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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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07NAPLES129SICILIAN MAFIA REELING FROM POLICE AND BUSINESS ACTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A series of law enforcement successes in Sicily, including the arrest of a major mafia boss in November and a raid that netted 70 suspects on December 4, has the Cosa Nostra reeling. Business owners have increasingly banded together, refusing to pay the protection money that h [...]
2007-12-06 15:09:00Consulate NaplesUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM IT
07NASSAU1458BAHAMAS GRAPPLES WITH SHARP RISE IN VIOLENT CRIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of high-profile murders of prominent professionals in Nassau and Freeport in mid-November, followed by a number of gangland-style killings in the capital November 24-28, have focused renewed public attention on a rising tide of violent crime in The Bahamas. Police stati [...]
2007-12-07 18:54:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS BF
07NASSAU239BAHAMAS: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) A: There have been substantiated reports indicating that The Bahamas is a country of destination for trafficking in persons, particularly labor trafficking, but the extent of the problem is unknown. There have been no substantiated reports of The Bahamas as a country of origin or transi [...]
2007-02-27 22:13:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWNM ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BF
07NASSAU510BAHAMAS REQUEST FOR G/TIP FUNDING
[...] This is in response to reftel invitation for proposals to combat trafficking in persons. In lieu of separate submission of proposal and summary cable, Post here submits The Government of the Bahamas' proposal for INCLE and/or ESF funds, formatted pursuant to reftel request: A. Bahamas De [...]
2007-04-20 19:32:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG BF
07NASSAU516TIGHT, EMOTIONAL RACE LEADS TO PRE-ELECTION
[...] (C) The Bahamas is generally known for peaceful and fair elections, but with political parties contending desperately for voters in a tight election scheduled for May 2, an increasing lack of civility between the parties has carried over into the public. A brawl between supporters, including [...]
2007-04-23 20:23:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCRM BF
07NDJAMENA879CHAD:INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF AF WATCH LIST COUNTRIES
[...] Summary. Chad has made some progress in addressing two deficiencies highlighted in the June 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on Chad, recruitment of minors in the armed forces and prosecuting traffickers. End summary. 2. This message responds to questions in reftel A concerning p [...]
2007-11-13 08:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN KTIP CD
07NDJAMENA88Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 1
[...] Summary: The Government of Chad cooperates with United Nations (UN) agencies, local communities and church-based and other domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in combating trafficking, primarily in the area of prevention. Due to intense rebel activity throughout 20 [...]
2007-01-30 10:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD
07NDJAMENA89Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 10:49:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD
07NEWDELHI1274BELLWETHER PROJECT: UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: The crucial state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is facing an election in April and May 2007 that could displace the current Samajwadi Party (SP) government. Although the political situation in UP is fluid and changing rapidly, there was a consensus on a number of key points during a mi [...]
2007-03-15 12:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI ECON KISL KDEM KCRM IN
07NEWDELHI1977DELHI DIARY, APRIL 20-25
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 20-25, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Mid-Election Scandal Could Shake Up Politics -- Bhutan,s Voters Elect "Yellow" in Mock Polls -- Another Bomb Found and Defused in Bhutan [...]
2007-04-25 13:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS KCRM KDEM PHUM SOCI PTER MOPS
07NEWDELHI2816AMBASSADOR AND NGO LEADERS DISCUSS TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mulford met New Delhi's leading NGOs and UN Agencies that work on trafficking in persons (TIP) and bonded labor on June 14 to solicit their reaction to the TIP Report and Action Plan and ask for their frank assessments of the TIP situation in India. Largely thanks [...]
2007-06-18 00:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI3529DELHI DIARY, JULY 26-AUGUST 3
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 26-August 3, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India "Looks East" and Discusses Bus Links with Burma -- NHCR Releases Guidelines for Child Rape Cases -- Five Arrested in Child La [...]
2007-08-03 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KCRM ELTN BM IN
07NEWDELHI4376G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON SHARES VIEWS WITH INDIAN
[...] (U) On 18 September, the National Media Coalition (NMC) held a conference in New Delhi on human trafficking entitled, &Tracking Change ) Fighting Injustice; Voices in Solidarity.8 The opening panel included Ambassador Mark Lagon of G/TIP, Minister Renuka Chowdhury of Women and Child Developme [...]
2007-09-25 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI4450MWCD SECRETARY TO G/TIP - NEW INITIATIVES WILL
[...] Summary: On September 17, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Coordinator of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Deepa Jain Singh, Secretary of the Ministry for Women and Child Development (MWCD). Ambassador Lagon presented Singh with the latest version of the Traffic [...]
2007-10-01 08:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PREL PHUM OTRA SOCI IN
07NIAMEY26TIP IN A TRANSIT TOWN: AGADEZ, NIGER
[...] During recent travel to Agadez, the principal city of northern Niger, Poloff explored the town's oldest industry - trafficking. Whether in items as benign as cars or as dangerous as drugs and guns, Agadez excels at both legal and illicit cross-border trade. The movement of persons is a perenn [...]
2007-01-10 15:28:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI KCRM KWMN NG
07NIAMEY691DRUGS THROUGH NIGER? LOCAL VIEWS ON NARCOTICS
[...] (SBU) On May 7, Poloff met with officials in the Nigerien border town of Birni N'Konni, ninety kilometers north of Sokoto, Nigeria. The local Prefect, chief judge, and Procurer (prosecutor) described drug seizures and their perceptions of a drug trafficking route through the town and through Ni [...]
2007-05-21 11:42:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM NG
07NICOSIA1010DECEMBER 2007 TIP UPDATE: CHURCH OF CYPRUS JOINS
[...] SUMMMARY: December proved a busy and fruitful month in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Cyprus. First, a new and highly-visible actor -- the Church of Cyprus -- vowed to "get involved" in combating trafficking. The Church intends to study the severity of TIP on the island and [...]
2007-12-27 13:51:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
07NICOSIA165AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...]
2007-02-27 07:15:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA168REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-336 [...]
2007-03-01 14:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA519POSITIVE REACTIONS TO TIP REPORT; SIDES FOCUSED ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a refreshing change from prior years, Cypriots on both sides of the Buffer Zone reacted constructively to the June 12 release of the 2007 TIP Report. Authorities, faced with a fair and factual report (and ranking),publicly admitted the need to combat trafficking in persons [...]
2007-06-18 09:38:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO
07NICOSIA613TIP: CYPRUS WORKING ON USG'S RECOMMENDED MEASURES;
[...] (U) Poloffs July 24 delivered reftel non-paper to Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Lazaros Savvides and MFA Multilateral Affairs Attache Doros Venezis. Savvides (the GOC's interagency anti-TIP coordinator) told Poloffs that the GOC has started work already on the five recommended measures [...]
2007-07-24 13:13:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA700NEW INTERIOR MINISTER COMMITTED TO FIGHT TIP
[...] (U) Combatting trafficking in persons ranked amongst his highest priorities, Republic of Cyprus Interior Minister Christos Patsalides, just six weeks in office, informed the Ambassador August 24. Prior experience as a professor of European Union law had made him aware of the international co [...]
2007-08-28 09:27:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KPAO PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG CY
07NICOSIA748NORTHERN CYPRUS "CENTRAL" BANKER SEEKS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 13:10:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCRM CY TU
07NICOSIA881EMBASSY NICOSIA, CYPRIOT NGO ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] SUMMARY: In addressing the grave problem of trafficking in persons in Cyprus, Embassy Nicosia has adopted a multi-pronged, multi-sector strategy that leverages the efforts of our Bicommunal Support Program (BSP),Public Affairs Section (PAS),USAID mission, Political Section (POL),and Regio [...]
2007-11-02 07:53:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
07NICOSIA915TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR CYPRUS
[...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made progress in combating trafficking in persons since the end of last year's TIP reporting period (March 1, 2007). It passed comprehensive anti-TIP legislation and ratified the Council of Europe Convention for Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, com [...]
2007-11-15 14:42:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
07NICOSIA940WELCOME TO CYPRUS, CODEL SIRES
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Cyprus, Representative Sires, my home since December 2005 and an island whose complexity belies its small size. We have crafted a program that contains calls on President Tassos Papadopoulos and other high ranking Republic of Cyprus officials, contact with both Turkish Cyprio [...]
2007-11-26 15:07:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON KCRM PTER CY TU
07NICOSIA987CYPRUS: BILATERAL EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS
[...] Per reftel, PolOff spoke with First Secretary Nikos Panayi of the Cypriot Foreign Ministry on December 14 regarding the current status of bilateral and U.S.-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) agreements. Panayi's response is keyed to questions posed in reftel. a) Cyprus alrea [...]
2007-12-14 14:55:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA KCRM KJUS CJAN PGOV PREL CY
07OSLO1099PAKISTANI NORWEGIANS RIPE FOR RADICALIZATION?
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 23. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Norway is increasingly a land of immigrants, with over twenty three percent of the capital city,s population now designated as non-Norwegian,. The largest non-Western group is Pakistani, a population that has established deep [...]
2007-11-08 15:28:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINR KCRM KPAO PK NO
07OTTAWA2035THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND
[...] (SBU) Managing U.S.-Canada relations means managing the border. It's that simple. And that makes the border the number one priority for Mission Canada. For the past year dozens of officers from the Embassy and our seven consulates have fanned out across Canada to observe the border and disc [...]
2007-11-05 22:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CA
07OTTAWA2048THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND
[...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers fanned out along the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series covered our conclusions and recommendations. This message covers [...]
2007-11-07 20:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CA
07OTTAWA2058THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND
[...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers visited the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series reviewed conclusions and recommendations, Part II covered ports of entry, [...]
2007-11-08 18:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CASC CA
07OTTAWA2062TERRORIST FINANCE: CANADA'S PROVISIONS AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 20:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PTER CA
07OTTAWA2150CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT G-8 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director of Crime and International Terrorism Evelyn Puxley will lead the Canadian delegation to the Third Annual G-8 International Kidnappers Conference, accompanied by officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Security [...]
2007-11-27 12:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM CA
07OTTAWA2241 CANADA SEES NEED TO STRENGTHEN MEASURES AGAINST SECURITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent report commissioned by Canada's federal police force (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP),and written by former GOC senior financial official and bank regulator Nicholas LePan, criticized the institutions and resources available for fighting white-collar crime in C [...]
2007-12-11 15:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KCRM CA
07PANAMA1035PANAMA POST: EDITION I
[...] (U) This cable is the first edition of what we hope will be a periodic series of reports on political developments. The Panama Post will include news items that would normally fall on our editor's cutting room floor. Our intent is to provide our Washington consumers a more textured understan [...]
2007-06-18 19:25:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM KCRM AMGT VE PM
07PANAMA1052PANAMA POST: EDITION II
[...] (U) Welcome to edition II of the Panama Post! We hope that our readership will enjoy the following items and that they will enhance your understanding of Panama's political environment: -- Terrorist possible next National Assembly President; -- Balbina Herrera may be Revolutionary Democrat [...]
2007-06-21 20:55:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCRM PM
07PANAMA1102PANAMA POST: EDITION III
[...] (C) The following are the top stories for the third edition of the Panama Post: -- Attorney General names new acting head of FBI-equivalent; -- Fifth candidate announces run for presidency of governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD); -- Insights into why Panamanians join political par [...]
2007-06-29 20:30:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR SOCI PM
07PANAMA1143PANAMA POST: EDITION IV
[...] (C) Welcome to the Fourth of July edition of the Panama Post! Our staff members were out in force trolling crowd at the Ambassador's residence for this year's Independence Day reception to take Panama's political pulse. This week, Panamanian President Torrijos flexed his muscle: powering [...]
2007-07-06 17:12:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM SMIG SOCI PM
07PANAMA1197PANAMA POST: EDITION V
[...] (C) In this week's edition, the Panama Post takes a look at the internal workings of the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) and the Patriotic Union (UP) party. Also, the Panama Post reports that the Technical Judicial Police (PTJ) reform effort is on hold and that its newly appoin [...]
2007-07-13 21:08:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PM
07PANAMA1346PANAMA POST: EDITION VIII
[...] (C) The latest edition of the Panama Post reports on a relatively slow week in Panamanian politics, though with some important movement on efforts to block a terrorist from becoming National Assembly President. Highlights include: -- President Torrijos gets message on Pedro Miguel Gonzalez, [...]
2007-08-10 20:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS KCRM EWWT PM
07PANAMA1408PANAMA: WANTED FELON/TERRORIST CLOSER TO SECURING
[...] (C) "President Torrijos and (1st VP and FM) Samuel Lewis informed (National Assembly President) Elias Castillo and (National Assembly President aspirant) Deputy Pedro Miguel Gonzalez on August 14 at the Decameron resort that Torrijos would back Gonzalez to be the next President of the Nationa [...]
2007-08-21 17:58:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER KCRM KJUS ETRD PM
07PANAMA1431PANAMA: PRD NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES TO ELECT
[...] (C) Governing Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) National Assembly Deputies will meet on August 30 to select in a secret ballot its slate of candidates to lead the chamber, PRD National Executive Committee (CEN) Member Samuel Buitrago explained to Ambassador on August 23. Presently, Pedro M [...]
2007-08-24 22:26:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1440PANAMA: CABINET RESIGNS, PEDRO MIGUEL GONZALEZ
[...] (C) President Torrijos, entire cabinet composed of fourteen ministers resigned on the afternoon of August 27. Torrijos will now be free to accept and reject resignations as he reorganizes his cabinet. This sudden mass resignation is not only the culmination of months-long rumors of a cabinet [...]
2007-08-27 22:09:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1474PANAMA POST: EDITION X - "THE PEDRO MIGUEL
[...] (C) This week's politics -- and in turn this week's edition of the Panama Post -- was dominated by the race to become the next President of the National Assembly and the prospects that Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG),a fugitive from U.S. justice in connection with the 1992 murder of U.S. servic [...]
2007-08-31 20:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1484PANAM POST: EDITION XII
[...] (C) The election and aftermath of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez -- wanted in the U.S. in connection with the 1992 murder of a U.S. serviceman -- dominated political discussions in Panama this week. Nonetheless, the Panama Post's editor nonetheless found the time for a sit-down with presidential aspir [...]
2007-09-05 18:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1737PANAMA: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) The election of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG),who is under federal indictment on five counts related to the 1992 murder of U.S. serviceman Zak Hernandez, as president of Panama's National Assembly marks a watershed for the U.S.-Panama bilateral relationship and Panamanian domestic politics [...]
2007-11-02 18:54:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR MARR MOPS KCRM PM
07PANAMA1738PANAMA: SOMBER 1ST VP & FM UNLOADS PRIVATELY WITH
[...] (S) "I do not trust Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG)," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis confessed to Ambassador while conceding that President Martin Torrijos was unlikely to dissuade PMG from stepping down from the Presidency of the National Assembly thereby clearing the way for the U.S. Congress to [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS PTER CU VE MX PM
07PANAMA1739SOMOLIA PIRACY: PANAMA "PREPARED TO ASSUME CASE"
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) "Panama is prepared to assume the case" to prosecute the alleged pirates who have seized the GOLDEN NORI off the coast of Somalia, Public Ministry Secretary for International Affairs Greta Marchovsky told POLC [...]
2007-11-04 22:25:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCSY PHSA PBTS PGOV PREL EWWT UN UNSC
07PANAMA1817PANAMA: TORRIJOS ADMINISTRATION SILENT AS MAJOR
[...] (C) Though thirteen days into its first major corruption scandal, no senior Torrijos Administration official has yet to speak out publicly regarding the alleged embezzlement of approximately USD 892,932 from the Fund for Educational Equality and Quality (FECE). The scandal, which broke on No [...]
2007-11-29 21:22:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PREL PM
07PANAMA189PANAMA: NORIEGA EXTRADITION AND FRANCE
[...] (SBU) French Ambassador to Panama Christophe Philibert provided Ambassador on February 5 a non-paper concerning the extradition of former Panamanian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega to France (para 2). Philibert also provided a draft press communique on the matter for use in Panama (para 3). [...]
2007-02-07 19:18:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KCRM PGOV PREL FR PM
07PANAMA255MONEY LAUNDERING & PANAMA'S REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Panama's construction boom, prevalence of offshore corporations, and status as a regional financial center provide a conducive environment for money laundering. Amid speculation as to the source of financing and demand for Panama's real estate boom, a review of information ava [...]
2007-02-21 20:29:00Embassy PanamaSECRETECON EFIN EINV ETRD KCRM
07PANAMA372NAS PANAMA MONTHLY REPORT AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This cable provides a brief overview of NAS/Panama activities and major law enforcement and counternarcotics developments during the month of February, 2007. Meeting with Attorney General ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by NAS and DEA directors, me [...]
2007-03-12 16:37:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KJUS MCAP KCRM PM
07PANAMA382PANAMA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Panama's response to reftel questions on trafficking in persons (TIP) follows. Replies correspond to paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Panama is an origin, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. However, Panama is generally consi [...]
2007-03-12 20:30:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PM
07PANAMA492OVERVIEW OF NAS PANAMA FRONTLINE POLICE MODERNIZATION
[...] Summary: NAS Panama has undertaken a senior-level training program for the roughly 30 top officers of the National Police (PNP),designed to help the PNP move from a military or traditional model of policing towards a model of community or problem-oriented policing. This endeavor represents, [...]
2007-04-02 13:42:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA508NAS PANAMA MID-YEAR FY 2007 REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: NAS had a busy and productive first half of FY 07. Our assistance was vital to preparing the imminent launch of DEA's Title III wiretap program. We completed several major donations to the National Police (PNP) and National Maritime Service (SMN),including projects that imp [...]
2007-04-04 14:11:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM MCAP PM
07PANAMA511PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN CORRUPTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 17:26:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PTER SNAR PG PM
07PANAMA517GANGS GARNERING PUBLIC ATTENTION, BUT TRANSNATIONAL AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: A deadly March 21 fire that ensued following the outbreak of violence motivated the GOP to introduce anti-crime legislation on April 4 that includes provisions for longer detention of juvenile offenders (Ref A). Prominent media attention to gang-related violence has raised ala [...]
2007-04-09 16:22:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PM
07PANAMA539PANAMA: STUDENT SELECTION FOR ILEA TIP PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel a instructions, post submits the following nominees for the ILEA trafficking in persons program. All participants have been fully vetted and cleared at post and by the Department (reftel b). a) De Leon Bustavino, Gloria Ibelis- Secretary General, Ministry of Government and [...]
2007-04-10 21:22:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SNAR SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM PM
07PANAMA946PANAMA: MAJORS LIST/CERTIFICATION FOR FY 2008
[...] (U) A major drug-transit country, Panama continues to be a strong ally of the U.S. in the fight against trafficking and related crimes. This cable provides key examples of our excellent bilateral law enforcement cooperation. 2. (U) In our FY 06 Letter of Agreement (LOA),the USG asked the [...]
2007-06-06 22:32:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PM
07PANAMA996PANAMA: FM SATISFIED WITH TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) "The 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report does not look too different from last year's report. That is good to see," said First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis after Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 11. Ambassador noted the report acknowledged positive [...]
2007-06-13 16:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO PM
07PARAMARIBO264AMNESTY FOR SURINAME'S FORMER MILITARY STRONGMAN, DESI
[...] (U) During the week ending May 25, Suriname's ruling New Front plus coalition parties held high-level talks concerning a possible referendum to allow the Surinamese electorate the right to decide whether suspects of the December 8 (1982) murders should be granted amnesty. The chief proponent of [...]
2007-05-29 19:40:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV NS
07PARAMARIBO325BOUTERSE MURDER TRIAL PROGRESS PROCEEDS IN TINY INCREMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One week after final pre-trial motions were cleared on June 11 in the murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse, the Organization of American States (OAS) promised to send observers in response to a request from the Government of Suriname (GOS). While he has react [...]
2007-06-26 19:39:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL NS
07PARAMARIBO452PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN IN SURINAME--OR INSURANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The owner of three fishing boats in Suriname,s second city, Nieuw Nickerie, reported a supposed act of piracy to the police on August 18-19. However, police inspectors told post insurance fraud, not pirates, is a more likely explanation of this incident near the Guyanese borde [...]
2007-08-23 18:35:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PBTS NS
07PARAMARIBO502UNPRECEDENTED CONVICTIONS AGAINST OLDEST BANK IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY In a highly emotional proceeding on August 30 the former and current directors of the De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB),Ed Muller and Sigmund Proeve, were convicted for violating Suriname's foreign exchange law by transferring funds internationally without the consent of the Foreign Ex [...]
2007-09-19 21:09:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SNAR KCRM NS
07PARAMARIBO604SURINAME: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) 1. Post presents its 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR),Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Suriname: I. Summary: Suriname is not a regional financial center and is not yet a significant site for money laundering when compared to other count [...]
2007-11-21 19:48:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN NS
07PARAMARIBO623BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 20:23:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS
07PARAMARIBO626BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The &December Process8 murder trial of Desi Bouterse began anti-climactically on November 30 with Bouterse,s failure to appear. The venue was heavily secured, and as expected Bouterse,s lawyer called for dismissal, claiming the court has no jurisdiction. Outside the venue, at [...]
2007-12-05 15:02:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS
07PARAMARIBO638BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The &December Process8 murder trial of Desi Bouterse began anti-climactically on November 30 with Bouterse,s failure to appear. The venue was heavily secured, and as expected Bouterse,s lawyer called for dismissal, claiming the court has no jurisdiction. Outside the venue, at [...]
2007-12-10 19:19:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS
07PARIS1193FRANCE ON GLOBAL FORUM V ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION
[...] (U) Econ Counselor raised reftel points on the Global Forum on Fighting Corruption with DAS-equivalent Cyrille Pierre and desk officer Francois Legue on March 23 and 26. Legue said the French delegation to Johannesburg would be led by Ambassador-at-Large for the Fight Against Organized Crime, [...]
2007-03-26 16:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AORC ASEC KCRM KCOR KJUS PREL IO UN FR
07PARIS1361A/S C/T COORDINATOR TALKS PKK TO THE FRENCH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Acting S C/T Coordinator Frank Urbancic and a U.S. interagency delegation met March 29 with a French interministerial group to discuss strategies for dismantling the capabilities of the PKK to finance and recruit in Europe. The French delegation provided a comprehensive overview o [...]
2007-04-05 15:41:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL TU GM FR
07PARIS4456HANS PETERSON MURDER CASE: EMBASSY'S DELIVERY OF
[...] (U) Embassy drew on talking points and delivered reftel letter from the Cook County, Illinois State Attorney's Office on October 24 to the Americas desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy requested that the letter be forwarded to the letter's addressed recipient, Jean-Marie Huet, Dire [...]
2007-11-09 15:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALCJAN KCRM FR
07PARIS4511TERRORIST FINANCE: ILLICIT CASH COURIERS
[...] SUMMARY: France has had measures in place and investigative units dedicated to money laundering detection and prosecution since 1990. Cross-border movements of cash and other negotiable instruments worth 10,000 euros or more must be declared to Customs. In 2006, Customs seized 126 million eu [...]
2007-11-16 12:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KCRM KTFN PREL PTER FR
07PARIS4678PETERSON CASE: FRENCH MOJ RESPONSE TO COOK COUNTY
[...] (SBU) Embassy received a response from Jean-Marie Huet, A/S-equivalent for Criminal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, on December 10, to the Office of the State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois's request (reftel B) that the French government reconsider the nationality claim of Hans Peter [...]
2007-12-11 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM FR
07PARIS4679PETERSON CASE: FRENCH MOJ RESPONSE TO COOK COUNTY,
[...] (SBU) Embassy received a response from Jean-Marie Huet, A/S-equivalent for Criminal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, on December 10, to the Office of the State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois's request (reftel B) that the French government reconsider the nationality claim of Hans Peter [...]
2007-12-11 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM FR
07PARIS4680PETERSON CASE: FRENCH MOJ RESPONSE TO COOK COUNTY,
[...] (SBU) Embassy received a response from Jean-Marie Huet, A/S-equivalent for Criminal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, on December 10, to the Office of the State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois's request (reftel B) that the French government reconsider the nationality claim of Hans Peter [...]
2007-12-11 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM FR
07PARIS4681PETERSON CASE: FRENCH MOJ RESPONSE TO COOK COUNTY,
[...] (SBU) Embassy received a response from Jean-Marie Huet, A/S-equivalent for Criminal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, on December 10, to the Office of the State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois's request (reftel B) that the French government reconsider the nationality claim of Hans Peter [...]
2007-12-11 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM FR
07PARIS484FRENCH POLICE ARREST KEY EUROPEAN PKK TERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 7 French authorities confirmed to us that French national counterterrorism police had arrested on February 5 ten individuals who are suspected of having links with Kurdish separatist movements in Turkey and Iraq. French police refer to these groups variously as the [...]
2007-02-07 16:55:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN PINR PREL KCRM TU FR
07PARIS600PKK MEMBERS REMAIN IN CUSTODY; MFA COMMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM spoke with the Foreign Minister's Chief of Staff, Pierre Vimont, on February 12, and with Political Director Gerard Araud on the 13th to express appreciation for the government's arrest of suspected PKK terrorist financiers and to encourage a successful prosecution. French MFA [...]
2007-02-15 16:23:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER EFIN PINR PREL KCRM TU FR
07PARIS797SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] Answers below are keyed to section and paragraph numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Charlie Davis, daviscr3@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 50 hours. LES-9 50 hours. FS-1 Deputy [...]
2007-03-01 16:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07PARIS798SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 16:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07PHNOMPENH207REOPENED CHHAY HOUR II CLOSED; OWNERS RE-ARRESTED
[...] (C) Summary. On February 3, the Minister of Justice directed the re-arrest of the owners of the Chhay Hour II. On February 4, the Minister of Interior Sar Kheng shut down the establishment, vowing that it will not re-open. These events followed several interventions by the Ambassador. Pres [...]
2007-02-05 11:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS KCRM KWMN CB
07PHNOMPENH3502007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's contribution towards the preparation of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period March 2006 - March 2007. Responses follow the questions outlined in reftel. The entire report is classified sensitive but unclassified (S [...]
2007-03-05 01:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH3512007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 01:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH3522007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA PART III
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 01:16:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH3542007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA PART III
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 02:08:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH489CAMBODIAN MONEY LAUNDERING VULNERABILITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An external assessment team recently rated Cambodia as falling far short of international financial regulatory standards and described government officials as being in a "state of denial" about the potential for money laundering. Poor coordination among Cambodian government a [...]
2007-03-29 10:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SNAR KCRM CB
07PHNOMPENH567 CAMBODIA TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR FY 2007
[...] In response to the solicitation for anti-trafficking in persons project proposals, Embassy Phnom Penh reviewed approximately 25 proposals from non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Post recommends the following five proposals in no particular order. Embassy will e-mail the complete proposals [...]
2007-04-20 09:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ELAB ASEC KCRM CB
07PHNOMPENH602REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR METHAMPHETAMINE SUPERLAB
[...] (U) This is an action request for INL and OES. Please see paragraph 10. Methamphetamine Superlab Discovered in Cambodia --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (SBU) On April 1, the Cambodian Anti-Drug Police (CADP) raided a a chemical storehouse in Phnom Penh and ametham [...]
2007-04-30 11:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV PREL SOCI KCRM CB
07PHNOMPENH767THE FRONT LINE IN THE CAMBODIAN DRUG STRUGGLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A remote location, geography conducive to evasion, and a long and poorly patrolled border with Laos make Stung Treng province Cambodia's drug smuggling hot spot, with the value of drugs smuggled estimated in the "dozens of millions" of dollars. During a May 17-19 visit to thi [...]
2007-06-07 09:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM CB
07PHNOMPENH782CAMBODIA: EFFECTIVE NARCOTICS CONTROL AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodia has a wide-ranging and growing narcotics problem which the government has only limited funding, equipment, skills, and political will to address. During a May 21-23 visit to Phnom Penh, two INL officers learned that drug use in Cambodia is growing, and that while ATS [...]
2007-06-08 07:44:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI CB
07PODGORICA102OSCE: PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR MONTENEGRO
[...] (U) Summary: The two projects proposed by OSCE/Montenegro for extra-budgetary funding in FY2007 are duplicative of projects funded by the USG, and by the Government of Austria. Post does not recommend USG funding of either proposal as submitted. End summary. Strengthening the Capacity of [...]
2007-04-12 11:15:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN EAID KCRM PGOV MW
07PODGORICA139OSCE: ADDITIONAL PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR MONTENEGRO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-30 08:04:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN EAID KCRM PGOV MW
07PODGORICA2SOLE SUSPECT ACQUITTED IN 2004 MURDER OF OPPOSTION EDITOR
[...] (U) Damir Mandic, accused of taking part in the May 2004 murder (Ref A) of the editor-in-chief of the opposition Podgorica based daily "Dan", Dusko Jovanovic, was acquitted on December 27 by the Higher Court in Podgorica. Mandic was accused of, along with other unknown persons, killing Jovanovi [...]
2007-01-03 15:26:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CVIS SOCI MW
07PODGORICA215MONTENEGRO ARRESTS PIFWC VLASTIMIR DJORDJEVIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Montenegrin police arrested Hague indictee Vlastimir Djordjevic on June 17 in Budva. The arrest was executed in cooperation with Serbian police and the ICTY. Djordjevic was flown directly to The Hague on the afternoon of June 17. Local media reported he was working in construction [...]
2007-06-19 07:37:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC KCRM MW SR
07PODGORICA226FORMER PM DJUKANOVIC AGAIN IMPLICATED IN 1990S CIGARETTE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FORMER PM MILO DJUKANOVIC AGAIN FACES THE PROSPECT OF INDICTMENT IN BARI, ITALY, ON CHARGES OF CIGARETTE SMUGGLING AND MONEY LAUNDERING, ACCORDING TO ACCOUNTS FROM THE ITALIAN NEWS AGENCY ANSA. THE SMUGGLING, ALLEGEDLY UNDER COLOR OF GOM PERMISSION, BEGAN IN THE 1990S WHEN THE FE [...]
2007-06-29 15:31:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PINR MW
07PODGORICA229ORGANIZED CRIME IN MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SMALL NUMBER OF ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS IN MONTENEGRO USE LINKS WITH GROUPS IN NEIGHBORING STATES AND ELSEWHERE TO EXPLOIT MONTENEGRO FOR THE TRANSIT OF SMUGGLED DRUGS, PEOPLE AND ARMS. THE GOM, LARGELY IN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, IS CONFRONTING THE CRIMINAL GROUPS M [...]
2007-07-03 10:36:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM MW
07PODGORICA250FURTHER DELAYS IN HIGH-PROFILE MURDER CASE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF THE ACCUSED IN THE 2005 MURDER OF POLICE CHIEF INSPECTOR SLAVOLJUB SCEKIC HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR ORGANIZED CRIME STOJANKA RADOVIC HAS STATED THAT SHE DISTRUSTS THE IMPARTIALITY OF A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL PANEL. SHE CLAIMS THA [...]
2007-07-20 16:07:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC MW
07PODGORICA50MONTENEGRO: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 09:54:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW
07PORTAUPRINCE1057FIGHTING GANGS: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Since the beginning of 2007, MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police (HNP) have arrested 750 gang members. The greatest effects are seen in Cite Soleil, where new gang members periodically ris [...]
2007-06-15 17:55:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KCRM MOPS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1173TASK FORCE PRESSES FOR MORE HNP IN CITE SOLEIL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: As a result of renewed reports that some gang members in Cite Soleil continue to disrupt local projects and threaten employers, international donors, NGOs and MINUSTAH representatives agreed o [...]
2007-07-05 15:25:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KCRM KPKO EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1224JUSTICE MINISTER MOVING ON JUSTICE REFORM
[...] (C) Summary. Justice Minister Rene Magloire on July 3 told the Ambassador that his ministry was moving forward to vet Haiti's judges, even as his legislative reform proposals remain stalled in parliament. Because most judicial terms will expire in the coming months, the minister will use the [...]
2007-07-13 15:30:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1235MINUSTAH CONFIDENT IN ABILITY TO KEEP PEACE IN
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil is calm for the moment, but MINUSTAH troops emphasize the need for Haitian National Police (HNP) presence to control persistent crime. MINUSTAH is conducting more foot patrols tha [...]
2007-07-16 18:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC MARR MOPS KCRM HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE124MINUSTAH SEES LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL
[...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH continues its push into the Port-au-Prince slums of Cite Soleil, Cite Militaire and Martissant and, according to their political staff, they are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. Residents of Cite Soleil are welcoming MINUSTAH more openly than during prev [...]
2007-01-24 19:39:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KPKO MARR ASEC MOPS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1247POSITIVE PUBLIC REACTION TO DRUG STRIKE
[...] (C) Public reaction to joint operations conducted by the GoH and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on July 16 to arrest and remove drug traffickers to the U.S. has been largely positive. Coming after a months-long rhetorical campaign against drug-trafficking and corruption led by Presi [...]
2007-07-19 19:47:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KCOR KCRM SNAR
07PORTAUPRINCE1688CITE SOLEIL: EXCUSES, BLAME OUTWEIGH NEW SOLUTIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Peace in Cite Soleil remains fragile as MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police (HNP) struggle with mandate and capacity issues in their fight to control gang activities. MINUSTAH troops insis [...]
2007-10-18 16:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC MARR MOPS KCRM KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1695SEVERE CONDITIONS IN MEN'S NATIONAL PENITENTIARY
[...] Summary. Prisoners in the men's national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince suffer from severe overcrowding and live in extremely unhygienic conditions. The prison lacks the most basic facilities and equipment for hygienic food preparation and elementary health care. Numbers of correctional of [...]
2007-10-22 11:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HA KCRM KCRS KJUS SOCI
07PORTAUPRINCE1810MUTINY IN THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A riot ensued in the National Penitentiary on November 7 after Chief Prosecutor Claudy Gassant authorized the release of 121 long-serving male prisoners. The riot was quelled in under two hours by [...]
2007-11-14 15:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1913MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS: HAITI ACTING ON
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador laid out the case to the Minister of Social Affairs that Haiti should adopt a policy and legislation aimed at combatting trafficking in persons. The Minister explained that Haiti is working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on legislation criminalizi [...]
2007-12-06 17:23:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM ELAB HA
07PORTAUPRINCE2031HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER, 2007
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAWS. The Ministry of Women's A [...]
2007-12-31 15:45:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX
07PORTAUPRINCE210PM RAISES DRUGS, AIRPORT WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Having asked for a meeting on an hours notice, Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis on January 26 raised concerns to the Ambassador about potential USG plans to add Haiti's international airport to a list of those requiring "extraordinary security measures" and expressed a desire for clo [...]
2007-02-01 15:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM EAIR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE283MINUSTAH'S LAUNCHES LARGEST OPERATION YET IN CITIE
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) MINUSTAH troops on February 9 initiated an operation to take control of the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Boston from gang leader Evans Jeune. Initiated sometime around 0200, the battle between MINUSTAH and ga [...]
2007-02-09 19:02:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPPS MARR KCRM ASEC UNSC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE297UPDATE ON CITE SOLEIL OPERATION
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) MINUSTAH's deputy chief of the political department, Elizabeth Cullity (strictly protect),provided Polcouns the following details regarding MINUSTAH's operation in the Boston area of Cite Soleil (reftel) o [...]
2007-02-12 19:41:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MOPS KCRM ASEC UNSC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE342GOH AND MINUSTAH ON HSI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7-8 the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, Ambassador John Herbst, accompanied by Ambassador Sanderson and WHA/CAR Director Brian Nichols met with Prime Minister Alexis and select members of his cabinet, the UN Country Team, and NGOs currently opera [...]
2007-02-22 15:46:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO MARR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE343HNP DG ANDRESOL ON HSI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization John Herbst, accompanied by the Ambassador and WHA/CAR Director Nichols, met with Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General (DG) Mario Andresol February 8 to discuss the police portion of the new US $20 million stabilization [...]
2007-02-22 15:48:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE365CITE SOLEIL: GANGS SCURRY FOR COVER
[...] (U) Summary: MINUSTAH is continuing operations in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Cite Soleil. Recent successes include the arrest of 17 suspected gang members, the take-over of a major base of operations for gang leader Amaral Duclonat, and the arrest of an Evans deputy named "Ti Bazil". [...]
2007-02-26 13:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID HA KCRM MARR MOPS PGOV
07PORTAUPRINCE370STATUS OF JUSTICE REFORM
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The justice sector in Haiti is in dire need of reform. Despite ongoing efforts by the international community, no single part of the apparatus functions properly, from arrest to trial. Havin [...]
2007-02-26 14:19:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE408RESPONSE TO INR/B REQUIREMENTS ON PRESIDENT PREVAL
[...] (C) Introduction: Reftel asks for a comprehensive assessment of President Preval's decision-making process and leadership style. As noted in reftel, post has reported on many of the specific topics inquired about over the course of Preval's re-election campaign and the first year of his second [...]
2007-03-01 17:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRETPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE424SCENESETTER FOR DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Post retransmits below, beginning para 3, Ambassador Sanderson's message to DEA Administrator Tandy, prepared in January in advance of her visit subsequently rescheduled for March 7. Since the original transmission of that message, post has continued to engage with various senior officials [...]
2007-03-05 14:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE433JUAN GABRIEL VALDES RETURNING TO HAITI
[...] (C) According to Denneth Modeste (strictly protect),the OAS' representative to Haiti, on March 8, the former Special Representative of the Secretary General in Haiti (2004-2006),Juan Gabriel Valdes (Chile),will return to Haiti under the auspices of the Secretary General of the OAS to hold p [...]
2007-03-05 20:03:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE506PREVAL HIGHLIGHTS DRUG-TRAFFICKING WITH CODEL PRICE
[...] Summary: President Preval on February 23 focused his meeting with CODEL Price on narcotics trafficking, thanking the delegation for their efforts to assist the Haitian parliament, but devoting most of the rest of the 75-minute meeting to a discussion of the threat that drugs pose to Haitian st [...]
2007-03-14 19:41:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE523GANGS OF CITE SOLEIL: BACK TO BASICS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil is rife with gang activity, which continues even in light of the March 13 arrest of gang leader Evans Jeune (reftel). The International Institute of Migration (IOM) reported that [...]
2007-03-16 19:18:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM ASEC PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE526JUSTICE MINISTER ANTICIPATES REFORM
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 8, Justice Minister Rene Magloire told Ambassador that his priorities are to reduce pre-trial detention times and to create effective task forces for serious crimes. His endeavors are bei [...]
2007-03-19 14:32:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE642CITE SOLEIL INDICATORS POSITIVE
[...] (U) This message is senstive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil has turned a corner and the citizens, the GoH, and the international community are all poised to attempt to bring normalcy to the embattled slum. MINUSTAH is renting a facility on t [...]
2007-04-05 19:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM ASEC PREL KPKO MOPS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE643NOTORIOUS "TI-BLANC" ARRESTED
[...] On April 4 at approximately 9:50 pm, Haitian National Police (HNP) arrested William Baptiste, aka "Ti-Blanc," in the Delmas 33 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Ti-Blanc was passing through an HNP checkpoint when he and his driver were apprehended. MINUSTAH was not involved in the arrest. Ti-B [...]
2007-04-09 14:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM ASEC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE661ROBERT LECORPS MURDERED
[...] (U) On April 4, Robert Lecorps, who was arrested (but never charged) in connection with the April 3, 2000 murder of journalist Jean Dominique, was gunned down near his home in Pernier, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. He was shot several times in what appears to be a contract killing. Radio Car [...]
2007-04-11 16:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM ASEC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE662DDR PARTICIPANTS PROFILED
[...] (U) This report is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Part of the focus of the GoH's National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinsertion Program (CNDDR) is reintegrating gang members into ordinary society. MINUSTAH's DDR section charged the Research [...]
2007-04-11 16:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE683GASSANT RETURNS TO WORK
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Port-au-Prince's chief public prosecutor, Claudy Gassant, returned to work on April 2 after an absence of almost three months. During his absence, Justice Minister Rene Magloire appointed a c [...]
2007-04-13 18:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE748G/TIP FY07 PROPOSAL FROM AMEMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE
[...] In response to reftel, post submits the following proposal: Name of the applicant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Requested funding amount: $284,539 (federal share: $284,539) Project title: Counter-Trafficking in Persons Within, Through and From Haiti: Capacity Enhancem [...]
2007-04-23 15:47:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
07PORTAUPRINCE750GANG LEADER BELONY ARRESTED
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Haitian National Police arrested notorious Cite Soleil gang leader Belony on April 21 in the St. Michel de l'Attalaye region of the Artibonite department. After HNP director Andresol received reports tha [...]
2007-04-23 17:14:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE771PENDING REPORT ON PRISONS
[...] (U) The International Crisis Group (ICG) will soon release a report highlighting deficiencies in Haiti's prison system, and warn that increased arrests from MINUSTAH's and the HNP's security crackdown exacerbates the strains on the prison system. Dr. Damien Helly, the ICG's senior analyst f [...]
2007-04-25 19:23:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDASEC HA KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR
07PORTAUPRINCE781PREVAL GOING TO ALBA SUMMIT: RETURNING WITH A
[...] (C) Secretary General of the Presidency Fritz Longchamps on April 26 reported to Polcouns that President Preval will attend the Alba summit in Venzuela as a "special observer" for the express purpose of finalizing a tri-lateral assistance agreement between Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba, whereby V [...]
2007-04-26 19:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE829ALBA AFTERMATH: HAITI SHRUGGED
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Media coverage and popular reaction to President Preval's return from the ALBA summit in Caracas (ref A) unsurprisingly focused almost entirely on the details of the agreement between Preval and Pr [...]
2007-05-04 19:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE948AMBASSADOR/PM REVIEW BILATERAL AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador on May 16 called on Prime Minister Alexis to discuss with him President Preval's visit to Washington and review other bilateral issues, including cooperation on money-laundering, illegal emigration, and Cite Soleil development. The PM reported that Preval had exp [...]
2007-05-25 15:23:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE966UNREST CONTINUES IN GONAIVES
[...] (C) Summary. Violent demonstrations against the government and MINUSTAH on May 22 and 24 are the most recent result of increased gang activity and tensions in the northern port city of Gonaives. The murder of a local journalist and civic activist Alix Joseph sparked the most recent disturb [...]
2007-05-30 17:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KCRM PHUM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE982PREVAL DELIVERS ANTI-CORRUPTION ADDRESS
[...] This message is senstive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Introduction and Comment. President Preval used the occasion of Flag Day, May 18, to proclaim a government campaign against corruption. Speaking in front of the palace to a gathering of dignitaries, Preval asked [...]
2007-06-01 19:05:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM ECON KJUS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE983CONFIRMATION: US CARICOM MINISTERIAL SUMMIT
[...] The foreign ministry has provided the following list of delegates attending the US CARICOM Ministerial Summit: --Rene Preval, President of Haiti --Dr. Jean Renald Clerisme, Minister of Foreign Affairs --Mr. Daniel Elie, Minister of Culture and Communication --Honorable Joseph Lambert, Presi [...]
2007-06-01 19:11:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTOFSPAIN1079ELECTIONS: MORE VIOLENCE THAN USUAL, ALTHOUGH
[...] (SBU) Summary: An opposition Congress of the People candidate was attacked and injured in front of his campaign office October 27. Political leaders across the spectrum condemned the attack, but differed on its motives. Police are investigating and have promised to do all they can to protec [...]
2007-10-29 17:30:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1205TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SERIOUS PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: With Christmas and the February 2008 Carnival season approaching, Trinidad and Tobago is gripped by fear of crime, which, fueled by media frenzy, is perceived as out of control. Many complain that the GOTT is powerless to do anything, or is unconcerned, criticizing the perform [...]
2007-12-20 19:56:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD
07PORTOFSPAIN138 AMID THE TRAGEDY OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN T&T, A TROUBLED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 17:54:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM KCRM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN281COURT OF APPEAL QUASHES CONVICTION OF FORMER P.M. BASDEO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, Court of Appeal Judge Margot Warner, quashed the conviction and sentence pending against former Prime Minister and current interim Political Leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Basdeo Panday. Warner ordered a retrial for reasons of a possible conflict of in [...]
2007-03-22 11:00:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN786TRINIDAD'S INL CANINE ACADEMY PROGRAM: AN
[...] SUMMARY: On August 3, the Trinidad and Tobago Canine Academy held their most recent graduation for 9 new officers and canines. In addition, the national newspapers showcased the academy on June 14 and 15. This new unit of the T&T Police Service was established with the assistance of post's I [...]
2007-08-09 12:54:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN838TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] The following stories are mainly from media reporting and represent issues of public interest in Trinidad and Tobago with potential political implications: A. POLICE KILLING THIS WEEKEND B. CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE-AN UPDATE C. CHIEF OF IMMIGRATION RETIRED AUGUST 8 -------------- [...]
2007-08-21 13:23:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN906TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
[...] In this edition of the Roundup: A. PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION B. ELECTION POLLS TELL DIFFERENT STORIES C. PNM DISCARDING MP'S BEFORE ELECTION D. MONTEIL SCANDAL PLAGUES PARTY ----------------------------- PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION ----------------------------- 2. On Sep [...]
2007-09-12 12:02:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN987TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
[...] (U) In this edition of the Roundup: A. CARICOM TEAM TO MONITOR ELECTION B. TRADE UNIONS SUCCESSFUL IN SOLIDARITY C. MP WINS FIGHT TO BE SCREENED FOR OFFICE D. CHIEF JUSTICE TRIBUNAL SNARES MORE -------------------------------- CARICOM TEAM TO MONITOR ELECTION -------------------- [...]
2007-09-27 12:16:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07PRAGUE1229TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT, CZECH REPUBLIC
[...] (U) The Czech Republic continues to make significant progress in identifying Trafficking in Persons as a law enforcement and judicial priority, and continues to provide necessary resources, funding, and training to increase detection and overall awareness among labor inspectors, police, prosec [...]
2007-11-15 15:38:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE200PART I OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report -
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Throughout the course of 2006, the Czech Government continued to improve its capabilities and methods to combat trafficking in persons. GOCR political will to fight trafficking remained strong. This [...]
2007-02-28 13:42:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE201PART II OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report -
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ---------- PREVENTION (ref Para 28 SECSTATE 202745) ---------- G) The First Deputy Minister of the Czech Interior Ministry has primary responsibility for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Fight A [...]
2007-02-28 13:44:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE203PART III OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report -
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE OF VICTIMS (ref Para 30 SECSTATE 202745) ------------------------------------ A) The primary vehicle through which the government assists trafficking v [...]
2007-02-28 13:46:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE39EUCOM AND EMBASSY PRAGUE DELIVER DEMARCHE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 08:59:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM MARR PBTS EZ
07PRETORIA1135SAG'S EFFORTS TO CURB GENDER VIOLENCE SLOWLY MOVES
[...] (SBU) Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka officially launched the SAG's "365 Days National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children" on International Women's Day (8 March) despite the conspicuous absence of an action plan. Mlambo-Ngcuka claimed that South Africa is the first [...]
2007-03-30 13:59:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM KHIV SF
07PRISTINA104KOSOVO: AMB. WISNER DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USG Special Envoy for Kosovo Status Amb. Frank Wisner, in Pristina February 4-5, told the Kosovo Albanian leadership, Kosovo Serb leaders, Assembly MPs, and the media that the Ahtisaari final status package is good for Kosovo and should be strongly supported. He received a posit [...]
2007-02-07 14:56:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA108KOSOVO: DELEGATION FOR EXBS CONFERENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Kosovo will send a delegation to the Eighth International Export Control Conference in Bucharest March 6-8, 2006. Given Kosovo's unique status as a UN-administered territory, the delegation will be led by an international United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative, [...]
2007-02-09 14:34:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID
07PRISTINA113KOSOVO: FOLLOW-ON RULE OF LAW MISSION TAKING SHAPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU Planning Team (EUPT) continues to develop plans for the ESDP follow-on rule of law mission in Kosovo. Team leader Casper Klynge told us recently he is confident that the transition will be relatively smooth on the policing side and that the mission will be at authorized s [...]
2007-02-12 11:01:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA118COM REACHES OUT TO KOSOVO SERBS IN TOWN HALL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a town hall meeting in Gracanica, Kosovo Serbs shared their practical concerns about implementation of the Ahtisaari package, economic development, security, and returns with the COM and EU representative Torbjorn Sohlstrom. COM described the many provisions in the doc [...]
2007-02-13 17:31:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA142KOSOVO: UNMIK POLICE APPLY LESSONS LEARNED IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent USOP conversations with top UNMIK police leaders reveal that UNMIK plans to use the same overall approach toward the planned March 3 demonstration of the extremist Self-Determination Movement (SDM) that it used during the violent SDM protest on February 10. That is, a fir [...]
2007-02-26 17:40:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM MOPS UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA150KOSOVO: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Seventh Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, which was adopted in 1999 following the NA [...]
2007-02-28 13:55:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF PGOV KJUS
07PRISTINA151KOSOVO: USOP HELPS BUILD KOSOVO SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite initial hurdles, the Kosovo Special Prosecutors' Office (KSPO) is taking shape under USOP leadership and will help fill a gap in prosecutions for sensitive cases. One special prosecutor started work in January, three others transferred on February 28, and a fifth was s [...]
2007-02-28 15:06:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA164KOSOVO: CASE EMERGING AGAINST ALBIN KURTI FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 13, following the violent February 10 protest led by the Self-Determination Movement (SDM),in which two people were killed and approximately 80 injured, Kosovo Police Service (KPS) detained SDM leader Albin Kurti for 30 days based on the ruling of an international pr [...]
2007-03-02 17:07:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA168KOSOVO: SDM MARCH 3 PROTEST PEACEFUL, RESULT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Self-Determination Movement (SDM),virulently opposed to President Ahtisaari's final status package for Kosovo and continued UNMIK presence, held a peaceful protest March 3 in the center of Pristina that attracted fewer than 3000 participants. No serious incidents, injuries [...]
2007-03-05 12:14:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA188KOSOVO: VILLAGE LEADERS WILLING TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 7 visit by the USKFOR Polad to Debelde, a town affected by the 2001 border agreement between Macedonia and the then-FRY, suggests that village leaders there talk a tough game on not giving up their land, but are actually quite willing to discuss compensation. Indeed, thes [...]
2007-03-12 12:42:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA19KOSOVO: KILLING OF POLICE OFFICER AND SUBSEQUENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo Police Service (KPS) officer Avni Kosumi was shot and killed on January 3 near the Serb village of Babin Most in Vushtrri municipality, 10 miles north of Pristina. Since the shot may have come from the direction of the village, the KPS searched homes in the area, once by [...]
2007-01-10 16:09:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA20KOSOVO: 2006 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR SERBIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 2006, the Reconstruction Implementation Commission (RIC) completed extensive renovations on seven Serbian Orthodox religious sites damaged or destroyed during the March 2004 riots. Work on an eighth site will continue into early 2007 due to the complexity of the works. Th [...]
2007-01-10 16:45:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL KCRM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA200KOSOVO: DISCIPLINED ASSEMBLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In contrast to its February 9 marathon session that ended in only half-hearted support for the Ahtisaari proposal and the work of the Kosovo negotiating team (the "Unity Team"),the Assembly on March 14 warmly received the report of three Unity Team members on the last "elephan [...]
2007-03-14 18:07:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA206KOSOVO: NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER INTENDS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New UNMIK Police Commissioner Richard Monk told COM March 14 that he will work to maintain UNMIK Civpol's strength throughout the transition period to the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) rule of law mission. The same day, EU Planning Team Head Casper Klynge said the [...]
2007-03-16 15:44:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA208KOSOVO: COM EMPHASIZES REDLINES IN FRANK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a conversation with E.O.-listed northern Kosovo Serb hardliner Milan Ivanovic on March 15, COM emphasized that Serbs are free to express their opinions about Ahtisaari's proposals and the UN-led status process underway, but that if their rhetoric spills into violent or pr [...]
2007-03-16 17:50:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA21KOSOVO: UNMIK CUSTOMS ASSISTS IN SEIZURE OF OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIK Customs Service became suspicious when a truck later found to contain about 430 kilograms of cocaine entered Kosovo from Montenegro. They held the truck overnight in Peja, and escorted it to the Macedonian border January 8, where Macedonian authorities discovered the cocai [...]
2007-01-10 17:00:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPBTS SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA259KOSOVO: RECENTLY LAUNCHED PILOT KPC REINTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK's Ministry of Defence (UKMOD) launched a pilot reintegration program for 80 separated Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) members in January 2007. The program, which the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is managing, assists participants with finding new jobs or [...]
2007-04-04 09:53:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA264KOSOVO: ANOTHER PRIORITY STANDARD FULFILLED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 4, Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government approved a report requested by Prime Minister Agim Ceku evaluating the costs to repair 23 commercial properties (18 owned by Serbs or other minorities and 5 owned by Albanians) damaged during the March 2004 anti-S [...]
2007-04-06 16:40:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA281KOSOVO: GROWING PRESSURE ON AND FROM KOSOVO SERBS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent instances in which Kosovo Serb officials have refused to accept U.S. assistance if Kosovo Albanians are involved in the projects or in the provision of USOP/USAID security suggest that these communities are coming under increased and deliberate pressure from Belgrade and t [...]
2007-04-12 08:01:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA29KOSOVO: DACI AND HIS SUPPORTERS CREATE A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Kosovo Assembly president Nexhat Daci and his supporters announced January 12 the creation of a new political "entity" called the Democratic League (LD). Daci told reporters the Democratic League will be "a continuation of the party created and run by former President Ib [...]
2007-01-12 17:54:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCRM KJUS UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA293KOSOVO: UNMIK REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (C) UNMIK CivPol Commissioner Richard Monk has asked USOP for assistance in persuading the governments of Denmark and Norway to extend the tours of two civilian police officers deemed mission-essential. We concur with Monk that the extension of these two officers, and possibly additional pers [...]
2007-04-13 12:57:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA303KOSOVO: CODEL ROHRABACHER SUPPORTS AHTISAARI,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Kosovo April 14-15, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) conveyed a strong message of support for UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's package, saying it was past time for Kosovo's status to be resolved. In meetings with Kosovo officials, UNMIK, OSCE and US KFOR, Rohrabacher also stressed th [...]
2007-04-18 11:03:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA304KOSOVO DELEGATION PRAISES EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNMIK Customs Directors Malcolm Brown and Ekrem Hajdari, upon return from their highly rewarding participation in a U.S.-funded conference, queried us on the status of what they described as an EXBS offer to provide Kosovo with a mobile scanner in 2007. They were delighted wi [...]
2007-04-18 11:08:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA323KOSOVO SERBS REACT POSITIVELY TO USG-FUNDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 19, COM inaugurated three USAID projects in Serb-majority northern Kosovo. These included renovations to both the Technical Sciences faculty and the technical high school in northern Mitrovica, along with the construction of a new water reservoir and water distributio [...]
2007-04-24 16:29:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA348KOSOVO: BALKAN WATCHERS' CONFERENCE BRINGS USG
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Belgrade-US Office Pristina message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 16-18, Balkans watchers from Embassies Berlin, Paris, Rome, Skopje, USEU, and USNATO participated in familiarization visits to both Belgrade and Pristina. Co-hosted by Embassy Belgrade and US Office [...]
2007-05-03 15:16:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA349KOSOVO: 3,000 RALLY IN PRISTINA FOR FORMER PM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An estimated 3,000 people rallied peacefully in Pristina during lunch hour on May 2 in support of ICTY indictee and former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. Some high-level officials of Haradinaj's Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) party participated, as well as prominent m [...]
2007-05-03 16:01:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA362KOSOVO: FUTURE STAND-UP OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has the lead and has made progress on plans to stand up a new Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) after the status decision is made. Budget, organizational structure, and necessary legislation have already been drafted as part of the [...]
2007-05-07 15:29:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA379KOSOVO ALBANIANS COMMEMORATE KOSOVO'S NEW MISSING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo government officially recognized April 27 as Missing Persons Day. By changing the date from the internationally-observed August 30 to the anniversary of one of the largest massacres of Kosovo Albanians in 1999, the government scored some unnecessary PR points again [...]
2007-05-15 12:38:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA380KOSOVO: UNITY TEAM SET TO APPROVE INTERIM PASSPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After much prodding from UNMIK and USOP, the Kosovo government has scrapped plans to produce an expensive biometric passport in favor of an interim solution, far more practical, that essentially represents a revision of the current UNMIK travel document. UNMIK sources tell us the [...]
2007-05-15 15:46:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA386KOSOVO CHURCH RECONSTRUCTION UNDER ATTACK BY SERB
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The work of Kosovo's highly successful Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo (RIC) is grinding to a halt due to attacks from the hardline Serbian government representative on the commission, in coordination with the intractable Ser [...]
2007-05-17 15:28:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA407THE ROAD AND THE WALL: GETTING THE GOVERNMENT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two issues that have seen recent negative developments -- plans to construct a road near the Decani Monastery, linking western Kosovo to Montenegro, and controversy over the building of a security wall around the Pec Patriarchate -- foreshadow the difficulties regarding implement [...]
2007-05-22 15:47:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA413KOSOVO SERB AND ALBANIAN FAMILIES OF THE MISSING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the first time in over a year, family members of missing Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians met jointly with representatives of the Government of Serbia, the PISG, and UNMIK at a May 16-17 conference in Macedonia, organized by the International Commission on Missing Persons [...]
2007-05-25 09:56:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA444KOSOVO: FIVE TRAFFICKING SUSPECTS RECEIVE A TOTAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo media reported on May 29 that the Pristina Regional Court sentenced five people accused of trafficking in persons (TIP) to a total of 19 years in prison, ranging from 7.6 years for the group's ringleader to 2 years for a Moldovan woman whom the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) [...]
2007-06-05 17:06:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALGTIP KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA453KOSOVO: ALBIN KURTI INDICTED FOR FEBRUARY 10 RIOT,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An international prosecutor filed an indictment against Vetevendosje/Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti in the Pristina District Court on June 4, 2007 for crimes related to the violent February 10 SDM demonstration in Pristina. Although the indictment recomme [...]
2007-06-08 17:19:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA464KOSOVO'S SOUTHERN SERBS INCREASINGLY RESISTANT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a series of meetings in the southern enclaves in mid-to-late May, Kosovo Serbs continued to exhibit a strong degree of denial about the imminence of a status decision, expressing firm belief in Russia's ability to halt or at least delay independence. Serbs in the future [...]
2007-06-13 11:50:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA477KOSOVO FINAL STATUS: SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER FINDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Pristina June 14-17, USG Special Envoy for Kosovo Amb. Frank Wisner delivered a message to Kosovo Albanian national and local political leaders, businesspeople, media, academics, and religious figures that the quality of Kosovo's independence is as important as the speed at whi [...]
2007-06-19 14:28:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA489KOSOVO: EUPT PROPOSES BROAD TRAINING CONCEPT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent weeklong course in Finland for candidates for the anticipated Kosovo European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) mission covered ESDP concepts, the goals of the Kosovo ESDP mission, an overview of rule of law sectors in Kosovo, Kosovo-specific case studies, and the missi [...]
2007-06-22 13:07:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALAORC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINS YI UNMIK KCRS
07PRISTINA492KOSOVO: KFOR AND UNMIK POLICE BRIEF ON READINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The KFOR commander and UNMIK police commissioner recently provided updates on their readiness posture as the status process moves into July and beyond. Both have focused on immediate challenges, including the June 23-28 presence in Kosovo of "marchers" from Serbia who will culmin [...]
2007-06-25 07:50:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA50KOSOVO: AFTER A HEATED PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the January 21 Serbian parliamentary elections, Serbia-based political parties have been actively campaigning in Kosovo, and some even include Kosovo Serbs as candidates on their electoral lists. In the past weeks, there have been peaceful rallies in Serb-majorit [...]
2007-01-19 17:32:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA502KOSOVO: UNMIK SEEKS SUPPORT FOR OBSERVER STATUS TO
[...] (U) Acting DSRSG Paul Acda wrote to COM June 21 asking for United States Customs Service's support for UNMIK's request for observer status to the Brussels-based World Customs Organization. 2. (U) The text of Acda's direct request to WCO General Director Michel Danet follows. BEGIN TEXT: [...]
2007-06-29 09:45:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KHLS UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA504KOSOVO: ALBANIAN TEEN ATTACK ON ELDERLY KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 12, an eighteen-year old Albanian punched his elderly Kosovo Serb neighbor in the face, breaking her nose. Police arrested the perpetrator the same day, but released him less than 72 hours later since the municipal public prosecutor did not seek detention on remand. Th [...]
2007-06-29 14:49:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PHUM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA521KOSOVO: SERB CHURCH RECONSTRUCTION BACK ON TRACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After months of delay, the Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo (RIC) met June 21 and approved five new tenders. RIC Project Manager Francisco Montanes is very pleased with Vera Pavlovic Luncharsky, the new Serbian Government re [...]
2007-07-06 12:11:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALSCUL KCRM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA536KOSOVO: EXBS ADVISOR FOR KOSOVO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) USOP concurs with ISN/ECC's selection and assignment of Robert Burright to the position of Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program advisor in Kosovo. USOP also concurs with the plan to hire Burright as a pers [...]
2007-07-11 14:17:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA54SERBIAN ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO: NO INCIDENTS, RADICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Kosovo Serbs voted peacefully at polling stations throughout Kosovo in the Serbian parliamentary elections on January 21. There were no significant incidents. Preliminary results indicate that Kosovo Serb support for the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) has fallen markedly since th [...]
2007-01-22 14:15:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA543KOSOVO: OKPCC, EUPT AND ICO AGREE TO SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: USOP delivered reftel non-paper on building an effective security sector to contacts at the Office of the Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC),the European Union Planning Team for Kosovo (EUPT) and the International Civilian Office (ICO). All agreed in principle to par [...]
2007-07-13 09:34:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA557KOSOVO FINAL STATUS: A/S FRIED DISCUSSES NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Pristina July 9-10, EUR A/S Fried reassured Kosovo's restive Unity Team, made up of the main governing and opposition leaders, that the U.S. would neither abandon Kosovo nor weaken in support for Kosovo's independence, and briefed them on the details of a new "minimalist" UNSC [...]
2007-07-16 12:26:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA56KOSOVO: KOSOVARS FULFILL ANOTHER STANDARD BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local Contact Group (CG) representatives agreed that the PISG has met the standard on reconstructing Serb houses in Svinjare destroyed in the March 2004 violence. At a joint meeting between the Contact Group and Serb representatives, Russian COM told the Zvecan mayor, northern K [...]
2007-01-23 12:05:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA577KOSOVO: NORTH MITROVICA KPS CHIEF EVINCES GUARDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: North Mitrovica Kosovo Police Service (KPS) Commander Milija Milosevic, speaking for the first time directly with USOP on July 18, maintained that his officers would continue to do their job regardless of the outcome of Kosovo status. Eager to show goodwill, he asserted that, at [...]
2007-07-26 11:13:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA591KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY FINAL STATUS DEBATE ENDS WITHOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly held a marathon July 31 session to hear an update on final status from Kosovo's Unity Team (UT) upon the latter's return from Washington. Speaking of the expected 120-day period of further talks between Belgrade and Pristina, President Sejdiu said the UT would [...]
2007-07-31 14:44:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA622KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU PUSHES BACK ON TWO TROIKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local Troika representatives delivered the oral message to the PISG as requested by the Troika principals. UT Coordinator Blerim Shala pushed back on two points, saying that the Kosovo side had already made substantial and painful concessions and that security in Kosovo was the [...]
2007-08-13 16:06:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA640KOSOVO: SEVEN OF KOSOVO'S MOST DANGEROUS PRISONERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven of Kosovo's most notorious and dangerous criminals escaped from the Kosovo Corrections Service (KCS)-run Dubrava Prison at approximately 4:15 p.m. on August 18. The prisoners, convicted of crimes ranging from murdering an international police officer to committing terroris [...]
2007-08-23 12:28:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM PINR EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA643KOSOVO: PROGRESS STALLED ON CRITICAL VETTING
[...] (C) Summary. Competencies with national security implications are slowly being transferred from UNMIK to the Provisional Institutions of Self Government (PISG),making it critical that the legal framework and implementing mechanisms are in place for the PISG to vet personnel, classify informat [...]
2007-08-24 13:27:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA644KOSOVO: MAIN OPPOSITION LEADER THACI WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Main opposition leader Hashim Thaci reiterated to us August 23 his position that elections had to happen during their constitutionally-mandated timeframe and noted that Kosovo's Unity Team (UT) had already agreed to holding them by the third week of November. Thaci promised that [...]
2007-08-24 14:14:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA669KOSOVO: DEMINING REPORT RECOMMENDS MORE CLEARANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) published a report in July 2007 on landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination in Kosovo and the local capacity to address it. The report, the result of a February GICHD mission to Kosovo to review prog [...]
2007-09-06 15:52:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA671KOSOVO: SPECIAL PROSECUTORS' OFFICE MAKES PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Special Prosecutors' Office (KSPO) now has six prosecutors pursuing complex cases and beginning to file indictments in serious cases; however, it is facing significant obstacles that threaten its future viability. Among these are a lack of resources and unhelpful atti [...]
2007-09-06 15:55:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV
07PRISTINA68KOSOVO: HARADINAJ TRIAL TO COMMENCE IN MARCH IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on January 24 that the war crimes trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander and former Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj and his subordinates, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, will commence on March [...]
2007-01-25 18:09:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKAWC PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK ICTY YI
07PRISTINA683KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU ON TROIKA TALKS, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a September 11 meeting with COM, President Sejdiu agreed that the Kosovar side had to "do better" in the ongoing Troika-led talks and would submit on paper a "Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Kosovo and Serbia" at the September 19 meeting in London, as well as an a [...]
2007-09-12 12:33:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA698KOSOVO: MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS SLOWLY TAKES
[...] (C) Summary: Operating for more than a year, the embryonic Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is gradually taking over the law enforcement competencies of UNMIK, starting with civil status and registration, production of documents, emergency management, and vehicle registration. Those remaini [...]
2007-09-21 14:41:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA705KOSOVO: KURTI TRIAL OPENS BEFORE PACKED COURTROOM,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial began in a circus-like atmosphere before an international three-judge panel and a packed courtroom on charges stemming from his instigation of violence at the February 10 SDM demonstration that left two [...]
2007-09-26 08:15:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA706KOSOVO: KURTI TRIAL OPENS BEFORE PACKED COURTROOM,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial began in a circus-like atmosphere before an international three-judge panel and a packed courtroom on charges stemming from his instigation of violence at the February 10 SDM demonstration that left two [...]
2007-09-26 08:15:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA711KOSOVO: VIOLENCE OVER PROPERTY SALES LEAVE NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The multiethnic north Mitrovica neighborhood of Little Bosnia, or Bosniak Mahalla, is on edge as a result of a series of recent criminal incidents, including explosions, an arson attack and newly-planted unexploded ordnance (UXO). The incidents date back to January 2007 and appe [...]
2007-10-01 14:04:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA75KOSOVO: EXHUMATION OF POSSIBLE LARGE MASS GRAVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMIK's Department of Justice has what it believes to be reliable information regarding a mass grave that could contain up to several hundred bodies. The site is just over the administrative boundary line with Serbia. UNMIK has asked USG assistance to pressure the Serbian judge [...]
2007-01-29 10:10:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL ICTY UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA757POSSIBLE SCENARIOS IF BELGRADE DISCONNECTS KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Various scenarios exist if Serbia, in response to a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, chooses to disconnect Kosovo from its energy grid. Our USAID energy experts tell us that the most likely scenario would have Kosovo muddling through, but only if both its aging l [...]
2007-10-26 15:05:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA768KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL
[...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Office in Pristina for the narcotics and chemical control sections of this year's INCSR report. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kosovo is primarily a transit point for heroin originating in Turkey and Afghanistan and destined for Western European countries, but it [...]
2007-11-05 16:35:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA778KOSOVO: EU PLANS FOR THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the August 2007 escape of seven of Kosovo's most dangerous criminals from Dubrava Prison (reftel),which highlighted security problems in Kosovo's penitentiary system, the European Union Planning Team for Kosovo (EUPT) shared with USOP its assessment of Kosovo's prisons [...]
2007-11-14 15:53:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA786KOSOVO ENERGY: PLANNING FOR A POTENTIAL BELGRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Planning for the potential of Belgrade disconnecting Kosovo from its energy grid, Kosovo energy transmission experts have begun quiet talks with their Macedonian, Albanian and Greek counterparts to coordinate action to preserve the stability of the regional energy system. In oth [...]
2007-11-20 16:22:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA793KOSOVO: ALBIN KURTI'S TRIAL RESUMES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vetevendosje/Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial resumed on November 15. The atmosphere, again, was circus-like, with Kurti trying to make political statements and the presiding judge repeatedly yelling at him to "get to the point" and "move on." It star [...]
2007-11-26 13:43:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA81KOSOVO: BREAK-AWAY "DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE" FAILS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the creation of the break-away Democratic League (LD) on January 12, LD leader and former Assembly speaker Nexhat Daci and his allies have tried to portray the party as a significant force that has hived off a good portion of the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Ho [...]
2007-01-29 15:45:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA813KOSOVO ELECTIONS: PDK WINS MORE MAYORSHIPS, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to preliminary results issued December 9 by the OSCE, Hashim Thaci's PDK party won 14 of the 23 municipalities up for grabs in the December 8 mayoral run-offs in Kosovo. President Sejdiu's LDK party won 6 -- including Pristina -- while Ramush Haradinaj's AAK party won [...]
2007-12-10 15:06:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA91KOSOVO: COM INAUGURATE AID PROJECT, URGES KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the inauguration of a U.S.-funded town hall and road rehabilitation project in northern Kosovo on February 1, COM urged Kosovo Serbs to listen carefully to Ahtisaari's proposal, saying that it will contain significant rights and guarantees for Kosovo's Serbs. In a priva [...]
2007-02-02 12:25:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA93KOSOVO: UNMIK CIVPOL'S TRANSITION TO AN EU-LED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIK CivPol and the EU Planning Team (EUPT) continue to cooperate on planning for the eventual transfer of the international civilian police mission in Kosovo. UNMIK intends to maintain its authorized CivPol strength of 1,565 until the beginning of the transition, and the EUPT a [...]
2007-02-02 18:28:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA96KOSOVO: POSITIVE KOSOVAR ALBANIAN REACTION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction by Kosovo Albanian leaders and the media to the final status package, as presented in Pristina by UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari on February 2, has been positive. The Unity Team welcomed the package and issued a statement saying they were committed to continuing the process [...]
2007-02-05 16:42:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07QUITO1634ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-20 13:41:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS PTER SNAR EC
07QUITO482 ECUADOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Ecuador has achieved significant and sustained progress in the areas of prevention, protection, and prosecution of TIP. GOE commitment to combat TIP is evidenced by former President Palacio's signing of the National Anti-TIP Plan on August 30, 2006. The GOE [...]
2007-03-01 22:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07QUITO796US-LATIN AMERICA PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel invitations on March 20 to Ecuadorian Central Bank General Manager Mauricio Pareja, Superintendent of Banks Alfredo Vergara, and Minister of Economy and finance Ricardo Patino Aroca. As of April 3, the latter two declined citing prior official engagements, and the fo [...]
2007-04-04 21:34:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC KCRM KTFN PREL PTER
07QUITO916DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNCAC CONVENTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 21:12:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR EC
07RABAT1119FBI DIRECTOR AND GOM DISCUSS TERRORISM, TRAINING
[...] (S) In separate June 29 meetings, FBI Director Mueller met with Justice Minister Mohammed Bouzoubaa, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa and other top security officials to encourage continued cooperation between the USG and the GOM in combating terrorism. Bouzoubaa said that Morocco is a targe [...]
2007-07-09 13:45:00Embassy RabatSECRETKCRM MO PGOV PREL PTER
07RABAT1719MOROCCO - FOLLOW-UP ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS
[...] (SBU) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the GOM, which includes combating terrorism finance, cash couriers, and money laundering. Post's CT working group coordinates numerous CT related programs managed by t [...]
2007-11-08 13:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KCRM PTER KTFN MO
07RANGOON1089DEMARCHES ON PIRACY DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 10:54:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCSY PHSA PBTS PGOV PREL EWWT UN UNSC
07RANGOON1109BURMA: INCSR II MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] This report responds to reftel request for the INCSR II Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Report update. 2. Burma, a major drug-producing country, has taken steps to strengthen its anti-money laundering regulatory regime in 2006 and 2007. The country's economy remains dominated by state [...]
2007-11-15 08:37:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR BM
07RANGOON1117WIF GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN,S EMPOWERMENT IN
[...] Embassy Rangoon recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Strengthening Women Capacity Empowerment in Kachin State: App [...]
2007-11-19 08:02:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI BM
07RANGOON255INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO HELP BURMA,S WAR ON DRUGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At a semi-annual Rangoon meeting of the Mini-Dublin Group, the countries tracking narcotics in Burma echoed concerns of the INCSR and UNODC Annual Report. All agreed that Burma is making credible progress in disrupting drug trafficking networks and reducing opium cultivation, bu [...]
2007-03-09 11:55:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM BM
07RANGOON357BURMESE VILLAGERS SUCCESSFULLY RESIST FORCED LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. Two recent incidents in Burma demonstrated the effectiveness of raising awareness about individual rights in Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases. According to Save the Children (STC),villagers in Karen State and Shan State who had received STC training took action to save forcibl [...]
2007-04-11 06:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PGOV SMIG KCRM BM
07RANGOON555BURMA: 2007 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD
[...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, based on benchmarks established in the prior year, in preparation for the FY 2008 certification process. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2007 Certification Report Card: [...]
2007-06-08 09:17:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM BM
07REYKJAVIK49 SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...]
2007-03-01 17:59:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07REYKJAVIK90 UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...]
2007-03-30 13:51:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07RIGA107SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: LATVIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: At its annual briefing to the Riga diplomatic corps, Latvia's anti-corruption bureau (KNAB) highlighted 2006 as a year where it made great strides in tacking corruption. Overall, the KNAB's successful completion of the cases for formal prosecution has dramatically increased fro [...]
2007-02-13 15:01:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID KCRM LG PGOV
07RIGA147OIL EXEC OUTLINES CORRUPTION AND COERCION AT RIGA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Managing Director of Latvia's branch of Statoil Baiba Rubess outlined to emboffs a Riga Freeport and Riga International Airport (RIX) that lack transparency, are dominated by the interests of the political elite, but that ultimately will be developed significantly and profitab [...]
2007-02-28 12:13:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR ECON ENRG ETRD KCRM LG
07RIGA179Latvian concerns on proposed bill on tax havens
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 05:13:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KCRM PREL LG
07RIGA192LATVIAN PRESIDENT DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Summary: President Vike-Freiberga invoked a heretofore never used constitutional provision to delay for two months controversial amendments to the laws on the oversight of Latvia's security services. She said it was clear that the government had unduly rushed the legislation adding that a [...]
2007-03-12 12:45:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPINR ASEC PGOV KCRM PREL NATO LG
07RIGA200SHOW ME THE MONEY - LATVIA TACKLES CASH COURIERS
[...] (U) Summary: Per reftel, PolOff delivered background notes on Cash Couriers to Viesturs Burkans, head of Latvia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Agnese Vilde of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department. In response, Vilde and Burkans outlined the key provision of Latvia's new [...]
2007-03-15 15:17:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM SNAR LG
07RIGA201LEMBERGS ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY AND MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) Summary: Aivars Lembergs, mayor of Ventspils, was arrested Wednesday morning by the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) and ordered held in custody without bail. The Prosecutor General's Office (PG) has charged Lembergs with bribe taking, blackmail, money laundering, failure to declare [...]
2007-03-15 15:20:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KCRM KJUS ECON PREL LG
07RIGA275LEMBERGS AND THE SECURITY AMENDMENTS LINKED
[...] (C) Summary: Regional Legal Attach and PolOff met with the Latvian Prosecutor General Maizetis (PG) to discuss upcoming USG sponsored training events which will involve Maizetis' office. During the course of the meeting, the PG discussed the events surrounding the introduction, and eventual wi [...]
2007-04-13 15:04:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KCRM KJUS ECON PREL PINR ASEC NATO LG
07RIGA417LATVIA'S FIU ANNOUNCES TWO OF ITS BIGGEST CASES
[...] (C) Summary: It was recently announced that Latvia's Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) handed over two of their largest cases to the Prosecutor General's office since 1998. These two cases involved over 160 people and companies from all over Latvia and well over four million USD in illegal f [...]
2007-05-31 12:36:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM LG
07RIGA422LATVIA'S FIU REPORTS HISTORIC SUCCESS FOR 2006
[...] (U) Summary: Over the past nine years, the Latvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has grown both in size and experience and is considered on of the most sophisticated in the region. The number of suspicious activity reports turned over to the FIU from looking forward has nearly doubled [...]
2007-06-01 13:10:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV PTER KCRM LG
07RIGA518LEMBERGS OUT OF PRISON AND ON HOUSE ARREST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 14:37:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM LG
07RIGA519LATVIAN PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING FROM USG
[...] (U)Summary: In conjunction with the Department of Justice's Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Division (OPDAT),US Embassy Riga conducted a three-day training program with Latvian Prosecutors and police. The training primarily focused on public corruption, financial c [...]
2007-07-12 16:14:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON LG
07RIGA56LATVIA IN 2007, KEEPING THE RELATIONSHIP STRONG
[...] (C) Summary: As we begin 2007, Latvia is in a different place than last year. The NATO summit, which kept Riga on allies' lips for a year, is over and President Vike-Freiberga, who almost single-handedly put Latvia back on the world map, is leaving office in July. Yet, the US maintains impor [...]
2007-01-22 06:55:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM ECON KPAO CVIS LG
07RIGA723LATVIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF SUSPENDED
[...] Summary: Prime Minister Kalvitis has suspended and initiated a disciplinary case against Aleksejs Loskotovs, the head of the Latvian Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB). The charges stem from the alleged discovery of "continued and serious violations concerning the use and accounting of operative fin [...]
2007-09-27 14:53:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KCRM LG
07RIGA771GOVERNMENT MOVES TO DISMISS ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF
[...] Summary: In a closed meeting on October 16, the Latvian government supported the dismissal of Aleksejs Loskutovs, the chief of the Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) on the grounds of his unsuitability to continue to hold his position. They made the decision after an ad h [...]
2007-10-17 14:17:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KCRM LG
07RIGA827Loskutovs update
[...] Summary: Continuing to search for ways to avoid a vote on the fate of anti-corruption bureau (KNAB) chief Loskutovs, the Saeima legal affairs committee told the government it needed to bolster its case for dismissal and the government pulled back its request for the parliament to dismiss Loskut [...]
2007-11-06 05:26:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KCRM LG
07RIYADH149INCSR 2006: SAUDI ARABIA SUBMISSION
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits its 2006 International Narcotics Control Straetgy Report. BEGIN TEXT: I. Summary Saudi Arabia has no appreciable drug production and is not a significant transit country. Saudi Arabia,s conservative cultural and religious norms discourage drug abu [...]
2007-01-24 06:04:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM
07RIYADH2515SAUDIS REHABILITATE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) presented a two-day orientation of its de-radicalization and rehabilitation program for extremists to an inter-agency delegation (NSC/DOS/DOD/DOJ),Embassy Pol-Mil, LEGAT, BPM and Pol staff. The SAG has invested considerable resources personne [...]
2007-12-17 09:42:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETCIA KCRM PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
07ROME2305ITALY: MURDER BY ROMANIAN SPARKS EXPULSION ORDER,
[...] (C/NF) The mugging and murder of an Italian woman by a Romanian immigrant last week in Rome has set off a political firestorm and prompted the government to issue an expulsion decree for EU citizens residing in Italy who present a threat to public safety. The victim's funeral was attended by a [...]
2007-11-06 18:08:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PREL IT RO PHUM
07ROME2313ITALY: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH
[...] (C) Summary. Italian officials are making progress on combating illicit cash couriers. The GOI has recently issued a ministerial decree to bring its own regulations on cash transactions in compliance with EU norms and is drafting a law to update enforcement provisions. Seizures of bulk cash i [...]
2007-11-08 17:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07ROME2504ITALY: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The following is post's proposed text for the Italy portion of the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (U) There were no successful large-scale terrorist attacks in Italy in 2007. Italy aggressively investigated and prosecuted terrorism suspects, dismantled terrorist-related cells wi [...]
2007-12-21 14:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07ROME411 ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...]
2007-03-02 06:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG
07SANAA1418PART ONE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
[...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. Yemen is [...]
2007-07-24 07:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1423PART TWO OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
[...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This secon [...]
2007-07-24 09:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1424PART THREE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
[...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This thir [...]
2007-07-24 10:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1425PART FOUR OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
[...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Tean (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen's capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This four [...]
2007-07-24 10:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1528YEMEN LAUNCHES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BOARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's Parliament finally elected eleven members to the the first Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) on June 25. The Commission, which will be responsible for implementing the new Anti-Corruption Law, has committed itself to developing a national anti-corruption [...]
2007-08-06 10:03:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEIND ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN KCRM PINR YM
07SANAA341SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN
[...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...]
2007-03-05 13:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07SANJOSE1194COSTA RICA MINI DUBLIN GROUP REPORT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This message provides an update on Dublin Group activities (per Ref A). Costa Rica continues to serve as a transit point for illegal narcotics destined to the United States and Europe from production sites in South America. At the same time, Costa Rica continues to demonstrate [...]
2007-06-20 23:15:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL KCRM CS
07SANJOSE132CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING RING SMASHED IN COSTA RICA
[...] SUMMARY: In a powerful display of honesty and courage, Costa Rican Immigration Director Mario Zamora refused a USD 2.5 million bribe from Chinese alien smugglers and instead assisted in a sting operation which caught the ringleader and six others on January 12, 2007. Most of the arrested are [...]
2007-01-24 22:34:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SMIG KJUS KFRD CVIS PINR CS CH
07SANJOSE1349DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNCAC CHECKLIST AND APPLICATION
[...] On July 13, PolOff conveyed reftel information and request to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime Section within the Foreign Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FMA). 2. Cordero advised that his office had already prepared the res [...]
2007-07-16 22:54:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCS KCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR
07SANJOSE524COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...]
2007-03-16 22:32:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
07SANJOSE868MORE CHINESE MIGRANTS RESCUED IN COSTA RICAN WATERS
[...] (SBU) On April 21, the Costa Rica Coast Guard (SNGC) again rescued a large number of Chinese migrants adrift in Costa Rican territorial waters. Three Ecuadorians and two Peruvians were also apprehended, and charged with human trafficking under Costa Rica,s new immigration law. The governmen [...]
2007-05-09 16:59:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KCRM CO CH CS
07SANJOSE997COSTA RICAN POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM
[...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of technical assistance from NAS Panama, Post has launched a multi-year program to professionalize Costa Rica's national police force. With crime rates rising rapidly and over 700,000 Amcits visiting each year, the program is a key part of our Mission Strategic Plan [...]
2007-05-25 20:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR CS
07SANJOSE999COSTA RICAN POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM
[...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of technical assistance from NAS Panama, Post has launched a multi-year program to professionalize Costa Rica's national police force. With crime rates rising rapidly and over 700,000 Amcits visiting each year, the program is a key part of our Mission Strategic Plan [...]
2007-05-25 20:46:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR CS
07SANSALVADOR1006EL SALVADOR UPDATE ON REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 21 emboffs met with Acting Minister of Public Security and Justice Astor Escalante to review progress on the GOES Regional Security plan raised in reftel. Escalante assured emboffs that the GOES team is working on the project to more fully develop the plan, but that the [...]
2007-05-24 14:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR1287SALVADORAN READOUT OF BELIZE SICA SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Meeting on Belize's San Pedro Island, leaders of member states of the Central American Integration System (SICA) discussed and approved a GOES proposal to enhance cooperation and coordination among the Central American countries regarding regional security and crime. The proposal was d [...]
2007-07-03 22:30:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALASEC EFIN PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM
07SANSALVADOR1459VEHICLES FOR REVISITING EXTRADITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy has been advised that there are currently two potential cases to test the Salvadoran judiciary's willingness to extradite Salvadoran nationals to the US. The simplest of these concerns a dual national convicted of child sexual assault who fled the US prior to sentencing. [...]
2007-07-31 16:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KHLS KCRM ES
07SANSALVADOR1525POLICE CORRUPTION IN SAN MIGUEL
[...] (U) Summary: Three current and former members of El Salvador's National Civilian Police (PNC) were arrested on July 29 and charged with carrying out a contract killing. Several local businessmen have also been implicated in what press reports describe as an extortion, racketeering and assassin [...]
2007-08-08 23:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1611FORMER FMLN CITY COUNCILMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS
[...] (U) On August 15, Jose Mario Belloso, a former Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) city councilman was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2006 assassination of two riot control police officers and the attempted murder of five other members of the riot police. 2. (U) During a July [...]
2007-08-17 21:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1646EL SALVADOR TOUGHENS PUBLIC DISTURBANCE LAWS
[...] (U) Summary: On August 16, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed amendments to key crime legislation that will increase penalties for public disturbance. The party-line vote was contentious, and the ruling ARENA party, which promoted the legislation, was unable to garner the support of i [...]
2007-08-22 14:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR172ICITAP PRISON EVALUATION: NO-COST METHODS TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 8 to 12, 2006, Mike Cooksey from ICITAP visited El Salvador to evaluate the Salvadoran penal system. Based upon his visit, he made the following recommendations: (1) eliminate packages for gang members; (2) require prisoners to work; (3) isolate gang leaders; (4) i [...]
2007-01-31 21:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
07SANSALVADOR1783SAN MIGUEL POLICE CORRUPTION PROBE CASTS WIDER NET
[...] (C) Summary: The ongoing investigation into police corruption in San Miguel has so far resulted in the arrest of a total of eight National Civilian Police (PNC) officers, as well as indictments ranging from murder to obstruction of justice to dereliction of duty. While the cases point to ser [...]
2007-09-06 16:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR263AG GONZALES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (C) Summary: On February 5, 2007 the Attorney General visited El Salvador to announce new anti-gang initiatives. As part of his visit, the Attorney General and his staff participated in a bilateral meeting with President Saca, members of his cabinet and important members of the Salvadoran jud [...]
2007-02-14 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR273MEETING OF ATTORNEY GENERALS OF U.S., EL SALVADOR,
[...] (C) Summary. During Attorney General Gonzales' visit to El Salvador on February 5, Salvadoran AG Felix Safie hosted a private dinner for Attorney General Gonzales and their counterparts from Honduras and Guatemala, Leonidas Bautista and Juan Luis Florido. The topic of the dinner was regiona [...]
2007-02-16 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR298SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (S) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca is likely to emphasize his concerns over Venezuelan and Iranian threats to regional stability and press for extension of TPS during his February 27 meeting with the President. Saca will also raise gang violence, deportation of Salvadoran criminal alien [...]
2007-02-20 16:36:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL OVIP KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR321LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SACA TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (C) On February 17, Embassy received a cover letter (dated February 10) from President Saca to President Bush, thanking the President for the opportunity to meet with him in Washington to discuss issues "relating to the security and stability of both our countries." The letter was accompan [...]
2007-02-22 17:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES KHLS PINR PGOV OVIP KCRM
07SANSALVADOR409EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT
[...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 15:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR41THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Although established in 1992, the Central American Integration System (SICA) remains an incipient attempt by the countries of Central America to achieve regional integration and cooperation. The organization includes the member nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate [...]
2007-01-10 19:07:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM XK ES ETRD EU
07SANSALVADOR814EL SALVADOR HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-GANG CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador hosted the Third Annual Anti-Gang Conference at the Decameron Resort in Sonsonate, El Salvador from April 23-27. Nearly 200 people were in attendance including law enforcement and government representatives from the U.S., El Salvador, Honduras, G [...]
2007-04-27 22:46:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR837EL SALVADOR'S REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN
[...] (C) On April 30, Polcouns met with Director of the National Civil Police (PCN) Rodrigo Avila to review progress on El Salvador's draft Regional Security Strategy. Avila, who is leading the GOES efforts to draft this strategy, reported that the GOES hosted a technical meeting on April 23 as a [...]
2007-05-03 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANTIAGO1110CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuant [...]
2007-07-17 15:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1152CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuan [...]
2007-07-20 20:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1196CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuan [...]
2007-07-26 19:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO1205CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training by USG officials, pursu [...]
2007-07-27 19:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO288CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...]
2007-02-16 19:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO310CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 9, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...]
2007-02-22 15:00:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO336CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the a [...]
2007-02-27 13:00:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO379CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]
2007-03-07 14:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO380CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]
2007-03-07 14:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO381CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]
2007-03-07 14:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO416CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...]
2007-03-12 22:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO424CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 9, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]
2007-03-14 18:00:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO460CHILE: LEGAT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]
2007-03-21 15:10:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI
07SANTIAGO480CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abov [...]
2007-03-23 20:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO481CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abov [...]
2007-03-23 20:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO545CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 30, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]
2007-04-04 16:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO641CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]
2007-04-18 21:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL PHUM KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO652CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 18,2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief, Harry Kamian, certifies the above st [...]
2007-04-20 17:18:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO653CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 12, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief, Harry Kamian, certifies the above st [...]
2007-04-20 17:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO797MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA NEEDS U.S. SUPPORT AND FTA
[...] On July 15, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Democratic Security." Quote: 2. "The President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, has had a dramatic increase in popularity... in spite of accusations of ties between members [...]
2007-05-16 11:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD SNAR KCRM KPAO PINR KMDR CO CI
07SANTIAGO860CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 25, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above s [...]
2007-05-29 12:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO869CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 18, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...]
2007-05-29 21:01:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
07SANTIAGO983A SOUTHERN CONE PERSPECTIVE ON COUNTERING CHAVEZ
[...] (C) Hugo Chavez,s effort to expand his influence into the Southern Cone was the subject of ref A. This, part two in a series of joint cables from Southern Cone embassies, looks at ways the U.S. can counter Chavez and reassert U.S. leadership in the region. From posts' perspectives, there are [...]
2007-06-18 14:45:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KCRM AR BO BR PARM UY VE CI
07SANTODOMINGO1100DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAFAEL COLLADO EXTRADITED TO
[...] On May 9, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Rafael Collado to the United States to stand trial in the State of New York (Kings County) for multiple counts of murder and firearms violations, as detailed in indictment number 1664-83, filed on March 24, 1983. As laid out in the indictment, Collado sh [...]
2007-05-09 16:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1148DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ARNOLDO CABRERA'S EXTRADITION
[...] On May 16, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Arnoldo Cabrera Dominguez to the United States to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for conspiracy to import and distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, as detailed in indictment number S1 05-CR-1278 [...]
2007-05-14 19:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1245DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WENDY ALMONTE EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On May 23, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Wendy Almonte to the United States to stand trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for multiple counts related to the importation of and possession with intent to distribute of MDMA ("ecstasy"),as detailed in indi [...]
2007-05-25 15:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1246DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICES FREE NARCO
[...] (C) Summary. In yet another bizarre turn in the Juan Flete - Lourdes Machuca extradition saga (reftel),the five justices of the Penal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court have rejected the use of confidential witnesses in establishing probable cause in extradition proceedings - freeing bot [...]
2007-05-25 15:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PGOV DR
07SANTODOMINGO1395DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILLIAM MORALES EXTRADITED TO
[...] On June 7, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned William Ricardo Morales Alvarez to the United States to stand trial in the State of New York (County of New York) for murder (2nd degree),as detailed in indictment number 1899-03, filed on April 17, 2003. As laid out in the indictment, Morales shot to [...]
2007-06-11 20:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1426DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT REACTS DEFENSIVELY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge informed Dominican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Trullols and Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rosario Graciano on June 11 of SIPDIS the decision to place the Dominican government on the Tier 2 Watch List in the Department's Trafficking Report [...]
2007-06-15 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETELAB MASS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF SMIG KCRM DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO1548EXTRADITION OF DOMINICAN FUGITIVE LUIS VIRGILIO
[...] On June 28, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Luis Virgilio Saldana Perez to the United States to serve a sixty month sentence following conviction in case number 2:01CR400-01. first filed on June 14, 2001, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. As detailed in the Court's ju [...]
2007-06-26 19:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1609DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JUAN GARCIA EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On July 5, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Juan Carlos Garcia Soriano to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for possession with intent to distribute in excess of 5 kilograms of cocaine. As detailed in indictment number 05-29 ( [...]
2007-07-05 18:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1679DOMINICANS SIGN 505 AGREEMENT, INTERCEPTOR BOATS
[...] (U) On June 28, Embassy received from the Dominican MFA diplomatic note DEJ/STI 16058 agreeing to the terms of a "505 agreement" first proposed in REFTELS B and C and most recently relayed to the Dominican Government via Embassy diplomatic note 90 of May 17, 2007. Electronic copies of both no [...]
2007-07-12 15:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PTER SNAR KCRM SMIG DR
07SANTODOMINGO1692REQUEST FOR 212(F) VISA REVOCATION FOR CORRUPT DOMINICAN CONSUL IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) This is an advisory opinion requesting the revocation of the B1/B2 nonimmigrant visas issued to Casilda Teonilde CASADO DE CHEUNG; her husband, Pak Shing CHEUNG; her brother, Roger CASADO ALCANTARA; and her children, Yin Mey, Yin Ney, Sheung Leung, and Jean Ney CHEUNG CASADO, under the Presid [...]
2007-07-13 11:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETCVIS OPRC PHUM KCRM KCOR CH DR
07SANTODOMINGO1713DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE HINOJOSA EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On July 15, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Ramon Hinojosa Santos to the United States to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 or more kilograms of cocaine (2 counts under 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 846),[...]
2007-07-17 19:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO1995AMERICA'S MOST WANTED - SERIAL CHILD RAPIST
[...] On August 22, 2007, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen fugitive and convicted serial child rapist, was arrested in Santo Domingo by members of a specialized fugitive apprehension unit based in the National Directorate of Drug Control. Working in concert with locally-based agents of the U.S [...]
2007-08-24 12:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CJAN CVIS KCRM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2046FERNANDEZ SHUFFLES CABINET: ALL ARE WELCOME UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of decrees issued August 17-20, President Fernandez shuffled his cabinet and other key government positions. New Ministers were named for Industry and Commerce, Environment, and Public Works and Communications, as well as new heads of the National Police and Navy. Th [...]
2007-08-30 13:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SENV MARR KCRM ETRD DR
07SANTODOMINGO2047DOMINICAN FUGITIVE VICTOR CABRERA EXTRADITED TO
[...] On August 29, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Victor Cabrera to Massachusetts to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, otherwise [...]
2007-08-30 14:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2132DOMINICAN TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED, PROGRESS A
[...] On August 30, poloff and human rights officer delivered reftel points and non-paper to Frank Soto, Assistant Attorney General for Smuggling and Trafficking of Persons. One week later, on September 6, WHA/CAR Director Velia de Pirro raised reftel points related to the need for increased victim [...]
2007-09-12 16:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO2170DOMINICAN FUGITIVE SANTOS CASTILLO EXTRADITED TO
[...] On September 13, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Santos Castillo Garcia to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and a [...]
2007-09-17 20:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2231173RD DOMINICAN FUGITIVE EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED
[...] The following details the most recent fugitive to be extradited from the Dominican Republic and provides an overview of extraditions in FY 2007. -- Bolivar Ricardo Jaquez 2. On October 3, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Bolivar Ricardo Jaquez (aka Nelson Cruz, Bolivar Lopez) to Massachus [...]
2007-10-01 19:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KJUS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2245DOMINICAN ORIENTATION VISIT OF WHA/CAR DIRECTOR DE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6 and 7, WHA/CAR Office Director Velia De Pirro traveled to the Dominican Republic for a series of orientation meetings with both Embassy staff and leading Dominican figures, including the Chief of the National Police, the President of the DEA-equivalent National D [...]
2007-10-03 18:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PINR KCRM SNAR HA VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO2260BLOWBACK PREDICTED IF DOMINICAN EXTRADITION
[...] Summary. Accused cop-killer and top-wanted Dominican fugitive Jeffry Alejandro Pena Bencosme remains in custody in New York while fighting extradition to the Dominican Republic. A combination of legal maneuvering and doubts about the Dominican claims have caused the hearing to morph into a " [...]
2007-10-05 15:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CJAN KCRM KPAO KJUS DR
07SANTODOMINGO2367DOMINICAN FUGITIVES BARE AND HICIANO EXTRADITED TO
[...] On October 18, U.S. Marshals returned Luciano Bare and Virgilio Hiciano to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York: Bare, to be sentenced following conviction on charges of federal food stamp fraud, which, as detailed in indictment number [...]
2007-10-19 18:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO239DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAUDO MUNOZ EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On January 31, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Raudo Munoz to the State of New Jersey for sentencing in a case arising out of indictment number 02-05-0680-I, filed May 23, 2002. On June 9, 2003, Munoz plead guilty to attempted murder (count two of the indictment) and was allowed to remain free on [...]
2007-02-02 20:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2600DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] As requested refel, following is a summary of Dominican progress toward rectifying key deficiencies identified in the June 2007 TIP report. ------ 2. Increasing efforts to investigate, prosecute, convict and sentence trafficking offenders, including public officials allegedly complicit i [...]
2007-11-21 19:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM KWMN ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO2739DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ACEVEDO EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On December 13, U.S. Marshals returned Dennys Acevedo to the United States to appear before the Supreme Court of New York, County of Kings, to face 2 counts of 2nd degree murder, as detailed in indictment number 1400/2001, filed on March 2, 2001. The facts contained in the indictment indicate [...]
2007-12-13 16:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO28DOMINICANS FIGHT CORRUPTION - MUCH BARK, LITTLE BITE, SHOOTING SNAFU WITH JUSTICE OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 11:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS DR
07SANTODOMINGO320DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO REGIONAL
[...] On February 8, AmEmbassy Santo Domingo received a diplomatic note covering a series of letters from the Dominican Foreign Ministry inviting U.S. participation in a Dominican-hosted regional anti-drug summit on March 15, 2007. Per REF A, duplicate invitations were extended to the Department by [...]
2007-02-13 17:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM KJUS OVIP OTRA
07SANTODOMINGO355U/S EDELMAN ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS COOPERATION AND
[...] (C) Summary. On February 2, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, DEA Chief of Operations Michael Braun, Commander of U.S. Southern Command's Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) Rear Admiral Jeffrey Hathaway, Ambassador Hans Hertell and other U.S. civilian and militar [...]
2007-02-20 14:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PREL KCRM SNAR HA VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO438DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CARLOS MOREL EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On February 16, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Carlos Morel to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as detailed in indictment number 03-20613-CR-SEITZ, filed July 31, 2003. According to the indic [...]
2007-03-01 19:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO441DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 2, SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] The following is Part 2 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 2 III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS The Dominican government made significant progress i [...]
2007-03-02 11:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO444DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 1, SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] The following is Part 1 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 1 I. OVERVIEW: EXTENT OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO485DOMINICAN FUGITIVE DE LA ROSA TO BE EXTRADITED TO
[...] On November 8, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Yokary de la Rosa to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses as detailed in indictment number CR 03-893, filed on August 5, 2003, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. According to the in [...]
2007-03-06 18:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO597REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT CALLS FOR INCREASED U.S.
[...] (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago joined Dominican President Fernandez to sign a non-binding declaration on measures to counter threats posed by the trafficking of [...]
2007-03-19 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO668FURTHER ON REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT AND CALLS FOR
[...] (U) Following is an amplified version of Santo Domingo 597 with addition of U.S. and Dominican positions, new text in paras. 10 and 11, and comment. 2. (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Mannin [...]
2007-03-23 20:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO733SENIOR DOMINICAN OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High-level officials in the Dominican Ministries of Foreign Relations and Migration use their positions to facilitate human trafficking and alien smuggling schemes, according to media reports, DHS investigations and Embassy contacts. Those implicated include the Assistant Secreta [...]
2007-03-30 23:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PHUM SMIG KCOR KCRM CH DR HA HK
07SANTODOMINGO755DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ROMULA SILVA EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On March 29, U.S. Marshals returned Romula (aka Romulo) Silva to the United States to stand trial in the Middle District of Florida for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five (5) or more kilograms of cocaine. As detailed in indictment 8:03-Cr-476-T-23 (EAJ),filed on December 3, [...]
2007-04-03 17:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO77DOMINICAN FUGITIVES JIMENEZ AND GARCIA EXTRADITED
[...] On January 12, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Jimenez Guerrero to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for trial on a variety of narcotics charges detailed in indictment number 06-253 (PG),filed on August 10, 2006. As described in the indictment, Jimenez was a member of a drug trafficking orga [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO887DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILFREDO TORIBIO TO BE
[...] On April 20, 2006, U.S. Marshals will return Wilfredo Antonio Toribio Reyes to the United States to stand trial in the State of New Jersey for multiple counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, as detailed in indictment number 05-05-0558-I (filed May 2, 2005) and indictment number 05 [...]
2007-04-18 17:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SAOPAULO1002SAO PAULO CONTACTS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RISING HATE
[...] (SBU) Brazil's image of a racially and culturally harmonious country contrasts with the reality that deeply-held prejudices and stereotypes are contributing to a rise in hate crimes. Contacts tell us that while a national movement has not yet taken root, skinhead gangs and racist websites are [...]
2007-12-21 15:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KCRM BR
07SAOPAULO873PUBLIC SECURITY IN SAO PAULO: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
[...] (SBU) Although public security remains one of the most serious policy challenges in Brazil, civil society researchers and law enforcement analysts in Sao Paulo believe that the federal and state governments are taking inadequate action to tackle the issue or to coordinate with each other in fi [...]
2007-10-29 16:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PGOV ASEC BR
07SAOPAULO878SAO PAULO CITY OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GOVERNANCE, POLITICS,
[...] (SBU) Calling the operations of street vendors a "racket," Sao Paulo assistant Mayor Andrea Matarazzo told Consul General (CG) that he has been cracking down on the sale of pirated and counterfeit goods by both stores and vendors. He associated the vendors' activities with organized criminal [...]
2007-10-31 13:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KCRM KIPR SNAR ETRD ASEC BR
07SAOPAULO966CODEL REID'S VISIT TO FOZ DO IGUACU, BRAZIL
[...] (U) During a November 27-28 visit to Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Codel Reid met with the Ambassador and Embassy Brasilia and ConGen Sao Paulo officers, visited Federal Police headquarters and an operating center of the Maritime Federal Police, and toured Itaipu Dam. The delegation dined with three [...]
2007-12-12 09:23:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM OPRC BR
07SAOPAULO991JUDGES WARN THAT BRAZIL MUST DO MORE TO BATTLE
[...] (C) Sao Paulo Supreme Court justices are concerned about the possibility of growing ties between organized crime and terrorism in Brazil. During a December 5-7 visit to Sao Paulo by Greg West, Assistant United States Attorney and Organized Crime and Terrorism Section Chief for the Northern D [...]
2007-12-19 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV OEXC OIIP KCRM BR
07SAOPAULO992OVERWORKED SAO PAULO JUDGES WANT GREATER LAW
[...] (SBU) Sao Paulo judges tell us that they are overworked and overburdened and that the growth in the drug trade and lack of prison space make their already difficult work even more challenging. Greg West, Assistant United States Attorney and Organized Crime and Terrorism Section Chief for the [...]
2007-12-19 18:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR PGOV PHUM OEXC OIIP KCRM SNAR
07SARAJEVO1068BOSNIA - THE STATE PROSECUTOR AND STATE COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 26 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica from July 11, 1995 has placed the issue of war crimes prsecutions near the top of the Bosnian political genda. The current political environment has highlghted criti [...]
2007-05-16 14:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KAWC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1071BOSNIA: SADOVIC POLITICIZES MINISTRY OF SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: Since his January appointment, Tarik Sadovic has adopted a highly political approach to his role as Minister of Security and worked almost exclusively to advance Bosniak ethnic interests. Sadovic has excluded non-Bosniak Ministry officials, including the Deputy Minister, from pol [...]
2007-05-17 11:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM PTER BK
07SARAJEVO1127BOSNIA: MILETIC IN JEOPARDY AGAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Attempts to oust Federation Police Chief Zlatko Miletic continue. On May 29 the Federation Parliament plans to vote on the legality of the last-minute mandate extension of the current Independent Supervisory Review Board (ISRB) and its decision to re-appoint Federation Police Dir [...]
2007-05-24 11:45:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KJUS PINR KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO121MILETIC MANDATE RENEWED
[...] (C) On January 18 an independent personnel board reconfirmed its decision to appoint Zlatko Miletic as Federation Police Chief. The Federation parliamentary committee charged with administrative oversight upheld the legality of the decision thus overruling the opposition of Miletic opponents i [...]
2007-01-18 16:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBK KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PTER
07SARAJEVO1212BOSNIA: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ON WAR CRIMINALS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In the past seven days two distinct but significant events connected to bringing war criminals to justice occurred in the Republika Srpska (RS). The first, a major success, happened on May 31, when police from the Republika Srpska (RS) apprehended ICTY-indicted Zdravko Tolimir [...]
2007-06-01 17:06:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL ICTY BK
07SARAJEVO1503BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Only the second week into his tenure as High Representative, Miroslav Lajcak will use the Bonn Powers on July 10 to amend state-level legislation in order to strengthen Bosnia,s ability to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Lajca [...]
2007-07-09 18:10:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KCRM KJUS PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1570STATE COURT ACQUITS SERB WARTIME MINISTER OF WAR
[...] (U) On July 18 the BiH State Court acquitted Momcilo Mandic on charges of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians during the 1992-95 conflict. The war crimes case against Mandic cited his role as Assistant Minister of Interior in the "Serb Republic of Bosnia" in 199 [...]
2007-07-19 16:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO1625BOSNIA: DONOR CONSENSUS GROWS FOR BUILDING A STATE
[...] (C) Summary: Radovan Stankovic's escape from Foca Prison in the Republika Srpska dramatically demonstrated the legal and physical shortcomings of housing convicted war criminals and other dangerous convicts in entity prisons. Stankovic's case has galvanized the international community to reex [...]
2007-07-27 09:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KCRM KJUS PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1872BOSNIA - BOSNIAKS TORPEDO PROSPECTS FOR POLICE
[...] (C) Since assuming office in July, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak has stated publicly that his first major task would be concluding an agreement on Police Reform in September, allowing Bosnia to initial an SAA with the EU. Lajcak circulated a draft of the proposal in private talks this we [...]
2007-08-31 15:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO1914BOSNIA: DODIK AND SILAJDZIC
[...] (C) During separate meetings with Milorad Dodik and Haris Silajdzic, Ambassador urged both leaders to consider the consequences of a police reform collapse on Bosnia's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) prospects. Ambassador warned Dodik that his rhetoric over recent weeks has cros [...]
2007-09-06 15:59:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO1986BOSNIAN SECURITY AGENCY HEADS PLEDGE COOPERATION
[...] (C) DCM, September 10, hosted heads of security and law enforcement agencies to lunch to discuss maximizing interagency cooperation. Agency heads stressed their commitment to interagency cooperation but complained that political leaders make effective police and intelligence work difficult. [...]
2007-09-19 06:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALBK KCRM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
07SARAJEVO1987BOSNIA - LAJCAK DELIVERS POLICE REFORM STRATEGY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak presented to Quint Ambassadors on September 18 his strategy for securing a deal on police reform. OHR will continue with technical talks on police reform while maintaining political pressure on party leaders to compromise. After a two-hour mee [...]
2007-09-19 08:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN UN RS BK
07SARAJEVO1990BOSNIA - YOUTUBE, FORMER BOSNIAN COMMANDER DELIC,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, a video clip of Rasim Delic, the highest ranking Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY),addressing mujahedeen surfaced. Delic is accused of not preventing war crimes committed by mujahedeen during the 1992-1995 war. [...]
2007-09-19 10:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KAWC KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2018BOSNIA: EMBASSY TO PROVIDE A MILLION EUROS FOR
[...] (U) After carefully reviewing our priorities and SEED funding plans, we have decided to allocate the USD equivalent of one (approximately 1.394) million euros in 2007 bilateral SEED funding to support the Bosnian government,s planned construction of a state prison. The entire project is expec [...]
2007-09-21 07:42:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO2031BOSNIA - ADMONISHING TIHIC TO SPLIT WITH SILAJDZIC
[...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered a strong message to SDA President Sulejman Tihic to compromise on police reform so that Bosnia-Herzegovina could initial a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. Tihic related his negative views of the current OHR police reform protocol (reftel) an [...]
2007-09-21 15:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2046BOSNIA - BUGOJNO WAR CRIMES AND DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, the State Prosecutor,s Office confirmed indictments of two individuals in its ongoing investigation of war crimes committed by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH) in and around Bugojno during the 1992-1995 war. Bugojno was the scene of heavy fighting betwee [...]
2007-09-25 17:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KAWC KJUS KCRM MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2062BOSNIA: COVIC CASE GOES TO RETRIAL
[...] (C) Summary. A State Court appeals panel on September 26 invalidated on a technicality the corruption conviction of Dragan Covic, president of Bosnia,s Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),and directed that the case be retried. In November 2006, Covic was convicted of abuse of office while ser [...]
2007-09-27 18:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO2080BOSNIA - DODIK-SILAJDZIC PROTOCOL ON POLICE REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on Friday, September 28, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and Bosniak Member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic signed a 3-page "Protocol on Police Reform." The consensus among Bosnian political leaders, OHR and other international community representatives is that [...]
2007-10-01 16:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM EU BK
07SARAJEVO2082YOUTUBE THREATS TO BOSNIAK LEADERS
[...] (U) On September 29, a user identified as Hattab 72 posted a nine-minute video clip on YouTube threatening President Haris Silajdzic, Islamic Community President Reis Ceric, and SDA President Sulejman Tihic with &political, moral, and religious assassination8 if they continue to support the [...]
2007-10-01 18:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KAWC KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2143BOSNIA - HIREP REJECTS SILAJDZIC-DODIK PROTOCOL
[...] (C) High Representative Miroslav Lajcak issued a statement October 4 formally rejecting the Police Reform Protocol signed by Party for BiH (SBiH) President Haris Silajdzic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President Milorad Dodik (Ref A). The HighRep made the announcement af [...]
2007-10-05 06:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM EU BK
07SARAJEVO22RS ORGANIZED CRIME PROSECUTIONS CHALLENGE STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since returning to office in February 2006, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has taken concrete steps to fulfill specific campaign promises, including his pledge to combat crimes that impair the local investment climate. As part of this effort, in April Dodik created the RS Special [...]
2007-01-05 16:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS EINV PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO230BOSNIA - PROSECUTOR TO OPEN INVESTIGATION OF
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 31, we formally requested that the State Prosecutor and State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) open a full investigation of USG-funded humanitarian demining programs (Ref A). Both organizations pledged to conduct a thorough investigation separate from the [...]
2007-01-31 17:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS PREL MOPS PGOV KCRM BK SI
07SARAJEVO23272007-2008 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...]
2007-10-31 11:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2408BOSNIA - CAR BOMB KILLS OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 6, a car bomb killed civil servant Milan Vukelic in Banja Luka. According to media reports, Vukelic was an outspoken critic of the government and had been the target of attacks in the past. Unknown perpetrators burned his vehicle and set fire to his mother's house [...]
2007-11-08 17:29:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2487BOSNIA--SECURITY MINISTER ON SPIRIC RESIGNATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic discussed the work of the Council of Ministers (CoM) in technical mandate and the selection process for the director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA). Sadovic blames Serbian [...]
2007-11-16 13:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2519BOSNIA - MEDIA REPORT U.S. PLANS TO REMOVE DODIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of November 12, Bosnian media outlets reported that the U.S. hatched a plan to enable High Representative Lajcak to remove Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik by exposing his links to corruption and criminal activities. The story, which first surfaced on t [...]
2007-11-21 18:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2535BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM AGREEMENT GIVES DODIK MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the six governing political parties adopted an Action Plan on Police Reform during a meeting in Sarajevo on November 22 (see paragraph six below). The Action Plan lays out a timetable for implementing the October 28 Mostar Declaration, which had reaffirmed the three [...]
2007-11-23 17:26:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2555BOSNIA- CHALLENGES FOR THE STATE COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past four years, the State Prosecutor,s Office and State Court have made important strides building Bosnia,s capacity to try war crimes cases. Preliminary information on likely future war crimes cases suggests a demanding workload and challenges for both the prosecutor an [...]
2007-11-27 16:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2663BOSNIA - FIRST DEPORTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL
[...] (C) On December 9, Bosnian authorities deported Algerian native Atau Mimun, who was stripped of Bosnian citizenship by the Citizen Review Commission (CRC). The CRC was established in 2006 to review the status of individuals who had fraudently obtained Bosnian citizenship between 1992 and ear [...]
2007-12-14 11:30:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2670BOSNIA - EU RETREAT ON POLICE REFORM MAY HERALD AN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in Laktasi, Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik's hometown, leaders from the six governing parties agreed on December 11 to the terms of reference for a working group that would draft legislation creating the seven state-level police support bodies called for in the Sarajevo [...]
2007-12-17 08:15:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2682BOSNIA - STATE PRSECUTOR'S OFFICE BEGINS TO TACKLE
[...] (C) Although it was established four years ago, the Special Department for Organized Crimes (SDOC) at the State Prosecutor,s Office is only now starting to prosecute the most complex corruption, organized and financial crimes in Bosnia. With our strong support, Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Pr [...]
2007-12-17 17:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO369BOSNIAN DEMINING INVESTIGATION UPDATE:
[...] (S/NF) In consultations regarding investigations into allegations of misconduct by organizations involved in demining, State Prosecutor Jurcevic and SIPA officials informed us that they would begin investigatory work shortly. Both organizations again pledged to undertake a thorough and comp [...]
2007-02-14 16:58:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNMASS PREL MOPS PGOV KCRM BK SI
07SARAJEVO444BOSNIA: POLITICIANS BLAME INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking diametrically opposed positions, Federation-based and Republika Srpska-based political leaders reached an impasse following a week of increasingly confrontational negotiations over adopting a Draft Implementation Plan for Police Reform (the "Implementation Plan") (REF. B). [...]
2007-02-26 06:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS EUN PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO487BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]
2007-03-02 06:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SARAJEVO500BIH STATE COURT UPDATES PART TWO: TERRORISM,
[...] INTRODUCTION: This is the second of two cables summarizing cases currently before the BiH State Court. This cable summarizes organized crime, corruption and terrorism cases underway in the BiH State Court. Cases underway in the War Crimes Chamber were reported previously (REF. B). These cab [...]
2007-03-05 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KCRM KJUS KCOR KAWC PHUM PINR BK
07SARAJEVO552BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM TALKS FALTER AS EC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The German Embassy March 6 hosted police reform negotiations with the leaders of eight major political parties in the hopes of facilitating agreement on police reform in anticipation of the March 16 visit of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Oli Rehn. Ambassadors from the US, Ger [...]
2007-03-12 11:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO595BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC BLOCKS POLICE REFORM DEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: March 12 police reform talks organized by High Representative Schwarz-Schilling collapsed after Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic refused an offer from Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik to transfer competency and authority for the RS police to the state, provided [...]
2007-03-15 19:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM EU BK
07SARAJEVO677BOSNIA - THE CHALLENGE OF WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict, Srebrenica victims associations had often appealed for U.S. help in bringing to justice local police or other officials they "knew" to be war criminals. Last week the Srebrenica Municipal Council identified the Republika [...]
2007-03-27 17:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SARAJEVO804BOSNIA DEMINING: PROSECUTOR REQUESTS QSI REPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. After briefings from the Quality Solutions International (QSI) team on their recent assessment of demining operations in Bosnia, post believes the report highlights the importance of changing our demining operating pr [...]
2007-04-13 13:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI
07SARAJEVO808RSNA VOTES TO SCRAP POLICE REFORM DIRECTORATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This week the Republika Srpska (RS) government and RS National Assembly both took separate decisions rejecting the Police Reform Directorate (PRD) final report and calling for new police reform talks. At its April 11 session the RSNA approved a conclusion calling for a referend [...]
2007-04-13 16:09:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO87PM SPIRIC PRESENTS PLAN FOR GOVERNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the vote on his confirmation January 11 to become Bosnia's new Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister),Nikola Spiric of the Serb Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) presented a detailed work plan for the new government. In a 40-minute speech [...]
2007-01-12 17:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON KCRM KJUS EUN BK
07SEOUL1398MARRIAGE BROKERS OUT IN FRONT OF KOREAN LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) The trend for international marriages continues to rapidly increase in Korea as in other countries in the region. Marriage brokers have quickly adapted to the increased demand and have found ways to cash in on the lucrative business. Despite the plethora of legitimate broker companies [...]
2007-05-10 05:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG
07SEOUL3266ROK WILLING TO PROSECUTE PIRATES, SEEKS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche and non-paper, Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Minister for International Organizations and Global Issues, agreed on the need for stronger multilateral enforcement mechanisms against piracy. In a November 6 meeting with the DCM, Park asked in particular about th [...]
2007-11-06 06:26:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCSY PHSA PTER PREL EWWT UN UNSC IMO PM
07SEOUL587SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...]
2007-02-28 08:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
07SEOUL809ROKG SUPPORTS GLOBAL FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 07:53:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP OTRA AORC ECON KCOR KCRM KJUS KS
07SEOUL983KOREA BEGINS TO SEE THE LIGHT ON UNDERGROUND
[...] (U) Representative Cho Bae sook, Chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Committee, co-hosted a seminar at the National Assembly on March 20 to discuss the evolution of the prostitution industry in Korea. The other host of the event was the Dasi-Hamkke Center (Together Again Center),a large [...]
2007-04-04 02:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SMIG KS
07SHANGHAI326GAY SHANGHAI: AMBIGUOUS STATUS CREATES VULNERABILITY
[...] (C) Summary: According to contacts in Shanghai's gay community, sexual discrimination in Shanghai was rife, but because few Shanghainese were openly gay and lesbian in a way that countered social expectations to fulfill family duties, such as to marry and reproduce, discrimination was less di [...]
2007-05-31 01:29:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TBIO KCRM CH
07SINGAPORE1018U/S LEVEY WARNS AGAINST IRANIAN FINANCIAL
[...] (S) Summary. Singapore officials assured Treasury Under Secretary Levey that they were taking the necessary steps to SIPDIS thwart any attempt by the Iranian government or Iran-linked entities to exploit Singapore for terrorism and proliferation-related activities. U/S Levey underscored t [...]
2007-05-25 09:10:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNKTFN ETTC KCRM EFIN PTER ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1314AMBASSADOR LAGON ENCOURAGES GOS TO APPROVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon urged Singapore to quickly approve long-delayed anti-TIP Penal Code Amendments during his June 29 visit to Singapore. The GOS explained that the anti-TIP provisions are part of comprehensive reform of the Penal Cod [...]
2007-07-10 00:24:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL PHUM KCRM KOCI KWMN SN
07SINGAPORE1426LEGAL PROFESSION ADOPTS ENHANCED AML/CFT MEASURES
[...] The Law Society of Singapore recently amended its Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules to strengthen its anti- money laundering (AML) requirements. The revised regulations, which come into effect August 15, represent another effort by Singapore to bring its AML (and countering the fi [...]
2007-08-02 02:33:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KCRM EFIN KTFN SN
07SINGAPORE1607SINGAPORE PROPOSES NEW CASH COURIER REPORTING
[...] The Singapore government presented to parliament two amended pieces of legislation designed to enhance the country's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML-CFT) regime on August 27. These actions are part of a series of steps Singapore has taken in recent months [...]
2007-08-30 04:23:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN ECON KCRM SN
07SINGAPORE19892007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text. I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counternar [...]
2007-10-31 07:43:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1997BURMA: PAVO TRADING'S FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
[...] (S) A person who said she is a former finance manager of Pavo Trading Pte Ltd. volunteered to meet with us on October 31 to tell us what she knew of the firm's management and business activities. The USG on October 19 designated the Singapore-based company under E.O. 13448 for providing fina [...]
2007-11-01 09:47:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETTC KCRM EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE2037SINGAPORE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We also have emailed to INL the text of the draft report in MS Word format showing chan [...]
2007-11-13 07:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
07SINGAPORE2197BURMA: UPDATE ON PAVO TRADING'S FINANCIAL
[...] (S) A person claiming to be the former finance manager of Pavo Trading Pte Ltd. -- a Singapore-based company with close ties to the Burmese junta -- again volunteered to meet with us on December 10 to provide additional information about the company's business activities. We first met source [...]
2007-12-14 04:19:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETTC KCRM EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV SN BM
07SINGAPORE401SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. The Embassy point of contact is: Christopher Kavanagh Phone: (65) 6476-9182 Fax: (65) 6476-9389 Email: kavanaghcr@state.gov 2. (U) Per the request in para 26 of Ref [...]
2007-02-28 07:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE405SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -- A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in pe [...]
2007-02-28 08:05:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE406SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: IV. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS -- A. Does the government assist victims, for example, by providing temporary to permanent re [...]
2007-02-28 08:11:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE585DPM WONG RESPONDS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs WONG Kan Seng told the Ambassador on March 23 that he planned to discuss recent law enforcement cooperation developments during his upcoming visit to Washington. He acknowledged that much effort was required to conclude a Mutu [...]
2007-03-23 08:46:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALETTC SNAR KTFN KCRM PREL PTER ECON SN
07SINGAPORE703SINGAPORE ANTICIPATES FAVORABLE FATF REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: GOS officials claim they are well prepared for an upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) peer review to assess Singapore's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. Recent ste [...]
2007-04-09 07:13:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN KCRM ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE745SCENESETTER FOR DPM WONG KAN SENG'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs WONG Kan Seng is Singapore's key figure for domestic security, law enforcement, and intelligence cooperation. His April 19-22 visit to Washington and New York offers an excellent opportunity to expand the programmatic [...]
2007-04-13 06:08:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETKCRM PTER SNAR KTFN ETTC EFIN KWMN SN
07SINGAPORE933FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION BETTER, ALBEIT
[...] (C) Summary: GOS officials told Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Regional Specialist Rena Miller April 18 that they expected to process 4,000 to 5,000 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in 2007, up from about 1,760 in 2004. Miller noted that information sharing had improved [...]
2007-05-14 09:16:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON EINV SN
07SKOPJE282MACEDONIA: OSCE PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR FY 2007
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, we recommend for funding the following three priority rule of law/police training projects proposed by the OSCE Spillover Monitoring Mission Skopje: -- Study Visit for Judges to the ICTY Project Number: 2600360 XB-SKP-HD-ICTY-07 Budget: Euros 26,215 Justific [...]
2007-04-14 10:31:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AFIN EAID ECON KCRM KJUS OSCE PHUM PREL
07SKOPJE299MACEDONIA: TIP SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY07
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, we recommend for funding the following two anti-TIP projects for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE funds, as described in paragraphs 2 and 3. Post believes both proposals address G/TIP criteria for projects that focus on strengthening rule of law and the criminal [...]
2007-04-19 14:25:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MK
07SKOPJE492MACEDONIA: PROGRESS PROSECUTING CORRUPTION CASES
[...] (SBU) In recent months, Macedonia's justice system has convicted defendants on corruption-related charges in four separate, unrelated court cases. Several former government officials were among those convicted. Encouragingly, the courts demonstrated improved efficiency in these cases (in par [...]
2007-06-22 11:38:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MK
07SKOPJE615MACEDONIA: COURT NETS "BIG FISH" CORRUPTION CASE
[...] (SBU) The July 18 conviction and sentencing to four years in prison for former Export Import Bank director Metodija Smilenski demonstrates that the Macedonian judicial system is capable of swift, efficient, and non-partisan action. One of Macedonia's "big fish" corruption case defendants, Smi [...]
2007-07-26 15:59:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR MK
07SKOPJE698MACEDONIA: GOM SUSPECTS ESCAPED KOSOVO CRIMINALS
[...] (S) On August 23, Macedonian Ministry of Interior (MOI) Director of Public Security, Ljupco Todorovski, told us that according to GOM intelligence sources, at least two of the criminals who escaped from a Kosovo prison (ref) are in Macedonia near the border with Kosovo. He also said the esca [...]
2007-08-23 17:26:00Embassy SkopjeSECRETPGOV KCRM PINR PTER ASEC KV MK
07SKOPJE887MACEDONIA: MAJOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST CRIMINAL
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Interior (MOI) informed us today that a police operation began early this morning against a group of 30-40 armed ethnic Albanian criminals who have been holed up outside of the northwest village of Brodec near the Kosovo border since July. The group includes escapees from [...]
2007-11-07 15:33:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC MK
07SKOPJE892MACEDONIA: CALM AFTER THE STORM -- POLICE
[...] (SBU) A major police action against a group of ethnic Albanian criminals in a village in northwest Macedonia (reftel) concluded November 8, with six criminals killed and more than a dozen arrested. The operation appeared to have been conducted properly, with mixed ethnic patrols conducting th [...]
2007-11-09 16:22:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC MK KS
07SOFIA1013STREET BATTLE IN CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS ROMA PLIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riots rocked a section of Bulgaria's capital Sofia August 14-15 when some 200 armed Roma marshaled to combat a rumored imminent attack by a skinhead group. Several people were injured during two days of unrest. Both the President and Prime Minister called for a quick investiga [...]
2007-08-20 13:26:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PGOV BU
07SOFIA1329 MOVE TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION THWARTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian NGOs and their government allies, with strong Embassy and USG support, succeeded in defeating legislation backed by business interests and the National Tourism Board to legalize prostitution. This marks a victory in our anti-TIP effort. We will keep our guard up as pr [...]
2007-11-26 09:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV BU
07SOFIA166BULGARIA: EU MISSIONS PONDER ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel B, Post expressed its strong support for establishment of a South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC) at the Bulgarian Police Academy. Post has subsequently met with representatives from four Embassies -- UK, Netherlands, Spain and Ger [...]
2007-02-08 12:38:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU
07SOFIA168BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's latest batch of constitutional amendments, approved [insert date] attempt to reform Bulgaria's dysfunctional judicial system by creating an OIG-like entity within the Supreme Judicial Council. (The sentence does not track as originally written) Building on earlier c [...]
2007-02-08 14:38:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EUN BU
07SOFIA169BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's latest batch of constitutional amendments, approved February 2, attempt to reform Bulgaria's dysfunctional judicial system by creating an OIG-like entity within the Supreme Judicial Council. Building on earlier core amendments, which were seen as a precondition for [...]
2007-02-09 09:37:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EUN BU
07SOFIA259BULGARIA: 2007 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen the appointment of the new [...]
2007-02-28 07:10:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
07SOFIA364BULGARIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A year into his term, Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Boris Velchev is staying true to his goal to reform the dysfunctional Prosecution Service and make it an effective law enforcement and judicial tool. He has improved the country's image abroad by candidly speaking out against c [...]
2007-03-19 10:25:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EU BU
07SOFIA461BULGARIA: SUPPORT BUILDS FOR ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER
[...] (SBU) Since reftel C, we have continued to solicit support from EU member-states for the establishment of South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC). The UK Embassy committed concrete resources to the center, and the German and Spanish Embassies are looking for [...]
2007-04-12 14:39:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU
07SOFIA863BULGARIA: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 15:22:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM NATO KCRM KCOR ECON ENRG LY BU
07STATE133852U.S.-CANADA BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (BCG)
[...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Ambassador Dell L. Dailey, U.S. Counterterrorism Coordinator, looks forward to hosting the U.S.-Canada Bilateral Consultative Group (BCG) meeting this fall in Washington. This cable outlines our proposals for the BCG agenda an [...]
2007-09-21 22:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA PTER KCRM PGOV PINR PINS PREL
07STATE142244PARTICIPANTS FOR ILEA GABORONE TRAFFICKING IN
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 10, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. 2. PARTICIPANT LIST NAME: Teshale Teshome Woimo RANK: Chief Inspector DPOB: April 11, 1981; So [...]
2007-10-10 14:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET
07STATE1468562007:COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] This message provides preparation guidance for preparing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). 2. We recommend that "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006" be the starting point for this year's exercise. Per reftel, the Department requests that posts draft narrative submissions, as oppos [...]
2007-10-19 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE149865UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following Ukrainian officers who will attend a Strategy Meeting for the GUAM Task Force on Counter Terrorism on October 29 and a Post-Opera [...]
2007-10-29 13:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP
07STATE149866UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following Security Service of Ukraine personnel who will attend the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS 08-2) at the George C. [...]
2007-10-29 14:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP
07STATE149870UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine who will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Regional Drug Un [...]
2007-10-29 14:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP
07STATE150188TIP: Implementation Guidelines for the Minimum Standards
[...] (U) This is not an action cable, but is intended to guide Post reporting for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The Implementation Guidelines provided in para 6 can be shared with host governments if posts deem this useful. 2. (U) In an effort to improve the transparency and c [...]
2007-10-29 23:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG
07STATE154996DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO YEREVAN 1276 REQUEST FOR
[...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following law enforcement officers (names and other biographical information) nominated by the Government of the Republic of Armenia to part [...]
2007-11-09 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR AM
07STATE1556832007: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] This message provides guidance on potential problems accessing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism on Intellipedia. 2. Some posts have experienced problems accessing Intellipedia or registering for an Intelink Passport account. Access to both sites is required to complete submission of [...]
2007-11-13 18:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE163075LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN NAVAL
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 4, 2007, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below. 2. Participant List Name: Etsay Gebreselassie GEBREHIWOT Occupation: Director of Mine Action, Mi [...]
2007-12-04 16:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET
07STATE24249INTERIM REPLY TO MARITIME POLICE UNIT FUNDING
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. See paragraphs 12 through 16. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Post requested via reftels two million USD to purchase boats and ancillary items for a maritime security unit. In 2005 the USG conducted an assessment of the Philippines National Police (PNP) and made r [...]
2007-02-27 20:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PTER PGOV RP
07STATE57089ACTION REQUEST: ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION
[...] Please see action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: An international group of experts created by the G8, the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG),will be conducting a round-robin practical exercise in the near future. This exercise is the third such round [...]
2007-04-27 19:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY RS
07STATE83491THE UNITED STATES AND THE GUAM ORGANIZATION --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The 2007 Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM Summit in Baku is an opportunity for the U.S. to bolster this organization, both by complimenting GUAM on its achievements and by urging establishment of its Se [...]
2007-06-14 21:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
07STATE83780HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INFANTRY CAPTAIN
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 12, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below: Name: Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Rank: Captain Unit: School of Infantry and Tactics Unit Location: S [...]
2007-06-15 15:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
07SURABAYA3489SURABAYA ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the recent Muslim celebration Ied Adha and Christmas holiday season, Surabaya police conducted two anti trafficking operations resulting in the arrest of seven suspects for attempting to traffic six children and two women into debt prostitution bondage and smuggling from [...]
2007-12-31 05:02:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM ELAB EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR
07SUVA397KIRIBATI'S SHIP REGISTRY SYSTEM -- MORE DETAIL
[...] (SBU) The Republic of Kiribati has hired a Singapore company as agent to license commercial ships under the Kiribati flag. When we raised the matter with Kiribati President Tong on July 20, he acknowledged that traditionally Kiribati had handled its own ship-registry service which only dealt [...]
2007-08-07 16:47:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALEWWT PTER KCRM ASEC KR
07SUVA409TUVALU: NEEDY AND SEEKING USG ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Tuvalu's Prime Minister Ielemia remains strongly interested in regaining the Peace Corps, accessing the Millennium Challenge Account, and providing skilled workers for Guam construction projects. He believes Fiji's Commodore Bainimarama should not attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Ton [...]
2007-08-15 13:50:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR EAID ECON KCRM TV
07SUVA427KIRIBATI UPDATE:
[...] (C) Kiribati President Tong, Vice President Onorio, and five other Ministers were re-elected to Parliament in a first round of elections on Aug. 22. A second round of run-off races takes place today. Once Parliament is in place, it will select three or four MPs to run for President in Octobe [...]
2007-08-29 19:27:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIS SENV PHSA KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID
07TAIPEI1912AIT VISITS SANHSIA IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY:
[...] Summary: Most detainees at the Sanhsia detention facility initially came to Taiwan on legal work visas, but became illegal workers after seeking higher wages with unauthorized employers, or by staying to work after their visas had expired. Detainees arrive at Sanhsia after their arrest by p [...]
2007-08-22 01:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOMIG KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07TAIPEI2632TIP UPDATE: TAIWAN MAINTAINS ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan continues to make progress in its fight against human trafficking. The Taiwan authorities and local NGOs co-sponsored three separate TIP conferences over the past month. The Legislative Yuan (LY) amended the Immigration Law to provide additional protections for traffickin [...]
2007-12-20 09:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW
07TALLINN395ESTONIAN REACTION TO 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) On June 13, we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP (trafficking in persons) Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights. Hion was pleased that the Report acknowledged the progress the GOE has made in combating TIP - pr [...]
2007-06-14 08:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO EN
07TALLINN497ESTONIA: DOJ TRAINING FOR PROSECUTORS AND POLICE
[...] (U) Summary. A Post and Department of Justice (DOJ) organized workshop provided training for Estonian prosecutors and law enforcement officials on June 13-15. The training focused on public corruption, financial crime, and asset forfeiture. Estonia is relatively advanced in the region in tack [...]
2007-07-30 12:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON EN
07TASHKENT1308MFA RESPONDS TO HANFORD'S OFFER
[...] (C) On July 12, MFA U.S. Division Chief Ismat Fayzullaev informed Poloff that the Government had accepted Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford's offer to exchange a series of confidential letters on improving religious freedom in Uzbekistan. Hanford had suggest [...]
2007-07-17 01:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1488POINT OF CONTACT FOR ILEA PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 07:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1520TIP: PROPOSED PROJECTS TO ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT
[...] This is an Action Request; see Para 6 2. (C) Post has experienced greater transparency, cooperation, and engagement with the Uzbeks on TIP matters during the last six weeks than in the past two years. We believe that imposing sanctions at this point will only serve to discourage further [...]
2007-08-21 05:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1652NETWORKING HELPS SHELTER ASSIST TIP VICTIMS
[...] (U) Summary: On September 10, Poloff visited the only shelter in Tashkent for victims of human trafficking. The "Reintegration Center" is funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),which operates in Uzbekistan through the organization "Istiqbolli Avlod" due to registration [...]
2007-09-18 06:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1710BUKHARA TIP SHELTER MAKES INROADS
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited a shelter in Bukhara that has assisted 45 female TIP victims since its opening in 2006. Funding from International Organization for Migration (IOM) has supported the shelter's operation as well as enabled the Istiqbolli Avlod NGO to conduct awareness training among [...]
2007-09-28 11:02:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1806UZBEKS PROMISE POST-ELECTION PROGRESS ON TIP ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. On October 17 poloffs and visiting G/TIP officer met with GOU officials from MFA, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD),and the Office of the State Prosecutor to discuss TIP issues. MFA said the GOU was surprised and upset by the recent Tier 3 rating, which it considered "political [...]
2007-10-19 06:27:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID GG KG UZ
07TASHKENT1807FORENSIC LABORATORY WANTS USG TRAINING
[...] (C) On October 11 poloff and INL LES visited the Main Forensic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health to formally deliver INL-funded equipment as part of an ICITAP-administered project to upgrade the forensic laboratory. Laboratory Chief Dr. Zaynutdin Giyasov expressed his gratitude for the ass [...]
2007-10-19 06:29:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1829NEW HUMAN TRAFFICKING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEY NGO
[...] (C) Summary. On October 16, DCM, poloff, and visiting G/TIP officer met with anti-TIP NGO Istiqbolli Avlod to discuss new trends. New data on assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to Uzbek victims through the NGO indicates that the UAE is still the largest destin [...]
2007-10-23 11:13:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN AE RS KZ GG IS TH
07TASHKENT1900GOU WANTS TO REVIVE SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Kamol Dusmetov, Director of the National Center of Drug Control and the Deputy Chairman of the State Commission of Drug Control (which is part of the Cabinet of Ministers). Dusmetov told poloff that the GOU would welcome the revival of collaborative efforts on the [...]
2007-11-02 04:53:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1922UZBEKS TAKE TEETH OUT OF MONEY LAUNDERING LAW
[...] (C) Summary. A Department of Treasury official was part of a Eurasia Group delegation which met in Tashkent with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) counterparts from the Office of the State Prosecutor (Procuracy) to discuss anti-money laundering efforts. The official purpose of the event was to [...]
2007-11-05 10:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM ECON UZ
07TASHKENT1938JIZZAKH ANTI-TRAFFICKING NGO DESCRIBES COMPLICATED
[...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Jizzakh province on October 31, poloff met with local officials and a local NGO to discuss trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Local NGO leader Nazifa Kamilova, whose organization has received some government assistance, complained that more needed to be done to stren [...]
2007-11-07 10:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM CVIS ECON KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1988MINI-DUBLIN GROUP ALARMED BY AFGHAN DRUG PRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and poloff attended a meeting of the Central Asian Mini-Dublin Group on November 13 to discuss regional narcotics trends and donor country projects. UNODC presented "an increasingly alarming trend" in Afghanistan drug production and described "a record harvest" [...]
2007-11-16 10:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM EAID AF UZ
07TASHKENT2063WMD PORTAL DETECTION IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 11:05:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNMNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ
07TASHKENT2081UPDATE ON WMD PORTAL DETECTION IN UZBEKISTAN REF: A. STATE 163194 B. TASHKENT 2063 Classified By: DTRA Fred Carter and Poloff Steven Prohaska for reasons 1.4 (b, d).
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 11:17:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNMNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ
07TASHKENT2090MFA PLEDGES TO FOLLOW UP ON WMD PORTAL DETECTION
[...] (S/NF) Charge met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov on December 6 to discuss the WMD portal detection incident of November 30 in Uzbekistan (reftels B and C). He delivered a diplomatic note and questionnaire requesting additional information about the detection. Nematov explained th [...]
2007-12-06 13:03:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNMNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ
07TASHKENT2122RUSSIA MAY NOT HELP UZBEKS ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) Summary: The World Bank and UNODC, with INL funding support, co-sponsored an anti-money laundering (AML) training session in Tashkent on November 29. A USG official from the Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) was the main presenter to an engaged audience [...]
2007-12-14 13:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM ECON UZ
07TASHKENT2171WMD PORTAL DETECTION UPDATE: LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ON OPENING THE RAIL CAR REF: A. STATE 163194 B. TASHKENT 2063 C. TASHKENT 2081 D. TASHKENT 2090 Classified By: DTRO Chief Fred Carter and Poloff Steven Prohaska for re asons 1.4 (b, d).
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 11:42:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNMNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ
07TASHKENT2176PROSECUTOR DEMANDED PAYMENT FROM DEPUTY HOKIM,
[...] (C) Summary: On December 21, poloff met with Gulnora Muradova, the wife of fugitive journalist Shukhrat Muradov and acting Deputy Hokim of Tashkent's Sergeli district. Muradova admitted that her husband was involved in a kickback scheme at the "Na Postu" newspaper, but argued that he was less [...]
2007-12-27 12:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM PGOV PINR PREF SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT2177INL EQUIPMENT BOLSTERS CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs traveled to Termez, a strategic city on the Uzbek-Afghan border, from December 17-19 and presented INL-funded equipment to the Surkhandaryo Province's Customs Chief Shavkat Mukhamadeev. He was grateful for the USG assistance, which was based on a needs assessment visit by [...]
2007-12-27 13:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM EAID SNAR AF UZ
07TASHKENT2178INL EQUIPMENT BOLSTERS CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs traveled to Termez, a strategic city on the Uzbek-Afghan border, from December 17-19 and presented INL-funded equipment to the Surkhandaryo Province's Customs Chief Shavkat Mukhamadeev. He was grateful for the USG assistance, which was based on a needs assessment visit by [...]
2007-12-27 13:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM EAID SNAR AF UZ
07TASHKENT276DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY
[...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...]
2007-02-16 12:28:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ
07TASHKENT277DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY
[...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...]
2007-02-17 03:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ
07TASHKENT352UZBEKISTAN INFORMATION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. This information covers the period from March 2006 to March 2007. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the GOU, Organization for Secu [...]
2007-03-05 00:41:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
07TASHKENT477CHANGING UZBEK LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration kicked off an INL-funded project to assist Uzbek law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute trafficking-in-persons cases with a workshop for the heads of regional Ministry of Internal Affairs countertrafficking units. P [...]
2007-03-23 10:08:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN UZ
07TASHKENT544ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT545ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT546ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT547ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT548ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT549ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT550ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT551ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT552ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT553ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT554ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT555ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT556ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT557ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT558ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT559ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT560ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT561ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT562ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT563ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT564ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT565ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT566ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT567ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT568ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT569ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT570ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT571ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT572ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT573ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT574ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT575ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT576ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT577ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT578ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT579ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT580ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT581ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT582ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT583ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT584ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT585ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT586ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT587ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT588ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT589ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT590ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT591ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:08:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT592ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT593ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT594ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT595ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT596ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT597ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT598ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT599ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT600ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT601ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT602ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT603ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT604ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT605ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT606ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...]
2007-04-04 11:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT722SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Internal Affairs Lieutenant Colonel has been sentenced to ten years in prison for seeking a bribe from a trafficking victim. The state-controlled press published a detailed account of his arrest. The official had threatened the victim with three years in prison a [...]
2007-04-06 11:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR KWMN UZ
07TASHKENT723GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL VISITS TRAFFICKING SHELTER,
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the government's dialogue in support of the International Organization for Migration's Tashkent shelter for trafficking victims, an MFA official visited the shelter and met with a trafficking victim. This follows a visit to the shelter in mid-2006 by state Women's Co [...]
2007-04-06 12:03:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN KCRM PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT767INL QUARTERLY REPORT FOR JANUARY - MARCH 2007
[...] (SBU) Post's INL program sponsored training in February for Uzbek Customs personnel assigned to the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot, as well as an assessment of the current training curriculum in use at the Uzbek Customs Institute. A Department of Justice forensics team completed it [...]
2007-04-12 11:06:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT799MAFIA BOSSES HAIL "SALIM THE GREAT"
[...] (C) Summary: A well-connected contact distantly related to mafia chieftain Salim Abduvaliyev has given Post a DVD of Salim's May 2006 birthday party held at his mansion outside Tashkent. The guests consisted of Russian, Georgian, and Ukrainian mafia and criminal figures including Lev Chorny ( [...]
2007-04-18 10:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCOR PGOV PINR KZ UZ
07TASHKENT809UZBEKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 08:46:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG UZ
07TASHKENT817UZBEKISTAN - IOM SUBMISSION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY
[...] In response to the G/TIP solicitation (ref A),Post is pleased to submit a second proposal, this from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). (Note: Our first proposal was from UNODC - ref B. End note). The IOM proposal builds upon existing USAID and INL-funded programs, and rei [...]
2007-04-23 10:31:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN PGOV UZ
07TBILISI1130CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE REPRESENTS FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT
[...] Summary: In 2007, Georgia will enact a new Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC") that replaces the former Soviet-style of prosecution with a new approach that equalizes the government's obligation to prosecute cases with the responsibility to protect the public's rights. This philosophical shift to [...]
2007-05-15 07:23:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI1530GEORGIAN PROSECUTORS INSTITUTIONALIZE NEW TRIAL
[...] Summary. In January 2007, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Public Prosecution Service (OPP) developed a year-long training program, including a cadre of local trainers, a core curriculum, explanatory materials and interactive training techniques, to ensure that th [...]
2007-06-26 13:10:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI1687SCAM - FRAUDULENT FAXES CLAIMING TO BE FROM FDIC:
[...] On July 13, Econoff delivered ref A notice to Guram Abashidze of the National Bank of Georgia and Tina Burjaliani, Head of the Legal Department in the Office of the Prosecutor General of Georgia. Econoff also delivered ref B notice to Abashidze on 15 May. Post is not aware of any fraudulent [...]
2007-07-16 12:14:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PREL GG
07TBILISI2576JURY TRIALS WILL RETURN TO GEORGIA AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS
[...] Summary: For the first time since the 1920's, jury trials will return to Georgia. On October 6, 2007, prosecutors from the Office of Public Prosecution (OPP) and ABA/ROLI-trained defense lawyers conducted mock jury trials before juries composed of Georgian law students. Attorneys questioned t [...]
2007-10-15 05:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI2663GEORGIA TACKLES CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
[...] Summary: In an effort to protect children from sexual exploitation, Georgia is working to criminalize online child exploitation, building upon its recent aggressive legislative and enforcement efforts which resulted in Tier I status for Georgia in the 2007 United States Government's Annual Repo [...]
2007-10-26 12:04:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI2800INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR GEORGIA
[...] (U) Summary: This interim assessment (reftel) covers Georgia's continuing strides against trafficking-in-persons (A-TIP) since April, 2007. Georgia aggressively investigates and prosecutes human traffickers. The country's proactive identification of TIP victims is improving, thanks to more A [...]
2007-11-09 15:51:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GG
07TBILISI3002WHY PATARKATSISHVILI SCARES THE GOG
[...] (C) Summary. The Georgian government accuses oligarch and presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili of moving from ordinary politics to fomenting revolution over the course of 2007. It has taken steps against him personally and against his business interests in an attempt to blunt his in [...]
2007-11-30 13:12:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KBIO GG
07TEGUCIGALPA1322VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F) VISA REVOCATION,
[...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...]
2007-08-06 23:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETKCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS
07TEGUCIGALPA1325CORRECTED COPY: VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F)
[...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...]
2007-08-07 17:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETKCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS
07TEGUCIGALPA1794TIP: 2007 INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following 2007 interim Trafficking in Persons (TIP) assessment report for Honduras (ref. A). On September 26, 2007, Poloffs hosted a meeting with 15 members of the Inter-Institutional Committee, composed of Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, prosecutors, [...]
2007-11-14 21:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1820HONDURAS PASSES A NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the GOH publicized a decree in the national Gazette announcing the adoption of a National Security Strategy. The strategy has six main objectives (listed below) which now include counterterrorism work as an objective, and stresses regional and international coope [...]
2007-11-26 21:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPINS MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PNAT KCRM
07TEGUCIGALPA432HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]
2007-03-09 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TEGUCIGALPA471CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: All leading dailies and a number of television and radio stations in Honduras covered the U.S. Human Rights Report on Honduras and the National Human Rights Commission's own Human Rights Report for 2006, both released on March 6. Major media also highlighted the signing, on the [...]
2007-03-16 21:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB KCRM KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
07TEGUCIGALPA667DEPUTY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JACKSON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Michael P. Jackson met separately with Minister of Internal Security Alvaro Romero, Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and Minister of Defense Aristides Mejia on April 12, 2007 at the end of his two-day visit to Puerto Cortes and Tegucig [...]
2007-04-24 12:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA701 HONDURAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH DHS DEPSEC JACKSON AND CODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales expressed a desire to increase law enforcement cooperation with the United States, his support for CAFTA and comprehensive immigration reform during a bilateral meeting with DHS DepSec Jackson and a CODEL consisting of 9 members of the Hous [...]
2007-04-25 21:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL PTER
07TELAVIV1672JUSTICE MINISTER FRIEDMANN ON REFUGEES, IPR AND
[...] (Summary) (SBU) In a meeting with Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann in Jerusalem on June 4, the Ambassador discussed the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance dispute, IPR issues, Darfur refugees, and family reunifications requests for Palestinian refugees fro [...]
2007-06-08 07:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB IS IZ KCRM KIPR KJUS KPAL KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV2808TREASURY, GOI DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR SHARING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Treasury Department's Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (OTFFC),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser, met September 10-11 with an inter-agency Government of Israel (GOI) group to follow up on a GOI request to restart discussions o [...]
2007-09-20 13:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KCRM KWBG EAID IS
07TELAVIV36 MAJOR CORRUPTION CASE INVOLVING STATE TAX COFFERS
[...] Significant new scandals marked the new calendar year in Israel. Police detained some thirty individuals on allegations of involvement in influence-peddling and bribery within and around the Israel Tax Authority (ITA). Unlike other recent scandals that have focused on sexual harassment cases [...]
2007-01-08 08:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KJUS EFIN ECON KCRM IS
07TELAVIV599GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PLAN TO
[...] (U) THE GOI HAS DRAFTED A NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOR, FOCUSING ON PROSECUTION, PREVENTION AND PROTECTION. THE PLAN IS DESIGNED TO HELP MIGRANT WORKERS, WHO OFTEN PAY LARGE FEES TO AGENCIES THAT ARRANGE THEIR JOBS IN ISRAEL AND ARE THU [...]
2007-02-26 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB GTIP PHUM IS KCRM KJUS
07TELAVIV699ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT, PART 1 OF 2
[...] (SBU) The following is post's input for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. Embassy point of contact is Alan Holst, telephone (972) (3) 519-7437, fax 519-7484, email holstar@state.gov. The Government of Israel (GOI) has provided extensive written responses to post's questions on traffick [...]
2007-03-06 03:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV700ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT PART 2 OF 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 03:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV930AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT NGO CONFERENCE, AND OTHER TIP
[...] (U) The Ambassador spoke at the "Hear My Voice" conference on human trafficking at Tel Aviv University on March 21. The conference, which saw the participation of GOI and law enforcement officials, diplomatic representatives from eastern European countries, and numerous NGOs, is part of NGO I [...]
2007-03-26 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
07THEHAGUE1013DUTCH INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS
[...] The Justice Ministry policy memorandum on planned measures against the production, trade and use of synthetic drugs, submitted to Parliament May 11, outlines the Dutch government's objectives and strategies to combat ecstasy and other synthetic drugs over the next several years. The policy me [...]
2007-05-31 06:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1145COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official John Gauthier, Special Agent, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to travel to the Netherlands from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Ron Moolhizen of the Amsterdam Regional Police [...]
2007-06-14 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE1478EMBASSY THE HAGUE LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP
[...] Post Law Enforcement and Counterterrorism Working Group has been meeting regularly since 2001. The LE/CT Working Group is chaired by DCM Michael Gallagher and coordinated by Global Issues Section Chief Susan Garro. In addition to all law enforcement agencies at post (FBI, DEA, ICE, CBP, U.S. [...]
2007-08-10 05:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE1505 SWIFT/INFORMATION EXCHANGES: DUTCH RELEASE REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A June report to Parliament by the Dutch Ministries of Finance and Justice provided the results of the ministries' review of the SWIFT program and four cases of reported direct contact between Dutch financial institutions and the USG. SWIFT's recent registration with the Depart [...]
2007-08-16 14:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE164 JUSTICE MINISTER RAISES ROMMY INVESTIGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin raised concerns with the Ambassador on January 25 about whether U.S. law enforcement officials had violated Dutch rules on the use of criminal informants during the Henk Rommy Ecstasy trafficking investigation. The Minister passed the Ambassador [...]
2007-01-30 06:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM CJAN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1977NETHERLANDS/CASH COURIERS: DUTCH ANTI-CASH
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch implemented on June 15 cross-border reporting requirements for travelers carrying currency in excess of 10,000 euros. GONL deployment of dogs at road checks and key air and sea ports to interdict cash smuggling had already been catching some 30 cash smugglers annua [...]
2007-11-08 16:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL
07THEHAGUE2020 NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL
[...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...]
2007-11-30 08:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE2095STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT TREATIES:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch ratification package for the U.S.-EU extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) Treaties, including the bilateral implementing agreements, has not yet been submitted to Parliament for approval. The package has been approved by the Cabinet and is currently with th [...]
2007-12-27 12:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM KJUS PREL PGOV EUN NL
07THEHAGUE226US-NETHERLANDS DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION MEETING
[...] Summary. The January 25-26 U.S. - Dutch workshop on demand reduction efforts advanced bilateral cooperation on drug demand reduction and drug abuse prevention. Led by Robert Denniston, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Med [...]
2007-02-06 15:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL SOCI NL
07THEHAGUE264DUTCH NATIONAL CRIME SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] An investigation by the National Crime Squad (NR) led to the arrest of key members of a major international network of Turkish people traffickers on February 6. National TIP prosecutor Warner ten Kate said the successful operation was the result of close cooperation among the national and reg [...]
2007-02-12 18:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE345TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS
[...] (SBU) The Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF) is hopeful that a soon to be implemented EU regulation will help detect and prosecute bulk cash smugglers. In a February 22 conversation, MOF official Paul ten Westeneind, Policy Officer, Integrity Division, told Econoff that the environment for combati [...]
2007-02-23 15:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE529GLOBAL FORUM V: DUTCH WILL NOT SEND FORMAL
[...] (SBU) The Dutch will not send a formal delegation to the April 2-5 Fifth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity (GF V) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hans van Bodegraven, Director of Customs and Consumer Finance at the Dutch Ministry of Finance, told Econoff March 21 the [...]
2007-03-23 14:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KCOR KJUS AORC ASEC OTRA OVIP PREL UN
07THEHAGUE949ONDCP DIRECTOR'S MAY 7-8 VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (C) Summary. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters visited The Hague May 7-8. In meetings with the Foreign, Justice, and Health Ministries, Walters thanked the Dutch for their cooperation on a range of counter-narcotics issues from improved police-to [...]
2007-05-18 16:59:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR NL
07TIRANA173SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKIG IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Below are Embassy Tirana's responses to the Qepartment's questions about trafficking in persons in Albania. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Albania is a source country for trafficking in person1 but is deemed by various international observer groups to no longer be a significant country of [...]
2007-03-02 15:58:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KQM ELAB CMAE KQRDQ PPEF PREL KJUS
07TOKYO10282007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-09 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO10342007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-12 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO153JAPAN'S VIEWS ON WAR CRIME ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of meetings on December 21-22, 2006, Senior Advisor to the Office of War Crime Issues Milbert Shin met with academics, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) think tank scholars, and government officials to discuss progress in the establishment of the K [...]
2007-01-12 07:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC KJUS KLIG PHUM PREL AS ID JA KCRM
07TOKYO1758EMBASSY TOKYO-RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING
[...] Following are the summaries of two anti-TIP proposals solicited per reftel. The full proposals have been emailed to G/TIP Programs Coordinator Rebecca Billings via unclassified email. SIPDIS 2. Organization Name: Polaris Project (Shihoko Fujiwara) -Requested amount: USD 193,663 -Non- [...]
2007-04-20 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PREL KCRM SMIG JA
07TOKYO1911CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: MEETING BETWEEN DIET MEMBER
[...] (SBU) Changing Japan's child pornography laws to criminalize possession would significantly improve international law enforcement authorities' ability to work together on investigations, FBI Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Michael Mason told Liberal Democratic Party D [...]
2007-04-27 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI JA
07TOKYO2315DEPUTY VICE MINISTER PROTESTS TIP RANKING
[...] (C) Deputy Vice Minister Chikao Kawai called the Deputy Chief of Mission May 23 to reiterate Japan's unhappiness with being listed as a Tier Two country in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. After earlier TIP Reports criticized the lack of specific legislation in Japan, the Diet made [...]
2007-05-23 08:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO2737JAPAN WILL HAVE FIRST MEETING WITH "GUAM" COUNTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-18 05:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP JA
07TOKYO2788MOFA PRESENTS TALKING POINTS FOR UPCOMING G/TIP
[...] (C) On June 19, 2007 MOFA Organized Crime Division Director Akihiko Uchikawa presented talking points to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer concerning the upcoming visit of Ambassador Lagon to discuss the 2007 G/TIP report. Though not visibly upset, Uchikawa was clearly frustrated and disappoin [...]
2007-06-20 10:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO3186G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON'S JULY 2 MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: The 2007 TIP Report assessment of Japan is unfair, said Foreign Policy Deputy Director-General Shimbo to Trafficking in Persons Ambassador Mark Lagon July 2 during a meeting with the Japanese anti-human trafficking inter-ministerial task force. The Report does not take into acc [...]
2007-07-12 06:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3817JAPAN'S FIRST RESPONSE TO TIP ROADMAP
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 17 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss Japan's reaction to the "Roadmap to Tier 1," presented to the Japanese government July 2 (reftel). Sasahara said that the government needed clarification [...]
2007-08-17 09:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3955EXPLAINING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT TIP SHELTERS IN
[...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 23 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss the Japanese government's reliance on prefecture-level public shelters to protect victims of human trafficking. Embassy Political Officer delivered Ref A's "C [...]
2007-08-27 05:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO4953ADVOCATING FOR TIP VICTIM IDENTIFICATION
[...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met October 18 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss formal procedures for identifying victims of human trafficking. In proposing steps that Japan could take in this regard, Embassy Political Officer delivered R [...]
2007-10-23 22:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO5194RESPONSE TO: TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION
[...] (C) Summary. ICE Attach and FINATT in separate meetings discussed bulk cash smuggling and currency transportation reporting requirements with Ministry of Finance (MOF),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and National Police Agency (NPA) officials. The officials we spoke to are aware of Finan [...]
2007-11-09 07:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER JA
07TOKYO5232 FTC COMMISSIONER HARBOUR MEETINGS WITH GOJ
[...] Summary: Japanese officials who met with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour November 8 showed interest in stronger cooperation with the United States on antitrust issues as well as in initiatives related to e-commerce and consumer protection. The Japan Fair Trad [...]
2007-11-14 09:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV KCRM PGOV JA
07TOKYO5346JAPAN WILL NOT PRESENT AT G8 KIDNAPPING CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 08:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM JA
07TOKYO5646TIP: FINAL CLARIFICATION OF JAPAN'S ROADMAP TO
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Japan has begun taking steps to follow the "Roadmap to Tier 1" (Ref A),MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara told us December 20. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref B's "Clari [...]
2007-12-21 05:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TORONTO120ONTARIO AG SUPPORTS IPR, PROMISES TO PROSECUTE IF POLICE
[...] (SBU) On March 15 Consul General and Pol/Econ officer met with Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant to urge a strengthening of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Bryant said that he fully supports prosecuting those who pirate DVDs and CDs and confirmed he concurs that profits f [...]
2007-03-16 20:47:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KIPR PREL PGOV CA
07TORONTO448Narcotics Smugglers Still Working the U.S.-Canada Border
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug smuggling continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement. Organized criminal groups smuggle ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in and out of Canada on a regular basis, trying to exploit seams along the lengthy shared border with the United States, and Pearson I [...]
2007-11-13 15:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM CA
07TORONTO466Fight Against Counterfeit Goods Boosted in Ontario
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Toronto police seized C$10 million in designer knock-offs on Toronto's black market. On December 4, a significant four-day anti-counterfeiting conference in the Toronto area included 120-150 law enforcement personnel, government officials, and industry representa [...]
2007-12-05 20:23:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCRM KIPR PGOV CA
07TORONTO90ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING IN ONTARIO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police seizures and arrests during the past year show that illegal drug activity, including cross-border smuggling, continues to be a big problem in Ontario. Police have seized large quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana. They have discovered and shut down nearly 300 in [...]
2007-03-08 08:59:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI PGOV KCRM CA
07TUNIS1366RESPONSE TO IDENTIFYING ARAB JUDGE CANDIDATES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 14:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC KJUS KCRM LE SY TS PREL
07TUNIS1439TUNISIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] There is no discernible money laundering or terrorist finance activity occurring in Tunisia. Tunisia is not considered an important regional financial center due in large part to the very strict control exercised by the Central Bank over financial transactions, particularly those involving fo [...]
2007-10-30 10:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PTER TS
07TUNIS2872007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) The information below is provided in response to reftel. Post POC for TIP related issues is Susannah Cooper, (Tel.) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-090. Number of hours spent by rank: 6 hrs FEMC, 50 hrs FS-02. --------------------------- TUNISIA: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT ------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 08:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TS
07USEUBRUSSELS3080DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY
[...] (S) Mission International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Counselor, accompanied by Justice Department Senior Counsel and Department of Homland Security Attache, delivered the demarche on combating terrorism by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to newly-appointed Counter-Terrorism [...]
2007-10-04 14:43:00USEU BrusselsSECRETPTER KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07USEUBRUSSELS536EU AGREES ON ACCESS TO POLICE DATABASES FOR
[...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on February 15 agreed to incorporate into the EU legal order the main provisions of the Treaty of Pr|m relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (issues coming under the so- called "third pillar") with the exception [...]
2007-02-16 11:55:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KCRM RS EUN
07USNATO111AHTISAARI COMES TO NATO AND OUTLINES WAY FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 16, UN Special Envoy for Kosovo, (UNSEK) Martti Ahtisaari updated the NAC and non-NATO KFOR troop contributors on the Kosovo status process and his vision for the way forward. Ahtisaari said that prospects for a negotiated settlement by both sides were exhausted. Th [...]
2007-02-23 08:38:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO128AMBASSADOR NULAND UPDATES NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C) NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer complained to Ambassador Nuland on February 27 that, prior to his meeting with National Security Advisor Hadley on February 21, he had not been briefed on possible U.S. participation in the EU,s ESDP mission for Kosovo. The SYG expressed concern that [...]
2007-02-28 17:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO KCRM PREL MOPS UNMIK YI
07USNATO138NAC-PSC DISCUSSES EU-NATO COORDINATION IN KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the February 26 NAC-PSC on Bosnia, NAC and PSC Ambassadors (with Cypriot and Maltese representatives present) met "informally" to discuss NATO/EU coordination in Kosovo. Both NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer and EU High Representative/SYG Solana called for close co [...]
2007-03-02 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO192APPROACHING NATO ON KOSOVO EU RULE OF LAW MISSION
[...] Per Reftel, USNATO distributed to delegations and the Secretary General on March 22 the points provided on possible SIPDIS U.S. participation in the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. The points were distributed as a non-paper, in order to provide them to PermReps as soon as possible prior to [...]
2007-03-23 16:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USUNNEWYORK1005MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR G/TIP AMBASSADOR
[...] Mission clearance is granted for G/TIP Ambassador Mark P. Lagon and Public Outreach Officer Solmaz Sharifi for consultations at the UN in New York on November 13-15, 2007. Ambassador Lagon will be meeting with UNICEF, and will be speaking at a luncheon hosted by the International Crisis Grou [...]
2007-11-12 19:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1041FURTHER ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 22:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSO PGOV IMO KCRM UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1067NEXT STEPS ON PIRACY OFF SOMALIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 2-3. 2. (C) Per reftels, at the request of Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary General Ban transmitted to the Security Council SIPDIS letters from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requesting the Council's further engagement to help combat [...]
2007-11-26 20:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSO PGOV IMO KCRM UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1114MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: G/TIP MULTILATERAL
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Carla Menares-Bury, Multilateral Affairs Coordinator in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to participate in the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse on December 5 - 7, 2007 [...]
2007-12-04 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM OTRA UNGA KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK237UNODC BRIEFING IN NY - UPCOMING EVENTS, BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: Executive Director Costa of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) briefed interested delegations in New York on March 20 regarding UNODC's Global Initiative against Trafficking in Persons, including a ministerial-level meeting in November 2007 in Vienna. He described the fou [...]
2007-03-23 19:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM UN
07USUNNEWYORK277MICHEL SHARES THOUGHTS ON ESTABLISHING HARIRI
[...] (U) Ambassador Wolff, accompanied by Ambassador Chris Ross (USUN/POL) and USUN LegalOff, met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and two members of his staff April 9 to explore the UN's understanding of the state of play on establishment of the tribunal envisaged in UN Security Council Resol [...]
2007-04-11 08:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV PTER KCRM SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK458LEBANON TRIBUNAL - UN PREPARES TO SET IT UP
[...] Summary. As June 10, the date of entry into force of the Lebanon Tribunal Agreement, approaches, the UN Secretariat is gearing up to put arrangements in place for its full implementation. In a June 6 meeting, UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) officials described preparations for the Tribunal [...]
2007-06-07 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM LE PREL PTER UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK485UN MOVES TO SET UP LEBANON TRIBUNAL
[...] (U) Ref A described UN preparations for the Lebanese Tribunal. In a June 6 meeting, UN officials told USUN officers that they were working quietly to put arrangements in place for full implementation of resolution 1757 but were conscious of the fact that its provisions would not be effective [...]
2007-06-15 00:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKCRM LE PREL PTER UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK515UN PLANS FOR LEBANON TRIBUNAL CRYSTALLIZE
[...] (U) Summary. In a June 22 discussion, UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel described progress on implementing UN Security Council resolution 1757, which brought the provisions of the Tribunal Agreement between the UN and Lebanon into force on June 10. Michel and his task force have focused on the [...]
2007-06-25 17:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKCRM LE PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK574WEST AFRICAN STATES ASK FOR HELP IN COMBATING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) held an informal meeting on July 11 to address the technical assistance needs of West African states in fulfilling their counter-terrorism obligations under Security Council resolution 1373. Present at the meeting w [...]
2007-07-13 19:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER XY KFTN KCRM
07USUNNEWYORK697OLA LEGAL COUNSEL TO TRAVEL TO THE NETHERLANDS TO
[...] Begin Summary: UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel will lead a high-level UN delegation to the Netherlands in the next two weeks to discuss practical arrangements for the Netherlands to host the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Michel's Special Assistant Mark Quarterman advised USUN August 21. The [...]
2007-08-22 23:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC KCRM SY LE NE
07USUNNEWYORK780LEBANON TRIBUNAL - PROGRESS REPORT
[...] USUN Legal Adviser spoke with UN Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Larry Johnson, September 18, about progress on the appointment of a Prosecutor and Judges for the Lebanon Tribunal. He confirmed that UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel has interviewed some prospects for the Prosecu [...]
2007-09-21 16:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS LE PREL SY
07USUNNEWYORK789U.S. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Mission Legal Adviser delivered reftel names of individuals interested in working with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and UN Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs Larry Johnson on September 24. On the margins of the meeting, Mi [...]
2007-09-24 21:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM KJUS LE PREL SY
07USUNNEWYORK821UN PROGRESSES ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) officers told USUN October 3 and October 4 that the UN wants to move quickly this month to appoint the next Commissioner of the UN International Investigation Commission (UNIIIC),who would also serve as the Prosecutor for [...]
2007-10-05 21:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV PTER KCRM SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK852UN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON LEBANON
[...] Summary: The UN is moving to appoint the principal officers of the Lebanon Tribunal during October and November. UN Legal Counsel told Security Council members that a mechanism has been set up to identify the Tribunal Prosecutor and Judges before the end of the year. He explained that the [...]
2007-10-11 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS LE PREL SY
07USUNNEWYORK888UN LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTS CONTINUING PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UN Legal Counsel and Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs (OLA) Nicolas Michel updated Ambassador Wolff on October 17 on the UN's work to make the Special Tribunal for Lebanon operational soon. Michel reported that the selections panel for the judges and prosecutor w [...]
2007-10-19 16:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK963DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URGING UNSC ACTION AGAINST
[...] (C/NF) AMB Khalilzad delivered reftel points on November 6. SYG Ban agreed to distribute the July 5 letter from International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General Mitropoulos to the Security Council. Ban said he supported Security Council action to address the worsening piracy situ [...]
2007-11-06 21:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSO PGOV IMO KCRM UNSC
07VATICAN175NUNS UNITE TO CREATE ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
[...] Summary. More than 30 nuns from 26 countries came together in Rome for a week-long Training Seminar organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See that culminated in the creation of the first-ever international religious network to combat trafficking in persons. The network - "International Ne [...]
2007-11-23 12:09:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG OPRC ELAB KOCI
07VIENNA377AUSTRIA CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR FURTHER EXTENSION
[...] EconPolCouns and EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on February 13 to Brigadier Kurt Hager. As the Austrian Interior Ministry's Director for Bilateral Affairs, Hager manages Austria's international police training missions, among other things. 2. Hager said he would pursue our request [...]
2007-02-13 15:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM JO IZ AU
07VIENNA532AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]
2007-03-01 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENNA755AUSTRIA EXTENDS TRAINERS AT JORDAN INTERNATIONAL
[...] Please see action request para. 4. 2. In a March 21 meeting, Austrian Interior Minister Guenther Platter told Ambassador that the GOA is sympathetic to the notion of continuing the deployment of Austrian trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). There are no im [...]
2007-03-23 15:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM JO IZ AU
07VIENTIANE110DIPLOMATIC TOUR OF RESETTLED HMONG; WHERE ARE ALL
[...] (C) Summary: An MFA-led February 8 tour of one Hmong area near Vientiane proved little about the situation of resettled Hmong in Laos -- especially former insurgents. Only one family of five from the group of 52 economic migrants had been returned to the well-to-do area visited. However the [...]
2007-02-12 10:33:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE139CORRUPTION IN LAOS: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE
[...] (C) Summary. Corruption in Laos is endemic. At a recent governance and anti-corruption workshop in Vientiane, sponsored by the World Bank, donor and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives met to discuss the current situation. While there are some positive trends, such as the w [...]
2007-02-20 10:34:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV KFRD CASC SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE185SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thailand, where cultural and linguistic similarities and an a [...]
2007-03-05 11:15:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL
07VIENTIANE228CHINA'S GOLDEN CITY IN NORTHERN LAOS
[...] (C) Summary. The recent opening of a Chinese casino and hotel complex in Luang Namtha Province along the Lao-China border is symbolic of growing Chinese influence in northern Laos. Although only 20 percent of the planned ten-year project has been completed thus far, this first phase amounts [...]
2007-03-20 10:13:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEINV KCRM ECON ETRD SMIG SOCI ELTN ECIN PREL
07VIENTIANE257NAS VIENTIANE: UPDATE ON METHAMPHETAMINE IN LAOS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Almost everyone in the Lao lowlands, from the Prime Minister in Vientiane to street vendors in Pakse, is keenly aware that methamphetamine trafficking is on the increase and that the lives of thousands of Lao citizens have become more precarious as a result. Lao law enforcemen [...]
2007-03-29 08:17:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR XC CH
07VIENTIANE325 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Proposals for Laos
[...] Following are the anti-trafficking in persons proposals received by Embassy Vientiane. In total, eleven completed proposals were submitted by four non-governmental organizations, two international organizations, and one for-profit Lao enterprise. The following organizations submitted proposa [...]
2007-04-20 09:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA
07VIENTIANE524NEW TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES AND TRADE INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary. New highways and trade initiatives may boost Laos' growth but will provide greater opportunities for illicit trafficking as well. With the opening of a Savannakhet, Laos-Mukdahan, Thailand bridge, the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) that transects southern Laos is now comp [...]
2007-06-25 08:51:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ELTN ETRD KCRM KHIV LA PGOV SNAR
07VIENTIANE857LAOS: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: While the GOL has made great strides in getting its legal house in order to combat human trafficking, and has also make progress in protecting returning trafficking victims, it needs to do more to address the growing problem of internal human trafficking. Post does not have updated inf [...]
2007-11-26 10:28:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE928 LAO DEFENSE MINISTER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKING
[...] Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Douangchay Phichit spoke to a crowd of 1000 government officials and members of the public at an all-day event marking the International Day Against Child Trafficking on December 7. The Minister described Lao [...]
2007-12-28 06:03:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG LA
07WARSAW1237TIP ISSUES GRAB POLISH HEADLINES
[...] (U) Summary. Polish media has recently highlighted a number of instances where law enforcement mishandled and deported TIP victims. Interior Minster Kaczmarek seized on the bad press to highlight the seriousness of the problem to the public and launched an internal investigation, and the Huma [...]
2007-05-30 09:46:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KJUS PL
07WARSAW24092007 COUNTERTERRORISM REPORT - POLAND
[...] SUMMARY: There have been no reported terrorist groups or incidents in Poland. Despite this, Poland addresses counterterrorism issues domestically and internationally and is a firm partner of the United States in this sphere. Overseas, Poland provides about 1200 troops to the International Sec [...]
2007-12-31 10:19:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR PL
07WARSAW538 POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]
2007-03-06 16:18:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07WARSAW935TWO POLAND SUBMISSIONS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2007
[...] Two Polish NGOs prepared proposals for G/TIP funded projects in response to Reftel. Post has already submitted the full proposals for the projects to the G/TIP Programs Section regional officer for EUR. Summary information for each project follows: 2. PROJECT PROPOSAL ONE: COMBATING HUM [...]
2007-04-23 12:54:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG PL
07WELLINGTON191TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007
[...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]
2007-03-02 01:16:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON285GNZ SHARES DRAFT OF ITS ACTION PLAN AGAINST HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 29, GNZ shared with DCM and Poloff a draft of its national action plan against human trafficking. From an operational standpoint, NZ government agencies already have an effective program in place to prevent trafficking. The "Action Plan" seeks to further improve inte [...]
2007-04-10 05:44:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07YAOUNDE7662007 TIP REPORT: CAMEROON DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Embassy delivered the advance copy of the Country Narrative for Cameroon to Joe Nzume, Head of the Americas Division at the foreign ministry (MINREX) on June 12 by fax. 2. (U) In addition, DCM addressed government leaders at an event jointly sponsored by the government of Cameroon and [...]
2007-06-15 07:45:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCM ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
07YEREVAN106GOAM ACTIVE ON TIP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN, RAISING
[...] (C) Charge d'affaires presented the interim TIP report to Armenian DFM Arman Kirakossian January 30, a week later than first planned, because Kirakossian had had to travel abroad. CDA emphasized the progress Armenia had made, and pointed out that its relatively positive interim assessment was l [...]
2007-01-31 11:52:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALHSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
07YEREVAN1073ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
[...] This is the inaugural issue of a new, periodic digest of news events which we hope will inform, educate, and perhaps occasionally amuse our readership. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Chief Prosecutor Killed in Vanadzor -- Police stop opposition leafleting -- Iranian Vice-P [...]
2007-08-30 10:46:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EINV KCRM AM IR
07YEREVAN118NEW REFORMS SEEK TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC LAW COMPLIANCE, LESSEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Armenia's traffic police division implemented reforms in late 2006 aimed at modernizing their operations with an eye toward reducing corruption. The traffic police adopted new procedures for citing driving infractions which include plans for the purchase of more modern equipment [...]
2007-02-02 11:56:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM AM
07YEREVAN1255ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
[...] This is the latest in our periodic series of cables highlighting news of U.S. policy interest. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS: (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Ex-President Blasts Government In Quasi-Campaign Speech -- ...And Reaches Out To Old Enemies -- PM Sargsian Talks Iran and Turkey in Moscow -- Pro [...]
2007-10-17 12:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KCRM AM
07YEREVAN1437ARMENIA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
[...] On December 6, Armenia's government approved the new 2007-2008 National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Armen Baiburtyan, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented the NPA on behalf of the government, and said the new NPA will focus more on the implement [...]
2007-12-18 03:18:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN162MAJOR TRAFFICKING RECRUITER SENT TO PRISON
[...] (SBU) Four TIP defendants were convicted January 31, after a four-month hearing. The defendants had been accused in connection with a case involving the three witnesses (reftels) who complained of misconduct by an investigator in the prosecutor general's office the previous summer. This case [...]
2007-02-15 12:09:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN HSTC AM
07YEREVAN250EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]
2007-03-05 06:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07YEREVAN351 NEW STAFF OF THE ANTI-TIP UNIT A WELCOME CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Four months into the staff changes that took effect in the Anti-Trafficking Unit of the Prosecutor General's Office in December, 2006 (reftel),Armenia's premier anti-TIP NGO, Hope and Help, reports a great new spirit of mutual cooperation with the unit's new staff. The unit's new lead i [...]
2007-03-23 13:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN397THREE KILLED IN AMBUSH OF GYUMRI MAYOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 03:06:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCRM AM
07YEREVAN398THREE KILLED IN AMBUSH OF GYUMRI MAYOR
[...] (SBU) Unknown gunmen wounded the Gyumri mayor, Vartan Ghukasian, and deputy mayor, Gagik Manukian, in a bold highway attack that killed three in the two-car convoy, including Ghukasian's driver. Gyumri is Armenia's second largest city. The mayor and his entourage were attacked from two ca [...]
2007-04-04 05:40:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCRM AM
07YEREVAN406ARMENIA REQUESTS UZBEK HELP TO LOCATE ESCAPED
[...] (C) The Armenian Police has renewed its request for assistance from Uzbek law enforcement in locating a convicted trafficker who escaped from an Armenian prison in early 2006. The trafficker, Anush Zakharyants, is an ethnic Armenian citizen of Uzbekistan, who is believed to be hiding in Samar [...]
2007-04-04 13:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALHSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
07YEREVAN661TRAFFICKING VICTIMS HELD IN GEORGIA RETURNED TO
[...] (C) Two alleged Armenian trafficking victims who had been held in a Georgian jail for six months returned to Armenia May 17, and are in the care of an active anti-trafficking NGO. Anti-trafficking activists hailed the return of Anna Harutyunyan and Lianna Krasnova as a textbook case of good c [...]
2007-05-22 11:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN KCRM HSTC GG AM
07YEREVAN691CDA'S LUNCH WITH DEPUTY PG AND ANTI-TIP WORKERS
[...] (C) We gathered together post's most reliable anti-TIP interlocutors in the Armenian government for a May 29 lunch at the CDA's residence. The guest list included Deputy Prosecutor General Gevorg Danielyan and two other members of the PG's staff, as well as the heads of the MFA's Internationa [...]
2007-05-30 07:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN692ARSON AGAINST OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) On May 28, Larisa Paremuzyan, regional chairwoman of Stepan Demirchian's People's Party of Armenia (PPA),survived a late night arson attack on her apartment in the northern town of Alaverdi (Shirak Region). Paremuzyan blamed the attack on Karen Saribekian from the governing Republican P [...]
2007-05-30 08:32:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCRM AM
07YEREVAN709ELECTION FRAUD COMPLAINTS PROCEED ON SEVERAL TRACKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Four opposition parties have filed election complaints with the Constitutional Court, calling for the May 12 elections to be voided. Their contention is that sufficient irregularities occurred to invalidate the election. The Constitutional Court hearing is scheduled to begin Jun [...]
2007-05-31 12:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM AM
07YEREVAN783CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM RESTRUCTURES INVESTIGATIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian law enforcement is grappling with a major restructuring that strips the powerful Prosecutor General's or "Procuracy" organization of all its investigative functions and staff, transferring the investigators themselves into police agencies. The reform is an excellent one [...]
2007-06-15 12:47:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS KCRM KDEM KTIP HSTC
07ZAGREB1044CROATIA 2007 INCSR REPORT - PART II: FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] Below is post's submission per reftel of part II of the INCSR on money laundering. 2. Croatia is a middle income transition economy that is neither a financial center nor a venue of choice for money laundering activities. Tourism and services make up the largest portion of GDP. Croatian [...]
2007-11-29 07:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN HR
07ZAGREB1053Police Make Major Seizures of Heroin, Cocaine
[...] Last week Croatian Police announced the seizure of seven kilograms of heroin in two border searches into Croatia. In one action on 22 November, border police apprehended two Macedonians who were crossing the Serbian-Croatian border at Bajakovo with 2 kilograms of heroin, Heptanon and other nar [...]
2007-11-30 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB159CROATIAN PROSECUTOR LEADS THE REGION IN "PALIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic told Ambassador Bradtke and Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson on February 7 that he has transferred evidence in five war crimes cases to Belgrade War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic under an October 2006 [...]
2007-02-13 09:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB197CROATIA'S FURTHER EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 14:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM HR IZ
07ZAGREB208ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. In 2006, Croatia was ranked as tier two and Post recommends retaining that ranking for the current reporting period. The Government of Croatia (GOC) continued to improve its cooperation with NGOs to identify and ass [...]
2007-03-01 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
07ZAGREB264ANTI-TIP TRAINING FOR CROATIAN JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Embassy Zagreb and the Government of Croatia (GOC) are working together to train Croatian prosecutors and judges in preventing and prosecuting trafficking in persons (TIP) crimes. Two specialized seminars for trial and investigative judges, as well as for prosecutors, were [...]
2007-03-19 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN HR TRAFFICKING
07ZAGREB28CROATIAN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS PAY OFF IN 2006; 1 TIP and 2
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As part of the Government of Croatia's coherent and well-structured approach to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP),GOC successfully prosecuted several trafficking cases, increasing the numbers of TIP and TIP-related convictions to five in 2006. Embassy Zagreb commends G [...]
2007-01-09 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL HR TRAFFICKING
07ZAGREB359CONTINUED SERVICE BY CROATIAN POLICE AT THE JORDAN INTL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PINR SNAR KCRM JO HR
07ZAGREB593SIX ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION AT PRIVATIZATION FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Six employees of the Croatian Privatization Fund (Fund) were arrested June 16 on charges of corruption. The accused, who include three of the Fund's vice presidents, were netted in a year-long sting operation conducted by the Police and the State Prosecutor's Office [...]
2007-06-19 06:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KCRM HR
07ZAGREB643CROATIAN STATE PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The June arrest of eight employees of the Croatian Privatization Fund (Fund) on charges of corruption marks a significant improvement in both the political will and the capacity of the Croatian government to fight corruption. The Fund has long been viewed as a font of [...]
2007-07-03 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON KPRV KCRM HR
07ZAGREB729UPDATE REQUEST ON JORDAN INTL POLICE TRAINING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Interior Minister Filip Dragovic requested information from PolOffs July 26 regarding the future of the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). The Ministry of Interior (MUP) currently p [...]
2007-08-01 15:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PINR SNAR KCRM JO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB996CROATIA INCSR 2006/2007 - PART ONE
[...] (U) Below please find, per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. Croatia I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling through th [...]
2007-11-06 09:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
08ABIDJAN138COTE D'IVOIRE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to emerge from a five-year crisis during which the country was divided in two, with government forces controlling the southern half of the country and rebel forces, known as the New Forces (NF),in control of the north. President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces [...]
2008-03-03 16:13:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
08ABIDJAN820G/TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Poloff met with NGOs and government officials working on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, but could not obtain meetings with key ministries, specifically the Ministries of Justice and Interior, despite repeated phone calls and follow-up letters from th [...]
2008-11-19 08:26:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SMIG KTIP KWMN KCRM IV
08ABIDJAN907U.S. TREASURY TRAINS WEST AFRICAN FINANCIAL
[...] Summary. December 15-19, advisors from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training in financial investigative techniques to 55 individuals from francophone and lusophone West Africa. Ambassador delivered opening remarks. On margins of the course, eco [...]
2008-12-31 10:13:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EFIN ECON KCRM KTFN IV
08ABUDHABI1163MFA MINSTATE GARGASH ON KEY ISSUES IB US-UAE BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a 28 September meeting at which Ambassador presented copies of his credentials, MinState for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash outlined two key areas for the Ambassador to focus on in the bilateral relationship: visas and MLAT negotiations. Both agreed that the overall [...]
2008-10-16 11:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV KCRM CVIS AE
08ABUDHABI173HEAD OF UAE TIP COMMITTEE SHARES PROGRESS REPORT
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires, ADCM, and POLOFF met February 5 with UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs and head of the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Dr. Anwar Gargash, to discuss the upcoming 2008 TIP report, TIP-specific training, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi s [...]
2008-02-07 14:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PREL PGOV PREF SMIG KMPI KCRM KWMN AE
08ABUDHABI304MLAT STAGNANT WITHOUT CREATIVE APPROACH
[...] (C) Post received a diplomatic note dated February 12 stating yet again that the UAE looked forward to negotiation of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in tandem with negotiation of an Extradition Treaty and a Treaty on Legal and Judicial Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters. The [...]
2008-03-09 17:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KCRM AE
08ABUDHABI377EMBASSY CONVERSATION WITH UAEG ON SHARLA'S CITY OF HOPE
[...] (C) In March 25, 2008 conversation with MinState for Foreign Affairs (and Chairman of National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking) Anwar Gargash, Charge emphasized the very positive experiences both the Embassy and ConGen have had with Sharla Musabih's City of Hope, with the shelter having [...]
2008-03-25 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB AE
08ABUDHABI379TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI380TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI382TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is home to a broad array of communities, including those vulnerable to exploitive human traffickers. The population is comprised of over 80 percent foreigners, many of whom provide unskilled or minimally skilled labor to a fast-growing economy. In thi [...]
2008-03-26 11:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI682UAE REACTS MATTER-OF-FACTLY TO TIP REPORT
[...] The UAEG welcomed the Department of State's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released June 4, citing it as constructive feedback for UAE efforts to combat the scourge of trafficking. Acknowledging that TIP remains a significant problem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and head of the [...]
2008-06-05 10:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AE
08ABUJA1040NIGERIA: NAPTIP PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT AND
[...] (C) Poloff delivered a copy of the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Director of Investigations and Monitoring, and second in command at the agency, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, was pleased that Nigeria r [...]
2008-06-05 16:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO SMIG ELAB NI
08ABUJA112NIGERIAN & ECOWAS EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post provides the following information concerning Nigerian and ECOWAS efforts to combat drug trafficking. This cable has been cleared by DEA/Lagos and Legatt/Lagos. ------- NIGERIA ------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking a [...]
2008-01-17 13:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM SNAR EAID SOCI NI
08ABUJA1163 INL BODY SCANNERS HANDED OVER TO THE NIGERIA NATIONAL DRUG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-17 15:00:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA1185ILEA GABORONE Law Enforcement Executive Development Course,
[...] The following 14 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Services are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name OTAESIRI, Robinson Akporhuarho DOB April 3, [...]
2008-06-20 06:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA1331NIGERIA: EFCC CHAIR WAZIRI'S FIRST MONTH, SOME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. One month after Farida Waziri's June 5 Senate confirmation as new Chairwoman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the jury is still very much out on Waziri's true intentions and any fallout her leadership choices will have on the EFCC as an institution; we belie [...]
2008-07-11 13:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1339ILEA GABORONE Law Enforcement Executive Development Course,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 08:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA1353ILEA GABORONE Precursor Chemical PRECURSOR CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 13:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA1551NIGERIA: FORMER EFCC OFFICIALS DEMOTED,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. There have been three separate actions taken this week against former officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Press reported on August 6 that members of the State Security Service (SSS) visited the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIP [...]
2008-08-06 17:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1574NIGERIA: EFCC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO WAZIRI
[...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered reftel demarche to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairwoman Farida Waziri on August 8. Waziri called the USG position "unfortunate" and maintained that much of the issue with USG concerns is perception. She expressed concern for how cases were [...]
2008-08-08 17:22:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1665WAZIRI RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON GON BACKSLIDING
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy received a written response from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairwoman Farida Waziri to Ref B demarche, which was delivered on August 8 (Ref A). Post found two of Waziri's claims particularly questionable: a professed ignorance of corrupt formern off [...]
2008-08-21 13:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA182FRAUDSTERS IN THE NIGERIAN NASS? YAR,ADUA SUPPORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Nuhu Aliyu, Chair of the Committee on Security & Intelligence and retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, sent shock waves through the National Assembly (NASS) and country during a debate on the direction and tempo of the GON's war on corruption. Senator Aliyu threaten [...]
2008-01-29 15:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA184ALIYU WILL NOT PUBLICLY NAME FRAUDSTERS IN NASS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff and INLOff met with Nuhu Aliyu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and Intelligence, to discuss his recent disclosure that he had overseen fraud investigations of current members of the National Assembly while he served as Deputy Inspector General of Police in cha [...]
2008-01-30 08:10:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1870NIGERIA: BILATERAL RELATIONS POST-EFCC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14 and September 15 respectively, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe and newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mahmud Yayale Ahmed. Both Maduekwe and Ahmed expressed their comments and concerns about our bilateral relation [...]
2008-09-17 16:04:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EFIN KCROR KCRM MARR MASS NI
08ABUJA1899NIGERIAN TERRORISM BILL PASSES 2ND SENATE READING,
[...] (U) Summary: On September 16, the Nigerian Senate voted to send counterterrorism legislation to an ad-hoc committee comprised of members of the Senate National Security & Intelligence, Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees, after passing its second reading. The ad-hoc committee, headed by [...]
2008-09-22 12:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PINR PGOV KCRM KHLS KTFN EPET NI
08ABUJA2170NIGERIA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 10:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA2224NIGERIA: FEELING THE HEAT, EFCC CHAIR TRIES TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Within the last week, the EFCC has revisited three high-profile corruption cases, with some ending in new arrests and arraignments. The surge in EFCC activity comes on the heels of EFCC Chair Farida Waziri's controversial remarks at an October 13 anti-corruption conference regard [...]
2008-11-13 12:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2248NIGERIA: EFCC CHAIR WAZIRI REVEALS SERIOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke to EFCC Chair Farida Waziri by phone on November 10 to discuss ongoing EFCC anti-corruption efforts and deliver USG benchmarks for cooperation. The conversation revealed little substantive detail on EFCC efforts, and instead revealed much more about the seri [...]
2008-11-17 06:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2249NIGERIA: FORMER EFCC CHAIR RIBADU BRIEFS THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Former EFCC Chair, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met with the Ambassador on November 10 at the Ambassador's residence. (DCM and PolOff attended.) Ribadu criticized the current state of Nigerian political affairs, blaming President Yar'Adua for most of the country's woes and describing hi [...]
2008-11-17 06:12:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2307NIGERIA: FURTHER HARASSMENT OF FORMER EFCC CHAIR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the latest attempt to discredit Former EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, he and his family were physically escorted away from his graduation ceremony from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Jos on November 22. On November 24, Ribadu came to the Embassy [...]
2008-11-25 06:13:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2325MEETING WITH YAUKU ON RIBADU AND OTHER ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 17:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR KDEM NI
08ABUJA233NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Summary Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking and money laundering activity and is still ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries. Nigerian criminal organizations dominate the African drug trade and transport narcotics to markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and oth [...]
2008-02-05 14:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA2331NIGERIA: RIBADU REITERATES THREAT AND NEED TO FLEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In two late night conversations on November 27, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chair Nuhu Ribadu told the Ambassador that he felt he was in much greater danger than he did earlier in the week when he spoke with DCM (ref B). In response to a question from th [...]
2008-12-01 06:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2332NIGERIA: RIBADU REITERATES THREAT AND NEED TO FLEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In two late night conversations on November 27, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chair Nuhu Ribadu told the Ambassador that he felt he was in much greater danger than he did earlier in the week when he spoke with DCM (ref B). In response to a question from th [...]
2008-12-01 06:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2348NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RIBADU ISSUE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a luncheon at the home of Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on Sunday, November 30, the Ambassador had a private one-hour meeting with the FonMin to discuss the GON's total mishandling of issues surrounding former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chair Nuhu Rib [...]
2008-12-02 11:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS NI
08ABUJA2350NIGERIA: NFIU GIABA DELEGATES TELL ALL
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: INLOff was briefed on the developments relating to NFIU Director A.B. Okauru's resignation by two members of the Nigerian delegation at the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) Plenary in Dakar, Senegal on November 19. According to th [...]
2008-12-02 13:45:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA236NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Although the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not an offshore financial center, Nigeria's large economy is a hub for the trafficking narcotics and other contraband. Nigeria is also a center of criminal financial activity, reportedly for the entire continent. Individuals and criminal organizations [...]
2008-02-05 14:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR KTFN KCRM NI
08ABUJA2369ICPC RAISES ANTI-CORRUPTION AWARENESS, BUT LOWERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolCouns and PolOff (notetaker) met with Executive Member Dr. Uriah Angulu of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on November 21 to discuss the USG's concerns with Nigeria's stalled progress on anti-corruption. He acknowledged that the [...]
2008-12-05 10:01:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2391NIGERIA: NFIU DIRECTOR ON PUBLIC RELATIONS TOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a request from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Secretary Emmanuel Akomaye for a working meeting on operational matters, he and newly appointed Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Norman Wokoma called on DepPolCouns, INLOff, and PolO [...]
2008-12-11 14:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2523 ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Course, February 9-20,
[...] The following 6 Nigerian personnel from the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name Reginald. Chukwudi Karawusa DOB July 27 1966 Gender - Male Rank - Assistant Director Current Position - Ag. Head of En [...]
2008-12-24 10:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA341 ILEA GABORONE - Criminal Investigations Course, March
[...] The following 6 Nigerian personnel from the Independent Commission for Corrupt Practices and other related offences, the Nigeria Police Force and National Drug law Enforcement Agency are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Sharon Ogiri-Okpe DOB - 15 September, 19 [...]
2008-02-22 12:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA404NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. Trafficking also occu [...]
2008-02-29 13:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NI
08ABUJA437NIGERIA: SOMALIA AND PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 16:02:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO NI
08ABUJA484 THE INTERNATIONAL ANTICORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ACT
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following in response to reftel. 2. (U) Host country efforts to combat corruption and improve transparency/acountability in 2006/2007: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated a broad agenda to tackle corruption, including enforcement of existing anti [...]
2008-03-12 13:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRM SNAR NI IZ
08ABUJA60 ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Course, February
[...] The following 6 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit and the Special Crime Unit against Money Laundering are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Musa Bah Mohammed DOB - 22 August, 1958 Gender - Male Rank - Chief Superintenden [...]
2008-01-10 13:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA628 ILEA ROSWELL, New Mexico - Advanced Management Course -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 14:01:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC EAID ECON NI
08ABUJA711 ILEA ROSWELL, New Mexico - Advanced Management Course -
[...] Name: Obi Josephine Ruth DOB: 08 May 1964 Gender: F Position/Rank: Superintendent of Narcotics Passport #: A00046337 Expiry date 01 October 2012 2. The Department has checked its files and finds it holds no credible information regarding gross abuse of human rights on the part of th [...]
2008-04-17 06:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC EAID NI
08ABUJA751FUND CITE FOR TRAVEL OF FINCEN STAFF JILL BEZEK AND NIIBEN
[...] This is an action request. 2. Request FINCEN to establish fund cite to support FINCEN expenses, as follows: 3. Charge fund cite for ticket cost from Washington-Abuja-Washington and per diem cost for stay in Abuja April 27-May 2, 2008. APPROPRIATION: 1911 5/71022 BUREAU CODE: 01 EXPENDITURE [...]
2008-04-22 15:48:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KFRD TRSY NI EAID IZ
08ABUJA770NIGERIA: TIP TRAINING WELCOMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an interagency effort to combat trafficking in persons, the State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons (G/TIP) awarded the Department of Justice (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) a $125,000 grant to provide [...]
2008-04-25 08:52:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN NI
08ABUJA899 ILEA GABORONE - Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents
[...] The following 7 Nigerian personnel, from the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service are nominated for attendance for the above referenced ILEA Training. Name Ilesanmi Kehinde (ALTERNATE) DOB Feb 19, 1964 Gender Male Rank Superintendent of Customs [...]
2008-05-19 06:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
08ACCRA1003GHANA TIP CASE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: An EMBOFF visited northern Ghana July 31 to observe conditions of children rescued in July 17 raid. The children are in generally good condition, but resources for their continued welfare are limited. The Koranic teacher arrested for holding the children is now out on bail. The [...]
2008-08-05 16:07:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PREF GH PHUM
08ACCRA107DEMARCHE ON LACK OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CHILD SEX
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 16:54:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA127GHANA AUTHORITIES RAID ACCRA BROTHEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 19, Ghana police conducted a raid of several brothels alleged to be involved in child prostitution. Over 200 individuals were picked up in the raid. Three "brothel agents" were arrested and held; the clients were arrested and released on bail; the adult wo [...]
2008-01-23 15:37:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA130GHANA AUTHORITIES RAID ACCRA BROTHEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 19, Ghana police conducted a raid of several brothels alleged to be involved in child prostitution. Over 200 individuals were picked up in the raid. Three "brothel agents" were arrested and held; the clients were arrested and released on bail; the adult wo [...]
2008-01-23 16:43:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA1475Ghana: 2009 International Narcotics Control
[...] Ghana is not a regional financial center, but due to continuing turmoil in the region, GhanaQs financial sector is likely to become more important regionally as it develops. Most of the money laundering found in Ghana involves narcotics and public corruption. Ghana is a significant transship [...]
2008-11-20 16:04:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN GH
08ACCRA176MEETING WITH MOWAC DEPUTY MINISTER RE BROTHEL RAID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, 2008, Ambassador Bridgewater met with Deputy Minister of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) Daniel Dugen and MOWAC International Desk Director Marilyn Amponsah Annan to discuss the January 19 raid on a brothel (ref B),including the care for the minor victims a [...]
2008-02-05 07:48:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA381Response to ILEA Gaborone - Training Needs Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: Post has selected three senior level law enforcement officials to attend the ILEA - Gaborone Training Needs Assessment Conference, which will be held from April 14-16, 2008, in Gaborone, Botswana. As a delegation, the selected officials are senior level law enforcement personnel w [...]
2008-03-19 16:42:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON KJUS GH
08ACCRA388Response to ILEA Gaborone - Training Needs Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: Post has selected three senior level law enforcement officials to attend the ILEA - Gaborone Training Needs Assessment Conference, which will be held from April 14-16, 2008, in Gaborone, Botswana. As a delegation, the selected officials are senior level law enforcement personnel w [...]
2008-03-20 16:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON KJUS GH
08ACCRA674AN OVERVIEW OF THE OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
[...] (SBU) On November 19, 2007, the OPDAT Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) arrived at post and commenced her Trafficking in Person (TIP) Program. To date, the OPDAT ILA has trained law enforcement officers from the Ministry of Women and Children (MOWAC),the Department of Social Welfare (DSW),th [...]
2008-05-22 14:24:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS KWMN GH
08ACCRA755SOLDIER BAR BROTHEL ALIVE AND THRIVING
[...] (SBU) On June 6, 2008, at approximately 2230 hours two Embassy officials visited the establishment known as the "Soldier Bar" located around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra, to determine if prostitution, particularly involving minors, took place at this location. It had been reported previous [...]
2008-06-13 08:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN GH
08ACCRA945ACCRA RESPONSE TO GHANA TIP RAID
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 16:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM PHUM PREL GH KWMN
08ADDISABABA116EVIDENCE OF INCREASED MARIJUANA CULTIVATION AND POSSIBLE
[...] SUMMARY: A recent seizure of 73 kilograms of cannabis (marijuana) and the arrest of five people indicates a possible up-tick in commercial drug cultivation in Ethiopia. Additionally, sources indicate that drug growers are using machines to manufacture hashish from cannabis plants, a new develo [...]
2008-01-15 09:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ET
08ADDISABABA316TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSALS FOR
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following five (5) submissions on anti-trafficking in persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. Responses are keyed to questions in paragraphs 20 and 21 of reftel. Full proposals will be sent via e-mail. [...]
2008-02-11 04:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08ADDISABABA614ETHIOPIA'S SUBMISSION TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV 3. (U) Number of hours spent in preparation of TIP report cable: [...]
2008-03-04 10:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ET PRM ASEC PREL
08ADDISABABA821ETHIOPIA: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS AN FTO
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post informed host government MFA Assistant Chief of the Minister's Cabinet Abdetta Dribssa of the USG decision to designate al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group on March 18. Abdetta responded that his governmen [...]
2008-03-26 13:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV KCRM SO BG
08ALGIERS1320ALGERIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The security situation in Algeria was marked by a decrease in the number of high profile terrorist attacks throughout the country compared with 2007, although the overall number of attacks did not decline and ongoing low-level terrorist activities continued in the countryside. In the first [...]
2008-12-20 17:23:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR PGOV AG
08ALGIERS168ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT EVOLVING ON TIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We received an immediate and unusually candid response on trafficking in persons (TIP) from the Algerian foreign ministry after delivering the UN.GIFT demarche (ref A). The MFA indicated that Algeria planned to participate in the forum. In addition, our interlocutor used the me [...]
2008-02-14 16:15:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF SMIG AG
08ALGIERS205TIP DVC DEEPENS DIALOGUE
[...] (U) A digital video conference on February 19 between Department officials and Algerian counterparts was the latest step in our ongoing engagement with the Algerian government on trafficking in persons. Representing the Algerian government were MFA U.S. desk officer Rachid Ouali, MFA director [...]
2008-02-24 07:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF AG
08ALGIERS683ALGERIA REACTION TO 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While official Algerian government reaction to the 2008 TIP report was negative, press coverage was surprisingly light, with much of it critical of Algeria's inability to get itself out of Tier 3 status. The Justice minister and our MFA interlocutor both rejected the report and [...]
2008-06-11 08:54:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF SMIG AG
08ALGIERS774ENHANCING ALGERIA'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Algeria's still nascent financial intelligence unit is ready to cooperate on a technical assistance program to be offered through the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) at the U.S. Department of Treasury in the area of anti-money laundering and terrorist finance (AML/TF). Bo [...]
2008-07-08 15:58:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECIN KTFN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER ECON AG
08ALGIERS793FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LISTING - ARMED
[...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, according to available information the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) has not been involved in terrorist activity during the period 2003-2008. Algerian sources share GRPO analysis that the GIA no longer has a formal leadership structure; however, they tell us that GIA [...]
2008-07-14 16:59:00Embassy AlgiersSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS AG
08AMMAN2317Jordan Securities Commission Adopts AML Regulations
[...] (U) Summary: The Jordan Securities Commission Board of Commissioners issued anti-money laundering (AML) regulations for securities activities on June 23. The regulations went into effect on July 31, following their publication in the Official Gazette. The regulations are consistent with both t [...]
2008-08-05 14:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON KCRM SNAR JO
08AMMAN2888JORDAN JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING ON USE OF
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Treasury Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) delivered a Strategic (Task Force) Approach to the Investigation and Prosecution of Organized and Financial [...]
2008-10-16 13:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON KCRM SNAR JO
08AMMAN3171JORDAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past six months, Jordan made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons. Progress includes an increase in trafficking-related cases being tried, the approval of a joint labor inspector and police investigation unit, the creation of a Humanitarian and L [...]
2008-11-23 06:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN IZ IS SY ID
08AMMAN410PHILIPPINE GOVERMENT BARS WORKERS FROM JORDAN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 17, the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment announced a temporary ban on Filipino workers going to Jordan due to the "growing number of distressed Filipino workers being housed in the Filipino Workers Resource Center in Jordan". Philippine diplomats in Amm [...]
2008-02-07 15:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB SMIG KWMN KCRM JO RP CE
08AMMAN411UN.GIFT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 15:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN446JORDANIAN DELEGATION TO VIENNA FORUM TO BE LED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 13:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN448JORDANIAN DELEGATION TO VIENNA FORUM TO BE LED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 05:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN663DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-02 12:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL KCRM UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO JO
08AMMAN772JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]
2008-03-10 15:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN776JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]
2008-03-11 09:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
08ANKARA1036TURKEY CLAIMS GLOCKS SEIZED IN ANTI-AL QAEDA RAIDS
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Foreign Ministry provided us June 3 the serial numbers of five Glock pistols recently seized by Turkish authorities. Four of the Glocks were reportedly seized during Turkish law enforcement raids against al Qaeda cells in Gaziantep, Istanbul and elsewhere on January [...]
2008-06-04 11:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC KCRM OIG IZ TU
08ANKARA1212TURKEY: ERGENEKON ARRESTS AND MILITARY SUCCESSION
[...] (U) The Turkish General Staff's (TGS) official reaction to the July 1 "Ergenekon" arrests (ref a),which netted two retired army four-star generals and other former military personnel, has been limited to an official website posting clarifying that searches of military property related to the [...]
2008-07-03 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KCRM PREL TU
08ANKARA2008HOLY TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT! IT'S BATMAN VS. BATMAN
[...] SUMMARY. In a story that received a great deal of play in the blogosphere and in both the U.S. and Turkish press (including mention on CNN and in Variety),Huseyin Kalkan, mayor of the small Turkish city of Batman, has announced plans to sue Warner Brothers and director Christopher Nolan for u [...]
2008-11-20 06:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR PHUM KCRM TU
08ANKARA2175MINISTRY OF JUSTICE RAMPING UP IPR ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Mustafa Akkus, Judge and DDG for European Union Affairs at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),and Hulya Cetin, a judge specializing in IPR issues in the same department, provided Econoff with a summary of the MOJ's efforts to improve Turkey's IPR regime and increase the level of enfor [...]
2008-12-29 07:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKIPR ECON KCRM USTR TU
08ANKARA2191THOUSANDS OF IPR CASES MAY BE DISMISSED
[...] (SBU) Summary. As reported reftel, in July the Constitutional Court struck down provisions of the trademark law criminalizing IPR violations and gave the GOT until January 5, 2009 to pass legislation that meets constitutional requirements. With January 5 fast approaching and the Parliament in [...]
2008-12-31 04:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON KCRM TU
08ANKARA2194TURKEY/TIP: STRONG COMMITMENT, UNEVEN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOT, NGO, and IOM experts discussed with visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly December 15-17 the considerable progress Turkey has made in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) sin [...]
2008-12-31 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08ANKARA324TURKEY/IRAQ: ASSISTING TURKEY WITH BORDER SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: U.S. intelligence cooperation in support of Turkish operations against the PKK has transformed our bilateral relations. As we look for ways to lower Turkey's reliance on purely military means to protect its borders, Turkey has expressed an interest in intelligence, surveillance [...]
2008-02-21 12:04:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER KCRM MARR MOPS TU IZ IR
08ANKARA355TURKEY: ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY URGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Attorney General Mukasey discussed counterterrorism and law enforcement cooperation with Turkish Justice Minister Sahin and Interior Minister Atalay during his February 14-15 visit to Ankara, apparently the first official visit by a U.S. Attorney General. Both sides reaffirme [...]
2008-02-25 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC CJAN OVIP PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM TU
08ANKARA382SOMALIA AND PIRACY: TURKEY INTERESTED IN POSSIBLY
[...] (SBU) We discussed reftel with MFA Department Head for Maritime Affairs, Mehmet Poroy, on February 27. Poroy provided us with some background on Turkey's previous engagement on this issue. Because of Turkey's involvement in the International Maritime Organization (IMO),the IMO Secretary Gen [...]
2008-02-27 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PBTS PREL UNSC EWWT TU SO UN
08ANKARA424TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hou [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA425TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel questions. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Chapter 1, Article 80 of the Turkish Pen [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA426TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: VICTIM PROTECTION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). VICTIM PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE -------------------------------- A. (SBU) Foreign victims identified by Turkish authorities may apply f [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA484TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROSECUTION:
[...] (U) The Turkish Ministry of Justice (MOJ),through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),sent us, March 10, supplemental information on prosecutions and convictions of traffickers, including of two GOT officials, and also provided clarification on the law governing legal prostitution and the [...]
2008-03-12 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA610TURKEY: COMPREHENSIVE EU ANTI-TIP PROJECT LAUNCHED
[...] (U) In a standing room-only ceremony March 19, Turkish Ministry of Interior (MOI) Deputy Under Secretary Alim Barum, IOM Chief of Mission Maurizio Busatti, and European Commission Delegation Institution Building and Civil Society Section Head Michael Vogel inaugurated a two-year, three millio [...]
2008-04-01 13:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANTANANARIVO1ANTANANARIVO: 2007 ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION
[...] CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those of Mission housing. Comment: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zones. However, [...]
2008-01-02 11:24:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM MA
08ANTANANARIVO159 COMOROS 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately two hours preparing this report [...]
2008-02-29 10:27:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CN
08ANTANANARIVO162 MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or des 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silva 3. (U) As requested in Ref A, Embassy Antananarivo submits the followi -- 27 A-D. (U) Available statistics and reports do not indicate that Ma [...]
2008-02-29 11:26:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO164 MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values; poverty; low-level corruption; lack of a [...]
2008-02-29 11:52:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO224 LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...]
2008-03-19 14:06:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA
08ANTANANARIVO399 GOODS PRODUCED BY CHILD LABOR IN MADAGASCAR AND THE
[...] (U) Per REF A, Post provides the following information regarding the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in Madagascar and the Comoros. MADAGASCAR - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Post has previously reported on cases of child labor, mostly within the family unit, in the sapphire mine [...]
2008-06-03 15:04:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM GTIP SMIG ELAB MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO440 GOM WELCOMES MADAGASCAR'S TIER ONE TIP STATUS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 12, in conjunction with the World Day Against Child Labor, Embassy Antananarivo organized a digital videoconference (DVC) featuring Ambassador Mark Lagon and Director of the Office for East Africa James Knight from Washington with high-level representatives from the Gover [...]
2008-06-19 14:21:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB EAID MA
08ASHGABAT1209TURKMENISTAN: SHOOTING INCIDENT IN KHITROVKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on September 9, two men, one armed with an AK-47, killed a soldier in a three-person foot patrol and wounded another soldier and the policeman with him. The suspects escaped. Police sources claim the suspects were extremists or at least influenced by outsiders. It is unc [...]
2008-09-11 14:12:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SOCI KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT1229TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA - - INITIAL HOTWASH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Police were in a gun battle September 12 at a bottled water factory north of town with a group of men linked to the two suspects who escaped following the shooting of peace officers on September 8. Starting late on September 12 and extending until the afternoon of September 13, po [...]
2008-09-15 13:02:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PTER KCRM KISL SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1238TURKMENISTAN: STATE SECURITY COUNCIL CONVENED IN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 15, President Berdimuhamedov held a session of Turkmenistan's State Security Council. During the proceedings, the president acknowledged that there had been significant casualties during last weekend's arme [...]
2008-09-16 14:24:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT1320TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA CASUALTY FIGURES
[...] (C) Questions still surround the September 12-13 shoot-out btween police/military and an armed gang (Ref A). One question is the number of casualties that resulted from the 24-hour shoot-out. A Turkish embassy source shared with us on September 30 a casualty list he had received from a source [...]
2008-10-01 14:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR SOCI KCRM KISL TX
08ASHGABAT1361TURKMENISTAN: UNODC INTRODUCES ON-LINE
[...] At its quarterly Law Enforcement Donor Coordination Meeting on October 13, UNODC Ashgabat introduced the agency's new internet-based ADAM (Automated Donor Assistance Mechanism) website to participants. Members of UNODC's Turkmenistan collective will now be able to access current information ab [...]
2008-10-15 12:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT156TURKMENISTAN'S IOM REP VIEWS NEW TIP LAW IS A STEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's International Organization for Migration (IOM) representative believes the signing of Turkmenistan's first law on trafficking of persons (reftels) is a step in the right direction. This law appears to be another attempt by Turkmenistan to comply with international [...]
2008-01-31 11:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX
08ASHGABAT1594TURKMENISTAN: DFM HAJIYEV GIVES OFFICIAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DFM Wepa Hajiyev gave DCM the official explanation for the arrest and conviction of Gulgeldy Annaniyazov. In short, Annaniyazov was convicted of illegally crossing borders and using a fake passport to do it. Acco [...]
2008-12-08 13:12:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT1649 TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS OFFICIALS CONDUCT PUBLIC
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 20, the State Counter Narcotics Service hosted a drug burning ceremony near Ashgabat. It was the third such event this year. The consignment of narcotics had been seized by Turkmenistan's law-enforce [...]
2008-12-30 10:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1654 TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS OFFICIALS CONDUCT PUBLIC
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 20, the State Counter Narcotics Service hosted a drug burning ceremony near Ashgabat. It was the third such event this year. The consignment of narcotics had been seized by Turkmenistan's law-enforce [...]
2008-12-30 12:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT3 ICITAP EXPOSES TURKMENISTAN'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, law-enforcement officers from all five of Turkmenistan's provinces plus Ashgabat gathered for a Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) tra [...]
2008-01-02 11:02:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KJUS KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT319TURKMENISTAN: REVIEWING G/TIP PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ashgabat office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) submitted a project proposal on Combating Trafficking in Persons in Turkmenistan: Prevention, Protection and Capacity Building in response to a requ [...]
2008-03-07 13:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX
08ASHGABAT378 TUKRMENISTAN: WORLD BANK REP DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A local representative of the World Bank Liaison Office in Turkmenistan said on March 24 that World Bank Regional Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Katsu was satisfied with the substantive meetings held during his second visit to Turkmenistan, although moving min [...]
2008-03-26 10:35:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT530TURKMENISTAN: ENGINEER AT CATERPILLAR
[...] (S) A Russian citizen engineer, who worked for Zeppelin, the company that represents Caterpillar in Turkmenistan, was convicted of child pornography and deported on April 23, according to German Ambassador Hans Mondorf and EU-TACIS Advisor Michael Wilson. When the engineer was first arrested [...]
2008-04-28 12:19:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL ECON ETRD SOCI KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT758TURKMENISTAN OFFERS NAVCENT COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Mammetgeldiyev told NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff on June 12: -- Turkmenistan is keenly aware of the Afghan narcotics problem and offers the United States full cooperation; -- precursor chemicals for heroin processing need closer attention; - [...]
2008-06-13 11:52:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MARR SNAR KCRM IR AF TX
08ASHGABAT765 TURKMENISTAN: ICITAP TRAINING SUCCESSFUL,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A June 2-13 Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) course for Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) investigators and forensic experts went very well, with another crop of very motivated and hard-working Turkmen investigato [...]
2008-06-16 12:52:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID SNAR KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT783TURKMENISTAN: CUSTOMS CHIEF FIRED AMID REPORTS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following briefings from senior officials of military and law enforcement agencies, President Berdimuhamedov fired Turkmenistan's Chief of the State Customs Service and reshuffled State Customs Service and State Immigration Service personnel during a June 19, 2008, meeting of [...]
2008-06-20 10:39:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD KCRM TX
08ASMARA102UPDATE: MURDER OF ERITREAN BUSINESSMAN FIKRE
[...] (C) A mid-ranking Eritrean National Security Agency (ANS) officer told Emboff how Eritrean businessman Fikremariam Andemariam (Fikre) had been murdered in jail in October 2007, a crime which prompted the later assassination attempt on the Deputy Chief of the ANS overseeing the investigation int [...]
2008-02-27 12:26:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM ER
08ASTANA1084KAZAKHSTAN RATIFIES UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL
[...] On June 4, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying the 2000 UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and three additional protocols against the production of firearms, their parts, components, and ammunition; against human trafficking, especially of women and children; and [...]
2008-06-11 09:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1245KAZAKHSTAN: AMENDMENTS TO DRUG LAWS
[...] On June 26, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, President Nazarbayev signed into law amendments introducing tougher punishment for drug-related crimes. The new law increases penalties to life imprisonment for most serious drug-related crimes. 2. Interfax-Kazak [...]
2008-07-10 11:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA1246KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FROM
[...] The following is a summary of human trafficking cases reported in local newspapers from February to June 2008. --------------------------- UZBEKISTANIS IN KAZAKHSTAN --------------------------- 2. March 14, Interfax: Uzbekistani and Kazakhstani police jointly dismantled an organized smu [...]
2008-07-11 03:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KCRM PREL UZ KZ
08ASTANA1375KAZAKHSTAN - GOVERNMENT TAKING FURTHER MEASURES
[...] (C) A Wall Street Journal article in which Rakhat Aliyev made new charges of corruption against President Nazarbayev and his family appears to have provoked the government to strike back with an anti-Aliyev media campaign and a threat of new charges against him. Some of Aliyev's allegations to [...]
2008-07-31 12:20:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM ECON KZ
08ASTANA1872KAZAKHSTAN - CRIMINAL CASE OPENED UP AGAINST KEY
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on September 24 that it has opened a criminal case against several key opposition figures -- Azat's Bulat Abilov, OSDP's Amirzhan Kosanov, Alga's Vladimir Kozlov, and the Shanyrak movement's Asylbek Kozhakhmetov -- for allegedly concealing the w [...]
2008-09-25 11:13:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KZ
08ASTANA1946 KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, SEPTEMBER 15-26, 2008
[...] (U) The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE KAZAKH LANGUAGE 2. (U) On September 21 in Almaty, sev [...]
2008-10-01 12:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA1966KAZAKHSTAN: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Three opposition leaders met separately with criminal investigators on September 29 in connection with charges that they harbored a fugitive in a murder case. Authorities named one of the three, OSDP Deputy Chairman [...]
2008-10-03 07:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2079 KAZAKHSTAN: SENIOR COUNTER-NARCOTICS OFFICIAL DISCUSSES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office (INL) met with Colonel Nygmedzhan Saparov, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Combating Drug Traffic [...]
2008-10-20 11:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2119KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF OF FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT LAYS OUT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On October 1, the Minister of Finance appointed Mussiraly Utebayev to head the Committee on Financial Monitoring, which is Kazakhstan's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Representatives of the Embassy's Office of I [...]
2008-10-24 12:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EFIN SNAR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2122KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] The information for this cable on environment, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn solely from the Kazakhstani press. -- Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Production Facility -- One in Three Pregnancies Ends in an Abortion -- Mass Food Poisoning at a Karaganda High School [...]
2008-10-28 08:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2127KAZAKHSTAN: OPTIMISM IN EAST KAZAKHSTAN OBLAST
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Ust-Kamenogorsk, the capital of East Kazakhstan oblast, September 10-13. In addition to attending a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism exercise (see reftel),poloff also conducted a serie [...]
2008-10-28 09:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EINV KWMN KCRM CH KZ
08ASTANA2162 KAZAKHSTAN: AUSTRIA ASKS WHERE IS RAKHAT ALIYEV
[...] (C) During a pull-aside at a commercial-diplomatic event in Astana on October 31, Austrian Ambassador Ursula Fahringer asked if the United States has any current information on the whereabouts of the former Kazakhstani Ambassador to Austria and President Nazarbayev's ex-son-in-law, Rakhat Aliy [...]
2008-11-03 03:33:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KCRM AU KZ
08ASTANA2165 KAZAKHSTANI DELEGATION STUDIES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to improve Kazakhstan's ability to protect victims of trafficking in persons, INL sent a Kazakhstani interagency delegation to Rome to study the work of the Italian government and Italian NGOs. The delegation -- representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Affa [...]
2008-11-03 08:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM IT KZ
08ASTANA2245KAZAKHSTAN: AUSTRIANS PURPORTEDLY PREPARING TO
[...] (S) On November 11, Canadian Embassy Political Counselor Dierdrah Kelley confirmed for us rumors that Austrian Embassy DCM Peter Hoehlmuller and his family had departed Kazakhstan several days previously on short notice and might not be returning to the country. Kelley, who is close to Hoehl [...]
2008-11-12 12:06:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KCRM AU KZ
08ASTANA2375 KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs Alik Shpekbayev has been appointed to a position in the presidential administration. Shpekbayev was one of post's closest interlocutors in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) [...]
2008-12-01 02:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2380 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR REPORT, PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, please find below Part 1 of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is still affected by the expansion of international drug trafficking [...]
2008-12-02 01:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA2447 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, the text of Part II of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. The INCSR currently covers only the first n [...]
2008-12-10 14:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN KCRM KCOR SNAR KZ
08ASTANA2450KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Administration head Aslan Musin called in the Ambassador on December 10 to discuss Rakhat Aliyev, expressing concerns about international press reporting on the Aliyev case and explaining he had information that Aliyev might be seeking American citizenship or U.S. polit [...]
2008-12-11 11:24:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2457 KAZAKHSTAN: FOLLOW-UP ON RAKHAT ALIYEV, PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Foreign Policy Adviser Yerzhan Kazykhanov on December 12 on three current issues: the impact of exiled former son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev on the bilateral relationship, the need to move rapidly on TRANSCOM's Northern Distributio [...]
2008-12-12 09:18:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL CASC MARR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2480 KAZAKHSTANI DELEGATION STUDIES U.S. 911 EMERGENCY SYSTEMS
[...] SUMMARY. As part of an effort to enhance cooperation between the Crime Statistics and Special Records Committee of Kazakhstan's Procurator General's Office (PGO) and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS),the Embassy's INL Office organized and co-funded the U.S. visit of two PGO represen [...]
2008-12-19 02:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2538KAZAKHSTAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continued to combat domestic terrorism and extremism aggressively and took tangible steps to continue cooperation and information-sharing with the United States and international organizations. Kazakhstan a [...]
2008-12-23 09:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR ASEC KZ
08ASTANA2551 KAZAKHSTAN HANDS OVER NON-PAPER AND COURT DOSSIER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A government of Kazakhstan non-paper alleges that President Nursultan Nazarbayev's exiled ex-son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev has hired U.S. public relations firms to build the case that he is a political dissident standing up to a tyrannical and corrupt Nazarbayev, with the ultimate go [...]
2008-12-24 10:29:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PROP KCRM KZ
08ASTANA301KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED
[...] According to a government press service, President Nazarbayev signed the bill on February 5 to ratify the League of Nations' Slavery Convention of 1926, the 1953 UN Protocol on Amendments to the Slavery Convention, and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery. 2. The l [...]
2008-02-11 06:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
08ASTANA305KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR
[...] Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP),Post has reviewed, vetted, and selected five proposals addressing human trafficking in Kazakhstan. Post would welcome the opportunity to discuss and supply additional information co [...]
2008-02-12 01:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08ASTANA330CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A
[...] On February 12, the Almaty regional court sentenced Captain Igor Morozov, the former head of the anti-trafficking in persons unit of the Ministry of Interior (MVD),and Olga Kodonidi, the infamous madam he protected. 2. Captain Igor Morozov was convicted of abuse of professional functions a [...]
2008-02-15 09:35:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA352KAZAKHSTAN: TYPHOON COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION
[...] Summary: Law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with the assistance of Afghanistan, broke up one of the largest Central Asian trafficking organizations. As a result of the multi-stage operation "Typhoon" conducted over the past three years, law enforcement [...]
2008-02-20 03:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA355KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CASES IN JANUARY
[...] Summary: The following is a summary of media reports on human trafficking cases from local newspapers in January 2008. End summary. -------------------- SEXUAL EXPLOITATION -------------------- 2. The January 12 edition of Express-K and January 17 edition of Yuridicheskaya Gazeta pub [...]
2008-02-21 04:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KCRM PREL KZ
08ASTANA358KAZAKHSTAN: DRUG AND CRIME REPORT FOR 2007
[...] According to the Statistics Committee of the Procurator General's Office, 10,502 drug-related crimes were committed during 2007. The number of individuals that committed these crimes decreased 1.2% to 8,147. Drug seizures in 2007 decreased 6.2% from the previous year. Total seizures in 2007 w [...]
2008-02-21 09:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA362KAZAKHSTAN: 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] In 2007, Post provided equipment to GOK institutions throughout Kazakhstan. These include the Statistics Committee of the Procurator General's Office, the Ministry of the Interior's Committee on Combating Narcotics, the Legal Institute of the Ministry of the Interior, Border Guard Service of [...]
2008-02-22 09:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
08ASTANA366KAZAKHSTAN: USE OF MOBILE GROUPS ON THE BORDER
[...] Summary: The Kazakhstani Border Guard Service (BGS) is interested in establishing mobile border guard groups to combat both trafficking and corruption. End Summary. 2. On November 29, Lieutenant-General Nikolai Rybalkin, Deputy Head of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federal Secu [...]
2008-02-22 13:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA41KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
[...] The media reported on January 9 that the Mazhilis (the lower chamber of Parliament) has approved a bill to amend the Criminal and Administrative Codes to increase penalties for drug-related crimes up to life imprisonment. 2. Kalmukhanbet Kassymov, Vice Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD),sa [...]
2008-01-09 12:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA473KAZAKHSTAN: ASSESSMENT TRIP
[...] Summary: From February 25 through 27, Post assessed the premises of the Border Guard Service in two cities for the establishment of a new classroom. The Border Guard Divisions on the Kazakhstani-Russian border discussed additional needs with the representatives of the Embassy and the Interna [...]
2008-03-11 01:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA665KAZAKHSTAN: RECORD DRUG SEIZURE ON BORDER
[...] Summary: On the morning of March 27, the Customs Service of Kazakhstan seized 537 kilos of heroin, the largest single seizure ever recorded in the country. This single seizure is also larger than the total amount of heroin seized in Kazakhstan last year. The drugs were seized at the Kairak [...]
2008-04-02 04:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA672KAZAKHSTAN - CSTO COUNTER-NARCOTICS MEETING
[...] Summary: On March 27, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan (MVD) held a meeting in Astana of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Bodies on Combating Illegal Drugs Trafficking (CCBCD) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The participants discussed th [...]
2008-04-03 11:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA823KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONS TO 2007 INL END USE MONITORING
[...] In response to Reftel A, Post is providing additional information on equipment provided to the GOK. 2. Computers at the Financial Police Academy. INL provided 25 computers to the Financial Police Academy in Astana. End-use monitoring was conducted during training at the Academy in Novemb [...]
2008-04-25 09:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
08ASUNCION138PARAGUAY: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Paraguay's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons (TIP) are as follows: A. Is Paraguay a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked [...]
2008-03-05 10:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA
08ASUNCION382NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IMPROVES HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Asuncion's Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Paraguay's only facility for mentally impaired patients, resolved or alleviated several deficiences cited by previous human rights reports, including overcrowding; inadequate patient care; rampant infections; malnourishment; underaged pati [...]
2008-06-11 20:07:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB PGOV ASEC
08ASUNCION425PARAGUAYAN SENATE OVERRULES PRESIDENT ON PENAL CODE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paraguay's Senate overruled President Duarte's partial veto of the revised penal code June 25 and passed it into law, ending the penal code's 15-month journey through the legislative process. Final passage is a success for Paraguay, but it still has much to do to reform its le [...]
2008-06-26 22:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PREL PGOV ECON PA
08ASUNCION62THREE PLUS ONE READOUT
[...] (C) The January 10-11 Three-Plus-One Security Dialogue with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and the United States in Asuncion played out as expected, with fruitful coordination on the margins of the meeting, but plenary interventions from the three focused primarily on crime fighting and preserving [...]
2008-01-29 17:16:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPTER KCRM PGOV GTIP SNAR PA BR AR
08ASUNCION868PARAGUAY: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] The Governments of the Tri-Border Area (TBA),Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, have long been concerned with arms and drugs smuggling, document fraud, money laundering, and the manufacture and movement of contraband goods through this region. In the early 1990s, they established a mechanism to [...]
2008-12-29 21:36:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC EFIN KCRM KHSL PETER PA
08ASUNCION97PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY08 ESF AND INCLE FUNDS
[...] (U) Embassy Asuncion submits the following anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) proposal for FY 2008 ESF and INCLE funding (reftel). This proposal details the second phase of an IOM project funded by G/TIP in 2006 and completed in July 2007. Cynthia Bendlin, WHA winner of the 2008 Secretary's [...]
2008-02-13 13:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG BR AR PA
08ATHENS1028SOMALI PIRACY: GREEK SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 15:42:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL SOCI XA XW GR
08ATHENS1114GREECE: JULY 08 TIP UPDATE
[...] This is Embassy Athens' second regular update on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). RATIFICATION OF GREECE-ALBANIA AGREEMENT ----------------------------------------- 2. The Greek Parliament ratified on July 31, 2008 a bilateral Greece-Albania agreement on child repa [...]
2008-08-01 14:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08ATHENS1204GREEK POLICE DISMANTLE UKRAINIAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Greek Anti-Trafficking police dismantled a trafficking network that forced Ukrainian women into prostitution. Police arrested five Ukrainians and one Uzbek on charges of human trafficking, abduction, use of false documents, and laundering of proceeds from criminal activities. 2. (U) Fol [...]
2008-08-26 15:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
08ATHENS1205ADDITIONAL REASONS NOT TO REMOVE 17N FROM FTO LIST
[...] (S) Embassy Athens remains strongly opposed to the removal of the Greek terrorist organization 17 November (17N) from the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. We offer the following new factual elements to supplement information provided in refs A, B, and C. 2. (S/NF) There are, as w [...]
2008-08-26 16:07:00Embassy AthensSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ASEC KCRM KJUS GR
08ATHENS1272GREECE: ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] (SBU) On August 26, Charge, A/Polcouns, and PolAssistant delivered the TIP Action Guide to Minister of Justice Hatzigakis and SecGen of the Justice Ministry Gletsos. On August 28, Charge and Poloff delivered the guide to MFA General Secretary Agathocles. In these meetings, the Charge outlin [...]
2008-09-09 09:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP
08ATHENS1335OLYMPIC AIRLINES EMPLOYEES DISRUPT ATHENS AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) Athens International Airport flight operations were briefly disrupted September 18 when members of Olympic Airlines' machinists and ground support union staged a sit- in on the tarmac of one of the airport's two main runways. The unionists were protesting EU approval of a decision by th [...]
2008-09-19 11:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ELAB EAIR KCRM GR
08ATHENS1455MFA SECGEN ON IRAN, VISA WAIVER, GTMO DETAINEE,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In an October 16 meeting, DCM raised with MFA Secretary General Agathocles a range of topical issues, including: 1) Greece's status in the Visa Waiver process and our intention to move ahead (Agathocles was pleased to hear the news but cautioned that certain legal issues remained t [...]
2008-10-17 16:03:00Embassy AthensSECRETMOPS GR IR PHUM CVIS KCRM PREL
08ATHENS1541GREECE: AMBASSADOR RAISES MLAT, TIP, IPR WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador Speckhard raised with Georgios Panagiotopoulos, President and Justice of the Greek Council of State (an equivalent to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court),several legal issues: 1) the need for Greece to move expeditiously in ratifying the U [...]
2008-11-12 07:47:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM GR
08ATHENS1561GREECE: 2008-2009 INCSR PART I
[...] (U) The full text of the draft 2008-2009 INCSR Part I for Greece follows: Greece[DVM1] 2008-2009 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed f [...]
2008-11-17 05:56:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GR
08ATHENS1607GREECE: 18-DAY PRISON STRIKES END WITH GOG
[...] (SBU) On November 21, an estimated 8,000 inmates nationwide ended their 18-day hunger strike against overcrowding in Greek prisons following GOG announcement that it would release almost half of Greece's prison population. Since November 3, the unrest in prison detention centers propelled supp [...]
2008-11-28 15:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP GR
08ATHENS164EXTREMISTS CLASH IN ATHENS RIOT
[...] (SBU) Competing demonstrations of far-right and leftist groups turned ugly on February 2 when violence broke out between the two groups. Downtown streets were closed, several hundred riot police were mobilized, and several businesses were damaged. The rioting lasted for 10 hours. Several peo [...]
2008-02-04 14:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SOCI ASEC GR
08ATHENS1715GREECE: DECEMBER 2008 TIP UPDATE
[...] (U) This is Embassy Athens' third regular update on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). REFTELS refer to previous TIP update cables. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greek anti-TIP police continued aggressively tackling trafficking rings, successfully completing two major investigatio [...]
2008-12-23 13:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP GR
08ATHENS1717GREECE/PIRACY: GREECE WILL ATTEND CONTACT GROUP
[...] (SBU) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel invitation and points on December 22 on the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) to Dimitrios Papandreou, Counselor for Non-proliferation and Security in the MFA's D1 (IO equivalent) Department. Papandreou immediately con [...]
2008-12-23 15:57:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER GR
08ATHENS309DEAMRCHE DELIVERED ON PIRACY OFF SOMALIA
[...] (U) On February 26, DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche points to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, Acting Director of the D1 Directorate for the United Nations and International Organizations and to Political Director Vassilopoulos at the A9 Division for Subsuaharan Africa at the MFA. 2. (C) [...]
2008-03-04 08:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKCRM PBTS PREL UNGA UNSC IMO GR
08ATHENS362GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008- PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitiv but Unclassified -- Protect Accordingly. 2.(SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continued domestic and regional effo [...]
2008-03-07 15:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS364GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 3
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS365GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 2
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in that [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS366GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 4
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS507MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR SPECKHARD: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Mr. Attorney General, I'm pleased you will be meeting with Greek Minister of Justice Sotiris Hatzigakis on April 11. Although I'm sure your staff has prepared briefing material, I wanted to highlight a few key issues that I would ask that you raise with him. I met with Hatzigakis on Marc [...]
2008-04-04 15:13:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM GR
08ATHENS631FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LIST: 17N, RN, AND
[...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request seeking information on the activities of the Greek terrorist groups 17 November (17N) and Revolutionary Nuclei (RN) since their last re-designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) in 2003, Embassy Counterterrorism Task Force (CTTF) reviewed all av [...]
2008-05-09 15:23:00Embassy AthensSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS GR
08ATHENS81INTERIOR MINISTER PLEDGES COUNTERTERORRIST
[...] (S) On 16 January 2008, Ambassador Speckhard, accompanied by Regional Affairs (RAS) Counselor Chadason, paid a courtesy call on Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Deputy Interior Minister for Public Order Panayiotis Chinofotis. In his first official meeting with them, the Ambassador s [...]
2008-01-18 16:09:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PGOV KTER KCRM ASEC KHLS EAGR SENV TU GR
08ATHENS837TIP NEXT STEPS DISCUSSED WITH MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 14:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR
08ATHENS873INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] (C) Post is grateful for the opportunity per reftel to provide preliminary input on U.S. statements regarding Greece at the upcoming Warsaw OSCE Human Dimension Meeting (HDIM). As context, Embassy notes this is a sensitive period in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, and the statements made at [...]
2008-06-19 14:20:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR
08ATHENS874GREECE ON IRAN: CARROTS BETTER THAN STICKS, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA officials dealing with various aspects of Iran issues indicated that Greece did not intend to break an EU consensus on stiffening Iran sanctions, but that it had concerns about the direction of Iran policy. Greece believed the evidence did not indicate the Iranians were [...]
2008-06-19 14:24:00Embassy AthensSECRETAORC EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN GR IR KCRM KNNP KTFN
08ATHENS959GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This is the first in what we intend to be regular updates on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). In June, Greek authorities in cooperation with Europol and officials from neighboring countries, broke up three trafficking rings and granted [...]
2008-07-03 12:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08ATHENS985GREECE/IRAN: GREECE WON'T HINDER EU CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) DCM spoke July 10 with MFA Secretary General Agathocles to inquire about the Greek position on the EU package of measures to implement UNSCR 1803; DCM said that we understood many in the EU were supportive of a common position with robust measures, but that Greece and a few others were ex [...]
2008-07-10 13:17:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD ETTC EU GR IR KCRM KNNP KTFN
08ATHENS996GREEK PARLIAMENT'S STEFANOU ON TGI, SOUTH STREAM,
[...] (C) In a meeting on July 10, the Secretary General of Parliament, Nikos Stefanou, voiced his support for the TGI pipeline and confirmed the GoG,s strong support for this project. At the same time, he expressed skepticism on South Stream, implying there is no concrete plan in place for its dev [...]
2008-07-14 05:53:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALENRG GR PGOV PREL RS CVIS KCRM EU EPET
08BAGHDAD1118GOI'S LARGEST DETENTION FACILITY GETS LEGAL CLINIC
[...] SUMMARY: A modest grant from the Ambassador's Targeted Development Program fund has given the Iraqi Bar Association (IBA) resources to operate a legal aid clinic at Baghdad's largest detention center. Many of the detainees have been held for years without charges or progress in their cases. [...]
2008-04-10 02:58:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD1296RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-27 03:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08BAGHDAD1347RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO THE
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil reporting cable. 2. (SBU) A tailored Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT) consisting of Gary Novis (Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT)-Head of Delegation),Robert Stapleton, (Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money [...]
2008-05-01 09:56:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08BAGHDAD1348RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-01 09:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08BAGHDAD1963 ALAQ HIGHLIGHTS PRIMACY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a June 25 meeting with visiting INL consultants and ACCO staff, Joint Anti-Corruption Commission (JACC) chairman and Council of Ministers Secretary General Ali Alaq stressed his interpretation of the ministries' Inspectors General (IG's) as the vanguard of Iraq's anti-corruptio [...]
2008-06-27 04:27:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ KCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL
08BAGHDAD1965IRAQI NSC JUNE 22 REVIEWS RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS,
[...] (S REL UK AS) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired June 22 the National Security Council (NSC) that reviewed reconstruction efforts in Basra, Sadr City, and Mosul. (Note: Minister of Defense Abdul Qadr, Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bulani, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari [...]
2008-06-27 10:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER KCRM IZ
08BAGHDAD2122PENDING LEGISLATION WOULD FURTHER PLACE CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Pending legislation before the COR would codify control by the Prime Minister,s office over Iraq,s Inspectors General (IG,s) and the Commission on Integrity (COI),two of the GOI,s politically independent, albeit nascent, anti-corruption agencies. Current drafts of the legislation would e [...]
2008-07-08 12:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2463 KIRKUK: TENSE, RETURNING TO NORMAL, BUT NO RESUMPTION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks, ethnic relations in Kirkuk have been buffeted by the passage - and subsequent veto - of a controversial provincial elections law in Baghdad, a terrorist attack at a Kurdish demonstration resulting in mass casualties, a violent confrontation between Kurdis [...]
2008-08-06 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS KCRM IZ
08BAGHDAD2682ENTRENCHED CORRUPTION IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 13:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2731ENTRENCHED CORRUPTION IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ
[...] (S) Anti-Corruption Coordinator, Lawrence Benedict, Embassy Baghdad Anti-Corruption Coordination Office (ACCO) and Erbil RRT officers met August 11-14 with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials, non-governmental organizations, and representatives of the private sector to gauge the corr [...]
2008-08-25 11:55:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3087INSPECTORS GENERAL SEEK TO CLARIFY THEIR ROLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Numerous Iraqi Inspectors General (IGs) have voiced to us confusion about their oversight role and frustration with other Iraqi entities either at the ministerial or national level to usurp the IGs' monitoring authorities. How the IGs develop is subject to pending legislation [...]
2008-09-25 09:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3596SIX INSPECTORS GENERAL RELIEVED OF DUTIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers issued orders in mid-October firing one Inspector General and putting five others into early retirement following performance audits of the IGs conducted by the Board of Supreme Audit. Another IG expects to be relieved of his duties, while the head of the [...]
2008-11-13 12:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3903INSPECTOR GENERAL UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following an article in the New York Times suggesting a slew of firings and early retirements of Iraq's Inspectors General (IGs) were politically motivated, the heads of the Commission on Integrity (COI) and the Board of Supreme Audit (BSA) strenuously defended the integrity of t [...]
2008-12-14 11:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD4047LABOR IG DETAILS MASSIVE SOCIAL WELFARE FUND FRAUD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hameed al-Zaidi, the Inspector General of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, announced to the Iraqi press the widespread corruption within his ministry in which, he estimated, 70 percent of funds allocated to the ministry's social welfare program were siphoned off. Al-Za [...]
2008-12-28 14:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD4058SUMMING UP IRAQ'S YEAR OF ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih declared in January that 2008 was to be Iraq's year of combating corruption but Iraq has made only incremental gains in doing so. Salih issued an 18-point plan to fight administrative corruption that was issued in the PM,s name, of which four [...]
2008-12-29 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD590BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES
[...] (U) This is post's summary of trafficking in persons activities for the period April 2007-April 2008. Little progress has been noted since the previous report, and post strongly recommends that Iraq continue to be treated as a special case during this rating period. The government of Iraq co [...]
2008-02-29 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IZ
08BAGHDAD767 2008 IAGGA: IRAQ'S Anti-Corruption Efforts in 2006-2007
[...] Summary. While the corrosive effects of public corruption continue to plague Iraqi society, the Government of Iraq (GOI) recently has taken a number of positive steps aimed at ameliorating this problem. Cognizant of the fact that corruption endangers the stability and security of the state, [...]
2008-03-14 13:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL
08BAGHDAD844PRT KIRKUK: ASAYISH DETAINEES FACE POSSIBLE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Iraqi Chief Justice has agreed to begin reviewing 229 cases of Asayish detainees in Sulimaniyah for possible transfer to Kirkuk. The Kirkuk Chief Judge has received a written order from the Chief Justice to begin reviewing t [...]
2008-03-19 18:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PGOV PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD910PRT KIRKUK: ASAYISH DETAINEES FACE POSSIBLE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Iraqi Chief Justice has agreed to begin reviewing 229 cases of Asayish detainees in Sulimaniyah for possible transfer to Kirkuk. The Kirkuk Chief Judge has received a written order from the Chief Justice to begin reviewing t [...]
2008-03-25 16:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PGOV PTER IZ
08BAKU109GOAJ LIST OF ATTENDEES TO UN.GIFT AND THE VIENNA FORUM TO
[...] Azerbaijani MFA Americas Desk Officer Akram Zeynalli informed the Embassy that Azerbaijan will send a nine-person delegation to UN.GIFT and the Vienna Forum on Human Trafficking. Hijran Huseynova, the head of the State Committee on Family, Women, and Children's Problems will head the delegati [...]
2008-02-08 07:06:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG AJ
08BAKU152GTIP VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN, JANUARY 28-31, 2008
[...] (C)Summary: From January 28-31, 2008, Jennifer Schrock Donnelly, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Baku to meet with local NGOs, International Organizations and GOAJ agencies that deal with the issue of trafficking in persons in [...]
2008-02-20 11:29:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL OTRA KCRM KWMN CY AJ
08BAKU182AZERBAIJAN: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Paragraph 4 below provides Embassy Baku's submission on the status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Azerbaijan are conducted under the direction of the Deputy Ministe [...]
2008-03-03 08:51:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
08BAMAKO312MALI INTERCEPTS 26 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN KITA
[...] On March 12 police in the western town of Kita intercepted 26 children who were trafficked to Kita from towns along the Guinea-Mali frontier. The children ranged in age from 6 to 17. Two of the children were Malian, and the rest Guinean nationals. Four suspects are currently under arrest i [...]
2008-04-01 07:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
08BAMAKO313MALI INTERCEPTS 26 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN KITA
[...] On March 12 police in the western town of Kita intercepted 26 children who were trafficked to Kita from towns along the Guinea-Mali frontier. The children ranged in age from 6 to 17. Two of the children were Malian, and the rest Guinean nationals. Four suspects are currently under arrest i [...]
2008-04-01 07:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
08BAMAKO707MALIANS RELEASE FIVE CHILD TRAFFICKING SUSPECTS
[...] On June 20 Malian judicial authorities the western town of Kita released three individuals arrested in March for allegedly trafficking 26 children (Ref. A). The individuals were released on their own recognizance in advance of their trial date, which has not yet been set. The public prosecu [...]
2008-08-05 14:37:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS ML
08BAMAKO759CHILD PROTECTION OFFICIALS DISAPPOINTED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 07:34:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV ML
08BAMAKO876UPDATE ON DOW CHEMICALS, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 07:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM EINV ELAB ML
08BAMAKO937MALI: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] The following constitutes Embassy Bamako's responses for the 2008 country report on terrorism for Mali per reftels. 2. No terrorist attacks occurred in Mali. Disparate Tuareg rebel groups in northern Mali attacked Malian military forces on several occasions, but none of these incidents we [...]
2008-12-12 10:13:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80BRUNEI TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's submission in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit c [...]
2008-02-28 06:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08BANGKOK1063THAILAND STRENGTHENS LABOR TRAFFICKING GUIDELINES, GAINS
[...] (U) Summary: Thai Ministry of Labor officials laid out a series of operational guidelines for handling future labor trafficking cases, drawing from recent TIP cases involving exploitation in the fishing and seafood processing industries. The guidelines grant immunity to TIP victims from prosec [...]
2008-04-03 10:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH
08BANGKOK780SOMALIA AND PIRACY: REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Please see paragraph two for questions from Thai MFA Africa Director Tomwit Jarnson regarding reftel request. 2. (SBU) Poloff on March 11 conveyed reftel points eliciting Thai assistance in addressing piracy off the Somali coast and views on a United Nations Security Council resolution [...]
2008-03-12 09:21:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO SO TH
08BANGUI247FURTHER DEMARCHE TO GOCAR ON TIP PROBLEMS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche in person to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a meeting on December 17. The Ambassador explained the importance of increasing efforts to combat TIP, and said that U.S. law required host government engagement on the issue if the country was to remai [...]
2008-12-18 16:36:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG KTIP CT
08BANJUL86THE GAMBIA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) In accordance with Reftel, Embassy Banjul provides its submission to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: A. The Gambia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking, mainly women and children. Due to its porous borders, [...]
2008-02-29 09:15:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08BARCELONA132ANDORRA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL, Post's submission for the "2008 Country Reports on Terrorism follows in paragraph 2. POC for the CRT for Andorra is Todd D. Robinson. Tel number 34-93-280-2227 e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:RobinsonTD3@state.gov" RobinsonTD3@state.gov 2. (U) Andorra continues [...]
2008-12-18 19:30:00Consulate BarcelonaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR AN
08BASRAH18BASRAH REFINERY DIRECTOR ON OIL SMUGGLING AND SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 27, REO met with Qasim Mohammed Ali Kadhim, Technical Director of the South Refinery Company, who said Basra refinery operations have returned to its pre-fire production levels at approximately 60 percent capacity or 90,000 barrels per day. According to Kadhim, smuggl [...]
2008-03-13 12:54:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BASRAH29CBS REPORTER RICHARD BUTLER FREED
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Kidnapped CBS reporter and British citizen Richard Butler was freed during the afternoon of April 14 during an Iraqi Army (IA) operation conducted as part of operation Charge of the Knights II (COKII). UK, U.S., and Iraqi authorities had been trying to secure Butler's release sin [...]
2008-04-14 17:18:00REO BasrahSECRETKCRM PTER PINS PGOV IZ
08BASRAH55MINISTRY OF OIL REMOVES SOUTH OIL COMPANY DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: On May 23, the Ministry of Oil (MoO) announced it had removed South Oil Company (SOC) Director General Jabbar Al-Lu'aybi. Kefah Kaml, Jabbar's Deputy, has been appointed to serve as SOC's interim DG. Although Minister of Oil Husayn Al-Shahristani issued the order in mid-May, Jab [...]
2008-06-04 10:57:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BASRAH61BASRAH DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PROMOTES INVESTMENT IN
[...] (U) Summary: Since the establishment of the Basrah Development Commission (BDC) in October 2007, the British Government and the Basrah Provincial Council have been working closely on strategies to promote development and attract foreign investment in southern Iraq. The BDC has undoubtedly ser [...]
2008-06-18 09:25:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BASRAH64THE NEW BATTLE FOR BASRAH: CONTROL OF THE PROVINCE'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nearly four months after the Charge of Knights operation, Governor Muhammed Waeli acknowledged that the central Qernment has improved security in the province and praised the Iraqi Security Forces' ongoing efforts to bring steady quality of life improvements for Basrawis. The rel [...]
2008-07-22 08:47:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALEINV EPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BASRAH74GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES THE FORMATION OF THE BASRAH INVESTMENT
[...] (U) In early-July, Governor Muhammed Waeli announced the appointment of the first Basrah Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA) board. BIPA was established under the National Investment Law (No 13 of 2006),which mandates the setting up of a National Investment Commission (NIC) and regional or go [...]
2008-08-26 16:19:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALEINV EPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BEIJING1734UNSC RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (C) PolOff on May 6 conveyed to MFA reftel points explaining the basis for the draft UN Security Council resolution on piracy off the coast of Somalia. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said China agrees in principle to a UNSC re [...]
2008-05-07 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO CH
08BEIJING1930UNSC RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (C) PolOff on May 6 conveyed to MFA reftel points explaining the basis for the draft UN Security Council resolution on piracy off the coast of Somalia. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said China agrees in principle to a UNSC re [...]
2008-05-19 08:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO CH
08BEIJING2160Chilly PRC Response to Delivery of TIP Demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 23:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PGOV KPAO SMIG CH
08BEIJING3218CHINESE OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN INCREASING
[...] (C) Chinese officials want to increase cooperation with the United States in prosecuting terrorists, Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) Public Prosecution Department Deputy Director General Wang Jun told United States Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Francis Schmitz August 14. Wang stat [...]
2008-08-21 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINR KCRM CH
08BEIJING3654CHINA'S RESPONSE TO ECUADOR WAIVER OF VISA INQUIRY
[...] (C) Chinese Immigration and Public Security officials evinced a cooperative attitude during a September 19 exchange with Embassy Officers regarding USG concerns about Ecuador's recent waiver of tourist visa requirements for all Chinese nationals. The Chinese shared data showing a five-fold in [...]
2008-09-22 09:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD CH HK EC CO
08BEIJING3742FOURTH SESSION OF THE ANTICORRUPTION WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) The Anticorruption Working Group (ACWG) of the U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group (JLG) for Law Enforcement Cooperation held its fourth session in Beijing and Nanjing September 16-18. Interagency participants from the United States and China discussed the Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (ML [...]
2008-09-26 07:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS CH XB
08BEIJING3779IMPLEMENTING CHINA'S ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT
[...] (C) As part of its effort to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),China is working to implement its National Plan of Action (NPA) issued by the State Council on December 13, 2007. Both the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Civil Affairs are coordinating a national plan to combat [...]
2008-09-29 07:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP PGOV KWMN PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS
08BEIJING3780CHINA CONSIDERS ACCESSION TO UN PALERMO PROTOCOL
[...] (C) China is seriously considering acceding to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official. China will hold a symposium October 23-24, co-hosted by the UN Inter-Agency Project on Hum [...]
2008-09-29 07:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KHUM KWMN KCRM CH
08BEIJING4095SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Deputy Director Pistole, your visit comes at a momentous time in China's history and in our bilateral relationship. January 1, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of official United States-China relations. During those thirty years, the U.S. Government presence in China has grown dramati [...]
2008-10-30 00:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV SCUL KCRM PTER CH
08BEIJING4096REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR PRC CANDIDATES FOR ILEA
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following Chinese candidates from the Wuhan Municipal Police nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok. Pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Post has no derogatory information on these candidates. 2. (SBU) Na [...]
2008-10-30 02:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH CH
08BEIJING4240CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (U) China has made progress since April 2008 in combating human trafficking. The implementation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012),led by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in coordination with 28 other agencies, underscores Chi [...]
2008-11-17 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIJING4347Strengthening China's Anti-trafficking Legal Framework
[...] (SBU) Participants from the Chinese Government and key non-governmental agencies agreed at a recent symposium that China must improve its efforts to combat human trafficking. Attendees discussed in detail whether China's existing laws could be modified to address trafficking better. Despite s [...]
2008-11-26 07:16:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM KJUS CH
08BEIJING4572IN A/S HOOK'S PRC MEETINGS, UNSC REFORM, 1267,
[...] (C) State International Organizations A/S Brian Hook heard China's concerns about the direction of intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council reform during a cordial and productive visit December 4-8. Chinese MFA IO Director General Wu Hailong pressed the United States to support the [...]
2008-12-17 09:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC IR AORC SU SO KCRM UN CH
08BEIJING4624MFA ON PLANNED PRC NAVAL DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT GULF
[...] (C) Summary: China intends to deploy two destroyers and a support vessel to the Gulf of Aden and waters off the Somali coast to combat piracy, MFA North American Affairs Department Deputy Director General Zheng Zeguang informed the DCM on December 21. The ships plan to sail from China Decembe [...]
2008-12-22 08:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH
08BEIJING4630REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK:
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Guangzhou Anti-Smuggling Bureau, who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals [...]
2008-12-22 11:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR CH
08BEIJING4669CHINA: INVITATIONS TO SOMALI PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) PolOff on December 22 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department United Nations Division Deputy Director Shen Bo ref A invitation to the January 13-14 meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy. PolOff on December 23 delivered the ref B invitation to a pre-me [...]
2008-12-24 07:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH
08BEIJING4684REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate from the State Forestry Administration, Department of Forest Police, who has been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory infor [...]
2008-12-29 06:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CH
08BEIJING4697CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE LEADS THE WAY IN CHINA'S
[...] (C) Yunnan Province in 2005 was one of the first regions in China to formulate its own action plan to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),thereby attracting international organizations early on and helping establish itself as a forerunner for anti-TIP programs around the country. Save the Ch [...]
2008-12-31 03:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIRUT340LEBANON: CHARGE VISITS SAFE HOUSE FOR TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) On March 4, the Charge visited the G/TIP-funded Safe House operated by Caritas in partnership with the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). The residents, all women, told stories of abuse and exploitation, while at the same time displaying the strength and courage to leave [...]
2008-03-05 15:49:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG SOCI CE CF ET LE MA NP
08BELGRADE106 VETTING FOR COESPU COURSE
[...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for COESPU COURSE that will take place in Vicenza, Italy. Attached is the list of officers who have been selected to receive training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units in Vicenza. Several will attend mid-level [...]
2008-01-29 07:48:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS KCRM PREL IT SR
08BELGRADE114 VETTING FOR COESPU COURSE
[...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees who have been selected to receive training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units in Vicenza, Italy. Several will attend mid-level training beginning March 3, 2008. The others will begin the high-level training on [...]
2008-01-30 07:46:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS KCRM PREL IT SR
08BELGRADE1168SERBIA RESPONSE TO TIP ACTION GUIDE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Serbian MFA North American desk officer Srdjan Miljkovic on November 12. Miljkovic will forward the action guide to the Ministries of Social Welfare, Interior, and Justice. 2. Miljkovic requested that we provide samples of anti-TIP training material for Se [...]
2008-11-13 15:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG SR
08BELGRADE1201SERBIA: 2008-2009 INCSR II ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] Reftel requested post update for Serbia on efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Serbia is upholding its international commitments to eliminate money laundering and terrorist financing. END SUMMARY. BEGIN INCSR II TEXT Serbia: Not a Financial Center -------------- [...]
2008-11-21 14:07:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR SR
08BELGRADE1300 SERBIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Serbia's law enforcement and security agencies, particularly the Customs Administration, Criminal Police, Border Police, Security Information Agency, and other security services, greatly increased bilateral counterterrorism cooperation since the July formation of the new government. Intra-g [...]
2008-12-16 08:26:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR SR
08BELGRADE222ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] OVERVIEW ----------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and a destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 60 TIP victims. Of these, there were 51 females and 9 males; 26 [...]
2008-03-11 15:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PREL PGOV ELAB SR
08BELGRADE224ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] OVERVIEW ----------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and a destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 60 TIP victims. Of these, there were 51 females and 9 males; 26 [...]
2008-03-11 15:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PREL PGOV ELAB SR
08BELGRADE266VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (CMEP)
[...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for CMEP Balkans IPC for 2008 Exercise scheduled from 1-3 April 2008 at Skopje, Macedonia; for SEESIM 08 MPC scheduled from 7-12 April 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria; for MEDCEUR 08 Exercise FPC scheduled from 10-15 March 2008 in Split, C [...]
2008-03-19 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM SR
08BELGRADE274VETTING FOR GCMC COURSE COMBATING TERRORISM LANGUAGE PROGRAM
[...] The following candidate from Montenegro is presented as a nominee for CTLP + PTSS 8-5 courses scheduled from 14 April - 27 June 2008 at Garmisch, Germany. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to the Leahy Amendment/Human Rights Vetting, this individual has been cleared by all releva [...]
2008-03-21 15:05:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSR PHUM PREL KCRM
08BELGRADE283VETTING FOR IMET COURSE
[...] The following candidates from Montenegro are presented as nominees for IMET COURSE -- Army WARRIOR LEADER COURSE scheduled for 18 MAY 2008 to 18 JUNE 2008 at 7th Army NCO Academy at Grafenwoehr, Germany. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to the Leahy Amendment/Human Rights Vettin [...]
2008-03-25 11:18:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SR
08BELGRADE284VETTING FOR IMET COURSE
[...] The following candidate from Montenegro is presented as a nominee for IMET COURSE -- BASIC OFFICER LEADER II scheduled for 04 APRIL 2008 to 22 MAY 2008 at Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to the Leahy Amendment/Human Rights Vetting, this i [...]
2008-03-25 11:20:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM SR
08BELGRADE340VETTING FOR IMET COURSE
[...] The following candidate from Serbia is presented as a nominee for IMET COURSE -- Basic Non Commissioned Officer Course scheduled for 14 APR 2008 to 04 MAY 2008 at Ohio Army National Guard. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to the Leahy Amendment/Human Rights Vetting, this individ [...]
2008-04-07 09:00:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM SR
08BELGRADE569SERBIA: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) We presented the Combating Trafficking in Persons report on Serbia to Srdjan Milkovic, North Americas Division Chief at the Foreign Ministry, on June 4. Miljkovic praised other recent human rights-related reports from the Department for their accuracy and said he was eager to read the fu [...]
2008-06-09 18:53:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SR
08BELGRADE952SERBIA: RESPONSE ON ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
[...] Per reftel instructions, we spoke with Kristina Milosavljevic, OSCE and COE Department Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention, which Serbia has signed but not ratified. Milosavljevic noted that the new Serbian government had a long list o [...]
2008-09-12 06:52:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE955SERBIA: RESPONSE ON ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
[...] Per reftel instructions, we spoke with Kristina Milosavljevic, OSCE and COE Department Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention, which Serbia has signed but not ratified. Milosavljevic noted that the new Serbian government had a long list o [...]
2008-09-12 08:43:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL SR
08BELMOPAN147BELIZE - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to the checklist (paras 27-32) in reftel A. 2. (SBU) Overview of Belize's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons A. Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking occurs within the cou [...]
2008-03-13 20:18:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
08BELMOPAN148BELIZE - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 20:18:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
08BELMOPAN149BELIZE - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 20:18:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
08BELMOPAN192(C) ZUBAIR KHAN -- RSO SOURCE ALLEGES PAKISTANI-BELIZEAN DRUG TRAFFICKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, POSSIBLE TERRORIST TIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An RSO source alleges Pakistani-Belizean national, Zubair Khan, is involved with drug trafficking, money laundering, and has possible ties to Lebanese Hezbollah and Pakistan al-Qaeda associations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Information provided by source is unconfirmed. RSO sourc [...]
2008-04-04 21:28:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CVIS KCRM BH
08BERLIN240GERMANY/TIP - MINISTRIES WELCOME ACTION GUIDE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government officials from key federal ministries welcomed the recommendations in G/TIP's "Action Guide to Combat Trafficking in Persons" for Germany. They highlighted a series of steps taken in 2007, including finalization of the second Federal Action Plan to Combat Violence a [...]
2008-02-27 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PREL
08BERLIN256GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-03-03 08:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BERLIN628 RESPONDING TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM AND RADIOLOGICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German officials from the Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Office of Radiation Protection (BfS) briefed NNSA Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations Admiral Krol on Germany's task force approach to respond to incidents of nuclear terrorism and other radiolo [...]
2008-05-13 15:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG PREL KGIC GM
08BERLIN750TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO KEY GERMAN MINISTRIES
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (U) On June 4, Global Affairs Officer and Embassy Legal Advisor delivered ref A points informing regarding the TIP Report's release and Germany's tier ranking to key officials in the German MFA, Family Ministry, In [...]
2008-06-06 12:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PREL
08BERLIN916GERMAN RESPONSE TO 2008 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) On July 1, Emboffs met for a roundtable discussion of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with key German officials from the MFA, as well as the Family, Labor and Justice ministries. While the report was well received, a Family Ministry official expressed regret that more atte [...]
2008-07-11 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV
08BERN108SOMALIA AND PIRACY: SEEKING SWISS VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff met February 28 with Rolf Ott, MFA Director for East African Affairs, to discuss the query in reftel. Ott appreciated the question, but said he would need to coordinate with other MFA offices and Swiss government agencies before he could respond. He undertook to try to provide su [...]
2008-02-28 16:37:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PBTS UNSC SO SZ
08BERN122TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:55:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
08BERN179TIP - SWITZERLAND: Supplement
[...] (U) The Federal Office of Police has adjusted its organization and hired new staff to step up the fight against trafficking in persons and child sexual abuse. At the operational level, the former investigative unit "Pedophilia-Human Trafficking-Migrant Smuggling" in July 2007 was split up int [...]
2008-04-17 14:56:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
08BISHKEK1206KYRGYZSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (U) No report was published for the Kyrgyz Republic in the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Econ Chief Robert Burgess, email: burgessrg@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Follow is Em [...]
2008-12-03 02:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV KG
08BISHKEK151Kyrgyzstan Proposals for Trafficking in Persons
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post solicited anti-trafficking in persons project proposals from local organizations. Post received three proposals. Per reftel instructions, the complete project proposals have been forwarded via e-mail to G/TIP. 2. Post has reviewed the following project prop [...]
2008-02-12 10:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KG
08BISHKEK211KYRGYZSTAN 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2008-02-29 11:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
08BISHKEK478KYRGYZSTAN - NOTES FROM THE SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: On April 29, 2008, Ambassador Yovanovitch traveled to Osh, Kyrgyzstan and met with representatives from the Osh Governor's Office, members of local political parties, and the Kyrgyz Drug Control Agency's Southern Command. Water shortages, rolling black-outs, rising prices and cor [...]
2008-05-15 06:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KCRM KCOR SNAR KG
08BISHKEK94Kyrgyzstan Hosts TIP Roundtable for CIS Countries
[...] (U) Summary: On December 13-14, 2007, the Kyrgyz State Committee on Migration and Employment with the OSCE hosted a regional round table entitled "Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Central Asia: State Policies, Dynamics and Ways Forward." Participants included representatives from both N [...]
2008-01-29 09:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SMIG KWMN PGOV PREL PHUM KG XH ZK ZJ
08BOGOTA177SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR AND CONGRESSIONAL
[...] (U) Post welcomes the January 18-20 visit of Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters and accompanying CODEL. Your delegation will visit a Colombia in the midst of a dramatic transformation, one in which U.S. assistance is playing a powerful role. The Colombia of 2008 [...]
2008-01-14 19:07:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SNAR MARR KCRM PTER EAID ETRD ECON
08BOGOTA1838NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In April the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 10,630 hectares of coca and manually eradicated another 1,607 hectares of coca and 48 hectares of poppy. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 7.46 metric tons of cocaine HCl and coca base, 11.50 metric tons of [...]
2008-05-16 16:40:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA1921FARC DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT ERADICATION FINANCIALLY HURTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Documents recovered from the laptop computers of two recently killed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC in Spanish) Secretariat members and subsequently released to the press indicate that coca eradication causes financial hardship for the organization. In essence, the [...]
2008-05-22 11:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA1927GOC CONSIDERS ESTABLISHING SPECIAL COURTS FOR SUBSTANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia is looking at new strategies in the war on drugs, including the creation of "drug courts" that would treat drug users as addicts in need of treatment rather than as criminals. There is no indication that this project has gone beyond the concept state at this point. END [...]
2008-05-22 20:57:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA1988AIR MOBILITY KEY TO SUCCESS IN COLOMBIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia has transformed itself into a secure, prosperous democracy and an even closer U.S. ally with our help. Many factors contributed to this successful transformation, but one of the most important was the provision of air mobility to the Colombian security forces. Air mobili [...]
2008-05-30 19:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL MCAP EAID KCRM PTER SENV CO
08BOGOTA2051COLOMBIA: NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Though Colombia remains a major producer and trafficker of illicit narcotics, the Government of Colombia (GOC) continues as an unwavering ally in the fight against both narcotics production and trafficking. Our core bilateral counternarcotics eradication and interdiction program [...]
2008-06-06 13:21:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA2179NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In May the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 9,540 hectares of coca and manually eradicated another 9,358 hectares of coca and 62 hectares of poppy. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 8.21 metric tons of cocaine HCl and coca base, sixteen metric tons of [...]
2008-06-17 20:55:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA2214JUNE 2008 NATIONALIZATION UPDATE
[...] (U) NAS Director and NAS Nationalization Coordinator met on June 17 MOD Special Projects Director Alejandro Gamboa. VMOD Pinzon was traveling to Afghanistan and provided guidance to Gamboa prior to departing. The discussion reviewed the status of various nationalization themes to include the U [...]
2008-06-19 22:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA2264EMBASSY BOGOTA REPLY REGARDING THE AUC'S FTO
[...] (U) Over 32,000 former United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries have demobilized since 2002 and the elimination of its national command structure significantly reduced the group's terrorist activities. Still, a human rights group reports that AUC offshoots committed 358 vio [...]
2008-06-20 20:11:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA2313GOC AND USG COMPLETE UH-1N LOAN AGREEMENT ON JUNE 19,
[...] (U) The USG and GOC signed the Loan Agreement for 18 UH-1N helicopters for the Colombian Army Aviation Brigade on June 19, 2008. NAS Bogota has engaged with Colombian Army officials to coordinate the return of the previously grounded helicopters to flight status. All 18 helicopters are fully [...]
2008-06-25 21:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SENV KCRM MOPS PGOV PTER CO
08BOGOTA2545NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In June the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 17,953 hectares. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 28.3 metric tons of cocaine and coca base, 19.3 metric tons of marijuana, and 22 kilos of heroin. They also captured 26 metric tons of precursor chemicals. [...]
2008-07-14 19:56:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA2641 COLOMBIA'S JUNGLAS -- ANTINARCOTICS POLICE WITH AN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While recent GOC success liberating the hostages has persuasively demonstrated the enormous operational strides made by Colombian Army intelligence forces, GOC Special Forces proficiency extends beyond the Colombian Army. The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) Bogota-supported eli [...]
2008-07-23 12:02:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER MX EC AF CO
08BOGOTA2674 COLOMBIA'S JUNGLAS -- ANTINARCOTICS POLICE WITH AN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While recent GOC success liberating the hostages has persuasively demonstrated the enormous operational strides made by Colombian Army intelligence forces, GOC Special Forces proficiency extends beyond the Colombian Army. The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) Bogota-supported eli [...]
2008-07-24 21:04:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER MX EC AF CO
08BOGOTA2831COLOMBIA LOOKS AT DEVELOPING ILLICIT FINANCE
[...] (SBU) In a July 25 speech to the VIII Panamerican Congress on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos announced the GOC's intention to create an Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)-type sanctions list of Colombian nationals involve [...]
2008-08-01 20:48:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SNAR KCRM PGOV ECON EFIN ETTC CO
08BOGOTA3077MEDELLIN GRAPPLES WITH POST-CONFLICT SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: A 17% rise in murders in Medellin--after five consecutive years of decline--has aroused fears that security may be deteriorating. Local officials blame the increase on infighting between narcotraffickers seeking to fill the vacuum left by the extradition of crime boss Diego Mu [...]
2008-08-20 14:51:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL CO
08BOGOTA3084EMBASSY RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary: We recently raised specific human rights issues--including threats and violence against human rights defenders--with senior GOC officials. Colombian National Police (CNP) director Oscar Naranjo said the GOC has found that most threats against Bogota-based human rights groups we [...]
2008-08-21 22:01:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL CO
08BOGOTA3182MEDELLIN SCANDAL GENERATES POLITICAL FALLOUT
[...] (C) Summary: The dismissal of Guillermo Valencia Cossio, former head of the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) in Medellin, for criminal ties also led to the resignations of former Medellin Colombian National Police (CNP) Commander Marco Pedreros and Medellin "South American Games" orga [...]
2008-08-28 13:56:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SNAR CO
08BOGOTA3408COLOMBIA PLEASED WITH OFAC KINGPIN ACT
[...] (C) Charge told Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on September 11 that the USG will designate three current and former Venezuelan officials under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed F [...]
2008-09-12 15:12:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PINR EFIN SNAR PREL KCRM VE CO
08BOGOTA3840PLAN COLOMBIA HELICOPTER PROGRAM IN-PROGRESS REVIEW
[...] (U) The purpose of this message is to announce that INL/A and NAS Colombia will be co-hosting an in-progress review conference for the Plan Colombia Helicopter Program (PCHP) also known as the Colombian Army (COLAR) Aviation Program. The conference will be held at the Hilton Melbourne beach o [...]
2008-10-21 22:02:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA3887NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August, the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 16,524 hectares; the Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 30 metric tons of cocaine and coca base, 17 metric tons of marijuana, and 74 kilograms (kgs) of heroin, and captured 1,973 metric tons of precursor chemic [...]
2008-10-23 21:18:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA4134COLOMBIA: PYRAMID SCHEMES SWINDLE THOUSANDS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombian authorities believe as many as three million Colombians have been defrauded of at least USD 300 million in a series of pyramid schemes that began collapsing November 12 after the government's seizure of the firm Proyecciones DFRE. The fall of DFRE spurred the subseque [...]
2008-11-17 21:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KCRM PGOV CO
08BOGOTA4201GOC ARRESTS ALLEGED PYRAMID RINGLEADERS AMID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid collapsing pyramid schemes suspected of defrauding at least 300,000 Colombians (reftel),the GOC seized DMG Holding Group, S.A., the largest suspected scam in the country and arrested its founder and principal directors on charges of money laundering, illicit enrichment, and [...]
2008-11-21 21:02:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER KCRM SNAR PGOV CO
08BOGOTA4248NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Even with poor weather conditions negatively affecting the total hectares sprayed, the contractor remains above the projection line for the year. Total manual coca eradication for the month of October was 11,683 hectares - bringing the GME program's year-to-date total to 68,60 [...]
2008-11-26 17:10:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA4263FALLOUT FROM PYRAMID SCHEME CONTINUES TO SHAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly three weeks since the first of Colombia's various pyramid schemes collapsed (ref A) and ten days since the closure of the largest such alleged entity, DMG (ref B),the economic, political, and social fallout continue to shake Colombia. Officials from Colombia's southern [...]
2008-11-28 22:28:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON KCRM SNAR PGOV CO
08BOGOTA4499NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November, only 4,492 hectares of coca were sprayed due to bad weather and lack of support from the Colombian National Police (CNP); this setback slowed our progress toward the annual eradication goal of 130,000 hectares sprayed. Eradication aircraft were involved in four ho [...]
2008-12-19 19:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA555G/TIP PROPOSAL TO HELP ENSURE VICTIMS ASSISTANCE
[...] As requested reftels, post provides the following information on a proposal by the International Organization for Migration to help ensure the safety of trafficking victims and the prosecution and conviction of traffickers. 2. A. Name of Applicant: International Organization for Migrati [...]
2008-02-12 20:23:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG CO
08BOGOTA692COLOMBIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON SOMALIA AND PIRACY
[...] On February 25, Post delivered all points in reftel to Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs Adriana Mejia-Hernandez and MFA Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Patricia Cortes. MFA officials thanked us for the information. We do not anticipate a substantive GOC response. Brownfiel [...]
2008-02-26 15:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL KCRM CO
08BOGOTA918COLOMBIA RESPONSE TO 2008 IAGGA REPORT
[...] The GOC continues to make progress on fighting corruption and increasing accountability and transparency. In the past two years, the GOC took significant steps to reform its criminal justice system, increase transparency in public expenditure, modernize public procurement, and ensure account [...]
2008-03-07 23:55:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRM CO
08BOGOTA940COLOMBIA'S EIGHT ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 48 hours preparing the report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]
2008-03-10 22:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
08BRASILIA1035UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON ABADIA EXTRADITION
[...] (C) As a follow up to ref a instructions, Post, on July 24, 2008, once again contacted Ministry of Justice Legal Advisor, Rafael Tomaz Favetti regarding the expulsion of Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia (Chupeta). Favetti advised Post that he had encountered stiffer opposition within the Ministry t [...]
2008-07-28 11:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKJUS KCRM CJAN PREL CVIS SNAR BR
08BRASILIA1069NEXT STEPS ON ABADIA EXTRADITION CASE AND OTHER
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Post appreciates Department and DOJ assistance in determining next steps on securing the extradition of Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia ("Chupeta") and requests the guidance discussed ref A on an urgent basis, as ongoing investigations into Abadia's activities in Br [...]
2008-08-06 20:58:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKJUS KCRM CJAN PREL CVIS SNAR BR
08BRASILIA1257 BRAZIL- DEMARCHE DELIVERED -OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT
[...] (SBU) On September 18, 2008 ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche to the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) at the Ministry of Finance. COAF officials Joaquim da Cunha Neto and Bernardo Mota took delivery of the document, which outlined the reasons behind the designation of thr [...]
2008-09-22 14:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER PINR EFIN VE BR SNAR AND KCRM PREL
08BRASILIA1261DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNODC SELF-ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) On September 16, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) Office of Transnational Crimes, Virginia Toniatti. Asked if Brazil would complete the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) self-assessment checklist, which Bra [...]
2008-09-22 20:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM KJUS UN PG BR
08BRASILIA1314SUPREME COURT WIRETAP SCANDAL CHANGES FACE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Long-running suspicions that phone calls of high-level Brazilian officials from all three branches of government are being intercepted became the latest front-page scandal when Veja magazine reported that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) had tapped conversations between a [...]
2008-10-03 14:51:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PTER PINS BR
08BRASILIA1315BRAZIL: WIRETAP SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS POWER STRUGGLE
[...] Summary: Revelations that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) may have been wiretapping Supreme Court (STF) President Gilmar Mendes' calls (reftel) have reinvigorated Congressional inquiries into abusive wiretapping practices and will likely lead to legislation providing oversight over wi [...]
2008-10-03 15:14:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL PTER BR
08BRASILIA1493COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: JUDGE BLASTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a conference on international organized crime held by the Brazil-based International Forum of Justice in Campo Grande, Matto Grosso do Sul from October 15-17, federal judge Odilon de Oliveira delivered a speech that was blistering in its criticism of the Brazilian governm [...]
2008-11-17 12:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS PTER EFIN PREL PGOV AR PA CO BR
08BRASILIA1525BRAZIL: MOVING FORWARD ON A NEW EXTRADITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: From October 27-29, Clifton Johnson, Department of State Assistant Legal Adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence, Thomas Black, Associate Director for South American affairs of the Department of Justice,s Office of International Affairs (OIA),and Magdalena Boynton, and Nic [...]
2008-11-24 19:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KCRM CJAN PREL CVIS SNA
08BRASILIA1588BRAZIL: DRUG TRAFFICKING UP, DRUG FLIGHTS DOWN, TIP ISSUES LIMITED: A REPORT FROM THE FAR NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Drug flights into Brazil's far north have diminished by 75 percent since the introduction of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial (shootdown) program, but Brazilian authorities say pressure from Plan Colombia has actually increased the amount of cocaine entering Brazil. The region rem [...]
2008-12-12 15:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI KCRM ELAB FARC KTIP BR VE PE CO XR
08BRASILIA1608BRAZIL CRIMINALIZES POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WITH
[...] (U) Brazilian President Lula opened the Third International Child World Congress in Rio de Janeiro on November 25 (SEPTEL) by pulling out his pen in front of thousands of participants and signing a bill that made possession of child pornography a felony, the first time it has been criminalized [...]
2008-12-15 19:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM BR
08BRASILIA1612BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERIES: TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATIONS
[...] (SBU) On 12 December 2008, ECONOFF met Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) official Bernardo Motta to follow up previous discussions regarding the recent USG designations of individuals and organizations as supporters of terrorism under Executive Order 13224 (refs A, B, and [...]
2008-12-16 19:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC PTER PINR EFIN KCRM PREL BR
08BRASILIA1686BRAZIL: DRUG TRAFFICKING UP, DRUG FLIGHTS DOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Air Bridge Denial ("shootdown") program has diminished drug flights in Brazil, and as a result, traffickers are increasingly using riverine routes to transport drugs out of the country. The state of Para sees much of this riverine trafficking. The combination of tribu [...]
2008-12-31 19:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDNAR SOCI KCRM ELAB FARC BR
08BRASILIA35BRAZIL: LESS GUNS, MORE BUTTER: LULA TAKES ON
[...] (C) Summary: After much hesitation, President Lula was finally forced to wade into the public security debate in light of consistent polling that places crime as the number one concern of most Brazilians. The result, a public security plan called the National Program on Public Security with C [...]
2008-01-07 13:22:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS PGOV BR
08BRASILIA41BRAZIL: LITTLE HOPE OFFERED ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: In commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day, the regional office of the United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime together with the University of Brasilia sponsored a roundtable with senior Brazilian government officials from the judicial and legislative branches, medi [...]
2008-01-07 17:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM KCOR KDEM BR
08BRASILIA43COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: LOOKING BEYOND THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Brazil remains highly sensitive to public claims suggesting that terrorist or extremist organizations have a presence or are undertaking activities in Brazil--a sensitivity that appears to be the rise and is resulting in more than symbolic reactions. At an op [...]
2008-01-08 10:47:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL KCRM AR PA BR
08BRASILIA440COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE
[...] (U) Summary: After a drawn-out process that began in 2004, President Lula on March 25, 2008 issued the decree that will reform the Government of Brazil's intelligence apparatus, including its counterterrorism (CT) structure. The reform is intended to provide a more robust intelligence capabili [...]
2008-04-02 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KCRM ETTC EFIN AR PA BR
08BRASILIA504COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE
[...] (C) Summary: In November of last year the Government of Brazil announced that it was backtracking on its effort to introduce counterterrorism (CT) legislation after a years-long effort by a working group within the Presidency's Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) to coordinate the drafting o [...]
2008-04-11 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL KCRM ETTC EFIN ASEC AR BR
08BRASILIA56BRAZIL: LESS GUNS, MORE BUTTER: LULA TAKES ON
[...] (C) Summary: As part of the Lula government's plan to take on the crime issue, the government proposed a multi-pronged plan to address both the social causes of crime and the weakness of the law enforcement community to fight it. Lula's proposal, the National Program on Public Security with Ci [...]
2008-01-09 17:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS PGOV BR
08BRASILIA760BRAZIL: MEETING WITH SENATE PEDOPHILIA
[...] Summary. Ambassador, Resident Legal Adviser, DHS/ICE Attache, and Poloff met on May 13 with the Chairman of the Brazilian Senate's Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) into Pedophilia and two law enforcement officials to discuss U.S. laws to protect children, prosecute sex offenders, and [...]
2008-06-05 14:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEINT SOCI TINT KCRM KJUS PHUM BR
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