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05MUSCAT1321	MEDIA REACTION: GAZA, THE WEST, AND IRAQ [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" featured an editorial on August 29 entitled "The Other Side Of Gaza Disengagement": "The world has now started to realize Sharon's real intentions after disengaging from Gaza. He immediately began building a discrimination wall around Jerusalem in [...]	2005-08-29 11:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU

05MUSCAT1534	MGIZ02: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke on October 13 with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to deliver reftel demarche encouraging Oman's public support for the October 15 Iraqi constitutional referendum and the compromises reached October 12. 2. (C) Bin Alawi hailed the compromis [...]	2005-10-13 10:30:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ MU
05MUSCAT1540	OMAN SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) As requested in several demarches, the Omani government gave strong public encouragement for the Iraqi constitutional referendum process in the days leading up to the October 15 balloting. Editorials have hailed the referendum as a historic opportunity to secure future Iraqi stability, [...]	2005-10-15 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC IZ MU
05MUSCAT1549	MEDIA REACTION: REFERENDUM IN IRAQ [...] "Oman," the government-owned Arabic daily, ran an editorial on October 17 entitled "After The Iraqi Constitution": "An unofficial announcement suggests that sixty-six percent of the Iraqi people have approved a constitutional referendum, despite overwhelming opposition from Sunni Arabs. If ( [...]	2005-10-17 10:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT1876	OMANI INSIGHTS INTO IRAN AND IRAQ FOR NEA DAS GRAY [...] (C) Calling Iran's political scene and new government a sea of "shifting sands," royal adviser Abdulaziz al-Rawas suggested that U.S. threats have only served to shore up hardliners' support in Iranian society, and that a more positive approach should be adopted. Separately, MFA Under Secreta [...]	2005-12-17 04:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT1934	GEN ABIZAID'S DECEMBER 26 MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) In a convivial 80-minute exchange on December 26, Sultan Qaboos shared with USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid his thoughts on Iraq, Iran, the war on terror and the state of bilateral relations. Agreeing with Gen Abizaid on many points, the Sultan argued for a less intrusive Arab role in Iraq's tr [...]	2005-12-31 05:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER PGOV XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT196	IRAQ ELECTIONS - OMAN KEEPS MUM [...] (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, currently on travel in Asia, has rebuffed admonitions for the Omani government to make a public statement welcoming the January 30 elections in Iraq. Despite headline-grabbing news of arrests in the Sultanate (ref A),press attention to the [...]	2005-02-02 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI IZ MU
05MUSCAT400	RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) On March 6, the Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr bin Hamed al-Busaidi to deliver reftel demarche seeking a status report on Oman's pledge to Iraq's reconstruction. Sayyid Badr recalled that Oman had initially pledged USD 3 million at the 2003 Madrid Conf [...]	2005-03-08 06:16:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ MU
05MUSCAT456	MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) With the minister out of the country, the Ambassador spoke on March 15 with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr bin Hamed al-Busaidi to convey the USG concerns per ref A. Regarding Syria/Lebanon, Sayyid Badr reiterated Oman's support of the USG position, as expressed by Minister [...]	2005-03-15 12:00:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IS IZ MU
05MUSCAT547	GEN ABIZAID'S 3/29 MEETING WITH SULTAN QABOOS [...] (C) In a March 29 visit by USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid, Sultan Qaboos credited Saudi Arabia for tactical successes against terrorism but worried whether the Al Saud yet have a longer term strategy. He sees Iraq still at a crossroads, expressing concern over the country's territorial integrity, [...]	2005-04-04 08:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR PGOV KDEM ETRD MARR XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT562	DVC - ELECTIONS KEY TO POSITIVE CHANGE IN IRAQ [...] Embassy Muscat held a digital videoconference with Dr. Phebe Marr, Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, on the impact of the Iraqi elections on the future of Iraq. Dr. Marr acknowledgopined that the elections were flawed and that sectarian issues played a prominent role in [...]	2005-04-06 08:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL IZ MU
05MUSCAT581	QABOOS PUBLICLY HAILS NEW IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] (U) Sultan Qaboos sent a congratulatory cable of greetings on April 8 to Jalal Talabani on the occasion of his election as president of Iraq, "wishing him good health and success in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Iraq for stability, progress and prosperity," according to the Oman [...]	2005-04-09 14:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID IZ MU
05MUSCAT615	OMAN FM SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ, PALESTINE, REFORM [...] (C) Despite not having made a public statement of support following the January 30 parliamentary elections in Iraq, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi praised democratic developments in Iraq in an April 12 press interview in Qatar. Speaking on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, t [...]	2005-04-13 10:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC KISL KPAL IZ XF MU
05MUSCAT643	MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, A NEW ROAD [...] On April 15, government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "The Iraqi Government's Huge Task": "The soon to be announced Iraqi government has a huge mission before it. It must bring security and stability to Iraq, as well as revive the Iraqi soul and strengthen the sens [...]	2005-04-19 02:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ XF MU
05MUSCAT765	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request for IIP, NEA/PPD - see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Omani Foreign Minister Bin Alawi offered in a May 11 meeting with the Ambassador to give an interview in Muscat to the Al Hurra channel to voice public support for the new Iraqi Transitional Government. He expr [...]	2005-05-11 13:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PREL OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT888	OMAN ONLINE: FIERY WORDS FOR THE GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]	2005-06-01 13:10:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI EIND PGOV IZ MU
05MUSCAT904	US-EU IRAQ CONFERENCE: DELIVERABLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Oman's attendance at the US-EU International Conference on Iraq will be determined upon the return of the Foreign Minister, perhaps during the week of June 11. The MFA's Arab Affairs chief indicated to the Dutch (EU representative) that Oman would like to see the draft communiq [...]	2005-06-06 03:19:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ MU
05MUSCAT986	OMAN TO ATTEND IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) Per refs A and B, on June 19, the Embassy delivered copies of the draft conference statement for the upcoming Iraq International Conference in Brussels to the Foreign Ministry, as well as the list of small-scale project suggestions that states may wish to fund to aid Iraq's reconstruction [...]	2005-06-19 11:33:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ MU
05MUSCAT997	OMAN: DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR ITG [...] (U) In further response (refs B and C) to our demarche on ref A points encouraging Omani support for the Iraqi government and re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Baghdad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a Note Verbale to the Embassy dated June 20. 2. (SBU) In its communication, th [...]	2005-06-22 04:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ MU
05NEWDELHI1192	WEST ASIA ENVOY OFFERS PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: GOI Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process Chinmaya Gharekhan told the DCM on February 15 that India would like to provide and fund security training for the Palestinian Authority, in response to what he said were statements by the Secretary welcoming such [...]	2005-02-15 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI1664	INDIA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAQ, BUT NO NEW [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) R. Dayakar and his successor Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction, but offered no new initiatives in a meeting with PolCouns and PolMilOff on March 3. Assistance to Iraq will continue to be constrai [...]	2005-03-03 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1764	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]	2005-03-08 05:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI2507	GOI RESPONSE: PRIORITIZING INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) On April 4, the DCM delivered Ambassador Jones' message (reftel) suggesting that the GOI could help build capacity in the Iraqi judiciary system to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar. Jaishankar agreed to pass along the request, but asked that the DCM convey to Ambassador Jon [...]	2005-04-04 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KJUS KCRM PREL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI282	PM UPBEAT ON US-INDIA RELATIONS REAFFIRMS EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENT WITH CODEL FRIST [...] (C) Summary: Senators Frist, McConnell, DeWine and Coleman discussed a broad range of issues with PM Manmohan Singh during their January 10 meeting, including US-India ties, Tsunami disaster relief, democratization in Burma, HIV/AIDS, trade and the WTO, Iraq, NSSP, Indo-Pak relations, and UNS [...]	2005-01-12 08:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM IN PK IZ BM CE US
05NEWDELHI2933	INDIA REQUESTS CENTCOM LNO, NEW INFO ON IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with SA A/S Christina Rocca and Charge on April 18, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar was upbeat about Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's recent meetings in Washington and about new opportunities for Indo-US cooperation since Dr. Rice's March 16 visit. However, he [...]	2005-04-19 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS TRGY ETTC PK IZ IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2992	INDIA WAITING FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: Incoming MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's democratic transition, but is waiting for the new government in Baghdad to take its seat before committing to action. In a conversation with PolCouns and PolMilOff on April 19 [...]	2005-04-21 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI3252	KOFI ANNAN BURSTS INDIA'S UNSC VETO BUBBLE [...] (C) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's April 26-28 visit to New Delhi began on a positive note as Annan and the GOI made amends for the GOI's refusal to allow the Secretary General to tour tsunami affected areas in southern SIPDIS India in January, but it ended with a bubble-burstin [...]	2005-04-29 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ UNSC
05NEWDELHI3308	INDIA UPBEAT WITH SHEINWALD ON CHINA AND PAKISTAN; [...] (C) Summary: Aside from nuclear issues (septel) UK NSA Sir Nigel Sheinwald's April 25-26 visit to New Delhi stuck to familiar ground, with the PM, NSA Narayanan, and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran providing an encouraging backdrop for SIPDIS the September 7-8 India-EU and India-UK Summits. [...]	2005-05-02 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK IZ NP BG CH IN AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3402	GOI READY TO ASSIST IRAQ, BUT QUIETLY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed Ref A demarche encouraging a GOI statement on new Iraqi government on April 30. In a follow-up May 5 meeting, Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff that while the MEA was unlikely to issue a formal statement congratulating the new Iraqi Tra [...]	2005-05-05 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM IN IZ
05NEWDELHI3479	INDIA CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In its first official statement about Iraq since the January 30 elections, on May 7 the GOI released a summary of PM Manmohan Singh's message to Iraqi PM Al-Jaafari, which welcomed the formation of the new transitional government and offered to assist the country's reconstruction in area [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI3653	FS SARAN PREPARES FOR WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran gave an optimistic overview of the SIPDIS issues for his upcoming trip to Washington, emphasizing the GOI's intention to develop a rich menu of deliverables to make the Prime Minister's July White House visit "a [...]	2005-05-14 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KDEM ETTC MASS NP CH IZ IN US
05NEWDELHI3770	INDIAN ENVOY TO REVIVE IRAQ ASSISTANCE OFFER [...] (C) On the eve of his May 22-25 mission to Baghdad, GOI mid-east envoy Chimaya Gharekhan told the Charge that "India needs to be move involved in Iraq" for its own interests, and indicated that he would convey to the Iraqi government "an open-ended commitment" to provide whatever assistance au [...]	2005-05-19 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ASEC IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4194	INDIAN MISSION TO IRAQ OPENS DOORS FOR COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh briefed PolCouns and PolMilOff about West Asia Special Envoy Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan's recent visit to Baghdad. As the first official contact between the GOI and the new Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),Gharekhan's vis [...]	2005-06-03 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4205	INDIA DELIBERATING ON LEVEL OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Responding to Acting DCM's presentation of ref A demarche on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh reported June 3 that GOI is still deliberating on its level of representation at the Brussels International Conference. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is scheduled to be in London and [...]	2005-06-03 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4590	FM WILL ATTEND BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EIND IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4619	AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES INDIAN OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the GOI, strategic analysts, and journalists in New Delhi on June 10, Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones encouraged high-level GOI participation at the upcoming US-EU conference on Iraq and suggested several priority areas in which the GOI may support pol [...]	2005-06-17 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4721	SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]	2005-06-21 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI4798	INDIA READY TO COOPERATE WITH IRAQ ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) DCM spoke to Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain on June 23 to share with him the text of Indian FM Singh's statement at the US-EU Conference on Iraq (text below). Highlighting the FM's offer that, "We stand ready to cooperate with Iraq in providing assistance in capacity building, for security [...]	2005-06-23 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5166	INDIA SEEKING SMALL-SCALE PROJECTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the US-EU Conference in Brussels, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction and sought specific small-scale projects, especially in the electricity sector, which the GOI might consider funding a [...]	2005-07-07 01:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5355	INDIAN PARTICIPATION AT DEAD SEA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Responding to points in Ref A, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolMilOff on July 12 that he and the Indian Charge in Baghdad, Mr. S. Sharma, would attend the July 18-19 Dead Sea Conference on Iraq. 2. (SBU) He also confirmed that the GOI had disbursed the full amount of t [...]	2005-07-13 01:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON JO IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5867	INDIAN INITIATIVES IN IRAQ STILL ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: Following the Dead Sea conference on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and PolMilOff on July 28 that he was impressed with how Iraqis were taking control of their political process, and expressed confidence that this would result in greater support for r [...]	2005-07-28 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET IZ IN
05NEWDELHI594	INDIA'S SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE DOMINATES MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Indian Shias are excited about the prospect of a Shia government in Iraq, revere Ayatollah Sistani and support the January 30 election. This does not mean, however, that they are pro-American, as they also want US troops to depart Iraq as soon as possible and Iraq and Iran to ha [...]	2005-01-25 05:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IR IZ
05NEWDELHI6218	INDIAN MID-EAST ENVOY PITCHES FOR GAZA ROLE, [...] (C) In an August 10 meeting with the Charge, GOI "West Asia" Special Envoy Chinmaya Gharekhan underlined New Delhi's strong interest in contributing to the task of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, and noted that India was discussing with the Palestinians how best to channel its $50 million ass [...]	2005-08-10 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI6655	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MOD HIERARCHY [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Mukherjee expressed great satisfaction with his visit to the US. Opposition to the New Framework for Defense Relations mainly comes from those mired in "Old Think Syndrome." Mukherjee interested in visiting upcoming Indo-US military exercises, and visiting USS [...]	2005-08-30 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN IZ MARR MOPS PREL
05NEWDELHI6660	IRAQI CONSTITUTION: INDIAN SUPPORT, BUT NO [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/I. Please see para 4. 2. (C) PolMilOff encouraged the GOI to make a public statement in support of Iraq's efforts to draft a constitution and delivered the Secretary's statement and fact sheet (Reftel) during her meeting with MEA Deputy Secretary ( [...]	2005-08-30 16:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6722	INDIAN OFFER TO HELP IRAQ "STILL ON THE TABLE" [...] (U) This is an action request for USAID Mission in Iraq. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: India's previous offers to provide training, advice, and material assistance to assist Iraq's electoral and constitutional processes are "still on the table," but remain constrained by security concerns, [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI756	INDIA ON IRAQI ELECTIONS: CONGRATULATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite the GOI's deliberately low-profile public and material support in the run-up to the Iraqi elections, Indian government, media, and commentators welcomed the completion of Iraq's first election. In a January 31 statement, the Indian MEA called the elections a "noteworthy [...]	2005-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IN IZ
05NEWDELHI7797	GOI: NO BASHAR VISIT PLANNED, BUT SYRIA MUST DO [...] (C) Summary: India's West Asia Envoy C Gharekhan told us he is unaware of plans for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to visit New Delhi, but agreed that Damascus is eager to exploit any opportunity for high-level visits to dispel its deep isolation. Syria must do more for its own sake and Iraq [...]	2005-10-06 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN SY IZ
05NEWDELHI8627	IRAQI CHARGE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain told A/DCM on November 9 that while he was unhappy at former FM Natwar Singh's parting criticism of Iraq's government (reftel),he remained optimistic about continued engagement with the GOI. The Indian Petroleum Minister has proposed a renewal of the [...]	2005-11-09 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KDEM PTER IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9139	INDIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO URGE [...] (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran contacted DCM on December 3 to request the USG's help with the mission of Indian Special Envoy Virendra Dayal to Iraq in connection with the GOI's ongoing investigation into the naming of Former Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Pa [...]	2005-12-05 06:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IN IZ PREL
05NEWDELHI9223	INDIA WILL TAKE STOCK OF IRAQ OPTIONS AFTER [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns shared Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh on December 7, continuing a SIPDIS December 6 discussion on India's objectives and perspectives in the Middle East (septel). New Delhi is waiting to see the outcome of the December polls in Iraq before d [...]	2005-12-07 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PINR IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9319	INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945) [...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties),it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...]	2005-12-12 01:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF
05NEWDELHI940	INDIAN REACTIONS TO THE IRAQ ELECTION REFLECT [...] (C) Summary: The reaction of India's political parties and major newspapers to the January 30 election in Iraq predictably reflected their political orientations. The UPA government saw the election as a step forward, but unveiled no new initiatives or specific plans for greater engagement. [...]	2005-02-07 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9488	GOI WELCOMES IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (U) On December 16, the DCM and D/PolCouns held a media briefing on the Iraqi elections, emphasizing the high voter turnout, the low levels of violence, and eager participation from Sunni voters who largely boycotted earlier elections. The December 15 polls were the most free and open ever see [...]	2005-12-16 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI961	LOOKING TO REASSERT A MID-EAST ROLE, INDIA [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, the MEA announced the appointment of retired career diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan as Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process. In creating this position, the GOI signaled its hope to raise New Delhi's profile in the Gulf, where India has an unde [...]	2005-02-07 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR IS IZ IN
05OTTAWA1318	CANADA WILL VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-02 19:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PGOV PREL FAC
05OTTAWA1550	DEMARCHING INVITEES TO THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request, see para. 6. 2. Poloff delivered reftel points to Ann Flanagan-Whalen, Deputy Director for the Middle East Division of Foreign Affairs Canada. Ms. Flanagan-Whalen said FAC has not yet received the EU invite and was pleased to get the detail which we provided. Sh [...]	2005-05-25 11:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ EG JA ASEC PREL UN FAC
05OTTAWA1776	DEMARCHE: DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Harder June 7 and Poloff followed up with FAC Deputy Director for the Middle East Ann Flanagan-Whalen June 8. We were told that it is not clear whether Minister Pettigrew will be attending the Brussels meet [...]	2005-06-10 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON CA
05OTTAWA1828	ACTION REQUEST: DRAFT CONFERENCE STATEMENT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 22:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL PGOV EIND
05OTTAWA2119	IRAQ: DEAD SEA DONORS' MEETING JULY 18-19 - CANADA [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. The Iraq staff at Canada's International Development Agency are optimistic about the upcoming Iraq Donors' meeting, saying things are going remarkably well so far and they are receiving excellent support from Jordan. They are try [...]	2005-07-13 10:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ JO CA
05OTTAWA2380	CANADIAN FORUM OF FEDERATIONS IRAQ TEAM ON THE NEW [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Canadian Deputy Minister for Natural Resources George Anderson recently returned from Iraq where he was an advisor to the constitutional committee as part of a Forum of Federations team under contract with NDI. He said that the Canadian International Development Agency [...]	2005-08-08 14:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID IZ PREL CA
05OTTAWA2618	IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF A DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C/NF) FAC Middle East Division Deputy Director told Poloff August 30 that the GOC prepared a statement on the Iraqi constitution last week but pulled it back when it became clear that the document was not a finished product and could still change. He said Canada would wait until there was a [...]	2005-09-01 19:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IZ PGOV PREL CA
05OTTAWA289	CANADA: IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING COMMENCES [...] Canada is one of 14 countries designated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to host polling sites for Iraqi citizens to participate in the January 30th election of a transitional National Assembly. As the 3-day window (January 28-30) for out-of-country voting opens at five [...]	2005-01-28 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ CA
05OTTAWA3400	US-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 26 in Ottawa, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and a U.S. delegation exchanged views with EU Troika officials on developments in Iran and countries in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Tri-lateral consultations with the EU and Canada on Iran are reported reftel. END SUMMARY. [...]	2005-11-15 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR IZ
05OTTAWA355	IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT ON THE JANUARY 30 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Asif Rashid Sertturkmen, senior representative of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) in Canada and the UK, recently met with us (at his request) to brief on the status of the Turkomen population in Iraq, and outline what the ITF believes is the systematic political disenfranchisement of the T [...]	2005-02-04 18:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ CA ITF
05OTTAWA3618	CANADA: FUNDING APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF [...] (SBU) Foreign Affairs Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Group Director Wendy Gilmour has affirmed that Canada plans to extend its police trainers at the International Police Training Center for another year. We understand that the extension had been endorsed by RCMP authorities and the fundin [...]	2005-12-07 22:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05OTTAWA3619	CANADA: JIPTC FUNDS WILL BE AUTHORIZED BEFORE YEAR [...] (SBU) Daniel Joly, Director of the Iraq program at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) assured polmiloff late on December 7 that Canadian funding for 2006 training at the JIPTC would be authorized before the end of the year. The funding package already had been reviewed again [...]	2005-12-07 22:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PINS PGOV MARR MCAP MOPS IZ
05OTTAWA3696	DEMOCRACY IN ACTION -- PURPLE FINGERS ACROSS CANADA [...] (U) Summary. In contrast to sealed borders and security curfews in Iraq to protect Iraqi voters, Iraqis resident in Canada overcame only bitter temperatures in their efforts to make their political will known on December 13, 14 and 15. Approximately 8,700 of the 15,000 to 20,000 eligible vote [...]	2005-12-16 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO CA IZ JO
05OTTAWA3697	CANADA ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Canada has issued a very strong statement of support for Iraq's Parliamentary Elections. Text is carried in para 4. The Ambassador has and will continue to cite the elections as a positive development in his public appearances. In addition, Elections Canada, [...]	2005-12-16 21:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ CA KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV
05PARIS1055	FRENCH FORMER PRESIDENT GISCARD D'ESTAING ON [...] (C) Former French President Giscard d'Estaing, over lunch February 16, told Ambassador Leach that he had been impressed by Secretary Rice on her recent visit to Paris. He thought that following the Iraqi elections and the constitution of an Iraqi government, France would be more open to assi [...]	2005-02-18 12:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR TU IZ SY UK EUN LB PINT
05PARIS107	SYRIAN FORMER HOSTAGE IN IRAQ FILES LAWSUIT [...] (C) Summary and comment: French officials, in preliminary comments to us, stressed the strictly private nature of a lawsuit filed in a French court by a Syrian former hostage in Iraq, who accused named U.S. military officials of torture and war crimes during the weeklong period he was in MNF-1 [...]	2005-01-06 18:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ FR
05PARIS1114	FRANCE RESERVED ON MEK REPATRIATION REVIEW PANEL [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER ASEC IR IZ FR PREM
05PARIS1139	CODEL SMITH MEETS CHIRAC, FRENCH OFFICIALS, JANUARY 31, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: During their January 31st stop in Paris, Senators Smith, Biden, Leahy, Chambliss, Shelby and Hatch discussed the status of the bilateral relationship, Iraq, Iran proliferation, Afghanistan, the EUÂ´s arms embargo on China, and anti-Semitism in France in separate meetings with French [...]	2005-02-23 11:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL KNNP MARR IZ AF FR
05PARIS1401	FRENCH HOSTAGE VIDEO RAISES SPECULATION ON A [...] (SBU) The March 1 release of a videotape showing missing French journalist Florence Aubenas pleading for assistance from a pro-Syrian French MP has plunged the GoF into its second Iraq hostage crisis in recent months and sparked widespread French press speculation of a Syria hand in Aubenas' k [...]	2005-03-03 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR SY LE
05PARIS1667	FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER VEDRINE ON "DECISIVE YEAR" [...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine told Ambassador Leach March 11 that Europe was beginning to ask itself whether the Bush Administration's pursuit of democracy and reform in the Arab world and elsewhere might be bearing fruit. Elections in Iraq and the Palestinian territories, [...]	2005-03-14 11:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KWBG IS SY LE IZ IR FR EUN
05PARIS1716	GOF CONTINUES TO ADVISE IRAN AGAINST INTERFERENCE [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on Iranian interference in Iraq with MFA Iraq desk officer Renaud Salins March 11. Salins confirmed to us that the GoF continued to regularly remind Iran of its responsibilities of non-interference in Iraq and the need for Iran to play a constructive role as Iraq [...]	2005-03-15 14:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC IZ IR FR
05PARIS1764	GOF OFFERS TRAINING TO IRAQI POLICE AND JUDGES, [...] (SBU) In recent discussions with us on Iraq, working-level MFA officials have described new French training programs for Iraqis under the EU umbrella and preliminary GoF thinking on the U.S.-proposed international coordination mechanism for Iraq assistance. The new GoF assistance is part of th [...]	2005-03-16 18:19:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL EAID IZ FR
05PARIS1802	DAS CARPENTER'S MARCH 9 CONSULTATIONS WITH SENIOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: During March 9 discussions with visiting NEA DAS Scott Carpenter, senior French officials expressed full GoF support for U.S. objectives on reform in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA),but stressed their continued desire to keep our messages separate and [...]	2005-03-17 16:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM KMPI LE IZ SY EG KPAL FR
05PARIS1935	PREVIEW OF CHIRAC'S MARCH 25-28 JAPAN TRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chirac leaves March 25 for a three-day visit to Japan, at which the main topics of bilateral discussion will be ITER and the EU's China arms embargo, according to French officials. Also to be discussed are North Korea, Iraq, the EU-3's negotiations with Iran, Japan's [...]	2005-03-23 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TRGY FR JA IZ
05PARIS2661	SECOND FRENCH DEMARCHE ON SECURITY CONCERNS IN [...] (U) This message contains an action request for Washington, see para 5. 2. (C) MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran/Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan, during a previously scheduled meeting with poloff April 18, raised security problems involving the French embassy in Baghdad, which he said wil [...]	2005-04-19 17:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS2793	FRENCH RAISE CONTINUED CONCERNS ON BAGHDAD AIRPORT [...] (C) Senior French MFA and Presidency officials raised continuing concerns over access to the Baghdad airport road, on the margins of highly constructive discussions on Iraq with Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador Richard Jones April 25 (septel). Presidential Advisor on the Mid [...]	2005-04-26 07:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS280	FRENCH EX-HOSTAGE DISCUSSES "PLANET BIN LADEN" [...] (C) Summary: Georges Malbrunot, one of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for just over four months and released on December 21, recounted to Emboffs on January 12 his experience in captivity and his surprise that his captors were not focused solely on combating Coalition forces in Ir [...]	2005-01-14 13:56:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV KPAO PTER IZ FR
05PARIS2945	FRENCH CONFIRM BROAD SUPPORT FOR U.S. GOALS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior French MFA and Presidency officials confirmed broad support for U.S. goals for the planned U.S.-EU conference on Iraq, during April 25 discussions with Senior Coordinator on Iraq Ambassador Richard Jones. French officials echoed U.S. views on the need for incl [...]	2005-04-29 19:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS2976	FRANCE WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 29 to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Bernard Chappedelaine, who assured us that France welcomed formation of the Iraq Transitional Government (ITG) and would say so in a public statement later that day. The statement, issued at the MFA's noon press briefing Ap [...]	2005-05-02 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS299	YAWER-CHIRAC MEETING HIGH ON ATMOSPHERICS, BUT LOW [...] (C) Presidential Advisor for Middle East Andre Parant gave us a brief, but upbeat readout January 14 of President Chirac's meeting and working lunch with Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) President Ghazi al-Yawer January 13. (Note: Yawer met with FM Barnier and the President of the National Ass [...]	2005-01-14 18:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS3401	IRAQ: POTENTIAL PROGRESS ON FRANCE'S GENDARME [...] C) During the course of a meeting with MOD contacts on May 13, we learned that Iraq has responded to France's bilateral offer to train Iraqi security forces, which President Chirac had conveyed to then IIG President Yawer last January. According to Captain Devaux, a MOD desk officer for NATO i [...]	2005-05-18 12:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ FR EUN NATO
05PARIS4039	CONTINUED FRENCH CONCERNS ON BAGHDAD AIRPORT ROAD [...] (U) This message contains a guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) On the margins of a June 7 discussion on deliverables for the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (septel),MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran/Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan raised continuing GoF security concerns on access to the Bag [...]	2005-06-09 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER IZ FR
05PARIS4043	DELIVERABLES FOR U.S.-EU IRAQ CONFERENCE: NO NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GoF will not be announcing new assistance for Iraq at the June 22 U.S.-EU conference, which FM Douste-Blazy is likely to attend. MFA officials responded somewhat defensively to our points encouraging additional French support for Iraq, and stressed that the Bruss [...]	2005-06-09 17:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON FR IZ EUN
05PARIS408	FRANCE SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 19:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR FR
05PARIS4095	FRENCH ON JUNE 13 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy deputy chief Pascal LeDeunff on June 6 about the upcoming GAERC, and followed up with reftel (A) points on June 7 and reftel (D) points on June 10. Reftel B notes that the French continue to oppose reimposing measures against the Cu [...]	2005-06-10 15:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CM IR IZ LE YI PARM FR EUN
05PARIS4106	STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSSES LEBANON/SYRIA, IRAN/EU-3, AND IRAQ WITH SENIOR FRENCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Visiting SFRC Professional Staff Member Puneet Talwar met separately with MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Jean Francois-Thibault and Presidential Middle East/Americas advisor Dominique Boche June 3 and discussed Lebanon/Syria, EU-3 negotiations with Iran, and Iraq. Thibault expressed con [...]	2005-06-10 17:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ IR LE FR
05PARIS426	GOF OFFICIALS ON BAGHDAD SECURITY CONCERNS, GOF [...] (C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for Middle East/North Africa Jean-Francois Thibault stressed GoF security concerns regarding its personnel in Baghdad, during an introductory meeting with Pol/MC January 21. Noting that he had been instructed to raise the issue, Thibault asserted that increasi [...]	2005-01-24 17:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ FR
05PARIS4349	GOF SUPPORTIVE OF SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON THE [...] (S) We delivered the Secretary's oral message on the International Conference on Iraq to FM Douste-Blazy's Cabinet Advisor on Middle East and UN Affairs Christophe Guilhou and separately to MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran/Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan June 20. Guilhou welcomed the Secre [...]	2005-06-20 17:11:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL IZ SY FR
05PARIS4724	USUNESCO: UNESCO PLANS SMALL EXPERTS [...] Summary and Introduction: The Director of UNESCO's Science Analysis and Policies Division, Mustafa El Tayeb, informed USUNESCO science officer and intern (notetaker) that his office plans a September 8 - 10, 2005 meeting in Trieste, Italy to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq's science infrast [...]	2005-07-06 16:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS4799	USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION [...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...]	2005-07-08 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS487	VISITING CHALDEAN ARCHBISHOP OF TEHRAN ON [...] (C) Visiting Chaldean Archbishop of Tehran Ramzi Garmou (protect) offered impressions of the difficult situation of Christians in Iran and Iraq during a meeting with poloff January 14. (Note: Garmou had contacted poloff to seek Embassy assistance in applying for a NIV to attend the National P [...]	2005-01-27 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR IZ FR
05PARIS4896	FRANCE WILL SEND DELEGATION OF THREE TO DEAD SEA [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IZ JO PREL FR
05PARIS5194	FRENCH WILL SUPPORT IRAQ RESOLUTION ON TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR UNSC
05PARIS5220	UPDATE ON FRENCH TRAINING OFFERS FOR IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary and comment: The French have begun contributing to the EU "JUSTLEX" program, with 40 Iraqi police officers now in France for a one-month rule of law training program, the first tranche of a group of 175 slated to receive such training. MFA contacts report less progress, however, [...]	2005-07-28 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PINS IZ FR

05PARIS547	FRENCH ON JANUARY 31 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to MFA CFSP deputy Pascal LeDeunff on Jan. 18 and followed in conversation with LeDeunff Jan 28. LeDeunff noted that the French are awaiting "with enthusiasm" the visits to Europe of both President Bush and Secretary Rice. With regard to the Presid [...]	2005-01-28 17:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH FR EUN
05PARIS548	GOF TO WELCOME IRAQI ELECTIONS AS IMPORTANT STEP [...] (C) Summary: The GoF is likely to welcome the January 30 Iraqi elections as an important step, but not with the same adjectives as Washington. French officials, while expressing concern over the conditions under which elections are taking place, stress that it is not in the GoF's interest to [...]	2005-01-28 18:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS5864	FRENCH RESPONSE ON SEPT 1-2 GYMNICH: CHIRAC AND FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Pascal LeDeunff, deputy of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy unit, the French have tabled a paper for discussion on Turkey at the September 1-2 EU Gymnich meeting. LeDeunff told us Aug. 30 that FM Douste-Blazy will meet with President Chirac Aug. 31 to de [...]	2005-08-30 17:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IR CH TU IZ VE CY FR EUN
05PARIS5926	GOF CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE IN PUBLIC, PRIVATELY [...] (C) Summary and comment: The initial GoF public reaction to presentation of the Iraqi constitution has been low-key and stressed GoF support for the Iraqi political process (vice the constitution itself),and the need for Iraqi authorities to build support for the document from all of Iraq's p [...]	2005-08-31 17:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS601	FRANCE WELCOMES IRAQI ELECTIONS AS VICTORY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior French officials publicly welcomed Iraq's election as a victory for the Iraqi people and the international community, while voicing caution on future necessary steps in Iraq's political transition, including an eventual withdrawal of foreign troops. President Chirac told v [...]	2005-01-31 18:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS665	FURTHER FRENCH REACTION TO IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary and comment: During a brief February 2 discussion with us on Iraq's recent elections, the Presidency's new Middle East advisor stressed two points: 1) the need to ensure Sunni inclusion in the political process, which remains precarious, and 2) the need to help the new Iraqi autho [...]	2005-02-02 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS6741	FRENCH ON OCTOBER 3 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A points on September 27 to MFA deputy for CFSP Pascal Le Deunff and DAS-equivalent for enlargement and European neighborhood policy Caroline Ferrari, and followed up in conversation September 30. 2. (C) Both LeDeunff and Ferrari echoed comments in reftel B that [...]	2005-09-30 14:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	BO GG HR IZ KDEM KPAL PREL RS TU UP MD FR EUN
05PARIS7174	POSITIVE GOF REACTION TO IRAQI REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: FM Douste-Blazy issued a positive public statement October 17 welcoming the results of the October 15 Iraqi constitutional referendum. While the FM's statement was not overly effusive, he welcomed and commended the conditions under which the referendum took place. MFA contacts r [...]	2005-10-19 18:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR UNSC
05PARIS734	FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) completed a nearly two-week trip that had taken him to Iraq, major Middle East capitals, the Palestinian territories, Berlin and London, with a stop in Paris and meetings with President Chirac (septel) and Foreign Minister Barnier January 14. Barnier sh [...]	2005-02-04 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ IS FR
05PARIS7397	IRAQ: GOF REACTION TO CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (C) We delivered ref A statement October 28 to Bernard Chappedelaine, the MFA's Iraq desk officer, and also asked him if France would not consider any additional bilateral programs for Iraq, given the approval of the referendum on the constitution. Chappedelaine raised the long-standing Frenc [...]	2005-10-28 16:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ FR
05PARIS7496	MFA EMPHASIZES COOPERATIVE SPIRIT ON DRAFT IRAQ [...] (U) This message contains a guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) Poloff discussed the new Iraq UNSCR (reftel) November 2 with MFA UN/Iraq desk officer Nicolas Kassianides, who had sent instructions on the draft text earlier in the day to the French UN Mission in New York. Kassianides stressed [...]	2005-11-03 13:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IZ UNSC
05PARIS7521	FRENCH REACTION TO DEMARCHE FOR EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy Political Minister-Counselor met November 3 with MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP unit deputy director Pascal Le Deunff to receive an informed French reaction to ref A and B demarches for the November 7 meeting of EU foreign ministers. The points were also shared with [...]	2005-11-03 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD EUN
05PARIS7597	MFA ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS: MORE OF THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 discussion, MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran Antoine Sivan affirmed that the GoF will view the next Iraqi government as fully sovereign, but gave no indication that the GoF will increase its assistance to Iraq after December elections. Sivan expressed satisfac [...]	2005-11-07 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR FR
05PARIS77	GOF WON'T BE JOINING INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR [...] (C) Poloff reviewed reftel points urging French support for the International Mission for Iraq Elections (IMIE) with MFA Iraq desk officer Bernard Chappedelaine January 5, after delivering reftel points to the GoF December 29. Chappedelaine reported that the GoF did not plan to participate in [...]	2005-01-05 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP PHUM IZ FR
05PARIS7742	USUNESCO: DIRECTOR GENERAL BRIEFS ON UNESCO'S [...] Summary. On Tuesday 8 November, the Director- General convened an information meeting on UNESCO's participation in the Oil-for-Food Program (OFFP). The meeting, which was originally requested by the British Delegation during the 172nd Executive Board in September, was intended to review the [...]	2005-11-14 17:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EFIN IZ FR UNESCO
05PARIS7745	FRENCH-IRAQI RESEARCHER DESCRIBES RECENT RAMADAN [...] (C) Summary: A local French-Iraqi anthropologist, Hosham Dawod (protect),briefed us on a recent visit to Qom, Iran, reportedly at the invitation of supporters of Ayatollah Sistani. Dawod, who is a former IVLP participant and an expert on Iraqi tribes and Shi'ism, told us he spent 12 days in [...]	2005-11-14 17:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR IR IZ FR
05PARIS7896	FRENCH ON NOVEMBER 21 GAERC - ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN, [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on November 16 to MFA CFSP deputy Pascal LeDeunff and European Affairs DAS-equivalent for EU External Relations Caroline Ferrari, and discussed them with LeDeunff November 18. Embassy Middle East watcher discussed points on November 16 with MFA DAS-equival [...]	2005-11-18 17:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ KPAL PREL SR SY UP YI FR EUN
05PARIS8072	DNSA ABRAMS' 11/22 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR FRENCH MFA [...] (C) Summary: November 22 discussions between Deputy National Security Advisor (DNSA) Elliott Abrams and senior French officials focused on Syria/Lebanon, Iran, and Israeli-Palestinian issues, with Morocco, Iraq, and BMENA discussed in passing. Presidency officials predicted Syrian non-coopera [...]	2005-11-29 10:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IR IS IZ KDEM KPAL LE MO PARM SY
05PARIS8150	DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: FRENCH [...] (C) Poloff discussed the President's major policy speech on Iraq and the just-released U.S. strategy paper on Iraq with MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran/Arabian Gulf affairs Antoine Sivan and MFA Iraq desk officer David Cvach November 30. Sivan welcomed our briefing, and said he would incorp [...]	2005-12-01 09:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV IZ
05PARIS8171	NOVEMBER 28-29 VISIT OF IRAQI FM ZEBARI [...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA contacts described the November 28-29 visit of Iraqi FM Zebari as a success, but did not suggest that the visit will herald an increase in modest French assistance levels to Iraq. FM Douste-Blazy reportedly stressed to Zebari GoF support for an inclusive political [...]	2005-12-01 17:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ SY IR FR
05PARIS8441	FRENCH OFFICIALS STRESS THE POSITIVE TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior Presidency and MFA officials stressed GoF support for Iraq's political process and the Arab League reconciliation effort during December 5 meetings with visiting Deputy Senior Iraq Advisor Deutsch. French officials expressed willingness to help support Iraqi rec [...]	2005-12-14 11:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ FR
05PARIS8461	NON-COMMITTAL GOF RESPONSE ON WELCOMING IRAQI [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GoF and local Iraqi embassy have no public events planned in conjunction with Iraq's December 15 elections. GoF officials stress that the GoF will wait and see how the elections unfold, paying particular attention to voter participation levels, before pronouncing [...]	2005-12-14 18:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ FR
05PARIS8512	FRANCE WELCOMES IRAQI ELECTIONS, BUT SUGGESTS IRAQ [...] (C) The following is an informal translation of the French MFA spokesman's December 16 statement on Iraq's elections: Begin text. France welcomes the important mobilization of all the components of Iraqi society during the December 15 election for the National Assembly and marks its satisf [...]	2005-12-16 18:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS8603	FRANCE SIGNS 80 PERCENT DEBT REDUCTION AGREEMENT [...] (U) On December 21, the GoF signed a bilateral debt reduction agreement with Iraq, in accordance with Paris Club terms agreed to in November 2004. The agreement offers an 80 percent cancellation of Iraq's debt between 2005 and 2008, disbursed in three tranches linked to implementation of Iraq [...]	2005-12-22 11:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID IZ FR
05PARIS879	REVIEW OF ISSUES RAISED IN SECSTATE MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with MFA Cabinet Director Vimont (protect),DCM discussed follow up to issues raised during Secretary's meetings in Paris February 8. Vimont said the French side had been pleased by the visit and the level of discussion with the Secretary. Review of specific issue [...]	2005-02-11 12:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IR IZ SY
05PRAGUE1008	CZECH MOD STAFF CONFIRM PLANS FOR EXTENSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Czech MOD senior officials offered assurances that plans for extension of the Czech military police trainers currently in Iraq are continuing, and that the contingent would remain in its current status, i.e., part of MNF-I, but with the hope that they would "eventually" be move [...]	2005-07-01 17:00:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS MASS IZ EZ
05PRAGUE1069	CZECH PARTICIPATION AT DEAD SEA DONOR'S CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 12, Charge D'Affairs delivered reftel points on participation at the Dead Sea Donor's conference to Political Director at the MFA Martin Povejsil and Director of the Middle East Department Miloslav Stasek. T [...]	2005-07-15 15:17:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EZ IZ
05PRAGUE111	CZECH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES APPROVES EXTENSION OF MP [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On January 21 the Czech Chamber of Deputies, parliament's lower house, approved the extension of the Czech military police (MP) mission in Iraq until the end of 2005. With a few exceptions, the coalition a [...]	2005-01-24 06:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1136	CZECH'S WELCOME U.S. RESPONSE TO BAGHDAD CONVOY [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-02 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE1145	U.S. ANSWERS MFA CONCERNS ABOUT EXPORTS OF CZECH [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 14:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KOMC PREL IZ PGOV EZ AF
05PRAGUE1198	CZECH NGO, PEOPLE IN NEED, LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-16 11:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAID IZ PREL
05PRAGUE1247	CZECH CABINET APPROVES 2006 FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-25 15:17:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MOPS PREL PGOV AF IZ YI BK
05PRAGUE126	CZECH REQUEST FOR USG TRANSPORT OF ARMORED [...] (U) Action request in para 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Czech government requests USG assistance in transporting two armored vehicles to Baghdad. The vehicles will be used by protective forces guarding the Czech ambassador and other Czech diplomats in Baghdad. The Czechs are prepared to cover [...]	2005-01-27 16:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1263	CZECHS WELCOME IRAQI DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-30 15:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ EZ PREL PGOV
05PRAGUE127	CZECH SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 16:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR EZ IZ
05PRAGUE128	CZECH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 31 GAERC [...] (U) On January 27, conveyed reftel points concerning issues to be raised at the January 31 meeting of the GAERC to Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the MFA. Strouhal's responses follow: A. (C) TSUNAMI RELIEF: Strouhal said the EU member st [...]	2005-01-27 17:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL CU IR IZ UP CH EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1285	CZECH FM LIKELY TO VISIT IRAQ IN SPRING 2006, DEF [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1302	EMBASSY BAGHDAD DCM ENGAGES THE CZECHS ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-07 13:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ IZ PGOV PREL
05PRAGUE1343	CZECH ACTIVIST JAN URBAN ON IRAQI JOURNALISTS, [...] SUMMARY. Poloff met with Czech journalist/activist Jan Urban after his return from Amman, Jordan, where he conducted training for 40 Iraqi journalists under a program funded with money from the National Endowment for Democracy. Urban said he would like to follow up with additional programs, i [...]	2005-09-16 09:22:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL SCUL EZ IZ JO KPAO
05PRAGUE1455	IRAQ PRESIDENT JALAL TALABANI'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Prague focused on symbolism and achieved little in the way of concrete improvements to the robust Czech-Iraqi relations. The GOCR promised to continue supporting transition efforts, and will take steps to increase business ties. Negotiations [...]	2005-10-12 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1522	CZECHS REQUEST U.S. INFORMATION ON GEORGIA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Czech MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy Peter Kaiser Oct 19 asked Pol-Mil Off whether the United States could share information with the Czech MFA on the current effort by Georgia to build up its armed forces. K [...]	2005-10-24 17:31:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	IZ EZ PREL PGOV
05PRAGUE1557	CZECHS WELCOME RESULTS OF IRAQ CONSTITUTIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-02 17:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL EUN
05PRAGUE1590	CZECHS ON TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA's Director for Transformation Cooperation believes that many international efforts to foster democratic change -- including in particular those of the EU -- suffer because the funding mechanisms chosen impede the chances for success. She believes that donors need to b [...]	2005-11-09 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ CU UP GG MD SR BK IZ BO BM
05PRAGUE1614	CZECH NGO WILL SEEK USG SUPPORT FOR PLAN TO EXPAND [...] (U) Poloffs met with Simon Panek, Director of Czech NGO People in Need (PIN),and Igor Blazevic, head of PIN,s Human Rights Section, to discuss PIN,s ongoing efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East (ref A.). Panek said PIN began training Iraqi civil society in August 2005 at a center l [...]	2005-11-15 14:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1660	CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR UN REQUEST [...] (C) Poloff and DATT Nov 23 delivered reftel points to Zdenek Borkovec, Policy Director of the MOD,s Strategic Planning Division. The Czechs are unable to provide aircraft. As reported Ref B, Defense Minister Kuehnl has requested U.S. air transport for a visit to Iraq due to the Czechs' own ina [...]	2005-11-29 10:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IZ EZ UN
05PRAGUE1665	UPDATE ON EXTENSION OF POLICE TRAINERS AT THE [...] Pol Specialist Nov 28 confirmed with the Interior Ministry that the Czech Republic plans to extend the Czech participation in police training in Jordan. The Ministry of Interior has already allocated the necessary financing. The proposal to extend is now being reviewed in the Czech interagency [...]	2005-11-30 15:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI
05PRAGUE169	CZECH ON FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION; POSSIBILITY OF [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor and DATT raised ref A points on future of Iraq coalition with Czech MFA and MOD Security Policy Departments. The Czechs welcomed the information provided about current thinking on the coalition. They noted, of course, that the Czech parliament had just approved the ext [...]	2005-02-07 08:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ EZ NATO
05PRAGUE1719	IRAQ: CZECH PLANS FOR ELECTION EVENTS [...] (SBU) On December 13, Poloff delivered ref demarche on the seeking Coalition/NATO election events to Katerina Moravcova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Middle East and Africa Department and Pavel Mrazek, Iraq desk officer. Moravcova said that the MFA would certainly issue a statement of supp [...]	2005-12-15 10:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PGOV PREL
05PRAGUE1733	CZECH SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQ ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 14:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PGOV PREL
05PRAGUE26	CZECH MEP ON REPAIRING US-EUROPE RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Longtime embassy contact and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jana Hybaskova termed herself shocked by the depth of anti-American feeling she has found at European institutions such as the Council and Commission, including knee-jerk reactions opposing any U.S. involvement [...]	2005-01-06 06:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IZ EZ MEPP
05PRAGUE366	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION: [...] Summary. During his February 7-8 visit to Ostrava, regional governor Evzen Tosenovsky told the Ambassador the influence of the regions is growing, and that an accommodation between Prague and the regions must be worked out within his ODS party. The Ambassador visited Vitkovice Steel, which [...]	2005-03-14 06:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV ETRD MARR EZ IZ
05PRAGUE377	CZECHS ON IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN IRAQI POLITICS [...] (C) On March 14, we met with Mr. Pavel Mrazek in the Czech MFA Middle East Department to discuss Iranian interference in Iraqi politics (reftel a). We also delivered the non-paper on Hizballah (ref b) and the statement on USG support for EU-3 diplomacy on Iran (ref c),which are discussed mo [...]	2005-03-15 14:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC IZ IR EZ
05PRAGUE534	UPDATE ON CZECH DIPLOMATIC AND RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary. On April 14, we met with Ivo Silhavy, Director of the Middle East Department at the MFA, to discuss the latest developments in Iraq. Silhavy described Czech-Iraqi relations as "very good and very intense," building on prior contacts with the Iraqi Minister of Culture and new Ir [...]	2005-04-14 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EZ IZ IS
05PRAGUE64	THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: CZECH EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. During a January 10 lunch discussion, MFA Director of Middle East Affairs Ivo Silhavy discussed the Czech role in the Middle East Peace Process and upcoming elections in Iraq. The Czechs see the Middle East as an area where they can play a role as an honest broker, making use of [...]	2005-01-12 12:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ EZ IS
05PRAGUE66	DSACEUR LETTER ON NTM PAVES WAY FOR CZECH [...] (C) According to President Klaus' office, the Czech government in its weekly cabinet session on January 12 decided to seek a parliamentary mandate for the continued deployment of the Czech company of MPs in southern Iraq. The MOD was charged with preparing the draft for presentation to parl [...]	2005-01-12 16:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS EZ IZ
05PRAGUE832	CZECH MFA FOCUSES "LESSONS LEARNED" ASSISTANCE ON [...] Summary: The Czech MFA office designed to promote democratic transformations based on Czech experience is now in its first year of operation. Priority areas for activity are Belarus and Cuba, with the office supporting other MFA assistance in Iraq; future targets are Ukraine, Moldova, Serbi [...]	2005-06-02 12:12:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EZ CU BO IZ
05PRAGUE896	CZECH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KOLAR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech republic is promoting former Czech Ambassador to the US Alexandr Vondra to become the Special EU Representative to Bosnia, and has garnered the support of Slovakia and Poland. The Czechs are presenting a proposal on the EU on dealings with Cuba which includes developmen [...]	2005-06-13 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PINR EAID IZ BK EZ EUN
05PRAGUE981	CZECH FM ON IRAQ, VISAS AND DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Czech FM Cyril Svoboda on June 27 primarily to discuss an extension of the Czech military police unit in Iraq through 2006 (UN reform issues covered septel). Svoboda said that the GOCR intended to ask the parliament to extend the troop deployment this fa [...]	2005-06-29 11:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV CVIS EZ IZ
05PRETORIA4438	SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANIES IMPLICATED IN IRAQI [...] (U) Adding to SAG/ANC woes over the domestic political fall-out from President Mbeki's firing of former Deputy President Zuma for alleged corruption (Ref A),South African companies reportedly are implicated in the scandal-ridden UN Iraqi oil-for-food program. The Iraqi Government under Saddam [...]	2005-11-03 17:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD PINR IZ SF
05RABAT1161	MOROCCO TO ATTEND THE U.S.-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff joined Dutch Counselor Caroline Weijers (as local representative of the EU Presidency) and EU Commission Charge d'Affaires Olivier Ruyssen to deliver ref (a) demarche (with ref b changes) to MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual on June 2. The delegation explai [...]	2005-06-03 17:13:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC IZ MO EUN
05RABAT1162	US-MOROCCAN MILITARY CONSULTATIONS: THE MOROCCANS [...] (C) Summary: The third annual US-Morocco Defense Consultative Committee took place in Rabat on May 18-19, 2005, led on the US side by ASD Peter Rodman and on the Moroccan side by Minister Delegate to the PM in Charge of the Administration of National Defense Mr. Abderrahmane Sbai. During the [...]	2005-06-03 17:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AG ETRD IZ KPKO MARR MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RABAT1169	MOROCCO ON MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met June 2 with MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss ref(a) demarche regarding the opening of an Israeli liaison office in Rabat, the closure of the Central Boycott Office (CBO) in Damascus, and support for resolving the membership of Magen David Adom [...]	2005-06-07 11:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IO IS IZ LE PREL SY MO
05RABAT2173	IRAQI ASSETS UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 09:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL UNSC MO IZ
05RABAT2203	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MISSING IN IRAQ [...] (C) DCM called MFA Secretary General Omar Hilali October 24 regarding the Moroccan employees reported to Embassy Amman as missing in Iraq. The DCM expressed concern for the missing individuals and assured Hilali of U.S. desire to cooperate to the extent possible on this matter. Hilali said [...]	2005-10-25 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ JO MO MOPS PTER
05RABAT2454	MOROCCO: URGENT DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES ON MDA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref(a) demarche on December 5 to MFA Director of the Division for Humanitarian and Social Issues Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri and discussed ref(b) urgent demarche to vote in favor of the MDA with El Kadiri on December 7. Kadiri said he understood that the Swiss had held [...]	2005-12-07 17:31:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IZ MO
05RABAT716	IRAQ: KING MOHAMMED CONGRATULATES TALABANI [...] (U) According to the official GOM website MAP, King Mohammed sent on April 7 a message of congratulations to new Iraqi interim president Jalal Talabani. The King reportedly characterized Talabani's election as a reflection of the "democratic orientation and commitment to national unity and t [...]	2005-04-08 11:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MO PREL
05RIYADH9252	KSA SUPPORT FOR IRAQI VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA IZ
05RIYADH9342	CODEL HAGEL MEETINGS IN KSA FOCUS ON IRAQ, IRAN [...] (C) On November 30 and December 1, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) led a delegation including Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) to the first Senate-level visit to Saudi Arabia in over two years. The delegation received a warm welcome in meetings with King Abdullah [...]	2005-12-18 09:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PINR PREL PTER SA IZ IR
05RIYADH9490	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (S) Your visit to Saudi Arabia comes during an upswing in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship that was highlighted on November 13, when Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal inaugurated the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue, a new diplomatic process designed to reinvigorate our bilater [...]	2005-12-26 11:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA
05ROME1021	IRAQ: ITALIAN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION REQUESTS - [...] (S) Summary: Ref A requests that Embassy Rome, Department and OSD discuss whether the Italian criminal investigation team looking into the March 4 shooting by US forces of Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari should be supported based on the terms of reference (Ref D) or other arrangem [...]	2005-03-24 15:44:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1024	IRAQ: US/ITALY JOINT INVESTIGATION - LOOKING AHEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: We have gotten past Italian nervousness (Ref A) about participating jointly in the full range of Gen. Vangjel's investigation into the March 4 death of Nicola Calipari. PM Berlusconi's office, which is tightly managing the Italian public stance on this issue, remains concerned ab [...]	2005-03-25 06:17:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	IT IZ KJUS MOPS PREL IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1270	CALIPARI: ITALY PROPOSES SPLITTING JOINT REPORT FROM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Italian government officials tell us they will refuse signature or endorsement as a "joint report" of any MNF-I AR 15-6 inves contains the unqualified conclusion that personal responsibility for th cannot be assigned and U.S. forces did not violate their ROE. They say a political [...]	2005-04-14 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1389	ITALY: ARE BERLUSCONI'S TROUBLES MORE SERIOUS [...] (S) Italian Senate President Pera alleged that President Ciampi, together with the center-left and Chamber President Casini, was plotting a "constitutional coup d'etat" against Berlusconi, attempting to force June elections. In a separate, earlier meeting, however, Casini accused PM Berlusc [...]	2005-04-22 15:45:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME1390	ITALIAN VIEWS ON APRIL 25 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) MFA EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told Poloff that during the April 25 EU GAERC, FMs would discuss preparations for the June US-EU conference on Iraq. Italy wants to be sure Baghdad authorities views are also incorporated into the preparation phase of the conference. ---- MEPP ---- [...]	2005-04-22 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU IT EUN
05ROME1392	IRAQ/ITALY: CALIPARI INVESTIGATION AND THE VIEW [...] (S) Summary: Based on what senior GOI officials have told us in the past 48 hours, we believe there is little chance that we can achieve a joint report in Baghdad on the March 4 Calipari shooting. We should prepare a public affairs strategy for that outcome now. The GOI's national security [...]	2005-04-22 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1456	IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Iraq Task Force Director Damiano Francovigh. The MFA had already issued a statement on the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government. An informal translation of the statement is provided below. 2. (U) Begin text. The expected confidenc [...]	2005-04-29 11:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1484	IRAQ: ITALIANS LEND SUPPORT TO AMB JONES' [...] (C) Summary. Senior diplomatic officials told Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones during his April 22 visit to Rome that Italy intends to continue its engagement in stabilization efforts in Iraq. They were optimistic that the current political stalemate, th [...]	2005-05-02 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1506	IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI TRYING TO PUT CALIPARI [...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: Just prior to the May 2 release of the Italian report on the March 4 killing of intelligence officer Nicola Calipari at a U.S. checkpoint in Baghdad, Ambassador, DCM and PolMilCouns were called to PM Berlusconi's office to receive an advance copy of the report and to [...]	2005-05-03 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1593	IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI IN PARLIAMENT ON CALIPARI- [...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: On May 5-6, PM Berlusconi spoke to both houses of Parliament about the joint investigation and separate reports of the March 4 shooting of Italian Intelligence officer Nicola Calipari by US forces near Baghdad. While Berlusconi defended the Italian report and took is [...]	2005-05-09 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1635	IRAQ/ITALY:MORE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary. Following Berlusconi's recent statements on future troop withdrawals in Iraq (Ref A),both DefMin Martino and FM Fini have made statements in the past week suggesting that Italy will begin a major drawdown after the end of the year. Post views these statements, in the run-up to na [...]	2005-05-12 07:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1732	ITALY ON SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Pol MC spoke with Luca Ferrari, MFA Office Director for the Middle East, on May 19 regarding the upcoming PrepCom for the US-EU conference on Iraq. Ferrari said that FM Shara'a had asked Italy whether he could visit Rome May 24 [...]	2005-05-19 14:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IZ IT EUN
05ROME1883	IRAQ: ITALIAN MARSH RESTORATION TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Italian Ministry of Environment (MOE) plans to spend approximately euro 12 million through 2005 on its "New Eden" marshland restoration project in Iraq. In partnership with the Free Iraq Foundation, the GOI has funded a two-year scientific survey of the re-flooded Abu Zirig [...]	2005-06-03 12:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IT IZ SENV IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2051	U.S.-EU IRAQ CONFERENCE, ITALY UNLIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian Foreign Minister Fini will attend the Brussels conference, but aid officials tell us Italy will not commit to new assistance for Iraq. End summary. 2. (SBU) Visiting A/S Fried discussed reftel points with Giovanni Castellaneta, Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Minister Be [...]	2005-06-16 05:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IT IZ EUN IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2115	IRAQ/ITALY - MOD/IDGS STUDYING ISF EMBEDDING [...] (S) Ambassador discussed Engaging the Coalition message (Ref A) with DefMin Martino June 17; Army Attache and PolMilCouns, accompanied by UK counterparts, followed up with D/CHOD Castagnetti and MoD Diplomatic Advisor Amerio June 20. The Italians noted that while they would begin an internal [...]	2005-06-20 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IT IZ NATO EUN IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2348	IRAQ: ITALIANS FOCUSED ON UN MANDATE, TROOP [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones and CENTCOM Deputy Commander LTG Lance Smith led a delegation to Rome July 6-7 to discuss the way forward in Iraq with senior Italian diplomatic and military officials. The Italians stressed that Italy's con [...]	2005-07-14 06:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2349	IRAQ: AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard H. Jones updated key Italian MFA officials on Iraqi efforts to draft a new constitution, including the increased Sunni participation in the drafting committee, and US views on UNSCR 1546 and continuing the mandate [...]	2005-07-14 06:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EIND IZ IT EUN IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME249	IRAQ: ITALY SENDING POSITIVE MESSAGES ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the recent death of another Italian soldier in Iraq, Italy has no intention of withdrawing its troops until asked by the new Iraqi government. Furthermore, Italian officials continue publicly to support the January 30 elections as the first step in the transition to a free [...]	2005-01-25 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME2569	IRAQ/ITALIAN TROOP DEPLOYMENT: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS [...] (U) Summary. On July 27, the Italian Parliament extended funding for Italy's mission in Iraq to December 31, 2005, by a wide majority. With the exception of the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR),the opposition voted against. Wide differences of opinion have emerged within the opposition [...]	2005-08-02 14:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2885	IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES DRAFT IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) DCM has requested an appointment to discuss reftel demarche with the MFA's Director General for the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In the meantime, below are comments from PM Berlusconi and Deputy PM/FM Fini regarding the Iraqi constitution. 2. (U) In an August 28 press statement [...]	2005-08-30 12:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME29	IRAQ: ITALY NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Iraq officer Daniano Francovigh (speaking on behalf of Iraq Office Director and Task Force Director Luigi Maccotta) on January 4 regarding Ref A demarche. Francovigh said that because of time and financial restraints, Italy will not be able to support the IMIE for Ir [...]	2005-01-05 09:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP PHUM IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME2937	IRAQ: ITALY REMAINS COMMITTED ON ALL FRONTS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Though Italian leaders publicly praised the signing of the new Iraqi constitution (Ref B),MFA officials privately told us they have deep cause for concern, especially regarding what they perceive as the lack of inclusiveness of all ethnic groups in the political process. However [...]	2005-09-02 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME296	IRAQ: ITALY ON BOARD WITH EVOLVING MNF-I MISSION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials are well-aware of and comfortable with proposals for the MNF-I to shift some emphasis to training and increasing the capacity of Iraqi Security Forces. Italy intends to maintain its current force [...]	2005-01-28 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3068	EUR P/DAS VOLKER'S ROME CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary. During his visit to Rome, EUR P/DAS Volker discussed the Fund and Foundation for the Future, NATO and EU expansion, NATO/EU cooperation, Russia, and Latin America. Overall, the GOI shares our optimism that Europe will recover from the EU constitution debacle and that Turkish [...]	2005-09-15 06:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ IR IT NATO
05ROME3080	PROMOTING GREATER TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION: EUR [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker discussed BMENA, Iraq, Iran, Turkey's accession to the EU, and the Balkans with senior Italian MFA officials during his September 6 stopover in Rome. Greater transatlantic cooperation, especially in dealing with challenges outside of Europe, provided the backdrop [...]	2005-09-15 10:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IR IZ IT EUN
05ROME3179	ITALY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRODI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted lunch on September 20 for Center-Left political leaders Romano Prodi, Piero Fassino, Francesco Rutelli, and Massimo D'Alema. The four politicians were mostly in sync, willing to contradict each other politely, and were only moderately deferential to their p [...]	2005-09-23 11:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS EFIN IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3226	IRAQ: ITALY REASSURES IT WILL NOT CUT AND RUN [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials, commenting on the recent visit to Rome by Dhi Qar province Governor Aziz Kadum Aluan Al Aghely, insist that Italy has no intention of withdrawing more troops from Iraq in the near future. As conditions permit, however, they do envision a progressive withdr [...]	2005-09-27 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3630	IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES REFERENDUM RESULTS [...] (U) The Italian government hailed the success of the Iraqi constitution as an historic step in October 25 and 26 statements from Prime Minister Berlusconi, President Ciampi, Foreign Minister Fini and Defense Minister Martino. Translations of the statements are reprinted below. 2. (U) Begin [...]	2005-10-28 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ IT KDEM KPAO IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3632	PM BERLUSCONI'S FOCUS WILL BE IRAQ TROOP LEVELS [...] (U) The Ambassador called on PM Silvio Berlusconi on the eve of Berlusconi's trip to Washington for his meeting with POTUS. Berlusconi was accompanied by Under Secretary for the Council of Ministers Gianni Letta, Special Assistant Valentino Valenti, Diplomatic Counselor Gianpaolo Scarante and [...]	2005-10-31 06:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3763	IRAQ: TALABANI IN ROME URGES NO HASTY TROOP MOVES [...] (C) Summary. During his November 7-13 visit to Italy, Iraqi President Talabani discussed current developments in Iraq and Iraqi relations with Syrian, Iran and Turkey with Embassy officials. Talabani received assurances from Italian center-left leaders that they would not withdraw Italian tr [...]	2005-11-15 10:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME3936	ITALY: ON IRAQ CENTER-LEFT MOVES RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DS Party Secretary Piero Fassino says that if a Center-Left government comes to power next spring it would withdraw troops from Iraq in close coordination with the Iraqi government, the U.S. and other allies. A DS Official told us that Center-Left PM candidate Romano Prodi had a [...]	2005-11-30 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS

05ROME4052	ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...]	2005-12-13 15:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4071	IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (U) PM Berlusconi issued a statement on December 15 praising the Iraqi elections as a further step on the road to democracy. Noting that first indications suggested a significant Sunni turnout, Berlusconi said the vote also marked a strike against the insurgents. The statement also noted It [...]	2005-12-16 14:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME4169	IRAQ - ITALY REQUESTS HELP TO DISBURSE SOFT LOANS [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4 below. 2. (SBU) Federika Ferrari Bravo, MFA Coordinator for Economic Assistance to Iraq, asked December 6 for U.S. help to complete an Italy-Iraq loan agreement to permit Italy to disburse a five million euro soft loan to reestablish the Iraqi [...]	2005-12-29 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PHUM PK PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AVIATION FAA
05ROME537	IRAQ: ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES CONTINUED FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: The Italian Senate has approved funding for Italy's continued military mission in Iraq. We expect the Chamber to follow suit when the measure is scheduled for a vote in the lower house in the coming weeks. END SUMMARY. 2. On February 16, the Italian Senate approved financing f [...]	2005-02-17 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME781	IRAQ/ITALY: ACCIDENTAL KILLING IN BAGHDAD, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the last 24 hours PM Berlusconi has pressed hard for the establishment of some mechanism to show that Italy was an active participant in the investigation into the killing of Italian intel officer Nicola Calipari by US forces near Baghdad, which he could use to calm criticism o [...]	2005-03-08 20:11:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME799	IRAQ/ITALY: FM FINI SPEAKS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: DPM/FM Gianfranco Fini told the Chamber of Deputies March 8 that the March 4 killing by a U.S.patrol of Italian SISMI official Nicola Calipari near Camp Victory in Baghdad was "certainly an accident" but that there [...]	2005-03-10 05:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME820	IRAQ: ITALIAN ASSISTANCE TO DATE TOTALS EURO 78M [...] (U) Summary: The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports the GOI spent Euro 78 million ($101 million) on Iraq aid in 2003-2004. For 2005, the GOI plans to disburse about Euro 30 million ($39 million) in additional reconstruction assistance, though this figure represents an estimate, rather [...]	2005-03-10 17:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME821	IRAQ/ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI SPEAKS TO THE SENATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Italian PM Berlusconi stressed to the Senate March 9 the importance of the U.S.'s "unprecedented" decision to allow Italy to participate in the investigation of the circumstances that led to the March 4 killing of [...]	2005-03-11 05:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME858	U.S.-ITALY INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF ITALIAN OFFICIAL CALIPARI IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) By exchange of letters dated March 12, the Embassy concurred with the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the subject investigation as proposed by the GOI. The Italian letter containing the proposed TOR follows the text reported in para 7 of reftel and was signed by Undersecretary in the Prime [...]	2005-03-14 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM PHUM
05ROME886	IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI SAYS ITALY TO BEGIN [...] (C) On March 15, PM Berlusconi said in a TV interview that Italy would begin reducing its troop presence in Iraq in September, conditions permitting. He did not refer to any Italian draw-down in his presentations to the Senate last week and his statement caught Italian officials off-guard. De [...]	2005-03-16 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME902	IRAQ/ITALY - TRANSCRIPT AND COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Berlusconi's comments on the March 15 edition of ""Porta a Porta,"" a popular television news/interview program, suggesting the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq beginning in September of this year, have made an impact in both the Italian popular press and in internatio [...]	2005-03-17 05:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME919	IRAQ/ITALY: PARLIAMENT APPROVES FUNDING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 15, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave final approval to extend through June 30 funding for Italy's military mission in Iraq. We expect funding to be extended for the July-December period without difficulty, given the size of the Government's majority. The subseque [...]	2005-03-17 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05SANAA1587	DFM NOMAN DISCUSSES ROYG PRESENCE IN BAGHDAD, [...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 12 to deliver ref A demarche on increasing ROYG diplomatic presence in Baghdad. Discussions also focused on proliferation of Yemen small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and President Saleh's upcoming visit to Washington. E [...]	2005-06-14 06:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS PTER IZ YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1696	SALEH SHARES HIS PLAN FOR IRAQ AND PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador June 19 to pass his advice to the U.S. on how to solve the insurgency in Iraq and advance the Middle East peace process. As the U.S. will not be able to send a Washington envoy to Sanaa for the June 28-30 Organization of the Islamic Conference [...]	2005-06-19 15:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS IZ YM OVIP
05SANAA202	DFM NOMAN'S REACTION TO IRAQI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman discussed the results of the Iraqi election with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief on February 1. Noman shared his personal feelings on the election process, calling it a "great success." In previous conversations, Noman had expressed his p [...]	2005-02-02 13:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IZ YM
05SANAA2095	SALEH ON TERRORISM, IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, AND REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on August 1 to deliver ref A demarche for Arab League Capitals and discuss his November meeting with President Bush. Discussions focused on combating terrorism, the situation in Iraq, economic and democratic reforms, and Saleh's trip. News of K [...]	2005-08-01 15:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER KDEM KMCA KMPI KPAL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA264	FM QIRBI TALKS ABOUT IRAQI ELECTIONS, MCC, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador discussed the Iraqi Elections, Yemen's MCC Threshold concept paper, and deterioration of Press Freedoms in Yemen. End Summary. --------------- Iraqi Elections --------------- 2. (C) Qirbi called the Iraqi elections an important first step, commenting that "Yem [...]	2005-02-08 12:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM KMPI IZ YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2803	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON IRAQI FORMER [...] (S/NF) On September 21, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche requesting ROYG support for the detention and extradition of Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi accepted the letter and promised to immediately pass the information [...]	2005-09-21 12:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER YM IZ DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2962	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAQI CONSTITUTION DEMARCHE TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 09:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM IZ DEMARCHE
05SANAA2988	YEMEN-IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE OF AN EXTRADITION TREATY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 05:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CJAN IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2997	PROGRESS REPORT ON YEMEN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) Summary. In July, Ambassador presented President Saleh with a white paper assessing the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) level of counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. The Ambassador shared USG concerns that Yemen's efforts to combat terrorism have been neither consistent nor aggressi [...]	2005-10-17 12:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM SA IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3046	(S) MOI ALIMI SAYS MORE INFO ON SABAWI FORTHCOMING [...] (S) Following up on an earlier demarche urging the detention and transfer to the Iraqi Transitional Government of Iraqi Former Regime Element High Value Individual Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Ambassador asked Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on October 17 if the ROYG had made any prog [...]	2005-10-23 13:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KDEM IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA307	YEMENI VIEWS ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF IRAQ [...] (SBU) Liberal elites, moderate Islamists, ROYG officials as well as civil society activists and journalists in Yemen are unanimous in considering the recent elections held in Iraq as a step in the right direction. All are equally unanimous, however, in expressing skepticism that these election [...]	2005-02-14 18:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO IZ YM
05SANAA3378	SALEH TELLS GEN ABIZAID HE ACCEPTS WEAPONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a November 26 meeting with visiting CENTCOM Commander GEN John Abizaid, President Saleh accepted long-standing U.S. offers to create a weapons inventory system for the Yemeni Armed Forces. He claimed that Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had expressed willingness to cooperate [...]	2005-11-29 07:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA348	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES ROYG SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (C) On February 21 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi, stressing that he hoped the ROYG would move quickly and vocally to support the new government and the constitutional process. Qirbi replied that a February 20 ruling GPC party communique states "the ROYG hopes [...]	2005-02-21 10:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA36	GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (C) Summary. USCENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met with President Saleh on January 4. Discussions centered on Iraqi elections, regional security, and U.S.-Yemen cooperation in the GWOT. Both agreed that U.S.-Yemen joint security efforts should continue and increase in the new year, with Ab [...]	2005-01-06 10:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA564	SALEH SAYS FROM NOW ON NO MORE WEAPONS DEALS USING [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/ARPI. See para. 12. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to President Saleh on March 10. In a classic Saleh move to put his interlocutors on the defensive, the Yemeni President opened with a theatrical tirade on the latest Human Rights [...]	2005-03-12 07:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA SR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA651	MOI ALIMI: WE GOT THE SA/LW MESSAGE [...] (S) On March 16, Ambassador and DCM briefed Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on the March 10 conversation with President Saleh concerning SA/LW (reftel A). Alimi replied that the ROYG shares U.S. concerns over this issue and confirmed that his Ministry received a copy of the President's l [...]	2005-03-19 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA YM
05SANAA652	DFM ON SA/LW, SYRIA AND IMPRISONED JOURNALIST [...] (S) Summary: On March 16, DCM delivered refs A-C demarches to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman and held a wide-ranging conversation on recent U.S.-ROYG discussions on SA/LW, Syria, and imprisoned journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani. Suggesting continued follow-up on the SA/LW issue, Noman [...]	2005-03-20 03:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC PTER PREL PHUM SY LE IR IZ DEMARCHE
05SANSALVADOR2144	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION [...] (SBU) El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted late July 28 to extend troop deployment to Iraq for an additional year. The vote provides the legal basis for the planned August 11 departure of the fifth contingent of 380 troops, and would cover a sixth contingent, should President Saca decide to ke [...]	2005-07-29 15:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR2391	EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...]	2005-08-26 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES IZ MARR PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2510	IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 15:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES IZ
05SANSALVADOR2980	IRAQ: REPORTING INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 23:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3461	EL SALVADOR: RECIPIENTS OF COPY OF NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 15:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL IZ
05SANSALVADOR3560	MESSAGE FOR COALITION PARTNERS ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ ES
05SANTIAGO1554	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 16:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO2394	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-23 18:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO2499	SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQI [...] The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General (the MFA's number 3) Carlos Portales on December 12, in part to deliver reftel demarche regarding the December 15 elections in Iraq. The Ambassador briefed Portales on the significance of the elections and emphasized that it was impor [...]	2005-12-13 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CI IZ
05SANTODOMINGO2615	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy on April 29 provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA Africa-Middle East Director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla and on May 3 emphasized our request that the Dominican Republic, as a member of the coalition, issue a statement of support for the Iraq Transitional Gove [...]	2005-05-06 21:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR IZ
05SINGAPORE1789	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 5:00PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin E/P Counselor Laurent Charbonnet (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- [...]	2005-06-07 08:37:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON KNNP ETTC CH TW KS IN IZ
05SOFIA1110	BULGARIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN SETTING UP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) Bulgaria's Ambassador designate to Iraq, Col. Valeri Rachev, requested USG assistance in securing an office in the Green Zone for a temporary Bulgarian Embassy to Iraq during a meeting with Ambassador on June 21. Rachev said the GOB [...]	2005-06-22 13:53:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ BU
05SOFIA124	DEFENSE MINISTER PLEADS FOR DEMONSTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Svinarov called the Charge to his office January 19 to repeat a now- familiar refrain: the current government must demonstrate to its electorate that there are tangible benefits to its deployment of troops in Iraq. The alternative, according to Svinarov, will b [...]	2005-01-20 15:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ BU
05SOFIA139	BULGARIA/IRAQ: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR A "QUICK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov called January 21 for a "quick but not premature" withdrawal from the multinational force in Iraq, urging parliament to bring the Bulgarian troops home by the end of 2005. Purvanov, who addressed Parliament and the diplomatic corps on the third [...]	2005-01-21 16:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ BU
05SOFIA1477	NEW BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin told Charge' August 22 that Bulgaria would not follow the "Spanish model" in its withdrawal from Iraq. Instead, the Bulgarian departure, planned to take place before the end of the year, will be done in close consultation with the U.S. and other Coa [...]	2005-08-23 15:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EINV ETTC OVIP LY IZ BG
05SOFIA1527	BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENTS SUPPORTING IRAQI [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points delivered by DCM to Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Zlatin Trupkov August 29, President Purvanov's office and the MFA released the following supportive statements (informal translation provided by Embassy So [...]	2005-08-31 12:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ BU
05SOFIA1548	BULGARIAN PM CONFIRMS INTENTION TO REMAIN ENGAGED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a weekly parliamentary question and answer session, Prime Minister Stanishev confirmed his government's intention to remain engaged in Iraq despite the withdrawal of its military contingent by the end of 2005. Stanishev added that an interagency commission will suggest possible [...]	2005-09-02 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ BU
05SOFIA1554	BULGARIANS FOCUSING ON IRAQI FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Summary: In their Sept. 7 introductory meeting, new Bulgarian FM Kalfin told Ambassador Beyrle that Bulgaria considers it very important to be "loyal, predictable and remain involved in Iraq," and hopes to have its position regarding follow-on Iraqi military participation ready for disc [...]	2005-09-07 13:26:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU IZ MARR MOPS NATO
05SOFIA1578	NEW DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS PLANS TO ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov told Amb. Beyrle September 9 that an interagency working group would be ready to receive USG experts soon to discuss the timing and manner of withdrawing Bulgaria's contingent from Iraq, as well as a possible follow-on mission. He also expressed [...]	2005-09-12 15:15:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1639	BULGARIANS REACT TO IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Summary. A Washington engagement team presented Bulgarian security officials September 21 with three possible follow-on missions in Iraq. The expert-level Bulgarian interagency group was receptive and positive, but repeatedly noted the difficult political decision that awaits the governme [...]	2005-09-21 17:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1675	BULGARIA PUSHING TO RESOLVE IRAQ & SHARED BASES [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Kalfin told Amb. Beyrle September 28 that Bulgaria intends to have selected a follow-on mission in Iraq prior to the October 17 Bush-Purvanov meeting in Washington. He said that Bulgaria wishes to focus on the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement during next week [...]	2005-09-29 16:09:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL BG IZ LY
05SOFIA1704	BULGARIAN TROOPS LIKELY TO REMAIN IN IRAQ THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Stanishev told Ambassador October 5 that Bulgaria will likely maintain its contingent in Iraq through the December 15 elections. The decision regarding a follow-on military activity is still under discussion and will next be considered in the coalition government,s [...]	2005-10-05 15:08:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU IZ MARR MOPS NATO
05SOFIA1719	BULGARIA PROPOSES MINIMAL FOLLOW-ON MISSION IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 8 2. (S) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed DCM Oct. 7 that Bulgaria,s follow-on military activity in Iraq would consist of 40 soldiers dedicated to the NATO Training (NTM-I) and Multi-National Security Transition Command (MNST [...]	2005-10-07 12:54:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL BU IZ NATO
05SOFIA1741	BULGARIAN PRESIDENT'S AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 17 WHITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Beyrle met the evening of October 10 with President Purvanov at the President's request to discuss Purvanov's upcoming visit to Washington. Purvanov provided a non paper outlining "key points" for his meeting with President Bush (ref A and para 4 below). He confirmed [...]	2005-10-12 11:54:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MARR MOPS EINV OVIP IZ LY BG
05SOFIA1765	BULGARIA AGREES TO DEFER IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Based on ref A demarche, the Bulgarian government agreed to postpone decision regarding its Iraqi follow-on mission until after President Purvanov,s meeting with President Bush. Rayko Raychev, chief of staff to Foreign Minister Kalfin told DCM that the Council of Ministers, which had bee [...]	2005-10-13 11:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1860	BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINSTER DISCUSSES LIBYA, IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador October 27 that Bulgaria would be ready "soon" to continue discussions regarding a follow-on mission for Bulgarian soldiers in Iraq. We will follow up with the MFA the week of October 31. On the fate of the Bulgarian nurses sentenced t [...]	2005-10-28 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KCRM LY IZ BU
05SOFIA1866	BULGARIAN REACTION TO IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel talking points to Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 28. The Ministry referred him to the text posted on October 27th on their website. 2. Begin text posted on Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs official website. "Th [...]	2005-10-31 12:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM IZ BU
05SOFIA1902	BULGARIA: PRESIDENT SIGNALS A MEK DECISION IS CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 8 meeting with the Ambassador, President Parvanov mirrored the General Staff's forward-leaning position on Bulgaria's follow-on activities in Iraq, indicating the government is now leaning toward the MEK mission at Camp Ashraf. He also expressed his optimism for a p [...]	2005-11-08 15:39:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR KCRM IZ BU
05SOFIA2076	BULGARIA HAILS SUCCESSFUL IRAQI VOTE, PLEDGES COOPERATION [...] Bulgaria's government congratulated the Iraqi people on the successful conduct of the December 15 parliamentary elections and said it was ready to continue its cooperation with the new Iraqi leadership. In a special public statement issued December 16, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dimiter Tsanch [...]	2005-12-19 15:15:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO IZ BU
05SOFIA267	FOUR MORE BULGARIAN TROOPS TO JOIN NATO [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 12:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA27	BULGARIA PUSHES FOR MILITARY SALES TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In another sign that Bulgarian political leaders are agressively looking for concrete benefits from their military participation in Iraq, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Lydia Shuleva met with Ambassador and the Iraqi Ambassador to Bulgaria, Hayder Al Barrack, on Jan [...]	2005-01-05 15:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV PL IZ BU
05SOFIA283	BULGARIAN DEFENSE EQUIPMENT SALES TO IRAQ AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: We continue to support procurement of military equipment for the security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan as a major USG priority, but aspects of this process at the local level have raised concerns about potential weapons diversion. Embassy has encountered at least one case wh [...]	2005-02-11 12:55:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IZ AF BU
05SOFIA302	BULGARIA: STAYING COMMITTED IN IRAQ IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador's discussions with Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov and Foreign Minister Solomon Passy indicate that Bulgaria does not plan any dramatic shift in its Iraq troop commitments through 2005. Passy and Svinarov recommend that the future of Bulgarian troop commitme [...]	2005-02-15 14:20:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ BU
05SOFIA35	PRESIDENT REQUEST CLOSER CONSULTATION ON IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR IMPRISONED MEDICS IN LIBYA [...] (C) Summar. Presiden Purvanov said that Bulgarian forceswould remain in Iraq and asked for closer policy-evel coordination, especially with regard to theredeployment of its battalion in Karbala. He ured the U.S. to maintain pressure on the Libyan rgime to release the five Bulgarian medical [...]	2005-02-25 15:36:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS IZ LY BU ARR
05SOFIA357	BULGARIA FORMALLY CONFIRMS FIVE TROOPS WILL [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 15:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA358	PRESIDENT REQUEST CLOSER CONSULTATION ON IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR IMPRISONED MEDICS IN LIBYA [...] (C) Summar. Presiden Purvanov said that Bulgarian forceswould remain in Iraq and asked for closer policy-evel coordination, especially with regard to theredeployment of its battalion in Karbala. He ured the U.S. to maintain pressure on the Libyan rgime to release the five Bulgarian medical [...]	2005-02-25 15:36:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS IZ LY BU ARR
05SOFIA422	BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER [...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Post received the letter in paragraph 3 on 1 March from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission investigating the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scandal. 3. Begin text of letter: Republic of Bulgaria National Assembly 1 March 2005 To [...]	2005-03-04 14:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR IZ BU
05SOFIA436	BULGARIAN LEADERS ASSERT SOLDIER KILLED BY U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and President Georgi Purvanov called the Ambassador to their offices March 7 to assert that the Bulgarian soldier killed in Iraq on March 4 died as a result of friendly fire by U.S. forces. In separate, back-to- [...]	2005-03-07 13:13:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ BG
05SOFIA508	BULGARIA LOOKING TO SELL ELECTRICITY TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bulgaria's new Minister of Energy, Miroslav Sevlievski, asked March 15 for U.S. assistance in facilitating a deal that would provide Bulgarian electricity to Iraq through Turkey. In a meeting with the DCM, he suggested that the deal would provide up to 300 MW to the Bosporus g [...]	2005-03-17 04:33:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD PGOV IZ TU BU
05SOFIA524	BULGARIA/IRAQ: POLITICS FORCING MOVE TOWARD EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister Svinarov's public statement that Bulgaria may pull its troops out of Iraq by year-end is strong evidence that election-year politics are forcing the government to move rapidly toward an exit strategy. Despite Svinarov's comments, no such decision has in fact been [...]	2005-03-18 13:55:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU
05SOFIA548	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy's meeting with you on March 25 is an opportunity to shape Bulgaria's commitment to the Iraq coalition as the government searches for an exit strategy. Passy has consistently been the most pro-American voice in this government on the full [...]	2005-03-22 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EFIN LY IZ BU EUN
05SOFIA557	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visit to Sofia comes in the midst of a highly politicized review of Bulgaria's military participation in Iraq. With Parliamentary elections scheduled for June, the government has clearly decided that an Iraq exit strategy must be announced before the campaign season begins. [...]	2005-03-24 10:48:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON LY IZ BU
05SOFIA604	BULGARIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONSIDERS DECISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Council of Ministers (CM) is considering a proposal on March 31 to withdraw its troops from Iraq on 31 December 2005 in accordance with the GOB's understanding of UNSCR 1546. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Solomon Passy on March 30, Passy informed Deputy Sec [...]	2005-03-31 13:14:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU
05SOFIA616	BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT SENDS IRAQ EXIT STRATEGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Council of Ministers (CM) approved and sent to Parliament on March 31 a proposal to set 31 December 2005 as the deadline for the end of Bulgaria's military participation in the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). The CM also asked Parliament to reduce the country [...]	2005-04-01 13:33:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU
05SOFIA677	BULGARIA OFFERS TO PROVIDE DEFENSE ARTICLES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past year, Bulgarian political leaders have aggressively looked for concrete benefits from their military participation in Iraq. Most recently, the Prime Minister raised the issue with Deputy Secretary Zoellick (ref A). Post has noted that contracts and subcontracts awarded [...]	2005-04-08 14:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV PL IZ BU
05SOFIA808	BULGARIA'S SOCIALIST PARTY: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OR [...] (C) SUMMARY. If opinion polls are correct, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is likely to play a leading role in the next government. Street protests drove the last BSP government from power in 1997 amid hyper-inflation and the collapse of the banking system. More than eight years later, [...]	2005-04-29 13:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR IZ BU
05STATE15400	FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) Status of the coalition: Many MNF partners are considering troop reductions or withdrawals after Iraq,s January elections. Others have mandates that will expire this summer and will be more diffic [...]	2005-01-26 22:35:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IZ MARR MOPS PREL UNSC
05STATE176974	TALABANI DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, SYRIA, AND IRAQI [...] (U) September 14, 6:00 P.M., New York, UNGA 2. (U) Participants: USG --- NEA A/S C. David Welch NEA PDAS Elizabeth L. Cheney Prem Kumar (NEA/I/POL notetaker) Iraq ---- President Jalal Talabani Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari President,s Chief of Staff Kameron Karadaghi U.S [...]	2005-09-23 21:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PREL UN IZ RU SY
05TEGUCIGALPA1874	MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/12, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "One more year." "Yesterday we commemorated one more year of the terrorist attack committed by the Islamic fundamentalists against the majestic twin towers of the World Trade Center in New Yor [...]	2005-09-12 22:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV IZ HO
05TEGUCIGALPA278	MEDIA REACTION ON ELECTIONS IN IRAQ, FEBRUARY 7, [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/6, titled "The Day After." "Last weekend's elections in Iraq represented a great relief for the international community, especially for the U.S. government, whose president counted on the free will of the Iraqi people despite t [...]	2005-02-08 15:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
05TEGUCIGALPA291	MEDIA REACTION ON ELECTIONS IN IRAQ, FEBRUARY 7, [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/6, titled "The Day After." "Last weekend's elections in Iraq represented a great relief for the international community, especially for the U.S. government, whose president counted on the free will of the Iraqi people despite t [...]	2005-02-09 19:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
05TELAVIV2125	(S) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TO CODEL LEVIN: [...] (S) A senior defense intelligence (DMI) officer told Senator Levin March 31 that pre-OIF Israeli intelligence estimates of Iraqi WMD were nearly as wrong as those of the USG. GOI analysts, prior to the war, "knew" that Saddam's regime would never support al-Qaeda or any other terrorist organi [...]	2005-04-06 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER OREP IS IZ GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05THEHAGUE1057	DUTCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PROTECTING THE UN IN [...] (S) Ambassador Sobel raised reftel request directly with PM Balkenende on April 11, and followed up with DefMin Kamp and the PM's Foreign Policy Advisor Rob Swartbol on April 13. PolMilOff also discussed this issue with MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Office Director Rob Gabrielse on Apr [...]	2005-04-19 12:22:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ NL
05THEHAGUE1073	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH MOSTLY TRACK U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Adriaan Palm (MFA, Office of Political Affairs) on April 21 and participated in the Dutch briefing on the GAERC later the same day, where Canada and Australia also took part. Palm said this GAERC would have an abbreviated agenda and adjourn [...]	2005-04-21 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU NL EUN
05THEHAGUE161	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE164	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 16:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1647	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: BOT UNDECIDED ON ATTENDING [...] (C) On June 1, Ambassador Sobel raised the June 22 US-EU International Conference on Iraq with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot. Per ref a, Ambassador Sobel urged Bot to attend the conference and to take advantage of the opportunity to announce additional Dutch contributions to the Iraqi Transition [...]	2005-06-13 06:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1876	NETHERLANDS: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, DCM, and POLCOUNS met with Dutch FM Bot on June 30 for a tour d'horizon discussion of outstanding issues. Bot praised the excellent (and improving) state of U.S.-Dutch relations, but identified four irritants to be addressed through ongoing consultations: Dutch d [...]	2005-07-01 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IR AF NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2252	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: RETURN OF DUTCH DONATION FOR IRAQ MISSING PERSONS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met Dirk Klaasen and Sari Holthuis (MFA, Department of Political Affairs) and shared the detailed explanation and apology contained in reftel, regarding the unspent 300,000 grant from the Government of the Netherlands to [...]	2005-08-15 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ NL PHUM
05THEHAGUE2452	IRAQI CONSTITUTION--GETTING THE WORD OUT [...] (SBU) Post has shared the Iraqi constitution information contained in reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think- tank, and media contacts. In discussions with government contacts embassy officers stressed the importance of establishing a positive political environment for the constitutio [...]	2005-09-09 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO NL IZ
05THEHAGUE2544	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: BOOK CLOSED ON IRAQI NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per refs, post orally advised the Dutch MFA on August 18 that the State Department had authorized the return of a 300,000 Euro grant from the Dutch government to support the establishment of an Iraqi Bureau of Missing Persons (project POBB8817). After verifying that the funds had been [...]	2005-09-20 08:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IZ NL XG XT
05THEHAGUE3009	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) On November 1, POLCOUNS delivered reftel points and Secretary Rice's statement on the results of the SIPDIS Constitutional Referendum in Iraq to Willemijn Kallenberg (Iraq Desk Officer, Dutch MFA). In response to POLCOUNS' questions, Kallenberg said she was not aware of any "official [...]	2005-11-04 10:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM IZ NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3156	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH CONSIDERING UN AIRCRAFT [...] (C) The Dutch will consider the UN's request for aircraft to support the UNAMI mission, but will seek assurances on security, according to the MFA. On November 23, POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche points to Willemijn Kallenberg (Senior Policy Advisor, North Africa and Middle East Department [...]	2005-11-23 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR IZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE3168	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH UNABLE TO HELP ON UN [...] (C) The Netherlands lacks the capacity to provide aircraft to support the UNAMI mission. Willemijn Kallenberg (Senior Policy Advisor, North Africa and Middle East Department, MFA) told Poloff November 25 that the Dutch received last week at the UN a request similar to reftel points. Willemijn [...]	2005-11-25 07:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR IZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE3291	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch are supporting the December 15 Iraqi elections by providing voting facilities in the Netherlands and will send six election monitors to Iraq. The Dutch MFA is actively engaged in the training of Iraqi jurists and diplomats, and will shortly revise its travel advisory [...]	2005-12-09 14:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KPAO MARR MOPS IZ NL PROV
05THEHAGUE3325	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COALITION/NATO SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 12:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROV KDEM KPAO MARR MOPS IZ NL
05TRIPOLI243	LIBYA SENDS OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO BAGHDAD TO EXPAND TIES [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 14:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ LY
05VATICAN194	IRAQ: RELEASED ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-20 15:30:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR IZ VT VTPREL
05VATICAN441	IRAQI EXPAT PRIEST MARKED FOR REVENGE [...] (C) Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, told us recently that his name had been published on a list of alleged collaborators with the Hussein regime published in the Iraqi Shi'a newspaper Al-Hawza. The paper specifically accused Najim passi [...]	2005-02-18 07:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN446	CHALDEAN PATRIARCH: INCREASED SECURITY, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Iraqi Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly told Charge February 17 that the coalition's failure to date to provide reasonable security and reliable electricity were the biggest obstacles to acceptance of U.S. efforts by the Iraqi people. The lack of security led many to conclude [...]	2005-02-24 12:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN482	CODEL SMITH AND VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW IRAQ, [...] Senator Gordon Smith and a delegation of Senators discussed Iraq, Israel and the church in Europe in a May 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo stressed U.S.-Holy See engagement for common goals in a stable Iraq, Middle East Peace settlement, and an outward-looki [...]	2005-06-08 14:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XG IZ IS VT

05VATICAN519	VATICAN: MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP LAJOLO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires a.i. called on Vatican FM-equivalent Lajolo September 3 and raised a number of issues, including Venezuela, China, Turkey/Islam, UN reform, Israel, Iraq. End Summary. 2. (U) Charge paid an introductory 30-minute call on September 3 on Archbishop Giovanni La [...]	2005-09-09 16:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT VE IS CH TU IZ
05VATICAN539	IRAQ: PATRIARCH CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTITUTION, CHRISTIAN [...] (C) Ambassador met November 15 with Emmanuel III Delly (protect),Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldeans claim some 1.3 million members in Iraq and elsewhere. Delly was in Rome to see Pope Benedict XVI and for a meeting of Chaldean bishops. ------------- [...]	2005-11-25 11:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN563	VATICAN EMPHASIZES CONCERN ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Iraq Coppola told us shortly before the recent Iraqi elections that the Vatican remained very concerned about the religious freedom provisions of the new Iraqi Constitution. His main concern was the well-known clause that states that no law can be passed tha [...]	2005-12-23 11:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VT
05VIENNA1028	GOA VIEWS ON DEBT RELIEF FOR HIPCS AND IRAQ, [...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor and Econ Unit Chief met with Michael Linhart, Director of the Austrian Development Agency, on March 10 to discuss reftel points and background paper. Econ Unit Chief followed up on March 25 with Thomas Wieser, Director General in the MoF's Economic Policy and Financial [...]	2005-03-31 06:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID AU IZ
05VIENNA112	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS - [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA Middle East Africa Bureau on January 10. Pol Unit Chief followed up with Middle East desk officer Wolfgang Lapuh on January 12. Lapuh agreed with our assessment that successful elections would represent a critical turning point for Iraq. [...]	2005-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PREL PHUM IZ AU
05VIENNA1326	APRIL 25 GAERC DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Economic-Political Counselor and Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche on April 20 to Austrian MFA EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Coordinator Andreas Riecken. Riecken told us that MFA was in the process or working out its positions on the draft Council conclusions. He noted tha [...]	2005-04-21 12:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU AU EUN
05VIENNA1472	SUPPORT FOR IRAQI TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT: [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche to MFA head of Middle East/Africa Bureau Ralph Scheide on May 3. Scheide noted that Chancellor Schuessel had sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister al-Ja'afari, and that President Fischer had sent a greeting to Presiden [...]	2005-05-06 13:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA1740	U.S.-EU CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor and Political Unit Chief discussed ref (A) information on May 23 with Austrian MFA A/S-equivalent for Africa and the Middle East Ralph Scheide and Director for Gulf Affairs Oskar Wuestinger. Scheide observed that the U.S. and EU now appeared to have a "compl [...]	2005-05-25 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ AU EUN UN
05VIENNA175	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON JANUARY 31 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns met with Foriegn Ministry EU Affaris director Werner Almhofer on January 21 to present reftel points. Almhofer made the following substantive replies: 2. (SBU) Tsunami: Almhofer expressed some frustration with the European public's dissatisfaction with the response of t [...]	2005-01-21 14:17:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH AU EUN
05VIENNA1886	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: DELIVERABLES FOR THE U.S.-EU [...] Acting DCM delivered ref (a) points on June 6 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary-level Director for Middle East and African Affairs. SIPDIS 2. Scheide said the June 22 conference was "on the schedule" of Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. He said he ha [...]	2005-06-07 15:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA1935	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING AND EU CUBA POLICY: [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered ref (a) points on the upcoming GAERC to Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 7. Embassy delivered ref (b) points on Cuba on June 3. Pol Unit chief then discussed the issues on June 8 with Andreas Riecken, MFA Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Poli [...]	2005-06-10 09:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IR IZ LE YI CM CU AU EUN
05VIENNA2035	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON DRAFT CONFERENCE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on June 17 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary-level Director for the Middle East and Africa. SIPDIS 2. (C) Scheide took note of the U.S. position that the Iraq conference statement should include the phrase [...]	2005-06-17 15:12:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EIND IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA2036	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on June 17 to the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Director (assistant secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa, Ralph Scheide. 2. (U) Scheide thanked us for the suggestions, and noted that Austria is engaged in several areas which appear [...]	2005-06-17 15:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EIND IZ EUN
05VIENNA2056	DELIVERY TO AUSTRIA OF ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered ref (a) message on June 20 to Austrian Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting. Mayr-Harting undertook to deliver the contents of the message to the Austrian delegation (Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and Middle East director Ralph Scheide). 2. (S) Mayr-Harting said t [...]	2005-06-20 14:43:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL IZ SY AU
05VIENNA2324	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: COORDINATING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on July 7 to Wolfgang Lapuh, acting head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Middle East and Africa division. 2. (SBU) Lapuh said Austria had been prepared to provide training on constitutional issues to Iraqis, and had offered this to the Iraqi [...]	2005-07-11 13:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA2337	AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION AT THE DEAD SEA IRAQ [...] (SBU) On July 11, we raised ref (a) points with Lydia Saadat, the head of Planning and Program Activities for Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Mediterranean in the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Development Cooperation section. Saadat told us that the Austrian Ambassador to Jordan wou [...]	2005-07-12 09:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IZ JO AU
05VIENNA262	AUSTRIA PLANS POSITIVE STATEMENT ON IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) At a January 28 meeting, Foreign Ministry Middle East director (assistant secretary-equivalent) Ralph Scheide told EconPolCouns that Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik would issue a positive statement Monday, January 31 on the Iraq elections. Scheide's draft (which the Foreign Minister ha [...]	2005-01-28 13:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ AU
05VIENNA288	IRAQ ELECTIONS: AUSTRIANS MAKE POSITIVE [...] Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a positive statement on January 31 on the Iraq elections (para. 3 below). Plassnik highlighted the "courage" and "will to democracy and peace" of the Iraqis, in defiance of terrorist attacks. 2. Following our meeting with MFA Middle East D [...]	2005-02-01 10:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ AU
05VIENNA2926	AUSTRIA ON IRAQ DRAFT CONSTITUTION -- VIENNA [...] EconPolCouns discussed reftel points with Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary level director of Middle East and African affairs. Scheide said Austria shared the sentiments the British Presidency had issued on behalf of the EU. Sheide added that he had provided input to Fore [...]	2005-08-31 15:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ AU
05VIENNA3488	IRAQ: AUSTRIAN STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] (U) EconPolCouns and visiting EUR/ERA Director Chase discussed reftel points on October 28 with Austrian MFA Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting and with Austrian MFA Middle East Director Ralph Scheide. 2. (SBU) Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement notin [...]	2005-10-28 16:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AU
05VIENNA3489	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on October 28. 2. (C) Riecken made the following comments on our points: -- On Iran, there will be a conclusion calling on the need to maintain contact with civil society. The conclusion will [...]	2005-10-28 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL IZ SY EAGR ETRD AU EUN
05VIENNA3672	AUSTRIA ON THE NOVEMBER 21 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's European Correspondent, on November 17 concerning the November 21 meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC). Riecken had the following substantive comme [...]	2005-11-17 17:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ KPAL PREL AU EUN
05VIENNA3880	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] Ambassador raised our desire for a strong national statement of support for the December 15 Iraqi elections with Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle on December 13. Separately, EconPolCouns discussed the issue with Ralph Scheide, the MFA's assistant secretary-level Dir [...]	2005-12-15 08:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ AU
05VIENNA3883	AUSTRIA NAMES CHARGE IN BAGHDAD FOR THE DURATION [...] (SBU) On December 13, the Austrian government announced that journalist and Middle East expert Gudrun Harrer will head Austria's diplomatic mission in Baghdad during the Austrian EU presidency, from January through June 2006. The Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary-level Director for Midd [...]	2005-12-15 12:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA3926	AUSTRIAN FORMIN PLASSNIK HAILS IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement December 17 welcoming the Iraq elections. Plassnik stressed that the turnout was "an encouraging sign for Iraq's still-young democracy." She also detailed elements of the EU's Iraq policy during Austria's EU presidency in the first [...]	2005-12-20 12:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA810	STATUS OF AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS IN [...] On March 10, Econ/Pol Counselor and Econ Unit Chief met with Michael Linhart, Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency, to encourage expeditious disbursement of GoA assistance to Iraq. Linhart confirmed data that post had recently obtained from Lydia Saadat, the MFA's Assistance [...]	2005-03-11 13:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AU
05VIENNA851	DISSUADING IRAN FROM INTERFERING IN IRAQ: AUSTRIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 12:20:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL ASEC IZ IR AU
05VILNIUS1155	LITHUANIA CONGRATULATES IRAQ FOR CONSTITUTION [...] The GOL, October 27, issued a press release congratulating the Iraqi people on the adoption of their new constitution. Text of statement follows. 2. Begin text. CONGRATULATIONS ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION ADOPTION BY REFERENDUM. Lithuania congratulates Iraqi people on adoption of the first C [...]	2005-10-27 15:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LH IZ
05VILNIUS1203	LITHUANIA WILL STICK CLOSE TO DENMARK IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-10 15:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL IZ DA LH
05VILNIUS1304	LITHUANIA TO DISCUSS FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentary Speaker Arturas Paulauskas called on Lithuania's National Defense Council December 12 to develop a long-term strategy for involvement in Iraq and other foreign military missions. Government officials recognize the unfortunate timing of Paulauskas's proposal, coming [...]	2005-12-14 13:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS1354	GOL READJUSTING IN IRAQ BASED ON SAME RATIONALE AS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on USG troop readjustments in Iraq to Ministry of Defense Undersecretary Renatas Norkus on December 28 and Vytautas Leskevicius, of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on December 29. Both officials said that the GOL's decision not to replace the detachment of [...]	2005-12-30 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ PL LH
05VILNIUS599	LITHUANIA TO MAKE MODEST TRAINING PLEDGE AT US-EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 08:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ LH
05VILNIUS657	LITHUANIA ON BOARD FOR IRAQ IN 2006 [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Valdas Adamkus, Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, and Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas told the Ambassador in separate meetings that they fully expect Lithuania to remain part of the Coalition in Iraq (MNF-I) and Lithuanian personnel to be on the ground in Iraq in 2 [...]	2005-06-22 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS676	LITHUANIAN OVERSEAS TROOP DEPLOYMENTS AUTHORIZED [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ AF LH
05VILNIUS930	GOL DISINCLINED TO EMBED TROOPS IN IRAQI UNITS [...] (S) The GOL will likely not embed Lithuanian troops with Iraqi forces as part of the shift of MNF-I's emphasis to building Iraqi capacity (ref A). MOD Undersecretary Renatas Norkus told us that the GOL believes that its soldiers lack the necessary operational experience, language skills, and [...]	2005-09-07 13:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS932	GOL TO CONSIDER CONGRATULATING IRAQ; DISCUSSING [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-07 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ LH
05WARSAW1267	IRAQ TAKES STEPS TO BUILD ITS CIVIC RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) During a meeting on other issues, the Iraqi Ambassador to Poland, Hussein Shialtagh, commented that the Iraqi Embassy in Poland is trying to build closer military, commercial, and civic relations with Poland. He said that while the military relationship is already quite robust due to Po [...]	2005-03-07 13:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW1283	POLISH COMPANY FEARS IRAQ WILL CANCEL SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) In December 2004, Poland's defense holding company, Bumar, signed a number of contracts with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense to provide military supplies and equipment to Iraq (reftel). Prominent among these deals were two contracts to deliver several large Russian-built cargo/transport hel [...]	2005-03-08 13:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV IZ PL
05WARSAW1521	POLISH HELICOPTERS YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Polish state-owned holding company, Bumar, continues to work with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense on helicopter contracts. Bumar understands that the contracts were amended at the insistence of U.S. military advisors, who Bumar believes were pressured to do so by American and [...]	2005-03-17 13:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP PARM ECON IZ PL
05WARSAW2164	PROPOSED WARSAW CONFERENCE ON DISABILITIES IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. The Polish government sent a letter to USAID Administrator Natsios on April 6 stating that while it supports the idea of an international conference on Iraqi disabled issues in principle, it sees many obstacles to moving ahead with such a conference in Poland at this time due to [...]	2005-05-04 14:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ECON IZ PL
05WARSAW2598	ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION: NO CHANGE IN POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland plans to reduce its military contingent in Iraq by roughly 300 for its fifth rotation that will begin in mid-July 2005, leaving approximately 1,400 Polish troops in the Multinational Division Center South (MND-CS). These troops will increasingly focus on training missions [...]	2005-06-17 13:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW2846	POLAND: IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS AND PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Polish MFA's Iraq Task Team relayed that Poland's Embassy in Amman will most likely represent Poland at the upcoming Donors' Meeting at the Dead Sea, and that Poland is not planning on committing any funds to Iraq reconstruction in the immediate future, but is co [...]	2005-07-14 14:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ JO PL
05WARSAW3010	PRESS REPORTS WRONG: POLAND AND IRAQ HAVE NOT [...] (SBU) On the heels of Prime Minister Marek Belka's July visit to Baghdad, several Polish press outlets reported that Belka promised the Iraqi government forgiveness of 80 percent of Iraqi debt, in line with the Paris Club's agreement. However, Poland's Iraq Task Team at the Ministry of Foreign [...]	2005-08-03 10:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW3044	IRAQ-POLAND: JONES-SMITH CONSULTATIONS WITH GOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Richard Jones Senior Adviser to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy (S/I) led an interagency delegation to Warsaw July 28-29 to consult with senior GOP officials and encourage continued substantial Polish participation in the Iraq Coalition and the Multi-Nati [...]	2005-08-05 11:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PL IZ
05WARSAW3242	POLISH STATEMENT WELCOMES IRAQI DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Following our approach (Ref B),the Polish MFA late August 29 released a public statement in support of Iraq's draft constitution. Unofficial embassy translation of the original Polish-language text follows. 2. (U) Begin text of Polish MFA statement. "Poland welcomes the completion [...]	2005-08-31 09:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ PL
05WARSAW3277	POLAND DEFERS DECISION ON IRAQI DEBT TO NEXT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - see para 4. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Polish Finance Ministry Under Secretary Wieslaw Szczuka told us September 1 that, despite press reports, the Polish Government still has taken no decision regarding a write-off of Iraqi debt. At [...]	2005-09-02 15:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PL IZ
05WARSAW3627	POLISH MFA STATEMENT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] In response to reftel demarche, the Polish MFA released October 18 the following public statement in support of the Iraqi constitutional referendum. 2. Begin text of embassy translation of statement. "Poland has welcomed a nationwide referendum on the new constitution that was conducted o [...]	2005-10-18 15:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ PL
05WARSAW3650	POTENTIAL ASYLUM REQUEST FROM IRAQI DIPLOMAT IN [...] CONOFF was visited on October 19, 2005 by Mohammed N. Muthanna, Third Secretary and Consul for the Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw, in connection with a potential asylum request by Mr. Muthanna. Muthanna told CONOFF that he believes that he has been targeted for assasination by either "Baathists" or " [...]	2005-10-20 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PHUM PINR PL PREL IZ
05WARSAW4037	IRAQ: POLES SIGNAL READINESS TO STAY, BUT PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish officials and parliamentarians who met with Robert Deutsch, Deputy Senior Advisor for Iraq, on December 8 in Warsaw suggested that Poland will likely remain in Iraq past January 2006, but in reduced numbers, and with an eye to withdrawing by the end of 2006. Because Polish [...]	2005-12-13 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MARR IZ PL
05WARSAW4075	POLAND: THE IRAQI AIR FORCE MEETS WITH BUMAR, BOTH [...] (S) On 14 December 2005 Econoff and ODC Warsaw personnel met with Iraqi Air Force generals and then observed a meeting hosted by Bumar and attended by five Iraqi Air Force generals. The participants discussed, sometimes heatedly, the 36 helicopters covered in Bumar's multifacted contract to [...]	2005-12-20 12:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	EAID ECON MARR PGOV PREL IZ PL
05WELLINGTON450	NEW ZEALAND: RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] Post on March 15 delivered reftel demarche to the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). Jane Coster of NZAID on June 9 reported that the New Zealand government has allocated NZ $2 million (US $1.4 million, NZD 1.00 = USD .7145) for Iraqi reconstruction for the fiscal year [...]	2005-06-09 05:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ NZ
05WELLINGTON454	NEW ZEALAND: US-EU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] (U) Post on June 8 delivered ref B demarche. Post learned June 9 that the New Zealand government has decided to allocate NZ $2 million (US $1.4 million) for Iraqi reconstruction for the fiscal year 2005-6 (ref A). The government has not yet decided which programs will be funded by that alloc [...]	2005-06-10 03:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ NZ EUN
05YEREVAN1105	ENGAGING ARMENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-24 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV IZ AM
05YEREVAN1678	ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERY STATEMENT SUPPORTS IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-15 04:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ AM
05YEREVAN1935	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT UNSCR ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-02 11:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IZ AM UNSC
05YEREVAN2121	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY EXTENDS GOAM NON-COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 11:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
05YEREVAN2183	ARMENIAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL IRAQI [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Armenian MFA Americas' Desk Head Lilit Toutkhalian who told us she was not aware of GOAM plans to issue a statement commending Iraqi success on the December 15 Council of Representatives elections. Toutkhalian speculated that, because Foreign Minister Vartan O [...]	2005-12-16 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AM
05YEREVAN2192	ARMENIAN MFA: IRAQ ENTERS NEW PHASE FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Despite early indications that the GOAM may avoid public statements congratulating Iraqi authorities on successful Council of Representatives elections (ref B),MFA Spokesman Hamlet Gasparyan released a December 17 press statement commending the elections as "an important step in buildin [...]	2005-12-20 13:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AM
05YEREVAN2214	IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT DOESN'T CHANGE ARMENIAN [...] (S) The Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points regarding U.S. force level reductions in Iraq during December 22 meetings with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arman Kirakossian and Deputy Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Artur Aghabekyan. Aghabekyan and Kirakossian both noted the A [...]	2005-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
05YEREVAN2225	IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT: ARMENIA COMMITTED TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-27 13:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
05YEREVAN86	ARMENIAN CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR IRAQ [...] On January 18, a 46-man contingent departed Armenia to serve with coalition forces in Iraq. The Armenian troops, consisting mostly of truck drivers, will work with Polish forces currently stationed in Iraq. The Armenian media covered the departure in a mostly positive light (septel),and th [...]	2005-01-19 13:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
05ZAGREB1342	IRAQ APPROVES CROATIAN SPECIAL MISSION IN BAGHDAD [...] Vesna Klaic, director of the MFA's Eurasia Office, confirmed on August 12 that the Government of Iraq has approved the GoC's request to open a special mission in Baghdad. This will be the first time Croatia has established a special mission, she told PolOff, so it is unclear how long it will [...]	2005-08-12 17:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ HR
05ZAGREB1422	GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] SBU) A/DCM and Pol Counselor presented reftel points to MFA State Secretary Biscevic August 29. Later that same day, a supportive statement was released on the GoC website. Text of statement (informal translation provided by Embassy Zagreb)follows. 2. Statement by GoC: "The Government [...]	2005-08-30 14:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HR IZ
05ZAGREB679	CROATIA WELCOMES NEW IRAQ GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA USA Desk Director Andrea Bekic on April 29. The same day, the MFA Spokesperson issued the statement in para 2. 2. (U) Begin informal translation of MFA Statement: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration welcomes the naming of t [...]	2005-04-29 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ HR
06ABUDHABI1233	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH UAE STATE SECURITY DIRECTOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch consulted with UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 29 on regional developments, and specifically on Iran, Iraq, and Hamas. A/S Welch was accompanied by Ambassador and Rear Admiral Robert Moeller, Director of P [...]	2006-03-31 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL IR IZ GZ WE AE
06ABUDHABI1401	SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...]	2006-04-10 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR
06ABUDHABI1725	SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 7. U.S. and UAE officials have had a number of productive meetings on the topic of counterterrorism, the most recent of which came on April 22, when Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security [...]	2006-04-29 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1930	S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES [...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting, Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan discussed counterterrorism cooperation and the need to find new ways to coordinate intelligence activities and counter-terror [...]	2006-05-10 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1948	UAE THINK TANK DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, al-Ittihad, a semi-official Arabic daily, published an exclusive interview with Jamal Sanad al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi-based quasi-governmental think tank, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). Al-Suwaidi, an honorary Major Gene [...]	2006-05-10 14:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2041	UAEG DISCUSS SECURITY CONCERNS WITH NDU DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Education met with a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and discussed regional security issues, accompanied by Ambassador and alternatively the DCM. [...]	2006-05-17 06:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KWBG IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2042	KIDNAPPING OF UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) The Deputy Charge d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad, Naji al-Naimi, was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen May 16. One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, was reportedly injured in the incident. This morning, Ambassador reached out to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (who is in B [...]	2006-05-17 08:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2175	UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) On May 24, DCM delivered points (ref A) to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi who noted FonMin Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ)'s congratulatory phone call to the Iraqi FonMin. On the task before the new government in Iraq, al-Nuaimi expressed the hope that "they will get their act [...]	2006-05-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2242	UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD FREED BY CAPTORS [...] (U) UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed confirmed the release of UAE Deputy Charge d'Affaires Naji al-Nuaimi the evening of May 30. Al-Nuaimi was kidnapped May 16 by gunmen belonging to the previously unknown Banner of Islam group (refs A, B). One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, wa [...]	2006-05-31 13:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2248	UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...]	2006-05-31 15:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2324	UAE ARMED FORCES COS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (S) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohamed Thani al-Rumaithy sought broader engagement on the Gulf Security Dialogue, particularly given the escalating tension surrounding Iran. Al-Rumaithy, who requested the meeting, charac [...]	2006-06-06 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP IR IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2567	NATO DELEGATION REPORTS ON STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. On June 12, a Turkish admiral heading NATO delegation visiting the UAE briefed diplomats of NATO countries on progress in ICI discussions with the UAEG. UAE interlocutors were described as well-prepped and "very forward-leaning and positive," but are also perceived as having "mi [...]	2006-06-21 12:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IZ AE NATO GE
06ABUDHABI2772	VP/PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR),UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, at MbR's request. Ambassador underscored USG concerns on the need for the UAEG to pass export control legislation and provided MbR with a copy of ref A nonpaper, which had b [...]	2006-07-05 10:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2781	IRAQI PM MALIKI VISITS ABU DHABI [...] (C) Summary: On July 3, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki met President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Vice-President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Na [...]	2006-07-05 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2855	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...]	2006-07-11 11:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2927	IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (S/NF) Embassy and Congen's best estimate is that the illicit fuel trade with Iraq (both black market and gray market) continues primarily in the northern emirates. The U.S. Navy continues to collect reports that the trade continues with boats reportedly selling gas oil off the coast of the U [...]	2006-07-17 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EFIN KCOR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2930	SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]	2006-07-17 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3097	MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...]	2006-07-31 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3100	KIMMITT/ZELIKOW MEETING IN ABU DHABI WITH ARAB [...] (C) Summary: An interagency delegation led by Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the Department of State Philip Zelikow briefed Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Chairman of the Board Jassim Al-Mannai on the International Compact for Iraq on July 23 in Abu Dhabi [...]	2006-07-31 12:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3257	UAE MFA OFFICIAL'S PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: MFA's second-in-command, Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan, offered the Charge his strong SIPDIS views on the poor security situation in Iraq on August 12. He said the Secretary's call for a "new Middle East" in the context of the Lebanon conflict begged the question of w [...]	2006-08-12 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3337	IRAQI EMBASSY IN UAE CONFUSED BY IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) PolOff spoke with Iraqi DCM Mustafa Aboud August 16 to assess planning for an anticipated September 7 Iraq Compact preparatory meeting in Abu Dhabi. Aboud, conversely, sought information on the meeting. He shared the content of a message from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, which [...]	2006-08-16 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ AE
06ABUDHABI335	EX-BAGHDAD MAYOR EYEING FUTURE ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During a February 2 meeting in Abu Dhabi, former Baghdad Mayor Alaa al-Tamimi told Polchief that Iraq "desperately" needs secular personalities and technocrats )- like him -- to run the government's ministries. Al-Tamimi, in Abu Dhabi in search of employment, recounted how he was [...]	2006-02-04 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3629	IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]	2006-09-14 07:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI3632	LEBANON A KEY TOPIC IN A/S HILLEN DISCUSSION WITH [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met on September 11 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),Qatar and Lebanon. MbZ welcomed the GSD scheduled for October 19 and reiterat [...]	2006-09-14 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MASS PREL EAID LE QA IZ SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI3818	A/S O,BRIEN AND A/S SULLIVAN CO-CHAIR 3RD U.S./UAE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary. The third meeting of the U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi on September 12, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwei [...]	2006-09-28 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN SO PK AF IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3942	AMF DIRECTOR GENERAL UNHAPPY AT IRAQ PREP GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On the margins of the Qatari National Day reception, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Jassem Al-Mannai expressed his disappointment to Econchief that the AMF had not been invited to participate in the Iraq Preparatory group [...]	2006-10-11 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3944	GENERAL ABIZAID WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE: IRAN, [...] (S) On the evening of October 9, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan discussed Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. On Iran, MbZ pressed for clarity on U.S. "war plans" and cal [...]	2006-10-12 10:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM IR AF PK IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3978	NEA PDAS JEFFREY DISCUSSES IRAN/IRAQ WITH MINSTATE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 10 call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al-Sha'ali, PDAS Jim Jeffrey, accompanied by CDA, encouraged the UAEG to assist USG efforts in Iraq, and support a unified international front in response to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Sha'ali sta [...]	2006-10-15 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4007	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...]	2006-10-17 12:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4234	UAE REACTION TO SADDAM VERDICT GENERALLY MUTED [...] (SBU) Emiratis have been slow to comment on the November 5 announcement of Saddam's verdict and sentencing. One Dutch diplomat summed up his extensive efforts to glean UAE views on the verdict as "justice is justice," with few Emiratis offering explanatory comment. An Emirati academic told P [...]	2006-11-08 11:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4260	IRAQ COMPACT DEBT RELIEF - UAE VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG leadership has consistently told us that, although they support the idea of debt relief for Iraq "in principle," the ultimate decision must be a GCC-wide one. The UAE has shown no interest in taking on a GCC leadership role in providing Iraq with debt relief. For it [...]	2006-11-09 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4328	PRESIDENT KHALIFA SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with UAE President Khalifa November 21, former President Bush emphasized the strength of bilateral relations and reminisced about cooperation during the liberation of Kuwait and why some regional players had sided with Saddam. Bush inquired about Khalifa's [...]	2006-11-22 09:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KDEM IR IZ LE SY AE
06ABUDHABI4360	STATUS OF ABU DHABI GENERATOR DONATION TO IRAQ [...] (U) Contains business proprietary information. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On November 16, Econchief met with Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) Director of Planning and Development Ahmed Saif Al-Darmaki to discuss the status of the two power stations that Abu Dh [...]	2006-11-27 15:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4392	MENA FATF SIDE MEETINGS - EGYPT, LEBANON AND UAE [...] (U) Summary. On the sides of the Middle East North African Financial Action Task Force Fourth Plenary meeting November 13-16, the US delegation connected the Iraqi FIU with other regional FIU's that can provide training and support. The US delegation continued the dialogue with the UAE FIU [...]	2006-11-30 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER PREL KTFN IZ
06ABUDHABI4474	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINAN TERRITORIES, [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UAE provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon primarily through its three quasi-governmental charities: the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS),the Sheikh Zayed Foundation (ZF),and the Dubai-based Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto [...]	2006-12-14 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI713	UAE CONDEMNATION OF THE AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] (U) UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan issued a statement February 22 condemning the bomb attack in Samarra earlier in the day. The widely published condemnation stated: "The UAE condemns in the strongest possible terms this terrorist act which mainly aims at sowing the [...]	2006-02-27 08:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL IZ AE

06ABUDHABI73	A/S WAYNE BRIEFS UAE LEADERSHIP ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: On the occasion of a condolence call for the death of Dubai Ruler and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Maktoum, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne and Ambassador Sison met January 6 with several top UAE officials to discuss the Strategic [...]	2006-01-08 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ IR IS SY LE AE PK
06ADANA128	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's textile industry continues to face difficulties in dealing with rapidly growing global competition, particularly from China and India. Textile industry leaders in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep and Adana recently told us that the textile industry in Turkey's southeast continu [...]	2006-05-30 12:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL TU SY IZ
06ADANA142	TURKEY: IRAQI INTERNATIONAL FAIR IN GAZIANTEP [...] (U) Summary: The first Iraqi International Fair was held in Gaziantep on June 7-11, with the goal of increasing economic and trade relations between Turkey and Iraq, as well as among other countries in the region. With high-level business and government participation from Turkey, Iraq and othe [...]	2006-06-15 11:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM CASC TU SY IZ
06ADANA76	TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKLEY TERROR FINANCE CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]	2006-04-10 13:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA77	TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKELY TERROR FINANCE CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]	2006-04-12 05:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADDISABABA3418	RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT. [...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]	2006-12-29 10:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA3419	RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT. [...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]	2006-12-29 11:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ALGIERS1221	BOUTEFLIKA ON SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) During Adviser to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Fragos Townsend's June 18 meeting with President Bouteflika, Bouteflika said the U.S. and Algerian positions on Iraq overlapped. Algeria recognized the new Iraqi government, backed it, and wanted to assist [...]	2006-07-01 11:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AL IZ AG
06ALGIERS501	NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 DISCUSSION OF HAMAS, [...] (C) In their March 14 meeting, PM Ouyahia and NEA A/S Welch primarily focused on the Palestinian issue and dealings with Hamas. A/S Welch stressed that U.S. assistance to the Palestinians would continue but not through government channels so long as Hamas was in government and failed to reco [...]	2006-03-21 07:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR IZ IS PA SU AG
06ALGIERS605	ALGERIA ACTIVELY SEEKING TO PREVENT TRAVEL OF [...] (S/NF) The GOA is committed to preventing Algerian would-be foreign fighters from traveling to Iraq and to breaking up networks recruiting foreign fighters of various nationalities. Algeria continues to arrest persons traveling with this intent and has won U.S. Government recognition for bei [...]	2006-04-03 14:54:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV CG IZ AG
06ALMATY3396	KAZAKHSTAN: INVITATION TO IRAQ CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] (U) Pol-Econ Chief conveyed reftel demarche and invitation letter addressed to FM Tokayev to Daniyar Sarekenov of the MFA's Middle East division on September 22. 2. (SBU) Sarekenov noted that in the absence of FM Tokayev, currently in New York for UNGA, he would forward the letter to Deputy [...]	2006-09-25 06:30:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL IZ KZ
06AMMAN1176	VERDICTS IN THE CHEMICAL PLOT, ZARQAWI SENTENCED TO DEATH - AGAIN [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) on February 14 sentenced nine men to hang, including al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, for the 2004 plot to carry out a chemical/vehicle-borne explosive attack against the U.S. Embassy and Jordanian government targets. The plot's ma [...]	2006-02-16 16:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN1285	MUQTADA AL-SADR VISITS JORDAN [...] (U) Muqtada al-Sadr visited Jordan February 17-19 for meetings with the King and Prime Minister, and to visit shrines venerated by Shiites. According to press reports, the King told Sadr that Jordan was eager to protect Iraq's unity, and stressed the importance of the political process and of [...]	2006-02-21 16:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL IZ JO
06AMMAN1289	SHIITE INSIDER DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL [...] (C) London-based Al-Khoei Foundation Director Ghanem Jawad gave Emboff a run-down on past political intrigues and current political ambitions of several prominent Iraqi political figures, including Ahmed Chalabi, Ibrahim Ja'afari, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, and Jalal Talabani. Jawad Ja'afari's sup [...]	2006-02-22 07:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KISL JO IZ
06AMMAN1511	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S VISIT TO JORDAN'S 71ST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Henry Crumpton, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT),discussed Jordanian CT capabilities - and CT training for foreign special operations forces - with the commander of the 71st Jordanian Counterterrorism Battalion during a February 28 visit to Jordan. END SUMMA [...]	2006-03-02 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MCAP IZ JO
06AMMAN1523	JORDANIAN AUTHORITIES CAPTURE TERRORISTS [...] (U) Jordanian dailies led with the GOJ's announcement that the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) foiled a suicide bombing plot by capturing three terrorists. GOJ spokesman Nasser Judah said the captured terrorists planned to attack a "vital civilian facility" in Amman. State-run TV showe [...]	2006-03-02 14:10:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN1526	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH THE CHIEF OF [...] (C) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with Lt. General Mohammad Majid Al-Eitan February 28. Discussions focused on terrorist tactics, border security, and regional security cooperation. Ambassador Crumpton was joined in the meeting by the Ambassador, A/RSO, and Po [...]	2006-03-02 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY LE JO
06AMMAN1534	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH FM KHATIB [...] (SBU) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah Al-Khatib February 28. Discussions focused on regional concerns including Hamas, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan,s efforts to combat radical Islamist ideologies. Jordanian participants incl [...]	2006-03-02 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PTER MARR PHUM KISL SY JO IR IZ
06AMMAN177	JORDANIAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most of the estimated 400,000 Iraqis living in Jordan are well-integrated. Following the November 9 Amman hotel bombings, however, the Iraqi Embassy reported several isolated physical attacks against Iraqis. Meanwhile, UN officials report an up-tick in the local detention of Ira [...]	2006-01-09 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM IZ JO
06AMMAN1792	TRUCKING DELAYS AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Queues have been getting longer since the new year on the Iraqi side of the Jordan-Iraq border at Al Karama-Trebil, due to security screening on the Jordanian side, and a lack of resources on the Iraqi side. Coalition convoys traveling eastward are also facing delays. END SUMMA [...]	2006-03-12 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR IZ JO
06AMMAN2046	PALESTINIANS STRANDED AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of mid-day March 20, 89 Palestinians who left Baghdad with the assistance of an American NGO, were stranded in the no-man's land between the Iraqi and Jordanian border posts at the Karamah-Trebil crossing. The Jordanian Government is not admitting the Palestinians who claim [...]	2006-03-21 10:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL XF IZ JO
06AMMAN2061	PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (U) Reached on March 21, Jordan,s Interior Minister, Eid al-Fayez, responded positively to the Ambassador,s request that UNHCR be granted access to the 89 Palestinian refugees now on the Jordan-Iraq border. His staff later confirmed to Ambassador that the minister had issued his authorizati [...]	2006-03-21 14:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN2118	JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT MOVES ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) indicted 20 defendants for terrorist activities in connection with attacks in Amman and Aqaba last year, and indicted members of the "Al-Mansurah" cell for conspiring to carry out terrorist acts. The SSC reached verdicts in six terrorism-rela [...]	2006-03-22 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN2325	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] ( S ) Summary: King Abdullah briefed Codel McCain on his proposal to help pacify Anbar province, discussed Iraq, Iran, Hamas, and his effort to convene a conference of Iraqi religious leaders. He accused Syrian intelligence of giving &a green light8 to terrorists seeking to carry out attacks [...]	2006-03-30 17:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL OVIP KPAL IS IZ JO
06AMMAN2395	ROYAL JORDANIAN SEEKS UPDATE ON TRAVEL BAN FOR USG [...] This is an action message -- see para. 4 for action requested. 2. A senior official of Jordan's state-owned Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) asked the Embassy April 4 for the current status of the ban on the use of commercial airlines by USG travelers traveling to and from Iraq. 3. Emba [...]	2006-04-04 14:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR JO IZ
06AMMAN2495	JORDAN TO HOST IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (U) Jordan's official news agency, Petra, announced April 5 that the GoJ will host a conference of "senior Iraqi religious and tribal leaders" in Amman on April 22 under the patronage of King Abdullah. The conference, to be organized in cooperation between Jordan,s Aal al-Bayt Institute and t [...]	2006-04-09 14:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ JO
06AMMAN2528	ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY TO ADDRESS IRAQI ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL IZ JO
06AMMAN2541	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch and Jordanian intelligence chief Dhahabi discussed Iran's ambitions in the region, and how to deal with Hamas. End summary. 2. (S/NF) Assistant Secretary for NEA David Welch met with Muhammad Dhahabi, the chief of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),in [...]	2006-04-12 08:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IR IZ JO
06AMMAN2738	INDEPENDENT INQUIRY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KFIN IZ JO
06AMMAN2841	SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Summary: Senator Lieberman and Prince Faisal met April 17 to discuss regional issues including Iraq, Iranian ambitions, and Hamas. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Prince Faisal of Jordan April 17 in Amman. Prince Faisal is King Abdullah's brother, and was [...]	2006-04-20 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN2907	IRAQ RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE POSTPONED [...] (U) The GOJ announced April 21 the postponement of the conference of Iraqi religious and tribal leaders that was to have taken place in Amman on April 22 under the patronage of King Abdullah and the Al Al-Bayt Foundation (reftel). The GOJ statement emphasized the fact that Iraqi President T [...]	2006-04-24 15:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ JO
06AMMAN3036	SYRIA OFFERS TO ADMIT (SMALL) NUMBERS OF [...] (U) Embassy Damascus has cleared this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Damascus and UNRWA each report that the SARG has in fact agreed to admit Palestinian refugees fleeing Iraq during Palestinian FM Zahar's April 20 visit to Damascus (ref A). However these UN agencies caution that the SARG i [...]	2006-04-27 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL UNRWA UNHCR IZ SY JO
06AMMAN3325	TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) began proceedings against would-be suicide bomber Sajida Rishawi - an Iraqi woman who attempted to blow herself up during the November 2005 hotel bombings in Amman - and against six defendants charged with firing rockets at two U.S. vessels in Aqab [...]	2006-05-11 05:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ JO
06AMMAN3327	JORDAN'S INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ON QIZ LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif Zu'bi told visiting Commerce Department official Peter Hale that he expects the GoJ to take further actions within the next days against several garment manufacturing companies accused of violating foreign workers' labor rights. Thes [...]	2006-05-11 05:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR ELAB JO IZ
06AMMAN3375	IRAQ: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES MOD NEEDS, [...] (C) During a May 9 meeting in Amman with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, Lt. General Abdel Al-Qadir, Iraqi Ground Forces Commander, underlined the need for an experienced professional as the next Iraqi Minister of Defense. Al-Qadir negatively assessed the ability of the Iraqi Army [...]	2006-05-14 09:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PTER IZ
06AMMAN3563	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Foreign Minister Al-Khatib May 3. Khatib expressed appreciation for U.S. aid to Jordan, but stressed the GOJ will need continued assistance to achieve reforms in a difficult security en [...]	2006-05-21 08:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ JO
06AMMAN3564	SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER ON HOW PS-LED FRANCE WOULD [...] (C) Socialist Party (PS) First Secretary Francois Hollande and PS National Secretary for International Affairs Pierre Moscovici briefed the Ambassador June 8 on the turbulent race for the presidential nomination within the PS and the hurdles facing the party as it looks to next year's presiden [...]	2006-05-21 08:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ JO
06AMMAN3565	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH JAF CHAIRMAN GENERAL [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 2 with the General Khalid Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). General Sarayreh discussed border security and expressed his appreciation fo [...]	2006-05-21 08:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IR IS IZ SY SA JO
06AMMAN3602	GOJ WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, URGES COMPLETION [...] (U) King Abdullah's office issued a press release May 20 describing the King's congratulatory telephone call that day to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The release, given prominent play in local media, described the King as expressing hope that the selection of a new Iraqi cabinet would be [...]	2006-05-22 08:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
06AMMAN3834	FM KHATIB ON IRAN-HOSTED IRAQ NEIGHBORS, [...] (C) Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib told Ambassador May 30 that there is much behind-the-scenes collusion underway among some of Iraq's neighbors to prevent an Iranian-hosted neighbors' event. Differing slightly from the assessment provided by Iraqi FM Zebari (ref B),Khatib sa [...]	2006-05-31 10:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR JO
06AMMAN4030	PILLARS OF JORDAN,S HASHEMITE RULE: THE TRIBES [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of messages that will assess the traditional pillars of Hashemite rule in Jordan. 2. (C) Introduction: The three traditional pillars of Jordan's Hashemite rule - the East Bank tribes, the security and military services, and the business elite - remain [...]	2006-06-06 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN4685	JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT MOVES ON TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) continued proceedings against would-be suicide bomber Sajida Rishawi, as well as six defendants charged with firing rockets at two U.S. warships in Aqaba. The SSC began proceedings against nine defendants - including Azmi Jayousi - for an attempted [...]	2006-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ IS JO
06AMMAN4879	UNDERCUTTING THE IRANIAN SPONSORED IRAQ'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ JO
06AMMAN5033	FM KHATIB ON IRAQ NEIGHBORS' CONFERENCE IN TEHRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR JO
06AMMAN5123	Iraq Water Seminar Links Government, Academics [...] Summary: The seminar "Clean Water in Iraq - Water Purification and Environmental Remediation," sponsored by State's ISN (International Security and Nonproliferation) Bureau and held June 25-29 in Amman, made important contributions towards linking the policy, technical, governmental and academ [...]	2006-07-09 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV IZ JO
06AMMAN546	A/S PATTERSON MEETS WITH GOJ OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Anne Patterson met with General Mohammad Majed al-Eitan, head of Jordan,s Public Security Directorate (PSD) in Amman January 17. They discussed possibilities for the future of the Jordan International Police Tra [...]	2006-01-24 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN5516	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR ZALMAY KHALILZAD [...] (U) Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 9),the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official t [...]	2006-07-23 12:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC OTRA IZ JO
06AMMAN5567	TFLE01: JORDAN'S KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah reviewed for codel Hoekstra his long-standing concerns about the strategic threat posed by Iran, and his efforts to build quietly a unity of purpose among Arab states, focusing on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The King also discussed the situation in Lebanon, offered adv [...]	2006-07-25 09:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG LE IR SY IZ AJ JO
06AMMAN568	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (U) A/S Kristen Silverberg met with King Abdullah on January 18. Jordanian participants included Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Fariz, Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib, Royal Court advisor Abdullah Woreikat, and Rania Atallah, the King's communications director. The A/S was joined in the mee [...]	2006-01-25 07:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IR IZ IS JO
06AMMAN5711	IRAQI PRIME MINISTER VISITS JORDAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki visited Jordan July 27, meeting with Jordanian PM Ma'ruf al-Bakhit and King Abdullah. Talks focused on economic and security cooperation, a proposal for a Jordanian-hosted Iraqi religious leaders' conference, and the possible resumption of preferential o [...]	2006-07-31 06:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ JO NOTAG
06AMMAN5907	PRISON TERMS FOR MPS WHO PAID CONDOLENCES TO [...] ( U ) Jordan's State Security Court convicted and sentenced two members of the Chamber of Deputies August 6 to prison terms on charges of "fueling national discord and inciting sectarianism" under Article 150 of Jordan's penal code (ref A). The Court sentenced Mohammed Abu Fares to two years [...]	2006-08-06 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL IZ JO
06AMMAN5987	JORDAN AND IRAQ IN DISCUSSIONS ON CRUDE OIL [...] (C) Embassy has confirmed press reports that Jordan and Iraq have begun discussions regarding the supply to Jordan of crude oil from the Kirkuk oil fields. The article, cited by Platts Commodity news from the August 5 issue of the London-based daily Azzaman, reported that crude supplies will [...]	2006-08-08 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET JO IZ
06AMMAN6329	PM BAKHIT'S WORKING VISIT TO BAGHDAD [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit and seven Jordanian cabinet ministers traveled to Baghdad August 15 for a working visit. A new Jordanian Ambassador presented his credentials to the GOI during the visit. The trip followed PM Maliki's July 27 meeting with King Abdallah and Bakhit in [...]	2006-08-17 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IZ JO
06AMMAN6432	JORDANIANS WARN CODEL SHAYS OF CHAOS IN IRAQ IF [...] (C) Summary: During its brief holiday weekend stay in Jordan August 20-21, Codel Shays met with Minister of Political Development Sabri Rbeihat and Palace Advisor for International Affairs Jafar Hassan, and lunched with a group of Peace Corps volunteers in Madaba. In the meetings, the Jord [...]	2006-08-22 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ JO
06AMMAN645	SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH JORDAN'S INTELLIGENCE [...] ( C ) Summary: Senator John Kerry,s 90-minute meeting with Jordan,s intelligence chief centered on Iraq, and on the intelligence service,s worries about Iran,s role there and throughout the region. They also discussed Syria and security in Jordan. End summary. 2. ( C ) Senator John Ker [...]	2006-01-27 10:16:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IZ IS JO
06AMMAN6471	JORDANIAN DETAINEES SHARAFAT AND HILAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 05:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IZ JO
06AMMAN6761	USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Amman's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Jordan. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operating env [...]	2006-08-31 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL PTER JO IZ
06AMMAN6781	IRAQI POPULATION IN JORDAN INCREASING [...] (U) Informed estimates of the number of Iraqis here now range from 500,000 to one million. Jordan's Ministry of Interior estimates that approximately thirty thousand Iraqis have moved to Jordan in the first half of 2006. By comparison, about thirty thousand Iraqis moved to Jordan in all of 2 [...]	2006-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF ECON SMIG IZ JO
06AMMAN6932	JORDAN NOMINATES PRINCE ZEID TO SUCCEED KOFI ANNAN [...] (U) The GOJ announced that on September 5 its UN mission nominated Prince Zeid Bin Raad Al-Hussein, Jordan's Permanent Representative to the UN since 2000, for the post of UN Secretary General. Jordan also formally asked the Arab SIPDIS League to support Prince Zeid's candidacy. 2. (U) [...]	2006-09-07 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR UN IZ JO
06AMMAN6933	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF JORDAN,S KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) King Abdullah will be in New York for the General Assembly opening and will meet with U.S. and other officials its margins. 2. (C) During the Israel-Hizballah hostilities, the King's stock plunged among both ordinary Jordanians and elites (refs a-f) because of his early public criticism of Hi [...]	2006-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UN IS LE IZ JO
06AMMAN713	AMMAN FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGEMENT REPORT [...] (SBU) Jordan is a small country with limited natural resources and high unemployment and poverty rates. While the economy has made significant gains in recent years, the poverty level remains at or near 30 percent and estimated unemployment ranges from 15 to 30 percent. There are roughly 5.3 [...]	2006-01-29 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS KFRD KCRM CMGT ASEC JO IZ
06AMMAN7277	SAJIDA AL-RISHAWI SENTENCED TO DEATH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ JO
06AMMAN7630	TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in six terrorism-related cases and began proceedings against Nabil Ahmad Issa Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Ira [...]	2006-10-05 06:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN7668	IRAQI OIL SHIPMENTS TO JORDAN: NOTHING MOVING YET [...] (C) Jordan's Energy Minister Azmi Khreisat told Ecouns October 4 that no Iraqi oil has yet been shipped to Jordan as provided for under a bilateral deal signed in August to provide cash-strapped Jordan with oil at concessionary prices for refining in the state-owned oil refinery north of Amman [...]	2006-10-09 09:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV JO IZ
06AMMAN7984	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO IRAQ REVIEW VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the visit of GAO staff members Joseph Christoff, Stephen Lord, Kathleen Monahan, and Amy Sheller to Amman, Jordan from October 22 until October 25 (for the purpose of transit and annual leave en route to an assignment in Baghdad) and from November 5 until November [...]	2006-10-20 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO OTRA IZ JO
06AMMAN8302	A/S WELCH AND DAPNSA ABRAMS MEET WITH FM KHATIB [...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Elliot Abrams met November 2 in Amman with Foreign Minister Abdellelah Khatib. Ambassador also attended, as did U.S. and Jordanian note-takers. Palestinians and Israelis ----------- [...]	2006-11-07 08:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IZ LE JO
06AMMAN8303	MUTED REACTION TO SADDAM'S SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Protesting Saddam Hussein's sentencing November 5, an impromptu gathering of students burned an American flag at the University of Jordan's Amman campus before authorities peacefully dispersed them. Several Islamist and other opposition members of parliament publicly denounced Saddam's [...]	2006-11-07 08:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC IZ JO
06AMMAN8363	DEMARCHE ON DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador delivered the points requested to the Foreign Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade on November 2 but received no substantive reply. Ambassador will also deliver the points to the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, who handles this issue but has been unavailable [...]	2006-11-09 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ JO
06AMMAN8429	FOLLOW-UP ON DEMARCHE ON DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ [...] (C) As reported in reftel, the Ambassador followed up earlier demarches on Iraqi debt relief in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz on November 13. According to Fariz, he had "gotten nowhere" in his discussions on the Jordanian claims on Iraq left over from th [...]	2006-11-14 16:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ JO
06AMMAN8687	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-03 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO
06AMMAN883	JORDANIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IAEA DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 13:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP OTRA IZ JO IAEA
06AMMAN8850	TRIALS IN JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in four terrorism-related cases, and continued proceedings against Nabil al-Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Iraqi charged [...]	2006-12-13 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN8909	SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH JORDANIAN FM KHATIB [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his delegation met with Foreign Minister Abdelilah Al-Khatib December 13. Discussions focused on Nelson's meeting earlier that day with Bashar al-Asad, the situation in Lebanon, Iran, the Baker-Hamilton Report, and the Jordan International Police Training Ce [...]	2006-12-14 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO SY IZ LE IS KWBG IR
06AMMAN8934	AMENDMENT TO EXTEND TRAINING AT JIPTC SIGNED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-17 11:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR PREL IZ JO
06AMMAN8943	JORDANIAN AND IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTERS DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordanian Interior Minister Eid al-Fayez and his Iraqi counterpart Jawad al-Bolani (along with Iraqi Minister of State for National Security Sherwan al-Wa'li) met in Amman on December 13 to discuss the formation of joint committees aimed at countering terrorism, border control, and [...]	2006-12-17 16:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS JO IZ
06AMMAN9129	Lab Standards for Iraq to Emerge from Biological Risk [...] (SBU) Summary: A dozen Iraqi scientists attended a Department of Energy-sponsored workshop in Amman December 18-20 on reducing safety and security risks at biological labs. The workshop was put on by staff from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The workshop introduced current best practice [...]	2006-12-28 18:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO IZ JO
06AMMAN932	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING AT JORDANIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with MFA Secretary General Nabih Shuqom January 17. Discussions SIPDIS focused on the formation of the new Human Rights Council, the UN Peacekeeping Commission, and Syria. Jordanian participant [...]	2006-02-08 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ IS JO UN UNHRC
06ANKARA1010	TURKEY,S MINISTER CALLS TCP DRIVING FORCE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT Energy Minister Guler appealed February 27 to Ambassador for USG support on the Trans-Caspian Pipeline fQ natural gas from Turkmenistan and Samsun-Ceyhan Bosphorus bypass oil pipeline. He welcomed cooperation with the U.S. on approaching Turkmenistan to advance TCP, as an al [...]	2006-03-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR TX
06ANKARA1020	TURKEY/IRAQ: FM GUL AND UNSYG ANNAN DISCUSS [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador March 1 that, at a February 26 meeting in Doha, Foreign Minister Gul and UN Secretary General Annan discussed holding an "Iraq and its Neighbors" meeting of foreign ministers. This would be in the context of an existing series of " [...]	2006-03-01 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR SY IZ TU
06ANKARA1066	TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]	2006-03-02 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1075	TURKEY/IRAQ: GETTING TURKEY TO DO MORE [...] (C) Three years after the crisis of March 2003 and long-standing doubts about the Iraq war, Turkey now seems convinced that Coalition success in Iraq is essential to this country's security. Turkey's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq is multifaceted. The GOT has expressed a willing [...]	2006-03-03 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM ECON IZ TU
06ANKARA1101	TURKEY READY TO ENGAGE ON MAKHMOUR, SEEKS SECURITY [...] (C) MFA's Director General for Security Affairs, Hayati Guven, told us March 1 that Turkey is ready to engage on closing the Makhmour refugee camp and that it considers such a step as an important objective in its battle against the PKK. The GOT seeks assurances that there will be sufficient [...]	2006-03-03 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF MOPS EAID SOCI PHUM PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA1253	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 16-17 VISIT TO [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Ankara, which is very timely in view of events in the Caucasus. The Turkish government has heard conflicting accounts of the Rambouillet talks, is disappointed at the apparent lack of progress, and is anxious to hear your and Steve Mann's views on the way [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY IS KWBG AR AJ TU
06ANKARA1392	TURKEY-IRAQ HABUR GATE SLOWS TO A TRICKLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: fuel shipments from Turkey to SOMO in Iraq remain suspended for lack of implementation of the February 15 agreement between GOI and GOT to resolve persistent arrears. In combination with the imposition of new truck licensing regulations, particularly onerous for older trucks, [...]	2006-03-15 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1415	TURKISH IRAQ COORDINATOR UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a March 15 meeting with DCM, Turkish Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol outlined Turkey's efforts to bridge Iraq's sectarian divides by meeting with a wide range of interlocutors. There is still no firm date or any specific plans for an al-Sadr visit to Turkey. D [...]	2006-03-16 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1464	NEVRUZ HOLIDAY SPURS CONCERN OF INCREASE IN PKK [...] (S/NF) Summary: Protests in major Turkish cities and in the southeast in advance of a traditional Kurdish holiday may harbinger the escalation of PKK/Kongra-Gel-related violence and tensions in Turkey. Although we expect an increase in violence -- including rural military clashes and urban te [...]	2006-03-21 05:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1529	TURKISH TREASURY TAKES LEAD ON IRAQ DEBT ISSUE [...] (SBU) A Turkish official confirmed that Turkish Treasury has now taken the interagency lead on the stalled Iraq debt issue. With Turkish officials receiving Iraq's debt advisors next week, Turkish officials are reviewing bilateral claims on Iraq and may report a higher figure than the $1.6 bill [...]	2006-03-23 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA1533	TURKEY/IRAQ: CELIKKOL-KHALILZAD CONVERSATION [...] (C) Summary. During a brief March 20 meeting in Ankara, Turkish Iraq envoy Celikkol told Ambassadors Khalilzad and Wilson that Turkey was ready to agree to a request from Muqtada al-Sadr to accept thirty Iraqi civilians wounded in recent Sadr City bombings for medical treatment. Khalilzad ur [...]	2006-03-23 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1575	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]	2006-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA1623	CODEL WARNER MEETS WITH TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] Summary: In a March 23 meeting with Codel Warner, a group of Turkish parliamentarians representing both the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) expressed concerns about ongoing violence in Iraq and the PKK presence in northern Iraq. [...]	2006-03-27 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1656	TURKEY: CODEL WARNER WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator John Warner led a six-member Senate Armed Services Committee delegation to Turkey on Feb. 23 for meetings with the Parliament (reftel) and Prime Minister Erdogan. (Note: Complete delegation list provided at para. 8) The delegation emphasized the importance of the bila [...]	2006-03-29 05:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA1657	CJCS AND CHOD OZKOK STRESS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: CJCS Gen Pace and TGS Chief Ozkok reaffirmed the importance of the US-Turkey military relationship. Ozkok underscored Turkey's record of cooperation on Iraq, acknowledged recent progress there, stressed the importance of Kirkuk, and warned that sectarian strife could draw neighbo [...]	2006-03-29 06:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER OVIP PACE PETER TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA1821	TURKEY, PKK TERRORISM, AND NEXT STEPS BY THE USG [...] (S) SUMMARY: PKK terrorism in Turkey is on the upswing. Violent protests in the southeast and bomb attacks in Istanbul have resulted in over 15 deaths in under a week. On April 3, the Kurdish Freedom Falcons issued a warning to foreign tourists to avoid Turkey and called on Kurdish youth to j [...]	2006-04-06 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA1876	TURKEY/IRAQ: DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told DAS Bryza he was satisfied with his recent meetings in Washington on U.S. - Turkey cooperation in Iraq. He suggested Kirkuk's status should be resolved first through negotiations and only then subjected to a plebiscite. Turkey sees J [...]	2006-04-07 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA1897	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES, CASUALTIES RISE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: PKK-related attacks continue both inside and outside of Turkey. The Turkish Freedom Falcons (TAK) have taken credit for several Istanbul attacks and warned of further violence against the government. In the face of escalating casualites, the government has publicly stated its re [...]	2006-04-07 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ
06ANKARA2008	TURKEY/IRAQ: NSC, SADR, AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told the DCM April 10 that the GOT would like the USG to persuade the Government of Iraq (GOI) to increase the seats on the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) from 19 to 21, to allow for the addition of representatives of the Turkmen and Assyrian co [...]	2006-04-12 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2044	TURKEY: GAS AND THE GREAT RACE TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 4-6 meetings in Ankara, senior Turkish officials agreed with EUR DAS Bryza on the need for rapid cooperation to facilitate export of Azerbaijani gas to Greece and Italy via a "Southern Corridor" stretching from the Caspian Sea through the South Caucasus and Turkey. A [...]	2006-04-14 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU IZ IR
06ANKARA2047	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Robert Wexler met April 10 with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, Economy Minister and lead EU negotiator Babacan, D/CHOD Kosaner, PM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, and Turkish Union of Chambers President Hisarciklioglu. Wexler's message was that although the HAMAS visit [...]	2006-04-14 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ

06ANKARA2048	DAS BRYZA AND AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PM'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza met with PM Erdogan's senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu April 5. On Iraq, Davutoglu urged more ethnic diversity on the Iraqi NSC and worried about what he sees as growing Iranian-backed Shia power. He averred that Turkey does not want a nuclear-armed I [...]	2006-04-14 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS CY GR TU
06ANKARA208	TOPICS FOR TURKISH NSC SECGEN'S MAIDEN VOYAGE TO [...] (C) Kenan Ipek, Special Advisor to National Security Council Secretary-General Ambassador Yigit Alpogan, advised us on Jan. 17 that the SecGen is pleased with the meetings scheduled for his Jan. 23-27 visit to Washington and looks forward to this opportunity to discuss issues of mutual interes [...]	2006-01-20 08:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA2333	GOI PROTESTS PRESENCE OF TURKISH TROOPS IN [...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) The Government of Iraq has requested the removal of the 1500 Turkish troops who have long been stationed in northern Iraq to monitor the PKK, according to the Turkish MFA. We understand from Embassy Baghdad that this request may not have been fully coordinated within the Iraq [...]	2006-04-28 04:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2383	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PENCE + 8 TO [...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to the House International Relations Committee Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Professional Staff Members Sam Stratman, Alan Makovsky and Hillel Weinberg, [...]	2006-05-02 06:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT ASEC GM GR IZ JO OREP TU
06ANKARA2385	TURKEY: EUR A/S FRIED AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR [...] (C) Senior MFA officials expressed concern to EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Senior Director for Europe Judith Ansley that France may criminalize denial of the Armenian "genocide" and said France's position on Cyprus is unhelpful. The GOT has received an interim response from Yerevan on its Marc [...]	2006-05-02 06:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ GG AJ AR FR TU
06ANKARA2449	TURKISH TROOP MOVEMENTS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN? [...] (S/NF) The deployment of troops along the Iraqi border appears to be consistent with GOT practice in past years when PKK terrorism threatened Turkey: The military is apparently sealing the Iraqi border in order to block PKK infiltration. This is what FonMin Gul told the Secretary during their April [...]	2006-05-03 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2450	TURKEY ON UNAMI AIRCRAFT: RECEPTIVE BUT NO FINAL [...] (C) We and Washington have raised the UN's need for a C-130E aircraft for UNAMI with the GOT (refs). We have been receiving generally positive responses, but no firm answer yet. On May 3 MFA Deputy Iraq Coordinator Fazli Corman told us that MFA supported our initial request on March 24, but [...]	2006-05-03 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA2480	IRAQ ASKS TURKEY FOR NEW EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (C) MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven informed us on May 3 that the Iraqi Foreign Ministry had sent to Turkey a note verbale the week of April 17 stating that the Turkey-Iraq Legal Assistance Treaty did not provide sufficient grounds to extradite PKK suspects to Turkey. In [...]	2006-05-04 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CJAN PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA2488	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE NEW IRAQI [...] (C) Turkish Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador May 4 that Turkey has invited Iraqi PM al-Maliki to visit, will invite other ministers once named, and is prepared to send FM Gul to Baghdad as well. Turkey is prepared to offer Iraq additional border gates, USD 2 million in military [...]	2006-05-05 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID IZ TU
06ANKARA2506	NO APPARENT INTENT -- NOW -- FOR TURKISH [...] (S/NF) Summary: We continue to see no evidence of Turkish cross-border activity across the northern Iraq border. A senior staff general told us May 3 that two developments would almost certainly precipitate a cross-border operation (CBO): a spectacular attack in Turkey or an attack against Tu [...]	2006-05-05 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2508	MAKHMOUR: MFA OFFICIAL READY TO DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C/REL GBR) Per ref b, we discussed the way forward on steps required to close the Makhmour refugee camp in northern Iraq with MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven on May 3. Guven reported that he was prepared to travel to Geneva for discussions with U.S. a [...]	2006-05-05 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREL PREF TU IZ UN
06ANKARA2597	TURKISH U/S ALI TUYGAN ON GREEK ISSUES AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Ali Tuygan debriefed Ambassador May 5 on PM Erdogan's May 4 meeting in Thessaloniki with Greek PM Karamanlis and distanced Turkey from FM Gul's reported hard line on the Halki Seminary. Tuygan reviewed follow up on Secretary Rice's recent visit. Discussion also t [...]	2006-05-09 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER GR IR IZ TU
06ANKARA2614	SECOND ACTION REQUEST--TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. three. 2. (S) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven reminded us May 3 that he had requested information from us April 18 (see reftel) on 617 firearms that the Turkish authorities have recovered that apparen [...]	2006-05-10 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA2699	TURKEY REQUESTS LIMITED SUPPORT FOR SECOND MISSION [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA continues to plan to re-open its consulate in Mosul. We have emphasized the need for Turkey to be self-reliant in this endeavor. While we believe MFA understands this, the CG-designate has made some limite [...]	2006-05-12 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA278	TURKEY: INTERRUPTED FUEL SUPPLIES TO IRAQI SOMO [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),saying it wants to solve the payments issues as urgently as possible, has invited an Iraqi delegation to Turkey for technical talks. The FTU appears ready to discuss a staged repayment of arrears owed by SOMO to Turkish companies, [...]	2006-01-25 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2793	MAKHMOUR: GOT CONTEMPLATING UNHCR OPERATIONS PLAN, [...] (C) UNHCR-Turkey informed us May 12 that UNHCR-Geneva had forwarded its draft Operations Plan for effecting durable solutions for the residents of Makhmour refugee camp in northern Iraq to the U.S. and Turkish permanent missions in Geneva, and that UNHCR-Turkey had forwarded the plan to MFA Di [...]	2006-05-16 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREL PREF TU IZ UN
06ANKARA28	AMBASSADOR URGES TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER [...] (C) Ambassador used his Jan. 2 introductory call on National Security Council Secretary-General Alpogan to urge Turkey to define what new role it is ready to play in the diplomatic effort to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions. Alpogan assured the Ambassador that Iran's nuclear program is a rea [...]	2006-01-03 16:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP TU IZ IR SY US
06ANKARA2869	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY REQUESTING HELO SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Turkish government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol contacted Ambassador May 18 to request urgently U.S. support for a trip he plans to make to Baghdad immediately after the new Iraqi government is announced. Celikkol said he had been advised by his embassy in Baghdad to limit his visit to t [...]	2006-05-18 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA2876	TURKISH TROOPS MOVEMENTS OUT OF THE NEWS--FOR NOW [...] (S/REL GBR) Summary: Other events have pushed the issue of PKK violence and troop movements within Turkey to deal with it off the front pages, but this is likely only temporary. PKK violence and Turkish countermeasures continue. Turkey may/may have fired two mortar rounds near an Iraqi village [...]	2006-05-18 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2902	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. three. 2. (U) On April 28, we received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA announcing the "Expo Gateway to Iraq" trade fair to be held in Gaziantep, Turkey June 7-11. In its note, the MFA requested that we "make a demarche to the Multinat [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2903	PKK VIOLENCE ONGOING [...] (U) According to press reports, PKK violence in Turkey continued the week of May 13-19. In various PKK attacks (usually involving IEDs) and Turkish military operations, six soldiers or police, four civilians (all children),and five PKK terrorists were killed, with two security forces personn [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA2924	(S/NF) GUN USED TO KILL TURKISH JUDGE APPARENTLY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S/NF) Turkish National Police (TNP) sources informed LEGATT May 22 that the weapon used to murder Council of State judge Ozbilgin and wound five others May 17 was a Glock pistol. TNP sources further reported that the Glock company had [...]	2006-05-23 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KCRM PREL PGOV TU IZ US
06ANKARA3020	TURKEY REVISES REQUEST FOR SECOND MISSION TO MOSUL [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali contacted us May 24 to convey the GOT's revised request for limited CF support for his next mission to Mosul. Botsali reported that the Governor of Ninewah Province has undergone successful surgery at an Ankara [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3028	TURKEY WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, GOT IRAQ [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) The GOT welcomes the new government in Iraq, and will send its Special Envoy there next week to meet the leadership and invite the Iraqi PM, FonMin, and Speaker of Parliament to Turkey. FonMin Gul hopes to go there "soon." The GOT is maintaining a positive public s [...]	2006-05-25 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA3031	UNAMI PLANE: TURKEY HAS YET TO HEAR FROM UN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 3. 2. (C) We understand per ref b that while Denmark has agreed to provide a C-130 for UNAMI, the aircraft will not be available until November. We had been pushing Turkey to provide an aircraft for UNAMI, and we understand from the Turkish [...]	2006-05-25 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UN TU IZ
06ANKARA3097	TURKEY/IRAQ: SMALL-SCALE ACTIVITY ON BORDER [...] (S/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Special Forces Headquarters near the Iraq border have confirmed that Turkish forces have fired mortars against PKK forces on two occasions (May 16 and 20) just across the border. The military also claims to have received small arms fire and indirect fire (NF [...]	2006-05-26 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3103	MAKHMOUR: GOT GENERALLY PLEASED WITH UNHCR [...] (C) We met May 26 with MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven to get Guven's readout of a May 24 GOT interagency meeting he chaired to discuss UNHCR's operations plan for effecting durable solutions for the residents of the Makhmour refugee camp in northern Ira [...]	2006-05-26 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREF PREL TU IZ UN
06ANKARA3109	GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON PKK MEMBER ERSIN SEFIL [...] (S/NF) MFA Head of Department for Security Affairs (MFA's S/CT-equivalent) Nevzat Uyanik called us in May 25 to request USG assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a PKK terrorist who may have been killed in an Iranian attack on PKK forces in northern Iraq o/a April 23. According to Uya [...]	2006-05-30 07:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3131	TURKEY'S SECOND MISSION TO MOSUL PLANNED FOR JUNE 5 [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali contacted us May 30 to report that the Governor of Ninewah Province was released from the hospital and was returning to Mosul that day. Botsali did not accompany him as he had hoped because security arrangements [...]	2006-05-31 05:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA317	TURKEY/JORDAN: JORDANIAN PM BAKHIT FINDS BROAD [...] (C) Jordanian Prime Minister Bakhit, accompanied by Foreign Minister Khatib, came to Ankara January 16 to review regional issues prior to King Abdullah's planned visit to Washington, according to Foreign Ministry and Jordanian embassy sources. Bilateral trade issues were discussed as well. [...]	2006-01-27 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TU JO IZ IR SY XF
06ANKARA3173	MORE REVISIONS TO TURKEY'S PLANNED SECOND MISSION [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali informed us June 1 that he will postpone his arrival in Mosul until June 7. The Turkish military is requesting flight/landing clearances through CENTCOM for June 7; Botsali plans to drive back to Turkey. He plan [...]	2006-06-01 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OTRA TU IZ
06ANKARA3189	TURKEY/IRAQ: G/IWI AMBASSADOR STEINER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary. Acting Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues Ambassador Steven E. Steiner met on May 23 with Turkish officials and a quasi-governmental training institute, where he found a willingness, and capacity, to compare notes and potentially collaborate on educational and [...]	2006-06-01 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KWMN IZ TU
06ANKARA323	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...]	2006-01-27 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ
06ANKARA325	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...]	2006-01-30 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ
06ANKARA3263	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told visiting HIRC professional staff member Alan Makovsky on June 1 that he was impressed by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his focus on security issues during their May 30 meeting in Baghdad. He claimed that Deputy PM Barham Salih agreed with his [...]	2006-06-05 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA3269	PKK VIOLENCE: PRESS REPORTS 12 TURKISH SECURITY [...] According to press reports -- many of them supplemented by television coverage of soldiers' funerals -- 12 members of the Turkish security forces were killed in incidents of PKK violence over the two-week period of May 22 through June 4. These reports also claim 23 security forces were WIA. Ei [...]	2006-06-05 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA331	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA3324	TURKEY AND IRAQ FINALLY MEET ON REGIONAL WATER [...] (sbu) Summary: Tigris-Euphrates river flows and irrigation issues were the main subjects at an historic May 24 meeting in Ankara between Turkish and Iraqi water experts. Topics included use of "closed system" irrigation in Turkey and restoration efforts for the marshlands in Iraq. The Turki [...]	2006-06-07 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA3339	TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...]	2006-06-07 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM
06ANKARA3352	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 14 VISIT OF GENERAL SCHWARTZ TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 06:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PARM TU IZ IR AJ AF
06ANKARA3433	TURKISH POLICE PASS WEAPONS SERIAL NUMBERS [...] (C/NF) On June 8, Turkish National Police handed LEGATT a list of weapons, primarily GLOCK Model 17 and 19 handguns, which have been recovered in recent months in Turkey. TNP requested information on the weapons' provenance from the manufacturers, who apparently reported that many of the weap [...]	2006-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA3476	PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG [...] PKK attacks in southeast Turkey for the week of June 5-11 killed four Turkish security forces personnel and one civilian, a ten year-old child (according to press reports). During the same week, 15 security forces were WIA, as were seven civilians. Two PKK terrorists were killed in a firefigh [...]	2006-06-13 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3574	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR ON TURKISH-IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol on June 15 to discuss Turkey-Iraq cooperation. Meetings by Turkish PM Erdogan, FM Gul and other ministers with Iraqi DPM Salih and his delegation on the margins of the Turkey-Arab Economic Forum in Istanbul last week [...]	2006-06-16 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA3575	TURKISH FM GUL, U/S TUYGAN ON BAKOYANNIS MEETING, [...] (C) Summary: In June 15 meetings with Ambassador, Turkish FM Gul and MFA U/S Tuygan provided more details about Gul's June 10 meeting with Greek FM Bakoyannis (reftel). On Cyprus, Gul expressed interest in working to solve Turkey's ports issue with the EU, adding that details and public rhe [...]	2006-06-16 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU GR CY IR IZ
06ANKARA3643	TRILATERAL PKK TALKS: TURKISH THINKING ON NEXT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven called us in June 20 to provide us the latest GOT thinking on preparing for trilateral (U.S.-Turkey-Iraq) talks on the PKK. He reported that he had discussed the matter with Undersecretary Tuygan and senior ministry [...]	2006-06-20 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3671	TURKEY: DETENTION OF SCAN BOTHNIA A REMINDER OF [...] The British-flagged vessel Scan Bothnia, en route from Ukraine to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),was detained on June 9 at the port of Derince near the Bosporous by Turkish Coast Guard and Customs authorities on the suspicion that it was illegally smuggling US military equipment. 2. Actin [...]	2006-06-21 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ
06ANKARA3691	TURKEY TRANS-BOUNDARY WATER AND ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's DSI (State Hydraulic Works) provided additional information on the May 24 bilateral meeting in Ankara with Iraq (ref),characterizing it as a productive exchange of information, but disappointing in not covering new ground. Turkey is set on building the Ilisu Dam on th [...]	2006-06-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA3692	TURKEY REQUESTS CLARIFICATION ON SECURITY MEASURES [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 5. 2. (C/REL GBR, CAN, AUS) Summary: The GOT is seeking clarification of what security assistance to its consulate in Mosul might expect in the event it were to come under a sustained attack. While a definitive answer may be impossible in t [...]	2006-06-22 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3712	TURKEY'S KARTET PERSEVERES IN ELECTRICITY EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Kartet Company seeks U.S. support in its quest to increase electricity exports from Turkey to northern Iraq from 250 MW to 1200 MW. Kartet says this has been blocked by Turkish energy regulator EMRA, which has called for competition, but has been unable to stir up compe [...]	2006-06-23 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD OPIC TU IZ
06ANKARA3716	TURKEY'S KARTET PERSEVERES IN IRAQ ELECTRICITY EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Kartet Company seeks U.S. support in its quest to incrase electricity exports from Turkey to northern raq from 250 MW to 1200 MW. Kartet says this has been blocked by Turkish energy regulator EMRA, which has called for competition, but has been unable to stir up competi [...]	2006-06-23 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD OPIC TU IZ
06ANKARA3838	ROMANIAN ARMS FOR IRAQ: INFORMATION ON TURKISH [...] (C) Post researched all three companies listed ref a which may be involved as intermediaries in shipping weapons from Romania to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF): --Martel Electronics and Representations, Ltd.: This company was apparently the shipper of weapons to Iraq earlier this year. The [...]	2006-07-03 08:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC IZ TU RO TC
06ANKARA3839	TURKEY ALLEGES U.S. UAV FLIGHTS AT TURKEY-IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Special Forces in northern Iraq reported to Task Force Band of Brothers Liaison Officer June 8 that Turkish forces just inside northern Iraq and Jandarma forces in Turkey had witnessed significant activity by "one of those American planes with no pilots" (e.g., a UAV) on June 6. TU [...]	2006-07-03 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA386	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: IRAQ, PKK, IRAN AND DEFENSE PROCUREMENT [...] (S) Summary: During separate meetings with Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Isik Kosaner, and Turkish Land Forces (TLFC) Commander GEN Yasar Buyukanit January 26 and 27, the Ambassador asserted that Turkey should do nothing to disrupt the fragile situat [...]	2006-02-01 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3880	IRAQ/TURKEY: GOT INFORMALLY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 4. 2. (C/REL USA, GBR, CAN, AUS) Turkish Consul General for Mosul Avni Botsali told us June 27 that GOT authorities are concerned that, despite the Ninewah Governor's best efforts, Turkish officials staying on the Governor's compound to carry [...]	2006-07-03 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3905	TURKEY/IRAQ/BLACK SEA/AEGEAN: D/NSA CROUCH'S [...] (C) On his way to the Black Sea Forum in Bucharest, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. J.D. Crouch discussed Iran, Iraq, Black Sea, energy and Greek-Turkish relations with Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan, and [...]	2006-07-05 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IZ TU
06ANKARA3941	TURKEY WILL WORK TO KEEP IRAQ NEIGHBORS MEETING ON [...] (C) We used the opportunity of a July 5 meeting on another subject with Turkish Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq Fazli Corman to raise our continuing concerns that the Iranians will seek to hijack the Iraq Neighbors meeting being held July 8-9 in Tehran. We noted that Iraqi FonMin Zebari shared [...]	2006-07-06 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3948	PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES, DEFENSE MINISTRY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see ref b). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turkish [...]	2006-07-07 07:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA4000	ACTION REQUEST: CUSTOMS SCANDAL CAUSES FUEL TRUCK [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Due to a police raid and a continuing investigation of the Turkish Customs facility at Habur Gate, virtually no fuel trucks have gone from Turkey to Iraq since June 28. We understand that Coalition Force [...]	2006-07-09 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL ENRG IZ TU
06ANKARA404	PROPOSAL FOR SUBREGIONAL PROJECT ON WATER [...] (U) Embassy Ankara and Embassy Baghdad propose the creation of a special sub-regional project for working-level officials on water policy. The goal of the project would be to bring together Iraqi and Turkish officials responsible for water policy for a look at US water issues in the hope that [...]	2006-02-02 08:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL SENV IZ SY TU
06ANKARA4084	SOME FUEL TRUCKS MOVING AGAIN FROM TURKEY TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: We understand from U.S. military channels that, as of late in the day July 12, fuel tankers are once again moving from Turkey into Iraq over the Habur Gate. Also on July 12, Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade (UFT) Director General of Agreements Sevket Ilgac explained to us the c [...]	2006-07-12 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4085	IRAQ/TURKEY: ZEBARI VISIT SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary: GOT sources and the Iraqi Embassy here characterized Iraqi FonMin Zebari's July 3-5 visit as very positive. The Turkish MFA told us Zebari said Iraq will get tough on the PKK, and that Turkey and Iraq had agreed in principle on a deal to open two additional border gates. While so [...]	2006-07-12 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4105	TURKEY: REPORT ON PKK VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-07-13 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA413	TURKEY: EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent energy issues involving Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia have focused attention on regional transit projects via Turkey for Caspian and Middle East gas going to Southeast and Central European markets. Turkish Energy Minister Guler,s upcoming visit (REF C) to Washington offers [...]	2006-02-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR
06ANKARA4132	TURKISH APPEAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) MFA U/S Tuygen used a meeting with Ambassador and visiting EB A/S Sullivan to urge that Turkey's exclusion from the upcoming Iraq compact preparatory meeting be reconsidered. He said it is clear that the compact will deal with issues beyond economic reform, stabilization and pledges/dono [...]	2006-07-14 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA4235	PUK REPRESENTATIVE GALALI DISCUSSES PKK AND KIRKUK [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Turkey representative Bahros Galali told us he will immediately urge President Talabani and KRG President Barzani to take public steps against the PKK as a way to prevent a Turkish cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq and to also send an [...]	2006-07-20 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4236	TFLE01: TURKEY: ISRAELI ACTIONS TRANSLATE INTO [...] (C) Summary. The combination of Israel,s actions in Lebanon, USG support for Israeli,s right to self defense, increased PKK-related violence in Turkey, and USG opposition to a Turkish cross-border action (CBO) against the PKK in northern Iraq has created a public opinion pressure cooker in Tur [...]	2006-07-20 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IZ PGOV PREL PTER TU
06ANKARA4258	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR PROGRESS [...] (C) We discussed the PKK issue July 21 with GOT Deputy Iraq Coordinator Fazli Corman. We emphasized the importance of continuing to work together to combat the PKK and underscored that the USG is engaged on the issue. We asked Corman about Turkey's recent contacts with the GOI on combatting [...]	2006-07-24 02:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4259	(S/NF) TURKEY/PKK: PRT KIRKUK MEETING WITH PKK [...] (S/NF) Contacts in the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (TNIO) informed us July 20 that they understood American diplomats in northern Iraq had recently met with representatives of the Kurdistan Democratic Solutions Party (KDSP). The Kurdish press also carried this allegation. Cont [...]	2006-07-24 02:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA4290	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES IRAQ AND PKK WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials emphasized to visiting EUR DAS Bryza that Turkey was pleased with US-Turkey cooperation in Iraq and noted Turkey's interest in cooperating with Iraq to develop Iraq's energy resources. However, they also stressed that it was time for the Iraqi Government to ta [...]	2006-07-25 07:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4304	A/S SULLIVAN MEETINGS WITH TURKISH ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Economy Minister Ali Babacan and Central Bank Governor July 14, Assistant Secretary Sullivan explored recent financial market volatility, Turkey,s macroeconomic progress and Iraq,s bilateral debt. Babacan and the Central Bank Governor both admitted there were Turk [...]	2006-07-25 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV TU IZ
06ANKARA4355	SCENESETTER FOR PKK TRILATERAL MEETINGS: THE [...] (S/NF) Recent pledges by Presidents Bush and Talabani have assured the Turks that we and Iraq take the PKK seriously, and may have averted -- temporarily -- a Turkish cross-border operation. Should the Iraqis follow through on their commitments, this will begin to satisfy long-standing Turkish [...]	2006-07-28 16:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA4356	TURKEY: REPORT ON PKK VIOLENCE, FOURTEEN PKK [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-07-28 16:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA4365	Turkish Markets Unfazed by Middle East Crisis, but Tourism [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU LE IZ IR IS
06ANKARA4374	IRAQ/TURKEY: GOT REQUESTS CONVOY SECURITY FOR [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 4. 2. (C/REL USA, GBR, CAN, AUS) On July 24, we received an MFA request for US military security and escort support for Avni Botsali, the Turkish Consul General-designate to Mosul, and his delegation, which will be traveling by land from Habu [...]	2006-07-31 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MOPS PREL TU
06ANKARA4381	TURKEY/IRAQ: DEMANDS FOR ACTION ON PKK ACCELERATE [...] (C) The public mood throughout Turkey is increasingly agitated as PKK terrorism continues to claim lives and Israeli operations in Lebanon spark public claims of double standards and hypocrisy. In a July 31 address to the nation, Prime Minister Erdogan said Turkey's patience on the PKK issue [...]	2006-08-01 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA4406	TURKEY AND IRAQ'S ILLICIT AND LICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Illegal fuel product trade in Turkey is significant and an issue of great concern to the Turkish Government, but we are not aware of any evidence that fuel smuggling in Turkey has any link with the insurgency in Iraq. Despite the challenges of the single bottleneck Habur Gate an [...]	2006-08-01 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET KCOR TU IZ
06ANKARA4408	TURKEY: REPORT ON PKK VIOLENCE, 130 ARRESTED AT [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftel b). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Tur [...]	2006-08-01 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA4451	TURKEY PROVIDES PKK WISH LIST; CONFIRMS READY FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tuygan presented to Charge on Aug. 2 the GOT list of requested actions to be taken against the PKK before and after a trilateral meeting with the US and Iraq. Tuygan expressed Turkey's readiness to meet bilaterally in a neutral location the week of Aug. 7 t [...]	2006-08-02 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA4462	TURKEY DETERMINED TO BUILD CONTROVERSIAL ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ilisu dam project on the Tigris River has been one of the most widely criticized hydropower dam projects of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP). Despite the continued controversy, Turkey remains doggedly committed to building the dam. The Turkish press announced recently t [...]	2006-08-03 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ SY
06ANKARA4481	KILLING DETERS CHEVRON IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having long struggled to gain security permission for access to do a seismic survey on its petroleum exploration permit near Silopi on the Iraqi border, Chevron has overcome one obstacle after another, but the recent death from an improvised explosive device (IED) of one of its [...]	2006-08-03 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ASEC EINV SENV EWWT TU IZ
06ANKARA4587	TURKEY: POSSIBLE ESCALATION OF PKK VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On August 15, 1984, PKK militants killed two police officers in Eruh and Semdinli, launching the armed phase of the PKK's campaign for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey. The anniversary of the PKK's first attack against Turkish governme [...]	2006-08-09 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA4608	TURKS CLAIM PKK FRONT OFFICES REMAIN OPEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador reviewed for MFA Deputy U/S Akgunay on August 9 the US-proposed way forward on the PKK trilateral process and our understanding of the actions taken by the GOI/KRG -- including the closure of some PKK front [...]	2006-08-10 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA4701	REPORTS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY ON TURKEY-IRAQ BORDER [...] (SBU) Recent Turkish press reports have suggested an escalation of Turkish military activity near the border with Iraq. An August 9 press report quoted Kurdish media sources claiming Turkish forces engaged in sustained artillery fire across the border on August 7-8. Masud Barzani was quoted o [...]	2006-08-11 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA4707	TURKEY VIEWS ON HABUR GATE, FUEL TRADE TO SOMO, [...] (C) Summary. Although the smuggling investigation that had impeded Turkish fuel shipments to Iraq is over and construction of the new customs facility at Habur is nearly complete, Turkish trade officials observe that Iraqi demand for fuel from Iraq appears to be declining. At the same time [...]	2006-08-11 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA4744	TRILATERAL TALKS ON THE PKK -- WHAT DOES TURKEY [...] (S/NF) The GOT's comprehensive "Measures to be Adopted to Terminate PKK/KONGRA-GEL Activities in Northern Iraq" (ref a) lists Turkey's desired outcomes prior to and following US-Turkey-Iraq trilateral talks on the PKK. The list includes political and public affairs, security, legal, and other [...]	2006-08-15 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA4778	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT, EXPLOSION IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-08-16 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA4822	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR ON IRAQ FUEL AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol updated Ambassador on recent Iraq-related developments, including visits to Istanbul by Iraqi VP Hashimi and seven Iraqi Turkmen parliamentarians, the latter of which was designed to promote unity and common purpose among Turkmen across [...]	2006-08-18 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ENRG ETRD XF TU IZ
06ANKARA4885	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT, PKK BLOWS UP SECTION [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-08-23 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA4902	DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR: AIMING TO BE A [...] (U) This is an AmCon Adana message. 2.(C) Summary: Osman Baydemir, the 35-year old mayor of Diyarbakir, aspires to a national leadership role among the Kurds in Turkey. Baydemir,s moderate approach * he renounces violence and calls for immediate dialogue between the Turkish government and K [...]	2006-08-24 11:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA4953	TURKEY: SIX BOMBINGS IN FOUR DAYS INJURE 37 [...] (SBU) Six bombs have detonated in civilian areas across Turkey within the last four days, injuring 37 civilians, according to Turkish security officials. The evening of August 25, two bombs -- one outside of a bank and one at an office block near the city center -- exploded within five minute [...]	2006-08-28 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL PTER TU
06ANKARA4998	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting, Koray Targay, MFA's Ambassador-level coordinator of Turkish assistance to Iraq, expressed deep concern that Turkey had not yet been invited to join the core preparatory group drafting the "Iraq Compact." He said that this was a priority of the Ministry and senio [...]	2006-08-29 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA4999	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT -- FOUR DEAD AND [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-08-29 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA5099	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY PREPARED FOR PKK BILATERALS [...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay told Ambassador September 5 that the GOT will be prepared to host bilateral talks in Ankara during the September 13-14 time period with U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the PKK General (ret) Joseph Ralston and delegation. Akgunay said the MFA will [...]	2006-09-05 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA5125	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT, NINE TURKISH FORCES [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (ref a). Our primary sources for tese reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and nternational wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turkish press [...]	2006-09-05 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA5249	GENERAL (RET) BASER SELECTED AS TURKEY'S PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: General (ret) Edip Baser was appointed on September 8 as Turkey's Coordinator for Countering the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) terrorist organization. A respected, retired military officer who has good relations with both the government and the military and has fought the PKK in [...]	2006-09-12 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA5251	TURKEY - ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This cable details Embassy Ankara's assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Turkey as requested in ref a. Embassy Ankara and our Turkish Government contacts have little information about support for the Iraqi insurgency coming from Turkey. [...]	2006-09-12 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA5398	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT, 11 CIVILIANS KILLED [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (ref a). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turkish pre [...]	2006-09-15 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA551	MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE WITH TGS AND [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: US Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee outlined for Deputy Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) General Isik Kosaner and Turkish Land Forces Commander (TLFC) General Yasar Buyukanit in separate meetings on Feb. 2 the Iraqi Coalition's progress to stand up Iraqi [...]	2006-02-08 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ SY
06ANKARA5642	MAKHMOUR: TURKEY IMPATIENTLY AWAITS IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish MFA is pleased with UNHCR's revised operations plan for Makhmour, but frustrated that the Iraqi Government has yet to agree to provide security at the camp and that President Talabani has yet to respond to UNHCR on the issue. The GOT will propose changes to the tripart [...]	2006-09-28 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA567	TURKEY/IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MFA IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador February 7 that maintaining Iraq's unity is essential not only for Turkey but for the balance of power in the entire Middle East. Turkey is concerned an independent Sunni statelet would be a magnet fo [...]	2006-02-09 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU

06ANKARA5674	IRAQ: MFA REPORTS ON NEIGHBORS INTERIOR MINISTERS [...] (C/REL USA, CAN, AUS, GBR) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven told us Sept. 22 that Turkey was disappointed with the final protocol on security cooperation the interior ministers of Iraq's neighbors adopted at their Sept. 18 meeting in Jeddah. Turkey had h [...]	2006-09-29 05:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KCRM KNNP TU IZ IR EG SA KU JO
06ANKARA5676	TURKS ANGRY AT TALABANI'S ACCUSATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-29 08:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MARR TU IZ
06ANKARA5738	PKK DECLARES CEASEFIRE: NOW WHAT? [...] (C) The PKK leadership in Iraq declared a ceasefire as of Oct. 1, following Ocalan's Sept. 27 call from his Turkish jail cell. PM Erdogan took a measured stand, repeating the GOT position (and ours, as outlined by Gen. Ralston in his Sept. 27 press conference) that as a terrorist organization [...]	2006-10-02 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA5777	TURKEY TO RESUME FUEL SHIPMENTS TO IRAQI SOMO [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish and Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) officials agreed on a new payment plan for approximately $950 million in arrears owed by SOMO to Turkish fuel product suppliers. This agreement should allow fuel shipments from Turkey, including for building kerosene s [...]	2006-10-04 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON IZ TU
06ANKARA5786	TURKEY'S BOTAS BULLISH ON IRAQ GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 2 meeting, BOTAS officials expressed support for Turkey's role as a transit country for bringing new sources of natural gas to European markets (Ref A). Echoing comments we have heard from the Ministry of Energy and the Turkish Oil Company (TPAO),BOTAS officials c [...]	2006-10-04 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA581	UNHCR TURKEY READY TO ENGAGE ON MAKHMOUR [...] (S) UNHCR's Turkey office is ready to get to work on voluntary repatriation or local integration for residents of the Makhmour Camp in northern Iraq. However, the UNHCR-Turkey Representative pointed out obstacles to be overcome, such as accessing villages in southeast Turkey to which Makhmour [...]	2006-02-09 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREF EAID SOCI PHUM PREL PTER IZ TU UNHCR
06ANKARA5844	TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC MEETING IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The next meeting of the Turkish-Iraqi JEC will take place November 8-9 in Ankara. An issue-packed agenda (emailed to Baghdad/ECON) will focus on all aspects of the bilateral economic relationship, including a potential "preferential agreement" for bilateral trade and investment [...]	2006-10-06 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON IZ TU
06ANKARA5854	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (SBU) MFA Iraq Assistance Coordinator Koray Targay took note of the points in reftel, but said that Turkey had not been asked to participate in the Preparatory Group or in Iraq Compact drafting. He said Turkey was supportive of the Compact, but that he understood from other contacts that the [...]	2006-10-10 09:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA5871	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA5896	TURKEY, IRAQ, AND PUSHING SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In an October 10 meeting with Ambassador and visiting NIO Europe Richard Kauzlarich, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler prioritized gas development in Iraq and expressed delight for our intention to pursue a U.S.-Turkey-Iraq workin [...]	2006-10-12 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ
06ANKARA5955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PMA OFFICER SARA L. HORNER [...] Post grants country clearance for Sara L. Horner to visit Turkey for the purpose of accompanying Embassy officers on familiarization travel to southeastern Turkey and the Turkey-Iraq border area during the period October 16-19. POCs for the visit are PMA Counselor Carl Siebentritt and Assistan [...]	2006-10-16 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA APER IZ TU
06ANKARA6019	TURKISH MFA DISPLEASED WITH KRG DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials have told us that the draft KRG constitution crosses several Turkish redlines, and asked us to intervene with the Iraqi Kurds. From a Turkish perspective, the draft seems almost designed to poke this country in the eye and will further complicate the GOT's [...]	2006-10-18 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA6082	TURKEY REQUESTS CONVOY SUPPORT FOR MOSUL CONSULATE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) On Oct. 19, Turkish Consul General for Mosul-designate H. Avni Botsali contacted us to request CF assistance for a convoy of up to ten Turkish trucks carrying construction materials for the consulate there. Specifically, Botsali requested that the tru [...]	2006-10-26 08:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6140	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2006-10-27 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6150	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON AL-QADI, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Unakitan vowed rapid implementation of the law reforming Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, with an eye to better compliance with FATF recommendations. Unakitan was open to a USG workshop on listing and de-listing, and in general to [...]	2006-10-30 06:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA6230	TURKISH MILITARY STRESSES IRAQ AND PKK TO VISITING [...] (S) Summary: Iraq and the PKK dominated US Army Chief of Staff Schoomaker,s meetings in Ankara October 27 with his host Turkish Land Forces Commander Gen. Basbug and with TGS CHOD Gen. Buyukanit. The Turks expressed anxiety about developments in Iraq and possible trends in US policy; complai [...]	2006-11-01 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MPOS PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA6250	MAKHMOUR: TURKEY PREPARED TO DISCUSS TRIPARTITE [...] (C) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven told the DCM Nov. 1 that Turkey has reversed its position and is prepared to discuss its recommended changes with UNHCR on the draft Tripartite Agreement on the Makhmour refugee camp in northern Iraq. Guven has reques [...]	2006-11-02 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL UNHCR PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6253	COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS "EFFECTIVE REPENTANCE" [...] (U) A panel of judges from the Turkish Court of Appeals ruled November 1 that PKK members who had otherwise committed no crime shall benefit from Article 221 of the Turkish penal code, which allows for "effective repentance." Under this article, persons who are members of a criminal gang may l [...]	2006-11-03 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM TU IZ
06ANKARA6300	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of unclassified, periodic reports on the PKK issue in Turkey. Our primary sources for casualty statistics are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkis [...]	2006-11-06 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6366	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ -- DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) Despite our repeatedly making the case -- at all levels -- that it is in Turkey's interest to join the international community in providing debt relief to Iraq, Turkish officials have made it clear that they are not receptive to debt forgiveness, though they may be willing to consider resc [...]	2006-11-07 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA6372	IRAQ: GOT SEEKS TO POSTPONE CONTROVERSIAL SUNNI [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA has learned that a Nov. 14-16 NGO conference in Istanbul of apparent Iraqi Sunni Arab rejectionists may complicate the visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, scheduled for the same dates. The GOT has had no hand in organizing the conference and has been able to learn few specifics [...]	2006-11-08 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ TC QA
06ANKARA6396	TURKEY READY FOR 3-WAY MEETING ON AZERI GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Energy Minister Guler agreed with Ambassador that Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia should meet as soon as possible to begin working out short term solutions to ensure natural gas supplies for this winter in the face of strong Russian pressure on all of them. Guler stressed [...]	2006-11-13 09:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS IZ
06ANKARA6409	IRAQIS BRIEF ON NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE IN MOSUL, [...] (C) Summary: A Sunni Arab politician and an independent Kurdish tribal leader from Mosul briefed us Nov. 7 on their new provincial political alliance and their effort to block what they view as Kurdish expansionism south of the green line. The political bloc will seek to knit together moderate [...]	2006-11-14 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA6410	IN A POLITICAL YEAR, TURKEY STICKS WITH IMF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish Government has re-committed to the IMF program despite having to swallow a fifth straight dose of fiscal austerity in advance of next year's elections. Before recommending that its Executive Board approve a new $928 million disbursement -- hopefully before the cru [...]	2006-11-14 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6419	ONE MONTH AFTER PKK DECLARES CEASE-FIRE, RELATIVE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara/Consulate Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: PKK violence has largely -- but not entirely -- subsided since the terrorist organization's unilateral cease-fire started Oct. 1. Many here hope the lower level of violence will give the GOT room to address the root [...]	2006-11-15 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6429	TURKISH TROOPS IN THE SOUTHEAST STAYING PUT FOR NOW [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In past years, the annual December snowfall prompted the re-deployment of Turkish troops away from the Iraqi border region back to bases in the West. However, given the increased intensity of the PKK terrorist campaign this summer and continued low-level engagement with Turkis [...]	2006-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA6448	PM MALIKI IN TURKEY: PLEDGES OF SUPPORT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi PM Maliki accepted Turkish offers to increase the level of training for ISF, especially police, and to work on expanding Turkish trade and investment beyond northern Iraq during his Nov. 16-17 visit to Ankara. The GOT was generally pleased with Maliki's public statements on [...]	2006-11-17 16:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA6487	TURKISH FUEL FLOWING TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish exports of fuel products to Iraq have resumed and should accelerate following another round of meetings in Ankara in which SOMO and the Turkish government agreed to intensify cooperation against fuel smuggling. Otherwise, SOMO payments to Turkish companies under the S [...]	2006-11-22 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD IZ TU
06ANKARA6492	TURKEY READY FOR IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Energy Undersecretary Sami Demirbilek suggested the second week of January in Ankara for launching a U.S.-Turkey-Iraq working group on Iraqi gas (refs). This timing should allow Energy Minister Guler to participate in a one-two day event. (Starting this expert level group has been a [...]	2006-11-22 15:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6495	TURKISH MILITARY SUSPECTS US OF USING UAVS TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Major General Hikmet Celik, Command and Control Chief for the Turkish General Staff (TGS),notified us that an unidentified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crossed the border from Iraq into Turkey on November 7 and 8. He requested an investigation and re-stated a previous TGS wa [...]	2006-11-24 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA6500	Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]	2006-11-24 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA6508	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2006-11-27 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6526	TURKEY-IRAQ JEC FORMULATES ECONOMIC ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 15 - 17 meeting of the Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Committee (JEC),Turkey laid out what it called a roadmap for long-term economic cooperation and integration with its Iraqi neighbors. Turkish Foreign Trade Officials continue to emphasize Turkey's interest in expa [...]	2006-11-29 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6558	IRAN'S UNEVEN HANDLING OF REFUGEE CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: The Iranian government's approach in dealing with Afghan refugees is markedly different from the way it handles Iraqi refugees, according to our consular contacts. Refugees from Afghanistan face greater official and societal obstacles than those from Iraq. The Iranian government h [...]	2006-12-01 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IR IZ PGOV PINR PREL TU
06ANKARA6565	TURKEY/IRAQ: WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? [...] (C) Summary: Turkey -- despite serious ongoing concerns about violence and what it views as overreaching Kurdish aspirations, as well as anger over the PKK issue -- has been steadily engaging the new Iraq. Increasing this engagement would require demonstrating to the GOT that Iraqi disintegra [...]	2006-12-04 07:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV EAID ECON ENRG TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA6574	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO TEHRAN -- INITIAL [...] (S) Summary: Turkish PM Erdogan emphasized Lebanon and the implications for Iran of widening Shia/Sunni conflict during his December 3 visit to Tehran, according to FM Gul and PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu. Other topics included Iraq and Iranian gas transit for the Nabucco pipeline [...]	2006-12-04 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL IR IZ LE SY TU
06ANKARA6590	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2006-12-06 06:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6598	EUCOM D/COM GENERAL WARD'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS IN [...] (C) EUCOM Deputy Commander General William Ward restated EUCOM's commitment to work closely with Turkey on security issues during November 7 introductory calls on CHOD Yasar Buyukanit, DCHOD Ergin Saygun, and MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Rafet Akgunay. Buyukanit described his [...]	2006-12-06 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ IR TU
06ANKARA66	TURKEY/IRAQ: URGING TURKEY TO DO MORE FOR IRAQ [...] (C) In a meeting with MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol, Charge encouraged Turkey to support the new Iraqi government and legitimize it early on through reciprocal high-level visits. She stressed to Celikkol that Turkey should consider concrete measures it can take to support Iraq in the po [...]	2006-01-05 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA6608	TURKEY/IRAQ: CLARIFYING U.S. POSITION ON SUNNI [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU
06ANKARA6614	MAKHMOUR: TURKEY AWAITS ANSWERS FROM GOI BEFORE IT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA still must complete negotiations on the Makhmour camp Tripartite Agreement with UNHCR and will not discuss the agreement with the Iraqi government until the GOI formally responds to UNHCR's June 1 letter to Iraqi President Talabani. Turkey would welcome the U.S. signing [...]	2006-12-08 06:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6617	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon was the main focus on Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Damascus, PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador December 8. Erdogan urged President Asad to make Syria a force for stability in a polarizing region, and to do so by using its influence to dissuad [...]	2006-12-08 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IZ TU
06ANKARA6628	TURKISH OFFICIALS TELL CODEL SHAYS THAT SECTARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials and business leaders told CODEL Shays Nov. 29 that sectarian violence in Iraq threatens Turkey and the region. Events in Iraq are now threatening a centuries-old balance between Sunnis and Shia in the area, they asserted. Turkey continues to be concerned [...]	2006-12-11 09:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR
06ANKARA6663	TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey has sought to increase electricity linkages with all its neighbors, including Iraq, but is committed to joining the EU electricity grid (UCTE),so faces technical constraints on connections to non UCTE countries. The recent Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Commission identifie [...]	2006-12-15 10:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA6671	TURKEY/IRAQ: CONTROVERSIAL SUNNI CONFERENCE [...] (C) The Turkish press reported Dec. 15 that a controversial Sunni Arab conference on Iraq -- that had been postponed at the GOT's request so as not to conflict with Iraqi PM Maliki's Nov. 15-16 visit to Ankara -- was held in Istanbul Dec. 13-15. According to press, the gathering (see reftel) [...]	2006-12-15 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6690	IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP IN ANKARA JANUARY 11 [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. Summary: We have reconfirmed the date of January 11 for launching the Iraq gas working group in Ankara. Please forward as soon as possible the list of USG participants from Washington and Baghdad. We would appreciate Embassy Baghdad's assist [...]	2006-12-18 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6720	FROM GLOCKS TO ROCKET LAUNCHERS: TURKISH SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The Turkish National Police (TNP) presented LEGATT on November 20 with a new list of serial numbers of 60 weapons and 36 explosives seized by Turkish security forces during operations in various provinces in recent months. The TNP believes these weapon [...]	2006-12-21 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA6726	MAKHMOUR: PUSHING TOWARD CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is concerned that the Makhmour camp will remain open after some refugees repatriate to Turkey, or that non-returnees will simply be moved en masse to another camp in northern Iraq. UNHCR is struggling with how to persuade the Kurdish Iraqi authorities to resettle non-retur [...]	2006-12-22 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6729	GOT'S IRAQ ENVOY CONTINUES OUTREACH TO SUNNIS AND [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is continuing its efforts to bring Sunni Arabs into the Iraqi political process, GOT Special Envoy Celikkol told us Dec. 19. Celikkol insisted Turkey was powerless to prevent rejectionist Sunnis from meeting in Istanbul last week. Officials in Jordan and the UAE are worri [...]	2006-12-22 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA6735	TURKISH OFFICIALS SHARE CONCERNS ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman discussed Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul and MFA Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay on the margins of December 12-13 High Level Defense Group talks in Ankara. Rodman described his discussions [...]	2006-12-22 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS IZ IR SY LE XF TU
06ANKARA6745	IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP IN ANKARA POSTPONEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6764	IRAQ/TURKEY: TURKEY MULLING IRAN DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is considering options for regional dialogue with the Iranians about Iraq, with the goal of establishing stability and reconciliation, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the DCM on Dec. 27. Such a dialogue can take place without U.S. participation, he said, but the [...]	2006-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SA
06ANKARA685	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR TO VISIT [...] (C) Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq, Ambassador Oguz Celikkol, told us February 14 that he plans to visit Baghdad February 23 to 25 and hopes to meet with Ambassador Khalilzad as well as Iraqi officials and political party leaders (reftel). He will travel via Turkish military aircr [...]	2006-02-15 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA721	TURKEY/IRAQ: IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS SEEK [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol informed DCM February 14 that Iraqi PM Jafari has been invited to Ankara and is expected to come after formation of the new government. At the same time, Moqtada al-Sadr and the [...]	2006-02-16 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PREF ETRD IZ IR TU
06ANKARA775	SOMO ARREARS RESCHEDULED, LOADINGS STILL ON HOLD [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a repayment plan for arrears due by SOMO to Turkish companies and a new letter of credit-based mechanism to secure payments on future deliveries. Before shipments to SOMO can resume, SOMO and the 33 individual Turkish trading compan [...]	2006-02-17 11:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET IZ TU
06ANKARA873	TURKEY/IRAQ: MFA HEARS OUR VIEWS ON MUQTADA [...] (C) Summary. We have made USG views on a possible visit to Turkey by Muqtada al-Sadr (ref a) known to Foreign Minister Gul as well as working level MFA officials. The MFA understands our views and it remains inclined to receive Sadr, although the timing is unclear. We have urged MFA offic [...]	2006-02-23 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ IR TU
06ANKARA874	TURKEY/IRAQ: MFA STATEMENT ON AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 09:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER IZ TU
06ASTANA573	KAZAKHSTANI PRESIDENT DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND [...] (C) Summary: In a 45-minute discussion following the dedication of the new embassy in Astana, President Nazarbayev expressed frustration with the misguided policies of Uzbek president Karimov, pledged Kazakhstani investment in Afghanistan, warned against any precipitous withdrawal of U.S. tro [...]	2006-11-15 01:53:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV AF IZ KZ
06ATHENS1144	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the House International Relations Committee Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joseph Pitts. Control Officer for the visit will be Marielle Martin, w [...]	2006-05-04 14:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC AFIN GM GR IZ OREP TU
06ATHENS1145	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the House International Relations Committee Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joseph Pitts. Control Officer for the visit will be Marielle Martin, w [...]	2006-05-05 03:57:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN ASEC GM GR IZ OREP TU
06ATHENS430	GREEK DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) Greece has contributed and transported to the Iraqi armed forces significant amounts of equipment from the NTECG inventory of hardware needed. In 2005, Greece donated 36 extensively refurbished BMP-1 armored personnel carriers, 1000 AK-47s, and more than one million rounds of ammunition [...]	2006-02-15 11:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ GR IRAQ
06BAGHDAD1004	ABU GHREIB COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 23 IPAOmet with five members of the Abu Ghreib Qada Council and the Abu Ghreib Chief of Police to discuss issues including security and other issues. Council members complained of lack of support and representation from the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC). They also c [...]	2006-03-27 11:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD1005	SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN PREDICTS GOVERNMENT WILL [...] (C) In a March 22 phone conversation with PolFSN, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Kufa University professor Nassar Sagheer al Rubaie predicted a national unity government would be formed by early April. According to Rubaie, the main point of contention, the National Securit [...]	2006-03-27 11:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1006	UN MOVES FORWARD ON IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. UNAMI Human Rights Chief Gianni Magazzeni explained to PolOffs March 17 that the UN was spearheading efforts with Iraqi Government leaders to establish a Human Rights Commission in Iraq by fall 2006 (reftel). The Commission, mandated in Article 50 of the TAL (and reconfirmed in A [...]	2006-03-27 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1007	IRAQIYYA LIST COR MEMBER DISCUSSES POTENTIAL SISTANI- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Council of Representatives (CoR) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit) told PolOff March 26 that the List is trying to arrange a visit by Ayad Allawi to Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf. He also mentioned that he is exploring preliminary talks with the [...]	2006-03-27 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD101	DPM CHALABI UPDATES ON ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Ahmad Chalabi, serving at that time as acting Minister of Oil (MoO),hosted a status review on January 8 for the Steering Group for Infrastructure Integrity. According to data he presented, Chalabi claimed that Baghdad has 1.1 days of gasoli [...]	2006-01-11 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PREL KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD1010	ABDUCTION AND DEATH: ONE STORY TO ADD TO THE REST [...] (S) In a March 22 conversation, Baghdad resident Mo'ayyad Al-Hamdani told PolOff that three of his brothers-in-law visiting from Diyala were stopped at a Sadr-City Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) checkpoint March 15, and were found in the morgue 4 days later (March 19). Al-Hamdani, who is also a news edi [...]	2006-03-27 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PTER PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1014	PRT BAGHDAD: CORRUPTION AND BLACK MARKETEERING [...] (C) During a meeting with PRT representative, Karada District Council (DC) Chairman Mohammed Al- Rubiey commented with concern the high degree of corruption in the fuel distribution sector, notably that of heating oil, cooking oil, and benzene (gasoline),in his district. 2. (C) According [...]	2006-03-27 13:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EPET IZ
06BAGHDAD1015	BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CEASES RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) The Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),after a four hour meeting, voted to cease all communication with the Embassy and U.S. Army Forces. This decision came in a March 27 resolution protesting U.S. participation in a military operation March 26 evening in the Shaab neighborhood of north Ba [...]	2006-03-27 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD1017	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) met on March 25, 2006 with Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie and members of his staff. Rubaie provided a briefing on the role of the National Security Advisor and the formulation of national securit [...]	2006-03-28 07:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1019	JOINT DETENTION INSPECTION: SUBSTANDARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 22, the Joint Inspection Detention Facility Team (JIDFT) conducted its sixth unannounced inspection. The inspection took place at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) detention facility known as al Baladiyat, located at 3rd Public Order Brigade (POB) Headquarters in Sadr Ci [...]	2006-03-28 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1021	SCIRI PM NOMINEE ADEL ABDEL MEHDI SLAMS JAFARI IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 26 article in government financed independent Al-Sabah newspaper (Iraq's most widely read),SCIRI leader Adil Abd al-Mahdi noted that he would not accept the Prime Minister nomination without "a full and clear mandate from the Unified Iraqi Coalition and other blocs" [...]	2006-03-28 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1022	MCNS APPROVES PLAN TO ADDRESS MILITIA PROBLEM [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On March 26, 2006, the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met to review a plan to address the growing problem of militia violence. The committee agreed to approve a five point action plan which calls for (1) discussing the issue with the nationa [...]	2006-03-28 17:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1023	PM JAFARI SAYS INVESTIGATION INTO MARCH 26 BAGHDAD [...] (S) Prime Minister Jafari on March 27 evening told the Ambassador that the conflicting information circulating about the March 26 raid on a compound in Baghdad's Ur district was hurting Iraqi public confidence in Coalition Forces. Jafari said there was not a "crisis of confidence" yet, but t [...]	2006-03-28 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1024	TOUR D'HORIZON FROM HIGHER JURIDICAL COUNCIL [...] (S) Summary. Judge Medhat al-Mahmud, President of the Iraqi Higher Juridical Council and Chief Justice of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, described the importance of public integrity and the need to keep -- but improve -- all the major anti-corruption institutions in Iraq today. He called [...]	2006-03-29 10:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM KCOR KCRM IZ
06BAGHDAD1025	COR MEMBERS ALLEGE DISPLACEMENT CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shia Council of Representatives (CoR) members report more displacements of Shia families under threat of violence. Shia Coalition member Hassan Radi al- Sari (Missan Governorate) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit Governorate) told PolOffs March [...]	2006-03-29 10:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PTER KDEM KISL KAWC IZ
06BAGHDAD1040	CODEL WARNER MEETING AT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting March 21 with CODEL Warner, Defense Ministry,s Lieutenant General Nasir Abadi reported the Iraqi military is making great progress and increasingly taking the lead in field operations. He took exception to CODEL Warner,s suggestion that ethno-sectarian violence p [...]	2006-03-30 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1050	SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHARPLY CRITICIZE U.S. [...] (U) On March 28,the office of Ayatollah Sadiq al- Husayni al-Shirazi in Karbala issued a statement (ref a) condemning the Iraqi/US raid in the Ur neighborhood as a "heinous crime." Shirazi's statement also warned "the occupation forces" not to clash with the Shia majority to satisfy a Sunni [...]	2006-03-31 15:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1054	SUNNI PARTIES SQUABBLE OVER POSITIONS [...] (C) Hassan al-Bazzaz, an advisor to Tawaffuq leader Adnan al-Dulaymi, told Poloff on April 1 that government formation talks are suffering from internal squabbling among the three Tawaffuq leaders. Bazzaz said that Tareq al-Hashimi is trying to exclude Adnan al-Dulaymi from a senior position [...]	2006-04-01 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1055	FALL-OUT FROM IRAQI SPECIAL FORCES RAID NEAR SADR [...] (S) SUMMARY: At approximately 1800 on Sunday, March 26, 2006, Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) launched an assault on a target in the Ur neighborhood near the Sadr City area of Baghdad. The raid was planned and executed by the Iraqi forces with the assistance of U.S. Special Forces a [...]	2006-04-01 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1056	IRAQ: JOINT COMMITTEE TO TRANSFER SECURITY [...] (S//REL GBR AUS JAPAN) SUMMARY: The Principals Group of the Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) met March 27, 2006 at the Prime Minister's Situation Room to review progress made by the Working Group and to approve future steps. The meeting was chaired by National Sec [...]	2006-04-01 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PINS MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1059	MINISTRY OF OIL "PURGE" ON HOLD FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: On March 25, ECON Minister Counselor expressed concern to Minister of Oil Heshem al-Hashimi (Fadhila party) that his Ministry was being purged of experienced top-level technocrats on sectarian grounds (i.e. being Sunnis). We were unhappy when Hashimi responded that he would not bl [...]	2006-04-02 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EPET PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD106	IRAQ'S ENERGY TIGHTROPE: ANOTHER PERFECT STORM AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Electricity has been in chronically short supply for months, and developments of recent weeks have exacerbated even the normally tight situation. Interdictions, low efficiencies caused by unscheduled maintenance, and use of inappropriate fuels have been the usual culprits behind [...]	2006-01-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1086	SHIA COALITION MEMBERS CALL FOR JAFARI TO WITHDRAW [...] (U) The first public calls from within the Shia Coalition for Jafari to withdraw his nomination for Prime Minister appeared April 1. Shia Independent Qasim Daoud took the first step when he told Reuters April 1 that "I call on Jafari to take a courageous step and set a fine example by steppin [...]	2006-04-03 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1087	FALLUJAH: ARMY-POLICE FRICTION AND PERCEIVED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports of recent Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) friction in Fallujah led to a Marine- initiated meeting held March 20 to convey Coalition Force (CF) concerns and implement operational changes. The Shia-dominant army units (two brigades) and Sunni- dominant city police fo [...]	2006-04-03 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1096	FADHILA MEMBER DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) In a March 29 introductory meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) and Fadhila member Kareem Mushin Hassan al-Yaqubi told PolOff and PolFSN that the Tawafuq coalition plan to invest a Deputy Prime Minister with absolute authorities (including assigning people and chairing the Ministerial [...]	2006-04-04 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1097	BAGHDAD BUSINESSES TARGETED IN ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. Businesses in Baghdad have been increasingly targeted as insurgents, criminals, and elements dressed as Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members concentrate on soft targets. These businesses have been targeted in two ways: small-scale but violent attacks on small entities such as bake [...]	2006-04-04 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT ECON EFIN KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1098	IRAQ'S LEADERS COMPLETE UNITY GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK [...] (C) Iraq's leaders on April 2 reached agreement on the key by-laws for the next cabinet (appended below),the final piece of a national unity government framework before they turn to naming ministers. The agreement on the cabinet by-laws completes the last of four documents - also addressing [...]	2006-04-04 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD112	SCIRI PARLIAMENTARIAN SAYS SPARE THE ROD, SPOIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCIRI TNA member and influential imam Sheikh Jalal al Dien al Sagheer told PolCouns in a January 11 meeting that some Iraqi Shia are contemplating secession from Iraq in frustration over the continued security problems and terror attacks. Others are wondering whether they should [...]	2006-01-13 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD113	ELECTION RESULTS TIMELINE MUCH CLEARER BUT STILL [...] (C) The Acting UN SRSG Michael von der Schulenburg told the Charge January 11 that, in general, the international observer team (IMIE) is positive about its assessment of the electoral process and the work of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI). He added that the IMIE team int [...]	2006-01-13 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1131	BASRA TRIBAL SHAYKH CRITICIZES UR RAID AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory meeting March 28, Shia Independent and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Shaykh Haider Subkhi al-Jurani criticized the March 26 Ur raid and said militias should not be confronted until after the insurgency and terrorism are dealt with. He dismissed the i [...]	2006-04-05 19:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1137	SHIA INDEPENDENT MEMBERS DISCUSS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Shia Independents and Council of Representatives (CoR) members Dr. Haider Karim al-Suweidi (no. 8 on List 555 in Babil),Muhammad Izz al-Din al-Khateeb (no. 1 ) Wasit),and Taha De'ra al-Saadi (no. 1 ) Diyala) met with PolOff and PolFSN March 27. In the first part of the meeting, they cri [...]	2006-04-06 08:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1141	MCNS MEETS TO APPROVE MILITIA ACTION PLAN [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On April 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari convened a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) to discuss further the "Prime Minister's Plan to Manage the Issue of Armed Groups in Baghdad" that was approved initially on March 26 (reftel B [...]	2006-04-06 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PINS PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1146	SOUTH AFRICAN ARMORED VEHICLES FOR IRAQI SECURITY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) A South African company -- Integrated Convoy Protection, Ltd. (ICP) -- entered into a contract on September 16, 2005, with Joint Contracting Command - Iraq (JCC-I) to supply 85 REVA armored perso [...]	2006-04-06 18:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ SF
06BAGHDAD1149	IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 23-30 MAR 06 [...] SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities, meetings, and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. For the period 23-30 March, the Ninawa Governor looked ahead to utilizing the current PRT site once it rel [...]	2006-04-07 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1151	COMMUNIST LEADER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATIONS WITH [...] (C) CoR and Iraqiyya list member (and head of the Iraqi Communist Party) Hamid Majeed Mousa told PolOff and PolFSN April 4 that, although there are regular meetings of the Iraqiyya List members, there is no effective system within the bloc for consultations or exchange of ideas. Mousa complai [...]	2006-04-07 20:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1153	UPDATE ON PALESTINIANS ON JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (C) Summary: Following the March 18 exodus of 88 Palestinians from Baghdad, we have received news that at least 33 more have fled to the makeshift camp on the Iraqi side of the Jordanian border (23 individuals on April 1, and [...]	2006-04-08 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL XF IZ JO
06BAGHDAD1155	COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER COMPLAINS ABOUT JAFARI [...] (C) SUMMARY. CoR and Iraqiyya list member (and head of the Iraqi Communist Party) Hamid Majeed Mousa told PolOff and PolFSN April 4 that a delegation of Jafari supporters from Dawa and Dawa Tanzim had met with an Iraqiyya List delegation April 3. The Jafari supporters reportedly said the Shia [...]	2006-04-08 19:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1169	MCNS DISCUSSES ATTACK ON BURATHA MOSQUE AND [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened at the residence of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari the evening of April 8 to discuss the previous day's suicide bombing attack on the Buratha mosque and the overall security situation in Baghdad. [...]	2006-04-10 09:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1171	REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION TO GUIDANCE ON PLO CONTACT [...] (C) Prior to receipt of ref A and the formation of the Hamas Government, Baghdad maintained an occasional, productive dialogue with Palestinian chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on matters pertaining to the Palestinian population in Iraq. We ceased any contact with al-Qasoos upon receipt of [...]	2006-04-10 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ

06BAGHDAD1180	COALITION SUPPORT FOR RRT ERBIL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Post requests that the Department issue instructions to deliver the points in paragraph six to the government of South Korea both in Washington and in Seoul on the establishment of a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) in Erbil, Iraq. ---------- BACKGROUND [...]	2006-04-11 17:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ KS
06BAGHDAD1181	COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...]	2006-04-11 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK
06BAGHDAD1196	MCNS TO REVIEW SECURITY PLANS [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened the morning of April 9 at PM Jafari's residence to follow up on discussions held the previous evening (reftel). The Committee first addressed Operation Scales of Justice, on which there is a difference o [...]	2006-04-13 02:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1197	FORMER SOMO DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE IRAQI OIL [...] (C) Summary: Former Director General of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Dr. Musab al-Dujayli said that the Fadhila party was focusing its efforts to siphon money from the Ministry of Oil (MoO) to enrich the party on crude oil export contracts, due to expire in June 2006. Dujayli c [...]	2006-04-13 02:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1199	ACCOUNT OF AN ALLEGED DETENTION BY JAYSH AL-MAHDI [...] (C) Summary. In an April 6 conversation, Baghdad resident Hussein Muhammed (strictly protect) told PolOff he was kidnapped from his home February 22 by Jaysh-al-Mahdi (JAM) and taken blindfolded to an unknown location where he was physically abused after refusing to admit his Sunni affiliation [...]	2006-04-13 10:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1210	COMSEC'S DHIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 5, IRMO Director Speckhard met with Secretary General for the Council of Ministers Secretariat (CoMSec) Emad Dhia to discuss the Dhia's request for USG assistance. Dhia emphasized the need for assistance in building up CoMSec's federal provincial coordination capabilit [...]	2006-04-13 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1215	IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 31 MAR - 6 APR [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 31 March - 6 [...]	2006-04-13 19:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1216	SOMO PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPORT EARNINGS [...] (C) Summary: The newly-appointed Director General of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) requested USG assistance in upgrading platforms in Basrah to allow increased exports of heavy fuel oil (HFO). According to al-Amiry's calculations, Iraq would increase revenue from the sale of HFO [...]	2006-04-13 19:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1241	MOI DETENTION FACILITY INSPECTED: OVERCROWDED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 5, the Iraqi-U.S. Joint Inspection Detention Facility Team (JIDFT) conducted its seventh unannounced inspection of an Iraqi detention facility. The inspection took place at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) National Police Division Headquarters located at Forward Operatin [...]	2006-04-17 10:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM DOJ CRIM OPDAT
06BAGHDAD1244	BEGINNING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1247	MCNS DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY, MILITIAS, [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened the evening of April 13 at the residence of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari. The Commanding General of Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B) gave a briefing on Operation Scales of Justice, highlight [...]	2006-04-17 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1283	OPIC INQUIRY RE: BALTIMORE DREDGES [...] This cable responds to OPIC reftel request for Embassy comments regarding OPIC insurance support for a bid bond provided by Baltimore Dredges on a contract to sell dredging equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). 2. In general, we do not know of any adverse issues that [...]	2006-04-20 06:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
06BAGHDAD1285	IRAQ PRTS ASSESS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS - MAR 2006 [...] (U) INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq report monthly the ability of the provincial level government to function effectively and the obstacles that prevent full self-governance. The PRTs assess provincial governments in the areas of governance, economic developme [...]	2006-04-20 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1286	CAUTIOUS BEGINNINGS TO FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Evidence on the ground indicates that the GOI intends to reform -- and eventually eliminate -- its Public Distribution System (PDS),a $3 billion subsidy program that fails in its mission of ensuring food security for all Iraqis. The Embassy PDS Reform Team (chaired by Embassy [...]	2006-04-20 10:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1287	UNDERSTANDING RECENT INFLATION IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the December 2005 fuel price increases contributed to a one month, one-time inflation spike of 13.1 percent in February 2006. Although inflation is undesirable, a one-time inflation increase based on a badly-needed economic reform (see reftels for similar situatio [...]	2006-04-20 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IZ
06BAGHDAD1288	PROGRESS ON TURKISH LETTERS OF CREDIT, GOI LOOKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Deputy Director George Zayya George told us April 17 that TBI has signed off on approximately 60 of the 70 letters of credit (L/Cs) necessary to re-start Turkish fuel imports to Iraq. TBI also is processing amendments to L/Cs to which the Government of Tu [...]	2006-04-20 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1290	POLISH COALITION SUPPORT FOR PRT IN QADISIYAH [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the Department to demarche the Government of Poland regarding the Poles' role in leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Qadisiyah. The Poles' experience in the region makes them the optimal choice [...]	2006-04-20 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ PL
06BAGHDAD13	BAYJI REFINERY FUEL DISTRIBUTION RESTARTED [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Chalabi, who is now the acting Minister of Oil, informed us the Bayji blockade has been broken and trucks loaded and dispatched to Baghdad. He also reported pipeline repairs had been expedited on the energy corridors between Baghdad and Bayji [...]	2006-01-02 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV KCOR PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1300	BAHAI LEADER SAYS STILL NO PROGRESS IN [...] (C) In an April 6 conversation, President of the Bahai National Spiritual Advisory Group in Iraq, Abdul Razaq Abaychi told PolOff that Iraq's Bahai community had not made any headway in canceling the effects of the July 24, 1975 regulation (rule number 358) prohibiting the registration of nati [...]	2006-04-21 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1306	SUNNI PARLIAMENTARIANS FORM HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD; [...] (C) In an April 18 conversation, Sunni Council of Representative (CoR) and National Dialogue member Hasan Dekan Khudeir Al-Janabi told Poloff that Tawaffuq had created a human rights abuse review board to focus on displacement and detentions. Degan said that the Board, currently comprised of [...]	2006-04-22 18:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1316	BAGHDAD PC CHAIRMAN PUSHES FOR PROJECTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC) Chairman Mueen expressed his desire on April 19 to move toward a normalized relationship with the Embassy. He insists, however, on more coordination of local projects and greater respect for the authority of the BPC. He reiterated the continuin [...]	2006-04-23 15:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1317	IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 7-13 APR 06 [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 7-13 April [...]	2006-04-23 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1323	MOD ON DETAINEE OPERATIONS TRANSFER, RELEASES [...] (C) On April 23, Minister of Defense Sadoun al- Dulime and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General, Detainee Operations met (with Pol-MilOff in attendance) to discuss MOD's role in the staggered transition of Coalition detainees and the facilities in which they are housed to the Government of Iraq ov [...]	2006-04-24 10:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PTER OPDAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1324	JUDGES TO TRIAGE TARGETED IRAQI DETAINEES [...] (C) At an April 23 meeting with MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations, Acting Justice Attache, and Pol-MilOff, Judge Medhat Mahmoud, President of the Iraqi Higher Juridical Council (HJC),agreed to identify and deploy emergency panels of Iraqi investigative judges to triage cr [...]	2006-04-24 10:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PTER OPDAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1325	BAGHDAD PLO REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION OF [...] (C) Summary: Pursuant to permission granted ref A, Baghdad RefCoord met with PLO chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on April 20 to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Palestinians in Iraq. Qasoos said that Palestinians in Iraq are fleeing towards the Jordanian border because 1) they face [...]	2006-04-24 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1329	14 SUNNIS ALLEGEDLY ARRESTED BY MOI APPEAR IN [...] (C) Summary. On April 22, Baghdad resident Dena Ahmed told Poloff that the bodies of 14 Sunni laborers detained April 15 at a checkpoint by individuals in MoI uniforms were later found in the morgue April 22. Ahmed, a cousin of one of the laborers, explained that the 14 were seen detained on [...]	2006-04-24 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1351	BAGHDAD GOVERNOR CONCERNED ABOUT PROVINCIAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Baghdad provincial governor Hussein Mohammed Al-Tahan indicated in an April 19 meeting with Baghdad PRT staff that Baghdad's security forces are not ready to take full responsibility for Baghdad's provincial security without significant Coalition support. Al-Tahan expressed doubt [...]	2006-04-25 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1352	POLITICAL BLOCS MOVING TO NEGOTIATE CABINET [...] (C) Summary. Three days after the Parliament elected its Presidency Council and House Speakers, the four major political blocs have switched focus to the next step in the government formation process, the naming of a cabinet. They are forming committees to negotiate ministerial names with e [...]	2006-04-25 18:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1354	DEPUTY SPEAKERS DISCUSS INTERNAL REFORMS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with PolOffs April 23 and 24, Council of Representatives (CoR) Deputy Speakers expressed the desire that leadership of the CoR be more participatory and power be less concentrated in the hands of the Speaker. They also said they hoped that the CoR will conve [...]	2006-04-25 20:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1355	PROVINCIAL REACTION TO PM SELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reactions from provincial contacts to Nuri Kamal (Jawad al-Maliki)'s selection as Iraq's next PM have been positive. Shia Islamists tended to view the new PM as equally capable as Jafari at promoting the UIC agenda. Sunnis and Kurds tended to question his independence, [...]	2006-04-25 20:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1360	SUNNI ARAB POLITICIANS ALREADY SPLIT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab politicians in Tawafuq remain internally divided about the new Iraqi government formation. A well-connected Sunni Arab politician told us April 23 that there is great resentment that the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) is dominating the process at the expense of the other tw [...]	2006-04-26 09:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1367	SALAFIST PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PLEDGES TOLERANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Iraqi Parliament Speaker al-Mashadani told us April 26 that he would work closely with the Kurdish and Shia deputy speakers to craft compromises that would reinforce Iraqi unity in the years ahead. Clearly relishing his new post, al-Mashadani said Iraqi Sunni Sal [...]	2006-04-26 18:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1368	YOUNG PUK COR MEMBER CRITICIZES SPEAKER; WARNS OF [...] (C) In an April 24 meeting with PolOffs, Kurdish Alliance and new Council of Representatives (CoR) member Tania Tal'at Muhammad Gilly expressed great disappointment with new CoR Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani's April 22 acceptance speech and his recent comments in the press. Gilly charged that M [...]	2006-04-26 18:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD1369	SHIA CLERIC: POOR EDUCATION FEEDS SECTARIANISM [...] (C) In an April 23 meeting with PolOff, Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi, a local Shia imam, deplored the manner in which religion is misused in Iraqi politics. He attributed the situation to the low level of education of many Iraqis. Despite Grand Ayatollah Sistani's injunction to "follow their minds," [...]	2006-04-26 19:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1370	FADHILA MEMBER ON PARTY'S ASPIRATIONS, CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: Fadhila Party parliamentarian Basim Sherif Nsaif al-Hechaimi told PolOff in an April 24 meeting that Abd al-Raheem al-Hasuna will be the next Fadhila Party Secretary General. Al-Hechaimi predicted that al-Hasuna's appointment, along with the addition of former UIA 169 independen [...]	2006-04-26 20:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PNAT ENRG ECON KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1379	UN SRSG QAZI ON RECENT MEETINGS WITH SISTANI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi said that Grand Ayatollah Sistani told him in an April 19 meeting that he (Sistani) would not weigh in on the prime ministerial selection because he then would be resp [...]	2006-04-27 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1382	OFFICIAL ORDER TO CLOSE IRAQ'S BORDERS TO [...] Summary: Post has received a copy of the official March 22, 2006 correspondence from the Cabinet of Ministers to all Ministries directing them "to prohibit entrance of chicken, table egg, and hatching egg to Iraq till further notice." Imports for the Multi- national Forces are excluded. Th [...]	2006-04-27 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IZ
06BAGHDAD1383	SENIOR KURDISH POLITICIANS WARN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, and Presidency Council Chief of Staff Kamran Karadaghi told PolOffs on April 26-27 that there was deep concern about the cabinet formation process among senior Kurdish negotiators. Despite President Talabani [...]	2006-04-27 16:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1387	PRT BAGHDAD: CHINESE GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTNG TO [...] (C) During a recent meeting with PRT members, Baghdad Business Center (BBC) Chairwoman Tamather Al-Janabi disclosed that the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (CMOC) is interested in opening a branch of the BBC in Shanghai. 2. (C) Tamather said the CMOC will identify and fund office space for th [...]	2006-04-27 17:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID ENIV IZ CH
06BAGHDAD1388	PRT BAGHDAD: COMMENTS BY BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Baghdad Provincial Council(PC) Deputy Chairman Mohan Al-Saidi recently told PRT member that the PC will not begin preparations for provincial and district elections until well after the formation of the Iraqi National Government. Mohan added that the PC does not have an election timeline. [...]	2006-04-27 17:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1389	PRT BAGHDAD: SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR BAGHDAD [...] (C) During a recent conversation with a member of the Baghdad PRT, Provincial Council (PC) staff member Kadheim Fleiha, the principal staff employee on the PC,s Social Security Committee, disclosed that social security benefits are now being distributed to Baghdad residents. 2. (C) Fleiha s [...]	2006-04-27 17:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI IZ
06BAGHDAD1390	PRT BAGHDAD: PC DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MOHAN AL-SAIDI ON [...] (C) During a recent conversation with a Baghdad PRT member, Provincial Council (PC) Deputy Chairman Mohan Hashem Al-Saidi said he believes that the Government of Iraq does not have the authority to dictate or choose who can be mayor of Baghdad. Mohan advised that the recent selection of Attiy [...]	2006-04-27 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1395	CABINET FORMATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. Cabinet discussions between the Shia Coalition and the Kurds are well underway (See reftel). Internal Iraqiyya meetings have yet to produce results, as members await Ayad Allawi's decision whether or not Iraqiyya will participate. Iraqiyya may opt to go into opposition unless th [...]	2006-04-28 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1398	RUBAIE POSSIBLY NEXT MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Muwaffuk Rubaie has informed Ambassador Khalilzad that PM-Designate al-Maliki has offered him the post of Minister of Interior. The Ambassador promised to follow up with MNF-I CG Casey, so that the three could meet to discuss further Rubai [...]	2006-04-29 05:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD14	AYATOLLAH AL-SADR LEANS TOWARD ALLAWI FOR PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On December 31, Baghdad's most senior Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr told Ambassador Khalilzad that Ayad Allawi would be the best Prime Minister for Iraq, if Allawi can temper his rhetoric. Sadr also supported current PM Ja'afari for the presidency. Sadr was concerned ab [...]	2006-01-02 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD142	FM ZEBARI: TURKEY MORE REALISTIC, SYRIA RIPE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Hoshyar Zebari told the Ambassador January 9 that the Turkish government has become far more realistic in its dealings with Iraq's Kurdish region. Zebari said that Turkish trade with the region is now over $3 billion per year. The Kurdish region has crossed several "red lines" [...]	2006-01-17 16:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU SY IZ
06BAGHDAD1422	MINDEF DULIME CONVEYS SECURITY CONCERNS TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Sadoun al-Dulime called on Ambassador to discuss his concerns with the "terrorist-controlled" highway between Baghdad and Amman and the 8,750 Iraqi security detail personnel currently being paid out of MoD's budget. Dulime also took this opportunity to cauti [...]	2006-04-30 16:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1433	PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPS ON PALESTINIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Palestinian Human Rights Association (Jamyat Huquq al-Insan al-Filistinia) president Muhammed Abid Mutlak Mowsiq and a delegation of three other members expressed to RefCoord their continuing concerns about the security situation of Palestinians in Iraq. They promis [...]	2006-05-01 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS PTER IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD1438	AMBASSADOR OFFERS HIS CONDOLENCES TO ITALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 28, Ambassador offered his condolences to Italian Ambassador Maurizio Melani for the death of three Italian soldiers killed on April 27 in Nasiriyah. He further committed to sharing any investigative reports he receives from MNF-I on the incident. Melani conveyed that [...]	2006-05-01 17:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IT IZ
06BAGHDAD1439	REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE [...] Country clearance is requested for the May 10 - 14 travel of Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill to Jordan. Ms. Hill has filed an electronic request for travel form with ISU-Amman including requests for assistance with necessary hotel, regional air, and ground transportation arrangements [...]	2006-05-01 18:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06BAGHDAD1440	MEHDI HAFEDH: IRAQIYYA LIST NOT YET PREPARED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqiyya List (Allawi) senior member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh told PolOffs April 28 that he had discussed possible changes to the National Policy Council with Ayad Allawi that might enable Allawi to accept the Secretary General position. He asserted that Allawi will not accept a Deputy [...]	2006-05-01 20:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1441	CABINET FORMATION AND PM OFFICE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In an April 30 meeting with PolOffs, Shia Coalition independent Sami al-Askari reported that PM-designate Nuri Kamil al-Maliki has named Ahmad al-Saadawi as his private office director. Al-Maliki's inner circle is moving forward with re-organization and expansion plans for the PM [...]	2006-05-01 22:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1451	IRAQ PRTs WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 14-20 APR [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs include summaries of their activities in several areas for the period [...]	2006-05-02 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1469	COR UPDATE: BYLAWS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 3 session, Council of Representatives (CoR) members appeared to take in stride security concerns, building maintenance problems, and occasional outbursts from the floor to appoint a committee to draw up a list of internal bylaws. Speaker Mahmud al-Mashadani gave a t [...]	2006-05-03 21:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD148	JA'FARI WOOS RAMADI, ANBAR SECURITY COUNCIL WOWED [...] (C) Summary. The Anbar Security Council warmly welcomed Prime Minister Ja'fari on January 15. The PM deftly fielded the Anbaris' complaints regarding the fate of former Iraqi military service members, the inclusion of Anbaris in the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),the release of 'innocent' deta [...]	2006-01-18 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1485	SADR CITY LOCAL LEADERS SAY SISTANI STATEMENT WILL [...] (C) Summary: In an April 30 meeting with PolOff, Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) members Ali Suadi and Ahmed Hassan said the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) would not disband simply because of Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's April 27 statement that weapons should only be carried by government for [...]	2006-05-04 21:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1491	UN SRSG QAZI TRAVELS TO NEW YORK TO PUSH FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi said that he is departing May 5 to travel to New York, to try and overcome initial resistance to a UNAMI-sponsored Baghdad Peace Initiative. Briefing the Ambassador on th [...]	2006-05-05 15:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1492	BADR CORPS LEADER AL-AMIRI: DON'T CALL US A MILITIA [...] (C/REL UK) Badr Organization General Secretary Hadi al-Amiri and Badr Organization Deputy Secretary for Protection Tahsin al-Azawi said in an April 24 meeting with DCG LTG Robert Fry, MG Rick Lynch, RDML Scott Van Buskirk and PolOffs that the Badr Organization should not be labeled a militia " [...]	2006-05-05 19:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1495	MCNS: MILITIAS AND IRAN [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: A MCNS was convened May 2 to propose further actions on militias. GEN Casey pressed for immediate implementation of new directives to control militia activities. MOI Jabr sought agreement on a proposal to integrate directly and immediately 5000 Badr Corps members in [...]	2006-05-06 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PNAT PREL TU
06BAGHDAD1498	PRT BAGHDAD: OFFICE OF MARTYR SADR ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) During a conversation with PRT representative, Karada District Council (DC) Chairman Mohammed Al-Rubiey commented that the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) is attempting to take over the distribution of benzene and cooking gas (LPG) at petrol stations in Karada, as well as house-to-house distri [...]	2006-05-07 04:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER ENRG ECON KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD15	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-02 17:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
06BAGHDAD1514	KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS APRIL 22-23, OFFICIALS FROM THE KURIDSH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT (KRG) PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, IRBIL OIL AND GAS ESTABLISHMENT (OGE) AND THE KRG MINISTRY OF FINANCE CLAIMED THAT COOPERATION WITH BAGHDAD ON ENERGY WAS "GOOD" AND "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE (IRAQI) C [...]	2006-05-08 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD152	FOLLOW-UP TO JANUARY 10 EMERGENCY ACTION [...] (SBU) On January 16, Deputy Chief of Mission and Regional Security Officer evaluated threat and movement information on Routes Dover and Tampa. DCM and RSO concluded that Route Dover will remain off- limits for Chief of Mission motorcade movements. Route Tampa may be utilized on a case-by-cas [...]	2006-01-18 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1538	PORTRAIT OF AN OIL MINISTER-IN-WAITING: DUJAYLI [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 4, the former head of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Dr. Musab al-Dujayli critiqued the slate of candidates for Minister of Oil under the new government. Dujayli said that former Minister of Oil and parliamentarian Thamir Ghadban was "unappointable" [...]	2006-05-08 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1540	DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE ON GOVERNMENT POSITIONS [...] (C) Summary. The day before PM-designate al-Maliki's May 9 target date for announcement of the new government, debate among and within political blocs continued over key positions. Tawafuq appears to have settled on Agriculture specialist (and Adnan al-Dulaimi ally) Salam Zakam al-Zuba'i as [...]	2006-05-08 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT ECON KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1552	SHAHRISTANI: PORTRAIT OF AN OIL MINISTER-IN-WAITING [...] (S) Summary: Dr. Husayn Shahristani, under consideration by some in the United Iraqi Coalition (UIC) to become Oil Minister, shared his ideas for the oil sector with EmbOffs on May 1. Key themes included the needs to attract foreign investment, combat oil smuggling/corruption and increase tr [...]	2006-05-10 03:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG KCOR PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1554	CABINET NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, MISSING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki told reporters May 9 that he might take all the time allotted to form his cabinet. He told the Ambassador May 8 that he would bend to the Kurds' insistence that Barham Salah become DPM but considered it an uncooperative beginning to their [...]	2006-05-10 06:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT ECON ENRG EPET ETRD KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1555	FALLUJAH ARMY RECRUITS GRADUATE; SOME REBEL OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of Fallujah-area Iraqi Army (IA) recruits, numbering approximately 800 out of a total of 978 in the training class (the first of several planned waves),participated in a graduation ceremony April 30, 2006 in Habbaniyah (ex-British base located in Al Anbar Province, near [...]	2006-05-10 09:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1558	COUNCIL MEMBERS YELL AND SCREAM, THEN RETURN TO [...] (C) Summary. At the May 10 session of the Council of Representatives, Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani and SADR CoR member Gufran Abbod Husayn al-Saadi entered into a long and heated argument about a scuffle between their bodyguards. This resulted in Mashhadani storming out of the session. Al-Saad [...]	2006-05-10 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1559	CABINET FORMATION UPDATE: PROGRESS BUT STILL A [...] (C) Summary: At the close of May 10, we see progress in the cabinet formation negotiations, with some ministries, such as the Foreign Ministry, Electricity and Oil, nearly finalized while debates about several ministries crystallized. Prime Minister-designate al- Maliki and Shia Coalition I [...]	2006-05-10 19:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1560	SECTARIAN CONCERNS AT IMN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 4 meeting, Presidential media advisor Hiwa Osman and former Iraqi Media Network (IMN) Directors General Ahmad al-Rikaby and Jalal al-Mashta told Poloff that media will be just as important to stemming violence in Iraq as the security portfolio. They lamented the growing [...]	2006-05-10 19:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1562	JA'AFARI'S FAREWELL: PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a lavish farewell lunch hosted by President Talabani for outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari on May 8, the entire Iraqi political world showed up to pay their respects. In the end, however, Ja'afari's farewell mirrored his tenure as Prime Minister as all those present [...]	2006-05-11 06:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1566	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: MUCH SWIRLING, [...] (C) Summary: We still see no closure on the key Interior, Defense and Finance ministry portfolios. Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Poloff on May 10 that Tawafuq wanted the Planning, Education and Health Ministries but has not yet received confirmation that they will get them. He also said [...]	2006-05-11 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1567	MOI ARRESTS GENERAL, 17 OTHERS FOR KIDNAPPING [...] (U) In an Al Jazeera television interview on May 7, Minister of Interior (MoI) Bayan Jabr announced the arrest of an Iraqi Major General and 17 other ministry employees implicated in kidnapping and death squad activities (interview was reported by Reuters). He said that the officer "kidnapped [...]	2006-05-11 18:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD1568	IRAQ: IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (C) Summary. In response to the Department's request for information regarding Iraq's practices to harmonize implementation of U.S. laws (ref A),Post provides the following summary of previous reporting on the Arab League Boycott (ALB). Although Iraq's enforcement of the ALB is inconsisten [...]	2006-05-12 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT EINV ECON PGOV PREL ABLD IZ
06BAGHDAD1570	ANTI-IRANIAN SHIA CLERICS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad Shia imams Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi and Mahdi al-Shawki told PolOff in a May 7 meeting that some Iraqi Sunnis accuse Iraqi Shia of being pro-Iranian because of their opposition to the previous regime. According to the imams, many Sunni Arabs equate opposition to Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-05-12 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1572	UNIFIED KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT FORMED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Iraqi and foreign government officials gathered on May 7 in Erbil to celebrate the naming of the unified Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Iraqi government officials present included Deputy President Adil Abd al-Mahdi, Speaker Mahmud al-Mashadani, Tawafuq leader Adnan [...]	2006-05-12 18:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1573	DPM CANDIDATE ZAWBI'E SAYS VIOLENCE GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tawafuq nominee for Deputy Prime Minister Salam Zakum Ali Fadhi Al-Zawbi'e told Ambassador Khalilzad on May 8 that bloodshed and terrorism in Iraq are growing in a noticeable way. According to Zawbi'e however, the security situation is not terminal, and, if he is given the aut [...]	2006-05-12 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1587	GOI PERCEPTIONS OF DETENTION SPLIT ON SECTARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent introductory briefs to incoming GOI officials on the subject of MNF-I detention issues have elicited varied responses, with PM-designate Nuri Kamal al Maliki taking a conservative approach to detainee releases and an active interest in accelerating the transition of MNF- [...]	2006-05-14 06:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1613	COR RANK AND FILE GRUMBLE OVER GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Summary. While their party leaders talked in more restricted settings, in May 14 conversations with PolOffs, a number of Council of Representatives (CoR) rank and file members expressed dissatisfaction with the ministerial positions they understood PM-designate Maliki had offered to their [...]	2006-05-15 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1615	UNAMI STAYS KEEN ON BAGHDAD PEACE INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 20:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1618	KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT'S MOST WANTED: [...] (C) SUMMARY: While waiting for a visa to the U.S. on May 11, newly-appointed Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for External Relations Mohammad Ihsan outlined his policy agenda for his term. As the current personal advisor to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and the former [...]	2006-05-16 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1619	SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN ON HOW TO DISSOLVE JAYSH [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with PolCouns, Sadrist Council of Representatives member and Moqtada as- Sadr advisor Baha al-Araji said he expected more intense negotiations before a cabinet is agreed upon. Al-Araji said that Tawafuq has changed its mind on which ministries it wants. Al-Ar [...]	2006-05-16 08:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1620	SISTANI CONFIDANTE URGES HELP FOR PM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 conversation with PolCouns, Najaf cleric Emad Kalanter told PolCouns that Muqtada al- Sadr sees the benefits of participating in the political process, and will not attack Coalition Forces. Kalanter argued that Shia militias could not be dissolved while the Sunni Ara [...]	2006-05-16 09:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1623	TAWAFUQ GRUMBLES OVER HEALTH; FADHILA CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Poloff May 15 that PM designate Nuri al-Maliki had informed the Sunni Arab bloc that they would not receive, as expected, the Health Ministry. Baban predicted that the Sadr movement would get the ministry instead. Baban said that in compensation, Tawafuq [...]	2006-05-16 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD164	SENATOR KERRY PUSHES NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) and the Ambassador held meetings with President Jalal Talabani and Shia Alliance leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim on January 18 to push for a broad national unity government in the weeks ahead. Talabani predicted that such an alliance could be forged in "w [...]	2006-01-20 17:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1641	SCIRI POLITBURO MEMBER COMPLAINS ABOUT MALIKI; [...] (C) SCIRI political bureau member Ridha Jawad Taki complained to Poloff May 17 that PM-designate Nuri al-Maliki had failed to keep his word to SCIRI to allow the party to name the Interior Minister, Council of Ministers Secretary-General and advisors on the PM's staff. Taki said SIPDIS al- [...]	2006-05-17 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1645	BAGHDAD REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ALLEGES FATWA BY [...] (C) Baghdad Regional Council (BRC) Chairman Khadem Al-Shamary told PRT Baghdad PolOff this afternoon that Abdulhadi Al-Haraji, allegedly a spokesman for Moqtada Al-Sadr, issued a fatwa on 16 May ordering the deaths of Mr. Al-Shamary and the remaining Sunni members of the BRC. According to Mr. [...]	2006-05-18 03:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1647	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2006-05-18 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD165	CONSTITUTION REVIEW SHOULD BE DELAYED SAYS SUNNI [...] (C) Saleh Mutlak, whose National Iraqi Front (NIF) won eleven seats in the December 15 elections, told Poloff on January 18 that Constitutional reform should be put off until the next Council of Representatives. The country cannot focus on the Constitution until there is security - the violenc [...]	2006-01-20 17:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PNAT
06BAGHDAD1655	IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: BARGAINING DURING END [...] (C) Summary: As of midday May 18, a final deal on the new cabinet was close, but there were last minute changes and demands. The Finance, Interior and Defense slots were still undecided and we heard Tawafuq grumbling about some of the candidates proposed. Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Po [...]	2006-05-18 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1658	SADR CITY DAC MEMBER ON RECONSTRUCTION; DAC ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and Baghdad City Council member Khudair al-Lami told PolOff on May 15 that Sadr City residents would give Coalition Forces (CF) credit for reconstructing their area if large, visible structures were built. It is difficult to notice sewer [...]	2006-05-18 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1659	120 MORE PALESTINIANS AT AL WALID BORDER POINT [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the successful transfer of 290 Palestinians from Iraq to Syria on May 9 and 10, 120 more Palestinians have spontaneously migrated from Baghdad to the Iraq-Syria border. Syria has so far refused to admit them. Rumor has it that many more Palestinians plan to flee t [...]	2006-05-18 16:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD166	SUNNI LEADERS FEAR STREET REACTION TO ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on January 15 with key leaders from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC). Sheykh Khalaf Al-Ayan said that Tawaffuq Front was under pressure from the "street" to abandon the political process if the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) assessment d [...]	2006-01-21 03:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1661	MCNS - GOI FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),which for the first time included PM-designate Nuri Maliki, convened May 8 to address the significant electricity shortage in Iraq. PM Ja'afari called the meeting because, he said, electricity is among Maliki's [...]	2006-05-19 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG IR IZ MOPS NATO PGOV PINS
06BAGHDAD1664	MALIKI WINS BROAD CONFIDENCE IN A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won a wide vote of confidence in a national unity cabinet in a special parliament session on May 20, but not before several Sunni Arab parliamentarians walked out of the session protesting their exclusion and a continued deadlock over the security por [...]	2006-05-20 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1677	MALIKI MOVES QUICKLY TO ACTIVATE CABINET, FILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly-elected Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met the Ambassador and General Casey May 21 and outlined ambitious plans to jump-start his government and fill the security gaps in his cabinet. Maliki convened both the incoming and outgoing cabinets for a joint meeting May 21 to hand [...]	2006-05-21 20:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1683	IRAQI VILLAGERS AND SECURITY FORCES FOIL JAYSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is a PRT Diyala cable. A May 11 raid by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) elements on a Sunni village east of Khan Bani Sa'd was foiled by the response of villagers and the coordinated response of local Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) units. Twenty-eight detained members of the g [...]	2006-05-22 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1684	SNAPSHOT OF DISPLACEMENT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Displacement of Iraqis spiked following the mid-Feburary bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, but has now leveled off to a slower overall rate of growth. The main reasons for displacement include: death threats, lack of access to education, discriminatory firings, forcible e [...]	2006-05-22 08:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG SOCI KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1685	FINAL TEXT OF BLAIR-MALIKI JOINT STATEMENT [...] (C) The British Embassy provided post, Monday 0930 hrs Baghdad time, the final version of the joint statement to be issued by PM Blair and Maliki during the UK Prime Ministers visit to Iraq. 2. (C) Begin text: Joint statement about the visit of the UK Prime Minister The British Prime Ministe [...]	2006-05-22 10:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UK IZ

06BAGHDAD1689	CABINET FORMATION ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Atmospherics at the May 20 inauguration of the new Iraqi Cabinet, reflected a blend of mirth, frustrated ambition, chaos -- but also satisfaction that a hurdle had been passed. Kurdish attendees joked over Speaker Mashadani's occasional malaproprisms and the fluid denouement to [...]	2006-05-22 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1690	IMPLICATIONS OF SUNNI COALITION SPLIT [...] (C) Summary. The simmering conflict within the Sunni Tawafuq bloc exploded on May 20 when Adb Nasir al-Janabi lead a walkout by about a dozen of the 59 Sunni Arab CoR members during Prime Minister Maliki's presentation of the cabinet (reftel A). The walkout was a manifestation of a long sta [...]	2006-05-22 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1691	DISAGREEMENT OVER SPEAKER AUTHORITIES HOLDS UP [...] (SBU) The Council of Representatives (149 members attending) convened its seventh session May 22 for the third reading of the Council's bylaws but adjourned without completing its work. Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiyah chaired the session in the absence of Speaker Mahmoud Mashdani. Since there w [...]	2006-05-22 19:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1692	MALIKI PUSHING DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION IN BASRA, [...] (C) Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador in a brief May 22 meeting that he plans to push for urgent action to find a political solution to the deteriorating security situation in Basra. Maliki said that he believes the crux of the problem is a tribal conflict between Muhammad Fala [...]	2006-05-22 20:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD17	BAGHDAD PD RESULTS (09/01/05 - 12/24/05) [...] Summary. Embassy Baghdad PAS programming (09/01/05- 12/24/05) addressed post's MPP themes of Democracy, Stability, Prosperity, and Mutual Understanding. This programming produced positive results from exchange alumni, distribution of books to target audiences in Baghdad and beyond, and a mee [...]	2006-01-03 05:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPRC OIIP KPAO IZ
06BAGHDAD1703	SENIOR SHIA CLERIC CALLS FOR FOCUS ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarian and senior SCIRI cleric Sheikh Jalal al-Din al-Sagheer told PolOff May 22 that the new government's top priority should beimproving security for the country. Al-Sagheer warned that the Najaf clerical establishment (marja'iyah) is rapidly losing patience and migh [...]	2006-05-23 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1704	KURDS HAVE MIXED REACTIONS TO AL-MALIKI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 21-22, an informal survey of Kurds from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK),and Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU),all of whom have ministries in the new government, revealed a little optimism, but mainly deep misgivings about the quality [...]	2006-05-23 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1719	MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS OUTLINES HER PRIORITIES [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with Poloffs and ROL Coordinator, newly appointed Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim said she perceives her Ministry has a role both in reducing human rights abuses and in educating the Iraqi public about human rights more generally. She explained that th [...]	2006-05-24 14:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1735	MUTLAK SAYS HE WANTS TO BE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Sunni Hewar leader Saleh Mutlak told Poloff on May 23 that he believed SCIRI and perhaps President Talabani engineered the exclusion of his party from the cabinet. Mutlak claimed to be still very interested in being part of the government and was looking for Embassy support. He said, howe [...]	2006-05-24 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1743	QUBAD TALABANI: A PRETENDER TO THE THRONE [...] (C) Summary: In a long conversation on May 22, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Washington and President Talabani's younger son Qubad Talabani assured PolOff that Prime Minister al- Maliki's cabinet was more competent than former Prime Minister Ja'afari's, and requested E [...]	2006-05-25 03:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1752	ARAB LEAGUE PLANS FOR IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD [...] (C) Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mokhtar Lamani told Ambassador Khalilzad on May 22 that he intends to hold the Arab League Iraq National Accord Conference in Baghdad on June 20-22. He plans to invite UNSYG Kofi Annan, the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League, Iran, Turkey, the EU and the P5 [...]	2006-05-25 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1753	FORMER TNA SPEAKER'S CHIEF OF STAFF ASSESSES NEW [...] (C) Summary: Chief of the Research Directorate at the Council of Representatives (CoR) and Chief of Staff to the former Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Saifaldin Abdul-Rahman told PolOff on May 22 that the current crop of parliamentarians is more sectarian and far less pr [...]	2006-05-25 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1754	SENIOR KURDISH AIDE: IRAN WANTS A DIALOGUE WITH [...] (S) Summary: President Talabani's Chief of Staff and close confidant Kamran Karadaghi told PolOff on May 23 that all of Iran's activities in Iraq and the broader Middle East were just aimed at jumpstarting bilateral relations with the U.S. He urged Washington to engage Tehran as a means of h [...]	2006-05-25 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1760	BOMBING OF MULTIPLE MINOR SHRINES IS A NON- EVENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is a PRT Baquba cable. The reported bombings of several shrines on May 13-14, which have provoked comparisons in the international press with the late February bombing of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra, appear to have had virtually no effect on Sunni-Shi'a relations in D [...]	2006-05-26 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1764	ASSEMBLY BYLAWS UPDATE: DEBATE CONTINUES ON [...] (C) Council of Representatives Deputy Speaker Arif Taifour confirmed to PolOff and PolFSN May 24 that the current impasse on the allocation of authorities between the Speaker and the two Deputies revolves around the question of who will control staff appointments (reftel). He cited the recent [...]	2006-05-26 20:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1766	AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS ABOUT MNF-I DETENTION OF [...] (SBU) On May 24, Australian Ambassador Howard Brown and Australian Consul Alan Elliot met with Pol- MilCouns and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) to express Canberra's concern about the detention of Australian national Bradley John Thompson by US military forces [...]	2006-05-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1767	NEW MOJ EAGER TO ENGAGE, SKEPTICAL ABOUT IRAQI [...] (C) On May 24, newly-appointed Minister of Justice Hashim Abdulrahman al-Shibli met in his office at the Ministry with MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO),Major General Jack Gardner, for an introductory brief on current MNF-I detention operations, the legal basis f [...]	2006-05-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1778	SHAWAYS' JADIRIYYA BUNKER REPORT SUMMARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Then Deputy Prime Minister Rawsh Shaways met on May 13 with Rule of Law Coordinator Yellin and Poloff to review the findings of the Investigative Committee in the Al-Jadiriyya Shelter, which Shaways chaired. The report, translated on May 20, concluded that serious human rights vi [...]	2006-05-29 04:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KCRM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1779	DANISH PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 24, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade called on the Ambassador and GEN Casey. Rasmussen reported that the Danish Parliament is expected to vote next week to extend and adjust its military presence in Iraq through July 7, 2007 [...]	2006-05-29 04:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ DA
06BAGHDAD1781	SENIOR IRAQI ATTORNEY DISCUSSES LEGAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Tariq Hareb, a prominent attorney in Baghdad, described to PRT staff his concerns about constitutional and legislative reforms in Iraq on May 20. He also painted a somewhat dismal picture of legal education in Iraq, advocating for more elements of US law to be injected into t [...]	2006-05-29 04:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1786	EL SALVADORAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE RECEPTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a May 24 meeting with Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard and National Coordination Team (NCT) Director Greg Bates, El Salvadoran Minister of Defense Alejandro Romero indicated El Salvadors continuing interest in s [...]	2006-05-29 07:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRS IZ
06BAGHDAD1792	FM AGREES TO SEND LETTERS TO UNSC AND TROOP [...] (S) Political Counselor delivered ref A points to Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari on May 28 and asked that the Iraqi Government prepare a letter from the Prime Minister or Foreign Minister to the UNSC asking for the continuation of MNF-I presence in Iraq. FM Zebari said that the last time su [...]	2006-05-29 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL UNSC IZ
06BAGHDAD1804	IRAN HOSTED CONFERENCE OF IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari on May 28. FM Zebari responded that due to a schedule conflict, the Iraq neighbors conference, scheduled for May 31 to June 1 in Iran was cancelled and a new date has not been set. June 10-11 was proposed but [...]	2006-05-29 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1806	NATIONAL IRAQI MINORITIES COUNCIL CONFERENCE HOLDS [...] (U) On May 27, PolOffs and PolFSN attended the Second Annual National Conference of the Iraqi Minorities Council, held at Baghdad's Rashid Hotel. The conference, attended by about 250 people, opened with remarks by surprise guest Council of Representatives Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani. Mashadani [...]	2006-05-29 18:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD181	KOREAN INTEREST IN REGIONAL RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Korean Ambassador to Iraq Ki-ho Chang told the Ambassador January 19 that Seoul is interested in participating in, and possibly leading, the planned Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT). Chang as [...]	2006-01-22 12:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL KS IZ
06BAGHDAD1822	MANSOUR HUMAN RIGHTS LEAD SAYS KILLINGS HAVE [...] (C) Hussein Al-Bayati, the human rights lead for the Mansour District Advisory Council (DAC),told PolOffs May 24 that the Baghdad neighborhoods of Khadra, Ghazaliya, and Hatin have experienced a marked decrease in reported extrajudicial killings (EJK) over the past month. Based on conversati [...]	2006-05-30 20:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1824	SECTARIAN TENSIONS RUNNING HIGH IN MADA'IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In several meetings with PRT staff over the last three weeks, residents of Mada'in, a predominantly Sunni district in southeast Baghdad, have expressed fears that rising tensions over Shia militia control of fuel stations and an important mosque in the area could provoke a violent [...]	2006-05-31 03:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1825	PARLIAMENT SEEKS IECI GUIDANCE ON HOW MEMBERS ARE [...] (C) Deputy Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Arif Taifour told PolOff and PolFSN May 24 that Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani had sent a letter to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) requesting their guidance on how members who have resigned to become ministers or members of th [...]	2006-05-31 03:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1833	SADR CITY RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT SECURITY [...] (C) At a May 25 meeting, five Sadr City residents told PolOffs that they were disappointed the security situation had not improved over the past year, and not hopeful that it would improve in the upcoming months. "You can not even trust your own neighbor these days," said Huda, a young female [...]	2006-05-31 13:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ PGOV
06BAGHDAD1834	DEFENSE MINISTRY HUMAN RIGHTS LEAD FOCUSING ON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 24 conversation, MoD's Human Rights lead Iman Naji told PolOffs that her office is developing the capacity to receive and address MoD human rights abuse complaints, but right now is primarily focusing on detainee abuse. Naji's directorate, located within the Inspector G [...]	2006-05-31 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1837	PRT VISITS JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRT staff visited a large Iraqi juvenile detention facility in central Baghdad on 22 May. The site visit revealed overcrowding, poor health and environmental conditions, as well as signs of possible abuse. Conversation with the deputy warden indicates that the site is also having [...]	2006-06-01 00:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1843	ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR REPORTS SISTANI SUPPORTIVE [...] (C) Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani told Poloff that his May 31 visit to Najaf was successful. During the one day trip, Lamani met separately with Ayatollah Sistani, Fadilah Party Spiritual Leader Muhammad al-Yaqubi, SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim and Muqtada al-Sadr. Lamani [...]	2006-06-01 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1844	MCNS DISCUSSES NEW PLAN FOR BAGHDAD SECURITY [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki convened a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) on May 29 to discuss the Baghdad Security Plan. National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie provided a briefing on the political and outreach aspect [...]	2006-06-01 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1845	PM HEADING TO BASRAH TO ADDRESS SECURITY, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki will focus on security during his May 31 trip to Basrah. Maliki said he will announce his nominees for Minister of Defense and Interior at the next session of parliament (either June 1 or June 4. The leading candidate for MOI now appears to be Farouq Al-Araj [...]	2006-06-01 09:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1847	SENATOR DOLE EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WOMEN MINISTERS [...] (C) On May 28, Ambassador and Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) met with Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim and Minister of State for Women's Affairs Fatin Abd al-Rahman to congratulate each Minister and express support for their work to expand women's rights. The Ministers expressed g [...]	2006-06-01 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1852	FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY IN ANTICIPATION OF KARADAH [...] (C) Summary: Over the last three weeks, the Karadah District Advisory Council (DAC) has faced a surge in threats, and targeted killings, which has resulted in the deaths of two council members and has forced the long-standing Karadah DAC chairman to flee the country. Council members have told [...]	2006-06-01 13:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1854	BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND ON BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] The following is a biographic outline of the leadership of the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),with background information on each of the committee chairs as well as the senior members. Included as available with each entry is biographic information, perceived views of the United States an [...]	2006-06-02 02:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1868	BRITISH MP CLWYD SATISFIED WITH SADDAM TRIAL, [...] (C) In a May 30 meeting with the Ambassador, UK Labour Member of Parliament and Prime Minister Blair's Special Envoy to Iraq for Human Rights Ann Clwyd said she was impressed with the dignity and fairness of the proceedings in the Saddam Hussein trial. She said that, contrary to the impressio [...]	2006-06-03 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNET KDEM PREL IZ UK
06BAGHDAD1869	PM HOPES TO COMPLETE SELECTION OF SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 1 meeting with Ambassador, PM Maliki repeated his intent to complete selection soon of Ministers of Defense and Interior. MinDef will be either Abdel Qader al-Mufraji (if Kurds can be brought on board) or Nabil Khalil Saeed. MinInt candidates are Tawfiq Yasseri or Farouk [...]	2006-06-03 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD1871	ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, Italian Ambassador Maruizio Melani reported to the Ambassador that Italian Deputy Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema (who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs) plans to visit Iraq on June 7. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Italy's future Iraq assistance plan with Prim [...]	2006-06-03 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ IT
06BAGHDAD1884	UN FOR EXPANSION IN IRBIL IN IRAQ AND DEDICATED [...] (C) On June 2, UN Under-Secretary General for Safety and Security Sir David Veness, accompanied by SRSG Ashraf Qazi, told the A/DCM that the UN believes it has a role in Iraq in the years ahead. As part of this role, Veness said, the UN will face significant challenges as MNF-I draws down and [...]	2006-06-05 09:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1886	TURKISH ENVOY CELIKKOL PROPOSES SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Special Envoy for Iraq Oguz Celikkol met with Ambassador on May 31 to review his meetings with Vice President Tarik Hashimi, Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, Speaker Mashadani, and Prime Minister Maliki. Celikkol said he invited the Ir [...]	2006-06-05 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KDEM TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1894	PARLIAMENT SESSION POSTPONED; NO VOTE ON MOD OR [...] (U) Three hours after the scheduled session start time, Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiyah announced to the media June 4 the postponement of the Council of Representatives (CoR) session "until further notice" to "give the PM a greater chance to hold further consultations" on the candidates for the [...]	2006-06-05 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1896	MOI CANDIDATE AL-ARAJI A POLITICAL UNKNOWN [...] (C) Ambassador and General Casey met on May 30 with Farook Mohammed Sadik al-Araji, who is under consideration by Prime Minister Maliki for the Interior Minister position. Farook told the Ambassador and General Casey that he is an independent, non-sectarian, has good relations with everyone, [...]	2006-06-05 16:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1897	ABD AL-MEHDI BLAMES PM FOR IMPASSE WITHIN SHIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 5 lunch, Ambassador told Iraqi VP and SCIRI political leader Adel Abd al-Mehdi that SCIRI is widely perceived as being responsible for scuttling PM Maliki's plan on June 4 to bring his candidates for Minister of Interior and Defense to the Council of Representatives [...]	2006-06-05 17:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD1898	IRAQ BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON PLANNING FOR [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed to Prime Minister Maliki on June 5, the NSC-approved "Framework for Our Work with the New Iraqi Government/Three Track Effort" that lays out three tracks: Security and National Reconciliation; National Recovery; International Support. In para 2 below, is the text of [...]	2006-06-05 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1899	DIYALA: MAYOR'S ASSASSINATION CAPS RECENT VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of the IIP Sunni mayor of Muqdadiyah, Diyala's political center of gravity, caps several weeks of increased violence in and around the city. The perpetrators remain unknown, but Shia are steeling themselves for retaliation while the IIP has pledged not to respond [...]	2006-06-05 18:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1902	BRITISH CONCERNED ABOUT BASRAH SITUATION [...] (C) UK Ambassador William Patey asked Ambassador Khalilzad on June 4 to speak with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to counter accusations that British forces had assassinated people in Basrah (reftel B). Patey lamented that PM Maliki put Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'hili in charge of security un [...]	2006-06-06 05:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNSC UK KU IZ
06BAGHDAD1911	CODEL BLUNT DISCUSSES PKK AND TURKEY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings in the Kurdistan Region on May 31, CODEL Blunt met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masud Barzani, Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Adnan Mufti and Kamal Kirkuki [...]	2006-06-07 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1918	IRAQ PRTS ASSESS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS - APR 2006 [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq report monthly the ability of the provincial level government to function effectively and the obstacles that prevent full self- governance. The PRTs assess provincial governments in the areas of governance, economic deve [...]	2006-06-07 10:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1920	MCNS APPROVES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, DISCUSSES [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met and approved a new plan for Baghdad security. The group decided that Prime Minister Maliki would be in overall charge of the plan's execution, with Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) commanders car [...]	2006-06-07 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1921	ZEBARI SETTLES INTO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari met with PolCouns and EconOff on May 28 to review pending bilateral issues. Zebari said it was a bad sign that PM Maliki is so indecisive in the selection of the security ministers. He said his relations with the new Minister of State for Arab Affairs were [...]	2006-06-07 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1922	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS ADVOCATES FOR FULL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4, PolCouns met with newly appointed Minister of State for Women's Affairs Fatin Abd al-Rahman to congratulate her and re-affirm USG support for women's rights in Iraq. Abd al-Rahman agreed that the ministry should focus on programs that unite women from all backgrounds. [...]	2006-06-07 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1923	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING, [...] C) On June 1, PolCouns delivered talking points (ref A) on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Human Rights Minister Wijdan Mikhail Salim. Salim expressed interest in the issue as well as in learning more about the data supporting the assessment on Iraq. PolCouns agreed to assist the M [...]	2006-06-07 16:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1924	MANDAEANS SAY TARGETING IN IRAQ UNBEARABLE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 31, Sabian Mandaean spiritual leader Shaykh Sattar Jabbar al-Helo and President of Mandaean Associations Union Dr. Akram Arar, told EmbOffs that the situation for Mandaeans in Iraq had become intolerable. They indicated to EmbOffs that their community had experienced an in [...]	2006-06-07 18:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1925	PROMINENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST POSITIVE ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 5, prominent Iraqi women's rights activist Dr. Sundus Abbas told Poloff that Minister of State for Women's Affairs Faten Abd al-Rahman seemed receptive to working with the NGO community. Dr. Abbas expressed cautious optimism about the direction the ministry would take unde [...]	2006-06-07 19:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1926	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES SET TO RECONVENE JUNE [...] (C) In separate meetings June 7, Council of Representatives (CoR) Deputy Speakers Khalid Attiyah and Arif Taifour confirmed to PolOffs and PolFSN that they expected the CoR to reconvene June 8 to vote on the Ministers of Defense and Interior. Prior to the meeting, Taifour's staff confirmed th [...]	2006-06-07 20:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1928	TRANSCRIPT OF PM MALIKI PRESS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 02:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1929	ALLEGATIONS OF AT LEAST THREE LEAVING MOI COMPOUND [...] (C) Adamiyah District Council member and human rights lead Dr. Riyad al-Adhadh told EmbOffs June 1 that three Adamiyah residents were kidnapped and later killed as they were driving from the Ministry of Interior headquarters detention facility. According to Dr. Riyad, Mustafa Mu'aid Ibrahim, [...]	2006-06-08 02:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1940	IRAQI GOVERNMENT COMPLETE - FINAL VOTES ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Nuri Maliki presented to the CoR the final three ministerial candidates to complete his government. After some debate, Jawad Bolani was approved as Minister of Interior by a vote of 182 to 16, and Abdel Qader Jassim al-Mufraji was approved for Minister of Defense by a vote [...]	2006-06-08 10:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1945	ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY MOVES TO IZ FOR SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Arab League (AL) Ambassador Mokhtar Lamani moved out of his house in the MFA compound on June 6 for the International Zone after reported security incidents. Lamani said he continued to plan for the June 20-22 reconciliation conference but conceded that no Arab Foreign Ministers h [...]	2006-06-08 13:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG IZ
06BAGHDAD1946	A TIRED PRIME MINISTER STRUGGLING WITH UNWIELDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, PRIME MINISTER MALIKI REITERATED HIS NEED TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR MORE TRAINED IRAQI ARMY AND NATIONAL POLICE TO HANDLE THE SECURITY SITUATION IN BASRAH. MALIKI SAID HE BELIEVES HE CAN GET HIS TWO PREFERRED NOMINEES CONFIRMED ON JUNE 8, EVEN WITHOUT SCIRI SUPPORT, BUT WA [...]	2006-06-08 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD195	KURDISH LEADERS, ALLAWI AGREE ON JOINT PRINCIPLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings at the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Guest House in Salah al-Din on January 21-22, Ambassador, President Jalal Talabani, KDP Leader Masud Barzani, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, and UK Ambassador William Patey drafted a framework proposal for a nation [...]	2006-01-23 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1957	SADR CITY DAC WOMEN'S AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) member Mustafa Jasim told PolOff in a June 5 meeting that both he and his wife, fellow Sadr City DAC member and chair of the DAC Women's Affairs Committee Siham Hatab, were told by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) members that they must resign their [...]	2006-06-10 04:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1958	SADR CITY DAC MEMBERS ON SECTARIAN DISPLACEMENT, [...] (C) Summary. On June 5, PolOffs met with Sadr City District Advisory Council members to discuss their assessment of security and human rights abuses. DAC Chairman Juwad Kadhem Al-Atabi, Deputy Chairman Abbas Ali Al-Tamimi, and member of the Sadr City human rights committee Dr. Haider Jabr Ze [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1959	DIYALA: PUBLIC CELEBRATION, DISBELIEF, FEAR IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: News of the death of Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi on June 7 produced public celebration in Diyala. Among many of our contacts, however, disbelief that Zarqawi had actually been killed after so many false reports and fears of the response by Zarqawi's group within Diyala muted enthusiasm [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1960	SEVERE ABUSE AT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SITE 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May, a joint U.S.-Iraqi inspection of the "Site 4" Iraqi National Police (INP) detention complex discovered more than 1,400 detainees in squalid, cramped conditions. Forty-one detainees interviewed had bruising and lash-marks consistent with violent physical abuse. Thirty-seve [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS DOJ CRIM OPDAT KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1964	PROBLEMS FACING THE IRAQI JUDICIARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Improving performance of the Iraqi judiciary faces immediate challenges: too few judges, a lack of security, and a constitutional mandate that needs to be defined by further legislation. 2. (SBU) The Mission has already taken measures to begin addressing these problems, i [...]	2006-06-10 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1965	SCIRI CONTACTS SAY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF COUNCIL OF [...] (C) At a June 9 luncheon with PolOffs, SCIRI politburo member Ridha Jawad Taki reported that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had rejected multiple SCIRI-proposed candidates for the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers position. According to Taki, Maliki had firmly refused previous Se [...]	2006-06-10 17:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1971	AMBASSADOR MEETS PROACTIVE NEW MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his initial meeting with the Ambassador on May 25, newly-appointed Minister of Electricity (MoE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan impressed us as technically very competent and eager to work with the U.S. Wahid doubted whether initiatives on fuel import liberalization (which could improve [...]	2006-06-11 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1973	MCNS APPROVES SECURITY MEASURES, DISCUSSES UNSCR [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: In the wake of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, the Iraqi Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) agreed to implement the Baghdad Security Plan beginning June 13 and to follow up with a series of speeches and press events by senior GOI officials and others in [...]	2006-06-11 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1978	NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH: LET'S COOPERATE TO IMPROVE [...] This cable contains an action request for Embassy Doha. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Embassy staff met on May 27 with Dr. Ali Al-Shamari, the new Minister of Health. Minster Al-Shamari expressed a desire to work closely with Embassy officials to finish c [...]	2006-06-12 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1979	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF OIL, HUSAYN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28, in his first meeting with the Ambassador as Minister of Oil, Husayn al-Shahristani outlined priorities for the oil sector and expressed the need for continued U.S. support. The new Minister also acknowledged the importance of inter-ministerial cooperation -- flagging t [...]	2006-06-12 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1982	PARLIAMENTARY ATMOSPHERICS AS NEW SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just before his June 8 nomination as Interior Minister, Jawad al-Bolani met with the Ambassador and reconfirmed his loyalty to the government and his independence from any pressures, parties, or party leaders. Meanwhile, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was scrambling to deter [...]	2006-06-12 11:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1983	SESSIONS 24-32: SADDAM TRIAL DEFENSE WITNESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: From May 15-31, the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) heard testimony from defense witnesses for the eight defendants in the Ad-Dujayl trial. Amid concerns over testimony given by four defense witnesses, a hearing was held to assess perjury charges. The perjured witnesses revealed that [...]	2006-06-12 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1985	JUNE 8 PARLIAMENT SESSION DEADLOCKS OVER SPEAKER'S [...] (C) Summary. The June 8 Council of Representatives (CoR) session deadlocked in a dispute over the powers of the Speaker over CoR personnel matters. The Shia Coalition supported an amendment that would limit the authority of the Speaker, thus allowing the two Deputies to overrule the Speaker [...]	2006-06-12 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1986	VIEWS OF IRAQI CHIEF JUSTICE ON GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Chief Justice al-Mahmoud told us on May 30 that members of the new Iraqi government and parliament owe their allegiances to their parties and sects rather than to the country as a whole. Al-Mahmoud said extremist factions within the new government and parliament want to c [...]	2006-06-12 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1994	BADR ORGANIZATION AND FADHILA MEMBERS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: In a June 4 meeting with PolOff, Badr Organization parliamentarian Sheikh Dhiya al-Din al-Fayyad said the current violence in Basrah can and should be contained by the provincial council. In a June 8 meeting with PolOff, Fadhila parliamentarian Kareem al-Yaqubi, cousin of Fadhil [...]	2006-06-12 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1995	CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Senators James Inhofe, Oklahoma, and Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii, visited Iraq June 10-11 with their staffs to congratulate senior security officials on their recent cabinet appointments and for their contributions to operations resulting in the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi. 2. (C) CODEL [...]	2006-06-13 06:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER REL LE SY JO IZ
06BAGHDAD2001	DPM SALEH EAGER TO MOVE ON HOUSING AND FUEL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Saleh told us June 8 that he hopes to develop and implement comprehensive strategies on housing and fuel (combining subsidy reform and import liberalization) that can be implemented within three to six months. He says he is eager to "use rather th [...]	2006-06-13 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2003	ITALIAN DPM AND FM D,ALEMA VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian DPM and FM D,Alema told Iraqi leaders that Italy would be withdrawing all of its forces from Iraq by the end of autumn. While he did not rule out leading an Italian PRT, he said it would be very difficult to do so without security. Italian Amb Melani told us that the [...]	2006-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS PREL PARM IZ IT
06BAGHDAD2004	NEW TRADE MINISTER STRONG ON PDS REFORM AND TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 5, new Minister of Trade Abd al-Falah al-Sudani shared with Ambassador his strong support for reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS),reduction of corruption in the ministry, and economic policies favorable to international trade and to Iraq's accession into the W [...]	2006-06-14 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID KCOR PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2013	IRAQI LEADERS REACT TO POTUS VISIT [...] (C) Summary: President Bush's June 13 visit to Baghdad was well-received by most of Iraq's political leadership. Sunni Arab reaction has thus far been positive, with some welcoming the opportunity to discuss security issues with the President and others calling the meeting "inspiring." The tw [...]	2006-06-19 06:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD202	AMB AND TALABANI DISCUSS IRAN, DE-BA,ATHIFICATION, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting, Ambassador told President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. would never relent on the war against terror, refuting SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim's public statements accusing the USG of encouraging terrorism with its Sunni Arab outreach program. Ambassador [...]	2006-01-24 17:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER IR IZ
06BAGHDAD2026	IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD CONFERENCE DELAYED TO AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: Pol/C delivered on June 12 reftel points to Arab League Assistant Secretary General Ahmed Bin Hili and Ambassador to Iraq Mokhtar Lamani. Bin Hili said that the Iraqi National Accord Conference scheduled for June 20-22 was pushed back to the first week of August due to a date con [...]	2006-06-15 11:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2028	NEW MINISTER OF DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION BRINGS [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns, RefCoord and IRMO/MODM consultants had a positive initial meeting with the new Minister of Displacement and Migration Abd-al- Samad Rahman Sultan on May 31. Sultan was well informed about all the populations of concern to the Ministry, and expressed a desire for a conti [...]	2006-06-15 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PNAT SMIG KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD203	AMBASSADOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS JILL [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD2031	NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER EMPHASIZES INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM Satterfield and Embassy staff met on June 5 with new Agriculture Minister Yuarib Nadhim Al-Abudi and members of his staff. Al-Abudi, a Shi'a with Sadrist affiliation, told us that he looks forward to an improved relationship with the Embassy and a joint effort to rebuild Ir [...]	2006-06-15 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KFPC PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2037	PARLIAMENT PASSES BYLAWS; DEADLOCK OVER SPEAKER'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After reaching agreement on language concerning the Speaker's powers on personnel issues (reftel),the Council of Representatives (CoR) completed its work on the bylaws June 14. The CoR will now move on to the formation of committees. The agreed upon language says that perso [...]	2006-06-16 04:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2040	RUBAIE TELLS EDELMAN OF SECURITY DEFICIENCIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 8, National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak Rubaie told Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, SIPDIS Eric Edelman that establishing a stable Iraq requires improved intelligence coordination, a comprehensive vetting and national ID program, competent leaders, and USG lo [...]	2006-06-16 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD2041	REQUEST: FULL RELEASE U.S. ORIGIN EQUIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The Core Country Team for Security Matters requests the full release of the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System and AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System to the Government of Iraq. These systems are currently deployed on [...]	2006-06-16 12:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PINS MOPS
06BAGHDAD2044	FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM AND WTO ACCESSION GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Adnan J. Shareefi, Ministry of Trade Chief of Staff, told us June 14 that Trade Minister Al-Sudani would like to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) by distributing only the most critical food ration items and gradually monetizing the PDS, hopefully starting later this [...]	2006-06-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2046	PLAN FOR SECURITY TRANSFER OF MUTHANNA PROVINCE [...] (C/REL AU,JA,UK, IZ) The May 2006 Provincial Security Transition Assessment concluded that Muthanna province is ready for transition to Iraqi civilian authority. Muthanna met the four necessary transfer conditions: the threat level is low, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have reached a level of [...]	2006-06-17 07:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MOPS PREL AS UK JA IZ
06BAGHDAD2047	APPARENT KIDNAPPING OF DIYALA HEALTH DG FROM [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The apparent kidnapping of Diyala's top health official and three companions from inside the Ministry of Health June 12 has raised considerable consternation among Diyala Sunnis. Local officials in the Iraqi Islamic Party, of which the kidna [...]	2006-06-17 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2048	NINEWA VICE GOVERNOR SUGGESTS IRAQ MOVE AWAY FROM [...] (C) After three years on the job Ninewa's vice governor, Khasro Goran, has proven to be a very polished and powerful politician with strong ties to the regional government in Iraqi Kurdistan. Goran, a Kurd, sees Iraq's future through a Kurdish lens. In his mind, the Kurds' Arab counterparts [...]	2006-06-17 11:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR ECON
06BAGHDAD2054	MINISTER OF JUSTICE MEET AND GREET [...] (C) Summary. In a June 12 introductory meeting with the new Minister of Justice (MOJ) Hashim abd Rahman al-Shibli, Emboffs expressed their desire to maintain a close relationship with the Ministry and to support its transition to primary responsibility for virtually all detention facilities. [...]	2006-06-18 09:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2059	XXXXXXXXXXXX BLAMES UK FOR SECURITY [...] (S//REL UK) Summary: In a June 12 conversation with PolOff, XXXXXXXXXXXX told PolOff the UK is largely to blame for the unrest in Basrah. The UK has not brought militias under control, and so Basrah is now a violent place, he said. This, combined with the activities of foreign intelligence ser [...]	2006-06-18 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD2065	MODERATE ISLAMIST CABINET CONTENDER URGES USG TO [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Emboffs, moderate Islamist Ali al-Dabbagh (strictly protect) said that the present Sadrist Minister of Transportation, Karim Mahdi Salih, may be forced to resign and that he is a possible candidate to replace him. Dabbagh claimed to be undecided as [...]	2006-06-19 09:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PNAT ECON EAIR ELTN ETRD KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2067	INITIAL EMBASSY MEETING WITH STATE MINISTER FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2068	IRAQI LEADERS REACT TO POTUS VISIT [...] (C) Summary: President Bush's June 13 visit to Baghdad was well-received by most of Iraq's political leadership. Sunni Arab reaction has thus far been positive, with some welcoming the opportunity to discuss security issues with the President and others calling the meeting "inspiring." The tw [...]	2006-06-19 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ

06BAGHDAD2080	PM DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, SITE 4, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15 meeting with the Prime Minister, the Ambassador and GEN Casey discussed the Baghdad security plan; the Site 4 investigation; Basrah; military operations in Ramadi; security transition; the Arab League Boycott; and an upcoming detainee release. END SUMMARY. -------- [...]	2006-06-19 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2081	PARLIAMENT BEGINS COMMITTEE ALLOCATION PROCESS; [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Khalid al-Attiyah told Embassy Legal Adviser June 18 that committee formation should be completed within a week. The CoR session broke early in the afternoon so that the CoR leadership and political bloc leaders could meet t [...]	2006-06-19 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2083	SADR CITY CONTACT LOOKS TO START LIBERAL POLITICAL [...] (C) On June 11, Sadr City General Information Center manager Nsaif Jasim told PolOff he and his supporters wanted to start a liberal, secular political party called the Gathering of Iraqi Liberals. A brother-in-law of former Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) member Siham Hatab (reftel [...]	2006-06-19 16:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD2085	DOCTOR COMPLAINS OF JAYSH AL-MAHDI "TAKEOVERS" AT [...] (C) On June 8, Dr Bashor (LNU),an emergency care physician at Karama hospital (located in the Saliya neighborhood near the IZ),complained to Poloff that Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia hospital "takeovers" have become common practice in several hospitals across Baghdad, including his own. The [...]	2006-06-19 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD209	MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ja'afari convened the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) at his residence the evening of January 22. Although the major topic of discussion was infrastructure security (septel),the MCNS also heard reports concerning: the status of the [...]	2006-01-25 17:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINS KCRS IZ
06BAGHDAD2099	DAWA ADVISORS TALK ABOUT PM OFFICE, NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. To compensate for a weak cabinet, the Prime Minister has plans to divide his Office into four separate divisions, creating small groups of specialized, expert advisors, organized around key ministries that would provide policy guidance and oversight. The PM has yet to appoint th [...]	2006-06-20 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD210	MINISTER OF FINANCE ALLAWI ADDRESSES FUEL IMPORT [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: Minister of Finance (MoF) Ali Allawi said that he has a green light from the Council of Ministers to offer the Turks a plan by which Iraq will pay off its arrears over a 12-month period, at an interest rate of 3%-4%. He said Iraq will commit to keeping its 2006 impor [...]	2006-01-25 20:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD2108	IRAQI FARMERS UNION FACES SADRIST PRESSURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a June 12 meeting, General Federation of Farmers Unions VP Adil Aladily told EmbOffs that his organization has made substantial progress since its re-establishment following the fall of Saddam. He complained, however, of Sadrist efforts to take over the Federation's board of d [...]	2006-06-20 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ELAB EAGR IZ
06BAGHDAD211	60-DAY ASSESSMENT OF PROVINCIAL [...] (U) THIS IS A COORDINATED EMBASSY BAGHDAD AND MNF-I CABLE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Coordination Team (NCT) provided AMB Khalilzad and GEN Casey the 60-Day Assessment of the three operational Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) on January 19. From this assessment, it remains clea [...]	2006-01-26 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2112	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ALLOCATION [...] (SBU) The political blocs have completed negotiations on the leadership of the 24 permanent Council of Representatives (CoR) committees, but have not finished the committee membership lists. Once the committee member names are finalized, the CoR will vote to approve the composition of each co [...]	2006-06-20 19:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2114	MCNS - MUTHANNA, BASRAH, AND BAGHDAD [...] (S//REL GBR AUS JAPAN) SUMMARY: On June 18, the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met to discuss security issues in Muthanna, Basrah, and Baghdad. It was decided to announce the transfer of security responsibility for Muthanna from the Coalition to the GOI on June 19. The Ba [...]	2006-06-21 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV CIA IZ MASS MCAP MOPS NATO PINR PREL
06BAGHDAD2115	SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: In a positive meeting June 16 with Econ staff members, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani focused on four areas of reform for his Ministry: hydrocarbon legislation, liberalization of fuel imports, improved contracting procedures, and rooting out corruption. His goals, especial [...]	2006-06-21 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TCOR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2116	WHERE WE STAND ON CRUDE EXPORTS, ELECTRICITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad's hours of power increased in June to an average of 8-9 hours per day, up from 4-5 a month ago. Improvements are attributable to more focused security and the return to service of several power plants that had been down for maintenance or other reasons. Crude exports are [...]	2006-06-21 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU SY IZ
06BAGHDAD212	MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: At the urging of Ambassador, the members of the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),joined by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) responsible for energy policy (Ahmed Chalabi) and Minister of Electricity Shallash, met on January 22 to discuss Iraq's [...]	2006-01-26 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS EPET ECON ENRG EFIN MARR PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2130	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVES COMPOSITION OF [...] (U) On June 21, the Council of Representatives approved the membership of 19 of its 24 permanent standing committees. Deputy Speaker al-Attiya deftly moved discussion beyond committees where the number of nominees was fewer than the minimum of seven prescribed in the bylaws (Tribal and Member [...]	2006-06-21 19:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2135	MCNS - UPDATE ON BAGHDAD SECURITY [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On June 20, the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met to review progress on the Baghdad security plan. Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi National Police (INP) leadership, supported by Multi-National Division-Baghdad(MND-B) Commanding General (CG),highlighte [...]	2006-06-22 02:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MASS CIA IZ MCAP MOPS NATO PGOV PINR PREL
06BAGHDAD2136	MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF INTERIOR, JAWAD [...] (C) On June 18, EmbOffs met with the new Minister of Interior, Jawad al-Bolani, to congratulate him on his appointment and to pledge ongoing U.S. support for the ministry's efforts to combat terrorism and criminality. EmbOffs emphasized the importance of enhancing public confidence in the mini [...]	2006-06-22 02:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2139	MALIKI MAY LAUNCH RECONCILIATION PROPOSAL SOON, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The next window for PM Maliki to announce his national reconciliation proposal is Sunday, June 25, before the Council of Representatives (CoR). Maliki reportedly has the support of President Talabani; however, Sunni Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi has proposed a number of likely [...]	2006-06-22 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2141	INITIAL MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 20 introductory meeting with Deputy EconCouns, IRMO Senior Consultant for Transportation and the Gulf Regional Division (GRD) Commander, the new Minister of Housing and Construction (MOCH) Bayan Dazai expressed her gratitude for U.S. assistance in the reconstruction o [...]	2006-06-22 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ELTN EPET IZ
06BAGHDAD2147	THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND DIALOGUE PROJECT [...] (C) As per ref, PM Maliki may announce his national reconciliation plan as early as the Council of Representative's next session, June 25. Discussion continues among the Presidency, Prime Minister, DPMs and CoR leadership on the details. Sunni VP Tarik al-Hashimi has proposed additions that [...]	2006-06-22 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2148	REACTIONS TO THE BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN [...] (C//REL MNFI) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Baghdad Security Plan commenced operation June 14. The June 20 MCNS review of the plan assessed the operation positively, noting room for improvement (reftel). On June 24, the plan will be formally reviewed to determine what modifications are needed to [...]	2006-06-22 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PDEM KCRM MOPS MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD215	WITH COMPETING PROGRAMS, UNITY GOVERNMENT WILL [...] (C) Summary: One of Iraq's top Sunni Arab political leaders, Tariq al-Hashemi, told us January 25 that while his constitutents are not happy with the election process, he will move forward on unity government talks. He anticipated difficulties finding common ground with the Kurds and the S [...]	2006-01-26 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD2153	MASHADANI CONFIRMS PARLIAMENT TO STAY IN SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 08:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2154	MASHADANI CONFIRMS PARLIAMENT TO STAY IN SESSION [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with PolCouns, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani confirmed that the CoR would extend its session throughout July and adjourn August 1 for a month recess. He noted that July would have an active legislative agenda, emphasizing the Investment L [...]	2006-06-23 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2161	MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS REQUESTS GOI OBSERVERS [...] (C) On June 20, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim met with Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Bill Caldwell to request that the U.S. military Haditha investigation include Iraqi government observers. The Minister explained that the presence of these observers would bring a higher [...]	2006-06-23 18:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2165	PRESIDENT TALABANI: UPBEAT ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani hosted the Ambassador for lunch June 23 with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih. Talabani said that the Prime Minister's reconciliation proposal would go forward to the Council of Representatives. Barham expressed deep concern over as-yet unchallenged infiltrati [...]	2006-06-24 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2169	SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-24 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD217	POSSIBLE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006 at about 1411 hours local time, a possible surface-to-air missile (SAM) was fired at a Coalition aircraft eight miles southwest of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). Countermeasures were deployed and a possible detonation 100 meters from the aircraft was re [...]	2006-01-26 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD2175	PRIME MINISTER READY TO LAUNCH NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met Prime Minister Maliki June 23 to review pending issues. Security and Iranian influence are covered in septel. Prime Minister is ready to announce his proposal for National Reconciliation on June 25. PM expressed interest in traveling (especially to Saudi Arabia, [...]	2006-06-25 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD218	FADHILA LEADER JABIRI OUTLINES PLAN TO CAPTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadhila Party leader Nadim al-Jabiri, a senior figure in the Shia Alliance, lunched with Ambassador on January 24 and outlined his candidacy for the prime ministership. Jabiri argued that he alone among the nominees for PM could count on support from the Sunni Arabs and Kurds. H [...]	2006-01-26 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD219	NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL PROPOSES WAY FORWARD ON [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: The National Energy Council (NEC) agreed January 22 in principle to a plan put forward by Minister of Finance Ali Allawi to pay off Iraq's arrears to Turkish fuel suppliers over time. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi and MinFin Allawi were both adamant that the State Oil [...]	2006-01-26 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD22	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQI ELECTIONS (IMIE) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 3, IMIE representatives Fred Schaffer and Reem Ersheid told Poloffs that IMIE is sensitive to the media and political pressures associated with their efforts, and would therefore make a preliminary announcement before IECI's final certification of results. The IECI pl [...]	2006-01-03 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2203	PM PRESENTS NATIONAL RECONCILIATION PLAN TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PM Maliki delivered his national reconciliation statement to the Council of Representatives (CoR) June 25. Leaders of political blocs responded in turn, with broadly supportive speeches. Points of contention included de-Baathification and the distinction between terrorists an [...]	2006-06-25 19:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2204	MALIKI TAKING SMALL, UNCERTAIN STEPS ON CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Charge d'Affaires Speckhard and EconCouns, Prime Minister Maliki requested USG expertise and assistance to help combat corruption in Iraq. The new GOI has declared anti-corruption a top priority, but the PM has yet to focus seriously on the issue. Neverth [...]	2006-06-26 06:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2231	JAPANESE PROPOSES MOVING SLOWLY ON IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 22 with, in a meeting with Charge, Japanese Ambassador Yamaguchi expressed concern about "significant gaps" in the U.S. and U.K approach to the International Compact. Yamaguchi acknowledged that the U.S. sees the fall conference as a major event in "sealing" the compact, [...]	2006-06-26 11:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR MOPS PREL EAID PINR IZ JA UK
06BAGHDAD2237	DEATH OF SADDAM HUSSEIN DEFENSE ATTORNEY [...] (S) SUMMARY: On the morning of June 21, multiple assailants entered the home of Khamees Al-Obeidi -- one of two principal Iraqi defense attorneys in the Ad-Dujayl trial of Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants. The assailants removed Khamees from his home, transported him to the Jamilah neighb [...]	2006-06-27 02:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2238	EU TROIKA QUESTIONS URGENCY OF IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and A/DCM Speckhard met June 24 with an EU Troika delegation (participants listed para 10) to discuss EU policy toward Iraq, particularly with regard to the Compact process. The EU delegation expressed the EU's desire that the Compact be more than "just a pledging exer [...]	2006-06-27 06:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PREL PINR IZ EUN IR GCC
06BAGHDAD224	VP ABD AL-MEHDI SAYS SHIA ISLAMIST COALITION [...] (C) Summary: In a January 23 meeting, Ambassador Khalilzad and Deputy President (and Prime Minister contender) Adel Abd al-Mehdi agreed that Iraq should take steps to increase oil production in southern Iraq promptly to boost Iraq's income stream. Abd al-Mehdi said Deputy Prime Minister Chal [...]	2006-01-27 18:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD225	NSA RUBAI'E TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT SISTANI HAS NO [...] (C) Summary: In a January 24 meeting, Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffuk Rubai'e told the Ambassador that it is not clear who will be Iraq's next Prime Minister. Negotiations on this could last for weeks. Deputy President Adel Abd al-Mehdi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari are the cu [...]	2006-01-27 19:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2263	TWO SISTANI STUDENTS COMMENT ON MARJAIYA VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 14 meeting, Sheikh Ahmed al-Dhahabi and Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi, students of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, told PolOff the political and economic situation in Iraq is steadily improving but more needs to be done to rebuild the country. Al-Dhahabi relayed to PolOff the Marjaiya [...]	2006-06-27 12:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PNAT KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD2266	ITALIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 25, Acting DCM Speckhard met with Italian Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Melani to discuss national reconciliation, International Compact, Italian troop withdrawal, and PRTs. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- National Reconciliation ----------------------- 2. (C) A [...]	2006-06-28 01:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IT IZ
06BAGHDAD2275	NATIONAL DIALOGUE MINISTER ON RECONCILIATION PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 27 meeting with PolCouns and RDML Van Buskirk, new Minister of State for National Dialogue Dr. Akram al-Hakim outlined his plans. According to al-Hakim, resolving de-Ba'athification and the militias would be the biggest challenges for implementing the National Reconcili [...]	2006-06-29 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2278	FUEL PRICE PUBLIC AWARENESS: A STRUGGLE FOR [...] (C) Summary. Embassy efforts beginning in January to help the Iraqis produce public service messages on economic themes have exposed the irregularities inherent in routine commercial dealings here. Over five months, the public awareness campaign has encountered obstacles including a lack of [...]	2006-06-29 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KCOR PINR PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2281	PM MALIKI UPBEAT ON REACTION TO RECONCILIATION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 28 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki said that he is optimistic about his upcoming trip to the Gulf and pleased with Ambassador's readout of his own consultations in Jeddah, in which Ambassador reported that the Saudis are ready to help Maliki with reconciliation and the In [...]	2006-06-29 10:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2286	ATTACK ON BAGHDAD PALESTINIANS KILLS FOUR [...] (C) On the morning of June 26, the Palestinian "compound" in Baghdad's Baladiat neighborhood was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants. Saeed al-Jafari from the Palestinian Human Rights organization told PolFSN that four residents were killed and nine injured in the melee. PLO representa [...]	2006-06-29 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD2289	TAWAFUQ INDEPENDENT SEEKS TO FORM NEW COR BLOC -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shaikh Wathab Shakir, who entered the CoR as a member of the National Dialogue Council, claimed to have recently broken with both the NDC and the Tawafuq bloc. As an independent, he claimed to be seeking broad-based support for forming a new bloc, "Iraq First." According to Sha [...]	2006-06-29 13:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2293	AL-HILLAH 6/26/06 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) NOTE: Due to technical problems at REO Al-Hillah, Embassy Baghdad is transmitting this cable. END NOTE. 2. (SBU) The Regional Coordinator (RC) convened the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 26 to discuss threat information related to REO Al-Hillah. In attendance were the [...]	2006-06-30 13:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMER PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2314	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. On June 30, Pol/C delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who acknowledged the USG perspective, but said that after discussing the matter with the Prime Minister, they have decided that he would attend the Iraq Neighbors Conference in Tehran July 8-9. FM sai [...]	2006-07-02 17:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ AL EG
06BAGHDAD2315	WOMEN MINISTERS BRIEF CODEL GRANGER ABOUT EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim and Minister of State for Women's Affairs Fatin Abd al-Rahman briefed Rep. Granger (R-TX),Rep. Johnson (D-TX),Rep. Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Blackburn (R-TN) June 24 on efforts to improve the situation for women in Iraq. Minister Fatin [...]	2006-07-02 18:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2316	EMBASSY BAGHDAD - SECURITY FOR THE 231ST USMC [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Baghdad is planning a ceremony on the Embassy Annex compound to celebrate the 231st birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Due to the current threat environment at post, our security posture remains high. Post has significant COM and DOD assets deplo [...]	2006-07-03 08:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC KMSG IZ
06BAGHDAD2317	BULGARIAN AMB DISCUSSES MILITARY, TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian Ambassador Valeri Ratchev told A/DCM Speckhard June 29 that his visit to Iraq would help him rto refute statements by Iraqi exiles in Bulgaria about how dangerous Iraq service was. Bulgarian forces were positive about their conditions in Iraq, Ratchev noted, and he hopes [...]	2006-07-03 08:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BU IR GR NATO IZ
06BAGHDAD2318	JOINT WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS IRAQI ARMED FORCES [...] (C/REL MNF-I, MNC-I and IZ) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador June 24 that he is interested in establishing a joint working group to assess the Iraqi Armed Forces (IAF). Maliki, Defense Minister Abdul Qader, and National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie agreed [...]	2006-07-03 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PARM MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2319	ACTION REQUEST: LATVIAN MINDEF REQUESTS CLOSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS PREL PARM LG MD IZ
06BAGHDAD2323	DPM SHAWAYS DISCUSSES SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD ON THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a June 28 meeting with Ambassador, former Deputy Prime Minister and senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) parliamentarian Rowsch Shaways discussed suggestions for the rules, administration, and structure of the National Policy Council (NPC). Shaways proposed a two-level stru [...]	2006-07-03 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2345	FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT INVOLVING GEORGIAN AND US [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 17:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS GG IZ
06BAGHDAD2346	TAWAFUQ WALKS OUT OF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY Reactions to the July 1 Sadr City car bombing and kidnapping of a female Tawafuq parliamentarian dominated the July 2 Council of Representatives (CoR) session. A leading Sadrist demanded that the CoR vote to choose a date for MNF-I withdrawal and to activate "popular committees" t [...]	2006-07-03 17:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2350	DESCRIPTION OF INTERNATIONAL COMPACT AGREED UPON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-04 19:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2354	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, SERVICES, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki on June 29, the Ambassador raised points on security and economic issues, ranging from a military operation in Fallujah to the draft investment law. The Ambassador also discussed the Kurds, and he indicated to Maliki th [...]	2006-07-05 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2363	VP HASHIMI DISCUSSES MALIKI VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) On June 29, Vice President Tarik al-Hashimi and the Ambassador discussed PM Maliki's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia. The Ambassador pointed to the trip as a prelude to improved Iraqi-Saudi and Iraqi-Arab relations. The Ambassador also highlighted the KSA's preoccupation with Iranian infl [...]	2006-07-05 12:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2368	COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER LUKEWARM ON PRIVATIZATION; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Communications Minister Muhammad Allawi informed us that the current contracts for Iraq's mobile telephone service providers have been extended through the end of September, delaying the opening of the market to outside competitors. He said he supports privatization conceptu [...]	2006-07-06 07:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV IZ
06BAGHDAD2373	FADHILA PARLIAMENTARY HEAD OFFERS TO COOPERATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 29 meeting, Nadeem al-Jabiri, the head of the Fadhila Party parliamentary bloc, offered to help find a solution to Basrah's security problem. The Ambassador encouraged him to work with PM Maliki. Al-Jabiri attributed many of Basrah's problems to struggles between the UK [...]	2006-07-06 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD2375	MESOPOTAMIA SEED AND IRAQ'S PRIVATIZATION CONUNDRUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Mesopotamia State Company for Seeds (MESO) exemplifies the GOI's main challenges in privatizing its state-owned enterprises (SOEs). MESO employs a large number of unskilled workers who would be displaced by any privatization effort; it heavily relies on subsidized inputs; [...]	2006-07-06 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB ETRD IZ KIPR
06BAGHDAD2377	UNHCR IRAQ HEAD OF DELEGATION ENGAGES GOI [...] (C) Summary: New UNHCR-Iraq Head of Delegation Janvier de Riedmatten made his initial calls on GOI MOI, MFA, and MODM on July 1 and 2. He advised RefCoord and PolOff that although the GOI Ministries gave positive signals on willingness to help on Makhmour, they did not offer specifics. UNHC [...]	2006-07-06 19:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PHUM UNHCR IZ
06BAGHDAD2379	WAY FORWARD ON BASRAH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a way forward on the Basrah Children's Hospital (BCH),Mission recommends descoping the Bechtel construction job order; transferring construction program management to the Gulf Region Division (GRD) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) with JCC-I/A contracting assistanc [...]	2006-07-07 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI IZ
06BAGHDAD2380	TRADE MINISTER FIGHTING FOOD SUBSIDY CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Al-Sudani told us on July 3 that he is ready to install electronic tracking systems in the Ministry of Trade's (MoT) trucks and warehouses to fight corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS). He said he would like Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih's Econo [...]	2006-07-07 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2381	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's visit to Iraq provides an opportunity to press the GOI for action on economic reform that would fundamentally change the investment climate (particularly in the hydrocarbon sector),open the country to international trade, and dismantle the remna [...]	2006-07-07 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD KBCT KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD2400	PRT-BAGHDAD: PROVINCE'S SECURITY COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: PRT Representatives attended the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC) Security Committee meeting July 2. Discussions centered on the presence of foreign elements and other Anti-Iraqi Forces (AIF). The committee also discussed concerns about corruption and collusion within Baghdad-base [...]	2006-07-09 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD2401	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI PLEASED WITH VISITS TO SAUDI [...] (S) During a July 8 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki told the Charge that he had been extremely well-received in his stops in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait and that overall he was very pleased with the results of these visits. He said that Kuwait had promised to establish relations at the amba [...]	2006-07-09 17:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ KU AE SA
06BAGHDAD241	DPM CHALABI ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 14 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi said he intends to continue to push substantive reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS) while simultaneously reinvigorating Iraq's struggling agricultural sector in order to better meet domestic demand and re [...]	2006-01-28 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2444	RESPONSE TO GOR REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN HOSTAGE [...] (S) Per reftel, the Mission will work closely with the GOR and GOI to coordinate efforts to recover the Russian Embassy staff members' remains and assist in apprehending those responsible for their murders. 2. (S) At this time, the location of any remains is unknown. Post recognizes the imp [...]	2006-07-10 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER PINS PGOV RS IZ
06BAGHDAD2445	MOI OFFICIAL SAYS WOMEN CANNOT OBTAIN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Summary. MOI Director of Nationality and Travel Yasseen al-Yassiri told PolOffs July 26 that Iraqi women were once again required to have their husbands' permission (or that of another male relative) in order to obtain a passport. This requirement, which was in effect during Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-07-10 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2446	MOI OFFICIAL SAYS WOMEN CANNOT OBTAIN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Summary. MOI Director of Nationality and Travel Yasseen al-Yassiri told PolOffs June 26 that Iraqi women were once again required to have their husbands' permission (or that of another male relative) in order to obtain a passport. This requirement, which was in effect during Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-07-10 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2460	VICE CHAIR OF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. Saleem al-Jaboori, Vice Chair of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Legal Affairs Committee, told Legal Adviser and PolOff July 10 that he expected the Tawafuq members to end their legislative boycott, which he characterized as a signal to the other parties and the USG not to t [...]	2006-07-11 19:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2461	TAWAFUQ PUBLICLY ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RETURN TO [...] (C) Tawafuq members did not participate in the June 11 Council of Representatives (CoR) session although a handful of members sat outside the session room in the cafeteria. A five-person delegation led by Iraqi Islamic Party member Nooraldin al-Hayali made a statement to the media announcing [...]	2006-07-11 19:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2462	KARKH RESIDENTS ON THE CHALLENGES OF DAILY LIFE [...] (C) Summary. When asked in a meeting with PolOff to identify the most pressing issue affecting their lives, six residents of Baghdad's Karkh district (comprised of a mixture of Sunni, Shia, and Kurds) answered by highlighting the lack of electricity and its affect on their daily lives. Severa [...]	2006-07-12 02:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD2464	MCNS - UPDATE ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met July 9 to review the transfer of security authority to al-Muthanna Province, critical energy infrastructure protection, the Baghdad and Basrah Security plans, and events in Anbar. END SUMMARY. 2. (S//REL G [...]	2006-07-12 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2471	FADHILA LEADER CALLS MILITIAS DEFENSIVE MEASURE [...] (C) Summary. In a July 9 meeting with poloffs, Fadhila Party General Secretary Abd al-Rahim al-Hasuna said that his party continued to consider itself a part of the Shia Coalition, despite the "unfair" outcome of the government formation process which left it without any ministries. Al-Hasuna [...]	2006-07-13 02:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD25	TEAM MEETS WITH IRAQIS TO DISCUSS NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post supports the proof-of-concept proposed by the GOI and endorsed by a joint DOS-DOD team from Washington, who traveled to Baghdad to assess the Iraqis' national ID card proposal. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) A joint DOS-DOD team traveled to Baghdad to assess Iraq's Unified Identif [...]	2006-01-03 17:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2511	IRAQ COMPACT LOGISTICS [...] This is an action cable, see paras 2-5. 2. (C) Action Request: Per reftelcon agreement, Embassy requests Department instruct U.S. missions in capitals of countries invited to send delegations to Baghdad for the July 20 preparatory meeting of the Iraq Compact to provide assurances of U.S. [...]	2006-07-14 18:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EINV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2512	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGAL COMMITTEE TO PUSH [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2519	UPDATE ON THE BAHAI: NO PROGESS YET ON IDENTITY [...] (C) On July 4, President of the Bahai National Spiritual Advisory Group Abdul Razaq Abaychi complained to Poloff that no progress had been made toward allowing Bahai to legally register for the national identity card, or "jensiyya" (reftel). Abaychi nonetheless expressed appreciation for the [...]	2006-07-15 17:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2534	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visits to Iraq for the launch of the International Compact on July 20 provide an opportunity to fundamentally change Iraq's foreign relationships by helping it overcome the political divisions in the international community that arose prior to and during the war and have su [...]	2006-07-17 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD254	HUMAN H5N1 CASE CONFIRMED IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The Naval Medical Research Unit-3 (NAMRU) in Cairo confirmed January 29 that the young girl who died January 17 in Sulaymaniyah Province had contracted H5N1 avian influenza (AI). NAMRU has not yet tested the girl's uncle, who died January 28. The World Health Organization (WHO) is [...]	2006-01-30 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2569	PRT BAGHDAD: DISPLACED PERSONS STILL A CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with PolOffs July 9, representatives of the 9 Nissan's District Advisory Council (DAC) described the difficulties facing the IDPs in the area, notably lack of assistance by the Iraqi government and the international community. The representatives commented on insecu [...]	2006-07-18 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD2571	MEETING WITH SPEAKER OF IRAQI COUNCIL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker, Mahmoud Mashadani, described to Charge Satterfield and CG Casey his efforts to support the Prime Minister, his recent discussions in Tehran, and the "Baathist trap" he fell into when he remarked on the presence of Israeli troops in t [...]	2006-07-18 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD258	ALLAWI ALLY SAYS AYAD OPEN TO OVERSEEING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Safia Suhail told Poloffs January 30 that former PM Allawi would be open to a government appointment overseeing the security ministries. She added that SCIRI's Abd' al-Aziz al-Hakim is trying to establish a political marja'iya in order to remain in power over ever-increasing popul [...]	2006-01-30 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD2581	TALABANI: IRANIAN UPDATE AND SEEKING POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador, just back from consultations in Washington, met President Talabani July 17. Talabani briefed the Ambassador on the latest Iraqi discussions with the Iranians, and they discussed ways to leverage concerns about Iran into greater support for Iraq from Sunni neighbo [...]	2006-07-19 09:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2587	MCNS - BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN AND FORCE STRUCTURE [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met July 16 to hear MNF-I briefings on the progress of the Iraqi Army training and on the strategic view of the Baghdad Security Plan Phase II. The Iraqis expressed the desire for more Iraqi troops to be trained, [...]	2006-07-19 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PNAT PREL PTER MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD259	ZEBARI DISCUSSES PM CANDIDATES AND CABINET [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD2590	COR HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR SUPPORTS HR COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. On July 12, EmbOffs met with newly appointed Chair of the Human Rights Committee for the Council of Representatives (CoR),Mohammed al-Haideri (Shia Coalition/Independent). With less than two weeks under his belt, al-Haideri told PolOff that his Committee was still in the process [...]	2006-07-20 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PHUM PNAT
06BAGHDAD2591	IRAQI REACTION TO ISRAEL-LEBANON SITUATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israeli military action in Lebanon has brought strong condemnation from Iraqi officials across the political spectrum. No negative reference has been made to Hezbollah militia actions. Friday prayers were dominated by anti-Israeli rhetoric, and demonstrations against Israel repo [...]	2006-07-20 02:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PDEM KCRM MOPS MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD2609	PROGRESS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION LEGISLATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 17:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PNAT PREL
06BAGHDAD2610	IRAQI MINDEF TELLS CODEL HOEKSTRA THAT 14 [...] (C) On July 15, Congressmen Pete Hoekstra R-MI),Christopher Shays (R-CT),Gil Gutknecht (R-MN) Earl Pomeroy (D-ND),and Mike Rogers (R-MI) met with the Iraqi MinDef Abd Al-Qader. Al-Qader emphasized that the Iraqi Army (IA) is making great progress in its development despite the very challen [...]	2006-07-20 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2622	POST SUPPORT FOR IRAQI PURCHASE OF ISR AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-22 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2627	HEAD OF SCIRI OUTLINES FOUR-STEP PLAN TO ADDRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Council for the Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) leader Abdel Aziz Al Hakim met with the Ambassador on July 20. Al Hakim highlighted growing concerns among the Shia that the USG was taking a political "observer role" in the wake of escalating violence, especially with regard to [...]	2006-07-22 19:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2628	KURDS WANT TO RESOLVE THE PKK PROBLEM [...] (S) Summary: Talabani understands the seriousness of situation with Turkey. He and Barzani are in agreement on steps show Iraqi-Kurdish bona fides. In addition to steps aimed at stopping PKK attacks on Turkish targets, he believes that progress toward a comprehensive solution could be achiev [...]	2006-07-22 19:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD2629	SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO [...] (S) Introduction and Summary: Two months into his tenure as Iraq's first permanent Prime Minister since liberation, Nuri Kamel Maliki has staked his reputation and political future on improving the security situation, providing basic services, and rebuilding the Iraqi economy. Although he fac [...]	2006-07-22 19:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2632	IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR NONCOMMITTAL ON ARREST [...] (C) Embassy Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator urged Iraqi Minister of Interior Bolani to execute immediately the arrest orders for people implicated in abuses at the detention facility known as Site 4. Bolani was noncommittal. Comment: Execution of the arrest orders by Bolani would help demons [...]	2006-07-23 02:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD264	(U) RESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUDGE RIZGAR AMIN: [...] (C) During a lunch at his residence on January 27, President Jalal Talabani told Ambassador that Chief Judge Rizgar Muhammad Amin may have resigned due to pressure from Moqtada al-Sadr. Talabani related that Sadr had sent a letter to Amin stating that a Sadr-connected Sharia court was opening [...]	2006-01-30 17:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2646	HUNGER STRIKE BY AD-DUJAYL DEFENDANTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On July 8, 2006, Saddam Hussein began a hunger strike in response to the June 21, 2006 murder of one his defense attorneys. He also ordered Taha Yaseen Ramadan, Barzan al-Tikriti, and Awad al-Bandar (three co-defendants in the continuing Ad-Dujayl trial) to participate in this hun [...]	2006-07-24 07:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV PHUM

06BAGHDAD265	MEETING OF THE BAGHDAD GENERAL SECRETARIAT (BGS) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 28, the BGS met with a proposed agenda including discord among its members, the group's purpose, upcoming provincial elections, and a future meeting of all provincial councils. Instead the BGS Members discussed the absence of some members, salaries, and the need to ra [...]	2006-01-30 19:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ

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