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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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| 08VIENTIANE662 | FINANCIAL CRISIS BEGINS TO ERODE PILLARS OF LAO [...] (U) Summary: The weak integration of the Lao banking system with the international financial system initially cushioned the impact of the global financial crisis on Laos--there are no tranches of subprime debt in the Lao central bank. However, as the non-financial downturn has spread global [...] | 2008-12-22 10:19:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LA |
| 08VILNIUS479 | JEWISH ISSUES UPDATE: RESTITUTION STALLED, SLOW [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania continues to struggle with the legacy of the Holocaust and how to honor its once vibrant Jewish heritage. More than four years after joining NATO, Lithuania has yet to restitute Jewish communal property in any meaningful way and there are no signs of moving forward. A [...] | 2008-06-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL PREL LH |
| 08WARSAW1274 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' VISIT TO POLAND - 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE [...] Mr. Secretary, you are coming to Poland at an exciting time, following several high-profile bilateral successes: the August signing of the Missile Defense Agreement; the successful conclusion of a five-year Polish deployment in Iraq; and the simultaneous strengthening of support for the NATO [...] | 2008-11-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD KIPR PL PGOV |
| 08WARSAW1327 | INCSR/POLAND - POST INPUT FOR 2008-2009 [...] (SBU) Per ref A guidance, the following is Embassy Warsaw's submission for Part I of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Strategy Report (INCSR). Post's submission for Part II will follow septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text: ---------- I. Summary ---------- Poland has traditionally bee [...] | 2008-11-20 06:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS PL |
| 08WELLINGTON336 | EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON NEW ZEALAND'S [...] (U) Summary: New Zealand is not totally immune to the global credit crisis with the first visible signs being manifested in the NZ$260 million loss (4.9 percent) in value of the country's Superannuation Fund due in large part to its fifty percent exposure to international equities market. The [...] | 2008-10-14 21:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN APEC PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON424 | NEW ZEALAND: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) New Zealand attaches importance to its compliance with international counterterrorism instruments. It has ratified 12 of the 16 international instruments and maintains up-to-date reporting to the United Nations (UN). New Zealand uses the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy as a key refe [...] | 2008-12-22 03:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
| 08YAOUNDE1032 | CAMEROON'S COTTON SECTOR IN PAIN [...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, the seventh largest cotton producer in Africa, has seen the sector decline steadily since 2005. Contacts at Sodecoton, the government cotton parastatal, recently told the Ambassador and Emboffs that this was a result of lower world prices for raw cotton, a spike in fer [...] | 2008-10-20 15:52:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD CM |
| 08YAOUNDE237 | THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: TRACING CAMEROON'S [...] (S) Summary. President Biya has reason to believe that powerful political barons worked to manipulate the population's genuine political-economic frustrations in order to cultivate instability in more than 30 Cameroonian cities during the week of February 25 (ref a). Amid the conflicting a [...] | 2008-03-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Yaounde | SECRET | PGOV PREL KCOR CM |
| 08YAOUNDE9 | CAMEROON'S PRESIDENT BIYA SIGNALS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a dramatic December 31 New Year's Message, Cameroonian President Paul Biya stated he would "reconsider" term limits in the constitution. He saw 2007 as a transition year toward a higher growth path with improved living conditions. He discussed three priorities for 2008: rev [...] | 2008-01-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM PGOV PREL |
| 08YAOUNDE913 | AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE: ALL HANDS ENGAGED IN [...] (C) Summary: All elements of the U.S. Mission to Cameroon are engaged in aggressively fighting corruption and promoting good governance in Cameroon, a paramount USG objective inextricably linked to strengthening democratic institutions and furthering economic development. With no corruptio [...] | 2008-09-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08YEREVAN106 | ELECTION SEASON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (JANUARY-FEBRUARY) [...] (SBU) In light of the current presidential election in Armenia, scheduled for Tuesday, February 19, this issue of Yerevan's Human Rights Round-up is exclusively dedicated to reported and alleged election-related violations. Reports are organized chronologically. This issue's headlines: [...] | 2008-02-11 12:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KDEM KPAO KJUS KWMN AM |
| 08YEREVAN243 | ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...] | 2008-03-20 03:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 08YEREVAN244 | ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...] | 2008-03-20 05:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 08YEREVAN261 | REGIONAL PRO-OPPOSITION TV STATION HOLDS TELETHON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The embattled, Gyumri-based GALA TV station continues to fight for survival, hoping supporters will help it raise the USD 82,000 in fines levied last October in apparent political retaliation for airing footage of opposition presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossian. After a [...] | 2008-03-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN344 | GALA TV FORCED OFF THE AIR, THEN PUT BACK ON, BUT REMAINS [...] (SBU) GALA TV, the regional opposition TV station that has weathered five months of government pressure because of its support of ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian, finally had its plug pulled the evening of April 16 only to have its connection restored the following morning. Armenian marshals [...] | 2008-04-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN426 | MCC ELIGIBILITY UPDATE -- NEW ARMENIAN [...] (C) Armenia's new president has done little to correct the grave failings of the February election and post-election crisis. His public and private messages have become increasingly hardline (see Ref C example). He acknowledges no government fault for widespread election fraud, police brutal [...] | 2008-05-26 17:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN553 | A/S KRAMER URGES ARMENIAN REFORM; AUTHORITIES [...] (C) During his June 23-25 visit to Yerevan, DRL A/S Kramer pressed authorities on steps to help "put Armenia back on a democratic path." GOAM officials refuted Kramer's view of Armenia's political crisis, denied the existence of political prisoners, and defended their violent and repressive res [...] | 2008-07-07 14:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS OTRA OVIP AM |
| 08YEREVAN854 | EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES TURKEY, KARABAKH AND [...] (C) During A/S Daniel Fried's October 17-18 visit to Armenia, opposition and civil society figures complained about political rights and authorities' failure to heal the wounds from the flawed presidential election and March 1 unrest. While supportive of GOAM efforts on rapprochement with Tur [...] | 2008-10-24 09:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
| 08YEREVAN86 | OPPOSITION CANDIDATES CHALLENGE PM IN REPUBLICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major opposition representatives in Gyumri allege that biased media coverage, vote-buying, and use of administrative resources by the ruling regime puts them at an inherent disadvantage. All three party chairs consulted say they stand by the embattled independent GALA TV cha [...] | 2008-02-05 17:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
| 08ZAGREB49 | CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR |
| 08ZAGREB661 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (U) HUNGARY IS FIRST NATO MEMBER TO RATIFY CROATIAN AND ALBANIAN ACCESSION: The Hungarian Parliament on September 15 voted overwhelmingly in favor of Croatia's and Albania's Accession Protocol, making Hungary the first NATO member state to approve this round of NATO enlargement. having serve [...] | 2008-09-18 13:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
| 09ABUDHABI1001 | UAE REQUEST FOR NTSB ASSISTANCE INTO AZZA AIR CRASH [...] (SBU) On October 25, General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director General Saif Al Suwaidi called FAA Attache to request NTSB assistance with the investigation of the October 22 crash of a Boeing 707 cargo plan operated by Azza Air Transport. Al Suwaidi asked that the NTSB begin to assist w [...] | 2009-10-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV SU AE |
| 09ABUDHABI202 | UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...] | 2009-02-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE |
| 09ABUDHABI220 | MISSION UAE COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEWS [...] (U) Summary: In 2008, the UAE Government (UAEG) continued its strong efforts to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The UAEG continues to enforce copyright, trademark, and patent laws passed in 2002 to protect U.S. intellectual property, and remains committed to the 2002 Agreement pro [...] | 2009-03-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR PREL ETRD AE |
| 09ABUDHABI77 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
| 09ABUJA1438 | NIGERIA: POL/ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) The Following is an Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of July 23 through August 7, 2009 political/economic highlights not previously reported. ECONOMIC -------- 2. (SBU) GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MOVES TO CHECK E-WASTE DUMPING: On July 20, addressing an international conference on [...] | 2009-08-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KGHG ENGR EAID ELAB EPET EFIN NI |
| 09ABUJA1540 | NIGERIA: POL-ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political and economic developments not reported elsewhere. -------------------------------------------- DANGOTE ELECTED NEW STOCK EXCHANGE PRESIDENT -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Aliko Dangote gained [...] | 2009-08-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND ELAB EPET NI IZ |
| 09ABUJA1684 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments, not mentioned elsewhere in formal reporting. --------------------------------------------- -- ARREST WARRANT FOR YAR'ADUA'S PRIVATE SECRETARY --------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-09-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD ELAB NI |
| 09ABUJA1757 | NIGERIAN GENERALS SUPPORT GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) During a September 8 to 11 familiarization visit and roundtable planning conference in Stuttgart, six general officers from Nigeria's military training commands expressed support for greater engagement with the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM). Nigerian military leaders agreed to seek fur [...] | 2009-09-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS KCOR KPKO NI |
| 09ABUJA1861 | U.S. MISSION'S ADVOCACY ON PIB: SOME PROGRESS MADE, MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mission has supported Nigeria's oil and gas reform and has worked with both the GON and the international oil companies on issues of concern within the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill. The bill has already had two readings in the National Assembly and public hearings were [...] | 2009-10-10 12:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI |
| 09ABUJA1865 | NIGERIA - 2010 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country: NIGERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 151.3 million. 2008 GDP was $212.1 billion; 2008 GNI per capita was $1,160 (World Bank 2009 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a civili [...] | 2009-10-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA1906 | NIGERIA MAKING PROGRESS PROMOTING CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's largest contribution to global warming is gas flaring, and the World Bank says Nigeria is the second largest flarer in the world. USAID and TDA implemented technical assistance to the GON in October to assist with flare reduction, LPG for cooking and vehicles, and downs [...] | 2009-10-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA1963 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER, [...] (C) Ambassador, Defense Attache (DAO),and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) Chief held an hour-long, substantive meeting October 23 with Nigeria's new Defense Minister and Amnesty Committee Chairperson Retired General Godwin Osage Abbe to review a range of military-to-military cooperation [...] | 2009-10-27 22:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | GV NI PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09ABUJA1992 | CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PUBLISHES A SECOND LIST OF BANK [...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Nigeria published another list of bad debtors after its second round of bank audits. Some individuals have challenged their inclusion and threatened litigation. Some loans were secured with collateral, and it is not apparent why the banks failed to dispose of this c [...] | 2009-10-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD NI |
| 09ABUJA2007 | NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY UNIONS SUSPEND FOUR-MONTH [...] (SBU) The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),Non-academic Staff Union (NASU),and Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSAU) officially suspended their four-month long strike October 26. During the strike, the ASUU, NASU, and SSAU strikes effectively shut down almost all public [...] | 2009-11-02 18:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
| 09ABUJA2009 | ENERGY SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COORDINATOR FOR [...] (SBU) The oil and gas industry in Nigeria accounts for 92 percent of export earnings and 85 percent of GON revenues, according to the World Bank. Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of crude in the world, the 8th largest exporter, and is the world's 10th largest crude oil reserves at 36.2 bi [...] | 2009-11-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ELTN NI |
| 09ABUJA203 | NIGERIA: UPDATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) INTRODUCTION. Ref A requested updated information about the health of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. We note that our GON and private contacts continue to state that President Yar'Adua is managing his known health issues -- chronic kidney problems -- and is not suffering from someth [...] | 2009-02-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
| 09ABUJA2210 | NIGERIA - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Trade Summary: The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $34 billion in 2008, an increase of $4 billion from $30 billion in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $4.1 billion, up 47.7 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nigeria were $38.1 billion, up 16.2 [...] | 2009-12-07 16:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN NI |
| 09ABUJA2351 | 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...] | 2009-12-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI |
| 09ABUJA238 | ILEA GABORONE - Airport Interdiction Course, March 16-20, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ |
| 09ABUJA79 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACTING NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to ref A tasking. Despite the Nigerian government's (GON) public statements, the global financial crisis (GFC) has impacted Nigeria in its most vulnerable area - revenue from crude oil sales. Crude oil accounts for over 80% of government revenue and over 9 [...] | 2009-01-15 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV EPET ENRG PGOV NI |
| 09ACCRA1297 | GHANA'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy Accra nominates Mrs. Janet Adama Mohammed for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Mrs. Mohammed's unwavering commitment and courage in promoting peace and inter-faith dialogue in the conflict-ridden Northern Region of Ghana has created an environment for cha [...] | 2009-12-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KPAO GH |
| 09ACCRA1331 | ACCRA SUBMISSION FOR 2009-1010 INCSR PART II (AML, [...] SUMMARY. Post submits Q&A replies below in response to reftel. Post also submitted same content by email. Post POC is Philip Cummings, Economic Section Chief, cummingspm@state.gov. END SUMMARY. 2. Q: Describe the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) plans, programs [...] | 2009-12-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR GH |
| 09ACCRA144 | GHANAQS 2009 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following updated information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor ("WFCL") in Ghana. POC for this report is Paul Stevenson (StevensonPW@state.gov). A) Laws and regulations proscribing the WFCL --------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-02-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB ECON GH |
| 09ADANA59 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 4, [...] The following security incidents for the period of September 22 - October 4, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...] | 2009-10-09 12:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
| 09ADANA62 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 12, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 05 - October 12, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...] | 2009-10-16 07:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 09ADANA63 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 -18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 12-18, 2009 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is n [...] | 2009-10-21 11:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 09ADANA70 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 2-8, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 2-8, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of v [...] | 2009-11-09 13:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 09ADANA73 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 9-15, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 9-15, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...] | 2009-11-16 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
| 09ADDISABABA1498 | ETHIOPIA ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY SITUATION [...] On June 17, 2009 the U.S. Ambassador convened a meeting with key members of the humanitarian community to discuss an action plan to address the worrisome food security situation exacerbated by consecutive seasons of failed rains and an impending food relief pipeline break in mid - July. 2. [...] | 2009-06-26 08:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1556 | ETHIOPIA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] The humanitarian situation in large parts of Ethiopia is deteriorating due to successive seasons of failed rains evidenced by increased food insecurity and subsequent upward spikes in admissions of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to therapeutic feeding centers. The key indicator [...] | 2009-07-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA214 | IMPACT OF REDUCED COFFEE AND SWEET POTATO [...] Late, uneven, and generally poor 2008 seasonal rains resulted in poor coffee production and expected decreases in sweet potato cultivation, negatively affecting food security in eastern Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) Region. Humanitarian agencies expect food insecurity [...] | 2009-01-29 05:57:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET |
| 09AITTAIPEI1188 | TIME TO BEGIN EXTRADITION TALKS WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Starting extradition agreement negotiations as soon as possible would advance key U.S. law enforcement interests and, perhaps just as important, would serve as a low-risk way to underscore our commitment to strong ties with Taiwan. People of all political persuasions on Taiwan hav [...] | 2009-10-02 07:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KJUS TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI277 | THE CASE FOR CONCLUDING AN AIT-TECRO EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: Despite the absence of an extradition agreement, Taiwan has consistently assisted U.S. law enforcement agencies in returning fugitives wanted in the U.S. for major crimes. Taiwan, however, has not been able to secure the return of its fugitives from the U.S., resulting in more th [...] | 2009-03-12 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN KCRM PGOV ASEC US TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI61 | 2008 OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (U) Responses are keyed to reftel A. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: The overall crime threat in Taiwan is LOW, with the majority of crime, like many large cities, occurring in downtown Taipei and other metropolitan areas. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is not aware of any [...] | 2009-01-15 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC TW |
| 09ALGIERS177 | ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...] | 2009-02-23 17:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09AMEMBASSYHANOI911 | Thrown Under the Popemobile? Hanoi Archbishop Submits Letter [...] (C) Summary: Sources in the Hanoi Archdiocese have confirmed that embattled Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet has offered to resign, citing health concerns and fatigue. The head of the Vatican's delegation to a Jubilee marking the Catholic Church's 350-year presence in Vietnam told the DCM November [...] | 2009-11-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL VM |
| 09AMMAN134 | JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, 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 undertak [...] | 2009-01-15 06:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
| 09AMMAN136 | FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS JORDAN IN SPITE OF DOMESTIC FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Jordan's conservative banking and mortgage practices have partially protected the country from the international financial crisis, Jordan's economy is still suffering from a credit crunch; falling real estate prices and cancelled development projects; a general business [...] | 2009-01-15 10:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN1550 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing. [...] | 2009-07-09 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN1674 | WHY JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT WILL LIKELY DEFEAT OR [...] (S) Summary: Despite royal and government support, Jordan's parliament is likely to defeat amendments to the penal code which would increase the penalties associated with honor killings. The amendments related to honor crimes are part of a larger penal reform package which includes a reduct [...] | 2009-07-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS JO |
| 09AMMAN1804 | JORDAN'S KING PREMATURELY DISSOLVES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah decreed a surprise early end to the Jordanian parliament's extraordinary session, effective as of August 10. Unhappy with amendments to a comprehensive tax reform bill, the government requested the premature recess so it can regroup in the fall. The early recess [...] | 2009-08-10 09:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN193 | AFTER A TOUGH YEAR OF PRICE INCREASES, JORDANIAN INFLATION [...] (U) Summary: After peaking at 19% inflation in July, Jordan's year-over-year inflation rate fell to 10% by the end of 2008, with steady decreases in October, November, and December (ref A). Although falling international commodity prices have helped ease the inflation rate in Jordan, consumers [...] | 2009-01-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN20 | 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...] | 2009-01-05 05:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC JO |
| 09AMMAN2233 | JORDANIAN THINK TANK ADVOCATES REGIONAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Nuclear physicist and Director of Jordan's Arab Institute for Security Studies, Ayman Khalil, recently advocated to EconCouns the benefits of a regional Arab nuclear fuel bank. Khalil's think-tank, located at the University of Jordan, sponsored in June 2009 an international "Nuclear Pro [...] | 2009-10-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO |
| 09AMMAN2253 | AS JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT FADES, REFORM HANGS IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The end may be near for the Dahabi government. After two years in office, its inability to advance a coherent political agenda with parliament and the public at large has led to the increasing sense among our contacts that a change is forthcoming. It is less clear, however, [...] | 2009-10-08 06:36:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL JO |
| 09AMMAN2290 | JORDAN PRODUCES YELLOWCAKE AND SEEKS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is keen on reaching a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States even as it continues to sign similar agreements with other countries, most recently Argentina on September 22. JAEC also has had discussions with regional actors [...] | 2009-10-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO |
| 09AMMAN2307 | JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SETS NEW PRECEDENT: [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Jordan's newly formed honor crimes tribunal issued a 15-year sentence in its first verdict. This is the first time a lower court has issued a full 15-year murder sentence in an honor crime case without reducing the sentence for "mitigating circumstances." Only a ye [...] | 2009-10-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO |
| 09AMMAN2324 | JORDAN: 20TH HONOR CRIME IN 2009; PUBLIC AWARENESS [...] On October 18, local media reported the twentieth honor crime in Jordan to date in 2009. A man handed himself into the police after stabbing his 24-year old daughter allegedly to "cleanse the family's honor." The incident took place in the Jordan Valley and the father alleged that his single [...] | 2009-10-19 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO |
| 09AMMAN2378 | New Amman Power Plant, Financed in Part by OPIC, Run by [...] (U) King Abdullah presided over the ceremonial opening of Jordan's first independent power station on October 26. The Amman East Power Plant was built and is owned and operated by AES Jordan PSC, a consortium of AES Oasis (a subsidiary of U.S.-based AES Corporation) and Japan-based Mitsui and [...] | 2009-10-28 09:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN2385 | JORDAN: EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH CONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ has been a steadfast and even courageous advocate in the Middle East of interfaith understanding, mutual respect, and the rejection of religious extremism. In doing so, Jordan has built a moderate institutional infrastructure with which to widely promote moderate Islam an [...] | 2009-10-29 11:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN2517 | JORDAN: USAID Global Engagement Follow-up [...] This cable is the fourth of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. USAID/Jordan is activ [...] | 2009-11-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM ECON SOCI JO |
| 09AMMAN2572 | Jordan's Tax Revenues Increase in 2009, But 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Tax Department announced recently that tax collections through October 2009 are 7.2% higher than the corresponding 2008 levels. Better collection efficiency and good business performance in 2008 have led to higher tax revenue income in 2009. Tax reform efforts in 2009 [...] | 2009-11-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN2578 | JORDAN NOMINATES RANA HUSSEINI FOR WOMEN OF [...] Summary: It is an honor to nominate and strongly recommend Rana Husseini for the 2009 Women of Courage Award. Ms. Husseini is the definition of courage. Ms. Husseini's work single-handedly broke the silence of honor killings in Jordan and her 15-year crusade has resulted in greater justice fo [...] | 2009-11-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM JO |
| 09AMMAN459 | JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...] | 2009-02-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09ANKARA1047 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA119 | TURKEY: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Turkey continues its efforts to eliminate all forms of child labor, with a special emphasis on eliminating all instances of worst forms of child labor, to include increasing access to basic and vocational education to improve the prospects of children currently working, and withdrawing them f [...] | 2009-01-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUS SOCI USAID TU |
| 09ANKARA1357 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1382 | TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...] | 2009-09-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1468 | TURKEY: GROWING PESSIMISM AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: During a recent eight-day tour around southeast Turkey, we found Kurds throughout the region expressing growing doubt that the Government of Turkey is sincere about its "Democratic Opening." Many view it as the AK Party's (AKP) tactic to attract Kurdish voters after losing Kurd [...] | 2009-10-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1483 | OFAC DESIGNATION OF PKK/KONGRA GEL LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 04:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1486 | TURKEY-SYRIA RELATIONS: AN AKP WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish government firmly supports its expanding bilateral relationship with Syria, which it argues benefits both nations and the region. Increasing ties and cooperation between the two governments led to a recent agreement to remove visa requirements, which the MFA deems a c [...] | 2009-10-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SY TU |
| 09ANKARA1497 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR PRODS D/PM ON DOGAN MEDIA FINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 14 discussion with the Ambassador, Deputy PM Arinc defended the tax evasion fine against the Dogan Media Group as simply a move by GOT auditing agencies to tackle the unregistered economy and eliminate "off-record" dealings. He portrayed Dogan as a powerful corpora [...] | 2009-10-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1503 | TURKEY: PHARMA INDUSTRY GIVES COUNTERPROPOSAL TO [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the GOT published two decrees relating to pharmaceutical pricing in an effort to close the 2 billion TL Social Security budget gap described in reftel. U.S. firms have told us these decrees, with 70 percent of the cost expected to fall on foreign firms, will kil [...] | 2009-10-19 05:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1516 | TURKEY: HORMATS-BABACAN BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. During an October 6 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, U/S for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats reiterated President Obama,s commitment to strengthening our economic partnership with Turkey. Babacan welcomed the U.S. focus on the economic rel [...] | 2009-10-21 07:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN ECIN EINV TU |
| 09ANKARA1520 | IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...] | 2009-10-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU |
| 09ANKARA1526 | LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy sponsored programs. Post's EXBS Advisor will escort the participants to the programs. Action Request: Post requests that Department [...] | 2009-10-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1533 | PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...] | 2009-10-23 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA1534 | PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...] | 2009-10-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY |
| 09ANKARA1569 | PROTOCOLS IN PARLIAMENT-WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that the Turkey-Armenia protocols are in parliament, "the hard part begins." The GOT faces an uphill battle in pushing for ratification, as the opposition continues its criticism and public opinion demands progress on Nagorno-Karabakh. What constitutes the minimum political [...] | 2009-10-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ AR TU |
| 09ANKARA1592 | TURKIC COUNCIL ESTABLISHED; KAZAKHSTAN THE PRIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has renewed its effort to consolidate its influence among the Turkic countries to its east with a new approach toward its neighbors. Two recent developments point to the initial success of this new posture. During the October 2-3 Turkic Summit in Nakhcivan, Turkey join [...] | 2009-11-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG AJ ZK TU |
| 09ANKARA1594 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1600 | IRAQ-TURKEY COUNTERTERRORISM AGREEMENT [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 5 gave us an English-language copy of the Iraqi-Turkish counter-terrorism agreement signed by the two countries' Interior Ministers during Prime Minister Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad (REFTEL). MFA contacts contend this agreement provides a [...] | 2009-11-06 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ |
| 09ANKARA1725 | TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...] | 2009-12-04 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON |
| 09ANKARA250 | TURKEY'S CRISIS RESPONSE: A STUDY IN INACTION [...] (C) Summary. While official data has not been released yet, all indications are that the Turkish economy contracted sharply in the fourth quarter and that unemployment continues to increase. Estimates for 2009 are bleak, with the IMF being one of the more optimistic at negative 1.5 % growth. [...] | 2009-02-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA374 | TURKEY: ROJ-TV STILL A THORN IN DENMARK'S SIDE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's March 9 response to a long-standing Danish request for concrete, "actionable" information on the link between PKK and ROJ-TV was inadequate, Danish Ambassador Vahr complained to us March 11. Turkey has not yet responded to Denmark's December proposal of formal bilateral [...] | 2009-03-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL DA TU |
| 09ANKARA774 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S GOT BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS: "THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting in Istanbul, SRAP Holbrooke pressed his Turkish MFA counterpart to increase Turkey's diplomatic, political, economic/reconstruction and military training activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in close coordination with the US. Holbrooke underscored that Tu [...] | 2009-06-02 12:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM PK AF TU |
| 09ANKARA85 | TURKEY: IMF DEAL LIKELY BUT TIMING UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. IMF negotiators told G-7 Ambassadors January 15 that they expect to reach agreement with the GOT on a new stand-by arrangement (SBA),but the timing of a deal is uncertain. The Fund projects negative growth in 2009, while the GOT is insisting on a low but positive growth figure. [...] | 2009-01-16 17:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
| 09ANTANANARIVO141 | MADAGASCAR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Madagascar is not a confirmed source or destination for internationally trafficked men and women, during the year there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values, poverty, corruption, lack of funding and capacit [...] | 2009-03-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO73 | MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] SUMMARY: The battle against child labor in Madagascar is being fought on several levels, with the GOM, civil society, and the international community working to coordinate policy, develop capacity, and get children out of work and into school. While the situation on the ground is still rather [...] | 2009-02-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO872 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maputo [...] | 2009-12-21 18:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
| 09ANTANANARIVO874 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maput [...] | 2009-12-22 04:46:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
| 09ASHGABAT1087 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 - 7 August the EXBS Office supported the Department of Energy (DOE) Second Line of Defense (SLD) Portal Monitor Installation Project with site visits for equipment acceptance at Turkmenabat/Farap, Turkmenbashy, Artyk, Watan [...] | 2009-08-31 09:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
| 09ASHGABAT115 | TURKMENISTAN: INTENSE PACE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, President Berdimuhamedov approved more than $1 billion in new construction projects across the country. In the course of the year, foreign construction companies signed contracts for a massive Olympic villa [...] | 2009-01-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD PGOV LE TU TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1270 | TURKMENISTAN: HONEYWELL TRYING TO COURT TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, Honeywell's CEO and other company executives met with the Charge to discuss plans to expand the company's presence in Turkmenistan. Honeywell's CEO arrived in Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Chairman of Oil and Gas Bay [...] | 2009-10-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1330 | TURKMENISTAN: VICTIM RECOUNTS TRAFFICKING ORDEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: (C) Poloff and INL/G-TIP officer spoke with a Turkmen taxi driver who recounted a nightmarish, six-month stay in Turkey two years ago. During much of that time, he was homeless, and engaged off-and-on by employers who refused to pay him. Like many Turkmen, both men and women, who [...] | 2009-10-23 09:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM PGOV PREL TX TU |
| 09ASHGABAT1352 | TURKMENISTAN: HOSPITALS SWAMPED WITH SICK CHILDREN [...] (C) Post's Foreign Service Health Practitioner and locally employed medical officer received more information on 23 October about the spread of upper respiratory illnesses in schoolchildren in Turkmenistan. Doctors at the Turkish-run Central Hospital, considered the country's best health faci [...] | 2009-10-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1353 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON REPORTS SOME GOOD NEWS [...] (C) Chevron's representative in Ashgabat met with Charge on October 23 to convey some good news the company had received from the GOTX. Specifically, Chevron received a positive letter from Turkmenistan's state-owned gas company Turkmengas in response to Chevron's request to discuss its onsho [...] | 2009-10-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1370 | TURKMENISTAN: FLU SPREADING TO ADULTS [...] (C) The flu that was affecting mostly children throughout Turkmenistan the week of October 19-23 (reftel) has spread to adults as well, as of October 26. Local employees at Post report that large numbers of people (some reports say as many as 50%) in Dashoguz province in northern Turkmenistan [...] | 2009-10-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1388 | TURKMENISTAN OFFERS PROPOSAL TO CHEVRON [...] (C) Chevron Vice President for Business Development told Charge on October 29 that the Turkmen had proposed that Chevron take over gas processing in the country, thereby supplanting the Russians. He said that this proposal had been offered during a meeting he had earlier that day with State A [...] | 2009-10-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1391 | TURKMENISTAN: REPORTS OF DEATHS CAUSED BY FLU [...] (SBU) Cases of the flu, probably H1N1, are still widespread in Turkmenistan and Embassy local employees have heard about several deaths. A lawyer from the local government of the area where many embassy employees live, who was reportedly around 30 years old, died the last week in October. In [...] | 2009-10-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED KFLU PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1495 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL INCREASING ITS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. ExxonMobil officials have increased their presence in Turkmenistan over the last few months. Given the GOTX's plans to deliver up to 65 billion cubic meters of gas to Iran and China by the end of 2011, the company sees opportunities to gain GOTX trust in the hope of eventually ge [...] | 2009-11-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1550 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE HYDROCARBON AGENCY SUBMITS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 25, USAID received a detailed request for technical cooperation from the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources. The requested activities, which will be carried out within the fr [...] | 2009-12-04 09:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EPET TX |
| 09ASHGABAT94 | TURKMENISTAN: UNODC PROMOTES CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting with the Charge, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) office in Turkmenistan described his continued efforts to promote bilateral counter-narcotics and border security cooperation between Turkmenistan and neighboring cou [...] | 2009-01-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT954 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. On 6 July, EXBS Advisor and Assistant met with Gurbangeldi Temirov, Deputy Chief for Logistics of the State Border Service, Gurban Begliyev, Head of the State Immigration Service, and Hemra Amannazarov, MFA representative. The p [...] | 2009-07-30 10:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
| 09ASHGABAT991 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD MOVING AHEAD ON SME GREEN FIELD [...] (SBU) On August 4, Poloff met with a visiting EBRD Small Business Development Mission, Senior Banker Oksana Pak and Senior Investment Officer Marie-Paule Claes, and local Head of Office Neil McKain to discuss EBRD's proposed start-up bank project. The concept to establish a privately held ba [...] | 2009-08-05 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EBRD PGOV EFIN SOCI TX |
| 09ASTANA112 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is Post's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Kazakhstan. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Kazakhstan 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Kazakhstan Openness to Foreign Investment Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy sinc [...] | 2009-01-22 00:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KZ |
| 09ASTANA1357 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Pol-Econ Chief met on August 5 with Saadat Asanseitova, Director of the Department for Regional Integration at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to discuss the draft agenda for the 4th U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting on [...] | 2009-08-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
| 09ASTANA1445 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Prime Minister Karim Masimov to discuss economic and energy security issues, including oil and gas export routes from Central Asia, the September 14 Caspian Sea Summit in Aktau, the influence of Russ [...] | 2009-08-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET CH RS TX KZ |
| 09ASTANA1628 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE TANGLED WEB OF (NON)TRUE TRADE FINANCE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While ECAs represented on the BTA steering committee appear to be finding a compromise (reftel),Alliance Bank has recently reneged on a commitment to separate the restructuring options for trade finance due to pr [...] | 2009-09-28 02:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
| 09ASTANA1891 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...] | 2009-10-20 05:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA2005 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CEO DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron's current and incoming CEOs, Dave O'Reilly and John Watson, briefed the Ambassador on November 11, following their meeting earlier that day with President Nazarbayev. Jay Johnson, Director of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, and amira Kanapianova, Country Director for K [...] | 2009-11-12 10:17:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET RS TX KZ |
| 09ASTANA2072 | KAZAKHSTAN: OIL PRODUCTION PLANS AT THE SUPERGIANT FIELDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, toured the Tengiz oil field, and met with senior government officials and energy executives in November. Previous reports about the visit (ref A and B) have discussed th [...] | 2009-11-23 05:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
| 09ASTANA2196 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL [...] In response to reftel, the text of Part 1 of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan follows in paragraphs 2-67. SUMMARY 2. Kazakhstan is primarily a transit country for drug trafficking and is located on the northern route from Afghanistan. According [...] | 2009-12-22 10:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ |
| 09ASTANA22 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...] | 2009-01-09 02:19:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ |
| 09ASTANA2264 | KAZAKHSTAN: BAD SUMMER FOR BANKING BECOMES A WINTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A dreary summer has become a cold, dark winter for the banking system in Kazakhstan as investigations into three banks have led to criminal charges and convictions for embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering. Th [...] | 2009-12-30 09:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN KCRM KZ |
| 09ASUNCION147 | PARAGUAY: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. What are the sources of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further docume [...] | 2009-03-09 20:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09ASUNCION172 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information to determine whether Paraguay is implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor (ref A). A. What laws have been promulgated on child labor in the country? The 1993 Labor [...] | 2009-03-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PA |
| 09ASUNCION54 | ASUNCION PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON [...] Summary: Post wishes to join Montevideo (REFTEL 2) in the organization of a biofuels speaker program to take place in July 2009. Given Paraguay's interest in energy diversification and a pending bilateral renewable energy and biofuels MOU, post believes this funding possibility could spur d [...] | 2009-01-27 19:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD UR |
| 09ATHENS1467 | Greek Views on September 2009 GAERC, Sri Lanka [...] (C) On September 10, Poloff discussed ref A points on U.S. positions on the September 14-15 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Kamba that Iran and Afghanistan would be the only two external relations items on the September [...] | 2009-09-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GR CE |
| 09ATHENS1515 | Greece's Surging Far-Right LAOS Party Inches Towards Center [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of their unprecedented success in European Parliament elections in June, the leaders of Greece's surging, far-right Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) expect to win 6 to 7 percent of the vote and up to 20 parliamentary seats in October 4 domestic elections and are pre [...] | 2009-09-28 15:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KIRF GR |
| 09ATHENS1577 | Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional [...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...] | 2009-10-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM |
| 09ATHENS1581 | Greece: Government Manages to Suspend Port Strike, But For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Confronting its first major challenge since taking office, Greece's new PASOK government negotiated a temporary suspension to a dockworkers' strike on October 17. Latching onto PM Papandreou's pre-election promises to re-examine privatization agreements, dockworker unions at t [...] | 2009-10-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB GR CH |
| 09ATHENS1585 | ACTION REQUEST: GREECE TO U.S.: "HELP US HELP YOU IN [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepEconCouns and USAID/E&E representatives on October 22, Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid (HA),made a very pointed request-the latest in a long line of requests-for specific projects [...] | 2009-10-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
| 09ATHENS1589 | SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...] | 2009-10-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR |
| 09ATHENS1685 | Greece: New Government Tackles Migration and Asylum Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda, announcing new measures to combat organized human smugglers, ease naturalization requirements for immigrants born in Greece, provide status to illegal economic migrants, and transfer Gre [...] | 2009-12-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PTER SMIG KCRM GR |
| 09ATHENS1816 | GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 7,000 STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL; MASS [...] SUMMARY. The number of confirmed H1N1 cases has exceeded 2,100 in Greece in the period May-October 2009 but the unrecorded infections are estimated at 20 to 30 times that number. Greece had 12 serious cases and 3 fatalities from H1N1 infection to date, however 95 percent of patients have ful [...] | 2009-10-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09ATHENS19 | FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...] | 2009-01-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN |
| 09ATHENS204 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...] | 2009-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
| 09BAGHDAD140 | ERBIL RRT: DOHUK IDPS SPEAK ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Christian, Yezidi and Arab IDPs in Dohuk Province want to participate in the upcoming provincial elections, but have questions and doubts about the electoral process. Personal experience of fraud in the 2005 elections makes many skeptical of the legitimacy of election results. [...] | 2009-01-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1744 | IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30: THE VIEW FROM SADR CITY [...] (C) Summary. As the June 30 deadline for withdrawal from the cities approaches, Sadr City remains unstable and dangerous. Security there and in surrounding low-income Shi'a neighborhoods remains fragile but has not significantly deteriorated. Information about the two-thirds of Sadr City [...] | 2009-06-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1960 | SHELL'S IRAQ SOUTH GAS DEAL NEARS FINALIZATION [...] (SBU) Econoff met July 9 with Shell Gas and Power Vice President Mounir Bouaziz, Shell Exploration and Production Logistics Manager Ayman al-Shukr, Shell Gas and Power Business Development Economist Christiaan van der Eijk, and Project Finance Manager Andrew Tait. Bouaziz reported that Shell [...] | 2009-07-20 08:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG SENV EINV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2008 | FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET AND GOVERNMENT DEBT [...] (C) Summary: The DCM for Assistance Transition, BG Lanza, Emin, and Finatt met July 16 with Minister of Finance Jabr, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance Dr. Aziz, and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi to introduce the DCM and discuss a variety of issues. Minister Jabr discussed the [...] | 2009-07-27 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2015 | CORRECTED COPY: FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The DCM for Assistance Transition, BG Lanza, Emin, and Finatt met July 16 with Minister of Finance Jabr, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance Dr. Aziz, and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi to introduce the DCM and discuss a variety of issues. Minister Jabr discussed the [...] | 2009-07-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2106 | IRAQ'S PROGRESS ON MCC INDICATORS: OUR ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's post-conflict economy continues to improve but it remains challenged by deep-rooted problems of corruption, red tape, an ill-equipped workforce, and land disputes. Although the GOI still focuses a lot of energy on the development of its oil sector, future foreign investme [...] | 2009-08-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IZ KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD2251 | MEK/ASHRAF UPDATE: GOI PLANNING TO RELOCATE MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with the Commander of Task Force 134 and Poloff, Ali al-Yassery, the chairman of the GOI's Ashraf Committee stated: (1) the GOI regrets the loss of life and will continue to abide by Iraq's laws and constitution in its dealing with the Mujahideen-e-Kh [...] | 2009-08-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2384 | Are the Iraqi Prisons Working Yet? -- An Assessment of [...] (SBU) In October 2002, Saddam granted unprecedented amnesty to virtually all prisoners in Iraq releasing to the street as many as 100,000 convicted criminals. He publically stated this release was a 'thank you' to his countrymen for endorsing him as President in a national referendum. With t [...] | 2009-09-04 08:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PNAT PINS PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2755 | IRAQ-UK SECURITY AGREEMENT APPROVED BY COUNCIL OF [...] (C) Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) passed the UK bilateral security agreement October 13 with 139 votes. British Defense Attach Brigadier Ben Bathurst said the British Ambassador had been working closely with Iraqi Speaker Ayad al-Samarraie to encourage the passing of the agreement. [...] | 2009-10-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS UK IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2765 | IRAQ UPDATES ITS INVESTMENT LAW: EXPLAINING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly six months of sustained U.S. and GOI effort, Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) passed the amendment to the National Investment Law (NIL) on 13 October. Significantly, the amendment will provide for limited foreign ownership of land in Iraq for the purposes of de [...] | 2009-10-14 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV IZ PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD2767 | IRAQI ELECTION LAW UPDATE OCTOBER 14, 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The COR did not address the election law in its session on October 14 (Ref A). Speaker Ayad al-Samarra'i told the Ambassador October 14 that he hopes for a vote on the election law amendments under discussion in the Council of Representatives (COR) as early as October 17 but was [...] | 2009-10-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2795 | CORRECTED COPY: IRAQI FINANCE: JABR ON BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Council of Ministers (COM, the Cabinet) has set a 2010 Budget ceiling of 67 Billion USD and is continuing internal negotiations regarding ministerial allocations this week in Baghdad, Minister of Finance Jabr told USG officials on October 14. Jabr expected the budget wo [...] | 2009-10-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON POL ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2797 | IRAQI ELECTION LAW UPDATE OCTOBER 18, 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 18, the Council Of Representatives (COR) postponed by a day consideration of a draft election law. On the margins of a pro-forma plenary session, committee chairs and bloc leaders continued the frenzy of informal meetings that may result in a draft law in time for a [...] | 2009-10-18 17:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2799 | ISCI BLOC LEADER GUNNING FOR IHEC, OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) COR bloc leader Jalal al-Din al-Saghir predicted to POL M/C that the Council of Representatives (COR) would pass an open list election law by October 19. Despite advising him against dismissing members of the Independent High Electoral Commi [...] | 2009-10-19 03:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2844 | KURD LEADERS IN DIYALA: INCREASED ARAB [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT Message. 2. (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders in Khanaqin (Diyala Province) claimed increasing tensions between Arabs and Kurds in nearby Jalula and Saadiya are a result of intimidation from Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and a Ba,athist resurgence in the area. The Kurdis [...] | 2009-10-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2880 | ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE OCTOBER 26, 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) has resumed its questioning of senior officials on corruption allegations. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has singled out "political corruption" for condemnation at a recent Defense Ministry-sponsored conference. ACCO contacts tell us th [...] | 2009-10-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2931 | IRAQI ELECTION LAW UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Unable to overcome Kurdish intransigence on the UNAMI proposal on Kirkuk in the national election, the Council of Representatives (COR) ended session November 2 without a vote but agreed to return for an additional session the next day. Embassy and UNAMI discussions with Kurdish [...] | 2009-11-02 17:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2937 | SUNNIS CONVINCED OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ARREST [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: On October 24th, Iraqi press reported the issuance of arrest warrants for Diyala Provincial Council (PC) member Hisham al-Hiyali and his wife, Council of Representatives (COR) member, Tayseer al-Mashandani. These arrest warrants are the lat [...] | 2009-11-04 07:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3054 | RRT ERBIL: PUK PLENUM - WOOING THE DISAFFECTED [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) political party held its first party plenum since 2006 on October 29-31 with the goal of reinvigorating the party and increasing party unity in the lead up to the national elections in January. The pa [...] | 2009-11-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3057 | ANBAR CORRUPTION UPDATE NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Officers of the Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Embassy Anti-Corruption Coordinator's Office met October 31-Nov 2 with local officials and PRT officers to discuss anti-corruption efforts in Anbar. Anti-corruption institutions are gaining legitimac [...] | 2009-11-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM MOPS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3294 | IRAQI DEFENSE MINISTRY DEAL WITH UKRAINE RAISES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Government of Ukraine (GOU) announced an arms deal for armored personnel carriers, light transport aircraft, and helicopter repair. The deal is valued at $560.1 million, but was announced as a $2.5 billion commitment, with the additional [...] | 2009-12-22 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MARR EFIN IZ UP |
| 09BAGHDAD377 | ICRC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, MEK, AND OPERATIONS WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),ICRC Iraq Head of Delegation Juan-Pedro Schaerer thanked the USG for its cooperation with ICRC over the last year and hoped that the ICRC's recent report on USG arrests an [...] | 2009-02-13 09:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PHUM KREF KJUS IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD887 | IRAQ 201: CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: For more than three years an issue hovering in the back of the political debates in Iraq is that of amending the Iraqi constitution that had been ratified in late 2005. Contentious issues such as hydrocarbons revenue sharing, federalism, and the status of Kirkuk and other disp [...] | 2009-04-01 10:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAKU141 | AZERBAIJAN: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Conoff Scott Whitmore, phone 994-50-206-5617, email: whitmoresl@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on report is 50 hours. Number/letter format follows [...] | 2009-02-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ |
| 09BAKU40 | AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2009 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...] | 2009-01-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB AJ |
| 09BAKU818 | TEHRAN-BAKU TENSIONS HEAT UP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 07:08:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PTER SNAR ECON AJ IR |
| 09BAKU924 | VIOLATIONS REPORTED IN MUNICIPAL ELECTION REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Major opposition parties Umid ("Hope") and Musavat ("Equality") reported to Embassy officials a number of violations of election procedures in the registration process for the December 23 municipal elections, including pressure on their candidates. These parties have also filed [...] | 2009-11-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ |
| 09BAKU931 | AZERBAIJAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 2, MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR AJ |
| 09BAKU965 | AZERBAIJAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL AJ IR |
| 09BAMAKO200 | MALI STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 11:58:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL ML IR |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN122 | COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY -- BRUNEI [...] Summary: Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced the production and issuance of fully ICAO compliant biometric passports. Prior to this announcement, the Government of Brunei had been issuing regular passports (red c [...] | 2009-06-03 00:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258 | BRUNEI'S PRISONS: CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE PLANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 06:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM CASC BX |
| 09BANGKOK1061 | TARGETED KILLINGS FEED CLIMATE OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: Targeted killings of religious leaders, former detainees, alleged informants and collaborators, and human rights activists, with both security forces and insurgents to blame for cases that usually go unsolved, are exacerbating an environment of distrust and fear in Thailand's deep [...] | 2009-04-29 10:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER TH |
| 09BANGKOK151 | THAILAND: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Gregory Hicks),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for [...] | 2009-01-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH |
| 09BANGKOK165 | THAILAND'S HANDLING OF ROHINGYA "BOAT PEOPLE" OFF [...] (C) Summary: Thai military officials and villagers along Thailand's southern Andaman Sea coast described push-back actions of ethnic Rohingya to RefCoord January 22, but maintained that Thai civil defense volunteers and fishing boats, not Thai military officials, had been involved. UNHCR rep [...] | 2009-01-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL TH |
| 09BANGKOK1653 | PROBLEMS FOR THAI FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT - [...] (C) Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is again under scrutiny for his role in the late 2008 protests which shut down Bangkok's airports for eight days. On July 1 Royal Thai Police quietly issued a summons to Kasit and several dozen other leading People's Alliance for Democracy figures for [...] | 2009-07-10 11:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH |
| 09BANGKOK1684 | THAI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES GREATER [...] (C) Summary: As part of the Mission,s campaign to improve the treatment of American firms in Thailand, Ambassador John, accompanied by representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, raised July 2 with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu issues of concern to th [...] | 2009-07-14 07:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TH |
| 09BANGKOK2046 | Progress on Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate [...] SUMMARY. After a year of preparation, the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) is ready to move forward with a feasibility assessment for the Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Development (ARC) in Bangkok. The ARC is intended to serve as a network of lead [...] | 2009-08-18 10:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO TH |
| 09BANGKOK2320 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CUSTOMS CONCERNS WITH DEPUTY FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "I will work personally to address these customs problems," Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Phataraprasit told the Ambassador in a meeting on September 8. Pradit, a coalition member of the Abhisit Administration, is the face of the government's new reform plan to address at least [...] | 2009-09-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH |
| 09BANGKOK237 | THAILAND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] This report provides information as requested by the Department of Labor to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are implementing their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor as required unde [...] | 2009-01-30 02:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM KTIP TH |
| 09BANGKOK2806 | THAILAND WILL SUPPORT GERMANY, ITALY, AND GREECE [...] (C) PolOff engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of International Organizations official Ranoppun Kapittai November 3 to follow up a meeting we had October 28 with Department of International Organizations Deputy Director-General Medha Promthep to seek support for Lucretia Myer [...] | 2009-11-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KUNR KJUS KAWC |
| 09BANGKOK2817 | GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...] | 2009-11-05 03:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM BM TH |
| 09BANGKOK2821 | GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...] | 2009-11-05 03:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM BM TH |
| 09BANGKOK284 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) We met Group Captain Wirasak, Director of the Royal Thai Air Force's Aeronautical Air Supply Division, and administrative and warehouse staff January 28 and 30. Wirasak presented an end user certificate No. 0611.3 (10)1284, dated January 21, 2008, with all details in accordance with reftel [...] | 2009-02-03 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
| 09BANGKOK2984 | FOCUSED ON SPECIAL 301: ALONGKORN PROMOTES THAILAND'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 9, Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot and new Director General of Intellectual Property Pajchima Tanasanti emphasized to emboffs, visiting USTR official Rachel Bae and State Department IP official JoEllen Urban that the Abhisit Administration re [...] | 2009-11-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH |
| 09BANGKOK499 | THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH |
| 09BANGKOK701 | Thai Government and Courts Side with Environmentalists Over [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise verdict with potentially wide-ranging implications, an Administrative Court in the industrialized province of Rayong ruled March 3 that the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate and its environs should be declared a pollution control area, requiring enforcement of yet-to-b [...] | 2009-03-19 09:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH |
| 09BANGKOK867 | THAI ACCOUNT OF APRIL 3 THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Thai military and civilian sources claim the early morning exchange of gunfire between Thai and Cambodian forces April 3 in a disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple grew out of an April 2 incident in which a Thai soldier lost a leg to a newly laid landmine on a path normally p [...] | 2009-04-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH |
| 09BANGKOK905 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce Phongs Firearms Ltd. Part. was listed: Registration No. 0103512001105 Registered Date: January 22, 1969 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 150,000 Baht Name: Phongs Firearms Ltd. Part. Partners: Phiraphol Bupparumnee with an inv [...] | 2009-04-08 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
| 09BANGUI191 | BANGUI RESPONSE TO STATE 087508 - STATE OF CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fundamentally, the solution to the LRA incursion into the Central African Republic (CAR) does not lie on the Central African side. The humanitarian community, already overstretched by the enormous demands in the rest of the CAR is trying to respond to the relatively small (but gr [...] | 2009-08-28 20:07:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINR MOPS CG UG SU CT |
| 09BANGUI251 | INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION IN PLACE, BUT ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for the Central African (CAR) elections of 2010 was sworn into existence on October 8, 2009 and its president, Pastor Joseph Binguimale, voted into position shortly thereafter. To date, the IEC has been largely quiet, and the general con [...] | 2009-11-13 11:38:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT |
| 09BANJUL18 | THE GAMBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Banjul presents its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Gambian government publicly espouses a liberal, open economic environment and free-market pricing, with a [...] | 2009-01-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR |
| 09BEIJING1543 | CHINA/RUSSIA: CROSS-BORDER TRADE SUFFERS FROM ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China-Russia cross-border trade has dropped noticeably since October 2008, due largely to Russia's economic troubles and a Russian crackdown on Russian shuttle traders, according to Chinese officials in the border town of Suifenhe in Heilongjiang Province. Suifenhe officials ha [...] | 2009-06-09 06:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EIND ETRD CH RS |
| 09BEIJING1695 | CONGRESSMEN KIRK AND LARSEN MEETINGS WITH CHINA'S CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Congressmen Mark Kirk and Rick Larsen held meetings with People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Chairman Liu Mingkang during their visit to Beijing as co-chairs of the U.S.-China Working Group of the U.S. Congress. G [...] | 2009-06-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH |
| 09BEIJING1839 | WFP Scaling Back DPRK Operations [...] (SBU) Summary: The WFP is scaling back its work in North Korea because of lower than expected donor support as well as new restrictions imposed by the North Korean government, according to World Food Program (WFP) North Korea Country Representative Torben Due. The WFP is refocusing their eff [...] | 2009-07-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID PREL CH KN |
| 09BEIJING1843 | WFP Scaling Back DPRK Operations [...] (SBU) Summary: The WFP is scaling back its work in North Korea because of lower than expected donor support as well as new restrictions imposed by the North Korean government, according to World Food Program (WFP) North Korea Country Representative Torben Due. The WFP is refocusing their eff [...] | 2009-07-04 23:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID PREL CH KN |
| 09BEIJING201 | CHINA GIVEN ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CHINA'S SHENYANG [...] (S) After noting continued "unavailability" of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials to meet with PolOffs since the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Charge shared reftel information providing additional details about a Chinese company's assistance to Nor [...] | 2009-01-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE ETTC SY KN CH |
| 09BEIJING2461 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: COMPLEX [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals. [...] | 2009-08-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN ASEC CH EAID KCRM PTER SNAR TH |
| 09BEIJING2479 | SUGGESTED AGENDA AND CHINESE PARTICIPANT LIST FOR [...] (C) Summary. On August 31 MFA External Security Division Director Xia Jingge provided PolOffs with MFA-suggested changes to the draft agenda for the September 14-15 U.S.-China Inter-Agency Counterterrorism Subdialogue, the list of Chinese participants, and an overview of the sensitive issues [...] | 2009-08-31 09:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CH |
| 09BEIJING2813 | AUSPICIOUS JCM: MARKING THIRTY YEARS OF U.S.-CHINA SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Senior Chinese government officials from across China's science and technology (S&T) establishment are eagerly looking forward to engaging their U.S. government counterparts at the upcoming 13th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology, set to take place in Washington, DC [...] | 2009-10-03 00:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG TSPA TPHY TBIO CH |
| 09BEIJING3168 | CHINA/ONE-CHILD/PENSIONS: HOW TO SUPPORT AN AGING [...] (U) This cable is also responsive to information requested in Reftel A (C-AL9-01354). 2. (SBU) Summary: China's aging population is an important focal point for the government, but strategies for addressing the pressures caused by an aging population have so far focused on social support, a [...] | 2009-11-25 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ELAB ESOC ECON EFIN CH |
| 09BEIJING3213 | PRC NOMINEE TO THE SECRETARY'S 2010 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate Guo Jianmei for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. In her long battle to provide Chinese women with equal rights, protections and opportunities, Guo Jianmei has established herself as a trailblazer and first-generation wom [...] | 2009-12-01 15:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
| 09BEIJING3214 | CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009 [...] (U) China has made progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Chinese government is implementing the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012) and has issued regulations and directives to strengthen its response to sex trafficki [...] | 2009-12-01 15:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH |
| 09BEIJING509 | CHINA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Please find post's contribution to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph designations are keyed to reftel A questions China's TIP Situation --------------------- A. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) serves as our main source for information on TIP related statist [...] | 2009-02-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH |
| 09BEIJING577 | CHINA INTRODUCES NEW MEASURES TO BOOST CONFIDENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 28 China's National People's Congress (NPC) adopted an amended Insurance Law as part of the government's efforts to boost credibility and consumer confidence in the industry. This long-awaited amendment will take effect on October 1. The new law includes measures to r [...] | 2009-03-05 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD EFIN ECON CH |
| 09BEIJING601 | SAO DELAYS LOSE SALES AND COST AMERICAN JOBS FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. aviation companies point to current SAO processing times of 16 weeks or longer as an unreasonable threat to U.S. exports, U.S. jobs, and the chances of recovery for their communities in the U.S. The industry has grown remarkably over the past 5 years in China, and has succe [...] | 2009-03-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS OEXC ECON EAIR CH |
| 09BEIJING686 | Mantis 2008 (1 of 2): More Workload, More Waiting in [...] Summary: This cable summarizes Beijing's 2008 Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) review. In 2008, overall SAO Mantis volume increased by 10 percent, and wait times quadrupled to 16 weeks for SAO clearance. End Summary. ------------------------------- 2008 in Review: By the Numbers - [...] | 2009-03-17 09:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA |
| 09BEIJING687 | Mantis 2009 (2 of 2): Unpredictable Delays Harm Business, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable draws preliminary conclusions on 2009 Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing trends, based on the first 5 months of the fiscal year. Current lengthy SAO processing delays undermine Consular Section public outreach efforts. Expediting 2009 student and scho [...] | 2009-03-17 09:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA |
| 09BEIRUT1251 | PM HARIRI PLEDGES ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROSPERITY [...] (U) PM Saad Hariri, speaking at the 2009 Annual Arab Banking Conference November 19 in Beirut, noted that his recently formed cabinet was not only a national unity cabinet politically but also a "social and economic development unity cabinet" that reflected the ambitions of the Lebanese. He st [...] | 2009-11-25 16:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT SENV PGOV LE |
| 09BEIRUT523 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR U/S STUART LEVEY'S VISIT [...] (SBU) You arrive three weeks before Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, in which the current moderate March 14 majority faces a tough battle against the Hizballah-led opposition. The race is still too close to call, but the outcome will hinge on the electoral results in a few key Christ [...] | 2009-05-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PARM KNNP EAID PTER LE |
| 09BELGRADE1228 | SERBIA'S PENDING PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Serbia is moving forward in cutting its bloated state bureaucracy in an effort to pacify the IMF's calls for Serbia to shrink its budget deficit. In its first step, the Serbian Government adopted a draft law that cuts state administration by 10% and sent it to the Parliament with the pr [...] | 2009-10-23 12:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR |
| 09BELGRADE1240 | FIRST CONFIRMED SERBIAN H1N1 DEATH [...] (SBU) Serbia confirmed its first fatality due to H1N1 influenza, on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The victim was a 46 year old woman from Kraljevo, hospitalized in the central Serbian city of Kragujevac. According to the Institute of Public Health of Serbia, there are 134 confirmed cases of [...] | 2009-10-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR KFLU AEMR PREL CASC AMGT SR |
| 09BELGRADE1258 | SERBIA SURVIVES MEDVEDEV VISIT, BUT MUST DEAL WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 10:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG ECON SR RS |
| 09BELGRADE1284 | SERBIA'S JUDICIAL REFORM PROCEEDS DESPITE CONTINUING [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Assembly passed in late 2008 an ambitious judicial reform package in line with requirements in the 2006 Constitution, and the government immediately began the process of implementing the new laws. The laws are intended to increase judicial independence and efficiency a [...] | 2009-11-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SR |
| 09BELGRADE1438 | SERBIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES VOJVODINA STATUTE [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Assembly passed the Vojvodina Statute and Law on Transfer of Competencies on November 30, ending a year of controversy between ultra-nationalists who claim the Statute is a step toward secession of the autonomous province and proponents of increased autonomy. After som [...] | 2009-12-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SR |
| 09BELGRADE245 | Serbia's "Davos" at Kopaonik Mountain [...] At the annual gathering of economists known as the "Serbian Davos" at the Kopaonik ski resort, government economic ministers accompanied by the President Tadic, openly voiced concerns over the worldwide crisis hitting Serbia. In the course of the gathering, the government reached consensus on [...] | 2009-03-23 06:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SR |
| 09BELGRADE276 | SERBIA CONTINUES TO DELAY ADOPTION OF VOJVODINA STATUTE [...] (SBU) The Vojvodina Statute, the governing legislation for the Serbia's only remaining autonomous province (and one of the most prosperous parts of the country),remains off the National Assembly's agenda. The statute is foreseen in Serbia's Constitution, but nationalist groups continue to cr [...] | 2009-03-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR |
| 09BELGRADE374 | SERBIA: 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Belgrade's 2008 End Use Monitoring Report follows. 2. PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program coordinator: Robert Norris, +381.11.306.4836, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, Kneza Milosa St. 50, Belgrade, Serbia Inventory System: ICITAP does not use and automate [...] | 2009-04-29 16:21:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN SR |
| 09BELGRADE393 | SERBIA: 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Belgrade's 2008 End Use Monitoring Report follows. 2. PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program coordinator: Robert Norris, +381.11.306.4836, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, Kneza Milosa St. 50, Belgrade, Serbia Inventory System: DOJ/OPDAT and DOJ/ICITAP do not [...] | 2009-05-06 11:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN SR |
| 09BELGRADE75 | SERBIAN PARLIAMENT IN NEED OF REFORM [...] (SBU) Rather than serving as an effective counterweight to the executive branch, Serbia's parliament is so plagued by inefficiency and internal divisions that it has become an obstacle to the country's reform efforts and European Union aspirations. The governing coalition's narrow majority al [...] | 2009-01-27 16:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR |
| 09BELGRADE803 | EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009 [...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...] | 2009-08-05 12:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK |
| 09BELGRADE805 | EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009 [...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...] | 2009-08-05 12:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK |
| 09BELGRADE823 | SERBIA/MONTENEGRO: SOME PROGRESS, CORE DISAGREEMENTS [...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Podgorica and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although historic, linguistic, familial, and other ties closely intertwine the peoples of Montenegro and Serbia, relations between the governments remain clouded by disagreements [...] | 2009-08-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MW SR |
| 09BELGRADE825 | SERBIA: BELGRADE MAYOR DJILAS REFLECTS ON FIRST YEAR IN [...] (SBU) In an August 13 meeting with the Charge, Belgrade Mayor Dragan Djilas discussed his first year in office, his views on Serbia's relations with Russia and the upcoming visit of Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, his opinion of local elections in the Belgrade municipality of Vozdovac, as [...] | 2009-08-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON RS SR |
| 09BELGRADE834 | SERBIA: GAS RESERVE FACILITY NOT YET READY FOR [...] (SBU) For 25 years, Serbia has been working to expand its sole underground gas storage facility, Banatski Dvor, to serve as a precaution against gas supply disruptions. The director of Serbia's state gas firm, Srbijagas, Dusan Bajatovic (of the Socialist Party SPS),publicly insists that the i [...] | 2009-08-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD SR |
| 09BELGRADE841 | SERBIA GRAPPLES WITH RUSSIA RELATIONS IN ADVANCE OF MEDVEDEV [...] (C) As Serbia seeks to overcome mounting economic difficulties and move forward toward its primary goal of European Union membership, the government is struggling to strike the right tone in the bilateral relationship with Russia: President Tadic and his close advisors appear intent on giving the R [...] | 2009-09-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET | PGOV PREL EINT MASS RS SR |
| 09BELMOPAN407 | SHAKE UP IN THE PEOPLE'S UNITED PARTY [...] John Briceo, leader of the People's United Party (PUP) has recently proposed changes to Senators representing the opposition and to the party's executive committee. The expanded membership has been justified as a measure to bridge the division that has permeated the party since his assumption [...] | 2009-11-05 16:25:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BH |
| 09BELMOPAN411 | FINANCIAL WOES AT THE BELIZE CITY COUNCIL [...] During the last week of September, the Belize City Council (CitCo) became embroiled in two financial and political crises. These situations have emanated from charges levied against the Mayor and members of the financial staff, and from demonstrations by workers and sanitation companies for pa [...] | 2009-11-06 19:10:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BH |
| 09BELMOPAN66 | BELIZE - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Responses are keyed to reporting questions in (paras 23-25) in ref A. --------------------------- The Country's TIP Situation --------------------------- 23A. (SBU) Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking oc [...] | 2009-02-19 21:39:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG BH |
| 09BERLIN1132 | GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. assessment of the situation of IDPs in Sri Lanka and the need to act quickly, but notes that the EU Council is currently not on track to take action until October. While agreeing that the EU should enhance its trade and investment with Georgia, Armenia a [...] | 2009-09-11 19:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AF PK GM CE ZJ |
| 09BERLIN1235 | GERMAN READOUT ON IRAN P5+1 TALKS: POSITIVE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. German MFA Political Director Stanzel gave a detailed readout of the P5 1 Iran meeting to the diplomatic corps and said he had been pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the October 1 talks. He stressed Germany's positive assessment of the Tehran Research Reactor agreement, [...] | 2009-10-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | GM KNNP PGOV PREL IR |
| 09BERLIN1324 | OHB-SYSTEM CEO CALLS GALILEO A WASTE OF GERMAN TAX PAYER MONEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 15:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM |
| 09BERLIN1340 | GERMANY'S NEW COALITION AGREEMENT: THE DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Germany's recently elected CDU/CSU-FDP coalition signed a Coalition Agreement -- the document setting out policy priorities for the next four years -- on October 24, 2009. The agreement includes several elements -- tax cuts worth around 24 billion euros for individuals and pri [...] | 2009-10-26 17:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM |
| 09BERLIN1360 | THE NEW GERMAN CABINET - AN OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Chancellor Merkel's new Cabinet emerged early on October 24 after a month of intense media speculation about its make-up; it contained several surprises. Perhaps the most unexpected announcements were that of former Interior Minister Schaeuble as Finance Minister and former Economics Min [...] | 2009-10-29 06:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
| 09BERLIN1362 | GERMANY REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON EXPORT WITH MTCR "NO [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) MFA Export Control Division Officer Dirk Haupt provided Global Affairs Officer on October 28 with non-paper requesting U.S. guidance by November 17 on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India that may have been [...] | 2009-10-29 10:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MTCRE PGOV PREL PINR TSPA KSCA IN GM |
| 09BERLIN1389 | H1N1 Update: 29,907 Confirmed Cases; 4 New H1N1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 21-29, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 3,075 to a total of 29,907 cases. Four more H1N1 deaths have been reported for a total of 6 deaths in Germany. In an October 26 meeting, the Vice President of the Robert Koch Institute stated that we ar [...] | 2009-11-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
| 09BERLIN1413 | GERMAN CHANCELLERY CLAIMS RACE FOR EU COUNCIL [...] (C) Chancellery EU Affairs Director Dirk Loelke told us November 6 that notwithstanding European press reports touting Belgian PM Rompuy and UK FM Miliband as the clear favorites to become the first European Council President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs under the Lisbon Trea [...] | 2009-11-06 18:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM |
| 09BERLIN1418 | H1N1 Spikes By Over a Third in a Week: 10,368 New [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 26 to November 1, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 10,368 cases to 40,271 total cases. Five more deaths were reported in Germany due to H1N1 increasing the total number of death to eleven. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its November 9 press briefi [...] | 2009-11-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
| 09BERLIN1476 | OHB-SYSTEM TO BUILD GERMAN OPTICAL SPY SATELLITE; LOOKING AT U.S. MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: OHB-System, Germanys top satellite manufacturer and third largest in Europe, will be the prime contractor on Germanys planned High Resolution Optical Satellite (HiROS) reconnaissance system -- a system that France would like to see not happen because it would directly compete with its [...] | 2009-11-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA CH FR GM |
| 09BERLIN1528 | COALITION TESTED AS US-EU TFTP/SWIFT AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere overruled Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and abstained from voting at the November 30 COREPER vote in Brussels on an interim U.S.-EU agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. De Maiziere' [...] | 2009-12-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM |
| 09BERLIN1556 | GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...] | 2009-12-07 16:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR |
| 09BERLIN403 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009 [...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...] | 2009-04-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 09BERLIN542 | (S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B and D non-papers addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin transducers in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ballistic mis [...] | 2009-05-11 09:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM |
| 09BERLIN59 | GERMANY,S ABOUT FACE: STEEP DOWNTURN PROMPTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fresh reports indicating a steep plunge in exports and a sudden rise in unemployment have shocked the German coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, and pushed it into crisis mode. On January 12, the coalition agreed 50 billion euros worth of new stimulus measures [...] | 2009-01-15 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL GM |
| 09BERLIN881 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...] | 2009-07-21 20:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 09BERLIN882 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...] | 2009-07-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 09BERN93 | TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 16:35:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ |
| 09BISHKEK1115 | KYRGYZ HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST BRIEFLY DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Poloff met with Aziza Abdurasulova (protect),head of human rights organization Kylym Shamy, to discuss her brief detainment by Moscow airport authorities after they allegedly found small arms ammunition in her bag. Abdurasulova asserted that the contraband was p [...] | 2009-10-09 04:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KG |
| 09BISHKEK211 | KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...] | 2009-03-16 02:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG |
| 09BISHKEK224 | KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...] | 2009-03-16 10:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG |
| 09BISHKEK225 | KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...] | 2009-03-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG |
| 09BISHKEK470 | KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER - MARCH 2009 [...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyzstan was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world in a recent Forbes magazin [...] | 2009-05-15 10:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG |
| 09BOGOTA1012 | COLOMBIA LABOR UPDATE [...] (C) The labor-affiliated National Union School (ENS) reports seven cases of unionist homicides so far in 2009. Since its inception in October 2006, the Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) labor sub-unit has obtained convictions of 126 individuals for labor-related crimes. In total, the Fiscalia [...] | 2009-03-27 19:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CO |
| 09BOGOTA2089 | JUNE HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) continues to make progress in 'false positive' investigations, with 75 people charged for involvement in the Soacha scandal and seven members of the Army convicted in older cases. The Fiscalia is currently investigating 1056 cases--involving [...] | 2009-07-01 20:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA2409 | GOC ASKS FOR USG HELP TO PERSUADE EU AND RUSSIA TO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Vice Foreign Minister Clemencia Forero and Vice Defense Minister Sergio Jaramillo called Charge to the Foreign Ministry on July 29 to request USG assistance in persuading the EU and Russia to suspend arms sales to Venezuela. T [...] | 2009-07-30 17:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC PARM SW RS EU CO |
| 09BOGOTA2923 | CODEL PRICE: COLOMBIANS EMPHASIZE DEFENSE COOPERATION, FREE [...] (U) The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited Colombia from August 20-23. Led by Chairman David Price, HDAC met with President Uribe and Colombian Congressional leadership, including the Senate and House Foreign Affairs committees. President Uribe highlighted the successes of Pl [...] | 2009-09-11 14:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM CO |
| 09BOGOTA2929 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team sprayed 5,868 hectares (ha) and, with 73,084 ha sprayed so far this year, is on track to reach the 100,000 ha calendar goal. Phase III of the GOC's 2009 manual eradication campaign began in early August; total manual coca eradication through August [...] | 2009-09-11 21:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA3093 | COLOMBIA-ECUADOR TIES THAWING [...] (C/NF) Colombia and Ecuador announced on September 24 that they had begun the process of re-establishing diplomatic relations, which Ecuador severed in March 2008 after a Colombian military raid against a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) camp in Ecuadorian territory. The two sides [...] | 2009-09-29 15:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ETRD OAS CO EC |
| 09BOGOTA3267 | COLOMBIA: GOVERNMENT SHOWS DECLINE IN NEW DISPLACEMENTS, [...] (U) The Colombian Government's (GOC) national registry of internally displaced persons (IDPs) shows a 10% decline in displacements in 2008. Social Action (Accion Social),the GOC's development agency charged with IDP assistance coordination, has registered only 86,397 new displacements through [...] | 2009-10-27 21:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA3287 | GOC REACTS CALMLY TO MASSACRE IN VENEZUELA, BUT WORRIES [...] (C/NF) The GOC has little information on the apparent massacre of nine Colombians (along with one Peruvian and one Venezuelan) whose bodies were discovered on October 24 in the Venezuelan state of Tachira. GOC officials say the GBRV has shared little and has paid no heed to Colombian offers of [...] | 2009-10-30 19:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER CO VE |
| 09BOGOTA3301 | FLOWER UNION WITHERS AFTER LABOR DISPUTE [...] (C) A labor dispute at a bankrupt flower farm is a case of lose-lose negotiating in Colombia. When workers occupied the Benilda, S.A. plantation in September to protest unpaid benefits, the company went into bankruptcy. The owner claimed he was hamstrung by high labor costs and currency appre [...] | 2009-11-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO |
| 09BOGOTA3503 | THE MEDELLIN MIRACLE LOSES ITS LUSTER [...] (C) Medellin's homicide rate continues to climb, reversing positive trends experienced between 2002 and 2008. Residents attribute the rise in murders to local criminal groups competing for turf in Medellin's underworld. As the GOC successfully eliminates cocaine kingpins nationally, drug traf [...] | 2009-12-04 20:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SOCI |
| 09BOGOTA3604 | COLOMBIA TOTAL COCA ERADICATION IS DOWN IN 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing record coca eradication in 2008, the USG and United Nations reported significant declines in Colombian cocaine production potential and coca cultivation in Colombia last year. Total coca eradication in 2009 is projected to be approximately 157,000 hectares, 32 percent less tha [...] | 2009-11-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA3662 | NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eradication numbers continue to lag behind last year's due to funding constraints affecting manual eradication progress. So far in 2009, the Colombian government has reported a total of 40 fatalities during manual eradication operations. Other GOC forces have also incurred ca [...] | 2009-11-18 13:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO |
| 09BOGOTA3670 | 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 17:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR |
| 09BOGOTA3672 | 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 17:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR |
| 09BOGOTA7 | COLOMBIAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A [...] SUMMARY. After four years of averaging over 5 percent growth capped by a record 7.5 percent expansion in 2007, Colombia's economy slowed significantly in 2008 under the combined pressure of currency appreciation and high interest rates in the first semester, and the cratering of commodity pri [...] | 2009-01-05 18:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CO |
| 09BRASILIA1129 | BRAZIL: SCENE SETTER, USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK VISIT TO SAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic and trade ties. Excellent opportunities for increased bilateral trade cooperation exist, including issues raised in the recent CEO Forum. Brazil has also prioritized concl [...] | 2009-09-11 10:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIRP ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR |
| 09BRASILIA1167 | JOINT ACTION PLAN TO ELIMINATE RACISM (JAPER) [...] Summary: In a September 8-9 technical meeting of the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER) in Brasilia, the USG and GOB agreed on the following: -- an agenda for the October 22-23 Steering Group Meeting in Salvador featuring high-level [...] | 2009-09-17 21:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA132 | BRAZIL: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Brazil Investment Climate Statement for 2007. BEGIN TEXT: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. According to a recent United Nations report, Brazil is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) re [...] | 2009-02-03 16:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BR |
| 09BRASILIA1342 | NEW BRAZILIAN DEPUTY FM SEES NEED TO STEP UP [...] (C) The CDA paid a courtesy call November 18 on Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Secretary-General (Deputy Minister) Antonio Patriota. Patriota has just taken up his duties following three years as Brazil,s ambassador to Washington. Patriota said he sees great poten [...] | 2009-11-20 19:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN SENV BR |
| 09BRASILIA1368 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT READOUT: A WELL-SCRIPTED AFFAIR [...] (SBU) This message covers our initial readout of the visit to Brazil by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Follow-up messages will be sent once we obtain a more in-depth readout of the conversation between President Lula and President Ahmadinejad. Summary ------- 2. (C) President [...] | 2009-11-25 19:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AORC CASC BR IR |
| 09BRASILIA1385 | BRAZIL: SCENE SETTER, USTR/MRE BCM DECEMBER 9 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic and trade ties. The visit provides an important opportunity to highlight the potential for increased bilateral cooperation, emphasizing that specific trade disputes need n [...] | 2009-12-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIRP ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR |
| 09BRASILIA1391 | PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...] | 2009-12-02 17:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR |
| 09BRASILIA1540 | BRAZIL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The Brazilian government continues to cooperate in countering terrorism and related activities that could contribute to the facilitation of attacks in the region or elsewhere-to include investigating potential terrorism financing, document forgery networks, and other illicit activity. Opera [...] | 2009-12-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV BR |
| 09BRASILIA178 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 117 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2009-02-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
| 09BRASILIA250 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) (U) The Full Inventory of TIP Legislation: Laws prohibiting trafficking are contained in the Brazilian Penal Code, Articles 231, 231-A, 206, and 207, and the Statute of Children and Adolescents. In addition, Article 149 of the Brazilian penal code prohibits "reducing someone to a condi [...] | 2009-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
| 09BRASILIA251 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...] | 2009-03-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
| 09BRASILIA252 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil continued to be a source country for internationally and domestically trafficked women, children, and men, and a destination country for forced factory labor in metropolitan cities. Brazil was not a significant Trafficking in Persons (TIP) transit country. Forced or sl [...] | 2009-03-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
| 09BRASILIA254 | BRAZIL: 2009 Special 301 Recommendation [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the 2009 Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil be maintained on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB actions demonstrate a strong, inter-agency commitment to anti-piracy policy and consumer ed [...] | 2009-03-02 19:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BR |
| 09BRASILIA348 | BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] This message provides additional information on trafficking in persons in Brazil not previously reported in refs B, C, and D. With the exception of paragraph 4, the new information was provided by the National Secretariat of Justice (SNJ),which has been very cooperative and helpful to the Mi [...] | 2009-03-20 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR |
| 09BRASILIA397 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL HOYER APRIL 8-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...] | 2009-03-31 20:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA398 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL HOYER APRIL 8-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...] | 2009-03-31 20:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA405 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL PASTOR APRIL 4-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...] | 2009-03-31 21:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA671 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL THOMPSON MAY 27-28 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is accelerating and being given added weight with the rapid growth of Brazil's regional and global eco [...] | 2009-05-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PTER KCRM SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN |
| 09BRASILIA766 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. MICHAEL FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic ties. Through the financial crisis, Brazil has played a constructive role in the G20 and has also prioritized concluding the Doha round of World Trade Organization (WTO) n [...] | 2009-06-17 18:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA946 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. TODD STERN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of its relatively clean energy matrix, Brazil is a major greenhouse gas emitter primarily due to massive, ongoing deforestation. The Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) has pursued a cautious, defensive approach in international climate change negotiations, steering [...] | 2009-07-31 10:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
| 09BRATISLAVA45 | SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...] | 2009-01-26 15:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE101 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - APRIL 2, 2009 [...] French President's visit 2. Pointe-Noire port improvements to begin in October 3. Bilateral US-Congo trade 4. Venezuela Opens Embassy 5. First Conviction for Chimp Trafficking 6. Tibet, Anyone? 7. Who's in Charge? SARKOZY'S VISIT --------------- Â [...] | 2009-04-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM BEXP SENV CF CH FR VE |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE12 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE180 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the [...] | 2009-06-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE181 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the New Embassy Compound on 20 January, consular service [...] | 2009-06-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE23 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JANUARY 22, 2009 [...] As we noted last week, the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville has now opened in the new embassy compound. Our address is: Boulevard Maya Maya Brazzaville, Republic of Congo The main embassy number is (country code 242) 612-2000. We will be updating our website information over the next severa [...] | 2009-01-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CF |
| 09BRAZZAVILLE275 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. For the first time in 12 years, full scale NIV, IV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. NIV and ACS operations went live with the opening of the New Embassy Compound in February 2009. IV operations resumed in la [...] | 2009-09-28 18:09:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CF |
| 09BRIDGETOWN125 | TIP SUBMISSION - Barbados [...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------------------------- Para 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2 (SBU) A. What is (are) the source(s) of available informatio [...] | 2009-02-25 19:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB |
| 09BRUSSELS1283 | MEP ANGST OVER U.S.-EU TFTP/SWIFT DATA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 16, minority European Parliament (EP) parties (Greens and Communists) vehemently denounced U.S.-EU negotiations on an interim agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) once SWIFT, the Belgium-based global financial messaging company, relocat [...] | 2009-09-23 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS PINR KPAO |
| 09BRUSSELS1310 | MICROSOFT: CLOSE TO FINAL DEAL WITH EU TO END COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. John Vassallo, Microsoft (MS) VP for EU Affairs, told Charge Sept. 24 that the company "is very close" to concluding an overarching deal with the European Commission on three antitrust issues: 1) the Commission's case against Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to Windows; 2) [...] | 2009-09-29 13:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1371 | EP: CHARGE PRESENTS THE US PERSPECTIVE TO THE DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. A large crowd of Members of Parliament (MEPs) and staffers attended the Charge's presentation on U.S.-EU relations during the September 30th meeting of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the U.S. This was the delegation's first meeting of the new session of p [...] | 2009-10-13 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1400 | BELGIUM: THREE MORE H1N1-RELATED DEATHS REPORTED [...] Three more Belgians have died in mid-October from the A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total of deaths related to the pandemic to five. Belgian health authorities announced on October 18 the death of a 43-year old man on October 15; his death closely followed that of a 5-year old boy on October 14, [...] | 2009-10-20 13:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
| 09BRUSSELS1404 | ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-21 05:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1412 | CORRECTED VERSION: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-22 05:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1470 | PRESIDENT BARROSO CALLS FOR STRONG COPENHAGEN AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 28 speech, President Barroso, said that climate change is "the defining issue of our generation" and called for a strong international agreement in Copenhagen. He expressed that strong support from European business is essential to success, and Copenhagen represen [...] | 2009-10-29 15:04:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY |
| 09BRUSSELS1489 | EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...] | 2009-11-03 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1503 | Belgium: 2010 Budget: First Step on Long Road Back to [...] (U) This cable is for internal U.S. Government use only and is not to be posted on the Internet. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Belgian federal government (GOB) is counting on the country's three regions to help reduce the country's overall budget deficit to 18.7 billion euros (usd 28 bill [...] | 2009-11-06 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG BE |
| 09BRUSSELS1512 | AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S OCTOBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with Belgian Defense Minister Peter De Crem, the Ambassador urged De Crem to take an active role in world security issues, including Afghanistan, closure of the Guantanamo prison, and climate change. De Crem was sympathetic, and indicated that Belgia [...] | 2009-11-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON BE |
| 09BRUSSELS1561 | EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...] | 2009-11-20 18:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO |
| 09BRUSSELS188 | YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to r [...] | 2009-02-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF BE |
| 09BRUSSELS189 | YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] (C) General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to [...] | 2009-02-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF BE |
| 09BRUSSELS23 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.2 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. EU unemployment data just released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide a further confirmation of the worsening situation of the labor market in EU countries. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.2 percent in November 2008 (up from 7.1 perc [...] | 2009-01-08 16:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS244 | BELGIUM: 2009 TIP REPORT -- CORRECTED COPY [...] (U) POC for Brussels is Political Officer Aaron Jensen. Email: JensenAW@state.gov; Office:33-2-508-2483. 2. (U) Hours spent by Embassy Brussels preparing this report by employee: Charge Wayne Bush (FE-MC):3 hours; Political-Economic Counselor Richard Eason (FO-01): 8 hours; Political Office [...] | 2009-02-20 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09BRUSSELS391 | INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION, PART VI: THE ACCESSION [...] The EU has been growing from the founding "Six" to the current EU-27. Enlargement is viewed as one of the EU's most successful policies and a powerful foreign policy tool for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The tight conditions for membership and the va [...] | 2009-03-18 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN TU HR CY XH |
| 09BRUSSELS486 | TERRORISM FINANCE: VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Per recent conversations with sanctions contacts, the EU remains interested in any follow-up information the USG could provide related to Ref A demarche on the autonomous designation of Venezuela-based Hizballah terrorist financiers. Ref B informally reported the October 2008 formal EU F [...] | 2009-04-02 12:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
| 09BRUSSELS492 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA FINANCIERS [...] (C) The European Commission designated three Gulf-based Al Qaida financiers (Ref D) on November 6, 2008. The EU only took action after the UN formally included the designations at the 1267 sanctions committee on October 10, 2008, despite the EU's having been invited to take action on the basi [...] | 2009-04-02 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
| 09BRUSSELS494 | TERRORISM FINANCE: KUWAIT-BASED CHARITY THE [...] (C) The EU formally responded to Ref A regarding the designation of Kuwait-based charity Revival of Islamic Heritage Society as a terrorist organization with the following letter, previously transmitted Ref B. Recent conversations related to similar designation cases demonstrate that this is [...] | 2009-04-02 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
| 09BRUSSELS517 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU PROBLEMS DESIGNATING FOUR [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The European Commission designated four members of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (Ref D) on March 6. This case illustrates three dilemmas impeding U.S.-EU cooperation in countering terrorist financing through UNSCRs [...] | 2009-04-06 17:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
| 09BUCHAREST824 | ROMANIA ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS CRY FRAUD, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has claimed systemic, nationwide electoral fraud and called for the annulment and re-run of the December 6 presidential runoff in which PSD candidate Mircea Geoana failed by a slim margin to unseat incumbent Traian Basescu. However, according to [...] | 2009-12-10 12:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RO |
| 09BUCHAREST833 | ROMANIAN ECONOMY: STILL NO RECOVERY IN THE THIRD QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary. While there are signs that this deep recession may have finally hit bottom, the most recent statistics from the Government of Romania (GOR) offer little hope of real recovery in the near term. GDP figures for the first nine months of 2009, released on December 3, show a 7.4 pe [...] | 2009-12-15 08:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN IMF RO |
| 09BUCHAREST863 | ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW CABINET, ENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 23 the Romanian Parliament approved the new Cabinet assembled by Prime Minister designate Emil Boc with an unexpectedly large majority. The new Cabinet includes members of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL),the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) [...] | 2009-12-24 06:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RO |
| 09BUDAPEST189 | A BUMPY START TO 2009: EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. In the period between January 1 and March 5, 2009, the Hungarian forint lost nearly 15 percent of its value against the euro and approximately 23 percent against the dollar. Hungarian policymakers are becoming increasingly concerned about the forint's volatility, but have not b [...] | 2009-03-10 17:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST275 | THE BAJNAI RECOVERY PLAN: DRASTIC MEASURES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST32 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 09:09:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC HU |
| 09BUDAPEST876 | HUNGARIAN PLANS TO SUPPLEMENT AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai committed to send 200 additional troops to Afghanistan during his meeting with the Vice-President in Washington December 4. A senior MOD interlocutor provided PolOff a background paper prepared for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Vice-Preside [...] | 2009-12-09 17:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1231 | ARGENTINA RECEPTIVE ON NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE GOALS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Buenos Aires on October 26-27, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Susan Burk successfully identified areas of common interest and support going in to the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. Candid [...] | 2009-11-17 19:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA ENRG AR KNNP |
| 09BUENOSAIRES211 | ARGENTINA: DOMINGO CAVALLO PANS GOA POLICIES, [...] (C) The post-crisis Kirchner model no longer works and Argentina is headed for "stagflation," according to controversial Argentine ex-Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo. During a meeting with the Ambassador, Cavallo suggested that returning to the IMF may be the only way to alleviate Argentina's [...] | 2009-02-27 20:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES214 | Argentina: Farmers Strike, then Talk; GOA Threatens to [...] (SBU) Summary: Two hours after the end of a four-day farm strike in which Argentine producers did not market grains and cattle, the government and the farm lobby groups met on February 24 to begin a new round of discussions on farm policy. The government announced after the meeting new measu [...] | 2009-03-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV PGOV ELAB PHUM AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES246 | Argentina: Farmers Reach Agreement with GOA [...] (SBU) The GOA and the local farm groups signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on March 3 that included measures agreed upon the previous week -- support measures for the wheat, dairy, and beef sectors, and regional products -- with some additional concessions by the GOA. Several farm lead [...] | 2009-03-06 21:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV PGOV PHUM AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES253 | ARGENTINA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, below please find post's input to reftel's request for information on Argentina's efforts to implement their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Post requests that the Department of Labor not cite the Embassy as a source in its [...] | 2009-03-09 19:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES261 | MISSION BUENOS AIRES VIEWS ON ARGENTINA'S 2009 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) In 2008, Argentine authorities responsible for providing "adequate and effective protection to intellectual property rights" made few meaningful improvements in IPR legislation, regulation and enforcement, and there remain serious weaknesses in each of these areas. Multiple law enforcem [...] | 2009-03-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES315 | ARGENTINE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES APPROVES NEW DATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina's Lower House approved President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK) proposal to move up the date of this year's national legislative elections from October 25 to June 28. With a vote of 136 in favor, 109 against, and eight abstentions, the ruling Victory Front al [...] | 2009-03-19 17:43:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES347 | ARGENTINA: ELECTING LEGISLATORS, ARGENTINE STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Argentina's political class is increasingly focused on the mid-term national congressional elections, which had been scheduled for October 25 but which the GOA is seeking to move up to June 28 (reftels A and B). Immediately at stake will be one-half of the 256 seats in the Chambe [...] | 2009-03-26 15:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES360 | ARGENTINE CONGRESSIONAL MIDTERMS NOW SET FOR JUNE [...] (C) Summary: Argentina's Senate approved (42-26-4) President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK) proposal to move up the date of this year's national legislative elections by four months to June 28. Theruling Victory Front alliance (FpV) obtained a comfortable majority, with five more vot [...] | 2009-03-27 17:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES568 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR MARR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES57 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR MARR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES846 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of sixteen (16) claims against the Government of Argentina (GOA),one of which was resolved during 2007 but whose award has not been implemented by the GOA yet (Claimant C),and two others that were resolved during 2008 and 2009 (Claimant I and Claim [...] | 2009-07-20 18:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ECON PGOV PREL OPIC AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES900 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR MARR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES941 | ARGENTINA: DUE DILIGENCE ON THREE ACE AWARD NOMINEES [...] (SBU) Mission Buenos Aires is in the midst of a multi-year strategy to improve the image of the United States in Argentina to combat this country's high levels of anti-Americanism -- among the highest in the Western Hemisphere. A key component of post's public diplomacy outreach is to draw Arg [...] | 2009-08-18 10:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR |
| 09CAIRO1332 | GOE RELEASES JOURNALIST FROM PRISON AFTER FIVE DAYS [...] (C) On July 11, the GOE released independent editor Yasser Barakat from prison five days after police arrested him to implement a sentence imposed by Cairo Criminal Court June 24. The court handed down a six-month sentence against Barakat for allegedly defaming MP Mustafa Bakry in a November 2 [...] | 2009-07-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO1377 | COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE: EGYPT INCREASES EFFORTS [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt has increased efforts to combat arms smuggling to Gaza, with a focus on stopping arms from entering Egypt from Sudan and the Red Sea. The Egyptians also report success at interdicting illicit funds destined for Gaza. -- (S/NF) The Egyptian military has increased its pres [...] | 2009-07-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG |
| 09CAIRO1836 | UPDATE ON BLOGGER CASES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Human rights attorney Gamal Eid, who represents all of Egypt's detained bloggers, told us September 15 he had learned through third party sources that prison officials have tortured jailed Coptic blogger Hany Nazir to pressure him to convert to Islam. The prison has not allowed [...] | 2009-09-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO1971 | NEWSPAPER SHUT DOWN OVER ALLEGING ACTORS' [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO1975 | ALEXANDRIA: NDP, WAFD FOCUS ON SOCIAL SERVICES TO [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In advance of the 2010/2011 elections, the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is working in Alexandria in cooperation with NGOs to improve the city's infrastructure and education. -- (C) NDP-linked and independent NGOs are working in poor areas to provide social serv [...] | 2009-10-18 16:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
| 09CAIRO1993 | UNHCR CAIRO DISCUSSES REFUGEE CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SU IZ SO ER IS EG |
| 09CAIRO2223 | POST NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Nehad Aboul Komsan, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Women of Courage Award, deserves USG commendation for her tireless campaigning on behalf of women's rights in Egypt. -- (U) Aboul Komsan's efforts as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Egyp [...] | 2009-12-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO EG |
| 09CAIRO2237 | EGYPT 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Cairo's 2010 National Trade Estimate for Egypt, also emailed as requested to USTR in a Microsoft Word document. 2. (U) Begin text: EGYPT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Egypt was $3.6 billion in 2008, an increase of $690 m [...] | 2009-12-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO63 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...] | 2009-01-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS |
| 09CAIRO713 | QURANIST BARRED FROM TRAVEL TO U.S. [...] KEY POINTS: -- (SBU) On April 24, Egyptian security officials prevented Abdel Latif Mohamed Saied from boarding a flight to the United States. Saied, a member of the heterodox Islamic Quranist movement, intended to travel to Washington to participate in the Center for the Study of Islam [...] | 2009-04-27 12:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL EG |
| 09CANBERRA204 | CANBERRA - SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (U) This response has been coordinated and cleared by the EAC. The following responses are keyed to the questions listed in the reftel and cover all constituent posts in Australia. POLITICAL VIOLENCE I.(SBU) Demonstrations A. Yes. There are significant Greek, Malaysian, Lebanese, Ser [...] | 2009-03-02 00:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 09CANBERRA452 | BUDGET: BIG DEFICIT, RECOVERY BEGINNING IN 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a decade of almost continuous budget surpluses, the 2009-10 budget announced May 12 projects a deficit of A$$58 billion or 4.9 percent of GDP, the largest in the postwar period. The budget forecasts that unemployment will peak at 8.5 percent in 2010-11, economic recovery [...] | 2009-05-13 07:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AS |
| 09CANBERRA568 | GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA-INFORMATION COLLECTION, [...] (U) The Australian government is forward leaning in both maintaining border security and providing assistance to partners in the fight against terrorism. To that end, robust and dynamic protocols are in place to ensure that the movement of suspected and known terrorists are monitored and thwar [...] | 2009-06-17 23:10:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09CANBERRA624 | AUSTRALIAN CAR INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM INCENTIVES [...] (SBU) The Australian car industry has experienced a recovery in vehicle sales due to a range of government policy initiatives. While imports account for 85% of the Australian market, local producers Ford, GM Holden and Toyota have nevertheless benefited from economic stimulus policies and parti [...] | 2009-07-07 06:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA659 | DATA COLLECTION OF HOST GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS [...] (SBU) Australia has only undertaken a limited number of the interventions listed in reftel (as reported by Post sitreps since April - ref B). We have listed below the steps Australia has taken and dates they were reported. 2. (SBU) Interventions: 4/28/09 Making influenza a notifiab [...] | 2009-07-17 05:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PROG PREL AS |
| 09CARACAS106 | VENEZUELA: OPEC CUTS TARGETED AT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior BP and Chevron officials confirmed that PDVSA is aggressively enforcing OPEC-mandated quota cuts in the hope that the cuts will turn around the slump in oil prices. So far, the cuts have been levied on joint ventures based on the price per barrel received for the crude sales. Th [...] | 2009-01-28 13:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
| 09CARACAS1283 | ANOTHER BOND ISSUANCE TARGETS THE PARALLEL MARKET [...] (U) The Venezuelan government (GBRV) announced on September 28 and 29 the terms for the planned issuance of USD 3 billion in dollar-denominated bonds (Bonos Soberanos Internacionales). Half the bonds will mature in 2019 and half in 2024, and all will be Eurobonds registered in Luxembourg. A [...] | 2009-10-02 19:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS1338 | VENEZUELA: ENSCO BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON STATUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ensco executives remain optimistic that the U.S. drilling company will recover the offshore platform seized by PDVSA in January 2009 and hopes amicably to resolve the situation leaving open the possibility of future cooperation. The company does not want the USG to raise its spe [...] | 2009-10-16 18:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1340 | PDVSA ANNOUNCES USD 3 BILLION BOND ISSUANCE [...] (U) Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) announced on October 16 terms for a USD 3 billion bond issuance. The issuance, which had been widely expected, is a combination of three "Petrobonos" maturing in 2014, 2015, and 2016 with coupons ranging from 4.9 to 5.125 percent. The terms of the issuance [...] | 2009-10-16 20:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET VE |
| 09CARACAS1351 | VIEW FROM THE BARRIOS: CARITAS EXPLAINS CHAVEZ [...] (C) Summary: Yaneth Marquez (protect),the Andean regional director of the Catholic charity Caritas, described to PolCouns on October 15 the political perspective of people in Venezuela's poorest areas where Caritas works. Marquez said the standard of living of Venezuela's poor had increased [...] | 2009-10-20 16:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
| 09CARACAS1355 | AA ASKED TO HEAD NEW US-VENEZUELA BUSINESS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: American Airlines Senior Vice President for Latin American Peter Dolara informed the Ambassador that he had been approached by the Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. concerning a proposal to help form a new bilateral business organization to promote a positive image of Venezuela. [...] | 2009-10-21 19:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
| 09CARACAS1362 | GBRV AND PDVSA CHANGE TERMS OF PDVSA BOND ISSUANCE [...] (U) PDVSA announced on its website October 22 three changes related to its USD 3 billion bond issuance originally announced October 16 (ref A). First, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) will exempt from taxation interest paid on the bonds. Second, the Central Bank (BCV) will not requi [...] | 2009-10-22 21:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET VE |
| 09CARACAS1367 | VENEZUELA: GBRV IMPOSES WATER AND ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with water and electrical shortages, Venezuelans are facing outages and rationing of both. In response to the growing electrical crisis affecting the entire country, President Chavez has announced an emergency plan that includes the creation of a new electricity ministry [...] | 2009-10-23 21:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS137 | PARALLEL MARKET GROWING; PDVSA CONTINUING TO [...] (C) Financial executive Miguel Octavio (strictly protect throughout) told EconOffs January 28 that the amounts transacted on the parallel foreign exchange market have grown significantly in recent months. One year ago, Octavio's company averaged USD 3 million in transactions per business day [...] | 2009-02-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS1375 | ECONOMIC MEASURES LACKING, SPENDING INCREASE [...] (C) Summary: It appears the Venezuelan government (GBRV) does not plan to announce any significant new economic policy measures. A much anticipated press conference by leading economic officials produced few significant announcements, and subsequent announcements by other ministers were sim [...] | 2009-10-26 15:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS1378 | PDVSA SELLS USD 3.2 BILLION WORTH OF BONDS [...] (U) PDVSA announced on October 26 that it will sell USD 3.2 billion (face value) of a Petrobono combination (see ref A for details). It said it accepted all offers received but did not give further details about who the buyers were. As the bonds are dollar-denominated but bought from PDVSA i [...] | 2009-10-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS1383 | VENEZUELA: WORLD HEAVY OIL CONFERENCE MOVED AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) announced on October 27, 2009, that the November 2-5 third World Heavy Oil Conference had been moved from Puerto La Cruz to the Island of Margarita. Citing electricity problems in Puerto La Cruz, the GBRV announced the conference (repo [...] | 2009-10-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1393 | URBAN LANDS LAW PUBLISHED, GBRV RECLASSIFIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) published a controversial Urban Lands Law in the Official Gazette. This empowers the state to seize underutilized urban lands in order to develop socialist housing projects. Critics say that the law t [...] | 2009-11-02 11:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR VE |
| 09CARACAS1401 | VENEZUELA'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEES "DARK HORIZON" [...] (C) Summary: In an October 28 breakfast meeting with the Confederacion de Asociaciones Israelitas Venezolanas (CAIV) Board of Directors, XXXXXXXXXXXX, said he privately encouraged Brazilian senators to allow Venezuela to join MERCOSUR. At the same time, Jewish community leaders told PolCouns th [...] | 2009-11-02 21:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
| 09CARACAS1406 | POLITICAL NOTES ON AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ANDEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador traveled to two cities in Western Venezuela, Merida and Valera, from October 24-28, making additional stops in Carabobo, Portuguesa and the Andean highlands of the country. Among the highlights of the trip were the inauguration of the new round of the 2009/10 v [...] | 2009-11-03 16:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 09CARACAS1417 | CHARGING OPPOSITION LEADERS AS SPIES, [...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, President Chavez and his supporters have stepped up attacks against two opposition governors, Cesar Perez Vivas (Tachira) and Henrique Capriles Radonski (Miranda). Chavez is blaming Perez Vivas for several highly-publicized violent incidents along the Colombian bord [...] | 2009-11-05 19:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
| 09CARACAS1419 | ELECTORAL COUNCIL RECTOR ON 2010 ELECTIONS, THE [...] (C) Summary: The sole non-Chavista rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE),Vicente Diaz, told Poloffs on October 22 that the CNE would announce the election timetables, implementing electoral regulations, and any changes to the voting districts by December. Diaz dismissed opposition allegat [...] | 2009-11-05 20:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
| 09CARACAS1426 | GBRV LAYS BLAME FOR BORDER VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: During the weeks of October 24-November 6, Venezuelan-Colombian border tensions rose sharply as a result of the killing of 10 kidnap victims (reftel) and two Venezuelan National Guardsmen, the arrest of three alleged Colombian DAS (Administrative Department of Security) agents b [...] | 2009-11-06 17:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER VE CO |
| 09CARACAS1465 | VENEZUELA: PDVSA'S REFINERIES AND NEW PROJECT PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA's concept for the future development of the Faja heavy oil fields -- and particularly how to link the different joint venture projects together into a common infrastructure -- is still in its infancy. A senior PDVSA official described the company's numerous international ref [...] | 2009-11-17 21:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1475 | Venezuela: Deciphering the Current Electricity Crisis [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuela's current electrical crisis is serious and complex, with problems that may yet present a "perfect storm" for policymakers. While acknowledging problems in maintenance delays and planning shortfalls in augmenting electricity infrastructure, President Chavez cites increase [...] | 2009-11-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1519 | Opposition Officials Attacked During Protest Of Budget Cuts [...] (C) Summary: Leading opposition officials held a march in downtown Caracas on December 1 in protest of proposed cuts of the 2010 allocation of funds from the central government to the states. In an unusually strong show of opposition unity, Miranda Governor Henrique Capriles Rodonski was jo [...] | 2009-12-02 18:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS1523 | RE: Second Student Led Hunger Strike at Risk of Fizzling Out [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the November 21 announcement by student activist Julio Rivas of a second student-led hunger strike to demand a visit by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH),the number of students participating in the hunger strike has dropped from its pea [...] | 2009-12-03 22:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VE |
| 09CARACAS1525 | VENEZUELA: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a public speech on November 25, President Chavez touted the implementation of 129 joint projects with Iranian cooperation and called the Government of Iran (GOI) a "strategic ally." The same day, the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) signed an additional 45 agreements with Iran to [...] | 2009-12-04 13:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EPET VE |
| 09CARACAS1541 | VENEZUELA'S MEDICAL SYSTEM IN DISARRAY AS GBRV SHIFTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan doctors have accused the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) of politicizing health care at the expense of the health of Venezuelans. In recent months, protests have paralyzed hospitals across Venezuela as doctors and patients have complained of shortages of medical supplies, [...] | 2009-12-08 16:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ELAB HURI VE |
| 09CARACAS1543 | Sucre Municipality Opposition Mayor Focuses On Barrios [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Ocariz, the opposition mayor of the Municipality of Sucre in Greater Caracas, has focused on governing, rather than politicking since assuming office in November 2008. His approval ratings have increased since taking office, and his work on social programs, public services, and [...] | 2009-12-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR VE |
| 09CARACAS1545 | OAS Visit Ends Student Hunger Strike; Student Confrontation [...] (SBU) Summary: Student activist Julio Rivas claimed victory and ended his 18-day hunger strike on December 8 after a visit to Caracas by an OAS team that listened to the students' concerns and announced a January 2010 visit to Venezuela by OAS Secretary General Insulza. In a separate i [...] | 2009-12-10 23:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VE |
| 09CARACAS1551 | VENEZUELA'S MEDICAL SYSTEM IN DISARRAY AS GBRV SHIFTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan doctors have accused the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) of politicizing health care at the expense of the health of Venezuelans. In recent months, protests have paralyzed hospitals across Venezuela as doctors and patients have complained of shortages of medical supplies, delay [...] | 2009-12-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB HURI PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS1559 | C-AL9-02397 GBRV TIGHTENS THE NOOSE ON COLOMBIAN IMPORTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, the Executive President of the Venezuelan-Colombian Economic Integration Board (CAVECOL),Luis Alberto Russian, told EconOffs that while custom offices remain open on the Colombian border the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) has erected a series of administrative barrier [...] | 2009-12-16 13:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PINR PREL VE CO |
| 09CARACAS1567 | Venezuela: PDVSA Experiencing Quality Control Problems [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA is experiencing quality control problems with refined product and upgraded crude oil and is bearing significant costs due to these problems. The Venezuelan national oil company has prioritized the supply of gasoline and other petroleum products to its domestic market over it [...] | 2009-12-17 17:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CH VE |
| 09CARACAS214 | PDVSA'S STRATEGY AGAINST EXXONMOBIL AND INCREASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a PDVSA employee interviewed following his visa renewal, PDVSA is aggressively preparing its international arbitration case against ExxonMobil (XM),is reviewing and prioritizing balances due to service companies, and is optimistic that ConocoPhillips (CP) will retur [...] | 2009-02-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS428 | VENEZUELA: OIL PRODUCTION IN THE WEST: A MIXED BAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Petroleum AttachQ (PetAtt) conducted site visits in Zulia March 23-26. Companies corroborated reftel reporting and provided additional perspective on the complexity of problems encountered daily in the oil sector. Chevron's production is near capacity in the West; it is taking a [...] | 2009-04-02 17:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS442 | CUBAN MEDICAL PERSONNEL FLEE VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Caracas notes a significant number of Cuban medical personnel applying to be paroled into the United States under the Significant Public Benefit Parole (SPBP) for Cuban Medical Professionals outside of Cuba (CMPP). During Consular Section interviews in March, Cuban Medical [...] | 2009-04-06 21:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP VE CU |
| 09CARACAS602 | CHAVEZ DESIGNATES OLD FACES AMONG NEW PSUV [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez has reorganized his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) putting long-time loyalists in key positions and fusing ever more closely his party and the state. National Assembly (AN) President Cilia Flores has been elevated to the number-two slot (below Chav [...] | 2009-05-13 20:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR VE |
| 09CARACAS967 | THREATS AGAINST INDEPENDENT MEDIA CONTINUE IN JULY [...] (C) Summary: As of the second half of July, pressure continues against independent media in Venezuela. New charges were brought against opposition-oriented Globovision station owner, Guillermo Zuloaga, for "conspiracy to commit a crime." A judge barred Zuloaga from leaving the country but [...] | 2009-07-27 20:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
| 09CHENGDU206 | BURMA: YUNNAN LOCALS ON THE BORDER SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A range of local Kunming residents, including jade sellers and travel agencies with ongoing business along the border, expressed uncertainty regarding long-term security in border areas following the August conflict in Kokang. A larger jade operation in Kunming, and local seller [...] | 2009-09-28 08:56:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF BM CH |
| 09CHENGDU251 | TIBET VICE GOVERNOR: SLAMS DALAI LAMA, DENIES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Dalai Lama and his "clique" masterminded the "March 14" incident as part of a bid to take back feudal power in Tibet, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Vice Governor Wu Yingjie told Consul General October 20. The many people praying at temples in Lhasa testify to the government [...] | 2009-11-09 06:36:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EAGR SENV SOCI CH |
| 09CHENGDU87 | TIBETAN LANGUAGE INTERNET IN THE PRC [...] (SBU) Summary: The nascent growth of Tibetan language internet in China slowed with the closure of several websites and detention of Tibetan e-activists over the past year. Tibetan language email and websites are nevertheless becoming increasingly popular among students and intellectuals, low [...] | 2009-05-22 04:49:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI EINT CH |
| 09CHIANGMAI160 | RED-SHIRTS, YELLOW-SHIRTS CONTINUE DIALOGUE AT A SLOWER [...] (C) In separate meetings with red-shirt and yellow-shirt groups, leaders told CG they want to move ahead with their fledgling reconciliation efforts, though they are afraid of a backlash from extreme elements on both sides. Nonetheless, they have met repeatedly, established a plan of work, an [...] | 2009-10-22 09:23:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM ECON TH |
| 09CHIANGMAI166 | BURMA: NATIONALITY VERIFICATION ON-GOING AT NORTHERN-MOST [...] (SBU) Thai Government and business contacts in Chiang Rai Province told us during an October 19-20 visit that the nationality verification process for Burmese workers is proceeding smoothly at the Mae Sai-Tachilek center, although at a slow pace. Problems they cited that are keeping the proc [...] | 2009-11-06 09:22:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB SMIG KTIP BM TH |
| 09CHISINAU108 | MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 06:55:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG |
| 09CHISINAU49 | MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] Conditions for children in Moldova are difficult. Child poverty is widespread in families in both rural and urban areas. Children living in households without one or both of their parents (generally as a result of parents' out- migration to find work) make up about one-third of children in [...] | 2009-01-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
| 09CHISINAU989 | CHISINAU: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Moldova is not a safe haven for terrorists or terrorist groups. No acts of international terrorism of major significance have occurred in Moldova. One significant act of possible politically motivated domestic terrorism, however, did occur. Moldova is not designated as a state sponsor of terr [...] | 2009-12-24 09:06:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR MD |
| 09COLOMBO1015 | LOSS OF EU GSP-PLUS TRADE BENEFITS WOULD BE A [...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Union granted Sri Lanka GSP-Plus trade benefits after the 2004 tsunami, and Sri Lanka has substantially increased its EU-bound exports. However, an EU Commission recommended on October 19 the withdrawal of the GSP-Plus benefits because its investigation found that the [...] | 2009-11-05 05:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE |
| 09COLOMBO1051 | PRM PDAS WITTEN EXAMINES IDP ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November 12-16 visit of PRM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Witten came during a critical period in the ongoing humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. The Government is accelerating releases from closed camps, a move welcomed by the international community but on [...] | 2009-11-20 10:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE |
| 09COLOMBO155 | MALDIVES: THE NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Post's submission for the ninth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for the Maldives follows. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Post point of contact is ConOff Joel T. Wiegert, telephone +94-11-249-8635, fax +94-11-249-8590. One officer, FS-04, spent 24 hours in the [...] | 2009-02-16 06:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG MV |
| 09COLOMBO52 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (U) The following information constitutes RSO Colombo's Annual OSAC Crime and Safety Report for 2008. All responses are keyed to the format as detailed reftel. 2. (U) I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: While Sri Lanka has a high crime rate, relatively little common crime has been [...] | 2009-01-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
| 09COLOMBO61 | SRI LANKA: ASSESSING IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Post does not anticipate significant negative implications for U.S. assistance due to the financial crisis, particularly as the majority of assistance is centered in the East, which, with low levels of development, remains predominantly insulated from the crisis. However, post [...] | 2009-01-16 09:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN CE |
| 09COLOMBO67 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
| 09COLOMBO726 | SCENESETTER FOR JULY 25-28 VISIT BY PRM A/S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Sri Lanka relations. During the October 2008 - May 2009 final military push to defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the Government of Sri Lanka increasingly distanced itself from western nations who criticized its methods [...] | 2009-07-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL CE |
| 09COLOMBO872 | PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA HOLDS LINE ON RECONCILIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lengthy September 8 meeting with Charge, President Rajapaksa said his recent meeting with TNA party leaders had gone well but that implementation of the 13th Amendment to the constitution dealing with the devolution of central power would have to wait until at least April afte [...] | 2009-09-09 13:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE |
| 09COLOMBO933 | SRI LANKAN-CHINESE TRADE TILTS HEAVILY TOWARD CHINA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE CH ECON ETRD PGOV EINV |
| 09COLOMBO982 | TAMIL LEADER URGES U.S., INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an initial courtesy call, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan discussed a range of issues with the Ambassador, including upcoming elections, human rights, and the role of Tamils in the post-war environment. Sampanthan opined that the presidential election would b [...] | 2009-10-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE |
| 09COLOMBO999 | Sri Lanka Scenesetter [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal point in its modern history. The end of the long secessionist war with the LTTE opens up opportunities for national reconciliation, political reform, economic renewal, and international re-engagement. The question is whether the Sri Lankan leadership has the [...] | 2009-10-30 08:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE |
| 09CONAKRY603 | CONAKRY RELATIVELY CALM AS CITIZENS FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Conakry remains relatively calm as of 1300 on September 30, although there have been sporadic reports of violence. There was a small demonstration in Taouyah with youths throwing rocks, but police intervened and peacefully dispersed the crowd. There are currently reports of gunfire in [...] | 2009-09-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY611 | PROTESTS ANTICIPATED TOMORROW IN CONAKRY [...] (U) As of 1300, the situation in Conakry is outwardly calm with only small disturbances in the neighborhoods of Cosa, Hamdallaye, and Bambeto where there is sporadic gunfire and small-scale demonstrations. Most of the interior also remains quiet, though there is low-level agitation in the north [...] | 2009-10-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI GV |
| 09CONAKRY635 | EYEWITNESS REPORTS ENCOUNTER WITH CIVILIAN MILITIA [...] (SBU) A long-time Embassy contact (a Peuhl) told A/DCM on October 7 that he had personally seen a group of 40 civilian militias exit from Camp Alpha Yaya on September 28 at approximately 1300. According to source, these civilians were naked from the waist up, sported tattoos on their bodies, [...] | 2009-10-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY673 | WORLD BANK SUSPENDS PROGRAMS IN GUINEA [...] On October 21, 2009, ECONOFF met with World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko to discuss the recent suspension of International Development Association (IDA) programs in Guinea due to non-payment of monies owed on outstanding debt. As of October 15, the GoG owed 3.7 million USD in payment t [...] | 2009-10-21 17:33:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV GV |
| 09CONAKRY694 | OCT 30 SITUATION REPORT FOR GUINEA [...] A hunger strike began October 28, led by the Federation of Guinean Youth Organizations (FOJEG),which is associated with youth leader Thierno Balde. The strike was in protest of the September 28 massacre. Immediately after the call for a hunger strike, the GoG responded by arresting several [...] | 2009-11-02 16:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV |
| 09COPENHAGEN24 | DANISH ECONOMY TREADING WATER IN A CHOPPY SEA [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the first EU nations to slide into recession in 2008, Denmark absorbed many of the same economic body blows felt by other OECD nations and is braced for what is expected by all forecasts to be a bleak 2009. Due to relatively prudent pre-crisis lending practices and a ti [...] | 2009-01-09 14:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN404 | AMBASSADOR VISITS GREENLAND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Official Greenland warmly welcomed Ambassador Fulton on her first visit to the capital Nuuk, August 20-22, and the GOD sent a senior delegation to accompany her to Thule Air Base September 7-9. Greenla [...] | 2009-09-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV SCUL DA GL |
| 09COTONOU41 | BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GoB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The police, gendarmes and judges described their efforts to suppress the practice through the investigation and the prosecution of traffickers during 2008. However, they were unable to pro [...] | 2009-02-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN |
| 09COTONOU595 | COTONOU: OCTOBER 2009 REPORT ON THE MEDIA PLACEMENT OF [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placement of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print media October 1 An article in the left-of-center independ [...] | 2009-12-18 05:20:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMDR KPAO BN |
| 09DAKAR220 | SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...] | 2009-02-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON |
| 09DAKAR34 | SENELEC'S FINANCIAL BLACKOUT WORSENS SENEGAL'S ECONOMIC [...] Summary: The recent deterioration of Senegal's national electricity company's financial situation has returned much of Dakar to frequent electricity shortages, causing electricity outages in households and businesses for several hours a day. The situation is negatively impacting Senegal's ec [...] | 2009-01-13 18:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ECON EPET EINV BTIO SG |
| 09DAKAR62 | IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON SENEGAL [...] Summary: In response to REF A request, Post updates its reporting on the impact of the global financial crisis on Senegal (REF D). Senegal's financial sector and businesses are facing a severe tightening of local credit -- the result of both the government's poor budget control and the globa [...] | 2009-01-16 08:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID SG |
| 09DAMASCUS120 | RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: A FIRST LOOK AT SANCTIONS [...] (C) Top-level SARG officials are increasingly identifying U.S. trade sanctions as a key issue in any diplomatic re-engagement. The Presidential waiver authority codified in the Syrian Accountability Act and operationalized by the Commerce Department's General Order No. 2 authorizes the export [...] | 2009-02-10 13:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ETRD ETTC PGOV PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS125 | ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...] | 2009-02-11 19:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY |
| 09DAMASCUS126 | REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...] | 2009-02-12 08:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY |
| 09DAMASCUS49 | SYRIA CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Damascus Crime and Safety Report follows (corrected to remove SENSITIVE caption): OVERVIEW -------- Syria is the only country designated by the United States Government as a state sponsor of terrorism to also maintain full diplomatic relations with the United States. Syria r [...] | 2009-01-15 05:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS791 | HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE PROMPTS NEW THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: Citing the pressure that international condemnation over the arrests of human rights lawyers Muhanad al-Hasani and Haitham al-Maleh had produced, Catherine al-Tali (strictly protect) told us state security services had employed a mixture of legal action and direct threats of impr [...] | 2009-11-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI SY |
| 09DAMASCUS884 | SYRIAN MFA HOPES REVOKING BANK AMAN LICENSE NOT [...] (C) Charge and Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on December 23 to Husam Aala, Chief of Staff for Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad. Aala recalled Miqdad had discussed the subject of Bank Aman during his late-September meetings with State, Commerce, and Treasury officials and underst [...] | 2009-12-23 10:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER CASC IR SY |
| 09DARESSALAAM71 | TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT SEIZES U.S-BASED APR ENERGY'S POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 27, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) seized a 40 megawatt power generation plant owned by APR Energy, LLC, a Florida-based firm. TRA's action follows extensive efforts by APR to resolve a tax dispute related to a 2006 contract to provide power on an emergency basi [...] | 2009-02-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM771 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO DAR ES SALAAM [...] Your visit to Dar es Salaam comes at a time when our bilateral relationship with Tanzania has never been stronger, in part because of our expansive assistance efforts in multiple sectors. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it [...] | 2009-11-12 03:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM871 | ZANZIBAR'S MAIN ISLAND FACES MAJOR POWER CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: On December 9 there was a melt-down of the power cable terminus connecting the main Zanzibar island of Unguja with Tanzania's national power grid. The broken cable supplies almost all the power used by the island, resulting in near total failure of electricity for the entire island, [...] | 2009-12-21 02:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD SOCI PGOV EPET EIND TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM905 | HOMOSEXUALS STIGMATIZED, MARGINALIZED IN TANZANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Homosexuality has long been prohibited in Tanzania, but anti-homosexual laws have rarely if ever been used in recent years. Homosexuals in Tanzania face occasional police harassment and routine societal discrimination, which affects employment opportunities as well as access to m [...] | 2009-12-30 13:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 09DHAKA1049 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC & UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 06 - 17 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) and United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on December 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on [...] | 2009-11-22 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA1073 | BANGLADESH DETAINS SUSPECTED LET TERRORIST; SHARES [...] (S/NF) Police arrested Abu Motaleb, a suspected LeT member, on November 21 as part of the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) continuing effort to deny space to terrorists. In addition to this most recent arrest, the GOB in early November arrested five foreign nationals with suspected LeT ties: t [...] | 2009-11-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PINR IN PK BG |
| 09DHAKA12 | LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requ [...] | 2009-01-04 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA130 | RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. The Caretaker Government made few changes to labor policies in 2008. In the absence of an elected legislature, the President was empowered to promulgate ordinances. These ordinances will lapse unless [...] | 2009-02-05 04:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG |
| 09DHAKA177 | EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2008 to February 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG post-code: 583, fax number: 880-2-882-3744, e [...] | 2009-02-22 00:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09DHAKA381 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-15 10:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA387 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 29, 2009. Post vett [...] | 2009-04-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA405 | BANGLADESH GSP UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO [...] (C) The labor situation has steadily improved over the past year, ahead of an April 24 hearing on the petition to revoke U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Bangladesh. According to all parties concerned in Bangladesh, organized labor has succeeded in forming Workers, a [...] | 2009-04-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA414 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-26 05:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA433 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units/personnel have been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was comple [...] | 2009-04-30 04:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA460 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 23, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-05-07 07:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA478 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 14 Ma [...] | 2009-05-14 05:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA592 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 09:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA852 | LEAHY VETTING FOR Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-09-01 03:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA857 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-09-01 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA859 | LEAHY VETTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR IN BANGLADESH, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...] | 2009-09-01 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DILI123 | F-FDTL'S MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING PLAN: STEPPING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) will soon move forward with a recruit training plan which promises to nearly double the size of the force by early 2010. The plan has potentially serious flaws, including the use of newly minted and under-trained officers and NCOs as train [...] | 2009-05-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON MARR EAID TT |
| 09DILI268 | TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN NCIS [...] (U) Post requests Departments' assistance in vetting the following candidates who have been nominated for an NCIS training program, October 26 to November 06, 2009, in Timor-Leste, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Na [...] | 2009-10-05 01:29:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MOPS PINR TT |
| 09DJIBOUTI1261 | DJIBOUTI PRISON VISIT: AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 22 visit to Djibouti's Gabode Prison, EmbOffs noted that conditions continued to improve. A new prison guard force was fully operational, and had created a noticeably calmer and more orderly atmosphere. Aging and inadequate physical infrastructure contribute [...] | 2009-11-01 15:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC PGOV EAID KJUS SOCI DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI261 | DJIBOUTI-Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire [...] (U) Post provides the following responses to questions raised reftel. 2. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (U) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? No. In December 2008 and January 2009, the Min [...] | 2009-04-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | ASEC PTER DJ SO |
| 09DOHA146 | AL JAZEERA RENEWS OFFER OF FREE BROADCAST HOUR TO [...] (C) Sheikh Hamed bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of the Al Jazeera Network, told Ambassador on February 19 that official U.S. voices were essential to Al Jazeera's efforts to present viewers with both sides of issues dominating the daily news. To accurately capture the U.S. positi [...] | 2009-02-26 14:19:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA |
| 09DOHA203 | RESULTS OF DOHA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE [...] (U) Summary: The Regional Workshop on the Implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1540 was held in Doha, Qatar, on March 8-11, 2009. It was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Qatar, and was funded by the European Union, the Governmen [...] | 2009-03-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP QA |
| 09DOHA369 | QATAR PRIMES LOCAL BANK LENDING [...] (U) In announcng the move, Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al hani said the government would have a ceiling of 5 billion Qatari Riyals (USD 4.1 billion) for buyig loans and the action is being taken "so that the banks can continue to play their vital role in the national economy and accelerate [...] | 2009-06-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN QA |
| 09DOHA470 | U.S. EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS IT QA |
| 09DUBLIN156 | IRISH GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET -- POLITICS TRUMPS [...] (C) Summary: On April 7 the Irish government released a supplementary budget in response to the dramatic deterioration in the government's finances. Despite pre-budget calls for a focus on spending cuts (ref A),the government's budget is weighted toward tax increases, such as a doubling of t [...] | 2009-04-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EUN EI |
| 09DUBLIN89 | IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 17:32:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09DUSHANBE1364 | MESSY DIVORCE AS UZBEKS PULL OUT OF ENERGY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As of December 1, Uzbekistan has withdrawn from the unitary Central Asian power grid, precipitating an acrimonious war of words with Tajikistan. Dushanbe responded by promising to hold back as much water as possible from rivers feeding downstream Uzbekistan, saying it needed th [...] | 2009-12-04 11:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1394 | TAJIKISTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Other than geographically limited and small-scale hashish cultivation, Tajikistan is not a producer of illicit narcotics. It is a major transit country. Significant amounts of opium/heroin are trafficked north from the 1344-km Tajik-Afghan border along the established land-based routes and [...] | 2009-12-09 11:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI |
| 09DUSHANBE144 | COTTON FORCED LABOR PROSECUTIONS IN THE SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutors in Tajikistan's Khatlon Region have begun pursuing charges against officials for forcing students to participate in the cotton harvest. These are the first such cases filed in Tajikistan, and demonstrate that at least some officials are prepared to uphold the law. End [...] | 2009-02-05 08:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAGR ELAB TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1443 | GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY - TAJIK GOVERNMENT USES THE HARD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajik government has launched an expansive campaign to browbeat the public into buying shares in the long-delayed Roghun hydro-electric project, which it considers to be a "life or death" initiative to achieve energy security. The President summoned the Tajik press corps to [...] | 2009-12-21 12:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV EINV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE250 | KARATE AGAINST DRUGS-PERFORMANCE IN KULYAB [...] Summary: INL Dushanbe officers participated in a drug demand reduction performance in the southern city of Kulab conducted February 17 by members of the Tajikistan Karate-do Federation. The karate experts led by the Federation's head coach, Bahrom Khomidov, engaged high school students in a spi [...] | 2009-03-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID KCRM KJUS TI |
| 09DUSHANBE449 | KARATE AGAINST DRUGS-PERFORMANCE IN KULYAB [...] (SBU) Summary: INL Dushanbe officers participated in a drug demand reduction performance in the southern city of Kulab conducted February 17 by members of the Tajikistan Karate-do Federation. The karate experts led by the Federation's head coach, Bahrom Khomidov, engaged high school students [...] | 2009-04-10 13:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID KCRM KJUS TI |
| 09DUSHANBE45 | TAJIKISTAN - SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 17 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus. Following are an overview of the situation and key issues we face in Tajikistan. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (C) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan borders Afghanistan (1200 kilometers),China, Uzbekistan and [...] | 2009-01-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE46 | Financial Crisis Could Make Bad Situation Worse [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A, seeking information on the effects of the world financial crisis. The crisis is likely to affect Tajikistan via three routes: falling prices for its two largest exports, cotton and aluminum; declining remittances from Tajik migrant workers in Russia [...] | 2009-01-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON ETRD PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE52 | TAJIKISTAN: INL PROJECTS DECEMBER 2008 STATUS UPDATE [...] Summary: INL Dushanbe border security, policing, anti-crime programs, and justice sector reform projects update for December, 2008. INL Dushanbe provides the following status report on ongoing projects under Assistance Letters of Agreement 5,6,7,8. End summary. Border Security 2. INL [...] | 2009-01-13 07:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI |
| 09DUSHANBE64 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- TAJIKISTAN [...] Tajikistan presents selected opportunities for savvy investors who are willing to put significant research and effort into market development. Tajikistan, which lags behind most of its neighbors economically, remains not only the poorest of the former Soviet republics but one of the poorest co [...] | 2009-01-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI |
| 09DUSHANBE997 | IRAN'S ROLE IN TAJIKISTAN: LIMITED BUT INCREASING? [...] (SBU) Summary: After a slow start, Iran has become a major economic player in Tajikistan. The vast bulk of Iranian investment in Tajikistan is direct state loans and grants for major infrastructure projects, including the Sangtuda-2 hydropower station, the Istiqlol tunnel, and several highway [...] | 2009-08-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG ELTN PREL TI IR |
| 09FRANKFURT3013 | EU FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM: CHIEF REGULATOR HAS [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conversation between Consulate Representatives and Joachim Sanio, the President of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin),revealed concerns over strong French influence in the new EU financial regulatory agencies currently being created. Sanio comm [...] | 2009-11-20 12:55:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON GM |
| 09GABORONE400 | GABORONE SSHF STATUS REPORT FOR FY 2008 [...] Summary: During FY 2008, Embassy Gaborone received an allocation of USD 40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self Help Fund Program (SSHF). Five projects were selected for funding according to SSHF selection criteria and Post objectives expressed in the Mission Strategic Plan. Providing sewin [...] | 2009-05-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BC |
| 09GABORONE853 | BOTSWANA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT IAN KHAMA'S [...] (C) Botswana's President Ian Khama visits Washington November 5-7 to chair the Conservation International annual meeting in a confident mood, fortified by a strong election victory on October 16 that allowed him to assume the presidency for a 5-year term. Khama has emerged as a principled, ou [...] | 2009-10-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KHIV MASS SENV KPKO OVIP BC |
| 09GENEVA1097 | WMO AUDIT COMMITTEE: TWO STEPS FORWARD [...] (SBU) The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Audit Committee (AC) welcomed further progress on management reforms, but challenged the Secretariat to close the books on many partially completed recommendations from both the internal and external auditors. AC stressed to the Secretariat t [...] | 2009-12-02 12:44:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WMO AORC EFIN KUNR SENV |
| 09GENEVA444 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on Negotiations continued discussions initiated [...] | 2009-06-10 09:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA880 | ASSESSMENT OF U.S. ENTRY INTO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - [...] (SBU) The 12th Human Rights Council Session -- the first with the U.S. as a member -- concluded on October 2. Feedback on U.S. participation was positive, with many delegations noting our efforts to creatively address historically divisive issues, such as freedom of expression, country mandat [...] | 2009-10-16 06:51:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA973 | CHINA, BUY AMERICAN PROMINENT AT OCTOBER [...] SBU) SUMMARY: China?s WTO Agreement on Government Procurement accession process Garnered the most attention during the October 7, 2009 WTO Committee on Government Procurement session and related bilateral meetings on Oct. 5-6. China circulated a report on its progress in its accession negoti [...] | 2009-11-05 12:32:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON |
| 09GENEVA985 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) for this session [...] | 2009-11-06 11:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA988 | ECE - Beijing+15 Regional Review Meeting [...] SUMMARY. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) convened its "Beijing+15 Regional Review" meeting, November 2-3, 2009, in Geneva. The meeting will feed into next year's session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW),to be held at UN headquarters on March 1-12, 20 [...] | 2009-11-06 13:15:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI KWMN UNECE |
| 09GUANGZHOU503 | South China IPR: Rights Holders Reiterate Need for [...] (SBU) Summary: American brand owners said Guangdong Province remains the global source for most counterfeit and infringing products during an August 11 introductory meeting with the Consul General. Executives highlighted continued concerns about weak IPR enforcement in South China and suggeste [...] | 2009-08-20 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU612 | CHINA IPR: CARMAKER BYD SEEKS TO "BUILD YOUR [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Boosted by a major investment from Warren Buffet and poised to apply its world-class battery technology to automobiles, Chinese automaker BYD has been heralded as one of the most promising carmakers of the future. However, even a cursory look at the BYD product lin [...] | 2009-10-30 03:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
| 09GUATEMALA1250 | GUATEMALA PERFORMING ARTS INITIATIVE (PAI) PROPOSAL - [...] SUMMARY: Post proposes to program critically-acclaimed, U.S. Spanish-speaking jazz artist Luis Bonilla and ensemble to perform in the U.S.-Guatemala Binational Center's (Instituto Guatemalteco Americano, IGA) Tenth Annual International Jazz Festival, and Post seeks PAI funding for same. Guate [...] | 2009-11-10 22:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL |
| 09GUATEMALA1418 | Embassy Guatemala: November 2009 Merida Report [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, Post submits the information below detailing Embassy Guatemala's Merida activities for November 2009. Issues for Washington 2. (SBU) Allocation of Merida funding continues to be inconsistent and slow. Some Embassy programs are still aw [...] | 2009-12-10 22:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA983 | Mixco Security Woes Leave Bus Drivers Dead, Erode Public [...] (C) Summary: Mixco, the largest suburb of Guatemala City, has experienced a sharp rise in violence over the last year, especially in attacks against bus drivers. Post believes much of the violence is perpetrated by organized crime and gangs that kill those unwilling or unable to pay their exto [...] | 2009-11-24 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM EAID KJUS PINR SNAR ASEC GT |
| 09GUAYAQUIL231 | REPORT ON ECUADOR'S ENERGY SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to a drought, the Paute hydroelectric power plant, which normally provides 30 to 40% of Ecuador's power, is only meeting about 9% of Ecuador's power demands, causing the country to experience a nationwide power shortage (ref A). The two US-owned power generators in the coun [...] | 2009-11-18 19:31:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV EC |
| 09HANOI101 | VIETNAM ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL: MORE CONFIDENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Vietnam enters its second year on the UN Security Council, few here anticipate significant changes in policy or approach. Contacts in the MFA, Party, and think tank community express satisfaction that Vietnam was able to acquit itself professionally in its first year and had [...] | 2009-02-10 06:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV USUN ECON VM |
| 09HANOI1070 | Request for Leahy Vetting for candidates from the Vietnam [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security nominated to attend a two-week course at ILEA Bangkok. The training will be conducted in Bangkok, Thailand on November 9-20, 2009. Initial vetting done [...] | 2009-10-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL KTIP VM |
| 09HANOI1216 | GVN Officials, NGOs Assess TIP issues in Workshop on VN's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 22, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong chaired a workshop to evaluate the GVN's implementation of its "National Plan of Action (NPA) against Trafficking in Women and Children 2004-2010" and to discuss prospects for the future. The workshop's reports will affect [...] | 2009-11-12 09:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIP KCRM PHUM PREL ELAB VM |
| 09HANOI1436 | National Standing Committee on TIP Reflects on 2009 and [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 10 meeting with the Political Counselor, Colonel Le Van Chuong, the chair of Vietnam's coordinating agency on trafficking, National Committee 130, reviewed his country's efforts over the past year to combat human trafficking. The Ministry of Public Security report [...] | 2009-12-30 05:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN SOCI VM |
| 09HANOI178 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 1 of [...] (U) Per the instructions in refels, post provides the following responses to the reporting questions asked in paragraphs 23-27 of ref. A, taking into account the additional guidance and reporting requirements required by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act [...] | 2009-02-27 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM |
| 09HANOI180 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 2 of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM |
| 09HANOI202 | DAS MARCIEL'S HANOI MEETINGS [...] (C) In a wide-ranging set of meetings in Hanoi February 25, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel emphasized the continued progress in U.S.-Vietnam relations. His counterparts, including VFM Pham Binh Minh, AFM Bui Thanh Son, and Office of Government DG Buy Hui Hung, voiced enthusiasm [...] | 2009-03-06 10:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD UNSC MNUC BM VM |
| 09HANOI215 | WHAT USE ARE LIPS AND TEETH? VIETNAM'S AMBIVALENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's foreign policy, normally pragmatic to a fault, betrays a certain tension when it comes to North Korea. Influential voices in the Party speak of ideological affinity and historical bonds, while others in Vietnam's foreign policy establishment advocate a more sober asses [...] | 2009-03-10 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON UNSC CH KS KN VM |
| 09HANOI233 | VIETNAM WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REPEAT TRADE NUMBERS LIKE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnam's trade was running at full speed when the global economic crisis hit in the second half of 2008, slowing what would have been a remarkable year for Vietnam. The positive trend was so strong that despite lower fourth-quarter numbers, Vietnam's total trade in goods for 200 [...] | 2009-03-13 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI262 | VIETNAM'S BUDGET SQUEEZE [...] (SBU) Summary: In light of the global economic downturn, the GVN is in the process of revising its 2009 budget to reflect decreasing revenues and increasing expenditures. Although the budget deficit is not yet public, the GVN plans to finance the shortfall through increased bond issuances and [...] | 2009-03-20 06:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON VM |
| 09HANOI287 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO THE SECRETARY ON THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR THE SECRETARY: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in [...] | 2009-03-30 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI290 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY LOCKE: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect [...] | 2009-03-31 01:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI291 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO USTR KIRK ON THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR USTR KIRK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vie [...] | 2009-03-31 01:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI292 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ON [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY VILSACK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effec [...] | 2009-03-31 01:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI293 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO LABOR SECRETARY SOLIS ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY SOLIS: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect [...] | 2009-03-31 03:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI294 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY GEITHNER: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effe [...] | 2009-03-31 03:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI299 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY GEITHNER: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effe [...] | 2009-04-01 02:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI306 | AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ON [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY VILSACK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effec [...] | 2009-04-02 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI52 | 2008 RECAP OF THE SINO-VIETNAM SOUTH CHINA SEA [...] (C) Summary: Despite final land border demarcation and progress settling the maritime boundary beyond the Gulf of Tonkin, 2008 ended without evident progress in the Sino-Vietnam territorial dispute in the South China Sea. In November, BP gave notice that it would seek to terminate its leases [...] | 2009-01-20 05:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM |
| 09HANOI60 | FEW SURPRISES AT THE NINTH PARTY PLENUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's Ninth Central Committee (CC) Plenum concluded without major personnel or policy changes. According to Party insiders, the primary focus of the midterm Plenum remained Vietnam's economic situation and plans for a stimulus package. In what some consider a nod to conserv [...] | 2009-01-22 07:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VM |
| 09HANOI740 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S AUGUST VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your return to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City comes at an important moment in the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Overall, bilateral ties have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. Th [...] | 2009-08-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
| 09HANOI846 | SETTING THE SCENE FOR U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS, [...] (SBU) Director Slaughter: Your Policy Planning Talks with the Vietnamese, the second since discussions were inaugurated last October, comes at an important moment in the bilateral relationship. Overall, ties between our two countries have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and [...] | 2009-08-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
| 09HANOI91 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S JACOBS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Post welcomes your visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Coming at a time when the GVN,s overall desire to attract tourism and investment has created a window of opportunity for deepening our relations and improving the ability for U.S. citizens to live and work here, your visit c [...] | 2009-02-06 04:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CASC PREL VM |
| 09HARARE177 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - ZIMBABWE [...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in reftels. ------------------------ Zimbabwe's TIP Situation ------------------------ -- 23 A. (SBU) There are no reliable statistics on the trafficking problem in Zimbabwe. Most information on trafficking comes fr [...] | 2009-03-03 11:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ZI ASEC |
| 09HARARE182 | BAIL APPROVALS INDICATE SLIGHT GOZ SHIFT IN RIGHT [...] (C) Of the 32 persons abducted between October and December 2008, 21 have now been released, including human rights activist Jestina Mukoko who was released on bail on March 2. The granting of Deputy Agriculture Minister-designate Roy Bennett's bail was reaffirmed in the high court on March 3 [...] | 2009-03-04 16:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI |
| 09HARARE545 | IMF BRIEFS ON GOZ PROGRESS, CONTINUING BUDGET GAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 29 briefing for OECD Ambassadors, IMF Mission Chief Vitaly Kramenko said his team found the GOZ budget evolving largely as expected, with revenues increasing steadily, but still inadequate to fully fund expenditures. He said the IMF is urging the GOZ to exercise ca [...] | 2009-07-02 09:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE8 | ZIM NOTES 01-02-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC and Civil Society Activists in Court... - Next Steps... - Bob Sent Morgan a Passport for Christmas... - Wedding Bells Unite Zuma and MDC-M... - Unproductive Year for Parliament... - Cholera Response Continues... - No Drought This Year [...] | 2009-01-05 06:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE814 | ZIMBABWE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE856 | WAITING FOR GOD OR SADC: VIOLENT FARM SEIZURES, [...] (SBU) Poloff visits to farms in central Zimbabwe confirmed continuing invasions of white-owned commercial farms by ZANU-PF supporters, and associated violence and displacement of black Zimbabwean farm workers. Police have refused to intervene. Although politically-motivated violence has decrea [...] | 2009-10-28 14:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE987 | BITI ON STATE OF PLAY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) This message includes an action request. See para 13. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) ZANU-PF is a party in disarray, according to Minister of Finance and MDC-T Secretary General Tendai Biti. As a consequence, Mugabe will find it more difficult to comply with the Global Political Ag [...] | 2009-12-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC ZI |
| 09HAVANA697 | TRADING WITH THE ENEMY - DISAPPOINTING CUBAN TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of U.S. exporters told us they received an unusually cool reception from the Cuban Government at this year's Havana trade fair. While some exporters reported business more or less as usual, we heard more complaints than in previous years regarding everything f [...] | 2009-11-19 17:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON CU |
| 09HAVANA753 | CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] GENERAL ASSESSMENT: The Government of Cuba (GOC) made no significant changes to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) policy in 2009, nor did it publicly report any significant arrests, seizures or prosecutions. One minor regulatory change gave the GOC even mor [...] | 2009-12-18 12:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU |
| 09HELSINKI239 | FINLAND: MUSLIM POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two decades, Finland has experienced significant growth in its Muslim population, albeit based on smaller numbers than other European countries. In the last decade, the growth occurred mainly due to refugee acceptance programs. Analyzing that growth proves chall [...] | 2009-06-24 10:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR KISL KPLS FI PHUM PGOV |
| 09HELSINKI450 | FINLAND PROPOSES EIGHTY PERCENT EMISSIONS [...] SUMMARY On November 20, the Government of Finland (GOF) presented its Long-term Climate and Energy Policy Report to the diplomatic community. The report - adopted unanimously by Parliament in October 2009 - examines four possible paths Finland could take to achieve an 80 percent reduction in [...] | 2009-12-04 09:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELTN ENRG TRGY KGHG FI |
| 09HELSINKI455 | AFGHANISTAN: FINLAND TOPPING UP OMLT, EUPOL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's December 1 speech and the request for more support in Afghanistan from NATO Secretary General Rasmussen have triggered an extensive public discussion in Finland's political and media circles. There is a broad consensus behind the current level of commitment of [...] | 2009-12-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF FI MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI458 | AFGHANISTAN: FINLAND TOPPING UP OMLT, EUPOL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's December 1 speech and the request for more support in Afghanistan from NATO Secretary General Rasmussen have triggered an extensive public discussion in Finland's political and media circles. There is a broad consensus behind the current level of commitment of [...] | 2009-12-04 17:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF FI MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 09HERMOSILLO71 | FRAUD SUMMARY---HERMOSILLO (SEPTEMBER 2008-FEBRUARY 2009) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 18:51:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT PTER MX |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY145 | EVALUATING REPORTS FROM THE MONTAGNARD FOUNDATION, INC. [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has followed up on several reports issued from July 2008 through February 2009 by the Montagnard Foundation, Inc. (MFI),the U.S. based advocacy group headed by former FULRO leader Ksor Kok. In the Central Highlands, authorities continue to remain suspicious and watchful o [...] | 2009-02-27 10:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV PREL VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY589 | TWO NEWLY-APPOINTED CATHOLIC BISHOPS DISCUSS GROWTH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Two of the three new Vietnamese bishops named by the Vatican earlier in the summer recently met with the Consulate to share their positive experiences in overseeing Catholic communities in the southern part of the country. One of the two, Bishop Joseph Nguyen Nang, will be headi [...] | 2009-08-27 10:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY650 | UNREGISTERED PROTESTANT HOUSE CHURCH LEADERS REPORT HALTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of several unregistered house churches told ConGenOff recently that religious freedom continues to improve, but some congregations continue to experience problems with slow localized registrations and harassment by local authorities. Some individual pastors have been s [...] | 2009-10-29 09:33:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL VM |
| 09HONGKONG1247 | BLOWING A PROPERTY BUBBLE IN HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: After dipping to levels not seen since the 1980s, Hong Kong's property market has rebounded surprisingly strongly over the past three months. Transaction volumes have returned to pre-financial crisis levels and residential property prices, while still down from their 2008 peak, h [...] | 2009-07-08 09:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV HK |
| 09HONGKONG1371 | CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam assured the Consul General the Hong Kong government will proceed with consultations on political reforms for 2012 by the end of this year. Lam told the CG the reform package, greater Pearl River Delta integ [...] | 2009-07-24 10:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM HK |
| 09HONGKONG163 | HKG EXPLAINS BASIS FOR 2012 REFORMS DELAY, PLANS [...] (C) On January 23, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (CMAB) Joyce Ho reiterated key points made by CE Tsang publicly and to us (reftels) that the public would not want to focus on a controversial issue like constitutional reform during the econom [...] | 2009-01-23 08:50:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CH HK |
| 09HONGKONG1819 | MACAU GAMING REVENUES RISE SHARPLY AS LAS VEGAS [...] (C) Summary: Gaming revenues in Macau rose sharply in August, as the PRC reportedly loosened visa restrictions on Mainlanders wishing to visit the Special Administrative Region. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has restarted its outreach efforts directed at senior PRC officials in Beijing, while its pri [...] | 2009-09-24 09:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL MO HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG1878 | HONG KONG POLICE READY TO PROSECUTE TIP IF VICTIMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Hong Kong uses a broader definition of sex trafficking in persons (TIP) than that found in international covenants, its officials across the board insisted to visiting G/TIP officers September 9 that identified sex TIP crimes continue to be rare. Police and immigratio [...] | 2009-10-06 06:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG2047 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: UNFAVORABLE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, Post conducted end-use check on unlicensed export to Hong Kong's Electro Company with unfavorable results. In Post's assessment, Electro Company is not a reliable recipient of reftel items or any other controlled technologies/equipment. In addition to Post' [...] | 2009-11-06 08:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC HK |
| 09HONGKONG2156 | NEW MACAU LABOR LAW TO PREVENT "JOB HOPPING" BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Macau's controversial new "Law on Employment of Non-Resident Workers" was passed by the Legislative Assembly on October 9 and will enter into force April 26, 2010. The new law is designed to address complaints from resident employers about "job-hopping" by non-resident workers, [...] | 2009-11-24 10:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG2247 | EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-C requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...] | 2009-12-10 02:10:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC |
| 09HONGKONG387 | SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragraphs [...] | 2009-03-03 10:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HK MC CH |
| 09HYDERABAD138 | TELANGANA - ALL CALM IN A STATE OF ANARCHY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Longtime Congress party stalwart and underperforming Governor of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Narayan Dutt Tiwari resigned following a sex scandal involving allegedly trafficked women. Two days later, Chhattisgarh Governor ELS Narasimhan, a former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief and fluent [...] | 2009-12-28 15:36:00 | American Consulate Hyderabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IN |
| 09ISLAMABAD2139 | FINANCE MINISTER ON PAKISTAN'S BUDGET WOES, TOKYO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said the GOP had included $2 billion in Tokyo Pledges in its budget but was grappling with a shortfall in actual donor assistance. He asked that the USG provide $650 million in cash through the GOP to cov [...] | 2009-09-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2384 | UPDATE ON DISPLACEMENT, RETURN, ASSISTANCE, AND [...] (U) Summary and introduction: According to the Government of Pakistan, approximately 1.85 million of the roughly 2.7 million displaced Pakistanis (69 percent) had returned to their areas of origin as of September 25. Ongoing military operations to clear remaining pockets of insurgent resistan [...] | 2009-10-03 07:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL EAID MOPS SNAR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2477 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 23 SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD25 | Pakistan: 2009 INCSR Submission, Part I - Narcotics and [...] (U) Pakistan is on the frontline of the war against drugs as a major transit country for opiates and hashish from and precursor chemicals to neighboring Afghanistan. In 2008, Pakistani forces have engaged the militants along the border with Afghanistan, particularly in the Bajaur Agency of th [...] | 2009-01-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2571 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2591 | PAKISTAN MILITARY LAUNCHES GROUND CAMPAIGN IN [...] (S) Summary: The Pakistan military launched a ground combat campaign against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in South Waziristan on October 17. Reconnaissance in force (RIF) operations have transitioned to preparations for a major ground assault. Military sources have described th [...] | 2009-10-23 15:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2600 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2640 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, SECRETARY CLINTON'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2641 | MANAGEMENT 2010 LOOKING FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Pakistan's Management Section evaluated its goals and objectives, to determine how best to direct its efforts over the coming year. This cable summarizes the mission environment as it relates to management services, and lays out what we hope to achieve in the coming year [...] | 2009-10-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KICA PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2946 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 08, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 11:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3027 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD8 | ISLAMABAD ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] Overall Crime and Safety Situation: (U) Due to on-going concerns about the possibility of terrorist activity directed against American citizens and interests, the Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan. Family members of official Ameri [...] | 2009-01-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
| 09ISLAMABAD945 | PAKISTAN UNLIKELY TO MEET ALL IMF TARGETS BUT IMF RESREP [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan is unlikely to meet all its IMF targets, but Islamabad Resident Representative Paul Ross seemed unconcerned. Ross and noted Pakistani economist Dr. Ashfaque Hassan Khan told Econoffs that Pakistan is unlikely to meet its tax collection and fiscal deficit targets. Ros [...] | 2009-05-03 10:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISTANBUL394 | IRAN-TURKEY COMMERCE: WARM FUZZIES AND COLD FACTS [...] (C) Summary: Despite a spate of recent Iran-Turkey trade conferences and visits, bilateral trade volume in 2009 is significantly down: USD 2.92 billion in the first seven months of 2009, down 38% compared to the same period in 2008. Many experts suggest the global financial downturn and low [...] | 2009-10-15 05:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PINS PGOV IR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL404 | JEWISH COMMUNITY CONCERNED, BUT NO INCIDENTS YET [...] (C) Summary. The beginning of television series "Separation" (Ayrilik) aired weekly on state-run TRT 1 starting October 13th inspired condemnation and concern from Israel and the Jewish community in Turkey. Community Vice Presidents Lina Filiba and Daniel Navarro met with the Consul General [...] | 2009-10-22 16:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU IS |
| 09ISTANBUL405 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: ERDOGAN THE BEST POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Ecumenical Patriarch joined the Ambassador and Istanbul Consul General for dinner October 15, five days before the Patriarch's departure for the United States. As in previous meetings, the Patriarch praised PM Erdogan as the best option available for Turkey's minority populati [...] | 2009-10-23 13:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR OSCE TU |
| 09ISTANBUL440 | TURKEY-IRAN RELATIONS: MOTIVATIONS, LIMITATIONS, [...] (C) Recent discussions with Turkish and Iranian think-tank, business, and political activist contacts on the issue of Turkey-Iran relations reveal a broad consensus that: (1) Turkey pursues closer relations with Iran out of desires for regional stability and conflict avoidance, recognition of [...] | 2009-12-04 12:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD KNNP TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL457 | IRAN-TURKEY FINANCE: IS BANK CLOSES REMAINING BANK [...] (SBU) A representative from Turkiye Is Bank, one of Turkey's largest private banks, contacted ConGen Istanbul on December 14 to report that it closed Iranian Bank Mellat's USD account at Is Bank as of November 20, 2009. Our Is Bank interlocutor also told us that the bank closed Iranian Bank S [...] | 2009-12-14 16:16:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU IR |
| 09JAKARTA1308 | IN USG-SPONSORED EVENT, WOMEN POLITICIANS SHARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a USG-funded workshop held August 6-8 in Jakarta, a multi-partisan group of Indonesian women politicians shared their successful campaign stories to encourage colleagues to further political action. The politicians--who assume their legislative seats in October--explained [...] | 2009-08-07 04:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN ID |
| 09JAKARTA1329 | TERRORIST NOORDIN M.TOP -- A BIO SKETCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission provides biographic information below regarding Noordin M. Top. Top, a Malaysian national, has been implicated in the July 17 hotel bombings in Jakarta and other terrorist acts. Top, who is 41 and arrived in Indonesia after 9/11, has been involved with extremist politi [...] | 2009-08-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS ASEC ID |
| 09JAKARTA1343 | YUDHOYONO OFFICIAL VICTOR AS COURT THROWS OUT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) The Constitutional Court on August 12 rejected lawsuits filed by losing presidential candidates Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) alleging widespread electoral fraud in the July 8 p [...] | 2009-08-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1451 | PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO PONDERS CABINET PICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is abuzz with speculation about President Yudhoyono's upcoming Cabinet appointments, which are slated to be announced after his October 20 inauguration. Some observers worry that inclusivist Yudhoyono will barter 2009 Cabinet positions for party support as he did in [...] | 2009-09-01 05:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON ID |
| 09JAKARTA1537 | INDONESIA TO HOST "ASIA-AFRICA" CONFERENCE FOCUSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has announced that it plans to host an "Asia-Africa" conference for senior officials in Jakarta in October. The conference will largely focus on Palestinian capacity-building, and comes against the backdrop of a technical conference on that subject sponsored by the GO [...] | 2009-09-15 09:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ID XF |
| 09JAKARTA1597 | ONCE KEY POLITICAL PARTY SEARCHES FOR NEW LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Golkar Party is facing a leadership fight which is slated to be decided by early October. With current party head Vice President Kalla stepping down soon, a number of challengers have emerged for the Golkar chair job, including: Coordinating Minister for the People' [...] | 2009-09-24 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1651 | WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 2 [...] The following information is current as of 11:00 local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. There have been no reports of significant aftershocks since the major earthquake of September 30 (reftel). However, any buildings over two stories have either collapsed or sustained extensive damag [...] | 2009-10-02 08:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
| 09JAKARTA1653 | NEW INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT FACES HIGH EXPECTATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) Democratic Party (PD) and its coalition partners firmly in control of the newly inaugurated parliament, President Yudhoyono has the consensus government he's been seeking. Given the President's solid majority, many analysts ex [...] | 2009-10-02 12:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1671 | MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 03:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID |
| 09JAKARTA1675 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #2 [...] In response to the September 30 earthquake, an 11-member USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) is in Indonesia. Search and rescue operations have ceased. Damage reports from affected areas are preliminary, with the Rapid Joint Assessment results and the Humanitarian Response Pl [...] | 2009-10-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
| 09JAKARTA1726 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #7: USAID/DART [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to assess emergency shelter needs, in light of recent reports that the September 30 earthquake damaged more than 265,000 houses and destroyed the majority of brick kilns that serve affected areas. Following an assessment in th [...] | 2009-10-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
| 09JAKARTA1767 | CHAIR OF REGIONAL ASSEMBLY AGREES ON NEED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly-elected Chair of the Regional Representative Assembly (DPD) Irman Gusman told the DCM that the recently-passed Aceh province law that mandated the stoning to death of adulterers needed to be closely reviewed to determine whether it was in accordance with the constitution. [...] | 2009-10-22 03:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA181 | PRIMER ON THE 2009 INDONESIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is gearing up for its national legislative elections in April. Parties winning the most votes in the legislative elections will be well poised to field candidates in the July presidential election. Indonesians are working hard to ensure the smooth running of this seri [...] | 2009-02-04 10:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA2081 | INDONESIA-UNITED STATES STRATEGIC CONSULTATIONS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the first session of the December 11 inaugural U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Consultations, Under Secretary Bill Burns led the U.S. delegation in a discussion of bilateral cooperation under the Comprehensive Partnership (CP). The U.S. and Indonesian delegations discussed ways [...] | 2009-12-21 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SENV PREL PARM KGHG MARR OVIP |
| 09JAKARTA347 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ), [...] (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Segments of Indonesia's Muslim and Papuan communities are capable and at times will carry out anti-American protests. Most demonstratio [...] | 2009-03-02 02:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 09JAKARTA378 | INDONESIA -- ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2009 [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: The past year did not witness significant change in overall trafficking patterns in Indonesia. There is a continuous trend of Indonesians seeking work abroad as high unemployment and [...] | 2009-03-04 08:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAM EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA62 | INDONESIA WEATHERING GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS SO FAR, BUT [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Summary. Effective policy responses have enabled Indonesia to weather the current financial crisis. IMF and World Bank officials here are cautiously optimistic about Indonesia's ability to absorb the global do [...] | 2009-01-13 09:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID |
| 09JAKARTA91 | INDONESIA - ASSESSING IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As the global financial crisis unfolds, Indonesia's experienced economic team is acting quickly to implement a broad policy response aimed at stabilizing local financial markets and to secure standby financing from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and bilateral donors. Al [...] | 2009-01-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID |
| 09JEDDAH420 | SAUDI BUSINESS LEADERS: WE'RE IN AN "L" CURVE [...] (U) Summary: At an October 27 roundtable lunch of the American Business Group of Jeddah (ABJ),hosted by the Consulate, eleven Jeddah business leaders described the current economic environment in KSA as the bottom of an "L" Curve -- the steep decline experienced 6 months ago has stopped, th [...] | 2009-11-04 06:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND EPET PREL SA |
| 09JEDDAH424 | "HEY, THAT'S MINE": U.S. STUDENT AT KAUST ACCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even before its star-studded September 23 official inauguration, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) was being heralded and closely watched as a bold and unprecedented attempt by King Abdullah to transform Saudi society from within (ref C). As expected [...] | 2009-11-07 15:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR KPAO SA SCUL SOCI |
| 09JEDDAH61 | SAUDI ARABIA: CONTRIBUTION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS: --Saudi Arabia continues to be a destination country for foreign domestic workers, primarily women from East and South Asia, who are either trafficked into the Kingdom or whose treatment after arriving in the country qualifies them as victims of trafficking. --In additio [...] | 2009-02-11 06:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09JERUSALEM1498 | SAUDI SUPPORT PROVIDES BRIEF RESPITE FROM PA [...] (C) Summary: The PA will be able to pay salaries through September and reduce its domestic debt slightly after receiving USD 200m in budget support from Saudi Arabia. The PA Ministry of Finance stressed the PA need for additional support from other Arab countries to make it through the end o [...] | 2009-08-24 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV SA QA |
| 09JERUSALEM1830 | ABSENCE OF ISRAELI VISAS HINDERS WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli immigration practices are limiting West Bank enterprises' ability to conduct business, according to contacts working on the planned Rawabi housing/commercial estate. Because only companies and NGOs registered in Israel can apply for Israeli work permits, West Bank compa [...] | 2009-10-14 14:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV CASC CVIS PREL PREF KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1956 | OCTOBER 27 HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality executed demolition orders on October 27 for five buildings (a total of nine housing units) in East Jerusalem, displacing or partially destroying the homes of 45 Palestinian residents. The Municipality also dismantled a tent in the Sheikh Jarrah neig [...] | 2009-10-28 18:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1986 | PM FAYYAD AND AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, PM Fayyad said the Palestinian economy is growing at an impressive pace, but can go only so far under occupation. Increasing private sector investment is only possible, Fayyad noted, if Israeli restrictions on Palestinian [...] | 2009-11-04 04:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2275 | FEW HEADLINES AS ABU MAZEN DEFENDS HIS STANCE ON [...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said little new on negotiations or his personal future in a December 15 speech to the opening session of a two-day PLO Central Council (PLO/CC) meeting in Ramallah, which convened primarily to extend his term as president beyond its expirati [...] | 2009-12-15 17:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2296 | ASSESSING THE "NEW" FATAH [...] (S) Summary and Comment. In the four months since Fatah (the historically dominant Palestinian national movement) held its long-delayed Sixth General Congress, it has made only limited progress on internal reform. Despite the initial boost he received from the Congress, Palestinian Authorit [...] | 2009-12-18 12:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09KABUL1226 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEAHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the Administration's new strategy, agreeing on the merit and priority of refocusing on defeating al Qaeda to prevent it, and like-minded local and regional groups, from returning to Afg [...] | 2009-05-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PTER NARC PHUM KDEM |
| 09KABUL1295 | CODEL CARPER - WELCOME TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Senators: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Obama's [...] | 2009-05-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PTER NARC PHUM KDEM AF |
| 09KABUL1321 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANGEVIN [...] (SBU) Congressmen: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Oba [...] | 2009-05-26 06:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KABUL1577 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NSA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucial period in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic Society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dra [...] | 2009-06-21 07:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO OVIP PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL1600 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucialperiod in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dram [...] | 2009-06-23 02:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AF |
| 09KABUL1762 | Beyond 421 - Civilian Staffing Requirements for [...] Embassy Kabul has undertaken a review of our mission to determine the personnel and resourcing requirements to achieve success, a review that complements GEN McChrystal's ongoing 60-day review of ISAF's mission. In Ref A, Embassy Kabul detailed a USG civilian uplift needed to implement the Pre [...] | 2009-07-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF |
| 09KABUL3177 | AFGHANISTAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 08:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP MCAP MASS PGOV PHUM PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3184 | OPIC Delegation Visits Afghanistan [...] (U) An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation -- led by Vice President of Structured Finance Robert Drumheller -- visited Kabul and Herat September 26 to October 2, 2009. While the delegation identified potential partners in several sectors, including mining and agri-busines [...] | 2009-10-10 05:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV EMIN PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3189 | AFGHANISTAN'S ECONOMIC LINKS TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan relies on Iran for about 15% of its electric power and 6% of its manufactured goods and food imports, according to official statistics. NATO forces also ship goods to Afghanistan via Iran as alternatives to Pakistani border crossings. Most of this merchandise and en [...] | 2009-10-10 11:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ENRG PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3366 | KUNDUZ AUTHORITIES TURN TO MILITIAS AS SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial authorities in Kunduz, increasingly alarmed at the deterioration of the security situation in the province, have turned to a last resort: supporting local mujahedeen commanders to fight the Taliban. While supporting local commanders has some short-term security benefit [...] | 2009-10-19 16:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MOPS AF |
| 09KABUL3424 | INITIAL REPORT OF AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL LOSS, [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified: Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the morning of October 26, during a counternarcotics counterinsurgency operation in Badghis Province (northeast of Heart),a U.S. military CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed, leading to the deaths [...] | 2009-10-26 15:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER AF |
| 09KABUL3441 | AFGHANISTAN TRANSMITS TOR FOR STUDY OF UNAUTHORIZED TRADE [...] (SBU) Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta confirmed to Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone October 26 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had transmitted the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the study of unauthorized trade to the Government of Pakistan earlier that day. Spanta said "the misunderstanding was [...] | 2009-10-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL PK AF |
| 09KABUL3483 | RECENT TRENDS IN AFGHANISTAN'S BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A USAID-funded banking supervision advisor reported October 29 on recent trends in Afghan bank deposits, loans, and profitability at a meeting with Emboffs. The advisor stated overall deposit growth has stalled and that there is no evidence indicating any major deposit withdrawa [...] | 2009-11-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3505 | STOPPING THE PROLIFERATION OF FERTILIZER-BASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kabul is implementing an action plan in conjunction with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA),the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and partner embassies to halt the proliferation of fertilizer-based homemade explosives (HME). Ins [...] | 2009-11-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER ETTC EAGR KDEM MOPS PGOV AF WA PK |
| 09KABUL3677 | WELCOME TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, We warmly welcome you to Afghanistan. Your visit caps a period of political and security challenges here, which we see moving into a new phase of consolidation. The Afghan government and public appreciate our increases in civilian personnel; our continued military pr [...] | 2009-11-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV EAID AMGT PREL ECON AF |
| 09KABUL3701 | AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND: QUARTERLY DONORS [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At the November 10 quarterly review meeting with donors of the World Bank's Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF),Finance Minister Zakhilwal challenged the international community to channel more assistance through t [...] | 2009-11-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON AF |
| 09KABUL3729 | IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY THIS WINTER IN AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Although 2009 saw the largest harvest in Afghanistan in 30 years, food insecurity continues to affect approximately one-third of rural households, with an additional 30% facing periodic food security problems. The lack of purchasing power is now the primary cause of food insecurity, [...] | 2009-11-19 18:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3792 | Kunar's Timber Industry and Smuggling: Solutions Await a [...] (SBU) Summary: With some of the most dangerous pockets of insurgency in Afghanistan, Kunar province sits on the country's eastern border with Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Rampant timber smuggling has long undermined faith in the government and supported local insurge [...] | 2009-11-28 06:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG SENV ETRD EMIN EAGR EINV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3804 | Commerce Minister Shahrani, Ambassador Wayne and Director [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EINV EFIN ENRG ECON ETRD EAID AF FAS EAGR |
| 09KABUL3823 | CHALLENGES CONFRONTING NATO TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) was formally declared to be at &initial operating capability8 (IOC) on November 21, when U.S. LTG William Caldwell assumed command of NTM-A and the pre-existing, U.S.-only Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanist [...] | 2009-12-01 01:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL4129 | AFGHANISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Kabul's submission for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin Text: In 2009, an Afghan presidential election year, Afghanistan continued to confront the challenges of building a stable, democratic government in the face of a sophisticated, multi-fa [...] | 2009-12-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
| 09KABUL4150 | ABOVE THE LAW: CORRUPT GOVERNOR THWARTS GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: Paktya Governor Juma Khan Hamdard has the skills and charisma to be a successful politician. However, his Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HiG) connections, alleged meddling in political affairs in Balkh Province, leadership of a province-wide corruption scheme, and suspected contacts with ins [...] | 2009-12-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PINR AF KDEM |
| 09KABUL609 | NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Jamaluddin Badr, who took office in late November, is beginning to assert his presence in Nuristan and implement personnel changes. His efforts to date are generally being met with optimism. However, most provincial officials continue to live and work outside of Nurista [...] | 2009-03-16 08:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KABUL803 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential election, and from increased U.S. military deployments. We continue to face tough challenges in Afghanistan, particularly on the security and governance front. The [...] | 2009-04-01 07:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR OREP AF |
| 09KABUL809 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential election, and from increased US military deployments. Implementing the new strategy will require significant resources to enhance our current diplomatic support plat [...] | 2009-04-01 14:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT ABLD APER CVIS AF |
| 09KABUL907 | URUZGAN,S SHIFTING SANDS [...] (C) Infighting between key leaders in Uruzgan Province has diminished the hope for improved security and increased development in Uruzgan that was generated in late 2007 by the appointment of "strong governance" (reftel) in the form of Governor Hamdam and Provincial Chief of Police Juma Gul He [...] | 2009-04-12 13:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KAMPALA1197 | UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM EAID KDEM UG |
| 09KAMPALA1241 | FRAUD SUMMARY - UGANDA [...] (U) Uganda is a country in political and economic transition. It is estimated that 31% of its 30 million people live below the poverty line, and in northern Uganda, over 70% of the population lives below the poverty line. A high unemployment rate and the lack of a living wage for many Ugandan [...] | 2009-10-27 09:12:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC UG |
| 09KAMPALA1276 | UGANDA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 08:39:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID EPET SO UG |
| 09KAMPALA1413 | UGANDA: HOMOPHOBE EXTREMISTS AND HOMOSEXUAL SCAPEGOATS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 08:27:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UG |
| 09KAMPALA163 | UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2009 [...] Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FS-02),spent 30 hours, political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 15 hour [...] | 2009-02-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV |
| 09KAMPALA272 | 2008 SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (S) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country prone to carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Not generally, however during the reporting period there was one public protest of significance held by the local Muslim population on 16 January [...] | 2009-03-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | APER ASEC |
| 09KAMPALA77 | SUBJECT: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR UG |
| 09KATHMANDU1046 | CONTROVERSY SWIRLS AS NEPAL AIRLINES INKS MOU [...] (U) The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) and Airbus announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the national flag carrier will purchase two aircraft from the European aircraft manufacturer. The announcement was made two days after a local newspaper reported that, due [...] | 2009-11-19 11:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU1143 | NEPAL: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that the country is used as an international money laundering center. In January 2008, the Government of Nepal (GON) for the first time passed legislation on anti-money laundering. There were no prosecutions or arrests fo [...] | 2009-12-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR NP |
| 09KHARTOUM1150 | SOUTH DARFUR HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Human rights violations as a whole have declined in South Darfur due to a reduction in tribal violence, human rights officers at the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) told poloff on October 7. They expressed alarm, however, at the increase in politically-mot [...] | 2009-10-14 05:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1199 | DARFUR UPDATE: UNAMID FEARS ATTACKS COMING IN JEBEL MARRA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) officials are deeply concerned that the Government of Sudan (GOS) plans to fortify recent gains against Sudanese Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) forces by attacking the rebel stronghold of West Jebel Marra in the coming [...] | 2009-10-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KPKO AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1376 | NCP AND SPLM UP THE POLITICAL ANTE; TENSIONS SPIKE [...] (C) Summary: The December 7 confrontation between opposition demonstrators that led to the arrest of several Sudan People's Liberation Movement leaders (reftels) has led to Counter-moves on both sides, effectively upping the political ante. Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President [...] | 2009-12-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINS PREL SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1400 | NCP AND SPLM BREAK THE IMPASSE BUT NOT THE CYCLE; [...] (C) Summary: Three days of talks between Government of National Unity (GoNU) President Al-Bashir and GoNU First Vice President (and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS)) President Salva Kiir and their respective delegations broke through on December 13, resolving three of five outstanding issue [...] | 2009-12-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINS PREL SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1435 | USCIRF DELEGATION'S DECEMBER 5-10 VISIT TO KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) Summary: During their visit to Khartoum, December 5-10, a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGO),United Nations in Sudan (UNMIS) representatives, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission [...] | 2009-12-21 06:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM SU |
| 09KHARTOUM231 | DECEMBER OIL REVENUES PLUNGE ON FALLING PRICES; [...] (C) Summary: On February 15 the Joint Committee on Oil Accounts announced that GOS oil revenues for December totaled $274.38 million, down from $347.79 million in November and $608.76 million in October as the global financial crisis sent oil prices plummeting. The price of the heavily acidic [...] | 2009-02-22 10:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON EFIN ENRG KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM234 | NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION STILL AIMS FOR ELECTIONS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-22 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM811 | DARFUR HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] (SBU) The number of security incidents involving the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Darfur has remained stable, with no increases reported in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the situation on the ground is unpredictable, with security remaining a primary concern for agencies. [...] | 2009-07-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KIGALI765 | JUDGE FINES EDITOR FOR INVASION OF PRIVACY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13 a judge found John Bosco Gasasira, the editor/journalist of a local newspaper, guilty of invasion of privacy and defamation, fined him $2,200 dollars and awarded costs and damages of $4,800. The sentence allayed Gasasira's supporters' earlier concerns that he mig [...] | 2009-11-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PHUM RW |
| 09KINGSTON790 | Fraud Summary - Kingston March 2009 - August 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the second half of FY 2009, Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) focused on IV relationship fraud and enhancing cooperation with our partners at the British and Canadian High Commissions and the law enforcement community within the Embassy. During the past two quarters, FP [...] | 2009-10-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC JM |
| 09KINGSTON922 | JAMAICA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD EAIR ENRG PREL XL JM |
| 09KINSHASA1052 | Rumors and Realities of Rwandan Returnees in North Kivu [...] (SBU) Summary: Statistics from UNHCR, MONUC, the Congolese National Commission for Refugees (CNR),and independent field investigations indicate that significant numbers of ethnic Tutsis are entering North Kivu from Rwanda. UNHCR's estimate of 12,000, while plausible, is probably inflated. [...] | 2009-12-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1058 | GDRC ISSUES STATEMENT ON RELATIONS WITH ANGOLA; [...] (SBU) Following increased tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Angola (for summary, see septel on SA Wolpe's visit to Kinshasa),on December 2 the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to all diplomatic missions in Kinshasa a statement clarifying its posit [...] | 2009-12-04 17:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET CG AO |
| 09KINSHASA45 | DRC: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel, following is the text of the Investment Climate Statement for the DRC for 2009. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. (U) The DRC's rich endowment of natural resources, large population size (approximately 65 million) and generally open trading [...] | 2009-01-15 12:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR CG |
| 09KINSHASA50 | DRC: 2008 CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC has made some institutional progress in combating the worst forms of child labor, but faces increasing economic obstacles and a deteriorating child soldier situation. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing child labor laws, but lacks the necessary capacity and [...] | 2009-01-20 06:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CG |
| 09KINSHASA51 | DRC: 2008 CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC has made some institutional progress in combating the worst forms of child labor, but faces increasing economic obstacles and a deteriorating child soldier situation. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing child labor laws, but lacks the necessary capacity and [...] | 2009-01-20 06:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CG |
| 09KOLKATA305 | WEST BENGAL RE-ESTABLISHES GOVERNMENT PRESENCE IN MAOIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Since June 2009 state and central police have operated in West Bengal's three Maoist/Naxal insurgency-affected districts to re-assert government presence, eliminate anti-government armed resistance and win local tribal support. While police have re-established a limited governmen [...] | 2009-11-17 04:39:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC CASC IN |
| 09KOLONIA137 | YAP STATE ATTEMPTS AT IMPLEMENTING ENERGY PLAN AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Yap State Legislators are hoping that the FSM National Government can provide a unified front to obtain international funding to meet the FSM's energy needs. Current funding from donor nations is greatly appreciated, but the project implementation process remains difficult. E [...] | 2009-10-30 01:06:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL FM |
| 09KUALALUMPUR265 | TWO POLICEMEN FOUND GUILTY OF ALTANTUYA MURDER [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A Malaysian judge on April 9 found two police officers guilty in the politically-charged murder case of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu, a case that saw the acquittal of a former close political advisor to newly installed Prime Minister Najib Razak. The poli [...] | 2009-04-09 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR699 | HAZE IN MALAYSIA CAME EARLY, STICKING AROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The annual haze came early to Malaysia this year, starting in late May. Forest and peat fires primarily in Indonesia are the main cause of the haze, although some burning in Malaysia, including in the Bakun Dam region of Sarawak, has contributed to the problem. The haze has dra [...] | 2009-08-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV MY ECON |
| 09KUALALUMPUR832 | MALAYSIA: HEAD PROSECUTOR ON TIP CASELOAD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff's October 15 meeting with Tun Abd Majid Tun Hamzah, Head of the Prosecution Division, Attorney General's Chambers led to a frank discussion of GOM's current anti-TIP efforts as well as the scheduling of several upcoming TIP training opportunities. Tun Majid explained th [...] | 2009-10-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR841 | MALAYSIA SEEKS UNHRC MEMBERSHIP; REQUESTS USG [...] (U) The Government of Malaysia has announced its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council for the 2010-2013 term (see text of diplomatic note and GOM paper below) and is seeking USG support. Department guidance requested. 2. (U) Begin Text of October 20 GOM Diplomatic note: The Ministry [...] | 2009-10-23 07:44:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR906 | MALAYSIA: GTIP STAFF VISIT, AUGUST 15-21 [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: G/TIP officer Janet Zinn visited Malaysia from August 15 to 21 to review several programs currently receiving funding from G/TIP. She was joined by G/TIP officer Jane Sigmon for meetings on August 21. The visit included three days of NGO meetings with the Internat [...] | 2009-11-10 07:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
| 09KUWAIT1013 | KUWAITI FEMALE MP FIGHTS FOR RETURN TO COEDUCATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KISL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1212 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL McConnell (January 7-8, 2010) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL McConnell to travel to post from Jan 7-8, 2010. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Robyn Abouzeid, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1203 Cell- (965)9961-4586 Fax [...] | 2009-12-28 05:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU UK |
| 09KUWAIT132 | KIA PORTFOLIO DOWN $34 BILLION IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The Kuwait Investment Authority's holdings dropped by $34 billion during calendar year 2008, according to press reports. As of December 31, KIA's total holdings were about $210 billion. A senior KIA official told us that KIA had been moving aggressively into cash and fixed income [...] | 2009-02-12 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT14 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL KILDEE (JANUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kildee to travel to post January 8-12, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...] | 2009-01-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM EG CY KU IS CENTCOM EUCOM |
| 09KUWAIT20 | Amended COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL KILDEE [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kildee (to include LTG Eric Schoomaker and LTC James Pulliam, as per email received from CDR Glen Diehl) to travel to post January 8-12, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq c [...] | 2009-01-08 11:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM EG CY KU IS CENTCOM EUCOM |
| 09KUWAIT315 | EMBASSY KUWAIT PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) In meetings on March 16 and 23, Post's Pandemic Influenza (PI) Working Group approved PI Tripwires and undertook contingency planning for a PI outbreak in Kuwait (ref A). Personnel from Post's health, economic, political, management, consular and RSO sections, together with medical/heal [...] | 2009-03-31 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
| 09KUWAIT316 | SCENESETTER FOR AF CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL SCHWARTZ [...] (C) General Schwartz, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity to engage with senior Kuwait military leaders as the bilateral relationship adapts to our changing profile in Iraq and new challenges in Afghanistan/Pakistan. Your in [...] | 2009-04-01 04:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KU |
| 09KUWAIT53 | POLITICAL FOOTBALL: PM'S RIVAL EXPLOITS FIFA [...] (C) Kuwaiti international soccer participation, recently (and temporarily) reprieved from FIFA suspension, has become the arena for proxy struggle between rivals PM Shaykh Nasser Mohammed and would-be usurper Shaykh Ahmad Al-Fahd, both nephews of the Amir. These two ruling family heavyweights [...] | 2009-01-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KU |
| 09KUWAIT619 | KUWAIT ECONOMIC UPDATE - JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: -Despite high profile defaults, Kuwait continues to be spared most of the ravages of the global financial crisis. S&P recently reaffirmed its "AA-/A-1 " ratings, citing Kuwait's "robust external balances." -Current oil prices will likely produce a budget surplus [...] | 2009-06-24 09:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EPET KU |
| 09KUWAIT723 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] Key Points: -- (C) Our bilateral mil-mil relationship with Kuwait is strong; active FMS cases amount to USD 8.1 billion and Kuwaiti AIK for OIF exceeds USD one billion annually; -- (C) While concerned about the security implications of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the GoK will likely need con [...] | 2009-07-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT724 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] Key Points: -- (C) Our bilateral mil-mil relationship with Kuwait is strong; active FMS cases amount to USD 8.1 billion and Kuwaiti AIK for OIF exceeds USD one billion annually; -- (C) While concerned about the security implications of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the GoK will likely need con [...] | 2009-07-21 05:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT975 | KUWAIT HAS ONE SUGGESTED CHANGE TO RECIPROCAL [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (U) On October 5, Post received a formal diplomatic note stating that Kuwait's Ministry of Finance accepted all USG proposed amendments to a 2007 GoK draft Memorandum of Understanding on Reciprocal Tax Exemption for the Aviation Sector. The [...] | 2009-10-12 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN KTIA KU |
| 09KUWAIT982 | THE KUWAIT BANKING SECTOR: 2009 PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's banking sector, the third largest in the GCC after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, comprises 18 financial institutions, including market leaders National Bank of Kuwait (NBK),and Kuwait Finance House (KFH),the second largest Islamic bank in the world. With [...] | 2009-10-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
| 09KYIV117 | UKRAINE: DETAILS AND QUESTIONS ON GAS DEAL STILL [...] (C) Summary. As natural gas supplies reach normal levels in Ukraine and other countries in Europe, more details on the gas deal have been released by the Prime Minister, the President, the Minister of Energy, various members of the Presidential Secretariat and Naftohaz officials. At present, [...] | 2009-01-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL UP |
| 09KYIV1438 | UKRAINE: OVERTURN OF PRESIDENTIAL VETOS MARKED BY [...] (C) During the course of the August 21 extraordinary Rada session, characterized by initial squabbling, Party of Regions (PoR) and Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) factions were able to find compromises that suited each other's political needs. Both Ministry of Finance and IMF officials have priv [...] | 2009-08-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
| 09KYIV1592 | DFM YELISEYEV REVIEWS BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (C) In a September 14 meeting with Charge, Deputy Foreign Minister Yeliseyev: -- urged the U.S. to agree on a format and dates for the Commission on Strategic Partnership; -- expressed the hope that there would be an encounter between the two Presidents on the margins of UNGA; -- outli [...] | 2009-09-15 16:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
| 09KYIV1607 | Impact of Crisis: Ukrainians Suffering, But Not Rioting [...] (U) Summary. Real GDP contraction -- estimated to be 12%-15% for 2009 as a whole -- accumulating wage arrears, and a growing shadow economy have set Ukraine back in its economic development to the level of 2003, according to former Finance Minister Victor Pynzenyk. Despite increased hardship [...] | 2009-09-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN |
| 09KYIV1687 | FRAUD SUMMARY-KYIV, UKRAINE [...] (SBU) The following is post's semi-annual fraud summary for the period March 1, 2009, through August 30, 2009. 2. (SBU) Country Conditions: As reported in the previous fraud summary cable (ref B),Ukraine is experiencing a severe recession, with a 14 percent expected decline in annual GDP fo [...] | 2009-10-01 05:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC UP |
| 09KYIV1703 | U.S.-UKRAINE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary. The next round of the U.S.-Ukraine Council on Trade and Investment, scheduled to be held in Washington on October 14, will provide an important venue to address the broadest range of economic issues with Ukrainian counterparts. Issues of concern to U.S. business include Ukrain [...] | 2009-10-02 07:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR TBIO USTR OPIC UP |
| 09KYIV1726 | UKRAINE'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS SINCE WTO ACCESSION [...] (U) Summary. Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on May 16, 2008 was seen as a major step forward in the country's ongoing integration with the international economic system. With a few noted exceptions, Ukraine is living up to the terms of its WTO accession. One of ce [...] | 2009-10-05 14:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
| 09KYIV1834 | EU-UKRAINE FTA: STILL A WAYS OFF [...] (U) Summary. President Yuschenko's recent statements indicating that the EU and Ukraine could complete negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in the next few months are at odds with the assessments of both the EU and Ukrainian negotiators. Furthermore, the president's suggestion that U [...] | 2009-10-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PREL USTR UP |
| 09KYIV1837 | UKRAINE: DIVERSIFYING THE NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's energy dependence on Russia is not limited to gas. Russia provides 100% of Ukraine's nuclear fuel and stores 60% of its spent fuel, while Ukraine's nuclear sector generates approximately half of the country's electricity. U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) assistance to [...] | 2009-10-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN EREL PREL PGOV UP |
| 09KYIV1942 | U.S.-UKRAINE NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS SEPTEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Highlights of this semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine nonproliferation dialogue include: --Ukraine gave an inconsistent answer on the question of transferring HEU spent fuel to Russia. --Ukraine asked for additional security assurances beyond those provided in Budapest in 1994, and was intereste [...] | 2009-11-09 12:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM PREL KNUC UP |
| 09KYIV1981 | UKRAINE: NAFTOHAZ OPTIONS FOR GAS PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine is expected to need about $1 billion to cover gas purchased from Russia in November and December. Prime Minister Tymoshenko has called on President Yushchenko to allow the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to make its foreign currency reserves available for the gas payments. [...] | 2009-11-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EREL PGOV PREL PINR UA RU |
| 09KYIV2122 | UKRAINE: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Corruption, organized crime, prostitution, smuggling, tax evasion, and trafficking in persons, drugs and arms continue to be sources of laundered funds in Ukraine. As of November 1, 2009, Ukraine has 185 licensed banks, five of which are state-owned. There are no offshore financial centers [...] | 2009-12-10 10:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR UP |
| 09KYIV924 | RADA OUTLOOK: POSITIONING FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) After a week's recess, the Rada will start its next plenary on June 2 amidst continued rumors that PM Tymoshenko's BYuT faction and opposition Party of Regions (Regions) are close to forming a coalition. A BYuT-Regions coalition would have more than the 300 MPs necessary to enact constitu [...] | 2009-05-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UP |
| 09KYIV96 | 2009 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to REF: --------------------------------------- I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: --------------------------------------- A. Crime Threat: Crime remains a concern in Ukraine. Ukraine's expatriate community - including A [...] | 2009-01-16 14:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC UA |
| 09LAGOS333 | NIGERIA: AMNESTY BEGINS FOR NIGER DELTA MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: The GON's two-month amnesty offer to Niger Delta militants started August 6 with poor prospects for success. Most in MEND, the loose umbrella militant group, have spurned the offer to date, and the GON's failure to give the program meaningful political context has fueled doubts ab [...] | 2009-08-06 19:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM NI |
| 09LAGOS334 | NIGERIA: AMNESTY BEGINS FOR NIGER DELTA MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: The GON's two-month amnesty offer to Niger Delta militants started August 6 with poor prospects for success. Most in MEND, the loose umbrella militant group, have spurned the offer to date, and the GON's failure to give the program meaningful political context has fueled doubts ab [...] | 2009-08-06 19:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM NI |
| 09LAGOS65 | NIGERIA: QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT OF SOUTHERN POWER [...] (U) To better understand the myriad of rumored, proposed, planned, and current power projects in southern Nigeria, Post has compiled a list of known independent power projects (IPPs) in the South-South, South-East, and South-West and their status of as 1 February 2009. A list of GON-financed [...] | 2009-02-11 12:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV NI |
| 09LAHORE197 | LAHORE EAC MEETING - 15 OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Principal Officer (PO) convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on October 15, 2009 at 1200 hours to review Post's response to three simultaneous attacks on Pakistani security-related facilities in Lahore. In attendance were A/RSO, POL/ECON, RAO, MGT, GSO/CONS, IPC, and PAO. [...] | 2009-10-15 09:12:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER PK |
| 09LAHORE6 | LAHORE ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] Overall Crime and Safety Situation: (U) Due to on-going concerns about the possibility of terrorist activity directed against American citizens and interests, the Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan. Family members of official Ameri [...] | 2009-01-16 06:39:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
| 09LAPAZ1425 | POLLS: MAS TO SWEEP, MAY WIN TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY [...] (C) Summary: Three recently-published polls -- including an unreleased, privately-commissioned poll by Stanley Greenberg's firm -- confirm President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS) are well positioned to sweep the December 6 elections. Morales is favored to wi [...] | 2009-10-07 19:44:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL |
| 09LAPAZ1559 | Response Regarding Title III of the Libertad Act [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Bolivian government officials are strongly supportive of the existing Cuban government and crit [...] | 2009-11-19 22:00:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM BL CU |
| 09LAPAZ1577 | BOLIVIA: ELECTION MONITORS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary: In meetings on November 24 and 25 with representatives from the OAS, European Union, and Carter Center electoral observation missions, all told us they were prepared for the December 6 elections and identified potential pitfalls, including the practice of "public voting," inapprop [...] | 2009-12-01 17:32:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL |
| 09LAPAZ1784 | BOLIVIA: COUNTER-NARCOTICS NEWS AND TRENDS [...] 1. Summary and comment: Bolivian Counternarcotics (CN) officials have voiced public concern over a number of negative trends, including a sharp rise in the number of cocaine laboratories seized, the GOB's inability to track the rising number of small aircraft used to transport drugs to ne [...] | 2009-12-17 21:50:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR BL KJUS PHUM |
| 09LAPAZ469 | MAS TRAMPLES CONSTITUTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales, his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party, and affiliated social groups continue to use authoritarian measures to implement a so-called "democratic revolution," including the initiation of legal proceedings against Supreme Court President Eddy Ferna [...] | 2009-03-26 16:27:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL |
| 09LAPAZ578 | OPPOSITION GAINS WITH ELECTORAL LAW PASSAGE [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 4:00am on April 14, the Morales administration reached formal agreement with the opposition and passed the Electoral Transition Law (ETL),which establishes the rules for the December 6 national elections. The ETL directs the National Electoral Court to construc [...] | 2009-04-14 22:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL |
| 09LAPAZ67 | LA PAZ - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - 2009 [...] ROAD CONDITIONS IN BOLIVIA Outside the major cities, road conditions are quite poor. Of the 42,815 Km. of roads in Bolivia, less than five percent are paved. Of the remainder, one third is topped with gravel, and the rest (approximately 60% of all the roads in country) are poorly maintained [...] | 2009-01-15 11:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER BL |
| 09LAPAZ69 | BOLIVIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Bolivia remains a difficult place to do business. Economic activity is often disrupted by social unrest resulting from centuries of economic, political, and social inequality, and indigenous, labor, and anti-globalization organizations have recently targeted private investment )- particula [...] | 2009-01-15 17:10:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | BL EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV ELAB |
| 09LILONGWE157 | MALAWI ELECTION UPDATE: IS MEC STILL INDEPENDENT? [...] (C) Summary: The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC),while still reeling from an audit that discovered an unaccounted $2.8 million USD (reftel),appears on track logistically and operationally for a May 19 election date. However, legal challenges over former President Muluzi's denied nomination [...] | 2009-03-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MI |
| 09LILONGWE182 | FRAUD SUMMARY; MALAWI SEPT 2008 - FEB 2009 [...] Per reftel request, post submits the following semi-annual report covering the period September 2008 through February 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Malawi is among the world's poorest countries, with more than two-thirds of the population living in pov [...] | 2009-04-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS MI |
| 09LILONGWE27 | MALAWI: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...] | 2009-01-20 14:48:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MI |
| 09LILONGWE658 | MALAWI: PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION TO DELAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by the ruling majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),Malawi's National Assembly amended the section of the constitution that outlines local elections. Previously, the constitution stipulated that local elections must be held twelve months after national elections. The [...] | 2009-12-10 10:43:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MI |
| 09LIMA1561 | HUMALA: HEDGING BETS IN RUN UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Ollanta Humala -- who nearly won the 2006 presidential elections on a populist platform -- heads a Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) pursuing an ambiguous dual-track political path. According to insiders, the party continues to have "one foot inside and the other [...] | 2009-10-21 20:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR PE |
| 09LIMA1629 | Amazon Dialogue: Negotiating Through Distrust [...] (C) Summary. Working groups formed to resolve issues arising out of the deadly June 5 Amazon clashes have shown uneven progress thus far. GOP contacts assure us that the dialogue process will lead to a new forestry law that brings Peru back into compliance with the PTPA by the August 2010 d [...] | 2009-11-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD ECON PE |
| 09LIMA1635 | Garcia's Peace Initiative Gathering Steam [...] (C) Summary: MFA interlocutors have told us that President Garcia's recent "Peace and Security Cooperation" initiative is a serious effort to promote regional stability and contain defense costs at a time of global economic distress. Garcia's proposals seek to prevent an arms race in the regi [...] | 2009-11-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR PBTS PE |
| 09LIMA1729 | NAS Lima End of Month Report - November [...] (U) Summary: - Aviation Report - Ports/Maritime Program Report - Ports Program Case of Note - Eradication Report - Police Programs Report - CADCA Evaluates New Community Anti-Drug Coalitions East of the Andes Aviation Report 2. (SBU) NAS Aviation ha [...] | 2009-12-29 19:58:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PE XR KCRM ASEC PREL |
| 09LISBON101 | PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...] | 2009-02-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09LISBON162 | PORTUGUESE FOLLOW GERMAN STRATEGY FOR UN UNIVERSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Portugal is preparing for a December Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Portuguese MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins outlined Portugal's plan to consult with NGOs, coordinate a unified GOP response, and prepare for the HRC Review in Dec [...] | 2009-03-17 16:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN PO |
| 09LISBON208 | PORTUGAL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL MOPS MARR PO |
| 09LISBON43 | PORTUGAL'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly div [...] | 2009-01-21 15:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO |
| 09LISBON538 | SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS BOTH CLAIM VICTORY [...] (U) As anticipated, the Social Democrats (PSD) retained the majority of Portugal's 308 mayoral posts, while the Socialists (PS) won the most number of votes -- an estimated 2 million to PSD's 1 million -- in the October 11 local elections (ref A). Both parties claimed victory. Voter turnout [...] | 2009-10-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO |
| 09LISBON561 | SUBMARINE PURCHASE SPARKS DEBATE IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese prosecutor's office filed fraud charges September 30 against seven Portuguese and three Germans involved in the controversial one billion Euro purchase of two German-built diesel submarines for the Portuguese Navy, sparking debate about whether Portugal needs -- or [...] | 2009-10-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PO |
| 09LJUBLJANA12 | 2009 SLOVENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Slovenia follows: A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- A European Union member since May 1, 2004 and a eurozone member since January 1, 2007, Slovenia has a strong mix of qualities to recommend [...] | 2009-01-15 17:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA38 | SLOVENIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The answers provided below are keyed to the questions asked reftel regarding Slovenia's TIP Situation. 2. Slovenia's TIP Situation --------------------------- A. The Government of Slovenia (GoS) provides information on trafficking in persons through its national coordinator for and thr [...] | 2009-02-13 17:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09LONDON109 | 2009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...] | 2009-01-15 13:20:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK |
| 09LONDON118 | UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...] | 2009-01-16 10:33:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK |
| 09LONDON1702 | WEST AFRICA: PDAS CARTER HEARS UK CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Office West and Southern Africa DAS-equivalent Janet Douglas told PDAS Carter July 22 that relative stability in West Africa and a UK budget crunch had meant a reduced UK presence and programming in West Africa, but agreed that Briton Edwin Dyer's June murder in Mali by AQIM ha [...] | 2009-07-24 13:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS PHUM XY NI UK |
| 09LONDON2040 | COMMONWEALTH SUSPENDS FIJI [...] (SBU) Commonwealth Secretariat Political Director Amitav Banerji confirmed September 1 to Poloff that Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma announced the Republic of Fiji Islands' full suspension from membership of the Commonwealth, effective 00:01 September 1, 2009 (Fiji time). Baner [...] | 2009-09-02 15:50:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV FJ UK |
| 09LONDON251 | GORDON BROWN OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR RECOVERY AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) Three building blocks are essential for economic recovery in the UK, according to PM Gordon Brown. In a speech to the Foreign Press Association, January 26, Brown outlined the stages of the UK's "Stability and Recovery Plan" - bank recapitalization, monetary and fiscal stimulus, and credi [...] | 2009-01-28 16:38:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
| 09LONDON2862 | MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 15:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK |
| 09LONDON32 | UK UNDECIDED ON JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is still undecided whether it will join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but expects to make a decision by January 12. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO),and HM Treasury are the three decision-makers, but [...] | 2009-01-06 12:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK |
| 09LUSAKA14 | C-AL8-02739: FOLLOW-UP ON DIVISIONS WITHIN [...] (C) Embassy Lusaka is gratified to hear that Ref B was useful to Washington readers and is pleased to provide the follow-up information requested in Ref A. 2. (C) For the moment there appears to be no overt breakaway factions within the MMD. This may be in part because the avoidance of a p [...] | 2009-01-08 07:14:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV ZA |
| 09LUSAKA787 | ZAMBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS RENEW PROTESTS [...] (C) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) rallied November 6 to protest the Zambian government's (GRZ) failure to appeal former president Frederick Chiluba's corruption case; to review their failure to make headway in their campaign for an appeal; and to develop a coordinated action plan. Transp [...] | 2009-11-09 14:37:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR ZA |
| 09LUXEMBOURG209 | LUXEMBOURG - BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW COALITION [...] (SBU) Biographic and background information on Luxembourg's new coalition government announced July 20 follows. Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been in office since 1982, providing an extraordinary degree of foreign policy consistency and assurance to the US-GOL bilateral relationship. [...] | 2009-08-11 06:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON LU |
| 09LUXEMBOURG248 | LUXEMBOURG: AUGUST 'DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY' [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg hereby launches its first edition of 'Dispatches from the Duchy' to capture highlights from the press, diplomatic and international community, and news heard on the ramparts not otherwise reported during the month of August. 2. (SBU) Summary: The month of Ramadan [...] | 2009-09-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AMGT LU |
| 09LUXEMBOURG52 | LUXEMBOURG'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Post hereby submits the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report for Luxembourg. 2. (U) Post point of contact for the TIP report is Adam Center, phone: 352 46-01-23.x2227; fax: 352 22-64-57. Post spent approximately 30 hours compiling this report: FSO FO-03: 15 hours; FSN-10: 15 [...] | 2009-02-25 11:47:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09MADRID1072 | SPAIN: ETA LOSES MORE KEY LEADERS, EXTENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spanish and French security forces have re-doubled their efforts against the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group, following the high-profile, deadly and destructive attacks that ETA executed during July 29-30 to mark its 50th anniversary (Ref A). Join [...] | 2009-11-02 17:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREL PTER SP |
| 09MADRID1101 | SPAIN APPRECIATES USG OUTREACH REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),on October 7 held a DVC with GOS officials and Embassy Madrid staff in which he expressed his interest in maintaining open dialogue with Spain and outlined areas for prospective co [...] | 2009-11-17 07:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09MADRID1367 | MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP |
| 09MADRID14 | MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 15:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP |
| 09MADRID186 | SPAIN ADDRESSES HOST OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ISSUES [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 to discuss REFTEL A demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT). Torres provided a [...] | 2009-02-20 20:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP NL GM |
| 09MADRID204 | CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN ADDRESSES HOST OF GLOBAL [...] (U) This cable corrects formatting errors in MADRID 186. This is an Action Request. Please see Paras 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 to discuss REFTEL A demarche on the Global Initiative [...] | 2009-02-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP NL GM |
| 09MADRID298 | SPAIN: SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FOR NINTH ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 18:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP |
| 09MADRID542 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 25-JUNE 5 [...] (U) The Venezuelan government agreed May 22 to pay Banco Santander $1.05 billion (755 million euros) for the Santander-owned Banco de Venezuela. The price is 110 million euros less than the amount Santander had sought from the GOV, which was the same as the price it had agreed upon last year [...] | 2009-06-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG PBTS SP PREL |
| 09MADRID59 | JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...] | 2009-01-16 16:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP |
| 09MADRID612 | SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...] | 2009-06-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP |
| 09MADRID722 | FAVORABLE BLUE LANTERN ON EUROPAVIA (LICENSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer, Econoff, and POL intern made July 9 site visit requested reftel to foreign consignee Europavia Espana, S.A. in connection with subject cases. Europavia officers were knowledgeable, forthcoming, and cooperative, and made a detailed presentation about the compan [...] | 2009-07-20 06:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP |
| 09MADRID924 | SPAIN COMMITS ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Spain's Council of Ministers approved September 11 an additional contingent of 220 military personnel who will join the permanent contingent Spain has in Afghanistan, bringing the total to 998 military personnel. Minister of Defense Carme Chacon must now ask for Congressional [...] | 2009-09-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID AF SP |
| 09MADRID98 | SPAIN TAKING STEPS TO SAFEGUARD NUCLEAR MATERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cognizant of the threat posed to its nuclear industry by terrorists and determined to counter a spate of bad publicity from recent accidents at its nuclear facilities, the GOS is taking steps to ensure the security of its nuclear facilities. This cable provides a backdrop of past terro [...] | 2009-01-29 11:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KNNP MNUC PARM SP PINS PTER KGIC ENRG |
| 09MANAGUA1051 | WHAT'S REALLY BEHIND THE MOSQUITO COAST INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months have passed since the April 18 declaration of independence of the Mosquito Coast by the Council of Elders and the election of Reverend Hector Williams as the Wihta Tara (Miskito for "grand judge") to lead the people. The Ortega government continues to be silent and has [...] | 2009-10-27 22:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV NU PBTS |
| 09MANAGUA1052 | 2009 Bilateral Review of Nicaragua's Section 527 Process [...] (SBU) In the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Samuel Santos announcing a Section 527 waiver for 2008-2009, she proposed holding another bilateral review of the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) claims processes and procedures. The bilateral review is an opportunity to articulate USG views [...] | 2009-10-26 17:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV NU |
| 09MANAGUA1055 | Nicaragua: The General's New Clothes [...] (C) Retired General Alvaro Baltodano, Nicaragua's Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Washington to advocate for more flexible textile and apparel rules for Nicaragua in the implementation of the United States - Central America - Dominica [...] | 2009-10-30 20:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KTEX NU |
| 09MANAGUA1077 | Ortega's Judicial Coup: Legal Experts Denounce Court's [...] (SBU) Summary: In the weeks after the Supreme Court's (CSJ) decision to allow President Daniel Ortega to run for re-election in 2011, legal experts have denounced the judicial ruling as "illegal," "unconstitutional", and "invalid." Experts describe the ruling as such for technical/administra [...] | 2009-11-09 22:36:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NU |
| 09MANAGUA1152 | NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2009 [...] In October 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of four Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of Oct [...] | 2009-11-12 18:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KIDE NU |
| 09MANAGUA963 | REQUEST TO RENEW AUTHORIZATION OF CASH PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF $3,000 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5 FOR ACTION. 2. (U) Post appreciates RM's cooperation in 2008 in granting a 12-month waiver under 4 FAH-3 H-394.2-1 Cash Payment Limitation for specific INL operations involving cash payments in excess of USD 3,000, allowing cash payments o [...] | 2009-10-02 17:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN ABUD AMGT SNAR NU |
| 09MANAMA107 | EMBASSY MANAMA'S INPUT FOR BAHRAIN TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's government demonstrated a commitment to actively combating Bahrain's human trafficking problem. At the same time, senior Bahraini officials recognize that they need to continue their efforts to change society's attitude toward TIP issues, and to educate officials on h [...] | 2009-02-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09MANAMA438 | BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION: MANAGING SECTARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC BA |
| 09MANAMA652 | BAHRAIN: INTERIM REPORT ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Manama's submission for the required interim report on human trafficking, and addresses the specific areas of focus outlined in reftel paragraph 6B. ----------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Bahrain's las [...] | 2009-11-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM BA |
| 09MANAMA680 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651 [...] (C) Jeff, you will arrive in Bahrain at a time of introspection for the Bahraini regime as this year's IISS Manama Dialogue coincides with the tenth anniversary of King Hamad's accession to the throne, on December 17, 1999. During those ten years, the political and security situation has improved c [...] | 2009-12-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANILA102 | CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, (Ref A). It updates information provided by Post in 2007, (Ref B),regarding child labor laws and regulations [...] | 2009-01-15 08:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RP |
| 09MANILA108 | Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has caused asset values to decline and unemployment to increase and will slow Philippine GDP growth; but record high foreign reserves, less reliance on international trade, banking sector reforms, and the government's improved fiscal position leave t [...] | 2009-01-16 05:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA2149 | FLOODS ISOLATE THOUSANDS IN CENTRAL LUZON/ U.S. RELIEF [...] (SBU) Heavy rains from the lingering Tropical Storm Pepeng (international name Parma) have forced dams in the upper Agno River basin to release large amounts of water that threaten to affect up to two million residents of central Luzon. According to press reports and contacts in the area, the [...] | 2009-10-09 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
| 09MANILA2155 | U.S. MILITARY RELIEF EFFORT ENDS AS FLOODS RECEDE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) has claimed over 300 lives and forced more than 80,000 into evacuation centers across Luzon island, according to the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council. The U.S. military repeated its highly successful Typhoon Ondoy resc [...] | 2009-10-13 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
| 09MANILA2281 | Philippine Economic Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The government's economic team reports that the Philippine economy continues to grow. The balance of payments is in surplus; international reserves are at a record high; foreign direct investment is increasing; the banking system remains sound; and the stock market is reboundin [...] | 2009-10-31 23:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA444 | PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from March 2008 to February 2009, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Michael Pignatello, PignatelloMX@stat [...] | 2009-03-02 08:30:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG RP |
| 09MANILA482 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST: TRAVEL DOCUMENT [...] (U) This telegram is to officially record the final response by the Government of the Philippines to the demarche requested in Ref E concerning the cases of Armando Sierda Abad and David Valasote Miraflor. 2. (SBU) Abad and Miraflor had renounced their Philippine citizenship in an effort to [...] | 2009-03-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CJAN RP |
| 09MANILA86 | Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...] | 2009-01-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP |
| 09MANILA924 | CANDIDATES BEGIN JOCKEYING FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a general election slated for May 2010, self-declared candidates across the country have begun vigorously campaigning for almost 18,000 local, provincial, regional, and national positions at stake, including successors to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Vice President N [...] | 2009-04-29 08:59:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RP |
| 09MANILA965 | EMBASSY MANILA'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH [...] SUMMARY: Mission Manila engaged in vigorous outreach efforts on an array of environmental issues during April 2009. Ambassador led the way with two provincial trips in April with an environmental focus and events in Manila on Earth Day, April 22. In addition, Embassy invited American scientis [...] | 2009-05-06 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP |
| 09MAPUTO1145 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...] | 2009-10-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09MAPUTO1167 | RULING FRELIMO PARTY CRUSHES OPPOSITION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling FRELIMO party appears to have overwhelmed the opposition in general elections held on October 28. Current president and FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza could get above 75pct of the presidential vote, and FRELIMO should walk away with a super-majority (more than two [...] | 2009-10-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 09MAPUTO1168 | WHO IS OBSERVING THIS ELECTIONS PROCESS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign and domestic groups are observing the process that led up to the October 28 general elections and now the process afterwards. Key foreign observer groups include the European Union and an effort led by the U.S. Embassy with the coordination of the United Nations Developm [...] | 2009-10-29 14:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
| 09MAPUTO65 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be a potential investor,s primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and nor [...] | 2009-01-22 14:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ |
| 09MASERU194 | ALLOCATION OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE [...] In the aftermath of the April 22 attacks in Maseru (ref A),GOL authorities and members of the security establishment have asserted that the situation is back to normal. However, in recent days the issue of allocation of proportional seats in the National Assembly has resurfaced. This thorny [...] | 2009-06-15 10:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV LT |
| 09MASERU230 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS HEALTH AND SECURITY IN AFRICA [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. One candidate is a senior Lesotho Defense Force officer (LDF) and the other a civilian official from the Ministry of Defense and [...] | 2009-07-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM LT |
| 09MASERU412 | REQUEST FOR OBO 7400 FUNDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 09:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ABUD AFIN LT |
| 09MASERU415 | SSH BENEFICIARY INFORMATION FOR 2008/2009 [...] Molibetsane Primary School used funds to purchase building materials to construct three classrooms in the Leribe district. There were 112 male and 138 female beneficiaries for this $9,000 grant. 2. Soai Primary School, located in a remote and isolated rural area of Lesotho servin [...] | 2009-11-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI LT |
| 09MASERU78 | LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the eight (8) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All nominees are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: `Malebohang Anna MOJAKHOMO Gend [...] | 2009-04-02 08:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 09MBABANE6 | SWAZILAND OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] The following comprises Post Mbabane's submission for the 2009 OSAC Crime and Safety Report, based on the REFTEL: I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A. The Department of State has designated Swaziland as a Critical Threat Crime Post. Criminals consider Mbabane, the capital city, and [...] | 2009-01-08 09:58:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
| 09MELBOURNE135 | RECOVERY BEGINS FOR AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) General Motors (GM),Ford and Toyota, Australia's three remaining automobile manufacturers, have survived one of the toughest years in recent memory. Despite abysmal sales volumes, sagging consumer confidence and the specter of auto import tariffs dropping from 10 to 5 percent in early [...] | 2009-12-16 22:45:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
| 09MELBOURNE71 | GENERAL MOTORS SUBSIDIARY LEFT TO FEND FOR ITSELF [...] (C/NF) General Motors' (GM) Australian subsidiary and one of the country's largest manufacturers, Holden is scraping by in the competitive Australian automotive market even though financing from its parent company has all but dried up. While Holden is looking forward to opportunities such as th [...] | 2009-06-16 03:34:00 | Consulate Melbourne | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
| 09MEXICO160 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...] | 2009-01-21 22:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX |
| 09MEXICO2444 | MX 2009-363, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days (September 1, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on FY10 SEMAR Special Forces (FES): Special Unit Training, in Mexico City Mexico, beginning October 1, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...] | 2009-08-17 23:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2539 | MX 2009-385, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (September 11, 2009)per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on ILEA Anti-Gangs Prevention/Rehabilitation/Prison Management, in El Salvador, beginning October 15, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...] | 2009-08-26 23:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2660 | MX 2009-407, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days September 23, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Mid-Level Officers Course, in Mexico, D.F., beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...] | 2009-09-08 21:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2715 | MX 2009-426, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 1, 2009, per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Meth and Clan Labs, in Cuernavaca, Mor., beginning October 5, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2009-09-18 20:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2771 | MX 2009-430, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 7, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Mid-Level Officers Course, in Mexico, D.F., beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...] | 2009-09-23 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2805 | MX 2009-440, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 13, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID on U.S. Mexico State Alliance Partnership Investigator Training, in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning October 18, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credi [...] | 2009-09-28 19:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2818 | MX 2009-450, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 13, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Senior Executive Course, in Washington, D.C., beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of huma [...] | 2009-09-29 16:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2827 | MX 2009-455, DOJ LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 14, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ on Southern Border Conference, in Tapachula, Chiapas, beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hum [...] | 2009-09-29 20:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2829 | MX 2009-452, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 14, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF on Basic Firearms & Explosives ID, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violat [...] | 2009-09-29 20:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2842 | MX 2009-456, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days October 16, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF on Basic Firearms and Explosives ID, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, beginning October 26, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross v [...] | 2009-09-30 20:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2843 | MX 2009-457, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 15, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Mid-Level Officers Course, in Mexico, D.F., beginning October 19, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...] | 2009-09-30 21:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2879 | MX 2009-461, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 20, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Drug and Criminal Investigation, in Acapulco, Gro., beginning October 26, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...] | 2009-10-05 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2885 | Mexico Economic Weekly - October 02 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2009-10-05 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
| 09MEXICO2901 | MX 2009-467, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 21, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO on Identification and Seizure of Digital Evidence, in Mexico City, beginning November 2, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross viol [...] | 2009-10-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2929 | MX 2009-465, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 22, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on Corrections Instructors Course, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, beginning October 26, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...] | 2009-10-07 22:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2937 | MX 2009-463, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 23, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Basic Investigator Course Bloque 14, in San Luis Potosi, SLP, beginning October 26, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross vi [...] | 2009-10-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2938 | MX 2009-443, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days (October 26, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS on SSP Investigator Course, Bloque 13, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, beginning November 2, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross [...] | 2009-10-09 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2939 | MX 2009-469, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days (October 28, 2009) per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Seminario de Inteligencia No. 1, in San Luis de Carpizo, Campeche, beginning December 6, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gr [...] | 2009-10-09 14:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2942 | MX 2009-474, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days October 28, 2009 WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Seminario De Inteligencia No.1 in San Luis de Carpizo, Campeche, beginning December 06, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross vio [...] | 2009-10-09 17:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2944 | MX 2009-471, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 23 2009 WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA on Officer Safety and Survivor in Toluca, Edo.de Mexico, beginning October 26, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...] | 2009-10-09 17:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2967 | MX 2009-482, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 28, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID on Basic Criminal Investigation, in Zacatecas, Zac., Mexico, beginning November 9, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross viola [...] | 2009-10-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO2990 | MX 2009-476, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days October 30, 2009 per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI on Mexican Kidnapping Investigative Units, in Miami Dade Public Safety Training Institute, Doral, Florida, beginning November 1, 2009. 2. Post [...] | 2009-10-16 19:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC MX |
| 09MEXICO3053 | TREASURY A/S COHEN AND GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (U) Summary. On October 1, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC) David S. Cohen met with Government of Mexico (GOM) officials in Mexico City, Mexico to discuss the collaboration between the GOM and U.S. Treasury on joint efforts to target the finances [...] | 2009-10-23 17:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV |
| 09MEXICO3094 | Mexico Economic Weekly - October 23 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...] | 2009-10-27 23:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
| 09MEXICO3378 | PORTAL DETECTION AT MANZANILLO, MEXICO (FALSE ALERT) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A neutron alarm recorded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) equipment in Manzanillo on 24 October appears to have been a false alert. Under the Megaports Initiative, DOE is installing radiation portal monitors (RPM) at the four Mexican seaports of Veracruz and Altamira on the Gu [...] | 2009-12-01 16:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC PINR MX |
| 09MEXICO3403 | FEW TANGIBLE TAKEAWAYS FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. President Calderon at the November 26 meeting of the National Public Security System highlighted GOM accomplishments in overcoming Mexico's security challenges and took heat from local and state governments for not affording them sufficient resources to effectively deal with thei [...] | 2009-12-04 00:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MX |
| 09MEXICO3418 | Mexico Economic Weekly - December 4 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...] | 2009-12-04 20:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
| 09MEXICO432 | TELECOMS 1377: SLOW PROGRESS IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post thanks USTR for this opportunity to comment on telecom concerns in Mexico for the 2009 Section 1377 Review. Turnover in leadership at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),the uncertain authority and independence of the Federal Telecommunications Comm [...] | 2009-02-17 19:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV ETRD USTR MX |
| 09MEXICO725 | MEXICO AND THE G-20 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Calderon has announced three sets of economic stimulus packages to help offset the impact of the global financial and economic crisis and stimulate the economy. The Mexican banking sector remains solid with an adequate capitalization rate. However, the deepening of t [...] | 2009-03-11 17:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN MX |
| 09MEXICO803 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MEXICO, [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Mexico City and Monterrey. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces, has the vision and political will to address them strategically and wants to work closely with us to meet common goals that are fundamental to h [...] | 2009-03-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
| 09MINSK138 | BELARUS: DENIAL OVER DEPTH OF ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) The GOB is realizing more and more that the global financial economic crisis will take a bigger toll on Belarus than originally expected. Senior government officials led by Lukashenka try to look optimistic (and so do the official statistics). The reality, however, is not bright and th [...] | 2009-04-29 17:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO |
| 09MONROVIA241 | LIBERIA: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security (IPS) Program country visit team reported March 27 that they will recommend that Liberia be found in compliance with the minimum International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code standards, at which time restrictions on ship [...] | 2009-04-03 08:32:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI |
| 09MONROVIA289 | LIBERIA: RUBBER SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia's rubber sector provides 5.5% of its economic output, 85% of its exports and work for an estimated 50,000 Liberians. Roughly 40% of Liberia's rubber comes from small, Liberian-owned farms, with the remainder produced on large foreign-owned concessions. There has been l [...] | 2009-04-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PGOV LI |
| 09MONROVIA52 | LIBERIA: Donor Support Remains Essential As Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF remains cautiously optimistic about Liberia's economic outlook and we anticipate current USG assistance programs will be adequate to address the challenges of the financial crisis. Liberia's rubber exports are down (for domestic reasons),resumption of timber exports is [...] | 2009-01-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ECON LI |
| 09MONROVIA609 | ARREST OF PAKISTANI MALAFIDE PASSENGERS LAYS BARE WEAKNESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The removal of two malafide Pakistanis from a Brussels Airlines August 12 flight to Brussels by airline officials, and the GOL's subsequent investigation, has brought to light a well developed smuggling operation using the Roberts International Airport (RIA) VIP Lounge as a way [...] | 2009-08-24 17:59:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR ECON KFRD CPAS PREL PGOV KCRM EAID LI |
| 09MONROVIA751 | LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 10,000-strong United Nations Mission in Liberia [...] | 2009-10-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON LI ETRD |
| 09MONROVIA799 | LIBERIA'S RESPONSE TO IMO CANDIDACY DEMARCHE [...] Following is the text of a dipnote dated October 5 and received at U.S. Embassy Monrovia on October 27, 2009 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responding to our note of October 5 on the U.S. candidacy for the IMO. The note repeats Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) Chairman Kessely's respons [...] | 2009-10-28 15:13:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA UK LI |
| 09MONTERREY102 | NUEVO LEON?S EFFORTS TO REFORM STATE AND LOCAL POLICE HAVE [...] (C) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon has instituted many changes to clean up its state and municipal police forces, including annual lie detector tests, the creation of an integrated municipal police force called Metropol, and the construction of a high technology C-4 CCTV monitoring center. T [...] | 2009-03-04 21:56:00 | Consulate Monterrey | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR KCRM ASEC CASC PGOV MX |
| 09MOSCOW2061 | IPR: RUSSIA ACCREDITS ROYALTIES COLLECTING SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Law Observance in Cultural Heritage Protection (ROK) granted All-Russia Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) accreditation as Russia's sole royalty collecting society in both the performer and phonogram producer [...] | 2009-08-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR KCRM RS WTO |
| 09MOSCOW2571 | TULA REGIONAL ELECTIONS: UNITED RUSSIA CUTS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: With new, less democratic voting rules in place, Tula Oblast elections were held October 11. Discussions with opposition party groups revealed that United Russia has a firm grip on the region and United Russia-backed governor Viacheslav Dudka had already orchestrated a massive [...] | 2009-10-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS |
| 09MOSCOW2579 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 12, 2009 Time: 10:05 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the two delegations to the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty ne [...] | 2009-10-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | JCIC KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2586 | ACTIVISTS ON PODRABINEK AND WHERE THE FAULT LINES [...] (C) Summary: At a roundtable gathering at Spaso House, a group of leading activists told the Ambassador that they continued to face an uphill battle in their work to promote civic freedoms. They said that their relationship with conservatives inside and outside of the GOR remained adversarial [...] | 2009-10-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW2688 | IS STALIN’S GHOST A THREAT TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM? [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to sanitize Stalin's role in Soviet history may be potentially damaging to academic freedom and linked to GOR efforts to increase authoritarian rule. Although some recent incidents have caused concern among human rights monitors, thus far GOR efforts to enlist academics to help [...] | 2009-10-30 11:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM RS |
| 09MOSCOW2719 | GOR GIVES, GETS LITTLE FROM ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. During the October 27-29 visit to Moscow of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, several bilateral cooperation and trade agreements were signed, but the meetings did not conclude with the GOR granting any substantive arms deals, nor did President Correa recognize the breakaway r [...] | 2009-11-03 12:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EC |
| 09MOSCOW2748 | ARRESTS IN MARKELOV MURDER BOOST GOR [...] (C) Summary: Authorities have arrested two suspects in the January 20 murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasia Baburova. The suspects were allegedly members of an ultranationalist group known as Unified Brigade 88, who murdered Markelov as revenge [...] | 2009-11-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS RS |
| 09MOSCOW990 | FRAUD SUMMARY - MOSCOW [...] (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since the financial crisis hit in September 2008, uncertainty about the banking sector, the value of the ruble, and the price of oil have prompted investors to withdraw significant amounts of capital from the Russian economy. The higher cost of credit that ensued, in [...] | 2009-04-17 14:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RU |
| 09MUMBAI139 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: SHIV SENA HEADS TO LOK SABHA, STATE [...] (U) The durable Hindu chauvinist political party, the Shiv Sena is at a crucial point in its 43-year history. Founded originally by the charismatic Bal Thackeray as an anti-migrant and pro-Marathi party, it has evolved into one of the anchors of the Hindu right. Through a combination of demo [...] | 2009-04-01 09:47:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL IN |
| 09MUMBAI147 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THREE YEARS ON, RAJ THACKERAY'S PARTY [...] (U) Summary: Founded in 2006 after a family succession dispute within the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party, the charismatic Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has made a colorful and troublesome appearance on the local political scene. After a disappointing first foray into loc [...] | 2009-04-06 07:15:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG IN |
| 09MUMBAI186 | INDIA'S "INTERNATIONAL WORKER" PROVISION FOR PENSION FUNDS [...] Summary: (SBU) Social security in India is most closely approximated by provident funds (PF),an employment-based retirement fund, similar to a U.S. 401(K) plan. In October 2008, the Indian Ministry of Labor and Employment created a new category of mandatory coverage for "international work [...] | 2009-05-11 11:56:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB IN |
| 09MUMBAI364 | MAHARASHTRA GOES TO THE POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maharashtra, India's second most populous and most industrialized state, will go to the polls on October 13 to elect a new state legislature. The incumbent Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) coalition government has ruled for the past ten years. Voter satisfaction with [...] | 2009-09-04 13:00:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON IN |
| 09MUMBAI369 | SHIV SENA-BJP TRY TO STOKE COMMUNAL VIOLENCE AHEAD OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The three major cities of Sangli, Miraj and Kolhapur in southern Maharashtra experienced Hindu Muslim communal violence for six days in early September during the final phases of the Hindu festival of Ganpati. Sangli and Miraj remained under curfew for most of these six days. Th [...] | 2009-09-09 09:12:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF IN |
| 09MUMBAI397 | MAHARASHTRA ELECTIONS: EASY RIDE FOR INCUMBENTS WILL LIKELY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Maharashtra state elections October 13, the incumbent Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Democratic Front (DF) alliance appears poised to return to power despite lackluster governance, according to interlocutors and pollsters. The main reasons are the splintering [...] | 2009-10-14 12:36:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR IN |
| 09MUMBAI444 | GOLDEN" MAHARASHTRA'S ECONOMY IS STILL INDIA'S BIGGEST, BUT [...] (U) Summary: The state of Maharashtra has historically been the seat of economic and financial power in India. State government officials, members of the business community, and investors told Congenoffs that Maharashtra's historical status as the top investment destination is also driven by [...] | 2009-11-25 12:14:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD IN |
| 09MUNICH273 | GERMAN ELECTIONS: BAVARIA WINS BIG INFLUENCE IN [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria has celebrated the outcome of the federal coalition negotiations, which awarded the party with three ministries and several state secretary positions. The outcome appears to have reinvigorated Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Minister President and he [...] | 2009-11-06 08:21:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GM |
| 09NAIROBI1437 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-08 12:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI1448 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI1449 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI1450 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI1496 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-14 06:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI2081 | KENYA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION. [...] An estimated 3.8 million drought-affected individuals require emergency food assistance in Kenya, according to the joint Government of Kenya (GOK),U.N., and non-governmental organization (NGO) Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG). The poor performance of the February to June long rain [...] | 2009-10-01 08:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE |
| 09NAIROBI2184 | KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...] | 2009-10-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL |
| 09NAIROBI2429 | KENYA'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE [...] Ms. Summaiya Athman, Legal Manager, Sitara Investment Ms. Athman holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol United Kingdom. She is the head of the legal department of a State-owned oil corporation which is engaged in both the Petroleum upstream (explorati [...] | 2009-12-01 11:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI KE |
| 09NASSAU152 | GCOB REACTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS CRITICISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Press reports, some of them citing the Embassy's Human Rights Report, decried abuses by immigration officers and poor conditions at the Nassau immigration detention center, prompting a call by Amnesty International for an investigation of the facility. Though GCOB officials ini [...] | 2009-03-12 19:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO BF |
| 09NASSAU207 | NASSAU MONTHLY -- MARCH 2009 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -- SOUTHCOM Still Loves Nassau -- Nassau World's Busiest Cruise Port, Visitor Numbers Still Down -- PM: Government Revenue "Disastrous" -- Unemployment Hits 15 Year High -- Old Police [...] | 2009-03-31 20:58:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BF |
| 09NDJAMENA143 | SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S MAY 1-3 VISIT TO CHAD [...] (C) Embassy N'Djamena welcomes your visit to Chad. This message is aimed at providing you with background for use in meeting with Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, and for other requested meetings. It focuses primarily on Chad's role in the Darfur crisis, in regional humanitarian assistan [...] | 2009-04-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM MASS MARR LY SU CD |
| 09NDJAMENA267 | MINURCAT CAN HELP REDUCE CHAD-SUDAN TENSIONS, SRSG [...] (SBU) During the June 29 meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo made the following key points: -- MINURCAT (and likely UNAMID) could assist Dakar Contact group border monitoring mission, with amended mandates(s) and several hundred more troops, espe [...] | 2009-06-30 14:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM SU LY QA CT CD |
| 09NDJAMENA398 | IMF STILL "HOPEFUL" AS CHAD MISSES BUDGET TARGETS [...] (SBU) IMF Chad chief Christian Josz, in Chad conducting a review of the Fund's current Staff-Monitored Program, told Ambassador September 11 that the GOC had not met its mid-term program targets, citing extra-budgetary capital investment and spending, as well as excessive reliance on credit an [...] | 2009-09-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF PREL IBRD CBD EAID CD |
| 09NDJAMENA456 | CHAD POLMIL ISSUES: C-27JS VICE C-130JS? AND NEW [...] (SBU) The GOC is exploring the purchase of C-27J "Spartan" military transport aircraft, a joint Italian (Alenia) and U.S. (Lockheed Martin) product, in place of or to complement the C-130Js it long has sought to buy. If the Lockheed Martin connection with Alenia permits the USG to help Chad, [...] | 2009-10-20 07:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR PREF PTER PINR CD |
| 09NDJAMENA511 | EASTERN CHAD: SECURITY FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO ABECHE -- [...] (SBU) Post's current security practices for travelers to Abeche and eastern Chad under Chief of Mission authority are largely adequate within the security context. These practices are based on the operating rule that travelers will be under the protection of, and will abide by, the practices a [...] | 2009-11-03 13:24:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREF PREL PHUM SU CD |
| 09NDJAMENA556 | CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, 16 - 22 NOV 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 16 - 22 NOV 2009. 2. (U) In this edition: (SBU) IRC SEEKS TO RE-STRUCTURE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OURE CASSONI (SBU) UN HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE IN THE BLACK AGAIN (SBU) UNHCR TO BRIEF DONORS ON 2010 [...] | 2009-11-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD |
| 09NEWDELHI103 | INDIA MANAGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ALTHOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Ref A, Mission provides an update on how India is weathering the global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown and on the political economy of the impact and government response. India's economy, already slowing from lower domestic spending in a high interest re [...] | 2009-01-16 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
| 09NEWDELHI104 | NEW 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 January 12-16, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Roundtable with Canada, EU, NZ, Australia -- Update on the Pension Sector -- FDI Slows in November -- Aviation Industry Likely to Fare Better in 20 [...] | 2009-01-16 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 09NEWDELHI1401 | THE NEW BUDGET INVESTS IN RURAL INDIA, BUT POSTPONES FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a rural-oriented 2009-2010 central government budget on July 6 which many say reflect his style: pragmatic, not flashy, and indifferent to market expectations. Indeed, the initial reaction of many to the budget was one of disappointm [...] | 2009-07-07 14:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR EPET PREL PGOV IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1544 | New 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 July 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- GOI Releases Online Customs and Tariff Database -- Report on Benefits to India of Increasing FDI in Higher Ed -- Minister Sharma on Retail Growth and Agricul [...] | 2009-07-24 14:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 09NEWDELHI1812 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...] | 2009-08-31 14:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1813 | BJP: ENTER HINDUTVA HAWKS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With party revolts, expulsions, leadership intrigue, and name-calling dominating the headlines, the Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) is in serious trouble and appears rudderless. The conclusion of the three-day long "introspection" meeting by the top party brass exacerbated the pub [...] | 2009-08-31 15:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI192 | NEW 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 January 27-30, 2009, including the following: -- Govt, Central Bank Lower GDP Projections -- Study Projects $6-10 billion for India from EU FTA -- Study Projects Continued Growth in Higher-Income Househo [...] | 2009-01-30 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 09NEWDELHI2037 | New 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 September 29-October 1, 2009, including the following: -- Foreign Equity Investment Passes $10 Billion Mark -- FIPB Approves 13 Proposals in September 2009 -- Air India Strike Ends -- India's Small but [...] | 2009-10-01 14:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
| 09NEWDELHI2074 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 05 [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 05-October 09, 2009, including the following: -- Cleaning the Ganga by 2020 -- Phasing out HCFCs by 2030 -- Dramatic rise in Indian Scientific Output -- US-India Joint [...] | 2009-10-09 05:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2135 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIA MOVES AHEAD, OPENS [...] (C) Summary: Not waiting for the Delhi-Islamabad composite dialogue to resume, India has moved forward unilaterally on the Delhi-Srinagar dialogue and its efforts for reconciliation in Kashmir. Home Minister Chidambaram announced on October 14 that the GOI will talk directly "with all shades" [...] | 2009-10-21 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2198 | SCENESETTER FOR USD(P) FLOURNOY,S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Flournoy: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary of State's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washingto [...] | 2009-10-29 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV MAPP MASS IN PREL |
| 09NEWDELHI2248 | SINO-INDIAN BORDER DISPUTE TURNS INTO WAR OF WORDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: India and China have launched a "war of words" over disputed territory in Arunachal Pradesh (AP). The GOI has been uncharacteristically bold in responding to Chinese moves, spurred on no doubt by unrestrained hyperventilation in the Indian media over Beijing's intentions. It seem [...] | 2009-11-06 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CH IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2529 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...] | 2009-12-18 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2545 | ADVANI MOVES UPSTAIRS, HANDS OVER REINS TO THE NEXT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's principal opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),implemented a generational change at the top when its leading stalwart, former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, stepped down from his position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, India's lower hou [...] | 2009-12-21 14:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI44 | NEW 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 January 5-9, 2009, including the following: -- India's Exports Continue to Fall in December -- Export Tax Makes Indian Basmati Rice Expensive -- Government Hopeful on Insurance Sector Bills -- GOI Manda [...] | 2009-01-09 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 09NEWDELHI7 | VALIDATION STUDY OF BHUTANESE NIV APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) In response to concerns raised by smuggling of Bhutanese applicants (reftel),Embassy New Delhi has completed a three-part validation study of Bhutanese non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants. The study reviews (1) Bhutanese students issued F, M or J visas between FY 2006 and FY 2008, (2) [...] | 2009-01-02 10:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN BT |
| 09NIAMEY281 | NIGER: UPDATE ON GSP PETITION-RELATED MATTERS [...] (SBU) Introduction and Background: Ref A tasked post with obtaining information pertaining to the continuing review of the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition involving Niger; post responded in Refs B, C, D, and E. Ref F was a follow-on tasking that requested that post meet [...] | 2009-04-17 17:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL ECON ETRD NG |
| 09NIAMEY551 | SINO-NIGERIEN COOPERATION; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) [...] Summary. Le Sahel (the state newspaper) prominently featured reports on the Sino-Nigerien and Sino-African partnerships this past week. Journalist Saidou Daoura filed a front-page image of Beijing with the headline "The Marvels of the Middle Empire" together with a two-page story and a full-p [...] | 2009-07-30 17:07:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV SOCI CH KN JA NG |
| 09NIAMEY791 | USAID/OFDA FIELD REPORT AGADEZ: POST-FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] In the wake of September 2 flash floods affecting the city of Agadez and nearby rural communes of Dabaga, Tchirozerine, and Tabelot, representatives from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) conducted a joint [...] | 2009-09-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV NG |
| 09NIAMEY838 | Journalist Tiemogo Released from Prison [...] (U) Summary: Authorities released journalist Abdoulaye Tiemogo of the weekly independent newspaper "Le Canard Dechaine" from prison on October 26 after accepting an appeal to commute his sentence. Held in prison since August 1, officials had accused Tiemogo of having "discredited a judicial de [...] | 2009-10-27 15:01:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO NG |
| 09NIAMEY987 | Niger: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has demonstrated a greater interest in the Republic of Niger (RON) in 2009, with attempts to extend its influence into Nigerien territory from the largely ungoverned region bordering Mali and Algeria. The porous borders and u [...] | 2009-12-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC SNAR PGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PREL NG |
| 09NIAMEY99 | Niger 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on Niger for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post's responses correspond to checklist paragraphs as below: 2. (SBU) NIGER'S TIP SITUATION: A. Primary sources of information on trafficking in persons includ [...] | 2009-02-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB NG |
| 09NICOSIA123 | REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: [...] | 2009-02-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF CY |
| 09NICOSIA154 | CYPRUS: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2009 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...] | 2009-02-27 14:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY |
| 09NICOSIA21 | CYPRUS: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Offices [...] | 2009-01-16 13:09:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT53 | MAURITANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] President Abdallahi's government strongly encouraged foreign direct investment and economic liberalization. The government's investment and development strategy emphasized private sector development, which was seen as the main engine of economic growth. Privatization, liberalization, and inves [...] | 2009-01-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN ELAB MR |
| 09OSLO220 | NORWAY SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHAN POLICY IN PRINCIPLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway's special envoy for Afghanistan, Janis Kanavin, welcomed the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan Pakistan Strategic Review and stated that Norway was in broad agreement with the U.S. approach, particularly the need for increased civilian assistance and the implementation of [...] | 2009-04-01 09:39:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF NO |
| 09OSLO588 | NORWAY'S PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE H1N1 VACCINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian authorities are eager to cooperate in channeling donated H1N1 vaccine to developing countries, though they have not yet hammered out the details for how they will deliver their in-kind contribution. The GON would welcome additional information on the U.S. approach to [...] | 2009-09-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KFLU WHO NO |
| 09OSLO73 | NORWAY ? 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Here is the submission for Norway's 2009 Investment Climate Report. Per reftel, it will be incorporated in the Country's Commercial Guide. End summary. Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensati [...] | 2009-01-14 13:18:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC KTDB USTR NO |
| 09OSLO739 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...] | 2009-11-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO |
| 09OSLO764 | NORWAY'S MOD ON AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 3 Bilateral Study Group meeting, Ministry of Defense Director of Security Policy Svein Efjestad focused on civilian coordination in Afghanistan, in particular UNAMA's key role, and said Norway's Minister of Defense would have to manage public expectations follo [...] | 2009-12-09 10:26:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF NO |
| 09OTTAWA151 | CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...] | 2009-02-27 21:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN |
| 09OTTAWA252 | CLOSE RACES ARE HOT ELECTION PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the 2008 federal election, 42 members of Parliament won their seats by five pct or less of the vote; these "marginals" will be particularly in play in the next election -- which most pundits expect sometime within the next twelve months. The Conservatives hold the greatest num [...] | 2009-03-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 09OTTAWA260 | CANADA MAINTAINING 2009 IMMIGRATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary. In light of the current economic conditions, Canada is reviewing its 2009 immigration targets but may end up maintaining Canada's 2009 target of about a quarter million new permanent residents. In 2008, Canada accepted a record high of 247,202 permanent residents. Canada is [...] | 2009-04-01 18:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF SMIG ELAB CA |
| 09OTTAWA265 | CANADA-MEXICO SECURITY DIALOGUE SHARES BEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canada's and Mexico's bilateral security working group, established in February 2007, focuses on increasing cooperation and information exchange in the areas of migration, emergency management, marine security, and law enforcement. Public Safety Canada and Mexico's Center for Inv [...] | 2009-04-02 21:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR SNAR MX CA |
| 09OTTAWA273 | CANADA FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM WHILE INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to B'nai Brith Canada, white supremacists, radical Muslims, and far leftists are uniting to promote anti-Semitic propaganda in Canada. A recent B'nai Brith report claimed that the current economic crisis had spurred an upsurge in anti-Semitic incidents over the last [...] | 2009-04-06 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI CA |
| 09OTTAWA291 | CANADA AND THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...] | 2009-04-15 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA |
| 09OTTAWA311 | TOUJOURS EN PLACE: THE BLOC QUEBECOIS [...] (C) Summary. The Bloc Quebecois, a federal political party exclusively devoted to promoting Quebec's interests in Parliament, emphasizes that Quebec's values -- including the primacy of French, the "crucial" role of culture, and Quebec's immigration policy -- differ from the rest of Canada. [...] | 2009-04-22 21:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA |
| 09OTTAWA70 | Canada's Coming Federal Budget and Stimulus Prospects [...] (SBU) Summary: With the economy dominating the political landscape (ref a),Canada's opposition parties have made the January 27 federal budget a litmus test of PM Harper's ability to make his Conservative minority government work. Ottawa observers estimate that the budget will pass with just [...] | 2009-01-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA |
| 09OTTAWA836 | AMBASSADOR JACOBSON'S VISIT TO WINNIPEG, OCTOBER 18-20 [...] Summary. Ambassador Jacobson's October 18-20 trip to Manitoba capitalized on Manitoba Premier Doer's preparation as Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. and the swearing-in of a new Premier, Greg Selinger. The headline read "New kids roll up their sleeves," and the atmosphere of good will, good i [...] | 2009-11-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MARR PREL PGOV SENV CA |
| 09OUAGADOUGOU1166 | BURKINA FASO: 2009-2010 INSCR PART II MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Part Two of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report concerning Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. 2. (U) The following are the responses for Burkina Faso to the 2010 INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes (paragraph numbers a [...] | 2009-12-16 16:37:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UV |
| 09OUAGADOUGOU405 | BURKINA FASO: DESPITE MASSIVE REFORMS COUNTRY STILL FALLS [...] Summary: In 2002, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) and the donor community initiated a ten-year education development program, Programme Dcennal de Dveloppement de l'Enseignement de Base (PDDEB),which focused on construction of rural schools; recruitment and training of primary school te [...] | 2009-05-26 16:28:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SCOI PHUM PREL UV |
| 09OUAGADOUGOU631 | BURKINA FASO: DEPLOYMENT OF FIRST PKO TROOPS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4 Burkina Faso's PKO contingent departed Ouagadougou in route to Darfur. Trained under the ACOTA program, one hundred and thirty four troops boarded a United Nations chartered plane headed for Nyala (South Darfur state) to begin the preparatory stage of their six month lo [...] | 2009-08-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO MASS |
| 09PANAMA171 | PANAMA'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 09PANAMA795 | Panama's National Assembly Debating Property Law [...] (SBU) American citizens in Panama reacted strongly to proposed legislation that would change the rules for recognizing rights of possession. As currently worded and depending upon possible implementation, domestic and foreign holders of rights of possession may have to pay the government for t [...] | 2009-10-23 17:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PM PGOV USTR |
| 09PANAMA797 | RE: POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] Below is post's response to reftel. Economic Review --------------------- 2. (U) Panama is experiencing a period of extended economic growth, with 8.5 percent GDP growth in 2006, 11.5 percent in 2007, and 9.2 percent in 2008. However, due to the global economic crisis, its GDP gro [...] | 2009-10-23 17:52:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | USTR ETRD ECON PM |
| 09PANAMA90 | PANAMA: 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Panama continued its efforts to combat child labor in 2008. The GOP trained labor inspectors, prosecutors and judges, engaged in activities to increase public awareness and moved forward on its National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor that is being implemented by an active, inter-ag [...] | 2009-01-29 21:50:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT ELAB ETRD PHUM SOC PM |
| 09PARAMARIBO32 | SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...] | 2009-01-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO46 | SURINAME: EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS CREEPING UP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. Suriname's financial system has remained relatively unscathed by the international financial crisis; however, the world economic slowdown has begun to impact the country's overall economy due to Suriname's vulnerability to price shocks in the commodities market, the drastic fluctua [...] | 2009-02-11 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EPET ECON PREL NS |
| 09PARIS1389 | FRENCH ENVOY ON INFORMATIONAL MISSION TO NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials, including senior presidency staff, confirmed that newly appointed Special Envoy to North Korea Jack Lang is going on an information gathering mission to Six-Party capitals to provide President Sarkozy a more comprehensive "snapshot" of the DPRK denuclearization is [...] | 2009-10-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC KN KS CH JA RU FR |
| 09PARIS1394 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs discussed Ref A demarche on October 14 with MFA UN/IO officers Jean-Luc Delvert (human rights) and Frederic Jung (UNSC Middle East issues) who confirmed that France shares most of the U.S. perspective on the handling of the Goldstone report. Jung confirmed that France would likel [...] | 2009-10-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS FR |
| 09PARIS1412 | MFA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the heels of an early October trip to Washington, recently-appointed MFA Strategic Affairs Director (A/S-equivalent) Patrick Maisonnave updated post October 16 on GOF thinking on Afghanistan, where France cannot contribute more militarily, but may have room for more civilian su [...] | 2009-10-20 16:02:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR MOPS KCFE NATO EUN AF KG JA |
| 09PARIS1479 | FRANCE/GOLDSTONE: FRANCE SHARES MANY U.S. REDLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Ref. A demarche on November 3 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC Middle East issues, and who found nothing unexpected in the U.S. position. France is working with other EU members to secure agreement on significant changes to the current draf [...] | 2009-11-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR |
| 09PARIS268 | FRANCE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 France took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons, ratifying the EU convention on Action Against Trafficking in Persons and changing the French anti-trafficking law to better prosecute forced labor violations. The French government used its anti-trafficking [...] | 2009-02-20 18:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF |
| 09PARIS294 | SCENESETTER FOR FRENCH MINISTER OF STATE BORLOO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU): Minister of State Jean-Louis Borloo arrives in Washington March 4 to engage the USG on climate change and energy policy. As the head of France's "super ministry" combining environment, transportation and energy under the rubric of sustainable development, Borloo is the third ranking off [...] | 2009-02-27 17:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENGR TRGY KGHG PREL FR |
| 09PARIS499 | PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 10, 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon covered Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR),Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Grenada, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka. Creditors provided "financing assurances" f [...] | 2009-04-03 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 09PARIS906 | GNEP - France Hosts Successful Third Reliable [...] (U) The third meeting of the Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group (RNFSWG) of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Cherbourg, France on March 20. Twenty participants from ten countries and two international organizations attended this meeting, which was dedicated to [...] | 2009-07-02 16:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA FR |
| 09PARISFR1406 | UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...] | 2009-10-19 06:08:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1685 | THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION AND [...] SUMMARY. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Committee) met in Paris from December 7-10. Established under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Convention),the Comm [...] | 2009-12-11 17:45:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL AORC UNESCO KTIA |
| 09PESHAWAR147 | FATA: PLAYERS IN WAZIRISTAN - A PRE-OPERATION PRIMER [...] (C) Summary: As the government of Pakistan has worked to prepare for its upcoming ground operation in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) against Baitullah Mehsud (ref C) and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),it has narrowed the focus of its operation by attempting to keep neutral the two other ma [...] | 2009-07-13 10:59:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER PINR MOPS PK AF |
| 09PHNOMPENH114 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 06:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09PHNOMPENH19 | PHNOM PENH'S 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 06:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC APER AMGT CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH577 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JIM WEBB VISIT TO PHNOM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: We warmly welcome your August 18 visit to Cambodia. Your visit comes as the tempo quickens in the conduct of U.S.-Cambodian bilateral relations, which exemplifies a broader and growing USG interest in Cambodia. There have been positive developments in several key areas: p [...] | 2009-08-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREF CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH71 | 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...] | 2009-01-28 10:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH904 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA ROSWELL "ADVANCED MANAGEMENT COURSE," JANUARY 11-FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 10:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PONTADELGADA5 | US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE AZORES, PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. For over 60 years the United States and Portugal have maintained a high level of military cooperation in the Azores. This close cooperation is reflected in the daily leadership and performance of the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field. We continue to look for new opportunities t [...] | 2009-01-30 11:22:00 | Consulate Ponta Delgada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR ECON SOCI CASC PO |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE29 | HAITI'S LATEST FUEL CRISIS: WHO IS TO BLAME? [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Haiti (GoH) announced December 31 a 91-octane gasoline price decrease of nearly 20 percent. By January 5, many gas stations were closed and those with fuel attracted long lines. The GoH denied any involvement, blaming late delivery from the refinery; distributo [...] | 2009-01-09 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE498 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) IMF FORECASTS SLOWDOWN: The IMF forecasts a slight slowdown in Haiti's economic growth to 1 percent in 2009, but predicts the growth will strengthen in 20 [...] | 2009-05-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE583 | HAITIAN PRESIDENT'S DECISION ON MINIMUM WAGE LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian President Rene Preval, after intensive discussion with private sector and parliamentary representatives, plans to return the minimum wage law to Parliament with a proposal to modify the bill with a phased-in wage increase for the assembly sector. A 200 Haitian gourde (HTG) [...] | 2009-06-17 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EINV HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE65 | HAITI: ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN BEARS LITTLE FRUIT [...] (SBU) Government of Haiti investigation and prosecution of corruption under President Preval is haphazard and has failed to bring a single major case to trial. President Preval announced in mid 2007 a major effort against corruption. Suspects in several cases, in the public and private sector, [...] | 2009-01-21 17:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE834 | Leahy Vetting Request for 9 HNP officers & 7 Intelligence [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following nine (9) Officers of the Haitian National Police (Fight against Drug Trafficking Unit)and seven (7) members of the Ministry of Interior (Intelligence Unit) who have been nominated to [...] | 2009-09-25 16:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
| 09PORTLOUIS127 | SEYCHELLES SUBMITS A SECOND SOFA COUNTERPROPOSAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has received Seychelles' proposed changes to the Washington-approved SOFA text submitted to the GOS in October 2008. The main concerns of the GOS revolve around ceding criminal jurisdiction, exemptions from inspections [...] | 2009-04-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS5 | AIR MAURITIUS CAN'T FLY OVER THIS HEDGE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Air Mauritius made a very bad bet. After increasing its hedge ratio to 80 percent of its projected fuel requirements until mid-2010 at an average price of USD 105 per barrel, the airline is losing about USD 8.4 million per month. These severe self-inflicted losses have led to st [...] | 2009-01-07 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ECON ETRD OPIC USTR MP |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN370 | FY2010 BUDGET - IN THE RED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FY 2010 GOTT budget totals $7.03 billion with a projected deficit of $1.2 billion, about 5.3 percent of GDP, based on average annual oil prices of $55/barrel and natural gas at $2.75/million cubic feet. This would be the second year in a row of budget deficits after a string [...] | 2009-09-14 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EWWT BEXP PGOV TD |
| 09PRAGUE159 | CZECH GOVERNMENT FACES A CRITICAL VOTE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24, the embattled government of PM Mirek Topolanek will likely face a critical vote of no-confidence. PM Topolanek has faced down four previous attempts to unseat him. However, the current situation is probably the most significant threat to his government, in a large [...] | 2009-03-23 06:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE160 | CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OFFER FEW SURPRISES AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-22 congress of the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) was relatively uneventful, despite the charged political atmosphere before the planned March 24 vote of no confidence. All but one candidate for the party's top posts ran unopposed and were elected, although CSSD cha [...] | 2009-03-24 09:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE292 | GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 22-24 VISIT TO THEQCZECH [...] (C) Summary: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus visited the Czech Republic May 22-24 May 2009 at the invitation of the Czech Ministry of Defense. General Petraeus met with senior Ministry of Defense, General Staff, and Foreign Ministry officials, conducted several press interviews, [...] | 2009-05-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EZ MARR OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE453 | TOP 09: THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S NEWEST POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Former Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek split from the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) shortly after the fall of PM Topolanek's government in March, ostensibly because of its shift to the left. After the European Parliament elections in early June, Kalousek launche [...] | 2009-08-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE495 | TURBULENCE AHEAD FOR CSA PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conditions for Czech Airlines (CSA) privatization worsen by the day. The Unimex-Travel Service consortium is the only remaining bidder in the tender and CSA's reported losses soar. Czech officials say they are past the point of no return in the privatization process, but at the [...] | 2009-08-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE5 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...] | 2009-01-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE601 | PART II: CZECH COMMENTS ON FURTHERING U.S.-CZECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech MFA Political Director Ivo Sramek, accompanied by MFA Security Policy Director Ivan Pocuch and MOD Director of Strategic and Defense Planning Division Ivan Dvorak provided emboffs on October 9 with two papers: "Specific Ideas for Further Strategic Cooperation between the [...] | 2009-10-09 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE622 | CZECH MOD ASKS ABOUT SUPERSONICS, C-130, AND L-159 [...] (SBU) On October 20, 2009, Deputy Minister of Defense for Foreign Affairs Jan Fulik requested a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires. Fulik will represent the MoD during Prime Minister Fischer's meeting with Vice President Biden on October 23, because Minister Bartak will be in Bratislava for [...] | 2009-10-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE640 | VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DISCUSSES DEFENSE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: While much of Vice President Biden's discussions with Czech officials focused on missile defense, he also spoke in depth about Afghanistan, research cooperation and energy security. Biden said the U.S. looks forward to Czech participation in a new phased, adaptive approach (PAA [...] | 2009-10-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE649 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRAGUE HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Vershbow: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and Secretary Gates participation at the NATO Ministerial toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expresse [...] | 2009-11-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS AF EZ |
| 09PRAGUE661 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...] | 2009-11-09 16:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE692 | U/S TAUSCHER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO PRAGUE: CZECHS [...] (C) Summary: During Arms Control and International Security Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's November 16 meetings in Prague, Czech officials signaled they wanted more technical information on shared early warning (SEW) before making a decision on whether to go ahead. U/S Tauscher said the U [...] | 2009-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR MCAP MASS PREL PGOV EZ RS |
| 09PRAIA178 | FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAIA [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Praia's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering March 2009 to August 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cape Verde is an archipelago located 500 kilometers west of Senegal. Cape Verde gained its independence from [...] | 2009-09-30 16:42:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CV |
| 09PRAIA194 | 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...] | 2009-10-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV |
| 09PRAIA211 | CAPE VERDE SUBMISSION FOR 2010 INCR REPORT, PART I [...] Per reftel, Embassy Praia submits the following draft text for the 2010 INCSR report in addition to the e-mail version we have sent in for review. Please direct questions or comments to Dana Brown (browndml@state.gov) Cape Verde I. Summary Because of its location in the At [...] | 2009-11-05 19:58:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL EFIN ASEC CV |
| 09PRAIA262 | CAPE VERDE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON |
| 09PRETORIA1054 | SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...] | 2009-05-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF |
| 09PRETORIA1055 | SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...] | 2009-05-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF |
| 09PRETORIA1118 | SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...] | 2009-06-03 16:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2181 | SOUTH AFRICA: DRC WATCHER'S ROUND-UP, BOLSTERING [...] (SBU) South Africa's engagement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process has waned since early 2008, when the ANC leadership showdown at Polokwane eclipsed the Goma Conference, but Pretoria's influence remains significant as a major troop contributor to MONUC and as the key in [...] | 2009-10-27 06:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN CG SF |
| 09PRETORIA2276 | SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CRIME STRATEGY REPORT [...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary  [...] | 2009-11-09 06:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ASEC SF |
| 09PRETORIA2277 | SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary  [...] | 2009-11-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ASEC SF |
| 09PRETORIA2365 | SOUTH AFRICA: GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE [...] (SBU) Summary: Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe's message on Washington's enhanced Great Lakes engagement was welcomed warmly during the Special Advisor's October 30-November 2 visit to South Africa. Wolpe renewed contacts with Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim, SAG Great Lakes Special [...] | 2009-11-18 15:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CG BU RW UG SF EAID KDEM |
| 09PRETORIA2602 | SERIES OF AIRLINK INCIDENTS TESTS SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. A spate of recent accidents/incidents involving South African Airlink has raised concerns about the safety record of the carrier. Privately owned Airlink also provides regional service to Lesotho, Mozambique, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe with over 3,500 flights p [...] | 2009-12-18 11:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL CASC OTRA ATRN FAA ICAO SF |
| 09PRETORIA271 | PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD |
| 09PRETORIA298 | PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (Refs A,B) for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from March 2008 through mid-February 2009. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capacity [...] | 2009-02-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD |
| 09PRETORIA71 | QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The deterioration in the global economic landscape affected South Africa's third quarter 2008 economic performance. Weaker international demand, falling commodity prices, and the tight domestic economic environment resulted in the lowest quarterly real GDP growth in ten years. Une [...] | 2009-01-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA893 | SCENE-SETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK'S MAY [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...] | 2009-05-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF |
| 09PRISTINA150 | KOSOVO: MAJOR ELECTION-RELATED CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's political scene is increasingly focusing on municipal elections widely expected to take place in autumn-winter 2009, though no date has yet been set. Coalition and opposition parties alike see municipal elections as an opportunity to gain momentum for national elections, [...] | 2009-04-08 18:33:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID UNMIKV KV |
| 09PRISTINA465 | KOSOVO: WEATHER AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE POWER OUTAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 18, increased demand for electricity due to unseasonably cold weather and technical problems threatened to cause catastrophic failure to the Valac electrical sub-station and distribution lines in northern Kosovo. This prompted the Kosovo Electricity Company (KEK) to c [...] | 2009-10-22 10:28:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR |
| 09PRISTINA492 | KOSOVO: LDK'S ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...] | 2009-11-12 15:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA493 | KOSOVO: LDK'S ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...] | 2009-11-12 15:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA494 | KOSOVO: LDKQS ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),KosovoQs oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...] | 2009-11-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA541 | KOSOVO: SERBIA ATTEMPTS TO HIJACK ELECTRICAL SERVICE AREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A dispute between Serbia and Kosovo over control of the Valac substation and electricity distribution in the northern part of Kosovo has escalated, with Serbian state-owned firms unilaterally declaring new "service territories" covering Kosovo's northern municipalities. This re [...] | 2009-12-08 16:20:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR |
| 09PRISTINA558 | KOSOVO: DEBUNKING MYTHS ON NORTH KOSOVO POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent discussions on electricity in the North of Kosovo have become clouded by the introduction of arguments in defense of Serbia's control of the Valac substation, in favor of the start of political negotiations on electricity, and/or for the introduction of a second (Serbian) [...] | 2009-12-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR |
| 09PRISTINA578 | KOSOVO: ELECTRICITY IN THE NORTH-ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) employees were only partially successful in conducting a December 24 visit to read meters at three substations in the northern part of Kosovo. The limited success of these visits was marred, however, by the Serbian state electrical conglomerate EP [...] | 2009-12-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR |
| 09PRISTINA65 | NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 17:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC |
| 09PRISTINA66 | NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 17:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC |
| 09QUITO1035 | GOE REQUEST FOR DEMINING ASSISTANCE PRESENTS UNIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ecuadorian government seeks USG assistance in its humanitarian demining program. After years of inconclusive discussion with the GOE, the MFA's recent requests for USG assistance, combined with extension of the GOE's commitment to the Ottawa Convention, increasingly close pol [...] | 2009-12-15 21:20:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV MCAP KHDP EC PE |
| 09QUITO1080 | NOBLE ENERGY FEARS DISPUTE WITH GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. Noble Energy, the last U.S. company operating in the oil and gas sector in Ecuador, fears the GoE may soon initiate a process to terminate the contract of one of its subsidiaries, claiming breach of contract. Noble has 100% ownership of a fully-integrated gas-to-power proje [...] | 2009-10-30 18:55:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ENRG ECON EC |
| 09QUITO120 | LEGISLATIVE HEAD CORDERO OPEN TO U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In... id: 192653 date: 2/18/2009 17:11 refid: 09QUITO120 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0120/01 0491711 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 181711Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0037 INFO RUEH [...] | 2009-02-18 17:11:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
| 09QUITO322 | COMBATTING ECUADOR'S INCREASING REFUGEE POPULATION [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes a review of the World Food Program's (WFP) assistance to Colombian refugees (defined in this cable as persons of concern) in northern Ecuador. The review was conducted by Barry Burnett, USAID/DCHA/FFP, over the period April 6 - April 10, 2009 and included field [...] | 2009-05-06 15:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG EC |
| 09QUITO36 | ECUADOR'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to State 123907, Embassy Quito reports the following update for its 2009 Investment Climate Statement. This update has also been sent to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher) by email. Openness to Foreign Investment Ecuador can be a difficult place in which to do business, althoug [...] | 2009-01-20 21:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR EC |
| 09QUITO396 | ECUADOR - RECOMMENDATION FOR JULIA TAFT REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Quito recommends Asylum Access-Ecuador as a 2009 recipient of the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees. Asylum Access' mission in Ecuador is to assist refugees in realizing their rights to employment, education, and security within their first country of refuge. The Taft assi [...] | 2009-05-29 20:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV EC |
| 09QUITO875 | Mixed Ecuadoran reactions to USG concerns over planned deals [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche on Ecuador's dealings with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI),a USG-designated entity, to the Central Bank (CBE),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Superintendent of Banks, and Financial Intelligence Unit. The CBE's General Manager expressed concer [...] | 2009-10-08 22:56:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP |
| 09QUITO883 | Refugees Programs in Ecuador Risk Benefitting the FARC [...] (S/NF) This is an action request. See para. 9. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy Quito and the Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) request guidance on how to respond to information that suspected FARC members have manipulated Ecuador's Enhanced Registration Program implemented [...] | 2009-10-15 20:44:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO |
| 09QUITO951 | CORREA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: ATTACKS FROM THE LEFT? [...] (... id: 234456 date: 11/13/2009 0:05 refid: 09QUITO951 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO877 header: INFO LOG-00 AF-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DODE-00 ANHR-00 DS-00 EAP-00 DHSE-00 OIGO-00 VCI-00 H-00 TEDE-00 IN [...] | 2009-11-13 00:05:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EC |
| 09QUITO963 | GOE Defensive on Benefits of Correa's Trip to UK and Russia [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rafael Correa's visits to the UK and Russia on October 26-30 have elicited media carping on the large delegation, Correa's statement about considering recognition of Ossetia and Abkhazia, and what were seen as meager outcomes. Correa's backers and the MFA defended the [...] | 2009-11-17 21:36:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR KPKO KHDP EC RS GG UK |
| 09RABAT1001 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 16:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO |
| 09RABAT234 | THE OTHER MOROCCO PART 1, POLITICS: THE TRUST GAP [...] (C) Summary: During a winter visit to the Middle Atlas Mountains, PolOff encountered poverty, accusations of local governmental inefficiency, and anger over slow response to weather-related crises. Citizens have an ingrained and almost reflexive distrust of government and worry about endemic [...] | 2009-03-26 09:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON MO |
| 09RABAT591 | MOROCCO FLOATS GLOBAL INITIATIVE UN RESOLUTION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco continues to seek global leadership in nonproliferation affairs. In the wake of being host to the first conference of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),the Government of Morocco (GOM) is proposing to co-author, with the United States and Russia [...] | 2009-07-10 17:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER KNNP KTIA MO |
| 09RABAT886 | MOROCCO 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) has achieved significant reductions in its cannabis and cannabis resin production in recent years. Advances in Morocco's counternarcotics efforts are a result of the GOM's comprehensive counternarcotics strategy, which emphasizes combining convention [...] | 2009-10-30 09:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MO |
| 09RANGOON2 | RANGOON 2009 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT [...] All answers are keyed to reftel. I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: Many criminal acts go unreported or uninvestigated in Burma, making it very difficult to assess the level of criminal activity. Police precincts routinely under-report incidents in their areas of coverage. GOB crime st [...] | 2009-01-02 06:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BM |
| 09RANGOON200 | BURMA: DONORS PREPARING TO PURCHASE TB DRUGS IN [...] (C) Burma will face a shortage of tuberculosis (TB) drugs in mid-2010, leaving the region vulnerable to new outbreaks of both TB and multi-drug resistant TB. WHO estimates that Burma needs between USD 4-5 million to cover the drug shortfall; and to ensure timely delivery of drugs, procureme [...] | 2009-03-31 07:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM |
| 09RANGOON235 | WHO'S WHO IN BURMA'S OFFSHORE GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Burma's offshore waters are becoming more crowded, as foreign companies from China, Korea, Russia, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam secure contracts to explore and develop offshore natural gas blocks. To attract additional investment and capitalize on the recent gas discoveries in the A1, A [...] | 2009-04-27 04:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON33 | BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...] | 2009-01-14 08:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM |
| 09RANGOON337 | BURMA: REPORT CARD FOR 2010 NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on narcotics control objectives in the context of the 2010 Narcotics Majors List. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2008 Certification Report Card: A. The USG asked the Government of Burma to take veri [...] | 2009-06-08 08:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PINR PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON386 | BURMA: SANCTIONING TAY ZA'S RIGHT-HAND MAN [...] (C) Lu Lu, a.k.a. Kwan Lu Chan, Chan Kwan Lu, and Zaw Min, is Vice Chairman of Air Bagan and regime crony Tay Za's top assistant and advisor. Known in business circles to be cunning and ruthless, Lu Lu boasts to businessmen that he taught Tay Za "all he knows." Tay Za often designates Lu Lu [...] | 2009-06-24 06:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON67 | BURMA: KYAT APPRECIATES 12 PERCENT AGAINST US [...] (C) Although the Burmese kyat traditionally appreciates against the U.S. dollar during the dry season (October-April),the kyat has appreciated more than expected -- 12.4 percent -- since October 2008. Burmese economists, emphasizing the importance of supply and demand, speculate that the r [...] | 2009-02-04 07:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PINR BM |
| 09REYKJAVIK41 | REYKJAVIK SEPQ RESPONSE - SPRING 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 09REYKJAVIK49 | NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...] | 2009-03-06 16:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC |
| 09RIGA486 | LATVIA FRAUD SUMMARY: MARCH 2009 Q AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LG |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO14 | US OIL COMPANIES ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRE-SALT OIL DISOVERY [...] U.S. oil companies Exxon and Hess, together with Brazilian partner Petrobras, have found evidence of oil in their highly anticipated pre-salt exploration block in Brazil's Santos Basin. Exxon, which operates the well, and Hess each own 40 percent of the concession while 20 percent is held by P [...] | 2009-01-21 15:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO365 | RIO WEIGHS OPTIONS FOR NEXT FAVELA PACIFICATION [...] (C) On October 29, the Superintendent for Operational Planning from Rio's State Security Secretariat said Rio Governor Sergio Cabral would decide by the end of November whether to "pacify" five less populated, lower-threat favela communities or focus on one largely populated, higher-threat fave [...] | 2009-11-09 17:29:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SNAR PGOV ASEC BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO404 | Rio Radar - December 3 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: BLACKOUTS HIT RIO DE JANEIRO...AGAIN AND AGAIN 2. (U) Beginning the afte [...] | 2009-12-03 17:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV TBIO EAIR BR |
| 09RIYADH118 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2009-01-18 06:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
| 09RIYADH1358 | AMBASSADOR SMITH DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 05:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER |
| 09RIYADH1382 | MINISTER OF COMMERCE STRESSES SAUDI RETRACTION OF [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On October 17, visiting A/USTR Chris Wilson raised concerns from some sources that Saudi Arabia may be enforcing the secondary or tertiary boycott of Israel. Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Alireza categorically den [...] | 2009-10-19 07:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1392 | ANALYST UPBEAT ON SAUDI ECONOMY BUT FAMILY DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On October 19, Econoff met with Paul Gamble, head of research at local investment house Jadwa, to discuss the general state of the Saudi economy. Gamble said that there were still many indicators the economy had not fully turned a corner, including the continued contraction of commercial [...] | 2009-10-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SA |
| 09RIYADH1396 | GROWING SAUDI ALARM OVER THREATS FROM YEMEN [...] (S/NF) In meetings this week with Ambassador Smith, senior Saudi officials voiced growing alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Yemen. The Foreign Minister assessed that the Houthi insurgency could not be resolved through negotiations. Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan de [...] | 2009-10-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MCAP MOPS PHUM PTER SA YM IR LY |
| 09RIYADH1397 | REINVIGORATING AN ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Riyadh believes that the United States would benefit from a direct, senior-level energy discussion with Saudi officials that would clear the air of misperceptions on the Saudi side of our long-term vision for the world's energy future. It would also afford the U.S. an opp [...] | 2009-10-22 12:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV SENV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1402 | SAUDI SUCCESSION: NAYIF RISING [...] (C) Saudi Prince Nayif has taken full advantage of the opportunity provided by his March 2009 appointment as Second Deputy Prime Minister to establish himself as the de facto Crown Prince-in-waiting and heir apparent to the Saudi throne. Some observers see Nayif's October trip to Egypt, wher [...] | 2009-10-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1407 | SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR SPECIFIC STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf believes the Saudi economy is generally on track to meet its 2009 targets. Saudi Arabia will maintain its domestic investment program as part of international efforts to ensure that stimulus packages continue until the world economy recove [...] | 2009-10-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENGR ETRD PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1422 | INDUSTRY LAUDS MILESTONE EXCLUSIVE MARKETING [...] (SBU) Chair of the inter-ministerial IPR Committee Mohammad Al-Aiyash told EconCouns October 12 that King Abdullah approved a granting of Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMR) to pharmaceutical companies under a Proposal first put forth by USTR in 2007. The King's decision formally brings the prote [...] | 2009-10-27 09:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1425 | AUSTR CHRIS WILSON VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Chris Wilson visited Riyadh October 16 to 20 at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Hamoudi. In all of his meetings, Wilson delivered the clear message that the U.S. government recogniz [...] | 2009-10-27 10:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1435 | WHAT DOES "SAUDI SUPPORT FOR IRAQ" REALLY MEAN? [...] (C) Saudi Second Deputy PM Prince Nayif's recent call for Iraq's Arab neighbors to "stand together with Iraq" was a rare public statement expressing firm Saudi support. However, Nayif's statement notably failed to acknowledge any improvements in Iraq's security situation, which Foreign Minist [...] | 2009-10-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA IZ SY |
| 09RIYADH1450 | RESOLVING THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM [...] (U) Embassy Riyadh appreciates the assistance of the Departments of Energy and State in making $100,000 available to contribute to the International Energy Forum (IEF) expert committee's analysis of energy price volatility. IEF officials have told the Embassy that they very much appreciate th [...] | 2009-11-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PREL IEF SA |
| 09RIYADH1455 | OVERVIEW OF SAUDI AND GCC FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Saudi Fund for Development is heavily involved in assistance to Africa, working in a broad range of countries on projects in agriculture, education, and health. They are interested in moving forward on t [...] | 2009-11-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KWBG SA |
| 09RIYADH1460 | UNHCR REPORTS WORSENING HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (C) Acting UNHCR Regional Representative Dr. Hamdi Bukhari reported that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating and blamed clashes between the al-Houthi rebels and Yemeni forces for causing civilian casualties on October 29. Dr. Bukhari faulted the Saudi government for not doin [...] | 2009-11-03 11:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SA YM |
| 09RIYADH1461 | SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES CARBON CAPTURE [...] (U) On October 14, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced in London that Aramco and the Ministry of Petroleum were working on a demonstration project to inject carbon dioxide into the Ghawar oil field by 2013 to increase oil production. This project is intended [...] | 2009-11-03 11:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG EPET PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1472 | BANKERS SANGUINE ABOUT SAUDI ECONOMIC PROSPECTS [...] (C) Private bankers and government officials in Saudi Arabia insist that domestic Saudi banks did not receive special treatment in the AHAB - Saad Group dispute, despite protests by overseas lenders to the contrary. Embassy contacts contend that Saudi banks just wrote better loans that requir [...] | 2009-11-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SA |
| 09RIYADH1474 | SAUDI ARABIA VS. UAE: KUWAIT THE REFEREE? [...] (C) Saudi officials have continually downplayed reports of Saudi-UAE friction (ref C) during the last several months, characterizing it as a "light problem" (ref B) that will be "fixed in the near future" (ref A). While post's GCC contacts remain generally tight-lipped, the Kuwaitis have tol [...] | 2009-11-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA KU AE |
| 09RIYADH1493 | SAUDI IPR WORKING GROUP REPORTS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) The U.S. - Saudi Arabia Intellectual Property Working Group met via digital video conference (DVC) November 3 to discuss Saudi Arabia's preparations for the upcoming Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). The IPR Committee Chair said AUSTR Chris Wilson's October 16 to 20 visit gave mome [...] | 2009-11-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1507 | SAUDI-IRANIAN "WAR OF WORDS" ESCALATES [...] (C) The constant low-level tensions that have historically characterized the Saudi-Iranian relationship appear to be escalating in recent weeks, amidst an atmosphere of uncertainty in the region and increasingly angry rhetoric surrounding the Hajj. Spillover from the conflict in Yemen has inc [...] | 2009-11-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA IR |
| 09RIYADH1508 | SAUDI ARABIA LOOKING TO EXPAND CORPORATE FINANCE [...] (C) The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is working hard to develop the Saudi corporate bond market, an endeavor it started in June 2009 by enhancing investment banks' understanding of how the market works. The CMA does not see a benchmark set by a series of government debt issuances as necess [...] | 2009-11-10 14:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SA |
| 09RIYADH1535 | SAUDI FUND ON RECENT $380 MILLION FOR PAKISTAN [...] (U) The Pakistan official news agency reported November 10 that Yousef Al-Bassam, managing director of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD),signed three agreements earlier that day to disperse $380 million in aid to Pakistan (reftel). These were an agreement to provide a $200 million time dep [...] | 2009-11-18 11:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PK SA |
| 09RIYADH1544 | U.S. INDUSTRY SAYS SAG IMPLEMENTATION OF EMR [...] (SBU) Chairman of the Saudi Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee Mohammad Al-Aiyash told Econoffs that the Saudi government had begun implementing the Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMR) agreement which King Abdullah signed in October. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Food an [...] | 2009-11-22 06:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1551 | SAUDI ARABIA NOT IMPOSING SECONDARY OR TERTIARY [...] (SBU) In response to ref A on foreign government applications of the Arab League Boycott (ALB),the Saudi government (SAG) is not imposing secondary or tertiary aspects of the ALB. Ambassador Smith and visiting AUSTR Chris Wilson discussed the ALB with Minister of Commerce and Industry Alirez [...] | 2009-11-23 07:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH1557 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Saudi officials are eagerly awaiting your visit, which they expect will begin a new chapter in our bilateral energy dialogue. You will arrive at a time when Saudi Arabia is confronting a number of difficult challenges. While it has managed to weather the international financial crisis, [...] | 2009-11-23 14:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1572 | Saudi government input to U.S. Special 301 OCR [...] (SBU) Embassy received the following Saudi government input to the U.S. Special 301 out of cycle review for Saudi Arabia from the Chairman of the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry Standing IPR Committee on November 22. Begin text: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...] | 2009-11-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SA |
| 09RIYADH1626 | SAUDI REMOVAL FROM IPR WATCH LIST DURING [...] (SBU) The Saudi government continues to make progress on copyright and patent protection, including recent accession to two significant patent treaties, following their November 23 on-time submission to the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) committee. Upon return from the Eid holiday, key [...] | 2009-12-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
| 09ROME1058 | ITALY'S RESPONSES TO 2010 NPT REVCON REPORTING [...] (C) On August 27, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA director for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Giovanni Pugliese, who subsequently provided the following responses to the reftel NPT-related questions: --Italy is very supportive of the CTBT, FMCT, NPT and U.S.-Russia arms control [...] | 2009-09-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
| 09ROME1228 | ITALY/IRISL: GOI TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING BRITISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior official from the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) responded favorably to our request that the GOI support the British ban on providing insurance coverage to IRISL vessels, saying that at an upcoming interagency meeting he would support issuing a warning [...] | 2009-11-04 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR IT |
| 09ROME1415 | ITALY FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: ENFORCEMENT DATA [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian fisheries authorities have provided data on Port Captaincy-Coast Guard enforcement activities in 2008 and 2009, for USG consideration in the context of the U.S. Moratorium Protection Act. Although the 2009 data covers only the year to October, it shows an increase in in [...] | 2009-12-28 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
| 09ROME227 | IPR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] (U) Summary: The fall of the Prodi government in 2008 understandably interrupted what had been strong momentum on IPR issues in Italy. Post has recently seen a renewed executive branch determination to tackle IPR issues, in particular, on-line piracy. Problems still exist, especially the cur [...] | 2009-02-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
| 09RPODUBAI415 | IRAN OFFSHORE OIL PRODUCTION DECLINING, FAILING TO MEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent statistics in Iranian press indicate Iran's current offshore oil production in the Persian Gulf is declining. This decline comes despite ambitious growth plans for offshore production in the current Five-Year Development Plan, which has the target of one million barrels per [...] | 2009-10-06 13:59:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL |
| 09RPODUBAI462 | IRAN TO ANSWER IAEA PROPOSAL OCTOBER 29, WANTS "IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran press reports that Iran's Supreme National Security Council is meeting October 28 to decide Iran's position on the draft IAEA fuel proposal, with the decision to be announced October 29. Iranian Majlis deputies and press continue to speak out against the IAEA draft proposal [...] | 2009-10-28 12:57:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL PARM |
| 09RPODUBAI468 | IRAN: AHMADINEJAD GETS HALF OF WHAT HE WANTS ON SUBSIDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Majlis has vigorously debated and ultimately approved the first part of President's Ahmadinejad's proposed subsidy reform bill. The bill is a two-part program intended to end state subsidies on energy, utilities and basic food items and channel the savings as cash payment [...] | 2009-10-29 13:38:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09SANAA1679 | TOO QUIET ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT? RAMADAN PLOTTING [...] (S) SUMMARY. After six months of increasingly violent clashes between protestors and security services, Yemen's restive southern governorates have been uncharacteristically quiet during Ramadan, even as the war in Sa'ada rages and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed a late July [...] | 2009-09-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER YM |
| 09SANAA1729 | FRAUD SUMMARY - SANA'A [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East, with an illiteracy rate of over 50% and unemployment rates over 30%. Yemen is also home to upwards of 500,000 - 600,000 refugees, mostly of Somali origin. Due to lack of opportunities in Yemen, the impetus for and volume of [...] | 2009-09-29 04:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC YM |
| 09SANAA1983 | WHO'S THE BOSS IN ABYAN? SOUTHERN MOVEMENT, AQAP, [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the largely ungoverned spaces of Yemen's southern governorates, a complex political battle is taking place between the central government, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and members of the secessionist Southern Movement. This struggle is especially apparent in Abyan, where [...] | 2009-10-28 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER YM |
| 09SANAA2041 | CAUGHT BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH, TAIZ CITIZENRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The residents of Taiz, Yemen's most populous governorate and the country's cultural and educational capital, share the same frustrations expressed by citizens across the country: a water crisis, economic woes and a crackdown on human rights such as freedom of the press. Unlike [...] | 2009-11-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON YM |
| 09SANAA2042 | 65 JEWS MAKE THEIR EXODUS FROM YEMEN, RESETTLE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite bureaucratic, logistical, cultural and personal hurdles, 65 Yemeni Jews traveled to the U.S. in 2009 as part of the special P-1 refugee resettlement process. The most recent group of Jewish refugees traveled on October 26 amid death threats from an estranged ex-husband a [...] | 2009-11-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF KIRF YM |
| 09SANAA2286 | ROYG RESPONDS TO ILLICIT SERBIAN WEAPONS DEAL ALLEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 10:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTR MASS PGOV |
| 09SANAA84 | OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR YEMEN [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: Yemen is a poor, developing country. The central government has control over the major cities and towns, while traditional tribal powers control the outlying areas. Tourists and expatriates run the greatest risk of encountering criminal elements in those [...] | 2009-01-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC APER AMGT YM KCRM |
| 09SANJOSE1166 | COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2009-2010 PART II MONEY LAUNDERING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 21:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN CS |
| 09SANJOSE127 | PART 1 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Part 2 of this report is being sent septel. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The most significant progress the GOCR made since the November 2008 TIP Interim Assessment (Ref A) - and during the reporting period in general - was its February 12, 2009, passage of a Victim and Witness Pro [...] | 2009-02-27 22:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS |
| 09SANJOSE128 | PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...] | 2009-02-27 23:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS |
| 09SANJOSE277 | COSTA RICA: TREASURY CONDUCTS FINANCIAL ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) A three-person team from the Department of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with key GOCR officials on financial crimes and enforcement issues from March 23-27. The team arrived, at the request of the Central Bank President, to find an environment ripe for financial crim [...] | 2009-04-05 19:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR CS |
| 09SANJOSE55 | COSTA RICA: 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The following is the 2008 worst forms of child labor report for Costa Rica in response to Ref A; it updates our 2007 report, Ref B. Answers are keyed to Ref A, and source documents will be emailed to DOL/ILAB TMcCarter per same. The Government of Costa Rica is committed to eliminate the worst [...] | 2009-01-29 16:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP CS |
| 09SANJOSE921 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...] | 2009-10-27 20:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE978 | COSTA RICA: MERIDA 2.0 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 22:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PINR MASS CS |