuous. UNAMID does no night patrols, and only one or two patrols ou [...]
2009-08-11 16:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM934SEVENTEEN ARRESTED IN CRACKDOWN FOLLOWING CAMP MURDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seventeen people have been detained in Abu Shouk and Al Salam Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps following the murder of a pro-government umda (community leader) on August 2, according to IDP community contacts. UNAMID Human Rights has confirmed that at least 13 people are [...]
2009-08-12 10:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KPKO AU SU
09KHARTOUM94NCP ALLEGEDLY ARMING ITS DARFUR ALLIES AS ICC LOOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for potential unrest in Darfur, several sources reported that the NCP has begun a large-scale arms distribution program in all three states of Darfur. In Nyala, an SPLM official alleged that the NCP is paying families to accept Kalashnikovs. Meanwhile, Fur IDP le [...]
2009-01-26 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM95GOS/JEM CLASHES, AERIAL BOMBING SOUTH OF EL FASHER
[...] (SBU) Apparently in an effort to r%pel JEM vEhicles, GOS airplanes conducted aerial bombings January 26 in areas south of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state. The bombing occurred in close proximity to Zam Zam IDP camp, approximately 20 km from the North Darfur capital. UN and NGO source [...]
2009-01-26 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM957IOM STILL UNABLE TO WORK IN DARFUR; PLANNING FOR RETURNS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID Mission Director and staff met with the heads of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) to discuss potential returns in Darfur, IOM's role in verifying returns, [...]
2009-08-18 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM970CODEL HEARS IDP PROBLEMS AT DARFUR'S ZAM ZAM IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Keith Ellison traveled to El Fasher, North Darfur on August 6 to visit the Zam Zam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. Conditions at the camp have deteriorated following an influx of 30,000 IDPs from South Darfur in February and the expulsion of humanitarian non [...]
2009-08-23 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU
09KHARTOUM979SOUTH DARFUR HUMANITARIAN SITUATION STABLE, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID staff traveled to South Darfur to assess the humanitarian situation. Although the overall humanitarian situation is currently stable and emergency gaps are filled following the March 2009 expulsions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),rel [...]
2009-08-25 08:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM980MALAKAL REMAINS DIVIDED AND COMBUSTIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: Malakal, capital of Upper Nile State and site of serious February clashes between components of the local Joint Integrated Unit (JIU),remains divided and combustible. In a meeting on August 19, Deputy Governor of Upper Nile State Dok Jok (SPLM) told Poloff that "the idea of par [...]
2009-08-25 13:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KPKO MCAP MOPS SU
09KIGALI237SUPPORTING DARFUR CANDIDACY OF RWANDAN GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: The Rwandan government (GOR) has nominated Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba to be the Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force (UNAMID) in Darfur, replacing current Commander, Nigerian General Martin Agwai. Nyamvumba is currently the J4 (Logistics Ch [...]
2009-04-24 09:07:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS KPKO RW
09KIGALI329READ-OUT OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL MAY 17 MEETING
[...] (C) A local diplomatic mission (protect) shared with us its written report on the UN Security Council team,s May 17 meeting with President Paul Kagame. The meeting preceded a separate discussion between Kagame and U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Susan Rice (reftel) and cov [...]
2009-05-28 09:12:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO RW
09KIGALI736DASD HUDDLESTON AND RWANDAN DEFENSE REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Huddleston met October 26 with Rwandan Minister of Defense Gatsinzi and senior Rwandan Defense Force officers, including Chief of Defense (CHOD) Kabarebe. The Rwandans thanked DASD for USG cooperation on peacekeeping and highlighted the Rwan [...]
2009-11-06 11:36:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS MASS PINR CG RW
09KIGALI792UNAMID COMMANDER ON DARFUR CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Commander, Rwandan Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba, told Ambassador in an impromptu airport meeting November 10 that the UNAMID mission in Darfur was "a complicated challenge" and that the GOR was absolutely committed to sustaining t [...]
2009-11-27 11:13:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PINR RW SU
09KIGALI796RWANDAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE BACKS U.S. REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with Rwandan Chief of Defense General James Kabarebe November 17, Ambassador hailed the arrival of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) first post-genocide Ambassador, Norbert Nkulu. Kabarebe agreed that it was a vital forward step and added that [...]
2009-11-30 12:47:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PREL KPKO CG RW
09KIGALI809UNAMID COMMANDER DETAILS DARFUR CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Commander, Rwandan Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba, told Ambassador in an impromptu airport meeting November 10 that the UNAMID mission in Darfur was "a complicated challenge" and that the GOR was absolutely committed to sustaining t [...]
2009-12-01 15:57:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PINR RW SU
09KINSHASA1023THE APCLS: THE HUNDE MILITARY FORCE
[...] (SBU) Members of the APCLS (Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo) come almost exclusively from the Hunde ethnic group. Hundes comprise about 5% of North Kivu's population and are concentrated in Masisi Territory, where the group historically controlled the land through its tra [...]
2009-11-18 17:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1027MONUC WITHHOLDING ASSISTANCE TO FARDC'S 213TH
[...] (C) Summary: MONUC's decision to suspend support for elements of the FARDC's 213th Brigade is based on a draft report from the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO),implicating the FARDC in the killings of at least 62 civilians in the vicinity of Nyabiondo between May-September 2009. The t [...]
2009-11-20 10:59:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
09KINSHASA1042 War Crimes Ambassador Rapp visits DRC;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador at Large for War Crimes (S/WCI) Stephen Rapp visited the DRC from November 12-14 as part of a follow-on mission to Secretary Clinton's August visit. He interacted with a variety of Congolese and international actors in meetings with the Minister of Justice, the Vice [...]
2009-11-30 06:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1043KABILA ENGAGES DIP CORPS ON MONUC, ELECTIONS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 15:28:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG
09KINSHASA105KABILA PRESS CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON EASTERN DRC
[...] (SBU) DRC President Joseph Kabila held a press conference January 31, addressing questions on the situation in the East and on the state of the economy in the DRC. Kabila defended his decision to allow Rwandan troops into the DRC to pursue FDLR combatants, stressing that both Ugandan and Rwan [...]
2009-02-03 07:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ECON KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1071PROMINENT PPRD PARLIAMENTARIAN ON KIMIA II, SGBV,
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with polcouns, Jean Mbuyu Luyongola, a prominent PPRD parliamentarian, stressed that sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) was a societal problem in the DRC. Ill-disciplined FARDC and police aggravated SGBV, as did the culture of impunity. Creating n effe [...]
2009-12-09 15:20:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWMN MOPS KPKO KDEM CG
09KINSHASA108EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 3
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Human Rights Watch on Bosco --------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a February [...]
2009-02-03 14:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA111EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC-Rwandan Joint Operations ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC repor [...]
2009-02-04 12:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA116EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Transformed Into Political Party? -------------------------------------- 2 [...]
2009-02-05 13:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA12EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Nkunda Ousted? -------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that CNDP Spokespe [...]
2009-01-06 12:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA120DRC: A Look Back on 2008 and a Preview of 2009
[...] (SBU) The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) faced substantial challenges in 2008 but made tangible progress in dialogue with armed groups, judicial, decentralization, and economic reforms and development cooperation. In 2009, the DRC faces many of the same challenges that [...]
2009-02-05 18:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF EAID KDEM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA122EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Operation Umoja Wetu (Our Unity) -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...]
2009-02-06 13:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA128 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 9
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Pareco Opts for Political Path ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Apparentl [...]
2009-02-09 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA130 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 10
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC Spokesman: Rwanda Will Extradite Nkunda ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-02-10 10:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA138 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 11
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Special Parliamentary Session on RDF/FARDC Operations? ------------------------------ [...]
2009-02-11 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA140 FOREIGN MINISTER'S FEBRUARY 11 BRIEFING TO AMBASSADORS ON
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted embassy late February 9 to request ambassador's attendance at briefing next day by Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwanke at MFA headquarters. Present at the briefing were ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, South Af [...]
2009-02-11 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
09KINSHASA145 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 12
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC noted reports of clashes be [...]
2009-02-12 12:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA149 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 13
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC sources confirmed a Reuters [...]
2009-02-13 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA154 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 17
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Eastern DRC --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...]
2009-02-17 15:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA159 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Eastern DRC --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...]
2009-02-18 13:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA164 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 19
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Operations against the FDLR --------------------------- 2. (SBU) The 21st FARDC [...]
2009-02-19 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA169 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 20
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Operations --------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff and post have received info [...]
2009-02-20 13:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA172 OPERATION LIGHTNING THUNDER: SITUATION FROM DUNGU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma poloff recently traveled to Dungu in Haut Uele with MONUC escorts to gather information related to Operation Lightning Thunder. All MONUC personnel remain garrisoned at the Dungu airstrip, which is well guarded by an unknown number of UPDF and FARDC battalions. No MONUC f [...]
2009-02-23 14:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA173EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 23
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC [...]
2009-02-23 16:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA175 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 24
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC [...]
2009-02-24 17:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA176 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 25
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. RDF Departure Ceremony ---------------------- 2. (SBU) A large crowd at the Goma [...]
2009-02-25 14:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA179 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 26
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. End of Operation Umoja Wetu (Our Unity) --------------------------------------- 2 [...]
2009-02-26 12:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA180 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CONTINUES CRITICISM OF MONUC
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. MSF: MONUC Should Be More Pro-active ------------------------------------ 2. (SB [...]
2009-02-26 13:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL MOPS PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA187 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Accor [...]
2009-02-28 09:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA189 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Issues ----------- 2. (SBU) As part of the February 25 ceremony held in Gom [...]
2009-03-02 13:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA190 BALANCE SHEET ON THE DRC-RWANDAN JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite some significant risks and political fall-out, the joint FARDC-RDF operations were a success on the whole. Most significantly, the operations have solidified the rapprochement between the GoR and GDRC, who were at the brink of war just three months ago. The FDLR is in [...]
2009-03-02 13:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA194 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 3
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu Province ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-03-03 10:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA195URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER
[...] (SBU) In response reftel, Ambassador met March 3 with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Meeting with President Joseph Kabila, as instructed reftel, was not possible as Kabila is away from Kinshasa and is not expected to return until next week. 2. (S) Prior to meeting with Muzito, Ambassador [...]
2009-03-03 13:10:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC IN CG
09KINSHASA197 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Issues in South Kivu ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Interna [...]
2009-03-04 12:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA20EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 7
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that C [...]
2009-01-07 12:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA202 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Issues in North Kivu and Orientale ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-03-05 08:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA219AMBASSADOR, UN'S ASSISTANT SYG FOR PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Garvelink had a wide-ranging discussion March 5 with Edmond Mulet, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. Mulet reported that opinion is divided within the GDRC with respect to MONUC's redeployment plan pursuant to UNSCR 1856. He also said that, [...]
2009-03-06 11:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA222 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 6; THE
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) USG personnel in Goma met recently with a Congolese civilian who has worke [...]
2009-03-09 10:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA223 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 9; SOUTH KIVU ARMED GROUPS
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) U.S. personnel in Goma met on March 6 with Vincent Ngeya Tambwe, who repre [...]
2009-03-10 07:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA226 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 10; IDP UPDATE FOR NORTH KIVU
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) U.S. personnel met on March 9 with Gloria Fernandez, head of OCHA in the D [...]
2009-03-10 12:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA23EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 8
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (C) A senior MONUC political offi [...]
2009-01-08 15:40:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA233 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 12; INTEGRATION PROCESS FAVORING
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) Goma sources recently spoke with two well-informed individuals, who mainta [...]
2009-03-12 14:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA237 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 13; STATUS OF GDRC-CNDP TALKS
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) International Facilitation members in Goma met on March 11 with MONUC Poli [...]
2009-03-13 12:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA241 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 16: WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. UPDF Withdrawal --------------- 2. (SBU) Somewhat unexpectedly, the withdrawal o [...]
2009-03-16 12:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA245KAMERHE DEFIES KABILA; TO PUT QUESTION OF RESIGNATION TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid great speculation he would announce his resignation, National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe delivered the keynote speech at the March 16 ceremony opening of the spring session of the national legislature. Kamerhe said he was unwilling to step down without referring the [...]
2009-03-17 09:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
09KINSHASA246 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 17: ONGOING INSECURITY IN KIVUS
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Continuing LRA Attacks ---------------------- 2. (U) Both Caritas and MSF have i [...]
2009-03-17 12:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA249 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) During a March 16 briefing, MONUC Goma noted that Uruguayan reinforcements [...]
2009-03-18 15:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA254DRC, INDIA LOCKED IN A HIGH-STAKES BATTLE OVER
[...] (C) India's decision to withdraw its contingent from MONUC (reftels) has exposed a bitter row between the country that hosts the UN's largest peace-keeping operation and the country that is MONUC's largest troop contributor. A close look at the DRC-India feud reveals a complex mosaic of real [...]
2009-03-19 13:32:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC IN CG
09KINSHASA266 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 23: GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. GDRC-CNDP Agreement ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC informed post on March 23 [...]
2009-03-23 15:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA275 ATTEMPTS TO BRING STATE AUTHORITY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC-trained police are deploying to former CNDP-occupied areas, as the GDRC attempts to establish state authority in the region north of Goma. Police who worked under the CNDP administration remain in the region, and integration with the national police (PNC) has been uneven [...]
2009-03-26 10:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA277 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 26: FURTHER ANALYSIS OF
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Aftermath of GDRC-CNDP Agreement -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A numb [...]
2009-03-26 12:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA28EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 9
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) The CNDP released a commu [...]
2009-01-09 12:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA292 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in the Kivus ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Near Pin [...]
2009-03-27 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA295 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 30: STEPS TOWARDS NORMALIZATION
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC-Rwandan Diplomatic Relations -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Durin [...]
2009-03-30 10:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA3MONUC RESPONSE TO CNDP CLAIM OF FARDC TROOP MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) MONUC SRSG Alan Doss refuted CNDP claims of FARDC troop movements within disengagement zones north of Goma in a December 29 letter to CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda. Doss also called on CNDP and FARDC to provide for the free movement of people and goods and to protect the "fundamental" ri [...]
2009-01-02 11:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA30EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 12
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC military officials re [...]
2009-01-12 10:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA307 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 1: DRC SENATE COMMISSION
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Amnesty Law ----------- 2. (U) The DRC Senate's Defense, Security and Border Cont [...]
2009-04-01 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA31EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 13
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Issues ----------- 2. (SBU) MONUC Force Commander Gaye told Goma PolOff, [...]
2009-01-13 11:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA314A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL JOHN NUMBI
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of March 31, Ambassador Garvelink met with General John Numbi and discussed a range of issues. Topics included the GDRC-GOR joint operations in North Kivu, the demise of the CNDP, MONUC, the resignation of Vital Kamerhe as President of the National Assembly, and [...]
2009-04-02 06:12:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO MARR MOPS IN CG
09KINSHASA319 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 3: AMNESTY LAW STALLED IN
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Amnesty Law Still Pending ------------------------- 2. (U) On April 2, the DRC Se [...]
2009-04-03 12:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA323 OPERATION KIMIA II - MORE STICK, LESS CARROT?
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC and the FARDC are ramping up preparation for Operation Kimia II with an aggressive campaign to increase steadily pressure on the FDLR. In contrast to Operation Umoja Wetu, the new operation will not include DDRRR outreach efforts to convince Rwandan rebels to return home [...]
2009-04-06 08:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA326 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) Armed men looted the International [...]
2009-04-06 11:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA342DATE SET FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUREAU ELECTION
[...] (U) The National Assembly has set April 17 as the date for elections of a new Executive Directorate ("Bureau" in French). The elections, to be managed by an ad hoc working group under the supervision of the outgoing Executive Directorate, will determine a successor to National Assembly Presid [...]
2009-04-08 17:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA349 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 9; FARDC ABUSES INCREASING
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FARDC Abuses Increasing ----------------------- 2. (SBU) Most of the rank and fil [...]
2009-04-09 13:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA361 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 10
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The FARDC clashed with the FDLR in [...]
2009-04-10 11:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA370 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 14
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Political and Security Situation -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Genera [...]
2009-04-14 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA374INTERIM RESPONSE: DEMARCHE TO AVERT INDIAN TROOP
[...] (C) Ambassador has requested a meeting with President Kabila to discuss reftel objectives. The Presidency informed post that a meeting on April 16 or 17 was likely. Post has also contacted counterparts at the UK, French, Chinese, Belgian, and South African Embassies to inquire about possibl [...]
2009-04-15 16:04:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UNSC CG IN
09KINSHASA377EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 16
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) According to media sources, Uganda [...]
2009-04-16 10:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA383 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 17
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC, the FARDC cla [...]
2009-04-17 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA389BOSHAB ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) Evariste Boshab, majority candidate for National Assembly President, easily beat opposition leader Francois Mwamba in the April 17 election to replace the National Assembly Executive Directorate ("Bureau Executif" in French). Boshab, Secretary General of the presidential party PPRD ("Pa [...]
2009-04-21 07:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA39EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 14
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) A senior MONUC official tol [...]
2009-01-14 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA393EASTERN DRC NOTES -- APRIL 21
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to media reports, the FD [...]
2009-04-22 11:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA394 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 22
[...] The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. Radio Okapi reports that relative calm has [...]
2009-04-22 13:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA398FORCED LABOR BY THE FARDC
[...] (C) Summary: FARDC troops are reportedly forcing civilians, including children, to act as their porters in North and South Kivu, according to the UN Joint Human Rights Office. The Human Rights Office has also observed new cases of rape and pillaging by FARDC troops. MONUC's support of the [...]
2009-04-22 16:48:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPKO KTIP MOPS CG
09KINSHASA4CNDP STIPULATES VERIFICATION OF ALLEGED FARDC TROOP
[...] (SBU) A January 1 CNDP statement mass emailed by spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa stipulated the "verification" of CNDP claims of FARDC troop movements into disengagement zones in areas north of Goma. CNDP states that verification is a prerequisite to the resumption of bilateral talks between CNDP [...]
2009-01-02 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA403 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 24
[...] The items contained in this report consist rincipally of spot information from various soures. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all te information contained therein be confirmed at ths time. Security Situation ----------------- 2. (SBU) Based on movements of LRA cadre, MOUC beli [...]
2009-04-24 10:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA410 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC sources say the villages of [...]
2009-04-27 11:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA424EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 30; BOSCO ALLEGEDLY PART
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Bosco Allegedly Part of Kimia II -------------------------------- 2. (U) BBC and [...]
2009-04-30 09:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA435 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC reported significant, but uns [...]
2009-05-04 16:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA438 TRANSFORMATION OF KIVU ARMED GROUPS INTO POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Based on recent conversations in Goma, it appears that a majority of the armed groups in North and South Kivu will coalesce into four political parties. The CNDP and PARECO-Hutu will create individual parties, and most of the various Mai-Mai groups will form two umbrella groupin [...]
2009-05-05 13:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA443 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. GDRC-CNDP Negotiations ---------------------- 2. (U) Local media in Kinshasa rep [...]
2009-05-06 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA456 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 8
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) FARDC troops rescued four Congole [...]
2009-05-08 12:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA46EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 15
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) Precise information regardi [...]
2009-01-15 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA460 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 11
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC reports that the LRA ambush [...]
2009-05-11 10:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA463 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 12: MAI-MAI WITHDRAWAL FROM MARCH
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Mai Mai Withdrawal From March 23 Agreement ---------------------------------------- [...]
2009-05-12 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA465 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 13: GDRC MEETING WITH
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. First Meeting between Kivu Armed Groups and the GDRC -------------------------------- [...]
2009-05-13 11:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA471 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 15
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. South Kivu Integration ---------------------- 2. (SBU) We followed up with sever [...]
2009-05-15 11:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA475 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported a FARDC-LRA clash [...]
2009-05-18 10:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA487 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 20
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Visit of UNSC Ambassadors ------------------------- 2. (U) Ambassadors to the Un [...]
2009-05-20 15:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA492AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABILA
[...] (C) Summary: After the May 19 UN Security Council meeting with President Kabila, Ambassador Rice had a bilateral session with the Congolese president. Ambassador Rice told Kabila the new Administration looked forward to a cooperative working relationship with the Congo and congratulated him on [...]
2009-05-22 10:26:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL USNC KPKO CG
09KINSHASA497 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 26
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The UPDF recently clashed with [...]
2009-05-26 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO KTIP CG
09KINSHASA5 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. North Kivu Security Situation ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) CNDP issued [...]
2009-01-02 11:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA501 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 28
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) There have been unconfirmed repo [...]
2009-05-28 12:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA512 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 2
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) On May 25, LRA soldiers attacke [...]
2009-06-02 10:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA516 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 3
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The FARDC has deployed additi [...]
2009-06-03 12:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA522EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA523EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA524EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA525EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA541 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 10
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) On June 7-8, there were skirmis [...]
2009-06-10 09:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA55CONTINUING MONUC DDRRR EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) MONUC/DDRRR is prepared to transport combatants from the Rally for Unity and Democracy (RUD),cantoned at Kasiki, to Rwanda under its existing process. MONUC/DDRRR Officer in Charge Bruno Donat has proposed bringing trucks to Kasiki on or around January 23 to initially transport to Goma [...]
2009-01-20 14:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA552 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 12
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that 10 abduct [...]
2009-06-12 11:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA558 Integration in South Kivu Moving Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary: Integration in South Kivu continues to be hampered by logistical problems and the FRF's decision not to participate in the process. MONUC is optimistic (perhaps overly) that it can overcome the logistical issues and that lead negotiator Malu Malu will be able to persuade the F [...]
2009-06-16 11:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF MASS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA56EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 20: GDRC AND BOSCO
[...] (SBU) At a January 16 press conference in Goma, it was announced that CNDP renegade Bosco Ntaganda had signed a peace agreement with the GDRC. Ntaganda and other high-level CNDP commanders were at the press conference, as well as GDRC and GoR representatives. The press conference was precede [...]
2009-01-20 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA562EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 16
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) Precise information about LRA [...]
2009-06-16 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA567EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 17
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. North Kivu Security Situation ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Unknown me [...]
2009-06-17 12:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA575RWANDA VISIT ADDS PERSPECTIVE FOR JMG-TF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Rwanda (GoR) sponsored a visit of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG-TF) to Rwanda June 4-6 to enhance understanding of the repatriation process for FDLR rebels remaining in the DRC. The 18-member group of DRC-based diplomats (Note: Goma Liaison Offic [...]
2009-06-18 12:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA589EASTERN DRC NOTES -- JUNE 22
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time Security situation in Haut Uele ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) An NGO s [...]
2009-06-22 16:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA591 ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UN TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Major DRC NGOs acknowledged that the incidence of sexual exploitation and abuse cases has dropped in 2008 compared to 2007. MONUC's Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU) told us, however, that SEA allegations in 2009 are trending higher. The CDU maintained that there is a pattern [...]
2009-06-23 13:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM CG
09KINSHASA597GOMA: ONE DEAD, EIGHT INJURED, 20 RAPED IN ATTEMPTED PRISON
[...] (SBU) Summary: A group of inmates at Goma's Munzenze prison killed one police officer and injured eight others in an attempted prison break on June 21. Rioting prisoners also raped approximately 20 female inmates. National police (PNC) surrounded the prison after inmates dug escape tunnels t [...]
2009-06-23 18:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA6EASTERN DRC NOTES - January 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The CNDP and an unspecified Mai [...]
2009-01-05 09:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA602EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 24
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - Haut Uele ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) On June [...]
2009-06-24 13:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA614EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 29
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) A UPDF liaison to MONUC report [...]
2009-06-29 13:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA626 KIVU ARMED GROUPS AND THE INTEGRATION PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: We recently met with representatives of various armed groups in North and South Kivu and MONUC to discuss the current state-of-play within the CNDP, the APCLS (PARECO-Hunde),PARECO-Nande, FRF, and Mai Mai Yakutumba. Intra-CNDP tensions persist with Nkunda loyalists belittling [...]
2009-07-01 14:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA63EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 21
[...] (SBU) MONUC has confirmed that 1,500-2,000 Rwandan troops entered the DRC at 6:30AM on January 20, moving towards Rumangabo, approximately 30 kilometers north of Goma. The RPF forces will reportedly link up with FARDC and CNDP elements in Rumangabo to carry out joint operations against the FD [...]
2009-01-21 16:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA632PRESIDENT PRESIDES OVER NATIONAL DAY FESTIVITIES IN GOMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Kabila presided over well-executed and lavish Independence Day ceremonies in Goma on June 30. Charge and Goma emboff attended ceremonies on behalf of the USG. Observers were impressed by a parade of smart-stepping soldiers, well-equipped police, and a wide array of [...]
2009-07-02 16:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA64DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Continued attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have displaced thousands of citizens in the DRC. UNHCR estimates that there are currently over 104,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dungu Territory. In 2008, UNHCR reported that it assisted with the return of over 39,000 [...]
2009-01-21 16:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN
09KINSHASA640EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 6
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The FARDC attacked LRA positio [...]
2009-07-06 14:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA643 DRC NOMINATES NORBERT NKULU, CLOSE
[...] (SBU) The head of the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Directorate, Banza Ngoy Katume, confirmed July 6 media reports that Norbert Nkulu Mitumba Kilombo is the DRC Ambassador to Rwanda-designate. 2. (SBU) Nkulu, born December 15, 1946, graduated in law from Lo [...]
2009-07-06 16:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA644 KABILA'S TAPED STATEMENT TO THE NATION
[...] (U) President Joseph Kabila presided over Congolese Independence day ceremonies in Goma on July 1 (reftel). Kabila did not speak in Goma. Instead, prior to leaving Kinshasa, Kabila taped a speech for nationwide diffusion that was later broadcast via the news media. The speech is at para 3 be [...]
2009-07-06 17:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA65PRESIDENT KABILA PROVIDES BRIEFING ON RWANDAN
[...] (C) Summary: President Kabila met with UNSC Ambassadors on January 20 to provide an update on events in the Eastern Congo, particularly the entry of Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) soldiers into DRC territory earlier that day. Following the meeting, Kabila and Ambassador met alone briefly. Kabil [...]
2009-01-21 18:02:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA663EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 9
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - Haut Uele ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Lord's R [...]
2009-07-10 06:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA691 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 16
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - LRA ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Press reports state [...]
2009-07-16 11:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA708EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 22
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Congolese Caritas employee killed --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A [...]
2009-07-22 15:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA71EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 22
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Rwandan Soldiers in the DRC --------------------------- 2. (SBU) A MONUC spokesp [...]
2009-01-22 13:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA719 KABILA SHAKES UP MAGISTRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila, in a series of official decrees dated July 15, dismissed and retired over 100 magistrates and judicial officers, including the President of the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor General of the Republic, for corruption and other abuses of office. The dis [...]
2009-07-30 09:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA721 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 30
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - LRA ------------------------ 2. (SBU) During two July 11 L [...]
2009-07-30 11:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA731 DRC: WRESTLING WITH IMPUNITY AND CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, the Kabila administration has taken some steps that indicate increased sensitivity to outside perceptions of impunity and corruption in the DRC. These include the public adoption of a FARDC "zero tolerance" policy for human rights abuses, the use of FARDC mil [...]
2009-08-04 13:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA736EASTERN DRC NOTES - AUGUST 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - LRA ------------------------ 2. (SBU) In an August 4 BBC i [...]
2009-08-05 12:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA741 KABILA, KAGAME MEET AUGUST 6 AT BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidents Kabila and Kagame met yesterday, August 6, in the adjoining border cities of Goma/Rubavu (ex-Gisenyi). We do not yet have information on the private meetings between the two heads of state; Kabila and his team are still in Goma where they will meet with Secretary Cl [...]
2009-08-07 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA78EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 23: NKUNDA CAPTURED
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Nkunda Captured --------------- 2. (SBU) Multiple press sources reported that Nk [...]
2009-01-26 07:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA784 CIVILIAN PROTECTION AGAINST LRA ATTACKS
[...] (U) Responses to reftel-specific questions for the DRC are in paragraph two below. Our response has been cleared by USAID/OFDA and DAO representatives at post. 2. (SBU) --What are the current MONUC and FARDC response capacities in LRA-affected areas? The FARDC has approximately 6,000 s [...]
2009-08-25 13:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA81LRA OPERATION LIGHTNING THUNDER - THE VIEW FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides an overview of information with respect to issues surrounding Operation Lightning Thunder against the LRA, since military action began in December 2008. It highlights LRA atrocities committed against the civilian population following and preceding the operat [...]
2009-01-26 11:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA85EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint Plan Briefing ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that GDRC repres [...]
2009-01-27 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA852 EASTERN DRC NOTES - SEPTEMBER 21: IDP CAMPS
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. IDP Camps Almost Empty ---------------------- 2. (SBU) UNHCR reported that most [...]
2009-09-21 15:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA873 PROLIFERATION OF MAI MAI GROUPS
[...] (SBU) During a recent visit to Goma, AU Special Envoy Benjamin Mkapa and his aide, General Sumbeiywo, received complaints from various North and South Kivu Mai Mai (local militias) groups about non-implementation of the March 23 agreements. Citing GDRC inaction, especiall since the August mee [...]
2009-09-24 17:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA89EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 28
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint FARDC/RDF Operation ------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC announced on [...]
2009-01-28 16:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA92EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 29
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint FARDC/RDF Operation ------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that [...]
2009-01-29 14:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA936EASTERN DRC NOTES -- OCTOBER 13: BOSCO SAID TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: Sources in Goma have told us that former CNDP military chief Bosco Ntaganda has met with several Mai Mai groups in North Kivu to discuss the possibility of establishing a new militia. A former member of Nkunda's inner circle, a lawyer named Muiti, opined that attempts by Nkunda [...]
2009-10-13 16:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG
09KINSHASA94EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 30
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. LRA Issues ---------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that on January 27, LRA rebels kil [...]
2009-01-30 08:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA95DRC: UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the DRC has 18 field offices and four mobile teams in addition to the headquarters office in Kinshasa. The UNJHRO is one of the largest and most effective human rights organizations operating in the country. Recent UNJHR [...]
2009-01-30 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KPKO CG
09KINSHASA959 Human Rights Watch criticizes Kimia II
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers told Charge d'affaires that the impact of Kimia II on the civilian population is more brutal than MONUC reports indicate. HRW proposes a re-evaluation of Kimia II with pressure on both the GDRC and international community. Two of t [...]
2009-10-21 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA976 GDRC EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE THE ARMED FORCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 1, a draft Law to Organize the Armed Forces, a critical component of national institutional reform, was introduced in the National Assembly. Parliamentarians invited Defense Minister Charles Mwando Nsimba to explain the reform plan on October 6. While the Kabila adm [...]
2009-10-28 14:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MASS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA98EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During a February 1 press conference, President Kabil [...]
2009-02-02 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KUALALUMPUR651DEMARCHE: SEEKING DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL PGOV PTER EAID MY
09LIBREVILLE211CEEAC/ECCAS PURSUES AMBITIOUS AGENDA
[...] (U) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS, or French acronym "CEEAC") is the least developed of Africa's major regional organizations with responsibility for peace and security issues. CEEAC is nevertheless pursuing an ambitious agenda that includes oversight of a peacekeepi [...]
2009-05-14 16:23:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MASS GB TP CD CG CF AO BY EK CM
09LIBREVILLE34GABON: ECCAS/CEEAC PITCHES FOR U.S. MILITARY
[...] (C) The head of the military joint staff of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS/CEEAC) made a pitch for U.S. assistance, outlined regional security initiatives and introduced his multinational staff in a lively meeting January 12 meeting with Emboffs and the visiting AF/C [...]
2009-01-23 10:02:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KPKO CT CD CG SU GB
09LILONGWE122AMBASSADOR TALKS ELECTIONS, U.S. COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador had a lengthy one-on-one meeting with President Mutharika on Monday, March 2nd. The cordial and wide-ranging discussion covered expanded U.S. assistance for economic development, particularly agriculture; Malawi,s Millennium Challenge Corporation compact status; USG [...]
2009-03-06 08:14:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO MI
09LILONGWE348UN ACCEPTS MALAWI FOR MISSION IN CHAD, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: During its recent inspection, the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO),accepted a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) infantry battalion for deployment to the U.N. Mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). Coming on the heels of a nine-week African Conti [...]
2009-06-23 15:12:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LILONGWE478INCREASING U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MALAWI DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of recent visits allowed Post to increase engagement with the Malawi Defense Forces (MDF). AFRICOM's first ever Military-to-Military (Mil2Mil) exchange program in Malawi saw U.S. Air Force security police share experiences with their MDF military police counterparts. At [...]
2009-08-25 12:57:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MI
09LILONGWE573MALAWI DEFENSE FORCE AT GOLFINHO EXERCISE:
[...] (C) At the recently completed SADC Standby Force GOLFINHO exercise in South Africa, problems with organization, logistics, and communications marred an otherwise positive experience for the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). The MDF's presence does signal Malawi's continued desire to participate in [...]
2009-10-27 13:41:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALMARR KPKO MI
09LILONGWE85MALAWI: COMMANDER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEPLOY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko confirmed to emboffs that Malawi will seek to deploy to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in June 2009. Chiziko said the GOM has purchased 30 Toyota Landcruisers and provided the MDF over $1 mill [...]
2009-02-18 15:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LISBON164PORTUGAL SUPPORTS KFOR MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 11:48:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MARR PO
09LONDON1373WEST AFRICA: UK RESOURCE CRUNCH MEANS PROGRAM CUTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Budget cuts in the UK's Conflict Prevention Program (CCP) have hurt the UK's programming in West Africa "more than most" regions (reftel A),new Foreign Office West Africa team leader Paul Welsh told Poloff June 9. On Sierra Leone, Welsh and Sierra Leone Desk Officer Simon Day [...]
2009-06-10 16:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PINR KPKO EFIN SL LI XY UK
09LONDON1668DARFUR/SUDAN: UPDATE ON JEM THINKING BY GIBRIL
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Representative Gibril Ibrahim said July 20 that JEM is "not venue shopping" for peace talks and continues to support the Doha talks, and that the international community needs to put pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) to implement [...]
2009-07-20 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID MOPS KPKO SU CD UK
09LONDON266HMG BUDGET CRUNCH THREATENS TO LIMIT UK'S GLOBAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Ballooning UN assessed costs, an HMG budget crunch, and the falling Pound have all contributed to an internal budgeting crisis for HMG's tri-departmental conflict prevention spending, which includes UN assessed costs, discretionary spending on peacekeeping operations, election [...]
2009-01-29 15:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK
09LONDON2678UK HOSTS P5 UN DEPUTY DIRECTORS MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: IO PDAS Gerald Anderson participated in a P5 UN Deputy Directors meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London on November 23. The Deputy Director-level meeting was the first of its kind and covered Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding reform, Afghanistan and Paki [...]
2009-12-02 13:49:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPKO KWMN CH FR RS
09LONDON2716MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 12:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK
09LONDON2743MONUC/RWANDA: UK HOLDING TO SIX-MONTH RENEWAL, THOUGHTS ON RWANDA IN THE COMMONWEALTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 16:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO PINR RW CG ZF FR UK
09LONDON434THE UK'S APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING REFORM
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Following the January 23 UNSC debate (reftel A),the UK has made more effective UN peacekeeping a policy priority, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown may plan to raise it during the visit to Washington which he has requested. HMG plans to negotiate a PRST or UNSCR to address the [...]
2009-02-19 11:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC PHUM UK
09LONDON435AFRICA: HMG'S PRIORITIES TO DISCUSS WITH THE OBAMA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Brown's priorities in Africa and previewed the core messages which the Prime Minister plans to bring to discussions with U.S. officials. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain HMG's top p [...]
2009-02-19 13:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID UNSC KPKO PHUM ECON XA SO SU ZI
09LONDON552DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 09:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON568DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON685SOMALIA/AMISOM: UK PLANS TO ANNOUNCE CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 13:35:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SO UK
09LONDON696SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO
[...] (C/NF) According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill and Sudan Unit Deputy Bruce Bucknell, the UK remains opposed to UN Security Council action on the situation in Darfur, as described reftel A, for the reasons listed below. O'Neill said UK Government officials plan to seek [...]
2009-03-19 16:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF UK
09LONDON744UK PREFERS "CONDITIONS BASED" KFOR DRAWDOWN
[...] (C) HMG agrees that the unpredictable security situation in Kosovo warrants a "robust" KFOR presence, properly resourced and staffed to ensure the continued success of an independent Kosovo. According to FCO NATO Team Leader Omar Daair, the UK concurs with U.S. view expressed reftel that we [...]
2009-03-26 10:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL UK NATO KPKO KV
09LONDON773SUDAN/UNMIS: UK THINKS MANDATE FUNDAMENTALLY
[...] (SBU) The mandate for the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is "fundamentally sound," but should be revised to focus on the border/disputed areas, elections, DDR, and the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs),Foreign Office Peacekeeping Officer Chris Hunter told poloff March 27. Given the curre [...]
2009-03-27 18:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU UK
09LONDON848UK PRESERVES CONFLICT PREVENTION FUNDING BY
[...] (SBU) Summary. To maintain levels of conflict prevention spending, the UK Government will make up short-falls created because of ballooning UN assessed costs and exchange rate losses by cutting Foreign Office (FCO),Department for International Development (DFID),and Ministry of Defense (MOD [...]
2009-04-08 14:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK
09LONDON934DARFUR/UNAMID: UK ACTIVELY CONSIDERING LIMITED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 14:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MASS ET SU UK
09LONDON937SUDAN: THE UK'S "UNPRODUCTIVE" APRIL 21 MEETINGS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On April 21 in Paris, the UK held bilateral meetings with the Sudanese, a trilateral with the Sudanese and French, and then a bilateral with the French. According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill who attended all three meetings, Foreign Office Minister fo [...]
2009-04-23 09:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KPKO SU FR UK
09LONDON952SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON-BASED OPPOSITION LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two prominent Darfuris in exile in the UK, one Fur and one Zaghawa, see the situation in Darfur as increasingly fractured and the path to peace littered with hazards and potential spoilers. Mohamed Dousa, a Zaghawa leader in the Sudanese Constitutional Party, said his constituen [...]
2009-04-24 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KPKO PHUM SU UK
09LONDON953SUDAN/DARFUR: JEM COMMITTED TO DOHA, CLAIMS TO
[...] (C) Summary. JEM will continue to engage with the Government of Sudan (GoS) and Bassole in Doha even though senior JEM leadership does not believe that the GoS negotiates in good faith, Gibril Ibrahim and Ahmed Adam said on April 25. At upcoming negotiations, JEM will push for the resumption [...]
2009-04-24 12:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID KPKO SU UK
09LUANDA491ANGOLA'S SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG
[...] (SBU) During an August 7 call on Foreign Minister Dos Anjos, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and queried specifically on the status of Angola's pledged $100,000 contribution to support security in Somalia. Seemingly familiar with the commitment, Dos Anjos said Angola is committed to secu [...]
2009-08-07 19:18:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAO EAID KPKO PGOV PREL PTER SO
09LUXEMBOURG89LUXEMBOURG IN KOSOVO: NO PLANS TO LEAVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 14:19:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LU
09MADRID1019SPAIN'S VIEWS ON UNIFIL HANDOVER
[...] (C) MOD Director General for Defense Policy, General Raggio, shared information about how Spain is preparing for a proposed UNIFIL command handover. Spain is still working towards a transition sometime in February, although they have heard that there have been "rumblings" from the Italian m [...]
2009-10-19 06:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT LE IS SP
09MADRID212SPAIN: SUPPORT FOR AMISOM AND SOMALI SECURITY
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel a demarche to Spanish MFA Subdirector General for Sub-Saharan Africa Guillermo Lopez MacLellan February 25. Lopez agreed that the convergence of recent, positive developments creates an window of opportunity within which support for Somalia is critical. He said th [...]
2009-02-27 08:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL SP SO
09MADRID786SPAIN'S SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA'S TFG
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Subdirector General for Sub-Saharan Africa Guillermo Lopez MacLellan on August 4. Lopez reiterated Spain's support for the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG),and said that the GOS welcomes recent TFG efforts under President Sheik [...]
2009-08-05 11:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEAID KPKO PGOV PREL PTER SO SP
09MANAMA183BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...]
2009-03-26 13:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF
09MAPUTO124SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM P. LOEFFER:
[...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the 2008 visits of Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, Ambassador Yates and Major General Altshuler from A [...]
2009-02-04 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
09MAPUTO284ACOTA VISIT PRESSES FOR GRM PKO FOCUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 visit, AF/RSA's ACOTA Deputy Director for Southern African Operations met with members of the Mozambican military (FADM) to press for a GRM commitment to a specific peacekeeping operation (PKO),in order to allow ACOTA to begin planning for training and assista [...]
2009-02-25 14:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ
09MAPUTO536HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN MOZAMBIQUE MAKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mozambique, once one of the most heavily mined-countries in the world, is making excellent progress towards its stated goal of being mine-impact free by 2014. USG and other nations provide substantial financial support for demining efforts. Humanitarian demining has received top [...]
2009-05-04 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP PGOV PREL ECON MASS EAGR KPKO MZ
09MAPUTO559SCENESETTER FOR GEN WILLIAM "KIP" WARD'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the recent visits of Major General Altshuler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa Whalen, Deputy Assistant Secretar [...]
2009-05-07 08:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
09MAPUTO852MOZAMBIQUE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE SHARED ACCORD
[...] (C) Summary: On June 15, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) formally notified Post of its intention to participate in Exercise Shared Accord 2010 (ESA),a large-scale, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),bilateral training exercise designed to enhance multi-national peacekeeping operations (PKO) r [...]
2009-07-30 12:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MASS MARR MZ
09MAPUTO966U.S.-BRAZIL COOPERATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's considerable assistance needs offer an array of opportunities for joint U.S.)Brazil cooperation. While the health sector continues to be the most promising, additional collaboration is now proposed in food security and agriculture, and is also possible in energy, [...]
2009-08-31 09:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV EAGR ETRD ECON SOCI KPKO SMIL
09MEXICO802MEXICO ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 23:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SO MX
09MONROVIA390 UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the UN Security Council during their May 19-20 visit to Liberia, President Sirleaf expressed strong support for a continued UNMIL presence until Liberia can take over its own security. On several occasions, she called the peace "fragile" and easily able to be rever [...]
2009-06-02 16:39:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO LI PGOV PREL UNSC
09MONTEVIDEO525URUGUAY: INTERESTED IN MORE INPUT ON HAITI
[...] (U) Charge passed reftel invitation to the planned Haiti Key Players meeting September 15 to MFA Acting Director of Political Affairs Patricio Silva. Silva was unable to say whether Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz or another member of the Uruguayan delegation to UNGA would be able to attend, as Va [...]
2009-09-15 13:34:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC UNGA HA UY
09MONTEVIDEO578URUGUAY: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM VAZ
[...] (SBU) Charge Matthewman called on Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz October 1 to discuss the trip to the U.S. that President Vazquez, FM Vaz, and Economy Minister Alvaro Garcia made from September 13-25. Vaz said all members of the Uruguayan delegation was very satisfied with their reception and with [...]
2009-10-09 12:12:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPLEC PREL UN EAGR HA KPKO UY
09MONTEVIDEO656Uruguay: MFA offers End-Use, Retransfer, and Security
[...] Reftels instructed post to encourage the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to enter into a new agreement to establish end-use, retransfer, and security obligations that satisfy statutory requirements, and that may be applied to articles and services provided pursuant to the Global [...]
2009-11-16 12:25:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR KPKO MASS UY
09MOSCOW1918RUSSIA: MANDATE RENEWAL FOR THE UNITED NATIONS -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 08:58:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL SU RS
09MOSCOW2393DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
[...] (C) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to Nikita Zhukov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations, and First Secretary Galina Khvan of the Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights. Second Secretary Anna Evstigneeva of the International Organiz [...]
2009-09-17 13:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM PREL CG IO RS KWMN
09MOSCOW2486REQUEST TO GOR FOR HELICOPTERS TO UNAMID DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 11:47:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MARR SU RU RS
09MOSCOW691DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on March 20 to MFA section chief for Somalia Valeriy Shibeko, who said that Russia shared the U.S. hope that the election of Sheikh Sharif as President of the TFG offered an opportunity for progress, but cautioned against being overly optimistic as Somalia wa [...]
2009-03-20 14:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SO RS
09NAIROBI581DEMARCHE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM
[...] (C) On March 19, Acting Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, head of the Americas division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol noted that, when now-President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed headed up the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia in 2007, he play [...]
2009-03-24 14:58:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SO KE
09NDJAMENA132CHAD/SUDAN BORDER VIOLENCE? INDICATORS NEGATIVE
[...] (C) We do not see indications of impending Chad military offensive against Chad rebels based in Sudan at this time, notwithstanding claims made by interlocutors in conversations reported in REFTEL. In the interests of providing perspective to addressees, as well as of correcting factual error [...]
2009-04-16 14:20:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU CD
09NDJAMENA305USG SHOULD SUPPORT MINURCAT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- See para 8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) MINURCAT and DOD officials concur on the need for additional USG military staff officers to deploy to MINURCAT. DOD has recommended that a total of eight USG military officers serve in the peacekeeping miss [...]
2009-07-27 11:20:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS MARR KPKO SA CD
09NDJAMENA54CHAD/DOHA: THE IMPACT OF THE AGREEMENT HERE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Ndjamena salutes Embassy Khartoum's intelligent and thoroughgoing analysis of the Doha Agreement (REF A),with which we by and large concur. We have a slightly different take on some of its Chad-related features. We doubt that both the Deby regime and the Chad rebels c [...]
2009-02-23 17:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO UN AU CD SU
09NDJAMENA58INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT GOC EMBRACES DOHA PROCESS,
[...] (C) Ambassador Nigro told FM Moussa Faki Mahamat February 24 that the US was pleased with the Doha Agreement and would support Chief Mediator Bassole,s future efforts. Ambassador urged the GOC both to use its influence with JEM and other Sudan rebel groups to encourage them embrace the Doha P [...]
2009-02-24 18:08:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU UN
09NDJAMENA592MINURCAT SRSG SEEKS USG HELP ON TROOP COMMITMENTS,
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- See paras 6 and 7. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) SRSG Angelo, the head of the UN peacekeeping operation in Chad and CAR (MINURCAT),has asked for the USG's assistance on two issues of importance: -- Angelo seeks USG help in encouraging the governm [...]
2009-12-10 10:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPKO UN GH NP CD
09NEWDELHI754FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON SAYS KABILA LETTER
[...] (C) In an April 15 meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Menon, Ambassador Burleigh urged that the GOI reconsider its intention to withdraw Indian forces from UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC),pointing to recent letter from President Kabila as evidence that the Congo [...]
2009-04-16 10:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC CG IN
09NEWDELHI808FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON CONFIRMS INDIA WILL KEEP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-23 11:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC CG IN
09NICOSIA395UN MISSION IN CYPRUS WORKING TO COMBAT TIP/SEA,
[...] (U) Per Reftel instructions, on June 16 and 18, Poloff contacted UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Officer Maria Wilkins. Wilkins serves as UNFICYP's appointed "gender focal point," and is charged with educating UN civilian, police and military personnel about sexual harassment, sexua [...]
2009-06-18 16:04:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL KCRM CY
09OSLO133NORWEGIANS SAY SECURITY AID TO SOMALIA CRUCIAL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While agreeing with all our views of the security situation in Somalia, the GON feels its hands are tied when it comes to direct support of security forces in Somalia. Despite being the third largest humanitarian aid donor in the country, Norway will have to seek to contribute to [...]
2009-02-27 13:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SO NO
09OSLO187NORWAY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON KFOR
[...] (C) Norway shares U.S. concerns over possible changes in KFOR's force structure. Norway plans to continue its minimal contribution to KFOR (six to seven officers assigned to KFOR HQ in Pristina) although it did withdraw approximately fifteen intelligence specialists during the last half of 2 [...]
2009-03-23 13:32:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV NO
09OSLO486(C) NORWAY FRUSTRATED WITH OTHER SOMALIA DONORS'
[...] (C) In response to reftel, poloff discussed Somalia with the Chief of the East Africa section of the Norwegian MFA, Hans Jacob Frydenlund. Frydenlund excused his reticence to fully evaluate the situation on the ground in Somalia because his deputy, Kjell Harald Dalen, who manages the Somalia [...]
2009-08-05 15:20:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO NO
09OSLO572SE WOLPE HAS PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH GON AND NGOS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Howard Wolpe had a day of productive meetings on September 4 in Oslo with representatives of the Norwegian government (GON),the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC),Norwegian Church Aid (NCA),and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). The GON agreed t [...]
2009-09-18 08:52:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO KWMN SOCI NO
09OSLO576FRANK NORWEGIAN OPINIONS ON OUR UNGA PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met on September 18 with Lars Petter Henie, Deputy Chief of the UN Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss reftel A on our UNGA priorities and reftel B on FAO zero nominal growth. Henie was very frank in the discussion. He found the food security confe [...]
2009-09-18 14:00:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR KPKO
09OTTAWA228CANADIAN INTERIM REPLY ON KFOR TROOP REDUCTIONS
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade NATO Deputy Director Anne Burgess, Canada is not likely to have a strong policy stance on the recent controversy over a possible drawdown in NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR). She noted that Canada has only five Canadian Forces p [...]
2009-03-19 21:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV CA
09OTTAWA615CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) Canada concurs that "now is the right time" for U.S. and other like-minded countries to marshal support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer [...]
2009-08-07 20:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO SO CA
09OTTAWA718CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 25 HAITI KEY
[...] (SBU) Canada expressed thanks for its inclusion in the September 25 Haiti Key Players Meeting in New York, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Haiti Task Force Director Denis Robert. He noted that Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon will be in New York on September [...]
2009-09-15 18:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC UNGA HA CA
09OTTAWA731CANADIAN MINISTERS AT SEPTEMBER 25 HAITI KEY
[...] (U) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on September 17 that both Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Minister of State (Americas) Peter Kent, likely along with Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean Alexandra Bugaili [...]
2009-09-17 19:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO EAID UNSC UNGA HA CA
09OUAGADOUGOU1136BURKINA FASO: MOD DISCUSSES WIDE RANGE OF REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires met with Minister of Defense (MOD) on December 3 to officially handover the Letter of Agreement (LOA) pertaining to the training and equipping of a Burkinabe Gendarmerie Battalion (COESPU) scheduled to deploy to Darfur under UNAMID leadership. Engaging in a wide [...]
2009-12-08 12:45:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MASS PTER SNAR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU201DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 17:02:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU631BURKINA FASO: DEPLOYMENT OF FIRST PKO TROOPS TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4 Burkina Faso's PKO contingent departed Ouagadougou in route to Darfur. Trained under the ACOTA program, one hundred and thirty four troops boarded a United Nations chartered plane headed for Nyala (South Darfur state) to begin the preparatory stage of their six month lo [...]
2009-08-10 14:19:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO MASS
09OUAGADOUGOU683REFURBISHMENT OF BURKINA FASO'S MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso's two MI-17 helicopters which were sent to the Republic of Georgia the Ukraine for refurbishment in November 2008, have been returned. These helicopters will be available for future missions once they are reassembled and tested. END SUMMARY. 2.(C) The Government of [...]
2009-08-27 15:19:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALKPKO MCAP PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU765BURKINA FASO: FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 08:56:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU938BURKINA FASO: PKO TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR RUNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso's initial peacekeeping detachment in Darfur has run into several obstacles and thus is behind schedule on further troop deployment. The first troops departed Ouagadougou in August 2009, but since then meteorological conditions, issues with the transportation contract [...]
2009-10-22 08:25:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALMCAP KPKO MASS PREL UV
09PARIS1051SOMALIA: FRANCE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 12:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO FR
09PARIS1309FRANCE SUPPORTS UNSC CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) On September 16, poloff delivered reftel talking points on the Security Council resolution on conflict-related sexual violence to MFA Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau. The French requested additional time to review the demarche and responded on Se [...]
2009-09-24 16:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM PREL CG FR KWMN
09PARIS1669MONUC RENEWAL: FRENCH STILL PREFER 6-MONTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French continue to prefer a 6-month extension of the MONUC mandate and do not think either a 12-month mandate with an initial 4-month review process or a 4-month mandate to be followed by a 12-month mandate are practical. The French are willing to continue discussion of th [...]
2009-12-09 16:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPKP KPKO UNSC PREL CG FR
09PARIS204P-3 SHARE UNSC, UNESCO, HRC AND DURBAN CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: Acting IO A/S Jim Warlick joined French IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Bermann and UK IO Director Paul Johnston, along with MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini, IO DAS-Equivalent Fabien Penone, and Pol M/C for a P-3 exchange of views on February 6. Among topics of note, France led t [...]
2009-02-10 15:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC SO FR
09PARIS298INDIA/MONUC: FRANCE STUDYING WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 12:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN FR
09PARIS301SOMALIA: FRANCE INTENDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SSR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 14:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SO FR
09PARIS408AMISOM/SOMALIA: FRANCE TRAINING UGANDAN MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France is in the process of training a Ugandan military unit in Uganda for eventual deployment to AMISOM in Somalia. This is the fifth training operation of this nature the French have conducted; the four previous ones involved Uganda (three units) and Burundi (one unit). The [...]
2009-03-20 15:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO MARR FR SO UG BY
09PARIS551MONUC//DRC/INDIA: FRANCE URGES CONTINUED COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal informed us on April 22 that France recently sent letters to the DRC and India urging them to cooperate with one another with respect to MONUC so that India will not withdraw its forces from MONUC in response the perceived insult conveyed by DRC FM A [...]
2009-04-23 09:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO OPDC CG IN FR PGOV
09PORTAUPRINCE643HNP DIRECTOR GENERAL'S MANDATE RENEWED BY
[...] (U) On July 14, President Preval forwarded to the Haitian Senate the letter to renew the mandate of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General Mario Andresol for an additional three years. Andresol has already tasked his advisors (two of whom are funded by NAS) to begin preparing a t [...]
2009-07-15 16:46:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PHUM KPKO HA
09PORTAUPRINCE827DEMARCHE ON CARIBBEAN LEADERS MEETING AND HAITI
[...] (U) Post extended invitations for the Caribbean Leaders meeting and the Haiti Key Players meeting to the appropriate members of the Haitian Delegation who plan to attend the UNGA. President Preval will be attending both meetings, according to the Secretary General at the National Palace, Frit [...]
2009-09-22 16:11:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA UNAUS SNAR XL KPKO UNSC HA
09PORTLOUIS248MAURITIUS SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to Mauritius, a diverse democracy currently led by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. The USG enjoys excellent bilateral relations with Mauritius, including strong cooperation on security issues an [...]
2009-08-11 12:54:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PREL PGOV KPKO MP
09PORTMORESBY60PNG DEFENSE FORCE COMMANDER PREDICTS PASSAGE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Summary: Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force Commander Ilau told Ambassador April 15 there is now agreement within the Government on introduction and passage of the International Obligations Bill allowing PNG armed forces to participate in international peacekeeping operations. Secretary [...]
2009-04-15 07:49:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR MCAP MOPS PP FJ
09PRAGUE166CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 12:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09PRAGUE167CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION
[...] (C) Embassy Officer delivered the reftel a demarche to Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the Czech MFA's Director of Security Policy, and her deputy, Petr Chalupecky on March 25. They appreciated receiving our points, agreed with our position and said that the Czech Republic is fully committed to [...]
2009-03-26 12:09:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09PRAIA63CAPE VERDE TO HOST ECOWAS GUINEA BISSAU ROUND TABLE; INVITES
[...] (C) Summary. Cape Verde Foreign Minister Jose Brito convoked Ambassador on 27 March for a briefing on the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that took place in Praia on Wednesday 25 March. According to Brito, the CPLP count [...]
2009-04-02 18:48:00Embassy PraiaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SNAR PU CV
09PRAIA65GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE TO HOST A MEETING ON GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 20:28:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO SNAR PU CV
09PRETORIA432URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 10:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL UNSC CG IN SF
09QUITO206ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF
[...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez on March 23, 2009. Villagomez reiterated the position previously expressed by the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs (Ref B),that the GOE was sensitive to issues of sovereignt [...]
2009-03-24 22:04:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PBTS KPKO GG RS EC
09QUITO963GOE Defensive on Benefits of Correa's Trip to UK and Russia
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Rafael Correa's visits to the UK and Russia on October 26-30 have elicited media carping on the large delegation, Correa's statement about considering recognition of Ossetia and Abkhazia, and what were seen as meager outcomes. Correa's backers and the MFA defended the [...]
2009-11-17 21:36:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR KPKO KHDP EC RS GG UK
09RABAT36MOROCCO: EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information on UN efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving UN peacekeeping mission personnel in the Western Sahara and Moroccan peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire. This message was cleared with CO [...]
2009-01-14 09:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KPKO CG IV WI MO
09RIYADH490DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel demarche on the Doha Arab League summit in a March 24 meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, and again in a March 25 meeting with MFA Director for UN Affairs Adnan al-Baghdadi. 2. (C) DCM made [...]
2009-03-30 13:53:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF
09ROME1069ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO
[...] (SBU) President Obama's invitation to Heads of State or Heads of Government representing top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations was delivered to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office on September 8. The Prime Minister's diplomatic staff has [...]
2009-09-18 12:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPKO IT
09ROME1119UNIFIL: ITALY LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM US
[...] (C/NF) Summary. We have a window -- albeit one that is beginning to close -- to reverse an evolving decision by the GOI to cut its posture in UNIFIL by nearly half as it cedes the command to Spain. The decision comes as the GOI looks for ways to trim its budget while maintaining funding for [...]
2009-09-30 16:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS
09ROME253ITALY LIKELY TO OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE TO AMISOM,
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Somalia Coordinator Giovanni Polizzi March 3, requesting Italian support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and for security forces loyal to the Somali Transitional Federal [...]
2009-03-04 13:28:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SO IT
09ROME341ITALY AGREES ON KFOR: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER
[...] (C) Charge took the opportunity of a March 17 lunch with MFA Director General for Europe Laura Mirachian to conduct a wide-ranging review of Kosovo, prefiguring reftel demarche. Charge urged Italy to stay the course in Kosovo and not to make any precipitous moves to reduce or end participation [...]
2009-03-23 14:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV IT
09ROME464ITALY CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR ETHIOPIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 14:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO ET SU IT
09ROME589UNAMID: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE 500,000 EUROS FOR
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Italy has identified 500,000 euros to support the Ethiopian multi-role logistics unit in Darfur, according to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. Pastorelli contacted poloff May 20 with a f [...]
2009-05-21 12:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO ET SU IT
09ROME912ITALY DELIVERS EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (U) On 15 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning emergency aid to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to Giovanni Battici, Coordinator for Italy's Emergency Aid within the Development Cooperation section of the MFA. Italy's main focus for aid to Somalia, Battici said, was in building hospit [...]
2009-08-06 09:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG PGOV PREL KPKO
09ROME930ITALY: DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff delivered demarche seeking donor support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) following the agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. He emphasized the GOI's continuing commitment to achieving st [...]
2009-08-12 13:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO IT
09SANAA504AMISOM DEMARCHE: ROYG RESPONDS SOMALI FORCES NEED
[...] (C) POL/E Chief delivered reftel demarche to Abdulhakim al-Iryani, Director of the Foreign Minister's Office. Iryani said that he was pleased that the USG was engaging countries in the region on Somalia. He asserted that the piracy, terrorism, and refugee flows coming out of that country are [...]
2009-03-24 15:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KPKO SO YM
09SANAA555DOHA SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 14:25:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KPKO WWBG MOPS PGOV YM
09SANJOSE199COSTA RICA SUPPORTS AMISOM IN SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 20:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SO
09SANJOSE630COSTA RICA WILL DO "WHATEVER NECESSARY" TO OPPOSE
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points on July 29 to MFA Deputy Director of External Affairs Linyi Baidal. Baidal thanked us for the information, and said that Costa Rica's Mission in New York was prepared to do "whatever necessary to prevent the adoption of Libya's proposed language." 2 [...]
2009-07-29 21:20:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL IO CS
09SANTIAGO853Chile attendance at UNGA Haiti meeting not yet decided
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 21:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO AORC UNSC UNGA HA CI
09SANTODOMINGO1069UNGA: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPKO UNSC HA DR
09SEOUL1273ROKG HAS BEGUN DISBURSING PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request to urge the host government to provide previously pledged funds for Somalia, Song Hye-ryoung, MOFAT Humanitarian Assistance Division, on August 11 said the Republic of Korea (ROKG) has already begun disbursing funds from the USD 1,500,000 pledged at the Donors [...]
2009-08-12 03:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SO EAID KPKO KS
09STATE100175COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
[...] (U) USUN is authorized to join consensus on issuance of a Presidential Statement on September 29, expressing concern at delays in preparations for the November 29 presidential and parliamentary elections in Cote d'Ivoire, and urging the Ivorian parties to respect their commitment to the elector [...]
2009-09-25 19:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO IC
09STATE101042GUIDANCE: ADOPTION OF UNSC RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Resolution on Sexual Violence in Conflict to be adopted on September 30 (para 2). USUN should also seek out co-sponsors for the resolution. USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the Resolution to the Department p [...]
2009-09-28 23:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE101610ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S PARTICIPATION IN THE
[...] (U) September 23, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; New York, NY. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Karl Wycoff Acting Assistant Administrator at USAID Earl Gast Somalia Desk Officer Matthew Walsh (Notetaker) CONTACT GROUP COUNTRIES AND O [...]
2009-09-30 12:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
09STATE103137WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY - GUIDANCE FOR U.S. INTERVENTION DURING OCTOBER 5 SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN Security Council thematic debate on Women, peace and security scheduled for October 5, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: Thank you Mr. President. My delegation would like to welcome you to the Counci [...]
2009-10-02 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE103314VOTING INSTRUCTION - WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding Women, peace and security on October 5, 2009. USUN is authorized to provide U.S. co-sponsorship of the resolution. Post should seek additional guidance fro [...]
2009-10-05 12:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE104334MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR PEACEBUILDING
[...] Mission clearance is requested for S/CRS Deputy Coordinator Jon Benton, S/CRS/Strategic Communications Director Michael Greenwald, and Strategic Communications Officers Richard Ponzio and Sarah Pierson, as well as IO/PSC Foreign Affairs Officer Tanaz Khambatta. See specific requests below. [...]
2009-10-07 13:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE104741SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS: COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] (U) The Security Council will hold consultations on Cote d'Ivoire on October 13. The Presidential Statement issued on September 29 (reftel) expressed the Council's concern about delays in preparations for the November 29 Ivorian elections, and stated the Council's intention to review the situa [...]
2009-10-07 23:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO IC
09STATE105467UNIFIL: BUCKING UP THE ITALIANS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs three through six. Summary ------- 2. (C/NF) Summary. We want to prevent a significant drawdown of Italy's contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),a linchpin of the post-2006 ceasefire between Israel and Hizballah. Due t [...]
2009-10-09 13:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS
09STATE105941UN SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENSION OF MINUSTAH
[...] This is an action request. USUN should vote in favor of the resolution below, extending the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until October 15, 2010. Begin text. The Security Council, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolution [...]
2009-10-11 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA
09STATE108880DISCUSSIONS ON SYG REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) Consultations are taking place in New York in advance of the October 26 Council meeting to discuss the report of the Secretary General on Support to African Union Peacekeeping Operations, and to consider a draft PRST on the issue. The draft PRST text shared by Uganda includes language [...]
2009-10-21 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE108939USUN POINTS FOR BRIEFING ON MINURCAT
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during a briefing in the Security Council on the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) scheduled for October 22, 2009. 2. I would like to thank A/SYG Mulet for his briefing, and commend MINUR [...]
2009-10-21 19:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPKO CD CT
09STATE109027UNMIT UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE REMARKS, OCTOBER
[...] This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. Summary and action request: On October 23, 2009, the UN Security Council will hold a debate on the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for UNMIT, Atul Khare, will brief [...]
2009-10-22 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO TT
09STATE109501SECURITY COUNCIL: US STATEMENT ON SYG REPORT ON
[...] (U) On October 26, 2009 the Security Council will discuss the Secretary General's September 18, 2009 report on Support to African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations. USUN should draw on the building blocks in paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin building blocks: -- The U [...]
2009-10-22 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE109989ENFORCING THE WEAPONS-FREE ZONE IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- 2. (C) Incidents like the July 14 explosion of a Hizballah weapons depot in Khirbat Selim, September 11 rocket attacks on northern Israel, and the events of October 12 in Tayr Falsayh further undermi [...]
2009-10-23 22:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KPKO UNSC LE IS
09STATE110443GUIDANCE: U.S. SUGGESTIONS FOR UN SRSG ON SEXUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE110979UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON
[...] (U) Following the October 23 briefing by U/SYG LeRoy (Peacekeeping Operations) and U/SYG Malcorra (Field Support) on the progress in developing "New Horizon" proposals for making UN peacekeeping more effective, the UNGA's Fourth Committee will hold a general debate. The United States will spe [...]
2009-10-27 22:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR UNGA KPKO
09STATE110980UN MISSION IN SUDAN: USUN TALKING POINTS FOR
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during consultations before the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) scheduled for October 28, 2009. 2. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report and SRSG Qazi for his briefing. The U [...]
2009-10-27 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SU
09STATE119800NOVEMBER 20, 2009-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DATE ON THE
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 below, as appropriate, during the UN General Assembly debate on the Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its third session. This debate provides an opportunity for the USG to comment on PBC's achiev [...]
2009-11-19 23:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO BY CT PU SL
09STATE120796NOVEMBER 25, 2009-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DATE ON THE
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 below, as appropriate, during the UN General Assembly debate on the Annual Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Begin talking points: -- We thank Ambassador Munoz for his dedication to the Pea [...]
2009-11-24 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO BY CT PU SL
09STATE125212CYPRUS: GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 9 SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Cyprus scheduled for December 9, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: I would like to thank Special Advisor Downer and Special Representative Zerihoun for your briefings and [...]
2009-12-07 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE126217TALKING POINTS FOR UNDOF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE
[...] USUN may draw on the talking points in paragraph 2 during December 14 Security Council consultations on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). 2. Begin talking points -- Mr. President, we are pleased the UNDOF area of operation has remained generally quiet during this p [...]
2009-12-09 23:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO SY IS
09STATE127336CYPRUS - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNFICYP MANDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the mandate renewal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on December 14, 2009. USUN is authorized to provide U.S. co-sponsorship of the resolutio [...]
2009-12-12 00:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE128782PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
[...] (S) This is an action request. USUN should vote for Peru during the UN General Assembly election for a seat on the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The other candidate country is Jamaica. Please see background in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. BACKGROUND 2. ( [...]
2009-12-17 01:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC KPKO PE
09STATE129518DEMARCHE: REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF
[...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. Department requests the assistance of Embassies Belgrade, Dhaka, and Tripoli in obtaining a commitment from their host governments to provide helicopters to the AU/UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The mission is looking for up to 18 [...]
2009-12-18 18:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBG KPKO LY MARR YI
09STATE13273FEBRUARY 12, 2009 UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO SOWGC KE
09STATE14020UNAMID: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to draw from the following talking points for the 2/17 consultations on the UN-Africa Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Begin Talking Points: General: -The United States thanks the Secretary General for preparing this report on the deployment [...]
2009-02-14 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSU KPKO PREL
09STATE14578FEBRUARY 19, 2009 SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 00:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO TT
09STATE17235UNMIT ADOPTION, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
[...] Decides to extend the mandate of UNMIT until 26 February 2010 at the current authorized levels; 2. Urges all parties in Timor-Leste, in particular political leaders, to continue to work together and engage in political dialogue and consolidate peace, democracy, rule of law, sustainable soci [...]
2009-02-25 00:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO TT
09STATE18279UNMIT ADOPTION, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
[...] This is an action request. USUN should vote in favor of the resolution text below, extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) until February 26, 2010. Begin text. The Security Council, Reaffirming all its previous resolutions and statements on the situat [...]
2009-02-27 02:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO TT
09STATE18284FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 20, 2009 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF
[...] (SBU) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (the C-34) will be held February 23 to March 20. We have reviewed the 2008 C-34 report (A/62/19),as well as the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of t [...]
2009-02-27 04:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
09STATE18863URGENT DEMARCHE: THREATENED INDIAN PEACEKEEPER
[...] (SBU) The Department requests Embassy Kinshasa seek a meeting as soon as possible with President Kabila to urge him to issue a statement in support of the Indian peacekeeping contingent in the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC). The Department similarly requests Embassies Brussels, London and Pari [...]
2009-02-27 23:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETKPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN
09STATE23333P3 + UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON SOMALIA IN LONDON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office reached out to invite us to this P3 United Nations (UN) meeting on Somalia one day prior to the two-day International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia meeting commencing in Brussels. Discussion topics included recent politi [...]
2009-03-12 13:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OVIP PGOV PREL SO KPKO
09STATE24665DEMARCHE: SEEKING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is asked to approach the Host Government at the highest appropriate levels to pursue the following objectives, drawing from the talking points in paragraph 3. Tokyo should also draw from the talking po [...]
2009-03-16 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SO KPKO
09STATE25568UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) The Security Council will hold consultations on Liberia on March 19, 2009. USUN may draw on the talking points in paragraph 3 for the U.S. delegation's remarks. 2. (SBU) SRSG Loej will brief on the recommendations on drawdown of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) contained in the Febr [...]
2009-03-17 23:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO LI
09STATE26179NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER
[...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request in an effort to lock the barn doors on those NATO Allies and Partners who are looking for an early exit from the NATO Kosovo mission, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Although Foreign and Defense Ministers have pledged to keep NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR [...]
2009-03-19 01:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09STATE26517SOMALIA CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 17:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO KE
09STATE28317SUDAN ) DEMARCHE ON DEALING WITH SUDANESE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see instructions in paragraph 3 and the talking points that follow. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) In advance of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit in Doha, President President Omar al-Bashir, for whom the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently [...]
2009-03-24 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO PREF PHUM SU
09STATE29163(SBU) SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH AF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Foreign Minister Mohamed A. Omaar (FonMin) met with Bureau for African Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter (AA/S) on March 24. The FonMin and AA/S spent the majority of the meeting discussing the African Union Mission [...]
2009-03-26 15:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSO PGOV SOCI PINR PTER KPKO
09STATE33393APRIL 6 UN SECURITY COUNCIL MINUSTAH OPEN
[...] USUN may draw upon the following points during the April 6 UN Security Council open debate. Begin points. -The United States would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Hedi Annabi for his briefing today. We welcome the March 6 report of the Secretary-Genera [...]
2009-04-06 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA
09STATE37154USUN INSTRUCTION: MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] This is an action request, see paragraph two. 2. ACTION REQUEST: USUN is requested to circulate to the Group of Friends and the UN Security Council, at such times and sequences deemed appropriate, the resolution included in paragraph two, renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Refe [...]
2009-04-15 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE37840USUN INSTRUCTION: UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON MINURSO
[...] As requested by the UN Security Council in Resolution 1813 (2008),the Secretary-General issued a report on April 14, 2009, on the situation concerning the Western Sahara. The report covers developments since the Secretary-General's last report, issued April 14, 2008. The Secretary-General's [...]
2009-04-16 18:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SIPDIS
09STATE38033USUN INSTRUCTIONS: UN MISSION IN SUDAN MANDATE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to circulate to the Security Council for discussion the draft resolution set forth in paragraph 2, authorizing extension of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS),at such times and sequences as deemed appropriate to ensure timely adoption of a resolutio [...]
2009-04-16 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC CD SU
09STATE39198USUN TALKING POINTS FOR MINURCAT CONSULTATIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to draw from the points in paragraph 2 during consultations in the Security Council on the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) scheduled for April 24, 2008. 2. Begin Points We would like to thank SRSG Victor Angelo [...]
2009-04-20 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPKO CD CT
09STATE39760UNMIS CONSULTATIONS TALKING POINTS
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during consultations in the Security Council on the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) scheduled for April 23, 2009. 2. Begin Points We would like to thank SRSG Ashraf Qazi for his work and the efforts of his team [...]
2009-04-21 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF KPKO SU UNSC
09STATE41489COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS,
[...] USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2 for the April 28 Security Council consultations on UNOCI and the political situation in Cote d'Ivoire. Talking points on sanctions are also included. 2. Begin points: --The United States welcomes Ambassador Choi, and thanks him for his briefi [...]
2009-04-24 18:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR IC
09STATE43041CYPRUS - GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 30 SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Cyprus scheduled for April 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- Thank you Mr. President. I would like to welcome Special Advisor Downer to the Council and thank you f [...]
2009-04-28 21:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE43056SECURITY COUNCIL WORKING GROUP -- APRIL 29
[...] (SBU) Context: In January 2009 the French and UK circulated a non-paper on the challenges facing UN peacekeeping, with a focus on strategic oversight, matching mandates and resources, setting clear political objectives and establishing benchmarks for progress. The paper was discussed in an [...]
2009-04-28 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE43692CYPRUS - GUIDANCE ON APRIL 30 PRST
[...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on Cyprus scheduled to be approved by the Security Council on April 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin text: The Security Council commends the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders for the poli [...]
2009-04-29 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE43695USUN INSTRUCTION: UNMIS EXPLANATION OF VOTE
[...] This is an action request. When voting to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan, USUN may draw from the explanation of vote in paragraph 2 if USUN deems an explanation is necessary and appropriate. 2. Begin Points: The United States' affirmative vote to extend the UN Mission i [...]
2009-04-29 23:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO SU
09STATE43701USUN INSTRUCTION: UNMIS RESOLUTION RENEWAL
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to sponsor before the Security Council and vote for the resolution set forth in paragraph 2 extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan. If necessary, to avoid the introduction of references to the ICC, USUN may accept substitute language pr [...]
2009-04-29 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SU
09STATE43723USUN INSTRUCTION: UNMIS RESOLUTION RENEWAL
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to sponsor before the Security Council and vote for the resolution set forth in paragraph 2 extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan. If necessary, to avoid the introduction of references to the ICC, USUN may accept substitute language pr [...]
2009-04-30 02:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SU
09STATE43724WESTERN SAHARA: USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND EOV
[...] This is an action request, see paragraph two. 2. ACTION REQUEST: On April 30, 2009, the UN Security Council will vote on a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). USUN is authorized to vote in support of the resolution, included in [...]
2009-04-30 02:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM KPKO AG MO WI XA XY
09STATE44005SOMALIA: AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Secretary-General (UNSYG) Ban Ki-Moon convened an international donors conference in Brussels, Belgium, from April 22 to 23 under the joint auspices of the African Union (AU),European Union (EU) and the UN to solicit contributions to support the Transitional Fed [...]
2009-04-30 17:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OVIP PGOV PREL SO KPKO
09STATE44011SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AF ACTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed met with Bureau for African Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter (AA/S) on April 23 on the margins of the international donors conference for the Somalia security sector and African U [...]
2009-04-30 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
09STATE4659UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution that will provide a logistics support package to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and expresses the UN Security Councils intent to hold a separate vote no later than June 1, 2009 [...]
2009-01-16 17:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE48669MAY 13 UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] USUN may draw upon the elements below during UN Security Council consultations on Somalia. - The United States strongly supports the efforts of President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke, and others in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to devel [...]
2009-05-13 13:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO ET KE
09STATE51396CYPRUS: GUIDANCE FOR MAY 22 SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Cyprus scheduled for May 22, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States welcomes the report of the Secretary-General. We echo his full support for the current C [...]
2009-05-19 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE53069KFOR: GUIDANCE ON MOVEMENT TO A DETERRENT PRESENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) SHAPE assesses that security conditions warrant a draw down of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) to Deterrent Presence (DP) over the next 12-24 months. Several Allies support the development of a [...]
2009-05-23 00:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKV MARR NATO PGOV PREL KPKO
09STATE54959CYPRUS - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNFICYP RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on May 29, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the Department if there are any additional substant [...]
2009-05-29 00:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
09STATE64642GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST DEBATE, JUNE 23
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the following building blocks for remarks during June 23 consultations on the Middle East. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: It is the policy of the United States to move quickly and actively to seek a lasting peace between Israel and it [...]
2009-06-23 01:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE
09STATE64812USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNDOF
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will renew UNDOF and extend the mandate for an additional 6 months. ------------------ TEXT OF RESOLUTION ------------------ 2. The Security Council, Having considered [...]
2009-06-23 13:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL UNSC USUN SY IS
09STATE65114UNSC CONSULTATIONS: LIBERIA AND COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] (U) USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 3 for the June 25 Security Council consultations. We understand that U/SYG LeRoy will brief on his recent visits to both Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, so have included points on both countries. 2. (U) The Secretary-General's June 10 report on Liber [...]
2009-06-23 19:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO LI
09STATE66001UN SECURITY COUNCIL: THEMATIC DEBATE ON UN
[...] (U) The past six months have been a time of renewed energy and attention to the challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations. Ambassador Rice told the C-34 on February 24 that peacekeeping was a priority for the United States. Over the past few months, the French/UK initiative, supported by [...]
2009-06-25 16:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR UNSC
09STATE72105UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE: CONSULTATIONS AND
[...] USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2 for the July 23 Security Council consultations on UNOCI and/or, as appropriate, experts' discussions of the French draft resolution (not yet circulated for comment as of the date of this cable). 2. Begin points: -- The United States thanks Am [...]
2009-07-10 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO IC
09STATE74376MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR PEACEBUILDING
[...] Mission clearance is requested for State/IO/PSC Foreign Affairs Officer Tanaz Khambatta, as well as USAID/DCHA/CMM Director Neil Levine, Senior Conflict Advisor Mark Hannafin, and Conflict Advisor Rachel Locke. See specific requests below. 2. USAID/DCHA/CMM will be traveling to NY on July [...]
2009-07-16 23:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE74378JULY 22 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON POST-CONFLICT
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph three. 2. On June 11, 2009, the UN Secretary-General issued his report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of a conflict. On July 22, Uganda will convene a meeting of the UN Security Council on the report and post-conflict peacebuilid [...]
2009-07-16 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE74379UN MISSION IN SUDAN: TALKING POINTS FOR
[...] The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on July 17. USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2, as appropriate. 2. Begin Points: I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the Un [...]
2009-07-16 23:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SU
09STATE75017MISSION CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD PONZIO AND SARAH
[...] Mission clearance is requested for S/CRS Senior Strategy and Policy Officer Richard Ponzio and S/CRS Strategic Communications Officer Sarah Pierson. See specific request below. 2. Per reftel, on July 21, USAID/DCHA/CMM Director Neil Levine, Senior Conflict Advisor Mark Hannafin, Conflict [...]
2009-07-17 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE76473USUN INSTRUCTION: PRST ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraphs two and three below. 2. ACTION REQUEST: On July 22, Uganda will convene a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Secretary General's report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of a conflict. Uganda will also put forward a Presiden [...]
2009-07-22 16:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE77679UN MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND
[...] The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad on July 28. USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2, as appropriate. 2. Begin Points: I would like to thank the Secretary-General fo [...]
2009-07-24 20:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPKO CD CT
09STATE77701ACTION REQUEST - MANDATE RENEWAL FOR THE UNITED
[...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. The mandate for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) will expire on July 31. A UN Security Council (UNSC) decision on UNAMID,s mandate renewal will take place on July 30. Libya is seeking to in [...]
2009-07-24 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL SU
09STATE79165UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE:MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a Security Council resolution authorizing the renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire until January 31, 2010. The text of the resolution is in paragraph 2. USUN should consult with Washington if there are substantive changes. 2. [...]
2009-07-29 18:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO IC
09STATE79779MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR VISIT BY GLOBAL
[...] On August 5, 2009, a delegation from the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Team, as well as a representative from the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, will meet with representatives from the United States Mission to the United Nations and various offices of the UN Depart [...]
2009-07-30 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KPKO USUN
09STATE80163(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: THE UNITED
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the United Nations (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the United Nations (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the [...]
2009-07-31 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KPKO KUNR
09STATE80761MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR PM AND IO REPS TO
[...] This is a follow up to a previous request dated July 30 2009. On August 5, 2009, a delegation from the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) team, as well as a representative from the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, will meet with representatives from the United States Mis [...]
2009-08-03 23:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KPKO USUN
09STATE81194SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE ON UN
[...] The Security Council will hold a thematic debate on UN peacekeeping on August 5. This is the culmination of six months of discussion of how to better inform the Council's decisions on UN peacekeeping mandates, including through better and earlier discussions with troop- and police-contributi [...]
2009-08-04 22:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC
09STATE81321UNSCR 1820 - WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: UNSC
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 below during the August 7 consultations on UN Security Council Resolution 1820 on Women, Peace and Security. Mission should review the approach outlined in talking points below, and if, based on latest information from its interact [...]
2009-08-05 12:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG
09STATE85579USUN INSTRUCTION TO EXECUTE 607 AGREEMENT WITH UN
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is instructed to execute immediately on behalf of the United States the agreement under Section 607 of the Foreign Assistance Act between the United States and the United Nations Organization Concerning the Provision of Services and Commodities on a Reimbur [...]
2009-08-17 19:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL KE KTIA
09STATE86626CONSULTATIONS ON SUDAN ELECTIONS - BUDGETARY
[...] This is an addendum to State 84997, and USUN may draw upon the points below during consultations on elections preparations in Sudan scheduled before the Security Council on August 20, 2009. 2. Begin points: --The United States continues to be a staunch supporter of holding fair and cre [...]
2009-08-19 22:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SU
09STATE86628UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON UNIFIL, 20 AUGUST
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the talking points in paragraph 3 for the August 20 United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) consultations with the UNSC. 3. (SBU) Begin talking points: Thank you, Mr. President. The United States commends the work of [...]
2009-08-19 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO LE SY IS
09STATE87531DRAFT UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to share the draft resolution in paragraph 2 with the UK and French missions, and to report reactions to the Department. USUN should also share the non-paper in paragraph 3 which lays out the Department,s detailed views on the responsibilities of a Special [...]
2009-08-21 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE89537VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the Security Council resolution contained in para 2 concerning the extension of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). USUN is authorized to deliver the explanation of vote contained in para 3 if appropriate. In the even [...]
2009-08-27 16:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL
09STATE91632DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts, representing the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations. USUN is [...]
2009-09-02 20:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE91709UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) The Security Council will meet with countries contributing troops and police (TCCs/PCCs) to the UN Mission in Liberia on September 3. Council consultations are scheduled for September 9. Also on September 9, Liberia has invited UN missions to attend a review of the long-term strategy for [...]
2009-09-02 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO LI
09STATE93368UN SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI,
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2, as appropriate, during the UN Security Council open debate on Haiti, scheduled for September 9, 2009. This debate provides an opportunity to urge support for the renewal of MINUSTAH,s mandate, and to undersco [...]
2009-09-09 02:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA
09STATE94919UNSC: UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] (U) USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until September 30, 2010, and authorizing UNMIL to support the 2011 Liberian presidential elections. The vote is scheduled for September 15. USUN should consult [...]
2009-09-11 22:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC LI
09STATE96047DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORT OF FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Embassies are requested to deliver the below points to UN Security Council (UNSC) Member States at the appropriate level no later than Thursday, September 17, 2009. Department recommends that demarche be delivered at a senior level to China, Japan, Mexic [...]
2009-09-16 00:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE96468DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping [...]
2009-09-16 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE97440REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA FOR
[...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. Department requests Embassy Moscow,s assistance in obtaining an offer from the Government of Russia (GOR) to provide to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) up to 18 military medium transport utility helicopters (a minimum of 6 is [...]
2009-09-18 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR SU RU
09STATE97949DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Embassy is requested to deliver President Obama's invitation to President Hu (paragraph 2) to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operation. Given the short turnaround, USUN has passed [...]
2009-09-21 21:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPKO
09STOCKHOLM193SWEDEN REPLY TO DEMARCHE: SEEKING ADDITIONAL DONOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:57:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO SO SW
09STOCKHOLM214SWEDEN COMMITTED TO NATO KFOR MISSION THROUGH END
[...] (C) Sweden will not pull its forces out of KFOR in 2009, according to Carl Magnus Ericsson of the MFA's International Security Policy unit. Replying to demarche points (Ref A) on March 26, Ericsson explained that Parliament last fall approved a bill extending the Swedish presence in KFOR for [...]
2009-03-27 14:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR SW
09STOCKHOLM504SWEDEN'S PLAN TO MANAGE BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN EU
[...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by the use of EU accession as a bargaining tool in border disputes, Sweden is working on a new mechanism to solve the problem, MFA Deputy Director General for Europe Lars Wahlund told PolCouns July 19. The Swedes would like to add a "Good Neighbor Policy" as a "pseudo [...]
2009-08-12 11:42:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM552NEW SWEDISH DEFENSE PRIORITIES: SWEDEN PUTS
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy (DASD) James Townsend met with Ministry of Defense (MoD) Director General for Political Affairs Johan Raeder for bilateral defense consultations (BDCs) on July 17-18, the first such talks of what is expected to be an annual [...]
2009-08-26 16:43:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKPKO KVIR MARR NATO PREL EUN SW
09TBILISI676GEORGIA CALLS NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH "CRAZY"
[...] (C) On April 6, DCM delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov the points and statement contained in reftel. Excusing himself for the undiplomatic language, Nalbandov called the North Koreans "crazy" for going forward with the launch and expressed full support for the U.S. posit [...]
2009-04-07 08:50:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS KPKO GG
09TBILISI682GEORGIA SEIZED WITH NON-PAPER ON NEW UN MANDATE
[...] (C) On April 6, DCM delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov the non-paper on a new UN mandate for Georgia contained in ref A. Although DCM explained that this did not represent a cleared USG interagency, Nalbandov expressed great appreciation for and interest in the document, [...]
2009-04-07 13:51:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS KPKO GG
09TBILISI760GEORGIA SEEKS HELP ON TWO POINTS IN UN NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandov called in the Ambassador April 21 to request U.S. assistance in encouraging the UN Secretary General (UNSYG) to focus on two particular points as he prepares for discussions on Georgia. First, Nalbandov noted the importance of maintaining a reference to G [...]
2009-04-21 14:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS KPKO GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1135LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...]
2009-11-10 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1165LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post submits request with the caveat that final approval will only be given once constitutional government is restored in Hon [...]
2009-11-17 15:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA509LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-06-29 19:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA510LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-06-29 19:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA511LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PRISON REFORM
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-06-29 20:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA512LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR THREAT RESPONSE PRISON
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-06-29 20:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA519LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PRISON SYSTEM
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-06-30 20:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA520LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL PRISON
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-06-30 20:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA545LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-07-07 17:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA546LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR D.A.R.E. TRAINING, JULY
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-07-07 17:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA548LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-07-07 18:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA562LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-07-08 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA563LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-07-08 22:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA657LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...]
2009-07-27 14:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA715LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...]
2009-08-10 16:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
09THEHAGUE200NETHERLANDS/NATO/KFOR: DUTCH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 16:14:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV NL
09TOKYO242JAPAN EXTENDS PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN GOLAN HEIGHTS
[...] (U) The Japanese government January 30 decided to extend its participation in the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights until September 30, 2009. This was a routine extension. The Japanese have 45 Ground Self Defense Force personnel participating in the mission. They [...]
2009-02-02 06:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO IS SY JA
09TOKYO2846JAPAN MULLS GREATER PEACKEEPING PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (S) During a December 10 meeting with Embassy poloff, MOFA First Africa Division Principal Deputy Director Naoki Takahashi and Sudan Desk Officer Sho Nishimura said that although Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has spoken publicly in favor of increased Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) participat [...]
2009-12-11 06:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL MARR KPKO SU JA
09TOKYO946DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FUNDING FOR LOGISTICS UNIT IN
[...] (U) Japan is keen to provide support for the Ethiopian deployment as part of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). However, it has not identified a line item in its current budget to use for drawing the needed funds, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, First Africa Division As [...]
2009-04-23 06:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPKO ET SU JA
09TRIPOLI201SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO LIBYA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 12:01:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNOVIP WWARD PREL PGOV MARR MASS KPKO LY
09TRIPOLI202SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO LIBYA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 12:01:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNOVIP WWARD PREL PGOV MARR MASS KPKO LY
09TRIPOLI249SLA UNITY SKEPTICAL ON DOHA, SEE UNIFICATION AS INCREASE OF MILITARY STRENGTH REF: A. KHARTOUM 372 B. DOHA 200 C. TRIPOLI 109 TRIPOLI 00000249 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 09:27:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AU SU KPKO LY
09TRIPOLI254DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 13:18:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF LY
09TRIPOLI256LIBYA SUGGESTS FUNDING GO TO SHEIKH AHMED'S FORCES, NOT
[...] (SBU) On March 26, Post received a diplomatic note from the MFA outlining Libya's position on peacekeeping forces in Somalia. This note responded to an earlier US demarche on the subject (see reftel). In a meeting with the Ambassador today, MFA Secretary for the Americas Ahmed Fituri said tha [...]
2009-03-26 16:33:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SO LY
09TRIPOLI363SLA/U CAN NEGOTIATE ONLY WITH ASSURANCES THAT JEM AND KHARTOUM WILL ALSO LAY DOWN ARMS REF: A. TRIPOLI 249 B. KHARTOUM 583 C. DOHA 283 D. TRIPOLI 362 TRIPOLI 00000363 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-03 15:58:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO SU CD LY
09TRIPOLI401SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO LIBYA, MAY 21 REF: TRIPOLI 202 TRIPOLI 00000401 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 15:49:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNOVIP WWARD PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP KPKO PINR
09TRIPOLI561AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH SOMALI PRESIDENT SHEIKH SHARIF TRIPOLI 00000561 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, US Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Somali President Sheikh Sharif met July 1 on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya. Their exchange included an assessment of the Somali Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) capacity to repel al-Shabaab [...]
2009-07-13 09:44:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SO ER ET KE AU LY
09TRIPOLI564SE GRATION URGES LIBYA'S TREIKI TO ORGANIZE CONTACT GROUP IN KHARTOUM BY END OF JULY TRIPOLI 00000564 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 16:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU CD LY
09TRIPOLI754DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1820 FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation on September 16. We will report any substantive response septel. CRETZ [...]
2009-09-17 17:24:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PHUM PREL UNSC LY KWMN
09USEUBRUSSELS1078EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered REF A points on August 4 to Jeremy Lester, head of the European Commission unit for the Horn of Africa, Eastern Africa, and the Indian Ocean. Lester agreed that the TFG is Somalia's best chance for stability and said, "If we were to deliver a demarche in Washington on [...]
2009-08-06 14:39:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO MARR
09USUNNEWYORK100MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: As requested by the United States, A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on February 3 for the second time in less than a week on escalating violence in Darfur. Mulet reported that JEM forces had withdrawn from the vicinity of Muhajeriya, scene of much of the recent violenc [...]
2009-02-10 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK1007SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 6
[...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Secretary-General Ban provided a second briefing to Security Council members following the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN Staff. Ban had recently returned from Kabul where he met with staff and initiated a comprehensive security re [...]
2009-11-09 19:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP
09USUNNEWYORK101UN REQUESTS 607 AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT AMISOM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On February 5, USUN received a letter from the UN Secretariat on logistical support to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). The letter, which has been transmitted by email to the Department, requests agreement in pr [...]
2009-02-10 02:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK1011USUN DISCUSSION WITH SPANISH MOD OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Wolff met on November 9 with a delegation from the Spanish Ministry of Defense who were in New York to meet with the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to discuss Spain's candidate for the UNIFIL Force Commander position. Luis Cuesta, Secretary General of Defens [...]
2009-11-11 21:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1026AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH UN
[...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams told Ambassador Wolff on November 10 that he favorably views the January 2010 transition in UNIFIL Force Commanders. Williams said he thought Spain would do a good job and its holding of the EU Presidency from January to June 2010 could [...]
2009-11-13 00:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPKO UNSC IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK1038PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS: SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council adopted a thematic resolution on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at a high-level open debate on November 11, with the participation of 60 member states, the Secretary-General, U/SYG Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang. The debat [...]
2009-11-16 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1050UNGA: U.S. CO-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The General Assembly met in plenary to discuss the Report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. A draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and over 90 countries, passed by con [...]
2009-11-17 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KPKO UNGA AF
09USUNNEWYORK1094PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKS
[...] SUMMARY. During its annual debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Chairman Heraldo Munoz told the Security Council that the PBC had consolidated its core advisory role and had increased its support for countries on its agenda. Council members affirmed the need for earlier [...]
2009-12-03 17:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1095MBEKI TO BRIEF SECURITY COUNCIL ON AUPD REPORT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. Summary: The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) mandated an AU High-Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) which is chaired by former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to examine issues of accountability, combating impunity, peace and [...]
2009-12-03 23:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1096UNAMID SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING: GOS RESTRICTIONS
[...] Summary: A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on November 30 on the Secretary General's report on the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) Djibril Bassole updated the Council on political process talks. The Sudanese Perm Rep accused the UN of inaccur [...]
2009-12-04 17:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This year's annual general debate on peacekeeping in the Fourth Committee (special political and decolonization),from October 23 - 29, was largely uneventful, which is a positive step forward from the past few years' negative atmosphere and polemical divides between Nort [...]
2009-12-07 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK1102DPKO-UNIFIL JOINT TECHNICAL REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: On December 1, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) hosted a meeting with Security Council Lebanon experts to share initial findings concerning the ongoing joint technical review of UNIFIL. DPKO's initial findings recommend the creation of a southern sector in UNIF [...]
2009-12-08 01:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1103ICC PROSECUTOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF
[...] Summary: In his December 4 briefing to the Security Council, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo discussed positive and negative developments in the cases being pursued under UNSCR 1593, which referred the conflict in Darfur to the ICC. Ocampo characterized as positiv [...]
2009-12-08 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1107UN BELIEVES GOS BEHIND ATTACK ON UNAMID
[...] (C) Under Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Alain Le Roy told Ambassador Rice that the UN is convinced that the Government of Sudan orchestrated the December 4-5 two separate attacks on Rwandan peacekeepers in the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Le Roy [...]
2009-12-09 01:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1113POLICE IN UN PEACEKEEPING: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2, 4, and 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations Police Division officials asked member states on December 4 to assist in developing national follow-up plans to the Singapore Ministerial meeting on international pol [...]
2009-12-11 21:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC KPKO KCRM SOCI CVIS SN
09USUNNEWYORK1123UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Council met on December 14 in consultations to discuss the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) since its mandate expires at the end of the month. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Council on the Secretary-General's six-month repor [...]
2009-12-15 21:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK1152CYPRUS: SPECIAL ADVISOR DOWNER ASSESSES SOLID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Special Advisor Downer told the Security Council on December 9 that there had been "solid progress" in reunification negotiations, which was mainly due to the "clear commitment" of Greek Cypriot President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Talat to the process. Turkey called [...]
2009-12-23 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNFICYP UNSC CY
09USUNNEWYORK1153RICE AND KOUCHNER DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, GUINEA,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told Ambassador Rice that France would not send additional troops to Afghanistan in the near term, but would take another look at its troop contributions following the outcome of the January 2010 London conference on Afghanistan. Kouchner [...]
2009-12-23 20:29:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC AF CG GV ER
09USUNNEWYORK1155SECURITY COUNCIL LAUDS BURUNDI'S PROGRESS, CALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 10 Security Council briefing on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB),Executive Representative and BINUB head Mahmoud gave a positive account of the status of both the peace process and electoral preparations, and underscored that BINUB will co [...]
2009-12-23 21:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO BY ZF
09USUNNEWYORK1158SECURITY COUNCIL RESPONDS TO AU REPORT ON DARFUR,
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 21 briefing on the Report of the African Union High-level Panel on Darfur, Secretary General Ban praised the Panel's work and called for continuing efforts to encourage both the Government of Sudan (GOS) and rebel movements to embrace the peace process. African [...]
2009-12-24 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK122U/SYG MALCORRA ON STAFFING, SUDAN, SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice paid a courtesy call on UN Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra on Wednesday, February 11. U/SYG Malcorra, who heads the UN's Department of Field Support (DFS),told the Ambassador that Amcit Tony Banbury was on a "one man shortlist" for the position of Assista [...]
2009-02-11 23:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SU SO AF
09USUNNEWYORK13UN PREVIEWS PLANNED SUPPORT TO AMISOM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two meetings on January 6, UN Under Secretary-General Malcorra and Department of Field Support (DFS) staff briefed USUN on the status of UN planning to implement the Secretary-General's proposed measures to strengthen the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). DFS is coor [...]
2009-01-09 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MARR KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK133AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSSES G-77 AND ICC WITH SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Sudanese Perm Rep Mohamad to discuss G-77 issues. Mohamad argued that more UN resources should be devoted to development and less to peacekeeping. Rice replied that both are essential. Mohamad raised the impending International Criminal Court (ICC) d [...]
2009-02-13 00:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK138SOMALIA: UN BRIEFS ON SECURITY SUPPORT, POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Malcorra briefed the Security Council on February 12 on UN plans to implement resolution 1863. Malcorra mentioned the need for a bridging arrangement with the contractor already on the ground and said that the UN planned to conclude its own lo [...]
2009-02-14 00:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK146AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH TRI-PARTITE DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: On February 12, Ambassador Rice met with the tri-partite delegation consisting of representatives from the African Union, Arab League and Qatar to discuss Sudan, Mauritania and Somalia. AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra headed the delegation, which included Amba [...]
2009-02-17 17:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK147MISSION CLEARANCE FOR AMISOM 607 NEGOTIATIONS
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Tanaz Khambatta, Christina Sanford, Chris Tringale, Jimmy Salvino and Mike Skardon to visit New York on February 18 in order to begin technical negotiations with the UN on a 607 agreement for the African Union Mission to Somalia. 2. USUN POC is John Senior ( [...]
2009-02-17 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK151UNAMID CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ICC DECISION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy emphasized that adequately equipping troops already on the ground in Darfur should become a priority. Le Roy also briefed the Council on the agr [...]
2009-02-18 21:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK161A/SYG MULET DISCUSSES ICC CONTINGENCY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador DiCarlo met with Assistant Secretary General for the Department of Peace Keeping Operations Edmond Mulet on February 18 to discuss the UN's contingency plans after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues a decision on the request for an arrest warrant against Su [...]
2009-02-19 22:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK164DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: USG HOLMES BRIEFS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, briefed the Security Council on the current humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on February 17 following his visit to the country. He described a new dynamic created by recent coopera [...]
2009-02-20 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC CG RW
09USUNNEWYORK227OCHA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON NGO EXPULSIONS FROM SUDAN
[...] Summary: Libya began March 6 Security Council consultations on Darfur by noting that the African Union and Arab League would send a high-level delegation to brief the Council on regional organizations' unanimous opinion that the Council should defer prosecution of President Bashir by invokin [...]
2009-03-10 00:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK228P-5 MEET WITH UN SYG BAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 6, UK Perm Rep Sawers hosted a P-5 lunch with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to discuss Sudan, the DPRK, DRC, Somalia and the Middle East. Prior to the arrival of SYG Ban and U/SYG Pascoe, P-5 ambassadors and [...]
2009-03-10 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK248UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Director for Asia and the Middle East Division Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber briefed the Security Council in consultations on the Secretary-General's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Both emphasized that the most [...]
2009-03-11 21:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK251SRSG FALL BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON CAR
[...] Summary: On March 10, the Council was briefed on recent developments in the Central African Republic (CAR) by SRSG Fall, along with Belgium Perm Rep Grauls, who chairs the Central African Republic (CAR) configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. CAR Perm Rep Poukre-Kono also addressed t [...]
2009-03-12 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREF PREL UNSC CD CT SU
09USUNNEWYORK254DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE HEARS CONCERNS OF NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, the newly-appointed Group of Experts (GOE) briefed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sanctions Committee on its plan for monitoring implementation of the DRC sanctions measures. The GOE highlighted its concern over regional non-cooperation with the sancti [...]
2009-03-13 13:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK262P-3 MEET TO DISCUSS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 12, French Perm Rep Ripert hosted a P-3 meeting with UK Ambassador Pierce and U.S. Ambassador DiCarlo to discuss future Council action regarding the humanitarian situation in Sudan. The P-3 agreed to request an additional briefing from the UN Office for the Coordinatio [...]
2009-03-16 19:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK267DRC: MOVING ON SECOND BATCH OF FDLR DESIGNATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) USUN met, at the request of its counterparts, with the UK, French, Belgian Missions to the UN on March 7 to discuss designating a second batch of FDLR names from the list of 19 names that the Rwandans had submitted in May 2008 to t [...]
2009-03-16 22:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO MARR
09USUNNEWYORK269AMBASSADOR RICE URGES UGANDAN PRESIDENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: On March 16, Ambassador Rice spoke by phone with Ugandan President Museveni to urge him to speak with Sudanese President Bashir concerning the recent expulsion of 13 NGOs from Darfur. Rice said that, even if Uganda's position on the ICC indictment of Bashir differed from the U. [...]
2009-03-17 14:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK272P-3 PERM REPS DISCUSS UNSC RESOLUTION ON SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting called by Ambassador Rice, UK Perm Rep Sawers and French Deputy Perm Rep LaCroix discussed the humanitarian situation in Sudan created by the Sudanese decision to expel humanitarian NGOs. The group agreed to seek a second briefing from the UN Office of the [...]
2009-03-18 00:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK280AMBASSADOR RICE PRESSES BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: On March 17, Ambassador Rice spoke by phone with Burkina Faso President Compaore to urge him to speak with Sudanese President Bashir concerning the recent expulsion of 13 NGOs from Darfur. Rice also discussed seeking a Security Council resolution in the event Bashir did not rev [...]
2009-03-18 23:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK284UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On March 16, 2009, Security Council President Dabbashi (Libya) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of March 4-10, 2009. Africa --Burundi (BINUB): Despite continued efforts within the framework of the Joint Verification [...]
2009-03-19 15:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK285SUBJECT: UN - FINANCING AMISOM - RECENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (U) Summary: This cable reviews recent developments, previews upcoming action in the Fifth Committee (C5),and requests the Department's guidance on steps to be taken on a number of issues arising out of adoption of SCR 186 [...]
2009-03-19 18:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA KPKO SO
09USUNNEWYORK286SOMALIA/1267: UN OFFICIAL OFFERS INSIGHT INTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nick Pyle, Special Adviser to Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, discussed a sanctions delisting request and political developments in Somalia with USUN on March 17. He described President Sharif as tolerating, but not embra [...]
2009-03-19 19:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KPKO SO MARR ETTC
09USUNNEWYORK292SRSG OULD ABDALLAH BRIEFS AMB. RICE ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, told Amb. Rice on March 18 that the Council should adopt a "new paradigm" for Somalia, discussed "disappearances" of ethnic Somali youths from the U.S. and UK, and urged tangible support to [...]
2009-03-20 20:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK303SOMALIA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL: "BACK FROM THE BRINK"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Council Members largely sidestepped the much-discussed issue of a UNPKO and instead pledged support for Somalia's new unity government in a March 20 Council debate on Somalia. Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ould-Abdallah and Somali Transitional Fe [...]
2009-03-24 19:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK321SOMALIA: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24, the UN Security Council's Somalia Sanctions Committee discussed with the new Monitoring Group (MG) recent changes to the MG's mandate to monitor sanctions in Somalia, including tasks assigned to implement a new targeted sanctions regime authorized by UNSCR 1844. The [...]
2009-03-27 14:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC MARR KPKO ETTC SO
09USUNNEWYORK329CHIEF DARFUR MEDIATOR BASSOLE PUSHES UNSC FOR ICC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Joint UN/AU Chief Mediator Djbril Bassole made his first appearance before the Security Council on March 26. Bassole focused on three factors affecting mediation efforts: the tense relationship between Chad and Sudan; the splintering of Darfuri armed movements; and the Interna [...]
2009-03-27 22:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK33UN REPORT TO TACKLE EARLY RECOVERY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With a June deadline set by the Security Council approaching a report on strengthening the UN's response to immediate post-conflict situations, the UN Secretariat is now soliciting views from member states and within the UN on the following themes: 1) how to better incorporate [...]
2009-01-20 23:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUN KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK331UNSC WELCOMES EULEX ROLL-OUT, DIVIDED ON UNMIK'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNMIK SRSG Zannier told the Security Council on March 23 that the successful deployment of EULEX had allowed UNMIK to step up its reconfiguration. Serbian President Tadic and Kosovo FM Hyseni both spoke with approval of the EULEX deployment but did so for polar opposite reas [...]
2009-03-27 23:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SR KO
09USUNNEWYORK332OCHA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON DARFUR
[...] Summary: On March 20, OCHA Director Rashid Khalikov updated the Security Council in a public session on the humanitarian situation in Darfur in the wake of the Government of Sudan's (GOS) expulsion of key non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Khalikov noted that since A/SYG Bragg's March 6 [...]
2009-03-28 01:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK347USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 19:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK349USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS
[...] (C) On April 1, Ambassador Rice met with Foreign Minister Deng Alor and a delegation from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and discussed CPA implementation, the Darfur peace process, the International Criminal Court indictment of President Bashir, expulsions of NGOs from Darfur, a [...]
2009-04-03 12:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK364UN PREVIEWS SOMALIA PEACEKEEPING REPORT
[...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Raisedon Zenenga, head of the Africa Division of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),told USUN on March 31 that DPKO, the Department of Political Affairs (DPA),and the Department of Field Support (DFS) had agre [...]
2009-04-07 23:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR MOPS UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK425AMB. RICE TALKS AFRICA WITH FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice discussed a range of African issues with Bruno Joubert, French President Sarkozy's chief diplomatic advisor on Africa, in a meeting on April 16. Joubert said that the international community should continue to support Qatar-brokered peace talks on Darfur for a few [...]
2009-04-23 22:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER UNSC KPKO SO SU ER DJ
09USUNNEWYORK443SOMALIA: NEW YORK STATE OF PLAY ON 1863 RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In P3 consultations on April 29, the UK said that it intends to circulate its draft resolution on Somalia (ref) to the full Council by May 6 and that it plans to schedule a vote for May 22 in order to allow the Fifth Committee four days to consider AMISOM support before the end [...]
2009-04-30 14:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MARR KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK452SOMALIA/UN: P3 FAVOR CONTINUED ASSESSED SUPPORT TO
[...] (SBU) 1. The UK convened a second round of P3 negotiations on their draft Somalia resolution on May 1. As at the previous meeting, poloff did not offer substantive suggestions, but asked the UK and France to be patient with USG decisionmaking and to preserve flexibility in the text in prepara [...]
2009-05-04 20:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK466UNMIS MANDATE RENEWED
[...] (C) Summary: The Security Council on April 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1870 to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until April 30, 2010. Unanimity on the U.S.-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at compromise language that implicitly addres [...]
2009-05-07 00:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK475SOMALIA: FRANCE PROPOSES SANCTIONS FOR PIRATES
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: The French mission has shared with USUN a list of fourteen individuals linked to piracy whom France wants to designate under the newly-imposed Somalia targeted sanctions regime (UNSCR 1844). France believes these indiv [...]
2009-05-08 20:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPKO UNSC MARR AU SO
09USUNNEWYORK481SRSG QAZI BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS REPORT
[...] Summary: On April 23, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Ashraf Qazi stressed that key Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) issues -- elections, border demarcation, the two referenda (South [...]
2009-05-12 01:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK485SRSG ADADA IN SHARP EXCHANGE WITH SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's April report on the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). SRSG Adada characterized the situation in Darfur as a "low-intensity" conflict with a high-risk of escalation an [...]
2009-05-12 01:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK502SOMALI FM MAKES URGENT PLEA FOR AID TO AMB. RICE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a May 13 meeting, Somali Foreign Minister Mohammed Omaar briefed Amb. Rice on the situation in Mogadishu following fighting between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Islamist opposition forces of a [...]
2009-05-14 17:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK506SOMALIA: UNSC BACKS UK DRAFT, DEFERS UNPKO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security Council members welcomed the UK's draft resolution on UN support to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) with only a few members advocating a rapid transfer to a UN peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) in Security Council consultations on May 13. In a briefing prece [...]
2009-05-14 21:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK51GEORGIA: UN DPKO SHARES DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As reported Reftel, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) favors a revised interim monitoring mission in Georgia to replace the existing UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). DPKO shared with USUN a draft of the Secretary-General's (SYG) "observations" to be incl [...]
2009-01-27 01:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK511MEETING OF THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE
[...] On May 13, 2009, UK Ambassador Sawyer hosted a breakfast meeting for the Five Principal Contributors to the UN (B-5) on the Peacekeeping Budget. Attending were: UK - Ambassador Sawyer with Wasim Mir and Simon Thomas; U.S. - Ambassador Wolff and MR Counselor Bruce Rashkow; France - Ambassador [...]
2009-05-15 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AMGT AORC KPKO UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK517UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On May 11, 2009, Security Council President Churkin (Russia) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of April 29-MAY 5, 2009. 2. Begin text of Briefing Note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 29 April, the African Union Spec [...]
2009-05-18 19:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK55A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON DARFUR VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On request of the United States, A/SYG Mulet provided the Security Council a detailed factual chronology of events in Darfur beginning with the January 10 movement of JEM forces into South Darfur and the ensuing aerial bombardment by the Government of Sudan. He said that, al [...]
2009-01-29 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK565ICC'S OCAMPO PRESSES HIS POLITICAL AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo claimed to Ambassador Rice on June 3 that the African Union (AU) realizes that Article 16 deferral of the Bashir case is not attainable and is looking for a face-saving way to let go of the issue. Ocampo suggeste [...]
2009-06-04 23:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK575ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO-OCAMPO BRIEFS UNSC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his June 5 briefing to the Security Council, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stressed that the Government of Sudan (GoS) had not cooperated with the ICC, in contravention of its obligations under UNSC resolution 1593. Ocampo said he would n [...]
2009-06-09 15:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK617UNSC: UNDOF MANDATE RENEWED FOR SIX MONTHS
[...] (U) The Security Council adopted resolution 1875 on June 23 extending the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for another six months until December 30, 2009. The Council also agreed to an accompanying Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2009/18) which was read by the Pre [...]
2009-06-25 02:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK63UN UPDATE: CNDP JOINING DRC ARMY; DRC AND RWANDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 00:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC XA CG RW UG
09USUNNEWYORK630UGANDA SHOPPING FOR HELP ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ugandan Defense Minister Kiyonga told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 24 that Uganda still strongly favors a UNPKO for Somalia and that, in the meantime, AMISOM needs to push the envelope on services provided by a U.S. contractor in Mogadishu to allow more troops, better communication [...]
2009-06-26 22:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK646AMBASSADOR DICARLO'S JUNE 30 MEETING WITH IDF BG
[...] (C) Summary: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Brigadier General Yossi Heymann, who leads the IDF delegation to the UNIFIL monthly tripartite meetings, told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 30 that Iran and Hizballah are the major Israeli concerns when discussing the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Israeli [...]
2009-07-02 00:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN IS LE SY IR
09USUNNEWYORK676UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...]
2009-07-11 00:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK679SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...]
2009-07-13 10:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK681U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary: On July 7, Under Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and Under Secretary General for the Department of Field Services Susana Malcorra met with Ambassador Rice to brief her on Le Roy's upcoming trip to Sudan. Head of the Darfur Inter-opera [...]
2009-07-13 15:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK685ACTION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5 below. 2. (SBU) Following the Security Council's debate on Somalia July 9, Council members are now considering whether to move forward on the question of sanctioning Eritrea for undermining the Djibouti Peace Process. The Council [...]
2009-07-14 11:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK702U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Council on the upcoming decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding the Abyei boundary d [...]
2009-07-18 00:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK709SOMALIA: MONITORING GROUP PROPOSES 11 TARGETS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") has received a list (see para 4) of eleven possible targets for the first round of targeted sanctions under resolution 1844. This list, which includes three Eritreans, was prepared by the UN Somalia sanctions Monitoring Group (M [...]
2009-07-21 16:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPKO SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK710P3 MEETS WITH DJIBOUTIAN PERMREP ON DJIBOUTI
[...] SUMMARY: (C) In a July 20 meeting, the P3 met with Djiboutian Permanent Representative Olhaye to discuss Djibouti's draft resolution calling for sanctioning those who led the drive to invade and occupy Djiboutian territory. Olhaye dismissed the P3's proposal to use the existing Somalia Sanct [...]
2009-07-21 21:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC ER DJ
09USUNNEWYORK713U/SYG PASCOE UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON
[...] Summary: (SBU) In July 21 consultations on the Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute, U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council that Eritrea has failed to comply with UNSC Resolution 1862, which calls on Eritrea to recognize the dispute, accept mediation and withdraw its forces. Council members unan [...]
2009-07-22 11:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC DJ
09USUNNEWYORK721CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...]
2009-07-24 16:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK722SOMALIA: INCHING CLOSER TO SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 21, the Somalia Sanctions Monitoring Group (MG),a UN team mandated to monitor and report on compliance with the Somalia arms embargo and resolution 1844, briefed the Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") on a proposed list of nine individuals, including three rank [...]
2009-07-24 16:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK723SOMALI FOREIGN MINISTER OMAAR POSITIVE ON THE TFG, FRUSTRATED BY ERITREA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 16:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK727U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMID
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 24 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy announced expected increases in UNAMID troop deployments to 92% of authorized levels by year,s end. Le Roy said that the mission thus would be able to shift focus from deployment to operations. Despite a red [...]
2009-07-28 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK728SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] SUMMARY. At a July 22 debate on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, 42 speakers from the Security Council, Secretariat, major troop and police contributors and major donors stressed the importance of national responsibility for peacebuilding efforts and the need for early en [...]
2009-07-28 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK730SRSG ANGELO BRIEFS COUNCIL ON MINURCAT
[...] Summary. On July 28, MINURCAT SRSG Angelo reported that the security and humanitarian situation in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR had further deteriorated, largely as a result of increased tensions between Chad and Sudan. Despite this deterioration, Angelo also pointed to positive develop [...]
2009-07-29 17:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PREF UNSC CD CT SU
09USUNNEWYORK738SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY RENEWS UNAMID MANDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1881 to extend the mandate of the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) until July 31, 2010. Unanimity on the UK-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at a compromi [...]
2009-07-31 23:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK741SOMALIA: SRSG OULD-ABDALLAH URGES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 28, SRSG for Somalia Ould-Abdallah called for the international community to continue its support for the TFG and AMISOM, reporting that while insurgent attempts to overthrow the Somali government have failed, the security situation remains fragile. African Union Commi [...]
2009-08-03 11:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK743AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA STRATEGIZES ON SOMALIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 11:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK750AMBASSADOR RICE'S AUGUST 5 MEETING WITH UNIFIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met with UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano on August 5 to discuss UNIFIL's needs, its mandate renewal before the Security Council, and the July 14-18 incidents in Khirbat Silim. General Graziano underscored that the real problem facing UNIFIL is the lack of [...]
2009-08-06 02:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPKO KBIO UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK751U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON JONGLEI VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 4, at the request of the United States, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on inter-tribal violence in Jonglei state that occurred on August 2 and resulted in 185 people, primarily women and children, being killed. Members unanimously condemned the violence [...]
2009-08-06 02:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK765SC DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: The members of the Security Council, plus over two dozen other delegations, discussed the Secretary-General's report on sexual violence in armed conflict (SCR 1820) August 7, condemning such crimes and urging continued international attention to this issue. Ambassador Rice began the [...]
2009-08-12 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN UNSC CG KPKO SOCI
09USUNNEWYORK768UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...]
2009-08-14 20:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK770AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...]
2009-08-14 22:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN
09USUNNEWYORK772ETHIOPIAN CHARGE EAGER TO SANCTION ERITREA; AGREES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 09:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK784A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON SUDAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his August 20 briefing to the Council on Sudan elections, A/SYG Mulet discussed remaining challenges towards holding credible elections in April 2010: ensuring freedom of press, speech and assembly; reaching an agreement on census results; developing an operational plan and [...]
2009-08-24 22:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK788UNSC: COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL; MAJORITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on UNIFIL. He highlighted the Hizballah arms cache explosion at Khirbet Selim, as he and other DPKO officials have to the Council on previous occasions (r [...]
2009-08-24 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK789MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS AU-UN PANEL FOLLOW-UP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Field Support Susanna Malcorra told U.S., France, Germany, Japan, and U.K. Deputy Permreps/Political Counselors (major donors) on August 21 that a forthcoming Secretary-General's report on support for African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) peacekeeping operations would [...]
2009-08-25 19:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC AU KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK797UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING UNFIL'S MANDATE
[...] (U) The Council adopted unanimously UNSCR 1884 on August 27, thereby renewing UNIFIL's mandate until August 31, 2010. Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US co-sponsored the resolution. There were no explanations of vote by Council members. (Note: Text of UNSCR 1884 will [...]
2009-08-27 23:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK799UNSC : MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on August 19. He focused on evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes, the continuing difficulties at the borde [...]
2009-08-28 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KBIO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK809GEORGIA: DPKO OUTLINES PLANS TO SUPPORT GENEVA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on a July 13 meeting (reported Reftel),A/SYG for Peacekeeping Edmund Mulet told Deputy Permreps from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Croatia on August 31 that the UN would continue to support the Geneva talks and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism ( [...]
2009-09-01 22:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC KPKO RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK857(U) AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME
[...] Classified by Ambassador Susan Rice. Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 21, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; New York, NY. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Charge d,Affairs Negash Kebret Bortora 4 [...]
2009-09-28 09:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNP PGOV PTER KPKO ET SO
09USUNNEWYORK866PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH TOP UN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following his address to the Open Debate of the UN General Assembly on September 23, President Obama convened an unprecedented meeting with the Heads of State and Foreign Ministers of the top contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping operations. President [...]
2009-10-01 09:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK868IRAQI FM ZEBARI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR RICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Rice's September 28 meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, he reiterated the Iraqi government request for U.S. support for a UN investigation into the August 19 Baghdad bombings and to move out of Chapter VII obligations. Zebari confirmed that Ir [...]
2009-10-01 17:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY
09USUNNEWYORK886UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 PM)
[...] SUMMARY: During the eighth plenary meeting of the general debate of the General Assembly, the last of the presidents of countries spoke and governmental representatives began to represent their countries. The representative from Madagascar was unable to speak after an objection by Southern Af [...]
2009-10-09 18:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO YI FM CF WZ
09USUNNEWYORK887UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-10-09 21:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK888UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 23 PM):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The September 23rd afternoon session of the General debate saw the U.S. delegation walk out of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's fiery diatribe against the U.S. and Israel. The Iranian President derided capitalist economic systems, defended recent election results, and condemned bo [...]
2009-10-09 21:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO SW UK IT AR
09USUNNEWYORK889UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: NETHERLANDS, EGYPT
[...] SUMMARY: The ninth plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 26. The themes of the economic crisis, climate change and UN reform, specifically the expansion of permanent members of the Security Council continued. Iran's nuclear program was addressed [...]
2009-10-10 01:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA BY TH NL KG TV TD
09USUNNEWYORK890GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: CUBA AND MYANMAR SPEAK
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 28. The following countries spoke: San Marino, Namibia, Peru, Myanmar, Mexico, Bahrain, Cuba, Tunisia, Eritrea; Syria; Niger; Sudan; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Oman; Belize; Sin [...]
2009-10-10 02:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA AORC SM WA PE BM
09USUNNEWYORK891UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-11 14:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA ECON PGOV AORC KPKO US LY UG QA
09USUNNEWYORK892SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]
2009-10-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK893SECRETARY CLINTON CHAIRS UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of State Clinton chaired the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1888 on conflict-related sexual violence which was co-sponsored by 68 UN member states including 10 members of the Security Council. Russia, China, Libya, Uganda and Vietnam did not co- [...]
2009-10-13 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK894UNSC BRIEFED ON SITUATION IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Pascoe and UNSOA Director of Field Support Boyd reported to the Security Council on October 8 that the TFG has persevered in spite of the challenging security situation, and urged the international community to continue its political and financial suppor [...]
2009-10-13 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR PHUM SO
09USUNNEWYORK895ERITREA PRESSES FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS, FAILS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 28 meeting with Ambassador Rice and AF DAS Fitzgerald, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Advisor Yemane Ghebreab underscored their desire to improve relations with the United States, while denying that Eritrea is fueling the insurgency in So [...]
2009-10-13 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNP PGOV PTER KPKO ET SO
09USUNNEWYORK907UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE
[...] SUMMARY: Over 100 heads of state and government participated in this year's United Nations General Debate, which opened on September 23, including President Obama for his first Assembly appearance. Most interventions addressed the economic impact of the financial crisis, nuclear disarmament an [...]
2009-10-13 23:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US LY UG QA
09USUNNEWYORK923U.N.'S GENERAL DEBATE WRAP-UP: HITTING THE HIGH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. member states focused on four main topics and touched on others during the opening of the 64th General Assembly. Climate change dominated the speeches, with calls for United Nations reform, particularly pertaining to the Security Council, coming in second. Other central iss [...]
2009-10-19 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN
09USUNNEWYORK925U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...]
2009-10-19 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD
09USUNNEWYORK926SUBJECT: U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES SEPT 29:
[...] SUMMARY: The final session of the 64th General Assembly general debate focused on non-proliferation, climate change, multilateralism, Security Council reform, the financial crisis, and sustainable development. Several countries reflected on the importantance of preventing piracy on the high s [...]
2009-10-19 16:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO ER GJ NU NO
09USUNNEWYORK942IRAQ-KUWAIT TARASOV REPORT SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: In Security Council consultations on October 22, the UN high-level coordinator Gennady Tarasov briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made on missing persons and archives issues during the last six-month "confidence and cooperation building peri [...]
2009-10-23 22:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK957AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH IRAQI UN PERM REP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, immediately following her return from Iraq and the day after two major suicide bombs in Baghdad, Ambassador Rice met with Iraqi UN Permanent Representative Bayati. The discussion focused on the UN response to and U.S. support for Iraq's request for a UN envoy to b [...]
2009-10-28 09:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY TU
09USUNNEWYORK976SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During emergency consultations with Security Council members, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afg [...]
2009-11-02 21:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OPVIP
09USUNNEWYORK979AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED
[...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...]
2009-11-02 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO AU
09USUNNEWYORK98UNMIS CONSULTATIONS AND THE ICC
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Qazi stressed that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [...]
2009-02-10 01:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK984QAZI URGES COUNCIL TO CURB AVAILABILITY OF WEAPONS
[...] Summary: In his last briefing before the Security Council, SRSG Qazi labeled mistrust between the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as the biggest challenge to its implementation. Qazi discussed the increasing tribal violence in the south and urged the Security Council to ad [...]
2009-11-03 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK985SYG BAN BRIEFS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a briefing to the UN General Assembly on October 30, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afgha [...]
2009-11-03 21:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP
09USUNNEWYORK986SOMALIA 1844 DESIGNATIONS: USUN REQUESTS TO ENGAGE
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paras 6-8. 2. (C) Summary: Per Department instructions (REF A),USUN has shared with the P-3 a list of names we would consider designating under UNSCR 1844 (2008),the Somalia UN targeted sanctions regime established in November 2008. This list in [...]
2009-11-03 22:26:00USUN New YorkSECRETKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK994UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-11-05 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK997U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The afternoon session of the 2nd day of the UNGA General Debate on September 24 opened with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticizing the United States, dissecting the intentions of President Obama, and extolling the merits of socialism. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, C [...]
2009-11-05 23:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNGA VE SI GY CS PA TZ LG
09VIENNA1197AUSTRIA SUPPORTS FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 06:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO KWMN PHUM PREL CG AU
09VIENNA1552BRIMMER IN VIENNA: AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN
[...] (C) Summary: Austrian MFA Political Director Lehne maintained Austria's position on sanctions against Iran was "well in the mainstream of Europe." We have since gone back to Lehne and others to review reports that indicate Austria is among the EU's Iran sanctions skeptics, and to urge prepara [...]
2009-12-07 15:17:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU
09VIENNA326AUSTRIA WILL ISSUE UNSC STATEMENT SUPPORTING
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 20 to Peter Huber, MFA Head of International Organizations. Huber replied that the GOA would make a statement in support of AMISOM at the March 20 UNSC meeting on Somalia, as well as endorse the EU statement on the issue. 2. Huber said the GOA support [...]
2009-03-20 15:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO AU SO
09VIENNA345AUSTRIA SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT KFOR FORCE LEVELS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 15:14:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AU
09VIENNA361S/CRS ENCOURAGES AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP
[...] Summary: John Herbst, head of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),discussed USG initiatives with key GOA assistance officials on March 16, encouraging the GOA to develop its own civilian reconstruction and stabilization assistance capabilities. GOA offic [...]
2009-03-27 07:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV KCRS KPKO AU
09VIENNA950AUSTRIA OPPOSES LIBYAN UNAMID PROPOSAL; SEES NO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 09:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO SU AU
09VILNIUS160NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT,
[...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...]
2009-03-25 10:39:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH
09YEREVAN217KOSOVO/KFOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- ARMENIANS HAPPY
[...] (C) CDA conveyed an abbreviated version of reftel talking points to Deputy Foriegn Minister Arman Kirakossian. Our points highlighted appreciation for Armenian commitment to Kosovo, including its recent doubling of its troop contingent there, and signaled continued firm U.S. commitment to sein [...]
2009-03-26 12:57:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AM
09ZAGREB144CROATIA TO COORDINATE WITH EUROPEANS FOR AMISOM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 12:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SO KPKO HR
09ZAGREB573DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOLLOW-UP 1820 UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 08:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPKO PREL CG KWMN HR
10ABIDJAN13INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION'S CREDIBLITY IN TATTERS
[...] (C) Summary: The credibility of the Independent Electoral Commission has been severely damaged by the admission of its president, Robert Mambe, that he authorized an internal crosschecking of data on potential voters and distributed it to some, but not all, of the key political parties. Pres [...]
2010-01-11 18:48:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO KDEM IV PREL
10ABIDJAN72COTE D'IVOIRE: EFFECTIVENESS OF UNOCI EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (U) Per ref A, post consulted with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire's (UNOCI) Conduct and Discipline Office, the Ministry of Family, and Save the Children UK on whether UNOCI is effectively preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. [...]
2010-01-15 17:45:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KWMN KPKO
10ADDISABABA267USAU: DJIBOUTIAN LEADER DISCUSSES TROOP COMMITMENT
[...] (C) On the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on February 1, Djiboutian President Ismael Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf reviewed with USAU A/DCM the Government of Djibouti's plan for deploying troops to Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Som [...]
2010-02-09 09:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO DJ SO AU
10ADDISABABA331AU SUMMIT -- U.S. DELEGATION MEETS WITH CONGOLESE
[...] (U) February 1, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Africa Advisor Michelle Gavin Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notet [...]
2010-02-18 10:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL KPKO AU
10ADDISABABA332AU SUMMIT -- S/A WOLPE ENGAGES EAST AFRICAN
[...] (U) January 30, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notetaker) East African Community Secretariat Deputy Secretary General Beatrice Kiraso Principal Internatio [...]
2010-02-18 10:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PGOV PREL AU
10ASUNCION77PARAGUAY DEBATES HAITI DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs America Desk Officer said February 12 there are ongoing internal discussions regarding a Paraguayan desire to deploy in support of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) under the Paraguayan flag. He said internal discussions are prelim [...]
2010-02-12 14:42:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MCAP MASS PA HA PGOV UN SOCI CG
10ATHENS107GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID
[...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...]
2010-02-16 14:03:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR
10ATHENS109GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID
[...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...]
2010-02-16 20:37:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR
10BEIJING424PRC/CHAD: MINURCAT ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING IMAGE
[...] (C) The Government of Chad's (GOC) continued support of UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) was "very important" to safeguarding the image of the UN and protecting the reputation of UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs),MFA International Organizations and Conferences [...]
2010-02-23 08:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PREF CD CT CN
10BEIRUT115SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 9-13 JOINT MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 10-12 Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington are the second in the series of bilateral military discussions that began in October 2008 (reftel). As Lebanon emerges from 2009's six-month struggle to form the new national unity government, the JMC will [...]
2010-02-04 16:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER KPKO PINR SY IS LE
10BEIRUT40UNIFIL EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND
[...] The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has an authorized strength of 15,000 troops with current troop strength at just over 12,500. In response to ref A, we found no public or media reports concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) or sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving [...]
2010-01-13 16:21:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM LE UN
10BELGRADE72Serbia: Prime Minister Protests Bogdanovic Removal from
[...] (SBU) On January 13 the Prime Minister convoked Quint Ambassadors and Charges to formally protest Kosovo Minister Bogdanovic's expulsion from Kosovo earlier that day (reftel). The government released a statement about the meeting to highlight their protest of the action. The incident recei [...]
2010-01-14 16:53:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SR KV
10BERLIN205GERMAN AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MINUSTAH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 12:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BOGOTA136TFHA01: COLOMBIAN RESPONSE TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE
[...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia (GOC) sent an Air Force B-727 to Haiti to participate in humanitarian relief operations on the morning of January 14. The flight carried 7 doctors, 20 search and rescue officials, and emergency food and medical supplies. Colombian officials said the flight was [...]
2010-01-14 23:17:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR MARR PREL KPKO AORC CO HA
10BOGOTA225COLOMBIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Emboffs spoke on February 11 with officials at the Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). These Government of Colombia (GOC) officials confirmed that there are currently 26 Colombian police officers in Haiti as part of MINUSTAH. The Colomb [...]
2010-02-11 21:52:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO HA CO
10BOGOTA357DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA UNABLE TO SUPPLY SMALL ARMS TO
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Colombian Defense Ministry (MOD) officials on February 25. The officials responded that export of arms from Colombia is difficult if not impossible due to complex legal regulations. The officials also indicated that the MOD does not currently have exc [...]
2010-02-26 20:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BOGOTA359DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA UNABLE TO SUPPLY SMALL ARMS TO
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Colombian Defense Ministry (MOD) officials on February 25. The officials responded that export of arms from Colombia is difficult if not impossible due to complex legal regulations. The officials also indicated that the MOD does not currently have exc [...]
2010-02-26 22:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BOGOTA53TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue teams, add [...]
2010-01-20 17:21:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPKO PREL PGOV CO HA
10BOGOTA55TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue team [...]
2010-01-20 17:40:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPKO AEMR CO HA
10BRIDGETOWN162TFHA01: St. Lucia, Dominica may have Creole-Speaking Police
[...] (SBU) Embassy contacts in St. Lucia and Dominica have each signaled that they may be able to supply up to 15 Creole-speaking law enforcement personnel for assignment with the UN in Haiti. St. Lucia is much further along in its thinking; the special services unit (SSU) deputy chief told Emboff [...]
2010-02-18 15:45:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN KPKO MASS HA XL
10BUDAPEST97HUNGARY: NO PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE FORCES TO MINUSTAH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 15:24:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MCAP MOPP HA HU
10CARACAS47TFHA01: Venezuela Sends Aid, Minimizes Coordination with
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of January 19, the Venezuelan government (GBRV) has completed five airlifts and launched three sealifts to provide disaster relief to Haiti. The arrival of two Russian operated cargo planes, if fully employed, could significantly increase Venezuela's relief contribu [...]
2010-01-19 22:30:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL VE OAS PREF EAID HA KPKO
10CARACAS55TFHA01: Venezuela Plans Two Flights For January 21; Ignores
[...] (SBU) Summary: Defense AttachC) spoke on January 20 with Dr. Luis Diaz Curbelo, National Director of Civil Defense. Diaz confirmed prior sea and air shipments to Haiti. Diaz added that Venezuelan ships were bound for the Dominican Republic instead of Haiti. The GBRV will contact the U [...]
2010-01-20 22:37:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MOPS PREL PREF KPKO OAS HA VE
10CARACAS67TFHA01: One Relief Flight Departs Venezuela
[...] (SBU) Summary: A C-130, Venezuela's fifth relief flight, departed January 21 reportedly carrying 12 tons of supplies and 48 personnel . Local press reported that a Russian IL-76 carrying Venezuelan relief supplies to Haiti was unable to obtain landing authorization. In fact, the aircr [...]
2010-01-21 22:58:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MOPS PREL PREF KPKO OAS HA VE
10CARACAS87TFHA01: GBRV Continues Disinformation Regarding U.S. Aid To
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 24 television and radio broadcast, President Hugo Chavez claimed the "Yankees" aboard the hospital ship, USNS Comfort, were not treating patients because, "they will not work in the rubble, they will not go into the poor neighborhoods." Chavez also pr [...]
2010-01-26 17:28:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MOPS PREL PREF KPKO OAS HA VE
10CASABLANCA7MOROCCO: EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information on UN efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving UN peacekeeping mission personnel in the Western Sahara and Moroccan peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire the Democratic Republic of the Cong [...]
2010-01-13 17:05:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KPKO CG IV WI MO
10DAMASCUS26REPORT ON UNDOF EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] In response to reftel, this report addresses the United Nations' Disengagement and Observer Force's effort to combat sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in its Golan peacekeeping mission. ------------------- Preventive Measures ------------------- 2. Ac [...]
2010-01-11 11:32:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KTIP SY IS
10DHAKA65EMBASSY DHAKA SUPPORT FOR EDA LANDING SHIP, TANK
[...] (SBU) Bangladesh's senior navy and civilian leadership, including the Prime Minister's national security advisor, have repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Excess Defense Articles (EDA) ships from the United States to help upgrade and modernize Bangladesh's Navy. Approving the transfer [...]
2010-01-19 10:42:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNMASS MCAP PINS PREL KPKO BG
10DHAKA8BANGLADESH CONSIDERS UNAMID HELICOPTER REQUEST BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 08:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG KPKO MARR
10DJIBOUTI127DJIBOUTI: ASD VERSHBOW AND GODJ DISCUSS STRONG BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During separate January 24 meetings, visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed Yemen, Somalia, and Eritrea with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Defense [...]
2010-02-02 12:05:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KPKO KPIR DJ YM ER SO
10DJIBOUTI52DJIBOUTI PLANNING FOR AMISOM CONTINGENT
[...] SUMMARY. From January 11-15, Djibouti National Armed Forces (FAD) senior staff planners joined U.S. Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) planners to conduct a Peace Support Operations (PSO) Training Strategy Conference. The purpose of the conference was to develop Dj [...]
2010-01-19 12:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MASS KPKO DJ SO
10DJIBOUTI54DJIBOUTI PLANNING FOR AMISOM CONTINGENT
[...] SUMMARY. From January 11-15, Djibouti National Armed Forces (FAD) senior staff planners joined U.S. Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) planners to conduct a Peace Support Operations (PSO) Training Strategy Conference. The purpose of the conference was to develop Dj [...]
2010-01-19 14:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MASS KPKO DJ SO
10GUATEMALA300Guatemalan Response for Force Generation Issues to Reinforce
[...] In response to reftel, post received the following information from the Guatemalan Chief of the National Defense Staff General Juan Jose Ruiz Morales. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. a. Firmness: What is the status of each country's offer? The Government of Guatemal [...]
2010-02-17 00:18:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10HANOI29CDA Encourages Vietnam to Step Up Participation in GPOI
[...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for IO Affairs Le Hoai Trung told Charge February 12 that after reviewing its tenure as a UNSC member, Vietnam was likely to be more active in multilateral fora addressing global issues such as counter-terrorism, piracy, non-proliferation, and climate change. Charge encoura [...]
2010-02-12 10:33:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO PGOV MARR VM
10KHARTOUM113POLITICAL PLURALISM IS THE REAL END GOAL OF THE APRIL
[...] (C) Summary: Sir Derek Plumbly, the chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC),told U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan General Scott Gration that political developments in Sudan have been gathering speed over the past several months, leading to a "frenzy of interest" on the groun [...]
2010-02-22 12:33:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINR KPKO ASEC SU CD
10KHARTOUM125SPLM Describes Successes in Negotiations
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting, Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Vice President Riek Machar told Special Envoy Gration that the SPLM had reached agreement with the NCP for 40 additional seats in the National Assembly for the South, four for South Kordofan and two for Abyei. They had a [...]
2010-02-22 16:16:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM127Special Envoy Discusses Election Preparations with DSRG
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jasbir Lidder, Special Envoy (SE) Scott Gration said strong United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) leadership is needed to meet current and future challenges, including support for the elec [...]
2010-02-22 16:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO UN SU
10KHARTOUM129(U) Vice President Taha Tells Special Envoy Impasse on
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting, Second Vice President Ali Osman Taha told Special Envoy Gration that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) parties had resolved the dispute over the census, giving the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) 40 additional seats, as well as an addition [...]
2010-02-22 16:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KDEM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM160MISSERIYA BUILDING PERMANENT STRUCTURES IN ABYEI
[...] (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on January 26, Mark Rutgers, United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Head of Office for Sector VI (Abyei),stated that members of the Misseriya tribe are constructing large permanent structures in five separate locations in the Abyei area without required per [...]
2010-01-31 09:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MOPS SMIG SU
10KHARTOUM214Sudan: UNMIS SRSG Describes UN Elections Prep in Farewell to
[...] Summary: Ashraf Qazi, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative (SRSG) and head of the UN Mission to Sudan (UNMIS),assembled Chiefs of Mission and top aid representatives on February 3 to say goodbye and to preview UN arrangements for the April 2011 elections. Qazi emphasized that th [...]
2010-02-08 09:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MOPS SU
10KHARTOUM218SUDAN DDR FACING OPERATIONAL FLAWS AND FUNDING SHORTFALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Participants from the Government of National Unity (GoNU),the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),the UN, and international donors met on February 1 and 3 seeking to rectify shortcomings plaguing Sudan's disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants p [...]
2010-02-09 10:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO MCAP EAID SU
10KHARTOUM250SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes Senators Durbin and Brown to Sudan. You arrive at a critical juncture. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) enshrined a fragile peace in Africa's largest country, and the work of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration brought a renewed urgency to Sudanes [...]
2010-02-11 13:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM330SE GRATION VISITS SPLM-ADMINISTERED REGION OF SOUTHERN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan, General Scott Gration traveled to Kauda. Although h located in the north, Kauda is an area of Southern Kordofan State that is administered by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). SE Gration attended a meeting to discuss [...]
2010-02-25 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MARR EAID SU
10KHARTOUM40AEC CALLS FOR URGENT IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 50th plenary meeting. In light of the recent passage of the Southern Sudan Referendum Law, Abyei Referendum Law and Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan Popular Consultations Law, members noted that implementation [...]
2010-01-10 06:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM75SUDAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT AT FIVE YEARS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) by the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) the CPA stands at a critical juncture as Sudan moves into its first election since 1986. The peace agreement has hel [...]
2010-01-21 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO MOPS ECON EFIN SU
10KHARTOUM78SUDAN RESPONSE - EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) Both the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the UN African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) require all military personnel and civilian employees to undergo training to recognize, report and prevent sexual exploitation and abuse. According to the UNMIS Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU) Offi [...]
2010-01-13 14:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPKO SOCI SU
10KHARTOUM84VETTING OF SPLA OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN USG TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Post has vetted and recommends the following SPLA officers to participate in USG-sponsored Riverine training from 25 January 2010 to 23 April 2010: Name DOB POB Rank Majur Deng Lual 02-APR-1966 Bor COL [...]
2010-01-16 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM87NCP: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, SEEK FREE AND FAIR ELECTION-
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 28, poloff met with Ibrahim Ghandour, political secretariat chief of the National Congress Party (NCP) and a senior NCP member. According to Ghandour, the NCP never asked the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to reconsider Yassir Arman's candidacy and talks b [...]
2010-02-01 11:32:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KPKO SU
10KHARTOUM89UNMIS SRSG Qazi Reportedly Plans to Depart Sudan
[...] (sbu) Derek Plumbly, Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission, on February 1 informed Commission members that he had just met with Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraff Qazi, who has directed the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) since the expulsion o [...]
2010-02-01 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU UN
10KHARTOUM96MISSERIYA MIGRATION BECOMING A CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a conversation with Poloff on January 12, Seth Kumi, United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Civil Affairs Chief for Sector VI (Abyei),stated that many Misseriya are collecting in Abyei, unwilling to continue their southern migration. The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPL [...]
2010-01-18 10:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PBTS KDEM KPKO MOPS SMIG SU
10KIGALI22DEMOBILIZATION OFFICIAL EXPLORES NTAGANDA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean Sayinzoga, Chairman of Rwanda's Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) told visiting EU Great Lakes Special Envoy Roeland van de Geer and Deputy to the U.S. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes (and former Ambassador to Burundi) James Yellin on December 14 that if [...]
2010-01-11 16:39:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PGOV PHUM KAWC KJUS PINS KPKO
10KIGALI24NSS OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST NTAGANDA ARREST, CALLS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Joseph Nzabamwita, head of the National Security Service (NSS)'s Department of External Intelligence and Security, on December 14, pressed visiting EU Great Lakes Special Envoy Roeland van de Geer and Deputy to the U.S. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes James Yellin for Western [...]
2010-01-11 16:55:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PGOV PHUM KAWC KJUS PINS KPKO
10KINSHASA17Operation Amani Leo: Old Wine in a New Bottle?
[...] (C) Summary: Various MONUC officials have underscored that the overriding objective of Operation Amani Leo is civilian protection, although several, including SRSG Alan Doss, cautioned that demands for no collateral damages from a military operation were illusory. The operation, acco [...]
2010-01-22 14:26:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNSC MONUC MOPS PHUM PINR KPKO MARR MASS PREL CG
10KINSHASA19EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UN TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: An influential Congolese NGO, Voice of the Voiceless, acknowledged that improvements in MONUC's handling of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) cases have occurred in 2009, but more improvements are needed. MONUC's Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU) report SEA allegations in 20 [...]
2010-01-22 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KPKO KWMN CG
10KINSHASA23MONUC TROOPS ABANDON AID WORKERS, FARDC PILLAGES IDP CAMP
[...] (C) Summary: MONUC forces escorting aid workers in a North Kivu IDP camp abandoned their post on January 15 under threat from a rogue FARDC unit that then pillaged the camp. MONUC's Force Commander lodged a protest with the commander of the South African soldiers (RSABATT) involved. The For [...]
2010-01-25 18:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPKO MONUC MOPS CG
10KINSHASA72Obasanjo Advisor Briefs Goma-Based Diplomats
[...] (U) General Lazaro Sumbeiywo, Special Advisor to UNSYG Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Olesegun Obasanjo, met with Goma-based diplomats on January 21, accompanied by former Tanzanian President Mkapa's adviser Daniel Kapya and UN political officer Luc Ngowet. The meeting took place on the eve [...]
2010-01-22 11:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
10LILONGWE37MALAWI: DONORS DO RARE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mutharika hosted selected diplomats for a rare, wide-ranging discussion at State House January 18. Nine members of his cabinet, representing his nine developmental priorities, accompanied him. Among other things, the President and his ministers defended the ruling par [...]
2010-01-19 15:33:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN KPKO MI
10LILONGWE53MALAWI: THE NEW AU CHAIRMAN OUTLINES HIS PLANS
[...] (SBU) New African Union Chairman Bingu wa Mutharika summoned the diplomatic corps and heads of international organizations in Lilongwe to brief them on his plans for the AU. Noting that he had only eleven months left in his AU tenure, Mutharika stated that he plans to be "action oriented." [...]
2010-02-12 15:17:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID AU KPKO KDEM MI
10LIMA171PERU: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO REINFORCE UNPKO MISSION IN
[...] (SBU) This telegram responds to action request in paragraph 7 of Ref A. The information was provided by senior MINDEF officials and military officers. We understand that the GOP has already transmitted the information below to UNDPKO. A. Firmness: What is the status of each country's of [...]
2010-02-16 13:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO HA
10LONDON89SOMALIA: UK SET TO PUT RESOURCES TO NEW POLICY REF: 09 LONDON 2435 Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville, reasons 1.4 (b/d).
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KTFN KPKO SO UK
10LUXEMBOURG51LUXEMBOURG RESPONSE: UN NEEDS FRANCOPHONE POLICE UNITS,
[...] (SBU) Per Ref B Luxembourg is considering participating in additional relief operations as part of a future EU contingent. GOL does not intend to participate directly as part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). 2. (U) POC this message is Political and Economic Chief, Mic [...]
2010-02-25 16:26:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR EUN SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10MONROVIA264INL MONROVIA MONTHLY REPORTS FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This report covers December 14 to January 31. Report for February will be sent septel. The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) continued the transition from police headquarters to the new ERU Command Center. ERU training continued with the added development of more "train the trainer" [...]
2010-02-27 22:13:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC SNAR KPKO LI
10MONTEVIDEO19URUGUAY: FM'S TAKE ON HAITI, UNASUR, AND THE PATHWAYS INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nelson presented a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz February 8, before completing the credentialing process with a call on President Tabare Vazquez that same evening. In a warm meeting, Vaz confirmed Uruguay would send more peacekeepers to Haiti, explained [...]
2010-02-09 17:38:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR PREL ASEC KPKO HA UY
10MONTEVIDEO60Uruguayan Engagement on Haiti Continues
[...] Uruguay continues to participate proactively in the Haitian relief effort. The GOU is preparing to send the command and control ship ROU 04 General Artigas, in addition to the 1,200 peacekeeping troops already in country and the two large water purification units that are set to be sent via B [...]
2010-01-26 18:45:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC MARR PREL KPKO HA UY
10MONTEVIDEO72FOR RELEASE: Uruguay Will Send Additional PKO Troops to
[...] Uruguayan Army Commander General Jorge Rosales informed emboffs February 1 that the UN had requested the GOU to send an additional 155 peacekeeping troops to Haiti. Uruguay agreed to send the team, which will included a medical unit, although MFA Vice Minister Nelson Fernandez told Charg???? [...]
2010-02-04 17:27:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR KPKO PREL PGOV EAID UY
10MONTEVIDEO80Uruguay: Governing Coalition President Calls U.S. Role in Haiti ""Vital""
[...] Charg???? met with ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition president Jorge Brovetto February 3 to explain the U.S. role in Haiti disaster relief and underscore the extensive support the USG is providing to Uruguayan peacekeepers in Haiti. She emphasized the moral imperative our entire govern [...]
2010-02-05 16:29:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR PREL ASEC KPKO HA UY
10NDJAMENA27EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
[...] (U) The following responds to Reftel request for analysis of measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personnel in Chad. THE MINURCAT MISSION --------------------- 2. (U) MINURCAT, the UN Mission in the Central Afr [...]
2010-01-15 10:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM UN CT CD SU
10NICOSIA13CYPRUS: UNFICYP MISSION CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY
[...] (U) Per Ref A, PolOff contacted UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Officer Maria Wilkins, who serves as UNFICYP's "Gender Focal Point" in charge of educating UN civilian, police and military personnel about sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA),and trafficking in pers [...]
2010-01-11 08:13:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL CY
10OSLO90NORWEGIAN MILITARY CONTRIBUTES FIELD KITCHENS TO NGO IN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, post contacted the Norwegian Ministry of Defense (MOD) to determine the nature and scope of Norway's military response to the Haiti crisis. The MOD said that for budget and logistical reasons, Norway would not contribute troops to peacekeeping operations on Haiti, [...]
2010-02-16 16:03:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA NO SOCI MCAP MARR KPKO
10OTTAWA93Canada Willing To Consider Training, Equipping Formed Police
[...] (C/NF) In a discussion with Deputy Pol/C on February 25, Michael Kaduck, Director of Peace Operations and Fragile States at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),dismissed the idea of contributing a Canadian formed police unit (FPU) for Haiti. He noted that Canada [...]
2010-02-26 23:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SOCI MCAP ASEC MARR KJUS KPKO EFIN HA CA
10PARIS172MINURCAT/MONUC: URGENT NEED TO BEGIN PLANNING NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials on February 11 stressed the need to begin planning for the end of MINURCAT's current mandate in Chad/C.A.R. on March 15 and for the end of MONUC's current mandate in the DRC on May 31. France is operating on the assumption that Chad's President Deby will n [...]
2010-02-12 14:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO CT CD CG FR
10PARIS179WHA A/S VALENZUELA COORDINATES WITH FRENCH
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela on February 4, the Elysee and MFA pledged to send more than the 100 already promised gendarmes to Haiti and said that France would consider approaching other "Francophone" countries in Morocco and Senegal t [...]
2010-02-16 17:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO EUN HA XL MO SG BR FR
10PARIS192FRANCE RECOMMENDS NEGOTIATING NEW MINURCAT MANDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Ref A request for P5 members to demarche the Government of Chad on reconsidering its call for MINURCAT withdrawal, French MFA officials, mostly in line with their previous assessment, stated that the next step should be for the UN to negotiate a new mandate focused [...]
2010-02-19 11:20:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPKO CD CT FR
10PARIS84MINURCAT: FRENCH WANT TO PRESERVE UN PRESENCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maintaining a UN presence in Chad and C.A.R. remains a French priority but obtaining an extension of MINURCAT will require effort to overcome Chad President Deby's opposition, MFA Chad/C.A.R. desk officer Vincent Alexandre said on January 21. Such a presence is necessary becau [...]
2010-01-26 18:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR KPKO UN CD CT FR
10PORTAUPRINCE158Haiti: UK and Canadian Donor Plans for Corrections Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NAS met on February 11 with officials from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and Canada's Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START),to discuss corrections sector development plans in the wake of the January 12 earthquake in Hait [...]
2010-02-13 20:03:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV SNAR SOCI KPKO KJUS UN XL HA
10PORTAUPRINCE164Haiti: Canada Reevaluates Security and Rule of Law
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canada's Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) in Haiti is reassessing its security and rule of law development assistance in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. START will likely support the Haitian National Police (HNP) by building a new headquarter [...]
2010-02-15 23:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO XL HA
10PORTAUPRINCE68Haiti Post-Quake INL/NAS Assistance for MINUSTAH, HNP and
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: NAS Port-au-Prince, in conjunction with DEA, FBI, and other USG agencies, has stepped up advisory, logistical, and material support to GOH security institutions since the January 12 earthquake. [...]
2010-01-20 23:02:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN PGOV SNAR SOCI KPKO KJUS XL HA
10QUITO95Ecuador Response - Reinforcing MINUSTAH
[...] (C) PolCouns raised Ecuador's role in MINUSTAH with MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Arturo Cabrera on February 11. Cabrera said that Ecuador was planning to increase its financial and personnel support of MINUSTAH. He told us that he personally would like to see the Ecuadorian person [...]
2010-02-22 15:58:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO EC HA
10RABAT114FM SHARES MOROCCAN ANGST ON WESTERN SAHARA WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri offered DAS Sanderson a decidedly downbeat assessment both of Moroccan-Algerian relations and of recent developments surrounding the Western Sahara. He stated Morocco's willingness to participate in an informal round of UN-sponsored talks i [...]
2010-02-11 13:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO MO WI
10RABAT126COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS FOCUSES ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: General Conway, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, visited Rabat, February 3-5. During his meeting with General Bennani, the two Generals discussed exercises, exchanges and support. General Conway expressed his desire to strengthen AFRICAN LION. He said that U.S. Marines [...]
2010-02-12 17:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR KPKO HA MO
10SANTODOMINGO31NEW CONSTITUTION MAY DELAY BUT SHOULD NOT PREVENT DOMINICAN
[...] (U) The Dominican Republic, on 1/26/10, promulgated a new Constitution, which contains a provision that could delay a Dominican troop deployment to MINUSTAH. Article 80(6) states that, "in the absence of a prior agreement," any deployment of foreign troops to the Dominican Republic, or of D [...]
2010-01-27 19:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PGOV DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO59DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO REINFORCE THE
[...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Manuel Trullols, on 16 February 2010, informed Pol-Econ Counselor that the status of the Dominican Republic's planned deployment of a 150-troop unit to MINUSTAH is as follows: n The Minister of Defense is reviewing the agreement to be signed [...]
2010-02-16 20:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO MARR DR HA
10STATE12464ADDRESSING RESOURCE REQUESTS FROM THE UN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN New York to share the information in paragraphs four through six with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). In addition to sharing the U.S. Government responses to DPKO requests for assistance, USUN is asked to confirm with DPKO that t [...]
2010-02-10 00:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10STATE13732USUN TALKING POINTS FOR MINURCAT CONSULTATIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during a briefing before the Security Council on the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) scheduled for February 17, 2010. 2. Begin points: --I would like to thank U/SYG Le Roy and U/SYG H [...]
2010-02-17 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPKO CD CT
10STATE14164DEMARCHE: REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA,
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. Department requests the assistance of Embassies Beijing, London, Moscow, and Paris in securing assurances from their host governments that they will demarche the Government of Chad (GOC) in an effort to persuade the GOC to continue the UN M [...]
2010-02-17 19:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPKO CD CT
10STATE15562USUN TALKING POINTS FOR UNMIT CONSULTATIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during a briefing before the Security Council on the UN Mission in Timor-Leste. 2. Begin talking points: - I would like to welcome SRSG Ameerah Haq to the UNMIT team. She joins a capable mission and we look forward t [...]
2010-02-20 01:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPKO TT
10STATE7439TFHA01: INL RESPONSE TO NAS NEEDS FOR HNP,
[...] In response to reftel request concerning issues to be addressed by INL in support of Embassy Port au Prince. The Department has taken steps to assist with the following: 2. INL is preparing the procurement, delivery, and construction of a temporary camp for the US contingent to be located [...]
2010-01-25 20:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO PGOV SOCI HA XL
10STATE7462UN MISSION IN SUDAN: TALKING POINTS FOR
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in paragraph 2 during consultations before the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) scheduled for January 26, 2010. 2. I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Le Roy for his briefing today. Sudan is now enteri [...]
2010-01-25 21:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC SU
10STATE7986USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph two. 2. ACTION REQUEST: On January 28, 2010, the UN Security Council will vote to renew the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). USUN is authorized to vote in support of the resolution; full text included in paragraph three. USUN shou [...]
2010-01-27 13:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC ET KE
10TEGUCIGALPA168LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI PROGRAM CALEE, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. Both are police offic [...]
2010-02-24 20:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA170LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training March 8 to April 23, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. All [...]
2010-02-24 20:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA171LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ANTI-GANG JUSTICE SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...]
2010-02-24 20:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA179Leahy Vetting Request for Central American Intelligence
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate to attend Central American Intelligence Program (CAIP) training in Guatemala March 8 to 26, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible [...]
2010-02-26 00:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TUNIS25TFHA01: GOT CONCERNED BY MISSING SRSG ANNABI, BEN
[...] (SBU) During a January 14 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officers Mourad Belhassan and Hatem Landoulsi advised pol-econoffs that the GOT was deeply concerned for the welfare of Hedi Annabi, the distinguished Tunisian Diplomat serving as the Special Representative of the Sec [...]
2010-01-14 16:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO TU
10UNESCOPARISFR187HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNESCO MEETING ON SAVING HAITI'S
[...] Summary. UNESCO, February 16, convened a meeting to bring together Haitian government officials, representatives of museums and cultural experts and representatives of other UNESCO member states to discuss the impact of the January 12 earthquake on Haiti's cultural heritage. The Haitian Minist [...]
2010-02-17 17:19:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KPKO HA PREL SCUL UNESCO
10UNESCOPARISFR197HAITI EARTHQUAKE: DISCUSSION WITH UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] Ambassador met UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova February 19 to review issues stemming from the Haiti earthquake. Bokova began by discussing her plans to visit Haiti March 9-10. She said she planned to visit cultural sites on March 9 (accompanied by the Canadian Governor),spend the night [...]
2010-02-19 16:36:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KPKO HA PREL SCUL UNESCO
10UNESCOPARISFR87UNESCO ASKS US TO PROTECT HAITI'S MUSEUMS
[...] Summary. UNESCO contacted U.S. Mission UNESCO and the Department, January 25, seeking help to protect and preserve Haiti's cultural artifacts. Citing the large U.S. military presence in Haiti, the UNESCO Culture Section asked whether some U.S. troops could be deployed to protect cultural sit [...]
2010-01-27 07:41:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KPKO SCUL HA PREL UNESCO
10USUNNEWYORK109RICE TELLS GOSS OFFICIALS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 18, Ambassador Rice met with Ezekiel Gatkuoth and David Choate from the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) mission to the United States at their request. Gatkuoth said his purpose in coming to New York was to communicate with the UN and key countries that they mus [...]
2010-02-25 01:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
10USUNNEWYORK111READOUT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General met with Israeli Defense Minister Barak in New York on February 24. According to a UN staff readout, UN colleagues were disappointed that Barak did not come with anything new on Gaza for the Secretary-General, who had hoped to get GOI concurrence to move ma [...]
2010-02-26 00:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE IR
10USUNNEWYORK24SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council held a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations on January 13, following a two day retreat hosted by the Secretary-General for the heads of some regional organizations. Participants offered their support for greater cooperat [...]
2010-01-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK25AMBASSADOR RICE'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH OUTGOING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met on January 12 with outgoing UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano to thank him for his leadership and seek his candid assessment of the current situation. General Graziano emphasized that an opportunity exists to press for a permanent cease-fire given that [...]
2010-01-19 23:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
10USUNNEWYORK47UNMIK: TADIC AND HYSENI SPAR ON KOSOVO DURING
[...] SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council during a January 22 quarterly debate that the security situation remained stable, but fragile, in northern Kosovo due to politicization of issues such as municipalelections and energy delivery. Serbian President Boris Tadic calle [...]
2010-01-26 17:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNMIK SR KV
10USUNNEWYORK53MINURCAT MANDATE RENEWAL -- CAUSE FOR CONCERN
[...] This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January 25, the French mission held an informal meeting with Security Council experts and a Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) team prior to its January 26 trip to Chad to discuss the Government of Chad's (GoC) ob [...]
2010-01-29 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PREF UNSC CD CT SU
10USUNNEWYORK54UNMIS ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE; COUNCIL URGES
[...] Summary: On January 26, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Le Roy acknowledged that difficult issues still must be resolved and noted that the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis would provide an opportunity to harmonize strategies. Council mem [...]
2010-01-29 19:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
10USUNNEWYORK72NIGERIAN PERM REP OFFERS TO HELP ON SUDAN, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice hosted a lunch for Nigerian PermRep Ogwu and the Nigerian Security Council team on February 1 to enlist support for U.S. priorities. PR Ogwu expressed reservations over a possible Council trip to Khartoum but committed to considering whether it could make the visi [...]
2010-02-09 20:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KPKO XY XA NI IR SU PARM
10USUNNEWYORK76UNSC: DPKO BRIEFS ON RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and UNIFIL's Strategic Military Cell (SMC) briefed Security Council members at an informal meeting on February 5 on the key conclusions and recommendations of the Joint UNIFIL-DPKO Technical Review. The review envisions no radic [...]
2010-02-11 19:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
10USUNNEWYORK86NEWLY APPOINTED SRSG ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE WALLSTROM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 15:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
10USUNNEWYORK89SECURITY COUNCIL LUNCH WITH SYG BAN: MINURCAT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a lunch hosted by the French Mission for Security Council members on February 12, Secretary General Ban discussed the future status of the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT),Cote D'Ivoire and Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe's recent trip to [...]
2010-02-17 23:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD LY SU CT KN IV
10USUNNEWYORK9THE 2010 SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The votes and actions of incoming Security Council members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will be more challenging than their predecessors and will require close management on some issues. On the key priority of non-proliferation, Brazil's efforts to d [...]
2010-01-08 17:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK94PEACEKEEPING: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra told the Security Council in an informal briefing on February 17, that the need for strong Council unanimity of political support, the lack of adequate resources from TCCs/PCCs to match Council mandates, and the increasing complexity of modern peacekee [...]
2010-02-20 00:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
10WINDHOEK25Namibian Foreign Minister Discusses MINURCAT, SADC
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 17, Ambassador paid a New Year courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Marco Hausiku. Hausiku offered his views on Namibia's contribution to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in light of Chad's President Deby's call to end [...]
2010-02-18 15:51:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU KPKO KMCA WA CD
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