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06PORTAUPRINCE1543	PREVAL REVIVES DDR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Preval has asked MINUSTAH to develop and prepare to implement a Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration ((DDR) plan to serve as the carrot in his "carrot and stick" policy to combat Port-au-Prince's armed gangs (reftel). MINUSTAH's DDR department is preparing [...]	2006-08-21 12:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM HA

06PORTAUPRINCE1588	GOH DISMISSES DISARMAMENT STUNT [...] (C) President Preval reportedly rebuffed on August 14 an offer by Cite Soleil gang leader William Baptiste, aka "Ti Blanc" to participate in a disarmament ceremony, after a series of meetings with gang leaders over the previous weeks failed to produce a result. (Note: Preval's frustration [...]	2006-08-25 15:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1622	PREVAL PRESSURES MINUSTAH FOR CLAMPDOWN [...] (C) President Preval on August 31 convened meetings with MINUSTAH leaders, including the SRSG and his military and police commander, and Haitian security officials to press for decisive action against gang leaders in Cite Soleil. A MINUSTAH official who participated in the meeting told Polco [...]	2006-08-31 16:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS KCRM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE170	VETTING REQUEST: UDMO WEAPONS TRAINING NO. 2 FEB [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-01-24 19:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE173	VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY UNIT [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police's Presidential Security Unit for credible information of gross human rights [...]	2006-01-24 20:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1755	MINUSTAH CLOSES IN ON CITE SOLEIL [...] (C) Summary. Under continued prodding from President Preval (ref A),MINUSTAH and the HNP over the past week have taken significant steps to secure the access routes areas immediately adjacent to Cite Soleil and the major north-south artery within the district, route 9. According to MINUSTAH [...]	2006-09-15 18:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1785	VETTING REQUEST: ANTI KIDNAPPING UNIT - HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-09-21 12:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1786	VETTING REQUEST: CIMO UNIT - HAITIAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-09-21 12:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1881	ROCKY START FOR DDR [...] (C) Summary. Forty-seven gang members from Cite Soleil on September 26 finished a week-long orientation program for the revamped Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) program (ref A),though follow-on activities remain in doubt as MINUSTAH DDR staff attempt to ensure with the [...]	2006-09-29 18:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1964	VETTING REQUEST: PALACE SECURITY UNIT (PSU) [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-10-13 18:37:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2025	VETTING REQUEST: HAITIAN COAST GUARD PERSONNEL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-10-23 15:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2026	VETTING REQUEST: HAITIAN COAST GUARD PERSONNEL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-10-23 15:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2067	VETTING REQUEST: HAITIAN COAST GUARD PERSONNEL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-10-27 17:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE211	HAITI ELECTIONS: SECURITY PLAN READY [...] (C) Election Day security plans remain on track, according to MINUSTAH's Chief of Elections Security and Planning, Neil Warriner. Despite rumors to the contrary, MINUSTAH UNPol and the Haitian National Police (HNP) will jointly patrol all voting centers, including those in Cite Soleil. Wa [...]	2006-01-27 20:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC MARR PKAO HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2125	VETTING REQUEST: SUB REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See paragraphs 2-3. 2. Post requests that the Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following individual for credible information of gross human rights violations. This individual is being vetted [...]	2006-11-07 18:55:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2169	A/S PATTERSON PUSHES FOR COOPERATION WITH GOH [...] (C) Summary. INL A/S Anne W. Patterson urged increased cooperation on law enforcement and intelligence gathering to combat narcotics trafficking through Haiti during her meetings on November 3 with President Preval and senior GoH and MINUSTAH officials. Repeatedly referring to the 1997 ill [...]	2006-11-13 12:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KJUS ASEC KCRM HA SNAR
06PORTAUPRINCE2185	VETTING REQUEST: HAITIAN COAST GUARD PERSONNEL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. Post requests that the Department initiates review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian Coast Guard for credible information of gross human rights violations. Thes [...]	2006-11-14 18:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2202	MARTISSANT VIOLENT, BUT NOT "OPERATION BAGHDAD" [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Gang violence has increased in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Martissant during recent weeks, and local radio has given a forum to gang members who claim they are launching "Operation Baghdad II," [...]	2006-11-15 17:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC HA KCRM MARR
06PORTAUPRINCE2226	VETTING- HAITIAN GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See paragraphs 2-3. 2. Post requests that the Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following individual of the Haitian Government for credible information of gross human rights violations. This [...]	2006-11-20 16:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2305	VETTING REQUEST: HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-3. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-12-01 21:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2367	MARTISSANT HOTSPOT FOR GANG VIOLENCE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The murder of a Haitian National Police officer during the December 3 elections sparked a new wave of gang violence in the Martissant neighborhood in the south of Port-au-Prince. MINUSTAH presenc [...]	2006-12-12 19:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM MARR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2385	PREVAL TELLS MINUSTAH TO TARGET THE GANGS [...] (C) President Preval on December 15 directed SRSG Mulet to have MINUSTAH forces conduct targeted operations against known leaders in Cite Soleil and other Port-au-Prince slums, according to MINUSTAH political staff. Senior MINUSTAH civilian staff present at a birthday party for Mulet's chief [...]	2006-12-15 17:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM HA BR
06PORTAUPRINCE2409	UN TAKING ACTION AGAINST INSECURITY [...] (C) MINUSTAH plans to execute one targeted operation in Port-au-Prince every other day with the goal of arresting gang members, according to Mike Center (strictly protect),deputy chief of MINUSTAH's Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC). Center told Poloff on December 18 that JMAC is selectin [...]	2006-12-19 16:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KPKO MARR ASEC MOPS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2424	MINUSTAH/HNP TO MOVE ON CITE SOLEIL [...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH and the HNP are finalizing plans to move against specific gang leaders in Cite Soleil. Acting UNPol Commissioner Richard Warren and Haitian Police (HNP) Director General Andresol completed an operational plan on December 20 and hope to conduct an operation by December 2 [...]	2006-12-21 16:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2433	HIGH ANXIETY OVER SECURITY [...] (C) The recent spate of high-profile kidnappings and the GoH's stumbling response has become the singular issue in Haitian politics and public discourse. While panic has not yet set in, the Port-au-Prince population has begun to alter their work and private routines and much of daily life aga [...]	2006-12-21 20:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ASEC KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE338	VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY UNIT [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police's Presidential Security Unit for credible information of gross human rights [...]	2006-02-18 19:04:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM ASEC PTER HA
06PORTAUPRINCE43	VETTING REQUEST: LESS-THAN-LETHAL TRAINING NO. 3 [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-4. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-01-09 20:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE538	VETTING REQUEST: HNP TRAINING FOR JACMEL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-03-22 12:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE595	USAID-MINUSTAH PARTNERSHIP ADVANCES PEACE IN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. This message summarizes the Haiti Transition Initiative (HTI),the USAID sponsored program to reduce violence and restore stability in Port au Prince's most volatile slums. USAID's Office of Transition [...]	2006-04-03 14:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PKAO MARR ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE637	HAITI ELECTIONS: PLANNERS APPLY LESSONS LEARNED [...] (C) Summary. UN Mission (MINUSTAH) officials are confident they will be much better prepared to conduct the second round of national elections and working to apply lessons learned from the first round. MINUSTAH has ordered its military planners to develop the overall security plan, taking o [...]	2006-04-07 17:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE707	VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR HNP SWAT TEAM [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]	2006-04-20 19:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE866	POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES [...] (U) Summary. Poloff traveled to Haiti's South Department capital of Les Cayes, near the westernmost end of Haiti,s "southern claw" (peninsula),to observe the final round of parliamentary elections. The Les Cayes region is more prosperous and orderly than Port-au-Prince, though drug traffick [...]	2006-05-15 19:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC SNAR MARR HA
06PORTLOUIS743	MAURITIUS MOVES TOWARDS GREATER PEACEKEEPING ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Top Mauritian security officials committed publicly to increasing participation in international peacekeeping efforts. U.S. military officers training Mauritians say their constabulary Special Mobile Force is ideal for PKOs. Additional Mauritian attributes are the population,s [...]	2006-12-11 10:29:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINR MP AU UN SADC
06PORTLOUIS752	MAURITIUS DENIES PLAN TO CEDE AGALEGA ISLANDS TO INDIA, BUT ISSUE SHOWS MAURITIAN SUBORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: Mauritian officials deny any intention to cede Agalega islands to India, as alleged in an Indian newspaper report. They have said that India agreed to help with economic development and infrastructure improvement but they were unable to deny categorically that India has no ulterior mot [...]	2006-12-15 08:26:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EPET PBTS ECON PHSA PINS IN MP IO
06PORTOFSPAIN1123	THE DELAWARE/T&T PARTNERSHIP: TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN [...] SUMMARY: Delaware Governor Ruth Minner's recent visit to T&T under the auspices of DOD's State Partnership Program was extraordinarily successful. The Delaware/T&T partnership should serve as a model not only for expanding military to military relationships but for effecting transformational [...]	2006-09-22 20:49:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PINR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1125	PM MANNING SAYS T&T IS A RELIABLE ALLY, SO U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reprising public remarks from several days earlier (reftel),PM Manning characterized T&T as a reliable ally and energy supplier that was not receiving sufficient attention from the U.S. during a September 8 meeting with DOE A/S Harbert and State/WHA DAS Duddy. He praised bilater [...]	2006-09-22 21:10:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET MARR SNAR EAID TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1161	MANNING: LIFTING IMET RESTRICTIONS VINDICATES T&T [...] (U) As reported septel, Prime Minister Patrick Manning,s October 4 budget speech, was, for the most part, devoted to a discussion of T&T,s largely energy-driven revenues and of proposed expenditures on infrastructure development, manufacturing diversification and agriculture promotion, as wel [...]	2006-10-06 20:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KCRM MARR PGOV PREL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN356	T&T FRUSTRATED BY VENEZUELA BREAKING CICTE [...] (S) Ambassador delivered talking points contained reftel to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph. Joseph is the outgoing chair of CICTE, and head of Trinidad and Tobago's CICTE delegation to the upcoming Bogota talks. Joseph (protect) spoke very candidly and expressed his extreme frus [...]	2006-03-20 20:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	SECRET	PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS OAS TD
06PORTOFSPAIN562	POST AGAIN RAISES SOFA REQUEST WITH MFA [...] (SBU) During a May 3 meeting on other topics with Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift, Charge again raised Embassy Port of Spain's longstanding and often-repeated request to the GOTT for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the USG. Charge told Gift that the US is well aware of the GOTT's opp [...]	2006-05-05 16:59:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN974	NEW CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF FOR T&T [...] According to press reports, T&T President George Maxwell Richards will promote Colonel Edmund Dillon to the rank of Brigadier General, on August 15, thereby officially making him Chief of Defense Staff. Dillon, who has been acting Chief of Defense staff, will succeed Brigadier General Ancil A [...]	2006-08-17 13:15:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PINR TD
06PRAGUE1054	CZECHS PREPARING LETTER OF INTENT ON NATO'S [...] (C/NF)DATT delivered reftel talking points to MOD Defense Policy and Strategy Division Deputy Director Radomir Jahoda on August 29th. Jahoda reiterated the Czech Ministry of Defense support for the Strategic Airlift initiative. He said a Letter of Intent was currently awaiting signature by Depu [...]	2006-08-30 12:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL NATO EZ
06PRAGUE1060	CZECHS COMMIT AID TO LEBANON, TROOPS UNDER [...] (C) Summary and comment. The Czechs have continued to indicate a willingness to support the U.S. position throughout the Lebanon/Israel crisis, and are now committed to providing aid to Lebanon. The Czech MFA confirmed on August 28 that the Czechs will offer $1 million for Lebanon at the Stock [...]	2006-08-31 09:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR LE MARR MOPS SY XG EZ
06PRAGUE1074	CZECH EX-PRIME MINISTER PUTS U.S. AND MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Former Czech PM Jiri Paroubek took advantage of a farewell call by Ambassador to punctuate his political battle with the new government, and specifically with new Foreign Minister Vondra with whom Paroubek has had difficult relations. Ambassador used the farewell call to sound ou [...]	2006-09-05 09:17:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EZ
06PRAGUE1106	DAS PEKALA IN PRAGUE: MISSILE DEFENSE THE MAIN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Missile defense dominated discussions in Prague during DAS Mark Pekala's meetings. Pekala explained in public and private that a USG decision on MD site(s) in Central Europe should come in the fall; that the MD assets have no offensive capability; and that the USG welcomes a v [...]	2006-09-11 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM EZ
06PRAGUE1124	CZECHS: STILL NO DECISION ON UNIFIL TROOPS (BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs remain undecided on whether to commit troops to UNIFIL (the MFA still supports it, but MOD sources say budgetary constraints make troop commitment "highly unlikely"). Nevertheless, the Czechs have committed or spent nearly $1 million in humanitarian aid and assistance i [...]	2006-09-13 13:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR LE MARR MOPS SY XG EZ
06PRAGUE1173	CZECH REPUBLIC: 2007 DRAFT BUDGET PUTS EURO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: For the first time since joining the EU, the Czech Republic will miss its Maastricht convergence program target for the budget deficit, thanks to legislation passed in the run-up to the June 2006 general elections that significantly increases social spending. Compared [...]	2006-09-25 10:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MARR EZ
06PRAGUE12	CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. Czech FM Cyril Svoboda visited Moscow December 20 for meeting with Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow. The two agreed that Russian President Putin may visit Prague in the spring, but only if the Czechs agree (under pressure) to sign IPR license agreements for Soviet-era military technolo [...]	2006-01-04 17:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MARR RU PL EZ
06PRAGUE1306	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH CZECH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made his introductory call on Czech Defense Minister Jiri Sedivy October 17. Topics discussed included missile defense, U.S. assistance for Czech defense reform, and Czech aircraft manufacturer AeroVodochody. Sedivy, just a month in the job, displayed an interest in [...]	2006-10-19 14:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ NATO EAIR MARR MOPS
06PRAGUE1331	MISSILE DEFENSE: VISIT OF DASD BRIAN GREEN TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: DASD Brian Green made a well received presentation on 19 October to a Czech Foreign Ministry co-sponsored conference on missile defense. Both supporters and opponents of possible Czech participation in a U.S. missile defense system attended the event. Following the con [...]	2006-10-24 15:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MOPS
06PRAGUE1343	CZECH GOVERNMENT ALLOWS AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Czech Government has given L-159 subsonic fighter manufacturer Aero Vodochody permission to begin discussions about Venezuelan financing for the production of a new version of the L-159, which would have no U.S. content. This decision by Czech authorities stems from heavy d [...]	2006-10-26 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ NATO EAIR MARR VE
06PRAGUE1350	U.S. COMPANY BUYS MANUFACTURER OF VERA-E PASSIVE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Representatives of Rannoch Corporation, a Virginia-based company specializing in air traffic control (ATC) technology, purchased Czech company ERA A.S. on October 26. The new owners plan [...]	2006-10-30 12:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP
06PRAGUE1373	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's November 3 courtesy call on Czech Foreign Minister Alexandr (Sasha) Vondra, the primary topics were visa waiver and missile defense. FM Vondra expressed skepticism for the visa roadmap, but agreed to co-host the next Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) [...]	2006-11-06 08:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV CVIS EZ
06PRAGUE1376	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS ON [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Ambassador Graber paid courtesy calls on the heads of the upper and lower chambers of the Czech legislature on November 1. The two men, through from rival political parties on opposite sides of the political spectrum, shared similar views on foreign policy issues of interest to [...]	2006-11-06 13:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MARR CVIS PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1398	CZECH MFA SOLICITS INFORMAL U.S. OPINION ON FOUR [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Czech Government is considering granting permission for Czech export companies to begin to negotiate sales of several radar and similar systems to Indonesia, Ecuador, Nigeria, and Vietnam. If future applications are made for export licenses for the VERA, the Czech MFA inten [...]	2006-11-09 12:04:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP NI EC ID VM
06PRAGUE1423	CZECHS ON NATO IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) DCM raised reftel points with Czech Defense Minister Jiri Sedivy on November 15. Pol-Econ Counselor also discussed November 16 with Director of MFA Security Policy Department. Both stressed Czech commitment to success of Riga summit and success for NATO's mission in Afghanistan. To that [...]	2006-11-16 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG EZ
06PRAGUE1466	PLANNED CZECH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR 2007 [...] (U) Summary: The Czech Chamber of Deputies will vote in December on a bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for 2007. The bill is likely to pass without serious opposition. Increased numbers of troops are planned for Afghanistan and the Balkans, while Iraq troop levels will re [...]	2006-12-01 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
06PRAGUE1487	CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR [...] On November 5th the Czech Chamber of Deputies approved a bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for 2007 (Note: Reftel provided full details of the plan. End note). The legislation now goes to the President for signature. 2. The bill approved by the lower chamber, and previo [...]	2006-12-06 15:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
06PRAGUE1505	CZECHS PLAN INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ISAF: MILITARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On December 20 the Czech government is likely to formally adopt a plan to create a Czech PRT at Pol-e-Khomri, Afghanistan, to take over from Hungary in 2008. Many of the details such as civilian component, financing, and partners still need to be worked-out, but the Czechs will [...]	2006-12-13 11:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS AF NATO
06PRAGUE343	CZECHS SUPPORT NATO INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Poloff April 04 discussed reftel demarche concerning NATO "Intensified Dialogue on Membership Questions" with Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department. Balek said the Czech Republic welcomed the idea of Intensified Dialogue for Georgia with a single caveat -- t [...]	2006-04-05 05:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL GG EZ
06PRAGUE360	CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: SUPPORTIVE, [...] (S) Summary: The Czech Republic may be a good candidate to host ground-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) interceptors and/or a BMD radar. However, Czech involvement in the project will be contingent on careful handling of the issue in the domestic political arena. The too-close-to-call Jun [...]	2006-04-07 05:42:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR PREL PL EZ UK RS
06PRAGUE411	CZECH GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE [...] (S) Poloff and ARMA April 20 delivered reftel demarche on possible Venezuelan production of the Czech CZ-75 pistol to Petr Kaiser, Director of the MFA's CFSP Department. Kaiser, who is responsible for all arms licensing decisions made by the MFA, promised he would request an immediate investiga [...]	2006-04-20 15:36:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM VE EZ
06PRAGUE432	CZECHS SUPPORT NATO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE [...] (C) Poloff April 24 discussed reftel demarche concerning the NATO "Global Partnership" initiative with Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department. Smigolova said the Czech Republic welcomed the initiative and had no significant concerns relating to the conte [...]	2006-04-25 15:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE433	CZECHS OPPOSE ANY KIND OF ADAPTED CFE TREATY [...] (C) Poloff April 24 discussed the rumored CFE roadmap initiative for the Sofia NATO Ministerial with Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department. Smigolova shared that the Political Counselor at the German Embassy will call on the MFA April 25 to discuss "a C [...]	2006-04-25 15:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS EZ
06PRAGUE434	CZECHS AGREE THAT KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE IS INEVITABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic agrees that independence for Kosovo is an inevitability. The GOCR believes UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari must make more rapid progress if he is to have any chance of completing his work within the envisaged timeframe. They believe the hope of EU accession wi [...]	2006-04-25 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE473	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 10 U.S.-CZECH POL-MIL TALKS [...] (SBU) The objective of the May 10 Political-Military talks is to strengthen and nurture the Czech Republic's already-strong transatlantic instincts, and achieve forward momentum on key areas of mutual concern. While the entire range of topics for discussion will advance this agenda, the talks [...]	2006-05-04 17:28:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE544	U.S.-CZECH POL-MIL TALKS A SUCCESS [...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with the Czech Republic took place in Prague on May 10. Discussions were productive and the mood positive. Highlights included: -- GWOT AND CZECH OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS (paras 5-7): The Czechs intend to maintain their 100 military police presence i [...]	2006-05-22 13:08:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR NATO PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE602	CZECHS VIEW RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA WITH [...] (C) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on Russian action in South Ossetia to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Division. Balek replied that the Czechs had drawn similar conclusions. According to Balek, the EU is currently discussing how to address its approach, perh [...]	2006-06-02 13:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EZ GG RU
06PRAGUE603	CZECHS AGREE ACCESS TO MANAS AIRFIELD IS CRUCIAL [...] (C) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on renewal of the access agreement for Manas airfield to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Division. Balek responded that, as an active coalition ally with forces deployed in Afghanistan, the Czechs would address similar concer [...]	2006-06-02 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EZ AF KG
06PRAGUE757	CZECHS REQUEST VISIT OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SITE [...] (U) Action request in para 9. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Czech officials have extended an invitation, effective immediately, for the U.S. to begin surveying potential missile defense (MD) sites within the Czech Republic. They are grateful for U.S. patience in delaying the arrival of the survey tea [...]	2006-07-05 07:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE803	CZECHS: WE ARE LIKELY TO OFFER A BASE, WITH NO [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Czech Deputy FM Pojar and his Political Director briefed the Ambassador July 13 on their strategy to manage political and public opinion regarding the possible basing of a U.S. missile defense (MD) site in the Czech Republic. They stressed that the GOCR would not/not [...]	2006-07-14 12:31:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE822	CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 12:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPPS PREL EZ LA
06PRAGUE823	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CZECH PM ON MISSILE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met July 20 with Czech PM Jiri Paroubek to discuss the Czech candidacy to host a U.S. missile defense (MD) site. Paroubek was well prepared, sharing his opinion that the fall Senate and mayoral elections would make political handling of the MD issue more difficu [...]	2006-07-20 12:21:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS MARS EZ
06PRAGUE828	CZECHS DISCUSS STRATEGY WITH U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior Czech officials July 19 hosted a joint OSD-Missile Defense Agency (MDA) policy team led by DASD Brian Green. Discussions were positive, with Czech questions focusing on information that could be used to manage the domestic political and public affairs dynamics of the Cz [...]	2006-07-21 10:03:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS MARS EZ
06PRAGUE925	CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT WITH TWO BIG PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two months after winning the June 2-3 general elections and unsuccessfully trying to form a new government with a three-party right-of-center coalition that holds exactly half of the seats in Parliament, the Civic Democrats (ODS) have finally declared the coalition dead [...]	2006-08-09 10:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS EZ
06PRAGUE934	CZECH PUBLIC DEBATE ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since reftel report on July 19, Czech media coverage has intensified, with a steady stream of editorials and news coverage about a potential siting of a U.S. missile defense facility in the Czech Republic. Pro-MD commentators continue to make the arguments that an MD [...]	2006-08-11 08:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE966	CZECHS CONSIDER TROOP CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL; [...] (C) Poloff and Army Attache met with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara, and Czech MOD Deputy Director of the Defense Policy Department, NATO and EU Section, Lt. Col. Petr Cech, on August 16 to discuss the possibility of Czech troop contributions to UNIFIL. Kara said the Czechs ar [...]	2006-08-16 14:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE EZ
06PRETORIA2873	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA - WILLIAM G. (CHIP) [...] Embassy Pretoria welcomes and grants country clearance to ACOTA Coordinator William G. (Chip) Beck and John Sevold from July 15-22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is follow-up on the JUN DEFCOM meeting requirements and for a site visit to Bloemfontein Mission Readiness Training center and ot [...]	2006-07-14 04:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL MARR ASEC SF TZ
06PRETORIA5017	SOUTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE MILITARY TRAINING IN CAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa plans to provide military training and technical assistance to the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR). Minister of Defense Lekota traveled to Bangui December 8 to discuss the possible military training program. A SANDF military team departed for CAR D [...]	2006-12-14 04:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CT SF
06PRETORIA640	SOUTH AFRICA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on [...]	2006-02-15 07:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON MARR KHIV SF
06PRISTINA259	KOSOVO PROTECTION CORPS TO TAKE ON GREATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their March 12-15 visit to Kosovo, Department representatives agreed to provide up to USD 110,000 in funding through the Slovene International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victim's Assistance (ITF) for badly-needed replacement equipment for the Kosovo Protection Corp [...]	2006-03-22 16:22:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL EAID PGOV UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA519	KOSOVO: KFOR RE-ESTABLISHES PERMANENT PRESENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13 the French contingent in charge of Multi-National Task Force-North (MNTF-N) reactivated a former Belgian KFOR camp in the northern Kosovo municipality of Leposavic. The camp will be manned by different national contingents on two-week rotations, beginning with the Fren [...]	2006-06-16 17:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV UNMIK YI
06QUEBEC41	BLOC QUEBECOIS INTERNALLY DIVIDED OVER AFGHANISTAN [...] (c) Summary: A Bloc Quebecois (BQ) MP told CG March 22 that Bloc members fiercely debated BQ leader Gilles Duceppe's decision not to object in the coming parliamentary session to Canada's military presence in Afghanistan. Discussion within the party on Afghanistan is not yet closed. Other pri [...]	2006-03-28 14:58:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PGOV CA
06QUITO1037	2006-2007 NEW HORIZONS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing the history of the last planned New Horizons exercise canceled at the eleventh-hour in 2004, and taking into account the current political situation, this Embassy recommends that the Department and SOUTHCOM consider postponing the 2006-2007 New Horizons humanitar [...]	2006-04-26 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS SNAR PTER PGOV EAID EC
06QUITO1112	FM CARRION CRITICAL OF USG TERRORISM REPORT [...] (C) Summary: FM Francisco Carrion on April 30 publicly regretted the Department's 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Ecuador. He refuted the report's claim that Ecuador's historical neglect of the region had compounded its current woes, and rejected assertions that Ecuador is neutral in the [...]	2006-05-04 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC
06QUITO1284	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the remote Carchi province on May 18 to highlight USG investment in security and development on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. While there, the Ambassador met with military and police officials, toured a customs and immigration post, hosted a lu [...]	2006-05-24 21:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1400	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - JAN-MAY [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian northern border military and anti-drug police units scored several successes against narco-terrorists in the first half of 2006. The Ecuadorian military made multiple FARC camp busts, seizing arms, communication devices, and military equipment, as well as capturing tw [...]	2006-06-07 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1910	WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your final visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. It has been a pleasure and privilege for all of us at U.S. Mission Ecuador to work with you to cement and deepen productive U.S.-Ecuador military relations. Your visit comes at a time when U.S.-Ecu [...]	2006-08-02 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO2082	NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Araujo made her first official visit to Ecuador on August 16. In meetings with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion and Vice President Alejandro Serrano she discussed the need for safeguarding bilateral relations in the face of problems along the c [...]	2006-08-17 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2148	COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]	2006-08-25 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2151	NEW DEFENSE POLICY ADDRESSES NARCOTICS THREAT [...] (U) Summary: Since taking office in August 2005, Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin has attempted to shift the focus of Ecuador's defense posture away from its traditional rivalry with Peru towards more current national security threats, including that of narco-terror on Ecuador's northern border [...]	2006-08-28 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2152	COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]	2006-08-28 19:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2173	MINDEF'S RESIGNATION SURPRISES MANY [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrin resigned on August 28, citing disagreement with unspecified aspects of relations with Colombia and defending Ecuadorian military participation in the anti-narcotics fight. Jarrin's surprise departure has generated much speculation about the rea [...]	2006-08-30 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2185	GOE SIGNS MLE; NAVY STRONG U.S. PARTNER IN DRUG [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Wayne Justice and Ecuadorian Rear Admiral Eduardo Navas signed a Maritime Law Enforcement Agreement (MLE) in Quito on August 30. The MLE standardizes a series of operational procedures for the interdiction and boarding of suspect Ecuadorian vessels, [...]	2006-08-31 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2289	MINDEF COMMITS TO NARCOTICS AGENDA, DISSES MANTA [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Marcelo Delgado on September 8, the Ambassador stressed the importance of continued USG-GOE counter-narcotics and northern border cooperation and urged progress on security reforms initiated under Delgado's predecessor. [...]	2006-09-13 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2309	ELECTION UPDATE: CORREA MOVES INTO SECOND PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Radical populist candidate Rafael Correa surged ahead of Social Christian candidate Cynthia Viteri in recent polls, moving into second place after front-runner Leon Roldos. With first round presidential elections just a month away on October 15, undecided voters have declined to [...]	2006-09-15 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MARR EC
06QUITO2384	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - [...] (C) Summary: The following report provides a quarterly update of developments along Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. Highlights include the Ambassador's travel to Esmeraldas province, progress disrupting narco-trafficking, a change of Defense Minister, and renewed diplomatic tension [...]	2006-09-26 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2498	CORREA'S FARC COMMENTS SPARK EXCHANGE WITH GOC [...] (C) Reaction to presidential front-runner Rafael Correa's recent declaration that he does not consider the FARC a terrorist organization has drawn in the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and the Colombian government. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe did not respond to Correa's comments directly, [...]	2006-10-11 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2557	COLOMBIAN MILITARY FIRE LEAVES TWO DEAD [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military officials on October 19 confirmed that two Ecuadorian civilians were killed by Colombian military gunfire on October 15 while traveling in a canoe with FARC rebels on the San Miguel River. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion publicly criticized the Colombian m [...]	2006-10-19 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2616	THE HUNT FOR RAUL REYES ANGERS GOE [...] (S) Summary: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's public declaration that FARC leader Raul Reyes is hiding in Ecuador has sparked a media frenzy in Quito, heightening bilateral tensions. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion demanded evidence of Reyes' presence, and asked the Ambassado [...]	2006-10-27 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO

06QUITO3020	GOE PROTESTS RESUMPTION OF COLOMBIAN SPRAYING NEAR [...] (C) Colombia's resumption of aerial fumigation along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked a formal GOE protest and strong reaction from president-elect Correa. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion called Colombia's decision an act of "hostility" and warned of a possible cooling in bilateral [...]	2006-12-14 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO374	WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your return visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. This mission is mobilized to ensure a successful visit. Your visit comes at a sensitive time. We hope to use it to help defuse the inflamed dialogue with Colombia, advance information sharing with [...]	2006-02-10 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO638	GOE "STUDIES" ALLEGED GOC AIRSPACE VIOLATION [...] (U) Two Colombian military aircraft reportedly entered Ecuadorian airspace in pursuit of FARC rebels in the border town of Puerto Nuevo, Sucumbios province on March 11. Representatives from the Colombian and Ecuadorian defense ministries met on March 14 on the border to exchange information o [...]	2006-03-15 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO678	GOE OPPOSES VENEZUELA'S CICTE MOVE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered RefTel points to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs and CICTE delegation head Mauricio Montalvo on March 16. Montalvo said the GOE also was taken aback by Venezuela's alternate declaration, and offended by the interruption of the ongoing negotiation. He said the GOE [...]	2006-03-17 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ECON MARR CVIS OAS EC
06QUITO818	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GREATER MARITIME COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on March 30 with MFA Sovereignty U/S Diego Stacey and other MFA officials to discuss the recent rise in the use of Ecuadorian flagged fishing vessels to smuggle drugs and request additional bilateral cooperation to counter it. The Ambassador delivered a detail [...]	2006-03-31 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO85	MOD UPBEAT ON EVE OF COLOMBIA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 10 meeting the Ambassador conveyed to Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin USG support for greater high-level GOE-GOC security cooperation, and expressed USG concern over the GOE,S anti-glyphosate rhetoric. Jarrin said the fumigation issue was not on his agenda for upcom [...]	2006-01-11 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO988	BI-NATIONAL BORDER DEVELOPMENT PLAN ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian and Colombian government officials will meet in Quito on April 24-25 to discuss the creation of an integrated development zone along their common border. The idea of the plan, agreed to at December 7, 2005 bilateral ministerial meetings in Quito, seeks to identify [...]	2006-04-21 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06RABAT1283	MOROCCO: ENGAGING MED DIALOGUE COUNTRIES ON NATO'S [...] (C) Poloff met July 3 with MFA Bilateral Affairs officer Karim Halim to deliver reftel talking points on engaging Mediterranean Dialogue countries on NATO's Middle East Security Cooperation Center. Poloff stressed the July 5 NAC plus 7 meeting as an opportunity for Morocco to provide its vie [...]	2006-07-03 18:01:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MO
06RABAT1427	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE 505 AGREEMENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met July 27 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to encourage the Government of Morocco (GOM) to replace its existing 505 agreement with the text of a new [...]	2006-07-27 17:04:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA
06RABAT1514	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the University of California Institute on GCC from August 20-24, 2006. Rank: Commissaire Name: NIFAOUI, Mohamed DOB: 22, Februa [...]	2006-08-10 08:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1558	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Supply Officers course at Naval Supply Corps, Athens, GA from September 13 - November 18, 2006 Rank: O-4 Name: EL ARABI, Abdel [...]	2006-08-17 11:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1559	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Advanced Management Program at Ft. McNair, Washington DC from September 9 to December 15, 2006 Rank: O-4 Name: BENKHADDA, Hass [...]	2006-08-17 11:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1560	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the USMC C4 Planner Course at Quantico, VA 8/31/06-11/21/06 Rank: O-3 Name: AMINE, Karim DOB: May 13, 1975 POB: Casablanca, Moroc [...]	2006-08-17 11:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1567	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Senior Executive Seminar 06-6 at Garmish, Germany from August 25-September 8, 2006 Rank: O-6 (Commandant of the Gendarmerie) N [...]	2006-08-18 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1754	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: Haddouch, Zouhair DOB: March 3, 1966 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: D 318616 Rank: O-4 Unit: 37 BIS/Zone Sud Purpose: To attend the Specialized [...]	2006-09-21 14:12:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1755	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan nationals: Name: Hafidi, Charif DOB: May 3, 1966 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: P 53480 Rank: O-4 Unit: GEI, Ouezzane Purpose: To attend the International Def [...]	2006-09-21 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1758	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: Said Alaoui, Moulay Abdellah DOB: January 3, 1959 POB: Fes, Morocco CIN#: B 612134 Rank: O-5 Unit: Military Hospital - Rabat Purpose: To a [...]	2006-09-21 14:23:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1761	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: Toumi, Abdelghani DOB: March 6, 1966 POB: Taounate, Morocco CIN#: G 201681 Rank: 0-4 Unit: 1 Base - Sale Purpose: To attend the Logistics Re [...]	2006-09-21 14:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1763	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUESTED FOR POLITICAL OFFICER [...] Embassy Rabat requests country clearance be granted to Political Officer Ian McCary October 2-7, 2006 for the purpose of attending the USNATO POL/MIL conference. Traveler information is as follows: Name: Ian McCary Title Deputy Political Counselor DOB: 10/11/68 TS clearance SIPDIS Ph [...]	2006-09-21 15:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MO OTRA MARR
06RABAT2023	MOROCCO AND THE NATO-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION CENTER [...] (C) Embassy would like to take this opportunity to remind US Mission to NATO that, in addition to countries mentioned ref A, Morocco has also expressed tentative interest in hosting the NATO-Middle East Cooperation Center. Should other potential host countries decide in the end not to host th [...]	2006-10-31 14:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL MARR MO
06RABAT2073	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: IHOURANE, Abdendi DOB: May 12, 1970 POB: Khemisset, Morocco CIN#: E 410016 Rank: O-3 Unit: 1 Base - Sale Purpose: To attend the Legal Aspe [...]	2006-11-07 16:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2095	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: BENMOUSSA, Brahim DOB: November 14, 1976 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: BK 150820 Rank: Civilian Unit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Rabat Purp [...]	2006-11-10 14:22:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2096	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: FIZAZI, Ahmed DOB: July 22, 1963 POB: Oujda, Morocco CIN#: D 179002 Rank: O-4 Unit: Army HQ - Rabat Purpose: To attend the Infantry Office [...]	2006-11-10 14:22:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT215	SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SECDEF RUMSFELD [...] (C) Summary: The US Mission and the Moroccan government warmly welcome your upcoming visit. We believe King Mohammed will see the visit as reinforcement of our solid relationship with Morocco, a relationship the King considers very important. Morocco continues cooperation with us to counte [...]	2006-02-09 14:03:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MARR MO OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT2168	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: NAGUIME, Samir DOB: February 8, 1970 POB: Meknes Morocco CIN#: D 403735 Rank: O-3 Unit: Forces Auxiliaries HQ's - Rabat Purpose: To attend th [...]	2006-11-24 09:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2183	DIPLOMATICNOTE RECEIVED: AMENDING THE 505 [...] (U) Thiscable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post received Diplomatc Note 003685 from the Ministry of Foreign Affais November 28, 2006 in response to reftel A and . The Note was transmited in both Arabic and Eglish. In the following note, the Moroccan [...]	2006-11-29 15:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA
06RABAT2327	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: EL QORCHI, Driss DOB: 19 October 1965 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: A 252614 Rank: O-4 Unit: Gendarmeri HQs Rabat Purpose: to attend the Marshall [...]	2006-12-26 11:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2328	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: EL KHABBAZ, Abdellah DOB: December 31, 1962 POB: Douar Jarf, Morocco CIN#: G 121751 Rank: E-9 Unit: 2 Base - Meknes Purpose: to attend the Ad [...]	2006-12-26 11:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2329	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: OUHDIF, Aziz DOB: 1973 POB: Khenifra, Morocco CIN#: I 300059 Rank: O-3 Unit: 2 Base - Meknes Purpose: to attend the Squadron Officer School a [...]	2006-12-26 12:02:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT315	MOROCCO ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY [...] (S) DCM met February 22 with newly appointed Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Director for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss reftel requirements regarding potential Moroccan donations for Iraqi and Afghan security forces. Azeroual asserted that the Iraqis would [...]	2006-02-23 17:13:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	AF IZ MARR MO MOPS PINS PREL PTER MASS
06RABAT322	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled for training starting on March 5, 2006 for two weeks in Atlanta, GA: Name: 0-4 Kharchafi, Aziz DOB: 8 December 1966 POB: Casabl [...]	2006-02-24 13:22:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO
06RABAT327	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled for training starting on April 2, 2006 for one week in Washington, DC: Name: 0-5 Boui, Mohamed DOB: 1959 POB: Taounate, Morocco [...]	2006-02-24 15:12:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO
06RABAT328	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled to attend the "Intelligence in Combat Terrorism" course at Ft. Huachuca, AZ from April 3-22, 2006: Name: 0-4 Kazouz, Anas DOB: 2 [...]	2006-02-24 15:20:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO
06RABAT607	MFA DISCUSSES NATO AND THE UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) At an April 4 meeting with Ambassador Youssef Amrani, MFA Director-General of Bilateral Relations, the DCM discussed the GOM's understanding of its relationship with NATO. Amrani, who just returned from a positive experience at a NA [...]	2006-04-05 12:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MARR MO
06RABAT697	MOROCCO: PARTICIPATION IN COESPU'S SECOND ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Poloffs met April 10 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel request encouraging Moroccan participation in upcoming COESPU classes. Poloff delivered to Bourita a copy of reftel points in non-paper format. In response, Bourita ex [...]	2006-04-18 09:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR IT MO
06RABAT748	MOROCCO: MFA VIEWS ON COESPU PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Following up on reftels, Poloff met April 20 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to discuss Moroccan participation in COESPU's second round of classes in May. Confirming the Moroccan Gendarmerie [...]	2006-04-21 17:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR IT MO
06RABAT971	NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDY IN MOROCCO [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of National War College (NWC) students and faculty, led by Commandant Major General Teresa Marne Peterson and Deputy Commandant Ambassador Marcelle Wahba, visited Morocco May 13-18, [...]	2006-05-19 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO MARR MO MOPS PGOV PREL
06REYKJAVIK107	ICELAND: SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 31 DEFENSE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Since 3/15, when the U.S. announced the realignment of its force presence at Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF),the Icelandic government has made its unhappiness with the decision plain. FM Haarde ) the government,s key decision maker ) is looking to the 3/31 talks to offer th [...]	2006-03-29 11:16:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL PGOV KPAO IC
06REYKJAVIK118	ICELAND: 3/30-3/31 TALKS SET STAGE FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: A U.S. interagency delegation met in Reykjavik 3/30-31 with senior Icelandic officials to describe the operational framework for the defense of Iceland following the upcoming realignment of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Icelandic delegation expressed keen interest in [...]	2006-03-31 18:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS IC
06REYKJAVIK119	ICELAND: COAST GUARD DIRECTOR SHUT OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: In informal conversation 3/31 Icelandic Ministry of Justice Deputy Permanent Secretary disclosed to Embassy that Coast Guard Director Georg Larusson has lost the confidence of Minister of Justice Bjarnason because he is not seen as a team player. This explains why decisions about [...]	2006-04-03 18:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINR IC
06REYKJAVIK120	ICELAND REACTION: OPTIMISTIC TONE FOLLOWING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government and news media of Iceland, for the most part, have echoed FM Haarde's cautious optimism over the round of bilateral defense talks in Reykjavik 3/31. The two leading newspapers published editorials praising the talks for providing the first step toward clarifying t [...]	2006-04-03 18:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK125	ICELAND SUPPORTS ENGAGING GEORGIA IN NATO'S [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on April 4 to Thordur Bjarni Gudjonsson, Icelandic MFA Head of Security and Disarmament Division. Gudjonsson affirmed that Iceland agrees with U.S. points and will support intensified dialogue (ID) on NATO membership with Georgia. A Georgian delegation head [...]	2006-04-05 10:20:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL GG IC
06REYKJAVIK130	ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER BEARING UP WELL UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic Foreign Minister Geir H. Haarde has spent early April trying to diffuse criticism from press and politicians who accuse him of failing to predict the U.S. decision to draw down Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF),and who say he is too passive in letting the U.S. defi [...]	2006-04-11 16:05:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK140	APRIL 2006 DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS: ICELAND'S RED [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with Icelandic Government personnel and the first three meetings of a bilateral working group managing base closure issues offer indications of GOI expectations for the EUCOM briefing 4/26 in Reykjavik. Although the Icelandic leadership understands the classifie [...]	2006-04-24 11:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR MASS IC
06REYKJAVIK143	ICELAND: CAUTIOUS SUPPORT FOR NATO'S 'GLOBAL [...] (C) Post presented ref A points to Icelandic MFA Acting Political Director Thordur Bjarni Gudjonsson April 24. Gudjonsson stated that Reykjavik has not adopted a formal position on the U.S.-UK proposal for a NATO "Global Partnership," adding that: -- In principle, cooperation with NATO shou [...]	2006-04-25 10:48:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK150	4/26-27 DEFENSE TALKS: ICELAND LOOKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: EUCOM briefed Iceland Chief Defense Negotiator Albert Jonsson 4/26 on the Draft Concept Plan (the Conplan) for the Defense of Iceland. Jonsson responded 4/27 that the Conplan was fundamentally acceptable as a plan but did not go far enough toward meeting Iceland's political nee [...]	2006-04-27 19:43:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK158	ICELAND DEFENSE: FM HAARDE DEFENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a 4/29 parliamentary briefing on bilateral defense talks earlier in the week, FM Haarde continued to emphasize that the U.S. and Icelandic governments are moving forward constructively to develop new defense arrangements in preparation for the upcoming closure of Naval Air S [...]	2006-05-03 17:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK187	ICELANDIC ACADEMIC CLAIMS U.S. BASE SHUTDOWN TIED [...] (C) Summary: An Icelandic historian's assertion that the U.S. would not be shutting down Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) had former PM and FM David Oddsson not retired from politics has excited the media and driven the country's leading politicians into a round of recriminations. The sugg [...]	2006-05-26 18:06:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KPAO ECA IIP IC
06REYKJAVIK205	Icelandic PM Halldor Asgrimsson to Leave Post; [...] (U) Summary: In a move apparently designed to resuscitate his party's hopes of surviving 2007 parliamentary elections, Halldor Asgrimsson announced 6/5 that he would resign both as Icelandic Prime Minister and as Progressive Party (PP) Chairman. The dates for his departure remain unclear whi [...]	2006-06-08 16:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR IC
06REYKJAVIK210	Iceland Appoints First Female Foreign Minister; [...] (U) Summary: Outgoing PM Asgrimsson and incoming PM Haarde announced 6/10 results of their talks regarding a new Icelandic cabinet to take office 6/15: current Minister of Industry and Commerce Valgerdur Sverrisdottir, an international relations neophyte, will become Foreign Minister. Haarde [...]	2006-06-13 07:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR IC
06REYKJAVIK312	Iceland: Progressive Party Elects New Leadership; Clears [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 19 congress, the Progressive Party (PP - the minority member in Iceland's ruling conservative coalition alongside PM Haarde's Independence Party),replaced former PM Asgrimsson as party chair with Minister of Industry and Commerce Jon Sigurdsson. Party rank and file [...]	2006-08-30 17:37:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR EAGR IC
06REYKJAVIK357	Iceland Defense Talks: PM Unveils Agreements for the [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Prime Minister Haarde presented the results of the last six months of U.S.-Iceland defense talks to his political opposition, the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, and the nation in meetings and an hour-long televised press conference September 26. Haarde - wit [...]	2006-09-27 07:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PTER KPAO NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK359	Iceland: Press and Politicos Respond to Defense [...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic press reaction to the Prime Minister's September 26 announcement of the results of defense talks with the U.S. (Reftel) has been measured and largely favorable. Opposition party expressions of discontent center on two points: 1) the Government's failure to make public [...]	2006-09-27 18:03:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL KPAO NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK364	ICELAND DEFENSE: TECHNICAL AGREEMENT TO CLOSE U.S. BASE SIGNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister signed the bilateral "Technical Agreement" on the closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF),as well as an agreement amending the classified annexes to the 1951 U.S.-Iceland defense agreement, at 1236 GMT on 29 September. The last U.S. military p [...]	2006-09-29 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL EAIR MASS IC
06REYKJAVIK40	Iceland: Visit of USS Wasp Demonstrates "Robust and [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 12-17 port visit of the USS Wasp provided a visible demonstration of USG intent to honor its defense commitment to Iceland following the September closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Justice Minister - just back [...]	2006-10-26 17:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL MARR KPAO OPRC NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK401	Iceland: Visit of USS Wasp Demonstrates "Robust and [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 12-17 port visit of the USS Wasp provided a visible demonstration of USG intent to honor its defense commitment to Iceland following the September closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Justice Minister - just back [...]	2006-10-26 17:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR KPAO OPRC NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK428	Iceland: Water Damage at former U.S. base poses first [...] (SBU) Summary: The newly-formed corporation overseeing redevelopment of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) site is inheriting an additional problem in the form of serious water damage from frozen pipes in a number of residential buildings. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, wh [...]	2006-11-21 18:34:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV NATO IC
06REYKJAVIK69	ICELAND TO MAKE NEW DONATION TO NTM-I [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 15:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ IC
06REYKJAVIK91	SUMMARY OF ICELANDIC MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH US [...] Summary: Ambassador held a March 16 marathon of interviews with seven media outlets (reftel A) to explain reasons behind the U.S. Government's decision to realign Naval Air Station Keflavik and withdraw its four F-15 fighters and search and rescue helicopters by the end of September 2006. The [...]	2006-03-17 18:52:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK93	MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 18-20, 2006: U.S. [...] Summary: Weekend media reaction to the U.S. decision to realign Keflavik Naval Air Station (NASKEF) took a sober turn as politicians and pundits assessed the cost of this development to their state's security and treasury. The national newspaper of record, whose editor is close to former PM [...]	2006-03-20 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK97	MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 21-22, 2006: U.S. REMOVAL [...] Summary: March 21 press coverage of the U.S. decision to remove most assets from the base at Keflavik was punctuated by PM Asgrimsson's statement that the U.S. decision had created a "climate of distrust between the two countries." Coverage also focused on NATO SECGEN Scheffer's comments that [...]	2006-03-22 15:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06REYKJAVIK98	ICELAND: JUSTICE MINISTER FRUSTRATED -- AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Icelandic Justice Minister 3/22 as part of post's roll-out of the U.S. decision to remove fighter aircraft and CSAR helicopters from Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Minister expressed deep disappointment at the "unilateral" decision and listed [...]	2006-03-22 16:01:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS IC
06RIGA653	LEBANON/LATVIA/UNIFIL: POLITICALLY TOUGH, VERY [...] (C) Pol/econ chief and DATT delivered reftel points to Kaspars Ozolins, MFA A/S equivalent for security policy, and Signe Jansone, MFA A/S equivalent for the Middle East, on August 16. Ozolins, while noting Latvia's support for UNSCR 1701, stressed that Latvia's military forces are currently [...]	2006-08-16 15:02:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL UN LE LG
06RIGA836	SECRETARY CHAO'S MEETINGS WITH GOL OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao's visit to Latvia provided an opportunity to discuss economic growth and job creation, relations with Russia and the recent Latvian elections with senior governmental officials. All interlocutors noted the challenge for Latvia of the out migra [...]	2006-10-13 14:10:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB ECON MARR CVIS OVIP CHAO ELAINE RU
06RIODEJANEIRO601	BRAZIL'S EMBRAER: SEEKING A U.S. DEFENSE RUNWAY FROM [...] (U) Summary: On October 21 Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ambassador, and the Consul General met with Embraer President & CEO Mauricio Novis Botelho and Executive Vice President for Defense and Government Market, Luiz Carlos Aguiar, to revi [...]	2006-11-01 16:57:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR MARR BEXP BR
06RIYADH1542	POST-ABQAIQ MINISTER OF INTERIOR FORMALLY REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request: Post requests Department's prompt review and guidance in responding to the Saudi government's formal request for helicopter support and security consultations, for the security of oil facilities in the Kingdom. Foreign Mini [...]	2006-03-12 15:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER MASS MARR ASEC PREL EPET ETRD SA
06RIYADH2146	SAUDI LEADERS UPBEAT ON U.S.-SAUDI MILITARY [...] (S) Summary and Comment: During separate meetings on March 22 with visiting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, Saudi leaders spoke favorably of the U.S.-Saudi military relationship. King Abdullah, although deeply unhappy about Iraq and the issue of helicopter support fo [...]	2006-03-29 14:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH5042	USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helicopters, Iran, Iraq, and visas during separate meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan on June 6. Both the King and Crown Prince were supportive of [...]	2006-06-24 14:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR
06RIYADH5079	USD EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASSISTANT MOI PRINCE [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed detainees, helicopters, infrastructure security, Iraq, and border security during a June 6 meeting with Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs Prince Muhammad bin Naif. Prince Muhammad confirmed that the SA [...]	2006-06-25 04:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	SA MARR PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PTER ENRG
06RIYADH5082	U/S EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASST MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, Iran, and regional security during his June 6 meeting with Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Security Affairs. The overall tone of the meeting [...]	2006-06-25 08:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL PINR PTER
06RIYADH5105	SAUDIS NAME NEW IRAQ BORDER LIAISON OFFICER [...] (S) General Saleh bin Ali al-Muhayya, Chief of General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation (MODA) sent a letter (classified "secret/urgent") to CHUSMTM May 30 on the appointment of a new Saudi-Iraq border liaison officer. The new officer is LTC Khalid bin Mohamed al-S [...]	2006-06-25 15:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PBTS PGOV PREL PINR SA IZ MARR MOPS
06RIYADH5907	CROWN PRINCE SIGNS TWO DEFENSE AGREEMENTS IN [...] (C) Crown Prince Sultan, who is also the Saudi Minister of Defense and Aviation, reportedly signed two defense agreements with France during his July 20 visit to Paris. Media reports have suggested that these agreements could lead to Saudi purchase of French tanker aircraft, helicopters, and [...]	2006-07-25 12:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS BEXP SA
06ROME1023	ITALY: SLOW DOWN ON ID FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche on April 4, MFA NATO Office Head Gianni Bardini told polmiloff that Italy considers it premature to invite Georgia into Intensified Dialogue (ID) with NATO at the April 13 meeting between Georgia and the Allies. Bardini said that, while Italy is open to think [...]	2006-04-04 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL GG IT NATO
06ROME1159	COESPU AT SIX MONTHS: MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS, U.S. [...] Summary and Action Request. The Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vicenza, part of the larger Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) (a Presidential initiative),has trained 127 gendarme peacekeepers from six countries in its first six months. New courses are se [...]	2006-04-14 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IT
06ROME1182	ITALIAN VIEWS ON NATO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP - [...] (C) Italy has a positive impression of the U.S. concept for a NATO Global Partnership and is interested in pursuing it further, but registered concerns about our presentation and approach, fearing we are moving too fast, without a clear enough sense of what partners want or expect, or of possib [...]	2006-04-19 15:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO EUN
06ROME1246	ITALY ON BOARD WITH NATO'S MIDDLE EAST SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Italy, a co-sponsor of the Middle East Security Cooperation Center (SCC) proposal, is fully on board with the concept but concerned about presentation. Italy believes the SCC must be fully co-sponsored with participating Middle East countries and does not favor launching it at t [...]	2006-04-26 13:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR IT
06ROME1308	ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]	2006-05-03 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME1555	COESPU: ITALIAN PROPOSALS FOR NEXT CANDIDATE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Italy recommends inviting Chile, Ghana, Nigeria, Serbia and Montenegro (SaM),and South Africa to participate in the Center of Excellence for Police Stability Units (COESPU) in Vicenza. In addition, Italy looks to the U.S. [...]	2006-05-23 07:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT
06ROME1741	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLANS INCREASED ISAF ROLE [...] (C) Summary. MFA Undersecretary Gianni Vernetti and other officials told the Embassy that Italy intends to increase its military presence in Afghanistan with more special operations forces, more troops for the Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Forward Support Base (FSB),a new Trea [...]	2006-06-12 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL AF IT NATO
06ROME1823	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY INCLINED TO SUPPORT DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 10:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR AF IT
06ROME2061	ISRAEL SEES IMPROVEMENT ON THE ITALIAN LEFT [...] (C/NF) Summary. Israel sees an improving attitude by much of the Italian left toward Israel, according to an Israeli Embassy official in Rome. In a July 18 address to Parliament, FM D'Alema said Israel's reaction to Hezbollah in Lebanon was legitimate, but "went beyond all reasonable proport [...]	2006-07-19 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR LE IS IT PGOV
06ROME2873	ITALY DISCUSSING TIGHTENING OF VENEZUELA ARMS SALES [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Francesco Talo, MFA South America Office Director, and Paolo Campanini, South America Office, September 21 to inform Italy of the U.S. arms transfer policy to Venezuela, per Ref A, urging Italy to adopt similar measures. Talo noted that arms sales to Venezuela wer [...]	2006-10-13 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM VE PREL OTRA IT
06ROME3059	FASTBOATS REVISITED: ITALIAN FIRM'S SHIPMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary. Embassy delivered Ref A demarche, regarding the export of marine diesel engines to Iran, to officials at the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Foreign Trade (MFT). Both officials expressed surprise that th [...]	2006-11-09 15:30:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR ETTC IT IR
06ROME3295	GOI FOLLOW-UP ON EXPORT OF MARINE DIESEL ENGINES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) During a November 30 meeting with Econ Counselor, Carlo Tripepi, MFA Office Director responsible for Italian Munitions Exports (and former Director of the Office that oversees Italian participation in the Wassenaar Arrangement) [...]	2006-12-14 15:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR ETTC IT IR
06ROME343	GOI SEEKS MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK FROM SHRINKING [...] (U) Summary: Facing budget cuts and a stagnant economy, the Government of Italy (GOI) will seek to leverage its defense spending to continue to gain access to cutting edge technologies as part of a broad effort to revive the Italian economy. The amount of technology transfer and job creatio [...]	2006-02-06 11:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV EFIN IT
06ROME494	ITALY, VENEZUELA NOT NEGOTIATING NAVAL VESSEL SALE [...] (C) PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Claudio Bisogniero February 15. He noted public statements by the GOV defense minister suggesting that Venezuela might look to Italy.for submarines, urged the GOI not to contemplate such sales, and reviewed USG [...]	2006-02-17 12:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PARM VE IT EXPORT CONTROLS
06ROME501	ITALY: FASSINO WANTS THE FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke at length with Democrats of the Left (DS) Party Secretary Piero Fassino on February 16. Fassino told the Ambassador that he thought either he or Daisy President Francesco Rutelli would be Foreign Minister in a future center-left government. The Ambassador note [...]	2006-02-17 17:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ IT
06ROME502	ITALY: FASSINO WANTS THE FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke at length with Democrats of the Left (DS) Party Secretary Piero Fassino on February 16. Fassino told the Ambassador that he thought either he or Daisy President Francesco Rutelli would be Foreign Minister in a future center-left government. The Ambassador note [...]	2006-02-18 10:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ IT ITALIAN POLITICS ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
06ROME556	ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]	2006-02-23 09:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME584	ITALY'S UNION COALITION PROGRAM: FAULT LINES ON [...] (C) Romano Prodi presented the center-left Union coalition's 281-page governing program on February 13. As opposed to establishing a concrete program for the Union coalition should it win the April 9 national elections, the document has been viewed by critics from both the right and the left [...]	2006-02-24 15:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR PARM MOPS ELAB EINV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
06ROME607	IRAQ: ITALIANS FAVOR EXPANDED NATO TRAINING ROLE [...] (C) Summary. Italy strongly supports an expanded NATO training role in Iraq, which it believes will help both to increase the political legitimacy of international efforts in Iraq and to encourage broader participation in those efforts. With Italian elections in April and a tight budget, Ital [...]	2006-02-28 08:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MASS MOPS PINS IZ IT
06ROME794	AIR NAVIGATION COMMON CHARGING SCHEME, ITALY [...] A/ECMIN delivered reftel demarche March 10 to Achille Vinci Giacchi, Diplomatic Advisor to Minister of Transportation Pietro Lunardi. A/ECMIN simultaneously delivered a letter from the Ambassador to Lunardi, which reiterates reftel talking points. Vinci Giacchi said the Ministry would need to [...]	2006-03-14 10:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MARR MOPS PREL IT NATO EUN AVIATION FAA
06SANJOSE181	COSTA RICA: UNIVERSALIZATION OF THE FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA told us that the Framework Treaty on Democratic Security in Central America stands no chance of ratification in Costa Rica without substantial modifications. Negotiations on modifying the treaty took place three years ago, and Costa Rica is willing to restart those neg [...]	2006-01-25 22:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MARR MCAP CS
06SANJOSE2060	SECURITY MINISTER ON DMA PARTICIPATION AND [...] (C) The GOCR has not decided to downgrade its participation in the upcoming Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA),according to Security Minister Fernando Berrocal; the minister told the Ambassador on September 8 that he saw no reason not to attend at least part of the DMA. On other issu [...]	2006-09-14 23:06:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV SNAR XK CS
06SANJOSE2113	NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR COSTA [...] (U) See action request, para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Public Security Minister Berrocal is enthusiastic about the National Guard,s State Partnership Program (SPP). Using his relationship with Governor Richardson, which dates from their service as UN Permreps, Berrocal believes he has a partn [...]	2006-09-25 19:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV SNAR XK CS
06SANJOSE2237	SECURITY MINISTER TO VISIT U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND [...] (C) Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal has requested Embassy assistance in organizing an official visit to U.S. Southern Command, preferably on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. The visit would coincide with an official visit with Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico that will take [...]	2006-10-11 23:00:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV SNAR CS
06SANJOSE344	DONATION TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES: [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 21:01:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ CS
06SANJOSE63	NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR COSTA RICA [...] (C) Tom: I am writing to seek your support for an inititiative to engage early on with the new Costa Rican leadership team before it enters office and while it is still forming its governing agenda. During my consultations in Washington before coming to post, I met with Dr. Richard Downie o [...]	2006-01-10 15:53:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MARR PREL CS
06SANJOSE88	NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR COSTA RICA [...] (C) Dear General Craddock: I am writing to seek your support for an inititiative to engage early on with the new Costa Rican leadership team before it enters office and while it is still forming its governing agenda. During my consultations in Washington before coming to post, I met with Dr [...]	2006-01-13 13:39:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MARR PREL CS
06SANSALVADOR1014	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1977, Place of Birth: Chalatenango, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not [...]	2006-04-20 13:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES

06SANSALVADOR1047	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 15 Nov 1968 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above [...]	2006-04-21 19:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1048	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 26 Oct 1964 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the ab [...]	2006-04-21 19:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1049	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 20 May 1961 POB: Usulutan Male Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 21 Jul 1964 POB: La Union Male N [...]	2006-04-21 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1224	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 24 Aug 1960 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 26 Apr 1962 Female XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador [...]	2006-05-10 13:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1278	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth - 20 July 1953, Place of Birth - Cojutepeque, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individua [...]	2006-05-12 19:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1312	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 28 Jul 1968 San Miguel Male Resource Management Course Start Date: 22 May 2006 XXXXXXXXXXXX 13 Jun 1965 [...]	2006-05-17 13:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1403	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, San Salvador, 17 Nov 1966, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves with the Military Doctrine Command Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available hu [...]	2006-05-30 16:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1404	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. All candidates are male and serve with the Ilopango Air Force Unit. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Vicente 08 JUL 1975 XXXXXXXXXXXX C [...]	2006-05-30 16:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1413	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights record of XXXXXXXXXXXX March, 23 JUL 1964, San Salvador, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX is a member of the Second Air Force Brigade. 3. Post has reviewed available human righ [...]	2006-05-30 19:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1414	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Chalatenango 28 Aug 1962 Male Military Police Unit XXXXXXXXXXXX San Miguel 09 Nov 1962 Male 3rd Infantr [...]	2006-05-30 19:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1415	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Ministry of Defense Office Chalatenango 07 May 1969 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Military D [...]	2006-05-30 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1501	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Oct 1971, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individuals has b [...]	2006-06-07 19:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1502	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 18 Jun 1971 Male San Salvador Ilopango Air Force Base XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Dec 1972 Male El Transito Ilopang [...]	2006-06-07 19:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1503	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 23 April 1964, Male, Santa Ana, Salvadoran Military Academy. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not bee [...]	2006-06-07 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR158	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between February 8 and February 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. The names of the officers of t [...]	2006-01-20 21:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1588	EL SALVADOR AUTHORIZES BLANKET CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 9, 2006 authorizing blanket clearance for one year for tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions in Salvadoran airspace. 2. Post will fax the original Spanish-language letter to WHA/C [...]	2006-06-16 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR MARR ES
06SANSALVADOR1600	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 06 Feb 1963 San Salvador Male Naval Headquarters XXXXXXXXXXXX 09 July 1963 Cojutepeque Male Armed Force [...]	2006-06-20 19:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR169	UNIVERSALIZATION OF FRAMEWORK TREATY ON DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MARR MCAP ES CS PM
06SANSALVADOR1709	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 7 Oct 1969, Sonsonate, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Salvadoran Armed Forces Headquarters. 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]	2006-07-05 14:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1783	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]	2006-07-13 13:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1847	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following member of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. All available records at pos [...]	2006-07-21 16:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1848	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX . The names and date and pla [...]	2006-07-21 16:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1899	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 27SEP1959, Cojutepeque, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Engineer Command Group. 3. Post has reviewed available human ri [...]	2006-07-31 19:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1921	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX San Pedro Perulapan 11-Feb-1959 Colonel 4th Infantry Brigade Male XXXXXXXXXXXX La Union 22-Dec-1958 Colonel 4t [...]	2006-08-07 19:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1932	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, born December 2, 1978 in San Salvador, male, Research Director for the National Council of Public Security. 3. The named individual will partici [...]	2006-08-07 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1990	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 14 October 1967, Santa Ana, Male, Military Industry Unit, Lieutenant Commander. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above ind [...]	2006-08-11 18:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1991	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Mar 1970, Sonsonate, Male, Police Counternarcotic and Counterterrorism Unit, Technician. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; th [...]	2006-08-11 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1992	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 08 Mar 1977, San Miguel, Transmissions Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...]	2006-08-11 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1993	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03-July-1977 La Paz Second Air Brigade Seargent XXXXXXXXXXXX 21 Jun 1978 San Vicente Second Air Brigade Seargent [...]	2006-08-11 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1994	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 19 Nov 1976, San Salvador, Engineering Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...]	2006-08-11 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1995	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Feb 1963 Chalchuapa BESM unit Major XXXXXXXXXXXX 14 Mar 1965 Chalatenango Special Forces Sergent Major 3 [...]	2006-08-11 18:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1996	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 06 Dec 1970, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters, Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individual [...]	2006-08-11 18:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2120	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran Air Force Cadet Salvador Palacios Bou, DOB 10 Feb 1985, POB San Salvador, Male, Fuerza Aerea Unit, CIMA. Cadet Palacios will be training at the Defense [...]	2006-08-28 19:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2128	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects on Counter Terrorism scheduled to take place at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Develp [...]	2006-08-29 18:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2196	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Navel Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, scheduled to take [...]	2006-09-07 20:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2255	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Cadet Troop Leader Course (Inf) at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),Ft. Benning, [...]	2006-09-14 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2297	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 14:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2300	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advance Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX scheduled to begin October 4, [...]	2006-09-20 15:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2303	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTIN OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM INR ES
06SANSALVADOR2307	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2323	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects of Counter Terrorism and Border Patrol, at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Development [...]	2006-09-21 17:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2442	EL SALVADOR: REQUEST FOR USAF PARTICIPATION IN [...] Embassy San Salvador Country Team strongly supports the widest possible DOD participation in the 2007 Ilopango Air Show, scheduled for February 24-25, 2007 at Ilopango International Airport (MSSS),El Salvador. The participation of the USAF Academy Wings of Blue, in addition to tactical flyi [...]	2006-10-04 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR257	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Post includes name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. Please review the following list: XXXXXXXXXXXX, ma [...]	2006-02-01 17:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2581	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the multinational Standby High-Readiness Brigade for UN Operations (SHIRBRIG) Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) in Spain, schedu [...]	2006-10-26 17:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2587	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PASSES 505 [...] (SBU) On October 26, the Legislative Assembly passed the 505 Agreement, with 44 in favor, none against, and the remainder abstaining. ARENA's 34-seat delegation was joined by 5 PCN deputies and 5 PDC votes in favor, while the FMLN abstained after criticizing U.S.-Salvadoran military cooperat [...]	2006-10-26 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES MASS MARR
06SANSALVADOR2609	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Security, Defense, and Integration Subregional Conference in Guatemala City, scheduled for November 14 to 16, 2006. [...]	2006-10-30 14:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2623	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Executive Dialogue Seminar in Washington DC, scheduled for December 3 to 9, 2006. XXXXXXXXXXXX Legislative Assembl [...]	2006-10-31 20:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2712	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advanced Engineer's Course, Fort Leonardwood, MO scheduled for December 18, 2006 to June 13, 2007. CAPT XXXXXXXXXXX [...]	2006-11-08 21:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2771	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Naval Staff College Course, scheduled for January 10, 2007 in Newport, RI. LT XXXXXXXXXXXX Naval Headquarters DPO [...]	2006-11-16 18:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2772	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),in Fort Benning, Georgia, scheduled for January 18, [...]	2006-11-16 19:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2773	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the International Maritime Officers Course, scheduled to begin on January 24, 2007 in Yorktown, VA. LTJG XXXXXXXXXXXX N [...]	2006-11-16 19:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2841	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Basic Language Course, to be held at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, Texas; January 3 through July 13, [...]	2006-11-27 19:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2852	SAN SALVADOR LOOKS FORWARD TO VISIT OF NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 21:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR ES
06SANSALVADOR2953	EL SALVADOR: ASSEMBLY VOTES FOR ONE YEAR EXTENSION IN IRAQ [...] (U) Late on December 14, El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed a resolution extending the authorization for Salvadoran participation in the Multinational Forces-Iraq through December 31, 2007. The measure passed with 49 votes in favor (ARENA, National Conciliation (PCN),and Christian D [...]	2006-12-15 15:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MASS IZ ES
06SANSALVADOR3010	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Basic Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX from Jan 3, 2007 to July 13, 2007. 2LT XX [...]	2006-12-27 16:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR3011	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Non-Commission Officer Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Assistance at Fort Benning, GA from Jan [...]	2006-12-27 16:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR413	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca will meet with the President February 24, shortly before El Salvador's March 12 national congressional and mayoral elections. Saca hopes the meeting with the President will further aid his party's chances in the elections, and help him soundly defeat the [...]	2006-02-17 17:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL OVIP ETRD MARR MASS KMCA
06SANSALVADOR506	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. All of the following ca [...]	2006-03-01 14:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR711	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. The candidate [...]	2006-03-16 16:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANTIAGO1122	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 17, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Andrew G. Chritton certifies the above statement. [...]	2006-05-24 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1123	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 23, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Andrew G. Chritton certifies the above statement [...]	2006-05-24 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1124	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 15, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Andrew G. Chritton certifies the above statement [...]	2006-05-24 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1297	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2006-06-14 19:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO130	CHILE: GOC UNWILLING/UNABLE ON ARTICLE 98; [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and GOC officials conducted a digital video conference (DVC) on January 18 to explore ideas towards managing relations after Chile ratifies the Rome Statutes creating the International Criminal Court (ICC). International Security and Nonproliferation Assistant Secretary Rad [...]	2006-01-20 16:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS CI
06SANTIAGO1328	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 16, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]	2006-06-16 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1332	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for U.S. sponsored training, pursuan [...]	2006-06-19 17:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1456	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2006-07-07 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1471	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 10, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. EPOL Acting Section Chief, Michael Keller certifies the above statement. YAMAUCHI [...]	2006-07-11 15:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1473	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-07-11 17:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1511	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2006-07-14 13:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1542	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-07-18 19:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1571	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 18, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Michael Keller, certifies the above statement. YAMAUCHI [...]	2006-07-21 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1620	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 20, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Michael Keller, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]	2006-07-28 14:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1621	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 20, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Michael Keller, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]	2006-07-28 14:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO166	INTERIM RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL FOR SOFA PROTECTIONS; [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Foreign Ministry Special Policies Director Luis Winter telephoned poloff January 25 to advise that the MFA was prepared to send the Embassy a diplomatic note accepting the U.S. proposal regarding protections for U.S. personnel involved [...]	2006-01-25 14:48:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO1704	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 27, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. EPOL Section Chief, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]	2006-08-09 19:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1727	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following 142 Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pur [...]	2006-08-14 15:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1728	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2006-08-14 15:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1760	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leah [...]	2006-08-17 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1903	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leah [...]	2006-09-07 16:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1932	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 8, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above stateme [...]	2006-09-11 13:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1953	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2006-09-13 14:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1959	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leahy [...]	2006-09-14 15:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1961	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-09-14 19:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1971	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 14, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Harry R. Kamian, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]	2006-09-15 16:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO1974	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. Post notes that training is due to begin on September 25, 2006. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean Navy [...]	2006-09-15 17:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2076	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...]	2006-10-03 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2107	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-10-10 13:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2108	EMBASSY MILITARY AFFAIRS GROUP EXPLORING CHILEAN [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph eight. 2. (C) Summary: On July 5 the Ambassador floated the idea with Foreign Ministry Director General for Foreign Affairs Carlos Portales of Chilean demining assistance to Afghanistan. Portales seemed receptive to the idea, and promised to di [...]	2006-10-10 13:49:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL CI
06SANTIAGO2243	CHILE: MILG REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-10-25 16:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2262	MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVISOR:EUROPEANS PRESSING [...] (C) Ministry of Defense civilian advisor Claudio Ortiz told Poloff October 26 that the European Union was "pressing" Chile to contribute peacekeeping troops to UNIFIL. Ortiz noted the Belgian Minister of Defense would be in Santiago the week of October 30 to discuss bilateral military cooper [...]	2006-10-27 17:17:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MOPS PE CI
06SANTIAGO2324	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of October 25, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above statement [...]	2006-11-06 19:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO235	DEFENSE MINISTER SHOWS NO FLEXIBILITY ON ARTICLE [...] (C) Summary: On January 25, Chilean Minister of Defense Jaime Ravinet told DOD Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman that he did not see how the GOC could negotiate an Article 98 agreement of the kind we were seeking. Recognizing that sanctions under the American [...]	2006-02-02 21:23:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS OVIP CI
06SANTIAGO241	FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCEPTS PROPOSAL FOR MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph five. 2. (C) On February 1, Post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry granting the regime of privileges and immunities for administrative and technical personnel of diplomatic missions established by the Vienna Convention on Dipl [...]	2006-02-03 14:42:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS MOPS CI
06SANTIAGO2482	CHILE: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-12-01 21:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2499	RESERVATIONS ON PROPOSED TEXT OF PROTECTIONS FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Legal Affairs advisor Alejandra Quezada told Poloff November 30 the GOC had nearly completed its legal review of the USG's request for protections for DOD personnel temporarily in Chile for agreed upon exercise [...]	2006-12-04 19:25:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL CI
06SANTIAGO2544	REACTION TO PINOCHET'S DEATH MUTED BUT DETRACTORS [...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died December 10 at the Military Hospital in Santiago. The 91 year old Pinochet had been admitted after suffering a heart attack a week earlier (ref A). Both Pinochet supporters and detractors took to the streets to demonstrate their re [...]	2006-12-11 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MARR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO255	CHILE: TOUGH ANALYSIS AND CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior Chilean defense officials briefed visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman on the Chilean military's view regarding Haiti during the Defense Consultative Committee (DCC) talks in Santiago on January 25. Chilean MOD Undersecretary for War Gabriel Gaspar said that the [...]	2006-02-03 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR MOPS UN HA CI
06SANTIAGO2564	WILL PINOCHET'S LEGACY REST EASY IN HIS GRAVE? [...] (C) Summary: An estimated 30,000 people attended former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's funeral on December 12. Many leading conservative figures attended, but conspicuously absent were the Right's last two presidential candidates, Joaquin Lavin and Sebastian Pinera, as was former Commander [...]	2006-12-14 10:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MARR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO2581	CHILE TO REQUIRE ACCREDITATION OF DOD ELEMENTS TO [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Legal Affairs reiterated December 14 that the MFA does not have legal authority to extend diplomatic status or protections "equivalent to" those of Mission administrative and technical personnel to DOD personnel temporarily in Chile for exercises or military exc [...]	2006-12-18 10:59:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL CI

06SANTIAGO2616	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of December 19, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftels. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...]	2006-12-22 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2617	CHILE: LEGATT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of December 19, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftels. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...]	2006-12-22 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO286	CHILE: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS CLEARANCE FOR BUZOS [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Action request: Post requests Department review the following Chilean military unit for potential human rights violations: Buzos Tacticos Unit of the Chilean Navy. Unit commander is Lieutenant Commander Rene O'Ryan Salazar, DOB: 04Sep1965, [...]	2006-02-08 18:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO315	CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...]	2006-02-13 20:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO383	FOREIGN MINISTER WALKER DISCUSSES BACHELET [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Craig Kelly met with outgoing Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker on February 21, 2006 to discuss the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Article 98, and participation in Haiti's peacekeeping operation. End Summary. ICC AND ARTICLE 98 2. (C) Walker expressed disa [...]	2006-02-22 22:40:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV HA CI
06SANTIAGO425	CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...]	2006-03-01 18:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO525	PRESIDENT BACHELET COMMITS TO MAINTAINING CHILEAN [...] (C) Summary: President Bachelet told the Secretary on March 11 that Chile intended to keep its peacekeeping troops in Haiti beyond June 30. Haitian President-elect Preval reportedly received similar assurances from Bachelet during their March 12 meeting. The Bachelet administration plans to [...]	2006-03-14 19:47:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS CI HA
06SANTIAGO561	CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF MOST CICTE GOALS; CONCERNED [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Special Policies Director Luis Winter told EPOL Counselor that Chile supported most of the U.S. goals for CICTE VI, but would like to discuss further the declaration language on "shared responsibility." Chile was satisfied with CICTE's performance to date, and wo [...]	2006-03-17 21:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MARR OAS CI
06SANTIAGO562	CHILE: FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ICC [...] (U) Director for Special Policies at Chile's Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Luis Winter, told EPOL Counselor and Poloff that the Chilean Congress would likely ratify the International Criminal Court (ICC) at an early opportunity. Winter said the GOC would also introduce legislation allowing it [...]	2006-03-17 21:59:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PTER MARR CI
06SANTIAGO577	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY, [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren told the Ambassador on March 20 that Chile had not taken a position on Venezuela's UNSC candidacy. Van Klaveren said the Bachelet administration was interested in pursuing a long-term SOFA with the U.S. and other countries. He observe [...]	2006-03-20 22:27:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS CI HA
06SANTIAGO630	SCENESETTER FOR CNO AND C3F VISITS TO CHILE [...] (C) Summary: Your arrivals in Santiago follow shortly on the historic inauguration of Chile's first female president, former Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet. In foreign policy, Bachelet has declared a focus on strengthening ties with neighbors, while maintaining important relations with th [...]	2006-03-27 11:14:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD MARR MASS OVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO823	CHILE: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean military unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for train [...]	2006-04-19 14:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO846	CHILE: MILGRP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean military unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for trai [...]	2006-04-21 20:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO889	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...]	2006-04-28 19:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO890	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Le [...]	2006-04-28 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO892	CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 24, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]	2006-04-28 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO93	CHILE: MINISTER OF DEFENSE BRIEFS CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (C) Summary: Chilean Minister of Defense Jaime Ravinet told members of CODEL McConnell January 12 that Chile was the United States' "most reliable partner in the region." Ravinet shared his concerns about neighboring countries' leftward drift and their propensity to use Chile as a straw man. [...]	2006-01-15 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS OVIP CI
06SANTIAGO957	SCENESETTER FOR AETC/CC VISIT TO CHILE (U) [...] (C) Summary: Your arrivals in Santiago follow shortly on the historic inauguration of Chile's first female president, former Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet. In foreign policy, Bachelet has declared a focus on strengthening ties with neighbors, while maintaining important relations with th [...]	2006-05-08 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV MARR CI PREL
06SANTODOMINGO168	HAITIAN MIGRANT DEATHS REVEAL WEAK BORDER CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary. The January 11 death by suffocation of 24 illegal Haitian migrants has triggered a Dominican Government response that includes a formal apology to Haitian authorities, a presidential promise to seek justice with the formation of a "blue-ribbon" investigative committee, and the ne [...]	2006-01-13 23:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ELTN HA KJUS MARR PREF PREL SOCI
06SANTODOMINGO2228	AMBASSADOR'S CERTIFICATION FOR SWIFTSHIPS SALE TO [...] I have reviewed arrangements made by the Dominican authorities, at the suggestion of this Embassy, concerning the proposed sale to the Dominican Republic of four 46-foot Swiftships patrol vessels with financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank. 2. The Dominican Navy, the Dominican Navy's sp [...]	2006-07-07 11:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR BEXP MARR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2726	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #1: ROUTINE AND GENERALLY [...] This is the first cable in our series on the third year of the administration of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. Dominican President Makes Routine and Generally Positive Cabinet Changes (C) Summary: Dominican President Leonel Fernandez made a small number of adjustments in his ca [...]	2006-08-24 13:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV PREL PINR MARR
06SANTODOMINGO3328	DOMINICAN HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: NAVAL COMMANDO [...] In connection with U.S. military training planned for the Commando Squad of the Dominican Navy, EcoPol section advises that it has no repeat no information of any allegations of violations of human rights by the 64-man squad or by its commander, Naval Capt. Nelson A. ROQUE GARCIA. 2. Emba [...]	2006-10-25 15:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM DR
06SANTODOMINGO3559	REQUEST HR VETTING FOR DOMINICAN NAVY COMMANDO UNIT [...] Embassy Santo Domingo requests Department human rights vetting of following members of the Dominican Navy Commando unit, scheduled for training by USSOUTHCOM from January 13, 2007. Embassy has no adverse information about any prospective trainees. 2. List follows: Dominican Navy Comm [...]	2006-11-22 11:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM DR
06SANTODOMINGO655	DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES - [...] (C) On February 16 the Ambassador reiterated to Dominican President Fernandez the USG request that the Dominican Republic contribute 10-12 staff officers to support operations in Afghanistan. The Ambassador emphasized the symbolic value of a Dominican donation, coalition solidarity and the bi [...]	2006-02-24 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR DR AF MASS MOPS PINS PREL
06SANTODOMINGO656	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REQUESTS INFORMATION [...] (C) On February 16 the Ambassador informed Dominican President Leonel Fernandez that credible reports of Dominican navy corruption made it undesirable to authorize a sale of four 46-foot patrol boats for use by the Dominican Navy. He suggested that the sale of the four vessels might be justif [...]	2006-02-24 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP DR EFIN EXIM SNAR MARR
06SANTODOMINGO946	OAS CICTE VI PREPARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy political officer met on March 16 with Dominican Republic MFA legal adviser Miguel Pichardo to discuss preparations for the March 22-24 OAS counterterrorism ministerial in Bogota (CICTE VI). Drawing on talking points in both reftels, political officer emphasized the need to finish wor [...]	2006-03-17 12:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL OAS DR CO ECON MARR MASS CVIS VE
06SARAJEVO1149	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SPURIOUSLY CLAIMS ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, Amnesty International (AI) issued a report on the global arms trade. In the report, AI erroneously alleges that hundreds of thousands of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and associate ammunition were clandestinely shipped from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to Iraq [...]	2006-05-22 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1196	BOSNIA: ONE UNIFORM,ONE ARMED FORCE- AND ONE FUTURE [...] Defense Minister Radovanovic unveiled the new uniform of the unified Bosnian armed force during a ceremony on May 25. For the first time since the abolishment of the entity armies on December 31, 2005, former combatants stood shoulder to shoulder completely indistinguishable from one other. P [...]	2006-05-26 16:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1473	BOSNIA: HARRIERS HIT POLITICAL TARGET [...] (SBU) Two U.S. AV-8B Harrier jump jets assigned to the USS Iwo Jima visited Sarajevo on June 26 as part of a coordinated Embassy-NATO HQ effort to increase the visibility of U.S. bilateral engagement with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Ambassador and NATO HQ Commander Brigadier General We [...]	2006-06-30 12:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1700	LEADING SDA FIGURE PLEDGES ASSISTANCE FOR SOFA [...] (C) PolMilOff met the morning of July 28 with Halid Genjac, parliamentarian and member of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) presidency, to discuss continuing delays in the ratification of the U.S.-BiH Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The BiH House of Representatives ratified the agreem [...]	2006-07-31 06:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
06SARAJEVO1982	BOSNIAN PRESS "BREAKS" STORY OF EAGLE BASE CLOSURE [...] (SBU) On August 30, nearly one month after the BiH Council of Ministers publicly announced the U.S. decision to vacate Eagle Base in Tuzla, the daily newspaper Oslobodjenje ran an "exclusive" front page story under the headline "American Army to Leave Bosnia by the End of the Year." Despite th [...]	2006-08-30 16:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OPDC PREL NATO BK
06SARAJEVO2259	AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. To focus public attention on continued U.S. engagement in Bosnia after the announcement of the Eagle Base drawdown, Ambassador and emboffs traveled September 14-21 to headquarters of the BiH Armed Forces' (AFBiH) three new multi-ethnic brigades and the training center for the AFBi [...]	2006-09-27 06:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2638	SENIOR EUFOR COMMANDERS QUESTION DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. We met with senior EUFOR commanders October 16 to discuss EUFOR drawdown plans and the future of the EUFOR mission in Bosnia. During the discussions, the Deputy EUFOR commander (DCOM) and EUFOR chief of staff expressed skepticism at the pace of defense reform in Bosnia, and ques [...]	2006-10-20 18:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2650	USS RAMAGE VISIT EMPHASIZES U.S.-BOSNIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The USS RAMAGE, a guided-missile destroyer attached the 6th Fleet, visited the Bosnian port of Neum October 17-21. The Embassy and ship hosted a reception for senior Bosnian political and military on board the USS Ramage on October 18, which was attended by all three members of Bosnia' [...]	2006-10-25 06:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2717	BOSNIA AND NATO: THE CASE FOR PFP MEMBERSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As we approach the NATO Riga Summit, we think that the time is right to consider admittance of Bosnia to the Partnership for Peace (PfP). With the implementation of defense reform legislation, Bosnia has met the technical requirements for PfP membership. Bosnia has made substan [...]	2006-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2831	CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS REFUSE TO CLEAR TUZLA [...] (SBU) Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Aviation (BHCA) authorities notified United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE) November 10 that they had rejected the formal Notice to Airman (NOTAM) announcing the discontinuation of air operations at Tuzla Airbase, attached to Eagle Base. The NOTAM reads "Ef [...]	2006-11-13 18:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2908	SILAJDZIC HAS POTENTIAL TO SCUTTLE AFGHAN [...] (C) Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri- Presidency Haris Silajdzic removed the decision on the Bosnian arms and ammo donation to Afghanistan from the presidency agenda for its November 14 session. The move effectively blocks the donation in the near term, and is line with Silajdzic's cri [...]	2006-11-17 10:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2996	BOSNIA: POST-ELECTION MOD SHAKE-UP COULD FURTHER [...] (C) Many contacts within and outside the Ministry of Defense tell us that it is unlikely Minister of Defense Nikola Radovanovic will keep his post in a new government. The departure of Radovanovic, a Serb, may also lead to a strong push to replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. [...]	2006-11-27 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3058	BOSNIA: PFP DECISION HAILED AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE [...] (SBU) Bosnian leaders and the general public hailed the decision to offer Bosnia an invitation into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) at NATO's Riga Summit as an historic event, noting Bosnia's clear progress in integrating into Euro-Atlantic structures. The decision could serve as an impetus t [...]	2006-11-30 15:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3071	BOSNIA AGREES TO TEXT OF NEW 505 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated November 28 accepting the U.S. proposed language for a new 505 agreement applicable to GPOI. The MFA note acknowledged that the exchange constitutes an agreement between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...]	2006-12-04 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO3115	BOSNIA MOVING FORWARD IN JOINING PFP [...] (SBU) Bosnia received its formal invitation from the NATO Secretary-General to join the Partnership for Peace on SIPDIS December 7. Tri-Presidency members plan to travel to Brussels December 14, where Presidency Chairman Radmanovic will sign the Framework Document. With the help of NATO HQ [...]	2006-12-08 17:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3151	PRESIDENCY APPROVES AFGHAN ARMS DONATION [...] (SBU) In its December 13 session, the Tri-Presidency approved the donation of arms and ammunition from the former Army of Republika Srpska to Afghanistan. President Silajdzic and former President Tihic had blocked the transfer for months, citing political concerns within the Bosniak caucus. T [...]	2006-12-14 08:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3159	DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS FUTURE, PFP, [...] (C) In a wide ranging discussion, Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic said he did not want to continue in his post in the next Bosnian government. The minister cited his fatigue and general exasperation with the political process as reasons for his wish to the leave the ministry. Despite Rad [...]	2006-12-14 14:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SEOUL1103	TALKING POINTS ON NOGUN-RI SCHOLARSHIP FUND [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS KS
06SEOUL1154	SEVENTH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative (SPI) meeting in Seoul, March 21, the two sides agreed to work toward a shorter and less detailed Comprehensive Security Assessment (CSA),noted significant progress on the Joint Vision Study, and reaffirmed the commitment to dev [...]	2006-04-07 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1159	USFK ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On April 7, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and Embassy delivered to MND and MOFAT, respectively, DUSD Lawless' notification letter on environmental clean-up of closed USFK bases. USFK and Embassy also shared the text of a proposed USFK press release on its action plan for environmental clean-u [...]	2006-04-07 09:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1268	ROKG REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CWC/HCA [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On April 6, MOFAT Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Kwon Hee-seog informed poloff of the ROKG's request to amend the proposed Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons (CWC) challenge inspections (Ref A). [...]	2006-04-18 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS
06SEOUL1359	ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-25 04:19:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1398	ROK RESPONSE TO RESTRICTING ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS
06SEOUL1478	USFK COMMANDER'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) In his May 1 introductory call on President Roh Moo-hyun, USFK Commander Gen. B.B. Bell underscored the U.S. commitment to the bilateral alliance and stressed that, in his capacity as CFC Commander, he served the Presidents of both countries equally. Bell stated that the ROK's desire for [...]	2006-05-03 00:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR JA KN KS
06SEOUL1497	INFORMATION ON U.S.-JAPAN 2-PLUS-2 CONVEYED TO ROKG [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) On May 3, PolMil Chief conveyed reftel information on USFJ realignment to MOFAT NAD III Director Min Kyong-ho. Expressing great appreciation for the information, Min undertook to study and share the results of the May 1 U.S.-Japan SCC meeting with rel [...]	2006-05-03 10:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA KS
06SEOUL1509	ROKG: UAV HYUNMOO-III/B FLIGHT TEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 04:05:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1518	ROKG REMOVES PROTESTORS FROM USFK EXPANSION SITE [...] (U) Starting early in the morning on May 4, the ROKG deployed a force of 11,500 policemen, 3,000 soldiers, and 700 military engineers to remove approximately 1,100 protestors occupying USFK's expansion site in Pyongtaek, 50 miles south of Seoul. (A smaller contingent of demonstrators had been [...]	2006-05-04 09:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1605	PROTESTS PLANNED IN SEOUL AND PYONGTAEK OVER USFK [...] (U) The Pan-national Committee to Deter the Expansion of U.S. Bases, a coalition of 138 leftist civic groups, plans to hold mass rallies in Seoul and Pyongtaek over the weekend to protest USFK's expansion in Pyongtaek and last week's removal of anti-USFK activists (reftel). Approximately 10,0 [...]	2006-05-12 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1620	ISN DAS SEMMEL'S MAY 4 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY [...] (C) In a May 4 meeting with Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, ISN DAS Andrew Semmel said the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) was likely to present a draft text of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMTC) later in t [...]	2006-05-15 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC MARR IR KS
06SEOUL1621	WEEKEND PROTESTS OVER USFK EXPANSION UNEVENTFUL [...] (U) The much anticipated weekend protests against USFK expansion in Pyongtaek (refs) were relatively subdued. On Sunday, approximately 4,500 protestors, a much lower turnout than anticipated, encountered some 18,000 riot police dispatched to the Pyongtaek area. While there were minor skirmi [...]	2006-05-15 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL1736	ROK DECLINES CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) On May 23, MOFAT South America Division Director Park Dong-won informed Poloffs that the ROKG had declined Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's request to visit South Korea on July 16. Sensitive to USG concerns, the ROKG refused the visit in consideration of the U.S.-Korean alliance. Park [...]	2006-05-23 09:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD KS VE
06SEOUL1806	AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SPAR OVER [...] (C) Ambassador made an introductory call on Minister of Environment Lee Chi-beom on May 25. After initial pleasantries, the Ambassador highlighted strong U.S. frustration that continued disagreement over environmental remediation had stalled the return of closed bases. He noted that the Uni [...]	2006-05-30 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR SENV KS
06SEOUL1836	EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 1 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens, Assistant Minister of Unification Park Chan-bong stated that the DPRK's latest display of uncooperative behavior in inter-Korean dialogue led Seoul to question whether the DPRK leadership was experiencing some new internal strife in its [...]	2006-06-02 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC MARR ECON KN KS
06SEOUL1855	PRESS BULLETIN - JUNE 5, 2006 [...] How Far Will Seoul Be Swayed By Pyongyang and Washington? (Dong-a Ilbo) 2. A Collapse is Also an Option at the FTA Talks (Hankyoreh Shinmun) FEATURES 3. Joint Chiefs of Staffs Report: "ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command to Be Dissolved in 2012" (Chosun Ilbo) 4. If U.S. Pre [...]	2006-06-05 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
06SEOUL1876	ROK GENERALLY SUPPORTS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 08:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KS
06SEOUL1972	EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH MOFAT [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Director General for North American Affairs Cho Tae-yong informed EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that the ROKG preferred having Secretary Rice visit the ROK before the July 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting so that the [...]	2006-06-14 05:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC KN KS
06SEOUL2109	NOGUN-RI: MUCCIO LETTER AND SCHOLARSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Following up DG Cho Taeyong's June 11 discussion with EAP PDAS Stephens (reftel),MOFAT North American Division II Director Shin Sungwon requested USG's positive response on the Muccio letter and scholarship extension. Presenting a nonpaper (text in pa [...]	2006-06-26 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS KS
06SEOUL2114	STATUS OF U.S. APPROVAL FOR ROK TO TRAIN U.A.E. [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a June 26 meeting with poloffs, MND Americas Policy Division Assistant Director Kong Pyung Won inquired on the status of a ROKG request for the USG's permission for the ROK Air Force to train U.A.E. F-16 pilots in Korea. Kong said the request had be [...]	2006-06-26 09:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL2220	POINTS ON PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 04:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO IZ KS
06SEOUL2296	UNSCR ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: ROK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on July 11 with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to urge Seoul to reconsider its opposition to the Japanese draft UNSCR on DPRK missile launches. This was in follow-up to a series of exchanges on July 10 with National Security Advisor Song Min-soon. Ban, like So [...]	2006-07-11 11:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN KS
06SEOUL2593	BORDER GUARDS EXCHANGE FIRE ALONG DMZ [...] (C) On July 31, border guards of the two Koreas briefly exchanged fire around 7:35 p.m. (local) in Yanggu, the eastern portion of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). According to the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) and United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission initial investigati [...]	2006-08-01 09:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL2704	PRESIDENT ROH ON WARTIME OPERATIONAL CONTROL BY [...] (SBU) President Roh held an exclusive two-hour interview with state run news agency Yonhap at the Blue House on August 9, expressing his confidence in South Korea's defense capabilities. He said that "the ROK military is ready even immediately" to conduct independent wartime operational contr [...]	2006-08-10 09:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL2778	URGENT DEMARCHE: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNIFIL [...] (C) In response to reftel, A/DCM and POL-MIL Chief met with North American Affairs Bureau Director General Cho Taeyong on August 16, 2006 and urged the South Korean government to make a contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in support of UNSC 1701. DG Cho, notin [...]	2006-08-16 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	LE MARR MOPS PREL
06SEOUL2812	ENVIRONMENTAL SUBCOMMITTEE IMPASSE: SPI 10 FORECAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the end of Security Policy Initiative (SPI) 9 meeting on July 13, the chairs of both parties left with an agreement that fifteen of eighteen bases would be returned immediately and formally accepted by the ROKG, with documents signed within 1 or 2 weeks following internal admin [...]	2006-08-18 06:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL2886	DEPUTY MINISTER FOR POLICY PLANNING ON UNIFIL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Charge's August 22 courtesy call on Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and Public Affairs, DM Park commented on three pending UN issues. He said minimal ROK participation to date in UN peacekeeping was an argument spurring positive ROKG considera [...]	2006-08-23 09:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL UNGA LE
06SEOUL2953	ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 02:04:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL2986	DEMARCHE REQUEST: MUCCIO LETTER AND NOGUN-RI [...] (U) Please see action item in paragraph four. 2. (SBU) On August 29, poloff received a demarche from Deputy Director Kang Dae-soo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) North America Division II. Deputy Director Kang said the ROKG plans to meet with Nogun-ri victims' repre [...]	2006-08-30 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL3008	ROK LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE IN LEBANON; RENEW IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 31, POL-MIL Chief met with Ministry of National Defense (MND) officials during a round of courtesy calls and asked about the status of deliberations on ROK troop commitments to UNIFIL and Iraq. Several MND officials stated that the ROK will likely contribute a 30-40 p [...]	2006-08-31 09:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL3109	MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) This message is in response to reftel A. 2. (C) During separate meetings on September 6 with the Ambassador, South Korean Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Yu Myung-hwan and Minister of National Defense (MND) Yoon Kwang-ung both explained that the ROKG would dispatc [...]	2006-09-11 01:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KS
06SEOUL3222	OPCON TRANSFER ISSUE DOMINANT DURING OSD NORTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11-12, DOD/OSD Northeast Asia Director John Hill visited South Korean government officials in Seoul to discuss U.S.-ROK Alliance issues. In his meetings at the Ministries of Defense (MND),Unification (MOU) and Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),OSD Hill stressed th [...]	2006-09-18 23:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP KN KS
06SEOUL3286	SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE (SPI) 10: OPCON AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: The OPCON transfer issue continues to generate widespread opposition throughout the ROK as we head into SPI-10. Indications are the ROK delegation may refuse to sign off on the Command Relationships Study (CRS) if we hold to our position of designating 2009 as the X year for OPC [...]	2006-09-25 07:22:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL KS
06SEOUL3311	DEFENSE MINISTER YOON ON OPCON, JIKDO RANGE, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 25, following his meeting with visiting Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition Alfred Volkman, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung raised several Alliance issues with the Ambassador one-on-one. On OPCON, Yoon emphasized the need for the USG to show flexibili [...]	2006-09-26 08:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS
06SEOUL3390	SCENESETTER FOR HAGEL CODEL TO KOREA [...] (SBU) Despite a successful summit last month with President Bush, President Roh continues to face criticism in the press and even within his own party. Roh still has 15 months in office, but it is widely believed he is already a "lame duck". Nonetheless, he must still address a number of ke [...]	2006-10-02 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD KN KS MARR PGOV PREL
06SEOUL3391	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSITION OF KOREAN-LED PRT [...] (U) Please see action request at paragraph four. 2. (U) On October 2, POL-MIL Chief delivered reftel points regarding transition of Korean-led PRT in Afghanistan to NATO/ISAF command to Kim Jeong-seop, Director of International Policy Team, Ministry of National Defense. Identical non-pape [...]	2006-10-02 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL UNAUS KS AF
06SEOUL3421	MND READOUT ON OCT 2 N-S KOREAN MIL-TO-MIL TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MND North Korea Policy Team Director Moon Seong-mook provided Embassy with a readout on the October 2nd North-South Mil-to-Mil talks. (NOTE: He has also submitted a detailed report of this to UNCMAC). During the two hours of talks, Moon said the DPRK complained about balloons c [...]	2006-10-04 11:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR KN KS
06SEOUL3468	SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND IV: MOVEMENT, BUT STILL FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: October 10 and 11 negotiations in Seoul on funding levels for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) moved the two sides closer together, but substantial differences remain. The U.S. proposed a three year agreement, under which the ROK share would rise to 800 billion won in 2007 (4 [...]	2006-10-11 12:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KS
06SEOUL3612	ROK REQUESTS NOGUN-RI SCHOLARSHIP EXTENSION [...] (SBU) On October 19, poloff received a demarche from Deputy Director Kang Dae-soo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) North America Division (NAD) II. Kang shared that MOFAT Director General Cho Tae-yong met with Chung Goo-do, president of the Nogun-Ri victims' representati [...]	2006-10-20 08:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS KS
06SEOUL3768	ROK ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF APPOINTED AS MINISTER OF [...] (C) On November 1, 2006 the Blue House announced the nomination of ROK Army (ROKA) Chief of Staff General Kim Jang-soo as South Korea's next Minister of National Defense. General Kim is a widely respected infantry soldier who rose smartly through the ranks and was the first in his academy cl [...]	2006-11-01 11:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KS KN
06SEOUL3858	IRAQ DEPUTY COORDINATOR STEPHENSON VISIT TO SEOUL: [...] (C) A U.S. delegation headed by Barbara Stephenson, Deputy Coordinator for Iraq (S/I),visited Seoul November 2-3 to express appreciation for the important role South Korea has played in Iraq, discuss plans for troops, and thank the ROKG for its willingness to lead a Regional Reconstruction T [...]	2006-11-08 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL IZ KS
06SEOUL3970	U/S JOSEPH NONPROLIFERATION TALKS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Under Secretary Joseph and his delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, on November 7 to discuss implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),an [...]	2006-11-17 02:33:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC MARR JA KS KN CH IR
06SEOUL410	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ROK CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) The Republic of Korea made significant contributions to the common defense of the Korean peninsula in 2004 and 2005. The ROKG demonstrated a strong commitment to the U.S.-ROK alliance, working closely with the U.S. to address the DPRK nuclear issue and making important contributions to t [...]	2006-02-06 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL PGOV PARM MARR ECON KS
06SEOUL4116	SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND VI: ONE LAST PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a small group meeting and plenary session that followed, Ambassador Loftis and his ROK counterpart, Ambassador Cho Tae-yong, presented their respective negotiating positions on the 2007-2008 Special Measures (burden-sharing) Agreement (SMA). The ROKG proposed a contribution [...]	2006-12-01 00:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP
06SEOUL4211	SMA AGREEMENT 2007-2008 INITIALED [...] (SBU) On December 8, 2006, Pol M/C Joseph Yun and MOFAT Director General for North American Affairs Cho Tae-yong initialed the English language text of the agreed Special Measures Agreement (SMA). DG Cho commented that he was pleasantly surprised at the positive ROK press coverage on SMA and [...]	2006-12-08 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KSAC PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP
06SEOUL4319	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERMINATION OF NOGUN-RI [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On December 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Shin, Sung-won, Director of the North America Affairs Division II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Director Shin said that it was unfortunate, but that MOFAT had expect [...]	2006-12-19 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL KS
06SEOUL432	DEMARCHE ON RESTRICTING VENEZUELA'S ACCESS TO ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS
06SEOUL4328	YONGSAN RELOCATION: DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unhelpful reports in the South Korean media that completion of the Yongsan Relocation Plan (YRP) will be delayed by another five years to 2013 appear designed to placate objections within the National Assembly to the high projected cost of the project. The reports are misleading [...]	2006-12-20 00:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM PREL KS
06SEOUL434	LEE JONG-SEOK HEARING OCCASIONS REHASH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOU-designate Lee Jong-seok's hearing at the National Assembly has served as a stage for renewed controversy over the recent U.S.-ROK agreement on strategic flexibility of U.S. Forces in Korea. The debate was sparked last week when a ruling party lawmaker disclosed classified r [...]	2006-02-07 09:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KS
06SEOUL4365	SIGNED: WONJU SEISMIC STATION TRANSFER AGREEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel authorization, the Ambassador and ROK Foreign Minister Song Min-soon signed the Wonju Seismic Station Transfer Agreement on December 22 at a signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. (U) As requested, the original Korean version and English versions of [...]	2006-12-22 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL TPHY KTIA KS
06SEOUL4366	SIGNED: U.S.-ROK 2007-2008 SPECIAL MEASURES [...] (U) Per reftel authorization, the Ambassador and ROK Foreign Minister Song Min-soon signed the U.S.-ROK 2007-2008 Special Measures Agreement on December 22 at a signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. (U) As requested, the original Korean version and English versio [...]	2006-12-22 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MCAP PREL KS
06SEOUL474	UPDATE ON RESTRICTING ROK ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 05:39:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS
06SEOUL592	ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF USFK BASES -- ISSUE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The return of closed U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) bases to the ROK has been delayed by an impasse over environmental remediation. The delay is slowing down progress on base relocation/consolidation, a centerpiece of the ongoing realignment of our militar [...]	2006-02-23 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SENV KS
06SEOUL598	USFK COMMANDER'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON FM BAN AND [...] (C) During his February 22 introductory calls on FM Ban Ki-moon and Blue House Secretary for Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon, USFK Commander General Bell urged the ROKG to find a quick solution to the environmental remediation issue. Song briefly shared his views on the North Korean nuclear iss [...]	2006-02-23 12:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM KS KN
06SEOUL631	NEW ROK REPRESENTATIVE TO SOFA JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (U) Embassy received February 27 a diplomatic note announcing the appointment of Cho Taeyong, the new DG for North American Affairs Bureau, to be the new ROK representative to the SOFA Joint Committee. Full text of the note and DG Cho's bio follows. 2. (U) Begin Text: Ministry of Foreig [...]	2006-02-27 08:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KS
06SEOUL640	ROK: HYUNMOO-III/B UAV 2ND TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR KS

06SEOUL646	NOGUN-RI MEMORIAL FUNDING TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30, [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) During a February 27 discussion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed post that the funds allocated for the construction of the Nogun-ri memorial monument will expire on September 30, 2006, and that an extension of funding is probably not possibl [...]	2006-03-02 01:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KS
06SEOUL658	MOFAT PREVIEWS ROH MOO-HYUN'S MARCH 3 REMARKS FOR [...] (C) In a March 2 meeting with poloff, North America Division 1 Director Hahn Choong-hee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) previewed remarks to be delivered by President Roh Moo-hyun at the Korea Military Academy's March 3 commencement ceremony. According to Hahn, Roh will [...]	2006-03-02 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC MARR KN KS
06SEOUL728	OSD/NP COOPER MEETING WITH ROKG ON CWC/HCA [...] (C) During a cordial March 7 discussion, OSD Nonproliferation Policy Director Dr. David Cooper and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Kwon Hee-seog exchanged views on the outstanding Chemical Weapons Convention Host Country Agreement. While recogn [...]	2006-03-07 08:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS
06SEOUL742	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RESTRICTING ROK ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM VE KS
06SEOUL76	ROK SCHOLARS BELIEVE DPRK "CLAMPING DOWN" IN [...] (SBU) Two ROK scholars believed the DPRK'S New Year's message for 2006 showed Pyongyang planned to brace itself for hostile action from the United States and focused its attention to psychologically and ideologically prepare its citizens to maintain strong support for the Kim Jong-il regime. [...]	2006-01-06 09:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC MARR KN KS
06SEOUL837	ROKG DELIVERED: DONATIONS TO IRAQ AND AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 08:13:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL KS
06SEOUL859	INVITATION FOR ROK PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ REGIONAL [...] (C) On March 16, poloff delivered ref A diplomatic note on the Iraq PRT initiative to Chun Young-hee, Deputy Director of North America Division III, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Poloff also conveyed the message to Ms. Oh Hyun-ju at the United Nations Division. Undertakin [...]	2006-03-16 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS
06SEOUL914	NEW ROK ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO SOFA JOINT [...] (U) Embassy received March 17 a diplomatic note announcing the appointment of MOFAT North America Bureau Deputy Director General Lim Sungnam to be the new Alternate Representative to the SOFA Joint Committee. Full text of the note and Mr. Lim's bio follows: 2. (U) Begin text: Ministr [...]	2006-03-22 02:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KS
06SEOUL918	POINTS ON PRESIDENT'S 2006 NSS DELIVERED TO MOFAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 05:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MARR KPAO KS
06SEOUL920	RESPONSE ON NOGUN-RI MEMORIAL FUNDING DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 05:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS KS
06SEOUL969	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH ROK FM BAN: [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon described receiving strong expressions of support for his candidacy for UN Secretary General from Argentina, Peru, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria. Ban noted that he has met with the foreign ministers of each of th [...]	2006-03-24 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF MARR KS KN
06SINGAPORE1144	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER FOR MANPOWER [...] Summary. Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen expressed his satisfaction with the deepening bilateral ties between the U.S. and Singapore, and highlighted our excellent military cooperation in a March 22 courtesy call with Ambassador Herbold. Minister Ng also discu [...]	2006-04-10 09:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELAB MARR ECON PHUM KCRM SN
06SINGAPORE201	SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR PM A/S HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you to Singapore during your February 6-7 visit here. Your visit comes at an important time to: -- thank Singapore for its diplomatic and military support for Coalition actions in Iraq; -- encourage Singapore to expand its role and level of commitment in A [...]	2006-01-24 08:24:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS SN
06SINGAPORE3592	PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen briefed his interlocutors on U.S. efforts to promote regional security cooperation in Southeast Asia using a model that had been successful in the Gulf. Foreign Minister George Yeo responded enthusiastically and suggested including both secu [...]	2006-11-13 02:32:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE88	DEFENSE MINISTER TEO ON SECURITY TIES AND [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean, Minister Teo stressed the importance of active U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia. He affirmed that the U.S.-Singapore security relationship was built on strong institutional ties and common values. [...]	2006-01-12 09:41:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MARR SN
06SKOPJE105	MACEDONIA & NATO MEMBERSHIP: DEFENSE REFORMS ON [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Macedonia is in its 7th MAP cycle and has made significant progress in meeting its defense reform goals, but still falls short in terms of meeting political and economic MAP criteria. To be considered a strong candidate for NATO membership by mid-2007, with a view to rece [...]	2006-02-02 07:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MASS MK
06SKOPJE1097	MACEDONIA: REDUCING ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on filling ISAF force shortfalls and reducing caveats to MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridonovski on November 16. Acting DATT delivered the same points to MOD Elenovski on November 14. Both interlocutors informed us that the GOM intends to remove before t [...]	2006-11-17 06:50:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL MK AG
06SKOPJE1112	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT ELIMINATES MOST CAVEATS ON [...] (SBU) The GOM approved in a closed government session on November 22 the elimination of five of seven caveats currently in force for Macedonian troops supporting ISAF operations in Afghanistan (reftel) and Macedonian soldiers serving in Iraq. Of the two remaining caveats, one prohibits Macedon [...]	2006-11-24 13:57:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL MK AG
06SKOPJE1157	MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...]	2006-12-08 15:52:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK
06SKOPJE1165	MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...]	2006-12-13 09:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK
06SKOPJE118	MACEDONIA: PRIME MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, NATO [...] (C/NF) PM Buckovski told the Ambassador February 1 that parliamentary elections likely will be held in late June/early July, and that he expects the opposition to use rough campaign and electoral tactics in trying to replace his government. On Macedonia's NATO accession prospects, he agreed th [...]	2006-02-06 18:11:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MK
06SKOPJE251	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT FOCUSED ON GAMEPLAN FOR NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During her March 7-8 visit to Skopje with a U.S. interagency delegation, USNATO Ambassador Nuland told Macedonian government and opposition interlocutors that free and fair parliamentary elections would be one key to keeping NATO's door open in 2008. She urged them to continue [...]	2006-03-14 16:13:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO MK
06SKOPJE330	MACEDONIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO IRAQ EFFORT [...] (U) Deputy Senior Advisor on Iraq Robert Deutsch and his State and DoD team visited Skopje April 5-6 to thank GOM officials and parliamentarians for Macedonia's support for international efforts in Iraq, and to discuss developments in Iraq. (NOTE: Macedonia currently has 40 troops deployed to [...]	2006-04-11 16:37:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MK IZ
06SKOPJE484	MACEDONIA: CAVEATS FOR TROOPS SERVING WITH ISAF [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on ISAF caveats to MFA State Counselor Milan Spirodonovski and to NATO Head of Sector Marjan PopAngelov on May 16. DATT delivered the same points to CHOD MG Stojanovski on May 15. Our interlocutors assured us that Macedonia would maintain its policy of [...]	2006-05-19 14:33:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF MK
06SKOPJE500	MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 13:11:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	KG MARR MOPS PREL AF MK
06SKOPJE734	MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT WELCOMES GPOI PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-04 10:45:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS MK
06SKOPJE885	MACEDONIA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS [...] (U) Please see guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) Following EmbOff and DAO discussions with MFA and MOD contacts over the past several months, and after lengthy delays due to national elections and the formation of a new government, the MOD on September 12 sent an official letter of request [...]	2006-09-19 05:43:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MK
06SKOPJE888	MACEDONIA: A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH ADRIATIC [...] (SBU) Although you will be meeting with the A-3 foreign ministers as a group on the margins of the UNGA in New York on September 22, we believe you can reinforce some key themes we have been underlining with the newly-elected GOM should you have an opportunity for a brief pull-aside with newly [...]	2006-09-20 14:31:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR UNGA MK
06SOFIA1119	BULGARIA CONSULTS ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 9, Christo Atanasov, head of the Export Control Department of the Ministry of Economy, informed us that Bulgarian arms manufacturer Samel 90 has applied to export 100 sets of MANPADS components to Egypt. The proposed [...]	2006-08-09 12:29:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU
06SOFIA1135	INTERIOR MINISTER PETKOV: BULGARIA HESITANT ON WMD [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:43:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MNUC MARR BU
06SOFIA1165	BULGARIAN RESPONSE: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 14:15:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL BU
06SOFIA1177	BULGARIANS LOOK FORWARD TO U.S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND [...] (C) Prime Minister Stanishev's Chief of Staff, Philip Bokov, told the Charge' August 17 that Bulgaria looks forward to completing the 13 implementing agreements necessary for U.S. forces to begin rotating into Bulgaria on a regular basis. We told Bokov to expect a EUCOM negotiating team in la [...]	2006-08-18 06:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BU
06SOFIA1187	BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT VOTES FOR UNIFIL DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) On August 21, Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov briefed Charge Karagiannis on the Council of Ministers' August 20 decision to deploy troops in support of UNIFIL's expanded mission. Kyuchukov emphasized that the scope of Bulgarian participation in UNIFIL will be determined by thre [...]	2006-08-21 14:49:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS LE BU
06SOFIA1204	BULGARIA: DIP NOTE ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 24, we received a Diplomatic Note from Parisa Popnikolova of the MFA's International Security Directorate which formally informs the U.S. of a planned MANPADS component transfer in accordance with the U.S.-Bulgaria MA [...]	2006-08-25 12:16:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU
06SOFIA1205	BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1701, MINISTER TO ATTEND [...] (C) We delivered reftel A & B talking points to Margarita Isaeva from the MFA's Near East and Africa Directorate on August 25. Isaeva was unaware of any planned delegations to or from Iran or Syria, and considered them unlikely for the foreseeable future. However, she promised to share our c [...]	2006-08-25 13:30:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS MARR IR LE SY SW BU
06SOFIA121	BULGARIA: EDGING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward concluding a combined supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia January 18-20. This session p [...]	2006-01-26 14:40:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA1216	BULGARIA ON BOARD FOR NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT [...] (C) We delivered reftel A talking points to Zlatin Krystev, acting head of the MFA's International Security Directorate on August 24. After conferring with MOD colleagues, Krystev reconfirmed Bulgaria's commitment to the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed previously, adding that "there is no sugge [...]	2006-08-29 13:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO BU
06SOFIA1451	BULGARIA: CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFERS [...] (C) We delivered CFE talking points on October 13 to Dimitar Dimitrov, head of the MFA's OSCE & Regional Security Department. He expressed openness to the possibility of approaching Greece on CFE entitlement transfers, but he did not make any commitment. Noting bruising discussions on the Am [...]	2006-10-17 13:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BU
06SOFIA1491	BULGARIAN MOD COMMITTED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov confirmed the GOB's willingness to extend its current mission in Iraq, and discussed plans to increase the Bulgarian deployment in Afghanistan. He also outlined the challenges the ministry will face [...]	2006-10-26 13:54:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO BU
06SOFIA1573	CNO VISIT HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA'S BLACK SEA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 9-10 visit of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Mullen to Bulgaria shed light on the GOB's evolving Black Sea strategy -- particularly the General Staff's continuing wariness of Turkey's Black Sea Harmony (BSH) proposal. Their reluctance was echoed by MFA NATO an [...]	2006-11-17 14:37:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS BU
06SOFIA1597	BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO SHED CAVEATS ON THE ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the lead-up to the Riga Summit, the GOB supports nearly every item on the U.S. agenda, but continues to struggle with a shortage of funds, equipment, and "capabilities" as it looks toward elimination of national caveats and more demanding missions overseas. Bulgaria's commitme [...]	2006-11-22 09:59:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO BU
06SOFIA1639	BULGARIA: SA/LW DESTRUCTION HITS A ROADBLOCK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Embassy Sofia and the GoB are eager to begin work on the USG-financed destruction of excess Small Arms/Light Weapons articles authorized in reftel A. Logistical obstacles remain, however, before the $400,000 in authorized ass [...]	2006-12-06 08:38:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AFIN MARR BU
06SOFIA1662	YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KALFIN'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, A SHORT TWO WEEKS BEFORE BULGARIA CELEBRATES ITS FORMAL ACCESSION TO THE EU ON JANUARY 1, TOPS OFF AN EXTRAORDINARILY PRODUCTIVE YEAR IN THE U.S.-BULGARIAN RELATIONSHIP. KALFIN AND PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV ARE LEADING BULGARIAN PUBLIC OPINION IN [...]	2006-12-14 08:35:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EUN MARR MOPS OVIP KPAS SR IZ LY
06SOFIA1667	BULGARIANS READY TO EXTEND ASHRAF MISSION AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev and Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin visited Iraq on December 12-13, meeting senior Iraqi officials and sending early Christmas greetings to Bulgarian troops at Camp Ashraf. FM Kalfin described a worrying security situation, but stated that [...]	2006-12-15 09:33:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ BG
06SOFIA185	COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES BULGARIA'S FOLLOW-ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Council of Ministers voted February 2 to approve Bulgaria's new mission in Iraq to guard Iranian internees at Camp Ashraf located north of Baghdad. In announcing the decision, Defense Minister Bliznakov said, "The decision to dispatch this mission fully corresponds with our n [...]	2006-02-02 16:09:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ BU
06SOFIA372	BULGARIANS DISCUSS IRAQ, JOINT BASES, [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) EUR DAS Mark Pekala met March 9-10 with Bulgarian officials to discuss, inter alia, Bulgaria's follow-on mission in Iraq, ongoing negotiations on the use of Bulgarian military b [...]	2006-03-14 11:30:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON KCRM KDEM LY IZ BG
06SOFIA394	BULGARIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BASING [...] (S) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Ambassador on March 15 that Bulgaria remains committed to a successful conclusion of the basing negotiations, although additional consultations between the ruling coalition's party leaders are necessary. Following these consultations, accordi [...]	2006-03-16 13:56:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO RU BU
06SOFIA454	BULGARIA: NEGOTIATING TEAMS AGREE ON BASING TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. An interagency negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis reached agreement "ad referendum" with the GOB on all articles of the Defense Cooperation Agreement March 23. The U.S. team preserved USG red lines in all areas including freedom of action (or [...]	2006-03-28 08:19:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA482	MILITARY BASING: MEDIA BATTLE SHIFTS IN THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After the March 24 announcement (reftel) that the U.S. and Bulgaria had reached agreement on text for the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),Bulgarian officials at all levels have come out in support of the agreement. Continuing Embassy public diplomacy efforts, combined with [...]	2006-04-04 15:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA553	BULGARIA: NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Purvanov has appointed Lieutenant General Zlatan Stoykov to be Bulgaria's new Chief of the General Staff. Stoykov is a strong supporter of increased U.S./NATO engagement as well as Bulgaria's continued participation in OIF and ISAF. From the U.S. point of view, he is [...]	2006-04-19 12:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV BU
06SOFIA562	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. All of Bulgaria -- and many others in the region -- will be watching April 27 as you and Foreign Minister Kalfin sign in Sofia the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),which gives U.S. military forces access to Bulgarian bases. The long-awaited agreement will be the highlight of [...]	2006-04-20 12:55:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EINV OVIP EUN LY IZ BG
06SOFIA565	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. All of Bulgaria -- and many others in the region -- will be watching April 27 as you and Foreign Minister Kalfin sign in Sofia the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),which gives U.S. military forces access to Bulgarian bases. The long-awaited agreement will be the highlight of [...]	2006-04-20 14:45:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EINV OVIP EUN LY IZ BG
06SOFIA579	YOUR MEETING MAY 4 WITH BULGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov, whom you will meet May 4 in Vilnius, Lithuania, has played a key role in ensuring the continuity of this country's pro-U.S. foreign policy through three administrations in Sofia. By any measure -- percentage of GDP spent on deployments abroad, number o [...]	2006-04-25 12:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN LY IZ BG
06SOFIA601	BULGARIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) The Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kalfin signed the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) April 28 at a ceremony at the Council of Ministers. After the ceremony, the Embassy and the MFA exchanged diplomatic notes using cleared text from Ambassador Loftis referencing the NATO- Ru [...]	2006-04-28 13:17:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA638	BULGARIAN LEADERS SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF BASING [...] (U) Since the signing of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Sofia April 28, Bulgarian political leaders have stepped up their support of the accord. In a May 6 article in the Bulgarian daily "24 Hours," Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov, the most popular politician in Bulgaria, added his voi [...]	2006-05-08 15:31:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA647	BULGARIA'S MOST POPULAR POLITICIAN: GREAT HOPES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sofia Mayor and former Interior Ministry General Boiko Borisov has stormed onto the national political scene in recent weeks, founding a new movement that has quickly become the most popular political force in the country. Borisov has denied rumors that he will be a candidate [...]	2006-05-09 10:04:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR ASEC KCOR KCRM BU
06SOFIA661	BULGARIA: EXTREME NATIONALISTS REAPING WHAT THEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extreme nationalist party Ataka is reeling from self-inflicted wounds just one year after its founding. A recent scandal steming from the erratic behavior of several Ataka members following a highway accident has contributed to a sharp decline in the party's support and led [...]	2006-05-10 11:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PINR SOCI RU BU
06SOFIA713	BULGARIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES APPROVE DEFENSE [...] Six parliamentary committees overwhelmingly recommended final approval of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. after concluding a review of the document May 18. The Committees on Defense, Foreign Policy, Legal Affairs, Internal Security, Economy, and Finance w [...]	2006-05-19 12:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR BU
06SOFIA714	BULGARIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES APPROVE DEFENSE [...] Six parliamentary committees overwhelmingly recommended final approval of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. after concluding a review of the document May 18. The Committees on Defense, Foreign Policy, Legal Affairs, Internal Security, Economy, and Finance w [...]	2006-05-19 12:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR BU
06SOFIA737	GREECE AND BULGARIA TO TRAIN IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) The GOB is finalizing a plan with Greece to train approximately 30 Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria this summer. Yordan Bozhilov, MOD Director for International Cooperation, told Poloff May 23 that the two-week training course will be held at the Bulgarian military academy in Veliko T [...]	2006-05-25 14:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL GR IZ BU
06SOFIA743	BULGARIA AND THE BLACK SEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A cautious Bulgarian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Kalfin, will attend the June 5 Black Sea Forum. The GOB's Black Sea interagency working group has not yet made a recommendation on Bulgarian participation in Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH),and the Bulgarians are looki [...]	2006-05-26 10:14:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS RS GG RO TU AR AJ BU
06SOFIA746	BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Parliament ratified the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. May 26 by an overwhelming majority. The ruling socialist-led coalition and the right-wing opposition parties came together in support of the agreement. Only the ultra-nationalist Ataka par [...]	2006-05-26 12:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA848	BULGARIA CAUTIOUS ON BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GOB's impression of the June 5 Black Sea Forum in Bucharest was generally positive. While at the forum, the Bulgarian delegation received a draft bilateral agreement from Turkey to join Operation Black Sea Harmony ( [...]	2006-06-16 10:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO TU BU
06SOFIA958	ZFR ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG
06SOFIA968	ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. After ten months in office, the coalition government led by Socialist (BSP) Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has surprised observers with its consistently pro-U.S. foreign policy, conservative fiscal policy and relative internal stability. Stanishev's government quickly reversed [...]	2006-07-11 12:06:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG
06STATE109375	IRAQ: FIRST TRANSITION TO PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request, see para. 4. 2. (C) Iraq Prime Minister Maliki's June 19, 2006 announcement of the transfer of security responsibility from the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) to Iraqi civilian authorities in Muthanna province is the first of its kind. The Department wishes [...]	2006-07-02 05:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO IZ
06STATE111132	DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE [...] This is an action request ) see para 3. 2. On July 4 and 5, North Korea (DPRK) launched at least seven ballistic missiles, including the intercontinental -range Taepo Dong 2, in spite of repeated warnings by the international community not to engage in such an activity. The UN Security Co [...]	2006-07-06 01:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN
06STATE112806	DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION [...] This is an Action Request - see para 2. 2. The text of a Japanese-drafted UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches of July 4-5 has been put into final form ("put in blue") by SC members and will be voted on soon (text is in para 4). Russia and China have argued in favor of a UNSC Pre [...]	2006-07-07 23:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN
06STATE133232	U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY TO [...] (C) Per post's request (ref B),following are talking points in response to a GOJ demarche in which Japan asked the United States to explain the activities of U.S. Navy survey vessel USNS Victorious on August 1 in waters north of the Senkaku islands and what interactions took place with the Ch [...]	2006-08-14 23:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA
06STATE137357	U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS; USG REPLY TO [...] (C) Per post's request (ref B),following are talking points in response to a GOJ demarche in which Japan asked the United States to explain the activities of U.S. Navy survey vessel USNS Victorious on August 1 in waters north of the Senkaku islands and what interactions took place with the Ch [...]	2006-08-21 20:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA
06STATE139878	GUIDANCE ON ASYLUM CASE OF FARC TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Department understands the Colombian government has approached the GOB regarding the July 14 decision by the Brazilian National Committee on Refugees (CONARE) to grant political asylum to Francisco Antonio Cadena Collazos (ref B). [...]	2006-08-24 19:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER BR CO
06STATE141362	IRAQ: GUIOANCE FOR U.S.-POLAND BILATERAL [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barbara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with Poland on August 31 in Warsaw to discuss Poland's leadership of the Multinational Division - Center South (MND-CS) in Iraq. The purpose of the talks is to convey the outlines of t [...]	2006-08-28 19:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MARR MOPS PREL IZ PL
06STATE144127	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: MUCCIO LETTER AND NOGUN-RI [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's continued efforts to help resolve the Nogun-ri issue. OSD is aware of the ROKG's request for both the Department of the Army Inspector General's (IG) explanation of the Muccio letter and the status of the Nogun-ri Scholarship (reftel) and is preparing [...]	2006-08-31 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KS MARR PREL
06STATE155973	CIVILIAN INVITATION TO CENTCOM CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. SUMMARY. An Iraq Coalition Conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland 3-5 October, 2006, sponsored by CDRUSCENTCOM. Invitees include military representatives (all addressee posts already invited by CENTCOM) and civilian political representatives f [...]	2006-09-19 23:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ
06STATE181050	IRAQ: GUIDANCE FOR BILATERALS WITH ROK AND JAPAN [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barabara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday Nov 3 and with Japan on Nov 6-7 to discuss ongoing and future cooperation in Iraq. The focus of the ROK talks is to define a concept of opera [...]	2006-10-31 22:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ JA KS IT
06STATE187610	IRAQ: TRANSPORTING JAPANESE DIPLOMATS [...] (U) This is an action reqeust. See para. 3. 2. (SBU) The Embassy of Japan approached the Department to ask the USG for assistance in moving its diplomatic personnel via helicopter from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) to the International Zone (IZ). Currently, Japan enters Baghdad fro [...]	2006-11-15 21:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL JA IZ
06STATE190867	SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND V: TOWARDS THE FINAL ROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Round Five of negotiations on funding levels for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) between the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) took place at the State Department on November 13, 2006. Lasting one day, the talks concluded with the two parties falling short of a final [...]	2006-11-22 22:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP
06STATE196230	IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT GUIDANCE [...] This cable provides initial guidance for posts to use in responding to inquiries about the report of the Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Representative Lee Hamilton. 2. BACKGROUND: The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was created on March 15, 2006 at t [...]	2006-12-07 02:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ IR SY XF
06STATE61225	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...]	2006-04-18 15:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA
06STOCKHOLM527	SWEDEN: THE NEW POST "CIA PLANES" REALITY -- [...] (c) What could have been a routine diplomatic flight clearance for a 4/4 Department of Homeland Security deportation "ICE" flight to land briefly and refuel in Sweden enroute to final destinations in the Middle East developed into an urgent situation when late in the game Swedish authorities [...]	2006-04-18 13:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW
06SUVA109	MILITARY INSERTS ITSELF INTO FIJI'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to May's elections, the war of words between the government and military in Fiji continues to intensify. In radio and print interviews over the past week, Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Frank Bainimarama, issued a series of blasts against the [...]	2006-03-16 01:38:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PHUM FJ
06SUVA133	FIJI MILITARY'S INTENTIONS: A WORRYING UPDATE [...] (S) The secret report of a late-February conversation between Fiji Police Commissioner Hughes (protect) and Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is worrisome reading, with Bainimarama signaling he is willing to remove Prime Minister Qarase and place himself in power i [...]	2006-04-03 02:32:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PINS PGOV MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA137	FIJI AND TONGA DEPLOYMENT PLANS TO IRAQ: A STATUS [...] (C) As Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and Tonga Defense Service (TDS) Commander Uta'atu prepare to visit Washington later this month for Iraq Coalition planning talks, we provide this update on the state of play regarding deployment decisions. Fiji and the Iraq [...]	2006-04-06 23:29:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KPKO FJ TN
06SUVA173	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN FIJI: ANSWERING [...] (C) Ref A provided a partial response to a number of questions raised by HQ PACOM (ref B) and CIA (ref C) concerning issues raised in Suva reporting (ref D and previous) about the state of play in Fiji between Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and the Qarase govern [...]	2006-04-27 22:23:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA185	FIJI ELECTION WEEK: CALM, THEN UNCERTAINTY? [...] (C) Voting in Fiji's general election begins Saturday and will run for a week. Most people expect Prime Minister Qarase's SDL and Opposition Leader Chaudhry's FLP to take the bulk of the seats, though minor parties and independents could hold the balance in a close election. With the ethnic [...]	2006-05-04 01:10:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PHUM MCAP FJ
06SUVA201	FORMER FIJI PM RABUKA ARRESTED ON 2000 MUTINY [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has been arrested in Fiji and charged with inciting the military mutiny that took place in November 2000. Rabuka has been released on bail and his case has been transferred to the High Court, where a preliminary hearing will take place Jun [...]	2006-05-12 01:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS CJAN PREL MARR PGOV PINR FJ
06SUVA206	FIJI'S ELECTION: ALL IS CALM AS COUNTING BEGINS [...] (C) Voting has ended in Fiji's national election, and all remains peaceful as counting begins today, May 15. Some of the smaller constituencies with a dominant favorite will know results today. A number of swing constituencies are not likely to have a first-ballot victor and will require co [...]	2006-05-15 02:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINS PINR ASEC FJ
06SUVA214	QARASE CONFIRMED AS FIJI'S PM; MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (C) By scraping through to a win in a disputed seat, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL party secured a tiny parliamentary majority in Fiji's national election. Two SDL-oriented independents add cushion. The losing FLP may still sue, but that is an issue only for the longer term. Qarase has announ [...]	2006-05-18 02:56:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL MARR ASEC FJ
06SUVA262	TONGA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION: HOW FAR AND HOW FAST? [...] (C) The public drive in Tonga for political change seems to have decelerated in recent months, though debate is no longer about whether change should occur, but about the pace and degree. New Prime Minister Sevele's series of modest reforms may have reduced pressure. Also, people may be awa [...]	2006-07-05 22:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV PINR EFIN CVIS TN CH
06SUVA271	TONGA'S PROPOSED IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Planning is well under way for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. A required step is Tonga Defense Board approval. Reportedly, the Board will decide on July 14. TDS Commander Uta'atu and Foreign/Defense Minister Tu'a are enthusiastic. They presume the Ki [...]	2006-07-06 17:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TN IR
06SUVA323	CODEL HYDE'S VISIT TO FIJI, AUGUST 15-17 [...] (SBU) Visiting House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde congratulated Fiji's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tavola on Fiji's recent national elections, testimony to the strong democratic institutions Fiji has developed. The Minister hoped that Fiji will be considered for Mill [...]	2006-08-17 00:51:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR EAID ETRD CVIS FJ TN
06SUVA340	FIJI'S REVIEW OF PKO: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ, LEBANON, [...] (C) The Fiji Government is reviewing its participation in peacekeeping operations (PKO) globally. Current deployments include to the MFO in the Sinai, with UNAMI in Iraq, and in Bosnia and Sudan. Prospectively, Fiji has requests to resume participation in UNIFIL in Lebanon and to join the Co [...]	2006-08-27 20:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO FJ
06SUVA352	FIJI AND PKO PARTICIPATION: CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Fiji's Home Affairs Minister and CEO informed us that Fiji's Cabinet has approved deployment of 34 more troops to UNAMI in Iraq and 2 officers to East Timor. A request for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq is before Cabinet, but no decision appears imminent. The Minister s [...]	2006-08-30 00:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO MCAP PREL FJ
06SUVA370	FIJI THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT JOINING COALITION IN [...] (C) Chief Executive of the Fiji Ministry of Home Affairs Korovavala told us on Sept. 11 that recent conversations have convinced him the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) should join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq. He wants to make the case strongly to a Cabinet subcommittee on Sep [...]	2006-09-10 22:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL IR FJ
06SUVA389	FIJI AND TONGA: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ PKO [...] (C) Fiji's Cabinet subcommittee has postponed considering PKO issues until Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola returns from a trip to New York and the Middle East. Vosanibola has bones to pick with the UN about UNAMI and UNIFIL issues. He is open to considering Fiji participation in the Coalitio [...]	2006-09-21 22:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP KPKO PREL UN IR LE FJ TN
06SUVA392	SECRETARY RUMSFELD LETTER TO MINISTER VOSANIBOLA [...] (U) The Ambassador passed reftel letter to Minister of Home Affairs Vosanibola September 22. The Minister said he deeply appreciated the condolences expressed by Secretary Rumsfeld for the loss of Fiji's USCentcom Deputy Senior Representative, Warrant Officer Nete Naiduka, as well as for th [...]	2006-09-24 22:10:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA393	FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER RESUMES OFFENSIVE V. [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama reignited public conflict with PM Qarase's government during a speech last weekend. In a follow-up interview that was headlined "Army outburst 'on US advice'" on the front page of the 9/25 Fiji Sun, Bainimarama reportedly said [...]	2006-09-24 23:34:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA401	FIJI MILITARY GOES OFF THE WALL RE NEWS ARTICLE [...] (U) This follows up on reftel regarding a Fiji Sun article on Sept. 25 that alleged the U.S., during the recent Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) in Fiji, encouraged Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama to meddle in domestic politics. Per reftel, we responded to [...]	2006-09-26 23:44:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA425	FIJI CIVIL-MILITARY FRICTIONS RE-HEAT [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has resumed his public blasts at PM Qarase's government and has issued not-so-veiled threats that Qarase must step down or face the consequences. Current motivators for Bainimarama may include controversial bills coming before [...]	2006-10-11 23:33:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA429	FIJI CABINET TO CONSIDER MNFI DEPLOYMENT SHORTLY [...] (C) Jioji Kotobalavu, CEO for the office of Fiji's Prime Minister, informed us today that Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola is lobbying for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq, the MNFI. Vosanibola just returned from his round-the-world visit to Fiji peacekeeping contingents, inc [...]	2006-10-16 00:20:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KPKO IZ FJ

06SUVA432	FIJI SEEKS MNFI JOB FOR COMMODORE BAINIMARAMA; [...] (S) Fiji Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola has asked if the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq (MNFI) can offer the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, a senior (two star or above) position. The request is with the approval of PM Qarase. According to V [...]	2006-10-16 19:43:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	KPKO MARR PREL PGOV IZ FJ
06SUVA444	FIJI'S CIVILIAN LEADERS MOVE TO RESOLVE [...] (U) Fiji Prime Minister Qarase convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Oct. 18 to discuss Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's recent threat to force the PM to resign in early November if he doesn't withdraw controversial bills from Parliament (see ref [...]	2006-10-19 00:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR FJ
06SUVA460	FIJI'S CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (S) Fiji President Iloilo is being asked to endorse suspension of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and to name an interim replacement. The context is "advanced preparations" for a coup, that could take place as early as late this week, according to Fiji's Police Co [...]	2006-10-30 15:29:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR CASC FJ
06SUVA462	FIJI CIV-MIL SITUATION: COB 10/31 UPDATE [...] (S) Following up on reftel, on the morning of 10/31, Fiji President Iloilo signed orders requested by PM Qarase to suspend Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama pending an investigation of subversion charges and to install Col. Meli Saubulinayau as Acting Commander. The [...]	2006-10-30 22:37:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA463	FIJI VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBES "HOLDING ACTION;" PM [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madreiwiwi confirmed that the suspension order for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama remains in force, though events (reftels) have left things in a "holding pattern" pending Bainimarama's return to Fiji. In the meantime, Bainimarama has to [...]	2006-10-31 16:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA466	FIJI MILITARY GRABS AMMO FROM WHARF; PM ADDRESSES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops seized a container of ammunition without police permission on Nov. Â [...]	2006-11-01 00:04:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA469	FIJI'S CIV-MIL SITUATION AWAITS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is returning early to Fiji. On the way, he has had a series of media interviews, reiterating past rhetoric: that he does not intend a coup but that bloodshed will come if Prime Minister Qarase fails to accede to military demands [...]	2006-11-01 23:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA471	FIJI PM SEEKS HELP FROM FRIENDLY FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with selected diplomats on Nov. 3, Fiji PM Qarase thanked governments for publicly supporting Fiji's democratic system in recent days. He responded to complaints by Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama about controversial bills, stressed his "open doo [...]	2006-11-02 23:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA477	FIJI MILITARY CASTS BLAME ON AUSTRALIA AND NEW [...] (S) With RFMF Commander Bainimarama's return to Suva, the Fiji Police reportedly have indications that coup planning continues. RFMF senior officers are directing media attacks at Australia, New Zealand, and Police Commissioner Hughes. Vice President Madraiwiwi counseled dialogue in a Remembra [...]	2006-11-05 23:51:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA479	FIJI UPDATE: BAINIMARAMA CANCELS CHODS TRIP [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today canceled his PACOM-sponsored trip to the CHODS in Kuala Lumpur. He gave no explanation. We comment that the move raises questions about the Commodore's next steps. He and his senior officers have focused attention on al [...]	2006-11-06 22:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA483	FIJI UPDATE: 11/8: BAINIMARAMA SPEAKS; DENIES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama spoke to the media for the first time since returning from abroad last weekend. He raised many previous themes and attacked PM Qarase for a litany of faults, a number of them relating to events of 2000, others more recent. Bai [...]	2006-11-07 23:44:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA486	FIJI UPDATE 11/9: BAINIMARAMA SKIPS GCC; QARASE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama declined to attend Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) session on Nov. 9, claiming the chiefs' minds were already made up. PM Qarase told the GCC he is ready to discuss a list of issues the Army provided him yesterday. He sai [...]	2006-11-08 22:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA489	FIJI UPDATE 11/13: GCC TRIES TO MEDIATE; NO STABLE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama appeared before the Great Council of Chiefs on Nov. 10 and angrily attacked PM Qarase and his policies. Thereafter, the GCC tilted toward Qarase and initiated an effort to mediate. It is possible an attempt will be made to resu [...]	2006-11-12 22:46:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA494	FIJI UPDATE 11/14: "GUILTY" IN CORRUPTION CASE; [...] (C) Peniasi Kunatuba, who was CEO of the Agriculture Ministry during part of the Qarase interim administration in 2000-2001, was found guilty on corruption charges on Nov. 14 in Justice Nazhat Shameem's Suva court. PM Qarase and several of his current and former Ministers were called to testi [...]	2006-11-13 22:34:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA497	FIJI UPDATE 11/15: WAITING FOR CIV-MIL MEDIATION; [...] (C) Suva remains superficially calm. Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) reserves are finishing a two-week camp and are about to return home, at least temporarily. At the same time, the Army has added to its list of "political" complaints to Prime Minister Qarase. The Chair of the Great [...]	2006-11-14 22:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA499	FIJI UPDATE 11/16: STALEMATE CONTINUES [...] (U) Late on Nov. 15, RFMF Commander Bainimarama provided the media a statement concerning his latest set of demands on PM Qarase's government (reftel). He reportedly said the demands are non-negotiable and must be met before any Bainimarama-Qarase meeting can take place. Bainimarama suggeste [...]	2006-11-15 22:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA500	RIOTS IN TONGA; AMCITS HUNKER DOWN [...] (C) Rioters in downtown Nuku'alofa, Tonga, this afternoon (Nov. 16) trashed properties of PM Sevele, King George Tupou V, and some Indian and Chinese businesses. They may have been responding to a reported decision of the Tonga Parliament, that has been discussing political reforms, to end it [...]	2006-11-15 22:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM ASEC CASC TN
06SUVA502	FIJI UPDATE 11/17: PRES AND COMMANDER TO MEET; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is scheduled to meet with President Iloilo next Monday, presumably to discuss the President's suspension order of Oct. 31. At the moment, given entrenched views by both Bainimarama and PM Qarase, insiders are not placing great [...]	2006-11-16 20:15:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA504	RIOTS DEVASTATE NUKU'ALOFA; TONGA IN UNEASY CALM [...] (C) Up to 70% of downtown Nuku'alofa was laid to waste by rioters 11/16 after a pro-democracy demonstration ignited into the streets. The city now appears calm, but authorities are concerned about potential continued unrest. Media is reporting that six people were killed in the rioting. A [...]	2006-11-16 21:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC MARR KDEM TN
06SUVA506	FIJI UPDATE 11/20: [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama informed the media over the weekend that he has no intention of meeting with Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) mediators or with PM Qarase (Ref A) until the PM accepts all the RFMF's demands. Bainimarama said that, if there has been [...]	2006-11-19 23:32:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA509	FIJI UPDATE 11/16: PM QARASE WON'T CAPITULATE; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama indicated publicly on Nov. 21 what he told Embassy DATT privately on Nov. 20 (Ref A): that he intends to remove the Qarase Government o/a Dec. 4. Diplomats met with Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola and PM Qarase, and also infor [...]	2006-11-20 22:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA512	FIJI UPDATE 11/22 - A RATHER QUIET DAY IN SUVA [...] (C) Colonel Henry Manulevu is Commander nation-wide for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) "territorial" forces (reservists). The RFMF called up all territorial forces a few weeks ago for an "annual" exercise. There are reports the territorials will be called up again within the next wee [...]	2006-11-21 19:03:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA516	FIJI UPDATE FRI. 11/24: PM OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has declined to receive a U.S. message (Ref A) during his holiday in New Zealand. We are attempting to schedule delivery to RFMF senior officers in Suva. We did deliver on 11/22 Ref. A's short message for PM Qarase. The UK DA [...]	2006-11-23 20:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA518	FIJI UPDATE 11/27: BAINIMARAMA TENSION WITH THE [...] (C) We are tentatively scheduled to meet with Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama on Wednesday. We intend to join others in a joint demarche on RFMF senior officers Tuesday. Over the weekend, New Zealand FM Peters got nowhere with Bainimarama. The GNZ considered ar [...]	2006-11-26 22:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA519	FIJI UPDATE 11/28: QARASE-BAINIMARAMA IN NZ; AMB [...] (C) Fiji PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama have agreed to meet in New Zealand 11/29 under an agreement brokered by NZ FM Peters. The Ambassador and other diplomats had a useful, scheduled meeting with RFMF leaders in Suva. However, Bainimarama later reacted angrily, and the RFMF issued [...]	2006-11-27 23:41:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA525	FIJI UPDATE 11/29: CURIOSITY ABOUT WELLINGTON [...] (C/NF) Fiji hungers for details of what went on in the meeting between PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama in Wellington. Tonight, the RFMF is conducting an exercise in the Suva area, preparing for the possibility of foreign military intervention. We issued a warden notice. President I [...]	2006-11-28 23:04:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA527	FIJI UPDATE 11/30: QARASE SAYS "GENERAL [...] (C) The RFMF spokesman described a tragic accident yesterday in which a helo flying off an Australian ship crashed in international waters south of Fiji as evidence that a foreign invasion is in the works. (Three Aussie naval ships are in the area for evacuation contingencies.) PM Qarase add [...]	2006-11-30 00:10:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA528	FIJI UPDATE 12/1: PRESIDENT STATEMENT ON RULE OF [...] (C) President Iloilo issued a statement reaffirming his belief in rule of law, seemingly contradicting a claim by RFMF Commander Bainimarama last week. In a meeting today (12/1),Bainimarama and Iloilo reportedly discussed the recent Wellington meeting and did not discuss the future. Police C [...]	2006-11-30 19:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA529	ACTION REQUEST: PIF EMINENT PERSONS GROUP FOR [...] (C) Per ref A, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) ministerial meeting in Sydney last Friday proposed that an "eminent persons group" attempt to help mediate a solution to Fiji's current civil-military crisis. In EAP/ANP Director McGann's discussions with regional leaders on Saturday (ref B),the p [...]	2006-12-03 15:57:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA531	FIJI UPDATE 12/4: [...] (C) The Fiji coup may have officially commenced in late morning, 12/4, when Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops confiscated the firearms of the Police Tactical Response Unit (PTR). At mid-afternoon, the RFMF set up a road block on the outskirts of Suva, reportedly to block "thugs" [...]	2006-12-03 22:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA538	FIJI UPDATE 12/5: COUP OR NO COUP? ACTION REQUEST [...] (C) Dec. 5 was an "only in Fiji" sort of day. RFMF Commander Bainimarama moved further to force his coup on the Qarase Government. The PM told the media he had heard from the President's office that the President had dissolved Parliament and given Bainimarama his green light. Certainly it a [...]	2006-12-04 23:58:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA539	FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER ANNOUNCES COUP [...] (C) RFMF Commander Bainimarama held a media conference at 6 p.m. to announce that he has "stepped into the shoes of the President" under the "doctrine of necessity" and is invoking the Fiji Constitution's "reserve powers" to remove PM Qarase and install an interim government. An hour earlier, [...]	2006-12-05 01:08:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA543	FIJI UPDATE 12/6: BAINIMARAMA DISSOLVES [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama swore in his caretaker Prime Minister of Fiji Wednesday late afternoon and then dissolved Parliament. He later announced new Commissioners of Police and Prisons. The RFMF moved VP Madraiwiwi out of his office today and convinced PM Qarase to relocate, for now, to his [...]	2006-12-05 23:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA546	BAINIMARAMA'S COUP ATTEMPT IN FIJI: STILL NOT [...] (C) We have seen press guidance and a discussion paper for a sub-PCC that suggest Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama "has conclusively deposed the lawfully elected government and conducted a coup." We do not believe that statement is correct, as yet, and we have aske [...]	2006-12-06 17:09:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC KPAO FJ
06SUVA548	UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...]	2006-12-06 23:12:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR FJ
06SUVA549	FIJI UPDATE 12/7: "CLEAN UP" ATTEMPT CONTINUES, AS [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama and the RFMF's PM discussed elections via the media, leaving an impression they intend Fiji's democracy to adjust some, with an election date a way off. Both stressed their desire for an improved political environment. Bainimarama asked again for the international c [...]	2006-12-07 00:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA550	UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...]	2006-12-07 00:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR FJ
06SUVA552	FIJI UPDATE 12/8: FOR SHORT TERM, DE FACTO COUP; [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madraiwiwi and Prime Minister Qarase both have acknowledged that Bainimarama's coup has succeeded for the immediate future, though neither has resigned. With significant players, including many in the ethnic-Fijian community, very unhappy about that result, a "crunch t [...]	2006-12-07 20:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA553	FIJI UPDATE 12/11: SCRAMBLE RE INTERIM GOVERNMENT; [...] (C) Suva remained quiet over the weekend. The RFMF is working on plans for its interim government, without revealing details. A senior military officer threatened PM Qarase he will be arrested if he returns to Suva. Meanwhile, the Fiji Government and the economy are suffering. RFMF intimid [...]	2006-12-10 23:31:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA554	FIJI UPDATE 12/12: QUIET DAY IN SUVA AS RFMF [...] (C) PM Qarase said today he is seeking air options for a return to Suva; RFMF Commander Bainimarama warned against any plan to set up a "de facto government." The RFMF reportedly is sifting through applications for interim-government positions. Bainimarama asked Government CEOs to keep their [...]	2006-12-11 23:27:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA555	THE FIJI COUP: WHAT EFFECTS? WHAT IMPLICATIONS? [...] (C) A number of motivations lie behind Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's coup, some seemingly noble, some not. An unbiased observer would have to conclude, though, that Fiji's situation was not so wrenching as to require illegally removing the Qarase Government. [...]	2006-12-11 23:51:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA556	FIJI UPDATE 12/13: RFMF MONITORING TRANSPORT TO [...] (C) PM Qarase says Fiji is sliding into dictatorship, and he continues to state he leads the only legitimate government. He reiterated today that he intends to return to Suva as soon as he can find transport. The RFMF said it is monitoring all transport so as to keep Qarase in the outer isla [...]	2006-12-12 23:04:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA557	FIJI UPDATE 12/14: SMALL PROTEST, BIGGER PLANS? [...] (C) Reportedly, Qarase's SDL Party had plans for peaceful protests following a coup. While SDL activism in the streets hasn't been obvious yet, 20 NGO members quietly marched through Suva streets at noon today. RFMF efforts to discourage dissent continued. The Chair of the Great Council of [...]	2006-12-13 23:09:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA558	FIJI UPDATE 12/15: GCC AND THE FUTURE; HUMAN [...] (C) PM Qarase, RFMF Commander Bainimarama, and Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) Chair Bokini remain headline players for how Fiji's political future will unfold. There is no obvious clarity. Reports of troubling RFMF intimidation tactics continue to flow in. We offered support to human rights [...]	2006-12-14 20:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA559	ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY FORCE ABUSE OF RIOT [...] (C) Summary: An employee from a Tonga NGO has released a report alleging inhumane prison conditions and physical abuse of prisoners arrested after Tonga's November 16 riot (see reftels). The Tonga government and military have denied the charges, and there is some debate about the report's acc [...]	2006-12-17 22:45:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PHUM PREL TN
06SUVA56	NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' VISIT TO FIJI [...] (C) Summary. According to New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, the visit of Foreign Minister Winston Peters met all of New Zealand's objectives. Peters delivered messages about the importance of democracy and the rule of law and the need for positive civil-military relations. Both PM [...]	2006-02-15 02:15:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR FJ NZ CH
06SUVA560	FIJI UPDATE 12/18: GCC AGENDA; RFMF IMMUNITY [...] (C) Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) has issued invitations for a meeting Dec. 20-21. Commodore Bainimarama wanted to be invited as Acting President, but reportedly his invitation is as "Commander, RFMF." Bainimarama made clear over the weekend that he is demanding immunity from prosecut [...]	2006-12-17 23:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA57	FIJI UPDATE: ELECTIONS, CIV-MIL RELATIONS, ETC. [...] (C) Fiji's general election may take place as early as late April. Political parties are gearing up. Opposition leader Chaudhry seems satisfied that complaints about electoral-registration are being resolved. Elections Commissioner Leung is confident a free and fair election can take plac [...]	2006-02-15 21:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR FJ
06SUVA573	FIJI UPDATE 12/19: BAINIMARAMA WON'T ATTEND GCC; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama said he will not be attending the Great Council of Chiefs meetings this week because the Chiefs did not invite him as "Acting President." PM Qarase said the GCC meeting will determine the direction of the country; if Bainimarama does not accept GCC decisions, Fiji's [...]	2006-12-18 23:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA578	FIJI UPDATE 12/20: NO OUTCOME YET AT THE GCC [...] (C) As expected, there was no substantive outcome announced at the end of the 12/20 meeting of the Great Council of Chiefs. The GCC meeting will conclude 12/21. The Chairman of the GCC began the 12/20 session by noting how the GCC had been ridiculed by the military, and urged Chiefs not to [...]	2006-12-20 00:36:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA581	FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...]	2006-12-21 00:09:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA582	FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...]	2006-12-21 00:23:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA586	FIJI POLICE IN THE LINE OF FIRE [...] (C) The Fiji Police Force stood in the forefront of opposition to the plans of RFMF Commander Frank Bainimarama to overthrow the lawfully elected government of Fiji. Now that the coup has taken place, remaining senior officers are forced to work with the new military government and the commis [...]	2006-12-21 23:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ
06SUVA587	FIJI UPDATE 12/22 [...] (C) In a statement issued after the conclusion of its meeting 12/22, the Great Council of Chiefs reaffirmed the status of the appointed President and Vice President. The Council condemned the coup, but recognizing the reality of the military takeover, called for the PM to resign. The Counc [...]	2006-12-22 01:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA591	FIJI UPDATE 12/29: ELECTION INQUIRIES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Fiji military (RFMF) plans to unveil on Jan. 1 "proof" of irregularities in last May's general elections, based in part on evidence from an Australian conman. RFMF Commander Bainimarama says an interim government may be in place by the end of January. The RFMF has continued to abuse [...]	2006-12-28 18:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA64	NEW DOCUMENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Jennifer Rawson, passed us copies February 17 of two documents that raise concerns about Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Frank Bainimarama's intentions in the run-up to this year's planned elections in Fiji. Both docu [...]	2006-02-17 06:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
06SUVA65	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S FEBRUARY 25 [...] (C) We look forward to your short visit to Fiji. It comes in the run-up to national elections, which could take place as early as late April. It is also a time of very difficult civil-military relations. Tensions between the government and military have been at a near-boiling point for m [...]	2006-02-21 21:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV FJ US
06SUVA92	VISIT OF GENERAL ABIZAID TO FIJI [...] (C) The Commander of U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, met with Fiji's Prime Minister, Vice President, and Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) during a four hour visit to Suva on February 25. In all his meetings, General Abizaid discussed the possibility of hav [...]	2006-03-06 02:40:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV FJ
06TAIPEI1194	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. In his initial meeting with AIT Director Young, Defense Minister Lee Jye welcomed continued close support with AIT on defense subjects. Minister Lee reported that progress had been made on approval of procurement of three procurement items (PAC-2 Upgrade, P-3C, Submarine desig [...]	2006-04-06 07:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	CH MARR MAS PGOV PREL
06TAIPEI1339	KMT DEFENSE COUNTER-PROPOSAL: ROUND TWO [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is making another push for a KMT alternative defense proposal after failing to achieve party consensus before his late March visit to Washington. While Ma appears sincere in his effort to "get the defense issue behind him" before the 2008 presidential [...]	2006-04-17 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI3233	TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET BATTLE IN FALL LY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other party leaders are saying they want to move forward on defense procurement when the fall Legislative Yuan (LY) session begins September 19. While Ma has repeatedly assured AIT he is serious about defense and wants to pa [...]	2006-09-18 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW
06TAIPEI3240	PREMIER SU DISCUSSES DEFENSE BUDGET AND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting on September 15, the Director stressed to Premier Su Tseng-chang the importance for Taiwan and U.S.-Taiwan relations of ensuring that the Legislative Yuan (LY) approves a robust defense budget for 2007. Responding that he would do his utmost to ensure passage o [...]	2006-09-19 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR TW
06TAIPEI3520	FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Director discussed recent developments in East Asia, Central America, and Taiwan domestic politics with Foreign Minister James Huang (Chih-fang) on October 12. Huang reiterated Taipei's support for U.S. policy on North Korea and said regional instability underscored the need [...]	2006-10-13 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TW NU
06TAIPEI3974	MAYOR MA HOPEFUL ON DEFENSE, MAYORAL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on November 24 that the December 9 Kaohsiung mayoral election remains too close to call, while in Taipei KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin appears to be maintaining his substantial lead. Stating that the Legislative Yuan (LY) had effectively [...]	2006-11-27 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MARR TW
06TAIPEI512	TAIWAN - SHARING U.S. CONCERNS ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (S) AIT delivered the talking points reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND). MOFA North American Affairs Acting Director Leo Lee assured AIT that he would pass U.S. concerns to the National Security Council (NSC) and other relevant governm [...]	2006-02-16 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MASS PARM MARR PHUM ETTC PREL VE CH TW
06TALLINN1091	ESTONIA: LANNEOTS APPOINTED AS NEW CHOD [...] (C) Summary. Major General Ants Laaneots was confirmed as Estonia's new Chief of Defense Forces (CHOD) on December 5. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes Laaneots's appointment will heal the rift between the MOD and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF),which existed under the previous CHOD. Laane [...]	2006-12-11 15:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EN MARR PGOV PINR PREL
06TALLINN1115	ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS IRAQ TROOP [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 15:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ EN
06TALLINN1131	ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...]	2006-12-22 12:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF EN
06TALLINN299	ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR MALT AND DOG [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS IZ EN
06TALLINN302	ESTONIA POSITION ON EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME [...] (U) On February 17 Poloff and DATT delivered reftel points to officials from the MFA, MoD, and the Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy) in regards to the EU's Common charging scheme for air navigations services (ANS). 2. (SBU [...]	2006-03-30 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN EN
06TALLINN311	AFGHANISTAN - ESTONIA'S MAIN FOREIGN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Estonia's main foreign military mission priority for the year. Its contribution to the UK-led PRT in Helmand (up to 150 troops) will be a huge commitment for this small country, the largest it has ever undertaken. In the run up to deployment of a company- size con [...]	2006-03-31 15:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR UK AF EN
06TALLINN318	ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN [...] (C) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to seek GOE support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue (ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. The GOE is fully supportive of initiating ID with Georgia. Hein remarked th [...]	2006-04-04 15:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL GG EN
06TALLINN505	MANAS AIRFIELD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KG EN MARR MOPS
06TALLINN535	ESTONIA: PDAS VERGA DISCUSSES DISASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of his participation in a Baltic Defense College seminar, OSD PDAS for Homeland Defense Peter Verga met with the Secretaries General of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs on June 1. Verga shared insights on the challenges of inter-agency coordination [...]	2006-06-06 07:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SOCI EN
06TALLINN548	ESTONIA APPROVES PARTICIPATION IN NATO RESPONSE [...] (U) On June 7 the Parliament (Riigikogu) passed a Resolution for the participation of the Estonian Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team in the NATO Response Force (NRF). This marks the first time that Estonia has contributed ground forces to the NRF. The resolution grants permission for t [...]	2006-06-09 05:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR EN
06TALLINN740	ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...]	2006-08-15 15:23:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN
06TALLINN767	INOPERABILITY PROBLEMS ENDANGER ESTONIAN MISSIONS [...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: The lack of interoperability between U.S., UK, and Estonian jamming devices used against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan and Iraq has created a dangerous force protection situation that could potentially de [...]	2006-08-23 13:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AF IZ EN
06TALLINN768	ESTONIA LEADS THE WAY: MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) Summary. Over the last several years, Estonia has made significant strides towards modernizing its military and meeting its NATO requirements. Since 2001, Estonia has increased its defense spending 13 percent annually. The GOE has contributed forces to priority international operations a [...]	2006-08-24 08:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN774	ESTONIA: IRAN/SYRIA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 14:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL IR LE SY XG EN
06TALLINN901	CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...]	2006-10-03 11:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN
06TEGUCIGALPA522	NEW MOD/MFA DEMARCHED ON NEED FOR RAPID GOH [...] (SBU) Post has to-date received a noncommittal diplomatic note acknowledging receipt of the diplomatic note 010. 2. (SBU) On February 7th, PolOff delivered demarche ref A and talking points in English and Spanish on GPOI and the exchange of the Article 505 agreement diplomatic notes to Min [...]	2006-03-16 13:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV KPKO HO
06TEGUCIGALPA621	HONDURAS ENTERS INTO FORCE ON ARTICLE 505 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 16:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV KTIA KPKO HO
06TEGUCIGALPA645	END USE MONITORING: POST STILL WAITING FOR [...] (U) This is an Action request for Embassy Santiago. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff, MILGP Commander, and DAO delivered ref A demarche and both English and Spanish non-papers on end use monitoring to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on February 16. Although the issue was a se [...]	2006-04-03 21:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM ETTC PREL PINS PINR PGOV KOMC CI HO
06TELAVIV1009	U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO [...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...]	2006-03-13 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV1643	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT, [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Jim Marshall, and the DCM that Iran's main goals are to acquire nuclear weapons, support Hizballah and other proxies, and to increase Iranian influence in Iraq. Eiland sai [...]	2006-04-26 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MARR KNNP IZ IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1948	ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS COUNTERING TERRORISM, [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that defending Israel from the terrorist threat is his number one priority. He said that dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat is his second priority, and expressed gratitude for America's support and firm stance on t [...]	2006-05-18 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MARR KPAL KWBG MNUC IR JO EG IS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV3781	ISRAELI MOD POLDIR TRAVEL TO CHINA [...] (C) During a meeting on September 21, MOD Political Director Amos Gilad informed the Ambassador that he will travel to Beijing on September 24 at the invitation of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies for a strategic dialogue and discussions with MFA and MOD officials. Half [...]	2006-09-21 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PARM CH IS
06TELAVIV3783	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ARMS TRANSFER POLICY TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL OTRA VE IS
06TELAVIV3784	ISRAELI MOD ON LEBANON WITHDRAWAL, OVERFLIGHTS, [...] (C) Summary: Amos Gilad, the director of the military-political division at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, told the Ambassador September 21 that Israeli forces would need another one-to-three weeks to complete their withdrawal from Lebanon. He stressed that this delay is for purely technica [...]	2006-09-21 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS PARM ASEC LE IS
06TELAVIV3818	ISRAELI MOD POSES QUESTIONS ABOUT USG ARMS [...] (C) Responding to ref A demarche, Israeli MOD Strategic Dialogues and Cooperation Coordinator Rami Yungman posed a number of questions to poloff in their meeting September 21. Stressing that Israel wants to "do the right thing" with respect to Venezuela, Yungman said he would be grateful for a [...]	2006-09-27 09:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL ETTC VE IS
06TELAVIV4148	READOUT OF ISRAEL MOD POL-MIL BUREAU CHIEF'S VISIT [...] (C) On October 17, the chief advisor to Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Chief Amos Gilad gave poloff a readout of Gilad's meetings with Chinese MFA and MOD officials during his September 25-28 visit to Beijing. During those meetings, the Chinese officials reportedly said that China: A) will not [...]	2006-10-19 14:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ETTC KPKO MASS MARR MNUC CH
06TELAVIV4895	CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH MINDEF PERETZ: [...] (C) SUMMARY. CODEL MCCAIN, INCLUDING SENATORS JOHN MCCAIN, JOSEPH LIEBERMAN, SUSAN COLLINS, JOHN THUNE, AND REPRESENTATIVE MARK KIRK, MET WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE AMIR PERETZ DECEMBER 18. CHARGE AND POL COUNS ATTENDED THE MEETING, AS DID MOD SENIOR STAFF. THE CODEL MENTIONED THEIR VISIT TO [...]	2006-12-20 14:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KWBG IS MARR
06TELAVIV638	ISRAELI REACTTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT [...] (C) Over the past week, GOI officials have commented without solicitation on President Bush's February 2 remarks to Reuters to the effect that the U.S. would defend Israel in a crisis with Iran, saying Israel welcomes America's support, but is prepared to defend itself. These comments reflect [...]	2006-02-13 08:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR MASS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS MILITARY
06TELAVIV683	ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN FORCEFULLY OBJECTS TO U.S. [...] (S) Responding to ref A points, MOD DG Jacob Toren told the Ambassador on February 8 that: -- He cannot agree with the U.S. position and urges the U.S. to re-examine its objections. Agreeing to the U.S. position on the ELTA radar transfer to Russia sets another precedent that Israel cannot [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR RS IS IN MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV826	ISRAELI MILITARY INTEL CHIEF'S 2/23 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) In a February 23 meeting at the MOD, Israeli Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) Major General Amos Yadlin discussed with State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Henry Crumpton (A) USG and GOI priorities in the war on terror; (B) ways to coordinate between the intelli [...]	2006-02-27 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PTER PINS PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR MCAP MOPS ASEC EG IS JO COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
06THEHAGUE1081	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: STEPS TO RESTRICT VISAS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 10 to MFA Sudan Task Force officer Sjoerd Sjoerdsma. The Dutch are in agreement with us: So long as the JEM is given until May 15, failure to sign the accords should result in visa restrictions or other punitive action. 2. (C) Following up on reftel [...]	2006-05-12 13:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS MARR PINS SOCI SU NL
06THEHAGUE1123	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: DUTCH REVISING CAVEATS [...] (C) Summary: The GONL will soon submit through its delegation at NATO revised caveats to the new ISAF rules of engagement. These caveats will be less restrictive than current caveats and are intended to protect Dutch interests with regard to detainee issues and deconfliction between OEF and I [...]	2006-05-18 11:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL AF NL
06THEHAGUE1163	DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUDAN TOP 400 MILLION USD [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 11:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MARR PREF KPKO SU NL
06THEHAGUE1186	NETHERLANDS/KYRGYZSTAN: RESPONSE ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] (C) The GONL supports USG access to Manas airbase, and in principle, might be willing to approach the Government of Kyrgyzstan to express support for continued U.S. access. MFA Senior Advisor for Central Asia Tanja Roling told Polmiloff May 24 that the Dutch MOD has acknowledged it would be " [...]	2006-05-24 16:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AF KG NL
06THEHAGUE1205	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: PRESSING THE AU TO REQUEST [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 26 and 30 to MFA Sudan Task Force and Security Policy officers Stella Kloth and Pieter Blusse. The Dutch, relying on their own readout of Ambassador Jochem's conversations, believe that the African Union (AU) has accepted all of the NATO Category I and [...]	2006-05-30 13:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KPKO SU NL

06THEHAGUE1263	NETHERLANDS/NATO: DUTCH LOOKING AT SMALL RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD Director for General Policy Lo Casteleijn said June 6 the GONL is considering options to help fill NATO Response Force (NRF) 7 and 8 shortfalls. He could not make any promises -- the contribution would be small and much depended on what Dutch MOD military planners could [...]	2006-06-06 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO NL
06THEHAGUE1267	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO NTM-I [...] (C) Ambassador Arnall delivered reftel demarche soliciting enhanced contributions to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) to Hugo Siblesz, Director General for Political Affairs at the Dutch MFA, on June 6. POLCOUNS and Hans Horbach, Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Affairs Department [...]	2006-06-06 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR IZ NL
06THEHAGUE1292	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH FIGHTING ON THE GROUND AND IN THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: Dutch troops in Uruzgan have faced their first serious military challenge in Uruzgan and, by all accounts, aquitted themselves professionally. Prime Minister Balkenende, CHOD Berlijn, Defense Minister Kamp, Foreign Minister Bot and other senior Dutch officials have all reaffirmed the D [...]	2006-06-08 15:52:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AF NL
06THEHAGUE1334	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH STAYING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs spokespersons questioned FM Bot and DM Bot June 13 on the status of the Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province during the first hearing on Afghanistan since Parliament overwhelmingly approved the mission in February. The hearing confirmed the Dutch dep [...]	2006-06-14 13:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO AF NL
06THEHAGUE1339	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH STAYING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs spokespersons questioned FM Bot and DM Bot June 13 on the status of the Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province during the first hearing on Afghanistan since Parliament overwhelmingly approved the mission in February. The hearing confirmed the Dutch dep [...]	2006-06-14 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO AF NL
06THEHAGUE135	MEDIA COVERAGE OF PDAS KURT VOLKER VISIT [...] Summary: PA organized a TV interview and a roundtable with journalists for PDAS Kurt Volker on January 17 in The Hague. All media emphasized Volker's "moderate" approach and reported positively his statement that the US is not pressuring the Dutch. They noted his assertion that [...]	2006-01-20 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL MARR PGOV NL AF
06THEHAGUE1364	DUTCH INTEREST IN ACOTA, HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS AND [...] (S) Summary: Director of East African Affairs (and acting DAS) Eunice Reddick met June 14 with Wepke Kingma, the Director of the Dutch MFA's Africa Department. Also present on the Dutch side were Ambassador at Large for the Great Lakes Region, Fred Radke, and Head of East and Southern Africa [...]	2006-06-16 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MARR KHIV PREF XY XW ZF NL
06THEHAGUE1511	NETHERLANDS: WILLING TO DISCUSS NEW MNF-I POSITION [...] (C) Summary: MOD Director for General Policy Affairs Lo Casteleijn said the GONL is holding firm to its decision to withdraw its staff officer from Basrah, Iraq, as part of the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I). However, Casteleijn said he recognizes the political significance of maintaining a [...]	2006-07-07 12:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE1559	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH STILL CONSIDERING MNF-I [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Arnall spoke July 14 with senior MFA and MOD officials to press for Dutch acceptance of an MNF-I position. Although the Dutch decision to withdraw its officer from Basra (reftel) is final, the GONL is still considering whether to send an officer to fill a staff positio [...]	2006-07-14 12:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE1647	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH REMAIN COMMITTED [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch commitment to its ISAF-III Uruzgan deployment is not wavering in the face of initial casualties. On July 26, two Dutch officers died in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan (which also took U.S. and other lives). Defense Minister Henk Kamp issued a public statement [...]	2006-07-28 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO AF NL
06THEHAGUE1702	2006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 4-6, [...] U.S. Embassy The Hague nominates the following officer to participate in the USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil Conference, October 4-6: Name: Jason Grubb Title: Political Officer Date of Birth: June 16, 1973 Security Clearance Level: Top Secret Telephone: (31) 70-310-2346 Fax: (31) 70-310-2348 Unclass [...]	2006-08-04 09:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT MARR NATO PREL
06THEHAGUE1707	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SEE POTENTIAL NICHE [...] (S) Summary: Officially, the GONL continues to state that Dutch forces are "stretched too thin" in current operations in Afghanistan, Africa, and the Balkans to make a meaningful contribution to a possible International Force (IF) in Lebanon. But MFA Deputy Head for Conflict Prevention Joop [...]	2006-08-04 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MARR PREL LE NL
06THEHAGUE1739	NETHERLANDS/JSF/C-17/LEBANON/AFGHANISTAN: MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Henk Kamp said the GONL is committed to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, and hopes to sign the follow-on MOU prior to the parliamentary elections on November 22. He said the GONL remains interested in the NATO C-17 consortium, and is actively reviewing funding o [...]	2006-08-09 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL NL LE AF
06THEHAGUE1787	NETHERLANDS/JSF: OPEN-MINDED PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of Dutch parliamentary Defense Committee members intends to keep an ""open mind"" during their upcoming ""fact-finding"" trip to Washington and Ft. Worth to discuss the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Parliamentary supporters and critics alike voiced concerns during an [...]	2006-08-15 08:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1798	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: RESPONSE TO UNIFIL [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche August 16 to Laurent Stokvis, the assistant-secretary equivalent who heads the MFA's Western Hemisphere division, and left the non-paper behind. Stokvis said the Dutch were focused primarily on humanitarian assistance in Lebanon but were "thinking" about o [...]	2006-08-16 11:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE NL
06THEHAGUE1879	NETHERLANDS/NATO: C-17 COMMITMENT STILL UP IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain committed to NATO's C-17 consortium project in principle and hope to sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) committing to 500 hours by September 8. There is still no agreement within the GONL on funding, however, and the Dutch will make no additional commitments to the p [...]	2006-08-28 13:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO NL
06THEHAGUE190	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: STARTING LINE UP FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GONL is making final preparations for the parliamentary debate on participation in Stage III. The MFA and MOD continue to slog through the 193 questions posed by Parliament. The list of external experts for the January 30 hearing has firmed up; also key will be an informal, c [...]	2006-01-27 12:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF NL
06THEHAGUE1952	NETHERLANDS/SOFA: MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM MARR PBTS NL
06THEHAGUE1991	NETHERLANDS/NATO: AMB. NULAND DISCUSSES ROAD TO [...] (C) Summary: During her September 8 visit to The Hague, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland discussed the road to Riga with FM Ben Bot, Dutch officials, parliamentarians and journalists. Nuland framed discussion with three top summit goals: 1) progress in Afghanistan; 2) a co [...]	2006-09-12 13:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL AF NL
06THEHAGUE2081	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH TO CONTRIBUTE FRIGATE [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp announced September 22 that the GONL intends to contribute a 150-person frigate to the maritime component of UNIFIL. Kamp made the announcement following the weekly Cabinet meeting, noting that the Dutch were satisfied with the rules of engagement [...]	2006-09-22 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE NL
06THEHAGUE210	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: TURNING THE CORNER [...] (C) Summary: Following over 12 hours of Parliamentary hearings on January 30, the two largest parties in the Dutch Parliament -- the coalition CDA and opposition PvdA -- appear poised to vote in favor of participating in ISAF III. This would all but ensure a broad majority in favor of deployment wh [...]	2006-01-31 17:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NL AF
06THEHAGUE2140	NETHERLANDS/JSF: CABINET APPROVES FOLLOW-ON PHASE; [...] (C) Summary: Following the weekly Cabinet meeting, the GONL announced September 29 its decision to participate in the Production, Sustainment, and Follow-on Phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The Cabinet announcement stressed that the GONL intends to sign the follow-on MOU with the US [...]	2006-09-29 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2282	NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER: FOREIGN MINISTER BOT'S [...] (C) Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot's upcoming visit to Washington DC comes just one month before national elections. It therefore provides an excellent opportunity to move some difficult issues forward in a way that helps ensure that the next Dutch government, whatever its configuration, co [...]	2006-10-20 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NL
06THEHAGUE2306	NETHERLANDS/JSF: PARLIAMENT APPROVES FOLLOW-ON [...] (C) Summary: A parliamentary majority approved a resolution October 24 to support GONL participation in the Production, Sustainment, and Follow-on Development (PSFD) phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Parliamentary approval represented the last hurdle prior to the GONL's plans to sign [...]	2006-10-24 16:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2371	NETHERLANDS/NATO: MANAGING EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA NATO Division Deputy Head Eric Strating described a "pessimistic" GONL already trying to temper expectations leading up to the Riga Summit. That said, he expected PM Balkenende at the summit heads of state dinnerto challenge allies as well as other international organizations [...]	2006-11-03 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE241	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: GOING TO URUZGAN [...] (C) Summary: O February 2, the Dutch Parliament overwhelmingly-- 127 to 23 -- endorsed the GONL's proposal to articipate in ISAF Stage III following a full day f debate with Cabinet ministers. On February 3, te Dutch Cabinet formally took a final, unanimousdecision to deploy Dutch troops to t [...]	2006-02-03 17:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF
06THEHAGUE2431	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH POSITIONS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect the GAERC to focus largely on Turkey and enlargement, with limited discussion on a range of other issues. They do not expect the Turks to fulfill their Ankara protocol commitments, but seem unlikely to press for wholesale suspension of negotiations. The Dutch exp [...]	2006-11-09 21:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR PGOV PHUM EUN UN BK CG CU IR
06THEHAGUE2469	TORTURE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DUTCH TROOPS [...] (SBU) Summary: A major Dutch daily reported November 17 that Dutch military intelligence officers had abused prisoners in 2003 in al-Muthanna province, Iraq. Following a Cabinet meeting later in the day, Defense Minister Kamp issued a statement that the allegations had been investigated at th [...]	2006-11-17 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR AF IR NL
06THEHAGUE2550	NETHERLANDS/CHINA/EU: GONL COMMITTED TO CHINA ARMS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche December 5 to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Jeroen Boender, who said he foresaw no change in the EU's position on the China arms embargo. The French call for a discussion of the embargo was, he said, a "Pavlovian reaction to the Finnish Presidency's" p [...]	2006-12-05 13:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EUN PHUM PREL MARR CH JA TW NL
06THEHAGUE311	NETHERLANDS/CARIBBEAN: MOD ON CARRIER PORT CALL [...] (U) This contains an information request for State Department (paragraph 6). 2. (C) Summary: DATT and poloffs met on January 9 with Major General Bertholee, Director of Operational Readiness, The Netherlands Defense Staff, Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss Caribbean Lion (CL),Part [...]	2006-02-10 14:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS SNAR NT VE XL
06THEHAGUE33	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: PRESSING THE DUTCH ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Post pressed GONL officials and parliamentarians from all major parties on Dutch participation in ISAF III over the last few days. Most indicated chances for deployment were grim, but were unwilling to rule out a positive decision completely. Some senior GONL officials are advi [...]	2006-01-06 18:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO NL AF
06THEHAGUE353	NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: DUTCH CABINET HAS [...] (C) This is an action/guidance request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Dutch cabinet is seized with the issue of proposed carrier port calls to the Netherlands Antilles and is expected to discuss it, as well as the upcoming Caribbean Lion exercise, at the February 17 cabinet meeti [...]	2006-02-16 10:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE
06THEHAGUE386	NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: GONL WILL APPROVE [...] (C) The MFA has informed us that the GONL would approve a formal request for a carrier visit by USS George Washington to St. Maarten in mid-April. They would also approve cruiser and destroyer visits to Curacao and Aruba. 2. (C) In a conversation February 21 with CDA, Marion Kappeyne van d [...]	2006-02-22 06:36:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE
06THEHAGUE41	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: WALKING A FINE LINE [...] (C) Summary: PM Balkenende hosted a strategy session January 9 to develop a compromise that would allow the debate on ISAF III to move forward to Parliament. D-66 Ministers Pecthold and Brinkhorst had announced over the weekend they continue to oppose an official Cabinet decision to support [...]	2006-01-09 17:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO NL AF
06THEHAGUE528	SCENESETTER FOR WHA PDAS SHAPIRO'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a time when GONL concern about Venezuela is growing. You could use this opportunity to press the Dutch to actively campaign against Venezuela's UNSC bid, and to help ensure a stronger EU response toward Venezuelan human rights and weapons procurement activities [...]	2006-03-10 16:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR VE NT NL
06THEHAGUE642	NETHERLANDS: CONCERN SIMMERS OVER VENEZUELAN [...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met March 15 with Dutch MFA, Interior, MOD and military intelligence officials. The Dutch message was consistent. The GONL is deeply concerned about developments in Venezuela - its neighbor - but does not currently see a direct military threat to the Net [...]	2006-03-24 13:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV BL CU CO NT VE NL
06THEHAGUE685	CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES IRAN, MEPP, INDONESIA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) visited The Netherlands March 22-23 and discussed Iran, Palestinian and Israeli elections, Indonesia, and Iraq with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot. Wexler also publicly debated H.J. Ormel, Parliamentary foreign policy leader for the governing Christian [...]	2006-03-30 13:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP MARR NL
06THEHAGUE690	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH VERSION OF TAILHOOK NAVY [...] (C) Summary. The Dutch Navy and Ministry of Defense are scrambling to address recent media reports alleging scandalous and possibly criminal behavior aboard Dutch naval vessels. One story involves allegations by a female crew member of sexual intimidation, assault, and drug abuse on board th [...]	2006-03-31 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE705	NETHERLANDS/NATO/GEORGIA: DUTCH CONSIDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not rule out initiating an Intensified Dialogue (ID) with Georgia in advance of the April 27-28 informal Foreign Ministerial in Sofia. Before making a decision, however, they will need to review their position internally and with other allies, according to the Actin [...]	2006-04-03 16:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR NL GG
06THEHAGUE748	NETHERLANDS: BASE ALIGNMENT - ROUND 41 [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch are working to manage the political ramifications of the potential base closure at Eygelshoven, and have asked us to consider delaying the announcement of the decision for three to four weeks so that high-level [...]	2006-04-06 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR NL
06THEHAGUE762	NETHERLANDS: PLANS TO EXPAND PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GONL is paying increasing attention to African Peace and Security Architecture and is ready to commit additional resources. The GONL wishes, in cooperation with the Belgians, to take a lead on Burundi Security Sector [...]	2006-04-07 14:51:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL KGHA KHIV KPKO MARR MASS MOPS BE BY CG
06THEHAGUE822	NETHERLANDS/NATO/GEORGIA: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch fully support the objectives of the U.S./UK "NATO Global Partnership" initiative but continue to express doubts regarding some of the details. They are concerned that a separate-track "Security Providers' Forum" could create a perception of "second-class citizens" within [...]	2006-04-13 11:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR NL
06THEHAGUE872	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: RESPONSE TO DUTCH ARMS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are unwilling to reconsider their pending sale of radio equipment for Spanish patrol boats to Venezuela in response to reftel points. MFA Director of Security Policy Robert de Groot said the Dutch remain committed to blocking sales of "offensive" arms to Venezuela, and [...]	2006-04-19 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL VE NL
06THEHAGUE9	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: STATE OF PLAY, RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch cabinet's failure to reach consensus on ISAF Stage III, and PM Balkenende's controversial decision to refer the question to Parliament without a clear Cabinet mandate have complicated an already heated public debate. Parliament is now seized with the procedural question [...]	2006-01-04 10:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO KPAO NL AF OIIP
06THEHAGUE927	NETHERLANDS/NATO: DUTCH ON NATO MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch support the principal of the NATO Middle East Security Cooperation Center, but remain convinced that Africa is "equally important." They are prepared to join consensus -- should one emerge -- to move forward on plans to first create the Middle East Security Cooperation [...]	2006-04-27 08:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR NL
06THEHAGUE978	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DM KAMP INTERVIEW DOES [...] (C) Summary: Senior Dutch government officials downplayed DM Kamp's April 30 television interview in which he claimed the Netherlands might withdraw its deployment to Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF III mission should it become "impossible to fulfill the mission." Dutch officials said Kamp [...]	2006-05-02 16:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL PGOV NL AF
06THEHAGUE997	NETHERLANDS/JSF: OPPOSITION GETTING VOCAL, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: Dutch opponents of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fired the opening salvo in their efforts to perusade Cabinet not to sign the JSF follow-on MOU by the end of the year. A member of the main opposition Labor Party (PvdA) claimed Labor would cancel a signed MOU should Labor come to power [...]	2006-05-04 09:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NL
06TIRANA420	ALBANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S [...] (C) Background/Summary: Albanians describe their relationship with the U.S. as "strategic" and consider it their most important bar none. Politically, and militarily Albania looks to the U.S. first, and is deeply appreciative of our help. In return, Albanians have worked hard to make themse [...]	2006-04-27 08:52:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR AL
06TIRANA599	DEFENSE MINISTER: RAISE NUMBER OF TROOPS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Mediu told Ambassador that he wanted to expand Albania's troop presence in Afghanistan from 22 troops to a company of 120 and that he further wanted them to be deployed with Italian, rather than Turkish, forces so that they could conduct a broader range of missio [...]	2006-06-06 13:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AL
06TIRANA684	GENERALS' RETIREMENT A POSITIVE STEP FOR ALBANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 19, the Ministry of Defense retired four top generals. The decision was taken despite considerable resistance in the beginning by the military's top brass and by President Moisiu. The retirement of these communist-era generals and their replacement by capable, progressiv [...]	2006-06-29 06:47:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR NATO AL
06TIRANA747	DELAYS IN THE ALBANIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preparations for the Albanian Chemical Weapons Elimination Program have been delayed due to damage sustained during testing of the destruction equipment and required modifications to the system. The delays have resulted in the postponement of the start of operations at the destr [...]	2006-07-14 13:27:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PARM PREL SENV AL
06TIRANA996	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO ALBANIA AND SEDM [...] (C) Your attendance at the September 26-27 Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) is the event's highlight for your Albanian hosts. NATO entry is Albania's primary goal, one supported by all levels of society and all political tendencies. The Ministerial provides the chance for Albani [...]	2006-09-22 12:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV MCAP AL
06TOKYO1104	JDA BUDGET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Summary. Japan's FY 2006 budget, scheduled for Diet approval on March 2, includes a fourth straight year of budget cuts for the Japan Defense Agency (JDA). If this trend continues, Japan will find itself with a less capable force that cannot maintain a defense posture commensurate with i [...]	2006-03-02 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1319	IWAKUNI REFERENDUM WILL NOT IMPACT AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary. Eighty-nine percent of participating voters opposed the relocation of the aircraft carrier wing to Iwakuni, in an Iwakuni City referendum held on March 12. However, Defense Minister Nukaga made it clear the same day that the proposed plan "must be implemented." Chief Cabinet Sec [...]	2006-03-13 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1373	JAPAN NOT READY FOR PARTICIPATE IN ISAF PRT [...] (C) On March 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Division Director Fumio Iwai told us that Japan could not respond positively to our (ref A) request that Japan consider civilian participation in Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Iwai was clearly unhappy wi [...]	2006-03-15 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR JA AS
06TOKYO1435	DCM MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DG [...] (C) Summary: MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told the DCM March 15 that he agreed a GOJ road map for resolving the beef import ban would be useful. While Agriculture Minister Nakagawa has taken helpful steps on the issue, Kawai would discreetly see what could be done to bring Health M [...]	2006-03-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA
06TOKYO1440	KOMEITO PARTY SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO LDP'S [...] (C) Summary: The once center-left Komeito party is slowly moving toward the right, Embassy contacts tell us, and that trend is unlikely to change even if Komeito President Kanzaki decides to step down later this year. Although the New Komeito Party's support has been crucial to the Liberal [...]	2006-03-17 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO1479	DEFENSE MINISTER NUKAGA MEETS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C ) Summary: Defense Minister Nukaga on the evening of March 17 made a pitch for a "two plus two" ministerial meeting after the base realignment initiatives are finalized, stressing that a "political statement" is necessary to gain public understanding of the realignment initiatives, particu [...]	2006-03-22 06:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO1655	LDP'S NAKAGAWA AND KYUMA ON DPRI, CHINA, IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the DCM March 29, ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweights Hidenao Nakagawa and Fumio Kyuma shared their views on alliance realignment negotiations, Sino-Japanese relations, Iran and beef. Policy Affairs Research Council Chairman Nakag [...]	2006-03-29 09:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA
06TOKYO1984	EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH [...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...]	2006-04-12 10:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ
06TOKYO1985	EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA VICE [...] (C) Summary. EAP A/S Hill emphasized to VFM Yachi April 11 the importance of getting North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks negotiating table, while noting the focus of Japan's media on his decision not to meet bilaterally with DPRK officials. Yachi confirmed that North Korean officials ha [...]	2006-04-12 10:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON ETRD MARR CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO2040	JAPAN: SAUDI CROWN PRINCE SULTAN'S APRIL VISIT [...] (S) Saudi Crown Prince Sultan's April 5-6 visit to Tokyo was considered a "success" by both sides, according to MOFA Second Middle East Saudi Desk Officer Asako and Iran Desk Officer Nakao. Asako suggested the most thorough briefing material available was the joint statement from the visit, a [...]	2006-04-14 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ECIN MARR PREL SA JA
06TOKYO2154	THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM YACHI DISCUSS LIANCOURT [...] (S) At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, the Ambassador spoke with VFM Yachi, at Yachi's request, regarding simmering tensions between Japan and the ROK over a planned Japanese maritime survey near the disputed Liancourt Rocks (reftel). He explained, briefly, that the ROK intended to propose to an int [...]	2006-04-20 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2159	JAPAN WORKING TO RESOLVE LIANCOURT ROCK DISPUTE [...] (S) Summary: During an April 20 discussion of Japan's dispute with Korea over Japanese plans to conduct an undersea survey in an EEZ area claimed by the two countries, MOFA informed the Embassy that: -- Korea had rejected Japan's three-part proposal for resolving the issue through dialogue [...]	2006-04-20 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2375	TIMING OF ALLIANCE TRANSFORMATION LEGISLATION [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Tokyo newspapers ran stories this weekend quoting Prime Minister Koizumi as saying that it might be difficult to include implementing legislation for the alliance transformation agreement in the present Diet session ending June 18. Koizumi, who leaves office in September, w [...]	2006-05-01 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO2638	S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG KAWAI ON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner and MOFA DG for North American Affairs Kawai, DG Kawai: -- expressed appreciation for the successful completion of 2 2 talks, and called for focusing U.S-Japan efforts now on implementation of the DPRI agreement; - [...]	2006-05-15 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR XF IN CH RS JA
06TOKYO2640	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH JDA VM [...] SUMMARY: (C) During their May 10 meeting, S/P Director Krasner and Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya reviewed Japanese efforts to implement the Security Consultative Committee agreement on alliance transformation and the evolution of Japan's role in international s [...]	2006-05-15 04:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO2656	U.S.-ROK POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. During a May 11 bilateral lunch meeting between ROK and U.S. policy planners, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that although China is changing, it is still resistant to ideas that could limit [...]	2006-05-15 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH TW KN KS JA
06TOKYO2663	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...]	2006-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA
06TOKYO2664	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary: In Session 2 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook outlined t [...]	2006-05-15 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL APEC ARF MARR CH KS JA
06TOKYO2867	MUKHERJEE JAPAN VISIT TO BUILD ON EXCHANGES, [...] (C) Summary. The May 25-28 visit of Indian Minister of Defense Mukherjee to Tokyo will build on the momentum created by the Global Partnership announced by PM Singh and PM Koizumi in April 2005. The two defense ministers will announce specific plans to increase the number of exchanges betwee [...]	2006-05-24 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR JA IN
06TOKYO2940	THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE [...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...]	2006-05-26 10:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2973	THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...]	2006-05-31 06:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN
06TOKYO2975	PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH DIET [...] (C) Summary: During EAP PDAS Kathy Stephens' May 30 meeting with Diet member Fumio Kyuma, Kyuma called for increased defense industrial cooperation and underlined his support for concluding a bilateral agreement on protecting classified information. He said that Japan would be able to impl [...]	2006-05-31 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR JA
06TOKYO3023	JDA'S TOKUCHI URGES GUIDELINES REPLACEMENT TO PDAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Japan Defense Agency May 29, Defense Councilor Tokuchi told visiting EAP PDAS Stephens that the 1997 U.S.-Japan Revised Guidelines need to be replaced by a "new policy framework" to enable successful implementation of the May 1 Security Consultative Committee ( [...]	2006-06-01 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL
06TOKYO3044	LDP DIET MEMBER ISHIBA ON DPRI AND SDF DISPATCH [...] (U) Summary. The main issues facing the Japanese government on implementing DPRI are finding funding within the government's budget and gaining the understanding of the Okinawan people, LDP Lower House Diet Member Shigeru Ishiba told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Paci [...]	2006-06-02 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO3171	NATO'S GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: JAPAN UPBEAT BUT URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is interested in pursuing closer relations with NATO through the Global Partnership framework, but prefers an incremental approach with participation in seminars or in exercises as observers preceding cooperation in operations. GOJ officials request further clarification on [...]	2006-06-08 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO3224	JAPAN MULLING RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3508	164TH DIET SESSION CONCLUDES WITH MUCH UNDONE [...] (SBU) Summary. The 164th Diet session closed on June 18, leaving many in Tokyo unsatisfied. Scandals, a change in the opposition's Diet management style and a Prime Minister determined to finish the session on time left many high-profile bills related to history and national identity in the [...]	2006-06-23 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR JA
06TOKYO3517	AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER MEETS WITH JAPANESE DIET [...] (C) Summary. During a June 22 private, no-press meeting with the Upper House Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issues, Ambassador Schieffer: -- recounted his visit to Niigata and the President's personal interest in the abductee issue, --updated the Committee on North Korea's m [...]	2006-06-23 11:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR KN KS CH RS JA
06TOKYO3618	JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Following ref a instructions, on June 29 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu to elicit a more substantive Japanese response regarding the two new contact groups than that [...]	2006-06-29 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3671	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 2-8 VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Japan just as President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi herald the deepening, expanding scope of our bilateral security alliance. Our close coordination against the current North Korean missile threat, as well as recent strides in BMD cooperation, have illustrated th [...]	2006-07-02 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO3734	JAPAN PLANNING STRONG DIPLOMATIC RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Japan is seeking early diplomatic action in response to the July 5 series of North Korean missile launches. Within hours of the first launch, the government convened a Cabinet national security meeting which agreed to seek immediate UNSC action and review options for additional s [...]	2006-07-05 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NK JA
06TOKYO3736	DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH: JAPAN PUBLIC REACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Japanese public reaction to North Korea's July 5 missile launches has been broadly critical and supportive of a strong response by the Japanese government, to include economic sanctions. Political party leadership, media pundits, local government leaders, and "man-in-the- [...]	2006-07-05 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO3782	DPRK MISSILES: JAPAN PUBLIC OUTRAGE CONTINUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese public outrage and anxiety continue to mount in response to yesterday's missile launches by North Korea. Press editorials called for sanctions, uniformly slamming the launches as "unforgiveable" and "reckless". Man-in-the-street comment echoed this anger. Local governme [...]	2006-07-06 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO3783	DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO3825	JAPANESE POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE DPRK MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Japan's political leaders reacted angrily to the July 5 North Korean missile launches. Most are calling for Japan to respond forcefully against the launches. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Koizumi, are being more cautious when describing the way forward. In a stat [...]	2006-07-10 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3889	DEMARCHE FOR ROKG ON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, DCM Donovan took advantage of a call by ROK Embassy DCM Kim Young-sun to reiterate the need for a strong UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches, for the international community to speak with one voice, and to avoid allowing the DPRK to drive a wedge between the [...]	2006-07-12 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KS KN JA
06TOKYO3890	MILITARY PREEMPTION DEBATE RESURFACES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: North Korea's missile launches have rekindled debate over whether Japan should be able to preempt an imminent attack by acquiring capabilities to strike abroad. Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Nukaga, Foreign Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe recently sa [...]	2006-07-12 10:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO3892	MESSAGE REGARDING UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 11:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO4031	GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE [...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...]	2006-07-20 04:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
06TOKYO4118	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER AGREE TO REVIEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga endorsed on July 21 a proposal by the Ambassador to initiate a broad-based "lessons learned" review of bilateral coordination in the wake of recent DPRK missile activities. The Ambassador emphasized the need to use this forum to institutionalize ad hoc da [...]	2006-07-24 18:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO4365	2006 JAPAN DEFENSE AGENCY WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary. Alliance Transformation, Chinese activities in the East China Sea, and the proposed upgrade of the Japan Defense Agency(JDA) to a ministry are highlighted in the 2006 White Paper released on August 1. JDA Defense Councilor Tokuchi, the editor of the volume, told the embassy that [...]	2006-08-03 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4395	JAPAN PLAYS DOWN MARINE SURVEY IN LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) Asked on August 3 about press reports that Japan would soon be conducting maritime research in areas near the disputed Liancourt Rocks, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba suggested that the reports were not entirely accurate. According to Takaba, shortly after the ROK [...]	2006-08-04 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT MARR PBTS PHSA KS JA
06TOKYO4499	DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: EMPHASIS ON CHINA [...] (C) Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Councilor Hideshi Tokuchi, principal editor of the 2006 JDA White Paper, pointed out to us just prior to the paper's August 1 release that its treatment of China was likely to grab a fair amount of attention. The report highlighted PRC reconnaissance flights, [...]	2006-08-10 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4500	DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: ROK GETS GREATER, BUT [...] (SBU) The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) 2006 White Paper (reftel) devotes much more attention than last year to the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and in particular, the Republic of Korea's defense policy. In 2005, the White Paper's section on South Korea was limited to a mere ten [...]	2006-08-10 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4543	US-JAPAN COORDINATION ON DPRK MISSILES LAUNCHES: [...] (S) Summary: A U.S.-Japan inter-agency meeting August 9 concluded that bilateral coordination in the period surrounding the July DPRK missile launches was extremely good, but room for improvement remained. The Japanese side reiterated their strong desire to learn what steps the USG was con [...]	2006-08-11 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR KN JA
06TOKYO4550	JAPAN BEGINS DELIBERATIONS ON CONTRIBUTION TO NATO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM NATO PINR UP JA
06TOKYO4553	EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]	2006-08-11 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4557	EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]	2006-08-13 23:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL JA

06TOKYO4626	KANAGAWA GOVERNOR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer confirmed to Kanagawa Governor Matsuzawa on August 14 that there was no conventional alternative to forward deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Yokosuka. When Matsuzawa tried to enlist the Ambassador into seeking GOJ funding for a Kanagawa Prefectu [...]	2006-08-15 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO4628	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...]	2006-08-15 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4665	RUSSIAN VESSEL FIRES ON JAPANESE FISHING BOAT NEAR [...] (C) On August 16, MOFA European Affairs Bureau, Russian Division Deputy Director Kazuioshi Onishi confirmed media reports that a Russian vessel had fired on a Japanese fishing vessel in waters near Kaigara Island. MOFA has been able to confirm that one crewmember on the fishing ship died, but [...]	2006-08-16 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4670	ANY JAPANESE COMMITTMENT TO UNIFIL WILL TAKE TIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE JA
06TOKYO4723	U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY [...] (C) In an August 16 meeting with MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura, Poloff delivered points ref A concerning the activities of USNS Victorious in waters north of the Senkaku islands and her interaction with PRC vessels. 2. (C) Nomura said MOFA was "glad" to hear that Vict [...]	2006-08-18 00:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA
06TOKYO4740	RUSSIA REJECTS JAPANESE PROTEST OVER SHOOTING IN [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso called in Russian Embassy Charge Mikhail Galuzin on August 17 to demand an apology over an incident in which shots fired by a Russian FSB (Federal Water Service) patrol boat left one Japanese crewmember dead. Aso requested the immediate return [...]	2006-08-18 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4855	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 23 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, Foreign Minister Taro Aso expressed appreciation for the Admiral's efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Japan security alliance and praised the "2 plus 2" statement as a "historical accomplishment in our bilateral relations." [...]	2006-08-24 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4861	ADMIRAL FALLON MEETINGS WITH SENIOR JDA OFFICIALS [...] (S) Summary: During Pacific Commander Admiral Fallon's August 23 meetings with Japan Defense Agency (JDA) senior officials, Joint Staff Office (JSO) Chief of Staff Admiral Saito urged the U.S. and Japan to quickly implement a number of "lessons learned" from the North Korea missile launches, i [...]	2006-08-24 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4892	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...]	2006-08-25 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4915	JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]	2006-08-28 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO5017	ISAO IIJIMA ON SHINZO ABE'S LEADERSHIP, U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Isao Iijima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's most trusted advisor, shared the following frank and perhaps self-serving observations with Acting DCM Meserve on August 23: -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister, may lack the political skills to lead the ruling LDP in next [...]	2006-09-01 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5026	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS STEPHENS AND EAP/J [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 06-08, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP PDAS D. Kathleen Stephens and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: [...]	2006-09-01 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5067	NAVY SECRETARY WINTER MEETS WITH MOFA DG KAWAI [...] (C) Summary. Acceptance of new U.S. military assets, efforts to locate a suitable location for night landing practice, relocation of Futenma, and Japanese commitment to operations in Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean dominated the August 28 conversation between Secretary of the Navy Donald Wi [...]	2006-09-06 05:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV OVIP JA
06TOKYO5080	NAVY SECRETARY WINTER STRESSES U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. During a 20-minute meeting on August 28, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter told Japan,s FM Taro Aso SIPDIS that the Secretary's visit symbolized the U.S. perception of the importance of cooperation between the navies and governments of both countries. The Secretary emphasize [...]	2006-09-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO5082	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...]	2006-09-06 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5138	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...]	2006-09-08 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN
06TOKYO5176	ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...]	2006-09-10 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5177	ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...]	2006-09-10 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5213	SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...]	2006-09-11 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO5336	DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE" [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...]	2006-09-18 22:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO5410	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...]	2006-09-20 10:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA
06TOKYO5423	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...]	2006-09-21 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA
06TOKYO5515	JDA AVM MORIYA ON DEFENSE BUDGETS, TRANSFORMATION, [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya assured the DCM over Japan's commitment to implement the May 1 Alliance Transformation Roadmap and to fund necessary defense requirements, including Host Nation Support. During a September 22 dinner, Moriya said that constr [...]	2006-09-25 09:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS JA
06TOKYO5564	JAPAN UNCERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT CENTCOM IRAQ [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, DCM called on Japan's Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 to present Ambassador Satterfield's invitation for Japan to send a civilian representative to the October 3-5 CENTCOM Conference on Iraq in Warsaw. [...]	2006-09-26 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5568	U.S. POLICY PRIORITIES FOR ABE ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) Summary and Table of Contents. New Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlined an ambitious policy agenda for his administration, with important implications for a number of U.S. foreign policy goals. This cable highlights the most significant initiatives from a U.S. perspective and assesses [...]	2006-09-26 10:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL TSPL
06TOKYO5707	PDUSD RYAN HENRY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Henry that U.S. involvement on China and North Korea is critical to maintaining stability in the region. Henry agreed that managing our relationship with China [...]	2006-10-01 22:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER CH KN IZ AF AS JA
06TOKYO5709	PDUSD HENRY AND JDA'S MORIYA DISCUSS CHINA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is concerned about China's lack of transparency in its military modernization, its campaign to end the EU arms embargo on Beijing, and its recent efforts to downgrade exchanges with the Japan Defense Agency (JDA),Administrative Vice-Minister Takemasa Moriya told visiting Pr [...]	2006-10-02 00:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR MCAP PREL CH JA
06TOKYO5791	JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS [...] (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura, the ta [...]	2006-10-04 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA RU
06TOKYO5792	JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS [...] (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura, the ta [...]	2006-10-04 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA RU
06TOKYO6093	CCS SHIOZAKI PLEASED WITH ABE VISITS TO CHINA, ROK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki expressed satisfaction that successful visits to China and the ROK had got Prime Minister Abe's administration off to a good start. Japan will play a role in implementing UN sanctions against [...]	2006-10-19 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6164	AMBASSADOR AND JDA MINISTER KYUMA DISCUSS DPRK, [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Minister Fumio Kyuma emphasized Japan's commitment to working with the U.S. on North Korea and Alliance Transformation during an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador. Kyuma said that Japan is eager to discuss accelerated Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) [...]	2006-10-23 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6230	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRAQ TALKS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 04 - 08, 2006 visit to Japan by the interagency team led by Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson for bilateral conslutations with the Republic of Korea and Japan. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. [...]	2006-10-26 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6326	IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS [...] Pursuant to reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer called on Akihito Teruuchi of the MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau's recently created Special Task Force for Stabilization and Reconstruction (J-STAR). Teruuchi, who attended the October 10 meeting in Moscow, was familiar with the Transportation a [...]	2006-11-01 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR KPKO JA
06TOKYO6632	U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH MEETING WITH DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main goal is a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma told Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, SIPDIS Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, and Ambassador Schieffer dur [...]	2006-11-20 10:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6633	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan welcomes the resumption of the Six-Party Talks, National Security Advisor Koike told U/S Burns November 6. The implementation of UNSC Resolution 1718, Japanese economic sanctions, and pressure from China led North Korea to return to the talks, Koike suggested. Burns and Ko [...]	2006-11-20 10:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6735	DEFMIN KYUMA NEGATIVE ON INTERCEPTING U.S.-BOUND [...] (SB... [...]	2006-11-27 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO6736	JAPAN DEBATES COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposal to review constitutional interpretations that restrict the exercise of Collective Self-Defense has sparked a sharp debate within the government and ruling coalition. The focus of Abe's initiative has been on whether Japan has the authority to [...]	2006-11-27 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6740	DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...]	2006-11-28 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA
06TOKYO6858	CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6896	AGREEMENT REACHED ON GSOMIA TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached substantial agreement November 29 on the text of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),which will set uniform rules across the Japanese government for handling U.S.-origin classified military information. The GSOMIA [...]	2006-12-07 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6926	INDIAN PM VISIT: LIKELY JOINT STATEMENT, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Preparations for Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 visit to Japan are proceeding well, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Econoff, and it appears the prime ministers will issue a joint statement announcing negotiations toward an "economic partnership agreement" [...]	2006-12-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MARR JA IN
06TOKYO6954	AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA, [...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...]	2006-12-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO6994	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]	2006-12-15 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7010	LAWLESS/ISHIHARA ON YOKOTA, FCLP, AND US [...] (C) Summary: During a Friday, December 1 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense For Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Richard Lawless, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara: referenced the recent Abe-Bush discussion on civil-military dual-use of Yokota Air Base; explained his rationale for reques [...]	2006-12-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO7042	JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE? [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...]	2006-12-18 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7096	DIET SESSION A SUCCESS FOR ABE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has succeeded in gaining passage of most of his key legislative proposals in the extraordinary Diet session that ended on December 19, gaining sound marks for achievement. He has been aided by high popularity ratings throughout most of the legislative term, a [...]	2006-12-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV MARR JA
06TOKYO7178	DEFMIN KYUMA EXPLORES REVISIONS TO FRF PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) officials are publicly denying media reports that JDA is considering altering construction plans for the Futenma MCAS Replacement Facility (FRF). Privately, Japanese officials acknowledge that Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma has engaged with Okinawan Gover [...]	2006-12-28 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV JA
06TOKYO730	DFAA SCANDAL TO SNARE DIET MEMBERS, SAY INSIDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several Diet Members are implicated and they or their key aides will soon be arrested as part of the ongoing bid-rigging scandal involving Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) construction contracts, according to DFAA and Diet insiders. Former Defense Minister [...]	2006-02-09 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO925	JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...]	2006-02-22 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA KS
06TRIPOLI374	EUCOM J5 MG GRATION BEGINS MIL-MIL DIALOGUE WITH LIBYA [...] (C) EUCOM J-5 MG Scott Gration became the first American general officer to visit Libya in over a quarter of a century during a low key July 8-12 visit. His visit was hosted by MG Ahmed Mahmoud Az-Zway, the nominal head of the Staff College and Bureau of Technical Coordination, and de facto Li [...]	2006-07-30 11:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS LY
06TUNIS1433	OFFICIAL INFORMAL: ABMC NORTH AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 09:47:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO MARR OEXC TS
06TUNIS1603	COM USAFE AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE DISCUSS SOFA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his June 25-26 visit, the Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe General William Hobbins met with Tunisian Minister of National Defense Kamal Morjane to discuss bilateral military relations. Morjane said the Ministry of Defense had provided the MFA with a draft response on [...]	2006-06-27 13:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KMIG TS
06TUNIS1642	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador's farewell call on Minister of Defense Morjane was marked by mutual appreciation for the strong bilateral military relationship and guarantees of its continuation. Morjane shared his views on the broader bilateral relationship, specifically political reform. Morjane [...]	2006-06-30 13:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV KDEM TS
06TUNIS1661	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING MED DIALOGUE COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 13:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR TS
06TUNIS1675	DAS GRAY ENGAGES MFA ON SUDAN, UN REFORM [...] (C) During his June 28 meeting with Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray, accompanied by Ambassador, raised reftel demarche on the transition of AMIS to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Darfur. Chti [...]	2006-07-05 12:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU TS
06TUNIS1702	DAS GRAY MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia, Saida Chtioui, to discuss the USG position on Libya, Tunisian relations with Iran, USG support for Guatemala for the Latin American Security Counc [...]	2006-07-06 13:48:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAO PGOV PHUM SMIG MARR TS
06ULAANBAATAR450	Foreign Policy Advisor on Shanghai Cooperation [...] (SBU) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Tsogtbaatar, on his own initiative, met with DCM and SIPDIS Ppoloff to brief on Mongolia's position at the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai. Tsogtbaatar said President Enkhbayar would depart on June 14 for the [...]	2006-06-13 06:16:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MG UZ CH RU IR
06ULAANBAATAR550	Mongolia to Send 7th Rotation to Iraq [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy on July 19: Begin text (informal embassy translation) (Complimentary opening) and takes the opportunity to state that, in relation to the completion of the period of duty for the sixth rotation of Mongol [...]	2006-07-19 09:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL MG IQ
06ULAANBAATAR553	GOM Explains Decision on 7th Troop Rotation to [...] (U) Reftel reported GOM's decision to send a seventh rotation of soldiers to Iraq, consisting of a "small number of command staff officers." The sixth rotation, whose tour is up in September, consists of 100 soldiers, serving under Polish command in Camp Echo, performing force protection dut [...]	2006-07-20 23:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL KPAO MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR554	GOM Explains Decision on 7th Troop Rotation to [...] (U) Summary: In a July 20 meeting, the Foreign Minister reiterated to Ambassador the Mongolian government's support for the war on terrorism and its commitment to remain a member of the coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said that there had been no opposition in the Cabinet to a seventh [...]	2006-07-20 23:21:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL KPAO MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR593	KHAANQUEST 2006 PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: KHAANQUEST 2006 IS THE PACIFIC-AREA GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) CAPSTONE EVENT OF THE YEAR. IT HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A MULTINATIONAL FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (FTX) FOCUSING ON PEACEKEEPING SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, [...]	2006-08-04 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR609	FM TELLS AMBASSADOR NSC WILL DECIDE 7TH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary and comment: Ambassador, accompanied by Polish ambassador, met on August 9 with Foreign Minister Enkhbold to urge Mongolia to reconsider its decision to reduce the 7th rotation to Iraq to a few staff officers. Ambassador noted that Washington welcomes Mongolia's decision to send [...]	2006-08-10 08:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MG IZ PL
06ULAANBAATAR610	Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Kolbe [...] We look forward to hosting you in early September, and to showing you how U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used here to benefit the Mongolian and American people. Your visit here will continue a stellar year for high-level bilateral engagement. Over the last year, visitors have included: Spea [...]	2006-08-13 22:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP PGOV MARR EAID MG
06ULAANBAATAR621	Mongolia's Shadow Economy: Half as Large as the Official [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to a USAID-funded analysis, the informal economy in Mongolia is about 45% to 50% the size of the formal economy. This contrasts with the current official estimate of just 11% from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Using a new estimate based on a large sample surv [...]	2006-08-16 02:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID MARR SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR646	Visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon Makes Progress On [...] (SBU) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon paid his first visit to Mongolia, August 19-21, at the invitation of Mongolian Chief of the General Staff LTG Togoo. The Admiral's observation of Mongolia's first-ever multinational peacekeeping training exercise, Khaan Quest 06, and joint press [...]	2006-08-25 00:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PTER KPKO MG IZ PL
06ULAANBAATAR666	AMBASSADOR'S RAISES 7TH ROTATION TO IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) On September 5, Ambassador paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Enkhbold, and on September 6 she met with President Enkhbayar and Speaker Nyamdorj. In all the calls, the Ambassador lauded close military-military relations, and noted U.S. support for Mongolia's efforts to have its mil [...]	2006-09-07 07:39:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR671	Codel Kolbe Advances U.S. Interests [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 1-3 visit, Codel Kolbe examined U.S. assistance programs in Mongolia, with a particular focus on the proposed Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program. The Codel stressed that qualifying for MCA is not enough, and that Mongolia will need to take the time and e [...]	2006-09-08 07:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV MARR EAID KMCA KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR728	Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Hagel [...] We look forward to hosting you October 7 to 9. Your visit here will continue a stellar year for high-level bilateral engagement. Over the last year, visitors have included: Speaker Hastert and delegation, then Rep. Leach (both in August 2005); Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld (October); the Pres [...]	2006-09-28 07:03:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP EAID MARR MG
06ULAANBAATAR734	CABINET AGREES TO SEND 100-MAN 7TH ROTATION TO [...] (C) During the Ambassador's September 29 initial call on Foreign Minister Enkhbold, Enkhbold confirmed that the National Security Council (President, Speaker and Prime Minister) had decided on September 26 to recommend that the Cabinet reconsider its decision to send only a limited number of [...]	2006-09-29 07:15:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR750	7th Rotation of Mongolian Troops Departs for Iraq [...] One hundred Mongolian troops departed today for Iraq, where they will provide force protection at Camp Echo for Polish troops in the Multinational Force. The six month deployment is Mongolia's 7th rotation of troops to Iraq since 2003. The dawn departure ceremony was attended by the Charge, [...]	2006-10-04 00:27:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL KPKO MG IZ AF YI SL TU BE
06ULAANBAATAR856	Alaska National Guard State Partnership Bolsters Military [...] (U) Summary and comment: During a mid-November visit by Alaska National Guard head Major General Craig Campbell, Mongolian military counterparts expressed appreciation for the State Partnership Program (SPP) relationship with the Alaska National Guard, but urged even more assistance. MG Camp [...]	2006-12-05 08:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ETRD KPAO MG
06USNATO425	READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...]	2006-07-06 16:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU
06USNATO610	ALBANIA RECEIVES MIXED REVIEWS FROM NATO ALLIES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Albania received qualified praise from NATO Allies for its implementation of political and defense reforms and admonitions to quicken its reform pace during an October 10 meeting with NATO's Senior Political Committee/Reinforced. During the meeting, in which Albania presented [...]	2006-10-16 16:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AL
06USNATO615	NATO ALLIES ENCOURAGE CROATIA IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Croatia presented its Annual National Plan (ANP) outlining its reform goals for the coming year. The Croatian delegation expressed its hope that Croatia would receive an encouraging message on its membership prospects out of the November NATO Summit and a member [...]	2006-10-18 07:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR HR
06USNATO622	17 OCTOBER COFFEE [...] SUMMARY: -- Riga Communique: PermReps endorse notion of a short and crispy document, SYG will circulate a strawman outline of key subjects o/a 31 October. -- ANA Training: SYG intends to circulate under silence a tasking to NATO Military Authorities (NMAs) on Afghan National Security Fo [...]	2006-10-19 15:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO
06USNATO635	VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) Ambassador Nuland delivered reftel A talking points to key Ally Ambassadors (strictly protect) on October 24, informing them of U.S. support for Romania as host for the 2008 NATO summit. German Perm Rep Duckwitz said Berlin was still reviewing the options, though they previously had sup [...]	2006-10-25 17:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR RO PO
06USNATO639	FRENCH MANEUVERS TO PUT BRAKES ON ALLIED-PARTNER [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, France tried to launch a campaign to deny NATO partners formal 26 plus one consultations with Allies, substituting "informal" meetings. The French move began with Georgia (ref. A) and initially looked like a "one-off" move designed to assuage the Russians a [...]	2006-10-26 15:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR FR
06USNATO668	EAPC CONSULTATIONS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF NATO,S [...] (U) Partner Ambassadors responded positively to the Secretary-General,s briefing on plans to transform NATO,s SIPDIS partnerships at Riga in their last consultations with Allied PermReps before the November 28-29 Summit. They voiced support for expanding access to proven PfP tools to other [...]	2006-11-13 16:33:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
06USNATO674	AFGHANISTAN: GETTING THE SLOVAKS TO MOVE SOUTH [...] (C) Per request in reftel, Ambassador Nuland pushed Slovak PermRep Slobodnik on November 14 to keep working on repositioning Slovakia's engineering unit from Kabul to Kandahar in time to announce the decision at the Riga Summit November 28. The Ambassador told Slobodnik to let her know if a [...]	2006-11-15 17:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LO
06USNATO699	A/S FRIED BRIEFS ADRIATIC THREE MINISTERS ON RIGA [...] (C) EUR A/S Fried briefed Albanian, Croatian, and Macedonian FMs December 3 on Riga summit outcomes and the upcoming decision on Kosovo,s final status. He urged their assistance in moderating both Serbian and Kosovar responses to this last unresolved Balkans security issue. The Adriatic Thre [...]	2006-12-07 07:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO706	BOUCHER AND NATO TALK AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 14:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO OVIP PREL
06USNATO707	EAPC AMBASSADORS ENDORSE RIGA SUMMIT DECISION TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Partner Ambassadors responded positively to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer's briefing on the Riga Summit on December 6, and endorsed the Alliance's November 29 invitation to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro to join the Partnership for Peace. End Summary. 2. (U) Euro-Atla [...]	2006-12-11 14:46:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
06USNATO712	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting December 5 with NATO Secretary General (SYG) De Hoop Scheffer, U/S Burns discussed strategy for NATO's 2008 and 2009 Summits, which should focus on NATO's global missions and partnerships, enlargement, and Afghanistan. U/S Burns advised careful consideration of the [...]	2006-12-13 15:50:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO OVIP PREL
06USNATO716	ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, [...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...]	2006-12-14 17:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO731	RFG: QATAR CHALLENGING IMMIGRATION STATUS OF NATO [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Qatari government has informed NATO that fourteen ISAF personnel at the CAOC at al Udeid airbase are in illegal immigration status, working ISAF issues in the absence of a NATO-Qatar SOFA. Qatar has asked NATO to decl [...]	2006-12-19 16:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF QA
06USUNNEWYORK1379	UNSC UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday, July 15 to condemn the recent North Korean missile launches. Resolution 1695 (2006) demands that North Korea "suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme" and calls on member states to prevent "missile and missile-re [...]	2006-07-18 13:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KNNP PARM UNSC KN
06VIENNA1898	AUSTRIA EXTENDS PARTICIPATION IN EU'S IRAQ TRAINING [...] (SBU) On June 22, Parliament's Steering committee unanimously voted to extend Austrian participation in the EU's integrated mission to support rule of law in Iraq (EUJUST LEX) to December 2007. Parliament authorized the government to deploy up to three Justice Ministry trainers and up to two [...]	2006-06-27 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EUN MARR KPAO IZ AU
06VIENNA2256	TFLE01: AUSTRIA ON LEBANON -- PROTEST OVER [...] (SBU) The mistaken Israeli attack on a UN observation post in Lebanon has provoked outrage in Austria, not least because an Austrian was reported to be among the four dead. Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik called her Israeli counterpart on July 26 to protest the attack. She also su [...]	2006-07-26 12:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS LE AU
06VIENNA2457	SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNIFIL: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) On August 16, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and Defense Minister Guenter Platter publicly ruled out Austrian participation in a revamped UNIFIL for the time being. However, both left open the door for future participation, especially if the UN requests assistance in specializ [...]	2006-08-18 09:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AU LE
06VIENNA3202	AUSTRIAN ELECTION FOLLOW-UP: NEW PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Austrian parliament met for the first time on October 30. As is traditional, the parliament voted members of the top three parties -- the Social Democratic Party (SPO),the People's Party (OVP) and the Greens -- to the three parliamentary leadership positions. Of cons [...]	2006-10-31 16:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AU
06VIENNA3341	AUSTRIA ON NATO/AFGHANISTAN -- CONTINUATION OF [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on November 18 to Thomas Hajnoczi, the Austrian MFA's A/S-level Director for Political-Military Affairs. 2. (C) Hajnoczi said the importance of the NATO mission in Afghanistan was clear. He noted that the Austrian government had announced on N [...]	2006-11-16 10:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG AU
06VIENNA3354	AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT COALITION TALKS: "NOT YET [...] (SBU) Summary: Although observers in Austria keep pronouncing negotiations toward a Grand Coalition as dead, like a bad movie,they keep springing back from the grave to argue the matter. Two and a half weeks after the conservative People's Party (OVP) walked out on coalition talks with the [...]	2006-11-17 17:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AU
06VIENNA3583	AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT FORMATION: JANUARY 11 SET FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria's political leadership has declared that there will be a new government on January 11. The parties agree in principle that the new government should be a Grand Coalition, but they have not yet reached agreement on key issues. The possibility remains that the Social D [...]	2006-12-20 10:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AU
06VIENNA715	REPORT ON EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERIAL IN [...] (SBU) Discussions of a possible EU mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dominated the EU Informal Defense Ministerial in Innsbruck on March 6-7. Despite press speculation that countries would offer up forces for such a mission while in Innsbruck, the ministers agreed only to dis [...]	2006-03-09 11:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CG BK SR EUN AU
06VIENNA956	U.S.-EU TROIKA ON NONPROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: ISN Acting DAS Andrew Semmel and Acting Permanent Representative to Geneva Conference on Disarmament Thomas Cynkin met representatives of the Austrian EU Presidency, the future Finnish Presidency, the European Commission's delegation to IAEA, and the EU Council Secretariat [...]	2006-03-31 12:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER MARR MNUC ETTC EFIN KNNP EUN
06VILNIUS1032	LITHUANIA LOOKS TOWARDS RIGA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Looking towards the Riga Summit, Lithuania hopes for encouraging words on Baltic air policing and NATO enlargement. The GOL remains committed to success in Afghanistan, where it may redeploy special forces in 2007. End Summary. Lithuania considering sending SOF to Afghanistan [...]	2006-11-16 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR LH LT
06VILNIUS1110	LITHUANIA'S NEW BUDGET INCREASES DEFENSE SPENDING, [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Defense Juozas Olekas told the Ambassador that Lithuania's 2007 budget meets the Defense Ministry's goal of programming an increase in defense spending as a percentage of GDP of .05 percent, to 1.25 percent. While this is technically accurate due to modest official [...]	2006-12-14 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR LH
06VILNIUS1119	DEFENSE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told the Ambassador that the GOL is still considering sending Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Afghanistan during their December 13 meeting. He also expressed interest in U.S. plans in Iraq, where Lithuania has troops, emphasized the i [...]	2006-12-18 10:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL LH AF
06VILNIUS480	GOL TO ENGAGE KYRGYSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Vytautas Leskevicius, Head of the MFA's NATO Division, May 24, and asked the GOL to urge Kyrgystan to allow continued access to Manas airfield. Leskevicius said that this is an important issue for all ISAF coalition partners, and that Lithuania would try to fin [...]	2006-05-24 12:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS PREL LH UZ
06VILNIUS483	GOL NEGOTIATING UKRAINIAN PARTICIPATION IN PRT IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF UP LH

06VILNIUS682	U.S.-LITHUANIA BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the annual Bilateral Working Group (BWG) meetings between the USG and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Vilnius July 12-13, all three Baltic delegations carried a unified message on Baltic cooperation and Baltic air policing. In both the multilateral and bilateral fora, [...]	2006-07-19 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS AF LH
06VILNIUS705	LITHUANIAN AND BELARUSIAN AIR FORCE COMMANDERS [...] (C) Lithuanian Air Force Commander Arturas Leita invited Belarus's Air Force Commander Oleg Paferov to Lithuania to discuss an alleged June 19 border incursion by a Belarusian helicopter into Lithuanian territory, an event which Belarus denies. The Lithuanian side was seeking an explanation fo [...]	2006-07-31 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BO LH
06VILNIUS773	LITHUANIA WILL MAKE MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On the margins of the Ambassador's presentation of credentials ceremony August 17, top Lithuanian foreign policy planners expressed Lithuania's willingness in some way to contribute to UNIFIL. Ambassador delive [...]	2006-08-17 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE LH
06VILNIUS793	LITHUANIA'S FINAL ANSWER: NO TROOPS TO UNIFIL [...] (U) Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Rebecca Dunham for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Lithuania will not be making troop contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),despite earlier indications of its serious desire to do so. Lithuania's Ministers of Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-08-24 13:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LH LE
06VILNIUS808	COURTESY CALL ON NEW DEFENSE MINISTER OLEKAS [...] (U) Classified by: Pol/Econ Chief Rebecca Dunham for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Lithuania's new Defense Minister Juozas Olekas underscored continuity in Lithuania's defense priorities and optimism about future spending during the Ambassador's courtesy call. [...]	2006-08-29 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR LT
06VILNIUS818	LITHUANIAN DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY ON BALTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MOD Under Secretary Renatas Norkus gave the Ambassador areadout of the recent Baltic Defense Ministers' meeting and a sketch of his plans for his upcoming visit to Washington during a meeting September 1. The Baltic Defense Ministers agreed they would try to encourage NATO to [...]	2006-09-05 13:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL AF LG EN LH
06WARSAW1171	POLISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REFORM: CASTING OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, President Lech Kaczynski signed into law three bills that will liquidate Poland's existing Military Information Services (WSI) on September 30, 2006 in order to create two new services on October 1, 2006, the Military Intelligence Service (SWW) and the Military Counte [...]	2006-06-14 12:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MCAP PGOV MARR PL
06WARSAW131	ASSISTANT SECRETARIES FRIED AND FLORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) State Department Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dan Fried, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Peter Flory, accompanied by Ambassador, EUR DAS Mark Pekala, NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson, and Polcouns, met January 25 with Prime Mi [...]	2006-01-27 14:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MASS MARR EINV PL
06WARSAW149	RESPONDING TO POLISH NON-PAPER REQUESTING [...] (C) Summary. Post received January 24 a non-paper apparently prepared personally by DefMin Sikorski, revising the non-paper he had handed to Secretary Rumsfeld December 7 in Washington. Unless otherwise instructed Embassy intends to use talking points at para. 7 in responding to GOP official [...]	2006-01-31 19:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MASS PGOV OVIP PL
06WARSAW1551	LEBANON - TAPPING INTO POLAND'S POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to senior officials in the MFA and the presidential chancellery, the Polish government is prepared to contribute to the planned stabilization force in Lebanon. In addition, the GOP wants very much to participate in future meetings of the Lebanon Core Group, particularly [...]	2006-07-28 14:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID LE PL
06WARSAW159	VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT LECH KACZYNSKI TO [...] (C) Polish President Lech Kaczynski's determination to make his second foreign trip (after the Vatican) to Washington, with less than two months in office, is testament to our close partnership and to the deep admiration the new president has for the United States. A longtime activist in the [...]	2006-02-01 16:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL
06WARSAW1646	JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI TAKES CHARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Speaking non-stop for an hour and forty minutes without break, and only rarely looking at his notes, PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski delivered on August 4 an impressive tour d'horizon of Polish government policies, making clear that he is solidly in charge of the gov [...]	2006-08-09 07:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR PL
06WARSAW1676	MISSILE DEFENSE: STRONG POLITICAL WILL IN POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public opposition to hosting a U.S. MD site in Poland is, as the opposition to the Iraq War, thin and not strongly felt. All major political parties on the left and the right continue to support an MD site, and the government leadership is committed to the project. There is no do [...]	2006-08-11 14:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PL
06WARSAW1734	POLAND - JULY 2006 SINGAPORE OPERATIONAL EXPERTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel points on the Singapore OEG to Lukasz Zielinski, PSI point of contact in the MFA Security Policy Department. Zielinski responded that he had attended the OEG and the GOP had found it very fruitful. He noted with some pride that many delegations had the success of the [...]	2006-08-19 08:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL LE PL
06WARSAW1746	POLAND: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNIFIL [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel points on UNIFIL contributions to MFA Middle East Africa Director and MFA Americas Acting Director on August 17. DCM also raised the issue in a previously scheduled meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Pawel Kowal on August 18. Kowal indicated that Poland [...]	2006-08-22 06:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PL
06WARSAW1758	POLAND: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR ROBUST UNIFIL-PLUS [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered Ref A points August 22 to Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for ME-Africa. Plominski said that FM Fotyga was to meet at 1200 with DefMin Sikorski to review GOP plans for UNIFIL-plus in advance of the August 23 meeting of selected EU foreign ministers in Brussel [...]	2006-08-22 14:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PL
06WARSAW1763	POLAND: URGING IRAN-SYRIA TO RESPECT ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche August 22 to Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for ME-Africa. Plominski acknowledged the points and agreed that Iran and Syria had to be held to their obligation under UNSCR 1701. He also said that the GOP planned no delegations to either Tehera [...]	2006-08-22 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PL
06WARSAW2057	(C) MISSILE DEFENSE AND POLAND: REQUEST FOR AN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) As reported reftel, public debate in Poland over Missile Defense is intensifying even as the Polish government prepares itself for an expected U.S. offer on MD. A critical element of both processes is the perceived reaction and/or th [...]	2006-09-21 15:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
06WARSAW2091	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ARMS TRANSFER POLICY TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 14:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL VE PL
06WARSAW2111	MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND OPEN TO SHARING WITH [...] (C) Splitting Missile Defense assets between Poland and the Czech Republic is a good idea according to Robert Kupiecki, Director of MFA Security Policy and Chairman of Poland's interagency working group on Missile Defense. On September 29, he told DCM that he and his counterpart in the Czech [...]	2006-09-29 13:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
06WARSAW2188	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV IN POLAND: A SOFT TOUCH, EXCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met October 5 with President Lech Kaczynski, PM Jarek Kaczynski and FM Anna Fotyga during a one-day visit to Warsaw. According to senior officials from the MFA and presidential chancellery, the overall tone of the visit was positive, although little was a [...]	2006-10-12 15:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL RS GG IR
06WARSAW2323	READOUT OF CENTCOM,S IRAQ CONFERENCE IN WARSAW 3-5 [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM,s Coalition conference in Warsaw 3-5 Oct 2006 successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. All presentations and some keynote speeches [...]	2006-11-03 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS IZ PL
06WARSAW2354	AFGHANISTAN: POLISH PRESIDENT FORMALLY APPROVES [...] (C) During a previously scheduled meeting November 7, FM Fotyga informed Ambassador that President Kaczynski had formally approved the deployment of approximately additional Polish troops to Afghanistan in 2007. As reported reftel, DefMin Radek Sikorski announced in Washington that Poland wou [...]	2006-11-08 13:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PL AF
06WARSAW2425	POLAND STEADFAST ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge and Pol External Chief delivered reftel points November 17 to Robert Kupiecki, Director of MFA Security Policy Department. Charge stressed U.S. appreciation for Poland's exemplary commitment to ISAF and OEF, both through its planned deployment of 1200 troops in early 2007 and for i [...]	2006-11-20 14:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PL AF
06WARSAW2433	POLAND OPTIMISTIC ON DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] (C) Pol External Chief and British counterpart delivered Ref B points jointly November 20 to Amb. Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of the MFA Middle East Africa Department. PolExtChief also took the opportunity to share Ref A text of Secretary Rice's letter to the UNSC President. SIPDIS [...]	2006-11-22 07:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ
06WARSAW2478	POLAND-IRAQ: GOP PREPARING TO CONFIRM TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials stated privately that the Council of Ministers would shortly forward to President Kaczynski a decision extending the Polish deployment to Iraq through December 31, 2007, consistent with the newly passed UNSCR 1723, while MOD and the General Staff confirmed pl [...]	2006-11-30 11:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ
06WARSAW2479	POLAND-IRAQ: GOP PREPARING TO CONFIRM TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials stated privately that the Council of Ministers would shortly forward to President Kaczynski a decision extending the Polish deployment to Iraq through December 31, 2007, consistent with the newly passed UNSCR 1723, while MOD and the General Staff confirmed pl [...]	2006-11-30 11:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ
06WARSAW497	POLISH DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION AT A STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its position as a minority government and ongoing domestic political battles, the Marcinkiewicz government is beginning to define the future strategic direction of the Polish military. In the coming months, the parliament will consider bills that would radically reorganiz [...]	2006-03-17 09:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PREL MARR MASS PL
06WARSAW504	POLAND MOVES TO ACCELERATES MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] SUMMARY: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Defense Minister (DefMin) Sikorski announced their shared intention to accelerate modernization of the Polish military at a press conference following the annual meeting of Defense Ministry and Armed Forces leadership on March 13. Their plan include [...]	2006-03-17 14:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MCAP PREL MARR MASS PL
06WARSAW554	MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND EAGER TO RENEW TALKS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Americas Director Henryk Szlajfer told DCM March 23 that the GOP is eager to renew formal discussions on hosting U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) assets and welcomes the visit of ASD Flory's delegation for that purpose. MFA U/S Waszczykowski and MOD U/S Koziej are prepar [...]	2006-03-24 14:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
06WARSAW833	IRAQ: POLAND CONFIRMS MND-CS CONTINGENT WILL STAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 14:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PL IZ
06WARSAW862	MINISTER OF DEFENSE SIKORSKI ON F-16 PROGRAM, IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 08:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAPS PREL PL IZ
06WELLINGTON410	DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] (C) On May 23, Pol-Econ Counselor and DATT shared reftel demarche with Chris Seed, Deputy Secretary of Defence. PE Couns also separately conveyed the demarche to Matthew Paterson, Policy Officer in the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. (C) O [...]	2006-05-26 04:40:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON680	EMBASSY WELLINGTON PARTICIPATION IN 2006 USNATO/USEU [...] (U) Embassy Wellington would like to designate Political-Economic Counselor Katherine B. Hadda to participate in the 2006 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil Conference to be held in Brussels from October 4-6, 2006. 2. (SBU) Details requested in reftel are as follows: Name: Katherine B. Hadda Title: Po [...]	2006-08-30 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT MARR NATO PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON732	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S MEETINGS WITH GNZ: [...] (C) Summary: During September 13 meetings in Wellington, GNZ officials told EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann that PM Clark and NZ Ministers support greater US-NZ cooperation. McGann and his counterparts agreed that meetings over the coming months between both sides' leaders and senior officials [...]	2006-09-19 01:26:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD NZ US
06WELLINGTON760	MORE ON NEW ZEALAND'S UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On September 27, Matthew Paterson, Senior Policy Officer in the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) confirmed to PE Couns that GNZ has approved the deployment of a 6-person technical team for UNMAS/UNIFIL, pending UN approval and the identification [...]	2006-09-27 22:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NZ UN LE
06WELLINGTON761	MORE ON NEW ZEALAND'S UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On September 27, Matthew Paterson, Senior Policy Officer in the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) confirmed to PE Couns that GNZ has approved the deployment of a 6-person technical team for UNMAS/UNIFIL, pending UN approval and the identification [...]	2006-09-27 22:58:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NZ UN LE
06WELLINGTON851	NEW ZEALAND'S REACTION TO POLITICAL TENSIONS IN FIJI [...] (C) In discussions November 1 regarding political tensions in Fiji with Heather Riddell, Director of Pacific Division at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),Post learned that GNZ will shortly be issuing a formal statement declaring that Fiji's military commander Bainimarama is obliged [...]	2006-11-01 04:11:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ NZ
06WELLINGTON911	DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Pol-Econ Couns shared reftel points with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Swain expressed sympathy with our frustrations over caveats (NZDF force personnel operate without caveats in Afghanistan) and said [...]	2006-11-21 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINS NZ
06YAOUNDE1431	CAMEROON MILITARY READY TO ENGAGE IN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) In a September 8 meeting with DATT, General Ren-Claude MEKA, Chief of Staff of Cameroon's Armed Forces, said Cameroon was prepared to eventually contribute up to a batallion for international peacekeeping operations. Cameroon has the political and military will to participate in PKO, but [...]	2006-09-15 07:48:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CM
06YEREVAN1249	DEFMIN SARGSIAN REVEIWS N-K, IRAN, AND ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sargsian lauded the growing bilateral defense relationship, before complaining about Azerbaijan's approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations. He said that Azerbaijan constantly revises its demands, and called for the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to demand greater consistency from the [...]	2006-09-11 09:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AM IR
06YEREVAN1374	IRANIAN PROFESSOR DISCUSSES NUKES, UNIVERSITY [...] (C) A Tehran professor who participated in a local thinktank's seminar this week in Yerevan said sanctions and incompetent Iranian foreign policy were to blame for Iran's lack of involvement in the South Caucasus. He also complained that Iran was being punished for its intentions to build a n [...]	2006-10-04 06:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL MARR IR AM
06YEREVAN1644	ARMENIAN ADVANCES WITH FMF AND IMET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After years of pushing against our refusal to allow use of Foreign Military Financing (FMF to purchase communications equipment for the entire Armenian army -- including units stationed on the border with Azerbaijan -- the Armenian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has finally agreed to [...]	2006-11-27 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM MASS MARR AM AJ
06YEREVAN1706	ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Members of parliament debated the country's first-ever draft National Security Strategy December 1. Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian presented the draft and moderated a remarkably civil and constructive discussion. Heads of foreign missions, representatives of NGOs and journalists were in [...]	2006-12-12 09:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID KDEM AM
06YEREVAN1776	REQUEST FOR LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's timely assistance in performing human rights vetting for the following proposed participants in two George C. Marshall Center programs. Ruben Anany [...]	2006-12-29 10:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PHUM AM
06YEREVAN191	ARMENIA SET TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 00:50:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PARM MARR AM
06YEREVAN215	ARMENIA NOT PREPARED TO DONATE TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) We delivered ref A points regarding GOAM support for Iraqi and Afghan Security Forces to Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department Head General-Major Misha Melkonyan February 13. Melkonyan told us that he would forward our request "to military leadership" but that Armenia, [...]	2006-02-13 13:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ AM
06YEREVAN231	IRANIAN FM LAUDS RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, CALLS [...] (C) "We do not need permission to pursue a peaceful nuclear program," Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki told reporters during a press conference at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 14 in Yerevan. Mottaki arrived in Yerevan February 14 for a series of official meetings at Forei [...]	2006-02-14 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG KNNP PREL MARR RS AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN350	ACTION ALONG THE ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN BORDER [...] (C) Cease-fire violations along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan have intensified over the last several weeks, according to news reports confirmed by Deputy Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Artur Aghabekyan and Ministry of Foreign Affairs OSCE Desk Officer Head Varuzhan Nersissia [...]	2006-03-09 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PBTS PGOV PREL MARR AJ AM
06YEREVAN687	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RECONCILING MARITIME SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 11:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ AM
06ZAGREB1039	ARTICLE 98: MESIC'S COUNTERPROPOSAL [...] (C) Presidential foreign policy advisor Tomislav Jakic wrote former Ambassador Frank in late June (reftel) stating that President Mesic's office had examined the US draft "security cooperation agreement" which incorporated non-extradition language without specific mention of the ICC or Article [...]	2006-08-31 13:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1109	CROATIA HOSTS SEMINAR ON MULTINATIONAL UNITS [...] (U) Fourteen NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations are attending a 12-15 September seminar on multinational police units in international peacekeeping operations. The Croatian Armed Forces' Military Police Department is hosting the event, held in the coastal city of Split, to expan [...]	2006-09-14 07:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1158	CROATIA SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON ARMS TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 12:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM VE PREL OTRA HR
06ZAGREB1364	IRAQ: CROATIA OFFERS WEAPONS AND TRAINING TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic provided PolOff November 9 with a list of weapons and training courses the GoC has offered to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Weapons range from 500 x 7.62mm assault rifles to 10 x 82mm recoilless guns, w [...]	2006-11-13 15:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1377	CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTS NATO'S PROMISE TO [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points tailored for NATO partners to Neven Mikec, Head of MFA's NATO department, on November 14. Mikec expressed the GoC's complete support for NATO's call for additional forces in Afghanistan. He noted that Croatia's nearly 150 troops in Afghanistan, including thos [...]	2006-11-17 14:52:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1424	GOC WELCOMES RIGA LANGUAGE, PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 30, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic expressed to Charge d'Affaires the SIPDIS GoC's appreciation of the positive assessment of Croatia in both the Riga communique and President Bush's speech. "We think Riga was a joint step forward," he said, stress [...]	2006-11-30 15:04:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1435	GOC SUPPORTS PFP FOR SERBIA, BIH, AND MONTENEGRO [...] In briefing for NATO Ambassadors December 01, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic said the GoC warmly welcomes accession of Serbia, BiH, and Montenegro into the Partnership for Peace (PfP). According to Simunovic, this will enable Croatia to raise regional cooperation to a ne [...]	2006-12-04 12:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO SR BK MW HR
06ZAGREB1461	ISAF: PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP INCREASE, TWO-YEAR [...] (U) On December 8, Parliament approved a two-year extension of the Croatian troop deployment to NATO's International Stabilization and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan by a vote of 102 to 1. The extension also authorizes expanding the force from the current 147 to 200 soldiers in 2007 a [...]	2006-12-08 14:55:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC AF HR
06ZAGREB1462	NATIONAL NATO COMMITTEE APPOINTS HEAD OF PUBLIC [...] The National Committee on NATO Membership (reftel),under the chairmanship by President Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader, and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, met on December 7 to review conclusions of the Riga Summit. In its second meeting since its formation in November, the committee expre [...]	2006-12-11 09:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB240	CROATIA CONSIDERING DONATIONS TO IRAQI [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 15 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the International Security Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bujas-Juraga said that they would look for suitable equipment to donate. 2. (SBU) In parallel, ODC Chief has been working wit [...]	2006-02-23 12:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ HR
06ZAGREB25	Croatia Scene Setter for Lt. General Hanlon [...] SUMMARY: The last few months have brought a string of good news for Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and fugitive general Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared the major political obst [...]	2006-01-09 07:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV MARR HR
06ZAGREB281	CROATIA SCENE SETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND AND THE [...] SUMMARY: The last few months have brought a string of good news for Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and fugitive general Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared major political obstacle [...]	2006-03-02 15:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV MARR HR
06ZAGREB356	NATO ROADSHOW HIGH-IMPACT VISIT TO ZAGREB [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland and EUR P/DAS Kurt Volker led an interagency team on a high-impact visit to Zagreb March 7. In separate meetings with President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, and members of the Sabor (parliament) the delegation urged Croati [...]	2006-03-15 13:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB396	SUBJECT: CROATIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ARTICLE 98 NOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a March 23, 2006 meeting in Zagreb with Senator Voinovich, Croatian President Mesic said that Croatia could not address the question of Article 98 before The Hague Tribunal concludes its work. This statement, although in accordance with what Mesic's aides hav [...]	2006-03-24 14:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB398	CROATIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ARTICLE 98 NOT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a March 23, 2006 meeting in Zagreb with Senator Voinovich, Croatian President Mesic said that Croatia could not address the question of Article 98 before The Hague Tribunal concludes its work. This statement, in accordance with what Mesic's aides have told th [...]	2006-03-24 15:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB604	CROATIA SERIOUS ON AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) Poloff met with Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head of the MFA NATO Department Section for International Security Operations, on May 15 to follow up on Foreign Minister Grabar-Kitarovic's visit to Afghanistan in April (Nakic-Vojnovic was also on the Croatian delegation). Nakic-Vojnovic said that th [...]	2006-05-15 14:17:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB637	CROATIAN NAVY SEEKS ROLE IN OPERATION ACTIVE [...] (SBU) On May 18, during the port call in Split of the USS Enterprise, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Admiral Henry Ulrich met with Croatian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Zdravko Kardum. Admiral Ulrich urged Admiral Kardum to accelerate connection of Croatian radar data to the NATO networ [...]	2006-05-23 11:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB697	(C) EU TRIOKA DEMARCHES CROATIAN MFA REGARDING [...] (C) European Union troika ambassadors told the MFA last week that signing an article 98 agreement with the United States would jeopardize Croatia's accession to the EU, an MFA official (protect) told the DCM June 7. The EU ambassadors told Assistant Minister for the European Union and Europea [...]	2006-06-08 14:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR HR EUN REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB807	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER - [...] (C) Summary: A Croatian public uncertain about the benefits of NATO membership, and as a &proud people8 sensitive to a potential snub, will not warm overwhelmingly to NATO membership until an invitation is clearly in the offing, PM Ivo Sanader told Ambassador Frank during a June 28 farewell [...]	2006-07-03 12:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR EINV HR
06ZAGREB809	(C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, NATO [...] (C) Summary: The President's office and the Croatian Government are working on a "counterproposal" regarding the US desire to conclude a Bilateral Security Cooperation (Article 98) Agreement with the US, President Stjepan Mesic told Ambassador Frank during a June 29 farewell call. The two al [...]	2006-07-03 12:52:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR
06ZAGREB813	CROATIA DOUBLES TROOP LEVELS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Seventy-five Croatian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan on three U.S. military flights between June 23 and July 2. The deployment expanded this NATO aspirant's troop contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from 69 to 144. It also marked the Croatian Armed Forces' [...]	2006-07-05 13:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB821	NATO SYG SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS IN ZAGREB [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: NATO SYG Hoop de Scheffer, in Zagreb for six hours July 6, met President Mesic and PM Sanader, and reassured the press about NATO's readiness for Croatian membership "as soon as Croatia is ready." The SYG's visit reinforced the GOC's efforts to educate its public about [...]	2006-07-07 09:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB867	DEFENSE MINISTER RENEWS ISAF COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a July 14 introductory meeting with Ambassador Bradtke, Minister of Defense Berislav Roncevic reiterated the GoC's long-term commitment to keep troops in Afghanistan. He said he will ask Parliament this fall for authorization to increase Croatia's force contributi [...]	2006-07-20 12:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
06ZAGREB897	CROATIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO PRESENT CREDENTIALS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (C) Newly-appointed Croatian Ambassador to Iraq Jerko Vukas will travel to Baghdad August 01-03 in order to present his credentials and open direct diplomatic contact with the Iraqi Government. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-07-26 12:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB901	ZAGREB PARTICIPANT IN 2006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] In response to reftel, Zagreb designates the following to attend the subject conference and provides the requested information: Name - Tom Selinger Title - Pol/Mil Officer DOB - 5 October 1964 Security Clearance - Top Secret Contact Details - (O) 385-1-661-2260, (F) 385-1-661- 2178, selin [...]	2006-07-27 12:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT MARR PREL NATO HR
06ZAGREB904	CROATIAN DELEGATION TO IRAQ - AGENDA [...] (C) Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic advised PolOff July 28 that the delegation he will lead to Baghdad August 1-3 (reftel) has secured all necessary appointments through the Polish Embassy in Baghdad to enable Croatian Ambassador to Iraq Jerko Vukas to present his credenti [...]	2006-07-28 09:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB983	IRAQ: CROATIA AIMING FOR PERMANENT PRESENCE AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT : Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic thanked Charge August 8 for Embassy Baghdad's assistance to his delegation during an August 1-3 visit to Iraq (reftels). Simunovic characterized the visit as extremely positive and noted that Zagreb's new Ambassador [...]	2006-08-18 11:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR
07ABIDJAN1080	OPA LIMPING ALONG [...] (C) Summary. United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) officials told TDY State/INR analyst and Pol/Econ Chief that, while Ivorians support the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA),their optimism could wane if they do not begin to see concrete steps on its implementation. However, ther [...]	2007-10-24 14:03:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV IV
07ABIDJAN1241	SPECIAL REP BADINI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OPA; FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador discussed recent developments with the Ouagadougou Political Accord with the Facilitator,s special representative, Boureima Badini, on December 14. Badini confirmed that the complementary accords were meant to keep pressure on the parties, but said he was satisfied tha [...]	2007-12-20 07:19:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR IV
07ABIDJAN433	IRAQ: NO COTE D'IVOIRE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 17:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ IV
07ABIDJAN606	COTE D'IVOIRE: ASECNA AVIATION FEES [...] (U) This cable answers questions 1, 2 and 4 of reftel, and provides a partial answer to question 3. Septel will provide the balance of the responses once they are received from host government officials. 2. (U) Questions and Answers: Question 1) Are the airports (DIAP in Abidjan, DIYO [...]	2007-06-08 13:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	KREC MARR MOPS PREL IV
07ABIDJAN892	COTE D'IVOIRE: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SEEKS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Henri Ettien Amoikon, Director of the Minister of Defense's Cabinet, told Poloff August 21 that President Gbagbo told members of the Armed Forces (FANCI - Forces Armees Nationales de Cote d'Ivoire) August 14 that the Ivorian state will pay its year-long arrears of soldiers' bonus [...]	2007-08-23 15:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS IV
07ABUDHABI1180	DUBAI RULER/UAE PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON IRAQ, [...] (S) Summary: On July 15, Ambassador met with UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR). MbR complained about the Iranian influence in Iraq and voiced his belief that the current situation in Iraq is a civil war which w [...]	2007-07-16 15:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PARM EAID IR IZ LE AF PK SY
07ABUDHABI1214	SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...]	2007-07-19 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1273	UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HAZZA DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 29, UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza and USSC LtG Dayton discussed efforts to support the Palestinian Authority. USSC Dayton urged the UAE to coordinate its security assistance efforts with the USG and stated that he would be coordinating Palestinian security [...]	2007-07-30 10:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL MASS MARR PTER IS IR AE
07ABUDHABI1292	SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT TO UAE BY U/S BURNS AND U/S [...] (S) U/S Burns and U/S Levey: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to the UAE. Your meetings with UAE's leaders come at a time when their attention is focused on U.S. policy in the Middle East and what this might mean to the UAE in the context of the violence in Iraq and Ira [...]	2007-08-01 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR LE AE
07ABUDHABI1479	SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT [...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...]	2007-09-05 13:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE
07ABUDHABI1512	CODEL JACKSON-LEE HEARS OF DUBAI'S AMBITIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) reviewed Dubai priorities with Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed al-Gergawi (Chairman of para-statal Dubai Holdings and key aide to Dubai Ruler and UAE VP and PM Mohammed bin Rashid) on September 3. T [...]	2007-09-10 14:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR SCUL OVIP MO SU TS AE
07ABUDHABI1595	IRAQ AND IRAN KEY TOPICS IN MBZ MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a lengthy September 17 conversation, Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces discussed the Iraq security situation and the necessity for Government of Iraq [...]	2007-09-25 05:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ LE AE
07ABUDHABI1699	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...]	2007-10-10 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1700	UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB [...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...]	2007-10-10 14:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1939	MBZ LOOKS TO U.S. MARINE CORPS FOR TACTICAL TRAINING [...] (S) Summary: Over lunch in Abu Dhabi November 21, Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) discussed the dynamics of terrorism, the need to root extremism out of education, and the proper role of the mosque. MbZ said the UAE w [...]	2007-11-27 13:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR AF PK AE
07ABUDHABI1942	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 13:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV AE
07ABUDHABI486	SUPPORT FOR UAE TRANSFER OF HUMVEES TO YEMEN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS YE AE
07ABUDHABI705	NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ -- UAE [...] (S) Although the UAEG expresses concern over the continued violence in Iraq and has been a supporter of efforts to calm sectarian violence and support a moderate secular leadership, Post does not believe the UAE will contribute military resources to the President's new strategy in Iraq. The UA [...]	2007-04-29 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ AE
07ABUDHABI976	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON USG ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. (SBU) Yousef Al-Otaiba, Director of International Affairs for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan asked Ambassador for detailed information on U.S. humanitarian and military assistance to Lebanon. This request for i [...]	2007-06-14 09:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL MARR LE AE
07ABUJA1508	NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPING INITIATIVES PARALYZED BY [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: There has been little progress in recent months within the Government of Nigeria (GON) to expand its peacekeeping role in Darfur and Somalia under the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). The GON has been without ministerial le [...]	2007-07-13 12:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PINR PREL NI
07ABUJA916	GENERAL AGWAI ON DARFUR, PERSONNEL CHANGES [...] (C) General Martin Luther Agwai met with the Ambassador and Defense Attach on May 11 to discuss his trip to the U.N. the week of May 14 and his next assignment as Force Commander for AMIS (African Union Mission in Sudan) and transition of this force to a U.N. peacekeeping force. Following his [...]	2007-05-11 10:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KPKO NI
07ACCRA1094	AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1) OUTBREAK IN GHANA [...] (U) Summary: Ghana confirmed its first case of H5N1 on April 28, 2007. Since then, the GoG has done a significant amount of work to manage and contain the epidemic. To date there are four confirmed outbreak locations, all in Tema municipality (approximately 20-25 km east of Accra). No huma [...]	2007-05-16 16:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KFLU MARR MASS CASC
07ACCRA1573	KUFUOR SUGGESTS MOROCCO AS POTENTIAL AFRICOM SITE [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, President Kufuor told Ambassador and General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander, US European Command that, in principle, AFRICOM is a &good8 thing. Kufuor then focused on the future placement of AFRICOM,s headquarters and urged the U.S. to work closely with the African [...]	2007-07-24 16:48:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GH

07ACCRA2565	SHARING DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR TEXT WITH UNSC AND MNF-1 MEMBERS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 15:39:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNSC IZ EFIN GH MARR
07ACCRA2577	CODEL INHOFE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, President Kufuor and Ghana's Defense Minister told CODEL Inhofe that Ghanaian peacekeepers for Somalia and Darfur must be properly equipped before a deployment. Otherwise, he said, it would be akin to "sending them to the slaughter." Kufuor and Ghana's military l [...]	2007-12-20 10:08:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KWMN MARR MOPS GH
07ACCRA872	GHANA: POST AND DOD POINTS OF CONTACT FOR AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 06:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU MARR MASS CASC
07ADDISABABA1507	SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 16 meeting with ORA analysts and deputy pol-econ counselor, Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, offered his frank perspectives on TFG relations with the Hawiye clan, a [...]	2007-05-18 04:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO SO ET BY
07ADDISABABA1535	ETHIOPIA: BROKEN PROMISES, UNMET EXPECTATIONS -- [...] (S/NF) U.S.-Ethiopian mil-to-mil relations, specifically security assistance, are currently facing their most difficult challenges in the eleven years the Ambassador has observed U.S.-Ethiopian relations. The deterioration is an accumulation of missteps, misunderstandings, and misreadings of [...]	2007-05-21 16:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS ET US SO
07ADDISABABA171	SOMALIA: REDEPLOYMENT OF ETHIOPIAN TROOPS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador and DATT met with ENDF Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus on Ethiopia's decision to redeploy troops at a critical juncture in operations to capture/neutralize extremist elements of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). General Samora provided an [...]	2007-01-23 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PREF ET SO KE
07ADDISABABA1743	FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO DPRK TRADE AND STOPPING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Addis has pressed Ethiopian senior officials at every ministry and at every level to establish alternatives to North Korean trade and military ties. Ethiopia has significantly reduced trade with North Korea and is moving forward on phasing out the country's sole ammunit [...]	2007-06-05 09:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP ECON KN ET
07ADDISABABA2444	GOE AGREEMENT TO SECTION 1206 [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Addis Ababa has received diplomatic note 2-78/33/3/07 dated August 3, 2007, from the Government of Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepting the terms and conditions of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (reftel). END SUMMARY. [...]	2007-08-03 14:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL KTIA MARR ET
07ADDISABABA3354	USAU: AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD MEETING WITH [...] This cable is from U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On November 7 AFRICOM Commander General Ward met Ambassador Said Djinnit, Commissioner of Peace and Security at the African Union to discuss AFRICOM. General Ward described AFR [...]	2007-11-20 05:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MARR MASS
07ADDISABABA3355	USAU: AFRICOM COMMANDER WARD MEETING WITH AFRICAN [...] This cable is from U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFRICOM Commander, General William Ward met with African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare on November 8. Their discussion focused on the status of standing up AFRIC [...]	2007-11-20 05:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MARR MASS
07ADDISABABA3430	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S [...] (S) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when Ethiopia faces security concerns from extremists based in Somalia, saber-rattling by Eritrea over the border demarcation impasse, and an increase in domestic insurgent activity. Ethiopia's excessive response to Ogaden National Liberation Front (O [...]	2007-11-30 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA3488	USAU: AMBASSADOR COURVILLE'S MEETING WITH AU [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 27, Ambassador Cindy L. Courville met with the African Union Deputy Chairman Patrick Mazimhaka to discuss the Democracy and Electoral Unit (DEAU),Preventive Diplomacy, [...]	2007-12-10 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR
07ADDISABABA3495	USAU: CODEL MEEK MEETING WITH AFRICAN UNION PEACE [...] (U) This cable is from US Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Cindy L. Courville. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 29 CODEL Meek met Ambassador Said Djinnit, Commissioner for Peace and Security at the African Union. The discussion focused on concerns about stability, particularl [...]	2007-12-11 10:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OTRA KPKO
07ADDISABABA3528	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON NORTH KOREAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and ORA chief met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on December 10 in follow-up to prior meetings on North Korean relations. The Ambassador expressed appreciation for opening up Ethiopia's munitions factory in Ambo, which operates in connection with North Korea, to a visit [...]	2007-12-13 05:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP KN ET
07ADDISABABA895	UNMEE: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER CALM DESPITE TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting UNMEE SRSG Ennifar said Eritrean troops continued to occupy the Temporary Security Zone and to establish defenses along the border with Ethiopia, but that the overall situation was "quiet," with "no sign of offensive action by either party." Despite UNSCR 1741, restriction [...]	2007-03-23 09:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO MARR ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA908	UNMEE SRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES ETHIOPIA-ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Azouz Ennifar told Ambassador that he sought to continue serving as head of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),despite Eritrea's continued refusal to recognize his official status. Ennifar said Eritrea's protests arose from difficulties in its relationshi [...]	2007-03-26 09:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PBTS KPKO MOPS MARR ET ER
07ALGIERS1336	ALGERIAN MFA: WE ARE WAITING FOR TOURE TO KEEP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General (A/S equivalent) for African Affairs Chergui told Ambassador on 9/17 that Malian President Toure must pull troops out of Kidal and take steps to start reintegrating Tuareg fighters back into their communities in order to end the fighting in northern Mali. [...]	2007-09-19 08:57:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	REL MARR AG ML
07ALGIERS568	FM BEDJAOUI CAUTIONS ON CONSULAR WARDEN MESSAGES, [...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with S/WCI Ambassador at Large J. Clint Williamson in which Guantanamo detainee issues were discussed (septel),FM Bedjaoui said the U.S. and Algeria were "in the same boat" with respect to global terrorism and that it was important to work together on Iraq policy an [...]	2007-04-25 10:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC MARR AG
07ALGIERS842	ALGERIANS CAUTIOUSLY WELCOME AFRICOM BRIEFING [...] (C) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry, accompanied by his delegation, consulted with newly installed Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, Minister Delegate for National Defense Abdelmalek Guenaizia and senior representatives of the foreign and defense ministries and intellige [...]	2007-06-13 10:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL AG
07AMMAN1031	JORDAN'S SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) The security services, made up of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),the Public Security Directorate (PSD),and the General Intelligence Directorate (GID),together constitute a vital and solid pillar of the Hashemite monarchy. The security services, along with the tribes (Ref E and [...]	2007-03-07 13:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV MARR MASS PINR SNAR KPAL JO
07AMMAN1413	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - JORDAN/U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW MARR MASS MOPS KTIA JO
07AMMAN1541	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) King Abdullah and the Jordanian government are looking forward to your visit here. The Jordanian government plays a key role in the administration's top priorities in the region, including the effort in Iraq, reviving progress toward a Palestinian-Israeli settlement and broader Arab-Isr [...]	2007-04-11 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR JO
07AMMAN1803	INVITATION TO THE COALITION CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 10:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ JO
07AMMAN1821	JORDAN AND THE NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (S) The Government of Jordan and its most senior leadership continue to view U.S. success in Iraq as essential to its own security. Since the run-up to Operation Iraqi Freedom it has agreed to a series of U.S. requests for important political and logistical assistance. The GOJ has supported [...]	2007-04-30 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ JO
07AMMAN3476	IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS TELL CODEL BAIRD PM MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 10 visit to Jordan, Representatives Baird (D-WA) and Shays (R-CT) met with three Iraqi Sunni deputies resident in Amman; the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan; and Vice President al-Hashimi. The deputies shared the view that progress in Iraq could only be achieved th [...]	2007-08-20 08:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR JO
07AMMAN352	GOJ ACCEPTS OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO PKO TRAINING [...] (U) MFA informed post in a note dated January 24 that Jordan accepted reftel offer of assistance under the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI). The operative paragraph of the note is provided below. Brigadier General Awni Al-Adwan, Director of Military Training, in a letter of [...]	2007-01-28 06:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS JO
07AMMAN3581	IN PROOF OF PRINCIPLE, U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (S) In a proof of principle operation, 30 Defense Logistics Agency-leased containers transporting excess water purification units, trailers, and Humvees from Camp Taqaddum in Iraq, bound for the United States, reached the Jordan-Iraq border on August 18 at Trebil-Karama. The containers then a [...]	2007-08-26 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MARR MOPS JO IZ
07AMMAN446	GOJ VIEWS ON NATO COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: A mid-level MFA official said the GoJ was "positive" on the concept of a NATO security cooperation center, but Jordan will "let the concept evolve." The GoJ continues to view NATO financing as essential. The GoJ welcomes NATO's offer to establish a Partnership for Peace Trust [...]	2007-02-01 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JO
07AMMAN4712	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ JO
07AMMAN702	REACTION TO PUTIN'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MET WITH KING ABDULLAH ON REGIONAL ISSUES AND ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION DURING HIS VISIT FEBRUARY 12-13. PUTIN ALSO MET SEPARATELY WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) SEE SEPTEL FOR AN INITIAL READOUT ON PRESIDENT PUT [...]	2007-02-14 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPAL IS RS JO
07ANKARA1006	TURKEY: TGS STATEMENT SUPPORTS SECULARISTS; GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 11:30 pm on April 27, the Turkish General Staff issued a strongly worded statement, warning of the dangers of "fundamentalism", identifying as enemies of the State those who do not ascribe to Ataturk's statement, "How happy is he who can say he is a Turk," and d [...]	2007-04-28 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ECON TU
07ANKARA1023	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: STATE - DOD [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU MARR MASS CASC
07ANKARA1113	YOUR MAY 14 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Admiral, I look forward to your visit, the first to Turkey by a Chief of Naval Operations in two decades. It fits into work we have been engaged in for over two years to revive mil-mil cooperation that declined sharply after March 2003 and to restore high-level dialogue generally that has [...]	2007-05-10 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS TU
07ANKARA1126	IRAQ: TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey provides significant logistical support for the coalition in Iraq, supports U.S. policy goals and the Iraqi government, and has tried to play a useful diplomatic role. At the same time, its concerns about the future of Iraq -- and in particular its discomfort about Kirkuk [...]	2007-05-11 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1154	TURKISH MILITARY COURT ISSUES FIRST CONVICTION OF [...] (SBU) In its first sentencing of an active-duty general officer, a Turkish military court convicted Third Army Commander, and previous ISAF Commander, GEN Erdem Erdagi of misusing his authority by accepting a bribe for the award of a military construction tender during his 2002 to 2004 command [...]	2007-05-15 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA116	TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL'S VISIT: SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Gonul's January 25-26 visit, preceding the February visits of Foreign Minister Gul and Chief of the General Staff GEN Buyukanit, provides an opportunity to reaffirm the US commitment on Iraq; urge a measured Turkish response to a possible Congressional Armenian [...]	2007-01-22 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AR
07ANKARA1174	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM/CC GENERAL SCHWARTZ MAY [...] (C) Summary: Your arrival comes at a crucial political moment as the derailed presidential bid of FM Gul has forced an early parliamentary election scramble. The Turkish General Staff,s (TGS) April 27 harsh statement against the nomination of FM Gul as president, and Gul,s subsequent withdraw [...]	2007-05-16 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
07ANKARA1192	MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKEY'S ESDP COMPLAINTS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador on May 15 that Turkey's complaints about its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) have not been resolved, but stated that Turkey was committed to a positive transition in Kosovo. Ambassador urged a rapid resolution of [...]	2007-05-17 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO TU
07ANKARA1205	TURKEY: TGS ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE: HARD LINE ON [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C) Turkish D/CHOD Saygun called in DCM May 18 to discuss NATO deliberations on the Transition Directive for Kosovo. Saygun noted that SACEUR had called Turkish CHOD Buyukanit May 17 to urge that Turkey set aside its objections and [...]	2007-05-18 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1219	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March & April 2007 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Yasar Buyukanit gave his annual speech to the War College in Istanbul on March 16. In contrast to previous years, the speech was closed to the press, but was subsequently leaked to the media. In the speech, Buyukanit refrained from comment abou [...]	2007-05-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR AJ PK KS MK YI GM BU AL IT SI
07ANKARA1232	TURKEY: MFA ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE [...] (C) We followed up on the possibility of compromise language on the Kosovo Transitional Directive mentioned by D/CHOD Saygun (ref a) with MFA NATO Deputy Director General Serdar Kilic on May 21. Aware of our May 18 conversation with Saygun, Kilic provided a copy of NATO document MCM-0118-200 [...]	2007-05-21 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA129	TURKEY/IRAN: TURKISH MILITARY LOOKING TO IRAN FOR HELP ON PKK [...] (S/NF) The Turkish military has long been stalwart in opposing any deepening of ties between Turkey and Iran. The TGS (Turkish General Staff) sees Iran as one of its principal strategic threats and has been quite outspoken with us and with the Erdogan government in expressing concern about governme [...]	2007-01-23 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR PTER IR IZ TU
07ANKARA1291	TURKISH DCHOD COMPLAINS ABOUT US F-16 OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) The Turkish Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun informed DCM on May 24 that two US F-16 aircraft violated Turkish airspace when they crossed the border from Iraq at approximately 12:01 that afternoon and crossed back into Iraq at 12:02 (Note: It is unclear whether th [...]	2007-05-25 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1300	F-16 VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE: PRESS [...] (C) The Turks first contacted us on May 24 to raise what they described as an obvious unintended violation of their airspace earlier in the day (ref a). In that discussion, D/CHOD Saygun told DCM that he was bringing the issue to our attention simply to avoid accidents in the future. We subs [...]	2007-05-29 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1310	TURKEY PLANS BLACK SEA OIL SPILL RESPONSE EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Private industry, the Turkish Government, and other Black Sea littoral states are planning a comprehensive oil spill response exercise September 19-20 at Eregli on the Turkish Black Sea coast, preceded by a series of planning workshops. Industry observers give the Government of [...]	2007-05-30 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EPET EWWT MARR TU RS GG RO
07ANKARA1318	TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT TRANSFER OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials and MPs have expressed deep concern about the May 30 handover of security responsibility in northern Iraq from MNF-I to the KRG. The Turks' main concerns appear to be about control of the Iraq-Turkey border, but also extend to an apparent expansion of wha [...]	2007-05-30 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1319	TURKEY: U/S APAKAN'S EMOTIONAL APPEAL ON [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Apakan told Ambassador on May 29 that the Turkish government and military are irritated with NAC deliberations on NATO-EU cooperation in the Kosovo transition and oppose NATO's subordination to the EU. He repeated Turkish frustration with EU resistance to its [...]	2007-05-30 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1323	TURKEY: PARLIAMENT APPROVES EXTENSION OF TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) ON MAY 29, THE TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVED THE EXTENSION OF TURKEY'S DEPLOYMENT TO UNIFIL UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2008. THE GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED THE MOTION AT THIS TIME IN THE EXPECTATION THAT PARLIAMENT WOULD NOT BE IN SESSION FOLLOWING JULY 22 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WHEN THE C [...]	2007-05-31 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR UN LE TU
07ANKARA1326	TURKISH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS ON IRAQI BORDER: [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish military has substantial forces in the southeastern region, as reported previously, and is using those forces aggressively in counter-terrorist operations against the PKK. In this highly charged pre-election atmosphere, exacerbated by the May 22 Ankara bombing and the [...]	2007-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1351	TURKEY/NATO/ESDP: UK NATO PERMREP MAKES LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: UK NATO PermRep Stewart Eldon made little headway with the Turks during May 30 ESDP/Kosovo discussions in Ankara. The UK plans to encourage NATO SYG Solana to offer proposals prior to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Summit in Istanbul, June 24-25. In meetings with MFA [...]	2007-06-01 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1373	CODELS NELSON AND WHITFIELD MEETING WITH D/CHOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Chief of Defense General Ergin Saygun briefed Codels Nelson and Whitfield on May 28 on Turkey's contributions to regional peace and stability. He complained that some European nations were seeking to re-define trans-Atlantic security at NATO's expense. He described the [...]	2007-06-04 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA1376	TURKISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISMISSES US [...] (C) GEN Aslan Guner, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Intelligence branch (J-2) informed us on June 1 that TGS is not upset about the May 24 incident in which a US F-16 crossed over into Turkish airspace for several minutes, stating that the Turkish media had overblown the situation. G [...]	2007-06-04 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1396	TURKEY COMPLAINS ABOUT US C-130 CHAFF/FLARE [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry on June 4 registering a complaint that on May 20 a US C-130 transiting Turkish airspace en route from Iraq to Romania released chaff and flares just over the Iraqi border in Cizre, Turkey, and requesting the Embassy urge relevant US [...]	2007-06-05 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1415	TURKEY TO CONSIDER SCREENING SELECT IRANIAN AND [...] (S) Per ref a request, we approached the MFA South Asia Affairs and Aviation Affairs Departments to ask Turkey to deny overflight clearance to, or request inspection of, all Iranian and Syrian State aircraft that request overflight approval. South Asia Head of Department Murat Ahmet Yoruk qu [...]	2007-06-06 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER TU IR SY LE
07ANKARA142	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, December 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on December 28. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq and the Iraq Study Group's report were discussed and Turkey's relat [...]	2007-01-24 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL AJ KG GR YI TS PK IS TU
07ANKARA143	TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: NO NEW CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK TU
07ANKARA1432	JUNE 6 PRESS REPORTS OF A TURKISH CROSS-BORDER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Turkish government officials, including PM Erdogan and FM Gul, publicly dismissed June 6 press reports that Turkish troops, backed by F-16s, conducted a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq against the PKK terrorist organization. Iraqi Kurdish officials echoed tha [...]	2007-06-07 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1441	TURKISH MILITARY ESTABLISHES TEMPORARY SECURITY [...] (U) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) website on June 7 posted the coordinates of four areas within the southeastern provinces of Siirt, Sirnak and Hakkari that will be designated as Temporary Security Zones for the purposes of military operations. Entry into and exit from these zones will be r [...]	2007-06-07 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PTER TU
07ANKARA1449	TURKISH MILITARY CALLS FOR PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO [...] (SBU) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) posted on its website (www.tsk.mil.tr) late in the evening of June 7 a press announcement regarding the recent (PKK) terrorist incidents in Turkey. The statement noted that Chief of Staff Buyukanit had predicted a rise in terrorist attacks; criticized tho [...]	2007-06-08 10:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER TU
07ANKARA1454	TURKEY-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS: FOCUS ON EU-NATO [...] (C) During June 4 EU Troika-Turkey consultations in Ankara, headed for the Turks by FM Abdullah Gul and State Minister/lead EU negotiator Ali Babacan and on the EU side by German FM Steinmeier, Turkey-EU-NATO relations was one of many topics discussed. According to German DCM Pruegel, FM Gul [...]	2007-06-08 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV EUN NATO TU
07ANKARA1455	STAFFDEL ASHWORTH HEARS TURKISH VIEWS ON IRAQ, NATO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq Ahmet Oguz Celikkol told Staffdel Ashworth May 29 that reluctance from Baghdad is preventing Turkey from doing more for Iraq, including assistance with restructuring its Defense and Interior Ministries. The GOT fears most the breakup of I [...]	2007-06-08 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ TU
07ANKARA1456	TURKEY UNLIKELY TO MAKE MORE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (C) We presented to MFA NATO Affairs Head of Department Ihsan Kiziltan on June 6 reftel request on critical ISAF shortfalls and the urgent need for more allied contributions of troops and equipment. Drawing on background points provided, we emphasized the current gaps in the Regional Command [...]	2007-06-08 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF TU
07ANKARA1457	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA; PRESSES GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador pressed MFA U/S Apakan in a June 8 meeting on Iran issues, including implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and on reporting the May 25 train incident involving Iranian arms bound for Syria to the Security Council. On the train incident, Apakan noted Deputy [...]	2007-06-08 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS PARM MARR KNNP ETRD TSPL EU
07ANKARA1464	TURKISH MILITARY RAISES CONCERNS WITH US WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkey has complained about a proposed large-scale arms transfer to Iraq that officials here fear will lead to more leakage of arms, munitions and explosives to terrorist groups in that country, including the PKK. Large-scale [...]	2007-06-11 07:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA1482	TURKEY: PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR MILITARY TO ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan called for a special security meeting today to discuss the latest PKK attacks and Turkey's response. Press reports characterize the meeting as an opportunity to get interagency consensus on the way forward to combat the PKK and pave the way for a possible decision at t [...]	2007-06-12 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1509	FIRST US-TURKEY MIL-MIL COMBINED PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the initial bilateral US/Turkey Combined Planning Committee (CPC) meeting, hosted by the US European Command J-5 on May 22-24 in Stuttgart, US and Turkish action officers exchanged views and developed proposals on a full range of military-to-military cooperation. Separate [...]	2007-06-14 05:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS MASS TU
07ANKARA1527	TURKEY: DEPUTY DEFENSE CHIEF DISMISSES RUMORS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun claimed on June 14 that, contrary to rampant press speculation, the Turkish military is not planning to impose a security buffer zone in northern Iraqi territory along the shared border. At the same time, he emphasized there must be [...]	2007-06-15 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA1538	TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN INSISTS ON "AGREED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador June 13 that Turkey will continue to insist that Agreed Framework language must be included in Kosovo transition documents. Turkey,s goal is to prevent the participation of Cyprus in EU operations with NATO; the other issues Turkey has raised [...]	2007-06-15 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EU NATO TU
07ANKARA1593	TURKEY: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES CONTINUATION [...] Post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry on June 21, 2007, advising that the Council of Ministers adopted, on 17 May 2007, Decree No. 12189 extending the validity of the bilateral agreement for US use of Incirlik Air Force Base as a logistics hub to move non-lethal supplies to [...]	2007-06-21 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1604	TURKEY/IRAQ: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TURKISH [...] (S) Local Turkish military authorities at Silopi on the Turkey-Iraq border conveyed a warning to U.S. military LNO late June 21 that Turkish forces would respond massively to any attack against Turkish military forces stationed in northern Iraq, claiming they had intelligence an attack by the [...]	2007-06-22 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1620	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, May 2007 [...] The 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the biennial Turkish defense fair) was held on May 22-25 in Ankara. 494 companies (333 foreign and 161 Turkish firms) from 48 countries participated in the fair, including 42 American companies. Many high level officials from different count [...]	2007-06-25 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL GG MK BK AF GR EG AJ QA BA SA LE
07ANKARA1626	SECTION 505 AGREEMENT AND EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 18 enumerating the revised section 505 conditions (reftel) under which the Government of Turkey will handle articles and services from the US for the purpose of peacekeeping operations within the South Eastern E [...]	2007-06-25 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GR IT TU KPKO KTIA MARR MASS PGOV PREL
07ANKARA1628	TURKEY/NATO: TURKISH GENERAL STAFF VIEWS ON NATO [...] (C) Turkish Chief of Defense Buyukanit told visiting USAFE Commander Gen Hobbins June 22 that Turkey supports the NATO Response Force (NRF) concept and has earmarked forces for it. However, he claimed, there has been an effort to change the NRF concept from that of a "first-in/first-out" force [...]	2007-06-26 07:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN
07ANKARA1630	USAFE GENERAL HOBBINS DISCUSSES IRAQ AIR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Chief of Defense Gen Buyukanit and Turkish Air Force Chief Comert told USAFE Commander Gen Hobbins June 22 that Turkey is sensitive about U.S. reconnaissance and other aircraft operating close to the Turkish border in northern Iraq. Buyukanit warned that even small inc [...]	2007-06-26 08:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1703	TURKEY STILL UNDECIDED ON AMMUNITION CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary: We followed up with MFA Head of Department for Middle East Affairs Sedat Onal on July 2 to press for a contribution of 105MM and 155MM ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces to assist in their continuing battle against Fatah al-Islam. Onal said that, with national elections two [...]	2007-07-03 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PREL PGOV TU LE
07ANKARA1741	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY MEDEVACS INJURED FROM TUZ [...] (SBU) Action request at para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry's Iraq office expressed to us their appreciation for USG assistance in facilitating the dispatch of two Turkish military medevac aircraft to Kirkuk on July 8 to pick up 21 Iraqis severely injured in the July 7 bombing in Tuz Kor [...]	2007-07-09 09:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MARR PHUM IZ TU
07ANKARA1796	TURKISH AMMUNITION CONTRIBUTION TO LEBANESE ARMED [...] (C) We followed up with MFA Head of Department for Middle East Affairs Sedat Onal on July 10 to press for a contribution of 105MM and 155MM ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces to assist in their continuing battle against Fatah al-Islam. Onal repeated pre-election political concerns repor [...]	2007-07-13 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PREL PGOV TU LE
07ANKARA1812	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2007 [...] The joint air force Anatolian Eagle Exercise-2007/2 (second exercise of the year) took place in Konya June 11-22. United States, Britain, Pakistan, Jordan and NATO attended the exercise. The first Anatolian Eagle Exercise was held in 2001. Government-Military Focus on Terrorism ------------ [...]	2007-07-17 07:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL CH RO UK KS RS GM GR TU
07ANKARA1823	TURKEY NOTIFIED OF USAFE MANPOWER REDUCTION PLANS [...] (S) We informed MFA Head of Department for the Americas Oguzhan Ertugrul on July 17 of US Air Force Europe plans to reduce manpower over three fiscal years across the command (ref b). We provided specific figures for reductions planned for Turkey by location, emphasizing that the adjustments a [...]	2007-07-18 09:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM NATO TU
07ANKARA1866	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOD GENERAL COUNSEL [...] (S) Summary: Your July 25 visit will come right after Sunday's parliamentary elections here. Allegations regarding U.S. arms in Iraq going to the Kurdish PKK terrorist organization have featured prominently during the campaign to portray the AKP government as soft on terrorism. PM Erdogan an [...]	2007-07-20 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1913	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQ-BOUND ANTITANK MISSILES [...] (C) A shipment of FAGOT guided antitank missiles, along with other arms (nfi),is being transported aboard a St. Vincent-flagged vessel, the Slavyanin, which departed the port of Oktyabrsk in Ukraine and transited the Bosphorus 21-23 July, bound for the port of Umm-Qasr in Iraq, according to T [...]	2007-07-26 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1923	TURKEY'S ROBUST ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING AND [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's contributions to multi-national peacekeeping operations around the world are significant. Possessing NATO's second largest military, Turkey has led operations in the Middle East and the Balkans, and has provided troops and support to UN initiatives in Africa and East Asia [...]	2007-07-27 07:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN TU
07ANKARA193	ANKARA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP MARR MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL EU TU
07ANKARA1957	TURKISH GENERAL STAFF VIEWS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Turkish General Staff (TGS) J-3 Chief of Plans and Operations MG Kenan Kocak told a visiting Senate Appropriations Sucommittee on Foreign Operations (SACFO) staff delegation led by Paul Grove on July 26 that TGS is not optimistic about a decrease in the level of violence in Iraq a [...]	2007-07-31 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1970	TURKEY: NEW AIR FORCE AND NAVY COMMANDERS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Military Council (YAS) will meet August 1-4 and is expected to name new Turkish Air Force and Navy commanders. In all, five three-star officers will be promoted to four stars to replace officers retiring this year. Chief of Turkish General Staff (CHOD) GEN Yasar Buyu [...]	2007-08-01 11:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MARR TU
07ANKARA1971	POST SUPPORTS 1206 FUNDING FOR USAREUR PROPOSAL [...] (S) Embassy Ankara supports USAREUR G2/EUCOM J2 Section 1206 proposal for training of tactical HUMINT operators. This training will enable Turkey to deploy tactical HUMINT forces in support of stability and counter-terrorism operations with the same level of collective training as US soldiers [...]	2007-08-01 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MCAP PTER TU
07ANKARA1976	TURKEY REQUESTS VERIFICATION OF MILITARY CARGO [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) Pol-Mil Counselor was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on August 1 by Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar, who requested information on the vessel MV Slavyanin and verification that its military cargo, reportedly destined for the [...]	2007-08-01 16:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EWWT MARR UP TU IZ CY
07ANKARA2021	TURKEY: ANNUAL MILITARY PROMOTIONS AND DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: Results of the 2007 Supreme Military Council (YAS) meeting, announced August 4, included the promotion of 34 generals and admirals and the extension of service for 40 general officers. As expected, General Aydogan Babaoglu was named Air Force Commander, and Admiral Muzaafer Metin [...]	2007-08-08 09:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA2035	TURKISH GENERAL STAFF PROVIDES LIST OF SERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR KCRM IZ TU
07ANKARA2046	TURKISH D/CHOD SEEKS AIR RECON OF IRAQI BORDER [...] (S/NF) The Turkish military would like to conduct air reconnaissance missions up to 10 kilometers inside Iraq over PKK terrorist camps located along the Turkish-Iraqi border, D/CHOD General Saygun told Charge on August 9. Charge reminded Saygun that the US had previously conducted this type [...]	2007-08-10 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA2049	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2007 [...] The Silk Road-2007 Flag Officers Seminar (the 8th annual seminar) was held on July 2-6 in Antalya. Defense ministers and army chiefs from NATO, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries participated in the seminar. In the keynote address, Chie [...]	2007-08-10 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL UP GR TU
07ANKARA217	TURKEY/IRAQ: SPECIFIC ISSUES RAISED DURING [...] (U) Action Request at para. 4. 2. (S/NF) In the context of January 30-31 talks in Ankara on countering PKK terrorism from northern Iraq, Turkish anti-PKK envoy Edip Baser raised several specific allegations concerning U.S. activities in Iraq in a private meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Rals [...]	2007-02-01 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2213	MILITARY PUTS GUL ON NOTICE AS HE APPROACHES [...] (C) Summary: In a tersely worded Victory Day message to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) posted to the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website the evening of August 27, Chief of Defense GEN Buyukanit condemned those seeking to undermine the unity and secular nature of the Turkish state. Buyukanit's mess [...]	2007-08-28 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA222	TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS: VOLATILE BUT RESILIENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-Israeli relations, especially over the past 15 years are perhaps best described as one academic put it: "...(C)ompare it to a late-life love affair. Two parties who have known each other for years suddenly develop a near-passionate relationship, to the astonishment of the [...]	2007-02-02 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR KWBG IS TU
07ANKARA2234	TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL: RISKS, CHALLENGES, [...] (C) Summary: Abdullah Gul comes to office as Turkey's president already experienced on the international scene. His victory is one of personal and political tenacity; many had written him off after the military's e-memorandum derailed the attempt to elect him president in April. Looking ahead [...]	2007-08-29 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA2247	MFA UNDERSECRETARY APAKAN INQUIRY ABOUT M-16S [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan and DG for Security Affairs Guven raised the issue of US-origin M-16s captured recently from PKK terrorists in Turkey during an August 29 meeting with Ambassador on various subjects. The Turkish General Staff had provided the MFA [...]	2007-08-31 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASIG PREL MARR KCRM PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2304	TURKEY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Historical ties, shared experience, and common interests in the region have forged a 60-year bond of friendship and alliance between Pakistan and Turkey that has endured political and ideological changes in the two countries. Despite an Islamic ideology that is in marked contra [...]	2007-09-10 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV MARR MASS IN PK TU
07ANKARA2336	VISIT OF U/S BURNS TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 18-20 [...] (C) Everything has changed since your January visit. A new electoral mandate for PM Erdogan; a new, activist President Gul; a victory for democracy; positive statements on US-Turkey relations and the imperative to push forward on EU accession-related reforms -- real opportunity for progress o [...]	2007-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG MARR KNNP TU
07ANKARA2365	TURKEY: WILL CIVIL-MILITARY TENSIONS PLAY OUT IN [...] (C) Since Abdullah Gul's elevation to the presidency on August 28, Turks have been parsing every interaction between him and the military to discern the future of military-government relations. Despite a peaceful, uneasy coexistence, military leaders are clearly alarmed by the AKP's overwhelm [...]	2007-09-18 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA2420	TURKEY: SENIOR GENERAL ON KURDISH ISSUE, [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address to new cadets at the start of the Turkish Military Academy's academic year, Turkish Land Forces Commander General Ilker Basbug (widely expected to become CHOD in 2008 -- ref. a) warned against attempts to redefine "secularism." He cautioned Kurdish nationali [...]	2007-09-27 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU

07ANKARA2520	TURKEY UNABLE TO SEND SENIOR MFA REP TO MNF-I [...] (C) MFA Head of Department in the Office of the Iraq Coordinator, Aydin Selcen, told us October 11 that, because of the Iraq Neighbor's Ministerial meeting Turkey plans to host in Istanbul on November 2-3, the MFA does not expect Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq, Ambassador Oguz Celikk [...]	2007-10-11 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL OTRA IZ TU

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