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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07MANAGUA495NICARAGUA: CAFTA Update
[...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan exports to the United States during the first year of CAFTA performed extremely well. Total exports to the United States increased 29.2%, growing from $1.18 billion in 2005 to $1.53 billion in 2006. The Nicaraguan government separates free trade zone exports and gener [...]
2007-02-26 12:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON BEXP NU
07MANAGUA496NICARAGUA: CAFTA Update
[...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan exports to the United States during the first year of CAFTA performed extremely well. Total exports to the United States increased 29.2%, growing from $1.18 billion in 2005 to $1.53 billion in 2006. The Nicaraguan government separates free trade zone exports and gener [...]
2007-02-26 12:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON BEXP NU
07MANAGUA522NICARAGUA: CAFTA UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan exports to the United States during the first year of CAFTA performed extremely well. Total exports to the United States increased 29.2%, growing from $1.18 billion in 2005 to $1.53 billion in 2006. The Nicaraguan government separates free trade zone exports and gener [...]
2007-02-27 00:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON BEXP NU
07MANAGUA791ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]
2007-03-26 21:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
07MANAGUA796NICARAGUA'S 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting period, the Nicaraguan government continued its efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) mainly in the areas of prevention and detection, while progress in victim assistance and prosecution of traffickers was limited and overal [...]
2007-03-27 21:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF NU
07MANAGUA935NICARAGUA: TRADE MINISTER BRENES ON WTO CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On March 26, the Embassy received a letter in Spanish dated March 16 from Minister of Trade, Industry, and Development Horacio Brenes addressing the WTO case against U.S. agricultural subsidies, as filed by Canada and joined by Nicaragua and other countries. In [...]
2007-04-12 19:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTO NU
07MANAGUA965NICARAGUA: HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited Managua on March 26-27, 2007 to sign a Letter of Intent with Minister of Health Maritza Cuan on the establishment of a regional health-care training center in Panama. Secretary Leavitt met with President [...]
2007-04-17 20:01:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALTBIO EAID PREL OSHA OTRA NU
07MANAMA375LONE SUNNI OPPOSITION MP UPBEAT ON LEVEL OF
[...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Poloff, Independent MP Dr. Abdul Aziz Abul, the only Sunni member of the opposition in the elected Council of Representatives (COR),was optimistic about real collaboration between parliamentary members and blocs. He was also optimistic about increased numbers of Shi [...]
2007-04-23 14:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BA POL
07MANILA1243MILF PEACE TALKS MAY RESUME BEFORE MAY 14 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Exploratory talks between the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will likely resume in Kuala Lumpur on May 1. At the top of the agenda will be the MILF's latest proposal to include territory from only three provinces -- Sultan Kudarat, North [...]
2007-04-19 02:41:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL RP MY
07MANILA1771ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Hill and Ambassador underscored U.S. interest in a successful peace process in Mindanao in a May 25 meeting with key Philippine contacts involved in Mindanao and in peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Malaysian-sponsored talks will resume [...]
2007-05-30 09:37:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1939AFP-MILF MEET TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO PEACE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) officers exchanged views on the peace process and cease-fire mechanisms during an unprecedented roundtable discussion on June 9. Participants cited the MILF's expeditious rescue and turnover of four [...]
2007-06-12 08:16:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PTER MOPS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1995PROTECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES
[...] Summary: Since 1997, the Philippines has explicitly sought to protect and enhance the rights of its indigenous peoples, including "ancestral domains" and self-governance. Special legislation and an oversight commission address key concerns, which should be of increasing relevance in the wake [...]
2007-06-15 08:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SCUL RP
07MANILA2343PHILIPPINES: FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT
[...] (U) MissionQs Foreign Labor Trends Report follows below. Per reftel guidance, the report is divided into four sections: I) Summary; II) Foreign Investment Potential; III) Directory of Labor Contacts; and IV) Key Sources. Points of contact on labor issues are Labor Attache Mario Fernandez ( [...]
2007-07-11 08:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA2474GOVERNMENT DELAYS PUNITIVE ACTION ON BASILAN
[...] (C) Summary. Senior government officials say they will delay punitive military operations against the suspected perpetrators of the July 10 beheadings of ten Philippine Marines in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. We have urged restraint and protection of the peace process to senior government and Moro I [...]
2007-07-24 10:58:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2503PRESERVING PEACE PROCESS IN WAKE OF BEHEADINGS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador, DCM and country team are urging Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders to preserve the peace process by exercising maximum restraint in the wake of the beheadings of ten Philippine marines on July 10. After many interventions, we understand Presi [...]
2007-07-26 09:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2586THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM
[...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...]
2007-08-01 09:14:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP
07MANILA2708 THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH CANADIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Deputy Minister Leonard Edwards reiterated Canada's interest in maintaining the fluidity of the U.S. Q Canada border, during an August 1 bilateral meeting with the Deputy Secretary at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings in Manila.. In particular, Canada wants to use travel do [...]
2007-08-10 07:05:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL
07MANILA3595PHILIPPINES 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. The Government of the Philippines (GRP) attributes a reported decline in the number of users of illicit drugs to co [...]
2007-11-05 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV RP
07MANILA3728MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippine government has made important progress on each side of its dual-track peace discussions with Muslim groups in Mindanao, increasing the likelihood that both sets of talks will return to formal negotiations early in the new year. During preparatory talks in Kuala L [...]
2007-11-20 09:09:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA594MILF WELCOMES US ASSISTANCE BUT WANTS HELP ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting in Sultan Kudarat with Embassy delegation led by DCM on February 15, MILF Central Committee members expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance programs in Mindanao, including our military's civil-humanitarian and medical programs and ship visits. However, they unde [...]
2007-02-22 07:00:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MOPS MA RP
07MANILA688PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]
2007-03-01 11:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MAPUTO1287MOZAMBIQUE: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, and heroin consumed primarily in Europe, and for mandrax (methaqualone) consumed primarily in South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United [...]
2007-11-06 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
07MAPUTO1395CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM IN MOZAMBICAN CONTROL
[...] In an emotive 11/27 ceremony in Tete province led by President Armando Guebuza, the GRM formally paid the Government of Portugal the remaining $700 million of a $950 million deal for control of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam (HCB) on the Zambezi River. Presidents Robert Mugabe of Zimbabw [...]
2007-11-29 05:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV EFIN PO MZ
07MASERU198BUDGET SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS POVERTY REDUCTION ROLE OF DONOR
[...] (SBU) Following is summary of the key points made by Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane in Parliament on March 30. A full analysis of his speech will be available septel. The main categories Thahane addressed were: -- achieving development goals of Lesotho's vision 20/20; -- job cre [...]
2007-03-30 11:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID LT
07MASERU60TEMPERATURE RISING IN LESOTHO'S POLITICAL SEASON
[...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's upcoming national election, scheduled for February 17, has raised the tenor and velocity of political discourse in the Mountain Kingdom. While a recent emergency meeting of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) focused on technical election problems, the candidate nomi [...]
2007-02-06 15:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MEXICO1041SCENESETTER FOR AGRICULTURE SECRETARY JOHANNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: We welcome your visit to Mexico City as an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate our continued interest in working with the new Mexican government on tackling the sensitive issues surrounding the bilateral agricultural relationship, which will be key to making progress on oth [...]
2007-03-01 16:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR BEXP ETRD ECON KJUS PREL MX
07MEXICO1102SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO MEXICO, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Merida. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and appears to have the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed three months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in tackling hi [...]
2007-03-05 19:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON OVIP MX
07MEXICO1196SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. He may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working wit [...]
2007-03-08 22:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO1259MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIALS TALK BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed areas for bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and the Calderon administration, as well as trilateral cooperation with Canada where applicable, including: -- Biofuels - exploring technologies and applications fo [...]
2007-03-12 22:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO173MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 23:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO1815MEXICO HOSTS PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders from seven Central American nations, plus Colombia, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Campeche April 9-10 for a two day summit aimed at revitalizing the long-stagnant Plan Puebla Panama (PPP),a regional development initiative proposed by former President Vic [...]
2007-04-12 18:03:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL MX PGOV
07MEXICO185PRESIDENT CALDERON CALLS FOR GREATER FOREIGN
[...] (U) Summary: During the January 9-10 annual meeting of Mexican ambassadors and counsels, President Calderon envisioned Mexico's foreign policy as "more of Mexico in the world and more of the world in Mexico." He told his country's top diplomats to execute a "responsible and active foreign pol [...]
2007-01-13 00:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1925MEXICAN JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES
[...] SUMMARY: In a series of ongoing events, Mexican authorities temporarily reinstated Napoleon Gomez Urrutia as the leader of the National Miners Union, SNTMMSRM. This reinstatement was followed by a national SNTMMSRM convention on April 17, 2007, in which Gomez was then definitively reaffirmed [...]
2007-04-19 15:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO212MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 20:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO213MEXICO ENERGY REFORM
[...] (C) Embassy Mexico is supporting the establishment of a Mexican private sector working group to promote serious, in-depth discussion of the future of energy in Mexico. Energy is at the core of debates affecting the Government of Mexico's fiscal future. President Calderon and other leaders hav [...]
2007-01-16 21:11:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALEAID EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2219UPDATE ON MEXICO IPR ISSUES - SOME ENCOURAGING
[...] (SBU) Mexican officials responded positively to Post's 301 demarche, reflecting a growing sense of commitment to taking IPR infringement more seriously. In recent weeks, President Calderon reiterated his government's determination to combat piracy, the Mexican Senate passed a bill that would g [...]
2007-05-04 21:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD PINS MX CH
07MEXICO2716MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25
[...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...]
2007-05-25 17:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2748MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25
[...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...]
2007-05-29 18:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2837MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 26 - JUNE 1
[...] (U) President Calderon said he was displeased by the appreciate of the peso resulting from the Bank of Mexico's decision to raise interest rates. He also urged governors to negotiate on fiscal reform. Finance Minister Carstens expects mid-year GDP growth to reach 3.8 %. Cofetel issued regulat [...]
2007-06-01 19:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2886HUMAN RIGHTS TALKS REVEAL AREAS OF AGREEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29, U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials held trilateral talks in Mexico City on human rights cooperation. This is the first of two cables summarizing the talks, and will focus on issues relating to the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA); issues relating to the UN Hum [...]
2007-06-04 18:35:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN
07MEXICO2897SPP/NAEWG: U.S.-MEXICO MEETING ON GAS HYDRATES
[...] (SBU) Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) officials discussed cooperation on gas hydrate research with Mexican Energy Secretariat and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) officials under the auspices of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and the Security and Prosper [...]
2007-06-04 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2947NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: This is the second of two cables summarizing trilateral talks on human rights cooperation with Canada and Mexico held in Mexico City on May 29. This cable focuses on issues relating to the UN system, with a particular focus on those before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC); ref [...]
2007-06-06 19:36:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN
07MEXICO3080MEXICO COMMITTED TO SUCCESSFUL TRADE RELATIONSHIP,
[...] (SBU) The Calderon administration recognizes the vital economic role played by a bilateral trade relationship that is, on the whole, quite healthy. Nonetheless, Mexican officials are worried about the political implications of a growing perception in Mexico that NAFTA implementation is a one- [...]
2007-06-12 22:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYERTD ECON MX
07MEXICO3266MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 2 - JUNE 22
[...] (SBU) Reaction to the Calderon Administration's release of its fiscal reform proposal was mixed. Consumer price inflation fell 0.49% in May, resulting in a reduced annual inflation rate of 3.95%. Opening of corn, bean, milk and sugar markets under NAFTA scheduled for January 2008 may not h [...]
2007-06-22 16:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR MX
07MEXICO391TORTILLA PRICE SURGE AND CALDERON RESPONSE
[...] (U) This cable incorporates information and analysis from a Global Agricultural Information Report (no. MX7003, dated January 19, 2007) produced by Post's Foreign Agricultural Service office. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The first real economic test for the new administration has been a rap [...]
2007-01-26 13:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD MX
07MEXICO4017MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JULY 14 - JULY 27
[...] (SBU) Senior Mexican officials told Commerce Assistant Secretary Bohigian they wanted more participation from U.S. SIPDIS Cabinet level officials to push the prosperity agenda at the upcoming North America SPP Summit. While the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) publicly announced its [...]
2007-07-30 22:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO4286 POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS'
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...]
2007-08-13 13:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX
07MEXICO4291 POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS'
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...]
2007-08-13 13:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX
07MEXICO4293 FUTURE OF THE SPP AND NAFTA - MEXICAN VIEWS LEADING INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, Econoffs met with officials from Mexico's Ministry of Economy to discuss GOM positions for the North American Leaders Meeting in Montebello August 20-21, and the NAFTA Free Trade Commission meetings in Vancouver August 13-14. Expressing concern over the downplaying [...]
2007-08-13 13:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD SPP MX
07MEXICO4334MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TARGETS TELMEX
[...] (SBU) On August 3, as part of the Ninth Meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC) on Telecommunications, Rafael del Villar, Under Secretary for Communications at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),briefed a small group of Department of State (DOS),Feder [...]
2007-08-14 15:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ENIV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4390SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BLUNT'S AUGUST 20-21 VISIT
[...] (SBU) My staff and and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implemen [...]
2007-08-16 18:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP ECON PGOV PREL MX OVIP BLUNT ROY
07MEXICO4399 SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF COMPETITION IN MEXICO'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is an analysis and English-language summary of the 900-page final decision by Mexico's Supreme Court (SCJN) that some provisions of the April 2006 Radio and Television Law are unconstitutional. The Court threw out the most blatant anti-competition measures that led the 2006 [...]
2007-08-16 22:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON EINV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4451A LOOK AT MEXICO'S NASCENT PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY
[...] (U) A strong private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) industry has long been seen as an important vehicle for economic growth, the development of small- and medium-sized businesses, and job creation. Recent reforms measures and relative political and macroeconomic stability have made Mexi [...]
2007-08-21 15:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO4598SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implementing [...]
2007-08-27 20:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ENRG PREL MX OVIP DANIEL SULLIVAN
07MEXICO5161FORMATION OF A SECOND MINERS UNION UNDERSCORES
[...] SUMMARY: The ongoing saga of Mexico's national miners union (SNTMMSRM) took a significant but little noticed step in late 2006 when a dissident group of approximately 100 people within that labor organization formed a break-away union. Because of the lead up to and the protracted challenge [...]
2007-09-25 21:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX
07MEXICO5395U.S. AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEN SEEK COMMON GROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CODEL Reyes met with representatives from Mexico's leading political parties October 8 to exchange views on enhanced USG/GOM security cooperation. Reyes understood the security package under consideration could come before the U.S. Congress within weeks but was ambivalent ab [...]
2007-10-10 22:22:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM MASS MX
07MEXICO5614MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, OCTOBER 19-26, 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies on October 23 approved the 2008 Revenue Bill for a total of 2.57 trillion pesos (USD 236 billion). A PRD proposal to include in the Revenue Bill a provision to establish a government body to control imports and exports of sensitive agricultural products [...]
2007-10-26 20:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO5639COMPETING TEXTILE UNIONS DRAW NAFTA COUNTRIES,
[...] SUMMARY: A dispute among three labor unions for control of a collective bargaining contract in the southern Mexican state of Puebla has drawn the attention of US and Canadian NGO,s and labor unions as well as the concern of American clothing manufacturers. The dispute began this past May when [...]
2007-10-29 20:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX
07MEXICO589MEXICAN CONGRESS MEMBERS DISCUSS ENERGY REFORM
[...] (SBU) The Mexican Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM) January 22 hosted an energy conference on January 22. The event drew over 100 people, including representatives from all three political parties in Congress, the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi),academia and policy i [...]
2007-02-07 22:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO59MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 28, 2006 - JANUARY
[...] (SBU) The Embassy held its second meeting with new Under Secretary for Communications Rafael del Villar who again SIPDIS asked to exchange views with USG officials on key telecom issues (Refs A and B) National Action Party (PAN) Secretary General Jose Espinosa called for a third television [...]
2007-01-05 19:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO6186VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES SULLIVAN AND LOWERY
[...] (C) Summary: Over the course of meetings with prominent Mexican economic opinion leaders within and outside government, a visiting State/Treasury delegation received enthusiastic responses to U.S. ideas to establish an association of free trade partners in the hemisphere to promote competitive [...]
2007-12-14 23:03:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PREL MX VE
07MEXICO6218MEXICO SUPPORTS UPDATING AGREEMENT ON NATURAL
[...] The Government of Mexico welcomes the opportunity to expand bilateral cooperation to respond to natural or man-made disasters and to update the 1980 agreement entitled "Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States on Cooperat [...]
2007-12-18 22:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMEX ECON CA MX SENV
07MEXICO640MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 2 - FEBRUARY 9
[...] (SBU) Although the new Mexican Undersecretary for Hydrocarbons told the Embassy he would continue working on the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative, he has not yet assigned staff to the task. Finance Secretariat Undersecretary Werner explained how Mexico could use its oil stabilization fund to [...]
2007-02-09 21:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO837EMBASSY'S SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION FOR MEXICO
[...] Summary: Embassy recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Mexico's federal government has made greater efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting over the past year, but serious obstacles to effective enforcement remain. The new Calderon administration has decla [...]
2007-02-20 20:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON MX
07MEXICO863STATE GOVERNOR ACCUSES FORMER PRESIDENT OF
[...] SUMMARY: During a recent radio interview the state Governor of Coahuila accused the former president of Mexico of pressuring him in 2006 to falsely accuse the then head of the national miners union of culpability in a mine explosion which left 65 workers dead. The Governor claims the former p [...]
2007-02-21 19:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PINR MEX
07MEXICO939KEY ECONOMIC THEMES FOR THE MARCH VISIT OF
[...] (C) The President,s visit comes at critical time as the new Mexican government seeks to set and implement its priorities across many fields. Our common border with Mexico gives us strong common interests, including security and North American economic success. The United States has a great [...]
2007-02-23 23:05:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON MX
07MINSK1051IRAN END USE WATCH LIST PASSED TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 14:55:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC KNNP IR BO
07MINSK1052Terrorism Finance - Syria/Lebanon Designation Information
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 16:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER LE SY BO
07MINSK1053Terrorism Finance - Domestic Designation of Former Regime
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 16:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER KTFN IZ BO
07MINSK1062Minsk - JCIC-DIP-07-010 Delivered
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 15:16:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KACT START JCIC BO
07MINSK692GOB THREATENS UNSPECIFIED RECIPROCAL MEASURES IN REACTION
[...] (SBU) In an August 9 meeting, the MFA protested to Ambassador the expansion of categories of persons considered subject to travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The Ambassador reviewed the policy behind the expansion and reminded the GOB that it could hardly be described a [...]
2007-08-10 14:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CVIS BO
07MINSK783OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 07:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON OSCE BO
07MINSK973REQUEST DELIVERED TO BELARUS TO OPPOSE RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points to the MFA November 23. No substantive comment has been received to date. 2. (SBU) On November 26, Pol/Econ Chief discussed the upcoming votes with Andrey Rzheusskiy, Counselor in the MFA's USA and Canada Department, and noted that abstentions by [...]
2007-11-27 06:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA BO IS
07MINSK99MFA WARNS EUR/UMB DIRECTOR AGAINST FURTHER USG
[...] (C) Visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme and DCM met with the MFA U.S. and Canada Desk Director Sergey Sergeyev on January 26. Sergeyev expressed the GOB's concern about the potential impact of the recently passed U.S. legislation, the Belarusian Democracy Reauthorization Act, stressing that new [...]
2007-02-02 07:16:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK994IRAN NIE POINTS DELIVERED TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 15:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC KNNP IR BO
07MINSK995UNCITRAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 15:43:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UNCITRAL UN
07MONTEVIDEO1017URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, SOUTHCOM
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Mission in Montevideo welcomes you and your delegation's visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a turbulent region. Your arrival [...]
2007-12-04 16:48:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR MASS UY
07MONTEVIDEO735AMMUNITION TRANSFER FROM VENEZUELA RAISES
[...] (S) Summary: The Uruguayan media has raised questions about the purpose and origin of a shipment of Venezuelan ammunition to Uruguay. The issue centers around an attempt by the Uruguayan Ambassador to Venezuela to have a UY naval vessel pick up two hundred kilograms of "materials" from Venezu [...]
2007-08-09 17:53:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETPGOV PREL PARM PINS PTER KCRM UY
07MONTREAL132Mosaic under pressure: Quebec's identity and religious
[...] (SBU) An undercurrent of social conflict has emerged between Quebec's identity as a "secular" province and the more overt expressions of faith, particularly by immigrants whom Quebec has received in recent years. While "reasonable accommodation" originated in jurisprudence of labor relations b [...]
2007-03-19 18:43:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM KWMN SOCI CA
07MONTREAL137Mosaic under pressure (part 2 of 2): Politicians Enter the
[...] (SBU) This is the second part of our examination of the debate over "reasonable accommodation," the political catch-all term for the building tension between Quebec's identity as a "secular" society and the perceived need to shape its rules and values to "accommodate" religious or cultural cons [...]
2007-03-23 19:26:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM SOCI CA
07MONTREAL150 McGill Conference Offers Perspectives on New Media and
[...] (SBU) A conference on music and copyright issues entitled "Musical Myopia, Digital Dystopia: New Media and Copyright Reform," hosted by McGill University on March 23, brought together a number of experts in the field of digital rights management and musical technology to discuss the current cha [...]
2007-03-31 13:49:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07MONTREAL302 Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License Check on Application
[...] (SBU) Conoff contacted Rheinmetall Canada headquarters in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. All officials contacted were helpful and forthcoming, and though they had not been contacted by the Mission in the past, understood the purpose of our questions. 2. Natalie Nantel, Transport Coordinator [...]
2007-07-25 14:28:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC NL CA TU GM NO
07MONTREAL58 CANADIAN FILM INDUSTRY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST MOVIE
[...] (SBU) Representatives from Cineplex Entertainment, which operates Canada's largest chain of movie theaters, expressed their frustration with the lack of an anti-camcording provision in the Canadian criminal code to Econ MinCouns and other Mission Canada representatives in Ottawa, Montreal, and [...]
2007-02-13 13:24:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07MOSCOW1105CSTO: RUSSIA'S COUNTER TO NATO
[...] (C) Summary. Russian observers see the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as a potential counter to NATO influence, particularly in Central Asia. The reintegration of Uzbekistan into the organization in 2006 gave it a much-needed shot in the arm. CSTO leaders, while wary of NATO [...]
2007-03-14 14:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR PINR PREL MCAP MOPS NATO RS
07MOSCOW1129U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]
2007-03-15 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1521RUSSIA: NEW CONCILIATORY TONE AT ISTC MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 29-30 meetings in Moscow of the Coordinating Committee and Governing Board of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) succeeded in resolving some of the controversial issues facing the center, while defusing others to allow for their resolution down the r [...]
2007-04-05 16:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALGG KNNP PARM PREL RS TSPL
07MOSCOW1523RUSSIA: NEW CONCILIATORY TONE AT ISTC MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 29-30 meetings in Moscow of the Coordinating Committee and Governing Board of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) succeeded in resolving some of the controversial issues facing the center, while defusing others to allow for their resolution down the r [...]
2007-04-06 02:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALGG KNNP PARM PREL RS TSPL
07MOSCOW1537NEW RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER STILL AN ENIGMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: More than a month and a half after his appointment as Defense Minister, Anatoliy Serdyukov continues to take a low-key approach to his new job. He has not circulated widely among Defense Ministry officials or military personnel, nor has he publicly articulated a strategic vision for th [...]
2007-04-06 11:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPINR MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS
07MOSCOW2159RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref confirmed plans to travel to the U.S. later this year, expressed hope that high-level representatives from USTR, Commerce and/or Treasury would attend the June 2007 St. Petersburg Economic F [...]
2007-05-10 13:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON WTO KIPR RS
07MOSCOW2195MANAGING POLAR BEARS: IT TAKES A VILLAGE
[...] SUMMARY: A project aimed at alleviating the pressure of growing human-polar bear interaction has produced promising results in the village of Vankarem, in Siberia's far northeastern district of Chukotka. Concerted local leadership action, with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF),has led [...]
2007-05-11 13:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI RS
07MOSCOW2462RUSSIA BILATERAL CIVAIR NEGOTIATIONS: FRUITFUL
[...] (C) The U.S. and Russian civil aviation delegations had productive discussions May 16-17 on updates to the Annexes of our 1994 Bilateral Air Transport Agreement, but no deal was reached. On overflights, the GOR continues to bar any use of the Trans-Siberian routes without a commercial agreemen [...]
2007-05-25 13:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2658SOFT POWER IN ACTION: MOSCOW PROMOTES RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow has ramped up its efforts to promote the Russian language in both the former Soviet Union and throughout the world. Observers say the program is aimed at using "soft power" to maintain Russia's dominance in its neighborhood and underline that Russia remains a great powe [...]
2007-06-05 15:50:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI RS
07MOSCOW2927ZHELEZNOGORSK: CLOSED CITY OPENS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian and American delegations met in the closed city of Zheleznogorsk June 6-8 to discuss simulated and experimental search-and-rescue (SAR) results from the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) and the U.S. GPS system as part of their efforts to ensure interop [...]
2007-06-18 14:21:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA TSPL ECPS KTIA RS
07MOSCOW3445FORMER EMBASSY EMPLOYEE REQUESTS REFUGEE STATUS;
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Freelance journalists Marina Kalashnikova, who was fired by the Embassy in 2000, and her husband Viktor Kalashnikov (a former Russian intelligence officer) have requested refugee status or other USG assistance in leaving R [...]
2007-07-16 07:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREF PINR APER RS
07MOSCOW3886RUSSIA: NEW STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW GETS NOD FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a July 14-20 visit to Moscow, a GAO (Government Accountability Office) delegation conducted meetings with government officials (reftel),business associations, and Western companies to survey the GOR's review process for foreign direct investment in the country's strateg [...]
2007-08-08 11:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW3976EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Obla [...]
2007-08-14 13:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4050KADYROV ORDERS HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort in increase his control over international humanitarian organizations operating in Chechnya, Chechen President Kadyrov on August 4 demanded that they relocate their offices to Groznyy within two weeks (many currently operate from Ingushetia or South Ossetia). Kadyrov' [...]
2007-08-17 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF RS
07MOSCOW4469 Nunn-Lugar Roundtable: Russians Praise CTR, Call for More
[...] (U) Summary: At an event co-hosted by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Center for Policy Studies to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, the Russian guest speakers broadly praised the Program, acknowledging its popularity and success. Some argue [...]
2007-09-12 05:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER OREP ENRG MNUC
07MOSCOW4505FUNDAMENTALS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY CONTRIBUTE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's strong rhetoric during his September 3 remarks on the course of Russian foreign policy, and in particular his use of the term "red lines," differs little from previous GOR statements. While Lavrov emphasized Russia's commitment to cooperation with the W [...]
2007-09-13 13:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR
07MOSCOW5031 BIOTERRORISM: ENHANCING BILATERAL EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department biodefense experts met in Moscow October 10 to discuss bilateral bioterrorism cooperation with the MFA Department of New Threats and Challenges. MFA reported some confusion about the topics and experts needed for a proposed second bilateral meeting of bioterrorism ex [...]
2007-10-17 04:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PTER RS
07MOSCOW5060ACTING U/S ROOD’S MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK:
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting October 11 on the margins of the missile defense and 2 2 discussions in Moscow, Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak agreed on the need to encourage key countries to join the Global Initiative to Co [...]
2007-10-18 13:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MNUC KACT KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5313RUSSIAN VIEWS ON INF TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: The GOR is interested in working with the U.S. to see how other countries could be encouraged to agree to the norms of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF),but wants to proceed cautiously. Acknowledging that there are no provisio [...]
2007-11-08 03:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR PREL RS
07MOSCOW5535RESULTS OF AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING IN MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary: Australia Group (AG) chair John Sullivan and Russian MFA Director of the Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament (DVBR) Anatoly Antonov led discussions November 20 on Russia's possible membership in the AG. Russia's high-level delegation indicated its interest in joining [...]
2007-11-27 07:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMCAP PARM PGOV PREL
07MUSCAT355OMAN MOVING FORWARD ON PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS
[...] (U) The Ministry of National Economy's Director of Privatization provided Econoff a status report on the government's various privatization initiatives in the power, water, waste, telecommunications, and postal sectors. The government will continue to proceed with its efforts at a measured pa [...]
2007-04-11 05:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL MU
07NAIROBI1026Kenya: New Central Bank Governor Appointed
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has appointed a new Central Bank Governor, academic Njuguna Ndung'u. The 48-year old economic professor appears to have the credentials to run the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) effectively, and also has a reputation for integrity. That said, in an election year, he may face [...]
2007-03-05 07:41:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV KCRM KE
07NAIROBI1027Trafficking in Persons Donor Working Group a Success
[...] Summary: The Donor Working Group on Trafficking in Persons and Child Protection, established by the U.S. Embassy, UNICEF and the IOM, has greatly enhanced coordination within the donor and diplomatic community in assisting Kenyan government agencies and non-governmental organizations to develop [...]
2007-03-05 07:46:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB GTIP KCRM ECON PHUM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1669ACHIEVING USG GOALS IN KENYA'S ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Kenya has an opportunity this year to enhance its position as a leading African democracy. USG goals for Kenya's December 2007 general elections are that 1) they are transparent and competitive, producing credible, widely accepted results; 2) candidates and th [...]
2007-04-17 09:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKE PGOV PHUM EAID
07NAIROBI2118GOVERNMENT-BACKED CANDIDATE WINS COAST BY-ELECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the government's backing, Harrison Kombe, of the Shirikisho party, won the May 14 low-turnout parliamentary by-election in the coastal Magarini constituency. The result was not surprising. Kombe won resoundingly with 37 percent of the votes cast, far ahead of the competi [...]
2007-05-17 14:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI2550 Nairobi Mini-Dublin Group Views on Kenya
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nairobi Mini-Dublin Group consensus is that Kenya is increasingly becoming a major transit route for cocaine and heroin, from South America and Asia, to European and other Western markets. Corruption, weak law enforcement, and lack of political will continue to make Kenya an attr [...]
2007-06-20 05:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KE
07NAIROBI3830KENYA: PARLIAMENT MOVES TO PREVENT INVESTIGATION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Parliament has passed a bill containing an amendment to the country's primary anti-corruption law that would effectively bar the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission from investigating corruption cases prior to May 2003. This brazen attempt to secure immunity for some of the [...]
2007-09-27 04:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCOR PGOV KE
07NAIROBI4097KENYA ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman Samuel Kivuitu recently prepared a speech on the theme "Election 2007: Can Kenya Remain a Model for Africa?" The speech was delivered to the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations by Kivuitu's deputy, as the Ch [...]
2007-10-16 08:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI4435Ambassadors Call On the Electoral Commission
[...] (SBU) Summary & Introduction: Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman Samuel Kivuitu, Vice-Chair Kihara Muttu, and four staff members met with Chiefs of Missions from the UK, the United States, Canada, Sweden, and the European Commission on 8 November to review preparations for the 27 De [...]
2007-11-14 04:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI4613UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA
[...] As requested in reftel, below is Embassy Nairobi's submission of information on Kenya's implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, as required under the Trade and Development Act (TDA),for the Department of Labors preparation of the 2007 TDA re [...]
2007-11-29 13:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
07NAIROBI4645KENYA SHILLING'S RISE AGAINST DOLLAR A TWO-EDGED SWORD
[...] (SBU) The Kenya shilling has appreciated 12.3% against the U.S. dollar this year, from Ksh69.55 on January 1 to Ksh61 on November 27. Kenya is highly dependent on dollar-denominated horticultural, tea, and tourism export earnings. Frightened exporters are intensifying their pressure on the C [...]
2007-12-04 09:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV EAGR KE
07NAIROBI4749INAUGURAL MEETING OF FRIENDS OF AU EASBRIG FORUM
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. ACTION REQUEST AT PARA 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: AT THE INVITATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION'S EASTERN AFRICA STANDBY BRIGADE COORDINATION MECHANISM (EASBRICOM),CURRENT AND POTENTIAL DONORS MET IN NAIROBI ON DECEMBER 10 TO DISCUSS EASBRIG'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE TERMS [...]
2007-12-14 08:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL KE XW
07NDJAMENA419CHAD'S NEW PETROLEUM CODE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the ExxonMobil-led oil consortium view Chad's new Petroleum Code as presenting a reasonable framework of incentives and obligations for foreign companies interested in oil exploitation. The Code is ambiguous on whether companies with existing agreements are [...]
2007-05-16 12:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EPET EFIN PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA755SUDAN REBEL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN/AU organized September 19-20 meeting in N'Djamena was billed as an opportunity to organize Sudan rebel movement delegations and positions before the October 27, 2007 negotiation in Tripoli, but from most accounts it was inconclusive on all fronts and lacked the presenc [...]
2007-09-27 15:53:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF CD SU
07NEWDELHI1704INDO-PAK DISCUSSIONS ON SAARC SIDELINES HINT AT
[...] (C) Summary: The recently concluded SAARC Summit (April 3-4) was notable for its lack of major tension over the perennially contentious issues between India and Pakistan. Indo-Pak experts on the sidelines of SAARC saw signals that a proposal may be just around the corner to try to resolve l [...]
2007-04-11 09:02:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2060EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HIKAL LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman, Former ECO Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hikal Ltd. (Hikal),Bangal [...]
2007-04-30 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2072G-8 SEEKING IMPROVED CT COOPERATION WITH INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns attended a meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in New Delhi, which is now chaired by the German Political Counselor. The group attempts to coordinate G-8 efforts to partner with the Indian government against terrorism. The group discussed each coun [...]
2007-05-01 08:03:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2433BIOGRAPHY: UTTAR PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER MAYAWATI:
[...] (C) On May 13, 2007, Kumari Mayawati, commonly referred to as Mayawati or Bhenji (sister),was sworn in as Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh (UP),India's most populous state. President of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP),a party created to represent low caste voters, Mayawati has long been [...]
2007-05-22 12:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI3312NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 16 - 20, 2007. Chidambaram Signals Continued Tight Monetary Policy --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) Finance Minister Chidambaram on July 19 stated that the government wil [...]
2007-07-20 11:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI3603 INDIA: REMOVING CLEAN TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Clean technology transfer to India faces several market and policy challenges. (Ref A) By raising awareness on the anthropogenic causes of climate change via television and reviving eco-labeling, a viable market can be created. In addition, manufacturers should look to partner [...]
2007-08-08 05:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY EFIN BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3676 NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF August 6
[...] (U) Summary: This week the ESTH office coordinated a climate change event for CODEL Lieberman, hosted STAFFDEL Killion, also in New Delhi on climate change, attended a workshop on creating a Global Environmental Entity, attended the IIT New Delhi Convocation, noted Battelle's intention to ent [...]
2007-08-14 08:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4687 NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER
[...] The Government of India successfully hosted the second Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) in New Delhi on October 15. Canada was officially recognized as the seventh member of the Partnership, alongside existing members Australia, China, [...]
2007-10-22 11:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4815 ASIA-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) Founding Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) Partners Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States officially welcomed Canada as the seventh member of the Partnership at a productive Ministerial Meeting hosted by the Government of India in New [...]
2007-10-31 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON KGHG KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4898MEA SILENT REGARDING PUBLIC DECLARATION OF BAN ON
[...] (C)SUMMARY: MEA Joint Secretary T.S. Tirumurti acknowledged that the Government of India (GOI) denied a Burmese request for military equipment but did not comment on PolCouns' suggestion that the GOI announce the decision publicly. Tirumurti reported that three Burmese recently arrested in Manipur [...]
2007-11-07 13:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BM IN
07NEWDELHI5139INDIA MAINTAINS MODEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on India's relations with Cuba set out in ref a, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Indo-Cuban Relations Mostly Symbolic Legacy of NAM ------------------------------ [...]
2007-11-30 06:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU IN
07NEWDELHI5148NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 26-30, 2007. GOI ANNOUNCES ITS TAX REFORM AGENDA -------------- 2. (U) At a November 29 seminar on Indirect Tax Reforms, Dr. Parthasarthi Shome, Advisor to the Finance Minister, discussed [...]
2007-11-30 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI5157DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 22-30
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for November 22-30,2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India Freezes Arms sales to Burma -- India votes against the UN's draft resolution on Burma -- PM Singh to Visit China -- Indian is Fi [...]
2007-11-30 13:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SENV ECON CH BM IN
07NEWDELHI5367AVIAN INFLUENZA: NEW DELHI CONFERENCE DISCUSSES THREAT,
[...] The Government of India (GOI) hosted a successful international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, in collaboration with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),on December 4-6. Several themes emerged: that the international community cannot let down it [...]
2007-12-20 05:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR KFLU EAID PREL IN
07NIAMEY625NIGER: A PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF GON-TUAREG
[...] (C) Summary: Mohamed Anacko, the man responsible for implementing the 1995 agreement ending the Tuareg rebellion, fears that President Tandja's desire for a military solution to the recent Tuareg uprising risks turning it into a full fledged rebellion that could affect the entire region. He [...]
2007-05-03 12:06:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL CASC EMIN NG
07NICOSIA45CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 15:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07NICOSIA553CYPRUS: ICAO ASSEMBLY: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR KEY U.S.
[...] (SBU) Per A and B requests, Post delivered on June 11 and June 25 demarches on key U.S. positions at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly in Montreal Canada, September 18-27, 2007 to Alexandros Zenon, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We [...]
2007-07-02 10:47:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EUN CY
07NICOSIA596 CYPRUS'S FOUR NEW CABINET MINISTERS SWORN IN
[...] (SBU) GOC President Tassos Papadopoulos announced July 13 the appointment of four new ministers (including the first woman Foreign Minister, career diplomat Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis) to serve for the remaining seven months of the current administration. The four replace the communist AKEL mini [...]
2007-07-17 12:37:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRN CY
07NICOSIA933CYPRUS: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 197 [...]
2007-11-20 06:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CY
07OSLO000160ZDK164SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS' SUDAN CONTACT GROUP MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 9, Special Envoy Andrew Natsios joined the Sudan Contact Group meeting in Oslo to assess the state of play in Sudan. Although implementation of the CPA has been stalled, all parties stressed the need to maintain a unified Sudan and to encourage an IGAD summit to set [...]
2007-02-16 16:13:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO NO
07OSLO1053NORWAY RESPONDS TO THIRD COMMITTEE POINTS, SEEKS
[...] (C) On October 22 we delivered reftel points to MFA Human Rights and Democracy Issue Deputy Director General Tormod Endresen. Endresen pledged that Norway will oppose no action motions and strongly supported the full debate of human rights issues raised in the Third Committee. Although Nor [...]
2007-10-23 05:48:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL KTIA UN NO
07OSLO160SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS' SUDAN CONTACT GROUP MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 9, Special Envoy Andrew Natsios joined the Sudan Contact Group meeting in Oslo to assess the state of play in Sudan. Although implementation of the CPA has been stalled, all parties stressed the need to maintain a unified Sudan and to encourage an IGAD summit to set [...]
2007-02-16 16:13:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO NO
07OSLO447COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE COAKLEY TO VISIT
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to George Coakley U.S. Geological Survey to travel to Oslo, Norway from May 9-15, 2007 to participate in the US-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Security clearance information for Mr. Coakley was not provided. [...]
2007-04-30 13:01:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTHPY KSCA OTRA NO
07OSLO448COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR E. BRUCE HOWARD AND ANITA
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to E. Bruce Howard and Anita Eisenstadt to U.S. Department of State to travel to Oslo, Norway from May 9-14, 2007 to participate in the US-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Security clearance information for M [...]
2007-04-30 13:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL OTRA NO
07OSLO454NORWEGIAN UPDATE: SRI LANKA PEACE EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary. On April 30 Sondre Bjotveit, MFA Adviser in the Peace and Reconciliation Section, updated us on Norwegian peace efforts in Sri Lanka. He described MFA Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer's recent meetings with UK and South African government officials, in addition to sharing perso [...]
2007-05-02 12:28:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER CE NO
07OSLO723SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEET IN OSLO
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs (United States, European Union, Japan, and Norway) met in Oslo on June 29, to discuss the latest developments in Sri Lanka. All participants agreed that the situation is bleak with few small signs of opportunity. Assistant Secretary Ric [...]
2007-07-06 11:08:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER CE NO
07OSLO770UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY-NORWEGIAN DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) On June 23 we delivered reftel points to MFA Protocol Section Adviser Hedda Werenskiol, who provided information concerning the Norwegian delegation to the forthcoming meeting of the UN General Assembly. 2. (SBU) The Norwegian Head of State will not be attending. 3. (SBU) Pr [...]
2007-07-24 13:58:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA NO
07OSLO829NORWAY'S VIEW ON PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS IN THE
[...] (C) On 16 August we delivered reftel points to Norwegian MFA Desk Officer for Somalia, Kjell Dalen. Norway fully supports granting permanent observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia to Canada and Yemen. Dalen noted that State Secretary Raymond Johansen told A/S Frazer th [...]
2007-08-17 15:22:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NO
07OTTAWA100CANADA: NO EXPORT CREDITS FOR IRAN
[...] (sbu) Summary: Canada does not/not extend export credits or insurance to support trade with Iran, according to Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs. Canada practices a restrictive, "controlled engagment" policy toward Iran that is limited to the murder case of Canadian-Iranian photojournal [...]
2007-01-19 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA EFIN IR MNUC PREL UNSC OECD
07OTTAWA1030CANADIAN AGREEMENT ON IMPORTANCE OF INTL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered points in reftel to Yves Beaulieu, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFAIT's) International Crime and Terrorism Division, and Georges Flanagan Whalen, Policy Advisor in the same division. Whalen said Canada had attended the May 22 UN briefing on ef [...]
2007-05-31 19:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER UNSC
07OTTAWA1034CANADA RESPONSE TO NSG DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) We conveyed ref A and B points on May 23 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Non-Proliferation Policy Adviser Craig Weichel, and followed-up on May 30 and 31. 2. (SBU) Weichel said Canada agreed with the U.S. that interested governments could meet [...]
2007-05-31 20:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP MNUC IR CA
07OTTAWA1046CANADIANS BACK UNIFIED ALLIANCE RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Canada's position on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) is closely aligned with our own: CFE is critical to European security and the Russians must deliver on their Istanbul Commitments before NATO allies ratify the Adapted CFE (A/CFE). Canada would like to join like [...]
2007-06-04 20:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM KCFE NATO PREL CA
07OTTAWA105MEETING WITH FINANCE CANADA OFFICIALS RAISES
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request: A meeting with the Director General, Financial Sector Policy Branch of Finance Canada allowed ECON Minister-Counselor to raise USG concerns about mischaracterizations of USG policy that have recently appeared in the Canadian press after disclosure that the Ro [...]
2007-01-19 23:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EFIN KTFN PINS PTER
07OTTAWA1062CANADA'S RESPONSE TO ZOELLICK'S NOMINATION
[...] (U) EconMinCouns delivered points in reftel to officials in the Prime Minister's Office, Finance Canada, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Because Secretary Paulson had already consulted with Canada's Minister of Finance Flaherty on Zoellick's nomination, [...]
2007-06-05 18:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IBRD
07OTTAWA1063CANADA'S RESPONSE: AKA MAHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 18:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07OTTAWA1076LIGHTS, CAMERA, LEGISLATION: CANADA'S
[...] (U) Summary: Minister of Heritage Bev Oda and Minister of Industry Maxime Bernier on June 1 introduced legislation to amend Canada's Criminal Code to make the act of recording a movie in a theater without consent a criminal act. The bill has been praised by U.S. and Canadian Industry, is suppo [...]
2007-06-05 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA108IMPLEMENTATION OF WHTI AIR RULE: CANADA IS MOSTLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The general view of Mission Canada, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, is that the January 23 implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) passport requirement will take place with little disruption to air travel from Canada to the United States. Under [...]
2007-01-22 20:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KHLS EAIR ASEC CPAS CA
07OTTAWA1100CANADIAN VIEWS ON U.S. INTEREST IN UNAIDS BOARD
[...] (U) ESTH discussed U.S. candidacy for position of vice-chair on the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board (PCB) for the 2007-08 cycle with representatives of the Foreign Ministry (DFAIT) and provided the demarche to Health Canada,s International Affairs group. We are seeking to discuss our intere [...]
2007-06-08 20:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID TBIO CA
07OTTAWA1107CANADA'S TAKE ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] (SBU) On June 11, POL M/C raised the issue of missing and detained American citizens in Iran with Dennis Horak, Director of the Iran Desk at Foreign Affairs Canada. He asked Horak if Canada would raise this issue in discussions with Iranian officials. 2. (SBU) Horak said Canada shared U.S [...]
2007-06-12 19:42:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CA EUN IR
07OTTAWA1109CANADA'S VIEW ON PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND
[...] (SBU) On June 11, POL M/C discussed U.S. plans to raise UNDP accountability issues at the current Executive Board meeting in New York. He spoke with Ferry de Kerckhove, Director General for International Organizations at Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) and with Roger Erhardt, Director General for UN [...]
2007-06-12 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN KUNR UNDP CA
07OTTAWA1126Ottawa to make it easier for Canadians to get passports
[...] Summary: In a relaxation from previous policy, Canadians will be able to renew their passports without submitting proof of citizenship or a guarantor declaration after August 15. The "guarantor" process will also be simplified for first-time applicants so that most citizens can act as guaranto [...]
2007-06-13 12:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON SOCI PGOV PREL KHLS CPAS CA
07OTTAWA1134TURNING THE GREAT WHITE NORTH GREEN: GE CANADA'S
[...] (U) Summary: General Electric (GE) Canada is a model of corporate excellence. While GE Canada's performance in all eight criteria for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) is impressive, GE Canada's work in environmental stewardship, corporate citizenship, and legal compliance [...]
2007-06-13 21:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB KSEP SENV AMGT
07OTTAWA1168ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-18 19:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR CA
07OTTAWA117CANADA REVIEWS CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY, SEEKS
[...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche on January 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Mine Action and Small Arms Director Earl Turcotte said that Canada viewed Cluster Munitions (CM) as legitimate and lawful weapons when used in compliance with the laws of war. Turcot [...]
2007-01-22 21:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL NATO
07OTTAWA118CANADA REVIEWS CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY, SEEKS
[...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche on January 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Mine Action and Small Arms Director Earl Turcotte said that Canada viewed Cluster Munitions (CM) as legitimate and lawful weapons when used in compliance with the laws of war. Turcot [...]
2007-01-22 21:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL NATO
07OTTAWA1188CANADIAN PROGRESS TOWARD FULL APP PARTICIPATION
[...] Canadian officials have advised Embassy that they are nearly ready to request formally admission to the Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate. They report that formal letters, signed by Environment Minister John Baird and Foreign Minister Peter MacKay, are being readied [...]
2007-06-20 14:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGCC SENV CA
07OTTAWA1192CANADIAN MPS RAISE BORDER AND SPP CONCERNS
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: In a recent Border Caucus meeting with the Ambassador and in one-on-one meetings with Emboffs, MPs have expressed a wide variety of issues about the border and cross border travel and trade. Most of the MPs from border provinces say they have as one of their key issues (not j [...]
2007-06-20 20:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PGOV PREL CA
07OTTAWA1256DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA: NOPEC LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 21:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON PREL CA
07OTTAWA1275EMERGENCY CANADIAN AID TO AFGHAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] Foreign Minister MacKay and International Development Minister Verner announced in a July 4 press release that Canada will contribute up to C$2 million to provide immediate relief to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan affected by recent flash floods and landslides. The humanitarian aid wi [...]
2007-07-05 18:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI SENV AF PK CA
07OTTAWA1277CANADA'S RESPONSE TO USG REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 18:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN IR KNNP PARM CA
07OTTAWA1299CANADA OFFICIALLY REQUESTS APP MEMBERSHIP
[...] Officials from Environment Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed to ESTH Counselor on July 6 that letters signed by Environment Minister John Baird and Foreign Minister Peter MacKay officially requesting Canada's admission to the Asia Pacific Partnershi [...]
2007-07-09 17:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGCC SENV CA
07OTTAWA130CANADA TO PRESS EUROPEANS ON AFGHANISTAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Canada shares our take on the way ahead in Afghanistan and at the NATO Informal Foreign Ministerial in Brussels on January 26. Foreign Minister MacKay will press our European partners to deliver on the promises they have made on Afghan security and reconstruction. The FM will tr [...]
2007-01-24 22:18:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PINS MARR CA
07OTTAWA133CANADA KEEN TO PARTICIPATE IN U.S.-UKRAINE
[...] (C) Responding to reftel, on December 24 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Global Partnership Program Director General Troy Lulashnyk told us that Canada would be pleased to participate in any non-proliferation discussions with the Ukrainians that the U.S. thinks a [...]
2007-01-25 17:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM EWWT CW PHSA EAID PINR UP UK PL CA
07OTTAWA1334CANADA'S NEW FOREST COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Harper government's newly announced Forest Communities Program (FCP) is designed to help communities adapt to economic changes in Canada's forestry sector. The C$25 million, five-year program will fund sites across Canada and encourage community-level partnerships to take [...]
2007-07-11 21:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR CA
07OTTAWA1359CANADA'S RESPONSE TO INTERNET FREEDOM RESTRICTIONS IN CUBA
[...] Summary: Embassy Ottawa delivered information regarding the lack of internet freedom in Cuba to Foreign Affairs Canada's Cuba desk on July 6. Canadian officials expressed concern for Cubans' lack of internet access and reassured us that they place no credibility in Cuban claims that this is d [...]
2007-07-13 16:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINT PREL ECON TINT CU CA XL XG
07OTTAWA145 USITC Antidumping Investigation on remand of silicon metal
[...] Summary: Our investigation reveals that the only producer in Canada of the product in question is Becancour Silicon, to which ITC has already presented a detailed questionnaire. Post compiled some trade data. However, free publicly available trade data is available from the national statistic [...]
2007-01-26 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ASEC ECON CA RU
07OTTAWA1511NSG: CANADA'S INTERIM RESPONSE TO PROPOSED EXPORT
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-proliferation Craig Weichel on August 1, and followed-up twice thereafter. 2. (SBU) Weichel told us on August 8 that he expected GOC technical experts would not/not vi [...]
2007-08-08 18:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG KNNP IS CA
07OTTAWA1512CANADA: NEW AFGHANISTAN CN STRATEGY BRIEFING
[...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche and strategy document to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Senior Advisor Gallit Dobner on August 8. Dobner expressed appreciation for the detailed briefing. She said it tracked with the "very useful and hi [...]
2007-08-08 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR MOPS NATO AF CA
07OTTAWA1514KOSOVO: CANADA'S INITIAL REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points on August 8 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Defence and Security Relations Melissa Burke. She responded that, like the U.S., Canada wanted to see Kosovo become an independent state. Further, she said, Canada w [...]
2007-08-08 21:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV CA
07OTTAWA1544CANADIAN REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO SHARE
[...] (SBU) We Delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mark Gwozdecky on August 13. 2. (SBU) Gwozdecky expressed appreciation for the points and noted that Canadian officials were looking for a wa [...]
2007-08-13 19:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP IR CA
07OTTAWA155CANADIAN PURSUIT OF APP MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) On January 26 Environment Canada Assistant Deputy Minister for International Affairs David McGovern reviewed for ESTH Counselor Canada's strategy and recent efforts in support of its bid for membership in the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP). McGovern said [...]
2007-01-29 20:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
07OTTAWA1587CANADA'S NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER MAXIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maxime Bernier has enjoyed a swift rise in his eighteen-month career in federal politics, becoming only the fifth Quebecer to serve as Canada's Foreign Affairs minister following a shuffle of cabinet responsibilities on August 14, 2007. Bernier is regarded as an ambitious, smart [...]
2007-08-17 21:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA
07OTTAWA16LIBERIA FORUM: CANADA MAY ATTEND AT LOW LEVEL, NO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 21:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EAID ECON EFIN LI
07OTTAWA1633U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL: CANADA
[...] (U) On August 24, Economic Minister-Counselor presented a non-paper based on reftel to Patrick Wittmann, Director, United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Wittmann said that Canada values U.S. participation in ICAO and b [...]
2007-08-24 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL AORC ICAO CA
07OTTAWA1639GOVERNMENT OF CANADA REPORTEDLY ON TRACK FOR NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ailish Johnson (protect),an Analyst in the Economic and Regional Development Policy Department of the Privy Council Office (PCO) reaffirmed that the Government of Canada intends to introduce a copyright bill "as soon as possible" in the Fall. Johnson also said the Department o [...]
2007-08-27 19:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR
07OTTAWA1640CANADA BOLSTERS ASSISTANCE TO KANDAHAR
[...] (U) Summary: On August 25, Canada announced that it will substantially boost its development commitment to Kandahar province by providing C$45 million in support of five projects targeting health and community development. The new projects build on major funding announced in February by Prim [...]
2007-08-27 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SOCI AF CA
07OTTAWA1651NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME CARGO SCANNING
[...] (U) Although Embassy Ottawa is so far unaware of any official Canadian reaction to the new U.S. law, media reports indicate that administrators of Canada's posts are meeting this week in Montreal to figure out how exactly the law will affect their operations. George Malec, vice president of o [...]
2007-08-28 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EWWT AMGT PTER CA
07OTTAWA1691CANADA: STRONG STATEMENT ON IRAN AT IAEA BOG
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 6 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation and Disarmament Senior Adviser Anthony Hinton and Deputy Director Shawn Caza. Hinton expressed appreciation for the points and remarked that Canada shared our [...]
2007-09-07 14:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP IAEA AORC IR CA
07OTTAWA1697NSG: CANADA'S RESPONSE TO PROPOSED EXPORT OF HIGH
[...] (SBU) Upon receipt of ref A, we followed up ref B interim response with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel on September 6. 2. (SBU) Weichel told us that Canada would not/not consider U.S. export authori [...]
2007-09-07 20:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ENRG KNNP IS CA
07OTTAWA1731AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN FEEDBACK ON CERAMIC
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel presentation on ceramic-lined valves to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Relations (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy Officer Kendra Davidson on September 13. She expressed appreciation for the briefing and emphasized that Canada had rai [...]
2007-09-12 19:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CBW CA
07OTTAWA174S/WCI CONSULTS WITH CANADA, MUCH MORE CONVERGENCE
[...] (C) Summary. S/WCI Ambassador and Canadian foreign affairs and justice officials in Ottawa agreed to cooperate on the development of justice rapid response capacity. The Canadians were also keen to strategize on Darfur. They were unwilling to accept third-country Guantanamo detainees in Ca [...]
2007-01-31 18:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR CA
07OTTAWA1762CANADA AGREES WIPO DIRECTOR SHOULD BE HELD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 15:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDWIPO AORC CA KIPR
07OTTAWA1764OTTAWA WHO IGWG MEETING POSTPONED, CANADA SHARES
[...] (SBU) On September 14 Econoff delivered points in reftel to Julie Boisvert, Senior Trade Policy Analyst, Intellectual Property, Information, and Technology Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Boisvert said that Canada shares the USG's concerns about the [...]
2007-09-17 20:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO CA
07OTTAWA1828CANADIAN VIEWS ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (C) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Democracy Unit Manager Ben Rowswell, Canada's UN Permrep Ambassador John McNee will represent Ottawa in the CD meeting hosted by Mali on October 1. He expressed hope that Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to th [...]
2007-09-26 20:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL UNGA PGOV CA
07OTTAWA1830CANADIAN REP FOR GPOI G8+ GLOBAL CLEARINGHOUSE
[...] (SBU) According to Marina Laker, Deputy Director in the Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Group at the Department of International Affairs and Foreign Trade, Tony Anderson from her office will represent Canada at the Global Clearinghouse Conference. His POCs are: 613-992-9386 and Tony.Anderso [...]
2007-09-27 15:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PGOV CA
07OTTAWA1831CANADIAN VIEWS ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) According to Graham Shantz, Head of Policy Planning at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada has put a good deal of diplomatic effort into the Partnership for Democratic Governance (reftel) and is pleased to be a founding member and steering group member. The GO [...]
2007-09-27 18:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM OAS EAID CA
07OTTAWA1845CANADIAN VIEWS REGARDING U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on October 2, Acting Director General of Foreign Affairs for Human Security and Human Rights Gwyneth Kutz expressed Canada's support for the overall objective of reftel draft resolution and its hopes for eventual adoption in some form. However, she noted a l [...]
2007-10-02 19:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN AORC SOCI UN CA
07OTTAWA1862HARPER TO OPPOSITION: BRING IT ON!
[...] (C) Summary: PM Harper held the first press conference of his tenure to deliver one simple message to the opposition: if you don't go along with the conservative program, you can meet us in the voting booth. In a rare and gutsy move, he laid out the essence of his upcoming Throne Speech - tax [...]
2007-10-05 01:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
07OTTAWA1868(S) TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SEVEN IRAQI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 17:51:00Embassy OttawaSECRETCA EFIN ETTC IZ KTFN PREL PTER
07OTTAWA1869 CANADA NAMES NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
[...] (U) Summary: Mark Carney, a 42-year-old rising star from Canada's Department of Finance, will replace David Dodge on February 1 as Governor of the Bank of Canada. Carney has been Canada's Finance Deputy at the G-7, G-20 and the Financial Stability Forum. End summary. 2. (U) GOC Finance Mi [...]
2007-10-05 18:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CA
07OTTAWA187CANADIAN HERITAGE MINISTER ODA "I AM COMMITED TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 1 meeting, Canadian Heritage Minister Oda told Ambassador Wilkins that she is committed to improving the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Canada. Oda declined to say when she expected Canada's new copyright bill to be introduced in Parliment. She [...]
2007-02-02 15:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA1872CANADA AND NASREDDIN 1267 DE-LISTING REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Econcouns delivered ref A message that the USG has tentatively determined that it would be appropriate to de-list Ahmed Idris Nasreddin from UNSCR 1267, contigent on certain actions by Nasreddin, to Yves Beaulieu, Counter Terror [...]
2007-10-05 18:08:00Embassy OttawaSECRETCA EFIN KTFN PREL PTER USUN
07OTTAWA1878CANADA LOOKING FOR NEW APPROACHES TO
[...] (C) Summary: Recognizing the need to better organize Canada's institutions to promote democratic development abroad, the Canadian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development recently conducted a study of democracy promotion. The committee's report was issued in J [...]
2007-10-05 19:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM CA PREL
07OTTAWA1881G-8: CANADA LOOKING FOR HELP ON THE AFGHAN-PAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Foreign Ministry briefed G-8 embassies on its recent mission to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border which was focused on border management, immigration, and counter-narcotics. Under the G-8 border initiative Canada is taking the lead on the piece of the frontier where its [...]
2007-10-09 12:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA AF PK
07OTTAWA189CANADA'S NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER HITS THE GROUND
[...] (C) Summary: Canada's new Environment Minister John Baird seems delighted to have responsibility for the politically charged environmental portfolio which is expected to be a key issue in the national election anticipated for later this year. Already, he has demonstrated his skills on the flo [...]
2007-02-02 16:40:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV PGOV PINR ENRG CA
07OTTAWA1903NEW CANADIAN PANEL TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS;
[...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a mid-morning press conference on October 12 announced the formation of a new "Independent Advisory Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan." He emphasized that he expects the panel to "provide expert non-partisan advice that will help parliamentar [...]
2007-10-12 20:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MARR AF CA
07OTTAWA1910OCTOBER 16 THRONE SPEECH: NEW BEGINNING OR AN END?
[...] (C) Summary. The government's early evening October 16 Speech from the Throne will lay out the revised agenda of Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the new parliamentary session. The Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic Party (NDP) are already committed to opposing it. The Liberals therefor [...]
2007-10-15 19:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV CA
07OTTAWA1922CANADA: MAKING THE CASE FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian body politic is highly conflicted over the Afghan mission, with one poll in September indicating that 68 pct of Canadians want a complete pullout in February 2009 and 56 pct want the troops out even earlier, while an October poll shows that 54 pct want Canadian tr [...]
2007-10-17 16:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS PGOV CA AF PK
07OTTAWA1924 THE HARPER GOVERNMENT'S BLUEPRINT FOR PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) In a tradition-heavy ceremony on October 16 that also broke with tradition by taking place in the early evening rather than mid-afternoon, Canada's Governor General opened the new session of Parliament by reading the government's "Speech from the Throne," which lays out clearly the agenda [...]
2007-10-17 18:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON SENV CA
07OTTAWA1928 HARPER GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE THRONE SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Liberal leadership will not seek to bring down the Harper government over the contents of the October 16 Throne Speech, recognizing election fatigue among the voters. The Liberals have charged that the government's comments on Afghanistan were nonetheless too ambiguous, w [...]
2007-10-17 22:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA AF
07OTTAWA1932CANADA MAKES AUNG SAN SUU KYI AN HONORARY CITIZEN
[...] (U) On October 17, the Parliament of Canada unanimously adopted a motion from Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make Aung San Suu Kyi an honorary Canadian citizen "as a demonstration of Canada's support for the people of Burma in their struggle against the brutal military dictatorship that rules [...]
2007-10-18 18:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL BM CA
07OTTAWA1954GOC RESPONSE RE 2008 US-CANADA BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming Bilateral Consultative Group (BCG) meeting in Washington, Deputy Director for Counterterrorism Yves Beaulieu and Policy Advisor Neil Brennan from the International Crime and Terrorism Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and [...]
2007-10-22 18:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL CA
07OTTAWA1955OTTAWA OUTLINES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Government of Canada announced a three-step strategy to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). While short on details and timelines, the strategy addresses several USG's concerns, including conforming Canadian law with the WIPO Inte [...]
2007-10-22 20:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR
07OTTAWA1956CANADA AGREES TO HCA NEGOTIATIONS MEETINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
07OTTAWA1957CANADIAN VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS ON OAS INDIGENOUS
[...] (SBU) According to Paul Gibbard, Director of the Office of Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada shares our views that the OAS Declaration is ill-conceived and is headed for a "train-wreck." Gibbard said that Canada had a number [...]
2007-10-22 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CA
07OTTAWA1958CANADA SEEKS HIGH-LEVEL U.S. PARTICIPATION IN PRT
[...] (SBU) Please see action request in para. 4. 2. (SBU) On October 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Operations Officer David Fairchild raised the upcoming November 25-27 PRT conference in Lithuania entitled "Provincial Reconstruction [...]
2007-10-23 15:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS CA AF
07OTTAWA1959PRESSING BOLIVIA TO END SUPPORT FOR IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament Shawn Caza promised on October 22 to seek clearance to instruct Canadian officials in La Paz to urge the Bolivian government to reverse i [...]
2007-10-23 15:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IAEA USUN BO IR CA
07OTTAWA1961GOOD PROSPECTS FOR REVISED SECURITY LEGISLATION
[...] (U) Summary: The Harper government on October 22 introduced a bill to amend Canada's long-standing system of immigration security certificates in response to a February 2007 Supreme Court ruling that had struck down key provisions as unconstitutional. The certificates provide the government t [...]
2007-10-23 19:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
07OTTAWA1962GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SHARES USG'S IPR CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 19:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KIPR CA
07OTTAWA1966CANADIAN READOUT ON DEATH OF MULLAH NAQIBULLA
[...] (/NF) Summary. Canadian officials are concerned about the power vacuum left in the wake of the death of Mullah Naqibullah (Naqib) in Kandahar, as well as likely diminished loyalty to the central government from the Alokozai tribe and greater dangers for NATO-ISAF operations in the Arghandab [...]
2007-10-24 20:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS AF CA
07OTTAWA1973CANADIANS DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN MNF-1
[...] (SBU) As expected (ref b),the Government of Canada has declined to participate in the MNF-1 Coalition Conference (ref a). Para 2 includes text of an October 24 letter from Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Colleen Swords to General Petraeus. 2. (SBU) Be [...]
2007-10-26 13:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS IZ CA
07OTTAWA1982CANADA WILL KEEP UP PRESSURE ON BURMA
[...] (C) According to Deborah Paul, Director for the Southeast Asia and Pacific Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Canada fully shares our concern with the situation in Burma (ref a). The GOC has already increased its diplomatic efforts to put pressure on [...]
2007-10-26 20:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM CVIS PREL ETRD CA BM
07OTTAWA1991 THE CANADIAN DOLLAR AND INFLATION CONTROL
[...] (u) Summary: The consequences of the rapid appreciation of the Canadian dollar's (the "loonie") value to above $1 U.S. for the first time in more than three decades are a topic of daily public discussion in Canada. Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge and other Bank officials have hinted that [...]
2007-10-29 20:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CA
07OTTAWA1993CANADA: POSITIVE INTERIM RESPONSE TO PIC DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 11:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO PK CA
07OTTAWA2015GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 19:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN CA
07OTTAWA2020CANADA: (2/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA
[...] (U) U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9-11, 2007 (septels). This is the second in a series of five tele [...]
2007-11-02 19:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA
07OTTAWA2022CANADA: (4/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA
[...] (U) Summary. U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9 - 11, 2007. This is the fourth in a series of five te [...]
2007-11-02 19:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA
07OTTAWA2023CANADA: (5/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA
[...] (U) Summary. U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9 - 11, 2007. This is the fifth in a series of five tel [...]
2007-11-02 19:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA
07OTTAWA2024CANADA: (1/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA
[...] (U) Summary: U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the U.S.-Canadian Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9 - 11, 2007. Major topics during the 220t [...]
2007-11-02 19:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA
07OTTAWA2029INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES -
[...] (SBU) Officials of the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) declined to meet with Emboffs to discuss elements of their border practices in time to meet the deadline for responding to reftel. The entire issue of "Watch-listing" is extremely politically sensitive in Canada. Therefore, respo [...]
2007-11-05 14:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL KVPR PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS CA
07OTTAWA2034CANADA ON MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para para 5. 2. (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Nuclear Non-Proliferation Adviser Che van Haastrecht on November 5 expressed appreciation for our text outlining how the P5 Plus [...]
2007-11-05 22:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM KNNP IAEA IR CA
07OTTAWA2035THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND
[...] (SBU) Managing U.S.-Canada relations means managing the border. It's that simple. And that makes the border the number one priority for Mission Canada. For the past year dozens of officers from the Embassy and our seven consulates have fanned out across Canada to observe the border and disc [...]
2007-11-05 22:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CA
07OTTAWA2036CANADIAN VIEWS ON ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA
[...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on November 5, Ben Rowswell, Manager of the Democracy Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),expressed appreciation for reftel views on the upcoming 4th Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako. He said that Pa [...]
2007-11-05 22:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PHUM UNGA CA
07OTTAWA2048THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND
[...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers fanned out along the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series covered our conclusions and recommendations. This message covers [...]
2007-11-07 20:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CA
07OTTAWA2058THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND
[...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers visited the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series reviewed conclusions and recommendations, Part II covered ports of entry, [...]
2007-11-08 18:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CASC CA
07OTTAWA2060CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PDG STEERING GROUP
[...] (SBU) According to Nancy Smyth, Deputy Director of Policy Planning at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),DFAIT's Director General for Economic Affairs John Sloan will lead Canada's delegation to the November 12 Steering Group meeting, joined by Nicole Gesnot fro [...]
2007-11-08 18:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PREL OECD CA
07OTTAWA2062TERRORIST FINANCE: CANADA'S PROVISIONS AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 20:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PTER CA
07OTTAWA2069CANADIANS, GERMANS DISCUSSING HELICOPTER SUPPORT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: German and Canadian officials in Ottawa are discussing the possible deployment of German CH-53 rotary-wing aircraft to southern Afghanistan in support of NATO-ISAF operations. The Canadians asked us to avoid raising or pressing the matter with the Germans for now because thei [...]
2007-11-09 15:42:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO CA GM
07OTTAWA2073NEW CHALLENGES TO CANADA'S AFGHAN DETAINEE POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian officials, the government soon will face new legal and political challenges to its practice of conveying detainees to Afghan authorities. Official documents that the Canadian federal court has compelled the government to convey to opponents of the policy w [...]
2007-11-09 22:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM NATO AG CA
07OTTAWA2076APEC ANTI-COUNTERFEITING HEALTH PRODUCTS SEMINAR:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 16:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN APECO TBIO ERD CA
07OTTAWA2078DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA
[...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on November 13, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's South America Division Director Daniel Daley expressed appreciation for reftel views as well as shared concern about negative trends in Venezuela. He cited mid-October talks in Washingt [...]
2007-11-13 19:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM VE CA
07OTTAWA2080NEW CHALLENGES TO HARPER GOVERNMENT FROM AN OLD
[...] (C) Summary: New revelations about a more than decade-old scandal involving then-Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney have begun to haunt the Conservative government of PM Stephen Harper. With opposition members of Parliament openly raising the possibility of a cover-up and rifts devel [...]
2007-11-13 21:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
07OTTAWA2107(C) CANADA STILL CONSIDERING DESIGNATION OF TRO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 20:30:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL CE CA
07OTTAWA2123CANADA TO ATTEND ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY
[...] In response to reftel invitation, Canada plans to attend the working breakfast to discuss the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership on the sidelines of the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting in Bamako, Mali. Text of letter in para 2. 2. Begin text His Excellency David [...]
2007-11-20 17:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CA
07OTTAWA2125SCENESETTER FOR CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary: Stephen Harper leads one of the most stable minority governments in Canadian history. He is a Western conservative who came to power on a domestic agenda but has been surprisingly focused on foreign affairs. Harper's foreign policy style includes a halting transition from "peac [...]
2007-11-20 23:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CA
07OTTAWA213CANADIAN GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON CHINA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and International Trade Minister David Emerson recently returned to Canada from separate, overlapping trade and economic trips to China. Both trips were described in the press and by government officials in positive terms. Excluding an ag [...]
2007-02-05 22:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD CA CH
07OTTAWA2133CANADA SEEKS DEDICATED HELICOPTER AND UAV SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government is lobbying European NATO partners to provide dedicated helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) support in the Kandahar region of Regional Command - South (RC-S) in Afghanistan. Canada's military has no organic capability of this type, despite an on [...]
2007-11-21 21:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
07OTTAWA2135CANADIAN OFFICIALS AND 'MANLEY PANEL' CHART WAY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada's Defense Minister believes Canadian and Afghan forces are performing well in southern Afghanistan but he and his colleagues are worried about the minority Conservative government's ability to convince Parliament to authorize an extension of the current mission from 200 [...]
2007-11-21 21:58:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
07OTTAWA2138CANADIAN VIEWS ON OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on November 23, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Defence and Security Relations Division Director Michael Walma and Deputy Director Anne Burgess expressed appreciation for reftel views on the OSCE Madrid Ministerial and said that C [...]
2007-11-23 20:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE PGOV PHUM CA
07OTTAWA214HOUSE PASSES NON-BINDING KYOTO RESOLUTION
[...] (U) The House of Commons voted along party lines on Monday to adopt a non-binding resolution calling on the government to "reconfirm Canada's commitment to honor the principles and targets of the Kyoto Protocol in their entirety." Liberal (and Opposition) leader Stephane Dion introduced the me [...]
2007-02-06 14:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PGOV CA
07OTTAWA2150CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT G-8 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director of Crime and International Terrorism Evelyn Puxley will lead the Canadian delegation to the Third Annual G-8 International Kidnappers Conference, accompanied by officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Security [...]
2007-11-27 12:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM CA
07OTTAWA2170 CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAUDS ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, in a November 27 statement, praised the "historic" undertakings of the Annapolis Conference and offered Canada's continued support as the parties move forward toward the goal of two states living in peace and security. Full text in para 2. Bernier led t [...]
2007-11-28 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XF CA
07OTTAWA2205CANADA'S RESPONSE TO THE LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) Answers below to reftel questions derive from information from the Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, the Cuba Desk Officer, and the Trade Commissioner and Director of Latin America and Caribbean Commercial Relations at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs [...]
2007-12-04 12:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CA CU
07OTTAWA2207CANADA ON NIE REGARDING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns on December 3 for reftel documents on the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program, calling them "quit [...]
2007-12-04 18:18:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA
07OTTAWA2209CANADA'S RESPONSE TO U.S. CASH COURIER INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 21:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC CA
07OTTAWA2215CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In November 28-29 meetings with senior Canadian officials, U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) for the Israel-Palestinian Authority Lt. General Keith Dayton expressed his high appreciation for Canadian contributions to his staff and asked for additional assistance on staff and pro [...]
2007-12-06 18:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG EAID WE IS GZ CA
07OTTAWA222IMPLEMENTATION OF WHTI AIR RULE--TWO WEEKS ON AND
[...] (U) Two weeks after the January 23 implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) rule requiring U.S.-bound air travelers to hold a passport as proof of identity and citizenship, there have been no serious problems or delays reported at any of Canada's airports. Having been [...]
2007-02-06 21:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHLS EAIR ASEC CPAS CA
07OTTAWA2225CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) PolMinCouns briefed Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner on the upcoming Paris Donors Conference and expected U.S. contributions to the Palestinian Authority (reftel) on December 7. (Both Foreign Minister [...]
2007-12-07 15:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS CA
07OTTAWA2227EMBASSY OTTAWA'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 16:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
07OTTAWA2230CANADA REPORTEDLY DRAFTING ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Canada is reportedly preparing two major pieces of legislation designed to better protect intellectual property rights (IPR). The Government of Canada has confirmed that the first bill, an update to Canada's copyright law (see refs A and B),will be introduced t [...]
2007-12-07 21:30:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA2231CANADA WORKING HARD ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CA UNGA
07OTTAWA2233U.S.-CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Canadian Policy Planners met November 29-30 to discuss the broad strategic outlook over the next 25 years (with specific reference to the National Intelligence Council's 2020 and 2025 projects) and a range of international and regional issues that represent policy priorit [...]
2007-12-07 22:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CA AF PK XB XL XM XK
07OTTAWA2241 CANADA SEES NEED TO STRENGTHEN MEASURES AGAINST SECURITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent report commissioned by Canada's federal police force (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP),and written by former GOC senior financial official and bank regulator Nicholas LePan, criticized the institutions and resources available for fighting white-collar crime in C [...]
2007-12-11 15:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KCRM CA
07OTTAWA2251MINISTERS CITE MEASURABLE RESULTS IN AFGHAN MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 20:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PTER AF CA
07OTTAWA2254CANADA IN ACCORD ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North America, Gordon Venner, on December 12 expressed renewed appreciation for ref a update on U.S. policy on the Iran National Intelligence Estimate. He confirmed that "the views of ou [...]
2007-12-12 21:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR CA
07OTTAWA2255CRITICAL MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION MAY
[...] (U) Summary: In the face of a growing shortage of medical radioisotopes, the Canadian House of Commons passed emergency legislation late on December 11 to exempt the nuclear reactor where much of the world's supply of medical radioisotopes is produced from regulatory oversight (for a very narro [...]
2007-12-12 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON KSCA CA
07OTTAWA2260LEGISLATION PASSED, AECL RESTARTS REACTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 19:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON KSCA CA
07OTTAWA2265CANADA ON NORTHERN UGANDA, JUBA
[...] (C) This is an action message -- see para 5. 2. (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on December 14, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer and Director of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Group Shawn Barber expressed appreciation for r [...]
2007-12-14 20:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM UG CA
07OTTAWA2266CANADA ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for Central, East, and Southern Europe Robert Hage, Canada will not be among either the first or the last to recognize Kosovo following a unilateral declaration of independence. While the government has not yet reached a formal [...]
2007-12-14 21:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI CA
07OTTAWA2269CANADIAN HELP ON MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner promised PolMinCouns on December 14 that Canada would "certainly do what we can in concert with other like minded Embassies in Teheran" to seek information from the Iranian government abo [...]
2007-12-17 13:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC PTER IR CA
07OTTAWA2272CANADA COMMITS $300 MILLION FOR THE PALESTINIAN
[...] (U) As anticipated (ref a),Canada has made a sizable commitment -- $300 million over the next five years -- in support of the Palestine Authority and the Middle East peace process. At the Paris donors' conference on December 17, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier pledged to "increase our part [...]
2007-12-17 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS CA
07OTTAWA2274CANADA WILL MAINTAIN NEGATIVE VOTE ON DURBAN
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (SBU) Deputy Director Robert Sinclair in DFAIT's Human Rights Division confirmed on December 17 that Canada would vote against the funding of the Durban Review Conference in the upcoming plenary vote. He added that Canada is more concerned [...]
2007-12-17 21:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA CA
07OTTAWA2276AECL REACTOR RESTARTED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 18:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON KSCA CA
07OTTAWA2278CANADA COMPLETES WORK ON BILATERAL TAX TREATY
[...] ON DECEMBER 14, FINANCE MINISTER FLAHERTY ANNOUNCED THAT, AS A RESULT OF BILL S-2 RECEIVING ROYAL ASSENT, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS NOW COMPLETED THE STEPS REQUIRED IN CANADA TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE FIFTH PROTOCOL TO THE CANADA-UNITED STATES INCOME TAX CONVENTION. THE PROTOCOL WILL COME INTO [...]
2007-12-18 21:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD CA US
07OTTAWA2279GoC FOREIGN MINISTRY KEEN ON DISASTER TALKS
[...] Econoff and ESTH/ECON Specialist as well as the Acting CBP Attach met with officials from Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on December 17 to invite DFAIT participation in the meeting, proposed for January or February 2008, of the Consultative Group called for in the bilateral 19 [...]
2007-12-18 22:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ECON PREL CA MX
07OTTAWA2280NEW CANADIAN PLEDGE TO THE WORLD BANK'S
[...] ON DECEMBER 14, CANADIAN FINANCE MINISTER FLAHERTY ANNOUNCED THAT CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE CDOLS 1.3 BILLION TO THE WORLD BANK'S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. "OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IS EFFECTIVE AND THAT TAXPAYERS' MONEY IS WELL SPEN [...]
2007-12-18 22:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON IDA AF CA
07OTTAWA2294UN BUDGET DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on December 20, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director for UN and Commonwealth Affairs David Wittmann confirmed that Canada shared our concern about growth in the UN budget and that its delegation in New York was work [...]
2007-12-20 16:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC UNGA CA
07OTTAWA2295CANADIAN OPPOSITION LEADER OPPOSES EXTENSION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Stephane Dion ruled out Liberal Party support for the extension of Canadian combat troops in Kandahar during a discussion of Afghanistan with Ambassador Wilkins, the British High Commissioner, and RC-South country diplomats on December 18. Dion criticized the g [...]
2007-12-20 16:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF CA
07OTTAWA2299CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (U) In response to reftel demarche on December 13, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Michael Blackmore informed Embassy on December 20 that Assistant Deputy Minister and Political Director Colleen Swords plans to head the Canadian del [...]
2007-12-20 21:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL CA
07OTTAWA2307CANADA WILL SUPPORT PROSPER'S CANDIDACY FOR UN CERD
[...] (U) In response to ref b demarche on November 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights Policy Officer Daniel Ulmer confirmed on December 21 that Canada will support the candidacy of Pierre-Richard Prosper for the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Ra [...]
2007-12-21 20:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA CA
07OTTAWA2308NEW BY-ELECTIONS MAY SIGNAL CONSERVATIVE CONFIDENCE
[...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper on December 21 set the date of March 17 for by-elections in the Commons' ridings in Toronto Centre (Ontario),Willowdale (Ontario),Vancouver Quadra (British Columbia),and Desnethe-Missnippi-Churchill River (Saskatchewan). Liberals (including three former [...]
2007-12-21 21:30:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
07OTTAWA2322CANADIAN PM AND DEFMIN PRAISE AFGHAN MISSION,
[...] (U) Summary: Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay, Chief of Defense Staff Rick Hillier, and U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins visited Canadian troops in Kandahar on Christmas day. MacKay underscored the "remarkable progress" in Afghanistan, while the Ambassador praised Canada's contribution to [...]
2007-12-27 23:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR AF CA
07OTTAWA2326PM LINKS PAKISTAN TO AFGHAN MISSION; MEDIA COMMENT
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Harper joined other world leaders on December 27 in condemning the murder of Benazir Bhutto, stressing that Bhutto's death "cannot be allowed to permit any delay in the return of Pakistan to full democracy." Harper expressed concern about the implications of Bhutto [...]
2007-12-31 13:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR PK AF CA
07OTTAWA234CANADA, U.S. TO CARRY SAME MESSAGE TO NATO
[...] (C/NF) Following up on Assistant Secretary Boucher's February 5 meetings with his Regional Command - South (RC-S) counterparts in Ottawa (septel),we presented reftel points on February 7 to Department of National Defense (DND) NATO Policy Deputy Director Michael Kaduck and Department of Fore [...]
2007-02-07 23:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AF CA
07OTTAWA247CANADIAN NOMINEES FOR CONFERENCE IN EUROPE ON
[...] (U) Embassy Ottawa nominates the individuals identified in paras 2-6 to attend the conference on modern insurgency in Munich, 26-27 March 2007. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) --------------------------------------------- ---------------- 2. (SBU) DFAIT nomin [...]
2007-02-08 21:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PROP PTER MARR KISL
07OTTAWA249CANADA: NO POSITION YET ON LIBERIA'S ARREARS, WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 22:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN LI
07OTTAWA250NUNAVUT PREMIER EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER POLAR BEAR
[...] (SBU) Nunavut premier Paul Okalik called on Ambassador on February 7 to express his concerns over the Fish and Wildlife Service's December 27 announcement proposing to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Economic Minister-Counselor and ESTH Counselor also sat i [...]
2007-02-09 13:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV CA
07OTTAWA266PSI: CANADIAN FOLLOW-UP ON ATTEMPT TO SHIP
[...] Action request: See para 3. 2. (SBU) Responding to refs A and C, on February 9 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Export Controls Division Deputy Director Steven Goodinson conveyed to us the points below regarding the attempted shipment of U.S.-origin test eq [...]
2007-02-09 19:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC ETTC PREL SY CA
07OTTAWA267CANADA ANNOUNCES FORESTRY SUPPORT; SAYS IT DOES
[...] (u) On February 8, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn announced a C$127.5 million aid package for Canada,s struggling forestry sector. The GOC believes that a strong forestry sector "is vital to a strong Canadian economy." Under the aid package, C$122.5 million will go toward three initiati [...]
2007-02-09 20:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EAGR ECON EIND ETRD
07OTTAWA272WMD Foreign Consequence Management MoU
[...] Summary: The Embassy believes that the suggested MoU between DFAIT and State is not necessary because existing arrangements already address its intent. These include a 1986 treaty-level all-hazards mutual assistance agreement; the 1999 Canada-U.S. "Guidelines Concerning Cooperation on Chemica [...]
2007-02-09 21:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PTER TBIO CA
07OTTAWA303ADDITIONAL CANADIAN AID TO SUDAN
[...] (U) Summary: On February 13, International Cooperation Minister Verner announced that Canada is committing C$13 million over five years to fund an umbrella project to support displaced populations and home communities in Sudan's disputed regions of Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. End Sum [...]
2007-02-14 22:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV SOCI PREF CA SU
07OTTAWA312CANADIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 ON NORTH
[...] (U) During Economic Minister-Counselor's February 16 demarche at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on Canada's implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran (reported septel),he learned about the GoC's implementation of UNSCR 1718 on the DPRK. 2. (U) DFAIT United Nat [...]
2007-02-16 21:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC KN CA
07OTTAWA316CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1737 DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel delivered by Economic Minister Counselor to Mark Gwozdecky, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Nuclear Division Director, Gwozdecky said that Canada shares the United States' view of the risks of Iran's nu [...]
2007-02-16 22:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR CA
07OTTAWA338CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO IMF VOTE ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 22:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL
07OTTAWA345AFGHANISTAN: A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 14-15 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Welcome to Ottawa. Your visit provides a great opportunity to reinforce the improved relationship we have developed with Canada since you were here earlier this year. It will be an excellent chance to take stock of what we are doing together in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia, to [...]
2007-02-23 22:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR AF CA
07OTTAWA349GOC PLANS FOR WHO POLIO CONSULTATION
[...] (U) ESTH discussed WHO DG Chan's upcoming high-level consultation on polio eradication with GOC officials from Health Canada and Foreign Affairs Canada and provided a non-paper drawn from reftel. Our interlocutors were well aware of Dr. Chan's initiative but were still deciding who would repr [...]
2007-02-26 18:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAID SENV CA
07OTTAWA351LIBERAL ENVIRONMENT CRITIC SHARES VIEWS ON CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Liberal MP and environment critic David McGuinty (younger brother of Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty) has substantial experience on economic and environmental issues at the national and international levels and appears a formidable opponent to counter Tory environment Minister Jo [...]
2007-02-26 18:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PINR CA
07OTTAWA363CANADA LOOKING TO NEXT STEPS TO BRING IRAN INTO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 23:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP ETTC IR CA
07OTTAWA416DEMARCHE ON MAINTAINING ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 19:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
07OTTAWA432NATO: CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CROSS-GROUP
[...] (C) Responding to reftel points on cross-group stationing, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart said Canada would join us in our effort to get the First Option adopted. She noted, however, that, like the U.S., Canada could live w [...]
2007-03-07 22:43:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE NATO CA
07OTTAWA448CANADA: 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Despite optimism after the Conservative Party took power in early 2006, Canada's track record on strengthening IPR protection has remained disappointing. With one notable exception regarding pharmaceutical data protection, the GOC has made no discernable prog [...]
2007-03-09 15:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA452INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ (ICI) UN INTERIM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 23:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CA IZ
07OTTAWA453CANADA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737 ON IRAN
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Mackay announced how the Canadian government is implementing UNSCR 1737 on the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear program on February 27. In a press statement, he said that "the Government of Canada has satisfied its obligations and is fully implementing Resolution 1737, [...]
2007-03-09 23:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EFIN PREL KNNP ETTC IR CA
07OTTAWA47MORE CANADIAN AID TO AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCED:
[...] (U) Summary: On January 9, International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced that Canada will provide C$8.8 million for demining activities in Kandahar province and across Afghanistan as well as C$1.9 million to promote community-led development in that province. The Minister made th [...]
2007-01-10 13:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SOCI AF CA
07OTTAWA495CANADA RESPONSE RE: COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel on March 14 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Science and Technology Phillip Baines, who expressed appreciation for para 9 reminder and para 10 draft text. 2. (C) Per reftel para 9, Baines said he would soon [...]
2007-03-15 20:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CA
07OTTAWA496CANADA TO SUPPORT US POSITION ON PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 20:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM OECD PREL EAID KDEM CA
07OTTAWA50HARPER NAMES BAIRD ENVIRONMENT MINISTER; HOPES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The most noteworthy change in PM Harper's January 4 cabinet re-shuffle in preparation for a probable election later this year saw the oft-criticized Rona Ambrose depart Environment Canada for the much less sensitive Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio. Her replaceme [...]
2007-01-11 13:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PGOV PINR CA
07OTTAWA505CANADA: NEW BUDGET COULD SPUR FEDERAL ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Canada's Conservative Government will deliver its second federal budget on March 19. The budget vote, possibly as early as the week of March 26, is an automatic confidence vote that could determine the timing of the next federal election. The budget will be seen as a sign of the Harper [...]
2007-03-16 20:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA
07OTTAWA524 Canada's federal budget provides lots of cash to
[...] (U) Summary: Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty laid out the government's budget on March 19 with the lion's share of new spending, C$39 billion, directed toward the provinces in the effort to create 'Fiscal Balance' in the federation. As expected, it is an "election" budget crafted to pro [...]
2007-03-21 17:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV CA
07OTTAWA578CANADA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) On March 28, Economic Minister-Counselor delivered ref B demarche to John Hannaford, Director of DFAIT's United Nations, Human Rights, and Economic Law Division and urged quick GoC action to implement sanctions imposed by UNSCR 1747, especially with regard to Bank Sepah. Economic Minist [...]
2007-03-28 21:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM EFIN KTFN ETTC IR CA
07OTTAWA585CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW HEALTH FUNDING FOR HAITI
[...] (U) Summary: International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner recently announced that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will commit over C$45 million for new health-related development projects in Haiti: C$18.75 million to support the development of Haiti's health system; C$ [...]
2007-03-29 21:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SOCI CA HA
07OTTAWA627RE-WRITTEN CLEAN AIR ACT WOULD CAP GHG EMISSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative's "Clean Air Act" emerged March 30 from its legislative committee re-draft a very different document from the draft bill that went to the committee in December 2006. The new bill C-30 emphasizes hard targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and penalties f [...]
2007-04-05 19:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PGOV CA
07OTTAWA629CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO U.S. DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) On Aril 5, 2007 Econoff delivered points in reftel to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs officials from the legal office, non-proliferation office, and Iran desk. The Canadian officials expressed their support for U.S. and UN policies of freezing financial assets of entities and ind [...]
2007-04-05 21:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR KNNP PREL PARM
07OTTAWA639CANADIAN REACTION TO LATEST IPCC REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Environment minister Baird reacted to the latest IPCC report with a statement promising early announcement of mandatory targets for reducing emissions of GHG and air pollutants. The Conservative government has been under intense pressure for its failure to place a policy prior [...]
2007-04-10 17:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
07OTTAWA651 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PDAS MCNERNEY AND
[...] (SBU) Post grants country clearance for visit of PDAS Patricia McNerney, Kurt Kessler, Anthony Ruggiero and Jennifer Fowler to Ottawa on April 15-16 to meet with Canadian officials. 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Keith Mines (613-688-5242). He can be reached by e-mail a [...]
2007-04-11 18:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA CA
07OTTAWA67CANADIAN VIEWS ON MERCURY AT UPCOMING UNEP
[...] ESTH Counselor discussed Canadian positions on the UNEP Mercury Program with Grace Howland, manager for heavy metals in the Hazardous Air Pollutants Branch at Environment Canada, on January 12. Howland expects to attend the UNEP Governing Council meeting in Nairobi next month. 2. Howland [...]
2007-01-12 19:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC CA
07OTTAWA691IPR: MICHAEL GEIST SHARES HIS VIEWS WITH EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 12, the DCM and other Embassy officers met with University of Ottawa Law Professor Michael Geist, who is a prominent public commentator on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, to discuss Canadian copyright issues. As expected, Geist's views were generally at odds [...]
2007-04-18 13:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA72ADDITIONAL IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382:
[...] (SBU) On January 12, Economic Minister-Counselor and newly arrived Deputy Terrorist Financing Coordination Officer discussed reftel non-paper with Yves Beaulieu, Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism, International Crime and Terrorism Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International T [...]
2007-01-12 21:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR KN CA
07OTTAWA753CANADA'S PROVISIONS AGAINST CASH COURIERS
[...] (SBU) Although econoff delivered the points in reftel to an official from Finance Canada in February, that official had no comment but offered to set up a meeting for the Embassy with Canadian officials who are better acquainted with the problems of illicit cash couriers. To that end, the Eco [...]
2007-04-25 20:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER CA
07OTTAWA757CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED
[...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation Senior Policy Officer Michael Blackmore on April 24, and at a follow-up meeting with Blackmore and Policy Advisor David Da Silva on April 25. Blackmore emphasized convergence [...]
2007-04-25 20:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM NPT KNNP ENRG CA
07OTTAWA760LOW KEY RECOGNITION FOR AFRICA MALARIA DAY IN
[...] Foreign Ministry officials advised that Canada planned no nationwide public events for Africa Malaria Day beyond an April 17 announcement by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) of a C$20 million (from the FY 2007 budget) donation to the Canadian Red Cross for bednets in Africa [...]
2007-04-26 18:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAID KPAO CA
07OTTAWA761BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR DODGE RETIRING NEXT JANUARY
[...] (U) Summary: The Governor of the Bank of Canada (BOC),David Dodge, will step down at the end of January 2008 at the end of his seven-year term. The news was a surprise. Dodge is widely regarded as an extremely effective Governor who has kept Canada's inflation under control while presiding o [...]
2007-04-26 18:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV CA
07OTTAWA765PRIME MINISTER HARPER'S LETTER ON IPR
[...] (SBU) On April 26, Ambassador Wilkins received a letter from Prime Minister Harper regarding U.S. concerns about the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Canada. This letter, dated April 23, responds to a letter that the Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister on January 31 regar [...]
2007-04-26 20:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA767PSI: CANADA ON AUCKLAND CONFERENCE AND WHA OUTREACH
[...] (U) We conveyed ref A paper on April 26 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-proliferation Michael Blackmore and Policy Officer David Da Silva. Blackmore expressed appreciation for the U.S. readout, noted that it tracked with his take [...]
2007-04-27 14:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP MNUC CA
07OTTAWA783SPECIAL 301 CANADA 2007, DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) EconMinCouns delivered points in ref A to Paul Robertson, Director General, North America Trade Policy Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. DG Robertson said that the GOC understands U.S. concerns very well. Declining to answer questions about when and how Can [...]
2007-04-30 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA795TURNING THE CORNER - CANADA'S NEW REGULATORY
[...] (U) Saying "the time has come for action," Environment Minister John Baird released the government's long-awaited "Turning the Corner" plan, its framework to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, in Toronto on April 26. The plan's targets will force significant action by [...]
2007-05-02 18:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
07OTTAWA798DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 19:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO CA
07OTTAWA799CANADA: Views on Zimbabwe bid for CSD Chairmanship
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 20:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI CA
07OTTAWA819SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Welcome back to Ottawa, Ambassador Schwab. This cable offers background information on Canada,s political and economic environment, especially on issues that may be raised outside the formal agenda of your talks with Trade Minister Emerson. Information regarding Canada-Brazil relations [...]
2007-05-07 18:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBR CA ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
07OTTAWA856AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADA RETAINS FOCUS ON RUSSIA
[...] (U) We delivered reftel points on May 8 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation Policy Officer Kendra Davidson. Canada, she assured us, would send its usual delegation of both policy and "hands-on" enforcement personnel to Paris. 2. (C) Respondi [...]
2007-05-09 14:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CBW CA
07OTTAWA859CANADA: TLSA PAPER DELIVERED, ALTERNATE POC
[...] (U) We conveyed reftel paper to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) G8 and NATO deputy director and Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) policy officer on May 9. Both expressed appreciation but had no immediate reaction to the text. 2. (U) Post co [...]
2007-05-09 18:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KPKO MARR MASS PREL CA
07OTTAWA872DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 20:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO CA
07OTTAWA877DEMARCHE ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCING REFORM
[...] (SBU) EconMinCons and Econof delivered points in reftel to Wendy Clark, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's OECD Office. Clark said that the USG's views on all issues in reftel are very much in line with Canadian views. She said that Canada especially agrees th [...]
2007-05-10 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OECD CA
07OTTAWA883SHIP RECYCLING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 14:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND PHSA SENV ETRD
07OTTAWA887IPR: CANADA REPORTEDLY PREPARING TO CRIMINALIZE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's reaction to USTR's April 30th decision to maintain Canada's position on the Special 301 Watch List has been largely muted. However, intellectual property rights (IPR) - especially theater camcording - are now generating prominent news stories. The GOC is reportedly pr [...]
2007-05-11 19:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07OTTAWA891CANADA: CITES COP 14 PREPARATION
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erum Hasan, Advisor in the Multilateral Affairs Division at Environment Canada, on May 4. After consulting with senior officials, including Canada's CITES Scientific Authorities, Hasan responded on May 10 that Canada had yet to establish firm positions on the [...]
2007-05-11 19:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA ETRD CA
07OTTAWA915CANADA'S APPROACH TO MAY 25 ARF MEETING IN MANILA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada and the U.S. agree on most of the important issues to be addressed at the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila. Canada is enthusiastic about the U.S. draft UNSCR 1540 implementation statement, agrees that the inter-sessional meet [...]
2007-05-16 21:15:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM KNNP ARF XB CA
07OTTAWA95CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATIONS BEFORE JANUARY 25
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...]
2007-01-18 22:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO CA
07OTTAWA951ITU WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 20:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS TSPA CA
07OTTAWA96CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATION BEFORE JANUARY 25
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...]
2007-01-18 22:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO CA
07OTTAWA97CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATION BEFORE JANUARY 26
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...]
2007-01-18 22:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO CA
07PANAMA307PANAMA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. The negotiations concluded successfully in December 2006. As of early 2007, the re-named [...]
2007-03-01 22:42:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR
07PANAMA915PANAMA/OASGA: CODEL Meeks? Luncheon with OAS
[...] CODEL Meeks briefly touched upon OAS member nations? priorities while sharing the Congress members? desire to further invigorate U.S. engagement in the region. Congressman Meeks focused on the need to adequately support institutions like the OAS in furthering development and strengthening dem [...]
2007-06-04 12:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF OAS PM
07PANAMA920PANAMA/OASGA: CODEL MEEKS' LUNCHEON WITH OAS
[...] CODEL Meeks briefly touched upon OAS member nations' priorities while sharing the congress members' desire to further invigorate U.S. engagement in the region. Congressman Meeks focused on the need to adequately support institutions like the OAS in furthering development and strengthening dem [...]
2007-06-04 16:30:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF OAS PM
07PARAMARIBO604SURINAME: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) 1. Post presents its 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR),Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Suriname: I. Summary: Suriname is not a regional financial center and is not yet a significant site for money laundering when compared to other count [...]
2007-11-21 19:48:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN NS
07PARIS1116 OECD: MARCH 20 COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF ENLARGEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 20 Council discussion of enlargement and enhanced engagement broke no new ground, with OECD Members holding to longstanding positions. Secretary General (SG) Gurria focused on the latest version of his informal paper, which continues to advocate opening discussions w [...]
2007-03-22 13:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS1190OECD: AMBASSADOR MORELLA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON THE PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Morella briefed the OECD Council March 20 on the status of the U.S. initiative for a "Partnership for Democratic Governance" (see speaking notes in Para 5 below). Due to the late hour, discussion was limited; however, several key OECD Members expressed strong support for the [...]
2007-03-26 16:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS124 FRENCH AND G7/EU REACTIONS TO ADDITIONAL IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: France appreciated early notice of the US decision to designate domestically Bank Sepah delivered per ref A, but will probably defer to the EU for any possible further action against the bank, since it lacks independent national authority on proliferation matters. Separately, Fra [...]
2007-01-11 15:37:00Embassy ParisSECRETEFIN PARM PGOV ETTC UNSC FR
07PARIS1334OECD: State of Play on Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement
[...] (SBU) Summary: As we approach the April ECSS and May Ministerial Council Meeting, elements of an OECD enlargement and enhanced engagement (EE) package are emerging. Members appear ready to bless opening accesion negotiations with Chile and Israel, although some continue to express concerns a [...]
2007-04-04 16:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS147Reporting Cable: NINTH OECD WORKING GROUP ON WASTE
[...] The draft agenda (ENV/EPOC/WGWPR/A(2006)1) was accepted without comment, as was the Summary Record of the Eighth Meeting. AGENDA ITEM 3: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS --------------------------------------------- --- 2. Several countries including the US, gave brief synopse [...]
2007-01-12 15:15:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY FR
07PARIS158UPDATE ON LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: FRANCE IS ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC PROGRAM TO GARNER DONOR SUPPORT, AND IS RELATIVELY WELL-ADVANCED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE JANUARY 25 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LEBANON. THE LEBANESE ECONOMIC TEAM GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION OF ITS ECONOMIC [...]
2007-01-16 15:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KDEM PGOV PREL LE SY FR
07PARIS1799SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COMBATING
[...] (U) SUMMARY.: Government and NGO sources report an overall increase in anti-Semitic incidents in 2006, with a much sharper increase in physical attacks on persons. More recently, March and April witnessed a spate of anti-Semitic crimes including cemetery profanations and physical attacks. P [...]
2007-05-07 17:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF SCUL SMIG SOCI FR
07PARIS1947MAY 2 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) The French hosted consultations on biological weapons (BW) nonproliferation with the U.S., UK, and Germany in Paris, May 2, 2007. (May 3 chemical weapons discussions are reported reftel). New French and UK Heads of Delegation for this round of "Close Allies" reinvigorated discussions, fa [...]
2007-05-15 14:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL GM UK FR
07PARIS2137CLUSTER MUNITIONS: FRANCE PROPOSES PUSH IN CCW
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The French MFA shares the U.S. view that negotiations on cluster munitions cannot proceed productively outside the Convention on Chemical Weapons. To slow the growing political momentum behind the Norwegian push to ban [...]
2007-05-23 15:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PGOV PREL NATO FR
07PARIS2263FRENCH INITIATIVES ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: The French Government is finalizing an accelerated policy review of options on Darfur that promises a substantial uptick in diplomatic and other engagement, including a proposed ministerial-level Contact Group meeting in Paris on June 25 (Ref A). President Sarkozy will receive FM [...]
2007-05-31 13:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR CD SU FR
07PARIS232FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2007-01-22 12:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS2899PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed in principle to accept Gabon's offer to buy back its previously rescheduled debt at a discount. Terms will be negotiated at the July meeting. This would be the first time the Paris Club has conducted a standalone mark [...]
2007-07-05 08:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS2939OECD -- GUIDANCE REQUEST -- ESTABLISHING OECD SUPPORT UNIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 12 Council will be asked to take a decision on establishing a Support Unit for the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process (HDP) agreed at the G-8 Summit. Although the Germans, as G-8 President, are pushing for a quick decision in order to initiate the process in the fall, they [...]
2007-07-06 15:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS3014OECD: PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PDG)- COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) The OECD Council on July 12 agreed to the establishment at the OECD of an Advisory Unit (AU) for the proposed Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) The decision was taken as an "A" point - consensus having been reached prior to the Council meeting, with no discussion by Permanent [...]
2007-07-12 11:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS312 OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: USOECD reiterates the importance of having the OECD's impending enlargement include a major emerging economy to ensure the Organization's viability and its effectiveness as a tool to promote a U.S.-friendly global economic system. As a virtual invitee since 1997, Russia presen [...]
2007-01-26 14:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD AORC
07PARIS3179U/S REUBEN JEFFERY MEETS WITH FRENCH ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, in his first official visit to France July 18-21, underscored the breadth of U.S. economic ties with France and reaffirmed U.S. support for OECD and IEA (septel). In Jeffery's bilateral meeti [...]
2007-07-25 14:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ELAB EUN PREL SENV UNO FR
07PARIS3181OECD: REPORT OF MARCH 12-14, 2007 MEETING OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At its March 12-14 meeting, the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) conducted Phase 2 peer-review evaluations of Portugal and Ireland's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention ("Convention"). The WGB called on Portugal to raise awareness of foreign bribery in both th [...]
2007-07-25 14:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
07PARIS3209 PARIS CLUB - JULY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND GABON DEBT
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 17-18 meetings of the Paris Club, creditors accepted a stand-alone discounted debt buyback offer from Gabon, the first such operation by the Club. While welcoming Gabon's efforts to use USD 500 million in oil revenues toward debt management, the USG lacked legal aut [...]
2007-07-27 15:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS328PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND MACEDONIA &
[...] (SBU) During the January 23-24 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors granted Sierra Leone completion point treatment under the enhanced HIPC initiative, cancelling 100 percent ($363 million) of Sierra Leone's bilateral debt to the Club. The United States wrote off $44 million in USDA concession [...]
2007-01-29 12:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS3994PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 12 Tour d'Horizon, creditors welcomed in principle Jordan's proposal to buy back debt and generally supported the Secretariat's assessment of a 6-8 percent market discount. In a significant move, the Secretariat and creditors agreed with the U.S. [...]
2007-09-24 14:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4399PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2007 REPORTING CABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Paris Club agreed to accept a buyback of previously rescheduled Jordanian debt at an average discount of 11 percent off face value. This figure is significantly above the 5-7% figure that the Paris Club Secretariat initially estimated to be a fair market disco [...]
2007-10-31 14:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4616INPUT ON FRANCE RE COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR
[...] (U) The following information is keyed to the questions contained in reftel request for information related to Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. France ------ 2. (C) What is the nature of investment that host country businesses have in Cuba? Frenc [...]
2007-11-30 15:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU FR
07PARIS4622PARIS CLUB - November 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) At the November 14, 2007 Paris Club tour d'horizon, Chairman Musca urged countries to stay on message in their contacts with the government of Argentina - Argentina should clear its arrears. Iraq's recent agreement with Bulgaria was deemed roughly comparable to Iraq's Paris Club agreement, [...]
2007-12-03 15:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4667FRENCH EUROPEAN AFFAIRS SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 4, Ambassador Stapleton and DCM Pekala met with Jean-Pierre Jouyet, State Secretary for European Affairs at the MFA. Jouyet stated his expectation of quick French ratification of the simplified EU treaty and outlined France's priorities of immigration, energy and en [...]
2007-12-07 16:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN FR
07PARIS4693AF A/S FRAZER'S NOVEMBER 27 MEETINGS IN PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF A/S Jendayi Frazer met with Darfur rebel leader Abdul Wahid al Nur and, separately, with Presidential Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Bruno Joubert and MFA AF A/S Jean de Gliniasty on November 27. Abdul Wahid requested a range of U.S. assistance, professed his support for the U.S [...]
2007-12-12 16:49:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EUN SU IV CD CT SG FR
07PARIS525 OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OECD members are divided on a number of key issues regarding enlargement and enhanced engagement. A February 5 Council discussion highlighted differing views on how to deal with the BRICS, whether Russia should be invited to begin discussions on accession negotiations, whether [...]
2007-02-09 14:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS634UNESCO REFORM: SECRETARIAT AND EXPERTS SPLIT ON WAY FORWARD
[...] Summary: In recent weeks, there have been a number of meetings relating to the ongoing review of the Natural Sciences and Social and Human Sciences sectors. The panel itself met January 9-12. During that week, the Indian Ambassador held a January 10 dinner where guests included some panel ex [...]
2007-02-16 16:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCI SENV AORC EAID
07PARIS829OECD: U.K.'S BRIEFING ON TERMINATED BAE/SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (SBU) The January 16-18, 2007 meeting of the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) included a separate session on January 16th devoted to the U.K.'s termination of an investigation into BAE plc and a defense contract with Saudi Arabia. A condensed readout of that session was included in an over [...]
2007-03-05 14:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
07PARIS830OECD: REPORT OF JANUARY 16-18, 2007 MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At its January 16-18 meeting, the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) heard remarks from Secretary General Gurria on the need for the WGB to combat corruption. The WGB also conducted a Phase 2 peer-review evaluation assessing Poland's implementation of its OECD Anti-Bribery Conv [...]
2007-03-05 14:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
07PARTO8(U) Secretary Rice's May 31, 2007 Meeting with
[...] (U) May 31, 2007, 2:00 PM, Vienna, Austria. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Assistant Secretary Sean McCormack Ambassador Julie Finley General William Fraser, Special Assistant, JCS Brian Besanceney, Deputy Chief of Staff Ted Kontek, John Du [...]
2007-06-05 00:29:00US Delegation, SecretaryUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM OSCE KCFE RS
07PHNOMPENH1034CAMBODIA'S TOP TEN TYCOONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Hun Sen is making efforts to bridge the gap between the political and private sector by cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with the country's most prominent business tycoons. These business leaders contribute money to the ruling Cambodian Peoples Par [...]
2007-08-09 10:34:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PHUM PINR CB
07PHNOMPENH1270UNHCR CAMBODIA ON MONTAGNARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR'S Phnom Penh office reported that direct arrivals of Montagnards to the UNHCR office in Phnom Penh makes up 75 percent of new arrivals in 2007, compared to 40 percent of new arrivals in 2006. During the UNHCR office reporting period starting May 1, the UNHCR has seen an [...]
2007-10-05 08:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL CB
07PHNOMPENH3512007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 01:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH752UN HUMAN RIGHTS REP YASH GHAI VISITS CAMBODIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 31, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Yash Ghai briefed the diplomatic corps regarding his visit to Cambodia and his meeting earlier the same day with DPM and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, and fielded questions regarding his draft report on Cambodia. Yash Ghai [...]
2007-06-04 08:12:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM KJUS CB
07PHNOMPENH826ECCC PASSES INTERNAL RULES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 12, the judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) approved a set of internal rules governing the court's work. While both the national and international sides of the court hailed the passage of the rules as a major step forward in the court [...]
2007-06-15 09:45:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PHUM CB
07PORTAUPRINCE1198OAS TO REOPEN VOTER REGISTRATION
[...] (U) Summary: The Organization of American States (OAS) is working with the Ministry of Justice's national identity office (ONI) to reopen voter registration inside existing civil registry offices. The OAS, though short of funding, plans to begin registration in August but does not expect a [...]
2007-07-10 12:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1235MINUSTAH CONFIDENT IN ABILITY TO KEEP PEACE IN
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil is calm for the moment, but MINUSTAH troops emphasize the need for Haitian National Police (HNP) presence to control persistent crime. MINUSTAH is conducting more foot patrols tha [...]
2007-07-16 18:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC MARR MOPS KCRM HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE1240PREVAL NEEDS A PUSH ON ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Since post and Department first addressed the issue of proceeding with indirect elections and subsequent senatorial elections, post has determined through consultations in Haiti that the indirect elections will not produce a Permanent Electoral Council (CEP) in time for that bod [...]
2007-07-17 16:31:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1243CANADIAN PM HARPER TO VISIT HAITI JULY 20
[...] (U) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in Port-au-Prince on the morning of July 20 and depart Haiti later that day. During the visit, Harper plans to meet with President Rene Preval, attend an award ceremony for Canadian UN Police, and tour a hospital in Cite Soleil. Harper w [...]
2007-07-18 15:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HA OVIP
07PORTAUPRINCE1276HAITI/CANADA RELATIONS ENHANCED BY PM VISIT
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's July 20 visit to Haiti was hailed as a success by both Canadian and Haitian representatives. President Preval solicited Canada's help in the struggle [...]
2007-07-26 17:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA OVIP
07PORTAUPRINCE1344HAITIAN ELECTIONS GOING NOWHERE FAST
[...] (C) Summary: While the Core Group ambassadors are generally supportive of pressuring the GoH to move forward with indirect and senatorial elections, we have not yet presented a united message, in writing, to President Preval. In conversations with Core Group ambassadors, Preval has shown no [...]
2007-08-08 17:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1451HAITI MONTHLY: AUGUST, 2007
[...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) PROMINENT LAVALAS ACTIVIST DISAPPEARS. The Haitian media reports that Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, Lavalas leader and potential senatorial candidate in November [...]
2007-08-30 18:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE1546PRESIDENT, SENATE PROPOSE ELECTIONS "PAUSE"
[...] (C) Summary: President Preval and Senate President Joseph Lambert are seeking support from Haitian political parties and institutions and the international community for a plan to put off elections for two years and to rework the Haitian constitution. Preval and Lambert, citing the cumbersome [...]
2007-09-21 20:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1566SENATORS PITCH ELECTORAL "PAUSE" AND EXTENSION OF
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassadors from the US, Brazil, Canada and France met with the President of the Senate and his colleagues to discuss his proposal for an "electoral pause" which would put Haiti's electoral calendar on hold while allowing for constitutional reform. Lambert argued that the proposa [...]
2007-09-25 16:11:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1704PREVAL PLAYS COY ON ELECTIONS: EVERYONE PLAYS THE
[...] (C) Summary. n a series of encounters wth President Preval over the past week, he has continued to insist that he will go forward with senatorial elections. He has not offered any specifics or date. At the same time, he said, he will press ahead on constitutional reform. The President was su [...]
2007-10-22 19:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALHA PGOV PREL
07PORTAUPRINCE1899POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES: POOR BUT PEACEFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern city of Les Cayes does not face the major security concerns common to Port-au-Prince, but social problems stemming from widespread poverty do arise on occasion. Local Haitian National Police grapple with drug trafficking, poor prison conditions and a faulty justic [...]
2007-12-04 13:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON SNAR SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE370STATUS OF JUSTICE REFORM
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The justice sector in Haiti is in dire need of reform. Despite ongoing efforts by the international community, no single part of the apparatus functions properly, from arrest to trial. Havin [...]
2007-02-26 14:19:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE38HAITI CARICOM OFFICE READY TO DISCUSS CSME
[...] (U) Marie Michele Rey, the appointed head of the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other trade negotiations office, confirmed Haiti's commitment to moving CARICOM's Single Market Economy (CSME) forward. Though private sector sources indicate that the CSME may be more trouble than it is w [...]
2007-01-11 17:15:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD HA
07PORTAUPRINCE42PREVAL CALLS FOR UNITY, HITS U.S. ON DRUG
[...] (C) Summary: President Preval used his constitutionally-mandated speech opening the new parliamentary session on January 8 to blame drug trafficking for instability in Haiti, which is a victim of the United States, "a drug-consuming country." Preval's speech followed a three-hour long di [...]
2007-01-11 21:33:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE578OAS ''FRIENDS GROUP'' MEETS RESISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Organization of American States (OAS) Special Representative, Denneth Modeste, said that the OAS Assistant Secretary General, Albert Ramdin, proposed to re-establish a SIPDIS Group of Friends during his visit to Haiti on March 19. (Note: The OAS convened the Group of Friends in Port- [...]
2007-03-23 18:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HA XA
07PORTAUPRINCE824JUSTICE REFORM ADVANCES SLOWLY
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis will officially present the justice ministry's three laws on reform (ref A) on May 3, along with the rest of the government's legislative program. MINUSTAH political officer Lizbeth Cullity said the presidents of the national assembly and ch [...]
2007-05-04 18:25:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HA
07PORTOFSPAIN1031OAS LABOR MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DECENT WORK AS THE CENTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE XV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) IN PORT OF SPAIN SEPTEMBER 11-13 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND LABOR OBJECTIVES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BE REINFORCED THROUGH ENGAGEMENT ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AMONG LABOR MINISTERS, I [...]
2007-10-15 11:48:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SOCI OAS XK XL XM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1151BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning's new cabinet includes a number of new faces, some members of his former cabinet who have been given different portfolios, and two who have retained their old ministries. The cabinet is noteworthy for the number of women the PM has placed in posi [...]
2007-11-23 18:56:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN744TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 1
[...] Tsunami Warning training for Caribbean/Latin America 2. Caribbean Airlines to be privatized 3. More TV stations coming 4. T&T/Barbados fishing agreement one step closer 5. Tobago says 'All the fish/flying fish gone' 6. HBO announces new Caribbean Channel 7. Stiff penalties f [...]
2007-07-31 11:26:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ECPS EFIS EINV ETRD KIPR SENV TD
07PRAGUE1078DHS VISA WAIVER OFFICIALS BRIEF CZECHS, PROVIDE
[...] (U) DHS DAS for Policy Nathan Sales and DHS Visa Waiver Chief Dan Sullivan met with Czech MFA Political Director Povejsil and Deputy Interior Minister Salivar on September 7. They continued with a working-level meeting on September 10. Sales and Sullivan provided details about the seven new [...]
2007-09-18 14:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALASEC CMGT CVIS EZ PREL
07PRAGUE1165CZECHS SUPPORTIVE OF US AND EU PRIORITIES FOR UNGA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, who will travel to New York November 12 to assume the lead of the Czech delegation negotiations on UNGA Third Committee issues, welcomed the US perspective on these resolutions and indicated that the GOCR wil [...]
2007-10-22 15:00:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEZ KTIA PHUM PREL UN UNHCR
07PRETORIA1422007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT Q SOUTH
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2007 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2007 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2007 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]
2007-01-12 11:40:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD KTDB SF
07PRETORIA1447PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]
2007-04-24 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1933AQ KHAN TRIAL: JUDGE NIXES BLANKET IN CAMERA
[...] (C) The State's application that extensive portions of the A.Q. Khan prosecution be conducted in camera was dismissed by the Pretoria High Court on May 25th, on the grounds that the principle of open justice requires closed court proceedings to be the exception rather than the rule and that t [...]
2007-05-29 15:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA2940FOREIGN LAND OWNERSHIP REGULATIONS UNLIKELY TO BE
[...] (C) Summary. After three years of study, a government-appointed panel of experts recommended on 24 July to Cabinet that South Africa implement a legal framework governing land ownership by foreigners. Contrary to media reports hinting that the days of foreign land ownership may soon be over, [...]
2007-08-22 12:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAGR SF
07PRETORIA3116SA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY WOES
[...] (U) Summary. The pharmaceutical sector in South Africa is faltering under the SAG's current mandates and slow regulatory processes for drug and clinical trial approvals. The proposed benchmark policy for the single exit price and intellectual property right concerns are causing further jitt [...]
2007-09-05 13:37:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV SOCI KIPR SF
07PRETORIA3507South Africa Reassesses its Energy Policy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa convened a two-day Energy Summit September 24-25 to engage with stakeholders in order to reassess its energy policy as set forth in the white paper on energy adopted in 1998. Noting the likelihood that key assumptions may have changed since that time, representati [...]
2007-10-04 05:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
07PRETORIA3744South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-10-24 13:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA3891DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - MAYBE - MAYBE NOT
[...] SUMMARY: The Diamonds - Source to Use 2007 Colloquium in Johannesburg offered contrary views on African diamond reserves. Some pundits expect output to increase significantly from West Africa, Botswana, Angola and the DRC, but others foresee a sustained decline in world diamond production. A [...]
2007-11-07 10:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG EINV ETRD SENV SF
07PRETORIA3928SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 9,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA's Competitiveness Slides - Business Confidence Hits Three-Year Low - Sub-Saharan Africa Experiences Sustained Growth - Net Reserves Up [...]
2007-11-09 13:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA4002South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]
2007-11-20 11:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA4240SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 21,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Voted ANC President - Economy Holds Steady after Zuma Wins Election - Coal Prices Sharply Increase - Eskom Receives Substantial Rate [...]
2007-12-21 13:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA606AFRICA PEER REVIEW MECHANISM PRIMER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is perhaps the most developed and imaginative component of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),but has been slow to get off the ground. Only three countries (Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya) have completed their review, altho [...]
2007-02-21 07:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID AU SF
07PRISTINA453KOSOVO: ALBIN KURTI INDICTED FOR FEBRUARY 10 RIOT,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An international prosecutor filed an indictment against Vetevendosje/Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti in the Pristina District Court on June 4, 2007 for crimes related to the violent February 10 SDM demonstration in Pristina. Although the indictment recomme [...]
2007-06-08 17:19:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07QUEBEC9WHTI -AIR IN QUEBEC CITY FULL COMPLIANCE ON DAY ONE
[...] Consular staff spoke with airline boarding chiefs at Quebec City's Jean Lesage Airport, who reported that things went smoothly during this first day of WHTI-Air. No passengers were refused boarding, and none came unprepared. 2. Quebec City, which is the only airport in the consular distric [...]
2007-01-23 22:13:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHLS EAIR ASEC CPAS CA
07QUITO1295FOUR MONTHS OUT, CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CORREA'S TO
[...] (C) Summary. Early polls confirm a clear plurality and broad support for President Correa's Alianza PAIS movement over any other party, but a recent dip in President Correa's approval rating could signal some softness. Minister of Energy Alberto Acosta is rumored to be ready to leave office [...]
2007-06-06 13:37:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2166INSIGHTS INTO CORREA,S NATIONALIST VISION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Ecuadorian officials uniformly stressed, in a series of recent meetings with visiting WHA/AND Director Chacon, the importance that President Correa places on changing the political landscape, economic playing field and social fabric of Ecuador. Security officials discu [...]
2007-09-20 19:11:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL
07QUITO2650CANADIAN-US COMPANY PURSUING MAJOR PETROLEUM
[...] (C) Summary: Ivanhoe Energy, a Canadian firm with substantial U.S. investment, is pursuing oilfield development in Ecuador that would use its proprietary technology to develop and upgrade super-heavy oil. President Correa is reportedly supportive and wants to move quickly to sign a contract [...]
2007-12-17 12:59:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO321AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY ACOSTA
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Energy Acosta presented himself as a problem-solver. He said that he intends to solve the problems of U.S.-owned electric generator Machala Power and would study the situation of City Oriente, a small U.S.-owned petrole [...]
2007-02-07 20:46:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV ECON PREL EC
07QUITO55CORREA INAUGURATION: PRESIDENTS OF IRAN AND
[...] (U) Summary: Nine chiefs of state will reportedly attend the inauguration of Rafael Correa as Ecuador's president on January 14-15, including Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammed Abdelaziz, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or Polisario Front of Western Sahara. [...]
2007-01-09 12:08:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EC
07QUITO953PLAN ECUADOR FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY
[...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa on April 24 unveiled "Plan Ecuador for Peace, Justice, and Equity," aimed at countering the negative impacts of Colombia's internal conflict on Ecuador. The plan purports to guide GOE and international donor development activity in the northern border re [...]
2007-04-26 20:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07RABAT1249MOROCCO MOVES FORWARD ON INTERNATIONAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts to add Morocco's first-ever international elections observation to the existing domestic monitoring of the elections are gaining steam, but running against the clock. The Interior Minister publicly affirmed the mandate of the Human Rights Consultative Council (CCDH) to [...]
2007-08-02 14:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO EU EAID
07RABAT1331INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION BEGINS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The organization of Morocco,s first-ever international election observation kicked off with a week-long pre-election assessment mission organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In meetings with embassy and an August 15 press conference, the delegation recognized po [...]
2007-08-22 17:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO
07RABAT1575MOROCCAN DEMARCHE ON FOURTH COMMITTEE SAHARA
[...] (C) On the afternoon of October 4, Moroccan MFA Secretary-General Omar Hilale summoned chiefs of mission from SIPDIS OAS states resident in Rabat to a demarche anticipating wrangling over the text of a Western Sahara resolution in the UN Fourth Committee, set to begin next week. In addition [...]
2007-10-04 16:34:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO XA XF
07RABAT1624MOROCCAN REMITTANCES BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT
[...] (U) Summary: Remittances from Moroccans living abroad (MRE) have doubled since 2000, and dwarf the sum total of all foreign aid. MRE and tourism receipts match the value of all Moroccan exports at approximately USD 11.4 billion, and serve as a critical counter-weight to a spiraling trade defi [...]
2007-10-19 12:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SMIG MO
07RABAT813 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. Activities included the Advancing Learning and Employability for a Better Future (ALEF) literacy project, pharmaceutical and Agribusiness workshops, preparations for the 2007 legislative election [...]
2007-05-04 11:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
07REYKJAVIK1 Iceland: Defense Bilats with NATO Allies Reflect Maturing
[...] (U) Summary: Following the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik in September 2006, the Government of Iceland has begun reaching out to other NATO allies to solicit interest in security cooperation - and demonstrate to the public, in an election year, that it will protect them. December [...]
2007-01-05 09:10:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PTER NATO DK IC NO
07REYKJAVIK171ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS BURNS
[...] (SBU) The Mission and I welcome you most warmly to Iceland. Your timing could not be better. The May 12 parliamentary elections strengthened Prime Minister Haarde's mandate to govern. A new Foreign Minister (and unabashedly would-be future PM) is wary of us but open to an exchange of views. [...]
2007-06-13 09:29:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK233ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING 07 AND
[...] (C) Your visit and NORTHERN VIKING 07 come as Iceland's government gets back to work after summer vacation, with a new governing coalition for the first time in 12 years. The parliamentary election on May 12 strengthened Prime Minister Geir Haarde's mandate to govern. The new Foreign Ministe [...]
2007-08-09 16:14:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR PGOV IC
07REYKJAVIK247ICELAND: EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING,
[...] (C) Summary: Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 2007, held August 14-15, was the first defense exercise conducted under our commitments set out in the bilateral Joint Understanding of October 2006. The successful exercise brought new positive attention to the U.S. defense commitment to Iceland as [...]
2007-08-27 17:38:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR PGOV RU IC
07REYKJAVIK322ICELANDIC DEFENSE POLICY ONE YEAR AFTER U.S. WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) Summary: A year after the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik and the withdrawal of permanent U.S. forces from Iceland, Post agrees with Prime Minister Haarde that the turnover went better than either party expected. After recovering from the initial shock of our base closure notif [...]
2007-11-09 17:01:00Embassy ReykjavikSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PINR IC
07RIGA147OIL EXEC OUTLINES CORRUPTION AND COERCION AT RIGA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Managing Director of Latvia's branch of Statoil Baiba Rubess outlined to emboffs a Riga Freeport and Riga International Airport (RIX) that lack transparency, are dominated by the interests of the political elite, but that ultimately will be developed significantly and profitab [...]
2007-02-28 12:13:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR ECON ENRG ETRD KCRM LG
07RIGA290SCENESETTER FOR LATVIAN PRESIDENT VIKE-FREIBERGA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga will make her final official visit to Washington the week of April 30. In her eight years in office she has been a leader in securing democratic values in Latvia and bringing it into the EU and NATO, and a force in supporting others who wish [...]
2007-04-23 15:19:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS MOPS LG
07RIGA865A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO RIGA
[...] (C) Summary: CFE and domestic political developments were key topics in the visit of EUR A/S Dan Fried to Riga October 25 - 26. The Latvians warmly welcomed his assurance that on CFE the USG would pursue a policy of "nothing about you without you" in talking with Moscow and that any consultat [...]
2007-11-21 12:36:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO RS LG
07RIYADH1006DOW AND SAUDI ARAMCO SIGN MOU FOR $20 BILLION
[...] (C) On May 12, US firm Dow Chemical's CEO Andrew Liveris and Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Abdullah Jum'ah signed a detailed Memorandum of Understanding for a major petrochemical facility, the "Ras Tanura Integrated Project" (RTIP),the cost of which will likely reach more than $20 billio [...]
2007-05-14 18:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EIND SA
07RIYADH2462KING ABDULLAH MAKES THE CASE FOR LONGER US VISA
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 meeting with the King, King Abdullah made a specific point of stating his hope that visa reciprocity between Saudi Arabia and the United States soon be increased from two to five years. He reiterated Saudi Arabia's willingness to move forward on this i [...]
2007-12-11 11:35:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SA
07RIYADH313ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETS IN RIYADH, DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPMR) convened an Energy Working Group (EWG) in Riyadh on February 3. The E [...]
2007-02-14 15:04:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV SA
07ROME149INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II
[...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]
2007-01-23 16:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME152ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CUBA
[...] (U) Italy is Cuba's eighth-largest trading partner and consistently runs a large trade surplus with Cuba. Italian exports to Cuba increased in 2006 after several years of decline, while imports remain limited. Foreign direct investment, focused on the tourism and telecom sectors, has declin [...]
2007-01-24 10:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV CU IT
07ROME1841ICG ON SOMALIA: ITALY AGREES ON INVITATIONS TO
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting East Africa Office Director Domenico Polloni August 10, requesting Italian support for permanent observer status for Canada and Yemen in the International Contact Group on Somalia in anticipation of the upcoming ICG meeting in Rome September 10. [...]
2007-08-29 14:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO IT
07ROME2014SOMALIA: MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer led the U.S. delegation to the September 10 meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Rome. ICG members discussed next steps following the conclusion of the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) in Mogadishu and stressed the need for a roadmap for [...]
2007-09-19 15:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO IT
07ROME241ITALY: AMBASSADORS' AFGHANISTAN LETTER HITS
[...] (C/NF) An op-ed from ambassadors of the U.S., UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and Romania calling for Allies -- and particularly Italy -- to stand firm in Afghanistan spurred widespread media and political response. The daily "La Repubblica" printed the op-ed on its front page on February [...]
2007-02-06 12:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IT
07SANAA1343HIGH PRICES CAUSE CONCERN IN YEMEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of basic consumer goods in Yemen have risen in real terms by at least 100 percent since the September 2006 Presidential Election. Inflation has worsened the already abysmal poverty rate and has led to the bankruptcy of at least 2,400 businesses. The Republic of Yemen Go [...]
2007-07-16 06:26:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANJOSE1248COSTA RICA INPUT - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) has played a key role in the growth of the Costa Rican economy over the last 23 years, fueling Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),which has expanded the economy and diversified export opportunities. In the past seven years, accordin [...]
2007-06-28 12:13:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS
07SANJOSE2838 HAITI: DEFINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA
[...] REO visited Embassy PAP November 20-21 to meet with officials from the Ministry of Environment (MOE),the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Bank (WB) and the United National Development Program (UNDP). GOH and NGO representatives explained environmental problems and opportunities, an [...]
2007-01-03 21:18:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ECON EAID HA
07SANJOSE406TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE? VENEZUELA'S ALUMINUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After two weeks of speculation, it appears that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has backed away, for now, from his planned closure of a Venezuelan state-owned aluminum processing plant in Costa Rica. The GOCR remains concerned, however, about the eventual fate of the CVG ALUNA [...]
2007-03-01 18:49:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CS
07SANJOSE524COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...]
2007-03-16 22:32:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
07SANJOSE63 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT - COSTA RICA
[...] The 2007 Investment Climate Report requested in reftel follows. As instructed the following report has also been submitted via unclassified email. 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Costa Rica A.1. OPENESS TO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Costa Rica has a generally open international tr [...]
2007-01-12 15:39:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SANSALVADOR1291SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF KEY U.S.
[...] Post received June 29 a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 22, 2007 in response to the first of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly [...]
2007-07-05 22:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1406SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND OF FOUR ICAO DEMARCHES
[...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated July 12, 2007 in response to the second of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly of all [...]
2007-07-19 18:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1779CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR SUCCESS STORIES: MAQUILAS & TEXTILES
[...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. Manufacturing is expanding and diversifying, the local food and beverage industry is booming, and new investments are arriving to sectors before unexplored. It is the general view among entrepreneur [...]
2007-09-05 22:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2410A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY'S MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OF EL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners; extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society; and the statu [...]
2007-12-17 14:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2411A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY MEET WITH SALVADORAN VP ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners, and extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with El S [...]
2007-12-17 14:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR409EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT
[...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 15:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR814EL SALVADOR HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-GANG CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador hosted the Third Annual Anti-Gang Conference at the Decameron Resort in Sonsonate, El Salvador from April 23-27. Nearly 200 people were in attendance including law enforcement and government representatives from the U.S., El Salvador, Honduras, G [...]
2007-04-27 22:46:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANTIAGO1164CHILEAN LEADERSHIP TO DEPARTING AMBASSADOR:
[...] (C) President Bachelet, FM Foxley and Interior Minister Velasco, in farewell meetings with the Ambassador, expressed enthusiasm about our bilateral partnership on the ""themes of the future,"" like science, technology, innovation, energy and education. Bachelet acknowledged that Chile is doing mor [...]
2007-07-24 13:46:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL CI
07SANTIAGO1828DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA - CHILE
[...] (C) E/Pol Counselor November 13 delivered ref A demarche to Jamie Bascunan, the MFA's desk officer for Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador, stressing that the proposed Venezulan referendum ran contrary to Caracas's obligations under the Inter-American Democratic Charter. As such, it is incumbent [...]
2007-11-14 20:56:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM VE EU CI WHA
07SANTIAGO590MEDIA REPORT - PROMOTING CHILE'S SUCCESS AND A MORE ACTIVE
[...] Summary: In separate interviews, former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda and Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley emphasized that Chile is an example of political, economic, and social success in Latin America, but that Chileans fail to recognize the scope of these accomplishment [...]
2007-04-11 17:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV MX CI
07SANTODOMINGO1049JAMAICA: REQUEST TO RECONSIDER COMMERCIAL SERVICE
[...] //// PLEASE CANCEL THIS TELEGRAM. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SANTO DOMINGO 1050 REPEAT 1050 - That, for population size, the region represents a significant and growing market for U.S. exports. - The vagaries of inter-island travel will make regional coverage less than optimal. - Without [...]
2007-05-03 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ECON EINT EINV ETRD JM XL DR
07SANTODOMINGO1050CORRECTED COPY - SANTO DOMINGO: REQUEST TO
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo concurs fully with issues raised in Refs A, B, C, and we urge Commerce's reconsideration of its proposal to close its offices in the listed countries. - That, for population size, the region represents a significant and growing market for U.S. exports. - Th [...]
2007-05-03 20:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ECON EINT EINV ETRD JM XL DR
07SANTODOMINGO1084DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NON-USG DONOR ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] Summary. Per reftel, emboff met with officials from the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources SIPDIS (SEMARENA) to discuss environmental trade capacity building (TCB) projects in the Dominican Republic that are financed by non-USG donors. In total, there are nine major dono [...]
2007-05-08 14:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB EPA ETRD SENV DR
07SANTODOMINGO2053DOMINICAN CHURCH VIA MFA REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) In a letter sent by the Dominican MFA to all ambassadors resident, but personally delivered to Embassy's Charge d'Affaires, a.i. on August 30, as well as ambassadors from Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macoris revisits [...]
2007-08-31 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO2245DOMINICAN ORIENTATION VISIT OF WHA/CAR DIRECTOR DE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6 and 7, WHA/CAR Office Director Velia De Pirro traveled to the Dominican Republic for a series of orientation meetings with both Embassy staff and leading Dominican figures, including the Chief of the National Police, the President of the DEA-equivalent National D [...]
2007-10-03 18:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PINR KCRM SNAR HA VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO2495UN OFFICIALS CITE 'PROFOUND AND ENTRENCHED RACISM'
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on racism and Independent Expert on minority issues have concluded a week-long visit to the Dominican Republic, noting that, there is "a profound and entrenched problem of racism and discrimination against such groups as Haitians, Dominican [...]
2007-11-02 17:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO535DOMINICAN DIPNOTE REQUESTING SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 17:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL IO ICAO DR
07SANTODOMINGO733SENIOR DOMINICAN OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High-level officials in the Dominican Ministries of Foreign Relations and Migration use their positions to facilitate human trafficking and alien smuggling schemes, according to media reports, DHS investigations and Embassy contacts. Those implicated include the Assistant Secreta [...]
2007-03-30 23:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PHUM SMIG KCOR KCRM CH DR HA HK
07SAOPAULO18 RECORD BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT OUTSIDE BRAZIL
[...] (U) 2006 marked the first time in Brazilian financial history that Brazilians invested more overseas during the year than foreigners invested in Brazil. This phenomenon is due in large part to the internationalization of Brazilian companies, which are becoming global players as they search fo [...]
2007-01-08 16:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON EFIN BR
07SAOPAULO206MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ AND
[...] "The Guyana Factor" Political columnist Eliane Cantanhede opined in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (3/16): "President Bush made rapprochement gestures towards US friends in Latin America while Chvez poured millions of dollars into Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia a [...]
2007-03-16 12:06:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO3SAO PAULO BUSINESSMEN PRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR A US TRADE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, a bilateral business grouping, recently expressed lack of faith in the resumption of FTAA negotiations and demanded greater commitment from the GOB to begin negotiations for alternative mechanisms to enhance bilateral trade relations. [...]
2007-01-03 15:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD EINV BR
07SAOPAULO504EUROPE: G-8 SUMMIT, RUSSIA, CLIMATE CHANGE; WESTERN
[...] "George and Vladimir" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/10) editorialized: "Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush did not solve their nations' differences at the G-8 Summit, but succeeded in moderating the tone of the rhetoric between Russia and the U.S..... Both k [...]
2007-06-11 17:39:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO657MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA'S CLAIM OVER THE ARTIC; SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 13:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO787BRAZILIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS FLOCKING TO THE UNITED STATES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AmConsul Sao Paulo had a 23 percent increase in J visa applicants during the first semester of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This is the continuation of a trend that has resulted in a 185 percent increase in demand for J visas over the past five years. The increased [...]
2007-09-24 18:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR
07SAOPAULO988SUMMER WORK TRAVEL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL
[...] SUMMARY. Congen Sao Paulo attended an estimated 7726 students in this year's Summer Work Travel (SWT) season, a 10 percent increase over last year. The vast majority of the students were well-prepared and qualified for the program. Brazilian exchange agencies predict that growth will continu [...]
2007-12-18 14:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR
07SARAJEVO2236BOSNIA - HIGHREP IMPOSES FIRST MEASURES; DODIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, High Representative Lajcak publicly announced three measures designed to improve decision-making in and the functionality of state-level government. After Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik was briefed by OHR in advance of the actions, he called the Ambassador [...]
2007-10-19 17:23:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO541AMBASSADOR'S MEETS WITH BIH FOREIGN MINISTER SVEN
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM, called on new Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj at the Ministry March 7. In a wide-ranging exchange, Minister Alkalaj reviewed Bosnia's efforts to fulfill itsPartnership for Peace (PfP) commitments, and disussed the current controversy [...]
2007-03-09 17:22:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL MARR PARM PGOV PINR ENRG EPET BK
07SEOUL3110SEOUL EXAMINING ADHERENCE TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (C) Despite numerous professions of interest in the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) since its launch in 2006, South Korea surprised U.S. observers by deciding only a few days before the GNEP Ministerial in Vienna on September 16 not to sign the GNEP Statement of Principles. An offici [...]
2007-10-17 02:12:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALTRGY KNNP KS
07SEOUL3494KOREA JOINS GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] Deputy Prime Minister (and Minister of Science and Technology) Kim Woo-sik, acting on behalf of the Korean Government, signed the Statement of Principles of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) on December 10. Hur Jae-yong, Director of Atomic Energy Cooperation at the Ministry of Sci [...]
2007-12-10 05:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP KS
07SEOUL3527LOOKING IN THE CRYSTAL BALL: LEE MYUNG-BAK'S
[...] (C) Summary: Past presidents have traditionally started their tenure by choosing academics or National Assembly members as their first foreign ministers, later replaced by career diplomats. The current bet among our MOFAT and campaign contacts is that Lee Myung-bak might decide to stick wit [...]
2007-12-13 21:31:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SEOUL359AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES 6PT, AID, KIC WITH
[...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung, the Ambassador noted that if progress were made at the Six Party Talks (6PT),it would be important to coordinate international approaches to synchronize assistance with DPRK actions ondenuclearization and to maintain our le [...]
2007-02-06 09:15:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KS KN
07SEOUL587SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...]
2007-02-28 08:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
07SHANGHAI379EAST CHINA--ZENG QINGHONG STEPPING DOWN, WU YI RISING?
[...] (C) Summary. One of our better-connected political contacts said that the current word among Beijing princelings was that all but the top three members of the Politburo Standing Committee would retire at the upcoming Party Congress as President Hu Jintao tried to consolidate his power and pur [...]
2007-06-21 10:06:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI474EAST CHINA'S SOUTH KOREAN COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, South Koreans have flocked to Shanghai in search of economic and educational opportunities. More than 110,000 South Koreans live in east China (Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai),with some 70,000 [...]
2007-07-30 06:46:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EINV KIRF CH KS KN
07SHANGHAI771EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON LEADERSHIP CHANGES
[...] (S) Summary: East China academic and business contacts who closely follow national political developments say that the size and selection of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) at the 17th Party Congress in October reflected institutionalization of power and power transfer. Vice President [...]
2007-12-04 09:30:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL ECON CH
07SHANGHAI792UP, UP AND AWAY: SHANGHAI'S FY-07 VISA NUMBERS GO THROUGH
[...] (U) Consular officers in Shanghai adjudicated 16 percent more NIV applications in FY-07 than in FY-06. This follows a 19 percent increase in FY-06 over the FY-05 NIV workload, which in turn was up 20 percent over FY-04. This cable not only reports the quantitative increases but also provides [...]
2007-12-13 09:21:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT CH
07SINGAPORE1489RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 06:34:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN
07SINGAPORE1948GOS CANDIDATE FOR ICAO AIR NAVIGATION COMMISSION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the following diplomatic note concerning its candidate for the Air Navigation Commission of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). We will send an electronic version o [...]
2007-10-23 09:09:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYICAO EAIR AORC PREL CA SN
07SINGAPORE2016SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE2037SINGAPORE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We also have emailed to INL the text of the draft report in MS Word format showing chan [...]
2007-11-13 07:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
07SINGAPORE2191BURMA: U/S BURNS STRESSES NEED FOR CONTINUED ASEAN
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, urged ASEAN to find a way to step up pressure on Burma during a meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho December 3. Ho said that Burma had SIPDIS rejected an ASEAN role during the November 19-22 summits in S [...]
2007-12-13 04:36:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALBM PGOV PHUM PREL ASEAN SN
07SINGAPORE24SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]
2007-01-04 00:46:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SKOPJE767MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT ON NAME ISSUE, KOSOVO,
[...] (C) During a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss cohabitation challenges (ref A),President Crvenkovski expressed concern that Macedonia might be pushed to the wall in its name dispute with Greece before the 2008 NATO Summit, underscored that there is no difference between Skop [...]
2007-09-20 15:11:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS MARR MK KV
07SOFIA114BULGARIA LEANS FORWARD ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador January 25 that Bulgaria had lifted its caveat regarding night operations in Afghanistan, and that there was political will to lift at least some caveats pending receipt of additional training and equipment. The government expects parl [...]
2007-01-25 14:42:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO MARR CVIS IZ AF SR BU
07SOFIA1375GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY (GIPA),GENERAL
[...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mr. Georgi Georgiev and Mr. Svetlan Savov, of the National Customs Agency, for USPTO training on February 11-14, 2008. Georgiev has been with the National Customs Agency since 1999. He is currently working as a state expert in the Customs Intelligence [...]
2007-12-14 13:55:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
07SOFIA160BULGARIA: NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche on February 7 to Zlatin Krystev of the MFA NATO Directorate and Anri Georgiev of the MoD International Cooperation directorate. As reported in reftel B, Bulgaria has announced deployment of an additional mechanized infantry company to Afghanistan and has lift [...]
2007-02-07 11:51:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF BU
07SOFIA181BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]
2007-02-13 09:44:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA43BULGARIAN MFA EAGER TO KEEP TRADE TREATIES, BUT
[...] (C) We delivered ref. A points to MFA's Emilena Popova, Director of the International Cooperation Directorate, and Ivan Danchev, Head of the U.S. and Canada Department in the Americas Directorate, on January 8. Popova was glad to hear that the USG agreed to discontinue the 1938 Treaty on Cer [...]
2007-01-10 13:42:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALETRD EUN PGOV BU
07SOFIA718DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM KALFIN: IRAQI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin thanked the Deputy Secretary for President Bush's public and private assurances of support for the release of the five Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya. He also asked for the opportunity to consult with the USG in advance of any travel by the Secretar [...]
2007-06-14 08:46:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EFIN NATO LY IZ BU
07SOFIA985BULGARIA: MFA DOWN BEAT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On August 9, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points and a copy of the new Afghanistan Counter-Narcotics Strategy to MFA Afghanistan desk officer Ivan Petkov. Petkov expressed the difficulties of weaning Afghan farmers off opium poppies. He said Bulgaria, partnering with Germany, had impo [...]
2007-08-10 08:17:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR AF BU
07STATE111993SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS FOR CANADA AND
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host governments and regional organizations to pursue the following objective: -- Seek agreement for Canada and Yemen to be granted Permanent Observer status in the Interna [...]
2007-08-09 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO
07STATE128912ASKING MONGOLIA TO JOIN ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This is an action request. See Para 3 for suggested talking points. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: On April 10, Deputies approved plans to develop a partnership among Asian democracies. Subsequent consultations with prospective members led us to broaden the concept to an Asia Pac [...]
2007-09-13 19:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MG
07STATE131552ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...]
2007-09-18 21:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MG
07STATE131560ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...]
2007-09-18 21:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MG
07STATE131561ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...]
2007-09-18 21:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MG
07STATE133852U.S.-CANADA BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (BCG)
[...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Ambassador Dell L. Dailey, U.S. Counterterrorism Coordinator, looks forward to hosting the U.S.-Canada Bilateral Consultative Group (BCG) meeting this fall in Washington. This cable outlines our proposals for the BCG agenda an [...]
2007-09-21 22:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA PTER KCRM PGOV PINR PINS PREL
07STATE139684ENGAGING THE G7 PLUS LIECHTENSTEIN ON NASREDDIN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Ahmed Idris Nasreddin (an Eritrean-born Italian citizen) applied on April 13 for de-listing for himself and 12 entities associated with him from UNSCR 1267 (al Qaida Taliban Sanct [...]
2007-10-03 21:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN KTFN LS PREL PTER USUN
07STATE141724AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT
[...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...]
2007-10-09 16:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD SENV
07STATE142219AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT
[...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...]
2007-10-10 14:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD SENV
07STATE145598USG COMMENTS ON UNDPKO "CAPSTONE DOCTRINE"
[...] (U) As part of its "peace operations 2010" reforms, the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),with the help of more than 250 international experts meeting in workshops around the world, has developed a document that sets out for practitioners the guiding principles and core tasks [...]
2007-10-17 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UN MARR
07STATE145910DEMARCHE REQUEST: CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously [...]
2007-10-18 17:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAID SOCI TBIO
07STATE146505BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1003329 for the export of sonar equipment to Turkey. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2007-10-19 15:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCA ETTC KOMC TU
07STATE149144REPORT ON THE INFORMAL MEETING OF THE IRFFI
[...] (SBU) This cable reports on discussions at the informal meeting of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee (DC) held at the United Nations (UN) in New York on October 11, 2007. 2. (SBU) Summary: The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the ful [...]
2007-10-25 21:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EAID ECIN ECON EUN IT IZ TU
07STATE151024DEMARCHE REQUEST: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-18. The CD Ministerial in Bamako, November 14-17, will have five thematic and five regional roundtables. We ask that Posts inquire as to the priorities of host government for the ministerial and each roundtable, and share the U.S. prio [...]
2007-10-31 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07STATE152799STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...]
2007-11-05 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO
07STATE153576PSI: CHILE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] This is an action request please see paragraphs 2-11. SUMMARY ------- 2. Department requests embassy approach the GOC to determine its interest in becoming a participant in the PSI Operational Experts Group (OEG). If the GOC decides it is willing and able to accept the long-term commitm [...]
2007-11-07 17:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCI KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE154674DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Summary. Department requests action addressees demarche host governments, at the highest appropriate level, to: 1) share our concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package; 2) highlight growing dissension within Venezuela and the increasingly rep [...]
2007-11-09 16:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE PHUM WHA EU
07STATE154860REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MR. SMALL (ASSISTANT
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 16, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Canada's Political Minister Kevin O,Shea and Energy Counselor Paul Connors to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). As part of that discussion [...]
2007-11-09 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KPAO SOCI TRGY CA
07STATE156094NUCLEAR POWER MEETINGS IN JORDAN
[...] (U) On August 9, Alex Burkart, Deputy Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN/NESS),Jody Daniel, Office of Regional Affairs (ISN/RA),and Embassy Econoff held several meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss [...]
2007-11-14 15:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL
07STATE156111PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES,
[...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]
2007-11-14 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156113PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES,
[...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]
2007-11-14 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156157PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]
2007-11-14 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156160PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]
2007-11-14 17:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156474APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 17. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on November 19-2 [...]
2007-11-15 03:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK SY ZI
07STATE159330SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND
[...] This is an action request (see para 12) both for posts whose host governments have not yet accepted invitations to the New Delhi avian and pandemic influenza conference and for donor nations. SUMMARY ------- 2. Begin Summary: The USG has assumed a world leadership role in the effor [...]
2007-11-21 21:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX
07STATE160639FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary. This cable lays out our FY 2008 biotech outreach strategy and describes some of the resources available to posts as we seek to encourage the use of agricultural biotechnology. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of rural economic develo [...]
2007-11-27 19:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
07STATE163714REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS FOR
[...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 3. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC is e [...]
2007-12-05 18:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENG KPAO SENV TRGY
07STATE165472DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING - WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraphs 14 and 15. SUMMARY ------- 2. In May 2007, the United States began a process to clarify that its WTO obligations do not extend to gambling and betting services, in response to a WTO dispute settlement finding that the U.S. inadvertent [...]
2007-12-10 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO
07STATE165916REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY FOR WIREC SUPPORT
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC i [...]
2007-12-11 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENG
07STATE166241REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK FOR WIREC
[...] THIS IS AN INFORMATION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC is expected [...]
2007-12-12 19:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENG NB
07STATE166405DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services may have targeted and detained private investigator and retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson on March 8, 2007, during a t [...]
2007-12-13 02:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETBA CASC IR IZ JO KDEM KISL KJUS KPRP KU LE MU PGOV
07STATE166406DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services may have targeted and detained private investigator and retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson on March 8, 2007, during a t [...]
2007-12-13 03:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETAS CA CASC CH EU EZ FR GM IN IR IT JA JO KDEM
07STATE166577CORRECTED COPY - DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. This cable included corrected action request/objectives. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services may have targeted and detained private investigator and retired F [...]
2007-12-13 15:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETBA CASC IR IZ KJUS KPRP KU LE MU PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07STATE18563DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...]
2007-02-14 19:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07STATE18578DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...]
2007-02-14 19:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07STATE22242DEMARCHE ON MAINTAINING ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE
[...] Summary and Action Request: The USG has raised several proposals relating to the WTO Informational Technology Agreement (ITA) at the WTO Committee for the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA Committee),expressing concerns that ITA members such as the European Union (E [...]
2007-02-22 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTO
07STATE2945ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph two. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States designated two additional entities and one individual under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons [...]
2007-01-10 01:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC IR KN KNNP PARM PREL
07STATE33268PRESSING AFRICANS TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) should respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructe [...]
2007-03-15 20:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI
07STATE33284PRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ACTIVE
[...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) must respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructed [...]
2007-03-15 20:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI
07STATE37360INSTRUCTIONS ON RESOLUTION REQUESTING OBSERVER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per reftel, USUN was instructed on March 16 to join consensus on the resolution granting UNGA observer status to the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB). Following receipt of reftel, USUN was approached by the Israeli Mission to the [...]
2007-03-23 17:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETOFDP PTER UN
07STATE4858FOLLOWING UP ON THE EU'S DRAFT PROPOSAL ON
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-7. 2. In November, Reftel A asked posts to reach out to appropriate EU member state representatives to seek their views on a European Commission proposal to include international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme [...]
2007-01-13 12:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SENV EUN
07STATE507REQUEST THAT INDIA RESCHEDULE NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU
[...] Please deliver the attached text formally requesting that India schedule the meeting of the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during the period October-December 2007: see paragraphs 4 and 5. Signed original will be delivered to the Indian embassy in Washington [...]
2007-01-03 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMED EAGR EAID KFLU TBIO IN
07STATE56784RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMATS FOR FIELD
[...] (U) This cable is intended to advertise and recruit individuals to serve four-six month TDY tours in Darfur in support of the Embassy Political Section and Washington's foreign policy objectives in Sudan. S/CRS personnel, with stop-gap support from Embassy political officers, have manned Post [...]
2007-04-27 16:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAU CJ HO SOCI SU US
07STATE57995DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. The U.S. is seeking, in the context of the WTO Doha Round negotiations, to reduce non-tariff barriers related to textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods labeling. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance [...]
2007-04-30 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO
07STATE60637OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated through NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction ( [...]
2007-05-04 17:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60672DEMARCHE: HOLDING THE LINE ON UN COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The sixth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in June will chiefly address the final outstanding institution-building and transitional issues left over from the now-defunct UN Commission o [...]
2007-05-04 18:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHUMAN PHUM PREL EUN
07STATE60916OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...]
2007-05-04 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60917OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...]
2007-05-04 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60918OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP [...]
2007-05-04 17:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60919OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (G [...]
2007-05-04 17:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE81232EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE;
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]
2007-06-11 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE84207ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States has designated four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Propert [...]
2007-06-15 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN
07STATE91929CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 091539:
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2-6. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Action requested: Posts, except for Ottawa, Prague, Warsaw, Berlin, and London are requested to approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to convey deep USG unhappiness with the resu [...]
2007-07-02 14:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EUN UNHRC
07STOCKHOLM1019SWEDISH VIEW ON SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (C) Polcouns discussed 8/17 reftel proposal to secure Permanent Observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) with MFA Special Adviser for the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen. Fahlen, who is Sweden's representative to the ICG, had no objection to the participati [...]
2007-08-22 11:53:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SW SO
07TAIPEI136Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on
[...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...]
2007-01-18 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1499GE AND TAIPOWER IN CONTRACT DISPUTE OVER FOURTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 27, AIT met with Yao Ching-chuan, Taipower Director of Nuclear Engineering, who is overseeing the completion of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant (NPP) at Lungmen, on the northeast coast. The Lungmen project has been under construction for 10 years and was slated for [...]
2007-07-02 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KNNP US TW
07TAIPEI2011Taipei Economic Brief for August 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected August 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economy Outperforms Expectations --Prices Drop Unexpectedly, But Inflation Still a Risk --Effects of U.S. Sub-prime Mess --Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) --Subsidies for Animation and [...]
2007-08-31 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2178FOLLOWING DPP INDICTMENTS, A POLICY STRUGGLE PLAYS
[...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and NSC Secretary General Mark Chen were indicted for corruption for embezzling special allowances made available to senior officials. DPP presidential and vice presidential candidates Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng [...]
2007-09-24 11:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI2283KMT ECONOMIC PLATFORM STRESSES DOMESTIC GROWTH
[...] (U) This cable is one of a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 3 meeting with AIT economic chief, Ma Ying-jeou advisor Yun-Peng Chu previewed the KMT presidential candidate's economic platform, which will target Taiwan [...]
2007-10-04 09:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EINV PINR TW
07TAIPEI229MTAG: EXBS IN TAIWAN
[...] Summary: In the first of 12 courses arranged by ISN/ECC, a team of five instructors presented the Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) training course "Advanced License Processing II" to about 50 Taiwan officials January 22-26. The instructors praised the Taiwan officials' active partici [...]
2007-01-31 01:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC TW ETRD WCO
07TAIPEI2492KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VINCENT SIEW ON
[...] (C) Summary: KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew told the Director November 9 the KMT presidential campaign strategy is to try to neutralize the "Taiwan identity" issue by convincing voters that the KMT has embraced it to the same extent as the DPP. The hope is that voters will then d [...]
2007-11-15 09:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI2627DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE
[...] (S/NF) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu December 19th to discuss PRC's proposed air route in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan's defense budget. Also present at the meeting were Col Tony Chow (LAS),and Tony Hu (TECH). Taiwan atten [...]
2007-12-19 11:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPGOV TW MASS
07TALLINN233ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART II): BIOS ON KEY
[...] (U) Summary. On April 2, the Estonian Reform Party, Isamaa and Res Publica Union (IRL),and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) officially signed a coalition agreement forming the new government. The three-party coalition has 60 seats in the 101-member parliament (Ref A). Prime Minister Andru [...]
2007-04-05 13:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN366ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL
[...] (S) Summary. Since April 27, Estonia has been the victim of the world's first coordinated cyber attacks against a nation state and its political and economic infrastructure. The sensational nature of the story, combined with the highly technical details of the subject matter, has led to a good [...]
2007-06-04 14:27:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TASHKENT1494AFGHAN REFUGEES THREATENED (AGAIN) WITH DEPORTATION
[...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative on August 10 to discuss renewed threats by the Government to deport Afghan refugees from Uzbekistan. Charge shared with Akcura a copy of a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2007-08-15 10:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL AF UZ TI
07TASHKENT1664UNHCR TO REASSESS REFUGEES AS PRESSURE MOUNTS
[...] (C) Summary: DCM met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Fikret Akcura on September 17 to discuss the status of Afghan refugees. DCM conveyed that all DHS interviews have been completed but any new candidates put forth by UNHCR and any successful appeals wi [...]
2007-09-19 10:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL AF TI UZ
07TASHKENT1888ERK PARTY TALKS WITH HIZB UT-TAHRIR LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif, who claimed that Erk was to hold a meeting in Istanbul on October 27 with leaders of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) and other religious extremist factions on coordinating their opposition to President Karimov [...]
2007-10-30 14:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR RS TU UZ
07TASHKENT2179NO SURPRISES IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF UZBEK ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local press coverage of the December 23 Uzbek presidential election was flatteringly positive and utterly ignored critical statements, such as that of the OSCE election monitoring mission. Russian reporting was mixed, while most Western reporting was more critical. Among fore [...]
2007-12-27 13:35:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAO PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT296UMIDA NIYAZOVA AND UZBEKISTAN'S WAR ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek government's noose is slowly tightening around Human Rights Watch. Authorities arrested the organization's local translator, Umida Niyazova, on charges of illegal border crossing and smuggling, and have reportedly questioned her about the human rights activities of the [...]
2007-02-21 12:02:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT965UNDP: REPORTS OF HARASSMENT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary: UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative told Charge on May 8 that the Government has ceased harassment of Afghan refugees. Several cases of harassment had been reported, particularly in the first part of this year. In March, the Foreign Ministry notified UNDP that [...]
2007-05-16 09:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL AF UZ
07TBILISI2855LADO GURGENIDZE NAMED NEW PRIME MINISTER OF GEORGIA
[...] (U) Lado Gurgenidze was named the new Prime Minister of Georgia November 16, replacing Zurab Noghaideli. Gurgenidze has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Bank of Georgia, a Tbilisi commercial bank, since May 2006. Prior to that he was the bank's Chief Executive Officer. He curren [...]
2007-11-16 15:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR GG
07TBILISI384Georgia Update February 23
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 10-23. The 81 Richest Georgians? ------------------------- 2. The newspaper Georgian Times stirred up considerable public interest with its February 15 list of Geor [...]
2007-02-26 13:52:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TEGUCIGALPA432HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]
2007-03-09 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TELAVIV1425ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 12:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1704A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES UN AND IO ISSUES WITH DDG
[...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Kristen Silverberg discussed United Nations and other international organization issues with MFA Deputy Director General Roni Leshno-Ya'ar and his staff on June 7 in Jerusalem. The Israelis announced that they have begun quickly campaigning for a UNSC seat in 2019-20. Ya'a [...]
2007-06-12 15:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG KPAL UNSC UNGA
07TELAVIV1857ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Visit to US 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Tuesday's meeting at the White House between PM Ehud Olmert and President Bush. The media quoted the two leaders as saying publicly that they would [...]
2007-06-20 09:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1996ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox newspapers, led with news on the plea bargain agreement for President Moshe Katsav. As a result Katsav resigned this morning. The media reported that [...]
2007-06-29 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2081ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2688DAS DANIN AND MFA DDG'S YAAR AND HADAS-HANDELSMAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Over breakfast August 30, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the peace process and other regional issues with MFA DDG for International Organizations Ronny Yaar, MFA DDG for the Middle East Yacov Hadas-Handelsman, and MFA UN Political Affairs Director Rony Adam. Yaar noted the GOI's [...]
2007-09-06 08:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KWBG PTER EG LE MO IS
07TELAVIV2933ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV297ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, FM Tzipi Livni warned PA Chairman [President] Mahmou [...]
2007-01-26 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV309ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-29 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3268ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist Amos Gilboa, former head of Research Division at IDF Intelligence, wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "The Annapolis conference should be a test, a litmus paper, for the Palestinians and the Arab states: Are they willing to support [...]
2007-11-13 12:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV378ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that the Quartet decided on Friday to maintain the boycott of the Hamas government until it renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel and [...]
2007-02-05 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV496ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in Ankara today that he is prepared to talk with the Palestinians if they agree to Israel's terms. Leading media reported that, during his curr [...]
2007-02-15 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV704ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...]
2007-03-06 09:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV751ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Upcoming Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Ehud Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni agreed before Livni's departure for Canada and the US on Saturday that Israel will not renounce the princ [...]
2007-03-09 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV808ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and the leading Internet news site Ynet quoted US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Thursday before the SIPDIS A [...]
2007-03-15 09:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV871ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israel's friends in the US Congress are applying heavy pressure on the US administration and the EU not to modify their stances regarding the P [...]
2007-03-21 10:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV900ADDITIONAL GOI CONCERNS WITH THE UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 08:25:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHRC IS
07TELAVIV978ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 09:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1013DUTCH INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS
[...] The Justice Ministry policy memorandum on planned measures against the production, trade and use of synthetic drugs, submitted to Parliament May 11, outlines the Dutch government's objectives and strategies to combat ecstasy and other synthetic drugs over the next several years. The policy me [...]
2007-05-31 06:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1103CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (U) Two issues will likely dominate the June 26-29 EC session: Albanian and Russian CW destruction. If Albania does not complete destruction by the start of the EC, there is every reason to expect that Iran will again be on a mission to generate a precedent that can be used against the U.S. i [...]
2007-06-08 14:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1152CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) In the June 5 WEOG meeting, the facilitator for consultations on this issue (Luis Garcia, Spain) announced that, in light of the May 25 Note by the DG on the Technical Secretariat's initiative in this area, he had asked the SIPDIS Vice-Chair for the Industry Cluster to cancel the June 13 [...]
2007-06-15 12:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1295NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament on June 30 noting it will decide this summer whether to extend its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The decision will follow an exhaustive review of all options, including staying in the mission's current capacity, reducing its contribution or [...]
2007-07-05 16:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1305CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK),the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...]
2007-07-09 10:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1347CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...]
2007-07-16 10:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1402RESULTS OF CITES STANDING COMMITTEE 55 AND COP14
[...] The United States achieved key objectives at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP14),which met June 3-15 in The Hague, Netherlands. The delegation of approximately 30 interage [...]
2007-07-25 06:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA ETRD EFIS NL
07THEHAGUE1526CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Del reps, along with UK rep Karen Wolstenholme, met on August 16 with a group of senior Verification staff to discuss planning/follow-up on Iraq's initial declaration. Verification chief Horst Reeps was well prepared with an agenda and copies of CW and industry declaration general status [...]
2007-08-21 11:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1615CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO
[...] (U) On August 29, Diana Gosens (Netherlands) chaired the first consultation on the DG,s Draft Program and Budget for 2008. She was careful to point out that this meeting was only to cover Programme 1 (Verification),thus avoiding premature (and expected to be contentious) discussions on num [...]
2007-08-31 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1684CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 12:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1786CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On September 17, Ambassador Romeo Arguelles (Philippines) chaired the preparatory meeting for EC-50 and review of the agenda. There was little discussion. Ambassador Javits urged delegations to address the issues for decision and avoid the deferrals of routine business that have characte [...]
2007-09-26 16:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1851CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) ACTION ITEMS -- see paragraphs 31 and 69. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Executive Council 50 approved the OPCW's zero nominal growth budget for 2008, in a newly productive spirit of getting things done after the large agenda of unfinished business it inherited from the previous s [...]
2007-10-04 16:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1931CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]
2007-10-24 10:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1935CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]
2007-10-24 12:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1963CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1998CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...]
2007-11-16 14:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLY PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2010CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its normal weekly meeting on November 13. Discussion was dominated by the review of the Conference of States Parties the week before. While several delegations began by noting that all,s well that ends well (quoted in different languag [...]
2007-11-21 17:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2011NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION DECISION IN
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL appears poised to make a positive decision in favor of extending its contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Uruzgan; the only significant remaining questions are: 1) for how long?; and 2) what happens next? Negotiations within Ca [...]
2007-11-21 17:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE2034CWDEL IDEAS FOR THE SECOND REVIEW CONFERENCE -
[...] (U) Now that the Conference of States Parties and the final Executive Council session have ended, OPCW delegations and the Technical Secretariat turn their attention more fully to the upcoming Review Conference. The Director General,s ¬e8 and lengthy TS annex have just been issued)a copy [...]
2007-12-05 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2047CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On December 4, UK Ambassador Lyn Parker chaired a meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on Preparations for the Second Review Conference to discuss initial reactions to the recently distributed &Note by the Technical Secretariat: Review of the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Conventio [...]
2007-12-10 16:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2069CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on December 12 to discuss preparations for the Review Conference (RevCon). The coordinator, Annie Mari (France),also proposed at the request of the Netherlands to hold an expanded WEOG meeting either January 22 or 20 to discuss voluntary [...]
2007-12-17 14:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS UK CWC
07THEHAGUE284CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...]
2007-02-14 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE305NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DCM TO TEHRAN ON STATE OF
[...] (C) Summary: According to the Dutch DCM to Tehran Roderick Wols, international pressure is hurting Iranian President Ahmadinejad's popularity. The wealthy remain wealthy, the middle class continues to suffer, but now the poor are beginning to feel the pinch as well. Wols painted a picture of [...]
2007-02-16 18:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR NL
07THEHAGUE313CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) On February 12, the P-5 Ambassadors met to discuss universality efforts. Following welcoming remarks by Amb. Javits, DG Pfirter provided an update on universality efforts. On the three Caribbean non-SPs, the DG said he had specifically mentioned the Bahamas, Barbados and the Dominican [...]
2007-02-20 14:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE404CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On February 27, del rep met with Canadian delegation (Ian Mundell) regarding their Article VII outreach plans. Mundell said that Canada's efforts in the past have been reactive. Their biggest effort to date was to provide logistical support (i.e., security, transportation, meeting space) [...]
2007-03-06 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE565CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on March 23. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs (discussion continued from the February 20 meeting),as well as activities not prohi [...]
2007-03-27 13:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE762CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Luis Garcia (Spain) held an April 17 consultation to discuss the opinion of the Legal Advisor Santiago Onate regarding what information could be made available on an anonymous facility list. Onate carefully laid out his opinion, based on the Verification Annex part IX, Section [...]
2007-04-24 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07TIRANA1064ALBANIA: GROWING DEMILITARIZATION EXPERTISE
[...] (U) Albania in early December completed the destruction of over 2,700 metric tons of its largest munitions (over 3,000 sea mines, torpedoes and aerial bombs),some of which contained as much as 700 kg. of TNT. In July 2007, Albania became the first country to destroy its chemical weapons stock [...]
2007-12-18 15:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PARM PREL NATO AL
07TIRANA981THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 3-10, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) [...]
2007-11-13 09:25:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA999ALBANIA COURTS THE NATO ALLIES WITH SUCCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Albanian officials voice confidence that their accelerated outreach to NATO capitals in recent months has rallied significant support to Albania's NATO candidacy. Although aware no formal decisions have been made and that they are likely to be invited in conjunction wit [...]
2007-11-20 11:07:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AL
07TOKYO1181JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STILL SQUEAMISH ABOUT WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Japan remains hesitant to join U.S.- initiated dispute settlement cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) largely over concerns about possible Chinese retaliation against Japanese companies that have invested in China, according to the director-general for eco [...]
2007-03-16 09:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1218JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1280TOKYO SMALL ARMS WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON DEMAND
[...] (C) Summary. The MOFA-sponsored March 12-13 workshop on small arms and light weapons (SALW) shared best practices in addressing SALW among the participants, according to MOFA Conventional Arms Division Officer Michiko Makino. Discussions focused on demand reduction and arms transfer issues, wi [...]
2007-03-23 01:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA UNGA
07TOKYO1414 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 10:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1456METI SENIOR VICE MINISTER YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: Senior METI Vice Minister and Diet Member Kozo Yamamoto told the Ambassador he understood the U.S. was not fully satisfied with the outcome of triangular mergers but METI had tried its best and would be open to changing the system in the future. He thought conclusion of a U.S.-Kor [...]
2007-04-04 01:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ENRG JA
07TOKYO1541The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]
2007-04-10 00:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1763ASTOP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO RUSSSIA'S PARTICIPATION
[...] On April 17, ESToff spoke with MOFA Principal Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Kaoru Magosaki, concerning Russian participation in ASTOP. Magosaki informed ESToff that Russian Minister Counsellor Galizin visited MOFA on March 7 to appeal to the Japanese g [...]
2007-04-20 09:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL RS
07TOKYO1857CHARGE URGES INCREASED COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. Charge discussed a list of specific areas for enhanced bilateral and trilateral counterterrorism cooperation with MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism Cooperation, Akio Suda, on April 24. Using reftel points, the Charge raised initiatives aimed at improving: access to terroris [...]
2007-04-25 10:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV JA
07TOKYO19VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 04:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO2137AFTER GOLDEN WEEK DUST UP, GOJ FINALLY SET TO
[...] (C) After weeks of stop and go negotiations, three teams of Japanese auditors will finally travel to the United States May 13 as part of the effort to end the box-by-box inspection rules that currently hinder trade in U.S. beef. Twelve Japanese officials will spend two weeks in America,s hea [...]
2007-05-11 08:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR JA
07TOKYO2276JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 02:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2336 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2908GNEP: JAPAN ON EXPANSION, FUTURE MEETINGS
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: Following the May 21 GNEP Ministerial, Japan continues to voice concerns about expanding GNEP beyond the existing core group. Japan is cautious about undertaking cooperative research on sensitive nuclear technol [...]
2007-06-27 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA
07TOKYO3569 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3658 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3688 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/07
[...] The government's failure to extend the law would result in the withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has been on the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for naval vessels of the United States, Britain, and other countries that are engaged in mop-up operations against terrorists [...]
2007-08-10 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO372S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner on January 12, Japanese Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada welcomed the possible participation of the OECD in the Partnership for Democratic Governance initiative. He noted that ho [...]
2007-01-26 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KDEM OECD JA
07TOKYO3812 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/07
[...] Ozawa has expressed his opposition to the extension of the law, but Maehara, who is regarded as an active leader of the anti-Ozawa force, has advocated that the law should be extended. There was a rumor in the largest opposition party that Maehara might break away from Ozawa since the two ha [...]
2007-08-17 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO385The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]
2007-01-29 06:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3929 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3987 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 08:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4121JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO438JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary. Japan supports the U.S. position on cluster munitions (CM) and believes that the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) is the best venue for discussing the issue, according to MOFA officials. Japanese au [...]
2007-01-31 10:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO JA
07TOKYO4397 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 22:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4416 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4528 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4542JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4588 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4856 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 22:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO495 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5032 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5043 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5173 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5231JAPANESE OFFICIALS SEE BENEFIT IN NEW NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Environment Ministry and METI officials expressed strong interest in the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico effort for managing high production volume (HPV) chemicals during meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford on November 8. The Japanese officials noted GOJ agreement with [...]
2007-11-14 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV EIND ETRD JA
07TOKYO5337 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 22:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5355READOUT OF US-JAPAN TRADE FORUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An array of bilateral trade issues were addressed and policy discussions on FTAs held in the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Japan Trade Forum in Tokyo on October 18. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler led the U.S. delegation, while Director General for Economic Affa [...]
2007-11-28 04:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD JA
07TOKYO5364JAPAN INCSR PART I
[...] Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards; Japan is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the biggest challenge to Japanese antinarcotics effo [...]
2007-11-29 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR JA
07TOKYO5376 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5400 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO542ASO REMARK THAT U.S. IRAQ POLICY "NAIVE": REACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Public remarks by Foreign Minister Aso on February 3 that the U.S. post-conflict planning in Iraq was "extremely naive" have made headlines here in the wake of more pointed criticism of the U.S. stance on Iraq and troop realignment by Defense Minister Kyuma. Vice FM Yachi said in [...]
2007-02-06 11:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ JA
07TOKYO5496The Japan Economic Scope--December 7, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Bilateral Dialogs 3. Sub Cabinet Meetings Taking Place in Tokyo 4. Megaports Discussions Continue in Tokyo 5. Chukeiren Vice Chairman Frustrated With China; Favors FTA 6. Japan-Chi [...]
2007-12-10 04:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO558FEBRUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: On February 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries, Australia, Brunei Darussala [...]
2007-02-07 23:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV JA
07TOKYO5678SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE
[...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]
2007-12-28 06:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO585SUBJECT: A/S SILVERBERG MEETINGS ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) Subject: Improving efficiency in peacekeeping operations, promoting strong ethical practices, insisting on improvement in the Human Rights Council, and cooperating behind the scenes on upcoming international organization elections are some of the ways the United States and Japan can work [...]
2007-02-08 23:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR KPKO JA BM
07TOKYO617JANUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: On January 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, [...]
2007-02-13 06:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM JA ENRG
07TOKYO645The Japan Economic Scope - February 9, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Inbound FDI Negative for 2006, Japan Likely to Miss Five-Year FDI Target 4. Keidanren Chairman Visits Australia, Wants an FTA 5. Japanese Reaction to U.S. WTO Subsidy Case Against China 6. The New Reg Reform Council Launched 7. EMIN Meets Niigata and Kan [...]
2007-02-14 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO784 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO910The Japan Economic Scope - March 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 3. Upper House Member Running for Reelection Predicts Win for DPJ 4. Russian PM Fradkov Visits Japan 5. MAFF Sounds the Alarms About Free Trade 6. An Intelligent Diet Debate on [...]
2007-03-05 05:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TORONTO118HOUSE ARREST FOR SECURITY CERTIFICATE DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a result of Canada's Supreme Court having struck down Canada's security certificate program on February 23, two men who are currently alleged to be security threats have been or will be released from custody and join other released detainees on house arrest. These men will b [...]
2007-03-16 20:02:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER CA
07TORONTO120ONTARIO AG SUPPORTS IPR, PROMISES TO PROSECUTE IF POLICE
[...] (SBU) On March 15 Consul General and Pol/Econ officer met with Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant to urge a strengthening of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Bryant said that he fully supports prosecuting those who pirate DVDs and CDs and confirmed he concurs that profits f [...]
2007-03-16 20:47:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KIPR PREL PGOV CA
07TORONTO1252007 Ontario Budget Focuses Social Deficit in Election
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's 2007 budget, unveiled on March 22, focuses on reducing poverty, increasing services for modest-income families, and reducing property tax increases. It contains little additional funding for infrastructure investments and continues funding programs previously announce [...]
2007-03-23 20:26:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV CA
07TORONTO139UPDATE ON TORONTO TERRORISM SUSPECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since June 2, 2006, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has arrested 18 men with suspected connections to a Toronto-based terrorist group. The terrorist group is most notorious for its plot to behead the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Currently, 14 adults and 3 youths [...]
2007-04-02 20:48:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER CVIS CA
07TORONTO430Unraveling Canada's Asset-Backed Commercial Credit Crunch
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By agreement among the players, the Canadian non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market, which was valued at C$40 billion in August, is frozen until December 14. Canada's market for ABCP sold by non-bank dealers ground to a halt in mid-August after Toronto-based Covent [...]
2007-10-25 18:44:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
07TORONTO439FORMER CANADIAN KANDAHAR COMMANDER MAKES CASE FOR AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) Speaking before the Toronto-based Canadian Institute for International Affairs on November 2, Major General Tim Grant, recently returned from a stint as commander of Canadian Forces troops in Afghanistan, encouraged patience and highlighted progress in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Gr [...]
2007-11-02 18:57:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PREL PTER CA AF
07TORONTO440TORONTO TERROR PLOT BAIL HEARINGS RESUME, NEW CHARGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual move, Canadian prosecutors terminated preliminary hearings in September and decided to move the defendants in the 2006 Ottawa and Toronto terrorism plots directly to trial. Ontario courts will now revisit the confinement conditions of each of the suspected terrori [...]
2007-11-02 19:43:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CA
07TORONTO441Federal Government Promotes Canada as a Low Tax Country
[...] Summary: Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty made no new announcements in a November 5 Toronto speech, instead apparently previewing Conservative economic themes for the next campaign by focusing mostly on Canada's strong economy and Conservative tax-cutting, including the next promised one [...]
2007-11-05 19:35:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL SENV CA
07TORONTO448Narcotics Smugglers Still Working the U.S.-Canada Border
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug smuggling continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement. Organized criminal groups smuggle ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in and out of Canada on a regular basis, trying to exploit seams along the lengthy shared border with the United States, and Pearson I [...]
2007-11-13 15:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM CA
07TORONTO450Changing Face of Canadian Auto Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ascending Canadian dollar, briefly topping US$1.10 for the first time in modern history on November 7 and still at US$1.04 as of November 14, continues to put pressure on the Canadian auto manufacturing sector, and to erode its global competitiveness. Canadian Auto Workers ( [...]
2007-11-14 18:21:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO457Strong Loonie - Cross-border Shopping Hurts Canadian Auto
[...] (SBU) Summary: The strong Canadian dollar and weaker U.S. consumer demand are challenging Canadian-based auto assemblers' efforts to remain globally competitive. Sales to Canadians of new and used autos from the U.S. are up by 21% to 136,666, setting a new record for the first 10 months of th [...]
2007-11-29 19:39:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO466Fight Against Counterfeit Goods Boosted in Ontario
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Toronto police seized C$10 million in designer knock-offs on Toronto's black market. On December 4, a significant four-day anti-counterfeiting conference in the Toronto area included 120-150 law enforcement personnel, government officials, and industry representa [...]
2007-12-05 20:23:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCRM KIPR PGOV CA
07TORONTO479Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Toronto-based IHYA Foundation is organizing a knowledge retreat for Muslim students, a large convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and a concert from December 23-31. Organizers expect 15,000 people to attend the convention - about 2,000 of whom will likely come [...]
2007-12-18 18:49:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC KISL KPAO PREL CA
07TORONTO90ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING IN ONTARIO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police seizures and arrests during the past year show that illegal drug activity, including cross-border smuggling, continues to be a big problem in Ontario. Police have seized large quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana. They have discovered and shut down nearly 300 in [...]
2007-03-08 08:59:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI PGOV KCRM CA
07TRIPOLI1038LIBYAN EPSA GAS BIDDING ROUND: INTERNATIONAL MAJORS'
[...] (C) Summary: Four companies won exploration and production rights for gas in the recently concluded fourth round of Libya's Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) mechanism. Winning bids featured low production sharing percentages for the international oil companies (IOC's),but i [...]
2007-12-13 16:18:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALEPET BTIO ECON EINV ENRG LY
07TRIPOLI929DARFUR TALKS STRUGGLE WITH POOR REBEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (C) Summary: UN/AU-led Darfur mediation talks began as announced on October 27 in Sirte, Libya, even in the absence of major political and military leaders from the Darfur rebel movements. The UN/AU leadership is slowly proceeding with a plan to dispatch teams to Juba and Darfur to encourag [...]
2007-11-04 12:33:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU LY
07TUNIS1136CODEL COSTELLO PROMOTES OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) During a August 18-20 visit to Tunisia, the 11 members of CODEL Costello were warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were eager to highlight Tunisia's economic success and express their enthusiasm for the recently founded Tunisia caucus. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi focused on the e [...]
2007-08-21 16:30:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS
07TUNIS1404OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE ENDS FOLLOWING COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary General Maya Jribi and former Secretary General SIPDIS Nejib Chebbi on October 20 ended their month-long hunger strike, which had been undertaken to protest their party,s near simultaneous eviction from nine regional offices and i [...]
2007-10-22 15:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07ULAANBAATAR216Mongolia, Rio Tinto/Ivanhoe Reach Deal on Oyu Tolgoi Copper
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia and Rio Tinto/Ivanhoe broke through a four-year long negotiating logjam to reach a deal which will allow development of the world class Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. To try to counter reflexive public criticism by opposition MPs and civil movement populists, and [...]
2007-04-11 08:56:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR228MONGOLIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD (AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preliminary figures for 2006 from the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) Statistics Office show that Mongolia is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Reaching US$2.7 billion in 2006, nominal GDP increased 8.4%. Mongolia has averaged 7% growth in GDP since 2002 (a low base poin [...]
2007-04-17 04:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR438164-Foot Genghis Khan with Laser Eyes to Tower Over Niagara
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: If Mongolian promoters have their way, a 164-foot tall statue of Genghis Khan with laser eyes may soon tower over the base of Niagara Falls. Per the promoters, supporting the project, there will be cheap, direct flights between Ulaanbaatar and Niagara Falls, both t [...]
2007-07-27 08:32:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS SCUL EINV AMGT PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR630WILL MONGOLIA EXPROPRIATE URANIUM MINING RIGHTS?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An internal report by Mongolia's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) (protect) on the future of uranium mining and processing in the country suggests that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) intends to revoke uranium exploration and mining rights from current holders. The report [...]
2007-11-06 00:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY PGOV MG
07UNVIEVIENNA384 IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL FOR COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) Director General ElBaradei's opening statement noted that Iran has continued to place additional limitations on IAEA verification activities, which has resulted in a "deterioration" of the IAEA's knowledge of some aspects of Iran's nuclear program. Almost all country and bloc statements [...]
2007-06-18 08:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA710IAEA/BOG/IRAN: BOARD STATEMENTS INCREASE PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Iran tried to emphasize positive progress at the November 22-23 Board of Governor's meeting, most members expressed concern over the DG's report and called on Iran to rectify the situation. Even though DG ElBaradei's opening statement to the Board was slightly more posit [...]
2007-11-23 19:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA KNPPIS AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA738IAEA/IRAN: EXPLAINING THE NIE TO KEY BOARD MEMBERS
[...] (C) South African Governor Abdul Minty told Ambassador Schulte that the NIE is an opportunity for P5 1 negotiations and offered President Mbeki as an intermediary with Iran. Separately, Nuclear Counselor briefed key Board members, including P5 1 DCMs/Counselors, on the implications of the NIE, [...]
2007-12-05 15:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA KNPP PARM AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA742IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED AMBASSADORS REGROUP POST-NIE
[...] (S) In the aftermath of the Iran NIE our priority in Vienna has been to maintain IAEA and Board member government pressure for full disclosure of Iran's past activities and compliance with UNSC requirements. Like-minded Ambassadors shared concerns about the NIE and next steps on Iran in a Dec [...]
2007-12-07 13:56:00UNVIESECRETIAEA AORC PARM KNPP IR
07USEUBRUSSELS1276U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]
2007-04-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07USEUBRUSSELS2262GLOBAL MIGRATION FORUM DECLARES ITSELF A SUCCESS
[...] (U) Summary: The two-day Global Forum on Migration and Development was largely positive in tone, short on specific outcomes, and well on its way to becoming an annual event. Plenary sessions were dominated by states giving statements about their migration policy accomplishments and challenges, [...]
2007-07-12 14:17:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2708EU SUPPORTS NEW OBSERVERS FOR SOMALIA CONTACT
[...] (C) A European Commission official said the EC supports the bids of Canada and Yemen for Permanent Observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia, though it would like Canada to clarify its potential financial contributions to AMISOM and the reconstruction of Somalia. Jeremy Les [...]
2007-08-28 14:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3178HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 15:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN
07USNATO112AFGHANISTAN: INFORMAL MEETING OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -Force Generation: RC/S missions agreed that there was a general lack of clarity on just what CJSOR shortfalls remained post Seville, and several RC-S allies intend to ask the SYG for a clear list from SHAPE. Canada and the UK noted progress on the sensitive issue of bringing t [...]
2007-02-23 12:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MASS KPAO AF JA
07USNATO131QATAR-NATO SHOWDOWN OVER AIR OPERATIONS
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance - see para. 5. 2.(C) Summary: A senior Qatari Air Force officer told NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General (DASG) Robert Simmons in Brussels on March 1 that Qatar would assert full jurisdiction over NATO personnel in the ISAF liaison group working at the [...]
2007-03-01 18:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR QA XF
07USNATO139NATO-QATAR TALKS FAIL, ALLIES PACKING BAGS TO LEAVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 17:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS QA
07USNATO140NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES STILL GRAPPLING WITH MEANING
[...] (S/NF) Allied PermReps and the Russian Ambassador sought to clear the air from the Munich Conference in the Feb. 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). The Russian delegation has stated repeatedly that Putin's speech in Munich gives us a road-map for future frank discussions at the NRC. Poland, UK, an [...]
2007-03-02 18:18:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO146ISAF LIAISON GROUP TO STAY IN QATAR ANOTHER THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 17:49:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO181NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 1, 2007, Ms. Laura Gross, Director, Counterproliferation Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discussed Streng [...]
2007-03-20 15:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO183NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MARCH 21 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 18:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO191NATO/GEORGIA: ALLIES PRAISE GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. NATO Allies unanimously praised Georgia's restrained response to the March 11 attacks in the Kodori Gorge (ref A) during a March 21 Political Committee meeting at NATO Headquarters. Allies commended Georgia for turning to the UN-led Joint Fact Finding Group, which [...]
2007-03-23 16:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL GG RS NATO
07USNATO199U/S BURNS URGES NATO UNITY ON NO TRADES FOR
[...] (C) Anticipating reftel, U/S Nick Burns raised top line points on the need for NATO unity against trading for hostages during the NAC/Reinforced on March 27. Canada, Norway and the UK joined him. 2. (C) Following bilateral consultations in Rome on March 29, Ambassador Nuland will pursue t [...]
2007-03-27 16:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR
07USNATO218VCC AND EXPERTS MEETINGS, MARCH 29, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings on March 29, VCC experts reached agreement on procedures for reporting ambiguities related to BRM-1K vehicles and use of GPS during inspections; they will continue to address use of digital cameras to report ambiguities and definition of inspection site. The V [...]
2007-03-30 16:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO230NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT APRIL 4, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Note: The April 4 exchange of views on the spring 2007 assessment of Armenia,s Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) reported reftel. -- Afghanistan: NAC agrees to task NMAs for advice on how to support EU police mission. International organizations meet more regularl [...]
2007-04-05 07:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO263ALLIES REACT POSITIVELY TO U.S. BRIEFING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 19, Senior U.S. Defense and State, officials briefed the North Atlantic Council on U.S. plans to counter the threat to Europe and North America posed by the Iranian and DPRK missile programs. The briefers emphasized our willingness to be transparent with Allies, make our [...]
2007-04-23 16:47:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO
07USNATO264NATO-RUSSIA: MISSILE DEFENSE DEBATE PLAYING OUT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 20th meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced with missile defense (MD) experts demonstrated again the U.S. commitment to transparency with our NATO allies and with Russia on our MD plans, while the Russians focused on trying to paint the U.S. proposed system [...]
2007-04-23 16:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO266HLTF MEETING MARCH 22, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite determined efforts by the U.S. and many other Allies, Germany derailed agreement at the March 22 High-level Task Force (HLTF) on the text of a NATO paper on cross-group stationing of forces under the CFE Treaty. Most allies, in particular Turkey, Greece, Norway, Bulgaria [...]
2007-04-24 07:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO270NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT APRIL 25, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: NAC discussed &whither a NATO common hostage policy?8 and alleged Afghan mistreatment of detainees. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the NAC on NATO training support to the ANA and his recent trip to Pakistan. D/SYG urged the NAC to find a way ah [...]
2007-04-25 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL PTER AF
07USNATO279NATO-RUSSIA: MISSILE DEFENSE DEBATE PLAYING OUT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 19th meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced with missile defense (MD) experts demonstrated again the U.S. commitment to transparency with our NATO allies and with Russia on our MD plans, while the Russians focused on trying to paint the U.S. proposed system [...]
2007-05-02 08:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL RU
07USNATO309NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 16, 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Kosovo: During the NAC, the Turks forcefully drew a line in the sand, linking acceptance of the Transition Directive to acceptable language on NATO/EU relations and to the submission of the Technical Arrangements for NAC approval. -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Mili [...]
2007-05-16 17:47:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO315ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS' MAY 8 COUNTERNARCOTICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During separate May 8 meetings at NATO HQ with select Permanent Representatives and Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto-Rizzo, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters highlighted the role that security and good governance play in reducing poppy cu [...]
2007-05-18 15:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR SNAR AF PK
07USNATO320NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 25, 2007, Ms. Deanna DeSante, Senior Assistant for Combating WMD Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discusse [...]
2007-05-21 16:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO321NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 25, 2007, Ms. Deanna DeSante, Senior Assistant for Combating WMD Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discusse [...]
2007-05-22 08:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO330NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 24, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) noted SACEUR,s letter to PermReps regarding the start of Operation Adalat. The D/CMC also highlighted recent offers of additional Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLTs),but stressed that these offers ar [...]
2007-05-25 06:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO348NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 30 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) reported that Operation &Adalat8 in northern Kandahar has been delayed and that the Theater Task Force has been redeployed to Operation Achilles to maintain security in the Sangin area. Ambassador Nuland po [...]
2007-06-01 08:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO373NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 13 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: --Afghanistan: The SYG discussed civilian casualties and the need for ISAF to do more on OMLTs and equipment support to the ANA. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault briefed on "modestly positive" force generation conference. SHAPE DCOS for Operations Major Gen [...]
2007-06-15 09:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO380NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 20 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto Rizzo reviewed the June 14-15 Defense Ministerial. Allies expressed deep concerns over continuing civilian casualties, including the Spanish PermRep,s insinuation that ISAF,s targeting policy was not being adhered to. Amb [...]
2007-06-21 12:51:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO383RFG: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD JUNE 28 & 29 PLENARY
[...] (C) The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting in Brussels on June 28 and 29, will consider the draft of the 2008 to 2012 Medium Term Resource Plan (MTRP),the proposed funding policy for Pakistan's participation in NATO Training courses, and endorsement of the capability packages (CP) for deplo [...]
2007-06-22 14:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO392NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 24 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed two Food-For-Thought [...]
2007-06-27 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO408REPORT OF SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY MEETING JUN 28 & 29, 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting on June 28 and 29, endorsed the Capability Package (CP) for Vital Security Projects for NATO Command Facilities and agreed on plans of action for a variety of resource issues. The following topics were considered: CP for Deployable Ground Based [...]
2007-07-09 06:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO409NATO/HLTF MEETING, JUNE 28 2007
[...] (C) Summary. The all-day HLTF June 28 was focused on both assessing the Extraordinary Conference June 12-15, 2007 and preparing to deal with the likelihood that Russia may soon trigger a 150 day countdown to suspension of performance of its CFE obligations or (less likely) of Russia,s su [...]
2007-07-10 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO426OSCE SYG, EAPC AMBS SEEK SYNERGY AND COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut exchanged views with EAPC Ambassadors July 11 on increasing cooperation between the two overlapping organizations. He summarized ongoing OSCE operations, emphasized areas of commonality with the EAPC, and endorsed closer interaction (wit [...]
2007-07-25 17:19:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL NATO OSCE EAPC
07USNATO445NATO/HLTF MEETING, JULY 26 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary. The July 26 HLTF focused on discussion of what the Allies, game plan should be for achieving key CFE and related policy goals in the period prior to December 12, when Russia,s threat to suspend implementation of CFE would become operational. U.S. HLTF Deputy Jennifer Laurendeau [...]
2007-08-06 14:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO479BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: At a September 4 informal discussion among NATO Perm Reps, there was significant movement towards consensus in favor of the proposed October 3-4 visit of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) t [...]
2007-09-05 16:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GG
07USNATO487NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: PermReps recapped the NAC,s meeting that morning with UNODC Director Costa (reported septel) and agreed to hold an informal meeting to discuss what more NATO might do within the existing ISAF OPLAN to assist the Afghans in counter-narcotics e [...]
2007-09-06 15:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO495ALLIES EMBRACE A/S ROOD READOUT OF US-RUSSIA MD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-12 12:29:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO PINR KACT RU
07USNATO502SACEUR, COMISAF BRIEF ISAF PROGRESS AND CLEARLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate sessions first with the NAC in ISAF format (which includes the 11 non-NATO troop contributors) and then at 26 with the NAC, COMISAF General Dan McNeill described ISAF successes on the battlefield, and challenges in building an effective police force and strengthening [...]
2007-09-14 17:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO521SUBJECT: HLTF: NATO ALLIES ENDORSE U.S. PARALLEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 13 HLTF, Allies endorsed the U.S. &Parallel Actions Plan8 as the basis to end the current impasse with Russia on the fulfillment of the remaining Istanbul commitments and ratification of the Adapted CFE Treaty. U.S. HLTF Representative Karin L. Look also successf [...]
2007-09-21 15:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO522NATO PERMREPS' SEPTEMBER 18 AWAY DAY
[...] (C) Summary: NATO PermReps and the Secretary General (SYG) brainstormed about goals for the April 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest and NATO headquarters reform at an all-day offsite on September 18. PermReps expressed no objection to the idea of a missile defense deliverable at Bucharest, althoug [...]
2007-09-21 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO
07USNATO524NATO/VCC SEPTEMBER 13 MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on agreeing on procedures to deconflict Vienna Document Inspections with four non-Allied OSCE states (Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria) for the 2008 year. The NATO Staff will sen [...]
2007-09-24 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO527NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
[...] (S) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto-Rizzo urged continued efforts to find a long-term fix to ISAF helicopters shortfalls, and Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) Eikenberry reminded the NAC of continuing CJSOR shortfalls. T [...]
2007-09-27 10:37:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO533RUSSIAN MILITARY DOCTRINE VIEWS NATO AS A
[...] (C) This is an Action Request: please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After delivering a lackluster briefing on Russian military reforms, Russian Senior Military Representative Kuznetsov demonstrated previously unseen frankness in responding to Allies' questions in the September 29 NATO-R [...]
2007-09-28 15:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO547DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY PUSHES NATO ON CN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy pushed NATO to do more to support Afghan drug interdiction efforts during a powerful presentation to Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 1. She highlighted the intertwi [...]
2007-10-08 06:32:00Mission USNATOSECRETSNAR NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO566KOSOVO TROIKA UPDATES NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL AND
[...] SUMMARY: The representatives of the Kosovo Troika (U.S. representative Frank Wisner, EU representative Wolfgang Ischinger, and Russian representative Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko) briefed a special meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Monday, October 15, providing a general update on w [...]
2007-10-19 07:52:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL KV
07USNATO577NRC: RUSSIANS ILL-PREPARED TO RESPOND TO US 2+2
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In the October 17 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced meeting on missile defense, Under Secretary of Defense Edelman, EUR Assistant Secretary of State Fried, and Missile Defense Agency Director LTG Obering offered our vision for a joint U.S./NATO/Russia regional missile defens [...]
2007-10-24 15:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL MARR RU
07USNATO578NATO/HLTF MEETING, OCTOBER 19 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary. The October 19 High Level Task Force meeting focused on discussion of the "way ahead" for maintaining the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) in the face of Russia's stated intent to suspend implementation. HLTF representative Karin L. Look provided Allies with a r [...]
2007-10-24 15:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO579ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. MD OUTREACH TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies warmly endorsed recent U.S. Missile Defense (MD) proposals offered to Russia at the Oct. 17 reinforced North Atlantic Council (NAC) briefing offered by USD(P) Eric Edelman, A/S Daniel Fried and MDA. Dir. LTGEN Trey Obering. Allies further praised the U.S. effort to c [...]
2007-10-24 16:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR PARM IR RS
07USNATO587NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 31, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG commended the good discussions on Afghanistan at last week's informal defense ministerial at Noordwijk and at this week's informal SYG coffee with PermReps. He also noted SACEUR,s recent letter regarding the strains placed on ISAF [...]
2007-11-02 17:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO599HIGH REPRESENTATIVE LAJCAK BRIEFS THE NAC ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a calm yet forceful address to the North Atlantic Council on November 7, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Lajcak called on NATO and the international community to recognize that the Bosnian Serbs are working with the support of Belgrade and Moscow to und [...]
2007-11-07 17:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL BK
07USNATO601NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 7, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Balkans: The NAC discussion with Ambassador Miroslav Lajcak, High Representative and EU Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, reported separately in reftel. -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported on his November 6 phone conversation with President Kar [...]
2007-11-08 18:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO607NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 14, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG expressed his disappointment with the Amnesty International report on detainees in Afghanistan. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) Eikenberry reported on his visit to Afghanistan, noting among other things the operat [...]
2007-11-16 10:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO610NATO-AFGHANISTAN: PRESSING ALLIES ON ISAF FORCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Given the disappointing results during NATO's November 6-8 Global Force Generation Conference (GFGC),Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) joins me in asking Washington to turn up the political heat on those Allies whom we believe could do more to help fill the International [...]
2007-11-19 13:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO615CFE: NOVEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE HLTF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the NATO High Level Task Force on November 15, Allies welcomed U.S. updates on current U.S. ) Russian Federation discussions and considered appropriate next steps in anticipation of Russian suspension of implementation of the CFE Treaty on December 12. 2. (C) Allies agreed [...]
2007-11-23 15:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO616NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 21, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE reported that November through February historically has been a period of reduced activity by Opposing Militant Forces (OMF),but OMF would likely seek to retain a high op tempo in limited areas. Ambassador Nuland noted that she had [...]
2007-11-23 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO62PAKISTANI PM AZIZ MEETS THE NAC: "WE ARE AN ANCHOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with the North Atlantic Council, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz vigorously defended Pakistani actions against Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, and his nation's commitment to a peaceful, stable Afghanistan. He asserted that Pakistan was "an anchor of [...]
2007-02-02 08:49:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
07USNATO621NAC-PSC MEETING ON THE POLITICAL AND MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Major General Richard Wightman (US) and EUFOR Operation Althea Commander Rear Admiral Hans-Jochen Witthauer (Germany) briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council and EU Political and Security Committee (NAC-PSC) on the situation in Bosnia and [...]
2007-11-28 16:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PINR PREL BK EU
07USNATO623NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 28, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that the first draft of the Autumn 2007 ISAF Periodic Mission Review has been sent to the Policy Coordinating Group (PCG). Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault noted that SHAPE,s PRT initiatives are being [...]
2007-11-29 19:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO624NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) The NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met on September 14th 2007 and October 11th 2007 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Both meetings were co-chaired by senior representatives of the United States and of Poland. 2. (C) A paper entitled &Maritime Int [...]
2007-11-30 15:18:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO625NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met in plenary session at NATO HQ on November 14. The committee was co-chaired by Mr. Joseph Benkert (PDASD/OSD/GSA) of the United States and Mr. Cezary Lusinski (MOD) of Poland. Associated with this month's Plenary, the DGP [...]
2007-11-30 15:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO630NRC: RUSSIA AND ALLIES WORLDS APART ON BOSNIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) discussion of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the head of the Russian MFA,s Third European Department, Vadim Gorelov, appeared as a surprise guest speaker and accused High Representative Lajcak of "misusing" the Bonn powers to fu [...]
2007-12-06 15:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR RU
07USNATO636NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up efforts to hold Musa Qala are implemented across the civil-military spectrum. Ambass [...]
2007-12-14 10:48:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO637NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (U) This cable is being retransmitted due to an error in the reftel number. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up eff [...]
2007-12-14 11:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO640HLTF: NATO ALLIES READY TO STAY THE COURSE ON CFE
[...] (C) At the December 14 HLTF all NATO Allies - without exception - called for a continuation of NATO,s unified response to Russia,s unilateral actions on CFE and urged that the U.S. keep its "parallel actions" package on the table for negotiation with Russia. Praise for U.S. efforts to date wa [...]
2007-12-17 19:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS
07USNATO648RFG AND READOUT OF VCC AND VCC EXPERTS MEETING -
[...] This is a Request for Guidance. See Para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At the December 19 meeting of the NATO Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC),Allies agreed to allocate and coordinate CFE inspections -- including for Russia -- based on data from the previous Treaty year. Allies also coor [...]
2007-12-20 15:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO649NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 19, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 18:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO92NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 January 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed policy guidance from t [...]
2007-02-14 11:35:00Mission USNATOSECRETMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USOSCE258OSCE PPP CONFERENCE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO
[...] (U) Summary: At the OSCE's May 31-June 1 Conference to promote Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in countering terrorism, co-initiated by the U.S. and Russia, more than 300 participants from 58 participating States and Partners as well as several international organizations discussed the utili [...]
2007-06-12 13:43:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER OSCE PREL RS
07USOSCE291 OSCE LEGAL PERSONALITY, ROUND 4 - MINOR MOVEMENT; CIO TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 14-15 round, much of the initial discussion, as in Round 2, centered on whether the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly should be granted privileges and immunities (P's and I's) and if so, what kind. Many states voiced reservations against doing so, with Canada, Germany and [...]
2007-07-02 12:31:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE KTIA
07USOSCE331OSCE LEGAL PERSONALITY, ROUND 5 - MOVEMENT FORWARD AS
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 5-6 round of negotiations on a Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI),the absence of key players limited the WG's ability to deal with unresolved issues. There was extended discussion on a Belgian proposal [...]
2007-08-01 10:08:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE KTIA
07USOSCE365 OSCE Legal Personality, Round 6 Q Talks Make
[...] Summary: Meeting for the first time since July, on September 13-14 the Working Group on the Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI) made considerable progress in removing bracketed text and reaching compromise on previously disputed i [...]
2007-09-28 12:08:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE KTIA
07USOSCE366 OSCE Legal Personality, Round 6 ? Talks Make
[...] Summary: Meeting for the first time since July, on September 13-14 the Working Group on the Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI) made considerable progress in removing bracketed text and reaching compromise on previously disputed i [...]
2007-09-28 12:15:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE KTIA
07USOSCE382IF KOSOVO DECLARES INDEPENDENCE UNILATERALLY, WHAT
[...] (C) The likelihood that the OSCE will have to close its mission to Kosovo is increasing. In the event of a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI),Russia and Serbia have threatened to force closure of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK),and they could easily do so. Under such circumsta [...]
2007-10-15 08:19:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PGOV UNMIK KV UNSC SR YI RU
07USUNNEWYORK10U.S. TO BRING UNDP'S DPRK PROGRAM TO THE BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 17:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKN KUNR UNDP EAID PREL PINR
07USUNNEWYORK1010UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: On Nov. 5-6, UNGA's Third Committee addressed the Human Rights Council's Report and particularly its institution-building package. In introducing the Report, HRC president Costea (Romania) argued that the Council had made progress, faces major challenges, and should only be judged on [...]
2007-11-13 17:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1011UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA
[...] (U) On October 24 Professor Paulo Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, presented his report to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. 2. (U) Professor Pinheiro outlined the tragic events that have taken place since the publication of his report, [...]
2007-11-13 18:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA BM
07USUNNEWYORK1019UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Speaking Oct. 31 in the annual debate on promotion and protection of human rights in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, Ambassador Khalilzad emphasized the value the United States places on human rights, described the important role these rights play in building societies, cited exa [...]
2007-11-15 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM BM CU KN SY CH
07USUNNEWYORK1032UNSC REFORM: PLENARY DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary. During the annual UNGA plenary debate on UNSC reform, held November 12-14, only Germany expressed continued support for the original G-4 (Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India) proposal, while India unilaterally proposed several new elements for expansion and accused the UNSC of mul [...]
2007-11-16 16:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK1038UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION
[...] (U) On November 15, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the resolution "Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations." Consensus was reached after weeks of negotiations, in a proc [...]
2007-11-16 21:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1042CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540
[...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee on nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on November 14, 2007, in the eighth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Ve [...]
2007-11-19 15:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PTER
07USUNNEWYORK1049SIXTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS 14 ITEMS AND CONCLUDES
[...] On November 19, 2007, the Sixth Committee adopted without a vote 12 draft resolutions and two draft decisions, thereby concluding the consideration of its agenda for the 62nd UNGA session. Per reftels, USUN joined consensus in the adoption of these resolutions. The resolutions will be present [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1059LEBANON TRIBUNAL: UN BRIEFS KEY DONORS ON PLANS
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: In the UN's first meeting with major donors and potential donors to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ("Tribunal") on November 16, UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel briefed Ambassador Wallace, as well as representatives of the missions of Lebanon, The Netherlands, France, and the [...]
2007-11-21 20:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1062UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: PALESTINIAN RESOURCES AND
[...] Summary. The UN General Assembly's Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted four resolutions on November 16. Per reftel instructions, the U.S. called for a vote and voted against resolutions on the permanent sovereignty of Palestinian natural resources and unilateral economic meas [...]
2007-11-21 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN ETTC KPAL UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1072SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON THE REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee held its debate on the report of the fifty-ninth session of the International Law Commission (ILC) from October 29 through November 6. ILC Chairman Ian Brownlie (UK) attended sessions from October 29 through November 2 to present the ILC report to the Sixth Comm [...]
2007-11-28 13:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1080BRIEFING ON THE KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL AT THE UN
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UN Secretariat hosted a briefing on November 27, 2007 on recent developments concerning the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Larry Johnson, Assistant-Secretary-General for [...]
2007-11-28 16:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREF PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1082COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
[...] SUMMARY: On November 20-21, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted four country-specific resolutions addressing the human rights situations in North Korea, Burma, Iran and Belarus, despite attempts to derail the process through no-action motions on the last three resolutions. [...]
2007-11-28 19:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM IR KN BM BO
07USUNNEWYORK1090UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TORTURE, IDPS,
[...] (U) Summary: On October 29, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly heard reports on torture, on the human rights of internally displaced persons, on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, and on the situation of human rights in [...]
2007-11-29 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM PREF PTER SU
07USUNNEWYORK1097UNGA/C-5: D/SYG MIGIRO ADDRESSES FIFTH COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Summary. The Committee on Administration and Budget of the United Nations General Assembly (Fifth Committee) met for its organizational session on October 5. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro addressed the Committee. SIPDIS She conveyed Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's priorities [...]
2007-11-30 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1098UN - GA BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Fifth Committee, in formal sessions on November 19 and 20, began its consideration of the proposed budget of $1.478 billion for the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period July 07/June 08. The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ( [...]
2007-11-30 19:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL SU UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1102UNGA/G-5: SYG BAN INTRODUCES 2008-2009 UN BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced the proposed program budget for the biennium 2008-2009 before the Committee on Administration and Budget on October 25. SYG Ban stated the proposed budget of $4.2 billion represents real growth of $23 million, or 0.5%, over the previous [...]
2007-11-30 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1112UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE HUMAN
[...] (U) Summary: On Nov. 16 the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted by a vote of 165-7(U.S.)-3 a resolution containing the so-called institution-building package of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),as amended by Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. (The amendment added to [...]
2007-12-04 20:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK113ISRAEL AND JUSCANZ DISCUSS UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 19:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1131GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SIXTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1136GA MEETING ON UN GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY
[...] SUMMARY: The General Assembly (GA) convened an informal meeting to review the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy on December 4. Member States expressed broad support for the Strategy and held a constructive debate that lacked the polemics of previous meet [...]
2007-12-07 18:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1164UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE,
[...] Summary. The United Nations General Assembly's Second Committee adopted fourteen resolutions by consensus during its December 7 session. In accordance with Ref A and Ref B, the U.S. called for a vote and gave an Explanation of Vote (EOV) on the international trade and Lebanon oil slick draft [...]
2007-12-13 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN EAID AORC KWMN SOCI PREL UNGA LE
07USUNNEWYORK1173UN SETS PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR MONTERREY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nation General Assembly's Second Committee passed by consensus a resolution on December 7 setting out the modalities for a review in 2008 of the 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD). The review process will conclude with a November 29 - Decembe [...]
2007-12-14 21:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN SENV UN
07USUNNEWYORK1193UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 62ND GA
[...] (SBU) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Area Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session of the 62nd GA draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African [...]
2007-12-20 18:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
07USUNNEWYORK1197UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKES ACTION ON THIRD
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took action on Third Committee resolutions in a plenary meeting on November 18, including the adoption of the contentious resolutions on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, Iran, and Belarus. The General Assembly rejected a no-action motion on the [...]
2007-12-20 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK12HOLOCAUST DENIAL RESOLUTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Now that the Security Council has adopted resolution 1737 regarding Iran's nuclear program, USUN has taken stock of the possibilities for introducing a resolution condemning Iran's denial of the holocaust (reftels). In discussions with Israel, Germany and the UK of options for General Ass [...]
2007-01-10 19:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA IR IS GM EUN
07USUNNEWYORK120962ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) Support from East Asian and Pacific Island (EAP) countries was essential for achieving U.S. objectives in this 62nd UN [...]
2007-12-26 16:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
07USUNNEWYORK1214UNGA DEBATES THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE AND THE
[...] (U) Summary: The participants in the annual UNGA debates on the Question of Palestine and on the Situation in the Middle East that took place November 29-30 broke no new ground, restating well-known arguments in support of well-known positions. Several countries did, however, acknowledge the [...]
2007-12-26 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1215UNGA ADOPTS 27 FOURTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) The U.N. General Assembly December 17 adopted 27 draft resolutions on the recommendation of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee). Resolutions and Plenary votes are in paragraph three. 2. (U) The only notable aspect of the voting was a spontaneous applaus [...]
2007-12-26 19:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1218UNGA 62: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE
[...] (U) Robert Smolik served as the Senior Area Adviser for Western Europe during the main session of the 62nd UN General Assembly. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to the region. 2. (C) Throughout this 62d UN General Assembly our EU partners have not always proven effec [...]
2007-12-27 12:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
07USUNNEWYORK1223UN REVAMPS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND KEEPS THE
[...] Begin Summary: The UN has adopted a resolution creating a new system of Administration of Justice (AoJ) that stresses informal dispute resolution over litigation in resolving staff grievances. It responds to most, but not all, of the Secretary General,s requests and will be implemented over [...]
2007-12-28 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1224UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS OCEANS AND FISHERIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The General Assembly adopted without a vote the draft resolution on Sustainable Fisheries (A/62/L.24) on December 18 and the draft resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (A/62/L.27) with a vote (146-2-3) on December 22. The majority of delegations emphasized the significance [...]
2007-12-28 20:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHSA PREL PREF PREM
07USUNNEWYORK157UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF
[...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]
2007-02-28 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK165UN REQUEST FOR USG ACTION ON REGISTER OF DAMAGES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The UN is quietly asking select member states to submit recommendations for one of three positions on the Board of the Register of Damages related to the construction of the Israeli separation barrier. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution December [...]
2007-03-02 18:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL UNSC IS
07USUNNEWYORK167ECOSOC 2007 ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION: THEMES FOR
[...] (U) Meeting in formal session March 2, ECOSOC adopted the themes for the High Level Segment (HLS) that have been under negotiation since December 2006. The themes adopted were unchanged from the ECOSOC President's March 1 proposals. As 2007 marks the first time ECOSOC will need to operate [...]
2007-03-02 21:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KUNR ECOSOC
07USUNNEWYORK196UN CSD-15: READOUT OF FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 2
[...] (SBU) The Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development achieved its principal aims the week of February 26 of producing a basis for the CSD-15 negotiating text in May, and providing a showcase for highlighting proven solutions in the [...]
2007-03-12 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EUN SENV UNCSD
07USUNNEWYORK21UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] This is a guidance request - see para 7. 2. SUMMARY: In the coming weeks, the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee will convene a series of meetings, including a day-long discussion to be hosted by the UK Mission on January 17, to consider a series of issues that will impact th [...]
2007-01-12 22:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK218ISRAELI MFA IO HEAD RONNY YA'AR OUTLINES POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. During a lunch meeting with IO A/S Silverberg, NEA DAS Danin, and Ambassador Wolff on March 13, senior Israeli MFA official Ronny Ya'ar expressed concerns about SYG Ban Ki-Moon's planned travel to Damascus in April, possible references to new UN conclusions about the sovereignty [...]
2007-03-19 17:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO KPAL LE SY IS
07USUNNEWYORK224ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee"),a sub-Committee of the General Assembly Legal Sixth Committee, held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from February 7-15, 2007. [...]
2007-03-20 22:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK228UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2007 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its 51st session from February 26 to March 9, 2007. Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, chaired the session, whose main theme was "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violenc [...]
2007-03-21 14:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN UN CSW
07USUNNEWYORK253UNGA LEGAL COMMITTEE DEBATES REFORM OF UN SYSTEM
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: At a resumed session March 12-23, 2007, the General Assembly's Sixth (Legal) Committee discussed proposals to reform the UN's system of administration of justice, as well as a request of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB) for observer status in the General Assembly. [...]
2007-03-29 19:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA UNSC PREL PTER OFDP
07USUNNEWYORK290READOUT OF APRIL 10 MEETING ON UK SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, USUN mission officers attended the UKUN's April 10 informal briefing in advance of the April 17 UN Security Council debate on climate change, hosted by UKUN Counselor for Sustainable Development Alistair Fernie. University of Toronto Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon gave a powerp [...]
2007-04-12 21:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNSC UK
07USUNNEWYORK415U.S. BILATERALS AT THE UN COMMISSION ON
[...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky took advantage of the ministerial segment of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development's 15th Session (CSD-15) May 9-11 to conduct a number of bilateral discussions with key states, with climate change, energy and economic dev [...]
2007-05-25 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON KGCC SENV EAID EAGR CH MD FI PK RS IN
07USUNNEWYORK49UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USUN M/R joined other Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee members (UK, Canada, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Nigeria) for a day-long meeting convened January 17 at the UK Mission to assess the more than fifty recommendations to improve efficiency of the Special Court [...]
2007-01-24 15:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK607UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] USUN has received a letter dated July 10, 2007 (full text - para 2) from Canadian Ambassador John McNee, current Chairman of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee, addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad seeking additional U.S. financial support for the Special Court. The Special Cou [...]
2007-07-25 16:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK629UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] USUN has received a letter dated July 10, 2007 (full text - para 2) from Canadian Ambassador John McNee, current Chairman of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee, addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad seeking additional U.S. financial support for the Special Court. The Special Cou [...]
2007-07-31 21:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK662UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: On Friday, August 3, 2007, Ambassador Wallace delivered a strong statement at the meeting of the GA Ad Hoc Working Group on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) (by UN staff or related pers [...]
2007-08-10 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASIG KTIA KUNR PGOV PREL UNSC UN
07USUNNEWYORK679UPDATE ON UN REFERENCES TO TAIWAN
[...] (C) Upon his return to New York August 13, UN SYG Ban met with Amb Khalilzad to discuss a range of issues. On the issue of UN language on the status of Taiwan, Ban said he realized he had gone too far in his recent public statements, and confirmed that the UN would no longer use the phrase " [...]
2007-08-16 15:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK697OLA LEGAL COUNSEL TO TRAVEL TO THE NETHERLANDS TO
[...] Begin Summary: UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel will lead a high-level UN delegation to the Netherlands in the next two weeks to discuss practical arrangements for the Netherlands to host the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Michel's Special Assistant Mark Quarterman advised USUN August 21. The [...]
2007-08-22 23:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC KCRM SY LE NE
07USUNNEWYORK705DPKO PRESENTS SYG'S REPORT ON MINUSTAH
[...] (SBU) Summary. DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi briefed Friends of Haiti representatives on August 24 on the highlights of the SYG,s latest report on MINUSTAH. Although the SYG recommended no changes to MINUSTAH's mandate, he urged the UNSC to lower MINUSTAH,s troop strength by 140 and raise its polic [...]
2007-08-24 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO HA
07USUNNEWYORK74SYG BAN PROPOSES RESTRUCTURING OF DPKO
[...] (U) Secretary-General Ban has proposed restructuring the Secretariat to downgrade the Department of Disarmament SIPDIS Affairs (DDA) and split the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) into two distinct departments. Ban has asked the GA to give its blessing to the proposals, which he [...]
2007-01-30 22:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KUNR KPKO UN UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK760SYG BAN URGES UNSC TO EXTEND MINUSTAH MANDATE FOR
[...] (U) During UNSC consultations on September 13, SYG Ban reported on his August 1-2 visit to Haiti and appealed to delegates to seize an "historic opportunity" to make progress in that country by staying the course and avoiding early disengagement. Recounting how he had walked through Cite Sole [...]
2007-09-17 17:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC HA
07USUNNEWYORK786UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...]
2007-09-22 01:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK831GAMBARI DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting October 8, Special Adviser Gambari told Ambassador Khalilzad that he needed staff to follow up on his recent mission to Burma and that he planned to form a core group comprised of the U.S., China, Japan, India, the Russian Federation, Singapore (as ASEAN ch [...]
2007-10-09 13:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK834UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DROPS TWO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] (U) Summary: At the Oct. 8 opening session of the UNGA Third Committee, Benin, on behalf of the African group, called unexpectedly for the deletion from the draft agenda of two reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) on the human rights situation in Nepal and Uganda. Portugal [...]
2007-10-09 19:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC UNGA UG NP
07USUNNEWYORK870PRESENTATION OF ANNUAL RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
[...] At a meeting in the plenary of the General Assembly on October 15, 2007, Judges Dennis Byron, President of the ICTR, and Fausto Pocar, President of the ICTY, presented annual reports on the Tribunals. In his remarks to the General Assembly, Judge Byron indicated that the Tribunal's chambers c [...]
2007-10-16 16:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ICTR ICTY
07USUNNEWYORK880UNGA/C6: POSITIVE REACTION TO U.S. COUNTER
[...] SUMMARY: Seventy-four delegations addressed the Sixth Committee during the debate on counterterrorism on October 10 - 11. As in previous years, delegations strongly condemned acts of terrorism, called for measures to promote tolerance and eliminate the root causes of terrorism and rejected at [...]
2007-10-17 23:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK896U.S. RAPE RESOLUTION: STATE OF PLAY AS OF OCT. 19
[...] (U) Summary: The United States tabled its anti-rape resolution in the UNGA Third Committee on Wednesday. The resolution has attracted considerable opposition from certain African, Middle Eastern, and other delegations who correctly perceive it as targeting, inter alia, the Government of Suda [...]
2007-10-20 01:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI
07USUNNEWYORK914UNGA/C-6:ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST A CONVENTION ON
[...] During the October 19 debate on diplomatic protection the following delegations addressed the Sixth Committee: Canada (on behalf of CANZ),Norway (on behalf of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland),Portugal, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, China, Poland, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Aus [...]
2007-10-24 22:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK915UNGA/C-6:PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF UNCITRAL'S 40TH
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) presented the report of its 40th session to the Sixth Committee on October 22. Twenty-seven delegations addressed the Sixth Committee and took note of UNCITRAL's achievements in harmonizing international trade law. Concerning t [...]
2007-10-24 22:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNCITRAL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK939 FOREIGN AID DOMINATES UN FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary. Debate over the alleged failure of developed countries to meet their Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitments took center stage at the third biennial UN High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development (FFD),held October 23-24. Speaking on behalf of the G-77 and China, P [...]
2007-10-31 20:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN SENV UN
07USUNNEWYORK943UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN THE FIFTH COMMITTEE -
[...] This is a guidance request. See para 3. 2. Summary: The Fifth Committee will hold elections on Friday, November 2, 2007, for the following offices: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),Committee on Contributions (CoC),Board of Auditors (BoA),United Nati [...]
2007-11-01 01:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK947KOREAN PENINSULA RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS
[...] (U) Summary. On October 31, 2007, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution on "Peace, Security, and Reunification in the Korean Peninsula," co-sponsored by the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Ambassador Khalilzad delivered the U.S. [...]
2007-11-01 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KN KS UN
07USUNNEWYORK953UNGA/C-6: RULE OF LAW DEBATE
[...] SUMMARY: Fifty delegations addressed the Sixth Committee during its October 25 - 26 debate on the rule of law at the national and international levels. Many delegations underscored the importance of rule of law activities and their contribution to human rights and international peace and secu [...]
2007-11-02 18:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK955DAVID WALKER WINS INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY
[...] (U) Summary: Fifth Committee elections were held on Friday, November 2, 2007. As reported in ref B, the WEOG positions on the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) were the only contested elections. All other [...]
2007-11-02 19:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK968UNGA: SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATES ILC ARTICLES ON
[...] SUMMARY: During the October 23 Sixth Committee debate, delegations delivered statements on the consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from harmful activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm, and the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts. The key [...]
2007-11-07 19:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK969GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),presented the Court's annual report at a meeting in the plenary of the General Assembly on November 1, 2007. He briefly outlined recent developments at the Court and spoke about the importance of con [...]
2007-11-07 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK978LEBANON TRIBUNAL: UN PLANS TO APPOINT
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with USUN Legal Adviser and Poloff on November 7, UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) attorney Mark Quarterman and Department of Political Affairs (DPA) officer Alma Saliu reported that the SYG plans to appoint the next UNIIIC chief and prosecutor-elect during the w [...]
2007-11-08 22:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK994ACTION REQUEST: SIXTH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee's draft resolution on Measures to eliminate international terrorism (agenda item 108) contained in para 3, or substantially similar text. The texts of all draft resolutions must be tabled b [...]
2007-11-09 19:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK998ACTION REQUEST: SIXTH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee's draft resolution on the Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its fortieth session (agenda item 81) contained in para 3, or substantially simila [...]
2007-11-09 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07VATICAN147HOLY SEE REVIEWS CLIMATE CHANGE WITH APEC DIPLOMATS
[...] Summary. At an October 8 diplomatic gathering, Charge drew on recent high-level USG statements to provide Holy See and other representatives with a broad view of USG activities addressing climate change and the environment. Holy See deputy FM Parolin confirmed in detail the Holy See's increas [...]
2007-10-10 16:11:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV APEC VT
07VATICAN44WOMAN OF COURAGE" - SR. EUGENIA BONETTI - ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] Sr. Eugenia Bonetti, 67, is a Consolata Missionary sister and director of the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) office of the Italian Union of Major Superiors (USMI),the umbrella organization for thousands of nuns throughout Italy. Her remarkable courage and commitment to fighting the injusti [...]
2007-02-14 20:22:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO VT
07VATICAN63HOLY SEE ON VENEZUELAN ASYLUM CASE OF NIXON MORENO
[...] (C) Summary. Charge raised case of Nixon Moreno with the Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin, who confirmed March 23 that Moreno is in the Papal Nunciature in Caracas. Parolin said Moreno would probably eventually go to a third country such as Canada; the GOV is presently opposed but mi [...]
2007-03-23 15:06:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM VE VT
07VIENNA1510AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 06, 2007
[...] On Tuesday, the Austrian parliament approved a major reform of the election laws, lowering the legal voting age to 16 and extending the legislative period to five years. Semi-official daily "Wiener Zeitung" reports on the new legislation, which applies to national elections, but also requires p [...]
2007-06-06 14:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1933AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 23, 2007
[...] Independent daily "Der Standard" reports on the rekindled debate about whether Eurofighter pilots are to use military force against civilian planes that are hijacked by terrorists. Erich Speck, the trade union representative of the air force was quoted as calling it "a shame to shift this respo [...]
2007-07-23 12:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2168AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 21, 2007
[...] Austrian Justice Minister Maria Berger of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has proposed alleviating the problem of overcrowded detention facilities by offering inmates the choice of parole and community service. Starting this fall, people convicted of minor offences and facing fines could avoid serv [...]
2007-08-21 13:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2414AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 14, 2007
[...] A recent survey carried out by the University of Vienna's Institute of Sociology has revealed that the majority of second-generation Muslims living in Austria rejects and condemns violence as a tool to spread their faith. In addition, 77 percent of the interviewees have distanced themselves fro [...]
2007-09-14 13:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2428AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2007
[...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer is to meet with religious leaders, including leaders from Austria's Islamic Community, today. Talks are aimed at defusing a debate over Islam's presence in the country in the wake of arrests of four suspected Islamist militants in Austria and Canada last week. Gusen [...]
2007-09-18 12:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2439AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 19, 2007
[...] At a meeting in Vienna Tuesday in the wake of recent tensions over the arrest of several suspected Islamist militants in Vienna and Canada last week, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe) and religious leaders emphasized the significance of mutual tolerance and respect, and urged a peace [...]
2007-09-19 12:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2446LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MUSLIM EXTREMIST SUSPECTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 15:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV AU
07VIENNA2499AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 26, 2007
[...] Contrary to the recommendations of a SPOe/OeVP expert group, there will be a separate asylum court - Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has announced that a respective decision will be made this year and that the new institution will begin its work in the first half of 2008. The intention is to r [...]
2007-09-27 13:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2692007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR
[...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]
2007-02-06 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2976BALI RESULTS: SPLIT REACTIONS IN AUSTRIA
[...] Austrian reactions to the results of the UNFCCC Bali conference were not uniform, even not within the Austrian government. Overall, government representatives and NGOs were relieved that the "roadmap" is on track, but criticized the lack of progress on numerical reduction goals. Thus, univer [...]
2007-12-18 15:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PREL PGOV AU
07VIENTIANE325 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Proposals for Laos
[...] Following are the anti-trafficking in persons proposals received by Embassy Vientiane. In total, eleven completed proposals were submitted by four non-governmental organizations, two international organizations, and one for-profit Lao enterprise. The following organizations submitted proposa [...]
2007-04-20 09:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA
07VIENTIANE407VIENTIANE EAC MEETING - RENEWAL OF PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 08:48:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER CASC LA
07VIENTIANE454UPDATE ON PROTESTANTS IN BOLIKHAMSAI AND VIENTIANE
[...] (C) Summary: There have been reports indicating that several ethnic Khmu Christians in Bolikhamsai Province's Nakun Village were forcibly moved May 15 to another village in the same district. The Lao Evangelical Church (LEC) has indicated that five heads of households were forced by local [...]
2007-05-30 10:23:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL LA
07VILNIUS217LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE OECD ENTRY PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Zygmimantas Pavilionis summoned the Ambassador on March 26 to complain that the USG was not promoting Lithuania's candidacy for the OECD. Pavilionis said that Lithuanian President Adamkus would press for Lithuanian entry during an upcoming visit to Paris. He s [...]
2007-03-27 10:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN OECD EUN LH
07WARSAW1359POLAND'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR WANTS TO
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Jerzy Pomianowski, Director of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Department (Polish AID) would like to meet with his US counterparts while in Washington June 25 and 26 for meetings with the World Bank. Pomianowski is the GOP equivalent of t [...]
2007-06-12 13:36:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PO
07WARSAW1867POLISH AVIATION OFFICIAL: "WE HAVE SURRENDERED OUR
[...] (U) Econoff met with Grzegorz Kruszynski, president of the Polish Civil Aviation Office on August 28 to discuss the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly. Kruszynski said he would be a delegate to the General Assembly, taking place in Montreal, Canada, [...]
2007-08-31 12:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PL
07WARSAW221GOP REQUEST USG SUPPORT POLISH CANDIDIATE FOR OECD
[...] During a phone call between Polish Minister of Economy Wozniak and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez on January 31, Wozniak asked the USG to support a Polish candidate for the position of OECD Deputy Secretary General. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski subsequently informed CDA of the request. [...]
2007-02-02 11:05:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDECON OECD ETRD PL
07WARSAW231POLAND: MOE ATTEMPT TO STOP OIL TANKER LOADING
[...] (C) Summary: J&S Executives report that Minister of Economy Wozniak requested that the company not load an oil tanker during the recent Druzba oil pipeline shutoff, a request the company denied. J&S currently supplies 50% of Poland's crude, but is diversifying in Europe, the U.S. and Canad [...]
2007-02-02 15:23:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PL RS UR NO
07WELLINGTON146NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The GNZ understands the pressures for more resources in Afghanistan and will review carefully our request for additional NATO/ISAF commitments. Current NZ Defence Force (NZDF) deployments to Afghanistan will likely be extended through September 2009, but GNZ will probably not i [...]
2007-02-15 21:00:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINS PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON191TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007
[...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]
2007-03-02 01:16:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON509NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE, PHIL GOFF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 05:19:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON604OPPOSITION NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE RALLIES TROOPS, OFFERS
[...] Summary (SBU) The opposition National Party, riding high in the polls, recently held its annual conference in Auckland from August 3 - 5. The party used the conference to portray itself as a government-in-waiting and to make its case against Labour. National spokesman made it clear National [...]
2007-08-19 19:55:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON621NEW ZEALAND WILLING TO START AN IMPORT SAFETY
[...] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES CONVEYED POINTS IN REF CABLE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (NZFSA). THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ON FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY WITH THE UNITED STATES [...]
2007-08-23 06:22:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
07WELLINGTON645NEW ZEALAND WILLING TO START AN IMPORT SAFETY
[...] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES CONVEYED POINTS IN REF CABLE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (NZFSA). THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE ON FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY WITH THE UNITED STATES [...]
2007-08-30 05:08:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
07WELLINGTON653ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP PITCHED TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23 and 24, National Security Council Senior Director William Inboden and Senior Advisor Paul Lettow from the State Department's Global Affairs Bureau briefed the U.S. proposal for an "Asia Democracy Partnership" (ADP) (reftel) to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),the Ministry [...]
2007-08-30 19:47:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NZ KDEM
07WELLINGTON686NEW ZEALAND: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETINGS
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary Hill has cleared this message, which was drafted by ConGen Auckland and approved by Embassy Wellington. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's New Zealand interlocutors emphasized the need to ensure that, as New Zealand approaches national e [...]
2007-09-19 04:04:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PARM KNNP NZ XV AF KN FJ TT
07WELLINGTON797 WHO SPEAKS FOR MAORI IN NEW ZEALAND?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Race relations in politically correct New Zealand remain a sensitive issue. Two different viewpoints on the rights of the indigenous Maori were on display over the weekend of October 27-28 as two minor parties, the Maori Party and the New Zealand First Party held their respecti [...]
2007-11-05 19:03:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM NZ
07WELLINGTON839 Ambassador Herbst Discusses Stabilization/Reconstruction
[...] (U) Summary. During a November 27 visit to New Zealand, S/CRS Ambassador Herbst met with a range of GNZ officials in the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, as well as police and NZAID representatives to discuss his office's approach to coordinating USG resources in post-conflict stat [...]
2007-12-02 22:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID KDEM NZ
07WELLINGTON866NEW ZEALAND AND US MIL-TO-MIL COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. During a December 4-5 visit to New Zealand, OSD New Zealand Director Jessica Powers and PACOM New Zealand Desk Officer Rick Bairett reviewed US-NZ military cooperation, discussed the implementation of a new notification policy covering eight areas of mil-to-mil engagement, and [...]
2007-12-19 00:29:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NZ
07YAOUNDE1071CAMEROON'S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TELL FOREST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cameroon's Forestry Minister (MINFOF) was caught off-guard when EU representatives responded to his August 22 appeal for donor assistance by suggesting that the Government of Cameroon's problem is "not money, but will." The ambassadors encouraged Ngolle to continue MINFOF's fi [...]
2007-08-29 13:35:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KCOR SNAR PHUM PARM EAID PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE1234CAMEROON CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS: RECENT
[...] (C) Summary and action request. The Ambassador's recent meetings with Cameroon Vice PM/Minister of Justice Amadou Ali and Canadian High Commissioner Jean Pierre LaVoie provided new information relevant to USG participation in Government of Cameroon (GRC) anti-corruption investigations (ref [...]
2007-10-15 13:06:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR PREL PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE1235CAMEROON CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS: WHO IS DOOH
[...] (C) Summary. Francis Dooh Collins is Justice Minister Ali's chosen interlocutor with foreign governments regarding the anti-corruption investigation Ali is spearheading (reftels). Although some of Dooh Collins' outlandish claims have given us reason to doubt his credibility, he has succeed [...]
2007-10-15 13:08:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR PREL PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE1236CORRUPTION: CAMEROON SUBMITS MUTUAL LEGAL
[...] (C) Summary. Cameroon's Minister for Justice has signed a mutual legal assistance (MLA) request asking the USG to provide information from USG records and American institutions relevant to corrupt acts committed by Cameroonian officials. We anticipate that USG officials will identify a num [...]
2007-10-15 13:10:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR PREL PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE1497CAMEROON'S JUSTICE MINISTER ON CORRUPTION LEGAL
[...] (C) Ambassador joined the Canadian and Dutch COMs on December 18 for a joint meeting with Cameroonian Vice Prime Minister/Minister for Justice Amadou Ali focused on the GRC's request for legal assistance (ref b) in pursuing overseas bank accounts of Cameroonians tied to corruption. Explainin [...]
2007-12-27 12:29:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV PREL CM
07YAOUNDE418CAMEROON: JULY ELECTIONS APPROACH, UNCERTAINLY
[...] (U) Legislative and municipal elections in Cameroon most likely will be held July 22. Under that scenario, voter registration, in accordance with the law, would end on April 23, when President Biya would call the elections. Some here hope to register some 8 million voters, a feat that would [...]
2007-04-02 15:29:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CM
07YAOUNDE667KENYA AIR CRASH PUTS CAMEROON'S GOVERNANCE
[...] (C) Summary. The May 5 crash of Kenya Airways flight 507 (reftels) brought to stark relief some of the worst characteristics of governance in Cameroon. Although the event would have challenged even a capable government, Cameroon's response was hampered by many of the same factors that impe [...]
2007-05-29 11:19:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR EAIR PREL CM PGOV
07YAOUNDE902CAMEROON ELECTIONS ON JULY 22; NUTS, BOLTS, AND
[...] (U) Summary. Cameroonians will go to the polls on Sunday, July 22 to elect their representatives to the National Assembly (Parliament) and to municipal councils nationwide (reftels). Post will field 11 observer teams across all ten provinces, many working in coordination with other diploma [...]
2007-07-19 13:22:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR KMCC PREL CM
07YAOUNDE951CAMEROON ELECTIONS: SHINE COMES OFF RULING PARTY
[...] (C) Summary. Less than two weeks after the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) party claimed crushing victories in July 22 parliamentary and legislative elections, a strengthening chorus of complaints from opposition and civil society groups and even discord within the CPDM [...]
2007-08-02 06:55:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCOR PINR EAID CM
07YEREVAN44ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007
[...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]
2007-01-12 12:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07YEREVAN586ARMENIAN ELECTIONS: VIEWS FROM ARAGOTSOTN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Characterizing the pre-election campaigning as "boring," governmental, non-governmental, political party and international observers in the Aragotsotn region of Armenia foresee a parliamentary election devoid of significant fraud in their area. Interlocutors tell us that there [...]
2007-05-08 12:40:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN659GLOBAL GOLD MINING: A YEAR OF...
[...] (C) Global Gold Corporation (GGC) is an international gold mining company with operations in Armenia and principal offices in Connecticut. For the past few years, GGC has been involved in an at-times hostile dispute with the GOAM and more specifically with the Armenian Minister of Nature Protection [...]
2007-05-22 03:37:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON PGOV OPIC AM
07ZAGREB46CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]
2007-01-17 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
08ABIDJAN130PETROLEUM SECTOR IN COTE D'IVOIRE - AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Kassoum Fadika, Director General of state-owned PETROCI for a tour d'horizon of the energy production business in Cote d'Ivoire. Fadika discussed production problems that he says have limited oil production to 50,000 b/d and described the cost structure of [...]
2008-02-26 12:06:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV IV
08ABUDHABI119NATO SECGEN WELL RECEIVED IN ABU DHABI
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief visit to Abu Dhabi January 24, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer gave a lecture on the goals of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI),met senior UAEG officials to discuss potential areas or cooperation, and gave an upbeat briefing to NATO Ambassadors [...]
2008-01-29 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR AE
08ABUDHABI122NATO SECGEN WELL RECEIVED IN ABU DHABI
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief visit to Abu Dhabi January 24, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer gave a lecture on the goals of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI),met senior UAEG officials to discuss potential areas or cooperation, and gave an upbeat briefing to NATO Ambassadors [...]
2008-01-29 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR AE
08ABUDHABI1247FORUM FOR THE FUTURE FIFTH MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ABU DHABI OCTOBER 19, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-02 12:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI382TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is home to a broad array of communities, including those vulnerable to exploitive human traffickers. The population is comprised of over 80 percent foreigners, many of whom provide unskilled or minimally skilled labor to a fast-growing economy. In thi [...]
2008-03-26 11:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI815BP ENERGY PRESENTATION IN ABU DHABI
[...] Summary: on July 10, 2008, Mark Finley, Head of Energy Analysis for BP P.L.C. in London, delivered a presentation on BP's annual statistical review of world energy. In attendance were representatives from ADNOC, Taqa, the British Embassy, Canadian Embassy, and the media. BP expressed the view t [...]
2008-07-16 09:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON AE
08ABUJA1506ECOWAS SEEKS $31 MILLION DONOR SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY
[...] Summary: On July 7, development partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Abuja to consider the draft 2008/2009 ECOWAS Commission Capacity Building plan (CBP) and discuss strategies for its implementations with donor support. ECOWAS CBP in 2009 will focus on re [...]
2008-08-04 15:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN ETRD EINV EAID PREL NI ECOWAS
08ABUJA1956CHEVRON ON BUNKERING AND SECURITY, GAS FLARING,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Chevron Nigeria Chairman and Managing Director Fred Nelson told Ambassador on September 25 that the Joint Task Force has put a stop to illegal bunkering in and around Chevron's onshore operations. He noted that increased supplies of gas from the Escravos field have not led to [...]
2008-10-06 07:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG ELAB ECON SENV PGOV NI
08ABUJA2118NIGERIA'S FORCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNAMID AND AMISOM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 meeting with DATT and Poloff, Defense Headquarters Director of Peacekeeping Operations Major General F.N. Osokogu confirmed that the GON will meet its stated commitments to deploy troops to UNAMID and AMISOM. He shared a number of details about the status of t [...]
2008-10-27 17:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU NI
08ABUJA862NIGERIA: NEW PDP CHAIR MEETS DIPLOMATS
[...] (SBU) The new leadership and National Working Committee (NWC) of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) held an "interactive session" with the diplomatic corps in Abuja on May 8. The party's National Chairman Vincent Ogbulafor called for stability, reconciliation, and anti-corruptio [...]
2008-05-12 07:09:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID CVIS NI
08ACCRA1005GHANA-- UPDATE ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES
[...] (U) Summary: The construction of an AFRICOM funded airport interdiction facility moved a step closer on July 29 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Charge Sue K Brown and Ghana Narcotics Board Executive Secretary Ben Botwe. Five convicted cocaine traffickers received long pris [...]
2008-08-05 16:08:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL SNAR GH
08ACCRA1545GHANA ELECTIONS: HEADING FOR A RUNOFF DECEMBER 28
[...] (U) The Electoral Commision has announced that Ghana's next president will be determined by a runoff election on December 28. EC Chairman Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan announced the results of the December 7 Presidenial race at a December 10 press conference. With all 230 constituencies reporting, th [...]
2008-12-10 17:24:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS GH
08ACCRA1592SCENE SETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO GHANA,
[...] U.S. Mission Accra warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary Frazer and Staff Assistant Dana Banks to Ghana, with a scheduled arrival on a UN flight on December 26 at approximately 11:00, and departure on December 28 at 21:55 on a KLM/NWA flight 8590 to Amsterdam. Control officer for th [...]
2008-12-19 07:48:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA521GHANA ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND PARTIES DEBATE PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a contentious April 11 meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC),political parties criticized the Electoral Commission's (EC) lack of progress in investigating allegations that voter registers in NPP strongholds had been significantly inflated during the last elec [...]
2008-04-17 10:35:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GH
08ADDISABABA1284OGADEN: MIXED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS, LOOMING DROUGHT
[...] (SBU) In a May 9 roundtable discussion with donors, NGOs expressed concern over the overwhelming inadequacy of the Ethiopian Government (GoE)'s humanitarian appeal to respond to current drought conditions in Ethiopia and detailed persistent bureaucratic impediments to their ability to provide [...]
2008-05-13 14:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID EAGR PREL ET
08ADDISABABA1593MELES ON NEW CSO/NGO LAW: BRACE FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Ambassadors from the UK, France and the U.S. that the new CSO/NGO law (Ref. A) would be introduced to the Parliament before the July 7 recess and would become law probably by September. Meles presented a forceful argument for the new law. Characterizin [...]
2008-06-11 04:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2143ETHIOPIA'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM: IN TRANSITION
[...] (SBU) This cable provides a brief overview of Ethiopia's judicial system, based on contacts with legal practitioners. Ethiopia has both a regional (state) and a federal court system. The federal system handles matters of federal law and has benefited from external assistance, primarily from C [...]
2008-08-06 13:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS ET
08ADDISABABA2531COMMERCE VISIT PUNCTUATED BY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT DOING
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Holly Vineyard's August 17-20 visit to Ethiopia highlighted an economy offering significant opportunities as well as great challenges. While the Ethiopian economy has shown significant growth in recent years, business and developm [...]
2008-09-15 14:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL ET
08ADDISABABA261ELECTIONS HERALD #1: LOCAL ELECTIONS HEADED FOR
[...] (C) This is the first in a series of reports analyzing the run-up to, and conduct of, Ethiopia's April 13 and 20 local elections. Four weeks into the voter registration process and two weeks into the candidate registration process, the prevailing environment in Ethiopia is marked by success by [...]
2008-02-04 11:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA3462IFIS' ACTIONS IN ETHIOPIA REMAIN IFFY
[...] (C) As Ethiopia grapples with an increasingly dire economic crisis its need for financial and development assistance from international financial and development institutions (IFIs) is acute. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (the Bank) have not engaged the Ethiopian Govern [...]
2008-12-30 05:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV EFIN PREL IBRD ET
08AITTAIPEI331MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, DALAI LAMA AND
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 11 on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda, on the televised policy discussion between the two vice presidential candidates Monday, and on the baseball game between Taiwan and Canada in the 2008 Final O [...]
2008-03-11 09:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI623MEDIA REACTION: SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 08:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI808VICE PRESIDENT SIEW OUTLINES TAIWAN ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 10 meeting with ADIR and visiting AIT/W Director for Trade and Commercial Policy, Vice President Vincent Siew said the Ma administration is now concentrating on inflation control, stimulating domestic demand, and expanding cross-Strait economic ties through implementing [...]
2008-06-10 07:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR PROG PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI943MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; ANTI-HUMAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 28-30 on the government's effort and incentives to boost the economy and revitalize the stock market; on the kickoff of limited conversion between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi); and on the prepa [...]
2008-06-30 09:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1121TRILINGUAL ILLITERATES: ALGERIA'S LANGUAGE CRISIS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Decades of government-imposed Arabization have produced an under-40 population that, in the words of frustrated Algerian business leaders, "is not fluent in anything" and therefore handicapped in the job market and more vulnerable to extremist influence. The Algerian school syste [...]
2008-10-16 12:46:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI EDU AG
08ALGIERS191ALGERIA GOES WTO SHOPPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the February 4 visit of European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to Algiers, EU diplomats told us the Algerians were "forthcoming and eager" on WTO accession, but the Europeans remain skeptical of rapid progress. They felt the Algerians were shopping for the ea [...]
2008-02-20 09:38:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALETRD WTO ECON PREL AG
08ALGIERS661MOUNTING SOCIAL DISCONTENT DRIVES LATE MAY STREET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's two biggest cities, Algiers and Oran, suffered prolonged street violence in late May at the hands of angry youths for whom disappointing soccer results were the final straw that pushed them into the streets. Parts of Algiers had to shut down each night May 20-22 due to [...]
2008-06-05 08:29:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI AG
08ALGIERS704SAHEL SECURITY: MFA SAYS ALGERIA REENGAGING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 18 discussion with a visiting U.S. delegation led by Bureau of African Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss, MFA Director General (Assistant Secretary equivalent) for African Affairs Ismail Chergui highlighted Algeria's commitment to the Algiers Accords, but onl [...]
2008-06-19 11:10:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AG ML NG
08AMMAN146JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]
2008-01-15 09:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN2133JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR JULY 22 VISIT OF CODEL REED
[...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the visit to Jordan of CODEL Reed. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East, and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) King Abdullah is ap [...]
2008-07-16 13:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN265CODEL PRICE DISCUSSES JORDANIAN POLITICAL REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary: During the January 9-11 visit to Jordan of Codel Price (comprising Representatives David Price, Harold Rogers, Dennis Rehberg, James Moran, Michael Simpson, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, all of the House Appropriations Committee),the group and their staffers met with Chief of the [...]
2008-01-24 15:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL JO IS SY IZ
08AMMAN2654Jordan's Trade Deficit Doubles During First Half of 2008;
[...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit nearly doubled to $5 billion during the first half of 2008. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) attributes the expanding trade gap to a significant increase in imports, which reached $8.61 billion due largely to the price increase for crude oil imports. The Greate [...]
2008-09-14 05:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN2683CONTINUED HIGH WORLD PRICES LEAD TO RECORD REVENUES FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Growing world demand and rising prices resulted in rapid growth in Jordanian exports of fertilizer (up 126%),potash (52%) and phosphate (75%) in the first seven months of 2008 (ref A). Correspondingly, revenues and profits at Arab Potash Company (APC) and Jordan Phosphate Mines C [...]
2008-09-16 12:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EMIN EINV JO
08AMMAN2819JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 12-14 VISIT OF ISN PDAS
[...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the October 13-14 visit to Jordan of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau PDAS McNerney. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement [...]
2008-10-09 13:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2994 GOJ Officials Confirm to ISN PDAS Jordan's Commitment to
[...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashi [...]
2008-11-02 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08AMMAN3125IRAQI MEDIA OUTLETS BASED IN JORDAN: PROFILES
[...] (U) A number of Iraqi satellite television channels have established operations in Amman since 2005. These channels offer news and entertainment programming aimed at primarily Sunni audiences in Iraq and in neighboring countries. Following is a profile of the major channels, based on intervie [...]
2008-11-17 12:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR IZ JO
08AMMAN3292JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 14-16 VISIT OF
[...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the December 14-16 visit to Jordan of Codel Dorgan. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summa [...]
2008-12-11 16:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC JO OREP PGOV PREL
08AMMAN884JORDAN AMENDS LAWS TO ESTABLISH NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Parliamentary approval of amendments to two nuclear energy laws, a Royal Decree was issued on March 12, 2008 to appoint five commissioners to the newly established High Commission on Nuclear Energy. All the commissioners are U.S.-educated in nuclear energy or physics, [...]
2008-03-24 08:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON KNNP TRGY JO
08ANKARA1687TURKEY: EMBASSY SUPPORT OF GE REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. General Electric (GE) Turkey Managing Director Kursat Ozkan informed us September 4 that GE sent a formal request to GOT to postpone the deadline for bids for Turkey's first civilian nuclear power plant from September 24, 2008 to March 1, 2009 due to lack of project risk infor [...]
2008-09-22 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT ENIV ENRG TU
08ANKARA1724RUSSIANS ARE THE SOLE BIDDER ON TURKEY'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary. Ignoring delay requests from a majority of potential bidders, the GOT stuck to the September 24 bid submission deadline for the nuclear power tender and received only one bid, from AtomStroyExport of Russia. The bid will be subjected to an approval process, but GOT officials se [...]
2008-09-26 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENIV ENRG RS TU
08ASHGABAT1065INTEK -- BACKGROUND ON A UNIQUELY SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Intek is a successful information technology, printing, and technical education company that was founded right after independence by Artur Ovezmuradov. A FLEX alumna is head of Corporate Sales discussed the company's long and impressive list of government, corporate, and intern [...]
2008-08-15 13:13:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EIND TX
08ASHGABAT1556IRAN: HUNGARIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS OF LIFE IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with emboffs, a Hungarian diplomat posted in Tehran described what it is like to live and work in the Islamic Republic. He confirmed that Iran's economy is in very bad shape, and that people are becoming more and more critical of the government's ineptitude. Iranians [...]
2008-12-03 10:23:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV IR TX
08ASMARA19 ERITREAN REPATRIATIONS AND IDP RESETTLEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Eritrea ICRC Head of Delegation Catherine Deman (strictly protect) told the ambassador January 4 that her organization in the past twelve months has assisted in reducing the number of Eritrean internally displaced persons (IDP) from 30,000 to 5,000 and that in December around 40 [...]
2008-01-14 08:48:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PREL ICRC ER ET XW
08ASMARA252SANU RESOURCES' MINING PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Sanu Resources exploration company reported successful drilling results indicating large deposits of copper and zinc near Nevsun's Bisha Mining Project (reftel A). Only a small amount of gold was also discovered at this site, but Sanu anticipates "finding more gold ne [...]
2008-05-09 08:34:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PGOV PINR PREL ER
08ASMARA452ARS HARD-LINERS FINALIZE A NEW IDENTITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) hard-liners are in the process of finalizing their split from the ARS leadership now based in Djibouti. The hard-liners have drawn up plans to transform their organization into the Movement for the Establishment of the Third Republ [...]
2008-09-16 08:28:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO ER
08ASMARA542HARD-LINE ARS MEMBER TALKS OF MONEY, AWEYS, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A contact from the hard-line ARS claims Emboff that Gulf States were sending "hundreds of millions" of dollars to the Eritrean government to support the ARS. He also provided insight on both Sheik Dahir Aweys' and Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid's roles in the ARS, as well as person [...]
2008-11-12 10:39:00Embassy AsmaraSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SO ER
08ASTANA1332007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 02:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1368 KAZAKHSTAN - ASTANA CONFERENCE DISCUSSES SULFUR STORAGE,
[...] (U) The Kazakhstan-Canada Business Association (KCBA),in partnership with Canada's Alberta Sulfur Research Ltd. organized the First International Conference on Sulfur Reutilization and Sustainable Development in Astana on July 9. Representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources [...]
2008-07-30 10:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET SENV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1462007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN
[...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department of [...]
2008-01-29 09:12:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1567KAZAKHSTAN AGREES TO JOINT DEMARCHE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Fairzarkhman Kasenov, Advisor at the MFA's International Cooperation Department. Kasenov gladly welcomed the USG proposal to pass the invitation for the upcoming GI exercise via a joint demarche [...]
2008-08-25 10:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KGIT KGIC KZ
08ASTANA2092KAZAKHSTAN: COMMON WORLD FORUM MINISTERIAL BRINGS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad led the U.S. delegation to the October 17 Common World Forum ministerial meeting in Astana. Aimed at promoting understanding between the Muslim world and the [...]
2008-10-22 10:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KISL KIRF KZ
08ASTANA2124KAZAKHSTAN: UST-KAMENOGORSK,S EASTERN MINING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met on September 10 in Ust-Kamenogorsk with the Director of the Eastern Mining Institute, a largely self-financing research entity that had been part of a mining conglomerate during the Soviet era. He dis [...]
2008-10-28 08:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN BTIO TNGD KZ
08ASTANA2175 KAZAKHSTAN: SHELL'S CANDID CONVERSATION WITH UK EURASIAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 31, energy officer was the only non-British government official invited to a briefing by Neil Carmichael (protect),Shell's General Manager for Business Development in Central Asia, given to British ene [...]
2008-11-04 11:11:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV KZ
08ASTANA2178KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY EXPRESSES CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, civil society leaders briefed several Astana-based diplomatic missions on Kazakhstan's progress on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform and on religion legislation pending in parliament. In their view, the government is not going far enough in fulfilling [...]
2008-11-04 11:38:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF KZ
08ASTANA2232 KAZAKHSTAN: KAZATOMPROM PLAYS LEAD ROLE IN COUNTRY'S
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan has more than one million tons of uranium reserves, 15% of the world's total and the largest reserves after Australia. The country is currently the world's third largest uranium producer after Canada a [...]
2008-11-10 11:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV KZ
08ASTANA2372 KAZAKHSTAN: MFA SEEKS HIGH PROFILE VISIT TO SIGNAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 25, 2008, Econoff met with the Head of the Americas Department at the MFA, Talgat Kaliyev, to deliver a demarche on the proposed development of a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Af [...]
2008-11-28 11:00:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2398 KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION PARTIES CRITICIZE MADRID LAWS, BUT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This is the first in a series of cables analyzing reactions to Kazakhstan's Madrid legislation. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, a group of Western diplomats met with leading opposition parties to gather their reactio [...]
2008-12-04 11:15:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2535 KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, this report summarizes the structure, plans, projects, and players of Kazakhstan's civilian nuclear energy sector. Kazakhstan has the world's second largest uranium reserves after Australia and is currently the world's third largest uranium producer after Ca [...]
2008-12-23 06:11:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KGIC KNNP EINV ENRG KZ
08ASTANA2561 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, December 7 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan Ready to Negotiate Debt Restructuring -- Banks to Receive Government Assistance by March -- Conservative Scenario for 2009 National Budget -- Economic S [...]
2008-12-30 06:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ
08ASTANA2577 KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA-BASED AMBASSADORS AGREE: "DEMOCRACY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This is the third in a series of cables analyzing reactions to Kazakhstan's OSCE Madrid-commitment legislation (reftels A and B). 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 30, the Ambassador hosted a working lunch for ambassadors [...]
2008-12-31 08:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
08ASTANA341KAZAKHSTANI LEADERSHIP DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES,
[...] (C) Prime Minister Masimov told Assistant Secretary Boucher during a February 11 meeting that he was seeking to implement further structural economic reforms in Kazakhstan, including tax reform. The government would also be focusing greater attention on developing human capital. Masimov stre [...]
2008-02-19 03:52:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PREL WTO KZ
08ASTANA363CORRUPTION CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) On February 18 Kazakhstan's financial police brought criminal charges against a group of officials at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR). The officials, who have not yet been publicly identified, were charged with misfeasance and corruption. According to a press release [...]
2008-02-22 10:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EPET KZ
08ASTANA367 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 19 -
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- WTO accession: updates and comments -- Socially Responsible Business in Kazakhstan -- New Special Economic Zone -- Inflation in January -- Energy Minister Proposes Oil [...]
2008-02-22 13:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA474 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 2 - 22,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Bilateral Talks with Canada Completed -- New Head of Samgau Holding Appointed -- General Electric Begins New Era of Cooperation -- EBRD to Invest over $1 Bln in Kazakhs [...]
2008-03-11 01:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASUNCION138PARAGUAY: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Paraguay's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons (TIP) are as follows: A. Is Paraguay a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked [...]
2008-03-05 10:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA
08ATHENS365GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 2
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in that [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08BAGHDAD1180Oil Ministry announces qualification results
[...] Anadarko Iraq Company, USA 2. BG International, UK 3. BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd., Australia 4. BP, UK 5. Chevron Iraq Ltd., USA 6. CNOOC China Ltd, China 7. CNPC, China 8. Conoco Phillips, USA 9. Edison International SPA, Italy 10. ENI, Italy 11. Exxonmobil, USA [...]
2008-04-15 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD1255MINFIN CLEANS UP BUDGET QUESTIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Jabr told EMIN on April 21 that he supports the concept of transferring USD 14 million, payable to the USG for transport to radioactive material from Iraq to Canada, to the USG ICERP account; that all provinces have gotten an initial release of 20 percent of [...]
2008-04-23 07:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEFIN EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD1735TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment t [...]
2008-06-08 15:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP PARM PREL CA IZ
08BAGHDAD1775JUNE 11 MEETING WITH GOI ON TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: EMIN and Energy Attach met with GOI's Science & Technology Minister Raid Fahmi on June 11 to inform Fahmi that the current estimate is USG will deliver the 550 MT of GOI's natural uranium (Yellow Cake or YC) to Cameco, Inc. in Montreal, Canada on July 3,2008. Fahmi expressed alarm [...]
2008-06-12 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNCA ECON ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD1971JUNE 25 MEETING WITH GOI REGARDING TUWAITHA YELLOW
[...] (S) SUMMARY: EMIN and Energy Attach met on June 25 with Minister of Science and Technology, Raid Fahmi,to hear Fahmi's views about the financial consequences of USG's delivering the 550 MT of natural uranium (Yellow Cake) to Canada after the Sales Contract's June 15 delivery date. Fahmi asked [...]
2008-06-27 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNCA ECON ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD2192MOST OK'S TUWAITHA PAYMENT DEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Fahmi agreed in principle to make a contribution of USD 7 million to defray part of Defense Department transport costs of the uranium from Tuwaitha to Canada, with the funds to be used in the I-CERP account; DOD needs to send shipm [...]
2008-07-14 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2424S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IZ PROPERTIES, FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield and Management Counselor Austin-Ferguson met August 2 with Ambassador Srood Najib, the MFA's point person on the transfer of U.S.-held properties in the International Zone (IZ). The discussion focused on the various IZ properties currently in Department of State ( [...]
2008-08-04 11:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALAGMT ABLD PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD280FM ZEBARAI ON NEIGHBORS PROCESS; SFA FRAMEWORK;
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 29 meeting, Foreign Minister Zebari told PolCounselor he expected a complete round of Neighbors Working Group meetings to take place in February and a Baghdad PrepCon (level to be determined) to be held in March. He said another top MFA priority was to appoint car [...]
2008-01-30 18:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2988MASHADANI: JULY 22 BLOC AND KIRKUK ARE CRITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani told the Ambassador September 10 that he had formed a special committee to resolve the provincial elections law standoff. He claimed that the primary concerns of the July 22 bloc involve the status of Kirkuk, the need for special elections for t [...]
2008-09-16 12:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ KU
08BAGHDAD3143MOVING FORWARD FROM UNMOVIC/UNSCR 1762: THE BALL
[...] (C) Responding to reftel points on Iraq's normalization of its civil nuclear program and lifting UNSCR restrictions, Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) Ra'id Fahmi told EMIN that "the ball is in Iraq's court." Betraying limited understanding of the international nonproliferation regime, [...]
2008-09-29 08:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA
08BAGHDAD3175IRAQ READY TO PAY $300 MILLION TO SETTLE KUWAIT
[...] (C) Summary: On September 29, EMIN and Treasury Attache met with Finance Minister Jabr to discuss Kuwait's efforts to attach GOI assets, transfer of assets from the USG to the GOI, and the 2009 budget. Jabr said the GOI was willing to pay $300 million to settle claims by Kuwait Airways, not th [...]
2008-10-02 02:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3198RRT ERBIL: CHRISTIANS IN THE KURDISTAN REGION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Long-term Christian residents of the Kurdistan Region enjoy unique material and political advantages, but this has failed to stem the tide of emigration in search of better economic conditions. Christians do not feel that they suffer discrimination as a result of religious and [...]
2008-10-03 15:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3204NINEWA: YEZIDI SEEK CONTROL OF SHAIKHAN DISTRICT
[...] (C) The Yezidi Prince Tahseen Beg told us that his community seeks political control of Shaikhan district plus guaranteed rights as a religious minority under the KRG constitution. He believes that the KRG seeks to engineer demographic changes that will make Sunni Kurds the majority in Shai [...]
2008-10-04 11:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3453IRAQ GROPING FOR LONG-TERM NATIONAL PLAN FOR
[...] (C) Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) officials told EmbOffs on October 23 that while MoST and Ministry of Health (MoH) officials have agreed to try and import new Cobalt-60 (Co-60) sources to meet short-term demands for cancer therapy (reftel),they have as yet not reached a consensus [...]
2008-10-29 13:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTBIO KNNP PGOV OVIP SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD3729IRAQI OIL MINISTER STRIKES A DEAL ON KRG OIL
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and KRG officials have reached a preliminary deal that will allow the first oil from KRG fields to be exported. Critical details, including final agreement on revenue sharing, apparently remain to be finalized. The deal does not cover the broader question of the hydrocarbo [...]
2008-11-25 17:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PGOV EINV EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD3923RRT ERBIL: THE PLIGHT OF THE SMALL: YAZEIDI COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The supreme leader of the Yazeidis believes that association with the Kurdistan Region (rather than the central Iraqi government) is better for his community, but resents the top-down imposition of KDP-chosen authorities in local communities and the diminution of his own powers [...]
2008-12-15 11:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD591TUWAITHA BUYER UPDATE: POST PARIS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 12:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG PARM PREL POL EXEC
08BAGHDAD63(S) GOI PROVIDES PAPER ON ALTERNATIVE IRRADIATION
[...] (S) In a Jan 8, 2008 meeting held at Iraq's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),Minister Raid Jahid (FAHMI) provided NNSA Representative Boudreau a paper outlining the agricultural purposes for which Iraq used the four irradiation sources the US has prepared for shipment from the Tuwait [...]
2008-01-09 14:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON IZ PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD845TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE SALE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Attache Parks (Parks) (together with Energy Officer Albert Walgreen (3/7) and MNFI's Colonel Henderson (3/14)) met with Science & Technology Minister Fahmi (Fahmi) on March 7 and 14, respectively, to receive updates on GOI's sale contract negotiations for the yellow cake ma [...]
2008-03-20 05:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PARM PREL EXEC POL
08BAGHDAD899TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE SALE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Attache Parks (Parks) (together with Energy Officer Albert Walgreen (3/7) and MNFI's Colonel Henderson (3/14)) met with Science & Technology Minister Fahmi (Fahmi) on March 7 and 14, respectively, to receive updates on GOI's sale contract negotiations for the yellow cake ma [...]
2008-03-25 16:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PARM PREL EXEC POL
08BAMAKO375UPDATE ON SECURITY IN KIDAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-21 11:19:00Embassy BamakoSECRETASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO575MALI HOLDS ROUNDTABLE IN BAMAKO FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:18:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC EAID ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN36BURMA PM GETS LUKEWARM RECEPTION IN BRUNEI
[...] (C) Brunei gave Burmese PM Thein Sein a correct, but lukewarm reception on a long-delayed official visit to Brunei January 15-17. Comments by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the obligatory palace banquet were notable for their focus on ASEAN and only limited mention of bilateral ties. Thein Sein' [...]
2008-01-25 09:59:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BM BX
08BANGKOK1370BURMESE PM VISIT: RTG FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC
[...] (C) The RTG used Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein's first state visit to Thailand primarily to highlight areas of economic engagement between the neighboring countries. Thai PM Samak Sundaravej made a show of welcoming Thein Sein to the Government House and expanding on various opportunities [...]
2008-05-02 11:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1430MGBM01: RTG, THAI NGOS SENDING CASH, SUPPLIES TO
[...] (SBU) The MFA reported to us that the RTG was already in the process of transferring USD 300,000 to the Burmese government and that the Royal Thai Air Force delivered three planeloads of relief supplies as of May 8. Thus far, RTG assistance has been limited to the delivery of supplies only, a [...]
2008-05-09 10:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAID TH BM
08BANGKOK1654BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Hollywood International Co., Ltd. is listed: Registration No. 0105525023104 Registered Date: June 30, 1982 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 81,000,000 baht Executives: Thirawut Tantiwongsakit, Arunee Tantiwongsakit, Atchara Rinch [...]
2008-05-29 10:05:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK2111THAILAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER TEMPLE
[...] (U) Within hours of returning to Thailand from Canada, Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama held a press conference at the MFA on July 10. He briefly reviewed the Samak administration's efforts to improve Thailand's international relations, then specifically addressed the controversy surrounding [...]
2008-07-10 08:11:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2357RESHUFFLED CABINET UNLIKELY TO ALTER TONE OF THAI
[...] (C) In a cabinet reshuffle announced on August 2, Prime Minister Samak, among other moves, demoted his Commerce Minister, returned to the cabinet a Minister who had been forced from office by a recent court ruling, appointed a former Police Chief as Interior Minister, and retained three offici [...]
2008-08-04 09:16:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2977AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WITH FORMER PM SAMAK HIS
[...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resigned from his position as Party Leader of the People's Power Party (PPP) September 30. He remains free on bail as he continues to appeal a years-old defamation conviction. Samak told the Ambassador September 26 that he believed Queen Sirikit, [...]
2008-10-01 10:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS PINR TH
08BANGKOK3559BANGKOK AMBASSADORS URGE RTG TO INCREASE AIRPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and counterparts December 4 inquired about RTG plans to protect Thailand's airports and other key infrastructure in a meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul and Police Lieutenant General Prayoon Amarit, Commissioner Attached [...]
2008-12-04 09:45:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK829MID-FEBRUARY BANGKOK LOCAL G8 CTAG MEETING
[...] (SBU) On February 19, DCM attended the Bangkok meeting of the G8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG),hosted by the Ambassador of Japan, Hideakik Kobayashi. Representatives from the embassies of Australia, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland, also attended the [...]
2008-03-14 09:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK940UNHRC RESOLUTION: THAIS REQUEST MORE INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) On March 25 we conveyed reftel points regarding the extension of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression to Pornnika Garnjana-Goonchorn in the Thai MFA Social Division. Pornnika was not familiar with the resolution as initiated by C [...]
2008-03-25 09:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNHRC
08BANGKOK968LAO HMONG: THAI ARMY EXPLAINS POLICY, SIGNALS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Royal Thai Army revealed that it will seek Laotian Government agreement to a proposal to allow third country resettlement for the 153 Lao Hmong confined in an immigration jail in Nong Khai, Thailand. The proposal will be made by the Thai Prime Minster at a bilateral border [...]
2008-03-27 10:34:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM TH LA
08BARCELONA86GENERALITAT TO OPEN OFFICIAL "DELEGATION" IN NEW YORK CITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Catalan regional government plans to open an official "delegation" in New York city as early as October 30, 2009. Housed in Rockefeller Center, the new offices will bring together the various Catalan entities in the city under one roof and will be coordinated by a representa [...]
2008-09-10 18:51:00Consulate BarcelonaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SP
08BEIJING1046PREMIER WEN AND PM BROWN TALK ABOUT DALAI LAMA;
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: UK PM Gordon Brown called Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao March 19 to inform the Chinese Government that Brown will meet the Dalai Lama in May, urge Chinese restraint in responding to protests and call for an end to the violence in Tibet. Brown also noted that the Dalai Lama had "me [...]
2008-03-20 10:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM CH UK
08BEIJING1210TIBET: MFA ORGANIZES TIGHTLY CONTROLLED TRIP TO
[...] (C) With less than 24-hours notice to participating Embassies, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Government, organized an overnight trip to Lhasa March 28 to 29. Fifteen Beijing-based diplomats, including PolOff, participated. Diplomats we [...]
2008-03-31 13:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF NP IN JA BR GM CA IT
08BEIJING2104THE U.S.-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE, WORKING
[...] (U) May 26, 2008; 1:30 p.m.; Beijing, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse 2. (U) Participants: U.S. David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Rights, and Labor John V. Hanford, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secret [...]
2008-05-30 10:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KOLY NK BR CH
08BEIJING2988PRC/RUSSIA: BOTH SIDES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 21-22 visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and July 26-27 visit of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to Beijing reinforced the "strategic partnership" between China and Russia and provided another sign of warming ties between the former adversaries, according [...]
2008-08-01 10:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ETRD ENRG RS CH
08BEIJING3054STATUS OF USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE USED FOR SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE
[...] (SBU) On July 30-August 2, 2008, ESTHOFFS met with representatives from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Chengdu to review the status of the USD 500,000 donation disbursed by USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) on May 21 in response [...]
2008-08-07 09:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV CH
08BEIJING3705AQSIQ STILL LACKING IN INFANT FORMULA RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 23:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH
08BEIJING3742FOURTH SESSION OF THE ANTICORRUPTION WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) The Anticorruption Working Group (ACWG) of the U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group (JLG) for Law Enforcement Cooperation held its fourth session in Beijing and Nanjing September 16-18. Interagency participants from the United States and China discussed the Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (ML [...]
2008-09-26 07:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS CH XB
08BEIJING4080CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS UNAFFECTED BY U.S. ARMS
[...] (C) U.S. arms sales to Taiwan will have little impact on cross-Strait relations, according to Embassy contacts, with Beijing choosing to "blame" Washington, rather than Taipei. In recent meetings with PolOffs, Chinese observers expressed differing views of U.S. intentions, with some arguing tha [...]
2008-10-29 05:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING4090P-1 CABLE: NORTH KOREAN REQUESTS RESETTLEMENT IN
[...] (S) The North Korean asylum seeker currently living in the U.S. New Embassy Compound (NEC) has requested resettlement in the United States. Post submits the North Korean's biographical and life history information below to facilitate CLASS and SAO processing as well as OPE and DHS interviews. [...]
2008-10-29 09:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL KN KS CH
08BEIJING4394China reluctant to engage on EITI
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Post delivered background paper in reftel demarche by fax to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Affairs Division, the National Energy Administration (NEA) International Cooperation Division, and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MOLAR) International Coop [...]
2008-12-02 05:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ENRG EPET EMIN KCOR CH CA AS
08BEIJING4612Canada-China BIT Talks Slowed by U.S.-China Negotiations
[...] (C) Summary: Twice this week, separate Canadian Embassy officials approached Embassy to express Canada's concern that China is holding off on making concessions in long-running bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations with Canada on topics that China expects to surface in the U.S.-China [...]
2008-12-19 10:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH
08BEIJING4631Ruby Trade in China: Opaque at Best
[...] (SBU) This is a preliminary response to REF A request for information on the ruby trade in China. SUMMARY: Burmese rubies apparently are entering China primarily via "walk across" trade at the Burma-China border as well as through other intermediaries, primarily Thailand. The ruby trade is [...]
2008-12-22 23:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EMIN PGOV PREL CN BM
08BEIJING855PROMINENT ECONOMIST SEES CHALLENGE IN RESPONDING TO
[...] (SBU) On March 6, the Vice President of the National Development and Reform Commission's Academy of Macroeconomic Research, Ma Xiaohe, characterized elevated inflation as a challenge that will outlast recent food supply shocks. Five consecutive years of double-digit GDP growth has boosted dema [...]
2008-03-10 06:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL EINV CH
08BEIRUT1248LEBANON: PROGRESS TOWARDS WTO ACCESSION IS SLOW,
[...] (SBU) Almost nine years after its initial World Trade Organization (WTO) membership application, Lebanon is moving forward on the multilateral track of the accession process, and only minor issues remained after the last Working Party (WP) meeting in May 2007. However, problems remain on the [...]
2008-08-25 15:25:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD LE
08BEIRUT1363LEBANON: USG ANNOUNCES CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) At a September 11 donors conference, the USG announced a $17.81 million pledge to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide relief and reconstruction assistance to displaced Nahr al-Barid camp refugees. The U.S. was the only donor to ma [...]
2008-09-17 11:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE AE KU QA SA
08BEIRUT1383LEBANON: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS NO IMPACT ON BANKING
[...] (SBU) Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh reportedly said that the banking and financial crisis in the U.S. will not have an impact on Lebanon's banking sector. A survey by the Banking Control Commission (BCC) showed that banks in Lebanon were not involved directly or indirectl [...]
2008-09-22 13:11:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1474LEBANON: SLEIMAN MAKES CASE FOR NEW LAF WEAPONS;
[...] (C) In an October 7 meeting with DAS David Hale and the Ambassador, President Michel Sleiman presented the case for U.S. provision of precision weaponry to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to fight terrorists. He said Syrian President Bashar Asad had assured him Syrian troops deployed on the S [...]
2008-10-14 14:32:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1478LEBANON: MINISTER LAHOUD SAYS SLEIMAN'S SAUDI TRIP
[...] (C) Minister of State Nassib Lahoud on October 15 told the Ambassador that he hopes the U.S. strong support of Lebanon's sovereignty continues after the U.S. presidential elections. Lahoud accompanied President Sleiman on his October 12 and 13 visit to Saudi Arabia. He said Saudi King Abdull [...]
2008-10-15 05:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE MARR MOPS SY
08BEIRUT1526LEBANON: GEAGEA STRUGGLING WITH MARCH 14 ALLIES
[...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador October 24 that he and his March 14 allies were still negotiating their candidate lists for the 2009 parliamentary elections. Geagea said he was having the most difficulty convincing Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt that the Christian [...]
2008-10-24 23:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1722LEBANON: TASHNAQ AVAILABLE FOR COURTING, SAAD NOT
[...] (C) Tashnaq has not decided with whom it will ally for the 2009 elections and is open to any option that will help it meet its goal of winning a five MP bloc, a senior Tashnaq MP told DCM. During the recent trip by a Tashnaq delegation to Syria, president Assad was very interested in Lebanese [...]
2008-12-04 15:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL UNSC MARR MCAP MOPS IR LE SY
08BEIRUT238LEBANON: CANADA AND BELGIUM NEED PUSH TO AID LAF,
[...] (C) During a February 12 international donor assistance meeting for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),Canadian and Belgian DATTs (protect) requested USG help in approaching their host countries' foreign ministries to seek additional support for the LAF. The DATTs said that each of their countr [...]
2008-02-14 17:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER BE CA LE
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